1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 670 及答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In this section you sill hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture
2、. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 The Skills Required to Get a Good Job 1 .Academic skills 1 Communication skills understand and speak the
3、 languages in (1)_ be a good listener read written materials (2)_the Internet 2)thinking skills Thinking (3)_and acting logically e.g. technology, physical science, the arts, skilled trades, social science, etc. 3)learning skills e.g. learn to use some new software after a few (4)_ 2.Personal (5)_sk
4、ills l)positive attitudes and behaviors have good (6)_and confidence be honest have positive attitudes toward work, learning, etc. show energy and persistence 2)(7)_ set goals and priorities plan and manage time, money, etc. 3) adaptability have a positive attitude toward (8)_in the job 3.Teamwork s
5、kills 1)importance of teamwork skills bring more resources to the problem situation more satisfying and morale-boosting 2)how to improve teamwork skills show the ability to be (9)_ involve in the group be (10)_and listen to others be a leader not a loner SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this secti
6、on you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 Which of the followi
7、ng factors is NOT mentioned by Edward in choosing the location of a house? （ A） Way of life one enjoys leading. （ B） Proximity to the work place. （ C） Convenience of other family members. （ D） Distance from relatives and friends. 12 According to Edward, which of the following is CORRECT? （ A） A soci
8、able person is suitable to live in the city suburbs. （ B） Suburban houses are more expensive than houses in cities. （ C） City suburbs are conveniently located for commuting to work. （ D） City suburbs are popular among the young generation. 13 Why are the town houses rarely less expensive than semi-d
9、etached houses? （ A） Because they are usually built on expensive property. （ B） Because they take too much space in cities. （ C） Because they have larger room for price to go up. （ D） Because they are built luxuriously and elegantly. 14 If you decide to buy an old house, youd better （ A） have a prof
10、essional surveyor check it thoroughly. （ B） have the owner repair and renovate it thoroughly. （ C） find out the remaining life expectancy of the house. （ D） check all things yourself to make sure they work well. 15 What is Edwards idea about the size of a garden attached to a house? （ A） The bigger,
11、 the better. （ B） The smaller, the better. （ C） It depends on the owners preference and time. （ D） It depends on the size of the house. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of e
12、ach news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 Which of the following statements is TRUE? （ A） Government officials say they fear UNITA rebels will take control of border areas with Congo Kinshasa. （ B） UNITAs military vehicles are entering the Angolan border area every day.
13、 （ C） Explosive devices will be buried in that area in order to prevent the UNITA rebels from entering the region. （ D） Government troops have fled the cities of Malanje and Kuito. 16 Funky, skunky beer “There are no health repercussions for out-of-date beer,“ says Dave Radzanowski, president of the
14、 Siebel Institute of Technology, a vocational training school for the beer industry. That s because beer doesn t support the growth of pathogens or disease-causing organisms. The combination of carbon dioxide, alcohol, low pH (high acidity), and antiseptic hops means that no pathogenic bacteria will
15、 survive. As the saying goes, if you can t drink the water, drink the beer. But, over time, beer can start to taste “papery“ or “bready,“ changes a discerning drinker will notice after two to three months. Because thicker beers can mask the developing flavors, lighter beers will taste funky more qui
16、ckly. Also, when the hops in beer are exposed to light, they start to give off a “skunky“ flavor, says Radzanowski. The alcohol content, however, wont change as long as the packaging is intact. Three summers of sunscreen Most sunscreens are used up long before their expiration dates, although only s
17、ome sunscreens carry an expiration date at all. According to regulations from the Food and Drug Administration, over-the-counter pharmaceuticals that show stability for three years do not have to carry an expiration date. Newer products will carry a two-year expiration date from the time of manufact
18、ure. Whether a sunscreen actually degrades over time is a matter of-dispute. David Wiggins of ScheringPlough says that testers put his company s Coppertone products in 122 degree Fahrenheit for three months and found virtually no change. And there was drop in the concentration of active ingredients
19、at high temperatures or room temperature for five years, he says. But Darrell Rigel, president of the American Association of Dermatologists, disagrees, saying the active ingredients PABA, benzolphenols, and oxybenzols degrade significantly ih heat. “Its well accepted that in extreme heat, like a ho
20、t ear in the sun that can get up. to 160 or 180 degrees, over time a sunscreen can become 50 percent less effective,“ says Rigel. Bottom line: dont keep your sunscreen in the glove compartment all summer. And if you have any doubt about the potency of your sunscreen, reach for a new bottle. “The pro
21、blem is the lack of efficacy,” says Mark Naylor, a tumor biologist, “when you think youre protected and youre really cooked.” 17 Over time, flavors of _beers change more quickly. （ A） lighter （ B） thicker （ C） 0Ut-of-date （ D） skunky 18 According to the passage, a sunscreen can be described as all t
22、he following EXCEPT_. （ A） it may not carry an expiration date （ B） it loses it potency completely in three months （ C） its efficacy decreases over time if kept in extreme heat （ D） it is a lotion that may protect your skin from ultraviolet radiation 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions
23、: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 19 _designed and flew a successful plane in 191 （ A） Glenn E. Curiss （ B） The Wright brothers （ C） Henry Ford （ D） J.P. Morgan 20 _is jointly written by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
24、 Its publication marked the beginning of the Romantic revival in England. （ A） Poetical Sketches （ B） Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect （ C） Biographia Literaria （ D） Lyrical Ballads 21 The sounds in the production of which there is an obstruction of the air-stream at Some point the vocal tract
25、 are called （ A） consonance （ B） consonant cluster （ C） consistency （ D） consonants 22 Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in （ A） Britain. （ B） Britain and U.S.A （ C） The United States. （ D） all the English-speaking countries. 23 The United Kingdom is a _ monarchy. （ A） Democratic （ B） Republic （ C） Con
26、stitutional （ D） Capitalist 24 In the United States, both public and private universities depend on the following sources of income except _. （ A） investment （ B） student tuition （ C） endowments （ D） government funding 25 As a consequence of the Norman Conquest, many of todays English expressions ha
27、ve a(n) _ origin. （ A） German （ B） Danish （ C） Italian （ D） French 26 In the late 17th century, the most famous writers were _. （ A） John Bunyan and John Milton （ B） John Bunyan and John Donne （ C） John Donne and John Milton （ D） John Donne and Francis Bacon 27 It is taken as a great contribution ma
28、de by _ that languages in the world are classified into different language families according to their genetic relations. （ A） modem linguists （ B） traditional grammarians （ C） sociolinguists （ D） historical linguists 28 The statement “There is more politeness in womens language.“ is a view of _. （
29、A） pragmatics （ B） historical linguistics （ C） sociolinguistics （ D） psycholinguistics 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN) Directions: Proofread the given passage. The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is inv
30、olved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way: (1)For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. (2)For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “ “ sign and write t 29 For many of u
31、s, pets have come to occupy critical roles in our lives. The loneliness and isolation in some lifestyles can be softened with a pet as a companion, because they are so faithful and loving. People living alone say that, although before they dreaded 【 B1】 _ returning home after work to a lonely house
32、or apartment, with a dog, its now a welcome respite. Always faithful, the dog is awaiting by the door, ready to give that welcome 【 B2】 _ lick and a greeting with a wagged tail at the end of the 【 B3】 _ day. And in a world of Complex human relationships resulting in divorce, the blending of families
33、, and pressures to the 【 B4】 _ working family, the demanding simplicity of the love offered 【 B5】 _ or required by a pet can be a welcome contrast. According to Veterinarian Carol Osborne, he runs VetSmart Care Clinics, Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio, the “pet craze“ thats going on with 【 B6】 _ these days
34、is a reaction in our stressful lives. “The world is 【 B7】 _ going so fast, and everythings changing,“ she says. “But when you come home, no matter what problems you have or what you look like, no matter you got the job or lost the job, one constant in our lives that arent changing is that simple 【 B
35、8】 _ conditional love that is given to us by our pets,“ she points 【 B9】 _ out. Pet owners agree that animals do so many things for us and ask for nothing in turn but love. 【 B10】 _ 29 【 B1】 30 【 B2】 31 【 B3】 32 【 B4】 33 【 B5】 34 【 B6】 35 【 B7】 36 【 B8】 37 【 B9】 38 【 B10】 SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLIS
36、H Directions: Translate the following text into English. 39 诸位毕业同学：你们现在要离开母校 了，我没有什么礼物送给你们，只好送你们一句话罢。 这一句话是： “不要抛弃学问。 ”以前的功课也许有一大部分是为了这张文凭，不得已而做的。从今以后，你们可以依自己的心愿去自由研究了。趁现在年富力强的时候，努力做一种专门学问。少年是一去不复返的，等到精力衰竭时，要做学问也来不及了。即为吃饭计，学问绝不会辜负人的。吃饭而不求学问，三年五年之后，你们都要被后来少年淘汰掉的。到那时再想做点学问来补救，恐怕已太晚了。 SECTION B ENGLISH
37、 TO CHINESE Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. 40 Of course, making sure its as easy as possible for the media to get their material back to base is usually in the interest of the White House. It not only provides a transcript of every presidential utterance and background inform
38、ation on every place hes visiting, it also invests a great deal of time and effort in whats known in the trade as “spinning“. A steady stream of administration officials and foreign policy experts circulates in the pressroom, seeking to cast the Presidents word in the best possible light. The spinne
39、rs gravitate most readily towards the television networks and the most important American newspapers. Its not uncommon to see a correspondent composing a dispatch on a personal computer with a White House official at his or her side, should any extra advice or information be required. Despite, or at
40、 times because of, such close attention, relations between the White House and its traveling press corps are seldom on an even keel for long. Ruffled feathers have to be smoothed and confrontations resolved. On such occasions, small gestures can make a big difference. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Dir
41、ections: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 41 The government should control the amount of violence in films and on television in order to decrease the violent crimes in society. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this issue? Write an essay of about 400 words on
42、 the following topic: The Significance of Control over Film Violence In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural con
43、clusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization , grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 670 答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In this section you sill he
44、ar a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and a
45、nother ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 【听力原文】 The Skills Required to Get a Good Job Good afternoon. In todays lecture, I will talk about the skills required to get a good job nowadays. Everybody knows that the competition is tu
46、rning dramatically fierce in hunting a favorable job. Then, how to tackle the problem? There will be three main points that I will be discussing. They are academic skills, personal management skills, and teamwork skills, and meanwhile, I will give you examples of these skills, and reasons why these
47、skills are important for you to get a job. First, academic skills. Academic skills are probably the most important skill you will need to get a job. It is one of or the first thing an employer looks for in an employee. They are skills which give you the basic foundation to acquire, hold on to, and a
48、dvance in a job, and to achieve the best results. Academic skills can be further divided into three sub-groups: communication, thinking, and learning skills. What are communicative skills? Communication skills require you to understand and speak the languages in the place where business is conducted. You must be a good listener, and be able to understand things easily. One of the most important communicating skills would be reading. You should be able to comprehend and use written materials including things such as graphs, charts, and displays. One of the newest things we can
