1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 674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 Press Conference The press conference has certain advantages. The first advantage lies with the【 1】 _
3、 nature of 【 1】 _ the event itself; public officials are supposed to submit to scrutiny by responding to various questions at a press conference. Secondly, statements previously made at a press conference can be used as a 【 2】 _in judging following statements or policies. 【 2】 _ Moreover, in case of
4、 important events, press confer ences are an effective way to break the news to groups of reporters. However, from the point of view of【 3】 _, the 【 3】 _ press conference possesses some disadvantages, mainly in its【 4】 _and news source. The provider 【 4】 _ virtually determines the manner in which a
5、press conference proceeds. This, sometimes, puts news reporters at a(n)【 5】 _, as can be seen on live 【 5】 _ broadcasts of news conferences. Factors in getting valuable information preparation: a need to keep up to date on journalistic subject matter; 【 6】 _ of the news source: 【 6】 _ 1)news sources
6、【 7】 _to provide information 【 7】 _ 2)news-gathering methods. Conditions under which news reporters cannot trot the information provided by a news source not knowing the required information; knowing and willing to share the information, but without【 8】 _skills; 【 8】 _ knowing the information, but u
7、nwilling to share; willing to share, but unable to recall. 【 9】 of questions asked 【 9】 _ Ways of improving the questions: no words with double meanings; no long questions; specific time, place, etc. ;【 10】 _questions; 【 10】 _ clear alternatives, or no alternatives in answers. 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4
8、 【 4】 5 【 5】 6 【 6】 7 【 7】 8 【 8】 9 【 9】 10 【 10】 SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section 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 an
9、swer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 What subject is Mr. Pitt good at? （ A） Art. （ B） French. （ C） German. （ D） Chemistry. 12 What does Mr. Pitt NOT do in his spare time? （ A） Doing a bit of acting and photography. （ B） Going to concerts frequently. （ C） Playing
10、 traditional jazz and folk music. （ D） Travelling in Europe by hitch-hiking. 13 When asked what a managers role is, Mr. Pitt sounds _. （ A） confident （ B） hesitant （ C） resolute （ D） doubtful 14 What does Mr. Pitt say he would like to be? （ A） An export salesman working overseas. （ B） An accountant
11、working in the company. （ C） A production manager in a branch. （ D） A policy maker in the company. 15 Which of the following statements about the management trainee scheme is TRUE? （ A） Trainees are required to sign contracts initially. （ B） Trainees performance is evaluate.d when necessary. （ C） Tr
12、ainees starting salary is 870 pounds. （ D） Trainees cannot quit the management scheme. 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 each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to an
13、swer the questions. 16 Which of the following about the earthquake in Iran is INCORRECT? （ A） Humanitarian work is ongoing in the disaster area. （ B） The earthquake caused serious casualties. （ C） The survivors are trying to escape from the earthquake field. （ D） Food and clothes were reached to the
14、 hit area by land transportation. 16 Many of the most damaging and life threatening types of weather torrential rains, severe thunderstorms, and tornadoes (龙卷风 )begin quickly, strike suddenly, and disappear rapidly, destroying small regions while leaving neighbouring reas untouched. Such event as a
15、tornado struck the northeastern section of Edmonton, Alberta, in July 1987. Total damages from the tornado exceeded 250 million, the highest ever for any Canadian storm. Conventional Computer models of the atmosphere have limited value in predicting short lived local storms like the Edmonton tornado
16、, because the available weather data are generally not detailed enough to allow computers to study carefully the subtle (微妙的 ) atmospheric changes that come before these storms. In most nations, for example, weather-balloon observations are taken just once every twelve hours at locations typically s
17、eparated by hundreds of miles. With such limited data, conventional forecasting models do a much better job predicting general weather conditions over large regions than they do forecasting specific local events. Until recently, the observation intensive approach needed for accurate, very short-rang
18、e forecasts, or “Nowcasts, “ was not feasible. The cost of equipping and operating many thousands of conventional weather stations was extremely high, and the difficulties involved in rapidly collecting and processing the raw weather data from such a network were hard to overcome. Fortunately, scien
19、tific and technological advances have overcome most of these problems. Radar systems, automated weather instruments, and satellites are all capable of making detailed, nearly continuous observation over large regions at a relatively low cost. Communications satellites can transmit data around the wo
20、rld cheaply and instantaneously, and modern computers can quickly compile and analyze this large volume of weather information. Meteorologists(气象学者 )and computer scientists now work together to design computer programs and video equipment capable of transforming raw weather data into words, symbols,
21、 and vivid graphic displays that forecasters can interpret easily and quickly. As meteorologists have begun using these new technologies in weather forecasting offices, Nowcasting is becoming a reality. 17 The word “exceeded“ in paragraph 1 most probably means_. （ A） added up to （ B） were more than
22、（ C） were about （ D） were less than 18 Conventional computer models of the atmosphere fails to predict such a short-lived tornado because_. （ A） the computer is not used to forecast specific local events （ B） the computers are not advanced enough to predict it （ C） the weather data people collect ar
23、e often wrong （ D） weather conditions in some small regions are not available 19 According to the passage, the word “Nowcast“ (paragraph 3) means_. （ A） a way of collecting raw weather data （ B） a forecast which can predict the weather conditions in the small area in an accurate way （ C） a network t
24、o collect instant weather data （ D） a more advanced system of weather observation 20 According to the passage, _is the key factor to making “Nowcasts“ a reality. （ A） scientific and technological advances such as radar, or satellites （ B） computer scientist （ C） meteorologists （ D） advanced computer
25、 programs 21 According to the author, the passage mainly deals with_. （ A） a tornado in Edmonton, Alberta （ B） whats a“Nowcast“ （ C） the disadvantage of conventional computer models of the weather forecast （ D） a breakthrough in weather forecast 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: The
26、re are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 22 The National Day of the United States is （ A） March 17th. （ B） July 1st. （ C） July 4th. （ D） Jan. 26th. 23 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） Alfred the Great started the English navy.
27、（ B） Alfred the Great reorganized the Saxon army, making it more efficient. （ C） Alfred the Great established schools and formulated a legal system. （ D） Alfred the Great imposed a tax, called the dangled, on the Saxons. 24 Which of the following poets is different from the others? （ A） John Donne.
28、（ B） John Keats. （ C） Lord Byron. （ D） Percy Bysshe Shelley. 25 _is the most famous nature poem by William Cullen Bryant. （ A） The Fountain （ B） The White-Footed Deer （ C） Thanatopsis （ D） The Flood of Years 26 Hard Times was written by （ A） Thackeray. （ B） Sir Walter Scott. （ C） Jane Austen. （ D） C
29、harles Dickens. 27 The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on its （ A） land area. （ B） population. （ C） contribution. （ D） all of the above. 29 The English Renaissance period was an age of _. （ A） poetry and drama （ B） drama and novel （ C） novel and poetry （ D） romance and
30、 poetry 30 John Miltons _ is the most famous epic after Beowulf. （ A） Areopagitica （ B） Samson Agonistes （ C） Paradise Regained （ D） Paradise Lost 31 _ puts forward the distinction between diachronic studies and synchronic studies, （ A） Bloomfield （ B） Chomsky （ C） Saussure （ D） Halliday 二、 PART IV
31、PROOFREADING the freedom to feel unencumbered by the past and more emotionally attached to things to come. As Albert Einstein once said, “Life for the American is always becoming, never being. “ 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 44
32、 Team purchasing is a new way to buy things on the Internet, which is becoming more and more popular among young people. How far do you agree with this kind of online shopping? You are to write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic: On Team Purchasing In the first part of your essa
33、y 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 conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriate
34、ness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 674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,
35、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 another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 【听力原文】 Press conference is a
36、n all too familiar phenomenon around us. How ever, when people start thinking about its advantages, it sometimes seems difficult to think of any that the press conference provides for the competent news reporter. Use of the press conference by public officials and private entrepreneurs helped give r
37、ise to the phrase “pseudo event“an event contrived to create news coverage where none had been considered warranted. However, having said that, one value of the news conference by a public official is the symbolic nature of the event, and perhaps this is reason enough to continue the practice. At a
38、press conference a public official supposedly submits to examination by responding to unsolicited and perhaps hostile questions. A related advantage to the reporter is that the press conference affords an opportunity to get a public official “on the record“ with regard to government policies. Statem
39、ents from a press conference can serve as criteria against which subsequent statements and policies are measured. In that regard press conference information may be used as reference points more so than comments reported by a single news medium. Also, when there is a single issue or topic to address
40、, such as a new government pre gram, an earthquake, or the nomination of a new government minister, the press conference offers benefits of efficiency in that officials can speak to a number of reporters at once on an issue of public concern and inter est. The press conference may be at its best in
41、this almost one-way for mat. Now, lets move on to the disadvantages. Are there any serious ones? Generally speaking, the press conference format, as it stands, makes it difficult for the reporter to get worthwhile information. At a press conference, particularly a large one, the well-prepared report
42、er m0y never get to ask a question and certainly is unlikely to have a chance to ask a follow-up question. Another disadvantage in a press conference comes from the news source, that is the news provider. The news source generally decides who asks the questions, determines the length of the answers,
43、 and can avoid any follow-up questions and rephrase tough questions to his or her liking, and sets the time, place, and duration of the interview. Press conferences televised live for the news audience sometimes only highlight the disadvantages for the news reporter, since there is little or no time
44、 to challenge, clarify, or place in context material provided by the news source. Despite these disadvantages and others inherent in how reporters gather information, the news reporter can help assure that worthwhile in formation from a news source is shared with the news audience. One way to reduce
45、 the likelihood of errors is to use multiple forms of interviewingby telephone, in person, and at press conferencesas well as multiple sources. Common to the success of these approaches, however, ate such interrelated ingredients as the preparation of tile news reporter, the competence of the news s
46、ource, and the nature of the questions asked. Lets look at the preparation first. The nature of much of news coverage requires reporters to be well read on contemporary events. Like other professionals and craftsmen, the reporter must keep up to date on journalistic subject matter, that is the human
47、 condition. Although this subject is broad, it offers the advantage that there is little a reporter can read or witness that will not help in covering the news at one time or another. Next, being prepared for an interview includes giving some thought to tile competence of the news source. The relati
48、onships between news reporters and news sources would benefit the news audience more if reporters would frequently ask themselves, What is this news source competent to talk about.? What can this person tell the news audience that few others can? Two words of caution regarding the issue of competenc
49、e. First, the reporter should not take for granted that, because of position or experience, the news source who should know does know and can provide in formation. Second, the competence of the news source needs to be linked with news-gathering methods. Lets just spend a minute on tile first point. There are generally four conditions under w
