1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 683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 Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make .sure th
3、e word (s)you fill .in is (are)both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes. Structure of the Canadian Government Canada is a former British colony. There are many similarities and differences in the political conditions between the two countries. . Both countries have
4、 the same official head of state,i.e. ,【 1】 _ 【 1】 _ In Canada, the official head is represented by a 【 2】 _, who, when heads of state visit Canada, 【 2】 _ will first greet them before they are welcomed by 【 3】 _ 【 3】 _ . The biggest difference between Canada and the UK is that Canada is a 【 4】 _ 【
5、4】 _ 1)Canada has ten provinces and 【 5】 _ 【 5】 _ territories, each with their own government. These local governments all have a great deal of power. 2)Canada was the first political community to combine federalism with a(n)【 6】 _ model of 【 6】 _ government, which is labeled with “strength, order a
6、nd 【 7】 _“. 【 7】 _ . The Canadian parliament consists of the House of Commons and the Senate. 1)The MPs in the House of Commons ale elected to represent different electoral districts ,which are based on 【 8】 _ rather than geographic size. 【 8】 _ 2)The senators am not elected. They are 【 9】 【 9】 _ _
7、by the Governor General to represent the regions more equally. The Senate is 【 10】 _ to the【 10】 _ House of Lords in the UK 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 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
8、 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 following is an advantage of hotels? （ A） A wide range of rooms is
9、 available. （ B） The rooms are comfy and inviting. （ C） Their prices are negotiable. （ D） The staff is responsive and helpful. 12 Which of the following is NOT an advantage of vacation rentals? （ A） They make you feel at home. （ B） They spice up special occasions. （ C） They are convenient and easy t
10、o book. （ D） They provide amenities at a standard fare. 13 According to the editor, when choosing vocation rentals, one should do the following EXCEPT （ A） sign a contract with the owner. （ B） read comments by former renters. （ C） make sure the service is legitimate. （ D） make reservations on eBay.
11、14 Which is NOT mentioned as an occasion to be celebrated in vacation rentals? （ A） Romantic get-away. （ B） Incentive travel. （ C） Bachelorette party. （ D） Birthday get-away. 15 If you travel to _ out of season, youd better choose a hotel rather than a vacation rental. （ A） Chicago （ B） Hawaii （ C）
12、Florida （ D） Mexico 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 answer the questions. 16 How many people recognized the man in the pi
13、ctures within 2 days? （ A） 24. （ B） 3. （ C） 640. （ D） 48. 17 Which one is NOT included in the clue that helped the police identify the man? （ A） His picture. （ B） His apartment number. （ C） His pseudonym. （ D） His vita. 17 Christianity did not take the world by storm. It began as an offshoot of Juda
14、ism with a small group of believers in ancient Palestine, where Jesus Christ lived. In 63 BC Palestine fell into the hands of the Romans. From 40 to 4 BC Palestine was ruled by the Roman puppet king Herod, a half-Jew and tyrant. The Jews living there no longer enjoyed prosperous independence as thei
15、r ancestors had during the reigns of David and Solomon. Many longed for the Messiah, the expected leader sent by God to rescue the Jews from their enemies. One ancient Jewish prophet had foretold the coming of a descendant of the royal house of David who would restore the former glories of the Jews
16、and another prophet had said that the Messiah would come from Bethlehem, which happened to be the birthplace of Jesus, so the Jews believed Jesus to be the divine Messiah. There is little material about the life of Jesus in non-Christian writings of the ancient world. What we know about him comes al
17、most entirely from the writings of his followers, especially the first three of the four Gospels in the New Testament. The early Church considered these four gospels to be the four best books of the many written about Jesus. They give a vivid picture of his birth and his wandering ministry. With a f
18、ew chosen followers, Jesus spent his last three years preaching a new religion and working miracles healing the sick, raising the dead and stilling winds. His two principal commandments were to love God and to love your neighbor as yourself. His teachings and miracles attracted great crowds of peopl
19、e who flock to see and hear him. Betrayed by Judas Iscariot, one of his twelve disciples, Jesus was arrested in Jerusalem and crucified on Good Friday, but was said to have risen from the dead three days later. Before he died, Jesus entrusted his followers the mission to carry the good news (The kin
20、gdom of heaven is near!) to the ends of the world. This task was at first largely carried out by his disciples, notably by St. Peter and St. John. At first Christianity centered around Jerusalem and the religion was considered to be exclusively Jewish. For many years the followers of Jesus confined
21、their preaching to Jews. The founding of Christianity as a separate religion was largely the result of the missionary activities of Paul. Though Paul had not been a companion of Jesus, he was said to have seen Jesus after his resurrection, and was widely recognized as an apostle. As he knew Greek, P
22、aul was able to preach the message of Christ to the Greek-speaking people. More than anyone else, he saw Christianity not merely as a Hebrew sect but as a religion open to all believers. He inspired people with his own missionary zeal and passionate eloquence, traveled far and wide through the citie
23、s of Asia Minor and Greece, and even to Rome, leaving behind his a line of devoted communities. Certain letters he wrote in Greek were circulating widely and were read with eagerness. They were full of interest because these letters discussed practical day-to-day problems as they arose. Mission chur
24、ches were founded in many towns and great numbers of people embraced the new faith. It particularly had a large following among the poor and the slaves. By the end of the first century AD, the Church was firmly established. The next stage in the history of Christianity is from 100 down to the year 3
25、13. It was a period of further expansion of Christianity. In the second century it was rapidly outstripping the other religions of the Roman Empire. Around 200 a Christian writer wrote that in his day there were Christians in almost every town. 18 Who contributed most to the founding of Christianity
26、 as a religion open to all believers other than the Jews? （ A） The Messiah. （ B） St. Peter. （ C） Solomon. （ D） Paul. 19 In which century was Christianity rapidly surpassing the other religions of the Roman Empire? （ A） The 1st century AD （ B） The 2nd century Ad （ C） The 3rd century AD （ D） The 4th c
27、entury AD 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 20 Nowadays the Gaelic language, which is an ancient_, is still heard in the Highlands and the Western Isles. （ A） Scottish language （ B） Eng
28、lish language （ C） Irish language （ D） Celtic language 21 Higher education in the United States began with the founding of_in 1636. （ A） Harvard College （ B） Yale University （ C） Princeton University （ D） Columbia University 22 The history of the U.S. is generally agreed to have begun in_. （ A） 1620
29、 （ B） 1607 （ C） 1776 （ D） 1492 23 Canadian elections are held at least every _years. （ A） 4 （ B） 5 （ C） 6 （ D） 7 24 The following were all great contributors to the American Republic EXCEPT （ A） Thomas Jefferson. （ B） William Penn. （ C） George Washington. （ D） Benjamin Franklin. 25 _ is the second l
30、argest country in the world. （ A） Canada. （ B） U.S.A （ C） China. （ D） Russia. 26 Theodore Dreiser set forth his _ concept of the American society in his early works. （ A） romantic （ B） historical （ C） naturalistic （ D） realistic 27 In general, childrens holophrastic sentences begin _. （ A） in the la
31、te part of the first year or the early part of the second year （ B） in the second half of the second year （ C） between two and three years old （ D） between four and five years old 28 Darwins_theory contributed to the decay of Victorianism. （ A） revolutionary （ B） evolutionary （ C） reactionary （ D） p
32、rogressive 29 The word “bead“ originally meant prayer, but now it refers to the rosary used in the prayer. This is an example of _. （ A） widening of meaning （ B） loss of meaning （ C） meaning shift （ D） narrowing of meaning 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING from ancient cave drawings to the latest news photogr
33、aphs, there is scarcely a visual image that can t be found in its files. Subjects range from politicians to entertainment and sports figures, from the Parthenon in ancient Greece to the Sears Tower in Chicago. Famous news events and historical images alike which have been captured either by the blin
34、k of a shutter or the hand of an artist are part of Bettmann s extensive archive. From the Boston Tea Party in 1773 that helped ignite Americas war for independence to the civil rights marches in the U. S. South during the 1960s, Bettmann is a veritable history book of visual images. 三、 PART VI WRIT
35、ING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 42 In China, old people are usually taken care of by their family members, but now some people send their aging parents to nursing homes. What is your opinion on this? Write an essay of about 400 words. You shoul
36、d supply an appropriate title for your essay. 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 conclusion or make a summa
37、ry. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 683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 li
38、stening, 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 another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SH
39、EET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 【听力原文】 Good afternoon, everyone. Today well be continuing our discussion of the Canadian government, with the focus on its structure. As a former British colony, Canadas system of government was based on the British system of parliamentary democracy. T
40、his is often referred to as “Westminster-style“ democracy, named after the British House of Commons. Like other former colonies like New Zealand and Australia, many Canadian laws, political practices and customs were brought from the “Old Country“ and adapted to the different conditions of the new c
41、ountry. At first glance, the similarity between British and Canadian political conditions are great; but when we look more closely ,we can see important differences which have arisen from the experience of governing a huge but sparsely populated country. Well divide our discussion into three parts:
42、the official head, the Canadian system of government and the Canadian parliament. Now, first, the official head of Canada. Like Britain, Canada is a monarchy. The official head of state is the Queen, who is also the Queen Of Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and other former British colonies. Th
43、e Queen is Canadas queen in her own right l if, for example, Britain decided to become a republic, the Queen would still be the Queen of Canada. Because she does not live in Canada, she is represented by an official called a Governor General. When heads of state visit Canada, they will first be gree
44、ted by the Governor General, before being welcomed by the Prime Minister. Both the Queen and the Governor General occupy roles which are largely ceremonial. Most Canadians would be unable to tell you the name of the current Governor General, or identify him or her in a picture. And while the Queen a
45、nd her family are regarded with affection by most Canadians, the monarchy as such bears little relevance to the governing of modem Canada. We see that Canada and Britain have the same official head of state. Then, what is special about the Canadian government as compared against the British governme
46、nt? This brings us to the second pan of our discussion, the system of government. The biggest difference between Canada and the UK is that Canada is a federationthat is, it has ten provinces and two territories, each with their own government, which have joined to form one country. The government of
47、 the whole country is referred to as the “federal government“, to distinguish it from the lower level governments of each province. These provinces all have a great, teal of power in relation to the federal government. Canada was the first political community to combine federalism with a British sys
48、tem of government, a model which was later applied to other areas in the British Commonwealth, notably in Australia, Malaysia, Nigeria and Indialarge countries with powerful regional and ethnic divisions. Canadas founding fathers of Confederation, who, between 1864 and 1867,had to decide what sort o
49、f government the new country was to have, chose the British model of government over the model being enacted in the United States. The American system was characterized by “cheeks and balances“ on political power. In Contrast, the founding fathers preferred the British system because they wanted a strong central government. Th
