1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 686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 My Joy in Teaching and Learning I have been engaged in teaching Intensive Reading Course to PhD【 1】 of Sc
3、ience and Technology in Sichuan University. I started from scratch, from widereading and careful selection, to【 2】 a text book and write a guide for Doctorate Intensive Reading. Many of the texts are selected from Nobel【 3】 whose speeches give a wide scope of their fields as well as a wonderful summ
4、ary of their painstaking efforts leading to success. They are academically keen andalert. With many【 4】 of disciplined trainings, they have built up an【 5】 and synthetic mind, some still holding a very good memory. They are ambitious to【 6】 English to speak in the international science conference fo
5、r our motherland. They are eager to【 7】 their knowledge, skills, youth and wisdom to Chinas giant strides in the Twenty-first century. In my first lecture, I introduced Francis Bacon famous aphorism: “【 8】 makes a full man; conference a ready man; and【 9】 an exact man.“ I also added a line, “ Listen
6、ing makes a wise man. With a high demanding, with conscientious work, with the【 10】 Nobel Laureates speeches, with proper teaching and learning methods, they have really made dramatic progress. 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
7、 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 answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 Which of
8、the following does Li-Fi most probably stand for? （ A） Lightless Fidelity. （ B） Light Fidelity. （ C） LED Fidelity. （ D） Light Five. 12 Which of the following is NOT true with Li-Fi? （ A） Products involving it already exist. （ B） It may become an alternative to Wi-Fi. （ C） It can exacerbate the probl
9、em of capacity. （ D） The speed of it already exceeds some of the Wi-Fi routers. 13 Which of the following is NOT true with LEDs? （ A） Theyre conductor devices. （ B） Theyre replacing incandescent light. （ C） Theyre the future of light. （ D） Theyre more efficient than fluorescent tubes. 14 Why does Dr
10、 Povey say the fact that light waves can not penetrate walls is a bonus? （ A） Because more energy can be concentrated. （ B） Because it can save a lot of money. （ C） Because it doesnt pose risks to health. （ D） Because secrets can be better protected. 15 Why can Li-Fi related devices be used on a pla
11、ne? （ A） For they are not as heavy as the traditional ones. （ B） For they dont interfere with the equipment. （ C） For they are cheaper. （ D） For they are a new technology. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the qu
12、estions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 General Ban Ki-moon is urging the Burmese government to （ A） hold the constitutional referendum. （ B） allow in foreign search and rescue teams. （ C） accept international aid right away. （ D） a
13、dopt John Holmessuggestions. 17 John Holmes thought that the Burmese government could be more _following the constitutional referendum. （ A） naive （ B） feasible （ C） open （ D） elastic 17 Vibrations in the ground are a poorly understood but probably widespread means of communication between animals.
14、It seems unlikely that these animals could have detected seismic “pre-shocks“ that were missed by the sensitive vibration-detecting equipment that clutters the worlds earthquake laboratories. But it is possible. And the fact that many animal species behave strangely before other natural events such
15、as storms, and that they have the ability to detect others of their species at distances which the familiar human senses could not manage, is well established. Such observations have led some to suggest that these animals have a kind of extra-sensory perception. What is more likely, though, is that
16、they have an extra sensea form of perception that people lack. The best guess is that they can feel and understand vibrations that are transmitted through the ground. Almost all the research done into animal signalling has been on sight, hearing and smell, because these are senses that people posses
17、s. Humans have no sense organs designed specifically to detect terrestrial vibrations. But, according to researchers who have been meeting in Chicago at a symposium of the society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, this anthropocentric approach has meant that interactions via vibrations of the
18、 ground (a means of communication known as seismic signalling) have been almost entirely over-looked. These researchers believe that such signals are far more common than biologists had realizedand that they could explain a lot of otherwise inexplicable features of animal behaviour. Until recently,
19、the only large mammal known to produce seismic signals was the elephant seal, a species whose notoriously aggressive bulls slug it out on beaches around the world for possession of harems of females. But Caitlin OConnell-Rodwell of Stanford University, who is one of the speakers at the symposium, su
20、spects that a number of large terrestrial mammals, including rhinos, lions and elephants also use vibration as a means of communication. At any rate they produce loud noises that are transmitted through both the ground and the airand that can travel farther in the first than in the second. Elephants
21、, according to Dr. OConnell-Rodwell, can transmit signals through the ground this way for distances of as much as 50km when they trumpet, make mock charges or stomp their feet. A seismic sense could help to explain certain types of elephant behaviour. One is an apparent ability to detect thunderstor
22、ms well beyond the range that the sound of a storm can carry. Another is the foot-lifting that many elephants display prior to the arrival of another herd. Rather than scanning the horizon with their ears, elephants tend to freeze their posture and raise and lower a single foot. This probably helps
23、them to work out from which direction the vibrations are travellingrather as a person might stick a finger first in one ear and then in the other to work out the direction that a sound is coming from. In the past decade, many insects, spiders, scorpions, amphibians, reptiles and rodents, as well as
24、large mammals, have been shown to use vibrations for purposes as diverse as territorial defense, mate location and prey detection. Lions, for example, have vibration detectors in their paws and probably use them in the same way as scorpions use their vibration detectorsto locate meals. Dr. Hill hers
25、elf spent years trying to work out how prairie mole crickets, a highly territorial species of burrowing insect, manage to space themselves out underground. After many failed attempts to provoke a reaction by playing recordings of cricket song to them, she realized that they were actually more intere
26、sted in her own footfalls than in the airborne music of their fellow crickets. This suggests that it is the seismic component of the song that the insects are picking up and using to distribute themselves. Whether any of this really has implications for such things as earthquake prediction is, of co
27、urse, highly speculative. But it is a salutary reminder that the limitations of human senses can cause even competent scientists to overlook obvious lines of enquiry. Absence of evidence, it should always be remembered, is not evidence of absence. 18 What is the basic difference between animals and
28、men in perception? （ A） Animals can detect seismic “pre-shocks“. （ B） Animals can detect storms before they take place. （ C） Animals can sense others of their species at distances. （ D） Animals can sense vibrations transmitted through the groun 19 Which of the following mammals is sure to use vibrat
29、ion as a means of communication? （ A） Elephant seal. （ B） Elephant. （ C） Rhino. （ D） Lion. 20 Why does an elephant raise and lower a single foot before another herd arrives? （ A） To detect the direction of the sound. （ B） To detect the direction of the vibrations. （ C） To hear more clearly. （ D） To
30、better sense the vibration. 21 Vibration is used to serve all of the following purposes EXCEPT_. （ A） to detect changes in the environment （ B） to find their partners （ C） to locate their preys （ D） to protect themselves 22 What conclusion can be drawn from the passage? （ A） Earthquake prediction is
31、 highly possible. （ B） The limitations of human sense will lead to the limitations of humans ability. （ C） Some scientists have overlooked some hidden abilities in human. （ D） Being lacking in evidence doesnt mean its absenc 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-c
32、hoice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 23 _was the founder of the Plantagenet Dynasty and ruled England for 35 years. （ A） Henry I （ B） King Stephen （ C） Henry II （ D） Count of Anjou 24 What does “Australia“ mean according to the origin of the country? （ A） Land le
33、ading to Antarctic. （ B） Land leading to Arctic. （ C） Land leading to tough land. （ D） Land leading to Austria. 25 _is a general term for verbal category that distinguishes the status of events, etc. in relation to specific periods of time, as opposed to their simple location in the present, past, o
34、r future. （ A） Tense （ B） Time （ C） Mood （ D） Aspect 26 The word “language“ is sometimes used to refer to the whole of a persons language. This is called （ A） scientific language. （ B） idiolect. （ C） colloquial language. （ D） formal language. 27 The most striking phonetic difference between American
35、 and British English is the pronunciation of_ in words. （ A） r （ B） a （ C） wh （ D） er 28 The author of “Common Sense“ is _ and he is an _. （ A） Thomas Paine; American （ B） Benjamin Jefferson; American （ C） Thomas Moore; English （ D） Thomas Paine; English 29 Easter falls officially on the _ Sunday af
36、ter the full moon of March. （ A） first （ B） second （ C） third （ D） fourth 30 _ is an international news agency founded in_. （ A） The Associated press; Chicago （ B） Reuters; Liverpool （ C） The Associated press; London （ D） Reuters; New York 31 Gullivers Travels was written by _. （ A） Jonathan Swift （
37、 B） Charles Dickens （ C） Henry Fielding （ D） Daniel Defoe 32 The locality in Mark Twains works is usually somewhere along _ . （ A） the Hudson River （ B） the Missouri River （ C） the Mississippi River （ D） the Colorado River 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING it is an integral part of the entire writing process
38、itself. It is an ongoing opportunity to discover, remember, reshape, or 【 M10】_ refine your ideas. 33 【 M1】 34 【 M2】 35 【 M3】 36 【 M4】 37 【 M5】 38 【 M6】 39 【 M7】 40 【 M8】 41 【 M9】 42 【 M10】 SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH Directions: Translate the following text into English. 43 1925年 2月 24日，国父孙中山病危时，留
39、下一段家事遗嘱： “余因尽瘁国事，不治家产，其所遗之书籍、衣物、住宅等均付吾妻宋庆龄，以为纪念。余之儿女已长成能自立，望各自爱，以继余志。此嘱。 ” 中山先生艰苦奋斗 40年，功勋卓然。但终身廉洁，从未为自己和子女亲属置办过田地遗产。他任过国家临时大总统，官可谓高矣，然而从不追求俸禄。临终留下的遗物只有生前的一些衣物， 2000多本书籍杂志 ，还有一所旅居加拿大的华侨为他募捐的住宅。 SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. 44 It is his nature to
40、 confer benefits, but he is ashamed to receive them; for the former is the part of a superior, the latter of an inferior. And when he has received a benefit, he is apt to confer a greater in return; for thus his creditor will become his debtor and be in the position of a recipient of his favour. It
41、is characteristic of the high-minded man, again never or reluctantly to ask favours, but to be ready to confer them, and to be lofty in his behaviour to those who are high in station and favoured by fortune, but affable to those of the middle ranks; for it is a difficult thing and a dignified thing
42、to assert superiority over the former, but easy to assert it over the latter. A haughty demeanour in dealing with the great is quite consistent with good breeding, but in dealing with those of low estate is brutal, like showing off one s strength upon a cripple. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Direction
43、s: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 45 According to China Youth Daily, more than 20% of last years college graduates quit their jobs within six months; among the graduates of three years ago, each of them has changed jobs twice within three years and 88% of college grad
44、uates have quit their jobs on their own. Young people now are no strangers to job-hopping. As a college student about to enter into the job market, what do you think push young employees to frequent job-hopping in China? Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for y
45、our essay. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 686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 min
46、i-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】 My Joy in Teaching and Learning Ladies and gentlemen, comrades and friends, I should lik
47、e to share with you the joy I have in my teaching and learning. First Ill talk about teaching. In recent two years, I have been engaged in teaching Intensive Reading Course to PhD candidates of Science and Technology in Sichuan University. Some friends shrugged their shoulders, saying, “They are not
48、 P.H.D.s of yours. Why take the trouble to make dowery for others? After all, you are just teaching ABC.“ But I believe this is a pleasure and honour for me. So I started from scratch, from wide reading and careful selection, to edit a text book and write a guide for Doctorate Intensive Reading. Man
49、y of the texts are selected from Nobel Laureates whose speeches give a wide scope of their fields as well as a wonderful summary of their painstaking efforts leading to success. So I brought it to the classroom to begin a new career. I find my 50 or more postgraduates young and energetic. They are academically keen and alert. With many years of disciplined trainings, they have built up an analytical and synthetic mind, some still holding a very good memory
