1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 693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 Some Problems Facing Learners of English Although many English learners have got high scores in an Englis
3、h test such as IELTS or TOEFL, they still face some problems concerning its learning. Here wed like to talk about some of the problems and try to come up with suggestions on how to overcome them. I. Psychological Problems 1. the 1st reason: fear of (1)【 1】 _ the solution: not to look too far ahead c
4、oncentrate on increasing knowledge and developing ability 2. the 2nd reason: separation from the family and (2)【 2】 _ the solution: enjoy (3) time heals nostalgia 【 3】 _ II. Cultural Problems 1. practical problems (4)【 4】 _ money food weather 2. problems difficult to define the reason: the British w
5、ay of life (5), habits and traditions)【 5】 _ the solution: be open-minded and (6)【 6】 _ III. Linguistic Problems 1. problems regarding (7) 1)difficulties in understanding English-speaking people 【 7】 _ 3 reasons: fast speed of speech a variety of accents different styles of speech 2)ways of overcomi
6、ng the difficulties attend (8)(8)_ use a language laboratory listen to English programs meet and speak with native speakers of English 2. problems regarding speaking 1)difficulties: knowing what to say but not knowing how to say it in English 2)solutions (9)the language 【 9】 _ think in English inste
7、ad of translating practice speaking as much as possible imitate the educated peoples (10)【 10】 _ 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 then answer the questions
8、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 What was most important, according to Kofi Annan _. （ A） Getting the WHO work （ B） Looking at the figures
9、and statistics and the devastation （ C） Getting the leaders speaking up （ D） Discussing the issue with the WHO and the UNAIDS 12 How did Annan see the individuals struggle through the course of the illness? （ A） He was concerned with the statistics （ B） He was concerned with the suffering and the pa
10、in （ C） He was concerned with the medication （ D） He was concerned with the UNs activities there 13 Annan hoped that the governments could increase assistance in the areas of _. （ A） treatment, funds, prevention and getting organizations involved （ B） prevention, education, treatment and getting org
11、anizations involved （ C） education, leadership, prevention and treatment （ D） treatment, education, prevention and leardership 14 Annan was pleased with Dr. Lees approach of rying to get the AIDS medication to _. （ A） three billion people in four years （ B） three million people in four years （ C） fo
12、ur million people in three years （ D） three million people in five years 15 Why did Annan meet the seven top pharmaceutical companies? （ A） He urged them to provide more medications for these countries （ B） He urged them to reduce the production of the medications （ C） He urged them to lower the pri
13、ces of the medications （ D） He urged them to produce more effective medications 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 th
14、e questions. 16 What could be inferred from the news? （ A） Altogether 30,000 people were vaccinated in the campaign. （ B） Yellow fever has broken out in the 3 West African countries. （ C） Religious groups are more powerful than governments in West Africa. （ D） Liberia does better in the campaign tha
15、n the other two nations. 17 1 Cooperative competition. Competitive cooperation. Confused? Airline alliances have travellers scratching their heads over whats going on in the skies. Some folks view alliances as a blessing to travellers, offering seamless travel, reduced fares and enhanced frequent- f
16、lyer benefits. Others see a conspiracy of big businesses, causing decreased competition, increased fares and fewer choices. Whatever your opinion, theres no escaping airline alliances: the marketing hype is unrelenting, with each of the two mega-groupings, Oneworld and Star Alliance, promoting itsel
17、f as the best choice for all travellers. And, even if you turn away from their ads, chances are they will figure in any of your travel plans. By the end of the year, Oneworld and Star Alliance will between them control more than 40% of the traffic in the sky. Some pundits predict that figure will be
18、 more like 75%in 10 years. 2 But why, after years of often ferocious competition, have airlines decided to band together? Lets just say the timing is mutually convenient. North American airlines, having exhausted all means of earning customer loyalty at home, have been looking for ways to reach out
19、to foreign flyers. Asian carriers are still hurting from the region-wide economic downturn that began two years ago just when some of the airlines were taking delivery of new aircraft. Alliances also allow carriers to cut costs and increase profits by pooling manpower resources on the ground (rather
20、 than each airline maintaining its own ground crew) and code-sharing the practice of two partners selling tickets and operating only one aircraft. 3 So alliances are terrific for airlines but are they good for the passenger? Absolutely, say the airlines: think of the lounges, the joint FFP (frequent
21、 flyer programme) benefits, the round-the-world fares, and the global service networks. Then theres the promise of “seamless“ travel: the ability to, say, travel trom Singapore to Rome to New York to Rio de Janiero, all on one ticket, without having to wait hours for connections or worry about your
22、bags. Sounds utopian? Peter Buecking, Cathay Pacifics director of sales and marketing, thinks that seamless travel is still evolving. “Its fair to say that these links are only in their infancy. The key to seamlessness rests in infrastructure and information sharing. Were working on this.“ Henry Ma,
23、 spokesperson for Star Alliance in Hong Kong, lists some of the other benefits for consum ers: “Global travellers have an easier time making connections and planning their itineraries.“ Ma claims alliances also assure passengers consistent service standards. 4 Critics of alliances say the much-toute
24、d benefits to the consumer are mostly pie in the sky, that alliances are all about reducing costs for the airlines, rationalizing services and running joint marketing programmes. Jeff Blyskal, associate editor of Consumer Reports magazine, says the promotional ballyhoo over alliances is much ado abo
25、ut nothing. “I dont see much of a gain for consumers: alliances are just a marketing gimmick. And as far as seamless travel goes, Ill believe it when I see it. Most airlines cant even get their own connections under control, let alone coordinate with another airline.“ 5 Blyskal believes alliances wi
26、ll ultimately result in decreased flight choices and increased costs for consumers. Instead of two airlines competing and each operating a flight on the same route at 70% capacity, the allied pair will share the route and run one full flight. Since fewer seats will be available, passengers will be o
27、bliged to pay more for tickets. 6 The truth about alliances and their merits probably lies somewhere between the travel utopia presented by the players and the evil empires portrayed by their critics. And how much they affect you depends on what kind of traveller you are. 7 Those whove already made
28、the elite grade in the FFP of a major airline stand to benefit the most when it joins an alliance: then they enjoy the FFP perks and advantages on any and all of the member carriers. For example, if youre a Marco Polo Club “gold“member of Cathay Pacifics Asia Miles FFP, you will automatically be tre
29、ated as a valuable customer by all members of Oneworld, of which Cathay Pacific is a member even if youve never flown with them before. 8 For those who havent made the top grade in any FFP, alliances might be a way of simplifying the earning of frequent flyer miles. For example, I belong to United A
30、irlines Mileage Plus and generally fly less than 25,000 miles a year. But I earn miles with every flight I take on Star Alliance member All Nippon Airways and Thai Airways. 9 If you fly less than I do, you might be smarter to stay out of the FFP game altogether. Hunt for bargains when booking flight
31、s and you might be able to save enough to take that extra trip anyway. The only real benefit infrequent flyers can draw from an alliance is an inexpensive round-the-world fare. 10 The bottom line: for all the marketing hype, alliances arent all things to all people but everybody can get some benefit
32、 out of them. 17 Which is the best word to describe air travellers reaction to airline alliances? （ A） Delight. （ B） Indifference. （ C） Objection. （ D） Puzzlement. 18 According to the passage, setting up airline alliances will chiefly benefit （ A） North American airlines and their domestic traveller
33、s. （ B） North American airlines and their foreign counterparts. （ C） Asian airlines and their foreign travellers. （ D） Asian airlines and their domestic travellers. 19 Which of the following is NOT a perceived advantage of alliances? （ A） Baggage allowance. （ B） Passenger Comfort. （ C） Convenience.
34、（ D） Quality. 20 One disadvantage of alliances foreseen by the critics is that air travel may be more expensive as a result of （ A） less convenience. （ B） higher operation costs. （ C） less competition. （ D） more joint marketing. 21 According to the passage, which of the following categories of trave
35、llers will gain most from airline alliances? （ A） Travellers who fly frequently economy class. （ B） Travellers who fly frequently business class. （ C） Travellers who fly occasionally during holidays. （ D） Travellers who fly economy class once in a while. 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Direct
36、ions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 22 _is the most important writer of the 17th century in English literature. （ A） William Shakespeare （ B） Geoffrey Chaucer （ C） John Milton （ D） Christopher Marlowe 23 _and_are two periodicals sta
37、rted by Richard Steele and Joseph Addison. （ A） The Rambler, The Review （ B） The Idler, The Spectator （ C） The Tatler, The Review （ D） The Tatler, The Spectator 24 The language produced by second language learners is technically called （ A） interlanguage. （ B） foreign language. （ C） first language.
38、（ D） second language. 25 The political theory underlining The Declaration of Independence came from （ A） Thomas Jefferson. （ B） George Washington. （ C） John Locke. （ D） John Adams. 26 “To err is human, to forgive, divine.“ is taken from the poem written by （ A） John Milton. （ B） Francis Bacon. （ C）
39、William Shakespeare. （ D） Alexander Pope. 27 Old English has a vocabulary of about_words. （ A） 30,000 to 40,000 （ B） 50,000 to 60,000 （ C） 70,000 to 80,000 （ D） 80,000 to 90,000 28 Arbitrariness of language was first discussed by （ A） Chomsky. （ B） Halliday. （ C） Firth. , （ D） Saussure. 29 A linguis
40、tic study is _ if it describes and analyses facts observed. （ A） descriptive （ B） graphemic （ C） functional （ D） fricative 30 _ is a way in which the meaning of a word can be dissected into meaning components called semantic features. （ A） Predication analysis （ B） Componential analysis （ C） Phonemi
41、c analysis （ D） Grammatical analysis 31 All of the following are major figures of literary modernism EXCEPT _. （ A） James Joyce. （ B） Charles Lamb. （ C） T.S. Eliot. （ D） Virginia Woolf. 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING that their country now faces a bioterrorist attack. In all, 44 eases of anthrax attacks ha
42、ve been detected so far, including one death. The majority of eases in the US have surfaced at institutions of influence or prominence. Apart from the mail sent to the senators, letters laced with the bacteria were sent to the offices of the ABC and NBC television networks and The New York Times. Me
43、anwhile, police in Japan, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Africa and Australia have also been investigating suspicions substances either sent through the mail or left at public places - one case of anthrax contamination has surfaced outside the US, in Kenya. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Wr
44、ite a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 44 Mind Aging is a new expression coming into the view of the modern people. It is said in a study that 54 % middle-aged adults treat themselves as old people, they are depressed and frightened at the thought of getting old and they worry
45、about their later life. Such mindset has exerted negative influence on their work and life. What are the hidden reasons for triggering mind aging among modern people? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: On Mind Aging 专业英语八级模拟试卷 693答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In thi
46、s 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. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to ch
47、eck 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】 Even though some EFL learners achieve high score in a certain standard English test such as IELTS or TOFEL, they still have some problems concerning the learnin
48、g of English. Today Id like to talk about some of the problems that students face when they follow a course of study through the medium of English if English is not their mother tongue. The purpose is to show that were aware of students problems, and that by analyzing them perhaps itll be possible t
49、o suggest how some of them may be overcome. The problems can be divided into three broad categories: psychological, cultural and linguistic. Some of the common psychological problems really involve fear of the unknown: for example, whether ones academic studies will be too difficult, whether one will fail the exams, and so on. All students share these apprehensions. Its pro
