1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 698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 Blog Culture The topic today is about the newly appearing phenomenon of (1)_. The most significant revolu
3、tions of the last twenty years have had something to do with writing: email, webpages, blogs, etc. All this reflects a trend that communication has shifted towards words on a screen. Firstly, what is a blog? Generally speaking, its an online journal comprised of links and postings in reverse chronol
4、ogical order. Blogs cover (2)_topics: commentaries, personal musings, political tracts, updated information, etc. However, a significant number of prominent bloggers have not enabled the comment feature. The most common(3)_of blogs tends to be its voice: blogs are written human passion. There are ei
5、ght prominent features of bloggers: willingness to share their thoughts and experiences with others; helping each other a lot; global, reading international sources and wanting to meet other people; using (4)_; getting so much used to providing feedback themselves; showing a need for (5)_; investing
6、 so much time in their blogs; representing the culture of speed. investing so much time in their blogs; representing the culture of speed. Finally, the (6)_of personal blogs is discussed, and the advantages as well as disadvantages to the society will be mentioned. The advantages of blogs include: s
7、haring knowledge and information with others; being a positive way of (7)_; showing talents and expertise of the writer; better informing the society and authorities concerned. The disadvantages of blogs are: most people dont have (8)_, or are unable to write in a compelling manner; real expertise l
8、aying hidden, and readers can only get (9)_information; easy to start and hard to maintain; they are used as powerful weapons to attack others, and our legal system may be (10)_. SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the
9、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 The interviewee cites the Bach family to show that creativity （ A） appears to be the result of t
10、he environment. （ B） seems to be attributable to genetic makeup. （ C） appears to be more associated with great people. （ D） comes from both environment and genetic makeup. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the qu
11、estions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 12 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? （ A） The company lost another aircraft in March this year. （ B） All the passengers lost their lives in the plane crash. （ C） The two engines of
12、the plane were both destroyed. （ D） The black box has not been found yet. 13 How many people were killed in the plane crash in March this year? （ A） 8. （ B） 7. （ C） 18. （ D） 14 13 Historians have only recently begun to note the increase in demand for luxury goods and services that took place in eigh
13、teenth-century England. McKendrick has explored the Wedgwood firms remarkable success in marketing luxury pottery; Plumb has written about the proliferation of provincial theaters, musical festivals, and childrens toys and books. While the fact of this consumer revolution is hardly in doubt, three k
14、ey questions remain: Who were the consumers? What were their motives? And what were the effects of the new demand for luxuries? An answer to the first of these has been difficult to obtain. Although it has been possible to infer from the goods and services actually produced what manufacturers and se
15、rvicing trades thought their customers wanted, only a study of relevant personal documents written by actual consumers will provide a precise picture of who wanted what. We still need to know how large this consumer market was and how far down the social scale the consumer demand for luxury goods pe
16、netrated. With regard to this last question, we might note in passing that Thompson, while rightly restoring laboring people to the stage of eighteenth-century English history, has probably exaggerated the opposition in general; for example, laboring people in eighteenth- century England readily shi
17、fted from home-brewed beer to standardized beer produced by huge, heavily capitalized urban breweries. To answer the question of why consumers became so eager to buy, some historians have pointed to the ability of manufacturers to advertise in a relatively uncensored press. This, however, hardly see
18、ms a sufficient answer. McKendriek favors a Velen model of conspicuous consumption stimulated by competition for status. The “middling sort“ bought goods and services because they wanted to follow fashions set by the rich. Again, we may wonder whether this explanation is sufficient. Do not people en
19、joy buying things as a form of self-gratification? If so, consumerism could be seen as a product of the rise of new concepts of individualism and materialism, but not necessarily of the frenzy for conspicuous competition. Finally, what were the consequences of this consumer demand for luxuries? McKe
20、ndrick claims that it goes a long way toward explaining the coming of the Industrial Revolution. But does it? What, for example, does the production of high-quality pottery and toys have to do with the development of iron manufacture or textile mills? It is perfectly possible to have the psychology
21、and reality of a consumer society without a heavy industrial sector. The future exploration of these key questions is undoubtedly necessary. It should not, however, diminish the force of the conclusion of recent studies: the insatiable demand in eighteenth-century England for frivolous as well as us
22、eful goods and services foreshadows our own world. 14 In the first paragraph, the author mentions McKendrick and Plumb most probably in order to _. （ A） contrast their views on the luxury consumerism in eighteenth-century England （ B） indicate the inadequacy of the traditional approaches to eighteen
23、th-century English history （ C） support the contention that key questions about eighteenth-century consumerism remain unanswered （ D） give examples of historians who have explored the eighteenth-century consumerism in England 15 Concerning the answer to who the consumers were, the writer of the pass
24、age seems to_. （ A） doubt that laboring people were also involved in the consumer revolution （ B） exaggerate the extent of the demand for luxury goods （ C） agree with Thompson on the scale of the market （ D） prefer home-brewed beer to standardized beer produced by urban breweries 16 According to the
25、 Velen model, the “middling sort“ of customers bought luxury goods to_. （ A） gratify themselves （ B） show individualism （ C） keep up with the Joneses （ D） boast of their wealth 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best
26、 answer to each question. 17 The Tories were the forerunners of （ A） the Conservative Party. （ B） the Labour Party. （ C） the Social Democratic Party. （ D） the Liberal Party. 18 _is the representative of the aesthetic movement and advocates the principle of “art for arts sake“. （ A） Bernard Shaw （ B）
27、 Oscar Wilde （ C） Lawrence （ D） Hardy 19 _personally directed the action by using the army to drive a few hundred WW I veterans out of the capital. （ A） President Hoover （ B） President Roosevelt （ C） President Wilson （ D） General McArthur 20 Which of the following writers is not the representative o
28、f Modernism in the 20th century? （ A） James Joyce. （ B） Joseph Conrad. （ C） Virginia Woof. （ D） Thomas Hardy. 21 Which of the following is NOT an Irish writer? （ A） George Bernard Shaw. （ B） William Butler Yeats. （ C） David Herbert Lawrence. （ D） James Joyce. 22 Cardiff is the capital of （ A） Northe
29、rn Ireland. （ B） Scotland. （ C） England. （ D） Wales. 23 The meaning of words may change with time, “deer“ is a example of_. （ A） widening of meaning （ B） narrowing of meaning （ C） meaning shift （ D） loss of meaning 24 Idioms adjectival in nature function as _. （ A） adjectives （ B） attributes （ C） mo
30、difiers （ D） words 25 Carrie Meeber appears in _. （ A） Sister Carrie （ B） The Scarlet Letter （ C） The Rainbow （ D） Tess 26 Which of the following is not the branch of American Federal government? （ A） Executive system. （ B） Legislative system. （ C） Judicial system. （ D） Military system. 二、 PART IV P
31、ROOFREADING it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of will, a qualification of the i-【 M1】 _ magination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the fresh of the deep springs of life. 【 M2】 _ Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over
32、 timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists a man of 60 【 M3】 _ more than a boy of 20. Nobody grow old merely by the number of years. We 【 M4】 _ grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but give in enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. 【 M5】 _ Worry
33、, fear, self - distrust bows the heart or turns the spirit back to dust. 【 M6】 _ Whether 60 or 16, there is every human beings heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing childlike appetite of whats next and the joy of the game of living. 【 M7】 _ In the center of your heart and my heart where there is a
34、 wireless station: so 【 M8】 _ long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, so long are you young. When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered by snows of cynicism 【 M9】 _ and the ice of pessimism, then you are growing old, even at 2
35、0, however as 【 M10】 _ long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at 80. 27 【 M1】 28 【 M2】 29 【 M3】 30 【 M4】 31 【 M5】 32 【 M6】 33 【 M7】 34 【 M8】 35 【 M9】 36 【 M10】 SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH Directions: Translate the following text into English. 37 我们两
36、个伟人的国家，交往的历史已经有 200年了，跨越厂三个世纪。两同人民友谊和合作的动人事迹还历历在日。 19世纪 60年代，中国数以万计的华工参加了美国横贯东西部大铁路的修建工作。他们不顾严寒、饥饿和待遇菲薄的恶劣条件，当别的建筑队伍都撤下来的时候，只有中国这支队伍坚持到底。最后一根枕木是由四位华下铺上的 。无数人为这个工程献出了生命。 1991年伊利诺伊州曾经专门派人到上海用 3 000个道钉做了个纪念碑。他们说，中国筑路工人的最大贡献就是沟通了美国东西部的大通道，并由此推动厂美国的统一，这是一个重要的因素。 SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE Directions: T
37、ranslate the following text into Chinese. 38 How was it possible, I asked myself, to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing worthy of note? I who cannot see find hundreds of things to interest me through mere touch. I feel the delicate symmetry of a leaf. I pass my hands lovingly about t
38、he smooth skin of a silver birch, or the rough, shaggy bark of a pine. In the spring I touch the branches of trees hopefully in search of a bud the first sign of awakening Nature after her winters sleep. I feel the delightful, velvety texture of a flower, and discover its remarkable convolutions; an
39、d something of the miracle of Nature is revealed to me. Occasionally, if I am very fortunate, I place my hand gently on a small tree and feel the happy quiver of a bird in full song. I am delighted to have the cool waters of a brook rush thought my open finger. To me a lush carpet of pine needles or
40、 spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. To me the page ant of seasons is a thrilling and unending drama, the action of which streams through my finger tips. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 39 Write an e
41、ssay about 400 words entitled “Background music“. In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a
42、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 composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 698答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In this section you sill hear a mini-lect
43、ure. 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 another ten min
44、utes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 【听力原文】 Blog Culture Good morning, today Id like to discuss with you the phenomenon of blog. Isnt it interesting that some of the most significant “revolutions“ of the last twenty years have all had to d
45、o with writing? First we had email, then webpages, then mobile phone texting, and now blogs. All this reflects a trend that the world is becoming more formal in how it communicates. Instead of body language and endless conversations, communication has shifted towards endless words on a screen. First
46、ly, what is a blog, anyway? Generally speaking, its an online journal comprised of links and postings in reverse chronological order, meaning the most recent posting appears at the top of the page. Blogs run the gamut of topics. One may be a running commentary on current events in a specific arena,
47、a series of personal musings, a purely political tract, pointers to other peoples work or products, or it may be a constantly updated “whats new“ by a domain expert. While some blogging software permits readers to post their own comments, this feature has to be turned on by the blogger, and a signif
48、icant number of prominent bloggers have not enabled the comment feature. What the best individual blogs tend to have in common is voice they are clearly written by human beings with genuine human passion. Thats a good, in-depth definition. Next, let us look at the characteristics of the blog culture
49、. I will introduce 8 prominent features of bloggers, which, I hope will help you deepen your understanding of blogging. Feature 1. Blogging shows the willingness and pleasure of the bloggers to share their thoughts and experiences with others. Feature 2. Bloggers help each other a lot. They are also capable of launching collaborative
