1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 6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. W
2、hen 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. 1 Note-taking in Lectures For listeners, note-taking is an essential way to achieve better understanding of a
3、 lecture. It involves many separate skills, four of which will be analyzed here. . Understand what 【 1】 _ says. 1. severe strain: 2 reasons word 【 2】 _ in speech. new words 2. solution: concentrate on what are most important . Sort out the main points. 1. focus on the title: write down the title 【 3
4、】 _ and completely. 2. be aware of signals of what is important or unimportant. signals indicating importance: 【 4】 _ speak slowly or loudly use a greater range of intonation employ a combination of the devices signals 【 5】 _ deliver sentences quickly, softly use a narrow range of intonation use 【 6
5、】 _ pauses . Write down 【 7】 _ quickly and clearly. 1. use abbreviation 2. select words that give 【 8】 _ (nouns, verbs, adjectives) 3. write one point on each line 4. find time to write 【 9】 _ . Show the connections between the various points the listeners has noted. 1. use spacing, underlining, 【 1
6、0】 _ 2. number points 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 that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the
7、interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 Before Jose Martinez set up his pizza delivery service, he （ A） tested samples on potential clients. （ B） handed out product questionnaires. （ C） assessed demand in different areas.
8、 （ D） trained staff for a few months. 12 According to Jose Martinez, the Spanish fast food business （ A） is different from that of the U. S. （ B） has slowed slightly in its rate of growth. （ C） employs an increasing number of women. （ D） is experiencing a hard time. 13 Jose Martinez wants his traine
9、e managers to （ A） develop a competitive attitude. （ B） try out some of the shop-floor jobs. （ C） spend some time working abroad. （ D） own an excellent academic records. 14 Jose Martinez left the first company he worked for because it （ A） set the staff impossible targets. （ B） offered insufficient
10、financial rewards. （ C） provided inadequate support. （ D） offered staff few promotion opportunities. 15 What does Jose Martinez plan to do in the future? （ A） Develop a chain of restaurants. （ B） Set up a franchise operation. （ C） Expand into the frozen food market. （ D） Open more branches abroad. S
11、ECTION 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 What happened on Thursday? （ A） Israel announced plans to build u
12、p to 750 new homes in a Jewish settlement. （ B） A Palestinian gunman killed eight students at a Jewish seminary. （ C） Israel stepped up security across the country. （ D） Olmert promised to fight militants in the West Bank and Gaza. 17 Where did this accident happen? （ A） In the capital Buenos Aires.
13、 （ B） Near the beach resort of Mar del Plata. （ C） Near Dolores. （ D） Not mentioned. 18 How many people were on the bus? （ A） 18. （ B） 50. （ C） 2. （ D） 63. 19 What was Barack Obamas response toward Hillarys suggestion? （ A） He made no comments on Hillarys suggestion. （ B） He had no choice but to acc
14、ept Hillarys suggestion. （ C） He refused to take Hillarys suggestion. （ D） He decided to quit the election campaign. 20 The Philippine government has banned （ A） news reports about the fighting in the Philippines. （ B） news reports about the fighting in the villages. （ C） news reports about the figh
15、ting on Jolo Island. （ D） some newspapers. 21 Except at night, they hardly ever have time together. He often sits alone in the house waiting for Julie-Julie to come home. It would be nice to have kids to play with when one comes home from work. But, Oh, the house is too small, Kappy-Pappy dear. We n
16、eed to save and move to a bigger place before we can start a family. Kapsak never understands that. What does a big house have to do with having children? When he and Eka Udo had children, did they have a big house? But they died, didnt they? And the doctor later said something about cramped living
17、conditions making it easy for malaria to virtually wipe out his family. So maybe Julie-Julie has a point. All his children had died because of being cooped up in one room. All except Udo. Udo Kapsak would not ordinarily admit it but the truth is he misses the boy so much. Udos full-faced smile. His
18、quirky-chirpy ways. His innocent probing manner. Oh Udo! Hell be approaching five now. Five! A big baby! Sighing noisily, Kapsak tries to put thoughts of his son out of his mind. He has not seen the boy in over three years. And maybe he has gone the way his brother and sisters went. No. Not likely.
19、Awadamoto would have told him. Awadamoto. Its been a long time since Kapsak saw him. Throwing on a shirt, Kapsak hurries off to the taxi rank in the business district. “Kapsak, Kapsak!“ Awadamoto cheers as his childhood friend approaches. “Awadamoto! You have abandoned me!“ “Use that word lightly, K
20、apsak. You know who has done the most abandoning between me and you.“ “But Awad, we live here in town together.“ “Blame that wife of yours. I did not go to school and I dont like going near people who make me remember that all the time.“ Kapsak has it in mind to say something good about his wife, bu
21、t something else jumps to his mouth. “Come Awad, what is Gestapo?“ “Gestapo?“ “No, Gestapo.“ “Man, I dont know. Where did you hear it?“ “Eh, I heard it somewhere. How is the village?“ “Exactly as you left it.“ “And. “ “Eka Udo?“ “Yes. How is she?“ “How does it concern you? Anyway, I heard some big c
22、hief from her mothers village has taken her for his third wife.“ “What of my son? Is it well with him?“ “You would have known if you had bothered to go and check on him. Look, its my turn. “Bawling out to passengers to climb into his ramshackle taxi, Awadamoto ambles off. It is pouring heavily when
23、Julie-Julie returns. Outside, it is rain. Inside, it is confusion. Kapsak is at first happy to see her back safely. Then his happiness turns to anger as she carries on about what an exciting time she had. Finally his anger succumbs to her gentle caresses and passion rules their world. Julie-Julie sh
24、oots out at first light. “Ive got to see someone urgently, Kappy-Pappy. “Kappy-Pappy, that is my name now, Kapsak laughs to himself as he shuffles off to the construction site where he manages to earn a few bucks. On his way into the main yard, he ducks out of the way of a fast-moving four-wheel dri
25、ve vehicle driven by an expatriate. Cursing lightly, he looks back to see the driver locked in a passionate kiss with a woman with luxuriant hair. “No wonder he nearly killed me!“ Kapsak spits out. “Early morning and hes already.“ His mouth remains open but the words dry up. like the water taps of t
26、he city. The woman with the expatriate turns momentarily, perhaps to pick up something from the backseat. In that instant, Kapsak sees clearly the woman for whom he had left his first wife and forsaken his family and people. But he does not see the earthmover in front of him. Neither does he hear it
27、s powerful horns. And the driver of the earthmover does not see Kapsak. By the time someone notices the crushed figure lying by the roadside, a blackening pool of blood has begun to seep into the earth. 21 According to the doctor, Kapsak and Eka Udos children （ A） died of a constant headache. （ B） d
28、ied from a traffic accident. （ C） died of an infectious malady. （ D） died from goods famine. 22 The phrase “cooped up“ in the second paragraph probably means （ A） mobilized. （ B） captivated. （ C） confined. （ D） shoved. 23 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Kapsaks life? （ A） Kapask cam
29、e across Awadamoto. （ B） His friend, Awadamoto, doesnt like Julie. （ C） Perhaps Julie is Kapsaks second wife. （ D） Kapask wasnt sure whether Udo is still alive. 24 All of the following can be inferred from the passage EXCEPT that （ A） Kapask and Julie had extra marital affairs. （ B） Kapasks parents
30、may not forgive him. （ C） Julie lied to Kapask about her whereabouts. （ D） Julie and Kapask were blessed by his friends. 25 The best title for the passage would probably be （ A） Kapask and Julie. （ B） Death of Kapask. （ C） Love Affairs. （ D） Kapasks Children. 26 The romantic image of the trusty post
31、man, delivering letters to the farthest-flung corners of the land, makes the reform of postal services a sensitive subject. This is especially true when the impetus for reform comes from the European Union. This month the European Parliament starts work on a directive, drawn up by the European Commi
32、ssion, to remove the last monopolies in postal markets by 2009-the final stage in a slow and laborious liberalisation that began in 1992. Directives in 1997 and 2002 chipped away at the centuries-old monopolies enjoyed by national operators, and the proposed new law will open the whole market to com
33、petition by abolishing the “reserved area“ on mail weighing less than 50 grams. But although the legislative wheels are in motion, some countries are as sceptical as ever. The commission says it has deliberately pursued postal liberalisation at a slower pace than other market openings. This is partl
34、y due to its technical complexity. Unlike in telecoms, post has no physical network to share. Many countries had to create independent regulators from scratch in order to monitor mar ket access and prices. The size of the heavily unionised postal industry also prompted caution. It employs some 5m pe
35、ople directly and indirectly, and its turnover is roughly 1% of Europes combined GDP. But arguably the biggest drag on liberalisation is old-fashioned resistance to open markets, plus a dash of reverence for letter writing. One opponent of the 2009 deadline talks of “a noble industry that we want to
36、 protect“ and lauds the virtues of pen and paper. All postal operators recognise, however, that the epistolary habit has taken a hit from the Internet. With deadening pragmatism, the commission says liberalisation will improve quality and choice and reduce state subsidies. Countries that have alread
37、y opened their markets, such as Sweden and Britain, agree. Since Swedens Posten AB was privatised in 1993, prices for business customers have fallen by 30%, though they have risen for consumers. The postal network has been extended, with new outlets in supermarkets and longer opening hours. Proponen
38、ts of reform argue that Sweden, which has one of the lowest population densities in the EU, disproves the argument that rural countries cannot both have open markets and provide a standard service for everyone. But France, Spain, Italy and other countries worry that abolishing the “reserved area“ wi
39、ll damage this universal-service obligation. Last month Francois Loos, Frances industry minister, said 2009 was “an indicative date“ for competition rather than a firm deadline. A spokesman for PostEurop, a lobby group representing European postal operators, says several countries would prefer a dea
40、dline of 2012 at the earliest, with the wholly implausible argument that more time is needed to research the impact of liberalisation. The commission knows a delaying tactic when it sees one. Operators have had years to prepare for liberalisation. But some countries, such as Greece and Luxembourg, s
41、eem to want to protect their national monopolies at any cost. The attitudes of central European countries are more difficult to predict. Their governments supported the liberal services directive, which favoured their mobile, comparatively cheap workforces, but have expressed doubts about opening pr
42、otected home markets to competition. Incumbents may have less to fear from competition than they think, however. In countries with open markets, the former monopolists have remained dominant. In Britain the Royal Mail has 96.5% of the market; in Sweden Posten AB has 91.5%. Regulators do not expect b
43、ig changes in either country. Indeed, some advocates of liberalisation worry that open postal markets will fail to attract new entrants and that eliminating the reserved area will not guarantee competition. The debate over market opening is an opportunity to find out what people really want from the
44、ir postal services and a chance to rethink how they work, says Michael Critelli, the boss of Pitney Bowes, a company that makes postal equipment and software. Some people might, for example, choose to have domestic mail delivered to their offices on weekdays, he suggests. But such innovations will h
45、appen only if national governments can be discouraged from stamping the commissions proposals “return to sender“. 26 The phrase “chipped away at“ in the first paragraph probably means （ A） appealed, （ B） repealed. （ C） aggravated. （ D） consolidated. 27 All of the following are reasons of slow-paced
46、reform of postal services EXCEPT （ A） preference to letter writing. （ B） disapproval of open markets. （ C） attachment to monopolies. （ D） technological problems of postal services. 28 Which of the following is NOT true of European countries attitude to the reform? （ A） Some countries welcome the ref
47、orm. （ B） Some countries play the role of skeptics. （ C） Some countries are in a state of indecision. （ D） Some countries try to meet the deadline. 29 Innovations in postal services might appear when （ A） the countries lose their hearts. （ B） the commission makes a compromise. （ C） the reform is car
48、ried out. （ D） the proposal is modified. 30 Which of the following can best summarize the passage? （ A） The reform of postal services is undergoing in Europe. （ B） Protectionism hampers the reform of Europes postal services. （ C） Monopolies of postal services are to be broken up. （ D） The European m
49、arket of postal services is open to competition. 31 Marriage may be about love, but divorce is a business. For global couples-born in different countries, married in a third, now working somewhere else and with children, pensions and other assets sprinkled over the world-a contested divorce is bliss for lawyers and a nightmare for others. Divorce laws vary wildly, from countries (such as Malta) that still forbid it to Islamic states where for the husband, at least-it
