1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 706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 With the explosion of excitement about the Internet, there seems to be another type of addiction that has
3、 invaded the human psyche. I. Internet addiction or computer addiction: what to name the phenomenon? 1)Internet Addiction Disorder Some people seem to be too excited about the Internet. 2)Computer Addiction Many people are attached only to their computers and dont care about the Internet. 3)Cyberspa
4、ce Addiction an addiction to【 1】 _ of experience created through computer engineering many subtypes with【 2】 _ some are game and competition oriented some fulfill more【 3】 _ some are an extension of workaholicism . Normal enthusiasm and abnormal preoccupation: where to draw the line? 1)Addictions ca
5、n be healthy, unhealthy or【 4】 _. healthy: an outlet for learning, creativity and self-expression unhealthy: serious disturbances in ones ability to function in【 5】 _ 2)With no official psychological or psychiatric diagnosis of an Internet or Computer Addiction, there are only definitions of the con
6、stellation of【 6】 _ that constitute such addictions in different ways. . Problematic addiction and healthy Internet use: the speakers premise 1)problematic addiction: when they have【 7】 _ their cyber life from face-to-face life 2)healthy Internet use:【 8】 _ the face-to-face and cyberspace worlds 3)“
7、bringing in the real world“ an important principle for helping people who are addictively【 9】 _ in cyberspace a powerful tool for intervening with people who are addicted to【 10】 _ in cyberspace 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】 5 【 5】 6 【 6】 7 【 7】 8 【 8】 9 【 9】 10 【 10】 SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: I
8、n 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 Accordin
9、g to Mungham, _ is the only newspaper that gives China serious consideration. （ A） The Times （ B） The Financial Times （ C） The Thames （ D） The Independent 12 According to the passage, the British press tends to report _ about China. （ A） classic disaster （ B） great achievement （ C） common peoples li
10、ves （ D） political news 13 According to the passage, Chinas present achievement cannot be found in Britain press because _. （ A） the public is not very interested in the world outside Britain （ B） British journalists refuse to report these achievements （ C） the British government forbids them to rep
11、ort （ D） the British press doesnt think the achievement in China is worthwhile to be reported 14 According to the passage, the major function of BBC is _. （ A） propagandistic （ B） entertaining （ C） instructive （ D） informative 15 The attitude Geoff Mungham holds towards propaganda is _. （ A） sarcast
12、ic （ B） indifferent （ C） no comment （ D） optimistic 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 The man was
13、convicted for （ A） dishonesty. （ B） manslaughter. （ C） murder. （ D） having a gun. 17 Which of the following is TRUE? （ A） Mark Eastwood had a licence for a revolver. （ B） Mark Eastwood loved to go to noisy parties. （ C） Mark Eastwood smashed the window of a house. （ D） Mark Eastwood had a record. 17
14、 The meanings of “science“ and “technology“ have changed significantly from one generation to another. More similarities than differences, however, can be found between the terms. Both science and technology imply a thinking process; both are concerned with causal relationships in the material world
15、, and both employ an experimental methodology that results in empirical demonstrations that can be verified by repetition. Science, at least in theory, is less concerned with the practicality of its results and more concerned with the development of general laws, but in practice science and technolo
16、gy are inextricably involved with each other. The varying interplay of the two can be observed in the historical development of such practitioners as chemists, engineers, physicists, astronomers, carpenters, potters, and many other specialists. Differing educational requirements, social status, voca
17、bulary, methodology, and types of rewards, as well as institutional objectives and professional goals, contribute to such distinctions as can be made between the activities of scientists and technologists; but throughout history the practitioners of “pure“ science have made many practical as well as
18、 theoretical contributions. Indeed, the concept that science provides the ideas for technological innovations and that pure research is therefore essential for any significant advancement in industrial civilization is essentially a myth. Most of the greatest changes in industrial civilization cannot
19、 be traced to the laboratory. Fundamental tools and processes in the fields of mechanics, chemistry, astronomy, metallurgy, and hydraulics were developed before the laws governing their functions were discovered. The steam engine, for example, was commonplace before the science of thermodynamics elu
20、cidated the physical principle underlying its operations. In recent years a sharp value distinction has grown up between science and technology. Advances in science have frequently had their bitter opponents, but today many people have come to fear technology much more than science. For these people
21、, science may be perceived as a serene, objective source for understanding the eternal laws of nature, whereas the practical manifestations of technology in the modern world now seem to them to be out of control. Many historians of science argue not only that technology is an essential condition of
22、advanced, industrial civilization but also that the rate of technological change has developed its own momentum in recent centuries. Innovations now seem to appear at a rate that increase geometrically, without respect to geographical limits or political systems. These innovations tend to transform
23、traditional cultural systems, frequently with unexpected social consequences. Thus technology can be conceived as both a creative and a destructive process. 18 Science is, as the author argues, similar to technology in that _. （ A） it involves a long process of change （ B） it focuses on the casual a
24、spects of the material world （ C） it resorts to experiments as an exclusive method of research （ D） it is concerned about the theoretical development 19 Which of the following does the author NOT agree with? （ A） Scientific activities are deeply involved with those of technology. （ B） Industrial civ
25、ilization is largely based on the scientific progress. （ C） Science and technology move forward at a comparable speed. （ D） Either of science and technology is necessary for the advance of each other. 20 What does “the practical manifestations out of control“ (Para. 3) mean? （ A） Technology is losin
26、g its traditional practicality. （ B） Technology is moving further away from science. （ C） Technological progress is benefiting the whole world. （ D） Technology is threatening the existence of human civilization. 21 The “historians“ as mentioned in the last paragraph regard the technology with _. （ A
27、） absolute enthusiasm （ B） total indifference （ C） obvious resentment （ D） reserved approval 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 22 During the reign of_, England was separated from the Ro
28、man Empire religiously. （ A） Henry VII （ B） Henry VIII （ C） Elizabeth I （ D） James II 23 Robert Browning was a(n) （ A） playwright. （ B） novelist. （ C） essayist. （ D） poet. 24 A: Shall we get something for the kids? B: Yes. But I veto I-C-E-C-R-E-A-M.In the dialogue, Bs answer flouts which of the fou
29、r maxims of CP? （ A） The maxim of quality. （ B） The maxim of quantity. （ C） The maxim of manner. （ D） The maxim of relation. 25 _ is the leading general of the South in the American Civil War. （ A） Grant （ B） Sherman （ C） Marshall （ D） Robert Lee 26 Walden is written by （ A） Henry James. （ B） Henry
30、David Thoreau. （ C） Walt Whitman. （ D） Ralph Waldo Emerson. 27 Which of the following animals is NOT the unique animal of Australia? （ A） Kangaroo. （ B） Emu. （ C） Kiwi. （ D） Platypus. 28 In Australia, April 25 is known as （ A） Australia Day. （ B） Anzac Day. （ C） Independent Day. （ D） ANZUS. 29 John
31、Keats was a(n)_. （ A） British poet （ B） American poet （ C） British novelist （ D） American novelist 30 Which of the following parties is NOT British? （ A） Conservative Party. （ B） Labour Party. （ C） Liberal Party. （ D） Democratic Party. 31 Which of the following is the representative of Realism? （ A）
32、 Washington Irving. （ B） James Fennimore Cooper. （ C） Nathaniel Hawthorne. （ D） Herman Melville. 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN) Directions: Proofread the given passage. The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE w
33、ord is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way: (1)For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. (2)For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “ “ sign and write t 32 I c
34、ant preserve any difference between these two pictures. SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH Directions: Translate the following text into English. 33 没有一个人将小草叫做 “大力士 ”，但是它的力量之大，的确是世界无比。这种力，是一般人看不见的生命力，只要生命存在，这种力就要显现，上面的石块，丝毫不足以阻挡，因为它是一种 “长期抗战 ”的力，有弹性，能屈能伸的力，有韧性，不达目的不止的力。 种子不落在肥土而落在瓦砾中，有生命力的种子决不会悲观和叹气，因为有了阻
35、力才有磨练。生命开始的一瞬间就带了斗争来的草，才是坚韧的草，也只有这种草，才可以傲然地对那些玻璃棚中养育着的盆花哄笑。 SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. 34 The balance of nature is a very elaborate and very delicate system of checks and counterchecks. It is continually being altered as climates change, as ne
36、w organisms evolve, as animals or plants permeate to new areas. But the alterations have in the past, for the most part, been slow, whereas with the arrival of civilized man, their speed has been multiplied manifold: from the evolutionary time-scale, Where change is measured by periods of ten or a h
37、undred thousand years, they have been transferred to the human time-scale in which centuries and even decades count. Everywhere man is altering the balance of nature. He is facilitating the spread of plants and animals into new regions, sometimes deliberately, sometimes unconsciously. He is covering
38、 huge areas with new kinds of plants, or with houses, factories, slag-heaps and other products of his civilization. He exterminates some species on a large scale, but favors the multiplication of others. In brief, he has done more in five thousand years to alter the biological aspect of the planet t
39、han has nature in five million. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 35 All of us will work in our jobs with different kinds of people and we have to possess certain characteristics to keep on good terms with our co-workers. What do y
40、ou think is the most important characteristic of a co-worker? Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic: The Most Important Characteristic of a Co-worker In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thes
41、is statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appro-priacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 706答案与解析
42、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. When the lecture is
43、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】 Library Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to our library. I believe Mr. Howard have shown you the different reading ro
44、oms on the first and second floors. This room in which you are now standing is the lending and catalogue room. Behind the counter is the open stacks. The door at the far end of the open stacks leads to the closed stacks. Now Id like to introduce to you how to make use of the references and books her
45、e for your study and research. There are also certain rules on borrowing books that I need to explain to you. College libraries are designed primarily for research and study. To illustrate its use, let us choose a research topic and follow the step-by-step procedure of looking up the material for th
46、e paper. Lets suppose your assignment is to write a paper on a novel called “The Sun Also Rises“ by American writer Ernest Hemingway. The initial step is to go to the main catalog over there. You may notice that the many small drawers on those large wooden cabinets are lined up in alphabetical order
47、. Each of the drawers contains hundreds of alphabetically sequenced cards. These cards are printed references to all materials available in the library. Each publication is indexed in 3 ways: by subject, by author (family name comes first), and by title. Title cards are cataloged by the first word o
48、f the book title, omitting the articles like “a“, “an“, and “the“. Then, you look up “Hemingway, Ernest“ in the subject index. Following this head, you will be able to see cards of all the books by him, including the book “The Sun Also Rises“. You can also see another set of Hemingway material with
49、cards that list books about him, including biographies and literary criticism of his works. But if you want to do some research on a writer who is not as famous as Hemingway, you probably could not find the heading by his name in the subject index. In that case, you just look him up in the author index, which is stored in the cabinet on the right. And if you only know the name of the book, you can use the title index on the lef
