1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 715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 The Commercialisation of Science and Technology Science and technology and the role of commercialisation
3、in that area are very interesting question. And its an issue which is going to be increasingly important, world wide. . an overview of the relationship between science technology and research development innovation: 1) Science-which is done to【 1】 new basic knowledge. Generally, thats done in the un
4、iversities, the government- funded【 2】 and larger international companies. 2) Technology-to do with the【 3】 of science. It turns scientific discoveries into a useful product, or a useful service. 3) Research, development and innovation are【 4】 : A. Research-closely related to basic sciences. B. Deve
5、lopment- the process of taking the【 5】 scientific idea or item and running it through to the development of products and services. C. Innovation-putting the【 6】 into the market place. . problems in commercialisation of technology: 1) The first one-not getting enough funding to develop scientific ide
6、as into useful products and services; 2) Another one-only 1/10 ideas taken to the final【 7】 3) The third one-Most people cannot guarantee a【 8】 return on their investment. . companies and【 9】 ideas: 1) Because of various reasons, the technology would likely become outmoded; 2) Some companies【 10】 ot
7、her specialized individuals or organisations to do research on their behalf; 3) Governments need to encourage and facilitate the interaction of the domestic firms with overseas companies. 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
8、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 According to Sa
9、mpras, what is the key point of a player having a coach being too close? （ A） The coach being as close as the players friend. （ B） The coach being honest with the player. （ C） The coach marrying the player. （ D） The coach keeping up with the current ATP schedule. 12 How does Sampras view the current
10、 ATP schedule? （ A） It is harder and tougher than in his prime. （ B） It is reasonable in most players eye. （ C） It is unreasonable in most players eye. （ D） There are few players complaining on that. 13 What can we infer about tennis players back in Samprass days? （ A） Serve-and-volley players mostl
11、y dominate the competition. （ B） Baseliners mostly dominate the competition. （ C） Asian players mostly dominate the competition. （ D） European players mostly dominate the competition. 14 Which of the following is NOT mentioned while discussing being successful at the grassroots level? （ A） Good coac
12、hing, instructions and technique. （ B） The import of western coaching way or sending kids to foreign academy. （ C） Letting young players get together and compete with each other. （ D） Sharing the success stories of Li Na and ask young players to learn from her. 15 What can we learn from the conversa
13、tion? （ A） Sampras is making up for what has been lost with his family members. （ B） It is Samprass fourth trip to China in three months. （ C） Sampras is not confident of Li Nas reaching another peak soon. （ D） Sampras still plays much in ATP although he is a little bit slower. SECTION C NEWS BROADC
14、AST 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 governor has decided that _. （ A） schools should not use names like “redskins“ （
15、B） schools can use names like “redskins“ （ C） some names such as “redskins“ are derogatory （ D） local schools should name their sports teams carefully 17 The governor vetoed the hill because be believed that the government _. （ A） has the duty to supervise names of sport teams （ B） has the duty to h
16、elp local schools choose proper names （ C） should not be prejudiced to teams because of their names （ D） should not deprive schools of the right to name their teams 17 As an investment banker specializing in mergers and acquisitions, Francois yon Hurter spent a lot of time in airport lounges, where
17、hed often set aside the latest deal calculations in favor Of a good mystery fiction read. So when he retired in 1998 after 25 years as a dealmaker, instead of joining legions of ex-bankers on extended vacations in exotic locales, yon Hurter committed himself and some hard-earned capital to his next
18、business venture: He launched London-based Bitter Lemon Press, a publishing company Specializing in reprinting in English mystery novels hed grown to love. These are not the usual hard-boiled Raymond Chandler imitations found in some bookstores and at airport lounges. The works, written originally i
19、n German, French, Spanish and Italian, offer social criticism and a slice of culture with the who-done-it, according to Von Hurter, who likened some of Bitter Lemons titles to travel fiction. The books, translated into English for the first time, take readers to locales like Mexico City, Munich and
20、Havana. “Id always go to bookstores in countries where I can read“ the language, 58-year old yon Hurter told Reuters while in New York this month to promote the company. In fact, he admits to making sure that, whenever possible, his U.S. flights went through Minneapolis, which has one of his favorit
21、e second-hand bookstores. Von Hurter, born and raised in Geneva, Switzerland, and a graduate of University of Pennsylvanias Wharton business school, is not the only Wall Street veteran financing Bitter Lemon Press. His brother Frederic yon Hurter, a former commodities trader at Cargill, the Minneapo
22、lis food giant, and Laurence Colchester, a former economist at Citibank, are partners. Though the trio speaks French, Greek, German and Italian, they employ translators to bring the books to life in English. Francois von Hurter would not detail how much of the groupss own money they put into Bitter
23、Lemon. Bitter Lemon has published six books in Britain and has plans for five titles in the next six months or so as part of its launch in the United States. One such title, “Thumbprint“, is a mystery written by Friedrich Glauser, who was born in Vienna in 1896 and has been referred to as a Swiss Si
24、menon-a reference to the noted Belgian mystery writer known for his French detective Maigret. “Thumbprint“, translated from German, has been one of the Bitter Lemons most popular books, selling 5,000 copies. Other Bitter Lemon titles include Gunter Ohnemus “The Russian Passenger“, the story of a cab
25、 driver who gets entangled with the Russian Mafia that has been translated from German, and “The Snowman“ by Jorg Fauser, a German author born in 1944 who died in 1987. “Fauser was one of the romantic heroes of post-war German literature, a friend of Charles Bukowski . he is now being rediscovered,“
26、 news magazine Der Spiegel noted in July, responding to a biography of Fauser published this summer. As a banker for First Boston, known today as Credit Suisse First Boston, and Morgan Stanley, Francois von Hurter worked not only in New York but London and Saudi Arabia. Among other deals, he had a h
27、and in Seagram Co Ltd.s purchase of MCA Inc. and Coca-Cola Co.s purchase of Columbia Pictures. And white the players are different, book publishing has some similarities to Wall Streets merger business. Like a company put up for sale, a book needs a specific market and needs to have potential for gr
28、owth. “You have to put together a business plan . negotiate with suppliers like printers, a sales force and distributors. You need to apply the same marketing savvy to decide how to position the book,“ he said. What is different about this latest venture, though, is that the hours spent in the offic
29、e seem to race by much more rapidly. “In a way, the hardest part of the second career, is that it creates such enthusiasm that you tend never to turn off,“ he said. “The line between your private life and your career get blurred because youre dealing with the things you love such as books.“ 18 What
30、kind of novels does the Bitter Lemon publish? （ A） English mystery novels written by London-based writers. （ B） Mystery novels which offer social criticism and a slice of culture, written originally not in English. （ C） Travel fiction which take readers to locales like Mexico City, Munich and Havana
31、. （ D） Hard-boiled mystery novels translated into English for the first time. 19 What does the author mean by “the language“ in the sentence “Id always go to bookstores in countries where I can read the language“ (Paragraph 2)? （ A） English. （ B） German, Italian, French or Spanish. （ C） Hard-boiled
32、mystery language. （ D） The language of the mystery novels he likes. 20 Which of the following statements is true? （ A） Bitter Lemon has published six books in Britain and is going to publish five titles in the United States. （ B） The publishers employ translators to bring the books to life in Englis
33、h because they dont speak French, Greek, German and Italian. （ C） All of the novels are found in second-hand bookstores. （ D） Francois von Hurter was born in Britain and was a successful investment banker in the United States. 21 Detective Maigret is a character in a novel written by _. （ A） Frieddr
34、ich Glauser （ B） Swiss Simenon （ C） a Belgian writer （ D） a French mystery writer 22 What is the difference between the publishing business and banking business? （ A） Book publishing needs a specific market and needs to have potential for growth. （ B） Book publishers have to negotiate with a lot of
35、people. （ C） The publishers time spent in the office seems to pass by much more rapidly. （ D） Publishers have to spend a lot more hours in the office. 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.
36、23 The metropolitan police force of London is under the direct control of_. （ A） the Prime Minister （ B） the Defense Minister （ C） the Home Secretary （ D） the Queen 24 The Peasant Uprising of 1381 did not direct against_. （ A） the rich clergy （ B） the lawyers （ C） the landowners （ D） the town trader
37、s 25 _was passed which allowed California to be accepted as a free state, New Mexico and Utah to be organized as territories without legislation either for or against slavery. （ A） The “Great Compromise“ （ B） The Compromise of 1850 （ C） Federalist Papers （ D） The Bill of Rights 26 The largest city i
38、n Australia is （ A） Canberra. （ B） Sydney. （ C） Melbourne. （ D） Perth. 27 The Tale of Two Cities is about a story happened in time of _. （ A） Napoleon War （ B） British Civil War （ C） WW （ D） French Revolution 28 LAD refers to_. （ A） language and direction （ B） learning and direction （ C） language ac
39、quisition device （ D） language acquisition development 29 The following can be used to introduce the U.K. EXCEPT _. （ A） a western European country （ B） with an area smaller than Germany （ C） It borders on France （ D） It is now consisting of three parts 30 Which of the following countries is NOT yet
40、 a permanent member in the Security Council of the UN? （ A） China. （ B） The U.K. （ C） The U.S. （ D） Germany. 31 The use of one name for that of another associated with it is rhetorically called_. （ A） synecdoche （ B） metonymy （ C） substitution （ D） metaphor 32 _ is one of Shakespeares narrative poem
41、s. （ A） The Winters Tale （ B） Venus and Adonis （ C） Romeo and Juliet （ D） The House of Fame 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING and it was then, when out in the woods, that she seemed least solitary. She knew how to hit to a hairs breadth that moment of evening when the light and the darkness are so evenly bala
42、nced that the constraint of day and the suspense of night neutralize each other, leaving absolute mental liberty. It is then that the plight of being alive becomes attenuated to its least possible dimensions. She had no fear of the shadows; her sole idea seemed to be to shun mankind or rather that c
43、old accretion called the world, which, so terrible in the mass, is so unformidable, even pitiable, in its units. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 45 In some countries young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year betwee
44、n finishing high school and starting university studies. What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing this? Write an essay of about 400 words to state your opinion on the following topic: Gap Year In the first part of your essay you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part
45、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 summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss
46、of marks. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 715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
47、-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】 The Commercialisation of Science and Technology Good morning, everyone. Id like to welcom
48、e you all to our series of lectures on “Excellence in Science“ and I must say, judging by the numbers of you in the audience out there, this is the most popular lecture we have had all year! So rather than take up any more of your time, Id like to introduce my own topic “The Commercialisation of Sci
49、ence and Technology“ Science and technology and the role of commercialisation in that area are very interesting question. And its an issue which is going to be increasingly important, world wide. Let me just begin by giving you an overview of the relationship between science and technology and research development and innovation. These are terms which people often use as if they mean the same thing. Essentially, science is that which is done to generate new basic knowle
