1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 719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 Why We Dont Like English Classes I. Peoples misunderstanding of how to learn English A. Preconception: in
3、tentionregistrationpayingattending classes: then one will get good English B. Actually, classes are a(n)【 B1】 _ way of learning English【 B1】 _ II. Things students can do at an English class A lot of【 B2】 _ are spent when attending English classes【 B2】 _ A. Listening to bad English from peers B. Havi
4、ng the poor【 B3】 _【 B3】 _ C. Reading a boring textbook textbook makes【 B4】 _ easier【 B4】 _ but makes learning boring D. Learning stupid grammar rules 【 B5】 _ of so many grammar rules is impossible【 B5】 _ the practice of them in speaking is also impossible as a result, test score may be improved but
5、not English E. Doing useless【 B6】 _【 B6】 _ reviewing the useless grammar rules testing English but not teaching any English F. Getting boring homework【 B7】 _【 B7】 _ usually a grammar exercise or a composition usually you dont care about the subject of the composition G. Good pronunciation cant be ga
6、ined this fact is ignored by teachers how to avoid making【 B8】 _ is seldom taught【 B8】 _ how to pronounce or use dictionary to learn about word pronunciation is seldom taught III.【 B9】 _ to replace boring classes with interesting things【 B9】 _ A. Watching International or English-language channel B.
7、 Attending conversation class or speaking English with friends C. Reading interesting texts and books D. Reading and listening to English; increasing the【 B10】 _【 B10】 _ E. Writing compositions for yourself instead of teachers 1 【 B1】 2 【 B2】 3 【 B3】 4 【 B4】 5 【 B5】 6 【 B6】 7 【 B7】 8 【 B8】 9 【 B9】 1
8、0 【 B10】 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 interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions
9、. Now listen to the interview. 11 According to Mr. Bacon, people keep snakes because _. （ A） they like them as pets （ B） they like them although they dont have them as pets （ C） they use them to frighten other people （ D） they are keen on snake meat 12 From the conversation, we can conclude that the
10、 RoyaI-RSPCA must be _. （ A） a zoo with various animals （ B） a market selling various animals （ C） an organization for the protection of animals （ D） an organization for the protection of children 13 Animals are good for old peoples health in the sense that animals _. （ A） can look after them in hos
11、pital and home （ B） can be their good companions （ C） are more reliable than people （ D） can help them establish more social contacts 14 The lipstick marks on the animals heads show that people _. （ A） are cruel with their animals （ B） spend more money on animals than on their children （ C） are trea
12、ting their animals too well （ D） are making up their animals 15 According to Mr. Bacon, the best part of his job is _. （ A） the excitement involved with the possible danger （ B） the small amount of paper work （ C） the veterinary medicine （ D） the delivering of new animals SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Di
13、rections: 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. 15 Most students in the UK leave school or【 N1】 _ college at the age of 18 and go to study for
14、 three years in a University, but in recent years many students have chosen to take a one-year break between finishing school and starting university. This period is called a【 N2】 _ and is a time when British students can broaden their【 N3】 _ by visiting foreign countries. 16 【 N1】 17 【 N2】 18 【 N3】
15、 18 Aimlessness has hardly been typical of the postwar Japan whose productivity and social harmony are the envy of the United States and Europe. But increasingly the Japanese are seeing a decline of the traditional work-moral values. Ten years ago young people were hardworking and saw their jobs as
16、their primary reason for being, but now Japan has largely fulfilled its economic needs, and young people dont know where they should go next. The coming of age of the postwar baby boom and an entry of women into the male-dominated job market have limited the opportunities of teenagers who are alread
17、y questioning the heavy personal sacrifices involved in climbing Japans rigid social ladder to good schools and jobs. In a recent survey, it was found that only 24.5 percent of Japanese students were fully satisfied with school life, compared with 67.2 percent of students in the United States. In ad
18、dition, far more Japanese workers expressed dissatisfaction with their jobs than did their counterparts in the 10 other countries surveyed. While often praised by foreigners for its emphasis on the basics, Japanese education tends to stress test taking and mechanical learning over creativity and sel
19、f-expression. “Those things that do not show up in the test scores such as personality, ability, courage or humanity are completely ignored,“ says Toshiki Kaifu, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Partys education committee, “Frustration against this kind of thing leads kids to drop out and r
20、un wild.“ Last year Japan experienced 2,125 incidents of school violence, including 929 assaults on teachers. Amid the outcry, many conservative leaders are seeking a return to the prewar emphasis on moral education. Last year Mitsuo Setoyama, who was then education minister, raised eyebrows when he
21、 argued that liberal reforms introduced by the American occupation authorities after World War had weakened the “Japanese morality of respect for parents.“ But that may have more to do with Japanese life styles. “In Japan“, says educator Yoko Muro, “its never a question of whether you enjoy your job
22、 and your life, but only how much you can endure.“ With economic growth has come centralization, fully 76 percent of Japans 119 million citizens live in cities where community and the extended family have been abandoned in favor of isolated, two-generation households. Urban Japanese have long endure
23、d lengthy commutes (travels to and from work) and crowded living conditions, but as the old group and family values weaken, the discomfort is beginning to tell. In the past decade, the Japanese divorce rate, while still well below that of the United States, has increased by more than 50 percent, and
24、 suicides have increased by nearly one-quarter. (439 words) 19 In the Westerners eyes, the postwar Japan was _. （ A） under aimless development （ B） a positive example （ C） a rival to the West （ D） on the decline 20 According to the author, what may chiefly be responsible for the moral decline of Jap
25、anese society? （ A） Womens participation in social activities is limited. （ B） More workers are dissatisfied with their jobs. （ C） Excessive emphasis has been placed on the basics. （ D） The life-style has been influenced by Western values. 21 Which of the following is true according to the author? （
26、 A） Japanese education is praised for helping the young climb the social ladder. （ B） Japanese education is characterized by mechanical learning as well as creativity. （ C） More stress should be placed on the cultivation of creativity. （ D） Dropping out leads to frustration against test taking. 一、 P
27、ART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 22 Dr. Faustus is a play based on the German legend of a magician aspiring for_ and finally meeting his tragic end as a result of selling his soul to the D
28、evil. （ A） treasure （ B） immortality （ C） political power （ D） knowledge 23 _wrote The Pilgrim s Progress which is considered to be the most successful religious allegory in English literature. （ A） Samuel Johnson （ B） Richard Brinsley Sheridan （ C） John Bunyan （ D） Thomas Gray 24 Both James Joyce a
29、nd Virginia Woolf were _writers. （ A） Imagist （ B） Critical Realist （ C） Romantic （ D） Stream-of-Consciousness 25 Nouns, verbs and adjectives can be classified as （ A） functuional words. （ B） structural words. （ C） open class words. （ D） closed class words. 26 Hemingways style can be best explained
30、with his_. （ A） use of vernacular （ B） iceberg analogy （ C） psychological approach （ D） puritan view 27 _ is the first important governess novel in the English literary history. （ A） Jane Eyre （ B） Emma （ C） Wuthering Heights （ D） She Walks in Beauty 28 Highland, bagpipe, kilt and Edinburgh may asso
31、ciate you well enough with _. （ A） Wales （ B） England （ C） Scotland （ D） Northern Ireland 29 _ is the second largest city of Canada. （ A） Corner Brook （ B） Toronto （ C） Montreal （ D） Vancouver 30 “Song of Myself“ is _ s work. （ A） Walt Whitman （ B） Herman Melville （ C） William Butler Yeats （ D） Geor
32、ge Gordon Byron 31 In Canada, French and English are coequal official language except in _, where French is the sole official language. （ A） Quebec （ B） Montreal （ C） Vancouver （ D） Ottawa 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING two, they test your English. The first function is useless because grammar rules are us
33、eless. The second function, testing, is okay if you want to compare your knowledge with other people. But testing does not teach you any English. Get a homework assignment. The homework is usually a grammar exercise or a composition. The subject of the composition will usually be something that you
34、dont care about. Doing boring things is not going to help your English: It will only decrease your motivation. In addition, English classes will not teach you good pronunciation. Most teachers completely ignore it, sometimes because their own pronunciation is bad. Some teachers will correct your mis
35、takes when you speak. But very few teachers will tell you how you can avoid making the same mistakes again. Very few teachers will tell you about the sounds of English and how to use a dictionary to learn about the pronunciation of words. Most teachers will not encourage you to read in English, to b
36、uy a good English-English dictionary, to listen to English-language recordings. They will just do their textbook and the exercises in it. If your teacher is different, you are lucky. This is what most English classes look like. Think about your classes. If they are like thatboring and ineffectivethe
37、n you are simply wasting your time. Dont worry: you are not alone. Millions of people around the world waste their time by going to English classes. To solve these problems, you can replace ineffective and boring classes with interesting things which will really improve your English: Instead of list
38、ening to bad English in the classroom, turn on your TV and watch CNN International or another English-language channel. You will get lots of perfect sentences in excellent English. Instead of sitting for two hours to say five sentences in English, sign up for a conversation class with a native speak
39、er. Or start speaking English with your best friend. Instead of working with a boring textbook, read something interesting. There are so many interesting texts in English! Surf to English-language sites on the Web. Read a good book in English. Simply, read something that interests you. Something tha
40、t wont bore you to death. Instead of memorizing grammar rules and doing grammar exercises, read and listen to English. Input is the only way to learn impressive, natural English. Instead of writing compositions about the subject that your teacher gave you, write about something that you care about.
41、For example, write some e-mail in English. Dont write for your teacherwrite for yourself! To summarize, weve covered some reasons to explain why students dont like English classes and provide you with specific solutions. Hope these suggestions will be of great help to you. Thank you. 【知识模块】 听力 1 【正确
42、答案】 poor ineffective 【试题解析】 讲座的主题是 “why we dont like English classes(人们不喜欢英语课的原因 )”，提到英语课是人们学习英语最广泛的方式，它实际上是最无趣和无效的，讲座人认为 “英语课堂是一种非常糟糕 (poor)的学习方式 ”，可知答案为 poor或 ineffective。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 time and money 【试题解析】 录音材料提到 “如果你参加英语课堂， 你每周要花上数小时去上课。此外，你还要花很多钱 ”，根据题目后半部分的内容可知此处答案为 time and money。 【知识模块
43、】 听力 3 【正确答案】 speaking practice speaking training speaking opportunity 【试题解析】 此题涉及列举的第二个方面，具体说明在英语课上 say five sentences in English的原因。录音中提到，一般的英语课都不重视口语训练(speaking practice)，经过推理可知答案为 speaking practice或 speakingtraining，speaking opportunity。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 teaching teacherswork 【试题解析】 此题具体说明在英语课
44、上 read a boring textbook的情况。录音中提到 “因为教科书减轻了教师的工作负担 ”，由此可知答案为 teaching或teacherswork。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【正确答案】 memorization/ recitation 【试题解析】 此题关于英语课上 listen to a few grammar roles的情况，用两个理由解释说明学习语法规则是最愚蠢的，第一个理由是 “要想把这上百条的语法全记住 (memorize)是不可能的 ”，题目要求填入名词，由此可知答案为memorization或近义词 recitation。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案
45、】 grammar exercises 【试题解析】 此题涉及列举的第五个方面，在英语课上 do grammar exercises的缺陷，根据录音 Do some grammarexercises 可知答案为 grammar exercises。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 assigmnent task 【试题解析】 此题和前几题并列，列举在英语课上获得的 homework assignment。根据录音 Get a homework assignment，可知答案。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 the same mistakes 【试题解析】 此题指出英语课不能教给学
46、生正确的发音，并给出原因解释，原文“但很少 会有老师告诉你如何避免再次犯同样的错误 (the same mistakes)”，可知答案为 the same mistakes。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 Solutions Methods 【试题解析】 此题转换话题，开始谈论如何应对无趣无效的英语课堂，提供了几种解决办法。录音原文说 “要解决 (solve)这些问题，我们可以采取一些有趣的事情来替换这些乏味的英语课 ”。空白处需填入可与 to搭配的名词，因此须把动词solve转化为名词 solution，也可填近义词 Methods。此外 ，还应考虑名词的单复数形式和首字母要大写。
47、【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 input amount of input quantity of input 【试题解析】 此题具体谈论解决方法 read and listen to English。录音原文 Input is the only way to learnimpressive， natural English，联系到题目，可知答案为input。 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and
48、 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. 10 【听力原文】 Veterinary Surgeon Interviewer: Mr. Bacon, what is your job exactly? Vet
49、erinarian: Im a veterinary surgeon in general practice, looking after all different sorts of animals sheep, goats, pigs, horses, dogs, cats we even have some lions and tigers at the zoo. er and we have a few bears, wolves, otters you name it we look after it. Interviewer: What sort of pets do people m
