1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 725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 Skills Required to Get a Job I. Academic skills: basic foundation 1. Communication skills Understand
3、and speak the languages in【 B1】 _【 B1】 _ Be a good listener Read written materials 【 B2】 _【 B2】 _ 2. Thinking skills Think【 B3】 _ and act logically【 B3】 _ e.g. technology, physical science, the arts, skilled trades, social science, etc. 3. Learning skills e.g. learn to use some new software after a
4、few tutorials II. Personal【 B4】 _ skills: combination of attitudes, skills and behaviors【 B4】_ 1. Positive attitudes and behaviors Have good self-esteem and confidence Be honest, have integrity and【 B5】 _【 B5】 _ Have positive attitudes toward work, learning, etc. Be energetic and【 B6】 _【 B6】 _ 2. Re
5、sponsibility Set goals and priorities Plan and manage time, money, etc. 3. Adaptability Have a positive attitude toward【 B7】 _ in the job【 B7】 _ III. Teamwork skills: skills to work with others co-operatively 1. Importance of teamwork Bring more resources to the problem situation Be more【 B8】 _ and
6、morale boosting than individual work【 B8】 _ 2. How to improve teamwork skills Involved in the group Be【 B9】 _ and listen to others【 B9】 _ Be a leader rather than a(n)【 B10】 _【 B10】 _ 1 【 B1】 2 【 B2】 3 【 B3】 4 【 B4】 5 【 B5】 6 【 B6】 7 【 B7】 8 【 B8】 9 【 B9】 10 【 B10】 SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In
7、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 The interv
8、iew is mainly a discussion concerning _. （ A） men and position （ B） men and property （ C） women and inheritance （ D） women and property 12 According to the interview, what is called property grabbing? （ A） The husbands property is taken by his relatives. （ B） The husbands property is taken by the go
9、vernment. （ C） The husbands property is taken by robbers. （ D） The husbands property is taken by his wife. 13 The women dont do anything to prevent property grabbing because _. （ A） the law is against them （ B） they dont know that they have rights to keep property （ C） the law is for them （ D） they
10、dont want to damage the relationship with her husbands relatives 14 According to the interview, the way of preventing property grabbing for the women is to _. （ A） learn more about the inheritance law （ B） quarrel with her husbands relatives for her property fiercely （ C） ask her relatives to put he
11、r husbands relatives into prison （ D） go to Mrs Mutwa for assistance 15 Which of the followings is not Mrs Mutwas recommendation? （ A） Making a will with the husband. （ B） Registering your home. （ C） Getting legal advice from a lawyer. （ D） Donating the property. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions:
12、 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 According to the news, the ice from Greenland provides information about （ A） oxygen. （ B） ancient w
13、eather. （ C） carbon dioxide. （ D） temperature. 17 Which of the following statement is CORRECT? （ A） Drastic changes in the weather have been common since ancient times. （ B） The change in weather from very cold to very hot lasted over a century. （ C） The scientists have been studying ice to forecast
14、 weather in the future. （ D） The past 10,000 years have seen minor changes in the weather. 17 The fitness movement that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s centered around aerobic exercise. Millions of individuals became engaged in a variety of aerobic activities, and literally thousands of heal
15、th spas developed around the country to capitalize on this emerging interest in fitness, particularly aerobic dancing for females. A number of fitness spas existed prior to this aerobic fitness movement, even a national chain with spas in most major cities. However, their focus was not on aerobics,
16、but rather on weight-training programs designed to develop muscular mass, strength, and endurance in their primarily male enthusiasts. These fitness spas did not seem to benefit financially from the aerobic fitness movement to better health, since medical opinion suggested that weight-training progr
17、ams offered few, if any, health benefits. In recent years, however, weight training has again become increasingly popular for males and for females. Many current programs focus not only on developing muscular strength and endurance but on aerobic fitness as well. Historically, most physical-fitness
18、tests have usually included measures of muscular strength and endurance, not for health-related reasons, but primarily because such fitness components have been related to performance in athletics. However, in recent years, evidence has shown that training programs designed primarily to improve musc
19、ular strength and endurance might also offer some health benefits as well. The American College of Sports Medicine now recommends that weight training be part of a total fitness program for healthy Americans. Increased participation in such training is one of the specific physical activity and fitne
20、ss objectives of Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives. 18 The word “spas“ (Para. 1 ) most probably refers to_. （ A） sports activities （ B） places for physical exercise （ C） recreation centers （ D） athletic training programs 19 Early fitness spas were inten
21、ded mainly for_. （ A） the promotion of aerobic exercise （ B） endurance and muscular development （ C） the improvement of womens figures （ D） better performance in aerobic dancing 20 What was the attitude of doctors towards weight training in health improvement? （ A） Positive. （ B） Indifferent. （ C） N
22、egative. （ D） Cautious. 21 People were given physical fitness tests in order to find out_. （ A） how well they could do in athletics （ B） what their health condition was like （ C） what kind of fitness center was suitable for them （ D） whether they were fit for aerobic exercise 22 Recent studies have
23、suggested that weight training_. （ A） has become an essential part of peoples life （ B） may well affect the health of the trainees （ C） will attract more people in the days to come （ D） contributes to health improvement as well 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multipl
24、e-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 23 Which group of words belongs to the close class? （ A） Adjectives. （ B） Adverbs. （ C） Prepositions. （ D） Nouns. 24 One of the most important lakes in the United States is_, which is the largest fresh water lake in the wor
25、ld. （ A） Lake Superior （ B） Lake Michigan （ C） Lake Huron （ D） Ontario 25 _analysis is a process of grammatical analysis according to which a syntactic construction can be analyzed into its basic units. （ A） TG （ B） IC （ C） LAD （ D） ST 26 The success of Jane Eyre is not only because of its sharp cri
26、ticism of the existing society, but also due to its introduction to the English novel the first _ heroine. （ A） explorer （ B） peasant （ C） worker （ D） governess 27 Hemingway is a _ according to Gertrude Stein. （ A） lost generation （ B） beat generation （ C） romanticist （ D） transcedentalist 28 _ is t
27、he effect of language in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated. （ A） Metaphor （ B） Simile （ C） Personification （ D） Irony 29 Ronald Reagan used to be a _. （ A） basketball player （ B） sports radio announcer （ C） conservative political columnist （ D） sports writer 30 The officia
28、l language of Canada is _. （ A） English （ B） French （ C） Spanish （ D） Both English and French 31 The character of _ is representative of the English bourgeoisie at the earlier stages of its development. （ A） Tom Jones （ B） Samson （ C） Robinson Crusoe （ D） Roderick Random 32 The novel Sons and Lovers
29、 was written by_. （ A） Thomas Hardy （ B） John Galsworthy （ C） D. H. Lawrence （ D） James Joyce 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 word
30、 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 33 The la
31、dy called police immediately, but when the police arrived, the thief had already got cleanly away. SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH Directions: Translate the following text into English. 34 人生是由 “渐 ”维持的。这在女人恐怕尤为必要：歌剧中，舞台上如花的 少女，就是将来火炉旁边的老婆子，这句话骤听使人不能相信，少女也不肯承认，实则现在的老婆子都是由如花的少女 “渐渐 ”变成的。 人之能堪受境遇的变衰，也全靠这
32、“渐 ”的助力。巨富的纨绔子弟因屡次破产而“渐渐 ”荡尽其家产，变为贫者；贫者只得做雇工，雇工往往变成奴隶，奴隶容易变为无赖，无赖与乞丐相去甚近，乞丐不妨做偷儿 这样的例子，在小说中，在实际上，均多得很。因为其实变衰是延长为十年二十年而一步一步地 “渐渐 ”地达到的，在本人不感到甚么强烈的刺激。 SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. 35 Alice was a B -plus student through her first three years at col
33、lege. During the winter holidays in her senior year, while she was driving during a storm, her car ran off the road and hit a tree. Alice banged her head on the steering stake but never lost consciousness. She was treated for bruises arel discharged fro hospital within a day. But, back at her studie
34、s, she began to have difficulties. Suddenly her As and Bs were becomings She had trouble remembering what shed read and was initable and easily distracted. Alice was referred to a neuropsvchologist for further examination. Although her IQ hadnt changed and standard neurological tests were normal, de
35、tailed neuropsychological tests showed she was having memory. problems. She could still process new information, but it took longer than before and she became“ overloaded if she tries to do too much at once. Head injuries are often fatal, or of sufficient severity to require the hospitalisation of v
36、ictims. But there is a large group of people who sustain head injuries which can go undetected through ordinary medical examination. There are the people who seemingly recover from their injuries but still suffer subtle intellectual and behavioural effect that may seriously impair their ability to w
37、ork and interact normally with other people. They are the victims of what experts call a “silent epidemic.” Some never lost consciousness and others never even suffered a direct blow to the head, yet brain damage occurred. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 word
38、s on the following topic. 36 All of us would agree that in order to be successful in the present-day society, we university graduates have to possess certain personal qualities that can enable us to realize our aim. What do you think is the most important personal quality of a university graduate? W
39、rite a composition of about 300 words on the following topic: THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSONAL QUALITY OF A UNIVERSITY STUDENT 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 p
40、art you shoud bring what you have written to natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 725答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In this section you s
41、ill 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 over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes,
42、 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 Skills Required to Get a Job Good morning, everyone. In todays lecture, I will talk about the skills required to get a good job. Well, it is true that now competition for
43、employment is more so than ever. So it begs the obvious question, how do you stand out? There will be three main points I will be discussing. They are academic, personal management, and teamwork skills. I will give you examples of these skills, and reasons why these skills are important for you to g
44、et a job. First of all, academic skills. Academic skills are probably the most important skill you will need to get a job. It is one of the or the first thing an employer looks for in an employee. They are skills which give you the basic foundation to acquire, hold on to, and advance in a job, and t
45、o achieve the best results. Academic skills can be further divided into three sub-groups: communication, thinking, and learning skills. Communication skills require you to understand and speak the languages in which business is conducted. You must be a good listener, and be able to understand things
46、 easily. One of the most important communicating skills should be reading. You should be able to comprehend and use written materials including things such as graphs, charts, and displays. One of the newest things we can add to communicating skills would be the Internet, since it is so widely used a
47、ll around the world, and hence you should have a good understanding of what it is and how to use it. Then, thinking skills. Thinking critically and acting logically to evaluate situations will get you far in your job. Thinking skills consist of things such as solving mathematical problems, using new
48、 technology, instruments, tools, and information systems effectively. Some examples of these would be technology, physical science, the arts, skilled trades, social science, and much more. After that, learning is very important for any job. For example, if your company gets some new software, you mu
49、st be able to learn how to use it quickly and effectively after a few tutorials. You must continue doing this for the rest of your career. It is one thing that will always be useful in any situation, not just jobs. The second major job skill I want to discuss is management skills. Personal management skill is the combination
