1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 736 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 Using Mind Maps to Develop Writing I. A mind map: a strategy for making notes on a topic A. Mind map: st
3、ructured strategy shows the hierarchical relationship of ideas helps with writing with organised information B. Brainstorming: (1)_ (1)_ produces notes at random leads to problems with the (2)_of students texts (2)_ II. The advantages of mind maps A. Enable students to see the relationship between i
4、deas B. Encourage them to group certain ideas together as they proceed C. Aid the (3)_in group work (3)_ III. How to make mind maps with your students A. Choosing a topic 1. topics chosen by teachers: traditional method students: increase (4)_with the topic (4)_ 2. The mind map strategy is suitable
5、for any topic, especially discursive essays and narrative work B. Note making 1. close eyes and think about the topic: 1 or 2 minutes 2. note down their ideas: 2 minutes Note: Dont use (5)_ (5)_ 3. compare and discuss their ideas in groups: chance for (6)_ (6)_ C. Feedback: (7)_but useful for weak s
6、tudents (7)_ remaining language problems can be ironed out. students will learn how to express their ideas in English. D. (8)_: into a linear format (8)_ first: think about the overall structure second: focus on the precise function each paragraph will have third: provide a (9)_. (9)_ E. Writing exc
7、hange their writings: (10)_ (10)_ exchange their texts again: when they have finished F. Continuation: use this skill for further writing activities. SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questi
8、ons 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 the conversation what is Dr. Gus purpose? （ A） To have a talk with exhibitor. （ B） To purchase a lab. （ C） To di
9、scuss the possibility of negotiation with the Universal Computers Ltd. （ D） To inquire more information about the scientific apparatus. 12 They have been concerned with the following terms EXCEPT_. （ A） millions of instructions per second （ B） discount （ C） remote connection （ D） management committe
10、e 13 From the conversation we know if we buy more products from the Universal Computers Ltd., _. （ A） we can earn more mone （ B） we can benefit more （ C） they will give us more service （ D） they will move their main building to China 14 When can exhibitor expect to get an answer? （ A） Within a month
11、 or two. （ B） By Tuesday. （ C） Very soon. （ D） Immediately. 15 From the conversation we can deduce that_. （ A） they have a good beginning of trading （ B） they are eager to know each other （ C） they want to shake hands in Beijing （ D） they hate the barriers between them SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Direc
12、tions: 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 Those miners had been protesting in Huanuni in Bolivia because they wanted to _. （ A） have hig
13、her salaries （ B） work under better conditions （ C） keep independent mining jobs （ D） work for shorter hours 17 The protest was _. （ A） peaceful （ B） violent （ C） successful （ D） meaningless 17 Suppose you are driving off a highway with three lanes going in your direction and you come upon a tell pl
14、aza with. six toll booths. Three toll booths are straight ahead in the three lanes of traffic, and the three other booths are off to the right. Which lane should you choose? It is usually the case that the wait time is approximately the same no matter what you do. There are usually enough people sea
15、rching for the shortest line so as to make all the lines about the same length. If one line is much shorter than the others, cars will quickly move into it until the lines are equalised. There are usually enough drivers searching for the fastest line to equalise the average wait time. The term profi
16、t in economics has a very precise meaning. Economists, however, often loosely refer to “good deals“ or profitable ventures with no risk as profit opportunities. Using the term loosely, a profit opportunity exists at the toll booths if one line is shorter than the others. The general view of economic
17、s is that profit opportunities are rare. At any one time there are many people searching for such opportunities, and as a consequence few exist. At toll booths it is seldom the case that one line is substantially shorter than the others. Another example of a possible profit opportunity is the follow
18、ing. At major banks in big cities, you can buy foreign currencies. The prices of these currencies are determined in world money markets. Lets concentrate on the US dollar, the German mark, and the French franc. With dollars we can buy marks; with these marks we can buy francs; and with these francs
19、we can buy back dollars. Can we make money on this transaction? In other words, can the prices be such that we end up with more dollars at the end than we started with? If this is possible, we say that there are profit opportunities in the market. There are in fact almost never any profit opportunit
20、ies of this kind in foreign currency markets. There are always individuals looking for such opportunities, and if any opportunity does arise it is quickly eliminated. If, for example, the mark-franc price is too low with respect to the other prices, there is an immediate rush to buy marks and sell f
21、rancs, not by ordinary citizens at bank windows, but by a few large currency traders in Tokyo, London, or Zurich who watch prices every minute. Such a rush drives up the mark-franc price to the no-profit-opportunity point. Markets like this, where any profit opportunities are eliminated almost insta
22、ntaneously, are said to be efficient markets. The common language way of expressing the efficient markets hypothesis is “theres no such thing as a free lunch“. How should one react when a stockbroker calls up with a hot tip on the stock market? With skepticism. There are thousands of individuals eac
23、h day looking for hot tips in the market, and if a particular tip about a stock is valid there will be an immediate rush to buy the stock, which will quickly drive its price up. By the time the tip gets to your broker and then to you, the profit opportunity that arose from the tip is likely to have
24、been eliminated. Similar arguments can be made for bond markets and commodity markets. There are many “experts“ in these markets, who take quick advantage of any news that affects prices. This economists view that there are very limited profit opportunities around can , of course, be carried too far
25、. There is a story about two people walking alone, one an economist and one not. The non-economist sees a twenty-dollar bill on the sidewalk and says, “Theres a twenty-dollar bill on the sidewalk.“ The economist replies, “That is not possible. If there were, somebody would already have picked it up.
26、“ There are clearly times when profit opportunities exist. Someone has to be first to get the news, and some people have quicker insights than others. Nevertheless, news does get disseminated quickly, and there are thousands of people with quick insights. The general view that profit opportunities a
27、re rare is close to the mark. 18 What is implied in the efficient market hypothesis “Theres no such thing as a free lunch“? （ A） You need to ignore a hot tip offered. （ B） You need to pay for a hot tip offered. （ C） You need to justify a hot tip offered. （ D） You need to take quick advantage of a ho
28、t tip offered. 19 From the example of two people walking along, one an economist and the other a non-economist, we can see that_. （ A） the economist may apply the view of profit opportunities excessively （ B） the economist has quicker insights than the non-economist （ C） the economist has a better u
29、nderstanding of profit opportunities than the non- economist does （ D） profit opportunities appear even in our daily life 20 According to the passage, why are profit opportunities rare? （ A） Few people can get a hot tip in the market. （ B） Few people have quicker insights than others. （ C） Few peopl
30、e are searching such opportunities. （ D） Such opportunities are quickly eliminated. 21 Which of the following is true about efficient markets? （ A） All the markets are efficient markets. （ B） There are no profit opportunities in efficient markets. （ C） In efficient markets, professionals have an adv
31、antage over non-professionals. （ D） Efficiency is given priority in efficient market. 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 _is considered as the United States unique contribution to mus
32、ic. （ A） Rock and roll （ B） Jazz （ C） Country music （ D） Western music 23 The longest river in Canada is_. （ A） the Mackenzie （ B） the St. Lawrence （ C） the Severn （ D） the Yukon 24 New Zealand was first discovered by the_explorer Abel Tasman in 1642. （ A） French （ B） Dutch （ C） English （ D） Spanish
33、 25 The Rivals is a _satirizing the traditional practice of the parents to arrange marriages for their children without considering the latters opinions. （ A） great epic （ B） great tragedy （ C） comedy of manners （ D） travel novel 26 Eton College is a famous_ （ A） public school （ B） university （ C） p
34、rimary school （ D） park 27 The author of “Common Sense“ is _ and he is an_. （ A） Thomas Paine; American （ B） Benjamin Jefferson; American （ C） Thomas Moore; English （ D） Thomas Paine; English 28 The Input Hypothesis was put forward by （ A） Chomsky. （ B） Sapir. （ C） Krashen. （ D） Hymes. 29 The speech
35、 “I Have a Dream“ was delivered by_. （ A） Abraham Lincoln （ B） John F. Kennedy （ C） George Washington （ D） Martin Luther King, Jr. 30 English language belongs to （ A） Indo-European Family. （ B） Sino-Tibetan Family. （ C） Austronesian Family. （ D） Afroasiatic Family. 31 _ is the second largest country
36、 in the world. （ A） Canada. （ B） U.S.A （ C） China. （ D） Russia. 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING on the bare twigs, there are winter buds; buried in soil and mud beneath ice-locked water are the turtles and frogs and dragonfly nymphs; hidden in decaying logs and under snowcovered debris are the fertilized qu
37、eens of the wasps and blumblebees. Everywhere, on aH sides of us, as far as winter reigns, life is suspended temporarily. But it has not succumbed. It is merely dormant for the time being, merely waiting for the magic touch of spring. All the blooms of another summer, all the unfolding myriad leaves
38、, all the lush green carpet of the grass, all the perfumes of the midsummer dusk, all the rush and glitter of the dragonflys wings under the August sun-all these are inherent, locked up in the winter earth. Nor is this time of suspended activity wholly wasted. Scientists have discovered that, for ma
39、ny kinds of seeds, a period of cold is essential to their proper sprouting. They require the months of cold just as they do the days of spring. Seeds that lie on the frozen ground, that are coated with sleet and buried by snow, are thus the most favored of all. Bring those same seeds indoors, cuddle
40、 them, keep them warm, protect them from wind and cold and snow, and they sprout readily in the spring. The seeming punishment of winter is providing, in reality, invaluable aid. Similarly, the eggs of some insects, such as the Rocky. Mountain locust, need cold for proper hatching. Winter cold, the
41、enemy of the easy life, thus is not the enemy of all life. It aids in the proper development of seed and egg. The death like inactivity of the winter earth is only an illusion. Life is every where in every foot of frozen soil, in every rocklike yard of solid ground-life is the endless variety of its
42、 normal forms. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 44 Some parents in China are sending their children to kindergartens to take foreign language courses; with a view to developing their kids foreign language skills, even though they
43、have to pay up to 40,000 RMB tuition fee on a yearly basis. What is your opinion? Should parents push their kids so hard? Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 736 答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In this section you sill hear a
44、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, and anothe
45、r ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 【听力原文】 Using Mind Maps to Develop Writing Mind maps can be used for a multitude of purposes. Today, I will outline how they can be effectively used to help support and develop students writing
46、skills. What is a mind map? A mind map, or spidergram, is a strategy for making notes on a topic, prior to writing. It is a structured strategy, which shows the hierarchical relationship of ideas, (1) as opposed to an unstructured strategy, such as brainstorming, in which students produce notes at r
47、andom on paper. Having an organised display of information from the outset of the writing process may help some students, as it is more easily converted into a draft, whereas in brainstorming, (2) the random recording of ideas might lead to problems with the structure of students texts. Then what ar
48、e the advantages of mind maps? Making a mind map should be a spontaneous pre-writing activity. Students start with a topic at the centre and then generate a web of ideas from that, developing and relating these ideas as their mind makes associations. Mind maps work well as their visual design enable
49、s students to see the relationship between ideas, and encourages them to group certain ideas together as they proceed. (3) Mind maps work especially well when created in groups, since the discussion this engenders aids the production of ideas, and makes the task livelier and more enjoyable. How to use mind maps with your students: Firstly, we need to choose a topic.
