1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 744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 How Practice Can Damage Your English? I. New interpretations of speaking and writing in learning English
3、A. Speaking and writing stand for mistakes making speaking and writing (1)_the mistakes (1)_ incorrect sentences occur when you are writing later, a bad habit formed: making the same mistakes B. The more (2)_, the worse English becomes (2)_ C. Solution to the problem: never make mistakes write simpl
4、e but correct sentences add more (3) _ones gradually copy only correct sentences from the beginning (3)_ D. Speaking or writing: not the way to (4)_mistakes (4)_ speaking: unlikely to improve grammar or vocabulary (5)_: likely to correct English sentences (5)_ people: likely to correct a few mistake
5、s but not many II. Conclusion: (6)_ (6)_ A. The use of rules of error-free speaking dont open the mouth at the very beginning get more input by reading and listening in English follow (7) _to learn (7) _ B. The techniques to learn the correct usage of English (8) _may tell the correct usage (8)_ the
6、 other person may tell how to use learn the correct way to speak C. The (9) _to use this technique (9)_ already know your saying is wrong the other person will correct you when making mistakes use it only (10) _ (10)_ SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY
7、. 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 Why are there so many corporate abuses today? （ A） Becaus
8、e there always appears the bubble market. （ B） Because there is a healthy stock market. （ C） Because there is an emphasis on higher stock price and earnings. （ D） Because the economy is developping too fast. 12 How does the man feel about current business world? （ A） It is a total mass. （ B） There a
9、re really just a few bad apples in the cart. （ C） Outright fraud and crime represent the entire business world. （ D） Most business people are dishonest and indecent. 13 Whats the wide-spread problem of this short-term profit push? （ A） It is about crime and fraud. （ B） It is about distorting the acc
10、ounting rules within legal limits. （ C） It is about managing earnings. （ D） Its about the new legislation. 14 In the mans opinion, Jack Welch of GE partly made his name by （ A） creating the new concept of managed earning. （ B） committing fraud. （ C） managing large body of staff. （ D） firing 125,000
11、workers. 15 What does the man imply about the new legislation? （ A） It would cause the stock price down. （ B） The conference committee on Capitol Hill will not make such a rule. （ C） The president would not agree with it, at least recently. （ D） That is the reason why the stock market is surging. SE
12、CTION 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 How many people recognized the man in the pictures within 2 days?
13、（ A） 24. （ B） 3. （ C） 640. （ D） 48. 17 Which one is NOT included in the clue that helped the police identify the man? （ A） His picture. （ B） His apartment number. （ C） His pseudonym. （ D） His vita. 17 Manufacturing is of major importance to the Swiss. The country has to import most of its raw materi
14、als, however, so it cannot produce goods cheaply. It has earned its reputation by manufacturing high-quality “value added“ goods, which it then exports. It is world-renowned for producing precision instruments, machine tools and watches, exporting some 28 million watches a year. It also exports refi
15、ned metals, chemicals and precious stones, as well as finely-worked lace goods from imported cotton and chocolates from imported cocoa and locally produced milk. Switzerland is a major international banking center. Until 1992, it was possible for anyone in the world to hold a confidential numbered b
16、ank account in Zurich or Geneva. Swiss banks could refuse to disclose the amount of money held in any account, and would keep the account-holders name secret. The Swiss government voted to discontinue the practice after pressure from other governments and international law enforcement agencies, who
17、were concerned that it was too easy for international criminals to hide their money in Switzerland. Despite the fact that confidential bank accounts are no longer possible, Switzerland continues to attract investments from firms and individuals in other countries. The main reason for this is the sta
18、bility of the Swiss economy, and the resulting stability in its currency value. On paper, the country has a trade deficit, caused by the need to import so much of its food and raw materials. This is offset, however, by invisible earnings, to which the main contributor is tourism. Switzerland is a ve
19、ry popular tourist resort all year round. It is home to some of Europes most highly developed and famous ski resorts. Geneva is headquarters for many United Nations agencies such as the Atomic Energy Agency (AEA) and the International Labor Organization (ILO), although Switzerland itself is not a me
20、mber of the United Nations. When the UN was formed after World War II, the Swiss decided against joining, since some of the obligations of membership went against their traditional neutrality. The country does belong to many of the agencies affiliated to the United Nations, however, among them, the
21、childrens international charity UNICEF. It has also sent money to aid peacekeeping forces around the world. Geneva is also home to many other international organizations, such as the emergency relief agency the International Red Cross. 18 Switzerland is home to all the following organizations EXCEPT
22、_. （ A） AEA （ B） RED CROSS （ C） ILO （ D） UNESCO 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 19 Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of _ （ A） Piers P
23、lowman. （ B） Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. （ C） Poems on London. （ D） The Canterbury Tales. 20 _ was honored as “the father of English poetry“. （ A） William Langland （ B） Sir Thomas Marlory （ C） Geoffrey Chaucer （ D） Bede 21 In the 1920s, _emerged as the creative center for jazz. （ A） Chicago （ B
24、） Los Angeles （ C） New York （ D） Washington 22 Americans celebrate Independence Day on （ A） July 4th. （ B） October 11th. （ C） May 31 st. （ D） September 6th. 23 A Red, Red Rose was written by （ A） Alexander Pope. （ B） Robert Burns. （ C） William Blake. （ D） John Keats. 24 Robert Lee Frosts poetry focu
25、ses on people in_. （ A） New Orland （ B） New York （ C） New England （ D） New Jersey 25 The famous trial scene between Portia and Shylock comes from_. （ A） A Midsummer Nights Dream （ B） Twelfth Night （ C） The Merchant of Venice （ D） As You lake It 26 Pygmalion is a play written by_, which is later adap
26、ted into a musical film. （ A） George Bernard Shaw （ B） Oscar Wild （ C） William Shakespeare （ D） Virginia Woolf 27 _ refers to the systemic studies on the meaning producing mechanism in languages, including the study of word and sentence meaning. （ A） Phonetics （ B） Semantics （ C） Morphology （ D） Syn
27、tax 28 The head of the ruling party and that of the Opposition party in Britain are called respectively. （ A） Prime Minister. Leader （ B） President. Chairman （ C） Prime Minister. Lord （ D） Premier. Leader 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING it is natural and important, but it is not the express reason of the as
28、sociation. It may be said that the measure of the worth of any social institution is its effect in enlarging and improving experience, but this effect is not a part of its original motive. Religious associations began, for example, in the desire to secure the favor of overruling powers and to ward o
29、ff evil influences; family life in the desire to gratify appetites and secure family perpetuity; systematic labor, for the most part, because of enslavement to others, etc. Only gradually was the by-product of the institution noted, and only more gradually still was this effect considered as a direc
30、tive factor in the conduct of the institution. Even today, in our industrial life, apart from certain values of industriousness and thrift, the intellectual and emotional reaction of the forms of human association under which the worlds work is carried on receives little attention as compared with p
31、hysical output. But in dealing with the young, the fact of association itself as an immediate human fact, gains in importance. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 32 Your life on campus is approaching to an end and you need to compos
32、e a thesis to conclude your four years in college. In the thesis-writing process, you may have some experience in academic research. So do you think it is a grave mistake to theorize before one has data? Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. In the
33、 first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization,
34、 grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 744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 no
35、tes 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 another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 【听力原
36、文】 How Practice Can Damage Your English Good morning, everyone. Today, I am going to talk about the negative role of practice in English learning. If you ask “How I can learn to speak English better?“, many people will tell you “Practice, practice, practice“. “Speak and write in English whenever you
37、 can.“they will say. All English classes are full of activities that involve speaking and writing which are supposed to help you with your English. We agree that practice can be very useful. Its even necessary to learn English well. So whats the problem? The problem is that for many learners, “speak
38、ing“ or “writing“ means “making a lot of mistakes“. Some people make a mistake in every sentence! If you dont make many mistakes, then you can speak or write in English and it can only help. But if you make many mistakes, then (1) every time you write or speak, you reinforce your mistakes. As you wr
39、ite or speak, you repeat your mistakes constantly and your incorrect habits become stronger. Imagine this situation: You are writing an e-mail message in English. Your English is not perfect and you want to write the message quickly. You write incorrectly: “I want speak English.“ When you write a se
40、ntence, you also read it. So the incorrect sentence goes into your head. The next time you write a message, you will be more likely to write “ I want finish“ or “I want be happy“. Why? Because “I want speak English“ is fresh in your headyouve just used it! And when you write “I want do something“ th
41、e second time, youve got a “bad habit“, or a reinforced mistake. Now do you see my point? You writeyou make mistakesthose mistakes become your habit, they become your way of writing in English. So, (2) the more you write, the worse your English becomes. We have said that you need practice to learn E
42、nglish. We have also said that when you practice, you reinforce your mistakes. Michael suggests a simple solution to this paradox: Never make mistakes! According to what he says, it is close to the truth that you have never written an incorrect sentence. You knew many grammatical structures and you
43、used only those that you knew. Your sentences were similar to sentences which you knew to be correct. You followed good examples, so all your sentences were good. In the beginning, you could write only very simple sentences, but all the simple sentences were correct. (3) Then as you advanced, you ad
44、ded more and more complicated structures, and again all your sentences were correct. Because of this approach, you were never reinforcing bad habits. You never had any bad habits! From the beginning, you copied only correct sentences. With every sentence that you wrote, you reinforced your good habi
45、ts. (4) On the other side, if you make many mistakes, speaking and writing is not the way to eliminate them! On the contrary, it reinforces them, as we have shown earlier. You have to realize that speaking does not improve your grammar or vocabulary. Its really very simple. Can you learn a new word
46、from yourself? If you dont know how to say “Good bye“ in English, can you invent it by yourself? No, you cant. (5) You can only learn it by reading or listening to English. So what should you do if you cant help but make mistakes in your English sentences? If you make mistakes, that means that you d
47、ont know how to say English in English. You need to learn how to say them. You wont learn that by speaking or writing. You must read and listen to correct English sentences. You can speak and write laterWhen you can already build correct English sentences and want to improve your fluency. Perhaps yo
48、u can benefit from corrections if you get a few corrections per week. But when there are many mistakes, you become unable to concentrate on them. If a teacher returns your composition with 20 corrected mistakes, how many of these corrections can you keep in your mind? Besides, your teacher is not al
49、ways there. What if youre writing an e-mail message on your own or talking to someone else? Other people usually ignore your mistakes, and even your teacher does not point out all of them. (6) The conclusion would be that fighting your mistakes is not easy, so its better to avoid making mistakes altogether. First, try to be more careful by using the rules of error-free speakin
