1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 747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 What is a research proposal? 1)intended to convince others that - you have a worthwhile 【 1】 _ - you have
3、 the 【 2】 _ and work-plan to complete it 2)usually structured in the same way as 【 3】 _ . How to write a research proposal? 1)Title - to be concise and 【 4】 _ - often in terms of a functional relationship 2)Abstract - a brief summary of about 300 words - including 【 5】 _, the rationale for study, th
4、e hypothesis, the method and main findings 3)Introduction - purpose: to provide the background for the research problem - frame: to paint your research question in broad brushes and bring out its significance to put the research question in the context of a current hot area, or an older area still v
5、iable to provide a brief but appropriate 【 6】 _ to provide the contemporary context 4)【 7】 _ - many different ways to organize this part - use of subheadings to bring order and coherence to this part 5)Methods -purpose: to provide your work plan and describe the activities necessary for the completi
6、on of your project - guiding principle: sufficient information to justify the soundness of the methodology to demonstrate your knowledge of 【 8】 _ and prove that your method is the most appropriate to use qualitative method and justify it to be more elaborate than what is required for traditional qu
7、antitative research 6)Results - no results at the proposal stage - to have some idea of data to be collected and statistical procedures to be used 7)Discussion - to convince readers of 【 9】 _ of the proposed research - to include merits as well as 【 10】 _ of your research 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】
8、 5 【 5】 6 【 6】 7 【 7】 8 【 8】 9 【 9】 10 【 10】 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
9、each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 Why wont Zanele send her children to school? （ A） She thinks that her children can learn more things from her. （ B） She hates school and thus has a had feeling towards school. （ C） Her children will only play at school. （ D） Her c
10、hildren are in bad health. 12 All the followings are the reasons why Zaneles children dont grow properly EXCEPT _. （ A） they dont have enough nutritious food （ B） their bones have no time to grow well because of the hard work they do （ C） their bodies have worked too hard （ D） they are always beaten
11、 by their mother 13 According to the passage, which word can best describe Zanele? （ A） Carefree. （ B） Obstinate. （ C） Easy-going. （ D） Optimistic 14 The primary purpose of the visit of Gugu and Zandi to Zanele family is to _. （ A） see her for a while because they miss her very, very much （ B） visit
12、 her because they will have a party （ C） have a discussion about how children should be raised （ D） bake a cake for Zaneles family party 15 This passage is mainly about _. （ A） how some mothers on the farm worry about the childrens education （ B） how some children help their mother to do the chores
13、on a farm （ C） how some thin children are forced to work in the field （ D） how Gugu and Zandi make a visit to their friends family SECTION 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 n
14、ews item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 Why did the balloon attempt fail? （ A） It twisted and the helium at the top came under pressure, causing a seam to split. （ B） The weather conditions were not perfect. （ C） They had difficulty in inflating the balloon. （ D） The Missi
15、on Controller stopped trying. 17 Which of the following statements about Brian Jones is TRUE? （ A） He is the leader of the Qinetiq-one team. （ B） He is the investor of the balloon final competition. （ C） He is the holder of seven world ballooning records. （ D） He is the technician of the expensive t
16、echnical equipment. 17 Despite its gargantuan heft, John Irvings 11th novel moves nimbly from a standing start to warp speed. Legions of the authors admirers will still be searching for a comfortable way to accommodate the book on their laps when they find themselves hustled off on a wintry chase th
17、rough Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki and Amsterdam. In late 1969, Alice Stronach, a tattoo artist in Toronto, trundles her son Jack Bums, age 4, along with her while she pursues William Bums, an Edinburgh church organist who impregnated and abandoned her nearly five years earlier. Her itinera
18、ry has its logic: Her prey yearns to play the magnificent organs of Europe and he is an “ink addict,“ driven to have every possible inch of his skin decorated. The cities on Alices list boast grand churches and a flourishing tattoo trade. Jack Burnss trip with his mother in the novels first seven ch
19、apters reiterates the central premise of most of Irvings fiction: since all childhoods, even the most pampered, can seem scary, why not expose a fictional child to experiences grotesque, farcical, sexually outlandishthat might cause even jaded adults to blanch, and then see what happens? In this cas
20、e, Jack survives the louche environments of tattoo parlors, the pillowy display of prostitutes in Amsterdams red light district and ambiguous encounters between his mother and her male tattoo customers in various hotel roomsall with his innocence intact. His father has not been found, but Jack has n
21、ot been lost. Then something truly bizarre occurs. Back in Toronto, Alice and Jack settle in again with Mrs. Wicksteed, a wealthy widow who has protective feelings for unwed mothers. She is an Old Girl of St. Hilda s, an Anglican school that has just decided to admit boys to the lower grades, and Al
22、ice, with her help, gets Jack enrolled, because, she tells him, “Youll be safe with the girls.“ Alices confidence on this point rather quickly seems misplaced. At the beginning of his first day at St. Hildas, Jack bumps into an older girl, Emma Oastler, who immediately takes an interest in his long
23、eyelashes and then in the rest of him. As she tidies up his school uniform, re-tucking his shirt into his gray Bermuda shorts, she whispers in his ear, “Nice rushy, Jack.“ Emma is 12 and Jack 5 at the time, and she decides to hasten, or at least observe, his progress toward pubescence. Almost every
24、day after school, as this odd couple rides home in the chauffeur-driven car Emmas family sends for her or repairs to Jack s room at Mrs. Wicksteeds, a pattern develops:“ Hows the little guy, “Emma would invariably ask, and Jack would dutifully show her. What are you thinking about, little guy? Emma
25、asked his penis once.“ When Jack is 8, Emma brings her mothers unlaundered bra to him as food for the little guys thoughts, telling Jack that he can smell the offering. When he asks why, Emma says: “Just try it, baby cakes. You never know what the little guy might like.“ Irvings narrator adds: “Boy,
26、 was that the truth! (Too bad it would take years for Jack to find that out.)“ Around this point in the novel, some readers may experience a certain sinking sensation. Surely “Until I Find You“ cant have turned into what it increasingly appears to be: a novel about Jacks little guy. (What happened t
27、o tattoos and the missing father?) There must be a reason for all those unappetizing bedroom scenes between Emma and Jack. Is he meant to be that lamentable presence in so many contemporary news stories, a sexually abused child? Irving has not been shy in the past about telling his readers what they
28、 should thinkparticularly strong didactic streaks run through “The Cider House Rules“ and “A Prayer for Owen Meany“but here he leaves the question of Jacks early sexual indoctri nation murky. When she learns what Jack and Emma have been up to, Alice complains to Mrs. Oastler that Emma has “molested“
29、 her son, although she does nothing to keep the two apart. Mrs. Oastler thought “it was not possible for a woman or a girl to molest a man or a boy; whatever games Emma had played with Jack, hed probably liked them.“ 18 The central premise of most of Irvings fictions is_. （ A） Hardship of poor peopl
30、e （ B） disorder between various people （ C） childrens experiences under the strange and uncomfortable circumstances （ D） rebellion of youth against their parents 19 Readers of the book may feel_. （ A） happy （ B） tragic （ C） depressed （ D） unacceptable 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Direction
31、s: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 20 Which of the following works best represents the national spirit of the 18th-century England? （ A） Robinson Crusoe. （ B） Gullivers Travels. （ C） Mr. Jonathan Wild The Great. （ D） A Sentimental Jou
32、rney. 21 Of the Great Lakes,_is the largest freshwater lake. （ A） Lake Michigan （ B） Lake Huron （ C） Lake Ontario （ D） Lake Superior 22 John Donnes works include the following EXCEPT （ A） The Sun Rising. （ B） Holy Sonnets. （ C） An Essay of Dramatic Poesy. （ D） A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning. 23
33、Theodore Dreiser was a famous realist for his work （ A） The Scarlet Letter. （ B） Sister Carrie. （ C） The Sun Also Rises. （ D） A Farewell to Arms. 24 What is the full name of BBC? （ A） British Broadcasting Cooperation （ B） British Broadcasting Company （ C） British Broadcasting Corporation （ D） Britis
34、h Broadway Cooperation 25 _ was the most popular American poet of this century. At the age of 87, he was invited to read a poem at the inauguration of President Kennedy. （ A） Ezra Pound （ B） Robert Frost （ C） . . Cummings （ D） Carl Sandburg 26 Students in Australia between the ages of 6 and 15 can e
35、njoy _ education. （ A） free （ B） compulsory （ C） expensive （ D） optional 27 The Pilgrim Fathers were _. （ A） the earliest group of Puritans immigrating to America （ B） the patriots who drafted the Declaration of Independence （ C） the group of brave explorers who discovered America （ D） the earliest
36、radical British Catholic church reformers 28 Oscar Wilde was among the most outstanding Writers of （ A） aestheticism. （ B） realism. （ C） romanticism. （ D） materialism. 29 John Miltons _ is the most famous epic after Beowulf. （ A） Areopagitica （ B） Samson Agonistes （ C） Paradise Regained （ D） Paradis
37、e Lost 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 is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way: (1)
38、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 30 A liquid is similar to a gas because has molecules are not fixed to each other in any specifi
39、c way. SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH Directions: Translate the following text into English. 31 但那时我年少，血旺气盛，誓与凡俗抗争到底，于是连哄带骗将一净高 1.74米女孩拐回家做起了太太，这一壮举颇为 “残废 ”们扬了一段眉吐了半口气。 将太太置回家中后我才意识到我的悲哀，这一愤世之举不仅未了我 “终生残废 ”之恨而又平添了 “终生遗憾 ”，我从未享受过男人坚定有力的胳膊窝勾着太太姣美柔滑的后脖子上街遛弯的幸福。 这一幸福对我来说不仅意味着双脚要离开这生我养我的土地，而且神圣的肚脐亦将昭之于众。 现
40、在，每每出门，高扬的手 臂牢牢地挂在太太的肩头，其状如猴子紧紧扒着电杆，任凭太太在马路上将我拖来拖去 痛苦的我常常痛苦地想，如果能重活一回，我再也不与世俗去抗争，因为与世抗争是要付出代价的。 SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. 32 In a calm sea every man is a pilot. But all sunshine without shade, all pleasure without pain, is not life at all. Ta
41、ke the lot of the happiestit is a tangled yam. Bereavements and blessings, one following another, make us sad and blessed by turns. Even death itself makes life more loving. Men comes closest to their true selves in the sober moments of life, under the shadows of sorrow and loss. In the affairs of l
42、ife or of business, it is not intellect that tells so much as character, not brains so much as heart, not genius so much as self-control, patience, and discipline, regulated by judgment. I have always believed that the man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply withou
43、t. In an age of extravagance and waste, I wish I could show to the world how few the real wants of humanity are. To regret ones errors to the point of not repeating them is true repentance. There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your pre
44、vious self. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 33 Decisions can be made quickly, or they can be made after careful thought. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The decisions that people make quickly are always wro
45、ng. Use reasons and specific examples to support your opinion. In the 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 conclusio
46、n or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, language 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 747答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In this section you sill hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture O
47、NCE 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 another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling
48、 task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 【听力原文】 I think as seniors, you must be often required by your instructors to do some literary research on this topic or that. But do you fully understand what a research proposal means or how important it is? To put it bluntly, ones r
49、esearch is only as good as ones proposal. An ill-conceived proposal dooms the project even if it somehow gets through the Thesis Supervisory Committee. A high quality proposal, on the other hand, not only promises success for the project, but also impresses your Thesis Committee about your potential as a researcher. But how are we going to write one? In todays lecture, Ill try to answer these questions. A
