1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 750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 to Write a Book Review . The definition of a book review A. a descriptive and critical or evaluative
3、account of a book B. a summary of content and an analysis of structure . Two approaches to book reviewingA. the descriptive review giving the essential【 1】 about a bookB. the critical review describing and evaluating the book . Basic requirements and minimum essentialsA. Knowledge of the book【 2】 B.
4、 Mastery of the genre in the work C. Description, not a summary of the book D. Something about, not a biography of, the author E.【 3】 appraisal . Five preliminary mechanical stepsA. Reading the book【 4】 B. Noting effective passages for quotingC. Noting your impressions as you readD.【 5】 what you hav
5、e readE. Aiming at achieving a single impression . Starting the outlineA. Getting an over-all grasp of the organizationB. Determining the central point to be madeC. Eliminating【 6】 or irrelevanciesD. Filling in gaps or omissions . Making the draftA. The opening paragraph in a position of emphasis, a
6、nd setting the【 7】 of the paperB. The main body being【 8】 organized by the outline logical development of the central pointC. The concluding paragraph summing up or【 9】 making the final judgment introducing no new ideas .【 10】 the draftA. Correcting all mistakes in grammar and punctuationB. Looking
7、for unity, organization and logical developmentC. Verifying quotations for accuracy and checking the references 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.
8、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 Samantha Heller, people tend to eat milk chocolate because _. （ A） it is less bitter than dark chocolate. （ B） it is more healthy than dark chocolate.
9、 （ C） it has special flavor with many nutrients. （ D） it is less expensive than dark chocolate. 12 Samantha Heller suggests that to get benefits from chocolate, you may _. （ A） take nutrients out of chocolate. （ B） make cocoa powder on your own. （ C） make hot chocolate by yourself. （ D） consult an e
10、xpert on chocolate. 13 According to the interview, chemicals contained in green tea actually help _. （ A） refresh ones memory. （ B） combat some diseases. （ C） revive ones spirits. （ D） improve ones physique. 14 Ginger can be used to deal with all of the following diseases or symptoms EXCEPT _. （ A）
11、arthritis. （ B） morning sickness. （ C） nausea. （ D） flu. 15 According to Samantha Heller, people should eat a product from other animals _. （ A） every two days. （ B） every other day. （ C） together with fruits. （ D） in small amounts. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear
12、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, people in most Muslim countries （ A） dont have a positive attitude toward U.S. （ B） have a negative attitude
13、 toward Indonesia. （ C） hope that U.S.president can visit their countries. （ D） dont care whether President Obama changes his visit plans. 17 Anis Baswedan believes that the similarity between Indonesia and U.S.is that they both （ A） have many domestic concerns. （ B） are motherlands of President Oba
14、ma. （ C） are multi-cultural countries. （ D） are symbols of inclusion and equality. 17 Governments Are Trying A 1990 United Nations survey revealed that the more highly developed countries spend an average of 2 to 3 percent of their annual budgets on crime control, while developing countries spend ev
15、en more, an average of 9 to 14 percent. Increasing the size of the police force and providing it with better equipment take priority in some localities. But results are mixed. Some Hungarian citizens complain: “There are never enough policemen to catch the criminals but always enough to catch traffi
16、c violators.“ Many governments have recently found it necessary to pass tougher crime laws. For example, since “kidnapping is on the rise across Latin America,“ says Time magazine, the governments there have responded with laws that are “at once vigorous and ineffectual“. “Passing laws is one thing.
17、“ it admits, “applying them another.“ It is estimated that in Britain more than 100,000 neighborhood watch schemes, covering at least four million homes, existed in 1992. Similar programs were implemented in Australia in the mid1980s. Their aim, says the Australian Institute of Criminology, is to re
18、duce crime “by improving citizens awareness about public safety, by improving residents attitudes and behaviour in reporting crime and suspicious events in the neighbourhood and by reducing vulnerability to crime with the help of property identification and installation of effective security devices
19、.“ Closed-circuit television is used in some places to link police stations with commercial premises. Video cameras are used by police, banks, and stores as a crime deterrent or as a tool for identifying lawbreakers. In Nigeria the police have checkpoints on highways in efforts to apprehend robbers
20、and carjackers. The government has set up a task force on trade malpractices to combat fraud. Police-community relations committees made up of community leaders inform the police of criminal activity and people of questionable character. Visitors to the Philippines note that homes are generally not
21、left unattended and that many people have watchdogs. Businessmen employ private security guards to protect their businesses. Anti-theft devices for cars sell well. People who can afford to do so withdraw to tightly secured subdivisions or condominiums. The London newspaper The Independent commented:
22、 “As confidence in the rule of law falls, citizens are organizing the defense of their own communities in increasing numbers.“ And more and more people are arming themselves. In the United States, for example, it is estimated that every second household owns at least one gun. Governments are constan
23、tly developing new methods of combating crime. But V. Vsevolodov, of the Academy of Home Affairs in Ukraine, points out that according to UN sources, so many gifted people are finding “unique methods of carrying on criminal activity“ that “the training of law enforcement personnel“ cannot keep up. C
24、lever criminals funnel huge sums of money back into businesses and social services, merging with society and “gaining for themselves high positions in society.“ 18 What is the main reason for citizens to take in hand the defense of themselves? （ A） There are not enough policemen. （ B） They do not tr
25、ust the rule of law. （ C） The police force is inefficient. （ D） Security devices do not work. 19 A neighborhood watch scheme will probably do all of the following EXCEPT _. （ A） helping to install anti-theft devices （ B） raising citizens consciousness of community safety （ C） helping citizens to cla
26、im a lost property （ D） encouraging citizens to report suspicious events 20 According to the author, the outlook for ending crime is _. （ A） rosy （ B） unclear （ C） hard to describe （ D） bleak 21 Governments have taken all of the following measures EXCEPT _to combat crime. （ A） increasing the size of
27、 the police force （ B） providing the police with better equipment （ C） passing more severe crime laws （ D） educating the public through TV programs 22 As can be inferred from the passage, _. （ A） it is urgent to pass laws for gun control in the U.S. （ B） people occupying high positions are more pron
28、e to crime （ C） many criminals are intelligent enough to escape punishment （ D） empty houses in the Philippines are often guarded by watch dogs 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 23 The
29、Prime Minister in Britain is head of （ A） the Shadow Cabinet. （ B） the Parliament. （ C） the Opposition. （ D） the Cabinet. 24 _is a long poem by George Gordon Byron. （ A） She Walks in Beauty （ B） When We Two Parted （ C） Don Juan （ D） The Destruction of Sennacherib 25 TPP is_. （ A） an abbreviation （ B
30、） an acronym （ C） a blending （ D） a derivation 26 George Eliot was famous for her_. （ A） Jane Eyre （ B） Wuthering Heights （ C） The Waves （ D） Middlemarch 27 Which of the following words is NOT formed through clipping? （ A） Dorm. （ B） Motel. （ C） Gent. （ D） Zoo. 28 Noah Webster was a _ . （ A） novelis
31、t （ B） poet （ C） lexicographer （ D） essayist 29 By advancing the theory of _, Bacon showed the new empirical attitutes toward truth about nature and bravely challenged the medieval scholasticists. （ A） inductive reasoning （ B） deductive reasoning （ C） education （ D） scientific experimentation 30 Stu
32、dents are wondering how _ could lose California to the US. （ A） France （ B） Spain （ C） Mexico （ D） Portugal 31 From the perspective of traditional approach of syntax, noun has the categories of number, gender and _. （ A） aspect （ B） case （ C） tense （ D） voice 32 The symbol marking the declination of
33、 the British Empire is （ A） World War II. （ B） The Suez Canal Crisis. （ C） The independence of British Colonies. （ D） The establishment of the Commonwealth. 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING the main thing is the intention. You may be crude and clumsy, wasteful and ineffective, but if you sincerely try to hel
34、p, your attempt produces nothing but good. The one you are trying to help knows your intention and is strengthened and encouraged by the magic of your sharing. In nearly every case, your simple desire to help, converted into action, produces the good sought. But perhaps the greatest good is the good
35、 that you yourself get out of the attempt. Service to others delivers more joy to you than the joy you deliver to them. In doing good, you free yourself from the terrible burden of self; you escape from yourself into a clean world of joy and light. The good you simply try to do, regardless of the ou
36、tcome, is always a success inside yourself. Unselfish giving is your most efficient formula for happiness, for you have embraced Eternity instead of Self; you have felt life, and you are now the world bigger than you were before you began the project. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a
37、composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 45 In China, old people are usually taken care of by their family members, but now some people send their aging parents to nursing homes. What is your opinion on this? Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for
38、 your essay. 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 conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for con
39、tent, organization, 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 750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 import
40、ant 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 task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for
41、note-taking. 0 【听力原文】 Good morning, todays lecture is about how to write a book review. First of all, let me explain to you what a book review is. A book review is a descriptive and critical or evaluative account of a book. Like the book report, it provides a summary of content and an analysis of st
42、ructure, yet you will also assess the value of a book and recommend the book to other readers. There are two approaches to book reviewing: the descriptive and the critical. 1A descriptive review is one in which the writer, without over-enthusiasm or exaggeration, gives the essential information abou
43、t a book. This is done by description and exposition, by stating the perceived aims and purposes of the author, and by quoting striking passages from the text. A critical review is one in which the writer describes and evaluates the book, in terms of accepted literary and historical standards, and s
44、upports this evaluation with evidence from the text. The following pointers are meant to be suggestions for writing a critical review. Firstly, basic requirements. Simply stated, the reviewer must know two things in order to write a critical review: 2the work being reviewed and the requirements of t
45、he genre to which the work belongs, such as novel, short story, biography, poesy, etc. Knowledge of the work demands not only an attempt to understand what the authors purpose is and how the component parts of the work contribute to that purpose, but also some knowledge of the author. And knowledge
46、of the genre means understanding the art form and how it functions. Then, after that we come to what are the minimum essentials of a book review. First is the description of the book, not a summary. Sufficient description should be given so that the reader, as he reads the review, will have some und
47、erstanding of the authors thoughts. This account of the contents of a book can often be woven into the critical remarks. Second, something about the author. Biographical information should be relevant to the subject of the review and enhance the readers understanding of the work under discussion. Th
48、ird, 3an appraisal, preferably indirect, through description and exposition and based on the aims and purposes of the author. While a critical review is a statement of opinion, it must be a considered judgment including: a statement of the reviewers understanding of the authors purpose; how well the
49、 reviewer feels the authors purpose has been achieved; and evidence to support the reviewers judgment of the author achievement. When finishing the minimum essential of a book review, we now come to another point: preliminary mechanical steps. Basically speaking, there are five steps. First, 4read the book with care. Second, note effective passages for quoting. Third, note your impressions as you read. Fourth, 5allow yourself time to
