1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 754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 Gaining Crosscultural and International Perspectives:A Book Review Today Im going to review some books th
3、at relate to international or (1)_themes. Although they range widely in contents, settings, and styles, each book provides rich opportunities for readers to gain crosscultural and international (2)_. 1 .A Gift for Albert. This book relates a heartwarming story that should (3)_children dealing with a
4、 grandparents death. A little girl named Rosita grapples with how to honor the memory of her grandmother, which provides interesting cultural insights. The story, which appears in both English and Spanish, is supplemented by distinctive and dazzling (4)_and also authors and illustrators notes and a
5、glossary. 2.A Walk in My World: International Short Stories about Youth. It is a collection of 16 short stories that invite readers to enter the worlds of young people (5)_. A cast of talented and well-known authors weave themes of courage, coming of age, anger, rivalry and reconciliation, freedom,
6、sacrifice, love won and lost, and the joys of growing up. The stories do not always offer (6)_, but they do guarantee an arresting literary experience. 3.Celebrating Chinese New Year. Ryan and his family have a growing (7)_as they prepare for Chinese New Year in San Francisco, California. Historical
7、 and cultural details about the celebration flow through this information book, with sections titled Getting Ready for the New Year, Honoring Ancestors, At Chinese School, and so forth. A glossary and index contribute information that should (8)_childrens enjoyment of the book. 4.Israel:The People.
8、The customs, history, (9)_, and various aspects of daily life in Israel are introduced in this information book. The author has cleverly combined text, illustrations, and historical and modern photographs to help readers get a sense of the many ethnic and cultural groups that live in this (10)_area
9、of the world. 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 each of the following five ques
10、tions. Now listen to the interview. 11 According to the interview, what is conventional medicine? （ A） Only the diseased part of the body is treated. （ B） The doctor treats the whole person. （ C） The whole person and the diseased part are both treated. （ D） Patients are treated in a conventional way
11、. 12 How does acupuncture work? （ A） It works on rheumatism. （ B） It works on blood. （ C） It works on arms and legs. （ D） It works on energy balance. 13 What relationship did the Chinese traditionally have with their doctors? （ A） Doctors treated the patients. （ B） Doctors were paid to keep people w
12、ell. （ C） People were frightened of doctors. （ D） They treated each other as friends. 14 What is the doctor-patient relationship like in the West? （ A） People prefer a doctor of holistic medicine. （ B） People dont consult a doctor even if they are ill. （ C） people dont go to see a doctor until they
13、are iii. （ D） People often visit a doctor whether they are iii or not. 15 What can you infer from the interview? （ A） Westerners are crazy about work. （ B） Westerners emphasize prevention. （ C） The Chinese prefer conventional medicine. （ D） The Chinese emphasize treatment. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST D
14、irections: 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 Which of the following is not the reason for English couples divorce? （ A） Mrs. Turner mov
15、ed the furniture for 38 years. （ B） Mr. Turner could not bear her. （ C） Mr. Turner had committed adultery since January. （ D） Mrs. Turner refused to stop the moving of furniture. 17 Why did the couple moved from the matrimonial home into a caravan with some of the furniture fixed to the floor? （ A）
16、They hoped it could cure Mrs. Turners illness. （ B） They were tired of old environment. （ C） They hoped the obsession would stop. （ D） They wanted to lead a new life. 17 What impact can mobile phones have on their users health? Many people worry about the supposed ill effects caused by radiation fro
17、m handsets and base stations, despite the lack of credible evidence of any harm. But evidence for the beneficial effects of mobile phones on health is rather more abundant. Indeed, a systematic review carried out by Rifat Atun and his colleagues at Imperial College, London, rounds up 150 examples of
18、 the use of text-messaging in the delivery of health care. These uses fall into three categories : efficiency gains, public-health gains, and direct benefits to patients by incorporating text-messaging into treatment regimes. The study, funded by Vodafone, the worlds largest mobile operator, was pub
19、lished this week. Using texting to boost efficiency is not rocket science, but big savings can be achieved. Several trials carried out in England have found that the use of text-messaging reminders reduces the number of missed appointments with family doctors by 26-39%, for example, and the number o
20、f missed hospital appointments by 33-50%. If such schemes were rolled out nationally, this would translate into annual savings of 256m-364m. Text messages are also being used to remind patients about blood tests, clinics, scans and dental appointments. Similar schemes in America, Norway and Sweden h
21、ave had equally satisfying resultsthough the use of text-message reminders in the Netherlands, where non-attendance rates are low, at 4%, had no effect other than to annoy patients. Text messages can also be a good way to disseminate public-health information, particularly to groups who are hard to
22、reach by other means, such as teenagers, or in developing countries where other means of communication are unavailable. Text messages have been used in India to inform people about the World Health Organisations strategy to control tuberculosis, for example, and in Kenya, Nigeria and Mall to provide
23、 information about HIV and malaria. In Iraq, text messages were used to support a campaign to vaccinate nearly 5m children against polio. Finally, there are the uses of text messaging as part of a treatment regime. These involve sending reminders to patients to take their medicine at the right time,
24、 or to encourage compliance with exercise regimes or efforts to stop smoking. The evidence for the effectiveness of such schemes is generally anecdotal, however, notes Dr. Rifat. More quantitative research is needed which is why his team also published three papers this week looking at the use of mo
25、bile phones in health care in more details. One of these papers, written in conjunction with Victoria Franklin and Stephen Greene of the University of Dundee, in Scotland, reports the results of a trial in which diabetic teenagers treatment was backed up with text messaging. Diabetes needs constant
26、management, and requires patients to take an active role in their treatment by measuring blood-sugar levels and administering insulin injections. The most effective form of therapy is an intensive regime in which patients adjust the dose of insulin depending on what they eat. This is more onerous fo
27、r the patient, but allows for a greater dietary variety. Previous studies have shown that intensive treatment is effective only with close supervision by doctors. Dr. Franklin and her colleagues devised a system called Sweet Talk, which sends patients personalised text messages reminding them of the
28、 treatment goals they have set themselves, and allowing them to send questions to doctors. The Sweet Talk system was tested over a period of 18 months with teenage patients receiving both conventional and intensive diabetes treatment. A control group received conventional treatment and no text messa
29、ges. The researchers found that the use of text-messaging significantly increased “self-efficacy“ (the effectiveness of treatment, measured by questionnaire). More importantly, among patients receiving intensive therapy, the level of haemoglobin HbA1ean indicator of blood-glucose and hence of glycae
30、mic control was 14% lower than for those in the control group. Since even a 10% decline in HbA1c level is associated with a reduction in complications such as eye and kidney problems, this is an impressive result. It suggests that texting can cheaply and effectively support intensive therapy among t
31、eenagers, who often demonstrate poor compliance. Despite such promising results, Dr. Rifat notes, many of the medical uses of text-messaging have not yet been subjected to clinical trials, because they are so new. And even where the benefits are proven, the technology has not been systematically dep
32、loyed on a large scale. But when it comes to improving outcomes and reducing costs, text messages would seem to be just what the doctor ordered. 18 Which of the following can be concluded from the first paragraph? （ A） That cell phones are harmful to peoples health is unconvincing. （ B） Cell phones
33、can bring more benefits to people than harm. （ C） People wont worry about the harm cell phones do any longer. （ D） There are only three types of benefits cell phones bring us. 19 The phrase “rolled out“ in Paragraph 2 probably means （ A） propagandized. （ B） conceived. （ C） spread. （ D） extolled. 20
34、All the following are the uses of text-messaging EXCEPT （ A） patients reminder. （ B） a therapeutic approach. （ C） a campaign supporter. （ D） information transfer. 21 The result of the teenage diabetic patients shows that （ A） those in the control group are more rebellious. （ B） text-messaging can mo
35、tivate them to supervise themselves. （ C） conventional treatment isnt as effective as intensive treatment. （ D） adult diabetic patients should also try intensive treatment. 22 Which of the following may best summarize the text? （ A） People shouldnt worry about the supposed ill effects of mobile phon
36、es. （ B） Text-messaging should be widely used in all walks of life. （ C） Conventional treatment should be supplanted by new treatments. （ D） The medical uses of mobile phones show the healthy benefits. 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this
37、 section. Choose the best answer to each question. 23 The United Sates ranks_ in the export of rice in the world. （ A） the first （ B） the second （ C） the third （ D） the fourth 24 The only black woman writer awarded Nobel Prize of Literature is_. （ A） Alice Walker （ B） Toni Morrison （ C） Lorraine Han
38、sberry （ D） James Baldwin 25 Canadas official national sport is_. （ A） curling （ B） skating （ C） cricket （ D） ice hockey 26 In English all the prefixes are_morphemes. （ A） inflectional （ B） grammatical （ C） derivational （ D） implicit 27 Which of the following works was written by Robert Browning? （
39、A） My Last Duchess （ B） David Copperfield （ C） An Ideal Husband （ D） Under the Greenwood Tree 28 _ is the American president during The Great Depression who proposed New Deal. （ A） Herbert Hoover （ B） Woodrow Wilson （ C） Franklin D. Roosevelt （ D） Abraham Lincoln 30 _ is an international news agency
40、 founded in _. （ A） The Associated press; Chicago （ B） Reuters; Liverpool （ C） The Associated press; London （ D） Reuters; New York 31 Which two speeches made Emerson famous? （ A） Nature and Essays. （ B） Representative Men and English Traits. （ C） Nature and English Traits. （ D） The American Scholar
41、and The Divinity School Address. 32 Margaret Thatcher was leader of the _Party. （ A） Conservative （ B） Labor （ C） Liberal （ D） Democratic 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING others use a style that is sure to appeal to kindergarten and elementary children. Whatever the content or the setting, each book provides
42、 rich opportunities for readers to gain crosscultural and international perspectives. The books that Ill review in detail are as follows: A Gift for Albert by Nancy Luenn A Walk in My World edited by Anne Mazer Celebrating Chinese New Year by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith Israel: The People created by Bobbie
43、 D. Kalman A Gift for Albert is the first book Ill review today. This book, filled with an abundance of interesting written and visual details, relates a genuinely heartwarming story that should appeal particularly to children dealing with a grandparents death. Of special interest are the cultural i
44、nsights provided as the main character, a little girl named Rosita, grapples with how to honor the memory of her grandmother on the Day of the Dead. Each year Mexican families remember and welcome the spirits of loved ones by making offerings. By the close of the celebration described in the book, R
45、osita has come to understand that her warm memories of her grandmother provide the greatest solace of all as she copes with her sadness. Robert Chapmans distinctive and dazzling illustrationscreated through an intricate process involving casting paper in hand-crafted molds, painting, and photographi
46、ng the results against tiled backgroundsfurnish an appropriately textured backdrop. The story, which appears in English at the top of each page and Spanish at the bottom, is supplemented by authors and illustrators notes and a glossary that includes pronunciations and definitions. The second book, i
47、.e. A Walk in My World:International Short Stories about Youth, is a collection of 16 short stories that invite readers to enter the worlds of young people from many cultures. A cast of talented and well-known authors weave themes of courage, coming of age, anger, rivalry and reconciliation, freedom
48、, sacrifice, love won and lost, and the joys of growing up. Yasunazi Kawabatas “The Jay,“ for example, is the poignant tale of a Japanese girls fascination with a small drama that unfolds in her backyard. As Yoshiko observes a mother bird searching for her lost chick, she ponders her troubled family
49、 circumstances. Anita Desais “Games at Twilight“ offers a slice-of-life story that follows a young boy whose game of hide-and-seek evolves into a bitter life lesson. In this collection readers also encounter intriguing characters from Ghana, Norway, China, Chile, Italy, Russia, Germany, Egypt, Indonesia, Australia, Ireland, England, Antigua, and the United States. The stories, told with grit and realism, do not always offer happy endings, but they do guarante
