1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 756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 There are two common set images of the Australian male: a)the【 1】 and Neanderthal male - great for a bill
3、 and a laugh. b)【 2】 - a businessman who conceals the dorsal fin of a shark under a grey suit. Characters of Australians: . Not【 3】 by nature, refer to each other on【 4】 , and speak their minds. . Men tend to get together to relax -【 5】 and going to the footy. . A typical Australian party【 6】 men an
4、d women. . Greeting. In【 7】 , men shake hands with others but women usually do not shake hands with other women. With good friends, males【 8】 each other on the shoulder, women kiss one another. . Being invited to a party: The host or the hostess introduces you to others; it is【 9】to bring gifts at t
5、he first meeting. . Being modest about【 10】 your own horn and achievements. 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】 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. Question
6、s 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 If after vigorous exercise a persons pulse rate remains high for a long while, he or she _. （ A） has an unusually strong heart
7、（ B） must be suffering from some disease （ C） should go to the hospital to have a check-up （ D） needs to reduce the intensity of the exercise 12 One way in which exercise can improve our health is that it helps us to _. （ A） lose weight （ B） sweat （ C） build muscles （ D） gain confidence 13 Dieting i
8、s not an effective way to lose weight unless _. （ A） it is accompanied by exercising （ B） you drink nothing but milk （ C） you avoid eating fatty meat （ D） you take more vitamins when exercising 14 The problem with most Americans diet is that they _. （ A） drink too much milk （ B） drink too much alcoh
9、ol （ C） consume too much meat and sugar （ D） dont get enough thiamine 15 According to Dr. Mirkin, drugs such as amphetamines cannot increase an athletes performance, _. （ A） because they actually do harm to his or her health （ B） because they only stimulate his or her imagination （ C） because they i
10、ncrease his or her strength only temporarily （ D） because they actually slow down his or her reactions 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 news item, you will be given
11、10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 The Philippine government has banned （ A） news reports about the fighting in the Philippines. （ B） news reports about the fighting in the villages. （ C） news reports about the fighting on Jolo Island. （ D） some newspapers. 16 When the Dow rockets 300 points or
12、the stocks of retailers, say, get decimated, I devour the news. Heres my admission: Im a buy-and-hold investor, and a lazy one at that. My employer prohibits us news folks to trade equities on a short-term basis, but even if it didnt, Id still buy and hold. The bulk of my portfolio is in two retirem
13、ent accounts, and neither stock-market gyrations nor major financial earthquakes prompt me to tweak my allocations. I simply hold a fairly routine mix of low-cost U.S. and international-stock mutual funds, plus a bond fund, and I stick to it. Sure, the markets get volatile but I figure that, eventua
14、lly, average historical returns will work in my favor. And, to my mind, stock-market trading, if youre not spending many hours a week working on it, is little more than a guessing game. The fact is, a buy-and-hold investor with a decently diversified portfolio should celebrate her ability to remain
15、firm in the face of financial-news tidal waves which prompt many, less staunch, to jump in and out of investments, often at the worst possible time. Some might say the staunch investor is akin to a passenger on the Titanic, refusing a lifeboat to safety due to misguided loyalty to the idea of “buy a
16、nd hold.“ But as long as three prerequisites are satisfied, that investor is among the most prudent savers around: a well-diver- sifted investment plan, invested in low-cost index funds, with a long-term outlook. In fact, if youre not going to be an active, pay-attention-every-day investor, setting
17、up a simple plan and then forgetting about it may be the best retirement-savings decision you make. “What is often problematic is the middle ground. People will set something up and then follow it intermittently and on a whim make changes,“ says John Nofsinger, associate professor of finance at Wash
18、ington State University and author of“ The Psychology of Investing.“ Those who follow the markets tangentially but dont take time for deeper analysis tend to buy high and sell low. If, like me, youre not going to spend time daily on your plan, then set it and forget it. Note that, unless you have a
19、rock-solid pension plan from your employer and significant other assets, youre going to need to invest. Interest rates on cash simply wont get most savers to a well-funded retirement. What to do? 1. Create a plan. That means investing in low-cost index funds covering the U.S. stock market, perhaps 1
20、0% to 25% of your portfolio in international stock funds, plus exposure to bonds (a typical scenario is 70% or 80% in stocks and 30% or 20% in bonds), and perhaps some portion in a money-market or cash-type account. Keep in mind that your focus is not to beat the market. 2. Once your plan is in plac
21、e, ignore it. “I do virtually nothing. I do less than I do for my car. Theres not even a need to change the oil,“ Mr. Statman says. If rebalancing worries you, dont even do that except perhaps once every few years. And make sure you focus on getting back to your investment plan, rather than chasing
22、the winners of the moment. “ff the stock market went up that year and maybe bonds didnt, so you take a little out of the stock market and put it in bonds to reallocate to where your targets originally were, I think thats a good strategy,“ Mr. Nofsinger says. 3. Accept risk. Yes, stock-market investi
23、ng is risky. But over the long haul, investors are rewardedif they adopt a long-term outlook and diversified investment plan. “Risk is not something you want, but oftentimes risk does go hand in hand with return,“ says Peng Chen, chief investment officer of Ibbotson Associates, an investment researc
24、h and consulting firm owned by Momingstar in Chicago. Keep in mind: Avoid this risk with money you need soon, say, in the next year or two. And remember that the more you invest in one company, sector or country, the more risk youre taking on. 4. Stay in for the long haul. We have no idea whats comi
25、ng tomorrow, and past stock-market performance does not predict future results. But what is your alternative? Stick all your cash in a money-market account, a CD or, slightly riskier, bonds? You are not avoiding risk with this plan, simply shifting to the risk inflation will trump your return. 5. Do
26、 what you can. The investment options available through your retirement plan may not be ideal. Invest there for the employer match, but ensure diversification through an account outside your employer plan, perhaps an individual retirement account or Roth IRA. 17 Why does the author choose to be “a b
27、uy-and-hold investor“? （ A） Because his employer prohibits him to trade equities on a short-term basis. （ B） Because he believes that long-term return will balance out short-term fluctuation. （ C） Because he is misguided by the loyalty to the idea of “buy and hold.“ （ D） Because he is an active inve
28、stor and keeps an eye on stock markets every day. 18 The word “volatile“ in the third paragraph means （ A） explosive. （ B） transient. （ C） unstable. （ D） lively. 19 When the author mentions the Titanic analogy, （ A） he is in favor of it. （ B） his view is balanced. （ C） he is slightly critical of it.
29、 （ D） he is strongly critical of it. 20 Which of the following is NOT one of the authors suggestions on investment? （ A） Create a reasonable investment plan with a decently diversified portfolio. （ B） Forget about the investment plan completely, once it is in place. （ C） Remember that risk comes wit
30、h return in stock-market investment. （ D） Stay in the investment market with a long-term vision. 21 This passage mainly focuses on （ A） a well-diversified investment plan. （ B） investing in low-cost index funds. （ C） a long-term investment outlook. （ D） accepting risk in stock markets. 一、 PART III G
31、ENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 22 The earliest settlers in New Zealand were （ A） Celts. （ B） Inuit. （ C） Maoris. （ D） puritans. 23 The peace agreement on Northern Ireland was approved by voters a
32、cross all of Ireland in a referendum held in_. （ A） April 1997 （ B） May 1997 （ C） 35886 （ D） 35916 24 Behind and through the eastern states of the Unites States runs the range of （ A） the Rocky Mountains. （ B） the Appalachian Mountains. （ C） the Cascade Mountains. （ D） the Cordillera Ranges. 25 Wash
33、ington D.C., the capital of the U.S. is situated on the _River banks. （ A） St. Lawrence （ B） Hudson （ C） Potomac （ D） Missouri 26 A word is a symbol that （ A） is used by the same speech community. （ B） represents something else in the world. （ C） is both simple and complex in nature. （ D） shows diff
34、erent ideas in different sounds. 27 The Pilgrims came to America in a ship named the _. （ A） Half Moon （ B） Speedwell （ C） Mayflower （ D） Santa Maria 28 The Civil War of England broke out in _. （ A） 1789 （ B） 1879 （ C） 1642 （ D） 1462 29 Which of the following statements is true? （ A） The wide influe
35、nce of conservatism can be found in American daily life. （ B） Few English people attach great importance to local and individual character. （ C） English people are known for their conservatism. （ D） English people like small talk and usually espress their mind freely. 30 All of the following are rel
36、ational opposites except _. （ A） buy/sell （ B） teacher/pupil （ C） borrow/lend （ D） old/young 31 New Zealand is in _, halfway between the equator and the South Pole. （ A） the Southern Pacific Ocean （ B） the Northern Pacific Ocean （ C） the Atlantic Ocean （ D） the Indian Ocean 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING a
37、nd 【 B2】 _ increasingly the outlook of universities in the United States is indistinguishable from those of business firms. The rise in tuitions 【 B3】 _ may reflect the fact economic uncertainty increases the demand for 【 B4】 _ education. The biggest cost of being in the school is foregoing 【 B5】 _
38、income from a job (this is primarily a factor in graduate- and professional-school tuition); the poor ones job prospects, the 【 B6】 _ more sense it makes to reallocate time from the job market to education, in order to make oneself more marketable. The ways which universities make themselves attract
39、ive to 【 B7】 _ students include soft majors, student evaluations of teachers, giving students a governance role, and eliminate required courses. 【 B8】 _ Sky-high tuitions have caused universities to regard their students as customers. Just as business firms sometimes collude to shorten 【 B9】 _ the r
40、igors of competition, universities collude to minimize the cost to them of the athletes whom they recruit in order to stimulate alumni donations, so the best athletes now often bypass higher education in order to obtain salaries earlier from professional teams. And until they were stopped by the ant
41、itrust authorities, the Ivy League schools colluded to limit competition for the best students, by agreeing not to award scholarships on the basis of merit rather than purely of need-just like business firms agreeing not to give discounts on 【 B10】 _ their best customer. 32 【 B1】 33 【 B2】 34 【 B3】 3
42、5 【 B4】 36 【 B5】 37 【 B6】 38 【 B7】 39 【 B8】 40 【 B9】 41 【 B10】 SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH Directions: Translate the following text into English. 42 北京的道旁多植槐树，当槐花桂满枝头香飘回逸的时候，夏日就带着炎热与浓绿向人们涌来了。 清晨，骑上自行车，加入上班的 “洪流 ”，眼前闪动的是人们五颜六色的夏服，而八月盛夏，最高气温达到三十七、八度时不少姑娘穿起露肩、低胸、无袖的上衣，有的小伙子把背心捋上肚皮，在还没有普及空调的普通人家，人们注意听着
43、电台的当日天气预报和查看日历，不时喊着 “今天太热啦 !”在惊呼、叹息之中，盛夏似乎 走得太慢了。 SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. 43 One basic weakness in a conservation system based wholly on economic motives is that most members of the land community have no economic value. Yet these creatures
44、 are members of the biotic community. If its stability depends on its integrity, they are entitled to continuance. When one of these non-economic categories is threatened, and, if we happen to love it, we invent excuses to give it economic importance. At the beginning of century, songbirds were supp
45、osed to be disappearing. Scientists jumped to the rescue with some distinctly shaky evidence to the effect that insects would eat us up if birds failed to control them. The evidence had to be economic in order to be valid. It is painful to read these roundabout accounts today. We have no land ethic
46、yet, but we have at least drawn nearer the point of admitting that birds should continue as a matter of intrinsic right, regardless of the presence or absence of economic advantage to us. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 44 The de
47、velopment of society seemingly endows people with the right to savor the whole world, but some people claim that tourism will soon become obsolete for people can enjoy a glimpse of wherever they want to go without even leaving their home. Do you agree with them? Write an essay of about 400 words. Yo
48、u should supply an appropriate title for 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
49、a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, 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 756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. You
