1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 761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 Conquer Public Speaking Fear I. Public speaking is a common (1)_of stress for everyone. (1)_ II. s
3、ome of the causes: 1. public speaking is inherently stressful 2. trying to cover (2)_points (2)_ 3. having the (3)_in mind (3)_ 4. Failing to be (4)_etc. (4)_ III. Ways to deal with Speaking stress: Principle 1 Speaking in Public is NOT Inherently (5)_ (5)_ Principle 2 You Dont have to be (6)_to Suc
4、ceed (6)_ Principle 3 All You Need is (7)_Main Points (7)_ Principle 4 the right Purpose needed is (8)_ (8)_ Principle 5 (9)_and Humor Can Go a Long Way (9)_ The best way to practice is (10)_ (10)_ SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully a
5、nd 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 The rules for the first private library in the US were drawn up by （ A） the l
6、egislature. （ B） the librarian. （ C） John Harvard. （ D） the faculty members. 12 The earliest public library was also called a subscription library because books （ A） could be lent to everyone. （ B） could be lent by book stores. （ C） were lent to students and the faculty. （ D） were lent on a membersh
7、ip basis. 13 Which of the following is NOT stated as one of the purposes of free public libraries? （ A） To provide readers with comfortable reading rooms. （ B） To provide adults with opportunities of further education. （ C） To serve the communitys cultural and recreational needs. （ D） To supply tech
8、nical literature on specialized subjects. 14 The major difference between modern private and public libraries lies in （ A） readership. （ B） content. （ C） service. （ D） function. 15 The main purpose of the talk is （ A） to introduce categories of books in US libraries. （ B） to demonstrate the importan
9、ce of US libraries. （ C） to explain the roles of different US libraries. （ D） to define the circulation system of US libraries. 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
10、 item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 Around how many tons of hazardous waste does the world produce each year? （ A） 150 million. （ B） 1.50 million. （ C） 15 million. （ D） 50 million. 16 In the course of time, Mr. Earnshaw began to fail. He had been active and healthy, yet h
11、is strength left him suddenly; and when he was confined to the chimney comer he grew grievously irritable. Nothing vexed him; and suspected slights of his authority nearly threw him into fits. This was especially to be remarked if anyone attempted to impose upon, or domineer over, his favourite: he
12、was painfully jealous lest a word should be spoken amiss to him; seeming to have got into his head the notion that, because he liked Heathcliff, all hated, and longed to do him an ill turn. It was a disadvantage to the lad; for the kinder among us did not wish to fret the master, so we humoured his
13、partiality; and that humouring was rich nourishment to the childs pride and black tempers. Still it became in a manner necessary; twice, or thrice, Hindleys manifestation of scorn, while his father was near, roused the old man to a fury: he seized his stick to strike him, and shook with rage that he
14、 could not do it. At last, our curate advised that the young man should be sent to college; and Mr. Earnshaw agreed, though with a heavy spirit, for he said“Hindley was nought, and would never thrive as where he wandered.“ I hoped heartily we should have peace now. It hurt me to think the master sho
15、uld be made uncomfortable by his own good deed. I fancied the discontent of age and disease arose from his family disagreements: as he would have it that it did: really, you know, sir, it was in his sinking frame. We might have got on tolerably, notwithstanding, but for two people, Miss Cathy and Jo
16、seph, the servant. By his knack of sermonizing and pious discoursing, he contrived to make a great impression on Mr. Earnshaw; and the more feeble the master became, the more influence he gained. He was relentless in worrying him about his souls concerns, and about ruling his children rigidly. He en
17、couraged him to regard Hind-ley as a reprobate; and, night after night, he regularly grumbled out a long string of tales against Heath-cliff and Catherine: always minding to flatter Earnshaws weakness by heaping the heaviest blame on the last. Certainly, she had ways with her such as I never saw a c
18、hild take up before; and she put all of us past our patience fifty times and oftener in a day: from the hour she came downstairs till the hour she went to bed, we had not a minutes security that she wouldnt be in mischief. Her spirits were always at high-water mark, her tongue always goingsinging, l
19、aughing, and plaguing everybody who would not do the same. A wild, wicked slip she wasbut she had the bonniest eye, the sweetest smile, and lightest foot in the parish; and, after all, I believe she meant no harm; for when once she made you cry in good earnest, it seldom happened that she would not
20、keep you company, and oblige you to be quiet that you might comfort her. She was much too fond of Heathcliff. The greatest punishment we could invent for her was to keep her separate from him: yet she got chided more than any of us on his account. Now, Mr. Earnshaw did not understand jokes from his
21、children; he had always been strict and grave with them; and Catherine, on her part, had no idea why her father should be crosser and less patient in his ailing condition, than he was in his prime. His peevish reproofs wakened in her a naughty delight to provoke him. She was never so happy as when w
22、e were all scolding her at once, and she defying us with her bold, saucy look, and her ready words turning Josephs religious curses into ridicule, baiting me, and doing just what her father hated mostshowing how her pretended insolence, which he thought real, had more power over Heathcliff than his
23、kindness. How the boy would do her bidding in anything, and his only when it suited his own inclination. 17 Which of the following words can NOT be used to depict Mr. Earnshaw? （ A） Fractious. （ B） Suspicious. （ C） Frail. （ D） Possessive. 18 It can be inferred from the passage that （ A） Hindley was
24、on bad terms with Heathcliff. （ B） Mr. Earnshaw hated Hindleys misbehavior. （ C） Hindley and Heathcliff had quarrels frequently. （ D） Heathcliff tried to be nice to people around. 19 The italicized part “heaping the heaviest blame on the last“ probably implies that （ A） Joseph might dislike Catherin
25、e most. （ B） Catherine was blamed most by Earnshaw. （ C） Heathcliff blamed Catherine for her deeds. （ D） Joseph spoke ill of every child in the house. 20 According to the passage, Catherine was all the following EXCEPT （ A） kind-hearted. （ B） graceful. （ C） naughty. （ D） vibrant. 21 Mr. Earnshaw dis
26、liked Catherines manner because （ A） he feared it might have bad influence on Heathcliff. （ B） arrogance was what Mr. Earnshaw hated most. （ C） he wanted her to be more friendly to Heathcliff. （ D） she forced Heathcliff to obey her order all the time. 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Direction
27、s: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 22 In history, Romans occupied Britain for about_years. （ A） 700 （ B） 600 （ C） 500 （ D） 400 23 _is the most popular sport in England as well as in Europe. （ A） International Rugby （ B） Football （ C）
28、Cricket （ D） Tennis 24 New Zealand was first discovered by the_explorer Abel Tasman in 1642. （ A） French （ B） Dutch （ C） English （ D） Spanish 25 “Fridge“ is a_and“B2B“is_ （ A） blend, clipped word （ B） clipped word, acronym （ C） back-formation, loan word （ D） acronym, coined word 26 _is a mild, indir
29、ect or less offensive word or expressive one, so it is usually the substitution for taboo. （ A） Pun （ B） Slang （ C） Euphemism （ D） Metaphor 27 Kurt Vonneguts Slaughterhouse Five is a typical_novel. （ A） postmodernist （ B） modernist （ C） naturalist （ D） realist 28 _is known as “the poets poet“. （ A）
30、Shakespeare （ B） Marlowe （ C） Spenser （ D） Donne 29 The word holiday originally meant holy day; but now the word signifies any day on which we dont have to work. This is an example of_. （ A） meaning shift （ B） widening of meaning （ C） narrowing of meaning （ D） loss of meaning 30 In the 1960s pop mus
31、ic underwent a revolution when _ became world famous and turned their home town of Liverpool into a place of pilgrimage. （ A） the Beach Boys （ B） the Rolling Stone （ C） the Animals （ D） the Beatles 31 Americas most important food crop is _. （ A） wheat （ B） rice （ C） corn （ D） oats 二、 PART IV PROOFRE
32、ADING he seized his stick to strike him， and shook with rage that hecould not do it ”，对于父亲偏袒 Heathcliff， Hindley明确表示谴责，这招致殴打。由此可以判断，Heathcliff和 Hindley关系不好，故 A为答案。 19 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 语义 题。由题干定位至第三段末旬 “he regularly grumbled out a long string of tales againstHeathcliff and Catherine： always minding to
33、 flatter Earnshaws weakness by heaping the heaviestblame on the last”。接着第四段首句指出 “Certainly， she had ways with her such as I never saw achild take up before；and she put all of us past our patience fifty times and oftener in a day” ，显然这里的 she是承接前文而来，指第三段末句中提到的 Catherine。既然 Joseph总是对Catherine的责难最多，可以推断
34、 A符合文意。 20 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 推断题。第四段第三句指出 “A wild， wicked slip she was一 but she had the bonniest eye， the sweetestsmile， and lightest foot in the parish; and， after all， I believe she meant no harm” ，虽然句中提到她眼睛漂亮，笑容迷人，但由wild， wicked slip可以判断她不是一个举止优雅的女孩儿，故 B为答案。 21 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。末段倒数第二句指出 “doing
35、just what her father hated most-showing how her pretended insolence， which he thought real， had more power over Heathcliff than his kindness”, 这里是说 Catherine的傲慢无礼对Heathcliff的影响力超过了自己对其关爱的影响力，由此得出 A符合文意。 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in thi
36、s section. Choose the best answer to each question. 22 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 罗马于公元前 55年入侵并占领大不列颠，直到公元 410年日耳曼侵略者将他们赶走，共占领英国四百多年。 【知识模块】 英国历史 23 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 足球是英国乃至欧洲最受炊迎的一个运动项目。 【知识模块】 英国概况文化 24 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 新西兰最初是由荷兰探险家阿贝尔 塔斯曼发现的。 【知识模块】 人 文知识 25 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 fridge是较长的词 refrigerator的缩写，是缩略词 (c
37、lipped word)；B2B是由几个词 BusinesstoBusiness的首字母构成的词，是词首字母缩略词acronym。 【知识模块】 语言演变 26 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查语言学的知识。委婉语是一种适度的、不直接的或含糊的词，常常用这类词来取代一些令人感到粗鲁的、过于率直、具有冒犯性的词。 27 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本 题考查美国文学知识。第五号屠场 (Slaughterhouse Five)是美国作家库尔特 冯内古特 (Kurt Vonnegut， 19222007)的小说。作者以辛辣的笔触揭示了战争的残酷，表达了他对现代人的生存困境，特别是死亡问题
38、的深入思考。小说中的元小说、不确定性、碎片等后现代主义叙事手法以及荒诞、黑色幽默等使其成为典型的后现代主义作品。 28 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 考查英国文学。斯宾塞 (Edmund Spenser， 1552 ?1599)英国诗人。主要作品是长诗仙后。斯宾 塞对后世的英国诗人，包括弥尔顿、马洛、雪莱、济慈等都有很深远的影响，被称为 “诗人中的诗人 ”。克里斯托弗 马洛(Christopher Marlowe， 1564一 1593)英国剧作家，他冲破旧戏剧形式的束缚，创作了一种新戏剧。帖木儿大帝 (Tamburlaine)、浮士德 (The Tragical History of th
39、e Life and Death of Dr Faustus)等剧作反映了文艺复兴时期诗人那种永无止境的探索精神和极端的个人主义精神。约翰 邓恩 (John Donne， 1572一1631)是 17世纪英国玄学派诗歌的代表诗人。 29 【正确答案】 B 30 【正确答案】 D 31 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 小麦是美国主要农产品，占世界产量的 12%，占世界出口的33%。 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN) Directions: Proofread the given passage. The passage con
40、tains 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)For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line.
41、(2)For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “ “ sign and write t 32 【正确答案】 are: is。 【试题解析】 因为主语 pessimism是不可数名词，所以谓语动词应为单数。 33 【正确答案】 will： would。 【试题解析】 此句为虚拟句式。在表示将来的虚拟句的主句中用 “would+动词原形 ”。 34 【正确答案】 which： that。 【试题解析】 因为这是一个同位语从句，解释 belief词的内容，同位语 从句只能由 that引导。在 thought，
42、dea， fact， rumour， news， fear， hope, confidence， belief， doubt等名词后，常用一个以 that引导的从句作同位语。 35 【正确答案】 去掉 of。 【试题解析】 because of后接名词，不能接从句。 36 【正确答案】 thinkers ： did。 【试题解析】 因为此处比较状语从句中比较的对象是谓语，而不是主语。 37 【正确答案】 at： for(改 at为 for)。 【试题解析】 look at意为 “看 ”look for意为 “寻找 ”。根据上下文，此处应为 look for。 38 【正确答案】 was： we
43、re(改 was为 were)。 【试题解析】 group是集合名词。在集合名词作主语时，谓语动词有两种情况：当集合名词表示整体概念时，谓语动词为单数；当集合名词表示整体中的个体时，谓语动词为复数。 39 【正确答案】 the： a。 【试题解析】 此处的 different approach 并非特指，而是任意一种办法，因而应用 a。 40 【正确答案】 hopelessly： hopeless。 【试题解析】 (改 hopelessly为 hopeless)。 feel为系动词，后面应接形容词构成系表结构。 41 【正确答案】 need succeed： to。 【试题解析】 to suc
44、ceed是不定式作目的状语， they need作为定语从句修饰 the skills。 SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH Directions: Translate the following text into English. 42 【正确答案】 For this experience had made me reflect and see that I was definitely not the type of hero who could rally multitudes at his call. However, my loneliness had to
45、be dispelled because it was causing me agony. So I used various means to dull my senses, to make myself immersed among my fellow nationals and turn to the past. Later I experienced or witnessed even greater loneliness and sadness which I am unwilling to recall, preferring that it should perish with
46、my mind in the dust. Still my attempt to deaden my senses was not unsuccessful - I lost the enthusiasm and fervor of my youth. SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. 43 【正确答案】 他带回的信息使他很为迷惘，好几次都想脱下帽子搔一搔头皮。他的头顶已秃，只剩下几根乱发。秃得乱七八糟的头顶周围的头发却长得 又黑又硬，向四面支棱开，又顺着前额往
47、下长，几乎到了那宽阔扁平的鼻子面前。那与其说是头发，倒不如说像是某个铁匠的杰作，更像是竖满了铁蒺藜的墙顶，即使是跳田鸡的能手见了也只好看作是世界上最危险的障碍，敬谢不敏。 此人骑着马小跑着往回走。他要把消息带给伦敦法学院大门旁台尔森银行门口警卫亭里的守夜的，守夜的要把消息转告银行里更高的权威。夜里的黑影仿佛是从那消息里生出的种种幻象，出现在他面前，也仿佛是令母马心神不宁的幻象横出在那牲畜面前。幻象似乎频频出现，因为她每见了路上一个黑影都要吓得倒退。 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400
48、words on the following topic. 44 【正确答案】 Waste Problem Management The accumulation of solid wastes is a Serious problem that threatens the environment of the entire planet and will continues its exponential growth due to the increasing population and industrial development. The component of municipal
49、 solid waste of major concern to the environment is the putrescible fraction that accounts for 50-80% of its total dry weight. The economic and environmental problems associated with the disposal of municipal solid wastes world-wide represent a real threat to civilization. For hundred of years the management of solid wastes generated in u
