1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 767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 Camping First, the equipment.【 1】 _and sleeping-bag are the 【 1】 _ most important items. Both of them sho
3、uld be (2 )_and 【 2】 _ first-class. Other things include stove, a torch (with spare battery), and also【 3】 _。 【 3】 _ Second, clothes. For everyday wear, you should take 2 or 3 pairs of【 4】 _, several shirts, a jacket, a thick sweater【 4】 _ and a light raincoat. For footwear, you must have【 5】 _ 【 5】
4、 _ shoes or hoots. Third, food. I suggest you take【 6】 _food, for it% 【 6】 _ convenient and hygienic【 7】 _is a useful thing to have 【 7】 _ with you, especially if you get hungry at night. Fourth, medicine. Youd better go to the【 8】 _for 【 8】 _ advice, asking him to prepare the necessary medicine for
5、 you. Some liquid medicine will be needed in case of an【 9】 _ 【 9】 _ bite. Finally, the miscellaneous. Things like camera, binoculars, radios, and a couple of books can make your holiday life more enjoyable. And its always interesting to keep a【 10】 _ 【 10】 _ to record the things you do in holiday.
6、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. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be
7、given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 What does this conversation most probably take place? （ A） In a travel agency. （ B） On a campus. （ C） In a bookshop. （ D） In a teachers shop. 12 Where will Denis spend his holiday? （ A） In Britain. （ B）
8、In Australia. （ C） In Italy. （ D） None of the above. 13 In Australia, one can _. （ A） study English separately （ B） study English along with other subjects （ C） study English as a fun and relaxation （ D） all of the above 14 Those English language colleges that are not part of a university may be _.
9、（ A） operated privately （ B） operated by the government （ C） part of government technical and business colleges （ D） all of the above 15 Visitors on a tourist visa can undertake English study for up to _. （ A） three months （ B） six months （ C） one year （ D） three years SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Direc
10、tions: 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 The space agencys chief safety officer _ NASAs plan to launch Discovery. （ A） vetoed （ B） sanc
11、tioned （ C） supported （ D） disapproved 16 The newspaper must provide for the reader the facts, unalloyed, unslanted, objectively selected facts. But in these days of complex news it must provide more; it must supply interpretation, the meaning of the facts. This is the most important assignment conf
12、ronting American journalismto make clear to the reader the problems of the day, to make international news as understandable as community news, to recognize that there is no longer any such thing (with the possible exception of such scribbling as society and club news) as “local“ news, because any e
13、vent in the international area has a local reaction in manpower draft, in economic strain, in terms, indeed, of our very way of life. There is in journalism a widespread view that when you embark on interpretation, you are entering choppy and dangerous waters, the swirling tides of opinion. This is
14、nonsense. The opponents of interpretation insist that the writer and the editor shall confine himself to the “facts“. This insistence raises two questions: What are the facts? And: Are the bare facts enough? As to the first query, consider how a so-called “factual“ story cones about. The reporter co
15、llects, say, fifty facts; out of these fifty, his space allotment being necessarily restricted, he selects the ten, which he considers most important. This is Judgment Number One. Then he or his editor decides which of these ten facts shall constitute the lead of the piece (This is important decisio
16、n because many readers do not proceed beyond the first paragraph.) This is Judgment Number Two. Then the night editor determines whether the article shall be presented on page one, where it has a large impact, or on page twenty-four, where it has little. Judgment Number Three. Thus, in the presentat
17、ion of a so-called “factual“ or “objective“ story, at least three judgments are involved. And they are judgments not at all unlike those involved in interpretation, in which reporter and editor, calling upon their general background, and their “news neutralism,“ arrive at a conclusion as to the sign
18、ificance of the news. The two areas of judgment, presentation of the news and its interpretation, are both objective rather than subjective processesas objective, that is, as any human being can be. (Note in passing: even though complete objectivity can never be achieved, nevertheless the ideal must
19、 always be the beacon on the murky news channels.) If an editor is intent on slanting the news, he can do it in other ways and more effectively than by interpretation. He can do it by the selection of those facts that prop up his particular plea. Or he can do it by the way he gives a storypromoting
20、it to page one or demoting it to page thirty. 17 The title that best expresses the ideas of this passage is _. （ A） Interpreting the News （ B） Choosing Facts （ C） Subjective Facts Are Impossible （ D） Everything Counts 18 Why does the writer of an article select ten out of 50 available facts? （ A） Sp
21、ace is limited. （ B） His editor is prejudiced. （ C） The subject is not important. （ D） He is entering choppy and dangerous. 19 What is the least effective way of “slanting“ news? （ A） Interpretation. （ B） His editor is prejudiced. （ C） Placement. （ D） Concentration. 20 Why should the lead sentence p
22、resent the most important fact? （ A） It will influence the reader to continue. （ B） It will be the best way to write. （ C） Some readers just read the beginning of some news. （ D） It will gratify the editor. 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in
23、 this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 21 What marked the beginning of the Romantic Age? （ A） The finish of the novel Oliver Twist. （ B） The use of rimed couplet. （ C） The publication of the work named Lyrical Ballads. （ D） The finish of the prose Utopia. 22 The jury in the High Cou
24、rt of New Zealand is composed of _ members （ A） 18 （ B） 16 （ C） 14 （ D） 12 23 The capital of Canada is_. （ A） Vancouver （ B） Ottawa （ C） Toronto （ D） Quebec 24 Which of the following is not a character of acquisition? （ A） Use textbook. （ B） Conducted with no careful schedules. （ C） Learn language s
25、ubconsciously. （ D） Concentrate on meaning. 25 _ is not one of the core branches of linguistics. （ A） Phonology （ B） Psycho-linguistics （ C） Syntax （ D） Semantics 26 The Social Democratic Party is a British political party formed in March 1981 by several former Labour Cabinet ministers, the so-calle
26、d “gang of_“. （ A） three （ B） four （ C） five （ D） six 27 Which of the following has nothing to do with Easter? （ A） Rabbits. （ B） Haggis. （ C） Chicks. （ D） Eggs. 28 The Romans leaded by _ came with 10,000 soldiers and landed on the shore of Kent in 55 BC （ A） Claudius （ B） Hadrian （ C） Caesar （ D） P
27、lantius 29 Which state ranks the first of all the states in America in the aspect of production? （ A） New York. （ B） Mississippi. （ C） Washington. （ D） California 30 The Constitution gives the executive power to _ in the United States. （ A） the senators （ B） the representatives （ C） the Vice-Preside
28、nt （ D） the President 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 fol
29、lowing 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. (2)For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “ “ sign and write t 30 Those harboring doubts about micro-blogging should now be convinced that micro
30、 blogs can play an ineffective 【 M1】 _ role in mobilizing society for a just course. Today, micro blogs have become an important new medium for people obtain news, express their opinions, 【 M2】 _ engage in social networking and participate in public campaigns. For journalists, micro blogs are a sour
31、ce of news and a platform for spreading news. Furthermore, the increasing 【 M3】 _ popularity of micro blogs has become a double-edge sword. 【 M4】 _ One of the top 10 phony news stories last year first appeared via micro blog, correctly announcing the death of 【 M5】 _ legendary kung fu novel writer L
32、ouis Cha. Other micro blog 【 M6】 _ message falsely claimed contemporary online literature was replaced modern literary works in school textbooks. 【 M7】 _ The sad thing is unusual mainstream news media face 【 M8】 _ the danger of losing sight of their own news values and ethics. They often sacrifice t
33、heir own news and reporting agendas and devote their resources to follow up the bogus 【 M9】 _ claims of micro blogs as “potential“ news leads. As professional journalists, they should welcome citizens joining us in reporting news. However, they should 【 M10】 _ not shirk their responsibility in makin
34、g sure they get right all the news elements: who, what, when, where, why and how. 31 【 M1】 32 【 M2】 33 【 M3】 34 【 M4】 35 【 M5】 36 【 M6】 37 【 M7】 38 【 M8】 39 【 M9】 40 【 M10】 SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH Directions: Translate the following text into English. 41 中国是世界四大文明古国之一，地大物博，拥有茂密的深林、壮丽的山河、如利剑直插云霄
35、的高峰、雄伟壮丽的瀑布、秀丽的湖泊及富有中华文化光辉的名胜古迹 ，令世界各国人民神往。但是，更重要的是，中国具有五千多年的历史，遗留下无数的历史文物，包括珍贵珠宝、古迹名胜、宫殿及数不尽的雄伟建筑，令人惊叹不已。这种种原因都促使中国成为许多人梦寐以求的旅游胜地。 SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. 42 Is a translation meant for readers who do not understand the original? This would
36、 seem to explain adequately the divergence of their standing in the realm of art. Moreover, it seems to be the only conceivable reason for saying “the same thing“ repeatedly. For what does a literary work “say“? What does it communicate? It “tells“ very little to those who understand it. Its essenti
37、al quality is not statement or the imparting of information. Yet any translation which intends to perform a transmitting function cannot transmit anything but information - hence, something inessential. This is the hallmark of bad translations. But do we not generally regard as the essential substan
38、ce of a literary work what it contains in addition to information - as even a poor translator will admit - the unfathomable, the mysterious, the “poetic“, something that a translator can reproduce only if he is also a poet? This, actually, is the cause of another characteristic of inferior translati
39、on, which consequently we may define as the inaccurate transmission of an inessential content. This will be true whenever a translation undertakes to serve the reader. However, ff it intended for the reader, the same would have to apply to the original. If the original does not exist for the readers
40、 sake, how could the translation be understood on the basis of this premise? 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 43 Some students at X University get professionals to clean their dorms, which has aroused wide concern in our society.
41、Is this a good new form of efficiency of just an excuse to get out of work? Please deliver your opinions on this issue. Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: My View on Students Hiring Cleaners In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in th
42、e 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 content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may resul
43、t in a loss of marks. Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 767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
44、 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 note-taking. 0 【听力原文】 Camping All right, everyone, please be
45、 seated. Tomorrow morning, we are setting out for our camping holiday in the North West Wood. I want to offer you some advice on what to take on a camping holiday, Well, lets take equipment first. The most important items here, obviously, are your tent and your sleeping-bag. Both of these should be
46、lightweight, otherwise you will soon regret the extra weight which you have to carry! And you should really get first-class equipmentthe best quality you can afford, in fact. You wont regret the extra expense, I can assure you from experience. Lightweight and best quality, then. I suggest you go to
47、several shops. Have a good look around, and see whats available. And then youll need some sort of stove. A small one, I suppose. There are several good ones on the market. Again its a question of having a look around until you find what you want. Oh, and while I think of it, dont forget to take a to
48、rch, with a spare battery, of course. Its the sort of thing you can easily forget, but youll find itll come in handy. Next, clothes. This is a more open question, of course, because obviously you will have preferences, but anyway I suggest the following. For everyday wear, shortslets say two or three pairs and perhaps a pair of long trousers too, just in case it turns cold. Several shirts. Thats the sort of thing you can decide for yourself. A jacket, of course, and a good thick sweater. You wont need an overcoat, but a light raincoat is useful. You know the sort. The kind you can
