1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 76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 Educational Values During the first week at North American universities, students must do a few things in
3、preparation, so life is rather 【 1】 _ for them. For a foreign student, they are even busier in adjusting themselves to a new educational system. At a North American university, one course is 【 2】 _ different from another. Each professor has his or her preferred teaching method, and the curriculum us
4、ed is often non-standardized. Most courses offered at North American universities require active 【 3】 _. They are frequently designed to include a large amount of discussion. In some graduate courses, the students often take on the traditional role of a teacher, while the professor acts only as a 【
5、4】 _. Many teachers hold that a relaxed classroom provides an excellent learning environment. It is common for professors to treat their students as 【 5】 _. Such teachers are sill respected by students and still hold a position of 【 6】 _ in classroom. Professors often have different levels of relati
6、onships with their students besides simply that of teachers. Students are expected to be responsible for their own learning. They are encouraged to learn for the sake of learning. Students will complete teachers assignments independently with 【 7】 _assistance. They should take the 【 8】 _ to go to th
7、e library and discover all the resources available. The “honor system“ demands 【 9】 _ on all students. Any kind of cheating is unacceptable. There is both a cooperative and competitive spirit among students. They are willing to help others in non-academic activities, but for these courses where thei
8、r performance is graded, they are more 【 10】 _ in the amount of help they give their classmates. 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
9、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 Who is the first speaker? （ A） A driver. （ B） A passenger. （ C） A policeman. （ D） doctor. 12 What did the
10、first speaker want? （ A） All the details. （ B） Only a little information at that time. （ C） No information until the next day. （ D） Mr. Simpsons comments on the accident. 13 Why wasnt the young lady wearing her seat-belt? （ A） She wasnt able to make it fit her. （ B） She wasnt able to fasten it. （ C）
11、 She was told not to fasten it. （ D） It was unnecessary to wear the seat-belt. 14 Why did Mr. Simpson say that he couldnt have been driving fast? （ A） He had only been driving fifty yards on the main road. （ B） He had just come out into the main road. （ C） He had stopped fifty yards away. （ D） He ha
12、d always driven under fifty miles an hour. 15 What would happen to Mr. Simpsons car after everything is finished? （ A） It would be taken to tile garage. （ B） It would be repaired. （ C） It would be driven away by Mr. Simpson. （ D） It would be removed by the police. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions
13、: 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 Who will not attend the summit organized by the ASEAN? （ A） Heads of state. （ B） Heads of governmen
14、t. （ C） Representatives of international organizations. （ D） Peace lovers. 17 Which is the most possible reason for such a disaster? （ A） The doors were locked. （ B） A flare fired into the clubs ceiling. （ C） There was a rock concert. （ D） People are too crowded. 18 The surplus reported by Hong Kong
15、 government is _ billion HK dollars above the original estimate. （ A） 21.4 （ B） 9.4 （ C） 12 （ D） 7.5 19 Which of the following is NOT the major source of the surplus? （ A） Profit of the overseas investment. （ B） Land premiums. （ C） Salaries tax. （ D） Stamp duty. 20 North Koreas decision to resume nu
16、clear disarmament talks _ to its long-standing goal of a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula. （ A） means the United States is not any closer （ B） does not mean the United States is not any closer （ C） means the United States is any closer （ D） does not mean the United States is any closer 20 Whether the e
17、yes are the windows of the soul is debatable, that they are intensely important in interpersonal communication is a fact. During the first two months of a babys life, the stimulus that produces a smile is a pair of eyes. The eyes need not be real; a mask with two dots will produce a smile. Significa
18、ntly, a real human face with no eyes will not motivate a smile, nor will the sight of only one eye when the face is presented in profile. This attraction to eyes as opposed to the nose or mouth continues as the baby matures. In one study, when American four-year-olds were asked to draw: people, 75 p
19、ercent of them draw people with mouths, but 99 percent of them draw people with eyes. In Japan, however, where babies are carried on their mother is back, infants do not acquire as much attachment to eyes as they do in other cultures. As a result, Japanese adults make little use of the face either t
20、o encode or decode meaning. In fact, Argyle reveals that the proper place to focus ones gaze during a conversation in japan is on the neck of ones conversational partner. The role of eye contact in a conversational exchange between two Americans is well defined. Speakers make contact with the eyes o
21、f their listener for about one second, then glance away as they talk; in a few moments they reestablish eye contact with the listener or reassure themselves that their audience is still attentive, then shift their gaze away once more. Listeners, meanwhile, keel) their eyes on the face of the speaker
22、, allowing themselves to glance away only briefly. It is important that they be looking at the speaker at the precise moment when the speaker re-establishes eye contact. If they are not looking, the speaker assumes that they are disinterested and either will pause until eye contact is resumed or wil
23、l terminate the conversation. Just how critical this eye maneuvering is to the maintenance of conversational flow becomes evident when two speakers are wearing dark glasses there may be a sort of traffic jam of words caused by interruption, false starts, and unpredictable pauses. (362) 21 The author
24、 is convinced that the eyes are _. （ A） of extreme importance in expressing feelings and exchanging ideas （ B） something through which one can see a persons inner world （ C） of considerable significance in making conversations interesting （ D） something the value of which is largely a matter of long
25、 debate 22 Babies will not be stimulated to smile by a person _. （ A） whose front view is fully perceived （ B） whose face is covered with a mask （ C） whose face is seen from the side （ D） whose face is free of any covering 23 According to the passage, the Japanese fix their gaze on their conversatio
26、nal partners neck because _. （ A） they dont like to keep their eyes on the face of the speaker （ B） they need not communicate through eye contact （ C） they dont think it polite to have eye contact （ D） they didnt have much opportunity to communicate through eye contact in babyhood 24 According to th
27、e passage, a conversation between two Americans may break down due to _. （ A） one temporarily glancing away from the other （ B） eye contact of more than one second （ C） improperly-timed ceasing of eye contact （ D） constant adjustment of eye contact 25 To keep a conversation flowing smoothly, it is b
28、etter for the participants _. （ A） not to wear dark spectacles （ B） not to make any interruptions （ C） not to glance away from each other （ D） not to make unpredictable pauses 25 The number of scientists and engineers going to America to study and work is dropping precipitously. An important reason
29、is the length of time it now takes to get a visa. This is both deterring would-be visitors from coming, and hindering some of those who try. Not only may this lead to a decline in Americas scientific strength, it is also an undeserved obstacle for many students. Things are getting a little better-de
30、lays in visa processing, according to both Americas State Department and academic observers, are shorter than a year ago. And only a small percentage of student-visa applications are held up for extremely long periods. Nonetheless, since the summer of 2003, applicants for student visas have been req
31、uired to appear at an American consulate for an interview. Because consular staffs have not been expanded, this has led to delays of several weeks in order to sit for an interview that often lasts only a few minutes. Such a blanket requirement puts undue stress on both students and consulates, witho
32、ut yielding tangible security benefits. A more focused system makes more sense. The current mess could prove costly to America. Its economic and military prowess owes a great deal to emigrating scientists and engineers. They were key members of the team which built its first atomic bomb in 1945, and
33、 they have played an important role ever since. In 2001, 35% of science and engineering doctorates a- warded by American universities went to foreign students, and foreigners comprise a similar proportion of Americas scientific and engineering workforce. Furthermore, several requirements have exacer
34、bated delays, with little benefit to security. For example, checks on scientists working in areas that might relate to national security (exactly which areas are secret) are currently valid only for a year. Since such checks take on average two months to complete, and cannot be applied for within Am
35、erica, it thus becomes difficult to complete a course of study lasting five or six years. Visas should be granted for the duration of a course of study-if someone is not deemed a security risk today, it is un- likely he will be so a year from now. Legitimate visa holders should be allowed to enter a
36、nd leave the country, and to apply for a renewal of their visas while still in America. There are also problems at home. The State Department and the Department of Homeland Security, which are jointly responsible for visas, are struggling to respond to the concerns of scientists but they are woefull
37、y ill- equipped-files are exchanged twice weekly with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on computer disks, while the FBI takes up to three days to reply that a person has not appeared on its database. Furthermore, the State Department keeps inadequate data about visa delays and applications.
38、 This is inexcusable. All manners of businesses use software today to segment and understand their customers behavior. The governments failure to use the same technology is leading to both inefficiency and a decrease in security. A more logical visa regime would make America safer, and those wishing
39、 to study or work there happier. Other countries are currently benefiting from the shortcomings in Americas system. But change would, in the long term, serve even their interests. A return to honest global competition for scientists and engineers would be healthier and more productive. 26 The fact t
40、hat key members of team that built Americas first nuclear bomb were foreigners is used to _. （ A） prove that foreign experts are important for the U. S. （ B） prove visa system used to be more effective in the past （ C） show that visa system was not really necessary in the past （ D） explain that coun
41、tries have always been competing for professions 27 The author implies all of the following EXCEPT _. （ A） the US relies heavily on foreign professionals. （ B） visa system may be useless, or even harmful （ C） the US government has not put high technology to good use （ D） the more efficient the gover
42、nment, the safer the country 27 The centenary of the birth of William Faulkner, one of the great modern novelists, was celebrated in September, 1997. Faulkner wrote about the southern states of the United States of America where he grew up, and where his family had an important part to play in the h
43、istory of that region. His work became a touchstone for insights into the troubled issues of southern American identity, race relations, and the family interrelation- ships of the old-time southern gentry. Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi on September 25, 1897. Despite his interest in wr
44、iting, he left Oxford High School, Mississippi, without graduating. After World War I, he entered the University of Mississippi as a special student, a right to study which was granted to war veterans, although Faulkner had training with the Air Force in Canada, he did not enter combat. Faulkner beg
45、an to write poems, a verse play, short stories and finished his first novel Satoris in 1928. His fiction was centered for 14 of the 19 novels published during his lifetime a fictional region called Yoknapatawpha County. The name is said to be stem from the India Chickasaw word meaning split land. In
46、 December 1950, Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. When he accepted it in Stockholm, his speech emphasized that he wished to continue writing, but in a positive way that affirmed the power of humanity to prevail over adverse circumstances. As he said in his speech, he still felt th
47、at, despite the threat of nuclear war then hanging over the world, the central concern of the writer should be, the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself“. He wanted the tension and problems that he had cast the spotlight on in the southern states of America to be resolved by the life-
48、affirming attitudes and actions of his characters. Like playwright Tennessee Williams, Faulkner was a major voice who spoke for the troubled heart of the southern states of America. His achievement is all the more remarkable because, as a schoolboy, he was not only a frequent truant but also reporte
49、dly failed to reach pass grades in English class. His collected short stories, novels, poems, allegorical stories and other writings which form a legacy of literature which casts profound illumination on the special culture of the South, a culture, which developed from a history and social circumstances that were often tumultuous and always unique. From the focus on a fictional county, and by remaining true to his view of a close-knit but authentic society t
