1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 772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 Use the Library The books in a library can be classified under two main【 1】 fiction and nonfiction
3、. When doing research, you use nonfiction books, because you need【 2】 information. All the fictional books are arranged【 3】 by the last name of the author. The best way to locate a book in the library is to use the【 4】 . It can help you【 5】 a particular book. Each book has three cards, an author car
4、d, a title card and a【 6】 card. Now, let us see the reference books. Reference books make up an important part of a librarys nonfiction books【 7】 . Reference books are not meant ti be read【 8】 . Major types of reference books include dictionaries,【 9】 , atlases and almanacs,【 10】 are alphabetical li
5、sts of names, titles and subjects that tell where information about each can be found in other publications. 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 th
6、e 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 Which of the following is NOT described by Chris as her strengths over other applicants? （ A）
7、Multi-tasking skill. （ B） Customer service expertise. （ C） Having worked as a typist. （ D） Being a quick learner. 12 Which of the following is INCORRECT about what Chris mentions as her demerits? （ A） She has fewer shortcomings. （ B） Her frankness sometimes offends others. （ C） She is a champion of
8、the underdog. （ D） She tends to be an opportunist. 13 According to Chris, good leadership means all the following EXCEPT （ A） ability to cope with problems. （ B） establishing a good example. （ C） evaluating others constructively. （ D） construction of a strong team. 14 When will Chris be able to star
9、t work if she is hired? （ A） In a few weeks. （ B） Right away. （ C） March 31, 2007. （ D） Not mentioned. 15 Which of the following is CORRECT according to the interview? （ A） Chris recently quit because her department was gone due to downsizing. （ B） Chris wants to be a customer service representative
10、 in a shoe company. （ C） Chris is unsure about her career paths when applying for the job. （ D） Chris was previously a team leader at a clothing company. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follo
11、w. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 As to counter terrorism on Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, US Secretary of Defense （ A） showed his worry. （ B） showed his concern. （ C） expressed his doubt. （ D） expressed his satisfaction. 16 Moderate drinking r
12、educes stroke risk, study confirms. Similar to the way a drink or two a day protects against heart attacks, moderate alcohol consumption wards off strokes, a new study found. The study also found that the type of alcohol consumed - beer, wine or liqour - was unimportant. Any of them, or a combinatio
13、n, was protective, researchers reported in todays Journal of the American Medical Association. “No study has shown benefit in recommending alcohol consumption to those who do not drink“, cautioned the authors, led by Dr. Ralph L. Sacco of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New
14、 York. But the new data support the guidelines of the National Stroke Association, which say moderate drinkers may protect themselves from strokes by continuing to consume alcohol, the authors said. The protective effect of moderate drinking against heart attacks is well established, but the data ha
15、s been conflicting about alcohol and strokes, the authors said. The new study helps settle the question and is the first to find blacks and Hispanics benefit as well as whites, according to the authors. Further research is needed among other groups, such as Asian, whom past studies suggest may get n
16、o stroke protection from alcohol or may even be put at greater risk. Among groups where the protective effect exists, its mechanism appears to differ from the protective effect against heart attacks, which occurs through boosts in levels of so-called “good“ cholesterol, the authors said. They specul
17、ated alcohol may protect against stroke by acting on some other blood trait, such as the tendency of blood platelets to clump, which is key in forming the blood trait, such as the tendency of blood platelets to clump, which is key in forming the blood clots that can cause strikes. The researchers st
18、udied 677 New York residents who lived in the northern part of Manhattan and had strokes between July 1,1993, and June, 1997. After taking into account differences in other factors that could affect stroke risk, such as high blood pressure, the researchers estimated that subjects who consumed up to
19、two alcoholic drinks daily were only half as likely to have suffered clot-type strokes as nondrinkers. Clot-type strokes account for 80 percent of all strokes, a leading cause of US deaths and disability. Stroke risk increased with heavier drinking. At seven drinks per day, risk was almost triple th
20、at of moderate drinkers. An expert spokesman for the American Heart Association, who was not involved in the study, said it was well-done and important information. But it shouldnt be interpreted to mean, “I can have two drinks and therefore not worry about my high blood pressure or worry about my c
21、holesterol,“ said Dr. Edgar J. Kenton, an associate professor of clinical neurology at Thomas Jefferson University Medical College in Philadelphia. Instead, he said, the study provides good reason to do further research and to add alcohol to the list of modifiable risk factors for stroke. 17 The new
22、 study conducted by Dr. Sacco and his colleagues is unique in that _. （ A） it refutes early studies on the protective effect of moderate drinking against heart attack （ B） it confirms early studies of moderate drinking against heart attacks （ C） it helps to resolve the disputes over the effect of mo
23、derate drinking against stroke （ D） it finds that moderate drinking can benefit people of different races equally well 18 According to Dr. Sacco, _. （ A） different wines work differently on drinkers at stroke risk （ B） non-drinkers should also consume a moderate amount of alcohol （ C） drinkers shoul
24、d keep to one kind of alcohol to ward off strokes （ D） moderate alcohol consumption protects against strokes 19 Which of the following statements is TRUE about the effect of drinking against strokes? （ A） Moderate drinking protects against heart attacks and strokes in different ways. （ B） Even heavy
25、 drinkers suffer less chance of a stroke than non-drinkers. （ C） Alcohol works only on patients who suffer clot-type strokes to protect them. （ D） White people are more likely to benefit from moderate drinking than nonwhites. 20 From the fourth paragraph we learn that _. （ A） heart attacks are more
26、likely caused by alcohol than stroke （ B） moderate drinking, discourage blood platelets from clotting （ C） boosting the levels of good cholesterol can lead to heart attacks （ D） moderate drinking protect people by making the blood cell clump 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There a
27、re ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 21 The Lake District, which is well-known for its beautiful scenery, is located in the_. （ A） south of Scotland （ B） northwest of England （ C） north of Wales （ D） east of England 22 Which of the following does
28、 NOT belong to Trilogy of Desire? （ A） The Titan. （ B） The Stoic. （ C） The Financier. （ D） The Genius. 23 Syntax is the study of （ A） language functions. （ B） sentence structures. （ C） textual organization. （ D） word formation. 24 Syntactic change includes all the following EXCEPT_. （ A） rule loss （
29、 B） affix loss （ C） rule addition （ D） rule change 25 How many categories do speech acts fall into according to John Searle? （ A） Three. （ B） Four （ C） Five （ D） Six 26 In the United Kingdom, police officers are not allowed to join_or to go on strike. （ A） a trade union （ B） a choir （ C） a political
30、 party （ D） a club 27 _ is a major city in the south - east of New York state and comprises five boroughs, one of which is Manhattan, the economic and cultural heart of the city. （ A） New York （ B） Los Angeles （ C） Seattle （ D） Dallas 28 Beowulf was written in _. （ A） Old English （ B） Middle English
31、 （ C） Early Modem English （ D） French 29 New Zealand is an island country in the_, southeast of Australia. （ A） southern Pacific Ocean （ B） north Pacific Ocean （ C） south Indian Ocean （ D） north Indian Ocean 30 Which of the following words does NOT contain one morpheme? （ A） Table. （ B） Often. （ C）
32、Desirable. （ D） Life. 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING and by long custom, days that receive nationwide observation, such (4)_ as Christmas, Thanksgiving, Labor Day, Independent Day, and New Years (5)_ Day, are uniformly set apart by all states as legal, or public, holidays. In (6)_ 1968 federal legislation
33、established Columbus Day as a legal holiday for the District of Columbia and for the federal government beginning at 1971. The (7) _ law also provided begun in 1971 federal employees would be granted three- (8)_ days weekends by observing Washingtons Birthday on the third Monday in (9)_ February, Me
34、morial Day on the last Monday in May, Columbus Day on the second Monday in October, and Veteran Day on the fourth Monday in Octo ber. By 1971 most of the states also adopted the new dates. (10)_ 31 (1) 32 (2) 33 (3) 34 (4) 35 (5) 36 (6) 37 (7) 38 (8) 39 (9) 40 (10) SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH Direc
35、tions: Translate the following text into English. 41 在考生时代，我喜欢写自己最爱写的东西；后来到了我当教师的时候，就深深地记着 “己所不欲，勿施于人 ”的格言，我绝不伤害他们的脑筋；有时一次出二三十个题目，由他们自 由去选择，或者干脆由他们自己作主，爱写什么就写什么。他们写的情书，偶然也给我修改；说真话，那比他们平时的作文写得流利多了。 前面说过，我当了大学生之后，别的没有什么高兴，最使我觉得快乐的是我有了写作的自由。这个时期，我的生活苦极了，又穷又忙；穷的连坐电车的钱也没有，忙到夜以继日地改卷子，预备功课，还不能把工作完成。原来当我在大一
36、的时候，就兼了两班中学国文；说起来真太冒险了，自己还是个刚跨出中学不久的乡下姑娘，去教那些又高又大的北方青年，怪不得他们要叫我 “孩子先生 ”了。 SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. 42 A life of slothful ease, a life of that peace which springs merely from lack either of desire or of power to strive after great things, is
37、as little worthy of a nation as an individual. We do not admire the man of timid peace. We admire the man who embodies victorious efforts, the man who never wrongs his neighbor, who is prompt to help a friend, but who has those virile qualities necessary to win in the stern strife of actual life. It
38、 is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. In this life we get nothing save by effort. Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past. A man can be freed from the necessity of work only by the fact that he or his fathers before
39、 him have worked to good purpose. If the freedom thus purchased is used aright, and the man still does actual work, though of a different kind, whether as a writer or a general, whether in the field of politics or in the field of exploration and adventure, he shows he deserves his good fortune. 三、 P
40、ART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 42 An English newspaper is currently running a discussion on whether young people in China today are (not) more self-centred and unsympathetic than were previous generations. And the paper is inviting
41、contributions from university students. You have been asked to write a short article for the newspaper to air your views. 1. Your article should be about 400 words in length. In the first part of your article you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your
42、 argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. You should supply a title for your article. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may res
43、ult in a loss of marks. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 772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
44、 need 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】 Right, every one. My name is Kath
45、y Smith, Id like to give you a brief introduction about the library system. Every good student should learn how to use the library. If you have to do a research project, the library is the place to go to for information. Libraries contain books and periodicals, magazines and newspapers on many diffe
46、rent subjects. To find the information you need, you must know how to use the library. All libraries are organized in much the same way. Every library houses a collection of books. Many libraries also have periodicals, films and records. All the books in a library can be classified under two main ca
47、tegoriesfiction and nonfiction. Books of fiction contain stories that were made up by the author. Books of nonfiction contain factual material. When doing research, you use nonfiction books, because you are looking for factual information. All the fictional books in a library are grouped in one sect
48、ion. They are arranged alphabetically by the last name of the author. Many libraries also label the spines of all books of fiction with the letters Fic or F. All libraries have a system for organizing and classifying nonfiction books. The most widely used system is The Dewey decimal system. It was d
49、esigned by an American librarian named Melvil Dewey. It is called a decimal system because it divides all nonfiction books into ten major categories. These are further divided into subdivisions. For example, all science books are numbered from 500 to 599. Each different field of science has a number within the 500 category. For example, astronomy is 520, and chemistry is 540. The Dewey decimal system provides a category for every type of nonfiction book. Tile best way to
