1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 83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 Dont expect Starbucks-like【 1】 _ like this one at the 13,600 U.S. McDonalds,【 1】 _. or 30,000-plus worldwi
3、de; the Oak Brook restaurant, which opened late last month, doubles public restaurant and test site. But the worlds largest restaurant chain is tinkering with various possibilities in technology and design to try to ensure it is a【 2】 _ of choice in the future. 【 2】 _. McDonalds has undergone an【 3】
4、 _ change in more ways 【 3】 _. than one since a time【 4】 _ years ago when its sales and reputation were sagging amid complaints about its service and food. 【 4】 _. The company reported first-quarter【 5】 _ income was up 【 5】 _. 6 percent to【 6】 _ million and revenue rose 9 percent to $4.8 billion ove
5、r the same time last year. 【 6】 _. Its stock price nearly tripled over a two-year period, hitting a four-year high of $34.56 per share in March, but has since settled around $29. Snazzier new restaurants are part of the makeover; about 1,000, mostly older U.S. McDonalds have been either【 7】 _.or reb
6、uilt since 2002. 【 7】 _. Some of the additions, such as salads, white-meat chicken nuggets and fruit options with Happy Meals, have served the【 8】 _ purpose of enabling the company to state a commitment to a healthier, 【 8】 _. balanced menu while bringing in new customers who arent there for the ham
7、burgers. McDonalds now hopes to attract more【 9】 _ with amenities that might entice them to come in and stay awhile. 【 9】 _. Analyst Peter Jankovskis thinks the extra investments to try to make McDonalds restaurants hangouts are【 10】 _, noting that they have worked not only at Starbucks but at Paner
8、a Bread and other chains. 【 10】 _. 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 th
9、e end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 Mr Fischer believes that _. （ A） those gloomy forecasts is about to become true （ B） EU enlargement and its Constitution must be carried out at the same time （ C） EU pe
10、ople will accept the Constitution calmly （ D） Constitution must be ratified by 15 EU country 12 Fischer doesnt agree with the critics, because he believe the constitution brings benefit for EU except that _. （ A） the decisions can be taken more easily. （ B） EUs relationship to the member states is c
11、learly regulated （ C） the voting procedures in the European Council have become more elaborate （ D） the role of the Commission President has been defined. 13 According to Fischer, what is the most important thing about the EU Constitution ? （ A） The Tax Articles in the Basic Law （ B） The procedures
12、are becoming clear （ C） The threat of terrorism （ D） The fundamental fights have been defined clearly. 14 Fischer pointed out that _. （ A） EU people are hostile to Constitution （ B） EU has dual nature which would be preserved for a long time （ C） the Greens just did the fight thing in attracting cit
13、izen （ D） the EU Parliament should elect the Commission President from its own ranks 15 Which statement is not true? （ A） In Fischers opinion, EU Constitution will resolve many problems remained unresolved for ten years （ B） EU Constitution will make the EU more effective （ C） Core Europe can be use
14、d to describe the present EU （ D） Fischer now is a Foreign Minister 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 10 seconds to answer the questions.
15、 16 Which statement is not true about Doha round? （ A） It is not sure whether the Doha round can be finalized in several months （ B） 148 nations are involved in this round （ C） These nations have to achieve a deal before they reach an agreement on the negotiating package （ D） WTO chief is not pessim
16、istic about the future 17 Mr Supachai stressed that _. （ A） the Doha round cant be finished by 2006 （ B） strong political will is necessary （ C） nations can continue the negotiation even if there were no consensus among them （ D） Decembers conference to be held in Doha next year is important 18 Wher
17、e were the Kuwaitis captured? （ A） Afghanistan and Iraq （ B） Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan （ C） India and Pakistan （ D） Pakistan and Afghanistan 19 Which statement is true? （ A） Many detainees in Guantanamo Bay have been held for more than 2 years （ B） U.S government doesnt permit Wilner to discuss their
18、cases （ C） Some of the Kuwaitis are members of Taliban （ D） Human rights group are deeply concerned about the situation of the detainees 20 What do Microsoft expect XP to do? （ A） They expect that XP will attract users to use their new product （ B） They expect that XP will enhance American economy （
19、 C） They expect that XP will slow down computer sales （ D） They expect that XP will replace the old editions 20 The bizarre antics of sleepwalkers have puzzled police, perplexed scientists, and fascinated writers for centuries. There is an endless supply of stories about sleepwalkers. Person have be
20、en said to climb on steep roofs, solve mathematical problems, compose music, walk though plate glass windows, and commit murder in their sleep. How many of these stories have a basic in fact, and how many are pure fakery? No one knows, but if some of the most sensational stories should be taken with
21、 a barrel of salt, others are a matter of record. In Revere, Massachusetts, a hundred policemen combed a waterfront neighborhood for a lost boy who left his home in his sleep and woke up five hours later on a strange sofa in a strange living room, with no idea how he had gone there. There is an earl
22、y medical record of a somnambulist who wrote a novel in his sleep. And the great French writer Voltaire knew a sleepwalker who once got our of bed, dressed himself, made a polite bow, danced a minute, and then undressed and went back to bed. At the university of Iowa, a student was reported to have
23、the habit of getting up in the middle of the night and walking three-quarters of a mile to the Iowa River. He would take a swim and then go back to his room to bed. The worlds champion sleepwalker was supposed to have been an Indian, Pandit Ramrakha, who walked sixteen miles along a dangerous road w
24、ithout realizing that he had left his bed. Second in line for the title is probably either a Vienna housewife or a British farmer. The woman did all her shopping on busy streets in her sleep. The farmer, in his sleep, visited a veterinarian miles away. The leading expert on sleep in American claims
25、that he had never seen a sleepwalker. He is Dr. Nathaniel Kleitman, a physiologist at the University of Chicago. He is said to know more about sleep than any other living man, and during the last thirty-five years had lost a lot of sleep watching people sleep. Says he, “Of course, I know that there
26、are sleepwalkers because I have read about them in the newspapers. But none of my sleepwalkers ever walked, and if I were to advertise for sleepwalkers for an experiment, I doubt that Id get many takers.“ Sleepwalking, nevertheless, is a scientific reality. Like hypnosis, it is one of those dramatic
27、, eerie, awe inspiring phenomena that sometimes border on the fantastic. It lends itself to controversy and misconceptions. What is certain about sleepwalking is that it is a symptom of emotional disturbance, and that the only way to cure it is to remove the worries and anxieties that cause it. Doct
28、ors say that somnambulism is much more common than is generally supposed. Some have set estimated that there are four million somnambulists in the United States. Others set the figure even higher. Many sleep- walkers do not seek help and so are never put on record, which means that an accurate count
29、 can never be made. The simplest explanation of sleepwalking is that it is the acting out of vivid dream. The dream usually comes from guilt, worry, nervousness, or some other emotional conflict. The classic sleepwalker is Shakespeares Lady Mac Beth. Her nightly wanderings were caused by her guilty
30、conscience at having committed murder. Shakespeare said of her, “The eyes are open but their sense is shut.“ The age-old question is: Is the sleepwalker actually awake or asleep? Scientists have decided that he is about half-and- half. Like Lady Mac Beth, he had weighty problems on his mind. Dr. Zel
31、da Teplitz, who made a ten-year study of the subject, say, “Some people stay awake all night worrying about their problems. The sleepwalker thrashes them out in his sleep. He is awake in the muscular area, partially asleep in the sensory area.“ In other words, a person can walk in his sleep, move ar
32、ound, and do other things, but he does not think about what he is doing. There are many myths about sleepwalkers. One of the most common is the idea that its dangerous or even fatal to waken a sleepwalker abruptly. Experts say that the shock suffered by a sleepwalker suddenly awakened is no greater
33、than that suffered in waking up to the noise of an alarm clock. Another mistaken belief is that sleepwalkers are immune to injury. Actually most sleepwalkers trip over rugs or bump their heads on doors at some time or other. What are the chances of a sleepwalker committing a murder or doing somethin
34、g else extraordinary in his sleep? Some cases of this have been reported, but they very rarely happen. Of course the few cases that are reported receive a great deal of publicity. Dr. Teplitz say, “Most people have such great inhibitions against murder or violence that they would awaken - if someone
35、 didnt waken them.“ In genera authorities on sleepwalking agree with her. They think that people will not do anything in their sleep that is against their own moral code. As for the publicized cases, Dr. Teplitz points out, “Sleepwalking itself is dramatic.sleepwalkers can always find an audience. I
36、 think that some of their tall tales get exaggerated in the telling.“ In her own file of case histories, there is not one sleepwalker who ever got beyond his own front door. Parent often explain their childrens - or their own - nocturnal oddities as sleepwalking. Sleepwalking is used as an excuse fo
37、r all kinds of irrational behavior. There is a case on record of a woman who dreamed that her house was on fire and flung her baby out of the window. Dr. Teplitz believes that this instance of irrational behavior was not due to somnambulism. She believes the woman was seriously deranged or insane, n
38、ot a sleepwalker. For their own protection, chronic sleepwalkers have been known to tie themselves in bed, lock their doors, hide the keys, bolt the windows, and rip up all sorts of gadgets or wake themselves if they should get out of bed. Curiously enough, they have an uncanny way of avoiding their
39、 own traps when they sleepwalk, so none of their tricks seem to work very well. Some sleepwalkers talk in their sleep loudly enough to wake someone else in the family who can then shake them back to their senses. Children who walk in their sleep usually outgrow the habit. In many adults, too, the co
40、ndition is more or less temporary. If it happens often, however, the sleepwalker should seek help. Although sleepwalking itself is nothing to become alarmed about, the problems that cause the sleepwalking may be very serious. 21 What does the phrase “taken with a barrel of salt“ mean at end of the s
41、econd paragraph? （ A） inconceivable （ B） unbelievable （ C） suspected （ D） implausible 22 Who was supposed to be the worlds champion sleepwalker? （ A） The man walked sixteen miles along a dangerous road. （ B） The boy walked five hours in his sleep. （ C） The student habitually walked to the Iowa River
42、 and swam in his sleep. （ D） The man danced a minuet in his sleep. 23 What is true of sleepwalking according to the passage? （ A） It is caused by emotional conflict or guilty conscience. （ B） It is the acting out of a vivid dream. （ C） Somnambulists are asleep during their sleepwalking. （ D） It is d
43、angerous to waken a sleepwalker. 24 Dr. Zelda Teplitz _. （ A） studied sleepwalking for at least ten years. （ B） concluded that sleepwalkers are partially asleep in their sensory area. （ C） maintained that it is a mistaken belief that sleepwalkers are immune to injury. （ D） A and 25 The writer makes
44、it obvious that _. （ A） sleepwalkers are often awakened by dangers （ B） the underlying cause of sleepwalking is more serious than sleepwalking itself （ C） most sleepwalkers are deranged or insane （ D） All of the above. 25 “Visual Music“ is a fine-tuned, highly diverting, deceptively radical exhibiti
45、on about the relationship of music and modern art, lately arrived here at the Hirshhorn Museum. In its hippy-trippy way, it rewrites a crucial chapter of history. Its subtitle is “Synaesthesia in Art and Music Since 1900.“ Aristotle formulated the idea that each of the five senses - smell, taste, to
46、uch, hearing and sight - had its own proper and distinct sphere of activity. There were overlaps, he said (movement pertained both to sight and touch); and he speculated that the mysteries of color harmony might have something to do with musical harmony, an idea that would resonate for centuries. Mu
47、sical harmony, as an expression of geometry, was thought to be useful to the study of art and architecture from the Renaissance on. But the notion that there was an essential separation among the sensual spheres persisted into the early 19th century. At the same time reports began to emerge of rare
48、people who said they experienced two sensations simultaneously: they saw colors when they heard sounds, or they heard sounds when they ate something. The condition was called synaesthesia. Its no coincidence that scientific interest in synaesthesia coincided with the Symbolist movement in Europe, wi
49、th its stresses on metaphor, allusion and mystery. Synaesthesia was both metaphorical and mysterious. Scientists were puzzled. People who claimed to have it couldnt agree about exactly what they experienced. “To ordinary individuals one of these accounts seems just as wild and lunatic as another but when the account of one seer is submitt
