1、专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 124及答案与解析 SECTION B INTERVIEW In this section you will hear ONE interview. The interview will be divided into TWO parts. At the end of each part, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the interview and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there
2、will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A , B , C and D , and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions. （ A） He hated growing up. （ B） He read 4 books written by Hinton. （ C） He had difficult
3、ies in reading. （ D） He determined to be a writer. （ A） Lack of interest in reading. （ B） The purpose for improving reading ability. （ C） The influence of Hintons books. （ D） His English teachers encouragement. （ A） From black and white pictures. （ B） No specific answer. （ C） From a twist but happy
4、ending. （ D） From the rejection letters. （ A） Because it is hard for a writer to find a prospective editor. （ B） Because a writer may receive numerous rejections of his works. （ C） Because the rejection letters can be used to wallpaper the house. （ D） Because being a writer has something to do with
5、luck and timing. （ A） They are Form Rejection and Negative Rejection. （ B） Theres a signature or a rubber-stamp signature in a Form Rejection. （ C） A Form Rejection is depressing while a Positive Rejection is inspiring. （ D） A Form Rejection refers to a letter of which the editor wont read any word.
6、 （ A） He works full time for a community newspaper. （ B） He has sufficient time allocation and energy. （ C） He concerns over the quality of the story and writing. （ D） He cares about whether his family likes what he writes. （ A） Marketing and sales figures. （ B） Publishing and promoting. （ C） Time a
7、nd energy. （ D） Popularity and creativity. （ A） Because it is a private moment to him. （ B） Because he wants to take time away from his family. （ C） Because he suffers from sleeping disorder. （ D） Because he can wake his family up in the morning. （ A） To initiate new topics. （ B） To support the inte
8、rview. （ C） To introduce new policies. （ D） To explain some statistics. （ A） Being thankful and insistently using the same query letters. （ B） Being persistent and frequently revising the query letters. （ C） Being desirous and writing back to the editor for mistakes. （ D） Appreciating every query le
9、tter and finding out the weakness. （ A） Making violin and composing. （ B） Knocking out some tunes. （ C） Managing a language school. （ D） Writing articles for students magazines. （ A） It is out of stock now. （ B） It is a text book. （ C） It is published by Mark Powell. （ D） It is the first book on ELT
10、. （ A） Kaleidoscope. （ B） Games for Language Learning. （ C） Shakespeare. （ D） Characters. （ A） Because it focuses on teaching English as a second language. （ B） Because it emphasizes more on trivial stories and drills in language teaching. （ C） Because it proposes a new vision of learning other thin
11、gs of interest and value. （ D） Because it combines other subjects in the curriculum such as science and social studies. （ A） Any one but Shakespeare. （ B） Books written in 19th century. （ C） Books on survival skills. （ D） Books about living in big cities. （ A） They have no idea why Andrew Wright get
12、s salaries. （ B） They usually feel good about themselves after class. （ C） They can spend hours in discussing their courses. （ D） They have great times of chatting with native speakers. （ A） English is the worlds language no matter how societies change. （ B） The drive to learn is less important than
13、 all the fancy materials and methods. （ C） The demand for English Language Teaching is not as massive as before. （ D） Andrew is optimistic about ELT in the future as it is influenced by the drive to learn. （ A） He somewhat approves of it. （ B） He has reservations about it. （ C） He has different opin
14、ions. （ D） He has no comment on it. （ A） There was more emphasis on logic in the 1960s. （ B） More humanistic approaches are needed. （ C） Language teaching changes as societies change. （ D） Changes in the West are not relevant in other societies. （ A） The learners enthusiasm of learning English. （ B）
15、 The relation between societies change and methodologies. （ C） The importance of values and perceptions. （ D） The way that logic applied in the 1960s. 专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 124答案与解析 SECTION B INTERVIEW In this section you will hear ONE interview. The interview will be divided into TWO parts. At the end of
16、each part, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the interview and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A , B , C and D , and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWE
17、R SHEET TWO. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions. 1 【听力原文】 W: Today we have the famous childrens books writer, Grant R. Philips here. Im Liana. Thanks for your coming, Mr. Philips. M: Its my pleasure. W: Could you tell us how and when did you get started as a writer? M: Growing up I hat
18、ed reading. I did all I could to avoid books. Turns out later I learned I was suffering from a reading comprehension disability. It wasnt until 7th grade that things changed. My English teacher announced that wed be reading 4 books written by S.E. Hinton that year, respectively The Outsiders, Rumble
19、 Fish, Tex and That Was Then This Is Now. She explained that Hinton was 16 when she wrote The Outsiders. From page one until the end of the book, I was catapulted into another world. The book amazed me. I thought about it for days after reading it. I could not wait to read another book. And it was l
20、ike that for all of Hintons books. Before I knew what was happening to me, I was buying books in stores and reading at least a book a month. And I knew, at age 13, that I wanted to be a writer. When I was a freshman in high school, I wrote a short story about a busboy working at a party house. It wa
21、s published in the schools annual magazine. My career, you might say, had begun. W: How do you usually find your ideas? M: Its a great question. One I cant answer in black and white. Sometimes I get a character in mind. Sometimes a plot, or a twist ending. Lots of times I just start writing and see
22、where it leads me. Occasionally I get inspired with something that has a beginning, middle and end. W: Did you ever get any rejections of your works? M: Hmmm. Maybe only enough to wallpaper my entire house, monthly. Part of being a writer is having a thick skin. Finding an interested editor, I belie
23、ve, has to do a lot with luck and timing. W: If yes, how did you react to them? M: There are two types of rejections. Form Letter and what I call Positive Rejection. A Form Letter is just like it sounds, no signature or a rubber-stamp signature. You wonder if they didnt just open your submission, at
24、tach a Form Letter, and return it to you without so much as reading a word. A little depressing at times. But what can you do? The Positive Rejection is when an editor actually takes the time to personalize the rejection letter in some way. “Close, try us with your next story idea.“ Anything that ma
25、kes it more than just a Form Letter Rejection. Those I consider inspiring. 1. What happened to Philips when he was under 7th grader? 2. According to Philips, what inspires him to begin his career as a writer? 3. How does Mr. Philips usually find his idea? 4. Why does Philips say that a writer should
26、 have a thick skin? 5. What can we learn about the two types of rejections? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 访谈一开始，作家就说他小时候很不喜欢看书，后来发现他有阅读障碍。直到七年级，他才开始阅读 Hinton的作品。题目问七年级之前的情况， C是 I was suffering from a reading comprehension disability的同义表达。 【知识模块】 对话 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 作家刚开始时很不喜欢阅读，阅读理解能力较差。而这一现象在他的英语老师要求学生阅读 Hint
27、on的四本书后发生了改变。由关键词句 catapulted into another world、 amazed、 thought about、 could not wait和 wanted to be a writer等可知， Hinton的书激起了作家的阅读兴趣，也促使他萌生了成为作家的愿望，因此答案为 C。 A项 “缺乏阅读兴趣 ”是在接触 Hinton的书之前的情况，不是激起他想成为作家的原因； B、 D项文中并没有提及。 【知识模块】 对话 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 当访谈人问作家怎么找到灵感时，作家回答说，很难用单一的言语概括，有时候角色就出 现在心中，有时候是剧情或结局
28、，很多时候就是开始写，看看剧情怎么发展等等。可见，灵感来源是没有特定答案的，故选 B项。 【知识模块】 对话 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 当被问及是否收到很多作品的拒绝信函时，作家说足以用作整间房子的墙纸。接着便解释说，作家的脸皮要厚。由此可见，脸皮厚是因为作品会不断遭到拒绝，故答案为 B。作家提到找一位感兴趣的编辑需要 luck and timing，其侧重点是显示其艰巨性，并不是作家脸皮要厚的原因， A不正确； C项只是作家对拒绝信函的数量所作的比喻； D项偷换了 原文的概念。 【知识模块】 对话 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 录音提到有两种不同的拒绝方式，分别是 Form
29、Letter和 Positive Rejection。 Form Letter通常是没有署名或加盖署名，通常让人觉得有些沮丧。而Positive Rejection还是会让人觉得受鼓舞，因为它会有 Close， try us with your next story idea等回复文字。可见 C的表述是正确的。 D项有一定的干扰性，由文中的 wonder if可知，编辑没有读信件只是作家的猜 测，事实是否真是这样并没有提及，故 D项的表述太绝对化了。 【知识模块】 对话 6 【听力原文】 W: What are the major challenges that you have faced
30、in your career? M: There are many major challenges I think most writers face. For me, frustration is one of them. Im always wondering if my story is good enough, if my writing is good enough. Then once I sell a work and it is published, I worry that no one is going to buy the books, read them, like
31、them. I worry about marketing and sales figures and getting out and promoting. Then there is finding enough time in a day to do all that needs to be done. I work full time as an employment law paralegal, I freelance part-time for a community newspaper, write book reviews for a web site and am marrie
32、d with three children. I try to schedule 40-60 book signings a year, teach creative writing classes a few times a year and give presentations to schools and clubs as often as possible. So where do I find time to write? Saturdays and Sundays I wake up at 3:00 AM. I write until about 9:00, when the fa
33、mily starts to stir. By this way I do not take time away from them, as I have them at mall bookstores all over the place at least once a week, almost every week, from September until May. So for me, time and energy are the most frustrating. But I wouldnt do it, if I didnt love it. You have to want i
34、t. Write because you love it. If it sells, thats icing on the cake. W: What do you advise new writers to do? M: There is an old saying. I forget who said it. So forgive me. “If you always do what you have always done, then you will always get what you have always gotten.“ Those are words to live by.
35、 The key is never give up. Save every query letters. Work and rework your query letters. Those are, perhaps, more vital than the story themselves. They are the first thing and maybe the only thing an editor will look at. If the query letter is full of mistakes, the editor wont bother with your story
36、. If youve been using the same style letter for years and are getting no where try revamping it. Look at some other letters. And keep at it. If its what you want, always keep at it. W: I appreciate your help! Thanks a lot! M: Thank you, Liana. 6. What can we learn from Philips? 7. What is the most f
37、rustrating thing to Philips? 8. Why does Philips write from 3 am to 9 am every Saturday and Sunday? 9. What is the role of the interviewer throughout the talk? 10. What is the suggestion that Philips gives to new writers? 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 录音提到大部分作家都会遇到很多挑战，其中提到，他总是想知道自己的故事是否足够好，自己的作品是否足够好。这与 C项的表述相
38、符。作家在社区报纸做兼职，故 A不对；他没有充足的时间， B项的 sufficient表述错 误；录音并未提及作家担心他的家人是否喜欢他的作品，故 D项不对。 【知识模块】 对话 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 题目询问对 Philips来说最大的困扰是什么。对话中，作家很明确地提到，最大的困扰是时间和精力。选 C项。 【知识模块】 对话 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题目询问为什么作家要在周六日的凌晨三点到九点写作。作家说，九点之后孩子们就睡醒吵闹了 (starts to stir)，这样做也不会占用陪伴家人的时间。换句话说，这个时间段是作家的私人时间，故选择 A项 。 【知识模块
39、】 对话 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题询问采访者在访谈中的作用。根据常识，采访者的一个重要作用就是引出话题，引导访谈的进行。因此不难选出 A项。 【知识模块】 对话 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由关键语句 the key is never give up， work and rework your query letters等可得知， Philips建议新手作家要有永不放弃的精神，即坚持到底；并且要不断修订咨询信件，正确答案为 B。他不主张长期用同一 封咨询信函，故排除A项； C项均偏离了录音原文，文中并未提及； D项只是建议之一，概括不全面。 【知识模块】 对话 11
40、【听力原文】 W: Good evening. Im going to talk with Andrew Wright. He is an author and language teacher for many years. Nice to meet you here, Andrew. First of all, can you tell us when, where and why did you begin teaching English? M: I have always been a worker for teachers rather than a language teache
41、r. Its a bit like being a maker of violins for others to play. Of course, I can and have knocked out some tunes on the violin myself but basically I am a maker. W: What is your involvement now in English language teaching? M: I run a language school with my wife. My school organizes London Chamber o
42、f Commerce Cert TEB courses for teachers of Business English with Mark Powell. I do some work with teachers in various countries each year. I write articles for teachers magazines. W: How many books have you published? Which are you most proud of? M: I have been writing non-stop for forty years, alm
43、ost exactly. So I cant list all my books. I have been lucky to have been thrown forward by the wave of developments in language teaching for much of that time. I am very proud of being the writer of the very first topic based text book ever written: Kaleidoscope, published by Macmillan in the 1960s.
44、 Now out of print. I am also proud of the fact that my Games for Language Learning, is still going strong after 25 years. It was the first book on ELT to be based on the cook book recipe layout of the activities. W: What in language teaching have most influenced you? M: In the 1960s I was very influ
45、enced by the work of SCOPE, a course book for teaching English as a second language. It showed me that language learning can also be about learning other things of interest and value and not be necessarily based on trivial stories and drills. I was also influenced by books and materials published fo
46、r teaching other subjects in the curriculum, for example, history, science and social studies. W: Which three non-ELT books would you take to a desert island? M: You should have said “apart from Shakespeare! “, because Shakespeare would be my first book to take. Perhaps one of Henry Mayhews books on
47、 life in London in the mid-nineteenth century, for example, Mayhews Characters. It is fascinating and it would make me feel that there are compensations in not having to struggle to exist in a big city. it may not be so bad to live on a desert island. And perhaps I would take a book on survival that
48、 has all kinds of intriguing ideas for remaining alive and well in nature. 1. What does Andrew Wrights work cover? 2. What can we learn about the book Kaleidoscope? 3. Which book has received a warm welcome for more than two decades? 4. Why does the work of SCOPE impose a great impact on Andrew? 5.
49、What kind of book would Andrew Wright take to a desert island? 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 主持人问 Andrew参与了哪些英语教学工作， Andrew回答中谈到他和他的妻子经营着一家语言学校。因此 C项的表述是正确的。 【知识模块】 对话 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 当主持人问 Andrew最自豪的出版物时，他提到了 Kaleidoscope这本书。根据对话中的 of the very first topic based text book 可以判断，他参与编写了教科书 Kaleidoscope的 第一个话题。可以得知， Kaleidoscope是一本教科书，选 B项。 【知识模块】 对话 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 当被问及最自豪的是哪一本书时， Andrew谈到了 Games for Language Learning，由文中信息 still going strong after 25 years可知，此书 25年来一直很受读者喜爱。故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 对话 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 the work of SCOPE给 Andrew所带来的影响是它 展示了语言学习不
