1、专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 127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） Alexis engaged in show business when he was 20. （ B） Alexis plays a leading role i
3、n every film he acts. （ C） Alexis is an easy-going and passionate actor. （ D） Alexiss craft in acting needs to be improved. （ A） Heve got talent. （ B） He can show many skills. （ C） He has an ordinary face. （ D） He attends the Fame school. （ A） His interest in acting. （ B） His talent in acting. （ C）
4、His cute appearance. （ D） The directors remarks. （ A） Severe and impromptu. （ B） Severe and tedious. （ C） Severe and easy. （ D） Severe and inordinate. （ A） Alexis Cruz found himself in a dilemma at the age of 7. （ B） Marc Anthony was Alexis Cruzs mentor when he was 13. （ C） Studying in the Fame scho
5、ol was a turning point of Alexis life. （ D） Alexis learn from James Woods about working his knowledge. （ A） There are no challenges in his show business. （ B） It is important to work challenges to advantages. （ C） He regards them as the most empowering thing. （ D） He cant tell the difference between
6、 challenges and advantages. （ A） It is important to ignore the disadvantages against you. （ B） It is ignorant to take being an underdog as a disadvantage. （ C） One can invoke great challenge through practicing. （ D） One can be inspired by the triumph of spirit. （ A） He is ethical but self-centered.
7、（ B） He is an idealist in his work. （ C） He finds conflicts between his idea and reality. （ D） He is thoughtful and impractical. （ A） He does things just for the sake of doing them. （ B） He challenges the justice to win causes. （ C） He is keen on competition and winning lost causes. （ D） He always l
8、ooks down upon his rivals. （ A） Because it gives him inspiration to write scripts. （ B） Because it can make him think out of the box. （ C） Because it inspires him to do something unusual. （ D） Because he likes imagination and meditation. （ A） It is in the center of Colchester. （ B） It is surrounded
9、by faceless neighbors. （ C） It is far away from the Rogers company. （ D） There is no primary school nearby. （ A） Roger prefers to live in town. （ B） Julia prefers to live in a village. （ C） Roger prefers to live with familiar neighbors. （ D） Julia prefers to travel back and forth to London. （ A） Bec
10、ause Roger is too realistic on the house issue. （ B） Because Roger prefers living in popular villages. （ C） Because she thinks Roger can never stand in her shoes. （ D） Because she cant understand Rogers romantic attitude. （ A） Living in the center of London. （ B） Dont judge by personal preferences.
11、（ C） Never living in a beautiful village house. （ D） Dont waste time on public transport. （ A） Far from working place. （ B） More spare time. （ C） No nursery school nearby. （ D） More people in the area. （ A） The golf course. （ B） The outdoor sports. （ C） The outdoor environment. （ D） The landscape. （
12、 A） He doesnt enjoy the nature very much. （ B） He doesnt do well in golf. （ C） He has been drinking too much beer. （ D） He loves getting up early. （ A） It has fields and trees nearby. （ B） Everything is convenient. （ C） It has an ornamental fish pond. （ D） Its east of uptown. （ A） Manchester. （ B） C
13、olchester. （ C） London. （ D） Lay-de-la-Haye. （ A） He can spend the rest of time along the river. （ B） He can sail the boat to wherever he want. （ C） He can give something hed never had to the kids. （ D） He can remain as young as before. 专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 127答案与解析 SECTION B INTERVIEW In this section you
14、 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 will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read th
15、e 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. 1 【听力原文】 W: Alexis Cruz may be young, but this up and coming actor has had a solid 20 years in show business. After attending the legendary “Fame“ scho
16、ol, Alexis has landed one role after another in films starring actors such as Johnny Depp, Halle Berry, Vivica A Fox and Marlon Brando. I found Alexis to be not only enthusiastic about acting and enhancing his craft, but he is without a doubt, one of the kindest and warmest actors Ive had the pleasu
17、re of interviewing. Hello, Alexis. How are you doing? M: Great Good to see you. W: When did you decide show business was the path you wanted to take? M: I started when I was 9 and it was something I had interest in and I was aware that I wanted to go further, I just didnt know how. Even when I start
18、ed at 9, when youre that young, if youve got talent, you can read the lines and youre cute, thats enough. But, when I was about 13, I was auditioning for a role and I was up against Marc Anthony, the director sits me down and says, “You know, youre not a very good actor, youre a terrible actor, but
19、Im going to give you this part anyway.“ It just stunned me! But some part of my brain clicked in that he was saying something to me and that I need to take acting classes. So I decided to listen to him and that same year I started training at the School for Performing Arts, the Fame school. It turne
20、d out to be the biggest turning point of my life. Thats where I learned to become an actor. W: You attended the infamous Fame school, what “extra something“ did you have that scored a spot in the school? M: It wasnt anything. When I was auditioning, their standards were really strict. I went through
21、 two days of the auditioning process with various exercises, tests and monologues to gauge your talent. Theres really no way to prepare for it. W: You have starred in films with some of the biggest names in the business. Which celebrity has given you the best advice through the years? M: I learned f
22、rom Anthony Quinn about working my knowledge. I learned from him what it meant to learn my knowledge. Many, many, many years later, I learned from James Woods a combination of what I had learned. not to be a jerk. 1. What do we learn from the beginning of the interview? 2. According to Alexis Cruz,
23、what is enough for a 9-year-old actor? 3. According to the interview, what impels Alexis Cruz to take acting classes? 4. What can the auditioning process of the Fame school be summarized as? 5. What can we learn from the interview? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由关键语句 kindest and warmest， enthusiastic about acti
24、ng and enhancing his craft可推知 Alexis很随和，工作中是富有激情的，故 C项为正确答案。录音只提到 Alexis从事演艺界有 20年，故 A错误； B项太绝对，文中只是说Alexis曾与 Johnny Depp、 Halle Berry等演员合作，并不能由此推出他在每部电影中都是主角： D项表述偏颇，录音开头只提到 Alexis很热心于提高他的演技。 【知识模块】 对话 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 在对话中， Alexis说在他 9岁时，有一些表演天分，能记 住台词并且长得可爱，已经足以。因此 A项是正确答案。 【知识模块】 对话 3 【正确答案】 D
25、【试题解析】 由录音关键语句 some part of my brain cricked， he was saying something to me， need to take acting classes等可知导演对 Alexis演技的评价促使他参加了表演课程。正确答案为 D项。 【知识模块】 对话 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 从对话中的 really strict， two days of the auditioning process，various exercmes and tests and monologues和 no way to prepare等可知整个试演过程是非常
26、严厉而且根本无法准备， A项 “严厉且事先无准备的 ”符合题意。 B项的tedious带有贬义色彩，文中并没有暗示试演很冗长，只是提及了整个试演过程花费了两天时间，说话者的态度很中肯，故排除 B； C项中的 easy表述不正确； D项 inordinate偏离了原文。 【知识模块】 对话 5 【正确答案】 C 【试 题解析】 Alexis Cruz在谈到他在 the Fame school的学习时，他说这段时间成为他人生中最重要的转折点。 C项的表述正确。 【知识模块】 对话 6 【听力原文】 W: Being Hispanic, what advantages and disadvantag
27、es have you faced in the business? M: There have been no disadvantages at all. There have when people have tried to use that against me, but thats never been a disadvantage. Ive found it empowering. I thrive on challenge. You have to thrive on a challenge to work it to its advantage, particularly if
28、 youre in the position of being the underdog. I really believe in the triumph of spirit that single people can invoke great change through example, I greatly believe that. I have seen it happened, I have practiced it. So, when people have tried to use my heritage against me, Im very clear that its t
29、heir own ignorance. W: Tell me about your character on Shark. M: My character is Martin Allende, a deputy district attorney. Martin is morally and ethically centered, however, I think there is a line within him, which is struggling in that weve seen the reality that justice is blind, though we belie
30、ve in those ideals. We have seen when things dont work out right. Theres a moral and ethical conflict being Starks protege. He wants to do things properly, but hes discovering as the process goes, that there is a lot of red tape. Hes much more comfortable with research than public speaking. Hes very
31、, very quiet Hes a thinker who does things rather than talk about it. W: How do you think Martin will compliment Sebastians character? M: I think hes going to show Sebastian that theres something to be said for fighting a losing cause. As it is now, Sebastian is all about winning and hell win lost c
32、auses, but for him its about competition. He may be completely uninterested in a case, but if a rival dangles it on his face, thatll get him going. Martin on the other hand, will do things just for the sake of doing them. Theres virtue in justice if justice is at stake. If you go down losing, you go
33、 down making a point. Once you make a point, there is another generation waiting to pick up that point. I think Martin has that understanding. W: Do you have favorite movies or favorite genre? M: Im still into the sci-fi/fantasy genre. It sparks my imagination, particularly when its out of context.
34、W: Well, Alexis, thank you very much for coming to the show and talking to us. M: Its my pleasure. 6. What is Alexis Cruzs attitude towards challenges? 7. What do we learn from Alexis Cruzs remarks? 8. What do we learn about Alexis Cruzs character Martin Allende on Shark? 9. What do we learn about S
35、ebastians character? 10. Why does Alexis Cruz like sci-fi genre? 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 Alexis指出在演艺界并没有所谓的不利，要利用挑战之机发挥出其自身优势，故 B项是正确的。 A项将对话中的 disadvantages偷换成 challenges； C项中的 most画蛇添足。 【知识模块】 对话 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话提到 Alexis深信 the triumph of spirit，并将之付诸实践，说明人可以从中获得鼓舞，因此 D项是正确的。对话只说到 tried to use my he
36、ritage against me是愚 昧的行为，没有说视失败为劣势是无知的，排除 B项。 【知识模块】 对话 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 Martin Allende是电视剧 Shark里边的一个角色，他想正确地做事却发现现实中有太多的官僚作风 (red tape)，说明现实与想法有冲突，因此 C项正确。 A项的 self-centered和 D项的 impractical不对：对话未提到他是理想主义者，只是说他为 “现实中没有真正的公平 ”而战斗着， B项不对。 【知识模块】 对话 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 此题询 问 Sebastian的角色。在句中， Sebastia
37、n是一个能够将失败的案子打赢的人，他关乎竞争，故 C项正确。 A项是 Martin的角色； B、 D两项是用个别干扰词胡乱拼凑的选项。 【知识模块】 对话 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 在访谈的最后，主持人问 Alexis有没有喜欢的电影或题材， Alexis说他喜欢科幻类，因为能够激发想象空间。 B项中的 think out of the box意为 “打破陈规思考 ”，与对话内容一致。 【知识模块】 对话 11 【听力原文】 W: What I dont understand is why youre so keen on the Layer-de-la-Haye house, R
38、oger. Why on earth should we actually choose, to live out in a village, even if it is a popular village, or so the house agents description says, when we could get a place right in the center of Colchester? Look. weve got all these house descriptions. And weve got time to go and see all of them. You
39、 know that Id much prefer to be in the town and. M: . and be boxed in by a thousand other houses. surrounded by a thousand faceless neighbors? No Julia. lets go for the village. After all Im the one who has to do all the traveling. Back and forth to London every day. And Id rather add a fifteen-minu
40、te bus ride to the train ride. W: Thats all very well. all very well to take that romantic attitude. You know. you think you can get out of everything and wriggle out of any argument. What about my preferences? You are being selfish you know. M: Selfish? Me? W: Yes you. Think of the children, Roger.
41、 It seems to me that youre so carried away with the idea of living in the village and far from the crowd. I think your personal likes and dislikes are making you anything but practical. Alex for example. hell be going to secondary school next year. And as far as Im concerned, the nearer the school t
42、he better. Have you read the description of your beautiful village house? Where is it? Yes. here we are. local primary school within walking distance it says. That of course means that the nearest secondary school will be in Colchester. M: There are such things as school buses you know. And even if
43、there werent, Alex is perfectly able. perfectly capable of using public transport. W: Why at his age?. And think of Sylvia. Shes just getting used to the idea of being in the nursery, can you imagine there being a nursery school in Layer-de-la-Haye? And I must say I. yes, I like to be free of her fo
44、r part of the day, so that I can get the shopping and the housework done. quite apart from it being good for her. 1. What can we learn about the Layer-de-la-Haye house? 2. What can we learn from the conversation? 3. Why does Julia say Roger is a selfish person? 4. In Julias view, what is more practi
45、cal? 5. According to Julia, what could be seen as a disadvantage? 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话一开始女士便提到了 Layer-de-la-Haye house，并说它太远了。男士则说他的公司在伦敦，他宁愿多花 15分钟坐巴士到火车站。可见该地点距离男士的公司比较远，故选 C项。 【知识模块】 对话 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士想搬到 Colchester，男士则反问：你想被上千个 faceless(不知名的 )邻居包围吗 ?言外之意是他喜欢周围都是自己熟悉的人， C为正确答案。听录音时注意双方说话的语
46、气。 【知识模块】 对话 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中两人意见有分歧，女士认为男士是个自私的人，只根据自己的喜好来选择房子。言外之意是她认为男士没有站在对方的角度考虑问题。 stand in ones shoes的意思是 “站在某人的角度思考 ”，故选 C项。 【知识模块】 对话 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中，女士对男士说 “我觉得你只看自己喜欢的和不喜欢的，一点都不实际 ”，并列举了例子来说明。可见女士认为不要按照个人喜好来评判事情会更加实际一些。故选 B项。 【知识模块】 对话 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士在抱怨 Layer-de-la-Hay
47、e的房子位置时说到：想想 Sylvia，她正要去托儿所，你觉得这附近能有托儿所吗 ?可见 C项对 Julia来说是个不便之处。至于 A项只是男士的情况，与女士无关，况且男士自身不认为这是不便之处。 【知识模块】 对话 16 【听力原文】 M: All right. all right. Youve made your point. But after all these years in London I would have preferred a bit of fresh air and greenery and. you know. the occasional toddle round
48、 the nine-hole golf course they mention. It is nine-hole, isnt it? Yes. Anyway. Its goodbye to that. to the “pleasant and neat gardens front and rear, apple tree and ornamental fish Pond, patio and.“ W: Stop talking through your hat. Youve never been a lover of fresh air. your overcoats on as soon a
49、s the first gentle touch of the first spring breeze. And as for golf. well. we both know you love a beer at the clubhouse rather than any outdoor sports. Why is it that youre always insisting that you like the country life, you love getting up early, you adore a good brisk walk, and so on and so on, when in fact. M: But I do like the country. I would love getting up early. Id often be out there having a good brisk walk. if only. W: If only what? M: If only. well. if only we lived somewhere that would
