1、专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 128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） It was originally set up to train speaking skills. （ B） It was founded by Ralph Sm
3、edley 100 years ago. （ C） It is designed to develop creative thinking skills. （ D） It is a global organization with headquarters in America （ A） Prospective professional speakers. （ B） Members from the general public. （ C） Someone with self-confidence. （ D） Individuals with communication skills. （ A
4、） It helps people acquire various means of communication. （ B） It helps people understand how to get along with friends. （ C） It helps people deliver messages in a fashionable way. （ D） It helps people learn how to deliver thoughts in a fast way. （ A） It helps people organize their thoughts. （ B） It
5、 helps people understand others needs. （ C） Sometimes messages are not fully delivered. （ D） Many times people are just waiting for answers. （ A） The main courses offered by Toastmasters. （ B） The function and mission of Toastmasters. （ C） The background and purpose of Toastmasters. （ D） The trainin
6、g approaches provided by Toastmasters. （ A） It is about various vocal development skills. （ B） It gives a guideline for speech development. （ C） It helps people organize their thoughts quickly. （ D） It teaches people to speak in a humorous way. （ A） Practice plus overall training. （ B） Practice plus
7、 lectures. （ C） Practice plus voice training. （ D） Practice plus speech writing. （ A） To make people public speakers. （ B） To make people grammar teachers. （ C） To make people masters of ceremonies. （ D） To make people evaluators. （ A） Ability to organize activities. （ B） Ability to overcome fears.
8、（ C） Ability to conduct analysis. （ D） Ability to evaluate others. （ A） The background information. （ B） The description of training courses. （ C） The requirements of public speaking. （ D） The overall personal growth. （ A） He is a Visiting Professor of Australia National University. （ B） He has won
9、many titles during his long academic career. （ C） He went to the most famous university of his country in 1949. （ D） He still feels shameful for his university days as a student. （ A） Students worked very hard. （ B） Students felt they needed a second degree. （ C） Education was not career-oriented. （
10、 D） There were many specialized subjects. （ A） Universities are much larger than before. （ B） Things are more specialized today. （ C） General education is no longer compulsory. （ D） Competition is less tough than before. （ A） To turn out an adequate number of elite for the society. （ B） To prepare s
11、tudents for their future career. （ C） To offer practical and utilitarian courses in each program. （ D） To set up as many technical institutions as possible. （ A） They require good education. （ B） They are secondary to education. （ C） They dont call for good education. （ D） They dont conflict with ed
12、ucation. （ A） Shifting from one program to another. （ B） Working out ways to reduce student number. （ C） Emphasizing better quality of education. （ D） Setting up stricter examination standards. （ A） Those who can adapt to different professions. （ B） Those who have a high flexibility of mind. （ C） Th
13、ose who are thinkers, historians and philosophers. （ D） Those who possess only highly specialized skills. （ A） A society without regulations. （ B） A society without scholars. （ C） Everybody cares about the future. （ D） Everyone makes contributions. （ A） The constructions. （ B） The faculties. （ C） Th
14、e adaptable minds. （ D） The challenges. （ A） The quality of education. （ B） The future of education. （ C） The changing trends in education. （ D） The essence of education. 专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 128答案与解析 SECTION B INTERVIEW In this section you will hear ONE interview. The interview will be divided into TWO p
15、arts. 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 the four choices of A , B , C and D , and mark the best answer to ea
16、ch question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions. 1 【听力原文】 M: Good morning, Mrs. Collins! Welcome to our studio. As a distinguished member of Toastmasters International, could you tell us a bit about the background of the organization? W: I am delighted to have that
17、opportunity. Toastmasters is an international organization, designed to develop effective speaking and listening skills. It was founded in 1924 by Ralph Smedley and its headquartered in California. M: What is the purpose of Toastmasters? W: Toastmasters has a two-fold purpose: the personal growth of
18、 the individual and strong effective communication skills. M: Then, who is Toastmasters opened to? And what kind of members do you have now? W: Well, many people think Toastmasters is open only to those individuals who wish to be professional speakers, but that is definitely not true. Toastmasters i
19、s open to the public at large. Any individual who wishes to improve his public speaking is welcome. And also, those who just want to increase their overall self-confidence are encouraged to attend. M: Another question is how can Toastmasters help you in job situations? W: By becoming involved in Toa
20、stmasters, you will learn different methods of communicating what you really want to say, and equally important, you will learn what your audience expects from you so you can deliver that message to them in a logical fashion. Some people are comfortable around friends, but when they appear before a
21、group they dont know, they get tense. Our organization helps our members to get calm and organize thoughts, and deliver them in an effective way. M: Is Toastmasters concerned with total communication, not just for speaking but other communication skills? W: Most often, people assume that when you ar
22、e listening, you are also paying attention. This is not always true. Many times people are waiting for their turn to speak and are not really listening at all. Toastmasters can develop a person overall in terms of organizing their thoughts, getting input from others and then receiving effective feed
23、back. 1. According to Mrs. Collins, what can we learn about Toastmasters? 2. Who is Toastmasters opened to? 3. How can Toastmasters help people in job situations? 4. What does Mrs. Collins say about listening? 5. What can we learn from the interview? 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 访谈一开始就谈到了 Toastmasters的相关背景。其中谈
24、到，Toastmasters是一个国际组织，设计于开发有效的听说技巧，建立于 1924年，总部在加州。可见 D项的表述正确。 【知识模块】 对话 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 Collins提到 Toastmasters设立的初衷是培养学员的演讲和倾听技巧，并且对所有公众开放，任何想提高演讲能力的人都可参加。据此， B项正确。 【知识模块】 对话 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题 解析】 在谈到 Toastmasters如何在工作环境中帮助人们时， Collins女士提到，参与 Toastmasters学习能够帮助你学会不同的沟通方法。其中 A项的表述与之相符，是正确答案。 【知识模块】 对
25、话 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 在谈到 listening时， Collins女士觉得很多人并没有认真倾听他人，而是在等待自己的发言机会。由此可见，有时候说话人的信息并没有被接收，选 C项。 【知识模块】 对话 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 此题需要根据第一部分的访 谈内容进行解答。访谈一开始就谈论了Toastmasters的相关背景，接着谈到其目的、对谁开放以及如何帮助学员学习等信息。四个选项中只有 C项的表述在这部分访谈出现，故为答案。 【知识模块】 对话 6 【听力原文】 M: Then, how does Toastmasters train people? W: Toa
26、stmasters has an approach of learning by doing. The Toastmasters International organization provides a menu we refer to as the basic menu, because it gives a guideline for the development of speeches. These speeches cater to different purposes. For example, one objective might be to develop vocal va
27、riety: another might be to organize your thoughts or develop your use of humor in speeches. M: Can you also learn other skills, such as parliamentary procedure or being master of ceremonies? W: Yes, different assignments within Toastmasters involve not only preparation of speeches and then presentin
28、g these before an audience, but also the opportunity of serving as toastmaster of the meeting. This assignment helps members practice being an MC for a meeting, that is, a master of ceremonies. Other assignments include serving as an evaluator for another speaker, or serving as a grammarian who will
29、 monitor use of filler words or phrases, such as “and“, “uh“, “er“ or “you know“. Both of these assignments will allow the member to increase or enhance their listening skills. M: I know that there is an eight-week program for young people and also an eight-week speech craft course offered for adult
30、s. What do these involve? W: They are basically introduction to Toastmasters in general. A sample, providing the opportunity for an individual to determine whether or not they wish to get involved in Toastmasters by joining a club. M: What can an individual gain from being in Toastmasters? W: I woul
31、d say, self-confidence and some tricks of the trade in the development of speeches. But that is only the beginning. As an individual continues to give speeches and improve, he progresses from the point of being fearful to stand before a group of peers to the point where he can address any group of p
32、eople with a degree of self-confidence. Leadership skills are also developed by learning to organize and conduct meetings. M: OK Thank you very much, Mrs. Collins, for talking to us in the studio. W: Youre most welcome. 6. According to Mrs. Collins, what is the basic menu? 7. What can Toastmasters g
33、eneral approach to training be summarized as? 8. Which is not an aim of Toastmasters? 9. What can an individual get from being in Toastmasters? 10. What does this part of the interview mainly focus on? 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 访谈中 Collins女士说到， Toastmasters提供了一个他们称之为basic menu的菜单，它为演讲的开发提供一个指导。可见 B项正 确。 【知识
34、模块】 对话 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 文中提到 Toastmasters对学员的培训是全面的，包括声音的多样性、思想组织能力及幽默感等，因此， B、 C都属于培训的某一方面而并非总括。而 D项不属于培训目标。故 A为正确答案。 【知识模块】 对话 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 采访中提到 Toastmasters的培训帮助学员成为 public speakers，evaluators和 masters of ceremonies，故 A、 C、 D都是 Toastmasters的培训目标。文中虽提到 grammarian(文法家 )，但与选项中的 grammar teache
35、rs属于不同概念，因此， B项为正确选项。 【知识模块】 对话 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 在被主持人问到个人能从 Toastmasters得到什么时， Collins女士回答首先是自信和演讲技巧，接着提到领导技巧。 B项的表述属于获得自信的范畴，因此正确。对话提到了 evaluator一词，但对话提到的是 serving an evaluator for another speaker，而 D项 的 others语义太广，故排除。 【知识模块】 对话 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 主持人与 Collins女士的对话主要围绕 Toastmasters的培训课程展开，这可从对话中
36、 approach， assignments等关键词得出。因此， B为正确选项。A、 C、 D选项虽都与培训课程相关，但不全面。 【知识模块】 对话 11 【听力原文】 W: Good evening, Im Nancy Johnson. The guest on our radio talk this evening is Professor Wang Gongwu Hello, Professor Wang. M: Hello. W: Professor Wang, youre now Professor Emeritus of Australia National University,
37、 and in your long academic career, youve worn many hats as tutor, lecturer, department head, dean, professor, and vice chancellor. However, as I know, youre still very fond of your university days as a student. M: Thats right. That was in 1949. The university that I went to was a brand new universit
38、y then, and the only one in the country at that time. When I look back, it was an amazingly small university, and we knew everybody. W: How did the students like you, for example, study then? M: We didnt study very hard, because we didnt have to. We didnt have all this fantastic competition that you
39、 have today. Mmm. We were always made to feel that getting a first degree in the Arts Faculty was not preparation for a profession. It was a general education. We were not under any pressure to decide on our careers, and we had such a good time. We were left very much on our own, and we were encoura
40、ged to make things happen. W: What do you see as the most striking difference in university education since then? M: University education has changed dramatically since those days. Things are very specialized today. W: Yes, definitely so. And, in your subsequent career experience as an educator and
41、later administrator in various institutions of higher education in Asia and elsewhere, Professor Wang, you have repeatedly noted that one has to look at the development of education in one particular country in a broad context. What do you mean by that? M: Well, the whole world has moved away from e
42、lite education in universities to meet the needs of mass education, and entering universities is no longer a privilege for the few. And universities today are more concerned with providing jobs for their graduates in a way that universities in our time never had to be bothered about. Therefore, the
43、emphasis of university programmes today is now on the practical and the utilitarian, rather than on a general education or on personal development. W: Do you think that is a welcome development? M: Well, I personally regret this development. But the basic bachelors education now has to cater to peop
44、le who really need a piece of paper to find a decent job. W: So youre concerned about this development. M: Yes, Im very concerned. With technical changes, many of the things that you learn are technical skills, which dont require you to become very well educated. Yet, if you can master those skills,
45、 you can get very good jobs. So the technical institutions are going to be increasingly popular at the expense of traditional universities. 1. According to the interview, what do we know about Professor Wang? 2. What was education like in Professor Wangs days? 3. According to Professor Wang, what is
46、 the greatest difference of university education between now and past? 4. According to Professor Wang, what is the purpose of the present-day education? 5. In Professor Wangs opinion, what are technical skills? 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 主持人在介绍王教授的时候谈到，他现在是澳大利亚国立大学的荣誉教授，一生中获得了非常多的职称。因此 B项的表述与之相符。 A项的 Visiti
47、ng Professor为 “客座教授 ”，故 A项不对；王教授上学的时候只有一 所大学，谈不上是不是最著名，排除 C项；王教授至今还很喜欢大学生涯，排除 D项。 【知识模块】 对话 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 教授谈到自己的大学生涯时说，获得文科学士学位并 “不是为职业做准备 ”，而是一种通识教育，学生也没有决定未来就业的压力。可见，当时的教育不以就业为目的，选项 C正确。 【知识模块】 对话 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 在谈到现在的大学教育与王教授时代的最大不同时，王教授说现在的大学教育更加专门化，选 B项。 【知识模块】 对话 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 说
48、到目前的大学教育，王教授说它更关注的是为毕业生提供就业机会。因此， B正确。选项 C与原文字眼相近，容易误选。原文说， “当今大学课程的重点是一些实用和功利的东西，而不是综合教育或个人的发展。 ”这与 C“To offer practical and utilitarian courses in each program ”并不一致。 【知识模块】 对话 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 在谈话中王教授说，学习技术能力不需要多高的教育水平。因此答案 C正确。 选项 A的含义正与原文相反； B、 D则未在原文中提及。 【知识模块】 对话 16 【听力原文】 W: Professor Wang
49、, lets look at a different issue. How do you comment on the current phenomenon because of the fees they pay? M: Well, once you accept students on financial grounds, one wonders whether you have to pass them as well. But this development in education is one that we have to contend with. Yet, if we are concerned about maintaining standards, what we can do is to concentrate on improving the quality of education. W: Yes, youre right. A university is judged by the quality of education it offers. Professor Wang, lets turn to the future. What type of graduates
