1、专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 140及答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the mini-lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the mini-lecture, please complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word(s)
2、 you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. 0 Five Common Mistakes in Conversation and Their Solutions I. Not listening A. Problem: most people dont listen wait eagerly for
3、 their turn to talk only care for themselves B. Solutions Avoid【 T1】 _ question【 T1】 _ Probe into the question II. Asking too many questions A Problems conversation sounds like a(n)【 T2】 _【 T2】 _. you dont have much to contribute B. Solution 【 T3】 _ questions with statements【 T3】 _ III. Poor deliver
4、y A Problems speak too fast speak in【 T4】 _【 T4】 _ speak unclear speak without【 T5】 _【 T5】 _ B. Solutions Slow down Speak loudly Do not【 T6】 _.【 T6】 _ Dont use a【 T7】 _voice.【 T7】 _ Try to use pauses Improve your【 T8】 _, e.g. posture, etc.【 T8】 _ IV. Talking about a weird or【 T9】 _ topic【 T9】 _ A Pr
5、oblems talking about: your bad health or relationships your【 T10】 _job or boss, serial killers【 T10】 _ 【 T11】 _that only you and some other guy understands【 T11】 _ about religion and【 T12】 _.【 T12】 _ B. Solution: Avoid the above topics V. Being boring A. Problem clinging to one topic for too long an
6、d make people bored B. Solutions lead an interesting life, and focus on【 T13】 _【 T13】 _ broaden your interest 【 T14】 _talk【 T14】 _ make the conversation feel more【 T15】 _【 T15】 _ 1 【 T1】 2 【 T2】 3 【 T3】 4 【 T4】 5 【 T5】 6 【 T6】 7 【 T7】 8 【 T8】 9 【 T9】 10 【 T10】 11 【 T11】 12 【 T12】 13 【 T13】 14 【 T14】
7、 15 【 T15】 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 will be a ten-
8、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） She owned a car. （ B） She drove well. （ C） She liked drivers uniforms. （ D） It was her childhood
9、 dream. （ A） The right sense of direction. （ B） The sense of distance judgment. （ C） The skill of maneuvering. （ D） The size of vehicles. （ A） The driver can judge distance. （ B） The driver knows every street well. （ C） The driver keeps knowledge updating. （ D） The driver lives the city for a long t
10、ime. （ A） She has no annual leaves. （ B） She has ten days off this year. （ C） It increases as the time goes by. （ D） Its three weeks with no pay. （ A） She doesnt know the vacation city well. （ B） She likes experiencing other cities taxi service. （ C） She wants to have a good relaxation. （ D） She thi
11、nks train or plane safer and faster. （ A） Seeing interesting buildings in the city. （ B） Being able to enjoy the world of nature. （ C） Driving in unsettled weather. （ D） Taking long drives outside the city. （ A） Uncaring. （ B） Strict. （ C） Affectionate. （ D） Permissive. （ A） They are rather difficul
12、t to please. （ B） They are rude to women drivers. （ C） They are talkative and generous with tips. （ D） They are different in personality. （ A） Straightforward. （ B） Honest. （ C） Friendly. （ D） Humorous. （ A） Juliet thought about changing the job before a few years. （ B） Juliet got much satisfaction
13、from driving the taxi. （ C） Most women passengers feel discontent about Juliet. （ D） Most passengers prefer to have a woman driver. 专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 140答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the mini-lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the mini-lectu
14、re, please complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling tas
15、k. 0 【听力原文】 Five Common Mistakes in Conversation and Their Solutions Good morning. Todays lecture will be focused on the 5 most common seen mistakes in a conversation and the ways to avoid them. But, first of all, I have a question for you, that is: Can you improve your conversation skills? The answ
16、er is certainly. It might take a while to change the conversation habits thats been ingrained throughout your life, but it is very possible. Here are a couple of mistakes. First: not listening. Ernest Hemingway once said: “I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most
17、people never listen.“ Dont be like most people. Dont just wait eagerly for your turn to talk. Put your own ego on hold. Learn to really listen to what people actually are saying. When you start to really listen, youll pick up on loads of potential paths in the conversation. But avoid yes or no type
18、of questions as they will not give you much information. If someone mentions that they went fishing with a couple of friends last weekend you can for instance ask: “Where did you go fishing?“ or “What do you like most about fishing?“ You may also ask “What did you do there besides fishing?“ The pers
19、on will delve deeper into the subject giving you more information to work with and more paths for you choose from. If they say something like: “Oh, I dont know“ at first, dont give up. Prod a little further. Ask again. They do know, they just have to think about a bit more. As they start to open up
20、the conversation becomes more interesting because its not on auto-pilot anymore. Second: asking too many questions. If you ask too many questions the conversation can feel like a bit of an interrogation. Or like you dont have that much to contribute. One alternative is to mix questions with statemen
21、ts. And then the conversation can flow on from there. And you can discuss Frisbee golf, the advantages or disadvantages of different lures or your favourite beer. Third: poor delivery. One of the most important things in a conversation is not what you say, but how you say it. A change in these habit
22、s can make a big difference since your voice and body language are vital parts of communication. Some things to think about: One, slowing down. When you get excited about something its easy to start talking faster and faster. Try and slow down. It will make it much easier for people to listen and fo
23、r you to actually get what you are saying across to them. Two, speaking up. Dont be afraid to talk as loud as you need to for people to hear you. Three, speaking clearly. Dont mumble. Four, speak with emotion. No one listens for that long if you speak with a monotone voice. Let your feelings be refl
24、ected in your voice. Five, using pauses. Slowing down your talking plus adding a small pause between thoughts or sentences creates a bit of tension and anticipation. People will start to listen more attentively to what youre saying. Listen to one of Brian Tracys cds or Steve Pavlinas podcasts. Liste
25、n to how using small pauses makes what they are saying seem even more interesting. Six, 1earn a bit about improving your body language as it can make your delivery a lot more effective. Read about laughter, posture and how to hold your drink in 18 ways to improve your body language. Fourth: talking
26、about a weird or negative topic. If youre at a party or somewhere you are just getting to know some people you might want to avoid some topics. Talking about your bad health or relationships, your crappy job or boss, serial killers, technical lingo that only you and some other guy understands or any
27、thing that sucks the positive energy out of the conversation are topics to steer clear from. You might also want to save religion and politics for conversations with your friends. Last but not least: being boring. Dont prattle on about your new car for 10 minutes oblivious to your surroundings. Alwa
28、ys be prepared to drop a subject when you start to bore people. Or when everyone is getting bored and the topic is starting to run out of steam. One good way to have something interesting to say is simply to lead an interesting life, and to focus on the positive stuff. Dont start to whine about your
29、 boss or your job, people dont want to hear that. Instead, talk about your last trip somewhere, some funny anecdote that happened while you were buying clothes, your plans for New Years Eve or something funny or exciting. Another way is just to be genuinely interested. As Dale Carnegie said “You can
30、 make more friends in two months by becoming really interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you, which is just another way of saying that the way to make a friend is to be one.“ Knowing a little about many things or at least being open to talk
31、 about them instead of trying to steer the conversation back to your favourite subject is a nice quality. The meaning is that talking for what seems like hours about one topic. Topics may include work, favourite rock-band, TV-shows and more work. Opening up a bit and not clinging desperately to one
32、topic will make the conversation feel more relaxed and open. You will come across like a person who can talk about many things with ease. As youve probably experienced with other people: this quality is something you appreciate in a conversation and makes you feel like you can connect to that person
33、 easily. Okay, just to sum up. Today weve talked about five easily made mistakes in a conversation These mistakes can be well-improved if you follow our solutions. Although the list is not complete, I hope it would be helpful. 【知识模块】 听力 1 【正确答案】 yes or no 【试题解析】 录音开篇就提到了讲座的主题是 “对话中 5种常见错误以及对策 ”。在提到第
34、一点 not listening的时候，讲座人给出了解决方法 “避免提问是非题 ”，因此答案为 yes or no。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 interrogation 【试题解析】 在提到第二点对话常见错误 “问太多问题 ”时，讲座指出 “如果你问太多的问题，对话就会像审讯 (interrogation)”。因此答案为 interrogation。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 mix 【试题解析】 本题谈论交谈过程中如何避免犯 “问太多问题 ”的错误，录音原文提到 “一种办法就是边叙述边发问 ”。因此答案为 mix。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 undert
35、one 【试题解析】 录音在提到 poor delivery时，讲到需要考虑的第二个事情是speaking up“大声说 ”，所以 poor delivery表现出来的问题之一就是说话小声，所以填入 undertone。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【正 确答案】 emotion 【试题解析】 本题关于第三个问题 poor delivery。录音提到， “说话要有感情 ”，可见问题应该在于说话 “没有感情 ”。因此应填入 emotion。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 mumble 【试题解析】 提出第三点之后，录音原文中紧接着列举了 poor delivery(表达技巧欠佳 )的六种具体
36、表现，并说明了每种问题的 solutions(解决方法 )。在第三个解决办法中提到 “说话要清晰，不要含糊不清 ”。因此答案为 mumble。若此处漏掉了笔记，从空白处 上面 A中的第三点问题 speak unclear可以推测解决方法应为讲话不含糊，即为 do not mumble。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 monotone 【试题解析】 在讲到说话要有感情时，讲座人说如果你说话很单调，没人愿意听很久，所以解决方法就是不要用 “单调的 ”声音，答案为 monotone。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 body language 【试题解析】 录音提到 “学会改善你的 b
37、ody language”，因此答案为 body language。 在这一段里 body language反复出现，属于关键词，应该做好笔记。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 negative 【试题解析】 录音提到， “第四个问题是谈论古怪或消极的话题 ”，可知答案为negative。若此处没有笔记，可由之后 A中的具体内容 serial killers(连环杀手 )推测，此类问题应该不是正面的话题。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 crappy 【试题解析】 讲座提到谈论你 “讨厌的 ”工作或老板以及连环杀手是要绕开的话题，因此答案为 crappy。 【知识模块】 听力 1
38、1 【正确答案】 technical lingo 【试题解析】 关于要绕开的话题还包括只有你和其他一些家伙才能理解的技术术语，因此答案为 technical lingo。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 politics 【试题解析】 录音提到， “应该避免宗教和政治话题 ”。因此答案为 politics。由空格前的并列内容 religion可知，空白处应填入名词性实词，再结合题目确定应填入 politics。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 positive stuff 【试题解析】 本题讲的是最后一个问题的解决方法，录音提到 “想要有大家都感兴趣的话题可讲，方法之一就是过有
39、趣的生活，重点关注积极的事物。 ”因此答案为 positive stuff。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 be open to 【试题解析】 在讲到最后一个问题的解决方法时，讲座提到对很多事情都了解一些或者至少对于讨论这些话题是敞开的，而不是尽力操纵谈话回到你喜欢的主题，是很棒的一个优点，文中的原词是 being open to，空格 处应填入动词原形，因此答案为 be open to。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 relaxed and open 【试题解析】 本题与上一题属于并列内容，都是最后一个问题 (being boring)的解决方法。录音提到 “会让对话更加
40、轻松和不受限制 ”，可知答案为 relaxed and open。 【知识模块】 听力 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 e
41、ach 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 ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions. 16 【听力原文】 M: Hello, Juliet. I know you are one of the few women taxi
42、 drivers in the city now, and you drive for a living. What made you want to become a taxi driver in the first place? W: I took pride in driving well even when I was young, for I had to wait until I had a car to learn to drive. When I finally learned, it was something I really enjoyed and still enjoy
43、. I remembered how smart those taxi drivers had seemed driving so well, and dressed so neatly in their uniforms and I thought Id like to do that myself. M: You really enjoy driving, I see. And how long have you been a taxi driver? W: Er, all together 12 years. M: Mm, for quite some time already, has
44、nt it? W: Yeah. M: Then, what did you find the most difficult about becoming a taxi driver? W: I can still remember when I was first learning to drive it was scary. I didnt know yet how to judge distance, and when a big truck came near it seemed like its wheels would just come right over me. Anyway,
45、 soon I learned to judge distance. I began looking ahead, stopped worrying about trucks and about what was moving on either side. M: In your opinion, what does it take to become a good driver? W: Eh, besides driving well, the most important thing a taxi driver needs to know is the streets, and I kne
46、w the city well because I had lived in it for a long time. I knew all the main streets, and even the side streets. And of course you have to keep updating your knowledge of the streets, because the city changes. There might be a new road appearing somewhere one day. M: Now, what about annual leaves?
47、 Do you have them? W: Oh, yes. When I first started, I had only ten days. Now, I have three weeks every year, with pay. M: Just out of curiosity. When you go on vacation to another place or city, do you drive there as well? W: In most cases, not. I prefer to be driven by others, if we go by car. I w
48、ould also prefer to go by train or plane, if there is a choice. I have already had too much driving in my life. So, when on holiday, I just want to relax. M: I see. 1. Why did Juliet become a taxi driver? 2. According to Juliet, what was the most difficult about becoming a taxi driver? 3. In Juliets
49、 view, what is a good driver? 4. What can we learn about Julias annual leaves? 5. Why does Julia prefer not to drive when shes on vacation? 16 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 此题需要根据相关内容进行推理和归纳。女士说她从小就想学车，学会后觉得很快乐。看到出租车司机车开得好、穿着整洁的制服，觉得他们很潇洒，自己也想这样。可以看出当出租车司机是她儿时的梦想。 D为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 在谈到成为司机的过程中碰到最困难的事情时，女士明确提到：我不知道如何判断距离。因此， B“对
