1、专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 176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 Character Analysis of Shakespearean Plays I . Character analysis character evaluation as the best way to start the analysis of
3、 a Shakespearean play characters in a typical【 T1】 _doing particular things in every play【 T1】_ 【 T2】 _involved characters【 T2】 _ characters being on【 T3】 _【 T3】 _ II. Three main reasons for approaching Shakespearean plays by analyzing characters A. Plays with active characters like people around us
4、 the appeal of the【 T4】 _【 T4】 _ seeing the play as the【 T5】 _itself【 T5】 _ B. Shakespeares ability to【 T6】 _characters【 T6】 _ individual【 T7】 _with experience requiring an evaluation【 T7】 _ individual actors need to【 T8】 _upon the motivations for their【 T8】 _ characters C. The play including【 T9】 _
5、itself, for the reason that characters are【 T9】_ trying to understand their own characters III. The merits and weaknesses of the approach illustrated by【 T10】 _【 T10】_ interpretations of 19th century A. Values always reminding of the central concern 【 T11】 _【 T11】 _ keeping in touch with the reason
6、why Shakespeare _【 T12】 _【 T12】 _ B. Problems not enough【 T13】 _about characters:【 T13】 _ 1)key elements in full character analysis needs are【 T14】 _【 T14】 _ 2)for the lack of evidence, the analysis often ending with【 T15】 _【 T15】 _ matters 1 【 T1】 2 【 T2】 3 【 T3】 4 【 T4】 5 【 T5】 6 【 T6】 7 【 T7】 8 【
7、 T8】 9 【 T9】 10 【 T10】 11 【 T11】 12 【 T12】 13 【 T13】 14 【 T14】 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
8、 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 ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions. （ A） Perseverance. （ B） Competition. （
9、C） Confidence. （ D） Anger. （ A） The advertising. （ B） The education. （ C） The catering. （ D） The real estate. （ A） The importance of smartness. （ B） The importance of humbleness. （ C） The importance of diligence. （ D） The importance of confidence. （ A） There is no one who is smarter than him. （ B） T
10、here is no one who is as bright as people think. （ C） There is no one who is more talented than him. （ D） There is no one who is as powerful as people think. （ A） They only have physical attractiveness. （ B） They are inferior to men. （ C） They are better than men. （ D） They perform as well as men. （
11、 A） The size of their offices. （ B） The high salary. （ C） The result of their jobs done. （ D） The result of the competition. （ A） 20%. （ B） 40%. （ C） 60%. （ D） 80%. （ A） He detests him. （ B） He likes him. （ C） He is jealous of him. （ D） He admires him. （ A） You need to be hateful. （ B） You need to b
12、e hostile. （ C） You need to be unfriendly. （ D） You need to be purposeful. （ A） As long as you think, you may succeed. （ B） As long as you work hard, you may succeed. （ C） Women are superior to men in jobs. （ D） Only genius can achieve success. 专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 176答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE In this
13、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) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semanticall
14、y acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. 0 【听力原文】 Character Analysis of Shakespearean Plays Good morning, everyone. Last time I just gave a brief introduction to the Shakespearean play, today we will go further to discuss tog
15、ether how to understand a Shakespearean play. The most obvious way to begin an interpretation of a Shakespearean play is by evaluating the characters.(1)Any play involves characters in a particular setting, doing particular things.(2)The plot will develop a conflict, which will usually inflict pain
16、or distress on some people, and will lead to a final resolution of sorts in which some characters may die or be punished severely, while other characters survive or triumph or get substantially rewarded.(3)Hence, one clear entry into such a work is to put the characters on trial: Who is good? Who is
17、 bad? Why do certain people act in certain ways? Do any of the characters change? Where are my sympathies as I make my way through this play? As an interpreter, I am, in essence, the judge, and how shall I apportion my verdicts? Interpreting a play by analyzing the characters in it, judging them, an
18、d coming to some final evaluation of them is a natural way to approach Shakespeare for three main reasons. The first is that these are plays, and they inevitably feature active characters more or less recognizably like people around us.(4)That, indeed, is the chief appeal of the genre.(5)So it is en
19、tirely natural to treat the play as we treat life itself, by responding to the people we see, the actions they carry out, the words they use, and the decisions they make. On the basis of these observations we will come to some conclusions about their characters and will discuss the play in those ter
20、ms. (6)The second reason is that Shakespeare is famous, more than anything else, for his astonishing ability to create interesting, complex, and natural characters. Unlike many other dramatists whose characters do not invite very complex investigation, Shakespeare has the ability to fill a play with
21、 scores of characters,(7)each of whom talks in a language and acts in a way which indicates a sharply focused individual personality with a very particular response to experience. Hence, it is, once again, natural to treat them as fully realized people whose conduct requires an evaluative judgment.
22、Then, too, the fact that we are dealing with plays always keeps the approach through character analysis alive,(8)because theatre productions depend on individual actors, and individual actors need to reflect upon the motivations for their characters. They have to, in a sense, discover their human qu
23、alities and become the stage people whose lives they enact. Thus, the dramatic tradition of continuing to mount Shakespeare productions ensures that the analysis of character will remain a powerful force in the interpretation of the plays. The third major reason why character analysis is an importan
24、t approach to Shakespeares plays is that Shakespeares characters are often intrigued or puzzled by their own characters. That is, they may make their characters part of the dramatic “problem“ of the fiction we are exploring. When, for example, Hamlet or Macbeth or Othello starts to wrestle with his
25、character, trying to understand his motivation, feelings, and actions, that moment places the nature of the character as an essential element in the work. In other words,(9)the plays themselves put character analysis directly on the table. The approach to a Shakespeare play which places the analysis
26、 of character at the centre of the process was particularly strong in the nineteenth century, and(10)the literary interpretations from that period often illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of that approach.(11)The great value of character analysis is that it always reminds us that, whatever else
27、 we may want to talk of, the central concern is particular human beings. Whatever else King Lear is about, it is centrally about a suffering old man, whose unique character brings upon him almost unimaginable suffering. Whatever we make of Hamlet, we cannot forget that the people in the play drive O
28、phelia insane and lead her to suicide, and that she is an innocent and loving young woman.(12)Focusing upon the characters in the play always keeps us in touch with a major reason why Shakespeare matters his works constantly illuminate human nature in all sorts of moving ways. That said, however, tr
29、eating the interpretation of a play as primarily a matter of evaluating character can create problems.(13)One major problem, of course, is that in many instances we do not know enough about a character to arrive at a sufficiently full understanding of his or her personality. We know almost nothing o
30、f Hamlets childhood, or Bolingbrokes inner thoughts, or Lady Macbeths sexuality.(14)Thus, key elements required in any full character analysis are missing.(15)Of course, we can speculate on such matters, but such speculations can often end up in inconclusive and often trivial debates, because there
31、is not enough evidence. So we can find criticism by the analysis of character degenerating into explorations of the girlhood of Shakespeares heroines, endless arguments about whether or not the Macbeths had any children, how old Hamlet might be or whether he is really insane or not, whether Falstaff
32、 is a coward or not, how black Othello really is, or what Antony and Cleopatra really talk about when they are alone together. Shakspearean plays are great inheritance as well as wealth for the humankind. The characters in his plays give us lots of insights to know and to talk with Shakespears soul.
33、 I hope my lecture has led you on the way to the thought of this great player. Thank you for listening. 【知识模块】 听力 1 【正确答案】 setting 【试题解析】 本题考查重要细节。根据句 (1)可知，任何戏剧中都有不同人物在特定的场景中做着特定的事情，故答案为 setting。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 conflicts 【试题解析】 本题考查重要细节。根据句 (2)可知，一般戏剧情节将会发展成冲突，使得某些人遭受痛苦，最终以某些人物角色的死亡或受到严重惩罚，而另外一
34、些人物角色的幸存、胜利或得到极大的回报而告终，所以填 conflicts。 【知识模块】 听 力 3 【正确答案】 trial 【试题解析】 本题考查重要细节。根据句 (3)可知，这种作品的一个清晰的突破口就是去审判这些角色，所以填 trial。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 genre 【试题解析】 本题考查重要细节。根据句 (4)可知，戏剧的吸引力体现在戏剧里的人物形象如同现实生活中我们周围的人，这是戏剧形式的吸引力所在，所以填genre。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【正确答案】 life 【试题解析】 本题设题点在结果处。根据句 (5)可知，我们看待戏剧 就像看待人生一样，故答案为
35、 life。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 create 【试题解析】 本题设题点在原因解释处。根据句 (6)可知，莎士比亚出名的另一原因在于他创造人物的惊人能力，故答案为 create。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 personality 【试题解析】 本题考查重要细节。根据句 (7)可知，他们每个人的一言一行都深刻地反映出他们很有经验的性格特征，所以填 personality。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 reflect 【试题解析】 本题设题点在原因解释处。根据句 (8)可知，戏剧是通过演员的表演呈现出来的，演员需要思考形成戏剧人物性格的动因是什么，故答案为r
36、eflect。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 character analysis 【试题解析】 本题考查重要细节。根据句 (9)可知，戏剧本身就直接将人物性格分析展现出来，故答案为 character analysis。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 literary 【试题解析】 本题考查重要细节。根据句 (10)可知，那个时代的文学分析体现了人物性格分析的优点和不足之处，故答案为 literary。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 human beings 【试题解析】 本题考查重要细节。根据句 (11)可知，这种分析法总是在提醒我们，无论我们谈论什么，都不能离
37、开关注的中心，即人类，故答案为 human beings。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 matters 【试题解析】 本题考查重要细节。根据句 (12)可知，这种对人物性格的分析也能够使我们了解莎士比亚如此重要的 原因，故答案为 matters。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 knowledge 【试题解析】 本题考查重要细节。根据句 (13)可知，问题之一在于我们对于人物了解得太少，以至于不能对其性格做出全面的分析，这里缺少名词，故答案为knowledge。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 missing 【试题解析】 本题设题点在结果处。根据句 (14)可知，
38、获得全面性格分析的一些关键因素会缺失，故答案为 missing。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 trivial 【试题解析】 本题考查重要细节。根据句 (15)可知，当然，我们可以对这类事情进行推测，但是这种推测由于缺乏足够的证据，所以经常以不确定性和微不足道的争论而告终，所以填 trivial。 【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,
39、 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 ANSWER SHEET TW
40、O. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions. 16 【听力原文】 Interviewer(W) Donny Deutsch(M) Now, listen to Part One of the interview. W:(1)An extremely competitive spirit of confidence and perhaps a little bit of hatred. Those are just some of the guiding principles that help one guy from bottom
41、to the top of the advertising world. Donny Deutsch says the key to success was asking one simple question of himself “ Why not me?“(2)Now the advertising expert offers up his winning formula in his first book, “ Often Wrong, Never in Doubt, Unleash the Business Rebel Within“. Donny, good morning. Ni
42、ce to see you. M: Good to see you. W: Why not me? How did you come up with that? M: Every time Ive met a successful person in business or president of the United States, just somebody whos made it to the very important position, I always notice that beyond the obvious toolbox of being bright and har
43、d-working, they almost all take the naive sense of entitlement of: Why shouldnt I be the president of the United State? Why shouldnt I be the anchor of Todays Show? And until you say that, that next level can not have it. It doesnt mean that youre guaranteed,(3 - 1)but if you dont believe it, if you
44、 dont feel entitled, it isnt going to happen. W: You write about this a lot in the book.(3-2)Its all about confidence. M: Yes. W: I would say after knowing you for a year or two now, you have a certain amount of confidence that some people who know you probably think is healthy and other people thin
45、k it crosses the line into self-conceit. Is that fair? M: Yes. Thats fair. I mean if you dont believe in yourself, nobody else is going to, but at the same time, you know the title of the book is “Often Wrong, Never in Doubt“. W: Right. So where did the confidence come from? Who instilled that in yo
46、u? M: You know the bottom line is its OK to fail, and you have to embrace failure. As I have met many people in my agency, such as all the Fortune 50 CEOs, and Ive yet to meet the genius, I realize that as you go through life, when you meet the top of the heap, you know they are smart, terrific. W:
47、Wait. Just now you talked about the genius, and you dont think you meet people who are smarter than you? M:(4)I think a lot of people are smarter. But Ive still yet to meet a genius one. Once people understand that all the people they read about are very talented, bright people, but you know, not as
48、 bright as you think sometimes. So once you realize that, its very empowering. Just like people think what we do for a living is incredibly difficult, yet if they sat in the chair, and did it for a while, they can also do that! W:(5)By the way, you dont treat women as sex objects because you also sa
49、y women are superior in business This is the end of Part One of the interview. Questions 1 to 5 are based on what you have just heard. 1. What is mentioned as the principle to guide people from nobody to somebody in advertising field? 2. Which field has Donny Deutsch worked in? 3. What does Donny emphasize as the key to success? 4. What did Donny find throug
