1、专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 209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 Homeschooling I.【 T1】 _【 T1】 _ Require【 T2】 _【 T2】 _ Child who gets easily frustrated is difficult to be homeschooled II. Time
3、 Require【 T3】 _ of at least one parent【 T3】 _ Children cant be left alone Personal sacrifice III. Flexible scheduling Change the【 T4】 _ or lesson time if you need【 T4】 _ Good for gifted children:【 T5】 _ in the interesting topics【 T5】 _ IV. Academic interests Work on【 T6】 _【 T6】 _ Favourite subject i
4、n depth 【 T7】 _ among subject lessons【 T7】 _ V. Socialization Socialization is not unique to school Possible socialization involvement a)【 T8】 _【 T8】 _ b)【 T9】 _【 T9】 _ c)Homeschooling co-ops VI.【 T10】 _【 T10】 _ Different regulation/laws a)Submit curriculum and lesson plans b)Parents【 T11】 _ is suff
5、icient【 T11】 _ c)Between both of the above VII. Resources Find help from a local homeschooling group 【 T12】 _【 T12】 _ a)High-schoolers b)Graduate and undergraduate students VIII. Finances Sacrifice one source of income Join a co-op, where【 T13】 _ are shared【 T13】 _ IX. Household organization 【 T14】
6、_ might be delayed【 T14】 _ House might get【 T15】 _【 T15】 _ X. Parents agreement Important: both of parents agree with the arrangement 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】 15 【 T15】 15 Abstracts I. ABSTRACTS A. Descr
7、iptive abstract 【 T1】 _ of work you completed or you are proposing【 T1】 _ Not a(n)【 T2】 _, but a snapshot of the whole work【 T2】 _ Proposing: predict the paper B. Informative abstract Also called【 T3】 _ abstract【 T3】 _ Sometimes abstract is written before the paper is completed Check the call for pa
8、pers for a)Length b)【 T4】 _【 T4】 _ c)Publication arrangement C.【 T5】 _ or prospectus【 T5】 _ Prospectus: a formal plan for the research First part of a thesis or research project To【 T6】 _ relevant parties【 T6】 _ D. Keeping promise A promissory note Some【 T7】 _ from the promised topics is acceptable【
9、 T7】 _ II. WRITING A DESCRIPTIVE ABSTRACT A. Length Usually【 T8】 _ words【 T8】 _ B. Contents Rationale of the paper Research methodology Hypothesis 【 T9】 _【 T9】 _ Title: informative and【 T10】 _【 T10】 _ Body: a)dont repeat or rephrase【 T11】 _ in the body of abstract【 T11】 _ b)summarize thesis and conc
10、lusions c)goals, approach and main findings d)keep【 T12】 _ to a minimum【 T12】 _ C. Organization begin with【 T13】 _【 T13】 _ identify the school of theory or【 T14】 _【 T14】 _ conclusion D. Warning keep technical terms and avoid overuse of【 T15】 _【 T15】 _ 16 【 T1】 17 【 T2】 18 【 T3】 19 【 T4】 20 【 T5】 21
11、【 T6】 22 【 T7】 23 【 T8】 24 【 T9】 25 【 T10】 26 【 T11】 27 【 T12】 28 【 T13】 29 【 T14】 30 【 T15】 专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 209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 tas
12、k 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 task. 0 【听力原文】 Homeschooling Good morning,
13、 everyone. Today we are going to talk about a very special education method homeschooling. At some point or another, many parents of gifted children contemplate homeschooling their children. It may be when the children are still young and havent yet started school or it may be after the children hav
14、e started school and the parents realize that the needs of the children are not being met. However, homeschooling is not easy and parents should consider several issues before making the decision to homeschool. Today, I am going to introduce ten issues we need to think about before we decide to home
15、school our kids. 1Perhaps the first consideration is temperament, of both parents and children.2It takes patience to homeschool children. Keeping up with housework in addition to teaching the children can be stressful and stress can lead to a bad temper. In addition, gifted children tend to be inten
16、se but some are more intense than others. Parents who get easily upset may find it difficult to homeschool, particularly if their child is one who gets easily frustrated. The next issue to consider is the amount of time a parent has to homeschool.3One parent, if not both, must be committed to homesc
17、hooling and make sure that lessons are done. Homeschooling parents need to find the necessary materials and provide guidance for their children. Gifted children tend to be uneven in their development so they may need one level of instruction for math and another for reading. Children cant simply be
18、given materials and left alone, at least not every day! Remember Homeschooling tends to take up a lot of time in your day. It is more than just sitting down with books for a couple of hours. There are experiments and projects to be done, lessons to prepare, papers to grade, field trips, park days, m
19、usic lessons, and the list goes on. Thats why homeschooling requires personal sacrifice. The homeschool parent has little personal time or time alone. If care is not taken to set aside time for yourself, it is easy to never have time alone. Parent and child are basically together 24/7. Thirdly, flex
20、ible scheduling. Although children need to learn subjects they dont like as well as those they do like, lessons can be flexible.4Children do not need to spend time each day on each subject, nor do all lessons have to take place in the day time. For example, children can spend an entire afternoon on
21、math or geography or the subject of their choice.5Flexible scheduling can be ideal for gifted children since they often love to immerse themselves in a topic before moving on to the next. Fourthly, academic interests. Although the flexibility of homeschooling makes it easy for parents to nurture the
22、 strengths of their child,6they must also be sure to help a child strengthen a childs weaker areas as well.7Homeschooled children can spend more time learning about their favourite topics in great depth and those topics can be connected to other subject lessons. Children who love dinosaurs, for exam
23、ple, can work out math problems involving dinosaurs and then write stories about them. Fifthly, about the issue of socialization. Parents often worry whether a homeschooled child will learn socialization skills. While this is a legitimate concern, all socialization need not take place in school.8Chi
24、ldren can be enrolled in community programschoirs, theatre, sports all of which will allow them to spend time with other children.9Schools should also allow homeschooled children to participate in extracurricular activities. Another choice is the homeschooling co-ops, which provide opportunities to
25、socialize. No matter what choice you make, more attention will need to be given to getting your children together with others. The beauty of homeschooling is being able to have more control of the social contacts your child makes. 10Next, legal issues. Different states have different laws regulating
26、 homeschooling. Parents should learn about these laws before committing to homeschooling since some require quite a bit of time. For example, in some states, parents need to submit their curriculum and in some cases some lesson plans for approval.11Other states, however, require only that parents de
27、clare that they will be homeschooling their children. Still other states require something in between these two. The seventh issue is resources. Parents of gifted children may feel overwhelmed by the possibility of homeschooling. What kind of curriculum should be used? Finding a local homeschooling
28、group can be helpful.12Parents can also contact high schools and colleges to look for tutors. A gifted high-schooler can provide help with subjects a parent doesnt feel confident teaching their primary age children. Universities may have graduate and undergraduate students who may be interested in t
29、utoring as well. Next, about finances. Parents need to consider whether they can afford to homeschool. Homeschooling can be accomplished very inexpensively; however, it usually requires that the teaching parent will not be working out of the home. If both parents work, it can be a hardship to lose o
30、ne income in order to stay home and homeschool. However, some parents are able to work at least part time if they participate in a co-op.13Some co-ops are made up of parents who share teaching responsibilities. Not only does that allow parents to teach their strong subjects but it also allows them t
31、ime to work or fulfill other obligations. Ninthly, household organization.14Housework and laundry still have to be done, but it probably wont get done first thing in the morning. If a stickler for a spotless house, you might be in for a surprise.15Not only does housework need to be let go at times,
32、but homeschooling creates messes and clutter in itself. Finally, both parents in agreement. It is important that both parents agree to try homeschooling. It is very difficult to homeschool if one parent is against it. If your spouse is a-gainst it at this time, try doing more research and talking to
33、 more people. OK I have talked about ten aspects of homeschooling and I am sure we all understand what to consider when we decide whether or not to homeschool our kids. 【知识模块】 听力填空 1 【正确答案】 Temperament 【试题解析】 本篇讲座阐述有关孩子在家教育需考虑的问题。录音提到，第一个需考虑的问题是父母和孩子的性格问题。因此，本题需填入 Temperament。 【知识模块】 听力填空 2 【正确答案】 p
34、atience 【试题解析】 讲座提到，在家教育需要孩子和父母都有耐性。故填 patience。 【知识模块】 听力填空 3 【正确答案】 (time)commitment 【试题解析】 讲座中提到父母双方或 至少一方要专注于这种教育方式，确保课程都讲授完整。这里需要填名词，考生要注意转换。填 (time)commitment。 【知识模块】 听力填空 4 【正确答案】 subject 【试题解析】 讲座提到，我们不必每天花时间在各个科目上，也不必规定在白天的时候把所有的课程上完。言下之意是我们可以在科目和时间安排上按需更换。因此，这里填的是 subject。 【知识模块】 听力填空 5 【正
35、确答案】 immersion/immersed 【试题解析】 表示逻辑关系的地方是听音重点。 flexible scheduling对 gifted children的好处在于，这能使孩子充分沉浸于一个主题，然后才继续学习下一个主题。因此，这里填的是 immersion或 immersed。 【知识模块】 听力填空 6 【正确答案】 weaker areas 【试题解析】 讲座在阐述学习兴趣方面时提到，尽管在家教育的灵活性使得父母容易培养自己孩子的长处，但是他们同样需要在孩子学习的薄弱环节上下功夫。 【知识模块】 听力填空 7 【正确答案】 Connection 【试题解析 】 讲座提到，孩子
36、可以充分挖掘自己喜欢的主题，而这些主题能够与其他科目互相联系。这里填 Connection合适。 【知识模块】 听力填空 8 【正确答案】 Community programs 【试题解析】 本题考查的是想要培养孩子的社交能力可以参加什么项目。讲座提到的有三个。这里需要填的是第一个：社区的项目。即 Community programs。 【知识模块】 听力填空 9 【正确答案】 Extracurricular activities 【试题解析】 录音提到如何培养 孩子的社交能力时讲到，学校应该允许在家教育的孩子积极参加课外活动。因此本题填入 Extracurricular activities
37、。 【知识模块】 听力填空 10 【正确答案】 Legal issues 【试题解析】 本题考查在家教育需考虑的第六个问题，即法律上的问题。每个州都有自己相应的法律法规，父母在准备让孩子接受在家教育之前，需花点时间了解当地的法律法规。本题填入 Legal issues。 【知识模块】 听力填空 11 【正确答案】 declaration 【试题解析】 举例的信息一定要在笔记中记下。讲座提到，有一些州只需要家长声明自己打算在家教育孩子即可。由于这里需要填一个名词，应将原文动词declare转换为 declaration。 【知识模块】 听力填空 12 【正确答案】 Look for tutors
38、 【试题解析】 本题考查的是在家教育的资源。讲座提到，第二种资源是家教，接着举了高中生、本科生和研究生的例子。因此，这里填的是 Look for tutors。 【知识模块】 听力填空 13 【正确答案】 teaching responsibilities 【试题解析】 在谈到 co-op(合作社 )时，演讲人谈到，一些合作社里面的家长会共同分担教学任务。故填 teaching respon-sibilities。 【知识模块】 听力填空 14 【正确答案】 Housework and laundry 【试题解析】 在谈到家务整理方面，录音提到，不能早上第一时间做完家务劳动和洗衣服，那么这些家
39、务活要被推迟做。这里填入 Housework and laundry。 【知识模块】 听力填空 15 【正确答案】 messy/cluttered/messy and cluttered 【试题解析】 讲座在第九点提到，在家教育会让房子变得混乱 (creates mess and clutter)。这里需要填形容词，故填 messy或 cluttered或 messy and cluttered。 【知识模块】 听力填空 15 【听力原文】 Abstracts Good morning, everyone. Today, we are going to talk about how to wr
40、ite an abstract. Humanities scholars and students arent usually taught to write abstracts like our friends in the natural and social sciences are. Thats because in the humanities, full pieces of discourse are preferred to short, condensed summaries. But in many cases you will need to write an abstra
41、ct for your work and a lot of what your colleagues in other disciplines know can help you. To guide you through the practice, lets start with the basic questions about abstract. First of all, what is a descriptive abstract?1A descriptive abstract is the summary of work you have already completed or
42、work you are proposing.2It is not the same thing as the introduction to your work The abstract should give readers a short, concise snapshot of the work as a whole not just how it starts. Remember that the readers of your abstract will sometimes not read the paper as a whole, so in this short docume
43、nt you need to give them an overall picture of your work. If you are writing an abstract as a proposal for your research in other words, as a request for permission to write a paper the abstract serves to predict the kind of paper you hope to write. Secondly,3whats different about a conference paper
44、 or informative abstract? A conference abstract is one you submit to have your paper considered for presentation at a professional conference. Its length will be specified by the conference organizer but will rarely be more than 500 words. In an ideal world, it is written after the actual paper is c
45、ompleted, but in some cases youll write an abstract for a paper you havent yet written especially if the conference is some time away. Because the conference review committee will usually read the abstract and not your actual paper, you need to think of it as an independent document, aimed at that s
46、pecific committee and connecting solidly with the theme of the conference.4Examine the call for papers carefully; it will specify the length of the abstract, special formatting requirements, whether the abstract will be published in the conference bulletin or proceedings, etc. Abstracts that do not
47、meet the specified format are usually rejected early in the proceedings, so pay attention to each conferences rules! 5Thirdly, whats different about a thesis proposal or prospectus? A prospectus, which is a formal plan for your research, usually is the first part of a thesis/dissertation or a major
48、research project that you will write.6This persuasive document must convince your director, committee, or graduate advisor that your topic and approach are sound, so that they will give you the green light to begin the actual research. The prospectus situates your work, showing what theories you will use, how your work connects to previous research on the subject, and where you think the research will take you. Fourthly, how wedded are you to the abstract you submit? A
