1、专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 277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 English Business Letter Format I . Demands of stationery the first page is with a letterhead other pages are of【 T1】 _and colo
3、r【 T1】 _ one thing a personal letter should【 T2】 _: using letterhead【 T2】 _ II. Important Matters for typing a business letter identical typeface and size correct grammar and spelling neat【 T3】 _【 T3】 _ use of【 T4】 _to promote the appearance of the letter【 T4】 _ III. Sections of a traditional busine
4、ss letter A. Return address justifying each line putting it at the top normally excluding【 T5】 _【 T5】 _ B. The date of the letter white space between the return address and the date being【 T6】 _【 T6】_ nowadays C.【 T7】 _【 T7】 _ consisting of the receivers name and his/her address D. Ways to【 T8】 _the
5、 intended recipient【 T8】 _ E. The main part both indented paragraphs and block paragraphs being【 T9】 _【 T9】 _ fully squared paragraphs being cautiously avoided F.【 T10】 _【 T10】 _ G. The writers typed name signature being above the typed name while the【 T11】 _is below it【 T11】_ IV. Supplementary requ
6、irements putting “cc“ at the bottom when【 T12】 _are necessary【 T12】 _ putting the initials of the professional typist -【 T13】 _【 T13】 _ resisting templates which are usually【 T14】 _【 T14】 _ 【 T15】 _“Office Bobs offer of help“【 T15】 _ 1 【 T1】 2 【 T2】 3 【 T3】 4 【 T4】 5 【 T5】 6 【 T6】 7 【 T7】 8 【 T8】 9
7、【 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 be spo
8、ken 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） It is to compare the different facilities
9、 that hotel chains provide. （ B） It is to compare some hotel chains in different aspects. （ C） It is to introduce some hotel chains with workout offerings. （ D） It is to introduce workout offerings provided by some hotel chains. （ A） Delicious food. （ B） Comfortable accommodation. （ C） A great lobby
10、. （ D） Fitness offerings. （ A） Fairmont. （ B） Candlewood Suites. （ C） Hyatt. （ D） Hilton. （ A） Gym services available all day long. （ B） Free yoga courses. （ C） Yoga mats and balls. （ D） The GPS monitor. （ A） Guests will be given a card with yoga breathing techniques. （ B） Guests have many bedtime y
11、oga videos to watch in the room. （ C） The bedtime yoga workout is provided for guests without charge. （ D） It will take guests over one hour to get yoga equipment in the room. （ A） Bad. （ B） Just so so. （ C） Great. （ D） Inconvenient. （ A） They provide private workout rooms. （ B） They are free of cha
12、rge. （ C） They provide various workout equipment. （ D） They meet business travelers needs well. （ A） Someone who wants to save money on workout offerings. （ B） Someone who bothers taking extra clothes. （ C） Someone who likes to take part in free clubs. （ D） Someone who likes watching TV while exerci
13、sing. （ A） Precor Exercise facilities. （ B） The navy seal workout course. （ C） Gyms opening 24 hours a day. （ D） Healthy diet. （ A） Stay Fit. （ B） Westin Workout Rooms. （ C） Fairmont Fit. （ D） Great Health, Fit for You. 专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 277答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE In this section you will hear a m
14、ini-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 semantically acceptable. You may use
15、 the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. 0 【听力原文】 English Business Letter Format Good morning, everyone. I believe that some of English majors want to work for foreign trade companies after graduation. So today I will focus on English business letter
16、 format which is very useful. When a business that has letterhead stationery writes an English business letter, the first page of the letter uses paper with the printed letterhead and(1)succeeding pages, if any, use matching quality and color sheets without the letterhead. A business with very good
17、quality printing might generate the letterhead graphic with an image embedded in a word processor document.(2)An individual normally wont use letterhead stationery and wont attempt to fake it. An attempt at letterhead that produces a tacky result or that conveys pompousness produces effects that you
18、 want to avoid. In an English business letter, everything that you “type“ should be in the same typeface and in the same size. You should use “ formal English“ and you should very carefully check your grammar and spelling.(3)You should arrange things neatly.(4)You should consider the appearance of t
19、he letter “at arms length“ as well as close up use white space to produce an attractive sheet. In a conventional English business letter you should see these parts, in order top to bottom. The first part is return address. This item is the postal address of the author of the letter. Each line of it
20、is left justified either at a tab stop that puts the information toward the right side of the page or the left margin. Normally the return address is at the top of the page, but you can move it down a little to improve over-all appearance.(5)Do not put e-mail addresses here if you need to convey an
21、e-mail address: do it in the body of the letter. The second part is the date of the letter. It is aligned with the return address.(6)Formerly there was never white space between the return address and the date, but some current styles allow blank lines. (7)The third item, inside address, duplicates
22、what goes on the envelope. It has the formal name of the intended recipient of the letter and that persons postal address. Each line of the inside address is left justified at the left margin. No email addresses appear here. You can put blank lines between the date and the inside address to fill the
23、 page better and to improve the “arms length“ appearance. (8)Next comes the salutation. This item formally addresses the recipient. If the addressee is not a friend, you should write “Dear Mr. Brown“ or “Dear Mrs. Smith“ or “Dear Ms. Jones“ or “Dear Mr. Green“ or the like. A letter to a close associ
24、ate might say “ Dear Mike“ or “ Dear Sally“. There is at least one line of white space between the inside address and the salutation. You can put a little more to improve the over-all appearance. The fifth part is the core of the letter the body. The body is single spaced. Ordinarily the body contai
25、ns more than one paragraph. Avoid both extremely short and very long paragraphs. (9)You can use either indented paragraphs in which the first line is indented more than the rest or block paragraphs in which all lines begin at the left margin. With block paragraphs you must leave extra white space be
26、tween paragraphs one blank line or one “empty paragraph“ is often used, but you can also use Words extra space before or after paragraph option: the extra space should probably not exceed the size of an empty paragraph. With indented paragraphs, extra space between paragraphs is common, but optional
27、. Indented paragraphs should be avoided if the return address was aligned at the left margin. Special effects like bulleted lists and paragraphs whose left and right edges are both indented should be used very sparingly avoid them as much as you can. Likewise, consider whether having your paragraphs
28、 fully justified, i. e. both left and right edges squared off, which will make the letter look too much like a form letter or a piece of junk mail. (10)What comes sixth is the closing. This item is something like “ Yours truly,“ or “ Sincerely“. It is normally vertically aligned with the return addr
29、ess. Next item is the typed name of letter author, which is aligned with the return address, date, and closing. Leave enough white space above it for a signature.(11)If you have a job title and this letter is being written as part of that job, it is common to type the job title directly below the ty
30、ped name. An individual writing a letter normally doesnt include a job-title line. (12)Finally, if you are supplying copies to people other than the addressee, it is common to put a “cc“ list at the bottom left of the last page “ cc“ originally stood for “ carbon copy to“. It is assumed that you wil
31、l keep a copy of the letter. When the letter is prepared by a professional typist, it is common for the initials of the typist to be supplied at her bottom.(13)If there are enclosures, that fact is often noted there too. An individual writing a letter usually omits these items. Furthermore, your ins
32、tructor may have told you not to use a template. Do what your instructor told you.(14)Many of MS-Words templates appear to have been created more to show off weird or fancy effects that Word can do than to produce a well-done product useful to the ordinary user. Some of Words templates encourage you
33、 to produce a tacky document resist the temptation. If youre using Word 97, our friend “Office Bob“ may pop up when you type the letters salutation.(15)If your instructor told you not to use templates, decline “ Office Bobs offer of help“. OK, todays lecture is over. I hope it will enable you to kno
34、w exactly how to write a business letter. Next lecture will be held on Monday. See you then. 【知识模块】 听力 1 【正确答案】 matching quality 【试题解析】 本题考查重要细节。根据句 (1)可知，第一页之后的部分用质量和颜色与之匹配的信纸，但没有信笺抬头。故答案为 matching quality。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 avoid 【试题解析】 本题考查重要细节。根据句 (2)可知，个人通常不用带笺头的信纸，因为私人信件用这种信纸会给人留下趣味不高、故意炫耀的印象
35、，故应避免使用笺头，故答案为 avoid。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 arrangement 【试题解析】 本题设题点在信息列举处。根据句 (3)可知，你应该把信件内容安排得整齐有序，所以填 arrangement。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 white space 【试题解析】 本题设题点在并列关系处。根据句 (4)可知，留出空白可以使信件更加引人注目，故答案为 white space。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【正确答案】 e-mail addresses 【试题解析】 本题设题点在祈使句处。根据句 (5)可知，回信 地址部分不能写电子邮件地址，电子邮件地址可在正文
36、部分提到，故答案为 e-mail addresses。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 allowed allowable 【试题解析】 本题设题点在转折处。根据句 (6)可知，以前在回信地址和写信日期之间不留空白，但现在可以留空白，故答案为 allowed allowable。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 Inside address 【试题解析】 本题考点设在分论点处。根据句 (7)可知，第三条是信内地址，即复制一遍 信封上的内容，所以填 Inside address，注意首字母大写。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 address 【试题解析】 本题考查重要细节。根
37、据句 (8)可知，称呼语即称呼收信者的方式，故答案为 address。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 acceptable 【试题解析】 本题考查对信息的概括。根据句 (9)可知，可以采取首行缩进的格式，也可以采取齐头的格式，这两种都可以接受，所以可以总结为 acceptable。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正 确答案】 The closing 【试题解析】 本题考点设在分论点处。根据句 (10)可知，第 6点要讲的是结束语，故答案为 The closing，注意首字母大写。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 job title 【试题解析】 本题考查重要细节。根据句 (11)
38、可知，假如你有工作职称，而这封信又是工作内容的一部分，这时需要在信的末尾写上自己的名字，并在名字的正下方注明工作职务，所以填 job title。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 extra copies 【试题解析】 本题考查重要细节。根据句 (12)可知，商业信件的末尾标注 “cc”时，表示 “抄送给 ” ，即除了收信人之外，该信函还需要抄送给他人，故答案为 extra copies。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 noting enclosures 【试题解析】 本题考查重要细节。根据句 (13)可知，如果有附件，应该在信的内容中提到，所以填 noting enclos
39、ures。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 weird and fancy 【试题解析】 本 题考查重要细节。根据句 (14)可知，不能使用文字处理系统的模板，因为它们常常只是为了营造出古怪而花哨的效果，故答案为 weird and fancy。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 declining 【试题解析】 本题考查重要细节。根据句 (15)可知，如果你的领导告诉你不要使用模板，这时你应拒绝 “Office Bob提供的帮助 ”，所以填 declining，注意动词的现在分词形式。 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION B INTERVIEW In this section
40、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-second pause. During the pause, you should read
41、 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】 Interviewer(M)Lisa Drayer(W) Now, listen to Part One of the interview. M: This morning on Take It Off Today, staying in shape on the road.
42、 Just because you are staying at a hotel does not mean your exercise routine has to suffer although too often it probably does.(1-1)Womens Healths contributing editor Lisa Drayer says there are many hotel chains catering to your every workout need. Lisa, good morning! Nice to see you. W: Good mornin
43、g, nice to see you. M:(1-2)So this is a big thing for hotels right now. It is a growing trend. Why do you think that is? W:(2)Well, you know, consumers have become increasingly health-conscious, so when we travel, we are looking for a hotel that not only has a comfortable bed and a nice lobby, but a
44、lso one that will allow us to maintain our fitness routine while we are on the road. So because of this trend, Womens Health took a look at some of the major hotel chains throughout the country, including Fairmont, Candlewood Suites, Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott and Westin, and what we found was that all
45、 these hotel chains had either improved their fitness offerings, or they had implemented brand-new ones. M: And you found that a lot of their clients are looking for an outlet when they are on the road and dont want their routines to suffer. W: Absolutely not, especially because many of us travel a
46、lot of the time. M: Yeah, increasingly. Alright, lets take a look at some of those offerings. We are going to begin with Hyatt, and you really like the amenities from Hyatt, so why is that? W: Right.(3)Hyatt is definitely one of the leaders in terms of their fitness offerings.(4-1)They now offer Sta
47、y Fit at Hyatt Gyms, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. So basically you can work out any time a day.(4-2)And theyve also recently partnered with Yoga Away, so they actually offer in-room yoga videos.(5-1)In fact, even during their bedtime turndown service, they will give the guest a card with spec
48、ific breathing instructions, and they will also guide the guest to a bedtime yoga video. So lots of yoga videos are available. M: So no chop on the pillow. This is yoga. There is an alternative choice. W: Thats right.(5-2)This is your bedtime yoga workout, and its free of charge.(4-3)The hotel will
49、also provide yoga mats and balls, and a couple of other perks as well.(5-3)Hyatt will also offer workout apparel delivered to your room in under an hour, available for purchase. M: So no excuses for living at home. W: Thats right.(4-4)And you know, some guests will even get a wrist-top GPS monitor, so runners can easily navigate back to the hotel,
