1、专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 3及答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In this section you sill hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lectur
2、e. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 How to Write a Term Paper Definition of a term paper Analyze a perspective or argue a point. Present(1)
3、_.(1)_ Step 1: Narrow down the topic Narrow down the topic so that it can be focused on with ease and(2)_.(2)_ Avoid(3)_ and go directly to information which(3)_ directly links with the topic discussed. Step 2: Prepare an outline Outline serves well in making the paper(4)_.(4)_ 3x5 file cards help t
4、o organize facts. Step 3: Start to write Start with the set topic and follow the prepared (5)_, writing in a methodical way.(5)_ Step 4: Check grammar and spelling mistakes The(6)_ can help check spelling for the writer,(6)_ but it cant pick up misspelled words that happen to spell another word. Ste
5、p 5: Seek advice from others Have the paper read by others and see if it is(7)_(7)_ to those who havent done the research. Ask a second person to proofread the paper, for the writer may be(8)_ to the mistakes after several reading.(8)_ Step 6: Improve the(9)_ of the paper(9)_ Make sure it is clear a
6、nd neat-looking. Good image - makers include clean paper and even (10)(10)_ 1 (1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5 (5) 6 (6) 7 (7) 8 (8) 9 (9) 10 (10) SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 a
7、re based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 Why is it important to have a good relationship with neighbors? （ A） Harmonious neighborhood is the most valuable relationship. （ B） Neig
8、hbors are the most helpful when help is needed. （ C） Neighbors are as important as family members. （ D） Getting along well with neighbors is good for ones health. 12 Which of the following is CORRECT about establishing new neighborhood? （ A） One who doesnt reach out to new arrival neighbors must be
9、rude. （ B） Never reach out to your neighbors before they approach you. （ C） Its impolite to call your new neighbors by their first name. （ D） You can go ahead and introduce yourself to your neighbors. 13 Which of the following is NOT mentioned about noise? （ A） Loud music is a very big problem among
10、 neighbors. （ B） People may not know their loud music is annoying neighbors. （ C） Its-me approach is a good choice to solve the problem. （ D） Noise has become the third largest polluting source in the world. 14 The following is Bettys advice to deal with unpleasant smells EXCEPT （ A） preventing your
11、 neighbor cooking smelly food. （ B） advising your neighbor to open windows. （ C） having your buildings ventilation system checked. （ D） getting support from fellow neighbors. 15 What is Bettys idea about a neighbor always coming around? （ A） He must be curious to know your personal privacy. （ B） He
12、might be trying to be friendly, or maybe hes lonely. . （ C） He is annoying and you should show some distance. （ D） He is very friendly and suitable to be your friend. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questio
13、ns that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 What happened on Sunday? （ A） A bomb exploded outside a building. （ B） Anti-terrorism officers searched for bombs. （ C） Police received a suicide bombing warning. （ D） There was a bomb attack in a
14、training office. 17 Earlier reports said the victim was （ A） a young boy. （ B） a little girl. （ C） a mother. （ D） a man. 18 According to the news, the health care reform by Obama benefits （ A） the Democrats. （ B） the Republicans. （ C） all American citizens. （ D） Senate committees. 19 In order to pas
15、s the health care reform, the Democratic leaders had to （ A） get permission from the president. （ B） get votes from the Republicans. （ C） start debate this Tuesday. （ D） pass a separate bill to change law. 20 What is the main message of the news item? （ A） Africans are struggling to deal with the cl
16、imate change. （ B） Africans know and understand about the climate well. （ C） Africans tend to blame themselves for global warming. （ D） Africans bear the heaviest consequences of rising temperatures. 专业英语八级（听力）模拟试卷 3答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In this section you sill hear a mini-lectur
17、e. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minut
18、es to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 【听力原文】 How to Write a Term Paper Good morning, everyone! Today Id like to continue our series of talks about study skills in university. This morning Im going to talk about how to write a term paper. To s
19、tart with, what is a term paper? A term paper is primarily a record of intelligent reading in several sources on a particular subject. Yet it is more than the sum of your sources and a collection of different pieces of information about a topic. A term paper analyzes a perspective or argues a point.
20、 Regardless of the type of term paper you are writing, your finished paper should present your own thinking backed up by others ideas and information. Sooner or later a term paper happens to all of you. Some teacher or professor gives an assignment that can either make or break ones college career.
21、Hours of endless research seem to loom ahead. Facts mat may or may not go together are a jumble within ones psyche. Few will excel at the task with little or no effort while most others will flounder around and either pass or fail the project. Others may wait until the night before it is due and com
22、pose it in a rush on the word processor. Like it or not, term papers are a part of higher education. They dont have to be dreaded, however. With just a little planning and foresight, the term paper can be not only an exciting way to learn more about a specific topic but also lead to great grades. Th
23、e first step to a really good term paper is to narrow the topic down sufficiently so that it can be focused in on with greater ease and accuracy. Suppose you are required to write about a broad topic such as “The History of the Civil War“. Surely a million facts are out there and it should be easy t
24、o research a lot of those, but when it comes time to write the actual paper, it will be hard to narrow down the information and make any cohesive sense from it. It would be better to focus in, say, on one particular battle of the Civil War, a particular general, or perhaps a specific aspect of every
25、day life in the 1860s on a Southern Plantation. By focusing the topic early on, we can eliminate the wasted time of reading EVERYTHING ever written about the war and go directly to those books and references that will shed light on our niche on the whole. Like a skeleton holding our limbs and muscle
26、s together, an outline will serve to assist in the coherent assembling of facts. If a specific historical event has been chosen or a biography of a person in the era, a time line is the easiest and most useful format for organizing facts. Life on a plantation could be broken down into sub groups, su
27、ch as “The Big House“, “The Cash Crops of the South“, “The Effects of the War on This Particular Lifestyle“, etc. Once an outline is sketched out, facts and information must be set into this model. A lot of students find that 3x5 file cards greatly assist in the organization of facts. They place one
28、 particular fact on each card, and arrange and subgroup these in order of the outline. This way the facts can be rearranged so that they make the most sense and so that they are in an order which will make the material understandable to a reader who may not know anything about the topic except for w
29、hat is being presented in the paper. Writing the paper should be easy now. Starting with the first topic on the outline and the first packet of fact file cards, one simply goes from one to the next in a methodical way. At this point, the writing process can be compared to a cookbook with each step c
30、oming after the one before it and in a pre-determined way. Spelling and grammar count, and there are several reference books out there to help with this. The boon of the word processor is that it can check spelling for the writer. The material must still be physically proofread, however, as spell-ch
31、eck software will not pick up misspelled words that by coincidence spell another word in the English Language. In this way, if “united“ was written, but “untied“ was meant, the computer will not pick it up. It is always helpful to have a friend read a paper before the final draft is completed to see
32、 if the material makes sense to someone who hasnt done the research the writer has. It is also helpful to have a second person proofread for typographical and spelling errors. Often, the writer can miss these because after one has stared at the same paper for several readings they become more immune
33、 to picking up these errors. The mind can become immune to noticing these because the writer knows what he or she meant to write and will not be as able to see a typo. The final step is to be sure that the paper is laid out in a clear and neat looking format. Clean paper and even margins are very go
34、od image-makers. The font should be large enough to be comfortable to read, but not so big as to fill the page limit with fewer words. If these steps are followed, one should see an improvement in the output of papers and find them far less intimidating to write. The researcher may even find him- or
35、 herself learning something in the process. OK. In todays lecture, weve discussed several tips that can help one in writing a term paper, such as narrowing the topic down, preparing an outline, and having someone to proofread the paper. In our next lecture, well explore how to give an oral presentat
36、ion effectively. 【知识模块】 听力 1 【正确答案】 ones own thinking 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 accuracy 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 reading everything 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 coherent 【知识模块】 听力 5 【正确答案】 outline 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 word processor 【知识 模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 sensible 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 immune 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 layout/format 【知识
37、模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 margins 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of th
38、e following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 【听力原文】 M: Well, for years, people have been trying to keep up with the neighbors. Joining us with some simple tips on how to deal with those likeable and not so likeable neighbors is Betty Wong, the Executive Editor of Family Circle magazin
39、e. Good morning, Betty. W: Good morning. M: Well, in an ideal world, I guess we would all get along with our neighbors, wouldnt we? W: Right, right. We hope so. M: But why is it important to have a good relationship with them? W: Well, you know, your home is your sanctuary. And how you get along wit
40、h your neighbors really plays a large part in your health well-being and happiness, because you know, your neighbors really kind of make your home. And so its important at least to establish a good, cordial, or at least polite relationship with your neighbors. M: How do we establish that? When you m
41、ove into a neighborhood, right, should you reach out to the neighbors or should they be reaching out to you? W: I think it could work either way. I mean, certainly, if they dont reach out to you, dont assume that they are being rude or unfriendly. They just might be hesitating because they think you
42、 are too busy unpacking and settling in. So if they dont make that first step, you know, after a few days, go ahead and introduce yourself, because I think once you are on a first name basis with your neighbors, it makes that much easier to, you know, prevent problems later on, or maybe call on them
43、 for a favor down the road like if you are on a vacation and you need them to water your plants and pick up your mail. Its much easier when you know them personally. M: Yeah, neighbors can be really helpful, but of course they can also be annoying. Some have been annoyed by loud music. W: Yes, it is
44、. Loud music is one of those top complaints. However, people probably arent even aware that they are causing problems for their neighbors. And I think if you bring it up to your neighbors attention they will be more than happy to fix it. But you can take that, you know its-not-you. its-me approach.
45、You could say something like, you know, Im really a light sleeper or I suffer from migraines. Can you help me out by, you know, turning down the music during those evening hours or the early morning, or come up with a compromise that works for both of you, a resolution that works for both of you. M:
46、 Dont just call the police, right? Which a lot of people do. So thats a common complaint: loud music, but also sometimes we can have smells and other things that assault our senses, such as the smelly food. W: Well, thats a tough one. Thats a really sensitive situation. Because you want to live in t
47、he comfort of your own home, and not have to deal with unpleasant smells, but then your neighbors are just as entitled to cook whatever she likes in the comfort of her own home. So Id, you know, say, approach her if you work up the nerve, you could say, you know, I am not sure if you realized whats
48、happening but you know I can smell something coming from your kitchen, could you, would you mind opening your windows or maybe using your exhaust fan? You try to approach them, you know, politely, reasonably, and if that doesnt work, you could also just talk to management because maybe there is some
49、thing wrong with your buildings ventilation system. If something is coming into your apartment, that might be a quick fix, without, you know, having that uncomfortable conversation. M: You have said that there is power in numbers, right? So when you are approaching your neighbor, what should you do? W: Yeah. I mean it does help to gather up some troops, you know, get support from your fellow neighbors, but you
