1、专业英语八级（听力）练习试卷 8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 My Joy in Teaching and Learning I have been engaged in teaching Intensive Reading Course to PhD【 1】 of
3、Science and Technology in Sichuan University. I started from scratch, from widereading and careful selection, to【 2】 a text book and write a guide for Doctorate Intensive Reading. Many of the texts are selected from Nobel【 3】 whose speeches give a wide scope of their fields as well as a wonderful su
4、mmary of their painstaking efforts leading to success. They are academically keen andalert. With many【 4】 of disciplined trainings, they have built up an【 5】 and synthetic mind, some still holding a very good memory. They are ambitious to【 6】 English to speak in the international science conference
5、for our motherland. They are eager to【 7】 their knowledge, skills, youth and wisdom to Chinas giant strides in the Twenty-first century. In my first lecture, I introduced Francis Bacon famous aphorism: “【 8】 makes a full man; conference a ready man; and【 9】 an exact man.“ I also added a line, “ List
6、ening makes a wise man. With a high demanding, with conscientious work, with the【 10】 Nobel Laureates speeches, with proper teaching and learning methods, they have really made dramatic progress. 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】 5 【 5】 6 【 6】 7 【 7】 8 【 8】 9 【 9】 10 【 10】 SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions:
7、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 the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 Debbie
8、Milk said that TV is a medium _. （ A） that gives kids a lot of good information （ B） that teaches kids to be passive （ C） that gets kids so excited they literally come out of their chairs （ D） that gets kids so fascinated they are concentrated 12 Debbie said that he uses a number of educational film
9、s _. （ A） in a class he teaches on history （ B） in a class he teaches on minorities （ C） in a class he teaches on ancient civilization （ D） in a class he teaches on Indian cultures 13 According to Debbie, when he shows films in class, the kids always seem to _. （ A） miss the really important points
10、（ B） catch the really important points （ C） understand the really important points （ D） take in the detailed information 14 According to Debbie Miller, the most difficult problem for a teacher is _. （ A） trying to deal with a group of kids crowing around your desk between class periods （ B） having a
11、 kid in your class who sits in the corner of the room and never opens his or her mouth （ C） having so many students and not being able to do enough for them （ D） trying to get the students affection 15 Debbie pointed out that because there are so many students in his class, the ones that get most of
12、 his attention are _. （ A） the really bright kids who dont cause problems in class （ B） the kids who sit at the back of the room and dont open their mouths （ C） the kids who have trouble and cause problems in class （ D） the kids who are absent-minded in class SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In
13、this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 What is Sesame Street? （ A） A place that sells sesame. （ B） A place familiar to children. （ C） A place w
14、ith all kinds of funny things. （ D） A place we can get lessons. 17 Were there any sesame streets in 1969? （ A） Yes, they taught Children. （ B） No, they were imaginary. （ C） Yes, they were in the South Africa. （ D） No, they were in the future. 18 Peaks and valleys in the Sierra de Aracena are rich in
15、 _. （ A） forests of chestnuts and cork oaks （ B） wild flowers （ C） meadows （ D） birds and insects 19 To explore this region, yon are guaranteed _. （ A） natural beautiful highlands （ B） mysterious legends and hidden treasures （ C） space, tranquility and welcomes （ D） old-fashioned humane lifestyle 20
16、 What is the passage primarily concerned with? （ A） The study of Emu oil. （ B） The use of Emu oil. （ C） The effect of Emu oil. （ D） Neither of above choices. 专业英语八级（ 听力）练习试卷 8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. W
17、hile 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 minutes to complete the gap-filling task on AN
18、SWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 【听力原文】 My Joy in Teaching and Learning Ladies and gentlemen, comrades and friends, I should like to share with you the joy I have in my teaching and learning. First Ill talk about teaching. In recent two years, I have been engaged in teaching In
19、tensive Reading Course to PhD candidates of Science and Technology in Sichuan University. Some friends shrugged their shoulders, saying, “They are not P.H.D.s of yours. Why take the trouble to make dowery for others? After all, you are just teaching ABC.“ But I believe this is a pleasure and honour
20、for me. So I started from scratch, from wide reading and careful selection, to edit a text book and write a guide for Doctorate Intensive Reading. Many of the texts are selected from Nobel Laureates whose speeches give a wide scope of their fields as well as a wonderful summary of their painstaking
21、efforts leading to success. So I brought it to the classroom to begin a new career. I find my 50 or more postgraduates young and energetic. They are academically keen and alert. With many years of disciplined trainings, they have built up an analytical and synthetic mind, some still holding a very g
22、ood memory. What is very typical to them is their sense of social responsibility, and a sense of challenge and chance. They are ambitious to master English to speak in the international science conference for our motherland. They are eager to dedicate their knowledge, skills, youth and wisdom to Chi
23、nas giant strides in the Twenty-first century. However. their English proficiency isnt of the same level-Even for the same student, the four skills are developed in an unbalanced way. Most of them are weak in daily English conversation. No one has the experience of addressing a crowd in English. In
24、my first lecture, I introduced Francis Bacons famous aphorism: “Reading makes a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.“ I also added a line, “Listening makes a wise man.“ These four skills should go together to form English proficiency. It is matched with another word “efficienc
25、y“ namely, in the shortest possible time, to achieve the best possible results. Students find this idea quite convincing. With a high demanding, with conscientious work, with the inspiring Nobel Laureates speeches, with proper teaching and learning methods, they have really made dramatic progress. B
26、y the end of a term and a halt, every EHD. candidate could speak in the English conference about their research field, their topics including “On Passive Stabilization“, “Sediment Problems and Long-Term Use of the Three Gorges Reservoirs Rechargeable Lithium Battery“ “Time Saving in Refueling Daya B
27、ay Nuclear Power Station Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development of Leather Industry“ Not only speaking, the students were also required to write detailed outline, make graphs and charts, write abstract, give report, answer questions, organize the conference or preside over the workshop meeting.
28、 Professors of English who were invited to ask questions in the workshops graded the students according to the same criteria fully discussed. When everything was smoothly done, when the PhDs spoke on their research work fluently and confidently in English, you might ask, “How do you feel at that mom
29、ent?“ I could frankly answer, “Superb“ or Id directly quote from Keats, “Its not through envy of thy happy lot. But being too happy in thine happiness-.“ Now let me come to my learning. I dont think I was born terrifically brainy to be a good teacher. But I can assure you I am diligent in learning a
30、nd good at learning. When studying at West China Union University, I was major in English Literature and minor in Music. Besides requirements such as Composition, Translation, Literature, Piano, Harmony, I also chose Physics as optional for 8 credits. I find them all very useful in my later life. Af
31、ter graduation, I learned Russian from the very beginning and taught college Russian for two years. In my mid-career I turned from an undergraduate English language teacher to be a rotor of post-graduates (M. A.) orientated in Contemporary English and American Literature. When I was forty I studied
32、under the professors of British Council in Shanghai Foreign Language Institute for half a year. At fifty I became a student and visiting scholar in America for a month and got certificate at Sit (Student of International Training ) in Vermont. At sixty I studied and did cooperative research on Shake
33、speare in Oxford University. Right now, I hold the same enthusiasm in studying Einsteins relativity, Planks quantum theory, Chaos theory and genetics engineering, Clones etc. Of course, my knowledge is rather superficial and it is dangerous to be a rolling stone. I think it is not the knowledge itse
34、lf, but the satisfaction of knowing that something is known that makes me happy. 1 have got what Francis Bacon called “only by kindling a light in nature“ and what Freud called “oceanic feeling“ thats why they are so helpful in my qualifications of being a teacher of English for the RH.Ds. 【知识模块】 听力
35、 1 【正确答案】 candidates 【 知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 edit 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 Laureates 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 years 【知识模块】 听力 5 【正确答案】 analytical 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 master 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 dedicate 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 Reading 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 writing 【 知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 inspiring 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION B INTERVIEW D
36、irections: 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 the following five questions. Now listen to the interview.
37、 10 【听力原文】 Interviewer: Its almost.uh.that there has been a feeling or an intent - much like a sales pitch - that its all fun. Miller: Uh-huh. Interviewer: . and sort of. Miller: Thats right! Thats right. Interviewer: . minimize that theres any.uh .laboring. Miller: Work involve! Thats right. Thats
38、right. And.- and the kids, you know. You take that kind of an attitude, plus what they get on TV, you know, and its. - and - which is, tome.is.a.a medium that teaches you to be passive. And you sit back and watch these things and you expect to be entertained. And they bring those attitudes in the cl
39、assroom, you know. And they sit down in the chair and, literally, if youre not as good as “Batman,“. Interviewer: Right! Miller: .you might as well hang it up! Interviewer: Youre competing with.uh. Miller: You are! You compete - youre competing with all that sound and light and motion and music - al
40、l combined into one. Interviewer: Yeah. Miller: And if, you know, if you cant beat. that, you dont stand a chance. Youre almost forced into that role. Interviewer: .being compared with a sort of commercial program on television. Miller: Thats right! Thats right. Interviewer: To a certain extent, edu
41、cational. Miller: Thats right. Interviewer: .television, I suppose, or. Miller: Well, and too, you know.uh - One of the classes that I teach is a class on minorities, you know. And we go on and on about - for example, we do one unit on.on black Americans. And we talk about civil rights, and we talk
42、about Martin Luther King, and we talk about the Emancipation Proclamation and all this good information - much of which the kids dont know, and so its intrinsically interesting because its new. Interviewer: Uhm. Miller: But, you know, they never get as excited, and, you know, this is just terrible -
43、 I even hate to tell you - They never get as excited as when we show the film of uh .the Montgomery bus boycotts in.in 1955. Interviewer: Uh-huh. Miller: .in . in Sehna, Alabama, when they turned the dogs and the troopers. Interviewer: Right. Miller: .on the black demonstrators. And the dogs are tea
44、ring up these black people - I mean, Im not kidding you, they literally, you know, come out of their chair and make noises! You know, like, “Oh, yeah! Yeah!“ you know. Interviewer: Right. Miller: And thats sick! Or like the film that we show on .uh.on the Indians. Its about buffalo hunting, and thei
45、r way of life before the pioneer came and what happened to that civilization. The best part of the film - its not the .the hunting technique, or how they used all parts of the animal or were very ecologically minded. What is it? Its when they stampeded a whole herd. Interviewer: Right. Miller: .of b
46、uffalo off the cliff and that was one of their techniques - and killed, you know, four or five hundred at a time! Interviewer: Uh-huh. Miller: And the all that blood and gore, and the buffalo screaming. Interviewer: Thats enough excitement at the stage of the game. Miller: But.but these are films th
47、at are chosen. Interviewer: But thats what stands out in their minds! Thats the high point of it, you know., boy, you ought to wait until you see this film. ! You wont believe all the buffalo. Miller: .you know, And you dont know, of course, how much of the rest of it they retain. Im sure something.
48、 But the fact that they.audibly react, and, visibly react to that - tome its just so sad. Interviewer: Right. Miller: .I just. Interviewer: Right. Miller: .every time it happens - and it happens consistently every year we do it! Interviewer: Well, theyre.theyre conditioned.What do you think.uh.some
49、of the most difficult things are for.for.uh.teachers? Miller: Oh, I think.well, for me, its having so many students and doing anything for, you know. And I.mean that very. Interviewer: Sort of. Miller: .sincerely. Interviewer: .not enough of you to go around! Miller: Exactly. You know, you come in.you come in your classroom, and theres five minutes between periods you know and theyre like - you know, its not unusual to have ten kids at
