1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 325（无答案）SECTION A MINI-LECTUREDirections: 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-lecture. Wh
2、en 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 Some Problems Facing Learners of EnglishAlthough many English learners have got high scores in an English tes
3、t such as IELTS or TOEFL, they still face some problems concerning its learning. Here wed like to talk about some of the problems and try to come up with suggestions on how to overcome them. Psychological Problems1. the 1st reason: fear of (1)the solution: 【1】_-not to look too far ahead-concentrate
4、on increasing knowledge and developing ability2. the 2nd reason: separation from the family and (2)the solution: 【2】_-enjoy (3)【3】_-time heals nostalgia. Cultural Problems1. practical problems- (4)【4】_-money-food-weather2. problems difficult to define-the reason: the British way of life (5),habits a
5、nd traditions)【5】_-the solution: be open-minded and (6)【6】_. Linguistic Problems1. problems regarding (7)【7】_1)difficulties in understanding English-speaking people 3 reasons:-fast speed of speech-a variety of accents-different styles of speech2)ways of overcoming the difficulties-attend (8)【8】_-use
6、 a language laboratory-listen to English programs-meet and speak with native speakers of English2. problems regarding speaking1)difficulties: knowing what to say but not knowing how to say it in English2)solutions- (9)the language 【9】_-think in English instead of translating-practice speaking as muc
7、h as possible-imitate the educated peoples (10)【10】_1 【1】2 【2】3 【3】4 【4】5 【5】6 【6】7 【7】8 【8】9 【9】10 【10】SECTION B INTERVIEWDirections: 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 en
8、d of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.Now listen to the interview.11 The interviewer used to care about all the following things EXCEPT（A）doing well in some sports.（B） having good body-image looking.（C） wearing appropriate clothes.（D）being pop
9、ular with other kids. 12 Which of the following is NOT an example of the relationships girls attach importance to?（A）Their relationships with classmates.（B） Their relationships with parents.（C） Their relationships with teachers.（D）Their relationships with boys. 13 When girls have limitations in face
10、 of pressure, they might（A）stop trying hard.（B） suffer from indignation.（C） end up crying out.（D）accept the fact calmly. 14 Parents should be aware of the hidden stress of their daughters when（A）the girls are irritable sometimes.（B） the girls are exhausted someday.（C） the girls say they hate school.
11、（D）the girls lie and play truant. 15 One way for the girls to thrive in the age of pressure is to（A）develop intangible ideas.（B） set touchable goals.（C） forget about their stress.（D）talk with their parents. SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Liste
12、n 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 The news is mainly about rebuilding the World Trade Center.（A）schedule for（B） difficulties in（C） suggestion provided on（D）clearing of obstacles to 17 Mike McCo
13、nnell is going to be _.（A）intelligence director（B） chief administrator（C） head of Americas central command in Iraq（D）Americas top military commander in Iraq 18 Why did British force strike the police building in Basra?（A）Because some civil prisoners were planning to break the prison.（B） Because they
14、 found a major Iraqi criminal in the building.（C） Because they heard there would be planned executions.（D）Because they heard there would be an attack. 19 Which of the following statements is TRUE?（A）The Iraqi army supported the crime unit.（B） British force killed no one.（C） Engineers demolished the
15、building during the attack.（D）The police unit has been accused of committing many crimes. 20 According to the news, James Brown _.（A）used to be a shoemaker（B） grew up in a well-to-do family（C） supported the Civil Rights Movement（D）was the God Father of Blues 20 According to reports in major news out
16、lets, a study published last week included a startling discovery: the nations Jewish population is in shrinking. The study, the National Jewish Population Survey, found 5.2 million Jews living in the United States in 2000, a drop of 5 percent, or 300,000 people, since a similar study in 1990. Whats
17、truly startling is that the reported decline is not true. Worse still, the sponsor of the $6 million study, United Jewish Communities, knows it.Both it and the authors have openly admitted their doubts. They have acknowledged in interviews that the population totals for 2000 and i990 were reached by
18、 different methods and are not directly comparable. The survey itself also cautions readers, in a dauntingly technical appendix, that judgment calls by the researchers may have led to an undercount. When the research director and project director were asked whether the data should be construed to in
19、dicate a declining Jewish population, they flatly answered no. In addition, other survey researchers interviewed pointed to other studies with population estimates as high as 6.7 million.Despite all this, the two figures -5.2 million now, 5.5 million then-are listed by side in the survey, leaving th
20、e impression that the population has shrunk. The result, predictably, has been a rash of headlines trumpeting the illusionary decline, in turn touching off jeremiads by rabbis and moralists condemning the religious laxity behind it. Whether out of ideology, ego, incompetence or a combination of all
21、three, the respected charity has invented a crisis.United Jewish Communities is the coordinating body for a national network of Jewish philanthropies with combined budgets of $2 billion. Its population surveys carry huge weight in shaping community policy. This is not the first time the survey has s
22、et off a false alarm. The last one, conducted by a predecessor organization, found that 52 percent of American Jews who married between 1985 and 1990 did so outside the faith. That number was a fabrication produced by including marriages in which neither party was Jewish by anyones definition, inclu
23、ding the researchers.Its publication created a huge stir, inspiring anguished sermons, books and conferences. It put liberals on the defensive, emboldened conservatives who reject full integration into society and alienated ordinary folks by the increasingly xenophobic tone of Jewish communal cultur
24、e. The new survey, to its credit, retracts that figure and offers the latest survey has spawned a panic created by the last one.So why did the organization flawed figures once again? Some scholars who have studied the survey believe the motivation then came partly out of a desire to shock straying J
25、ews into greater observance. Its too early to tell if thats the case this time around. What is clear is the researchers did their job with little regard to how their data could be misconstrued. They used statistical models and question formats that, while internally sound, made the new survey incomp
26、atible with the previous one. For example, this time the researchers divided the population of 5.2 million into two groups-“highly involved“ Jews and “people of Jewish background“- and posed most questions only to the first group. As a result, most findings about belief and observance refer only to
27、a subgroup of American Jews, making comparisons to the past impossible.We cant afford to wait a decade before these figures are revised. The false population decline must be corrected before it further sours communal discourse. The United Jewish Communities owes it to itself and its public to step f
28、orward and state plainly what it knows to be true: American Jews are not disappearing. 21 According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true about the National Jewish Population Survey?（A）It found a decline of 300,000 Jews in ten years.（B） It was carried out by United Jewish Com
29、munities.（C） This is the first time United Jewish Communities has made mistakes in the population survey.（D）The reported decline is not reliable.22 How does the population survey get it wrong in 2000?（A）The population total in 2000 was reached by different method from that in 1990.（B） There might be
30、 some problems with the judgment calls by the researchers.（C） United Jewish Communities offered not enough financial support to the survey.（D）It is the result of the rash of headlines leaving the impression that the population has declined.23 Rabbis and moralists consider the Jewish population decli
31、ne as the result of _.（A）Jewish negligence of their religious belief（B） Jewish incompetence in America（C） Jewish self-esteem（D）the combination of all the three above24 It can be inferred from the passage that（A）United Jewish Communities is sponsored by a single company（B） population surveys by Unite
32、d Jewish Communities are important in shaping community policy of the Jewish in America（C） the researchers did their job with nigh responsibility（D）American Jewish reject full integration into society25 When the author is talking about the Jewish Population Survey, he seems _.（A）to believe the shrin
33、king of the Jews in America（B） to support the rejection of full integration into society（C） to blame United Jewish Communities（D）to be willing to tolerate the fault of United Jewish Communities25 It is difficult for an agency as old as J. Walter Thompson, which will mm 140 next year, to record some
34、firsts at so venerable an age. But it will do just that with a rare changing of the guard. Thompson, which works for blue-chip advertisers like Diageo, Ford Motor, Kellogg, Merrill Lynch, Nestl6, Pfizer and Reckitt Benckiser, will announce today that Bob Jeffrey, president for its North American ope
35、rations, will be promoted to chief executive, effective Jan. 1.Mr. Jeffrey, in being named the ninth chief executive of Thompson since 1864, succeeds Peter A. Schweitzer, who will become chairman, a post that is now vacant. Mr. Schweitzer, 64, will also relinquish his duties as worldwide president t
36、o Michael Madel, now president for the Thompson operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Mr. Jeffrey, 50, will become the first Thompson chief executive to have spent most of his advertising career outside the agency. He joined Thompson five years ago as president of the flagship New York o
37、ffice; he came from the agency now known as Lowe it was hard to be sure which gear the car was about to engage. Several times I hit fifth gear when aiming for third, Chrysler apparently anticipated this problem, as a brief warning chimes to let you know when youre in reverse.Neither the PT Cruiser c
38、onvertible nor the New Beetle is perfect. But for fun in the sun or even the fall- what could be better? Both cars brought constant waves, smiles, and stories from passersby.Whats a convertible about if it isnt looking good on the road and brightening your day? 36 Those who choose Volkswagens New Be
39、etle or Chryslers PT Cruiser are mainly interested hi their _.（A）practicality（B） fun to drive（C） prices（D）style37 Which of the following statements is right?（A）The New Beetle Convertible and the New Beetle hatchback are practically of the same model.（B） More fun to drive means more horsepower.（C） Th
40、e New Beetle Convertible leaves people with the impression that its only a car made for a lady.（D）The New Beetle Convertible was uncomfortable to use in winter.38 Which of the following is NOT among the shortcomings of Volkswagens New Beetle named by the author?（A）Its reputation as a “chick car“.（B）
41、 Its folded top sits above a tiny trunk, with only five cubic feet of capacity and accessible through a smaller porthole.（C） Crank the steering into a turn and the car follows like an eager puppy.（D）As with the New Beetle hatchback, the windshield is far away, and the wipers clear only a small slit
42、of a view in front.39 The PT Cruiser excels the New Beetle Convertible with all the following qualities EXCEPT that _.（A）its cutesy look（B） the back seat is comfortable for two people, and the trunk is roomy（C） the back seats fold forward in case you need to carry some long cargo（D）the 220-horsepowe
43、r turbocharged engine in the GT model makes the Cruiser seriously quick, which backs up its hot-rod looks. But after that, the driving experience falls apart40 “It was hard to be sure which gear the car was about to engage. Several times I hit fifth gear when aiming for third. Chrysler apparently an
44、ticipated this problem, as a brief warning chimes to let you know when youre in reverse.“ In the last 3rd paragrap（A）the design of the car deserves applauding（B） the designer really cares about the drivers practical needs（C） this problem of the PT Cruiser is quite noteworthy（D）none of the above一、PAR
45、T III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.41 In 1066, _ landed in England and built the Norman Empire.（A）Julius Caesar（B） Henry NIII（C） Oliver Cromwell（D）William the Conqueror 42 Which of the following
46、 is not a British newspaper?（A）Daily Express.（B） Daily Mirror.（C） The Wall Street Journal.（D）The Observer. 43 The Midwest is Americas most important_ area.（A）agricultural（B） industrial（C） manufacturing（D）mining industry 44 The aim of President Roosevelts New Deal was to “save American _“.（A）economy（
47、B） democracy（C） society（D）politics 45 Pygmalion was written by_.（A）William Butler Yeast（B） Bernard Shaw（C） T. S. Eliot（D）Virginia Woolf 46 Emily Dickinson was regarded mainly as a (n) _.（A）novelist（B） poet（C） playwright（D）essayist 47 Which of the following is the representative of Realism?（A）Washing
48、ton Irving.（B） James Fennimore Cooper.（C） Nathaniel Hawthorne.（D）Herman Melville. 48 Phatic communication refers to _.（A）languages function of the expression of identity（B） social interaction of language（C） languages function of expressing itself（D）sociological use of language 49 The Cooperative Pri
49、nciples were put forward by _.（A）John Langshaw Austin（B） J. Firbas（C） Herbert Paul Grice（D）H.L. Smith 50 According to _, we could only say “The boy kicked the ball“ instead of “Boy the ball kicked the“.（A）syntagmatic relation（B） paradigmatic relation（C） endocentric construction（D）exocentric construction 二、PART IV PROOFREADING he 【M9】_is seen as the intellectual father of ideas of overpopulation andthe li
