1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 377（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 Things to be Taught in Every School. Introduction: Importance of students ability to deal with the real world
3、. A. Speakers opinion: Advocating classes for Studentsto enter the real worldB. Students entering the world learn lessons in the【1 】way. Five things to be taught as skills in every school. A. 【2】- financial terms: Ignorance of them lead to errors- credit score: The report card of real world-【3 】thin
4、gs: Differentiation, delaying and inner senseB. Communicating effectively- the most important part:【4】- judgment of a person: most underrated or most valuableC. Social skills- dealing with people from different【5】- how to socialize: a) cut the slang: respecting foreign customs and speaking appropria
5、telyb) build rapport: the art of【6】and approaching peopleD.【7】- its role in our life every day: selling ideas and ourselves- not only the【8】of social skills and effective communication- applicable to every job and careerE.【9】- learn to make a “to do list“- learn to【10】SECTION B INTERVIEWDirections:
6、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 Which of
7、the following tasks is NOT involved in Robertas work?（A）To maximize efficiency.（B） To minimize stress.（C） To urge them to be punctual,（D）To organize the work in an effective way.12 What is Robertas view towards punctuality?（A）Its important.（B） Its not important.（C） Its ambiguous.（D）It depends.13 Wit
8、h whom do you need to set time limits?（A）Everyone.（B） The persistent latecomers.（C） People who arrive occasionally late.（D）New acquaintances.14 Which of the following is NOT advised by Roberta?（A）If youre looking on something important, decline your visitor politely.（B） The people in Latin would be
9、depressed when being turned down.（C） Americans would not feel offended when being refused.（D）When people are interrupted, they should always defend their time.15 How should one arrange the pleasant task and the unpleasant task?（A）He should do them at the same time.（B） He should do them according to
10、the time-limit.（C） He should do the unpleasant one first.（D）He should do the pleasant one when relaxed.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In 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 1
11、0 seconds to answer the questions.16 It can be learned from the news that the Farnborough Air show（A）hopes the Boeing 787 dream liner can draw the worlds attention.（B） is the first air show since the worlds economic depression in 2008.（C） can be an indicator of the world economy in a certain way.（D）
12、does not include military aircrafts in the show.17 Where does the financial support of Electro Optic Systems laser tracking technology come from?（A）Australian government.（B） Australian National University.（C） Germany government.（D）American institutions.18 The laser-tracking technology is developed t
13、o（A）blow big pieces of junk into tiny lacks.（B） burn out any space junk it can track.（C） warn astronauts and satellites of potential danger.（D）move away the junk from satellites orbits.19 The U. S. Centers for Disease Control suggested routine HIV tests for（A）emergency-room patients.（B） resident pat
14、ients.（C） all new patients.（D）suspicious patients.20 Early identification of HIV-infected patients can help（A）save money on treatment.（B） prevent the spread of the disease.（C） carry out other tests.（D）provide patients free evaluation.20 Once found almost entirely in the western United States and in
15、Asia, dinosaur fossils are now being discovered on all seven continents. A host of new revelations emerged in 1998 that promise to reshape scientists views of dinosaurs, including what they looked like and when and where they lived. It is doubtful that Tyrannosaurus Rex had lips or that Triceratops
16、had cheeks, says Lawrence Witmer, an assistant professor of anatomy at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He reached its conclusions by using high-tech computerized axial tomography (CT or CAT) scans along with comparative anatomy studies. For example, the theory that Triceratops and similar dinosaur
17、species had cheeks was based on past comparisons with mammals such as sheep. But Witmers careful analysis found the structure of the triceratops jaw and skull made it more likely that Triceratops had a beak like that of an eagle. Witmer said that scientists should use birds and crocodiles as models
18、when researching the appearance of dinosaurs. In early October scientists announced that they had confirmed the discovery of a new type of ceratopsian dinosaur. The dinosaurs bones, found in New Mexico in 1996, are forcing paleontologists to rethink their theories about when ceratopsians migrated to
19、 what is now North Arnerica. Scientists previously thought that ceratopsians, the group that included the well-known Triceratops, arrived in North America from Asia between 70 million and 80 million years ago. During this time, the late Cretaceous Period, the earths two supercontinentsLaurasia in th
20、e north and Gondwanaland in the southwere in the process of pulling apart, cutting dinosaur populations off from each other and interrupting migratory patterns. The fossilized bones, found by paleontologist Doug Wolfe of the Mesa Southwest Museum in Arizona, date to about 90 million years ago. This
21、could mean that ceratopsians originated in North America and migrated to Asia rather than the reverse, paleontologists said. An expedition from the Universities of Alaska in Anchorage and Fairbanks has discovered a region in remote north ern Alaska so rich in fossilized dinosaur tracks that team mem
22、bers dubbed it the “ dino expressway“. The trampled area was found during the summer of 1998 on Alaskas North Slope near the Brooks Range. The team found 13 new track sites and made casts from the prints of five different types of dinosaurs. The rock in which the prints were found dates to more than
23、 100 million years ago, or about 25 million years older than the previously discovered signs of dinosaurs in the Arctic region. Paleontologists said that the new findings provide important evidence that dinosaurs migrated between Asia and North America during the early and mid-Cretaceous Period, bef
24、ore Asia split off into its own continent. Two rich fossil sites in the hills of Bolivia have been recently discovered, exciting paleontologists and dinosaur buffs. This discovery includes one of the most spectacular dinosaur trackways ever found. The discovery of a large site in the mountain region
25、 of Kila Kila in southern Bolivia was announced in early October. Here scientists found the tracks of at least two unknown species of dinosaur. These included a large quadruped (four- footed) dinosaur that was probably about 20 m (about 70 ft) long. The other site, located not far from the Bolivian
26、city of Sucre, was uncovered in a cement quarry by workers several years ago but was not brought to paleontologists attention until the middle of 1998. The site features a vertical wall covered with thousands of dinosaur prints representing more than 100 different species. The tracks date back to be
27、tween 65 million and 70 million years ago. Since dinosaurs are believed to have died out around 65 million years ago, the prints were likely made by some of the last dinosaurs on earth. Paleontologists hope to study the site and learn about the diet and physical characteristics of the dinosaurs that
28、 are represented there.21 Witmers research leads people to believe_.（A）Tyrannosaurus Rex had lips and Triceratops had cheeks（B） dinosaurs might have looked like mammals such as sheep（C） dinosaurs might not have looked like what we thought（D）dinosaurs must have looked like birds or crocodiles22 The d
29、iscovery of a new type of ceratopsian dinosaur suggests ceratopsians_.（A）migrated to North America around 7080 million years ago_.（B） arrived in Asia from North America about 90 million years ago（C） originated in Asia and later migrated to North America（D）could have moved to Asia from North America
30、long ago23 Newly-found fossilized tracks in Alaska proved that dinosaurs migration between Asia and North America took place_.（A）much earlier than experts previously thought（B） much later than experts previously thought（C） after Asia became an independent continent（D）sometime around 25 million years
31、 ago24 The discovery of dinosaur fossil sites in Bolivia is exciting because of the following reasons EXCEPT that_.（A）they are found in a continent other than Asia and North Continent（B） the largest dinosaurs in the world are found in this discovery（C） there are some unknown species of dinosaurs fou
32、nd this time. ,（D）the dinosaurs were believed to be some of the last ones on earth25 The passage focuses on_.（A）dinosaurs geographical location（B） shifting views of dinosaurs（C） migration patterns of dinosaurs（D）geologic activity of Earth25 Aimlessness has hardly been typical of the postwar Japan wh
33、ose productivity and social harmony are the envy of the United States and Europe. But increasingly the Japanese are seeing a decline of the traditional work-moral values. Ten years ago young people were hardworking and saw their jobs as their primary reason for being, but now Japan has largely fulfi
34、lled its economic needs, and young people don t know where they should go next. The coming of age of the postwar baby boom and an entry of women into the male-dominated job market have limited the opportunities of teenagers who are already questioning the heavy personal sacrifices involved in climbi
35、ng Japans rigid social ladder to good schools and jobs. In a recent survey, it was found that only 24. 5 percent of Japanese students were fully satisfied with school life, compared with 67. 2 percent of students in the United States. In addition, far more Japanese workers expressed dissatisfaction
36、with their jobs than did their counterparts in the 10 other countries surveyed. While often praised by foreigners for its emphasis on the basics, Japanese education tends to stress test taking and mechanical learning over creativity and self-expression. “Those things that do not show up in the test
37、scores personality, ability, courage or humanityare completely ignored,“ says Toshiki Kaifu, chairman of the ruling Liberal Demo cratic Partys education committee. “Frustration against this kind of thing leads kids to drop out and run wild. “ Last year Japan experienced 2,125 incidents of school vio
38、lence, including 929 assaults on teachers. Amid the outcry, many conservative leaders are seeking a return to the prewar emphasis on moral education. Last year Mitsuo Setoyama, who was then education minister, raised eyebrows when he argued that liberal reforms introduced by the American occupation
39、authorities after World War had weakened the “Japanese morality of respect for parents. “But that may have more to do with Japanese life-styles. “In Japan,“ says educator Yoko Muro,“ its never a question of whether you enjoy your job and your life, but only how much you can endure. “ With economic g
40、rowth has come centralization; fully 76 percent of Japans 119 million citizens live in cities where community and the extended family have been abandoned in favor of isolated two-generation households. Urban Japanese have long endured lengthy com mutes (travels to and from work) and crowded living c
41、onditions, but as the old group and family values weaken, the discomfort is beginning to tell. In the past decade, the Japanese divorce rate, while still well below that of the United States, has increased by more than 50 percent, and suicides have increased by nearly one-quarter.26 In the Westerner
42、s eyes, the postwar Japan was_.（A）under aimless development（B） a positive example（C） a rival to the West（D）on the decline27 According to the author, what made the Japanese young people feel doubt about their personal sacrifices?（A）The foreigners praise.（B） The rapid development of Japanese economy.（
43、C） The coming of age of the postwar baby boom.（D）The social progress.28 According to the author, what may chiefly be responsible for the moral decline of Japanese society?（A）Womens participation in social activities is limited.（B） More workers are dissatisfied with their jobs.（C） Excessive emphasis
44、his been placed on the basics.（D）The life-style has been influenced by Western values.29 Which of the following is true according to the author?（A）Japanese education is praised for helping the young climb the social ladder.（B） Japanese education is characterized by mechanical learning as well as cre
45、ativity.（C） More stress should be placed on the cultivation of creativity.（D）Dropping out leads to frustration against test takin30 The change in Japanese life-style is revealed in the fact that_.（A）the young are less tolerant of discomforts in life（B） the divorce rate in Japan exceeds that in the U
46、. S.（C） the Japanese endure more than ever before（D）the Japanese appreciate their present life30 Between the eighth and eleventh centuries A. D. , the Byzantine Empire staged an almost unparalleled economic and cultural revival, a recovery that is all the more striking because it followed a long per
47、iod of severe internal decline. By the early eighth century, the empire had lost roughly two-thirds of the territory it had possessed in the year 600, and it, remaining area was being raided by Arabs and Bulgarians, who at times threatened to take Constantinople and extinguished the empire altogethe
48、r. The wealth of the state and its subjects was greatly diminished , and artistic and literary production had virtually ceased. By the early eleventh century, however, the empire had regained almost half of its lost possessions, its new frontiers were secure, and its influence extended far beyond it
49、s borders. The economy had recovered, the treasury was full, and art and scholarship had advanced. To consider the Byzantine military, cultural, and economic advances as differentiated aspects of a single phenomenon is reasonable. After all, these three forms of progress have gone together in a number of states and civilizations. Rome under Augustus and fifth century Athens provide the most obviously examples in antiquity. Moreover, an examination of the apparent sequential connections among military, econ
