1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 641（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 Different Types of LearningI. The definition of learningA. A process of people experiencing relationship betw
3、een eventsB.【B1】_ of subjects changing behavior【B1】_C. A process of recognizing how action changes environmentII. Two basic stages of learningA.【B2】_: gradual process with trial and error【B2】_B. Maintenance: acting on the new information【B3】_【B3】_HI. Four types of learningA. Instrumental or operant
4、learning The common one in dog training Behavior produces eventwhich can be a(n)【B4】_ or negative experience【B4】_ Dogs repeat the behavior when rewarded by the experience Humans get burned when touching a hot stove Events/consequences change the behaviorB. Classical/respondent【B5】_【B5】_ Learning tha
5、t things go together Dogs begin【B6】_ when hearing the bell rings【B6】_ The first form of learning is demonstrated experimentally For humans, its likely to rain when its cloudyC.【B7】_ learning【B7】_ Also called single event learning Events are【B8】_【B8】_ Dogs wont perk up ears when hearing an irrelevant
6、 noise People get【B9】_ to noises【B9】_D. Social learning As a result of being in social groups Chimpanzees learning how to【B10】_ by watching【B10】_ People learn from others Frequently occurs in a situation of social hierarchy or being dynamic1 【B1 】2 【B2 】3 【B3 】4 【B4 】5 【B5 】6 【B6 】7 【B7 】8 【B8 】9 【B
7、9 】10 【B10 】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 end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questio
8、ns.Now listen to the interview.11 According to Dr. Adams, what should we have as an attainable goal of language learning?（A）Speaking as fluently as a native speaker.（B） Gaining proficiency in a foreign language.（C） Learning a language well within a month.（D）Learning words without active use of them.
9、12 Which of the following is Dr. Adams suggestion to tap your learning potential?（A）Following what a role model does.（B） Learning new words in contexts.（C） Knowing your own ways of learning.（D）Reciting new vocabularies loudly.13 If you favor reading illustrated books to learn a language, you are pri
10、marily（A）an auditory learner.（B） a visual learner.（C） a tactile learner.（D）an unusual learner.14 When watching movies to learn English, you should NOT（A）turn on the captious for reference.（B） watch in the most relaxed possible way.（C） pause when encountering new expressions.（D）use an English-English
11、 dictionary.15 According to the interview, which of the following helps to better understand different accents?（A）Following classroom instructions.（B） Watching plenty of movies online.（C） Breaking down cultural barriers.（D）Backpacking around the world.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this sect
12、ion 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 All of the following are measures suggested by Bush EXCEPT（A）developing and utilizing new sources of energy.（B） re
13、ducing taxes on the working people of the US.（C） encouraging to design and create new types of vehicles.（D）cutting down US. oil imports from certain countries. 16 Margaret Spellings, the secretary of education, announced a pilot reform . to the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), George Bushs education
14、 law, which was passed in 2002 Up to ten states, she said, would be allowed to target their resources at the most severely struggling schools, rather than at the vast number needing improvement. The change drew a predictable mix of praise and censure. Above all, though, it was a reminder of utter in
15、action elsewhere,Congress, which was supposed to re-authorize the law last year, has made little progress. On the campaign trail, concerns over Iraq and the economy have made education a minor issue. Contrary to appearances, the laws main tenets are unlikely to be abandoned completely. But for the D
16、emocratic candidates in particular, a proper debate on NCLB is to be avoided like political quicksand. Most politicians agree that the law has the right goals-to raise educational standards and hold schools accountable for meeting them. NCLB requires states to test pupils on math and reading from th
17、ird to eighth grade (that is, from the ages of eight to 13), and once in high school. Some science testing is being added. Schools that do not make “adequate yearly progress“ towards meeting state standards face sanctions. Pupils in failing schools can supposedly transfer to a better one or get tuto
18、ring. Most also agree that NCLB has big flaws that must be fixed. Few pupils in bad schools actually transfer-less than 1% of those eligible did so in the 2003-04 school year. Teachers unions say the tests are focused too narrowly on math and reading, fail to measure progress over time and encourage
19、 “teaching to the test“. They also complain that the law lacks proper funding. The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, a conservative policy group, has exposed wide gaps in state standards. Test-data reflect this. In Mississippi 90% of fourth-graders were labeled “proficient“ or better in the state readin
20、g test in 2006-07. Only 19% reached that level in a national test. John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, offers NCLB tepid support but fails to elaborate. At Democratic rallies, NCLB is little more than a whipping-boy. Hillary Clinton proclaims that she will “end the unfunded mandate kno
21、wn as No Child Left Behind“. But though she and Barack Obama deride NCLB publicly, each endorses the idea of accountability. They favor using more sophisticated “assessments“ in place of tests, want to value a broader range of skills, punish schools less and support them more. How these ideas would
22、be implemented remains unclear. Not surprisingly, more controversial proposals can be found among those not running for president. Chester Finn of Fordham thinks the federal government needs greater power to set standards, while states should have more leeway in meeting them. A bipartisan commission
23、 on NCLB has issued a slew of proposals. Particularly contentious is a plan to use pupils test scores to help identify ineffective teachers as in need of retraining. Of course, standards alone do not improve education. Both Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama propose a host of new programs for schools, descr
24、ibed on their websites if rarely on campaign. But accountability is likely to remain a big part of school reform. Last April a group of philanthropists announced a $60m effort to make education the top domestic issue of 2008. So far, it looks like money ill spent. 17 According to the passage, NCLB m
25、ainly aimed to（A）provide tests for pupils on maths and reading from third to eighth grade.（B） add some science testing in schools for pupils aged from 8 to 13.（C） enhance teaching standards which schools should be responsible for meeting.（D）transfer pupils in failing schools to a better one or get t
26、hem some tutoring.18 The word “sanctions“ in the third paragraph means（A）approval.（B） punishment.（C） support.（D）decree.19 Which of the following is NOT a weakness of NCLB?（A）The law has been properly funded.（B） Only a few pupils in bad schools transfer.（C） The tests are focused on nothing but maths
27、and reading.（D）The tests actually encourage “teaching to the test“.20 From the descripton in the passage, we learn that（A）controversial proposals can be found only among the presidential nominees.（B） using pupils test scores to identify ineffective teachers has been widely accepted.（C） both Democrat
28、ic presidential nominees support the idea of accountability.（D）neither the Republican nor the Democratic presidential nominees favor NCLB.一、PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.21 In the late 1
29、7th century, the most famous writers were _（A）John Bunyan and John Milton.（B） John Bunyan and John Donne.（C） John Donne and John Milton.（D）John Donne and Francis Bacon.22 During the drafting of the Declaration of Independence and the drafting of the Constitution, the issue of Negro slavery was_.（A）n
30、ot raised（B） raised but voted down（C） bitterly debated（D）raised but, because of strong southern opposition, was put aside for greater objective23 _by Captain John Smith is recognized as the first book in American Literature.（A）The Indian Burying Ground（B） A True Relation of Virginia（C） The Rising Gl
31、ory of America（D）To the Memory of the Brave Americans24 _, the first collection of Jack Londons short stories by Jack London, was published in 1900.（A）The Son of the Wolf（B） White Fang（C） The Sea- Wolf（D）The People of the Abyss25 The first successful English colony in North America was founded in（A）
32、1773.（B） 162o.（C） 1607（D）176326 For which of the following is Julius Caesar not known?（A）Invading Britain.（B） Being assassinated while attending session of the Roman Senate.（C） Persecuting Christians.（D）Establishing the 365-day calendar. 27 Dickens works are characterized by a mingling of _ and path
33、os.（A）humor（B） I satire（C） passion（D）metaphor 28 The three largest cities in Canada do NOT include（A）Toronto.（B） Quebec.（C） Ottawa.（D）Vancouver. 29 The theory that language was a kind of song without words has been known as the _ theory.（A）pooh-pooh（B） sing-song（C） bow-wow（D）yo-he-ho 30 According to
34、 Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, which of the following is NOT true?（A）Different languages offer people different ways of expressing the world around.（B） Language filters peoples perception and the way they categorize experiences.（C） Language patterns determine or influence peoples thinking and behaviour.（D
35、）Language structure people habitually use shows no influence on peoples behaviour. 二、PART IV PROOFREADING also many argue that it can improve their competence. Whats your opinion? Write an essay of about 400 words on the topic. You should supply a title for your article.In the first part of your wri
36、ting you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.
