专业英语八级(政治财经类阅读理解)模拟试卷1(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语八级（政治财经类阅读理解）模拟试卷1 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1.47% on ten-year notes—the lowest in the history of the United States.
Record interest rates—high or low—are generally not a good thing. When they are
super high, as they were in the early 1980s, or super low as they are now, something is
wrong somewhere. In the early 1980s, the problem was inflation. Now the problem is
the weak state of the jobs market in the U.S. and economic chaos in Europe—especially Greece and Spain, where crushing debt, high unemployment rates, and low
productivity are threatening the banking systems. When investors are worried about
the economy in or financial stability of their homelands, they gather up their Euros
and dollars and park them in the safest place they can find. That would be the U.S.
Treasury market. The newest impetus in the so-called “flight to quality”: The
Bureau of Labor Statistics report Friday morning revealing that nonfarm jobs grew by
a meager 69,000—well below expectations. The report tops a series of weak
economic releases from around the world, prompting investors to move their
investments from assets that do well in strong economies—like stocks—and pouring
them into safe havens. As a result, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has completely
wiped out its gains this year and U.S. Treasuries yields are setting new lows as
investors drive up the prices on the securities. But the race to safety began earlier
this year with overseas investors, especially in the most wounded European
economies. Greeks have been on the cutting edge, fearing they may wake up one
morning and find all their Euros transformed into drachmas—which could easily cut
their wealth in half. Bloomberg terminals have already created a trading screen for the
Greek Drachma. Spaniards are now going the Grecian route as well, withdrawing
assets again, just in case. Currency devaluation is an old tool in the sovereign debt
tool box. It wasn’t that long ago— in 2001—that Argentina shut down the banks for a
week. When the Argentines canae back to their local branches, their money was all
there but deeply devalued. And so the fear-of-the-unknown trade is spreading
across the continent, driving investors to U.S. Treasuries. These investors don’t even
care about yield, says James Bianco, president of Bianco Research, a Chicago firm
that keeps tabs on where bonds rates have been and where they are going. “They care
about the return of their money.” So what if the U.S. lost its vaunted triple-A rating
last August. And that fiscal cliff we keep hearing about? It’s a mole hill compared to
what Greece and Spain face. And though U.S. growth may be weak, at least it exists.
Praise the full faith and credit of Uncle Sam. Or, as the wags on Wall Street would say,
we are the cleanest dirty shirt. The U.S. is not the only safe haven, but it is the
primes inter pares because it is the largest and deepest market in the world. Still,
nervous Europeans are also buying bonds issued by the German and Swiss
governments. Yields have actually turned negative on the Swiss five-year note, which
means that investors are paying the Swiss for the privilege of lending money to a
country that did not adopt the Euro. It’s not so unusual these days for short-term bills
to produce negative returns, but a five-year note? That’s a record, says Bianco.
Anxious Europeans are also swapping Euros for U.S. dollars or Swiss francs. In
theory, the super-low rates here should be good for the economy, encouraging people
to borrow money to start or expand businesses, or to buy homes and new cars. But the
Federal Reserve has kept rates unusually low ever since the economic crisis began in
2008. That means the current drop in rates is unlikely to do much more for the
economy. (If you haven’t refinanced by now, marginally lower rates are unlikely to
push you to do it now.) Indeed, the New York Fed reports that household debt
continues to decline, falling 0.9% in the first quarter from the previous quarter to
$11.44 trillion. From The Times, June 4, 2012
6． According to the passage, what does “the most respected debt issuer in the
world” in paragraph 1 refer to ?
A．U.S. Treasury
B．German government
C．Swiss government
D．Wall Street
正确答案：A
解析：本题为推理题。根据题干，这是个发行10年期国债的机构，而且，如此低的国债利率连美国国父都会觉得吃惊，是美国历史上最低的利率，由此可以推理出这是美国发行国债的机构，答案为A。 知识模块：政治财经
7． According to the passage, what is the cause of the super high interest rate in
the early 1980s?
A．high unemployment rates
B．crushing debt
C．low productivity
D．inflation
正确答案：D
解析：本题为细节题。根据文章第二段的第三句In the early 1980s，the
problem was inflation．可以得出答案为D，而A、B、C是现在希腊和西班牙出现的一些状况，与题干无关。 知识模块：政治财经
专业英语八级(阅读)模拟试卷204(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷204 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1.
正确答案：B
解析：第11、12段分别介绍了两家熟食店对涨价问题的态度。第13段借经济学教授之口对两家的态度做了总结，并从更深层次揭示了犹豫态度之后的原因，故B正确。 知识模块：阅读
9． The main idea of the passage is that _____.
A．increasing food costs cause business adjustment
B．higher food costs cause customers’ suspicion
C．a number of factors lead to the rise of food costs
D．higher food prices lead to social crisis
正确答案：B
解析：本文首段提出价格上涨引起消费者怀疑，而倒数第3段说消费者的怀疑还无法消除。首尾呼应明示了文章的主旨，B全面概括了文章主旨，故为答案。A为第7段段意；C是对第3段的概括；D是第7段中提到的发生在其他国家的事情，这三项均不足以概括全文。 知识模块：阅读
(1)Since World War II the French have been variously surprised, dismayed,
irritated and outraged by the power of American culture and its effect on France and
the world. Their only consolation has been the conviction that French culture is
superior to anything that Walt Disney or Hollywood can offer. (2)What France’s
专业英语八级(美国国家概况)模拟试卷1(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语八级（美国国家概况）模拟试卷1 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有： 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten
multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.
1． The United States of America is the______country in the world in size.
A．largest
B．second largest
C．third largest
D．fourth largest
正确答案：D 涉及知识点：美国国家概况
2． The United States of America is the______in the world in population.
A．largest
B．secondlargest
C．thirdlargest
D．fourthlargest
正确答案：C 涉及知识点：美国国家概况
3． In the following rivers,______has been called the American Ruhr.
A．the Mississippi River
B．the Missouri River
C．the Hudson River
D．the Ohio River
正确答案：D 涉及知识点：美国国家概况
4． Of all the fifty states in the United States,______is the largest in area.
A．California
B．Texas
C．Alaska
专业英语八级模拟试卷820(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语八级模拟试卷820 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 2. READING
COMPREHENSION 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 4. PROOFREADING &
ERROR CORRECTION 5. TRANSLATION 6. WRITING
PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN)
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. 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.
听力原文： How to Ensure Survival in the College Dorm Good
evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is Shah J. Chaudhry from the College Admission.
专业英语八级模拟试卷99(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语八级模拟试卷99 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 2. READING
COMPREHENSION 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 4. PROOFREADING &
ERROR CORRECTION 5. TRANSLATION 6. WRITING
PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN)
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. 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.
听力原文： Dream Functions Do you often dream? What do you usually
see in your dreams? Can you always remember your dreams next morning? From the
专业英语八级(新闻听力)模拟试卷1(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语八级（新闻听力）模拟试卷1 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN)
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 10 seconds to answer the questions.
听力原文： The Arab League voted to suspend Syria over the weekend.
(6)France has removed its ambassador from Syria.Turkey is threatening to cut off
power supplies to Syria. All of this is because of Syria’s violent crackdown on people
who are protesting against the Syrian government. Officials from the Arab
League said Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, didn’t keep his promises to pull
troops out of some areas and give journalists access inside of Syria. There are
专业英语八级(阅读)模拟试卷40(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷40 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有： 2. READING COMPREHENSION
PART II READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)Directions: In this
section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice
questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should
decide on the best choice.
Fair Fares Railways: Cheaper Tickets Will Not Solve Rail’s
Problems Most of the time, parliamentary committee reports embody every
foreign stereotype of the British—dry, reserved and slightly dull, with only the
occasional flash of sarcasm to lighten the mood. Not so those of the transport
committee. Its latest report, on rail fares, accuses the rail industry of “ holding
passengers to ransom “ with “extravagant” fares and an “impenetrable jungle” of
ticket types. Some of these criticisms are fair. Ticketing arrangements, especially
专业英语八级(阅读)模拟试卷223(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷223 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有： 2. READING COMPREHENSION
PART II READING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are several
passages followed by fourteen multiple-choice questions. For each multiple-choice
question, there are four suggested answers marked [A] , [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the
one that you think is the best answer.
(1) At a certain season of our life we are accustomed to consider every spot
as the possible site of a house. I have thus surveyed the country on every side within a
dozen miles of where I live. In imagination I have bought all the farms in succession,
for all were to be bought, and I knew their price. I walked over each farmer’s
premises, tasted his wild apples, discoursed on husbandry with him, took his farm at
his price, at any price, mortgaging it to him in my mind: even put a higher price on it—took everything but a deed of it— took his word for his deed, for I dearly love to
专业英语八级(阅读)模拟试卷172(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷172 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有： 2. READING COMPREHENSION
PART II READING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are several
passages followed by fourteen multiple-choice questions. For each multiple-choice
question, there are four suggested answers marked [A] , [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the
one that you think is the best answer.
(1) Newland Archer, during this brief episode, had been thrown into a strange
state of embarrassment. (2) It was annoying that the box which was thus attracting
the undivided attention of masculine New York should be that in which his betrothed
(未婚妻) was seated between her mother and aunt; and for a moment he could not
identify the lady in the Empire dress, nor imagine why her presence created such
excitement among the initiated. Then light dawned on him, and with it came a
专业英语八级模拟试卷80(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语八级模拟试卷80 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 2. READING
COMPREHENSION 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 4. PROOFREADING &
ERROR CORRECTION 5. TRANSLATION 6. WRITING
PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN)
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. 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.
听力原文： Good afternoon, everybody. Today we’ll go on with our
discussion about “Elements of Culture”. We have talked about the element of
专业英语八级(阅读)模拟试卷162(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷162 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有： 2. READING COMPREHENSION
PART II READING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are several
passages followed by fourteen multiple-choice questions. For each multiple-choice
question, there are four suggested answers marked [A] , [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the
one that you think is the best answer.
(1) There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life
cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most
alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive. This ecstasy, this
forgetfulness of living, comes to the artist, caught up and out of himself in a sheet of
flame; it comes to the soldier, war-mad on a stricken field and refusing quarter; and it
came to Buck, leading the pack, sounding the old wolf-cry, straining after the food