专业八级模拟题.docx
专业八级・1024(总分105,考试时间90分钟)PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION AIn this section you will 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 on ANSWER SHEET ONE after the mini-lecture. Use the blank sheet for note taking. Now listen to the mini-lecture ・Writing Experimental ReportsL Content of an experimental report, e. g ・一 study subject/area—study purpose -- (1)一 providing details—regarding readers as (2)III. Structure of an experimental report—feature ： highly structured and (3)一 sections and their content: INTRODUCTION (4) : why you did itMETHOD how you did itRESULTS what you found out (5) what you think it showsIV. Sense of readership一 (6) : reader is the marker (7) : reader is an idealized, hypothetical, intelligentperson with little knowledge of your study —tasks to ftilfillin an experimental report:—introduction to relevant area—necessary background information—development of clear arguments—definition of technical terms一 precise description of data (8)V. Demands and expectations in report writing一 early stage:understanding of study subject/area and its implications一 basic grasp of the report's format——later stage:一 (9) on research significanee一 things to avoid in writing INTRODUCTION:—inadequate material一 (10) of research justification for the study1.该题您未冋答:X 该问题分侑：1答案:study result/findings ［听力原文］1-10Writing experimental reportsGood morning, everyone. Today well discuss some preliminaries concerning how to write(1) ______ ⑵ _____ (3) _____ ⑷ ______ (5) _____ (6) ______ ⑺ ______ (8) _____ (9) _____ (10) _____experimental reports. When you first signed up for a course in university like a psychology course, chances are that you didn't really expect what was coming in your study, particularly the course emphasis on methodology and statistics. For a few of you, this may have come as a pleasant surprise, provided that yoifvc already known something about the course・ For most, however, I dare say it will undoubtedly have been a shock to the system. No doubt in other parts of your course study T you will read books and journals examining critically models in theories, assumptions and hypothesis put toward by scholars and specialists. My task today is to help you understand some of the important features of the experimental reports, because you will have to write up some kind of report of this nature if your course gives prominence to practical work, especially experimenting・(1) Then what is an experimental report? All report is, really, is the place in which you tell the story of your study, like what you did, why you did it, what you found out in the process and so on. In doing this, you are more like an ancient story teller, whose stories were structured in accordanee with widely recognized and long established conventions than the modem novelist who is free to dictate form as well as content. Moreover, like the story teller of old, although you will inevitably be telling your story to someone who knows quite a bit about it already, you are expected to present it as if it had never been heard before. (2)This means that you'll need to spell out the details and assume little knowledge of the area on the part of your audience・Then perhaps you may ask what is the nature of the conventions governing the report. A clue I think can be found in its basic structure. (3)A highly structured and disciplined report is written in sections, and the sections by and large follow an established sequence. What it means is that, in the telling your story is to be cut up into chunks・ Different parts of the story are to appear in different places in the report. (4)What you did and why you did it appear in the section called introduction. How you did it is in the method section, and what you found out is in the result section. And finally, (5)vvhat you think it shows appears in the discussion part. As you can say, the report therefore is a formal document composed of series of sections in which specific information is expected to appear. We will discuss the precise conventions governing each section as wc go along, for example, what arc the subsections in the method.But today, I will introduce to you certain general rules straight away. The first of this concerns: the person to whom you should address your reports whom I should call your reader・(6)A very common mistake, especially early on, is to assume that your reader is the person who will be marking the report.(7) In reality, however, the marker will be assessing your report on behalf of someone else, an idealized, hypothetical person who is intelligent but unknowledgeable about your study and the area in which you took place・ Your marker will, therefore, be checking to see that you have written your report with this sort of reader in mind, (8)so you need to make sure that you have, 1) introduced the reader to the area relevant to your study; 2) provided the reader with the background necessary to understand what you did and why you did it; 3) spelt out and developed your arguments clearly; 4) defined technical terms and 5) provided precise details of the way which you went about collecting and analyzing the data that you obtained .In short, you should write for someone who knows little about your area of study, taking little for granted about your reader's knowledge of your area of study ・ So when in doubt, spell it out.This is my advice to you, If you find this difficult to do, then the useful approach is to write the report as if it will be read by someone you know, who is intelligent but unknowledgeable about your subject, a friend of yours say. Write it as if this pers on were going to have to read and un dersta nd it. Indeed, it is a good idea, if you can, to give just such a person to read your report before hand it in. The dema nds and expectatio ns placed upon you, will of course, vary with your experience of report writing. Early on in your study, as the author of the experimental reports, less will be expected of you than latter. At this early stage, you will be expected mainly to show that you understand what you did in your report and its implications, together with evidence that you have, at least a basic grasp of the demands of the report's format. (9)Later on, however, you will be expected to pay more attention tothis research significance of what you did. The "why you did it" part will become more important because in being responsible for the choice of the topic and design, you will be expected to be able to justify this choice• So you must be able to tell us why it is that gave the options available to you, you decided to conduct your particular study. You will need, therefore, to develop the habit of thinking about how the ideas that you are entertaining for your experiment or study will look in the report, pay particular attention to how they will fit into the part of introduction.Specific dangers that you must watch out for here are, (lO)first, a lack of adequate material to put in the section, and second, the undertaking of a project that lacks any research justification because it is based on the assumptions that are contradicted by existing findings in the area ・ Thin king clearly in advance will help you to avoid making these mistakes.Ok, today, we've had a brief look at the format of an experimental report, what each section is about and some of the basic issues like reader awareness, so on and so forth. Next time，we will discuss how to write up the introductio n sect io n.2.该问题分值:1 答案:unknovvledgeable audiences3.该题您未冋答:x该问题分值:1答案:disciplined4.该题您未冋答:x该问题分值：1答案:what you did5.该题您未回答:x该问题分值:I答案:DISCUSSION该题您未冋答:X6.该题您未冋答:x 该问题分fft: 1答案:a common mistake7.该题您来冋答:x 该问题分值：1答案:in reality8.该题您未冋答:x 该问题分们I: 1答案:collecting and analyzing9.该题您未冋答:x 该问题分值：1答案:focus/cmphasis10.该题您未冋答:x 该问题分值：1答案:lackSECTION B11.Which of the following factors is NOT mentioned by Edward in choosing the location1' of a house? A・Way of life one enjoys leading.B.Proximity to the work place.C.Convenienee of other family members.D.Distance from relatives and friends.A B C D该题您未冋答:x 该问题分值：1答案:D[听力原文]1-5W: Today I'd like to welcome Edward Fox, a seasoned real-estate age nt, who is going to talk to us about buying a house・ Hello, Edward, good to see you.M: Hello.W: Now Edward, I think for most people buying a house is a major life event, and probably the single most expensive item they are ever likely to buy. What precautions do they have to take before a real purchase? Can you give some suggestions?M: You are right in saying buying a house costs a lot. But as to me, the most important thing to consider before buying any property is the location.W: Location?M: Right. Because it is where you plan to spend a large part of your lifb. O匚indeed, the rest of your life in some circumstances.「l]Therefbre, consider the type of lifb you enjoy leading. If you are a very sociable person who enjoys nightclubs and discos, you may consider something close to a city. Anyway, a city is convenient for all types of nightlife.W: Then, for those who like to seek a quiet life, do you recommend a house in the countryside?M: Well, countryside is a tranquil place. [1 [However」do remember that proximity to the place of work also counts. [2]Indeed、we spend most of our lifb at work and you don't want to have to spend two or more hours every day traveling to work、do you?W: Absolutely.M: Therefore, transport is of the utmost importa nee.」2]City suburbs, however, are ofte n conveniently located fbr commuting to work, or for shopping, without being in the heart of a busy city. W: But houses in the suburbs are far more expensive than those in cities.M: [3 ]They seem to bc, but actually houses located in cities can often exceed the price of suburban houses、so check out the prices. You may be surprised.W: Really? So we should consider our place of work and personality in choosing the location. Is that so? M: I'm afraid you have to take family into con sideration as well. You may prefer a house that is away from a busy street or main road. And of course, remember that children have to attend school. If you have children, or you plan to have children, location is a very important factor. And of course, [1 [remember that a family influences the size of the DroDcrty・W: Oh, I see. How many types of houses can we choose?M: There arc various types of houses・ The first is called detached houses, which stand alone, and arc not joined by another building. The n there are semi-detached houses, which are the most comm on. This is because they are, in fact, two houses joined together, and therefore take up less space・ And there are town houses, too, which are many houses joined together to form a long row. But 1 don't think that town houses arc less expensive than semi- detached houses・ They rarely arc. [3]This is because they are usually built in cities where the price of the property is very expensive・ W: Then what about old houses? They must be cheaper than new ones.M: Maybe they are. But if the house is too old, you may be faced with expe nsive repairs and renovation bills. |~4]So have a house thoroughly checked by a professional surveyor befbre you decide to buv.W: I agree. It's economical to buy old houses only when they arc in good condition. By the way, a lot of property has a garden attached to it. Do you think it's a good choice?M: Ifs true that a lot of property has a garden .If you enjoy gardening, thafs fine. But if you don't enjoy gardening then you may prefer a small garden, as opposed to a big one. But even if you do enjoy gardening it is important to remember that gardens take up a lot of your time. So keeping a garden in good order may be very difficult if you work long hours・W: You are quite right. Any other suggestions?M: |~5]One final thing is the general fbel of the place・ Does it have a good atmosphere? And most important of all would YOU fbcl comfbrtablc living there?W: Edward, I never knew I had to consider so many things while buying a house・ Thank you very much for talking with us.M: My pleasure・12.According to Edward, which of the following is CORRECT?A.A sociable person is suitable to live in the city suburbs・B.Suburban houses are more expensive than houses in cities.C・ City suburbs are conveniently located for commuting to work.D. City suburbs arc popular among the young gcncration.A B C D该题您未冋答:x 该问题分值：1答案:C13.Why are the town houses rarely less expensive than semi -detached houses?A.Because they are usually built on expensive property.B.Because they take too much space in cities・C.Because they have larger room for price to go up.D・ Because they are built luxuriously and elegantly.A B C D该题您未冋答:x 该问题分侑：1答案:A14.If you decide to buy an old house, you'd betterA.have a professional surveyor check it thoroughly.B.have the owner repair and renovate it thoroughly.C・ find out the remaining life expectancy of the house・D.check all things yourself to make sure they work well.A B C D ~该题您未冋答:x 该问题分值：1答案:A15.What is Edward's idea about the size of a garden attached to a house?A.The bigger, the better.B.The smaller, the better.C・ It depends on the owner's preferenee and time・D・ It depends on the size of the house・A B C D该题您未冋答:x 该问题分值：1答案:CSECTION CA B C D 该题您未冋答:x ［听力原文］The United States has strongly criticized the broadcast of previously unseen images of alleged prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq. The images, which show prisoners apparently being tortured and humiliated, have been shown on television stations across the world. The American Defense Department confirmed the authenticity of the pictures, but said releasing them could only serve to incite unnecessary violence・ The American authorities arc very unhappy that these new disturbing images from Abu Ghraib have seen the light of day. The State Department has dismissed them as disgusting and defended the US government's decision to try and stop their publication・17.Salman Rushdie is _____ by origin.A.BritishB. AmericanC.IndianD. IranianA B C D该题您未冋答:x 该问题分值：1答案:C［听力原文］9-10President Clinton has met at the White House with British author Salman Rushdie, who has been under a death sentence issued by Iran for his book Satanic Vcrscs.White House officials confirm the President met briefly with Mr Rushdie, Wednesday .It was their first such meeting. A White House official, who was asked not to be identified, said the Indian・bom author spent just under an hour here・ He said U. S. officials assured Mr Rushdie the administration supports freedom of expression and he reiterated the U. S. call for Iran to lift its death edict against Mr Rushdie・ At the same time the U・ S・ official pointed out the U.S. call on Iran should not be misinterpreted as opposition to Islam but opposition to intolerance and state-supported murder. Mr Rushdie has been in hiding for four years but appeared unexpectedly at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to receive an honorary post as visiting Professor of the Humanities. Iran has charged Satanic Verses is blasphemous・考杳学生对新闻屮Indian-born和试题屮by origin的理解。
英语专业八级考试模拟试题（九）（3）
TEXT D To get a chocolate out of a box requires a considerable amount of unpacking; the box has to be taken out of the paper bag in which it arrived; the cellophane wrapper has to be torn off, the lid opened and the paper removed; the chocolate itself then has to be unwrapped from its own piece of paper. But this insane amount of wrapping is not confined to luxuries. It is now becoming increasingly difficult to buy anything that is not done up in cellophane, polythene, or paper. The package itself is of no interest to the shopper, who usually throws it away immediately, unless wrapping accounts for much of the refuse put out by the average London household each week. So why is it done? Some of it, like the cellophane on meat, is necessary, but most of the rest is simply competitive selling. This is abused. Packaging is using up scarce energy and resources and messing up the environment. Little reach is being carried out on the costs of alternative types of packaging. Just how possible is it, for instance, for local authorities to salvage paper, pulp it, and recycle it as egg-boxes? Would it be cheaper to plant another forest? Paper is the material most used for packaging —— 20 million paper bags are apparently used in Great Britain each day —— but very little is salvaged. A machine has been developed that pulps paper then processes it into packaging, e.g. egg-boxes and cartons. This could be easily adapted for local authorities use. It would mean that people would have to separate their refuse into paper and non-paper, with a different dustbin for each. Paper is, in fact, probably the material that can be most easily recycled; and now, with massive increases in paper prices, the time has come at which collection by local authorities could be profitable. Recycling of this kind is already happening with milk bottles, which are returned to the dairies, washed out, and refilled. But both glass and paper are being threatened by the growing use of plastic. More and more dairies are experimenting with plastic bottles, and British dairies would be producing the equivalent of enough plastic tubing to encircle the earth every five or six days! The trouble with plastic is that it does not rot. Some environmentalists argue that only solution to the problem of ever growing mounds of plastic containers is to do away with plastic altogether in the shops, a suggestion unacceptable to many manufacturers who say there is no alternative to their handy plastic packs. It is evident that more research is needed into the recovery and re-use of various material and into the cost of collecting and recycling containers as opposed to producing new ones. Unnecessary packaging, intended to be used just once, and making things look better so more people will guy them, is clearly becoming increasingly absurd. But it is not so much a question of doing away with packaging as using it sensibly. What is needed now is a more unimportant function. 45. The "local authorities" are ________. A) the Town council B) the police C) the paper manufacturer D) the most influential citizens 46. If paper is to be recycled ________. A) more forests will have to be planted B) the use of paper bags will have to be restricted C) people will have to use different dustbins for their rubbish D) the local authorities will have to reduce the price of paper 47. The environmentalists think that ________. A) more plastic packaging should be used B) plastic is the most convenient form of packaging C) too much plastic is wasted D) shops should stop using plastic containers TEXT E For me, scientific knowledge is divided into mathematical sciences, natural sciences or sciences dealing with the natural world (physical and biological sciences), and sciences dealing with mankind (psychology, sociology, all the sciences of cultural achievements, every kind of historical knowledge). Apart from these sciences is philosophy, about which we will talk later. In the first place, all this is pure or theoretical knowledge, sought only for the purpose of understanding, in order to fulfill the need to understand that is intrinsic and consubstantial to man. What distinguishes man from animal is that he knows and needs to know. If man did not know that the world existed, and that the world was of a certain kind, that he was in the world and that he himself was of a certain kind, he wouldnt be a man. The technical aspects or applications of knowledge are equally necessary for man and of the greatest importance, because they also contributing to defining him as man and permit him to pursue a life increasingly more truly human. But even while enjoying the results of technical progress, he must defend the primacy and autonomy of pure knowledge. Knowledge sought directly for its practical applications willhave immediate and foreseeable success, but not the kind of important result whose revolutionary scope is in large part unforeseen, except by the imagination of the Utopians. Let me recall a well-known example. If the Greek mathematicians had not applied themselves to the investigation of conic sections zealously and without the least suspicion that it might someday be useful, it would not have been possible centuries later to navigate far from shore. The first men to study the nature of electricity could not imagine that their experiments, carried on because of mere intellectual curiosity, would eventually lead to modern electrical technology without which we can scarcely conceive of contemporary life. Pure knowledge is valuable for its own sake, because the human spirit cannot resign itself to ignorance. But , in addition, it is the foundation for practical results that would not have been reached if this knowledge had not been sought disinterestedly. 48. The most important advance made by mankind come from ________. A) technical applications B) apparently useless information C) the natural sciences D) philosophy 49. In the paragraph that follows this passage, we may except the author to discuss ________. A) the value of technical research B) the value of pure research C) philosophy D) unforeseen discoveries 50. The title below that best expressed the ideas of this passage is ________. A) Technical Progress B) A Little Learning is a Dangerous Thing C) Man's Distinguishing Characteristics D) Learning for its Own Sake SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING Directions: In this section there are seven passages followed by ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your answer sheet. TEXT F First read the following question. 51. The painting discussed in the passage can be found in ________. A. Paris, France B. Washington C. New York D. Moscow, Russia Now, go though TEXT E quickly in order to answer question 31. Russian-born Max Weber grew up in New York, studied art there, and then went back to Europe to familiarize himself with contemporary artistic developments. On returning to the United States, Weber worked in the new styles he had discovered in Paris and soon become recognized as a pioneer of American abstract painting. An example of his work at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. is a 1915 painting entitled "Rush Hour, New York." Using abstract, geometrical forms, Weber has expressed the movement, noise, and vibrancy of the great metropolis. The picture blends elements of two European styles: cubism, which shows objects from a number of different angles of vision at the same time, and futurism, which portrays speed and objects in motion. Forceful lines and spiky forms throughout the composition convey the energy and vitality to the city. Weber expresses the citys diversity by juxtaposing forms with rounded and angular shapes to suggest specific elements of the urban landscape: skyscrapers, flashing lights, and hurrying people. 51. The painting discussed in the passage can be found in ________. A) Paris, France B) Washington C) New York D) Moscow, Russia TEXT G First read the following questions. 52. According to the first advertisement, anyone who ________ would receive ten shillings. A. found the umbrella B. gave a message C. left the umbrella at No. 10 Broad Street D. left the umbrellain the City Church 53. This is a story about ________. A. a useless advertisement B. how to make an effective advertisement C. how the man lost and found his umbrella owner D. what the merchant did for the umbrella owner Now read the text quickly and answer questions 33 and 34. A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers. "Last week," said he, "my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present ,I spent twice its worth in advertising, but I didnt get it back." "How did you write your advertisement?" asked one of the listeners, a merchant. "Here it is," said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read, "Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street." "Now," said the merchant, "I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance. Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, Ill buy you a new one." The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote:" If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesnt wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known." This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser mot to say anything about the matter. 52. According to the first advertisement, anyone who ________ would receive ten shillings. A) found the umbrella B) gave a message C) left the umbrella at No. 10 Broad Street D) left the umbrella in the City Church 53. This is a story about ________. A) a useless advertisement B) how to make an effective advertisement C) how the man lost and found his umbrella owner D) what the merchant did for the umbrella owners f i d = " 1 1 7 " > 0 0 T E X T H F i r s t r e a d t h e f o l l o w i n g q u e s t i o n s . 5 4 . W h a t i s t h e w i n g s p a n o f t h e G o s s a m e r A l b a t r o s s ? A . 3 3 k i l o g r a m s B . 1 0 0 m e t e r s . C . 3 0 m e t e r s . D . H a l f o f t h e w i n g s p a n o f a D C - 9 . 5 5 . H o w m u c h p o w e r d i d t h e G o s s a m e r A l b a t r o s s n e e d t o k e e p i t f l y i n g ? A . A s m u c h a s a D C - 9 . B . L e s s t h a n o n e h o r s e p o w e r . C . T h e e h o r s e p o w e r . D . T h i r t y h o r s e p o w e r . 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A l l e n s a t o n a b i c y c l e s a d d l e i n s i d e t h e t r a n s p a r e n t f u s e l ag e a n d p e d a l e d a b i c y c l e c r a n k a n d ch ai n - w h e e l t h a t t u r n e d a s p e c i a l u r e t h a n e c h a i n g e a r e d t h r o u g h t w o m o r e c h a i n - w h e e l s t o a p r o p e l l e r m o u n t e d a f t o f t h e w i n g . S h o r t l y a f t e r d a w n t h a t J u n e d a y , t h e A l b a t r o s s r o l l e d d o w n a h a r b o r e d r u n w a y i n F o l k s t o n e , E n g l a n d . P e d a l i n g h a r d , A l l e n g o t t h e a i r c r a f t a l o f t a n d c h u r n e d h i s w a y t o w a r d F r a n c e . A f t e r a l m o s t t h r e e h o u r s o f p e d a l i n g t o p r o d u c e a c o n s t a n t o u t p u t o f a b o u t 0 . 3 h o r s e p o w e r , h e l a n d e d o n a b e a c h n e a r C a l a i s , t h e f i r s t p e r s o n t o f l y a h u m a n - p o w e r e d c r a f t a c r o s s t h e C h a n n e l . 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大学专业英语八级考试模拟试题(带答案)
大学专业英语八级考试模拟试题PART ⅠLISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A MINI-LECTUREIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the mini-lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the mini-lecture, please complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.Now listen to the mini-lecture. When it is over, you will be given THREE minutes to check your work.Non-Verbal Communications Across CulturesNon-verbal communications can affirm, complement or even contradict what is being verbally transmitted. In addition to this, non-verbal communications vary from country to country.Ⅰ. Gesture—Pointinga) Pointing with a single finger is considered 1 in Asiab) American people use 2 fingers to pointc) German people use pinky to pointd) In UK, flashing a peace sign with the back of one's hand is an3 of flipping someone the bird—Greetinga)USA: 4b) Somewhere else: a kissⅡ. Eye Contact—West: direct eye contact is 5—African-Americans: more eye contact when speaking, less when listening—Anglo-Americans: 6 African-Americans—Northern Europe: more flirtatious facets—Middle East: prolonged eye contact means to show 7—Some Asian countries: avoiding eye contact means to show 8Ⅲ. Physical Contact—Americans will shake hands, 9 , upon encountering someone—Islamic cultures: 10 is not allowed—Asian cultures: touching the head is considered 11 the soulⅣ. 12—Some cultures think Americans do not bathe 13—Some think Americans over-bathe themselvesⅤ. Time—14 is highly valued in Switzerland, Germany and Sweden—Europeans: 15 of vacation is the norm—Americans: 2 weeks is the normSECTION B INTERVIEWIn this section you will hear TWO interviews. At the end of each interview, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the interviews and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the choices.16、A. He never feels road rage when he is out driving.B. He sometimes is aggressive when he is out driving.C. He manages to stay in the car when he feels road rage.D. He always tries to keep away from minor accidents.17、A. 68%. B. 23%. C. 40%. D. 50%.18、A. Around 13,333-20,000. B. Around 13,333-26,666.C. Around 20,000-26,666.D. Around 26,666-40,000.19、A. Drivers lose their cool and change lanes carelessly.B. Drivers lock their vehicle and refuse to leave the highways.C. Drivers get angry at other motorists and move into physical confrontation.D. Drivers aggressively pursue other cars with their own and smash into them.20、A. It involved a father of two. B. The father was shot.C. The father changed lanes carelessly.D. The father refused to get out of the car.21、A. A super flexible body.B. A tremendously strong body.C. An independent personality with strong will power.D. A peaceful mind.22、A. Because we feel healthy enough.B. Because they are less important than making money.C. Because they cause no visible impact on our daily routine.D. Because we are feeling tired and have no time to exercise.23、A. It was caused by yoga exercise. B. Yoga helped alleviate it.C. It was caused by cardio exercise.D. Yoga helped exacerbate it.24、A. Because yoga provides stress relief. B. Because yoga is easy.C. Because yoga is fashionable.D. Because yoga is cool.25、A. They are good for all people. B. They are as good as yoga.C. They may not be suitable for old people.D. They help lose weight.PART ⅡREADING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are three 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 and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.PASSAGE ONE26When I was 10 years old one of my father's customers had caught a bigcatfish on a weekend trip to the Colorado River. It weighed 86 pounds, a swollen, gasping, grotesque netherworld creature pulled writhing and fighting up into the bright, hot, dusty world above.27The man had brought the fish, wrapped in wet burlap, all the way out to my father's service station in the back of his car. We were to have a big barbecue that weekend, and I was given the job of keeping the fish watered and alive until the time came to kill and cook it.28All day long that Friday—in late August, school had not yet started—I knelt beside the gasping fish and kept it hosed down with a trickle of cool water, giving the fish life one silver gasp at a time, keeping its gills and its slick gray skin wet: the steady trickling of that hose, and nothing else, helping it stay alive. We had no tub large enough to hold the fish, and so I squatted beside it in the dust, resting on my heels, and studied it as I moved the silver stream of water up and down its back.29The fish, in turn, studied me with its eyes, which had a gold lining to their perimeter, like pyrite. The fish panted and watched me while the heat built all around us, rising steadily through the day from the fields, giving birth in the summer-blue sky to towering white clouds. I grew dizzy in the heat, and from the strange combination of the unblinking monotony and utter fascination of my task, until the trickling from my hose seemed to be inflating those clouds—I seemed to be watering those clouds as one would water a garden. Do you ever think that those days were different—that we had more time for such thoughts, that time had not yet been corrupted? I am speaking less of childhood than of the general nature of the world we are living in. If you are the age I am now—mid-50s—then maybe you know what I mean.30The water pooled and spread across the gravel parking lot before running in wandering rivulets out into the field beyond, where bright butterflies swarmed and fluttered, dabbing at the mud I was making.31Throughout the afternoon, some of the adults who were showing up wandered over to examine the monstrosity. Among them was an older boy, Jack, a 15-year-old who had been kicked out of school the year before for fighting. Jack waited until no adults were around and then came by and said that he wanted the fish, that it was his father's—that his father had been the one who had caught it—and that he would give me five dollars if I would let him have it.32"No," I said, "my father told me to take care of it."33Jack had me figured straightaway for a Goody Two-Shoes. "They're just going to kill it," he said. "It's mine. Give it to me and I'll let it go. I swear I will," he said. "Give it to me or I'll beat you up."34As if intuiting or otherwise discerning trouble—though trouble followed Jack, and realizing that did not require much foresight—my father appeared from around the corner, and asked us how everything was going. Jack, scowling but saying nothing, tipped his cap at the fish but not at my father or me, and walked away.35"What did he want?" my father asked.36"Nothing," I said. "He was just looking at the fish." I knew that if I told on Jack and he got in trouble, I would get beaten.37"Did he say it was his fish?" my father asked. "Was he trying to claim it?"38"I think he said his father caught it."39"His father owes us $67," my father said. "He gave me the fish instead. Don't let Jack take that fish back."40"I won't," I said.41I can't remember if I've mentioned that, while not poor, we were right at the edge of poor.42The dusty orange sky faded to the cool purple-blue of dusk. Stars appeared and fireflies emerged from the grass. I watched them, and listened to the drum and groan of the bullfrogs in the stock tank in the field below, and to the bellowing of the cattle. I kept watering the fish, and the fish kept watching me, with its gasps coming harder. From time to time I saw Jack loitering, but he didn't come back over to where I was.43Later in the evening, before dark, but only barely, a woman I thought was probably Jack's mother—I had seen her talking to him—came walking over and crouched beside me. She was dressed as if for a party of far greater celebration than ours, with sequins on her dress, and fiat leather sandals. Her toenails were painted bright red, but her pale feet were speckled with dust, as if she had been walking a long time. I could smell the whiskey on her breath, and on her clothes, I thought, and I hoped she would not try to engage me in conversation, though such was not to be my fortune.44"This's a big fish," she said.45"Yes, ma'am," I said, quietly. I dreaded that she was going to ask for the fish back.46"My boy and my old man caught that fish," she said. "You'll see. Gonna have their pictures in the newspaper." She paused and stared at the fish as if in labored communication with it. "That fish is worth a lot of money, you know?" she said.47I didn't say anything. Her diction and odor were such that I would not take my first sip of alcohol until I was 22.PASSAGE TWO26Improving the balance between the working part of the day and the rest of it is a goal of a growing number of workers in rich Western countries. Some are turning away from the ideals of their parents, for whom work always came first; others with scarce skills are demanding more because they know they can get it. Employers, caught between a falling population of workers and tight controls on immigration, are eager to identify extra perks that will lure more "talent" their way. Just now they are focusing on benefits (especially flexible working) that offer employees more than just pay.27Some companies saw the change of mood some time ago. IBM has more than 50 different programmes promoting work-life balance and Bank of America over 30. But plenty of other firms remain unconvinced and many lack the capacity to cater to such ideas even if they wanted to. Helen Murlis, with Hay Group, a human-resources consultancy, sees a widening gap between firms at the creative endof employment and those that are not.28The chief component of almost all schemes to promote work-life balance is flexible working. This allows people to escape rigid nine-to-five schedules and work away from a formal office. IBM says that 40% of its employees today work off the company premises. For many businesses, flexible working is a necessity. Globalization has spread the hours in which workers need to communicate with each other and increased the call for flexible shifts.29Nella Barkley, an American who advises companies on work-life balance, says that large firms are beginning to understand the value of such schemes, "but only slowly". For most of them, they still mean little more than child care, health care and flexible working.30Yet some schemes go well beyond these first steps. American Century Investments, an investment manager in Kansas City, pays adoption expenses and the cost of home-fitness equipment for its employees. Rob Marcolina, a consultant with Bain & Company based in Los Angeles, was allowed time off to marry his partner in Canada. Mr Marcolina, who has an MBA from the high-ranked Kellogg business school, says his employer's understanding makes him want to be "part of Bain for some time".31Businesses have other good reasons for improving employees' work-life balance. Wegmans Food Markets, a grocery chain based in Rochester, New York, frequently appears near the top of lists of the best employers in America. It has a broad range of flexible-work programmes, which gives it one of the lowest rates of employment turnover in its industry—8% a year for full-tinge workers, compared with 19% across the industry.32Simple programmes can be surprisingly cost-effective. IBM, for instance, is spending $50m over five years on "dependant-care" facilities for its employees. Although that sounds generous, it is the equivalent of little more than $30 for each IBM employee every year. That is far cheaper than a pay rise and probably a better way to retrain talented mothers and fathers. Ernst & Young, a global accounting firm, has a low-cost range of initiatives called "People First". It provides breaks for people to provide care and has over 2,300 flexi-time employees in the United States. James Freer, a senior executive, says he is "absolutely convinced" the initiatives help produce better financial results.33DeAnne Aguirre, a mother of four and a senior partner in San Francisco with Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), says "it is easy to make the business case" for work-life balance programmes at the consultancy by looking at attrition rates. BAH calculated that it was investing more than $2m in turning a raw recruit into a partner, an investment it should be reluctant to write off. Coming, an American glass company, reckons that it costs 1.5 times a worker's salary and benefits to replace him. If it can retain just 20 workers a year who would otherwise have left, Corning reckons it would produce annual savings of $2.6m.34The spread of flexible work has come about at least partly as a result of initiatives to keep women workers. Companies have had to offer extended periods of leave for them to look after dependants (young and old), and flexible working inbetween. At BAH, women partners take an average of eight-and-a-half extended breaks during their careers. Men take an average of one-and-a-half. Ernst & Young, keen to show that part-time workers can also become partners, recently made the first such appointment in Houston, Texas.35Some of these initiatives are spreading even to the castles of binge working, such as investment banks. Business schools are now climbing on the bandwagon, too. In October Tuck School at Dartmouth, New Hampshire, will start a course on returning to corporate life after an extended absence. Called "Back in Business", the 16-day, $12,000 re-entry programme is open only to students with "'work experience in a high-potential career".36The majority will inevitably be mothers wanting to rejoin the workforce. But fathers are also asking for sabbaticals (公休假). Work-life balance "is not just a women's issue" any more, says Ted Childs, who is in charge of workforce diversity at IBM. "Men, too, are very concerned about it."37The demand is being stoked by the "Generation Y", the tmder-28s. They look sceptically at the idea of lifetime employment within a single organisation and they are wary of the commitment they believe too often drove their parents to the divorce courts. Hay's Ms Murlis says that today's business-school graduates are "looking for a workstyle to go with their lifestyle", not the other way round. They are happy to binge-work for a while, but in return want extended sabbaticals.38Many of the more imaginative schemes come from organisations that are not under pressure to report quarterly to Wall Street. Wegmans and American Century Investments are family-controlled businesses and the big accounting firms and consultancies, such as Ernst & Young, KPMG, Bain and BAH, are partnerships. This allows them to take a longer-term view of growth and costs.39To some extent, the proliferation of work-life-balance schemes is a function of today's labour market. Companies in knowledge-based industries worry about the shortage of skills and how they are going to persuade talented people to work for them. Although white-collar workers are more likely to be laid off nowadays, they are also likely to get rehired. Unemployment among college graduates in America is just over 2%. The same competition for scarce talent is evident in Britain.40For some time to come, talented people in the West will demand more from employers, and clever employers will create new gewgaws to entice them to join. Those employers should note that for a growing number of these workers the most appealing gewgaw of all is the freedom to work as and when they please.PASSAGE THREE26The blind, overweight patient in the wheelchair has terrible pain in her back and burning pain in her legs. She also has advanced arthritis in her knees and end-stage circulatory disease, which have left her with two useless legs that are red, swollen and infected. Now her shoulder has started to hurt. She can't raise her arm to comb her hair. Five or six other things are wrong with her—she tells me about each. Some we can help; most we can't. I tell her as much.27In my office, she listens carefully. I hardly ever have to repeat myself with Doris (not her real name). She asks questions—mostly good ones. She needs lots oftests, various therapies. I ultimately recommend an operation on her shoulder. Sick, weakened by multiple symptoms and with lousy insurance, Doris is—surprise—a really good patient. She communicates efficiently with her doctors and treats us with respect and trust. She has reasonable expectations. I can tell she looks things up, but her knowledge is helpful—never challenging. I've talked about her with other doctors, and we agree on this: when you see Doris' name on your day's list, you know you're going to work hard. But you're usually glad her name is there.28Few patients realize how deeply they can affect their doctors. That is a big secret in medicine—one doctors hate to admit. We think about, talk about, dream about our patients. We went into clinical medicine because we like dealing on a personal, even intimate level with people who have chosen to put their bodies in our hands. Our patients make or break our days.29Take the compliment. Our career choice means we really do think that you —with your aches and pains—are more interesting than trading hot securities, more fun than a courtroom full of lawyers. Massaging the ego is the key to manipulating responsible types like doctors. When we feel your trust, you have us.30The most compelling reasons to be a good patient are selfish ones. You will get more than free drug samples if your doctor is comfortable and communicates easily with you. You'll get more of the mind that you came for, a mind working better because it's relaxed—recalling and associating freely, more receptive to small, even unconscious clues. That means better medical care. But you should try to be a good patient for unselfish reasons too. We worry about you 60 hours a week. We gave up our 20s for you. Why not show us some love? It's not hard.31The medical relationship is intrinsically one-sided. It's about you and your problem. I am going to find out more about you in the next 20 minutes than you will find out about me. Don't fret about that. We don't expect you to ask much about us. Good patients answer questions accurately and completely. They ask questions too.32But many patients talk too much. You might notice that we are writing when we see you—we are creating your chart. We need specific facts but not every fact in your life. Here's a classic exchange:33How long has your shoulder hurt, Beatrice? "Oh, for quite some time now." But for how long? How many months? "Oh, at least since the wedding—well, then again it did act up a bit when Margaret came back from Ireland..."34All I want to do is write something like "Right shoulder, 6 months, no trauma" on my chart. Although I lack the heart to tell her, Beatrice would be a better patient if she tried to be a bit more concise. There are lots of Beatrices.35Here's another classic:36"Well, I don't need to have good mariners—I'm sick—and I'm not going to be a patsy for some smooth talker in a white coat. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, you know."37That is the mind-set of many patients who abuse their doctors; my bet is they abuse other people as well. Any good doctor knows when you're too sick to be polite and will let it roll off his back. The squeaky wheel we don't like is the one playing a dominance game. That big wheel is likely to get a shorter, less sensitiveexamination and more tests, and then still more tests to follow up the abnormalities in the first tests, followed by extra consultations with specialists—anything to relieve the doctor's responsibility for a bad patient.38Are doctors good patients? Others may disagree, but I think they are. Medical terms don't faze them, so communication is easier, and their expectations tend to be more reasonable. Anyone in medicine is painfully aware that there are plenty of problems for which we have no good answer. Nurses tend to be even better patients, being adept at following doctors' orders—a virtue lacking in doctors.39Doctors and nurses also know when to respect an educated opinion. When the MRI says one thing and I want to do another, they are more likely to be on my side. But you need not be a medical professional, or educated at all, to be a great patient. It's pretty much the same strain of human decency— a truthful consideration of who the people around you are and of what they are trying to do—that infects a good patient and any good person.26、The author's behavior of guarding the fish showed (PASSAGE ONE.A. bravery and serf-control.B. wisdom and responsibility.C. devotion and romance.D. chivalry and charity.27、From the fourth paragraph, we get the impression that (PASSAGE ONE.A. the author cherished his childhood memories.B. the author spent much time in daydreaming.C. the author may not have a happy childhood.D. the author can't remember his childhood days.28、"Jack had me figured straightaway for a Goody Two-Shoes." (Paragraph Eight) means that (PASSAGE ONE.A. I was not the boy as Jack supposed to be.B. I was much stingier than Jack thought.C. I was viewed as virtuous and righteous.D. I was irritating and foolish in Jack's eyes.29、It can be inferred from the passage that Jack was all EXCEPT (PASSAGE ONE.A. cunning.B. bad-tempered.C. rude.D. considerate.30、Employees tend to demand more from their employers because (PASSAGE TWO)A. they always give priority to their work.B. they are pursuing a more balanced lifestyle.C. they are equipped with special skills.D. they focus on benefits rather than salary.31、The current situation about the work-life balance problem is that (PASSAGE TWO)A. many companies launch varying programmes for the problem.B. most companies are ready to take effective solutions.C. companies are at two extremes in solving the problem.D. most companies are indifferent to the problem.32、IBM is cited as an example in the third paragraph to show that (PASSAGE TWO)A. IBM has many different programmes enhancing work-life balance.B. the tendency of large firms to improve employee's work-life balance.C. flexible working includes allowing employees to work outside offices.D. flexible working is adopted to meet the new demand of communication.33、Which of the following is NOT the cause for the spread of flexible work? (PASSAGE TWO)A. Low turnover rate.B. Initiatives to stabilise workforce.C. General thirst for talents.D. Labour force competition.34、The word gewgaws in the last paragraph probably means (PASSAGE TWO)A. jewelry.B. positions.C. strategies.D. payment.35、The first two paragraphs in the passage (PASSAGE THREE.A. cite an example as a hook to start the issue.B. bring out the theme with strong argument.C. provide ways to deal with the issue.D. introduce the issue with an extreme case.36、The expression "massaging the ego" in Paragraph Four most probably means (PASSAGE THREE.A. affecting doctors deeply.B. praising doctors sincerely.C. showing interest in doctors.D. staying in touch with doctors.37、The benefit for one to be a good patient is that (PASSAGE THREE.A. his doctor will be receptive to all clues.B. his doctor will undercharge him for medicine and operation.C. he can get free drug samples and better care.D. he can get more time to talk with his doctor.38、If one intends to become a good patient, he should learn (PASSAGE THREE.A. to find out more about his doctor.B. to respect both doctors and nurses.C. to become as unselfish as possible.D. to accurately follow his doctor's orders.39、The text is mainly about (PASSAGE THREE.A. what makes a good patient.B. how deeply patients can affect their doctors.C. the relationship between patients and doctors.D. the most significant reasons to be a good patient.40、SECTION B SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONSIn this section there are eight short answer questions based on tire passages in SECTION A. Answer each question in NO more than 10 words in the space provided on ANSWER SHEET TWO.Why did the author water the fish? (PASSAGE ONE.41、What created the towering clouds? (PASSAGE ONE.42、Why did the author hope Jack's mother not to engage him in conversation? (PASSAGE ONE.43、What do the examples of American Century Investments and Bain & Company in Para.5 show? (PASSAGE TWO)44、Why does IBM invest money for employees? (PASSAGE TWO)45、What are the characteristics of today's business-school graduates? (PASSAGE TWO)46、What does the first classic exchange show? (PASSAGE THREE.47、What might happen to the big wheel style patients? (PASSAGE THREE.PART ⅢLANGUAGE USAGEThe passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way:For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided atthe end of the line.For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a "∧" sign and write the wordyou believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line.For an unnecessary word, cross the unnecessary word with a slash "—" and put the word in the blankprovided at the end of the line.For centuries, immigrants have come to America seeking thepromise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Some camefleeting religions persecution. Others came for the possibility of a 48better life. But all were inspired by the freedoms that exist in theUnited States because of the rule of law.Throughout our history, immigrants have contributed toAmerican society and help build the American dream. But today 49 we face with an immigration crisis. Lax enforcement of our 50immigration laws threatens the promise of life, liberty, and thepursuit of happiness that has made America that it is today. In 51order to protect the American dream, we must enforce ourimmigration laws.According to a report by the Government AccountabilityOffice, only 44 percent of the U.S.-Mexico border is under the"operational control" of the U.S. Border Patrol. Forty-four percentis a failure grade. Holes in the security of our borders threaten 52American lives. The first promise of the American dream is "life."In order to protect that promise, we must secure the U.S.-Mexicoborder.We must also do more to prohibit Americans from criminal 53illegal immigrants. Despite the Obama administration has 54increased the deportation of criminal immigrants, two SupremeCourt rulings created a safe haven for dangerous criminalimmigrants who can be removed. Because these rulings prohibit 55 criminal immigrants from detained longer than six months 56when they cannot be deported, federal officials have been forced to 57。
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英语专业八级考试模拟试题集一、单选题1、The old man should be treated with____.A.kindB.kindnessC.kindlyD.kinder答案：B2、By local doctors and nurses,we hope more people.A.train,helpB.training,helpingC.training,to helpD.train,helping答案：C3、I don’t have as______money as before,but my life is more______.A.many,usefulB.more,niceC.most,goodD.much,meaningful答案：D4、I hope you will spend as much time as you can______your English.A.to practiceB.practiceC.practicingD.on practice答案：C5、It’s necessary______us all to______.A.for,keeping learningB.to,keeping learningC.of,keep to learnD.for,keep learning答案：D6、All we want to do______to find enough water______the horses.A.are,toB.is,forC.be,asD.is,to give答案：B7、The car is______expensive______he can’t buy it.A.too,toB.so,thatC.such,thatD.enough,that答案：B8、How I______I could live on the moon.A.thinkB.hopeC.wantD.wish答案：D9、I’ve never been out of China_______.What about you?A.alreadyB.overC.beforeD.just答案：C10、Mrs.White has______that she is not able to get a job.A.so little educationB.such little educationC.so a little educationD.such a little education答案：A二、阅读理解短文一Whenever you see an old film,even one made as little as ten years before,you can’t help being struck by the appearance of the women taking part.Their hair styles and make-up look dated;their skirts look either too long or too short;their general appearance is,in fact,slightly ludicrous.The men taking part,on the other hand,are clearly recognizable.There is nothing about their appearance to suggest that they belong to an entirely different age.This illusion is created entirely by changing fashions.问题What is the main reason for the difference in appearance between men and women in old films?答案：The main reason is the changing fashions.短文二The gorilla is something of a paradox in the African scene.For a hundred years or more he has been killed,captured,and imprisoned in zoos.His bones have been mounted in natural history museums everywhere,and he has always exerted a strong fascination upon scientists and romantics alike.Yet the fact is we know very little about gorillas.No really satisfactory photograph has ever been taken of one in a wild state.问题What is the paradox about gorillas mentioned in the passage?答案：The paradox is that despite being studied for over a hundred years, we still know very little about gorillas.三、完形填空Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the most suitable options.The company has been__________for its innovative products.Despite the challenges,she remained__________throughout the project.Blank1:A)recognized B)criticized C)ignored D)forgotten答案：ABlank2:A)optimistic B)indifferent C)skeptical D)pessimistic答案：A四、翻译中文句子翻译成英文随着经济的发展，人们对生活质量的要求越来越高。
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NAME: NUMBER:________________（英语专业八级考试全真模拟试卷）TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJIORS-----GRANT EIGHT----TIME LIMIT:70MINPART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION(15MIN)SECTION A INTERVIEWIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY.Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions1to5are based on an interview.A t the end of the interview,you will be given10seconds to answer each of the following5questions.Now listen to the interview.()1.According to Richard,what was the concept of health before the1940s?[A]Mechanical operation of the body.[B]Absence of disease or illness.[C]Physical,mental and social well-being.[D]Clean water,improved sanitation and housing.()2.When did the Who define health in terms of the holist ic operation of a person’s mind,body and sprite?[A]In the1940s.[B]In the1970s.[C]In the1980s.[D]In the1990s.()3.What attitude does Richard hold toward individualistic lifestyles approach?[A]Supportive.[B]Prejudiced.[C]Negative.[D]Confused.()4.According to the socio-ecological view of health.All of the following relate to people’s health EXCEPT[A]Society.[B]Gender.[C]Economy.[D]Environment.()5.Which city holed the first International Conference of Health Promotion in1986?[A]London.[B]T okyo.[C]New Y ork.[D]Ottawa. SECTION B GAP-FILLINGIn this section,you will hear a mini-lecture;you will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY.While listening,take notes on the important points.Y our notes will not be marked,but you will need them to complete the gap-filling task after the mini-lecture.When the lecture is over,you will be given2minutes to check and complete the gap-filling task.Now listen to the mini-lecture.More than40years ago,Lee Kuan Y ew6________what was a poor,decaying colony into a shining,rich and modern city,all the time7________by hostile powers.With his brilliant intellect and powers of8________,he is one of the world’s most b lunt and9__________statemen.O ne of the10__________successes of Lee Kuan Yew’s11________of Singapore was his making Singapore the least corrupt nation in Asia.He says,“They must be12________a wage equal with what men of their ability and integrity are earning for managing a big corporation or13__________legal or other professional practice.They have to manage a Singapore economythat14__________an annual growth rate of eight to nine percent in the last two decades,giving its citizens an15__________income that in1995was the ninth highest in the world.”Part II READING COMPREHENSION(15MIN)SECTION ADirections:In this section,there is a short passage with5questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully.Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the FEWEST possible answers questions are based on the following passage.Since the Americans with Disabilities Act became law10years ago,the phrase“assistive technology”has become a common phrase and a booming business.In addition to the installation of sidewalk curb cuts and specially designed access ramps,lifts and b ath r ooms in public places,a wide array of electronic devices and other e quipme nt has been designed to help those with varying degr ees of disabilities lead more enjoyable and productive lives.The popularization of products to assist the disabled has triggered a business boom life of many people with disabilities.The advances have allowed people to live independently,to work and participate in their communities.”Many entrepreneurs get into the assistive technology business literally by accident.For example,one of the world’s top10motorcycle racers was involved in a car accident in1978 which left him blind.He the n studied computer science,started his own company,and developed a p r og ram that reads the content of a computer screen thr ough specialized software and simulated speech synthesizers.Large companies are investing in products for those with disabilities.In June2000,the California Council on the Blind and Wells F argo Bank announced what they said might be the nation’s first effort to install talking automated teller machines.Wells pledged to install audio headphones for visually impaired customers at each of its more than1,500ATMs in California. Despite technological advances and the law that for10years has banned employers from discriminating against job applicants because they have a physical or mental disability,not all the news is good.The Center for an accessible Society reports that American employers have yet to successfully tap the mark et of43million working-age Americans with disabilities.Although the unempl oymen t rate is the lowest in30years,Americans with disabilities still have an unempl oymen t rate of70percent,the same level as a decade ago.16.According to p aragraph one,assistive technology refers to technology u sed to__________________________________________________.17.According to the passage,the disabled people can operate wireless devices by_______________________________________________instead of hands.18.According to p aragraph3,technology is a godsend in that it provides the disabled___________________________________________.19.Which b ank will be the first in America to install talking ATM machines?___________________________________________________________________________20. According to the passage,the unemploy ment rate among the American disabilities10years ago was_______.Section BDirections:There is one passage in this section.The passage is followed by five questions.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).A long-held view of the history of the English colonies that became the United S tates has been that England’s pol icy toward these colonies before1763was dictated by commercial interests and that a ch ange to a more imperial policy,d omi n ate d by the objectives of exp anding the territory by force,ge ne rate d the tensions that ultimately led to the American Revolution.In a recent study,S tephen Saunders Webb has pr e sen ted a formidable challenge to this view.According to Webb,England already had a military imperial policy for more than a century before the American Revolution.He sees that monar chs in the sixteenth century were bent on extending centralized executive power over England’s possessions through the use of what Webb calls “garrison(要塞)government”.Garrison government allowed the colonists a legislative assembly, but real authority,in Webb’s view,belonged to the colonial governor,who was appointed by the king and supported by the“garrison”,that is by the local delegation of English troops under the colonist governor’s command.According to W ebb,the purp ose of garrison government was to provide military support for a royal policy designed to limit the power of the u ppe r classes in the American colonies.Webb argues that the colonial legislative assemblies represented the interests not of the common people but of the colonial u p pe r classes,an alliance of merchants and nobles who favored self-rule and sou g h t to elevate legislative authority at the expense of the executive.It was,according to Webb, the colonial governors who favored the small farmer,opposed the plantation system,and tried thr oug h taxation to break up large holdings of land.Backed by the military presence of the garrison,these governors tried to prevent the gentry and merchants,allied in the colonial assemblies,from transforming colonial America into a capitalistic oligarchy（寡头政治）.W eb b’s study illuminates the political alignments that existed in the colonies in the century prior to the American Revolution,but his view of the crown’s use of the military as an instrument of colonial policy is not entirely convincing.England during the seventeenth century was not noted for its military achievements.Not until the war with France in1697did WilliamⅢpersuade Parliament to create a professional standing army,and Parliament’s price for doing so was to k eep the army under tight legislative control.While it may be true that the crown attempted to cut down the power of the colonial uppe r classes,it is hard to imagine how the English army during the seventeenth century could have provided significant military support for such a policy. ()21.According to the long held view,which of the following is NOT the reason that the American Revolution started?A England’s policy toward American colonies had changed.B England u se d to care more about commercial interests.C England’s Kings had lost control of American colonies.D England wanted to use military forces to achieve their objectives.()22.According to W ebb,what is the reason leading to American Revolution?A Monarchs were determined to extend centralized executi ve power over England’spossessions.B The colonial governors w an ted to get away from the royal government.C The royal taxation to the colonies was too much.D The policy of garrison government was not welcomed by the colonial governors at all. ()23.Who does“the executive”(Para2.Line5)refers to in this passage?A The monarchs.B The colonial legislative assemblies.C The colonial governors.D The common people.()24.According to W ebb,what conclusion can be drawn regarding garrison government?A Garrison government gave legislative assemblies in the colonies relatively littleauthority,compared to the authority that it gave the colonial governors.B Garrison govern ment became a less viable colonial policy as the English P arliamentbegan to exert tighter legislative control over the English military.C Garrison govern ment did not favor the smaller farmer.D The creation of a professional standing army in England in1697actually weak enedgarrison governme nt by diverting tr oops from the garrison stationed in the American colonies.()25.What do you think of the author’s attitude toward Webb’s view?A Supportive.B Unbelievable.C Sarcastic.D Doubtful. PART III WRITING(30MIN)Some people think that they can learn better by themselves than with a teacher. Others think that it is always better to have a teacher.Which do you prefer?Use specific reasons to develop your essay.Write an essay o f300words.Y ou should supply an appropriate title for your essay.In the first part o f your writing you should present your thesis statement,and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details.In the last pare you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. TITLE:PART IV ORAL TEST(10MIN)Directions:Please read the following passage carefully and then express your views on the given event.Y ou will have FOURminutes for preparation.The timelimit for your comment is FIVEminutes.Nowadays,students with“hot”degr ees like compute r science orfinance are more likely to get a jobthan students with a“cold”degreelike geography.Should universitiesgive priority to practical ortraditional courses?Why?参考答案及评分标准:全卷满分100分，以总分的60%计为合格。
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PART III READING COMPREHENSIONS In this section there are four reading passages followed by fifteen multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your Answer Sheet. TEXT A Such joy. It was the spring of 1985, and President Reagan had just given Mother Teresa the Medal of Freedom in a Rose Garden ceremony. As she left, she walked down the corridor between the Oval Office and the West Wing drive, and there she was, turning my way. What a sight: a saint in a sari coming down the White House hall. As she came nearer, I could not help it: I bowed. "Mother", I said, "I just want to touch your hand." She looked up at me —— it may have been one of Gods subtle jokes that his exalted child spent her life looking up to everyone else —— and said only two words. Later I would realize that they were the message of her mission. "Luff Gott," she said. Love God. She pressed into my hand a poem she had written, as she glided away in a swoosh of habit. I took the poem from its frame the day she died. It is free verse, 79 lines, and is called "Mothers Meditation (in the Hospital)." In it she reflects on Christs question to his apostles: "Who do you say I am?" She notes that he was the boy born in Bethlehem," put in the manager full of straw…… kept warm by the breath of the donkey," who grew up to be "an ordinary man without much learning." Donkeys are not noble; straw is common; and it was among the ordinary and ignoble, the poor and sick, that she chose to labor. Her mission was for them and among them, and you have to be a pretty tough character to organize a little universe that exists to help people other people arent interested in helping. Thats how she struck me when I met her as I watched her life. She was tough. There was the worn and weathered face, the abrupt and definite speech. We think saints are great organizers, great operators, great combatants in the world. Once I saw her in a breathtaking act of courage. She was speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington in 1995. All the Washington Establishment was there, plus a few thousand born-again Christians, orthodox Catholics and Jews, and searchers looking for a faith. Mother Teresa was introduced, and she spoke of God, of love, of families. She said we must love one another and care for one another. There were great purrs of agreement. But as the speech continued it became more pointed. She asked, "Do you do enough to make sure your parents, in the old peoples homes, feel your love? Do you bring then each day your joy and caring?" The baby boomers in the audience began to shift in their seats. And she continued. "I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion," she said, and then she told them why, in uncompromising term. For about 1.3 seconds there was complete silence, then applause built and swept across the room. But not everyone: the President and the First Lady, the Vice President and Mrs. Gore, looked like seated statues at Madame Tussauds, glistening in the lights and moving not a muscle. She didnt stop there either, but went on to explain why artificial birth control is bad and why Protestants who separate faith from works are making a mistake. When she was finished, there was almost no one she hadnt offended. A US Senator turned to his wife and said, "Is my jaw up yet?" Talk about speaking truth to power! But Mother Teresa didnt care, and she wasnt afraid. The poem she gave me included her personal answers to Christs question. She said he is "the Truth to be told…… the Way to be walked…… the Light to be lit." She took her own advice and lived a whole life that showed it. 36. Who was the exalted child? A) Mother Teresa. B) the author. C) I. D) God. 37. Who raised the question "who do you say I am?" A) the apostle. B) Christ. C) Mother Teresa. D) she. 38. Which of the following is not a quality of Mother Teresa? A) tough. B) definite. C) ethereal. D) like a steam-roller. 39. Why did the President and the First Lady, the Vice President and Mrs. Gore look like seated statues at the Madame Tussaud's? A) Because they didn't love Madame Tussaud. B) Because they didn't like to move. C) Because they were VIP. D) Because they didn't quite agree with Mother Teresa over the issue of abortion. 40. According to Mother Teresa, abortion is ____ A) one of Protestant works. B) one of Protestant faith. C) one of the Truths. D) not one of Protestant works TEXT B Since the Titanic vanished beneath the frigid waters of the North Atlantic 85 years ago, nothing in the hundreds of booksand films about the ship has ever hinted at a connection to Japan —— until now. Director James Camerons 200 million epic Titanic premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival last Saturday. Among the audience for a glimpse of Hollywoods costliest film ever descendants of the liners only Japanese survivor. The newly rediscovered diary of Masabumi Hosono has Titanic enthusiasts in a frenzy. The document is scrawled in 4,300 Japanese character on a rare piece of RMS Titanic stationery. Written as the Japanese bureaucrat steamed to safety in New York aboard the ocean liner Carpathia, which rescued 706 survivors, the account and other documents released by his grandchildren last week offer a fresh —— and poignant —— reminder of the emotional wreckage left by the tragedy. Hosono, then 42 and an official at Japans Transportation Ministry, was studying railway networks in Europe. He boarded the Titanic in Southampton, en route home via the US. According to Hosonos account, he was awakened by a "loud knock" on the door of his second-class deck with the steerage passengers. Hosono tried to race back upstairs, but a sailor blocked his way. The Japanese feigned ignorance and pushed past. He arrived on deck to find lifeboats being lowered into darkness, flares bursting over the ship and an eerie human silence. He wrote:" Not a single passenger would howl or scream." Yet Hosono was screaming inside. Women were being taken to lifeboats and men held back at gunpoint. "I tried to prepare myself for the last moment with no agitation, making up my mind not to do anything disgraceful as a Japanese," he wrote. "But still I found myself looking for and waiting for any possible chance of survival." Then an officer shouted, "Room for two more!" Hosono recalled:" I myself was deep in desolate thought that I would no more be able to see my beloved wife and children." Then he jumped into the boat. When Hosono arrived in Tokyo two months later, he was met with suspicion that he had survived at someone elses expense. The culture of shame was especially strong in prewar Japan. In the face of rumors and bad press, Hosono was dismissed from his post in 1914. He worked at the office part-time until retiring in 1923. His grandchildren say he never mentioned the Titanic again before his death in 1939. Even then, shame continued to haunt the family. In newspapers, letters and even a school textbook, Hosono was denounced as a disgrace to Japan. Readers Digest reopened the wound in 1956 with an abridged Japanese version of Walter Loads best seller. A Night to remember, which described "Anglo-Saxons" as acting bravely on the Titanic, while "Frenchmen, Italians, Americans, Japanese and Chinese were disgraceful." Citing his fathers diary, one of Hosonos sons, Hideo, launched a letter-writing campaign to restore the family name. But nobody in Japan seemed to care. The diary resurfaced last summer. A representative for a US foundation that plans to hold an exhibition of Titanic artifacts in Japan next August found Hosonos name on a passenger list. A search led him to Haruomi Hosono, a well-known composer, and to his cousin Yuruoi, Hideos daughter. She revealed that she had her grandfathers dairy as well as a collection of his letters and postcards. "I was floored," says Michael Findley, cofounder of the Titanic International Society in the US "This is a fantastic, fresh new look at the sinking and the only one written on Titanic stationery immediately after the disaster." The information allows enthusiasts to rearrange some historical minutes, such as which lifeboat Hosono jumped into. More chilling, the account confirms that the crew tried to keep foreigners and third-class passengers on the ships lower deck, effectively ensuring their name. The diary cannot correct injustice, but Hosonos family hopes it will help clear his name. The Titanic foundation also hopes to capitalize on the diary and the movie to promote its upcoming exhibition. To that end, Haruomi Hosono, the composer, has been asked to give a talk at next months public premiere of Titanic! The diary cannot, of course, match Camerons fictionalized epic for drama and intrigue. But at least Masabumi Hosonos tale really happened. 41. ______ was among the descendants of the Liner's only Japanese survivor. A) Masabumi Hosono. B) Yuriko. C) Cameron. D) RMS. 42. Why was Masabumi denounced as a disgrace to Japan? A) Because he killed some people on the Titanic. B) Because he was then an official. C) Because he was dismissed from his ministry post. D) Because the culture of shame was too strong. 43. What important role did the diary really play? A) It corrected injustice. B) It was as vivid as the movie "Titanic". C) It proved what Masabumi said was true. D) It made the Japanese believe what Masabumi had said.。
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专业八级专业八级模拟1PART III READING COMPREHENSIONIn this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of fifteen multiple-choice questions. Read the passages carefully and then write your answers on the space given.TEXT AA magazines design is more than decoration, more than simple packaging. It expresses the magazines very character. The Atlantic Monthly has long attempted to provide a design environment in which two disparate traditions -- literary and journalistic -- can co-exist in pleasurable dignity. The redesign that we introduce with this issue -- the work of our art director, Judy Garlan -- represents, we think, a notable enhancement of that environment. Garlan explains some of what was in her mind as she began to create the new design:" I saw this as an opportunity to bring the look closer to matching the elegance and power of the writing which the magazine is known for. The overall design has to be able to encompass a great diversity of styles and subjects -- urgent pieces of reporting, serious essays, lighter pieces, lifestyle-oriented pieces, short stories, poetry. We dont want lighter pieces to seem too heavy, and we don’t want heavier pieces to seem too pretty. We also use a broad range of art and photography, and the design has to work well with that, too. At the same time, the magazine needs to have a consistent feel, needs to underscore the sense that everything in it is part of one Atlantic world. The primary typefaces Garlan chose for this task are Times Roman, for a more readable body type, and Bauer Bodoni, for a more stylish and flexible display type (article titles, large initials, and so on). Other aspects of the new design are structural. The articles in the front of the magazine, which once flowed into one another, now stand on their own, to gain prominence. The Travel column, now featured in every issue, has been moved from the back to the front. As noted in this space last month, the word "Monthly" rejoins "The Atlantic" on the cover, after a decade-long absence. Judy Garlan came to the Atlantic in 1981 after having served as the art director of several other magazines. During her tenure here the Atlantic has won more than 300 awards for visual excellence. from the Society of illustrators, the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Art Directors Club, Communication Arts, and elsewhere. Garlan was in various ways assisted in the redesign by the entire art-department staff: Robin Gilmore, Barnes, Betsy Urrico, Gillian Kahn, and Lisa Manning. The artist Nicholas Gaetano contributed as well: he redrew our colophon (the figure of Neptune that appears on the contents page) and created the symbols that will appear regularly on this page (a rendition of our building), on the Puzzler page, above the opening of letters, and on the masthead. Gaetano, whose work manages to combine stylish clarity and breezy strength, is the cover artist for this issue.11. Part of the new design is to be concerned with the following EXCEPT ______A) variation in the typefaces.B) reorganization of articles in the front.C) creation of the travel column.D) reinstatement of its former name.12. According to the passage, the new design work involves ______A) other artists as well.B) other writers as well.C) only the cover artist.D) only the art director.13. This article aims to ______A) emphasize the importance of a magazine's design.B) introduce the magazine's art director.C) persuade the reader to subscribe to the magazine.D) inform the reader of its new design and features.TEXT BWHY SHOULD anyone buy the latest volume in the ever-expanding Dictionary of National Biography? I do not mean that it is bad, as the reviewers will agree. But it will cost you 65 pounds. And have you got the rest of volumes? You need the basic 22 plus the largely decennial supplements to bring the total to 31. Of course, it will be answered, public and academic libraries will want the new volume. After all, it adds 1,068 lives of people who escaped the net of the original compilers. Yet in 10 years time a revised version of the whole caboodle, called the New Dictionary of National Biography, will be published. Its editor, Professor Colin Matthew, tells me that he will have room for about 50,000 lives, some 13,000 more than in the current DNB. This rather puts the 1,068 in Missing Persons in the shade. When Dr Nicholls wrote to the Spectator in 1989 asking for names of people whom readers had looked up in the DNB and had been disappointed not to find, she says that she received some 100,000 suggestions. (Well, she had written to "other quality newspapers" too. ) As soon as her committee had whittled the numbers down, the professional problems of an editor began. Contributors didn’t file copy on time; some who did sent too many: 50,000 words instead of 500 is a record, according Dr Nicholls. There remains the dinner-party game of who’s out. That is a game that the reviewers have played and will continue to play. Criminals were my initial worry. After all, the original edition of the DNB boasted: Malefactors whose crimes excite a permanent interest have received hardly less attention than benefactors. Mr. John Gross clearly had similar anxieties, for he complains that, while the murderer Christie is in, Crippen is out. One might say in reply that the injustice of the hanging of Evans instead of Christie was a force in the repeal of capital punishment in Britain, as Ludovie Kennedy (the author of Christie entry in Missing Persons) notes. But then Crippen was reputed as the first murderer to be caught by telegraphy (he had tried to escaped by ship to America). It is surprising to find Max Miller excluded when really not very memorable names get in. There has been a conscious effort to put in artists and architects from the Middle Ages. About their lives not much is always known. Of Hugo of Bury St. Edmunds, a 12th-century illuminator whose dates of birth and death are not recorded, his biographer comments:" Whether or not Hugo was a wall-painter, the records f his activities as carver and manuscript painter attest to his versatility". Then there had to be more women, too (12 per cent, against the original DBNs 3), such as Roy Strongs subject, the Tudor painter Levina Teerlinc, of whom he remarks:" her most characteristic feature is a head attached to a too small, spindly body. Her technique remained awkward, thin andoften cursory". Doesnt seem to qualify her as a memorable artist. Yet it may be better than the record of the original DNB, which included lives of people who never existed (such as Merlin) and even managed to give thanks to J. W. Clerke as a contributor, though , as a later edition admits in a shamefaced footnote, "except for the entry in the List of Contributors there is no trace of J. W. Clerke".14. The writer suggests that there is no sense in buying the latest volume ______A) because it is not worth the price.B) because it has fewer entries than before.C) unless one has all the volumes in his collection.D) unless an expanded DNB will come out shortly.15. On the issue of who should be included in the DNB, the writer seems to suggest that ______A) the editors had clear rules to follow.B) there were too many criminals in the entries.C) the editors clearly favoured benefactors.D) the editors were irrational in their choices.16. Crippen was absent from the DNB ______A) because he escaped to the U.S.B) because death sentence had been abolished.C) for reasons not clarified.D) because of the editors' mistake.17. The author quoted a few entries in the last paragraph to ______A) illustrate some features of the DNB.B) give emphasis to his argument.C) impress the reader with its content.D) highlight the people in the Middle Ages.18. Throughout the passage, the writer's tone towards the DNB was ______A) complimentary.B) supportive.C) sarcastic.D) bitter.TEXT CMedical consumerism -- like all sorts of consumerism, only more menacingly -- is designed to be unsatisfying. The prolongation of life and the search for perfect health (beauty, youth, happiness) are inherently self-defeating. The law of diminishing returns necessarily applies. You can make higher percentages of people survive into their eighties and nineties. But as any geriatric ward shows, that is not the same as to confer enduring mobility, awareness and autonomy. Extending life grows medically feasible, but it is often a life deprived of everything, and one exposed to degrading neglect as resources grow over-stretched and politics turn mean. What anignominious destiny for medicine if its future turned into one of bestowing meagre increments of unenjoyed life! It would mirror the fate of athletics, in which disproportionate energies and resources -- not least medical ones, like illegal steroids -- are now invested to shave records by milliseconds And, it goes without saying, the logical extension of longevism -- the "abolition" of death -- would not be a solution but only an exacerbation. To air these predicaments is not anti-medical spleen -- a churlish reprisal against medicine for its victories -- but simply to face the growing reality of medical power not exactly without responsibility but with dissolving goals. Hence medicines finest hour becomes the dawn of its dilemmas. For centuries, medicine was impotent and hence unproblematic. From the Greeks to the Great War, its job was simple: to struggle with lethal diseases and gross disabilities, to ensure live births, and to manage pain. It performed these uncontroversial tasks by and large with meagre success. Today, with mission accomplished, medicines triumphs are dissolving in disorientation. Medicine has led to vastly inflated expectations, which the public has eagerly swallowed. Yet as these expectations grow un-limited, they become unfulfillable. The task facing medicine in the twenty-first century will be to redefine its limits even as it extend its capacities.19. In the author's opinion, the prolongation of life is equal to ______A) mobility.B) deprivation.C) autonomy.D) awareness.20. In the second paragraph a comparison is drawn between ______A) medicine and life.B) resources and energies.C) predicaments and solutions.D) athletics and longevism.TEXT DThe biggest problem facing Chile as it promotes itself as a tourist destination to be reckoned with, is that it is at the end of the earth. It is too far south to be a convenient stop on the way to anywhere else and is much farther than a relatively cheap half-days flight away from the big tourist markets, unlike Mexico, for example. Chile, therefore, is having to fight hard to attract tourists, to convince travellers that it is worth coming halfway round the world to visit. But it is succeeding, not only in existing markets like the USA and Western Europe but in new territories, in particular the Far East. Markets closer to home, however, are not being forgotten. More than 50% of visitors to Chile still come from its nearest neighbour, Argentina, where the cost of living is much higher. Like all South American countries, Chile sees tourism as a valuable earner of foreign currency, although it has been far more serious than most in promoting its image abroad. Relatively stable politically within the region, it has benefited from the problems suffered in other areas. In Peru, guerrilla warfare in recent years has dealt a heavy blow to the tourist industry andfear of street crime in Brazil has reduced the attraction of Rio de Janeiro as a dream destination for foreigners. More than 150,000 people are directly involved in Chiles tourist sector, an industry which earns the country more than US950 million each year. The state-run National Tourism Service, in partnership with a number of private companies, is currently running a world-wide campaign, taking part in trade fairs and international events to attract visitors to Chile. Chiles great strength as a tourist destination is its geographical diversity. From the parched Atacama Desert in the north to the Antarctic snowfields of the south, it is more than 5,000km long. With the Pacific on one side and the Andean mountains on the other, Chile boasts natural attractions. Its beaches are not up to Caribbean standards but resorts such as Vina del Mar are generally clean and unspoilt and have a high standard of services. But the trump card is the Andes mountain range. There are a number of excellent ski resorts within one hours drive of the capital, Santiago, and the national parks in the south are home to rare animal and plant species. The parks already attract specialist visitors, including mountaineers, who come to climb the technically difficult peaks, and fishermen, lured by the salmon and trout in the regions rivers. However, infrastructural development in these areas is limited. The ski resorts do not have as many lifts as their European counterparts and part poor quality of roads in the south means that only the most determined travellers see the best of the national parks. Air links between Chile and the rest of the world are, at present, relatively poor. While Chiles two largest airlines have extensive networks within South America, they operate only a small number of routes to the US and Europe while services to Asia are almost non-existent. Internal transport links are being improved and luxury hotels are being built in one of its national parks. Nor is development being restricted to the Andes. Easter Island and Chiles Antarctic Territory are also on the list of areas where the Government believes it can create tourist markets. But the rush to open hitherto inaccessible areas to mass tourism is not being welcomed by everyone. Indigenous and environmental groups, including Greenpeace, say that many parts of the Andes will suffer if they become over-developed. There is a genuine fear that areas of Chile will suffer the cultural destruction witnessed in Mexico and European resorts. The policy of opening up Antarctica to tourism is also politically sensitive. Chile already has permanent settlements on the ice and many people see the decision to allow tourists there as a political move, enhancing Santiagos territorial claim over part of Antarctica. The Chilean Government has promised to respect the environment as it seeks to bring tourism potential. The Government will have to monitor developments closely if it is genuinely concerned in creating a balanced, controlled industry and if the price of an increasingly lucrative tourist market is not going to mean the loss of many of Chiles natural riches.21. Chile is disadvantaged in the promotion of its tourism by ______A) geographical location.B) guerrilla warfare.C) political instability.D) street crime.22. Many of Chiles tourists used to come from EXCEPT ______A) USAB) the Far East.C) western Europe.D) her neighbours.23. According to the author, Chile's greatest attraction is ______A) the unspoilt beaches.B) the dry and hot desert.C) the famous mountain range.D) the high standard of services.24. According to the passage, in WHICH area improvement is already under way?A) Facilities in the ski resorts.B) Domestic transport system.C) Air services to Asia.D) Road network in the south.25. The objection to the development of Chile's tourism might be all EXCEPT that it ______A) is ambitious and unrealistic.B) is politically sensitive.C) will bring harm to culture.D) will cause pollution in the area.。
专业八级模拟试题
专业八级模拟试题
一、听力理解（共30分）
1. 短对话理解（每题1分，共10题）
请听下列对话，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案。
（对话内容略）
2. 长对话理解（每题2分，共10题）
请听下列长对话，根据对话内容回答下列问题。
（对话内容略）
3. 新闻报道理解（每题2分，共5题）
请听下列新闻报道，根据报道内容回答下列问题。
（新闻报道内容略）
二、阅读理解（共40分）
1. 快速阅读（每题2分，共10题）
阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案。
（短文内容略）
2. 深度阅读（每题2分，共15题）
阅读下列短文，回答下列问题。
（短文内容略）
3. 词汇与语法（每题1分，共15题）
阅读下列句子，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案。
（句子内容略）
三、写作（共30分）
1. 应用文写作（15分）
请根据以下情境写一封书信。
（情境描述略）
2. 议论文写作（15分）
请根据以下话题写一篇议论文。
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四、翻译（共50分）
1. 英译汉（每题10分，共20分）
请将下列英文句子翻译成中文。
（英文句子略）
2. 汉译英（每题10分，共30分）
请将下列中文句子翻译成英文。
（中文句子略）
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专业英语八级模拟试题及答案
专业英语八级模拟试题及答案一、单选题（共49题，共98分）1.The old man shopd be treated with____.A.kindB.kindnessC.kindlyD.kinder2.The children shopd go to school instead of to support their families.A.to workB.workC.worksD.working3.By local doctors and nurses, we hope more people.A.train, helpB.training, helpingC.training, to helpD.train, helping4.I don’t have as ______ money as before, but my li fe is more______.A.many , usefpB.more ,niceC.most, goodD.much, meaningfp5.I hope you will spend as much time as you can ________ your English.A.to practiceB.practiceC.practicingD.on practice6.It’s necessary _________ us all to ________A.for, keeping learningB.to, keep learningC.of, keep to learnD.for, keep learning7.All we want to do ______ to find enough water _______the horses.A.are, toB.is , forC.be ,asD.is ,to give8.There is ______ little information about him that we have ______ much difficpty finding him.A.so, suchB.such, soC.so, soD.such, such9.That ’s ________exciting news that I’d like to tell everyone to share the joy.A.soB.suchC.such anD.so a piece of10.I ’d like to have a long holiday, but I’m really too busy to _____ the time.A.affordB.spendC.shareD.enjoy11.The foreigners _________there, but they _________the food there at first.A.u sed to live, didn ’t be used toB.are used to living, didn ’t use toed to live , weren ’t used toed to living, usedn ’t to12.The car is _____ expensive _____ he can’t buy it.A.too, toB.so, thatC.such, thatD.enough, thatst Friday I saw some boys ______ behind Daniel, _____ the computer games.A.sit, watchinB.sitting, watchC.sit, watchD.sitting, watched14.How I _____ I copd live on the moon.A.thinkB.hopeC.wantD.wish15.It’s necessary ______ us to keep our pets clean everyday.A.ofB.forC.withD.between16.---Wopd you like to go out for a walk with us?A.Of course notB.That ’s all righ tC.I ’d love toD.Yes, I do17.Is Tom at school today?No, He ’s at home ______ he has a bad cold.A.becauseB.ifC.untilD.before18.______ hard work it is!A.What aB.How aC. WhatD.How19.Mrs. White has _____ that she is not able to get a job.A.so little educationB.such little educationC.so a little educationD.such a little education20.People in some areas don’t have to pay for their ______.A.medicine treatB.medical treatC.medicine treatmentD. medical treatment21.Dr. Yang worked ______ three days ago.A.in hospitalB.at hospitalC.in a hospitalD.At a hospital22.Mr. Green is used to_________ two apples after lunch every day.A.eatB.eatingC.eatenD.ate23.The old man lives in a village_______, but he neverfeels________.A.alone; aloneB.lonely; aloneC.lonely; lonelyD.alone; lonely24.I ’ve nev er been out of China___________. What about you?A.alreadyB.overC.beforeD.just25.—I came to your office yesterday morning, but nobody was in.A.have hadB.hadC.were havingD.had had26.—Do you mind__________ here?A.me to smoke; Not at allB.my smo king; Yes, I don ’tC.me to smoke; Certainly notD.If I smoke; No. Please27.I_______ that there_______ an evening party on Saturday evening.A.was told; was going to haveB.was told; was going to beC.heard; was going to haveD.was said; is going to be28.We all found_____ to play the game.A.that interestedB.this interestingC.it interestingD.it ’s interesting29.I don’t understand ____ be lieve him.A.why don ’t youB.why you noC.why you don ’tD.why not you30.How long have you____?A.marriedB.be marriedC.got marriedD.been married31.He arrived____ London ____ a cold winter night.A.at; atB.in; onC.in; inD. \; on32.- We haven’t heard from Jane for a long time.A.was happeningB.to happenC.has happenedD.having happened33.The little boy didn’t know_______.A.Which hat is hiB.which hat his isC.which hat was hisD.which hat his was34.Tom, with his parents______ to America. They_____ back in two weeks.A.have gone; will comeB.has gone; will comeC.have been; have comeD.have been; come35.It’s important_____ a foreign languageA.of us to learnB.For us to learnC.of us learningD.for us learning36.______ they are twin sisters, they don ’t look like each other.A.BecauseB.SinceC.ThoughD.However37.I don’t know ______ a show. Can you tell me?A.how organizeB.what organizeC.what to organizeD.how to organize38.My coat__________ there behind the door. Can ’t you see it?A.is hangedB.is hangingC.hangsD.has hung39.Project Hope is an organization _____ raises money to build schools and buy books for poor children.A.thatB.whoC.whatD.where40.—Have you finished the work?A.failedB.tryingC.triedD.failing41.They ’d like ____ thank the following people _____ their help and support.A.to; toB.for; forC.to; forD.for; to42.You ’d better sing. It doesn’t ______ whether you can sing well or not.A.workB.matterC.problemD.affect43.It’s your job________ the pop stars.A.introduceB.introducingC.introducesD.to introduce44.—How do you like this dress?A.OrB.SoC.ButD.Since45.The radio is________ a strange signal. What’s wrong with it?A.giving upB.giving inC.giving outD.giving away46.I ______ that I were a bird.A.wishB.hopeC.wantD.expect47.I hope my father____ ask me about my marks.A.notB.not toC.won ’tD.don ’t48.The fans were very excited______ David Beckham came to the show.A.soB.becauseC. butD.and49.I think____ important to learn English well.A.thisB.thatC.itD.you are1、正确答案： B2、正确答案： D3、正确答案： C4、正确答案： D5、正确答案： C6、正确答案： D7、正确答案： B8、正确答案： C9、正确答案： B10、正确答案： A11、正确答案： C12、正确答案： B13、正确答案： ABC14、正确答案： D15、正确答案： B16、正确答案： C17、正确答案： A18、正确答案： C19、正确答案： A20、正确答案： D21、正确答案： C22、正确答案： B23、正确答案： D24、正确答案： C25、正确答案： C26、正确答案： C27、正确答案： C28、正确答案： B29、正确答案： C30、正确答案： D31、正确答案： B32、正确答案： C33、正确答案： C34、正确答案： B35、正确答案： B36、正确答案： C37、正确答案： C38、正确答案： B39、正确答案： A40、正确答案： B41、正确答案： C42、正确答案： B43、正确答案： D44、正确答案： B45、正确答案： C46、正确答案： A47、正确答案： C48、正确答案： B49、正确答案： C。
专业英语八级模拟试卷及答案解析(4)
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A.Freddy is strongly in favour of Mary´s ideas.
B.Freddy is mildly in favour of Mary´s ideas.
C.Freddy is strongly against Mary´s ideas.
D.Freddy is mildly against Mary´s ideas.
B.Advances in modern telecommunications.
C.Recent changes in people´s concepts.
D.More potential damage to the area.
第25题
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A.Because personal contact through travel is significant.
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(27~30/共22题)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.
第17题
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A.Because the existing airports are to be wasted.
B.Because more people will be encouraged to travel.
专业八级人文模拟题
人文模拟人文模拟（一）(1) In ________ the British Commonwealth was founded.A. 1913B. 1936C. 1939D.1945(2) Most pregnant working women receive their statutory maternity pay directly from theiremployer for a maximum of ________ weeks.A. 10B. 18C. 28D. 22(3) The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on ________ .A. April 19,1775B. Christmas Day of 1776C. May 10,1775D. July 4, 1776(4) Abraham Lincoln, as candidate of ________, was elected President in 1860.A.the Democratic PartyB. the Republican PartyC.the Labor PartyD. the Conservative Party(5) Which of the following is NOT true about the Independence DayA.It is America’s most important patriotic holiday, the birthday of the nation.B.Some people bring their children to visit the birthplace of the nation—Boston.C.The army fires a 13-gun salute.D.The President traditionally holds a large national banquet.(6) Spenser is regarded as one of the greatest poets in the English Renaissance. His 材masterpieceis ________.A. UtopiaB. The Song of BeowulfC. The Faerie QueeneD. The Canterbury Tales(7) The Romantic Age came to an end with the death of the last well-known romantic writer________ .A. Jane AustenB. Walter ScottC. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. William Wordsworth(8) ________ was considered ‘the true father of our(Am.) national literature.’A. Mark TwainB. Henry JamesC. Emily DickinsonD. Dreiser(9) Modern linguistics focuses on the present-day language, it will be possible to describe languagefrom a ________ point of view.A. sociologicalB. synchronicC. diachronicD. psychological(10) The same word may have more than one meaning, which is called ________.A. synonymyB. homonymyC. hyponymyD. polysemy人文模拟（二）（1）The prevailing ________ winds or Westerilies blow over the country all the year.A. south-eastB. southC. south-westD. west（2）Education is compulsory for all between the ages of ________ and ________ .A. 5;16B. 4;17C. 3;18D. 6;15(3) The Constitution was first ratified by________ in December 1787.A. MassachusettsB. New YorkC. WashingtonD. Boston(4) Each local school district has ________ which is usually elected by the voters.A. a board of administrationB. a governing boardC. delegates’ authorityD. an educational committee（5）Which of the following is NOT associated with HalloweenA. “Trick or treat”B. “Spring Break”C. bonfireD. pumpkin-lanterns（6）The most important styles in ________ in England is poetry and drama.A. the Middle English literatureB. RenaissanceC. The Victorian PeriodD. the Neoclassical Period(7) The Pickwick Paper is among ________ early novels.A. Jane Austen’sB. Thomas Hardy’sC. Charles Dickens’D. D. H. Lawrence’s(8)The novel________ is NOT written by Henry James.A. The AmbassadorsB. The Wings of the DoveC. The BostoniansD. The Mysterious Stranger(9) The distinction between competence and performance is similar to the distinction between________ .A. prescriptive and descriptiveB. synchronic and diachronicC. speech and writingD. language and parole(10) Semantics can be defined as the study of ________.A. namingB. meaningC. communicationD. all of the above人文模拟（三）（1）In Britain ________ of the population is urban and ________ is rural.A. 90%; 10%B. 80%; 20%C. 70%; 30%D. 60%; 40%（2）The Open University is based in ________ .A. LondonB. EdinburghC. the new town of Milton KeynesD. Cambridge（3）After President Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from ________, there was a desire for territorial expansion among many frontier men.A. EnglandB. HollandC. FranceD. Spain（4）On April 18,1991, ________ issued the plan “American 2000: An Education Strategy”.A. ClintonB. BushC. Reagan C. Nixon（5）Since ________, many American children have asked for pennies instead of candies on Allhallow’s Even for UNICEF to help children in other countries.A. 1868B. 1919C. 1950D. 1972（6）Romeo and Juliet, though a tragedy, is permeated with________ spirit.A. optimisticB. pessimisticC. satiricalD. realistic（7）________ is the most distinguished feature of Charles Dickens’ works.A. HumorB. LanguageC. PlotD. Character portrayal（8）Altogether, Miss Emily Dickinson wrote 1,775 poems, of which only ________had appeared during her lifetime.A. eightB. seventeenC. nineD. seven（9）The study of language meaning is called ________.A. syntaxB. morphologyC. semanticsD. pragmatics(10) Words that are opposite in meaning are ________.A. synonymsB. hyponymsC. antonymsD. homophones人文模拟（四）(1)The names Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday came from ________.A. ChristianityB. Anglo-Saxon’s Teutonic religiousC. DruidismD. Norman belief(2)Of monthly magazines(in England), ________has the highest circulation.A. EconomistB. Readers’ DigestC. SpectatorD. Scotsman(3)The Civil War was over when General Lee and his Confederate Army surrendered after the fallof their capital________.A. JamestownB. GettysburgC. RichmondD. Charleston(4) According to the US Constitution, the education is mainly a function of ________.A. the federal governmentB. the city governmentC. the county governmentD. the state government(5) Now in the United States, people usually spend Veterans’ Day by ________.A.keeping two minutes of silence at home at 11:00 AMB.holding veteran’s paradeC. holding public ceremoniesD. visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery(6) Of the following plays by Shakespeare, which is NOT a comedyA. Midsummer Night DreamB. The merchant of VeniceC. Twelfth NightD. Romeo and Juliet(7) The famous Bronte sisters in the English literature are the following EXCEPT ________.A. BranwellB. AnneC. CharlotteD. Emily(8)Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was a novel by ________.A. Henry JamesB. Mark TwainC. DreiserD. Dickinson(9)________made the distinction between language and parole.A. ChomskyB. SapirC. HallD. Saussure(10)Pragmatics differs from traditional semantics in that it studies meaning not in isolation, but in________.A. relationshipB. dependenceC. sentenceD. context人文模拟（五）(1) In 1066 Harold and his troops fought against William’s army Senlac Field near ________.A. LondonB. NormandyC. StandfordD. Hasting(2) ________is the home of golf. A. England B. Scotland C. Wakes D. Ireland(3) ________designed and flew a successful plane in 1911.A. Gleen E. CurissB. The Wright brothersC. Henry FordD. J. P. Morgan(4)________is considered to be an outstanding characteristic of American education.A. SimilarityB. CentralizationC. DiversityD. Unity(5) In the United States Thanksgiving Day is celebrated every year to thank ________.A. the PilgrimsB. the native IndiansC. GodD. both A and B(6) ________is not John Donne’s work.A. The Sun RisingB. The Elegies and SatiresC. Apophthagmes New and OldD. A Hymn to God the Father(7) The Bronte children started creating works out of their collective minds. ________is such anexample, which is the joint work of Emily and Anne.A. Wuthering HeightsB. ShirleyC. Jane EyreD. Gondal(8) Mark Twain shaped the world’s view of America and made a combination of ________andserious literature.A. American folk humorB. funny jokesC. English folkloreD. American values(9) If the two sounds are in complementary distribution, they are ________ of the same phoneme.A. symbolsB. allophonesC. phonesD. signs(10) Speech Act Theory was proposed by ________ in the late 50’s of the 20th century.A. John AustinB. John SearleC. Paul GriceD. Chomsky人文模拟（六）（1）Magna Carta was signed in ________ at a conference at ________.A. 1066;RunnymedeB. 1215; WindsorC. 1215; OxfordD. 1215; Runnymede（2）The first National Music Day was held in ________.A. 1990B. 1991C. 1992D. 1993（3）During the early period of World War I, the United States pursued a policy of________.A. neutralityB. impartialityC. pro-Ally partialityD. firm support of the Allies（4）A very important aspect of American higher education that has drawn the world’s attention is ________.A. research universityB. the community collegeC. doctoral universityD. liberal arts college（5）Today the Americans usually hold a big family dinner to celebrate the holiday, Thanksgiving Day, which often lasts for ________ days.A. twoB. fourC. threeD. seven（6）The story of Paradise Lost is taken from ________of the Bible.A. the New TestamentB. the Old TestamentC. the ExodusD. the Genesis（7）Tennyson’s greatest work is ________, in which he laments a lot on the death of his dear friend Hallam. A. In memoriam B. PoemsC. Idylls of the KingD. Maud, a collection of short lyrics（8）The fame of Henry James generally rests upon his novels and stories with ________.A. historical themeB. the international themesC. tragic themeD. the American themes（9）In linguistics, ________is focused on.A. acoustic phoneticsB. articulatory PhoneticsC. auditory phoneticsD. none of the above（10）Cooperative principle was found by ________.A Pau; Grice B. John Searle C. John Austin D. Levinson人文模拟（七）（1）The last battle of the Wars of Roses was at ________in 1485.A. HastingsB. Bosworth FieldC. NasebyD. Oxford（2）________houses the British Center for Literary Translation.A. The University of OxfordB. The University of CambridgeC. The University of LondonD. The University of East Anglia（3）The United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, because ________.A.Germany refused to give up its submarine warfareB.Britain and France were exhausted by the warC.Germany was trying to get Mexico into the war against the United StatesD.All of the above（4）According to the US News & World Report and other journals’ evaluation, ________in the west are the best research universities.A. Harvard and YaleB. Princeton and ColumbiaC. California and MITD. Stanford and Berkeley（5）On Christmas Day, there is a national tree lighting ceremony in ________.A. New York CityB. PhiladelphiaC. ChicagoD. Washington D.C.（6）________did not happen in the 17th century.A. The RenaissanceB. The Great PlagueC. The Great London FireD. The Glorious Revolution（7）In 1847, the Bronte sisters published the following famous novels EXCEPT ________.A. Jane EyreB. The Tenant of Wildfell HallC. Wuthering HeightsD. Shirley（8）Closely related to Emily Dickinson’s religious poetry are her poems concerningA. lonelinessB. childhoodC. youth and happinessD. death and immortality（9）A phoneme is a ________unit. It is ________.A. phonetic, abstractB. phonological, concreteC. phonetic, concreteD. phonological, abstract（10）Once the notion of ________was taken into consideration, semantics spilled into pragmatics.A. meaningB. contextC. formD. content人文模拟（八）（1）Henry VIII dissolved all England’s monasteries and nunneries because ________.A. they often rebelledB. they broke lawsC. they were much more royal to the Pope then to their English kingsD. they didn’t pay taxes（2）The United States of America is the ________country in the world in size.A. largestB. second largestC. third largestD. fourth largest（3）In the United States Ku Klux Klan terrorized and attacked ________.A. blacksB. all progressives B. Indians D. both A and B（4）Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanac is ________.A. his autobiographyB. an annual collection of proverbsC. a copy of travelsD. a novel（5）The story in ‘Beowulf’ took place in ________.A. EnglandB. North EuropeC. ScandinaviaD. the Mediterranean（6）________compiled The Dictionary of the English Language which became the fundation of all subsequent English dictionaries.A. Ben JohnsonB. Samuel JohnsonC. Alexander PopeD. John Dryden（7）As far as Emily Bronte’s literary creation is concerned, she is first of all, a ________, most devoted to nature with its mysterious workings.A. poetB. novelistC. prose writerD. environmentalist（8）Among the works of Dreiser, the best known to the Chinese readers is ________.A. American TragedyB. Sister CarrieC. The TitanD. The Financier（9）The feature that distinguishes ‘a greenhouse’ and ‘ a green house’ is ________.A. toneB. stressC. intonationD. aspiration（10）A ________analysis of an utterance will reveal what the speaker intends to do with it.A. semanticB. syntacticC. unitD. an utterance人文模拟（九）（1）The Renaissance was typified by the universal genius of _______ .A. ShakespeareB. Francis BaconC. Leonardo da VinciD. Christopher Marlowe （2）Of all the fifty states in the United States, _______ is the largest in area.A. CaliforniaB. TexasC. AlaskaD. New Mexico（3）_______was the beginning of a long economic depression in the US.A. The bankruptcy of banksB. Serious unemploymentC. The stock market crashD. Farm foreclosures（4）The first American writer who gained international fame was _______.A. Benjamin FranklinB. R.W. EmersonC. Nathaniel HawthorneD. Washington Irving（5）_______, one of the greatest native poets in England, was regarded as the “father of English Poetry”.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden （6）_______ is Sheridan’s comedy.A. The RivalsB. VolponeC. Everyman in His HumorD. The Dunciad（7）Most of Hardy’s later works show his _______view of life.A. optimisticB. practicalC. pessimisticD. ironical（8）The age of Realism in the literary history of the U.S. refers to the period from _______to_______.A. 1861, 1914B. 1861, 1918C. 1865, 1914D. 1865, 1918（9）Stress, tone and intonation are called _______ features.A. segmentalB. vocalC. speechD. suprasegmental（10）”blouse”, “denim” are _______origin.A. LatinB. FrenchC. GreekD. Scottish人文模拟（十）（1）_______ established blank verse in plays.A. William ShakespeareB. Francis BaconC. Edmund SpenserD. Christopher Marlowe（2）The United States lies between two oceans, _______ to its east and _______ to its west.A. the Pacific Ocean; the Atlantic OceanB. the Atlantic Ocean; the Pacific OceanC. the Indian Ocean; the Atlantic OceanD. the Pacific Ocean; the Indian Ocean （3）The bombing of the Pearl Harbor in 1941 was launched by _______ .A. GermanyB. JapanC. ItalyD. Spain（4）Washington Irving fills his stories with the “local color” of _______ .A. New York CityB. New York StateC. New York’s Hudson River ValleyD. Germany（5）Middle English literature strongly reflects the principles of _______ .A. the originality of thoughtB. the medieval Christian doctrineC. the secular lifeD. the poetic tradition（6）_______ is NOT a novel written by Henry Fielding.A. Tom JonesB. Joseph AndrewsC. AmeliaD. Pamela（7）All the following literary trends EXCEPT _______ belong to modernism.A. ExpressionismB. DadaismC. ImagismD. Darwinism（8）Sister Carrie is a masterpiece of _______ writing.A. romanticB. classicC. neo-classicD. naturalistic（9）_______deals with the production and classification of speech sounds.A. Acoustic phoneticsB. Auditory phoneticsC. Articulatory phoneticsD. Phonetics（10）_______English had been deeply influenced by Norman French in vocabulary and grammar.A. ModernB. MiddleC. OldD. both A and B人文模拟（十一）（1）The Tories was the forerunner of the Conservative Party.（2）The longest river in the United States is Mississippi.（3）The decision on setting up of a world organization, the United Nations, was made by Yalta Conference.（4）In Irving’s story, when Rip Van Winkle woke up and returned to his hometown he found that he had slept in the hill for 20 years.（5）Romance is a popular literary form in the medieval Period.（6）Defoe was sent to prison because of his pamphlet The Shortest Way with the Dissenters. （7）Jane Austin is NOT among the outstanding realist novels of the early 20th century.（8）Mark Twain is not an author of the modern period of American literature.（9）The sound [V] can be described as voiced, labiodental, fricative.(10) An important set of extensive sound changes affecting vowels, known as the Great Vowel Shift,occurred at the end of the Middle English period.人文模拟（十二）( 1)The Industrial Revolution first started in textiles.( 2) All the five lakes are shared by the United States and Canada except Lake Michigan.(3) The normal US-China diplomatic relation was not established until November 1978. (4)Walt Whitman was the first to explore fully the possibilities of free verse.(5)The repetition of sounds in two or more words or phrases that appear close to each other in apoem is called the rhyme.(6)The Rape of the Lock was Pope’s poem which satirized the idle and artificial life of thearistocracy.(7)Thomas Hardy is the important realistic poet in the Victorian Age and in the Modern Period.(8)Scott Fitzgerald is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the jazz.(9)Inflectional morphology studies inflections.(10) Work on the systematic form-meaning resemblance in cognates lies at the core of thecomparative reconstruction.人文模拟（十三）（1）The Independent Labor Party was formed in 1893, led by Keir Hardic.（2）New England lies in the northeastern part of the United States.（3）When the Korean war broke out, Truman decided to send military aid to Vietnam to support the French.（4）The story of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn takes place along the Mississippi River. （5）The Medieval period in English literature covers about four century(1100-1500).（6）Swift’s satire is usually masked by an outward gravity, so it becomes even more bitter. （7）In modern period of English literature, regarded drama as the best medium of poetry. （8）Faulkner’s novel The Sound and the Fury describe the decay and downfall of an old southern aristocratic family, symbolizing the old social order, told from different points of view. （9）The relation of the two clauses in a coordinate sentence is they are structurally equal parts of the sentence.（10）In early modern English thou was the second person pronoun used by social superiors to inferiors.人文模拟（十四）（1）After the Second World War, Britain gave up its economic hegemony and suffered a deep low of its position of industrial leadership.（2）The Middle Atlantic Region is the nerve center of the country because the nation’s capital city Washington is located here.（3）Postal service is the government-run enterprise in the United States.（4）Sister Carrie was Dreiser’s first novel.（5）William Caxton was the first person who introduced printing into England.（6）Johnson’s style is at the opposite extreme from Jonathan Swift’s simplicity.（7）In the Irish national theater movement, J.M. Synge was the most gifted dramatist, whose most popular play is the comedy The Playboy of the Western World.（8）Tender Is the Night is a novel of Francis Scott Fitzgerald.（9）A sentence is considered grammatical when it conforms to the grammatical knowledge in the mind of native speakers.（10）In English-language speech communities, the most obvious taboo words are related to sex, sex organs, excrement.人文模拟（十五）（1）With help from the USA, the British economy quickly recovered from the Second World War. （2）Now about 80% to 90% of immigration to the United States is from Asian and Hispanic countries.（3）Iowa in the US leads in the production of corn.（4）Old Man and the Sea is considered by many critics as Hemingway’s representative work. （5）Venus and Adonis is one of Shakespeare’s native poems.（6）Humanity is NOT a major feature of romanticists’ ideological trend.（7）E.M. Forster’s masterpiece is A Passage to India.（8）”The apparition of these faces in the crowded; Petals on a wet black bough.” Is the shortest poem written by Ezra Pound.（9）The subordinate clauses in a complex sentence is normally called an embedded clause. （10）A linguistic taboo refers to a word or expression that is prohibited by the “polite” society from general use.人文模拟（十六）（1）Britain was a world leader in shipbuilding during the middle of the 19th century.（2）The three states whose population have grown fastest in the past 20 years are: Arizona, Nevada and Florida.（3）Birmingham is the important iron and steel-producing city of the South.（4）Langston Hughs was regarded as Black America’s poet laureate because he depicted urban Blacks realistically, wrote in free verse and used unconventional forms.（5）The Advancement of Learning by Francis Bacon is a great tract on education.（6）Wordsworth’s I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud is the most anthologized poem in English literature.（7）America’s transcendentalist group includes, Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, two of the most significant writers whose writing has a strong impact on American literature.（8）Iceberg is a typical analogy of Hemingway’s style.（9）The rules that group words and phrases to form grammatical sentences are called combinational rules.（10）A euphemism is a mild, indirect or less offensive word or expression substituted when a speaker or writer fears more direct wording might be harsh, unpleasantly direct, or offensive.人文模拟（十七）（1）In Britain rice is not grown.（2）Between 1980 and 1989, the North of the United States lost 2.7million population owing to more people moving out of the region.（3）Canada is the largest source of the US imports.（4）Martin Luther King gave his best-known speech “I Have a Dream”before the Lincoln Memorial.（5）English Renaissance Period was an age of poetry and drama.（6）Coleridge’s poems of the demonic group doesn’t include Frost at Midnight.（7）The Romantic Period of American literature started with Sketch Book and ended with Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. Being a period of the great flowering of American literature, it is also called “the American Renaissance”.（8）E.E. Cummings always used “i”instead of “I”to refer to himself as a protest against self-importance.（9）”There is no direct link between a linguistic form and what it refers to (i.e., between language and the real world). This is the conceptualist view concerning the study of meaning.（10）The English system of frequently used address terms include “first name, last name and kin name” , “ title+last name” and title alone.人文模拟（十八）（1）The monarch is the “supreme governor” of the Church of England.（2）Experts say that Asian Americans mainly owe their success to the Asian tradition of education, hard work and family.（3）The Bill of Rights is the term used for the first ten amendments to the Constitution.（4）The famous Lincoln Memorial is situated in West Potomac Park, Washington D.C.（5）“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”This is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare’s sonnets.（6）The publication of The Lyrical Ballads marked the beginning of Romantic Age.（7）Washington Irving has always been regarded as a writer who “ perfected the best classic style that American Literature ever produced.”（8）Robert Frost won the third Pulitzer Prize with A Further Range.（9）Sound (adj.) and sound (n.) are identical in sound and spelling, but different in meaning. They are complete homonyms.（10）It is suggested that children begin to develop the articulatory movements needed to produce the phonemic distinction s of their language before they master the phonetic contrasts.人文模拟（十九）（1）The House of Common is headed by the Speaker.（2）The “ first Americans” were the Indians.（3）The US Senators must be citizens of the United States for at least 9 years.（4）Valentine’s Day is on February 14th.（5）In Milton’s works, Paradise Lost is the greatest, indeed the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since “Beowulf.”（6）Southey belongs to the “Lake Poets”（7）Hawthorne’s remarkable sense of the Puritan past, his apparent preoccupation with the moral issues of sin and guilt, and his keen psychological analysis of people are brought to full display in his masterpiece The Scarlet Letter.（8）Ezra Pound won the second Pulitzer Prize with “Collected Poems”.（9）The semantic features of the word “girl” can be expressed as: + ANIMATE, +HUMAN, -ADULT, - MALE（10）By language acquisition is primarily the acquisition of the grammatical system of language”, linguists mean that the general principles that are fundamental to the grammaticality of speech must be acquired.人文模拟（二十）（1）Women at the age of 60 and men at the age of 65 are entitled to a state retirement pension. （2）Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator.（3）The most central function of the Congress is to pass laws.（4）Easter Sunday is a most important religious holiday for commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ.（5）Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth are regarded as Shakespeare’s four great tragedies. （6）Shelley and Wordsworth had written a poem with the same name of Ode to the West Wind. （7）All sea adventure stories of Herman Melville, Moby-Dick proves to be the best.（8）In 1954, Ernest Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature for his “mastery of the art of modern narration ”.（9）In the collocational synonyms, “rebuke” is collocated by for.（10）Learning is defined as a conscious process of accumulating knowledge of a second language usually obtained in school settings.人文模拟[1] （1）A （2）B ( 3)D (4)B （5）C (6)C (7) B (8) A (9)B (10)D[2] （1）A （2）A ( 3)D (4) B (5)B （6）B (7) C (8) D (9) D (10)B[3] （1）A （2）C ( 3)C (4) B （5）C （6）A (7)D (8) D (9)C (10)C[4] （1）C （2）B (3) C (4)D （5）A （6）D (7) A (8) B (9)D (10)D[5] （1）D （2）B (3)A (4) C （5）C （6）C (7)D (8) A (9)B (10)A[6] （1）C （2）C (3)C (4) B （5）B （6）D (7) A (8) B (9)B (10)A[7] （1）B （2）D (3)D (4)D （5）D （6）A (7)B (8) D (9)D (10)B[8] （1）C （2）D ( 3)D (4) B （5）C （6）B (7)A (8) B (9) B (10)C[9] （1）C （2）C (3)C (4)D （5）A （6）A (7) C (8) C (9) D (10)B[10] （1）D （2）B (3)B (4) C （5）B （6）D (7)D (8)D (9) C (10)B。