英语专业八级模拟试题二在线练习.doc
英语专业八级综合模拟试题及详解(二)【圣才出品】
英语专业八级综合模拟试题及详解（二）PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION （25 MIN）SECTION A MINI-LECTUREIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the mini-lecture ONCE ONLE. 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 the word(s) you fill in is (are) 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.Writing Experimental ReportsI. Content of an experimental report, e.g.— study subject/area—study (l) _____—study (2) _____II. (3) _____ of an experimental report— providing details—regarding readers as (4) _____III. Structure of an experimental report—feature: highly structured and (5) _____— sections and their content:INTRODUCTION (6) _____; why you did itMETHOD how you did itRESULT what you found out(7) _____ what you think it showsIV. Sense of readership—(8) _____ : reader is the marker—(9) _____ : reader is an idealized, hypothetical, intelligent person with little knowledge of your study — tasks to fulfill in an experimental report:(10) _____ to relevant areanecessary background informationdevelopment of clear argumentsdefinition of (11) _____precise description of data (12) _____V. Demands and expectations in report writing— early stage:understanding of study subject/area and its (13) _____ basic grasp of the report’s format—later stage:(14) _____ on research significance— things to avoid in writing INTRODUCTION:inadequate material(15) _____ of research justification for the study【答案与解析】1. [答案] purpose[解析] 录音中提到“Then what is an experimental report? All a 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…”，由此可知an experimental report包含的三项内容分别是“what you did”、“why you did it”和“what you found out”即内容、目的和结论，结合题目可知，本空应填purpose，第二空应填findings。
专业英语八级模拟试卷902(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语八级模拟试卷902(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 1. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 2. READING COMPREHENSION 3. LANGUAGE USAGE 4. TRANSLATION 5. WRITINGPART I LISTENING 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 the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.听力原文：Multicultural Education: Piecing Together the Puzzle Good morning, everyone. Today, I will focus on a specific field of education, namely, multicultural education. First of all, I would like to ask you a question. Are you familiar with the term multicultural education? What does it mean? First, multicultural education is a field of study and an emerging discipline whose major aim is to create equal educational opportunities for students from diverse racial, ethnic, social-class, and cultural groups. One of its important goals is to help all students acquire the knowledge and communicate with peoples from diverse groups in order to create a civic and moral community that works for the common good. So, we may define multicultural education as a field of study that is designed to increase educational equity for all students. After we have explained the definition of multicultural education, then we need to figure out the way to teach students multiculturalism. But how? When a child opens his (or her) first puzzle and the pieces fall to the ground, it may seem very confusing. What are they to do with this pile of shapes in front of them? It often takes a parent to explain to them that all the different pieces fit together into one whole picture. Although every piece is different and unique, when they are all put into their place they form one whole picture. In the same way, teachers can teach multiculturalism in the classroom. By adding a multicultural component to their curricula, teachers can help students see how each individual fits into the big picture. Although every member of our society is unique, with different cultural backgrounds, we all fit together to form one unit. Actually, understanding our own identity and the culture of our community requires knowledge and recognition of our cultures and communities and how they have shaped us. I hold the firm belief that multicultural education should be part of the curriculum that all students should experience. There are, however, arguments against multicultural education. For example, some critics believe that multicultural education is directed toward only minority groups, thus discriminating against middle class, white, heterosexual males. Others believe that multiculturalism is against Western and democratic ideals. A final argument is the claim that multiculturalism will divide our presumably united nation.Although critics of multicultural education may feel they have valid arguments against the issue, I feel that the goals of multicultural education make it an important part of the curriculum that will benefit every student. Furthermore, as is well acknowledged, awareness is a key component to multiculturalism. Students must become aware of their own culture and how they are similar and different from others. Awareness also involves an understanding of issues involving differences in culture and a knowledge of which of these issues are present in their community. After becoming aware of these issues, students often react emotionally. With an awareness of the richness and variety of cultures in their community and a personal emotional reaction, students can take social action aimed at positive multicultural change. I feel that these goals are proof that the arguments against multicultural education are invalid. Multiculturalism promotes positive change for persons of all cultures. It involves not only teaching majority groups about minorities, but also teaching minority groups about the majority groups. It has its base in democratic ideals such as equality, freedom, and justice. Multiculturalism will unite our divided nation into one unit which will have no mainstream culture, but many diverse subcultures which will cooperate for the good of everyone, not just the majority or the minority. So, I’d like to emphasize that multiculturalism should be included in all curricula. My school experience (until college) didn’t include multicultural perspectives and I feel as if I missed out on some important things. I often feel a little clueless when confronted with situations involving people different from me. Without some knowledge of our surroundings, how can we be expected to survive in society? This question reveals one of the purposes of education, survival. Learning about the other people who share our community is an essential part of this survival in modern society. Multiculturalism becomes increasingly important as our society becomes more diverse. In the past, efforts to provide multicultural content to students have, as critics feared, created more diversity and tension among groups. However, more recent methods are aimed at creating relations based on commonalities. Lynch suggests providing basis of common knowledge, skills, and insights about the things that all human societies should hold in common. Stressing similarities will unify groups with differences. We can define the goals of multicultural education as: educational equity; empowerment of students and their parents; cultural pluralism in society; understanding and harmony in the classroom, school, and community; an expanded knowledge of various cultural and ethnic groups; and the development of students, parents, and practitioners guided by an informed and inquisitive multicultural perspective. Just as the goals stated by other crusaders for multiculturalism, the afore-listed goals follow a specific order and stress knowledge, understanding, and equality. Finally, I believe that it is very necessary and completely conceivable for our education systems to move toward a multicultural curriculum. By following the goals I have mentioned, we can finally understand how the many pieces of our society fit together into one big picture.Multicultural Education: Piecing Together the Puzzle Today, we’ll discuss a new field of education—multicultural education. I 【T1】______of multicultural education: a field of study that is designed 【T1】______ to increase educationalequity for all students. Major aim is to: a. Create 【T2】______for students from diverse groups; 【T2】______ b. Help all students 【T3】______and communicate with peoples 【T3】______ from diverse groups. II How to teach multiculturalism. a. Add 【T4】______to the curricula; 【T4】______ b. Let students learn we can fit members of different 【T5】______ 【T5】______ together to form one unit. III Arguments against multicultural education. a. Multicultural education is directed toward 【T6】______; 【T6】______ b. Multicultural education discriminates against middle class; c. Multicultural education is against Western and democratic ideals; d. Multiculturalism will 【T7】______. 【T7】______ IV The key component to multiculturalism—【T8】______. 【T8】______ a. Students know how they are similar and different from others; b. Students can take social action aimed at 【T9】______. 【T9】______ V Foundation and purpose of multicultural education. a. Foundation: 【T10】______ideals of equality, freedom, and justice 【T10】______ b. Purpose: 【T11】______in modern society 【T11】______ VI Methods of multicultural education a. Old methods: created more 【T12】______among groups 【T12】______ b. New methods: creating relations based on commonalities VII Goals of multicultural education. a. Educational equity b. 【T13】______of students and their parents 【T13】______ c. 【T14】______in society 【T14】______ d. Understanding and harmony in the classroom e. An expanded knowledge of various cultural and ethnic groups f. The development of students, parents, and practitioners guided by an 【T15】______multicultural perspective 【T15】______1．【T1】正确答案：Definition解析：归总题。
大学专业英语八级考试模拟试卷(带答案)
大学专业英语八级考试模拟试卷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.LanguageDespite the fact that many definitions of language have been proposed, succinct definitions of language usually bring various questions. To understand the notion of language better, there are several aspects that should be taken into consideration.Ⅰ. Vocal communication in childhood●Composition of the system of vocal communication●Functions of the system of vocal communication:A. 1B. Express feelings and emotionsC. Influence the activities of othersD. 2 oneself with friendliness or hostilityⅡ. Different systems of vocal communication constitute different languages●Hard to define the 3 between languages●Different languages- people do not understand each other without 4 by both parties● 5-different systems of communication that may impede but do not prevent mutual comprehension●Idiolect- the 6 of a single personⅢ. Acquisition of languages●7 : spoken by one's parents or by those with whom they are brought up from infancy●Second Language: learned to different degrees of competence under various conditions●Bilingualism: Completely 8 two languagesA. Raised by parents speaking different languages at homeB. Raised within 9Ⅳ. Language is species-specific to human beings●Animals communicate through 10 or else●Human language is infinitely 11 and creativeⅤ. 12 of language●Facilitate communication●Express a national or local 13●14 function of language: puns, riddles, and crossword puzzles●Functions in imaginative or symbolic contexts: poetry, drama, and religionⅥ. Language and its relation to society●Language is a working system of communication in a certain 15●The product of history and source of its future developmentSECTION 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. $20. B. $36.99. C. $4.99. D. $32.17、A. What the problem is. B. What correction she wants.C. A neutral tone.D. Showing her anger.18、A. Give them the cultural information about complaint.B. Give them a model letter and ask them to write one similar to that.C. Familiarize the students with necessary vocabularies.D. Show the students the necessary writing styles and formats.19、A. Face-to-face verbal complaint. B. Written complaint.C. Phone complaint.D. E-mail complaint.20、A. Creating a situation where students can complain.B. Providing model complaints for students to follow.C. Analyzing the languages and structures for complaints.D. Giving students practice on how to complain by role play.21、A. Food security is the ability of people in household.B. Food security at the national level to provide the food needs to live a healthy and productive life.C. Food security also deals with food and nutritional security.D. Food security only refers to amount of food.22、A. The quality of people's life.B. The ability to grow and develop intellectually and socially.C. The capabilities of the next generation.D. All the above.23、A. To arouse the attention of all leaders over the world.B. To increase food production.C. To make better use of food.D. To make more food available in the marketplace.24、A. Australia has been putting more resources in agriculture.B. Poor countries were not themselves putting sufficient resources into agriculture and food security issues.C. More recently, food prices has been very high.D. Experts have realized that there's a large portion of society in poor countries.25、A. They changed the main staple crops.B. They changed the technology of growing the main staple crops.C. They fertilized the land.D. They did more research.PART ⅡREADING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are four 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 ONETo keep the wheels of industry, we manufacture consumer goods in endless quantities, and, in the process, are rapidly exhausting our resources. But this is only half the problem. What do we do with manufactured products when they are worn out? They must be disposed of, but how and where?Unsightly junkyards full of rusting automobiles already surround every city in the nation. Americans throw away 80 billion bottles and cans each year, enough to build more than ten stacks to the moon. There isn't room for much more waste, and yet the factories grind on.They cannot stop because everyone wants a job. Our standard of living, one of the highest in the world, requires the consumption of manufactured products in ever-increasing amounts. Man, about to be buried in his own waste, is caught in a vicious cycle.Only 100 years ago man lived in harmony with nature. There weren't so many people then and their wants were fewer. Whatever wastes were produced could be absorbed by nature and were soon covered over. Today this harmonious relationship is threatened by man's lack of foresight and planning, and by his carelessness and greed, for man is slowly poisoning his environment.Pollution is a "dirty" word. To pollute means to contaminate—to spoil something by introducing impurities which make it unfit or unclear to use. Pollution comes in many forms. We see it, we smell it, taste it, drink it, and stumble through it. We literally live in and breathe pollution, and, not surprisingly, it is beginning to threaten our health, our happiness, and our very civilization. Once we thought of pollution as meaning simply smog—the choking, stinging, dirty air that hovers over cities. But air pollution, while it is still the most dangerous, is only one type of contamination among several which attack the most basic life function. Through the uncontrolled use of insecticides, man has polluted the land, killing the wildlife. By dumping sewage and chemical into rivers and lakes, we have contaminated our drinking water. We are polluting the oceans, too, killing the fish and thereby depriving ourselves of an invaluable food supply. Part of the problem is our exploding population.More and more people produce more wastes. But this problem is intensified by our "throw-away" technology. Each year American dispose of 7 million autos, 20 million tons of waste paper, 25 million pounds of toothpaste tubes and 48 million cans. We throw away gum wrappers, newspapers, and paper plates. It is no longer fashionable to reuse anything. Today almost everything is disposable. Instead of repairing a toaster or a radio, it is easier and cheaper to buy a new one and discard the old, even though 95 percent of its parts may still be functioning. Baby diapers, which used to be made of cloth and now have disposable substitutes: "Wear it once and throw it away," will be the slogan of the fashion conscious.Where is this all to end? Are we turning the world into a gigantic dump, or is there hope that we can solve the pollution problem? Fortunately, solutions are in sight. A few of them are positively ingenious. Take the problem of discarded automobiles, for instance. Each year over 40,000 of them are abandoned in New York City alone. Eventually the discards end up in a junkyard. But cars are too bulky to ship as scrap to a steel mill. They must first be flattened. This is done in a giant compressor which can reduce a Cadillac to the size of a television set in a matter of minutes. Any leftover scrap metal is mixed with concrete and made into exceptionally strong bricks that are used in buildings and bridges. Man's ingenuity has come to his rescue.What about water pollution? More and more cities are building sewage-treatment plants. Instead of being dumped into a nearby river or lake, sewage is sent through a system of underground pipes to a giant tank where the water is separated from the solid material called sludge. The sludge can be converted into fertilizer, and can also be made into bricks.Controlling air pollution is another crucial objective. Without food, man can live about five weeks; without water, about five days. Without air, he can only live five minutes, so pure air is a must. Here the wrongdoer is the automobile. Where there is a concentration of automobiles, as in our big cities, air pollution is severe. It is important to see that our cars are equipped with pollution-control devices. Such devices effectively reduce the harmful gases emitted from the engine. Power plants, factories, and apartment buildings can also avoid air pollution. When possible they should use clean fuels like gas and oil. And the smokestacks of these buildings should be equipped with filters and other smoke-reduction devices.Can we eliminate pollution altogether? Probably not. Modem man pollutes with everything he does, so total elimination would require drastic measures. Every power plant would have to shut down. Industries would have to close. We would have to leave all our automobiles in the garage. Every bus and truck and airplane would have to stop running. There would be no way to bring food to the cities. There would be no heat and light. Under these conditions, our population would die in a short time. Since such a drastic solution is impossible, we must employ determined public action. We can reduce pollution, even if we can't eliminate it altogether. But everyone must do his part. We can have a clean world; we can do something. The choice is up to you.PASSAGE TWO"When I direct Shakespeare," theatrical innovator Peter Sellars once said, "the first thing I do is go to the text for cuts. I go through to find the passages that are real heavy, that really are not needed, places where the language has become obscure, places where there is a bizarre detour. And then I take those moments, those elements, and I make them the centerpiece, the core of the production."In the sober matter of staging Shakespeare, such audaciousness is hard to resist—though a lot of Chicago theatre-goers have been able to. Typically, a third of the people who have been showing up at the Goodman Theatre to see Sellars' ingenious reworking of The Merchant of Venice have been walking out before the evening is over. It's no mystery, why? The evening isn't over for nearly four hours. Beyond that, the production pretty much upends everything the audience has come to expect from one of Shakespeare's most troubling but reliable entertaining comedies.The play has been transplanted from the teeming, multicultural world of 15th century Venice, Italy, to the teeming, multicultural world of 1994 Venice Beach, California, where Sellars lives when he isn't setting Don Giovanni in Spanish Harlem, putting King Lear in a Lincoln Continental or deconstructing other classic plays and operas. Shylock, along with the play's other Jews, is black. Antonio, the merchant of the title, and his kinsmen are Latinos. Portia, the wealthy maiden being wooed by Antonio's friend Bassanio, is Asian. But the racial shuffling is just one of Sellars' liberties. The stage is furnished with little but office furniture, while video screens simulcast the actors in close-up during their monologues, (and, in between, display seemingly unrelated Southern Califomia scene, from gardens and swimming pools to the L. A. riots). Cries of anguish come from the clowns, and the playfully romantic final scene, in which Portia teases Bassanio for giving away her ring to the lawyer she played in disguise, is re-imagined as the darkest, most poisonously unsettling passage in the play.Some of this seems to be sheer perversity, but the real shock of Sellars' production is how well it works both theatrically and thematically. The racial casting, for instance, is a brilliant way of defusing the play's anti- Semitism—turning it into a metaphor for prejudice and materialism in all its forms. Paul Butler is a hardhearted ghetto businessman who, even when he is humiliated at the end, never loses his cool or stoops for pity.Wrongheaded and tortuous as this Merchant sometimes is, the updating is witty and apt. The "news of the Rialto" becomes fodder for a pair of gossip reporters on a happy-talk TV newscast. Shylock's trial is presided over by a mumbling, superannuated judge who could have stepped fight out of Court TV. With a few exceptions—Elaine Tse's overwrought Portia, for instance—the actors strike a nice balance between Shakespeare's poetry and Sellars' stunt driving. For the rest of us, it's a wild ride.PASSAGE THREESince ancient times it has been known that your word is a cause set in motion. In fact, the universe itself is claimed to have emanated from a single primordial sound. In the science of yoga, it is believed that certain Sanskrit words, known asmantras, can bring about magical results, thus you can secure abundance with a certain mantra, peace with another, and so on. On a more practical level, your word still remains highly potent.With your words, you can wound someone, sending them into spirals of defeat, and with your words you can heal someone, raising them up from a dismal place to soaring hope and motivation. In fact, the entire field of self-improvement is the transmission of words that will assist others to get a firm perspective and move forward with their lives, fulfilling their dreams and desires.On a personal level, too, your words affect you. What you say to yourself about anyone or anything affects you, too. If you speak well of someone or something, you bring more of that harmony into your life. And if you speak ill of someone or something, you will bring more of that frustration and anger and conflict into your life.Psychological literature often speaks of numerous cases where a parent's words, spoken casually, can affect the destiny of a child. And the most potent words that a parent can use to affect a child are those spoken at the time of dying since these are the last words, and the moment is so highly-charged and the awareness so acute that these words become an imperative that the child now feels obligated to never disown.Words are further charged with the emotion behind them. The stronger the emotion, the more highly charged the words. Many a love affair has fallen by the wayside because of emotionally charged words, which are later regretted.Despite all this, people use words with the utmost casualness. People wreck their own lives and that of others through the careless use of words. They also accept the words of others as a given truth, when, in fact, all comments by others are merely opinion.The most marvelous aspect of words is how they can bend time. The brilliantly crafted words of Shakespeare or the eloquence of Martin Luther King still shape our lives. Words are so sacred that whole buildings are used to archive them and make them available for reading.A person can rise from poverty to wealth, from sickness to health, and from loneliness to loving companionship simply through exposing themselves to the most beneficial stream of words.Words not only steal hearts, but shape reality as well. The earth can be a better place because of your choice of words. You can fill lives with the miracles of your words. You can be an agent for positive change and bring out the best in yourself and others simply by how you use words. Words are psychic shape-shifters; use them wisely.PASSAGE FOURimagine a chart that begins when man first appeared on the planet and tracks the economic growth of societies from then forward. It would be a long, flat line until the late 16th or early 17th century, when it would start trending upward. For most of humankind life was as the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes famously described it in 1651—"solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." But as Hobbes was writing thosewords, the world around him was changing. Put simply, human beings were getting smarter.People have always sought knowledge. The scientific revolution, followed by the Enlightenment, marked a fundamental shift. Humans were no longer searching for ways simply to fit into a natural or divine order; but they were seeking to change it. Once people found ways to harness energy—using steam engines—they were able to build machines that harnessed far more power than any human or horse could ever do. And people could work without ever getting tired. The rise of these machines drove the Industrial Revolution, and created a whole new system of life. Today the search for knowledge continues to produce an ongoing revolution in the health and wealth of humankind.If the rise of science marks the first great trend in this story, the second is its diffusion. What was happening in Britain during the Industrial Revolution was not an isolated phenomenon. A succession of visitors to Britain would go back to report to their countries on the technological and commercial innovations they saw there. Sometimes societies were able to learn extremely fast, as in the United States. Others, like Germany, was benefited from starting late, leapfrogging the long-drawn-out process that Britain went through.This diffusion of knowledge accelerated dramatically in recent decades. Over the last 30 years we have watched countries like Japan, Singapore, South Korea and now China grow at a pace that is three times that of Britain or the United States at the peak of the Industrial Revolution. They have been able to do this because of their energies and exertions, of course, but also because they cleverly and perhaps luckily adopted certain ideas about development that had worked inthe West—reasonably free markets, open trade, a focus on science and technology, among them.The diffusion of knowledge is the dominant trend of our time and goes well beyond the purely scientific. Consider the cases of Turkey and Brazil. If you had asked an economist 20 years ago how to think about these two countries, he would have explained that they were classic basket-case, Third World economies, with triple-digit inflation, soaring debt burdens, a weak private sector and snail's-pace growth. Today they are both remarkably well managed, with inflation in single digits and growth above 5 percent. And this shift is happening around the world. From Thailand to South Africa to Slovakia to Mexico, countries are far better managed economically than they have ever been. Even in cases where political constraints make it difficult to push far-reaching reforms, as in Brazil, Mexico or India, governments still manage their affairs sensibly, observing the Hippocratic oath not to do any harm.We are sometimes reluctant to believe in progress. But the evidence is unmistakable. The management of major economies has gotten markedly better in the last few years. Careful monetary policy has tempered the boom-and-bust economic cycles of the industrial world, producing milder recessions and fewer shocks. Every day one reads of a new study comparing nations in everything from Internet penetration to inflation. All these studies and lists are symbols of a learning process that is accelerating, reinforcing the lessons of success and failure. Call it a best-practice world.I realize that the world I am describing is the world of the winners. There are billions of people, locked outside global markets, whose lives are still accurately described by Hobbes's cruel phrase. But even here, there is change. The recognition of global inequalities is more marked today than ever before, and this learning is forcing action. There is more money being spent on vaccines and cures for diseases in Africa and Asia today than ever before in history. Foreign-aid programs face constant scrutiny and analysis. When things don't work, we learn that, too, and it puts a focus either on the aid program or on local governments to improve.This may sound overly optimistic. There are losers in every race, but let not the worries over who is winning and losing the knowledge race obscure the more powerful underlying dynamic: knowledge is liberating. It creates the possibility for change and improvement everywhere. It can create amazing devices and techniques, save lives, improve living standards and spread information. Some will do well on one measure, others on another. But on the whole, a knowledge-based world will be a healthier and richer world.The caveat I would make is not about one or another country's paucity of engineers or computers. These problems can be solved. But knowledge is not the same thing as wisdom. Knowledge can produce equally powerful ways to destroy life, intentionally and unintentionally. It can produce hate and seek destruction. Knowledge does not by itself bring any answer to the ancient Greek question "What is a Good Life?" It does not produce good sense, courage, generosity and tolerance. And most crucially, it does not produce the farsightedness that will allow us all to live together—and grow together—on this world without causing war, chaos and catastrophe. For that we need wisdom.26、Which of the following statement is NOT a cause of pollution mentioned in the passage?(PASSAGE ONE.A. Population explosion.B. Too much consumption.C. It is out-dated to reuse things.D. High unemployment rate.27、Which of the following statements is NOT a suggested solution to water pollution?(PASSAGE ONE.A. Building sewage-treatment plants.B. Strict restriction on the discharge of polluted water to rivers or lakes nearby.C. Using gigantic tanks to separate solid materials from water.D. Setting up underground sewage system to purify water.28、What does this passage mainly address?(PASSAGE ONE.A. The severity of pollution nowadays.B. Pollution and its solution.C. Universal concern over environment.D. Consumption and pollution.29、What's the main topic of the passage?(PASSAGE TWO)A. The Merchant of Venice adapted by Sellars.B. Success of the newly performed The Merchant of Venice.C. Peter Sellars's artistic style.D. The shooting of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.30、When directing Shakespeare, Sellars usually ______ the original texts.(PASSAGE TWO)A. selects the key moments inB. abridgesC. completely changesD. keeps31、What can be inferred about Sellars's The Merchant of Venice?(PASSAGE TWO)A. The adaptation is awkward and meaningless.B. It is popular with Chicago theater-goers.C. It is not favored by the audience.D. It meets the audience's expectation.32、It can be concluded from the passage that Shakespeare's original text of The Merchant of Venice ______.(PASSAGE TWO)A. is much more difficult to understandB. is always clear in languageC. presents a negative viewpoint towards the SemiticsD. is not as popular as his tragedies33、According to the author, words can ______.(PASSAGE THREE.A. kill peopleB. show people's defeatC. give people hopeD. change the speaker himself34、Which is TRUE about the last words of parents?(PASSAGE THREE.A. They are often more influential on children than those spoken casually.B. They are full of sorrow and misery.C. Children's awareness of parents' words is always acute.D. These words are imperative for children with great sense of obligation.35、According to the fifth and sixth paragraph, the author implies that ______.(PASSAGE THREE.A. people's emotions are influenced by the words they sayB. people should use words with more carefulnessC. people should only accept words which are truths rather than opinionsD. what people experience directly decides what they speak36、Better choice of words can do all of the following EXCEPT ______.(PASSAGE THREE.A. shaping realityB. making life betterC. bringing about positive changeD. fulfilling dreams37、It can be inferred that during the Enlightenment, people in Western Europe ______.(PASSAGE FOUR)A. were looking for better ways of seeking knowledgeB. were not satisfied with their past achievementsC. were trying to fit into the natural environmentD. were tired of working38、Which of the following is NOT a result of scientific diffusion?(PASSAGE FOUR)A. Britain's leadership in the Industrial Revolution.B. The Industrial Revolution in countries like the U.S. and Germany.C. Great development of some Eastern Asian countries.D. The economic boom in Turkey and Brazil.39、A suitable title for the passage would be ______.(PASSAGE FOUR)A. Knowledge and World EconomyB. Diffusion of ScienceC. The Earth's Learning CurveD. Knowledge and Wisdom40、SECTION B SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONSIn this section there are eight short answer questions based on the passages in SECTION A. Answer each question in NO more than 10 words in the space provided on ANSWER SHEET TWO.What is the immediate problem caused by the consumption of manufactured products?(PASSAGE ONE.41、What does the phrase "wrongheaded and tortuous" mean in the last paragraph?(PASSAGE TWO)42、What does the author mean by saying "your word is a cause set in motion" in Paragraph 1?(PASSAGE THREE.43、What's the remarkable aspect of words according to the passage?(PASSAGE THREE.44、What conclusion can be drawn from the passage about the great words?(PASSAGE THREE.45、What does the word "unmistakable" mean in Paragraph 6?(PASSAGE FOUR)46、What does "it" refer to in Line 6 Paragraph 7?(PASSAGE FOUR)47、What's the author's attitude towards knowledge?(PASSAGE FOUR)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 "—" andput the word in the blankprovided at the end of the line.It is interesting to reflect for a moment upon the differences in the areas of moral feeling and standards in the peoples of Japan andthe United States. The Americans divide these areas somewhatrigidly into the spirit and flesh, the two being in opposition in the 48life of a human being. Ideally, spirit should prevail but all too oftenit is the flesh which does prevail. 49The Japanese make no this division, at least between one as 50good and the other as evil. They believe that a person has twosouls, each necessary. One is the "gentle" soul; other is the 51"rough" soul. Sometimes the person uses his gentle soul;sometimes he must use his rough soul. He does not favor his gentlesoul, neither he fight his rough soul. Japanese philosophers insist 52human nature in itself be good, and a human being does not need to 53fight any part of himself. He has only to learn how to use each soulproperly at the appropriate times. Virtue for the Japanese consists of 54fulfilling one's obligations to others. Happy endings, either in life orin fiction, are neither necessary nor expected, while the fulfillment 55of duty provides the satisfying end, whatever the tragedy it inflicts.And duty includes a person's obligations to these who have conferred 56benefits upon him and to himself as an individual of honor. Hedevelops through this double sense of duty, a self-discipline whichis at once permissive and rigid, depending upon the area which it is 57functioning.PART ⅣTRANSLATIONTranslate the following text from Chinese into English. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.58、我仿佛看见这世间有一个极大、极复杂的网，大大小小的一切事物，都被牢结在这网中。
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1. stratan. level or class in society, pl. of stratum （社会的）阶层e.g.: a gathering of people from a variety of social strata2. reconciliationn. the reestablishing of cordial relations or getting two things to correspond 和解，调和，⼀致e.g.: the reconciliation of ideas, opinions, etc.派⽣词汇 reconcile v. （使）和好 reconcilement n. 和好 reconciler n. 和解⼈reconciliatory adj. 调和的3. prorataadv.& adj. in proportion成⽐例e.g.: If production costs go up. There will be a prorata increase in prices / process will increase prorata.4. fiatn. formal authorization, order or decree 谕，命令，法令e.g.: The opening of a market stall is governed by municipal fiat.5. complementn. thing that goes well or suitable with sth else, or make it complete 相配合的事物；补充物；补⾜物e.g.: Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.派⽣词汇 complementary adj. 补充的6. ineligible①adj. not having the appropriate or necessary qualifications (for sth.)不合格的，⽆资格的e.g.: Any person under the age of 18is ineligible for benefit.②n. one that is not eligible 不合格的⼈e.g.: The ineligibles are those extremely poor people.必背搭配（be）ineligible for ; ineligible to do派⽣词汇 ineligibility n. 不合格 ineligibleness n.不合格 ineligibly adv. 不合格地7. curatorn. a person in charge of a museum, an art gallery, etc. 博物馆，美术馆等（的）馆长e.g.: He had worked as a curator.8. immunityn. ability to resist infection, disease, etc. 免疫⼒e.g.: This vaccine will give you immunity for two years.派⽣词汇 immune adj. （常与against, from, to连⽤）免疫的；免受（伤害）的；（常与from, to连⽤）被豁免的 n. 免疫者immunize vt. 使有免疫⼒，使免除；immunization n. 免疫作⽤9. unmaskvt. Remove a mask from sb. 除去某⼈的⾯具e.g.: The revelers unmasked at midnight.10. homosexual①adj. sexually attracted only to people of the same sex as oneself同性恋的e.g.: He has the homosexual tendencies.②n. a homosexual person; a gay man or a lesbian 同性恋者e.g.: He is a homosexual.派⽣词汇 homosexuality n. 同性恋爱11. seatbeltn. a safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident 飞机、汽车等的安全带e.g.: Fasten your seatbelt!12. shoulder-strapn. narrow strip of material that goes over the shoulder to support a bra, nightdress, etc. 保护肩膀的肩带e.g.: The dress’s shoulder-strap was broken.13. enhancevt. Increase(the good qualities of sb / sth), make (sb / sth)look better增强某⼈的优点，使某⼈看起来更好e.g.: Those clothes do nothing to enhance her appearance.派⽣词汇 enhancement n. 增加，提⾼14. overpowervt. Be too strong or powerful for sb by greater strength or numbers 强得使某⼈承受不住，以⼒量或数量战胜某⼈e.g.: The police easily overpowered the burglars.派⽣词汇 Overpowering adj. 不可抗拒的；压倒（优势）的；极强⼤的15. ergonomicsn. study of work and working conditions in order to improve people’s efficiency ⼯效学，⼯作环境改造学（与单词动词连⽤）e.g.: He is an expert at ergonomics.派⽣词汇 ergonomist n. ⼯作环境改造学家，⽣物⼯艺学家 ergonomic (ergonomical) adj. ⼈机⼯程学的，⼈与机械控制的Exercise从以上单词中选出最恰当的词，填⼊空格内。
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专业英语八级（阅读）模拟题2019年(2)(总分100,考试时间155分钟)PART II READING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are several passages followed by fourteen multiple-choice questions. For each multiple-choice question, there are four suggested answers marked [A] , [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.(1)Human migration: the term is vague. What people usually think of is the permanent movement of people from one home to another. More broadly, though, migration means all the ways—from the seasonal drift of agricultural workers within a country to the relocation of refugees from one country to another.(2)Migration is big, dangerous, compelling. It is 60 million Europeans leaving home from the 16th to the 20th centuries. It is some 15 million Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims swept up in a tumultuous shuffle of citizens between India and Pakistan after the partition of the subcontinent in 1947.(3)Migration is the dynamic undertow of population change: everyone's solution, everyone's conflict. As the century turns, migration, with its inevitable economic and political turmoil, has been called "one of the greatest challenges of **ing century."(4)But it is much more than that It is, as it has always been, the great adventure of human life. Migration helped create humans, drove us to conquer the planet, shaped our societies, and promised to reshape them again(5)"You have a history book written in your genes," said Spencer Wells. The book he's trying to read goes back to long before even the first word was written, and it is a story of migration.(6)Wells, a tall, blond geneticist at Stanford University, spent the summer of 1998 exploring remote parts of Transcaucasia and Central Asia with three colleagues in a Land Rover, looking for drops of blood. In the blood, donated by the people he met, he will search for the story that genetic markers can tell of the long paths human life has taken across the Earth.(7)Genetic studies are the latest technique in a long effort of modern humans to find out where they **e from. But however the paths are traced, the basic story is simple: people have been moving since they were people. If early humans hadn't moved and intermingled as much as they did, they probably would have continued to evolve into different species. From beginnings in Africa, most researchers agree, groups of hunter-gatherers spread out, driven to the ends of the Earth.(8)To demographer Kingsley Davis, two things made migration happen. First, human beings, with their tools and language, could adapt to different conditions without having to wait for evolution to make them suitable for a new niche. Second, as populations grew, cultures began to differ, and inequalities developed between groups. The first factor gave us the keys to the door of any room on the planet; the other gave us reasons to use them.(9)Over the centuries, as agriculture spread across me planet, people moved toward places where metal was found and worked and to centres of commerce mat men became cities. Those places were, in turn, invaded and overrun by people later generations called barbarians.(10)In between these storm surges were steadier but similarly profound tides in which people moved out to colonize or were captured and brought in as slaves. For a while me population of Athens, that city of legendary enlightenment, was as much as 35 percent slaves.(11)"What strikes me is how important migration is as a cause and effect in the great world events," Mark Miller, co-author of The Age of Migration and a professor of political science at the University of Delaware, told me recently.(12)It is difficult to think of any great events that did not involve migration. Religions spawned pilgrims or setders; wars drove refugees before them and made new land available for the conquerors; political upheavals displaced thousands or millions; economic innovations drew workers and entrepreneurs like magnets; environmental disasters like famine or disease pushed their bedraggled survivors anywhere they could replant hope.(13)"It's part of our nature, this movement," Miller said. "It's just a fact of the human condition."1. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?A. Migration exerts a great impact on population change.B. Migration contributes to Mankind's progress.C. Migration brings about desirable and undesirable effects.D. Migration may not be accompanied by human conflicts.2. What do we know about Spencer Wells from the passage?A. He thought genes can tell where people **e from.B. He wrote a book about the history of genes.C. He read me first history book at Stanford University.D. He agreed human migration was from Transcaucasia and central Asia.3. Which of the following groups is NOT mentioned as migrants in the passage?A. Farmers.B. Workers.C. Setders.D. Colonizers.4. There seems to be a(n)_____ relationship between great events and migration.A. looseB. indefiniteC. causalD. remote(1)Mucky roads, unpredictable weather, and wet ground that sags beneath your feet. It must be springtime in New England.(2)Come March, receding snow transforms the landscape into a soft, sloppy mess. NewEnglanders call this metamorphosis "mud season", the period of recovery between the long, brutal winter and the warm summer ahead But with no banner activity to accompany it—think leaf-peeping in the fall or skiing in winter—mud season brings a serious lull in tourism A group of inns and hotels say that's the perfect excuse to design a vacation package. The result? Getaways that focus on food, drink, and activities inspired by mud seasoa Add greater room availability and discount prices, and all that muck seems a little more bearable.(3)For guests who are hungry after a winter in hibernation, the Inn at Crystal Lake, a 12-room bed-and-breakfast in the tiny town of Eaton, offers "Swine in the Mud", smoky, thick pork chops topped with honey-chipotle barbecue sauce. To round out the meal, co-owner and bartender Tim Ostendorf whips up a "Here's Mud in Your Eye", vodka shaken with Kahlua liqueur and Hershey's syrup.(4)Crystal Lake isn't the only establishment with a mud-themed menu. The Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, serves warm raspberry scones drizzled with "Maine Mud" chocolate sauce for breakfast. Devising such recipes can be taxing, says owner Maureen McQuade. "You think that putting together a promotion like this is a snap," she says. "You have to drink a lot of chocolate martinis."(5)But someone has to do it Visits to the region between ski season and summertime drop sharply, as statistics from the New Hampshire tourism office bear out In the White Mountains, where Eaton is located, tourists spent around $176 million in the winter of 2002. That spring they spent just $77 millioa In the Lakes Region, popular for boating and fishing, visitors spent almost $276 million in summer 2001. That spring, spending was around $65 millioa "We don't have the crowds like we have in fall or summer," says Ostendorf. "It's a quieter time."(6)Some inns use the relative calm as a selling point. For vacationers in need of post-winter rejuvenation, the Wayside Inn in Bethlehem, N.H., includes a mud wrap—with a choice of three kinds of mud—in its mud season package. "You tend to want a quiet weekend, not to do much, get away from the hustle," says Wayside co-owner Kathe Hofmann.(7)Lower prices are another incentive. For participating inns, costs for a two-night stay with some meals and activities included range from $295 to $899, down as much as $200 compared with peak season.(8)For those who like a little testosterone mixed in with their dirt, the Equinox Resort & Spa in Manchester Village, Vt., offers an off-road driving course in one of its eight Land Rovers or Hummer H2s. But don't expect any television-style heroics in the lesson: Speeds on the 80-acre course are 3 to 5 miles per hour, says Courtney Lowe, the resort's director of sales and marketing. "The whole objective is a tread-lightly program," Lowe says. If the weather's right, the terrain will ensure at least some mud gets on the windshield. The course features steep hills and dramatic pitches that cause the SUVs to lean sharply to one side. "You almost have the feeling you'll fall over, but you won't," Lowe says.(9)Is the market for something a little less dizzying? Crystal Lake's package includes wildlife and bird-watching trips to four nearby Audubon Society sanctuaries. Adventurous guests get guides to spot birds and animal tracks, maps of the areas, and locally made soap to clean up after a day of traipsing through the muck. "It's a terrific time," says Bobby Barker, the inn's co-owner. "It can suddenly change from one severe season to sun."5. Tourists to New England in mud season may be attracted by the following points EXCEPT ______.A. easy room availabilityB. fascinating landscapeC. special mud-themed foodD. distinguishing activities6. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Vacation package is a selling point to promote tourism in mud season.B. The inns and hotels have a sharp drop of profit in mud season.C. Off-road driving course is meant to attract adventurous tourists.D. The tourism in mud season is as prosperous as in peak seasons.7. This passage is mainly about_____.A. mud season in New EnglandB. tourism in New EnglandC. tourism in mud seasonD. landscape in mud season(1)"The US economy is rapidly deteriorating," says Mr. Grannis. "The odds of a recession are now very high, perhaps by the end of the year." There are already some signs that important pillars are weakening. Consumer confidence has fallen for the past two months. The housing sector, which has been buoyant, is starting to sink. Corporate profits are falling. Some analysts are especially concerned over the sharp fall of commodity prices. They believe it represents the threat of deflation, and it could cause a global slowdown. "The Fed will have to act forcefully to arrest the deflationary forces," says Robert Lamorte, chairman of Behavioral Economics, a consulting firm in San Diego. But other counters that the central bank doesn't need to intervene. They argue the Fed should wait to see real data before acting. "The fundamentals are better than the stock market reflects", says Peter Kretzmer, an economist at Nations-Banc Montgomery Security.(2)Indeed, President Clinton tried to do his part to calm the market during his trip to Moscow, citing the strong job market and balanced budget. "We believe our fundamental economic policy is sound," he said. **ments echoed statements by Peter Rubin in Washington.(3)Some numbers do continue to reflect a strong economy. On Sept. 1, the Conference Board released its index of leading indicators. The index rose 0.4 percent, prompting the business organization to predict that the nation's output should increase at a moderate pace for the rest of 1998. The group sees little risk of recession in the near term. But what has changed is the global economy. Japan and the rest of Asia are in recession. The woes are spreading to Latin America.(4)"I'm now convinced we are going to have a global economic recession," says Sung Won Sohn, chief economist at Norwest Corp, a Minneapolis-based bank. But, he added, it's not certain the US will slide into a period of negative growth. He rates the risk of recession at only 10 to 15 percent. "We will be responding to the world economic situation rather than leading it." he says.(5)Still, Fed watchers don't think the central bank will act to try to save the world. "It's inconceivable the Fed could make much difference in Asia, Russia, or Latin America" says Lyle Gramley, a former Fed governor.(6)After the last stock market crash, in 1987, the Federal Reserve acted quickly to provide liquidity to the markets and to lower interest rates. But the economy is in better shape this time; the banking sector is stronger and the financial markets have been able to respond the enormous trading volume. "It is not the Fed's job to manage the stock market," says Mr. Kretzmer.(7)But the Fed will keep a close watch on Wall Street. If the market were to shave another1,500 points off the Dow by the end of September, "then the Fed would think about lowering interest rates," says Mr. Gramley. In his view, the Fed's main concern will be the impact of a sliding market on consumer confidence; since 40 percent of the nation has investments in the stock market, any prolonged slide might make individuals feel less wealthy.(8)They would cut back on vacations and "splurge" purchases. He expects the central bank to watch the next consumer confidence surveys and housing statistics closely.8. Mr. Kretzmer believes that the Fed needn't intervene NOT because of_____.A. steady financial marketsB. increasing strength of the backs sectorC. inaccurate information the market showsD. its influence on other continents9. The relationship between the fifth and sixth paragraphs is that ______.A. both state the emergence of economic recessionB. the latter is the logical result of the formerC. both present the reasons of non-interferenceD. the former generalizes and the latter gives examples10. What does this passage mainly talk about?A. Threat of Deflation in US.B. The Tendency of US Economy.C. Economic Situation in US.D. The Sign of Recession in US Economy.(1)The recession came home to Price Waterhouse's consultancy practice in the middle of 1990. Annual growth rate of 25%-30% started to dive, and the practice began reorganizing to survive the slump.(2)Management consultancies, ironically, **plex and disparate bodies to manage. PW is an international outfit run by partners through a network of offices.Like most professions, management consultants tend to be content to let others take the lead in office technology and put off any major investment to another day. In 1990, PW's UK consultancy practice could muster only one **puter for every three or four staff.(3)The solution PW chose was remarkable on two fronts. It involved a form of technology that remains foreign, if not downright outlandish, to most **panies; and the decision to embrace that technology was taken not as a result of a detailed cost justification, but as a simple "leap of faith".(4)Mark Austin, the UK partner leading the program of change, says: "On pure cost grounds we would never have gone ahead, but our American practice had found that there were enormous qualitative benefits. We are finding the same."(5)Three years on, that leap is still difficult to qualify in hard business terms, but nobody within PW doubts the value of the move. The solution chosen by PW is groupware, which is likely to become the IT industry's most hyped product of the decade, or show its greatest contribution to business efficiency since the invention of the PC.(6)There are several groupware products but the market is increasingly being dominated by Lotus Notes, which is used by PW and runs on a variety of **puters. Of the 20,000 Notes users worldwide, PW is one of the biggest groupware followers there is, but firms such as General Motors and Unilever are also investing heavily in the technology.(7)The recession has left many **panies with leaner, overstretched management teams, often working at different locations, and with a frayed corporate culture. Groupware aims to be the glue that binds these threads together.(8)The problem for groupware suppliers is that the software hopes to be all things to all men. The sets of discs **e out of the software box do very little on their own; it is how you tailor them that matters. PW's groupware operations are among the most sophisticated ever set up, but in operation they look deceptively simple and cover growing panoply of applications. For example, staffs fill in on-screen forms logging the potential clients they are talking to, the value of the contract under discussion, and how they assess the likely outcome.(9)Other applications cover the management of current jobs. The databases behind the groupware network men correlate me information input in different ways.(10)Once me groupware application is created, updating happens automatically, unseen by the user. It could even incorporate stories from electronic wire feeds, so a manager whose client is involved in a takeover bid can cull electronic "clippings" about a subject simply by asking, once, for all stories on a subject to be "clipped".(11)One effect is that the workings of the firm become more open and **mon, corporate store of knowledge gained from previous jobs can be accessed easily. Subject to confidentiality considerations, people can see what others are doing and tap into that information.(12)Thus, if a PW consultant in Aberdeen has a client who needs advice on something to do with the oil industry and program writing in a **puter language, he can easily discover whether any other PW project has touched upon that area at any other office, even in Europe or America. If somebody is leaving the firm, the system will note the fact and, the day before he or she leaves, ask for the return of all outstanding confidential documents and the individual's **puter.11. The technology that PW chose ______.A. had never been used by any **panyB. was believed to reduce the costsC. could help **pany get out of troubleD. was rather new to most **panies12. According to the passage, groupware is _____.A. a set of hardware PW bought for self-protectionB. a kind of glue PW used for repairC. a technology that contributes to efficiencyD. a worker PW hired to examine **puter13. The main purpose of the passage is to _____.A. advertise for groupwareB. publicize new business theoryC. tell readers an interesting storyD. present useful informationSECTION B SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONSIn this section there are eight short-answer questions based on the passages in SECTION A. Answer each question in NO more than 10 words in the space provided.14. According to Kingsley Davis, what made migration occur?15. What is the role of the third and fourth paragraphs in the whole passage?16. What did President Clinton try to do during his trip to Moscow?17. What does the word "slump" in the first paragraph mean?。
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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(文化教育类写作)模拟试卷2(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语八级（文化教育类写作）模拟试卷2(题后含答案及解析) 题型有： 6. WRITINGPART VI WRITING (45 MIN)Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic.1．Do you agree with the following statement? Government should support scientific research even if there’s no practical use. Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.正确答案：Should Government Support Impractical Scientific Research Nowadays the debate on whether government should spend money on science researches that don’t have practical use has been a hot issue. Ideas vary from person to person. Personally, I agree with the statement that government should allocate adequate funds to any scientific research that aims to improve the well-being of people, even if it is of no practical use in the short run. Firstly, the scientific research may help people to have a better understanding of the world they are living in. Research into the space is a case in point. In 1969, the Apollo program, ranked among the greatest human achievements in science in the twentieth century, landed Neil Armstrong, the first human being, on the surface of the moon. It is the first time that the vast majority of ordinary citizens in various regions throughout the world knew what is the moon because of this program. Maybe the scientific research didn’t have obviously practical use, but it led the people to focus on the galaxy exploration. Obviously, without support given by government, such a kind of space exploration would have been impossible. Secondly, lots of so-called practical scientific researches which were not regarded as practical at first later turned out to be quite practical. Were there not any seemingly useless researches and experiments, science would be stagnant. When the first computer was about to be developed, the public opinion went against it because they saw nothing practical except for the vast sum of funds poured on its research. However, it turned out to have transformed the way human society evolved and finally proved itself to be of great avail in the long run, especially in terms of scientific development in any fields such as military, medicine, aviation and education. Since we can’t predict whether the scientific research is really practical or not at the beginning and in the mid, it is not proper for us to give it up based on the judgment at the beginning. We can not only focus on the immediate effect of the scientific research. In sum, never should we imply that research whose benefits are unknown is not worth pursuing. After all, any research worthdoing delves into the unknown. Scientific research, even if there is no practical use, should also be supported by government because scientific research is important not only in practical vista, but also in some more profound areas.解析：本文在首段提出了全文的主题句，即任何科学研究，只要其目的是为了使人们生活得更幸福，哪怕短期没有实用价值，都应当得到政府充足的资金支持。
英语专业八级考试模拟试题集
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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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.。
专业英语八级(听力)练习试卷2(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语八级（听力）练习试卷2(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1. LISTENING COMPREHENSIONPART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN)SECTION A MINI-LECTUREDirections: In this section you sill hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.听力原文：Note-taking in Lectures Note-taking is a complex activity which requires a high level of ability in many separate skills. Taking your own notes will promote a deeper understanding of the content of the lecture. How to take notes? The general principle in note-taking is to reduce the language by shortening words and sentences. Today I’m going to analyze the four most important of these skills.(1) Firstly, the student has to understand what the lecturer says as he says it. The student cannot stop the lecture in order to look up a new word or check an unfamiliar sentence pattern. This puts the non-native speaker of English under a particularly severe strain. Often—as we’ve seen in a previous lecture—(2) he may not be able to recognize words in speech which he understands straight away in print. He’ll also meet words in a lecture which are completely new to him. While he should, of course, try to develop the ability to infer their meaning from the context, he won’t always be able to do this successfully. He must not allow failure of this kind to discourage him however. It’s often possible to understand much of a lecture by concentrating solely on those points which are most important. But how does the student decide what’s important? This is in itself another skill he must try to develop. It is, in fact, the second of the four skills I want to talk about today. Probably the most important pieee of information in a lecture is the title itself. If this is printed or referred to beforehand the student should study it carefully and make sure he’s in no doubt about its meaning. (3) Whatever happens he shouht make sure that he writes it down accurately and completely. A title often implies many of the major points that wilt later be covered in the lecture itself. It should help the student therefore to decide what the main point of the lecture will be. A good lecturer, of course, often signals what’s important or unimportant. He may give direct signals or indirect signals. Many lecturers, tor example, explicitly tell their audience that a point is important and that the student should write it clown. Unfortunately, the lecturer who’s trying to establish a friendly relationship with his audience is likely on these occasions to employ a colloquial style. He might say such things as “This is, of course, the crunch”or “Perhaps you’d like to get it down”. Ahhough this will help the student who’s a native English speaker, it may very well cause difficulty for the non-native Englishspeaker. He’ll therefore have to make a big effort to get used to the various styles of his lecturers. It’s worth remembering that most lecturers also give indirect signals to indicate what’s important. (4) They either pause or speak slowly or speak loudly or use a greater range of intonation, or they employ a combination of these devices, when they say something important.(5) Conversely, their sentences are delivered quickly, softly, within a narrow range of intonation and with (6) short infrequent pauses when they are saying something which is incidental. It is, of course, helpful for the stuclent to be aware of this and for him to focus his attention accordingly. (7) Having sorted out the main points, however, the student still has to write them down. And he has to do this quickly and clearly. That is, in fact, the third basic skill he must learn to develop. In order to write at speed most students find it helps to abbreviate.(8) They also try to select only those words which give maximum information. These are usually nouns, but sometimes verbs or adjectives. Writing only one point on each line also helps the student to understand his notes when he comes to read them later. An important difficulty is, of course, (9) finding time to write the notes. If the student chooses the wrong moment to write he may miss a point of greater importance. Connecting words or coimectives may guide hiiu to a correct choice here. Those connectives which indicate that the argument is proceeding in the same direction also tell the listener that it’s safe time to write “moreover, ““furthermore,”“also,” etc. , are examples of this. Connectives such as “however”“on the other hand”or “ nevertheless” usually mean that new and perhaps unexpected information is going to follow. Therefore, it may, on these occasions, be more appropriate to listen. The fourth skill that the student must develop is one that is flequently neglected. He must learn to show the connections between the various points he’s noted. This can often be done more effectively, by a visual presentation than by a lengthy statement in words.(10) Thus the use of spacing, underlining, and conventional symbols plays an important part in efficient note-taking. Points should be numbered, too, wherever possible. In this way the student can see at a glance the framework of the lecture.Note-taking in Lectures For listeners, note-taking is an essential way to achieve better-understanding of a lecture. It involves many separate skills, four of which will be analyzed here. Ⅰ. Understand what【1】says. 1. severe strain: 2 reasons —word【2】in speech. —new words. 2. solution: eoncentrate on what are most important Ⅱ. Sort out the main points. 1. focus on the title: write down the title【3】and completely. 2. be aware of signals of what is important or unimportant. signals indicating importance: —【4】—speak slowly or loudly —use a greater range of intonation —employ a combination of the devices signals【5】—deliver sentences quickly, softly —use a narrow range of intonation —use【6】pauses Ⅲ. Write down【7】quickly and clearly.1. use abbreviation2. select words that give【8】( nouns, verbs, adjectives)3. write one point on each line4. find time to write【9】. Ⅳ. Show the connections between the various points the listeners have noted. 1. use spacing, underlining, and【10】 2. number points1．【1】正确答案：the lecturer 涉及知识点：听力2．【2】正确答案：recognition 涉及知识点：听力3．【3】正确答案：accurately 涉及知识点：听力4．【4】正确答案：pause 涉及知识点：听力5．【5】正确答案：indicating unimportance 涉及知识点：听力6．【6】正确答案：short or infrequent 涉及知识点：听力7．【7】正确答案：the main points 涉及知识点：听力8．【8】正确答案：maximum information 涉及知识点：听力9．【9】正确答案：the notes 涉及知识点：听力10．【10】正确答案：conventional symbols 涉及知识点：听力SECTION B INTERVIEWDirections: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.Now listen to theinterview.听力原文：W: Good morning, Sam.M: Good morning, Mary. How are you?W: Well, first of all, congratulations to you.M: Thank you very much.W: (1)It’s a very exciting time for you. But for a lot of expectant parents, there are lots of things to consider. You have cribs, and strollers, and diapers, and college for crying out loud, how can one little bundle of toy cost so much money?M: Well, when your factor in heahh care, education, food, clothing, shelter, the average amount that the parent is going to spend to raise their child from birth to 18 is about 200, 000 dollars. And it can be a lot more.W: (1) Yeah, you’ve got these tips that you’ve come and you are using them yourself, right?M: I am.W: You are used to doing it. Anyway, you are not sucking the joy out of this pregnancy for her, are you?M: Ah, I hope not.W: OK, right!(2) The first tip you say is to buy in bulk.M: Yes, my wife and I, urn, have never been to a Costco before.W: What? Come on!M: We just have another way that came up, we’re just two adults. It’s amazing. And now, all of a sudden, we started to kind of check it out because we know that we are probably gonna be spending a lot of time there. The prices are a lot better for things like diapers and formulae and other things; such are just amazingly much cheaper.W: You also say and I can remember this with the first baby, you want to have the best thing, you want to have the newest in all the labels and I remember telling my husband we’ve got to have this type of stroller. We really should be buying for the baby, not for us, isn’t it? (3) Because at some points it’s all about status.M: Right, I mean, you know, there is a certain point when you’re buying a good product, and it costs a certain amount and then after that, it’s all about what you want and what, you know, you think is important. The baby is a baby. Baby is probably not gonna really know the differences. So long as something is safe, you know a good stroller can cost about, maybe 200 dollars at the top end. But there are strollers that go to a thousand dollars and, really, that’s just like buying a little BMW for your kid or something.W: Um, you say the other thing is you really need to figure out what your, say, a monthly expenses will be an end. To that, you and your wife are sort of budgeting for a baby. You are taking this month and tracking everything down to a pack of gum...M: (4) Absolutely. We talk around with a little piece of paper during the day, and this is a good idea for anybody to do if they want to get a sense of where the money is going. And when you have a kid, all of that sort of good personal finance ideas really come into play, so I get the soda, I write it down, I take a cab somewhere, I write it down.W: Even little things like that?M: Absolutely. Because that’s what you are gonna start to see where some of your money is going. And you can say I have no idea I was taking that money taxies or something. Maybe I shouldn’t be, you know, getting a soda every two hours and I should just get a bottle of water and refill it later, things like that.W: Think before you spend another...M: Um, one of the places that a lot of people miscalculate is right out of the gate. You know, as soon as they leave the hospital, they’re paying more out of pocket than they ever thought they would. So what you want to do is to call your insurer before you go to the hospital and to find out exactly what’s going to be covered and exactly what you’ll have to pay for.W: These are an awful lot of expenses. When the baby comes and allof a sudden, things are, maybe then you were planning for prop-up, maybe an extra, a visitor tour to the doctor. You know, one of the things you say also is that we should save, even if it’s just a little bit, we need to save for what, retirement?M: Well, we should save for both college education for your child and retirement. Urn, if you can save ten dollars a week for your child’s college education, that’s 40 dollars a month, yeah 500 dollars a year.W: Ok, now here is the thing you and I were just talking at the green room. These kids outgrow these clothes. Like this. You’ve got an idea that to help us there?M: Well, “go used’is one big idea, I mean talk to your friends who’ve had children, (5) do a clothing swap, get a circle of people together and do that. Go on eBay, go to the discount stores, I mean, you don’t have to spend a lot of money on really fancy newborn equipment; you can just get a T-shirt.W: Sam Grobart, good luck! You’ve been depending on delivery.11．According to the interview, which of the following statements is TRUE ahout Sam?A．He has rushed out to get the crib.B．He is going to have a baby soon.C．He is not good at family budget.D．He doesn’t plan properly for his life.正确答案：B 涉及知识点：听力12．When it comes to nursing articles, sam suggests that parents shouldA．go to a Costco.B．buy in large quantity.C．ask for others’ favor.D．buy second-hand items.正确答案：B 涉及知识点：听力13．Sometimes parents buy the best thing in all the labels because it is about A．price.B．quality.C．status.D．safety.正确答案：C 涉及知识点：听力14．If parents want to know how they spend the money, they shouldA．figure out where the money goes.B．take a piece of paper with them.C．budget for a baby every day.D．note down every expense.正确答案：D 涉及知识点：听力15．According to the interviewee, parents can do all of the following to save money EXCEPTA．swaping clothes with other parents.B．buying clothes in discount stores.C．buying fancy newborn equipment.D．going on eBay to buy nursing articles.正确答案：C 涉及知识点：听力SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.听力原文：The American adventurer Steve Fossett has successfully completed the longest ever non-stop flight in an aircraft. He took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida three days ago and has covered more than 40 thousand kilometers. (6) He landed in southern England, ending his flight slightly earlier than expected due to technical problems. At a news conference, he described the drama at the end of his flight. “The generator light came on, and as we pilots know, that’s really serious that if you don’t have a generator, and all you have available for electrical powers in your battery don’t last for about 25 minutes. “16．Steve Fossett landed in his destination ahead of scheduled time because A．there was something wrong with the generator.B．the pilots of the aircraft went on a strike.C．there was no electrical power in the battery.D．he didn’t know hew to generate electricity.正确答案：A 涉及知识点：听力听力原文： A U.S. spacecraft is completing a five-and-a-half-month voyage to a distant comet and could create celestial fireworks when it crashes into it Monday, America’s Independence Day. Scientists want to know what a comet’s nucleus is made of and believe the best way to find out is to blast a hole in one. The target is the comet Tempel—1,431 million kilometers away. (7) As NASA puts it, meeting its head on at such a gTeat distance is like threading a needle. (8) NASA scientist Tom Morgan describes a comet as a big dirty snowball in space, a glowing collection of ice, rocks, dust, and gases whose interior composition is intriguing. Knowing the makeup of a comet would provide information about the chemistry and physics of the solar system as it formed 4.5 billion years ago.17．According to NASA, meeting the cosmic’s head on from such a great distance isA．very easy.B．impossible.C．possible.D．very difficult.正确答案：D 涉及知识点：听力18．Which of the following is TRUE about the comet Tempel?A．Its surface temperature is above zero.B．It’s a big solid ball.C．It’s gaseous.D．It was formed 4.5 billion years ago.正确答案：B 涉及知识点：听力听力原文：Israel has accused Russia of betrayal after President Vladimir Putin said he’d invite Hamas leaders to Moscow following the militant group’s victory in Palestinian elections. One Israeli minister Meir Sheetrit said Mr．Putin has stabbed Israel in the back. Criticism echoed by the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Dan Gillerman. “I do wonder what President Putin would feel like if any government in the world would invite Cheehen leaders to discuss with them, their behavior or their activities, and this I believe on the part of Russia and on the part of President (9) Putin is a very unfortunate development which runs the risk of legitimizing tenor. “The French Foreign Ministry has indicated its support for Russia’s position saying the initiative could help achieve the objective of a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians.19．France’s stand of the conflict between Israel and Palestine isA．to mediate between the two parties.B．to distinguish them as two countries.C．to invite Hamas leaders to Paris.D．to legitimize terror in Palestine.正确答案：B 涉及知识点：听力听力原文：New research into global warming published in the journal Science says the northern hemisphere is uniformly warmer now than at any time in the past 1,200 years. It says the present warm period in northern regions is the longest and most widespread temperature anomaly since the 9th century. Researchers havesaid in the past that the 20th century warming was unprecedented over the past thousand years, at least in the northern hemisphere. But critics disputed the claim, citing periods of extreme warm in certain regions during the Middle Ages. The new study sets out to tackle that criticism head on. Looking at the regional patterns of temperature for the past millennium, it finds while there have been patchy periods of warmth in the past, only in the late 20th century are regions across the hemisphere beating up simultaneously. (10) The analysis is also statistically simpler than previous studies, avoiding the charge that mathematical quirks have generated a false picture of the climate.20．In order to avoid certain charge, the analysis involvesA．cautious predictions.B．impartial judgment.C．careful calculation.D．simple statistics.正确答案：D 涉及知识点：听力。
专八模拟试题及答案
专八模拟试题及答案一、听力理解1. 短对话理解听下面一段对话，回答以下问题：- 问题一：What is the man's major?答案：The man's major is Computer Science.- 问题二：Why does the woman suggest going to the library?答案：The woman suggests going to the library because it is quiet and conducive to studying.2. 长对话理解听下面一段较长的对话，回答以下问题：- 问题一：What is the main topic of the conversation?答案：The main topic of the conversation is about the upcoming job interview.- 问题二：What advice does the man give to the woman?答案：The man advises the woman to dress professionally and to arrive early for the interview.二、阅读理解1. 阅读理解A阅读下面的短文，回答以下问题：- 问题一：What is the author's opinion on the importance of a balanced diet?答案：The author believes that a balanced diet is crucial for maintaining good health.- 问题二：According to the passage, what are the benefits of eating vegetables?答案：Eating vegetables provides essential nutrients and helps prevent certain diseases.2. 阅读理解B阅读下面的短文，回答以下问题：- 问题一：What is the main purpose of the text?答案：The main purpose of the text is to discuss the impact of technology on education.- 问题二：How does the author view the role of technology in classrooms?答案：The author views the role of technology in classrooms as a tool that can enhance learning experiences.三、完形填空阅读下面的短文，从所给的选项中选出最佳选项填空：- 空格一：The company has been __________ for its innovative products.选项：A) recognized B) criticized C) ignored D) forgotten 答案：A) recognized- 空格二：Despite the challenges, she remained __________ throughout the project.选项：A) optimistic B) indifferent C) skeptical D) pessimistic答案：A) optimistic四、翻译将下列句子从中文翻译成英文：- 句子一：随着经济的发展，人们对生活质量的要求越来越高。
2021年专业英语八级考试试题(二)
xx年专业英语八级考试试题(二)answer sheet two test for english majors [xx] -grade eigiht- part ii proofreading & error correction (15 min) the passage contains ten errors. each indicated line contains a maximum of one error. in each case, only one word is involved you should proof, read 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 pro-vided at the end of the line. for a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a "^" sign and write the word you 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 blank provided at the end of the line. example when ^ art museum wants a new exhibit, it never buys things in finished form and hangs them on the wall. when a natural history museum wants an exhibition, it must often build it. demographic indicators show that americans in the postwar period were more eager than ever to establish families. they quickly brought down the age at marriage for both men and women and brought the birth rate to a twentieth century height after more than ahundred (1)__ years of a steady decline, producing the “baby boom.” these young (2)__ adults established atrend of early marriage and relatively large familiesthat went for more than two decades and caused a major(3)__ but temporary reversal of long-term demographic patterns. from the 1940s through the early 1960s, americans married at a high rate (4)__ and at a youngerage than their europe counterparts.(5)__ less noted but equally more significant, the men and women on who (6)__ formed families between 1940 and 1960 nevertheless reduced the (7)__ divorce rate after a postwar peak; their marriages remained intact to a greater extent than didthat of couples who married in earlier as well (8)__ as later decades. since the united states maintained itsdubious (9)__ distinction of having the highest divorce rate in the world, the temporary decline in divorce didnot our in the same extent in (10)__ europe. contrary to fears of the experts, the role of breadwinner and homemaker was not abandoned. test for english majors (xx) -grade eight- paper two time limit: 120 min part iv translation (60 min) section a chinese to english translate the following text into english. write yourtranslation on answer sheet three. 得病以前，我受父母宠爱，在家中横行霸道，一旦隔离，拘禁在花园山坡上一幢小房子里，我顿觉打入冷宫，十分郁郁不得志起来。
专业英语八级(翻译)历年真题试卷汇编2(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语八级（翻译）历年真题试卷汇编2(题后含答案及解析) 题型有： 4. TRANSLATIONPART IV TRANSLATION1．“流逝”表现了南国人对时间最早的感觉。
“子在川上曰：逝者如斯夫。
”他们发现无论是潺潺小溪，还是浩荡大河，都一去不复返，流逝之际青年变成了老翁而绿草转眼就枯黄，很自然有惜阴的紧迫感。
流逝也许是缓慢的，但无论如何缓慢，对流逝的恐惧使人们必须用“流逝”这个词来时时警戒后人，必须急匆匆地行动，给这个词灌注一种紧张感。
正确答案：They realized either the flowing stream or mighty rivers are gone forever. They found that as time passed by, youngsters would become old and the green grass wither in almost a blink of an eye. A sense of urgency naturally arose over the elusiveness of time. Time might flow slowly, but no matter how slowly time flowed, the very fear of its transiency compelled people to use the word “passage” to warn the new generations of the necessity of taking prompt action; thus instilling the word with a sense of tension.解析：背景介绍文章选自当代著名作家韩少功1996年出版的《马桥词典》。
这是一部长篇小说，但以词条为引子，讲述了古往今来引人入胜的故事，更像是一部百科全书。
《英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套(1000题)》第二套
I. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best complete the sentence:101. It is _ of the young senator to challenge the leadership so soon.A. presumptuousB. jubilantC.quizzicalD. ultrasonic102. We mustn't get impatient; if we _ our time the chance will come.A. bideB. joltC. jutD. bode103. To assess future needs the Department simply _ past demand trends.A. whoopedB. wiggledC. extraditedD.extrapolated104. She was putting lumps of sugar into her tea with a pair of silver _.A. tongsB. toadsC. titsD.tonsillitis105. John was admitted to the sixth grade on _.A. progenyB. probityC. proD. probation106. _ are clever tricks'that people use to persuade other people to do something.A. QuipsB. WilesC. BingesD. Flicks107. She loves me and I _ her affection.A. rebuffB. rebutC. reciprocateD.recapitulate108. The invalid was _ lazily on the couch.A.recliningB. recoilingC. recoupingD. recounting109. A _ person is one whom you trust, but who harms you secretly.A. profuseB.blandC. forcibleD. treacherous110. She made shorthand notes which she later _.A. inscribeB. describeC. prescribeD. transcribe111. The rider _ his horse to make it go faster.A. lashB. extolC. fulminateD. hiss112. _ are gifts of money, clothes, food, etc. to poor people.A.HypnosesB. QuidC. QuinesD.Alms113. Two months later a _ calling itself the "New Opposition" issued a circular to all member. A. screenplay B. retribution C.contraception D. faction114. If you _ to something, you mention it in a very indirect way.A. alightB. alludeC. allureD. allot115. The artistic _ Smards devoted his life to the completion of a great masterpiece.A. inmateB. kinsmanC. hypocriteD. zealot116. When the river Nile overflows, it leaves _ on the surrounding fields.A. sedimentB. exodusC. blobD. primrose117. We received the _ indicating the amount of money.A. quailB. qualmC. quietusD. quittance118. Next month there will be the ceremony of _ the new chancellor.A. misconductB. prescienceC.presidencyD. induction119. _ is a science in which control system in electronic and mechanical devices are studied and compared to biological systems.A. SatansB. TenetsC. CyberneticsD. Witchcraft120. The theatre had semicircular _ of seats.A. poutsB. tiersC. cobsD.cobbles121. By now John was _ with indignation and we gathered round trying to pacify him.A.pouncingB. convulsingC. harkingD. seething122. Nails _ from the board and had to be removed for safety.A. procuredB. coercedC. protrudedD. cohered123. She knew that her efforts to _ cheerfulness weren't convincing.A.fermentB. fendC. festerD. feint124. An _ is a bed covering, placed on top of sheets and blankets, that is filled with small soft feathers or warm material,A. alkaliB. eiderdownC. algaD. electrode125. If you are _ to something, you feel strongly that you are not willing to do it or that you don't like it.A.averseB.avidC. awesomeD. azure126. At the top of the steps was a _ of Shakespeare on a pedestal.A.buttB.bunkC. buttockD. bust127.The social workers tried to _ the juvenile delinquents.A. quarantineB. muddleC. rehabilitateD.indent128. To _ fact, figures, etc., is to write them in columns.A.allayB. tabulateC. foistD. trespass129. In ancient times, a _ was forced to work on his lord's land, almost as a slave.A.rectorB.serfC. marksmanD.gal130. He gave me an _ either Mary have to leave, or me.A. ulcerB. ultimatumC. underdogD. underworldII. Each sentence has a word or phrase underlined. There are four words or phrases beneath each sentence. Choose the ONE word or phrase which would best keep the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined part:131.The manager juggled his figures to make it seem that the company was prosperous.A. played tricks withB. played fast and loose withC. played a double game with D .played into the hands of132. The children became boisterous when their mother left the room.A. quietB.wildC. well-behavedD. sad133. The mathematician was working at the zenith of her power.A. middleB. nadirC. highest pointD. beginning134. My wife didn't accede with what vou suggested to us.A.agree toB. believe inC. listen toD. argue about135. He received world-wide acclaim for landing on the moon.A. successB. awardC.praiseD. complaint136. He was acquitted of his role in the disturbance.A. absolvedB.accusedC. criticizedD. punished137. He bought a bonnet for his girl friend yesterday.A.walletB. handbagC. hatD. necklace138. Parks are a great boon to people in big cities.A.bloomingB. blessingC. DressingD. bleaching139. The prisoner made a breach in the wall and escaped.A. markB. holdC. crackD. blockage140.The United Nations was asked to mediate the break between the two governments.A. driftB. riftC. shiftD. lift141. Carcasses of animals lay rotten among the trees.A. ThousandsB. Dead bodiesC. FleshD. Bones142. The chilcl was caressed by his mother with her hand.A. hitB. embracedC. fondledD. slapped143. After heavy rain the water formed many cascades down the hill.A.rapidsB. ditchesC.brooksD. rivers144. Cavities in teeth are caused by decay.A. DiseasesB. DirtsC.HolesD. Rots145. The students exulted at the last day of school.A. rejoicedB.left sadC. were freeD. shouted146. The speaker is going to tell us his fabulous adventures on the moon.A. sad-endingB. romanticC.amazingD. dangerous147. The counterfeit bills were a good facsimile of the real ones.A. FactorialB. ReproductionC. identificationD.similarity148. Since he is shy about asking in public, his voice always falters a littleat the beginning of his speeches.A.fallsB. stammersC. failsD. changes149. Freedom of the press is a farce under a dictatorship.A. a principleB. an impossible taskC.an imaginationD. a mockery150. Sandy thought she was fat, so she went on a crash diet.A.obeseB. obesenessC. greasyD. obesity151. There is concern about whether the budget will be ready for the new fiscal year.A. previousB. schoolC. calendarD.financial152. The golden age of whale fishery is over.A. eatingB.catchingC. sellingD. storage153. People said those guesses were probably correct.A. contradictionsB.allusionsC. conjecturesD. suggestions154. A gush of water came out when the pump started.A. dripB.treamC. bucketD. pool155. This place is a habitat for pit vipers.A. habitB. homeC. foodD. candle156.The enemy soldiers wereon the hither side of the river.A. thisB. the otherC. bothD. neither157. The miser kept a hoard of coins at a secret cabin.A.collectionB.handfulC. boxD. pocketful158. Nelson s voice was so hoarse that he could hardly speak.A.huskyB. raptC.sleekD.chaste159. The driver hobbled around on crutches for a month after the accident.A. walked lamelyB. walked steadilyC. walked blindlyD. walked warily 160. All of us mocked at his craving for fame and profit.A. were againstB. honoredC. jeered atD. interfered with 161. There was a sing on the gate which read: " Do not molest the dog. "A. feedB. disturbC. frightenD. touch162. I'11 have to walk through the moor to find the missing child.A. wastelandB.grasslandC. barren landD. farm land163. Sally was mortified by her date's unprecedented behaviour.A. eradicatedB. overjoyedC.humiliatedD. challenged164. The boy built a castle on a mound of sand.A. pileB.basketC.ditchD.load165. The boys always munch popcorn while they watch the movie.A. crackB.chewC. swallowD. drink166. In former days, poets often called the sky " the vault of heaven ".A. arched roofB. topC. borderD. limit167. I have a vehement hatred of people who are cruel to animals.A. mildB. fierceC. personalD. deep-rooted168. The court judged him sane and responsible for his acts.A. sound-mindedB. guiltyC. fanaticD. negligent169. In the chocolate factory we work under very sanitary conditions.A. strictB. hygienicC. favorableD. strenuous170. The fox hid in the thicket where the dogs could not reach it.A. forestB. caveC. crackD.bushIII.Fill in the blanks with the words given below Change the forms where necessary.A) subsist infantry terminology slagcontort rapacious elopebilateral dexterous moor171. With one _ movement, he flicked the omelet over in the pan.172. According to a recent study, at least 2000 people _ by picking through the city's garbage.173. I find scientific _ hard to understand.174. His face had _ with bitterness and age.175. _ soldiers looted the house in the defeated city.176. We _ the boat to a large tree root.177. When two people_ they go away secretly together to get married.178. The huge heapes _ warned us that we were approaching a mining area.179. The _ are being sent into the battle zone.180. French and Germany have signed a(n) _ agreement to help prevent drug smuggling.B) grapple mandarin firmament artery renounce morale subjective hoot slake jade181. Your _ are the tubes in your body that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body.182. She is one of the rising stars in the political _ .183. In the sentence "I wish I were rich", the verb " were" is in the _.184. The policeman was _ with two men.185. She _ her horn at the dog in the road.186.She speaks _ Chinese．187. After our long game of tennis , we _ our thirst with a beer.188. _ is a hard stone, usually green in color, that is used for making jewelry and ornaments.189. A couple of victories would boost the team's _ enormously.190. Gandhi _ the use of violence.C) contour indelible paraphrase wean marine rescind substantiate slew tether morass191. The _ of the car has beenchanged, making the new model less boxlike.192. We have evidence to _ allegation that corruption took place.193. The car hit a patch of ice and _ around violently.194. We keep the goat on a(n) _ when it is grazing.195. In his 20 years working for the company, he made a(n) _ maek on it.196. The farmer's tractor had turned the lane into a(n) _ of mud which was difficult towalk through.197. Trade Union leaders have damanded the government _ the price rise.198. The docklandwere derelict for many years before they were converted into a(n)_.199. A _ of something written or spoken is the same thing expressed in a different way.200. She started to _ her baby when it was about six months.参考答案：I. 101～110 AADAD BCADD 111～120 ADDBD ADDCB121～130 DCDBA DCBBBII. 131~140 ABCAC ACBCB 141~150 BCACA CBBDA151～160 DBCBB AAAAC 161～170 BACAB ABABDIII. 171. dexterous 172. subsist 173. terminology174. contorted 175. Rapacious 176. moored177. elope 178. slag 179. infantry180. bilateral 181. arteries 182. firmament183. subjunctive 184.grappling 185. hooted186. Mandarin 187. slaked 188. Jade 189. morale 190. renounced 191. contour 192. substantiate 193. slewed 194. tether 195. indelible 196. morass 197. rescind 198. marina 199. paraphrase 200. wean。
专业英语八级(英国国家概况)模拟试卷2(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语八级（英国国家概况）模拟试卷2(题后含答案及解析) 题型有： 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGEPART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.1．All the following places have been major sources of immigrants to the United Kingdom except______since World War II.A．West IndiesB．IndiaC．PakistanD．Palestine正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英国国家概况2．In Britain______of the population is urban and______is rural.A．90%; 10%B．80%; 20%C．70%; 30%D．60%; 40%正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况3．The ancestors of the English were______.A．the Anglo-SaxonsB．the CeltsC．the BritonsD．the Romans正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况4．The ancestors of the Welsh were the ancient______.A．CeltsB．RomansC．NormansD．Britons正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英国国家概况5．The average population density in Britain is______people per square kilometer.A．237B．370C．800D．500正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况6．During the fifth century when the Roman Empire fell, the Germanic______invaded and conquered Britain.A．Angles and CeltsB．Angles and PictsC．Angles and BrythonsD．Angles and Saxons正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英国国家概况7．On the British Isles there are two countries______.A．Britain and the Republic of IrelandB．England and ScotlandC．Eire and EnglandD．Wales and England正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况8．Of all parts in Great Britain______is the largest in area.A．ScotlandB．EnglandC．WalesD．Northern Ireland正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况9．In______the British Commonwealth was founded.A．1931B．1936C．1939D．1945正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况10．The Strait of Dover is only______kilometers wide.A．30B．31C．32D．33正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英国国家概况11．On the island of Britain from north to south it runs______km and the widest part extends______km.A．1,000; 500B．500; 1,000C．1,500; 500D．2,000; 600正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况12．Scotland has an area of______square kilometers which makes it rank the second in size.A．130,000B．20,761C．78760D．14147正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英国国家概况13．Britain is an island country which lies between latitude______to______degrees north.A．40; 60B．30; 50C．50; 60D．60; 70正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英国国家概况14．In Britain the average rainfall through the whole year is over______mm.A．2,000B．800C．3000D．1000正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英国国家概况15．The Celts arrived in Britain after______.A．700 BCB．700 ADC．800 BCD．800 AD正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况16．Names beginning with “ M” are______.A．ScottishB．EnglishC．IrishD．Welsh正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况17．Irish, often called Erse, is a form of______.A．FrenchB．GaelicC．GermanicD．Welsh正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况18．To what should we attribute the differences in regional character and speech in Britain?A．The dense and unevenly distributed population.B．British people’s greater tendency to move about the country.C．People’s different ancestry and continuous efforts to preserve their own language and culture.D．British people’s desire to be independent.正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英国国家概况19．Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the ______and the North Sea in the east.A．eastB．southC．westD．north正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况20．In Northern Ireland, the dominant group is made up by______.A．Roman CatholicsB．English ProtestantsC．Non-religious peopleD．Jewish people正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况21．Today, the City of London is the business center of London where you can find______.A．big supermarketsB．theatres and cinemasC．large financial organizationsD．restaurants and cafes正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英国国家概况22．On the island of Great Britain, there are______.A．four political divisions—England, Scotland, Wales and Northern IrelandB．four political divisions—England, Scotland, Wales and IrelandC．three political divisions—England, Scotland, and WalesD．three political divisions—England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英国国家概况23．Land enclosure in Ireland and the Scottish highlands led to mass emigration, particularly to______.A．AfricaB．Eastern EuropeC．AsiaD．America正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英国国家概况24．Britain has, for centuries, been slowly tilting with______.A．the North-West slowly rising and the South-East slowly sinkingB．the North-East slowly rising and the South-West slowly sinkingC．the South-East slowly rising and the South-West slowly sinkingD．the South-West slowly rising and the North-East slowly sinking正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况25．The Lake District, which is well-known for its beautiful scenery, is located in the______.A．south of ScotlandB．northwest of EnglandC．north of WalesD．east of England正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况26．About three million people have migrated to Britain since World War II. They are mainly from West Indies, India and______.A．IndonesiaB．SingaporeC．Hong KongD．Pakistan正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英国国家概况27．The very first known settlers of Britain were______.A．the CeltsB．the Anglo-SaxonsC．the RomansD．the Iberians正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英国国家概况28．The Roman control was only effective in______.A．ScotlandB．WalesC．LondonD．the southeast of Britain正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英国国家概况29．The Hadrians Wall was built during the occupation of______.A．the CeltsB．the RomansC．the Anglo-SaxonsD．the Roman正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况30．The Celts came to Britain in______main waves.A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况31．Christianity was first brought to England by the______.A．RomansB．CeltsC．Anglo-SaxonsD．Danes正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况32．The names Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday came from______.A．ChristianityB．Anglo-Saxons’ Teutonic religionC．DruidismD．Norman belief正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英国国家概况33．The Romans remained in control of Britain for nearly 400 years and they pulled out in______.A．306 ADB．410 ADC．446 ADD．1066 AD正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况34．The true Roman occupation began in______.A．43 ADB．55 BCC．410 ADD．54 BC正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况35．The Witan, the basis of the Privy Council was created by______.A．the CeltsB．the Anglo-SaxonsC．the NormansD．the Romans正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况36．Which of the following tribes came to Britain first?A．The Angles.B．The Saxons.C．The Gads.D．The Jutes.正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英国国家概况37．______laid the foundations of the English state.A．The CeltsB．The Anglo-SaxonsC．The RomansD．The Normans正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况38．______became the first real king of England, though he did not assume that style.A．OffaB．EgbertC．V ortigemD．Hengist正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况39．Alfred the Great was the King of______.A．SusssexB．EssexC．WessexD．Mercia正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英国国家概况40．Canute was a______leader.A．DanishB．RomanC．Anglo-SaxonD．Norman正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况41．______became the first Archbishop of Canterbury.A．ComumbaB．EthelbertC．St. AugustineD．Egbert正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英国国家概况42．On the Christmas Day of 1066,______was crowned King of England.A．EdwardB．HaroldC．EdgarD．William正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英国国家概况43．When Edward, the Confessor died, the Witan chose______as English King.A．Duke WilliamB．EdithC．HaroldD．Tostig正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英国国家概况44．For nearly 400 years, Britain was under the Roman occupation, but the Romans never conquered the tribes of______.A．CeltsB．ScotlandC．SaxonsD．Britain正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况。
英语专业八级考试模拟题2（3）
TEXT C For years, Europeans have been using "smart cards" to pay their way through the day. They use them in shops and restaurants, plug them into pubic into telephones as and parking meters. In France smart cards cover anything from a bistro bill to a swimming-pool entry fee. In American, smart cards are not nearly so common —— only about 43,000 are now circulating in the US and Canada —— but Forrester Research of Cambridge, Mass., predicts that number will balloon to 4.7 million by the year 2002. What is a smart card, exactly, and how does it work? Also called a chip card because of the tiny microprocessor embedded in it, a smart card looks like the other plastic in your wallet. To make things more confusing, some smart cards pull double duty as regular ATM bank cards. The difference is that when you swipe your ATM (or debit) card at the grocery-store checkout, youre draining cash from your bank account. Smart cards, on the other hand, are worthless unless they are "loaded with cash value", pulled directly from your bank account or traded for currency. The chip keeps track of the amounts stored and spent. The advantage, in theory, is convenience: consumers bother less with pocket change and are able to use plastic even at traditionally cash-only vendors. The electronic transaction doesnt require a signature, a PIN number or bank approval. Downside: lose the card, lose the money. Most people are probably more familiar with stored-value cards equipped only with a magnetic strip, such as fare card issued to riders on the Washington metro or the New York City subway. The newer chip-enhanced versions, armed with more memory and processing power, have popped up in various places in the past years or so, from college campuses to military bases to sports stadiums. Other experiments are under way. A health-care claims processor in Indianapolis, Ind., hopes smart cards will streamline medical-bill payments. In Ohio, food-stamp recipients receive a smart card rather paper vouchers. Smart cards issued for general commerce are rarer, unless you happen to live in a place designated for a test run, such as Manhattans Upper West Side. But big bank and plastic-purveying kings Visa and MasterCard are hot for the idea, promising more extensive trials and more elaborate, multipurpose cards capable of rendering everything else you carry —— plastic, paper or coin—— superfluous. Todays smart cards may not be revolutionizing the way we buy the morning paper yet, but they could turn out to be right tool spur Internet commerce and banking. For the time being, though, smart cards are just another way to buy stuff. And it could be a while before even that catches on. Remember: some people still dont trust ATMs either. 44. Why are smart cards not nearly so common in American? A) Probably because American have got used to ATM bank cards or stored-value cards. B) Probably because American is too large. C) Probably because American like signature. D) Probably because American like paper vouchers. 45. The following are advantages of the chip card except that ____ A) consumers bother less with pocket change. B) the transaction doesn't require a signature, a PIN number. C) if you lose the card, you lose the money. D) it is more convenient. 46. The aim of the article is to ____ A) show how to use smart cards. B) show the difference between ATM card and chip card. C) how the smart cards have become popular. D) persuade Americans to use smart cards. TEXT D Paula Jones case against Bill Clinton is now, for all possible political consequences and capacity for media sensation, a fairy routine lawsuit of its kind. It does, however, have enormous social significance. For those of us who care about sexual harassment, the matter of Jones v. Clinton is a great conundrum. Consider: if Jones, the former Arkansas state employee, proves her claims, then we must face the fact that we helped to elect someone —— Bill Clinton —— who has betrayed us on this vital issue. But if she is proved to be lying, then we must accept that we pushed onto the public agenda an issue that is venerable to manipulation by alleged victims. The skeptics will use Jones case to cast doubt on the whole cause. Still, Ms Jones deserves the chance to prove her case; she has a right to pursue this claim and have the process work. It will bedifficult: these kinds of cases usually are, and Ms. Jones task of suing a sitting president is harder than most. She does have one thing sitting on her side: her case is in the courts. Sexual-harassment claims are really about violations of the alleged victims civil rights, and there is no better forum for determining and assessing those violations —— and finding the truth ——than federal court. The judicial system can put aside political to decide these complicated issues. That is a feat that neither the Senate Judicial nor ethics committees have been able to accomplish—— witness the Clarence Thomas and Bob Packwood affairs. One lesson: the legal arena, not the political one, is the place to settle these sensitive problems. Some have argued that the people (the "feminists") who rallied around me have failed to support Jones. Our situations, however, are quite different. In 1991 the country was in the middle of a public debate over whether Clarence Thomas should be confirmed to the Supreme Court. Throughout that summer, interest groups on both sides weighed in on his nomination. It was a public forum that invited a public conversation. But a pending civil action —— even one against the president —— does not generally invite that kind of public engagement. Most of the public seems content to let the process move forward. And given the conundrum created by the claim, it is no wonder that many ("feminists" included) have been slow to jump into the Jones-Clinton fray. But people from all works of life remain open to her suit. We dont yet know which outcome we must confront: the president who betrayed the issue or the woman who used it. Whichever it is, we should continue to pursue sexual harassment with the same kind of energy and interest in eliminating the problem that we have in the past, regardless of who is the accused or the accuser. The statistics show that about 40 percent of women in the work force will encounter some form of harassment. We cant afford to abandon this issue now. 47. According to the passage, the Paula Jones' case was ____ A) nothing important. B) very significant. C) doubtful. D) vulnerable. 48. The federal courts are much better than the Senate Judicial or ethics committees in determining and assessing those violations because ____ A) the federal courts have much bigger power. B) the federal courts are forum for determining and assessing those violations. C) the federal courts are more impartial. D) the federal courts are political arena. 49. According to the passage, the issue of sexual harassment must be dealt with seriously because ____ A) the outcome is not known. B) most of the public is not content. C) many have been slow to jump into the Jones-Clinton fray. D) as many as 40% of women in the work force will encounter it. 50. According to the passage, sexual harassment is to ____ A) violate politics. B) violate the Supreme Court. C) cast doubt on the whole issue. D) violate civil rights.。
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英语专业八级模拟试题二在线练习-1PART II PROOFREADING ERROR CORRECTIONThe following passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proof-read 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 at the end of the line.For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a "/" sign and write the word you 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 blank provided at the end of the line.Classic Intention MovementIn social situations, the classic Intention Movement is "the chair-grasp". Host and guest have been talking for some time, but now the host has an appointment to keep and can get away. His urge(1)to go is held in check by his desire not be rude to his guest. If he(2)did not care of his guests feelings he would simply get up out of(3)his chair and to announce his departure. This is what his body (4)wants to do, therefore his politeness glues his body to the chair (5)and refuses to let him raise. It is at this pint that he performs (6)the chair as about to push himself upwards. This is the first act (7)he would make if he were rising. If he were not hesitating, it (8)would only last a fraction of the second. He would learn, push, (9)rise, and be up. But now, instead, it lasts much longer. Heholds his "readiness-to-rise" post and keeps on holding it. It is as (10)if his body had frozen at the get-ready moment.英语专业八级模拟试题二在线练习-2【专业英语】The following passage contains ten errors .Each 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 he line.For an unnecessary word: cross the unnecessary word with a slash "/" and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.One important outcome of the work on the expression of genes in developing embryos is sure to be knowledge that can help preventing birth defects. Just as promising(26)is the possibility of unraveling the complicated writing(27)of the brain. A mechanic gets valuable insight how an(28)automobile works by rebuilding car engines; similarly, neuroscientists can learn how the brain functions from (29)the way it is put together. The next step pursuing the (30)goal is to find out how the blueprint genes, the home box genes, control the expression of other genes that create the valves and piston of the working cerebral engine. The protein encoded by the latter genes could change the (31)stickiness of the cell surface, the shape of the cell or its metabolism to create the characteristic peculiar to, say, neurons or neural-crest cell. Surface proteins may be the (32)mechanism, whereby similar programmed cells stick together to form specific structures; they might also sense (33)the local environment to help the cell decide what is to do.Clarifying those mechanisms will engage the best talents in(34)embryology and molecular biology for some times to come.(35)What is perhaps the most intriguing question of all is if英语专业八级模拟试题二在线练习-3TEXT ASuch 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 an。