2012年英語(yǔ)專業(yè)8級(jí)考試預(yù)測(cè)試卷(9)-中大網(wǎng)校

1、2012年英語(yǔ)專業(yè)8級(jí)考試預(yù)測(cè)試卷(9)總分：100分 及格：60分 考試時(shí)間：195分PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN) SECTION A MINI-LECTURE(1) 回答TSE題：(2)（2）_(3)（3）_(4)（4）_(5)（5）_(6)（6）_(7)（7）_(8)（8）_(9)（9）_(10)（10）_SECTION B INTERVIEW(1)回答TSE題：TSAccording to Dr. Adams, what should we have as an attainable goal of language learning?

2、A. Speaking as fluently as a native speakeB. Gaining proficiency in a foreign languagC. Learning a language well within a montD. Learning words without active use of the(2)Which of the following is Dr. Adams suggestion to tap your learning potential?A. Following what a role model doeB. Learning new

3、words in contextC. Knowing your own ways of learninD. Reciting new vocabularies loudl(3)If you favor reading illustrated books to learn a language, you are primarilyA. an auditory learneB. a visual learneC. a tactile learneD. an unusual learne(4)When watching movies to learn English, you should NOTA

4、. turn on the captious for referencB. watch in the most relaxed possible waC. pause when encountering new expressionD. use an English-English dictionar(5)According to the inter-v-Jew, which of the following helps to better understand different accents?A. Following classroom instructionB. Watching pl

5、enty of movies onlinC. Breaking down cultural barrierD. Backpacking around the worlSECTION C INTERVIEW(1)回答TSE題：TSAccording to Magdalena Alvarez, at least _ survivors died hours after the accident.A. 19B. 26C. 6D. 153(2)Which of the following statements about the crash is TRUE?A. The number of casua

6、lties was 153 on WednesdaB. There accident killed 172 passengers on boarC. The crash took place when the plane was landinD. The crash was caused probably by the engine fir(3)回答下題：According to the news, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Humphrey Lyttelton is known to the radio listeners as

7、 a weather broadcasteB. Humphrey Lyttelton sought his fame as a guitar player and band leader in the 1940C. Humphrey Lyttelton produced his first British jazz record which entered the top 20.D. Humphrey Lyttelton continued recording and touring with his band until 1970(4)回答下題：More than two hundred y

8、ears ago, the bagpipes were prohibited asA. noisy nuisanceB. arms involved in warC. anti-social pipeD. national instrument(5)回答下題：According to the news, UEFAA. could not agree with Sir Blatter, the president of FIFB. insisted on restricting the number of foreign playerC. attributed the success of En

9、glish teams to foreign playerD. proposed a limit of five foreign players in each teaPART READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)(1)回答TSE題：(2)According to the passage, which of the following about Dubai is INCORRECT?A. It enjoys record flows, of petrodollarB. Personal wealth too is growing rapidlC. It is the

10、biggest economy in the GulD. Billions are spent on infrastructur(3)The fiercest competition among the countries aspiring for their financial hubs isA. regulatioB. infrastructurC. taD. talen(4)Which of the following is NOT true about Saudi Arabia?A. It is building a cluster of its own economic zoneB.

11、 It is trying to decrease the number of suitcase bankers.C. It is very strict about granting local business licenseD. It cant attract the bulk of the regions money to flow i(5)By saying ,making the desert bloom was never easy in the last paragraph, the author meansA. new skyscrapers need to be built

12、 to guarantee the confidence of financial marketB. cutting on taxes and giving more incentives brings the confidence of financial marketC. the government is trying to bring the confidence of financial markets dowD. it takes great efforts to build the confidence and prosperity of financial market(6)回

13、答TSE題：(7)In E. J. Masicampo and Roy Baumeisters study, about _ students who received no instructions in the video watching were given a glass of lemonade with sugar in it.A. 121B. 60C. 30D. 15(8)Which group of students tended to be swayed by the decoy, according to the study?A. The no-watching-instr

14、uctions group that had been given glucose in their lemonadB. The no-watching-instructions group having been given sugar substitute in their lemonadC. The mental-energy-exerting group that had been given glucose in their lemonadD. The mental-energy-exerting group that had been given sugar substitute

15、in their lemonad(9)Which of the following is NOT true, according to the study?A. Peoples blood-sugar level is affected by the process of reasoninB. Whether people resort to reasoning or intuition may depend on their blood-sugar leveC. Both reasoning and intuition are certainly affected by peoples bl

16、ood-sugar leveD. It is not wise to make important decisions when one is hungr(10)The last paragraph suggests thatA. people are not able to make important decisions when hungrB. decisions made on an empty stomach may be unreasonablC. people are less intelligent when they are hungrD. people are more i

17、ntelligent when they are hungr(11)回答TSE題：(12)According to the passage, the essence of America isA. the American Dream.B. innovatioC. not a unitary concepD. toleranc(13)To say that jazz captures the essence of America is for all the following reasons EXCEPT thatA. it expresses the African roots of Am

18、erican culturB. in jazz all characteristics of the essence of America come togetheC. individual brilliance outshines the group efforts of the rhythm sectioD. it shows the African culture dominated much of what is America(14)Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?A. Americans be

19、lieve individualism is central to their identitB. American life combinates teamwork with individualisC. Jazz reflects two conflicting factors of American lifD. Jazz fused elements from Africa and Europe into a new cultur(15)This passage is mainly aboutA. Jazz and its historB. Jazz and the soul of Af

20、ricC. Jazz and its prospectD. Jazz and the soul of Americ(16)回答TSE題：(17)The word sycophancy in the second paragraph meansA. slandeB. calumnC. famD. flatter(18)By the time Mr. Saint Laurent set up shop in Paris under his own name, he had always worked as a(n)A. showmaB. artisC. painteD. designe(19)Wh

21、ich of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?A. M Saint Laurents creations of fashion design were mostly intuitivB. M Saint Laurent was among the first to set up shop under his own namC. Many of M Saint Laurents dress designs did not stay popular for lonD. M Saint Laurent valued the co

22、ncept of beauty and elegance in fashio(20)Which of the following best describes Mr. Saint Laurent as seen by the author?A. A gifted couturier with outr and never-lasting designB. A renowned couturier who always worked for the House of DioC. A gifted fashion designer with exquisite but wearable desig

23、nD. A renowned fashion designer who had his own brand from the starPART GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)(1)In 1812, the United States fought the first war withA. FrancB. BritaiC. SpaiD. Mexic(2)Which event marks the establishment of New Zealand?A. The first settlement in New ZealanB. Captain James Cooks v

24、oyages around New ZealanC. Signing of the Treaty of WaitangD. None of the abov(3)The head of government of United Kingdom isA. the Prime MinisteB. the Speaker of the House of LordC. the Speaker of the House of CommonD. the Quee(4)_ is the second largest country in the world.A. CanadB. C. ChinD. Russ

25、i(5)_ is one of Shakespeares narrative poems.A. The Winters TaleB. Venus and AdonisC. Romeo and JulietD. The House of Fame(6)George Orwells _ is considered as an anti-utopian novel.A. Animal FarmB. Nineteen Eighty-FourC. Down and Out in ParisD. The Road to Wigan War(7)_ is the first American black w

26、oman writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature.A. Toni MorrisonB. Saul BellowC. Emily DickensonD. Pearl Buck(8)It is _ who proposed Language Acquisition Device (LAD).A. SapirB. LeechC. SkinnerD. Chomsky(9)_ is the study of the internal structure of words, and the rules by which words are formed.

27、A. MorphologyB. PhonologyC. PhoneticsD. Syntax(10)Which of the following is a totally arbitrary one?A. TypewriteB. CracC. NewspapeD. PiPART PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (15MIN)(1)按要求，回答TSE題：(2)（2）_(3)（3）_(4)（4）_(5)（5）_(6)（6）_(7)（7）_(8)（8）_(9)（9）_(10)（10）_PART TRANSLATION (60 MIN) SECTION A CHINES

28、E TO ENGLISH(1)Chinese to englishi:SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE(1)English To Chinese:PART WRITING (45 MIN)(1)答案和解析PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN) SECTION A MINI-LECTURE(1) :聽(tīng)力原文：TSinformation / ideas(2) :being reviewed(3) :A preferably indirect(4) :with care/carefully【解析】接著演講人講到了5項(xiàng)基本步驟，其中第1個(gè)

29、步驟為仔細(xì)閱讀評(píng)論之書(shū)結(jié)合題目可知本題答案為with care或副詞carefully。 (5) :AssimilatingDigesting【解析】5項(xiàng)基本步驟中第4項(xiàng)即為吸收或消化所讀內(nèi)容，結(jié)合題目可知空白處應(yīng)填入Assimilating或近義詞Digesting。 (6) :inessentials / the trivial(7) :tone【解析】作者認(rèn)為開(kāi)頭段落應(yīng)起強(qiáng)調(diào)作用，并定下全文基調(diào)，結(jié)合題目可知答案為tone。 (8) :logically(9) :restating your thesis(10) :RevisingSECTION B INTERVIEW(1) :B聽(tīng)力原

30、文訪談中Adams博士提到，要注意語(yǔ)言地道流利與精通語(yǔ)言之間的區(qū)別，而后者才是他所提倡的，故B正確。 (2) :C(3) :B訪談中Adams博士對(duì)幾種不同的學(xué)習(xí)風(fēng)格進(jìn)行分類，提出有些人是視覺(jué)型的學(xué)習(xí)者，這類人偏愛(ài)抓住視覺(jué)特征進(jìn)行學(xué)習(xí)。據(jù)此推斷，喜歡通過(guò)讀插圖書(shū)來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)言的人即可歸為視覺(jué)型學(xué) 習(xí)者，故B正確。 (4) :BAdams博士認(rèn)為，邊看電影邊喝飲料、吃爆米花雖不失為放松的觀影方式，但它也是消極的，不能從中學(xué)到什么，故本題應(yīng)選B。 (5) :D訪談中Adams博士提到，背包周游世界可以讓人接觸到各國(guó)英語(yǔ)口音各異的人，從而有助于豐富語(yǔ)言技能，故正確答案為D。SECTION C INTER

31、VIEW(1) :C聽(tīng)力原文：背景：crew指機(jī)務(wù)人員；casualty指?jìng)稣摺?新聞提到26名幸存者中有6名在事故發(fā)生后的數(shù)小時(shí)之后死亡。因此，C為正確選項(xiàng)。 (2) :D新聞最后提到飛機(jī)失事的原因，機(jī)場(chǎng)方面表示可能是由于引擎起火而導(dǎo)致了這次事故。可見(jiàn)選項(xiàng)D正確。(3) :C聽(tīng)力原文：背景：panel game是指廣播或電視的小組智力競(jìng)賽節(jié)目。(4) :B聽(tīng)力原文：背景：busker是指賣藝人；bagpipe是指風(fēng)笛；Royal Mile指愛(ài)丁堡皇家麥爾大道。 新聞中提到250年前，風(fēng)笛被作為戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)武器而被禁止演奏。由此可見(jiàn)B為正確答案。(5) :A聽(tīng)力原文：背景：FIFA(Federati

32、on International Football Association)國(guó)際足協(xié)；European Champions League指歐洲冠軍聯(lián)賽；UEFA(the Union of European Football Associations)指歐洲足球協(xié)會(huì)聯(lián)盟。 新聞開(kāi)始提到在歐洲冠軍聯(lián)賽中英國(guó)球隊(duì)包攬了決賽的席位，國(guó)際足聯(lián)主席布拉特認(rèn)為這件事凸顯了限制每支球隊(duì)中外國(guó)選手人數(shù)的必要性。而新聞結(jié)尾提到歐足聯(lián)認(rèn)為英國(guó)球隊(duì)的勝利與外國(guó)球員沒(méi)有聯(lián)系。由此可見(jiàn)，歐足聯(lián)并不贊同布拉特的觀點(diǎn)，故A為正確選項(xiàng)。PART READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)(1) :B譯文：(2

33、) :C【定位】根據(jù)各選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容定位到第4段。 【解析】倒數(shù)第2段第1句表明沙特阿拉伯是海灣地區(qū)最大的經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)體，C不符題干中的Dubai，故選C。 (3) :D(4) :C(5) :D【定位】根據(jù)題干直接定位到最后一段。 【解析】從最后一段以及前文的描述不難總結(jié)出，建立金融市場(chǎng)的信心僅僅靠建幾座摩天大樓、減稅及政策性激勵(lì)是不夠的，它需要多方面的努力，應(yīng)選D。(6) :A譯文：【定位】根據(jù)題干直接定位到第1段?！窘馕觥康?段第1句中提到人們?cè)诮?jīng)歷了腦力勞動(dòng)之后根本無(wú)法集中注意力進(jìn)行決策活動(dòng)，結(jié)合該段第3旬中出現(xiàn)的tiredness一詞可以推斷出taxing應(yīng)為“費(fèi)勁的，累人的”之義，因此選A。 (

34、7) :C(8) :D(9) :C【定位】根據(jù)各選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容分別定位至第1段和最后兩段?！窘馕觥康箶?shù)第2段第1句表明直覺(jué)不受葡萄糖水平的控制，C的說(shuō)法與這句不符，故為答案。此外，C中的certainly太過(guò)絕對(duì)，通常這種選項(xiàng)的說(shuō)法都與原文不符。 (10) :B【定位】根據(jù)題目直接定位到最后一段?！窘馕觥课恼伦詈笠痪渲杏胹hould not表建議，表明“做重要的決定時(shí)不能空著肚子”，由此可推斷空著肚子做出的決定是不合理的故B對(duì)。(11) :D譯文：【定位】從各選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容定位到第1段。 【解析】第l段最后一句表明爵士樂(lè)源于美國(guó)黑人，D指出爵士樂(lè)起源于美國(guó)，意思符合原文該句內(nèi)容，故選D。 (12) :C【

35、定位】根據(jù)題干中的the essence of America定位到第2段。 【解析】第2段第2句提到，沒(méi)有哪兩個(gè)美國(guó)人對(duì)美國(guó)精髓有著相同的看法，第4句又提到強(qiáng)調(diào)個(gè)性，獲取成功(即“美國(guó)夢(mèng)”)，創(chuàng)新以及包容綜合在一起都是美國(guó)精髓的內(nèi)容，因此可知美國(guó)精髓并不是單一的概念，所以選C。 (13) :C(14) :A【定位】根據(jù)各選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容定位到第5、6、7段。 【解析】原文第6段第1句指出美國(guó)人特征的核心是tolerance，A的individualism與原文該句不符，故選A。 (15) :D【定位】全文。 【解析】文章的第1段說(shuō)爵士樂(lè)的起源，而第2-7段都是圍繞著爵士樂(lè)何以進(jìn)入美國(guó)文化的主流地位而

36、展開(kāi)。其中第3段第1句指出了爵士樂(lè)抓住了美國(guó)的精髓，后面幾段都是結(jié)合美國(guó)精髓來(lái)說(shuō)明爵士樂(lè)成為主流文化的原因，故文章主要是關(guān)于爵士樂(lè)和美國(guó)精髓，選D。(16) :C譯文：【定位】根據(jù)各選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容定位到文章第1、2、3、4段。 【解析】原文第3段倒數(shù)第2句表明MrSaint Laurent在身體方面遭受折磨。最后一句表明他精神方面也終生受困，C是原文這兩句的同義表達(dá)，故正確。 (17) :D(18) :B(19) :A【定位】從各選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容定位到第3、4、5、6、7段。 【解析】第3段第3句和第6段第1句表明圣洛朗先生的時(shí)裝設(shè)計(jì)靈感來(lái)自繪畫(huà)和芭蕾舞等藝術(shù)故A中的intuitive與原文不符，應(yīng)選A。

37、(20) :C【定位】全文。 【解析】文章第1段就提到，伊夫圣洛朗在3歲時(shí)就表現(xiàn)出了他的時(shí)裝天分，而從后面的描述可知，伊夫圣洛朗在時(shí)裝界是一位知名人物，結(jié)合第6段倒數(shù)第2句中的exquisite tailoring以及第7段第1句中unusually wearable，even comfortable的表述可知選C。PART GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)(1) :B1812年戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)是美國(guó)與英國(guó)之間發(fā)生于1812至1815年的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，是美國(guó)獨(dú)立后第一次對(duì)外戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。 【點(diǎn)睛】為爭(zhēng)奪西班牙的殖民地，美國(guó)和西班牙(選項(xiàng)C)于1898年發(fā)生戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)；18461848年美國(guó)與墨西哥(選項(xiàng)D)

38、發(fā)生戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，通過(guò)此次戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)美國(guó)取得了墨西哥的大片領(lǐng)土，奠定了美國(guó)美洲主宰的地位；法國(guó)(選項(xiàng)A)為美國(guó)獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)提供援助，但是兩國(guó)之間沒(méi)有交戰(zhàn)。 (2) :C1840年2月6日，英國(guó)與毛利人簽署了懷唐伊條約(The Treaty of Waitangi)，該條約被認(rèn)為是新西蘭建國(guó)的文件。 【點(diǎn)睛】選項(xiàng)A波利尼西亞定居者于公元10世紀(jì)最早定居新西蘭；選項(xiàng)B英國(guó)詹姆斯庫(kù)克船長(zhǎng)于1769至1777年，先后五次到新西蘭。 (3) :A國(guó)會(huì)選舉中獲得多數(shù)席位的政黨組閣，政黨領(lǐng)袖出任首相(prime minister)，為英國(guó)的政府首腦。 【點(diǎn)睛】在英國(guó)，女王是國(guó)家元首、最高司法長(zhǎng)官、武裝部隊(duì)總司令和英國(guó)圣公會(huì)(Church of England)的“最高領(lǐng)袖”。 議會(huì)是英國(guó)的最高司法和立法機(jī)構(gòu)。 (4) :A加拿大國(guó)土面積僅次于俄羅斯，是全球面積第二大的國(guó)家。 【點(diǎn)睛】B項(xiàng)美國(guó)是全球面積第四大國(guó)；C項(xiàng)中國(guó)是全球面積第三大國(guó)；D項(xiàng)俄羅斯是世界上地域最遼闊、面積最廣大的國(guó)家。 (5) :B本題考查作家與作品。維納斯和阿多尼斯是莎士比亞兩部敘事長(zhǎng)詩(shī)之一；另一部是魯克麗絲受辱記(The Rape of