1、2012 年英语专业 8 级考试预测试卷(9)总分：100 分 及格：60 分 考试时间：195 分PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN) SECTION A MINI-LECTURE(1) 回答TSE题：(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 题： TSAccording to Dr. Adams, what should we have as an attainable goal of language l
2、earning?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. Learn
3、ing new 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 sh
4、ould NOTA. 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. Wa
5、tching plenty of movies onlinC. Breaking down cultural barrierD. Backpacking around the worlSECTION C INTERVIEW(1)回答TSE 题： 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 numb
6、er of casualties 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)回答下题：According to the news, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Humphrey Lyttelton is known to the radio l
7、isteners as 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)回答下题：More than tw
8、o hundred years ago, the bagpipes were prohibited asA. noisy nuisanceB. arms involved in warC. anti-social pipeD. national instrument(5)回答下题：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 su
9、ccess of English teams to foreign playerD. proposed a limit of five foreign players in each teaPART READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)(1)回答TSE 题：(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
10、. It is the 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 eco
11、nomic zoneB. 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 n
12、eed to be built 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 finan
13、cial market(6)回答TSE 题：(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 n
14、o-watching-instructions 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 s
15、ugar substitute 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 affect
16、ed by peoples blood-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. p
17、eople are more intelligent when they are hungr(11)回答TSE题：(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 A
18、frican roots of American 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 passa
19、ge?A. Americans believe 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
20、and the soul of AfricC. Jazz and its prospectD. Jazz and the soul of Americ(16)回答TSE题：(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. pa
21、inteD. designe(19)Which 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 L
22、aurent valued the concept 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 exquisit
23、e but wearable designD. 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. C
24、aptain James Cooks voyages 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. Ca
25、nadB. C. ChinD. Russi(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 fi
26、rst American black woman 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 whi
27、ch words are formed.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题：(2)（2）_(3)（3）_(4)（4）_(5)（5）_(6)（6）_(7)（7）_(8)（8）_(9)（9）_(10)（10）_PART TRANSLATION (60 M
28、IN) SECTION A CHINESE 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) :听力原文：TSinformation / ideas(2) :being reviewed(3) :A preferably indirect(4) :with care/carefully【解析】
29、接着演讲人讲到了 5 项基本步骤，其中第 1 个步骤为仔细阅读评论之书结合题目可知本题答案为 with care 或副词 carefully。 (5) :AssimilatingDigesting【解析】5 项基本步骤中第 4 项即为吸收或消化所读内容，结合题目可知空白处应填入Assimilating 或近义词 Digesting。 (6) :inessentials / the trivial(7) :tone【解析】作者认为开头段落应起强调作用，并定下全文基调，结合题目可知答案为 tone。 (8) :logically(9) :restating your thesis(10) :Rev
30、isingSECTION B INTERVIEW(1) :B听力原文访谈中 Adams 博士提到，要注意语言地道流利与精通语言之间的区别，而后者才是他所提倡的，故 B 正确。 (2) :C(3) :B访谈中 Adams 博士对几种不同的学习风格进行分类，提出有些人是视觉型的学习者，这类人偏爱抓住视觉特征进行学习。据此推断，喜欢通过读插图书来学习语言的人即可归为视觉型学 习者，故 B 正确。 (4) :BAdams 博士认为，边看电影边喝饮料、吃爆米花虽不失为放松的观影方式，但它也是消极的，不能从中学到什么，故本题应选 B。 (5) :D访谈中 Adams 博士提到，背包周游世界可以让人接触到各
31、国英语口音各异的人，从而有助于丰富语言技能，故正确答案为 D。SECTION C INTERVIEW(1) :C听力原文：背景：crew 指机务人员；casualty 指伤亡者。 新闻提到 26 名幸存者中有 6 名在事故发生后的数小时之后死亡。因此，C 为正确选项。 (2) :D新闻最后提到飞机失事的原因，机场方面表示可能是由于引擎起火而导致了这次事故。可见选项 D 正确。(3) :C听力原文：背景：panel game 是指广播或电视的小组智力竞赛节目。(4) :B听力原文：背景：busker 是指卖艺人；bagpipe 是指风笛；Royal Mile 指爱丁堡皇家麦尔大道。 新闻中提到
32、250 年前，风笛被作为战争武器而被禁止演奏。由此可见 B 为正确答案。(5) :A听力原文：背景：FIFA(Federation International Football Association)国际足协；European Champions League 指欧洲冠军联赛； UEFA(the Union of European Football Associations)指欧洲足球协会联盟。 新闻开始提到在欧洲冠军联赛中英国球队包揽了决赛的席位，国际足联主席布拉特认为这件事凸显了限制每支球队中外国选手人数的必要性。而新闻结尾提到欧足联认为英国球队的胜利与外国球员没有联系。由此可见，欧足联
33、并不赞同布拉特的观点，故 A 为正确选项。PART READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)(1) :B译文：(2) :C【定位】根据各选项内容定位到第 4 段。 【解析】倒数第 2 段第 1 句表明沙特阿拉伯是海湾地区最大的经济实体，C 不符题干中的Dubai，故选 C。 (3) :D(4) :C(5) :D【定位】根据题干直接定位到最后一段。 【解析】从最后一段以及前文的描述不难总结出，建立金融市场的信心仅仅靠建几座摩天大楼、减税及政策性激励是不够的，它需要多方面的努力，应选 D。(6) :A译文：【定位】根据题干直接定位到第 1 段。【解析】第 1 段第 1 句中提到
34、人们在经历了脑力劳动之后根本无法集中注意力进行决策活动，结合该段第 3 旬中出现的 tiredness 一词可以推断出 taxing 应为“费劲的，累人的”之义，因此选 A。 (7) :C(8) :D(9) :C【定位】根据各选项内容分别定位至第 1 段和最后两段。【解析】倒数第 2 段第 1 句表明直觉不受葡萄糖水平的控制，C 的说法与这句不符，故为答案。此外，C 中的 certainly 太过绝对，通常这种选项的说法都与原文不符。 (10) :B【定位】根据题目直接定位到最后一段。【解析】文章最后一句中用 should not 表建议，表明“做重要的决定时不能空着肚子” ，由此可推断空着肚
35、子做出的决定是不合理的故 B 对。(11) :D译文：【定位】从各选项内容定位到第 1 段。 【解析】第 l 段最后一句表明爵士乐源于美国黑人， D 指出爵士乐起源于美国，意思符合原文该句内容，故选 D。 (12) :C【定位】根据题干中的 the essence of America 定位到第 2 段。 【解析】第 2 段第 2 句提到，没有哪两个美国人对美国精髓有着相同的看法，第 4 句又提到强调个性，获取成功(即“ 美国梦”) ，创新以及包容综合在一起都是美国精髓的内容，因此可知美国精髓并不是单一的概念，所以选 C。 (13) :C(14) :A【定位】根据各选项内容定位到第 5、6、7
36、 段。 【解析】原文第 6 段第 1 句指出美国人特征的核心是 tolerance，A 的 individualism 与原文该句不符，故选 A。 (15) :D【定位】全文。 【解析】文章的第 1 段说爵士乐的起源，而第 2-7 段都是围绕着爵士乐何以进入美国文化的主流地位而展开。其中第 3 段第 1 句指出了爵士乐抓住了美国的精髓，后面几段都是结合美国精髓来说明爵士乐成为主流文化的原因，故文章主要是关于爵士乐和美国精髓，选D。(16) :C译文：【定位】根据各选项内容定位到文章第 1、2、3、4 段。 【解析】原文第 3 段倒数第 2 句表明 MrSaint Laurent 在身体方面遭受
37、折磨。最后一句表明他精神方面也终生受困，C 是原文这两句的同义表达，故正确。 (17) :D(18) :B(19) :A【定位】从各选项内容定位到第 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时装设计灵感来自绘画和芭蕾舞等艺术故 A 中的 intuitive 与原文不符，应选 A。 (20) :C【定位】全文。 【解析】文章第 1 段就提到，伊夫圣洛朗在 3 岁时就表现出了他的时装天分，而从后面的描述可知，伊夫圣洛朗在时装界是一位知名人物，结合第 6 段倒数第 2 句中的exquisite tailoring 以及第 7 段第 1 句中 unu
38、sually wearable，even comfortable 的表述可知选C。PART GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)(1) :B1812 年战争是美国与英国之间发生于 1812 至 1815 年的战争，是美国独立后第一次对外战争。 【点睛】为争夺西班牙的殖民地，美国和西班牙(选项 C)于 1898 年发生战争；18461848年美国与墨西哥(选项 D)发生战争，通过此次战争美国取得了墨西哥的大片领土，奠定了美国美洲主宰的地位；法国(选项 A)为美国独立战争提供援助，但是两国之间没有交战。 (2) :C1840 年 2 月 6 日，英国与毛利人签署了怀唐伊条约(The
39、 Treaty of Waitangi)，该条约被认为是新西兰建国的文件。 【点睛】选项 A 波利尼西亚定居者于公元 10 世纪最早定居新西兰；选项 B 英国詹姆斯库克船长于 1769 至 1777 年，先后五次到新西兰。 (3) :A国会选举中获得多数席位的政党组阁，政党领袖出任首相(prime minister)，为英国的政府首脑。 【点睛】在英国，女王是国家元首、最高司法长官、武装部队总司令和英国圣公会(Church of England)的“最高领袖” 。 议会是英国的最高司法和立法机构。 (4) :A加拿大国土面积仅次于俄罗斯，是全球面积第二大的国家。 【点睛】B 项美国是全球面积第
40、四大国； C 项中国是全球面积第三大国； D 项俄罗斯是世界上地域最辽阔、面积最广大的国家。 (5) :B本题考查作家与作品。 维纳斯和阿多尼斯是莎士比亚两部叙事长诗之一；另一部是鲁克丽丝受辱记(The Rape of Lucrece)。 【点睛】选项 A冬天的故事 是莎士比亚后期创作的一部奇迹剧作品。选项 C罗密欧和朱丽叶是他的一部十分受欢迎的悲剧作品，讲述家族恩怨和青年男女的爱情故事。选项 D声誉之宫是乔叟的一部作品。 (6) :B乔治奥威尔是 20 世纪 30 年代最具政治倾向的讽刺作家。 1984是一部反乌托邦小说。描绘了一幅未来社会在极权统治下阴森恐怖的景象。 【点睛】 动物农场(选
41、项 A)以寓言的形式讽喻人类社会；巴黎伦敦落难记(选项 C)是作者混迹于巴黎、伦敦两地的流浪汉和穷人中，观察和体验他们生存状态的真实记录；通向威根堤之路(选项 D)是作者考察英格兰北部工业区的报道，揭示了工业化带来的恶劣后果。 (7) :A托尼奠里森于 1993 年获得诺贝尔文学奖，是第一位获得该奖的美国黑人女作家，代表作品有最蓝的眼睛 、 所罗门之歌 、 宠儿等。 (8) :D乔姆斯基在早期的语言习得理论中提出了语言习得机制学说。该学说认为，人类有一种先天的“语言习得机制” 。 (9) :A形态学主要研究单词的内部结构及约束其构成的规则。 【点睛】选项 B(音位学)研究语言的语音系统，它旨在
42、揭示语音是如何构成词句的；选项C(语音学)侧重于语音的自然属性，主要研究人类发出的所有语音；选项 D(句法学)研究句子的结构，揭示单词如何构成句子。 (10) :D语言的识别特征(design features)之一就是语言是任意的，即语言符号形式与其表达的概念之间的关系是任意的。D 项 pig 就是完全任意的。 【点睛】但是任意性也不是完全绝对的，比如说每种语言都有一些模拟自然声响的拟声词，如 B 项 crack。此外一些合成词的构成也不是完全任意的，比如 A 项 typewriter 和 C 项newspaper。PART PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (
43、15MIN)(1) :(2) :(3) :(4) :(5) :(6) :(7) :(8) :(9) :(10) :PART TRANSLATION (60 MIN) SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH(1) :SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE(1) :PART WRITING (45 MIN)(1) :写作指南 这篇议论型作文要求考生就有关大学生雇用清洁工打扫寝室的问题提出自己的看法。根据题目要求，文章的结构安排如下： 第一部分(第一段)首先指出针对大学生雇用清洁工打扫寝室的现象，人们有两种不同的看法：有人认为这代表着效率的提高有人认为这是逃避工作。然后作者表明前一观点是不合理的。 第二部分阐述大学生不应该雇用清洁工打扫寝室的具体原因，主要体现在三个方面： 1在走向成熟的过程中，大学生应注重培养自己的责任感和自力更生的能力，雇用清洁工打扫寝室不仅与这一成长原则相违背，也与大学教育的目标相左，具体说来 2使用谚语“一屋不扫，何以扫天下” ，大学生成才需从小事做起，具体说来3雇用清洁工打扫寝室不利于大学生的团结，带来较多负面影响，具体表现在第三部分(最后一段)进行总结，指出大学生应该自己来打扫寝室卫生。 范文
