英语专业8级模拟试题（1）(1)
文章出处： 发布时间：2006-07-09
In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question on your Coloured ANSWER SHEET.
SECTION A TALK
Questions 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section.At the end of the talk you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now Listen to the talk.
1The speaker is.
A.a friend of Abraham Lincoln’sB.a writer who gives an account of Abraham Lincoln’s biography
C.Abraham Lincoln himself D.Abraham Lincoln’s autobiography
2Which of the following statements is true?
A.The speaker’s mother died when he was only ten years old.
B.The speaker’s father died when he was six years old.
C.The speaker and his family moved to Indiana in his eighth year.
D.His grandfather was killed by Indians in a battle.
3What was required of a teacher in the speaker’s hometown?
A.No qualificationB.Latin-understanding
C.Experiences of traveling round the worldD.The basical ability to know how to read,write and compute arithmetically
4Which events provided much encouragement for Abraham Lincoln in his political career?
A.The Black-Hawk war and Law-practicing.B.The Black-Hawk war and the Missouri Compromise.
C.Farm work and Law-practicing.D.Law-practicing and the Missouri Compromise.
5The general tone of this talk can be described as.
A.haughty and sarcasticB.condescending and humble
C.domineering and aggressiveD.honest and confident
SECTION B CONVERSATION
Questions 6 to l0 are based on a coversation between Jassie and Pauline.At the end of the conversation you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now Listen to the conversation.
6From the conversation we get the impression that.
A.Jassie and Pauline are classmates.B.Jassie is an overseas student from America.
C.Pauline and Jassie are talking about a picture.D.They are having American geography.
7What has Jassie already known about White House?
A.White House is on the south side of Pennsylvania Ave.,Washingten,D.C.,facing Lafayette Square.
B.The east and west terraces,the executive office,the east wing,and a penthouse and a bomb shetter are added to the main building.
C.It was designed by James Hoban on a site chosen by George Washington.
D.It is the oldest public building in Washington.
8Which one is oval in shape in White House?
A.The East RoomB.The Red RoomC.The Blue RoomD.The Green Room
9Who is the first President to live in White House?
A.Theodore RooseveltB.John AdamsC.George WashingtonD.Thormas Jefforson
10According to the conversation which statement about the name of the White House is true?
A.It became official before President Theodore Roosevelt had it engraved upon his stationery.
B.It derives the name from the color of the building.
C.The building was restored after being burned in 1814,so the smoke-stained gray stone walls were painted white.
D.Actually the cognomen“White House”was applied to the building some time before it was painted.
SECTION C NEWS BROCDCAST
Questions 11 to 12 are based on the following news from the VOA.At the end of the news item,you will be given 30 seconds to answer the two questions.Now Listen to the news.
11The general election will be held on.
A.FridayB.WednesdayC.ThursdayD.Monday
12Mail and Telegraph endorsed.
A.Tony BlairB.William HagueC.the Liberal DemocratsD.Labor Party
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the following news from the BBC.At the end of the news item,you will be given 45 seconds to answer the three questions.
Now Listen to the news.
13Palestinians say that
A.Israeli Prime Minister is sincere to call for ceasefireB.Sharon’s appeal to stop ongoing violence is a “lie”.
C.they believe this time will soon witness ceasefire.D.they feel relieved America supports ceasefire.
14The Arafat aide thought that Israeli Prime Minister calls for ceasefire because
A.Sharon’s government aimed at alleviating international pressure on Israel.
B.Sharon’s government felt guilty of their excessive use of force.
C.Sharon’s government is demanded by the United States to stop fire.
D.Sharon’s government is opposed by its people.
15A roadside bomb exploded on Israeli border with Egypt late on Tuesday,and then
A.Israeli soldiers carried out the appeal to stop fire.
B.Israeli soldiers continue to patrol under interim peace deals.
C.Israeli soldiers returned fire.
D.Israeli soldiers returned fire and soon initiated another fighting.
SECTION D NOTE-TAKING & GAP-FILLING
In this section you will hear a mini-lecture.You will hear the lecture once only.While listening to the lecture,take notes on the important points.Your notes will not be marked,but you will need them to complete a 15-minute gap-filling task on Answer Sheet One.Use the blank paper for note-taking.
PART Ⅱ PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION［15 min.］
Proofread the given passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO as instructed.
PART Ⅲ READING COMPREHENSION［40 min.］
SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION［30 min.］
In this section there are six reading passages followed by a total of fiften multiple choice questions.Read the passages and them mark your answer on you Coloured ANSWER SHEET.
TEXT A
Brian Harper:a Priest
Brian Harper knows from personal experience how curious people are about priests and nuns. He began training to be a priest 20 years ago, straight from school, and although he left after two years he has never quite escaped the legacy. Whenever he tells people about that period in his life they fire him with questions about what prompted him to consider that route in the first place.
There are the usual questions about coping with celibacy and the restrictions that this puts on personal relationships. But there is real curiosity, too, about why an“otherwise normal”person would take on such a life.
“There is a genuine interest in the whole area of spirituality and the spiritual life,”Harper says,“The contrast has never been greater than it is now between the religious and secular paths.”Many young people head for a life in the church,he says,after attending Catholic schools where the emphasis is placed on religious observance,ritual and the importance of obedience and personal humility.But in today’s world it is becoming inceasingly difficult for such young people to ignore what is happening in the secular world behind the church.Many priests and nuns have left the safety of the ordered religious life in the past couple of decades.But they have not done so without a struggle.Harper can identify with the experience of those who leave.
“It is so much easier to join up than it is to quit,”he says.“It’s like in personal relationships,they’re easy enough to get into,but extricating yourself from one that’s not working or that you’re not happy with can be very difficult indeed.”
Steven Mc Callanan,a parish priest,is frank about his life in church.He sums it up:“If you are prepared to see life in all its colour then go ahead,take orders.But don’t think it will be easy.I face problems every day.”
Harper believes the religious life attracts a true cross-section of people,from the extrovert to the shy and retiring,although many are drawn by the church’s emphasis on ritual and performance.If one were to generalise,though,most priests have the kind of artistic temperaments that would “I know some brilliant men and women in the church,then I know some tried and disillusioned ones and some who are struggling with their own kind of personol demons,”says Harper. He says it is a shame that the Catholic community has traditionally put priests on a pedestal,“up there with God”,whereas in fact they are just like everyone else:flawed and vulnerable, make them good actors or performance poets-and social drinkers.
“Being a priest just happens to be a career,admittedly a specialised one and one that demands a certain range of qualities.But priests are just as frail and weak as the rest of us.”
Harper has made a television programme about priests,monks and nuns in the Catholic church.The message he gave to those who took part in his documentary was:“We are not trying to trip you up or make you appear strange or foolish.We are just trying to answer what we think are some generally asked questions about your attitudes,your dilemmas,and the kinds of lives you lead.”It makes fascinating viewing.
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