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英语专业八级考试模拟题15

　　PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION

　　SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING

　　PARTIIPROOFREADING&ERRORCORRECTION

　　Directions:

Thefollowingpassagecontainstenerrors.Eachlinecontainsamaximumofoneerror.IneachcaseonlyoneWordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:

　　Forawrongword,underlinethewrongWordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

　　Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha"^"signandwritetheWordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheend   oftheline.

　　Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash"/"andputtheWordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

　　Insocialsituations,theclassicIntentionMovementis

　　"thechair-grasp".Hostandguesthavebeentalking

　　forsometime,butnowthehosthasanappointment

　　tokeepandcangetaway.Hisurgetogois

　　[26]

　　heldincheckbyhisdesirenotberudetohisguest.

　　[27]

　　Ifhedidnotcareofhisguestsfeelingshewould

　　[28]

　　simplygetupoutofhischairandtoannouncehis

　　[29]

　　departure.Thisiswhathisbodywantstodo,therefore

　　[30]

　　hispolitenessglueshisbodytothechairandrefuses

　　tolethimraise.Itisatthispointthathe

　　[31]

　　performsthechair-graspIntentionMovement.Hecontinues

　　totalktotheguestandlistentohim,butleansforward

　　andgraspsthearmsofthechairasabouttopush

　　[32]

　　himselfupwards.Thisisthefirstacthewould

　　makeifhewererising.Ifhewerenothesitating,

　　[33]

　　itwouldonlylastafractionofthesecond.Hewould

　　[34]

　　lean,push,rise,andbeup.Butnow,instead,itlasts

　　muchlonger.Heholdshis"readiness-to-rise"postand

　　[35]

　　keepsonholdingit.Itisasifhisbodyhadfrozen

　　attheget-readymoment.

　　PARTIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSIONS

　　SECTIONA:

READINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN.）

　　Directions:

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagescarefullyandthenmarkyouranswersonyourColouredAnswerSheet.

　　TEXTAAmagazinesdesignismorethandecoration,morethansimplepackaging.Itexpressesthemagazinesverycharacter.TheAtlanticMonthlyhaslongattemptedtoprovideadesignenvironmentinwhichtwodisparatetraditions——literaryandjournalistic——canco-existinpleasurabledignity.Theredesignthatweintroducewiththisissue——theworkofourartdirector,JudyGarlan——represents,wethink,anotableenhancementofthatenvironment.　Garlanexplainssomeofwhatwasinhermindasshebegantocreatethenewdesign:

"Isawthisasanopportunitytobringthelookclosertomatchingtheeleganceandpowerofthewritingwhichthemagazineisknownfor."Theoveralldesignhastobeabletoencompassagreatdiversityofstylesandsubjects——urgentpiecesofreporting,seriousessays,lighterpieces,lifestyle-orientedpieces,shortstories,poetry.Wedontwantlighterpiecestoseemtooheavy,andwedontwantheavierpiecestoseemtoopretty.Wealsouseabroadrangeofartandphotography,andthedesignhastoworkwellwiththat,too.Atthesametime,themagazineneedstohaveaconsistentfeel,needstounderscorethesensethateverythinginitispartofoneAtlanticworld.　TheprimarytypefacesGarlanchoseforthistaskareTimesRoman,foramorereadablebodytype,andBauerBodoni,foramorestylishandflexibledisplaytype（articletitles,largeinitials,andsoon）.Otheraspectsofthenewdesignarestructural.Thearticlesinthefrontofthemagazine,whichonceflowedintooneanother,nowstandontheirown,togainprominence.TheTravelcolumn,nowfeaturedineveryissue,hasbeenmovedfromthebacktothefront.Asnotedinthisspacelastmonth,theWord"Monthly"rejoins"TheAtlantic"onthecover,afteradecade-longabsence.　JudyGarlancametotheAtlanticin1981afterhavingservedastheartdirectorofseveralothermagazines.DuringhertenurehereTheAtlantichaswonmorethan300awardsforvisualexcellence,fromtheSocietyofillustrators,theAmericanInstituteofGraphicArts,theArtDirectorsClub,CommunicationArts,andelsewhere.Garlanwasinvariouswaysassistedintheredesignbytheentireart-departmentstaff:

RobinGilmore,Barnes,BetsyUrrico,GillianKahn,andLisaManning.　TheartistNicholasGaetanocontributedaswell:

heredrewourcolophon（thefigureofNeptunethatappearsonthecontentspage）andcreatedthesymbolsthatwillappearregularlyonthispage（arenditionofourbuilding）,onthePuzzlerpage,abovetheopeningofletters,andonthemasthead.Gaetano,whoseworkmanagestocombinestylishclarityandbreezystrength,isthecoverartistforthisissue.

　　36.PartofthenewdesignistobeconcernedwiththefollowingEXCEPT____.

　　A）variationinthetypefaces.B）reorganizationofarticlesinthefront.

　　C）creationofthetravelcolumn.D）reinstatementofitsformername.

　　37.Accordingtothepassage,thenewdesignworkinvolves____.

　　A）otherartistsaswell.B）otherwritersaswell.

　　C）onlythecoverartist.D）onlytheartdirector.

　　38.Thisarticleaimsto____.

　　A）emphasizetheimportanceofamagazine'sdesign.B）introducethemagazine'sartdirector.

　　C）persuadethereadertosubscribetothemagazine.　D）informthereaderofitsnewdesignandfeatures.

　　TEXTBWHYSHOULDanyonebuythelatestvolumeintheever-expandingDictionaryofNationalBiography?

Idonotmeanthatitisbad,asthereviewerswillagree.Butitwillcostyou65pounds.Andhaveyougottherestofvolumes?

Youneedthebasic22plusthelargelydecennialsupplementstobringthetotalto31.Ofcourse,itwillbeanswered,publicandacademiclibrarieswillwantthenewvolume.Afterall,itadds1,068livesofpeoplewhoescapedthenetoftheoriginalcompilers.Yetin10yearstimearevisedversionofthewholecaboodle,calledtheNewDictionaryofNationalBiography,willbepublished.Itseditor,ProfessorColinMatthew,tellsmethathewillhaveroomforabout50,000lives,some13,000morethaninthecurrentDNB.Thisratherputsthe1,068inMissingPersonsintheshade.　WhenDrNichollswrotetoTheSpectatorin1989askingfornamesofpeoplewhomreadershadlookedupintheDNBandhadbeendisappointednottofind,shesaysthatshereceivedsome100,000suggestions.（Well,shehadwrittento"otherqualitynewspapers"too.）Assoonashercommitteehadwhittledthenumbersdown,theprofessionalproblemsofaneditorbegan.Contributorsdidntfilecopyontime;somewhodidsenttoomuch:

50,000Wordsinsteadof500isarecord,accordingtoDrNicholls.　Thereremainsthedinner-partygameofwhosin,whosout.Thatisagamethatthereviewershaveplayedandwillcontinuetoplay.Criminalsweremyinitialworry.Afterall,theoriginaleditionoftheDNBboasted:

Malefactorswhosecrimesexciteapermanentinteresthavereceivedhardlylessattentionthanbenefactors.Mr……JohnGrossclearlyhadsimilaranxieties,forhecomplainsthat,whilethemurdererChristieisin,Crippenisout.OnemightsayinreplythattheinjusticeofthehangingofEvansinsteadofChristiewasaforceintherepealofcapitalpunishmentinBritain,asLudovieKennedy（theauthorofChristiesentryinMissingPersons）notes.ButthenCrippenwasreputedasthefirstmurderertobecaughtbytelegraphy（hehadtriedtoescapebyshiptoAmerica）.　ItissurprisingtofindMaxMillerexcludedwhenreallynotverymemorablenamesgetin.TherehasbeenaconsciousefforttoputinartistsandarchitectsfromtheMiddleAges.Abouttheirlivesnotmuchisalwaysknown.　OfHugoofBuryStEdmunds,a12th-centuryilluminatorwhosedatesofbirthanddeatharenotrecorded,hisbiographercomments:

"WhetherornotHugowasawall-painter,therecordsofhisactivitiesascarverandmanuscriptpainterattesttohisversatility".Thentherehadtobemorewomen,too（12percent,againsttheoriginalDBNs3）,suchasRoyStrongssubject,theTudorpainterLevinaTeerlinc,ofwhomheremarks:

"Hermostcharacteristicfeatureisaheadattachedtoatoosmall,spindlybody.Hertechniqueremainedawkward,thinandoftencursory".Doesntseemtoqualifyherasamemorableartist.YetitmaybebetterthantherecordoftheoriginalDNB,whichincludedlivesofpeoplewhoneverexisted（suchasMerlin）andevenmanagedtogivethankstoJ.W.Clerkeasacontributor,though,asalatereditionadmitsinashamefacedfootnote,"exceptfortheentryintheListofContributorsthereisnotraceofJ.W.Clerke".

　　39.Thewritersuggeststhatthereisnosenseinbuyingthelatestvolume____.

　　A）becauseitisnotworththeprice.B）becauseithasfewerentriesthanbefore.

　　C）unlessonehasallthevolumesinhiscollection.D）unlessanexpandedDNBwillcomeoutshortly.

　　40.OntheissueofwhoshouldbeincludedintheDNB,thewriterseemstosuggestthat____.

　　A）theeditorshadclearrulestofollow.　B）thereweretoomanycriminalsintheentries.

　　C）theeditorsclearlyfavoredbenefactors.　D）theeditorswereirrationalintheirchoices.

　　41.CrippenwasabsentfromtheDNB____.

　　A）becauseheescapedtotheU.S.　B）becausedeathsentencehadbeenabolished.

　　C）forreasonsnotclarified.　D）becauseoftheeditors'mistake.

　　42.Theauthorquotedafewentriesinthelastparagraphto____.

　　A）illustratesomefeaturesoftheDNB.　B）giveemphasistohisargument.

　　C）impressthereaderwithitscontent.　D）highlightthepeopleintheMiddleAges.

　　43.Throughoutthepassage,thewriter'stonetowardstheDNBwas____.

　　A）complimentary.　B）supportive.　C）