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八级模拟试题一
八级模拟试题一
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORSGRADEEIGHT TIMELIMIT:
195MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEafterthemini-lecture.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
Nowlistentothemini-lecture.
Completethegap-fillingtask.SomeofthegapsbelowmayrequireamaximumofTHREEwords.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournotes.
ConversationalSkills
Peoplewhousuallymakeusfeelcomfortableinconversationsaregoodtalkers.Andtheyhavesomethingincommon,i.e.skillstoputpeopleatease.
1.Skilltoaskquestions
1)beawareofthehumannature:
readinesstoanswerothers’
questionsregardlessof
(1)
2)startaconversationwithsomepersonalbutunharmful
questions
e.g.questionsaboutone’s
(2)
questionsaboutone’sactivitiesinthe(3)
3)beabletospotsignalsforfurthertalk
2.Skillto(4)foranswers
1)don’tshiftfromsubjecttosubject
stickingtothesamesubject:
(5)inconversation
2)listento(6)ofvoice
Ifpeoplesoundunenthusiastic,thenchangesubject.
3)useeyesandears
steadyyourgazewhilelistening
3.Skilltolaugh
Effectsoflaughter:
(7)
helpstart(8)
4.Skilltopart
1)importance:
openuppossibilitiesforfuturefriendshipor
contact
2)ways:
men:
asmile,a(9)
women:
sameas(10)now
howtoexpresspleasureinmeetingsomeone
参考答案:
(1)personality/shyness
(2)first/former/previousjob
(3)morning
(4)listen
(5)signsofinterest/attention/concentration/attentiveness
(6)tone(s)
(7)easepeople’sdiscomfort/nervousness/uneasiness/tension/anxiety
(8)conversation/communication/talk
(9)handshake
(10)men/men’s
TIP:
(1)演讲者观察到,人不管是性格内向或外向,都愿意回答别人的问题。
(2)这是一个例子,说明应该如何开始提问。
(3)这是一个例子,说明应该如何开始提问。
(4)讲座中提到的第二项会话技能是学会在提问后留意听回答。
(5)这是如何听回答的例子。
(6)这是如何听回答的例子。
(7)这是第三项技能(学会在谈话中插入笑声的技巧)所能起到的作用。
(8)这是第三项技能(学会在谈话中插入笑声的技巧)所能起到的作用。
(9)这是关于男士如何相互道别的例子。
(10)这是关于女士如何相互道别的例子。
SCRIPT:
Goodmorning,today’slecturewillfocusonhowtomakepeoplefeelateaseinconversations.Iguessallofyousittingherecanrecallcertainpeoplewhojustseemtomakeyoufeelcomfortablewhenthey’rearound.Youspendanhourwiththemandfeelasifyou’veknownthemhalfyourlife.Thesepeoplewhohavethatcertainsomethingthatmakesusfeelcomfortablehavesomethingincommon.Andonceweknowwhatthatis,wecangoaboutgettingsomeofthatsomethingforourselves.
Howisitdone?
Herearesomeoftheskillsthatgoodtalkershave.Ifyoufollowtheskills,theywillhelpyouputpeopleattheirease,makethemfeelsecureandcomfortable,andturnacquaintancesintofriends.
Firstofall,goodtalkersaskquestions.Almostanyone,nomatterhowshy,willansweraquestion.Infact,accordingtomyobservation,veryshypersonsareoftenmorewillingtoanswerquestionsthanextroverts.Theyaremoreconcernedthatsomeonewillthinkthemimpoliteiftheydon’trespondtothequestions.So,mostskillfulconversationalistsrecommendstartingwithaquestionthatispersonalbutnotharmful.Forexample,onceafamousAmericanTVpresentergotalongandfascinatinginterviewfromanotoriouslyprivatebillionairebyaskinghimabouthisfirstjob.Anotherexample,oneprominentwomanexecutiveconfessesthatatbusinesslunches,Ialwaysaskpeoplewhattheydidthatmorning.It’sadullquestion,butitgetsthingsgoing.Fromthereyoucanmoveontoothermatterssometimestoreallypersonalquestions.Moreover,howyourrespondentanswerswillletyouknowhowfaryoucango.AfewsimplecatchwordslikeReally?
Yes?
areclearinvitationstocontinuetalking.
Second,oncegoodtalkershaveaskedquestions,theylistenforanswers.Thispointseemsobvious,butitisn’tinfact.Makingpeoplefeelcomfortableisn’tsimplyamatterofmakingidleconversation.Yourquestionshaveapoint.You’rereallyasking,Whatsortofpersonareyou?
Andtofindout,youhavetoreallylisten.
Thereareatleastthreecomponentsofreallistening.Foronething,reallisteningmeansnotchangingthesubject.Ifsomeonestickstoonetopic,youcanassumethatheorsheisreallyinterestedinit.Anothercomponentofreallisteningislisteningnotjusttowordsbuttotonesofvoice.IoncementionedD.H.Lawrencetoafriend.Tomyastonishment,shelaunchedintoanacademicdiscussionoftheimageryinLawrence’sworks.Midwaythrough,Ilistenedtohervoice.Itwas,toputitmildly,unanimated,anditseemedobviousthattheimagerymonologuewasintendedsolelyformybenefit.AndIquicklychangedthesubject.Andlast,reallisteningmeansusingyoureyesaswellasyourears.Whenyourgazewanders,itmakespeoplethinkthey’reboringyou,orwhattheyaresayingisnotinteresting.Ofcourse,youdon’thavetostareorglareatthem;simplylookingattentivewillmakemostpeoplethinkthatyouthinkthey’refascinating.
Next,goodtalkersarenotafraidtolaugh.Ifyouthinkofallthepeopleyouknowwhomakeyoufeelcomfortable,youmaynoticethatallofthemlaughalot.Laughterisnotonlywarmingandfriendly,it’salsoagoodwaytoeaseotherpeople’sdiscomfort.IhaveafriendwhomIenjoywatchingatgatheringsofpeoplewhodonotknoweachotherwell.Thefirstfewminutesoftalkareabituneasyandhesitant,forthepeopleinvolveddonotyethaveasenseofeachother.Invariably,alightcommentorjokeismadeandmyfriend’seasylaugherappearslikesunshineintheconversation.Thereisalwaysthenavisiblesofteningthattakesplace;otherpeoplesmileandlooseninresponsetoherlaughter,andtheconversationgoesonwithmorewarmthandease.
Finally,goodtalkersareoneswhocementaparting,thatis,theyknowhowtomakeuseofpartingasawaytoleaveadeepimpressiononothers.Lastimpressionsarejustasimportantasfirstimpressionsindetermininghowanewacquaintancewillrememberyou.Peoplewhomakeothersreallyfeelcomfortabletakeadvantageofthatpartingmomenttoclosethedeal.Menhavehaditeasier;theyhavedoneitwithasmileandagood,firmhandshake.Whataboutwomenthen?
Overthelastseveralyears,womenhavestartedtotakeoverthatcustomaswell,betweenthemselvesorwithmen.Ifyou’resayinggood-bye,youmaywanttogivehimorherasecond,extrahandsqueeze.It’sawaytosay,I’vereallyenjoyedmeetingyou.Butit’snotalldonewithbodylanguage.Ifyou’veenjoyedbeingwithsomeone,ifyouwanttoseethatpersonagain,don’tkeepitasecret.Letpeopleknowhowyoufeel,andtheymaywalkawayfeelingasifthey’veknownyouhalftheirlife.
OK,justtosumup,todaywe’vetalkedaboutfourwaystomakepeoplefeelateaseinconversations.Theseskillsareimportantinkeepingconversationsgoingandinformingfriendshipslateron.Ofcourse,theseskillsarebynomeanstheonlyoneswecanuse;thelistismuchlonger.Ihope,youwillusethesefourskillsanddiscovermoreonyourowninconversationswithotherpeople.
InSectionBandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.
SECTIONBINTERVIEW/CONVERSATION
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterviewwithanarchitect.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingquestions.
Nowlistentotheinterview.
1.Theinterviewee’sfirstjobwaswith
A.anewspaper.
B.thegovernment.
C.aconstructionfirm.
D.aprivatecompany.
参考答案:
B
TIP:
本题考查细节理解。
被访者一开始便讲到Istartedwiththegovernment.
2.Theintervieweeisnotself-employedmainlybecause
A.hiswifelikeshimtoworkforafirm.
B.heprefersworkingforthegovernment.
C.self-employedworkisverydemanding.
D.self-employedworkissometimesinsecure.
参考答案:
D
TIP:
本题考查理解加总结的能力。
被访者在回答Andwhatmadeyouleavethepublicsector?
时顺便提到不想self-employed的原因;虽然被访者在陈述中并未用到insecure这个词,但其含义就是insecure。
3.Tostudyarchitectureinauniversityonemust
A.beinterestedinarts.
B.studypuresciencefirst.
C.getgoodexamresults.
D.begoodatdrawing.
参考答案:
C
TIP:
在回答Nowwhatqualificationsdoesonehavetohavetobecomeanarchitect?
这一问题时,被访者说到youhavetopassexams,usuallythreeA-levelswithgoodresults.该题其他选择都不是主要原因。
4.Onthesubjectofdrawingtheintervieweesaysthat
A.technicallyspeakingartistsdrawverywell.
B.anartist’sdrawingdifferslittlefromanarchitect’s.
C.precisionisavitalskillforthearchitect.
D.architectsmustbenaturalartists.
参考答案:
C
TIP:
被访者在两处谈到precision的重要性:
SoI’dsaythataccuracyofthedrawingsiswhatweaimat,what’simportant.和Anarchitect’sworkisgoodinasmuchastheconstructionisbuiltpreciselyasthetheoryrequires.因此,同一信息可能在几处出现,从而对考生理解提供帮助。
5.Theintervieweesaysthatthejobofanarchitectis
A.moretheoreticalthanpractical.
B.toproducesturdy,well-designedbuildings.
C.morepracticalthantheoretical.
D.toproduceattractive,interestingbuildings.
参考答案:
B
TIP:
该题可用两种方法回答。
在录音快结束时,被访者主要谈了建筑师的工作职责在于建造设计精良和牢固的房屋;也可用排除法,录音中提到对建筑师来说theory与practice同等重要,因此A和C不能选;而D并未提到,
SCRIPT:
A:
So,you’reanarchitect?
B:
Yes.
A:
Doyouworkforapublicorprivateorganization,orareyouself-employed,thatis,workingonyourown?
B:
I’mworkingforaprivatedesignandconstructioncompany.
A:
Howdidyoustartyourcareer?
B:
Istartedwiththegovernment.
A:
Oh,didyou?
Whatmadeyoudecidetoworkforthegovern
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