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英语专业八级考试模拟试题
(英语专业八级考试全真模拟试卷)
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TESTFORENGLISHMAJIORS
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TIMELIMIT:
70MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(15MIN)
SECTIONAINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterview,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowing5questions.Nowlistentotheinterview.
()1.AccordingtoRichard,whatwastheconceptofhealthbeforethe1940s?
[A]Mechanicaloperationofthebody.
[B]Absenceofdiseaseorillness.
[C]Physical,mentalandsocialwell-being.
[D]Cleanwater,improvedsanitationandhousing.
()2.WhendidtheWhodefinehealthintermsoftheholisticoperationofaperson’smind,bodyandsprite?
[A]Inthe1940s.[B]Inthe1970s.[C]Inthe1980s.[D]Inthe1990s.
()3.WhatattitudedoesRichardholdtowardindividualisticlifestylesapproach?
[A]Supportive.[B]Prejudiced.[C]Negative.[D]Confused.
()4.Accordingtothesocio-ecologicalviewofhealth.Allofthefollowingrelatetopeople’shealthEXCEPT
[A]Society.[B]Gender.[C]Economy.[D]Environment.
()5.WhichcityholedthefirstInternationalConferenceofHealthPromotionin1986?
[A]London.[B]Tokyo.[C]NewYork.[D]Ottawa.
SECTIONBGAP-FILLING
Inthissection,youwillhearamini-lecture;youwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletethegap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiven2minutestocheckandcompletethegap-fillingtask.Nowlistentothemini-lecture.
Morethan40yearsago,LeeKuanYew6________whatwasapoor,decayingcolonyintoashining,richandmoderncity,allthetime7________byhostilepowers.Withhisbrilliantintellectandpowersof8________,heisoneoftheworld’smostbluntand9__________statemen.
Oneofthe10__________successesofLeeKuanYew’s11________ofSingaporewashismakingSingaporetheleastcorruptnationinAsia.Hesays,“Theymustbe12________awageequalwithwhatmenoftheirabilityandintegrityareearningformanagingabigcorporationor13__________legalorotherprofessionalpractice.TheyhavetomanageaSingaporeeconomythat14__________anannualgrowthrateofeighttoninepercentinthelasttwodecades,givingitscitizensan15__________incomethatin1995wastheninthhighestintheworld.”
Part
READINGCOMPREHENSION(15MIN)
SECTIONA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.ThenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsintheFEWESTpossibleanswersquestionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage.
SincetheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActbecamelaw10yearsago,thephrase“assistivetechnology”hasbecomeacommonphraseandaboomingbusiness.Inadditiontotheinstallationofsidewalkcurbcutsandspeciallydesignedaccessramps,liftsandbathroomsinpublicplaces,awidearrayofelectronicdevicesandotherequipmenthasbeendesignedtohelpthosewithvaryingdegreesofdisabilitiesleadmoreenjoyableandproductivelives.Thepopularizationofproductstoassistthedisabledhastriggeredabusinessboomlifeofmanypeoplewithdisabilities.Theadvanceshaveallowedpeopletoliveindependently,toworkandparticipateintheircommunities.”
Manyentrepreneursgetintotheassistivetechnologybusinessliterallybyaccident.Forexample,oneoftheworld’stop10motorcycleracerswasinvolvedinacaraccidentin1978whichlefthimblind.Hethenstudiedcomputerscience,startedhisowncompany,anddevelopedaprogramthatreadsthecontentofacomputerscreenthroughspecializedsoftwareandsimulatedspeechsynthesizers.
Largecompaniesareinvestinginproductsforthosewithdisabilities.InJune2000,theCaliforniaCouncilontheBlindandWellsFargoBankannouncedwhattheysaidmightbethenation’sfirstefforttoinstalltalkingautomatedtellermachines.Wellspledgedtoinstallaudioheadphonesforvisuallyimpairedcustomersateachofitsmorethan1,500ATMsinCalifornia.
Despitetechnologicaladvancesandthelawthatfor10yearshasbannedemployersfromdiscriminatingagainstjobapplicantsbecausetheyhaveaphysicalormentaldisability,notallthenewsisgood.TheCenterforanaccessibleSocietyreportsthatAmericanemployershaveyettosuccessfullytapthemarketof43millionworking-ageAmericanswithdisabilities.Althoughtheunemploymentrateisthelowestin30years,Americanswithdisabilitiesstillhaveanunemploymentrateof70percent,thesamelevelasadecadeago.
16.Accordingtoparagraphone,assistivetechnologyreferstotechnologyusedto__________________________________________________.
17.Accordingtothepassage,thedisabledpeoplecanoperatewirelessdevicesby_______________________________________________insteadofhands.
18.Accordingtoparagraph3,technologyisagodsendinthatitprovidesthedisabled___________________________________________.
19.WhichbankwillbethefirstinAmericatoinstalltalkingATMmachines?
___________________________________________________________________________20.Accordingtothepassage,theunemploymentrateamongtheAmericandisabilities10yearsagowas_______.
SectionB
Directions:
Thereisonepassageinthissection.Thepassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).
Along-heldviewofthehistoryoftheEnglishcoloniesthatbecametheUnitedStateshasbeenthatEngland’spolicytowardthesecoloniesbefore1763wasdictatedbycommercialinterestsandthatachangetoamoreimperialpolicy,dominatedbytheobjectivesofexpandingtheterritorybyforce,generatedthetensionsthatultimatelyledtotheAmericanRevolution.Inarecentstudy,StephenSaundersWebbhaspresentedaformidablechallengetothisview.AccordingtoWebb,EnglandalreadyhadamilitaryimperialpolicyformorethanacenturybeforetheAmericanRevolution.HeseesthatmonarchsinthesixteenthcenturywerebentonextendingcentralizedexecutivepoweroverEngland’spossessionsthroughtheuseofwhatWebbcalls“garrison(要塞)government”.Garrisongovernmentallowedthecolonistsalegislativeassembly,butrealauthority,inWebb’sview,belongedtothecolonialgovernor,whowasappointedbythekingandsupportedbythe“garrison”,thatisbythelocaldelegationofEnglishtroopsunderthecolonistgovernor’scommand.
AccordingtoWebb,thepurposeofgarrisongovernmentwastoprovidemilitarysupportforaroyalpolicydesignedtolimitthepoweroftheupperclassesintheAmericancolonies.Webbarguesthatthecoloniallegislativeassembliesrepresentedtheinterestsnotofthecommonpeoplebutofthecolonialupperclasses,anallianceofmerchantsandnobleswhofavoredself-ruleandsoughttoelevatelegislativeauthorityattheexpenseoftheexecutive.Itwas,accordingtoWebb,thecolonialgovernorswhofavoredthesmallfarmer,opposedtheplantationsystem,andtriedthroughtaxationtobreakuplargeholdingsofland.Backedbythemilitarypresenceofthegarrison,thesegovernorstriedtopreventthegentryandmerchants,alliedinthecolonialassemblies,fromtransformingcolonialAmericaintoacapitalisticoligarchy(寡头政治).
Webb’sstudyilluminatesthepoliticalalignmentsthatexistedinthecoloniesinthecenturypriortotheAmericanRevolution,buthisviewofthecrown’suseofthemilitaryasaninstrumentofcolonialpolicyisnotentirelyconvincing.Englandduringtheseventeenthcenturywasnotnotedforitsmilitaryachievements.NotuntilthewarwithFrancein1697didWilliamⅢpersuadeParliamenttocreateaprofessionalstandingarmy,andParliament’spricefordoingsowastokeepthearmyundertightlegislativecontrol.Whileitmaybetruethatthecrownattemptedtocutdownthepowerofthecolonialupperclasses,itishardtoimaginehowtheEnglisharmyduringtheseventeenthcenturycouldhaveprovidedsignificantmilitarysupportforsuchapolicy.
()21.Accordingtothelongheldview,whichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonthattheAmericanRevolutionstarted?
AEngland’spolicytowardAmericancolonieshadchanged.
BEnglandusedtocaremoreaboutcommercialinterests.
CEngland’sKingshadlostcontrolofAmericancolonies.
DEnglandwantedtousemilitaryforcestoachievetheirobjectives.
()22.AccordingtoWebb,whatisthereasonleadingtoAmericanRevolution?
AMonarchsweredeterminedtoextendcentralizedexecutivepoweroverEngland’spossessions.
BThecolonialgovernorswantedtogetawayfromtheroyalgovernment.
CTheroyaltaxationtothecolonieswastoomuch.
DThepolicyofgarrisongovernmentwasnotwelcomedbythecolonialgovernorsatall.
()23.Whodoes“theexecutive”(Para2.Line5)referstointhispassage?
AThemonarchs.BThecoloniallegislativeassemblies.
CThecolonialgovernors.DThecommonpeople.
()24.AccordingtoWebb,whatconclusioncanbedrawnregardinggarrisongovernment?
AGarrisongovernmentgavelegislativeassembliesinthecoloniesrelativelylittleauthority,comparedtotheauthoritythatitgavethecolonialgovernors.
BGarrisongovernmentbecamealessviablecolonialpolicyastheEnglishParliamentbegantoexerttighterlegislativecontrolovertheEnglishmilitary.
CGarrisongovernmentdidnotfavorthesmallerfarmer.
DThecreationofaprofessionalstandingarmyinEnglandin1697actuallyweakenedgarrisongovernmentbydivertingtroopsfromthegarrisonstationedintheAmericancolo
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