2014英语专业八级全真模拟试题(6)

2014年英语专八模拟试题

PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION

In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points, Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Some of the gaps may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes while completing the task. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.

SECTION B INTERVIEW
In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview.

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Professor Kimball's survey?
A. Some people don't want to take it because it's too time-consuming.
B. The results might not be objective enough.
C. The survey aims to measure Americans' happiness.
D. The survey has been conducted for three months.

2. Which of the following statements about happiness is NOT true according to Professor Kimball?
A. The English word "happenstance" is about luck that happens by chance.
B. Happiness means good luck in many languages.
C. Happiness as a kind of feeling is relatively long-lasting.
D. People's feeling of happiness goes back to normal quickly.

3. Professor Kimball thinks the strong dip in people's happiness after the earthquake in Pakistan _______
A. shows that people all over the world care about Pakistan
B. demonstrates earthquake's great influence
C. doesn't make any sense because the survey results aren't justified
D. makes sense because everyone cares about other human beings

4. What's Professor Kimball's attitude towards Richard Laird and his book on happiness?
A. Positive.
B. Negative.
C. Indifferent.
D. Ambiguous.

5. "Hedonic adaptation" means that ________
A. life is influenced by people's feeling of happiness
B. people's feeling of happiness usually dips after news events
C. the happiness goes back to normal after a while
D. the happiness depends on how well one's life is going

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.
6. The news is mainly about__ rebuilding the World Trade Center.
A. the schedule for
B. difficulties in
C. suggestlon provided on
D. clearing of obstacles to

Question 7 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the
question. Now listen to the news.
7. The Government of German is going to
A. implement a rescue package
C. drive Greece out of the Eurozone
B. withdraw money from Greece
D. give more money to Greece before May 9

Questions 8 to 9 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to
answer the questions. Now listen to the news.
8. Why did British force strike the police building in Basra?
A. Because some cyil prisoners were planning to break the prison.
B. Because they found a major Iraqi criminal in the building.
C. Because they heard there would be planned executions.
D. Because they heard there would be an attack.

9. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The Iraqi army supported the crime unit.
B. British force killed no one.
C. The police unit demolished the building during the attack.
D. The police unit has been accused of committing many crimes.

Question 10 is based on the following news, At the end of the news item..you will be given 10 seconds to answer the
question. Now listen to the news.
10. According to the news, James Brown
A. used to be a shoemaker
C. supported the Civil Rights Movement
B. grew up in a well-to-do family
D. was the God Father of Blues

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