2009年专八真题答案
In this section you will hear a minilecture 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 gapfilling task after the minilecture When the lecture is over you will be
given two minutes to check your notes and another ten minutes to complete the gapfilling
task on ANSWER SHEET ONE Use the blank sheet for notetaking
Writing Experimental Reports
IContent of an experimental report eg
study subject area
study purpose
____1____
IIPresentation of an experimental report
providing details
regarding readers as _____2_____
IIIStructure of an experimental report
feature highly structured and ____3____
sections and their content
INTRODUCTION ____4____ why you did it
METHOD how you did it
RESULT what you found out
____5____ what you think it shows
IV Sense of readership
____6____ reader is the marker
____7____ reader is an idealized hypothetical intelligent person with little knowledge of your study
tasks to fulfill in an experimental report
introduction to relevant area
necessary background information
development of clear arguments
definition of technical terms
precise description of data ____8____
V Demands and expectations in report writing
early stage
understanding of study subjectarea and its implications
basic grasp of the report＇s format
later stage
____9____ on research significance
things to avoid in writing INTRODUCTION
inadequate material
____10____ of research justification for the study
SECTION B INTERVIEW
In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY Listen carefully and then answer the
questions that follow Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet
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 CORRECT
A Toastmasters was originally set up to train speaking skills
B Toastmasters only accepts prospective professional speakers
C Toastmasters accepts members from the general public
D Toastmasters is an exclusive club for professional speakers
2 The following are job benefits by joining Toastmasters EXCEPT
A becoming familiar with various means of communication
B learning how to deliver messages in an organized way
C becoming aware of audience expectations
D learning how to get along with friends
3 Toastmasters＇ general approach to training can be summarized as
A practice plus overall training
B practice plus lectures
C practice plus voice training
D practice plus speech writing
4 Toastmasters aims to train people to be all the following EXCEPT
A public speakers
B grammar teachers
C masters of ceremonies
D evaluators
5 The interview mainly focuses on
A the background information
B the description of training courses
C the requirements of public speaking
D the overall personal growth
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY Listen carefully and then answer the
questions that follow Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet
Questions 6 and 7 are＇based on the foUowing news At the end of the news item you will be
given 20 seconds to answer the questions
Now listen to the news
6 Which of the following is the main cause of global warming
A Fossil fuel
B Greenhouse gases
C Increased dryness
D Violent storm patterns
7 The news item implies that ______ in the last report
A there were fewer studies done
B there were fewer policy proposals
C there was less agreement
D there were fewer objectives
Questions 8 and 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 The cause of the Indian train accident was
A terrorist sabotage
B yet to be determined
C lack
of communications
D bad weather
9 Which of the following statements is CORRECT
A The accident occurred on a bridge
B The accident occurred in New Delhi
C There were about 600 casualties
D Victims were rescued immediately
Question 10 is based on the following news At the end of the news item you will be given 10seconds to answer the question
Now listen to the news
10 What is the main message of the news item
A Young people should seek careers advice
B Careers service needs to be improved
C Businesses are not getting talented people
D Careers advice is not offered on the Intemet
PART II READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)
In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiplechoice questions
Read the passages and then mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet
TEXT A
We had been wanting to expand our children＇s horizons by taking them to a place that was unlike anything we＇d been exposed to during our travels in Europe and the United States In thinking about what was possible from Geneva where we are based we decided on a trip toIstanbul a twohour plane ride from Zurich
We envisioned the trip as a prelude to more exotic ones perhaps to New Delhi or Bangkok later this year but thought our 11 and 13yearolds needed a first step away from manicured boulevards and pristine monumentsWhat we didn＇t foresee was the reaction of friends who warned that we were putting our children in danger referring vaguely and most incorrectly to disease terrorism or just the unknown To help us get acquainted with the peculiarities of Istanbul and to give our children a chance to choose what they were particularly interested in seeing we bought an excellentguidebook and read it thoroughly before leaving
Friendly warnings didn＇t change our planning although we might have more prudently checked with the US State Department＇s list of troublespots We didn＇t see a lot of children among the foreign visitors during our sixday stay in Istanbul but we found the tourist areas quite safe very interesting and varied enough even to suit our son whose oftrepeated request is that we not see every single church and museum in a given city
Vaccinations weren＇t needed for the city but we were concemed about adapting to the water for a short stay So we used bottled water for drinking and brushing our teeth a precaution that may seem excessive but we all stayed healthy
Taking the advice of a friend we booked a hotel a 20minute walk from most of Istanbul＇s major tourist sites This not only got us some morning exercise strolling over the Karakoy Bridge but took us past a colorful assortment of fishermen vendors and shoe shiners
From a teenager and preteen＇s view Istanbul street life is fascinating since almost everything can be bought outdoors They were at a good age to spend time wandering the labyrinth of the Spice Bazaar where shops display mounds of pungent herbs in sacks Doing this
with younger children would be harder simply because the streets are so packed with people itwould be easy to get lost
For our two whose buying experience consisted of department stores and shopping mall boutiques it was amazing to discover that you could bargain over price and perhaps end up with two of something for the price of one They also learned to figure out the relative value of the Turkish lira not a small matter with its many zeros
Being exposed to Islam was an important part of our trip Visiting the mosques especially the enormous Blue Mosque was our first glimpse into how this major religion is practiced Our children＇s curiosity already had been piqued by the five daily calls to prayer over loudspeakers in every corner of the city and the scarves covering the heads of many women
Navigating meals can be troublesome with children but a kebab bought on the street or in restaurants was unfailingly popular Since we had decided this trip was not for gourmets kebabs spared us the agony of trying to find a restaurant each day that would suit the adults＇ desire to try something new amid children＇s insistence that the food be served immediately Gradually we branched out to try some other Turkish specialties
Although our son had studied Islam briefly it is impossible to be prepared for every awkward question that might come up such as during our visits to the Topkapi Sarayi the Ottoman Sultans＇ palace No guides were available so it was doityourself using our guidebookwhich cheated us of a lot of interesting history and anecdotes that a professional guide could provide Next time we resolved to make such arrangements in advanceplex with its imperial treasures its courtyards and its harem The last required a bit of explanation that we would have happily lef~to a learned third party
11 The couple chose Istanbul as their holiday destination mainly because
A the city is not too far away from where they lived
B the city is not on the list of the US State Department
C the city is between the familiar and the exotic
D the city is more familiar than exotic
12 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT
A The family found the city was exactly what they had expected
B Their friends were opposed to their holiday plan
C They could have been more cautious about bringing kids along
D They were a bit cautious about the quality of water in the city
13 We learn from the couple＇s shopping experience back home that
A they were used to bargaining over price
B they preferred to buy things outdoors
C street markets were their favourite
D they preferred fashion and brand names
14 The last two paragraphs suggest that to visit places of interest in Istanbul
A guidebooks are very useful
B a professional guide is a must
C one has to be prepared for questions
D one has to make arrangements in advance
15 The family have seen or visited all the following in Istanbul EXCEPT
A religious prayers
B historical buildings
C localstyle markets
D shopping mall boutiques
TEXT B
Last month the first babyboomers turned 60 The bulky generation born between 1946 and
1964 is heading towards retirement The looming demographic cliff will see vast numbers ofskilled workers dispatched from the labour forceThe workforce is ageing across the rich world Within the EU the number of workers aged between 50 and 64 will increase by 25 over the next two decades while those aged 2029 willdecrease by 20 In Japan almost 20 of the population is already over 65 the highest share inthe world And in the United States the number of workers aged 5564 will have increased bymore than half in this decade at the same time as the 35 to 44yearolds decline by 10
Given that most societies are geared to retirement at around 65 companies have a loomingproblem of knowledge management of making sure that the boomers do not leave before theyhave handed over their expertise along with the office keys and their email address A survey ofhumanresources directors by IBM last year concluded When the babyboomer generationretires many companies will find out too late that a career＇s worth of experience has walked outthe door leaving insufficient talent to fill in the void
Some also face a shortage of expertise In aerospace and defence for example as much as40 of the workforce in some companies will be eligible to retire within the next five years At the same time the number of engineering graduates in developed countries is in steep decline
A few companies are so squeezed that they are already taking exceptional measures Earlierthis year the Los Angeles Times interviewed an enterprising Australian who was staying in
Beverly Hills while he tried to persuade locals to emigrate to Toowoomba Queensland to workfor his engineering company there Toowoomba today the rest of the developed world tomorrow
If you look hard enough you can find companies that have begun to adapt the workplace to older workers The AARP an American association for the over50s produces an annual list of
the best employers of its members Healthcare firms invariably come near the top because they
are one of the industries most in need of skilled labour Other sectors similarly affected says the Conference Board include oil gas energy and government
Near the top of the AARP＇s latest list comes Deere & Company a nononsenseindustrialequipment manufacturer based in Illinois about 35 of Deere＇s 46000 employees areover 50 and a number of them are in their 70s The tools it uses to achieve that – flexible working telecommuting and so forth also coincidentaUy help older workers to extend their working lives The company spends a lot of time on the ergonomics of its factories making jobs there less tiring which enables older workers to stay at them for longer
Likewise for more than a decade Toyota arguably the world＇s most advanced manufacturer has adapted its workstations to older workers The shortage of skilled labour available to the automotive industry has made it unusually keen to recruit older workers BMW recently set up a factory in Leipzig that expressly set out to employ people over the age of 45
Needs must when the devil drivesOther firms are polishing their alumni networks IBM uses its network to recruit retired people for particular projects Ernst & Young a professionalservices firm has about 30000 registered alumni and about 25 of its experienced new recruits are former employees who return after an absence
But such examples are unusual A survey in America last month by Ernst & Young found that although corporate America foresees a significant workforce shortage as boomers retire it is not dealing with the issue Almost threequarters of the 1400 global companies questioned by Deloitte last year said they expected a shortage of salaried staff over the next three to five years Yet few of them are looking to older workers to fill that shortage and even fewer are looking to them to fill another gap that has already appeared Many firms in Europe and America complain that they struggle to find qualified directors for their boards this when the pool of retired talent from those very same firms is growing by leaps and bounds
Why are firms not working harder to keep old employees Part of the reason is that the crunch has been beyond the horizon of most managers Nor is hanging on to older workers the only way to cope with a falling supply of labour The participation of developing countries in the world economy has increased the overall supply whatever the local effect of demographics in the rich countries A vast amount of work is being sent offshore to such places as China and India and more will go in future Some countries such as Australia are relaxing their immigration policies to allow much needed skills to come in from abroad Others will avoid the need for workers by spending money on machinery and automation
16 According to the passage the most serious consequence of babyboomers approaching
retirement would be
A a loss of knowledge and experience to many companies
B a decrease in the number of 35 to 44 yearolds
C a continuous increase in the number of 50to 64yearolds
D its impact on the developed world whose workforce is ageing
17 The following are all the measures that companies have adopted to cope with the ageing
workforce EXCEPT
A making places of work accommodate the needs of older workers
B using alumni networks to hire retired former employees
C encouraging former employees to work overseas
D granting more convenience in working hours to older workers
18 The company spends ＇a lot of time＇ on the ergonomics of its factories (Paragraph Seven)
means that
A the company attaches great importance to the layout of its factories
B the company improves the working conditions in its factories
C the company attempts to reduce production costs of its factories
D the company intends to renovate its factories and update equipment
19 In the author＇s opinion American firms are not doing anything to deal with the issue of the
ageing workforce mainly because
A they have not been aware of the problem
B they are reluctant to hire older workers
C they are not sure of what they should do
D they have other options to consider
20 Which of the following best describes the author＇s development of argument
A introducing the issueciting ways to deal with the issue~describing the actual
statusoffering reasons
B describing the actual status introducing the issueciting ways to deal with the
issueoffering reasons
C citing ways to deal with the issueintroducing the issuedescribing the actual
statusoffering reasons
D describing the actual statusoffering reasonsintroducing the issueciting ways to
deal with the issue
TEXT C
(1) The other problem that arises from the employment of women is that of the working wife
It has two aspects that of the wife who is more of a success than her husband and that of the wife who must rely heavily on her husband for help with domestic tasks There are various ways in which the impact of the first difficulty can be reduced Provided that husband and wife are not in the same or directly comparable lines of work the harsh fact of her greater success can be obscured by a genial conspiracy to reject a purely monetary measure of achievement as intolerably crude Where there are ranks it is best if the couple work in different fields so that the husband can find some special reason for the superiority of the lowest figure in his to the most elevated in his wife＇s
(2) A problem that affects a much larger number of working wives is the need to reallocate
domestic tasks if there are children In The Road to Wigan Pier George Orwell wrote of the
unemployed of the Lancashire coalfields Practically never in a workingclass home will you
see the man doing
a stroke of the housework Unemployment has not changed this convention
which on the face of it seems a little unfair The man is idle from morning to night but the woman is as busy as ever more so indeed because she has to manage with less money Yet so far as myexperience goes the women do not protest They feel that a man would lose his manhood if merely because he was out of work he developed in a Mary Ann
3) It is over the care of young children that this reallocation of duties becomes really
significant For this unlike the cooking of fish fingers or the making of beds is an inescapably timeconsuming occupation and time is what the fully employed wife has no more to spare of than her husband
(4) The male initiative in courtship is a pretty indiscriminate affair something that is tried on with any remotely plausible woman who comes within range and of course with all degrees of
tentativeness What decides the issue of whether a genuine courtship is going to get under way is the woman＇s response If she shows interest the engines of persuasion are set in movement The truth is that in courtship society gives women the real power while pretending to give it to men
(5) What does seem clear is that the more men and women are together at work and away
from it the more the comprehensive amorousness of men towards women will have to go despite
all its past evolutionary services For it is this that makes inferiority at work abrasive and more indirectly makes domestic work seem unmanly if there is to be an equalizing redistribution of economic and domestic tasks between men and women there must be a compensating redistribution of the erotic initiative If women will no longer let us beat them they must allow us to join them as the blushing recipients of flowers and chocolates
21 Paragraph One advises the working wife who is more successful than her husband to
A work in the same sort of job as her husband
B play down her success making it sound unimportant
C stress how much the family gains from her high salary
D introduce more laboursaving machinery into the home
22 Orwell＇s picture of relations between man and wife in Wigan Pier (Paragraph Two) describes a
relationship which the author of the passage
A thinks is the natural one
B wishes to see preserved
C believes is fair
D is sure must change
23 Which of the following words is used literally NOT metaphorically
A Abrasive (Paragraph Five)
B Engines (Paragraph Four)
C Convention (Paragraph Two)
D Heavily (Paragraph One)
24 The last paragraph stresses that if women are to hold important jobs then they must
A sometimes make the first advances in love
B allow men to flirt with many women
C stop accepting presents of flowers and chocolates
D avoid making their husbands look like Mary Anns
25 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the present form of courtship
A Men are equally serious about courtship
B Each man makes passes at many women
C The woman＇s reaction decides the fate of courtship
D The man leaves himself the opportunity to give up the chase quickly
TEXT D
From Namche Bazaar the Sherpa capital at 12000 feet the long line threaded south
dropping 2000 feet to the valley floor then trudged down the huge SolaKhumbu canyon until it
opened out to the lush but still daunting foothills of Central Nepal
It was here at Namche that one man broke rank and leaned north slowly and arduously
climbing the steep walls of the natural amphitheater behind the scatter of stone huts then past
Kunde and Khumjong
Despite wearing a balaclava on his head he had been frequently recognized by the Tibetans
and treated with the gravest deference and respect Even among those who knew nothing about
him expressions of surprise lit up their dark liquid eyes He was a man not expected to be there
Not only was his stature substantially greater than that of the diminutive Tibetans but it
was also obvious from his bearing and his new broadcloak which covered a muchtootight
army uniform that he came from a markedly loftier station in life than did the average Tibetan
Among a people virtually bereft of possessions he had fewer still consisting solely of a rounded bundle about a foot in diameter slung securely by a cord over his shoulder The material the bundle was wrapped in was of a rough Tibetan weave which did not augur that the content was
of any greater value except for the importance he seemed to ascribe to it never for a moment
releasing his grip
His objective was a tiny huddle of buildings perched halfway up an enormous valley wall
across from him atop a great wooded spur jutting out from the
lower lap of the 22493foot Ama
Dablum one of the most majestic mountains on earth There was situated Tengboche the most
famous Buddhist monastery in the Himalayas its setting unsurpassed for magnificence
anywhere on the planet
From the top of the spur one＇s eyes sweep 12 miles up the stupendous Dudh Kosi canyon
to the sixmilelong granite wall of cliff of Nuptse at its head If Ama Dablum is the Gatekeeperthen the sheer cliff of Nuptse never less than four miles high is the Final Protector of the highest and mightiest of them all Chomolongma the Mother Goddess of the World to the Tibetans Sagarmatha the Head of the Seas to the Nepalese and Everest to the rest of us And over the great barrier of Nuptse She demurely peaks
It was late in the afternoon when the great shadows cast by the colossal mountains were
descending into the deep valley floors before he reached the crest of the spur and shuffled to a stop just past Tengboche＇s entrance gompa His chest heaving in the rarefied air he removed his hand from the bundlethe first time he had done so and wiped grimy rivulets of sweat from
around his eyes with the fingers of his mitted hand
His narrowed eyes took in the open sweep of the quiet grounds the pagodalike monastery
itself and the stone buildings that tumbled down around it like a protective skirt In the distance the magic light of the magic hour lit up the plume flying off Chomolongma＇s 29029foothigh crest like a bright welcoming banner
His breathing calmed he slowly stiffly struggled forward and up the rough stone steps to
the monastery entrance There he was greeted with a respectful nameste I recognize the divine
in you from a tall slim monk of about 35 years who hastily set aside a twig broom he had
been using to sweep the flagstones of the inner courtyard While he did so the visitor noticed
that the monk was missing the small finger on his left hand The stranger spoke a few formal
words in Tibetan and then the two disappeared inside
Early the next morning the emissary lightened of his load appeared at the monastery
entrance accompanied by the same monk and the elderly abbot After a bow of his head which
was returned much more deeply by the two ocherrobed residents he took his leave The two
solemn monks watched motionless until he dipped over the ridge on which the monastery sat
and out of sight
Then without a word they turned and went back inside the monastery
26 Which of the following words in Paragraph One implies difficulty in walking
A threaded
B dropping
C trudged
D daunting
27 In the passage the contrast between the Tibetans and the man is indicated in all the following
aspects EXCEPT
A clothing
B height
C social status
D personal belongings
28 It can be inferred from the passage that one can get ______ of the region from the
monastery
A a narrow view
B a hazy view
C a distant view
D a panoramic view
29 Which of the following details shows that the man became relaxed after he reached the
monastery
A he reached the crest of the spur and shuffled to a stop
B he removed his hand from the bundle
C His narrowed eyes took in the open sweep of the quiet grounds
D he slowly stiffly struggled forward and up the rough stone steps
30 From how it is described in the passage the monastery seems to evoke
A a sense of awe
B a sense of piety
C a sense of fear
D a sense of mystery
PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)
There are ten multiplechoice questions in this section Choose the best answer to each question
Mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet
31 The Head of State of New Zealand is
A the governorgeneral
B the Prime Minister
C the high commissioner
D the monarch of the United Kingdom
32 The capital of Scotland is
A Glasgow
B Edinburgh
C Manchester
D London
33 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and later became the US President
A Thomas Jefferson
B George Washington
C Thomas Paine
D John Adams
34 Which of the following cities is located on the eastern coast of Australia
A Perth
B Adelaide
C Sydney
D Melbourne
35 Ode to the West Windwas written by
A William Blake
B William Wordsworth
C Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D Percy B Shelley
36 Who among the following is a poet of free verse
A Ralph Waldo Emerson
B Walt Whitman
C Herman Melville
D Theodore Dreiser
37 The novel Sons and Lovers was written by
A Thomas Hardy
B John
Galsworthy
C DH Lawrence
D James Joyce
38 The study of the mental processes of language comprehension and production is
A corpus linguistics
B sociolinguistics
C theoretical linguistics
D psycholinguistics
39 A special language variety that mixes languages and is used by speakers of different languages for purposes of trading is called
A dialect
B idiolect
C pidgin
D register
40 When a speaker expresses his intention of speaking such as asking someone to open the
window he is performing
A an illocutionary act
B a perlocutionary act
C a locutionary act
D none of the above
PART IV PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN)
Proofread the given passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO as instructed
When art museum wants a new exhibit (1)_______
it never buys things in finished form and hangs (2)_______
them on the wall When a natural history museum
wants an exhibition it must often build i (3)_______
The previous section has shown how quickly a rhyme passes
from one schoolchild to the next and illustrates the further difference ____1____
between school lore and nursery lore In nursery lore a verse learnt
in early childhood is not usually passed on again when the little listener ____2____
has grown up and has children of their own or even grandchildren ____3_____
The period between learning a nursery rhyme and transmitting
it may be something from 20 to 70 years With the playground ____4____
lore therefore a rhyme may be excitedly passed on within the very hour ____5____
it is learnt and in the general it passes between children of the ____6____
same age or nearly so since it is uncommon for the differnce in age
between playmates to be more than five years If therefore a playground
rhyme can be shown to have been currently for a hundred years or ____7____
even just for fifty it follows that it has been retransmitted over
and over very possibly it has passed along a chain of two or three ____8____
hundred young hearers and tellers and the wonder is that it remains live ____9____
after so much handling to let alone that it bears resemblance to the ____10____
original wording
PART V TRANSLATION (60 MIN)
SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH
Translate the underlined part of the following text into English Write your translation on
ANSWER SHEET THREE
想起熟没手机天没手机奇怪种需解释社会关系储存手机电话里时调出古代巫师拥种法宝
手机刷新关系会议室门口通常贴着条通告：请会者关闭手机会议室里手机铃声然响成片普通没少重事情会轻易关掉手机开手机象征世界联系手机反映出社交饥渴症常见走着走着突然停眼睛盯着手机屏幕发短信停马路中央厕旁边
什手机电短信迫切渴社会保持联系
SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE
Translate the following text into Chinese Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE
We the human species are confronting a planetary emergency a threat to the survival of our
civilization that is gathering ominous and destructive potential even as we gather here But thereis hopeful news as well we have the ability to solve this crisis and avoid the worst though not all of its consequences if we act boldly decisively and quickly
However too many of the world＇s leaders are still best described in the words of Winston
Churchill applied to those who ignored Adolf Hitler＇s threat They go on in strange paradox
decided only to be undecided resolved to be irresolute all powerful to be impotent
So today we dumped another 70 million tons of globalwarming pollution into the thin shell
of atmosphere surrounding our planet as if it were an open sewer And tomorrow we will dump
a slightly larger amount with the cumulative concentrations now trapping more and more heat from the sun
09专八作文题目：Are dialects just as acceptable in public places
Instruction
Mandarin or putonghua is the standard service sector language in China However lately some employees of a metropolis subway company start using dialects to cater to the requirements of people from different areas in order to render better service Opponents sees the countering effects of such movement to the national policy of promoting mandarin across China Write in 400 words your opinion and support your argument and bring your essay to a natural conclusion
范文：
China＇s State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) recently issued a notice banning domestic radio and TV stations from translating foreign radio and TV programmes into any local dialect The notice said that such dialect t
ranslation contradicts the national initiative to promote Putonghua or Mandarin around the country Foreign programmes that have been translated into dialects must be removed from television and radio immediately The notice evoked a mixed response from experts and audio and video producers as well as the general public Many voiced their concerns that local dialects would be fornidden in public places Mandarian which means common language is the country＇s predominant language and is widely used by more than 70 percent of the population However local dialects still enjoy pupularity for relatively lesseducated people in some occasions The dialects do make unique role and should be tolerated for existence in public places
Though promoted widely in public places dialects are acceptable in public places First it is more than a mere tool for communication It is most importantly the messenger of its respective culture If the dialect was eliminated from daily use the culture will be broken Second Mandarian can absorb the elit part of local dialect to enrich its vovabulary and usuge This is the perfection of Mandartian from thousands of years blend and contact The dialects can also be popular in the public Along with the famous short play by comic actors in NE China the local dialect came into the splotlight and enjoyed more pupulatity throughout China Such a cultural phenomenon represents the audience an attitude to local dialects which cater to the taste of the majority Third dialect is the only mean of communication to some undereducated local people If local dialects are fobbiden in the public places they can not communicate
To sum up local dialects should be tolerated in public places for its unique role which Mandarian can not substitute We should guartee its survival because dialects stand for our spiritual land From a longterm perspective dialects should not and would not be wiped out There is no need for any purposeful and deliberate attempt to protect dialects Just let dialects take their natural course The best way to protect a dialect is to use it in daily life and pass it down from generation to generation
范文二：
Recently China＇s State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) banned domestic radio and TV stations from translating foreign radio and TV programmes into any local dialect According to the SARFT such dialect translation is of great damage for the national initiative to promote Mandarin all over the country Therefore foreign programmes that have been translated into dialects must be eliminated from television and radio as soon as possible
As a result the opinion on this prohibition varys from person to person Some people support this prohibition While others express their concerns about this prohibition These people who express their concern about this prohibition believe that the dialects still enjoy good popularity all over the country The dialects do make unique role and should be toleratedfor existence in public places
From my point of view I believe dialects are acceptable in public places
First of all it is a kind of culture instead of a tool for communication It is the messenger of its respective culture If the dialect is totally eliminate from our life the culture will be damaged and our life will be a little bit boring
Secondly dailects can enrich the content of Mandarian and give a longterm development of Mandarian The dialect in Northeast China also brings a lot of fun and happiness to the Chinese in recent years through the television and the internet Such a cultural phenomenon represents the audience an attitude to local dialects which cater to the taste of the majority
Third dialect is alsp the only way of communication to some undereducated local people If local dialects are fobbiden in the public places they can not communicate
Therefore I safely come to the conclusion that local dialects should be tolerated in public places for its unique role which Mandarian can not replace We should guartee its existance because dialects stand for our culture From a longterm perspective dialects should not and would not be prohibited There is no need for any purposeful and deliberate attempt to protect dialects Just let dialects take their natural course
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Cell phone has altered human relations There is usually a note on the door of conference room which reads close your handset| However the rings are still resounding in the room We are all common people and has few urgencies to do Still we are reluctant to turn off the phone Cell phone symbolizes our connection with the world and reflects our thirst for socialization We are familiar with the scene when a person stops his steps to edit short messages with eyes glued at his phone disregard of his location whether in road center or beside restroom
英译汉参考答案 (周玉亮推荐版)
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改错部分参考答案 (周玉亮版)
(1)illustrate改illustrated(前文shown保持致)
(2) the 改a (次应该定冠词表示泛指)
(3)their改his(代词前文a little listener单复数保持致)
(4)something 改anything(里anything fromto表示约间)
(5)therefore改however (根文逻辑关系)
(6) in the general掉the (惯法in general 表示总说般冠词)
(7) currently 改current (里起表语作需形容词副词)
(8) it has passed改 it has been passed (动改动前文保持致)
(9) live 改 alive (live作形容词讲现场直播意思样显示需alive)
(10) to let alone改 let alone (let alone 惯搭配意思更说前面需加to)
写作部分参考答案
Are Dialects Just as Acceptable in Public Places
Instruction
Mandarin or putonghua is the standard service sector language in China However lately some employees of a metropolis subway company start using dialects to cater to the requirements of people from different areas in order to render better service Opponents sees the countering effects of such movement to the national policy of promoting mandarin across China Write in 400 words your opinion and support your argument and bring your essay to a natural conclusion
作文参考范文 (周玉亮推荐版)
China＇s State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) recently issued a notice banning domestic radio and TV stations from translating foreign radio and TV programmes into any local dialect The notice said that such dialect translation contradicts the national initiative to promote Putonghua or Mandarin around the country Foreign programmes that have been translated into dialects must be removed from television and radio immediately The notice evoked a mixed response from experts and audio and video producers as well as the general public Many voiced their concerns that local dialects would be fornidden in public places Mandarian which means common language is the country＇s predominant language and is widely used by more than 70 percent of the population However local dialects still enjoy pupularity for relatively lesseducated people in some occasions The dialects do make unique role and should be tolerated for existence in public places
Though promoted widely in public places dialects are acceptable in public places First it is more than a mere tool for communication It is most importantly the messenger of its respective culture If the dialect was eliminated from daily use the culture will be broken Second Mandarian can absorb the elit part of local dialect to enrich its vovabulary and usuge This is the perfection of Mandartian from thousands of years blend and contact The dialects can also be popular in the public Along with the famous short play by comic actors in NE China the local dialect came into the splotlight and enjoyed more pupulatity throughout China Such a cultural phenomenon represents the audience an attitude to local dialects which cater to the taste of the majority Third dialect is the only mean of communication to some undereducated local people If local dialects are fobbiden in the public places they can not communicate
To sum up local dialects should be tolerated in public places for its unique role which Mandarian can not substitute We should guartee its survival because dialects stand for our spiritual land From a longterm perspective dialects should not and would not be wiped out There is no need for any purposeful and deliberate attempt to protect dialects Just let dialects take their natural course The best way to protect a dialect is to use it in daily life and pass it down from generation to generation
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In this section you will hear a minilecture 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 gapfilling task after the minilecture When the lecture is over you will be
given two minutes to check your notes and another ten minutes to complete the gapfilling
task on ANSWER SHEET ONE Use the blank sheet for notetaking
Writing Experimental Reports
IContent of an experimental report eg
study subject area
study purpose
____1____
IIPresentation of an experimental report
providing details
regarding readers as _____2_____
IIIStructure of an experimental report
feature highly structured and ____3____
sections and their content
INTRODUCTION ____4____ why you did it
METHOD how you did it
RESULT what you found out
____5____ what you think it shows
IV Sense of readership
____6____ reader is the marker
____7____ reader is an idealized hypothetical intelligent person with little knowledge of your study
tasks to fulfill in an experimental report
introduction to relevant area
necessary background information
development of clear arguments
definition of technical terms
precise description of data ____8____
V Demands and expectations in report writing
early stage
understanding of study subjectarea and its implications
basic grasp of the report＇s format
later stage
____9____ on research significance
things to avoid in writing INTRODUCTION
inadequate material
____10____ of research justification for the study
SECTION B INTERVIEW
In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY Listen carefully and then answer the
questions that follow Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet
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 CORRECT
A Toastmasters was originally set up to train speaking skills
B Toastmasters only accepts prospective professional speakers
C Toastmasters accepts members from the general public
D Toastmasters is an exclusive club for professional speakers
2 The following are job benefits by joining Toastmasters EXCEPT
A becoming familiar with various means of communication
B learning how to deliver messages in an organized way
C becoming aware of audience expectations
D learning how to get along with friends
3 Toastmasters＇ general approach to training can be summarized as
A practice plus overall training
B practice plus lectures
C practice plus voice training
D practice plus speech writing
4 Toastmasters aims to train people to be all the following EXCEPT
A public speakers
B grammar teachers
C masters of ceremonies
D evaluators
5 The interview mainly focuses on
A the background information
B the description of training courses
C the requirements of public speaking
D the overall personal growth
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY Listen carefully and then answer the
questions that follow Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet
Questions 6 and 7 are＇based on the foUowing news At the end of the news item you will be
given 20 seconds to answer the questions
Now listen to the news
6 Which of the following is the main cause of global warming
A Fossil fuel
B Greenhouse gases
C Increased dryness
D Violent storm patterns
7 The news item implies that ______ in the last report
A there were fewer studies done
B there were fewer policy proposals
C there was less agreement
D there were fewer objectives
Questions 8 and 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 The cause of the Indian train accident was
A terrorist sabotage
B yet to be determined
C lack
of communications
D bad weather
9 Which of the following statements is CORRECT
A The accident occurred on a bridge
B The accident occurred in New Delhi
C There were about 600 casualties
D Victims were rescued immediately
Question 10 is based on the following news At the end of the news item you will be given 10seconds to answer the question
Now listen to the news
10 What is the main message of the news item
A Young people should seek careers advice
B Careers service needs to be improved
C Businesses are not getting talented people
D Careers advice is not offered on the Intemet
PART II READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)
In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiplechoice questions
Read the passages and then mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet
TEXT A
We had been wanting to expand our children＇s horizons by taking them to a place that was unlike anything we＇d been exposed to during our travels in Europe and the United States In thinking about what was possible from Geneva where we are based we decided on a trip toIstanbul a twohour plane ride from Zurich
We envisioned the trip as a prelude to more exotic ones perhaps to New Delhi or Bangkok later this year but thought our 11 and 13yearolds needed a first step away from manicured boulevards and pristine monumentsWhat we didn＇t foresee was the reaction of friends who warned that we were putting our children in danger referring vaguely and most incorrectly to disease terrorism or just the unknown To help us get acquainted with the peculiarities of Istanbul and to give our children a chance to choose what they were particularly interested in seeing we bought an excellentguidebook and read it thoroughly before leaving
Friendly warnings didn＇t change our planning although we might have more prudently checked with the US State Department＇s list of troublespots We didn＇t see a lot of children among the foreign visitors during our sixday stay in Istanbul but we found the tourist areas quite safe very interesting and varied enough even to suit our son whose oftrepeated request is that we not see every single church and museum in a given city
Vaccinations weren＇t needed for the city but we were concemed about adapting to the water for a short stay So we used bottled water for drinking and brushing our teeth a precaution that may seem excessive but we all stayed healthy
Taking the advice of a friend we booked a hotel a 20minute walk from most of Istanbul＇s major tourist sites This not only got us some morning exercise strolling over the Karakoy Bridge but took us past a colorful assortment of fishermen vendors and shoe shiners
From a teenager and preteen＇s view Istanbul street life is fascinating since almost everything can be bought outdoors They were at a good age to spend time wandering the labyrinth of the Spice Bazaar where shops display mounds of pungent herbs in sacks Doing this
with younger children would be harder simply because the streets are so packed with people itwould be easy to get lost
For our two whose buying experience consisted of department stores and shopping mall boutiques it was amazing to discover that you could bargain over price and perhaps end up with two of something for the price of one They also learned to figure out the relative value of the Turkish lira not a small matter with its many zeros
Being exposed to Islam was an important part of our trip Visiting the mosques especially the enormous Blue Mosque was our first glimpse into how this major religion is practiced Our children＇s curiosity already had been piqued by the five daily calls to prayer over loudspeakers in every corner of the city and the scarves covering the heads of many women
Navigating meals can be troublesome with children but a kebab bought on the street or in restaurants was unfailingly popular Since we had decided this trip was not for gourmets kebabs spared us the agony of trying to find a restaurant each day that would suit the adults＇ desire to try something new amid children＇s insistence that the food be served immediately Gradually we branched out to try some other Turkish specialties
Although our son had studied Islam briefly it is impossible to be prepared for every awkward question that might come up such as during our visits to the Topkapi Sarayi the Ottoman Sultans＇ palace No guides were available so it was doityourself using our guidebookwhich cheated us of a lot of interesting history and anecdotes that a professional guide could provide Next time we resolved to make such arrangements in advanceplex with its imperial treasures its courtyards and its harem The last required a bit of explanation that we would have happily lef~to a learned third party
11 The couple chose Istanbul as their holiday destination mainly because
A the city is not too far away from where they lived
B the city is not on the list of the US State Department
C the city is between the familiar and the exotic
D the city is more familiar than exotic
12 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT
A The family found the city was exactly what they had expected
B Their friends were opposed to their holiday plan
C They could have been more cautious about bringing kids along
D They were a bit cautious about the quality of water in the city
13 We learn from the couple＇s shopping experience back home that
A they were used to bargaining over price
B they preferred to buy things outdoors
C street markets were their favourite
D they preferred fashion and brand names
14 The last two paragraphs suggest that to visit places of interest in Istanbul
A guidebooks are very useful
B a professional guide is a must
C one has to be prepared for questions
D one has to make arrangements in advance
15 The family have seen or visited all the following in Istanbul EXCEPT
A religious prayers
B historical buildings
C localstyle markets
D shopping mall boutiques
TEXT B
Last month the first babyboomers turned 60 The bulky generation born between 1946 and
1964 is heading towards retirement The looming demographic cliff will see vast numbers ofskilled workers dispatched from the labour forceThe workforce is ageing across the rich world Within the EU the number of workers aged between 50 and 64 will increase by 25 over the next two decades while those aged 2029 willdecrease by 20 In Japan almost 20 of the population is already over 65 the highest share inthe world And in the United States the number of workers aged 5564 will have increased bymore than half in this decade at the same time as the 35 to 44yearolds decline by 10
Given that most societies are geared to retirement at around 65 companies have a loomingproblem of knowledge management of making sure that the boomers do not leave before theyhave handed over their expertise along with the office keys and their email address A survey ofhumanresources directors by IBM last year concluded When the babyboomer generationretires many companies will find out too late that a career＇s worth of experience has walked outthe door leaving insufficient talent to fill in the void
Some also face a shortage of expertise In aerospace and defence for example as much as40 of the workforce in some companies will be eligible to retire within the next five years At the same time the number of engineering graduates in developed countries is in steep decline
A few companies are so squeezed that they are already taking exceptional measures Earlierthis year the Los Angeles Times interviewed an enterprising Australian who was staying in
Beverly Hills while he tried to persuade locals to emigrate to Toowoomba Queensland to workfor his engineering company there Toowoomba today the rest of the developed world tomorrow
If you look hard enough you can find companies that have begun to adapt the workplace to older workers The AARP an American association for the over50s produces an annual list of
the best employers of its members Healthcare firms invariably come near the top because they
are one of the industries most in need of skilled labour Other sectors similarly affected says the Conference Board include oil gas energy and government
Near the top of the AARP＇s latest list comes Deere & Company a nononsenseindustrialequipment manufacturer based in Illinois about 35 of Deere＇s 46000 employees areover 50 and a number of them are in their 70s The tools it uses to achieve that – flexible working telecommuting and so forth also coincidentaUy help older workers to extend their working lives The company spends a lot of time on the ergonomics of its factories making jobs there less tiring which enables older workers to stay at them for longer
Likewise for more than a decade Toyota arguably the world＇s most advanced manufacturer has adapted its workstations to older workers The shortage of skilled labour available to the automotive industry has made it unusually keen to recruit older workers BMW recently set up a factory in Leipzig that expressly set out to employ people over the age of 45
Needs must when the devil drivesOther firms are polishing their alumni networks IBM uses its network to recruit retired people for particular projects Ernst & Young a professionalservices firm has about 30000 registered alumni and about 25 of its experienced new recruits are former employees who return after an absence
But such examples are unusual A survey in America last month by Ernst & Young found that although corporate America foresees a significant workforce shortage as boomers retire it is not dealing with the issue Almost threequarters of the 1400 global companies questioned by Deloitte last year said they expected a shortage of salaried staff over the next three to five years Yet few of them are looking to older workers to fill that shortage and even fewer are looking to them to fill another gap that has already appeared Many firms in Europe and America complain that they struggle to find qualified directors for their boards this when the pool of retired talent from those very same firms is growing by leaps and bounds
Why are firms not working harder to keep old employees Part of the reason is that the crunch has been beyond the horizon of most managers Nor is hanging on to older workers the only way to cope with a falling supply of labour The participation of developing countries in the world economy has increased the overall supply whatever the local effect of demographics in the rich countries A vast amount of work is being sent offshore to such places as China and India and more will go in future Some countries such as Australia are relaxing their immigration policies to allow much needed skills to come in from abroad Others will avoid the need for workers by spending money on machinery and automation
16 According to the passage the most serious consequence of babyboomers approaching
retirement would be
A a loss of knowledge and experience to many companies
B a decrease in the number of 35 to 44 yearolds
C a continuous increase in the number of 50to 64yearolds
D its impact on the developed world whose workforce is ageing
17 The following are all the measures that companies have adopted to cope with the ageing
workforce EXCEPT
A making places of work accommodate the needs of older workers
B using alumni networks to hire retired former employees
C encouraging former employees to work overseas
D granting more convenience in working hours to older workers
18 The company spends ＇a lot of time＇ on the ergonomics of its factories (Paragraph Seven)
means that
A the company attaches great importance to the layout of its factories
B the company improves the working conditions in its factories
C the company attempts to reduce production costs of its factories
D the company intends to renovate its factories and update equipment
19 In the author＇s opinion American firms are not doing anything to deal with the issue of the
ageing workforce mainly because
A they have not been aware of the problem
B they are reluctant to hire older workers
C they are not sure of what they should do
D they have other options to consider
20 Which of the following best describes the author＇s development of argument
A introducing the issueciting ways to deal with the issue~describing the actual
statusoffering reasons
B describing the actual status introducing the issueciting ways to deal with the
issueoffering reasons
C citing ways to deal with the issueintroducing the issuedescribing the actual
statusoffering reasons
D describing the actual statusoffering reasonsintroducing the issueciting ways to
deal with the issue
TEXT C
(1) The other problem that arises from the employment of women is that of the working wife
It has two aspects that of the wife who is more of a success than her husband and that of the wife who must rely heavily on her husband for help with domestic tasks There are various ways in which the impact of the first difficulty can be reduced Provided that husband and wife are not in the same or directly comparable lines of work the harsh fact of her greater success can be obscured by a genial conspiracy to reject a purely monetary measure of achievement as intolerably crude Where there are ranks it is best if the couple work in different fields so that the husband can find some special reason for the superiority of the lowest figure in his to the most elevated in his wife＇s
(2) A problem that affects a much larger number of working wives is the need to reallocate
domestic tasks if there are children In The Road to Wigan Pier George Orwell wrote of the
unemployed of the Lancashire coalfields Practically never in a workingclass home will you
see the man doing
a stroke of the housework Unemployment has not changed this convention
which on the face of it seems a little unfair The man is idle from morning to night but the woman is as busy as ever more so indeed because she has to manage with less money Yet so far as myexperience goes the women do not protest They feel that a man would lose his manhood if merely because he was out of work he developed in a Mary Ann
3) It is over the care of young children that this reallocation of duties becomes really
significant For this unlike the cooking of fish fingers or the making of beds is an inescapably timeconsuming occupation and time is what the fully employed wife has no more to spare of than her husband
(4) The male initiative in courtship is a pretty indiscriminate affair something that is tried on with any remotely plausible woman who comes within range and of course with all degrees of
tentativeness What decides the issue of whether a genuine courtship is going to get under way is the woman＇s response If she shows interest the engines of persuasion are set in movement The truth is that in courtship society gives women the real power while pretending to give it to men
(5) What does seem clear is that the more men and women are together at work and away
from it the more the comprehensive amorousness of men towards women will have to go despite
all its past evolutionary services For it is this that makes inferiority at work abrasive and more indirectly makes domestic work seem unmanly if there is to be an equalizing redistribution of economic and domestic tasks between men and women there must be a compensating redistribution of the erotic initiative If women will no longer let us beat them they must allow us to join them as the blushing recipients of flowers and chocolates
21 Paragraph One advises the working wife who is more successful than her husband to
A work in the same sort of job as her husband
B play down her success making it sound unimportant
C stress how much the family gains from her high salary
D introduce more laboursaving machinery into the home
22 Orwell＇s picture of relations between man and wife in Wigan Pier (Paragraph Two) describes a
relationship which the author of the passage
A thinks is the natural one
B wishes to see preserved
C believes is fair
D is sure must change
23 Which of the following words is used literally NOT metaphorically
A Abrasive (Paragraph Five)
B Engines (Paragraph Four)
C Convention (Paragraph Two)
D Heavily (Paragraph One)
24 The last paragraph stresses that if women are to hold important jobs then they must
A sometimes make the first advances in love
B allow men to flirt with many women
C stop accepting presents of flowers and chocolates
D avoid making their husbands look like Mary Anns
25 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the present form of courtship
A Men are equally serious about courtship
B Each man makes passes at many women
C The woman＇s reaction decides the fate of courtship
D The man leaves himself the opportunity to give up the chase quickly
TEXT D
From Namche Bazaar the Sherpa capital at 12000 feet the long line threaded south
dropping 2000 feet to the valley floor then trudged down the huge SolaKhumbu canyon until it
opened out to the lush but still daunting foothills of Central Nepal
It was here at Namche that one man broke rank and leaned north slowly and arduously
climbing the steep walls of the natural amphitheater behind the scatter of stone huts then past
Kunde and Khumjong
Despite wearing a balaclava on his head he had been frequently recognized by the Tibetans
and treated with the gravest deference and respect Even among those who knew nothing about
him expressions of surprise lit up their dark liquid eyes He was a man not expected to be there
Not only was his stature substantially greater than that of the diminutive Tibetans but it
was also obvious from his bearing and his new broadcloak which covered a muchtootight
army uniform that he came from a markedly loftier station in life than did the average Tibetan
Among a people virtually bereft of possessions he had fewer still consisting solely of a rounded bundle about a foot in diameter slung securely by a cord over his shoulder The material the bundle was wrapped in was of a rough Tibetan weave which did not augur that the content was
of any greater value except for the importance he seemed to ascribe to it never for a moment
releasing his grip
His objective was a tiny huddle of buildings perched halfway up an enormous valley wall
across from him atop a great wooded spur jutting out from the
lower lap of the 22493foot Ama
Dablum one of the most majestic mountains on earth There was situated Tengboche the most
famous Buddhist monastery in the Himalayas its setting unsurpassed for magnificence
anywhere on the planet
From the top of the spur one＇s eyes sweep 12 miles up the stupendous Dudh Kosi canyon
to the sixmilelong granite wall of cliff of Nuptse at its head If Ama Dablum is the Gatekeeperthen the sheer cliff of Nuptse never less than four miles high is the Final Protector of the highest and mightiest of them all Chomolongma the Mother Goddess of the World to the Tibetans Sagarmatha the Head of the Seas to the Nepalese and Everest to the rest of us And over the great barrier of Nuptse She demurely peaks
It was late in the afternoon when the great shadows cast by the colossal mountains were
descending into the deep valley floors before he reached the crest of the spur and shuffled to a stop just past Tengboche＇s entrance gompa His chest heaving in the rarefied air he removed his hand from the bundlethe first time he had done so and wiped grimy rivulets of sweat from
around his eyes with the fingers of his mitted hand
His narrowed eyes took in the open sweep of the quiet grounds the pagodalike monastery
itself and the stone buildings that tumbled down around it like a protective skirt In the distance the magic light of the magic hour lit up the plume flying off Chomolongma＇s 29029foothigh crest like a bright welcoming banner
His breathing calmed he slowly stiffly struggled forward and up the rough stone steps to
the monastery entrance There he was greeted with a respectful nameste I recognize the divine
in you from a tall slim monk of about 35 years who hastily set aside a twig broom he had
been using to sweep the flagstones of the inner courtyard While he did so the visitor noticed
that the monk was missing the small finger on his left hand The stranger spoke a few formal
words in Tibetan and then the two disappeared inside
Early the next morning the emissary lightened of his load appeared at the monastery
entrance accompanied by the same monk and the elderly abbot After a bow of his head which
was returned much more deeply by the two ocherrobed residents he took his leave The two
solemn monks watched motionless until he dipped over the ridge on which the monastery sat
and out of sight
Then without a word they turned and went back inside the monastery
26 Which of the following words in Paragraph One implies difficulty in walking
A threaded
B dropping
C trudged
D daunting
27 In the passage the contrast between the Tibetans and the man is indicated in all the following
aspects EXCEPT
A clothing
B height
C social status
D personal belongings
28 It can be inferred from the passage that one can get ______ of the region from the
monastery
A a narrow view
B a hazy view
C a distant view
D a panoramic view
29 Which of the following details shows that the man became relaxed after he reached the
monastery
A he reached the crest of the spur and shuffled to a stop
B he removed his hand from the bundle
C His narrowed eyes took in the open sweep of the quiet grounds
D he slowly stiffly struggled forward and up the rough stone steps
30 From how it is described in the passage the monastery seems to evoke
A a sense of awe
B a sense of piety
C a sense of fear
D a sense of mystery
PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)
There are ten multiplechoice questions in this section Choose the best answer to each question
Mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet
31 The Head of State of New Zealand is
A the governorgeneral
B the Prime Minister
C the high commissioner
D the monarch of the United Kingdom
32 The capital of Scotland is
A Glasgow
B Edinburgh
C Manchester
D London
33 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and later became the US President
A Thomas Jefferson
B George Washington
C Thomas Paine
D John Adams
34 Which of the following cities is located on the eastern coast of Australia
A Perth
B Adelaide
C Sydney
D Melbourne
35 Ode to the West Windwas written by
A William Blake
B William Wordsworth
C Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D Percy B Shelley
36 Who among the following is a poet of free verse
A Ralph Waldo Emerson
B Walt Whitman
C Herman Melville
D Theodore Dreiser
37 The novel Sons and Lovers was written by
A Thomas Hardy
B John
Galsworthy
C DH Lawrence
D James Joyce
38 The study of the mental processes of language comprehension and production is
A corpus linguistics
B sociolinguistics
C theoretical linguistics
D psycholinguistics
39 A special language variety that mixes languages and is used by speakers of different languages for purposes of trading is called
A dialect
B idiolect
C pidgin
D register
40 When a speaker expresses his intention of speaking such as asking someone to open the
window he is performing
A an illocutionary act
B a perlocutionary act
C a locutionary act
D none of the above
PART IV PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN)
Proofread the given passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO as instructed
When art museum wants a new exhibit (1)_______
it never buys things in finished form and hangs (2)_______
them on the wall When a natural history museum
wants an exhibition it must often build i (3)_______
The previous section has shown how quickly a rhyme passes
from one schoolchild to the next and illustrates the further difference ____1____
between school lore and nursery lore In nursery lore a verse learnt
in early childhood is not usually passed on again when the little listener ____2____
has grown up and has children of their own or even grandchildren ____3_____
The period between learning a nursery rhyme and transmitting
it may be something from 20 to 70 years With the playground ____4____
lore therefore a rhyme may be excitedly passed on within the very hour ____5____
it is learnt and in the general it passes between children of the ____6____
same age or nearly so since it is uncommon for the differnce in age
between playmates to be more than five years If therefore a playground
rhyme can be shown to have been currently for a hundred years or ____7____
even just for fifty it follows that it has been retransmitted over
and over very possibly it has passed along a chain of two or three ____8____
hundred young hearers and tellers and the wonder is that it remains live ____9____
after so much handling to let alone that it bears resemblance to the ____10____
original wording
PART V TRANSLATION (60 MIN)
SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH
Translate the underlined part of the following text into English Write your translation on
ANSWER SHEET THREE
想起熟没手机天没手机奇怪种需解释社会关系储存手机电话里时调出古代巫师拥种法宝
手机刷新关系会议室门口通常贴着条通告：请会者关闭手机会议室里手机铃声然响成片普通没少重事情会轻易关掉手机开手机象征世界联系手机反映出社交饥渴症常见走着走着突然停眼睛盯着手机屏幕发短信停马路中央厕旁边
什手机电短信迫切渴社会保持联系
SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE
Translate the following text into Chinese Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE
We the human species are confronting a planetary emergency a threat to the survival of our
civilization that is gathering ominous and destructive potential even as we gather here But thereis hopeful news as well we have the ability to solve this crisis and avoid the worst though not all of its consequences if we act boldly decisively and quickly
However too many of the world＇s leaders are still best described in the words of Winston
Churchill applied to those who ignored Adolf Hitler＇s threat They go on in strange paradox
decided only to be undecided resolved to be irresolute all powerful to be impotent
So today we dumped another 70 million tons of globalwarming pollution into the thin shell
of atmosphere surrounding our planet as if it were an open sewer And tomorrow we will dump
a slightly larger amount with the cumulative concentrations now trapping more and more heat from the sun
09专八作文题目：Are dialects just as acceptable in public places
Instruction
Mandarin or putonghua is the standard service sector language in China However lately some employees of a metropolis subway company start using dialects to cater to the requirements of people from different areas in order to render better service Opponents sees the countering effects of such movement to the national policy of promoting mandarin across China Write in 400 words your opinion and support your argument and bring your essay to a natural conclusion
范文：
China＇s State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) recently issued a notice banning domestic radio and TV stations from translating foreign radio and TV programmes into any local dialect The notice said that such dialect t
ranslation contradicts the national initiative to promote Putonghua or Mandarin around the country Foreign programmes that have been translated into dialects must be removed from television and radio immediately The notice evoked a mixed response from experts and audio and video producers as well as the general public Many voiced their concerns that local dialects would be fornidden in public places Mandarian which means common language is the country＇s predominant language and is widely used by more than 70 percent of the population However local dialects still enjoy pupularity for relatively lesseducated people in some occasions The dialects do make unique role and should be tolerated for existence in public places
Though promoted widely in public places dialects are acceptable in public places First it is more than a mere tool for communication It is most importantly the messenger of its respective culture If the dialect was eliminated from daily use the culture will be broken Second Mandarian can absorb the elit part of local dialect to enrich its vovabulary and usuge This is the perfection of Mandartian from thousands of years blend and contact The dialects can also be popular in the public Along with the famous short play by comic actors in NE China the local dialect came into the splotlight and enjoyed more pupulatity throughout China Such a cultural phenomenon represents the audience an attitude to local dialects which cater to the taste of the majority Third dialect is the only mean of communication to some undereducated local people If local dialects are fobbiden in the public places they can not communicate
To sum up local dialects should be tolerated in public places for its unique role which Mandarian can not substitute We should guartee its survival because dialects stand for our spiritual land From a longterm perspective dialects should not and would not be wiped out There is no need for any purposeful and deliberate attempt to protect dialects Just let dialects take their natural course The best way to protect a dialect is to use it in daily life and pass it down from generation to generation
范文二：
Recently China＇s State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) banned domestic radio and TV stations from translating foreign radio and TV programmes into any local dialect According to the SARFT such dialect translation is of great damage for the national initiative to promote Mandarin all over the country Therefore foreign programmes that have been translated into dialects must be eliminated from television and radio as soon as possible
As a result the opinion on this prohibition varys from person to person Some people support this prohibition While others express their concerns about this prohibition These people who express their concern about this prohibition believe that the dialects still enjoy good popularity all over the country The dialects do make unique role and should be toleratedfor existence in public places
From my point of view I believe dialects are acceptable in public places
First of all it is a kind of culture instead of a tool for communication It is the messenger of its respective culture If the dialect is totally eliminate from our life the culture will be damaged and our life will be a little bit boring
Secondly dailects can enrich the content of Mandarian and give a longterm development of Mandarian The dialect in Northeast China also brings a lot of fun and happiness to the Chinese in recent years through the television and the internet Such a cultural phenomenon represents the audience an attitude to local dialects which cater to the taste of the majority
Third dialect is alsp the only way of communication to some undereducated local people If local dialects are fobbiden in the public places they can not communicate
Therefore I safely come to the conclusion that local dialects should be tolerated in public places for its unique role which Mandarian can not replace We should guartee its existance because dialects stand for our culture From a longterm perspective dialects should not and would not be prohibited There is no need for any purposeful and deliberate attempt to protect dialects Just let dialects take their natural course
听力部分 15 CBABA 610 BCBAB (周玉亮版)
阅读部分参考答案 1115 CADBD 1620 DCBDB 2125 BDCAD 2630 DDDDA(周玉亮版)
文知识参考答案 3135 DBACD 3640 BCDCA (周玉亮版)
汉译英参考答案(周玉亮推荐版)
Cell phone has altered human relations There is usually a note on the door of conference room which reads close your handset| However the rings are still resounding in the room We are all common people and has few urgencies to do Still we are reluctant to turn off the phone Cell phone symbolizes our connection with the world and reflects our thirst for socialization We are familiar with the scene when a person stops his steps to edit short messages with eyes glued at his phone disregard of his location whether in road center or beside restroom
英译汉参考答案 (周玉亮推荐版)
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改错部分参考答案 (周玉亮版)
(1)illustrate改illustrated(前文shown保持致)
(2) the 改a (次应该定冠词表示泛指)
(3)their改his(代词前文a little listener单复数保持致)
(4)something 改anything(里anything fromto表示约间)
(5)therefore改however (根文逻辑关系)
(6) in the general掉the (惯法in general 表示总说般冠词)
(7) currently 改current (里起表语作需形容词副词)
(8) it has passed改 it has been passed (动改动前文保持致)
(9) live 改 alive (live作形容词讲现场直播意思样显示需alive)
(10) to let alone改 let alone (let alone 惯搭配意思更说前面需加to)
写作部分参考答案
Are Dialects Just as Acceptable in Public Places
Instruction
Mandarin or putonghua is the standard service sector language in China However lately some employees of a metropolis subway company start using dialects to cater to the requirements of people from different areas in order to render better service Opponents sees the countering effects of such movement to the national policy of promoting mandarin across China Write in 400 words your opinion and support your argument and bring your essay to a natural conclusion
作文参考范文 (周玉亮推荐版)
China＇s State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) recently issued a notice banning domestic radio and TV stations from translating foreign radio and TV programmes into any local dialect The notice said that such dialect translation contradicts the national initiative to promote Putonghua or Mandarin around the country Foreign programmes that have been translated into dialects must be removed from television and radio immediately The notice evoked a mixed response from experts and audio and video producers as well as the general public Many voiced their concerns that local dialects would be fornidden in public places Mandarian which means common language is the country＇s predominant language and is widely used by more than 70 percent of the population However local dialects still enjoy pupularity for relatively lesseducated people in some occasions The dialects do make unique role and should be tolerated for existence in public places
Though promoted widely in public places dialects are acceptable in public places First it is more than a mere tool for communication It is most importantly the messenger of its respective culture If the dialect was eliminated from daily use the culture will be broken Second Mandarian can absorb the elit part of local dialect to enrich its vovabulary and usuge This is the perfection of Mandartian from thousands of years blend and contact The dialects can also be popular in the public Along with the famous short play by comic actors in NE China the local dialect came into the splotlight and enjoyed more pupulatity throughout China Such a cultural phenomenon represents the audience an attitude to local dialects which cater to the taste of the majority Third dialect is the only mean of communication to some undereducated local people If local dialects are fobbiden in the public places they can not communicate
To sum up local dialects should be tolerated in public places for its unique role which Mandarian can not substitute We should guartee its survival because dialects stand for our spiritual land From a longterm perspective dialects should not and would not be wiped out There is no need for any purposeful and deliberate attempt to protect dialects Just let dialects take their natural course The best way to protect a dialect is to use it in daily life and pass it down from generation to generation
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