英语专业八级考前全真模拟试卷答案与详解[2]_专业八级

key 
part Ⅰ listening comprehension.
section a
1贝鸢窧
【解题思路】了解讲话者的身份。
【详细解答】文中讲的是slang的使用，以及与native speakers的交流，涉及的都是language.应该选b。
2贝鸢窪
【解题思路】了解“hip”在这个talk中的含义。
【详细解答】the talk中指出：hip在六、七十年代指的是社会潮流的追随者，但在本文来自更加久远的用法。
3贝鸢窩
【解题思路】了解俚语以及时髦语存在的问题。
【详细解答】“trendy”为“in accord with the latest fashion;fashionable”时髦，潮流的。the talk中有：the problem with slang and trendy expressions in general is that they change fast,so that only those who are using them all the time can keep up。
4贝鸢窪
【解题思路】掌握在newcastle“hinny”的意思。
【详细解答】讲话者指出：if you are in newcastle,you might hear people refer to each other as“hinny”—a common term of endearment.表亲近的称呼。“endearment”为“an expression of affection.”亲近，亲热，友好。
5贝鸢窧
【解题思路】掌握讲话者对听众的要求。
【详细解答】the talker在最后指出：既然不是本族语，人们会觉得奇怪，如果你使用。但你仍旧需要花时间与人交流，来学习本地人，从而理解不同的表达。
section b
6贝鸢窪
【解题思路】了解在上个世纪道路建设的材料。
【详细解答】the engineer回答是：usually they were gravel and macadam.tars and asphalt were originally used only as coverings,but later they were used as binders and finally as hot mixtures.“gravel”为“a loose mixture of rock fragments or pebbles”砾石；“macadam”为“pavement made of layers of compacted broken stone;now usd,bound with tar or asphalt”碎石。
7贝鸢窤
【解题思路】了解混凝土用于长距离工程的原因。
【详细解答】“concrete”为“a constraction material consisting of sand,conglomerate gravel,broken stone,or slag in a mortar or cement matrix”混泥土。
8贝鸢窩
【解题思路】了解交通量大小的差异。
【详细解答】the engineer指出：for light traffic,water-bound macadam,gravel,sand clay,and bituminous mixtures are used.“bituminous”为“like or containing any of various flammable mixtures of hydrocarbons and other substances that are constituents of asphalt and tar.”含有沥青的。
9贝鸢窪
【解题思路】了解“turnpike”的含义。
【详细解答】这个题可以用排除法。roads,streets,lanes are not heavy surfaces.只有turnpikes are extensive surfaces.高速公路。
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【解题思路】了解宾夕法尼亚高速公路的整个宽度。
【详细解答】宾州高速公路每一个方向为12英尺，中间被10英尺的路面隔开，每一边又拓宽10英尺，这样总宽度为78英尺。
section c 
news item Ⅰ
11贝鸢窩
【解题思路】了解南韩策划亚洲联盟反对日本的内容。
【详细解答】“coalition”为“an alliance or union,esp.a temporary one”联盟。“south korean announced plans for an asia-wide coalition against tokyo’s white washing of history.”“white”or“undermining,distorting,giving a false or misleading account of.”扭曲，篡改。
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【解题思路】了解南韩反对日本的措施。
【详细解答】消息中有：protests in south korea have escalated into civic campaigns nationwide,including calls for a boycott of japanese goods,prompting seoul to postpone joint military exercises with tokyo.“escalate”为“to increase or intensify”增强;“boycott”为“to abstain from buying or dealing with as a protest.”抵制，反对。
news item Ⅱ
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【解题思路】了解乔治·布什致信国会的时间。
【详细解答】消息中有：george w.bush on friday presented to congress a letter formally requesting an extension to the normal trade relations status to china for another year.这个细节很容易被忽视，听力中应该对时间、数字比较敏感。
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【解题思路】了解去年出口中国的增长率。
【详细解答】“boost”为“to increase;raise”增长；消息中有：bush said that trade with china has benefted both american businesses,which boosted exports to china by 24 percent last year.”，其中“export”为“to send or transport abroad,esp.for trade or sale.”出口。
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【解题思路】了解举行出口年回顾的地点。
【详细解答】white house is the executive mansion of the united stated states president. pentagon is the u.s military establishment in a building with the polygon having five sides.the capital hill is where congress works.故答案应选d。在消息中也明确提到这个地点。
section d 
1贝鸢竏esultory
【解题思路】了解“零乱，散漫”的说法。
【详细解答】“desultory”为“without purpose or intent;aimless”或“occuring haphzardly;random”.
2贝鸢竤aga
【解题思路】了解“传奇”的说法。
【详细解答】“saga”为“an lcelandic prose narrative written between the 12th and 14th cent.”或“a long heroic narrative.”传奇故事。
3贝鸢竤ensitive
【解题思路】了解“敏锐”的说法。
【详细解答】“sensitve”为“capable of perceiving”；“baroque”为“of an artistic style current in europe from about 1550 to 1700,typified by extremely elaborate and ornate forms.”巴洛克式十四，十六世纪的欧洲，表现为细节详尽，语气润饰华丽。
4贝鸢竚icrocosm。