大学专业英语八级模拟试卷

大学专业英语八级模拟试卷

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.Youwillhearthemini-lectureONCE

ONLY.Whilelisteningtothemini-lecture,pleasecompletethegap-fillingtaskon

ANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Make

surewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayuse

theblanksheetfornote-taking.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.

Nowlistentothemini-lecture.Whenitisover,youw川begivenTHREE

minutestocheckyourwork.

ControllingYourConcentration

I,Theconcernedinformationofconcentration

A.Yourattentionspan1

e.g.thetickingofawatchsounds

asifitincreasesandfades

althoughtheintensityofitisconstant

B.Youpayattentiontoonethingatatime

一a(n)2:youattendtoseveralconceptsatatime

——Inhighconcentration:theshiftfromfocusofattentionis

a)ofshort3

b)4

C.5ofyourattentionvarytodifferentdegrees

—highlevel:longperiodsofattending;shortdistractionperiods

——lowlevel:shortperiodsofattending;longdistractionperiods

一moderatelevel:6

e.g.Onecan'tconcentratebecause7aretoostrong

II.Twosortsofdistractors

A.Psychologicaldistractors

一8arethemostpowerfuldistractors

a)angrymanforgetsthepain

b)fearfulmanishardtobehappy

c)anxiousmanisuneasyaboutthesmallestofmatters

―peopleact9underpressure

B.10

一traits:alwayspresentandrarelyunderstood

一physicaldistractorsonmentaltasks

a)backgroundmusiccouldaffect

comprehensionand11

b)distractorsaffecttheabilitytorecallaccurately

c)12affectsmentaltaskadversely

III.Routineand13areaffecteddifferentlybydistractors

A.Distractionmaynotaffect14insomebackgrounds

B.Exceptionalpeopledowellunder15because

——motivationplaysimportantly

—differencesexistinindividualspansofattention

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillhearTWOinterviews.Attheendofeachinterview,five

questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeinterviewsandthequestions

willbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.

Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthe

bestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthechoices.

16>A.Asuperflexiblebody.

B.Atremendouslystrongbody.

C.Anindependentpersonalitywithstrongwillpower.

D.Apeacefulmind.

17、A.Becausewefeelhealthyenough.

B.Becausetheyarelessimportantthanmakingmoney.

C.Becausetheycausenovisibleimpactonourdailyroutine.

D.Becausewearefeelingtiredandhavenotimetoexercise.

18>A.Itwascausedbyyogaexercise.B.Yogahelpedalleviateit.

C.Itwascausedbycardioexercise.D.Yogahelpedexacerbateit.

19>A.Becauseyogaprovidesstressrelief.B.Becauseyogaiseasy.

C.Becauseyogaisfashionable.D.Becauseyogaiscool.

20>A.Theyaregoodforallpeople.B.Theyareasgoodasyoga.

C.Theymaynotbesuitableforoldpeople.D.Theyhelploseweight.

21、A.Herdifferentstyle.B.Herdistinctivevoice.C.Heryoung

age.D.Hercoolmusic.

22>A.Hehatespeoplesayhe'sanewmusician,B.Heisoneofthe

greatestartistsinAlex'slist.

C.Hewasagreatrockstarin1980s.D.Hesharedthestage

witheverybody.

23、A.Shewasterriblysick.B.Shewrotesongswith

aguitar.

C.Shefeltexcitedabouteverything.D.Shewentthrougha

tedioustime.

24>A.Itisaheartfeltrealsong.B.Itisasongalbum.

C.Itisamusicband.D.Itisavocalsong.

25、A.Alex'smusictour.B.Alex'sperforming.

C.Alex*suniquevoice.D.Alex'snewalbum.

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONAMULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONS

Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyfourteenmultiplechoice

questions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswers

markedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmark

youranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.

PASSAGEONE

260nJuly7th,IwastravelinginLondon.Iwashavingbreakfastatahotelvery

nearLiverpoolStreetStationwhenthefirstexplosionwasdetonated.Hearingthe

sirensandseeingLondon'semergencypersonnelrespondtothebombingsbrought

backvividmemoriesoftheeventsofSept.11,2001.

27PeoplehavenotforgottenSept.11,2001.Americanscanstillrecallexactly

wheretheywereandwhattheyweredoingonthatfatefulday.Butit's

understandablethatsomerememberitashistoricalfact,lackingthepainfulimpact

andimmediacytheyoriginallyfelt.Ifweallowadimmingofpurpose—toeliminate

terrorism一theseterroristattacksinLondonserveasanotherchillingreminderthat

we'restillatwar.

28Somethingconstructiveemergesfromthesetragic,horribleand

unexplainableattacks.Itisthemessagethatwemustremainvigilantinopposingan

enemywhointentionallytargetsinnocentcivilians.

29SinceSept.11,2001,thecivilizednationsoftheworldhaveremained

mostlyunitedinopposingthesedespicable,wantonactsofterror.Wehavehad

somegreatsuccessesinthateffort.Wehavearrestedperpetratorsandplotters,and

wehavefoiledplannedattacks.Wehavereducedthepowerandscopeofthosewho

despisefreedomanddemocracy.

30Theeffortmustcontinue.AswelearnedThursday一andinMadridandBali

—theenemiesoffreedomhavenotlosttheirresolve.Wemustnotloseours.

31Ultimately,theonlyrealdefensefromterroristattacksisbeingabletofind

outabouttheminadvance.Intelligencegatheringhasimprovedbutneedstobe

evenstronger,includingconsistentlyimprovinghumanintelligenceandpatrol.Police

andordinarycitizensmustbealertandencouragedtoconveyinformation.

32Onceaterroristincidentdoesoccur,there'snosuchthingasaperfect

response.Bydefinition,aterroristattackmeanspeoplearebeinghurtorkilled.But

bystudyingtheresponsetopastattacks,wecanbetterpreparetohandlethosein

thefuture.

33Londonisoneofthemostsecurecitiesintheworld,steepedinyearsof

dealingwithterrorism.Thecity'spreparationandresolvewasevidentonThursday.I

amveryimpressedbyLondon'sreactiontothebombings.Boththeemergency

personnelandthecitizensseemedprepared.Thefirstresponderswererapid,

well-directed,organizedandprofessional,inaccordancewithobviouslywell-tested

plans.

34Asforthecitizens,atleastadozenpeopletoldmeinonewayoranother,

"Weknewthiswasgoingtohappen;itwasjustaquestionofwhen."

35Thatisnotonlyarealisticassessment;italsoisamindsetthatjustmight

savelives.Political,businessandcommunityleadersaresometimesreluctanttotalk

aboutterrorismorstagedrillstopreparetheirresponsebecausetheydon'twantto

frightenorupsetpeople.Butthat'samistake.Peoplereacttoemergenciesmore

effectivelywhenthey'renotshockedbythem.

36TonyBlairandLondonMayorKenLivingstonehavemadepreparednessa

priority,andtheireffortsclearlypaidoffduringThursday'sresponsetotheattacks.

37There'sanotherbenefittopreparingforterrorisminadvance.Partofthe

damagetheterroristshopetoinflictistheemotionalreactioninthewakeofthe

destruction.Thereasonit'scalled"terrorism"isthattheywantfearandits

debilitatingeffectstolingerlongafterthesmokehascleared.

38Bypreparingcitizensforthepossibilityofaterroristattack,leaderscan

helpminimizetheemotionalresponseinthewakeofthedestruction.

39Finally,Thursday'sattacksdemonstratethatwemustremaincommittedto

confrontingandeliminatingterrorism.Therearethosewhoassertthattheeffortsto

eliminateterroraresomehowprovokingtheterrorists.Thatiswrong.Theterrorists

havebeenattackinginnocentpeoplelongbeforeSept.11,2001,orthewarsin

AfghanistanorIraq.

40SeeingPrimeMinisterBlairspeaksoforcefully,withPresidentBush,

PresidentJacquesChiracandotherworldleadersrightbehindhim,wasencouraging.

Let'sremembertheunitytheworldsharedaftertheattacksofSept.11,2001.

41Freenationscanandwilldisagree.Butletusalwaysrememberthatfree

peoplemustbesteadfastandresilientindefendingourwayoflife.

PASSAGETWO

26Researcherswhopickedupandanalyzedwildchimpdroppingssaidon

ThursdaytheyhadshownhowtheAIDSvirusoriginatedinwildapesinCameroon

andthenspreadinhumansacrossAfricaandeventuallytheworld.Theirstudy,

publishedinthejournalScience,supportsotherstudiesthatsuggestpeople

somehowcaughtthedeadlyhumanimmunodeficiencyvirus(HIV)fromchimpanzees,

perhapsbykillingandeatingthem.

27"ltsaysthatthechimpanzeegroupthatgaverisetoHIV...thischimp

communityresidesinCameroon,"saidBeatriceHahnoftheUniversityofAlabama,

wholedthestudy."Butthatdoesn*tmeantheepidemicoriginatedtherebecauseit

didn't,"Hahn,whohasbeenstudyingthegeneticoriginofHIVforyears,saidina

telephoneinterview.

28HWeactuallyknowwheretheepidemictookoff.Theepidemictookoffin

Kinshasa,inBrazzaville.'1KinshasaisintheDemocraticRepublicCongo,formerly

Zaire,andfacesBrazzaville,inCongo,acrosstheCongoRiver.StudieshavetracedHIV

toamanwhogaveabloodsamplein1959inKinshasa,thencalledLeopoldville.

LateranalysisfoundtheAIDSvirus.

29lnpeople,HIVleadstoAIDSbutchimpshaveaversioncalledsimian

immunedeficiencyvirus(SIV)thatcausesthemnoharm.Humansaretheonly

animalsnaturallysusceptibletoHIV.AIDSwasonlyidentified25yearsago.Thevirus

nowinfects40millionpeoplearoundtheworldandhaskilled25million.Spreadin

blood,sexualcontactandfrommothertochildduringbirthorbreastfeeding,HIVhas

nocureandthereisnovaccine,althoughdrugcocktailscancontrolit.

30Andlikesomanynewinfectious,AIDSappearstohavebeenpassedto

humansfromanimalstheyslaughtered.SIVhasbeenfoundincaptivechimpsbut

Hahnwantedtoshowitcouldbefoundinthewildtoo.Herinternationalteamgot

thecooperationofthegovernmentinCameroonandtheyhiredskilledtrackers.

31"Thechimpsinthatareaarehunted.It'scertainlyimpossibletoseethem.

Itishardtotrackthemandfindthesematerials,"shesaid.Butthetrackersmanaged

tocollect599samplesofdroppings.Hahn'slabfoundDNA,identifiedeachindividual

chimpandthenfoundevidenceofthevirus.

32"Wewentto10fieldsitesandwefoundevidenceofinfectioninfive.We

wereabletoidentifyatotalof16infectedchimpsandwewereabletogetviral

sequencesfromallofthem,"Hahnsaid.Upto35percentoftheapesinsome

communitieswereinfected.Notonlythat,theycouldfinddifferentvarieties,called

clades,ofthevirus.

33"Wefoundsomeofthecladeswerereally,reallyverycloselyrelatedtothe

humanvirusandotherswerenot,"shesaid.Chimpsseparatedbyariverwere

infectedwithdifferentclades,Hahnsaid.Andarivermayhavecarriedthevirusinto

thehumanpopulation."SohowdoyougetfromsouthernCameroontothe

DemocraticRepublicofCongo?"Hahnasked."Somehumanmusthavedoneso.

ThereisariverthatgoesfromthatsoutheasterncornerofCameroondowntothe

CongoRiver."

34lvoryandhardwoodtradersusedtheSanghaRiverinthe1930s,whenthe

originalhuman-to-humantransmissionisbelievedtohavehappened.Hahn'sstudy

suggeststheviruspassedfromchimpanzeestopeoplemorethanonce."Wedon't

reallyknowhowthesetransmissionsoccurred,"Hahnsaid.

35"Weknowthatyoudon'tgetitpettingachimp,orfromatoiletseat,just

likeyoucan'tgetHIVfromatoiletseat.Itrequiresexposuretoinfectedbloodand

infectedbodyfluids.Soifyougetbittenbyanangrychimpwhileyouarehuntingit,

whichcoulddoit."

36Hahn'sstudyonlyappliestheHIVgroupM,whichisthemainstrainofthe

virusresponsiblefortheAIDSpandemic."It'squitepossiblethatstillother

(chimpanzeeSIV)lineagesexistthatcouldposerisksforhumaninfectionandprove

problematicforHIVdiagnosticandvaccines/'herteamwrote.

PASSAGETHREE

26Afterthirtyyearsofmarriedhappiness,hecouldstillremindhimselfthat

Victoriawasendowedwitheverycharmexceptthethrillingtouchofhumanfrailty.

Thoughherperfectiondiscouragedpleasures,especiallythepleasuresoflove,he

hadlearnedintimetofeeltheprideofahusbandinhernaturalfrigidity.Forhestill

clung,amidthedecayofmoralplatitudes,tothediscreditedidealofchivalry.Inhis

youththeworldwassuffusedwiththeafter-glowofthelongVictorianage,anda

gracefulfemininestylehadsoftenedthemanners,ifnotthenatures,ofmen.Atthe

endofthatinterestingepoch,whenwomanhoodwasexaltedfromabiologicalfact

intoamiraculouspower,VirginiasLittlepage,theyoungersonofanoldandaffluent

family,hadmarriedVictoriaBrooke,thegrand-daughterofatobaccoplanter;who

hadmadeasatisfactoryfortunebyforsakinghisplantationandconvertingtobacco

intocigarettes.WhileVirginiashadbeentrainedbysterntraditiontorespectevery

womanwhohadnotstoopedtofolly,thevirtuepeculiartohersexwasamongthe

leastofhisreasonsforadmiringVictoria.Shewasnotonlymodest,whichwasusual

inthenineties,butshewasbeautiful,whichisunusualinanydecade.

27lnthebeginningoftheiracquaintancehehadgoneevenfurtherand

ascribedintellecttoher;butafewmonthsofmarriagehadshownthistobemerely

oneofthemanydelusionscreatedbyperfectfeaturesandnobleexpression.

Everythingaboutherhadbeensmoothanddefinite,eventhetonesofhervoiceand

thewayherlightbrownhair,whichsheworelaPompadour,wasrolledstifflyback

fromherforeheadandcoiledinaburnishedropeonthetopofherhead.

28Aseriousyoungman,ambitionstoattainaplaceintheworldmorebrilliant

thanthesecludedseatofhisancestors,hehadbeenimpressedattheirfirstmeeting

bythecompactnessandprecisionofVictoria'sorderlymind.Forinthatearnest

periodtheminds,aswellastheemotions,ofloverswereorderly.Itwasanagewhen

eageryoungmenflockedtochurchonSundaymorning,andeloquentdivines

discoursedupontheVictorianpoetsinthemiddleoftheweek.Hecouldaffordto

smilenowwhenherecalledthesolemnBrowningclassinwhichhehadfirstlosthis

heart.HowpassionatelyhehadadmiredVictoria'svirginalfeatures!Howfervently

hehadenviedhercompetentbutcaressingwaywiththepoet!

29lncredibleasitseemedtohimnow,hehadfalleninlovewithherwhileshe

recitedfromthemoreponderouspassagesinTheRingandtheBook.Hehadfallenin

lovewithherthen,thoughhehadneverreallyenjoyedBrowning,andithadbeena

relieftohimwhentheUnseen,incompanywithitsillustriouspoet,hadatlastgone

outoffashion.Yet,sincehewasdisposedtoadmireallthequalitieshedidnot

possess,hehadneverceasedtorespectthefirmnesswithwhichVictoriacontinued

todealinotherformswiththeAbsolute.

3OAstheplacidyearspassed,andshecametorelylessuponhervirginal

features,itseemedtohimthattheripeopinionsofheryouthbegantoshrinkand

flattenasfruitdoesthathashungtoolongonthetree.Shehadneverchanged,he

realized,sincehehadfirstknownher;shehadbecomemerelyriper,softer,and

sweeterinnature.

31Heradvantagerestedwhereadvantageneverfailstorest,inmoralfervor.

Tobeinvariablyrightwashersinglewifelyfailing.Forhiswife,hesighed,withthe

vagueunrestofahusbandwhoseinfidelitiesareimaginary,wasagenuinelygood

woman.Shewasasfarremovedfrompretenceasshewasfromtheposturingvirtues

thatflourishinthecredulousworldofthedrama.Thepityofitwasthateventhe

leastexactinghusbandshouldsooftendesiresomethingmorepiquantthan

goodness.

PASSAGEFOUR

26Doppelganger,aSanFrancisco-basedstartupislaunchingavirtualworld

todaythat'spartnightclub,partbillboard.Thesteadyshiftofadvertisingdollars

onlinehasentrepreneursscramblingtocomeupwithbusinessmodelsthatwillhelp

themcapturepartofthebounty.Sofar,mostoftheattentionhasbeenonthesearch

advertisinggold-rushthatpropelledGooglefrompunystartupintoabehemoth

worth$115billion.

27Butthereareotherformsofadvertisingbesidessearch,andforitsvirtual

world,TheLounge,Doppelgangerhassettledonaproduct-placementmodel

popularizedbyHollywood,whereadvertiserspayuptohavetheirproductsfeatured

inmoviesandTVshows.MusiclabelInterscopeRecordshasalreadysignedupfora

trialtohaveDoppelgangerbuildavirtualclubforitsPussycatDollsbandwithinThe

Lounge.

28"TheLoungehasinterestingadvertisingpotential,"saysGartnermedia

analystMikeMcGuire."Doppelganger'sefforttotietherealworldmetaphorstoa

virtualworldisveryclever.Fromtheperspectiveofmusiclabelsandbands,it'sa

veryattractiveopportunitytoengagetheMySpacecrowd."

29Doppelgangerisfarfromthefirstvirtualworldtolaunch.SecondLife,

T,andothershavebeenaroundforyears,andeventhemightyGoogleis

believedtobepreparingitsownvirtualworld.ButfounderAndrewLittlefield,a

formerengineeratBEASystems,isn'tjusttryingtoattracttheMySpacecrowd一he's

activelytakingsomepagesfromMySpace'splaybook.

30First,Littlefieldisbuildingtheservicearoundsocialnetworkingandinstant

messaging.DoppelgangeruserswillbeabletoimporttheirAIMbuddylistsintothe

service,givingthemaready-madesetofvirtualfriends一andhelpingDoppelganger

recruitnewusersthroughexistingsocialconnections.

SISecond,Doppelgangerisfocusingonmusic,muchasMySpacedidinits

earlyyears.LikeMySpace,whichletuserssignuptobe"friends"oftheirfavorite

bandstokeepupwithCDreleasesandconcerttours,Doppelgangeriscreating

contentformusicfans.ButinsteadofjustWebpages,Doppelgangerisbuilding3-D

clubenvironmentswhereaband'smusicplaysandusersmaketheir"avatars,"or

virtualcharacters,danceandchat.

32Thetwo-year-oldcompanyhas30employeesand$11millioninventure

financingfromDraperFisherJurvetsonandTridentCapital,backersofhitslike

eBay-ownedSkypeandTimeWarner'sMapquest.

33AccordingtoLittlefield,Doppelganger'stestersseemtobehooked."Thisis

clearlythenewinstantmessaging,"saysLittlefield."Wehavesomebetauserswho

logonrightafterschoolandstayloggedonthroughtheweehoursofthemorning."

Thatkindofattentionisparticularlyalluringtoadvertisersandmarketingfolkswho

havebeenscramblingtofigureoutwaystocapturetheattentionofteensthatseem

toincreasinglyruneoutTV.

34ThePussycatDolls'clubisinitselfonebigadvertisementfortheband,but

therearealsoopportunitiestoplaceadsforotherproductsintheenvironment.Ina

demoofTheLounge,amovietrailerforWarnerBros.upcomingSupermanfilm

played.Eventually,Doppelgangerplanstosellmusicdownloadsandother

band-relatedgoodsdirectlywithinTheLounge——asourceofrevenuesthatcould

supplementproductplacement.

35"Doppelgangerhastofigureoutaquickwayforfolkstobuyphysical

things/*saysMcGuire.Thebigquestion,asDoppelgangerlaunchesTheLounge,is

whetherthey'lldrawenoughinteresttogainacriticalmassofusersandattract

mass-marketadvertisers.Afterall,noonelikestogotoanemptynightclub.

26、TheterroristattackinLondonconveystousthemessagethat

.(PASSAGEONE.

A.peopleinLondondidnotfeelpainfulB.wemustbeonthealertfor

terrorism

C.weshouldstayathometoavoidterrorismD.theeffortatanti-terrorism

wasinvain

27>Intheauthor'sopinion,whichofthefollowingisNOTthesuccesswe've

achievedintheefforttofightagainstterroristattack?(PASSAGEONE.

A.Wehavearrestedperpetratorsandplotters.

B.Wehavepreventedplannedattacks.

C.Wehavecombatedandeliminatedterrorism.

D.Wehavereducedthepowerandscopeofterrorists.

28>Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTthewaytodefend

terroristattacks?(PASSAGEONE.

A.Improvinghumanintelligenceandpatrol.B.Alertingpoliceandcitizens

toterrorism.

C.Findingoutterroristsbeforetheyattack.D.Studyingtheresponseto

pastattacks.

29、Thesentence"...steepedinyearsofdealingwithterrorism"inthe8th

paragraphmeansthat.(PASSAGEONE.

A.Londonhasbeenengagedinanti-terrorismforyears

B.Londonhasn'twitnessedterrorismforyears

C.Londonhasbeentargetedbyterroristsforyears

D.Londonhasbeensoakedinterroristattacksforyears

30、Fromthedescriptioninthepassage,welearnthat.(PASSAGETWO)

A.monkeysarealsosusceptibletoHIV

B.AIDShaskilled25millionpeopleinthelast25years

C.vaccinehasbeendevelopedtopreventAIDS

D.AIDScanbecuredbydrugcocktails

31、Accordingtothepassage,HIVisspreadthroughallthefollowingEXCEPT

.(PASSAGETWO)

A.bloodB.sexualcontactC.breastfeedingD.atoiletseat

32>Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthevirusistransmittedfrom

chimpsinCameroontohumansmostprobablythrough.

A.somecladesofthevirusrelatedtothehumanvirus

B.aboriginesresidinginthevirginforestofCameroon

C.Ivoryandhardwoodtraderswhowerebittenbythechimps

D.chimpdroppingsfloatinginariverfromSouthernCameroontoCongo

33、Fromthebeginningofthepassage,welearnthat.(PASSAGETHREE.

A.VirginiushadnofaithinChivalryB.Virginiaswastaughttoesteem

women

C.VictoriawasbornofanaristocratfamilyD.Victoria'sfatherwasa

planter

34、WhichofthefollowingadjectivesdoesNOTdescribeVictoria?

(PASSAGETHREE.

A.Moral.B.Modest.C.Beautiful.D.Intellectual.

35>VirginiusLittlepagefellinlovewithVictoria.(PASSAGETHREE.

A.intheplantationB.AtachurchC.AtaballD.Inanoperahouse

36、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutDoppelganger?(PASSAGE

FOUR)

A.It'sastartupfoundedbyAndrewLittlefield.

B.ItsheadquartersislocatedinSanFrancisco.

C.Itsnewlylaunchedvirtualworldhasthefeaturesofnightclubsand

billboards.

D.Thebusinessmodeladoptedforitsvirtualworldissearchadvertising.

37、ThemajorservicesprovidedbyDoppelgangerincludeallthefollowing

EXCEPT.(PASSAGEFOUR)

A.product-placementB.socialnetworkingC.instantmessagingD.

music

38>Theword'hooked"inthe8thparagraphmeans.(PASSAGEFOUR)

A.captivatedB.bentC.bowedD.curved

39、ThebigquestionthatfacesDoppelgangeris.(PASSAGEFOUR)

A.whethertheycangetadditionalventurecapitalfrominvestmentbanks

B.whethertheycanincreaserevenuefromsellingmusicdownloadsand

band-relatedgoods

C.whethertheycanfindsupplierstosellphysicalthingsintheLounge

D.whethertheycandevelopacriticalmassofusersandattractmass-market

advertisers

40、SECTIONBSHORTANSWERQUESTIONS

Inthissectionthereareeightshortanswerquestionsbasedonthepassages

inSECTIONA.AnswereachquestioninNOmorethan10wordsinthespace

providedonANSWERSHEETTWO.

Whatcanreducethecitizens'emotionalresponseaftertheterrorist

attack?(PASSAGEONE.

41>Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?(PASSAGEONE.

42>WheredidtheHIVepidemicoriginatefromaccordingtoHahn?(PASSAGE

TWO)

43、Whatdoestheword"lineage"inthelastparagraphmean?(PASSAGETWO)

44>WhatcanweknowaboutthegracefulfemininestyleinVirginius'syouth?

(PASSAGETHREE.

45、WhatwasVictoria'sonlyshortcomingasawife?(PASSAGETHREE.

46>WhatcanthesuccessofGooglebeascribedtoaccordingtothefirst

paragraph?(PASSAGEFOUR)

47、WhatistheopportunitytoattracttheMySpacecrowdaccordingto

McGuire?(PASSAGEFOUR)

PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGE

ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.Eachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumof

ONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthe

passageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:

Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrect

oneintheblankprovidedat

theendoftheline.

Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha"A"

signandwritetheword

youbelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedatthe

endoftheline.

Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash"一"and

putthewordintheblank

providedattheendoftheline.

Naturallanguageinterfacesenabletheusertocommunicate

withthecomputerinFrench,English,German,ora

human48

language.Someapplicationsofsuchinterfacesaredatabase

queries,informationretrievalfromtexts,so-calledexpertsystems,

androbotcontrol.Currentadvancesinrecognitionof

spoken49

languageimprovetheusabilityofmanytypesofnaturallanguage

systems.Communicationwithcomputersusingspokenlanguagewill

havealastedimpactupontheworkenvironment,completely

new