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1、Test for Unit 8Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the topic A Volunteer Experience. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hea
2、r three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter o
3、n Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1.A) About 250 people.B) About 200 people.C) About 300 people.D) About 350 people.2.A) 48 hours.B) 24 hours.C) 12 hours.D) 36 hours.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report
4、 you have just heard.3.A) To cancel current and future oil revenues to provinces and regions based on their population size new teacher coming into teaching, especially if you are young, you think of the students as almost your adversaries （对手），and youve got to defeat them. But youve got to be caref
5、ul what you say. You cant belittle them too much or you can really harm them.L） Love your subject. If you are going to succeed in secondary school leaching you must love your subject. The kids really know if you do or dont.M） You have to know your students are individuals, they learn in different wa
6、ys. You have to be sensitive to that.N ） You cant just teach to a formula. 1 do worry about the difference between lip service to what the government say its supposed to be like and what its really like. I do hate the untruthfulness of that and the gulf seems to widen more anti more. It feels like w
7、hat matters most is whats tested. The trouble is nothing that is really worthwhile can be tested, are the love of learning, connection with literature, having empathy （ 移情作用 ）these are the things that really make a difference to someones life but of course they cant be tested. Young teachers have to
8、 be careful not to get lost in finials and initiatives. A more experienced teacher will have confidence to respond to kids anti to talk about an issue thats raised in class thats not on the plan. The children will learn so much from that but there*s no box to tick.36 . It can help relieve a situatio
9、n to keep sense of humor rather than belittling your students.37 .Teachers should not teach to a formula because what cannot be tested may really matter to a students life.38 .For the author, the main challenge in teaching is that theres no enough time. 39.For teachers faced with a lot of marking, o
10、ne strategy is to get pupils involved in peer marking.40 .When dealing with things that happen in the classroom, teachers are advised to decide priorities.41 .Working part time enables the author to mark students* assignments properly. 42.The author believes she has received most satisfaction from t
11、eaching as a career. 43. Students can tell whether a teacher loves his subject or not.44. The author thinks that teaching to formal work schemes and observation can make a loss in the classroom.45. According to the author, passion for a subject and interest in students* success will make a good teac
12、her.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.When
13、 families gather for Christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions dating back to Grandmas generation. Their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver, and the dress code will be Sunday-best.But in many other homes, this china-and-silver elegance has given way to stoneware （粗陶）一and
14、-stainless informality, with dresses assuming an equally casualFriday look. For hosts and guests, the change means greater simplicity and comfort. For makers of fine china in Britain, it spells economic hard times.Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-on Trent, announced that it is
15、eliminating 1,000 jobs-one-fifth of its total workforce. That brings to more than 4,000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery （陶瓷）region. Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier.Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing, the layo
16、ffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts. A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend toward casual dining. Families eat together less often, he explained, and more people eat alone, either because they are single or
17、 they eat in front of television.Even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone causal. In a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that its better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a
18、 “real dinner party. Too often, the perfect moment never comes, Iron a fine-patterned tablecloth? Forget it. Polish the silver? Who has time?Yet the loss of formality has its down side. The fine points of etiquette（礼节）that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction f
19、rom parents and grandparentsCChew with your mouth closed.” “keep your elbows off the table/must be picked up elsewhere. Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be competent professionally but clueless socially.46. The trend toward casual dining has resulted in.A. bankruptcy
20、 of fine china manufacturersB. Shrinking of the pottery industryC. restructuring of large enterprisesD. Economic recession in Great BritainWhich of the following may be the best reason for casual dining?A. Family members need more time to relax.B. Busy schedules leave people no time for formality.C.
21、 People want to practice economy in times of scarcity.D. Young people wont follow the etiquette of the older generation.47. It can be learned from the passage that Royal Doulton is.A. a retailer of stainless steel tablewareB. a dealer in stonewareC. a pottery chain storeD. a producer of fine chinaTh
22、e main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry is.A. the increased value of the poundB. the economic recession in AsiaC. the change in peoples way of lifeD. the fierce competition at home and abroadRefined table manners, though less popular than before in current social life,A. are still a must
23、 on certain occasionsB. are bound to return sooner or laterC. are still being taught by parents at homeD. Can help improve personal relationshipsPassage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Its very interesting to note where the debate about diversity（多样化）is taking place. It is t
24、aking place primarily in political circles. Here at the College Fund, we have a lot of contact with top corporate（公 司 的）leaders; none of them is talking about getting rid of those instruments that produce diversity. In fact, they say that if their companies are to compete in the global village and i
25、n the global market place, diversity. In fact, they say that if their companies are to compete in the global village and in the global market place, diversity is an imperative. They also say that the need for talented, skilled Americans means we have to expand the pool of potential employees. And in
26、 looking at where birth rates are growing and at where the population is shifting, corporate America understands that expanding the pool means promoting policies that help provide skills to more minorities, more women and more immigrants. Corporate leaders know that if that does not occur in our soc
27、iety, they will not have the engineers, the scientists, the lawyers, or the business managers they will need.Likewise, I dont hear people in the academy saying. Lets go backward. Lets go back to the good old days, when we had a meritocracy（不拘一格选人才）”（which was never true-we never had a meritocracy, a
28、lthough weve come closer to it in the last 30 years.） I recently visited a great little college in New York where the campus has doubled its minority population in the last six years. I talked with an African American who has been a professor there for a long time, and she remembers that when she fi
29、rst joined the community, there were fewer than a handful of minorities on campus. Now, all of us feel the university is better because corporate board rooms or on college campuses.48. The bold word “imperative in Para. 1 most probably refers to something.A. superficialB. remarkableC. debatableD. es
30、sentialWhich of the following groups of people still differ in their views on diversity?A. Minorities.B. Politicians.C. Professors.D. Managers.49. High corporate leaders seem to be in favor of promoting diversity so as to.A. lower the rate of unemploymentB. win equal political rights for minoritiesC
31、. be competitive in the world marketD. satisfy the demands of a growing populationIt can be inferred from the passage that.A. meritocracy can never be realized without diversityB. American political circles will not accept diversityC. it is unlikely that diversity will occur in the U.S. MediaD. mino
32、rities can only enter the fields were no debate is heard about diversityAccording to the passage diversity can be achieved in American society by.A. expanding the pool of potential employeesB. promoting policies that provide skills to employeesC. training more engineers, scientists lawyers and busin
33、ess managersD. providing education for all regardless of race or sexPart IV Translation (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 3() minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English.孔子(Confucius)是我国古代著名的思想家、教育家，儒家学派 (Confucian School)的创始人。相传孔子有弟子三千，贤弟子72人，孔子曾带领 部分弟子周游列国14年。在中国五千
34、年的历史上，对华夏民族的性格、气质 (temperament)产生最大影响的人就算是孔子了。他正直 乐观向上、积极进取。 他一生都在追求真、善、美，一生都在追求理想的社会。他品格中的优点，几千 年来影响着中国人，特别是影响着中国的知识分子。答案和听力原文Part I Writing (15%)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the topic A Volunteer Experience. You should write at least 120 words but no m
35、ore than 180 words.参考例文A Volunteer ExperienceOf all the activities I took part in, the most impressive one is doing voluntary work in an orphanage.On one weekend, my classmates and I spent a day in an orphanage playing with orphans, telling them stories, and helping them with their lessons. Time pas
36、sing quickly, they enjoyed our company and I benefit a lot from this experience as well. First of all, it colors my campus life and inspires my enthusiasm to participate in extracurricular activities. Second, it enables me to cherish my current happiness and fills me with determination and gratitude
37、. Last but not least, this experience reminds me of the social responsibility imposed on us, as college students. I realize there are many people needing our assistance, and we should spare no effort to offer our help.To sum up, this volunteer experience is profoundly meaningful. What I have learned
38、 from it stimulates me to make progress and contribution for society.(155 words)Listening comprehension (35%)Section A (共7分，每题1分).C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. DSection B （共8分，每题1分）8. A 9. D 10. C 11. A 12. D 13. D 14. A 15. CSection C (共20分,每题2分)21. B 18. A 19. C 20. A 21. D21. B 18. A 19. C 20. A
39、21. D16. D 17. A 18. C 19. A 20. CPart III Reading Comprehension (35%)Section A (共5分，每题0. 5分)26. D 27. K 28. APart III Reading Comprehension (35%)Section A (共5分，每题0. 5分)26. D 27. K 28. A31. C 32. JSection B (共 10 分,36. K 37. N41. F 42. ASection C (共 20 分,46. B47. B51. D52. B33. F每题1分)38. E43. L每题2分)
40、48. D49. C53. C54. A29. B30. N34.135. E39. J40.144. C45. D50. A55. DPart IV Translation (15%)Confucius is a famous ideologist, educator, and the founder of Confucian School in ancient China. Its said he has 3,000 disciples, 72 out of whom are excellent ones, and he has led some disciples to visit va
41、rious states for 14 years. During 5,000 years! history of China, its Confucius who has exerted the greatest impact on Chinese nations characteristic and temperament. He is upright, optimistic, active and enterprising, striving for truthfulness, kindness and beauty, and seeking for an ideal society a
42、ll his life. The shining points in his characteristics have been influencing the Chinese people, especially the Chinese intellectuals for thousands of years.听力原文Part II Listening comprehension (25 mins)Section ANews 1(1) Canadian police and military teams were working Tuesday afternoon to rescue abo
43、ut 300 people stranded after what a local official termed the most brutal storm to hit the Ontario region in 25 years. Some people have been stuck in their vehicles for more than 24 hours following blinding snow that piled up so high it made it almost impossible to open vehicle doors. Ontario Provin
44、cial police initially reported about 360 vehicles and about 300 people have been stranded near Sonia, Ontario, on Highway 402, a major thoroughfare linking the U.S.-Canada border to London, Ontario. (2) Some of those people have since been rescued but Sonia mayor, Mike Bradley, said it could be anot
45、her 24 hours before everyone is taken to safety.Question 1: How many people have been trapped?Question 2: How long might the last group of people have been trapped in their vehicles before being rescued?News 2U.S. President George W. Bush will lay out his new policy for Iraqi Wednesday night in a TV
46、 speech. However, some details of the policy have been leaked to the media.National Oil Law: A date is to be announced for the release of a national oil law in Iraq. (3) The law will give the Iraqi central government the power to distribute current and future oil revenues to provinces and regions ba
47、sed on their population size. The achievement of a fair distribution of oil revenue is seen as a cornerstone of Iraqi security.More Troops: The U.S. now has 132,000 troops in Iraq. The number will temporarily be increased by 20,000. A renewed construction package costing up to 1 billion U.S. dollars
48、 is also to be announced. (4) The money is to help create jobs and boost the Iraqi economy. Young Iraqis are to be encouraged to participate in the country*s reconstruction by cleaning the streets and repairing schools.Question 3: What is the Iraqi government allowed to do under the national oil law?Question 4: What is the 1 billion construction package used for?News 3(5) Honduran authorities dedicated to the protection of children and adolescents have undertaken a campaign to protect youngsters who beg on the streets. The Honduran Institute of Childhood and Family, together