专业八级分类模拟425

1、专业八级分类模拟425总分：42.50 ,做题时间：90分钟一、PART I LANGUAGE USAGES数：1,分数：25.00The question of whether languages shape the way we thinkgo back centuries; Charlemagne proclaimed that "to have a second 1 language is to have a second soul". But the idea went out of favor to 2 scientists when Noam Chomsky&

2、quot;s theories of language gainedpopularity in the 1960s and 1970s. Dr. Chomsky proposed thatthere was a universal grammar for all human languagesessentially, 3that languages don"t really differ from one another in significantways. And because languages didn"t differ from one another, the

3、theory went, it made none sense to ask whether linguistic differences 4 led to differences in thinking.The search for the linguistic universals yielded interesting 5data on languages, and after decades of work, not a single 6proposing universal has withstood scrutiny. Instead, as linguists 7probed d

4、eeper into the world"s languages 7,000 or so, only afraction of them analyzed, innumerable predictable differences 8_emerged.Of course, just because people talk differently doesn"t necessarily mean they think differently. In the past decade, cognitive scientists have begun to measure not j

5、ust how people talk, also how they think, asking whether our understanding of even such 9_fundamental domains of experience that space, time and causality 10_could be constructed by language.分数：25.00 解析：go goes解析主谓不一致.此处意为“语言是否会影响我们的思维方式这一问题早在几个世纪前 就被提出来了".该句主语是the question ,是单数形式,因此谓语动词用单数形式,故

6、将go改为goes.解析：第二个towith解析介词误用.此处意为“但是这一观点并不受科学家们的欢送.go out offavor with为固定搭配,意思是"不受的欢送",故将 to改为with.解析：was is解析时态错误.此处意为“乔姆斯基博士提出,所有的人类语言都有一个共同的语法体 系.由于宾语从句表述的是客观事实,因此用一般现在时,故将 was改为is o解析：none no解析代词误用.此处意为“研究语言差异是否会导致思维方式差异是毫无意义的".makeno sense 为固定搭配, 故将 none 改为 no.解析：the 解析冠词冗余.此处意为“

7、探究语言普遍性".linguistic universals并非特指,故将定冠词the去掉.解析：and but解析连词误用.该句意思是“探究语言普遍性得出了有趣的数据,但是在经过几十年的研究之后,仍然没有一种普遍性能经受得起详细审查.根据句意可知,该句前后两个分句之间的逻辑关 系是转折,故将and改为but.解析：proposing proposed解析非谓语动词误用.universal和propose之间是动宾关系,应该用过 去分词修饰名词 universal , 故将 proposing 改为 proposed.解析：predictable unpredictable 解析语义

8、错误.该句意为“相反,随着语言学家对世界语言的更深入研究,很多不可预测的差异出现了.根据句意可知,这些差异一定是不可预测的,故将predictable改为 unpredictable .解析：A also but解析连词缺失.该句意为“认知学家不仅开始研究人们是如何谈话的,而且也 研究他们是如何思考的."not only.but also是固定搭配,因此在 also前加上but.解析：A atas解析连词误用. space , time and causality 是对 fundamental domains of experience的具体举例,且such.as为固定搭配,故将th

9、at改为as.二、PART n WRITING总题数：1 ,分数：17.501 .题目要求： Many middle-aged and elderly women can be seen participating public square dancing, in an effort to exercise and socialize with peers. But nearby residents are losing their temper for the noise. How do you think of public square dancing? The following a

10、re opinions from twosides. Read the excerpts carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the opinions from both sides;2 . give your comment.Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure

11、 to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.Square dancing participantsA retiree told the Los Angeles Times: It"s good for my health to be able to come out and exercise.I used to be quick to lose my temper, but now nothing bothers me. When I dance, I forget all my cares. And

12、 I can also hike up mountains with little effort.A resident surnamed Wang: I think there should be some public education, telling residents how to do things in a proper way to protect other people"s living environment. Everyone has the responsibility to reduce noise pollution.50-year-old Beijin

13、ger Wang Xin:It"s an activity that can help people socialize and increaseconfidence. Maybe you don"t have many dancing skills or the confidence to dance in front of the public, but you can still enjoy it.33-year-old Yang Hu: My mother is a fan of square dancing. She dances about one hour w

14、ith her friends after dinner every day. I see nothing wrong with square dancing. After all, there are very few entertainment activities for middle-aged and elderly people.Wang Yi: The key is to set up a community organization and management. If these communities can gather these individuals together

15、 and organize them to dance in the same location within fixed time durations, such problems will be solved.Nearby residentsA man surnamed Shi: I just wanted some sleep and I shouted loudly because I was so angry about the annoying noise. I think square dancing is a good activity but the music they p

16、lay is always too loud to tolerate.One netizen: I think it"s OK to dance in a park but not in a community. I feel lucky because the elderly in my community have their schedules. They dance for 30 minutes from 20:00 to 20:30. I can handle it. Some complain about people dancing in residential are

17、as, and some complain about salesgirls who dance in front of their shops every morning.A young father: It"s in my face, in my ears, in fact, right bang in my home. I have an infant daughter, only four months old. I don"t know how to get her to sleep with the noise. I fear that the first wo

18、rds she will speak are the saccharine lyrics that waft in daily through the walls and windows.The officialA staff member from a residential committee office in Beijing"s Chaoyang district:There aremany complaints of the noise of public square dancing. Sometimes we get over 10 complaints from ou

19、r residents during summer. Because in the summer it"s very. hot and people want to open their windows to be cool. The loud music is more difficult to tolerate than in the winter.分数：17.50 正确答案：解析：高分范文My Views on Public Square DancingPublic square dancing is a popular pastime in China, particular

20、ly among older women. But they"re considered a nuisance among some local residents, who complain about being disturbed by the loud music. Therefore, a simmering dispute between enthusiastic dancers and their irritated neighbors made headlines and triggered a heated discussion.There are quite a

21、number of people approving the participation in the public squaredancing. Oneof the main benefits they advocate lies in the huge positive influence on improving the physical health of the participants. Secondly, public square dancing provides a great opportunity for the participants to socialize wit

22、h their peers, which cheers them up and brightens their mentality.However, public square dancing is strongly opposed by many residents living near the square dancing venues, mainly because the annoyingly loud noise of the music. Besides, the dancing takes up too much public space, making it impossib

23、le for other nearby residents to practice other forms of exercise.Weighing up these different views, I am inclinedto agree with the positive party. To begin with,it is my firm belief that each and every citizenhas the right to make use of the public facilitiesto be engaged in physical exercise, especially for those middle-aged and elderly women who are lacking in other forms of activities. What"s more, it is out of question that public square dancing exerts positive influence on the participants" physical as well as mental health. Unlike