专业英语八级模拟试卷6（共432题）

专业英语八级模拟试卷6（共9套）

(共432题)

专业英语八级模拟试卷第1套

一、听力复合式听写（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共

70分。）

HowtoConquerPublicSpeakingFearI.IntroductionA.Publicspeaking一acommon

sourceofstressforeveryoneB.Thetruthaboutit—itisnot(1)stressful

(1)—itisverylikelytobecomeinvigorating&satisfyingexperienceifthe

speaker-correctlyunderstandsthe(2);(2)一bearsinminditsmeaning,

keypointsandremindersrelated.II.CausesofstressinaspeechA.lackofrightguiding

principlesB.lackofright(3)(3)C.lackofrightplanofactionIII.Meaning

ofa(4)speech.(4)A.Itdoesn'tmeanperfection.B.Giveyouraudience

something(5)sothat(5)一theyfeelbetteraboutthemselves;一theyfeel

betteraboutjobstheyhavetodo;—theyfeelhappyorentertained.IV.Mainpointsfor

(6)aspeech(6)A.Donotdeliverlotsofinformationtotheaudience.B.

Have(7)oranindexcard.(7)V.GeneralremindersIfyouforgetthe

(8)aboutpublicspeakingand(8)feelstressful,Agobackandreviewthis

lecture,B.findoutwhatyoudid(9),(9)C.gobackoutandspeakagain.

Rememberthatthe(10)willbeimpressive.(10)

i2(?

标准答案：inherently/bynature

知识点解析：讲座的主题是如何克服演讲恐惧，在提到thetruthaboutpublic

speaking的时候。演讲者提到了两点，并分别具体论述了这两点。第一点是人们对

于演讲的误解，公众演讲“isnotinherenllystressful”,由此可知答案为inherently,

或近义短语bynatureo

2、（2）

标准答案：hiddencauses

知识点解析：在提到ihetruthaboutpublicspeaking的时候，讲座者提到了两点，并

分别具体论述。第二点提到“如果你正确理解产生公众演讲压力的深层原因“，由此

可知答案为hiddencauses«

3、(3)

标准答案：understanding/comprehension

知识点解析：录音提到“你与其他人并无区别。如果他们能克服公众演讲恐惧，你

也能。”紧接着举出了三个解决办法，即对应着题目中的三个“缺少”，由此可知答

案为understanding或comprehension<>

4、(4)

标准答案：successful

知识点解析：录音在提到如何减少siress的时候，演讲者提到了几种方法，并奏到

u,

italldependsonhowtodefinesuccess\由此可知答案为successfulo

5、(5)

标准答案：ofvalue/valuable

知识点解析：由题型可知B中内容应与A平行，都是讲什么是asuccessful

spcakingo又由下文中“Theessenceofpublicspeakingis...giveyouraudience

somethingofvalue”可知，此处应为ofvalue,根据语法也可填入valuable。

6、(6)

标准答案：preparing/thepreparationof

知识点解析：录音紧接着提到了讲座的另一要点，即如何准备演讲，“allyouneed

istwoorthreemainpointswhenpreparingaspeech”。由此可知答案为preparing或

thepreparationof。

7、(7)

标准答案：anoutline

知识点解析：第7题中A与B是并列的两点，说的都是准备演讲时要注意的两

点，第一点的内容题目中已经给出,第二点原文中说afive・pagedetailedoutline,

由此可知答案为anoutlineo

8、(8)

标准答案：truth/essence

知识点解析♦：录音最后进行了总结，并分别具体论述了应注意的要点。第一点是总

体上说应当如何，"itonlymeansyouforgotthetruthaboutwhatpublicspeakingisall

about"o由此可知答案为truth或essence。

9、(9)

标准答案：wrong/mistakenly/improperly/inappropriately/notremember

知识点解析：第9题与第8题属于并列内容，都是总结公共演讲需要注意的点。由

录音中“Findoutwhatyoudidwrongorwhatyoudidn'tremember”可矢口答案为wrong

或notremember,也可填入wrong的同义词mistakenly,improperly,

inappropriatelyo

10、(10)

标准答案：long-termrewards

知识点解析：第10题与第9题属于并列内容，都是总结公共演讲需要注意的点。

由录音中“butthelong-termrewardswillbeimpressive”可知答案为long-term

rewardso

二、听力对话组题（本题共5题，每题7.0分，共5

分。）

WhichofthefollowingisCORRECTabouttheaccident?

11、WhichofthefollowingisCORRECTabouttheaccident?

A、Theyoungladywasthrownthroughthewindscreen.

B、Theyoungladydidn'twearaseatbeltdespiteSimpson'sadvice.

C、Thetwopassengersv/eredriventohospitalbyMr.Simpson.

D^Simpson'swifegotmoreseriousinjuriesthantheyounglady.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：警察问男士当时他车上的年轻女士是否系了安全带，男士说没有，虽

然建议她系，但她不会系，男士又因车程不长不愿费周折停下来帮她，可见年轻女

士事实上没有系安全带.因此B为正确答案。

12、Mr.Simpsonstoppedatthepedestriancrossingbecause

A、thelightingwasverygoodalongthestretch.

hewasridingwithtwoladiesatthemoment.

C、hewantedtoensurethesafetyoftwopassers-by.

D、hewasanewdriverwhotendstobecautious.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：对话中警察问男士，为什么他的车要在人行横道处停止行进。男士回

答道这是因为当时人行道上有两位老太太，可见，他是为了避开这两位行人而将车

子停下的。故C正确。

13、WhatleadsthepolicemantobelievethatMr.Simpsondidn'tdrinkalcoholbefore

driving?

A^Abreathalyzertest.

B、Abloodtest.

C、Thecertaintyofhisclaim.

D^Nosmellofwineinhisbreath.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：对话中男士坚称他整晚滴酒未沾，警察表示同意，并补充道，即使司

机驾驶前只是小饮，他也会因口中的酒气而穿帮，可见，男士口中并尢酒气，这使

警察排除男士酒后驾驶的可能性，故D正确。

14、Whatisthemostprobablecauseoftheaccident?

A、Mr.Simpson'sspeeding.

B>Thetwopedestriansalthejunction.

C^Theotherdriver'sdrunkdriving.

D^Mr.Simpson'sdrunkdriving.

标准答案：c

知识点3析：此题应综合整个对话进行分析。对话中多处暗示另一司机是肇事者，

例如，男士说有目击者可证明另一司机在路口没有停车；警察也提到，另一司机承

认驾驶前喝过少量酒，并表示将对他进行相应测试。因此C为正确选项。

15、WhatwillMr.Simpsonprobablydoafterbeingaskedallthequestionsbythe

policeman?

A、Meethiswifeinthehospital.

Takehiswifetohospitalbytaxi.

C>Writeawrittenstatementtothepolice.

D、Havehisdamagedcarrepaired.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：对话即将结束时，警察估计男士想去医院看看他妻子状况如何，男士

表示就去医院，故A是正确答案。

三、听力新闻（本题共5题，每题7.0分，共5分。）

16>Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?

A、Airlinesplantodevelopnewoperatingprocedures.

B、Thehardwareinstalledinaircrafthasbeenapproved.

C、UKAirlineswillstepupthetrainingOfcabincrew.

D^Theuseofmobileswillsoonbeallowedonaircraft.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：新闻先是提到，英国通讯管理局将批准在英国注册的飞机上使用手

机，接着提到是否提供该服务的决定权现在卜放到各家航空公司手里，进而乂提到

航空公司在完全获该提供服务前还需克服一些监管障碍，并进行相关技术、硬件、

人员的配套，因此D为正确答案。

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofNICE'Slatestadviceonpregnantwomen,sdrinking?

17、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofNICE'Slatestadviceonpregnantwomen's

drinking?

A、It'sincontradictiontogovernmentadvice.

B、It'ssufficientlysupportedbyevidence.

C>It'sstricterthanpreviousguidance.

D、Itadvocatessmalldailyamountofalcohol.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：新闻先是提到NICE建议孕妇不应沾酒，若•定要在孕期饮酒，则头

三个月内应该避免饮酒，过了三个月的高风险期才可小饮。新闻后面又提到，这取

代了NICE以前所说的孕妇每天可饮少量酒的建议0可见新建议比以前的建议更严

格.因此C正确。

18>Accordingtothenews,peersupportschemesareaimedat

A、encouragingnewparentstobreastfeedtheirbabies.

B、limitingalcoholconsumptionbypregnantwomen.

C、imposingfinesonexpectantmotherswhodrink.

D、providingsolacetomothersaddictedtoalcohol.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：新闻提到，官员呼吁当地的保健业老板们应确保建立同济互助计划，

并说该计划可让有经验的母亲现身说法，以鼓励新妈妈进行母乳喂养，因此A为

正确答案。

WhatmighthappenintheaccidentonMonday?

19NWhatmighthappenintheaccidentonMonday?

A、AnEgyptianwasprobablykilledbythewarningshots.

B、Threeboatsallreceivedtwosetsofwarningshots.

C、Allthesmallboatsstoppedimmediatelyatthewarning.

DxNoonediednnonenftheEgyptiansmallboats.

标准答案：A~

知识点解析：新闻开始便提到一名埃及人被枪毙一事，因此A正确。

20、TheEgyptianboatcontinuedtoapproachtheAmericanshipprobablybecause

A^theEgyptiansthoughtitwasOKtoapproachmilitaryvessels.

B、theshipwasacivilianvesselandcausedmisunderstanding.

C、theEgyptiansdidnotunderstandthewordsofwarning.

D、nowarningflarcwasfiredbytheU.S.navyontheship.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：新闻最后提到，据一名埃及安全官员透露，埃及船只上的商人知道不

能靠近军用船只，但“全球爱国者”号看上去是民用船只。这很可能导致了他们的误

解；此外新闻开头部分也提到,美国的轮船是“military-contractedcargoship"，即租

用的军用物资运输船，因此B为正确答案。

四、常规阅读理解（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20

分。）

Isthereanythingmoreboringthanhearingaboutsomeoneelse'sdream?Andisthere

anythingmoremiraculousthanhavingoneofyourown?Thevoluptuouspleasureof

HarukiMurakami'senthrallingfictions-fullofenigmaticimagery,randomnonsense,

andprofunditiesthatmayormaynotholdupinthelightofday-remindsmeof

dreaming.LikenootherauthorIcanthinkof,Murakanicapturesthejuxtapositionsof

thetrivialandthemomentousthatcharacterizedreamlife,thosecrazyincidentsthat

seemsovividinthemomentandsoblurryandpreposterouslateron.Hischaracterslive

ordinarylives,boilingpastaforlunch,ridingthebus,andblastingPrincewhileworking

outatthegym.Thensuddenlyandmat-ter-of-factly,theydosomethingutterlynuts,like

strikeupaconversationwithacoquettishSiamesecat.Ormaybemackerelandsardines

begintorainfromthesky.InMurakami'sworld,thesethingsmakecomplete,cock-eyed

sense.LikemanyofMurakami'sheroes,KafkaTamurainKafkaontheShorehasmore

rewardingrelationshipswithliteratureandmusicthanwithpeople.(Murakami'spassion

formusicisinfectious;nothingmademewanttorushoutandpurchaseaBrahmsCD

untilIreadhisSputnikSweetheart.)Onhis15thbirthday,Kafkarunsawayfromhis

Tokyohomeforobscurereasonsrelatedtohisfamoussculptorfather.Hischoiceofa

destinationisarbitrary.Orisit?"Shikoku,Idecide.That'swhereI'llgo...Themore1

lookatthemap-actuallyeverytimeIstudyit-themoreIfeelShikokutuggingatme.”

OntheislandofShikoku,Kafkamakeshimselfafixtureatthelocallibrary,wherehe

settlesintoacomfortablesofaandstartsreadingTheArabianNights:"Ukethegeniein

thebottletheyhavethissortofvital,livingsenseofplay,offreedomthatcommonsense

can'tkeepbottledup."AsinaDavidLynchmovie,allthelibrarystaffersare

philosophicaleccentricsreadytoadvancethesurrealnarrative.Oshima,theandrogynous

clerk,talkstoKafkaabout(inevitably)Kafkaandthemeritsofdrivingwhilelisteningto

Schubert(*'adense,artistickindofimperfectionstimulatesyourconsciousness,keeps

youalert.IfIlistentosomeutterlyperfectperformanceofanutterlyperfectpiecewhile

I'mdriving,Imightwanttoclosemyeyesanddierightthere").Thetragicallyalluring

headlibrarian,MissSaeki,oncewroteahitsongcalled"KafkaontheShore"一andmay

ormaynotbeKafka'slong-lostmother.Alarmingly,shealsostarsinhiseroticfantasies.

Inalternatingchapters,MurakamirecordstheevenodderanticsofNakata,a

simplcmindcdcatcatcherwhospendshisdayschattingwithtabbiesinavacantTokyo

lot.Oneafternoon,amenacingdogleadshimtothehomeofasadisticcatkillerwho

goesbythenameJohnnieWalker.Walkerendsupdeadbytheendoftheencounter;

backinShikoku,Kafkaunaccountablyfindshimselfdrenchedinblood.Soon,Nakatatoo

beginsfeelinganinexplicablepulltowardtheisland.Ifthisplotsoundstotallydemented,

trustme,itgetsevenweirderthanthat.Likeadream,youjusthavetobethere.And,like

adream,whatthisdazzlingnovelmeans-orwhetheritmeansanythingatall—wemay

neverknow.

21、Whatis"KafkaontheShore"?

A、ItisafictionwrittenbyaheadlibrarianMissSaeki.

B、ItisanautobiographicalnovelofKafkaTamura.

C、ItisamovieadaptedfromHarukiMurakami'sbook.

D、Itisthenameofahitsonginanovelunderthesamename.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第2段第1句提到卡夫卡是《海边的卡夫卡》的主人公，第3段倒数

第2句提到书中图书馆馆长曾经创作一首名叫“海边的卡夫卡”的畅销歌曲，由此答

案D最符合题意。

22、Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutHaruki

Murakami'snovels?

A、Theybringthesensorypleasuretotheauthor.

B>Theyarefullofimaginationwithoutanyprofundities.

C>Theyjuxtaposethetrivialwiththemomentous.

D^Theyaresimilarincharacteristicstodreams.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：通过定位找出相关信息点后，可知选项A与第1段的第3句对应；C

与第1段第4句的文字描述相对应；而从第3旬可知作者阅读村上春树小说的感觉

让他想起了做梦，接着在第4句提到了小说的特征，ihalcharacterizedreamlife表

明了与梦的特征是一样的，故D项与原文一致。B项中的withoutanything

profound与第1段第3句中的fullof相悖，所以答案选B。

23、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutKafka?

A、Heisfamiliarwithliteratureandmusic.

B、Hehasagoodrelationshipwithhisfather.

C、HeleavesTokyoforShikokuathisteens.

D^HeoftengoestothelocallibraryonShikokuIsland.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第2段第3句说到卡夫卡离家出走与父亲有关，由此可知他们关系并

不好，B项表述错误，为正确答案。

24、Theword"demented"inthelastparagraphrefersto

A、crazy.

interesting.

C>fancy.

D、boring.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第4段提到在书中的偶数章节，记叙了另一个关于Nakata的平行的

故事，从作者的简述中可知其情节非常荒诞。再联系dememed后面所补充的even

weirder（甚至更怪）.可知A为正确答案-

25、Whatisthewriter'stoneinthispassage?

A、Approving.

B、Criticizing.

CNIronical.

D、Neutral.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从文章第1段讲到的阅读村上春树小说所带来的感官上的快感，其后

又谈到了其在《海边的卡夫卡》所塑造的卡夫卡的成功等可以看出作者对村上的态

度是满意、赞赏的。

ItwassaidbySirGeorgeBernardShawthat"EnglandandAmericaaretwocountries

separatedbythesamelanguage."MyfirstpersonalexperienceofthiswaswhenIworked

asacampcounselorfortwomonthsin2000inSummerCamprunbytheBoyScoutsof

America,aspartofaninternationalleaderexchangescheme.BeforeIwent,allthe

participantsintheschemeweregivenashortlistofwordsthatareincommonuseinthe

UKwhichAmericanswouldeitherbeconfusedbyorv/ouldevenoffendthem.I

memorizedthewordsandthought"!'!!cope".WhenIfinallyarrivedintheStatesthree

monthslater,IrealizedthatperhapsalifetimeofwatchingAmericantelevisionwasnot

adequatepreparationforappreciatingandcopingwiththedifferencesbetweenAmerican

andBritishspeech.InthefirsthourofarrivingatthecampIwasexposedtoHighSchool

AmericanEnglish,BlackAmericanEnglishandAmericanEnglishspokenbyJoePublic,

alleverydifferenttoeachother.Needlesstosay,Ididcopeintheend.TheAmericansI

metwereverywelcomingandhelpful,andIfoundtheywerepatientwithmewhenI

madeasocialfauxpaswhenIusedaninappropriatewordorphrase.UponmyreturnI

begantowonderwhetheranyonehaddocumentedthedifferencesbetweenAmericanand

BritishEnglish.Ifoundseveralbooksonthesubjectbutoftenthesewerewritteninadry

andacademicway.IfeltIhatIcoulddobetterandusemysenseofhumorandpersonal

experiencestohelppeoplefrombothsidesofAtlantictocommunicatemoreeffectively

whentheymeet.Myresearchintothesubjectledmetoseveralconclusions.Firstly,

AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharecovering,thankstoincreasedtransatlantic

travelandthemediaThemovementofslangwordsismostlyeastwards,thoughafew

wordsfromtheUKhavebeenadoptedbytheIvyLeaguefraternities.Thisconvergent

trendisarecentonedatingfromtheemergenceofHollywoodasthepredominantfilm

makingcenterintheworldandalsofromtheSecondWorldWarwhenlargenumbersof

AmericanGIswerestationedintheUK.Thistrendwasconsolidatedbytheadventof

television.Beforethen,itwasthoughtthatAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishwould

divergeasthetwolanguagesevolved.In1789,NoahWebsterstatedthat:"Numerous

localcauses,suchasanewcountry,newassociationsofpeople,newcombinationsof

ideasintheartsandsomeintercoursewithtribeswhollyunknowninEuropewill

introducenewwordsintotheAmericantongue.**Hewasright,buthisnextstatementhas

sincebeenprovedtobeincorrect."Thesecauseswillproduceinthecourseoftimea

languageinNorthAmericaasdifferentfromthemodernDutch,DanishandSwedishare

fromtheGermanorfromoneanother."Websterhadunderratedtheamountofsocial

intercoursebetweenEnglandandherformercolony.EvenbeforeWebsterhadstartedto

compilehisdictionary,wordsandexpressionsfromtheAmericahadalreadyinfiltrated

theBritishlanguage,forexample"canoc"and"hatchet".Secondly,therearcsome

generalizationsthatcanbemadeaboutAmericanandBritishEnglishwhichcanreveal

thenatureofthetwonationsandtheirpeoples.Britishspeechtendstobelessgeneral

anddirectedmore,innuancesofmeaning,attendantmurmuringsandpauses,carriesa

wealthofsharedassumptionsandattitudes.Inotherwords,theBritisharepreoccupied

withtheirsocialstatuswithinsocietyandspeakandactaccordinglytofitintothesocial

classtheyaspireto.Thisisparticularlyevidentwhentalkingtosomeonefrom"the

middleclass"whenhepointsoutthatheis"uppermiddleclass"ratherthan"middle

class"or"lowermiddleclass".JohnMajor(theformerUKPrimeMinister)mayhave

saidthatwearenowlivingina"classlesssociety"buttheclasssystemstillprevails.At

thatmomentbothheandtheLeaderoftheOpposition,TonyBlair,weretalkingabout

capturingthe"middleEngland","middleclassvote"asthekeytowinningthenext

generalelection.Americanspeechtendstobeinfluencedbytheover-heatedlanguageof

muchofthemedia,whichisdesignedtoattachanimpressionofexcitingactivityto

passive,ifsometimesinsignificantevents.Yet,curiously,reallyviolentactivityandlife-

changingeventsarehiddeninblindantiseptictonesthatservetodisguisethereality.Two

examplescomereadilytomind—theUSMilitarywiththeir"friendlyfire"and"collateral

damages"andthebusinessworldwiththeir"downsizing".Britishpeopletendto

understatementwhereasAmericanstowardshyperbole.ABritonmightrespondtoa

suggestionwithawordsuchas"Terrific!"onlyifheisexpressingrapturousenthusiasm,

whereasanAmericanmightusethewordmerelytosignifypoliteassent.Thirdly,The

AmericanlanguagehaslessregardthantheBritishforgrammaticalform,andwill

happilybulldozeitswayacrossdistinctionsratherthansteerapathbetweenthem.

AmericanEnglishwillcasuallyuseoneformofawordforanother,forexampleturning

nounsintoverbsorverbsandnounsintoadjectives.

26、Thesentence"EnglandandAmericaaretwocountriesseparatedbythesame

language'*inthefirstparagraphimpliesthat

A^EnglandandAmericausedtobeonecountrybutwereseparatedbythelanguage.

B、EnglandandAmericasharethesamelanguagebutthelanguageseparatesthem.

C^EnglandandAmericasharethesamelanguagebutshowdifferencesinthelanguage

use.

D、BritishEnglishandAmericanEnglisharealmostthesameinthetwocountries.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：作者在文章开头引用了萧伯纳的话，接着在第1、2段叙述了自己对

此话的第一次亲身感受。第2段第I句作者节张地说到用一辈子看电视也不足以充

分准备欣赏和应对美式英语，从而说明，英语和美语虽然是同一种语言，但在使用

上却有很大区别。因此对该句的正确理解应为C项。

27、TheauthordecidedtowriteaboutthedifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritish

Englishto

supportthestatementofBernardShaw.

B、describehispersonalexperiences.

C、showhissenseofhumor.

D^helppeopledcommunication.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第3段提到，有关这个主题的书都比较枯燥学术，作者觉得自己能用

幽默感和亲身经历帮助人们更好的沟通，因此答案为D。

28、WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTcontributetotheconvergenttrendofAmerican

EnglishandBritishEnglish?

A、Moreinternationaltravelbetweenthetwocountries.

B、TheemergenceofHollywoodasafilmmakingcenter.

C、Theadventoftelevision.

D、Tlieindividualevolutionofthetwolanguages.

标准答案：D」」

知识点解析：选项A与第5段第I句提到的“更多的跨洋旅游”表述一致；选项B

在该段第3句直接提及；选项C在第4句直接提及：选项D说“两种语言的各自发

展''与文中说的“美语和英语将随着两种语言的演化发展而加大差异（woulddiverge

asthetwolanguagesevolved)”一致，但这是过去被认为的趋势，实际则不同，因此

选D。

29NTheBritishpeople,asisrevealedbytheirlanguage

A、arenowlivingina"classlesssociety".

B、aremoreinclinedtohyperbole.

C、thinkmuchabouttheirsocialstatus.

D、aremoreenthusiasticaboutvoting.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第7段第3句提到，英国人的心思都放在了对其在社会中地位的

关注上(arepreoccupiedwiththeirsocialstatus),而C项中的ihinkmuchabout与are

preoccupiedwith意思相近，因此答案为C。

30、Intermsofgrammaticalform,

A、theAmericanlanguagehasmoreregardthantheBritish.

AmericanEnglishuseswordformmorecasuallythanBritishEnglish.

C>AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishexhibitthesamefeatures.

D、theBritishlanguageshowsmoreflexibilitythantheAmerican.

标准答案：B''

知识点解析：最后一段提到美式英语会很随意地把一种词性用成另一种词性，B项

中的useswordformmorecasually是原文casuallyuseoneformofawordforanother

的同义替换，因此答案为B。

TheroadfromMilduratoMerbein,innorth-westVictoria,isasadsightManyofits

farmsarecoveredwithwinegrapes,dyingonthevines.Farmersplantedthevineshoping

tocashinontheseeminglyendlessboominAustralianwine.Butin2007theboom

turnedtobust,forcingmanyfarmerstowalkawayfromgrapesandlandtheycannotsell.

Overthepast15yearsAustralia'swineindustryhasbeenoneofitsgreatsuccessstories.

ExportrevenueslastyearreachedA$3billion($2.4billion),fourtimesthefigurefrom

1997.Britain,AmericaandCanada,amongthemostcompetitivemarketsforwine,are

Australia'sthreebiggestcustomers.ButthesufferinginplaceslikeMilduraandnearby

RenmarkinSouthAustraliaisasignthattheindustryfellvictimtoitsownsuccess.

FlushedwithagrowingdemandforAustralianwines,agrapeshortage,andsoaringgrape

prices,growersrushedtoplantmorevinesinthelate1990s.In1998theyputinarecord

16,000newhectares,doublethenewplantingstwoyearsearlier.In2005Australia

producedalmost2milliontonsofwinegrapes,aquartermorethananalystssayits

marketscanabsorb.ThencameAustralia'sworstdroughtinacentury.Milduraand

Renmarkaresurroundedbydesert,andfruitfarmsandvineyardssurviveonlywith

irrigationfromtheMurrayRiver,thelifebloodofAustralia'sa-griculture.Smallerfirms,

whichsupplythebigwinemakerswithsonicoftheirgrapes,facedadoublewhammy：

fallinggrapepricesandcutstoirrigationwater.StephenStrachan,chiefexecutiveofthe

Wine-makers'FederationofAustralia,reckonsthedroughtwasaturningpoint,evena

tragiconeinsomecases,inforcingtheindustrybackto"sustainablelevels".Theplanting

rushhasended.The3,600hectaresofnewvinesplantedin2006almostequaledthe

3,400hectaresofvinesrippedoutofthegroundthatyear.Thedroughthasalsoledto

muchsoul-searchingamongAustralia's2,000wineproducersabouthowtheindustrycan

recaptureitsreputationforqualitywines.Thereisnowstiffcompetitioninthemid­

marketfromotherNewWorldproducers,notablyNewZealand,wherethewineindustry

isbooming.MuchAustralianwineduringthegrapeglutfounditswayontotheworld

marketasbulkor"commodity"wine,soldatlowpricesorevenataloss.Thisharmed

Australia'sreputationamongconsumers.Australianproducersnowfacethetaskof

earningareputationforqualityratherthanquantity.TheappreciationoftheAustralian

dollar,whichmakesAustralianwinesmoreexpensiveoverseas,hasbroughtanew

urgencytothejob.Historically,manyAustralianwinemakershavederidedtheFrench

approachtomakingwine,especiallytheideathatthefinestwinescomeonlyfroma

terroir-theunionofclimateandsoilcharacteristicofeachplace.Australianproducers

insteadpridethemselvesonwhattheyregardasalesssnootyandmoredemocratic

approach:blendinggrapesfromdifferentregionstoachieveaconsistentwine.Butsome

arenowaskingwhethermarketinganAustralianwine'slocality,asmuchasitsgrape

variety,mightworkbetter.SomesmallerproducersarealreadydoingjustthatIn

MargaretRiverinWesternAustralia,forexample,smallwinemakersproduce3%ofthe

country'sproduction,mainlyatthehighendofthemarket,andindependentlyofthebig

companiesthatpredominateineasternAustralia.DenisHorgan,theownerofLeeuwin

Estate,ravesabouttheregion'ssoilandclimate,andprideshimselfonLeeuwin'shigh-

qualitywines,whichsellforasmuchasA$95abottle.SteveWebber,thewinemakerat

DeBortoli,afamilywineryintheYarraValleyofVictoria,arguesthatAustraliacanno

longerhopetocompeteonpricealone.nWehavetobemakingmoreinterestingwines,

andwehavetolookmoretoourregions,astheFrenchdo,"hesays.Australia's2008

grapeharvestisexpectedtobebackdownto1.6milliontons.Grapesarconceagainin

shortsupply,andpricesarerisingmodestly.Butonlythefoolhardywouldtakethisasa

chancetomakeakilling,andstartplantingagain.

31、Accordingtothepassage,Australia'swineindustry

A、turnedtobustsince15yearsago.

B、revivedintheyear2007.

C>hadvinuallynocompetitors.

D、boomedoverthepast15years.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第2段段首提到，在过去15年内，澳洲酒业取得了巨大成功，

选项D与之相符，故为答案。

32、GrowersinAustraliaplantedofnewvinesin1996,accordingtothepassage.

A^3,600hectares

B>3,400hectares

C、8,000hectares

D^16,000hectares

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第3段第2句提到，1998年新增的葡萄种植面积达到1.6万公顷，

是两年前，即1996年的新增种植面积的两倍，由此可知1996年的新增种植面积为

8000公顷，应选C。

33、ThedroughthasallofthefollowinginfluencesEXCEPT

A、forcingtheindustrybackto"sustainablelevels".

B、leadingtoappreciationoftheAustraliandollar.

C、endingthevinesplantingrushinAustralia.

D、makingthewineproducersreflectonquality.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：选项A、C在第4段段末直接提及；选项D在第5段段首提及；而选

项B所提到的澳元的升值出现在第5段最后一句，文中并未提及是这次干旱造成

的，因此选B。

34>Intermsofapproachestomakingwine,

A^Australianwinemakerslookmuchtoclimateandsoilofeachplace.

B、mostAustralianproducersadoptthesameapproachasFrenchdo.

C、Frenchwinemakerscombinedifferentgrapestoproduceawine.

D、theFrenchapproachisincreasinglywelcomedbyAustralianwinemakers.

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：第6段介绍了澳洲和法国的酿酒方法，第7段提到一些小型酿酒商已

经开始这种尝试C,doingthat指代的是第6段提到的marketinganAustralian

wine'slocality,而这种方法是法国人用的。结合第7段最后一句SteveWebber的话

语中提到的“astheFrenchdo"，可知法国的酿酒法在澳洲越来越受欢迎。

35、Accordingtothelastparagraph,

A^vinesplantingwillnotgoupintheshortrun.

B>Australia's2008grapeharvestisexpectedtoincrease.

C^Australia'swineindustryisboomingagain.

D^grapepricesarcrisingsharplyduetoitsshortsupply.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：最后一句中的onlythefoolhardywould...startplantingagain（只有

鲁莽的人才会再开始种植葡萄）表明短期内再一次出现大范围增加葡萄种植的可能

性不大，因此选项A正确。

Iknownowthatthemanwhosatwithmeontheoldwoodenstairsthathotsummernight

overthirty-fiveyearsagowasnotatallman.Buttoafive-year-old,hewasagiant.We

satsidebyside,watchingthesungodownbehindtheoldTexacoservicestationacross

thebusystreet,astreetthatIwasneverallowedtocrossunlessaccompaniedbyanadult,

orattheveryleast,anoldersibling.Chcr^-sccntcdsmokefromGrandpa'spipekeptthe

hungrymosquitoesatbaywhilegray,wispyswirlsdancedaroundourheads.Nowand

again,heblewasmokeringandlaughedasItriedtotargettheholewithmyfinger.1,

cladinacoolsummernight,andGrandpa,hissleevelessT-shirt,satwatchingthetraffic.

Wecountedcarsandtriedtoguessthecolorofthenextonetoturnthecorner.Once

again,Iwascaughtinthemiddleofcircumstances.Thefourthbornofsixchildren,itwas

notuncommonthatIwaseithertooyoungortoooldforsomething.ThisnightIwas

both.Whilemytwobabybrotherssleptinsidethehouse,mythreeoldersiblin