专业英语考试复习资料专业八级分类模拟157专业英语考试复习资料专业八级分类模拟157专业八级分类模拟157LISTENING COMPREHENSION (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.A.He hated growing up.B.He read 4 books written by Hinton.C.He had difficulties in reading.D.He determined to be a writer.答案:C听力原文 W: Today we have the famous childrens books writer, Grant R. Philips here. Im Liana. Thanks for your coming, Mr. Philips. M: Its my pleasure. W: Could you tell us how and when did you get started as a writer? M: Growing up I hated reading. I did all I could to avoid books. Turns out later I learned I was suffering from a reading comprehension disability. It wasnt until 7th grade that things changed. My English teacher announced that wed be reading 4 books written by S.E. Hinton that year, respectively The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, Tex and That Was Then This Is Now. She explained that Hinton was 16 when she wrote The Outsiders. From page one until the end of the book, I was catapulted into another world. The book amazed me. I thought about it for days after reading it. I could not wait to read another book. And it was like that for all of Hintons hooks. Before I knew what was happening to me, I was buying books in stores and reading at least a book a month. And I knew, at age 13, that I wanted to be a writer. When I was a freshman in high school, I wrote a short story about a busboy working at a party house. It was published in the schools annual magazine. My career, you might say, had begun. W: How do you usually find your ideas? M: Its a great question. One I cant answer in black and white. Sometimes I get a character in mind. Sometimes a plot, or a twist ending. Lots of times I just start writing and see where it leads me. Occasionally I get inspired with something that has a beginning, middle and end. W: Did you ever get any rejections of your works? M: Hmmm. Maybe only enough to wallpaper my entire house, monthly. Part of being a writer is having a thick skin. Finding an interested editor, I believe, has to do a lot with luck and timing. W: If yes, how did you react to them? M: There are two types of rejections. Form Letter and what I call Positive Rejection. A Form Letter is just like it sounds, no signature or a rubber-stamp signature. You wonder if they didnt just open your submission, attach a Form Letter, and return it to you without so much as reading a word. A little depressing at times. But what can you do? The Positive Rejection is when an editor actually takes the time to personalize the rejection letter in some way. Close, try us with your next story idea. Anything that makes it more than just a Form Letter Rejection. Those I consider inspiring. What happened to Philips when he was under 7th grader? 解析 访谈一开始，作家就说他小时候很不喜欢看书，后来发现他有阅读障碍。直到七年级，他才开始阅读Hinton的作品。题目问七年级之前的情况，C是I was suffering from a reading comprehension disability的同义表达。2.A.Lack of interest in reading.B.The purpose for improving reading ability.C.The influence of Hintons books.D.His English teachers encouragement.答案:C听力原文 According to Philips, what inspires him to begin his career as a writer? 解析 作家刚开始时很不喜欢阅读，阅读理解能力较差。而这一现象在他的英语老师要求学生阅读Hinton的四本书后发生了改变。由关键词句catapulted into another world、amazed、thought about、could not wait和wanted to be a writer等可知，Hinton的书激起了作家的阅读兴趣，也促使他萌生了成为作家的愿望，因此答案为C。A项“缺乏阅读兴趣”是在接触Hinton的书之前的情况，不是激起他想成为作家的原因；B、D项文中并没有提及。3.A.From black and white pictures.B.No specific answer.C.From a twist but happy ending.D.From the rejection letters.答案:B听力原文 How does Mr. Philips usually find his idea? 解析 当访谈人问作家怎么找到灵感时，作家回答说，很难用单一的言语概括，有时候角色就出现在心中，有时候是剧情或结局，很多时候就是开始写，看看剧情怎么发展等等。可见，灵感来源是没有特定答案的，故选B项。4.A.Because it is hard for a writer to find a prospective editor.B.Because a writer may receive numerous rejections of his works.C.Because the rejection letters can be used to wallpaper the house.D.Because being a writer has something to do with luck and timing.答案:B听力原文 Why does Philips say that a writer should have a thick skin? 解析 当被问及是否收到很多作品的拒绝信函时，作家说足以用作整间房子的墙纸。接着便解释说，作家的脸皮要厚。由此可见，脸皮厚是因为作品会不断遭到拒绝，故答案为B。作家提到找一位感兴趣的编辑需要luck and timing，其侧重点是显示其艰巨性，并不是作家脸皮要厚的原因，A不正确；C项只是作家对拒绝信函的数量所作的打比方；D项偷换了原文的概念。5.A.They are Form Rejection and Negative Rejection.B.Theres a signature or a rubber-stamp signature in a Form Rejection.C.A Form Rejection is depressing while a Positive Rejection is inspiring.D.A Form Rejection refers to a letter of which the editor wont read any word.答案:C听力原文 What can we learn about the two types of rejections? 解析 录音提到有两种不同拒绝方式，分别是Form Letter和Positive Rejection。Form Letter通常是没有署名或加盖署名，通常让人觉得有些沮丧。而Positive Rejection还是会让人觉得受鼓舞，因为它会有Close，try us with your next story idea等回复文字。可见C的表述是正确的。D项有一定的干扰性，由文中的wonder if可知，编辑没有读信件只是作家的猜测，事实是否真是这样并没有提及，故D项的表述太绝对化了。 (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 6.A.He works full time for a community newspaper.B.He has sufficient time allocation and energy.