專業英語八級模擬試卷6（共9套）

(共432題)

專業英語八級模擬試卷第1套

一、聽力復合式聽寫（本題共70題，每題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(?

標準答案：inherently/bynature

知識點解析：講座的主題是如何克服演講恐懼，在提到thetruthaboutpublic

speaking的時候。演講者提到了兩點，并分別具體論述了這兩點。第一點是人們對

于演講的誤解，公眾演講“isnotinherenllystressful”,由此可知答案為inherently,

或近義短語bynatureo

2、（2）

標準答案：hiddencauses

知識點解析：在提到ihetruthaboutpublicspeaking的時候，講座者提到了兩點，并

分別具體論述。第二點提到“如果你正確理解產生公眾演講壓力的深層原因“，由此

可知答案為hiddencauses?

3、(3)

標準答案：understanding/comprehension

知識點解析：錄音提到“你與其他人并無區別。如果他們能克服公眾演講恐懼，你

也能。”緊接著舉出了三個解決辦法，即對應著題目中的三個“缺少”，由此可知答

案為understanding或comprehension<>

4、(4)

標準答案：successful

知識點解析：錄音在提到如何減少siress的時候，演講者提到了幾種方法，并奏到

u,

italldependsonhowtodefinesuccess\由此可知答案為successfulo

5、(5)

標準答案：ofvalue/valuable

知識點解析：由題型可知B中內容應與A平行，都是講什么是asuccessful

spcakingo又由下文中“Theessenceofpublicspeakingis...giveyouraudience

somethingofvalue”可知，此處應為ofvalue,根據語法也可填入valuable。

6、(6)

標準答案：preparing/thepreparationof

知識點解析：錄音緊接著提到了講座的另一要點，即如何準備演講，“allyouneed

istwoorthreemainpointswhenpreparingaspeech”。由此可知答案為preparing或

thepreparationof。

7、(7)

標準答案：anoutline

知識點解析：第7題中A與B是并列的兩點，說的都是準備演講時要注意的兩

點，第一點的內容題目中已經給出,第二點原文中說afive?pagedetailedoutline,

由此可知答案為anoutlineo

8、(8)

標準答案：truth/essence

知識點解析?：錄音最后進行了總結，并分別具體論述了應注意的要點。第一點是總

體上說應當如何，"itonlymeansyouforgotthetruthaboutwhatpublicspeakingisall

about"o由此可知答案為truth或essence。

9、(9)

標準答案：wrong/mistakenly/improperly/inappropriately/notremember

知識點解析：第9題與第8題屬于并列內容，都是總結公共演講需要注意的點。由

錄音中“Findoutwhatyoudidwrongorwhatyoudidn'tremember”可矢口答案為wrong

或notremember,也可填入wrong的同義詞mistakenly,improperly,

inappropriatelyo

10、(10)

標準答案：long-termrewards

知識點解析：第10題與第9題屬于并列內容，都是總結公共演講需要注意的點。

由錄音中“butthelong-termrewardswillbeimpressive”可知答案為long-term

rewardso

二、聽力對話組題（本題共5題，每題7.0分，共5

分。）

WhichofthefollowingisCORRECTabouttheaccident?

11、WhichofthefollowingisCORRECTabouttheaccident?

A、Theyoungladywasthrownthroughthewindscreen.

B、Theyoungladydidn'twearaseatbeltdespiteSimpson'sadvice.

C、Thetwopassengersv/eredriventohospitalbyMr.Simpson.

D^Simpson'swifegotmoreseriousinjuriesthantheyounglady.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：警察問男士當時他車上的年輕女士是否系了安全帶，男士說沒有，雖

然建議她系，但她不會系，男士又因車程不長不愿費周折停下來幫她，可見年輕女

士事實上沒有系安全帶.因此B為正確答案。

12、Mr.Simpsonstoppedatthepedestriancrossingbecause

A、thelightingwasverygoodalongthestretch.

hewasridingwithtwoladiesatthemoment.

C、hewantedtoensurethesafetyoftwopassers-by.

D、hewasanewdriverwhotendstobecautious.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：對話中警察問男士，為什么他的車要在人行橫道處停止行進。男士回

答道這是因為當時人行道上有兩位老太太，可見，他是為了避開這兩位行人而將車

子停下的。故C正確。

13、WhatleadsthepolicemantobelievethatMr.Simpsondidn'tdrinkalcoholbefore

driving?

A^Abreathalyzertest.

B、Abloodtest.

C、Thecertaintyofhisclaim.

D^Nosmellofwineinhisbreath.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：對話中男士堅稱他整晚滴酒未沾，警察表示同意，并補充道，即使司

機駕駛前只是小飲，他也會因口中的酒氣而穿幫，可見，男士口中并尢酒氣，這使

警察排除男士酒后駕駛的可能性，故D正確。

14、Whatisthemostprobablecauseoftheaccident?

A、Mr.Simpson'sspeeding.

B>Thetwopedestriansalthejunction.

C^Theotherdriver'sdrunkdriving.

D^Mr.Simpson'sdrunkdriving.

標準答案：c

知識點3析：此題應綜合整個對話進行分析。對話中多處暗示另一司機是肇事者，

例如，男士說有目擊者可證明另一司機在路口沒有停車；警察也提到，另一司機承

認駕駛前喝過少量酒，并表示將對他進行相應測試。因此C為正確選項。

15、WhatwillMr.Simpsonprobablydoafterbeingaskedallthequestionsbythe

policeman?

A、Meethiswifeinthehospital.

Takehiswifetohospitalbytaxi.

C>Writeawrittenstatementtothepolice.

D、Havehisdamagedcarrepaired.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：對話即將結束時，警察估計男士想去醫院看看他妻子狀況如何，男士

表示就去醫院，故A是正確答案。

三、聽力新聞（本題共5題，每題7.0分，共5分。）

16>Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?

A、Airlinesplantodevelopnewoperatingprocedures.

B、Thehardwareinstalledinaircrafthasbeenapproved.

C、UKAirlineswillstepupthetrainingOfcabincrew.

D^Theuseofmobileswillsoonbeallowedonaircraft.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：新聞先是提到，英國通訊管理局將批準在英國注冊的飛機上使用手

機，接著提到是否提供該服務的決定權現在卜放到各家航空公司手里，進而乂提到

航空公司在完全獲該提供服務前還需克服一些監管障礙，并進行相關技術、硬件、

人員的配套，因此D為正確答案。

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofNICE'Slatestadviceonpregnantwomen,sdrinking?

17、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofNICE'Slatestadviceonpregnantwomen's

drinking?

A、It'sincontradictiontogovernmentadvice.

B、It'ssufficientlysupportedbyevidence.

C>It'sstricterthanpreviousguidance.

D、Itadvocatessmalldailyamountofalcohol.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：新聞先是提到NICE建議孕婦不應沾酒，若?定要在孕期飲酒，則頭

三個月內應該避免飲酒，過了三個月的高風險期才可小飲。新聞后面又提到，這取

代了NICE以前所說的孕婦每天可飲少量酒的建議0可見新建議比以前的建議更嚴

格.因此C正確。

18>Accordingtothenews,peersupportschemesareaimedat

A、encouragingnewparentstobreastfeedtheirbabies.

B、limitingalcoholconsumptionbypregnantwomen.

C、imposingfinesonexpectantmotherswhodrink.

D、providingsolacetomothersaddictedtoalcohol.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：新聞提到，官員呼吁當地的保健業老板們應確保建立同濟互助計劃，

并說該計劃可讓有經驗的母親現身說法，以鼓勵新媽媽進行母乳喂養，因此A為

正確答案。

WhatmighthappenintheaccidentonMonday?

19NWhatmighthappenintheaccidentonMonday?

A、AnEgyptianwasprobablykilledbythewarningshots.

B、Threeboatsallreceivedtwosetsofwarningshots.

C、Allthesmallboatsstoppedimmediatelyatthewarning.

DxNoonediednnonenftheEgyptiansmallboats.

標準答案：A~

知識點解析：新聞開始便提到一名埃及人被槍斃一事，因此A正確。

20、TheEgyptianboatcontinuedtoapproachtheAmericanshipprobablybecause

A^theEgyptiansthoughtitwasOKtoapproachmilitaryvessels.

B、theshipwasacivilianvesselandcausedmisunderstanding.

C、theEgyptiansdidnotunderstandthewordsofwarning.

D、nowarningflarcwasfiredbytheU.S.navyontheship.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：新聞最后提到，據一名埃及安全官員透露，埃及船只上的商人知道不

能靠近軍用船只，但“全球愛國者”號看上去是民用船只。這很可能導致了他們的誤

解；此外新聞開頭部分也提到,美國的輪船是“military-contractedcargoship"，即租

用的軍用物資運輸船，因此B為正確答案。

四、常規閱讀理解（本題共20題，每題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.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：第2段第1句提到卡夫卡是《海邊的卡夫卡》的主人公，第3段倒數

第2句提到書中圖書館館長曾經創作一首名叫“海邊的卡夫卡”的暢銷歌曲，由此答

案D最符合題意。

22、Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutHaruki

Murakami'snovels?

A、Theybringthesensorypleasuretotheauthor.

B>Theyarefullofimaginationwithoutanyprofundities.

C>Theyjuxtaposethetrivialwiththemomentous.

D^Theyaresimilarincharacteristicstodreams.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：通過定位找出相關信息點后，可知選項A與第1段的第3句對應；C

與第1段第4句的文字描述相對應；而從第3旬可知作者閱讀村上春樹小說的感覺

讓他想起了做夢，接著在第4句提到了小說的特征，ihalcharacterizedreamlife表

明了與夢的特征是一樣的，故D項與原文一致。B項中的withoutanything

profound與第1段第3句中的fullof相悖，所以答案選B。

23、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutKafka?

A、Heisfamiliarwithliteratureandmusic.

B、Hehasagoodrelationshipwithhisfather.

C、HeleavesTokyoforShikokuathisteens.

D^HeoftengoestothelocallibraryonShikokuIsland.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：第2段第3句說到卡夫卡離家出走與父親有關，由此可知他們關系并

不好，B項表述錯誤，為正確答案。

24、Theword"demented"inthelastparagraphrefersto

A、crazy.

interesting.

C>fancy.

D、boring.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：第4段提到在書中的偶數章節，記敘了另一個關于Nakata的平行的

故事，從作者的簡述中可知其情節非常荒誕。再聯系dememed后面所補充的even

weirder（甚至更怪）.可知A為正確答案-

25、Whatisthewriter'stoneinthispassage?

A、Approving.

B、Criticizing.

CNIronical.

D、Neutral.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：從文章第1段講到的閱讀村上春樹小說所帶來的感官上的快感，其后

又談到了其在《海邊的卡夫卡》所塑造的卡夫卡的成功等可以看出作者對村上的態

度是滿意、贊賞的。

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.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：作者在文章開頭引用了蕭伯納的話，接著在第1、2段敘述了自己對

此話的第一次親身感受。第2段第I句作者節張地說到用一輩子看電視也不足以充

分準備欣賞和應對美式英語，從而說明，英語和美語雖然是同一種語言，但在使用

上卻有很大區別。因此對該句的正確理解應為C項。

27、TheauthordecidedtowriteaboutthedifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritish

Englishto

supportthestatementofBernardShaw.

B、describehispersonalexperiences.

C、showhissenseofhumor.

D^helppeopledcommunication.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：第3段提到，有關這個主題的書都比較枯燥學術，作者覺得自己能用

幽默感和親身經歷幫助人們更好的溝通，因此答案為D。

28、WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTcontributetotheconvergenttrendofAmerican

EnglishandBritishEnglish?

A、Moreinternationaltravelbetweenthetwocountries.

B、TheemergenceofHollywoodasafilmmakingcenter.

C、Theadventoftelevision.

D、Tlieindividualevolutionofthetwolanguages.

標準答案：D」」

知識點解析：選項A與第5段第I句提到的“更多的跨洋旅游”表述一致；選項B

在該段第3句直接提及；選項C在第4句直接提及：選項D說“兩種語言的各自發

展''與文中說的“美語和英語將隨著兩種語言的演化發展而加大差異（woulddiverge

asthetwolanguagesevolved)”一致，但這是過去被認為的趨勢，實際則不同，因此

選D。

29NTheBritishpeople,asisrevealedbytheirlanguage

A、arenowlivingina"classlesssociety".

B、aremoreinclinedtohyperbole.

C、thinkmuchabouttheirsocialstatus.

D、aremoreenthusiasticaboutvoting.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：文章第7段第3句提到，英國人的心思都放在了對其在社會中地位的

關注上(arepreoccupiedwiththeirsocialstatus),而C項中的ihinkmuchabout與are

preoccupiedwith意思相近，因此答案為C。

30、Intermsofgrammaticalform,

A、theAmericanlanguagehasmoreregardthantheBritish.

AmericanEnglishuseswordformmorecasuallythanBritishEnglish.

C>AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishexhibitthesamefeatures.

D、theBritishlanguageshowsmoreflexibilitythantheAmerican.

標準答案：B''

知識點解析：最后一段提到美式英語會很隨意地把一種詞性用成另一種詞性，B項

中的useswordformmorecasually是原文casuallyuseoneformofawordforanother

的同義替換，因此答案為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.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：文章第2段段首提到，在過去15年內，澳洲酒業取得了巨大成功，

選項D與之相符，故為答案。

32、GrowersinAustraliaplantedofnewvinesin1996,accordingtothepassage.

A^3,600hectares

B>3,400hectares

C、8,000hectares

D^16,000hectares

標準答案：C

知識點解析：第3段第2句提到，1998年新增的葡萄種植面積達到1.6萬公頃，

是兩年前，即1996年的新增種植面積的兩倍，由此可知1996年的新增種植面積為

8000公頃，應選C。

33、ThedroughthasallofthefollowinginfluencesEXCEPT

A、forcingtheindustrybackto"sustainablelevels".

B、leadingtoappreciationoftheAustraliandollar.

C、endingthevinesplantingrushinAustralia.

D、makingthewineproducersreflectonquality.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：選項A、C在第4段段末直接提及；選項D在第5段段首提及；而選

項B所提到的澳元的升值出現在第5段最后一句，文中并未提及是這次干旱造成

的，因此選B。

34>Intermsofapproachestomakingwine,

A^Australianwinemakerslookmuchtoclimateandsoilofeachplace.

B、mostAustralianproducersadoptthesameapproachasFrenchdo.

C、Frenchwinemakerscombinedifferentgrapestoproduceawine.

D、theFrenchapproachisincreasinglywelcomedbyAustralianwinemakers.

標準答案：D-

知識點解析：第6段介紹了澳洲和法國的釀酒方法，第7段提到一些小型釀酒商已

經開始這種嘗試C,doingthat指代的是第6段提到的marketinganAustralian

wine'slocality,而這種方法是法國人用的。結合第7段最后一句SteveWebber的話

語中提到的“astheFrenchdo"，可知法國的釀酒法在澳洲越來越受歡迎。

35、Accordingtothelastparagraph,

A^vinesplantingwillnotgoupintheshortrun.

B>Australia's2008grapeharvestisexpectedtoincrease.

C^Australia'swineindustryisboomingagain.

D^grapepricesarcrisingsharplyduetoitsshortsupply.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：最后一句中的onlythefoolhardywould...startplantingagain（只有

魯莽的人才會再開始種植葡萄）表明短期內再一次出現大范圍增加葡萄種植的可能

性不大，因此選項A正確。

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