英语专业八级考前拉力赛答案与详解(1)
PART Ⅰ LISTENING COMPREHENSION.
SECTION A
1?答案B
「解题思路」了解讲话者的身份。
「详细解答」文中讲的是slang的使用,以及与native speakers的交流,涉及的都是language.应该选B.
2?答案D
「解题思路」了解“hip”在这个talk中的含义。
「详细解答」the talk中指出:hip在六、七十年代指的是社会潮流的追随者,但在本文来自更加久远的用法。
3?答案C
「解题思路」了解俚语以及时髦语存在的问题。
「详细解答」“trendy”为“in accord with the latest fashion;fashionable”时髦,潮流的。 the talk中有: the problem with slang and trendy expressions in general is that they change fast, so that only those who are using them all the time can keep up.
4?答案D
「解题思路」掌握在Newcastle“hinny”的意思。
「详细解答」讲话者指出:If you are in Newcastle, you might hear people refer to each other as“hinny”—a common term of endearment. 表亲近的称呼。“endearment”为“an expression of affection.”亲近,亲热,友好。
5?答案B
「解题思路」掌握讲话者对听众的要求。
「详细解答」The talker在最后指出:既然英语不是本族语,人们会觉得奇怪,如果你使用。但你仍旧需要花时间与人交流,来学习本地人,从而理解不同的表达。
SECTION B
6?答案D
「解题思路」了解在上个世纪道路建设的材料。
「详细解答」The engineer回答是: Usually they were gravel and macadam.Tars and asphalt were originally used only as coverings, but later they were used as binders and finally as hot mixtures.“gravel” 为“a loose mixture of rock fragments or pebbles”砾石:“macadam”为 “pavement made of layers of compacted broken stone;now usd,bound with tar or asphalt” 碎石。
7?答案A
「解题思路」了解混凝土用于长距离工程的原因。
「详细解答」“concrete”为 “a constraction material consisting of sand,conglomerate gravel,broken stone, or slag in a mortar or cement matrix”混泥土。
8?答案C
「解题思路」了解交通量大小的差异。
「详细解答」The engineer指出:For light traffic,water-bound macadam,gravel, sand clay,and bituminous mixtures are used.“bituminous”为 “like or containing any of various flammable mixtures of hydrocarbons and other substances that are constituents of asphalt and tar.” 含有沥青的。
9?答案D
「解题思路」了解“turnpike”的含义。
「详细解答」这个题可以用排除法。Roads,streets,lanes are not heavy surfaces.只有turnpikes are extensive surfaces.高速公路。
10?答案B
「解题思路」了解宾夕法尼亚高速公路的整个宽度。
「详细解答」宾州高速公路每一个方向为12英尺,中间被10英尺的路面隔开,每一边又拓宽10英尺,这样总宽度为78英尺。