[專業(yè)英語考試復習資料]專業(yè)八級分類模擬157[專業(yè)英語考試復習資料]專業(yè)八級分類模擬157專業(yè)八級分類模擬157LISTENING COMPREHENSION (如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請搜索標題名) 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[聽力原文] W: Today we have the famous children's books writer, Grant R. Philips here. I'm Liana. Thanks for your coming, Mr. Philips. M: It's 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 wasn't until 7th grade that things changed. My English teacher announced that we'd 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 Hinton's 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 school's annual magazine. My career, you might say, had begun. W: How do you usually find your ideas? M: It's a great question. One I can't 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 didn't 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] 訪談一開始，作家就說他小時候很不喜歡看書，后來發(fā)現(xiàn)他有閱讀障礙。

直到七年級，他才開始閱讀Hinton的作品題目問七年級之前的情況，C是I was suffering from a reading comprehension disability的同義表達2.A.Lack of interest in reading.B.The purpose for improving reading ability.C.The influence of Hinton's books.D.His English teacher's encouragement.答案:C[聽力原文] According to Philips, what inspires him to begin his career as a writer? [解析] 作家剛開始時很不喜歡閱讀，閱讀理解能力較差而這一現(xiàn)象在他的英語老師要求學生閱讀Hinton的四本書后發(fā)生了改變由關鍵詞句catapulted into another world、amazed、thought about、could not wait和wanted to be a writer等可知，Hinton的書激起了作家的閱讀興趣，也促使他萌生了成為作家的愿望，因此答案為C。

A項“缺乏閱讀興趣”是在接觸Hinton的書之前的情況，不是激起他想成為作家的原因；B、D項文中并沒有提及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[聽力原文] How does Mr. Philips usually find his idea? [解析] 當訪談人問作家怎么找到靈感時，作家回答說，很難用單一的言語概括，有時候角色就出現(xiàn)在心中，有時候是劇情或結局，很多時候就是開始寫，看看劇情怎么發(fā)展等等可見，靈感來源是沒有特定答案的，故選B項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[聽力原文] Why does Philips say that a writer should have a thick skin? [解析] 當被問及是否收到很多作品的拒絕信函時，作家說足以用作整間房子的墻紙。

接著便解釋說，作家的臉皮要厚由此可見，臉皮厚是因為作品會不斷遭到拒絕，故答案為B作家提到找一位感興趣的編輯需要luck and timing，其側重點是顯示其艱巨性，并不是作家臉皮要厚的原因，A不正確；C項只是作家對拒絕信函的數(shù)量所作的打比方；D項偷換了原文的概念5.A.They are Form Rejection and Negative Rejection.B.There's 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 won't read any word.答案:C[聽力原文] What can we learn about the two types of rejections? [解析] 錄音提到有兩種不同拒絕方式，分別是Form Letter和Positive Rejection。

Form Letter通常是沒有署名或加蓋署名，通常讓人覺得有些沮喪而Positive Rejection還是會讓人覺得受鼓舞，因為它會有Close，try us with your next story idea等回復文字可見C的表述是正確的D項有一定的干擾性，由文中的wonder if可知，編輯沒有讀信件只是作家的猜測，事實是否真是這樣并沒有提及，故D項的表述太絕對化了 (如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請搜索標題名) 6.A.He works full time for a community newspaper.B.He has sufficient time allocation and energy.。