专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷209
选择题
(1)Sometimes the biggest changes in society are the hardest to spot precisely because they are hiding in plain sight. It could well be that way with wireless communications. Something that people think of as just another technology is beginning to show signs of changing lives, culture, politics, cities, jobs, even marriages dramatically. In particular, it will usher in a new version of a very old idea: nomadism.
(2)Futurology is a dangerous business, and it is true that most of the important arguments about mobile communications at the moment are to do with technology or regulation—bandwidth, spectrum use and so on. Yet it is worth jumping ahead, and wondering what the social effects will be, for two reasons. First, the broad technological future is pretty clear: there will be ever faster cellular networks, far more numerous Wi-Fi \\
1.Wireless communications are believed to be all of the following EXCEPT ______.(B)
A. one of the biggest changes in society
B. just another technology
C. developing even faster in the future
D. bringing about great social effects
解析：第1段提到，人们认为无线通信不过是另一种技术，但它已经显示出种种征兆深刻改变人类生活，可见B与该表述不符。
2.Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?(C)
A. Digital nomadism free knowledgeable workers from the tyranny of place.
B. It is feared that digital nomadism may weaken people’s social connections.
C. The tool of digital nomadism has absolutely improved the political world.
D. Digital nomadism has already brought worries about privacy intrusion.
解析：末段首句提到，至于政治方面，“游牧”生活工具可能推动世界的前进，而C用了过于绝对化的副词absolutely来修饰，不符合文意，故为答案。
3.The author’s attitude towards digital nomadism is ______.(B)
A. positive
B. neutral
C. negative
D. impossible to tell
解析：文章一开始对数字游牧生活进行了介绍，其后提到这种生活的优点及其可能带来的负面效应。由此可知，作者对数字游牧生活只是客观地评价，属于中立态度。故选B。
(1)Anxious about meeting a key hiring manager? Your job-search jitters may soon intensify when you confront the ultimate stress test: a panel of interviewers.
(2)Group grilling has long been popular among academics, government agencies and nonprofit organizations—sectors that prefer decisions by a consensus of constituencies. As the job market becomes more competitive for people at every level, this practice is spreading to law firms, management consultancies and high-tech businesses. Employers, who now have the luxury of being picky with candidates, see selection committees as an efficient way to measure applicants\’ mettle under fire.
(3)Some prospects get no warning before they face several screeners simultaneously. \\
4.The word \\(A)
A. company
B. worry
C. interest
D. regard
解析：第7段提到，有位男士竞聘一家金融服务公司的副总裁职位，根据前面的presidency at可知此处concern用作名词，而根据其定语financial-services可知，此处concern应当理解为“公司、企业”。故选A。
5.Paragraphs 11 and 12 imply that _____.(B)
A. panel interviews are usually informal
B. proper relaxation helps in panel interviews
C. anecdotes are the key to a successful panel interview
D. relaxation is the key to a successful panel interview
解析：第11段提到，可以用友善打破小组面试的正式和拘谨；第12段又提到，讲述一些轶事可让跟面试官的交流活跃而顺畅。综上所述，这两段暗示了在小组面试中的适当放松对面试有帮助，故选B。
6.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as important for a successful panel interview?(D)
A. Sufficient prior prepar
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