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英语专业八级考试全真试题附答案

2004英语专业八级考试全真试题附答案

PartⅠListeningComprehension（40min）

InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

SECTIONATALK

Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven75secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothetalk.

1.Theparallelbetweenwaltzingandlanguageuseliesin____.

A.thecoordinationbasedonindividualactions

B.thenumberofindividualparticipants

C.thenecessityofindividualactions

D.therequirementsforparticipants

2.Inthetalkthespeakerthinksthatlanguageuseisa（n）____process.

A.individual

B.combined

C.distinct

D.social

3.Themaindifferencebetweenpersonalandnonpersonalsettingsisin____.

A.themanneroflanguageuse

B.thetopicandcontentofspeech

C.theinteractionsbetweenspeakerandaudience

D.therelationshipbetweenspeakerandaudience

4.Infictionalsettings,speakers____.

A.hidetheirrealintentions

B.voiceothers’intentions

C.playdoublerolesonandoffstage

D.onlyimitateotherpeopleinlife

5.Comparedwithothertypesofsettings,themainfeatureofprivatesettingis____.

A.theabsenceofspontaneity

B.thepresenceofindividualactions

C.thelackofrealintentions

D.theabsenceofaudience

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven75secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

6.WhatwaseducationlikeinProfessorWang’sdays?

A.Studentsworkedveryhard.

B.Studentsfelttheyneededaseconddegree.

C.Educationwasnotcareeroriented.

D.Thereweremanyspecializedsubjects.

7.AccordingtoProfessorWang,whatisthepurposeofthepresentdayeducation?

A.Toturnoutanadequatenumberofeliteforthesociety.

B.Topreparestudentsfortheirfuturecareer.

C.Toofferpracticalandutilitariancoursesineachprogramme.

D.Tosetupasmanytechnicalinstitutionsaspossible.

8.InProfessorWang’sopinion,technicalskills____.

A.requiregoodeducation

B.aresecondarytoeducation

C.don’tcallforgoodeducation

D.don’tconflictwitheducation

9.WhatdoesProfessorWangsuggesttocopewiththesituationcausedbyincreasingnumbersoffeepayingstudents?

A.Shiftingfromoneprogrammetoanother.

B.Workingoutwaystoreducestudentnumber.

C.Emphasizingbetterqualityofeducation.

D.Settingupstricterexaminationstandards.

10.FutureeducationneedstoproducegraduatesofallthefollowingcategoriesEXCEPT____.

A.thosewhocanadapttodifferentprofessions

B.thosewhohaveahighflexibilityofmind

C.thosewhoarethinkers,historiansandphilosophers

D.thosewhopossessonlyhighlyspecializedskills

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,

youwillbegiven45secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

11.Whichofthefollowingregionsintheworldwillwitnessthesharpestdropinlifeexpectancy?

A.LatinAmerica.

B.SubSaharanAfrica.

C.Asia.

D.TheCaribbean.

12.Accordingtothenews,whichcountrywillexperiencesmalllifeexpectancydrop?

A.Burma.

B.Botswana.

C.Cambodia.

D.Thailand.

13.Thecountriesthatarepredictedtoexperiencenegativepopulationgrowtharemainlyin____

A.Asia.

B.Africa.

C.LatinAmerica.

D.TheCaribbean.

Questions14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

14.ThetradedisputebetweentheEuropeanUnionandtheUSwascausedby____.

A.USrefusaltoacceptarbitrationbyWTO

B.USimposingtariffsonEuropeansteel

C.USrefusaltopaycompensationtoEU

D.USrefusaltolowerimportdutiesonEUproducts

15.WhowillbeconsultedfirstbeforetheEUlistissubmittedtoWTO?

A.EUmemberstates.

B.TheUnitedStates.

C.WTO.

D.Thesteelcorporations.

SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING

Inthissectionyouwillhearaminilecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15minutegapfillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEaftertheminilecture.Usetheblanksheetfornotetaking.

ConversationSkills

Peoplewhousuallymakeusfeelcomfortableinconversationsaregoodtalkers.Andtheyhavesomethingincommon,i.e.skillstoputpeopleatease.

1.Skilltoaskquestion

1）beawareofthehumannature:

readinesstoanswerother’squestionsregardlessof

（1）____

2）startaconversationwithsomepersonalbutunharmfull

questionsaboutone’s

（2）____job

questionsaboutone’sactivitiesinthe（3）____

3）beabletospotsignalsforfurthertalk

2.Skillto（4）____foranswers

1）don’tshiftfromsubjecttosubject

—stickingtothesamesubject:

signsof（5）____inconversation

2）listento（6）____ofvoice

—Ifpeoplesoundunenthusiastic,thenchangesubject.

3）useeyesandears

—steadyyourgazewhilelistening

3.Skilltolaugh

Effectsoflaughter:

—easepeople’s（7）____

—helpstart（8）____

4.Skilltopart

1）importance:

openuppossibilitiesforfuturefriendshipor

contact

2）ways:

—men:

asmile,a（9）____

—women:

sameas（10）____now

—howtoexpresspleasureinmeetingsomeone.

PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection（15min）

ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:

Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/”andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Example

When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,

（1）an

itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs

（2）never

themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum

wantsan[ZZ（Z]exhibition[ZZ）],itmustoftenbuildit.（3）exhibit

ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.

Oneofthemostimportantnon-legislativefunctionsoftheU.SCongress

isthepowertoinvestigate.Thispowerisusuallydelegatedtocommittees-either

standingcommittees,specialcommitteessetforaspecific

（1）____

purpose,orjointcommitteesconsistedofmembersofbothhouses.

（2）____

Investigationsareheldtogatherinformationontheneedfor

futurelegislation,totesttheeffectivenessoflawsalreadypassed,

toinquireintothequalificationsandperformanceofmembersand

officialsoftheotherbranches,andinrareoccasions,tolaythe（3）____

groundworkforimpeachmentproceedings.Frequently,committees

relyoutsideexpertstoassistinconductinginvestigativehearings（4）____

andtomakeoutdetailedstudiesofissues.（5）____

Thereareimportantcorollariestotheinvestigativepower.One

isthepowertopublicizeinvestigationsanditsresults.Most（6）____

committeehearingsareopentopublicandarereported（7）____

widelyinthemassmedia.Congressionalinvestigations

neverthelessrepresentoneimportanttoolavailabletolawmakers（8）____

toinformthecitizenryandtoarousepublicinterestsinnationalissues.

（9）____

Congressionalcommitteesalsohavethepowertocompel

testimonyfromunwillingwitnesses,andtociteforcontempt

ofCongresswitnesseswhorefusetotestifyandforperjury

thesewhogivefalsetestimony.（10）____

PartⅢReadingComprehension（30min）

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiplechoicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.

TEXTA

Farmersinthedevelopingworldhatepricefluctuations.Itmakesithardtoplanahead.Butmostofthemhavelittlechoice:

theysellatthepricethemarketsets.FarmersinEurope,theU.S.andJapanareluckier:

theyreceivemassivegovernmentsubsidiesintheformofguaranteedpricesordirecthandouts.LastmonthU.S.PresidentBushsignedanewfarmbillthatgivesAmericanfarmers$190billionoverthenext10years,or$83billionmorethantheyhadbeenscheduledtoget,andpushesU.S.agriculturalsupportclosetocrazyEuropeanlevels.Bushsaidthestepwasnecessaryto“promotefarmerindependenceandpreservethefarmwayoflifeforgenerations”.ItisalsodesignedtohelptheRepublicanPartywincontroloftheSenateinNovember’smidtermelections.

Agriculturalproductioninmostpoorcountriesaccountsforupto50%ofGDP,comparedtoonly3%inrichcountries.Butmostfarmersinpoorcountriesgrowjustenoughforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.ThosewhotryexportingtotheWestfindtheirgoodswhackedwithhugetariffsorcompetingagainstcheapersubsidizedgoods.In1999theUnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopmentconcludedthatforeachdollardevelopingcountriesreceiveinaidtheyloseupto$14justbecauseoftradebarriersimposedontheexportoftheirmanufacturedgoods.It’snotasifthedevelopingworldwantsanyfavours,saysGeraldSsendwula,Uganda’sMinisterofFinance.“Whatwewantisfortherichcountriestoletuscompete.”

AgricultureisoneofthefewareasinwhichtheThirdWorldcancompete.Landandlabourarecheap,andasfarmingmethodsdevelop,newtechnologiesshouldimproveoutput.Thisisnopieintheskyspeculation.ThebiggestsuccessinKenya’secon