英语专业八级考试听力1997真题汇总.docx

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英语专业八级考试听力1997真题汇总

1997

PartⅠListeningComprehension（40min）

InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourColouredAnswerSheet.

SECTIONATALK

Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.

1.IntheBlackForest,theacidrainissaidtoattackallEXCEPT___.

A.firsB.metalsC.leavesD.soil

2.ThepercentageoffirsdyingintheBlackForestis___.

A.41%B.43%C.26%D.76%

3.Germanyistacklingpartoftheproblembyintroducing___.

A.newcardesigningschemes

B.newcarproductionlines

C.anewtypeofsmokestacks

D.newcarsafetystandards

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A.Germanyislikelytosucceedinpersuadingherneighborstoreduceacidrain.

B.Thedisastrouseffectsofacidrainarenotconfinedtoonearea.

C.Germantouristsareallowedtodriveacrosstheirneighbors’borders.

D.Germany’sneighborsareinfavoroftheuseoflead-freepetrol.

5.Ontheissueoffuturesolutionofacidrain,thespeaker’stoneisthatof___.

A.warningB.pessimismC.indifferenceD.optimism

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlisten

totheinterview.

6.WhatsubjectisMr.Pittgoodat_____?

A.Art.B.French.C.German.D.Chemistry.

7.WhatdoesMr.PittNOTdoinhissparetime?

A.Doingabitofactingandphotography.

B.Goingtoconcertsfrequently.

C.Playingtraditionaljazzandfolkmusic.

D.TravelinginEuropebyhitch-hiking.

8.Whenaskedwhatamanager’sroleisMr.Pittsounds___.

A.confidentB.hesitantC.resoluteD.doubtful

9.WhatdoesMr.Pittsayhewouldliketobe?

A.Anexportsalesmanworkingoverseas.

B.Anaccountantworkinginthecompany.

C.Aproductionmanagerinabranch.

D.Apolicymakerinthecompany.

10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthemanagementtraineeschemeisTRUE?

A.Traineesarerequiredtosigncontractsinitially.

B.Trainees’performanceisevaluatedwhennecessary.

C.Trainees’startingsalaryis870pounds.

D.Traineescannotquitthemanagementscheme

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Question11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.FivegunmenwereflowntoIraninahelicopter.

B.Mostoftheransomwasretrievedintheend.

C.Thechildrenwereheldforfivedays.

D.Theauthoritieshavepassedsentenceonthegunmen.

Question12isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

12.Accordingtothenews,AmericantroopsinPanama___.

A.wereattackedatrefugeecamps

B.wereangryatdelaysindeparture

C.attackedCubanrefugeecampslastweek

D.willbeincreasedto2,000

Question13isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?

U.S.lawmakers___.

A.challengedtheaccordforfreezingPyongyang’snuclearprogrammed

B.requiredtheinspectionofPyongyang’snuclearsiteforatleastfiveyears

C.wereworriedthatNorthKoreamaytakeadvantageoftheconcessions

D.blamedtheU.S.negotiatorformakingnocompromiseswithNorthKorea

Questions14&15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,

youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthetwoquestions.Nowlistentothenews.

14.Accordingtothenews,theItalianParliamentwasaskedtoactby___.

A.theU.N.B.theRedCross

C.theDefenceMinisterD.theSwedishGovernment

15.Ontheissueoflimiteduseoflandmines,theItalianParliamentis___.

A.noncommittalB.resoluteC.unsupportiveD.wavering

SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING

FillineachofthegapswithONEword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.

Inbusiness,many,placesadoptacreditsystem,whichdatesbacktoancienttimes.Atpresent,purchasescanbemadebyusingcreditcards.Theyfallintotwocategories:

onehas

（1）___use,whilethe1.___otherisacceptedalmosteverywhere.Theapplicationfortheuseofthelatteronemustbemadeata

（2）___.2.___Oncethecustomerstartsusingthecard,hewillbeprovidedwithamonthlystatementof（3）___bythecreditcompany.Heis3.___requiredtopayonequartertohalfofhiscredit（4）___every4.___month.Advantages.1.Withacard,itisnot（5）___tosaveupmoney5.___beforeanactualpurchase.2.Ifthecardislost,itsownerisprotected.3.A（6）___andcompletelistofpurchasereceivedfromthecredit6.___companyhelpstheownertorememberthetimeand（7）___ofhis7.___purchase.4.thecardsaxeacceptedina（n）（8）___byprofessional8.___peoplelikedentists,etc.Majordisadvantage.Thecardowneristemptedto（9）___his9.___money.Ifthisisthecase,itwillbecomeincreasinglydiflie-ltfortheusertokeepupwiththerequired（10）___,whichwillresultinthe10.___creditcardbeingcancelledbythecreditcompany.

1998

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（40MIN）

InsectionsA,BandC,youwillheareverythingONCEONLY,listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectresponseforeachquestiononyourColoredAnswerSheet.

SECTIONATALK

Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.

1.Accordingtothetalk,compulsivegamblingandalcoholicaddictionsharesimilaritiesbecause.

A.noactualfigureofaddictshasbeenreported

B.noscientificstudieshaveyieldedeffectivesolutions

C.bothaffectallsectorsofsociety

D.bothcauseseriousmentalhealthproblems

2.Thedevelopmentofthegamblingcompulsioncanbedescribedasbeing.

A.gradualB.slowC.periodicD.radical

3.G.A.mentionedinthetalkisbelievedtobea（n）.

A.anonymousgroupB.charityorganization

C.gamblers'clubD.treatmentcenter

4.Attheendofthetalk,thespeaker'sattitudetowardsthecureofgamblingaddictionis

A.unclearB.uncertainC.optimisticD.pessimistic

5.Throughoutthetalk,thespeakerexaminestheissueofgamblingina

way.

A.balancedB.biasedC.detached.D.lengthy

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SECTIONBINTERVIEW

Questions6to10arebasedonaninterviewwithanarchitect.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven13secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.

6.Whatstrikesthewomanmostaboutthemalerobberishis.

A.clothesB.ageC.physiqueD.appearance

7.Themostdetailedinformationaboutthewomanrobberisher.

A.mannersB.talkativenessC.heightD.jewelry

8.Theinterviewisbelievedtobeabank.

A.receptionistB.managerC.customerD.cashier

9.WhichofthefollowingaboutthetworobbersisNOTtrue?

A.Bothwerewearingdarksweaters.B.Neitherwaswearingglasses.

C.Bothwereaboutthesameage.D.Oneofthemwasmarkedbyascar.

10.Aftertheincidenttheintervieweesounded.

A.calmandquietB.nervousandnumb

C.timidandconfusedD.shockedandangry

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Questions11to12arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthetwoquestions.Nowlistentothenews.

11.Accordingtothenews,theenormousfoodshortageinIraqhasthemostdamagingeffectonits____.

A.nationaleconomyB.adultpopulation

C.youngchildrenD.nationalcurrency

12.TheWFPisappealingtodonornationsto.

A.doublelastyear'sfood-aid

B.raise$122millionforIraqipeople

C.provideeachIraqifamilywith$26amonth

D.helpIraq's12millionpopulation

Question13isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

13.Assresultoftheagreement,thetwocountries'arsenalsaretobe____.

A.upgradedinreliabilityandsafety

B.reducedinsizeandnumber

C.dismantledpartlylaterthisyear

D.maintainedintheirpresentconditions

Questions14to15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthetwoquestions.Nowlistentothenews.

14.Wecaninferfromthenewsthatofteenagersundersurveyin1993weredrugusers.

A.28%B.22%C.25%D.21%

15.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A.Parentsareaskedtojoinintheanti-drugefforts.

B.TheuseofbothcocaineandLSDareontheincrease.

C.Teenagersholdadifferentviewofdrugstoday.

D.Marijuanaisaspowerfulasitusedtobe.

SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15-minutegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEafterthemini-lecture.Usetheblankpaperfornote-taking.Fillineachofthegapswithoneword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.

TheRiseofRP

Historicalreasons

ReceivedPronunciation（RP）wasoriginallyassociatedwitha

（1）

spokenintheregionbetweencentralEnglandandLondon,includingOxfordandCambridge.

Its