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1997专八真题附带答案解析
1997年英语专八考试真题及答案
试卷一(95min)
PartⅠ
ListeningComprehension(40min)
InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listen
carefully
andthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswerto
eachquestiononyourColouredAnswerSheet.
SECTIONATALK
Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthe
talkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfive
questions.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.Germanyislikelytosucceedinpersuadingherneighbourstoreduce
acidrain.
B.Thedisastrouseffectsofacidrainarenotconfinedtoonearea.
C.Germantouristsareallowedtodriveacrosstheirneighbours’
borders.
D.Germany’sneighboursareinfavouroftheuseoflead-freepetrol.
5.Ontheissueoffuturesolutionofacidrain,thespeaker’stone
isthatof___.
A.warningB.pessimismC.indifferenceD.optimism
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
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Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterview
youwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfive
questions.Nowlisten
totheinterview.
6.WhatsubjectisMr.Pittgoodat_____?
A.Art.B.French.C.German.D.Chemistry.
7.WhatdoesMr.PittNOTdoinhissparetime?
A.Doingabitofactingandphotography.
B.Goingtoconcertsfrequently.
C.Playingtraditionaljazzandfolkmusic.
D.TravellinginEuropebyhitch-hiking.
8.Whenaskedwhatamanager’sroleisMr.Pittsounds___.
A.confidentB.hesitantC.resoluteD.doubtful
9.WhatdoesMr.Pittsayhewouldliketobe?
A.Anexportsalesmanworkingoverseas.
B.Anaccountantworkinginthecompany.
C.Aproductionmanagerinabranch.
D.Apolicymakerinthecompany.
10.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthemanagementtrainee
schemeisTRUE?
A.Traineesarerequiredtosigncontractsinitially.
B.Trainees’performanceisevaluatedwhennecessary.
C.Trainees’startingsalaryis870pounds.
D.Traineescannotquitthemanagementscheme
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Question11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,
youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothe
news.
11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.FivegunmenwereflowntoIraninahelicopter.
B.Mostoftheransomwasretrievedintheend.
C.Thechildrenwereheldforfivedays.
D.Theauthoritieshavepassedsentenceonthegunmen.
Question12isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,
youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothe
news.
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12.Accordingtothenews,AmericantroopsinPanama___.
A.wereattackedatrefugeecamps
B.wereangryatdelaysindeparture
C.attackedCubanrefugeecampslastweek
D.willbeincreasedto2,000
Question13isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,
youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothe
news.
13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?
U.S.lawmakers___.
A.challengedtheaccordforfreezingPyongyang’snuclearprogramme
B.requiredtheinspectionofPyongyang’snuclearsiteforatleast
fiveyears
C.wereworriedthatNorthKoreamaytakeadvantageoftheconcessions
D.blamedtheU.S.negotiatorformakingnocompromiseswithNorth
Korea
Questions14&15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthe
newsitem,
youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthetwoquestions.Nowlisten
tothenews.
14.Accordingtothenews,theItalianParliamentwasaskedtoactby
___.
A.theU.N.B.theRedCross
C.theDefenceMinisterD.theSwedishGovernment
15.Ontheissueoflimiteduseoflandmines,theItalianParliament
is___.
A.noncommittalB.resoluteC.unsupportiveD.wavering
SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING
Inbusiness,many,placesadoptacreditsystem,whichdatesback
toancienttimes.Atpresent,purchasescanbemadebyusingcredit
cards.Theyfallintotwocategories:
onehas
(1)______________use,
whiletheotherisacceptedalmosteverywhere.Theapplicationforthe
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useofthelatteronemustbemadeata
(2)____________.Oncethe
customerstartsusingthecard,hewillbeprovidedwithamonthly
statementof(3)_______________bythecreditcompany.Heisrequired
topayonequartertohalfofhiscredit(4)_______________everymonth.
Advantages:
1.Withacard,itisnot(5)_____________tosaveupmoneybefore
anactualpurchase.
2.Ifthecardislost,itsownerisprotected.
3.A(6)______________andcompletelistofpurchasereceivedfrom
thecreditcompanyhelpstheownertorememberthetimeand
(7)_______________ofhispurchase.
4.Thecardsareacceptedina(n)(8)_____________byprofessional
peoplelikedentists,etc.
Majordisadvantage.Thecardowneristemptedto(9)_______________
hismoney.Ifthisisthecase,itwillbecomeincreasinglydiffluent(分
流的,易溶解的)fortheusertokeepupwiththerequired
(10)_______________,whichwillresultinthecreditcardbeing
cancelledbythecreditcompany.
PartⅡ
ProofreadinganErrorCorrection(15min)
ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.Eachlinecontainsamaximum
ofoneerrorandthreearefreefromerror.Ineachcase,onlyoneword
isinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthe
followingway.
Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectone
intheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”
signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovided
attheendoftheline.
Foranunnecessaryword,crossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash
“/”andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Example
When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,
(1)an
itnever〖KG-1*3〗/buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs
(2)never
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themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum
wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.(3)exhibit
ClassicIntentionMovement
Insocialsituations,theclassicIntentionMovementis‘the
chair-grasp’.Hostandguesthavebeentalkingforsometime,
butnowthehosthasanappointmenttokeepandcangetaway.1.___
Hisurgetogoisheldincheekbyhisdesirenotberudetohis2.___
guest,ifhedidnotcareofhisguest’sfeelingshewouldsimply
3.___
getupoutofhischairandtoannouncehisdeparture.Thisis4.___
whathisbodywantstodo,thereforehispolitenessglueshisbody5.___
tothechairandrefusestolethimraise.Itisatthispointthat
he6.___
performsthechair-graspIntentionMovement.Hecontinuesto
talktotheguestandlistentohim,butleansforwardandgrasps
thearmsofthechairasabouttopushhimselfupwards.Thisis7.___
thefirstacthewouldmakeifhewererising.Ifhewerenot8.___
hesitating,itwouldonlylastafractionofthesecond.Hewould9.___
lean,push,rise,andbeup.Butnow,instead,itlastsmuchlonger.
Heholdshis’readiness-to-rise’postandkeepsonholdingit.It
is10.___
asifhisbodyhadfrozenattheget-readymoment.
PartⅢ
ReadingComprehension(40min)
SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30min)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotal
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offifteenmultiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmark
youranswersonyourColouredAnswerSheet.
TEXTA
Amagazine’sdesignismorethandecoration,morethansimple
packaging.Itexpressesthemagazine’sverycharacter.TheAtlantic
Monthlyhaslongattemptedtoprovideadesignenvironmentinwhich
twodisparatetraditions—literary
andjournalistic—canco-existinpleasurabledignity.Theredesign
thatwein
troducewiththisissue—theworkofourartdirector,JudyGarlan
—represents,wethink,anotableenhancementofthatenvironment.
Garlanexplainssomeofwhatwasinhermindasshebegantocreate
thenewdesign:
“Isawthisasanopportunitytobringthelookcloser
tomatchingthe
eleganceandpowerofthewritingwhichthemagazineisknownfor.The
overall
designhastobeabletoencompassagreatdiversityofstylesand
subjects—urgentpiecesofreporting,seriousessays,lighterpieces,
lifestyle-orientedpieces,shortstories,poetry.Wedon’twant
lighterpiecestoseemtooheavy,andwe
don’twantheavierpiecestoseemtoopetty.Wealsouseabroadrange
ofart
andphotography,andthedesignhastoworkwellwiththat,too.At
thesametime
themagazineneedstohaveaconsistentfeel,needstounderscore
thesensethateverythinginitispartofoneAtlanticWorld.
TheprimarytypefacesGarlanchoseforthistaskareTimesRoman,for
amorereadablebodytype,andBauerBodoni,foramorestylishand
flexibledisplay
type(articletitles,largeinitials,andsoon).Otheraspectsofthe
newdesign
arestructural.Thearticlesinthefrontofthemagazine,whichonce
flowedin
tooneanother,nowstandontheirown,togainprominence.TheTravel
column,nowfeaturedineveryissue,hasbeenmovedfromthebackto
thefront.Asnoted
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inthisspacelastmonth,theword“Monthly”rejoins“TheAtlantic”
onthecover,afteradecadelongabsence.
JudyGarlancametotheAtlanticin1981afterhavingservedasthe
artdirectorofseveralothermagazines.DuringhertenurehereThe
Atlantichaswonmorethan300awardsforvisualexcellence,fromthe
Societyofillustrators,theAmericanInstituteofGraphicArts,the