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终结版英语专业八级考试真题
2001年英语专业八级考试真题
PartⅠListeningComprehension(40min)
InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectresponsetoeachquestiononyourColouredAnswerSheet.
SECTIONATALK
Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.
1.ChangesinthesizeoftheWorldBank’soperationsreferto___.
A.theexpansionofitsloanprogramme
B.theinclusionofitshardloans
C.theinclusionofitssoftloans
D.thepreviouslendingpolicies
2.WhatactuallymadetheBankchangeitsoveralllendingstrategy?
A.Reluctanceofpeopleinpoorcountriestohavesmallfamilies.
B.Lackofbasichealthservicesandinequalityinincomedistribution.
C.Thediscoverythatalowfertilityratewouldleadtoeconomicdevelopment.
D.Poornutritionandlowliteracyinmanypoorcountriesoftheworld.
3.ThechangeinemphasisoftheBank’slendingpoliciesmeantthattheBankwould___.
A.bemoreinvolvedinbiginfrastructureprojects
B.adoptsimilarinvestmentstrategiesinpoorandrichcountries
C.embarkuponareviewoftheinvestmentinhugedamsandsteelmills
D.investinprojectsthatwouldbenefitthelow-incomesectorofsociety
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacriticismofthebank?
A.Colossaltravelexpensesofitsstaff.
B.Fixedannualloanstocertaincountries.
C.LimitedimpactoftheBank’sprojects.
D.Roleasafinancialdealmaker.
5.Throughoutthetalk,thespeakeris___whileintroducingtheWorldBank.
A.biasedB.unfriendlyC.objectiveD.sensational
SECTIONBCONVERSATION
Questions6to10arebasedonaconversation.Attheendoftheconversationyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentotheconversation.
6.Themansoundssurprisedatthefactthat___.
A.manyAustraliansaretakingtimeofftotravel
B.thewomanworkedforsometimeinNewZealand
C.thewomanraisedenoughmoneyfortravel
D.AustraliansprefertoworkinNewZealand
7.WelearnthatthewomanlikedSingaporemainlybecauseofits___.
A.cleannessB.multi-ethnicityC.moderncharacteristicsD.shoppingopportunities
8.FromtheconversationwecaninferthatKaifengandYinchuanimpressedthewomanwiththeir___.
A.respectivelocationsB.historicinterestsC.ancienttombsD.Jewishdescendants
9.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethewoman’sfeelingsaboutTibet?
A.Amusement.B.Disbelief.C.Ecstasy.D.Delight
10.Accordingtotheconversation,itwasthatmadethewomanreadytostoptraveling.
A.theunsettlednessoftravel
B.thedifficultiesoftrekking
C.thelonelinessoftravel
D.theunfamiliarenvironment
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Questions11and12arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
11.MikeTysonwasputinprisonlastAugustbecausehe___.
A.violatedthetrafficlaw
B.illegallyattackedaboxer
C.attackedsb.afteratrafficaccident
D.failedtofinishhiscontract
12.ThelicensegrantedtoTysontofightwillbeterminated___.
A.bytheendoftheyearB.inoverayearC.inAugustD.inafewweeks
Question13isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
13.TheRussiandocumentsareexpectedtodrawgreatattentionbecause___.
A.theycoverthewholestoryoftheformerUSpresident
B.theassassinusedtoliveintheformerSovietUnion
C.theyaretheonlyofficialdocumentsreleasedaboutKennedy
D.theysolvedthemysterysurroundingKennedy’sassassination
Question14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,
youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Newlistentothenews.
14.Intherecentthreemonths,HongKong’sunemploymentratehas___.
A.increasedslowlyB.decreasedgraduallyC.stayedsteadyD.becomeunpredictable
15.Accordingtothenews,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Businessconditionshaveworsenedinthepastthreemonths.
B.Thepastthreemonthshaveseenadecliningtrendinjoboffers.
C.Theriseofunemploymentrateinsomesectorsequalsthefallinothers.
D.Theunemploymentrateinallsectorsoftheeconomyremainsunchanged.
SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING
FilleachofgapswithONEword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.
ThePressConference
Thepressconferencehascertainadvantages.Thefirstadvantagelieswiththe
(1)___natureoftheeventitself;publicofficialsaresupposedto1.___
submittoscrutinybyrespondingtovariousquestionsatapressconference.
Secondly,statementspreviouslymadeatapressconferencecanbeusedasa
(2)___injudgingfollowingstatementsorpolicies.Moreover,incase2.___
ofimportantevents,pressconferencesareaneffectivewaytobreakthenews
togroupsofreporters.
However,fromthepointofviewof(3)___,thepressconference3.___
possessessomedisadvantages,mainlyinits(4)___andnewssource.4.___
Theprovidervirtuallydeterminesthemannerinwhichapressconference
proceeds.This,sometimes,putsnewsreportersata(n)(5)___,ascan5.___
beseenonlivebroadcastsofnewsconferences.
Factorsingettingvaluableinformationpreparation:
aneedtokeepuptodateonjournalisticsubjectmatter;
—(6)___ofthenewssource:
6.___
1)newssource’s(7)___to7.___
provideinformation;
2)news-gatheringmethods.
Conditionsunderwhichnewsreporterscannottrusttheinformation
providedbyanewssource
—notknowingtherequiredinformation;
—knowingandwillingtosharetheinformation,butwithout
(8)___skills;8.___
—knowingtheinformation,butunwillingtoshare;
—willingtoshare,butunabletorecall.
(9)___ofquestionsasked9.___
Waysofimprovingthequestions:
nowordswithdoublemeanings;
nolongquestions;
—specifictime,place,etc.;
—(10)questions;10.___
—clearalternatives,ornoalternativesinanswers.
改错
PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection(15min)
ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.EachlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway.Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foranunnecessarywordcrossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/’andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Example
When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,
(1)anitnever/buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs
(2)neverthemonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.(3)exhibit
Duringtheearlyyearsofthiscentury,wheatwasseenasthe
verylifebloodofWesternCanada.Peopleoncitystreetswatched
theyieldsandthepriceofwheatinalmostasmuchfeelingasif1.___
theyweregrowers.Themarketingofwheatbecameanincreasing2.___
favoritetopicofconversation.
Warsetthestageforthemostdramaticeventsinmarketing
thewesterncrop.Foryears,farmersmistrustedspeculativegrain
sellingascarriedonthroughtheWinnipegGrainExchange.
Wheatpricesweregenerallylowintheautumn,sofarmerscould3.___
notwaitformarketstoimprove.Ithadhappenedtoooftenthat
theysoldtheirwheatsoonshortlyafterharvestwhenfarmdebts4.___
werecomingdue,justtoseepricesrisingandspeculatorsgettingrich.5.___
Onvariousoccasions,producergroups,askedfirmercontrol,6.___
butthegovernmenthadnowishtobecomeinvolving,at7.___
leastnotuntilwartimewhenwheatpricesthreatenedtorun
wild.
Anxioustocheckinflationandrisinglifecosts,thefederal8.___
governmentappointedaboardofgrainsupervisorstodealwith
deliveriesfromthecropsof1917and1918.GrainExchange
tradingwassuspended,andfarmerssoldatpricesfixedbythe
board.Tohandlewiththecropof1919,thegovernment9.___
appointedthefirstCanadianWheatBoard,withtotalauthorityto10.___
buy,sell,andsetprices.
阅读理解A
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40min)
SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30min)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkanswersonyourColouredAnswerSheet.
TEXTA
“Twentyyearsago,Blackpoolturneditsbackontheseaandtriedtomakeitselfintoanentertainmentcentre.”sayRobinWood,alocalofficial.“Nowthethinkingisthatweshouldtry,torefocusontheseaandmakeBlackpoolafamilydestinationagain.”TosaythatBlackpoolneglectedtheseaistoputitmildly.In1976theEuropeanCommunity,asitthenwascalled,instructedmembernationstomaketheirbeachesconformtocertainminimumstandardsofcleanlinesswithintenyears.Britain,ratherthancomplying,tookthenovelstrategyofcontendingthatmanyofitsmostpopularbeacheswerenotswimmingbeachesatall.BecauseofBritain’sclimatethesea-bathingseasonisshort,andmostpeopledon’tgoinabovetheirkneesanyway-andhencecan’treallybesaidtobeswimming.Byaveragingoutthenumberofpeopleactuallyswimmingacross365daysoftheyear,thegovernmentwa