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历年专业八级真题及答案汇总免费
2000年英语专业八级考试全真试卷
听力
PartⅠListeningComprehension (40 min)
SECTIONATALK
Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.
1.TherulesforthefirstprivatelibraryintheUSweredrawnupby ___.
A.thelegislature B.thelibrarianC.JohnHarvard D.thefacultymembers
2.Theearliestpubliclibrarywasalsocalledasubscriptionlibrarybecausebooks ___.
A.couldbelenttoeveryone
B.couldbelentbybookstores
C.werelenttostudentsandthefaculty
D.werelentonamembershipbasis
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTstatedasoneofthepurposesoffreepubliclibraries?
A.Toprovidereaderswithcomfortablereadingrooms.
B.Toprovideadultswithopportunitiesoffurthereducation.
C.Toservethecommunity’sculturalandrecreationalneeds.
D.Tosupplytechnicalliteratureonspecializedsubjects.
4.Themajordifferencebetweenmodemprivateandpubliclibrariesliesin ___.
A.readership B.content C.service D.function
5.Themainpurposeofthetalkis___.
A.tointroducecategoriesofbooksinUSlibraries
B.todemonstratetheimportanceofUSlibraries
C.toexplaintherolesofdifferentUSlibraries
D.todefinethecirculationsystemofUSlibraries
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlisten totheinterview.
6.Nancybecameataxidriverbecause ___.
A.sheownedacar
B.shedrovewell
C.shelikeddrivers’uniforms
D.itwasherchildhooddream
7.Accordingtoher,whatwasthemostdifficultaboutbecomingataxidriver?
A.Therightsenseofdirection.
B.Thesenseofjudgment.
C.Theskillofmaneuvering.
D.Thesizeofvehicles.
8.WhatdoesNancylikebestaboutherjob?
A.Seeinginterestingbuildingsinthecity.
B.Beingabletoenjoytheworldofnature.
C.Drivinginunsettledweather.
D.Takinglongdrivesoutsidethecity.
9.ItcanbeinferredfromtheinterviewthatNancyina(n)___mother.
A.uncaring B.strict C.affectionate D.permissive
10.ThepeopleNancymeetsare
A.ratherdifficulttoplease
B.rudetowomendrivers
C.talkativeandgenerouswithtips
D.differentinpersonality
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Question11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
11.TheprimarypurposeoftheUSanti-smokinglegislationis___.
A.totightencontrolontobaccoadvertising
B.toimposepenaltiesontobaccocompanies
C.tostartanationalanti-smokingcampaign
D.toensurethehealthofAmericanchildren
Questions12and13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
12.TheFrenchPresident’svisittoJapanaimsat ___.
A.makingmoreinvestmentsinJapan
B.stimulatingJapanesebusinessesinFrance
C.helpingboosttheJapaneseeconomy
D.launchingafilmfestivalinJapan
13.ThisisJacquesChirac’s___visittoJapan.
A.second B.fourteenth C.fortieth D.forty-first
Questions14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
14.Afghanpeoplearesufferingfromstarvationbecause ___.
A.meltingsnowbeginstoblockthemountainpaths
B.theTalibanhavedestroyedexistingfoodstocks
C.theTalibanarehinderingfooddeliveries
D.anemergencyair-liftoffoodwascancelled
15.peopleinAfghanistanarefacingstarvation.
A.160,000 B.16,000 C.1,000,000 D.100,000
SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING
FilleachofgapswithONEword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.
OnPublicSpeaking
Whenpeopleareaskedtogiveaspeechinpublicforthefirsttime,theyusuallyfeelterrifiednomatterhowwelltheyspeakininformalsituations.Infact,publicspeakingisthesameasanyotherformof
(1)___ 1.___thatpeopleareusuallyengagedin.Publicspeakingisawayforaspeakerto
(2)___histhoughtswiththeaudience.Moreover,thespeakerisfree 2.___todecideonthe(3)___ofhisspeech. 3.___Twokeypointstoachievesuccessinpublicspeaking:
—(4)___ofthesubjectmatter. 4.___—goodpreparationofthespeech.Tofacilitatetheirunderstanding,informyouraudiencebeforehandofthe(5)___ofyourspeech,andenditwithasummary. 5.___Otherkeypointstobearinmind:
—beawareofyouraudiencethrougheyecontact.—varythespeedof(6)___ 6.___—usethemicrophoneskillfullyto(7)___yourselfinspeech. 7.___—bebriefinspeech;alwaystrytomakeyourmessage(8)___ 8.___Example:
thebestrememberedinauguralspeechesoftheUSpresidentsarethe(9)___ones. 9.___Therefore,brevityisessentialtothe(10)___ofaspeech. 10.___
改错
PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection (15 min)
ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.EachlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway.Forawrongword, underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foramissingword, markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foranunnecessaryword crossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/’andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Example
When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,
(1)an
itnever/ buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs
(2)never
themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum
wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit. (3)exhibit
ThegrammaticalwordswhichplaysolargeapartinEnglish
grammarareforthemostpartsharplyandobviouslydifferent 1.___
fromthelexicalwords.Aroughandreadydifferencewhichmay
seemthemostobviousisthatgrammaticalwordshave“less
meaning”,butinfactsomegrammarianshavecalledthem 2.___
“empty”wordsasopposedinthe“full”wordsofvocabulary. 3.___
Butthisisarathermisledwayofexpressingthedistinction. 4.___
Althoughawordliketheisnotthenameofsomethingasmanis,
itisveryfarawayfrombeingmeaningless;thereisasharp 5.___
differenceinmeaningbetween“manisvileand”“themanis
vile”,yettheisthesinglevehicleofthisdifferenceinmeaning. 6.___
Moreover,grammaticalwordsdifferconsiderablyamong
themselvesastheamountofmeaningtheyhave,eveninthe 7.___
lexicalsense.Anothernameforthegrammaticalwordshasbeen
“littlewords”.Butsizeisbynomeanagoodcriterionfor 8.___
distinguishingthegrammaticalwordsofEnglish,whenwe
considerthatwehavelexicalwordsasgo,man,say,car.Apart 9.___
fromthis,however,thereisagooddealoftruthinwhatsome
peoplesay:
wecertainlydocreateagreatnumberofobscurity 10.___
whenweomitthem.Thisisillustratednotonlyinthepoetryof
RobertBrowningbutintheproseoftelegramsandnewspaperheadlines.
阅读理解A
PartⅢReadingComprehension (40 min)
SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30 min)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourColouredAnswerSheet.
TEXTA
DespiteDenmark’smanifestvirtues,DanesnevertalkabouthowproudtheyaretobeDanes.ThiswouldsoundweirdinDanish.WhenDanestalktoforeignersaboutDenmark,theyalwaysbeginbycommentingonitstininess,itsunimportance,thedifficultyofitslanguage,thegeneralsmall-mindednessandself-indulgenceoftheircountrymenandthehightaxes.NoDanewouldlookyouintheeyeandsay,“Denmarkisagreatcountry.”You’resupposedtofigurethisoutforyourself.
Itisthelandofthesilksafetynet,wherealmosthalfthenationalbudgetgoestowardsmoothingoutlife’sinequalities,andthereisplentyofmoneyforschools,daycare,retrainingprogrammes,jobseminars-Danesloveseminars:
threedaysatastudycentrehearingaboutwastemanagementisalmostasgoodasaskitrip.ItisaculturebombardedbyEnglish,inadvertising,popmusic,the Internet,anddespitealltheEnglishthatDanishabsorbs—thereisnoDanishAcademytodefendagainstit—olddialectspersistinJutlandthatcanbarelybeunderstoodbyCopenhageners.Itisthelandwhere,asthesayinggoes,“Few havetoomuchandfewerhavetoolittle,”andaforeignerisstruckbythesweetegalitarianismthatprevails,wherethelowliestclerkgivesyoualevelgaze, whereSirandMadamehavedisappearedfromcommonusage,evenMr.andMrs.It’sanationofrecyclers—about55%ofDanishgarbagegetsmadeintosomethingnew—andnonuclearpowerplants.It’sanationoftirelessplanner.Trainsrunontime.Thingsoperatewellingeneral.
Suchanationofoverachievers—abrochurefromtheMinistryofBusinessandIndustrysays,“Denmarkisoneoftheworld’scleanestandmostorganizedcountries,withvirtuallynopollution,crime,orpoverty.Denmarkisthemostcorruption-freesocietyintheNorthernHemisphere.”So,ofcourse,one’sheart liftsatanysightingofDanishsleaze:
skinheadgraffitionbuildings(