1998英语专八真题Word格式.docx
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2.Thedevelopmentofthegamblingcompulsioncanbedescribedasbeing____.
A.gradual.
B.slow.
C.periodic.
D.radical.
3.G.A.mentionedinthetalkisbelievedtobea（n）____.
A.anonymousgroup.
B.charityorganization.
C.gamblers'
club.
D.treatmentcentre.
4.Attheendofthetalk,thespeaker'
sattitudetowardsthecureofgamblingaddictionis____.
A.unclear.
B.uncertain.
C.optimistic.
D.pessimistic.
5.Throughoutthetalk,thespeakerexaminestheissueofgamblingina____way.
A.balanced
B.biased
C.detached
D.lengthy
SECTIONB.INTERVIEW
Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingquestions.
Nowlistentotheinterview.
6.Whatstrikesthewomanmostaboutthemalerobberishis____.
A.clothes.
B.age.
C.physique.
D.appearance.
7.Themostdetailedinformationaboutthewomanrobberisher____.
A.manners.
B.talkativeness.
C.height.
D.jewelry.
8.Theintervieweeisbelievedtobeabank____.
A.receptionist.
B.manager.
C.customer.
D.cashier.
9.WhichofthefollowingaboutthetworobbersisNOTtrue?
A.Bothwerewearingdarksweaters.
B.Neitherwaswearingglasses.
C.Bothwereaboutthesameage.
D.Oneofthemwasmarkedbyascar.
10.Aftertheincidenttheintervieweesounded____.
A.calmandquiet.
B.nervousandnumb.
C.timidandconfused.
D.shockedandangry.
SECTIONC.NEWSBROADCAST
Questions11and12arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitems,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.
11.Accordingtothenews,theenormousfoodshortageinIraqhasthemostdamagingeffectonits____.
A.nationaleconomy.
B.adultpopulation.
C.youngchildren.
D.nationalcurrency.
12.TheWFPisappealingtodonornationsto____.
A.doublelastyear'
sfood-aid.
B.raise'
122millionforIraqipeople.
C.provideeachIraqifamilywith'
26amonth.
D.helpIraq'
s12millionpopulation.
Questions13isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.
13.Asaresultoftheagreement,thetwocountries'
arsenalsaretobe____.
A.upgradedinreliabilityandsafety.
B.reducedinsizeandnumber.
C.dismantledpartlylaterthisyear.
D.maintainedintheirpresentconditions.
Questions14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.
14.Wecaninferfromthenewsthat____ofteenagersundersurveyin1993weredrugusers.
A.28%.
B.22%.
C.25%.
D.21%.
15.ThefollowingstatementsarecorrectEXCEPT____.
A.Parentsareaskedtojoinintheanti-drugefforts.
B.TheuseofbothcocaineandLSDareontheincrease.
C.Teenagersholdadifferentviewofdrugstoday.
D.Marijuanaisaspowerfulasitusedtobe.
SECTIONDNOTE-TAKING&
GAP-FILLING
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONLYONCE.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15-minutegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEaftertheminilecture.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
ANSWERSHEETONE
FillineachofthegapswithONEsuitableword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.
TheRiseofRP
Historicalreasons
ReceivedPronunciation（RP）wasoriginallyassociatedwitha（16）spokenintheregionbetweencentralEnglandandLondon,includingOxfordandCambridge.Itssurvivalwasduetoits
usebythe（17）inthe14thcenturyandbyuniversitystudentsinthe（18）Ages.
Itsriseinimportanceresultedfromitsapplicationingovernmentandofficialdocuments.Theprestigeofits（19）patternofpronunciationcameaboutwithitsusein（20）schoolsinthe19thcentury.
Asaresult,its（21）isacceptedbyTelevisionandtheradio,theprofessionsandteachingEnglishasaforeignlanguage.
ThreecharacteristicsofRP
1）itsspeakersdon'
tregardthemselvesasconnectedwithanygeographicalregion;
2）RPislargelyusedinEngland;
3）RPisa`class'
accent,associatedwith（22）socialclasses.
Itspresentstatus
DeclineintheprestigeofRPistheresultofa）lossofmonopolyofeducationbytheprivileged;
b）（23）ofhighereducationinthepost-warperiod.
However,itstillretainsitseminenceamongcertainprofessionalpeople.
Thereisariseinthestatusofall（24）accents.
Wearemovingtowardsthe（25）position:
generalacceptanceofallregionalaccentsandabsenceofaclassaccentthattranscendsallregions.
PARTIIPROOFREADING&
ERRORCORRECTION（15MIN.）
Thefollowingpassagecontainstenerrors.Eachlinecontainsamaximumofoneerror.Ineachcaseonlyonewordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:
Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha"
^"
signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash"
/"
andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
EXAMPLE
When^artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,
（1）an
it（never/）buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs
（2）never
themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum
wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.
（3）exhibit
Whenahumaninfantisbornintoany
communityinanypartoftheworldithas
twothingsincommonwithanyinfant,provided
（26）
neitherofthemhavebeendamagedinanyway
（27）
eitherbeforeorduringbirth.Firstly,and
mostobviously,newbornchildrenarecompletely
helpless.Apartfromapowerfulcapacitytopay
（28）
attentiontotheirhelplessnessbyusingsound,
thereisnothingthenewbornchildcandoto
ensurehisownsurvival.Withoutcarefrom
someotherhumanbeingorbeings,beitmother,
grandmother,orhumangroup,achildisveryunlikely
tosurvive.Thishelplessnessofhumaninfantsisin
markedcontrastwiththecapacityofmanynewborn
animalstogetontheirfeetwithinminutesof
（29）
birthandrunwiththeherdwithinafewhours.
Althoughyounganimalsarecertainlyinrisk,
（30）
sometimesforweeksorevenmonthsafter
birth,comparedwiththehumaninfantthey
veryquicklygrowthecapacitytofendforthem.
（31）
Itisduringthisverylongperiodinwhich
thehumaninfantistotallydependentontheothers
（32）
thatitrevealsthesecondfeaturewhichitshares
withallotherundamagedhumaninfants,acapacity
tolearnlanguage.Forthisreason,biologistsnow
suggestthatlanguagebespeciesspecificto
（33）
thehumanrace,thatistosay,theyconsider
thehumaninfanttobegeneticprogrammedin
（34）
suchwaythatitcanacquirelanguage.This
（35）
suggestionimpliesthatjustashumanbeingsare
designedtoseethree-dimensionallyandincolour,
andjustastheyaredesignedtostandupright
ratherthantomoveonallfours,sotheyare
designedtolearnanduselanguageaspartof
theirnormaldevelopmentaswell-formedhumanbeings.
PARTIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION（40MIN.）
SECTIONA:
READINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN.）
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyfifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourAnswerSheet.
TEXTA
Lowself-esteempopsupregularlyinacademicreportsasanexplanationforallsortsofviolence,fromhatecrimesandstreetcrimestoterrorism.Butdespitethepopularityoftheexplanation,notmuchevidencebacksitup.InarecentissueofPsychologicalReview,threeresearchersexaminethisliteratureatlengthandconcludethatamuchstrongerlinkconnectshighself-esteemtoviolence."
Itisdifficulttomaintainbeliefinthelowself-esteemviewafterseeingthatthemoreviolentgroupsaregenerallytheoneswithhigherself-esteem,"
writeRoyBaumeisterofCaseWesternReserveUniversityandLauraSmartandJosephBodenoftheUniversityofVirginia.
Theconventionalviewisthatpeoplewithoutself-esteemtrytogainitbyhurtingothers.Theresearchersfindthatviolenceismuchmoreoftentheworkofpeoplewithunrealisticallyhighself-esteemattackingotherswhochallengetheirself-image.Underthisumbrellacomebullies,rapists,racists,psychopathsandmembersofstreetgangsandorganizedcrime.
Thestudyconcludes:
"
Certainformsofhighself-esteemseemtoincreaseone'
spronenesstoviolence.Anuncriticalendorsementoftheculturalvalueofself-esteemmaythereforebecounterproductivean
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