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英语专八真题

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2007）

GRADEEIGHT

TIMELIMIT:

195MIN

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[35MIN]

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

1.AccordingtoNigel,mostproblemsofairtravelarecausedby.

[A]unfavourableweatherconditions[B]airports'handlingcapacity

[C]inadequateticketingservice[D]overbooking

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedascompensationforvolunteersforthenextflightout?

[A]Freeticket.[B]Freephonecall.[C]Cashreward.[D]Seatreservation.

3.WhydoesNigelsuggestthatbusinesstravelersavoidbigairports?

[A]Becauseallflightsinandoutoftherearefull.

[B]Becausethevolumeoftrafficisheavy.

[C]Becausetherearemorepopularflights.

[D]Becausetherearemoredelaysandcancellations.

4.AccordingtoNigel,inexperiencedtravelersarelikelytomakethefollowingmistakesEXCEPT.

[A]bookingonlesspopularflights[B]buyingticketsatfullprice

[C]carryingexcessiveluggage[D]planninglongbusinesstrips

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

[A]Thepossibilityofdiscountsdependsonatravelagent'svolumeofbusiness.

[B]Longerflightstothesamedestinationmaybecheaper.

[C]Itisadvisabletoplaneverydetailofatripinadvance.

[D]Arrangingforstopoverscanavoidovernighttravel.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthat

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follow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondsto

answerthequestion.

Nowlistentothenews.

6.WhathappenedonMonday?

[A]Atraincrashoccurredcausingminorinjuries.

[B]Investigatorsfoundoutthecauseoftheaccident.

[C]Crewsrescuedmorepassengersfromthesite.

[D]Acommutertraincrashedintoabuilding.

Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20

secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

7.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTontheagendaoftheG20meeting?

[A]Iraqdebts.[B]WTOtalks.[C]Financialdisasters.[D]Possiblesanctions.

8.TheG20isa（n）organization.

[A]international[B]European[C]regional[D]Asian

Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20

secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

9.TheUNCharterwentintoeffectafter.

[A]itwassignedbythe50originalmembercountries

[B]itwasapprovedbythefoundersandothermembercountries

[C]itwasapprovedbythefoundingmembers

[D]itwassignedbythefoundingmembers

10.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheroleoftheCharter?

[A]TheCharteronlydescribespowersoftheUNbodies.

[B]TheChartermainlyaimstopromoteworldeconomy.

[C]TheCharterisatreatyaboveallothertreaties.

[D]TheCharterauthorizesreformsinUNbodies.

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION[30MIN]

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthe

passagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.

TEXTA

TheWelshlanguagehasalwaysbeentheultimatemarkerofWelshidentity,butagenerationagoitlookedasifWelshwouldgothewayofManx,oncewidelyspokenontheIsleofManbutnowextinct.Governmentfinancingandcentralplanning,however,havehelpedreversethedeclineofWelsh.RoadsignsandofficialpublicdocumentsarewritteninbothWelshandEnglish,andschoolchildrenarerequiredtolearnbothlanguages.WelshisnowoneofthemostsuccessfulofEurope'sregionallanguages,spokenbymorethanahalfmillionofthecountry'sthreemillionpeople.

Therevivalofthelanguage,particularlyamongyoungpeople,ispartofaresurgenceofnationalidentity

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sweepingthroughthissmall,proudnation.LastmonthWalesmarkedthesecondanniversaryoftheopeningoftheNationalAssembly,thefirstparliamenttobeconvenedheresince