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英语专业八真题及答案
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2013）
-GRADEEIGHT-
TIMELIMIT:
195MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（35MIN）
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE,usingnomorethanthreewordsineachgap.Makesuretheword（s）youfillinis（are）bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
Nowlistentothemini-lecture.
WhatDoActiveLearnersDo?
Therearedifferencebetweenactivelearningandpassivelearning.
Characteristicsofactivelearners:
I.readingwithpurposes
A.beforereading:
settinggoals
B.whilereading:
（1）________
（1）________
II.
（2）______andcriticalinthinking
（2）________
i.e.informationprocessing,e.g.
—connectionsbetweentheknownandthenewinformation
—identificationof（3）______concepts（3）________
—judgmentonthevalueof（4）_____.（4）________
III.activeinlistening
A.waysofnote-taking:
（5）_______.（5）________
B.beforenote-taking:
listeningandthinking
IV.beingabletogetassistance
A.reason1:
knowingcomprehensionproblemsbecauseof
（6）______.（6）________
B.reason2:
beingabletopredictstudydifficulties
V.beingabletoquestioninformation
A.questionwhattheyreadorhear
B.evaluateand（7）______.（7）________
VI.lastcharacteristic
A.attitudetowardresponsibility
—activelearners:
accept
—passivelearners:
（8）_______（8）________
B.attitudetoward（9）______（9）________
—activelearners:
evaluateandchangebehaviour
—passivelearners:
nochangeinapproach
Relationshipbetweenskillandwill:
willismoreimportantin
（10）______.（10）________
Lackofwillleadstodifficultyincollegelearning.
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
Nowlistentotheinterview.
1.Accordingtotheinterviewer,whichofthefollowingbestindicatestherelationshipbetweenchoiceandmobility?
A.Bettereducation→greatermobility→morechoices.
B.Bettereducation→morechoices→greatermobility.
C.Greatermobility→bettereducation→morechoices.
D.Greatermobility→morechoices→bettereducation.
2.Accordingtotheinterview,whichofthefollowingdetailsaboutthefirstpollisINCORRECT?
A.Shorterworkhourswasleastchosenforbeingmostimportant.
B.Choicesforadvancementmighthavebeenfavoredbyyoungpeople.
C.Highincomefailedtocomeontopforbeingmostimportant.
D.Jobsecuritycamesecondaccordingtothepollresults.
3.Accordingtotheinterviewee,whichisthemaindifferencebetweenthefirstandthesecondpoll?
A.Thetypeofrespondentswhowereinvited.
B.Thewayinwhichthequestionsweredesigned.
C.Thecontentareaofthequestions.
D.Thenumberofpollquestions.
4.Whatcanwelearnfromtherespondents’answerstoitems2,4,and7inthesecondpoll?
A.Recognitionfromcolleaguesshouldbegivenlessimportance.
B.Workersarealwayswillingandreadytolearnmorenewskills.
C.Psychologicalrewardismoreimportantthanmaterialone.
D.Workwillhavetobemadeinterestingtoraiseefficiency.
5.Accordingtotheinterviewee,whichofthefollowingcanofferbothpsychologicalandmonetarybenefits?
A.Contactwithmanypeople.
B.Chancesforadvancement.
C.Appreciationfromcoworkers.
D.Chancestolearnnewskills.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthebestanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.
Questions6and7arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
6.Accordingtothenewsitem,“sleepboxes”aredesignedtosolvetheproblemsof_________.
A.airports
B.passengers
C.architects
D.companies
7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruewithreferencetothenews?
A.Sleepboxescanberentedfordifferentlengthsofthetime.
B.Rentersofnormalheightcanstandupinside.
C.Beddingcanbeautomaticallychanged.
D.Renterscantakeashowerinsidethebox.
Question8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.
Nowlistentothenews.
8.Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?
A.London’spreparationsfortheNottingHillCarnival.
B.MainfeaturesoftheNottingHillCarnival.
C.Police’spreventivemeasuresforthecarnival.
D.Policeparticipationinthecarnival.
Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
9.Thenewsitemreportsonaresearchfindingabout_________.
A.theDutchfamineandtheDutchwomen
B.earlymalnutritionandhearthealth
C.thecausesofdeathduringthefamine
D.nutritioninchildhoodandadolescence
10.Whendidtheresearchteamcarryoutthestudy?
A.AttheendofWorldWarII.
B.Between1944and1945.
C.Inthe1950s.
D.In2007.
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.
TEXTA
Threehundredyearsagonewstravelledbywordofmouthorletter,andcirculatedintavernsandcoffeehousesintheformofpamphletsandnewsletters.“Thecoffeehousesparticularlyareveryroomyforafreeconversation,andforreadingataneasierrateallmannerofprintednews,”notedoneobserver.Everythingchangedin1833whenthefirstmass-audiencenewspaper,TheNewYorkSun,pioneeredtheuseofadvertisingtoreducethecostofnews,thusgivingadvertisersaccesstoawideraudience.Thepennypress,followedbyradioandtelevision,turnednewsfromatwo-wayconversationintoaone-waybroadcast,witharelativelysmallnumberoffirmscontrollingthemedia.
Now,thenewsindustryisreturningtosomethingclosertothecoffeehouse.Theinternetismakingnewsmoreparticipatory,socialanddiverse,revivingthedistinctivecharacteristicoftheerabeforethemassmedia.Thatwillhaveprofoundeffectsonsocietyandpolitics.Inmuchoftheworld,themassmediaareflourishing.Newspapercirculationrosegloballyby6%between2005and2009.Butthoseglobalfiguresmaskasharpdeclineinreadershipinrichcountries.
Overthepastdecade,throughouttheWesternworld,peoplehavebeengivingupnewspapersandTVnewsandkeepingupwitheventsinprofoundlydifferentways.Moststrikingly,ordinarypeopleareincreasinglyinvolvedincompiling,sharing,filtering,discussinganddistributingnews.Twitterletspeopleanywherereportwhattheyareseeing.Classifieddocumentsarepublishedintheirthousandsonline.Mobile-phonefootageofArabuprisingsandAmericantornadoesispostedonsocial-networkingsitesandshownontelevisionnewscasts.Social-networkingsiteshelppeoplefind,discussandsharenewswiththeirfriends.
Anditisnotjustreaderswhoarechallengingthemediaelite.TechnologyfirmsincludingGoogle,FacebookandTwitterhavebecomeimportantconduitsofnews.Celebritiesandworldleaderspublishupdatesdirectlyviasocialnetworks;manycountriesnowmakerawdataavailablethrough“opengovernment”initiatives.Theinternetletspeoplereadnewspapersorwatchtelevisionchannelsfromaroundtheworld.Thewebhasallowednewprovidersofnews,fromindividualbloggerstosites,torisetoprominenceinaveryshortspaceoftime.Andithasmadepossibleentirelynewapproachestojournalism,suchasthatpracticedbyWikiLeaks,whichprovidesananonymouswayforwhistleblowerstopublishdocuments.Thenewsagendaisnolongercontrolledbyafewpressbaronsandstateoutlets.
Inprinciple,everyliberalshouldcelebratethis.Amoreparticipatoryandsocialnewsenvironment,witharemarkablediversityandrangeofnewssources,isagoodthing.Thetransformationofthenewsbusinessisunstoppable,andattemptstoreverseitaredoomedtofailure.Asproducersofnewjournalism,individualscanbescrupulouswithfactsandtransparentwiththeirsources.Asconsumers,theycanbegeneralintheirtastesanddemandingintheirstandards.Andalthoughthistransformationdoesraiseconcerns,thereismuchtocelebrateinthenoisy,diverse,vociferous,argumentativeandstridentlyaliveenvironmentofthenewsbusinessintheagesoftheinternet.Thecoffeehouseisback.Enjoyit.
11.Accordingtothepassage,whatinitiatedthetransformationofcoffee-housenewstomass-medianews?
A.Theemergenceofbigmassmediafirms.
B.Thepopularityofradioandtelevision.
C.Theappearanceofadvertisinginnewspapers.
D.Theincreasingnumbersofnewspaperreaders.
12.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestsupports“Now,thenewsindustryisreturningtosomethingclosertothecoffeehouse”?
A.Newspapercirculationrosegloballyby6%between2005and2009.
B.PeopleintheWesternworldaregivingupnewspapersandTVnews.
C.Classifieddocumentsarepublishedintheirthousandsonline.
D.Morepeopleareinvolv
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