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英语专业八级真题
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2002）
-GRADEEIGHT-
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[40min]
InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectresponsetoeachquestiononyourCOLOUREDANSWERSHEET.
SECTIONATALK
Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
Nowlistentothetalk.
1.Accordingtothepassage,duringthe18thand19thcenturiescitiesweresmallinsizemainlybecause________.
A.theurbanpopulationwasstable
B.fewpeoplelivedincities
C.transportwasbackward
D.itwasoriginallyplanned
2.Citiessurvivedinthosedayslargelyasaresultof________.
A.thetradeactivitiestheyundertook
B.theagriculturalactivitiesinthenearbyareas
C.theirrelativelysmallsize
D.thenon-economicrolestheyplayed
3.CitydwellerswereengagedinallthefollowingeconomicactivitiesEXCEPT________.
A.commerce
B.distribution
C.processing
D.transportation
4.UrbanpeopleleftcitiesforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT________.
A.moreeconomicopportunities
B.afreersocialandpoliticalenvironment
C.moreeducationalopportunities
D.amorerelaxedreligiousenvironment
5.Whydidtheearlycitiesfailtogrowasquicklyasexpectedthroughoutthe18thcentury?
A.Becausethecountrysideattractedmorepeople.
B.Becausecitiesdidnotincreaseinnumber.
C.Becausethefunctionsofthecitieschanged.
D.Becausethenumberofcitypeoplewasstable.
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
Nowlistentotheinterview.
6.AccordingtoJanet,thefactorthatwouldmostaffectnegotiationsis________.
A.Englishlanguageproficiency.
B.differentculturalpractices
C.differentnegotiationtasks
D.theinternationalAmericanizedstyle
7.Janet'sattitudetowardstheAmericanizedstyle,asamodelforbusinessnegotiationsis________.
A.supportive
B.negative
C.ambiguous
D.cautious
8.WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbeseenasadifferencebetweenBrazilianandAmericannegotiators?
A.Americanspreparemorepointsbeforenegotiations.
B.Americansaremorestraightforwardduringnegotiations.
C.Braziliansprefermoreeyecontactduringnegotiations.
D.Braziliansseekmorebackgroundinformation.
9.Whichgroupofpeopleseemstobethemoststraightforward?
A.TheBritish.
B.Germans.
C.Americans.
D.Notmentioned.
10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcharacteristicofJapanesenegotiators?
A.Reserved.
B.Prejudiced.
C.Polite.
D.Prudent.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Question11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.
Nowlistentothenews.
11.Thenewsitemismainlyabout________.
A.acallforresearchpaperstobereadattheconference
B.aninternationalconferenceontraditionalTibetanmedicine
C.thenumberofparticipantsattheconferenceandtheirnationalities
D.thepreparationsmadebythesponsorsfortheinternationalconference
Questions12and13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
12.Thenewsitemmainlyconcerns________inHongKong.
A.Internetcentres.
B.anIBMseminar
C.e-government
D.broadcasting
13.TheaimsofthethreepolicyobjectivesincludeallthefollowingEXCEPT________.
A.improvementofgovernmentefficiency
B.promotionofe-commerce
C.integrationofservicedelivery
D.formulationofDigital21Strategy
Questions14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
14.WhichofthefollowingrecordswasthesecondbesttimeoftheyearbyDonovanBailey?
A.9.98.
B.9.80.
C.9.91.
D.9.95.
15.TherecordshowsthatBaileywas________.
A.stillsufferingfromaninjury
B.gettingbackinshape
C.unabletocompetewithGreene
D.lessconfidentthanbefore
SECTIONDNOTE-TAKING&GAP-FILLING
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONLYONCE.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15-minutegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEaftertheminilecture.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
FillineachofthegapswithONEword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.
StudyActivitiesinUniversity
Inordertohelpcollegeanduniversitystudentsintheprocessoflearning,fourkeystudyactivitieshavebeendesignedandusedtoencouragethemtomakeknowledgetheirown.
1.Essaywriting:
centralfocusofuniversityworkesp.inthehumanities,e.g.
benefits:
1）helpingtoselectinterestingcontentinbooksandtoexpressunderstanding.
2）enablingteacherstoknowprogressandtooffer
.
3）familiarizingstudentswithexamforms.
2.Seminarsandclassroomdiscussion:
anotherformtointernalizeknowledgeinspecializedcontexts.
Benefits:
1）
enablesyoutoknowtheeffectivenessofandothersresponsetoyourspeechimmediately.
2）Withinthesameperiodoftime,moretopicscanbedealtwiththanin
.
3）Theuseofabroaderrangeofknowledgeisencouraged.
3.Individualtutorials:
asubstituteforgroupdiscussion.
Format:
fromteacher
toflexibleconversation.
Benefit:
encouragingideasandinteraction.
4.Lectures:
amost
usedstudyactivity.
disadvantages:
1）less
thandiscussionsortutorials.
2）moredemandinginnote-taking.
Advantages:
1）providingageneral
ofasubjectunderdiscussion.
2）offeringmoreeasilyunderstoodversionsofatheory.
3）updatingstudentson
developments.
4）allowingstudentstofollowdifferent
.
PARTIIPROOFREADING&ERRORCORRECTION[15min]
ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:
Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha"∧"signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foraunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash"/"andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
EXAMPLE
When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,
it
buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs
themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistory
museumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.
Therearegreatimpedimentstothegeneraluseofastandard
inpronunciationcomparabletothatexistinginspelling
（orthography）.Oneisthefactthatpronunciationislearnt
"naturally"andunconsciously,andorthographyislearnt
deliberatelyandconsciously.Largenumbersofus,infact,
remainthroughoutourlivesquiteunconsciouswithwhat
ourspeechsoundslikewhenwespeakout,anditoften
comesasashockwhenwefirstlyheararecordingofourselves.
Itisnotavoicewerecognizeatonce,whereasourownhandwriting
issomethingwhichwealmostalwaysknow.Webeginthe"natural"
learningofpronunciationlongbeforewestartlearningtoreador
write,andinourearlyyearswewentonunconsciouslyimitatingand
practicingthepronunciationofthosearoundusformanymorehours
pereverydaythanweeverhavetospendlearningevenourdifficult
Englishspelling.Thisis"natural",therefore,thatourspeech-sounds
shouldbethoseofourimmediatecircle;afterall,aswehaveseen,
speechoperatesasameansofholdingacommunityand
togiveasenseof"belonging".Welearnquiteearlytorecognizea
"stranger",someonewhospeakswithanaccentofadifferent
community-perhapsonlyafewmilesfar.
PARTIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION[40min]
SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30min）
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourCOLOUREDANSWERSHEET.
TEXTA
Doyoueverfeelasthoughyouspendallyourtimeinmeetings?
HenryMintzberg,inhisbookTheNatureofManagerialWork,foundthatinlargeorganizationsmanagersspent22percentoftheirtimeattheirdesk,6percentonthetelephone,3percentonotheractivities,butawhopping69percentinmeetings.
Thereisawidely-heldbutmistakenbeliefthatmeetingsarefor"solvingproblems"and"makingdecisions".Forastart,thenumberofpeopleattendingameetingtendstobeinverselyproportionaltotheircollectiveabilitytoreachconclusionsandmakedecisions.Andthesearetheleastimportantelements.
Insteadhoursaredevotedtosideissues,playingelaborategameswithoneanother.Itseems,therefore,thatmeetingsservesomepurposeotherthanjustmakingdecisions.
Allmeetingshaveonethingincommon:
role-playing.Themostformalroleisthatofchairman.Hesetstheagenda,andagoodchairmanwillkeepthemeetingrunningontimeandtothepoint.Sadly,theother,informal,role-playersareoftenabletogaintheupperhand.Chiefisthe"constanttalker",whojustlovestohearhisorherownvoice.
Thentherearethe"can'tdo"typeswhowanttomaintainthestatusquo.Sincetheyhaveoftenbeenintheorganizationforalongtime,theyfrequentlyquotehistoricalexperienceasanexcusetoblockchange:
"Itwon'two
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