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专八真题及答案详解

专八真题及答案详解

ReViSedfinaldraftNOVember26,2020

TESTFaRENGLlSHMAJORS（2000）

-GRADEEIGHT-

PAPERONE

TIMELIMIT:

95MlN

PARTILlSTENlNGCOMPREHENSlON[40MlN∙]

InSeCtiOnSAfBandCyouWillheareverythingONCEONLY.LiStenCarefUlIyandthenanswertheQUeStiOnSthatfollow.MarktheCOrreCtanswertoeachquestionOnyourCOlOredAnSWerSheet.

SECTlONATALK

QUeStiOnS1to5refertothetalkinthisSeCtiontheendOfthetalkyouWillbegiven15SeCOndStoanswereachOfthefollowingfivequestions.

NOWIiStentothetalk.

1.TherulesforthefirstPriVateIibraryintheUSWeredrawnUPby.

C）

A）theIegiSIatUre

B）theIibrarian

JOhnHarVard

D）thefacultymembers

2.TheearliestPUbIiCIibraryWaSalsoCalIedaSUbSCriPtion

Iibrarybecausebooks・

A）COUIdbeIenttoeveryone

B）COUIdbeIentbybookStOreS

C）WereIenttoStUdentSandthefaculty

D）WereIentOnamembershipbasis

3.½τhichOfthefollowingisNOTStdtedasOneOfthePUrPOSeSOffreePUbliCIibrarieS

A）TOPrOVidereadersWithComfOrtabIereadingrooms・

B）TOPrOVideadultsWithOPPOrtUnitieSOffurthereducation.

C）TOSerVetheCOmmUnity,SCUItUraIandrecreationalneeds・

D）TOSUPPIytechnicalIiteratUreOnSPeCialiZedSUbjeCtS・

4・ThemajordifferencebetweenmodemPriVateandPUbIiCIibrarieSIieSin.

A）readershipC）SerViCe

B）COntentD）function

3.ThemainPUrPOSeOfthetalkis・

A）tointroduceCategOrieSOfbooksinUSIibrarieS

B）todemonstratetheimportanceOfUSIibrarieS

C）toexplaintherolesOfdifferentUSIibrarieS

D）todefinetheCirCUIatiOnSyStemOfUSIibrarieS

SECTlONBINTERVlEW

QUeStiOnS6to10arebasedOnaninterview.AttheendOftheinterVi&炉youWil1begiven15SeCOndStoanswereachOfthefollowingfivequestions.

NOWIiStentotheinterview.

6.NanCybecameataxidriverbecause・

A）SheOWnedaCar

B）ShedroveWelI

C）SheIikeddrivers,UnifOrmS

D）itWaSherChildhOOddream

7・AeCOrdingtoher,WhatWaSthemostdifficultaboutbecomingataxidriver?

A）TherightSenSeOfdirection.

B）TheSenSeOfjudgment・

C）TheSkilIOfmaneuvering・

D）TheSiZeOfVehiCIeS・

8.WhatdoesNanCyIikebestaboutherjob?

A）Seeinginterestingbuildingsinthecity.

B）BeingabletoenjoytheWOrIdOfnature・

C）DriVinginUnSettIedWeather・

D）

TakingIOngdrivesOUtSidetheCity・

C）talkativeandgenerousWithtips

D）differentinPerSOnaIity

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

QUeStiOn11isbasedOnthefollowingnews・AttheendOfthenewsitern,youWil1begiven15SeCOndStoanswertheQUeStiOn・

NOWIiStentothenews・

11.ThePrimaryPUrPOSeOftheUSanti-smokingIegiSIatiOnis

A）totightenCOntrOIOntobaccoadvertising

B）toimposePenaItieSOntobaccoCOmPanieS

C）toStartanationalanti-smokingCamPaign

D）toensurethehealthOfAmeriCanChiIdren

QUeStiOnS12and13arebasedOnthefollowing刀ews.

questions・

NOWIiStentothenews・

12.TheFrenChPreSident,SViSittoJaPanaimsat・

A）makingmoreinvestmentsinJaPan

B）StimUIatingJaPaneSebusinessesinFranCe

C）helpingboosttheJaPaneSeeconomy

D）IaUnChingafilmfestivalinJaPan

13.ThiSisJaCqUeSChirac,SViSittoJaPan.

A）SeCOndC）fortieth

B）fourteenthD）forty-first

QUeStiOnS14and15arebasedOnthefollowing刀ews.AttheendOfthenewsitem,youWilIbegiven30SeCOndStoanswerthe

questions・

NoWIiStentothenews.

14.AfghanPeOPIeareSUfferingfromStarVatiOnbecause・

A）meltingSnOWbeginstoblockthemountainPathS

B）theTalibanhavedestroyedexistingfoodStOCkS

C）theTalibanarehinderingfooddeliveries

D）anemergencyair-liftOffoodWaSCanCelIed

13.PeOPleinAfghaniStanarefacingStarVatiOn.

A）160,OOOC）1,000,000

B）16,000D）100,000

SECTIONDNOTE-TAKlNGANDGAP-FILLlNG

InthisSeCtiOnyouWilIhearaInini-IeCtUre・YOUWilltheIeCtUreONCEONLY.WhIleIiStenlngtotheIeCtUreftakenotesOntheimportantPOints.YOUr刀OteSWillnotbemarked,butyouWill刀eedthemtoCOmPIetea15-IninUtegap-fillingtaskOnANSwERSHEETONEafterthemini-lecture.USetheblankPaPerfornote-taking.

PartIIPROOFREADlNG&ERRORCORRECTlON（15MlN）

PrOOfreadthegivenPaSSageOnANSWERSHEETTWasinstrueted.

PartIΠREADlNGCOMPREHENSlON（40MlN）SECTlONAREADINGCaMPREHENSlON（30MlN）

InthisSeCtiOntherearefourreadingPaSSageSfollowedbyatotalOffifteenInUItiPIe-ChOiCeQUeStiOnS・ReadthePaSSageSandthenInarkyouranswersOnyourCOlOredAnSWerSheet.

TEXTA

DeSPiteDenmark,SmanifestVirtUeSJDaneSnevertalkabouthowPrOUdtheyaretobeDaneS・ThiSWOUldSOUndWeirdinDaniSh・WhenDaneStalktoforeignersaboutDenmarkJtheyalwaysbeginbyCOmmentingOnitstininess,itsUnimPOrtanCeJthedifficuItyOfitslanguage,thegeneralSmalI-mindednessandself-indulgenceOftheirCOUntrymenandthehightaxes・NODaneWOUIdIOOkyouintheeyeandsay,''DenmarkisagreatCOUntry."You,reSUPPOSedtofigurethisOUtforyourseif・

ItistheIandOftheSiIkSafetynet,WherealmosthalfthenationalbudgetgoestowardSmOOthingOUtlife,Sinequalities,andthereisPIentyOfmoneyfOrSChOOISJdaycare,retrainingprogrammes,jobSeIninarS-DaneSIOVeseminars：

threedaysataStUdyCentrehearingaboutWaStemanagementisalmostasgoodasaSkitrip.ItisaCUItUrebombardedbyEnglish,inadvertising,POPmusic,theInternet,anddespitealltheEngIiShthatDaniShabsorbs-thereisnoDaniShACademytodefendagainstit-OIddialectsPerSiStinJUtlandthatCanbarelybeUnderStOOelbyCOPenhagenerS・ItiStheIandwhere,astheSayinggoes,"FeWhavetoomuchandfewerhavetoolittle,,zandaforeignerisStrUCkbytheSWeetegalitarianismthatPreVaiIs,WheretheIOWIieStCIerkgivesyouaIeVeIgaze,WhereSirandMadamehavedisappearedfromCommOnUSageJevenMr.andMrS・It'sanationOfrecyclers-about55%OfDaniShgarbagegetsmadeintoSOmethingnew-andnonuclearPOWerPlantS・It'SanationOftirelessPlanner・TrainSrunOntime・ThingSOPerateWelIingenera1.

SUChanationOfOVeraChieVerS一abrochurefromtheMiniStryOfBUSineSSandIndUStrySaySJZZDenmarkisOneOftheWOrld,SCIeaneStandmostOrganiZedcountries,WithVirtUalIynoPOlIUtion,crime,OrPOVerty・DenmarkisthemostCOrrUPtion-freeSOCietyintheNOrthernHemiSPhere・"So,Ofcourse,one,SheartIiftSatanySightingOfDaniShsleaze:

SkinheadgraffitiOnbuildings（'"ForeignerSOUtOfDenmark!

ZZ）,brokenbeerbottlesinthegutters,ClrUnkenteenagersSIUmPedinthePark・

NOnetheIeSSJitisanOrderIyIand・YOUdrivethroughaDaniShtown,itCOmeStoanendataStOneWalIJandOntheOtherSideisa

fieldOfbarley,aniceCIeanline:

townhere,COUntrythere・ItisnotanationOfjay-walkers・PeOPIeStandOntheCUrbandWaitfortheredIighttochange,evenifit,s2a・m.andthere,SnotaCarinSight・However,DaneSdon'tthinkOfthemselvesasaWainting-at-2-a・m.一for一the一green一IightPeOPIethat"ShowtheySeeSWedeSand

GermanS・DaneSSeethemselvesasjazzypeople,improvisers,morefreeSPiritedthanSwedes,butthetruthis（thoughOneShOUldnotSayit）thatDaneSareVerymuchIikeGermanSandSWedeS・OrdeX'IinessisamainSellingPOint・Denmarkhasfewnaturalresources,Iimitedmanufacturingcapability;itsfutureinEUrOPeWilIbeasabroker,banker,anddistributorOfgoods・YOUSendyourgoodsbyCOntainerShiPtoCopenhagen,andthesebright,young,EngIiSh-SPeakingJUtterIyhonest,highlydisciplinedPeOPIeWilIgetyourgoodsaroundtoSCandinavia,theBaItiCStates,andRUSSia・Airports,SeaPOrtSJhighways,andrailIineSareUItramOdernandWelI-maintained・

TheOrderlineSSOftheSOCietydoesn,tmeanthatDaniShIiVeSareIeSSmessyOrIOnelythanyoursOrmine,andnoDaneWOUIdtellyouso.YOUCanhearPlentyaboutbitterfamilyfeudsandtheSOrrOWSOfalcoholismandaboutPerfeCtlySenSiblePeOPIeWhOWentOffOnedayandkilledthemselves・AnOrderIySOCietyCannotexemptitsmembersfromthehazardsOfIife・

BUtthereisaSenSeOfentitlementandSeCUritythatDaneSgrowUPWith・CertainthingsareyoursbyVirtUeOfCitiZenship,andyouShOUldn,tfeelbadfortakingWhatyou,reentitledto,you'reasgoodasanyoneelse・TherulesOftheWeIfareSyStemareCleartoeveryone,thebenefitsyougetifyouIOSeyourjob,theStePSyoutaketogetanewone;andtheOrderIineSSOftheSyStemmakesitPOSSibIefortheCOUntrytoWeatherhighUnemPIOymentandSOCiaIUnreStWithOUtaSenSeOfCriSiS・

16.TheauthorthinksthatDaneSadoptaattitudetowardstheir

COUntry.

A）boastfulC）deprecating

B）modestD）mysterious

17.WhiChOfthefollowingisNOTaDaniShCharaCteriStiCCitedin

thePaSSage

A）FOndneSSOfforeignC）LingUiStiCtolerance・

CUItUre・D）PerSiStentPIanning・

B）EqUaIityinSOCiety・

18.Theauthor'SreactiontotheStatementbytheMiniStryOf

BUSineSSandIndUStryis・

A）CiiSaPPrOVing

B）approving

C）noncommittal

D）doubtful

19.ACCOrdingtothepassage,DaniShOrderIineSS・

A）SetSthePeOPIeapartfromGermanSandSWedeS

B）SPareSDaneSSOCiaItroublesbesettingOtherPeOPIe

C）isCOnSideredeconomicallyessentialtotheCOUntry

D）PreVentSDaneSfromacknowledgingexistingtroubles

20.AttheendOfthePaSSagetheauthorStateSallthefollowingEXCEPTthat—.

A）DaneSareCIearIyinformedOftheirSOCiaIbenefits

B）DaneStakeforgrantedWhatisgiventothem

C）theOPenSySteInhelpstotidetheCOUntryOVer

D）OrderIineSShasalleviatedUnemPIOyment

TEXTB

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