英语专业八级考试真题附参考答案.docx

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英语专业八级考试真题附参考答案

TestForEnglishMajors（2013）

GradeEightTimeLimit:

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.

Now,listentothemini-lecture.

SectionBInterview

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MakethebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

Accordingtotheinterviewer,whichofthefollowingbestindicatestherelationshipbetweenchoiceandmobility?

Bettereducation→morechoices→greatermobility.Bettereducation→greatermobility→morechoices.Greatermobility→bettereducation→morechoices.Greatermobility→morechoices→bettereducation.Accordingtotheinterview,whichofthefollowingdetailsaboutthefirstpollisINCORRECT?

Jobsecuritycamesecondaccordingtothepollresults.Chancesforadvancementmighthavebeenfavoredbyyoungpeople.Highincomefailedtocomeontopforbeingmostimportant.Shorterworkhourswasleastchosenforbeingmostimportant.Accordingtotheinterviewee,whichisthemaindifferencebetweenthefirstandthesecondpoll?

Thetypeofrespondentswhowereinvited.Thewayinwhichthequestionsweredesigned.Thecontentareaofthequestions.Thenumberofpollquestions.Whatcanwelearnfromtherespondents’answerstoitems2,4and7inthesecondpoll?

Recognitionfromcolleaguesshouldbegivenlessimportance.Workersarealwayswillingandreadytolearnmorenewskills.Workwillhavetobemadeinterestingtoraiseefficiency.Psychologicalrewardismoreimportantthanmaterialone.Accordingtotheinterviewee,whichofthefollowingcanofferbothpsychologicalandmonetarybenefits

Contactwithmanypeople.Appreciationfromcoworkers.Chancesforadvancement.Chancestolearnnewskills.

SectionCNewsBroadcast

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

Questions6and7arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

Accordingtothenewsitem,“sleepboxes”aredesignedtosolvetheproblemsof

airports.passengers.architects.companies.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruewithreferencetothenews?

Renterscantakeashowerinsidethebox.Rentersofnormalheightcanstandupinside.Beddingcanbeautomaticallychanged.Sleepboxescanberentedfordifferentlengthsoftime.

Question8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.

Nowlistentothenews.

Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?

London’spreparationsfortheNottingHillCarnival.MainfeaturesoftheNottingHillCarnival.Police’spreventivemeasuresforthecarnival.Policeparticipationinthecarnival.

Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

Thenewsitemreportsonaresearchfindingabout

earlymalnutritionandhearthealth.theDutchfamineandtheDutchwomen.thecausesofdeathduringthefamine.nutritioninchildhoodandadolescence.

Whendidtheresearchteamcarryoutthestudy?

AttheendofWorldWarII.Between1944and1945.Inthe1950s.In2007.

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

TEXTA

Threehundredyearsagonewstravelledbywordofmouthorletter,andcirculatedintavernsandcoffeehousesintheformofpamphletsandnewsletters.“Thecoffeehousesparticularlyareveryroomyforafreeconversation,andforreadingataneasierrateallmannerofprintednews,”notedoneobserver.Everythingchangedin1833whenthefirstmass-audiencenewspaper,theNewYorkSun,pioneeredtheuseofadvertisingtoreducethecostofnews,thusgivingadvertisersaccesstoawideraudience.Thepennypress,followedbyradioandtelevision,turnednewsfromatwo-wayconversationintoaone-waybroadcast,witharelativelysmallnumberoffirmscontrollingthemedia.

Now,thenewsindustryisreturningtosomethingclosertothecoffeehouse.Theinternetismakingnewsmoreparticipatory,socialanddiverse,revivingthediscursivecharacteristicsoftheerabeforethemassmedia.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.Theincreasingnumberofnewspaperreaders.

D.Theappearanceofadvertisinginnewspapers.

12.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestsupports“New,thenewsindustryisreturningtosomethingclosertothecoffeehouse”?

A.Newspapercirculationrosegloballyby6%between2005and2009.

B.PeopleintheWesternworldaregivingupnewspapersandTVnews.

C.Morepeopleareinvolvedinfinding,discussinganddistributingnews.

D.Classifieddocumentsarepublishedintheirthousandsonline.

13.Accordingtothepassage,whichisNOTaroleplayedbyinformationtechnology?

A.Challengingthetraditionalmedia.

B.Planningthereturntocoffee-housenews.

C.Providingpeoplewithaccesstoclassifiedfiles.

D.Givingordinarypeoplethechancetoprovidenews.

14.Theauthor’stoneinthelastparagraphtowardsnewjournalismis

A.doubtfulandreserved.

B.supportiveandskeptical.

C.optimisticandcautious.

D.ambiguousandcautious.

15.In“Thecoffeehouseisback”,coffeehousebestsymbolizes

A.theparticipatorynatureofnews.

B.themorevariedsourcesofnews.

C.thechangingcharacteristicsofnewsaudience.

D.themorediversifiedmeansofnewsdistribution.

TEXTB

Parisislikepornography.Yourespondevenifyoudon’twantto.Youturnacornerandseeavista,andyourimaginationboltsaway.SuddenlyyouarethinkingaboutwhatitwouldbeliketoliveinPairs,andthenyouthinkaboutallthelivesyouhavenotlived.Sometimes,though,whenyouarelucky,youonlythinkabouthowmanypleasuresthedayaheadholds.Then,youfeelprivileged.

Thelobbyofthehotelisdecoratedinredandgold.Itgivesoffawhiffof19th–centurydecadence.Probablyasmuchasanyhotelinpairs,thishotelissexy.Iwasstandingfacingtherevolvingdoorsandthedrivewaybeyond.Acarwithawomaninthebackseat---awomaninashortskirtandblack-leatherjacket---pulledupbeforethehoteldoor.Sheswungoffandshewaswearinghighheels.Normally,mymindwouldhaveleapedandimaginedastoryforthiswoman.Nowitdidn’t.Istoodt