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