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test8四级
PracticeTesteight
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicofPrivateCarsinChina.Youshouldwritenolessthan100wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositiononthefollowingoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:
1.私家车的现象在我国日益普遍。
2.私家车的利弊。
3.我的看法。
PartIIReadingComprehension (SkimmingandScanning) (15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.
FindingPeopleinBusiness
Withlittleshowingoff,Eliyon,aCambridge,Massachusetts,company,hasinjustthreeyearscompiledavast---andstillrapidlygrowing---databaseof15.7millionprofilesofU.S.businesspeopleselectedfrommanyInternetsources.
EliyonisquicklybecomingtoresumeinformationwhatD&Biscreditedtoreporting.GoogletogeneralWebsearchingandwhatFriendsterorCistosocialnetworkingamongpotentialdatesoroldschoolfriends.Infact,it’slittlebitofallthese.
Thegoalistoquicklybecomethefirstchoiceforfindingpeopleinbusiness,itscreatorsays.“Inbusiness,thereisnodirectoryofcorporateAmericabecausecompanieshavebeenreluctanttorevealsuchdata,”ChiefExecutiveJonathanSternsays.“ItishiddeninmillionsofWebpagesbutthereneedtobeawaytoorganizeit.”
Beginningthisweekend,Eliyonhasopeneditscommercialdatabasetoallowindividualstoverifytheirpersonaldetails.VisitorstothenetworkingsectionontheleftsideoftheEliyonhomepageat,canalsosearchforformercolleagues,oldfriendsandnewbusinesscontacts.It’sashortwalkdownmemorylaneforanyofficeworkerwhosearchesforformercolleaguesandapowerfulbusinesstoolforjobreferences,salestipsandcompetitiveintelligence.
Dataaccuracyvs.privacy
Eliyon’sdatabasesoftwaretechnologyworksbycrawlingtheweband“reading”pressreleases,newspapersandcompanyWebsites.Fromsuchsources,profilesofpeoplecanautomaticallybeassembledfromallstepsoftheAmericanbusinessladder.Eliyonreliesonnaturallanguageprocessingtechnologythatseeksoutpatternsinthewaywordsappearincertaincontexts.Numbersinfrontoftheword“street”,forexample,suggestastreetaddressandarefiledaccordingly.
Eachselectedpieceofinformationaboutapersonbecomesarecordinthatperson’sonlineresumeputtogetherbyEliyon.Apersonalfileisselectedfromasmanyas100differentsources,Sternsays.
Whilethescaleofinformationgatheredmayraisefearsofprivacyabuse,Sternisquicktodistancehiscompanyfromtheissue,sayingthatEliyononlycollectspubliclyavailableinformation.Therearenoarrest,creditordivorcerecords---onlymaterialthatyouorsomeoneinyourorganizationhasmadeanefforttopublicizeviatheWeb.
“Theinformationthatwecollectandposthasnothingtodowithyourprivatelife,”hestresses.“Westayawayvery,veryfarfromanythinghavingtodowithpersonaldata.”
Tobesure,anyGoogleusercanfindfarmorepersonaldetailsusingitsphonedirectorysearchfunction,whichinstantlyreturnshomeaddressesandphonenumbers.
Frombusinesscardstodirectories
Sternisnotjustanotherentrepreneurwithanotherbright,butultimatelyunprofitable,Internetidea.Foradecade,hehasbeenaleaderinbasicbusinessinformationcollectionthroughanearlierbusinesshefoundedCorexTechnologies.
Ten-year-oldCorexisthemakeroftop-sellingCardScanbusiness-cardreadingdevices,havingsold500,000ofthecompactdesktopscanners.Forpeoplewhoreceivemanybusinesscards,itisaconvenientwaytoscanthemintoacomputer.
UnlikeD&B,Hoover’sorInfoUSA,whospecializeininformationaboutretailAmerica,Eliyonisputtingnamesandplacestogetherforthemillionsofpeoplewhoworkinsidecompanies.
“Wewanttogetabout40millionprofilesofworkingAmericans,”hesaysofhistargetaudience.“Whatwewanttohaveisadatabasewhereanyonewhowantstotalktoanyoneinbusinesscanfindthem.”
Already,Fortune1000companiesincludingMicrosoft,TimeWarner,IBMandStaplesusetheEliyonsystemforrecruitingsalesprospecting,competitiveresearchandmore.LeadingonlinejobsearchcompanyMresellstheEliyondatabasetorecruiterstocheckinformationaboutjobseekers.
1.FromEliyondatabase,onecanmostprobablysearchinformationaboutaperson’seducationalbackground.
2.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatmanyentrepreneurswithabrightInternetideaendupinfinancialfailure.
3.EliyoncanprovidepeoplewithinformationofanyoneworkinginsideAmericancompanies.
4.ItcanbeconcludedthatEliyondatabasehasachievedcertainsuccess.
5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinformationaboutbusinesspeoplecanbefoundinmanysourcesbutitneedstobeputtogether.
6.Accordingtothepassage,beforeEliyondatabasewasfounded,therewasnowebsitetosearchpersonalinformation.
7.Evenifindividualsfindtheirinformationisinaccurate,Eliyoncompanywillnotmakechanges.
8.Ifyouaretryingtofindajob,youshouldlogonto______.
9.Thepassagetellsusthatasmoreinformationisgathered,theremaybefearsof______.
10.Accordingtothepassage,Hoover’sspecializesininformationabout______.
PartIIIListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.,anddecidewhichisthebetanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.
11.A.Makehisownarrangements.
B.Gototheplacesshehasbeento.
C.Seeatravelagent.
D.Takeaspringvacation.
12.A.Onehour.B.Twohours.
C.Threehours.D.Fourhours.
13.A.Hedoesnotknowthenumbernow.
B.Heisnotallowedtotellthenumber.
C.Hehasn’tbeenenrolledbytheuniversity.
D.Heisgoodatgettinginformationaboutuniversitiesandcolleges.
14.A.Hewassick.
B.Hiswifewassick.
C.Hiswifejusthadababy.
D.Hewasvisitinghisdaughter.
15.A.Sheisnotgoingtovisithisclass.
B.Theclassisopposedtohervisit.
C.ShecanvisithisclassnextMonday.
D.ThestudentswillhavetheirexaminationnextMonday.
16.A.Julieshouldcomewithhiminstead.
B.HewillgoalongwithJulie’sidea.
C.HethinksJulie’splayisverygood.
D.Julieshouldfindoutwhathereallyprefers.
17.A.8:
20B.8:
30C.8:
00D.8:
15
18.A.Shewantstobuysomepictures.B.Shewantstobuyacamera.
C.Shewantstobuysomefilms.D.Shewantstogetsomecoloredslides.
LongConversationOne
Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard.
19.A.Fullparkingfacilities
B.LeavinghiscarintheU.K.
C.Havinghiscarwashed
D.Hiringacarabroad
20.A.6.5pounds.B.23.10pounds.C.24.75pounds.D.243pounds.
21.A.At11:
00.B.At11:
10.C.At11:
20.D.At11:
30.
22.A.CompletelyindifferentB.Fairlyrelaxed
C.VerypoliteD.Ratherinpatient
LongConversationTwo
Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard.
23.A.Thismeansthattheyaresupposedtoworkhardwhiletherebossisaround
B.Thismeansthattheyaresupposedtocometoworkwhenthereisworktobedone
C.Thismeansthattheyaresupposedtoworkwithinitiativeandwillingness
D.Thismeansthattheyaresupposedtoworkthroughtheirlunchbreak
24.A.pressurefromworkcanbereduced
B.workingwomencanhavemoretimeathome
C.trafficandcommutingproblemscanbesolved
D.personalrelationshipsinofficescanbeimproved
25.A.Performanceatworkmattersmorethananythingelse.
B.Therearelawsprotectingemployees’workingrights.
C.Goodreasonsmustbeprovidedinordertofireworkers.
D.WorkingcontractsintheUSaremostlyshort-termones.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA.B.C.andD..ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyou’vejustheard.
26.A.Animalslivedincagesmadeofconcretewithironbars.
B.Animalslivedinnaturalenvironment.
C.Streamsofwaterflewthroughtheircages.
D.Severalspeciesofanimalslivedtogether.
27.A.Becausethezookeeperdidnottakegoodcareofthem.
B.Becausetheanimalswerenotfedwell.
C.Becausetheenvironmentwasanythingbutnatural.
D.Becausethecagesweretoodarkanddirty.
28.A.Animalslivedinmorenaturalenvironment.
B.Treesandgrassgrowinthecageswheretheanimalslive.
C.Adeepditchfilledwithwatersurroundstheareawhereanimalsliveinsteadofironbars.
D.Alloftheabove.
PassageTwo
Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyou’vejustheard.
29.A.Workersontheplatformandtrainswerereplacedbyrobots.
B.Acompletelyautomaticlinewasaddedtoitsnetwork.
C.Itbecamethefirstcompletelyautomaticrailwayintheworld.
D.Itstrainsbecamecompletelymanual-controlled.
30.A.Aplatformworker.B.Acomputer.
C.Thecommandspot.D.Amachine.
31.A.Todrivethetrainafteritisstartedautomatically.
B.Tostartthetrainandtodriveitwhennecessary.
C.Totakecareofthepassengersonthetra