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专八真题及答案
2010专八真题及答案
【篇一:
2010英语专八真题及答案(word完整版)】
>testforenglishmajors(2010)
-gradeeight
parti
sectionalisteningcomprehension(35min)mini-lectureinthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.youwillhearthelectureonceonly.whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonanswersheetone.usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.completethegap-fillingtask.someofthegapsbelowmayrequireamaximumofthreewords.makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallysemanticallyacceptable.youmayrefertoyournotes.
paralinguisticfeaturesoflanguage
inface-to-facecommunicationspeakersoftenaltertheirtomesofvoiceorchangetheirphysicalposturesinordertoconveymessages.thesemeansarecalledparalinguisticfeaturesoflanguage,whichfallintotwocategories.firstcategory:
vocalparalinguisticfeatures
a.
(1):
toexpressattitudeorintention
(1)
b.examples
1.whispering:
needforsecrecy
2.breathiness:
deepemotion
3.
(2):
unimportance
(2)
4.nasality:
anxiety
5.extralip-rounding:
greaterintimacysecondcategory:
physicalparalinguisticfeatures
a.facialexpressions
1.(3)(3)
smiling:
signalofpleasureorwelcome
2.lesscommonexpressions
eyebrowraising:
surpriseorinterestlipbiting:
(4)(4)
b.gesture
gesturesarerelatedtoculture.
1.britishculture
shruggingshoulders:
(5)(5)
scratchinghead:
puzzlement
2.othercultures
placinghanduponheart:
(6)(6)
pointingatnose:
secret
c.proximity,postureandechoing
1.proximity:
physicaldistancebetweenspeakers
closeness:
intimacyorthreat
(7):
formalityorabsenceofinterest(7)proximityisperson-,culture-and(8)-specific.
(8)
2.posture
hunchedshouldersorahanginghead:
toindicate(9)(9)
directleveleyecontact:
toexpressanopenorchallengingattitude
3.echoing
definition:
imitationofsimilarposture
(10):
aidincommunication(10)
consciousimitation:
mockery
sectionbinterview
inthissectionyouwillheareverythingonceonly.listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononanswersheettwo.questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
nowlistentotheinterview.
1.accordingtodrjohnson,diversitymeans
a.mergingofdifferentculturalidentities.
b.moreemphasisonhomogeneity.
c.embracingofmoreethnicdifferences.
d.acceptanceofmorebranchesofchristianity.
2.accordingtotheinterview,whichofthefollowingstatementsincorrect?
a.someplacesaremorediversethanothers.
b.townsarelessdiversethanlargecities.
c.diversitycanbeseeneverywhere.
d.americanisatrulydiversecountry.
3.accordingtodrjohnson,whichplacewillwitnessaradicalchangeinitsracialmakeupby2025?
a.maine
b.selinsgrove
c.philadelphia
d.california
4.duringtheinterviewdrjohnsonindicatesthat
a.greaterracialdiversityexistsamongyoungerpopulations.
b.botholderandyoungerpopulationsareraciallydiverse.
c.agediversitycouldleadtopensionproblems.
d.olderpopulationsaremoreraciallydiverse.
5.accordingtotheinterview,religiousdiversity
a.wasmostevidentbetween1990and2000.
b.existsamongmuslimimmigrants.
c.isrestrictedtocertainplacesintheus.
d.isspreadingtomorepartsofthecountry.sectioncnewsbroadcast
inthissectionyouwillheareverythingonceonly.listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.
question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.
nowlistentothenews.
6.whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?
a.sonydevelopedacomputerchipforcellphones.
b.japanwillmarketitswalletphoneabroad.
c.thewalletphoneisoneofthewirelessinnovations.
d.readerdevicesareavailableatstoresandstations.question7and8isbasedonthefollowingnews.attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.
nowlistentothenews.
7.whichofthefollowingismentionedasthegovernment's
measuretocontrolinflation?
a.foreigninvestment.
b.donorsupport.
c.pricecontrol.
d.bankprediction.
8.accordingtokingdombank,whatisthecurrentinflationrateinzimbabwe?
a.20millionpercent.
b.2.2millionpercent.
c.11.2millionpercent.
d.over11.2millionpercent.question9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestion.
nowlistentothenews.
9.whichofthefollowingiscorrect?
a.abigfireeruptedonthenileriver.
b.helicopterswereusedtoevacuatepeople.
c.fivepeopleweretakentohospitalforburns.
d.abigfiretookplaceontwofloors.
10.thelikelycauseofthebigfireis
a.electricalshort-cut.
b.lackoffire-satefymeasures.
c.terrorism.
d.notknown.
partiireadingcomprehension(30min)
inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.texta
still,theimageofanycityhasahalf-lifeofmanyyears.(sodoesitsname,officiallychangedin2001fromcalcuttatokolkata,whichisclosertowhatthewordsoundslikeinbengali.conversinginenglish,ineverheardanyonecallthecityanythingbutcalcutta.)towesterners,theconveyancemostidentifiedwithkolkataisnotitsmodernsubway—a
facilitywhosespaciousstationshaveartonthewallsandcricketmatchesontelevisionmonitors—butthehand-pulled
rickshaw.storiesandfilmscelebrateaprimitive-lookingcartwithhighwoodenwheels,pulledbysomeonewholooksclosetoneedingthesuccorofmotherteresa.foryearsthegovernmenthasbeentalkingabouteliminatinghand-pulledrickshawsonwhatitcallshumanitariangrounds—principally
onthegroundthat,asthemayorofkolkatahasoftensaid,itisoffensivetosee“onemansweatingandstrainingtopull
anotherman.”butthesedayspoliticiansalsolamenttheimpactof6,000hand-pulledrickshawsonamoderncity's
trafficand,particularly,onitsimage.“wsetrsytetorner
associatebeggarsandtheserickshawswiththecalcuttalandscape,butthisisnotwhatcalcuttastandsfor,”thechief
ministerofwestbengal,buddhadebbhattacharjee,saidinapressconferencein2006.“ourcitystandsforprosperityand
development.”thechiefministerth—e
equivalentofastategovernor—wentontoannouncethat
hand-pulledrickshawssoonwouldbebannedfromthestreetsofkolkata.
fromjunetoseptemberkolkatacangettorrentialrains,anditsdrainagesystemdoesn'tneedotrrentialraintobeginbacking
up.residentswhofavoratouchofhyperbolesaythatinkolkata“ifastraycatpees,there'saflood.”duringmystayit
oncerainedforabout48hours.entireneighborhoodscouldn't
bereachedbymotorizedvehicles,andthenewspapersshowedpicturesofrickshawsbeingpulledthroughwaterthatwasuptothepullers'waists.whenit'sraining,thenormal
customerbaseforrickshawpullersexpandsgreatly,asdoesthepriceofajourney.awriterinkolkatatoldme,t“whenirains,eventhegovernortakesrickshaws.”whileiwasinkolkata,amagazinecalledindiatodaypublisheditsannualrankingofindianstates,accordingtosuchmeasurementsasprosperityandinfrastructure.amongindia's
20largeststates,biharfinisheddeadlast,asithasforfourofthepastfiveyears.bihar,acouplehundredmilesnorthofkolkata,iswherethevastmajorityofrickshawpullerscomefrom.onceinkolkata,theysleeponthestreetorintheirrickshawsorinadera—acombinationgarageandrepairshop
anddormitorymanagedbysomeonecalledasardar.forsleepingprivilegesinadera,pullerspay100rupees(about$2.50)amonth,whichsoundslikeaprettygooddealuntilyou'vevisitedadera.theygrossbetween100and150rupeesa
day,outofwhichtheyhavetopay20rupeesfortheuseoftherickshawandanoccasional75ormoreforapayoffifapolicemanstopsthemfor,say,crossingastreetwhererickshawsareprohibited.a2003studyfoundthatrickshaw
pullersarenearthebottomofkolkataoccupationsinincome,doingbetterthanonlytheragpickersandthebeggars.forsomeonewithoutlandoreducation,thatstillbeatstryingtomakealivinginbihar.
therearepeopleinkolkata,particularlyeducatedandpoliticallyawarepeople,whowillnotrideinarickshaw,becausetheyareoffendedbytheideaofbeingpulledbyanotherhumanbeingorbecausetheyconsideritnotthesortofthingpeopleoftheirstationdoorbecausetheyregardthehand-pulledrickshawasarelicofcolonialism.ironically,someofthosepeoplearenotenthusiasticaboutbanningrickshaws.theeditoroftheeditorialpagesofkolkata'stelegraph
rudrangshumukherjee,aformeracademicwhostillwriteshistorybooks—toldme,forinstance,thatheseeshumanitarianconsiderationsascomingdownonthesideofkeepinghand-pulledrickshawsontheroad.“irefusetobe
carriedbyanotherhumanbeingmyself,”hesaid,“buti
questionwhetherwehavetherighttotakeawaytheirlivelihood.”rickshawsupporterspointoutthatwhenitcomestodemeaningoccupations,rickshawpullersarehardlyuniqueinkolkata.
wheniaskedonerickshawpullerifhethoughtthegovernment'splantoridthecityofrickshawswasbasedonagenuineinterestinhiswelf