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2001年英语专业八级考试全真试卷

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PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection （15 min）

  ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.EachlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway.Forawrongword,   underlinethewrongwordandwri

tethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foramissingword,    markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foranunnecessaryword   crossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/’andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Example

When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,     

（1）anitnever／ buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs    

（2）neverthemonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum   wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.      （3）exhibit

   Duringtheearlyyearsofthiscentury,wheatwasseenasthe

verylifebloodofWesternCanada.Peopleoncitystreetswatched

theyieldsandthepriceofwheatinalmostasmuchfeelingasif 1.___

theyweregrowers.Themarketingofwheatbecameanincreasing 2.___

favoritetopicofconversation.

   Warsetthestageforthemostdramaticeventsinmarketing

thewesterncrop.Foryears,farmersmistrustedspeculativegrain

sellingascarriedonthroughtheWinnipegGrainExchange.

Wheatpricesweregenerallylowintheautumn,sofarmerscould 3.___

notwaitformarketstoimprove.Ithadhappenedtoooftenthat

theysoldtheirwheatsoonshortlyafterharvestwhenfarmdebts 4.___

werecomingdue,justtoseepricesrisingandspeculatorsgettingrich. 5.___

Onvariousoccasions,producergroups,askedfirmercontrol, 6.___

butthegovernmenthadnowishtobecomeinvolving,at 7.___

leastnotuntilwartimewhenwheatpricesthreatenedtorun

wild.

   Anxioustocheckinflationandrisinglifecosts,thefederal 8.___

governmentappointedaboardofgrainsupervisorstodealwith

deliveriesfromthecropsof1917and1918.GrainExchange

tradingwassuspended,andfarmerssoldatpricesfixedbythe

board.Tohandlewiththecropof1919,thegovernment 9.___

appointedthefirstCanadianWheatBoard,withtotalauthorityto 10.___

buy,sell,andsetprices.

阅读理解A

PartⅢReadingComprehension （40 min）

SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION （30 min）

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkanswersonyourColouredAnswerSheet.

  TEXTA

   “Twentyyearsago,Blackpoolturneditsbackontheseaandtriedtomakeitselfintoanentertainmentcentre”sayRobinWood,alocalofficial.“Nowthethinkingisthatweshouldtry,torefocusontheseaandmakeBlackpoolafamilydestinationagain.”TosaythatBlackpoolneglectedtheseaistoputitmildly.In1976theEuropeanCommunity,asitthenwascalled,instructedmembernationstomaketheirbeachesconformtocertainminimumstandardsofcleanlinesswithintenyears.Britain,ratherthancomplying,tookthenovelstrategyofcontendingthatmanyofitsmostpopularbeacheswerenotswimmingbeachesatall.BecauseofBritain’sclimatethesea-bathingseasonisshort,andmostpeopledon’tgoinabovetheirkneesanyway-andhencecan’treallybesaidtobeswimming.Byaveragingoutthenumberofpeopleactuallyswimmingacross365daysoftheyear,thegovernmentwasabletopersuadeitself,ifnooneelse,thatBritainhadhardlyanyrealswimmingbeaches.

     Asoneenvironmentalistputittome:

“YouhadtheludicroussituationinwhichLuxembourghadmerelistedpublicbathingbeachesthanthewholeoftheUnitedKingdom.Itwaspreposterous.”

   Meanwhile,Blackpoolcontinuedtodischargerawsewagestraightintothesea.FinallyaftermuchpressurefrombothenvironmentalgroupsandtheEuropeanUnion,thelocalwaterauthoritybuiltanewwaste-treatmentfacilityforthewholeofBlackpoolandneighbouringcommunities.ThefacilitycameonlineinJune1996.ForthefirsttimesincetheindustrialrevolutionBlackpool’swatersaresafetoswimin.

   Thatdone,thetownisnowturningitsattentiontomakingthesea-frontmerevisuallyattractive.Thepromenade,oncearatherelegantplacetostroll,hadbecomeincreasinglytattyandneglected.“ItwasbuiltinVictoriantimesandneededathoroughoverhaulanyway,”saysWood,“sowedecidedtomakeaestheticimprovementsatthesametime,totrytodrawpeoplebacktoit.”Blackpoolrecentlyspentabout$1.4millionbuildingnewkiosksforvendorsandimprovingseatingaroundtheCentralPierandplanstospendafurther$15milliononvariousamenityprojects.

   ThemoststrikingthingaboutBlackpoolthesedayscomparedwith20yearsagoishowemptyitsbeachesare.Whenthetideisout,Blackpool’sbeachesarea vastplainofbeckoningsand.TheylookspaciousenoughtoaccommodatecomfortablytheentirepopulaceofnorthernEngland.KenWelsbyremembersdayswhen,asheputsit,“youcouldn’tlaydownahandkerchiefonthisbeach,itwasthatcrowded.”

   WelsbycomesfromPreston,20milesdowntheroad,andhasbeenvisitingBlackpoolallhislife.Nowretired,hehadcomeforthedaywithhiswife,Kitty,andtheirthreeyounggrandchildrenwhoweregravelyabsorbedinbuildingasandcastle.“Twohundredthousandpeoplethey’dhaveonthisbeachsometimes.”Welsbysaid.“Youcan’timagineitnow,canyou?

”

   IndeedIcouldnot.Thoughitwasabrightsunnydayinthemiddleofsummer.Icountedjust13peoplescatteredalongahalfmileorsoofopensand.Exceptforthoseraretimeswhenhotweatherandapublicholidaycoincide,itislikethisnearlyalwaysnow.

   “Youcan’timaginehowexcitingitwastocomehereforthedaywhenwewereyoung.”Kittysaid.“EvenfromPreston,itwasabigtreat.Nowchildrendon’t wantthebeach.Theywantarcadegamesandridesinhelicoptersandgoodnessknowswhatelse.”Shestaredoutovertheglitterywater.“We’llneverseethosedaysagain.It’ssadreally.”

   “Butyourgrandchildrenseemtobeenjoyingit,”Ipointedout.

   “Forthemoment,”Kensaid.“Forthemoment.”

   AfterwardIwentforalongwalkalongtheemptybeach,thenwentbacktothetowncentreandtreatedmyselftoalargeportionoffish-and-chipswrappedinpaper.ThewaytheycookitinBlackpool,itisn’tsomuchamealasaninvitationtoaheartattack,butitwasdelicious.FaroutovertheseathesunwassettingwithsuchsplendorthatIwouldalmosthaveswornIcouldhearthewaterhisswhereittouched.

   BehindmethelightsofBlackpoolTowerwerejusttwinklingon,andthestreetswerebeginningtofillwithhappyeveningthrongs.Inthepurplylightofduskthetownlookedpeacefulandhappy—enchantingeven—andtherewasanengagingairofexpectancy,offunabouttohappen.Somewhattomysurprise,Irealizedthatthisplacewasbeginningtogrowonme.

16.Atthebeginning,thepassageseemstosuggestthatBlackpool___.

A.willcontinuetoremainasanentertainmentcentre

B.compliedwithEC’sstandardsofclearliness

C.hadnoswimmingbeachesallalong

D.isplanningtoreviveitsformerattraction

17.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatBlackpoolusedto___.

A.haveasmanybeachesasLuxumbourg

B.haveseriouslypolluteddrinkingwater

C.boastsomeimposingseafrontsights

D.attractfewdomesticholidaymakers

18.WhatBlackpool’sbeachesstrikevisitorsmostistheir___.

A.emptiness  B.cleanliness  C.modernity  D.monotony

TEXTB

   Punditswhowanttosoundjudiciousarefondofwarningagainstgeneralizing.Eachcountryisdifferent,theysay,andnoonestoryfitsallofAsia.Thisis,ofcourse,silly:

alloftheseeconomiesplungedintoeconomiccrisiswithinafewmonthsofeachother,sotheymusthavehadsomethingincommon.

   Infact,thelogicofcatastrophewasprettymuchthesameinThailand,Malaysia,IndonesiaandSouthKorea.（Japanisaverydifferentstory.）Ineachcaseinvestors——mainly,butnotentirely,foreignbankswhohadmadeshort-termloans——alltriedtopulltheirmoneyoutatthesametime.Theresultwasacombinedbankingandcurrencycrisis:

abankingcrisisbecausenobankcanconvert allitsassetsintocashonshortnotice;acurrencycrisisbecausepanickedinvestorsweretryingnotonlytoconvertlong-termassetsintocash,buttoconvertbahtorrupiahintodollars.Inthefaceofthestampede,governmentshadnogoodoptions.Iftheylettheircurrenciesplungeinflationwouldsoarandcompaniesthathadborrowedindollarswouldgobankrupt;iftheytriedtosupporttheircurrenciesbypushingupinterestrates,thesamefirmswouldprobablygobustfromthecombinationofdebtburdenandrecession.Inpractice,countries’splitthedifference——andpaidaheavypriceregardless.

   Wasthecrisisapunishmentforbadeconomicmanagement?

Likemostcliches, thecatchphrase“cronycapitalism”hasprosperedbecauseitgetsatsomethingreal:

excessivelycozyrelationshipsbetweengovernmentandbusinessreallydidleadtoalotofbadinvestments.ThestillprimitivefinancialstructureofAsianbusinessalsomadetheeconomiespeculiarlyvulnerabletoalossofconfidence.Butthepunishmentwassurelydisproportionatetothecrime,andmanyinvestmentsthatlookfoolishinretrospectseemedsensibleatthetime.

   Giventhattherewerenogoodpolicyoptions,wasthepolicyresponsemainlyonthefighttrack?

Therewasfranticblame-shiftingwheneverythinginAsiaseemedtobegoingwrong:

nowthereisaracetoclaimcreditwhensomethingshavestartedtog