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专业英语八级真题附答案详解

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（1999）

—GRADEEIGHT

PAPERONE

PARTⅠLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（40MIN.）

InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

SECTIONATALK

Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.

1.Thetechnologytomakemachinesquieter

A.hasbeeninusesincethe1930's.

B.hasacceleratedindustrialproduction.

C.hasjustbeenincommercialuse.

D.hasbeeninventedtoremoveallnoises.

2.Themodernelectronicanti-noisedevices

A.areanupdateversionofthetraditionalmethods.

B.sharesimilaritieswiththetraditionalmethods.

C.areasinefficientasthetraditionalmethods.

D.arebasedonanentirelynewworkingprinciple.

3.TheFrenchcompanyisworkingonanti-noisetechniquestobeusedinallEXCEPT

A.streets.B.factories.

C.aircraft.D.cars.

4.Accordingtothetalk,workersin"zonesofquiet"can

A.bemoreaffectedbynoise.B.heartalkfromoutsidethezone.

C.workmoreefficiently.D.beheardoutsidethezone.

5.Themainthemeofthetalkisabout

A.noise-controltechnology.B.noiseinfactories.

C.noise-controlregulations.D.noise-relatedeffects.

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.

6.EmployeesintheUSarepaidfortheirtime.Thismeansthattheyaresupposedto

A.workhardwhiletheirbossisaround.

B.cometoworkwhenthereisworktobedone.

C.workwithinitiativeandwillingness.

D.workthroughtheirlunchbreak.

7.Oneoftheadvantagesofflexibleworkinghoursisthat

A.pressurefromworkcanbereduced.

B.workingwomencanhavemoretimeathome.

C.trafficandcommutingproblemscanbesolved.

D.personalrelationshipsinofficescanbeimproved.

8.OntheissueofworkingcontractsintheUS,whichstatementisNOTcorrect?

A.Performanceatworkmattersmorethananythingelse.

B.Therearelawsprotectingemployees'workingrights.

C.Goodreasonsmustbeprovidedinordertofireworkers.

D.WorkingcontractsintheUSaremostlyshort-termones.

9.Itcanbeassumedfromtheinterviewthataninformalatmospheremightbefoundin

A.smallfirms.B.majorbanks.C.bigcorporations.D.lawoffices.

10.Theinterviewismainlyabout__________intheUSA.

A.officehierarchiesB.officeconditions

C.officerules.D.officelife.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Question11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven

15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

11.SenatorBobDole'sattitudetowardsClinton'santi-crimepolicyisthatof

A.opposition.B.support.C.ambiguity.D.indifference.

Questions12and13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

12.JapanandtheUnitedStatesarenow

A.negotiatingaboutphotographicmaterial.

B.negotiatinganautomobileagreement.

C.facingseriousproblemsintrade.

D.onthevergeofalarge-scaletradewar.

13.Thenewsitemseemstoindicatethattheagreement

A.willendallotherrelatedtradeconflicts.

B.isunlikelytosolvethedisputeonceandforall.

C.islinkedtoothertradeagreements.

D.isthelastofitskindtobereached.

Question14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

14.Accordingtothenews,theicefromGreenlandprovidesinformationabout

A.oxygen.B.ancientweather.

C.carbondioxide.D.temperature.

15.WhichofthefollowingstatementisCORRECT?

A.Drasticchangesintheweatherhavebeencommonsinceancienttimes.

B.Thechangeinweatherfromverycoldtoveryhotlastedoveracentury.

C.Thescientistshavebeenstudyingicetoforecastweatherinthefuture.

D.Thepast10,000yearshaveseenminorchangesintheweather.

SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.Youwillhearthelectureonceonly.Whilelisteningtothelecture,

takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15-minutegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETafterthemini-lecture.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking

ANSWERSHEET

Atpresentcompaniesandindustriesliketosponsorsportsevents.Tworeasonsareputforwardtoexplainthisphenomenon.Thefirstreasonisthattheyget

（1）throughouttheworld.

Thesecondreasonisthatcompaniesandindustries

（2）moneyastheygetreductionsinthetaxtheyoweiftheysponsorsportsorartsactivities.

Assponsorshipis（3）carefulthinkingisrequiredindecidingwhicheventstosponsor.

Itisimportantthattheeventtobesponsored（4）theproduct（s）tobepromoted.Thatis,theright（5）andmaximumproductcoveragemustbeguaranteedintheevent.

Pointstobeconsideredinsportssponsorship.

Popularityoftheevent

Internationalsportseventsarebig（6）events,whichgetextensivecoverageonTVandinpress.

Smallereventsattractfewerpeople.

Identificationofthepotentialaudience

Aimingattherightaudienceismostimportantforsmallerevents.

Therightaudiencewouldattractmanufacturersofrelatedproductslike（7）,etc.

Advantagesofsponsorship

Advantagesarelonger-term.

Peopleareexpectedtorespond8totheproductspromotedandbemorelikelytobuythem.

Advertisingis9themind.

Sponsorshipisbetterthanstraightadvertising:

a）less10

b）tax-free

PARTⅡPROOFREADINGANDERRORCORRECTION（15MIN.）

ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETasinstructed.

Thehunter-gatherertribesthattodayliveasourprehistoric

（1）__________

humanancestorsconsumeprimarilyavegetabledietsupplementing

（2）__________

withanimalfoods.Ananalysisof58societiesofmodernhunter-

gatherers,includingtheKungofsouthernAfrica,revealedthat

one-halfemphasizegatheringplantfoods,one-thirdconcentrateon

fishing,andonlyone-sixthareprimarilyhunters.Overall,two-thirdsand（3）__________

moreofthehunter-gatherer'scaloriescomefromplants.Detailedstudies

oftheKungbythefoodscientistsattheUniversityofLondon,showed

thatgatheringisamoreproductivesourceoffoodthanishunting.An

hourofhuntingyieldsinaverageabout100ediblecalories,（4）__________

asanhourofgatheringproduces240.（5）__________

Plantfoodsprovidefor60percentto80percentoftheKungdiet,（6）__________

andnoonegoeshungrywhenthehuntfails,interestingly,iftheyescape

fatalinfectionsoraccidents,thesecontemporaryaborigineslivetoold

agesdespiteoftheabsenceofmedicalcare.Theyexperiencenoobesity,（7）__________

andnomiddle-agedspread,littledentaldecay,nohighbloodpressure,no

heartdisease,andtheirbloodcholesterollevelareverylow（abouthalfof（8）__________

theaverageAmericanadult.）Ifnooneissuggestingthatwereturnto（9）__________

anaboriginallife,wecertainlycouldusetheireatinghabits

asamodelforhealthierdiet.（10）__________

PARTⅢREADINGCOMPREHENSION（40MIN.）

SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN.）

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestions.

TEXTA

Ricci's"OperationColumbus"

1Ricci,45,isnowstrikingoutonperhapshisboldestventureyet.HeplanstomarketanEnglish-languageeditionofhiselegantmonthlyartmagazine,FMR,intheUnitedStates.OnceagaintheskepticsaremurmuringthatthesuccessfulRiccihasheadedforabigfall.AndonceagainRicciintendstoprovethemwrong.

2Ricciissoconfidentthathehaschristenquest"OperationColumbus"andhassethissightsondiscoveringanAmericanreadershipof300,000.Thatgoalmaynotbetoofar-fetched.TheItalianeditionofFMR—theinitials,ofcourse,standforFrancoMariaRicci—isonly18monthsold.Butitisalreadythesecondlargestartmagazineintheworld,withacirculationof65,000andaprofitmarginofUS$500,000.TheAmericaneditionwillbepatternedaftertheItalianversion,witheach160-pageissuecarryingonly40pagesofadsandnomorethanfivearticles.Butthecontentswilloftendiffer.TheEnglish-languageeditionwillincludemoreAmericanworks,Riccisays,tohelpAmericansgetover"aninferioritycomplexabouttheirart".Healsohopesthatthemagazinewillbecomeavehicleforatwo-wayculturalexchange—whathelikestothinkofasamarriageofbrains,cultureandtastefrombothsidesoftheAtlantic.

3Torealizethisversion,Ricciismountingoneofthemostlavish,enterprising—andexpensivepromotionalcampaignsinmagazine-publishinghistory.BetweenNovemberandJanuary,eightjumbojetswillfly8millioncopiesofasample16-pageeditionofFMRacrosstheAtlantic.FromawarehouseinMichigan,6.5millioncopieswillbemailedtoAmericansubscribersofvariouscultural,artandbusinessmagazines.SomeoftheremainingcopieswillcirculateasaspecialSundaysupplementintheNewYorkTimes.ThecostoflaunchingOperationColumbusisastaggeringUS$5million,butRicciishopingthat600%ofthepricetagwillbefinancedbyItaliancorporations."TolandinAmericaColumbushadtouseSpanishsponsors,"readsonesentenceinhispromotionalpamphlet."WewouldlikeItalians."

4LikeColumbu