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专业英语八级考试真题

2004年专业英语八级考试真题

PartⅠListeningComprehension（40min）

InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

SECTIONATALK

Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven75secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothetalk.

1.

A）thecoordinationbasedonindividualactions

B）thenumberofindividualparticipants

C）thenecessityofindividualactions

D）therequirementsforparticipants

2.

A）individualB）combinedC）distinctD）social

3.

A）themanneroflanguageuse

B）thetopicandcontentofspeech

C）theinteractionsbetweenspeakerandaudience

D）therelationshipbetweenspeakerandaudience

4.

A）hidetheirrealintentions

B）voiceothers’intentions

C）playdoublerolesonandoffstage

D）onlyimitateotherpeopleinlife

5.

A）theabsenceofspontaneity

B）thepresenceofindividualactions

C）thelackofrealintentions

D）theabsenceofaudience

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven75secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

6.

A）Studentsworkedveryhard.

B）Studentsfelttheyneededaseconddegree.

C）Educationwasnotcareeroriented.

D）Thereweremanyspecializedsubjects.

7.

A）Toturnoutanadequatenumberofeliteforthesociety.

B）Topreparestudentsfortheirfuturecareer.

C）Toofferpracticalandutilitariancoursesineachprogramme.

D）Tosetupasmanytechnicalinstitutionsaspossible.

8.

A）requiregoodeducation

B）aresecondarytoeducation

C）don’tcallforgoodeducation

D）don’tconflictwitheducation

9.

A）Shiftingfromoneprogrammetoanother.

B）Workingoutwaystoreducestudentnumber.

C）Emphasizingbetterqualityofeducation.

D）Settingupstricterexaminationstandards.

10.

A）thosewhocanadapttodifferentprofessions

B）thosewhohaveahighflexibilityofmind

C）thosewhoarethinkers,historiansandphilosophers

D）thosewhopossessonlyhighlyspecializedskills

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven45secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

11.Whichofthefollowingregionsintheworldwillwitnessthesharpest

dropinlifeexpectancy?

A）LatinAmerica.

B）SubSaharanAfrica.

C）Asia.

D）TheCaribbean.

12.Accordingtothenews,whichcountrywillexperiencesmalllifeexpectancydrop?

A）Burma.

B）Botswana.

C）Cambodia.

D）Thailand.

13.Thecountriesthatarepredictedtoexperiencenegativepopulationgrowtharemainlyin____

A）Asia.

B）Africa.

C）LatinAmerica.

D）TheCaribbean.

14.ThetradedisputebetweentheEuropeanUnionandtheUSwascausedby____.

A）USrefusaltoacceptarbitrationbyWTO

B）USimposingtariffsonEuropeansteel

C）USrefusaltopaycompensationtoEU

D）USrefusaltolowerimportdutiesonEUproducts

15.WhowillbeconsultedfirstbeforetheEUlistissubmittedtoWTO?

A）EUmemberstates.

B）TheUnitedStates.

C）WTO.

D）Thesteelcorporations.

SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING

Inthissectionyouwillhearaminilecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15minutegapfillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEaftertheminilecture.Usetheblanksheetfornotetaking.

PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection（15min）

ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:

Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/”andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Example

When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,

（1）an

itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs

（2）never

themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum

wantsan[ZZ（Z]exhibition[ZZ）],itmustoftenbuildit.（3）exhibit

ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.

Oneofthemostimportantnon-legislativefunctionsoftheU.SCongress

isthepowertoinvestigate.Thispowerisusuallydelegatedtocommittees-either

standingcommittees,specialcommitteessetforaspecific

（1）____

purpose,orjointcommitteesconsistedofmembersofbothhouses.

（2）____

Investigationsareheldtogatherinformationontheneedfor

futurelegislation,totesttheeffectivenessoflawsalreadypassed,

toinquireintothequalificationsandperformanceofmembersand

officialsoftheotherbranches,andinrareoccasions,tolaythe（3）____

groundworkforimpeachmentproceedings.Frequently,committees

relyoutsideexpertstoassistinconductinginvestigativehearings（4）____

andtomakeoutdetailedstudiesofissues.（5）____

Thereareimportantcorollariestotheinvestigativepower.One

isthepowertopublicizeinvestigationsanditsresults.Most（6）____

committeehearingsareopentopublicandarereported（7）____

widelyinthemassmedia.Congressionalinvestigations

neverthelessrepresentoneimportanttoolavailabletolawmakers（8）____

toinformthecitizenryandtoarousepublicinterestsinnationalissues.

（9）____

Congressionalcommitteesalsohavethepowertocompel

testimonyfromunwillingwitnesses,andtociteforcontempt

ofCongresswitnesseswhorefusetotestifyandforperjury

thesewhogivefalsetestimony.（10）____

PartⅢReadingComprehension（30min）（开始PartⅢReadingComprehension（30min）计时）

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiplechoicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.

TEXTA

Farmersinthedevelopingworldhatepricefluctuations.Itmakesithardtoplanahead.Butmostofthemhavelittlechoice:

theysellatthepricethemarketsets.FarmersinEurope,theU.S.andJapanareluckier:

theyreceivemassivegovernmentsubsidiesintheformofguaranteedpricesordirecthandouts.LastmonthU.S.PresidentBushsignedanewfarmbillthatgivesAmericanfarmers$190billionoverthenext10years,or$83billionmorethantheyhadbeenscheduledtoget,andpushesU.S.agriculturalsupportclosetocrazyEuropeanlevels.Bushsaidthestepwasnecessaryto“promotefarmerindependenceandpreservethefarmwayoflifeforgenerations”.ItisalsodesignedtohelptheRepublicanPartywincontroloftheSenateinNovember’smidtermelections.

Agriculturalproductioninmostpoorcountriesaccountsforupto50%ofGDP,comparedtoonly3%inrichcountries.Butmostfarmersinpoorcountriesgrowjustenoughforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.ThosewhotryexportingtotheWestfindtheirgoodswhackedwithhugetariffsorcompetingagainstcheapersubsidizedgoods.In1999theUnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopmentconcludedthatforeachdollardevelopingcountriesreceiveinaidtheyloseupto$14justbecauseoftradebarriersimposedontheexportoftheirmanufacturedgoods.It’snotasifthedevelopingworldwantsanyfavours,saysGeraldSsendwula,Uganda’sMinisterofFinance.“Whatwewantisfortherichcountriestoletuscompete.”

AgricultureisoneofthefewareasinwhichtheThirdWorldcancompete.Landandlabourarecheap,andasfarmingmethodsdevelop,newtechnologiesshouldimproveoutput.Thisisnopieintheskyspeculation.ThebiggestsuccessinKenya’seconomyoverthepastdecadehasbeentheboominexportsofcutflowersandvegetablestoEurope.Butthatmayallchangein2008,whenKenyawillbeslightlytoorichtoqualifyforthe“leastdevelopedcountry”statusthatallowsAfricanproducerstoavoidpayingstiffEuropeanimportdutiesonselectedagriculturalproducts.Withtradebarriersinplace,thehorticultureindustryinKenyawillshrivelasquicklyasadiscardedrose.Andwhileagricultureexportsremainthegreathopeforpoorcountries,reducingtradebarriersinothersectorsalsoworks:

AmericasAfricanGrowthandOpportunityAct,whichcutsdutiesonexportsofeverythingfromhandicraftstoshoes,hasprovedaboontoAfrica’smanufacturers.Thelesson:

theThirdWorldcanprosperiftherichworldgivesitafairgo.

ThisiswhatmakesBush’sdecisiontoincreasefarmsubsidieslastmonthallthemoredepressing.Poorcountrieshavelongsuspectedthattherichworldurgesradeliberalizationonlysoitcanwangleitswayintonewmarkets.SuchsuspicionscausedtheSeattletradetalkstobreakdownthreeyearsago.ButlastNovembermembersoftheWorldTradeOrganization,meetinginDoha,Qatar,finallyagreedtoanewroundoftalksdesignedtoopenupglobaltradeinagricultureandtextiles.Richcountriesassuredpoorcountries,thattheirconcernswerefinallybeingaddressed.