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专八听力真题及答案

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2006）

2006年专业八级听力真题及答案

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHESION

SectionAMini-lecture

SectionBInterview

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutMissGreen’suniversitydays?

A.Shefeltbored.

B.Shefeltlonely.

C.Shecherishedthem.

D.Thesubjectwaseasy.

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTpartofherjobwiththeDepartmentofEmployment?

A.Doingsurveysatworkplace.

B.Analyzingsurveyresults.

C.Designingquestionnaires.

D.Takingapsychologycourse.

3.AccordingtoMissGreen,themaindifferencebetweentheDepartmentofEmploymentandtheadvertisingagencyliesin

A.thenatureofwork.

B.officedecoration.

C.officelocation.

D.workprocedures.

4.WhydidMissgreenwanttoleavetheadvertisingagency?

A.Shefeltunhappyinsidethecompany.

B.Shefeltworktheretoodemanding.

C.Shewasdeniedpromotioninthecompany.

D.Shelongedfornewopportunities.

5.HowdidMissGreenreacttoaheavierworkloadinthenewjob?

A.Shewaswillingandready.

B.Shesoundedmildlyeager.

C.Sheabitsurprised.

D.Shesoundedveryreluctant.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

Questions6and7basedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthetwoquestions.Nowlistentothenews.

6.Themanstoletheaircraftmainlybecausehewantedto

A.destroytheEuropeanCentralBank.

B.haveaninterviewwithaTVstation.

C.circleskyscrapersindowntownFrankfurt.

D.rememberthedeathofaUSastronaut.

7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthemanisTRUE?

A.Hewasa31-year-oldstudentfromFrankfurt.

B.Hewaspilotingatwo-seathelicopterhehadstolen.

C.Hehadtalkedtoairtrafficcontrollersbyradio.

D.HethreatenedtolandontheEuropeanCentralBank.

Question8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

8.Thenewsismainlyaboutthecitygovernment’splanto

A.expandandimprovetheexistingsubwaysystem.

B.buildundergroundmallsandparkinglots.

C.preventfurtherlandsubsidence.

D.promoteadvancedtechnology.

Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthetwoquestions.Nowlistentothenews.

9.Accordingtothenews,whatmakesthiscreditcarddifferentfromconventionalonesis

A.thatitcanheartheowner’svoice.

B.thatitcanrememberapassword.

C.thatitcanidentifytheowner’svoice.

D.thatitcanremembertheowner’sPIN.

10.ThenewlydevelopedcreditcardissaidtosaidtohaveallthefollowingEXCEPT

A.switch.

B.battery.

C.speaker.

D.built-inchip.

听力原文Part1,ListeningComprehension

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Goodmorning!

Intoday'slectureweshalldiscusswhatmeaningisinliterary,works.Whenwereadnovels,poems,etc.,weinvariablyaskourselvesaquestion—thatis,whatdoesthewritermeanhere?

Inotherwords,weareinterestedinfindingoutthemeaning.Butmeaningisadifficultissueinliterature.Howdoweknowwhataworkofliteratureissupposedtomeanorwhatitsrealmeaningis?

I'dliketodiscussthreewaystoexplainwhatmeaningis.

No.1,meaningiswhatisintendedbytheauthor.（Q1）

No.2,meaningiscreatedbyandcontainedinthetextitself.

AndNo.3,meaningiscreatedbythereader.

Now,let'stakealookatthefirstapproach—thatis,meaningiswhatisintendedbytheauthor.Doesaworkofliteraturemeanwhattheauthorintendedtomean?

Andifso,howcanwetell?

Ifalltheevidencewehaveisthetextitselfandnothingelse,wecanonlyguesswhatideastheauthorhadaccordingtoourunderstandingofliteratureandworld.Inordertohaveabetterideaofwhatonepar¬ticularauthormeansinoneofhisworks;Isuggestthatyoudothefollowing:

First,gotothelibraryandreadotherworksbythesameauthor.（Q2）

Secondgettoknowsomethingaboutwhatsortofmeaningsseemtobecommoninliteraryworksinthatparticulartraditionand.atthattime.Inotherwords,weneedtofindoutwhattheliterarytrendswereinthosedays.（Q3）

Andlast,gettoknowwhatweretheculturalvaluesandsymbolsofthetime.Iguessyoucanunderstandtheauthor'smeaningmuchmoreclearlyafteryoudotherelatedbackgroundresearch.

Now,let'smoveontothesecondapproachtomeaning—thatis,meaningiscreatedbyandcon¬tainedinthetextitself.Doesthemeaningexistinthetext?

Somescholarsarguethattheformalprop¬ertiesofthetextlikegrammar,diction,usesofimageandsoonandsoforth,containandproducethemeaning,（Q4）sothatanyeducatedorcompetentreaderwillinevitablycometomoreorlessthesameinterpretationasanyother.As.farasIamconcerned,themeaningisnotonlytobefoundintheliterarytraditionsandgrammaticalconventionsofmeaningbutalsointheculturalcodeswhichhavebeenhandeddownfromgenerationtogeneration.（Q5）Sowhenweandotherreaders,inclu¬dingtheauthoraswell,aresaidtocomeupwithsimilarinterpretations.Thatkindofagreementcouldbecreatedbycommontraditionsandconventionsofusage,practiceandinterpretation.Inotherwords,wehavesomekindofsharedbasesforthesameinterpretation,butthatdoesnotmeanthatreadersagreeonthemeaningallthetime.Indifferenttimeperiods,withdifferentculturalperspec¬tives,includingclass,beliefandworldview,readers,Imeancompetentreaders,canarriveatdif¬ferentinterpretationsoftdxts:

（Q6）Someaninginthetextisdeterminedbyhowreadersseeit.Itisnotcontainedinthetextinafixedway.

Now,thethirdapproachtomeaning—thatis,meaningiscreatedbythereader.（Q7）Doesthemeaningthenexistinthereader'sresponse?

Inasense,thisisinescapable.Meaningexistsonlyinsofarasitmeanstosomeone,andliteraryworksarewritteninordertoevokesetsofresponsesinthereader.Thisleadsustoconsiderthreeessentialissues.

Thefirstis—meaningissocial—（Q8）thatis,languageandconventionsworkonlyasharedmeaningandourwayofviewingtheworldcanexistonlyasharedorsharable.Similarly,whenwereadatext,weareparticipatinginsocialorculturalmeaning,soaresponsetoapieceofliteraryworkisnotmerelyanindividualthingbutispartofcultureandhistory.

Second,meaningiscontextual.Ifyouchangethecontext,youoftenchangethemeaning.

Andlast,meaningrequiresreadercompetency.（Q9）Textsconstructedasliteraturehavetheirownwaysofexpressionsorsometimeswesaystyles.Andthemoreweknowofthem,themorewecanunderstandthetext.Consequently,thereisinregardtothequestionofmeaning;thematterofreadercompetencyasitiscalledtheexperienceandknowledgeofcomprehendingliterarytexts.Yourprofessorsmightinsistthatyoupracticeandimprovecompetencyinreadingandtheymightalsoinsistthatyouinterpretmeaninginthecontextofthewholework.Butyoumayhavetolearnothercompe¬tenciestoo.Forinstance,inreadingMulkRajAnand'sTheUntouchables'youmighthavetolearnwhatthesocialstructureofIndiawaslikeatthattime,whattraditionsofwritingwereinpracticeinIndiaintheearly1930s,whatpolitical,culturalandpersonalinfluencesMulkRajAnandcameun¬derwhenconstructingtheimaginativeworldoftheshortnovel.（Q10）Ok,youmayseethatthisi¬deathatmeaningrequirescompetencyinreadinginfactbringsusbacktothehistoricallysituatedun¬derstandingsofanauthorandhisworksaswementionedearlierinthislecture,todifferentconven¬tionsandwaysofreadingandwritingandtothepointthatmeaningrequiresanegotiationbetweenculturalmeaningsacrosstime,culture,class,etc.Asreaders,youhaveinfactacquiredagooddealofcompetencyalreadybutyoushouldacquiremore.Theessentialpointofthislectureisthatmean¬inginliteratureisaphenomenonthatisnoteasilylocated,thatmeaningishistorical,socialandde¬rivedfromthetraditionsofreadingandthinkingandunderstandingoftheworldthatyouareeducatedabout.Thankyouforyourattention!

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

Interviewer:

Well,Iseefromyourresume,MissGreen,thatyoustudiedattheuniversitycollege.Howdidyoufindthere?

MissGreen:

Ihadagreattime.TheteachingtherewasgoodandImadealotoffriends.Thepsy¬chologydepartmentwasagreatplacetobe.（Q1）

Interviewer:

Howcomeyouchosepsychology?

MissGreen:

Well,atfirstIdidn'thaveanyclearideaofwhatIwantedtodoafteruniversity.IguessI'vejustalwaysbeeninterestedinpeopleandthewaytheyact.Iwantedtoknowwhypeoplethinkandactthewaytheydo.It'safascinatingarea.

Interviewer:

Andwhatwasthecourselike?

.

MissGreen:

Good.Theteacherswereallreallyniceandtheyhadthespecialapproachtoteaching.Youknowtheydidn'tjustgiveuslecturesandtellustoreadbooksliketheymightdoinsomemoretraditionalplaces.Thewholecoursewasbasedontheproblem-solvingap¬proach.Youknowtheydescribedapai-ticularsituationtousandwediscusswhatmighthappen.Andafterthatwedosomereadingand