英语专业八级真题及答案.docx

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英语专业八级真题及答案

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2007）

-GRADEEIGHT-

Timelimit:

195MIN

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（35MIN）

SECTIONAMini-lecture

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.Youwillhearthelectureonceonly.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Younoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskforafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonAnswersheetone.Usetheblanksheetfornote-tanking.

WhatCanWeLearnfromArt?

I.Introduction

A.Differencesbetweengeneralhistoryandarthistory

—Focus:

—generalhistory:

（1）_____

—arthistory:

politicalvalues,emotions,everydaylife,etc.

B.Significanceofstudy

Moreinformationandbetterunderstandingofhumansocietyandcivilization

II.Typesofinformation

A.Informationinhistorybooksis

（2）_____

—facts,butnoopinions

B.Informationinarthistoryissubjective

—（3）_____andopinions

e.g.—Spanishpainter'sworks:

misuseofgovernmentalpower

—Mexicanartists'works:

attitudestowardssocialproblems

III.Artasareflectionofreligiousbeliefs

A.Europe:

（4）_____inpicturesinchurches

B.MiddleEast:

picturesofflowersandpatternsinmosques,palaces

Reason:

humanand（5）_____arenotseenasholy

C.AfricaandthePacificIslands:

masks,headdressesandcostumesinspecialceremonies

Purpose:

toseekthehelpof（6）_____toprotectcrops,animalsandpeople.

IV.PerceptionsofArt

Howpeopleseeartisrelatedtotheirculturalbackground.

A.EuropeansandAmericans

—（7）_____

—expressionofideas

B.Peopleinotherplaces

—partofeverydaylife

—（8）_____use

V.Artasareflectionofsocialchanges

A.Causeofchanges:

（9）_____ofdifferentcultures.

B.Changes

—tribalpeople:

effectsof（10）_____onartforms

—Europeanartists:

influenceofAfricantraditionalartintheirworks

—AmericanandCanadianartists:

studyofJapanesepainting

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

Inthissectionyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

Nowlistentothefollowingfivequestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview

1.AccordingtoNigel,mostproblemsofairtravelarecausedby________.

A.Unfavorableweatherconditions.

B.Airportshandlingcapacity.

C.Inadequateticketingservice.

D.Overbooking.

2.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedascompensationforvolunteersforthenextfightout?

A.Freeticket.

B.Freephonecall.

C.Cashreward.

D.Seatreservation.

3.WhydoesNigetsuggestthatbusinesstravelersavoidbigairports?

A.Becauseallflightsinandoutoftherearefull.

B.Becausethevolumeoftrafficisheavy.

C.Becausetherearemorepopularflights.

D.Becausetherearemoredelaysandcancellations.

4.AccordingtoNigel,inexperiencetravelersarelikelytomakethefollowingmistakesEXCEPT

A.Bookingonlesspopularflights.

B.buyingticketsatfullprice

C.carryingexcessiveluggage

D.planninglongbusinesstrips

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A.Thepossibilityofdiscountsdependsonatravelagent'svolumeofbusiness.

B.Longerflightstothesamedestinationmaybecheaper.

C.Itisadvisabletoplaneverydetailofatripinadvance.

D.Arrangingforstopoverscanavoidovernighttravel.

SECTIONCNEWSBROACAST

Inthissectionyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

6.WhathappenedonMonday?

A.Atraincrashoccurredcausingminorinjuries.

B.Investigatorfoundoutthecauseoftheaccident.

C.Crewsrescuedmorepassengersfromthesite.

D.Acommutertraincrashedintoabuilding.

Question7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

6.WhichofthefollowingwasnotontheagendaoftheG20meeting?

A.Iraqdebts.

B.WTOtalks.

C.Financialdisasters.

D.Possiblesanctions.

8.TheG20isa（n）________organization.

A.International.

B.European.

C.Regional.

D.Asian.

Question9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions

9.TheUNCharterwentintoeffectafter________.

A.Itwassignedbythe50originalmembercountries.

B.Itwasapprovedbythefoundersandothermembercountries.

C.Itwasapprovedbythefoundingmembers.

D.Itwassignedbythefoundingmembers.

10.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribetheroleofthecharter?

A.TheCharteronlydescribespowersoftheUNbodies.

B.TheChartermainlyaimstopromoteworldeconomy.

C.Thecharterisatreatyaboveallothertreaties.

D.ThecharterauthorizesreformsinUNbodies.

PartIIReadingComprehension（30min）

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.

TEXTA

TheWelshlanguagehasalwaysbeentheultimatemarkerofWelshidentity,butagenerationagoitlookedasifWelshwouldgothewayofManx.OncewidelyspokenontheisleofManbutnowextinct.Governmentfinancingandcentralplanning,however,havehelpedreversethedeclineofWelsh.RoadsignsandofficialpublicdocumentsarewritteninbothWelshandEnglish,andschoolchildrenarerequiredtolearnbothlanguages.WelshisnowoneofthemostsuccessfulofEurope'sregionallanguages,spokenbymorethanahalf-millionofthecountry'sthreemillionpeople.

Therevivalofthelanguage,particularlyamongyoungpeople,ispartofaresurgenceofnationalidentitysweepingthroughthissmall,proudnation.LastmonthWalesmarkedthesecondanniversaryoftheopeningoftheNationalAssembly,thefirstparliamenttobeconvenedheresince1404.TheideabehinddevolutionwastorestorethebalancewithintheunionofnationsmakinguptheUnitedKingdom.Withmostofthepeopleandwealth,Englandhasalwayshadbraggingrights.ThepartialtransferoflegislativepowersfromWestminster,implementedbyTonyBlair,wasdesignedtogivetheothermembersoftheclub-Scotland,NorthernIreland,andWales-abiggersayandtocountercentrifugalforcesthatseemedtothreatentheveryideaoftheunion.

TheWelshshowedlittleenthusiasmfordevolution.WhereastheScotsvotedoverwhelminglyforaparliament,thevoteforaWelshassemblyscrapedthroughbylessthanonepercentonaturnoutoflessthan25percent.Itspowerswereproportionatelylimited.TheAssemblycandecidehowmoneyfromWestminsterortheEuropeanUnionisspent.Itcannot,unlikeitscounterpartinEdinburgh,enactlaws.Butnowthatitishere,theWelsharegrowingtoliketheirAssembly.Manypeoplewouldlikeittohavemorepowers.Itsimportanceasfigureheadwillgrowwiththeopeningin2003,ofanewdebatingchamber,oneofmanynewbuildingsthataretransformingCardifffromadecayingseaportintoaBaltimore-stylewaterfrontcity.MeanwhileagrantofnearlytwomilliondollarsfromtheEuropeanUnionwilltacklepoverty.WalesisoneofthepoorestregionsinWesternEurope-onlySpain,Portugal,andGreecehavealowerstandardofliving.

NewspapersandmagazinesarefilledwithstoriesaboutgreatWelshmenandwomen,boostingself-esteem.TofamiliarfacessuchasDylanThomasandRichardBurtonhavebeenaddednewiconssuchasCatherineZeta-Jones,themoviestar,andBrynTerfel,theoperasinger.Indigenousfoodslikesaltmarshlambareinvogue.AndWalesnowboastsanationalairline.AwyrCymru.Cymru,whichmeans"landofcompatriots,"istheWelshnameforWales.Thereddragon,thenation'ssymbolsincethetimeofKingArthur,iseverywhere-onT-shirts,rugbyjerseysandevencellphonecovers.

"UntilveryrecenttimesmostWelshpeoplehadthisfeelingofbeingsecond-classcitizens,"saidDyfanJones,an18-year-oldstudent.Itwasawarmsummernight,andIwassittingonthegrasswithagroupofyoungpeopleinLlanelli,anindustrialtowninthesouth,outsidetherockmusicvenueoftheNationalEisteddfod,Wales'sannualculturalfestival.ThedisusedfactoryinfrontofusechoedtothesoundsofnewWelshbands.

"Therewasalmostagenetictendencyforlackofconfidence,"Dyfancontinued.EquallycomfortableinhisWelshnessasinhismembershipintheEnglish-speaking,globalyouthcultureandthenewfederalEurope,Dyfan,liketherestofhisgeneration,isgrowingupwithasenseofpossibilityunimaginabletenyearsago."Weusedtothink.Wecan'tdoanything,we'reonlyWelsh.NowIthinkthat'schanging."

11.Accordingtothepassage,devolutionwasmainlymeantto________.

A.maintainthepresentstatusamongthenations

B.reducelegislativepowersofEngland

C.createabetterstateofequalityamongthenations

D.grantmoresaytoallthenationsintheunion

12.Theword"centrifugal"inthesecondparagraphmeans________.

A.separatist

B.conventional

C.feudal

D.political

13.WalesisdifferentfromScotlandinallthefollowingaspectsEXCEPT

A.people'sdesirefordevolution

B.locals'turnoutforthevoting

C.powersofthelegislativebody

D.statusofthenationallanguage

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcitedasanexampleoftheresurgenceofWelshnationaliden