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英语专八真题

2002年英语专业八级考试全真试卷

∙PARTI    LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（40MIN）

InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet

SECTIONA    TALK

QuestionsIto5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

Nowlistentothetalk.

1.  WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutofficesisNOTtrueaccordingtothetalk?

A.Officesthroughouttheworldarebasicallyalike.

B.Thereareprimarilytwokindsofofficelayout.

C.Officesurroundingsusedtodependoncompanysize.

D.Officeatmosphereinfluencesworkers'performance.

2.  Wecaninferfromthetalkthatharmoniousworkrelationsmayhaveadirectimpactonyour

A.promotion.

B.colleagues.

C.management.

D.union.

3.  Supposingyouwereworkinginasmallfirm,whichofthefollowingwouldyoudowhenyouhadsomegrievances?

A.Requestaformalspecialmeetingwiththeboss.

B.Draftaformalagendaforaspecialmeeting.

C.Contactaconsultativecommitteefirst.

D.Asktoseethebossforatalkimmediately.

4.  Accordingtothetalk,theunionplaysthefollowingrolesEXCEPT

A.mediation.

B.arbitration.

C.negotiation.

D.representation.

5.  WhichtopicisNOTcoveredinthetalk?

A.Roleoftheunion.

B.Workrelations.

C.Companystructure.

D.Officelayout.

SECTIONB        INTERVIEW

Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

6.  WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaboutDavid'spersonalbackground?

A.Hehadexcellentacademicrecordsatschoolanduniversity.

B.HewasonceonaPHDprogrammeatYaleUniversity.

C.Hereceivedprofessionaltraininginacting.

D.Hecamefromasingle-parentfamily.

7.  Davidisinclinedtobelievein

A.aliens.

B.UFOs.

C.theTVcharacter.

D.governmentconspiracies.

8.  DavidthinksheisfitfortheTVrolebecauseofhis

A.professionaltraining.

B.personality.

C.lifeexperience.

D.appearance.

9.  Fromtheinterview,weknowthatatpresentDavidfeels

A.asenseoffrustration.

B.hauntedbytheunknownthings

C.confidentbutmoody.

D.successfulyetunsatisfied.

10.HowdoesDavidfeelaboutthedivorceofhisparents?

A.Hefeelsasenseofanger.

B.Hehasasenseofsadness.

C.Ithelpedhimgrowup.

D.Itleftnoeffectonhim.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Question11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.

Nowlistentothenews.

11.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?

A.USconcernoverth6forthcomingpeacetalks.

B.PeaceeffortsbythePalestinianAuthority.

C.RecommendationsbytheMitchellCommission.

D.BombattacksaimedatIsraelicivilians.

Question12isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.

Nowlistentothenews.

12.Somevoterswillwastetheirballotsbecause

A.theylikeneithercandidate.

B.theyareallill-informed.

C.thecandidatesdonotdiffermuch.

D.theydonotwanttovotetwice.

Questions13to15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

13.AccordingtotheUNHumanDevelopmentReport,whichisthebestplaceforwomenintheworld?

A.Canada.

B.TheUS.          

C.Australia.

D.Scandinavia.          

14.  _______isinthe12thplaceinoverallranking.

A.Britain

B.France

C.Finland

D.Switzerland

15.AccordingtotheUNreport,theleastdevelopedcountryis

A.Ethiopia.

B.Mali.

C.SierraLeon.

D.CentralAfricanRepublic.

SECTIOND  NOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15-minutegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEafterthemini-lecture.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

PARTII  PROOFREADING&ERRORCORRECTION（15MIN）

ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.

PARTIII  READINGCOMPREHENSIOS  （40MIN）

SECTIONA  READINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet~

TEXTA

    HostilitytoGypsieshasexistedalmostfromthetimetheyfirstappearedinEuropeinthe14thcentury.TheoriginsoftheGypsies,withlittlewrittenhistory,wereshroudedinmystery.Whatisknownnowfromcluesinthevariousdialectsoftheirlanguage,Romany,isthattheycamefromnorthernIndiatotheMiddleEastathousandyearsago,workingasminstrelsandmercenaries,metal-smithsandservants.EuropeansmisnamedthemEgyptians,soonshortenedtoGypsies.Aclansystem,basedmostlyontheirtraditionalcraftsandgeography,hasmadethemadeeplyfragmentedandfractiouspeople,onlyreallyunifyinginthefaceofenmityfromnon-Gypsies,whomtheycallgadje.TodaymanyGypsyactivistsprefertobecalledRoma,whichcomesfromtheRomanywordfor“man”.ButonmytravelsamongthemmoststillreferredtothemselvesasGypsies.

    InEuropetheirpersecutionbythegadjebeganquickly,withthechurchseeingheresyintheirfortune-tellingandthestateseeinganti-socialbehaviourintheirnomadism.Atvarioustimestheyhavebeenforbiddentoweartheirdistinctivebrightclothes,tospeaktheirownlanguage,totravel,tomarryoneanother,ortoplytheirtraditionalcrafts.Insomecountriestheywerereducedtoslaveryitwasn'tuntilthemid-1800sthatGypsyslaveswerefreedinRomania.InmorerecenttimestheGypsieswerecaughtupinNaziethnichysteria,andperhapshalfamillionperishedintheHolocaust.Theirhorseshavebeenshotandthewheelsremovedfromtheirwagons,theirnameshavebeenchanged,theirwomenhavebeensterilized,andtheirchildrenhavebeenforciblygivenforadoptiontonon-Gypsyfamilies.

    ButtheGypsieshaveconfoundedpredictionsoftheirdisappearanceasadistinctethnicgroupandtheirnumbershaveburgeoned.Todaythereareanestimated8to12millionGypsiesscatteredacrossEurope,makingthemthecontinent'slargestminority.Theexactnumberishardtopindown.Gypsieshaveregularlybeenundercounted,bothbyregimesanxioustodownplaytheirprofileandbyGypsiesthemselves,seekingtoavoidbureaucracies.Attemptingtoremedypastinequities,activistgroupsmayovercount.HundredsofthousandsmorehaveemigratedtotheAmericasandelsewhere.WithveryfewexceptionsGypsieshaveexpressednogreatdesireforacountrytocalltheirown-unliketheJews,towhomtheGypsyexperienceisoftencompared.“Romanestan”saidRonaldLee,theCanadianGypsywriter,"iswheremytwofeetstand."

16.Gypsiesareunitedonlywhenthey

Aareengagedintraditionalcrafts.

B.callthemselvesRoma.

C.liveunderaclansystem.

D.faceexternalthreats.

17.InhistoryhostilitytoGypsiesinEuroperesultedintheirpersecutionbyallthefollowing

    EXCEPT

A.theEgyptians.

Bthestate.

C.thechurch.

D.theNazis.

18.Accordingtothepassage,themaindifferencebetweentheGypsiesandtheJewsliesintheirconceptsof

A．language.

B.culture.

C.identity.

D.custom.

TEXT　Ｂ  

  IwasjustaboywhenmyfatherbroughtmetoHarlemforthefirsttime,almost50yearsago.WestayedattheHotelTheresa,agrandbrickstructureat125thStreetandSeventhAvenue.Once,inthehotelrestaurant,myfatherpointedoutJoeLouis.HeevengotMr.Brown,thehotelmanager,tointroducemetohim,abitpaunchybutstillthechampasfarasIwasconcerned.

    Muchhaschangedsincethen.Businessandrealestatearebooming.Somesayanewrenaissanceisunderway.OthersdecrywhattheyseeasoutsideforcesrunningroughshodovertheoldHarlem.

    NewYorkmeantHarlemtome,andasayoungmanIvisiteditwheneverIcould.Butmanyofmyoldhauntsaregone.TheTheresashutdownin1966.NationalchainsthatonceignoredHarlemnowanticipateyuppiemoneyandwantpiecesofthisprimeManhattanrealestate.SohereIamonahotAugustafternoon,sittinginaStarbucksthattwoyearsagoopenedablockawayfromtheTheresa,snatchingatmemoriesbetweensipsofhigh-pricedcoffee.IamabouttoopenupapieceoftheoldHarlem-theNewYorkAmsterdamNews—whenatouristaskingdirectionstoSylvia's,aprominentHarlemrestaurant,penetratesmydaydreaming.He'scarryingabook:

TouringHistoricHarlem.

    History.ImissMr.Michaux'sbookstore,hisHouseofCommonSense,whichwasacrossfromtheTheresa.Hehadabigbillboardoutfrontwithbrownandblackfacespaintedonitthatsaidinlargeletters:

"WorldHistoryBookOutleton2,000,000,000AfricansandNonwhitePeoples."Anuglystateofficebuildinghasswallowedthatspace.

    ImissspeakerlikeCarlosCooks,whowasalwaysonthesouthwestcomerof125thandSeventh,urginglistenerstosupportAfrica.Harlem'spowerfulpoliticalelectricityseemsunplugged-althoughthesweetsarestillenergized,especiallybyWestAfricanimmigrants.

    Hardworkingsouthernnewcomersformedthebulkofthecommunitybackinthe1920sand'30s,whenHarlemrenaissanceartists,writers,andintellectualsgaveitaglitterandrenownthatmadeitthecapitalofblackAmerica.FromHarlem,W.E.B.DuBois,LangstonHughes,PaulRobeson,ZoraNealHurston,andothershelpedpowerAmerica'sculturalinfluencearoundtheworld.

    Bythe1970sand'