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0304年专业英语八级考试真题

2003年专业英语八级考试真题

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（40MIN）

InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet

SECTIONATALK

QuestionsIto5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

Nowlistentothetalk.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutofficesisNOTtrueaccordingtothet

alk?

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.

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

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.

SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING

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

PARTIIPROOFREADING&ERRORCORRECTION（15MIN）

ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.

PARTIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSIOS（40MIN）

SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet~

TEXTA

HostilitytoGypsieshasexistedalmostfromthetimetheyfirstappearedinEurop

einthe14thcentury.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.InhistoryhostilitytoGypsiesinEuroperesultedintheirpersecutionbyallthefollowingEXCEPT

A.theEgyptians.

B.thestate.

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,especiallybyWestAfricanimmigra