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英语专业八级考试试题原题及参考答案

2005年英语专业八级考试试题原题及参考答案

2005年03月06日

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2005）

-GRADEEIGHT-

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

WritingaResearchPaper

I.ResearchPapersandOrdinaryEssay

A.Similarityin

（1）__________:

e.g.—choosingatopic

—askingquestions

—identifyingtheaudience

B.Differencemainlyintermsof

（2）___________

1.researchpapers:

printedsources

2.ordinaryessay:

ideasinone's（3）___________

II.TypesandCharacteristicsofResearchPapers

A.Numberofbasictypes:

two

B.Characteristics:

1.survey-typepaper:

—togather（4）___________

—toquote

—to（5）_____________

Thewritershouldbe（6）___________.

2.argumentative（research）paper:

a.Thewritershoulddomore,e.g.

—tointerpret

—toquestion,etc.

b.（7）_________varieswiththetopic,e.g.

—torecommendanaction,etc.

III.HowtoChooseaTopicforaResearchPaper

Inchoosingatopic,itisimportantto（8）__________.

QuestionNo.1:

yourfamiliaritywiththetopic

QuestionNo.2:

Availabilityofrelevantinformationonthechosentopic

QuestionNo.3:

Narrowingthetopicdownto（9）_________

QuestionNo.4:

Askingquestionsabout（10）___________

Thequestionshelpustoworkoutwayintothetopicanddiscoveritspossibilities.

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.

1.WhatisthepurposeofProfessorMcKay'sreport?

A.Tolookintothementalhealthofoldpeople.

B.Toexplainwhypeoplehavenegativeviewsonoldage.

C.Tohelpcorrectsomefalsebeliefsaboutoldage.

D.Toidentifythevariousproblemsofoldage

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTProfessorMcKay'sview?

A.Peoplechangeinoldagealotmorethanattheageof21.

B.Thereareasmanysickpeopleinoldageasinmiddleage.

C.Weshouldnotexpectmorephysicalillnessamongoldpeople.

D.Weshouldnotexpecttofindoldpeopleunattractiveasagroup.

3.AccordingtoProfessorMcKay'sreport,

A.familyloveisgraduallydisappearing.

B.itishardtocommentonfamilyfeeling.

C.morechildrenareindifferenttotheirparents.

D.familyloveremainsasstrongasever.

4.ProfessorMcKayis________towardsthetendencyofmoreparentslivingapartfromtheirchildren.

A.negative

B.positive

C.ambiguous

D.neutral

5.TheonlypopularbeliefthatProfessorMcKayisunabletoprovideevidenceagainstis

A.old-agesickness.

B.loosefamilyties.

C.poormentalabilities.

D.difficulitiesinmaths.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

6.ScientistsinBrazilhaveusedfrogskinto

A.eliminatebacteria.

B.treatburns.

C.Speeduprecovery.

D.reducetreatmentcost.

Question7isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

7.WhatisNOTafeatureofthenewkaraokemachine?

A.Itisfeaturedbyhightechnology.

B.Itallowsyoutoimitatefamoussingers.

C.Itcanautomaticallyalterthetempoandtoneofasong.

D.Itcanbeplacedinspeciallydesignedthemerooms.

Question8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

8.China'sInternetusershadreached_________bytheendofJune.

A.68million

B.8.9million

C.10million

D.1.5million

Question9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

9.AccordingtotheWTO,Chineseexportsrose_________lastyear.

A.21%

B.10%

C.22%

D.4.73

10.Accordingtothenews,whichtradingnationinthetop10hasreporteda5percentfallinexports?

A.TheUK.

B.TheUS.

C.Japan.

D.Germany.

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）

TEXTA

Iremembermeetinghimoneeveningwithhispushcart.Ihadmanagedtosellallmypapersandwascominghomeinthesnow.ItwasthatstrangehourindowntownNewYorkwhentheworkerswerepouringhomewardinthetwilight.Imarchedamongthousandsoftiredmenandwomenwhomthefactorywhistleshadunyoked.Theyflowedinriversthroughtheclothingfactorydistricts,thendownalongtheavenuestotheEastSide.

ImetmyfathernearCooperUnion.Irecognizedhim,ahunched,frozenfigureinanoldovercoatstandingbyabananacart.Helookedsolonely,thetearscametomyeyes.Thenhesawme,andhisfacelitwithhissad,beautifulsmile-CharlieChaplin'ssmile.

"Arch,it'sMikey,"hesaid."Soyouhavesoldyourpapers!

Comeandeatabanana."

Heofferedmeone.Irefusedit.Ifeltitcrucialthatmyfathersellhisbananas,notgivethemaway.HethoughtIwasshy,andcoaxedandjokedwithme,andmademeeatthebanana.Itsmelledofwetstrawandsnow.

"Youhaven'tsoldmanybananastoday,pop,"Isaidanxiously.

Heshruggedhisshoulders.

"WhatcanIdo?

Nooneseemstowantthem."

Itwastrue.Theworkcrowdspushedhomemoroselyoverthepavements.TherustyskydarkenedoverNewYorkbuilding,thetallstreetlampswerelit,innumerabletrucks,streetcarsandelevatedtrainsclatteredby.Nobodyandnothinginthegreatcitystoppedformyfather'sbananas.

"Ioughttoyell,"saidmyfatherdolefully."Ioughttomakeabignoiselikeotherpeddlers,butitmakesmythroatsore.Anyway,I'mashamedofyelling,itmakesmefeellikeafool."

Ihadeatenoneofhisbananas.MysickconsciencetoldmethatIoughttopayforitsomehow.Imustremainhereandhelpmyfather.

"I'llyellforyou,pop,"Ivolunteered.

"Arch,no,"hesaid,"gohome;youhaveworkedenoughtoday.JusttellmommaI'llbelate."

ButIyelledandyelled.Myfather,standingby,spokeoccasionalwordsofpraise,andsaidIwasawonderfulyeller.Nobodyelsepaidattention.Theworkersdriftedpastuswearily,endlessly;adefeatedarmywrappedindreamsofhome.Elevatedtrainscrashed;theCooperUnionclockburnedaboveus;theskygrewblack,thewindpoured,theslushburnedthroughourshoes.Therewerethousandsofstrange,silentfigurespouringoverthesidewalksinsnow.Noneofthemstoppedtobuybananas.Iyelledandyelled,nobodylistened.

Myfathertriedtostopmeatlast."Nu,"hesaidsmilingtoconsoleme,"thatwaswonderfulyelling.Mikey.Butit'splainweareunluckytoday!

Let'sgohome."

Iwasfrantic,andalmostintears.Iinsistedonkeepingupmydesperateyells.Butatlastmyfatherpersuadedmetoleavewithhim.

11."unyoked"inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto

A.sentout

B.released

C.dispatched

D.removed

12.WhichofthefollowinginthefirstparagraphdoesNOTindicatedcrowdsofpeople?

A.Thousandsof

B.Flowed

C.Pouring

D.Unyoked

13.Whichofthefollowingisintendedtobeapairofcontrastinthepassage?

A.Hugecrowdsandlonelyindividuals.

B.Weatherconditionsandstreetlamps.

C.Clatteringtrainsandpeddlers'yells.

D.Movingcrowdsandstreettraffic.

14.WhichofthefollowingwordsisNOTsuitabletodescribethecharacteroftheson?

A.Compassionate

B.Responsible

C.Shy

D.Determined

15.Whatisthethemeofthestory?

A.Themiseryofthefactoryworkers.

B.Howtosurviveinaharshenvironment.

C.Generationgapbetweenthefatherandtheson.

D.Lovebetweenthefatherandtheson.

16.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthefatherandtheson?

A.Indifferent

B.Sympathetic

C.Appreciative

D.Difficulttotell

TEXTB

提示：

原文出自美国时代杂志（TIME）日期Jan.29,2001

文章标题NoFallInsurance作者ANK.SMITH,M.D.

WhenformerPresidentRonaldReaganfellandbrokehishiptwoweeksago,hejoinedagroupofmorethan350,000elderlyAmericanswhofracturetheirhipseachyear.At89andsufferingfromadvancedAlzheimer'sdisease,Reaganisinoneofthehighest-riskgroupsforthistypeofaccident.Theincidenceofhipfracturesnotonlyincreasesafterage50butdoubleseveryfivetosixyearsastheriskoffallingincreases.Slippingandtumblingarenottheonlycausesofhipfractures;weakenedbonessometimesbreakspontaneously.Butfallingisthemajorcause,representing90%ofallhipfractures.These......

17.ThefollowingareallspecificmeasurestoguardagainstinjurieswiththeEXCEPTIONof

A.removalofthrowrugs.

B.easyaccesstodevices

C.installationofgrabbars

D.re-arrangementoffurniture

18.Inwhichparagraphdoestheauthorstatehispurposeofwriting?

A.Thethirdparagraph

B.Thefirstparagraph

C.Thelastparagraph

D.Thelastbutoneparagraph

19.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto

A.offeradviceonhowtopreventhipfractures

B.emphasizetheimportanceofhealthprecautions

C.discusstheseriousnessofhipfractures.

D.identifythecauses