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英语专业八级测试全真考卷
英语专业八级测试全真考卷
听力PartⅠListeningComprehension(40min)InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourColouredAnswerSheet.SECTIONATALKQuestions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.1.TherulesforthefirstprivatelibraryintheUSweredrawnupby___.A.thelegislatureB.thelibrarianC.JohnHarvardD.thefacultymembers2.Theearliestpubliclibrarywasalsocalledasubscriptionlibrarybecausebooks___.A.couldbelenttoeveryoneB.couldbelentbybookstoresC.werelenttostudentsandthefacultyD.werelentonamembershipbasis3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTstatedasoneofthepurposesoffreepubliclibraries?
A.Toprovidereaderswithcomfortablereadingrooms.B.Toprovideadultswithopportunitiesoffurthereducation.C.Toservethecommunity’sculturalandrecreationalneeds.D.Tosupplytechnicalliteratureonspecializedsubjects.4.Themajordifferencebetweenmodemprivateandpubliclibrariesliesin___.A.readershipB.contentC.serviceD.function5.Themainpurposeofthetalkis___.A.tointroducecategoriesofbooksinUSlibrariesB.todemonstratetheimportanceofUSlibrariesC.toexplaintherolesofdifferentUSlibrariesD.todefinethecirculationsystemofUSlibrariesSECTIONBINTERVIEWQuestions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.6.Nancybecameataxidriverbecause___.A.sheownedacarB.shedrovewellC.shelikeddrivers’uniformsD.itwasherchildhooddream7.Accordingtoher,whatwasthemostdifficultaboutbecomingataxidriver?
A.Therightsenseofdirection.B.Thesenseofjudgment.C.Theskillofmaneuvering.D.Thesizeofvehicles.8.WhatdoesNancylikebestaboutherjob?
A.Seeinginterestingbuildingsinthecity.B.Beingabletoenjoytheworldofnature.C.Drivinginunsettledweather.D.Takinglongdrivesoutsidethecity.9.ItcanbeinferredfromtheinterviewthatNancyina(n)___mother.A.uncaringB.strictC.affectionateD.permissive10.ThepeopleNancymeetsareA.ratherdifficulttopleaseB.rudetowomendriversC.talkativeandgenerouswithtipsD.differentinpersonalitySECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTQuestion11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.11.TheprimarypurposeoftheUSanti-smokinglegislationis___.A.totightencontrolontobaccoadvertisingB.toimposepenaltiesontobaccocompaniesC.tostartanationalanti-smokingcampaignD.toensurethehealthofAmericanchildrenQuestions12and13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.12.TheFrenchPresident’svisittoJapanaimsat___.A.makingmoreinvestmentsinJapanB.stimulatingJapanesebusinessesinFranceC.helpingboosttheJapaneseeconomyD.launchingafilmfestivalinJapan13.ThisisJacquesChirac’s___visittoJapan.A.secondB.fourteenthC.fortiethD.forty-firstQuestions14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.14.Afghanpeoplearesufferingfromstarvationbecause___.A.meltingsnowbeginstoblockthemountainpathsB.theTalibanhavedestroyedexistingfoodstocksC.theTalibanarehinderingfooddeliveriesD.anemergencyair-liftoffoodwascancelled15.peopleinAfghanistanarefacingstarvation.A.160,000B.16,000C.1,000,000D.100,000SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLINGFilleachofgapswithONEword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.OnPublicSpeakingWhenpeopleareaskedtogiveaspeechinpublicforthefirsttime,theyusuallyfeelterrifiednomatterhowwelltheyspeakininformalsituations.Infact,publicspeakingisthesameasanyotherformof
(1)___1.___thatpeopleareusuallyengagedin.Publicspeakingisawayforaspeakerto
(2)___histhoughtswiththeaudience.Moreover,thespeakerisfree2.___todecideonthe(3)___ofhisspeech.3.___Twokeypointstoachievesuccessinpublicspeaking:
—(4)___ofthesubjectmatter.4.___—goodpreparationofthespeech.Tofacilitatetheirunderstanding,informyouraudiencebeforehandofthe(5)___ofyourspeech,andenditwithasummary.5.___Otherkeypointstobearinmind:
—beawareofyouraudiencethrougheyecontact.—varythespeedof(6)___6.___—usethemicrophoneskillfullyto(7)___yourselfinspeech.7.___—bebriefinspeech;alwaystrytomakeyourmessage(8)___8.___Example:
thebestrememberedinauguralspeechesoftheUSpresidentsarethe(9)___ones.9.___Therefore,brevityisessentialtothe(10)___ofaspeech.10.___改错PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection(15min)ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.EachlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway.Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foranunnecessarywordcrossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/’andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.ExampleWhen∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,
(1)anitnever/buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs
(2)neverthemonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.(3)exhibitThegrammaticalwordswhichplaysolargeapartinEnglishgrammarareforthemostpartsharplyandobviouslydifferent1.___fromthelexicalwords.Aroughandreadydifferencewhichmayseemthemostobviousisthatgrammaticalwordshave“lessmeaning”,butinfactsomegrammarianshavecalledthem2.___“empty”wordsasopposedinthe“full”wordsofvocabulary.3.___Butthisisarathermisledwayofexpressingthedistinction.4.___Althoughawordliketheisnotthenameofsomethingasmanis,itisveryfarawayfrombeingmeaningless;thereisasharp5.___differenceinmeaningbetween“manisvileand”“themanisvile”,yettheisthesinglevehicleofthisdifferenceinmeaning.6.___Moreover,grammaticalwordsdifferconsiderablyamongthemselvesastheamountofmeaningtheyhave,eveninthe7.___lexicalsense.Anothernameforthegrammaticalwordshasbeen“littlewords”.Butsizeisbynomeanagoodcriterionfor8.___distinguishingthegrammaticalwordsofEnglish,whenweconsiderthatwehavelexicalwordsasgo,man,say,car.Apart9.___fromthis,however,thereisagooddealoftruthinwhatsomepeoplesay:
wecertainlydocreateagreatnumberofobscurity10.___whenweomitthem.ThisisillustratednotonlyinthepoetryofRobertBrowningbutintheproseoftelegramsandnewspaperheadlines.阅读理解APartⅢReadingComprehension(40min)SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30min)Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourColouredAnswerSheet.TEXTADespiteDenmark’smanifestvirtues,DanesnevertalkabouthowproudtheyaretobeDanes.ThiswouldsoundweirdinDanish.WhenDanestalktoforeignersaboutDenmark,theyalwaysbeginbycommentingonitstininess,itsunimportance,thedifficultyofitslanguage,thegeneralsmall-mindednessandself-indulgenceoftheircountrymenandthehightaxes.NoDanewouldlookyouintheeyeandsay,“Denmarkisagreatcountry.”You’resupposedtofigurethisoutforyourself.Itisthelandofthesilksafetynet,wherealmosthalfthenationalbudgetgoestowardsmoothingoutlife’sinequalities,andthereisplentyofmoneyforschools,daycare,retrainingprogrammes,jobseminars-Danesloveseminars:
threedaysatastudycentrehearingaboutwastemanagementisalmostasgoodasaskitrip.ItisaculturebombardedbyEnglish,inadvertising,popmusic,theInternet,anddespitealltheEnglishthatDanishabsorbs—thereisnoDanishAcademytodefendagainstit—olddialectspersistinJutlandthatcanbarelybeunderstoodbyCopenhageners.Itisthelandwhere,asthesayinggoes,“Fewhavetoomuchandfewerhavetoolittle,”andaforeignerisstruckbythesweetegalitarianismthatprevails,wherethelowliestclerkgivesyoualevelgaze,whereSirandMadamehavedisappearedfromcommonusage,evenMr.andMrs.It’sanationofrecyclers—about55%ofDanishgarbagegetsmadeintosomethingnew—andnonuclearpowerplants.It’sanationoftirelessplanner.Trainsrunontime.Thingsoperatewellingeneral.Suchanationofoverachievers—abrochurefromtheMinistryofBusinessandIndustrysays,“Denmarkisoneoftheworld’scleanestandmostorganizedcountries,withvirtuallynopollution,crime,orpoverty.Denmarkisthemostcorruption-freesocietyintheNorthernHemisphere.”So,ofcourse,one’sheartliftsatanysightingofDanishsleaze:
skinheadgraffitionbuildings(“ForeignersOutofDenmark!
”),brokenbeerbottlesinthegutters,drunkenteenagersslumpedinthepark.Nonetheless,itisanorderlyland.YoudrivethroughaDanishtown,itcomestoanendatastonewall,andontheothersideisafieldofbarley,aniceclean