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英语专八真题

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2009）

GRADEEIGHT

TIMELIMIT:

195MIN

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[35MIN]

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

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

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?

[A]Toastmasterswasoriginallysetuptotrainspeakingskills

[B]Toastmastersonlyacceptsprospectiveprofessionalspeakers

[C]Toastmastersacceptsmembersfromthegeneralpublic

[D]Toastmastersisanexclusiveclubforprofessionalspeakers

2.ThefollowingarejobbenefitsbyjoiningToastmastersEXCEPT.

[A]becomingfamiliarwithvariousmeansofcommunication

[B]learninghowtodelivermessagesinanorganizedway

[C]becomingawareofaudienceexpectations

[D]learninghowtogetalongwithfriends

3.Toastmasters'generalapproachtotrainingcanbesummarizedas.

[A]practiceplusoveralltraining[B]practicepluslectures

[C]practiceplusvoicetraining[D]practiceplusspeechwriting

4.ToastmastersaimstotrainpeopletobeallthefollowingEXCEPT.

[A]publicspeakers[B]grammarteachers[C]mastersofceremonies[D]evaluators

5.Theinterviewmainlyfocuseson.

[A]thebackgroundinformation[B]thedescriptionoftrainingcourses

[C]therequirementsofpublicspeaking[D]theoverallpersonalgrowth

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthat

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follow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

Questions6and7arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20

secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

6.Whichofthefollowingisthemaincauseofglobalwarming?

[A]Fossilfuel.[B]Greenhousegases.[C]Increaseddryness.[D]Violentstormpatterns.

7.Thenewsitemimpliesthatinthelastreport.

[A]therewerefewerstudiesdone[B]therewerefewerpolicyproposals

[C]therewaslessagreement[D]therewerefewerobjectives

Questions8and9arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20

secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

8.ThecauseoftheIndiantrainaccidentwas.

[A]terroristsabotage[B]yettobedetermined[C]lackofcommunications[D]badweather

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?

[A]Theaccidentoccurredonabridge.[B]TheaccidentoccurredinNewDelhi.

[C]Therewereabout600casualties.[D]Victimswererescuedimmediately.

Question10isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondsto

answerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

10.Whatisthemainmessageofthenewsitem?

[A]Youngpeopleshouldseekcareersadvice.[B]Careersserviceneedstobeimproved.

[C]Businessesarenotgettingtalentedpeople.[D]CareersadviceisnotofferedontheInternet.

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION[30MIN]

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthe

passagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.

TEXTA

Wehadbeenwantingtoexpandourchildren'shorizonsbytakingthemtoaplacethatwasunlikeanythingwe'dbeenexposedtoduringourtravelsinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.InthinkingaboutwhatwaspossiblefromGeneva,wherewearebased,wedecidedonatriptoIstanbul,atwo-hourplaneridefromZurich.

Weenvisionedthetripasapreludetomoreexoticones,perhapstoNewDelhiorBangkoklaterthisyear,butthoughtour11-and13-year-oldsneededafirststepawayfrommanicuredboulevardsandpristinemonuments.

Whatwedidn'tforeseewasthereactionoffriends,whowarnedthatwewereputtingourchildren"indanger,"referringvaguely,andmostincorrectly,todisease,terrorismorjusttheunknown.TohelpusgetacquaintedwiththepeculiaritiesofIstanbulandtogiveourchildrenachancetochoosewhattheywereparticularlyinterestedinseeing,weboughtanexcellentguidebookandreaditthoroughlybeforeleaving.

Friendlywarningsdidn'tchangeourplanning,althoughwemighthavemoreprudentlycheckedwiththeU.S.StateDepartment'slistoftroublespots.Wedidn'tseealotofchildrenamongtheforeignvisitorsduringoursix-daystayinIstanbul,butwefoundthetouristareasquitesafe,veryinterestingandvariedenougheventosuitourson,whoseoft-repeatedrequestisthatwenotsee"everysingle"churchandmuseuminagivencity.

Vaccinationsweren'tneededforthecity,butwewereconcernedaboutadaptingtothewaterforashortstay.Soweusedbottledwaterfordrinkingandbrushingourteeth,aprecautionthatmayseemexcessive,but

weallstayedhealthy.

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Takingtheadviceofafriend,webookedahotela20-minutewalkfrommostofIstanbul'smajortouristsites.Thisnotonlygotussomemorningexercise,strollingovertheKarakoyBridge,buttookuspastacolorfulassortmentoffishermen,vendorsandshoeshiners.

Fromateenagerandpre-teen'sview,Istanbulstreetlifeisfascinatingsincealmosteverythingcanbeboughtoutdoors.TheywereatagoodagetospendtimewanderingthelabyrinthoftheSpiceBazaar,whereshopsdisplaymoundsofpungentherbsinsacks.Doingthiswithyoungerchildrenwouldbehardersimplybecausethestreetsaresopackedwithpeople;itwouldbeeasytogetlost.

Forourtwo,whosebuyingexperienceconsistedofdepartmentstoresandshoppingmallboutiques,itwasamazingtodiscoverthatyoucouldbargainoverpriceandperhapsendupwithtwoofsomethingforthepriceofone.TheyalsolearnedtofigureouttherelativevalueoftheTurkishlira,notasmallmatterwithitsmanyzeros.

BeingexposedtoIslamwasanimportantpartofourtrip.Visitingthemosques,especiallytheenormousBlueMosque,wasourfirstglimpseintohowthismajorreligionispracticed.Ourchildren'scuriosityalreadyhadbeenpiquedbythefivedailycallstoprayeroverloudspeakersineverycornerofthecity,andthescarvescoveringtheheadsofmanywomen.

Navigatingmealscanbetroublesomewithchildren,butakebab,boughtonthestreetorinrestaurants,wasunfailinglypopular.Sincewehaddecidedthistripwasnotforgourmets,kebabssparedustheagonyoftryingtofindarestauranteachdaythatwouldsuittheadults'desiretotrysomethingnewamidchildren'sinsistencethatthefoodbeservedimmediately.Gradually,webranchedouttotrysomeotherTurkishspecialties.

AlthoughoursonhadstudiedIslambriefly,itisimpossibletobepreparedforeveryawkwardquestionthatmightcomeup,suchasduringourvisitstotheTopkapiSarayi,theOttomanSultans'palace.Noguideswereavailablesoitwasdo-it-yourself,usingourguidebook,whichcheatedusofalotofinterestinghistoryandanecdotesthataprofessionalguidecouldprovide.Nexttime,weresolvedtomakesucharrangementsinadvance.

Onthistrip,wewanderedthroughthemagnificentcomplex,withitsimperialtreasures,itscourtyardsanditsharem.Thelastrequiredabitofexplanationthatwewouldhavehappilylefttoalearnedthirdparty.

11.ThecouplechoseIstanbulastheirholidaydestinationmainlybecause.

[A]thecityisnottoofarawayfromwheretheylived

[B]thecityisnotonthelistoftheU.S.StateDepartment

[C]thecityisbetweenthefamiliarandtheexotic

[D]thecityismorefamiliarthanexotic

12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

[A]Thefamilyfoundthecitywasexactlywhattheyhadexpected.

[B]Theirfriendswereopposedtotheirholidayplan.

[C]Theycouldhavebeenmorecautiousaboutbringingkidsalong.

[D]Theywereabitcautiousaboutthequalityofwaterinthecity.

13.Welearnfromthecouple'sshoppingexperiencebackhomethat.

[A]theywereusedtobargainingoverprice

[B]theypreferredtobuythingsoutdoors

[C]streetmarketsweretheirfavourite

[D]theypreferredfashionandbrandnames

14.ThelasttwoparagraphssuggestthattovisitplacesofinterestinIstanbul.

[A]guidebooksareveryuseful[B]aprofessionalguideisamust

[C]onehastobepreparedforquestions[D]onehastomakearrangementsinadvance

15.ThefamilyhaveseenorvisitedallthefollowinginIstanbulEXCEPT.

[A]religiousprayers[B]historicalbuildings

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[C]local-stylemarkets[D]shoppingmallboutiques

TEXTB

Lastmonththefirstbaby-boomersturned60.Thebulkygenerationbornbetween1946and1964isheadingtowardsretirement.Thelooming"demographiccliff"willseevastnumbersofskilledworkersdispatchedfromthelabourforce.

Theworkforceisageingacrosstherichworld.WithintheEUthenumberofworkersagedbetween50and

64willincreaseby25%overthenexttwodecades,whilethoseaged20-29willdecreaseby20%.InJapanalmost20%ofthepopulationisalreadyover65,thehighestshareintheworld.AndintheUnitedStatesthenumberofworkersaged55—64willhaveincreasedbymo