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英语专业八级真题及参考答案完整版
2012年英语专业八级真题及参考答案
TEM8-2012
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2012)
-GRADEEIGHT-TIMELIMIT:
195MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREttENSION(35MIN)
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLYWhilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE,usingnomorethanthreewordsineachgap.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.Now,listentothemini-lecture. ObservationBehaviour
Peopledoobservationindailylifecontextforsafetyorforproperbehaviour.However,therearedifferencesindailylifeobservationandresearchobservation.
A.Differences
----dailylifeobservation
--casual
--
(1)________
--defendenceonmemory
----researchobservation
--
(2)_________
--carefulrecordkeeping
B.Waystoselectsamplesinresearch
----timesampling
--systematic:
e.g.fixedintervalseveryhour
--random:
fixedintervalsbut(3)_______
Systematicsamplingandrandomsamplingareoftenusedincombination.
----(4)_______
--definition:
selectionofdifferentlocations
--reason:
humans’oranimals’behaviour(5)______acrosscircumstances
--(6)______:
moreobjectiveobservations
C.Waystorecordbehaviour(7)_______
----observationwithintervention
--participantobservation:
researcherasobserverandparticipant
--fieldexperiment:
research(8)______overconditions
----observationwithoutintervention
--purpose:
describingbehaviour(9)______
--(10)______:
nointervention
--researcher:
apassiverecorder
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefoliowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.
1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutcreativityisINCORRECT?
A.Creativitystemsfromhumanbeingsnovelthinking.
B.Thedurationofthecreativeprocessvariesfrompersontoperson.
C.Creativepeoplefocusonnovelthinkingratherthanonsolutions.
D.Theoutcomeofhumancreativitycomesinvariedforms.
2.TheintervieweecitestheBachfamilytoshowthatcreativity
A.appearstobetheresultoftheenvironment.
B.seemstobeattributabletogeneticmakeup.
C.appearstobemoreassociatedwithgreatpeople.
D.comesfrombothenvironmentandgeneticmakeup.
3.Howmanytypesofthecreativeprocessdoestheintervieweedescribe?
A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.
4.WhichofthefollowingfeaturesofacreativepersonalityisNOTmentionedintheinterview?
A.Unconventional.B.Original.
C.Resolute.D.Critical.
5.Theintervieweessuggestionforacreativityworkoutsupportstheviewthat
A.brainexercisingwillnotmakepeoplecreative.
B.mostpeoplehavediversifiedinterestsandhobbies.
C.theenvironmentissignificantinthecreativeprocess.
D.creativitycanonlybefoundingreatpeople.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
6.Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?
A.U.S.astronautsmadethreespacewalks.
B.Aninternationalspacestationwassetup.
C.Aprobleminthecoolingsystemwassolved.
D.A350-kilogramammoniapumpwasremoved.
Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
7.Inwhichcountrywouldparentsoftenthreatentopunishchildrenbyleavingthemoutside?
A.India.B.ThePhilippines.
C.Egypt.D.Notmentioned.
8.Whatisthemainpurposeofthestudy?
A.Torevealculturaldifferencesandsimilarities.
B.Toexposecasesofchildabuseandpunishment.
C.Toanalyzechildbehaviouracrosscountries.
D.Toinvestigatewaysofphysicalpunishment.
Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
9.Accordingtothenewsitem,Japanseconomicgrowthinthesecondquarterwas____lessthanthefirstquarter.
A.0.6percentB.3.4percent
C.4percentD.3percent
10.HowmanyreasonsdoesthenewsitemciteforJapanssloweconomicgrowth?
A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
TEXTA
Iusedtolookatmyclosetandseeclothes.Thesedays,wheneverIcastmyeyesuponthestacksofshoesandhangersofshirts,sweatersandjackets,Iseewater.
Ittakes569gallonstomanufactureaT-shirt,fromitsstartinthecottonfieldstoitsappearanceonstoreshelves.Apairofrunningshoes?
1,247gallons.
Untillastfall,Idbeenoblivioustomy"waterfootprint",whichisdefinedasthetotalvolumeoffreshwaterthatisusedtoproducegoodsandservices,accordingtotheWaterFootprintNetwork.TheDutchnonprofithasbeenworkingtoraiseawarenessoffreshwaterscarcitysince2008,butitwasthroughthe"GreenBlueBook"byThomasM.KostigenthatIwasabletoseehowmyownactionsfactoredin.
Iveinstalledgray-watersystemstoreusethewastewaterfrommylaundry,machineandbathtubandrerouteittomylandscape-systemsthatsave,onaverage,50gallonsofwaterperday.Ivesetuprainbarrelsandinfiltrationpitstocollectthousandsofgallonsofstormwatercascadingfrommyroof.Iveevenenteredthelastbastionofgreendom-installingacompostingtoilet.
Sufficetosay,IvebeenfeelingprettysatisfiedwithmyselfforallthedrinkingwaterIvesavedwiththesebig-ticketprojects.
NowIrealizethatmydailyconsumptionchoicescouldhaveanevenlargereffect–notonlyonthelocalwatersupplybutalsoglobally:
1.1billionpeoplehavenoaccesstofreshwater,and,inthefuture,thosewhodohaveaccesswillhavelessofit.
Toseehowmuchvirtualwater1wasusing,Iloggedontothe"GreenBlueBook"websiteanduseditswaterfootprintcalculator,enteringmydailyconsumptionhabits.Tallyingupthewaterfootprintofmybreakfast,lunch,dinnerandsnacks,aswellasmydailydoseofover-the-counteruppersanddowners-coffee,wineandbeer-Imusing512gallonsofvirtualwatereachdayjusttofeedmyself.
Inaword:
alarming.
EvenmorealarmingwashowmuchhiddenwaterIwasusingtogetdressed.Imhardlyaclotheshorse,butthefewnewitemsIbuyonceagaintrumpedtheamountofwaterflowingfrommyfaucetseachday.IfImseriousaboutsavingwater,IrealizedIcouldmakesomesimplelifestyleshifts.Lookingmorecloselyattheareasinmylifethatusethemostvirtualwater,itwasfoodandclothes,specificallymeat,coffeeand,oddly,bluejeansandleatherjackets.
Beingamotorcyclist,Iownanunusuallylargeamountofleather-bootsandjacketsinparticular.Allofitisenormouslywaterintensive.Ittakes7,996gallonstomakealeather.jacket,leatherbeingabyproductofbeef.Ittakes2,866gallonsofwatertomakeasinglepairofbluejeans,becausetheyremadefromwater-hoggingcotton.
CrunchingthenumbersfortheamountofclothesIbuyeveryyear,itlooksalotlikemyfriendsswimmingpool.MyentireclosetisborderlineOlympic.
Gulp.
Mylateresolutionistobuysomeitemsused.Underwearandsocksare,ofcourse,exemptfromthisstrategy,but1havenoproblemshoppinglessandalsoshoppingatGoodwill.Infact,Idbeendoingthatforthepastyeartosavemoney.Myclothesoutrageouswaterfootprintjustreintbrceditforme.
Moreconsciouslivingandsubstitution,ratherthansacrifice,aretheprevailingideaswiththewaterfootprint.ItsoneImtrying,andthatshadanunusualupside.Ihadahamburgerrecently,andIenjoyeditalotmoresinceitisnowanoccasionaltreatratherthanaweeklyhabit.
(Onegallon=3.8litres)
11.Accordingtothepassage,theWaterFootprintNetwork
A.madetheauthorawareoffreshwatershortage.
B.helpedtheauthorgettoknowtheGreenBlueBook.
C.workedforfreshwaterconservationfornonprofitpurposes.
D.collaboratedwiththeGreenBlueBookinfreshwaterconservation.
12.Whichofthefollowingreasonscanbestexplaintheauthorsfeelingofself-satisfaction?
A.Hemadecontributiontodrinkingwaterconservationinhisownway.
B.Moneyspentonupgradinghishouseholdfacilitieswasworthwhile.
C.Hishousewasequippedwithadvancedwater-savingfacilities.
D.Hecouldhavemadeevengreatercontributionbychanginghislifestyle.
13.Accordingtothecontext,"...howmvownactionsfactoredin"means
A.howIcouldcontributetowaterconservation.
B.whateffortsIshouldmake