英语专业八级考试试题原题及答案解析.docx

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英语专业八级考试试题原题及答案解析

　　2004年英语专业八级考试真题及答案

PartⅠListeningComprehension（40min）

　　InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

　　SECTIONATALK

　　Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven75secondstoanswerthequestions.

　　Nowlistentothetalk.

　　1.

A）thecoordinationbasedonindividualactions     

B）thenumberofindividualparticipants     

C）thenecessityofindividualactions     

D）therequirementsforparticipants

　　2.

　　A）individual     B）combined     C）distinct     D）social

　　3.

　　A）themanneroflanguageuse

　　B）thetopicandcontentofspeech

　　C）theinteractionsbetweenspeakerandaudience

　　D）therelationshipbetweenspeakerandaudience

　　4.

　　A）hidetheirrealintentions

　　B）voiceothers'intentions

　　C）playdoublerolesonandoffstage

　　D）onlyimitateotherpeopleinlife

　　5.

　　A）theabsenceofspontaneity

　　B）thepresenceofindividualactions

　　C）thelackofrealintentions

　　D）theabsenceofaudience

　　SECTIONBINTERVIEW

　　Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven75secondstoanswerthequestions.

　　Nowlistentotheinterview.

　　6.

　　A）Studentsworkedveryhard.

　　B）Studentsfelttheyneededaseconddegree.

　　C）Educationwasnotcareeroriented.

　　D）Thereweremanyspecializedsubjects.

　　7.

　　A）Toturnoutanadequatenumberofeliteforthesociety.

　　B）Topreparestudentsfortheirfuturecareer.

　　C）Toofferpracticalandutilitariancoursesineachprogramme.

　　D）Tosetupasmanytechnicalinstitutionsaspossible.

　　8.

　　A）requiregoodeducation

　　B）aresecondarytoeducation

　　C）don'tcallforgoodeducation

　　D）don'tconflictwitheducation

　　9.

　　A）Shiftingfromoneprogrammetoanother.

　　B）Workingoutwaystoreducestudentnumber.

　　C）Emphasizingbetterqualityofeducation.

　　D）Settingupstricterexaminationstandards.

　　10.

　　A）thosewhocanadapttodifferentprofessions

　　B）thosewhohaveahighflexibilityofmind

　　C）thosewhoarethinkers,historiansandphilosophers

　　D）thosewhopossessonlyhighlyspecializedskills

　　SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

　　Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven45secondstoanswerthequestions.

　　Nowlistentothenews.

　　11.Whichofthefollowingregionsintheworldwillwitnessthesharpest

　　dropinlifeexpectancy?

　　A）LatinAmerica.

　　B）SubSaharanAfrica.

　　C）Asia.

　　D）TheCaribbean.

　　12.Accordingtothenews,whichcountrywillexperiencesmalllifeexpectancydrop?

　　A）Burma.

　　B）Botswana.

　　C）Cambodia.

　　D）Thailand.

　　13.Thecountriesthatarepredictedtoexperiencenegativepopulationgrowtharemainlyin____

　　A）Asia.

　　B）Africa.

　　C）LatinAmerica.

　　D）TheCaribbean.

　　14.ThetradedisputebetweentheEuropeanUnionandtheUSwascausedby____.

　　A）USrefusaltoacceptarbitrationbyWTO

　　B）USimposingtariffsonEuropeansteel

　　C）USrefusaltopaycompensationtoEU

　　D）USrefusaltolowerimportdutiesonEUproducts

　　15.WhowillbeconsultedfirstbeforetheEUlistissubmittedtoWTO?

　　A）EUmemberstates.

　　B）TheUnitedStates.

　　C）WTO.

　　D）Thesteelcorporations.

　　SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING

　　Inthissectionyouwillhearaminilecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15minutegapfillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEaftertheminilecture.Usetheblanksheetfornotetaking.

　　PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection（15min）

　　ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:

　　Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

　　Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha"∧"signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

　　Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash"/"andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

　　Example

　　When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,

（1）an

　　itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs

（2）never

　　themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum

　　wantsan[ZZ（Z]exhibition[ZZ）],itmustoftenbuildit.（3）exhibit

　　ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.

　　Oneofthemostimportantnon-legislativefunctionsoftheU.SCongress

　　isthepowertoinvestigate.Thispowerisusuallydelegatedtocommittees-either

　　standingcommittees,specialcommitteessetforaspecific

（1）____

　　purpose,orjointcommitteesconsistedofmembersofbothhouses.

（2）____

　　Investigationsareheldtogatherinformationontheneedfor

　　futurelegislation,totesttheeffectivenessoflawsalreadypassed,

　　toinquireintothequalificationsandperformanceofmembersand

　　officialsoftheotherbranches,andinrareoccasions,tolaythe（3）____

　　groundworkforimpeachmentproceedings.Frequently,committees

　　relyoutsideexpertstoassistinconductinginvestigativehearings（4）____

　　andtomakeoutdetailedstudiesofissues.（5）____

　　Thereareimportantcorollariestotheinvestigativepower.One

　　isthepowertopublicizeinvestigationsanditsresults.Most（6）____

　　committeehearingsareopentopublicandarereported（7）____

　　widelyinthemassmedia.Congressionalinvestigations

　　neverthelessrepresentoneimportanttoolavailabletolawmakers（8）____

　　toinformthecitizenryandtoarousepublicinterestsinnationalissues.

　　（9）____

　　Congressionalcommitteesalsohavethepowertocompel

　　testimonyfromunwillingwitnesses,andtociteforcontempt

　　ofCongresswitnesseswhorefusetotestifyandforperjury

　　thesewhogivefalsetestimony.（10）____

　　PartⅢReadingComprehension（30min） （开始PartⅢReadingComprehension（30min）计时）

　　Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiplechoicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.

　　TEXTA

　　Farmersinthedevelopingworldhatepricefluctuations.Itmakesithardtoplanahead.Butmostofthemhavelittlechoice:

theysellatthepricethemarketsets.FarmersinEurope,theU.S.andJapanareluckier:

theyreceivemassivegovernmentsubsidiesintheformofguaranteedpricesordirecthandouts.LastmonthU.S.PresidentBushsignedanewfarmbillthatgivesAmericanfarmers$190billionoverthenext10years,or$83billionmorethantheyhadbeenscheduledtoget,andpushesU.S.agriculturalsupportclosetocrazyEuropeanlevels.Bushsaidthestepwasnecessaryto"promotefarmerindependenceandpreservethefarmwayoflifeforgenerations".ItisalsodesignedtohelptheRepublicanPartywincontroloftheSenateinNovember'smid-termelections.

　　Agriculturalproductioninmostpoorcountriesaccountsforupto50%ofGDP,comparedtoonly3%inrichcountries.Butmostfarmersinpoorcountriesgrowjustenoughforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.ThosewhotryexportingtotheWestfindtheirgoodswhackedwithhugetariffsorcompetingagainstcheapersubsidizedgoods.In1999theUnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopmentconcludedthatforeachdollardevelopingcountriesreceiveinaidtheyloseupto$14justbecauseoftradebarriersimposedontheexportoftheirmanufacturedgoods.It'snotasifthedevelopingworldwantsanyfavours,saysGeraldSsendwula,Uganda'sMinisterofFinance."Whatwewantisfortherichcountriestoletuscompete."

　　AgricultureisoneofthefewareasinwhichtheThirdWorldcancompete.Landandlabourarecheap,andasfarmingmethodsdevelop,newtechnologiesshouldimproveoutput.Thisisno-pie-in-the-skyspeculation.ThebiggestsuccessinKenya'seconomyoverthepastdecadehasbeentheboominexportsofcutflowersandvegetablestoEurope.Butthatmayallchangein2008,whenKenyawillbeslightlytoorichtoqualifyforthe"leastdevelopedcountry"statusthatallowsAfricanproducerstoavoidpayingstiffEuropeanimportdutiesonselectedagriculturalproducts.Withtradebarriersinplace,thehorticultureindustryinKenyawillshrivelasquicklyasadiscardedrose.Andwhileagricultureexportsremainthegreathopeforpoorcountries,reducingtradebarriersinothersectorsalsoworks:

AmericasAfricanGrowthandOpportunityAct,whichcutsdutiesonexportsofeverythingfromhandicraftstoshoes,hasprovedaboontoAfrica'smanufacturers.Thelesson:

theThirdWorldcanprosperiftherichworldgivesitafairgo.

　　ThisiswhatmakesBush'sdecisiontoincreasefarmsubsidieslastmonthallthemoredepressing.Poorcountrieshavelongsuspectedthattherichworldurgesradeliberalizationonlysoitcanwangleitswayintonewmarkets.SuchsuspicionscausedtheSeattletradetalkstobreakdownthreeyearsago.ButlastNovembermembersoftheWorldTradeOrganization,meetinginDoha,Qatar,finallyagreedtoanewroundoftalksdesignedtoopenupglobaltradeinagricultureandtextiles.Richcountriesassuredpoorcountries,thattheirconcernswerefinallybeingaddressed.Bush'shandoutlastmonthmakesalieofAmerica'scommitmenttothosetalksandhispersonaldevotiontofreetrade.

　　16.Bycomparison,farmers____receivemoregovernmentsubsidiesthanothers.

　　A）inthed