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09年专八真题及答案

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2009）

-GRADEEIGHT-

TIMELIMIT:

195MIN

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（35MIN）

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLYWhile

listening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneed

themtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbe

giventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-filling

taskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

WritingExperimentalReports

I.Contentofanexperimentalreport,e.g.

---studysubject/area

---studypurpose

---____1____

II.Presentationofanexperimentalreport

---providingdetails

---regardingreadersas_____2_____

III.Structureofanexperimentalreport

---feature:

highlystructuredand____3____

---sectionsandtheircontent:

INTRODUCTION____4____;whyyoudidit

METHODhowyoudidit

RESULTwhatyoufoundout

____5____whatyouthinkitshows

IV.Senseofreadership

---____6____:

readeristhemarker

---____7____:

readerisanidealized,hypothetical,intelligentpersonwithlittleknowledgeofyourstudy

---taskstofulfillinanexperimentalreport:

nintroductiontorelevantarea

nnecessarybackgroundinformation

ndevelopmentofcleararguments

ndefinitionoftechnicalterms

nprecisedescriptionofdata____8____

V.Demandsandexpectationsinreportwriting

---earlystage:

nunderstandingofstudysubject/areaanditsimplications

nbasicgraspofthereport’sformat

---laterstage:

n____9____onresearchsignificance

---thingstoavoidinwritingINTRODUCTION:

ninadequatematerial

n____10____ofresearchjustificationforthestudy

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthe

questionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10

secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

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.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthe

questionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

Questions6and7are'basedonthefoUowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbe

given20secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

6.Whichofthefollowingisthemaincauseofglobalwarming?

A.Fossilfuel.

B.Greenhousegases.

C.Increaseddryness.

D.Violentstormpatterns.

7.Thenewsitemimpliesthat______inthelastreport.

A.therewerefewerstudiesdone

B.therewerefewerpolicyproposals

C.therewaslessagreement

D.therewerefewerobjectives

Questions8and9arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbe

given20secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

8.ThecauseoftheIndiantrainaccidentwas

A.terroristsabotage.

B.yettobedetermined.

C.lackofcommunications.

D.badweather.

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?

A.Theaccidentoccurredonabridge.

B.TheaccidentoccurredinNewDelhi.

C.Therewereabout600casualties.

D.Victimswererescuedimmediately.

Question10isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10

secondstoanswerthequestion.

Nowlistentothenews.

10.Whatisthemainmessageofthenewsitem?

A.Youngpeopleshouldseekcareersadvice.

B.Careersserviceneedstobeimproved.

C.Businessesarenotgettingtalentedpeople.

D.CareersadviceisnotofferedontheIntemet.

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.

Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.

TEXTA

Wehadbeenwantingtoexpandourchildren'shorizonsbytakingthemtoaplacethatwas

unlikeanythingwe'dbeenexposedtoduringourtravelsinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.In

thinkingaboutwhatwaspossiblefromGeneva,wherewearebased,wedecidedonatripto

Istanbul,atwo-hourplaneridefromZurich.

Weenvisionedthetripasapreludetomoreexoticones,perhapstoNewDelhiorBangkok

laterthisyear,butthoughtour11-and13-year-oldsneededafirststepawayfrommanicured

boulevardsandpristinemonuments.

Whatwedidn'tforeseewasthereactionoffriends,whowarnedthatwewereputtingour

children"indanger,"referringvaguely,andmostincorrectly,todisease,terrorismorjustthe

unknown.TohelpusgetacquaintedwiththepeculiaritiesofIstanbulandtogiveourchildrena

chancetochoosewhattheywereparticularlyinterestedinseeing,weboughtanexcellent

guidebookandreaditthoroughlybeforeleaving.

Friendlywarningsdidn'tchangeourplanning,althoughwemighthavemoreprudently

checkedwiththeU.S.StateDepartment'slistoftroublespots.Wedidn'tseealotofchildren

amongtheforeignvisitorsduringoursix-daystayinIstanbul,butwefoundthetouristareas

quitesafe,veryinterestingandvariedenougheventosuitourson,whoseoft-repeatedrequestis

thatwenotsee"everysingle"churchandmuseuminagivencity.

Vaccinationsweren'tneededforthecity,butwewereconcemedaboutadaptingtothe

waterforashortstay.Soweusedbottledwaterfordrinkingandbrushingourteeth,aprecaution

thatmayseemexcessive,butweallstayedhealthy.

Takingtheadviceofafriend,webookedahotela20-minutewalkfrommostofIstanbul's

majortouristsites.Thisnotonlygotussomemorningexercise,strollingovertheKarakoy

Bridge,buttookuspastacolorfulassortmentoffishermen,vendorsandshoeshiners.

Fromateenagerandpre-teen'sview,Istanbulstreetlifeisfascinatingsincealmost

everythingcanbeboughtoutdoors.Theywereatagoodagetospendtimewanderingthe

labyrinthoftheSpiceBazaar,whereshopsdisplaymoundsofpungentherbsinsacks.Doingthis

withyoungerchildrenwouldbehardersimplybecausethestreetsaresopackedwithpeople;it

wouldbeeasytogetlost.

Forourtwo,whosebuyingexperienceconsistedofdepartmentstoresandshoppingmall

boutiques,itwasamazingtodiscoverthatyoucouldbargainoverpriceandperhapsendupwith

twoofsomethingforthepriceofone.Theyalsolearnedtofigureouttherelativevalueofthe

Turkishlira,notasmallmatterwithitsmanyzeros.

BeingexposedtoIslamwasanimportantpartofourtrip.Visitingthemosques,especially

theenormousBlueMosque,wasourfirstglimpseintohowthismajorreligionispracticed.Our

children'scuriosityalreadyhadbeenpiquedbythefivedailycallstoprayeroverloudspeakers

ineverycornerofthecity,andthescarvescoveringtheheadsofmanywomen.

Navigatingmealscanbetroublesomewithchildren,butakebab,boughtonthestreetorin

restaurants,wasunfailinglypopular.Sincewehaddecidedthistripwasnotforgourmets,kebabs

sparedustheagonyoftryingtofindarestauranteachdaythatwouldsuittheadults'desiretotry

somethingnewamidchildren'sinsistencethatthefoodbeservedimmediately.Gradually,we

branchedouttotrysomeotherTurkishspecialties.

AlthoughoursonhadstudiedIslambriefly,itisimpossibletobepreparedforevery

awkwardquestionthatmightcomeup,suchasduringourvisitstotheTopkapiSarayi,the

OttomanSultans'palace.Noguideswereavailablesoitwasdo-it-yourself,usingourguidebook,

whichcheatedusofalotofinterestinghistoryandanecdotesthataprofessionalguidecould

provide.Nexttime,weresolvedtomakesucharrangementsinadvance.

Onthistrip,wewanderedthroughthemagnificentcomplex,withitsimperialtreasures,its

courtyardsanditsharem.Thelastrequiredabitofexplanationthatwewouldhavehappilylef~

toalearnedthirdparty.

11.ThecouplechoseIstanbulastheirholidaydestinationmainlybecause

A.thecityisnottoofarawayfromwheretheylived.

B.thecityisnotonthelistoftheU.S.StateDepartment.

C.thecityisbetweenthefamiliarandtheexotic.

D.thecityismorefamiliarthanexotic.

12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A.Thefamilyfoundthecitywasexactlywhattheyhadexpected.

B.Theirfriendswereopposedtotheirholidayplan.

C.Theycouldhavebeenmorecautiousaboutbringingkidsalong.

D.Theywereabitcautiousaboutthequalityofwaterinthecity.

13.Welearnfromthecouple'sshoppingexperiencebackhometh