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专八真题及答案详解

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2003）

-GRADEEIGHT-

PAPERONE

TIMELIMIT:

95MIN

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[40MIN.]

InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourCOLOREDANSWERSHEET.

SECTIONATALK

Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutofficesisNOTtrueaccordingtothetalk?

　　A.Officesthroughouttheworldarebasicallyalike.

　　B.Thereareprimarilytwokindsofofficelayout.

　　C.Officesurroundingsusedtodependoncompanysize.

　　D.Officeatmosphereinfluencesworkers'performance.

2.Wecaninferfromthetalkthatharmoniousworkrelationsmayhaveadirectimpactonyour____.

A.promotion 

B.colleagues 

C.management    

D.union

3.Supposingyouwereworkinginasmallfirm,whichofthefollowingwouldyoudowhenyouhadsomegrievances?



　　A.Requestaformalspecialmeetingwiththeboss.

　　B.Draftaformalagendaforaspecialmeeting.

　　C.Contactaconsultativecommitteefirst.

　　D.Asktoseethebossforatalkimmediately.

4.Accordingtothetalk,theunionplaysthefollowingrolesEXCPET____.

A.mediation

B.arbitration 

C.negotiation 

D.representation

5.WhichtopicisNOTcoveredinthetalk?

A.Roleoftheunion.  

B.Workrelations.

C.Companystructure. 

D.Officelayout.

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaboutDavid'spersonalbackground?

　A.Hehadexcellentacademicrecordsatschoolanduniversity.

　B.HewasonceonaPhDprogramatYaleUniversity.

　C.Hereceivedprofessionaltraininginacting.

　D.Hecamefromasingle-parentfamily.

7.Davidisinclinedtobelievein____.

A.aliens     

B.UFOs

C.theTVcharacter

D.governmentconspiracies

8.DavidthinksheisfitfortheTVrolebecauseofhis____.

A.professionaltraining 

B.personality

C.lifeexperience

D.appearance

9.Fromtheinterview,weknowthatatpresentDavidfeels____.

A.asenseoffrustration C.confidentbutmoody 

B.hauntedbytheunknownthingsD.successfulyetunsatisfied

10.HowdoesDavidfeelaboutthedivorceofhisparents?



A.Hefeelsasenseofanger.  

B.Hehasasenseofsadness.

C.Ithelpedhimgrowup.  

D.Itleftnoeffectonhim.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Question11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.

Nowlistentothenews.

11.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?



　　A.USconcernovertheforthcomingpeacetalks.

　　B.PeaceeffortsbythePalestinianAuthority.

　　C.RecommendationsbytheMitchellCommission.

　　D.BombattacksaimedatIsraelicivilians.

Question12isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.

Nowlistentothenews.

12.Somevoterswillwastetheirballotsbecause____.

　　A.theylikeneithercandidate

　　B.theyareallill-informed

　　C.thecandidatesdonotdiffermuch

　　D.theydonotwanttovotetwice

Questions13to15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

13.AccordingtotheUNHumanDevelopmentReport,whichisthebestplaceforwomenintheworld?

A.Canada. 

B.TheUS. 

C.Australia. 

D.Scandinavia.

14.____isinthe12thplaceinoverallranking.

A.Britain

B.France

C.Finland

D.Switzerland

15.AccordingtotheUNreport,theleastdevelopedcountryis____.

A.Ethiopia

B.Mali

C.SierraLeon

D.CentralAfricanRepublic

SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING

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

PARTIIPROOFREADING&ERRORCORRECTION[15MIN]

ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.

PARTIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION[40MIN] 

SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION  [30min]

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiplechoicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourColouredAnswerSheet.

TEXTA

　　HostilitytoGypsieshasexistedalmostfromthetimetheyfirstappearedinEuropeinthe14thcentury.TheoriginsoftheGypsies,withlittlewrittenhistory,wereshroudedinmystery.Whatisknownnowfromcluesinthevariousdialectsoftheirlanguage,Romany,isthattheycamefromnorthernIndiatotheMiddleEastathousandyearsago,workingasminstrelsandmercenaries,metalsmithsandservants.EuropeansmisnamedthemEgyptians,soonshortenedtoGypsies.Aclansystem,basedmostlyontheirtraditionalcraftsandgeography,hasmadethemadeeplyfragmentedandfractiouspeople,onlyreallyunifyinginthefaceofenmityfromnon-Gypsies,whomtheycallgadje.TodaymanyGypsyactivistsprefertobecalledRoma,whichcomesfromtheRomanywordfor"man".ButonmytravelsamongthemmoststillreferredtothemselvesasGypsies.

　　InEuropetheirpersecutionbythegadjebeganquickly,withthechurchseeingheresyintheirfortune-tellingandthestateseeinganti-socialbehaviorintheirnomadism.Atvarioustimestheyhavebeenforbiddentoweartheirdistinctivebrightclothes,tospeaktheirownlanguage,totravel,tomarryoneanother,ortoplytheirtraditionalcrafts.Insomecountriestheywerereducedtoslavery-itwasn'tuntilthemid-1800sthatGypsyslaveswerefreedinRomania.InmorerecenttimestheGypsieswerecaughtupinNaziethnichysteria,andperhapshalfamillionperishedintheHolocaust.Theirhorseshavebeenshotandthewheelsremovedfromtheirwagons,theirnameshavebeenchanged,theirwomenhavebeensterilized,andtheirchildrenhavebeenforciblygivenforadoptiontonon-Gypsyfamilies.

　　ButtheGypsieshaveconfoundedpredictionsoftheirdisappearanceasadistinctethnicgroup,andtheirnumbershaveburgeoned.Todaythereareanestimated8to12millionGypsiesscatteredacrossEurope,makingthemthecontinent'slargestminority.Theexactnumberishardtopindown.Gypsieshaveregularlybeenundercounted,bothbyregimesanxioustodownplaytheirprofileandbyGypsiesthemselves,seekingtoavoidbureaucracies.Attemptingtoremedypastinequities,activistgroupsmayovercount.HundredsofthousandsmorehaveemigratedtotheAmericansandelsewhere.WithveryfewexceptionsGypsieshaveexpressednogreatdesireforacountrytocalltheirown-unliketheJews,towhomtheGypsyexperienceisoftencompared."Romanestan,"saidRonaldLee,theCanadianGypsywriter,"iswheremytwofeetstand."

16.Gypsiesareunitedonlywhenthey____.

　　A.areengagedintraditionalcrafts

　　B.callthemselvesRoma

　　C.liveunderaclansystem

　　D.faceexternalthreats

17.InhistoryhostilitytoGypsiesinEuroperesultedintheirpersecutionbyallthefollowingEXCEPT____.

A.theEgyptians 

B.thestate

C.thechurch

D.theNazis

18.Accordingtothepassage,themaindifferencebetweentheGypsiesandtheJewsliesintheirconceptsof____.

A.language

B.culture

C.identity

D.custom

TEXTB

IwasjustaboywhenmyfatherbroughtmetoHarlemforthefirsttime,almost50yearsago.WestayedattheHotelTheresa,agrandbrickstructureat125thStreetandSeventhAvenues.Once,inthehotelrestaurant,myfatherpointedoutJoeLouis.HeevengotMr.Brown,thehotelmanager,tointroducemetohim,abitpaunchybutstillthechampasfarasIwasconcerned.

　　Muchhaschangedsincethen.Businessandrealestatearebooming.Somesayanewrenaissanceisunderway.OthersdecrywhattheyseeasoutsideforcesrunningroughshodovertheoldHarlem.

　　NewYorkmeantHarlemtome,andasayoungmanIvisiteditwheneverIcould.Butmanyofmyoldhauntsaregone.TheTheresashutdownin1966.NationalchainsthatonceignoredHarlemnowanticipateyuppiemoneyandwantpiecesofthisprimeManhattanrealestate.SohereIamonahotAugustafternoon,sittinginaStarbucksthattwoyearsagoopenedablockawayfromtheTheresa,snatchingatmemoriesbetweensipsofhigh-pricedcoffee.IamabouttoopenupapieceoftheoldHarlem-theNewYorkAmsterdamNews-whenatouristaskingdirectionstoSylvia's,aprominentHarlemrestaurant,penetratesmydaydreaming.He'scarryingabook:

TouringHistoricHarlem.

　　History.ImissMr.Michaux'sbookstore,hisHouseofCommonSense,whichwasacrossfromtheTheresa.Hehadabigbillboardoutfrontwithbrownandblackfacespaintedonitthatsaidinlargeletters:

"WorldHistoryBookOutleton2,000,000,000AfricansandNonwhitePeoples."Anuglystateofficebuildinghasswallowedthatspace.

　　ImissspeakerlikeCarlosCooks,whowasalwaysonthesouthwestcornerof125thandSeventh,urginglistenerstosupportAfrica.Harlem'spowerfulpoliticalelectricityseemsunplugged-althoughthestreetsarestillenergized,especiallybyWestAfricanimmigrants.

　　Hardworkingsouthernnewcomersformedthebulkofthecommunitybackinthe1920sand'30s,whenHarlemrenaissanceartists,writers,andintellectuals