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英语专业八级真题
2004年英语专业八级真题
PartⅠListeningComprehension（40min）
InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.
SECTIONATALK
Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven75secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.
1.Theparallelbetweenwaltzingandlanguageuseliesin____.
A.thecoordinationbasedonindividualactions
B.thenumberofindividualparticipants
C.thenecessityofindividualactions
D.therequirementsforparticipants
2.Inthetalkthespeakerthinksthatlanguageuseisa（n）____process.
A.individual
B.combined
C.distinct
D.Social
3.Themaindifferencebetweenpersonalandnon-personalsettingsisin____.
A.themanneroflanguageuse
B.thetopicandcontentofspeech
C.theinteractionsbetweenspeakerandaudience
D.therelationshipbetweenspeakerandaudience
4.Infictionalsettings,speakers____.
A.hidetheirrealintentions
B.voiceothers'intentions
C.playdoublerolesonandoffstage
D.onlyimitateotherpeopleinlife
5.Comparedwithothertypesofsettings,themainfeatureofprivatesettingis____.
A.theabsenceofspontaneity
B.thepresenceofindividualactions
C.thelackofrealintentions
D.theabsenceofaudience
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven75secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.
6.WhatwaseducationlikeinProfessorWang'sdays?
A.Studentsworkedveryhard.
B.Studentsfelttheyneededaseconddegree.
C.Educationwasnotcareer－oriented.
D.Thereweremanyspecializedsubjects.
7.AccordingtoProfessorWang,whatisthepurposeofthepresent－dayeducation?
A.Toturnoutanadequatenumberofeliteforthesociety.
B.Topreparestudentsfortheirfuturecareer.
C.Toofferpracticalandutilitariancoursesineachprogramme.
D.Tosetupasmanytechnicalinstitutionsaspossible.
8.InProfessorWang'sopinion,technicalskills____.
A.requiregoodeducation
B.aresecondarytoeducation
C.don'tcallforgoodeducation
D.don'tconflictwitheducation
9.WhatdoesProfessorWangsuggesttocopewiththesituationcausedbyincreasingnumbersoffee-payingstudents.
A.Shiftingfromoneprogrammetoanother.
B.Workingoutwaystoreducestudentnumber.
C.Emphasizingbetterqualityofeducation.
D.Settingupstricterexaminationstandards.
10.FutureeducationneedstoproducegraduatesofallthefollowingcategoriesEXCEPT____.
A.thosewhocanadapttodifferentprofessions
B.thosewhohaveahighflexibilityofmind
C.thosewhoarethinkers,historiansandphilosophers
D.thosewhopossessonlyhighlyspecializedskills
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven45secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
11.Whichofthefollowingregionsintheworldwillwitnessthesharpestdropinlifeexpectancy?
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.
Questions14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
14.ThetradedisputebetweentheEuropeanUnionandtheUSwascausedby____.
A.USrefusaltoacceptarbitrationbyWTO
B.USimposingtariffsonEuropeansteel
C.USrefusaltopaycompensationtoEU
D.USrefusaltolowerimportdutiesonEUproducts
15.WhowillbeconsultedfirstbeforetheEUlistissubmittedtoWTO?
A.EUmemberstates.
B.TheUnitedStates.
C.WTO.
D.Thesteelcorporations.
SECTIOND NOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15-minutegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEafterthemini-lecture.Usetheblankpaperfornote-taking.Fillineachofthegapswithoneword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.
B.ConversationSkills
Peoplewhousuallymakeusfeelcomfortableinconversationsaregoodtalkers.Andtheyhavesomethingincommon,i.e.skillstoputpeopleatease.
1.Skilltoaskquestion
1）beawareofthehumannature:
readinesstoanswerother'squestionsregardlessof
（1）____
2）startaconversationwithsomepersonalbutunharmfulquestionsaboutone's
（2）____job.
questionsaboutone'sactivitiesinthe（3）____
3）beabletospotsignalsforfurthertalk
2.Skillto（4）____foranswers
1）don'tshiftfromsubjecttosubject-stickingtothesamesubject:
signsof（5）____inconversation.
2）listento（6）____ofvoice-Ifpeoplesoundunenthusiastic,thenchangesubject.
3）useeyesandears-steadyyourgazewhilelistening
3.Skilltolaugh
Effectsoflaughter:
-easepeople's（7）____
-helpstart（8）____
4.Skilltopart
1）importance:
openuppossibilitiesforfuturefriendshiporcontact
2）ways:
-men:
asmile,a（9）____
-women:
sameas（10）____now
-howtoexpresspleasureinmeetingsomeone.
（1）______
（2）______（3）______（4）______（5）______
（6）______（7）______（8）______（9）______（10）______
PARTIIPROOFREADINGANDERRORCORRECTION（15MIN）
ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.Eachlinecontainsamaximumofoneerrorandthreearefreefromerror.Ineachcase,onlyonewordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway.
Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foranunnecessaryword,crossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash“／”andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Ifthelineiscorrect,placeaVintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline
Example
When^artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,
（1）an
Itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandbangs
（2）never
themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum （3）v
wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit. （4）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）
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcoloredanswersheet.
TEXTA
Farmersinthedevelopingworldhatepricefluctuations.Itmakesithardtoplanahead.Butmostofthemhavelittlechoice:
theysellatthepricethemarketsets.FarmersinEurope,theU.S.andJapanareluckier:
theyreceivemassivegovernmentsubsidiesintheformofguaranteedpricesordirecthandouts.LastmonthU.S. PresidentBushsignedanewfarmbillthatgivesAmericanfarmers$190billionoverthenext10years,or$83billionmorethantheyhadbeenscheduledtoget,andpushesU.S.agriculturalsupportclosetocrazyEuropeanlevels.Bushsaidthestepwasnecessaryto"promotefarmerindependenceandpreservethefarmwayoflifeforgenerations".ItisalsodesignedtohelptheRepublicanPartywincontroloftheSenateinNovember'smidtermelections.
Agriculturalproductioninmostpoorcountriesaccountsforupto50%ofGDP,comparedtoonly3%inrichcountries.Butmostfarmersinpoorcountriesgrowjustenoughforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.ThosewhotryexportingtotheWestfindtheirgoodswhackedwithhugetariffsorcompetingagainstcheapersubsidizedgoods.In1999theUnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopmentconcludedthatforeach
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