英语专业八级真题.docx

1、英语专业八级真题2001年英语专业八级真题PartListening Comprehension (40 min)In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response to each question on your Coloured Answer Sheet. SECTION A TALK Questions 1 to 5 refer to the talk

2、in this section. At the end of the talk you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now list en to the talk. 1. Changes in the size of the World Banks operations refer to _. A. the expansion of its loan programme B. the inclusion of its hard loans C. the inclusion of

3、 its soft loans D. the previous lending policies 2. What actually made the Bank change its overall lending strategy? A. Reluctance of people in poor countries to have small families. B. Lack of basic health services and inequality in income distribution. C. The discovery that a low fertility rate wo

4、uld lead to economic development. D. Poor nutrition and low literacy in many poor countries of the world. 3. The change in emphasis of the Banks lending policies meant that the Bank would _. A. be more involved in big infrastructure projects B. adopt similar investment strategies in poor and rich co

5、untries C. embark upon a review of the investment in huge dams and steel mills D.invest in projects that would benefit the low-income sector of society4. Which of the following is NOT a criticism of the bank? A. Colossal travel expenses of its staff. B. Fixed annual loans to certain countries. C. Li

6、mited impact of the Banks projects. D. Role as a financial deal maker. 5. Throughout the talk, the speaker is _ while introducing the World Bank. A. biased B. unfriendly C. objective D. sensational SECTION B CONVERSATION Questions 6 to 10 are based on a conversation. At the end of the conversation y

7、o u will be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the conversation. 6. The man sounds surprised at the fact that _. A. many Australians are taking time off to travel B. the woman worked for some time in New Zealand C. the woman raised enough money for travel D. Australians prefer to

8、 work in New Zealand 7. We learn that the woman liked Singapore mainly because of its _. A. cleanness B. multi-ethnicity C. modern characteristics D. shopping opportunities 8. From the conversation we can infer that Kaifeng and Yinchuan impressed the woman with their _. A. respective locations B. hi

9、storic interests C. ancient tombs D. Jewish descendants 9. Which of the following words can best describe the womans feelings a bout Tibet? A. Amusement. B. Disbelief. C. Ecstasy. D. Delight 10. According to the conversation, it was _ that made the woman ready to stop traveling. A. the unsettledness

10、 of travelB. the difficulties of trekking C. the loneliness of travelD. the unfamiliar environment SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Questions 11 and 12 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item , you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.11. Mike Tyson w

11、as put in prison last August because he _. A. violated the traffic law B. illegally attacked a boxer C. attacked sb. after a traffic accident D. failed to finish his contract 12. The license granted to Tyson to fight will be terminated _. A. by the end of the year B. in over a year C. in August D. i

12、n a few weeks Question 13 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. 13. The Russian documents are expected to draw great attention because _. A. they cover the whole story of the former US president B. th

13、e assassin used to live in the former Soviet Union C. they are the only official documents released about Kennedy D. they solved the mystery surrounding Kennedys assassination Question 14 and 15 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,you will be given 30 seconds to answer the q

14、uestions. New listen to the news.14. In the recent three months, Hong Kongs unemployment rate has _. A. increased slowly B. decreased gradually C. stayed steady D. become unpredictable15. According to the news, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Business conditions have worsened in the pa

15、st three months. B. The past three months have seen a declining trend in job offers. C. The rise of unemployment rate in some sectors equals the fall in others. D. The unemployment rate in all sectors of the economy remains unchanged.SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING Fill each of gaps with ONE w

16、ord. You may refer to your notes. Make sure the word you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. The Press Conference The press conference has certain advantages. The first advantage lies with the (1)_ nature of the event itself; public officials are supposed to 1._ submit to scru

17、tiny by responding to various questions at a press conference. Secondly, statements previously made at a press conference can be used as a (2)_ in judging following statements or policies. Moreover, in case 2._ of important events, press conferences are an effective way to break the news to groups o

18、f reporters. However, from the point of view of (3)_, the press conference 3._ possesses some disadvantages, mainly in its(4)_ and news source. 4._ The provider virtually determines the manner in which a press conference proceeds. This, sometimes, puts news reporters at a(n)(5)_ , as can 5._ be seen

19、 on live broadcasts of news conferences. Factors in getting valuable information preparation: a need to keep up to date on journalistic subject matter; (6)_ of the news source: 6._ 1 ) news source s (7)_ to 7._ provide information; 2)news-gathering methods. Conditions under which news reporters cann

20、ot trust the information provided by a news source not knowing the required information; knowing and willing to share the information, but without (8)_ skills; 8._ knowing the information, but unwilling to share; willing to share, but unable to recall. (9)_ of questions asked 9._ Ways of improving t

21、he questions: no words with double meanings; no long questions; specific time, place, etc.; (10) questions; 10._ clear alternatives, or no alternatives in answers.PartProofreading and Error Correction (15 min) The following passage contains TEN errors. Each line contains a maximum of ONE error. In e

22、ach case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way. For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. For a missing word,mark the position of the missing word with a “” sign and wr

23、ite the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line. For an unnecessary word cross out the unnecessary word with a slash “/ and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.Example Whenart museum wants a new exhibit, (1) an it never buys things in finishe

24、d form and hangs (2) never them on the wall. When a natural history museum wants an exhibition, it must often build it. (3) exhibit During the early years of this century, wheat was seen as the very lifeblood of Western Canada. People on city streets watched the yields and the price of wheat in almo

25、st as much feeling as if 1._ they were growers. The marketing of wheat became an increasing 2._ favorite topic of conversation. War set the stage for the most dramatic events in marketing the western crop. For years, farmers mistrusted speculative grain selling as carried on through the Winnipeg Gra

26、in Exchange. Wheat prices were generally low in the autumn, so farmers could 3._ not wait for markets to improve. It had happened too often that they sold their wheat soon shortly after harvest when farm debts 4._ were coming due, just to see prices rising and speculators getting rich. 5._ On variou

27、s occasions, producer groups, asked firmer control, 6._ but the government had no wish to become involving, at 7._ least not until wartime when wheat prices threatened to run wild. Anxious to check inflation and rising life costs, the federal 8._ government appointed a board of grain supervisors to

28、deal with deliveries from the crops of 1917 and 1918. Grain Exchange trading was suspended, and farmers sold at prices fixed by the board. To handle with the crop of 1919, the government 9._ appointed the first Canadian Wheat Board, with total authority to 10._ buy, sell, and set prices.PartReading

29、Comprehension (40 min)SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION (30 min) In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of fifteen multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark answers on your Coloured Answer Sheet. TEXT A “Twenty years ago, Blackpool turned its back on the s

30、ea and tried to make itself into an entertainment centre.”say Robin Wood, a local official. “Now the thinking is that we should try, to refocus on the sea and make Blackpool a family destination again.”To say that Blackpool neglected the sea is to put it mildly. In 1976 the European Community, as it then was called, instructed member nations to make their beaches conform to certain minimum standards of cleanliness within ten years. Britain, rather than complying,