英语专业八级历年答案1999.docx

1、英语专业八级历年答案19991999年英语专业八真题答案及解析PAPER ONEPART LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A TALK1.答案：C【问句译文】使机器噪音小一些的技术如何？【试题分析】本题为细节区分题。【详细解答】谈话的第五句说“Now although the idea dates back to the 1930s, its only recently that advances in computer technology have made anti-noise a commercial possibility.”由此可知，这种方法可追溯到二

2、十世纪30年代，但只是近来才被应用于商业。因此答案选C。2.答案：D【问句译文】现代电子抗噪音设备如何？【试题分析】本题为推理概括题。【详细解答】由关键句“The modern electronic anti-noise devices dont reduce sound.Instead, sound is used to attack sound.”可知，现代电子抗噪音设备是以噪音抗噪音的全新原理而设计的，故答案选D。3.答案：A【问句译文】下列哪一项不是法国公司的抗噪音技术的应用？【试题分析】本题为细节题，可用排除法解答。【详细解答】谈话中专门介绍说，法国公司把这一技术应用于工厂、汽车、飞

3、机，而未提到“街道”，故选项A为正确答案。4.答案：B【问句译文】根据该谈话录音，在安静区的工人们能怎样？【试题分析】本题为细节题。【详细解答】在谈到安静区（zones of quiet）时，录音中说“ it cuts noise levels enough for somebody inside the zone to hear a conversation from another part of the work place. Yet, this is only one-way; shouts from the quiet zone could not be heard over the

4、 factory noise by those outside it, because the rest of the workplace remains noisy.”由此可知，“安静区”的工人可以听到外边区域的谈话，而外面却听不到里面的谈话，故选项B为正确答案。5.答案：A【问句译文】这段谈话的主题是什么？【试题分析】本题为主旨题。【详细解答】听完全文可知，选项B、C、D都只是录音的某一部分内容，只有选项A能全面地概括全文大意，故为正确答案。SECTION B INTERVIEW6.答案：C【问句译文】美国雇员是按时间付薪金的，那么这就意味着他们该怎样呢？【试题分析】本题为细节题。【详细解

5、答】在谈到美国雇员是按时间付薪金时，被采访者说道“So employees are expected to find other work if their own desks are clear, or to help someone else withhis or her work.”由此可知，雇员如果干完了自己的活，就应该去帮助别的人，积极主动地去找活干。故答案选C。7.答案：B【问句译文】灵活的工作时间的一个益处是什么？【试题分析】本题为细节理解题。【详细解答】由关键句“And as more women now work it gives more family time.”可知，灵

6、活的工作时间使得妇女有更多时间呆在家里，故答案选B。8.答案：D【问句译文】关于美国的工作合同问题，下列哪一项是不正确的？【试题分析】本题为细节题。【详细解答】当采访者问到顾主是否可以无故解雇他时，被采访者说“There are, of course, legal protections in the US. So employees cannot be unjustly fired without good reasons.”由此可否定美国的劳动合同多数是短期的说法，故答案选D。9.答案：A【问句译文】从该采访中可推断出不拘礼节的工作气氛可能会出现在哪类公司？【试题分析】本题为推理题。【详细

7、解答】在采访临近尾声时，男士说“But in many establishments with fewer employees the atmosphere is loose and easy with a lot of joking, and teasing, and wandering in and out of offices among all levels of employees.”由此可知，在那些雇员少的公司，也就是小公司会有不拘礼节的工作气氛，故答案选A。10.答案：D【问句译文】这次采访主要是关于美国在哪一方面的情况？【试题分析】本题为主旨题。【详细解答】从这四个选项来分析，

8、office hierarchies，office conditions和office roles 只是office life的各个方面。只有用office life才能较全面 地概括这次采访的内容。故答案选D。 SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item 111.答案：A【问句译文】参议员多尔对克林顿的反犯罪政策持什么态度？【试题分析】本题为推理题。【详细解答】由关键句“retiring Senator Bob Dole, has repeatedly disapproved of Mr. Clintons record on fighting crime.”由此可知

9、，多尔是不赞成克林顿的反犯罪政策的，故选项A为正确答案。News Item 212.答案：A【问句译文】日本和美国正在做什么？【试题分析】本题为细节理解题。【详细解答】新闻中讲到“At the moment, they are negotiating about photographic film and photographic paper.”由此可知，他们正在就照相用的胶卷和纸进行谈判，故答案选A。13.答案：B【问句译文】新闻似乎在暗示两国间的协议怎样？【试题分析】本题为推理题。【详细解答】新闻临近结尾时说“This is certainly not the first dispute

10、and it certainly wont be the last dispute, either.”这里是说这不是美、日两国之间的第一次矛 盾冲突，这次的协议不能作为一个永久性的协议。由此可知，该协议不可能永久性地解决争端，故答案选B。News Item 314.答案：B【问句译文】根据该新闻，这块来自格陵兰冰块可以提供哪一方面的信息？【试题分析】本题为主旨题。【详细解答】在谈到该冰块时，科学家们说“It provides one of the clearest records ofancient weather.”由此可知，从该冰块可以了解古时候的天气状况。15.答案：D【问句译文】下列哪

11、一项陈述是正确的？【试题分析】本题为细节理解题。【详细解答】新闻临近结尾时说“the scientific teams say that the past 10,000 years is the only period during which the weather has not changed very much.”由此可知，那段时期的气候变化不是很大，故选项D为正确答案。 来源:考试大-专四专八考SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING1.答案：known【详细解答】在谈到公司赞助体育时，第一个理由是“The obvious answer is tha

12、t they get known worldwide,”故此空应填“known”。2.答案：save【详细解答】公司赞助体育的第二个理由是“The not so obvious answer is that sponsorship can help firms to save money.”即帮助公司省钱（save money）。3.答案：expensive /costly【详细解答】由录音中的句子“However, sponsorship is surely a very expensive business.”可知，赞助体育活动的代价是非常昂贵的，故此处应填写expensive或costl

13、y。4.答案：match【详细解答】由录音“Companies spend a lot of time making sure that they have a perfect match between the products to be represented and the activity that needs sponsorship.”可知，公司的产品必须与运动项目相吻合（match）。5.答案：image【详细解答】只要听清了关键句“Basically, companies have to make sure that the image is right and that th

14、e product gets maximum coverage through the event.”就可知道，此处应填写image。6.答案：media【详细解答】有录音“There are the big media events: hours and hours of TV and”可知，这里指的是大的媒体活动。7.答案：cosmetics / drinks【详细解答】在谈到观众的潜在购买力时，录音中举例说“That should attract drinks manufactures, sports fashion designers, cosmetics producers, and

15、 so on.”由于受products一词的限制，此处可填写cosmetics或drinks。8.答案：favorably【详细解答】由录音“yet will react favorably if asked to comment on products marketed by the sponsoring company.”可知，此处应填写favorably。9.答案：conditioning【详细解答】由录音“Conditioning the mind is what advertising is about.”可直接填写conditioning。10.答案：expensive【详细解答】录音临近结尾时说“straight advertising is a far more expensive way of promoting your image than sponsorship,”由此可知，公司赞助体育比直接做广告