专八真题及答案详解.docx

1、专八真题及答案详解TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2000)-GRADE EIGHT-PAPER ONETIME LIMIT: 95 MINPART I LISTENING 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 answer to each question on your Colored Answer

2、Sheet. SECTION A TALK Questions 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section .At the end of the talk you w ill be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the talk. 1. The rules for the first private library in the US were drawn up by _. A) the legislature B) the li

3、brarian C) John Harvard D) the faculty members 2. The earliest public library was also called a subscription library because books _. A) could be lent to everyoneB) could be lent by book stores C) were lent to students and the facultyD) were lent on a membership basis 3. Which of the following is NO

4、T stated as one of the purposes of free public libraries? A) To provide readers with comfortable reading rooms. B) To provide adults with opportunities of further education. C) To serve the communitys cultural and recreational needs. D) To supply technical literature on specialized subjects. 4. The

5、major difference between modem private and public libraries lies in _. A) readership B) content C) service D) function 5. The main purpose of the talk is _. A) to introduce categories of books in US libraries B) to demonstrate the importance of US libraries C) to explain the roles of different US li

6、braries D) to define the circulation system of US libraries SECTION B INTERVIEW Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you wil l be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 6. Nancy became a taxi driver because _.

7、A) she owned a carB) she drove well C) she liked drivers uniformsD) it was her childhood dream 7. According to her, what was the most difficult about becoming a taxi dr iver? A) The right sense of direction.B) The sense of judgment. C) The skill of maneuvering.D) The size of vehicles. 8. What does N

8、ancy like best about her job? A) Seeing interesting buildings in the city. B) Being able to enjoy the world of nature. C) Driving in unsettled weather. D) Taking long drives outside the city. 9. It can be inferred from the interview that Nancy in a (n) _ mother. A) uncaring B) strict C) affectionate

9、D) permissive 10. The people Nancy meets are A) rather difficult to pleaseB) rude to women drivers C) talkative and generous with tipsD) different in personality SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Question 11 is based on the following news. At the end of the news i tem, you wil l be given 15 seconds to answer

10、 the question. Now listen to the news. 11. The primary purpose of the US anti-smoking legislation is _. A) to tighten control on tobacco advertising B) to impose penalties on tobacco companies C) to start a national anti-smoking campaign D)to ensure the health of American children Questions 12 and 1

11、3 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.12. The French Presidents visit to Japan aims at _. A) making more investments in Japan B) stimulating Japanese businesses in France C) helping boost the Japan

12、ese economyD) launching a film festival in Japan 13. This is Jacques Chiracs _ visit to Japan. A) second C) fortiethB) fourteenth D) forty-firstQuestions 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 questions. Now listen to the ne

13、ws.14. Afghan people are suffering from starvation because _. A) melting snow begins to block the mountain paths B) the Taliban have destroyed existing food stocks C) the Taliban are hindering food deliveries D) an emergency air-lift of food was cancelled 15. people in Afghanistan are facing starvat

14、ion. A) 160,000 B) 16,000 C) 1,000,000 D) 100, 000 SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the lecture, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete

15、 a 15-minute gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE after the mini-lecture. Use the blank paper for note-taking.Part PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN)Proofread the given passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO as instructed.Part READING COMPREHENSION (40 MIN)SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN) In this

16、 section there are four reading passages followed by a total of fifteen multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your Colored Answer Sheet. TEXT ADespite Denmarks manifest virtues, Danes never talk about how proud they a re to be Danes. This would sound weird in Dan

17、ish. When Danes talk to foreigners about Denmark, they always begin by commenting on its tininess, its unimportance, the difficulty of its language, the general small-mindedness and self-indulgence of their countrymen and the high taxes. No Dane would look you in the eye and say, Denmark is a great

18、country. Youre supposed to figure this out for yourself. It is the land of the silk safety net, where almost half the national budget goes toward smoothing out lifes inequalities, and there is plenty of money f or schools, day care, retraining programmes, job seminars-Danes love seminars: three days

19、 at a study centre hearing about waste management is almost as good as a ski trip. It is a culture bombarded by English, in advertising, pop music, the Internet, and despite all the English that Danish absorbs-there is no Danish Academy to defend against it -old dialects persist in Jutland that can

20、barely be understood by Copenhageners. It is the land where, as the saying goes, Fe w have too much and fewer have too little, and a foreigner is struck by the sweet egalitarianism that prevails, where the lowliest clerk gives you a level gaze, where Sir and Madame have disappeared from common usage

21、, even Mr. and Mrs. Its a nation of recyclers-about 55 % of Danish garbage gets made into something new- and no nuclear power plants. Its a nation of tireless planner. Trains run on time. Things operate well in general. Such a nation of overachievers - a brochure from the Ministry of Business and In

22、dustry says, Denmark is one of the worlds cleanest and most organize d countries, with virtually no pollution, crime, or poverty. Denmark is the most corruption-free society in the Northern Hemisphere. So, of course, ones heart lifts at any sighting of Danish sleaze: skinhead graffiti on buildings (

23、Foreigner s Out of Denmark! ), broken beer bottles in the gutters, drunken teenagers slumped in the park. Nonetheless, it is an orderly land. You drive through a Danish town, it comes to an end at a stone wall, and on the other side is a field of barley, a nice clean line: town here, country there.

24、It is not a nation of jay-walkers. People stand on the curb and wait for the red light to change, even if its 2 a.m. a n d theres not a car in sight. However, Danes don t think of themselves as a wainting-at-2-a.m.-for-the-green-light peoplethats how they see Swedes and Germans. Danes see themselves

25、 as jazzy people, improvisers, more free spirited than Swedes, but the truth is (though one should not say it) that Danes are very much like Germans and Swedes. Orderliness is a main selling point. Denmark has few natural resources, limited manufacturing capability; its future in Europe will be as a

26、 broker, banker, and distributor of goods. You send your goods by container ship to Copenhagen, and these bright, young, English-speaking, utterly honest, highly disciplined people will get your goods around to Scandinavia, the Baltic States, and Russia. Airports, seaports, highways, and rail lines

27、are ultramodern and well-maintained. The orderliness of the society doesnt mean that Danish lives are less messy or lonely than yours or mine, and no Dane would tell you so. You can hear plenty about bitter family feuds and the sorrows of alcoholism and about perfectly sensible people who went off o

28、ne day and killed themselves. An orderly society c an not exempt its members from the hazards of life. But there is a sense of entitlement and security that Danes grow up with. Certain things are yours by virtue of citizenship, and you shouldnt feel bad f o r taking what youre entitled to, youre as

29、good as anyone else. The rules of the welfare system are clear to everyone, the benefits you get if you lose your job, the steps you take to get a new one; and the orderliness of the system makes it possible for the country to weather high unemployment and social unrest without a sense of crisis. 16

30、. The author thinks that Danes adopt a _ attitude towards their country.A) boastful B) modest C) deprecating D) mysterious 17. Which of the following is NOT a Danish characteristic cited in the passage? A) Fondness of foreign culture. B) Equality in society. C) Linguistic tolerance. D) Persistent pl

31、anning.18. The authors reaction to the statement by the Ministry of Business and Industry is _.A) disapproving B) approving C) noncommittal D) doubtful 19. According to the passage, Danish orderliness _. A) sets the people apart from Germans and Swedes B) spares Danes social troubles besetting other people C) is considered economically essential to the country D) prevents Danes from acknowledging existing troubles 20. At the end of the passage the author states all the following EXCEPT that _. A) Danes are clearly informed of their social benefits B) Danes take for gran