专业英语八级考试真题.docx

1、专业英语八级考试真题2004年专业英语八级考试真题 Part 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 coloured answer sheet. SECTION A TALK Questions 1 to 5 refer to the t

2、alk in this section. At the end of the talk you will be given 75 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the talk. 1. A) the coordination based on individual actions B) the number of individual participants C) the necessity of individual actions D) the requirements for participants 2. A) indi

3、vidual B) combined C) distinct D) social 3. A) the manner of language use B) the topic and content of speech C) the interactions between speaker and audience D) the relationship between speaker and audience 4. A) hide their real intentions B) voice others intentions C) play double roles on and off s

4、tage D) only imitate other people in life 5. A) the absence of spontaneity B) the presence of individual actions C) the lack of real intentions D) the absence of audience SECTION B INTERVIEW Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 75 seconds to answ

5、er the questions. Now listen to the interview. 6. A) Students worked very hard. B) Students felt they needed a second degree. C) Education was not career oriented. D) There were many specialized subjects. 7. A) To turn out an adequate number of elite for the society. B) To prepare students for their

6、 future career. C) To offer practical and utilitarian courses in each programme. D) To set up as many technical institutions as possible. 8. A) require good education B) are secondary to education C) dont call for good education D) dont conflict with education 9. A) Shifting from one programme to an

7、other. B) Working out ways to reduce student number. C) Emphasizing better quality of education. D) Setting up stricter examination standards. 10. A) those who can adapt to different professions B) those who have a high flexibility of mind C) those who are thinkers, historians and philosophers D) th

8、ose who possess only highly specialized skills SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 45 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 11. Which of the following regions in the world will witness the shar

9、pest drop in life expectancy? A) Latin America. B) Sub Saharan Africa. C) Asia. D) The Caribbean. 12. According to the news, which country will experience small life expectancy drop? A) Burma. B) Botswana. C) Cambodia. D) Thailand. 13. The countries that are predicted to experience negative populati

10、on growth are mainly in _ A) Asia. B) Africa. C) Latin America. D) The Caribbean. 14. The trade dispute between the European Union and the US was caused by _. A) US refusal to accept arbitration by WTO B) US imposing tariffs on European steel C) US refusal to pay compensation to EU D) US refusal to

11、lower import duties on EU products 15. Who will be consulted first before the EU list is submitted to WTO? A) EU member states. B) The United States. C) WTO. D) The steel corporations. SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING In this section you will hear a mini lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE

12、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 a 15 minute gap filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE after the mini lecture. Use the blank sheet for note taking. Part Proofreading and Error Correction (15 min) Th

13、e passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each 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

14、the line. For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “” sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line. For an unnecessary word, cross the unnecessary word with a slash “/”and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the l

15、ine. Example When art museum wants a new exhibit, (1) an it never buys things in finished form and hangs (2) never them on the wall. When a natural history museum wants an ZZ(ZexhibitionZZ), it must often build it. (3)exhibit Proofread the given passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO as instructed. One of the

16、most important non-legislative functions of the U.S Congress is the power to investigate. This power is usually delegated to committees - either standing committees, special committees set for a specific (1)_ purpose, or joint committees consisted of members of both houses. (2)_ Investigations are h

17、eld to gather information on the need for future legislation, to test the effectiveness of laws already passed, to inquire into the qualifications and performance of members and officials of the other branches, and in rare occasions, to lay the (3)_ groundwork for impeachment proceedings. Frequently

18、, committees rely outside experts to assist in conducting investigative hearings (4)_ and to make out detailed studies of issues. (5)_ There are important corollaries to the investigative power. One is the power to publicize investigations and its results. Most (6)_ committee hearings are open to pu

19、blic and are reported (7)_ widely in the mass media. Congressional investigations nevertheless represent one important tool available to lawmakers (8)_ to inform the citizenry and to arouse public interests in national issues. (9)_ Congressional committees also have the power to compel testimony fro

20、m unwilling witnesses, and to cite for contempt of Congress witnesses who refuse to testify and for perjury these who give false testimony. (10)_ Part Reading Comprehension (30 min) (开始Part Reading Comprehension (30 min)计时) In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of fifte

21、en multiple choice questions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet. TEXT A Farmers in the developing world hate price fluctuations. It makes it hard to plan ahead. But most of them have little choice: they sell at the price the market sets. Farmers in Europe, th

22、e U.S. and Japan are luckier: they receive massive government subsidies in the form of guaranteed prices or direct handouts. Last month U.S. President Bush signed a new farm bill that gives American farmers $190 billion over the next 10 years, or $83 billion more than they had been scheduled to get,

23、 and pushes U.S. agricultural support close to crazy European levels. Bush said the step was necessary to “promote farmer independence and preserve the farm way of life for generations”. It is also designed to help the Republican Party win control of the Senate in Novembers mid term elections. Agric

24、ultural production in most poor countries accounts for up to 50% of GDP, compared to only 3% in rich countries. But most farmers in poor countries grow just enough for themselves and their families. Those who try exporting to the West find their goods whacked with huge tariffs or competing against c

25、heaper subsidized goods. In 1999 the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development concluded that for each dollar developing countries receive in aid they lose up to $14 just because of trade barriers imposed on the export of their manufactured goods. Its not as if the developing world wants an

26、y favours, says Gerald Ssendwula, Ugandas Minister of Finance. “What we want is for the rich countries to let us compete.” Agriculture is one of the few areas in which the Third World can compete. Land and labour are cheap, and as farming methods develop, new technologies should improve output. This

27、 is no pie in the sky speculation. The biggest success in Kenyas economy over the past decade has been the boom in exports of cut flowers and vegetables to Europe. But that may all change in 2008, when Kenya will be slightly too rich to qualify for the “least developed country” status that allows Af

28、rican producers to avoid paying stiff European import duties on selected agricultural products. With trade barriers in place, the horticulture industry in Kenya will shrivel as quickly as a discarded rose. And while agriculture exports remain the great hope for poor countries, reducing trade barrier

29、s in other sectors also works: Americas African Growth and Opportunity Act, which cuts duties on exports of everything from handicrafts to shoes, has proved a boon to Africas manufacturers. The lesson: the Third World can prosper if the rich world gives it a fair go. This is what makes Bushs decisio

30、n to increase farm subsidies last month all the more depressing. Poor countries have long suspected that the rich world urges rade liberalization only so it can wangle its way into new markets. Such suspicions caused the Seattle trade talks to break down three years ago. But last November members of the World Trade Organization, meeting in Doha, Qatar, finally agreed to a new round of talks designed to open up global trade in agriculture and textiles. Rich countries assured poor countries, that their concerns were finally being addressed.