专业英语八级考试试题21.docx

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专业英语八级考试试题21

专业英语八级考试试题

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Thepressconferencehascertainadvantages.Thefirstadvantagelieswiththe

（1）___natureoftheeventitself;publicofficialsaresupposedto1.___submittoscrutinybyrespondingtovariousquestionsatapressconference.Secondly,statementspreviouslymadeatapressconferencecanbeusedasa

（2）___injudgingfollowingstatementsorpolicies.Moreover,incase2.___ofimportantevents,pressconferencesareaneffectivewaytobreakthenewstogroupsofreporters.However,fromthepointofviewof（3）___,thepressconference3.___possessessomedisadvantages,mainlyinits（4）___andnewssource.4.___Theprovidervirtuallydeterminesthemannerinwhichapressconferenceproceeds.This,sometimes,putsnewsreportersata（n）（5）___,ascan5.___beseenonlivebroadcastsofnewsconferences.Factorsingettingvaluableinformationpreparation:

aneedtokeepuptodateonjournalisticsubjectmatter;—（6）___ofthenewssource:

6.___1）newssource’s（7）___to7.___provideinformation;2）news-gatheringmethods.Conditionsunderwhichnewsreporterscannottrusttheinformationprovidedbyanewssource—notknowingtherequiredinformation;—knowingandwillingtosharetheinformation,butwithout（8）___skills;8.___—knowingtheinformation,butunwillingtoshare;—willingtoshare,butunabletorecall.（9）___ofquestionsasked9.___Waysofimprovingthequestions:

nowordswithdoublemeanings;nolongquestions;—specifictime,place,etc.;—（10）questions;10.___—clearalternatives,ornoalternativesinanswers.改错PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection（15min）ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.EachlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway.Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foranunnecessarywordcrossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/’andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.ExampleWhen∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,

（1）anitnever／buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs

（2）neverthemonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.（3）exhibitDuringtheearlyyearsofthiscentury,wheatwasseenastheverylifebloodofWesternCanada.Peopleoncitystreetswatchedtheyieldsandthepriceofwheatinalmostasmuchfeelingasif1.___theyweregrowers.Themarketingofwheatbecameanincreasing2.___favoritetopicofconversation.Warsetthestageforthemostdramaticeventsinmarketingthewesterncrop.Foryears,farmersmistrustedspeculativegrainsellingascarriedonthroughtheWinnipegGrainExchange.Wheatpricesweregenerallylowintheautumn,sofarmerscould3.___notwaitformarketstoimprove.Ithadhappenedtoooftenthattheysoldtheirwheatsoonshortlyafterharvestwhenfarmdebts4.___werecomingdue,justtoseepricesrisingandspeculatorsgettingrich.5.___Onvariousoccasions,producergroups,askedfirmercontrol,6.___butthegovernmenthadnowishtobecomeinvolving,at7.___leastnotuntilwartimewhenwheatpricesthreatenedtorunwild.Anxioustocheckinflationandrisinglifecosts,thefederal8.___governmentappointedaboardofgrainsupervisorstodealwithdeliveriesfromthecropsof1917and1918.GrainExchangetradingwassuspended,andfarmerssoldatpricesfixedbytheboard.Tohandlewiththecropof1919,thegovernment9.___appointedthefirstCanadianWheatBoard,withtotalauthorityto10.___buy,sell,andsetprices.阅读理解APartⅢReadingComprehension（40min）SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30min）Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkanswersonyourColouredAnswerSheet.TEXTA“Twentyyearsago,Blackpoolturneditsbackontheseaandtriedtomakeitselfintoanentertainmentcentre.”sayRobinWood,alocalofficial.“Nowthethinkingisthatweshouldtry,torefocusontheseaandmakeBlackpoolafamilydestinationagain.”TosaythatBlackpoolneglectedtheseaistoputitmildly.In1976theEuropeanCommunity,asitthenwascalled,instructedmembernationstomaketheirbeachesconformtocertainminimumstandardsofcleanlinesswithintenyears.Britain,ratherthancomplying,tookthenovelstrategyofcontendingthatmanyofitsmostpopularbeacheswerenotswimmingbeachesatall.BecauseofBritain’sclimatethesea-bathingseasonisshort,andmostpeopledon’tgoinabovetheirkneesanyway-andhencecan’treallybesaidtobeswimming.Byaveragingoutthenumberofpeopleactuallyswimmingacross365daysoftheyear,thegovernmentwasabletopersuadeitself,ifnooneelse,thatBritainhadhardlyanyrealswimmingbeaches.Asoneenvironmentalistputittome:

“YouhadtheludicroussituationinwhichLuxembourghadmerelistedpublicbathingbeachesthanthewholeoftheUnitedKingdom.Itwaspreposterous.”Meanwhile,Blackpoolcontinuedtodischargerawsewagestraightintothesea.FinallyaftermuchpressurefrombothenvironmentalgroupsandtheEuropeanUnion,thelocalwaterauthoritybuiltanewwaste-treatmentfacilityforthewholeofBlackpoolandneighbouringcommunities.ThefacilitycameonlineinJune1996.ForthefirsttimesincetheindustrialrevolutionBlackpool’swatersaresafetoswimin.Thatdone,thetownisnowturningitsattentiontomakingthesea-frontmerevisuallyattractive.Thepromenade,oncearatherelegantplacetostroll,hadbecomeincreasinglytattyandneglected.“ItwasbuiltinVictoriantimesandneededathoroughoverhaulanyway,”saysWood,“sowedecidedtomakeaestheticimprovementsatthesametime,totrytodrawpeoplebacktoit.”Blackpoolrecentlyspentabout.4millionbuildingnewkiosksforvendorsandimprovingseatingaroundtheCentralPierandplanstospendafurther$15milliononvariousamenityprojects.ThemoststrikingthingaboutBlackpoolthesedayscomparedwith20yearsagoishowemptyitsbeachesare.Whenthetideisout,Blackpool’sbeachesareavastplainofbeckoningsand.TheylookspaciousenoughtoaccommodatecomfortablytheentirepopulaceofnorthernEngland.KenWelsbyremembersdayswhen,asheputsit,“youcouldn’tlaydownahandkerchiefonthisbeach,itwasthatcrowded.”WelsbycomesfromPreston,20milesdowntheroad,andhasbeenvisitingBlackpoolallhislife.Nowretired,hehadcomeforthedaywithhiswife,Kitty,andtheirthreeyounggrandchildrenwhoweregravelyabsorbedinbuildingasandcastle.“Twohundredthousandpeoplethey’dhaveonthisbeachsometimes.”Welsbysaid.“Youcan’timagineitnow,canyou?

”IndeedIcouldnot.Thoughitwasabrightsunnydayinthemiddleofsummer.Icountedjust13peoplescatteredalongahalfmileorsoofopensand.Exceptforthoseraretimeswhenhotweatherandapublicholidaycoincide,itislikethisnearlyalwaysnow.“Youcan’timaginehowexcitingitwastocomehereforthedaywhenwewereyoung.”Kittysaid.“EvenfromPreston,itwasabigtreat.Nowchildrendon’twantthebeach.Theywantarcadegamesandridesinhelicoptersandgoodnessknowswhatelse.”Shestaredoutovertheglitterywater.“We’llneverseethosedaysagain.It’ssadreally.”“Butyourgrandchildrenseemtobeenjoyingit,”Ipointedout.“Forthemoment,”Kensaid.“Forthemoment.”AfterwardIwentforalongwalkalongtheemptybeach,thenwentbacktothetowncentreandtreatedmyselftoalargeportionoffish-and-chipswrappedinpaper.ThewaytheycookitinBlackpool,itisn’tsomuchamealasaninvitationtoaheartattack,butitwasdelicious.FaroutovertheseathesunwassettingwithsuchsplendorthatIwouldalmosthaveswornIcouldhearthewaterhisswhereittouched.BehindmethelightsofBlackpoolTowerwerejusttwinklingon,andthestreetswerebeginningtofillwithhappyeveningthrongs.Inthepurplylightofduskthetownlookedpeacefulandhappy—enchantingeven—andtherewasanengagingairofexpectancy,offunabouttohappen.Somewhattomysurprise,Irealizedthatthisplacewasbeginningtogrowonme.