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英语专业八级真题
2001年英语专业八级真题
Part Ⅰ ListeningComprehension （40 min）
InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectresponsetoeachquestiononyourColouredAnswerSheet.
SECTIONATALK
Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.
1.ChangesinthesizeoftheWorldBank’soperationsreferto___.
A.theexpansionofitsloanprogramme
B.theinclusionofitshardloans
C.theinclusionofitssoftloans
D.thepreviouslendingpolicies
2.WhatactuallymadetheBankchangeitsoveralllendingstrategy?
A.Reluctanceofpeopleinpoorcountriestohavesmallfamilies.
B.Lackofbasichealthservicesandinequalityinincomedistribution.
C.Thediscoverythatalowfertilityratewouldleadtoeconomicdevelopment.
D.Poornutritionandlowliteracyinmanypoorcountriesoftheworld.
3.ThechangeinemphasisoftheBank’slendingpoliciesmeantthattheBankwould___.
A.bemoreinvolvedinbiginfrastructureprojects
B.adoptsimilarinvestmentstrategiesinpoorandrichcountries
C.embarkuponareviewoftheinvestmentinhugedamsandsteelmills
D.investinprojectsthatwouldbenefitthelow-incomesectorofsociety
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacriticismofthebank?
A.Colossaltravelexpensesofitsstaff.
B.Fixedannualloanstocertaincountries.
C.LimitedimpactoftheBank’sprojects.
D.Roleasafinancialdealmaker.
5.Throughoutthetalk,thespeakeris___whileintroducingtheWorldBank.
A.biased B.unfriendly C.objective D.sensational
SECTIONBCONVERSATION
Questions6to10arebasedonaconversation.Attheendoftheconversationyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentotheconversation.
6.Themansoundssurprisedatthefactthat___.
A.manyAustraliansaretakingtimeofftotravel
B.thewomanworkedforsometimeinNewZealand
C.thewomanraisedenoughmoneyfortravel
D.AustraliansprefertoworkinNewZealand
7.WelearnthatthewomanlikedSingaporemainlybecauseofits ___.
A.cleanness B.multi-ethnicityC.moderncharacteristics D.shoppingopportunities
8.FromtheconversationwecaninferthatKaifengandYinchuanimpressedthewomanwiththeir___.
A.respectivelocations B.historicinterests C.ancienttombs D.Jewishdescendants
9.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethewoman’sfeelingsaboutTibet?
A.Amusement. B.Disbelief. C.Ecstasy. D.Delight
10.Accordingtotheconversation,itwas ___ thatmadethewomanreadytostoptraveling.
A.theunsettlednessoftravel
B.thedifficultiesoftrekking
C.thelonelinessoftravel
D.theunfamiliarenvironment
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Questions11and12arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
11.MikeTysonwasputinprisonlastAugustbecausehe ___.
A.violatedthetrafficlaw
B.illegallyattackedaboxer
C.attackedsb.afteratrafficaccident
D.failedtofinishhiscontract
12.ThelicensegrantedtoTysontofightwillbeterminated___.
A.bytheendoftheyear B.inoverayear C.inAugust D.inafewweeks
Question13isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
13.TheRussiandocumentsareexpectedtodrawgreatattentionbecause ___.
A.theycoverthewholestoryoftheformerUSpresident
B.theassassinusedtoliveintheformerSovietUnion
C.theyaretheonlyofficialdocumentsreleasedaboutKennedy
D.theysolvedthemysterysurroundingKennedy’sassassination
Question14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,
youwillbe given30secondstoanswerthequestions.Newlistentothenews.
14.Intherecentthreemonths,HongKong’sunemploymentratehas___.
A.increasedslowly B.decreasedgradually C.stayedsteady D.becomeunpredictable
15.Accordingtothenews,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Businessconditionshaveworsenedinthepastthreemonths.
B.Thepastthreemonthshaveseenadecliningtrendinjoboffers.
C.Theriseofunemploymentrateinsomesectorsequalsthefallinothers.
D.Theunemploymentrateinallsectorsoftheeconomyremainsunchanged.
SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING
FilleachofgapswithONEword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.
ThePressConference
Thepressconferencehascertainadvantages.Thefirstadvantagelieswiththe
（1）___natureoftheeventitself;publicofficialsaresupposedto 1.___
submittoscrutinybyrespondingtovariousquestionsatapressconference.
Secondly,statementspreviouslymadeatapressconferencecanbeusedasa
（2）___injudgingfollowingstatementsorpolicies.Moreover,incase 2.___
ofimportantevents,pressconferencesareaneffectivewaytobreakthenews
togroupsofreporters.
However,fromthepointofviewof（3）___,thepressconference 3.___
possessessomedisadvantages,mainlyinits（4）___andnewssource. 4.___
Theprovidervirtuallydeterminesthemannerinwhichapressconference
proceeds.This,sometimes,putsnewsreportersata（n）（5）___,ascan 5.___
beseenonlivebroadcastsofnewsconferences.
Factorsingettingvaluableinformationpreparation:
aneedtokeepuptodateonjournalisticsubjectmatter;
—（6）___ofthenewssource:
6.___
1）newssource’s（7）___to 7.___
provideinformation;
2）news-gatheringmethods.
Conditionsunderwhichnewsreporterscannottrusttheinformation
providedbyanewssource
—notknowingtherequiredinformation;
—knowingandwillingtosharetheinformation,butwithout
（8）___skills; 8.___
—knowingtheinformation,butunwillingtoshare;
—willingtoshare,butunabletorecall.
（9）___ofquestionsasked 9.___
Waysofimprovingthequestions:
nowordswithdoublemeanings;
nolongquestions;
—specifictime,place,etc.;
—（10） questions; 10.___
—clearalternatives,ornoalternativesinanswers.
Part Ⅱ ProofreadingandErrorCorrection （15 min）
ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.EachlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway.Forawrongword, underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foramissingword, markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foranunnecessaryword crossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/’andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Example
When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,
（1）an
itnever／ buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs
（2）never
themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum
wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit. （3）exhibit
Duringtheearlyyearsofthiscentury,wheatwasseenasthe
verylifebloodofWesternCanada.Peopleoncitystreetswatched
theyieldsandthepriceofwheatinalmostasmuchfeelingasif 1.___
theyweregrowers.Themarketingofwheatbecameanincreasing 2.___
favoritetopicofconversation.
Warsetthestageforthemostdramaticeventsinmarketing
thewesterncrop.Foryears,farmersmistrustedspeculativegrain
sellingascarriedonthroughtheWinnipegGrainExchange.
Wheatpricesweregenerallylowintheautumn,sofarmerscould 3.___
notwaitformarketstoimprove.Ithadhappenedtoooftenthat
theysoldtheirwheatsoonshortlyafterharvestwhenfarmdebts 4.___
werecomingdue,justtoseepricesrisingandspeculatorsgettingrich. 5.___
Onvariousoccasions,producergroups,askedfirmercontrol, 6.___
butthegovernmenthadnowishtobecomeinvolving,at 7.___
leastnotuntilwartimewhenwheatpricesthreatenedtorun
wild.
Anxioustocheckinflationandrisinglifecosts,thefederal 8.___
governmentappointedaboardofgrainsupervisorstodealwith
deliveriesfromthecropsof1917and1918.GrainExchange
tradingwassuspended,andfarmerssoldatpricesfixedbythe
board.Tohandlewiththecropof1919,thegovernment 9.___
appointedthefirstCanadianWheatBoard,withtotalauthorityto 10.___
buy,sell,andsetprices.
Part Ⅲ ReadingComprehension （40 min）
SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION （30 min）
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkanswersonyourColouredAnswerSheet.
TEXTA
“Twentyyearsago,Blackpoolturneditsbackontheseaandtriedtomakeitselfintoanentertainmentcentre.”sayRobinWood,alocalofficial.“Nowthethinkingisthatweshouldtry,torefocusontheseaandmakeBlackpoolafamilydestinationagain.”TosaythatBlackpoolneglectedtheseaistoputitmildly.In1976theEuropeanCommunity,asitthenwascalled,instructedmembernationstomaketheirbeachesconformtocertainminimumstandardsofcleanlinesswithintenyears.Britain,ratherthancomplying,
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