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专八真题及答案

2010专八真题及答案

【篇一：

2010英语专八真题及答案（word完整版）】

>testforenglishmajors（2010）

-gradeeight

parti

sectionalisteningcomprehension（35min）mini-lectureinthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.youwillhearthelectureonceonly.whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonanswersheetone.usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.completethegap-fillingtask.someofthegapsbelowmayrequireamaximumofthreewords.makesuretheword（s）youfillinis（are）bothgrammaticallysemanticallyacceptable.youmayrefertoyournotes.

paralinguisticfeaturesoflanguage

inface-to-facecommunicationspeakersoftenaltertheirtomesofvoiceorchangetheirphysicalposturesinordertoconveymessages.thesemeansarecalledparalinguisticfeaturesoflanguage,whichfallintotwocategories.firstcategory:

vocalparalinguisticfeatures

a.

（1）:

toexpressattitudeorintention

（1）

b.examples

1.whispering:

needforsecrecy

2.breathiness:

deepemotion

3.

（2）:

unimportance

（2）

4.nasality:

anxiety

5.extralip-rounding:

greaterintimacysecondcategory:

physicalparalinguisticfeatures

a.facialexpressions

1.（3）（3）

smiling:

signalofpleasureorwelcome

2.lesscommonexpressions

eyebrowraising:

surpriseorinterestlipbiting:

（4）（4）

b.gesture

gesturesarerelatedtoculture.

1.britishculture

shruggingshoulders:

（5）（5）

scratchinghead:

puzzlement

2.othercultures

placinghanduponheart:

（6）（6）

pointingatnose:

secret

c.proximity,postureandechoing

1.proximity:

physicaldistancebetweenspeakers

closeness:

intimacyorthreat

（7）:

formalityorabsenceofinterest（7）proximityisperson-,culture-and（8）-specific.

（8）

2.posture

hunchedshouldersorahanginghead:

toindicate（9）（9）

directleveleyecontact:

toexpressanopenorchallengingattitude

3.echoing

definition:

imitationofsimilarposture

（10）:

aidincommunication（10）

consciousimitation:

mockery

sectionbinterview

inthissectionyouwillheareverythingonceonly.listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononanswersheettwo.questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

nowlistentotheinterview.

1.accordingtodrjohnson,diversitymeans

a.mergingofdifferentculturalidentities.

b.moreemphasisonhomogeneity.

c.embracingofmoreethnicdifferences.

d.acceptanceofmorebranchesofchristianity.

2.accordingtotheinterview,whichofthefollowingstatementsincorrect?

a.someplacesaremorediversethanothers.

b.townsarelessdiversethanlargecities.

c.diversitycanbeseeneverywhere.

d.americanisatrulydiversecountry.

3.accordingtodrjohnson,whichplacewillwitnessaradicalchangeinitsracialmakeupby2025?

a.maine

b.selinsgrove

c.philadelphia

d.california

4.duringtheinterviewdrjohnsonindicatesthat

a.greaterracialdiversityexistsamongyoungerpopulations.

b.botholderandyoungerpopulationsareraciallydiverse.

c.agediversitycouldleadtopensionproblems.

d.olderpopulationsaremoreraciallydiverse.

5.accordingtotheinterview,religiousdiversity

a.wasmostevidentbetween1990and2000.

b.existsamongmuslimimmigrants.

c.isrestrictedtocertainplacesintheus.

d.isspreadingtomorepartsofthecountry.sectioncnewsbroadcast

inthissectionyouwillheareverythingonceonly.listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.

nowlistentothenews.

6.whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?

a.sonydevelopedacomputerchipforcellphones.

b.japanwillmarketitswalletphoneabroad.

c.thewalletphoneisoneofthewirelessinnovations.

d.readerdevicesareavailableatstoresandstations.question7and8isbasedonthefollowingnews.attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

nowlistentothenews.

7.whichofthefollowingismentionedasthegovernment's

measuretocontrolinflation?

a.foreigninvestment.

b.donorsupport.

c.pricecontrol.

d.bankprediction.

8.accordingtokingdombank,whatisthecurrentinflationrateinzimbabwe?

a.20millionpercent.

b.2.2millionpercent.

c.11.2millionpercent.

d.over11.2millionpercent.question9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestion.

nowlistentothenews.

9.whichofthefollowingiscorrect?

a.abigfireeruptedonthenileriver.

b.helicopterswereusedtoevacuatepeople.

c.fivepeopleweretakentohospitalforburns.

d.abigfiretookplaceontwofloors.

10.thelikelycauseofthebigfireis

a.electricalshort-cut.

b.lackoffire-satefymeasures.

c.terrorism.

d.notknown.

partiireadingcomprehension（30min）

inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.texta

still,theimageofanycityhasahalf-lifeofmanyyears.（sodoesitsname,officiallychangedin2001fromcalcuttatokolkata,whichisclosertowhatthewordsoundslikeinbengali.conversinginenglish,ineverheardanyonecallthecityanythingbutcalcutta.）towesterners,theconveyancemostidentifiedwithkolkataisnotitsmodernsubway—a

facilitywhosespaciousstationshaveartonthewallsandcricketmatchesontelevisionmonitors—butthehand-pulled

rickshaw.storiesandfilmscelebrateaprimitive-lookingcartwithhighwoodenwheels,pulledbysomeonewholooksclosetoneedingthesuccorofmotherteresa.foryearsthegovernmenthasbeentalkingabouteliminatinghand-pulledrickshawsonwhatitcallshumanitariangrounds—principally

onthegroundthat,asthemayorofkolkatahasoftensaid,itisoffensivetosee“onemansweatingandstrainingtopull

anotherman.”butthesedayspoliticiansalsolamenttheimpactof6,000hand-pulledrickshawsonamoderncity's

trafficand,particularly,onitsimage.“wsetrsytetorner

associatebeggarsandtheserickshawswiththecalcuttalandscape,butthisisnotwhatcalcuttastandsfor,”thechief

ministerofwestbengal,buddhadebbhattacharjee,saidinapressconferencein2006.“ourcitystandsforprosperityand

development.”thechiefministerth—e

equivalentofastategovernor—wentontoannouncethat

hand-pulledrickshawssoonwouldbebannedfromthestreetsofkolkata.

fromjunetoseptemberkolkatacangettorrentialrains,anditsdrainagesystemdoesn'tneedotrrentialraintobeginbacking

up.residentswhofavoratouchofhyperbolesaythatinkolkata“ifastraycatpees,there'saflood.”duringmystayit

oncerainedforabout48hours.entireneighborhoodscouldn't

bereachedbymotorizedvehicles,andthenewspapersshowedpicturesofrickshawsbeingpulledthroughwaterthatwasuptothepullers'waists.whenit'sraining,thenormal

customerbaseforrickshawpullersexpandsgreatly,asdoesthepriceofajourney.awriterinkolkatatoldme,t“whenirains,eventhegovernortakesrickshaws.”whileiwasinkolkata,amagazinecalledindiatodaypublisheditsannualrankingofindianstates,accordingtosuchmeasurementsasprosperityandinfrastructure.amongindia's

20largeststates,biharfinisheddeadlast,asithasforfourofthepastfiveyears.bihar,acouplehundredmilesnorthofkolkata,iswherethevastmajorityofrickshawpullerscomefrom.onceinkolkata,theysleeponthestreetorintheirrickshawsorinadera—acombinationgarageandrepairshop

anddormitorymanagedbysomeonecalledasardar.forsleepingprivilegesinadera,pullerspay100rupees（about$2.50）amonth,whichsoundslikeaprettygooddealuntilyou'vevisitedadera.theygrossbetween100and150rupeesa

day,outofwhichtheyhavetopay20rupeesfortheuseoftherickshawandanoccasional75ormoreforapayoffifapolicemanstopsthemfor,say,crossingastreetwhererickshawsareprohibited.a2003studyfoundthatrickshaw

pullersarenearthebottomofkolkataoccupationsinincome,doingbetterthanonlytheragpickersandthebeggars.forsomeonewithoutlandoreducation,thatstillbeatstryingtomakealivinginbihar.

therearepeopleinkolkata,particularlyeducatedandpoliticallyawarepeople,whowillnotrideinarickshaw,becausetheyareoffendedbytheideaofbeingpulledbyanotherhumanbeingorbecausetheyconsideritnotthesortofthingpeopleoftheirstationdoorbecausetheyregardthehand-pulledrickshawasarelicofcolonialism.ironically,someofthosepeoplearenotenthusiasticaboutbanningrickshaws.theeditoroftheeditorialpagesofkolkata'stelegraph

rudrangshumukherjee,aformeracademicwhostillwriteshistorybooks—toldme,forinstance,thatheseeshumanitarianconsiderationsascomingdownonthesideofkeepinghand-pulledrickshawsontheroad.“irefusetobe

carriedbyanotherhumanbeingmyself,”hesaid,“buti

questionwhetherwehavetherighttotakeawaytheirlivelihood.”rickshawsupporterspointoutthatwhenitcomestodemeaningoccupations,rickshawpullersarehardlyuniqueinkolkata.

wheniaskedonerickshawpullerifhethoughtthegovernment'splantoridthecityofrickshawswasbasedonagenuineinterestinhiswelf