新编英语专业八级考试指南.docx

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新编英语专业八级考试指南

安徽师范大学外国语学院听力教研室专用材料

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS--GRADEEIGHT

TESTONE

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE（10MIN）

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpointsYournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskonABSWERSHEETONEafterthemini-lecture.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

ABSWERSHEETONE

Completethegap-fillingtask.SomeofthegapsbelowmayrequireamaximumofTHREEwords.Makesuretheword（s）youfillinis（are）bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournotes.

LandUse

Aproblemrelatedtothecompetitionforlanduseiswhethercropsshouldbeusedtoproducefoodorfuel.

（1）__________willbeexaminedinthisrespect.Firstly,theproblemshouldbeviewedinits

（2）__________perspective.Whenoilpricesrosesharplyinthe1970s,countrieshadtolookforalternativestosolvetheresultingcrisis.

Indevelopingcountries,oneofthepossibleanswerstoitistoproducealcoholfrom（3）____

______.Thishasledtoalotofresearchinthisarea,particularlyintheuseof（4）__________.Theuseofthismaterialresultedfromtwoeconomicreasons:

a（5）__________initspriceandlow（6）__________costs.

Thereareotherstarchyplantsthatcanbeusedtoproducealcohol,,likethe（7）__________orthecassavaplantintropicalregions,and（8）__________andsugarbeetinnon-tropicalregions.Theproblemwiththeseplantsisthattheyarealsothepeople’sstaplefoodinmanypoorcountries.

Therefore,farmerstherearefacedwithachoice:

cropsforfoodorforfuel.Andfarmersnaturallygoforwhatismore（9）__________.Asaresult,theproblemsinvolvedareeconomicinnature,ratherthantechnological.Thisismysecondareaunderconsideration.Finally,therehavealreadybeenpracticalapplicationsofusingalcoholforfuel.Basically,theycomeintwoformsofuse:

purealcoholasisthecasein（10）__________,andacombinationofalcoholandgasolineknownasgasoholinGermany.

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterviewwithanarchitect.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingquestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

1.Theinterviewee’sfirstjobwaswith

A.anewspaper.B.thegovernment.

C.aconstructionfirm.D.aprivatecompany.

2.Theintervieweeisnotself-employedmainlybecause

A.hiswifelikeshimtoworkforafirm.

B.heprefersworkingforthegovernment.

C.self-employedworkisverydemanding.

D.self-employedworkissometimesinsecure.

3.Tostudyarchitectureinauniversityonemust

A.beinterestedinarts.B.studypuresciencefirst.

C.getgoodexamresults.D.begoodatdrawing.

4.Onthesubjectofdrawingtheintervieweesaysthat

A.technicallyspeakingartistsdrawverywell.

B.anartist’sdrawingdifferslittlefromanarchitect’s.

C.precisionisavitalskillforthearchitect.

D.architectsmustbenaturalartists.

5.Theintervieweesaysthatthejobofanarchitectis

A.moretheoreticalthanpractical.B.toproducesturdy,well-designedbuildings.

C.morepracticalthantheoretical.D.toproduceattractive,interestingbuildings.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Questions6and7arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

6.Themanwasconvictedfor

A.dishonesty.B.manslaughter.C.murder.D.havingagun.

7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.MarkEastwoodhadalicenseforarevolver.

B.MarkEastwoodlovedtogotonoisyparties.

C.MarkEastwoodsmashedthewindowofahouse.

D.MarkEastwoodhadarecord.

Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

8.HowmanymissingAmericanservicemenhavebeenpositivelyconfirmeddeadinVietnamsofar?

A.67.B.280.C.84.D.1,648.

9.Accordingtothesearchoperationcommander,therecoveryofthemissingAmericansissloweddownbecause

A.theweatherconditionsareunfavorable.

B.thenecessarydocumentsareunavailable.

C.thesitesareinaccessible.

D.somelocalpeoplearegreedy.

10.Accordingtothenews,VietnammaybewillingtohelpAmericanmainlybecauseof

A.itschangedpolicytowardsAmerica.

B.recentinternationalpressure.

C.itsdesiretohavetheUStradeembargolifted.

D.theimpendingvisitbyaseniorUSmilitaryofficer.

TESTTWO

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inbusiness,manyplacesadoptacreditsystem,whichdatesbacktoancienttimes.Atpresent,purchasescanbemadebyusingcreditcards.Theyfallintotwocategories:

onehas

（1）

__________,whiletheotherisacceptedalmosteverywhere.Theapplicationfortheuseofthelatteronemustbemadeata

（2）__________.

Oncethecustomerstartsusingthecard,hewillbeprovidedwithamonthly（3）__________bythecreditcompany.Heisrequiredtopayonequartertohalfofhiscredit（4）__________everymonth.

Advantages.1.Withacard,itisnot（5）__________tosaveupmoneybeforeanactualpurchase.2.Ifthecardislost,itsownerisprotected.3.A（6）__________andcompletelistofpurchasereceivedfromthecreditcompanyhelpstheownertorememberthetimeand（7）______

____ofhispurchase.4.Thecardsareacceptedina（n）（8）__________byprofessionalpeoplelikedentists,etc.

Majordisadvantage.Thecardowneristemptedto（9）__________hismoney.Ifthisisthecase,itwillbecomeincreasinglydifficultfortheusertokeepupwiththerequired（10）________,

whichwillresultinthecreditcardbeingcancelledbythecreditcompany.

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingquestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

1.WhatsubjectisMrPittgoodat?

A.Art.B.French.C.German.D.Chemistry.

2.WhatdoesMrPittNOTdoinhissparetime?

A.Doingabitofactingandphotography.

B.Goingtoconcertsfrequently.

C.Playingtraditionaljazzandfolkmusic.

D.TravelinginEuropebyhitchhiking.

3.Whenaskedwhatamanager’sroleis,MrPittsounds

A.confident.B.hesitant.C.resolute.D.doubtful.

4.WhatdoesMrPittsayhewouldliketobe?

A.Anexportsalesmanworkingoverseas.

B.Anaccountantworkinginthecompany.

C.Aproductionmanagerinabranch.

D.Apolicymakerinthecompany.

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthemanagementtraineeschemeisTRUE?

A.Traineesarerequiredtosigncontractsinitially.

B.Trainees’performanceisevaluatedwhennecessary.

C.Trainee’startingsalaryis870pounds.

D.Traineescannotquitthemanagementscheme.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Questions6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.

Nowlistentothenews.

6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.FivegunmenwereflowntoIraninahelicopter.

B.Mostoftheransomwasretrievedintheend.

C.Thechildrenwereheldforfivedays.

D.Theauthoritieshavepassedsentenceonthegunmen.

Question7isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitemyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.

Nowlistentothenews.

7.Accordingtothenews,AmericantroopsinPanama

A.wereattackedatrefugeecamps.

B.wereangryatdelaysindeparture.

C.attackedCubanrefugeecampslastweek.

D.willbeincreasedto2,000.

Question8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.

Nowlistentothenews.

8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?

A.USlawmakerschallengedtheaccordforfreezingPyongyang’snuclearprogramme.

B.USlawmakersrequiredtheinspectionofPyongyang’snuclearsiteforatleastfiveyears.

C.USlawmakerswereworriedthatNorthKoreamaytakeadvantageoftheconcessions.

D.USlawmakersblamedtheUSnegotiatorformakingnocompromiseswithNorthKorea.

Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

NowListentothenews.

9.Accordingtothenews,theItalianParliamentwasaskedtoactby

A.theU.N.

B.theRedCross.

C.theDefenseMinister.

D.theSwedishGovernment.

10.Ontheissueoflimiteduseoflandmines,theItalianParliamentis

A.noncommittal

B.resolute.

C.unsupportive.

D.wavering.

TESTTHREE

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

TheRiseofRP

Historicalreasons

ReceivedPronunciation（RP）wasoriginallyassociatedwitha

（1）__________spokenintheregionbetweencentralEnglandandLondon,includingOxfordandCambridge.

Itssurvivalwasduetoitsusebythe

（2）__________inthe14thcenturyandbyuniversitystudentsinthe（3）__________

Itsriseinimportanceresultedfromitsapplicationingovernmentandofficialdocuments.

Theprestigeofits（4）__________patternofpronunciationcameaboutwithitsusein（5）__________inthe19thcentury.

Asaresult,its（6）__________isacceptedbytelevisionandtheradio,theprofessionsandteachingEnglishasaforeignlanguage.

ThreecharacteristicsofRP

1）Itsspeakersdon’tregardthemselvesasconnectedwithanygeographicalregion;

2）RPislargelyusedinEngland;

3）RPisa“class”accent,associatedwith（7）__________socialclasses.

Itspresentstatus

DeclineintheprestigeofRPistheresultofa）lossofmonopolyofeducationbytheprivileged;b）（8）__________ofhighereducationinthepost-warperiod.

However,