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英语专八真题及其答案
2012年英语专业八级真题及参考答案
TEM8—2012
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2012）
-GRADEEIGHT—TIMELIMIT：
195MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREttENSION（35MIN）
SECTIONAMINI—LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini—lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLYWhilelistening，takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked，butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap—fillingtaskafterthemini—lecture.Whenthelectureisover，youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap—fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE，usingnomorethanthreewordsineachgap.Makesuretheword（s）youfillinis（are）bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask。
Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking。
Now，listentothemini—lecture。
ObservationBehaviour
Peopledoobservationindailylifecontextforsafetyorforproperbehaviour.However,therearedifferencesindailylifeobservationandresearchobservation.
A。
Differences
—---dailylifeobservation
-—casual
——
（1）________
—-defendenceonmemory
——-—researchobservation
-—
（2）_________
-—carefulrecordkeeping
B.Waystoselectsamplesinresearch
-—-—timesampling
——systematic：
e.g.fixedintervalseveryhour
—-random:
fixedintervalsbut（3）_______
Systematicsamplingandrandomsamplingareoftenusedincombination.
-——-（4）_______
--definition：
selectionofdifferentlocations
—-reason:
humans’oranimals'behaviour（5）______acrosscircumstances
-—（6）______：
moreobjectiveobservations
C.Waystorecordbehaviour（7）_______
————observationwithintervention
-—participantobservation:
researcherasobserverandparticipant
-—fieldexperiment:
research（8）______overconditions
-—-—observationwithoutintervention
--purpose：
describingbehaviour（9）______
——（10）______：
nointervention
——researcher：
apassiverecorder
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefoliowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.
1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutcreativityisINCORRECT?
A。
Creativitystemsfromhumanbeingsnovelthinking.
B.Thedurationofthecreativeprocessvariesfrompersontoperson。
C。
Creativepeoplefocusonnovelthinkingratherthanonsolutions.
D.Theoutcomeofhumancreativitycomesinvariedforms。
2。
TheintervieweecitestheBachfamilytoshowthatcreativity
A。
appearstobetheresultoftheenvironment.
B。
seemstobeattributabletogeneticmakeup.
C.appearstobemoreassociatedwithgreatpeople。
D.comesfrombothenvironmentandgeneticmakeup。
3。
Howmanytypesofthecreativeprocessdoestheintervieweedescribe？
A。
One.B.Two.C.Three。
D.Four。
4。
WhichofthefollowingfeaturesofacreativepersonalityisNOTmentionedintheinterview?
A.Unconventional。
B。
Original.
C.Resolute.D。
Critical。
5.Theintervieweessuggestionforacreativityworkoutsupportstheviewthat
A。
brainexercisingwillnotmakepeoplecreative.
B。
mostpeoplehavediversifiedinterestsandhobbies。
C。
theenvironmentissignificantinthecreativeprocess。
D.creativitycanonlybefoundingreatpeople.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY。
Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO。
Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion。
Nowlistentothenews。
6.Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?
A。
U。
S.astronautsmadethreespacewalks.
B。
Aninternationalspacestationwassetup.
C。
Aprobleminthecoolingsystemwassolved.
D。
A350-kilogramammoniapumpwasremoved。
Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews。
Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions。
Nowlistentothenews.
7.Inwhichcountrywouldparentsoftenthreatentopunishchildrenbyleavingthemoutside?
A.India。
B。
ThePhilippines。
C。
Egypt。
D。
Notmentioned.
8.Whatisthemainpurposeofthestudy？
A。
Torevealculturaldifferencesandsimilarities。
B.Toexposecasesofchildabuseandpunishment。
C.Toanalyzechildbehaviouracrosscountries.
D。
Toinvestigatewaysofphysicalpunishment.
Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews。
Attheendofthenewsitem，youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions。
Nowlistentothenews.
9。
Accordingtothenewsitem，Japanseconomicgrowthinthesecondquarterwas____lessthanthefirstquarter.
A.0.6percentB.3.4percent
C。
4percentD.3percent
10.HowmanyreasonsdoesthenewsitemciteforJapanssloweconomicgrowth?
A。
2.B.3.C。
4。
D。
5.
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO。
TEXTA
Iusedtolookatmyclosetandseeclothes.Thesedays，wheneverIcastmyeyesuponthestacksofshoesandhangersofshirts，sweatersandjackets,Iseewater.
Ittakes569gallonstomanufactureaT-shirt，fromitsstartinthecottonfieldstoitsappearanceonstoreshelves。
Apairofrunningshoes？
1，247gallons.
Untillastfall,Idbeenoblivioustomy"waterfootprint"，whichisdefinedasthetotalvolumeoffreshwaterthatisusedtoproducegoodsandservices,accordingtotheWaterFootprintNetwork。
TheDutchnonprofithasbeenworkingtoraiseawarenessoffreshwaterscarcitysince2008，butitwasthroughthe"GreenBlueBook”byThomasM.KostigenthatIwasabletoseehowmyownactionsfactoredin。
Iveinstalledgray-watersystemstoreusethewastewaterfrommylaundry,machineandbathtubandrerouteittomylandscape-systemsthatsave,onaverage,50gallonsofwaterperday。
Ivesetuprainbarrelsandinfiltrationpitstocollectthousandsofgallonsofstormwatercascadingfrommyroof.Iveevenenteredthelastbastionofgreendom-installingacompostingtoilet。
Sufficetosay，IvebeenfeelingprettysatisfiedwithmyselfforallthedrinkingwaterIvesavedwiththesebig-ticketprojects。
NowIrealizethatmydailyconsumptionchoicescouldhaveanevenlargereffect–notonlyonthelocalwatersupplybutalsoglobally：
1.1billionpeoplehavenoaccesstofreshwater，and,inthefuture,thosewhodohaveaccesswillhavelessofit。
Toseehowmuchvirtualwater1wasusing,Iloggedontothe”GreenBlueBook”websiteanduseditswaterfootprintcalculator，enteringmydailyconsumptionhabits.Tallyingupthewaterfootprintofmybreakfast，lunch，dinnerandsnacks,aswellasmydailydoseofover-the—counteruppersanddowners-coffee,wineandbeer-Imusing512gallonsofvirtualwatereachdayjusttofeedmyself。
Inaword：
alarming。
EvenmorealarmingwashowmuchhiddenwaterIwasusingtogetdressed。
Imhardlyaclotheshorse,butthefewnewitemsIbuyonceagaintrumpedtheamountofwaterflowingfrommyfaucetseachday.IfImseriousaboutsavingwater,IrealizedIcouldmakesomesimplelifestyleshifts。
Lookingmorecloselyattheareasinmylifethatusethemostvirtualwater，itwasfoodandclothes,specificallymeat，coffeeand，oddly,bluejeansandleatherjackets.
Beingamotorcyclist,Iownanunusuallylargeamountofleather-bootsandjacketsinparticular.Allofitisenormouslywaterintensive。
Ittakes7,996gallonstomakealeather。
jacket,leatherbeingabyproductofbeef.Ittakes2，866gallonsofwatertomakeasinglepairofbluejeans,becausetheyremadefromwater-hoggingcotton。
CrunchingthenumbersfortheamountofclothesIbuyeveryyear，itlooksalotlikemyfriendsswimmingpool.MyentireclosetisborderlineOlympic。
Gulp。
Mylateresolutionistobuysomeitemsused.Underwearandsocksare，ofcourse,exemptfromthisstrategy,but1havenoproblemshoppinglessandalsoshoppingatGoodwill。
Infact,Idbeendoingthatforthepastyeartosavemoney.Myclothesoutrageouswaterfootprintjustreintbrceditforme。
Moreconsciouslivingandsubstitution,ratherthansacrifice,aretheprevailingideaswiththewaterfootprint。
ItsoneImtrying，andthatshadanunusualupside.Ihadahamburgerrecently，andIenjoyeditalotmoresinceitisnowanoccasionaltreatratherthanaweeklyhabit。
（Onegallon=3。
8litres）
11.Accordingtothepassage,theWaterFootprintNetwork
A。
madetheauthorawareoffreshwatershortage。
B.helpedtheauthorgettoknowtheGreenBlueBook。
C。
workedforfreshwaterconservationfornonprofitpurposes.
D。
collaboratedwiththeGreenBlueBookinfreshwaterconservation。
12.Whichofthefollowingreasonscanbestexplaintheauthorsfeelingofself-satisfaction?
A.Hemadecontributiontodrinkingwaterconservationinhisownway。
B.Moneyspentonupgradinghishouseholdfacilitieswasworthwhile.
C.Hishousewasequippedwithadvancedwater—savingfacilities。
D.Hecouldhavemadeevengreatercontributionbychanginghislifestyle.
13。
Accordingtothecontext,".。
.howmvownactionsfactoredin"means
A。
howIcouldcontributetowaterconservation.
B。
whateffortsIshouldmaketosave
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