1997年专八真题和答案详解Word格式.docx

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B）metals

C）leaves

D）soil

2.ThepercentageoffirsdyingintheBlackForestis.

A）41%

B）43%

C）26%

D）76%

3.Germanyistacklingpartoftheproblembyintroducing.

A）newcardesigningschemes

B）newcarproductionlines

C）anewtypeofsmokestacks

D）newcarsafetystandards

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A）Germanyislikelytosucceedinpersuadingherneighbourstoreduceacidrain.

B）Thedisastrouseffectsofacidrainarenotconfinedtoonearea.

C）Germantouristsareallowedtodriveacrosstheirneighbours’borders.

D）Germany’sneighboursareinfavouroftheuseoflead-freepetrol.

5.Ontheissueoffuturesolutionofacidrain,thespeaker’stoneisthatof.

A）warning

B）pessimism

C）indifference

D）optimism

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven75secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

6.WhatsubjectisMr.Pittgoodat?

A）Art.

B）French.

C）German.

D）Chemistry.

7.WhatdoesMr.PittNOTdoinhissparetime?

A）Doingabitofactingandphotography.

B）Goingtoconcertsfrequently.

C）Playingtraditionaljazzandfolkmusic.

D）TravellinginEuropebyhitch-hiking.

8.Whenaskedwhatamanager’sroleisMr.Pittsounds.

A）confident

B）hesitant

C）resolute

D）doubtful

9.WhatdoesMr.Pittsayhewouldliketobe?

A）Anexportsalesmanworkingoverseas.

B）Anaccountantworkinginthecompany.

C）Aproductionmanagerinabranch.

D）Apolicymakerinthecompany.

10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthemanagementtraineeschemeisTRUE?

A）Traineesarerequiredtosigncontractsinitially.

B）Trainees’performanceisevaluatedwhennecessary.

C）Trainees’startingsalaryis870pounds.

D）Traineescannotquitthemanagementscheme

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Question11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A）FivegunmenwereflowntoIraninahelicopter.

B）Mostoftheransomwasretrievedintheend.

C）Thechildrenwereheldforfivedays.

D）Theauthoritieshavepassedsentenceonthegunmen.

Question12isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

12.Accordingtothenews,AmericantroopsinPanama.

Awereattackedatrefugeecamps

Bwereangryatdelaysindeparture

CattackedCubanrefugeecampslastweek

Dwillbeincreasedto2,000

Question13isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?

U.S.lawmakers.

A）challengedtheaccordforfreezingPyongyang’snuclearprogramme

B）requiredtheinspectionofPyongyang’snuclearsiteforatleastfiveyears

C）wereworriedthatNorthKoreamaytakeadvantageoftheconcessions

D）blamedtheU.S.negotiatorformakingnocompromiseswithNorthKorea

Questions14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.

14.Accordingtothenews,theItalianParliamentwasaskedtoactby.

A）theU.N.

B）theRedCross

C）theDefenseMinister

D）theSwedishGovernment

15.Ontheissueoflimiteduseoflandmines,theItalianParliamentis.

A）noncommittal

B）resolute

C）unsupportive

D）wavering

SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING

Inthissectionyouwillhearaminilecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15minutegapfillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEaftertheminilecture.Usetheblanksheetfornotetaking.

PARTIIPROOFREADING&

ERRORCORRECTION[15MIN]

ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.

PARTIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION[40MIN] 

SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION 

[30min]

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiplechoicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourColouredAnswerSheet.

TEXTA

Amagazine’sdesignismorethandecoration,morethansimplepackaging.Itexpressesthemagazine’sverycharacter.TheAtlanticMonthlyhaslongattemptedtoprovideadesignenvironmentinwhichtwodisparatetraditions----literaryandjournalistic—canco-existinpleasurabledignity.Theredesignthatweintroducewiththisissue—theworkofourartdirector,JudyGarlan----represents,wethink,anotableenhancementofthatenvironment.

Garlanexplainssomeofwhatwasinhermindasshebegantocreatethenewdesign:

“Isawthisasanopportunitytobringthelookclosertomatchingtheeleganceandpowerofthewritingwhichthemagazineisknownfor.Theoveralldesignhastobeabletoencompassagreatdiversityofstylesandsubjects----urgentpiecesofreporting,seriousessays,lighterpieces,lifestyle-orientedpieces,shortstories,poetry.Wedon’twantlighterpiecestoseemtooheavy,andwedon’twantheavierpiecestoseemtoopetty.Wealsouseabroadrangeofartandphotography,andthedesignhastoworkwellwiththat,too.Atthesametime,themagazineneedstohaveaconsistentfeel,needstounderscorethesensethateverythinginitispartofoneAtlanticWorld.

TheprimarytypefacesGarlanchoseforthistaskareTimesRoman,foramorereadablebodytype,andBauerBodoni,foramorestylishandflexibledisplaytype（articletitles,largeinitials,andsoon）.Otheraspectsofthenewdesignarestructural.Thearticlesinthefrontofthemagazine,whichonceflowedintooneanother,nowstandontheirown,togainprominence.TheTravelcolumn,nowfeaturedineveryissue,hasbeenmovedfromthebacktothefront.Asnotedinthisspacelastmonth,theword“Monthly”rejoins“TheAtlantic”onthecover,afteradecadelongabsence.

JudyGarlancametotheAtlanticin1981afterhavingservedastheartdirectorofseveralothermagazines.DuringhertenurehereTheAtlantichaswonmorethan300awardsforvisualexcellence,fromtheSocietyofillustrators,theAmericanInstituteofGraphicArts,theArtDirectorsClub,CommunicationArts,andelsewhere.Garlanwasinvariouswaysassistedintheredesignbytheentireart-departmentstaff:

RobinGilmore,Barnes,BetsyUrrico,GillianKahn,andIsaManning.

TheartistNicholasGaetanocontributedaswell:

heredrewourcolophon（thefigureofNeptunethatappearsonthecontentspage）andcreatedthesymbolsthatwillappearregularlyonthispage（arenditionofourbuilding）,onthePuzzlerpage,abovetheopeningofletters,andonthemasthead.Gaetano,whoseworkmanagestocombinestylishclarityandbreezystrength,isthecoverartistforthisissue.

16.PartofthenewdesignistobeconcernedwiththefollowingEXCEPT.

A）variationinthetypefaces

B）reorganizationofarticlesinthefront

C）creationofthetravelcolumn

D）reinstatementofitsformername

17.Accordingtothepassage,thenewdesignworkinvolves.

A）otherartistsaswell

B）otherwritersaswell

C）onlythecoverartist

D）onlytheartdirector

18.Thisarticleaimsto.

A）emphasizetheimportanceofamagazine’sdesign

B）introducethemagazine’sartdirector

C）persuadethereadertosubscribetothemagazine

D）informthereaderofitsnewdesignandfeatures

TEXTB

WHYSHOULDanyonebuythelatestvolumeintheever-expandingDictionaryofNationalBiography?

Idonotmeanthatitisbad,asthereviewerswillagree.Butitwillcostyou65pounds.Andhaveyougottherestofvolumes?

Youneedthebasic22plusthelargelydecennialsupplementstobringthetotalto31.Ofcourse,itwillbeanswered,publicandacademiclibrarieswillwantthenewvolume.Afterall,itadds1,068livesofpeoplewhoescapedthenetoftheoriginalcompilers.Yetin10year’stimearevisedversionofthewholecaboodle,calledtheNewDictionaryofNationalBiography,willbepublished.Itseditor,ProessorColinMatthew,tellsmethathewillhaveroomforabout50,000lives,some13,000morethaninthecurrentDNB.Thisratherputsthe1,068inMissingPersonsintheshade.

WhenDr.NichollswrotetoTheSpectatorin1989askingfornameofpeoplewhomreadershadlookedupintheDNBandhadbeendisappointednottofind,shesaysthatshereceivedsome100,000suggestions.（Well,shehadwrittento’otherqualitynewspapers’too.）Assoonashercommitteehadwhittledthenumbersdown,theprofessionalproblemsofaneditorbegan.Contributorsdidn’tfilecopyontime;

somewhodidsenttoomuch:

50,000wordsinsteadof500isarecord,accordingtoDr.Nicholls.

Thereremainsthedinner-partygameofwho’sin,who’sout.Thatisagamethatthereviewershaveplayedandwillcontinuetoplay.Criminalsweremyinitialworry.Afterall,theoriginaleditionoftheDNBboasted:

Malefactorswhosecrimesexciteapermanentinteresthavereceivedhardl