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专八真题及答案详解

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2000）

-GRADEEIGHT-

PAPERONE

　TIMELIMIT:

95MIN

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[40MIN.]

InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourColoredAnswerSheet.

SECTIONATALK

　　Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

Nowlistentothetalk.

1.TherulesforthefirstprivatelibraryintheUSweredrawnupby___.

A）thelegislature

B）thelibrarian

C）JohnHarvard

D）thefacultymembers

2.Theearliestpubliclibrarywasalsocalledasubscriptionlibrarybecausebooks___.

　　A）couldbelenttoeveryone

　　B）couldbelentbybookstores

　　C）werelenttostudentsandthefaculty

　　D）werelentonamembershipbasis

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTstatedasoneofthepurposesoffreepubliclibraries?



　　A）Toprovidereaderswithcomfortablereadingrooms.

　　B）Toprovideadultswithopportunitiesoffurthereducation.

　　C）Toservethecommunity'sculturalandrecreationalneeds.

　　D）Tosupplytechnicalliteratureonspecializedsubjects.

4.Themajordifferencebetweenmodemprivateandpubliclibrariesliesin___.

A）readership

B）content

C）service 

D）function

5.Themainpurposeofthetalkis___.

　　A）tointroducecategoriesofbooksinUSlibraries

　　B）todemonstratetheimportanceofUSlibraries

　　C）toexplaintherolesofdifferentUSlibraries

　　D）todefinethecirculationsystemofUSlibraries

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

6.Nancybecameataxidriverbecause___.

　　A）sheownedacar

　　B）shedrovewell

　　C）shelikeddrivers'uniforms

　　D）itwasherchildhooddream

7.Accordingtoher,whatwasthemostdifficultaboutbecomingataxidriver?

　　A）Therightsenseofdirection.

　　B）Thesenseofjudgment.

　　C）Theskillofmaneuvering.

　　D）Thesizeofvehicles.

8.WhatdoesNancylikebestaboutherjob?

A）Seeinginterestingbuildingsinthecity.

B）Beingabletoenjoytheworldofnature.

C）Drivinginunsettledweather.

D）Takinglongdrivesoutsidethecity.

9.ItcanbeinferredfromtheinterviewthatNancyina（n）___mother.

A）uncaring

B）strict

C）affectionate

D）permissive

10.ThepeopleNancymeetsare

A）ratherdifficulttoplease

B）rudetowomendrivers

C）talkativeandgenerouswithtips

D）differentinpersonality

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Question11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.

Nowlistentothenews.

11.TheprimarypurposeoftheUSanti-smokinglegislationis___.

　　A）totightencontrolontobaccoadvertising

　　B）toimposepenaltiesontobaccocompanies

　　C）tostartanationalanti-smokingcampaign

　　D）toensurethehealthofAmericanchildren

Questions12and13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

12.TheFrenchPresident'svisittoJapanaimsat___.

　　A）makingmoreinvestmentsinJapan

　　B）stimulatingJapanesebusinessesinFrance

　　C）helpingboosttheJapaneseeconomy

　　D）launchingafilmfestivalinJapan

13.ThisisJacquesChirac's___visittoJapan.

A）secondC）fortieth

B）fourteenthD）forty-first

Questions14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

14.Afghanpeoplearesufferingfromstarvationbecause___.

　　A）meltingsnowbeginstoblockthemountainpaths

　　B）theTalibanhavedestroyedexistingfoodstocks

　　C）theTalibanarehinderingfooddeliveries

　　D）anemergencyair-liftoffoodwascancelled

15.peopleinAfghanistanarefacingstarvation.

A）160,000

B）16,000

C）1,000,000

D）100,000

SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15-minutegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEafterthemini-lecture.Usetheblankpaperfornote-taking.

PartⅡPROOFREADING&ERRORCORRECTION（15MIN）

ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.

PartⅢREADINGCOMPREHENSION（40MIN）

SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourColoredAnswerSheet.

TEXTA

DespiteDenmark'smanifestvirtues,DanesnevertalkabouthowproudtheyaretobeDanes.ThiswouldsoundweirdinDanish.WhenDanestalktoforeignersaboutDenmark,theyalwaysbeginbycommentingonitstininess,itsunimportance,thedifficultyofitslanguage,thegeneralsmall-mindednessandself-indulgenceoftheircountrymenandthehightaxes.NoDanewouldlookyouintheeyeandsay,"Denmarkisagreatcountry."You'resupposedtofigurethisoutforyourself.

Itisthelandofthesilksafetynet,wherealmosthalfthenationalbudgetgoestowardsmoothingoutlife'sinequalities,andthereisplentyofmoneyforschools,daycare,retrainingprogrammes,jobseminars-Danesloveseminars:

threedaysatastudycentrehearingaboutwastemanagementisalmostasgoodasaskitrip.ItisaculturebombardedbyEnglish,inadvertising,popmusic,theInternet,anddespitealltheEnglishthatDanishabsorbs-thereisnoDanishAcademytodefendagainstit-olddialectspersistinJutlandthatcanbarelybeunderstoodbyCopenhageners.Itisthelandwhere,asthesayinggoes,"Fewhavetoomuchandfewerhavetoolittle,"andaforeignerisstruckbythesweetegalitarianismthatprevails,wherethelowliestclerkgivesyoualevelgaze,whereSirandMadamehavedisappearedfromcommonusage,evenMr.andMrs.It’sanationofrecyclers-about55%ofDanishgarbagegetsmadeintosomethingnew-andnonuclearpowerplants.It'sanationoftirelessplanner.Trainsrunontime.Thingsoperatewellingeneral.

Suchanationofoverachievers-abrochurefromtheMinistryofBusinessandIndustrysays,"Denmarkisoneoftheworld'scleanestandmostorganizedcountries,withvirtuallynopollution,crime,orpoverty.Denmarkisthemostcorruption-freesocietyintheNorthernHemisphere."So,ofcourse,one'sheartliftsatanysightingofDanishsleaze:

skinheadgraffitionbuildings（"ForeignersOutofDenmark!

"）,brokenbeerbottlesinthegutters,drunkenteenagersslumpedinthepark.

Nonetheless,itisanorderlyland.YoudrivethroughaDanishtown,itcomestoanendatastonewall,andontheothersideisafieldofbarley,anicecleanline:

townhere,countrythere.Itisnotanationofjay-walkers.Peoplestandonthecurbandwaitfortheredlighttochange,evenifit's2a.m.andthere'snotacarinsight.However,Danesdon'tthinkofthemselvesasawainting-at-2-a.m.-for-the-green-lightpeople——that'showtheyseeSwedesandGermans.Danesseethemselvesasjazzypeople,improvisers,morefreespiritedthanSwedes,butthetruthis（thoughoneshouldnotsayit）thatDanesareverymuchlikeGermansandSwedes.Orderlinessisamainsellingpoint.Denmarkhasfewnaturalresources,limitedmanufacturingcapability;itsfutureinEuropewillbeasabroker,banker,anddistributorofgoods.YousendyourgoodsbycontainershiptoCopenhagen,andthesebright,young,English-speaking,utterlyhonest,highlydisciplinedpeoplewillgetyourgoodsaroundtoScandinavia,theBalticStates,andRussia.Airports,seaports,highways,andraillinesareultramodernandwell-maintained.

Theorderlinessofthesocietydoesn'tmeanthatDanishlivesarelessmessyorlonelythanyoursormine,andnoDanewouldtellyouso.Youcanhearplentyaboutbitterfamilyfeudsandthesorrowsofalcoholismandaboutperfectlysensiblepeoplewhowentoffonedayandkilledthemselves.Anorderlysocietycannotexemptitsmembersfromthehazardsoflife.

ButthereisasenseofentitlementandsecuritythatDanesgrowupwith.Certainthingsareyoursbyvirtueofcitizenship,andyoushouldn'tfeelbadfortakingwhatyou'reentitledto,you'reasgoodasanyoneelse.Therulesofthewelfaresystemarecleartoeveryone,thebenefitsyougetifyouloseyourjob,thestepsyoutaketogetanewone;andtheorderlinessofthesystemmakesitpossibleforthecountrytoweatherhighunemploymentandsocialunrestwithoutasenseofcrisis.

16.TheauthorthinksthatDanesadopta___attitudetowardstheircountry.

A）boastful

B）modest

C）deprecating

D）mysterious

17.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaDanishcharacteristiccitedinthepassage?



A）Fondnessofforeignculture.

B）Equalityinsociety.

C）Linguistictolerance.

D）Persistentplanning.

18.Theauthor'sreactiontothestatementbytheMinistryofBusinessandIndustryis___.

　　A）disapproving

B）approving

C）noncommittal

D）doubtful

19.Accordingtothepassage,Danishorderliness___.

　　A）setsthepeopleapartfromGermansandSwedes

　　B）sparesDanessocialtroublesbesettingotherpeople

　　C）isconsideredeconomicallyessentialtothecountry

　　D）preventsDanesfromacknowledgingexistingtroubles

20.AttheendofthepassagetheauthorstatesallthefollowingEXCEPTthat___.

　　A）Danesareclearlyinformedoftheirsocialbenefits

　　B）Danestakeforgran