终结版英语专业八级考试真题.docx

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终结版英语专业八级考试真题

2001年英语专业八级考试真题

PartⅠListeningComprehension（40min）

InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectresponsetoeachquestiononyourColouredAnswerSheet.

SECTIONATALK

Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.

1.ChangesinthesizeoftheWorldBank’soperationsreferto___.

A.theexpansionofitsloanprogramme

B.theinclusionofitshardloans

C.theinclusionofitssoftloans

D.thepreviouslendingpolicies

2.WhatactuallymadetheBankchangeitsoveralllendingstrategy?

A.Reluctanceofpeopleinpoorcountriestohavesmallfamilies.

B.Lackofbasichealthservicesandinequalityinincomedistribution.

C.Thediscoverythatalowfertilityratewouldleadtoeconomicdevelopment.

D.Poornutritionandlowliteracyinmanypoorcountriesoftheworld.

3.ThechangeinemphasisoftheBank’slendingpoliciesmeantthattheBankwould___.

A.bemoreinvolvedinbiginfrastructureprojects

B.adoptsimilarinvestmentstrategiesinpoorandrichcountries

C.embarkuponareviewoftheinvestmentinhugedamsandsteelmills

D.investinprojectsthatwouldbenefitthelow-incomesectorofsociety

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacriticismofthebank?

A.Colossaltravelexpensesofitsstaff.

B.Fixedannualloanstocertaincountries.

C.LimitedimpactoftheBank’sprojects.

D.Roleasafinancialdealmaker.

5.Throughoutthetalk,thespeakeris___whileintroducingtheWorldBank.

A.biasedB.unfriendlyC.objectiveD.sensational

SECTIONBCONVERSATION

Questions6to10arebasedonaconversation.Attheendoftheconversationyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentotheconversation.

6.Themansoundssurprisedatthefactthat___.

A.manyAustraliansaretakingtimeofftotravel

B.thewomanworkedforsometimeinNewZealand

C.thewomanraisedenoughmoneyfortravel

D.AustraliansprefertoworkinNewZealand

7.WelearnthatthewomanlikedSingaporemainlybecauseofits___.

A.cleannessB.multi-ethnicityC.moderncharacteristicsD.shoppingopportunities

8.FromtheconversationwecaninferthatKaifengandYinchuanimpressedthewomanwiththeir___.

A.respectivelocationsB.historicinterestsC.ancienttombsD.Jewishdescendants

9.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethewoman’sfeelingsaboutTibet?

A.Amusement.B.Disbelief.C.Ecstasy.D.Delight

10.Accordingtotheconversation,itwasthatmadethewomanreadytostoptraveling.

A.theunsettlednessoftravel

B.thedifficultiesoftrekking

C.thelonelinessoftravel

D.theunfamiliarenvironment

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Questions11and12arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

11.MikeTysonwasputinprisonlastAugustbecausehe___.

A.violatedthetrafficlaw

B.illegallyattackedaboxer

C.attackedsb.afteratrafficaccident

D.failedtofinishhiscontract

12.ThelicensegrantedtoTysontofightwillbeterminated___.

A.bytheendoftheyearB.inoverayearC.inAugustD.inafewweeks

Question13isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

13.TheRussiandocumentsareexpectedtodrawgreatattentionbecause___.

A.theycoverthewholestoryoftheformerUSpresident

B.theassassinusedtoliveintheformerSovietUnion

C.theyaretheonlyofficialdocumentsreleasedaboutKennedy

D.theysolvedthemysterysurroundingKennedy’sassassination

Question14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,

youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Newlistentothenews.

14.Intherecentthreemonths,HongKong’sunemploymentratehas___.

A.increasedslowlyB.decreasedgraduallyC.stayedsteadyD.becomeunpredictable

15.Accordingtothenews,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Businessconditionshaveworsenedinthepastthreemonths.

B.Thepastthreemonthshaveseenadecliningtrendinjoboffers.

C.Theriseofunemploymentrateinsomesectorsequalsthefallinothers.

D.Theunemploymentrateinallsectorsoftheeconomyremainsunchanged.

SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING

FilleachofgapswithONEword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.

ThePressConference

Thepressconferencehascertainadvantages.Thefirstadvantagelieswiththe

（1）___natureoftheeventitself;publicofficialsaresupposedto1.___

submittoscrutinybyrespondingtovariousquestionsatapressconference.

Secondly,statementspreviouslymadeatapressconferencecanbeusedasa

（2）___injudgingfollowingstatementsorpolicies.Moreover,incase2.___

ofimportantevents,pressconferencesareaneffectivewaytobreakthenews

togroupsofreporters.

However,fromthepointofviewof（3）___,thepressconference3.___

possessessomedisadvantages,mainlyinits（4）___andnewssource.4.___

Theprovidervirtuallydeterminesthemannerinwhichapressconference

proceeds.This,sometimes,putsnewsreportersata（n）（5）___,ascan5.___

beseenonlivebroadcastsofnewsconferences.

Factorsingettingvaluableinformationpreparation:

aneedtokeepuptodateonjournalisticsubjectmatter;

—（6）___ofthenewssource:

6.___

1）newssource’s（7）___to7.___

provideinformation;

2）news-gatheringmethods.

Conditionsunderwhichnewsreporterscannottrusttheinformation

providedbyanewssource

—notknowingtherequiredinformation;

—knowingandwillingtosharetheinformation,butwithout

（8）___skills;8.___

—knowingtheinformation,butunwillingtoshare;

—willingtoshare,butunabletorecall.

（9）___ofquestionsasked9.___

Waysofimprovingthequestions:

nowordswithdoublemeanings;

nolongquestions;

—specifictime,place,etc.;

—（10）questions;10.___

—clearalternatives,ornoalternativesinanswers.

改错

PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection（15min）

ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.EachlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway.Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foranunnecessarywordcrossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/’andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Example

When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,

（1）anitnever／buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs

（2）neverthemonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.（3）exhibit

Duringtheearlyyearsofthiscentury,wheatwasseenasthe

verylifebloodofWesternCanada.Peopleoncitystreetswatched

theyieldsandthepriceofwheatinalmostasmuchfeelingasif1.___

theyweregrowers.Themarketingofwheatbecameanincreasing2.___

favoritetopicofconversation.

Warsetthestageforthemostdramaticeventsinmarketing

thewesterncrop.Foryears,farmersmistrustedspeculativegrain

sellingascarriedonthroughtheWinnipegGrainExchange.

Wheatpricesweregenerallylowintheautumn,sofarmerscould3.___

notwaitformarketstoimprove.Ithadhappenedtoooftenthat

theysoldtheirwheatsoonshortlyafterharvestwhenfarmdebts4.___

werecomingdue,justtoseepricesrisingandspeculatorsgettingrich.5.___

Onvariousoccasions,producergroups,askedfirmercontrol,6.___

butthegovernmenthadnowishtobecomeinvolving,at7.___

leastnotuntilwartimewhenwheatpricesthreatenedtorun

wild.

Anxioustocheckinflationandrisinglifecosts,thefederal8.___

governmentappointedaboardofgrainsupervisorstodealwith

deliveriesfromthecropsof1917and1918.GrainExchange

tradingwassuspended,andfarmerssoldatpricesfixedbythe

board.Tohandlewiththecropof1919,thegovernment9.___

appointedthefirstCanadianWheatBoard,withtotalauthorityto10.___

buy,sell,andsetprices.

阅读理解A

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40min）

SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30min）

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkanswersonyourColouredAnswerSheet.

TEXTA

“Twentyyearsago,Blackpoolturneditsbackontheseaandtriedtomakeitselfintoanentertainmentcentre.”sayRobinWood,alocalofficial.“Nowthethinkingisthatweshouldtry,torefocusontheseaandmakeBlackpoolafamilydestinationagain.”TosaythatBlackpoolneglectedtheseaistoputitmildly.In1976theEuropeanCommunity,asitthenwascalled,instructedmembernationstomaketheirbeachesconformtocertainminimumstandardsofcleanlinesswithintenyears.Britain,ratherthancomplying,tookthenovelstrategyofcontendingthatmanyofitsmostpopularbeacheswerenotswimmingbeachesatall.BecauseofBritain’sclimatethesea-bathingseasonisshort,andmostpeopledon’tgoinabovetheirkneesanyway-andhencecan’treallybesaidtobeswimming.Byaveragingoutthenumberofpeopleactuallyswimmingacross365daysoftheyear,thegovernmentwa