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2000年英语专业八级考试全真试卷

听力

PartⅠListeningComprehension （40 min）

SECTIONATALK

Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.

1.TherulesforthefirstprivatelibraryintheUSweredrawnupby ___.

A.thelegislature      B.thelibrarianC.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.Nowlisten totheinterview.

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.second  B.fourteenth  C.fortieth  D.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

FilleachofgapswithONEword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.

              OnPublicSpeaking

   Whenpeopleareaskedtogiveaspeechinpublicforthefirsttime,theyusuallyfeelterrifiednomatterhowwelltheyspeakininformalsituations.Infact,publicspeakingisthesameasanyotherformof

（1）___ 1.___thatpeopleareusuallyengagedin.Publicspeakingisawayforaspeakerto

（2）___histhoughtswiththeaudience.Moreover,thespeakerisfree 2.___todecideonthe（3）___ofhisspeech. 3.___Twokeypointstoachievesuccessinpublicspeaking:

—（4）___ofthesubjectmatter. 4.___—goodpreparationofthespeech.Tofacilitatetheirunderstanding,informyouraudiencebeforehandofthe（5）___ofyourspeech,andenditwithasummary. 5.___Otherkeypointstobearinmind:

—beawareofyouraudiencethrougheyecontact.—varythespeedof（6）___ 6.___—usethemicrophoneskillfullyto（7）___yourselfinspeech. 7.___—bebriefinspeech;alwaystrytomakeyourmessage（8）___ 8.___Example:

thebestrememberedinauguralspeechesoftheUSpresidentsarethe（9）___ones. 9.___Therefore,brevityisessentialtothe（10）___ofaspeech. 10.___

改错

PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection （15 min）

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

Example

When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,     

（1）an

itnever／ buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs    

（2）never

themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum     

wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.      （3）exhibit

 ThegrammaticalwordswhichplaysolargeapartinEnglish

grammarareforthemostpartsharplyandobviouslydifferent 1.___

fromthelexicalwords.Aroughandreadydifferencewhichmay

seemthemostobviousisthatgrammaticalwordshave“less

meaning”,butinfactsomegrammarianshavecalledthem 2.___

“empty”wordsasopposedinthe“full”wordsofvocabulary. 3.___

Butthisisarathermisledwayofexpressingthedistinction. 4.___

Althoughawordliketheisnotthenameofsomethingasmanis,

itisveryfarawayfrombeingmeaningless;thereisasharp 5.___

differenceinmeaningbetween“manisvileand”“themanis

vile”,yettheisthesinglevehicleofthisdifferenceinmeaning. 6.___

Moreover,grammaticalwordsdifferconsiderablyamong

themselvesastheamountofmeaningtheyhave,eveninthe 7.___

lexicalsense.Anothernameforthegrammaticalwordshasbeen

“littlewords”.Butsizeisbynomeanagoodcriterionfor 8.___

distinguishingthegrammaticalwordsofEnglish,whenwe

considerthatwehavelexicalwordsasgo,man,say,car.Apart 9.___

fromthis,however,thereisagooddealoftruthinwhatsome

peoplesay:

wecertainlydocreateagreatnumberofobscurity 10.___

whenweomitthem.Thisisillustratednotonlyinthepoetryof

RobertBrowningbutintheproseoftelegramsandnewspaperheadlines.

阅读理解A

PartⅢReadingComprehension （40 min）

SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30 min）

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourColouredAnswerSheet.

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,the Internet,anddespitealltheEnglishthatDanishabsorbs—thereisnoDanishAcademytodefendagainstit—olddialectspersistinJutlandthatcanbarelybeunderstoodbyCopenhageners.Itisthelandwhere,asthesayinggoes,“Few havetoomuchandfewerhavetoolittle,”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’sheart liftsatanysightingofDanishsleaze:

skinheadgraffitionbuildings（