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2005年英语专业八级考试真题及参考答案
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2005年03月06日
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2005）
-GRADEEIGHT-
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.Youwill
hearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotes
ontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,
butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtask
afterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,you
willbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,and
anothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskon
ANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
WritingaResearchPaper
I.ResearchPapersandOrdinaryEssay
A.Similarityin
（1）__________:
e.g.—choosingatopic
—askingquestions
—identifyingtheaudience
B.Differencemainlyintermsof
（2）___________
1.researchpapers:
printedsources
2.ordinaryessay:
ideasinone's（3）___________
II.TypesandCharacteristicsofResearchPapers
A.Numberofbasictypes:
two
B.Characteristics:
1.survey-typepaper:
—togather（4）___________
—toquote
—to（5）_____________
Thewritershouldbe（6）___________.
2.argumentative（research）paper:
a.Thewritershoulddomore,e.g.
—tointerpret
—toquestion,etc.
b.（7）_________varieswiththetopic,e.g.
—torecommendanaction,etc.
III.HowtoChooseaTopicforaResearchPaper
Inchoosingatopic,itisimportantto（8）__________.
QuestionNo.1:
yourfamiliaritywiththetopic
QuestionNo.2:
Availabilityofrelevantinformationon
thechosentopic
QuestionNo.3:
Narrowingthetopicdownto（9）
_________
QuestionNo.4:
Askingquestionsabout（10）___________
Thequestionshelpustoworkoutwayintothetopicand
discoveritspossibilities.
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.
Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthat
follow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyour
colouredanswersheet.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheend
oftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswer
eachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothe
interview.
1.WhatisthepurposeofProfessorMcKay'sreport?
A.Tolookintothementalhealthofoldpeople.
B.Toexplainwhypeoplehavenegativeviewsonoldage.
C.Tohelpcorrectsomefalsebeliefsaboutoldage.
D.Toidentifythevariousproblemsofoldage
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTProfessorMcKay'sview?
A.Peoplechangeinoldagealotmorethanattheage
of21.
B.Thereareasmanysickpeopleinoldageasinmiddle
age.
C.Weshouldnotexpectmorephysicalillnessamongold
people.
D.Weshouldnotexpecttofindoldpeopleunattractive
asagroup.
3.AccordingtoProfessorMcKay'sreport,
A.familyloveisgraduallydisappearing.
B.itishardtocommentonfamilyfeeling.
C.morechildrenareindifferenttotheirparents.
D.familyloveremainsasstrongasever.
4.ProfessorMcKayis________towardsthetendencyof
moreparentslivingapartfromtheirchildren.
A.negative
B.positive
C.ambiguous
D.neutral
5.TheonlypopularbeliefthatProfessorMcKayis
unabletoprovideevidenceagainstis
A.old-agesickness.
B.loosefamilyties.
C.poormentalabilities.
D.difficulitiesinmaths.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.
Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthat
follow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyour
colouredanswersheet.
Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendof
thenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswer
thequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
6.ScientistsinBrazilhaveusedfrogskinto
A.eliminatebacteria.
B.treatburns.
C.Speeduprecovery.
D.reducetreatmentcost.
Question7isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendof
thenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswer
thequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
7.WhatisNOTafeatureofthenewkaraokemachine?
A.Itisfeaturedbyhightechnology.
B.Itallowsyoutoimitatefamoussingers.
C.Itcanautomaticallyalterthetempoandtoneofa
song.
D.Itcanbeplacedinspeciallydesignedthemerooms.
Question8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendof
thenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswer
thequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
8.China'sInternetusershadreached_________bythe
endofJune.
A.68million
B.8.9million
C.10million
D.1.5million
Question9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.At
theendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20seconds
toanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
9.AccordingtotheWTO,Chineseexportsrose_________
lastyear.
A.21%
B.10%
C.22%
D.4.73
10.Accordingtothenews,whichtradingnationinthe
top10hasreporteda5percentfallinexports?
A.TheUK.
B.TheUS.
C.Japan.
D.Germany.
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）
TEXTA
Iremembermeetinghimoneeveningwithhispushcart.I
hadmanagedtosellallmypapersandwascominghomein
thesnow.ItwasthatstrangehourindowntownNewYork
whentheworkerswerepouringhomewardinthetwilight.
Imarchedamongthousandsoftiredmenandwomenwhom
thefactorywhistleshadunyoked.Theyflowedinrivers
throughtheclothingfactorydistricts,thendownalong
theavenuestotheEastSide.
ImetmyfathernearCooperUnion.Irecognizedhim,a
hunched,frozenfigureinanoldovercoatstandingbya
bananacart.Helookedsolonely,thetearscametomy
eyes.Thenhesawme,andhisfacelitwithhissad,
beautifulsmile-CharlieChaplin'ssmile.
"Arch,it'sMikey,"hesaid."Soyouhavesoldyour
papers!
Comeandeatabanana."
Heofferedmeone.Irefusedit.Ifeltitcrucialthat
myfathersellhisbananas,notgivethemaway.He
thoughtIwasshy,andcoaxedandjokedwithme,and
mademeeatthebanana.Itsmelledofwetstrawand
snow.
"Youhaven'tsoldmanybananastoday,pop,"Isaid
anxiously.
Heshruggedhisshoulders.
"WhatcanIdo?
Nooneseemstowantthem."
Itwastrue.Theworkcrowdspushedhomemoroselyover
thepavements.TherustyskydarkenedoverNewYork
building,thetallstreetlampswerelit,innumerable
trucks,streetcarsandelevatedtrainsclatteredby.
Nobodyandnothinginthegreatcitystoppedformy
father'sbananas.
"Ioughttoyell,"saidmyfatherdolefully."Ioughtto
makeabignoiselikeotherpeddlers,butitmakesmy
throatsore.Anyway,I'mashamedofyelling,itmakesme
feellikeafool."
Ihadeatenoneofhisbananas.Mysickconsciencetold
methatIoughttopayforitsomehow.Imustremain
hereandhelpmyfather.
"I'llyellforyou,pop,"Ivolunteered.
"Arch,no,"hesaid,"gohome;youhaveworkedenough
today.JusttellmommaI'llbelate."
ButIyelledandyelled.Myfather,standingby,spoke
occasionalwordsofpraise,andsaidIwasawonderful
yeller.Nobodyelsepaidattention.Theworkersdrifted
pastuswearily,endlessly;adefeatedarmywrappedin
dreamsofhome.Elevatedtrainscrashed;theCooper
Unionclockburnedaboveus;theskygrewblack,the
windpoured,theslushburnedthroughourshoes.There
werethousandsofstrange,silentfigurespouringover
thesidewalksinsnow.Noneofthemstoppedtobuy
bananas.Iyelledandyelled,nobodylistened.
Myfathertriedtostopmeatlast."Nu,"hesaid
smilingtoconsoleme,"thatwaswonderfulyelling.
Mikey.Butit'splainweareunluckytoday!
Let'sgo
home."
Iwasfrantic,andalmostintears.Iinsistedon
keepingupmydesperateyells.Butatlastmyfather
persuadedmetoleavewithhim.
11."unyoked"inthefirstparagraphisclosestin
meaningto
A.sentout
B.released
C.dispatched
D.removed
12.Whichofthefollowinginthefirstparagraphdoes
NOTindicatedcrowdsofpeople?
A.Thousandsof
B.Flowed
C.Pouring
D.Unyoked
13.Whichofthefollowingisintendedtobeapairof
contrastinthepassage?
A.Hugecrowdsandlonelyindividuals.
B.Weatherconditionsandstreetlamps.
C.Clatteringtrainsandpeddlers'yells.
D.Movingcrowdsandstreettraffic.
14.WhichofthefollowingwordsisNOTsuitableto
describethecharacteroftheson?
A.Compassionate
B.Responsible
C.Shy
D.Determined
15.Whatisthethemeofthestory?
A.Themiseryofthefactoryworkers.
B.Howtosurviveinaharshenvironment.
C.Generationgapbetweenthefatherandtheson.
D.Lovebetweenthefatherandtheson.
16.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthefatherand
theson?
A.Indifferent
B.Sympathetic
C.Appreciative
D.Difficulttotell
TEXTB
提示：
原文出自美国时代杂志（TIME）日期Jan.29,2001
文章标题NoFallInsurance作者ANK.SMITH,M.D.
WhenformerPresidentRonaldReaganfellandbrokehis
hiptwoweeksago,hejoinedagroupofmorethan
350,000elderlyAmericanswhofracturetheirhipseach
year.At89andsufferingfromadvancedAlzheimer's
disease,Reaganisinoneofthehighest-riskgroupsfor
thistypeofaccident.Theincidenceofhipfractures
notonlyincreasesafterage50butdoubleseveryfive
tosixyearsastheriskoffallingincreases.Slipping
andtumblingarenottheonlycausesofhipfractures;
weakenedbonessometimesbreakspontaneously.But
fallingisthemajorcause,representing90%ofallhip
fractures.These......
17.Thefollowingareallspecificmeasurestoguard
againstinjurieswiththeEXCEPTIONof
A.removalofthrowrugs.
B.easyaccesstodevices
C.installationofgrabbars
D.re-arrangementoff
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