1996年专业英语八级真题.docx

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1996年专业英语八级真题

　　一、ListeningComprehension（NewsBroadcast）

　　（共5小题,共5.0分）Inthissection,youwillhearseveralnews

　　items.Listentothemcarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthat

　　follow.第1题ThemanwasconvictedforA

　　dishonesty.B

　　manslaughter.C

　　murder.Dhavingagun

　　【正确答案】：

B

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分第2题WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

　　AMarkEastwoodhadalicensefora

　　revolver.BMarkEastwoodlovedtogotonoisy

　　parties.CMarkEastwoodsmashedthewindowsofa

　　house.DMarkEastwoodhada

　　record.

　　【正确答案】：

D

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　[听力原文]Questions11—12Amanwhofiredthreeshotsintoacrowdedbirthdaypartykillingonemanandwoundingtwootherpeoplehasbeensentencedto60yearsin

　　prison.36-year-oldMarkEastwoodwasincourtforsentencingtodayafterajuryfoundhimguiltyofmanslaughter,butnotguiltyof

　　murder.MarkEastwoodsnappedafterbeingkeptawakeforfoursuccessivenightsbynoisyparties

　　yardsawayformhis

　　home.Hetookaloadedrevolverandfiredthreeshotsthroughthewindowofahouseinthesouthwesternpartofthe

　　city.A2S-year-oldmanatthepartydiedafterbeinghitinthehead,twootherpeoplewereseriously

　　wounded.ThecourtwastoldthatEastwoodhadalengthycriminalrecordfordishonestyandhewaskeepingagunwithouta

　　license.Sentencinghimto60yearsinprison,

　　Mr.JusticeDawsonsaid,"noonemustbeallowedtokillinnocentpeopleandnottobeseverely

　　punished."

　　第3题

　　HowmanymissingAmericanservicemenhavebeenpositivelyconfirmeddeadinVietnamsofar?

　　A

　　67.B

　　280.C

　　84.D

　　1648.

　　【正确答案】：

B

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分第4题Accordingtothesearchoperationcommander,therecoveryofthemissingAmericansissloweddownbecauseAtheweatherconditionsare

　　unfavorable.Bthenecessarydocumentsare

　　unavailable.Cthesitesare

　　inaccessible.Dsomelocalpeopleare

　　greedy.

　　【正确答案】：

D

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分第5题Accordingtothenews,VietnammaybewillingtohelpAmericamainlybecauseof

　　Aitschangedpolicytowards

　　America.Brecentinternational

　　pressure.CitsdesiretohavetheUStradeembargo

　　lifted.DtheimpendingvisitbyaseniorUSmilitary

　　officer.

　　【正确答案】：

C

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　[听力原文]Questions13—15A23-daysearchoperationthatbeginsThursdaywillinclude84AmericansandtheirVietnamesecounterpartssplitintheeight

　　teams.Thespokesmanfortheoperationsaidfouroftheteamsarecurrentlyinthemidstofadry

　　season.ThespokesmansaidVietnamturnedover67setsofremainswhichtheVietnamesebelievedtobeofAmericanslastyear,themostsinceitbeganreturningsuchremainsintheearly1980s.VietnamfirstallowedAmericansearchteamsintothecountryin1988andthefirstconsistedofjustthree

　　men.Vietnamhasturnedoverhundredsofsetsofremainssincetheendofthewarin

　　1975.Sofar280suchsetshavebeenpositivelyidentifiedastheremainsofmissing

　　Americans.Theremainsareexaminedbyforensicspecialistsatthe

　　U.S.militarylaboratoryin

　　Hawaii.Thefatesofmorethan2,200AmericanservicemenwhoaremissinginsoutheastAsiaremainunsolveD．1,648ofthosearelistedasmissinginVietnamorits

　　waters.InaninterviewwiththeAssociatedPress,MajorGeneralThomasNeedham,thesearchoperationcommander,saidhewaspleasedwiththeprocessbeingmadetoaccountforthemissing

　　men.Hesaidheandhisteamswereallowedtogowherevertheywishedin

　　Vietnam.GeneralNeedhamsaidheconstantlypushedtheVietnamesetofindandhandovermoredocumentsaboutthemissing

　　men.GeneralNeedhamsaidthathedidn'tbelievetheVietnamesegovernmentwasholdingback

　　remains.However,hesaidsomeindividualswhohadcomeacrossremainswereholdingthembackinthehopeofbeingpaidfor

　　them.The

　　U.S.doesnotpayfor

　　remains.Intherelateddevelopment,the

　　U.

　　S.militaryannouncedWednesdaythatAdmiralCharlesLawson,thecommander-in-chiefofthePacific,willvisitVietnambeginningJanuary16th.AdmiralLawsonwillvisittheAmericanMissing-in-ActionOfficeinHanoi,discusstheissuewiththe

　　Vietnameseofficialsandtravelsouthtoobservethe

　　excavations.AdmiralLawsonwillbecomethehighestranking

　　U.

　　S.militaryofficertovisitVietnamsincetheendofthe

　　War.AdmiralLawson'svisitandextensivesearchcomeatatimewhenofficialsinWashingtonsaythequestionofthe

　　U.

　　S.tradeembargoagainstVietnamisunderactive

　　review.AnnButlerforVOAnews,

　　Bangkok.

　　二、ReadingComprehension（Comprehension）

　　（共15小题,共15.0分）Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,Cand

　　D.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebest

　　answer.MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheet

　　Two.第1题TEXTAStayingHealthyonHoliday1Dopeoplewhochoosetogoonexotic,far-flungholidaysdeservefreehealthadvicebeforetheytravel?

　　Andeveniftheypay,whoensuresthattheygetgood,up-to-dateinformation?

　　Who,forthatmatter,shouldcollectthatinformationinthefirstplace?

　　Foravarietyofreasons,travelmedicineinBritainisaresponsibilitynobody

　　wants.Asaresult,manytravelersgoabroadiiipreparedtoavoidserious

　　disease.2Whyistravelmedicinesounloved?

　　Partlythere'sanidentity

　　problem.Becauseittakesaninterestinanythingthatimpingesonthehealthoftravelers,thisemergingmedicalspecialisminvariablycutsacrossthetraditional

　　disciplines.Itdelvesintoeverythingfromseasickness,jetlagandthehazardsofcamelstomalariaand

　　plague.Buttravelmedicinehasamoreseriousobstacleto

　　overcome.Travelclinicsaremeanttotellpeoplehowtoavoidendingupdeadorinatropicaldiseaseshospitalwhentheycomehome,butitisnotoriouslydifficulttogetanybodypayoutmoneyforkeepingpeople

　　healthy.3Travelmedicinehasalsobeencolonizedbycommercialinterests,thevastmajorityoftravelclinicsinBritainarerunbyairlinesortravel

　　companies.Andwhiletravelconcernsarehappytosellprofitableinjections,theymaybelesskeentospreadbadnewsabouttravelers'diarrheainTurkey,ortotakethetimetospelloutpreventivemeasurestravelerscould

　　take."TheNHSfindsitdifficulttodefinetravelers'health,"

　　saysRonBehrens,theonlyNHSconsultantintravelanytropicalmedicineanddirectorofthetravelclinicoftheHospitalforTropicalDiseasesin

　　London."ShoulditcomewithintheNHSorshoulditbepaidfor?

　　It'sagrayarea,andopinionis

　　split.Nooneseemstohaveanyresponsibilityfordefiningitsrole,"he

　　says.4Tocompounditslowstatusinthemedicalhierarchy,travelmedicine

　　hastorelyonstatisticsthatarepatchyat

　　best.Inmostcaseswejustdon'tknowhowmanyBritonscontractdiseaseswhenabroad．Andevenifadiseaseislinkedtotravelthereisrarelyanyinformationaboutwherethoseafflictedwent,whattheyare,howtheybehaved,orwhichvaccinationstheyhad．Thisshortageofhardfactsandfiguresmakesitdifficulttogivedetailedadvicetopeople,informationthatmightevensavetheir

　　lives.5ArecentleaderintheBritishMedicalJournalargued．"Travelmedicinewillemergeasacredibledisciplineonlyiftherisksencounteredbytravelersandtherelativebenefitsofpublichealthinterventionsarewelldefinedintermsoftheirrelativeoccurrence,distributionand

　　control."

　　Exactlyhowmuchmoneyiswastedbypoortravel

　　advice.Therealfigureisanybody'sguess,butitcouldeasilyruninto

　　millions.Behrensgivesone

　　example.Britainspendsmorethan￡1millioneachyearjustoncholeravaccinesthatoftendon'tworkandsogivepeopleafalsesenseof

　　security:

"Informationonthepreventionandtreatmentofallformsofdiarrheawouldbeabetterpriority",he

　　says.TravelmedicineinBritainisAnotsomethinganyonewantsto

　　run.Btheresponsibilityofthe

　　government.Cadministeredbyprivate

　　doctors.Dhandledadequatelybytravel

　　agents.

　　【正确答案】：

A

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　此题为细节理解题。

　　据第1段第4句可知。

　　“TravelmedicineinBritainisaresponsibilitynobodywants．”的意思与A较为接近，而其他三个答案明显不符。

第1段最后1句也可帮助排除后三个选择。

　　第2题ThemaininterestoftravelcompaniesdealingwithtravelmedicineistoApreventpeoplefromfalling

　　ill.Bmakemoneyoutof

　　it.

　　Cgiveadviceonspecific

　　countries.Dgetthegovernmenttopayfor

　　it.

　　【正确答案】：

B

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　此题为细节理解题。

据第3段第1句可知，所谓commercialinterests即表示“为赚钱所驱动”。

　　第3段第2句中的profitableinjections也可进一步证明，同时可帮助排除A与C。

D不相关。

　　第3题InBehren'sopinionthequestionofwhoshouldruntravelmedicineAisforthegovernmentto

　　decide.Bshouldbelefttospecialist

　　hospitals.Ccanbelefttotravel

　　companies.Dhasnoclearandsimple

　　answer.

　　【正确答案】：

D

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　此题为细节理解题。

据第3段最后3句可知。

　　第4题PeoplewillonlythinkbetteroftravelmedicineifAitisgivenmoreresourcesbythe

　　government.Bmoreaccurateinformationonitsvalueis

　　available.Cthegovernmenttakesoverresponsibilityfromthe

　　NHS.Dtravelerspaymoreattentiontotheadvicethey

　　get.

　　【正确答案】：

B

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　此题为一般推理题。

　　据第4段最后1句可推断。

如果能给人们提供详细的建议以及可拯救他们性命的信息，当然会让人们满意。

第5段中间以及最后1句也可支持此选择。

　　C与D找不到支持。

　　[难点解析]▲far-flung遥远的，广泛分布的，覆盖面大的▲delveinto探索，钻研▲colonize使聚居，在……开拓殖民地，此处意为“注入，进入”。

　　▲patchy零散的，拼凑而成的▲thoseafflicted那些患者第5题TEXTBTheHistoricalBackgroundofSocialPsychology1Whiletherootsofsocialpsychologylieintheintellectualsoilofthewholewesterntradition,itspresentfloweringisrecognizedtobecharacteristicallyanAmerican

　　phenomenon.OnereasonforthestrikingupsurgeofsocialpsychologyintheUnitedSt