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专八听力材料

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xx年英语专业八级考试试题附听力mp3PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（35MIN）SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLYWhilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneed

themtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbe

giventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-filling

taskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

WritingExperimentalReports

ofanexperimentalreport,---studysubject/area---studypurpose---____1____

ofanexperimentalreport---providingdetails

---regardingreadersas_____2_____

ofanexperimentalreport---feature:

highlystructuredand____3____---sectionsandtheircontent:

INTRODUCTION____4____;whyyoudiditMETHODhowyoudiditRESULTwhatyoufoundout____5____whatyouthinkitshows

IV.Senseofreadership---____6____:

readeristhemarker

---____7____:

readerisanidealized,hypothetical,intelligentpersonwithlittleknowledgeofyourstudy

---taskstofulfillinanexperimentalreport:

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introductiontorelevantarea?

necessarybackgroundinformation?

developmentofcleararguments?

definitionoftechnicalterms

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precisedescriptionofdata____8____

V.Demandsandexpectationsinreportwriting

---earlystage:

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understandingofstudysubject/areaanditsimplications?

basicgraspofthereport'sformat---laterstage:

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____9____onresearchsignificance---thingstoavoidinwritingINTRODUCTION:

?

inadequatematerial

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____10____ofresearchjustificationforthestudySECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthe

questionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10

secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?

A.Toastmasterswasoriginallysetuptotrainspeakingskills.B.Toastmastersonlyacceptsprospectiveprofessionalspeakers.C.Toastmastersacceptsmembersfromthegeneralpublic.D.Toastmastersisanexclusiveclubforprofessionalspeakers.

2.ThefollowingarejobbenefitsbyjoiningToastmastersEXCEPTA.becomingfamiliarwithvariousmeansofcommunication.B.learninghowtodelivermessagesinanorganizedway.C.becomingawareofaudienceexpectations.D.learninghowtogetalongwithfriends.

3.Toastmasters'generalapproachtotrainingcanbesummarizedasA.practiceplusoveralltraining.B.practicepluslectures.C.practiceplusvoicetraining.D.practiceplusspeechwriting.

4.ToastmastersaimstotrainpeopletobeallthefollowingEXCEPTA.publicspeakers.B.grammarteachers.C.mastersofceremonies.D.evaluators.

5.TheinterviewmainlyfocusesonA.thebackgroundinformation.B.thedescriptionoftrainingcourses.C.therequirementsofpublicspeaking.D.theoverallpersonalgrowth.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthe

questionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

Questions6and7are'basedonthefoUowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbe

given20secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

6.Whichofthefollowingisthemaincauseofglobalwarming?

A.Fossilfuel.B.Greenhousegases.C.Increaseddryness.D.Violentstormpatterns.

7.Thenewsitemimpliesthat______inthelastreport.A.therewerefewerstudiesdoneB.therewerefewerpolicyproposalsC.therewaslessagreementD.therewerefewerobjectives

Questions8and9arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbe

given20secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

8.ThecauseoftheIndiantrainaccidentwasA.terroristsabotage.B.yettobedetermined.C.lackofcommunications.D.badweather.

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?

A.Theaccidentoccurredonabridge.B.TheaccidentoccurredinNewDelhi.C.Therewereabout600casualties.

D.Victimswererescuedimmediately.

Question10isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10

secondstoanswerthequestion.

Nowlistentothenews.

10.Whatisthemainmessageofthenewsitem?

A.Youngpeopleshouldseekcareersadvice.B.Careersserviceneedstobeimproved.C.Businessesarenotgettingtalentedpeople.D.CareersadviceisnotofferedontheIntemet.

【阅读理解】

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.

Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.TEXTA

Wehadbeenwantingtoexpandourchildren'shorizonsbytakingthemtoaplacethatwasunlikeanythingwe'dbeenexposedtoduringourtravelsinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.InthinkingaboutwhatwaspossiblefromGeneva,wherewearebased,wedecidedonatripto

Istanbul,atwo-hourplaneridefromZurich.

Weenvisionedthetripasapreludetomoreexoticones,perhapstoNewDelhiorBangkoklaterthisyear,butthoughtour11-and13-year-oldsneededafirststepawayfrommanicuredboulevardsandpristinemonuments.

Whatwedidn'tforeseewasthereactionoffriends,whowarnedthatwewereputtingourchildren\,\justtheunknown.TohelpusgetacquaintedwiththepeculiaritiesofIstanbulandtogiveourchildrenachancetochoosewhattheywereparticularlyinterestedinseeing,weboughtanexcellent

guidebookandreaditthoroughlybeforeleaving.

Friendlywarningsdidn'tchangeourplanning,althoughwemighthavemoreprudentlycheckedwiththeStateDepartment'slistoftroublespots.Wedidn'tseealotofchildrenamongtheforeignvisitorsduringoursix-daystayinIstanbul,butwefoundthetouristareasquitesafe,veryinterestingandvariedenougheventosuitourson,whoseoft-repeatedrequestisthatwenotsee\

Vaccinationsweren'tneededforthecity,butwewereconcemedaboutadaptingtothewaterforashortstay.Soweusedbottledwaterfordrinkingandbrushingourteeth,a

precautionthatmayseemexcessive,butweallstayedhealthy.

Takingtheadviceofafriend,webookedahotela20-minutewalkfrommostofIstanbul'smajortouristsites.Thisnotonlygotussomemorningexercise,strollingovertheKarakoyBridge,buttookuspastacolorfulassortmentoffishermen,vendorsandshoeshiners.

Fromateenagerandpre-teen'sview,Istanbulstreetlifeisfascinatingsincealmosteverythingcanbeboughtoutdoors.TheywereatagoodagetospendtimewanderingthelabyrinthoftheSpiceBazaar,whereshopsdisplaymoundsofpungentherbsinsacks.Doingthis

withyoungerchildrenwouldbehardersimplybecausethestreetsaresopackedwithpeople;it

wouldbeeasytogetlost.

Forourtwo,whosebuyingexperienceconsistedofdepartmentstoresandshoppingmallboutiques,itwasamazingtodiscoverthatyoucouldbargainoverpriceandperhapsendupwithtwoofsomethingforthepriceofone.TheyalsolearnedtofigureouttherelativevalueoftheTurkishlira,notasmallmatterwithitsmanyzeros.

BeingexposedtoIslamwasanimportantpartofourtrip.Visitingthemosques,especiallytheenormousBlueMosque,wasourfirstglimpseintohowthismajorreligionispracticed.Ourchildren'scuriosityalreadyhadbeenpiquedbythefivedailycallstoprayeroverloudspeakersineverycornerofthecity,andthescarvescoveringtheheadsofmanywomen.

Navigatingmealscanbetroublesomewithchildren,butakebab,boughtonthestreetorinrestaurants,wasunfailinglypopular.Sincewehaddecidedthistripwasnotforgourmets,kebabssparedustheagonyoftryingtofindarestauranteachdaythatwouldsuittheadults'desiretotrysomethingnewamidchildren'sinsistencethatthefoodbeservedimmediately.Gradually,we

branchedouttotrysomeotherTurkishspecialties.

AlthoughoursonhadstudiedIslambriefly,itisimpossibletobepreparedforeveryawkwardquestionthatmightcomeup,suchasduringourvisitstotheTopkapiSarayi,theOttomanSultans'palace.Noguideswereavailablesoitwasdo-it-yourself,usingourguidebook,

whichcheatedusofalotofinterestinghistoryandanecdotesthataprofessionalguidecouldprovide.Nexttime,weresolvedtomakesucharrangementsinadvance.

Onthistrip,wewanderedthroughthemagnificentcomplex,withitsimperialtreasures,itscourtyardsanditsharem.Thelastrequiredabitofexplanationthatwewouldhavehappilylef~toalearnedthirdparty.

11.ThecouplechoseIstanbulastheirholidaydestinationmainlybecause

A.thecityisnottoofarawayfromwheretheylived.B.thecityisnotonthelistoftheStateDepartment.C.thecityisbetweenthefamiliarandtheexotic.D.thecityismorefamiliarthanexotic.

12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A.Thefamilyfoundthecitywasexactlywhattheyhadexpected.B.Theirfriendswereopposedtotheirholidayplan.

C.Theycouldhavebeenmorecautiousaboutbringingkidsalong.D.Theywereabitcautiousaboutthequalityofwaterinthecity.

13.Welearnfromthecouple'sshoppingexperiencebackhomethatA.theywereusedtobargainingoverprice.B.theypreferredtobuythingsoutdoors.C.streetmarketsweretheirfavourite.D.theypreferredfashionandbrandnames.

14.Thelasttwoparagraphssuggestthattovisit