专业英语八级考试真题及答案Word下载.docx

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II.Addinginformation

A.lectures:

Sharinginformationwithaudience

B.listeners:

（4）_______

C.sourcesofinformation

—knowledgeof（5）_______

—（6）_______oftheworld

D.listeninginvolvingthreesteps:

—hearing

—（7）_______

—adding

III.（8）_______

A.reasons

—overcomenoise

—savetime

B.（9）_______

—content

—organization

IV.Evaluatingwhilelistening

A.helptodecidethe（10）ofnotes

B.helptorememberinformation

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.

1.Theresathinksthatthepresentgovernmentis________.

[A]doingwhattheyhavepromisedtoschools

[B]creatingopportunitiesforleadinguniversities

[C]consideringremovingbarriersforstateschoolpupils

[D]reducingopportunitiesforstateschoolpupils

2.WhatdoesTheresaseeasaprobleminsecondaryschoolsnow?

[A]Universitiesarenotworkinghardtoacceptstateschoolpupils.

[B]ThenumberofstatepupilsapplyingtoOxfordfailstoincrease.

[C]Thegovernmenthasloweredstatepupils’expectations.

[D]Leadinguniversitiesarerejectingstateschoolpupils.

3.InTheresa’sview,schoolfreedommeansthatschoolsshould____.

[A]begivenmorefundingfromeducationauthorities

[B]begivenallthemoneyanddecidehowtospendit

[C]begrantedgreaterpowertorunthemselves

[D]begivenmoreopportunitiesandchoices

4.AccordingtoTheresa,whodecidesordecidemoneyforschoolsatthepresent?

[A]Localeducationauthoritiesandthecentralgovernment.

[B]Localeducationauthoritiesandsecondaryschoolstogether.

[C]Localeducationauthoritiesonly.

[D]Thecentralgovernmentonly.

5.Throughoutthetalk,theinterviewerdoesallthefollowingEXCEPT____.

[A]askingforclarification

[B]challengingtheinterviewee

[C]supportingtheinterviewee

[D]initiatingtopics

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY．Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

Questions6and7arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

NewsItem1

6.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?

[A]FewerpeoplewatchTVonceaweek.

[B]SmartphonesandtabletshavereplacedTV.

[C]Newtechnologyhasledtomorefamilytime.

[D]BiggerTVsetshaveattractedmorepeople.

NewsItem2

7.Howmanylawmakersvotedforthemarijuanalegalizationbill?

[A]50.[B]12.

[C]46.[D]18.

8.Thepassingofthebillmeansthatmarijuanacanbe________.

[A]boughtbypeopleunder18

[B]madeavailabletodrugaddicts

[C]providedbythegovernment

[D]boughtindrugstores

NewsItem3

9.Whatdidthereviewofglobaldatareveal?

[A]Diarrheaisacommondisease.

[B]Goodsanitationledtoincreaseinheight.

[C]Thereweremanyproblemsofpoorsanitation.

[D]Africanchildrenliveinworsesanitaryconditions.

10.ThepurposeofDr.AlanDangour’sstudywasmostlikelyto________.

[A]examinelinksbetweensanitationanddeathfromillness

[B]lookintofactorsaffectingthegrowthofchildren

[C]investigatehowtotacklesymptomslikediarrhea

[D]reviewandcompareconditionsindifferentcountries

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO．

TEXTA

In2011,manyshopperschosetoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.

Whatwentwrong?

Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?

Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively-andthereforemakebaddecisions-whenonline?

Bothargumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor:

aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldor,forthatmatter,theweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommitted.

WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencesbetweentheonlineandofflineshoppingexperience.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.

Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,removingthebookandthensubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthecustomer'

shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook.13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?

Wefeelsomethingsimilartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinourhand.That'

swhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersandfriendswithahandshake.Inthiscase,havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingitmightgenerateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore.

Arecentstudyalsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcametoconventionalmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformedwhendeliveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.Brainimagingshowedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcenterofthebrainwasactivated,thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouchbecomespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession.Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshoppingexperience.

Astheritualsofpurchaseinthelead-uptoChristmaschange,notonlydowegivelessthoughttothetypeofgiftswebuyforourlovedonesbut,throughourowndigitalwishlists,weincreasinglycontrolwhattheybuyforus.Thereality,however,isthatnomatterhowconvincedweallarethatdigitalisthewaytogo,findingrealsatisfactionwillprobablytakemorethanafewsimpleclicks.

11.Accordingtotheauthor,shoppersarereturningtheirpurchasesforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat____.

[A]theyareunsatisfiedwiththequalityofthepurchase

[B]theyeventuallyfindthepurchasetooexpensive

[C]theychangetheirmindoutofuncertainty

[D]theyregretmakingthepurchasewithoutforethought

12.Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentinthebookstore?

[A]Toseewhichpromotionmethodispreferredbycustomers.

[B]Tofindoutthestrengthsandweaknessesofbothmethods.

[C]Totrytosetupanewretailer-customerrelationship.

[D]Toseetheeffectofanapproachoncustomers'

decisions.

13.WhydoestheauthorcitethestudybyBangorUniversityandtheRoyalMailService?

[A]Tocomparesimilarresponsesindifferentsettings.

[B]Toprovidefurtherevidenceforhisownobservation.

[C]Toofferascientificaccountofthebrain'

sfunctions.

[D]Todescribeemotionalresponsesinonlineshopping.

14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

[A]Realsatisfactiondependsonfactorsotherthanthecomputer.

[B]Despiteonlineshoppingwestillattachimportancetogiftbuying.

[C]Somepeoplearestilluncertainaboutthedigitalage.

[D]Onlineshoppingoffersrealsatisfactiontoshoppers.

TextB

MyprofessorbrotherandIhaveanargumentaboutheadandheartaboutwhetherheovervaluesIQwhileIlearnmoretowardEQ.Wetypicallyhavethisdebateaboutpeople—canwebefriendswithareallysmartjerk（怪物）?

—butthere’scorollarytoanimalsaswell.I’dloveitifourdogcouldfetchthemorningpaperandthenreadittomeovercoffee,butIactuallycaremuchmoreaboutherloyalandinnocentheart.There’salreadyenoughthinkinggoingonisourhouse,andweprobablyspendtoomuchtimeinourheads,whereweneedsomerolemodelingisininstinct,andthat’swhereadogisarovingrevelation.

Ididnotgrowupwithdogs,whichmeantthatmyolderdaughter’srespectfulbutunyieldingdeterminationtogetonerequiredsomeadjustmentonmypart.Ioftenfeltshewastrainingme:

fromagesof6to9,shegentlyschooledmeinvariousbre