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L资料英语专业八级真题及答案
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2015)
GRADEEIGHT
TIMELIMIT:
195MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenoteson
theimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthe
mini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutes
tocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE,usingnomorethanthreewordsineachgap.Make
suretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournotes
whilecompletingthetask.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.Now,listentothemini-lecture.
UnderstandingAcademicLectures
Listeningtoacademiclecturesisanimportanttaskforuniversitystudents.Then,howcanwecomprehenda
lectureefficiently?
I.Understandall
(1)_______
A.words
B.
(2)_______
—stress
—intonation
—(3)_______
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.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswer
eachofthefollowingfivequestions.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,youwillbegiven20secondsto
answerthequestions.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.Readthe
passagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
TEXTA
In2011,manyshopperschosetoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortof
theircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeople
arealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.
Whatwentwrong?
Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoaccept
extravagantindulgences?
Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively-andthereforemakebaddecisions-whenonline?
Bothargumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor:
aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inan
onlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldor,forthatmatter,
theweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommitted.
WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductan
experimentaboutthedifferencesbetweentheonlineandofflineshoppingexperience.Icarefullyinstructeda
groupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.
Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointto
it.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.
Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,removingthebookandthensubtly
holdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthecustomer'shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowere
handedthebook.13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?
Wefeelsomethingsimilartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinourhand.That'swhyweestablishor
reestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersandfriendswithahandshake.Inthiscase,havingtothenletgoofthe
bookafterholdingitmightgenerateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore.
Arecentstudyalsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcametoconventionalmail.Adeeperand
longer-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformedwhendeliveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesame
messageonline.Brainimagingshowedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcenterofthebrainwasactivated,
thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouchbecomespartoftheprocess,itcould
translateintoasenseofpossession.Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonline
shoppingexperience.
Astheritualsofpurchaseinthelead-uptoChristmaschange,notonlydowegivelessthoughttothetypeof
giftswebuyforourlovedonesbut,throughourowndigitalwishlists,weincreasinglycontrolwhattheybuyfor
us.Thereality,however,isthatnomatterhowconvincedweallarethatdigitalisthewaytogo,findingreal
satisfactionwillprobablytakemorethanafewsimpleclicks.
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
MyprofessorbrotherandIhaveanargumentaboutheadandheartaboutwhetherheovervaluesIQwhileI
learnmoretowardEQ.Wetypicallyhavethisdebateaboutpeople—canwebefriendswithareallysmartjerk(怪
物)?
—butthere’scorollarytoanimalsaswell.I’dloveitifourdogcouldfetchthemorningpaperandthenreadit
tomeovercoffee,butIactuallycaremuchmoreaboutherloyalandinnocentheart.There’salreadyenough
thinkinggoingonisourhouse,andweprobablyspendtoomuchtimeinourheads,whereweneedsomerole
modelingisininstinct,andthat’swhereadogisarovingrevelation.
Ididnotgrowupwithdogs,whichmeantthatmyolderdaughter’srespectfulbutunyieldingdeterminat
getonerequiredsomeadjustmentonmypart.Io
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