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专业英语八级真题
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2010)-GRADEEIGHT-
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.SomeofthegapsmayrequireamaximumofTHREEwords.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLYListencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestion.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
1.AccordingtoDrJohnson,diversitymeans
[A]mergingofdifferentculturalidentities.[B]moreemphasisonhomogeneity.
[C]embracingofmoreethnicdifferences.[D]acceptanceofmorebranchesofChristianity.
2.Accordingtotheinterview,whichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?
[A]Someplacesaremorediversethanothers.[B]Townsarelessdiversethanlargecities.
[C]Diversitycanbeseeneverywhere.[D]Americaisatrulydiversecountry.
3.AccordingtoDrJohnson,whichplacewillwitnessaradicalchangeinitsracialmakeupby2025?
[A]Maine.[B]Selinsgrove.
[C]Philadelphia.[D]California.
4.DuringtheinterviewDrJohnsonindicatesthat
[A]greaterracialdiversityexistsamongyoungerpopulations.
[B]botholderandyoungerpopulationsareraciallydiverse.
[C]agediversitycouldleadtopensionproblems.
[D]olderpopulationsaremoreraciallydiverse.
5.Accordingtotheinterview,religiousdiversity
[A]wasmostevidentbetween1990and2000.[B]existsamongMuslimimmigrants.
[C]isrestrictedtocertainplacesintheUS.[D]isspreadingtomorepartsofthecountry.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLYListencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestionon.
Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.
6.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?
[A]Sonydevelopedacomputerchipforcellphones.
[B]Japanwillmarketitswalletphoneabroad.
[C]Thewalletphoneisoneofthewirelessinnovations.
[D]Readerdevicesareavailableatstoresandstations.
Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.
7.Whichofthefollowingismentionedasthegovernment'smeasuretocontrolinflation?
[A]Foreigninvestment.[B]Donorsupport.
[C]Pricecontrol.[D]Bankprediction.
8.AccordingtoKingdomBank,whatisthecurrentinflationrateinZimbabwe?
[A]20millionpercent.[B]2.2millionpercent.
[C]11.2millionpercent.[D]Over11.2millionpercent.
Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.
9.WhichofthefollowingisCORRECT?
[A]AbigfireeruptedontheNileRiver.[B]Helicopterswereusedtoevacuatepeople.
[C]Fivepeopleweretakentohospitalforburns.[D]Abigfiretookplaceontwofloors.
10.Thelikelycauseofthebigfireis
[A]electricalshort-circuit.[B]lackoffire-safetymeasures.
[C]terrorism.[D]notknown.
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
TEXTA
Amongthegreatcitiesoftheworld,Kolkata(formerlyspeltasCalcutta),thecapitalofIndia'sWestBengal,andthehomeofnearly15millionpeople,isoftenmentionedastheonlyonethatstillhasalargefleetofhand-pulledrickshaws.
Rickshawsarenottheretohaularoundtourists.It'sthepeopleinthelaneswhomostregularlyuserickshaws--notthepoorbutpeoplewhoarejustanotchabovethepoor.Theyarepeoplewhotendtotravelshortdistances,throughlanesthataresometimesinaccessibletoeventhemostdaringtaxidriver.Anolderwomanwithmarketingtodo,forinstance,canarriveinarickshaw,havetherickshawpullerwaituntilshecomesbackfromvariousstallstoloadherpurchases,andthenbetakenhome.Peopleinthelanesuserickshawsasa24-hourambulanceservice.Proprietorsofcafesorcomerstoressendrickshawstocollecttheirsupplies.Therickshawpullerstoldmetheirsteadiestcustomersareschoolchildren.Middle-classfamiliescontractwithapullertotakeachildtoschoolandpickhimup;thepulleressentiallybecomesafamilyretainer.
FromJunetoSeptemberKolkatacangettorrentialrains.Duringmystayitoncerainedforabout48hours.Entireneighborhoodscouldn'tbereachedbymotorizedvehicles,andthenewspapersshowedpicturesofrickshawsbeingpulledthroughwaterthatwasuptothepullers'waists.Whenit'sraining,thenormalcustomerbaseforrickshawpullersexpandsgreatly,asdoesthepriceofajourney.AwriterinKolkatatoldme,"Whenitrains,eventhegovernortakesrickshaws."
WhileIwasinKolkata,amagazinecalledIndiaTodaypublisheditsannualrankingofIndianstates,accordingtosuchmeasurementsasprosperityandinfrastructure.AmongIndia's20largeststates,Biharfinisheddeadlast,asithasforfourofthepastfiveyears.Bihar,afewhundredmilesnorthofKolkata,iswherethevastmajorityofrickshawpullerscomefrom.OnceinKolkata,theysleeponthestreetorintheirrickshawsorinadera--acombinationofgarageandrepairshopanddormitorymanagedbysomeonecalledasardar.Forsleepingprivilegesinadera,pullerspay100rupees(about$2.50)amonth,whichsoundslikeaprettygooddealuntilyou'vevisitedadera.Theygrossbetween100and150rupeesaday,outofwhichtheyhavetopay20rupeesfortheuseoftherickshawandanoccasional75ormoreforapayoffifapolicemanstopsthemfor,say,crossingastreetwhererickshawsareprohibited.A2003studyfoundthatrickshawpullersarenearthebottomofKolkataoccupationsinincome,doingbetterthanonlythebeggars.Forsomeonewithoutlandoreducation,thatstillbeatstryingtomakealivinginBihar.
TherearepeopleinKolkata,particularlyeducatedandpoliticallyawarepeople,whowillnotrideinarickshaw,becausetheyareoffendedbytheideaofbeingpulledbyanotherhumanbeingorbecausetheyconsideritnotthesortofthingpeopleoftheirstationdoorbecausetheyregardthehand-pulledrickshawasarelicofcolonialism.Ironically,someofthosepeoplearenotenthusiasticaboutbanningrickshaws.TheeditoroftheeditorialpagesofKolkata'sTelegraph--RudrangshuMukherjee,aformeracademicwhostillwriteshistorybooks--toldme,forinstance,thatheseeshumanitarianconsiderationsascoiningdownonthesideofkeepinghand-pulledrickshawsontheroad."Irefusetobecarriedbyanotherhumanbeingmyself,"hesaid,"butIquestionwhetherwehavetherighttotakeawaytheirlivelihood."Rickshawsupporterspointoutthatwhenitconiestodemeaningoccupations,rickshawpullersarehardlyuniqueinKolkata.
WhenIaskedonerickshawpullerifhethoughtthegovernment'splantoridthecityofrickshawswasbasedonagenuineinterestinhiswelfare,hesmiled,withaquickshakeofhishead--agestureIinterpretedtomean,"Ifyouaresonaiveastoasksuchaquestion,Iwillanswerit,butitisnotworthwastingwordson."SomerickshawpullersImetwereresignedtotheimminentendoftheirlivelihoodandpintheirhopesonbeingofferedsomethinginitsplace.Asmigrantworkers,theydon'thavethepoliticalcloutenjoyedby,say,Kolkata'ssidewalkhawkers,who,aftersupposedlybeingscaledbackatthebeginningofthemodernizationdrive,stillclogthesidewalks,sellingabsolutelyeverything--or,asIfoundduringthe48hoursofrain,absolutelyeverythingbutumbrellas."Thegovernmentwasthegovernmentofthepoorpeople,"onesardartoldme."Nowtheyshakehandswiththecapitalistsandtrytogetridofpoorpeople."
ButothersinKolkatabelievethatrickshawswillsimplybeconfinedmorestrictlytocertainneighborhoods,outoftheviewofWorldBanktrafficconsultantsandCaliforniainvestmentdelegations--orthattheywillbeallowedtodieoutnaturallyasthey'resupplantedbymoremodemconveyances.BuddhadebBhattacharjee,afterall,isnotthefirsthighWestBengalofficialtosaythatrickshawswouldbeoffthestreetsofKolkatainamatterofmonths.Similarstatementshavebeenmadeasfarbackas1976.ThebandecreedbyBhattacharjeehasbeendelayedbyacourtcaseandbyawidelyheldbeliefthatsomeretrainingorsocialsecuritysettlementoughttobeofferedtorickshawdrivers.Itmayalsohavebeendelayedbyaquietreluctancetogiveupsomethingthathasbeenpartofthefabricofthecityformorethanacentury.Kolkata,aresidenttoldme,"hasdifficultylettinggo."Onedayacityofficialhandedmeareportfromthemunicipalgovernmentlayingoutoptionsforhowrickshawpullersmightberehabilitated.
"Whichoptionhasbeenchosen?
"Iasked,notingthatthereportwasdatedalmostexactlyayearbeforemyvisit.
"Thathasn'tbeendecided,"hesaid.
"Whenwillitbedecided?
"
"Thathasn'tbeendecided,"hesaid.
11.Accordingtothepassage,rickshawsareusedinKolkatamainlyforthefollowingpurposesEXCEPT
[A]takingforeigntouristsaroundthecity.
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