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专八真题及答案
2009英语专业八级考试全真试题附答案
【听力理解】
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2009)
-GRADEEIGHT-
TIMELIMIT:
195MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLYWhile
listening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneed
themtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbe
giventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-filling
taskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
WritingExperimentalReports
I.Contentofanexperimentalreport,e.g.
---studysubject/area
---studypurpose
---____1____
II.Presentationofanexperimentalreport
---providingdetails
---regardingreadersas_____2_____
III.Structureofanexperimentalreport
---feature:
highlystructuredand____3____
---sectionsandtheircontent:
INTRODUCTION____4____;whyyoudidit
METHODhowyoudidit
RESULTwhatyoufoundout
____5____whatyouthinkitshows
IV.Senseofreadership
---____6____:
readeristhemarker
---____7____:
readerisanidealized,hypothetical,intelligentpersonwithlittleknowledgeofyourstudy
---taskstofulfillinanexperimentalreport:
nintroductiontorelevantarea
nnecessarybackgroundinformation
ndevelopmentofcleararguments
ndefinitionoftechnicalterms
nprecisedescriptionofdata____8____
V.Demandsandexpectationsinreportwriting
---earlystage:
nunderstandingofstudysubject/areaanditsimplications
nbasicgraspofthereport'sformat
---laterstage:
n____9____onresearchsignificance
---thingstoavoidinwritingINTRODUCTION:
ninadequatematerial
n____10____ofresearchjustificationforthestudy
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthe
questionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10
secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
Nowlistentotheinterview.
1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?
A.Toastmasterswasoriginallysetuptotrainspeakingskills.
B.Toastmastersonlyacceptsprospectiveprofessionalspeakers.
C.Toastmastersacceptsmembersfromthegeneralpublic.
D.Toastmastersisanexclusiveclubforprofessionalspeakers.
2.ThefollowingarejobbenefitsbyjoiningToastmastersEXCEPT
A.becomingfamiliarwithvariousmeansofcommunication.
B.learninghowtodelivermessagesinanorganizedway.
C.becomingawareofaudienceexpectations.
D.learninghowtogetalongwithfriends.
3.Toastmasters'generalapproachtotrainingcanbesummarizedas
A.practiceplusoveralltraining.
B.practicepluslectures.
C.practiceplusvoicetraining.
D.practiceplusspeechwriting.
4.ToastmastersaimstotrainpeopletobeallthefollowingEXCEPT
A.publicspeakers.
B.grammarteachers.
C.mastersofceremonies.
D.evaluators.
5.Theinterviewmainlyfocuseson
A.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.therewerefewerstudiesdone
B.therewerefewerpolicyproposals
C.therewaslessagreement
D.therewerefewerobjectives
Questions8and9arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbe
given20secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
8.ThecauseoftheIndiantrainaccidentwas
A.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"indanger,"referringvaguely,andmostincorrectly,todisease,terrorismorjusttheunknown.TohelpusgetacquaintedwiththepeculiaritiesofIstanbulandtogiveourchildrenachancetochoosewhattheywereparticularlyinterestedinseeing,weboughtanexcellent
guidebookandreaditthoroughlybeforeleaving.
Friendlywarningsdidn'tchangeourplanning,althoughwemighthavemoreprudentlycheckedwiththeU.S.StateDepartment'slistoftroublespots.Wedidn'tseealotofchildrenamongtheforeignvisitorsduringoursix-daystayinIstanbul,butwefoundthetouristareasquitesafe,veryinterestingandvariedenougheventosuitourson,whoseoft-repeatedrequestisthatwenotsee"everysingle"churchandmuseuminagivencity.
Vaccinationsweren'tneededforthecity,butwewereconcemedaboutadaptingtothewaterforashortstay.Soweusedbottledwaterfordrinkingandbrushingourteeth,aprecautionthatmayseemexcessive,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.thecityisnotonthelistoftheU.S.StateDepartment.
C.thecityisbetweenthefamiliarandtheexotic.
D.thecityismorefamiliarthanexotic.
12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?
A.Thefamilyfoundthecitywasexactlywhattheyhadexpected.
B.Theirfriendswereopposedtotheirholidayplan.
C.Theycouldhavebeenmorecautiousaboutbringingkidsalong.
D.Theywereabitcautiousaboutthequalityofwaterinthecity.
13.Welearnfromthecouple'sshoppingexperiencebackhomethat
A.theywereusedtobargainingoverprice.
B.theypreferredtobu
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