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英语专业八级真命题答案解析
2007年英语专业八级真题答案
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyonwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.whenthelectureisover,yonwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
题1-10
[原文]
Goodmorning,today'slecture,istheveryfirstofaseriesoflecturesonarthistory,soI'dliketospendsometimediscussingwithyouthefollowingtopic:
Whydoweneedtostudyarthistory?
Andwhatcanwelearnfromit?
Firstofall,I'dsay,ifyoustudyarthistory,thismightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculture,thanit'spossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Youknow,mosttypicalhistorycoursesconcentrateonpolitics,economicsandwar,butarthistoryfocusesonmuchmorethanthis.Becauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeople,butalsotheirreligiousbeliefs,emotionsetc.Inaddition,informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourancestorscanbeprovidedbyart,likewhatpeopledidforaliving,whatkindofdresstheywore,whatceremoniestheyheldetc.Inshort,artcanexpresstheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace,andthestudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthancanbefoundinmosthistorybooksandenablesustolearnmorethingsabouthumansocietyandcivilization.
ThesecondpointI'dliketomakeisaboutthetypeofinformation.Inhistorybooks,informationisobjective,thatisfactsaboutpoliticaleconomiclifeofacountryaregiven,butopinionsarenotexpressed.Art,ontheotherhand,issubjective.Itreflectspersonalemotionsandopinions.Forexample,FranciscoGoyawasagreatSpanishpainterandalsoperhapsthefirsttrulypoliticalartist.Inhisfamouspainting,TheThirdofMay1808,heshowedsoldiersshootingagroupofsimplepeople.Hisdescriptionofsoldiersandtheirvictimshasbecomeasymboloftheenormouspowerorthemisuseofthispowerthatthegovernmentcanhaveoveritspeople.Over100yearslater,onanothercontinent,thepowerfulpaintingsofMexicanartistsdepictedtheirdeepangerandsadnessaboutsocialproblems.Insummary,throughartyoucanfindapersonalandemotionalviewofhistory.
Thirdly,artcanreflectaculture'sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEurope,religiousartwasalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatshowedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.Bycontrast,oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwas(andstillis),itsabsenceofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthattheseimagesareunholy.Thus,onpalaces,mosquesandotherbuildings,Islamicartistshavecreateduniquedecorationofgreatbeautywithimagesofflowersofgeometricforms,forexample,circles,squaresandtriangles.Thesameistrueofotherplaces,likeAfricaandPacificIslands.Artalsoreflectsthereligiousbeliefsoftraditionalculturesintheseplaces.Asamatteroffact,religionisthepurposeforthisartandit's,therefore,absolutelyessentialtoit.TraditionalartinAfricaandPacificIslandsisdifferentfromChristianart.Christianartinfluencespeople'sreligiousfeelingstowardsGod.ButthegoaloftraditionalartinAfricaandPacificIslandsistheinfluenceofspiritualpowers,thatisgodstoenterpeople'slives.Eachtribeorvillagetherehadspecialceremonieswithsongsanddancestomakesurethatcrops,animalsandpeoplearehealthyandincreasinginnumber.Thedancersintheceremonieswearmasks,headdressesandcostumesthattheybelievearenecessarytoinfluencegods.SOthesemasks,headdressesthemselves,arerevelrypartoftheart.
Aswesaid,artdependsonculture,differentformsofartresultfromdifferentcultures.Similarly,thewaythatpeopleviewartalsodependsontheirculturalbackground.Thisismyfourthpoint.FormostEuropeansandAmericans,artismainlyfordecoration.Itissomethingonamuseumwallorinaglasscase.Itmakestheirhomesmoreattractive.Peoplelookatitandadmireit:
"Oh,whatabeautifulpainting!
"Besides,ideasareexpressedinthisart.Thisisawonderfulstatue,andadmiringit,1mightsay:
"Itmakessuchastrongantiwarstatement."Butinotherplaces,artisnotconsideredtobeseparatedfromeverydayexistence.Ithasafunction,ithasapracticalroletoplayinpeople'slives.Apersoninatribalsocietymightlookatamaskandsay:
"Oh,thisisagoodmask.Itwouldkeepmyhousesafe."Inbrief,thewayinwhichpeopleenjoyorappreciateartdependsontheirculture.
Toconcludemylecture,wecansaythatartisareflectionofvariouscultures.Butatthesametime,wehavetorememberthatartalsoreflectsthechangesinsocietythattakeplacewhendifferentculturesinfluenceoneanother.Aspeoplefromtribalsocietiesmovetourbanareas,theirvaluesandbeliefschangeaccordinglyandtheirtraditionalartformsbegintolosetheirfunction.Atthesametime,urbanartistsbegintolearnalotfromtraditionalart.Forexample,AfricanmasksandfigureshadagreatinfluenceonPicasso'sworks.AndmanyAmericanandCanadianartistsstudythesimplicityofJapanesepainting.Theresultisthatastheworldgetssmaller,theartofeachculturebecomesmoreinternational.
OK,thisbringsustotheendofourlecture.Ihopethataftertoday'slecture,you'llunderstandbetterthesignificanceofthestudyofarthistory.Artenablesustoknowmoreabouthumanhistory,forexample,people'sviewsandopinionsaboutcertainhistoricalevents,andwhat'smoreimportant,aboutdifferentcultures,theirreligiousbeliefs,perceptionofartetc.
WhatCanWeLearnfromArt?
Ⅰ.Introduction
A.Differencesbetweengeneralhistoryandarthistory
--Focus:
--generalhistory:
(1)
--arthistory:
politicalvalues,emotions,everydaylife,etc.
B.Significanceofstudy
Moreinformationandbetterunderstandingofhumansocietyandcivilization.
Ⅱ.Typesofinformation
A.Informationinhi storybookis
(2)
--facts,butnoopinions
B.Informationinarthistoryissubjective
--(3)andopinions
e.g. --Spanishpainters'works:
misuseofgovernmentalpower
--Mexicanartists'works:
attitudestowardssocialproblems
Ⅲ.Artasareflectionofreligiousbeliefs
A.Europe:
(4)inpicturesinchurches
B.MiddleEast:
picturesofflowersandpatternsinmosques,palaces
Reason:
humanand(5)arenotseenasholy
C.AfricaandthePacificIslands:
Masks,headdressesandcostumesinspecial
ceremonies
Purpose:
toseekthehelpof(6)toprotectcrops,animalsandpeople
Ⅳ.PerceptionsofArt
Howpeopleseeartisrelatedtotheirculturalbackground
A.EuropeansandAmericans
--(7)
--expressionofideas
B.Peopleinotherplaces
--partofeverydaylife
--(8)use
Ⅴ.Artasareflectionofsocialchanges
A.Causeofchanges:
(9)ofdifferentcultures
B.Changes
--tribalpeople:
effectsof(10)onartforms
--Europeanartists:
influenceofAfricantraditionalartintheirworks
--AmericanandCanadianartists:
studyofJapanesepainting
1.economicsandwar2.objective3.personalemotions4.theBible5.animalimages6.theGod7.decoration8.practical9.influence;interaction10.urbanization
SECTIONB
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourANSWERSHEET.
题11-15
[原文]
W:
NigelLingeiseditorofBusinessTravelWeekly.Nigel,thanksforbeingontheshow.Now,whatkindofproblemsdoairlinepassengersfacenowadays?
M:
Well,mostoftheproblemsarecausedbytheheavyvolumeoftraffic.Youknow,allairportshavealimittothenumberoftake-offsandlandingstheycanhandle.
W:
Sowhatseemstobetheproblem?
M:
Allflightsfromabusyairportarriveandleaveatmoreorlessthesametime.If60aircraftarescheduledtotakeoffbetween5p.m.and5:
15,andtheairportcanonlyhandle120anhour,thatmeanssomewillalwaysbelatelandingortaking-off.Andiftheweatherisbad,oh,youcanimaginewhatthesituationislike.Sopassengershavetobeloadedintoeachplane,andthentheplaneshavetolineuptotakeoff.
W:
Sowaitingattheloungeorontheplaneisquitecommon.
M:
Certainly.Andanotherproblemthat'sverycommonisover-booking.Quiteoftenyouhearanannouncementontheairportloudspeakers:
"Wehaveoversoldonthisflightandwouldlikevolunteerstogoonthenextflightout."Ifyoudecidetovolunteer,youmaygetacashbribeorfree-tripvoucher,butmakesureyougetaguaranteedseatonthenextflightandafreephonecalltowhoeverismeetingyouontheotherend.Andworsestill,youarrivewithconfirmedreservationandyoudiscoveryou'vebeenbumpedofftheflight.
W:
Presumably,ifyouchoosetotravelatoff-peaktimes,therearefewproblems.
M:
Well,therearenooff-peaktimes,AllflightsseemtobefullexceptSaturday.Idon'tquiteunderstandwhythisisso.Youknow,ifthereisapublicholiday,thingsarelikelytobeespeciallybusy.Thespecialfaresystemsontheairline'scomputersencouragemorepeopletoflyonlesspopularflightsandthismeansthatasaresultallflightsareequallyfull.
W:
So,whatadvicewouldyougivetobusinesstravelers?
M:
rdsay"Avoidbigairportsifyoucan".Thereasonistherearetoomanyflightsthere.Then,remembernottocheckyourbaggageifyoucanhelpit.Anotherthing
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