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专八
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2010)
-GRADEEIGHT
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
Completethegap-fillingtask.SomeofthegapsbelowmayrequireamaximumofTHREEwords.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammatically&semanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournotes.
ParalinguisticFeaturesofLanguage
Inface-to-facecommunicationspeakersoftenaltertheirtomesofvoiceorchangetheirphysicalposturesinordertoconveymessages.Thesemeansarecalledparalinguisticfeaturesoflanguage,whichfallintotwocategories.
Firstcategory:
vocalparalinguisticfeatures
(1)__________:
toexpressattitudeorintention
(1)__________
Examples
1.whispering:
needforsecrecy
2.breathiness:
deepemotion
3.
(2)_________:
unimportance
(2)__________
4.nasality:
anxiety
5.extralip-rounding:
greaterintimacy
Secondcategory:
physicalparalinguisticfeatures
facialexpressions
(3)_______ (3)__________
-----smiling:
signalofpleasureorwelcome
lesscommonexpressions
-----eyebrowraising:
surpriseorinterest
-----lipbiting:
(4)________ (4)_________
gesture
gesturesarerelatedtoculture.
Britishculture
-----shruggingshoulders:
(5)________ (5)__________
-----scratchinghead:
puzzlement
othercultures
-----placinghanduponheart:
(6)_______ (6)__________
-----pointingatnose:
secret
proximity,postureandechoing
proximity:
physicaldistancebetweenspeakers
-----closeness:
intimacyorthreat
-----(7)_______:
formalityorabsenceofinterest (7)_________
Proximityisperson-,culture-and(8)________-specific. (8)_________
posture
-----hunchedshouldersorahanginghead:
toindicate(9)_____(9)________
-----directleveleyecontact:
toexpressanopenorchallengingattitude
echoing
-----definition:
imitationofsimilarposture
-----(10)______:
aidincommunication (10)_________
-----consciousimitation:
mockery
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
Nowlistentotheinterview.
1.AccordingtoDrJohnson,diversitymeans________.
A.mergingofdifferentculturalidentities.
B.moreemphasisonhomogeneity.
C.embracingofmoreethnicdifferences.
D.acceptanceofmorebranchesofChristianity.
2.Accordingtotheinterview,whichofthefollowingstatementsinCORRECT?
A.Someplacesaremorediversethanothers.
B.Townsarelessdiversethanlargecities.
C.Diversitycanbeseeneverywhere.
D.Americanisatrulydiversecountry.
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
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.
Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.
Nowlistentothenews.
6.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?
A.Sonydevelopedacomputerchipforcellphones.
B.Japanwillmarketitswalletphoneabroad.
C.Thewalletphoneisoneofthewirelessinnovations.
D.Readerdevicesareavailableatstoresandstations.
Question7and8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
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.
Question9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestion.
Nowlistentothenews.
9.WhichofthefollowingisCORRECT?
A.AbigfireeruptedontheNileRiver.
B.Helicopterswereusedtoevacuatepeople.
C.Fivepeopleweretakentohospitalforburns.
D.Abigfiretookplaceontwofloors.
10.Thelikelycauseofthebigfireis________.
A.electricalshort-cut.
B.lackoffire-satefymeasures.
C.terrorism.
D.notknown.
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.
TEXTA
Still,theimageofanycityhasahalf-lifeofmanyyears.(Sodoesitsname,officiallychangedin2001fromCalcuttatoKolkata,whichisclosertowhatthewordsoundslikeinBengali.ConversinginEnglish,IneverheardanyonecallthecityanythingbutCalcutta.)ToWesterners,theconveyancemostidentifiedwithKolkataisnotitsmodernsubway—afacilitywhosespaciousstationshaveartonthewallsandcricketmatchesontelevisionmonitors—butthehand-pulledrickshaw.Storiesandfilmscelebrateaprimitive-lookingcartwithhighwoodenwheels,pulledbysomeonewholooksclosetoneedingthesuccorofMotherTeresa.Foryearsthegovernmenthasbeentalkingabouteliminatinghand-pulledrickshawsonwhatitcallshumanitariangrounds—principallyonthegroundthat,asthemayorofKolkatahasoftensaid,itisoffensivetosee“onemansweatingandstrainingtopullanotherman.”Butthesedayspoliticiansalsolamenttheimpactof6,000hand-pulledrickshawsonamoderncity’strafficand,particularly,onitsimage.“WesternerstrytoassociatebeggarsandtheserickshawswiththeCalcuttalandscape,butthisisnotwhatCalcuttastandsfor,”thechiefministerofWestBengal,BuddhadebBhattacharjee,saidinapressconferencein2006.“Ourcitystandsforprosperityanddevelopment.”Thechiefminister—theequivalentofastategovernor—wentontoannouncethathand-pulledrickshawssoonwouldbebannedfromthestreetsofKolkata.
Rickshawsarenottheretohaularoundtourists.(Actually,IsawalmostnotouristsinKolkata,apartfromtheyoungbackpackersonSudderStreet,inwhatusedtobeared-lightdistrictandisnowsaidtobethesingleplaceinthecitywheretheservicesarickshawpulleroffersmayincludeprovidingfemalecompanytoagentlemanfortheevening.)It’sthepeopleinthelaneswhomostregularlyuserickshaws—notthepoorbutpeoplewhoarejustanotchabovethepoor.Theyarepeoplewhotendtotravelshortdistances,throughlanesthataresometimesinaccessibletoeventhemostdaringtaxidriver.Anolderwomanwithmarketingtodo,forinstance,canarriveinarickshaw,havetherickshawpullerwaituntilshecomesbackfromvariousstallstoloadherpurchases,andthenbetakenhome.Peopleinthelanesuserickshawsasa24-hourambulanceservice.Proprietorsofcafésorcornerstoressendrickshawstocollecttheirsupplies.(OnemorningIsawarickshawpullertakeonaloadoflivechickens—tiedinpairsbythefeetsotheycouldbedrapedovertheshaftsandthefoldedbackcanopyandeventheaxle.Bythetimehetrottedoff,hewascarryingaboutahundredupside-downchickens.)Therickshawpullerstoldmetheirsteadiestcustomersareschoolchildren.Middle-classfamiliescontractwithapullertotakeachildtoschoolandpickhimup;thepulleressentiallybecomesafamilyretainer.
FromJunetoSeptemberKolkatacangettorrentialrains,anditsdrainagesystemdoesn’tneedtorrentialraintobeginbackingup.ResidentswhofavoratouchofhyperbolesaythatinKolkata“ifastraycatpees,there’saflood.”Duringmystayitoncerainedforabout48hours.Entireneighborhoodscouldn’tbereachedbymotorizedvehicles,andthenewspapersshowedpicturesofrickshawsbeingpulledthroughwaterthatwasuptothepullers’waists.Whenit’sraining,thenormalcustomerbaseforrickshawpullersexpandsgreatly,asdoesthepriceofajourney.AwriterinKolkatatoldme,“Whenitrains,eventhegovernortakesrickshaws.”
WhileIwasinKolkata,amagazinecalledIndiaTodaypublisheditsannualrankingofIndianstates,accordingtosuchmeasurementsasprosperityandinfrastructure.AmongIndia’s20largeststates,Biharfinisheddeadlast,asithasforfourofthepastfiveyears.Bihar,acouplehundredmilesnorthofKolkata,iswherethevastmajorityofrickshawpullerscomefrom.OnceinKolkata,theysleeponthestreetorintheirri
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