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英语专八真题及其答案

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

A.

（1）__________:

toexpressattitudeorintention

（1）__________

B.Examples

1.whispering:

needforsecrecy

2.breathiness:

deepemotion

3.

（2）_________:

unimportance

（2）__________

4.nasality:

anxiety

5.extralip-rounding:

greaterintimacy

Secondcategory:

physicalparalinguisticfeatures

A.facialexpressions

1.（3）_______（3）__________

-----smiling:

signalofpleasureorwelcome

2.lesscommonexpressions

-----eyebrowraising:

surpriseorinterest

-----lipbiting:

（4）________（4）_________

B.gesture

gesturesarerelatedtoculture.

1.Britishculture

-----shruggingshoulders:

（5）________（5）__________

-----scratchinghead:

puzzlement

2.othercultures

-----placinghanduponheart:

（6）_______（6）__________

-----pointingatnose:

secret

C.proximity,postureandechoing

1.proximity:

physicaldistancebetweenspeakers

-----closeness:

intimacyorthreat

-----（7）_______:

formalityorabsenceofinterest（7）_________

Proximityisperson-,culture-and（8）________-specific.（8）_________

2.posture

-----hunchedshouldersorahanginghead:

toindeicate（9）_____（9）________

-----directleveleyecontact:

toexpressanopenorchallengingattitude

3.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,theysleeponthestreetorintheirrickshawsorinadera—acombinationgarageandrepairshopanddormitorymanagedbysomeonecalledasardar.Forsleepingprivilegesinadera,pullerspay100rupees（about$2.50）amonth,wh