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英语专八真题及其答案
2012年英语专业八级真题及参考答案
TEM8—2012
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2012)
-GRADEEIGHT—TIMELIMIT:
195MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREttENSION(35MIN)
SECTIONAMINI—LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini—lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLYWhilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap—fillingtaskafterthemini—lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap—fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE,usingnomorethanthreewordsineachgap.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask。
Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking。
Now,listentothemini—lecture。
ObservationBehaviour
Peopledoobservationindailylifecontextforsafetyorforproperbehaviour.However,therearedifferencesindailylifeobservationandresearchobservation.
A。
Differences
—---dailylifeobservation
-—casual
——
(1)________
—-defendenceonmemory
——-—researchobservation
-—
(2)_________
-—carefulrecordkeeping
B.Waystoselectsamplesinresearch
-—-—timesampling
——systematic:
e.g.fixedintervalseveryhour
—-random:
fixedintervalsbut(3)_______
Systematicsamplingandrandomsamplingareoftenusedincombination.
-——-(4)_______
--definition:
selectionofdifferentlocations
—-reason:
humans’oranimals'behaviour(5)______acrosscircumstances
-—(6)______:
moreobjectiveobservations
C.Waystorecordbehaviour(7)_______
————observationwithintervention
-—participantobservation:
researcherasobserverandparticipant
-—fieldexperiment:
research(8)______overconditions
-—-—observationwithoutintervention
--purpose:
describingbehaviour(9)______
——(10)______:
nointervention
——researcher:
apassiverecorder
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefoliowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.
1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutcreativityisINCORRECT?
A。
Creativitystemsfromhumanbeingsnovelthinking.
B.Thedurationofthecreativeprocessvariesfrompersontoperson。
C。
Creativepeoplefocusonnovelthinkingratherthanonsolutions.
D.Theoutcomeofhumancreativitycomesinvariedforms。
2。
TheintervieweecitestheBachfamilytoshowthatcreativity
A。
appearstobetheresultoftheenvironment.
B。
seemstobeattributabletogeneticmakeup.
C.appearstobemoreassociatedwithgreatpeople。
D.comesfrombothenvironmentandgeneticmakeup。
3。
Howmanytypesofthecreativeprocessdoestheintervieweedescribe?
A。
One.B.Two.C.Three。
D.Four。
4。
WhichofthefollowingfeaturesofacreativepersonalityisNOTmentionedintheinterview?
A.Unconventional。
B。
Original.
C.Resolute.D。
Critical。
5.Theintervieweessuggestionforacreativityworkoutsupportstheviewthat
A。
brainexercisingwillnotmakepeoplecreative.
B。
mostpeoplehavediversifiedinterestsandhobbies。
C。
theenvironmentissignificantinthecreativeprocess。
D.creativitycanonlybefoundingreatpeople.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY。
Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO。
Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion。
Nowlistentothenews。
6.Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?
A。
U。
S.astronautsmadethreespacewalks.
B。
Aninternationalspacestationwassetup.
C。
Aprobleminthecoolingsystemwassolved.
D。
A350-kilogramammoniapumpwasremoved。
Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews。
Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions。
Nowlistentothenews.
7.Inwhichcountrywouldparentsoftenthreatentopunishchildrenbyleavingthemoutside?
A.India。
B。
ThePhilippines。
C。
Egypt。
D。
Notmentioned.
8.Whatisthemainpurposeofthestudy?
A。
Torevealculturaldifferencesandsimilarities。
B.Toexposecasesofchildabuseandpunishment。
C.Toanalyzechildbehaviouracrosscountries.
D。
Toinvestigatewaysofphysicalpunishment.
Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews。
Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions。
Nowlistentothenews.
9。
Accordingtothenewsitem,Japanseconomicgrowthinthesecondquarterwas____lessthanthefirstquarter.
A.0.6percentB.3.4percent
C。
4percentD.3percent
10.HowmanyreasonsdoesthenewsitemciteforJapanssloweconomicgrowth?
A。
2.B.3.C。
4。
D。
5.
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO。
TEXTA
Iusedtolookatmyclosetandseeclothes.Thesedays,wheneverIcastmyeyesuponthestacksofshoesandhangersofshirts,sweatersandjackets,Iseewater.
Ittakes569gallonstomanufactureaT-shirt,fromitsstartinthecottonfieldstoitsappearanceonstoreshelves。
Apairofrunningshoes?
1,247gallons.
Untillastfall,Idbeenoblivioustomy"waterfootprint",whichisdefinedasthetotalvolumeoffreshwaterthatisusedtoproducegoodsandservices,accordingtotheWaterFootprintNetwork。
TheDutchnonprofithasbeenworkingtoraiseawarenessoffreshwaterscarcitysince2008,butitwasthroughthe"GreenBlueBook”byThomasM.KostigenthatIwasabletoseehowmyownactionsfactoredin。
Iveinstalledgray-watersystemstoreusethewastewaterfrommylaundry,machineandbathtubandrerouteittomylandscape-systemsthatsave,onaverage,50gallonsofwaterperday。
Ivesetuprainbarrelsandinfiltrationpitstocollectthousandsofgallonsofstormwatercascadingfrommyroof.Iveevenenteredthelastbastionofgreendom-installingacompostingtoilet。
Sufficetosay,IvebeenfeelingprettysatisfiedwithmyselfforallthedrinkingwaterIvesavedwiththesebig-ticketprojects。
NowIrealizethatmydailyconsumptionchoicescouldhaveanevenlargereffect–notonlyonthelocalwatersupplybutalsoglobally:
1.1billionpeoplehavenoaccesstofreshwater,and,inthefuture,thosewhodohaveaccesswillhavelessofit。
Toseehowmuchvirtualwater1wasusing,Iloggedontothe”GreenBlueBook”websiteanduseditswaterfootprintcalculator,enteringmydailyconsumptionhabits.Tallyingupthewaterfootprintofmybreakfast,lunch,dinnerandsnacks,aswellasmydailydoseofover-the—counteruppersanddowners-coffee,wineandbeer-Imusing512gallonsofvirtualwatereachdayjusttofeedmyself。
Inaword:
alarming。
EvenmorealarmingwashowmuchhiddenwaterIwasusingtogetdressed。
Imhardlyaclotheshorse,butthefewnewitemsIbuyonceagaintrumpedtheamountofwaterflowingfrommyfaucetseachday.IfImseriousaboutsavingwater,IrealizedIcouldmakesomesimplelifestyleshifts。
Lookingmorecloselyattheareasinmylifethatusethemostvirtualwater,itwasfoodandclothes,specificallymeat,coffeeand,oddly,bluejeansandleatherjackets.
Beingamotorcyclist,Iownanunusuallylargeamountofleather-bootsandjacketsinparticular.Allofitisenormouslywaterintensive。
Ittakes7,996gallonstomakealeather。
jacket,leatherbeingabyproductofbeef.Ittakes2,866gallonsofwatertomakeasinglepairofbluejeans,becausetheyremadefromwater-hoggingcotton。
CrunchingthenumbersfortheamountofclothesIbuyeveryyear,itlooksalotlikemyfriendsswimmingpool.MyentireclosetisborderlineOlympic。
Gulp。
Mylateresolutionistobuysomeitemsused.Underwearandsocksare,ofcourse,exemptfromthisstrategy,but1havenoproblemshoppinglessandalsoshoppingatGoodwill。
Infact,Idbeendoingthatforthepastyeartosavemoney.Myclothesoutrageouswaterfootprintjustreintbrceditforme。
Moreconsciouslivingandsubstitution,ratherthansacrifice,aretheprevailingideaswiththewaterfootprint。
ItsoneImtrying,andthatshadanunusualupside.Ihadahamburgerrecently,andIenjoyeditalotmoresinceitisnowanoccasionaltreatratherthanaweeklyhabit。
(Onegallon=3。
8litres)
11.Accordingtothepassage,theWaterFootprintNetwork
A。
madetheauthorawareoffreshwatershortage。
B.helpedtheauthorgettoknowtheGreenBlueBook。
C。
workedforfreshwaterconservationfornonprofitpurposes.
D。
collaboratedwiththeGreenBlueBookinfreshwaterconservation。
12.Whichofthefollowingreasonscanbestexplaintheauthorsfeelingofself-satisfaction?
A.Hemadecontributiontodrinkingwaterconservationinhisownway。
B.Moneyspentonupgradinghishouseholdfacilitieswasworthwhile.
C.Hishousewasequippedwithadvancedwater—savingfacilities。
D.Hecouldhavemadeevengreatercontributionbychanginghislifestyle.
13。
Accordingtothecontext,".。
.howmvownactionsfactoredin"means
A。
howIcouldcontributetowaterconservation.
B。
whateffortsIshouldmaketosave
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