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1999专八试题
1999年英语专业八级全真试题
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PartⅠListeningComprehension(40min)
InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectresponsetoeachquestiononyourColouredAnswerSheet.
SECTIONATALK
Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.
1.Thetechnologytomakemachinesquieter___.
A.hasbeeninusesincethe1930’s
B.hasacceleratedindustrialproduction
C.hasjustbeenincommercialuse
D.hasbeeninventedtoremoveallnoises
2.Themodernelectronicanti-noisedevices___.
A.areanupdateversionofthetraditionalmethods
B.sharesimilaritieswiththetraditionalmethods
C.areasinefficientasthetraditionalmethods
D.arebasedonanentirelynewworkingprinciple
3.TheFrenchcompanyisworkingonanti-noisetechniquestobeusedinallEXCEPT___.
A.streetsB.factoriesC.aircraftD.cars
4.Accordingtothetalk,workersin“zonesofquiet”can___.
A.bemoreaffectedbynoise
B.heartalkfromoutsidethezone
C.workmoreefficiently
D.beheardoutsidethezone
5.Themainthemeofthetalkisabout___.
A.noise-controltechnology
B.noiseinfactories
C.noise-controlregulations
D.noise-relatedeffects
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.
6.EmployeesintheUSarepaidfortheirtime.Thismeansthattheyaresupposedto___.
A.workhardwhiletheirbossisaround
B.cometoworkwhenthereisworktobedone
C.workwithinitiativeandwillingness
D.workthroughtheirlunchbreak
7.Oneoftheadvantagesofflexibleworkinghoursisthat___.
A.pressurefromworkcanbereduced
B.workingwomencanhavemoretimeathome
C.trafficandcommutingproblemscanbesolved
D.personalrelationshipsinofficescanbeimproved
8.OntheissueofworkingcontractsintheUS,whichstatementisNOTcorrect?
A.Performanceatworkmattersmorethananythingelse.
B.Therearelawsprotectingemployees’workingrights.
C.Goodreasonsmustbeprovidedinordertofireworkers.
D.WorkingcontractsintheUSaremostlyshort-termones.
9.Wecanbeassumedfromtheinterviewthataninformalatmospheremightbefoundin___.
A.smallfirmsB.majorbanksC.bigcorporationsD.lawoffices
10.Theinterviewismainlyabout___intheUSA.
A.officehierarchiesB.officeconditionsC.officerolesD.officelife
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SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Question11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
11.SenatorBobDole’sattitudetowardsClinton’santi-crimepolicyisthatof___.
A.oppositionB.supportC.ambiguityD.indifference
Questions12and13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
12.JapanandtheUnitedStatesarenow___.
A.negotiatingaboutphotographicmaterial
B.negotiatinganautomobileagreement
C.facingseriousproblemsintrade
D.onthevergeofalarge-scaletradewar
13.Thenewsitemseemstoindicatethattheagreement___.
A.willendallotherrelatedtradeconflicts
B.isunlikelytosolvethedisputeonceandforall
C.islinkedtoothertradeagreements
D.isthelastofitskindtobereached
Questions14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
14.Accordingtothenews,theicefromGreenlandprovidesinformationabout___.
A.oxygenB.ancientweatherC.carbondioxideD.temperature
15.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?
A.Drasticchangesintheweatherhavebeencommonsinceancienttimes.
B.Thechangeinweatherfromverycoldtoveryhotlastedoveracentury.
C.Thescientistshavebeenstudyingicetoforecastweatherinthefuture.
D.Thepast10,000yearshaveseenminorchangesintheweather.
SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING
FillineachofthegapswithONEword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.
Atpresentcompaniesandindustriesliketosponsorsportsevents.Tworeasonsareputforwardtoexplainthisphenomenon.Thefirstreasonisthattheyget
(1)___throughouttheworld.1.___
Thesecondreasonisthatcompaniesandindustries
(2)___money,2.___astheygetreductionsinthetaxtheyoweiftheysponsorsportsorartsactivities.
Assponsorshipis(3)___,carefulthinkingisrequiredindeciding3.___whicheventstosponsor.
Itisimportantthattheeventtobesponsored(4)___theproduct(s)4.___tobepromoted.Thatis,theright(5)___andmaximumproductcoverage5.___mustbeguaranteedintheevent.
Pointstobeconsideredinsportssponsorship.Popularityoftheevent
Internationalsportseventsarebig(6)___events,whichgetextensive6.___coverageonTVandinthepress.
Smallereventsattractfewerpeople.Identificationofthepotentialaudience
Aimingattherightaudienceismostimportantforsmallerevents.
Therightaudiencewouldattractmanufacturersofotherrelatedproductslike(7)___,etc.7.___Advantagesofsponsorship
Advantagesarelonger-term.
Peopleareexpectedtorespond(8)___totheproductspromoted.8.___Andbemorelikelytobuythem.
Advertisingis(9)___themind.9.___
Sponsorshipisbetterthanstraightadvertising:
a)less(10)___10.___
b)tax-free
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PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection(15min)
ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.EachlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway.Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foranunnecessarywordcrossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/’andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Example
When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,
(1)an
itnever/buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs
(2)never
themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum
wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.(3)exhibit
Thehunter-gatherertribesthattodayliveasourprehistoric1.___
humanancestorsconsumeprimarilyavegetabledietsupplementing2.___
withanimalfoods.Ananalysisof58societiesofmodemhunter-
gatherers,includingtheKungofsouthernAfrica,revealedthatone
halfemphasizegatheringplantfoods,one-thirdconcentrateonfishing
andonlyone-sixthareprimarilyhunters.Overall,two-thirds
andmoreofthehunter-gatherer’scaloriescomefromplants.Detailed3.___
studiesoftheKungbythefoodscientistsattheUniversityof
London,showedthatgatheringisamoreproductivesourceoffood
thanishunting.Anhourofhuntingyieldsinaverageabout1004.___
ediblecalories,asanhourofgatheringproduces240.5.___
Plantfoodsprovidefor60percentto80percentoftheKung6.___
diet,andnoonegoeshungrywhenthehuntfails.Interestingly,if
theyescapefatalinfectionsoraccidents,thesecontemporary
aborigineslivetooldagesdespiteoftheabsenceofmedicalcare.7.___
Theyexperiencenoobesity,nomiddle-agedspread,littledental
decay,nohighbloodpressure,onheartdisease,andtheirblood
cholesterollevelsareverylow(abouthalfoftheaverageAmerican8.___
adult),ifnooneissuggestingwhatwereturntoanaboriginallife9.___
style,wecertainlycouldusetheireatinghabitsasamodelfor10.___
healthierdiet.
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PartⅢReadingComprehension(40min)
SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30min)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagescarefullyandthenmarkyouranswersonyourColouredAnswerSheet.
TEXTA
Ricci’s“OperationColumbus”
Ricci,45,isnowstrikingoutonperhapshisboldestventureyet.HeplanstomarketanEnglishlanguageeditionofhiselegantmonthlyartmagazine,FMR,intheUnitedStates.OnceagaintheskepticearemurmuringthatthesuccessfulRiccihasheadedforabigfall.AndonceagainRicciintendstoprovethemwrong.
Ricciissoconfidentthathehaschristenedhisquest“OperationColumbus”andhassethissightsondiscoveringanAmericanreadershipof300,000.Thatgoalmaynotbetoofar-fetched.TheItalianeditionofFMR—theinitials,ofcourse,standforFrancoMariaRicci-isonly18monthsold.Butitisalreadythesecondlargestartmagazineintheworld,withacirculationof65,000andaprofitmarginofUS$500,000.TheAmericaneditionwillbepatternedaftertheItalianversion,witheach160-pageissuecarryingonly40pagesofadsandnomorethanfivearticles.Butthecontentswilloftendiffer.TheEnglish-languageeditionwillincludemoreAmericanworks,Riccisays,tohelpAmericansgetover“aninferioritycomplexabouttheirart.”Healsohopesthatthemagazinewillbecomeavehicleforatwo-wayculturalexchange—whathelikestothinkofasamarriageofbrains,cultureandtastefrombothsidesoftheAtlantic.
Torealizethisvision,Ricciismountingoneofthemostla
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