专业英语八级真题 附答案详解.docx
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专业英语八级真题附答案详解
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(1999)
—GRADEEIGHT
PAPERONE
PARTⅠLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(40MIN.)
InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
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.streets.B.factories.
C.aircraft.D.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.Itcanbeassumedfromtheinterviewthataninformalatmospheremightbefoundin
A.smallfirms.B.majorbanks.C.bigcorporations.D.lawoffices.
10.Theinterviewismainlyabout__________intheUSA.
A.officehierarchiesB.officeconditions
C.officerules.D.officelife.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Question11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven
15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
11.SenatorBobDole'sattitudetowardsClinton'santi-crimepolicyisthatof
A.opposition.B.support.C.ambiguity.D.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.
Question14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
14.Accordingtothenews,theicefromGreenlandprovidesinformationabout
A.oxygen.B.ancientweather.
C.carbondioxide.D.temperature.
15.WhichofthefollowingstatementisCORRECT?
A.Drasticchangesintheweatherhavebeencommonsinceancienttimes.
B.Thechangeinweatherfromverycoldtoveryhotlastedoveracentury.
C.Thescientistshavebeenstudyingicetoforecastweatherinthefuture.
D.Thepast10,000yearshaveseenminorchangesintheweather.
SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.Youwillhearthelectureonceonly.Whilelisteningtothelecture,
takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15-minutegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETafterthemini-lecture.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking
ANSWERSHEET
Atpresentcompaniesandindustriesliketosponsorsportsevents.Tworeasonsareputforwardtoexplainthisphenomenon.Thefirstreasonisthattheyget
(1)throughouttheworld.
Thesecondreasonisthatcompaniesandindustries
(2)moneyastheygetreductionsinthetaxtheyoweiftheysponsorsportsorartsactivities.
Assponsorshipis(3)carefulthinkingisrequiredindecidingwhicheventstosponsor.
Itisimportantthattheeventtobesponsored(4)theproduct(s)tobepromoted.Thatis,theright(5)andmaximumproductcoveragemustbeguaranteedintheevent.
Pointstobeconsideredinsportssponsorship.
Popularityoftheevent
Internationalsportseventsarebig(6)events,whichgetextensivecoverageonTVandinpress.
Smallereventsattractfewerpeople.
Identificationofthepotentialaudience
Aimingattherightaudienceismostimportantforsmallerevents.
Therightaudiencewouldattractmanufacturersofrelatedproductslike(7),etc.
Advantagesofsponsorship
Advantagesarelonger-term.
Peopleareexpectedtorespond8totheproductspromotedandbemorelikelytobuythem.
Advertisingis9themind.
Sponsorshipisbetterthanstraightadvertising:
a)less10
b)tax-free
PARTⅡPROOFREADINGANDERRORCORRECTION(15MIN.)
ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETasinstructed.
Thehunter-gatherertribesthattodayliveasourprehistoric
(1)__________
humanancestorsconsumeprimarilyavegetabledietsupplementing
(2)__________
withanimalfoods.Ananalysisof58societiesofmodernhunter-
gatherers,includingtheKungofsouthernAfrica,revealedthat
one-halfemphasizegatheringplantfoods,one-thirdconcentrateon
fishing,andonlyone-sixthareprimarilyhunters.Overall,two-thirdsand(3)__________
moreofthehunter-gatherer'scaloriescomefromplants.Detailedstudies
oftheKungbythefoodscientistsattheUniversityofLondon,showed
thatgatheringisamoreproductivesourceoffoodthanishunting.An
hourofhuntingyieldsinaverageabout100ediblecalories,(4)__________
asanhourofgatheringproduces240.(5)__________
Plantfoodsprovidefor60percentto80percentoftheKungdiet,(6)__________
andnoonegoeshungrywhenthehuntfails,interestingly,iftheyescape
fatalinfectionsoraccidents,thesecontemporaryaborigineslivetoold
agesdespiteoftheabsenceofmedicalcare.Theyexperiencenoobesity,(7)__________
andnomiddle-agedspread,littledentaldecay,nohighbloodpressure,no
heartdisease,andtheirbloodcholesterollevelareverylow(abouthalfof(8)__________
theaverageAmericanadult.)Ifnooneissuggestingthatwereturnto(9)__________
anaboriginallife,wecertainlycouldusetheireatinghabits
asamodelforhealthierdiet.(10)__________
PARTⅢREADINGCOMPREHENSION(40MIN.)
SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN.)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestions.
TEXTA
Ricci's"OperationColumbus"
1Ricci,45,isnowstrikingoutonperhapshisboldestventureyet.HeplanstomarketanEnglish-languageeditionofhiselegantmonthlyartmagazine,FMR,intheUnitedStates.OnceagaintheskepticsaremurmuringthatthesuccessfulRiccihasheadedforabigfall.AndonceagainRicciintendstoprovethemwrong.
2Ricciissoconfidentthathehaschristenquest"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.
3Torealizethisversion,Ricciismountingoneofthemostlavish,enterprising—andexpensivepromotionalcampaignsinmagazine-publishinghistory.BetweenNovemberandJanuary,eightjumbojetswillfly8millioncopiesofasample16-pageeditionofFMRacrosstheAtlantic.FromawarehouseinMichigan,6.5millioncopieswillbemailedtoAmericansubscribersofvariouscultural,artandbusinessmagazines.SomeoftheremainingcopieswillcirculateasaspecialSundaysupplementintheNewYorkTimes.ThecostoflaunchingOperationColumbusisastaggeringUS$5million,butRicciishopingthat600%ofthepricetagwillbefinancedbyItaliancorporations."TolandinAmericaColumbushadtouseSpanishsponsors,"readsonesentenceinhispromotionalpamphlet."WewouldlikeItalians."
4LikeColumbu
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