完整版英语专八考试真题原文 参考答案.docx
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完整版英语专八考试真题原文参考答案
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2013)
GRADEEIGHT
TIMELIMIT:
195MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE,usingnomorethanthreewordsineachgap.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.Now,listentothemini-lecture.
WhatDoActiveLearnersDo?
Therearedifferencebetweenactivelearningandpassivelearning.
Characteristicsofactivelearners:
I.readingwithpurposes
A.beforereading:
settinggoals
B.whilereading:
(1)________
II.
(2)______andcriticalinthinking
i.e.informationprocessing,e.g.
--connectionsbetweentheknownandthenewinformation
--identificationof(3)______concepts
--judgmentonthevalueof(4)_____.
III.activeinlistening
A.waysofnote-taking:
(5)_______.
B.beforenote-taking:
listeningandthinking
IV.beingabletogetassistance
A.reason1:
knowingcomprehensionproblemsbecauseof(6)______.
B.Reason2:
beingabletopredictstudydifficulties
V.beingabletoquestioninformation
A.questionwhattheyreadorhear
B.evaluateand(7)______.
VI.Lastcharacteristic
A.attitudetowardresponsibility
--activelearners:
accept
--passivelearners:
(8)_______
B.attitudetoward(9)______
--activelearners:
evaluateandchangebehaviour
--passivelearners:
nochangeinapproach
Relationshipbetweenskillandwill:
willismoreimportantin(10)______.
Lackofwillleadstodifficultyincollegelearning.
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.
1.Accordingtotheinterviewer,whichofthefollowingbestindicatestherelationshipbetweenchoiceandmobility?
A.Bettereducation→greatermobility→morechoices.
B.Bettereducation→morechoices→greatermobility.
C.Greatermobility→bettereducation→morechoices.
D.Greatermobility→morechoices→bettereducation.
2.Accordingtotheinterview,whichofthefollowingdetailsaboutthefirstpollisINCORRECT?
A.Shorterworkhourswasleastchosenforbeingmostimportant.
B.Chancesforadvancementmighthavebeenfavouredbyyoungpeople.
C.Highincomefailedtocomeontopforbeingmostimportant.
D.Jobsecuritycamesecondaccordingtothepollresults.
3.Accordingtotheinterviewee,whichisthemaindifferencebetweenthefirstandthesecondpoll?
A.Thetypeofrespondentswhowereinvited.
B.Thewayinwhichthequestionsweredesigned.
C.Thecontentareaofthequestions.
D.Thenumberofpollquestions.
4.Whatcanwelearnfromtherespondents’answerstoitems2,4and7inthesecondpoll?
A.Recognitionfromcolleaguesshouldbegivenlessimportance.
B.Workersarealwayswillingandreadytolearnmorenewskills.
C.Psychologicalrewardismoreimportantthanmaterialone.
D.Workwillhavetobemadeinterestingtoraiseefficiency.
5.Accordingtotheinterviewee,whichofthefollowingcanofferbothpsychologicalandmonetarybenefits?
A.Contactwithmanypeople.B.Chancesforadvancement.
C.Appreciationfromcoworkers.D.Chancestolearnnewskills
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
Questions6and7arebasedonthefollowingnews,Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
6.Accordingtothenewsitem,“sleepboxes”aredesignedtosolvetheproblemsof
A.airports.B.passengers.C.architects.D.companies.
7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruewithreferencetothenews?
A.Sleepboxescanberentedfordifferentlengthsoftime.
B.Rentersofnormalheightcanstandupinside.
C.Beddingcanbeautomaticallychanged.
D.Renterscantakeashowerinsidethebox.
Question8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
8.Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?
A.London’SpreparationsfortheNottingHillCarnival.
B.MainfeaturesoftheNottingHillCarnival.
C.Police'spreventivemeasuresforthecarnival.
D.Policeparticipationinthecarnival.
Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
9.Thenewsitemreportsonaresearchfindingabout
A.theDutchfamineandtheDutchwomen.
B.earlymalnutritionandhearthealth.
C.thecausesofdeathduringthefamine.
D.nutritioninchildhoodandadolescence.
10.Whendidtheresearchteamcarryoutthestudy?
A.AttheendofWorldWarII.
B.Between1944and1945.
C.Inthe1950s.
D.In2007.
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
TEXTA
Threehundredyearsagonewstravelledbywordofmouthor1etter,andcirculatedintavernsandcoffeehousesintheformofpamphletsandnewsletters.“Thecoffeehousesparticularlyare.veryroomyforafreeconversation,andforreadingataneasierrateallmannerofprintednews,”notedoneobserver.Everythingchangedin1833whenthefirstmass-audiencenewspaper,TheNewYorkSun,pioneeredtheuseofadvertisingtoreducethecostofnews,thusgivingadvertisersaccesstoawideraudience.Thepennypress,followedbyradioandtelevision,turnednewsfromatwo-wayconversationintoaone—waybroadcast,witharelativelysmallnumberoffirmscontrollingthemedia.
Now,thenewsindustryisreturningtosomethingclosertothecoffeehouse.Theinternetismakingnewsmoreparticipatory,socialanddiverse,revivingthediscursivecharacteristicsof"theerabeforethemassmedia.Thatwillhaveprofoundeffectsonsocietyandpolitics.Inmuchoftheworld.themassmediaareflourishing.Newspapercirculationrosegloballyby6%between2005and2009.Butthoseglobalfiguresmaskasharpdeclineinreadershipinrichcountries.
Overthepastdecade,throughouttheWesternworld,peoplehavebeengivingupnewspapersandTVnewsandkeepingupwitheventsinprofoundlydifferentways.Moststrikingly,ordinarypeopleareincreasinglyinvolvedincompiling,sharing,filtering,discussinganddistributingnews.Twitterletspeopleanywherereportwhattheyareseeing.Classifieddocumentsarepublishedintheirthousandsonline.Mobile·phonefootageofArabuprisingsandAmericantornadoesispostedonsocial-networkingsitesandshownontelevisionnewscasts.Social-networkingsiteshelppeoplefind,discussandsharenewswiththeirfriends.
Anditisnotjustreaderswhoarechallengingthemediaelite.TechnologyfirmsincludingGoogle,FacebookandTwitterhavebecomeimportantconduitsofnews.Celebritiesandworldleaderspublishupdatesdirectlyviasocialnetworks;manycountriesnowmakerawdataavailablethrough“opengovernment”initiatives.Theinternetletspeoplereadnewspapersorwatchtelevisionchannelsfromaroundtheworld.Thewebhasallowednewprovidersofnews,fromindividualbloggerstosites,torisetoprominenceinaveryshortspaceoftime.Andithasmadepossibleentirelynewapproachestojournalism,suchasthatpracticedbyWikiLeaks,whichprovidesananonymouswayforwhistleblowerstopublishdocuments.Thenewsagendaisnolongercontrolledbyafewpressbaronsandstateoutlets.
Inprinciple,everyliberalshouldcelebratethis.Amoreparticipatoryandsocialnewsenvironment,witharemarkablediversityandrangeofnewssources,isagoodthing.Thetransformationofthenewsbusinessisunstoppable,andattemptstoreverseitaredoomedtofailure.Asproducersofnewjournalism,individualscanbescrupulouswithfactsandtransparentwiththeirsources.Asconsumers,theycanbegeneralintheirtastesanddemandingintheirstandards.Andalthoughthistransformationdoesraiseconcerns,thereismuchtocelebrateinthenoisy,diverse,vociferous,argumentativeandstridentlyaliveenvironmentofthenewsbusiness
intheagesoftheinternet.Thecoffeehouseisback.Enjoyit.
11.Accordingtothepassage,whatinitiatedthetransformationofcoffee-housenewstomass-medianews?
A.Theemergenceofbigmassmediafirms.
B.Thepopularityofradioandtelevision.
C.Theappearanceofadvertisinginnewspapers.
D.Theincreasingnumberofnewspaperreaders.
12.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestsupports“Now,theHewsindustryisreturningtosomethingclosertothecoffeehouse”?
ANewspapercirculationrosegloballyby6%between2005and2009.
B.PeopleintheWesternworldaregivingupnewspapersandTVnews.
C.Classifieddocumentsarepublishedintheirthousandsonline.
D.Morepeopleareinvolvedinfinding,discussinganddistributingnews.
13.Accordingtothepassage,whichisNOTaroleplayedbyinformationtechnology?
A.Challengingthetraditionalmedia.
B.Planningthereturntocoffee-housenews.
C.Providingpeoplewithaccesstoclassifiedfiles.
D.Givingordinarypeopl
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