1996年英语专业八级考试真题.docx
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1996年英语专业八级考试真题
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(1996)
-GRADEEIGHT-
PAPERONE
TIMELIMIT:
95MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[40MIN.]
InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
Questions6to10arebasedonaninterviewwithanarchitect.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven13secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.
6.Theinterviewee'sfirstjobwaswith.
A.anewspaper
B.thegovernment
C.aconstructionfirm
D.aprivatecompany
7.Theintervieweeisnotself-employedmainlybecause.
A.hiswifelikeshimtoworkforafirm
B.heprefersworkingforthegovernment
C.self-employedworkisverydemanding
D.self-employedworkissometimesinsecure
8.Tostudyarchitectureinauniversityonemust.
A.beinterestedinarts
B.studypuresciencefirst
C.getgoodexamresults
D.begoodatdrawing
9.Onthesubjectofdrawing,theintervieweesaysthat.
A.technicallyspeakingartistsdrawverywell
B.anartist'sdrawingdifferslittlefromanarchitect's
C.precisionisavitalskillforthearchitect
D.architectsmustbenaturalartists
10.Theintervieweesaysthatthejobofanarchitectis________.
A.moretheoreticalthanpractical
B.toproducesturdy,well-designedbuildings
C.morepracticalthantheoretical
D.toproduceattractive,interestingbuildings
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Questions11to12arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthetwoquestions.Nowlistentothenews.
11.Themanwasconvictedfor.
A.dishonesty
B.manslaughter
C.murder
D.havingagun
12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.MarkEastwoodhadalicenseforarevolver.
B.MarkEastwoodlovedtogotonoisyparties.
C.MarkEastwoodsmashedthewindowsofahouse.
D.MarkEastwoodhadarecord.
Questions13to15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven45secondstoanswerthethreequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
13.HowmanymissingAmericanservicemenhavebeenpositivelyconfirmeddeadinVietnamsofar?
A.67.
B.280.
C.84.
D.1,648.
14Accordingtothesearchoperationcommander,therecoveryofthemissingAmericansissloweddownbecause
A.theweatherconditionsareunfavorable
B.thenecessarydocumentsareunavailable
C.thesitesareinaccessible
D.somelocalpeoplearegreedy
15.Accordingtothenews,VietnammaybewillingtohelpAmericanmainlybecauseof.
A.itschangedpolicytowardsAmerica
B.recentinternationalpressure
C.itsdesiretohavetheUStradeembargolifted
D.theimpendingvisitbyaseniorUSmilitaryofficer
SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15-minutegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEafterthemini-lecture.Usetheblankpaperfornote-taking.Fillineachofthegapswithoneword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.
PARTIIPROOFREADING&ERRORCORRECTION[15MIN]
ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.
PARTIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION[40MIN]
SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION [30min]
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiplechoicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourColouredAnswerSheet.
TEXTA
STAYINGHEALTHYONHOLIDAY
Dopeoplewhochoosetogoonexotic,far-flungholidaysdeservefreehealthyadvicebeforetheytravel?
Andeveniftheypay,whoensuresthattheygetgood,up-to-dateinformation?
Who,forthatmatter,shouldcollectthatinformationinthefirstplace?
Foravarietyofreasons,travelmedicineinBritainisaresponsibilitynobodywants.Asaresult,manytravelersgoabroadillpreparedtoavoidseriousdisease.
Whyistravelmedicinesounloved?
Partlythere'sanidentityproblem.Becauseittakesaninterestinanythingthatimpingesonthehealthoftravelers,thisemergingmedicalspecialisminvariablycutsacrossthetraditionaldisciplines.Itdelvesintoeverythingfromseasickness,jetlagandthehazardsofcamelstomalariaandplague.Buttravelmedicinehasamoreseriousobstacletoovercome.Travelclinicsaremeanttotellpeoplehowtoavoidendingupdeadorinatropicaldiseaseshospitalwhentheycomehome.Butitisnotoriouslydifficulttogetanybodypayoutmoneyforkeepingpeoplehealthy.
Travelmedicinehasalsobeencolonizedbycommercialinterests--thevastmajorityoftravelclinicsinBritainarerunbyairlinesortravelcompanies.Andwhiletravelconcernsarehappytosellprofitableinjections,theymaybelesskeentospreadbadnewsabouttravelers'diarrheainTurkey,ortotakethetimetospelloutpreventivemeasurestravelerscouldtake.“TheNHSfindsitdifficulttodefinetravelers'health,"saysRonBehrens,theonlyNHSconsultantintravelandtropicalmedicineanddirectorofthetravelclinicoftheHospitalforTropicalDiseasesinLondon."ShoulditcomewithintheNHSorshoulditbepaidfor?
It'sagreyarea,andopinionissplit.Nooneseemstohaveanyresponsibilityfordefiningitsrole,"hesays.
Tocompounditslowstatusinthemedicalhierarchy,travelmedicinehastorelyonstatisticsthatarepatchyatbest.Inmostcaseswejustdon'tknowhowmanyBritonscontractdiseaseswhenabroad.Andevenifadiseaseislinkedtotravelthereisrarelyanyinformationaboutwherethoseafflictedwent,whattheyate,howtheybehaved,orwhichvaccinationstheyhad.Thisshortageofhardfactsandfiguresmakesitdifficulttogivedetailedadvicetopeople,informationthatmightevensavetheirlives.
ArecentleaderintheBritishMedicalJournalargued:
"Travelmedicinewillemergeasacredibledisciplineonlyiftherisksencounteredbytravelersandtherelativebenefitsofpublichealthinterventionsarewelldefinedintermsoftheirrelativeoccurrence,distributionandcontrol."Exactlyhowmuchmoneyiswastedbypoortraveladvice?
Therealfigureisanybody'sguess,butitcouldeasilyrunintomillions.Behrensgivesoneexample.Britainspendsmorethan£1millioneachyearjustoncholeravaccinesthatoftendon'tworkandsogivepeopleafalsesenseofsecurity:
"Informationonthepreventionandtreatmentofallformsofdiarrheawouldbeabetterpriority",hesays.
16.TravelmedicineinBritainis.
A.notsomethinganyonewantstorun
B.theresponsibilityofthegovernment
C.administeredbyprivatedoctors
D.handledadequatelybytravelagents
17.Themaininterestoftravelcompaniesdealingwithtravelmedicineisto.
A.preventpeoplefromfallingill
B.makemoneyoutofit
C.giveadviceonspecificcountries
D.getthegovernmenttopayforit
18.InBehren'sopinionthequestionofwhoshouldruntravelmedicine.
A.isforthegovernmenttodecide
B.shouldbelefttospecialisthospitals
C.canbelefttotravelcompanies
D.hasnoclearandsimpleanswer
19.Peoplewillonlythinkbetteroftravelmedicineif.
A.itisgivenmoreresourcesbythegovernment
B.moreaccurateinformationonitsvalueisavailable
C.thegovernmenttakesoverresponsibilityfromtheNHS
D.travelerspaymoreattentiontotheadvicetheyget
TEXTB
THEHISTORICALBACKGROUNDOFSOCIALPSYCHOIXJGY
Whiletherootsofsocialpsychologylieintheintellectualsoilofthewholewesterntradition,itspresentfloweringisrecognizedtobecharacteristicallyanAmericanphenomenon.OnereasonforthestrikingupsurgeofsocialpsychologyintheUnitedStatesliesinthepragmatictraditionofthiscountry.Nationalemergenciesandconditionsofsocialdisruptionprovidespecialincentivetoinventnewtechniques,andtostrikeoutboldlyforsolutionstopracticalsocialproblems.SocialpsychologybegantoflourishsoonaftertheFirstWorldWar.Thisevent,followedbythegreatdepressionofthe1930s,bytheriseofHitler,thegenocideofJews,raceriots,theSecondWorldWarandtheatomicthreat,stimulatedallbranchesofsocialscience.Aspecialchallengefelltosocialpsychology.Thequestionwasasked:
Howisitpossibletopreservethevaluesoffreedomandindividualrightsunderconditionofmountingsocialstrainandregimentation?
Cansciencehelpprovideananswer?
Thischallengingquestionledtoaburstofcreativeeffortthataddedmuchtoourunderstandingofthephenomenaofleadership,publicopinion,rumor,propaganda,prejudice,attitudechange,morale,communication,decision-making,racerelations,andconflictsofwar.
ReviewingthedecadethatfollowedWorldWarII,Cartwright[1961]speaksofthe"excitementandoptimism"ofAmericansocialpsychologists,andnotes"thetremendousincreaseinthetotalnumberofpeoplecallingthemselvessocialpsychologists."Mostofthese,wemayadd,showlittleawarenessofthehistoryoftheirfield.
Practicalandhumanitarianmotiveshavealwaysplayedanimportantpartinthedevelopmentofsocialpsychology,notonlyinAmericanbutinotherlandsaswell.Yettherehavebeendiscordantanddissentingvoices.IntheopinionofHerbertSpencerinEngland,ofLudwigGumplowiczinAustria,andofWilliamGrahamSumnerintheUnitedStates,itisbothfutileanddangerousformantoattempttosteerortospeedsocialchange.Socialevolution,theyargued,requirestimeandobeyslawsbeyondthecontrolofman.Theonlypracticalserviceofsocialscienceistowarnmannottointerferewiththecourse
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