专八B真题参考答案完整编排版.docx
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专八B真题参考答案完整编排版
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2015)
-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.
UnderstandingAcademicLectures
Listeningtoacademiclecturesisanimportanttaskforuniversitystudents.Then,howcanwecomprehendalectureefficiently?
I.Understandall
(1)____
(1)________
A.words
B.
(2)_____
(2)________
—stress
—intonation
—(3)_____(3)________
II.Addinginformation
A.lectures:
sharinginformationwithaudience
B.listeners:
(4)_____(4)________
C.sourcesofinformation
—knowledgeof(5)_____(5)________
—(6)_____oftheworld(6)________
D.listeninginvolvingthreesteps:
—hearing
—(7)_____(7)________
—adding
III.(8)_____(8)________
A.reasons
—overcomenoise
—savetime
B.(7)_____(9)________
—content
—organization
IV.Evaluatingwhilelistening
A.helptodecidethe(10)______ofnotes(10)_______
B.helptorememberinformation
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourANSWERSHEETTWO.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.
1.Theresathinksthatthepresentgovernmentis________.
A.doingwhattheyhavepromisedtoschoolsB.creatingopportunitiesforleadinguniversities
C.reducingopportunitiesforstateschoolpupilsD.consideringremovingbarriersforstateschoolpupils
2.WhatdoesTheresaseeasaprobleminsecondaryschoolsnow?
A.Thegovernmenthasloweredstatepupil’sexpectations.
B.ThenumberofstatepupilsapplyingtoOxfordfailstoincrease.
C.Universitiesarenotworkinghardtoacceptstateschoolpupils.
D.Leadinguniversitiesarerejectingstateschoolpupils.
3.InTheresa’sview,schoolfreedommeansthatschoolsshould________.
A.begivenmorefundingfromeducationauthorities
B.begivenmoreopportunitiesandchoices
C.begrantedgreaterpowertorunthemselves
D.begivenallthemoneyanddecidehowtospendit
4.AccordingtoTheresa,whodecidesordecidemoneyforschoolsatthepresent?
A.Localeducationauthoritiesandsecondaryschoolstogether.
B.Localeducationauthoritiesandthecentralgovernment.
C.Localeducationauthoritiesonly
D.Thecentralgovernmentonly.
5.Throughoutthetalk,theinterviewersdoesallthefollowingEXCEPT________.
A.supportingtheintervieweeB.challengingtheinterviewee
C.askingforclarificationD.initiatingtopics
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
6.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?
A.FewerpeoplewatchTVonceaweek.B.Smartphones and tablets have replaced TV.
C.Bigger TV sets have attracted more people.D.New technology has led to more family time.
Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
7.WhatdidtheresearchersdiscoverinnorthernKenya?
A.Threespeciesofhumans.B.Threehumanfossils.
C.Ahumanskull.D.Ahumantooth.
8.Whatwasthesignificanceofthediscovery?
A.ThefindingwerepublishedinNature.B.Moreresearcheffortswereencouraged.
C.Mostresearchquestionswereanswered.D.Itsupportedanexistingassumption.
7.Howmanylawmakersvotedforthemarijuanalegalizationbill?
A.12.B.46.C.50.D.18.
8.Thepassingofthebillmeansthatmarijuanacanbe________.
A.boughtbypeopleunder18B.boughtindrugstores
C.madeavailabletodrugaddictsD.providedbythegovernment
Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
9.Whatdidthereviewofglobaldatareveal?
A.Goodsanitationledtoincreaseinheight.B.Diarrheaisacommondisease.
C.Thereweremanyproblemsofpoorsanitation.D.Africanchildrenliveinworsesanitaryconditions.
10.ThepurposeofDr.AlanDangour'sstudywasmostlikelyto________.
A.lookintofactorsaffectingthegrowthofchildren
B.investigatehowtotacklesymptomslikediarrhea
C.examinelinksbetweensanitationanddeathfromillness
D.reviewandcompareconditionsindifferentcountries
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
TEXTA
ThefutureofnewsBacktothecoffeehouse
In2011,manyshoppersoptedtoavoidthefreneticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.
Whatwentwrong?
Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?
Ordopeopleshopmoreimpulsively—andthereforemakebaddecisions—whenonline?
Bothargumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor:
aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldortheweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.
WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencesbetweentheonlineandofflineshopping.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.
Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,removingthebookandthensubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthecustomer'shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook,13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?
Wefeelsomethingsimilartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinourhand.That'swhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersandfriendswithahandshake.Inthiscase,havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingitmightgenerateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore.
ArecentstudyconductedbyBangorUniversitytogetherwiththeUnitedKingdom'sRoyalMailservicealsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcametosnailmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformedwhendeliveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.FMRIs(功能性磁共振成像)showedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcentreofthebrainwasactivated,thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouchbecomespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession.Inotherwords,wesimplyfeelmorecommittedtopossessandthusbuyanitemwhenwe'vefirsttouchedit.Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshoppingexperience.
Astheritualsofpurchaseinthelead-uptoChristmaschange,notonlydowegivelessthoughttothetypeofgiftswebuyforourlovedonesbut,throughourowndigitalwishlists,weincreasinglycontrolwhattheybuyforus.Thereality,however,isthatnomatterhowconvincedweallarethatdigitalisthewaytogo,findingrealsatisfactionwillprobablytakemorethanafewsimpleclicks.
11.Accordingtotheauthor,shoppersarereturningtheirpurchasesforallthefollowingreasons
EXCEPTthat________.
A.theyareunsatisfiedwiththequalityofthepurchase
B.theyeventuallyfindthepurchasetooexpensive
C.theychangetheirmindoutofuncertainty
D.theyregretmakingthepurchasewithoutforethought
12.Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentinthebookstore?
A.Toseewhichpromotionmethodispreferredbycustomers.
B.Tofindoutthestrengthsandweaknessesofbothmethods.
C.Totrytosetupanewretailer-customerrelationship.
D.Toseetheeffectofanapproachoncustomers'decisions.
13.WhydoestheauthorcitethestudybyBangorUniversityandtheRoyalMailService?
A.Tocomparesimilarresponsesindifferentsettings.
B.Toprovidefurtherevidenceforhisownobservation.
C.Toofferascientificaccountofthebrain'sfunctions.
D.Todescribeemotionalresponsesinonlineshopping.
14.Whatcanbeinferredf
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