英语专业八级真题和答案详解.docx

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英语专业八级真题和答案详解

PartⅠListeningComprehension （40 min）

  InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectresponsetoeachquestiononyourColouredAnswerSheet.

SECTIONATALK

Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.

1.ChangesinthesizeoftheWorldBank’soperationsreferto___.

A.theexpansionofitsloanprogramme

B.theinclusionofitshardloans

C.theinclusionofitssoftloans

D.thepreviouslendingpolicies

2.WhatactuallymadetheBankchangeitsoveralllendingstrategy?

A.Reluctanceofpeopleinpoorcountriestohavesmallfamilies.

B.Lackofbasichealthservicesandinequalityinincomedistribution.

C.Thediscoverythatalowfertilityratewouldleadtoeconomicdevelopment.

D.Poornutritionandlowliteracyinmanypoorcountriesoftheworld.

3.ThechangeinemphasisoftheBank’slendingpoliciesmeantthattheBankwould___.

A.bemoreinvolvedinbiginfrastructureprojects

B.adoptsimilarinvestmentstrategiesinpoorandrichcountries

C.embarkuponareviewoftheinvestmentinhugedamsandsteelmills

D.investinprojectsthatwouldbenefitthelow-incomesectorofsociety

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacriticismofthebank?

A.Colossaltravelexpensesofitsstaff.

B.Fixedannualloanstocertaincountries.

C.LimitedimpactoftheBank’sprojects.

D.Roleasafinancialdealmaker.

5.Throughoutthetalk,thespeakeris___whileintroducingtheWorldBank.

A.biased   B.unfriendly   C.objective   D.sensational

SECTIONBCONVERSATION

  Questions6to10arebasedonaconversation.Attheendoftheconversationyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentotheconversation.

6.Themansoundssurprisedatthefactthat___.

A.manyAustraliansaretakingtimeofftotravel

B.thewomanworkedforsometimeinNewZealand

C.thewomanraisedenoughmoneyfortravel

D.AustraliansprefertoworkinNewZealand

7.WelearnthatthewomanlikedSingaporemainlybecauseofits ___.

A.cleanness       B.multi-ethnicityC.moderncharacteristics    D.shoppingopportunities

8.FromtheconversationwecaninferthatKaifengandYinchuanimpressedthewomanwiththeir___.

A.respectivelocations   B.historicinterests  C.ancienttombs        D.Jewishdescendants

9.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethewoman’sfeelingsaboutTibet?

A.Amusement.   B.Disbelief. C.Ecstasy. D.Delight

10.Accordingtotheconversation,itwas   thatmadethewomanreadytostoptraveling.

A.theunsettlednessoftravel

B.thedifficultiesoftrekking

C.thelonelinessoftravel

D.theunfamiliarenvironment

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

  Questions11and12arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

11.MikeTysonwasputinprisonlastAugustbecausehe ___.

A.violatedthetrafficlaw

B.illegallyattackedaboxer

C.attackedsb.afteratrafficaccident

D.failedtofinishhiscontract

12.ThelicensegrantedtoTysontofightwillbeterminated___.

A.bytheendoftheyear    B.inoverayearC.inAugust            D.inafewweeks

Question13isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

13.TheRussiandocumentsareexpectedtodrawgreatattentionbecause ___.

A.theycoverthewholestoryoftheformerUSpresident

B.theassassinusedtoliveintheformerSovietUnion

C.theyaretheonlyofficialdocumentsreleasedaboutKennedy

D.theysolvedthemysterysurroundingKennedy’sassassination

Question14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,

youwillbe given30secondstoanswerthequestions.Newlistentothenews.

14.Intherecentthreemonths,HongKong’sunemploymentratehas___.

A.increasedslowly     B.decreasedgraduallyC.stayedsteady        D.becomeunpredictable

15.Accordingtothenews,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Businessconditionshaveworsenedinthepastthreemonths.

B.Thepastthreemonthshaveseenadecliningtrendinjoboffers.

C.Theriseofunemploymentrateinsomesectorsequalsthefallinothers.

D.Theunemploymentrateinallsectorsoftheeconomyremainsunchanged.

SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING

FilleachofgapswithONEword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.

ThePressConference

Thepressconferencehascertainadvantages.Thefirstadvantagelieswiththe

（1）___natureoftheeventitself;publicofficialsaresupposedto 1.___

submittoscrutinybyrespondingtovariousquestionsatapressconference.

Secondly,statementspreviouslymadeatapressconferencecanbeusedasa

（2）___injudgingfollowingstatementsorpolicies.Moreover,incase 2.___

ofimportantevents,pressconferencesareaneffectivewaytobreakthenews

togroupsofreporters.

However,fromthepointofviewof（3）___,thepressconference 3.___

possessessomedisadvantages,mainlyinits（4）___andnewssource. 4.___

Theprovidervirtuallydeterminesthemannerinwhichapressconference

proceeds.This,sometimes,putsnewsreportersata（n）（5）___,ascan 5.___

beseenonlivebroadcastsofnewsconferences.

Factorsingettingvaluableinformationpreparation:

aneedtokeepuptodateonjournalisticsubjectmatter;

—（6）___ofthenewssource:

 6.___

1）newssource’s（7）___to 7.___

  provideinformation;

2）news-gatheringmethods.

Conditionsunderwhichnewsreporterscannottrusttheinformation

providedbyanewssource

—notknowingtherequiredinformation;

—knowingandwillingtosharetheinformation,butwithout

    （8）___skills; 8.___

—knowingtheinformation,butunwillingtoshare;

—willingtoshare,butunabletorecall.

（9）___ofquestionsasked 9.___

Waysofimprovingthequestions:

    nowordswithdoublemeanings;

    nolongquestions;

—specifictime,place,etc.;

—（10）   questions; 10.___

—clearalternatives,ornoalternativesinanswers.

改错

PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection （15 min）

  ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.EachlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway.Forawrongword,   underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foramissingword,    markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foranunnecessaryword   crossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/’andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Example

When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,     

（1）anitnever／ buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs    

（2）neverthemonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum   wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.      （3）exhibit

   Duringtheearlyyearsofthiscentury,wheatwasseenasthe

verylifebloodofWesternCanada.Peopleoncitystreetswatched

theyieldsandthepriceofwheatinalmostasmuchfeelingasif 1.___

theyweregrowers.Themarketingofwheatbecameanincreasing 2.___

favoritetopicofconversation.

   Warsetthestageforthemostdramaticeventsinmarketing

thewesterncrop.Foryears,farmersmistrustedspeculativegrain

sellingascarriedonthroughtheWinnipegGrainExchange.

Wheatpricesweregenerallylowintheautumn,sofarmerscould 3.___

notwaitformarketstoimprove.Ithadhappenedtoooftenthat

theysoldtheirwheatsoonshortlyafterharvestwhenfarmdebts 4.___

werecomingdue,justtoseepricesrisingandspeculatorsgettingrich. 5.___

Onvariousoccasions,producergroups,askedfirmercontrol, 6.___

butthegovernmenthadnowishtobecomeinvolving,at 7.___

leastnotuntilwartimewhenwheatpricesthreatenedtorun

wild.

   Anxioustocheckinflationandrisinglifecosts,thefederal 8.___

governmentappointedaboardofgrainsupervisorstodealwith

deliveriesfromthecropsof1917and1918.GrainExchange

tradingwassuspended,andfarmerssoldatpricesfixedbythe

board.Tohandlewiththecropof1919,thegovernment 9.___

appointedthefirstCanadianWheatBoard,withtotalauthorityto 10.___

buy,sell,andsetprices.

阅读理解A

PartⅢReadingComprehension （40 min）

SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION （30 min）

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkanswersonyourColouredAnswerSheet.

  TEXTA

   “Twentyyearsago,Blackpoolturneditsbackontheseaandtriedtomakeitselfintoanentertainmentcentre.”sayRobinWood,alocalofficial.“Nowthethinkingisthatweshouldtry,torefocusontheseaandmakeBlackpoolafamilydestinationagain.”TosaythatBlackpoolneglectedtheseaistoputitmildly.In1976theEuropeanCommunity,asitthenwascalled,instructedmembernationstomaketheirbeachesconformtocertainminimumstandardsofcleanlinesswithintenyears.Britain,ratherthancomplying,tookthenovelstrategyofcontendingthatmanyofitsmostpopularbeacheswerenotswimmingbeachesatall.BecauseofBritain’sclimatethesea-