2004年英语专业八级考试全真试卷

2004年英语专业八级考试全真试卷

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Part ⅠListening Comprehension (40 min)

In Sections A,B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONL Y. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on you

SECTION A TALK

Questions 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section. At the end of the talk you will be given 75 seconds to answer the questions.

Now listen to the talk.

1.

A) the coordination based on individual actions B) the number of individual participants C) the necessity of

individual actions

2.

A) individual B) combined C) distinct

3.

A) the manner of language use

B) the topic an

C) the interactions between speaker and audience

D) the relationship between speaker and audience

4.

A) hide their real intentions

C) play double roles on and off stage

D) only im

5.

A) the absence of spontaneity

B) the presence of individual actions

C) the lack of real intentions

SECTION B INTERVIEW

Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 75 seconds to answer the questions.

Now listen to the interview.

6.

A) Students worked very hard.

B) Students felt they needed a second degree.

D) There were many s

7.

A) To turn out an adequate number of elite for the society.

D) To set up as many technical instit

8.

A) require good education

B) are secondary to education

C) don’t call for good education

9.

A) Shifting from one programme to another.

B) Working out ways to reduce stud

C) Emphasizing better quality of education.

D) Setting up stricter examination standards.

10.

A) those who can adapt to different professions

C) those who are thinkers, historians and philosophers

D) those who possess only highly specialized skills

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 45 seconds to answer the questions.

Now listen to the news.

11. Which of the following regions in the world will witness the sharpest

drop in life expectancy?

A) Latin America.

C) Asia.

12. According to the news, which country will experience small life expectancy drop?

A) Burma.

B) Botswana.

C) Cambodia.

A) Asia.

B) Africa.

C) Latin America.

D)

14. The trade dispute between the European Union and the US was caused by ____.

A) US refusal to accept arbitration by WTO

C) US refusal to pay compensation to EU

D) US refusal to lower import duties on EU products

A) EU member states.

C) WTO.

SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING

In this section you will hear a mini

EET ONE after the mini lecture. Use the blank sheet for note taking.

Part ⅡProofreading and Error Correction (15 min)

The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way:

For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line.

For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “∧” sign an d write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line.

For an unnecessary word, cross the unnecessary word with a slash “/”and put the word in the blank provided at the end of

When ∧art museum wants a new exhibit, (1) an

it never buys things in finished form and hangs (2) never

them on the wall. When a natural history museum

Proofread the given passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO as instructed.

One of the most important non-legislative functions of the U.S Congress

is the power to investigate. This power is usually delegated to committees -

purpose, or joint committees consisted of members of both houses. (2)____

officials of the other branches, and in rare occasions, to lay the (3)____

and to make out detailed studies of issu

There are important corollaries to the investigative power. One

widely in the mass media. Congressional in

nevertheless represent one important tool available to lawmakers (8)____

to inform the citizenry and to arouse public interests in national issues.

testimony from unwilling witnesses, and to cite for contempt

these who give false testimony. (10)____

Part ⅢReading Comprehension (30 min) (开始Part ⅢReading Comprehension (30 min)计时)

In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of fifteen multiple

and then mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet.

TEXT A

Farmers in the developing world hate price fluctuations. It makes it hard to plan ahead. But most of them have little choice: they sell at the price the market sets. Farmers in Europe, the U.S. and Japan are luckier: they receive massive government subsidies in the form of guaranteed prices or direct handouts. Last month U.S. President Bush signed a new farm bill that gives American farmers $190 billion over the next 10 years, or $83 billion more than they had been scheduled to get, and pushes U.S. agricultural support close to crazy European levels. Bush said the step was necessary to “promote farmer independence and preserve the farm way of life for generations”. It is also designed to help the Republican Party win control of the Senate in November’s mid

Agricultural production in most poor countries accounts for up to 50% of GDP, compared to only 3% in rich countries. But most farmers in poor countries grow jus

t enough for themselves and their families. Those who try exporting to the West find their goods whacked with huge tariffs or competing against cheaper subsidized goods. In 1999 the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development concluded that for each dollar developing countries receive in aid they lose up to $14 just because of trade barriers imposed on the export of their manufactured goods. It’s not as if the developing world wants any favours, says Gerald Ssendwula, Uganda’s Minister of Finance. “What we want is for the rich countries to let us compete.”

Agriculture is one of the few areas in which the Third World can compete. Land and labour are cheap, and as farming methods develop, new technologies should improve output. This is no pie

in Kenya’s economy over the past decade has been the boom in exports of cut flowers and vegetables to Europe. But that may all change in 2008, when Kenya will be slight ly too rich to qualify for the “least

allows African producers to avoid paying stiff European import duties on selected agricultural products. With trade

barriers in place, the horticulture industry in Kenya will shrivel as quickly as a discarded rose. And while agriculture exports remain the great hope for poor countries, reducing trade barriers in other sectors also works: Americas African Growth and Opportunity Act, which cuts duties on exports of everything from handicrafts to shoes, has proved a boon to Africa’s manufacturers. The lesson: the Third World can prosper if the rich world gives it a fair go.

This is what makes Bush’s decision to increase farm subsidies last month all the

more depressing. Poor countries have long suspected that the rich world urges rade liberalization only so it can wangle its way into new markets. Such suspicions caused the Seattle trade talks to break down three years ago. But last November members of the World Trade Organization, meeting in Doha, Qatar, finally agreed to a new round of talks designed to open up global trade in agriculture and

textiles. Rich countries assure d poor countries, that their concerns were finally being addressed. Bush’s handout last month makes a lie of America’s commitment to those talks and his personal devotion to free trade.

A) in the developing world

B) in Japan

C) in Europe

17. In addition to the e conomic considerations, there is a ____ motive behind Bush’s si gning of the new farm bill.

A) partisan

B) social

C) financial

A) poor countries should be given equal opportunities in trade

B) “th

D) farmers in poor countries should also receive the benefit of subsidies

19. The writer’s attitude towards new farm subsidies in the U.S. is ____.

A) favourable

B) ambiguous

C) critical

TEXT BOscar Wilde said that work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do. If so, Americans are now among the world’s sa ddest refugees. Factory workers in the United States are working longer hours than at any time in the past half—from 70 hours in 1850 to less than 40 hours by the 1950s. It seemed natural that as people grew richer they would trade extra earnings for more leisure. Since the 1970s, however, the hours clocked up by American workers have risen, to an average of 42 this year in

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/0416848116.html,r is happening outside manufacturing: Americans are

they seek out fax machines and phones as eagerly as Germans bag the best sun et working time in Europe and Japan continues to fall. In Germany’s engineering industry the working week is to be trimmed from 36 to 35 hours next year. Most Germans get six weeks’ paid annual holiday; even the Japanese now take three weeks. Americans still make do with just two.

work is damaging its competitiveness. Yet German workers, like the Japanese, seem to be acting sensibly: as their incomes rise, they can achieve a better standard of living with fewer hours of work. The puzzle is why America, the world’s richest country, sees things differently. It is a puzzle with sinistersocial implications. Parents spend less time wi th their children, who may be left alone at home for longer. Is it just a coincidence that juvenile crime is on the rise?

explanations for America’s time at work fail to stand up to scrutiny. One blames weak trade unions that l eave workers open to exploitation. Are workers being forced by cost

by two American economists, Richard Freeman and Linda Bell, suggests not: when asked, Americans actually want to work longer hours. Most German workers, in contrast, would rather work less.

harder? One reason may be that the real earnings of many Americans have been stagnant or falling during the past two decades. People work longer merely to maintain their living standards. Yet many higher

enjoyed big increases in their real pay, have been working harder too. Also, one reason for the slow growth of wages has been the rapid growth in employment—which is more or less where the argument began.

do with it. People who work an extra hour in America are allowed to keep more of their money than those who do the same in Germany. Falls in marginal tax rates in America since the 1970s have made it all the more profitable to work longer.se in America but not elsewhere (though Britain shows signs of following America’s lead). Perhaps cultural diff erences—the last refuge of the defeated economist—are at play. Economists used to believe that once workers earned enough to provide for their basic needs and allow for a few luxuries, their incentive to work would be eroded, like lions relaxing after a kill. But humans are more susceptible to advertising than lions. Perhaps clever marketing has ensured that “basic needs”—for a shower with built—expand continuously. Shopping is already one of America’s most popular pastimes. But it requires money—hence more work and less leisure.

not very good, and baseball and hockey keep being wiped out by strikes. Perhaps Wilde was right. Maybe Americans

20. In the United States, working longer hours is ____.

A) confined to the manufacturing industry

C) prevalent in all sectors of society

21. According to the third paragraph, which might be one of the consequences of working longer hours?

A) Rise in employees’ working efficiency.

C) Rise in people’s living standards.

22. Which of the following is the cause of working longer hours stated by

the writer?

A) Expansion of basic needs.

C) Increase in real earnings.

TEXT CThe fox really exasperated them both. As soon as they had let the fowls out, inthe early summer mornings, they had to take their guns and keep guard; and thenagain as soon as evening began to mellow, they must go once more. And he was so sly. He slid along in the deep grass; he was difficult as a serpent to see. And he seemed to circumvent the girls deliberately. Once or twice March had caught sight of the white tip of his brush, or the ruddy shadow of him in the deep grass, and she had let fire at him. But he made no account of this.rownish green in the full light—for it was the end of August. Beyond, the naked, copper

shone in the air. Nearer the rough grass, with its long, brownish stalks all agleam, was full of light. The fowls were round about—the ducks were still swimming on the pond under the pine trees. March looked at it all, saw it all, and did not see it. She heard Banford speaking to the fowls in the distance—and she did not hear. What was she thinking about? Heaven knows. Her consciousness was, as it were, held back.

up at her. His chin was pressed down, and his eyes were looking up. They met her eyes. And he knew her. She was spellbound—she knew he knew her. So he looked into her eyes, and her soul failed her. He knew her, he has not daunted.

boughs, slow, impudent jumps. Then he glanced over his shoulder, and ran smoothly away. She saw his brush held smooth like a feather, she saw his white buttocks twinkle. And he was gone, softly, soft as the wind.

her shoulder, but even then pursed her mouth, knowing it was nonsense to pretend to fire. So she began to walk slowly after him, in the direction he had gone, slowly, pertinaciously. She expected to find him. In her heart she was determined to find him. What she would do when she saw him again she did not consider. But she was determined to find him. So she walked abstractedly about on the edge of the wood, with wide, vivid dark eyes, and a faint flush in her cheeks. She did not think. In strange mindlessness she walked hither and thither...

without saying why.

knowing look seemed to have entered her brain. She did not somuch think of him: she was possessed by him. She saw his dark, shrewd, unabashedeye looking into her, knowing her. She felt him invisibly master her spirit. She knew the way he lowered his chin as he looked up, she knew his muzzle, the golden brown, and the greyish white. And again she saw him glance over his shoulder at her, half inviting, half contemptuous and cunning. So she went, with her great startled eyes glowing, her gun under her arm, along the wood edge. Meanwhilethe night fell, and a great moon rose above the pine trees.

23. At the beginning of the story, the fox seems to the all EXCEPT ____.

A) cunning

B) fierce

C) defiant

A) the light

B) the trees

C) the night

25. Gradually March seems to be in a state of ____.

A) blankness

B) imagination

C) sadness

A) detachment

B) anger

C) intimacy

27. The passage creates an overall impression of ____.

A) mystery

B) horror

C) liveliness

TEXT DThe banners are packed, the tickets booked. The glitter and white overalls havebeen bought, the gas masks just fit and the mobile phones are ready. All that remains is to get to the parties.

protests. It started on Bastille Day, last Saturday, with the French unions and immigrants on the streets and the first demonstrations in Britain and Germany about climate change. It will continue tomorrow and Thursday with environmental and peace rallies against President Bush. But the big one is in Genoa, on Friday and Saturday, where the G8 leaders will meet behind the lines of 18,000 heavily armed police.nlike Prague, Gothenburg, Cologne or Nice, Genoa is expected to be Europe’s Seattle, the coming together of the disparate strands of resistance to corporate globalisation.are predictable. Yes, there will be violence and yes, the mass media will focus on it. What should seriously concern the G8 is not so much the violence, the numbers in the streets or even that they themselves look like idiots hiding behind the barricades, but that the deep roots of a genuine new version of internationalism are growing.

political and economic condition is in the dock. Moreover, the protesters are unlikely to go away, their confidence is growing rather than waning, their agendas are merging, the protests are spreading and drawing in all ages and concerns.

“movement” is developing its own l anguage, texts, agendas, myths, heroes and villains. Just as the G8 leaders, world bodies and businesses talk increasingly from the same script, so the protesters’ once disparatepolitical and social analyses are converging. The long ents and world bodies to globalise capital and development is being mirrored by the globalisation of protest.

to turn. However well they are policed, major protests reinforce the impression of indifferent elites, repression of debate, overreaction to dissent, injustice and unaccountable power.—apart from actually embracing the broad agenda being put to them—are to retreat behind even higher barricades, repress dissent further, abandon global meetings altogether or, more likely, meet only in places able to physically resist the masses.

28. Acc ording to the context, the word “parties” at the end of the first paragraph ref ers to ____.

A) the meeting of the G8 leaders

29. According to the passage, economic globalisation is paralleled by ____.

A)

C) the growing European concern about globalisation

30. According to th

A) Meeting in places difficult to reach.

C) Accepting the protesters’ agenda.

D) Abandoning global meetings.

(结束Part ⅢReading Comprehension (30 min)计时)

SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING (10 MIN) (开始SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING (10 MIN)计时)

In this section there are seven passages with ten multiple m or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet.

TEXT E First read the question. 31.The main purpose of the passage is to ____.

ses of crime D.call for more government efforts

TEXT E quickly

from justice courts, police departments and prisons, psychiatrists, criminologists, victims and even criminals in prisons made their appearance on TV to de bate on a topic “Crime in the United States”.

American people and has become a serious social problem just next to the unemployment problem. Some figures are terrifying : 1 of 4 Americans has been a victim of some kind of crimes; nearly 22 million crimecases occurred last year throughout the country. A simple arithmetic calculation indicates that on average, a crime is being committed in every 2 seconds. Now the Americans are living in a horrible environment. Their safety and property are threatened by various crimes: robbery, theft, rape, kidnapping, murder, arson, vandalism and violence.

from the fact that about one

youngsters below 25. A poll indicates that about 73% of citizens said they avoided teenagers in streets, especially at

according to a released figure, 52% of Americans keep guns at home. But some gun owners turn out to be potential criminals. Some people demand that strict law for gun control be enforced; but others oppose the ban of gun. No decision is in sight.perts said poverty, unemployment and racial

discrimination are the cause of crime. They cited figures to show that 47% of crime cases were committed by t he black, though they account for only about 12% of the population of the nation . Others argued that about 54% of convicted criminals came from families associated with these evils.

spend billions of dollars each year in maintaining the police departments and jails. But police authorities complain that they have not sufficient well

insurgence were reported as a result of resentment at overcrowded prisons. Taxpayers complain that they pay more and more tax but receive less and less protection from crime for their lives and property.

programme made great efforts to search for a solution, so far no participant could put forward a measure that was approved by most of the attendants.

31. The main purpose of the passage is to ____.

A) demonstrate how to prevent crime

C) look into the causes of crime

D) call for more government efforts

topic of the following passage?

al learning” is used in this paper to

refer to all learning that takes place in the classroom, irrespective of whether such learning is informed by conservative or progressive ideologies. “Informal learning”, on the other hand, is used to refer to learning which takes place outside the classroom.

learning. Formal learning is decontextualised from daily life and, indeed, as Scribner and Cole (1973:553) have observed, may actually “promote ways of learning and thinking which often run counter to those nurtured in practical daily life”. A characteristic feature of formal learning is the centrality of activities that are not closely paralleled by activities outside the classroom. The classroom can prepare for, draw on, and imitate the challenges of adult life outside the classroom, but it cannot, by its nature, consist of these challenges.or information exchange. “Success” in the classroom requires a student to master this abstract code. As Bernstein (1969:152) noted, the language of the classroom is more similar to the language used by middle

families. Middle

ch it relates, making learning immediately relevant. In this context, language does not occupy such an important role: the child’s experience of learning is more holistic, involving sight, touch, taste, and smell—senses that are under

learning is transmitted by teachers selected to per form this role, informal learning is acquired as a natural part of a child’s development. Adults or older children who are proficient in the skill or activity provide - sometime s unintentionally - target models of behaviour in the course of everyday activity. Informal learning, therefore, can take place at any time and is not subject to the limitations imposed by institutional timetabling.

critical difference between the two modes of learning. The formal learner is generally motivated by some kind of external goal such as parental approval, social status, and potential financial reward. The informal learner, however, tends to be motivated by successful completion of the task itself and the partial acquisition of adult status.

32. What is the main topic of the following passage?

TEXT G First read the question. 33.The three approaches mentioned in the passage aim at ____.

TEXT G quickly to answer question 33. As a r ule, it is essential that the poor’s productive capabilities be mobil ized and the conditions for developing these human resources be improved. In this con nection, German development policy has developed the following three approaches: —Structural reform: Structural reform is the preferred approach for reducing poverty because it eliminates the causes of poverty rather than just its symptoms. It is vital that economic, political and social conditions which can alleviate poverty be established at national and international levels. Efforts at international level focus on fair conditions for international trade and competition. At national level, the poor must be helped through structural reform such as the introduction of democratic government, options for independent private enterprise, decentralization and agricultural reform. Development policy tools for realizing such reforms include political dialogue, political advisory services, structural adjustment measures and personnel and material support for reform efforts in the government, business and administrative sectors.—Direct measures: Projects of this category are aimed at directly helping the poor and improving their living conditions or increasing their job options and earning potential. Of special importance are those projects which provide help for self ucing poverty. The material support and advisory services offered by these projects reinforce the poor’s will to help themselves and help eable them to lead

direct aid projects include the construction of simple housing by self

—Indirect measures: A project’s beneficiarie s - its target group - are not only often difficult to identify clearly, they are also not necessarily all poor people. In these cases, the project in question must be integrated into one of the partner nation’s overall or sector at reducing poverty. A good illustration of this type of project is the use of advisory services to improve the tax system. Advising and upgrading the qualifications of personnel working in the fiscal system can lead to increased tax revenues which could be allocated for anti

keeping with this focus, German development assistance concentrates on the poorest nations and on projects to reduce poverty. In 1993, some 10 percent of the commitments Germany made for bilateral financial and technical assistance went to self ty. Basic needs projects comprised 48 percent of all projects and almost 30 percent of the commitments made for financial and technical assistance were allocated for the world’s least developed countries (LDCs).

33. The three approaches mentioned in the passage aim at ____.

TEXT H First read the question. 34.What is the following passage mainly concerned with?

Afri

tion 34. Access to education facilities is inadequate in sub and girls there face greater disadvantages. They are often denied

a university to help African women whose education was interrupted by either family commitments or financial constraints. The university will initially be in Harare, but will be relocated to Marondera, 80 kilometres east. The academics, Hope Sadza, former deputy commissioner of Zimbabwe’s Public Service Commission and Fay Chung, former Mini ster of Education,

are to open the university this month. It will initially have 400 students.

placed in one of four faculties: social science, agriculture, environmental studies or science and technology. The university is for women aged 25 or older.in Africa, where women are the poorest and most disadvantaged. When they do have access to education they often must endure sexual harassment. Most women drop out because they lack educational materials or the schools are inaccessible.

women till the land and produce the bulk of the food, yet they have no understandi ng about marketing,” Sadza siad. “Agriculture is another area w here we can empower women.”

courses will include agricultural produc

production, but have no control over either the resources or policies.

Z$32.5 million (US$591,000) in donations and pledges. The university will be open to students from across Africa. It will be the second wo men’s university - after Sudan’s Ahfad University - in Africa.

34. What is the following passage mainly concerned with?

B) Founding a u

D) W omen’s role in agricultural production.

TEXT I First read the questions. 35.Which president advocated the lifting of the b

.A biologist. D.A psychologist.

Nanjing Normal University (NJNU) have put forward insightful and inspiring education theories and practices, which have had a far

many important reforms in the university. For the first time in China, he advocated the lifting of the ban on women teachers and opened adult training classes in summer vacations.

China’s first woman university president, emphasized normal educ ation, regarding it as the parent engine and heavy industry of education.theory for modern educati on for

of China’s earliest scholars to study American education theory.y and Chinese and foreign education history, advocating that teachers should be models of virtue for the students so that their behaviour guides the students.

Psychological History〖WTBZ〗, a book he authored, has made its mark in international psychological circles.

ter of traditional Chinese painting, advised his students to read books systematically and selectively to rid themselves of worldliness, fickleness and pedantry. Zhang also pointed out that success comes largely from one’s own endeavours, but partly from circumstance.

schedule for their studies and to work to wards fulfillment

midable difficulties to collect plant specimen and became ven Nanjing Normal University a fine reputation.

A) Xu Yangqiu.

B) Wu Yifang.

C) Tao Xingzhi.

D) Chen Heqin.

A) A painter.

B) A poet.

C) A biologist.

TEXT J First read the questions. 37.The Chicago GSB M.B.A. Programme for Executives is scheduled to be completed within ____.hen is your attendance

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A) 22 months

C) 16 weeks

38.

D) February 27

TEXT K First read the questions. 39.Who has written Cultural Amnesia: America’s Future and the C

tion of

papers?

Impact o

rsity in Transformation: Global Perspectives on the Future of the Uni versity.

TEXT K quickly to answer questions

ness School Press. 2000. 272 pages. Electronic business webs

have demolished the rules of competition. Innovative partnerships of digitally linked producers, suppliers, service providers, and customers are accelerating productivity and generating wealth in entirely new ways. This book offers a behind

n: Global

Perspectives on the Future of the University edited by Sohail Inayatullah and Jennifer Gidley.

Garvey/Greenwo

describes how the forces of technology and economic globalization may alter what we think of as higher education. Topics include the virtual university, paying for college, feminist a lternative universities, the role of corporations in higher education,and the ri se of “multiversities”.

optimistic vision of the human future argues that unprecedented opportuniti es for growth are emerging from breathtaking innovations in biotechnology, comput ing, robotics, medicine, energy development, and space technology. Powerful new forces altering society and the global economy include cybergenesis, the merging of humans and smart machines, and biogenesis, the harnessing of genetic technol ogies to improve ourselves.

Promise a

1998. 224 pages. With advances in medicine and new gene research, the human life

years. But a future of billions of people “cheating death” coul d have devastating impacts on societies, the economy, the

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iety is losing its memory: 60% of American adults cannot

name the pr esident who ordered the dropping of the first atomic bomb, and 42% of college se niors cannot place the Civil War in the correct half of the nineteenth century. This loss of culture memor y, as insidious as Alzheimer’s disease, eats away at t he soul of the nation, says Bertman, author of that, t o build a culture worthy of the future, Americans need to move away from their m aterialistic, present d get more in touch with

39. Who has written Cultural Amnesia: America’s Futu re and the Crisis of Memory?

A) Michael G .Zey.

C) Don Tapscott, et al. D) Marvin Cetron et a

B) Cheating Death: The Promise and the Future

Impact of Trying to Live Forever. C) The Future Factor: The Five Forces Transforming Our Lives and Shaping

D) The University in Transformation: Global Perspectives on the Future of the University.

Part Ⅳ Translation (60 min)

Translate the underlined part of the following text into English. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.

在人际关系问题上我们不要太浪漫主义。人是很有趣的，往往在接触一个人时首先看到的都是他或她的优点。这一点颇像是在餐馆里用餐的经验。开始吃头盘或冷碟的时候，印象很好。吃头两个主菜时，也是赞不绝口。愈吃愈趋于冷静，吃完了这顿宴席，缺点就都找出来了。于是转喜为怒，转赞美为责备挑剔，转首肯为摇头。这是因为，第一，开始吃的时候你正处于饥饿状态，而饿了吃糠甜如蜜，饱了吃蜜也不甜。第二，你初到一个餐馆，开始举筷时有新鲜感，新盖的茅房三天香，这也可以叫做“陌生化效应”吧。

SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE

Translate the underlined part of the following text into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.

For me the most interesting thing about a solitary life, and mine has been that for the last twenty years, is that it becomes increasingly rewarding. When I can wake up and watch the sun rise over the ocean, as I do most days, and know that I have an entire day ahead, uninterrupted, in which to write a few pages, take a walk with my dog, read and listen to music, I am flooded with happiness.thout a brea k, when fro the time being I feel empty ad need filling up. And I am lonely somet imes when I come back home after a lecture trip, when I have seen a lot of peopl e and talked a lot, and am full to the brim with experience that needs to be sor ted out.

Then for a little while the house feels huge and empty, and I wonder where my se lf is hiding. It has to be recaptured

watch the surf blowing up in fountains, but the moment co mes when the worlds falls away, and the self emerges again from the deep unconsc ious, bringing back all I have recently experienced to be explored and slowly un derstood.

Part ⅤWriting (60min)

It was reported in the press some time ago that a few second-and third-year students in a provincial university decided to try their hands at business in order to get prepared for the future. They opened six small shops near their university. Their teachers and classmates had different opinions about this phenomenon. Some thought that the students’ business experience would help them adapt better to society after graduation, while others held a negative view, saying that running shops might occupy too much of the students’ time and energy which should otherwise be devoted to their academic study. What do you think? Write a composition of about 300 words on the following topic:

Should University Students Go in for Business?ou should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should brig what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.rganization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

A GUIDE TO TEM-8 英语专业八级考试题型分析与应试技巧

听力理解（Listening Comprehension）

题型分析与应试技巧

英语专业八级考试的听力理解部分包括四个项目：Section A，Section B，Section C与Section D。前三项，考试时

间共20分钟。

Section A：Talk

Section B：Conversation or Interview

Section C：News Broadcast

以上各项均由五道选择题组成。每道选择题后有15秒间隙。要求学生从试卷所给的四

个选择项中选出一个最佳答案。录音语速为每分钟140—170词。

Section D：Note-taking and Gap-filling

本项目是由一个700词左右的讲座组成。要求学生边听边做笔记。然后作填空练习。考试时间约20分钟，其中听录音时间约为5分钟，答题时间为15分钟。

针对八级考试听力部分的特点，我们可以从局部理解和整体理解两个方面加以探讨。综观八级考试的听力考题，我们可以发现所有的试题类型都是由what, who, where, when, why 和how所包括的内容，即事件、人物、地点、时间、原因和方式构成的。八级考试听力材料长短不一，或针对某一现象进行叙述，或根据某一事件展开对话（面试或访谈）。考生必须在一个大情景下抓住事情的要点和事件的发展线索后才能答题。大多数英语专业学生具有良好的听力基本功，他们需要提高的是听力的广度和深度，因此，考生在日常的学习生活中必须有意识地多听多练。同时，我们建议同学们在练习听力时注意以下几个问题：

选择适当的听力材料

实际上，“听”和“说”不分家的原则也体现在英语专业八级考试中。八级考试听力均选自一般口语性较强、反映现代生活的英语资料。因此，考生可以集中精力多听一些大众媒介英语，进行实战演习。所选听力材料在难度上应低于阅读材料，因为读不懂的东西一般听不懂。来源于报刊、杂志、电影、电视的英语是听力练习的极好的材料。英语专业的学生，特别是高年级学生，可以通过看原版电影或听电影录音剪辑来练习听力。一般学校都会有丰富的音像资料，许多城市还专门开辟了英语电视频道，电视英语新闻对考生应付八级考试第三部分有很大的帮助。

选用恰当的练习方法

练习听力时，大家可采取“精听”和“泛听”两种方式结合来训练自己，前者的重点在于深度，后者则注重广度。精听的目的在于从what, who, where, when, why 和how等角度入手，弄懂与之有关的所有问题，即所有细节性问题；而泛听则是听懂大意即可。通过这两方面长期不懈的努力，考生最终能获得用英语进行思维的能力。如果能做到用英语思考问题，那么做对几道试题是不会有太多困难的，因为试题从广义上也就分为两大类，局部理解题和通篇理解题，前者属于我们精听的范畴，而后者则属于我们泛听的对象。听的目的在于懂，那么，如何衡量自己是否听懂了呢？一个行之有效的方法就是“复述”。我们在听完一个片段后，可将所听的内容重复一遍，如果具有较高的准确度，就说明真正听懂了；否则需要再听一遍，如果连听几遍还无法较为满意地复述，说明所听内容太难，

应予以更换。

与此同时，我们还应通过“读”帮助“听”，特别是在听新闻方面。与其他听力材料相比，

新闻具有其鲜明的特点。新闻的内容特别广泛，几乎覆盖我们生活的各个方面。听英语新闻

的最大一个障碍是对新闻词汇的生疏。因此，在学习听新闻的初级阶段，我们可以阅读一些

大众媒体文献，如报纸、刊物，从中积累一些新闻用语，一些重要组织的名称如EEC（Europ

ean Economic Community）欧洲经济共同体、IMF（International Monetary Fund）国际货

币基金会、OPEC（Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries）石油输出国组织、

NASA(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)国家航空和航天局；单词如upsur

ge（高涨）、manoeuvre（策略）、escalation（升级）、allegation（断言）等等。对现

实生活各个领域的词汇都略知一二是听懂新闻的基础。新闻作为一种语言测试题型也是语言

在现实生活中真实运用的体现。在八级考试考试中，新闻的内容均为考生所熟悉的一般性政治、经济、娱乐等方面的信息，在题材上不会给考生造成障碍，其目的只是测试考生从VOA或BBC获取新闻的能力。与其他听力练习一样，提高听英语新闻的能力的唯一途径也是多听。在英语新闻听力训练初级阶段，考生可借助有文字稿的教材帮助训练。考生在训练时应提倡首先在不看文字材料的情况下直接听录音答题，在多次不能听懂时再看文字稿。经过一段时间这样的训练后，多数同学的听力能力都能有明显提高。在达到完全脱稿就能基本听懂新闻的要求后，考生可过渡到定时定量收听英语新闻的练习。练习时还要注意我们在前面提到的一个问题，即听懂是一个方面，如果能做到在听懂后能将一则新闻的重要细节和大意在脑海里回顾一遍或复述一遍，这对我们听力能力达到质的飞跃有极大的帮助。倘若坚持“听”与“复述”相结合的练习，对大家的听力及用英语进行思维的能力有很大的提高。

八级考试听力第四部分是一个将听力和做笔记填空结合的题型。该项目是一个700字左右的讲座，考生边听边做笔记，然后完成填空练习。听讲座记笔记是学生学习生活不可缺少的环节，这一题型正是考察学生根据听力材料做笔记并整理笔记完成工作的能力。八级听力第四部分这一题型实际上分为理解、找出要点、笔录和填空等步骤。值得注意的是考试中考生所需要填空的单词均是有关讲座内容的实词，而不是语法功能词，因为该项目的测试目的是考察考生对讲座内容的理解。考生在平时训练时可选择听一些就某一问题进行探讨、有一定深度的录音材料，一边听一边就重要的情节做笔记，然后根据笔记写出一篇摘要。考生如果能成功地做到这一点，就无须担心考试中的这一题型，因为考试中考生用于填空的文字材料也就是基于听力录音的一篇内容摘要。

以上谈到的是考生必须在平时打下牢固的语言基础，下面再让我们看一下考试过程中应注意的一些技巧。

1.预读考题

听力与语法、阅读不同，语法、阅读可以读完再回读，但听力的内容是暂时、一次性的，因此学会抓要点、关键词，以意群为单位理解全文，就变得相当重要。在八级听力测试部分中，问题都已印在考卷上，同时在各部分题

目前都印有一段题目指令，磁带上也录有相应指令，由于每年考试这部分指令都基本相同，考生只要熟悉这些内容，就可以利用播放指令的这段时间，或利用两道题目之间的10秒停顿间隙，快速浏览一下已印在试卷上的问题和四个选择项，从而获取听音前的思考线索和对听音内容的背景提示，这样在听的过程中，就可以有针对性地有选择地听原文，从而抓住相关信息，滤除不相关的内容，减轻听的负担和记忆的负荷，以提高听的有效性，同时，通过阅读干扰项，多些背景提示，再分析四个选择项的异同，以此作为线索，听的时候，做到有的放矢。例如看到下面一题时，我们即可知道整个录音很可能与抢劫有关。

What strikes the woman most about

A. clothes

B. age

C. physique

我们一旦获悉即将听到的一篇材料与抢劫有关的信息后，大脑就很自然地启动一些我们所储存的关于抢劫的信息，从而主动权就掌握在考生手里。反之，如果不进行试题预读，我们可能在听完全部材料的三分之一后才知道其中心议题是抢劫。这就是预读的重要性。不仅如此，我们还可以利用多余的答题时间来达到预读的目的。题与题之间一般有15秒的答题时间，如果考生只用5秒就做好了第一题，那么余下的10秒就可以用于预读第2题、第3题等。八级听力考试的四个部分中，只有第四部分考生不能预读，因为考生在做完笔录后才发给该部分答卷即ANSWER SHEET ONE。

2.仔细审题

审题似乎是一个老生常谈的话题，但却是十分重要的问题。这里所说的审题并非指考生完全看不懂题目，而是指由于审题不仔细而捕捉不到问题的核心。我们来看看下面一道题：The modern electronic anti-noise devices

A. are an update ve

C. are as inefficient as the traditional methods

以上问题的核心在于领会modern electronic anti-noise devices（现代抗噪音电子装置

）的定义，而不仅仅是抗噪音电子装置），更不是一般的anti-noise devices（抗噪音装

置）。录音中很可能出现有关anti-noise device在各个不同发展时期不同特点的信息，如

果不认真审题，就会出现张冠李戴的错误。另外，审题的仔细还表现在领悟特殊形式的题干

，如否定式Which of the following is INCORRECT，或排除式All the following are true EXCEPT，等等。正确审题是答题的关键，否则听力能力再好的考生也不会有好的成绩。

3.领会讲话者的语气

听懂说话者的语气可帮助我们回答问题。这一点在八级考试听力第二部分（对话或面试）显得更为重要。例如，Well, I’m afraid I do. But I might be mistaken. 表示了说话者不肯定的语气。有时字面意思与说话者所要表达的意图相反，这时考生更多的是依赖讲话者的口气来答题。如，I’d be sacked if I accepted your offer.所表达的是拒绝。讲话的口气是多种多样的,它可以表达惊奇、犹豫、挑战、讽刺、安慰、决心等，正确领会它们能做到事半功倍。

4.听与记录同时进行

考生可在听的过程中适当做些笔录因为仅凭脑力无法记住长达数分钟的讨论或对话。考生在记录时不必拘于形式，做一些只要自己能明白的简单符号记录即可，特别是众多的数字、时间、日期、人名、地名更需要我们做些笔记。而且，八级考试听力第四部分正是考察“听和“记”的同步能力。

八级考试听力第四部分记笔记填空是较为复杂的听力测试项目，有其自身特点，掌握这些特点对考生大有好处。该部分录音通常是一篇具有较强逻辑性的文章，从几个方面论证或叙述一个问题。因为考生须填空的词是基于整个问题要点及其重要细节的实词，所以考生在记笔记时应重点盯住这些内容，而非繁文褥节。举个例子，如果录音中出现了关于一个问题的三四个例证，如为了说明fast food而列举了Kentucky Fried Chicken，McDonalds，Pizza Hut等等，考生最多记住一两个即可。另外，用于填空的词不一定非得是录音中出现的词，凡是在语义上与原文一致且语法上与填空短文相适应的单词均可。本书练习题该部分并不局限于书中所给出的答案，可能的答案也许有更多，大家可自行掌握。填空时，考生一定要注意所填单词的词性准确无误。我们发现，有的考生能找出一个意义相应的词，但不是很注意词性，因为该填动词的地方一定要填动词，如不能用intense来代替intensify。另外，倘若所填单词在句首，该单词首字母要大写。

最后，希望广大考生千万不要盲目信仰应试技巧而忽视语言基本能力的训练，因为技巧只不过是以扎实语言基本功为基础的一点儿辅助性的东西而已。

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这一部分要求考生掌握三种知识：

1.语法知识

众所周知，英语语言能力包括众多因素，其中之一是语法知识。没有系统的语法知识，学习者就很难全面、准确地以口头或书面的形式表达思维或意念。对于把英语作为外语的学生来说，语法知识的掌握尤为重要，因为它有助于提高语言的准确性、逻辑性。鉴于此，校对改错项目的一个测试点是检验高年级学生语法知识的掌握程度及其运用能力。一般地说，该项目中要求改正的错误里包括一些语法错误。例如：

定语从句（1996年第三题），

情态动词（1997年第一题），

冠词（1997年第九题），

介词（1998年第四题），

反身代词（1998年第六题），等等。

校对改错项目要求学生运用已学过的语法知识，来判断句子的正误，找出语病，并作修正。

这里要强调的一点是，八级考试的这个项目不是孤立地测试学生的语法知识；它更偏重学生

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