2007-2011年专八听力真题.doc

2007TEM-8Section A Mini-lecture: In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture once only. While listening, take notes on the important points. You notes will not be market, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task for after the mini- lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on Answer sheet one. Use the blank sheet for note- takeSection B interview: In this section you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your colored answer sheet.Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.Now listen to the following five questions.1. According to Nigel, most problems of air travel are caused byA. Unfavorable weather conditions.B. Airports handling capacity.C. Inadequate ticketing service.D. Overbooking.2. which of the following is not mentioned as compensation for volunteers for the next fight out?A. Free ticket.B Free phone callCCash rewardD Seat reservation3. Why does Nigel suggest that business travelers avoid big airports? A Because all flights in and out of there are full. B. Because the volume of traffic is heavy. C. Because there are more popular flights. D. Because there are more delays and cancellations.4. According to Nigel, inexperience travelers are likely to make the following mistakes except. A Booking on less popular flights. B. buying tickets at full price. C. carrying excessive luggage. D. planning long business trips.5. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?A. The possibility of discounts depends on a travel agents volume of business.B. Longer flights to the same destination maybe cheaper.C. It is advisable to plan every detail of a trip in advance.D. Arranging for stopovers can avoid overnight travel.SECTION C NEWS BROACAST ()In this section you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your colored answer sheet.Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.6. what happened on Monday?A. A train crash occurred causing minor injuries.B. Investigator found out the cause of the accident.C Crews rescued more passengers from the site.D A commuter train crashed into a building.Question 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.7.Which of the following was not on the agenda of the G20 meeting?A. Iraq debtsB. WTO talksC. Financial disastersD. Possible sanctions8. The G20 is a(n)_ organization.A. InternationalB EuropeanC Regional D AsianQuestion 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions9 The UN Charter went into effect afterA It was signed by the 50 original member countries.B It was approved by the founders and other member countries.C It was approved by the founding members.D It was signed by the founding members.10. Which of the following best describe the role of the charter?A. The Charter only describes powers of the UN bodies.B The Charter mainly aims to promote world economy.C The charter is a treaty above all other treaties.D The charter authorizes reforms in UN bodies.2008 TEM-8SECTION A MINI LECTURE: In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. You notes will not be market, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task for after the mini- lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task onANSWER SHEET ONEUse the blank sheet for note- tanking.The Popularity of EnglishI. Present status of English A. English as a native/first languageB. English as a lingua franca: a language for communication among peoplewhose (1)_ are different C. Number of people speaking English as a first or a second language: 320-380 million native speakers 250- (2) _ million speakers of English as a second languageII. Reasons for the popular use of EnglishA. (3) _ reasons the Pilgrim Fathers brought the language to America; British settlers brought the language to Australia; English was used as a means of control in (4)_ B. Economic reasons spread of (5) _ language of communication iii the international business communityC. (6)_ in international travel use of English in travel and tourism signs in airports language of announcement language of (7) _ D. Information exchange use of English in the academic world language of (8) _ or journal articles E. Popular culture pop music on (9)_ films from the USAIII. Questions to think about A. status of English in the futureB. (10) _ of distinct varieties of EnglishSECTION B INTERVIEW: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your colored answer sheet.Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.1. Mary doesnt seem to favour the idea of a new airport becauseA. the existing airports are to be wastedB. more people will be encouraged to travel.C. more oil will be consumed.D. more airplanes will be purchased.2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned by Mary as a potential disadvantage?A. More people in the area. B. Noise and motorways.C. Waste of land. D. Unnecessary travel.3. Freddy has cited the following advantages for a new airport EXCEPTA. more job opportunities. B. vitality to the local economy.C. road construction, D. presence of aircrew in the area.4. Mary thinks that people dont need to do much travel nowadays as a result ofA. less emphasis on personal contact.B. advances in modern telecommunications.C. recent changes in peoples concepts.D. more potential damage to the area5. We learn from the conversation that Freddy is Marys ideasA. strongly in favour of B. mildly in favour ofC. strongly against D. mildly againstSECTION C NEWS BROADCAST: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.6. What is the main idea of the news item?A. A new government was formed after Sundays elections.B. The new government intends to change the welfare system.C. The Social Democratic Party founded the welfare system.D. The Social Democratic Party was responsible for high unemployment.Questions 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the question.Now listen to the news.7. The tapes of the Apollo-11 mission were first stored inA. a U.S. government archives warehouse.B. a NASA ground tracking station.C. the Goddard Space Flight Centre.D. none of the above places.8. What does the news item say about Richard Nafzger?A. He is assigned the task to look for the B. He believes that the tapes are probably lost.C. He works in a NASA ground receiving site.D. He had asked for the tapes in the 1970s.Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.9. The example in the news item is cited mainly to showA. that doctors are sometimes professionally incompetentB. that in cases like that hospitals have to pay huge compensations.C. that language barriers might lower the quality of treatment.D. that language barriers can result in fatal consequences.10. According to Dr. Flores, hospitals and clinicsA. have seen the need for hiring trained interpreters.B. have realized the problems of language barriers.C. have begun training their staff to be bilinguals.D. have taken steps to provide accurate diagnosis.2009SECTION A MINI-LECTURE: In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY while listening; take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-fillingtask on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. Writing Experimental ReportsI. Content of an experimental report, e.g. - study subject/ area- study purpose- 1_II. Presentation of an experimental report- providing details- regarding readers as 2_III. Structure of an experimental report- feature: highly structured and 3_- sections and their content: INTRODUCTION 4_; why you did itMETHOD how you did itRESULT what you found out5_ what you think it showsIV. Sense of readership- 6_: reader is the marker- 7_: reader is an idealized, hypothetical, intelligent person with little knowledge of your study- tasks to fulfill in an experimental report: - introduction to relevant area - necessary background information - development of clear arguments - definition of technical terms - precise description of data 8_V. Demands and expectations in report writing- early stage: - understanding of study subject/area and its implications - basic grasp of the reports format- later stage: - 9_ on research significance- things to avoid in writing INTRODUCTION: - inadequate material - 10_ of research justification for the studySECTION B INTERVIEW: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your colored answer sheet.Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.1. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A. Toastmasters was originally set up to train speaking skills.B. Toastmasters only accepts prospective professional speakers.C. Toastmasters accepts members from the general public.D. Toastmasters is an exclusive club for professional speakers.2. The following are job benefits by joining Toastmasters EXCEPTA. becoming familiar with various means of communication.B. learning how to deliver messages in an organized way.C. becoming aware of audience expectations.D. learning how to get along with friends.3. Toastmasters general approach to training can be summarized asA. practice plus overall training.B. practice plus lectures.C. practice plus voice training.D. practice plus speech writing.4. Toastmasters aims to train people to be all the following EXCEPTA. public speakers.B. grammar teachers.C. masters of ceremonies.D. evaluators.5. The interview mainly focuses A. the background information.B. the description of training courses.C. the requirements of public speaking.D. the overall personal growth.SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your colored answer sheet.Questions 6 and 7 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.6. Which of the following is the main cause of global warming?A. Fossil fuel.B. Greenhouse gases.C. Increased dryness.D. Violent storm patterns.7. The news item implies that _ in the last report.A. there were fewer studies doneB. there were fewer policy proposalsC. there was less agreementD. there were fewer objectivesQuestions 8 and 9 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.8. The cause of the Indian train accident wasA. terrorist sabotage. B. yet to be determined.C. lack of communications. D. bad weather.9. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A. The accident occurred on a bridge.B. The accident occurred in New Delhi.C. There were about 600 casualties.D. Victims were rescued immediately.Question 10 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.10. What is the main message of the news item?A. Young people should seek careers advice.B. Careers service needs to be improved.C. Businesses are not getting talented people.D. Careers advice is not offered on the Internet2010TEM-8SECTION A MINI-LECTURE: In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically & semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes completing the gap-filling task.Use the blank sheet for note-taking.Paralinguistic Features of LanguageIn face-to-face communication speakers often alter their tomes of voice or change their physical postures in order to convey messages. These means are called paralinguistic features of language, which fall into two categories. First category: vocal paralinguistic featuresA.(1)_: to express attitude or intentionB. Examples1. whispering: need for secrecy2. breathiness: deep emotion3. (2)_: unimportance 4. nasality: anxiety5. extra lip-rounding: greater intimacy. Second category: physical paralinguistic featuresA. facial expressions1.(3)_ - smiling: signal of pleasure or welcome2. less common expressions- eye brow raising: surprise or interest- lip biting: (4)_ B. gestureGestures are related to culture.1. British culture- shrugging shoulders: (5) _ - scratching head: puzzlement2. other cultures- placing hand upon heart:(6)_ - pointing at nose: secretC. proximity, posture and echoing1. proximity: physical distance between speakers- closeness: intimacy or threat- (7)_: formality or absence of interest -Proximity is person-, culture- and (8)_ -specific. 2. posture- hunched shoulders or a hanging head: to indicate(9)_ - direct level eye contact: to express an open or challenging attitude3. echoing- definition: imitation of similar posture- (10)_: aid in communication - conscious imitation: mockerySECTION B INTERVIEW: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.1. According to Dr Johnson, diversity means A. merging of different cultural identities.B. more emphasis on homogeneity.C. embracing of more ethnic differences.D. acceptance of more branches of Christianity.2. According to the interview, which of the following statements in CORRECT?A. Some places are more diverse than others.B. Towns are less diverse than large cities.C. Diversity can be seen everywhere.D. American is a truly diverse country.3. According to Dr Johnson, which place will witness a radical change in its racial makeup by 2025?A. MaineB. SelinsgroveC. PhiladelphiaD. California4. During the interview Dr Johnson indicates that A. greater racial diversity exists among younger populations.B. both older and younger populations are racially diverse.C. age diversity could lead to pension problems.D. older populations are more racially diverse.5. According to the interview, religious diversity A. was most evident between 1990 and 2000.B. exists among Muslim immigrants.C. is restricted to certain places in the US.D. is spreading to more parts of the country.