英语专八听力真题

1、2014年英语专业八级考试真题听力SECTIONBINTERVIEWInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfiveque

2、stions.NowlistentotheinterviewbetweenOscarwinningactressAngelinaJolieandCianonsAndrewDamonNowlistentotheinterview.1.WhatisthemainpurposeofAngelinasvisittoIraq?ATodrawattentiontotherefugeecrisis.BTolookafterrefugeesinIraq.CToworkforU.N.H.C.R.DToworkoutaplanforrefugees.2.FromtheinterviewweknowthatAnge

3、lina.Awasstronglyopposedtoofficialsopinions;BthoughtyoungkidsshouldbegivenpriorityCwasmuchworriedaboutthelackofactionDproposedthatpoliciesbemadepromptly3.WhichofthefollowingBESTexplainswhattheglobalcommunityshoulddo?ATosuspensetheconstructionofschools.BTotakepromptandeffectiveactions.CToprovidewater

4、andpowersupply.DTopreventinstabilityandaggression.4.AccorciingtoAngelina,whatisthekeyissueinsolvingtherefugeeproblem?AThecurrentsituationinIraq.BThepoliticsintheMiddleEastCRefugeesreturningtonormallife.DInternationalanddomesticefforts.5AngelinasawhertriptoIraqsignificantbecauseshecould.Ahelpotherskn

5、owwheretheproblemswereBhelpbringNGOsbacktotheregionCtalktodifferentpeoplethereDreadtheofficialpapersSETIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.Question6isbasedonthefollow

6、ingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.6 .Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?AAlitaliasattempttohelpWindJetout.BCancellationofflightsatRomeAirportCProblemscausedbyWindJetscashshortage.DExpectedchanges.Question7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendof

7、thenewsitem,youw川begiven20secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.7 .WhatdidtheresearchersdiscoverinnorthernKenya?AAhumantooth.BAhumanskull.CThreespeciesofhumans.DThreehumanfossils.8 .Whatwasthesignificanceofthediscovery?AThefindingswerepublishedinNature.BItsupportedanexistingassumption.C Most

8、researchquestionswereanswered.D Moreresearcheffortswereencouraged.Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.9 .TheairportoriginallydecidedtocoveruptheposterbecauseAsomeinternationaltravelerscomplainedBtheartexhibiti

9、onwastobepostponedCotherartistsworkswereabsentfromadsDreal-lifemodelswouldappearonthescene10 .WhatwasthereactionoftheNationalGalleriesofScotland?AHorrified.BIndignant.CSurprised.DOutraged.2011 年英语专业八级考试真题听力PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION35MINSECTIONBINTERVIEWInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Li

10、stencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyoucoloredanswersheet.Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.1. AccordingtoDr.Harley,whatmakeslanguagelearning

11、moredifficultafteracertainage?A.Differencesbetweentwolanguages.B.Decliningcapacitytolearnsyntax.C.Lackoftimeavailable.D.Absenceofmotivation.2. WhatdoestheexampleofCzechspeakersshow?A. Itsnaturalforlanguagelearnerstomakeerrors.B. Differencesbetweenlanguagescausedifficulty.C. Thereexistdifferencesbetw

12、eenEnglishandCzech.D. Difficultystemsfromeitherdifferenceorsimilarity.3. WhichofthefollowingmethodsdoesNOTadvocatespeaking?A.Thetraditionalmethod.B.Theaudio-lingualmethod.C.Theimmersionmethod.D.Thedirectmethod.4. Whichhypothesisdealswiththeroleoflanguageknowledgeinthelearningprocess?A.Theacquisition

13、andlearningdistinctionhypothesis.B.Thecomprehensibleinputhypothesis.C.Themonitorhypothesis.D.Theactivefilterhypothesis.5. WhichofthefollowingtopicsisNOTdiscussedduringtheinterview?A. Causesoflanguagelearningdifficulties.B. Differencesbetweenmothertongueandasecondlanguage.C. Theoreticalconceptualizat

14、ionofsecondlanguagelearning.D.Pedagogicalimplementationofsecondlanguageteaching.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,

15、youwillhegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.6. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?A.GreyhoundisBritainslargestbusandtrainoperator.B.CurrentlyGreyhoundroutesinBritainarelimited,C.ThecoachstartsfromLondoneveryhour.D.Passengersareofferedavarietyofservices.Questions7and8arebasedo

16、nthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.2010 年英语专业八级考试真题听力7. WhatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutthefiresinGreece?A. FiresonlyoccurredneartheGreekcapital.B. Firesnearthecapitalcausedcasualties.C. Firesnearthecapitalwerethebiggest.D. Firesnearthec

17、apitalweresoonundercontrol.8. Accordingtothenews,whatmeasuredidauthoritiestaketolightthefires?A. Residentswereaskedtovacatetheirhomes,B. Troopswerebroughtintohelpthefirefighters.C. Airoperationsandwaterdropscontinuedovernight.D. Anothersixfireenginesjoinedthefirefightingoperation.Questions9and10areb

18、asedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.9. WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasacauseofthecurrentdeclineintheMexicaneconomy?A.FewerjobopportunitiesinMexico.B.StrongtieswiththeU.S.economy.C.Declineintourism.D.Declineintaxrevenues.10.

19、DropinremittancesfromabroadismainlyduetoA.decliningoilproduction.B.theoutbreakoftheMINIflu.C.thedecliningGDPinMexico.D.theeconomicdownturnintheU.S.PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)SECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheim

20、portantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.SECTIONBINTERVIEWInthissectionyouwillh

21、eareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.1. AccordingtoDrJohnson,diversit

22、ymeansA. mergingofdifferentculturalidentities.B. moreemphasisonhomogeneity.C. embracingofmoreethnicdifferences.D. acceptanceofmorebranchesofChristianity.2. Accordingtotheinterview,whichofthefollowingstatementsinCORRECT?A.Someplacesaremorediversethanothers.B.Townsarelessdiversethanlargecities.C.Diver

23、sitycanbeseeneverywhere.D.Americanisatrulydiversecountry.3 .AccordingtoDrJohnson,whichplacewillwitnessaradicalchangeinitsracialmakeupby2025?A.MaineB.SelinsgroveC.PhiladelphiaD.California4 .DuringtheinterviewDrJohnsonindicatesthatA. greaterracialdiversityexistsamongyoungerpopulations.B. botholderandy

24、oungerpopulationsareraciallydiverse.C. agediversitycouldleadtopensionproblems.D. olderpopulationsaremoreraciallydiverse.5.Accordingtotheinterview,religiousdiversityA.wasmostevidentbetween1990and2000.B.existsamongMuslimimmigrants.C.isrestrictedtocertainplacesintheUS.D.isspreadingtomorepartsofthecount

25、ry.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.6 .

26、Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?A. Sonydevelopedacomputerchipforcellphones.B. Japanwillmarketitswalletphoneabroad.C. Thewalletphoneisoneofthewirelessinnovations.D. Readerdevicesareavailableatstoresandstations.Question7and8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswer

27、thequestions.Nowlistentothenews.7 .Whichofthefollowingismentionedasthegovernmentmeasuretocontrolinflation?A.Foreigninvestment.B.Donorsupport.C.Pricecontrol.D.Bankprediction.8 .AccordingtoKingdomBank,whatisthecurrentinflationrateinZimbabwe?A.20millionpercent.B.2.2millionpercent.C.11.2millionpercent.D

28、.Over11.2millionpercent.Question9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.9 .WhichofthefollowingisCORRECT?A. AbigfireeruptedontheNileRiver.B. Helicopterswereusedtoevacuatepeople.C. Fivepeopleweretakentohospitalforburns.D. Abi

29、gfiretookplaceontwofloors.10 .ThelikelycauseofthebigfireisA.electricalshort-cut.B.lackoffire-satefymeasures.C.terrorism.D.notknow2009 年英语专业八级考试真题听力PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)SECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLYWhilelistening,takenotesontheimp

30、ortantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.SECTIONBINTERVIEWInthissectionyouwillhe

31、areverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.1. Whichofthefollowingst

32、atementsisCORRECT?A. Toastmasterswasoriginallysetuptotrainspeakingskills.B. Toastmastersonlyacceptsprospectiveprofessionalspeakers.C. Toastmastersacceptsmembersfromthegeneralpublic.D. Toastmastersisanexclusiveclubforprofessionalspeakers.2. ThefollowingarejobbenefitsbyjoiningToastmastersEXCEPTA.becom

33、ingfamiliarwithvariousmeansofcommunication.B. learninghowtodelivermessagesinanorganizedway.C. becomingawareofaudienceexpectations.D. learninghowtogetalongwithfriends.3. ToastmastersgeneralapproachtotrainingcabesummarizedasA.practiceplusoveralltraining.B.practicepluslectures.C.practiceplusvoicetraini

34、ng.D.practiceplusspeechwriting.4. ToastmastersaimstotrainpeopletobeallthefollowingEXCEPTA.publicspeakers.B.grammarteachers.C.mastersofceremonies.D.evaluators.5. TheinterviewmainlyfocusesonA.thebackgroundinformation.B.thedescriptionoftrainingcourses.C.therequirementsofpublicspeaking.D.theoverallperso

35、nalgrowth.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.Questions6and7arebasedonthefoUowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlisten

36、tothenews.6. Whichofthefollowingisthemaincauseofglobalwarming?2008 年英语专业八级考试真题听力A.Fossilfuel.B.Greenhousegases.C.Increaseddryness.D.Violentstormpatterns.7. Thenewsitemimpliesthatinthelastreport.A.therewerefewerstudiesdoneB.therewerefewerpolicyproposalsC.therewaslessagreementD.therewerefewerobjective

37、sQuestions8and9arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.8. ThecauseoftheIndiantrainaccidentwasA.terroristsabotage.B.yettobedetermined.C.lackofcommunications.D.badweather.9. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?A.Theaccidentoccu

38、rredonabridge.B.TheaccidentoccurredinNewDelhi.C.Therewereabout600casualties.D.Victimswererescuedimmediately.Question10isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.10. Whatisthemainmessageofthenewsitem?A. Youngpeopleshouldseekcareersadv

39、ice.B. Careersserviceneedstobeimproved.C. Businessesarenotgettingtalentedpeople.D. CareersadviceisnotofferedontheIntemet.PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)SECTION A MINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournotesw

40、illnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.SECTION B CONVERSATIONInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEON

41、LY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.Questions1to5arebasedonaconversation.Attheendoftheconversationyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheconversation.1. Marydoesntseemtofavourtheideaof

42、anewairportbecause.A. theexistingairportsaretobewastedB. morepeoplewillbeencouragedtotravelC.moreoilwillbeconsumedD.moreairplaneswillbepurchased2 .WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedbyMaryasapotentialdisadvantage?A.Morepeopleinthearea.B.Noiseandmotorways.C.Wasteofland.D.Unnecessarytravel.3 .Freddyhasc

43、itedthefollowingadvantagesforanewairportEXCEPTA.morejobopportunitiesB.vitalitytothelocaleconomyC.roadconstruction,D.presenceofaircrewinthearea4.MarythinksthatpeopledontneedtodomuchtravelnowadaysasaresultofA.lessemphasisonpersonalcontactB.advancesinmoderntelecommunicationsC.recentchangesinpeoplesconc

44、eptsD.morepotentialdamagetothearea5 .WelearnfromtheconversationthatFreddyisMarysideas,A.stronglyinfavourofB.mildlyinfavourofC.stronglyagainstD.mildlyagainstSECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredan