2004年英语专业八级考试全真试卷

1、2004年英语专业八级考试全真试卷我爱英语网PartIListeningComprehension(40min)InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.SECTIONATALKQuestions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven75

2、secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.1.A)thecoordinationbasedonindividualactionsB)thenumberofindividualparticipantsC)thenecessityofindividualactionsD)therequirementsforparticipants2.A)individualB)combinedC)distinctD)social3.A) themanneroflanguageuseB) thetopicandcontentofspeechC) theintera

3、ctionsbetweenspeakerandaudienceD) therelationshipbetweenspeakerandaudience4.A) hidetheirrealintentionsB) voiceothersintentionsC) playdoublerolesonandoffstageD) onlyimitateotherpeopleinlife5.A) theabsenceofspontaneityB) thepresenceofindividualactionsC) thelackofrealintentionsD) theabsenceofaudienceSE

4、CTIONBINTERVIEWQuestions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven75secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.6.A) Studentsworkedveryhard.B) Studentsfelttheyneededaseconddegree.C) EducationwasnotcareerD) Thereweremanyspecializedsubjects.7.A) Toturnoutanadequatenumberof

5、eliteforthesociety.B) Topreparestudentsfortheirfuturecareer.C) Toofferpracticalandutilitariancoursesineachprogramme.D) Tosetupasmanytechnicalinstitutionsaspossible.8.A) requiregoodeducationB) aresecondarytoeducationC) dontcallforgoodeducationD) dontconflictwitheducation9.A) Shiftingfromoneprogrammet

6、oanother.B) Workingoutwaystoreducestudentnumber.C) Emphasizingbetterqualityofeducation.D) Settingupstricterexaminationstandards.10.A) thosewhocanadapttodifferentprofessionsB) thosewhohaveahighflexibilityofmindC) thosewhoarethinkers,historiansandphilosophersD) thosewhopossessonlyhighlyspecializedskil

7、lsSECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTQuestions11to13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven45secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.11. Whichofthefollowingregionsintheworldwillwitnessthesharpestdropinlifeexpectancy?A) LatinAmerica.B) SubC) Asia.D) TheCaribbean.12. Accordingtothenew

8、s,whichcountrywillexperiencesmalllifeexpectancydrop?A) Burma.B) Botswana.C) Cambodia.D) Thailand.13. ThecountriesthatarepredictedtoexperiencenegativepopulationgrowtharemainlyinA) Asia.B) Africa.C) LatinAmerica.D) TheCaribbean.14. ThetradedisputebetweentheEuropeanUnionandtheUSwascausedby.A) USrefusal

9、toacceptarbitrationbyWTOB) USimposingtariffsonEuropeansteelC) USrefusaltopaycompensationtoEUD) USrefusaltolowerimportdutiesonEUproducts15. WhowillbeconsultedfirstbeforetheEUlistissubmittedtoWTO?A) EUmemberstates.B) TheUnitedStates.C) WTO.D) Thesteelcorporations.SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLINGInthi

10、ssectionyouwillhearaminiYouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15EETONEaftertheminilecture.Usetheblanksheetfornotetaking.PartnProofreadingandErrorCorrection(15min)ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.Eachind

11、icatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwithaA“signadwritethewordyoubelie

12、vetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/”apnudtthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.ExampleWhenAartmuseumwantsanewexhibit,(1)anitneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs(2)neverthemonthewall.WhenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanZZ(Zexhib

13、itionZZ),itmustoftenbuildit.(3)exhibitProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.Oneofthemostimportantnon-legislativefunctionsoftheU.SCongressisthepowertoinvestigate.Thispowerisusuallydelegatedtocommittees-eitherstandingcommittees,specialcommitteessetforaspecific(1)purpose,orjointcommittee

14、sconsistedofmembersofbothhouses.(2)Investigationsareheldtogatherinformationontheneedforfuturelegislation,totesttheeffectivenessoflawsalreadypassed,toinquireintothequalificationsandperformanceofmembersandofficialsoftheotherbranches,andinrareoccasions,tolaythe(3)groundworkforimpeachmentproceedings.Fre

15、quently,committeesrelyoutsideexpertstoassistinconductinginvestigativehearings(4)andtomakeoutdetailedstudiesofissues.(5)Thereareimportantcorollariestotheinvestigativepower.Oneisthepowertopublicizeinvestigationsanditsresults.Most(6)committeehearingsareopentopublicandarereported(7)widelyinthemassmedia.

16、Congressionalinvestigationsneverthelessrepresentoneimportanttoolavailabletolawmakers(8)toinformthecitizenryandtoarousepublicinterestsinnationalissues.(9)Congressionalcommitteesalsohavethepowertocompeltestimonyfromunwillingwitnesses,andtociteforcontemptofCongresswitnesseswhorefusetotestifyandforperju

17、rythesewhogivefalsetestimony.(10)PartinReadingComprehension(30min)(开始Part出ReadingComprehension(30min)计时)Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiplequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.TEXTAFarmersinthedevelopingworldhatepricefluctuati

18、ons.Itmakesithardtoplanahead.Butmostofthemhavelittlechoice:theysellatthepricethemarketsets.FarmersinEurope,theU.S.andJapanareluckier:theyreceivemassivegovernmentsubsidiesintheformofguaranteedpricesordirecthandouts.LastmonthU.S.PresidentBushsignedanewfarmbillthatgivesAmericanfarmers$190billionoverthe

19、next10years,or$83billionmorethantheyhadbeenscheduledtoget,andpushesU.S.agriculturalsupportclosetocrazyEuropeanlevels.Bushsaidthestepwasnecessaryto“promotefarimndeerpendenceandpreservethefarmwayoflifeforgenerations”.ItisalsodesignedtohelptheRepublicanPartywincontroloftheSenateinNovembersmidtelections

20、.Agriculturalproductioninmostpoorcountriesaccountsforupto50%ofGDP,comparedtoonly3%inrichcountries.Butmostfarmersinpoorcountriesgrowjustenoughforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.ThosewhotryexportingtotheWestfindtheirgoodswhackedwithhugetariffsorcompetingagainstcheapersubsidizedgoods.In1999theUnitedNationsC

21、onferenceonTradeandDevelopmentconcludedthatforeachdollardevelopingcountriesreceiveinaidtheyloseupto$14justbecauseoftradebarriersimposedontheexportoftheirmanufacturedgoods.Itnsotasifthedevelopingworldwantsanyfavours,saysGeraldSsendwula,UgandaMsinisterofFinance.“Whatwewantisfortherichcountriestoletusc

22、ompete.”AgricultureisoneofthefewareasinwhichtheThirdWorldcancompete.Landandlabourarecheap,andasfarmingmethodsdevelop,newtechnologiesshouldimproveoutput.ThisisnopierthepastdecadehasbeentheboominexportsofcutflowersandvegetablestoEurope.Butthatmayallchangein2008,whenKenyawillbeslightlytoorichtoqualifyf

23、orthe“leastdevelopedcountry”statusthatallowsAfricanproducerstoavoidpayingstiffEuropeanimportdutiesonselectedagriculturalproducts.Withtradebarriersinplace,thehorticultureindustryinKenyawillshrivelasquicklyasadiscardedrose.Andwhileagricultureexportsremainthegreathopeforpoorcountries,reducingtradebarri

24、ersinothersectorsalsoworks:AmericasAfricanGrowthandOpportunityAct,whichcutsdutiesonexportsofeverythingfromhandicraftstoshoes,hasprovedaboontoAfricasmanufacturers.Thelesson:theThirdWorldcanprosperiftherichworldgivesitafairgo.ThisiswhatmakesBushsdecisiontoincreasefarmsubsidieslastmonthallthemoredepres

25、sing.Poorcountrieshavelongsuspectedthattherichworldurgesradeliberalizationonlysoitcanwangleitswayintonewmarkets.SuchsuspicionscausedtheSeattletradetalkstobreakdownthreeyearsago.ButlastNovembermembersoftheWorldTradeOrganization,meetinginDoha,Qatar,finallyagreedtoanewroundoftalksdesignedtoopenupglobal

26、tradeinagricultureandtextiles.Richcountriesassuredpoorcountries,thattheirconcernswerefinallybeingaddressed.BushshandoutlastmonthmakesalieofAmericascommitmenttothosetalksandhispersonaldevotiontofreetrade.16. Bycomparison,farmersreceivemoregovernmentsubsidiesthanothers.A) inthedevelopingworldB) inJapa

27、nC) inEuropeD) inAmerica17. Inadditiontotheeconomicconsiderations,thereisamotivebehindBushssginingofthenewfarmbill.A)partisanB)socialC)financialD)cultural18. Themessagethewriterattemptstoconveythroughoutthepassageisthat.A)poorcountriesshouldbegivenequalopportunitiesintradeB)“ethleastC)poorcountriess

28、houldremovetheirsuspicionsabouttradeliberalizationD)farmersinpoorcountriesshouldalsoreceivethebenefitofsubsidies19. ThewritersatttoitwudaerdsnewfarmsubsidiesintheU.S.is.A)favourableB)ambiguousC)criticalD)reservedTEXTBOscarWildesaidthatworkistherefugeofpeoplewhohavenothingbettertodo.Ifso,Americansare

29、nowamongtheworldddesstrseafugees.FactoryworkersintheUnitedStatesareworkinglongerhoursthanatanytimeinthepasthalfcuttingtheaverageworkingweekfrom70hoursin1850tolessthan40hoursbythe1950s.Itseemednaturalthataspeoplegrewrichertheywouldtradeextraearningsformoreleisure.Sincethe1970s,however,thehoursclocked

30、upbyAmericanworkershaverisen,toanaverageof42thisyearinmanufacturing.larishappeningoutsidemanufacturing:Americansarespendingmoretimeatworkthantheydid20yearsago.Executivesandlawyersboastof80Onholiday,theyseekoutfaxmachinesandphonesaseagerlyasGermansbagthebestsunetworkingtimeinEuropeandJapancontinuesto

31、fall.InGermanysengineeringindustrytheworkingweekistobetrimmedfrom36to35hoursnextyear.MostGermansgetsixweekspaidannualholiday;eventheJapanesenowtakethreeweeks.Americansstillmakedowithjusttwo.concernaboutwhetherpeopleavsersiontoworkisdamagingitscompetitiveness.YetGermanworkers,liketheJapanese,seemtobe

32、actingsensibly:astheirincomesrise,theycanachieveabetterstandardoflivingwithfewerhoursofwork.ThepuzzleiswhyAmerica,theworldsrichestcountry,seesthingsdifferently.Itisapuzzlewithsinistersocialimplications.Parentsspendlesstimewiththeirchildren,whomaybeleftaloneathomeforlonger.Isitjustacoincidencethatjuv

33、enilecrimeisontherise?scrutiny.Oneblamesweaktradeunionsthatleaveworkersopentoexploitation.Areworkersbeingforcedbycostjusttokeeptheirjobs?ArecentstudybytwoAmericaneconomists,RichardFreemanandLindaBell,suggestsnot:whenasked,Americansactuallywanttoworklongerhours.MostGermanworkers,incontrast,wouldrathe

34、rworkless.learningsofmanyAmericanshavebeenstagnantorfallingduringthepasttwodecades.Peopleworklongermerelytomaintaintheirlivingstandards.Yetmanyhigherincreasesintheirrealpay,havebeenworkinghardertoo.Also,onereasonfortheslowgrowthofwageshasbeentherapidgrowthinemploymentwhichismoreorlesswheretheargumen

35、tbegan.allowedtokeepmoreoftheirmoneythanthosewhodothesameinGermany.FallsinmarginaltaxratesinAmericasincethe1970shavemadeitallthemoreprofitabletoworklonger.theseanswersreallyexplainswhythecenturydeclineinworkinghourshasgoneintoreverseinAmericabutnotelsewhere(thoughBritainshowssignsoffollowingAmericas

36、lead).Perhapsculturaldifferencesthelastrefugeofthedefeatedeconomistareatplay.Economistsusedtobelievethatonceworkersearnedenoughtoprovidefortheirbasicneedsandallowforafewluxuries,theirincentivetoworkwouldbeeroded,likelionsrelaxingafterakill.Buthumansaremoresusceptibletoadvertisingthanlions.Perhapscle

37、vermarketinghasensuredthat“basicneeds”forashowerwithbuiltTV,foracarexpandcontinuously.ShoppingisalreadyoneofAmericasmostpopula.rBpuatsitimreeqsuiresmoneyhencemoreworkandlessleisure.beingwipedoutbystrikes.PerhapsWildewasright.MaybeAmericanshavenothingbettertodo.20. IntheUnitedStates,workinglongerhour

38、sis.A) confinedtothemanufacturingindustryB) atraditionalpracticeinsomesectorsC) prevalentinallsectorsofsocietyD) favouredbytheeconomists21. Accordingtothethirdparagraph,whichmightbeoneoftheconsequencesofworkinglongerhours?A) Riseinemployeesworkingefficiency.B) Riseinthenumberofyoungoffenders.C) Rise

39、inpeopleslivingstandards.D) Riseincompetitiveness.22. Whichofthefollowingisthecauseofworkinglongerhoursstatedbythewriter?A) Expansionofbasicneeds.B) Culturaldifferences.C) Increaseinrealearnings.D) Advertising.TEXTCThefoxreallyexasperatedthemboth.Assoonastheyhadletthefowlsout,intheearlysummermorning

40、s,theyhadtotaketheirgunsandkeepguard;andthenagainassoonaseveningbegantomellow,theymustgooncemore.Andhewassosly.Heslidalonginthedeepgrass;hewasdifficultasaserpenttosee.Andheseemedtocircumventthegirlsdeliberately.OnceortwiceMarchhadcaughtsightofthewhitetipofhisbrush,ortheruddyshadowofhiminthedeepgrass

41、,andshehadletfireathim.Buthemadenoaccountofthis.darkish,brownishgreeninthefulllightforitwastheendofAugust.Beyond,thenaked,copperlong,brownishstalksallagleam,wasfulloflight.Thefowlswereroundabouttheduckswerestillswimmingonthepondunderthepinetrees.Marchlookedatitall,sawitall,anddidnotseeit.SheheardBan

42、fordspeakingtothefowlsinthedistanceandshedidnothear.Whatwasshethinkingabout?Heavenknows.Herconsciousnesswas,asitwere,heldback.eyes,andsuddenlysawthefox.Hewaslookingupather.Hischinwaspresseddown,andhiseyeswerelookingup.Theymethereyes.Andheknewher.Shewasspellboundsheknewheknewher.Sohelookedintohereyes

43、,andhersoulfailedher.Heknewher,hehasnotdaunted.oversomefallenboughs,slow,impudentjumps.Thenheglancedoverhisshoulder,andransmoothlyaway.Shesawhisbrushheldsmoothlikeafeather,shesawhiswhitebuttockstwinkle.Andhewasgone,softly,softasthewind.hermouth,knowingitwasnonsensetopretendtofire.Soshebegantowalkslo

44、wlyafterhim,inthedirectionhehadgone,slowly,pertinaciously.Sheexpectedtofindhim.Inherheartshewasdeterminedtofindhim.Whatshewoulddowhenshesawhimagainshedidnotconsider.Butshewasdeterminedtofindhim.Soshewalkedabstractedlyaboutontheedgeofthewood,withwide,vividdarkeyes,andafaintflushinhercheeks.Shedidnott

45、hink.Instrangemindlessnessshewalkedhitherandthither.why.hisknowinglookseemedtohaveenteredherbrain.Shedidnotsomuchthinkofhim:shewaspossessedbyhim.Shesawhisdark,shrewd,unabashedeyelookingintoher,knowingher.Shefelthiminvisiblymasterherspirit.Sheknewthewayheloweredhischinashelookedup,sheknewhismuzzle,th

46、egoldenbrown,andthegreyishwhite.Andagainshesawhimglanceoverhisshoulderather,halfinviting,halfcontemptuousandcunning.Soshewent,withhergreatstartledeyesglowing,hergununderherarm,alongthewoodedge.Meanwhilethenightfell,andagreatmoonroseabovethepinetrees.23. Atthebeginningofthestory,thefoxseemstotheallEX

47、CEPT.A) cunningB) fierceC) defiantD) annoying24. Asthestoryproceeds,Marchbeginstofeelunderthespellof.A) thelightB) thetreesC) thenightD) thefox25. GraduallyMarchseemstobeinastateof.A) blanknessB) imaginationC) sadnessD) excitement26. Attheendofthestory,thereseemstobeasenseofbetweenMarchandthefox.A)

48、detachmentB) angerC) intimacyD) conflict27. Thepassagecreatesanoverallimpressionof.A) mysteryB) horrorC) livelinessD)contemptTEXTDThebannersarepacked,theticketsbooked.Theglitterandwhiteoverallshavebeenbought,thegasmasksjustfitandthemobilephonesareready.Allthatremainsistogettotheparties.weekwillseeaf

49、eastofpanEuropeanprotests.ItstartedonBastilleDay,lastSaturday,withtheFrenchunionsandimmigrantsonthestreetsandthefirstdemonstrationsinBritainandGermanyaboutclimatechange.ItwillcontinuetomorrowandThursdaywithenvironmentalandpeaceralliesagainstPresidentBush.ButthebigoneisinGenoa,onFridayandSaturday,whe

50、retheG8leaderswillmeetbehindthelinesof18,000heavilyarmedpolice.nlikePrague,Gothenburg,CologneorNice,GenoaisexpectedtobeEuropeSseattle,thecomingtogetherofthedisparatestrandsofresistancetocorporateglobalisation.theprotestersnortheauthoritiesknowwhatwillhappen,butsomethingsarepredictable.Yes,therewillb

51、eviolenceandyes,themassmediawillfocusonit.WhatshouldseriouslyconcerntheG8isnotsomuchtheviolence,thenumbersinthestreetsoreventhattheythemselveslooklikeidiotshidingbehindthebarricades,butthatthedeeprootsofagenuinenewversionofinternationalismaregrowing.isinthedock.Moreover,theprotestersareunlikelytogoa

52、way,theirconfidenceisgrowingratherthanwaning,theiragendasaremerging,theprotestsarespreadinganddrawinginallagesandconcerns.themeantime,theglobalprotest“movement”isdevelopingaitnsgouwangel,texts,agendas,myths,heroesandvillains.JustastheG8leaders,worldbodiesandbusinessestalkincreasinglyfromthesamescrip

53、t,sotheprotestersoncedisparatepoliticalandsocialanalysesareconverging.Thelongprojectofgovernmentsandworldbodiestoglobalisecapitalanddevelopmentisbeingmirroredbytheglobalisationofprotest.whathappensnext?Governmentsandworldbodiesareunsurewhichwaytoturn.Howeverwelltheyarepoliced,majorprotestsreinforcet

54、heimpressionofindifferentelites,repressionofdebate,overreactiontodissent,injusticeandunaccountablepower.apartfromactuallyembracingthebroadagendabeingputtothemaretoretreatbehindevenhigherbarricades,repressdissentfurther,abandonglobalmeetingsaltogetheror,morelikely,meetonlyinplacesabletophysicallyresi

55、stthemasses.buildingasuperfortressforinternationalmeetings.GenoamaybethelastoftheEuropeansuper28. Accordingtothecontext,theword“parties”attheendofthefirstparagraphreferstoA) themeetingoftheG8leadersB) theprotestsonBastilleDayC) thecomingpanropeanprotestsD) thebigprotesttobeheldinGenoa29. Accordingto

56、thepassage,economicglobalisationisparalleledby.A) theemergingdifferencesintheglobalprotestmovementB) thedisappearingdifferencesintheglobalprotestmovementC) thegrowingEuropeanconcernaboutglobalisationD) theincreaseinthenumberofprotesters30. Accordingtothelastparagraph,whatisBrusselsconsideringdoing?A

57、) Meetinginplacesdifficulttoreach.B) Furtherrepressingdissent.C) Acceptingtheprotestersagenda.D) Abandoningglobalmeetings.(结束Part出ReadingComprehension(30min)计时)SECTIONBSKIMMINGANDSCANNING(10MIN)(开始SECTIONBSKIMMINGANDSCANNING(10MIN)计时)Inthissectiontherearesevenpassageswithtenmultiplemorscanthemasrequ

58、iredandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.TEXTEFirstreadthequestion.31.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.howtopreventcrimeB.showtheseriousnessofcrimesesofcrimeD.callformoregovernmenteffortsweeks,everynightat11p.m.,correspondents,officersandjudgesfromjusticecourts,policedepartmentsandprisons,psychiatrists,criminologists,victimsandevencriminalsinprisonsmadetheirappearanceonTVtodebateonatopic“Crimeinth