1997英语专业八级考试全真试卷

1997英语专业八级考试全真试卷 试卷一(95 min) Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (40 min) In Sections A, B and C 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. SECTION A TALK Questions 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section .At the end of the talk you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the talk. 1. In the Black Forest, the acid rain is said to attack all EXCEPT ___. A. firs B. metals C. leaves D. soil 2. The percentage of firs dying in the Black Forest is ___. A.41% B.43% C.26% D.76% 3. Germany is tackling part of the problem by introducing ___. A. new car designing schemes B. new car production lines C. a new type of smoke stacks D. new car safety standards 4. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? A. Germany is likely to succeed in persuading her neighbours to reduce acid rain. B. The disastrous effects of acid rain are not confined to one area. C. German tourists are allowed to drive across their neighbours? borders. D. Germany?s neighbours are in favour of the use of lead-free petrol. 5. On the issue of future solution of acid rain, the speaker?s tone is that of ___. A. warning B. pessimism C. indifference D. optimism SECTION B INTERVIEW Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 6. What subject is Mr. Pitt good at_____? A. Art. B. French. C. German. D. Chemistry. 7. What does Mr. Pitt NOT do in his spare time? A. Doing a bit of acting and photography. B. Going to concerts frequently. C. Playing traditional jazz and folk music. D. Travelling in Europe by hitch-hiking. 8. When asked what a manager?s role is Mr. Pitt sounds ___. A. confident B. hesitant C. resolute D. doubtful 9. What does Mr. Pitt say he would like to be? A. An export salesman working overseas. B. An accountant working in the company. C. A production manager in a branch. D. A policy maker in the company. 10. Which of the following statements about the management trainee scheme is TRUE? A. Trainees are required to sign contracts initially. B. Trainees? perf ormance is evaluated when necessary. C. Trainees? starting salary is 870 pounds. D. Trainees cannot quit the management scheme SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Question 11 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. 11. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Five gunmen were flown to Iran in a helicopter. B. Most of the ransom was retrieved in the end. C. The children were held for five days. D. The authorities have passed sentence on the gunmen. Question 12 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. 12. According to the news, American troops in Panama ___. A. were attacked at refugee camps B. were angry at delays in departure C. attacked Cuban refugee camps last week D. will be increased to 2,000 Question 13 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. 13. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? U.S. lawmakers ___. A. challenged the accord for freezing P yongyang?s nuclear programme B. required the inspection of Pyongyang? s nuclear site for at least f ive years C. were worried that North Korea may take advantage of the concessions D. blamed the U. S. negotiator for making no compromises with North Korea Questions 14 & 15 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news. 14. According to the news, the Italian Parliament was asked to act by ___. A. the U.N. B. the Red Cross C. the Defence Minister D. the Swedish Government 15. On the issue of limited use of landmines, the Italian Parliament is ___. A. noncommittal B. resolute C. unsupportive D. wavering SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING Fill in each of the gaps with ONE word. Y ou may refer to your notes. Make sure the word you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. In business, many, places adopt a credit system, which dates back to ancient times. At present, purchases can be made by using credit cards. They fall into two categories: one has (1)___ use, while the 1.___ other i s accepted almost everywhere. The application for the use of the latter one must be made at a (2) ___. 2.___ Once the customer starts using the card, he will be provided with a monthly statement of (3)___ by the credit company. He is 3.___ required to pay one quarter to half of his credit (4)___ every 4.___ month. Advantages. 1. With a card, it is not (5)___ to save up money 5.___ before an actual purchase. 2. If the card is lost, its owner is protected. 3. A(6)___ and complete list of purchase received fr om the credit 6.___ company helps the owner to remember the time and (7)___ of his 7.___ purchase. 4. the cards axe accepted in a (n) (8)___ by professional 8.___ people like dentists, etc.Major disadvantage. The card owner is tempted to (9)___ his 9.___ money. If this is the case, it will become increasingly diflie-lt for the user to keep up with the required (10)___, which will result in the 10.___ credit card being cancelled by the credit company. Part Ⅱ Proofreading an Error Correction (15 min) The following passage contains TEN errors. Each line contains a maximum of one error and three are free from error. In each case, only one word is involved. Y ou 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 miss ing word with a “∧” sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line. Fo r an unnecessary word, cross out the unnecessary word with a slash “/” and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line. Example When∧art museum wants a new exhibit, (1) an it never〖KG-1*3〗/buys things in finished form and hangs (2) never them on the wall. When a natural history museum wants an exhibition, it must often build it. (3) exhibit Classic Intention Movement In social situations, the classic Intention Movement is …the chair-grasp?. Host and guest have been talking for some time, but now the host has an appointment to keep and can get away. 1.___ His urge to go is held in cheek by his desire not be rude to his 2.___ 1.:can → must 7.答案:as∧→if或though 【详细解答】本句意为“身体向前,抓住椅子的扶手,就好像要把自己支撑起来一样”。而连词as不能表达“仿佛,好像”的意思,只有把它改成as if/though才合乎题意。 8.答案:make→perform或do 【详细解答】文中要表达的意思是“他将首先做出的动作。”只有perform/do an action表 示“做动作”,而没有make an act这一表达方式。 9.答案:the→a 【详细解答】定冠词the表特指,不定冠词a/an表泛指。这里是说“如果他不迟疑,动作只会 花不到一秒的时间”,是泛指任何一秒,而不是特指某一秒,所以应该用不定冠词。 10.答案:post→posture 【详细解答】post意为“柱杆;邮件;职位,岗位”等;posture意为“姿势,举止;态度” 。这里是说“他保持着…随时起身?的姿势”,所以应用posture合乎题意 guest, if he did not care of his guest?s feelings he would simply 3.___ get up out of his chair and to announce his departure. This is 4.___ what his body wants to do, therefore his politeness glues his body 5.___ to the chair and refuses to let him rise. It is at this point that he 6.___ performs the chair-grasp Intention Movement. He continues to talk to the guest and listen to him, but leans forward and grasps the arms of the chair as about to push him upwards. This is 7.___ the first act he would make if he were rising. If he were not 8.___ hesitating, it would only last a fraction of the second. He would 9.___ lean, push, rise, and be up. But now, instead, it lasts much longer. He holds his ?readiness-to-rise? post and keeps on holding it. It is 10.___ as if his body had frozen at the get-ready moment. Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 min) SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION (30 min) In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of fifteen multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your Coloured Answer Sheet. TEXT A A magazine?s design is more than decoration, more than simple packaging. It expresses the magazine?s very character. The Atlantic Monthly has long attempted to provide a design environment in which two disparate(不同的) traditions—literary and journa`listic—can co-exist in pleasurable dignity. The redesign that we introduce with this issue—the work of our art director, Judy Garlan—represents, we think, a notable enhancement of that environment. Garlan explains some of what was in her mind as she began to create the new design: “I saw this as an opportunity to bring the look closer to matching the elegance and power of the writing which the magazine is known for. The overall design has to be able to encompass(包含,围绕) a great diversity of styles and subjects—urgent pieces of reporting, serious essays, lighter pieces, lifestyle-oriented pieces, short stories, poetry. We don?t want lighter pieces to seem too heavy, and we don?t want heavier pieces to seem too petty(小气的,小规模的). We also use a broad range of art and photography, and the design has to work well with that, too. At the same time, the magazine needs to have a consistent feel, needs to underscore(强调)the sense that everything in it is part of one Atlantic World. The prima ry typefaces (字体)Garlan chose for this task are Times Roman, for a more readable body type, and Bauer Bodoni, for a more stylish and flexible display type (article titles, large initials, and so on). Other aspects of the new design are structural. The articles in the front of the magazine, which once flowed into one another, now stand on their own, to gain prominence(突出,显著). The Travel column, now featured in every issue, has been moved from the back to the front. As noted in this space last month, the word “Monthly” rejoins “The Atlantic” on the cover, after a decade long absence. Judy Garlan came to the Atlantic in 1981 after having served as the art director of several other magazines. During her tenure(任期)here The Atlantic has won more than 300 awards for visual excellence, from the Society of illustrators, the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Art Directors Club, Communication Arts, and elsewhere. Garlan was in various ways assisted in the redesign by the entire art-department staff: Robin Gilmore, Barnes, Betsy Urrico, Gillian Kahn, and Is a Manning. The artist Nicholas Gaetano contributed as well: he redrew our colophon (the figure of Neptune that appears on the contents page) and created the symbols that will appear regularly on this page (a rendition of our building), on the Puzzler page, above the opening of letters, and on the masthead. Gaetano, whose work manages to combine stylish clarity and breezy strength, is the cover artist for this issue. 16. Part of the new design is to be concerned with the following EXCEPT ___. A. variation in the typefaces B. reorganization of articles in the front C. creation of the travel column D. reinstatement of its former name 17. According to the passage, the new design work involves ___. A. other artists as well B. other writers as well C. only the cover artist D. only the art director 18. This article aims to ___. A. emphasize the importance of a magazine?s design B. introduce the magazine?s art directo r C. persuade the reader to subscribe to the magazine D. inform the reader of its new design and features TEXT B WHY SHOULD anyone buy the latest volume in the ever-expanding Dictionary of National Biography? I do not mean that it is bad, as the reviewers will agree. But it will cost you 65 pounds. And have you got the rest of volumes? Y ou need the basic 22 plus the largely decennial supplements to bring the total to 31. Of course, it will be answered, public and academic libraries will want the new volume. After all, it adds 1,068 lives of people who escaped the net of the original compilers. Y et in 10 year?s time a revised version of the whole caboodle, called the New Dictionary of National Biography, will be published. Its editor, Professor Colin Matthew, tells me that he will have room for about 50,000 lives, some 13,000 more than in the current DNB. This rather puts the 1,068 in Missing Persons in the shade. When Dr. Nicholls wrote to The Spectator in 1989 asking for name of people whom readers had looked up in the DNB and had been disappointed not to find, she says that she received some 100,000 suggestions. (Well, she had written to ?ot her quality newspapers? too.)As soon as her committee had whittled the numbers down, the professional problems of an editor began. Contributors didn?t file copy on time; some who did sent too much: 50,000 words instead of 500 is a record, according to Dr. Nicholls. There remains the dinner-party game of who?s in, who?s out. That is a game that the reviewers h ave played and will continue to play. Criminals were my initial worry. After all, the original edition of the DNB boasted: Malefactors whose crimes excite a permanent interest have received hardly less attention than benefactors. Mr. John Gross clearly had similar anxieties, for he complains that, while the murderer Christie is in, Crippen is out. One might say in reply that the injustice of the hanging of Evans instead of Christie was a force in the repeal of capital punishment in Britain, as Ludovie Kennedy (the author of Christies entry in Missing Persons) notes. But then Crippen was reputed as the first murderer to be caught by telegraphy(he had tried to escape by ship to America). It is surprising to find Max Miller excluded when really not very memo rable names get in. There has been a conscious effort to put in artists and architects from the Middle Ages. About their lives not much is always known. Of Hugo of Bury St Edmunds, a 12th-century illuminator whose dates of birth and death are not recorded, his biographer comments: …Whether or not Hugo was a wall-painter, the records of his activities as carver and manuscript painter attest to his versatility?. Then there had to be more w omen, too ( 12 percent, against the original DBN? s 3), such as Roy Strong? s subject, the Tudor painter Levina Teerlinc, of whom he remarks: …Her most characteristic feature is a head attached to a too small, spindly body. Her technique remained awkward, thin and often cursory?. Doesn?t seem to qualify her as a memorable artist. Y et it may be better than the record of the original DNB, which included lives of people who never existed (such as Merlin) and even managed to give thanks to J. W. Clerke as a contributor, though, as a later edition admits in a shamefaced footnote, …except for the entry in the List of Contributors there is no trace of J. W. Clerke?. 19. The writer suggests that there is no sense in buying the latest volume ___. A. because it is not worth the price B. because it has fewer entries than before C. unless one has all the volumes in the collection D. unless an expanded DNB will come out shortly 20. On the issue of who should be included in the DNB, the writer seems to suggest that ___. A. the editors had clear roles to follow B. there were too many criminals in the entries C. the editors clearly favoured benefactors D. the editors were irrational in their choices 21. Crippen was absent from the DNB ___. A. because he escaped to the U.S. B. because death sentence had been abolished C. for reasons not clarified D. because of the editors? mistake 22. The author quoted a few entries in the last paragraph to ___. A. illustrate some features of the DNB B. give emphasis to his argument C. impress the reader with its content D. highlight the people in the Middle Ages 23. Throughout the passage, the writer?s tone towards the DNB w as ___. A. complimentary B. supportive C. sarcastic D. bitter TEXT C Medical consumerism——like all sorts of consumerism, only more menacingly——is designed to be unsatisfying. The prolongation of life and the search for perfect health (beauty, youth, and happiness) are inherently self-defeating. The law of diminishing returns necessarily applies. Y ou can make higher percentages of people survive into their eighties and nineties. But, as any geriatric ward shows, that is not the same as to confer enduring mobility, awareness and autonomy. Extending life grows medically feasible, but it is often a life deprived of everything, and one exposed to degrading neglect as resources grow over-stretched and politics turn mean. What an ignoramus destiny for medicine if its future turned into one of bestowing meager increments of unenjoyed life! It would mirror the fate of athletes, in which disproportionate energies and resources—not least medical ones, like illegal steroids—are now invested to shave records by milliseconds. And, it goes without saying, the logical extension of longevism—the “abolition” of death —would not be a solution but only an exacerbation. To air these predicaments is not anti-medical spleen—a churlish reprisal against medic ine for its victories—but simply to face the growing reality of medical power not exactly without responsibility but with dissolving goals. Hence medicine?s finest hour becomes t he dawn of its dilemmas. For centuries, medicine was impotent and hence unproblematic. From the Greeks to the Great War, its job was simple: to struggle with lethal diseases and gross disabilities, to ensure live births, and to manage pain. It performed these uncontroversial tasks by and large with meager success. Today, with mission accomplished, medicines triumphs are dissolving in disorientation. Medicine has led to vastly inflated expectations, which the public has eagerly swallowed. Y et as these expectations grow unlimited, they become unfulfillable. The task facing medicine in the twenty-first century will be to redefine its limits even as it extends its capacities. 24. In the author?s opinion, the prolongation of life is equal to ___. A. mobility B. deprivation C. autonomy D. awareness 25. In the second paragraph a comparison is drawn between ___. A. medicine and life B. resources and energies C. predicaments and solutions D. athletics and longevism TEXT D The biggest problem facing Chile as it promotes itself as a tourist destination to be reckoned with, is that it is at the end of the earth. It is too far south to be a convenient stop on the way to anywhere else and is much farther than a relatively cheap half-day?s flight away from the big tourist markets, unlike Mexico, for example. Chile, the refore, is having to fight hard to attract tourists, to convince travellers that it is worth coming halfway round the world to visit. But it is succeeding, not only in existing markets like the USA and Western Europe but in new territories, in particular the Far East. Markets closer to home, however, are not being forgotten. More than 50% of visitors to Chile still come from its nearest neighbour, Argentina, where the cost of living is much higher. Like all South American countries, Chile sees tourism as a valuable earner of foreign currency, although it has been far more serious than most in promoting its image abroad. Relatively stable politically within the region, it has benefited from the problems suffered in other areas. In Peru, guerrilla warfare in recent years has dealt a heavy blow to the tourist industry and fear of street crime in Brazil has reduced the attraction of Rio de Janeiro as a dream destination for foreigners. More than 150,000 people are directly involved in Chile?s tourist sector, an industry which earns the country more than US $ 950 million each year. The state-run National Tourism Service, in partnership with a number of private companies, is currently running a worldwide campaign, taking part in trade fairs and international events to attract visitors to Chile. Chile?s great strength as a tourist destination is its geographical diversity. From the parched Atacama Desert in the north to the Antarctic snowfields of the south, it is more than 5,000km long. With the Pacific on one side and the Andean mountains on the other, Chile boasts natural attractions. Its beaches are not up to Caribbean standards but resorts such as V ina del Mar are generally c lean and unspoilt and have a high standard of services. But the tromp card is the Andes mountain range. There are a number of excellent ski resorts within one hour?s drive of the capital, Santiago, and the national parks in the south are home to rare animal and plant species. The parks already attract specialist visitors, including mountaineers, who come to climb the technically difficult peaks, and fishermen, lured by the salmon and trout in theregion?s rivers. However, infrastructural development in these areas is limited. Th e ski re sorts do not have as many lifts and pistes as their European counterparts and the poor quality of roads in the south means that only the most determined travelers see the best of the national parks. Air links between Chile and the rest of the wor ld are, at present, relatively poor. While Chile?s two largest airlines have extensive networks within South America, they operate only a small number of routes to the United States and Europe, while services to Asia are almost non-existent. Internal transport links are being improved and luxury hotels are being built in one of its national parks. Nor is development being restricted to the Andes. Easter Island and Chile?s Antarctic Territory axe also on the list of areas where the Government believes it can create tourist markets. But the rush to open hitherto inaccessible areas to mass tourism is not being welcomed by everyone. Indigenous and environmental groups, including Greenpe ace, say that many parts of the Andes will suffer if they become over-developed. There is a genuine fear that areas of Chile will suffer the cultural destruction witnessed in Mexico and European resorts. The policy of opening up Antarctica to tourism is also politically sensitive. Chile already has permanent settlements on the ice and many people see the decision to allow tourists there as a political move, enhancing Santiago? s territorial claim over part of Antarctica. The Chilean Government has promised to respect the environment as it seeks to bring tourism to these areas. But there are immense commercial pressures to exploit the country?s tourism potential. The Government will have to monitor developments closely if it is genuinely concerned in creating a balanced, controlled industry and if the price of an increasingly lucrative tourist market is not going to mean the loss of many of Chile?s natural riches. 26. Chile is disadvantaged in the promotion of its tourism by ___. A. geographical location B. guerrilla warfare C. political instability D. street crime 27. Many of Chile?s tourists used to come from EXCEPT ___. A.U.S.A B. the Far East C. western Europe D. her neighbours 28. According to the author, Chile?s greatest attraction is ___. A. the unspoilt beaches B. the dry and hot desert C. the famous mountain range D. the high standard of services 29. According to the passage, in WHICH area improvement is already under way? A. Facilities in the ski resorts. B. Domestic transport system. C. Air services to Asia. D. Road network in the south. 30. The objection t o the development of Chile?s tourism might be all EXCEPT that it ___. A. is ambitions and unrealistic B. is politically sensitive C. will bring harm to culture D. will cause pollution in the area SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING (10 min) In this section there are seven passages followed by ten multiple-Choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your Coloured Answer heet. TEXT E First read the question. 31. The main purpose of the passage is to ___. A. illustrate the features of willpower B. introduce ways to build up willpower C. explain the advantages of willpower D. define the essence of willpower Now go through the TEXT E quickly and answer the question. Willpower isn?t immutable trait we?re either born with or not. It is a skill that can be developed, strengthened and targeted to help us achieve our goals. “Fundamental among man?s inner powers is the tremendous unrealized potency of man?s own will,” wrote Italian psychologist Roberto Assagioli 25 yea rs ago. The trained will is a masterful weapon, ”added Man Marlatt of the University of Washington, a psychologist who is studying how willpower helps people break habi ts and change their lives.“ The dictionary defines will power as control of one ?s impulses and actions. The key words are power and control. The power is there, but you have to control it.” Here, from Marlatt and other experts, is how to do that: Be positive. Don?t confuse willpower with self-denial. Willpower is most dynamic when applied to positive, uplifting purposes. Positive willpower helps us overcome inertia and focus on the future. When the going gets tough, visualize yourself happily and busily engaged in your goal , and you? ll keep working toward it. Make up your mind. James Prochaska, professor of psychology at the University of Rhode Island, has identified four stages in making a change. He calls them precontemplation (resisting the change), contemplation (weighing the pros and cons of the change), action ( exercising willpower to make the change), and maintenance (using willpower to sustain the change). Some people are “chronic contemplators,” Prochaska says. They know they should reduce their drinking but will have one mere cocktail while they consider the matter. They may never put contemplation into action. To focus and mobilize your efforts, set a deadline. Sharpen your will. In 1915, psychologist Boyd Barrett suggested a list of repetitive will-training activities-stepping up and down from a chair 30 times, spilling a box of matches and carefully replacing them one by one. These exerciss, he maintained, strengthen the will so it can confront more consequential and difficult challenges. New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley was a basketball star with the champion New Y ork Knicks. On top of regular practice, he always went to the gym early and practised foul shots alone. He was determined to be among the best form of the foul line. True to his goal, he developed the highest percentage of successful free throws on his team.