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英语专八真题
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2009)
GRADEEIGHT
TIMELIMIT:
195MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[35MIN]
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
Nowlistentotheinterview.
1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?
[A]Toastmasterswasoriginallysetuptotrainspeakingskills
[B]Toastmastersonlyacceptsprospectiveprofessionalspeakers
[C]Toastmastersacceptsmembersfromthegeneralpublic
[D]Toastmastersisanexclusiveclubforprofessionalspeakers
2.ThefollowingarejobbenefitsbyjoiningToastmastersEXCEPT.
[A]becomingfamiliarwithvariousmeansofcommunication
[B]learninghowtodelivermessagesinanorganizedway
[C]becomingawareofaudienceexpectations
[D]learninghowtogetalongwithfriends
3.Toastmasters'generalapproachtotrainingcanbesummarizedas.
[A]practiceplusoveralltraining[B]practicepluslectures
[C]practiceplusvoicetraining[D]practiceplusspeechwriting
4.ToastmastersaimstotrainpeopletobeallthefollowingEXCEPT.
[A]publicspeakers[B]grammarteachers[C]mastersofceremonies[D]evaluators
5.Theinterviewmainlyfocuseson.
[A]thebackgroundinformation[B]thedescriptionoftrainingcourses
[C]therequirementsofpublicspeaking[D]theoverallpersonalgrowth
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthat
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follow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.
Questions6and7arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20
secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
6.Whichofthefollowingisthemaincauseofglobalwarming?
[A]Fossilfuel.[B]Greenhousegases.[C]Increaseddryness.[D]Violentstormpatterns.
7.Thenewsitemimpliesthatinthelastreport.
[A]therewerefewerstudiesdone[B]therewerefewerpolicyproposals
[C]therewaslessagreement[D]therewerefewerobjectives
Questions8and9arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20
secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
8.ThecauseoftheIndiantrainaccidentwas.
[A]terroristsabotage[B]yettobedetermined[C]lackofcommunications[D]badweather
9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?
[A]Theaccidentoccurredonabridge.[B]TheaccidentoccurredinNewDelhi.
[C]Therewereabout600casualties.[D]Victimswererescuedimmediately.
Question10isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondsto
answerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
10.Whatisthemainmessageofthenewsitem?
[A]Youngpeopleshouldseekcareersadvice.[B]Careersserviceneedstobeimproved.
[C]Businessesarenotgettingtalentedpeople.[D]CareersadviceisnotofferedontheInternet.
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION[30MIN]
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthe
passagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.
TEXTA
Wehadbeenwantingtoexpandourchildren'shorizonsbytakingthemtoaplacethatwasunlikeanythingwe'dbeenexposedtoduringourtravelsinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.InthinkingaboutwhatwaspossiblefromGeneva,wherewearebased,wedecidedonatriptoIstanbul,atwo-hourplaneridefromZurich.
Weenvisionedthetripasapreludetomoreexoticones,perhapstoNewDelhiorBangkoklaterthisyear,butthoughtour11-and13-year-oldsneededafirststepawayfrommanicuredboulevardsandpristinemonuments.
Whatwedidn'tforeseewasthereactionoffriends,whowarnedthatwewereputtingourchildren"indanger,"referringvaguely,andmostincorrectly,todisease,terrorismorjusttheunknown.TohelpusgetacquaintedwiththepeculiaritiesofIstanbulandtogiveourchildrenachancetochoosewhattheywereparticularlyinterestedinseeing,weboughtanexcellentguidebookandreaditthoroughlybeforeleaving.
Friendlywarningsdidn'tchangeourplanning,althoughwemighthavemoreprudentlycheckedwiththeU.S.StateDepartment'slistoftroublespots.Wedidn'tseealotofchildrenamongtheforeignvisitorsduringoursix-daystayinIstanbul,butwefoundthetouristareasquitesafe,veryinterestingandvariedenougheventosuitourson,whoseoft-repeatedrequestisthatwenotsee"everysingle"churchandmuseuminagivencity.
Vaccinationsweren'tneededforthecity,butwewereconcernedaboutadaptingtothewaterforashortstay.Soweusedbottledwaterfordrinkingandbrushingourteeth,aprecautionthatmayseemexcessive,but
weallstayedhealthy.
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Takingtheadviceofafriend,webookedahotela20-minutewalkfrommostofIstanbul'smajortouristsites.Thisnotonlygotussomemorningexercise,strollingovertheKarakoyBridge,buttookuspastacolorfulassortmentoffishermen,vendorsandshoeshiners.
Fromateenagerandpre-teen'sview,Istanbulstreetlifeisfascinatingsincealmosteverythingcanbeboughtoutdoors.TheywereatagoodagetospendtimewanderingthelabyrinthoftheSpiceBazaar,whereshopsdisplaymoundsofpungentherbsinsacks.Doingthiswithyoungerchildrenwouldbehardersimplybecausethestreetsaresopackedwithpeople;itwouldbeeasytogetlost.
Forourtwo,whosebuyingexperienceconsistedofdepartmentstoresandshoppingmallboutiques,itwasamazingtodiscoverthatyoucouldbargainoverpriceandperhapsendupwithtwoofsomethingforthepriceofone.TheyalsolearnedtofigureouttherelativevalueoftheTurkishlira,notasmallmatterwithitsmanyzeros.
BeingexposedtoIslamwasanimportantpartofourtrip.Visitingthemosques,especiallytheenormousBlueMosque,wasourfirstglimpseintohowthismajorreligionispracticed.Ourchildren'scuriosityalreadyhadbeenpiquedbythefivedailycallstoprayeroverloudspeakersineverycornerofthecity,andthescarvescoveringtheheadsofmanywomen.
Navigatingmealscanbetroublesomewithchildren,butakebab,boughtonthestreetorinrestaurants,wasunfailinglypopular.Sincewehaddecidedthistripwasnotforgourmets,kebabssparedustheagonyoftryingtofindarestauranteachdaythatwouldsuittheadults'desiretotrysomethingnewamidchildren'sinsistencethatthefoodbeservedimmediately.Gradually,webranchedouttotrysomeotherTurkishspecialties.
AlthoughoursonhadstudiedIslambriefly,itisimpossibletobepreparedforeveryawkwardquestionthatmightcomeup,suchasduringourvisitstotheTopkapiSarayi,theOttomanSultans'palace.Noguideswereavailablesoitwasdo-it-yourself,usingourguidebook,whichcheatedusofalotofinterestinghistoryandanecdotesthataprofessionalguidecouldprovide.Nexttime,weresolvedtomakesucharrangementsinadvance.
Onthistrip,wewanderedthroughthemagnificentcomplex,withitsimperialtreasures,itscourtyardsanditsharem.Thelastrequiredabitofexplanationthatwewouldhavehappilylefttoalearnedthirdparty.
11.ThecouplechoseIstanbulastheirholidaydestinationmainlybecause.
[A]thecityisnottoofarawayfromwheretheylived
[B]thecityisnotonthelistoftheU.S.StateDepartment
[C]thecityisbetweenthefamiliarandtheexotic
[D]thecityismorefamiliarthanexotic
12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?
[A]Thefamilyfoundthecitywasexactlywhattheyhadexpected.
[B]Theirfriendswereopposedtotheirholidayplan.
[C]Theycouldhavebeenmorecautiousaboutbringingkidsalong.
[D]Theywereabitcautiousaboutthequalityofwaterinthecity.
13.Welearnfromthecouple'sshoppingexperiencebackhomethat.
[A]theywereusedtobargainingoverprice
[B]theypreferredtobuythingsoutdoors
[C]streetmarketsweretheirfavourite
[D]theypreferredfashionandbrandnames
14.ThelasttwoparagraphssuggestthattovisitplacesofinterestinIstanbul.
[A]guidebooksareveryuseful[B]aprofessionalguideisamust
[C]onehastobepreparedforquestions[D]onehastomakearrangementsinadvance
15.ThefamilyhaveseenorvisitedallthefollowinginIstanbulEXCEPT.
[A]religiousprayers[B]historicalbuildings
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[C]local-stylemarkets[D]shoppingmallboutiques
TEXTB
Lastmonththefirstbaby-boomersturned60.Thebulkygenerationbornbetween1946and1964isheadingtowardsretirement.Thelooming"demographiccliff"willseevastnumbersofskilledworkersdispatchedfromthelabourforce.
Theworkforceisageingacrosstherichworld.WithintheEUthenumberofworkersagedbetween50and
64willincreaseby25%overthenexttwodecades,whilethoseaged20-29willdecreaseby20%.InJapanalmost20%ofthepopulationisalreadyover65,thehighestshareintheworld.AndintheUnitedStatesthenumberofworkersaged55—64willhaveincreasedbymo
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