2004年英语专业八级考试全真试卷
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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
SECTION A TALK
Questions 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section. At the end of the talk you will be given 75 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the talk. 1.
A) the coordination based on individual actions B) the number of individual participants C) the necessity of individual actions D) the requirements for
2.
A) individual B) combined C) distinct 3.
A) the manner of language use B) the topic an
C) the interactions between speaker and audience D) the relationship between speaker and audience 4.
A) hide their real intentions
C) play double roles on and off stage D) only im 5.
A) the absence of spontaneity
B) the presence of individual actions C) the lack of real intentions
SECTION B INTERVIEW
Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 75 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the interview. 6.
A) Students worked very hard.
B) Students felt they needed a second degree.
D) There were many s 7.
A) To turn out an adequate number of elite for the society.
D) To set up as many technical instit 8.
A) require good education
B) are secondary to education C) don’t call for good education
9.
A) Shifting from one programme to another. B) Working out ways to reduce stud C) Emphasizing better quality of education. D) Setting up stricter examination standards. 10.
A) those who can adapt to different professions
C) those who are thinkers, historians and philosophers D) those who possess only highly specialized skills
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 45 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.
11. Which of the following regions in the world will witness the sharpest drop in life expectancy? A) Latin America.
C) Asia.
12. According to the news, which country will experience small life expectancy drop? A) Burma. B) Botswana. C) Cambodia.
13. The countries that are predicted to experience negative population growth are mainly in
A) Asia. B) Africa.
C) Latin America. D)
14. The trade dispute between the European Union and the US was caused by ____. A) US refusal to accept arbitration by WTO
C) US refusal to pay compensation to EU
D) US refusal to lower import duties on EU products
A) EU member states.
C) WTO.
SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING
In this section you will hear a minilistening to the lecture, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you EET ONE after the
mini lecture. Use the blank sheet for note taking.
Part Ⅱ Proofreading and Error Correction (15 min)
The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You 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 missing word with a “∧” sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line.
For an unnecessary word, cross the unnecessary word with a slash “/”and put the word in the
When ∧ art museum wants a new exhibit, (1) an it never buys things in finished form and hangs (2) never them on the wall. When a natural history museum
Proofread the given passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO as instructed.
One of the most important non-legislative functions of the U.S Congress is the power to investigate. This power is usually delegated to committees -
purpose, or joint committees consisted of members of both houses. (2)____
officials of the other branches, and in rare occasions, to lay the (3)____
and to make out detailed studies of issu
There are important corollaries to the investigative power. One
widely in the mass media. Congressional in
nevertheless represent one important tool available to lawmakers (8)____ to inform the citizenry and to arouse public interests in national issues.
testimony from unwilling witnesses, and to cite for contempt
these who give false testimony. (10)____
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (30 min) (开始Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (30 min)计时)
In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of fifteen multiplequestions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet.
TEXT A
Farmers in the developing world hate price fluctuations. It makes it hard to plan ahead. But most of them have little choice: they sell at the price the market sets. Farmers in Europe, the U.S. and Japan are luckier: they receive massive government subsidies in the form of guaranteed prices or direct handouts. Last month U.S. President Bush signed a new farm bill that gives American
farmers $190 billion over the next 10 years, or $83 billion more than they had been scheduled to get, and pushes U.S. agricultural support close to crazy European levels. Bush said the step was necessary to “promote farmer independence and preserve the farm way of life for generations”. It is also designed to help the Republican Party win control of the Senate in November’s mid
Agricultural production in most poor countries accounts for up to 50% of GDP, compared to only 3% in rich countries. But most farmers in poor countries grow jus t enough for themselves and their families. Those who try exporting to the West find their goods whacked with huge tariffs or competing against cheaper subsidized goods. In 1999 the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development concluded that for each dollar developing countries receive in aid they lose up to $14 just because of trade barriers imposed on the export of their manufactured goods. It’s not as if the developing world wants any favours, says Gerald Ssendwula, Uganda’s Minister of Finance. “What we want is for the rich countries to let us compete.”
Agriculture is one of the few areas in which the Third World can compete. Land and labour are cheap, and as farming methods develop, new technologies should improve output. This is no pie
been the boom in exports of cut flowers and vegetables to Europe. But that may all change in 2008, when Kenya will be slightly too rich to qualify for the “least
allows African producers to avoid paying stiff European import duties on selected agricultural products. With trade barriers in place, the horticulture industry in Kenya will shrivel as quickly as a discarded rose. And while agriculture exports remain the great hope for poor countries, reducing trade barriers in other sectors also works: Americas African Growth and Opportunity Act, which cuts duties on exports of everything from handicrafts to shoes, has proved a boon to Africa’s manufacturers. The lesson: the Third World can prosper if the rich world gives it a fair go. This is what makes Bush’s decision to increase farm subsidies last month all the
more depressing. Poor countries have long suspected that the rich world urges rade liberalization only so it can wangle its way into new markets. Such suspicions caused the Seattle trade talks to break down three years ago. But last November members of the World Trade Organization, meeting in Doha, Qatar, finally agreed to a new round of talks designed to open up global trade in agriculture and
textiles. Rich countries assured poor countries, that their concerns were finally being addressed. Bush’s handout last month makes a lie of America’s commitment to those talks and his personal devotion to free trade.
A) in the developing world B) in Japan C) in Europe
17. In addition to the economic considerations, there is a ____ motive behind Bush’s signing of the new farm bill.