1999年专八真题及答案详解

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(1999)-GRADEEIGHT-PAPERONETIMELIMIT:95MINPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[40MIN.]InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectresponsetoeachSECTIONATALKQuestions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.2.Themodernelectronicanti-noise3.TheFrenchcompanyisworkingonanti-noisetechniquestobeusedinallA)streetsB)factoriesC)aircraftA)bemoreaffectedbynoiseB)heartalkfromoutsidethezonC)workmoreefficientlyA)noise-controltechnologyC)noise-controlregulationsD)noise-Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.6.EmployeesintheUSarepaidfortheirtime.Thismeansthattheyaresupposedto7.Oneoftheadvantagesofflexibleworkinghoursisthat___.8.OntheissueofworkingcontractsintheUS,whichstaD)WorkingcontractsintheUSaremostlyshort-t9.WecanbeassumedfromtheinterviewthataninformalatmospheremightbeA)smallfirmsC)bigcorporationsA)officehierarchiesC)officerolesD)officelifeQuestion11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.11.SenatorBobDole’sattitudetowardsClinton’santi-crimepolicyisthatofA)oppositionB)supportC)ambiguityQuestions12and13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.D)onthevergeofalarge-D)isthelastofitsQuestions14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.14.Accordingtothenews,theicefromGreenlandprovidesinformationaboutA)oxygenC)carbondioxideB)ThechangeinweatherfromverycSECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15-minutegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEafterthemini-lecture.Usetheblankpaperfornote-taking.PAERIIPROOFREADING&ERRORCORRENTION[15MIN]ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEERTWOasinstructed.PARTⅢREADINGCOMPREHENSION(40MIN)SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSIONInthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagescarefullyandthenmarkyouranswersonyourCoTEXTARicci,45,isnowstrikingoutonperhapshisboldestventureyet.HeplanstomarketanEnglishlanguageeditionofhiselegantmonthlyartmagazine,FMR,intheUnitedStates.OnceagaintheskepticsaremurmuringthatthesuccessfullRiccihasRicciissoconfidentthathehaschristenedhisquestOperationColumbus”andhassethissightsondiscoveringanAmericanreadershipof300,000.Thatgoalmaynotbetoofar-fetched.TheItalianeditionofFMR-theinitials,ofcourse,standforFrancoMariaRicci-isonly18monthsold.Butitisalreadythesecondlargestartmagazineintheworld,withacirculationof65,000andaprofitmarginofUS$500,000.TheAmericaneditionwillbepatternedaftertheItalianversion,witheach160-pageissuecarryingonly40pagesofadsandnomorethanfivearticles.Butthecontentswilloftendiffer.TheEnglish-languageeditionwillincludemoreAmericanworks,Riccisays,tohelpAmericansgetoveraninferioritycomplexabouttheirart.Healsohopesthatthemagazinewillbecomeavehicleforatwo-wayculturalexchange-whathelikestothinkofasamarriageofbrains,cultureandtastefrombothsidesoftheAtlantic.Torealizethisvision,Ricciismountingoneofthemostlavish,enterprising-andexpensive-promotionalcampaignsinmagazine-publishinghistory.BetweenNovemberandJanuary,eightjumbojetswillfly8millioncopiesofasample16-pageeditionofFMRacrosstheAtlantic.FromawarehouseinMichigan,6.5millioncopieswillbemailedtoAmericansubscribersofvariouscultural,artandbusinessmagazines.SomeoftheremainingcopieswillcirculateasaspecialSundaysupplementintheNewYorkTimes.ThecostoflaunchingOperationColumbusisastaggeringUS$5million,butRicciishopingthat60%ofthepricetagwillbefinancedbyItaliancorporations.TolandinAmericaColumbushadtouseSpanishsponsors,readsonesentenceinhispromotionalpamphlet.WewouldlikeLikeColumbus,Riccicannotknowwhathisreceptionwillbeonforeignshores.InItalyhegambled-andwon-onasimpleconcept:itismoreimportanttoshowartthantowriteaboutit.Hence,oneissueofFMRmightfeature32full-colourpagesof17th-centurytapestries,followedby14pagesofoutrageouseyeglasses.Heisgamblingthattheconceptisexportable.Idon'texpectthatmorethan30%ofmyreader……willactuallyreadFMR,hesays.Themagazineissuchavisualdelightthattheydon'thaveto.Still,heisliningupanimpressivestableofwritersandprofessorsfortheAmericanedition,includingNoamChomsky,AnthonyBurgess,EricJongandNormanMailer.Inaddition,heseemstobepursuinghiswoneclecticvisionwithoutgivingamoment'sthoughttosuchestablishedcompetitorsasConnosisseurandHorizon.TheAmericanscandoalmosteverythingbetterthanwecan,saysRieci,Butwe(theItalians)havea2,000yearedgeontheminart.16.RicciintendshisAmericaneditionofFMRtocarrymoreAmericanartworksinD)expandth17.RicciiscomparedtoColumbusinthepassagemainlybecause___.A)theybothbenefitedfromItaliansponsorsC)theyobtainedoverseassponsorshipD)theygotawarmreceC)bemadbyonethirdofAmericanmagazinereD)pursue