2003年专八真题及答案详解

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2003)-GRADEEIGHT-PAPERONETIMELIMIT:95MINPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[40MIN.]InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourCOLOREDANSWERSHEET.SECTIONATALKQuestions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutofficesisNOTtrueaccordingtothetalk?A.Officesthroughouttheworldarebasicallyalike.B.Thereareprimarilytwokindsofofficelayout.C.Officesurroundingsusedtodependoncompanysize.D.Officeatmosphereinfluencesworkers'performance.2.Wecaninferfromthetalkthatharmoniousworkrelationsmayhaveadirectimpactonyour____.A.promotionB.colleaguesC.managementD.union3.Supposingyouwereworkinginasmallfirm,whichofthefollowingwouldyoudowhenyouhadsomegrievances?A.Requestaformalspecialmeetingwiththeboss.B.Draftaformalagendaforaspecialmeeting.C.Contactaconsultativecommitteefirst.D.Asktoseethebossforatalkimmediately.4.Accordingtothetalk,theunionplaysthefollowingrolesEXCPET____.A.mediationB.arbitrationC.negotiationD.representation5.WhichtopicisNOTcoveredinthetalk?A.Roleoftheunion.B.Workrelations.C.Companystructure.D.Officelayout.SECTIONBINTERVIEWQuestions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaboutDavid'spersonalbackground?A.Hehadexcellentacademicrecordsatschoolanduniversity.B.HewasonceonaPhDprogramatYaleUniversity.C.Hereceivedprofessionaltraininginacting.D.Hecamefromasingle-parentfamily.7.Davidisinclinedtobelievein____.A.aliensB.UFOsC.theTVcharacterD.governmentconspiracies8.DavidthinksheisfitfortheTVrolebecauseofhis____.A.professionaltrainingB.personalityC.lifeexperienceD.appearance9.Fromtheinterview,weknowthatatpresentDavidfeels____.A.asenseoffrustrationC.confidentbutmoodyB.hauntedbytheunknownthingsD.successfulyetunsatisfied10.HowdoesDavidfeelaboutthedivorceofhisparents?A.Hefeelsasenseofanger.B.Hehasasenseofsadness.C.Ithelpedhimgrowup.D.Itleftnoeffectonhim.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTQuestion11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.11.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?A.USconcernovertheforthcomingpeacetalks.B.PeaceeffortsbythePalestinianAuthority.C.RecommendationsbytheMitchellCommission.D.BombattacksaimedatIsraelicivilians.Question12isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.12.Somevoterswillwastetheirballotsbecause____A.theylikeneithercandidateB.theyareallill-C.thecandidatesdonotdiffermuchQuestions13to15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.13.AccordingtotheUNHumanDevelopmentReport,whichisthebestplaceforA.Canada.B.TheUS.C.Australia.D.Scandinavia.A.BritainB.FranceC.FinlandA.EthiopiaB.MaliC.SierraLeonSECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLINGInthissectionyouwillhearaminilecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15minutegapfillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEaftertheminilecture.Usetheblanksheetfornotetaking.PARTIIPROOFREADING&ERRORCORRECTION[15MIN]ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.PARTIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION[40MIN]SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION[30min]Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiplechoicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourColouredAnswerSheet.TEXTAHostilitytoGypsieshasexistedalmostfromthetimetheyfirstappearedinEuropeinthe14thcentury.TheoriginsoftheGypsies,withlittlewrittenhistory,wereshroudedinmystery.Whatisknownnowfromcluesinthevariousdialectsoftheirlanguage,Romany,isthattheycamefromnorthernIndiatotheMiddleEastathousandyearsago,workingasminstrelsandmercenaries,metalsmithsandservants.EuropeansmisnamedthemEgyptians,soonshortenedtoGypsies.Aclansystem,basedmostlyontheirtraditionalcraftsandgeography,hasmadethemadeeplyfragmentedandfractiouspeople,onlyreallyunifyinginthefaceofenmityfromnon-Gypsies,whomtheycallgadje.TodaymanyGypsyactivistsprefertobecalledRoma,whichcomesfromtheRomanywordforman.ButonmytravelsamongthemmoststillreferredtothemselvesasGypsies.InEuropetheirpersecutionbythegadjebeganquickly,withthechurchseeingheresyintheirfortune-tellingandthestateseeinganti-socialbehaviorintheirnomadism.Atvarioustimestheyhavebeenforbiddentoweartheirdistinctivebrightclothes,tospeaktheirownlanguage,totravel,tomarryoneanother,ortoplytheirtraditionalcrafts.Insomecountriestheywerereducedtoslavery-itwasn'tuntilthemid-1800sthatGypsyslaveswerefreedinRomania.InmorerecenttimestheGypsieswerecaughtupinNaziethnichysteria,andperhapshalfamillionperishedintheHolocaust.Theirhorseshavebeenshotandthewheelsremovedfromtheirwagons,theirnameshavebeenchanged,theirwomenhavebeensterilized,andtheirchildrenhavebeenforciblygivenforadoptiontonon-ButtheGyp