2000年英语专业八级真题及答案

12000年英语专业八级考试试卷听力PartⅠListeningComprehension(40min)InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourColouredAnswerSheet.SECTIONATALKQuestions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.1.TherulesforthefirstprivatelibraryintheUSweredrawnupby___.A.thelegislatureB.thelibrarianC.JohnHarvardD.thefacultymembers2.Theearliestpubliclibrarywasalsocalledasubscriptionlibrarybecausebooks___.A.couldbelenttoeveryoneB.couldbelentbybookstoresC.werelenttostudentsandthefacultyD.werelentonamembershipbasis3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTstatedasoneofthepurposesoffreepubliclibraries?A.Toprovidereaderswithcomfortablereadingrooms.B.Toprovideadultswithopportunitiesoffurthereducation.C.Toservethecommunity’sculturalandrecreationalneeds.D.Tosupplytechnicalliteratureonspecializedsubjects.4.Themajordifferencebetweenmodemprivateandpubliclibrariesliesin___.A.readershipB.contentC.serviceD.function5.Themainpurposeofthetalkis___.A.tointroducecategoriesofbooksinUSlibrariesB.todemonstratetheimportanceofUSlibrariesC.toexplaintherolesofdifferentUSlibrariesD.todefinethecirculationsystemofUSlibrariesSECTIONBINTERVIEWQuestions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.6.Nancybecameataxidriverbecause___.A.sheownedacarB.shedrovewellC.shelikeddrivers’uniformsD.itwasherchildhooddream27.Accordingtoher,whatwasthemostdifficultaboutbecomingataxidriver?A.Therightsenseofdirection.B.Thesenseofjudgment.C.Theskillofmaneuvering.D.Thesizeofvehicles.8.WhatdoesNancylikebestaboutherjob?A.Seeinginterestingbuildingsinthecity.B.Beingabletoenjoytheworldofnature.C.Drivinginunsettledweather.D.Takinglongdrivesoutsidethecity.9.ItcanbeinferredfromtheinterviewthatNancyina(n)___mother.A.uncaringB.strictC.affectionateD.permissive10.ThepeopleNancymeetsareA.ratherdifficulttopleaseB.rudetowomendriversC.talkativeandgenerouswithtipsD.differentinpersonalitySECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTQuestion11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.11.TheprimarypurposeoftheUSanti-smokinglegislationis___.A.totightencontrolontobaccoadvertisingB.toimposepenaltiesontobaccocompaniesC.tostartanationalanti-smokingcampaignD.toensurethehealthofAmericanchildrenQuestions12and13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.12.TheFrenchPresident’svisittoJapanaimsat___.A.makingmoreinvestmentsinJapanB.stimulatingJapanesebusinessesinFranceC.helpingboosttheJapaneseeconomyD.launchingafilmfestivalinJapan13.ThisisJacquesChirac’s___visittoJapan.A.secondB.fourteenthC.fortiethD.forty-firstQuestions14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.314.Afghanpeoplearesufferingfromstarvationbecause___.A.meltingsnowbeginstoblockthemountainpathsB.theTalibanhavedestroyedexistingfoodstocksC.theTalibanarehinderingfooddeliveriesD.anemergencyair-liftoffoodwascancelled15.peopleinAfghanistanarefacingstarvation.A.160,000B.16,000C.1,000,000D.100,000SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLINGFilleachofgapswithONEword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.OnPublicSpeakingWhenpeopleareaskedtogiveaspeechinpublicforthefirsttime,theyusuallyfeelterrifiednomatterhowwelltheyspeakininformalsituations.Infact,publicspeakingisthesameasanyotherformof(1)___1.___thatpeopleareusuallyengagedin.Publicspeakingisawayforaspeakerto(2)___histhoughtswiththeaudience.Moreover,thespeakerisfree2.___todecideonthe(3)___ofhisspeech.3.___Twokeypointstoachievesuccessinpublicspeaking:—(4)___ofthesubjectmatter.4.___—goodpreparationofthespeech.Tofacilitatetheirunderstanding,informyouraudiencebeforehandofthe(5)___ofyourspeech,andenditwithasummary.5.___Otherkeypointstobearinmind:—beawareofyouraudiencethrougheyecontact.—varythespeedof(6)___6.___—usethemicrophoneskillfullyto(7)___yourselfinspeech.7.___—bebriefinspeech;alwaystrytomakeyourmessage(8)___8.___Example:thebestrememberedinauguralspeechesoftheUSpresidentsarethe(9)___ones.9.___Therefore,brevityisessentialtothe(10)___ofaspeech.10.___改错PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection(15min)ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.EachlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway.Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foranunnecessarywordcrossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/’andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.ExampleWhen∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,(1)anitnever／buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs(2)neverthemonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit