TEM8-2015专业八级真题与参考答案

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2015)GRADEEIGHTTIMELIMIT：195MINPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)SECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture．YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints．Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture．Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE,usingnomorethanthreewordsineachgap．Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable．Youmayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask．Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking．Now,listentothemini-lecture．UnderstandingAcademicLecturesListeningtoacademiclecturesisanimportanttaskfrouniversitystudents.Then,howcanwecomprehendalectureefficiently?I.Understandall(1)______________A.wordsB.(2)______________-stress-intonation-(3)______________II.AddinginformationA.lecturers:sharinginformationwithaudienceB.listeners:(4)______________C.sourcesofinformation-knowledgeof(5)______________-(6)______________oftheworldD.listeninginvolvingthreesteps:-hearing-(7)______________-addingIII.(8)______________A.reasons:-overcomenoise-savetimeB.(9)______________-content-organizationIV.EvaluatingwhilelisteningA.helpstodecidethe(10)______________ofnotesB.helpstorememberinformationSECTIONBINTERVIEWInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO．Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview．Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions．Nowlistentotheinterview．1.Theresathinksthatthepresentgovernmentis________.[A]doingwhattheyhavepromisedtoschools[B]creatingopportunitiesforleadinguniversities[C]consideringremovingbarriersforstateschoolpupils[D]reducingopportunitiesforstateschoolpupils2.WhatdoesTheresaseeasaprobleminsecondaryschoolsnow?[A]Universitiesarenotworkinghardtoacceptstateschoolpupils.[B]ThenumberofstatepupilsapplyingtoOxfordfailstoincrease.[C]Thegovernmenthasloweredstatepupils’expectations.[D]Leadinguniversitiesarerejectingstateschoolpupils.3.InTheresa’sview,schoolfreedommeansthatschoolsshould____.[A]begivenmorefundingfromeducationauthorities[B]begivenallthemoneyanddecidehowtospendit[C]begrantedgreaterpowertorunthemselves[D]begivenmoreopportunitiesandchoices4.AccordingtoTheresa,whodecidesordecidemoneyforschoolsatthepresent?[A]Localeducationauthoritiesandthecentralgovernment.[B]Localeducationauthoritiesandsecondaryschoolstogether.[C]Localeducationauthoritiesonly.[D]Thecentralgovernmentonly.5.Throughoutthetalk,theinterviewerdoesallthefollowingEXCEPT____.[A]askingforclarification[B]challengingtheinterviewee[C]supportingtheinterviewee[D]initiatingtopicsSECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY．Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO．Questions6and7arebasedonthefollowingnews,Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions．Nowlistentothenews．NewsItem16.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?[A]FewerpeoplewatchTVonceaweek.[B]SmartphonesandtabletshavereplacedTV.[C]Newtechnologyhasledtomorefamilytime.[D]BiggerTVsetshaveattractedmorepeople.NewsItem27.Howmanylawmakersvotedforthemarijuanalegalizationbill?[A]50.[B]12.[C]46.[D]18.8.Thepassingofthebillmeansthatmarijuanacanbe________.[A]boughtbypeopleunder18[B]madeavailabletodrugaddicts[C]providedbythegovernment[D]boughtindrugstoresNewsItem39.Whatdidthereviewofglobaldatareveal?[A]Diarrheaisacommondisease.[B]Goodsanitationledtoincreaseinheight.[C]Thereweremanyproblemsofpoorsanitation.[D]Africanchildrenliveinworsesanitaryconditions.10.ThepurposeofDr.AlanDangour’sstudywasmostlikelyto________.[A]examinelinksbetweensanitationanddeathfromillness[B]lookintofactorsaffectingthegrowthofchildren[C]investigatehowtotacklesymptomslikediarrhea[D]reviewandcompareconditionsindifferentcountriesPARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO．TEXTAIn2011,manyshopperschosetoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.Whatwentwrong?Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively-andthereforemakebaddecisions-whenonline?Bothargumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor:aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldor,forthatmatter,theweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommitted.WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencesbetweentheonlineandofflineshoppingexperience.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookin