最新2015年专八听力mini-lecture真题及答案

1、精品文档2015 英语专业八级听力第一部分 MINI-LECTURELISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A MINI-LECTUREUnderstanding Academic LecturesListening to academic lectures is an important task fro university students. Then, how can we comprehend a lecture efficiently?I. Understand all (1) A. wordsB. (2) -stress -intonation -(3) I

2、I. Adding informationA. lecturers: sharing information with audienceB. listeners: (4) C. sources of information -knowledge of (5) -(6) of the worldD. listening involving three steps: -hearing -(7) -addingIII. (8) A. reasons: -overcome noise -save timeB. (9) -content -organizationIV. Evaluating while

3、 listeningA. helps to decide the (10) of notesB. helps to remember information答案： 1. parts of meanings 2. sound/vocal features 3. rhythm 4. absorbing 5. subject 6. experience7. reinterpreting 8. prediction 9. what to listen 10. Importance20152014ANSWER SHEET 1 (TEM8)PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION SE

4、CTION A MINI-LECTURE How to Reduce StressLife is full of things that cause us stress. Though we may not like stress,we have to live with it.I. Definition of stress A. (1) reaction(1) physicali.e.精品文档force exerted between two touching bodies B. human reactioni.e. response to (2)on someone(2) a demand

5、increase in breathing, heart rate, (3)(3) blood pressuree.g.ormuscle tensionII. (4) positive stress where it occurs: Christmas, wedding, (5) negative stress where it occurs: test- taking situations, friend recognition of stress signals monitor for (6) of stress (6)(4) Category of stress A.(5) a job

6、B.s death III. Ways to cope with stress A.signals findways to protect oneself B. attention to body demand effect of (7)(7) exercise and nutritionC. planning and (8)of planning(9) accept(10) reasonableacting appropriately reason for planning (8) result D. learning to (9) e.g. delay caused by traffic

7、E. pacing activities manageable task (10)speed2013SECTION A MINI-LECTUREWhat Do Active Learners Do?There are difference between active learning and passive learning.Characteristics of active learners:I. reading with purposesA. before reading: setting goalsB. while reading: (1) II. (2) and critical i

8、n thinkingi. e. information processing, e.g.- connections between the known and the new information- identification of (3) concepts- judgment on the value of (4) .III. active in listeningA. ways of note-taking: (5) .B. before note-taking: listening and thinkingIV. being able to get assistanceA. reas

9、on 1: knowing comprehension problems because of (6) B. Reason 2: being able to predict study difficultiesV. being able to question informationA. question what they read or hearB. evaluate and (7) .VI. Last characteristicA. attitude toward responsibility- active learners: accept- passive learners: (8

10、) B. attitude toward (9) - active learners: evaluate and change behaviour- passive learners: no change in approach Relationship between skill and will: will is more important in (10) .Lack of will leads to difficulty in college learning.参考答案：1. checking their understanding2. reflective on informatio

11、n3. incomprehensible4. what you read5. organized6. monitoring their understanding7. differentiate8. blame9. performance10. active learningSection A Mini-lecture或者1、checking understanding 。2、reflective3、puzzling/confusing4、what is read5、comprehensive and organized6、constant understanding monitoring/m

12、onitoring their understanding7、differ8、blame others9、poor performance10、school work/studies2012ObservationPeople do observation in daily life context for safety or for proper behaviour. However, there are differences in daily life observation and research observation.Differences daily life observati

13、on-casual-(1) -dependence on memory research observation- (2) - careful record keepingB. Ways to select samples in research time sampling- systematic: e.g. fixed intervals every hour- random: fixed intervals but (3) Systematic sampling and random sampling are often used in combination. (4) - definit

14、ion: selection of different locations- reason: humans or animals be)h_a_v_io_u_r_(5across circumstances- (6) : more objective observationsC. Ways to record behaviour (7) observation with intervention- participant observation: researcher as observer and participant- field experiment: research (8) ove

15、r conditions observation without intervention- purpose: describing behaviour (9) - (10) : no intervention- researcher: a passive recorder1: rarely formal records2: systematic objective manner 3: variable4: situation sampling 5: vary 6: advantage 7: as it occurs 8: have more control 9: in natural set

16、ting 10: method Interview2011Classifications of CulturesAccording to Edward Hall, different cultures result in different ideas about the world. Hall is an anthropologist. He is interested in relations between cultures.I. High-context cultureA. feature- context: more important than the message- meani

17、ng: (1)i.e. more attention paid to (2) than to the message itselfB. examples- personal space- preference for (3)- less respect for privacy / personal space- attention to (4)- concept of time- belief in (5) interpretation of time- no concern for punctuality- no control over timeII. Low-context cultur

18、eA. feature- message: separate from context- meaning: (6)B. examples- personal space- desire / respect for individuality / privacy- less attention to body language- more concern for (7)- attitude toward time- concept of time: (8)- dislike of (9)- time seen as commodityIII. ConclusionAwareness of dif

19、ferent cultural assumptions- relevance in work and lifee.g. business, negotiation, etc.- (10) in successful communication1. apart from the message 2.what is happening 3.closeness 4.body language 5.multiple6.in itself 7.the message itself 8.punctuality means everything 9.lateness 10.accounts1. and si

20、gnificance2. the context 或 what is doing 3. closeness to people 4. body language 5. polychronic 6. in itself7. personal space 8. monochrome 9. lateness10. multicultural situation2010Paralinguistic Features of LanguageIn face-to-face communication speakers often alter their tomes of voice or change t

21、heir physical postures in order to convey messages. These means are called paralinguistic features of language, which fall into two categories.First category: vocal paralinguistic features(1)(1): to express attitude or intentionExamples1. whispering:2. breathiness:3. (2)4. nasality:need for secrecy

22、deep emotion unimportance anxiety(2)精品文档(3)5. extra lip-rounding: greater intimacySecond category: physical paralinguistic features facial expressions(3) smiling: signal of pleasure or welcome less common expressions(4)(5)(6)(7)(8) eye brow raising: surprise or interest lip biting: (4) gesture gestu

23、res are related to culture.British culture shrugging shoulders: (5) scratching head: puzzlement other cultures placing hand upon heart:(6) pointing at nose: secret proximity, posture and echoing proximity: physical distance between speakers closeness: intimacy or threat (7): formality or absence of

24、interestProximity is person-, culture- and (8) -specific.posture hunched shoulders or a hanging head: to indicate(9) (9) direct level eye contact: to express an open or challenging attitude echoing definition: imitation of similar posture(10)(10): aid in communicationconscious imitation: mockery1 to

25、nes of voice 2 huskiness 3 universal signal; 4 thought or uncertainty 5 indifference 6 honesty 7 distance; 8 situation; 9 mood; 10 unconsciously same posture2009Writing Experimental ReportsI. Content of an experimental report, e.g.- study subject/ area- study purpose- 1II. Presentation of an experim

26、ental report- providing details- regarding readers as 2III. Structure of an experimental report- feature: highly structured and 3精品文档精品文档- sections and their content: INTRODUCTION 4; why you did itMETHOD how you did it RESULT what you found out 5 what you think it showsIV. Sense of readership - 6: r

27、eader is the marker- 7: reader is an idealized, hypothetical, intelligent person with little knowledge ofyour study- tasks to fulfill in an experimental report: introduction to relevant area necessary background information development of clear arguments definition of technical terms precise descrip

28、tion of data 8V. Demands and expectations in report writing - early stage: understanding of study subject/area and its implications basic grasp of the reports format- later stage:9 on research significance- things to avoid in writing INTRODUCTION: Inadequate material10 of research justification for

29、the studyMINI-LECTURE1. Study result/ findings 2. Audience 3. Disciplined 4. what you did 5. DISCUSSION 6. a common mistake 7. in reality 8. obtained / that you obtained 9. attention / foucs / emphasis 10. 暂无10.2008The Popularity of EnglishI. Present status of EnglishA. English as a native/first lan

30、guageB. English as a lingua franca: a language for communication among people whose (1) are different (1)C. Number of people speaking English as a first or a second language: 320-380 million native speakers 250- (2) million speakers of English as a second language (2)II. Reasons for the popular use

31、of EnglishA. (3) reasons (3) the Pilgrim Fathers brought the language to America; British settlers brought the language to Australia; English was used as a means of control in (4) (4)B. Economic reasons spread of (5) (5) language of communication iii the international business community(6)(7)(8)(9)(

32、10)C. (6) in international travel use of English in travel and tourism signs in airports language of announcement language of (7) D. Information exchange use of English in the academic world language of (8) or journal articlesE. Popular culture pop music on (9) films from the USAIII. Questions to th

33、ink aboutA. status of English in the futureB. (10) of distinct varieties of English1. native language 2. 350 3. Historical 4. India 5. commerce 6. Boom 7. sea travel communication8. conference 9. many radios 10. split2007What Can We Learn from Art?I. IntroductionA. Differences between general histor

34、y and art history Focus: general history: (1) art history: political values, emotions, everyday life, etc.B. Significance of studyMore information and better understanding of human society and civilizationII. Types of informationA. Information in history books is (2) facts, but no opinionsB. Informa

35、tion in art history is subjective (3) and opinionse.g. Spanish painters works: misuse of governmental power Mexican artists works: attitudes towards social problemsIII. Art as a reflection of religious beliefsA. Europe: (4) in pictures in churchesB. Middle East: pictures of flowers and patterns in m

36、osques, palacesReason: human and (5) are not seen as holyC. Africa and the Pacific Islands: masks, headdresses and costumes in special ceremoniesPurpose: to seek the help of (6) to protect crops, animals and people.IV. Perceptions of ArtHow people see art is related to their cultural background.A. E

37、uropeans and Americans (7) expression of ideasB. People in other places part of everyday life (8) useV. Art as a reflection of social changesA. Cause of changes: (9) of different cultures.B. Changes tribal people: effects of (10) on art forms European artists: influence of African traditional art in

38、 their works American and Canadian artists: study of Japanese painting2006Meaning in literatineIn reading literary works, we are concerned with the meaning of one literary piece or another. However, finding out what something really means is a difficult issue. There are three ways to tackle meaning

39、in literature.I. Meaning is what intended by (1) isApart from reading an authors work in question, readers need to1 )read (2) by the same author;2) get familiar with (3) at the time;3) get to know cultural values and symbols of the time.II.Meaning exists in the text itself.1) some peoples view: mean

40、ing is produced by the formal properties of the text like (4) ,etc.2) speakers view: meaning is created by both conventions of meaning and (5)Therefore, agreement on meaning could be created by common traditions and conventions of usage. But different time periods and different (6) perspectives coul

41、d lead to differentinterpretations of meaning in a text.III Meaning is created by (7) 1) meaning is (8) 2) meaning is contextual;3) meaning requires (9) practicing competency in reading practicing other competencies background research. in (10) , etc.精品文档7 页：听力原文 3Section A Mini-lecture1.the author2

42、.other works3.literary trends4. grammar,diction or uses of image5. cultural codes6. cultural7. the reader8. social9. reader competency10. social structure, traditions of writing or political cultural influences, etc.2012Observing BehaviourGood morning, everyone. Today we will look at how to observe

43、behaviour in research. Perhaps you would say it is easy and there is nothing extraordinary. Yes, you may be right. All of us observe behaviour every day. For example, when traveling in another country, we can avoid embarrassment by observing how people behave in that culture. And failing to be obser

44、ving while walking or driving can be life-threatening.We learn by observing peoples behaviour. Researchers too rely on their observations to learn about behaviour,but there are differences. For instance, when we observe casually, we may not be aware of factors that bias our observations, and, 1 and

45、when we rarely keep formal records of our observations. Instead, we rely on our memory of events. 2Observations in research on the other hand are made under precisely defined conditions, that is, in a systematic and objective manner, and with careful record keeping.Then how are we going to conduct o

46、bservations in our research studies, and what do we need to do in order to make a scientific and objective observation? Now, as you remember, the primary goal of observation is to describe behaviour, but it is in reality impossible to observe and describe all of a persons behaviour. So we have to re

47、ly on observing samples of peoples behaviour. Doing so, we must decide whether the samples represent peoples usual behaviour. Thus, we will first take a brief look at how researchers select samples of behaviour.Before conducting an observational study, researchers must make a number of important dec

48、isions, thats about when and where observations will be made. As Ive said before, the researcher cannot observe all behaviour. Only certain behaviours occurring at particular times, in specific settings can be observed. In other words, behaviour must be sampled. In this lecture, I will briefly intro

49、duce two kinds of sampling, that is, time sampling and situation sampling. Now first, time sampling. Time sampling means that researchers choose various time intervals for their observation. Intervals may be selected systematically or randomly. Suppose we want to observe students classroom behaviour

50、. Then in systematic time sampling, our observations might be made during five 20-minute periods, beginning every hour. The first observation period could begin at 9 am, the second at 10 am and so forth. 3However, in random sampling, these five 20-minute periods may be distributed randomly over the

51、course of the day. That is to say, intervals between observation periods could vary some longer others shorter. One point Id like to make is systematic and random time sampling are not always used in isolation. They are often combined in studies. For example, while observation intervals are schedule

52、d systematically, observations within an interval are made at random times. That means the researcher might decide to observe only during 15-second intervals that are randomly distributed within each 20-minute period.4Now lets come to situation sampling. Then, what is situation sampling? It involves

53、 studying behaviour in different locations and under different circumstances and conditions. By sampling as many different situations as possible researchers can reduce the chance that their observation results will be peculiar to a certain set of circumstances and conditions. 5Why? Because people o

54、r for that manner animals do not behave in exactly the same way across all situations. For example, children do not always behave the same way with one parent as they do with the other parent, and animals do not behave the same way in zoos as they do in the wild. 6So, by sampling different situation

55、s, a researcher can make more objective observations than he would in only a specific situation.7Having discussed ways to sample behaviour in research, we are now moving onto another issue, that is, what researchers should do to record behaviour as it occurs, that is whether researchers are active or passive in recording behaviour. This refers to the methods of obs