2010专八真题及答案

1、2010专八真题及答案【篇一：2010英语专八真题及答案(word完整版)1testforenglishmajors(2010)-gradeeightpartisectionalisteningcomprehension(35min)mini-lectureinthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.youwillhearthelectureonceonly.whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-

2、fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonanswersheetone.usetheblanksheetfornote-pletethegap-fillingtask.someofthegapsbelowmayrequireamaximumofthreewords.makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgramma

3、ticallysemanticallyacceptable.youmayrefertoyournotes.paralinguisticfeaturesoflanguageinface-to-facecommunicationspeakersoftenaltertheirtomesofvoiceorchangetheirphysicalposturesinordertoconveymessages.thesemeansarecalledparalinguisticfeaturesoflanguage,whichfallintotwocategories.firstcategory:vocalpa

4、ralinguisticfeatures(1):toexpressattitudeorintentionexampleswhispering:needforsecrecybreathiness:deepemotion(2):unimportance(2)nasality:anxietyextralip-rounding:greaterintimacysecondcategory:physicalparalinguisticfeaturesfacialexpressions(3)(3)smiling:signalofpleasureorwelcomelesscommonexpressionsey

5、ebrowraising:surpriseorinterestlipbiting:(4)(4)gesturegesturesarerelatedtoculture.britishcultureshruggingshoulders:(5)(5)scratchinghead:puzzlementotherculturesplacinghanduponheart:(6)(6)pointingatnose:secretproximity,postureandechoingproximity:physicaldistancebetweenspeakerscloseness:intimacyorthrea

6、t(7):formalityorabsenceofinterest(7)proximityisperson-,culture-and(8)-specific.posturehunchedshouldersorahanginghead:toindicate(9)directleveleyecontact:toexpressanopenorchallengingattitudeechoingdefinition:imitationofsimilarposture(10):aidincommunication(10)consciousimitation:mockerysectionbintervie

7、winthissectionyouwillheareverythingonceonly.listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononanswersheettwo.questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.nowlistentotheinterview.a. accordi

8、ngtodrjohnson,diversitymeansmergingofdifferentculturalidentities.b. moreemphasisonhomogeneity.c. embracingofmoreethnicdifferences.d. acceptanceofmorebranchesofchristianity.1. accordingtotheinterview,whichofthefollowingstatementsincorrect?a. someplacesaremorediversethanothers.b. townsarelessdiverseth

9、anlargecities.c. diversitycanbeseeneverywhere.d. americanisatrulydiversecountry.2. accordingtodrjohnson,whichplacewillwitnessaradicalchangeinitsracialmakeupby2025?a. maineselinsgrovePhiladelphiacaliforniaduringtheinterviewdrjohnsonindicatesthatgreaterracialdiversityexistsamongyoungerpopulations.b. b

10、otholderandyoungerpopulationsareraciallydiverse.c. agediversitycouldleadtopensionproblems.d. olderpopulationsaremoreraciallydiverse.a. accordingtotheinterview,religiousdiversitywasmostevidentbetween1990and2000.b. existsamongmuslimimmigrants.c. isrestrictedtocertainplacesintheus.d. isspreadingtomorep

11、artsofthecountry.sectioncnewsbroadcastinthissectionyouwillheareverythingonceonly.listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.nowliste

12、ntothenews.3. whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?a. sonydevelopedacomputerchipforcellphones.b. japanwillmarketitswalletphoneabroad.c. thewalletphoneisoneofthewirelessinnovations.d. readerdevicesareavailableatstoresandstations.question7and8isbasedonthefollowingnews.attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20s

13、econdstoanswerthequestions.nowlistentothenews.4. whichofthefollowingismentionedasthegovernmentmeasuretocontrolinflation?a. foreigninvestment.b. donorsupport.c. pricecontrol.d. bankprediction.5. accordingtokingdombank,whatisthecurrentinflationrateinZimbabwe?a. 20millionpercent.b. 2.2millionpercent.c.

14、 11.2millionpercent.d. over11.2millionpercent.question9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestion.nowlistentothenews.6. whichofthefollowingiscorrect?a. abigfireeruptedonthenileriver.b. helicopterswereusedtoevacuatepeople.c. fivepeopleweretakentoh

15、ospitalforburns.d. abigfiretookplaceontwofloors.a. thelikelycauseofthebigfireiselectricalshort-cut.b. lackoffire-satefymeasures.c. terrorism.d. notknown.partiireadingcomprehension(30min)inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.readthepassagesandthenmarkyou

16、ranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.textastill,theimageofanycityhasahalf-lifeofmanyyears.(sodoesitsname,officiallychangedin2001fromcalcuttatokolkata,whichisclosertowhatthewordsoundslikeinbengali.conversinginenglish,ineverheardanyonecallthecityanythingbutcalcutta.)towesterners,theconveyancemostidentifi

17、edwithkolkataisnotitsmodernsubwayafacilitywhosespaciousstationshaveartonthewallsandcricketmatchesontelevisionmonitorsbutthehand-pulledrickshaw.storiesandfilmscelebrateaprimitive-lookingcartwithhighwoodenwheels,pulledbysomeonewholooksclosetoneedingthesuccorofmotherteresa.foryearsthegovernmenthasbeent

18、alkingabouteliminatinghand-pulledrickshawsonwhatitcallshumanitariangroundsprincipallyonthegroundthat,asthemayorofkolkatahasoftensaid,itisoffensivetosee“onemansweatingandstrainingtopullanotherman.”butthesedayspoliticiansalsolamenttheimpactof6,000hand-pulledrickshawsonamoderncitystrafficand,particular

19、ly,onitsimage.wiryteonerassociatebeggarsandtheserickshawswiththecalcuttalandscape,butthisisnotwhatcalcuttastandsfor,”thechiefministerofwestbengal,buddhadebbhattacharjee,saidinapressconferencein2006.“ourcitystandsforprosperityanddevelopment.”thechiefministertheequivalentofastategovernorwentontoannoun

20、cethathand-pulledrickshawssoonwouldbebannedfromthestreetsofkolkata.fromjunetoseptemberkolkatacangettorrentialrains,anditsdrainagesystemdoesntneedorrentialraintobeginbackingup.residentswhofavoratouchofhyperbolesaythatinkolkata“ifastraycatpees,theresaflood.”duringmystayitoncerainedforabout48hours.enti

21、reneighborhoodscouldntbereachedbymotorizedvehicles,andthenewspapersshowedpicturesofrickshawsbeingpulledthroughwaterthatwasuptothepullerswaists.whenitsraining,thenormalcustomerbaseforrickshawpullersexpandsgreatly,asdoesthepriceofajourney.awriterinkolkatatoldme,t“whenirains,eventhegovernortakesricksha

22、ws.”whileiwasinkolkata,amagazinecalledindiatodaypublisheditsannualrankingofindianstates,accordingtosuchmeasurementsasprosperityandinfrastructure.amongindias20largeststates,biharfinisheddeadlast,asithasforfourofthepastfiveyears.bihar,acouplehundredmilesnorthofkolkata,iswherethevastmajorityofrickshawp

23、ullerscomefrom.onceinkolkata,theysleeponthestreetorintheirrickshawsorinaderaacombinationgarageandrepairshopanddormitorymanagedbysomeonecalledasardar.forsleepingprivilegesinadera,pullerspay100rupees(about$2.50)amonth,whichsoundslikeaprettygooddealuntilyouvevisitedadera.theygrossbetween100and150rupees

24、aday,outofwhichtheyhavetopay20rupeesfortheuseoftherickshawandanoccasional75ormoreforapayoffifapolicemanstopsthemfor,say,crossingastreetwhererickshawsareprohibited.a2003studyfoundthatrickshawpullersarenearthebottomofkolkataoccupationsinincome,doingbetterthanonlytheragpickersandthebeggars.forsomeonewi

25、thoutlandoreducation,thatstillbeatstryingtomakealivinginbihar.therearepeopleinkolkata,particularlyeducatedandpoliticallyawarepeople,whowillnotrideinarickshaw,becausetheyareoffendedbytheideaofbeingpulledbyanotherhumanbeingorbecausetheyconsideritnotthesortofthingpeopleoftheirstationdoorbecausetheyrega

26、rdthehand-pulledrickshawasarelicofcolonialism.ironically,someofthosepeoplearenotenthusiasticaboutbanningrickshaws.theeditoroftheeditorialpagesofkolkatastelegraphrudrangshumukherjee,aformeracademicwhostillwriteshistorybookstoldme,forinstance,thatheseeshumanitarianconsiderationsascomingdownonthesideof

27、keepinghand-pulledrickshawsontheroad.“irefusetobecarriedbyanotherhumanbeingmyself,”hesaid,“butiquestionwhetherwehavetherighttotakeawaytheirlivelihood.”rickshavsupporterspointoutthatwhenitcomestodemeaningoccupations,rickshawpullersarehardlyuniqueinkolkata.wheniaskedonerickshawpullerifhethoughtthegove

28、rnmentsplantoridthecityofrickshawswasbasedonagenuineinterestinhiswelfare,hesmiled,withaquickshakeofhisheadagestureiinterpretedtomean,“if【篇二：2010年英语专八真题及其答案】s(2010)-gradeeight-listeningcomprehension(35min)sectionamini-lectureinthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.youwillhearthelectureonceonly.whilelis

29、tening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,pletethegap-

30、fillingtask.someofthegapsbelowmayrequireamaximumofthreewords.makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallysemanticallyacceptable.youmayrefertoyournotes.paralinguisticfeaturesoflanguageinface-to-facecommunicationspeakersoftenaltertheirtomesofvoiceorchangetheirphysicalposturesinordertoconveymess

31、ages.thesemeansarecalledparalinguisticfeaturesoflanguage,whichfallintotwocategories.firstcategory:vocalparalinguisticfeatures(1):toexpressattitudeorintentionexampleswhispering:needforsecrecybreathiness:deepemotion(2):unimportance(2)nasality:anxietyextralip-rounding:greaterintimacysecondcategory:phys

32、icalparalinguisticfeaturesfacialexpressions(3)(3)smiling:signalofpleasureorwelcomelesscommonexpressionseyebrowraising:surpriseorinterestlipbiting:(4)(4)gesturegesturesarerelatedtoculture.britishcultureshruggingshoulders:(5)(5)scratchinghead:puzzlementotherculturesplacinghanduponheart:(6)(6)pointinga

33、tnose:secretproximity,postureandechoingproximity:physicaldistancebetweenspeakerscloseness:intimacyorthreat(7):formalityorabsenceofinterest(7)proximityisperson-,culture-and(8)-specific.(8)posturehunchedshouldersorahanginghead:toindeicate(9)(9)directleveleyecontact:toexpressanopenorchallengingattitude

34、echoingdefinition:imitationofsimilarposture(10):aidincommunication(10)consciousimitation:mockerysectionbinterviewinthissectionyouwillheareverythingonceonly.listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononanswersheettwo.questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.attheen

35、doftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.nowlistentotheinterview.a. accordingtodrjohnson,diversitymeansmergingofdifferentculturalidentities.b. moreemphasisonhomogeneity.c. embracingofmoreethnicdifferences.d. acceptanceofmorebranchesofchristianity.1. accordingtoth

36、einterview,whichofthefollowingstatementsincorrect?a. someplacesaremorediversethanothers.b. townsarelessdiversethanlargecities.c. diversitycanbeseeneverywhere.d. americanisatrulydiversecountry.2. accordingtodrjohnson,whichplacewillwitnessaradicalchangeinitsracialmakeupby2025?a. maineselinsgrovephilad

37、elphiacaliforniaduringtheinterviewdrjohnsonindicatesthatgreaterracialdiversityexistsamongyoungerpopulations.b. botholderandyoungerpopulationsareraciallydiverse.c. agediversitycouldleadtopensionproblems.d. olderpopulationsaremoreraciallydiverse.a. accordingtotheinterview,religiousdiversitywasmostevid

38、entbetween1990and2000.b. existsamongmuslimimmigrants.c. isrestrictedtocertainplacesintheus.d. isspreadingtomorepartsofthecountry.sectioncnewsbroadcastinthissectionyouwillheareverythingonceonly.listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersh

39、eet.question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.nowlistentothenews.3. whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?a. sonydevelopedacomputerchipforcellphones.b. japanwillmarketitswalletphoneabroad.c. thewalletphoneisoneofthewirelessinnovations.d. readerdevic

40、esareavailableatstoresandstations.question7and8isbasedonthefollowingnews.attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.nowlistentothenews.4. whichofthefollowingismentionedasthegovernmentmeasuretocontrolinflation?a. foreigninvestment.b. donorsupport.c. pricecontrol.d. bankpredicti

41、on.5. accordingtokingdombank,whatisthecurrentinflationrateinZimbabwe?a. 20millionpercent.b. 2.2millionpercent.c. 11.2millionpercent.d. over11.2millionpercent.question9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestion.nowlistentothenews.6. whichofthefoll

42、owingiscorrect?a. abigfireeruptedonthenileriver.b. helicopterswereusedtoevacuatepeople.c. fivepeopleweretakentohospitalforburns.d. abigfiretookplaceontwofloors.thelikelycauseofthebigfireisa.electricalshort-cut.b. lackoffire-satefymeasures.c. terrorism.d. notknown.partiireadingcomprehension(30min)int

43、hissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.textastill,theimageofanycityhasahalf-lifeofmanyyears.(sodoesitsname,officiallychangedin2001fromcalcuttatokolkata,whichisclosertowhatthewordsoundslikeinbeng

44、ali.conversinginenglish,ineverheardanyonecallthecityanythingbutcalcutta.)towesterners,theconveyancemostidentifiedwithkolkataisnotitsmodernsubwayafacilitywhosespaciousstationshaveartonthewallsandcricketmatchesontelevisionmonitorsbutthehand-pulledrickshaw.storiesandfilmscelebrateaprimitive-lookingcart

45、withhighwoodenwheels,pulledbysomeonewholooksclosetoneedingthesuccorofmotherteresa.foryearsthegovernmenthasbeentalkingabouteliminatinghand-pulledrickshawsonwhatitcallshumanitariangroundsprincipallyonthegroundthat,asthemayorofkolkatahasoftensaid,itisoffensivetosee“onemansweatingandstrainingtopullanoth

46、erman.”butthesedayspoliticiansalsolamenttheimpactof6,000hand-pulledrickshawsonamoderncitystrafficand,particularly,onitsimage.“westernerstrytoassociatebeggarsandtheserickshawswiththecalcuttalandscape,butthisisnotwhatcalcuttastandsfor,”thechiefministerofwestbengal,buddhadebbhattacharjee,saidinapressco

47、nferencein2006.“ourycsittandsforprosperityanddevelopment.”thechiefministerthgquivalentofastategovernorwentontoannouncethathand-pulledrickshawssoonwouldbebannedfromthestreetsofkolkata.andpickhimup;thepulleressentiallybecomesafamilyretainer.fromjunetoseptemberkolkatacangettorrentialrains,anditsdrainag

48、esystemdoesntneedtorrentialraintobeginbackingup.residentswhofavoratouchofhyperbolesaythatinkolkata“ifastraycatpees,theresaflood.”duringmystayitoncerainedforabout48hours.entireneighborhoodscouldnbereachedbymotorizedvehicles,andthenewspapersshowedpicturesofrickshawsbeingpulledthroughwaterthatwasuptoth

49、epullerswaists.whenitsraining,thenormalcustomerbaseforrickshawpullersexpandsgreatly,asdoesthepriceofajourney.awriterinkolkatatoldme,“whenitrains,eventhegovernortakesrickshaws.”whileiwasinkolkata,amagazinecalledindiatodaypublisheditsannualrankingofindianstates,accordingtosuchmeasurementsasprosperitya

50、ndinfrastructure.amongindias20largeststates,biharfinisheddeadlast,asithasforfourofthepastfiveyears.bihar,acouplehundredmilesnorthofkolkata,iswherethevastmajorityofrickshawpullerscomefrom.onceinkolkata,theysleeponthestreetorintheirrickshawsorinaderaacombinationgarageandrepairshopanddormitorymanagedby

51、someonecalledasardar.forsleepingprivilegesinadera,pullerspay100rupees（about$2.50）amonth,whichsoundslikeaprettygooddealuntilyouvevisitedadera（防护评估*口研究机构）.theygrossbetween100and150rupeesaday,outofwhichtheyhavetopay20rupeesfortheuseoftherickshawandanoccasional75ormoreforapayoffifapolicemanstopsthemfor,

52、say,crossingastreetwhererickshawsareprohibited.a2003studyfoundthatrickshawpullersarenearthebottomofkolkataoccupationsinincome,doingbetterthanonlytheragpickers（拾破烂的人）andthebeggars.forsomeonewithoutlandoreducation,thatstillbeatstryingtomakealivinginbihar.therearepeopleinkolkata,particularlyeducatedand

53、politicallyawarepeople,whowillnotrideinarickshaw,becausetheyareoffendedbytheideaofbeingpulledbyanotherhumanbeingorbecausetheyconsideritnotthesortofthingpeopleoftheirstationdoorbecausetheyregardthehand-pulledrickshawasarelicofcolonialism.ironically,someofthosepeoplearenotenthusiasticaboutbanningricks

54、haws.theeditoroftheeditorialpagesofkolkatastelegraphrudrangshumukherjee,aformeracademicwhostillwriteshistorybookstoldme,forinstance,thatheseeshumanitarianconsiderationsascomingdownonthesideofkeepinghand-pulledrickshawsontheroad.“irefusetobecarriedbyanotherhumanbeingmyself,”hesaid,“butiquestionwhethe

55、rwehavetherighttotakeawaytheirlivelihood.rickshawsupporterspointoutthatwhenitcomestodemeaningoccupations,rickshawpullersarehardlyuniqueinkolkata.wheniaskedonerickshawpullerifhethoughtthegovernmentsplantoridthecityofrickshawswasbasedonagenuineinterestinhiswelfare,hesmiled,withaquickshakeofhisheadages

56、tureiinterpretedtomean,“ifyouaresonaiveastoasksuchaquestion,iwillanswerit,butitisnotworthwastingwordson.”somerickshawpullersimetwereresignedtotheimminentendoftheirlivelihoodandpintheirhopesonbeingofferedsomethinginitsplace.asmigrantworkers,theydonthavethepoliticalcloutenjoyedby,say,kolkatassidewalkh

57、awkers,who,aftersupposedlybeingscaledbackatthebeginningofthemodernizationdrive,stillclogthesidewalks,sellingabsolutelyeverythingor,asifoundduringthe48hoursofrain,absolutelyeverythingbutumbrellas.“thegovernmentwasthegovernmentofthepoorpeople,”onesardar（司令官）toldme.“nowtheyshakehandswiththecapitalistsa

58、ndtrytogetridofpoorpeople.butothersinkolkatabelievethatrickshawswillsimplybeconfinedmorestrictlytocertainneighborhoods,outoftheviewofworldbanktrafficconsultantsandcaliforniainvestmentdelegationsorthattheywillbeallowedtodieoutnaturallyastheyresupplantedbymoremodernconveyances.buddhadebbhattacharjee,afterall,isnotthefirsthighwestbengalofficialtosaythatrickshawswouldbeoffthestreetsofkolkatainamatterofmonths.similarstatementshavebeenmadeasfarbackas1976.thebandecreedbybhattacharjeehasbeendelayedbyacourtcaseandbyawidelyheldbeliefthatsomeretrainingo