1、历年专业英语八级考试真题及答案 32002年专业英语八级考试真题PartListening Comprehension (40 min)In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your Coloured Answer Sheet.SECTION A TALKQuestions 1 to 5 refer to th
2、e talk in this section .At the end of the talk you w ill be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the talk.1. According to the passage, during the 18th and 19th centuries cities we are small in size mainly because _.A. the urban population was stableB. few pe
3、ople lived in citiesC. transport was backwardD. it was originally planned2. Cities survived in those days largely as a result of _.A. the trade activities they undertookB. the agricultural activities in the nearby areasC. their relatively small sizeD. the non-economic roles they played3. City dwelle
4、rs were engaged in all the following economic activities EX CEPT _.A. commerceB. distributionC. processingD. transportation4. Urban people left cities for the following reasons EXCEPT _.A. more economic opportunitiesB. a freer social and political environmentC. more educational opportunitiesD. a mor
5、e relaxed religious environment5. Why did the early cities fail to grow as quickly as expected through out the 18th century?A. Because the countryside attracted more people.B. Because cities did not increase in number.C. Because the functions of the cities changed.D. Because the number of city peopl
6、e was stable.SECTION B INTERVIEWQuestions 6 to 10 are based on an interview .At the end of the interview you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview.6. According to Janet, the factor that would most affect negotiations is _.A. English lang
7、uage proficiencyB. different cultural practicesC. different negotiation tasksD. the international Americanized style7. Janets attitude towards the Americanized style as a model for business negotiations is _.A. supportiveB. negativeC. ambiguousD. cautious8. Which of the following can NOT be seen as
8、a difference between Brazilian and American negotiators?A. Americans prepare more points before negotiations.B. Americans are more straightforward during negotiations.C. Brazilians prefer more eye contact during negotiations.D. Brazilians seek more background information.9. Which group of people see
9、ms to be the most straightforward?A. The British.B. Germans.C. Americans.D. Not mentioned.10. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of Japanese negotiators?A. Reserved.B. Prejudiced.C. Polite.D. Prudent.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestion 11 is based on the following news. At the end of the news
10、 item,you will be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen tothe news.11. The news item is mainly about _.A. a call for research papers to be read at the conferenceB. an international conference on traditional Tibetan medicineC. the number of participants at the conference and their natio
11、nalitiesD. the preparations made by the sponsors for the international ConferenceQuestions 12 and 13 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item , you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.12. The news item mainly concerns _ in Hong Kong.A. Interne
12、t centresB. an IBM seminarC. e-governmentD. broadcasting13. The aims of the three policy objectives include all the following EXCEPT _.A. improvement of government efficiencyB. promotion of e-commerceC. integration of service deliveryD. formulation of Digital21 StrategyQuestions 14 and 15 are based
13、on the following news .At the end of the news item , you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.14. Which of the following records was the second best time of the year by Donovan Bailey?A.9.98.B.9.80.C.9.91.D.9.95.15. The record shows that Bailey was _.A. still suff
14、ering from an injuryB. getting backin shapeC. unable to compete with GreeneD. less confident than beforePARTPROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION15 minThe passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the pas
15、sage and correct it.There are great impediments to the general use of a standard in pronunciation comparable to that existing in spelling （orthography）. One is the fact that pronunciation is learnt naturally and uncon- sciously, and orthography is learnt deliberately and （1）_consciously. Large numbe
16、rs of us, in fact, remainthroughout our lives quite unconscious with what （2）_our speech sounds like when we speak out, and （3）_it often comes as a shock when we firstly hear a （4）_recording of ourselves. It is not a voice we recog-nize at once, whereas our own handwriting is some-thing which we alm
17、ost always know. We begin the （5）_natural learning of pronunciation long before westart learning to read or write, and in our early yearswe went on unconsciously imitating and practicing （6）_the pronunciation of those around us for many morehours per every day than we ever have to spend （7）_learning
18、 even our difficult English spelling. This is （8）_natural, therefore, that our speech-sounds shouldbe those of our immediate circle; after all, as wehave seen, speech operates as a means of holdinga community and to give a sense of belonging. We （9）_learn quite early to recognize a stranger, someone
19、who speaks with an accent of a different comm-unity - perhaps only a few miles far. （10）_改错Whenart museum wants a new exhibit,(1) an it neverbuys things in finished form and hangs(2) never them on the wall. When a natural history museumwants an exhibition, it must often build it.(3) exhibit There ar
20、e great impediments to the general use of a standard in pronunciation comparable to that existing in spelling (orthography). One is the fact that pronunciation is learntnaturally and unconsciously, and orthography is learnt1._deliberately and consciously. Large numbers of us, in fact, remain through
21、out our lives quite unconscious with what our2._speech sounds likewhen we speak out, and it often comes as a3._shock when we firstly hear a recording of ourselves. It is not a4._voice we recognize at once, whereas our own handwriting is something which we almost always know. We begin the5._natural l
22、earning of pronunciation long before we start learning to read or write, and in our early years we went on unconsciously6._ imitating and practicing the pronunciation of those around us for many more hours per every day than we ever have to spend7._ learning even our difficult English spelling. This
23、 is natural,8._therefore, that our speech-sounds should be those of our immediate circle; after all, as we have seen, speech operates as a means of holding a community and giving a sense of9._belonging. We learn quite early to recognize a stranger,someone who speaks with an accent of a different com
24、munity-perhaps only a few miles far.10._PARTREADING COMPREHENSION40 minSECTION A READING COMPREHENSION30minIn this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of fifteen multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your COLOURED ANSWER SHEET.TEXT ADo you
25、 ever feel as though you spend all your time in meetings?Henry Mintzberg, in his book The Nature of Managerial Work, found that in large organizations managers spent 22 per cent of their time at their desk, 6 per cent on the telephone, 3 per cent on other activities, but a whopping 69 per cent in me
26、etings. There is a widely-held but mistaken belief that meetings are for solving problems and making decisions. For a start, the number of people attending a meeting tends to be inversely proportional to their collective ability to reach conclusions and make decisions. And these are the least import
27、ant elements. Instead hours are devoted to side issues, playing elaborate games with one another. It seems, therefore, that meetings serve some purpose other than just making decisions. All meetings have one thing in common: role-playing. The most formal role is that of chairman. He sets the agenda,
28、 and a good chairman will keep the meeting running on time and to the point. Sadly, the other, informal, role-players are often able to gain the upper hand. Chief is the constant talker, who just loves to hear his or her own voice. Then there are the can t do types who want to maintain the status qu
29、o. Since they have often been in the organization for a long time, they frequently quote historical experience as an excuse to block change: It won t work, we tried that last year and it was a disaster. A more subtle version of the cant do type, the yes, but , has emerged recently. They have learnt
30、about the need to sound positive, but they still can t bear to have things change. Another whole sub-set of characters are people who love meetings and want them to continue until 530 pm or beyond. Irrelevant issues are their speciality. They need to call or attend meetings, either to avoid work, or
31、 to justify their lack of performance, or simply because they do not have enough to do. Then there are the counter-dependents, those who usually disagree with everything that is said, particularly if it comes from the chairman or through consensus from the group. These people need to fight authority in whatever form. Meetings can also provide attenders with a sense of identification of their status and power. In this case, managers arrange meetings as a means of communicating to others the boundaries of their exclusive club: who is in, and who is not. Because so many meetings end in confu
