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历年专业英语八级考试真题及答案3
2002年专业英语八级考试真题
Part ⅠListeningComprehension(40min)
InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourColouredAnswerSheet.
SECTIONATALK
Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.
1.Accordingtothepassage,duringthe18thand19thcenturiescitieswearesmallinsizemainlybecause___.
A.theurbanpopulationwasstable
B.fewpeoplelivedincities
C.transportwasbackward
D.itwasoriginallyplanned
2.Citiessurvivedinthosedayslargelyasaresultof___.
A.thetradeactivitiestheyundertook
B.theagriculturalactivitiesinthenearbyareas
C.theirrelativelysmallsize
D.thenon-economicrolestheyplayed
3.CitydwellerswereengagedinallthefollowingeconomicactivitiesEXCEPT___.
A.commerce
B.distribution
C.processing
D.transportation
4.UrbanpeopleleftcitiesforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT___.
A.moreeconomicopportunities
B.afreersocialandpoliticalenvironment
C.moreeducationalopportunities
D.amorerelaxedreligiousenvironment
5.Whydidtheearlycitiesfailtogrowasquicklyasexpectedthroughoutthe18thcentury?
A.Becausethecountrysideattractedmorepeople.
B.Becausecitiesdidnotincreaseinnumber.
C.Becausethefunctionsofthecitieschanged.
D.Becausethenumberofcitypeoplewasstable.
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.
6.AccordingtoJanet,thefactorthatwouldmostaffectnegotiationsis___.
A.Englishlanguageproficiency
B.differentculturalpractices
C.differentnegotiationtasks
D.theinternationalAmericanizedstyle
7.Janet’sattitudetowardstheAmericanizedstyleasamodelforbusinessnegotiationsis___.
A.supportive
B.negative
C.ambiguous
D.cautious
8.WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbeseenasadifferencebetweenBrazilianandAmericannegotiators?
A.Americanspreparemorepointsbeforenegotiations.
B.Americansaremorestraightforwardduringnegotiations.
C.Braziliansprefermoreeyecontactduringnegotiations.
D.Braziliansseekmorebackgroundinformation.
9.Whichgroupofpeopleseemstobethemoststraightforward?
A.TheBritish.
B.Germans.
C.Americans.
D.Notmentioned.
10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcharacteristicofJapanesenegotiators?
A.Reserved.
B.Prejudiced.
C.Polite.
D.Prudent.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Question11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
11.Thenewsitemismainlyabout___.
A.acallforresearchpaperstobereadattheconference
B.aninternationalconferenceontraditionalTibetanmedicine
C.thenumberofparticipantsattheconferenceandtheirnationalities
D.thepreparationsmadebythesponsorsfortheinternationalConference
Questions12and13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
12.Thenewsitemmainlyconcerns___inHongKong.
A.Internetcentres
B.anIBMseminar
C.e-government
D.broadcasting
13.TheaimsofthethreepolicyobjectivesincludeallthefollowingEXCEPT___.
A.improvementofgovernmentefficiency
B.promotionofe-commerce
C.integrationofservicedelivery
D.formulationofDigital21Strategy
Questions14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
14.WhichofthefollowingrecordswasthesecondbesttimeoftheyearbyDonovanBailey?
A.9.98.
B.9.80.
C.9.91.
D.9.95.
15.TherecordshowsthatBaileywas___.
A.stillsufferingfromaninjury
B.gettingback
inshape
C.unabletocompetewithGreene
D.lessconfidentthanbefore
PART ⅡPROOFREADING&ERRORCORRECTION [15min
ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectit.
Therearegreatimpedimentstothegeneraluseofastandardinpronunciationcomparabletothatexistinginspelling(orthography).Oneisthefactthatpronunciationislearnt"naturally"anduncon-sciously,andorthographyislearntdeliberatelyand
(1)______
consciously.Largenumbersofus,infact,remain
throughoutourlivesquiteunconsciouswithwhat
(2)______
ourspeechsoundslikewhenwespeakout,and(3)______
itoftencomesasashockwhenwefirstlyheara(4)______
recordingofourselves.Itisnotavoicewerecog-
nizeatonce,whereasourownhandwritingissome-
thingwhichwealmostalwaysknow.Webeginthe(5)______
"natural"learningofpronunciationlongbeforewe
startlearningtoreadorwrite,andinourearlyyears
wewentonunconsciouslyimitatingandpracticing(6)______
thepronunciationofthosearoundusformanymore
hourspereverydaythanweeverhavetospend (7)______
learningevenourdifficultEnglishspelling.Thisis (8)______
"natural",therefore,thatourspeech-soundsshould
bethoseofourimmediatecircle;afterall,aswe
haveseen,speechoperatesasameansofholding
acommunityandtogiveasenseof"belonging".We (9)______
learnquiteearlytorecognizea"stranger",someone
whospeakswithanaccentofadifferentcomm-
unity-perhapsonlyafewmilesfar. (10)______
改错
When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,
(1)anitnever/ buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs
(2)neverthemonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit. (3)exhibitTherearegreatimpedimentstothegeneraluseofastandardinpronunciationcomparabletothatexistinginspelling(orthography).Oneisthefactthatpronunciationislearnt‘naturally’andunconsciously,andorthographyislearnt 1.___deliberatelyandconsciously.Largenumbersofus,infact,remainthroughoutourlivesquiteunconsciouswithwhatour 2.___speechsoundslikewhenwespeakout,anditoftencomesasa 3.___shockwhenwefirstlyheararecordingofourselves.Itisnota 4.___voicewerecognizeatonce,whereasourownhandwritingissomethingwhichwealmostalwaysknow.Webeginthe 5.___‘natural’learningofpronunciationlongbeforewestartlearningtoreadorwrite,andinourearlyyearswewentonunconsciously 6.___imitatingandpracticingthepronunciationofthosearoundusformanymorehourspereverydaythanweeverhavetospend 7.___learningevenourdifficultEnglishspelling.Thisis‘natural’, 8.___therefore,thatourspeech-soundsshouldbethoseofourimmediatecircle;afterall,aswehaveseen,speechoperatesasameansofholdingacommunityandgivingasenseof 9.___'belonging'.Welearnquiteearlytorecognizea‘stranger’,someonewhospeakswithanaccentofadifferentcommunity-perhapsonlyafewmilesfar. 10.___
PART ⅢREADINGCOMPREHENSION [40min]
SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION [30min]
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourCOLOUREDANSWERSHEET.
TEXTA
Doyoueverfeelasthoughyouspendallyourtimeinmeetings?
HenryMintzberg,inhisbookTheNatureofManagerialWork,foundthatinlargeorganizationsmanagersspent22percentoftheirtimeattheirdesk,6percentonthetelephone,3percentonotheractivities,butawhopping69percentinmeetings.Thereisawidely-heldbutmistakenbeliefthatmeetingsarefor"solvingproblems"and"makingdecisions".Forastart,thenumberofpeopleattendingameetingtendstobeinverselyproportionaltotheircollectiveabilitytoreachconclusionsandmakedecisions.Andthesearetheleastimportantelements.Insteadhoursaredevotedtosideissues,playingelaborategameswithoneanother.Itseems,therefore,thatmeetingsservesomepurposeotherthanjustmakingdecisions.Allmeetingshaveonethingincommon:
role-playing.Themostformalroleisthatofchairman.Hesetstheagenda,andagoodchairmanwillkeepthemeetingrunningontimeandtothepoint.Sadly,theother,informal,role-playersareoftenabletogaintheupperhand.Chiefisthe"constanttalker",whojustlovestohearhisorherownvoice.Thentherearethe"cantdo"typeswhowanttomaintainthestatusquo.Sincetheyhaveoftenbeenintheorganizationforalongtime,theyfrequentlyquotehistoricalexperienceasanexcusetoblockchange:
"Itwontwork,wetriedthatlastyearanditwasadisaster."Amoresubtleversionofthe"can'tdo"type,the"yes,but……",hasemergedrecently.Theyhavelearntabouttheneedtosoundpositive,buttheystillcantbeartohavethingschange.Anotherwholesub-setofcharactersarepeoplewholovemeetingsandwantthemtocontinueuntil5∶30pmorbeyond.Irrelevantissuesaretheirspeciality.Theyneedtocallorattendmeetings,eithertoavoidwork,ortojustifytheirlackofperformance,orsimplybecausetheydonothaveenoughtodo.Thentherearethe"counter-dependents",thosewhousuallydisagreewitheverythingthatissaid,particularlyifitcomesfromthechairmanorthroughconsensusfromthegroup.Thesepeopleneedtofightauthorityinwhateverform.Meetingscanalsoprovideattenderswithasenseofidentificationoftheirstatusandpower.Inthiscase,managersarrangemeetingsasameansofcommunicatingtootherstheboundariesoftheirexclusiveclub:
whois"in",andwhoisnot.Becausesomanymeetingsendinconfu
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