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1、精品资料2001年英语专业八级真题及答案.2001年英语专业八级真题及答案 目录 Part ListeningComprehension(40min) InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectresponsetoeachquestiononyourColouredAnswerSheet.SECTIONATALKQuestions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendoft

2、hetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.1.ChangesinthesizeoftheWorldBanksoperationsreferto_.A.theexpansionofitsloanprogrammeB.theinclusionofitshardloansC.theinclusionofitssoftloansD.thepreviouslendingpolicies2.WhatactuallymadetheBankchangeitsoveralllen

3、dingstrategy?A.Reluctanceofpeopleinpoorcountriestohavesmallfamilies.B.Lackofbasichealthservicesandinequalityinincomedistribution.C.Thediscoverythatalowfertilityratewouldleadtoeconomicdevelopment.D.Poornutritionandlowliteracyinmanypoorcountriesoftheworld.3.ThechangeinemphasisoftheBankslendingpolicies

4、meantthattheBankwould_.A.bemoreinvolvedinbiginfrastructureprojectsB.adoptsimilarinvestmentstrategiesinpoorandrichcountriesC.embarkuponareviewoftheinvestmentinhugedamsandsteelmillsD.investinprojectsthatwouldbenefitthelow-incomesectorofsociety4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacriticismofthebank?A.Colossaltra

5、velexpensesofitsstaff.B.Fixedannualloanstocertaincountries.C.LimitedimpactoftheBanksprojects.D.Roleasafinancialdealmaker.5.Throughoutthetalk,thespeakeris_whileintroducingtheWorldBank.A.biasedB.unfriendlyC.objectiveD.sensationalSECTIONBCONVERSATIONQuestions6to10arebasedonaconversation.Attheendoftheco

6、nversationyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentotheconversation.6.Themansoundssurprisedatthefactthat_.A.manyAustraliansaretakingtimeofftotravelB.thewomanworkedforsometimeinNewZealandC.thewomanraisedenoughmoneyfortravelD.AustraliansprefertoworkinNewZealand7.WelearnthatthewomanlikedSin

7、gaporemainlybecauseofits_.A.cleannessB.multi-ethnicityC.moderncharacteristicsD.shoppingopportunities8.FromtheconversationwecaninferthatKaifengandYinchuanimpressedthewomanwiththeir_A.respectivelocationsB.historicinterestsC.ancienttombsD.Jewishdescendants9.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethewom

8、ansfeelingsaboutTibet?A.Amusement.B.Disbelief.C.Ecstasy.D.Delight10.Accordingtotheconversation,itwas_thatmadethewomanreadytostoptraveling.A.theunsettlednessoftravelB.thedifficultiesoftrekkingC.thelonelinessoftravelD.theunfamiliarenvironmentSECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTQuestions11and12arebasedonthefollowingn

9、ews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.11.MikeTysonwasputinprisonlastAugustbecausehe_.A.violatedthetrafficlawB.illegallyattackedaboxerC.attackedsb.afteratrafficaccidentD.failedtofinishhiscontract12.ThelicensegrantedtoTysontofightwillbeterminated_.A.b

10、ytheendoftheyearB.inoverayearC.inAugustD.inafewweeksQuestion13isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.13.TheRussiandocumentsareexpectedtodrawgreatattentionbecause_.A.theycoverthewholestoryoftheformerUSpresidentB.theassassinusedtol

11、iveintheformerSovietunionC.theyaretheonlyofficialdocumentsreleasedaboutKennedyD.theysolvedthemysterysurroundingKennedysassassinationQuestion14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Newlistentothenews.14.Intherecentthreemonths,HongKongsunempl

12、oymentratehas_.A.increasedslowlyB.decreasedgraduallyC.stayedsteadyD.becomeunpredictable15.Accordingtothenews,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Businessconditionshaveworsenedinthepastthreemonths.B.Thepastthreemonthshaveseenadecliningtrendinjoboffers.C.Theriseofunemploymentrateinsomesectorsequalst

13、hefallinothers.D.Theunemploymentrateinallsectorsoftheeconomyremainsunchanged.SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLINGFilleachofgapswithONEword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.ThePressConferenceThepressconferencehascertainadvantages.Thefirstadvanta

14、gelieswiththe(1)_natureoftheeventitself;publicofficialsaresupposedto1._submittoscrutinybyrespondingtovariousquestionsatapressconference.Secondly,statementspreviouslymadeatapressconferencecanbeusedasa(2)_injudgingfollowingstatementsorpolicies.Moreover,incase2._ofimportantevents,pressconferencesareane

15、ffectivewaytobreakthenewstogroupsofreporters.However,fromthepointofviewof(3)_,thepressconference3._possessessomedisadvantages,mainlyinits(4)_andnewssource.4._Theprovidervirtuallydeterminesthemannerinwhichapressconferenceproceeds.This,sometimes,putsnewsreportersata(n)(5)_,ascan5._beseenonlivebroadcas

16、tsofnewsconferences.Factorsingettingvaluableinformationpreparation:aneedtokeepuptodateonjournalisticsubjectmatter;(6)_ofthenewssource:6._1)newssources(7)_to7._provideinformation;2)news-gatheringmethods.Conditionsunderwhichnewsreporterscannottrusttheinformationprovidedbyanewssourcenotknowingtherequir

17、edinformation;knowingandwillingtosharetheinformation,butwithout(8)_skills;8._knowingtheinformation,butunwillingtoshare;willingtoshare,butunabletorecall.(9)_ofquestionsasked9._Waysofimprovingthequestions:nowordswithdoublemeanings;nolongquestions;specifictime,place,etc.;(10)_questions;10._clearalterna

18、tives,ornoalternativesinanswers.改错Part ProofreadingandErrorCorrection(15min) ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.EachlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway.Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneinth

19、eblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foranunnecessarywordcrossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.ExampleWhenartmuseumwantsanewex

20、hibit,(1)anitneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs(2)neverthemonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.(3)exhibitDuringtheearlyyearsofthiscentury,wheatwasseenastheverylifebloodofWesternCanada.Peopleoncitystreetswatchedtheyieldsandthepriceofwheatinalmostasmuchfeelingasi

21、f1._theyweregrowers.Themarketingofwheatbecameanincreasing2._favoritetopicofconversation.Warsetthestageforthemostdramaticeventsinmarketingthewesterncrop.Foryears,farmersmistrustedspeculativegrainsellingascarriedonthroughtheWinnipegGrainExchange.Wheatpricesweregenerallylowintheautumn,sofarmerscould3._

22、notwaitformarketstoimprove.Ithadhappenedtoooftenthattheysoldtheirwheatsoonshortlyafterharvestwhenfarmdebts4._werecomingdue,justtoseepricesrisingandspeculatorsgettingrich.5._Onvariousoccasions,producergroups,askedfirmercontrol,6._butthegovernmenthadnowishtobecomeinvolving,at7._leastnotuntilwartimewhe

23、nwheatpricesthreatenedtorunwild.Anxioustocheckinflationandrisinglifecosts,thefederal8._governmentappointedaboardofgrainsupervisorstodealwithdeliveriesfromthecropsof1917and1918.GrainExchangetradingwassuspended,andfarmerssoldatpricesfixedbytheboard.Tohandlewiththecropof1919,thegovernment9._appointedth

24、efirstCanadianWheatBoard,withtotalauthorityto10._buy,sell,andsetprices.阅读理解APart Reading Comprehension (40 min)SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30min)Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkanswersonyourColouredAnswerSheet.TEXTA

25、“Twentyyearsago,Blackpoolturneditsbackontheseaandtriedtomakeitselfintoanentertainmentcentre.”sayRobinWood,alocalofficial.“Nowthethinkingisthatweshouldtry,torefocusontheseaandmakeBlackpoolafamilydestinationagain.”TosaythatBlackpoolneglectedtheseaistoputitmildly.In1976theEuropeanCommunity,asitthenwasc

26、alled,instructedmembernationstomaketheirbeachesconformtocertainminimumstandardsofcleanlinesswithintenyears.Britain,ratherthancomplying,tookthenovelstrategyofcontendingthatmanyofitsmostpopularbeacheswerenotswimmingbeachesatall.BecauseofBritainsclimatethesea-bathingseasonisshort,andmostpeopledontgoina

27、bovetheirkneesanyway-andhencecantreallybesaidtobeswimming.Byaveragingoutthenumberofpeopleactuallyswimmingacross365daysoftheyear,thegovernmentwasabletopersuadeitself,ifnooneelse,thatBritainhadhardlyanyrealswimmingbeaches.Asoneenvironmentalistputittome:“YouhadtheludicroussituationinwhichLuxembourghadm

28、erelistedpublicbathingbeachesthanthewholeoftheUnitedKingdom.Itwaspreposterous.”Meanwhile,Blackpoolcontinuedtodischargerawsewagestraightintothesea.FinallyaftermuchpressurefrombothenvironmentalgroupsandtheEuropeanUnion,thelocalwaterauthoritybuiltanewwaste-treatmentfacilityforthewholeofBlackpoolandneig

29、hbouringcommunities.ThefacilitycameonlineinJune1996.ForthefirsttimesincetheindustrialrevolutionBlackpoolswatersaresafetoswimin.Thatdone,thetownisnowturningitsattentiontomakingthesea-frontmerevisuallyattractive.Thepromenade,oncearatherelegantplacetostroll,hadbecomeincreasinglytattyandneglected.“Itwas

30、builtinVictoriantimesandneededathoroughoverhaulanyway,”saysWood,“sowedecidedtomakeaestheticimprovementsatthesametime,totrytodrawpeoplebacktoit.”Blackpoolrecentlyspentabout.4millionbuildingnewkiosksforvendorsandimprovingseatingaroundtheCentralPierandplanstospendafurther$15milliononvariousamenityproje

31、cts.ThemoststrikingthingaboutBlackpoolthesedayscomparedwith20yearsagoishowemptyitsbeachesare.Whenthetideisout,Blackpoolsbeachesareavastplainofbeckoningsand.TheylookspaciousenoughtoaccommodatecomfortablytheentirepopulaceofnorthernEngland.KenWelsbyremembersdayswhen,asheputsit,“youcouldntlaydownahandke

32、rchiefonthisbeach,itwasthatcrowded.”WelsbycomesfromPreston,20milesdowntheroad,andhasbeenvisitingBlackpoolallhislife.Nowretired,hehadcomeforthedaywithhiswife,Kitty,andtheirthreeyounggrandchildrenwhoweregravelyabsorbedinbuildingasandcastle.“Twohundredthousandpeopletheydhaveonthisbeachsometimes.”Welsby

33、said.“Youcantimagineitnow,canyou?”IndeedIcouldnot.Thoughitwasabrightsunnydayinthemiddleofsummer.Icountedjust13peoplescatteredalongahalfmileorsoofopensand.Exceptforthoseraretimeswhenhotweatherandapublicholidaycoincide,itislikethisnearlyalwaysnow.“Youcantimaginehowexcitingitwastocomehereforthedaywhenw

34、ewereyoung.”Kittysaid.“EvenfromPreston,itwasabigtreat.Nowchildrendontwantthebeach.Theywantarcadegamesandridesinhelicoptersandgoodnessknowswhatelse.”Shestaredoutovertheglitterywater.“Wellneverseethosedaysagain.Itssadreally.”“Butyourgrandchildrenseemtobeenjoyingit,”Ipointedout.“Forthemoment,”Kensaid.“

35、Forthemoment.”AfterwardIwentforalongwalkalongtheemptybeach,thenwentbacktothetowncentreandtreatedmyselftoalargeportionoffish-and-chipswrappedinpaper.ThewaytheycookitinBlackpool,itisntsomuchamealasaninvitationtoaheartattack,butitwasdelicious.FaroutovertheseathesunwassettingwithsuchsplendorthatIwouldal

36、mosthaveswornIcouldhearthewaterhisswhereittouched.BehindmethelightsofBlackpoolTowerwerejusttwinklingon,andthestreetswerebeginningtofillwithhappyeveningthrongs.Inthepurplylightofduskthetownlookedpeacefulandhappyenchantingevenandtherewasanengagingairofexpectancy,offunabouttohappen.Somewhattomysurprise

37、,Irealizedthatthisplacewasbeginningtogrowonme.16.Atthebeginning,thepassageseemstosuggestthatBlackpool_.A.willcontinuetoremainasanentertainmentcentreB.compliedwithECsstandardsofclearlinessC.hadnoswimmingbeachesallalongD.isplanningtoreviveitsformerattraction17.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatBlackpoolused

38、to_.A.haveasmanybeachesasLuxumbourgB.haveseriouslypolluteddrinkingwaterC.boastsomeimposingseafrontsightsD.attractfewdomesticholidaymakers18.WhatBlackpoolsbeachesstrikevisitorsmostistheir_.A.emptinessB.cleanlinessC.modernityD.monotonyTEXTBPunditswhowanttosoundjudiciousarefondofwarningagainstgeneraliz

39、ing.Eachcountryisdifferent,theysay,andnoonestoryfitsallofAsia.Thisis,ofcourse,silly:alloftheseeconomiesplungedintoeconomiccrisiswithinafewmonthsofeachother,sotheymusthavehadsomethingincommon.Infact,thelogicofcatastrophewasprettymuchthesameinThailand,Malaysia,IndonesiaandSouthKorea.(Japanisaverydifferentstory.)Ineachcaseinvestorsmainly,butnotentirely,foreignbankswhohadmadeshort-termloansalltriedtopulltheirmoneyoutatthesame