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1、抚顺人事考试网 抚顺人事考试网2004 年英语专业八级真题Part Listening 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 colored answer sheet.SECTION A TALKQuestions 1 to 5 refer to the ta
2、lk in this section. At the end of the talk you will be given 75 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the talk.1. The parallel between waltzing and language use lies in _.A. the coordination based on individual actionsB. the number of individual participantsC. the necessity of individual ac
3、tionsD. the requirements for participants2. In the talk the speaker thinks that language use is a(n) _ process.A. individualB. combinedC. distinctD. Social3. The main difference between personal and non-personal settings is in _.A. the manner of language useB. the topic and content of speechC. the i
4、nteractions between speaker and audienceD. the relationship between speaker and audience4. In fictional settings, speakers _.A. hide their real intentionsB. voice others intentionsC. play double roles on and off stageD. only imitate other people in life抚顺人事考试网 抚顺人事考试网5. Compared with other types of
5、settings, the main feature of private setting is _.A. the absence of spontaneityB. the presence of individual actionsC. the lack of real intentionsD. the absence of audienceSECTION B INTERVIEWQuestions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 75 seconds to ans
6、wer the questions. Now listen to the interview.6. What was education like in Professor Wangs days?A. Students worked very hard.B. Students felt they needed a second degree.C. Education was not careeroriented.D. There were many specialized subjects.7. According to Professor Wang, what is the purpose
7、of the presentday education?A. To turn out an adequate number of elite for the society.B. To prepare students for their future career.C. To offer practical and utilitarian courses in each programme.D. To set up as many technical institutions as possible.8. In Professor Wangs opinion, technical skill
8、s _.A. require good educationB. are secondary to educationC. dont call for good educationD. dont conflict with education9. What does Professor Wang suggest to cope with the situation caused by increasing numbers of fee-paying students.A. Shifting from one programme to another.B. Working out ways to
9、reduce student number.抚顺人事考试网 抚顺人事考试网C. Emphasizing better quality of education.D. Setting up stricter examination standards.10. Future education needs to produce graduates of all the following categories EXCEPT _.A. those who can adapt to different professionsB. those who have a high flexibility of
10、 mindC. those who are thinkers, historians and philosophersD. those who possess only highly specialized skillsSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 45 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.11. Whic
11、h of the following regions in the world will witness the sharpest drop in life expectancy?A. Latin America.B. Sub Saharan Africa.C. Asia.D. The Caribbean.12. According to the news, which country will experience small life expectancy drop?A. Burma.B. Botswana.C. Cambodia.D. Thailand.13. The countries
12、 that are predicted to experience negative population growth are mainly in _ .A. Asia.B. Africa.C. Latin America.D. The Caribbean.Questions 14 and 15 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.抚顺人事考试网 抚顺人
13、事考试网14. The trade dispute between the European Union and the US was caused by _.A.US refusal to accept arbitration by WTOB.US imposing tariffs on European steelC.US refusal to pay compensation to EUD.US refusal to lower import duties on EU products15. Who will be consulted first before the EU list i
14、s submitted to WTO?A. EU member states.B. The United States.C. WTO.D. The steel corporations.SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLINGIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the lecture, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will ne
15、ed them to complete a 15-minute gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE after the mini-lecture. Use the blank paper for note-taking. Fill in each of the gaps with one word. You may refer to your notes. Make sure the word you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable.B. Conversation Skil
16、lsPeople who usually make us feel comfortable in conversations are good talkers. And they have something in common, i.e. skills to put people at ease.1. Skill to ask question1) be aware of the human nature: readiness to answer others questions regardless of (1)_2) start a conversation with some personal but unharmful questions about ones (2)_ job.questions about ones activities in the (3)_3) be able to spot signals for further talk2. Skill
