专业八级真题专八2009年真题

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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2009)

-GRADE EIGHT-

TIME LIMIT: 115 MIN

PART ⅠLISTENING COMPREHENSION（25 MIN）

SECTION A MINI-LECTURE

In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the

mini-lecture, please complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN

THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is(are) both grammatically and semantically

acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.

You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.

Now listen to the mini-lecture. When it is over, you will be given THREE minutes to check your work.

SECTION B INTERVIEW

In this section you will hear ONE interview. The interview will be divided into TWO parts. At the end of

each part, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the interview and the questions will be spoken

ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four

choices of [A], [B], [C], and [D], and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions.

Now, listen to Part One of the interview.

1. [A] It was founded in 1942. [B] It aims to develop writing skills.

[C] It is located in California. [D] The location of its branches.

2. [A] To maximize its interests. [B] To improve one’s public speaking skills.

[C] To improve people’s mental health. [D] To help people to become sociable.

3. [A] Toastmasters was originally set up to train speaking skills.

[B] Toastmasters only accepts prospective professional speakers.

[C] Toastmasters accepts members from the general public.

[D] Toastmasters is an exclusive club for professional speakers.

4. [A] Becoming familiar with various means of communication.

[B] Learning how to deliver messages in an organized way.

[C] Becoming aware of audience expectations.

[D] Learning how to get along with friends.

5. [A] Listening to others’ opinions. [B] Waiting for your turn to speak.

[C] Speak out your ideas in an organized way. [D] Getting useful feedback.

Now listen to Part Two of the interview.

6. [A] Practice plus [B] Practice plus [C] Practice plus [D] Practice plus

7. [A] A basic menu will be provided to students.

[B] People can learn how to use different tones or volumes of sounds when giving a speech.

[C] The assignments exclude preparing speeches and presenting speeches.

[D] It is designed to serve different purposes.

8. [A] Public speakers. [B] Grammar teachers.

[C] Masters of ceremonies. [D] Evaluators.

9. [A] Self-confidence. [B] Better communication skills.

[C] Special techniques of delivering speeches. [D] Skills of leadership.

10. [A] The background information. [B] The description of training courses.

[C] The requirements of public speaking. [D] The overall personal growth.

PART ⅡREADING COMPREHENSION（45 MIN）

SECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

In this section there are several passages followed by fourteen multiple choice questions. For each multiple

choice question, there are four suggested answers marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the one that you think is

the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

PASSAGE ONE

We had been wanting to expand our children’s horizons by taking them to a place that was unlike anything

we’d been exposed to during our travels in Europe and the United States. In thinking about what was possible from

Geneva, where we are based, we decided on a trip to Istanbul, a two-hour plane ride from Zurich.

We envisioned the trip as a prelude to more exotic ones, perhaps to New Delhi or Bangkok later this year, but

thought our 11-and 13-year-olds needed a first step away from manicured boulevards and pristine monuments.

What we didn’t foresee was the reaction of friends, who warned that we were putting our children “in danger,”

referring vaguely, and most incorrectly, to disease, terrorism or just the unknown. To help us get acquainted with

the peculiarities of Istanbul and to give our children a chance to choose what they were particularly interested in

seeing, we bought an excellent guidebook and read it thoroughly before leaving.

Friendly warnings didn’t change our planning, although we might have more prudently checked with the U.S.

State Department’s list of troublespots. We didn’t see a lot of children among the foreign visitors during our six-day

stay in Istanbul, but we found the tourist areas quite safe, very interesting and varied enough even to suit our son,

whose oft-repeated request is that we not see “every single” church and museum in a given city.

Vaccinations weren’t needed for the city, but we were concerned about adapting to the water for a short stay.

So we used bottled water for drinking and brushing our teeth, a precaution that may seem excessive, but we all

stayed healthy.

Taking the advice of a friend, we booked a hotel a 20-minute walk from most of Istanbul’s major tourist sites.

This not only got us some morning exercise, strolling over the Karakoy Bridge, but took us past a colorful

assortment of fishermen, vendors and shoe shiners.

From a teenager and pre-teen’s view, Istanbul street life is fascinating since almost everything can be bought

outdoors. They were at a good age to spend time wandering the labyrinth of the Spice Bazaar, where shops display

mounds of pungent herbs in sacks. Doing this with younger children would be harder simply because the streets are

so packed with people; it would be easy to get lost.

For our two, whose buying experience consisted of department stores and shopping mall boutiques, it was

amazing to discover that you could bargain over price and perhaps end up with two of something for the price of

one. They also learned to figure out the relative value of the Turkish lira, not a small matter with its many zeros.

Being exposed to Islam was an important part of our trip. Visiting the mosques, especially the enormous Blue

Mosque, was our first glimpse into how this major religion is practiced. Our children’s curiosity already had been

piqued by the five daily calls to prayer over loudspeakers in every corner of the city, and the scarves covering the

heads of many women.

Navigating meals can be troublesome with children, but a kebab, bought on the street or in restaurants, was

unfailingly popular. Since we had decided this trip was not for gourmets, kebabs spared us the agony of trying to

find a restaurant each day that would suit the adults’ desire to try something new amid children’s insistence that the

food be served immediately. Gradually, we branched out to try some other Turkish specialties.

Although our son had studied Islam briefly, it is impossible to be prepared for every awkward question that

might come up, such as during our visits to the Topkapi Sarayi, the Ottoman Sultans’ palace. No guides were

available so it was do-it-yourself, using our guidebook,which cheated us of a lot of interesting history and

anecdotes that a professional guide could provide. Next time, we resolved to make such arrangements in advance.

On this trip, we wandered through the magnificent complex, with its imperial treasures, its courtyards and its

harem. The last required a bit of explanation that we would have happily left to a learned third party.

11. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

[A] The family found the city was exactly what they had expected.

[B] Their friends were opposed to their holiday plan.

[C] They could have been more cautious about bringing kids along.

[D] They were a bit cautious about the quality of water in the city.

12.We learn from the couple’s shopping experience back home that _______.

[A] they were used to bargaining over price [B] they preferred to buy things outdoors

[C] street markets were their favourite [D] they preferred fashion and brand names

13. The last two paragraphs suggest that to visit places of interest in Istanbul________.

[A] guidebooks are very useful [B] a professional guide is a must

[C] one has to be prepared for questions [D] one has to make arrangements in advance

14. The family have seen or visited all the following in Istanbul EXCEPT________.

[A] religious prayers [B] historical buildings

[C] local-style markets [D] shopping mall boutiques

PASSAGE TWO

Last month the first baby-boomers turned 60. The bulky generation born between 1946 and 1964 is heading

towards retirement. The looming “demographic cliff” will see vast numbers of skilled workers dispatched from the

labour force.

The workforce is ageing across the rich world. Within the EU the number of workers aged between 50 and 64

will increase by 25% over the next two decades, while those aged 20-29 will decrease by 20%. In Japan almost

20% of the population is already over 65, the highest share in the world. And in the United States the number of

workers aged 55-64 will have increased by more than half in this decade, at the same time as the 35- to

44-year-olds decline by 10%.

Given that most societies are geared to retirement at around 65, companies have a looming problem of

knowledge management, of making sure that the boomers do not leave before they have handed over their expertise

along with the office keys and their e-mail address. A survey of human-resources directors by IBM last year

concluded: “When the baby-boomer generation retires, many companies will find out too late that a career’s worth

of experience has walked out the door, leaving insufficient talent to fill in the void.”

Some also face a shortage of expertise. In aerospace and defence, for example, as much as40% of the

workforce in some companies will be eligible to retire within the next five years. At the same time, the number of

engineering graduates in developed countries is in steep decline.

A few companies are so squeezed that they are already taking exceptional measures. Earlier this year the Los

Angeles Times interviewed an enterprising Australian who was staying in Beverly Hills while he tried to persuade

locals to emigrate to Toowoomba, Queensland, to work for his engineering company there. Toowoomba today; the

rest of the developed world tomorrow?

If you look hard enough, you can find companies that have begun to adapt the workplace to older workers.

The AARP, an American association for the over-50s, produces an annual list of the best employers of its members.

Health-care firms invariably come near the top because they are one of the industries most in need of skilled labour.

Other sectors similarly affected, says the Conference Board, include oil, gas, energy and government.

Near the top of the AARP’s latest list comes Deere & Company, a no-nonsense industrial-equipment

manufacturer based in Illinois; about 35% of Deere’s 46,000 employees are over 50 and a number of them are in

their 70s. The tools it uses to achieve that – flexible working, telecommuting, and so forth - also coincidentally help

older workers to extend their working lives. The company spends “a lot of time” on the ergonomics of its

factories, making jobs there less tiring, which enables older workers to stay at them for longer.

Likewise, for more than a decade, Toyota, arguably the world’s most advanced manufacturer, has adapted its

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