1994年专业英语八级考试真题

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1994 年专业英语八级考试真题

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(1994)

-GRADEEIGHT-

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION (30MIN.)

InSectionA,BandCyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequ

estionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectresponseforeachquestioninyourANSWERBOOKLET.SECT

IONATALK

Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.AttheendofthetalkyouwillbegivenONEminu

tetoanswerthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.

1.Theplansoftheelectricalsystemsarepreparedbytheproject's

[A]designer.[B]electrician.[C]draftsman.[D]contractor.

2.Careerdraftsmenareoften

[A]called"outsideconsultants". [B]architecturalgraduatesgettingtraining.

[C]highschoolgraduatesworkingastracers. [D]graduatesofjuniorcolleges.

3."Workingdrawings"inthistalkreferto

[A]thearchitect'sroughsketchesanddirections.

[B]theplansanddetailsfortheactualconstruction.

[C]theideasandthespecificationsfortheproject.

[D]thedesigner'shandbooks,tablesandbuildingcodes.

4.Themainideathatcomesthroughclearlyinthistalkis

[A]theadvantageoftakinganarchitecturaldraftingcourse.

[B]thebenefitofdraftsmenworkinginteams.

[C]theimportanceofaccuracyinthedrawings.

[D]thenecessityofhavingadvanceddrawingaids.

5.Accordingtothistalk,whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?

[A]Theprojectarchitectisthemainmemberofthearchitecturalteam.

[B]Onlyadozendifferenttypesofworkersareinvolvedinaproject.

[C]Thejobofthedraftsmanistoprovidelaborandbuildingmaterials.

[D] Thecontractordependsupontheworkingdrawingsforhiswork.SECTIONBCONVERSATION

Questions6to10arebasedonaconversationbetweenAnnandLyn.Attheendoftheconversation

youwillbegivenOneminutetoanswerthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheconversa

tion.

6.Lynhaseventuallydecidedtogoona

[A]fly-driveholiday. [B]car-trip. [C]two-cityholiday. [D]conductedtour.

7.AttheEpcotCenterLynwill

[A]seeaquaticdisplays.[B]visitalargefunfair.

[C]visitatechnologically-advancedcity. [D]visitafilmstudio.

8.WhenshevisitstheKennedySpaceCenter,Lynwillbeableto

[A]sendmessagestosatellites. [B]learnsomethingnewaboutspace.

[C]goaboardaspacecraft.

[D]operateMissionControl.9.Inordertogoonthisholiday,Lynultimatelyhadto

[A]overdrawanaccount. [B]borrowfromherparent.

[C]workovertime.[D]spendhersavings.

10.Fromtheconversation,wegettheimpressionthatLynis

[A] pragmatic.[B]extrovert.[C]willful.[D]calculating.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Questions11to12arebasedonthefollowingnewsfromtheBBC.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwi

llbegiven24secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

11. ThemainfunctionoftheproposedThorpfacilityistoproduce.-

[A] weapon-gradematerial.[B]nuclearfuel.

[C] plutonium.[D]spentfuel.

12.Ontheissueofplutonium,theU.S.feels

[A] satisfiedwiththecurrentcivilianuseoftheelement.

[B]thedestructionofthenucleararmssurpassescivilianproduction.

[C]contenttoexportitsownnuclearfuel.

[D]thecurrentlevelsofproductionshouldbedecreased.

Questions13to15arebasedonthefollowingnewsfromtheVOA.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwi

llbegiven36secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

13. Fromthenews,welearnaconflictexistsbetween[A]flightattendantsandpassengers.

[B]managementatAmericanandU.S.government.

[C]AmericanAirlinesandtravelagents.

[D]America'smanagementandflightattendants.

14.AccordingtothemanagementatAmericanAirlines,in1994flightattendantswouldearn[A

]from$16,000to$35,000.[B]around$21,000.

[C]from$15,000to$33,000. [D]around$50,000.

15.AmericanAirlineshascutbackitsoperationsbecauseof[A]thestrike.

[B]enormouslosses.

[C]contingencyplans.[D]risingairfares.

SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-

lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesonthe

importantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15-

minutegap-fillingtaskontheANSWERSHEETafterthemini-

lecture.ANSWERSHEETSECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING(-

20MIN.JFillineachofthegapswithONEsuitableword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesureth

ewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.

DIETINTHELANDOFPLENTY

Amajornutritional(1)______intheUnitedStatesisbeingOverweight.(1)______

Thereisnowanabundantsupplyoffoodwhileatthesametimewetendtodoless(2)______activi

ty.(2)______

Wefullyrenli7ethe(3)______ofbeingseriouslyoverweight,andwealso?(3)______

haveastrongdesiretobe(4)______inordertolookattractive.Asaresult, (4)______

manypeopleinAmericatrytoloseweightby(5)______AGallupPollin(5)______

theyear(6)______revealedthat46%oftheAmericansfeltthattheywere(6)______

overweight.

Hearingsheldataboutthattimeby(7)______GeorgeMcGoverndisclosed(7)______

TEM8-94-2

thattherewasa(8)______billiondollardietindustryintheU.S. (8)______

Todayatleast40%ofadultsintheUnitedStatesare(9)______theirideal(9)______

weight.(10)______canbedangeroustoyourhealth.Overweightpersons(10)______

haveagreaterchanceofdyingfrom(11)______diseaseandstrokes.(11)______

Inordertocontroltheirweight,Americansare(12).______trickedinto (12)______

tryingfaddishdiets.Almosteverymagazineonthe(13)______orinthe (13)______

supermarketfeaturesadietthatpromisesinstantandpainless(14)______(14)______

Eachofthesedietshasitsownmagic(15)______;apillthatwillhelpyoubreak (15)______

badeatinghabits;achemical(16)______thatwilltakeplacebetweenthespecial(16)______

foods(17)______andwillthenturnofffat. (17)______

Sincetherearenewdiets(18)______,itisclearthatnoneofthemcontainsthe(18)______

rightanswer.Inthatcase,whatshouldanoverweightpersondo?The

answerisverysimple.Weightcanbebestcontrolledbyeatingsensibly,(19)______

(19)______

moderately,anddoingbothofthesefora(20)______ (20)______

PARTIIPROOFREADINGANDERRORCORRECTION(20MINS)

Thefollowingpassagecontains17errors.Eachlinecontainsamaximumofoneerrorandthreea

refreefromerror:Ineachcase,onlyonewordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassagean

dcorrectitinthefollowingway.

Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedatthe

endoftheline.

Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha"/"signandwritethewordyoube

lievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash"/"andputthewordintheblan

kprovidedattheendoftheline.

EXAMPLE

When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit, (1)an

Itnever╱buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs (2)never

themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum

wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit. (3)exhibit

Inacompetitiveandfast-pacedmodernsociety,busy

businessexecutivesaresoengrossingintheirwork(1)

thattheyincapablyknowwhatthewordleisuremeans. (2)

Thehigheranexecutive'spositionisonthebusinessladder,(3)

themorehourshespendsonhiswork,withaviewin (4)

gaininggreatercorporatestandingorabigpayrise, (5)

he,asarule,forexceedsoverthe40-hourworkingweek(6)

.Theadditionalstressandtensionaswellastheshortage(7)

ofsuitablerestandrecreationveryoftenhasadisastrous(8)

affectonhishealth.Fewsuchexecutivesrealizethat(9)

unlesstheylearnhowtorelax,theywillsoon (10)

runofstreambeforetheygettothetop(11)

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