2003年专业英语八级考试真题及答案

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2003 年专业英语八级考试真题及答案

PART I 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 coloured answer sheet

SECTION A TALK

Questions I to 5 refer to the talk in this section. At the end of the talk you

will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.

Now listen to the talk.

1. Which of the following statements about offices is NOT true according to the

talk?

A. Offices throughout the world are basically alike.

B. There are primarily two kinds of office layout.

C. Office surroundings used to depend on company size.

D. Office atmosphere influences workers' performance.

2. We can infer from the talk that harmonious work relations may have a direct

impact on your

A. promotion.

B. colleagues.

C. management.

D. union.

3. Supposing you were working in a small firm, which of the following would you

do when you had some grievances?

A. Request a formal special meeting with the boss.

B. Draft a formal agenda for a special meeting.

C. Contact a consultative committee first.

D. Ask to see the boss for a talk immediately.

4. According to the talk, the union plays the following roles EXCEPT

A. mediation.

B. arbitration.

C. negotiation.

D. representation.

5. Which topic is NOT covered in the talk?

A. Role of the union.

B. Work relations.

C. Company structure.

D. Office layout.

SECTION B INTERVIEW

Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you

will be given 15seconds to answer each of the following five questions.

Now listen to the interview.

6. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about David's personal

background?

A. He had excellent academic records at school and university.

B. He was once on a PHD programme at Yale University.

C. He received professional training in acting.

D. He came from a single-parent family.

7. David is inclined to believe in

A. aliens.

B. UFOs.

C. the TV character.

D. government conspiracies.

8. David thinks he is fit for the TV role because of his

A. professional training.

B. personality.

C. life experience.

D. appearance.

9. From the interview, we know that at present David feels

A. a sense of frustration.

B. haunted by the unknown things

C. confident but moody.

D. successful yet unsatisfied.

10. How does David feel about the divorce of his parents?

A. He feels a sense of anger.

B. He has a sense of sadness.

C. It helped him grow up.

D. It left no effect on him.

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

Question 11 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you

will be given 15seconds to answer the question.

Now listen to the news.

11. What is the main idea of the news item?

A. US concern over th6 forthcoming peace talks.

B. Peace efforts by the Palestinian Authority.

C. Recommendations by the Mitchell Commission.

D. Bomb attacks aimed at Israeli civilians.

Question 12 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you

will be given 15 seconds to answer the question.

Now listen to the news.

12. Some voters will waste their ballots because

A. they like neither candidate.

B. they are all ill-informed.

C. the candidates do not differ much.

D. they do not want to vote twice.

Questions 13 to 15 are based on the following news. At the end of the news

item, you will be given15 seconds to answer each of the questions.

Now listen to the news.

13. According to the UN Human Development Report, which is the best place for

women in the world?

A. Canada.

B. The US.

C. Australia.

D. Scandinavia.

14. _______ is in the 12th place in overall ranking.

A. Britain

B. France

C. Finland

D. Switzerland

15. According to the UN report, the least developed country is

A. Ethiopia.

B. Mali.

C. Sierra Leon.

D. Central African Republic.

SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING

In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE

ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not

be marked, but you will need them to complete a 15-minute gap-filling task on

ANSWER SHEET ONE after the mini-lecture. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.

PART II PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN)

Proofread the given passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO as instructed.

PART III READING COMPREHENSIOS (40MIN)

SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)

In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of fifteen

multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your

coloured answer sheet~

TEXT A

Hostility to Gypsies has existed almost from the time they first appeared in

Europe in the 14th century. The origins of the Gypsies, with little written

history, were shrouded in mystery. What is known now from clues in the various

dialects of their language, Romany, is that they came from northern India to

the Middle East a thousand years ago, working as minstrels and mercenaries,

metal-smiths and servants. Europeans misnamed them Egyptians, soon shortened to

Gypsies. A clan system, based mostly on their traditional crafts and geography,

has made them a deeply fragmented and fractious people, only really unifying in

the face of enmity from non-Gypsies, whom they call gadje. Today many Gypsy

activists prefer to be called Roma, which comes from the Romany word for

“man”. But on my travels among them most still referred to themselves as

Gypsies.

In Europe their persecution by the gadje began quickly, with the church seeing

heresy in their fortune-telling and the state seeing anti-social behaviour in

their nomadism. At various times they have been forbidden to wear their

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