2005年专业英语八级考试真题及答案

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2005 年专业英语八级考试真题及答案

PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)

SECTION A MINI-LECTURE

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 gap-filling task after the

mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check

your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER

SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.

Writing a Research Paper

I. Research Papers and Ordinary Essay

A. Similarity in (1) __________:

e.g. —choosing a topic

—asking questions

—identifying the audience

B. Difference mainly in terms of (2) ___________

1. research papers: printed sources

2. ordinary essay: ideas in one's (3) ___________

II. Types and Characteristics of Research Papers

A. Number of basic types: two

B. Characteristics:

1. survey-type paper:

—to gather (4) ___________

—to quote

—to (5) _____________

The writer should be (6) ___________.

2. argumentative (research) paper:

a. The writer should do more, e.g.

—to interpret

—to question, etc.

b. (7) _________varies with the topic, e.g.

—to recommend an action, etc.

III. How to Choose a Topic for a Research Paper

In choosing a topic, it is important to (8) __________.

Question No. 1: your familiarity with the topic

Question No. 2: Availability of relevant information on the chosen topic

Question No. 3: Narrowing the topic down to (9) _________

Question No. 4: Asking questions about (10) ___________

The questions help us to work out way into the topic and discover its

possibilities.

SECTION B INTERVIEW

In this section 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.

Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you

will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.Now

listen to the interview.

1. What is the purpose of Professor McKay's report?

A. To look into the mental health of old people.

B. To explain why people have negative views on old age.

C. To help correct some false beliefs about old age.

D. To identify the various problems of old age

2. Which of the following is NOT Professor McKay's view?

A. People change in old age a lot more than at the age of 21.

B. There are as many sick people in old age as in middle age.

C. We should not expect more physical illness among old people.

D. We should not expect to find old people unattractive as a group.

3. According to Professor McKay's report,

A. family love is gradually disappearing.

B. it is hard to comment on family feeling.

C. more children are indifferent to their parents.

D. family love remains as strong as ever.

4. Professor McKay is ________ towards the tendency of more parents living

apart from their children.

A. negative

B. positive

C. ambiguous

D. neutral

5. The only popular belief that Professor McKay is unable to provide evidence

against is

A. old-age sickness.

B. loose family ties.

C. poor mental abilities.

D. difficulities in maths.

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

In this section 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.

Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you

will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.

6. Scientists in Brazil have used frog skin to

A. eliminate bacteria.

B. treat burns.

C. Speed up recovery.

D. reduce treatment cost.

Question 7 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you

will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.

7. What is NOT a feature of the new karaoke machine?

A. It is featured by high technology.

B. It allows you to imitate famous singers.

C. It can automatically alter the tempo and tone of a song.

D. It can be placed in specially designed theme rooms.

Question 8 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you

will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.

8. China's Internet users had reached _________ by the end of June.

A. 68 million

B. 8.9 million

C. 10 million

D. 1.5 million

Question 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,

you will be given 20 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.

9. According to the WTO, Chinese exports rose _________ last year.

A. 21%

B. 10%

C. 22%

D. 4.73

10. According to the news, which trading nation in the top 10 has reported a 5

per cent fall in exports?

A. The UK.

B. The US.

C. Japan.

D. Germany.

PART II READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)

TEXT A

I remember meeting him one evening with his pushcart. I had managed to sell all

my papers and was coming home in the snow. It was that strange hour in downtown

New York when the workers were pouring homeward in the twilight. I marched

among thousands of tired men and women whom the factory whistles had unyoked.

They flowed in rivers through the clothing factory districts, then down along

the avenues to the East Side.

I met my father near Cooper Union. I recognized him, a hunched, frozen figure

in an old overcoat standing by a banana cart. He looked so lonely, the tears

came to my eyes. Then he saw me, and his face lit with his sad, beautiful smile

-Charlie Chaplin's smile.

"Arch, it's Mikey," he said. "So you have sold your papers! Come and eat a

banana."

He offered me one. I refused it. I felt it crucial that my father sell his

bananas, not give them away. He thought I was shy, and coaxed and joked with

me, and made me eat the banana. It smelled of wet straw and snow.

"You haven't sold many bananas today, pop," I said anxiously.

He shrugged his shoulders.

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