2014年专业英语八级考试真题及答案

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2014 年专业英语八级考试真题及答案

PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 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, using no more than three words in each

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

acceptable. You may refer to your notes while completing the task Use the blank sheet for

note-taking.

Now, listen to the mini-lecture.

How to Reduce Stress

Life is full of things that cause us sress. Though we may not like

stress, we have to live with it.

I. Definition of stress

A. (1) reaction

i.e.force exerted between two touching bodies

B. human reaction

i.e. response to (2) on someone

e.g. increase in breathing, heart rate, (3) ,

or muscle tension

II. (4) ,

A. positive stress

where it occurs: Christmas, wedding, (5)

B. negative stress

where it occurs: test-taking situations, friend’s death

III. Ways to cope with stress

A. recoginition of stress signals

monitor for (6) of stress

find ways to protect oneself

B. attention to body demand

effect of (7)

C. planning and acting appropriately

reason for planning

(8) of planning

D. learning to (9)

e.g. dlay caused by traffic

E. pacing activities

manageable task

(10)

SECTION B INTERVIEW

In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the

questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

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. According to the interviewer, which of the following best indicates the relationship

between choice and mobility?

A. Better education→ greater mobility→more choices.

B. Better education→more choices→greater mobility.

C. Greater mobility→better education→more choices.

D. Greater mobility→more choices→better education.

2. According to the interview, which of the following details about the first poll is

INCORRECT?

A. Shorter work hours was least chosen for being most important.

B. Chances for advancement might have been favoured by young people.

C. High income failed to come on top for being most important.

D. Job security came second according to the poll results.

3. According to the interviewee, which is the main difference between the first and the

second poll?

A. The type of respondents who were invited.

B. The way in which the questions were designed.

C. The content area of the questions.

D. The number of poll questions.

4. What can we learn from the respondents' answers to items 2, 4 and 7 in the second

poll?

A. Recognition from colleagues should be given less importance.

B. Workers are always willing and ready to learn more new skills.

C. Psychological reward is more important than material one.

D. Work will have to be made interesting to raise efficiency.

5. According to the interviewee, which of the following can offer both psychological and

monetary benefits?

A. Contact with many people.

B. Chances for advancement.

C. Appreciation from coworkers.

D. Chances to learn new skills.

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the

questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

Questions 6 and 7 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will

be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.

Now listen to the news.

6. According to the news item, "sleepboxes" are designed to solve the problems of

A. airports.

B. passengers.

C. architects.

D. companies.

7. Which of the following is NOT true with reference to the news?

A. Sleepboxes can be rented for different lengths of time.

B. Renters of normal height can stand up inside.

C. Bedding can be automatically changed.

D. Renters can take a shower inside the box.

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. What is the news item mainly about?

A. London's preparations for the Notting Hill Carnival.

B. Main features of the Notting Hill Carnival.

C. Police's preventive measures for the carnival.

D. Police participation in the carnival.

Questions 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 questions.

Now listen to the news.

9. The news item reports on a research finding about

A. the Dutch famine and the Dutch women.

B. early malnutrition and heart health.

C. the causes of death during the famine.

D. nutrition in childhood and adolescence.

10. When did the research team carry out the study?

A. At the end of World War II.

B. Between 1944 and 1945.

C. In the 1950s.

D. In 2007.

PART II READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)

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