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1999 年专业英语八级考试真题 ListeningComprehension(40min) TheFrenchcompanyisworkingonanti-noisetechniquestobeusedinall TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(1999) -GRADEEIGHT- PARTI InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswertheq uestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectresponsetoeachquestiononyourColouredAnswerShee t. SECTIONATALK Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secon dstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk. Thetechnologytomakemachinesquieter________. 1. hasbeeninusesincethe1930's A. hasacceleratedindustrialproduction B. hasjustbeenincommercialuse C. hasbeeninventedtoremoveallnoises D. Themodernelectronicanti-noisedevices________. 2. A. areanupdateversionofthetraditionalmethods B.sharesimilaritieswiththetraditionalmethods C.areasinefficientasthetraditionalmethods D.arebasedonanentirelynewworkingprinciple 3. EXCEPT________. A. B. C. D. 4. A. B. C. D. 5. A. B. C.noise-controlregulations D.noise-relatedeffects SECTIONBINTERVIEW Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secon dstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview. 6. A. B. C. streets factories aircraft cars Accordingtothetalk,workersin"zonesofquiet"can________. bemoreaffectedbynoise heartalkfromoutsidethezone workmoreefficiently beheardoutsidethezone Themainthemeofthetalkisabout________. noise-controltechnology noiseinfactories EmployeesintheUSarepaidfortheirtime.Thismeansthattheyaresupposedto________. workhardwhiletheirbossisaround cometoworkwhenthereisworktobedone workwithinitiativeandwillingness

smallfirms majorbanks bigcorporations lawoffices officehierarchies officeconditions officeroles officelife opposition support ambiguity indifference workthroughtheirlunchbreak Oneoftheadvantagesofflexibleworkinghoursisthat________. pressurefromworkcanbereduced workingwomencanhavemoretimeathome trafficandcommutingproblemscanbesolved personalrelationshipsinofficescanbeimproved OntheissueofworkingcontractsintheUS,whichstatementisNOTcorrect? Performanceatworkmattersmorethananythingelse. Therearelawsprotectingemployees'workingrights. D. 7. A. B. C. D. 8. A. B. C.Goodreasonsmustbeprovidedinordertofireworkers. D.WorkingcontractsintheUSaremostlyshort-termones. 9.Wecanbeassumedfromtheinterviewthataninformalatmospheremightbefoundin________. A. B. C. D. 10. Theinterviewismainlyabout________intheUSA. A. B. C. D. SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST Question11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secon dstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews. 11. SenatorBobDole'sattitudetowardsClinton'santi-crimepolicyisthatof ________. A. B. C. D. Questions12and13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven 30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews. 12. JapanandtheUnitedStatesarenow________. A. B. C. D. 13. Thenewsitemseemstoindicatethattheagreement________. A.willendallotherrelatedtradeconflicts B.isunlikelytosolvethedisputeonceandforall C.islinkedtoothertradeagreements D.isthelastofitskindtobereached Questions14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven 30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews. negotiatingaboutphotographicmaterial negotiatinganautomobileagreement facingseriousproblemsintrade onthevergeofalarge-scaletradewar

oxygen ancientweather carbondioxide temperature Drasticchangesintheweatherhavebeencommonsinceancienttimes. Thechangeinweatherfromverycoldtoveryhotlastedoveracentury. Thescientistshavebeenstudyingicetoforecastweatherinthefuture. Thepast10,000yearshaveseenminorchangesintheweather. 14. Accordingtothenews,theicefromGreenlandprovidesinformationabout ________. A. B. C. D. 15. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT? A. B. C. D. SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONLYONCE.Whilelisten ingtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwi llneedthemtocompletea15-minutegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEaftertheminilectur e.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking. FillineachofthegapswithONEword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillini sbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable. Atpresentcompaniesandindustriesliketosponsorsportsevents.Two reasonsareputforwardtoexplainthisphenomenon.Thefirstreasonisthatthey get 1 The secondreasonisthatcompaniesandindustries theygetreductionsinthetaxtheyoweiftheysponsorsportsorartsactivities. Assponsorshipis 3 家,carefulthinkingisrequiredindecidingwhich eventstosponsor. Itisimportantthattheeventtobesponsored promoted.Thatis,theright guaranteedintheevent. Pointstobeconsideredinsportssponsorship: Popularityoftheevent Internationalsportseventsarebig 6 coverageonTVandinthepress. Smallereventsattractfewerpeople. Identificationofthepotentialaudience Aimingattherightaudienceismostimportantforsmallerevents. Therightaudiencewouldattractmanufacturersofotherrelatedproducts like Advantagesofsponsorship Advantagesarelonger-term. Peopleareexpectedtorespond morelikelytobuythem. Advertisingis Sponsorshipisbetterthanstraightadvertising:a)less b)tax-free andmaximumproductcoveragemustbe events,whichgetextensive 8 totheproductspromoted.Andbe 4 theproduct(s)tobe 9 themind. 7 ,etc. throughouttheworld. 2 money,as 5 10

ProofreadingandErrorCorrection(15min) underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneinthe PARTII ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachc ase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowin gway: Forawrongword, blankprovidedattheendoftheline. Foramissingword, andwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblank providedattheendoftheline. Foraunnecessaryword, wordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline. EXAMPLE markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha"∧"sign crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash"/"andputthe When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit, 大 1 家 itnever╱buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs an themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistory museumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit. 大 2 家 Thehunter-gatherertribesthattodayliveasourprehistorichumanancestorsconsumeprima rilyavegetabledietsupplementingwithanimalfoods.Ananalysisof58societiesofmodemhu nter-gatherers,includingtheKungofsouthernAfrica,revealedthatonehalfemphasizegat heringplantfoods,one-thirdconcentrateonfishingandonlyone-sixthareprimarilyhunte rs.Overall,two-thirds andmoreofthehunter-gatherer'scaloriescomefromplants.DetailedstudiesoftheKungbyt hefoodscientistsattheUniversityofLondon,showedthatgatheringisamoreproductivesou rceoffoodthanishunting.Anhourofhuntingyieldsinaverageabout100ediblecalories,asa nhourofgatheringproduces240. Plantfoodsprovidefor60percentto80percentoftheKungdiet,andnoonegoeshungrywhenthe huntfails.Interestingly,iftheyescapefatalinfectionsoraccidents,thesecontemporar yaborigineslivetooldagesdespiteoftheabsenceofmedicalcare.Theyexperiencenoobesit y,nomiddle-agedspread,littledentaldecay,nohighbloodpressure,onheartdisease,andt heirbloodcholesterollevelsareverylow(abouthalfoftheaverageAmericanadult),ifnoon eissuggestingwhatwereturntoanaboriginallifestyle,wecertainlycouldusetheireating habitsasamodelforhealthierdiet. never 大 3 家 exhibit PARTIIIReadingComprehension(40min) SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30min) Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choic

equestions.ReadthepassagescarefullyandthenmarkyouranswersonyourColouredAnswerSh eet. TEXTA Ricci's"OperationColumbus" Ricci,45,isnowstrikingoutonperhapshisboldestventureyet.Heplan'stomarketanEnglis hlanguageeditionofhiselegantmonthlyartmagazine,FMR,intheUnitedStates.Onceagaint heskepticsaremurmuringthatthesuccessfulRiccihasheadedforabigfall.AndonceagainRi cciintendstoprovethemwrong. Ricciissoconfidentthathehaschristenedhisquest"OperationColumbus"andhassethissig htsondiscoveringanAmericanreadershipof300,000.Thatgoalmaynotbetoofar-fetched.Th eItalianeditionofFMR– theinitials,ofcourse,standforFrancoMariaRicci-isonly18monthsold.Butitisalreadyt hesecondlargestartmagazineintheworld,withacirculationof65,000andaprofitmarginof US$500,000.TheAmericaneditionwillbepatternedaftertheItalianversion,witheach160- pageissuecarryingonly40pagesofadsandnomorethanfivearticles.Butthecontentswillof tendiffer.TheEnglish-languageeditionwillincludemoreAmericanworks,Riccisays,tohe lpAmericansgetover"aninferioritycomplexabouttheirart."Healsohopesthatthemagazin ewillbecomeavehicleforatwo-wayculturalexchange– whathelikestothinkofasamarriageofbrains,cultureandtastefrombothsidesoftheAtlant ic. Torealizethisvision,Ricciismountingoneofthemostlavish,enterprising– andexpensive-promotionalcampaignsinmagazine– publishinghistory.BetweenNovemberandJanuary,eightjumbojetswillfly8millioncopies ofasample16-page editionofFMRacrosstheAtlantic.FromawarehouseinMichigan,6.5millioncopieswillbema iledtoAmericansubscribersofvariouscultural,artandbusinessmagazines.Someoftherem ainingcopieswillcirculateasaspecialSundaysupplementintheNewYorkTimes.Thecostofl aunchingOperationColumbusisastaggeringUS$5million,butRicciishopingthat60%ofthep ricetagwillbefinancedbyItaliancorporations."TolandinAmericaColumbushadtouseSpan ishsponsors,"readsonesentenceinhispromotionalpamphlet."WewouldlikeItalians." LikeColumbus,Riccicannotknowwhathisreceptionwillbeonforeignshores.InItalyhegamb led–andwon– onasimpleconcept:itismoreimportanttoshowartthantowriteaboutit.Hence,oneissueofF MRmightfeature32full-colourpagesof17th-centurytapestries,followedby14pagesofout rageouseyeglasses.Heisgamblingthattheconceptisexportable."Idon'texpectthatmoret han30%ofmyreader...willactuallyreadFMR,"hesays."Themagazineissuchavisualdelight thattheydon'thaveto."Still,heisliningupanimpressivestableofwritersandprofessors fortheAmericanedition,includingNoamChomsky,AnthonyBurgess,EricJongandNormanMail er.Inaddition,heseemstobepursuinghiswoneclecticvisionwithoutgivingamoment'sthou ghttosuchestablishedcompetitorsasConnosisseurandHorizon."TheAmericanscandoalmos teverythingbetterthanwecan,"saysRicci,"Butwe(theItalians)havea2,000yearedgeonth eminart." 16.RicciintendshisAmericaneditionofFMRtocarrymoreAmericanartworksinorderto_____ ___.

theybothbenefitedfromItaliansponsors boostAmericans'confidenceintheirart followthepatternsetbyhisItalianedition helpItaliansunderstandAmericanartbetter expandthereadershipofhismagazine A. B. C. D. 17. RicciiscomparedtoColumbusinthepassagemainlybecause________. A. B.theywereexplorersintheirownways C.theyobtainedoverseassponsorship D.theygotawarmreceptioninAmerica 18.WegettheimpressionthattheAmericaneditionofFMRwillprobably ________. A.carrymanyacademicarticlesofhighstandard B.followthestyleofsomefamousexistingmagazines C.bemadbyonethirdofAmericanmagazinereaders D.pursueadistinctiveeditorialstyleofitsown TEXTB Mymother'srelationswereverydifferentfromtheMitfords.Herbrother,UncleGeoff,whoof tencametostayatSwimbrook,wasasmallsparemanwiththoughtfulblueeyesandarathersilen tmanner.ComparedtoUncleTommy,hewasanintellectualofthehighestorder,andindeedhiss atiricalpenbeliedhismilddemeanor.HespentmostofhiswakinghourscomposingletterstoT heTimesandotherpublicationsinwhichheoutlinedhisownparticulartheoryofthedevelopm entofEnglishhistory.InUncleGeoff'sview,thegreatnessofEnglandhadrisenandwanedove rthecenturiesindirectproportiontotheuseofnaturalmanureinfertilizingthesoil.TheB lackDeathof1348wascausedbygraduallossofthehumusfertilityfoundunderforesttrees.T heriseoftheElizabethanstwocenturieslaterwasattributabletothewidespreaduseofshee pmanure. ManyofUncleGeoff'sletters-to-the-editorhavefortunatelybeenpreservedinaprivately printedvolumecalledWritingsofaRebel.Ofthecollection,oneletterbestsumsuphisviews ontherelationshipbetweenmanureandfreedom.Hewrote: Collatingoldrecordsshowsthatourgreatnessrisesandfallswiththelivingfertilityofou rsoil.Andnow,manyyearsofexhaustedandchemicallymurderedsoil,andofdevitalizedfood fromit,hassoftenedourbodiesandstillworse,softenedournationalcharacter.Itisanact ualfactthatcharacterislargelyaproductofthesoil.Manyyearsofmurderedfoodfromdeade nedsoilhasmadeustootame.Chemicalshavehadtheirpoisonousday.Itisnowtheworm's'turn toreformthemanhoodofEngland.Theonlywaytoregainourpunch,ourcharacter,ourlostvirt ues,andwiththemthefreedomnaturaltoislanders,istocompostourlandsoastoallowmoulds, bacteriaandearthwormstoremakeliving'soiltonourishEnglishmen'sbodiesandspirits. ThelawrequiringpasteurizationofmilkinEnglandwasaparticulartargetofUncleGeoff's. Fondofalliteration,hedubbedit"MurderedMilkMeasure",andestablishedtheLibertyRest orationLeague,withheadquartersathishouseinLondon,forthespecificpurposeoforganiz ingacounteroffensive."FreedomnotDoctordom"wastheLeague'sproudslogan.Asubsidiary, butneverthelessimportant,activityoftheLeaguewasadvocacyofareturntothe"unsplit,s lowlysmokedfish"andbreadmadewith"Englishstone-groundflour,yeast,milk,seasaltand rawcane-sugar."

facetious serious nostalgic factual reformingthemanhoodofEngland usingnaturalmanureasfertilizer eatingmorebacteria-freefood grantingmorefreedomtoEnglishmen 19. AccordingtoUncleGeoff,nationalstrengthcouldonlyberegainedby ________. A. B. C. D. 20. Thetoneofthepassagecanmostprobablybedescribedas________. A. B. C. D. TEXTC Interview Sowhathavetheytaughtyouatcollegeaboutinterviews?Somecoursesgototownonit,othersd overylittle.Youmaygetconflictingadvice.Onlyonethingiscertain:thekeytosuccessisp reparation. Therefollowsomeusefulsuggestionsfromateachertrainingcoursecoordinator,aheadofde partmentandaheadteacher.Astheyappeartobeincompleteharmonywithoneanotherdespiten everhavingmet,wemaytaketheiradviceseriously. OxfordBrookesUniversity'sapproachtothebusinessofapplicationandinterviewfocuseso nresearchandrehearsal.TrainingcoursecoordinatorBrendaStevensspeaksofthevalueofg ettingstudents"todeconstructtheadvertisement,seewhattheycanoffertothatschool,an dthatsituation,andthenwritetheletter,dotheirCVsandcriticizeeachother's."Finally, theyroleplayinterviewerandinterviewee. Thisissterlingstuff,andBrookesstudentsspendacoupleofweeksonit."Thebetterprepare dstudentswon'tbethrownbynervesontheday,"saysMsStevens."They'llhavetheirstrategi esandquestionsworkedout."Shealsosays,atrifledisconcertingly,"thebetterthestuden t,theworsetheinterviewee."Shebelievesthemostcapablestudentsarelessabletoputthem selvesforward.Evenifthisweretree,saysMsStevens,youmuststillmakeyourowncase. "Bewareofinfernality,"sheadvises.Oneaspirantteacher,nowaheadofdepartmentatasmar tsecondaryschool,failedhisfirstjobinterviewbecausehetookhisjacketoffwhilewaitin gforhisappointment.Itwashotandeveryoneinthestaffroomwasinshirtsleevesbutattheen dofthedaytheycriticizedhiscasualattitude,whichtheyhaddeducedfromthefactthatheto okhisjacketoffinthestaffroom,eventhoughheputitbackonfortheinterview. Incidentally,menreallydohavetowearasuittotheinterviewandwomenreallycannotwearje ans,evenifmenneverwearthesuitagainandwomenteachmostdays injeans.Panelsrespondinstantlytotheseindicators.Butbeware:itwillnotpleasetheman ybetterifyouaretoosmart. Findoutaboutthepeoplewhowilltalktoyou.Intheearlymeetingstheyarelikelytobeheadso fdepartmentsorheadsofyear.Oftentheymaybeconcernedwithpastoralmatters.Itmakessen setoknowtheirprioritiesandletthemhearthethingsaboutyouthattheywanttohear. Duringpreliminarymeetingsyoumaybeseeningroupswithtwoorthreeotherapplicantsandyo umustdemonstratethatyouknowyourstuffwithoutputtingyourcompanionsdown.Theintervi ewerswillbewatchinghowyouworkwithateam.

Butrememberthewarningaboutinformality:howeverfriendlyandco-operativetheotherpar ticipantsare,donotgivewaytotheideathatyouaretherejusttobefriends. Routinequestionscanberehearsed,but"don'tgoontoolong,"advisesthedepartmenthead.T heymaywellask:"Whathavebeenyourworst/bestmomentswhenteaching?",orwantyouto"talk aboutsomegoodteachingyouhavedone."Theexpertsagreeyoushouldrecognizeyourweakness esandofferastrategyforovercomingthem."IknowI'vegottoworkonclassroommanagement– Iwouldhopeforsomehelp,"perhaps.Nooneexpectsanewteachertoknowitall,buttheyhopefo ranobjectiveappraisalofcapabilities. Bewarnedagainstinexpertquestioning.Youmaybeaskedquestionsinsuchawaythatitseemsi mpossibletopresentyourbestfeatures.Somequestionsmaybeplainsilly,askedperhapsbyp eopleonthepanelwhoarefromoutsidethesituation.Donotbethrown,havewaysofcircumnavi gatingit,andnever,everletthemseethatyouthinktheyhavesaidsomethingfoolish. Youwillalmostcertainlybeaskedhowyouseethefutureanditisimportanttohaveagoodanswe rprepared.Somepeopleareputoffbybeingaskedwhattheyexpecttobedoinginfiveortenyear s'time.Onyourpreliminaryvisit,saysthedepartmenthead,besuretogivethemabitofanint erviewofyourown,toseethedirectionthedepartmentisgoingandwhatyoucouldcontributet oit. Theheadteacheroffershisthoughtsinanine-pointplan. Irontheapplicationform!Thenitstandsoutfromeveryoneelse's,whichhavebeenfolde dandbatteredinthepost.Itgivesaninitialimpressionwhichmayget yourapplicationtothetopofthepile. Ensurethatyourapplicationistailoredtotheparticularschool.Maketheheadfeelyou arewritingdirectlytohimorher. Putyourselfateasebeforeyoumeettheinterviewingpanel:ifyouarenervous,youwillt alktooquickly.Beforeyouentertheroomrememberthatthepeoplearehumanbeingstoo;takea waythemystiqueoftheirroles. Listen.Thereisadangerofnothearingaccuratelywhatisbeingsaid.Makeeyecontactwi ththespeakers,andwitheveryoneintheroom. Allowyourwarmthandhumanitytobeseen.Asenseofhumourisveryimportant. Haveaportfolioofyourworkthatcanlinktheorytopractice.Manyschoolswantyoutosho wwork.Foraprimaryappointment,giveexamplesfromtherangeofthecurriculum,notjustart. (Forthisreason,takingpicturesonyourteachingpracticeisimportant.) Prepareyourselfincaseyouareaskedtogiveatalk.Havepromptcardsready,anddon'twa ffle. Yourspeechmustbeclearandarticulate,withcorrectgrammar.Thisisimportant:theyw anttohearyouandtheywanttohearhowwellyoucancommunicatewithchildren.Believeinyour selfandhaveconfidence.Someofthepeopleaskingthequestionsdon'tknowmuchaboutwhatyo udo.Bereadytohelpthem. Thusarmed,youshouldhavenodifficultyatall.Goodluckandkeepyourjacket on! 21. Ms.BrendaStevenssuggeststhatbeforeapplyingjobapplicantsshould ________. A. B. gothrougheachother'sCVs rehearsetheiranswerstoquestions

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