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2000年英语专业八级考试全真试卷听力PartⅠListeningComprehension(40min)InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourColouredAnswerSheet.SECTIONATQuestions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.1.TherulesforthefirstprivatelibraryintheUSweredrawnupbyA.thelegislatureD.thefacultymembers2.TheearliestpubliclibrarywasalsocalledasubscriptionlibrarybecausebooksA.couldbelenttoeveryoneB.couldbeC.werelenttostudentsandthefacultyD.werelentonamembershipbasisB.ToC.Toservethecommunity’sculturalandrecreationalneeds.4.ThemajordifferencebetweenmodemprivateandpubliclibrariesliesinA.readershipB.contentC.service5.Themainpurposeofthetalkis___.C.toexplaintherolesofdifferentUSSECTIONBINTERVIEWQuestions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentot6.Nancybecameataxidriverbecause___.A.sheownedacarB.shedrovewellC.shelikeddrivers’uniforms2000年英语专业八级考试全真试卷A.Therightsenseofdirection.C.Theskillofmaneuvering.D.Thesizeofvehicles.C.Driv9.ItcanbeinferredfromtheinterviewthatNancyina(n)___mother.A.uncaringB.strictC.affectionateA.ratherdifficulttopleaseC.talkativeandgenerouswithtipsD.differentinpersonalityQuestion11isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15seconds11.TheprimarypurposeoftheUSanti-smokinglegislationis___.C.tostartanationalanti-smokingcampaignQuestions12and13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.12.TheFrenchPresident’svisittoJapanaimsat___.B.stimulatingJapanesebusinessesinFranceC.helpingboosttheJapaneseeconomyA.secondB.fourteenthC.fortiethD.forty-Questions14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.2000年英语专业八级考试全真试卷14.Afghanpeoplearesufferingfromstarvationbecause___.B.theTalibanhavedestroyedexistingfoodstocksD.anemergencyair-15.peopleinAfghanistanarefacingstarvatiA.160,000B.16,000C.1,000,000SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FilleachofgapswithONEword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.MakesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptabWhenpeopleareaskedtogiveaspeechinpublicforthefirsttime,theyotherformof(1)___speakingisawayforaspeakertodecideonthe(3)___ofhisspeech.esuccessinpublic—(4)___ofthesubjectmatter.—goodpreparationofthespeech.andenditwithasummary.—beawareofyour—varythespeedof(6)___6.___—usethemicrophoneskillfullyto(7)___yourselfinspeech.—bebriefinspeech;alwaystrytomakeyourmessage(8)___memberedinauguralspeechesoftheUSpresidents9.___speech.改错PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection(15min)ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.EachlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway.underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendomarkthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedatthecrossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/’andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.ExampleWhen∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,itnever／buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs(2)neverthemonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.(3)exhibit2000年英语专业八级考试全真试卷grammarareforthemostpartsharplyandobviouslydifferentfromthelexicalwords.Aroughandreadyseemthemostobviousisthatgrammaticalwordshave“lessmeaning”,butinfactsomegrammarianshavecalledthem“empty”wordsasopposedinthe“full”wordsofvocabulary.Butthisisarathermisledwayofexpressingthedistinction.Althoughawordliketheisnotthenameofsomethingasmanis,itisveryfarawayfrombeingmeaningless;thereisasharpvile”,yettheisthesinglevehicleofthisdifferenceinmeaning.Moreover,grammaticalwordsdifferconsiderablyamongthemselvesastheamountofmeaningtheyhave,eveninthe“littlewords”.ButsizeisbynomeanagoodcriterionfordistinguishingthegrammaticalwordsofEnglish,whenweconsiderthatwehavelexicalwordsasgo,man,say,car.Apartpeoplesay:wecertainlydocreateagreatnumberofobscuritywhenweomitthem.Thisisillustratednotonlyinthepoetryof阅读理解APartⅢReadingComprehension(40min)SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourColouredAnswerSheet.TEXTADespiteDenmark’smanifestvirtues,DanesnevertalkabouthowproudtheyaretobeDanes.ThiswouldsoundweirdinDanish.WhenDanestalktoforeignersaboutDenmark,theyalwaysbeginbycommentingonitstininess,itsunimportance,thedifficultyofitslanguage,thegeneralsmall-mindednessandself-indulgenceoftheircountrymenandthehightaxes.NoDanewouldlookyouintheeyeandsay,“Denmarkisagreatcountry.”You’resupposedtofigurethisoutforyourself.Itisthelandofthesilksafetynet,wherealmosthalfthenationalbudgetgoestowardsmoothingoutlife’sinequalities,andthereisplentyofmoneyforschools,daycare,retrainingprogrammes,jobseminars-Danesloveseminars:threedaysatastudycentrehearingaboutwastemanagementisalmostasgood