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专八真题2015年1/396TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2015)GRADEEIGHTTIMELIMIT：195MINPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)SECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture．YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints．Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture．Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE,usingnomorethanthreewordsineachgap．Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable．Youmayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask．Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking．Now,listentothemini-lecture．UnderstandingAcademicLecturesListeningtoacademiclecturesisanimportanttaskforuniversitystudents.Then,howcanwecomprehendalectureefficiently?I.Understandall(1)A.wordsB.(2)—stress—intonation—(3)II.AddinginformationA.lectures:SharinginformationwithaudienceB.listeners:(4)C.sourcesofinformation—knowledgeof(5)—(6)oftheworldD.listeninginvolvingthreesteps:—hearing—(7)—addingIII.(8)A.reasons—overcomenoise—savetimeB.(9)—content—organizationIV.EvaluatingwhilelisteningA.helptpdecidethe(10)ofnotesB.helptorememberinformationSECTIONBINTERVIEWInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO．Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview．Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions．Nowlistentotheinterview．1.Theresathinksthatthepresentgovernmentis________.[A]doingwhattheyhavepromisedtoschools[B]creatingopportunitiesforleadinguniversities[C]consideringremovingbarriersforstateschoolpupils专八真题2015年2/396[D]reducingopportunitiesforstateschoolpupils2.WhatdoesTheresaseeasaprobleminsecondaryschoolsnow?[A]Universitiesarenotworkinghardtoacceptstateschoolpupils.[B]ThenumberofstatepupilsapplyingtoOxfordfailstoincrease.[C]Thegovernmenthasloweredstatepupils’expectations.[D]Leadinguniversitiesarerejectingstateschoolpupils.3.InTheresa’sview,schoolfreedommeansthatschoolsshould____.[A]begivenmorefundingfromeducationauthorities[B]begivenallthemoneyanddecidehowtospendit[C]begrantedgreaterpowertorunthemselves[D]begivenmoreopportunitiesandchoices4.AccordingtoTheresa,whodecidesordecidemoneyforschoolsatthepresent?[A]Localeducationauthoritiesandthecentralgovernment.[B]Localeducationauthoritiesandsecondaryschoolstogether.[C]Localeducationauthoritiesonly.[D]Thecentralgovernmentonly.5.Throughoutthetalk,theinterviewerdoesallthefollowingEXCEPT____.[A]askingforclarification[B]challengingtheinterviewee[C]supportingtheinterviewee[D]initiatingtopicsSECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY．Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO．Questions6and7arebasedonthefollowingnews,Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions．Nowlistentothenews．NewsItem16.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?[A]FewerpeoplewatchTVonceaweek.[B]SmartphonesandtabletshavereplacedTV.[C]Newtechnologyhasledtomorefamilytime.[D]BiggerTVsetshaveattractedmorepeople.NewsItem27.Howmanylawmakersvotedforthemarijuanalegalizationbill?[A]50.[B]12.[C]46.[D]18.8.Thepassingofthebillmeansthatmarijuanacanbe________.[A]boughtbypeopleunder18[B]madeavailabletodrugaddicts[C]providedbythegovernment[D]boughtindrugstoresNewsItem39.Whatdidthereviewofglobaldatareveal?[A]Diarrheaisacommondisease.专八真题2015年3/396[B]Goodsanitationledtoincreaseinheight.[C]Thereweremanyproblemsofpoorsanitation.[D]Africanchildrenliveinworsesanitaryconditions.10.ThepurposeofDr.AlanDangour’sstudywasmostlikelyto________.[A]examinelinksbetweensanitationanddeathfromillness[B]lookintofactorsaffectingthegrowthofchildren[C]investigatehowtotacklesymptomslikediarrhea[D]reviewandcompareconditionsindifferentcountriesPARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO．TEXTAIn2011,manyshopperschosetoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.Whatwentwrong?Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively-andthereforemakebaddecisions-whenonline?Bothargumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor:aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldor,forthatmatter,theweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommitted.WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencesbetweentheonlineandofflineshoppingexperience.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolun