2013年最新专八真题及答案

2013年TEM8真题及答案TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2013)-GRADEEIGHT-TIMELIMIT: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.Nowlistentothemini-lecture.WhatDoActiveLearnersDo?Therearedifferencebetweenactivelearningandpassivelearning.Characteristicsofactivelearners:I.readingwithpurposesA.beforereading:settinggoalsB.whilereading:(1)________(1)________II.(2)______andcriticalinthinking(2)________i.e.informationprocessing,e.g.—connectionsbetweentheknownandthenewinformation—identificationof(3)______concepts(3)________—judgmentonthevalueof(4)_____.(4)________III.activeinlisteningA.waysofnote-taking:(5)_______.(5)________B.beforenote-taking:listeningandthinkingIV.beingabletogetassistanceA.reason1:knowingcomprehensionproblemsbecauseof(6)______.(6)________B.reason2:beingabletopredictstudydifficultiesV.beingabletoquestioninformationA.questionwhattheyreadorhearB.evaluateand(7)______.(7)________VI.lastcharacteristicA.attitudetowardresponsibility—activelearners:accept—passivelearners:(8)_______(8)________B.attitudetoward(9)______(9)________—activelearners:evaluateandchangebehaviour—passivelearners:nochangeinapproachRelationshipbetweenskillandwill:willismoreimportantin(10)______.(10)________Lackofwillleadstodifficultyincollegelearning.SECTIONBINTERVIEWInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.Accordingtotheinterviewer,whichofthefollowingbestindicatestherelationshipbetweenchoiceandmobility?Bettereducation→greatermobility→morechoices.Bettereducation→morechoices→greatermobility.Greatermobility→bettereducation→morechoices.Greatermobility→morechoices→bettereducation.Accordingtotheinterview,whichofthefollowingdetailsaboutthefirstpollisINCORRECT?Shorterworkhourswasleastchosenforbeingmostimportant.Choicesforadvancementmighthavebeenfavoredbyyoungpeople.Highincomefailedtocomeontopforbeingmostimportant.Jobsecuritycamesecondaccordingtothepollresults.Accordingtotheinterviewee,whichisthemaindifferencebetweenthefirstandthesecondpoll?Thetypeofrespondentswhowereinvited.Thewayinwhichthequestionsweredesigned.Thecontentareaofthequestions.Thenumberofpollquestions.Whatcanwelearnfromtherespondents’answerstoitems2,4,and7inthesecondpoll?Recognitionfromcolleaguesshouldbegivenlessimportance.Workersarealwayswillingandreadytolearnmorenewskills.Psychologicalrewardismoreimportantthanmaterialone.Workwillhavetobemadeinterestingtoraiseefficiency.Accordingtotheinterviewee,whichofthefollowingcanofferbothpsychologicalandmonetarybenefits?Contactwithmanypeople.Chancesforadvancement.Appreciationfromcoworkers.Chancestolearnnewskills.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthebestanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.Questions6and7arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.Accordingtothenewsitem,“sleepboxes”aredesignedtosolvetheproblemsof_________.airportspassengersarchitectscompaniesWhichofthefollowingisNOTtruewithreferencetothenews?Sleepboxescanberentedfordifferentlengthsofthetime.Rentersofnormalheightcanstandupinside.Beddingcanbeautomaticallychanged.Renterscantakeashowerinsidethebox.Question8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?London’spreparationsfortheNottingHillCarnival.MainfeaturesoftheNottingHillCarnival.Police’spreventivemeasuresforthecarnival.Policeparticipationinthecarnival.Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.Thenewsitemreportsonaresearchfindingabout_________.theDutchfamineandtheDutchwomenearlymalnutritionandhearthealththecausesofdeathduringthefaminenutritioninchildhoodandadolescenceWhendidtheresearchteamcarryoutthestudy?AttheendofWorldWarII.Between1944and1945.Inthe1950s.In2007.PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.TEXTAThreehundredyearsagonewstravelledbywordofmouthorletter,andcirculatedintavernsandcoffeehousesintheformofpamphletsandnewsletters.“Thecoffeehousesparticularly