【正文】 2004年英語(yǔ)專(zhuān)業(yè)八級(jí)考試歷年全真試卷試卷一 (95 min) Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (40 min) In Sections A,B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.SECTION A TALKQuestions 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section. At the end of the talk you will be given 75 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the talk. parallel between waltzing and language use lies in ____. coordination based on individual actions number of individual participants necessity of individual actions requirements for participants the talk the speaker thinks that language use is a(n) ____ process. main difference between personal and nonpersonal settings is in ____. manner of language use topic and content of speech interactions between speaker and audience relationship between speaker and audience fictional settings, speakers ____. their real intentions others’ intentions double roles on and off stage imitate other people in life with other types of settings, the main feature of private setting is ____. absence of spontaneity presence of individual actions lack of real intentions absence of audienceSECTION B INTERVIEWQuestions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 75 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the interview. was education like in Professor Wang’s days? worked very hard. felt they needed a second degree. was not careeroriented. were many specialized subjects. to Professor Wang, what is the purpose of the presentday education? turn out an adequate number of elite for the society. prepare students for their future career. offer practical and utilitarian courses in each programme. set up as many technical institutions as possible. Professor Wang’s opinion, technical skills ____. good education secondary to education’t call for good education’t conflict with education does Professor Wang suggest to cope with the situation caused by increasing numbers of feepaying students? from one programme to another. out ways to reduce student number. better quality of education. up stricter examination standards. education needs to produce graduates of all the following categories EXCEPT ____. who can adapt to different professions who have a high flexibility of mind who are thinkers, historians and philosophers who possess only highly specialized skillsSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,you will be given 45 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news. of the following regions in the world will witness the sharpest drop in life expectancy? America.Saharan Africa.. Caribbean. to the news, which country will experience small life expectancy drop?.... countries that are predicted to experience negative population growth are mainly in ____.. Caribbean.Questions 14 and 15 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news. trade dispute between the European Union and the US was caused by ____. refusal to accept arbitration by WTO imposing tariffs on European steel refusal to pay pensation to EU refusal to lower import duties on EU products will be consulted first before the EU list is submitted to WTO? member states. United States.. steel corporations.SECTION D NOTETAKING AND GAPFILLINGIn this section you will hear a minilecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the lecture, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to plete a 15minute gapfilling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE after the minilecture. Use the blank sheet for notetaking. Conversation SkillsPeople who usually make us feel fortable in conversations are good talkers. And they have something in mon, . skills to put people at ease.1. Skill to ask question 1) be aware of the human nature: readiness to answer other’s questions regardless of (1)____ (1)____ 2) start a conversation with some personal but unharmfull questions about one’s (2)____ job (2)____ questions about one’s activities in the (3)____ (3)____ 3) be able to spot signals for further talk2. Skill to (4)____for answers (4)____ 1) don’t shift from subject to subject — sticking to the same subject: signs of (5)____in (5)____ conversation 2) listen to (6)____of voice (6)____ — If people sound unenthusiastic, then change subject. 3) use eyes and ears — steady your gaze while listening3. Skill to laugh Effects of laughter: — ease people’s (7)____ (7)____ — help start (8)____ (8)____4. Skill to part 1) importance: open up possibilities for future friendship or contact 2) ways: — men: a smile, a (9)____1