【正文】 nearly 22 million crimecases occurred last year throughout the country. A simple arithmetic calculation indicates that on average, a crime is being mitted in every 2 seconds. Now the Americans are living in a horrible environment. Their safety and property are threatened by various crimes: robbery, theft, rape, kidnapping, murder, arson, vandalism and violence. The most worrisome problem es from the fact that about onemitted by the juvenile and 53% of criminals in jails are youngsters below 25. A poll indicates that about 73% of citizens said they avoided teenagers in streets, especially at night. To protect themselves from crime, according to a released figure, 52% of Americans keep guns at home. But some gun owners turn out to be potential criminals. Some people demand that strict law for gun control be enforced。 and then again as soon as evening began to mellow, they must go once more. And he was so sly. He slid along in the deep grass。 大學英語專業(yè)八級考試歷年試題集 /TEM8 2022 年英語專業(yè)八級考試 真題及答案 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 TALK Questions 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 INTERVIEW Questions 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 were many specialized subjects. to Professor Wang, what is the purpose of the present 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 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. . 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 GAPFILLING In this section you will hear a minilistening to the lecture, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, n ANSWER SHEET ONE after the mini 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 talk 2. 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)____ (9)____