2009年英语专八考试真题及参考答案

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　　PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN)
　　SECTION A MINI-LECTURE
　　In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.
　　Writing Experimental Reports
　　I. Content of an experimental report, e.g.
　　--- study subject/ area
　　--- study purpose
　　--- ____1____
　　II.Presentation of an experimental report
　　--- providing details
　　--- regarding readers as _____2_____
　　III.Structure of an experimental report
　　--- feature: highly structured and ____3____
　　--- sections and their content:
　　INTRODUCTION ____4____. why you did it
　　METHOD how you did it
　　RESULT what you found out
　　____5____ what you think it shows
　　IV. Sense of readership
　　--- ____6____: reader is the marker
　　--- ____7____: reader is an idealized, hypothetical, intelligent person with little knowledge of your study
　　--- tasks to fulfill in an experimental report:
　　nintroduction to relevant area
　　necessary background informationn
　　ndevelopment of clear arguments
　　definition of technical termsn
　　precisendescription of data ____8____
　　V. Demands and expectations in report writing
　　--- early stage:
　　nunderstanding of study subject/area and its implications
　　basic grasp of thenreports format
　　--- later stage:
　　____9____ on researchnsignificance
　　--- things to avoid in writing INTRODUCTION:
　　inadequatenmaterial
　　____10____ of research justification for the studyn
　　SECTION B INTERVIEW
　　In this section 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.
　　Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.
Now listen to the interview.
　　1. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
　　A. Toastmasters was originally set up to train speaking skills.
　　B. Toastmasters only accepts prospective professional speakers.
　　C. Toastmasters accepts members from the general public.
　　D. Toastmasters is an exclusive club for professional speakers.
　　2. The following are job benefits by joining Toastmasters EXCEPT
　　A. becoming familiar with various means of communication.
　　B. learning how to deliver messages in an organized way.
　　C. becoming aware of audience expectations.
　　D. learning how to get along with friends.
　　3. Toastmasters general approach to training can be summarized as
　　A. practice plus overall training.
　　B. practice plus lectures.
　　C. practice plus voice training.
　　D. practice plus speech writing.
　　4. Toastmasters aims to train people to be all the following EXCEPT
　　A. public speakers.
　　B. grammar teachers.
　　C. masters of ceremonies.
　　D. evaluators.
　　5. The interview mainly focuses on
　　A. the background information.
　　B. the description of training courses.
　　C. the requirements of public speaking.
　　D. the overall personal growth.
　　SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
　　In this section 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.
　　Questions 6 and 7 arebased on the foUowing news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
　　Now listen to the news.
　　6. Which of the following is the main cause of global warming?
　　A. Fossil fuel.
　　B. Greenhouse gases.
　　C. Increased dryness.
　　D. Violent storm patterns.
　　7. The news item implies that ______ in the last report.
　　A. there were fewer studies done
　　B. there were fewer policy proposals
　　C. there was less agreement
　　D. there were fewer objectives
　　Questions 8 and 9 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
　　Now listen to the news.
　　8. The cause of the Indian train accident was
　　A. terrorist sabotage.
　　B. yet to be determined.
　　C. lack of communications.
　　D. bad weather.
　　9. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
　　A. The accident occurred on a bridge.
　　B. The accident occurred in New Delhi.
　　C. There were about 600 casualties.
　　D. Victims were rescued immediately.
　　Question 10 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10seconds to answer the question.
　　Now listen to the news.
　　10. What is the main message of the news item?
　　A. Young people should seek careers advice.
　　B. Careers service needs to be improved.
　　C. Businesses are not getting talented people.
　　D. Careers advice is not offered on the Intemet.

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