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1、1993年专业英语八级考试真题 TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(1993) -GRADEEIGHT- PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(30min) PAPERONE InthispartofthetestyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectresponseforeachquestioninyourANSWERBOOKLETSECTIONACONVERSATION Questions1to5refertothe

2、conversationinthissection. 1.JanetisnothappyaboutPaulsarrangementbecause A.PaulhasnttoldherabouttheinvitationB.theaupairgirlwillstayathome C.theirchildrencannotstayattheirfriendshomeD.Saturdayisabaddayforher 2.Accordingtotheconversation,weknowthatSamUrwinis A.amaninchargeofcharityintownB.abusinessma

3、n C.aschoolmateofJanetsD.aneighbouroftheirsinCanada3.ThefollowingstatementsaboutSamaretrueexcept A.SamisveryfondofduckandgoesoutshootingducksalotB.Samlikesgolfbetterthanshooting C.SamisJanetsfavouritebackinCanadaD.Sampaysmuchattentiontohisfigure4.Paulwillbuythewineat A.apubB.ashopwheredrinksaresoldt

4、otakeawayC.DownesD.asupermarketnearhisoffice5.Theconversationtakesplace A.inthecourseoftheirdinnerB.inthekitchenbeforesupper C.inthesittingroomaftersupperD.lateintheafternoon SECTIONBTALK Questions6toIDrefertothetalkinthissection. 6.OnespecificdifferencebetweenanimalbrainandhumanbrainisA.thedivision

5、ofsidesB.thecontrollingfunctionsC.thecross-overeffectD.theverbalabilities 7.PeoplegottoknowthingslikethespecializedabilitiesofthehumanbrainA.duringthelastdecadeB.earlythiscentury C.throughDrRogersBarryD.aftermanyexperiments 8.TheSplitBrainExperimentswereconsideredA.asurgicalexperimentwiththenerve B.

6、ahelptothepatientsrecovery C.afurtherproofofwhathadbeenknownbeforeD.agreatstepinbrainresearch 9.Therighthandwasstillabletowriteafterthesplittingofthebrain,becauseA.verbalabilityislocatedinthelefthemisphere B.thelefthemispherehasalogicfunction C.therighthemispherecanrecognizeandrememberD.informationi

7、sgoingthroughthelefthemisphere 10.Thistalkismainlyabout r-Akthedifferentfunctionsofthetwohemispheres B.theSplitBrainExperimentsinCalifornia ?C.thesynthesizingabilityofthehemispheresD.thedifferentwaysofinformationhandling SECTIONCINTERVIEW Questions11to15refertotheinterviewinthissection. 11.Thewomans

8、aidthatTVisamediumthatA.giveskidsalotofgoodinformation B.teacheskidstobepassive C.teacheskidssomethingthattheycannotlearnfrombooks D.getskidssoexcitedthattheyliterallycomeoutoftheirchairs 12.ThewomanpointedoutthatteachersareforcedintotheroleofhavingtocompetewithA.theexcitingfilmsthatkidsareshowninsc

9、hool B.thekindsofthingskidslearnfromtheirparentsathomeC.thekindsofprogrammeskidswatchonTV D.thegoodactingoftheactorsandactressesinfilms 13.ThewomansaidthatsheusesanumberofeducationalfilmsinaclasssheteachesonA.minoritiesB.history C.ancient,civilizationsD.BlackAmericans 14.Accordingtothewoman,whenshes

10、howsfilmsinclass,thekidsalwaysseemto A.missthereallyimportantpoints B.appreciatethereallyimportantpoints C.catchthereallyimportantpoints D.understandthereallyimportantpoints 15.Thewomansaidthatthefactthatkidsaudiblyandvisiblyreactthewaytheydotocertainviolentscenesinthesefilmsis A.pessimisticB.unders

11、tandable C.verysurprisingD.sad SECTIONDNEWSBROADCAST Questions16to20refertothenewsbroadcastinthissection. 16.ThenewsfromLuxemburgtellsusthattheECministersA.aretryingtohelpmakepeace B.cametovisitLuxemburg C.areinvolvedinYugoslaviasethnicconflictD.havemadeasuccessfulcease-fire 17.Theinformationconcern

12、ingPresidentBushisabout A.hisattitudetowardsdevelopingcountries B.hisopinionsofsomeformerUSSRrepublics C.theUSactionfollowingothercountries D.theUSrecognitionofLithuania TEM8-93-2 18.ThetropicalstorminSouthernIndiaA.wascausedbycyclones B.wouldhavehadmoreseriouscasualtiesbutforcyclonesheltersC.wasbro

13、ughtaboutbythelandslides D.loosenedtopsoilinSriLanka 19.Thenumberofthefemalesenatorsinthe102ndCongresswasA.3B.2C.6D.4 20.BeforeshebecamethefirstBlackwomansenator,MissCarolMoseleyBraunA.workedinacountryclubofmen B.servedasanaideintheEqualEmploymentOpportunityCommissionC.wastheRecorderofDeedsinIllinoi

14、s D.wasontheJudiciaryCommitteeinCalifornia PARTIILISTENING&NOTE-TAKING FilleachofgapswithONEword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinis bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.? TheCinema Thefirstmovingpictures,developedbyan(1)_inthe1890swere(1)_ differentfromwhatweknowaboutcinematoday

15、.Becausethesoundandpictures(2)_ werenot(2)_inadditiontothesmallnessofthescreens,the(3)_(3)_ whichhissystemwascalled,wasonlypopularizedinits(4)_form.(4) TheFrenchmendevelopedthesameprincipleandsucceededinexportingtheir (5)_.Cinematographe,toEurope,India,AustraliaandJapan.Butthefilms(5)_ werestill(6)_

16、and(4)_.Afterthat,greatadvancesweremadeincinema.(6)_ In1903,withtheuseof(7)_cameras,animprovementonthe(13)_(7)_ cameras,TheGreatTrainRobbery,whichlasted(8)_minutes,wasmade.(8)_ Inthefollowingyears,filmswerelongerandthe(9)_becamelargerandother(9)_ refinementswereintroduced.Intheearly(10)_,withthedeve

17、lopment(10)_ ofeffective(11)_system,themajorproblemof(11)_ soundandpicture(12)_wassolved.Butoddlyenough,forafew(12)_ years,thecamerashadtobe(13)_againtoreducethe(13)_ (14)_oftheirmechanism.Thedevelopmentof(14)_ (15)_wasthelastimportantchangeincinema.Thoughearlyfilms(15)_ weregenerallyblackandwhite,p

18、eoplethoughttheyweremore(16)_(16)_ In1922,atwo-coloursystem,wasusedinthefirstreal(15)_films.Byusingthree maincolours,(17)_wasimprovedin1932.Becauseoftheunstablequality,(17)_ thescenes,sometimes(18)_,andhighcost,ittooklongerfor(15)(18)_ tobeaccepted.Foralltheimprovementsinthe(19)_ofcinemaandthechange

19、sinthe(19)_ styleof(20)_,thebasics-movingpictures,colourandsound-remainthesame.(20)_ PARTIIPROOFREADINGANDERRORCORRECTION(20MINS) Thefollowingpassagecontains17errors.Eachlinecontainsa,naxinurrnofone errorandthreearefreefromerror.Ineachcase,onlyonewordisinvolved.For awrongword,underlinethewrongwordan

20、dwritethecorrectoneintheblank providedattheendoftheline. Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha/signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline. Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash/andput refinements were introduced. In the early (10)_, wi

21、th the development(10)_of effective (11)_system, the major problem of(11)_sound and picture (12)_was solved. But oddly enough, for a few(12)_years, the cameras had to be (13)_again to reduce the (13)_(14)_of their mechanism. The development of(14)_(15)_was the last important change in cinema. Though

22、 early films(15)_were generally black and white, people thought they were more (16) _(16)_In 1922, a two-colour system, was used in the first real (15)_films. By using threemain colours, (17)_was improved in 1932. Because of the unstable quality,(17) _the scenes, sometimes (18)_, and high cost, it t

23、ook longer for (15)(18)_PARTIIIPROOFREADING(15min) Thefollowingpassagecontains17errors.Eachlinecontainsamaximumofoneerror,andthreearefreefromerror.Ineachcaseonlyonewordisinvolved.Youshouldpassageandcorrectit. What is a drug? Most of people probable think there s a1.perfectly simple answer to this qu

24、estion. In fact, if one 2.carries a quick survey on any street corner, one finds that,3.according to vast majority of people, there are two groups of4.drugs: those prescribed by doctors and those people take for5.non-medical use. As medicine and the medical profession are6.generally self-respectful,

25、 there aren t any objections to the7.use of prescribing drugs. What most people don t realize is 8.that when prescribed drugs are usually beneficial, they can9.also represent a serious problem. There were many people10.addicted by tranquillizers before doctors began to prescribe 11.them: now there b

26、eing literally millions who depend on them.12.An acceptance of the use of drugs for non-medical reasons is13.largely a matter of a culture. Some Eastern people think the 14.use of alcohol with horror, mainly as a result of religious15.upbringing. However, these similar people freely use marijuana16.

27、without a second thought, and this, in turn isn t accepted17.in Western culture which accepts alcohol. In most Western18.societies, the tea-or coffee-break s now a part of the life, and19.huge quantifies of these drinks are eaten daily.20.READINGCOMPREHENSION(40min) ReadTEXTA,anextractfromabookoneco

28、nomicpsychology,andanswerquestions41to44. TEXTA Ascientistwhodoesresearchineconomicpsychologyandwhowantstopredictthewayinwhichconsumerswillspendtheirmoneymuststudyconsumerbehaviour.Hemustobtaindatabothontheresourcesofconsumersandonthemotivesthattendtoencourageordiscouragemoneyspending. Ifaneconomist

29、wereaskedwhichofthreegroupsborrowmost eoplewithrisingincomes,stableincomes,ordecliningincomesewouldprobablyanswer:thosewithdecliningincomes.Actually,intheyears1947-1950,theanswerwas:peoplewithrisingincomes.Peoplewithdecliningincomeswerenextandpeoplewithstableincomesborrowedtheleast.Thisshowsusthattr

30、aditionalassumptionsaboutearningandspendingarenotalwaysreliable.Mothertraditionalassumptionisthatifpeoplewhohavemoneyexpectpricestogoup,theywillhastentobuy.Iftheyexpectpricestogodown,theywillpostponebuying.Butresearchsurveyshaveshownthatthisisnotalwaystrue.Theexpectationsofpriceincreasesmaynotstimul

31、atebuying.Onetypicalattitudewasexpressedbythewifeofamechanicinaninterviewatatimeofrisingprices.Inafewmonths,shesaid,wellhavetopaymoreformeatandmilk;wellhavelesstospendonotherthings.Herfamilyhadbeenplanningtobuyanewcarbuttheypostponedthispurchase.Furthermore,theriseinpricesthathasalreadytakenplacemay

32、beresentedaddbuyersresistancemaybeevoked.Thisisshownbythefollowingtypicalcomment:Ijustdontpaytheseprices;theyaretoohigh. Traditionalassumptionsshouldbeinvestigatedcarefully,andfactorsoftimeandplaceshouldbeconsidered.TheinvestigationsmentionedabovewerecarriedoutinAmerica.Investigationsconductedatthes

33、ametimeinGreatBritain,however,yieldedresultsthatweremoreinagreementwithtraditionalassumptionsaboutsavingandspendingpatterns.Theconditionmostconductivetospendingappearstobepricestability.Ifpriceshavebeenstableandpeoplehavebecomeaccustomedtoconsiderthemrightandexpectthemtoremainstable,theyarelikelytob

34、uy.Thus,itappearsthatthecommonbusinesspolicyofmaintainingstablepriceswithoccasionalsalesordiscountsisbasedonacorrectunderstandingofconsumerpsychology. 21.ThebesttitleofthepassageisA.ConsumersPurchasingPower B.RelationshipbetweenIncomeandPurchasingPowerC.TraditionalAssumptions D.StudiesinConsumerBeha

35、viour 22.TheexampleofthemechanicswifeisintendedtoshowthatintimesofrisingpricesA.peoplewithdecliningincometendtobuyless B.peoplewithstableincometendtoborrowlessC.peoplewithincreasingincometendtobuymoreD.peoplewithmoneyalsotendtobuyless 23.FindingsininvestigationsinBritainarementionedtoshow A.factorso

36、ftimeandplaceshouldbetakenintoconsiderationB.peopleinBritainbehaveinthesamewayasthoseinAmerica C.maintainingstablepricesisbasedonacorrectunderstandingofconsumerpsychologyD.occasionaldiscountsandsalesarenecessary 24.AccordingtothepassagepeopletendtobuymorewhenA.pricesareexpectedtogoup B.pricesareexpe

37、ctedtogodown C.pricesdontfluctuate D.thebusinesspolicyremainsunchanged ReadTEXTB,anextractfromapopularsciencebook,andanswerquestions25to28. TEXTB WeedCommunities Inanintactplantcommunity,undisturbedbyhumanintervention,thecompositionofacommunityismainlyafunctionoftheclimateandthetypeofsoil.Today,such

38、originalcommunitiesareveryrare heyarepracticallylimitedtonationalparksandreservations. Civilizationhasprogressivelytransformedtheconditionsdeterminingthecompositionofplantcommunities.Forseveralthousandyearsvastareasofarablelandhavebeenhoed,ploughed,harrowedandgrasslandhasbeencutorgrazed.Duringthelas

39、tdecadestheuseofchemicalsubstances,suchasfertilizersandmostrecentlyofweedkillers(herbicides)hasgreatlyinfluencedthecompositionofweedcommunitiesinfarmland. Allselectiveherbicideshavespecificrangesofactivity.Theycontrolthemostimportantweedsbutnotalltheplantsofacommunity.Thelatterprofitfronithenewfrees

40、paceandfromthefertilizerasmuchasthecropdoes;hencetheyoftenspreadrapidlyandbecomeproblemweedsunlessanotherherbicidefortheireradicationisfound. Thesoilcontainsenormousquantitiesofseedsofnumerousspecies ptohalfamillionpermaccordingtoscientificliterature hatretaintheirabilitytogerminatefordecades.Thusit

41、mayoccurthatweedsthatwerehardlynoticedbeforeemergeinmassesaftertheeliminationoftheircompetitors.Hence,theknowledgeofthecompositionofweedcommunitiesbeforeselectiveweedkillersareappliedisnotonlyofscientificinterestsincetheplantspeciespresentinthesoilintheformofseedsmustbeconsideredaspotentialweeds.For

42、efficientcontroltheidentificationofweedsattheseedlingstage,i.e.atatimewhentheycanstillbecontrolled,isparticularlynecessary;forthechoiceoftheappropriateherbicidesdependsonthecompositionoftheweedcommunity. 25.Thecompositionofaplantcommunity- A.dependsonclimateandsoiltypeinavirginenvironmentundamagedby

43、humanbeings B.wasgreatlyaffectedbyhumanbeingsbeforetheystartedusingchemicalsubstancesonthesoilC.wasradicallytransformedbyuncivilizedhumanbeings D.referstoplants,trees,climate,typeofsoilandtheecologicalenvironment26.Whyarethereproblemweeds? A.Becausetheyaretheweedsthatcannotbeeradicatedbyherbicides.

44、B.Becauseallselectiveherbicidescanencouragethegrowthofpreviouslyunimportantweedsbyeliminatingtheircompetitors. C.Becausetheywerehardlyconsideredbeforesothattheirseedswerenotpreventedfromgerminating. D.Becausetheybenefitgreatlyfromthefertilizerappliedtothefarmland. 27.Aknowledgeofthecompositionofawee

45、dcommunityA.isessentialtotheefficientcontrolofweeds B.mayleadustobeawareofthefactthatthesoilcontainsenormousquantitiesofseedsofnumerousspecies C.helpsustohaveagoodideaofwhyseedscanliedormantforyears D.providesuswiththemeanstoidentifyweedsattheseedlingstage 28.Thebestalternativetitleforthepassagewill

46、beA.AstudyofWeedCommunities B.TheImportanceofStudyingHowPlantsLiveinCommunitiesC.HowHerbicidesMayAffectFarmLand D.WeedControlbyMeansofHerbicides ReadTEXTC,anextractfromanovel,andanswerquestions29to31. TEXTC RajuandHisFathersShop MymothertoldmeastoryeveryeveningwhilewewaitedforFathertoclosetheshopandcomehome.Theshopremainedopentillmidnight.Bullock-cartsinlongcaravansarrivedlateintheeveningfromdistantvillages,loadedwithcoconut,rice,andothercommoditiesforthemarket.Theanimalswereunyokedunderthebigtamarindtreefort