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1、2021年专业英语八级测试试题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 sheetsection a talkquestions i to 5 refer to the talk in this

2、section, at the end of the talk you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.now listen to the talk.1. which of the following statements about offices is not true according to the talk?a. offices throughout the world are basically alike.b. there are primarily two kinds

3、 of office layout.c. office surroundings used to depend on company size.d. office atmosphere influences workers performance.a. language.b. culture.c. identity.d. custom.text bi was just a boy when my father brought me to harlem for the first time, almost 50 years ago. we stayed at the hotel theresa,

4、 a grand brick structure at 125th street and seventh avenue, once, in the hotel restaurant, my father pointed out joe louis, he even got mr. brown, the hotel manager, to introduce me to him, a bit paunchy but still the champ as far as i was concerned.much has changed since then, business and real es

5、tate are booming, some say a new renaissance is under way. others decry what they see as outside forces running roughshod over the old harlem.new york meant harlem to me, and as a young man i visited it whenever i could, but many of my old haunts are gone, the theresa shut down in 1966. national cha

6、ins that once ignored harlem now anticipate yuppie money and want pieces of this prime manhattan real estate, so here i am on a hot august afternoon, sitting in a starbucks that two years ago opened a block away from the theresa, snatching at memories between sips of high-priced coffee, i am about t

7、o open up a piece of the old harlem- the new york amsterdam newswhen a tourist asking directions to sylvia s, a prominent harlem restaurant, penetrates my daydreaming, he s carrying a book: touring historic harlem.history, i miss mr. michaux, s bookstore, his house of common sense, which was across

8、from the theresa. he had a big billboard out front with brown and black faces painted on it that said in large letters: world history book outlet on 2,000,000,000 africans and nonwhite peoples. an ugly state office building has swallowed that space.i miss speaker like carlos cooks, who was always on

9、 the southwest comer of 125th and seventh, urging listeners to support africa. harlem s powerful political electricity seems unplugged-although the sweets are still energized, especially by west african immigrants.hardworking southern newcomers formed the bulk of the community back in the 1920s and

10、30s, when harlem renaissance artists, writers, and intellectuals gave it a glitter and renown that made it the capital of black america. from harlem, w.e.b. dubois, langston hughes, paul robeson, zora neal hurston, and others helped power america? s cultural influence around the world.by the 1970s a

11、nd 80s drugs and crime had ravaged parts of the community, and the life expectancy for men in harlem was less than that of men in bangladesh. harlem had become a symbol of the dangers of inner-city life.now, you want to shout “lookin good!” at this place that has been neglected for so long, crowds p

12、ush into harlem usa, a new shopping centre on 125th, where a disney store shares space with hmv records, the new york sports club, and a nine-screen magic johnson theatre complex, nearby, a rite aid drugstore also opened, maybe part of the reason harlem seems to be undergoing a rebirth is that it is

13、 finally getting what most people take for granted.harlem is also part of an “ empowerment zone 一 a federal designation aimed at fostering economic growth that will bring over half a billion in federal, state, and local dollars, just the shells of once elegant old brownstones now can cost several hu

14、ndred thousand dollars, rents are skyrocketing, an improved economy, tougher law enforcement, and community efforts against drugs have contributed to a 60 percent drop in crime since 1993.19. at the beginning the author seems to indicate that harlemhas remained unchanged all these years.a. has under

15、gone drastic changes.b. has become the capital of black america.c. has remained a symbol of dangers of inner-city life.20. when the author recalls harlem in the old days, he has a feelingofa. indifference.b. discomfort.c. delight.d. nostalgia.21. harlem was called the capital of black america in the

16、 1920s and30s mainly because of itsa. art and culture.b. immigrant population.c. political enthusiasm/distinctive architecture.22. from the passage we can infer that, generally speaking, the authorhas strong reservations about the changes.a. has slight reservations about the changes,welcomes the cha

17、nges in harlem.b. is completely opposed to the changes.text c the senior partner, Oliver lambert, studied the resume for the hundredth time and again found nothing he disliked about mitchell y. mcdeere, at least not on paper, he had the brains, the ambition, the good looks, and he was hungry; with h

18、is background, he had to be. he was married, and that was mandatory, the firm had never hired an unmarried lawyer, and it frowned heavily on divorce, as well as womanizing and drinking, drug testing was in the contract, he had a degree in accounting, passed the cpa exam the first time he took it and

19、 wanted to be a tax lawyer, which of course was a requirement with a tax firm, he was white, and the firm had never hired a black, they managed this by being secretive and clubbish and never soliciting job applications, other firms solicited, and hired blacks, this firm recruited, and remained lily

20、white, plus, the firm was in memphis, and the top blacks wanted new york or Washington or Chicago, mcdeere was a male, and there were no women in the firm, that mistake had been made in the mid-seventies when they recruited the number one grad from harvard, who happened to be a she and a wizard at t

21、axation, she lasted four turbulent years and was killed in a car wreck.he looked good, on paper, he was their top choice, in fact, for this year there were no other prospects, the list was very short, it was mcdeere, or no one.the managing partner, royce mcknight, studied a dossier labeled ,mitchell

22、 y. mcdeere-harvard, an inch thick with small print and a few photographs; it had been prepared by some ex-cia agents in a private intelligence outfit in bethesda. they were clients of the firm and each year did the investigating for no fee. it was easy work, they said, checking out unsuspecting law

23、 students, they learned, for instance, that he preferred to leave the northeast, that he was holding three job offers, two in new york and one in Chicago, and that the highest offer was $76,000 and the lowest was $68,000. he was in demand, he had been given the opportunity to cheat on a securities e

24、xam during his second year, he declined, and made the highest grade in the class, two months ago he had been offered cocaine at a law school party, he said no and left when everyone began snorting, he drank an occasional beer, but drinking was expensive and he had no money, he owed close to $23,000

25、in student loans, he was hungry.royce mcknight flipped through the dossier and smiled, mcdeere was their man.lamar quin was thirty-two and not yet a partner, he had been brought along to look young and act young and project a youthful image for bendini, lambert & locke, which in fact was a young fir

26、m, since most of the partners retired in their late forties or early fifties with money to bum. he would make partner in this firm, with a six-figure income guaranteed for the rest of his life, lamar could enjoy the twelve-hundred-dollar tailored suits that hung so comfortably from his tall, athleti

27、c frame, he strolled nonchalantly across the thousand-dollar-a-day suite and poured another cup of decaf. he checked his watch, he glanced at the two partners sitting at the small conference table near the windows.precisely at two-thirty someone knocked on the door, lamar looked at the parmers, who

28、slid the resume and dossier into an open briefcase, all three reached for their jackets, immar buttoned his top button and opened the door.23. which of the following is not the firm s recruitment requirement?a. marriage.b. background.c. relevant degree.d. male.24. the details of the private investig

29、ation show that the firmwas interested in his family background.a. intended to check out his other job offers.b. wanted to know something about his preference.c. was interested in any personal detail of the man.25. according to the passage, the main reason lama quin was there at the interview was th

30、athis image could help impress mcdereer.a. he would soon become a partner himself.b. he was good at interviewing applicants.c. his background was similar to medereer s.26. we get the impression from the passage that in job recruitment the firm was notselective.a. secretive.b. perfunctory.c. racially

31、 biased.2003年专业八级测试真题text kfirst read the questions.39. when did moore receive his first commission?a. in 1948.b. in 1946.c. in 1931.d. in 1928.40. where did moore win his first international prize?a. in london.b. in venice.c. in new york.d. in hamburg.now go through text k quickly to answer questio

32、ns 39 and 40.henry moore, the seventh of eight children of raymond spencer moore and his wife mary, was born in Yorkshire on 30 july 1898. after graduating from secondary school, moore taught for a short while, then the first world war began and he enlisted in the army at the age of eighteen, after

33、the war he applied for and received an ex -serviceman s grant to attend leeds school of art. at the end of his second year he won a scholarship to the royal college of art in london.in 1928 moore met irina radetsky, a painting student at the college, whom he married a year later, the couple then mov

34、ed into a house which consisted of a small ground -floor studio with an equally small flat above, this remained their london home for ten years.throughout the 1920 s moore was involved in the art life of london. his first commission, received in 1928, was to produce a sculpture relief for the newly

35、opened headquarters of london transport, his first one-man exhibition opened at the warren gallery in 1928; it was followed by a show at the leicester galleries in 1931 and his first sale to a gallery abroad- the museum fur kunst und gewerbe in hamburg, his success continued.in 1946 moore had his fi

36、rst foreign retrospective exhibition at the museum of modem art, new york. in 1948 he won the international sculpture prize at the 24th venice biennale, the first of countlessinternational accolades acquired in succeeding years, at the same time sales of moore s work around the world increased, as d

37、id the demand for his exhibitions, by the end of 1970 s the number of exhibitions had grown to an average of forty a year, ranging from the very small to major international retrospectives taking years of detailed planning and preparation.the main themes in moore s work included the mother and child

38、, the earliest work created in 1922, and the reclining figure dating from 1926. at the end of the 1960 s came stringed figures based on mathematical models observed in the science museum, and the first helmet head, a subject that later developed into the internal-external theme- variously interprete

39、d as a hard form coveting a soft, like a mother protecting her child or a foetus inside a womb.a few years before his death in 1986 moore gave the estate at perry green with its studios, houses and cottages to the trustees of the henry moore foundation to promote sculpture and the fine arts within t

40、he cultural life of the country and in particular the works of henry moore.-the end - answer sheet one2. we can infer from the talk that harmonious work relations may have a direct impact on yourpromotion.a. colleagues.b. management.c. union.3. supposing you were working in a small firm, which of th

41、e following would you do when you had some grievances?a. request a formal special meeting with the boss.b. draft a formal agenda for a special meeting.c. contact a consultative committee first.d. ask to see the boss for a talk immediately.4. according to the talk, the union plays the following roles

42、 exceptmediation.a. arbitration.b. negotiation.c. representation.5. which topic is not covered in the talk?a. role of the union.b. work relations.part i listening comprehensionsection d note-taking & gapfiling (15 min)fill in each of the gaps with one word you may refer to your notes, make sure the

43、word you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable.marslow, s hierarchy of needsabraham maslow has developed a famous theory of human needs, which can be arrangedin order of importance.physiological needs: the most (1) ones for survival.they include such needs as food, water, etc. an

44、d there is usually one way to satisfy these needs. (2)needs: needs for a) physical security;b)(3)security.the former means no illness or injury, while the latter is concerned with freedom from (4), misfortunes, etc. these needs can be met through a variety of means, e.g. job security, (5) plans, and

45、 safe working conditions.socialneeds: human requirements for a) love and affection;b) a sense of belonging.there are two ways to satisfy these needs: a) formation of relationships at workplace;b) formation of relationships outside workplace.esteem needs: a) self-esteem, i.e. one s sense of achieveme

46、nt;b) esteem of others, i.e. others respect as a result of one s (6 .these needs can be fulfilled by achievement, promotion, honours, etc.self-realization needs: need to realize one，s potential.ways to realize these needs are individually (7)features of the hierarchy of needs:a) social, esteem and s

47、elf -realization needs are exclusively(8) needs.b) needs are satisfied in a fixed order from the bottom up.c) (9)for needs comes from the lowest un-met level.d) different levels of needs may (10) when they come into play.c. company structure.d. office layout.section b interviewquestions 6 to 10 are

48、based on an interview, at the end of the interview you will be given 15seconds to answer each of the following five questions.now listen to the interview.6. which of the following statements is incorrect about david s personal background?a. he had excellent academic records at school and university.

49、b. he was once on a phd programme at yale university.c. he received professional training in acting.d. he came from a single-parent family.7. david is inclined to believe inaliens.a. ufos.b. the tv character.c. government conspiracies.8.david thinks he is fit for the tv role because of hisprofessional training.a. personali