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PART Ⅴ LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 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 a Research Paper

I. Research Papers and Ordinary Essay

A. Similarity in (1) __________:

e.g. —choosing a topic

—asking questions

—identifying the audience

B. Difference mainly in terms of (2) ___________

1. research papers: printed sources

2. ordinary essay: ideas in one's (3) ___________

II. Types and Characteristics of Research Papers

A. Number of basic types: two

B. Characteristics:

1. survey-type paper:

—to gather (4) ___________

—to quote

—to (5) _____________

The writer should be (6) ___________.

2. argumentative (research) paper:

a. The writer should do more, e.g.

—to interpret

—to question, etc.

b. (7) _________varies with the topic, e.g.

—to recommend an action, etc.

III. How to Choose a Topic for a Research Paper

In choosing a topic, it is important to (8) __________.

Question No. 1: your familiarity with the topic

Question No. 2: Availability of relevant information on the chosen topic

Question No. 3: Narrowing the topic down to (9) _________

Question No. 4: Asking questions about (10) ___________

The questions help us to work out way into the topic and discover its possibilities. 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 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. What is the purpose of Professor McKay's report?

A. To look into the mental health of old people.

B. To explain why people have negative views on old age.

C. To help correct some false beliefs about old age.

D. To identify the various problems of old age

2. Which of the following is NOT Professor McKay's view?

A. People change in old age a lot more than at the age of 21.

B. There are as many sick people in old age as in middle age.

C. We should not expect more physical illness among old people.

D. We should not expect to find old people unattractive as a group.

3. According to Professor McKay's report,

A. family love is gradually disappearing.

B. it is hard to comment on family feeling.

C. more children are indifferent to their parents.

D. family love remains as strong as ever.

4. Professor McKay is ________ towards the tendency of more parents living apart from their children.

A. negative

B. positive

C. ambiguous

D. neutral

5. The only popular belief that Professor McKay is unable to provide evidence against is

A. old-age sickness.

B. loose family ties.

C. poor mental abilities.

D. difficulities in maths.

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.

Question is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.

6. Scientists in Brazil have used frog skin to

A. eliminate bacteria.

B. treat burns.

C. Speed up recovery.

D. reduce treatment cost.

Question is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.

7. What is NOT a feature of the new karaoke machine?

A. It is featured by high technology.

B. It allows you to imitate famous singers.

C. It can automatically alter the tempo and tone of a song.

D. It can be placed in specially designed theme rooms.

Question is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.

8. China's Internet users had reached _________ by the end of June.

A. 68 million

B. 8.9 million

C. 10 million

D. 1.5 million

Question are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.

9. According to the WTO, Chinese exports rose _________ last year.

A. 21%

B. 10%

C. 22%

D. 4.73%

10. According to the news, which trading nation in the top 10 has reported a 5 per cent fall in exports?

A. The UK.

B. The US.

C. Japan.

D. Germany.

PART Ⅰ READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)

TEXT A

I remember meeting him one evening with his pushcart. I had managed to sell all my papers and was coming home in the snow. It was that strange hour in downtown

New York when the workers were pouring homeward in the twilight. I marched among thousands of tired men and women whom the factory whistles had unyoked. They flowed in rivers through the clothing factory districts, then down along the avenues to the East Side.

I met my father near Cooper Union. I recognized him, a hunched, frozen figure in an old overcoat standing by a banana cart. He looked so lonely, the tears came to my eyes. Then he saw me, and his face lit with his sad, beautiful smile -Charlie Chaplin's smile.

"Arch, it's Mikey," he said. "So you have sold your papers! Come and eat a banana." He offered me one. I refused it. I felt it crucial that my father sell his bananas, not give them away. He thought I was shy, and coaxed and joked with me, and made me eat the banana. It smelled of wet straw and snow.

"You haven't sold many bananas today, pop," I said anxiously.

He shrugged his shoulders.

"What can I do? No one seems to want them."

It was true. The work crowds pushed home morosely over the pavements. The rusty sky darkened over New York building, the tall street lamps were lit, innumerable trucks, street cars and elevated trains clattered by. Nobody and nothing in the great city stopped for my father's bananas.

"I ought to yell," said my father dolefully. "I ought to make a big noise like other peddlers, but it makes my throat sore. Anyway, I'm ashamed of yelling, it makes me feel like a fool. "

I had eaten one of his bananas. My sick conscience told me that I ought to pay for it somehow. I must remain here and help my father.

"I'll yell for you, pop," I volunteered.

"Arch, no," he said, "go home; you have worked enough today. Just tell momma I'll be late."

But I yelled and yelled. My father, standing by, spoke occasional words of praise, and said I was a wonderful yeller. Nobody else paid attention. The workers drifted past us wearily, endlessly; a defeated army wrapped in dreams of home. Elevated trains crashed; the Cooper Union clock burned above us; the sky grew black, the wind poured, the slush burned through our shoes. There were thousands of strange, silent figures pouring over the sidewalks in snow. None of them stopped to buy bananas. I yelled and yelled, nobody listened.

My father tried to stop me at last. "Nu," he said smiling to console me, "that was wonderful yelling. Mikey. But it's plain we are unlucky today! Let's go home."

I was frantic, and almost in tears. I insisted on keeping up my desperate yells. But at last my father persuaded me to leave with him.

11. "unyoked" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to

A. sent out

B. released

C. dispatched

D. removed

12. Which of the following in the first paragraph does NOT indicated crowds of people?

A.Thousands of

B. Flowed

C. Pouring

D. Unyoked

13. Which of the following is intended to be a pair of contrast in the passage?

A. Huge crowds and lonely individuals.

B. Weather conditions and street lamps.

C. Clattering trains and peddlers' yells.

D. Moving crowds and street traffic.

14. Which of the following words is NOT suitable to describe the character of the son?

A. Compassionate

B. Responsible

C. Shy

D. Determined

15. What is the theme of the story?

A. The misery of the factory workers.

B. How to survive in a harsh environment.

C. Generation gap between the father and the son.

D. Love between the father and the son.

16. What is the author's attitude towards the father and the son?

A. Indifferent

B. Sympathetic

C. Appreciative

D. Difficult to tell

TEXT B

When former President Ronald Reagan fell and broke his hip two weeks ag o, he joined a group of more than 350,000 elderly Americans who fracture t heir hips each year. At 89 and suffering from advanced Alzheimer's disease, Reagan is in one of the highest-risk groups for this type of accident. The inci dence of hip fractures not only increases after age 50 but doubles every five to six years as the risk of falling increases. Slipping and tumbling are not th e only causes of hip fractures; weakened bones sometimes break spontaneou sly. But falling is the major cause, representing 90% of all hip fractures.

These injuries are not to be taken lightly. According to the American Acade my of Orthopedic Surgeons, only 25% of those who suffer hip fractures ever fully recover; as many as 20% will die within 12 months. Even when patient s do recover, nearly half will need a cane or a walker to get around.

When it comes to hip fractures, the most dangerous place for elderly Ame ricans, it turns out, is their homes; nearly 60% of these dangerous spills will occur in ore around the patient's domicile. This isn't all bad news, however, because a few modifications could prevent a lot of accidents.

The first thing to do is to get rid of those throw rugs that line hallways a nd entrances. They often fold over or bunch up, turning them into booby tra ps for anyone shuffling down the hall.

Entering and leaving the house is a particularly high-risk activity, which is why some experts suggest removing any doorsills higher than 1/2 in. if the s teps are bare wood, you can increase traction by applying non-slip treads. Because many seniors suffer from poor balance (whether from neurological deficits or from the inner-ear problems that increase naturally with aging), it also helps to install grab bars and handrails in bathrooms and along hallway. The bedroom is another major hazard area that can be made much safer with a few adjustments. Avoid stain sheets and comforters, and opt for non-slip material like wool or cotton. Easy access to devices is important, so plac e a lamp, telephone and flashlight near the bed within arm's reach. Make su re the pathway between the bedroom and bathroom is completely clear, and install a night-light along the route for those emergency late-night trips.

It's a good idea to rearrange the furniture throughout the house, so that t he paths between rooms are free of obstructions. Also, make sure telephone and appliance cords aren't strung across common walkways, where they can be tripped over.

In addition to these physical precautions, there are the health precautions every aging body should take. Physical and eye examinations, with special att ention to cardiac and blood-pressure problems, should be performed annually to rule out serious medical conditions. Blood pressure that's too low or an i rregular heartbeat can put you at risk for fainting and falling. Don't forget to take calcium and vitamin D, two critical factors in developing strong bones. Finally, enrolling in an exercise programme at your local gym can improve agi lity, strength, balance and coordination - all important skills that can keep yo u on your feet and off the floor.

17. The following are all specific measures to guard against injuries with the

EXCEPTION of

A. removal of throw rugs.

B. easy access to devices

C. installation of grab bars

D. re-arrangement of furniture

18. In which paragraph does the author state his purpose of writing?

A. The third paragraph

B. The first paragraph

C. The last paragraph

D. The last but one paragraph

19. The main purpose of the passage is to

A. offer advice on how to prevent hip fractures

B. emphasize the importance of health precautions

C. discuss the seriousness of hip fractures.

D. identify the causes of hip fractures.

TEXT C

In his classic novel, "The Pioneers", James Fenimore Cooper has his hero, a land developer, take his cousin on a tour of the city he is building. He describes the broad streets, rows of houses, a teeming metropolis. But his cousin looks around bewildered. All she sees is a forest. "Where are the beauties and improvements which you were to show me?" she asks. He's astonished she can't see them. "Where! Everywhere," he replies. For though they are not yet built on earth, he has built them in his mind, and they as concrete to him as if they were already constructed and finished.

Cooper was illustrating a distinctly American trait, future-mindedness: the ability to see the present from the vantage point of the future; the freedom to feel unencumbered by the past and more emotionally attached to things to come. As Albert Einstein once said, "Life for the American is always becoming, never being."

In 2010, America will still be the place where the future happens first, for that is the nation’s oldest tradition. The early Puritans lived in almost Stone Age conditions, but they were inspired by visions of future glories, God’s kingdom on earth. The early pioneers would sometimes travel past perfectly good farmland, because they were convinced that even more amazing land could be found over the next ridge. The Founding Fathers took 13 scraggly Colonies and believed they were creating a new nation on earth. The railroad speculators envisioned magnificent fortunes built on band of iron. It’s now fashionable to ridicule the visions of dot com entrepreneurs of the 1990s, but they had inherited the urge to leap for the horizon. “The future is endowed with such a life, t hat it lives to us even in anticipation,” Herman Melville wrote. “The future is the Bible of the Free.”

This future-mindedness explains many modern features of American life. It explains workaholism: the average America works 350 hours a year more than the European. Americans move more, in search of that brighter tomorrow, than people in other lands. They also, sadly, divorce more, for the same reason. Americans adopt new technologies such as online shopping and credit cards much more quickly than people in other countries. Forty-five percent of world Internet use takes place in United States. Even today, after the bursting of the stock market bubble, American venture capital firms-----which are in the business of betting on the future-----dwarf the firms from all other nations.

Future-mindedness contributes to the disorder in American life, the obliviousness to history, the high rates of family breakdown, the frenzied waste of natural resources. It also leads to incredible innovations. According to the Yale historian Paul Kennedy, 75 percent of the Noble laureates in economics and the sciences over recent decades have lived or worked in the United States. The country remains a magnet for the future-minded from other nations. One in 12 Americans has enjoyed the thrill and challenge of starting his own business. A study published in the Journal of International Business Studies in 2000 showed that innovative people are spread pretty evenly throughout the globe, but Americans are most comfortable with risk. Entrepreneurs in the US are more likely to believe that they possess the ability to shape their own future than people in , say, Britain, Australia or Singapore.

If the 1990s were a great decade of future-mindedness, we are now in the midst a season of experience. It seems cooler to be skeptical, to pooh-pooh all those IPO suckers who lost their money betting on the telecom future. But the world is not becoming more French. By 2012, this period off chastisement will likely have run its course, and future mindedness will be back in vogue, for better or worse.

We don’t know exactly what the next future-minded frenzy will look like. We do know where it will take place: the American suburb. In 1979, three quarters of American office space were located in central cities. The new companies, research centers and entrepreneurs are flocking to those low buildings near airports highways and the Wal Mart malls, and they are creating a new kind if suburban life. These are entirely new metropolises rising boom suburbs like Mesa, Arizona, that already have more people than Minneapolis or St. Louis. We are now approaching a moment in which the majority of American office space, and the hub of American entrepreneurship, will be found in quiet office parks in places like Rockville, Maryland, and in the sprawling suburbosphere around Atlanta.

We also know that future-mindedness itself will become the object of greater study. We are discovering that there are many things human beings do easily that computers can do only with greatly difficulty, if at all, Cognitive scientists are now trying to decode the human imagination, to understand how the brain visualizes, dreams and creates. And we know, too, that where there is future-mindedness there is hope.

20. The third paragraph examines America's future-mindedness from the _________ perspective.

A. future

B. realistic

C. historical

D. present

21. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT brought about by future-mindedness?

A. Economic stagnation

B. Environmental destruction

C. High divorce rates

D. Neglect of history

22. The word "pooh-pooh" in the sixth paragraph means

A. appreciate

B. praise

C. shun

D. ridicule

23. According to the passage, people at present can forecast ________ of a new round of future-mindedness.

A. the nature

B. the location

C. the variety

D. the features

24. The author predicts in the last paragraph that the study of future-mindedness will focus on

A. how it comes into being

B. how it functions

C. what it brings about

D. what it is related to.

TEXT D

"In every known human society the male's needs for achievement can be r ecognized... In a great number of human societies men's sureness of their se x role is tied up with their right, or ability, to practice some activity that wo men are not allowed to practice. Their maleness in fact has to be underwritt en by preventing women from entering some field or performing some feat."

This is the conclusion of the anthropologist Margaret Mead about the way in which the roles of men and women in society should be distinguished.

If talk and print are considered it would seem that the formal emancipatio n of women is far from complete. There is a flow of publications about the

continuing domestic bondage of women and about the complicated system of defences which men have thrown up around their hitherto accepted advanta ges, taking sometimes the obvious form of exclusion from types of occupatio n and sociable groupings, and sometimes the more subtle form of automatic doubt of the seriousness of women's pretensions to the level of intellect and resolution that men, it is supposed, bring to the business of running the wo rld.

There are a good many objective pieces of evidence for the erosion of m en's status. In the first place, there is the widespread postwar phenomenon of the woman Prime Minister, in India, Sri Lanka and Israel.

Secondly, there is the very large increase in the number of women who work, especially married women and mothers of children. More diffusely ther e are the increasingly numerous convergences between male and female beh aviour: the approximation to identical styles in dress and coiffure, the sharing of domestic tasks, and the admission of women to all sorts of hitherto excl usively male leisure-time activities.

Everyone carries round with him a fairly definite idea of the primitive or natural conditions of human life. It is acquired more by the study of humoro us cartoons than of archaelology, but that does not matter since it is not sig nificant as theory but only as an expression of inwardly felt expectations of people's sense of what is fundamentally proper in the differentiation between the roles of the two sexes. In this rudimentary natural society men go out to hunt and fish and to fight off the tribe next door while women keep the fire going. Amorous initiative is firmly reserved to the man, who sets about courtship with a club.

25. The phrase "men's sureness of their sex role" in the first paragraph suggests that they

A. are confident in their ability to charm women.

B. take the initiative in courtship.

C. have a clear idea of what is considered "manly".

D. tend to be more immoral than women are.

26. The third paragraph does NOT claim that men

A. prevent women from taking up certain professions.

B. secretly admire women's intellect and resolution.

C. doubt whether women really mean to succeed in business.

D. forbid women to join certain clubs and societies.

27. The third paragraph

A. generally agrees with the first paragraph

B. has no connection with the first paragraph

C. repeats the argument of the second paragraph

D. contradicts the last paragraph

28. At the end of the last paragraph the author uses humorous exaggeration in order to

A. show that men are stronger than women

B. carry further the ideas of the earliest paragraphs

C. support the first sentence of the same paragraph

D. disown the ideas he is expressing

29. The usual idea of the cave man in the last paragraph

A. is based on the study of archaeology

B. illustrates how people expect men to behave

C. is dismissed by the author as an irrelevant joke

D. proves that the man, not woman, should be the wooer

30. The opening quotation from Margaret Mead sums up a relationship between man and woman which the author

A. approves of

B. argues is natural

C. completely rejects

D. expects to go on changing

PART Ⅱ GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)

31. ______ is the capital city of Canada.

A. Vancouver

B. Ottawa

C. Montreal

D. York

32. U.S. presidents normally serves a (an) _________term.

A. two-year

B. four-year

C. six-year

D. eight-year

33. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.?

A. Huston.

B. Boston.

C. Baltimore.

D. Philadelphia.

34. ________ is the state church in England.

A. The Roman Catholic Church.

B. The Baptist Church

C. The Protestant Church

D. The Church of England

35. The novel Emma is written by

A. Mary Shelley.

B. Charlotte Bront?.

C. Elizabeth C. Gaskell.

D. Jane Austen.

36. Which of following is NOT a romantic poet?

A. William Wordsworth.

B. George Elliot.

C. George G. Byron.

D. Percy B. Shelley.

37. William Sidney Porter, known as O. Henry, is most famous for

A. his poems.

B. his plays.

C. his short stories.

D. his novels

38. Syntax is the study of

A. language functions.

B. sentence structures.

C. textual organization.

D. word formation.

39. Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language?

A. Arbitrariness.

B. Productivity.

C. Cultural transmission.

D. Finiteness.

40. The speech act theory was first put forward by

A. John Searle.

B. John Austin.

C. Noam Chomsky.

D. M.A.K. Halliday.

PART V TRANSLATION （60 MIN）

SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH

Translate the following text into English. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.

一个人的生命究竟有多大意义，这有什么标准可以衡量吗？提出一个绝对的标准当然很困难；但是，大体上看一个人对待生命的态度是否严肃认真，看他对待劳动、工作等等的态度如何，也就不难对这个人的存在意义做出适当的估计了。古来一切有成就的人，都很严肃地对待自己的生命，当他活着一天，总要尽量多劳动、多工作、多学习，不肯虚度年华，不让时间白白地浪费掉。我国历代的劳动人民及大政治家、大思想家等等都莫不如此。

SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE

Translate the following underlined part of the text into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.

It is simple enough to say that since books have classes fiction, biography, poetry—we should separate them and take from each what it is right that each should give us. Yet few people ask from books what books can give us. Most commonly we come to books with blurred and divided minds, asking of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of biography that it shall be flattering, of history that it shall enforce our own prejudices. If we could banish all such preconception when we read, that would be an admirable beginning. Do not dictate to your author; try to become him. Be his fellow worker and accomplice. If you hang back, and reserve and criticize at first, you are preventing yourself from getting the fullest possible value from what you read. But if you open your mind as widely as possible, then signs and hints of almost imperceptible finess, from the twist and turn of the first sentences, will bring you into the presence of a human being unlike any other. Steep yourself in this, acquaint yourself with this, and soon you will find that your author is giving you, or attempting to give you, something far more definite.

PART VI WRITING (45 MIN)

Interview is frequently used by employers as a means to recruit prospective employees. As a result, there have been many arguments for or against the interview as a selection procedure. What is your opinion? Write an essay of about 400 words to state your view.

In the first part of your writing you should state your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.

Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.

PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)

SECTION A MINI-LECTURE

1. basic steps

2. raw materials

3. head

4. facts

5. explain

6. objective

7. purpose

8. ask questions

9. a manageable size 10. the topic itself

SECTION B INTERVIEW

1. C

2. A

3. D

4. B

5. D

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

6. B

7. C

8. A

9. C 10. B

PART II READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)

11. B 12. D 13. A 14. C 15. D

16. B 17. D 18. A 19. A 20. C

21. A 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. C

26. B 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. A

PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)

31. B 32. B 33. A 34. D 35. D

36. B 37. C 38. B 39. D 40. B

PART IV PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN)

The University as Business

A number of colleges and universities have announced steep

tuition increases for next year much steeper than the current,

very low, rate of inflation. They say the increases are needed because

of a loss in value of university endowments' heavily investing in common 1____ stock. I am skeptical. A business firm chooses the price that maximizes

its net revenues, irrespective fluctuations in income; and increasingly the 2____ outlook of universities in the United States is indistinguishable from those of 3____ business firms. The rise in tuitions mayreflect the fact economic uncertainty 4 ____ increases the demand for education. The biggest cost of being

in the school is foregoing income from a job (this isprimarily a factor in 5____ graduate and professional-school tuition); the poor one' s job prospects, 6____

the more sense it makes to reallocate time from the job market to education,

in order to make oneself more marketable. The ways which universities make themselves attractive to students 7____

include soft majors, student evaluations of teachers, giving students

a governance role, and eliminate required courses. 8____ Sky-high tuitions have caused universities to regard their students as

customers. Just as business firms sometimes collude to shorten the 9____ rigors of competition, universities collude to minimize the cost to them of the athletes whom they recruit in order to stimulate alumni donations, so the best athletes now often bypass higher education in order to obtain salaries earlier

from professional teams. And until they were stopped by the antitrust authorities,

the Ivy League schools colluded to limit competition for the best students, by

agreeing not to award scholarships on the basis of merit rather than purely

of need-just like business firms agreeing not to give discounts on their best 10 ____ customer. 来源:考试大-专四专八考试站

1. investing----invested

2. irrespective∧---- of

3. those----that

4. the fact ∧that

5. in the school----去掉the

6. poor----poorer

7.∧which—in

8. eliminate----eliminating

9. shorten----lessen

10. on----to

PART V TRANSLATION (60 MIN)

SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH

Could there be any standards to evaluate the meaning of one’s life? Actually, it is quite difficult to offer such an absolutes standard. However, it would not be that difficult to make an ap propriate evaluation of the meaning of one’s life, if we, on the whole, can perceive his attitude towards his life and work.

Throughout the history, all the people with great accomplishment regard their life seriously. As long as they live in this world, they will study and work to the best of their abilities unwilling to idle away or just waste their life. Such examples have been set a lot by Chinese laboring people, great statesmen and thinkers of past dynasties. SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE

然而，很少有人愿意接受书中所能提供的东西，通常我们总是三心二意地带着模糊的观念去看书；要求小说情节真实，要求诗歌内容虚构，要求传记讨人欢心，要求历史能加深我们自己的偏见。如果我们读书时能抛弃所有这些成见，那将是一个极可贵的开端。我们不要对作者指手划脚，而应努力地站在作者的立场上，设想自己在与作者共同创作。假如你退缩不前，有所保留并且一开始就批评指责，你就不能使自己从所读的书中获得最大的益处，然而，如果你能尽量敞开心扉，那么，书中那些极细微的精妙之处和暗示，都会从开头曲折婉转的语句中显现出来，把你带到一个与众不同的境界。

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2019年英语专业八级考试作文范文：Migrant Workers The Role of Migrant Workers Migrant workers have made a great contribution to the prosperity of cities. They leave their home-land for better chances. Some want to change their destiny, some want to make a fortune. Whatever the purposes they cherished when millions of them streamed into big cities, they have promoted the development of cities. Most of the migrant workers are hard working and unafraid of hardships. They take up the dirtiest, the most strenuous or dangerous jobs which city laborers are unwilling to do. With lots of building they have set up and streets they have kept clean, they have helped modernize and beautify cities. Not only have they become the main work force in the construction sector, they also have helped liberate city women from heavy housework chores by taking care of the babies, cleaning houses or providing any other services citizens need. Although some of the citizens complain about the increasing number of the problems such as theft, robbery a few of migrant workers have committed, most of the citizens agree that their contribution is obvious, and with better management, their role in the construction of cities will definitely be greater.

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2010年专八真题听写参考答案 1 tones of voice 2 huskiness 3 universal signal; 4 thought or uncertainty 5 indifference 6 honesty 7 distance; 8 situation; 9 mood; 10 unconsciously same posture 特邀著名国内英语考试郑家顺教授分享2010年专八考试权威答案，以下为听力部分 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. B 7.C 8. D 9. D 10. A11.A 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.D16.C 17.C 18.A 19.D 20.B21. A 22.B 23. B 24.B 25. C26.A 27.D 28.D 29.A 30.C 2010年专八真题改错原文 So far as we can tell, all human languages are equally complete and perfect as instruments of communication: that is, every language appears to be as well equipped as any other to say the things its speakers want to say. It may or may not be appropriate to talk about primitive peoples or cultures, but that is another matter. Certainly, not all groups of people are equally competent in nuclear physics or psychology or the cultivation of rice or the engraving of Benares brass. But this is not the fault of their language. The Eskimos can speak about snow with a great deal more precision and subtlety than we can in English, but this is not because the Eskimo language (one of those sometimes miscalled ’primitive’) is inherently more precise and subtle than English. This example does not bring to light a defect in English, a show of unexpected ’primitiveness’. The position is simply and obvio usly that the Eskimos and the English live in different environments. The English language would be just as rich in terms for different kinds of snow, presumably, if the environments in which English was habitually used made such distinction important. Similarly, we have no reason to doubt that the Eskimo language could be as precise and subtle on the subject of motor manufacture or cricket if these topics formed part of the Eskimos’ life. For obvious historical reasons, Englishmen in the nineteenth century could not talk about motorcars with the minute discrimination which is possible today: cars were not a part of their culture. But they had a host of terms for horse-drawn vehicles which send us, puzzled, to a historical dictionary when we are reading Scott or Dickens. How many of us could distinguish between a chaise, a landau, a victoria, a brougham, a coupe, a gig, a diligence, a whisky, a calash, a tilbury, a carriole, a phaeton, and a clarence ? 2010年专八真题改错参考答案 1 be后插入as; 2 their改为its; 3 There改为It; 4 Whereas改为But 5 further 改为much 6 come改为bring; 7 similar改为different; 8 will改为would; 9 as important去掉as; 10 the part去掉the 2010年专八真题人文知识参考答案 31、D；32、A；33、D；34、A；35、C；36、D；37、A；38、A；39、C；40、B。 2010年专八真题汉译英参考答案 Friends tend to become more intimated if they have the same interests and temper, they can get along well and keep contacting; otherwise they will separate and end the relationship. Friends who are more familiar and closer can not be too casual and show no respect. Otherwise the harmony and balance will be broken, and the friendship will also be nonexistent any more. Everyone hopes to have his own private space, and if too casual among friends, it is easy to invade this piece of restricted areas, which will lead to the conflict, resulting in alienation. It may be a small matter to be rude to friends; however, it is likely to plant the devastating seeds. The best way to keep the close relationship between friends is to keep contacts with restraint, and do not bother each other. 2010年专八真题英译汉参考答案我想那是五月的一个周日的早晨；那天是复活节，一个大清早上。我站在自家小屋的门口。就在我的面前展现出了那么一番景色，从我那个位置其实能够尽收眼底，可是梦里的感觉往往如此，由于梦幻的力量，这番景象显得超凡出尘，一派肃穆气象。群山形状相同，其山脚下都有着同样可爱的山谷；不过群山挺然参天，高于阿尔卑斯峰，诸山相距空旷，丰草如茵，林地开阔，错落其间；树篱上的白玫瑰娟娟弥望；远近看不见任何生物，唯有苍翠的教堂庭院里，牛群静静地卧躺在那片郁郁葱葱的墓地歇息，好几头围绕着一个小孩的坟墓。我曾对她一腔柔情，那年夏天是在旭日东升的前一刻，那孩子死去了，我如同当年那样望着牛群。 2010年专八真题作文参考答案 The important role of a city’s local conditions in the urban design Recently there is a hot debate on a report that a foreign design company invited by a little-known mountainous area in Guiyang provided a design without paying too much attention to the city’s unique characteristics. Some people appreciate the bold innovation of the design but others do not like it. In my opinion, any urban design should take the city’s original cultural heritage into account. The designers should suit their design to local conditions and try to take advantage of the local resources.

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2009 （文化差异/文化遗产的保留） Mandarin, or putonghua, is the standard service sector language in our country. But recently, employees at a big city's subway station have been busy learning dialects of other parts of the country. Proponents say that using dialects in the subway is a way to provide better service. But opponents think that encouraging the use of dialects in public counter s the national policy to promote putonghua. What is your opinion? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: Are Dialects Just as Acceptable in Public Places? 2008 （教育） In a few months' time you are going to graduate from university. How do you think your college years have prepared you for your future life? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: What I have learned from my years at university 2007 （朋友） Some people think that financial disparity affects friendship. What do you think? Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essays. 2006 （建议/野心） Joseph Epstein, a famous American writer, once said, "We decide what is important and what is trivial in life we decide that what makes us significant is either what we do or what we refuse to do but no matter how indifferent the universe may be to our choices and decisions, these choices and decisions are ours to make. We decide. We choose. And as we decide and choose, so are our lives formed. In the end, forming our own destiny is what ambition is about do you agree or disagree with him? Write an essay of about 400 words entitled: Ambition 2005 （工作） Interview is frequently used by employers as a means to recruit prospective employees. As a result, there have been many arguments for or against the interview as a selection procedure. What is your opinion? Write an essay of about 400 words to state your view. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. 2004 （校园学习重要） It was reported in the press some time ago that a few second-and third-year students in a provincial university decided to try their hands at business in order to get prepared for the future. They opened six small shops near their university. Their teachers and classmates had different opinions about this phenomenon. Some thought that the students' business experience would help them adapt better to society after graduation, while others held a negative view, saying that running shops might occupy too much of the students' time and energy which should otherwise be devoted to their academic study. What do you think?

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A à[a]prép. 到；向；在；表归属【例句】Prenez à gauche à la prochaine bifurcation.在下一个岔路口向左拐。【搭配】à ce moment此刻 à peine刚刚，才，勉强 à pied步行 à l’heure准时 à condition de只要，只须 abaissement[ab?smɑ] n.m. 下降；落下；倒台【例句】C’est en février que l’abaissement des températures est le plus fort.2月份温度下降最为剧烈。 abaisser[ab?se] v.t. 放低，降低；压抑 (s’) v.pr. 降低，下降；低三下四；堕落【例句】①La banque a abaissé le taux de l’intérêt.银行降低了利率。 ②La température s’abaisse.温度下降。 ③Je ne m’abaisserai pas à lui répondre.我不会低三下四地迎合他。 abandon[abɑd?] n.m. 放弃，抛弃；放松；从容；懒散【例句】①Il fait abandon de sa femme.他抛弃了他的妻子。

②Il est renversé dans son fauteuil avec abandon.他懒散地仰坐在扶手椅上。【搭配】l’abandon无人照管，放任自流 abandonner[abɑd?ne] v.t. 抛弃，放弃；弃权 (s’) v.pr. 陷于，沉溺于（状态）【例句】①Il a abandonné sa famille.他抛弃了他的家庭。 ②Il a abandonné la course.他在这次赛跑中弃权。 ③Il s’est abandonné au désespoir.他陷入了绝望之中。【搭配】qqch abandonner qqn某人耗尽（体力、精力等） abandonner à把……让与某人 abasourdi,e[abasurdi] adj. 震聋的，震得昏头昏脑的；震惊的【例句】①Je suis encore abasourdi par le bruit des travaux dans la rue.马路上施工的声音震得我到现在还晕头晕脑的。 ②Le père abasourdi se dit que sa fille est en contact avec l’au-delà.父亲大为震惊，认为女儿能与冥间沟通。 abasourdir[abasurdir] v.t. 震聋，震得昏头昏脑；使震惊【例句】①Cet enfant m’abasourdit avec ses cris continuels.这孩子不间断的喊叫声吵死我了。 ②Votre réponse m’a abasourdi.你的答复使我大吃一惊。

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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2010) -GRADE EIGHT- 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. Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically & semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes. Paralinguistic Features of Language In face-to-face communication speakers often alter their tomes of voice or change their physical postures in order to convey messages. These means are called paralinguistic features of language, which fall into two categories. First category: vocal paralinguistic features A.(1)__________: to express attitude or intention (1)__________ B.Examples 1. whispering: need for secrecy 2. breathiness: deep emotion 3. (2)_________: unimportance (2)__________ 4. nasality: anxiety 5. extra lip-rounding: greater intimacy Second category: physical paralinguistic features A.facial expressions 1.(3)_______ (3)__________ ----- smiling: signal of pleasure or welcome 2.less common expressions ----- eye brow raising: surprise or interest ----- lip biting: (4)________ (4)_________ B.gesture gestures are related to culture. 1.British culture ----- shrugging shoulders: (5) ________ (5)__________ ----- scratching head: puzzlement 2.other cultures ----- placing hand upon heart:(6)_______ (6)__________ ----- pointing at nose: secret C.proximity, posture and echoing 1.proximity: physical distance between speakers ----- closeness: intimacy or threat ----- (7)_______: formality or absence of interest (7)_________ Proximity is person-, culture- and (8)________ -specific. (8)_________ 2.posture ----- hunched shoulders or a hanging head: to indeicate(9)_____ (9)________ ----- direct level eye contact: to express an open or challenging attitude 3.echoing ----- definition: imitation of similar posture ----- (10)______: aid in communication (10)___________ ----- conscious imitation: mockery

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