英语专业八级真题与答案(3)
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Getting to the heart of Kuwaiti democracy seems hilariously easy.
Armed only with a dog-eared NEWSWEEK ID, I ambled through the
gates of the National Assembly last week. Unscanned, unsearched, my
satchel could easily have held the odd grenade or an anthrax-stuffed
lunchbox. The only person who stopped me was a guard who grinned and
invited me to take a swig of orange juice from his plastic bottle.
Were I a Kuwaiti woman wielding a ballot, I would have been a
clearer and more present danger. That very day Parliament blocked a bill
giving women the vote; 29 M.P.s voted in favour and 29 against, with two
abstentions. Unable to decide whether the bill had passed or not, the
government scheduled another vote in two weeks- too late for women to
register for June’s municipal elections. The next such elections aren’t
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2012)
-GRADE EIGHT-
TIME LIMIT: 195 MIN
PART I LISTENING COMPREttENSION (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, using no more than three words in each gap. Make sure the word(s) you
fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes while
completing the task. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. Now, listen to the mini-lecture.
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1999年英语专业八级考试真题含答案
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 response 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 w ill be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now list en to the talk.
1. The technology to make machines quieter ___.
A. has been in use since the 1930’s B. has accelerated industrial production C. has just been in commercial use D. has been invented to remove all noises
2. The modern electronic anti-noise devices ___. A. are an update version of the traditional methods B. share similarities with the traditional methods C. are as inefficient as the traditional methods D. are based on an entirely new working principle
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 colored
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 following five questions.
Now listen to the interview
1. According to Nigel, most problems of air travel are caused by
A. Unfavorable weather conditions.
B. Airports handling capacity.
C. Inadequate ticketing service.
D. Overbooking.
2. Which of the following is not mentioned as compensation for volunteers for the
next fight out?
A. Free ticket.
B Free phone call
C. Cash reward
D. Seat reservation
3. Why does Niget suggest that business travelers avoid big airports?
