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年专业英语八级考试试题XXxx年专业八级考试真题part i listening prehension40min insections a,b andc you will heareverything once only,listen carefullyand thenanswer the questions thatfollow,markthe correctanswer toeach questionon your coloured answer sheetsection atalk questionsi to5refer to the talkin this section,at the end of the talkyou will be given15seconds to answer eachof the followingfive questions.now listento the talk.
1.which of the following statements aboutoffices is not trueaording to thet alka.offices throughout the worldare basicallyalike.b.there areprimarily twokinds ofoffice layout.c.officesurroundings usedto dependon panysize.d.office atmosphereinfluences workers performance.
2.we can infer from the talkthatharmonious work relations mayhave adirect impacton youra.promotion.b.colleagues.c.management.d.union.
3.supposingyou wereworking ina smallfirm,which of the followingwouldyou dowhen youhad somegrievances a.request aformal specialmeetingwith theboss.b.draft aformal agendafor aspecialmeeting.c.contact aconsultative mitteefirst.d.ask toseethe bossfor atalk immediately.
4.aording to the talk,the unionplaysthe followingroles except a.mediation.b.arbitration.c.negotiation.d.which ofcourse was a requirementwith ataxfirm,he waswhite,and the firm had never hireda black,theymanaged thisby beingsecretive andclubbish andnever solicitingjobapplications,other firmssolicited,and hiredblacks,thisfirm recruited,and remainedlily white,plus,the firmwas inmemphis,and thetop blackswanted new york orWashington orChicago,mcdeere was a male,and therewere nowomen in the firm,that mistakehad beenmade in the mid-seventies when theyrecruited thenumber onegrad fromharvard,who happenedto beashe and a wizardat taxation,she lastedfour turbulentyearsand waskilled ina carwreck.he lookedgood,on paper,he wastheirtop choice,in fact,for thisyear therewere nootherprospects,the listwas veryshort,it wasmcdeere,or noone.the managingpartner,royce mcknight,studied adossier labeled〃mitchell y.mcdeere-harvard.〃an inchthick withsmall printanda fewphotographs;it had been preparedby someex-cia agentsina private intelligence outfitin bethesda.they wereclientsof the firm andeach yeardid theinvestigating forno fee.itwas easywork,they said,checking outunsuspecting lawstudents,they learned,for instance,that hepreferred toleave thenortheast,that he was holdingthree joboffers,two in new yorkandone inChicago,and that the highestoffer was$76,000andthe lowestwas$68,
000.he was in demand,hehad beengiven theopportunity tocheat on a securitiesexam duringhissecond year,he declined,and madethe highestgrade in theclass,two monthsago he hadbeenoffered cocaineat alaw schoolparty,he saidno andleft wheneveryone begansnorting,he drankanoasional beer,but drinkingwas expensiveand he had nomoney,he owed closeto$23,000in studentloans,he was hungry.roycemcknight flippedthrough thedossier andsmiled,mcdeere wastheirman.lamar quinwas thirty-two andnot yeta partner,he hadbeenbrought alongto lookyoung andact youngand projecta youthfulimagefor bendini,lambertlocke,which infact wasa youngfirm,since mostof thepartners retiredin theirlate fortiesor earlyfiftieswith moneyto bum.he wouldmake partnerin thisfirm,with asix-figure ineguaranteed forthe restof hislife,lamarcould enjoythe twelve-hundred-dollar tailoredsuits thathungso fortablyfrom histall,athletic frame,he strollednonchalantlyacross thethousand-dollar-a-day suiteand pouredanothercup ofdecaf,he checkedhis watch,he glancedat thetwopartners sittingat the small conferencetable nearthe windows.precisely attwo-thirty someoneknocked on the door,lamar lookedat the parmers,who slidthe resumeand dossierinto anopenbriefcase,all threereached fortheir jackets,immar buttonedhistop button and openedthe door.
23.which of the followingis notthe firm,s recruitmentrequirementa.marriage.b.background.c.relevant degree.d.male.
24.the detailsof theprivate investigationshow that thefirm a.was interestedin hisfamily background.b.intended tocheckout hisother joboffers.c.wanted toknowsomething abouthis preference.d.was interestedinany personaldetail of the man.
25.aording to the passage,themain reasonlama quinwas thereat theinterviewwas thata.his imagecould helpimpressmcdereer.b.he wouldsoon bee a partnerhimself.c.he wasgood atinterviewing applicants.d.hisbackground wassimilar tomedereer^s.
26.we gettheimpression from the passagethat injob recruitmentthefirmwasnot a.selective.b.secretive.c.perfunctory.d.racially biased,xx年专业级考试真题moore receivehis firstmission a.in
1948.b.in2text kfirst read the questions.
39.when did
1946.c.in
1931.d.in
1928.
40.where didmoorewin his first internationalprize a.in london.b.in venice.c.innewyork.d.in hamburg.now gothrough textk quicklyto answerquestions39and
40.henrymoore,the seventhof eightchildren ofraymond spencermoore andhiswife mary,was bornin yorkshireon30July
1898.aftergraduating fromsecondary school,moore taughtfor ashort while,then the first worldwar beganand heenlisted in the armyat theageof eighteen,after thewar heapplied for and receivedanex-serviceman,s grantto attendleeds schoolof art.at theendof hissecond yearhe wona scholarshipto theroyal collegeofart inlondon.in1928moore metirina radetsky,a paintingstudentat thecollege,whom hemarried a year later,the couplethen movedinto a housewhich consistedof asmall ground-floor studiowithan equallysmall flatabove,this remainedtheir londonhome fortenyears,throughoutthe1920s moorewas involvedin theartlife oflondon.his firstmission,received in1928,was toproducea sculpturerelief forthe newlyopened headquartersof londontransport,his firstone-man exhibitionopened at the warrengalleryin1928;it wasfollowed bya showat theleicestergalleries in1931and hisfirst saletoagallery abroad-themuseum furkunst undgewerbe inhamburg,his suesscontinued.in1946moore hadhisfirstforeign retrospectiveexhibition at themuseum ofmodem art,newyork.in1948he won the internationalsculptureprize at the24th venicebiennale,thefirstofcountless internationalaolades acquiredin sueedingyears,atthe sametime salesof moores workaround the world increased,as didthe demandfor hisexhibitions,by theend of1970s thenumber ofexhibitions hadgrown toan averageof fortyayear,ranging fromthevery smallto majorinternational retrospectivestaking yearsofdetailed planningand preparation.the mainthemes inmoore,sworkincluded themother andchild,the earliestwork createdin1922,and thereclining figuredating from
1926.at theendof theI960s camestringed figuresbased onmathematical modelsobservedinthescience museum,and thefirst helmethead,asubject thatlater developedinto theinternalexternal theme-variously interpretedasahard formcoveting asoft,like amotherprotecting herchild ora foetusinside awomb.a fewyears beforehisdeath in1986moore gavethe estateat perrygreen withitsstudios,houses andcottages to the trusteesof thehenry moorefoundationto promotesculpture and the finearts withinthecultural lifeofthecountry andin particularthe worksof henrymoore.一theend-answer sheet one partilisteningprehensionsection dnote-takinggapfiling15min fill in eachof thegapswith oneword youmay referto your notes,make surethe wordyoufillinis bothgrammatically andsemantically aeptable.marslow,s hierarchyof needsabraham maslowhas developedafamous theoryof humanneeds,which can be arrangedin orderofimportance.physiological needs:the most1ones forsurvival,they includesuch needsas food,water,etc.and thereis usuallyoneway to satisfy these needs.2needs:needs fora physicalsecurity;b3security.the formermeans noillness orinjury,while thelatter isconcerned withfreedom from4,misfortunes,etc.these needscan bemet througha varietyof means,e.g.jobsecurity,5plans,and safeworking conditions,social needs:human requirementsforalove andaffectionjb a sense ofbelonging.there aretwo ways tosatisfythese needs:a formationofrelationships atworkplace;b formationof relationshipsoutsideworkplace,esteem needs:a self-esteem,i.e.one ssenseof achievement;b esteemof others,i.e.others respectasa resultof ones
6.theseneedscanbefulfilled byachievement,promotion,honours,etc.self-realization needs:need torealize ones potential,waystorealize theseneeds areindividually7features ofthe hierarchyof needs:a social,esteem andself-realization needsare exclusively8needs.bneeds aresatisfied ina fixedorder from the bottomup.c9forneeds esfrom thelowest un-met level.d differentlevels ofneedsmay10when theye intoplay.representation.
5.which topicisnotcovered inthetalka.roleof the union.b.workrelations.c.pany structure.d.office layout.section binterviewquestions6to10are basedonaninterview,attheend oftheinterview you willbe given15seconds toanswer eachof thefollowingfive questions.now listento theinterview.
6.whichof the followingstatementsis incorrectabout david,s personalbackgrounda.he hadexcellent academicrecords atschool anduniversity.b.he wasonceona phdprogramme atyale university.c.he receivedprofessional trainingin acting.d.he camefroma single-parent family.
7.david is inclined to believe ina.aliens.b.ufos.c.the tvcharacter.d.governmentconspiracies.
8.david thinkshe isfit forthe tvrole becauseofhis a.professional training.b.personality.c.lifeexperience.d.appearance.
9.fromtheinterview,we knowthatat presentdavid feelsa.a senseof frustration.b.haunted bythe unknown thingsc.confident butmoody.d.suessful yetunsatisfied.
10.how doesdavid feelabout thedivorce ofhis parentsa.he feelsa senseof anger.b.he hasasenseof sadness.c.it helpedhim growup.d.it leftno effecton him.section cnews broadcastquestion11is basedon thefollowingnews,attheend ofthe news item,you willbe given15secondsto answerthequestion.now listentothe news.
11.what isthemain ideaofthe newsitema.us concernover th6forthing peacetalks.b.peace effortsby thePalestinian authority.c.remendations by the mitchellmission.d.bomb attacksaimed atIsraelicivilians.question12is basedonthefollowing news,attheend ofthe newsitem,you willbegiven15seconds toanswerthe question.now listentothe news.
12.some voterswill wastetheirballots becausea.they likeneither candidate.b.they areallill-informed.c.the candidatesdo notdiffer much,d.theydo notwant tovote twice,questions13to15are basedon thefollowingnews,attheend ofthenewsitem,youwillbe givenl5seconds toanswer eachofthequestions,now listentothenews.
13.aording totheunhumandevelopment report,which isthe bestplace forwomen inthe worlda.Canada.b.the us.c.australia.d.Scandinavia.
14.isinthe12th placein overallranking.a.britain b.france c.finland d.Switzerland
15.aording totheunreport,the leastdevelopedcountry isa.ethiopia.b.mali.c.sierra leon.d.central africanrepublic.section dhear amini-lecture,youwillhear thelectureonce only,while listening,take notesontheimportant points,yournoteswill notbe marked,but youwill needthem topletea15-minute gap-filling taskon answersheetoneafter themini-lecture,use theblank sheetfor note-taking.part iiproofreadingerror correction15min proofreadthe givenpassageon answersheet twoas instructed.note-taking andgap-filling inthis sectionyou willpartiii readingprehensios40min sectiona readingprehension30min inthissectionthere arefour readingpassages followedbya totalof fifteenmultiplechoice questions,readthe passagesand thenmark youranswers onyourcolouredanswersheettexta hostility to gypsieshas existedalmost fromthe timethey firstappearedin europeinthe14th century,the originsofthe gypsies,with littlewritten history,were shroudedin mystery,what isknownnow fromclues inthe variousdialects oftheir language,romany,is thatthey camefrom northernindia tothe middleeasta thousandyears ago,working asminstrels andmercenaries,metal-smiths andservants,europeans misnamedthem egyptians,soon shortenedto gypsies,a clansystem,based mostlyon theirtraditional crafts andgeography,has madethem adeeplyfragmented andfractious people,only reallyunifying inthe faceofenmity fromnon-gypsies,whom theycall gadje.today manygypsyactivists preferto becalled roma,which esfromtheromany wordfor“man”.but onmy travelsamong themmost stillreferredto themselvesas gypsies,in europetheir persecutionby thegadjebegan quickly,with the church seeingheresy intheirfortune-telling and the stateseeing anti-social behaviourintheir nomadism,at varioustimes theyhave beenforbidden toweartheir distinctivebright clothes,to speaktheir ownlanguage,to travel,to marryone another,or toply theirtraditionalcrafts,in somecountries theywere reducedto slaveryit wasnt untilthemid-1800s thatgypsy slaveswere freedin romania.in morerecenttimes thegypsies werecaught upin naziethnic hysteria,and perhapshalf amillion perishedintheholocaust,their horseshave been shotandthewheels removedfrom theirwagons,theirnames have been changed,their womenhavebeensterilized,andtheir childrenhavebeenforcibly givenfor adoptionto non-gypsyfamilies.but thegypsies haveconfounded predictionsof theirdisappearanceasadistinct ethnicgroup andtheir numbershaveburgeoned,today thereare anestimated8to12million gypsiesscatteredacross europe,making themthe continents largestminority,the exactnumber ishard topin down,gypsies haveregularlybeen undercounted,both byregimes anxiousto downplaytheirprofile andby gypsiesthemselves,seeking toavoidbureaucracies,attempting toremedy pastinequities,activistgroups mayovercount.hundreds ofthousands morehave emigratedtotheamericas andelsewhere,with veryfew exceptionsgypsies haveexpressed nogreatdesire fora countryto calltheir ownunlike thejews,一to whomthe gypsyexperience isoften pared,“romanestan“saidronald lee,the Canadiangypsy writer,〃is wheremy twofeetstand.〃
16.gypsies areunitedonly whenthey aare engagedin traditionalcrafts.b.callthemselves roma.c.live undera clansystem.d.face externalthreats.
17.in historyhostilitytogypsies ineurope resultedintheir persecutionby allthefollowingexcepta.the egyptians.b thestate.c.thechurch.d.the nazis.
18.aordingtothepassage,the maindifference betweenthegypsies andthejews liesin theirconceptsof a.language.b.culture.c.identity.d.custom.text bi wasjust aboy whenmy fatherbrought me to harlemforthe first time,almost50years ago.we stayedatthe hotel theresa,a grandbrick structureat125th streetand seventhavenue,once,inthehotel restaurant,my fatherpointed outjoe louis,he evengotmr.brown,thehotelmanager,to introducemetohim,a bitpaunchybut stillthe champas farasiwas concerned.much haschangedsince then,business andreal estateare booming,somesay anew renaissanceis underway.others decrywhat theyseeas outsideforces runningroughshod overthe oldharlem.new yorkmeantharlem tome,and asa youngman ivisited itwhenever icould,but manyof myold hauntsare gone,the theresashut downin
1966.national chainsthat onceignored harlemnow anticipateyuppiemoney andwant piecesof thisprime manhattanreal estate,so herei amonahot augustafternoon,sitting ina starbucksthattwo yearsago openeda blockaway fromthe theresa,snatchingat memoriesbetween sipsof high-priced coffee,i amabout toopenup apiece ofthe oldharlem-thenewyork amsterdamnews一whena touristasking directionsto sylvia,s,a prominentharlemrestaurant,perates mydaydreaming,hescarrying abook:touringhistoric harlem.history,i missmr.michaux sbookstore,hishouse ofmon sense,which wasacross fromthe theresa.he hadabig billboardout frontwith brownand blackfaces paintedon itthatsaid inlarge letters:/zworld historybook outleton2,000,000,000africans andnonwhite peoples.〃an uglystateoffice buildinghas swallowedthat space.i missspeaker likecarloscooks,who wasalways onthe southwesterof125th andseventh,urging listenersto supportafrica.harlem spowerfulpolitical electricityseems unplugged-although thesweets arestillenergized,especially bywest africanimmigrants.hardworking southernnewers formedthe bulkofthe munity backinthe1920s and30s,when harlemrenaissance artists,writers,and intellectualsgave ita glitterand renownthat madeit thecapital of blackamerica.from harlem,w.e.b.dubois,langstonhughes,paul robeson,zora nealhurston,and othershelped poweramericas culturalinfluence aroundtheworld.bythe1970s and80s drugsand crimehad ravagedparts ofthemunity.and thelifeexpectancy formen inharlem wasless thanthat ofmen inBangladesh,harlem hadbeeasymbol ofthe dangers of inner-citylife.now,you wantto shout“lookin good!”at thisplace thathas been neglectedfor solong,crowds pushinto harlemusa,anew shoppingcentre on125th,where adisney storeshares spacewithhmv records,thenewyork sportsclub,andanine-screen magicJohnsontheatre plex.nearby,a riteaid drugstorealso opened,maybe partofthereason harlemseems tobe undergoinga rebirthisthat itis finallygetting whatmost peopletake forgranted.harlem isalso partof anempowerment zone“一a federaldesignationaimed atfostering economicgrowth thatwill bringoverhalf abillion infederal,state,and localdollars,justthe shellsof onceelegant oldbrownstones nowcan costseveralhundred thousanddollars,rents areskyrocketing,an improvedeconomy,tougher lawenforcement,and munityefforts againstdrugshave contributedtoa60percent dropincrime since
1993.seems toindicate thatharlem a.has remainedunchanged
19.atthebeginning the authorall theseyears.b.has undergonedrastic changes.c.hasbeethe capitalof blackamerica.d.has remaineda symbolofdangersofinner-city life.
20.whentheauthor recallsharlem inthe olddays,he hasa feelingofa.indifference.b,disfort.c.delight,d.nostalgia.
21.harlem wascalled thecapitalofblackamerica inthe1920sand’30s mainlybecause ofits a.art andculture.b.immigrant population.c.political enthusiasm.d.distinctive architecture.
22.fromthepassage wecaninferthat,generally speaking,theauthora.has strongreservations aboutthe changes.b.has slightreservations aboutthe changes,c.weles thechanges inharlem.d.is pletelyopposed tothechanges.text cthe seniorpartner,Oliver lambert,studied theresume forthehundredth timeand againfound nothinghe dislikedaboutmitchell y.mcdeere,at leastnot onpaper,he hadthe brains,the ambition,the goodlooks,and hewashungry;with hisbackground,hehadtobe.hewasmarried,and thatwas mandatory,thefirmhadneverhired anunmarried lawyer,and itfrownedheavily ondivorce,as wellas womanizingand drinking,drugtesting wasinthecontract,hehada degreein aounting,passedthe cpaexam thefirsttimehe tookit andwanted tobe atax lawyer,。