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专八真题 2007年 TES T FOR EN GLI SH M A JOR S (2 007) -GR A D E EI G HT - Tim elim it: 195M IN PART I LI STEN IN G C OM PR EHEN SION (3 5 M IN ) SEC TI O N A M ini-lectu re In thissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.Youwillhearthelectureonceonly.Whilelistening,takenoteson theimportantpoints.Younoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthem tocompleteagap-fillingtaskfor afterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwo minutestocheckyournotes,andanother tenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonAnswe rsheetone.Usetheblanksheetfornote-tanking. W hatCanW eLe arnfrom Art? I.Introduction A.Differencesbetweengeneralhistory andarthistory —Focus: —generalhistory:(1)_____ —arthistory:politicalvalues,emotions,everydaylife,etc. B. Significanceofstudy More inform ationandbetterunderstandingofhumansocietyandcivilization II. Typesofinform ation A.Inform ationinhistory booksis(2)_____ —facts,butnoopinions B. Inform ationinarthistory issubjective —(3)_____andopinions e.g. —Spanishpainter'sworks:misuseofgovernmentalpower —Mexicanartists'works:attitudestowardssocialproblems III. Artasareflectionofreligiousbeliefs A.Europe:(4)_____inpicturesinchurches B. MiddleEast: picturesofflowers andpatternsinmosques,palaces Re ason:humanand(5)_____are notseenasholy C. AfricaandthePacificIslands:masks,headdressesandcostumesinspecialceremonies Purpose:toseekthehelpof(6)_____toprotectcrops,animalsandpeople. IV.PerceptionsofArt How peopleseeartisrelatedtotheirculturalbackground. A.EuropeansandAmericans —(7)_____ —expressionofideas B. Peopleinotherplaces —partofeverydaylife —(8)_____use V.Artasareflectionofsocialchanges A.Ca useofchanges:(9)_____ofdifferentcultures. B. Ch anges —tribalpeople:effectsof(10)_____onartform s —Europeanartists:influenceofAfricantraditionalartintheirworks —AmericanandCa nadianartists:studyofJapanesepainting SEC TI O N B IN TER VIEW In thissectionyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenanswe rthequestionsthatfollow. Markthecorrectanswe rtoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswe rsheet. Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.At theendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswe r eachofthefollowingfivequestions. Nowlistentothefollowingfivequestions. Nowlistentotheinterview 1. AccordingtoNigel,mostproblemsofairtravelare causedby________. 专八真题 2007年 A.Unfavorableweatherconditions. B. Airportshandlingcapacity. C. Inadequateticketingservice. D.Overbooking. 2. Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedascompensationforvolunteers forthenextfightout? A.Freeticket. B. Freephonecall. C. Ca shreward. D.Seatreservation. 3. WhydoesNigetsuggestthatbusinesstravelers avoidbigairports? A.Be causeallflightsinandoutofthere are full. B. Be causethevolumeoftrafficisheavy. C. Be causethere are more popularflights. D.Be causethere are more delaysandcancellations. 4. AccordingtoNigel,inexperiencetravelers are likelytomakethefollowingmistakesEXCE PT A.Bo okingonlesspopularflights. B. buyingticketsatfullprice C. carry ingexcessiveluggage D.planninglongbusinesstrips 5. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORR ECT ? A.Thepossibilityofdiscountsdependsonatravelagent'svolumeofbusiness. B. Longerflightstothesamedestinationmaybecheaper. C. Itisadvisabletoplanevery detailofatripinadvance. D.Arra ngingforstopovers canavoidovernighttravel. SEC TI O N C N EW S BR OA C A ST In thissectionyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenanswe rthequestionsthatfollow. Markthecorrectanswe rtoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswe rsheet. Question 6isbasedonthefollowingnews .At theendofthenews item,youwillbegiven10secondsto answe rthequestions. Nowlistentothenews . 6. WhathappenedonMonday? A.Atraincrashoccurre dcausingminorinjuries. B. Investigatorfoundoutthecauseoftheaccident. C. Cre wsrescuedmore passengers fro m thesite. D.Acommutertraincrashedintoabuilding. Question7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews .At theendofthenews item,youwillbegiven20seconds toanswe rthequestions. 6. Whichofthefollowingwasnotonth