专八真题 1996 年
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (19 96)
-GRADE EIGHT -
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 for each question on your Colored Answer Sheet.
SECTION A TALK
Questions 1to 5refer to the talk in this 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. The speaker thinks that.
A. car causes pollution only in some cities
B. 60% of the cities are affected by car pollution
C. 90% of the city residents suffer from car pollution
D. car is the main contributing factor in polluting air
2. Which of the following is not mentioned as acause of car pollution?
A. Car tyres.
B. Car engines.
C. Car horns.
D. Car brakes.
3. Which of the following is not cited as ameans to reduce the number of cars?
A. To pass laws to control the use of cars.
B. To improve public transport systems.
C. To increase car tax and car price.
D. To construct effective subway systems.
4. One of the mechanical solutions to car pollution is.
A. to change the mechanical structure of fuel
B. to improve on the exhaust pipe
C. to experiment with new engines
D. to monitor the amount of chemicals
5. According to the speaker. asensible way to solve car pollution is that we should ________.
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A. focus on one method only
B. explore some other alternatives
C. improve one of the four methods
D. integrate all of the four methods
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SECTION B INTERVIEW
Questions 6to 10 are based on an interview with an architect. At the end of the interview you will be
given 13 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview.
6. The interviewee's first job was with.
A. anewspaper
B. the government
C aconstruction firm
D. aprivate company
7. The interviewee is not self-employed mainly because.
A. his wife likes him to work for afirm
B. he prefers working for the government
C. self-employed work is very demanding
D. self-employed work is sometimes insecure
8. To study architecture in auniversity one must.
A. be interested in arts
B. study pure science first
C. get good exam results
D. be good at drawing
9. On the subject of drawing, the interviewee says that.
A. technically speaking artists draw very well
B. an artist's drawing differs little from an architect's
C. precision is avital skill for the architect
D. architects must be natural artists
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10. The interviewee says that the job of an architect is ________.
A. more theoretical than practical
B. to produce sturdy, well-designed buildings
C. more practical than theoretical
D. to produce attractive, interesting buildings
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Questions 11 to 12 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 30
seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news.
11. The man was convicted for.
A. dishonesty
B. manslaughter
C. murder
D. having agun
12. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Mark Eastwood had alicense for arevolver.
B. Mark Eastwood loved to go to noisy parties.
C. Mark Eastwood smashed the windows of ahouse.
D. Mark Eastwood had arecord.
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 45
seconds to answer the three questions. Now listen to the news.
13. How many missing American servicemen have been positively confirmed dead in ________.
Vietnam so far?
A.
67.
B. 280.
C.
84.
D. 1,648.
14. According to the search operation commander, the recovery of the missing ________.
Americans is slowed down because.
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A. the weather conditions are unfavorable
B. the necessary documents are unavailable
C. the sites are inaccessible
D. some local people are greedy
15. According to the news, Vietnam may be willing to help American mainly because of.
A. its ch
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