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最新专八真题及答案
2013年TEM8真题及答案
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2013)
-GRADEEIGHT-
TIMELIMIT:
195MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE,usingnomorethanthreewordsineachgap.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
Nowlistentothemini-lecture.
WhatDoActiveLearnersDo?
Therearedifferencebetweenactivelearningandpassivelearning.
Characteristicsofactivelearners:
I.readingwithpurposes
A.beforereading:
settinggoals
B.whilereading:
(1)________
(1)________
II.
(2)______andcriticalinthinking
(2)________
i.e.informationprocessing,e.g.
—connectionsbetweentheknownandthenewinformation
—identificationof(3)______concepts(3)________
—judgmentonthevalueof(4)_____.(4)________
III.activeinlistening
A.waysofnote-taking:
(5)_______.(5)________
B.beforenote-taking:
listeningandthinking
IV.beingabletogetassistance
A.reason1:
knowingcomprehensionproblemsbecauseof
(6)______.(6)________
B.reason2:
beingabletopredictstudydifficulties
V.beingabletoquestioninformation
A.questionwhattheyreadorhear
B.evaluateand(7)______.(7)________
VI.lastcharacteristic
A.attitudetowardresponsibility
—activelearners:
accept
—passivelearners:
(8)_______(8)________
B.attitudetoward(9)______(9)________
—activelearners:
evaluateandchangebehaviour
—passivelearners:
nochangeinapproach
Relationshipbetweenskillandwill:
willismoreimportantin
(10)______.(10)________
Lackofwillleadstodifficultyincollegelearning.
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
Nowlistentotheinterview.
∙Accordingtotheinterviewer,whichofthefollowingbestindicatestherelationshipbetweenchoiceandmobility?
∙Bettereducation→greatermobility→morechoices.
∙Bettereducation→morechoices→greatermobility.
∙Greatermobility→bettereducation→morechoices.
∙Greatermobility→morechoices→bettereducation.
∙Accordingtotheinterview,whichofthefollowingdetailsaboutthefirstpollisINCORRECT?
∙Shorterworkhourswasleastchosenforbeingmostimportant.
∙Choicesforadvancementmighthavebeenfavoredbyyoungpeople.
∙Highincomefailedtocomeontopforbeingmostimportant.
∙Jobsecuritycamesecondaccordingtothepollresults.
∙Accordingtotheinterviewee,whichisthemaindifferencebetweenthefirstandthesecondpoll?
∙Thetypeofrespondentswhowereinvited.
∙Thewayinwhichthequestionsweredesigned.
∙Thecontentareaofthequestions.
∙Thenumberofpollquestions.
∙Whatcanwelearnfromtherespondents’answerstoitems2,4,and7inthesecondpoll?
∙Recognitionfromcolleaguesshouldbegivenlessimportance.
∙Workersarealwayswillingandreadytolearnmorenewskills.
∙Psychologicalrewardismoreimportantthanmaterialone.
∙Workwillhavetobemadeinterestingtoraiseefficiency.
∙Accordingtotheinterviewee,whichofthefollowingcanofferbothpsychologicalandmonetarybenefits?
∙Contactwithmanypeople.
∙Chancesforadvancement.
∙Appreciationfromcoworkers.
∙Chancestolearnnewskills.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthebestanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.
Questions6and7arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
∙Accordingtothenewsitem,“sleepboxes”aredesignedtosolvetheproblemsof_________.
∙airports
∙passengers
∙architects
∙companies
∙WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruewithreferencetothenews?
∙Sleepboxescanberentedfordifferentlengthsofthetime.
∙Rentersofnormalheightcanstandupinside.
∙Beddingcanbeautomaticallychanged.
∙Renterscantakeashowerinsidethebox.
Question8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.
Nowlistentothenews.
∙Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?
∙London’spreparationsfortheNottingHillCarnival.
∙MainfeaturesoftheNottingHillCarnival.
∙Police’spreventivemeasuresforthecarnival.
∙Policeparticipationinthecarnival.
Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
∙Thenewsitemreportsonaresearchfindingabout_________.
∙theDutchfamineandtheDutchwomen
∙earlymalnutritionandhearthealth
∙thecausesofdeathduringthefamine
∙nutritioninchildhoodandadolescence
∙Whendidtheresearchteamcarryoutthestudy?
∙AttheendofWorldWarII.
∙Between1944and1945.
∙Inthe1950s.
∙In2007.
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.
TEXTA
Threehundredyearsagonewstravelledbywordofmouthorletter,andcirculatedintavernsandcoffeehousesintheformofpamphletsandnewsletters.“Thecoffeehousesparticularlyareveryroomyforafreeconversation,andforreadingataneasierrateallmannerofprintednews,”notedoneobserver.Everythingchangedin1833whenthefirstmass-audiencenewspaper,TheNewYorkSun,pioneeredtheuseofadvertisingtoreducethecostofnews,thusgivingadvertisersaccesstoawideraudience.Thepennypress,followedbyradioandtelevision,turnednewsfromatwo-wayconversationintoaone-waybroadcast,witharelativelysmallnumberoffirmscontrollingthemedia.
Now,thenewsindustryisreturningtosomethingclosertothecoffeehouse.Theinternetismakingnewsmoreparticipatory,socialanddiverse,revivingthedistinctivecharacteristicoftheerabeforethemassmedia.Thatwillhaveprofoundeffectsonsocietyandpolitics.Inmuchoftheworld,themassmediaareflourishing.Newspapercirculationrosegloballyby6%between2005and2009.Butthoseglobalfiguresmaskasharpdeclineinreadershipinrichcountries.
Overthepastdecade,throughouttheWesternworld,peoplehavebeengivingupnewspapersandTVnewsandkeepingupwitheventsinprofoundlydifferentways.Moststrikingly,ordinarypeopleareincreasinglyinvolvedincompiling,sharing,filtering,discussinganddistributingnews.Twitterletspeopleanywherereportwhattheyareseeing.Classifieddocumentsarepublishedintheirthousandsonline.Mobile-phonefootageofArabuprisingsandAmericantornadoesispostedonsocial-networkingsitesandshownontelevisionnewscasts.Social-networkingsiteshelppeoplefind,discussandsharenewswiththeirfriends.
Anditisnotjustreaderswhoarechallengingthemediaelite.TechnologyfirmsincludingGoogle,FacebookandTwitterhavebecomeimportantconduitsofnews.Celebritiesandworldleaderspublishupdatesdirectlyviasocialnetworks;manycountriesnowmakerawdataavailablethrough“opengovernment”initiatives.Theinternetletspeoplereadnewspapersorwatchtelevisionchannelsfromaroundtheworld.Thewebhasallowednewprovidersofnews,fromindividualbloggerstosites,torisetoprominenceinaveryshortspaceoftime.Andithasmadepossibleentirelynewapproachestojournalism,suchasthatpracticedbyWikiLeaks,whichprovidesananonymouswayforwhistleblowerstopublishdocuments.Thenewsagendaisnolongercontrolledbyafewpressbaronsandstateoutlets.
Inprinciple,everyliberalshouldcelebratethis.Amoreparticipatoryandsocialnewsenvironment,witharemarkablediversityandrangeofnewssources,isagoodthing.Thetransformationofthenewsbusinessisunstoppable,andattemptstoreverseitaredoomedtofailure.Asproducersofnewjournalism,individualscanbescrupulouswithfactsandtransparentwiththeirsources.Asconsumers,theycanbegeneralintheirtastesanddemandingintheirstandards.Andalthoughthistransformationdoesraiseconcerns,thereismuchtocelebrateinthenoisy,diverse,vociferous,argumentativeandstridentlyaliveenvironmentofthenewsbusinessintheagesoftheinternet.Thecoffeehouseisback.Enjoyit.
∙Accordingtothepassage,whatinitiatedthetransformationofcoffee-housenewstomass-medianews?
∙Theemergenceofbigmassmediafirms.
∙Thepopularityofradioandtelevision.
∙Theappearanceofadvertisinginnewspapers.
∙Theincreasingnumbersofnewspaperreaders.
∙Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestsupports“Now,thenewsindustryisreturningtosomethingclosertothecoffeehouse”?
∙Newspapercirculationrosegloballyby6%between2005and2009.
∙PeopleintheWesternworldaregivingupnewspapersandTVnews.
∙Classifieddocumentsarepublishedintheirthousandsonline.
∙Morepeopleareinvolvedinfinding,discussinganddistributingnews.
∙Acco
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