1999年英语专业八级考试全真试题答案
PAPER ONE
PART Ⅰ LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A TALK
1.答案:C
【问句译文】使机器噪音小一些的技术如何?
【试题分析】本题为细节区分题。
【详细解答】谈话的第五句说"Now although the idea dates back to the 1930s, it's on
ly recently that advances in computer technology have made anti-noise a commerci
al possibility."由此可知,这种方法可追溯到二十世纪30年代,但只是近来才被应用于
商业。因此答案选C。
2.答案:D
【问句译文】现代电子抗噪音设备如何?
【试题分析】本题为推理概括题。
【详细解答】由关键句"The modern electronic anti-noise devices don't reduce sound.
Instead, sound is used to attack sound."可知,现代电子抗噪音设备是以噪音抗噪音
的全新原理而设计的,故答案选D。
3.答案:A
【问句译文】下列哪一项不是法国公司的抗噪音技术的应用?
【试题分析】本题为细节题,可用排除法解答。
【详细解答】谈话中专门介绍说,法国公司把这一技术应用于工厂、汽车、飞机,而未提到"
街道",故选项A为正确答案。
4.答案:B
【问句译文】根据该谈话录音,在安静区的工人们能怎样?
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】在谈到安静区(zones of quiet)时,录音中说"... it cuts noise levels en
ough for somebody inside the zone to hear a conversation from another part of th
e work place. Yet, this is only one-way; shouts from the quiet zone could not be
heard over the factory noise by those outside it, because the rest of the workp
lace remains noisy."由此可知,"安静区"的工人可以听到外边区域的谈话,而外面却
听不到里面的谈话,故选项B为正确答案。
5.答案:A
【问句译文】这段谈话的主题是什么?
【试题分析】本题为主旨题。
【详细解答】听完全文可知,选项B、C、D都只是录音的某一部分内容,只有选项A能全面地概括全文大意,故为正确答案。
SECTION B INTERVIEW
6.答案:C
【问句译文】美国雇员是按时间付薪金的,那么这就意味着他们该怎样呢?
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】在谈到美国雇员是按时间付薪金时,被采访者说道"So employees are expecte
d to find other work if their own desks are clear, or to help someone else with
his or her work."由此可知,雇员如果干完了自己的活,就应该去帮助别的人,积极主动
地去找活干。故答案选C。
7.答案:B
【问句译文】灵活的工作时间的一个益处是什么?
【试题分析】本题为细节理解题。
【详细解答】由关键句"And as more women now work it gives more family time."可知
,灵活的工作时间使得妇女有更多时间呆在家里,故答案选B。
8.答案:D
【问句译文】关于美国的工作合同问题,下列哪一项是不正确的?
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】当采访者问到顾主是否可以无故解雇他时,被采访者说"There are, of course
, legal protections in the US. So employees cannot be unjustly fired without goo
d reasons."由此可否定美国的劳动合同多数是短期的说法,故答案选D。
9.答案:A
【问句译文】从该采访中可推断出不拘礼节的工作气氛可能会出现在哪类公司?
【试题分析】本题为推理题。
【详细解答】在采访临近尾声时,男士说"But in many establishments with fewer employ
ees the atmosphere is loose and easy with a lot of joking, and teasing, and wand
ering in and out of offices among all levels of employees."由此可知,在那些雇员
少的公司,也就是小公司会有不拘礼节的工作气氛,故答案选A。
10.答案:D
【问句译文】这次采访主要是关于美国在哪一方面的情况?
【试题分析】本题为主旨题。
【详细解答】从这四个选项来分析,office hierarchies,office conditions和office role
s 只是office life的各个方面。只有用office life才能较全面
地概括这次采访的内容。故答案选D。
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
News Item 1
11.答案:A
【问句译文】参议员多尔对克林顿的反犯罪政策持什么态度?
【试题分析】本题为推理题。
【详细解答】由关键句"...retiring Senator Bob Dole, has repeatedly disapproved of M
r. Clinton's record on fighting crime."由此可知,多尔是不赞成克林顿的反犯罪政策
的,故选项A为正确答案。
News Item 2
12.答案:A
【问句译文】日本和美国正在做什么?
【试题分析】本题为细节理解题。
【详细解答】新闻中讲到"At the moment, they are negotiating about photographic fil
m and photographic paper."由此可知,他们正在就照相用的胶卷和纸进行谈判,故答案
选A。
13.答案:B
【问句译文】新闻似乎在暗示两国间的协议怎样?
【试题分析】本题为推理题。
【详细解答】新闻临近结尾时说"This is certainly not the first dispute and it certa
inly won't be the last dispute, either."这里是说这不是美、日两国之间的第一次矛
盾冲突,这次的协议不能作为一个永久性的协议。由此可知,该协议不可能永久性地解决争
端,故答案选B。
News Item 3
14.答案:B
【问句译文】根据该新闻,这块来自格陵兰冰块可以提供哪一方面的信息?
【试题分析】本题为主旨题。
【详细解答】在谈到该冰块时,科学家们说"It provides one of the clearest records of
ancient weather."由此可知,从该冰块可以了解古时候的天气状况。
15.答案:D
【问句译文】下列哪一项陈述是正确的?
【试题分析】本题为细节理解题。
【详细解答】新闻临近结尾时说"...the scientific teams say that the past 10,000 year
s is the only period during which the weather has not changed very much."由此可
知,那段时期的气候变化不是很大,故选项D为正确答案。
SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING
1.答案:known
【详细解答】在谈到公司赞助体育时,第一个理由是"The obvious answer is that they ge
t known worldwide,..."故此空应填"known"。
2.答案:save
【详细解答】公司赞助体育的第二个理由是"The not so obvious answer is that sponsors
hip can help firms to save money."即帮助公司省钱(save money)。
3.答案:expensive/costly
【详细解答】由录音中的句子"However, sponsorship is surely a very expensive busine
ss."可知,赞助体育活动的代价是非常昂贵的,故此处应填写expensive或costly。
4.答案:match
【详细解答】由录音"Companies spend a lot of time making sure that they have a per
fect match between the products to be represented and the activity that needs sp
onsorship."可知,公司的产品必须与运动项目相吻合(match)。
5.答案:image
【详细解答】只要听清了关键句"Basically, companies have to make sure that the imag
e is right and that the product gets maximum coverage through the event."就可知
道,此处应填写image。
6.答案:media
【详细解答】有录音"There are the big media events: hours and hours of TV and..."可
知,这里指的是大的媒体活动。
7.答案: cosmetics / drinks
【详细解答】在谈到观众的潜在购买力时,录音中举例说"That should attract drinks man
ufactures, sports fashion designers, cosmetics producers, and so on."由于受prod
ucts一词的限制,此处可填写cosmetics或drinks。
8.答案:favorably
【详细解答】由录音"...yet will react favorably if asked to comment on products mar
keted by the sponsoring company."可知,此处应填写favorably。
9.答案:conditioning
【详细解答】由录音"Conditioning the mind is what advertising is about."可直接填
写conditioning。
10.答案:expensive
【详细解答】录音临近结尾时说"...straight advertising is a far more expensive way o
f promoting your image than sponsorship,..."由此可知,公司赞助体育比直接做广告要
省钱(less expensive)。