2023年专业英语八级考试试题.doc

2023年专业英语八级考试试题(1)PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION(35MIN) 　　SECTION A   MINI-LECTURE　　In this section you sill hear a mini-lecture. You. will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.　　SECTION B   INTERVIEW　　In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.　　Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.　　Now listen to the interview.　　1.        Which of the following statements is TRUE about Miss Green's university days?　　A.      She felt bored.　　B.      She felt lonely.　　C.      She cherished them.　　D.     The subject was easy.　　2.        Which of the following is NOT part of her job with the Department of Employment?　　A.      Doing surveys at workplace.　　B.      Analyzing survey results.　　C.      Designing questionnaires.　　D.     Taking a psychology course.　　3.        According to Miss Green, the main difference between the Department of Employment and the advertising agency lies in　　A.      the nature of work.　　B.      office decoration.　　C.      office location.　　D.     work procedures.　　4.        Why did Miss green want to leave the advertising agency?　　A.      She felt unhappy inside the company.　　B.      She felt work there too demanding.　　C.      She was denied promotion in the company.　　D.     She longed for new opportunities.　　5.        How did Miss Green react to a heavier workload in the new job?　　A.      She was willing and ready.　　B.      She sounded mildly eager.　　C.      She a bit surprised.　　D.     She sounded very reluctant.　　SECTION C   NEWS BROADCAST　　In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.　　Questions 6 and 7 based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the two questions.　　Now listen to the news.　　6.        The man stole the aircraft mainly because he wanted to　　A.      destroy the European Central Bank.　　B.      have an interview with a TV station.　　C.      circle skyscrapers in downtown Frankfurt.　　D.     remember the death of a US astronaut.　　7.        Which of the following statements about the man is TRUE?　　A.      He was a 31-year-old student from Frankfurt.　　B.      He was piloting a two-seat helicopter he had stolen.　　C.      He had talked to air traffic controllers by radio.　　D.     He threatened to land on the European Central Bank.　　Question 8 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.　　Now listen to the news.　　8.        The news is mainly about the city government's plan to　　A.      expand and improve the existing subway system.　　B.      build underground malls and parking lots.　　C.      prevent further land subsidence.　　D.     promote advanced technology.　　Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the two questions.　　Now listen to the news.　　9.        According to the news, what makes this credit card different from conventional ones is　　A.      that it can hear the owner's voice.　　B.      that it can remember a password.　　C.      that it can identify the owner's voice.　　D.     that it can remember the owner's PIN.　　10.    The newly developed credit card is said to said to have all the following EXCEPT　　A.      switch.　　B.      battery.　　C.      speaker.　　D.     built-in chip.　　参考答案：　　Section A  Mini-lecture　　1.the author　　2.other works　　3.literary trends　　4.grammar,diction or uses of  image　　5.cultural codes　　6.cultural　　7.the reader　　8.social　　9.reader competency　　10. social sructure,traditions of writing or political  cultural influences,etc.　　Section B Interview　　1-5  CDDDA　　Section C  News  Broadcast　　6-10  DCBCA2023年专业英语八级考试试题(2)PART II   READING COMPREHENSION(30MIN)　　In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questions.　　Read the passages and then mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet.　　TEXT A　　The University in transformation, edited by Australian futurists Sohail Inayatullah and Jennifer Gidley, presents some 20 highly varied outlooks on tomorrow's universities by writers representing both Western and mon-Western perspec。