1、2009 年专业英语八级真题试卷（无答案）SECTION A MINI-LECTUREDirections: 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.
2、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.1 Writing Experimental ReportsI. Content of an experimental report, e.g.study subject/areastudy purpose【1】_II
3、. Presentation of an experimental reportproviding detailsregarding readers as 【2】_III. Structure of an experimental reportfeature: highly structured and 【3】_sections and their content:INTRODUCTION 【4】_; why you did itMETHOD how you did itRESULT what you found out【5】_ what you think it showsIV. Sense
4、 of readership【6】_: reader is the marker【7】_: reader is an idealized, hypothetical.intelligent person with little knowledge of your studytasks to fulfill in an experimental report:- introduction to relevant area- necessary background information- development of clear arguments- definition of technic
5、al terms- precise description of data 【8】_V. Demands and expectations in report writingearly stage:- understanding of study subject/area and its implications- basic grasp of the reports formatlater stage:- 【9 】_ on research significancethings to avoid in writing INTRODUCTION:- inadequate material- 【
6、10 】_of research justification for the study1 【1】2 【2】3 【3】4 【4】5 【5】6 【6】7 【7】8 【8】9 【9】10 【10】SECTION B INTERVIEWDirections: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the
7、 interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.Now listen to the interview.11 Which of the following statements is CORRECT?（A）Toastmasters was originally set up to train speaking skills.（B） Toastmasters only accepts prospective professional speakers.（C） Toastm
8、asters accepts members from the general public.（D）Toastmasters is an exclusive club for professional speakers.12 The following are job benefits by joining Toastmasters EXCEPT_.（A）becoming familiar with various means of communication（B） learning how to deliver messages in an organized way（C） becoming
9、 aware of audience expectations（D）learning how to get along with friends13 Toastmasters general approach to training can be summarized as_.（A）practice plus overall training（B） practice plus lectures（C） practice plus voice training（D）practice plus speech writing14 Toastmasters aims to train people to
10、 be all the following EXCEPT_.（A）public speakers（B） grammar teachers（C） masters of ceremonies（D）evaluators15 The interview mainly focuses on_.（A）the background information（B） the description of training courses（C） the requirements of public speaking（D）the overall personal growthSECTION C NEWS BROADC
11、ASTDirections: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.16 Which of the following is the main cause of global warming?（A）Fossil fuel.（B） Greenhous
12、e gases.（C） Increased dryness.（D）Violent storm patterns.17 The news item implies that_in the last report.（A）there were fewer studies done（B） there were fewer policy proposals（C） there was less agreement（D）there were fewer objectives18 The cause of the Indian train accident was_.（A）terrorist sabotage
13、（B） yet to be determined（C） lack of communications（D）bad weather19 Which of the following statements is CORRECT?（A）The accident occurred on a bridge,（B） The accident occurred in New Delhi.（C） There were about 600 casualties.（D）Victims were rescued immediately.20 What is the main message of the news
14、item?（A）Young people should seek careers advice.（B） Careers service needs to be improved.（C） Businesses are not getting talented people.（D）Careers advice is not offered on the Internet.21 We had been wanting to expand our childrens horizons by taking them to a place that was unlike anything wed been
15、 exposed to during our travels in Europe and the United States. In thinking about what was possible from Geneva, where we are based, we decided on a trip to Istanbul, a two-hour plane ride from Zurich.We envisioned the trip as a prelude to more exotic ones, perhaps to New Delhi or Bangkok later this
16、 year, but thought our 11- and 13-year-olds needed a first step away from manicured boulevards and pristine monuments.What we didnt foresee was the reaction of friends, who warned that we were putting our children “in danger“, referring vaguely, and most incorrectly, to disease, terrorism or just th
17、e unknown. To help us get acquainted with the peculiarities of Istanbul and to give our children a chance to choose what they were particularly interested in seeing, we bought an excellent guidebook and read it thoroughly before leaving.Friendly warnings didnt change our planning, although we might
18、have more prudently checked with the U.S. State Departments list of troublespots. We didnt see a lot of children among the foreign visitors during our six-day stay in Istanbul, but we found the tourist areas quite safe, very interesting and varied enough even to suit our son, whose oft-repeated requ
19、est is that we not see “every single“ church and museum in a given city.Vaccinations werent needed for the city, but we were concerned about adapting to the water for a short stay. So we used bottled water for drinking and brushing our teeth, a precaution that may seem excessive, but we all stayed h
20、ealthy.Taking the advice of a friend, we booked a hotel a 20-minute walk from most of Istanbuls major tourist sites. This not only got us some morning exercise, strolling over the Karakoy Bridge, but took us past a colorful assortment of fishermen, vendors and shoe shiners.From a teenager and pre-te
21、ens view, Istanbul street life is fascinating since almost everything can be bought outdoors. They were at a good age to spend time wandering the labyrinth of the Spice Bazaar, where shops display mounds of pungent herbs in sacks. Doing this with younger children would be harder simply because the s
22、treets are so packed with people; it would be easy to get lost.For our two, whose buying experience consisted of department stores and shopping mall boutiques, it was amazing to discover that you could bargain over price and perhaps end up with two of something for the price of one. They also learne
23、d to figure out the relative value of the Turkish lira, not a small matter with its many zeros.Being exposed to Islam was an important part of our trip. Visiting the mosques, especially the enormous Blue Mosque, was our first glimpse into how this major religion is, practiced. Our childrens curiosit
24、y already had been piqued by the five daily calls to prayer over loudspeakers in every corner of the city, and the scarves covering the heads of many women.Navigating meals can be troublesome with children, but a kebab, bought on the street or in restaurants, was unfailingly popular. Since we had de
25、cided this trip was not for gourmets, kebabs spared us the agony of trying to find a restaurant each day that would suit the adults desire to try something new amid childrens insistence that the food be served immediately. Gradually, we branched out to try some other Turkish specialties.Although our
26、 son had studied Islam briefly, it is impossible to be prepared for every awkward question that might come up, such as during our visits to the Topkapi Sarayi, the Ottoman Sultans palace. No guides were available so it was do-it-yourself, using our guidebook, which cheated us of a lot of interesting
27、 history and anecdotes that a professional guide could provide. Next time, we resolved to make such arrangements in advance.On this trip, we wandered through the magnificent complex, with its imperial treasures, its courtyards and its harem. The last required a bit of explanation that we would have
28、happily left to a learned third party.21 The couple chose Istanbul as their holiday destination mainly because_.（A）the city is not too far away from where they lived（B） the city is not on the list of the U.S. State Department（C） the city is between the familiar and the exotic（D）the city is more fami
29、liar than exotic22 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?（A）The family found the city was exactly what they had expected.（B） Their friends were opposed to their holiday plan.（C） They could have been more cautious about bringing kids along.（D）They were a bit cautious about the quality of wat
30、er in the city.23 We learn from the couples shopping experience back home that_.（A）they were used to bargaining over price（B） they preferred to buy things outdoors（C） street markets were their favourite（D）they preferred fashion and brand names24 The last two paragraphs suggest that to visit places o
31、f interest in Istanbul_.（A）guidebooks are very useful（B） a professional guide is a must（C） one has to be prepared for questions（D）one has to make arrangements in advance25 The family have seen or visited all the following in Istanbul EXCEPT_.（A）religious prayers（B） historical buildings（C） local-styl
32、e markets（D）shopping mall boutiques26 Last month the first baby-boomers turned 60. The bulky generation born between 1946 and 1964 is heading towards retirement. The looming “demographic cliff“ will see vast numbers of skilled workers dispatched from the labour force.The workforce is ageing across t
33、he rich world. Within the E.U. the number of workers aged between 50 and 64 will increase by 25% over the next two decades, while those aged 2029 will decrease by 20%. In Japan almost 20% of the population is already over 65, the highest share in the world. And in the United States the number of wor
34、kers aged 5564 will have increased by more than half in this decade, at the same time as the 35- to 44-year-olds decline by 10%.Given that most societies are geared to retirement at around 65, companies have a looming problem of knowledge management, of making sure that the boomers do not leave befo
35、re they have handed over their expertise along with the office keys and their e-mail address. A survey of human-resources directors by IBM last year concluded: “When the baby-boomer generation retires, many companies will find out too late that a careers worth of experience has walked out the door,
36、leaving insufficient talent to fill in the void“.Some also face a shortage of expertise. In aerospace and defence, for example, as much as 40% of the workforce in some companies will be eligible to retire within the next five years. At the same time, the number of engineering graduates in developed
37、countries is in steep decline.A few companies are so squeezed that they are already taking exceptional measures. Earlier this year the Los Angeles Times interviewed an enterprising Australian who was staying in Beverly Hills while he tried to persuade locals to emigrate to Toowoomba, Queensland, to
38、work for his engineering company there. Toowoomba today; the rest of the developed world tomorrow?If you look hard enough, you can find companies that have begun to adapt the workplace to older workers. The AARP, an American association for the over-50s, produces an annual list of the best employers
39、 of its members. Health-care firms invariably come near the top because they are one of the industries most in need of skilled labour. Other sectors similarly affected, says the Conference Board, include oil, gas, energy and government.Near the top of the AARPs latest list comes Deere about 35% of D
40、eeres 46,000 employees are over 50 and a number of them are in their 70s. The tools it uses to achieve thatflexible working, telecommuting, and so forthalso coincidentally help older workers to extend their working lives. The company spends “a lot of time“ on the ergonomics of its factories, making
41、jobs there less tiring, which enables older workers to stay at them for longer.Likewise, for more than a decade, Toyota, arguably the worlds most advanced manufacturer, has adapted its workstations to older workers. The shortage of skilled labour available to the automotive industry has made it unus
42、ually keen to recruit older workers. BMW recently set up a factory in Leipzig that expressly set out to employ people over the age of 45. Needs must when the devil drives.Other firms are polishing their alumni networks. IBM uses its network to recruit retired people for particular projects. Ernst Sa
43、garmatha, the Head of the Seas, to the Nepalese; and Everest to the rest of us. And over the great barrier of Nuptse She demurely peaks.It was late in the afternoonwhen the great shadows cast by the colossal mountains were descending into the deep valley floorsbefore he reached the crest of the spur
44、 and shuffled to a stop just past Tengboches entrance gompa. His chest heaving in the rarefied air, he removed his hand from the bundlethe first time he had done soand wiped grimy rivulets of sweat from around his eyes with the fingers of his mitted hand.His narrowed eyes took in the open sweep of t
45、he quiet grounds, the pagoda-like monastery itself, and the stone buildings that tumbled down around it like a protective skirt. In the distance the magic light of the magic-hour lit up the plume flying off Chomolongmas 29,029-foot-high crest like a bright, welcoming banner.His breathing calmed, he
46、slowly, stiffly struggled forward and up the rough stone steps to the monastery entrance. There he was greeted with a respectful nameste“I recognize the divine in you“from a tall, slim monk of about 35 years, who hastily set aside a twig broom he had been using to sweep the flagstones of the inner c
47、ourtyard. While he did so, the visitor noticed that the monk was missing the small finger on his left hand. The stranger spoke a few formal words in Tibetan, and then the two disappeared inside.Early the next morning the emissarylightened of his loadappeared at the monastery entrance, accompanied by
48、 the same monk and the elderly abbot. After a bow of his head, which was returned much more deeply by the two ocher-robed residents, he took his leave. The two solemn monks watched, motionless, until he dipped over the ridge on which the monastery sat, and out of sight.Then, without a word, they tur
49、ned and went back inside the monastery.36 Which of the following words in Paragraph One implies difficulty in walking?（A）threaded.（B） dropping.（C） trudged.（D）daunting.37 In the passage the contrast between the Tibetans and the man is indicated in all the following aspects EXCEPT_.（A）clothing（B） height（C） social status（D）personal belongings38 It can be inferred from the passage that one can get_of the
