《2010年英语专业八级考试全真试卷及其参考答案》.docVIP

2010年英语专业八级考试全真试卷及其参考答案 TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2010)-GRADE EIGHT- PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN) SECTION A MINI-LECTURE In this section you will 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. Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes. Paralinguistic Features of Language In face-to-face communication speakers often alter their tomes of voice or change their physical postures in order to convey messages. These means are called paralinguistic features of language, which fall into two categories. First category: vocal paralinguistic features (1)__________: to express attitude or intention (1)__________ Examples 1. whispering: need for secrecy 2. breathiness: deep emotion 3. (2)_________: unimportance (2)__________ 4. nasality: anxiety 5. extra lip-rounding: greater intimacy Second category: physical paralinguistic features facial expressions (3)_______ (3)__________ smiling: signal of pleasure or welcome less common expressions eye brow raising: surprise or interest lip biting: (4)________ (4)_________ gesture gestures are related to culture. British culture shrugging shoulders: (5) ________ (5)__________ scratching head: puzzlement other cultures placing hand upon heart:(6)_______ (6)__________ pointing at nose: secret proximity, posture and echoing proximity: physical distance between speakers closeness: intimacy or threat (7)_______: formality or absence of interest (7)_________ Proximity is person-, culture- and (8)________ -