（荐）1998年英语专业八级考试试卷真题.doc

TEM-8 (1998) QUESTION BOOKLET　 TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (98) - GRADE EIGHT - PAPER ONE TIME LIMIT: 95 MIN. 　 PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION (40 MIN.) Direction: In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question on your Coloured Answer Sheet. 　 SECTION A. TALK Questions 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section. At the end of the talk you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following questions. Now listen to the talk. 　 1. According to the talk, compulsive gambling and alcoholic addiction share similarities because ____. A. no actual figure of addicts has been reported. B. no scientific studies have yielded effective solutions. C. both affect all sectors of society. D. both cause serious mental health problems. 正确答案是 2. The development of the gambling compulsion can be described as being ____. A. gradual. B. slow. C. periodic. D. radical. 正确答案是 3. G. A. mentioned in the talk is believed to be a(n) ____. A. anonymous group. B. charity organization. C. gamblers club. D. treatment centre. 正确答案是 4. At the end of the talk, the speakers attitude towards the cure of gambling addiction is ____. A. unclear. B. uncertain. C. optimistic. D. pessimistic. 正确答案是 5. Throughout the talk, the speaker examines the issue of gambling in a ____ way. A. balanced B. biased C. detached D. lengthy 正确答案是 SECTION B. INTERVIEW Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following questions. Now listen to the interview. 　 6. What strikes the woman most about the male robber is his ____. A. clothes. B. age. C. physique. D. appearance. 正确答案是 7. The most detailed information about the woman robber is her ____. A. manners. B. talkativeness. C. height. D. jewelry. 正确答案是 8. The interviewee is believed to be a bank ____. A. receptionist. B. manager. C. customer. D. cashier. 正确答案是 9. Which of