英语专业八级试题 Test for English Majors Grade Eight.docVIP

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (1) GRADE EIGHT TIME LIMIT: 195MIN PartⅠ LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN) SECTION A MINILECTURE In this section you will hear a minilecture. 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 minilecture. 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 colored 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. From the conversation we get the impression that______ A. Jassie and Pauline are classmates. B. Jassie is an overseas student from America. C. Pauline and Jassie are talking about a picture. D. They are having American geography. 2. What has Jassie already known about White House? A. White house is on the south side of Pennsylvania Ave., Washington D.C., facing Lafayette Square. B. The east and west terraces, the executive office, the east wing, and a penthouse and a bomb shelter are added to the main building. C. It was designed by James Hoban on a site chosen by George Washington. D. It is the oldest public building in Washington. 3. Which one is oval in shape in White House? A. The East Room. B. The Red Room. C. The Blue Room. D. The Green Room. 4. Who is the first President to live in White House? A. Theodore Roosevelt. B. John Adams. C. George Washington. D. Thomas Jefferson. 5. According to the conversation which statement about the name of the White House is true? A