1996年英语专业八级考试真题及答案.doc

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (1996) -GRADE EIGHT- PAPER ONE TIME LIMIT: 95 MIN PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION [40 MIN.] In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet. 　　 SECTION B INTERVIEW Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview with an architect. At the end of the interview you will be given 13 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 6. The interviewees first job was with . A. a newspaper B. the government C. a construction firm D. a private company 7. The interviewee is not self-employed mainly because . his wife likes him to work for a firm he prefers working for the government self-employed work is very demanding self-employed work is sometimes insecure 8. To study architecture in a university one must . A. be interested in arts B. study pure science first C. get good exam results D. be good at drawing 9. On the subject of drawing, the interviewee says that . technically speaking artists draw very well an artists drawing differs little from an architects precision is a vital skill for the architect architects must be natural artists 10. The interviewee says that the job of an architect is ________ . A. more theoretical than practical B. to produce sturdy, well-designed buildings C. more practical than theoretical D. to produce attractive, interesting buildings SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Questions 11 to 12 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news. 11. The man was convicted for . A. dishonesty B. manslaughter C. murder D. having a gun 12. Which of the following is TRUE? Mark Eastwood had a license for a revolver. Mark Eastwood loved to go to noisy parties. Mark Eastwood smashed the windows of a house. Mark Eastwood had a record. Questions 13 to 15 are based on