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2000年英语专业八级考试试卷真题 听力 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 ques tion 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 w ill be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now list en to the talk.  1. The rules for the first private library in the US were drawn up by ___. A. the legislature B. the librarian C. John Harvard D. the faculty members 2. The earliest public library was also called a subscription library bec ause books ___. A. could be lent to everyone B. could be lent by book stores C. were lent to students and the faculty D. were lent on a membership basis 3. Which of the following is NOT stated as one of the purposes of free pu blic libraries? A. To provide readers with comfortable reading rooms. B. To provide adults with opportunities of further education. C. To serve the community’s cultural and recreational needs. D. To supply technical literature on specialized subjects. 4. The major difference between modem private and public libraries lies i n ___. A. readership B. content C. service D.function 5. The main purpose of the talk is ___. A. to introduce categories of books in US libraries B. to demonstrate the importance of US libraries C. to explain the roles of different US libraries D. to define the circulation system of US libraries SECTION B INTERVIEW Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you wil l be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 6. Nancy became a taxi driver because ___. A. she owned a car B. she drove well C. she liked drivers’ uniforms D. it was her childhood dream 7. According to her, what was the most difficult about becoming a