2023和2023年專業(yè)八級(TEM8)全真試題(完整WORD版)

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PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLYWhilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

WritingExperimentalReports

I.Contentofanexperimentalreport,e.g.studysubject/areastudypurpose____1____

II.Presentationofanexperimentalreportprovidingdetails

regardingreadersas_____2_____

III.Structureofanexperimentalreport

feature:highlystructuredand____3____sectionsandtheircontent:

INTRODUCTION____4____;whyyoudiditMETHODhowyoudiditRESULTwhatyoufoundout

____5____whatyouthinkitshows

IV.Senseofreadership

____6____:readeristhemarker

____7____:readerisanidealized,hypothetical,intelligentpersonwithlittleknowledgeofyourstudytaskstofulfillinanexperimentalreport:introductiontorelevantarea

necessarybackgroundinformationdevelopmentofclearargumentsdefinitionoftechnicalterms

precisedescriptionofdata____8____

V.Demandsandexpectationsinreportwritingearlystage:

understandingofstudysubject/areaanditsimplicationsbasicgraspofthereport'sformatlaterstage:

____9____onresearchsignificance

thingstoavoidinwritingINTRODUCTION:

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?

A.Toastmasterswasoriginallysetuptotrainspeakingskills.B.Toastmastersonlyacceptsprospectiveprofessionalspeakers.C.Toastmastersacceptsmembersfromthegeneralpublic.D.Toastmastersisanexclusiveclubforprofessionalspeakers.

2.ThefollowingarejobbenefitsbyjoiningToastmastersEXCEPTA.becomingfamiliarwithvariousmeansofcommunication.B.learninghowtodelivermessagesinanorganizedway.C.becomingawareofaudienceexpectations.D.learninghowtogetalongwithfriends.

3.Toastmasters'generalapproachtotrainingcanbesummarizedasA.practiceplusoveralltraining.B.practicepluslectures.

C.practiceplusvoicetraining.D.practiceplusspeechwriting.

4.ToastmastersaimstotrainpeopletobeallthefollowingEXCEPTA.publicspeakers.B.grammarteachers.C.mastersofceremonies.D.evaluators.

5.TheinterviewmainlyfocusesonA.thebackgroundinformation.

B.thedescriptionoftrainingcourses.C.therequirementsofpublicspeaking.D.theoverallpersonalgrowth.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.Questions6and7are'basedonthefoUowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

6.Whichofthefollowingisthemaincauseofglobalwarming?A.Fossilfuel.

D.Violentstormpatterns.

7.Thenewsitemimpliesthat______inthelastreport.A.therewerefewerstudiesdoneB.therewerefewerpolicyproposalsC.therewaslessagreementD.therewerefewerobjectives

Questions8and9arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

8.ThecauseoftheIndiantrainaccidentwasA.terroristsabotage.B.yettobedetermined.C.lackofcommunications.D.badweather.

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?A.Theaccidentoccurredonabridge.B.TheaccidentoccurredinNewDelhi.C.Therewereabout600casualties.D.Victimswererescuedimmediately.

Question10isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

10.Whatisthemainmessageofthenewsitem?A.Youngpeopleshouldseekcareersadvice.B.Careersserviceneedstobeimproved.C.Businessesarenotgettingtalentedpeople.D.CareersadviceisnotofferedontheIntemet.

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.

Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.

TEXTA

Wehadbeenwantingtoexpandourchildren'shorizonsbytakingthemtoaplacethatwasunlikeanythingwe'dbeenexposedtoduringourtravelsinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.InthinkingaboutwhatwaspossiblefromGeneva,wherewearebased,wedecidedonatriptoIstanbul,atwo-hourplaneridefromZurich.

Weenvisionedthetripasapreludetomoreexoticones,perhapstoNewDelhiorBangkoklaterthisyear,butthoughtour11-and13-year-oldsneededafirststepawayfrommanicuredboulevardsandpristinemonuments.

Whatwedidn'tforeseewasthereactionoffriends,whowarnedthatwewereputtingourchildrenindanger,referringvaguely,andmostincorrectly,todisease,terrorismorjusttheunknown.TohelpusgetacquaintedwiththepeculiaritiesofIstanbulandtogiveourchildrenachancetochoosewhattheywereparticularlyinterestedinseeing,weboughtanexcellent

guidebookandreaditthoroughlybeforeleaving.

Ifyoulookhardenough,youcanfindcompaniesthathavebeguntoadapttheworkplacetoolderworkers.TheAARP,anAmericanassociationfortheover-50s,producesanannuallistofthebestemployersofitsmembers.Health-carefirmsinvariablycomenearthetopbecausethey

areoneoftheindustriesmostinneedofskilledlabour.Othersectorssimilarlyaffected,saystheConferenceBoard,includeoil,gas,energyandgovernment.

NearthetopoftheAARP'slatestlistcomesDeereCompany,ano-nonsense

industrial-equipmentmanufacturerbasedinIllinois;about35%ofDeere's46,000employeesareover50andanumberofthemareintheir70s.Thetoolsitusestoachievethat-flexible

working,telecommuting,andsoforth-alsocoincidentaUyhelpolderworkerstoextendtheirworkinglives.Thecompanyspendsalotoftimeontheergonomicsofitsfactories,makingjobstherelesstiring,whichenablesolderworkerstostayatthemforlonger.

Likewise,formorethanadecade,Toyota,arguablytheworld'smostadvanced

manufacturer,hasadapteditsworkstationstoolderworkers.Theshortageofskilledlabouravailabletotheautomotiveindustryhasmadeitunusuallykeentorecruitolderworkers.BMWrecentlysetupafactoryinLeipzigthatexpresslysetouttoemploypeopleovertheageof45.Needsmustwhenthedevildrives.

Otherfirmsarepolishingtheiralumninetworks.IBMusesitsnetworktorecruitretired

peopleforparticularprojects.ErnstYoung,aprofessional-servicesfirm,hasabout30,000registeredalumni,andabout25%ofitsexperiencednewrecruitsareformeremployeeswhoreturnafteranabsence.

Butsuchexamplesareunusual.AsurveyinAmericalastmonthbyErnstYoungfound

thatalthoughcorporateAmericaforeseesasignificantworkforceshortageasboomersretire,itisnotdealingwiththeissue.Almostthree-quartersofthe1,400globalcompaniesquestionedbyDeloittelastyearsaidtheyexpectedashortageofsalariedstaffoverthenextthreetofiveyears.Yetfewofthemarelookingtoolderworkerstofillthatshortage;andevenfewerare

lookingtothemtofillanothergapthathasalreadyappeared.ManyfirmsinEuropeandAmericacomplainthattheystruggletofindqualifieddirectorsfortheirboards-thiswhenthepoolofretiredtalentfromthoseverysamefirmsisgrowingbyleapsandbounds.

Whyarefirmsnotworkinghardertokeepoldemployees?Partofthereasonisthatthe

crunchhasbeenbeyondthehorizonofmostmanagers.Norishangingontoolderworkersthe

onlywaytocopewithafallingsupplyoflabour.Theparticipationofdevelopingcountriesintheworldeconomyhasincreasedtheoverallsupply-whateverthelocaleffectofdemographicsintherichcountries.AvastamountofworkisbeingsentoffshoretosuchplacesasChinaandIndiaandmorewillgoinfuture.Somecountries,suchasAustralia,arerelaxingtheir

immigrationpoliciestoallowmuchneededskillstocomeinfromabroad.Otherswillavoidtheneedforworkersbyspendingmoneyonmachineryandautomation.

16.Accordingtothepassage,themostseriousconsequenceofbaby-boomersapproachingretirementwouldbe

A.alossofknowledgeandexperiencetomanycompanies.B.adecreaseinthenumberof35-to44-year-olds.

C.acontinuousincreaseinthenumberof50-to64-year-olds.

17.ThefollowingareallthemeasuresthatcompanieshaveadoptedtocopewiththeageingworkforceEXCEPT

A.makingplacesofworkaccommodatetheneedsofolderworkers.B.usingalumninetworkstohireretiredformeremployees.C.encouragingformeremployeestoworkoverseas.

D.grantingmoreconvenienceinworkinghourstoolderworkers.

18.Thecompanyspends'alotoftime'ontheergonomicsofitsfactories(ParagraphSeven)meansthat

A.thecompanyattachesgreatimportancetothelayoutofitsfactories.B.thecompanyimprovestheworkingconditionsinitsfactories.C.thecompanyattemptstoreduceproductioncostsofitsfactories.D.thecompanyintendstorenovateitsfactoriesandupdateequipment.

19.Intheauthor'sopinionAmericanfirmsarenotdoinganythingtodealwiththeissueoftheageingworkforcemainlybecause

A.theyhavenotbeenawareoftheproblem.B.theyarereluctanttohireolderworkers.C.theyarenotsureofwhattheyshoulddo.D.theyhaveotheroptionstoconsider.

20.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sdevelopmentofargument?A.introducingtheissuecitingwaystodealwiththeissue~describingtheactualstatusofferingreasons.

B.describingtheactualstatusintroducingtheissuecitingwaystodealwiththeissueofferingreasons.

C.citingwaystodealwiththeissueintroducingtheissuedescribingtheactualstatusofferingreasons.

D.describingtheactualstatus--offeringreasonsintroducingtheissuecitingwaystodealwiththeissue.TEXTC

(1)Theotherproblemthatarisesfromtheemploymentofwomenisthatoftheworkingwife.

Ithastwoaspects:thatofthewifewhoismoreofasuccessthanherhusbandandthatofthewifewhomustrelyheavilyonherhusbandforhelpwithdomestictasks.Therearevariouswaysinwhichtheimpactofthefirstdifficultycanbereduced.Providedthathusbandandwifearenotinthesameordirectlycomparablelinesofwork,theharshfactofhergreatersuccesscanbeobscuredbyagenialconspiracytorejectapurelymonetarymeasureofachievementasintolerablycrude.Wherethereareranks,itisbestifthecoupleworkindifferentfieldssothatthehusbandcanfindsomespecialreasonforthesuperiorityofthelowestfigureinhistothemostelevatedinhiswife's.

(2)Aproblemthataffectsamuchlargernumberofworkingwivesistheneedtore-allocatedomestictasksiftherearechildren.InTheRoadtoWiganPierGeorgeOrwellwroteofthe

unemployedoftheLancashirecoalfields:Practicallynever...inaworking-classhome,willyouseethemandoingastrokeofthehousework.Unemploymenthasnotchangedthisconvention,

whichonthefaceofitseemsalittleunfair.Themanisidlefrommorningtonightbutthewomanisasbusyasever-moreso,indeed,becauseshehastomanagewithlessmoney.Yetsofarasmyexperiencegoesthewomendonotprotest.Theyfeelthatamanwouldlosehismanhoodif,merelybecausehewasoutofwork,hedevelopedina'MaryAnn'.

32.ThecapitalofScotlandisA.Glasgow.B.Edinburgh.C.Manchester.D.London.

33.WhowrotetheDeclarationofIndependenceandlaterbecametheU.S.President?A.ThomasJefferson.B.GeorgeWashington.C.ThomasPaine.D.JohnAdams.

34.WhichofthefollowingcitiesislocatedontheeasterncoastofAustralia?A.Perth.B.Adelaide.C.Sydney.D.Melbourne.

35.OdetotheWestWindwaswrittenbyA.WilliamBlake.

B.WilliamWordsworth.C.SamuelTaylorColeridge.D.PercyB.Shelley.

36.Whoamongthefollowingisapoetoffreeverse?A.RalphWaldoEmerson.B.WaltWhitman.C.HermanMelvilleD.TheodoreDreiser.

37.ThenovelSonsandLoverswaswrittenbyA.ThomasHardy.B.JohnGalsworthy.C.D.H.Lawrence.D.JamesJoyce.

38.ThestudyofthementalprocessesoflanguagecomprehensionandproductionisA.corpuslinguistics.B.sociolinguistics.

C.theoreticallinguistics.D.psycholinguistics.

39.AspeciallanguagevarietythatmixeslanguagesandisusedbyspeakersofdifferentlanguagesforpurposesoftradingiscalledA.dialect.B.idiolect.C.pidgin.

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.Completethegap-fillingtask.SomeofthegapsbelowmayrequireamaximumofTHREEwords.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallysemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournotes.ParalinguisticFeaturesofLanguage

Inface-to-facecommunicationspeakersoftenaltertheirtomesofvoiceorchangetheirphysicalposturesinordertoconveymessages.Thesemeansarecalledparalinguisticfeaturesoflanguage,whichfallintotwocategories.

Firstcategory:vocalparalinguisticfeatures

A.(1)__________:toexpressattitudeorintention(1)__________B.Examples

1.whispering:needforsecrecy2.breathiness:deepemotion

3.(2)_________:unimportance(2)__________4.nasality:anxiety

5.extralip-rounding:greaterintimacy

Secondcategory:physicalparalinguisticfeaturesA.facialexpressions

1.(3)_______(3)__________

smiling:signalofpleasureorwelcome2.lesscommonexpressions

eyebrowraising:surpriseorinterest

lipbiting:(4)________(4)_________

B.gesture

gesturesarerelatedtoculture.1.Britishculture

shruggingshoulders:(5)________(5)__________scratchinghead:puzzlement2.othercultures

placinghanduponheart:(6)_______(6)__________pointingatnose:secret

C.proximity,postureandechoing

1.proximity:physicaldistancebetweenspeakers

closeness:intimacyorthreat

(7)_______:formalityorabsenceofinterest(7)_________Proximityisperson-,culture-and(8)________-specific.(8)_______