1999年专八真题及答案详解

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1、TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(1999)-GRADEEIGHT-PAPERONE　TIMELIMIT:95MINPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[40MIN.]InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectresponsetoeachquestiononyourColouredAnswerSheet.S

2、ECTIONATALK Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.Attheendofthetalkyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk. 1.Thetechnologytomakemachinesquieter___. A)hasbeeninusesincethe1930’s B)hasacceleratedindustrialproduc

3、tion C)hasjustbeenincommercialuse D)hasbeeninventedtoremoveallnoises 2.Themodernelectronicanti-noisedevices___. A)areanupdateversionofthetraditionalmethods B)sharesimilaritieswiththetraditionalmethods C)areasinefficientasthetraditionalmethods D)arebase

4、donanentirelynewworkingprinciple 3.TheFrenchcompanyisworkingonanti-noisetechniquestobeusedinallEXCEPT___. A)streetsB)factoriesC)aircraftD)cars 4.Accordingtothetalk,workersin“zonesofquiet”can___. A)bemoreaffectedbynoise B)heartalkfromoutsidethezone C)work

5、moreefficiently D)beheardoutsidethezone 5.Themainthemeofthetalkisabout___. A)noise-controltechnology B)noiseinfactories C)noise-controlregulations D)noise-relatedeffects SECTIONBINTERVIEW Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwill

6、begiven15secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview. 6.EmployeesintheUSarepaidfortheirtime.Thismeansthattheyaresupposedto___. A)workhardwhiletheirbossisaround  B)cometoworkwhenthereisworktobedone C)workwithinitiativeandwillingn

7、ess D)workthroughtheirlunchbreak 7.Oneoftheadvantagesofflexibleworkinghoursisthat___. A)pressurefromworkcanbereduced B)workingwomencanhavemoretimeathome C)trafficandcommutingproblemscanbesolved D)personalrelationshipsinofficescanbeimproved 8.Ontheissue

8、ofworkingcontractsintheUS,whichstatementisNOTcorrect? A)Performanceatworkmattersmorethananythingelse. B)Therearelawsprotectingemployees’workingrights. C)Goodreasonsmustbeprovidedinorde