2004 专八真题 附带答案解析

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1、2004年英语专八试卷及答案PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection(15min)ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovid

2、edattheendoftheline.Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha"∧"signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash"/"andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.ExampleWhen∧artmuseumwantsanewexhi

3、bit,(1)anitneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs(2)neverthemonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.(3)exhibitProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.Oneofthemostimportantnon-legislativefunctionsoftheU.SCongressisthepowertoinvestigate.Thispoweris

4、usuallydelegatedtocommittees-eitherstandingcommittees,specialcommitteessetforaspecific(1)____purpose,orjointcommitteesconsistedofmembersofbothhouses.(2)____Investigationsareheldtogatherinformationontheneedforfuturelegislation,totesttheeffectivenessoflawsalreadypassed,toinquireintothequalifi

5、cationsandperformanceofmembersandofficialsoftheotherbranches,andinrareoccasions,tolaythe(3)____groundworkforimpeachmentproceedings.Frequently,committeesrelyoutsideexpertstoassistinconductinginvestigativehearings(4)____291andtomakeoutdetailedstudiesofissues.(5)____Thereareimportantcorollarie

6、stotheinvestigativepower.Oneisthepowertopublicizeinvestigationsanditsresults.Most(6)____committeehearingsareopentopublicandarereported(7)____widelyinthemassmedia.Congressionalinvestigationsneverthelessrepresentoneimportanttoolavailabletolawmakers(8)____toinformthecitizenryandtoarousepublici

7、nterestsinnationalissues.(9)____Congressionalcommitteesalsohavethepowertocompeltestimonyfromunwillingwitnesses,andtociteforcontemptofCongresswitnesseswhorefusetotestifyandforperjurythesewhogivefalsetestimony.(10)____PartⅢReadingComprehension(30min)(开始Par