2011年专八真题

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1、TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2011)GRADEEIGHTTIMELIMIT:195MINPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingt

2、askafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.SomeofthegapsmayrequireamaximumofTHREEwords.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmay

3、refertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.Now,listentothemini-lecture.ClassificationsofCulturesAccordingtoEdwardHall,differentculturesresultindifferentideasabouttheworld.Hallisananthropologist.Heisinterestedinrelationsbetweencultures.I.High-contextcu

4、ltureA.feature-context:moreimportantthanthemessage-meaning:(1)__________i.e.moreattentionpaidto(2)___________thantothemessageitselfB.examples-personalspace-preferencefor(3)__________-lessrespectforprivacy/personalspace-attentionto(4)___________-conceptoftime-beliefin(5)________

5、____interpretationoftime-noconcernforpunctuality-nocontrolovertimeII.Low-contextcultureA.feature-message:separatefromcontext-meaning:(6)___________B.examples-personalspace-desire/respectforindividuality/privacy-lessattentiontobodylanguage-moreconcernfor(7)___________-attitudeto

6、wardtime-conceptoftime:(8)____________-dislikeof(9)_____________-timeseenascommodityIII.ConclusionAwarenessofdifferentculturalassumptions-relevanceinworkandlifee.g.business,negotiation,etc.-(10)_____________insuccessfulcommunicationSECTIONBINTERVIEWInthissectionyouwillhearevery

7、thingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Now,listentotheinterview.1.AccordingtoDr.Harl

8、ey,whatmakeslanguagelearningmoredifficultafteracertain