2004年英语专业八级考试真题

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1、PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection(15min)ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankpr

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

3、artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,(1)anitneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs(2)neverthemonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.(3)exhibitProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.Oneofthemostimportantnon-legislativefunctionsoftheU.SCon

4、gressisthepowertoinvestigate.Thispowerisusuallydelegatedtocommittees-eitherstandingcommittees,specialcommitteessetforaspecific(1)____purpose,orjointcommitteesconsistedofmembersofbothhouses.(2)____Investigationsareheldtogatherinformationontheneedforfuturelegislation,totestt

5、heeffectivenessoflawsalreadypassed,toinquireintothequalificationsandperformanceofmembersandofficialsoftheotherbranches,andinrareoccasions,tolaythe(3)____groundworkforimpeachmentproceedings.Frequently,committeesrelyoutsideexpertstoassistinconductinginvestigativehearings(4)_

6、___andtomakeoutdetailedstudiesofissues.(5)____Thereareimportantcorollariestotheinvestigativepower.Oneisthepowertopublicizeinvestigationsanditsresults.Most(6)____committeehearingsareopentopublicandarereported(7)____widelyinthemassmedia.Congressionalinvestigationsnevertheles

7、srepresentoneimportanttoolavailabletolawmakers(8)____toinformthecitizenryandtoarousepublicinterestsinnationalissues.(9)____Congressionalcommitteesalsohavethepowertocompeltestimonyfromunwillingwitnesses,andtociteforcontemptofCongresswitnesseswhorefusetotestifyandforperjuryt

8、hesewhogivefalsetestimony.(10)____PartⅢReadingComprehension(30min)(开始PartⅢReadingComprehe