1996年英语专业八级考试真题（附听力mp3及答案）

　　TEXT K

　　First read the following two questions.

　　37. Which person won the Lenin Peace Prize?

　　A. McGuigan. B. Mach. C. Machado. D. Machel.

　　38. Which person carried out research in the Amazonregion?

　　A. McGuigan. B. Mach. C. Machado. D. Machel.

　　Now go through TEXT K quickly and answerquestions 37 and 38.

　　WHO' WHO

　　McGUIGAN, Hon. Thomas Malcolm; New Zealand, parliamentarian and business consultant; b 20Feb. 1921, Christchurch; m Ruth Deacon 1946; two %. one d.; ed. Christchurch Boys' HighSchool, Christchurch Tech. Evening School; served in Navy 1941—1945; secretarial andaccountancy posts in commerce 1946—1954; House Man. Christchurch Hosp. 1955—1957: Sr.Admin Officer, Princess Margaret Hosp., Christchurch 1958—1969: M. P. 1969—1975; Ministerof Railways, Electricity and Civil Defense 1972-1974, of Health and Public Trust Office 1974— 1975; J. P. 1953—; Pres. New Zealand Football Asscn. 1974—1975. Leisure interests-, golf,cricket, finishing, football, reading, and music. Address-. 71 Main Road, Christchurch 8, NewZealand.

　　MACH, Stanislaw, M. ECON, C. SC; Polish politician; b 22 April 1938, Przychody. near Olkusz;economic studies; chief Mechanic, Cart Factory, Sianow 1960—1961, Voivodship Amalgamationof Establishments for Mechanization of Agric, Koszalin 1961—1963; Branch Sec. Main Tech Org. (NOT), Koszalin 1963— 1968; Deputy Chair Voivoship Council of Trade unions, Koszalin 1968—1971; mem. Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR) 1961 — ; First Sec. PZPR District CtteeKolobrzeg 1971—1972; Chair Presidium, Voivodship Nat. Council (WRN), Koszalin 1972-1973,Voivode, Koszalin 1973—1975; First Sec. PZPR Voivodship Cttee., Slupsk 1975—1977; ChairPresidium, WRN Slupsk 1975—1977; Deputy mem. PZPR Cen. Cttee 1975—; deputy to Seym(Parl). 1976—1980; Minister of Light Industry 1977—1980; Deputy Chair. Council of MinistersOct. 1980 — ; decorations include Knight's Cross of Order Polonia Restituta. Address-. UrzadRady Ministrow, Al. Ujazdowskie 1/3, 00—583, Warsaw, Poland.

　　MACHADO, Paulo de Almeida; Brazilian doctor, b. Minas Gerais; active in planting public healthand sanitary services? Dir. Nat. Inst. for Research in the Amazon Region until 1974; Minister ofHealth 1974—1978. Address-, c/o Ministerio da Saude, Esplanada dos Ministerios, blocoll.Brasilia, D. F. Brazil.

　　MACHEL, Samora Moises: Mozambique nationalist leader and politician. b. Oct. 1933, LourencoMarques (now Maputo); m. Grace Simbine 1975; trained as a male nurse; sent to Algeria for mil.training 1963; organized training camp program in Tanzania; C.-in-c, army of Frente deLibcrtacao de Mocambique (FRELIMO) in guerilla war against Portuguese 1966 1974; Sec. ofDefense. FRELIMO 1966-1974. Pres May 1970—; Pres. of Mozambique June 1975- — ; Joliot-Curie Gold Medal 1977. Lenin Peace Prize 1977, Order of Suhbuator (Mongolia) 1978. Order ofFriendship 1980. Address-. Officio do Presidento. Maputo. Mozambique.

　　McHENRY. Donald F. M. Sc. ; American diplomatists; b. 13 Oct. 1936, St. Louis, Mo. ; m MaryWilliamson (divorced); one s. two d; ed Illinois State Univ. Southern Illinois and GeorgetownUnivs; taught Howard Univ. , Washington 1959— 1962; active in civil rights movt. . during1960s; joined dept of State 1963.

　　TEXT L

　　First read the following two questions.

　　39. Who among the following is a biographer?

　　A. Tapie. B. El-Shinawwy. C. Haslip. D. Nazir-Ali.

　　40. Who among the following owns a soccer team?

　　A. Tapie. B. Helu. C. Haslip. D. Nazir-Ali.

　　Now go through TEXT L quickly and answer questions 39 and 40.

　　MILESTONES

　　APPOINTED. MICHAEL NAZIR-ALI, 44, an assistant bishop in central London; as Bishop ofRochester, the first non-white diocesan bishop of the Church of England; in Kent. The generalsecretary of the church Missionary Society, Nazir-Ali, who was ordained in Karachi in 1976 andholds dual Pakistani and British citizenship, has written several books on Islamic-Christianrelations. Of his appointment he said, "I think it reflects the way in which this country haschanged."

　　RANSOMED. ALFREDO HARP HELU, 50. billionaire president and co-owner of one of LatinAmerica's largest financial firms, Banamex-Accival; for about $30 million, paid by his family, afterhe was held 106 days by his kidnappers; in Mexico city. The release followed a dramatic TVappearance in which Harp's son.

　　accompanied by a family lawyer and a priest, accepted the kidnappers' terms unconditionally. Atthe family's request, the police did not intervene, giving rise to fears that the huge ransomwill encourage more kidnappings and adding to concerns about Mexico's stability.

　　ARRESTED. BERNARD TAPIE. 51. flamboyant entrepreneur and one of France's fastest risingpolitical stars; only 12 hours after being stripped of his parliamentary immunity: on fraud andtax-evasion charges involving the use of his yacht, Phocea, in Paris. The Marseilles Deputy andformer Urban Affairs Minister was already under investigation in four other cases, which involveddefamation, embezzlement, fraud and a bribery scandal connected to his Olympique deMarseilles soccer team. If convicted on the latest charges. Tapie risks heavy fines and up to fiveyears in prison — yet his political support remains strong.

　　DIED. MA'MOUN EL-SHINNAWY, 80. master of the modern Arabic lyrical poetry who also wrotethe words to more than 1 000 popular Egyptian songs; in Cairo. Originally a journalist notedfor has lancing wit. El-Shinawy co-founded a political-humor magazine in 1950 called World anda Half. which was closed down during the 1952 revolution that brought Gamal Abdel Nasser topower. In the '60s El-Shinnawy penned the romantic verse that would bring him renownthroughout the Arab world.

　　DIED. JOAN HASLIP, 82. popular biographer of such historical figures as France's MarieAntoinette and Emperor Maximilian of Mexico; in Bellosguardo, Italy. The British-born Haslip,who spent much of her life in Italy- made a precocious entrance into the world of letters,publishing two novels by the time she was 20. But after being called a "pretty, wittyspendthrift writer" by V.S. Pritchett she turned to biography because she was "determinedto be taken seriously". Critical and commercial success greeted her 1971 book on Maximilian.Imperial Adventurer, which became a best seller. Marie Antoinette • her 1987 portrait of theguillotined queen, was translated into 10 languages.

　　PAPER TWO

　　PART IV TRANSLATION (60 MIN)

　　SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH

　　Translate the following underlined part of the TEXT into English. Write your translation onANSWER SHEET THREE.

　　近期报纸，对国外名片和请柬的议论颇多，于是想起客居巴黎时经常见到的法国人手中的名片和请柬，随笔记下来，似乎不无借鉴之处。

　　在巴黎，名目繁多的酒会，冷餐会是广交朋友的好机会。在这种场合陌生人相识，如果是亚洲人，他们往往开口之前先毕恭毕敬地用双手把自己的名片呈递给对方，这好像是不可缺少的礼节。然而，法国人一般却都不大主动递送名片，双方见面寒暄几句，甚至海阔天空地聊一番也就各自走开，只有当双方谈话投机，希望继续交往时，才会主动掏出名片。二话不说先递名片反倒有些勉强。

　　法国人的名片讲究朴素大方，印制精美，但很少有镶金边的、闪光多色的或带香味的。名片上的字体纤细秀丽，本人的名字也不过分突出，整张纸片上空白很大，毫无拥挤不堪的感觉。

　　SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE

　　Translate the following underlined part of the TEXT into Chinese. Write your translation onANSWER SHEET THREE.

　　Four months before election day, five men gathered in a small conference room at theReagan-Bush headquarters and reviewed an oversize calendar that mark the remaining days ofthe 1984 presidential campaign. It was the last Saturday in June and at ten o'clock in themorning the rest of the office was practically deserted. Even so, the men kept the door shutand the drapes carefully drawn. The three principals and their two deputies had come fromaround the country for a critical meeting. Their aim was to devise a strategy that wouldguarantee Ronald Reagan's resounding reelection to a second term in the White House.

　　It should have been easy. These were battle-tested veterans with long ties to Reagan and evenlonger ones to the Republican party, men who understood presidential politics as well as any inthe country. The backdrop of the campaign was hospitable, with lots of good news to workwith: America was at peace, and the nation's economy, a key factor in any election, wasrebounding vigorously after recession. Furthermore, the campaign itself was lavishlyfinanced, with plenty of money for a top-flight staff, travel, and television commercials. And,most important, their candidate was Ronald Reagan, a president of tremendous personalpopularity and dazzling communication skills. Reagan has succeeded more than anypresident since John F. Kennedy in projecting a broad vision of America — a nation of renewedmilitary strength, individual initiative, and smaller federal government.

　　PART V WRITING (60 MIN)

　　On a Chinese college campus, usually several college students share a dormitory. Unfortunatelysome college students do not pay enough attention to living in a shared environment. Forinstance, they may ignore the sanitation of their dormitory or they may suddenly start toplay music while others are sound asleep. Hence the idea of making dormitory policies to curbthese indecencies has become popular on campus.

　　You are in favor of this idea and have therefore decided to write to your university campus radioa passage entitled:

　　IN SUPPORT OF DORMITORY POLICIES

　　You are to write a passage of approximately 300 words on this issue.

　　In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the secondpart you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part youshould bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary.

　　Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow theabove instructions may result in a loss of marks.

　　Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.

　　参考答案

　　PART I

　　Section A 1—5 DCABD

　　Section B 6—10 BDCCB

　　Section C 11—15 BDBDC

　　Section D

　　1.Three/3 2.Historical 3.plant 4.Sugar

　　5.fall/drop/decrease/reduction

　　6.production/distilling/distillation/conversion

　　7.potato 8.corn 9.profitable 10.Brazil

　　PARTⅡ

　　1.1et ^ → alone 2.face → surface 3.planet ^ → that/which

　　4.quite或fairly 5.out → outer 6.away 7.and → but

　　8.quarter → quarters 9.when → until/unless 10.fewer → less

　　PART III

　　16—20 ABDBD 21—25 ADCAB 26—30 DCCCC 31—35 BDBDB 36—40 DDCCA

　　PART IV

　　Section A

　　In Paris，a variety of drinking and buffet parties offer a good opportunity for makingfriends.On such occasion，strangers meet to know each other.If they areAsians，they，usually respectfully with two hands，present their calling cards to the otherperson before they speak，which seems to be an indispensableformality.However，Frenchmen usually do not present their cards initially.When theymeet，they greet each other or even chat zealously about one topic and then excusethemselves.Only when they take interest in each other and hope to keep in furthercontact，will they exchange calling cards.It seems unnatural for them to present their callingcards before they speak to each other.

　　Section B

　　竞选本应是容易的。这些人都是跟随里根多年，而跟随共和党更久的久经沙场的老手。他们熟知总统的竞选政治策略，不亚于任何人。竞选的形势非常有利，有许多好消息可以利用：美国国道太平，国内经济——竞选的关键因素——-在经历了衰退后已开始强力回升。而且，竞选经费非常充足，有足够的钱组成一流的竞选班子，支付巡回演说和电视宣传的费用。最重要的是，他们的候选人是罗纳德·里根。他是位极具个人魅力且交际本领极强的总统。自肯尼迪以后，没有任何一位总统能像里根这样提出更为广阔的国家前景：美国将成为一个军事力量得以恢复、个人创造力得以发挥、联邦政府更为精简的国家。

　　PART V

　　In Support of Dormitory Policies

　　In recent years, there arises a bad tendency on Chinese college campus. Some studentsignore the sanitation and quiet environment of their dormitory. Many students aredisturbed and annoyed by this. Due to such bad results, there is an upsurge of idea ofmaking dormitory policies to curb these indecencies. This idea will be welcomed because it isfor the sake of our health and the satisfactory study environment.

　　To make such policies is very important to maintaining our health. Frankly speaking, thedormitory on campus is a little bit small for seven or eight students. After one night's sleep,the air in the dormitory is very bad, especially in winter. Anyone who likes cleanness will notwant to go back to his dormitory. If such a condition lasts, especially in summer, many kindsof disease will appear. Can we imagine a student always with illness will continue his studies orstudy well? Of course not. At this point, all of us should pay enough attention to the sanitationin order to complete our college studies and get good marks.

　　To make such policies is indispensable to create a peaceful study environment. Dormitoriesare for rest and sometimes for studies. When we come to our college, our primary purpose isto gain more knowledge to equip ourselves. However, some freshmen are disappointed at theenvironment of the dormitories, ignoring others, some students will play music or listen tomusic at any time, even at night. This seriously disturbs others. The result is that they cannotconcentrate on their studies or feel sleepy. Music should not be prevented for young people, itshould be listened to at proper time, considering the interest of other people.

　　For the sake of student's health and creating a satisfying environment for studies, somepolicies should be made to ensure their college studies. I believe such policies must be ineveryone's favor.

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