2008年英语专八口试真题及答案

2008年英语专八口试真题及答案

　　英语专八口试内容分为三部分：英译中、中译英、评论的内容一般与国内外社会、政治、经济、科技等方面的热点问题相关。为了让大家更好地熟悉英语专八口试内容，新东方在线专八频道整理了2008年英语专八口试真题及答案，供大家参考。

　　ORAL TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2008)

　　-GRADE EIGHT-

　　Task One: Interpreting from English into Chinese

　　Directions: Please do not do interpreting when you listen to the speech this time.

　　A Toast by an American Professor at a Farewell Banquet for Foreign Teachers

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, I know that it will be hard to keep everyone’s attention while such a fine buffet awaits us, so I’ll attempt to be very brief« On behalf of the foreign teachers at Nanping University, I want to take this opportunity to thank all of the staff of Nanping University, especially the Foreign Affairs Office staff and our colleagues in our various departments, for all the ways you’ve assisted us during the 2007-2008 academic year and made us feel at home. I know that it’s not always easy to host foreign teachers. Because we’re strangers in China，we inevitably wind up creating a lot of extra work for all of you Unlike Chinese teachers, we require a lot of orientation and assistance when we first arrive, and you’re called on to do everything from guiding us to the local department store to helping us get our computers set up. Then, as the semester starts, you have to answer endless questions about our courses and how we fit into the educational program here-questions that Chinese teachers wouldn’t need to ask. Of course, on top of all this are all the extra things you do to host us while we’re in China-celebrating Chinese holidays with us, taking us to visit interesting scenic sites, and introducing us to China’s find food tradition Then at the end of the academic year, many of us leave, and you have to get through the whole process again with the next new group of foreign teachers. Yet, year after year, you do all of this with diligence and grace. •

　　So tonight we wish to thank you for all the wonderful ways you host us-such as providing this fine banquet tonight. We also want to express our gratitude for the 100,000upgrade of our internet services that you paid for this year However, we especially want to thank you for the many little things-and not so little things-that you do every day to help us in our lives here.

　　May I propose a toast to Nanping University and to all of the people who make this a great place to live and work.-

　　Directions: Now listen again. Please begin interpreting when you hear a beep.

　　1. On behalf of the foreign teachers at Nanping University, I want to take this opportunity to thank all of the staff of Nanping University, especially the Foreign Affairs Office staff and our colleagues in our various departments, for all the ways you’ve assisted us during the 2007-2008 academic year and made us feel at home.

　　2. Unlike Chinese teachers, we require a lot of orientation and assistance when we first arrive, and you’re called on to do everything from guiding us to the local department store to helping us get our computers set up.

　　3. Of course, on top of all this are all the extra things you do to host us while we’re in China-celebrating Chinese holidays with us, taking us to visit interesting scenic sites, and introducing us to China’s find food tradition.

　　4. Then at the end of the academic year, many of us leave, and you have to get through the whole process again with the next new group of foreign teachers. Yet, year after year, you do all of this with diligence and grace.

　　5. So tonight we wish to thank you for all the wonderful ways you host us-such as providing this fine banquet tonight. We also want to express our gratitude for the 100,000 yuan upgrade of our internet services that you paid for this year.

　　Task Two: Interpreting from Chinese into English

　　Directions: Please do not do interpreting when you listen to the speech this time.

　　北京臾运经济研究会会谈“北京奥运与北京经济”

　　各位媒体记者朋友，大家上午好!

　　非常高兴有这个机会和大家做交流，谈谈奧运对北京经济的作用对北京经济的作用。根据我们的研究，奥运直接推动了北京经济的发展。

　　1.获得奧运会举办权后，在2002到2007年间，年均增长速度 12.1%，比奥运会筹办前速度高出1.8个百分点.北京2001年人均GDP只有3262 美元，到2007年已经达到了7654美元，到2008年年底，预计将超过人均8000 美元。

　　2.因素推动了北京城市面貌的改变，缩短了北京与世界城市的距离。在奥运期间由于基础设施的大量投入，特别是对水电气热等生活设施的改造以及环保设施的投入，极大地改变了北京市民的生活环境。

　　3.奥运也推进了产业结构的调整，第三产业比重増加，使北京经济的发展方式有了很大的改变。2008年上半年，到北京第三产业增加值占地区生产总值的比重从2002年61 3%提高到73.7%,其中一个重要的因素是北京利用奥运的等办之机，加大了产业结构的调整。

　　4.北京奧运会通过实施奥运品牌战略，扩大经济的影响.。北京的很多企业积极参加了北京奧组委的市场开发，如搜孤、燕京脾酒等企业成为北京奧组委赞助商，在弘扬奥林匹克主题的同时，也使自身的品牌得到了提升。下面我再谈谈奧运会之后的:经济…….

　　Directions: Now listen again. Please begin interpreting when you hear a beep.

　　1. 各位媒体记者朋友，人家上午好!非常高兴有这个机会和大家做个交流， 谈谈奥运对北京经济的作用。

　　2. 北京2001年人均GDP只有3262美元，2007年已经达到了 7654美元，到 2008年年底，预计将超过人均8000美元。

　　3. 在奥运期间由于基础设施的大量投入，特别是对水电气热等生活设施的改造以及环保设施的投入，极大地改变了北京市民的生活环境。

　　4. 北京奥运也推进了产业结构的调整，第三产业比重增加，使北京经济的发展方式有了很大的改变。

　　5. 北京的很多企业积极参加了北京奥组委的市场开发，比如搜狐、燕京啤酒等企业成为北京奥组委赞助商，在弘扬奥林匹克主题的同时，也使自身的品牌得到了提升。

　　Task Three: Making a comment on a given topic

　　Directions: Please read the following passage carefully and then express your views on the given event. You will have four minutes for preparation. The time limit for your comment is three minutes.

　　The “Car Free Day” Campaign in China Every September 22 is a “Car Free Day’ in many countries around the world. Chengdu, capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, pioneered China’s first “Car Free Da/’ on October 14，2000. So far, over 100 Chinese cities have responded positively to the “Car Free Day"’ idea. Residents of these cities are urged to take public transport, ride bikes or walk instead of using their cars Do you think this “Car Free Day’ campaign is meaningful? ^

　　2008年英语专业八级口语考试真题答案

　　任务一：英译中

　　—位美国教授在外籍教师告别宴会上的祝酒词

　　女士们、先生们，

　　晚上好，我知道当如此丰盛的自助晚宴摆在眼前时，要大家集中精力听我发言很困难，所以我的发言尽重简短.

　　1.借此机会，我代表南京大学的所有外藉教师感谢南京大学尤其是外事办公室的所有工作人员，以及各院系的同事们，谢谢你们在2007—2008学年在各个方面给予我们的帮助，让我们在这感觉宾至如归。

　　我知道招待外藉教师并不是件容易的事情，因为我们对中国一点都不熟悉，难免让你们所有人做很多额外的工作.

　　2与中国教师不同，到这里之初，我们需要适应这里的生活.，需要帮助，我们要求你们做了.大量的工作r不仅要指引我们去当地的商店，还帮助我们装配电脑。然后，新学期开始，你们需要回答有关我们的课程以及我们如何才能融入到这里的教育程序中的无休无止的问题，这些问题中国教师都是无需要问的。

　　3.当然，最重要的是我们在中国期间你们为了招待好我们所做的所有额外的工作，比如跟我们一起庆祝中国的节日，带我们参观有趣的景点，及向我们介绍中国的优良的饮食习惯。

　　4. 然后，在学年的末尾，.我们中的很多人将会离.开，对下一批新的外籍致师，

　　你们又要经历同样的过程.但是，年复一年，你们努力工作，不辞劳苦，优雅得体。

　　5.所以，今晩在此我们想感谢你们为了招待我们所做的所有努力，比如 此时此刻提供了如此美好的宴会，今年你们还为我们升级网络资源付出了10，000元，对此我们深表感激。然而，我们尤其想感谢你们每天为了帮助在这里的生活的我们所做的很多琐碎或者重要的事情。.

　　请允许我提议为南京大学及所有使这里成为生活和工作乐土的人们干杯.

　　任务二：中译英

　　Speech by Chairman of Beijing Olympic Economy Research Association on Beijing Olympics and Economy

　　1 Dear friends from the media (circles), good morning. I’m so delighted to have this opportunity to exchange views with all of you here and talk about the influence of the Olympics on Beijing economy. According to our research, the

　　Olympics have directly facilitated the economic development of Beijing.-

　　Firstly, after Beijing won the bid for the Olympic Games/gained the right to host the Olympic Games, its average growth rate between the year 2002 and 2007 has reached 121%, 1.8% higher than that before the preparation of Olympics. 2. In 2001. the per capita GDP of Beijing was must 3262 US dollars, while in 2007 it amounted to 7654 dollars. What’s more，it is expected to exceed 8000 dollars by the end of 2003. Secondly, the Olympic factors have promoted the change of the outlook of the city of Beijing and shortened its distance with world-class cities 3. The large amount of investment into infrastructure during the Olympic Games, in particular, the reconstruction of living installations such as water, electricity, gas and heating as well as investment into environmental protection facilities, have greatly improved the living environment of its citizens. 4. Thirdly. Beijing Olympics have also pushed forward its industrial restructuring. The tertiary industry has grown remarkably, which has brought about great changes in the development mode of Beijing economy. By the first half of the year 2008, the proportion of the added value from its tertiary industry in the gross regional product has gone up from 61.3% in 2002 to 73.7%. One of the important factors is that Beijing has taken good advantage of the preparation for the Olympic Games and strengthened the adjustment of its industrial structure Fourthly, Beijing Olympics has expanded its economic influence through the Olympic brand strategy. 5. Many enterprises in Beijing have actively participated in the marketing development initiated by Beijing Organizing Committee for Olympic Games, for example, enterprises like Sohu and Yaniing Beer become sponsors of the committee While carrying forward the Olympic theme, they have also elevated the reputation of their own brands, t1

　　任务三：对话题发表看法(略)

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