Speaking Test TEM-G8
Note-taking & Oral English test of TEM 8
Oral English test of TEM 8
• 1. General introduction • 2. Strategies to prepare for the test • 1) interpreting • 2) deliver opinions on a certain topic and record your own performance
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• 2) C – E (p.195)
• 东盟 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) • 贸易额 trade volume • 研讨会 symposium • 广东人民 Cantonese • 蒸蒸日上 be well on the way
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• S4：At present, Guangdong boasts flourishing economy and a stable society, and all undertakings are well on the way. Now in China, it enjoys the most vigorous economy, the most developed foreign trade and the most attractive place for foreign investment. It has established trade relations with more than 200 countries and regions in the world.
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Oral English test of TEM 8
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口试整个过程大约持续25分钟。
口试开始前，考生首先用5分钟的时间阅读英文的口试指 南（Guidelines for Examinees）。学生看完指南后，负 责监考的老师再用两分钟的时间将特别需要注意的地方重 复一遍。如向考生强调整个考试期间他们都不允许按动自 己录音机上的任何一个键，考试内容都已经录在磁带上。 考试正式开始后，考生根据录音磁带上的要求依次完成三 项任务。录音的操作完全由监考老师控制。
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Contents
考试简介 题型特点与应试技巧 真题及要点分析（2010年真题） 模拟练习与分析讲解
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《高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》对英语专业高年级 阶段的主要教学任务是：“学习英语专业知识和相关专业 知识，进一步扩大知识面，增强对文化差异的敏感性，提 高综合运用英语进行交际的能力。”
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历年试题类型分析与归纳
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2005-2006年专八（TEM8）真题、答案及听力原文（整理打印版）
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2006)-GRADE EIGHT-TIME LIMIT: 195 MIN PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35MIN)SECTION A MINI-LECTUREIn this section you sill hear a mini-lecture. You. will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.Complete the gap-filling task, some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes.Meaning in Literature (2006)In reading literary works, we are concerned with the ―meaning‖ of one literary piece or another. However, finding out what something really means is a difficult issue. There are three ways to tackle meaning in literature.I. Meaning is what is intended by (1) _________. (1) _________Apart from reading an author‘s work in question, readers need to1) read (2) __________by the same author; (2) _________2) get familiar with (3) __________ at the time; (3) _________3) get to know cultural values and symbols of the time.II. Meaning exists ―in‖ the text itself.1) some people‘s vi ew: meaning is produced by the formal propertiesof the text like (4)_______, etc. (4) _________2) speaker‘s view: meaning is created by both conventions of meaning and (5)______. (5) _________ Therefore, agreement on meaning could be created by common traditionsand conventions of usage. But different time periods and different(6) _____ perspectives could lead to different interpretations of meaning in a text. (6) _________III. Meaning is created by (7) __________. (7) _________1) meaning is (8) ___________; (8) _________2) meaning is contextual;3) meaning requires (9) ___________; (9) _________----practicing competency in reading ----practicing other competencies----background research in (10) ___________, etc. (10) _________ SECTION B INTERVIEWIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your colored answer sheet.Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview.1. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Miss Green‘s university days?A. She felt bored.B. She felt lonely.C. She cherished them.D. The subject was easy.2. Which of the following is NOT part of her job with the Department of Employment?A. Doing surveys at workplace.B. Analyzing survey results.C. Designing questionnaires.D. Taking a psychology course.3. According to Miss Green, the main difference between the Department of Employment and the advertising agency lies in___.A. the nature of work.B. office decoration.C. offi ce location.D. work procedures.4. Why did Miss green want to leave the advertising agency?A. She felt unhappy inside the company.B. She felt work there too demanding.C. She was denied promotion in the company.D. She longed for new opportunities.5. How did Miss Green react to a heavier workload in the new job?A. She was willing and ready.B. She sounded mildly eager.C. She a bit surprised.D. She sounded very reluctant. SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.Questions 6 and 7 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the two questions. Now listen to the news.6. The man stole the aircraft mainly because he wanted to ______.A. destroy the European Central Bank.B. have an interview with a TV station.C. circle skyscrapers in downtown Frankfurt.D. remember the death of a US astronaut.7. Which of the following statements about the man is TRUE?A. He was a 31-year-old student from Frankfurt.B. He was piloting a two-seat helicopter he had stolen.C. He had talked to air traffi c controllers by radio.D. He threatened to land on the European Central Bank.Question 8 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.8. The news is mainly about the city government‘s plan to ______.A. expand and improve the existing subway system.B. build underground malls and parking lots.C. prevent further land subsidence.D. promote advanced technology.Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the two questions. Now listen to the news.9. According to the news, what makes thi s credit card different from conventional ones is ______.A. that it can hear the owner‘s voice.B. that it can remember a password.C. that it can identify the owner‘s voi ce.D. that it can remember the owner‘s PIN.10. The newly developed credit card is said to said to have all the following EXCEPT ______.A. switch.B. battery.C. speaker.D. built-in chip.PART II READING COMPREHENSION (30MIN)In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questions.Read the passages and then mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet.TEXT AThe University in transformation, edited by Australian futurists Sohail Inayatullah and Jennifer Gidley, presents some 20 highly varied outlooks on tomorrow‘s universities by writers representing both Western and mon-Western perspectives. Their essays raise a broad range of issues, questioning nearly every key assumption we have about higher education today.The most widely discussed alternative to the traditional campus is the Internet University –a voluntary community to scholars/teachers physically scattered throughout a country or around the world but all linked in cyberspace. A computerized university could have many advantages, such as easy scheduling, effi cient delivery of lectures to thousands or even millions of students at once, and ready access for students everywhere to the resources of all the world‘s great libraries.Yet the Internet University poses dangers, too. For example, a line of franchised courseware, produced by a few superstar teachers, marketed under the brand name of a famous institution, and heavily advertised, might eventually come to dominate the global education market, warns sociology professor Peter Manicas of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Besides enforcing a rigidly standardized curriculum, such a ―college education in a box‖ could undersell the offerings of many traditional brick and mortar institutions, effectively driving then out of business and throwing thousands of career academics out of work, note Australian communications professors David Rooney and Greg Hearn.On the other hand, while global connectivity seems highly likely to play some significant role in future higher education, that does not mean greater uniformity in course content – or other dangers – will necessarily follow. Counter-movements are also at work.Many in academia, including scholars contributing to this volume, are questioning the fundamental mission of university education. What if, for instance, instead of receiving primarily technical training and building their individual careers, university students and professors could focus their learning and research efforts on existing problems in their local communities and the world? Feminist scholar Ivana Milojevic dares to dream what a university might become ―if we believed that child-care workers and teachers in early childhood education should be one of the highest (rather than lowest) paid professionals?‖Co-editor Jennifer Gidley shows how tomorrow‘s university faculty, instead of giving lectures and conducting independent research, may take on three new roles. Some would act as brokers, assembling customized degree-credit programmes for individual students by mixing and matching the best course offerings available from institutions all around the world. A second group, mentors, would fu nction much like today‘s faculty advisers, but are likely to be working with many more students outside their own academic specialty. This would require them to constantly be learning from their students as well as instructing them.A third new role for fa culty, and in Gidley‘s view the most challenging and rewarding of all, would be as meaning-makers: charismati c sages and practitioners leading groups of students/colleagues in collaborative efforts to find spiritual as well as rational and technological solutions to specifi c real-world problems.Moreover, there seems little reason to suppose that any one form of university must necessarily drive out all other options. Students may be ―enrolled‖ in courses offered at virtual campuses on the Internet, between–or even during –sessions at a real-world problem-focused institution.As co-editor Sohail Inayatullah points out in his introduction, no future is inevitable, and the very act of imagining and thinking through alternative possibilities can directly affect how thoughtfully, creatively and urgently even a dominant technology is adapted and applied. Even in academia, the future belongs to those who care enough to work their visions into practical, sustainable realities.11. When the book reviewer discusses the Internet University, ______.A. he is in favor of it.B. his view is balanced.C. he i s slightly critical of it.D. he is strongly critical of it.12.Whi ch of the following is NOT seen as a potential danger of the Internet University?A. Internet-based courses may be less costly than traditional ones.B. Teachers in traditional institutions may lose their jobs.C. Internet-based courseware may lack variety in course content.D. The Internet University may produce teachers with a lot of publicity.13. According to the review, what is the fundamental mi ssion of traditional university education?A. Knowledge learning and career building.B. Learning how to solve existing social problems.C. Researching into solutions to current world problems.D. Combining research efforts of teachers and students in learning.14. Judging from the Three new roles envisioned for tomorrow's university faculty, university teachers ______.A. are required to conduct more independent research.B. are required to offer more course to their students.C. are supposed to assume more demanding duties.D. are supposed to supervise more students in their specialty.15.Whi ch category of writing does the review belong to?A. Narration.B. DescriptionC. persuasionD. Exposition.TEXT BEvery street had a story, every building a memory. Those blessed with wonderful childhoods can drive the streets of their hometowns and happily roll back the years. The rest are pulled home by duty and leave as soon as possible. After Ray Atlee had been in Clanton (his hometown) for fifteen minutes he was anxious to get out.The town had changed, but then it hadn't. On the highways leading in, the cheap metal buildings and mobile homes were gathering as tightly as possible next to the roads for maximum visibility. This town had no zoning whatsoever. A landowner could build anything wiih no permit no inspection, no noti ce to adjoining landowners. nothing. Only hog farms and nuclear reactors required approvals and paperwork. The result was a slash-and-build clutter that got uglier by the year.But in the older sections, nearer the square, the town had not changed at all The long shaded streets were as clean and neat as when Kay roamed them on his bike. Most of the houses were still owned by people he knew, or if those folks had passed on the new owners kept the lawns clipped and the shutters painted. Only a few were being neglected. A handful had been abandoned. This deep in Bible country, it was still an unwritten rule in the town that little was done on Sundays except go to church, sit on porches, visit neighbors, rest and relax the way God intended.It was cloudy, quite cool for May, and as he toured his old turf, killing time until the appointed hour for the family meeting, he tried to dwell on the good memories from Clanton. There was Dizzy Dean Park where he had played little League for the Pirates, and (here was the public pool he'd swum in every summer except 1969 when the city closed it rather than admit black children. There were the churches - Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian - facing each other at the intersection of Second and Elm like wary sentries, their steeples competing for height. They were empty now, hut in an hour or so the more faithful would gather for evening servi ces.The square was as lifeless as the streets leading to it. With eight thousand people, Clanton was just large enough to have attracted the discount stores that had wiped out so many small towns. But here the people had been faithful to their downtown merchants, and there wasn‘t s single empty or boarded-up building around the square – no small miracle. The retail shops were mixed in with the banks and law offices and cafes, all closed for the Sabbath.He inched through the cemetery and surveyed the Atlee section in the old part, where the tombstones were grander. Some of his ancestors had built monuments for their dead. Ray had always assumed that the family money he‘d never seen must have been buried in those graves. He parked and walked to his mot her‘s grave, something he hadn‘t done in years. She was buried among the Atlees, at the far edge of the family plot because she had barely belonged.Soon, in less than an hour, he would be sitting in his father‘s study, sipping bad instant tea and receivi ng instructions on exactly how his father would be laid to rest. Many orders were about to be give, many decrees and directions, because his father(who used to be a judge) was a great man and cared deeply about how he was to be remembered.Moving again, R ay passed the water tower he‘d climbed twi ce, the second time with the police waiting below. He grimaced at his old high school, a place he‘d never visited since he‘d left it. Behind it was the football field where his brother Forres t had romped over opponents and almost became famous before getting bounced off the team.It was twenty minutes before five, Sunday, May 7. Time for the family meeting.16. From the first paragraph, we get the impression that ______.A. Ray cherished his childhood memories.B. Ray had something urgent to take care of.C. Ray may not have a happy childhood.D. Ray cannot remember his childhood days.17. Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe Ray‘s hometown?A. Lifeless.B. Religious.C. Traditional.D. Quiet.18. Form the passage we can infer that the relationship between Ray and his parents was ______.A. close.B. remote.C. tense.D. impossible to tell.19. It can be inferred from the passage that Ray‘s father was all EXCEPT ______.A. considerate.B. punctual.C. thrifty.D. dominant.TEXT CCampaigning on the Indian frontier is an experience by itself. Neither the landscape nor the people find their counterparts in any other portion of the globe. Valley walls rise steeply five or six thousand feet on every side. The columns crawl through a maze of giant corridors down whi ch fierce snow-fed torrents foam under skies of brass. Amid these scenes of savage brilliancy there dwells a race whose qualities seem to harmonize with their environment. Except at harvest-time, when self-preservation requires a temporary truce, the Pathan tribes are al ways engaged in private or public war. Every man is a warrior, a politician and a theologian. Every large house is a real feudal fortress made, it is true, only of sun-baked clay, but with battlements, turrets, loopholes, drawbridges, etc. complete. Every village has its defence. Every family cultivates its vendetta; every clan, its feud. The numerous tribes and combinations of tribes all have their accounts to settle with one another. Nothing is ever forgotten, and very few debts are left unpaid. For the purposes of social life, in addition to the convention about harvest-time, a most elaborate code of honour has been established and is on the whole faithfully observed. A man who knew it and observed it faultlessly might passunarmed from one end of the frontier to another. The slightest technical slip would, however, be fatal. The life of the Pathan is thus full of interest; and hi s valleys, nourished alike by endless sunshine and abundant water, are fertile enough to yield with little labour the modest material requirements of a sparse population.Into this happy world the nineteenth century brought two new facts: the rifle and the British Government. The first was an enormous luxury and blessing; the second, an unmitigated nuisance. The convenience of the rifle was nowhere more appreciated than in the Indian highlands. A weapon which would kill with accuracy at fifteen hundred yards opened a whole new vista of delights to every family or clan which could acquire it. One could actually remain in one's own house and fire at one's neighbour nearly a mile away. One could lie in wait on some high crag, and at hitherto unheard-of ranges hit a horseman far below. Even villages could fire at each other without the trouble of going far from home. Fabulous prices were therefore offered for thes e glorious products of science. Rifle-thieves scoured all India to reinforce the efforts of the honest smuggler. A steady flow of the coveted weapons spread its genial influence throughout the frontier, and the respect which the Pathan tribesmen entertained for Christian civilization was vastly enhanced.The action of the British Government on the other hand was entirely unsatisfactory. The great organizing, advancing, absorbing power to the southward seemed to be little better than a monstrous spoil-sport. If the Pathan made forays into the plains, not only were they driven back (which after all was no more than fair), but a whole series of subsequent interferences took place, followed at intervals by expeditions which toiled laboriously through the valleys, scolding the tribesmen and exacting fines for any damage which they had done. No one would have minded these expeditions if they had simply come, had a fight and then gone away again. In many cases this was their practice under what was called the "butcher and bolt policy"to which the Government of India long adhered. But towards the end of the nineteenth century these intruders began to make roads through many of the valleys, and in particular the great road to Chitral. They sought to ensure the safety of these roads by threats, by forts and by subsidies. There was no objection to the last method so far as it went. But the whole of this tendency to road-making was regarded by the Pathans with profound distaste. All along the road people were expected to keep quiet, not to shoot one another, and above all not to shoot at travellers along the road. It was too much to ask, and a whole series of quarrels took their origin from this source.20.The word debts in "very few debts are left unpaid" in the first paragraph means ______.A. loans.B. accountsC. killingsD. bargains.21.Whi ch of the following is NOT one of the geographical facts about the Indian frontier?A. Melting snows.B. Large population.C. Steep hillsides.D. Fertile valleys.22. According to the passage, the Pathans welcomed ______.A. the introduction of the rifle.B. the spread of British rule.C. the extension of luxuriesD. the spread of trade.23. Building roads by the BritishA. put an end to a whole series of quarrels.B. prevented the Pathans from earning on feuds.C. lessened the subsidies paid to the Pathans.D. gave the Pathans a much quieter life.24. A suitable title for the passage would be ______.A. Campaigning on the Indian frontier.B. Why the Pathans resented the British rule.C. The popularity of rifles among the Pathans.D. The Pathans at war.TEXT D"Museum" is a slippery word. It first meant (in Greek) anything consecrated to the Muses: a hill, a shrine, a garden, a festival or even a textbook. Both Plato's A cademy and Aristotle's Lyceum had a mouseion, a muses' shrine. Although the Greeks already collected detached works of art, many temples - notably that of Hera at Olympia (before whi ch the Olympic flame is still lit) - had collections of objects, some of which were works of art by well-known masters, while paintings and sculptures in the Alexandrian Museum were incidental to its main purpose.The Romans also collected and exhibited art from disbanded temples, as well as mineral specimens, exotic plants, animals; and they plundered sculptures and paintings (mostly Greek) for exhibition. Meanwhile, the Greek word had slipped into Latin by transliteration (though not to signify picture galleries, which were called pinacothecae) and museum still more or less meant "Muses' shrine".The inspirational collections of precious and semi-precious objects were kept in larger churches and monasteries - which focused on the gold-enshrined, bejewelled relics of saints and martyrs. Princes, and later merchants, had similar collections, whi ch became the deposits of natural curiosities: large lumps of amber or coral, irregular pearls, unicorn horns, ostri ch eggs, fossil bones and so on. They also included coins and gems - often antique engraved ones - as well as, increasingly, paintings and sculptures. As they multiplied and expanded, to supplement them, the skill of the fakers grew increasingly refined.At the same time, visitors could admire the very grandest paintings and sculptures in the churches, palaces and castles; they were not "collected" either, but "site-specific", and were considered an integral part both of the fabric of the buildings and of the way of life which went on inside them - and most of the buildings were public ones. However, during the revival of antiquity in the fifteenth century, fragments of antique sculpture were given higher status than the work of any contemporary, so that displays of antiquities would inspire artists to imitation, or even better, to emulation; and so could be considered Muses' shrines in the former sense. The Medici garden near San Marco in Florence, the Belvedere and the Capitol in Rome were the most famous of such early "inspirational" collections. Soon they multiplied, and, gradually, exemplary "modern" works wereIn the seventeenth century, scientific and prestige collecting became so widespread that three or four collectors independently published directories to museums all over the known world. But it was the age of revolutions and industry which produced the next sharp shift in the way the institution was perceived: the fury against royal and church monuments prompted antiquarians to shelter them in asylum-galleries, of which the Musee des Monuments Francais was the most famous. Then, in the first half of thenineteenth century, museum funding took off, allied to the rise of new wealth:London acquired the National Gallery and the British Museum, the Louvre was organized, the Museum-Insel was begun in Berlin, and the Munich galleries were built. In Vienna, the huge Kunsthistorisches and Naturhistorisches Museums took over much of the imperial treasure. Meanwhile, the decline of craftsmanship (and of public taste with it) inspired the creation of "improving" collections. The Victoria and Albert Museum in London was the most famous, as well as perhaps the largest of them.25.The sentence "Museum is a slippery word" in the first paragraph means that ______.A. the meaning of the word didn't change until after the 15th century.B. the meaning of the word had changed over the years.C. the Greeks held different concepts from the Romans.D. princes and merchants added paintings to their collections.26.The idea that museum could mean a mountain or an object originates from ______.A. the Romans.B. Florence.C. Olympia.D. Greek.27. "... the skill of the fakers grew increasingly refined" in the third paragraph means that ______.A. there was a great demand for fakers.B. fakers grew rapidly in number.C. fakers became more skillful.D. fakers became more polite.28. Painting and sculptures on display in churches in the 15th century were ______.A. collected from elsewhere.B. made part of the buildings.C. donated by people.D. bought by churches.29. Modern museums came into existence in order to ______.A.protect royal and church treasures.B.improve existing collections.C.stimulate public interest.D.raise more funds.30. Which is the main idea of the passage?A. Collection and collectors.B. The evolution of museums.C. Modern museums and their functions.D. The birth of museums.PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE(10 MIN)There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answers to each question. Mark your answers on your colored answer sheet.31.The Presidents during the American Civil War was______.A. Andrew JacksonB. Abraham LincolnC. Thomas JeffersonD. George Washington32.The capital of New Zealand is______.A. ChristchurchB. AucklandC. WellingtonD. Hamilton33. Who were the natives of Australia before the arrival of the British settlers?A. The AboriginesB. The MaoriC. The IndiansD. The Eskimos34. The Prime Minister in Britain is head of______.A. the Shadow CabinetB. the ParliamentC. the OppositionD. the Cabinet35. Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century?A. T. S. EliotB. D. H. LawrenceC. Theodore DreiserD. James Joyce36. The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by______.A. Scott FitzgeraldB. William FaulknerC. Eugene O'NeilD. Ernest Hemingway37. _____ i s defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen linesA. Free verseB. SonnetC. OdeD. Epigram38. What essentially distinguishes semanti cs and pragmatics i s the notion of______.A. referenceB. meaningC. antonymyD. context39. The words "kid, child, offspring" are examples of______.A. dialectal synonymsB. stylistic synonymsC. emotive synonymsD. collocational synonyms40. The distinction between parole and langue was made by______.A. HallidayB. ChomskyC. BloomfieldD. SaussurePART IV PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN)The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE wor d is involved You should proof, read the passage and correct it in the following way:For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank pro-vided at the end of the line.For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a "^" sign and write the word you believe to be mi ssing in the blank provided at the end of the line.For an unnecessary word, cross the unnecessary word with a slash "/" and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.EXAMPLEWhen ^ art museum wants a new exhibit, (1)________it never buys things in finished form and hangs (2)________them on the wall. When a natural history museumwants an exhibition, it must often build it. (3)________We use language primarily as a means of communication withother human beings. Each of us shares with the community in which welive a store of words and meanings as well as agreeing conventions as (1)________。
TEM8简介
英语专业八级英语专业八级考试（TEM-8，Test for English Majors，Grade 8），全称为全国高等学校英语专业高年级阶段统测。
自1991年起由中国大陆教育部实行，考察全国综合性大学英语专业学生。
考试内容涵盖英语听、读、写、译各方面，2005年又加入人文常识。
时间通常为每年3月的第一个周六，对象是英语及相关专业大四学生。
非英语及相关专业与非在校生一般不能参加该考试。
现行专八考试题型：Part 1 Listening Comprehension（听力理解，35分钟）Section A Mini-Lecture （讲座，无题听力，结束后完成10道填空题）Section B Interview （会话及采访，5道选择题）Section C News Broadcast （新闻报导，5道选择题）Part 2 Reading Comprehension（阅读理解，30分钟，共4篇，每篇5道选择题）Part 3 General Knowledge（人文知识，10分钟，10道选择题）Part 4 Proofreading & Error Correction（改错，15分钟，共10空）Part 5 Translation（翻译，60分钟）Section A Chinese to English （汉译英，翻译划线部分）Section B English to Chinese （英译汉，翻译整段）Part 6Writing（写作，45分钟，要求400词）考试及格者由高等院校外语专业教学指导委员会颁发成绩单。
成绩分三级：60-69分是合格；70-79分是良好；80分以上是优秀。
考试合格后颁发的证书终身有效。
从2003年起，考试不合格能够补考一次。
补考合格後只颁发合格证书。
专八口试在12月份举行。
分三部分，英译中，中译英，以及三分钟演讲。
考试时长在半小时左右。
TEM-8 题库 1(全真模拟试题)
TEM-8 题库1（全真模拟试题）PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION（40 MIN.）In Section A，B and C you will hear everything ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response to each question on the Colored Answer Sheet.SECTION A TALKQuestion 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section. At the end of the talk you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.Now listen to the talk.1. When you say to your guest，“I hope you like it”，he will probably think that _______.A. the food may not be very good.B. the food is very delicious.C. you are being polite.D. you are proud of the food.2. Which of the following is not a simple，universal and socially neutral expression to use when drinking with someone？A. Salud.B. Prosit.C. Bon appetit.D. Skaal.3. According to the author，the term “goodbye” is ____.A. formal and final，therefore very appropriate to use.B. often used for temporary affairs.C. bit of baby-talking.D. not very appropriate to use for temporary leave-taking.4. According to Mr. Daniel Kane，____A. the English language is dying.B. other European languages are superior than English.C. English is better than any other language.D. English doesn’t exactly help social contact.5. The main idea of the passage is ____A. English customs are changing all the time.B. English is more than deficient in its social contact expressions than other Europeanlanguages.C. English cooking is the most notorious.D. There is a gap between English and other languages.SECTION B INTERVIEWQuestion 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following question.Now listen to the interview.6. What’s the relationship between the speakers？A. colleagues.B. friends.C. roommates.D. classmates.7. What did Jane think of Potter’s course？A. There are too ma ny things to do.B. It’s rubbish.C. It’s entertaining.D. It’s boring but very useful.8. What did they think of Potter’s fist lecture？A. over-detailed.B. interesting.C. overloading.D. boring.9. What did the three speakers think of Po tter’s lecture dealing with the 18th century developments？A. Jane and Helen thought it was good but Brain didn’t.B. All of them thought it was all right.C. None of them thought much of it.D. Helen and Brian liked it，but Jane thought it was too detailed and too formless.10. What is the Union？A. The place where the Students’ Union is located.B. A Department of the government.C. A place where they can have coffee.D. One of the states in U.S.A.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestion 11 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item，you will be given 15 seconds to answer the question.Now listen to the news.11. According to Senator Smith，under what conditions will the trade restrictions against Vietnam end？A. Vietnam withdraws its forces from Cambodia.B. Vietnam takes part in some peace-keeping programs.C. Vietnam offers more information about American soldiers missing in Vietnam.D. Vietnam permits American companies to invest in Vietnam.Questions 12 and 13 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item，you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.12. Who attend the week-long meeting in Thailand？A. Japanese foreign Minister.B. the highest ASEAN government officials.C. Japanese and ASEAN economic officials.D. Japanese and U.S. economic ministers.13. What is the precondition for Vietnam to enter ASEAN？A. It must establish diplomatic relations with U.S.B. It must break economic ties with Laos and Cambodia.C. Its economy must be improved considerably.D. Its import taxes with ASEAN countries should be lowered.Questions 14 and 15 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.14. When and where was the U.S. help offered？A. at a national rally Friday.B. at an international conference Tuesday.C. at UN assembly Sunday.D. at a meeting Monday.15. Why is there a fear in India now？A. More than 40 people have died.B. More people are going to die of the plague.C. The disease may be spread to other place.D. The government did nothing about it.SECTION D NOTE-TAKING & GAP-FILLINGIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONLY ONCE. While listening to the lecture，take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked，but you will need them to complete a 15-minute gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE after the mini lecture. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.Man is the only animal that laughs. But what is the （16）______ of laughter？One writer thought that it is to （17）______ others or to gain stature over them by humiliating them. Another writer in the 17th century thought we laugh at the （18）______ of the others. Laughter is defined as an emotional （19）______ It originated as a kind of semi verbalized social expression of （20）______ Everyone likes a good laughter because he brings （21）______ with him wherever he goes. We cannot think thatit was （22）______ in the early days of man’s evolution.A second stage of the （23）______ is that nature favors those capable of expressing their pleasure in laughter. The development of （24）______ undeniably is an indispensable factor in the （25）______ of man’s capacity to think and establish a mastery of his environment.PART II PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION （15 MIN.）The following passage contains ten errors .Each line contains a maximum of one error. In each case only one word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way：For a wrong word：underline thethe line.For an unnecessary word：cross the unnecessary word with a slash “/” and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.One important outcome of the work on the expressionof genes in developing embryos is sure to be knowledgethat can help preventing birth defects. Just as promising （26）______ is the possibility of unraveling the complicated writing （27）______ of the brain. A mechanic gets valuable insight how an （28）______ automobile works by rebuilding car engines；similarly，neuroscientists can learn how the brain functions from （29）______ the way it is put together. The next step pursuing the （30）______ goal is to find out how the blueprint genes，the home boxgenes，control the expression of other genes that create thevalves and piston of the working cerebral engine. Theprotein encoded by the latter genes could change the （31）______ stickiness of the cell surface，the shape of the cell or itsmetabolism to create the characteristic peculiar to，say，neurons or neural-crest cell. Surface proteins may be the （32）______mechanism，whereby similar programmed cells sticktogether to form specific structures；they might also sense （33）______the local environment to help the cell decide what is to do.Clarifying those mechanisms will engage the best talents in （34）______embryology and molecular biology for some times to come. （35）______What is perhaps the most intriguing question of all is if thebrain is powerful enough to solve the puzzle of its own creation.PART III READING COMPREHENSION （40 MIN.）SECTION A：READING COMPREHENSION （30 MIN.）In this section there are four reading passages followed by fifteen multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your Answer Sheet.TEXT ASuch joy. It was the spring of 1985，and President Reagan had just given Mother Teresa the Medal of Freedom in a Rose Garden ceremony. As she left，she walked down the corridor between the Oval Office and the West Wing drive，and there she was，turning my way. What a sight：a saint in a sari coming down the White House hall. As she came nearer，I could not help it：I bowed. “Mother”，I said，“I just want to touch your hand.” She looked up at me ——it may have been one of God’s subtle jokes that his exalted child spent her life looking up to everyone else —— and said only two words. Later I would realize that they were the message of her mission. “Luff Gott，” she said. Love God. She pressed into my hand a poem she had written，as she glided away in a swoosh of habit.I took the poem from its frame the day she died. It is free verse，79 lines，and is called “Mother’s Meditation （in the Hospital）。
2024年英语专业八级考试真题
2024年英语专业八级考试真题The 2024 English Proficiency Test for English Majors, commonly known as TEM-8, is a benchmark examination for English learners in China. This test assesses a wide range of language skills, including listening, reading, writing, and speaking. As the test evolves with time, it remains crucial for students to prepare thoroughly to meet its challenges.The listening section of the TEM-8 exam typically includes various audio recordings, such as dialogues, lectures, and news broadcasts. These recordings cover a wide array of topics and accents, challenging test-takers' listening comprehension skills. To excel in this section, candidates should practice active listening regularly, focusing on understanding the main ideas, supporting details, and implied meanings.In the reading section, test-takers encounter a mix of authentic texts, including articles, essays, and excerpts from academic journals or literature. These passages often require students to demonstrate their ability to comprehend complex ideas, analyze arguments, and infer meanings from context. To succeed in this section, students should develop efficient reading strategies, such as skimming for gist, scanning for specific information, and close reading for deeper understanding.The writing section of the TEM-8 exam evaluates candidates' ability to express their ideas clearly and coherently in written English. Test-takers are typically required to write essays, reports, or summaries on various topics, showcasing their writing skills and critical thinking abilities. To excel in this section, students should practice writing regularly, focusing on structuring their arguments logically, using appropriate vocabulary and grammar, and supporting their ideas with relevant examples and evidence.In the speaking section, candidates are assessed on their ability to communicate effectively in spoken English. This section often includes tasks such as giving presentations, participating in group discussions, and responding to interview questions. To perform well in this section, students should practice speaking English confidently and fluently, focusing on pronunciation, intonation, and coherence.Overall, success in the TEM-8 exam requires diligent preparation, effective study strategies, and consistent practice across all language skills. By developing a solid foundation in English language proficiency and familiarizing themselves with the exam format and requirements, students can increase their chances of achieving a desirable score and advancing their academic and professional goals.。
Speaking_Test(四段)
Speaking Test (06/2010)Part one: Reading aloud (1 minute)Directions: In this part, you are asked to read aloud one of the following groups of words:Part two: Answering questions (two minutes)In this part, you are asked to answer some of the following questions:1.What global companies can you think of? What are the advantages of working fora global company?2.Do you think employees of global companies should be paid according to localrates?3.Do you buy branded goods? (Why or why not?) Do you think branded goods aregood value for money?4.Do you own a product which is an illegal copy of a well-known brand? What’syour attitude to counterfeiting? (Why?)5.What’s your favorite traveling destination? (Why?) Do you like a job involving alot of traveling?6.Can you predict what problems there might be when traveling to another country?7.What’s you favourite advertisement? (Why?) How much do adverts influencewhat you buy?8.Do you think celebrities should be held responsible for any damage caused by theproducts they endorse?9.What’s your ideal job? How do you relate your present college life to your futurecareer plan?10.Could you tell me how you have changed in the last five years? Do you thinkpeople can change during their working lives?11.Can you think of three most important innovations in history? Why do you thinkthey are important?12.Who in your opinion is the most innovative company in the world? (Why?) Whatdo you think a company can do to encourage innovation?13.Do you think companies should offer their staff flexible hours of work? (Why?)14.Do you think it’s important for companies to create a good working environment?What kind of working environment is good for motivating staff?Part three: Mini-presentation (4 minutes)Directions: In this part of the test you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the four topics from any of the following task sheets given to you and then talk for about one minute. You have one minute to prepare your ideas.TASK SHEET 1 (SPEAKING TEST- PART THREE)IV. Discussion (3 minutes)TASK SHEET 1 (SPEAKING TEST- PART FOUR)TASK SHEET 4 (SPEAKING TEST- PART FOUR)TASK SHEET 5 (SPEAKING TEST- PART FOUR)TASK SHEET 6 (SPEAKING TEST- PART FOUR)TASK SHEET 7 (SPEAKING TEST- PART FOUR)。
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Speaking Test TEM-G8 2011
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.
Speaking Test TEM-G8 2007
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.
Speaking Test TEM-G8 2008
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. Should College Graduates Take Low-paying Jobs? In recent years, with competition in the job market getting more and more intense, college graduates are lowering their salary expectations in order to gain employment opportunities. Statistics show that one third of graduates are willing to accept a salary of about 1,000 yuan RMB per month if they cannot find better jobs while two-thirds are not. Do you think college graduates should take low-paying jobs when satisfactory jobs are not available? Why or why not?
Should Pet Breeding Be Forbidden in Cities? Nowadays more and more city residents like to raise pet cats and dogs at home. However some people think pet breeding should be forbidden for one or more reasons or at least be discouraged in urban areas. What is your opinion? Why?
Speaking Test TEM-G8 2009
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 southeast China’s Sichuan Province, pioneered China’s first “Car-free Day” 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 “Carfree Day” campaign is meaningful?
The Future of Nuclear Power Since the Fukushima nuclear accident caused by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March 2011, the safety of nuclear power plants and the development of nuclear energy have raised global concerns. Opposition to atomic reactor construction has mounted throughout the world. Switzerland froze plans to build new nuclear plants. Germany raised questions about its nuclear future. Yet some people insist the development of the global nuclear power industry should not be slowed despite its safety risks. Do you agree? Why/Why not?
Speaking Test TEM-G8 2012
Task Three: Making a comment on a ven 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.
Talent Show Fever in China
From Super Girls to Happy Boys, from My Hero to China’s Got Talent, talent shows are getting increasingly popular among China’s national and local TV programs. These shows feature ordinary Chinese ---school teachers to housewives, teenagers to senior citizens ---- and showcase their talents in singing, dancing, doing magic or imitating celebrities, and some of them can become stars overnight. However, the talent shows are also considered vulgar and as having negative influence on society. Some people even suggest that they should be banned or at least be discouraged. What is your opinion? Why?
Speaking Test TEM-G8 2010
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. Should the Week-long Labor Day Holiday be Resumed? Since 1999, Chinese people have enjoyed three week-long holidays (or so-called “Golden Weeks”): the Lunar New Year, the Labor Day holiday, and the National Day holiday. However, in 2008, the government shortened the Labor Day Golden Week to a three-day holiday and added three new holidays to celebrate the Qingming, Duanwu, and Autumn Festivals. Recently, there have been calls for resuming the week-long Labor Day holiday. Do you think the Labor Day Golden Week should be resumed?