A、regularly
B、usually
Part B
Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.
听力原文: Miss Richards was a teacher at a school for boys and girls. She taught chemistry and physics from the lowest to the highest classes in the school. Sometimes the new classes learnt rapidly, but sometimes they were very slow, and then Miss Richards had to repeat the things many times.
One year, the first class had been studying chemistry for several weeks then Miss Richards suddenly asked, "What is water? Who knows? Hold up your hand."
There was silence for a few seconds, and Miss Richards felt sad but then one boy raised his hand.
"Yes, Dick?" said Miss Richards encouragingly. He was not one of the brightest students in the class, so she was glad that this boy could answer.
"Water is a liquid which has no color until you wash your hands in it, then it turns black," the boy replied with great confidence.
Who was Miss Richards?
A.A chemistry teacher.
B.A science teacher.
C.An art teacher.
D.A physics teacher.
SECTION A MINI-LECTURE
Directions: In 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.
听力原文: Good morning, everyone. First about your second assignment. I'd like to remind you that your second assignment should be in by next Fri day. You can either put it in my pigeon hole, or leave it with the Department's secretary. Now, let's get down to the lecture.
Today, the lecture is on credit, er, or to be more specific, on credit cards. I'm sure you must have heard of some credit cards, like the VI SA card, which is an internationally used card, or the Great Wall card issued by the Bank of China, In order to give a better understanding, we'll discuss it in some detail.
Many businesses, such as department stores, restaurants, hotels and airline companies, use a credit system for selling their products and services. In a credit system, the seller agrees to sell something to the buyer without immediately receiving cash. He receives the goods or ser vices immediately and promises to pay for them later. This buy-now-pay later credit system is quite old.
There are two types of credit cards. One type is issued directly by a store to a customer. Many large department stores issue credit cards to their customers. The store credit card can be used to make purchases only at a particular store. For example, if you have a credit card from Store A, then you can only buy things in that store. Other stores would not accept it. The other kind of credit card is issued by a credit company. Credit cards from credit companies can be used to buy things almost anywhere. If you have a major credit card, you can buy airplane tickets, stay at hotels and eat at restaurant with it. Most large credit companies are connected to large banks. So if you want a credit card from a credit company, you generally have to make an application at a bank. After an applicant receives a credit card, he or she can make purchases using the
card.
The credit company sends the customer a statement of purchases at the end of each month. Generally the customer has to pay 25--50% of their credit hill every month. The customer pays directly to the credit company and the credit company pays to the store or hotel or restaurant.
There are some advantages and some disadvantages to using credit cards. The biggest advantage for the consumer is expressed by the phrase "buy now, pay later". This means that the consumer can purchase what he wants when he wants it. There is no need to save up money in advance. Another advantage of having a credit card is that it protects the owner, ff a credit card is lost or stolen, the owner only has to call the credit company and the credit company will stop the credit card number. No one else can use it. So the owner doesn't have to worry about losing the card. Another advantage of the credit card system is that the consumer receives a record of his or her purchases. Every month the credit customer receives a bill. The bill has a list of all purchases from that month. This makes it easier to remember when and where purchases are made. And another advantage is that credit cards can be used when something unexpected happens. Many kinds of professional people—plumbers, taxidrivers, doctors and dentists—will accept credit cards in an emergency. This is very important if you don't have any cash with you.
However, having said all that, using credit cards has one major disadvantage. That is, consumers tend to overspend their money. They spend more than they make. If a consumer buys a lot of th
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.
听力原文:M: Let me clean your windshield and check your water and you will be all set. They look so dirty and it's dangerous for you to drive the car.
W: Oh, thank you. How much of them?
Q: Where does this conversation take place?
(12)
A.At a hamburger shop.
B.At a parking lot.
C.At a laundry.
D.At a gas station.
听力原文: (32)Your assignments this term will be to write two major research papers.One of the most important things about writing a research paper is giving proper credit of your resources of information. Failure to do this is called plagiarism which is a form. of intellectual dishonesty.
(33)Plagiarism is a kind of stealing or at least an unauthorized borrowing of someone else's ideas. Sometimes inexperienced students will plagiarize unintentionally, and then be surprised when the teacher won't accept their papers, or gives them a failing grade.
The best way to avoid an unintentional plagiarizing is to be very careful in gathering your information. As you take notes on books and magazine articles about the topic you've selected, first try to assimilate the information thoroughly. (34)Secondly, write it down in your own words. This is called paraphrasing. If you do a good job of paraphrasing, you'll capture the main idea from your source without actually using any phrases from it. (34)Most of your notes should probably be paraphrases. However, occasionally you may find something you wish to quote directly in your research paper. In this Case, (35)be sure that you copy the quotation precisely in your notes and enclose it in quotation marks. That way when you're finalizing your research paper, you'll be able to remember which of your notes are direct quotes and which are your own summaries of the material. You can then incorporate them appropriately and give the original author proper credit.
(33)
A.Reading magazine articles.
B.Reviewing book reports.
C.Writing research papers.
D.Selecting information sources.
2012年英语专业八级真题及参考答案TEM8-2012 TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2012) -GRADE EIGHT- TIME LIMIT: 195 MIN PART I LISTENING COMPREttENSION (35 MIN) SECTION A MINI-LECTURE In this section you will 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, using no more than three words in each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes while completing the task. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. Now, listen to the mini-lecture. Observation Behaviour People do observation in daily life context for safety or for proper behaviour. However, there are differences in daily life observation and research observation. A. Differences - daily life observation -casual -(1) _ -defendence on memory - research observation - (2) _ - careful record keeping B. Ways to select samples in research - time sampling - systematic: e.g. fixed intervals every hour - random: fixed intervals but (3) _ Systematic sampling and random sampling are often used in combination. - (4) _ - definition: selection of different locations - reason: humans or animals behaviour (5) _ across circumstances - (6) _: more objective observations C. Ways to record behaviour (7) _ - observation with intervention - participant observation: researcher as observer and participant - field experiment: research (8) _ over conditions - observation without intervention - purpose: describing behaviour (9) _ - (10) _ : no intervention - researcher: a passive recorder SECTION B INTERVIEW In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. 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 foliowing five questions. Now listen to the interview. 1. Which of the following statements about creativity is INCORRECT? A. Creativity stems from human beings novel thinking. B. The duration of the creative process varies from person to person. C. Creative people focus on novel thinking rather than on solutions. D. The outcome of human creativity comes in varied forms. 2. The interviewee cites the Bach family to show that creativity A. appears to be the result of the environment. B. seems to be attributable to genetic makeup. C. appears to be more associated with 、great people. D. comes from both environment and genetic makeup. 3. How many types of the creative process does the interviewee describe? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 4. Which of the following features of a creative personality is NOT mentioned in the interview? A. Unconventional. B. Original. C. Resolute. D. Critical. 5. The interviewees suggestion for a creativity workout supports the view that A. brain exercising will not make people creative. B. most people have
B
Maybe you are an average(一般的) student.You probably think you will never be a top student.However ,anyone can become a better student if he or she does lus or her best.Here are some tips to help you.
Plan your time carefully. You should plan your time for such things as eating,sleeping and dressing. Then make a good,regular time for studying. But don't forget to set enough time for entertainment.
Keep your study quiet and clean. The study should have a desk,a chair and some study materials(资料),but no games,no radio and no television! When you sit down to study,you can put your heart into it. Make good use of your time.
Listen to everything that the teacher says. Listening carefully in class means less work lat-er. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
After you get home from school,go over your notes. Review the important points. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss next day,read the material. It will help ;you study better.
Develop a good attitude(态度) to tests. The purposec(目的) of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject.lt helps you know what you are not good at. The world will still go on even if you fail in a test,so don't be too worried.
( )26. How many tips are mentioned in the passage?
A.Three.
B.Four.
C.Five.
D.Six.
29. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The test is the most important for a student.
B. After class ,you should review what you have learned.
C. You should listen to your teacher and take notes carefully in class.
D. When you plan your time ,you should think of the time for eating ,sleeping and so on
阅读下面的句子,根据文章内容进行判断,正确写“T”,错误写“F”。
Stop Yelling At Your Kids
Parenting is hard. If you’re a parent, I’m sure that I don’t need to tell you that our job is a tough one. When you're managing children, it can be difficult to remember that they are still learning. If you find yourself yelling at your kids more often than you want to, here are some ways that can help you reduce the yelling. I’ve been working on this for the past few months and I have to say,it’s been amazing for both the kids and me.
If you are having an argument with your child, you need to make sure you both take the time to really listen. It gives both of you time to think and really listen to each other, which is important. Kids are more likely to listen to you if you listen to them!
One of your biggest struggles is to remind yourself of appropriate expectations. You can’t expect that your youngest acts as responsibly as your oldest. You should lower what you expect -taking into consideration things like their age - it can make a big difference. You should do your best to take a moment before yelling and take in a deep breath. It makes a world of difference for you. Instead of yelling, you’d better whisper. It can also help diffuse any situation by making things quieter, not louder. Besides, the more time you spend with your kids, the better you’ll get at communicating with them. You’re both more likely to understand each other.
If your children aren’t listening or it seems they only don’t listen to you, you don’t take it personally. You should remind yourself that your kids are still learning and they’re not going to be perfect.
( )21. As a parent, you may know that parenting is an easy job.
( )22. Listening to each other is a good way to stop argument between parents and their kids.
( )23. Usually younger kids behave less responsibly than elder children.
( )24. Parents should lower their expectation for their kids.
( )25. Both yelling and whispering can help make things quieter.
参考答案:21、F 22、T 23、T 24、F 25、F
If you don’t have much experience of making phone calls in English, making a business call can be a worrying experience. Most business people, unless they feel very confident, prepare for an important phone call in a foreign language by making notes in advance. And during the call they make notes while they’re talking to help them to remember what was said. Although it’s quick and convenient to phone someone to give them information or to ask questions, the disadvantage is that there is nothing in writing to help you to remember what was said. It’s essential to make notes and often when an agreement is reached on the phone, one of the speakers will send a fax or e-mail to confirm the main points that were made. Because it’s so easy to be misunderstood when talking on the phone, it’s a good idea to repeat any important information (especially numbers and names) back to the other person to make sure you’ve got it right. Always make sure you know the name of the person you’re talking to. If necessary, ask them to spell it out to you, so that you can make sure you’ve got it right----and try to use their name during the call. And make sure that they know your name too.
1. If you don’t have much experience of making phone calls in English, making a business call can be ().
A.an easy thing
B.a happy experience
C.a painful thing
2.Most business people prepare for an important phone call in a foreign language by making notes in advance because ().
A.they are very careful
B.their foreign language isn’t so good
C.they don’t want to miss any important information
3. When the speakers reach an agreement on the phone, ()will send a fax or e-mail in order to confirm the main points that were made.
A.one of them
B.both of them
C.none of them
4.What does “IT” refer to in the first sentence in_Paragraph Four_----“…it’s a good idea to repeat any important information (especially numbers and names) back to the other person to make sure you’ve gotITright”()
A.important information
B.the other person
C.a good idea
5.The best title of this passage is().
A.The Importance of Taking Notes
B.Business Calls
C.Talking on the Phone
Taking Notes in Class Taking good notes is a three-stage process _____________ (1) there are certain things you should do before class, during class, and after class. Before class. Review your notes from the previous class session before you come to class. This will help you remember what _____________ (2) and get you ready to understand new information your teacher provides. Also, complete all assigned readings before you come to class. During class. Keep your attention _____________ (3) what your teacher is saying. Listen for “signal statements” that tell you that what your teacher is about to say is important to write in your notes. Write quickly by writing ____________ (4) words such as “med” for “medicine”, using symbols such as “%” for “percent”, and writing short sentences. After class. Rewrite your notes to make them more complete by changing abbreviated words into whole words. Make your notes __________ (5) accurate by answering any questions you had when writing your notes in class. You may ask your teacher or other students for help.
1.
A、in that
B、in which
C、where
D、which
2.
A、was covered
B、is covered
C、covers
D、are covering
3.
A、focusing on
B、focus on
C、is focused on
D、focused on
4.
A、short
B、abbreviated
C、other
D、several
5.
A、very
B、quite
C、more
D、most