2002年英语专业八级全真试题

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2002)

-GRADE EIGHT-

PAPER ONE

TIME LIMIT: 95 MIN

PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION [40 MIN.]

In Sections A, B and C 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.

SECTION A TALK

Questions 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. According to the passage, during the 18th and 19th centuries cities were small in size mainly because ______.

A) the urban population was stable

B) few people lived in cities

C) transport was backward

D) it was originally planned

2. Cities survived in those days largely as a result of ______.

A) the trade activities they undertook

B) the agricultural activities in the nearby areas

C) their relatively small size

D) the non-economic roles they played

3. City dwellers were engaged in all the following economic activities EXCEPT ______.

A) commerce

B) distribution C) processing D) transportation

4. Urban people left cities for the following reasons EXCEPT ______.

A) more economic opportunities

B) a freer social and political environment

C) more educational opportunities