专业英语八级考试:TEM-8Exercise7(2)
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SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Question 11 are 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. Under a deal with the Algerian President, ____ Islamic guerrillas surrendered.
A. 1500
B. 4000
C. 2500
D. 6000
正确答案是
Questions 12 and 13 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item you will be given 30 seconds to the questions.
Now listen to the news.
12. Following the failure of frosty talks in New Delhi, an all-out war is possible going to break out between ____.
A. U.S. and Russia
B. Russia and Pakistan
C. Russia and India
D. India and Pakistan
正确答案是
13. Pakistan was urged to ____
A. pull our its troops back from across the border in the disputed region.
B. to fight with Indian forces.
C. to launch an all-out war.
D. to negotiate with India.
正确答案是
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. The Romanian President fired the Prime Minister, because ____
A. he was suspected of a breach of authority.
B. he was accused of corruption.
C. he was incompetent and failed to implement economic reforms.
D. he was accused of accepting bribery.
正确答案是
15. Israel is willing to return the Golan Height to Syria on the condition that ____
A. a security arrangement should be fixed to prevent a surprise attack from Syria.
B. Bill Clinton should be the sponsor of the talk.
C. Israel and Pakistan should reach an agreement first.
D. a third round of talks should begin next week.
正确答案是
SECTION D NOTE-TAKING & GAP-FILLING
In 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.
ANSWER SHEET ONE
Fill in each of the gaps with ONE suitable word. You may refer to your notes. Make sure the word you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable.
The History of American Indians
When Europeans discovered the Western hemisphere, they discovered a race of people. (16)called them Indians. I shall have something to say about their (17) and early history, the (18) for them of European settlement in the New World, the part they have played in American history, their number, distribution and condition today.
Most scholars believe that the homeland of the Indians was eastern Asia. They migrate to North American along a land (19) from Siberia to Alaska.
The Indians were a (20) people. They lived in (21), spoke many languages, and gained their living in different ways.
(22) revolutionized their hunting and warfare. Whiskey corrupted them. (23) changed the lives of some Indians. The Indians were under pressure to take (24) in the great French and British War of the eighteen century.
The Indians made many efforts to prevent the advance of the frontier. In (25), a great uprising against the British began under a Michigan Indian leader.
