八级英语听力资料必备

英语专业八级听力常用场景词汇：日常交往

leisure time 闲暇时间

telephone booth 公用电话亭

date 约会

pay phone 投币式公用电话

call on sb. 拜访某人

long-distance call 长途电话

take a message 捎口信

hang up 挂上电话

keep contact 保持联系

hold on 别挂电话

hospitable 好客的

operator 接线员

英语专业八级听力新闻词汇

国际事务

negotiations/delegate/delegation/summit n.　峰会

charter n.　特许状，执照，宪章

promote peace　促进和平

boost economic co-op　加强经济合作

make concession/compromise　作出妥协

pass a resolution　通过决议

veto a bill　否决议案

break the deadlock　打破僵局

a scientific breakthrough　科学突破

an unexpected outcome　出乎意料的结果

diplomatically isolated country　在外交上被孤立的国家

diplomatic solutions　外交解决方案

hot spot　热点

take hostilities toward　对……采取敌对态度

英语专业八级考试真题

GRADE EIGHT TIME LIMIT: 195 MIN PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION 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. Some of the gaps 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 while completing the task. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. Now, listen to the mini-lecture. Classifications of Cultures According to Edward Hall, different cultures result in different ideas about the world. Hall is an anthropologist. He is interested in relations between cultures. I. High-context culture A. feature - context: more important than the message - meaning: (1)__________ i.e. more attention paid to (2) ___________ than to the message itself B. examples - personal space - preference for (3)__________ - less respect for privacy / personal space - attention to (4)___________ - concept of time - belief in (5)____________ interpretation of time - no concern for punctuality - no control over time II. Low-context culture A. feature - message: separate from context - meaning: (6)___________