2010英语专八真题及答案.doc

2010英语专八真题2010英语专八真题TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2010)-GRADEEIGHT-PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)SECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.Completethegap-fillingtask.SomeofthegapsbelowmayrequireamaximumofTHREEwords.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammatically&semanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournotes.ParalinguisticFeaturesofLanguageInface-to-facecommunicationspeakersoftenaltertheirtomesofvoiceorchangetheirphysicalposturesinordertoconveymessages.Thesemeansarecalledparalinguisticfeaturesoflanguage,whichfallintotwocategories.Firstcategory:vocalparalinguisticfeatures(1)__________:toexpressattitudeorintention(1)__________Examples1.whispering:needforsecrecy2.breathiness:deepemotion3.(2)_________:unimportance(2)__________4.nasality:anxiety5.extralip-rounding:greaterintimacySecondcategory:physicalparalinguisticfeaturesfacialexpressions\(3)_______(3)__________-----smiling:signalofpleasureorwelcomelesscommonexpressions-----eyebrowraising:surpriseorinterest-----lipbiting:(4)________(4)_________gesturegesturesarerelatedtoculture.Britishculture-----shruggingshoulders:(5)________(5)__________-----scratchinghead:puzzlementothercultures-----placinghanduponheart:(6)_______(6)__________-----pointingatnose:secretproximity,postureandechoingproximity:physicaldistancebetweenspeakers-----closeness:intimacyorthreat-----(7)_______:formalityorabsenceofinterest(7)_________Proximityisperson-,culture-and(8)________-specific.(8)_________posture-----hunchedshouldersorahanginghead:toindicate(9)_____(9)________-----directleveleyecontact:toexpressanopenorchallengingattitudeechoing-----definition:imitationofsimilarposture-----(10)______:aidincommunication(10)___