1、英语专业八级考试（英语专业八级考试（TEM-8）解析解析TEM-8 专业八级考试构成专业八级考试构成l听力部分（听力部分（20%）：含）：含10%迷你演讲迷你演讲+5%对话对话+5%新闻新闻 l阅读部分（阅读部分（20%）：四篇精读）：四篇精读 l人文知识部分（人文知识部分（10%）：含）：含10道选择题道选择题 l改错部分（改错部分（10%）：含）：含10道改错题道改错题 l翻译部分（翻译部分（20%）：含）：含10%中译英中译英+10%英译中英译中 l写作部分（写作部分（20%）：一篇文章）：一篇文章考试流程考试流程l8:15进考场，发草稿纸，试卷，答题卡。进考场，发草稿纸，试卷，答题卡。
2、l先做听力先做听力(25分钟分钟)第一部分第一部分 MINI-LECTURE，放录音，学，放录音，学生先在草稿纸上做笔记，等放音完毕，发答题纸生先在草稿纸上做笔记，等放音完毕，发答题纸(ANSWER SHEET ONE)答题。答题。l10分钟后收听力试卷；分钟后收听力试卷；l听力第二部分听力第二部分INTERVIEW和和NEWS BROADCAST，以及，以及阅读、人文知识。阅读、人文知识。l65分钟后第二次收卷分钟后第二次收卷(收答题卡收答题卡)，发改错试卷；，发改错试卷；l15分钟后第三次收卷分钟后第三次收卷(收改错试卷收改错试卷)。 l然后发翻译答题纸，做翻译；然后发翻译答题纸，做翻译；
3、l60分钟后收翻译卷发作文答题纸，开始写作。分钟后收翻译卷发作文答题纸，开始写作。l45分钟后收作文答题纸，草稿纸，试卷，考试完毕。分钟后收作文答题纸，草稿纸，试卷，考试完毕。 听力部分概述听力部分概述l测试要求：测试要求： (a)能听懂交际场合中各种英语会话和讲话。能听懂交际场合中各种英语会话和讲话。 (b)能听懂能听懂VOA或或BBC、CNN等国外传媒的节目中有关等国外传媒的节目中有关政治、经济、文化教育、科技等方面的专题报道。政治、经济、文化教育、科技等方面的专题报道。 (c)能听懂有关政治、经济、历史、文化教育、语言文能听懂有关政治、经济、历史、文化教育、语言文学、科普方面的一般讲座及
4、讲座后的答问。学、科普方面的一般讲座及讲座后的答问。 (d)时间时间25分钟。分钟。听力部分之Mini-lecturel900字l10个空10分l内容广泛，题材多样l具有逻辑性，从几个方面论证或是叙述某一问题2005 Writing a Research Paper (科研科研)2006 Meaning in Literature （文学）（文学）2007 What Can We Learn from Art? （艺术）（艺术）2008 The Popularity of English （语言）（语言）2009 Writing Experimental Reports （科研）（科研）201
5、0 Paralinguistic Features of language (语言）语言）关键信息题型*l一级要点：讲座提纲的主要节点/大标题l二级要点：讲座提纲的次要节点/小标题推理判断题型*l根据听到的内容和记录的笔记推理而出，一般会有多种正确答案概括总结题型*l在理解讲座原话的基础上进行概括、总结，有一定难度题型分析一级要点：讲座提纲的主要节点一级要点：讲座提纲的主要节点/大标题大标题要点排列有序，此类题目一般笔记不遗漏要点就能准确要点排列有序，此类题目一般笔记不遗漏要点就能准确回答回答II. Reasons for the popular use of English1) (3) 2)
6、 Economic reasons;3) (6) in international travel;4) Information exchange;5) Popular culture; 2008关键信息题型关键信息题型二级要点：讲座提纲的次要节点/小标题二级要点在一级要点之下，一般是列举、阐述、解释、分类等细节信息；题目很直观，解题有赖于认真仔细的记录和准确记忆II. Types of Information A. Information in history is (2)_ - facts, but no opinion B. Information in art history is su
7、bjective - (3)_ and opinion 2007关键信息题型关键信息题型根据听到的内容和记录的笔记推理而出，听到的答案一般不能直接照搬通过分析推理，可以概括出三种答案：India, colonies, British colonies.II. Reasons for the popular use of English 1) (3) the Pilgrim Fathers brought the language to America; British settlers brought the language to Australia; English was used as
8、 a means of control in (4) 2008 推理判断题型推理判断题型2008原文线索（续前页）“For example, it became a lingua franca in India, where a variety of indigenous languages made the use of any one of them as a whole-country system/problematic. So, the imposition of English as the one language of administration helped maintai
9、n the colonizers control and power.”l2.3 概括总结题型在理解讲座原话的基础上进行概括、总结；对逻辑思维能力和通篇理解力是一种考验III. Art as reflection of religious beliefsA.B.C. Africa and the Pacific Islands: masks, headdress and costumes in special ceremoniesPurpose: to seek the help of _(6)_ to protect crops, animals and people. 20072007原文
10、线索（续前页）“Christian art influences peoples religious feelings towards God. But the goal of traditional art in Africa and the Pacific Islands is to influence spiritual powers, that is gods, to enter peoples lives. Each tribe or village there has special ceremonies with songs and dances to make sure tha
11、t crops, animals, and people are healthy and increase in number.”God gods; lives crops, animals, and peopleMini-lecture建议l把主要精力放在听的方面，也就是说，以听为主，记为辅l做记录时要围绕演讲的课题，结合“新闻六要素”，快速记下讲话的重点和要点l把握文章结构及句型结构l速记符号的使用 l答案大多是名词居多，然后是形容词，最后才是动词 l可用近义词或同义词l注意大小写，拼写lOpening 开场白lThesis 主题lConnection 承接lBody 正文lSummary
12、 总结lClosing 收尾一般学术讲座的结构一般学术讲座的结构lOpening 开场白： “Good morning, everyone.” lThesis 主题： “Todays lecture is about the popularity of English.” lConnection 承接： “Although English is NOT the language with the largest number of native or “first” language speakers, .what is a lingua franca? The term refers to”
13、 “Then, actually how many people speak English as either a first or a second language”讲座的结构实例分析 2008 (1)Body 正文 “Then, we may ask a question” “First is the historical reason ” “Now, the second major factor ” “And the third factor related to the popular use of English is ” “Another factor has somethi
14、ng to do with information exchange ” “The last factor I cite here concerns popular culture” 讲座的结构实例分析 2008 (2)lSummary 总结 “Now, to sum up, in todays lecture, we have reviewed some of the reasons”lClosing 收尾 “OK, this brings us to the end of todays lecture. Thank you for your attention. ”讲座的结构实例分析 20
15、08 (3)lIntroducing 介绍/导入lGiving background information 交代背景lDefining 定义lListing 列举lGiving examples 举例lEmphasizing 强调lClarifying/Explaining 解释lMoving on/Changing direction 承接/转接lGiving further information 递进lGiving contrasting information 转折lClassifying 分类lConcluding 总结熟悉讲座常见的话语标记Introducing 介绍/导入 lW
16、hat I intend to say islWhat Id like to do is to discusslWhat I intend to do is to explainlIn my talk today, / My topic today islToday, Im going to talk aboutlIm going to talk to you aboutlIn this talk, I would like to concentrate onlThe subject of this talk isGiving background information 交代背景lAs we
17、 knowlAs we have already seenlAs we have all readlIts clear thatlIt goes without sayinglWe all understandlIt is understoodlYoull rememberDefining 定义Xisis calledis known asmay be defined asis a type of Y that/whichListing 列举FirstlySecondlyNextThenThirdlyLastlyFinallyFirst of allIn the first placeFor
18、one thingTo begin withIn the second placeFor another thingThefirst/second/next/lastpoint Id like to make isGiving examples 举例lFor example, lFor instance,lYou only have to think oflRemember,lSay,lTake something for example, Emphasizing 强调lI want to stresslId like to put emphasis onlIts important to r
19、emember thatlWe should bear in mind thatlDont forget thatlThe essential point isClarifying/Explaining 解释lIn other words,lThat is to say,lTo put it another way,lBy which I meanlOr you could saylThe point Im making islThat is, Namely, i.e.lThat meansMoving on/Changing direction 承接/转接lThats all I want
20、to say about X.lOK / Now / All rightlHaving looked at , Id now like to considerlId like now to move on tolTurning now tolSo lets turn tolMoving on now toGiving further information 递进lFurthermore,lAnother pointlA further pointlIn addition / Moreover / SimilarlylApart from,lNot only , butlWe can add /
21、 I could add thatlFurther / As well as / BesidesGiving contrasting information 转折lAlthoughlHoweverlOn the other handlWhereaslDespitelNeverthelesslButlAlternativelyClassifying 分类There are Ntypeskindsclassescategoriessortsvarietiesof XConcluding 总结lThat completes my lecture.lWeve seen thatlFirst we lo
22、oked at and we saw thatlThen we considered . . and I argued thatlIn short,lTo sum uplIn conclusion, Id like to emphasize that结构把握 2010 I. Vocal Paralinguistic Features 1. whispering- the needs for secrecy 2. breathiness- deep emotion 3. huskiness- unimportant 4. nasality- anxiety 5. extra lip-roundi
23、ng- greater intimacyII. physical paralinguistic features 1. facial expression- powerful conveyer of meaning. -e.g.1 smiling: pleasure or welcome -e.g.2 raising eye-brows: surprised or interested in something -e.g.3 biting your lip: deep in thinking/ uncertain about something -e.g.4 compressing the l
24、ips: making decisions -e.g.5 clenching of the teeth: angry 2. gesture- culture bound -e.g.1 shrugging shoulders: I dont care, or I dont know -e.g.2 crossing your arms: relaxation/ bored -e.g.3 waving: welcome and farewell -e.g.4 scratching your head: at a loss -e.g.5 placing your hand upon your hear
25、t: telling the truth -e.g.6 pointing your finger at your nose: its a secret 3. proximity, posture and echoing 1). proximity: personal style & culture bound -e.g.1 closeness: intimacy, threat -e.g.2 distance: formality, lack of interest 2). posture: the way in which someone holds his or her body -e.g
26、.1 Hunched shoulders and a hanging head: happy or not -e.g.2 A lowered head, eye contact: the appropriate relationship -e.g.3 direct level eye contact: open or challenging 3). echoing: to complement the verbal communication词性l1 tones of voice 2 huskiness 3 universal signal; 4 thought or uncertainty
27、5 indifference 6 honesty 7 distance; 8 situation; 9 mood; 10 unconsciously same posture （2010）l1. study result/ findings 2. unknowledgeable audience 3. disciplined 4. what you did 5. DISCUSSION 6. a common mistake 7. in reality 8. obtained / that you obtained 9. attention / focus / emphasis 10. lack
28、 （2009）l1. native language 2. 350 3. Historical 4. India 5. commerce 6. Boom 7. sea travel communication 8. conference 9. many radios 10. split （2008）听力部分之Conversation & Interviewl约800个单词的会话组成，之后，有5道多选题l内容涉及日常生活的各个方面。比如家庭生活，工作，学习，社会关注的焦点等l谈话双方都可能涉及到对所谈论问题的看法和态度 Conversation & Interview 建议l提前读题，这不仅包括
29、要读题的题干，还要读题的选项 l标记每个选项的主题词，l题干的反正意(即到底这句话是肯定的?还是否定的?)l注意题干中的NOT,EXCEPT,INCORRECT,WHY,HOW等词l一般说来，选择项都是按照采访者提问的顺序来排列 l2. The following are job benefits by joining Toastmasters EXCEPT（2009） A. becoming familiar with various means of communication.B. learning how to deliver messages in an organized way.
30、C. becoming aware of audience expectations.D. learning how to get along with friends.l4. Toastmasters aims to train people to be all the following EXCEPT（2009）A. public speakers.B. grammar teachers.C. masters of ceremonies.D. evaluators.听力部分之 News broadcastl若干新闻报道后，会有5道多选题l录音速度为每分钟约为150个单词 l新闻的题材多样，
31、内容新、词汇新，上至天文，下至地理，政治、科技，军事，经济，无所不有 News broadcast 建议l新闻六要素(who，what, when，where，why, how) lnews的速度可能有些快，所以看完选项后才能更有目的的听 l多听BBC或VOA的新闻报导，从而使自己适应这些广播节目的语速，语调 总结l听前：快速浏览选择项，预测所听重点l听时：边听边记，以听和理解为主l听后：综合考虑，梳理归纳l密切关注出现的数字、时间、日期等总结l时间如何找？l利用mini-lecture听完后的时间。 p 经常不断地学习,你就什么都知道。你知道得越多,你就越有力量p Study Constantly, And You Will Know Everything. The More You Know, The More Powerful You Will Be写在最后Thank You在别人的演说中思考，在自己的故事里成长Thinking In Other PeopleS Speeches，Growing Up In Your Own Story讲师：XXXXXX XX年XX月XX日
