专业英语八级真题2018年-附解析.pdf

专业英语八级真题2018年 PART Ⅰ LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A MINI-LECTURE In this section you will hear a mini-lecture: You will hear the mini-lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the mini-lecture, please complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task . Now listen to the mini-lecture. When it is over, you will be given THREE minutes to check your work. Language and Humanity Language is powerful and it can help us do or get things as we wish. Language as a born trait ● Language has evolved only in 1 . ● Comparison between chimpanzees and human beings - Chimpanzees - use of tools: once seen as a sign of 2 - inability to 3 - tendency to 4 - Human beings - able to improve and build on 5 - able to 6 ideas Language and social learning ● Problem of social learning: 7 - Cause - stealing others ideas by 8 - Solution - 9 developed to share ideas ● Results - 10 made available to every individual - language as social technology to enhance 11 Language and the modern world ● Existence of many different languages has led to - separation of cooperative groups - 12 - knowledge protection - slow flow of ideas and tendency toward 13 ● Globalization needs 14 . ● 15 hinder cooperation. Solution: one world with one language 语音下载 1. human beings/humans [听力原文] Language and humanity Good