2017英语专业八级真题及答案

QUESTION BOOKLET

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2017)

-GRADE EIGHT-

TIME LIMIT: 150 MIN PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN] 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 the word(s) you fill in is (are) 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.

SECTION B INTERVIEW

In this section you will hear TWO interviews. At the end of each interview, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the interviews and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

You have THIRTY seconds to preview the choices.

Now, listen to the first interview. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the first interview.

1. A. Comprehensive. B. Disheartening. C. Encouraging. D. Optimistic.

2. A. 200. B. 70. C. 10. D. 500.

3. A. Lack of international funding.

B. Inadequate training of medical personnel.

C. Ineffectiveness of treatment efforts.

D. Insufficient operational efforts on the ground.

4. A. They can start education programs for local people.

B. They can open up more treatment units.

C. They can provide proper treatment to patients.

D. They can become professional.

5. A. Provision of medical facilities.

B. Assessment from international agencies.

C. Ebola outpacing operational efforts.

D. Effective treatment of Ebola.

Now, listen to the second interview. Questions 6 to 10 are based on the second interview.

6. A. Interpreting the changes from different sources.

B. Analyzing changes from the Internet for customers.

C. Using media information to inspire new ideas.

D. Creating things from changes in behavior, media, etc.

7. A. Knowing previous success stories.

B. Being brave and willing to take a risk.

C. Being sensitive to business data.

D. Being aware of what is interesting.

8. A. Having people take a risk.

B. Aiming at a consumer leek.

C. Using messages to do things.

D. Focusing on data-based ideas.

9. A. Looking for opportunities.

B. Considering a starting point.

C. Establishing the focal point.

D. Examining the future carefully.

10. A. A media agency.

B. An Internet company.

C. A venture capital firm.

D. A behavioral study center.

PART II READING COMPREHENSION [45 MIN] SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

In this section there are three passages followed by fourteen multiple choice questions. For each multiple choice question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

PASSAGE ONE

(1) It’s 7 pm on a balmy Saturday night in June, and I have just ordered my first beer in I Cervejaria, a restaurant in Zambujeira do Mar, one of the prettiest villages on Portugal’s south-west coast. The place is empty, but this doesn’t surprise me at all. I have spent two weeks in this area, driving along empty roads, playing with my son on empty beaches, and staying in B&Bs where we are the only guests.

(2) No doubt the restaurant, run by two brothers for the past 28 years, is buzzing in July and August, when Portuguese holidaymakers descend on the Alentejo coast. But for the other 10 months of the year, the trickle of diners who come to feast on fantastically fresh seafood reflects the general pace of life in the Alentejo: sleepy, bordering on comatose.

(3) One of the poorest, least-developed, least-populated regions in western Europe, the Alentejo has been dubbed both the Provence and the Tuscany of Portugal. Neither is accurate. Its scenery is not as pretty and, apart from in the capital Evora, its food isn’t as sophisticated. The charms of this land of wheat fields, cork oak forests, wildflower meadows and tiny white-washed villages, are more subtle than in France or Italy’s poster regions.

(4) To travel here is to step back in time 40 or 50 years. Life rolls along at a treacly pace; there’s an unnerving s tillness to the landscape. But that stillness ends abruptly at the Atlantic Ocean, where there is drama in spades. Protected by the South West Alentejo and Costa Vicentina national park, the 100 km of coastline from Porto Covo in the Alentejo to Burgau in the Algarve is the most stunning in Europe. And yet few people seem to know about it. Walkers come to admire the views from the Fisherman’s Way, surfers to ride the best waves in Europe, but day after day we had spectacular beaches to ourselves.

(5) The lack of awareness is partly a matter of accessibility (these beaches are a good two hours’ drive from either Faro or Lisbon airports) and partly to do with a lack of beachside accommodation. There are some gorgeous, independent guesthouses in this area, but they are hidden in valleys or at the end of dirt tracks.

(6) Our base was a beautiful 600-acre estate of uncultivated land covered in rock-rose, eucalyptus and wild flowers 13km inland from Zambujeira. Our one-bedroom home, Azenha, was once home to the miller who tended the now-restored watermill next to it. A kilometre away from the main house, pool and restaurant, it is gloriously isolated.

(7) Stepping out of the house in the morning to greet our neighbours – wild horses on one side, donkeys on the other – with nothing but birdsong filling the air, I felt a sense of adventure you normally only get with wild camping.

(8) “When people first arrive, they feel a little anxious wondering what they are going to do the whole time,” Sarah Gredley, the English owner of estate, told me. “But it doesn’t usually take them long to realise that the whole point of being here is to slow down, to enjoy nature.”

(9) We followed her advice, walking down to the stream in search of terrapins and otters, or through clusters of cork oak trees. On some days, we tramped uphill to the windmill, now a romantic house for two, for panoramic views across the estate and beyond.

(10) When we ventured out, we were always drawn back to the coast – the gentle sands and shallow bay of Farol beach. At the end of the day, we would head, sandy-footed, to the nearest restaurant, knowing that at every one there would be a cabinet full of fresh seafood to choose from –bass, salmon, lobster, prawns, crabs, goose barnacles, clams … We never ate the same thing twice.

(11) A kilometre or so from I Cervejaria, on Zambujeira’s idyllic natural harbour is O Sacas, originally built to feed the fishermen but now popular with everyone. After scarfing platefuls of seafood on the terrace, we wandered down to the harbour where two fishermen, in wetsuits, were setting out by boat across the clear turquoise water to collect goose barnacles. Other than them, the place was deserted –just another empty beauty spot where I wondered for the hundredth time that week how this pristine stretch of coast has remained so undiscovered.

11.The first part of Para. 4 refers to the fact that ______.

A.life there is quiet and slow

B.the place is little known

C.the place is least populated

D.there are stunning views

12.“The lack of awareness” i n Para. 5 refers to ______.

A.different holidaying preferences

B.difficulty of finding accommodation

C.little knowledge of the beauty of the beach

D.long distance from the airports

13.The author uses “gloriously” in Para. 6 to ______.

A.describe the scenery outside the house

B.show appreciation of the surroundings

C.contrast greenery with isolation

D.praise the region’s unique feature

14.The sentence “We never ate the same thing twice” in Para. 10 reflects the ______ of the

seafood there.

A.freshness

B.delicacy

C.taste

D.variety

15.Which of the following themes is repeated in both Paras. 1 and 11?

A.Publicity.

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/cb368095.html,ndscape.

C.Seafood.

D.Accommodation.

PASSAGE TWO

(1) I can still remember the faces when I suggested a method of dealing with what most teachers of English considered one of their pet horrors, extended reading. The room was full of tired teachers, and many were quite cynical about the offer to work together to create a new and dynamic approach to the place of stories in the classroom.

(2) They had seen promises come and go and mere words weren't going to convince them, which was a shame as it was mere words that we were principally dealing with. Most teachers were unimpressed by the extended reading challenge from the Ministry, and their lack of

enthusiasm for the rather dry list of suggested tales was passed on to their students and everyone was pleased when that part of the syllabus was over. It was simply a box ticking exercise. We needed to do something more. We needed a very different approach.

(3) That was ten years ago. Now we ha ve a different approach, and it works. Here’s how it happened (or, like most good stories, here are the main parts. You have to fill in some of yourself employing that underused classroom device, the imagination.) We started with three main precepts:

(4) First, it is important to realize that all of us are storytellers, tellers of tales. We all have our own narratives – the real stories such as what happened to us this morning or last night, and the ones we have been told by others and we haven’t experience d personally. We could say that our entire lives are constructed as narratives. As a result we all understand and instinctively feel narrative structure. Binary opposites – for example, the tension created between good and bad together with the resolution of that tension through the intervention of time, resourcefulness and virtue – is a concept understood by even the youngest children. Professor Kieran Egan, in his seminal book ‘Teaching as Storytelling’ warns us not to ignore this innate skill, for it is a remarkable tool for learning.

(5) We need to understand that writing and reading are two sides of the same coin: an author has not completed the task if the book is not read: the creative circle is not complete without the reader, who will supply their own creative input to the process. Samuel Johnson said: A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it. In teaching terms, we often forget that reading itself can be a creative process, just as writing is, and we too often relegate it to a means of data collection. We frequently forget to make that distinction when presenting narratives or poetry, and often ask comprehension questions which relate to factual information – who said what and when, rather than speculating on ‘why’, for example, or examining the context of the action.

(6) The third part of the reasoning that we adopted relates to the need to engage the students as readers in their own right, not as simply as language learners; learning the language is part of the process, not the reason for reading. What they read must become theirs and have its own special and secret life in their heads, a place where teachers can only go if invited.

(7) We quickly found that one of the most important ways of making all the foregoing happen was to engage the creative talents of the class before they read a word of the text. The pre-reading activities become the most important part of the teaching process; the actual reading part can almost be seen as the cream on the cake, and the principle aim of pre-reading activities is to get students to want to read the text. We developed a series of activities which uses clues or fragments from the text yet to be read, and which rely on the student’s innate knowledge of narrative, so that they can to build their own stories before they read the key text. They have enough information to generate ideas but not so much that it becomes simply an exercise in guided writing; releasing a free imagination is the objective.

(8) Moving from pre-reading to reading, we may introduce textual intervention activities. ‘Textual Intervention’ is a term used by Rob Pope to describe the process of questioning a text not simply as a guide to comprehension but as a way of exploring the context of the story at any one time, and examining points at which the narrative presents choices, points of divergence, or narrative crossroads. We don’t do this for all texts, however, as the shorter ones do not seem to gain much from this process and it simply breaks up the reading pleasure.

(9) Follow-up activities are needed, at the least, to round off the activity, to bring some sense of closure but they also offer an opportunity to link the reading experience more directly to the requirements of the syllabus. Indeed, the story may have been chosen in the first place because the context supports one of the themes that teachers are required to examine as part of the syllabus –for example, ‘families’, ‘science and technology’, ‘communications’, ‘the environment’ and all the other familiar themes. There are very few stories that can’t be explored without some part of the syllabus being supported. For many teachers this is an essential requirement if they are to engage in such extensive reading at all.

(10) The whole process – pre-, while and post reading – could be just an hour’s activity, or it could last for more than one lesson. When we are designing the materials for exploring stories clearly it is isn’t possible for us to know how much time any teacher will have available, which is why we construct the activities into a series of independent units which we call kits. They are called kits because we expect teachers to build their own lessons out of the materials we provide, which implies that large amounts may be discarded. What we do ask, though, is that the pre-reading activities be included, if nothing else. That is essential for the process to engage the student as a creative reader..

(11) One of the purposes of encouraging a creative reading approach in the language classroom is to do with the dynamics we perceive in the classroom. Strategic theorists tell us of the social trinity, whereby three elements are required to achieve a dynamic in any social situation. In the language classroom these might be seen as consisting of the student, the teacher and the language. Certainly from the perspective of the student –and usually from the perspective of the teacher – the relationship is an unequal one, with the language being perceived as placed closer to the teacher than the student. This will result in less dynamic between language and student than between language and teacher. However, if we replace ‘language’ with narrative and especially if that is approached as a creative process that draws the student in so that they feel they ‘own’ the relationship with the text, then this will shift the dynamic in the classroom so that the student, who has now become a reader, is much closer to the language – or narrative – than previously. This creates a much more effective dynamic of learning. However, some teachers feel threatened by this apparent loss of overall control and mastery. Indeed, the whole business of open ended creativity and a lack of boxes to tick for the correct answer is quite unsettling territory for some to find themselves in.

16.It can be inferred from Paras. 1 and 2 that teachers used to ______.

A.oppose strongly the teaching of extended reading

B.be confused over how to teach extended reading

C.be against adopting new methods of teaching

D.teach extended reading in a perfunctory way

17.The sentence “we all understand and instinctively feel narrative structure” in Para. 4

indicates that ______.

A.we are good at telling stories

B.we all like telling stories

C.we are born story-tellers

D.we all like listening to stories

18.Samuel Johnson regards the relationship between a writer and a reader as ______ (Para. 5).

A.independent

B.collaborative

C.contradictory

D.reciprocal

19.In Para. 7, the author sees “pre-reading” as the most important part of reading because

_____.

A.it encourages students’ imagination

B.it lays a good foundation for reading

C.it can attract students’ attention

D.it provides clues to the text to be read

20.“Textual Intervention” suggested by Rob Pope (in Para. 8) is expected to fulfill all the

following functions EXCEPT ______.

A.exploring the context

B.interpreting ambiguities

C.stretching the imagination

D.examining the structure

PASSAGE THREE

(1) Once again, seething, residual anger has burst forth in an American city. And the riots that overtook Los Angeles were a reminder of what knowledgeable observers have been saying for a quarter century: America will continue paying a high price in civil and ethnic unrest unless the nation commits itself to programs that help the urban poor lead productive and respectable lives.

(2) Once again, a proven program is worth pondering: national service.

(3) Somewhat akin to the military training that generations of American males received in the armed forces, a 1990s version would prepare thousands of unemployable and undereducated young adults for quality lives in our increasingly global and technology-driven economy. National service opportunities would be available to any who needed it and, make no mistake, the problems are now so structural, to intractable, that any solution will require massive federal intervention.

(4) In his much quoted book, “The Truly Disadvantaged,” sociologist William Julius Wilson wrote that “only a major program of economic reform”will prevent the riot-prone urban underclass from being permanently locked out of American economic life. Today, we simply have no choice. The enemy within and among our separate ethnic selves is as daunting as any foreign foe.

(5) Families who are rent apart by welfare dependency, job discrimination and intense feelings of alienation have produces minority teenagers with very little self-discipline and little faith that good grades and the American work ethic will pay off. A military-like environment for them with practical domestic objectives could produce startling results.

(6) Military service has been the most successful career training program we’ve ever known, and American children born in the years since the all-volunteer Army was instituted make up a large proportion of this targeted group. But this opportunity may disappear forever if too many of our military bases are summarily closed and converted or sold to the private sector. The facilities, manpower, traditions, and capacity are already in place.

(7) Don’t dismantle it: rechannel it.

(8) Discipline is a cornerstone of any responsible citizen’s life. I was taught it by my father, who was a policeman. May of the rioters have never had any at all. As an athlete and former Army officer, I know that discipline can be learned. More importantly, it must be learned or it doesn’t take hold.

(9) A precedent for this approach was the Civilian Conservation Corps that worked so well during the Great Depression. My father enlisted in the CCC as a young man with an elementary school education and he learned invaluable skills that served him well throughout his life. The key was that a job was waiting for him when he finished. The certainty of that first entry-level position is essential if severely alienated young minority men and women are to keep the faith.

(10) We all know these are difficult times for the public sector, but here’s the chance to add energetic and able manpower to America’s workforce. They could be prepared for the world of work or college – an offer similar to that made to returning GI after Word War II. It would be a

chance for 16- to 21-year-olds to live among other cultures, religions, races and in different geographical areas. And these young people could be taught to rally around common goals and friendships that evolve out of pride in one’s squad, platoon, company, battalion – or commander.

(11) We saw such images during the Persian Gulf War and during the NACC Final Four basketball games. In military life and competitive sports, this camaraderie doesn’t just happen; it is taught and learned in an atmosphere of discipline and earned mutual respect for each other’s capabilities.

(12) A national service program would also help overcome two damaging perceptions held by America’s disaffected youth: the society just doesn’t care about minority youngsters and that one’s personal best efforts will not be rewarded in our discriminatory jo b market. Harvard professor Robert Reich’s research has shown that urban social ills are so pervasive that the upper 20 percent of Americans –the “fortunate fifth” as he calls them –have decided quietly to “secede” from the bottom four-fifths and the lowest fifth in particular. We cannot accept such estrangement on a permanent basis. And what better way to answer skeptics from any group than by certifying the technical skills of graduates from a national service training program?

(13) Now, we must act decisively to forestall future urban unrest. Republicans must put aside their aversion to funding programs aimed at certain cultural groups. Democrats must forget labels and recognize that a geographically isolated subgroup of Americans –their children in particular – need systematic and substantive assistance for at least another 20 years.

(14) The ethnic taproots of minority Americans are deeply buried in a soil of faith and loyalty to traditional values. With its emphasis on discipline, teamwork, conflict resolution, personal responsibility and marketable skills development, national service can provide both the training and that vital first job that will reconnect these Americans to the rest of us. Let’s do it before the fire next time.

21.According to the a uthor, “national service” is comparable to “military training” because

they both cultivate youngsters’ ______.

A.good grades

B.self discipline

C.mutual trust

D.work ethic

22.The author cites the example of his father in order to show ______.

A.the importance of discipline

B.the importance of education

C.the necessity of having strong faith

D.the effectiveness of the program

23.According to the author, a national service program can bring the following benefits to

America’s youngsters EXCEPT ______.

A.increase in income

B. a sense of responsibility

C.confidence and hope

D.practical work skills

24.According to the context, what does “the fire” refer to (Para. 14)?

A.Discrimination.

B.Anger.

C.Riots.

D.Aversion.

SECTION B SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

In this section there are eight short answer questions based on the passages in SECTION A. Answer each question in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS in the space provided on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

PASSAGE ONE

25.What does Para. 2 tell us about the restaurant business on the Alentejo coast throughout the

year?

26.According to Para. 5, what are the two main reasons of the Alentejo’s inaccessibility?

PASSAGE TWO

27.What does “It was simply a box ticking exercise” mean in Para. 2?

28.Paras. 4-6 propose three main precepts for the now approach. Please use ONE phrase to

summarize each of the three precepts.

29.What does the author suggest to shift the dynamic in the classroom (Para. 11)?

PASSAGE THREE

30.What is the purpose of the program proposed by the author (Paras. 1-3)?

31.What does the word “it” in “Don’t dismantle it: rechannel it.” refe r to (Para. 7)?

32.What do Robert Reich’s findings imply (Para. 12)?

PART III LANGUAGE USAGE [15 MIN]

The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proof-read the passage and correct it in the following way:

For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank

provided at the end of the line.

For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “∧” sign and write the

word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of

the line.

For an unnecessary word, cross the unnecessary word with a slash “/” and put the word in the

blank provided at the end of the line.

Example

__________

When∧art museum wants a new exhibit, (1) an

__________

it never buys things in finished form and hangs (2) never

them on the wall. When a natural history museum

__________

wants an exhibition, it must often build it. (3) exhibit

Proofread the given passage on ANSWER SHEET THREE as instructed.

Translate the underlined part of the following text from Chinese into English. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.

我小的时候特别盼望过年，往往是一过了腊月，就开始掰着指头数日子。对于我们这种焦急的心态，大人们总是发出深沉的感叹，好像他们不但不喜欢过年，而且还惧怕过年。他们的态度令当时的我感到失望和困惑，现在我完全能够理解了。我想长辈们之所以对过年感慨良多，一是因为过年意味着一笔开支，二是飞速流逝的时间对他们构成巨大压力。小孩子可以兴奋地说：过了年，我又长大了一岁；而老人们则叹息：嗨，又老了一岁。过年意味着小孩子正在向自己生命过程中的辉煌时期进步，而对于大人，则意味着正向衰朽的残年滑落。

The following are two excerpts about job hopping. Read the two excerpts carefully and write an article of NO LESS THAN 300 WORDS, in which you should:

1.summarize the main arguments in the two excerpts, and then

2.express your opinion towards job hopping, especially on whether job hopping would

benefit your career development.

You can support yourself with information from the excerpts.

Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

Write your article on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.

Excerpt 1

Excerpt 2

--THE END--

【星火英语版】2017年英语专业八级考试参考答案

SECTION A MINI-LECTURE

1. signing

2. primary

3. literacy

4. different but complementary

5. avoiding

6. many other contexts

7. characteristics/features

8. reaction

9. distance

10. emotion

11. deliberate

12. intimacy and immediacy

13. continuum

14. types of language

15. the usage

SECTION B INTERVIEW

1.What is international leaders’ assessment of the current battle against Ebola?

答案：B. Disheartening.

2.How many people are now working in the treatment unit in Liberia?

答案：A. 200.

3.According to Mary, what is the challenge in the battle against Ebola?

答案：D. Insufficient operational efforts on the ground.

4.Why do health workers need case management protocol training?

答案：B. They can open up more treatment units.

5.What does this interview mainly talk about?

答案：C. Ebola outpacing operational efforts.

6.What is Tom’s main role in his new position?

答案：C. Using media information to inspire new ideas.

7.According to Tom, what does innovation require of people?

答案：B. Being brave and willing to take a risk

8.What does Tom see as game-changing chances in the future?

答案：B. Aiming at a consumer level.

9.What does Tom do first to deal with the toughest part of his work?

答案：D. Examining the future carefully.

10.Which of the following might Tom work for?

答案：A. A media agency.

SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

PASSAGE ONE

11. The first part of Para. 4 refers to the fact that .

答案：[A] life there is quiet and slow

12. “The lack of awareness” in Para. 5 refers to .

答案：［C］little knowledge of the beauty of the beach

13. The author uses “gloriously” in Para. 6 to .

答案：［C］contrast greenery with isolation

14. The sentence “We never ate the same thing twice” in Para. 10 reflects the of the seafood there.

答案：［D］variety

15. Which of the following themes is repeated in both Paras.1 and 11?

答案：［A］Publicity.

PASSAGE TWO

16. It can be inferred from Paras.1 and 2 that teachers used to .

答案：［D］teach extended reading in a perfunctory way

17. The sentence “we all understand and instinctively feel narrative structure” in Para.4 indicates that .

答案：［C］we are born story-tellers

18. Samuel Johnson regards the relationship between a writer and a reader as (Para.5).

答案：［B］collaborative

19. In Para.7, the author sees “pre-reading” as the most important part of reading because .

答案：［C］it can attract students’ attention

20. “Textual Intervention” suggested by Rob Pope (in Para. 8) is expected to f ulfill all the following functions EXCEPT .

答案：［C］stretching the imagination

PASSAGE THREE

21. According to the author, “national service” is comparable to “military training” because they both cultivate youngsters’ .

答案：［B］self discipline

22. The author cites the example of his father in order to show .

答案：［A］the importance of discipline

23. According to the author, a national service program can bring the following benefits to America’s youngsters EXCEPT .

答案：［A］increase in income

24. According to the context, what does “the fire” refer to (Para. 14)?

答案：［B］Anger.

SECTION B SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

说明：简答题答案不唯一，意思对即可。

PASSAGE ONE

25.What does Para. 2 tell us about the restaurant business on the Alentejo coast throughout the year?

答案：Busy in July and August only.

(或者Not busy all the year other than July and August.)

26. According to Para. 5, what are the main reasons of the Alentejo’s inaccessibility?答案：Far from airports, and without proper accommodation.

PASSAGE TWO

27. What does “It was simply a box ticking exercise” mean in Para. 2?

答案：Extended reading was taught superficially without creation or enthusiasm. 28. Paras. 4 - 6 propose three main precepts for the new approach. Please use ONE phrase to summarize each of the three precepts.

答案：Teaching as storytelling, reading as creative processes, students as readers. 29. What does the author suggest to shift the dynamic in the classroom (Para. 11)?

答案：Replacing “language” with narrative approached as an attracti ve creative process.

PASSAGE THREE

30. What is the purpose of the program proposed by the author (Paras. 1-3)?

答案：To help the urban poor lead quality lives.

31. What does the word “it” in “Don’t dismantle it: rechannel it” refer to (Para. 7) ?答案：The resource of military bases suitable for national service.

32. What do Robert Reich’s findings imply (Para. 12)?

答案：There is alienation between the rich and the poor.

1. which→ that

2. thus→ as

3. how→ how

4. ∧the more→ and

5. specially→ especially/particularly

6. dominated→ dominating

7. make→ conduct/offer

8. ∧ability→ the

9. specialized→ specialize

10. manner→ way

参考译文

The reasons for the elders’ mixed feelings about the New Year, I think, come down to the following two ones. On the one hand, celebrating the New Year means a great expense to them. On the other hand, the fleeting time exerted considerable pressure on them. Kids may say excitedly that they begin another year in their life after the New Year; however, adults may sigh, "Well, I've become one year older!" For the kids, the New Year means that they are making progress in the most brilliant part of their life. On the contrary, for adults, it's an indication that they are sliding into their declining years.

参考范文

Job Hopping, Yes or No?

It seems that employers are nowadays more open to job hoppers as the former

【星火英语版】2017年专八考试参考答案

【星火英语版】2017年英语专业八级考试参考答案 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE 1. signing 2. primary 3. literacy 4. different but complementary 5. avoiding 6. many other contexts 7. characteristics/features 8. reaction 9. distance 10. emotion 11. deliberate 12. intimacy and immediacy 13. continuum 14. types of language 15. the usage SECTION B INTERVIEW 1.What is international leaders’ assessment of the current battle

against Ebola? 答案：B. Disheartening. 2.How many people are now working in the treatment unit in Liberia? 答案：A. 200. 3.According to Mary, what is the challenge in the battle against Ebola? 答案：D. Insufficient operational efforts on the ground. 4.Why do health workers need case management protocol training? 答案：B. They can open up more treatment units. 5.What does this interview mainly talk about? 答案：C. Ebola outpacing operational efforts. 6.What is Tom’s main role in his new position? 答案：C. Using media information to inspire new ideas. 7.According to Tom, what does innovation require of people? 答案：B. Being brave and willing to take a risk 8.What does T om see as game-changing chances in the future? 答案：B. Aiming at a consumer level. 9.What does T om do first to deal with the toughest part of his work?

英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套_5_

A.coroner B.accomplice C.felon D.claimant 404._is a cluster of tiny plants that looks like moss and grows on rocks,trees,malls, etc. A.Clover B.Cedar C.Lichen D.Leech 405.A_is the main part of the body of a boat or tank. A.tusk B.hull C.rooster D.duct 406.We ran when the bull began to_. A.dribble B.engender C.fizz D.snort 407.The_drove the ship on the rock. A.drizzle B.tempest C.haze https://www.wendangku.net/doc/cb368095.html,ieu 408.Once you've_to the heat you won't feel so tired. A.enraged B.acclimatized C.foreboded D.gargled 409.If the sun_something,especially the ground or plants,it makes it completely dry. A.impends B.lilts C.parches D.traduces 410.After wavshing them in soapy water,_the clothes thoroughly. A.leer B.harrow C.maculate D.rinse 411.We'll need to have a new electric_fitted into the wall for the teievision plug. A.schooner B.socket C.rudder D.cartridge 412.Leaves turned to shimming silver as_played through them. A.solos B.zephyrs C.hurricanes D.galaxies 413.Much of what he said was beyond her comprehension but she understood the_ of his remarks. A.tac B.tact C.tanner D.tenor 414.A_is a very ba.d snow storm with strong winds.. A.blizzard B.bliss C.blister D.bazaar 415._is a red powder which people,especially women and actors,put on their cheeks in order to give them more color. A.Pip B.Rum C.Yogurt D.Rouge 416.The coronation of the new king was performed with great_. A.pomp B.pump C.plump D.plumb 417.During his_in Africa the missionary learned much about native customs. A.sojourn B.iris C.peril D.rapture 418.He received the ball from the'right near the penalty spot,then_it wide of the goal. A.assayed B.exterminated C.jabbed D.jeered 419.Insurance_losses were heavy last year due to a number of natural disasters. A.unraveling B.underwritmg C.understating D.unassuming 420.This Bob Dylan_includes some'rare recordings of his best songs. A.anthology B.anthem C.anthropology D.antidote 421.The president of this company is just a_—the chief Executive has day-to-day control. A.hind B.playboy C.figurehead D.backdrop 422.Silver_easily and turns black if not polished regularly.

英语专业八级翻译练习题带答案2017

英语专业八级翻译练习题带答案2017 英语专业八级翻译练习题带答案2017 机会只对进取有为的人开放，庸人永远无法光顾。以下是小编为大家搜索整理的英语专业八级翻译练习题带答案2017，希望对正在关注的您有所帮助!更多精彩内容请及时关注我们应届毕业生考试网! part 1 The next day, when their mended carriage had come up to fetch them, and they were just starting to drive away from the inn, the Conte' s old servant appeared with the rose-cutting neatly wrapped up, and the compliments and wishes for a buon viaggio from her master. The town collected to see them depart, and the children ran after their carriage through the gate of the little city. They heard a rush of feet behind them for a few moments, but soon they were far down towards the valley; the little town with all its noise and life was high above them on its mountain peak. She had planted the rose at home, where it had grown and flourished in a wonderful manner; and every June the great mass of leaves and shoots still broke out into a passionate splendour of scent and crimson colour, as if in its root and fibres there still burnt the anger and thwarted desire of that Italian lover. Of course the old Conte must have died many years ago; she had forgotten his name, and had even forgotten the name of the mountain city that she had stayed in, after first seeing it twinkling at dawn in the sky, like a nest of stars. 参考译文: 次日，他们的马车修好了,上山来接他们。在就要离开旅馆之际，伯爵的老仆赶来了，送来一根包扎整齐的玫瑰枝条，并转达了伯爵旅途愉快的祝福。小城中的居民都赶来目送他们离去，孩童们也追随在车子后面，一直跟到小城门外。开始他们还能听到身后散乱的脚步声，但不久车子便驶入山谷，而这座喧闹的小城依然高高耸立于他们头顶的山颠. 她把玫瑰种在家中.玫瑰的长势非常好,枝繁叶茂;每年六月，在片片绿叶与新芽之中，绽放出绚丽的红花，散发出浓郁的香味,仿佛它的根须之间依旧燃烧着那位意大利情人的愤怒与没能实现的渴望。当然老伯爵肯定早已去世多年;而她也记不起他的名字了，甚至连她所住过的那座小城的名字也忘记了，虽然她曾经在拂晓之时看它犹如满天的繁星在空中闪烁。

英语专业八级词汇专项自测题1000题

声明 因朱晓慧教授编著、王逢鑫教授审定，北京大学出版社出版的《英语专业八级阅读与词汇》一书已绝版近5年，而索取此书附录《英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套（100 10000题）》的读者甚多，本人制作了此书附录自测题的电子版，供广大读者使用。 请读者尊重国家版权法规定，下载后勿用于商业目的，仅供学习之用，且不使用本电子版文件制作替他一切形式的出版物，本人概不负责所产生的后果！ 《英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套（1000题）》于200 20011年出版后在英语学习者中产生了重要影响，对于参加托福、雅思、GRE以及英语专业八级、英语语言文学专业、外国语言学与应用语言学专业硕士研究生入学考试的读者有极大帮助。2005年某著名出版社出版的某著名品牌的词汇记忆书大量剽窃此自测题中朱教授的原创题，由此可见自测题受欢迎程度。 自测题第九套 I.For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence: 801.Dyes and stains offer no surface protection for the wood,which requires a final coat of clear_. A.vanish B.rill C.blueprint D.iceberg 802.We must find some way of paying off our rent_. A.treadles B.arrears C.infirmaries D.funnels 803.I watched the birds through my_. A.benchmarks B.chromosomes C.binoculars D.radiogenetics

2017年英语专业八级考试改错模拟测试题及答案5

2017年英语专业八级考试改错模拟测试 题及答案5 I think it is true to saying that, in general, language teachers (26) have paid little attention to the way sentences are used in combination to form stretches of disconnected discourse. They have tended to take (27) their cue from the grammarian and have concentrated to the teaching (28) of sentences as self-contained units. It is true that these are often represented in "contexts" and strung together in dialogues and (29) reading passages, but these are essentially setting to make the formal properties of the sentences stand out more clearly, properties which are then established in the learners brain(30) by means of practice drill and exercises. Basically, the language teaching unit is the (31)

英语专业八级改错真题及答案 持续更新 部分详解 文字答案校对版

1995-2017年英语专业八级改错真题及答案 （文字/答案校对版） 2017年改错真题 The ability to communicate is the primary factor that distinguishes human beings from animals. And it is the ability to communicate well which 1.________ distinguishes one individual from another. The fact is that apart from the basic necessities, one needs to be equipped with habits for good communication skills, thus this is 2.________ what will make one a happy and successful social being. In order to develop these habits, one needs to first acknowledge the fact that they need to improve communication skills from time to time. They need to take stock of the way how they interact and the direction 3.________ in which their work and personal relations are going. The only constant in life is change, th e more one accepts one’s strengths and works 4._______ towards dealing with their shortcomings, specially in the area of 5.________ communication skills, the better will be their interactions and the more their social popularity. The dominated question that comes here is: How to improve 6.________ communication skills? The answer is simple. One can find plenty of literature on this. There are also experts, who conduct workshops and seminars based on communication skills of men and women. In fact, a large number of companies are bringing in trainers to regularly make sessions on the subject, in order to 7.________ help their work force maintain better interpersonal work relations. Today effective communication skills have become a predominant factor even while recruiting employees. While interviewing candidates, most interviewers judge them on the basis of the skills they communicate with. They believe that some skills can be improvised on the job; but ability to 8.________ communicate well is important, as every employee becomes the representing face of the company. There are trainers, who specialized in delivering custom-made 9._______ programs on the subject. Through the sessions they not only facilitate better communication skills in the workplace, but also look into the problems in the manner of being able to convey messages effectively. 10._______ 2016年改错真题 All social units develop a culture. Even in two-person relationships, a culture develops in time. In friendship and romantic relationships, 1._________ for example, partners develop their own history, shared experiences, language patterns, habits, and customs give that relationship a special 2._________ character—a character that differs it in various ways from 3._________

2019英语专业八级作文范文：在一个说英语的国家学习英语

2019英语专业八级作文范文：在一个说英语的国家学 习英语 2017英语专业八级作文范文：在一个说英语的国家学习英语 Learn English in an English-speaking Country As economic globalization accelerates, language plays a vital role in cross-boundary communication. An international language like English is inevitably popular among language learners all over the world. And there is a widespread concern whether or not to go abroad for one's English study. To me the answer is undoubtedly a yes, since it provides a chance not only to learn the language, but also to understand the culture. First of all, going to an English-speaking country is a better way to create an ideal language-learning environment. As it is said, when in Rome, do as Romans do. Thus it can be inferred that a better way to learn how Romans behave is to go to Rome and observe their way of life. It is also true with English study. In an English-speaking country, one is likely to be exposed to more chances to communicate with native speakers rather than being confined to book knowledge only. On his stay in London, a student will have a taste of royal English himself, thus it is easier for him to improve his pronunciation and intonation through imitation. Surrounded by native speakers, a language learner will also find it very helpful in improving other skills like speaking, reading and writing.

2000-2011英语专业八级历年作文

2011年专八作文 Should famous Chinese sites of historical interest charge higher fees during peak travel seasons? In the first part of essay you should state dearly your main argument,and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part,should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary 2010专八作文 Recently newspapers have reported that officials in a little-known mountainous area near Guiyang, Guizhou Province wanted to turn the area into a “central business district” for Guiyang and invited a foreign design company to give it a n entirely new look. The design company came up with a blueprint for unconventional, super-futuristic buildings. Tis triggered off different responses. Some appreciated the bold innovation of the design, but others held that it failed to reflect regional characteristics or local cultural heritage. What is your view on this? Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. In the first part of your writing you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 2009专八作文 Mandarin, or putonghua, is the standard service sector language in our country. But recently, employees at a big city's subway station have been busy learning dialects of other parts of the country. Proponents say that using dialects in the subway is a way to provide better service. But opponents think that encouraging the use of dialects in public counters the national policy to promote putonghua. What is your opinion? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: Are Dialects Just as Acceptable in Public Places? In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second partyou should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.

英语专业八级题库【历年真题(2017~2019年)】【圣才出品】

2019年英语专业八级真题及详解 TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2019) -GRADE EIGHT- TIME LIMIT: 150 MIN PART ⅠLISTENING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN] 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. Body Language and Mind

1. ____ 【答案】power and dominance 【解析】细节题。录音提到“I’m interested in power dynamics, that is, the nonverbal expressions of power and dominance”，即讲座主题是肢体语言的力量和主导性。故答案为power and dominance。

英语专业八级新题型写作突破【命题分析+答题攻略+强化训练】附录1 英语专业八级写作常用词汇【圣才出品

附录1 英语专业八级写作常用词汇 分类话题词汇 ◆文化教育类 cultural diversity 文化多元化 cultural globalization文化一体化 cultural treasures 文化宝藏 cross-cultural communication跨文化交流 cultural reconstruction 文化重建 spiritual civilization 精神文明 heritage 遗产 achievements of art 艺术成就 tear down 拆除 humane historical sites 人文历史遗址 preserve the cultural relics 保护文化遗产 blueprint 蓝图 skyscraper 摩天大楼 high-rise office buildings 高层写字楼 city construction 城市建设 well-structured 结构良好的 crystallization 结晶

visual enjoyment 视觉享受 driving force 驱动力 reconstruct 重建 destruct 破坏 architectural industry 建筑工业 map out 制定出 city designing 城市设计 beautify our life 美化我们的生活 a splendid culture of more than 5,000 years 五千年灿烂文化human civilization 人类文明 cradle of culture 文化摇篮 mainstream culture 主流文化 cultural traditions 文化传统 national pride 民族自豪 local customs and practices 风土人情 attract people’s eyes 吸引人们的眼球 artistic taste 艺术品味 paper cutting 剪纸 jade carvings 玉雕 porcelain and pottery 陶瓷 sculpture 雕刻艺术 superstition 迷信

2017年英语专业八级真题-及答案

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2017) -GRADE EIGHT- TIME LIMIT: 150 MIN PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN] 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 the word(s) you fill in is (are) 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. SECTION B INTERVIEW In this section you will hear TWO interviews. At the end of each interview, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the interviews and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the choices. Now, listen to the first interview. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the first interview. 1. A. Comprehensive. B. Disheartening. C. Encouraging. D. Optimistic. 2. A. 200. B. 70. C. 10. D. 500.

2017年英语专八真题与答案

QUESTION BOOKLET TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2017) -GRADE EIGHT- TIME LIMIT: 150 MIN PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN] 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 the word(s) you fill in is (are) 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. SECTION B INTERVIEW In this section you will hear TWO interviews. At the end of each interview, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the interviews and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the choices. Now, listen to the first interview. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the first interview. 1. A. Comprehensive. B. Disheartening. C. Encouraging. D. Optimistic. 2. A. 200. B. 70. C. 10. D. 500. 试卷用后随即销毁。 严禁保留、出版或复印。

英语专业八级词汇专项自测题第十套

英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套（1000 题）By 朱晓慧（北大出版社）Edited by Adam Brown Shenstone - 2 - 918. If you _ , you suddenly shout something, for example because you are very surprised. A. betoken B. chide C. assay D. ejaculate 919. She trimmed the _ of the tulips before putting them in a vase. A. sprig B. spruce C. stakes D. stalks 920. The previous week she'd brought home a greasy-haired biker with _ all over his arms. A. tattoos B. taboos C. teaks D. tenets 921. My bike has had two _ in the last 3 weeks. A. purees B. punctures C. pumas D. pundits 922.We put a _ between ; " short " and " sighted " to make the word " short—sighted ", which describes a person who cannot see things that are far away. A. goody B. hyphen C. cocoon D. domino 923. _ between police forces and the art world is vital to combat art crime. A. Obituary B. Headway C. Liaison D. Hunk 924. Using tanks and heavy _ , they seized the town. A. artillery B. artifice C. artery D. artisan 925. The troops _ the city, killing and injuring hundreds. A. adverted B. bombarded C. sprinted D. interlocked 926. The characters in his early novels are a lot subtler than the overblown in his more recent work. A. interscience B. havoc C.matrix D. caricatures 927. "Senior citizen" is a(n) _ for " old person " . A. mythology B. onset C. euphemism D. pal 928. She decided to accept his offer of marriage after he _ her for months with flowers and expensive presents. A. wrung B. wriggled C. wonted D. wooed 929. A flock of birds was already _ a cheerful morning chorus. A. overwor ing B. overstating C. warbling D. imprecating 930. Most of India's coffee exports are restricted by an export _ fixed under the rules of the International Coffee Agreement. A. census B. stature C. ark D. quota II. Each sentence has a word or phrase underlined. There are four words or phrases beneath each sentence. Choose the ONE word or phrase which would best keep the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined part: 931. The boss smiled his assent to my request. A. objection B. disapproval C. refusal D. compliance 932. He sells his things by auction. A. a private sale B. a winter sale C. a summer sale D. a public sale 933. A microphone made her voice audible to the crowd. A. understandable B. perceptible C. indiscernible D. indispensable