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英语专业八级真题及答案

QUESTIONBOOKLET

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2017）

-GRADEEIGHT-

timeLIMIT:

150MIN

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.Youwillhearthemini-lectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothemini-lecture,pleasecompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesuretheword（s）youfillinis（are）bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.

Nowlistentothemini-lecture.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTHREEminutestocheckyourwork.

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillhearTWOinterviews.Attheendofeachinterview,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeinterviewsandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthechoices.

Now,listentothefirstinterview.Questions1to5arebasedonthefirstinterview.

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

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

3.A.Lackofinternationalfunding.

B.Inadequatetrainingofmedicalpersonnel.

C.Ineffectivenessoftreatmentefforts.

D.Insufficientoperationaleffortsontheground.

4.A.Theycanstarteducationprogramsforlocalpeople.

B.Theycanopenupmoretreatmentunits.

C.Theycanprovidepropertreatmenttopatients.

D.Theycanbecomeprofessional.

5.A.Provisionofmedicalfacilities.

B.Assessmentfrominternationalagencies.

C.Ebolaoutpacingoperationalefforts.

D.EffectivetreatmentofEbola.

Now,listentothesecondinterview.Questions6to10arebasedonthesecondinterview.

6.A.Interpretingthechangesfromdifferentsources.

B.AnalyzingchangesfromtheInternetforcustomers.

C.Usingmediainformationtoinspirenewideas.

D.Creatingthingsfromchangesinbehavior,media,etc.

7.A.Knowingprevioussuccessstories.

8.Beingbraveandwillingtotakearisk.

9.Beingsensitivetobusinessdata.

10.Beingawareofwhatisinteresting.

8.A.Havingpeopletakearisk.

B.Aimingataconsumerleek.

C.Usingmessagestodothings.

D.Focusingondata-basedideas.

9.A.Lookingforopportunities.

B.Consideringastartingpoint.

C.Establishingthefocalpoint.

D.Examiningthefuturecarefully.

10.A.Amediaagency.

B.AnInternetcompany.

C.Aventurecapitalfirm.

D.Abehavioralstudycenter.

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION[45MIN]

SECTIONAMULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS

Inthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbyfourteenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.

PASSAGEONE

（1）It'pm7onabalmySaturdaynightinJune,andIhavejustorderedmyfirstbeerinICervejaria,arestaurantinZambujeiradoMar,oneoftheprettiestvillagesonPortugal'ssouth-westcoast.Theplaceisempty,butthisdoesn'tsurprisemeatall.Ihavespenttwowee

inthisarea,drivingalongemptyroads,playingwithmysononemptybeaches,andstayinginB&Bswherewearetheonlyguests.

（2）Nodoubttherestaurant,runbytwobrothersforthepast28years,isbuzzinginJulyandAugust,whenPortugueseholidaymakersdescendontheAlentejocoast.Butfortheother10monthsoftheyear,thetrickleofdinerswhocometofeastonfantasticallyfreshseafoodreflectsthegeneralpaceoflifeintheAlentejo:

sleepy,borderingoncomatose.

（3）Oneofthepoorest,least-developed,least-populatedregionsinwesternEurope,theAlentejohasbeendubbedboththeProvenceandtheTuscanyofPortugal.Neitherisaccurate.Itssceneryisnotasprettyand,apartfrominthecapitalEvora,itsfoodisn'tasso|

charmsofthislandofwheatfields,corkoakforests,wildflowermeadowsandtinywhite-washedvillages,aremoresubtlethaninFranceorItaly'sposterregions.

（4）Totravelhereistostepbackintime40or50years.Liferollsalongatatreaclypace;

there'arsunnervingstillnesstothelandscape.ButthatstillnessendsabruptlyattheAtlanticOcean,wherethereisdramainspades.ProtectedbytheSouthWestAlentejoandCostaVicentinanationalpark,the100kmofcoastlinefromPortoCovointheAlentejotoBurgauintheAlgarveisthemoststunninginEurope.Andyetfewpeopleseemtoknowaboutit.WalkerscometoadmiretheviewsfromtheFisherman'sWay,surferstoridethebestwavesinEurope,butday

afterdaywehadspectacularbeachestoourselves.

（5）Thelackofawarenessispartlyamatterofaccessibility（thesebeachesareagoodtwohours'drivefromeitherFaroorLisbonairports）andpartlytodowithalackofbeachsideaccommodation.Therearesomegorgeous,independentguesthousesinthisarea,buttheyarehiddeninvalleysorattheendofdirttracks.

（6）Ourbasewasabeautiful600-acreestateofuncultivatedlandcoveredinrock-rose,eucalyptusandwildflowers13kminlandfromZambujeira.Ourone-bedroomhome,Azenha,wasoncehometothemillerwhotendedthenow-restoredwatermillnexttoit.Akilometreawayfromthemainhouse,poolandrestaurant,itisgloriouslyisolated.

（7）Steppingoutofthehouseinthemorningtogreetourneighbours-wildhorsesononeside,donkeysontheother—withnothingbutbirdsongfillingtheair,Ifeltasenseofadventureyounormallyonlygetwithwildcamping.

（8）“Whenpeoplefirstarrive,theyfeelalittleanxiouswonderingwhattheyaregoingtodo

thewholetime,SarahGredley,theEnglishownerofestate,toldme."Butitdoesn'usuallytakethemlongtorealisethatthewholepointofbeinghereistoslowdown,toenjoynature.

（9）Wefollowedheradvice,walkingdowntothestreaminsearchofterrapinsandotters,orthroughclustersofcorkoaktrees.Onsomedays,wetrampeduphilltothewindmill,nowaromantichousefortwo,forpanoramicviewsacrosstheestateandbeyond.

（10）Whenweventuredout,wewerealwaysdrawnbacktothecoast-thegentlesandsandshallowbayofFarolbeach.Attheendoftheday,wewouldhead,sandy-footed,tothenearestrestaurant,knowingthatateveryonetherewouldbeacabinetfulloffreshseafoodtochoosefrom-bass,salmon,lobster,prawns,crabs,goosebarnacles,clams…sameneveratethe

thingtwice.

（11）AkilometreorsofromICervejaria,onZambujeira'sidyllicnaturalharbourisOS

originallybuilttofeedthefishermenbutnowpopularwitheveryone.Afterscarfingplatefulsofseafoodontheterrace,wewandereddowntotheharbourwheretwofishermen,inwetsuits,weresettingoutbyboatacrosstheclearturquoisewatertocollectgoosebarnacles.Otherthanthem,theplacewasdeserted-justanotheremptybeautyspotwhereIwonderedforthehundredthtimethatweekhowthispristinestretchofcoasthasremainedsoundiscovered.

11.ThefirstpartofPara.4referstothefactthat.

A.lifethereisquietandslow

B.theplaceislittleknown

C.theplaceisleastpopulated

D.therearestunningviews

12.“ThelackofawarenessnParB.5refersto.

A.differentholidayingpreferences

B.difficultyoffindingaccommodation

C.littleknowledgeofthebeautyofthebeach

D.longdistancefromtheairports

13.Theauthoruses“gloriously"inPar..to

A.describethesceneryoutsidethehouse

B.showappreciationofthesurroundings

C.contrastgreenerywithisolation

D.praisetheregion'suniquefeature

14.Thesentence“Weneveratethesamethingtwice"inPara.10reflectstheofthe

seafoodthere.

A.freshness

B.delicacy

C.taste

D.variety

15.WhichofthefollowingthemesisrepeatedinbothParas.1and11?

（1）Publicity.

（8）Landscape.

（9）Seafood.

（10）Accommodation.

PASSAGETWO

（11）IcanstillrememberthefaceswhenIsuggestedamethodofdealingwithwhatmostteachersofEnglishconsideredoneoftheirpethorrors,extendedreading.Theroomwasfulloftiredteachers,andmanywerequitecynicalabouttheoffertoworktogethertocreateanewanddynamicapproachtotheplaceofstoriesintheclassroom.

（12）Theyhadseenpromisescomeandgoandmerewordsweren'tgoingtoconvincethem,whichwasashameasitwasmerewordsthatwewereprincipallydealingwith.MostteacherswereunimpressedbytheextendedreadingchallengefromtheMinistry,andtheirlackof

enthusiasmfortheratherdrylistofsuggestedtaleswaspassedontotheirstudentsandeveryonewaspleasedwhenthatpartofthesyllabuswasover.Itwassimplyaboxtickingexercise.Weneededtodosomethingmore.Weneededaverydifferentapproach.

（13）Thatwastenyearsago.Nowwehaveadifferentapproach,anditworks.Here'show

happened（or,likemostgoodstories,herearethemainparts.Youhavetofillinsomeofyourselfemployingthatunderusedclassroomdevice,theimagination.）Westartedwiththreemainprecepts:

（14）First,itisimportanttorealizethatallofusarestorytellers,tellersoftales.Weallhave

dpeexonerlenWecouldsaythat

ourownnarratives-therealstoriessuchaswhathappenedtousthismorningorlastnight,andtheoneswehavebeentoldbyothersandwehavenourentirelivesareconstructedasnarratives.Asaresultweallunderstandandinstinctivelyfeel

narrativestructure.Binaryopposites-forexample,thetensioncreatedbetweengoodandbad

togetherwiththeresolutionofthattensionthroughtheinterventionoftime,resourcefulnessandvirtue-isaconceptunderstoodbyeventheyoungestchildren.ProfessorKieranEgan,inhisseminalbook'TeachingasStorytellingwaFnsusnottoignorethisinnateskill,foritis