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英语专八真题与答案0001
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TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2017)
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TIMELIMIT:
150MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[25MIN]
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.Youwillhearthemini-lectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothemini-lecture,pleasecompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemantically
acceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.
Nowlistentothemini-lecture.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTHREEninutes
tocheckyourwork.
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillhearTWOinterviews.Attheendofeachinterview,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeinterviewsandthequestionswillbespokenONCE)NLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthechoices.
Now,listentothefirstinterview.Questions1to5arebasedonthefirstinterview.
1.A.Comprehensive.B.Disheartening.C.Encouraging.D.Optimistic.
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.
B.Beingbraveandwillingtotakearisk.
C.Beingsensitivetobusinessdata.
D.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's7pmonabalmySaturdaynightinJune,andIhavejustorderedmyfirstbeerinICervejaria,arestaurantinZambujeiradoMar,oneoftheprettiestvillagesonPortugal'ssouth-westcoast.Theplaceisempty,butthisdoesn'tsurprisemeatall.Ihavespenttwoweeksinthisarea,drivingalongemptyroads,playingwithmysononemptybeaches,andstayinginB&Bswherewearetheonlyguests.
(2)Nodoubttherestaurant,runbytwobrothersforthepast28years,isbuzzinginJulyandAugust,whenPortugueseholidaymakersdescendontheAlentejocoast.Butfortheother10monthsoftheyear,thetrickleofdinerswhocometofeastonfantasticallyfreshseafoodreflectsthegeneralpaceoflifeintheAlentejo:
sleepy,borderingoncomatose.
(3)Oneofthepoorest,least-developed,least-populatedregionsinwesternEurope,theAlentejohasbeendubbedboththeProvenceandtheTuscanyofPortugal.Neitherisaccurate.Itssceneryisnotasprettyand,apartfrominthecapitalEvora,itsfoodisn'tassophisticated.Thecharmsofthislandofwheatfields,corkoakforests,wildflowermeadowsandtinywhite-washedvillages,aremoresubtlethaninFranceorItaly'sposterregions.
(4)Totravelhereistostepbackintime40or50years.Liferollsalong
atatreaclypace;there'sanunnervingstillnesstothelandscape.ButthatstillnessendsabruptlyattheAtlanticOcean,wherethereisdramainspades.
ProtectedbytheSouthWestAlentejoandCostaVicentinanationalpark,the100kmofcoastlinefromPortoCovointheAlentejotoBurgauintheAlgarveisthemoststunninginEurope.Andyetfewpeopleseemtoknowaboutit.WalkerscometoadmiretheviewsfromtheFisherman'sWay,surferstoridethebestwavesin
Europe,butdayafterdaywehadspectacularbeachestoourselves.
(5)Thelackofawarenessispartlyamatterofaccessibility(thesebeachesareagoodtwohours'drivefromeitherFaroorLisbonairports)andpartlytodowithalackofbeachsideaccommodation.Therearesomegorgeous,independentguesthousesinthisarea,buttheyarehiddeninvalleysorattheendofdirttracks.
(6)Ourbasewasabeautiful600-acreestateofuncultivatedlandcoveredinrock-rose,eucalyptusandwildflowers13kminlandfromZambujeira.Ourone-bedroomhome,Azenha,wasoncehometothemillerwhotendedthenow-restoredwatermillnexttoit.Akilometreawayfromthemainhouse,poolandrestaurant,itisgloriouslyisolated.
(7)Steppingoutofthehouseinthemorningtogreetourneighbours-wild
horsesononeside,donkeysontheother-withnothingbutbirdsongfillingthe
air,Ifeltasenseofadventureyounormallyonlygetwithwildcamping.
(8)“Whenpeoplefirstarrive,theyfeelalittleanxiouswonderingwhattheyaregoingtodothewholetime,”SarahGredley,theEnglishownerofestate,toldme.“Butitdoesn'tusuallytakethemlongtorealisethatthewholepointof
beinghereistoslowdown,toenjoynature.”
(9)Wefollowedheradvice,walkingdowntothestreaminsearchofterrapins
andotters,orthroughclustersofcorkoaktrees.Onsomedays,wetrampeduphill
tothewindmill,nowaromantichousefortwo,forpanoramicviewsacrosstheestateandbeyond.
(10)Whenweventuredout,wewerealwaysdrawnbacktothecoast-thegentlesandsandshallowbayofFarolbeach.Attheendoftheday,wewouldhead,
sandy-footed,tothenearestrestaurant,knowingthatateveryonetherewouldbeacabinetfulloffreshseafoodtochoosefrom-bass,salmon,lobster,prawns,
crabs,goosebarnacles,clams…Weneveratethesamethingtwice.
(11)AkilometreorsofromICervejaria,onZambujeira'sidyllicnatural
harbourisOSacas,originallybuilttofeedthefishermenbutnowpopularwitheveryone.Afterscarfingplatefulsofseafoodontheterrace,wewandereddown
totheharbourwheretwofishermen,inwetsuits,weresettingoutbyboatacrosstheclearturquoisewatertocollectgoosebarnacles.Otherthanthem,theplacewasdeserted-justanotheremptybeautyspotwhereIwonderedforthehundredthtimethatweekhowthispristinestretchofcoasthasremainedsoundiscovered.
11.ThefirstpartofPara.4referstothefactthat.
A.lifethereisquietandslow
B.theplaceislittleknown
C.theplaceisleastpopulated
D.therearestunningviews
12.“Thelackofawareness”inPara.5refersto.
A.differentholidayingpreferences
B.difficultyoffindingaccommodation
C.littleknowledgeofthebeautyofthebeach
D.longdistancefromtheairports
13.Theauthoruses“gloriously”inPara.6to.
A.describethesceneryoutsidethehouse
B.showappreciationofthesurroundings
C.contrastgreenerywithisolation
D.praisetheregion'suniquefeature
14.Thesentence“Weneveratethesamethingtwice”inPara.10reflectstheoftheseafoodthere.
A.
freshness
B.
delicacy
C.
taste
D.
variety
15.WhichofthefollowingthemesisrepeatedinbothParas.1and11?
A.Publicity.
B.Landscape.
C.Seafood.
D.Accommodation.
PASSAGETWO
(1)IcanstillrememberthefaceswhenIsuggestedamethodofdealingwithwhatmostteachersofEnglishconsideredoneoftheirpethorrors,extendedreading.Theroomwasfulloftiredteachers,andmanywerequitecynicalabouttheoffertoworktogethertocreateanewanddynamicapproachtotheplaceofstoriesintheclassroom.
(2)Theyhadseenpromisescomeandgoandmerewordsweren'tgoingtoconvincethem,whichwasashameasitwasmerewordsthatwewereprincipallydealingwith.MostteacherswereunimpressedbytheextendedreadingchallengefromtheMinistry,andtheirlackofenthusiasmfortheratherdrylistofsuggestedtaleswaspassedontotheirstudentsandeveryonewaspleasedwhenthatpartofthesyllabuswasover.Itwassimplyaboxtickingexercise.Weneededtodosomethingmore.Weneededaverydifferentapproach.
(3)Thatwastenyearsago.Nowwehaveadifferentapproach,anditworks.Here'showithappened(or,likemostgoodstories,herearethemainparts.You
havetofillinsomeofyourselfemployingthatunderusedclassroomdevice,theimagination.)Westartedwiththreemainprecepts:
(4)First,itisimportanttorealizethatallofusarestorytellers,tellersoftales.Weallhaveourownnarratives—therealstoriessuchaswhathappenedtousthismorningorlastnight,andtheoneswehavebeentoldbyothersandwehaven'texperiencedpersonally.Wecouldsaythatourentirelivesare
constructedasnarratives.Asaresultweallunderstandandinstinctivelyfeel
narrativestructure.Binaryopposites-forexample,thetensioncreatedbetween
goodandbadtogetherwiththeresolutionofthattensionthroughtheinterventionoftime,resourcefuInessandvirtue-isaconceptunderstoodbyeventheyoungestchildren.