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八级模拟测试题

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS

-GRADEEIGHT-

TIMELIMIT:

195MIN.

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[35MIN.]

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE（10MIN）

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONLYONCE.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornotetaking.

Nowlistentothemini-lecture.

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstotheanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentointerview.

1.What’sthetitleofthebookwhichisinthebestsellerlists?

A.TwoHemispheresoftheBrain

B.JoiningtheHemispheres

C.SpheresoftheWorld

D.ComputerandBrain

2.Accordingtotheinterview,whatisparticularaboutWesterners?

A.Theyusetherighthemispherealot.

B.Theyusethelefthemispherealot.

C.Theyusebothhemispheresalot.

D.Theyusecomputersalot.

3.Whichofthefollowingisaleft-hemispherejob?

A.Musician.B.Writer.C.Artist.D.Secretary.

4.WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECT?

A.Humanbeingsonlyuseasmallproportionofbrainpower.

B.Creativityisaleft-hemisphereproduct.

C.Somepeoplekeepthingsindisorderduetotheirlaziness.

D.Twohemispheresarejoinedphysicallybyasortoftelephonecableofnerves.

5.Whydopeoplethinkofdisorderindifferentways?

A.Theyperceivetheworldindifferenthemispheres.

B.Theyaredifferentinintelligence.

C.Theysharedifferentcharacters.

D.Theyhavedifferenthobbies.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.

Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.

Nowlistentothenews.

6.The14suspectedasylumseekers_________.

A.havereachedtheAustralianmainlandandappliedforrefugeestatus.

B.havebeengrantedrefugeestatus.

C.arebeingdetainedbytheAustralianpolice

D.havebeenrepatriated

Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthetwoquestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

7.Israel’sattorneyGeneralhasdecided________.

A.nottochargeSharonwithcorruption

B.toindictSharonforcorruption

C.tochargeSharonwiththefailureoftheGreekIslandAffair

D.nottoindictSharonforthefailureoftheGreekIslandAffair

8.ThecaseagainstMr.Sharoninvolved________.

A.peacenegotiationswithGreece

B.landdisputewithGreece

C.landdevelopmentonaGreekisland

D.hisabilityasaforeignminister

Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswereachofthetwoquestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

9.Accordingtothenews,FrenchPresidentChiracdisagreedwithPresidentBushon________.

A.sendingmoreNATOtroopstoIraq.

B.changingthewayNATOactsinIraq.

C.contributingnon-militaryNATOsupportforIraq

D.playinganewroleinIraqproposedbyPresidentBush

10.TheG-8summitreachedanagreementon________acrosstheMiddleEast.

A.providingaidandpromotingdemocracy

B.promotingdemocracy

C.controllingadeadlydisease

D.bothBandC

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION[30MIN.]

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.

TEXTA

“Iwanttocriticizethesocialsystem,andtoshowitatwork,atitsmostintense.”VirginiaWoolf’sprovocativestatementaboutherintentionsinwritingMrs.Dallowayhasregularlybeenignoredbythecritics,sinceithighlightsanaspectofherliteraryinterestsverydifferentfromthetraditionalpictureofthe“poetic”novelistconcernedwithexaminingstatesofreverieandvisionandwithfollowingtheintricatepathwaysofindividualconsciousness.ButVirginiaWoolfwasrealisticaswellasapoeticnovelist,asatiristandsocialcriticaswellasavisionary:

literarycritic’scavalierdismissalofWoolf’ssocialvisionwillnotwithstandscrutiny.

Inhernovels,Woolfisdeeplyengagedbythequestionsofhowindividualsareshaped（ordeformed）bytheirsocialenvironments,howhistoricalforcesimpingeonpeople’slives,howclass,wealth,andgenderhelptodeterminepeople’sfates.Mostofhernovelsarerootedinarealisticallyrenderedsocialsettingandinaprecisehistoricaltime.

Woolf’sfocusonsocietyhasnotbeengenerallyrecognizedbecauseofherintenseantipathytopropagandainart.Thepicturesofreformersinherroyalnovelsareusuallysatiricorsharplycritical.EvenwhenWoolfisfundamentallysympathetictotheircauses,sheportrayspeopleanxioustoreformtheirsocietyandpossessedofamessageorprogramasarrogantordishonest,unawareofhowtheirpoliticalideasservetheirownpsychologicalneeds.（HerWriter’sDiarynotes:

“theonlyhonestpeoplearetheartists,”whereas“thesesocialreformersandphilanthropists”…harbor…discreditabledesiresunderthedisguiseoflovingtheirkind…）Woolfdetestedwhatshecalled“preaching”infiction,too,andcriticizednovelistD.H.Lawrence（amongothers）forworkingbythismethod.

Woolf’sownsocialcriticismisexpressedinthelanguageofobservationratherthanindirectcommentary,sinceforher,fictionisacontemplative,notanactiveart.Shedescribesphenomenaandprovidesmaterialsforajudgementaboutsocietyandsocialissues:

itisthereader’sworktoputtheobservationstogetherandunderstandthecoherentpointofviewbehindthem.Asamoralist,Woolfworksbyindirection,subtlyunderminingofficiallyacceptedmores,mocking,suggesting,callingintoquestion,ratherthanasserting,advocating,bearingwitness:

hersisthesatirist’sart.

Woolf’sliterarymodelswereacutesocialobserverslikeChekhovandChaucer.AssheputitinTheCommonReader,“ItissafetosaythatnotasinglelawhasbeenframedoronestonesetuponanotherbecauseofanythingChaucersaidorwrote;andyet,aswereadhim,weareabsorbingmoralityateverypore.”LikeChaucer,Woolfchosetounderstandaswellastojudge,toknowhersocietyrootandbranch—adecisioncrucialinordertoproduceartratherthanpolemic.

11.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?

A.PoetryandSatireasInfluencesontheNovelsofVirginiaWoolf

B.VirginiaWoolf:

CriticandCommentatorontheTwentiethCenturyNovel

C.TrendsinContemporaryReformMovementsasaKeytoUnderstandingVirginiaWoolf’sNovels

D.VirginiaWoolf’sNovels:

CriticalReflectionsontheIndividualandonSociety

12.Inthefirstparagraphofthepassage,theauthor’sattitudetowardtheliterarycriticsmentionedcanbestbedescribedas__________.

A.disparagingB.ironicC.facetiousD.skepticalbuthopeful

13.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatWoolfchoseChaucerasaliterarymodelbecauseshebelievedthat__________.

A.ChaucerwasthefirstEnglishauthortofocusonsocietyasawholeaswellasonindividualcharacters.

B.Chaucerwasanhonestandforthrightauthor,whereasnovelistslikeD.H.Lawrencedidnotsincerelywishtochangethesociety

C.Chaucerwasmoreconcernedwithunderstandinghissocietythanwithcallingitsacceptedmoresintoquestion

D.Chaucer’swritingwasgreatly,ifsubtly,effectiveininfluencingthemoralattitudesofhisreaders

14.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthemostprobablereasonwhyWoolfrealisticallydescribedthesocialsettinginthemajorityofhernovelswasthatshe__________.

A.wasawarethatcontemporaryliterarycriticsconsideredthenoveltobethemostrealisticofliterarygenres

B.wasinterestedintheeffectofaperson’ssocialmilieuonhisorhercharacterandactions

C.neededtobeasattentivetodetailaspossibleinhernovelsinordertosupporttheargumentssheadvancedinthem

D.wantedtoshowthatapainstakingfidelityintherepresentationofrealitydidnotinanywayhampertheartist

15.Whichofthefollowingphrasesbestexpressesthesenseoftheword“contemplative”asitisusedinPara.4?

A.Graduallyelucidatingtherationalstructuresunderlyingacceptedmores.

B.Reflectingonissuesinsocietywithoutprejudiceoremotionalcommitment.

C.Avoidingtheaggressiveassertionoftheauthor’sperspectivetotheexclusionofthereader’sjudgement.

D.Conveyingabroadviewofsocietyasawholeratherthanfocusingonanisolatedindividualconsciousness.

TEXTB

Atlastshespoketome.WhensheaddressedthefirstwordstomeIwassoconfusedthatIdidnotknowwhattoanswer.SheaskedmeifIwasgoingtoAraby.IforgotwhetherIansweredyesorno.Itwouldbeasplendidbazaar;shesaidshewouldlovetogo.

“Andwhycan’tyou?

”Iasked.

Whileshespokesheturnedasilverbraceletroundandroundherwrist.Shecouldnotgo,shesaid,becausetherewouldbeagatheringforprayerandmeditationinherconventschool.Herbrotherandtwootherboyswerefightingfortheircaps,andIwasaloneattherailings.Sheheldoneofthespikes,bowingherheadtowardsme.Thelightfromthelampoppositeourdoor