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英语专业八级真题0001
2017年英语专业八级真题
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QUESTIONBOOKLET
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2017）
-GRADEEIGHT-
TIMELIMIT:
150MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION
[25MIN]
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.
1.
2.ideas.
D.Creatingthingsfromchangesinbehavior,media,etc.
3.A.Knowingprevioussuccessstories.
B.Beingbraveandwillingtotakearisk.
C.Beingsensitivetobusinessdata.
D.Beingawareofwhatisinteresting.
4.A.Havingpeopletakearisk.
B.Aimingataconsumerleek.
C.Usingmessagestodothings.
D.Focusingondata-basedideas.
5.A.Lookingforopportunities.
B.Consideringastartingpoint.
C.Establishingthefocalpoint.
D.Examiningthefuturecarefully.
6.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.Liferollsalongatatreaclypace;there’sanunnervingstillnesstothelandscape.ButthatstillnessendsabruptlyattheAtlanticOcean,wherethereisdramainspades.ProtectedbytheSouthWestAlentejoandCostaVicentinanationalpark,the100kmofcoastlinefromPortoCovointheAlentejotoBurgauintheAlgarveisthemoststunninginEurope.Andyetfewpeopleseemtoknowaboutit.WalkerscometoadmiretheviewsfromtheFisherman’sWay,surferstoridethebestwavesinEurope,butdayafterdaywehadspectacularbeachestoourselves.
（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,theyfeelalittleanxiouswonderingwhattheyaregoingtodothewholetime,”SarahGredley,theEnglishownerofestate,toldme.“Butitdoesn’tusuallytakethemlongtorealisethatthewholepointofbeinghereistoslowdown,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…Weneveratethesamethingtwice.
（11）AkilometreorsofromICervejaria,onZambujeira’sidyllicnaturalharbourisOSacas,originallybuilttofeedthefishermenbutnowpopularwitheveryone.Afterscarfingplatefulsofseafoodontheterrace,wewandereddowntotheharbourwheretwofishermen,inwetsuits,weresettingoutbyboatacrosstheclearturquoisewatertocollectgoosebarnacles.Otherthanthem,theplacewasdeserted–justanotheremptybeautyspotwhereIwonderedforthehundredthtimethatweekhowthispristinestretchofcoasthasremainedsoundiscovered.
7.ThefirstpartofPara.4referstothefactthat______.
A.lifethereisquietandslow
B.theplaceislittleknown
C.theplaceisleastpopulated
D.therearestunningviews
8.“Thelackofawareness”inPara.5refersto______.
A.differentholidayingpreferences
B.difficultyoffindingaccommodation
C.littleknowledgeofthebeautyofthebeach
D.longdistancefromtheairports
9.Theauthoruses“gloriously”inPara.6to______.
A.describethesceneryoutsidethehouse
B.showappreciationofthesurroundings
C.contrastgreenerywithisolation
D.praisetheregion’suniquefeature
10.Thesentence“Weneveratethesamethingtwice”inPara.10reflectsthe______oftheseafoodthere.
A.freshness
B.delicacy
C.taste
D.variety
11.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.Youhavetofillinsomeofyourselfemployingthatunderusedclassroomdevice,theimagination.）Westartedwiththreemainprecepts:
（4）First,itisimportanttorealizethatallofusarestorytellers,tellersoftales.Weallhaveourownnarratives–therealstoriessuchaswhathappenedtousthismorningorlastnight,andtheoneswehavebeentoldbyothersandwehaven’texperiencedpersonally.Wecouldsaythatourentirelivesareconstructedasnarratives.Asaresultweallunderstandandinstinctivelyfeelnarrativestructure.Binaryopposites–forexample,thetensioncreatedbetweengoodandbadtogetherwiththeresolutionofthattensionthroughtheinterventionoftime,resourcefulnessandvirtue–isaconceptunderstoodbyeventheyoungestchildren.ProfessorKieranEgan,inhisseminalbook‘TeachingasStorytelling’warnsusnottoignorethisinnateskill,foritisaremarkabletoolforlearning.
（5）Weneedtounderstandthatwritingandreadingaretwosidesofthesamecoin:
anauthorhasnotcompletedthetaskifthebookisnotread:
thecreativecircleisnotcompletewithoutthereader,whowillsupplytheirowncreativeinputtotheprocess.SamuelJohnsonsaid:
Awriteronlybeginsabook.Areaderfinishesit.Inteachingterms,weoftenforgetthatreadingitselfcanbeacreativeprocess,justaswritingis,andwetoooftenrelegateittoameansofdatacollection.Wefrequentlyforgettomakethatdistinctionwhenpresentingnarrativesorpoetry,andoftenaskcomprehensionquestionswhichrelatetofactualinformation–whosaidwhatandwhen,ratherthanspeculatingon‘why’,forexample,orexaminingthecontextoftheaction.
（6）Thet
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