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专八英语

（2001）TEXTA:

“Twentyyearsago,Blackpoolturneditsbackontheseaandtriedtomakeitselfintoanentertainmentcenter,”saysRobinWood,alocalofficial.

11.Atthebeginning,thepassageseemstosuggestthatBlackpool（D）

D.isplanningtoreviveitsformerattraction

12.Theword“preposterous”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans（B）

B.ridiculous

13.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatBlackpoolusedto（C）

C.boastsomeimposingseafrontsights

14.WhatBlackpool’sbeachesstrikevisitorsmostistheir（A）

A.emptiness

15.Itseemsthattheauthorhasafeelingof__forBlackpool（B）

B.fondness

TEXTB:

Punditswhowanttosoundjudiciousarefondofwarningagainstgeneralizing.

16.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTthewriter’sopinion?

（D）

D.Mostgovernmentschoseoneofthetwooptions

17.ThewriterthinksthatthoseAsiancountries___.（C）

C.wereundulypunishedinthecrisis

18.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatIMFpolicyrecommendations（A）A.werefarfromapanaceainallcases

19.Attheendofthepassage,thewriterseemstothinkthatafullrecoveryoftheAsianeconomyis__.（B）B.remote

20.AllofthefollowingtermsmightrefertothesamegroupofpeopleEXCEPT（D）D.medievalphysicians

21.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

（B）

B.HasAsiaRecovered

TEXTCHumanmigration:

thetermisvague.

22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

（D）

D.Migrationmaynotbeaccompaniedbyhumanconflicts.

23.AccordingtoKingsleyDavis,migrationoccursasaresultofthefollowingreasonsEXCEPF（B）B.humanevolution

24.WhichofthefollowinggroupsisNOTmentionedasmigrantsinthepassage?

（A）A.Farmers.

25.Thereseemstobea（n）___relationshipbetweengreateventsandmigration.（C）C.causal

26.ThebookSpencerWellsistryingtoreadis（D）

D.geneticmarkersonmigration

TEXTDHowiscommunicationactuallyachieved?

27.Creativeartistsandthinkersachievecommunicationby___.（B）

B.fashioningtheirownconventions

28.Acommoncharacteristicofartistsandscientistsinvolvedincreativeworkisthat___.（D）

D.theyareindifferenttowardresponsetotheirwork

29.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

（C）

C.Everyoneexceptthoseoriginalpeoplecomesundertheinfluenceofsociety.

30.Itisimpliedattheendofthepassagethathighlyoriginalindividualsfeelisolatedbecausethey___.（A）

A.failtoacknowledgeanduseanacceptableformofcommunication

（2003）TEXTA:

HostilitytoGypsieshasexistedalmostfromthetimetheyfirstappearedinEuropeinthe14thcentury.

11.Gypsiesareunitedonlywhenthey（D）D.faceexternalthreats.

12.InhistoryhostilitytoGypsiesinEuroperesultedintheirpersecutionbyallthefollowingEXCEPT（A）A.theEgyptians.

13.Accordingtothepassage,themaindifferencebetweentheGypsiesandtheJewsliesintheirconceptsof（C）C.identity.

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacauseoftheinaccuratecountofGypsies?

（C）C.Somegovernmentsarepronetomistakesincounting

TEXTＢ:

IwasjustaboywhenmyfatherbroughtmetoHarlemforthefirsttime,almost50yearsago.

　19.AtthebeginningtheauthorseemstoindicatethatHarlem（B）

B.hasundergonedrasticchanges

20.WhentheauthorrecallsHarlemintheolddays,hehasafeelingof（D）D.nostalgia.

21.HarlemwascalledthecapitalofBlackAmericainthe1920sand'30smainlybecauseofits（A）　A.artandculture.

22.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat,generallyspeaking,theauthor（C）

C.welcomesthechangesinHarlem.

23.Accordingtothepassage,Harlemseemstohavearenaissancepartlybecause（C）C.ithaseventuallygonewiththetide

TEXTC:

Theseniorpartner,OliverLambert,studiedtheresumeforthehundredthtimeandagainfoundnothinghedislikedaboutMitchellY.McDeere,atleastnotonpaper.Hehadthebrains,theambition,thegoodlooks.Andhewashungry;withhisbackground,hehadtobe.

24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthefirm’srecruitmentrequirement?

　B.Background.

25.Thedetailsoftheprivateinvestigationshowthatthefirm（D）

D.wasinterestedinanypersonaldetailoftheman.

26.Accordingtothepassage,themainreasonLamaQuinwasthereattheinterviewwasthat（A）

A.hisimagecouldhelpimpressMcDereer.

27.WegettheimpressionfromthepassagethatinjobrecruitmentthefirmwasNOT（C）　C.perfunctory.

28.Theword“dossier”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans（B）

B.file

TEXTD:

HarryTrumandidn，tthinkhissuccessorhadtherighttrainingtobepresident.

28.whichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutDonaldRumsfeldandPaulO，Neil?

（B）

B.Thelatteristhechiefeconomicadviserforthepresident

29.ForaCEOtobesuccessfulingovernment,hehasto（D）

D.becomeacquaintedwithitspowerstructure

30.IncommentingonO，Neil，srecordasTreasurySecretary,thepassageseemstoindicatethat（A）

A.O，Neilhasfailedtousehisdepartment

31.Accordingtothepassage,thedifferencesbetweengovernmentandbusinesslieinthefollowingareasEXCEPT（C）

C.legitimacyofactivity

32.TheauthorseemstosuggestthatCEO-turnedgovernmentofficials（B）B.areunlikelytoadapttotheirnewroles

33.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

D.TroublesofCEO-turnedGovernmentOfficials.　

（2004）TEXTA:

Farmersinthedevelopingworldhatepricefluctuations.

16.Bycomparison,farmers__receivemoregovernmentsubsidiesthanothers.（C）C.inEurope

17.Inadditiontotheeconomicconsiderations,thereisa__motivebehindBush’ssigningofthenewfarmbill.（A）A.partisan

18.Themessagethewriterattemptstoconveythroughoutthepassageisthat（A）A.poorcountriesshouldbegivenequalopportunitiesintrade

19.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsnewfarmsubsidiesintheU.S.is（C）.

C.critical

20.Thephrase“whackedwith”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans（A）A.hithardby

TEXTB:

OscarWildesaidthatworkistherefugeofpeoplewhohavenothingbettertodo.

21.IntheUnitedStates,workinglongerhoursis（C）

C.prevalentinallsectorsofsociety

21.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,whichmightbeoneoftheconsequencesofworkinglongerhours?

（B）

B.Riseinthenumberofyoungoffenders

22.Whichofthefollowingisthecauseofworkinglongerhoursstatedbythewriter?

（A）A.Expansionofbasicneeds.

23.Theauthor，sattitudetowardssomeexplanationsforAmerica，slongerworkinghoursis（D）D.strongdisapproval

24.Thepurposeofthepassageisto（B）

B.makeananalysisofthefactorsbehindAmericans，longerworkinghours

TEXTC:

Thefoxreallyexasperatedthemboth.

25.Atthebeginningofthestory,thefoxseemstotheallEXCEPT（B）B.fierce

26.Asthestoryproceeds,Marchbeginstofeelunderthespellof（D）.D.thefox

27.GraduallyMarchseemstobeinastateof（A）A.blankness

28.Attheendofthestory,thereseemstobeasenseof__betweenMarchandthefox.（C）C.intimacy

29.Thepassagecreatesanoverallimpressionof（A）.A.mystery

TEXTD

Thebannersarepacked,theticketsbooked.

30.Accordingtothecontext,theword“parties”attheendofthefirstparagraphrefersto（C）.

C.thecomingpanEuropeanprotests

31.Accordingtothepassage,economicglobalisationisparalleledby（B）

B.thedisappearingdifferencesintheglobalprotestmovement

32.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whatisBrusselsconsideringdoing?

A.Meetinginplacesdifficulttoreach.

33.Accordingtothepassage，GenoaiscomparabletoSeattleinthat（C）

C.theybothsufferedfrommassiveprotests.

34.WhichofthefollowingistheG8leader，majorconcern？

（C）

C．Therealcausesofinternationalcooperation.

（2005）TEXTA:

Iremembermeetinghimoneeveningwithhispushcart.Ihadmanagedtosellallmypapersandwascominghomeinthesnow.

11."unyoked"inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto（B）

B.released

12.WhichofthefollowinginthefirstparagraphdoesNOTindicatedcrowdsofpeople?

（D）D.Unyoked

13.Whichofthefollowingisintendedtobeapairofcontrastinthepassage?

（A）

A.Hugecrowdsandlonelyindividuals.

14.WhichofthefollowingwordsisNOTsuitabletodescribethecharacteroftheson?

（C）C.Shy

15.Whatisthethemeofthestory?

（D）

D.Lovebetweenthefatherandtheson.

16.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthefatherandtheson?

（B）

B.Sympathetic

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TEXTB:

WhenformerPresidentRonaldReaganfellandbrokehishiptwoweeksago,hejoinedagroupofmorethan350,000elderlyAmericanswhofracturetheirhipseachyear.At89andsufferingfromadvancedAlzheimer'sdisease,Reaganisinoneofthehighest-riskgroupsforthistypeofaccident.

17.ThefollowingareallspecificmeasurestoguardagainstinjurieswiththeEXCEPTIONof（D）D.re-arrangementoffurniture

18.Inwhichparagraphdoestheauthorstatehispurposeofwriting?

（A）

A.Thethirdparagraph

19.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto（A）

A.offeradviceonhowtopreventhipfractures

TEXTC:

Inhisclassicnovel,"ThePioneers",JamesFenimoreCooperhashishero,alanddeveloper,takehiscousinonatourofthecityheisbuilding.

20.ThethirdparagraphexaminesAmerica'sfuture-mindednessfromthe_________perspective.（C）C.historical

21.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTbroughtaboutbyfuture-mindedness?

（A）

A.Economicstagnation

22.Theword"pooh-pooh"inthesixthparagraphmeans（D）D.ridicule

23.Accordingtothepassage,peopleatpresentcanforecast________ofanewroundoffuture-mindedness.（B）

B.thelocation

24.Theauthorpredictsinthelastparagraphthatthestudyoffuture