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英语专业八级真题

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TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2018）

-GRADEEIGHT-

TIMELIMIIT：

150MIN

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[25MIN]

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtomini-lecture,pleasecompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesureyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.

Nowlistentothemini-lecture.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTHREEminutestocheckyourwork.

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillhearONEinterview.TheinterviewwillbedividedintoTWOparts.Attheendofeachpart,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeinterviewandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA）,B）,C）andD）,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthechoices.

Now,listentothefirstinterview.Questions1to5arebasedonPartOneoftheinterview.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

A.Announcementofresults.

B.Lackofatimeschedule.

C.Slownessinballotscounting.

D.Directionoftheelectoralevents.

A.OthervoiceswithinAfghanistanwantedso.

B.Thedatehadbeensetpreviously.

C.Alltheballotshadbeencounted.

D.TheUNadvisedthemtodoso.

A.Tocalmthevoters.

B.Tospeeduptheprocess.

C.Tosticktotheelectionrules.

D.Tostopcomplaintsfromthelabor.

A.Unacceptable.

B.Unreasonable.

C.Insensible.

D.Illconsidered.

A.Supportive.

B.Ambivalent.

C.Opposed.

D.Neutral.

NowlisteningtoPartTwooftheinterview.Questions6to10arebasedonPartTwooftheinterview.

A.Ensurethegovernmentincludesallparties.

B.Discusswhoisgoingtobethewinner.

C.Supervisethecountingofvotes.

D.Seeksupportfromimportantsectors.

A.36%-24%.

B.46%-34%.

C.56%-44%.

D.66%-54%.

A.Bothcandidates.

B.Electoralinstitutions.

C.TheUnitedNations.

D.Notspecified.

A.Itwasunheardof.

B.Itwasonasmallscale.

C.Itwasinsignificant.

D.Itoccurredelsewhere.

A.Problemsintheelectoralprocess.

B.Formationofanewgovernment.

C.Prematureannouncementofresults.

D.DemocracyinAfghanistan.

PARTⅡREADINGCOMPREHENSION[25MIN]

SECTIONAMULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS

Inthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbyfourteenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEETTWO.

PASSAGEONE

（1）“Britain’sbestexport,”IwastoldbytheDepartmentofImmigrationinCanberra,“ispeople.”Closeon100,000peoplehaveappliedforassistedpassagesinthefirstfivemonthsoftheyear,andhalfoftheseareeventuallyexpectedtomigratetoAustralia.

（2）TheAustralianaredelighted.TheyarekeenlywarethatwithoutastrongflowofimmigrantsintotheworkforcethedevelopmentoftheAustralianeconomyisunlikelytoproceedattheambitiouspacecurrentlyenvisaged.Thenewmineraldiscoveriespromiseasplendidfuture,andtheinjectionofhugeamountsofAmericanandBritishcapitalshouldhelptoensurethattheyareproperlyexploited,butwithunemploymentinAustraliadowntolessthanpercent,thegovernmentisunderstandablyanxioustoattractmoreskilledlabor.

（3）AustraliaisroughlythesamesizeasthecontinentalUnitedStates,buthasonlytwelvemillioninhabitants.Migrationhasaccountedforhalfthepopulationincreaseinthelastfouryears,andhascontributedgreatlytothecountry’simpressiveeconomicdevelopment.Britainhasalwaysbeentheprincipalsource–ninetypercentofAustraliansareofBritishdescent,andBritainhasprovidedonemillionmigrantssincetheSecondWorldWar.

（4）Australiahasalsogivengreatattentiontorecruitingpeopleelsewhere.Australiansdecidedtheyhadanexcellentpotentialsourceofapplicantsamongtheso-called“guestworkers”whohavecrossedtheirownfrontierstoworkinotherartsofEurope.Therewereestimatedtobemorethanfourmillionofthem,andalargenumberwereofferedsubsidizedpassagesandguaranteedjobsinAustralia.Italyhasforsomeyearsbeenthesecondbiggestsourceofmigrants,andtheAustralianshavealsomanagedtoattractalargenumberofGreeksandGermans.

（5）Onedrawbackwiththem,sofarastheAustraliansareconcerned,isthatintegrationtendstobemoredifficult.UnliketheBritish,continentalmigrantshavetostrugglewithanunfamiliarlanguageandnewcustoms.ManynaturallygravitatetowardstheItalianorGreekcommunitieswhichhavegrownupincitiessuchasSydneyandMelbourne.Thesecolonieshavetheirownnewspapers,theirownshops,andtheirownclubs.TheirhabitantsarenotAustralians,butEuropeans.

（6）Thegovernment’savowedaim,however,istomaintain“asubstantiallyhomogeneoussocietyintowhichnewcomers,fromwhateversources,willmergethemselves”.Byandlarge,therefore,AustraliastillprefersBritishmigrants,andtendstoberatherlessselectiveintheircasethanitiswithothers.

（7）Afarbiggercauseofconcernsthanthegrowthofnationalgroups,however,istheincreasingnumberofmigrantswhoreturntotheircountriesoforigin.Onereasonisthatpeoplenowadaystendtobemoremobile,andthatitiseasierthaninthepasttosavethereturnfare,buteconomicconditionsalsohavesomethingtodowithit.Aslowerrateofgrowthinvariablyproducesdiscontent–andifthiscoincideswithgreaterprosperityinEurope,alotofpeopletendtofeelthatperhapstheywerewrongtocomehereafterall.

（8）Severalsurveyshavebeenconductedrecentlyintothereasonswhypeoplegohome.Onenotedthat“flies,dirt,andoutsidelavatories”wereonthelistofcomplaintsfromBritishimmigrants,andaddedthatmanypeoplealsocomplainedabout“thecrudity,badmanners,andunfriendlinessoftheAustralians”.Anothersurveygaveclimateconditions,homesickness,and“thestarkappearanceoftheAustraliancountryside”asthemainreasonsforleaving.

（9）MostBritishmigrantsmisscouncilhousingtheNationalHealthscheme,andtheirrelativesandformerneighbor.Lonelinessisabigfactor,especiallyamonghousewives.Themensoonmakenewfriendsatwork,butwivestendtofinditmuchhardertogetusedtoadifferentwayoflife.Manyarehouseboundbecauseofinadequatepublictransportinmostoutlyingsuburbs,andregularcorrespondencewiththeiroldfriendsathomeonlyservestoincreasetheirdiscontent.Onehousewifewasquotedrecentlyassaying:

“IevenfindImissthepeopleIusedtohateathome.”

（10）Rentarehigh,andtherearelongwaitinglistsforHousingCommissionhomes.Sicknesscanbeanexpensivebusinessandtheclimatecanbeunexpectedlyrough.ThegapbetweenAustralianandBritishwagepacketsisnolongerbig,andpeoplearegenerallyexpectedtoworkharderherethantheydoathome.Professionalmenoverfortyoftenhavedifficultyinfindingadecentjob.Aboveall,perhaps,skilledimmigrantsoftenfindsaconsiderablereluctancetoaccepttheirqualifications.

（11）AccordingtothejournalAustralianManufacturer,theattitudeofmanyemployersandfellowworkersisanythingbutfriendly.“WeAustralians,”itstatedinarecentissue,“arejusttoofondofpaintingtherosypictureofthebig,warm-heartedAussie.Asamatteroffact,wearesobusyblowingourowntrumpetsthatwehavenotnottimetobewarm-heartedandconsiderate.Godown“heart-breakalley”amongsomeofthemigrantsandfindoutjusthowexpansivetheAussieistohisimmigrants.”

TheAustralianswantastrongflowofimmigrantsbecause.

Immigrantsspeedupeconomicexpansion

unemploymentisdowntoalowfigure

immigrantsattractforeigncapital

AustraliaisaslargeastheUnitedStates

AustraliaprefersimmigrantsfromBritainbecause.

theyareselectedcarefullybeforeentry

theyarelikelytoformnationalgroups

theyeasilymergeintolocalcommunities

theyarefondoflivinginsmalltowns

InexplainingwhysomemigrantsreturntoEuropetheauthor.

stressestheireconomicmotives

emphasizesthevarietyoftheirmotives

stresseslonelinessandhomesickness

emphasizesthedifficultiesofmenoverforty

whichofthefollowingwordsisusedliterally,notmetaphorically

“flow”（Para.2）.

“injection”（Para.2）.

“gravitate”（Para.5）.

“selective”（Para.6）.

Para.11picturestheAustraliansas.

unsympathetic

ungenerous

undemonstrative

unreliable

PASSAGETWO

（1）Someoftheadvantagesofbilingualismincludebetterperformanceattasksinvolving“executivefunction”（whichinvolvesthebrain’sabilitytoplanandprioritize）,betterdefenseagainstdementiainoldageand—theobvious—theabilitytospeakasecondlanguage.Onepurportedadvantagewasnotmentioned,though.Manymultilingualsreportdifferentpersonalities,orevendifferentworldviews,whentheyspeaktheirdifferentlanguages.

（2）It’sanexcitingnotion,theideathatone’sveryselfcouldbebroadenedbythemasteryoftwoormorelanguages.Inobviousways（exposuretonewfriends,literatureandsoforth）theselfreallyisbroadened.Yetitisdifferenttoclaim—asmanypeopledo—tohaveadifferentpersonalitywhenusingadifferentlanguage.AformerEconomistcolleague,forexample,reportedbeingruderinHebrewthaninEnglish.Sowhatisgoingonhere

（3）BenjaminLeeWhorf,anAmericanlinguistwhodiedin1941,heldt