英语专业八级真题及答案Word文档下载推荐.docx

1、e.g. increase in breathing, heart rate, （3） ,or muscle tensionII. （4） ,A. positive stresswhere it occurs: Christmas, wedding, （5）B. negative stress test-taking situations, friends deathIII. Ways to cope with stressA. recoginition of stress signalsmonitor for （6） of stressfind ways to protect oneself

2、B. attention to body demandeffect of （7）C. planning and acting appropriatelyreason for planning（8） of planningD. learning to （9）e.g. dlay caused by trafficE. pacing activitiesmanageable task（10）SECTION B INTERVIEWIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer th

3、e questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.Now listen to the interview.1. According to the interviewer, which of

4、 the following best indicates the relationship between choice and mobility?A. Better education greater mobilitymore choices.B. Better educationmore choicesgreater mobility.C. Greater mobilitybetter educationmore choices.D. Greater mobilitymore choicesbetter education.2. According to the interview, w

5、hich of the following details about the first poll is INCORRECT?A. Shorter work hours was least chosen for being most important.B. Chances for advancement might have been favoured by young people.D. Job security came second according to the poll results.3. According to the interviewee, which is the

6、main difference between the first and the second poll?A. The type of respondents who were invited.B. The way in which the questions were designed.C. The content area of the questions.D. The number of poll questions.4. What can we learn from the respondents answers to items 2, 4 and 7 in the second p

7、oll?A. Recognition from colleagues should be given less importance.B. Workers are always willing and ready to learn more new skills.C. Psychological reward is more important than material one.D. Work will have to be made interesting to raise efficiency.5. According to the interviewee, which of the f

8、ollowing can offer both psychological and monetary benefits?A. Contact with many people.B. Chances for advancement.C. Appreciation from coworkers.D. Chances to learn new skills.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 6 and 7 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 2

9、0 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.6. According to the news item, sleepboxes are designed to solve the problems ofA. airports.B. passengers.C. architects.7. Which of the following is NOT true with reference to the news?A. Sleepboxes can be rented for different lengths of time.B

10、. Renters of normal height can stand up inside.C. Bedding can be automatically changed.D. Renters can take a shower inside the box.Question 8 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.8. What is the news item mainly about?A. Lond

11、ons preparations for the Notting Hill Carnival.B. Main features of the Notting Hill Carnival.C. Polices preventive measures for the carnival.D. Police participation in the carnival.Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer

12、 the questions.9. The news item reports on a research finding aboutA. the Dutch famine and the Dutch women.B. early malnutrition and heart health.C. the causes of death during the famine.D. nutrition in childhood and adolescence.10. When did the research team carry out the study?A. At the end of Wor

13、ld War II.B. Between 1944 and 1945.C. In the 1950s.D. In 2007.PART II READING COMPREHENSION （30 MIN）TEXT AIf you study the root causes of business disasters, over and over youll find this predisposition toward endeavors that offer immediate gratification. If you look at personal lives through that l

14、ens, youll see that same stunning and sobering pattern: people allocating fewer and fewer resources to the things they would have once said mattered most.If you want your kids to have strong self-esteem and the confidence that they can solve hard problems, those qualities wont magically materialize

15、in high school. You have to design them into familys culture and you have think about this very early on. Like employees, children build self-esteem by doing things that are hard and learning what works.11. According to the author, the key to successful allocation of resources in your life depends o

16、n whether youA. can manage your time well B. have long-term planning12. What is the role of the statement “Our careers provide the most concrete evidence that were moving forward” with reference to the previous statement in the paragraph?A. To offer further explanation B. To provide a definitionC. T

17、o present a contrast D. To illustrate career developmentA. lack of planning B. short-sightedness C. shortage of resources D. decision by instinct14. According to the author, when does culture begin to emergeA. When people decide what and how to do by instinctB. When people realize the importance of

18、consensusC. When people as a group decide how to succeedD. When people use “power tools” to reach agreementA. problem-solving ability is essential B. cooperation is the foundationC. respect and obedience are key elements D. culture needs to be nurturedText BMrs. Davidson was saying she didnt know ho

19、w theyd have got through the journey if it hadnt been for us, said Mrs. Macphail, as she neatly brushed out her transformation （假发）. She said we were really the only people on the ship they cared to know.I shouldnt have thought a missionary was such a big bug （要人、名士） that he could afford to put on f

20、rills （摆架子）.Its not frills. I quite understand what she means. It wouldnt have been very nice for the Davidsons to have to mix with all that rough lot in the smoking-room.The founder of their religion wasnt so exclusive, said Dr. Macphail with a chuckle.Ive asked you over and over again not to joke

21、about religion, answered his wife. I shouldnt like to have a nature like yours, Alec. You never look for the best in people.He gave her a sidelong glance with his pale, blue eyes, but did not reply. After many years of married life he had learned that it was more conducive to peace to leave his wife

22、 with the last word. He was undressed before she was, and climbing into the upper bunk he settled down to read himself to sleep.When he came on deck next morning they were close to land. He looked at it with greedy eyes. There was a thin strip of silver beach rising quickly to hills covered to the t

23、op with luxuriant vegetation. The coconut trees, thick and green, came nearly to the waters edge, and among them you saw the grass houses of the Samoaris （萨摩亚人）; and here and there, gleaming white, a little church. Mrs. Davidson came and stood beside him. She was dressed in black, and wore round her

24、 neck a gold chain, from which dangled a small cross. She was a little woman, with brown, dull hair very elaborately arranged, and she had prominent blue eyes behind invisible pince-nez （夹鼻眼镜）. Her face was long, like a sheeps, but she gave no impression of foolishness, rather of extreme alertness;

25、she had the quick movements of a bird. The most remarkable thing about her was her voice, high, metallic, and without inflection; it fell on the ear with a hard monotony, irritating to the nerves like the pitiless clamour of the pneumatic drill.This must seem like home to you, said Dr. Macphail, wit

26、h his thin, difficult smile.Ours are low islands, you know, not like these. Coral. These are volcanic. Weve got another ten days journey to reach them.In these parts thats almost like being in the next street at home, said Dr. Macphail facetiously.Well, thats rather an exaggerated way of putting it,

27、 but one does look at distances differently in the J South Seas. So far youre right.Dr. Macphail sighed faintly.16. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that Dr. MacphailA. preferred quietness to noise B. enjoyed the sound of the mechanical pianoC. was going back to his hometown D. wanted to

28、befriend the DavidsonsA. had similar experience B. liked each otherC. shared dislike for some passengers D. had similar religious belief18. Which of the following statements best DESCRIBES Mrs. Macphail?A. She was good at making friends B. She was prone to quarrelling with her husbandC. She was skil

29、lful in dealing with strangers D. She was easy to get along with.19. All the following adjectives can be used to depict Mrs. Davidson EXCEPTA. arrogant B. unapproachable C. unpleasant D. irritable20. Which of the following statements about Dr. Macphail is INCORRECT?A. He was sociable. B. He was intelligent.C. He was afraid of his wife. D. He was fun of the Davidsons.Text CToday we make room for a remarkably narrow range of personality styles. Were told that to be great is to be bold, to be happy is to be sociable. We see ourselves as a nation of extrovertswhich