英语专业八级真题.doc

文档介绍：该【英语专业八级真题 】是由【书犹药也】上传分享，文档一共【24】页，该文档可以免费在线阅读，需要了解更多关于【英语专业八级真题 】的内容，可以使用淘豆网的站内搜索功能，选择自己适合的文档，以下文字是截取该文章内的部分文字，如需要获得完整电子版，请下载此文档到您的设备，方便您编辑和打印。QUESTIONBOOKLET 试卷用后随后销毁。
严禁保存、出版或复印。
TEST FORENGLISHMAJORS()
-GRADEEIGHT-


TIMELIMIIT:150MIN
PARTI LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION [25MIN]
SECTION A MINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhear amini--lecture,pleasecomplete thegap-fillingtaskonANSWER SHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDS youfillinisbothgrammaticallyand semantically blank sheetfornote-taking.
You haveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-filling task.
Nowlisten tothemini- over, youwillbegivenTHREE minutes tocheckyourwork.
SECTIONB INTERVIEW
divided intoTWO parts. Attheendofeachpart,five questions willbeasked about interviewandthequestions willbespokenONCEONLY. Aftereach questionthere willbea ten- thepause, youshould readthe fourchoicesofA),B),C) andD),andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWER SHEET TWO.
Youhave THIRTYsecondstopreviewthechoices.
Now,listentothefirst arebasedonPartOneof theinterview.
Now listento theinterview.
A. Announcementofresults.
.
C. Slownessinballotscounting.
D. Directionof the electoralevents.
Afghanistanwantedso.
set previously.
beencounted.
todoso.
calmthe voters.
.
sticktotheelection rules.
complaintsfromthe labor.
A. Unacceptable.
.
.
considered.
.
B. Ambivalent.
.
.
NowlisteningtoPartTwoof the arebasedonPartTwooftheinterview.
.
B. Discusswhoisgoingtobe thewinner.
thecounting ofvotes.
supportfrom importantsectors.
%-24%.
B. 46%-34%.
%-44%.
%-54%.
A. Bothcandidates.
.
Nations.
.
wasunheardof.
.
.
.
process.
ofanewgovernment.
ofresults.
D. DemocracyinAfghanistan.
PARTⅡ READINGCOMPREHENSION [25MIN]
SECTIONA MULTIPLE CHOICEQUESTIONS
Inthissectiontherearethree passages followedbyfourteen eachmultiplechoicequestion, therearefoursuggestedanswers markedA, B, theonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer andmarkyouranswer on ANSWERSHEETTWO.
PASSAGE ONE
(1)“Britain’s bestexport,”Iwastoldby theDepartmentofImmigrationinCanberra,“ispeople.”Close on100,000peoplehaveappliedfor assisted passagesin thefirstfivemonths ofthe year,andhalfoftheseareeventually expected tomigrate to Australia.
(2)TheAustralianare arekeenly ware that without astrongflowof immigrantsintotheworkforcethedevelopment ofthe Australianeconomyis unlikelytoproceedat theambitiouspace currently splendidfuture,andtheinjection ofhugeamountsofAmerican and Britishcapitalshouldhelp toensurethatthey are properlyexploited,butwithunemployment in Australia down to cent, thegovernmentisunderstandably anxious toattractmore skilledlabor.
(3)Australiaisroughlythe samesizeas the continentalUnitedStates,but hasonlytwelvemillion hasaccountedfor halfthe populationincreasein thelastfouryears, andhascontributedgreatlytothecountry’s impressiveeconomicdevelopment. Britainhasalwaysbeen theprincipalsource–ninetyper centof Australiansare of Britishdescent,andBritainhasprovidedonemillionmigrants sincetheSecondWorld War.
(4)Australia hasalso given greatattention to decidedtheyhadanexcellent potentialsourceof applicantsamongtheso-called“guestworkers”whohavecrossed theirownfrontiers towork in otherartsofEurope. Therewereestimatedtobemorethanfourmillionofthem,andalargenumberwereoffered subsidized passagesand guaranteed jobs someyearsbeenthesecondbiggestsourceof migrants,and the Australianshavealso managed toattracta largenumberofGreeks andGermans.
(5)Onedrawbackwiththem, sofarastheAustraliansare concerned,isthatintegrationtendstobe British, continentalmigrants haveto strugglewithanunfamiliarlanguageandnew havegrown upincitiessuchasSydneyand colonieshavetheirownnewspapers,theirownshops,and ,butEuropeans.
(6)Thegovernment’savowedaim,however, isto maintain“asubstantiallyhomogeneoussocietyintowhichnewcomers,fromwhateversources,will mergethemselves”.By andlarge,therefore,Australia stillprefersBritishmigrants,andtendstoberather less selective intheircasethan itiswithothers.
(7) Afarbigger causeofconcernsthanthegrowthofnational groups, however, is theincreasingnumberofmigrantswho returnto theircountries reason isthatpeoplenowadaystendtobe moremobile,andthatitiseasierthanin thepast to savethereturnfare,buteconomic conditions alsohavesomethingtodo rateofgrowthinvariablyproduces discontent– andifthis coincides withgreaterprosperityinEurope, alotofpeopletendtofeelthatperhaps theywerewrongtocomehereafter all.
(8)Several surveyshave beenconducted recently into thereasons whypeoplegohome. Onenoted that“flies,dirt,andoutsidelavatories” wereonthe listofcomplaintsfromBritishimmigrants,and addedthatmanypeoplealso complainedabout “thecrudity, badmanners,andunfriendlinessof the Australians”. Anothersurveygaveclimateconditions,homesickness,and“thestarkappearanceoftheAustraliancountryside”asthe mainreasonsforleaving.
(9)Most Britishmigrantsmisscouncil housingtheNationalHealth scheme, andtheirrelatives big factor,especiallyamonghousewives. Themen soon makenew friendsatwork,butwivestendtofindit muchhardertogetusedtoadifferent ofinadequate public transportin mostoutlyingsuburbs, andregular correspondencewith their oldfriendsat homeonlyserves toincrease :“Ievenfind I miss thepeopleIused tohateathome.”
(10)Rentare high,andtherearelongwaitinglistsfor Housing Commission wage packetsisnolongerbig,andpeoplearegenerally expectedtoworkharderhere overfortyoftenhavedifficultyinfinding ,perhaps,skilledimmigrants oftenfindsaconsiderable reluctanceto accepttheirqualifications.
(11)According tothejournalAustralianManufacturer,theattitude ofmanyemployersandfellowworkersisanything but friendly.“WeAustralians,”itstated ina recentissue,“are justtoo fondofpainting the rosy pictureofthebig,warm-hearted matteroffact,we aresobusyblowingourowntrumpetsthatwe havenotnottimeto be warm-heartedand “heart-breakalley”amongsome of themigrantsandfindoutjusthowexpansivetheAussie istohisimmigrants.”
The Australianswanta strongflowofimmigrantsbecause.
Immigrantsspeedupeconomicexpansion
unemploymentisdownto alowfigure
immigrantsattractforeign capital
AustraliaisaslargeastheUnited States
Australiaprefersimmigrantsfrom Britainbecause.
they areselectedcarefullybeforeentry
they arelikelytoform nationalgroups
theyeasilymergeinto localcommunities
theyare fond ofliving insmalltowns
Inexplainingwhysomemigrantsreturn toEurope theauthor .
stresses theireconomic motives
emphasizesthe variety oftheir motives
stresseslonelinessandhomesickness
emphasizesthedifficultiesofmen overforty
which of the followingwords is usedliterally,not metaphorically?
“flow”(Para. 2).
“injection”().
“gravitate”().
“selective”().
theAustralians as .
unsympathetic
ungenerous
undemonstrative
unreliable
PASSAGETWO
(1) Someofthe advantagesofbilingualism include betterperformance attasks involving“executive function”(whichinvolvesthe brain’sabilityto planandprioritize),betterdefense againstdementia inold ageand—theobvious—the abilitytospeakasecond , multilinguals reportdifferentpersonalities, oreven differentworldviews, whenthey speaktheirdifferentlanguages.