英语专业八级考试全真试题2.docx
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英语专业八级考试全真试题2
英语专业八级考试全真试题
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PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection(15min)ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.EachlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway.Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foranunnecessarywordcrossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/’andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.ExampleWhen∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,
(1)anitnever/buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs
(2)neverthemonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.(3)exhibitDuringtheearlyyearsofthiscentury,wheatwasseenastheverylifebloodofWesternCanada.Peopleoncitystreetswatchedtheyieldsandthepriceofwheatinalmostasmuchfeelingasif1.___theyweregrowers.Themarketingofwheatbecameanincreasing2.___favoritetopicofconversation.Warsetthestageforthemostdramaticeventsinmarketingthewesterncrop.Foryears,farmersmistrustedspeculativegrainsellingascarriedonthroughtheWinnipegGrainExchange.Wheatpricesweregenerallylowintheautumn,sofarmerscould3.___notwaitformarketstoimprove.Ithadhappenedtoooftenthattheysoldtheirwheatsoonshortlyafterharvestwhenfarmdebts4.___werecomingdue,justtoseepricesrisingandspeculatorsgettingrich.5.___Onvariousoccasions,producergroups,askedfirmercontrol,6.___butthegovernmenthadnowishtobecomeinvolving,at7.___leastnotuntilwartimewhenwheatpricesthreatenedtorunwild.Anxioustocheckinflationandrisinglifecosts,thefederal8.___governmentappointedaboardofgrainsupervisorstodealwithdeliveriesfromthecropsof1917and1918.GrainExchangetradingwassuspended,andfarmerssoldatpricesfixedbytheboard.Tohandlewiththecropof1919,thegovernment9.___appointedthefirstCanadianWheatBoard,withtotalauthorityto10.___buy,sell,andsetprices.PartⅢReadingComprehension(40min)SECTIONA READINGCOMPREHENSION(30min)Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkanswersonyourColouredAnswerSheet.TEXTA“Twentyyearsago,Blackpoolturneditsbackontheseaandtriedtomakeitselfintoanentertainmentcentre.”sayRobinWood,alocalofficial.“Nowthethinkingisthatweshouldtry,torefocusontheseaandmakeBlackpoolafamilydestinationagain.”TosaythatBlackpoolneglectedtheseaistoputitmildly.In1976theEuropeanCommunity,asitthenwascalled,instructedmembernationstomaketheirbeachesconformtocertainminimumstandardsofcleanlinesswithintenyears.Britain,ratherthancomplying,tookthenovelstrategyofcontendingthatmanyofitsmostpopularbeacheswerenotswimmingbeachesatall.BecauseofBritain’sclimatethesea-bathingseasonisshort,andmostpeopledon‘tgoinabovetheirkneesanyway-andhencecan’treallybesaidtobeswimming.Byaveragingoutthenumberofpeopleactuallyswimmingacross365daysoftheyear,thegovernmentwasabletopersuadeitself,ifnooneelse,thatBritainhadhardlyanyrealswimmingbeaches.Asoneenvironmentalistputittome:
“YouhadtheludicroussituationinwhichLuxembourghadmerelistedpublicbathingbeachesthanthewholeoftheUnitedKingdom.Itwaspreposterous.”Meanwhile,Blackpoolcontinuedtodischargerawsewagestraightintothesea.FinallyaftermuchpressurefrombothenvironmentalgroupsandtheEuropeanUnion,thelocalwaterauthoritybuiltanewwaste-treatmentfacilityforthewholeofBlackpoolandneighbouringcommunities.ThefacilitycameonlineinJune1996.ForthefirsttimesincetheindustrialrevolutionBlackpool’swatersaresafetoswimin.Thatdone,thetownisnowturningitsattentiontomakingthesea-frontmerevisuallyattractive.Thepromenade,oncearatherelegantplacetostroll,hadbecomeincreasinglytattyandneglected.“ItwasbuiltinVictoriantimesandneededathoroughoverhaulanyway,”saysWood,“sowedecidedtomakeaestheticimprovementsatthesametime,totrytodrawpeoplebacktoit.”Blackpoolrecentlyspentabout.4millionbuildingnewkiosksforvendorsandimprovingseatingaroundtheCentralPierandplanstospendafurther$15milliononvariousamenityprojects.ThemoststrikingthingaboutBlackpoolthesedayscomparedwith20yearsagoishowemptyitsbeachesare.Whenthetideisout,Blackpool’sbeachesareavastplainofbeckoningsand.TheylookspaciousenoughtoaccommodatecomfortablytheentirepopulaceofnorthernEngland.KenWelsbyremembersdayswhen,asheputsit,“youcouldn’tlaydownahandkerchiefonthisbeach,itwasthatcrowded.”WelsbycomesfromPreston,20milesdowntheroad,andhasbeenvisitingBlackpoolallhislife.Nowretired,hehadcomeforthedaywithhiswife,Kitty,andtheirthreeyounggrandchildrenwhoweregravelyabsorbedinbuildingasandcastle.“Twohundredthousandpeoplethey’dhaveonthisbeachsometimes.”Welsbysaid.“Youcan’timagineitnow,canyou?
”IndeedIcouldnot.Thoughitwasabrightsunnydayinthemiddleofsummer.Icountedjust13peoplescatteredalongahalfmileorsoofopensand.Exceptforthoseraretimeswhenhotweatherandapublicholidaycoincide,itislikethisnearlyalwaysnow.“Youcan’timaginehowexcitingitwastocomehereforthedaywhenwewereyoung.”Kittysaid.“EvenfromPreston,itwasabigtreat.Nowchildrendon‘twantthebeach.Theywantarcadegamesandridesinhelicoptersandgoodnessknowswhatelse.”Shestaredoutovertheglitterywater.“We’llneverseethosedaysagain.It’ssadreally.”“Butyourgrandchildrenseemtobeenjoyingit,”Ipointedout.“Forthemoment,”Kensaid.“Forthemoment.”AfterwardIwentforalongwalkalongtheemptybeach,thenwentbacktothetowncentreandtreatedmyselftoalargeportionoffish-and-chipswrappedinpaper.ThewaytheycookitinBlackpool,itisn’tsomuchamealasaninvitationtoaheartattack,butitwasdelicious.FaroutovertheseathesunwassettingwithsuchsplendorthatIwouldalmosthaveswornIcouldhearthewaterhisswhereittouched.BehindmethelightsofBlackpoolTowerwerejusttwinklingon,andthestreetswerebeginningtofillwithhappyeveningthrongs.Inthepurplylightofduskthetownlookedpeacefulandhappy—enchantingeven—andtherewasanengagingairofexpectancy,offunabouttohappen.Somewhattomysurprise,Irealizedthatthisplacewasbeginningtogrowonme.16.Atthebeginning,thepassageseemstosuggestthatBlackpool___.A.willcontinuetoremainasanentertainmentcentreB.compliedwithEC’sstandardsofclearlinessC.hadnoswimmingbeachesallalongD.isplanningtoreviveitsformerattraction17.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatBlackpoolusedto___.A.haveasmanybeachesasLuxumbourgB.haveseriouslypolluteddrinkingwaterC.boastsomeimposingseafrontsightsD.attractfewdomesticholidaymakers18.WhatBlackpool’sbeachesstrikevisitorsmostistheir___.A.emptinessB.cleanlinessC.modernityD.monotonyTEXTBPunditswhowanttosoundjudiciousarefondofwarningagainstgeneralizing.Eachcountryisdifferent,theysay,andnoonestoryfitsallofAsia.Thisis,ofcourse,silly:
alloftheseeconomiesplungedintoeconomiccrisiswithinafewmonthsofeachother,sotheymusthavehadsomethingincommon.Infact,thelogicofcatastrophewasprettymuchthesameinThailand,Malaysia,IndonesiaandSouthKorea.(Japanisaverydifferentstory.)Ineachcaseinvestors——mainly,butnotentirely,foreignbankswhohadmadeshort-termloans——alltriedtopulltheirmoneyoutatthesametime.Theresultwasacombinedbankingandcurrencycrisis:
abankingcrisisbecausenobankcanconvertallitsassetsintocashonshortnotice;acurrencycrisisbecausepanickedinvestorsweretryingnotonlytoconvertlong-termassetsintocash,buttoconvertbahtorrupiahintodollars.Inthefaceofthestampede,governmentshadnogoodoptions.Iftheylettheircurrenciesplungeinflationwouldsoarandcompaniesthathadborrowedindollarswouldgobankrupt;iftheytriedtosupporttheircurrenciesbypushingupinterestrates,thesamefirmswouldprobablygobustfromthecombinationofdebtburdenandrecession.Inpractice,countries’splitthedifference——andpaidaheavypriceregardless.Wasthecrisisapunishmentforbadeconomicmanagement?
Likemostcliches,thecatchphrase“cronycapitalism”hasprosperedbecauseitgetsatsomethingreal:
excessivelycozyrelationshipsbetweengovernmentandbusinessreallydidleadtoalotofbadinvestments.ThestillprimitivefinancialstructureofAsianbusinessalsomadetheeconomiespeculiarlyvulnerabletoalossofconfidence.Butthepunishmentwassurelydisproportionatetothecrime,andmanyinvestmentsthatlookfoolishinretrospectseemedsensibleatthetime.Giventhattherewerenogoodpolicyoptions,wasthepolicyresponsemainlyonthefighttrack?
Therewasfranticblame-shiftingwheneverythinginAsiaseemedtobegoingwrong:
nowthereisaracetoclaimcreditwhensomethingshavestartedtogoright.TheinternationalMonetaryFundpointstoKorea’srecovery——andmoregenerallytothefactthattheskydidn’tfallafterall——asproofthatitspolicyrecommendationswereright.Nevermin
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