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英语专业八级真题
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.
1.A.Announcementofresults.
B.Lackofatimeschedule.
C.Slownessinballotscounting.
D.Directionoftheelectoralevents.
2.A.OthervoiceswithinAfghanistanwantedso.
B.Thedatehadbeensetpreviously.
C.Alltheballotshadbeencounted.
D.TheUNadvisedthemtodoso.
3.A.Tocalmthevoters.
B.Tospeeduptheprocess.
C.Tosticktotheelectionrules.
D.Tostopcomplaintsfromthelabor.
4.A.Unacceptable.
B.Unreasonable.
C.Insensible.
D.Illconsidered.
5.A.Supportive.
B.Ambivalent.
C.Opposed.
D.Neutral.
NowlisteningtoPartTwooftheinterview.Questions6to10arebasedonPartTwooftheinterview.
6.A.Ensurethegovernmentincludesallparties.
B.Discusswhoisgoingtobethewinner.
C.Supervisethecountingofvotes.
D.Seeksupportfromimportantsectors.
7.A.36%-24%.
B.46%-34%.
C.56%-44%.
D.66%-54%.
8.A.Bothcandidates.
B.Electoralinstitutions.
C.TheUnitedNations.
D.Notspecified.
9.A.Itwasunheardof.
B.Itwasonasmallscale.
C.Itwasinsignificant.
D.Itoccurredelsewhere.
10.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,butwithunemploymentinAustraliadowntolessthan1.3percent,thegovernmentisunderstandablyanxioustoattractmoreskilledlabor.
(3)AustraliaisroughlythesamesizeasthecontinentalUnitedStates,buthasonlytwelvemillioninhabitants.Migrationhasaccountedforhalfthepopulationincreaseinthelastfouryears,andhascontributedgreatlytothecountry’simpressiveeconomicdevelopment.Britainhasalwaysbeentheprincipalsource–ninetypercentofAustraliansareofBritishdescent,andBritainhasprovidedonemillionmigrantssincetheSecondWorldWar.
(4)Australiahasalsogivengreatattentiontorecruitingpeopleelsewhere.Australiansdecidedtheyhadanexcellentpotentialsourceofapplicantsamongtheso-called―guestworkers‖whohavecrossedtheirownfrontierstoworkinotherartsofEurope.Therewereestimatedtobemorethanfourmillionofthem,andalargenumberwereofferedsubsidizedpassagesandguaranteedjobsinAustralia.Italyhasforsomeyearsbeenthesecondbiggestsourceofmigrants,andtheAustralianshavealsomanagedtoattractalargenumberofGreeks
andGermans.
(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.‖
11.TheAustralianswantastrongflowofimmigrantsbecause.
A.Immigrantsspeedupeconomicexpansion
B.unemploymentisdowntoalowfigure
C.immigrantsattractforeigncapital
D.AustraliaisaslargeastheUnitedStates
12.AustraliaprefersimmigrantsfromBritainbecause.
A.theyareselectedcarefullybeforeentry
B.theyarelikelytoformnationalgroups
C.theyeasilymergeintolocalcommunities
D.theyarefondoflivinginsmalltowns
13.InexplainingwhysomemigrantsreturntoEuropetheauthor.
A.stressestheireconomicmotives
B.emphasizesthevarietyoftheirmotives
C.stresseslonelinessandhomesickness
D.emphasizesthedifficultiesofmenoverforty
14.whichofthefollowingwordsisusedliterally,notmetaphorically?
A.―flow‖(Para.2).
B.―injection‖(Para.2).
C.―gravitate‖(Para.5).
D.―selective‖(Para.6).
15.Para.11picturestheAustraliansas.
A.unsympathetic
B.ungenerous
C.undemonstrative
D.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)BenjaminLee
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