[考试复习题库精编合集]TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2008)-GRADE EIGHT

1、考试复习题库精编合集TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2008)*GRADE EIGHT考试复习题库精编合集TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2008)*GRADE EIGHT1、【单选题】Marydoesntseemtofavourtheideaofanewairportbecause1分A、theexistingairportsaretobewastedB、morepeoplewillbeencouragedtotravel.C、moreoilwillbeconsumed.D、moreairplaneswillbepurchased.答案：B;2、【单选题】Wh

2、ichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedbyMaryasapotentialdisadvantage?1分A、Morepeopleinthearea.B、Noiseandmotorways.C、Wasteofland.D、Unnecessarytravel.答案：C;3、【单选题】FreddyhascitedthefollowingadvantagesforanewairportEXCEPT1分A、morejobopportunities.B、vitalitytothelocaleconomy.C、roadconstruction,D、presenceofaircrewi

3、nthearea.答案：A;4、【单选题】Marythinksthatpeopledontneedtodomuchtravelnowadaysasaresultof1分A、lessemphasisonpersonalcontact.B、advancesinmoderntelecommunications.C、recentchangesinpeoplesconcepts.D、morepotentialdamagetothearea答案：C;5、【单选题】WelearnfromtheconversationthatFreddyisMarysideas,1分A、stronglyinfavourofB

4、、mildlyinfavourofC、stronglyagainstD、mildlyagainst答案：D;6、【单选题】Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?1分A、AnewgovernmentwasformedafterSundayselections.B、Thenewgovernmentintendstochangethewelfaresystem.C、TheSocialDemocraticPartyfoundedthewelfaresystem.D、TheSocialDemocraticPartywasresponsibleforhighunemployment

5、.答案：D;7、【单选题】ThetapesoftheApollo-11missionwerefirststoredin1分A、aU.S.governmentarchiveswarehouseB、aNASAgroundtrackingstationC、theGoddardSpaceFlightCentreD、noneoftheaboveplaces答案：A;8、【单选题】WhatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutRichardNafzger?1分A、Heisassignedthetasktolookforthetapes.B、Hebelievesthatthetapesareprob

6、ablylost.C、HeworksinaNASAgroundreceivingsite.D、Hehadaskedforthetapesinthe1970s.答案：B;9、【单选题】Theexampleinthenewsitemiscitedmainlytoshow1分A、thosedoctorsaresometimesprofessionallyincompetentB、thatincaseslikethathospitalshavetopayhugecompensationsC、thelanguagebarriersmightlowerthequalityoftreatment.D、tha

7、tlanguagebarrierscanresultinfatalconsequences.答案：C;10、【单选题】AccordingtoDr.Flores,hospitalsandclinics1分A、hasseentheneedforhiringtrainedinterpreters.B、hasrealizedtheproblemsoflanguagebarriers.C、hasbeguntrainingtheirstafftobebilinguals.D、hastakenstepstoprovideaccuratediagnosis.答案：B;11、【单选题】Accordingtoth

8、epassage,thenewcollege-entrancesystemisdesignedto2分A、requiresstudentstositformorecollege-entrancetestsB、reducetheweightofcollege-entrancetestsC、selectstudentsontheirhighschoolgradesonlyD、reducethenumberofprospectivecollegeapplicants答案：C;12、【单选题】Whatseemstobetheeffectofintroducingthenewsystem?2分A、The

9、systemhasgivenequalopportunitiestostudents.B、Thesystemhasreducedthenumberofcramschools.C、Thesystemhasintensifiedcompetitionamongschools.D、Thesystemhasincreasedstudentsstudyload.答案：B;13、【单选题】Accordingtocritics,thepopularityofprivateeducationismainlytheresultof2分A、thegovernmentsegalitarianpolicyB、insu

10、fficientnumberofschoolsC、curriculumsofaveragequalityD、lowcostofprivateeducation答案：D;14、【单选题】Accordingtothepassage,thereseemstobedisagreementovertheadoptionofthenewsystembetweenthefollowinggroupsEXCEPT2分A、betweenuniversitiesandthegovernmentB、betweenschoolexpertsandthegovernmentC、betweenparentsandscho

11、olsD、betweenparentsandthegovernment答案：A;15、【单选题】Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribestheauthorstreatmentofthetopic?2分A、Objective.B、Positive.C、Negative.D、Biased.答案：C;16、【单选题】WhichofthefollowingdetailsofWilfredEmmanuel-JonesisINCORRECT?2分A、HewasbornandbroughtupinBirmingham.B、Heusedtoworkinthetele

12、visionindustry.C、Heiswealthy,adventurousandaspiring.D、Heisnowsellinghisownqualityfoods.答案：B;17、【单选题】Mostimportantly,peoplelikeWilfredhavebroughttotraditionalBritishfarming2分A、knowledgeoffarmingB、knowledgeofbrandnamesC、knowledgeoflifestyleD、knowledgeofmarketing答案：D;18、【单选题】WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTc

13、ontributetotheemergenceofanewclassoffarmers?2分A、Strongdesireforcountrylife.B、Longingforgreaterwealth,C、InfluenceofTVproductions.D、Enthusiasmforqualityfoodbusiness.答案：C;19、【单选题】Whatisseenastheiradditionalsourceofnewincome?2分A、Moderntendencytobuynaturalfoods.B、Increaseinthevalueoflandproperty.C、Raisin

14、gandsellingrarelivestock.VD、Publicityasaresultofmediacoverage.答案：D;20、【单选题】Thesentenceinthelastparagraph“.BritainisntcatchingupwithmainlandEurope;itsleadingthewayimpliesthat2分A、Britainhastakenadifferentpathtoboosteconomy.B、moreauthenticfoodsarebeingproducedinBritain.C、theBritishareheadingbacktotheco

15、untryside.D、theEuropeansareshowinggreatinterestincountrylife.答案：B;21、【单选题】Fromthedescriptioninthepassage,welearnthat2分A、allCatalonianscanperformcastells.B、castellsrequireperformerstostandoneachother.C、peopleperformcastellsindifferentformations.D、incastellspeoplehavetopushandpulleachother.答案：C;22、【单选

16、题】Accordingtothepassage,the4mplicationoftheperformanceisthat2分A、theCataloniansareinsensibleandnoisypeople.B、theCataloniansshowmoresensethanisexpected.C、theCataloniansdisplayparadoxicalcharacteristics.D、theCataloniansthinkhighlyofteamwork.答案：A;23、【单选题】ThepassagecitesthefollowingexamplesEXCEPT_toshows

17、enyatwork.2分A、developmentofabankB、dynamicroleineconomyC、contributiontonationaleconomyD、comparisonwithotherregions答案：D;24、【单选题】Inthelastbuttwoparagraphs,theRamblasisdescribedas“afront-rowseatforBarcelonaslongestrunningtheatricalevent”.Whatdoesitmean?2分A、OntheRamblaspeoplecanseeagreatervarietyofperfor

18、mancesB、theRamblasprovidesmanyfrontseatsfortheperformancesC、theRamblasispreferredasanimportantvenuefortheeventsD、TheatricalperformersliketoperformontheRamblas答案：D;25、【单选题】WhatisthemainimpressionofthescenesontheRamblas?2分A、ItisbizarreandOutlandishB、ItisofaveragequalityC、ItisconventionalandquietD、Itis

19、ofprofessionalstandard答案：B;26、【单选题】WhathappenedtothefourremaininglawyersafterPatricksdisappearance?2分A、Theyallwantedtodivorcetheirwives.B、Theywereallheavilyinvolvedindebts.C、Theywereallrecoveringfromdrinking.D、Theyhadboughtnewhomes,yachts,etc.答案：C;27、【单选题】Whichofthefollowingstatementscontainsametaph

20、or?2分A、Hisnamecameofftheletterheadasthedebtspiledup.B、theycouldseeit,almosttouchitwhentheirdeadpartner.C、,attachedunwillinglyatthehipbythebondageofmortgages.D、,andforthishehadreceivednosmallamountofgrief.答案：A;28、【单选题】Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemaincauseofPatrickstealingthemoney?2分A、Patrickwasmad

21、eapartnerofthefirm.B、Thepartnersagreedtohavethemoneytransferred.C、Patrickhadaccesstoallthefilesinthefirm.D、BogandecidedtohirePatricknineyearsearlier.答案：D;29、【单选题】ThelawyersweredescribedasbeingallthefollowingEXCEPT2分A、greedy.B、extravagantC、quarrelsome.D、bad-tempered.答案：B;30、【单选题】Whichofthefollowingim

22、pliesacontrast?2分A、,anditwouldbeimpossibletohidethatkindofmoneyinBiloxi,populationfiftythousand.B、Theyhadbeenjointdefendantsinseveralunwinnablelawsuits;thusthebankruptcy.C、Therehadevenbeentalkofafirmjet,asix-seater.D、Hisnamecameofftheletterheadasthedebtspiledup.答案：C;31、【单选题】ThelargestcityinCanadais1

23、分A、Vancouver.B、Montreal.C、TorontoD、Ottawa.答案：B;32、【单选题】AccordingtotheUnitedStatesConstitution,thelegislativepowerisinvestedin1分A、theFederalGovernment.B、theSupremeCourt.C、theCabinet.D、theCongress.答案：C;33、【单选题】WhichofthefollowingistheoldestsportintheUnitedStates?1分A、Baseball.B、Tennis.C、Basketball.D、Am

24、ericanfootball.答案：A;34、【单选题】TheheadoftheexecutivebranchinNewZealandis1分A、thePresident.B、theGovernor-General.C、theBritishmonarch,D、thePrimeMinister.答案：D;35、【单选题】TheCanterburyTales,acollectionofstoriestoldbyagroupofpilgrimsontheirwaytoCanterbury,isanimportantpoeticworkby1分A、WilliamLangland.B、GeoffreyC

25、haucer.C、WilliamShakespeare.D、AlfredTennyson.答案：B;36、【单选题】WhowroteTheAmerican?1分A、HermanMelville.B、NathanielHawthorne.C、HenryJames.D、TheodoreDreiser.答案：B;37、【单选题】Allofthefollowingarewell-knownfemalewritersin20th-centuryBritainEXCEPT1分A、GeorgeEliot.B、IrisJeanMurdoch.C、DorisLessing.D、MurielSpark.答案：D;

26、38、【单选题】WhichofthefollowingisNOTadesignfeatureofhumanlanguage?1分A、Arbitrariness.B、Displacement.C、Duality.D、Diachronicity.答案：A;39、【单选题】Whattypeofsentenceis“Marklikesfiction,butTimisinterestedinpoetry.”?1分A、Asimplesentence.B、Acoordinatesentence.C、Acomplexsentence.D、Noneoftheabove.答案：C;40、【单选题】Thepheno

27、menonthatwordshavingdifferentmeaningshavethesameformiscalled1分A、hyponymy.B、synonymy.C、polysemy.D、homonymy.答案：D;1、【简答题】1分解析：one改为thing2、【简答题】1分解析：nativelanguage3、【简答题】TranslatetheunderlinedpartofthefollowingtextintoEnglish.WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEETTHREE.都市寸土千金,地价炒得越来越高,今后将更高拥有一个小小花园的希望,对寻常之辈不

28、啻是一种奢望,一种梦想我想,其实谁都有一个小小花园,这便是我们的内心世界人的智力需要开发,人的内心世界也是需要开发的人和动物的区别,除了众所周知的诸多方面,恐怕还在于人有内心世界心不过是人的一个重要脏器,而内心世界是一种景观,它是由外部世界不断地作用于内心渐渐形成的每个人都无比关注自己及至亲至爱之人心脏的渐损,以至于稍有微疾便惶惶不可终日但并非每个人都关注自己及至亲至爱之人的内心世界的阴晴5分解析：Ithinkeveryone,ineffect,hasasmallgardenoraflowerbedofhisown,namely,ourinnerworld.Thereisaneedforhum

29、anbeingstotapintotheirownintelligence,asisthecasewiththeirinnerworld.Whatdistinguishesbetweenhumanbeingsandanimals,apartfromthevariousaspectswhichareuniversallyknown,mayprobablybeinthathumanbeingshaveaninnerworld.Heartisnomorethananimportantorganwhereastheinnerworldconstitutesalandscape,whichgradual

30、lytakesitsshapeunderthecontinuousinfluencefromtheoutsideworld.Sogreatistheimportancethateveryoneattachestothephysicalconditionofhisownheartorthoseofhisclosestanddearestones,thatmerelyaminordiseasewouldenduringlyweignonhismind.4、【简答题】Inafewmonthstimeyouaregoingtograduatefromuniversity.Howdoyouthinkyo

31、urcollegeyearshavepreparedyouforyourfuturelife?Writeanessayofabout400wordsonthefollowingtopic:WhatIhavelearnedfrommyyearsatuniversityInthefirstpartofyouressayyoushouldstatedearlyyourmainargument,andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportyourargumentwithappropriatedetails.Inthelastpartyoushouldbringwhatyouha

32、vewrittentoanaturalconclusionormakeasummary.Markwillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriacy.FailuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarksWriteyourcompositiononANSWERSHEETFOUR.10分解析：略5、【简答题】1分解析：have（去掉）6、【简答题】TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationonANSW

33、ERSHEETTHREE.But,ashasbeentrueinmanyothercases,whentheywereatlastmarried,themostidealofsituationswasfoundtohavebeenchangedtothemostpractical.Insteadofhavingsharedtheiroriginalduties,andasschool-boyswouldsay,goinghalves,theydiscoveredthatthecaresoflifehadbeendoubled.Thisledtosomedistressingmomentsforbothourfriends;theyunderstoodsudden