2021台湾英语专业八级考试真题卷

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2021台湾英语专业八级考试真题卷

本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。

一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意）

1.JohnGalworthywasmostfamousfor______.

A．HeartofDarkness

B．Ulysses

C．TheForsyteSaga

D．APassagetoIndia

2.Thestudyofhowsoundsareputtogetherandusedtoconveymeaningincommunicationis______.

A．morphology

B．generallinguistics

C．phonology

D．semantics

3.Thewordholidayoriginallymeantholyday;butnowthewordsignifiesanydayonwhichwedon'thavetowork.Thisisanexampleof______.

A．meaningshift

B．wideningofmeaning

C．narrowingofmeaning

D．lossofmeaning

4.WhereisEdinburgh

A．InWales.

B．InScotland.

C．InNorthernIreland.

D．InIreland.

5.ThecapitalofAustraliais______.

A．Sidney

B．Melbourne

C．Canberra

D．Perth

6.Atthebeginning,thepassageseemstosuggestthatBlackpool

A．willcontinuetoremainasanentertainmentcenter.

B．compliedwithEC'sstandardsofcleanliness.

C．hadnoswimmingbeachesallalong.

D．isplanningtoreviveitsformerattraction.

7.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatIMFpolicyrecommendations

A．werefarfromapanaceainallcases.

B．werefeasibleintheirrecipientcountries.

C．failedtoworkintheirrecipientcountries.

D．wererejectedunanimouslybyAsiancountries.

8.Attheendofthepassage,thewriterseemstothinkthatafullrecoveryoftheAsianeconomyis

A．due.

B．remote.

C．imaginative.

D．unpredictable.

9.ThewriterthinksthatthoseAsiancountries

A．welldeservedthepunishment.

B．investedinasenselesswayatthetime.

C．wereundulypunishedinthecrisis.

D．hadbadrelationshipsbetweengovernmentandbusiness.

10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT

A．Migrationexertsagreatimpactonpopulationchange.

B．Migrationcontributestomankind'sprogress.

C．Migrationbringsaboutdesirableandundesirableeffects.

D．Migrationmaynotbeaccompaniedbyhumanconflicts.

11.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTthewriter'sopinion

A．Countriespaidaheavypriceforwhichevermeasuretaken.

B．Countriesallfoundthemselvesinaneconomicdilemma.

C．Withdrawalofforeigncapitalresultedinthecrisis.

D．Mostgovernmentschoseoneofthetwooptions.

12.AccordingtoKingsleyDavis,migrationoccursasresultofthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT

A．humanadaptability.

B．humanevolution.

C．culturaldifferences.

D．inter-groupinequalities.

13.WhatBlackpool'sbeachesstrikevisitorsmostistheir

A．emptiness.

B．cleanliness.

C．modernity.

D．monotony.

14.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatBlackpoolusedto

A．haveasmanybeachesasLuxemburg.

B．haveseriouslypolluteddrinkingwater.

C．boastsomeimposingseafrontsights.

D．attractfewdomesticholidaymakers.

15.WhichofthefollowinggroupsinNOTmentionedasmigrantsinthepassage

A．Farmers.

B．Workers.

C．Settlers.

D．Colonizers.

16.Thereseemstobea(n)__________relationshipbetweengreateventandmigration.

A．loose

B．indefinite

C．causal

D．remote

17.Creativeartistsandthinkersachievecommunicationby

A．dependingonsharedconventions.

B．fashioningtheirownconventions.

C．adjustingtheirpersonalfeelings.

D．elaboratingacommonlanguage.

18.Acommoncharacteristicofartistsandscientistsinvolvedincreativeworkisthat

A．theycareaboutthepossiblereactiontotheirwork.

B．publicresponseisoneoftheprimaryconcerns.

C．theyarekeenlyawareofpublicinterestintheirwork.

D．theyareindifferenttowardresponsetotheirwork.

19.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT

A．Individualcontributionscombinedpossessgreatsignificancetothepublic.

B．Goodcontributorsdon'tneglecttheuseofinternalcommunicationsystem.

C．Everyoneexceptthoseoriginalpeoplecomesundertheinfluenceofsociety.

D．Knowinghowtocommunicateisuniversalamonghumanbeings.

20.Itisimpliedattheendofthepassagethathighlyoriginalindividualsfeelisolatedbecausethey

A．failtoacknowledgeanduseanacceptableformofcommunication.

B．actuallydifferfromotherindividualsinthesameperiod.

C．havelittleincommonwiththesocietyofthetime.

D．refusetoadmitparallelsbetweenthemselvesandthesociety.

21.Thepurposeofthepassageisto

A．reviewsomenewly-publishedinterior-designbooks.

B．explorethepotentialmarketforinterior-designbooks.

C．persuadepeopletobuysomegoodbooks.

D．stresstheimportanceofreadinggoodbooks.

22.Thewriterofthepassagemainlyintendsto

A．criticizeGermany'staxsystem.

B．helpcompanieseasetheirtaxburden.

C．examinethecurrentcorporatetaxrates.

D．proposewaystoreformthetaxsystem.

23.Thefollowingpassageemphasizestheroleof______inhealthconservation.

A．advertising

B．research

C．governments

D．taxation

24.Thepassageisprimarily_________inthedevelopmentofthethesis.

A．persuasive

B．descriptive

C．narrative

D．expository

25.Crimeexpertspredictthatinthenearfuturecrimerateswillfirstdecreasein

A．SouthandSouthwest.

B．NorthandNortheast.

C．SouthwestandMidwest.

D．NortheastandMidwest.

26.Accordingtothecensusprediction,theaveragemaleAmericanswillbeexpectedtoliveupto____yearsofageby2050.

A．73.3

B．75.1

C．81.3

D．83.6

27.TheformaldiplomaticrelationsbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStateswereestablishedon

A．February28,1972.

B．January28,1979.

C．December16,1978.

D．January1,1979.

28.TheFivePrinciplesfortheestablishmentofanewtypeofSino-USrelationshipwereputforwardbyChinesePresidentJiangZeminin

A．Seattle.

B．Jakarta.

C．Manila.

D．NewYork.

29.Whoseworkswouldyoumostprobablychoosetoreadifyouwereinterestedinsatire

A．AlexanderPope.B.OliverGoldsmith.

B．R.

C．Sheridan.

D．W.M.Thackeray.

30.WhichofthefollowingwriterswasaNobel-Prizewinner

A．AlexanderPope.

B．JohnGalsworthy.

C．ThomasHardy.

D．W.M.Thackeray.

31.Accordingtothepassage,theagerangeofsomebusinesses'customersmaybelimitedbecauseof_____.

A．social/culturalfactors

B．economicfactors

C．legal/politicalfactors

D．factorsofstate

32.Thebeliefthateducationisindispensabletoallchildren_____.

A．isindicativeofapessimismindisguise

B．cameintobeingalongwiththearrivalofcomputers

C．isdeeplyrootedinthemindsofcomputeredadvocates

D．originatedfromtheoptimisticattitudeofindustrializedcountries

33.Accordingtothepassage,newtechnologiesarelikelytoinfluence_____.

A．theextentofcompetition

B．people'sspendingpower

C．attitudestoadvertising

D．thewaypeopleshop

34.Itcouldbeinferredfromthepassagethatintheauthor’scountrytheEuropeanmodelofprofessionaltrainingis_____

A．dependentuponthestartingageofcandidates

B．worthtryinginvarioussocialsections

C．oflittlepracticalvalue

D．attractivetoeverykindofprofessional

35.Accordingtothewriter,realopportunitiesforbusinessesarethosewhich_____.

A．requirenoadvertising

B．requirefewresources

C．matchtheircapabilities

D．exploitnewtechnology

36.Theauthorthinksthepresent,rushtoputcomputersintheclassroomis_____.

A．far-reaching

B．dubiouslyoriented

C．self-contradictory

D．radicallyreformatory

37.Accordingtotheauthor,basiccomputerskillsshouldbe_____.

A．includedasanauxiliarycourseinschools

B．highlightedinacquisitionofprofessionalqualifications

C．masteredthroughalife-longcourse

D．usuallyemphasizedbyanyschool

38.Theenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmeantthat_____.

A．peoplehadtodotheproductiveworkathome

B．peoplewereforcedtolookelsewhereformeansofsupportingthemselves

C．peoplewereabletobedependentontheirland

D．peoplewerebadlypaidfortheworktheymanagedtofind

39.Recentopinionpollsshowthat_____.

A．availableemploymentshouldberestrictedtoasmallpercentageofthepopulation

B．newjobsmustbecreatedinordertorectifyhighunemploymentfigures

C．availableemploymentmustbemorewidelydistributedamongtheunemployed

D．thepresenthighunemploymentfiguresareafactoflife

40.Theword'"revive"inthepassage2meantthat_____.

A．makeactiveagain

B．studyagain

C．gooveragain

D．findthevalueagain

41.Theeffectsofalmostuniversalemploymentwereoverwhelminginthat_____.

A．theworkstatusofthosenotinpaidemploymentsuffered

B．thehouseholdandvillagecommunitydisappearedcompletely

C．mennowtraveledenormousdistancestotheirplacesofwork

D．youngandoldpeoplebecamesuperfluouscomponentsofsociety

42.Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribes"theconceptofartimposedbythetriumphofModernism"astheauthorrepresentsitinparagraph2

A．Objective.

B．Mechanical.

C．Superficial.

D．Paradoxical.

43.Thearrivaloftheindustrialageinourhistoricalevolutionmeantthat_____.

A．universalemploymentvirtuallyguaranteedprosperity

B．economicfreedomcamewithineveryone’sgrasp

C．patternsofworkwerefundamentallychanged

D．people’sattitudestoworkhadtobereversed

44.Theauthorisconcernedwith_____.

A．definingtheModernistattitudetowardart

B．explaininghowphotographyemergedasafineart

C．explainingtheattitudeofseriouscontemporaryphotographerstowardphotographyasartandplacingthoseattitudesintheirhistoricalcontext

D．definingthevariousapproachesthatseriouscontemporaryphotographerstaketowardtheirartandassessingthevalueofeachofthoseapproaches

45.WhydoestheauthorintroduceAbstractExpressionistpainter

A．Hewantstoprovideanexampleofartistswho,likeseriouscontemporaryphotographers,disavowedtraditionallyacceptedaimsofmodemart.

B．BewantstosetforthananalogybetweentheAbstractExpressionistpaintersandclassicalModernistpainters.

C．HewantstoprovideacontrasttoPopartistandothers.

D．Hewantstoprovideanexplanationofwhyseriousphotography,likeothercontemporaryvisualforms,isnotanshouldnotpretendtobeanart.

46.Howdidthenineteenth-centurydefendersofphotographystressthephotography

A．Theystressedphotographywasameansofmakingpeoplehappy.

B．Itwasartforrecordingtheworld.

C．Itwasadeviceforobservingtheworldimpartially.

D．Itwasanartcomparabletopainting.

47.Accordingtothispassage,EnvironmentalProtectionAgency_____.

A．istheonlyagencystudyingtheeffectsofairpollutiononhealth

B．haslaunchedasurprisedattack