2024年英语专业八级考试答案

【星火英語版】英語专业八级考试答案PartⅠListeningComprehensionSectionAMini-lecture1.partsoflanguage2.otherfeatures3.rhythm4.havingtheability5.aparticularsubject6.knowledgeorexperience7.reinterpreting8.predicting/makingpredictions9.typesofpredictions10.contentsSectionBInterview1.Theresathinksthatthepresentgovernmentis________.[A] doingwhattheyhavepromisedtoschools[B] creatingopportunitiesforleadinguniversities[C] consideringremovingbarriersforstateschoolpupils[D] reducingopportunitiesforstateschoolpupils2.WhatdoesTheresaseeasaprobleminsecondaryschoolsnow?[A] Universitiesarenotworkinghardtoacceptstateschoolpupils.[B] ThenumberofstatepupilsapplyingtoOxfordfailstoincrease.[C] Thegovernmenthasloweredstatepupils’expectations.[D] Leadinguniversitiesarerejectingstateschoolpupils.3.InTheresa’sview,schoolfreedommeansthatschoolsshould____.[A] begivenmorefundingfromeducationauthorities[B] begivenallthemoneyanddecidehowtospendit[C] begrantedgreaterpowertorunthemselves[D] begivenmoreopportunitiesandchoices

4.AccordingtoTheresa,whodecidesordecidemoneyforschoolsatthepresent?[A]Localeducationauthoritiesandthecentralgovernment.[B]Localeducationauthoritiesandsecondaryschoolstogether.[C]Localeducationauthoritiesonly.[D]Thecentralgovernmentonly.5.Throughoutthetalk,theinterviewerdoesallthefollowingEXCEPT____.[A] askingforclarification[B] challengingtheinterviewee[C] supportingtheinterviewee[D] initiatingtopicsSectionCNewsBroadcastNewsItem16.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?[A] FewerpeoplewatchTVonceaweek.[B] SmartphonesandtabletshavereplacedTV.[C] Newtechnologyhasledtomorefamilytime.[D] BiggerTVsetshaveattractedmorepeople.NewsItem27.Howmanylawmakersvotedforthemarijuanalegalizationbill?[A] 50.[B] 12.[C] 46.[D]18.8. Thepassingofthebillmeansthatmarijuanacanbe________.[A] boughtbypeopleunder18[B] madeavailabletodrugaddicts[C] providedbythegovernment[D] boughtindrugstores

NewsItem39. Whatdidthereviewofglobaldatareveal?[A]Diarrheaisacommondisease.[B]Goodsanitationledtoincreaseinheight.[C]Thereweremanyproblemsofpoorsanitation.[D]Africanchildrenliveinworsesanitaryconditions.10. ThepurposeofDr.AlanDangour’sstudywasmostlikelyto________.[A] examinelinksbetweensanitationanddeathfromillness[B] lookintofactorsaffectingthegrowthofchildren[C] investigatehowtotacklesymptomslikediarrhea[D] reviewandcompareconditionsindifferentcountriesPartⅡReadingComprehensionTextA11.Accordingtotheauthor,shoppersarereturningtheirpurchasesforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat____.[A]theyareunsatisfiedwiththequalityofthepurchase[B]theyeventuallyfindthepurchasetooexpensive[C]theychangetheirmindoutofuncertainty[D]theyregretmakingthepurchasewithoutforethought12.Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentinthebookstore?[A]Toseewhichpromotionmethodispreferredbycustomers.[B]Tofindoutthestrengthsandweaknessesofbothmethods.[C]Totrytosetupanewretailer-customerrelationship.[D]Toseetheeffectofanapproachoncustomers'decisions.13.WhydoestheauthorcitethestudybyBangorUniversityandtheRoyalMailService?[A]Tocomparesimilarresponsesindifferentsettings.[B]Toprovidefurtherevidenceforhisownobservation.[C]Toofferascientificaccountofthebrain'sfunctions.[D]Todescribeemotionalresponsesinonlineshopping.

14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?[A]Realsatisfactiondependsonfactorsotherthanthecomputer.[B]Despiteonlineshoppingwestillattachimportancetogiftbuying.[C]Somepeoplearestilluncertainaboutthedigitalage.[D]Onlineshoppingoffersrealsatisfactiontoshoppers.TextB15.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorsuggeststhat____.[A]apersoncaneitherhaveahighIQoralowEQ[B]herprofessorbrothercarestoomuchaboutIQ[C]weneedexamplesofhowtofollowone'sheart[D]sheprefersdogsthatarecleverandloyal16.Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingareTwist'scharacteristicsEXCEPT____.[A]resignation[B]patience[C]forgiveness[D]tenacity17.Accordingtothecontext,themeaningoftheword"square"isclosestto____.[A]fast[B]blindly[C]straight[D]stubbornly18.ThatTwist'sdevotionkeepsmygirlsonabenevolentleashmeansthat____.[A]Twistiscapableoflookingafterthegirls[B]Twistandthegirlshavebecomefriends[C]Twistknowshowtofollowthegirls[D]Twist'sloyaltyhelpsthegirlsgrowup19.Whatdoestheauthortrytoexpressinthelastparagraph?[A]Difficultiesinraisingherchildren.[B]Worriesaboutwhattobuyforkids.[C]GratitudetoTwistforherrole.[D]Concernsaboutschoolingandreligion.

TextC20.Thatittotteredonthebordersofseniledecaymeansthatthelorrywas_________.abouttobreakdownaveryoldvehicleunabletotravelthedistance[D]adangerousvehicleWhichofthefollowingwordsinthefirstparagraphisusedliterally?Flush.Borders.Operations.Gasping.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthorregardstheinadequaciesofthelorryas_________.[A] inevitableandamusing[B]. dangerousandfrightening[C]novelandunexpected[D]welcomeandinteresting23.Allthefollowingwordsinthelastbutoneparagraphdescribethelorryasahuman

EXCEPT .tremblingspoutingshudderingcrept24.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthorwas________.boredbytheappearanceofthegrasslandsaheadreluctanttodoanywalkinginsohotaclimateunfriendlytowardsthelocaldriverandboysalittlesurprisedtohavetohelpdrivethelorry25.Asuitabletitleforthepassagewouldbe_______.AjourneythatscaredmeAjourneytorememberThewildWestAfricanlorryAcomicjourneyinWestAfrica

TextD26.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingservesastheBESTreasonforthesimilarityinurbangreenspacethroughouttheWest?[A]Climate.[B]Geography.[C]Functionalpurposes.[D]Designprinciples.27.ThefollowingareallfeaturesoffutureurbangreenspaceEXCEPTthat .[A]eachcityhasitsdistinctstyleofurbangreenspace[B]urbanlandscapewillfocusmoreonculturalhistory[C]urbangreenspacewillbedesignedtoservemanyuses[D]moregreencoverwillbeseenoncityroofsandwalls28.Whyaresomelocalresidentsopposedto"xeriscaping"?[A]Itcannotreducewaterrequirements.[B]Ithasprovedtobetoocostly.[C]Itisnotsuitedforthelocalarea.[D]Itdoesnothaveenoughadvantages.29.Accordingtothepassage,ifplannersadoptanasset-basedapproach,theywillprobably.[A]incorporatethearea'snaturalandculturalheritageintotheirdesign[B]makecarefulestimationofthearea'snaturalresourcesbeforedesigning[C]combinenaturalresourcesandpracticalfunctionsintheirdesign[D]envisionmorepurposesforurbanlandscapingintheirdesign30.Accordingtothepassage,futurelandscapingdesignswillrelymoreon. .[A]humanassumptions[B]fieldwork[C]scientificestimation[D]laboratoryworkPartⅢGeneralKnowledge31.WhichpartyisinpowernowintheUK?［A］TheConservativeParty.［B］TheLabourParty.［C］TheLiberalDemocrats.［D］TheScottishNationalParty.32.WhichofthefollowinglakesdoesCanadasharewiththeUnitedStates?［A］LakeWinnipeg.［B］TheGreatSlaveLake.［C］TheGreatBearLake.［D］ThefiveGreatLakes.33.U.S.senatorsservefor____yearsaftertheyareelected.［A］four［B］six［C］three［D］two34.WhowerethenativesofAustraliabeforethearrivaloftheBritishsettlers?［A］TheEskimos.［B］TheMaori.［C］TheIndians.［D］TheAborigines.35.____ isbestknownforthetechniqueofdramaticmonologueinhispoems.［A］RobertBrowning［B］W.B.Yeats［C］WilliamBlake［D］WilliamWordsworth

36.WhichofthefollowingisacontemporaryBritishpoet?［A］TedHughes.［B］WilliamWordsworth.［C］E.E.Cummings.［D］CarlSandburg.37.WhowastheauthorofMoby-Dick?［A］NathanielHawthorne.［B］RalphWaldoEmerson.［C］HermanMelville.［D］WashingtonIrving.38.Thewords"tennis,badminton,golf,basketballandfootball"constitutea____field.［A］semantic［B］connotative［C］conceptual［D］collocative39.A:Doyoulikeicecream?B:Yes,Ido.

Thisisanexampleof____.［A］reference［B］substitution［C］conjunction［D］ellipsis40.Whichofthefollowingisavoicelessconsonant?［A］[j]［B］[w]［C］[p]［D］[l]PartⅣProofreading&ErrorCorrection1.Looked→Looking2.and→but3.complimentary→compliment4.it→去掉it5.very→too6.∧which→in7.specially→especially或particularly8.for→about9.aspect→case10.been→去掉beenPartⅤTranslationSectionAChinesetoEnglish原文展現参照译文茶花（camellia）的自然花期在12月至翌年4月，以紅色系為主，另有黄色系和白色系等，花色艳丽。本届花展充足展示了茶花的品种资源和科研水平，是近三年来本市规模最大的一届茶花展。為了使广大植物愛好者有更多与茶花亲密接触的机會，本届茶花展的布展范围延伸至整個园区，為赏花游客带来便利。本次茶花展历時2個月，展期内200多种茶花品种将陆续亮相。Camellia’sfloweringperiodstartsfromDecemberandendsinthenextApril，andthecolorsoftheflowersarebrightandshowywithredinmajority,yellow,whiteandothercolorsinminority.It’sthecity’slargestcamelliashowinrecentthreeyears,whichfullydisplayscamellia’svariousspeciesaswellashuman’sscientificresearchlevelofit.Inordertoprovidethemajorityofplant-loverswithmoreopportunitiestocloselyappreciatethebeautyofcamellia,theareaoftheCamelliaShowisextendedtothewholegardensothatitcanbringmoreconvenienceforthevisitors.TheCamelliaShowtakesovertwomonths,inwhichmorethan200variouscamelliaswillbepresentedsuccessively.SectionBEnglishtoChinese原文展現参照译文Atitsheart,psycholinguisticworkconsistsoftwoquestions.Oneis,Whatknowledgeoflanguageisneededforustouselanguage?Inasense,wemustknowalanguagetouseit,butwearenotalwaysfullyawareofthisknowledge.Adistinctionmaybedrawnbetweentacitknowledgeandexplicitknowledge.Tacitknowledgereferstotheknowledgeofhowtoperformvariousacts,whereasexplicitknowledgereferstotheknowledgeoftheprocessesormechanismsusedintheseacts.Wesometimesknowhowtodosomethingwithoutknowinghowwedoit.Forinstance,abaseballpitcher(投手)mightknowhowtothrowabaseball90milesanhourbutmighthavelittleornoexplicitknowledgeofthemusclegroupsthatareinvolvedinthisact.Similarly,wemaydistinguishbetweenknowinghowtospeakandknowingwhatprocessesareinvolvedinproducingspeech.Generallyspeaking,muchofourlinguisticknowledgeistacitratherthanexplicit.心理語言學的研究包括两個关键問題。第一，我們使用語言需要什么語言知识？從某种意义上說，我們必须拥有某种語言的知识才能使用该語言，但却并不總是能完全意识到這种知识。我們也許要對隐性知识和显性知识加以辨别。隐性知识是指怎样执行多种動作所拥有的知识，而显性知识是指在這些動作中使用的過程或者机制所蕴含的知识。有時，我們懂得怎样做某事，却無法說出我們是怎么做的。例如，一名棒球投手也許懂得怎样以每小時90英裏的速度把球抛出去，但對有关参与此活動的肌群的显性知识却知之甚少，或一無所知。同样地，我們懂得怎样說话，但却不清晰言語产生包括哪些過程。總的来說，我們的大多数語言知识都是隐性知识而非显性知识。PartⅥWriting参照范文MyViewsontheSharingEconomyThesharingeconomyreferstotheeconomicpatterninwhichpeopleshareaccesstoresources,suchasgoods,servicesanddata.Thisnewlyemergingtrendwouldbeimpossiblewithoutthedevelopmentoftechnology.ItistheInternetthatmakesthesharingcheaperandeasierandhelpstostrikeabalancebetweensupplyanddemand.Timemagazinehaslistedthesharingeconomyasoneofthe“10ideasthatwillchangetheworld”.Asfarasthecommentisconcerned,IcannotagreewithTimemore.Asoneofthegreatestbenefitsofthedigitalage,thesharingeconomyarisesfromouroldestinstinctashumanbeings.Thereisalwaysanurgeforustoconnectwithothers,especiallyinanerawhenfamiliesarescatteredandwedonotreallyknowthepeoplewholivenearby.Ithasbeensaidthat“Joyssharedwithothersaremoreenjoyed.”However,inmyeyes,theresourcessharedwithothersaremorebeneficialtooursociety.Ontheonehand,sharingeconomyleadstoa