2019年专业英语八级考试真题

2019年专业英语八级考试真题试卷

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.Youwillhearthemini-lectureONCEONLY.While

listeningtothemini-lecture,pleasecompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEandwrite

NOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesurewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyand

semanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.

Now,listentothemini-lecture.Whenitisover,youwi11begivenTHREEminutestocheckyour

work.

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillhearTWOinterviews.Attheendofeachinterview,fivequestionswill

beaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeinterviewsandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.

Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpauseDuringthepause,youshouldreadthefour

choicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthechoices.

Now,listentothefirstinterview.Questions1to5arebasedonthefirstinterview.

1.A.Environmentalissues.

B.Endangeredspecies.

C.Globalwarming.

D.Conservation.

2.A.Itisthoroughlyproved.

B.itisdefinitelyveryserious.

C.Itisjustatemporaryvariation.

D.Itischangingourwaysofliving.

3.A.Protectionofendangeredanimals*habitats.

B.Negativehumanimpactontheenvironment.

C.Frequentabnormalphenomenaontheearth.

D.ThewomanJsindifferentattitudetotheearth.

4.A.Natureshouldtakeitscourse.

B.Peopletakethingsforgranted.

C.Humansaredamagingtheearth.

D.Animalsshouldstayawayfromzoos.

5.A.Objective.

B.Pessimistic.

C.Skeptical.

D.Subjective.

Now,listentothesecondinterview.Questions6to10arebasedonthesecondinterview.

6.A.Teachers'resistancetochange.

B.Students'inadequateabilitytoread.

C.Teachers'misunderstandingofsuchliteracy.

D.Students'indifferencetothenewmethod.

7.A.Abilitiestocompletechallengingtasks.

B.Abilitiestolearnsubjectmatterknowledge.

C.AbilitiestoperformbetterinschooIwork.

D.Abilitiestoperformdisciplinarywork.

8.A.Recallingspecificinformation.

B.Understandingparticulardetails.

C.Examiningsourcesofinformation.

D.Retellingahistoricalevent.

9.A.Engagingliteracyanddisciplinaryexpertsintheprogram.

B.Helpingteachersunderstandwhatdisciplinaryliteracyis.

C.Teachingdisciplinarydiscoursepracticesbyliteracyteachers.

D.Designinglearningstrategieswithexpertsfrombothsides.

10.A.Toargueforacase.

B.Todiscussadispute.

C.Toexplainaproblem.

D.Topresentdetails.

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONAMULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS

Inthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbyfourteenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreach

multiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheone

thatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.

PASSAGEONE

(1)Whenitcametoconcealinghistroubles,TommyWilhelmwasnotlesscapablethandienextfellow.

Soatleasthethought,andtherewasacertainamountofevidencetobackhimup.Hehadonce

beenanactor"no,notquite,anextra-andheknewwhatactingshouldbe.Also,hewassmoking

acigar,andwhenamanissmokingacigar,wearingahat,hehasanadvantage;itisharderto

findouthowhefeels.Hecamefromthetwenty-thirdfloordowntothelobbyonthemezzanine

tocollecthismailbeforebreakfast,andhebelievedhehoped-thathelookedpassablywell:

doingallright.Itwasamatterofsheerhope,becausetherewasnotmuchthathecouldaddto

hispresenteffort.Onthefourteenthfloorhelookedforhisfathertoentertheelevator;they

oftenmetatthishour,onthewaytobreakfast.Ifheworriedabouthisappearanceitwasmainly

forhisoldfather,ssake.Buttherewasnostoponthefourteenth,andtheelevatorsankand

sank.Thenthesmoothdooropenedandthegreatdark-redunevencarpetthatcoveredthelobby

billowedtowardWilhelm,sfeet.Intheforegroundthelobbywasdark,sleepy.Frenchdrapeslike

sailskeptoutthesun,butthreehigh,narrowwindowswereopen,andintheblueairWilhelm

sawapigeonaboutto1ightonthegreatchainthatsupportedthemarqueeofthemoviehousedirectly

underneaththelobby.Foronemomentheheardthewingsbeatingstrongly.

(2)MostoftheguestsattheHotelGlorianawerepasttheageofretirement.AlongBroadwayin

theSeventies,Eighties,andNineties,agreatpartofNewYork,svastpopulationofoldmen

andwomenlives.Unlesstheweatheristoocoldorwettheyfillthebenchesaboutthetinyrailed

parksandalongthesubwaygratingsfromVerdiSquaretoColumbiaUniversity,theycrowdtheshops

andcafeterias,thedimestores,thetearooms,thebakeries,thebeautyparlors,thereadingrooms

andclubrooms.AmongtheseoldpeopleattheGloriana,WiIhelmfeltoutof

the.paperswascomparativelyyoung,inhismiddleforties,largeandblond,withbigshoulders;

hisbackwasheavyandstrong,ifalreadyalittlestoopedorthickened.Afterbreakfasttheold

guestssatdownonthegreenleatherarmchairsandsofasinthelobbyandbegantogossipand

lookintothe.papers;theyhadnothingtodobutwaitouttheday.ButWilhelmwasusedtoan

activelifeandlikedtogooutenergeticallyinthemorning.Andforseveralmonths,because

hehadnoposition,hehadkeptuphismoralebyrisingearly;hewasshavedandinthelobby

byeighto'clock.HeboughtthepaperandsomecigarsanddrankaCoca-Colaortwobeforehewent

into

breakfastwithhisfather.Afterbreakfast一out,out,outtoattendtobusiness.Thegetting

outhadinitself

becomethechiefbusiness.Buthehadrealizedthathecouldnotkeepthisupmuchlonger,and

todayhewasafraid.Hewasawarethathisroutinewasabouttobreakupandhesensedthata

hugetroublelongpresaged(预感)buttillnowformlesswasdue.Beforeevening,he'dknow.

(3)Neverthelesshefollowedhisdailycourseandcrossedthelobby.

(4)Rubin,themanatthenewsstand,hadpooreyes.Theymaynothavebeenactuallyweakbutthey

werepoorinexpression,withlacylidsthatfurleddownatthecomers.Hedressedwell.Itdidn,t

seemnecessary—hewasbehindthecountermostofthetime一buthedressedverywell.Hehad

onarichbrownsuit;thecuffsembarrassedthehairsonhissmallhands.HeworeaCountessMara

paintednecktie.AsWilhelmapproached,Rubindidnotseehim;hewaslookingoutdreamilyat

theHotelAnsonia,whichwasvisiblefromhiscomer,severalblocksaway.TheAnsonia,the

neighborhood"greatlandmark,wasbuiltbyStanfordWhite.Itlookslikeabaroquepalacefrom

PragueorMunichenlargedahundredtimes,withtowers,domes,hugeswe11sandbubblesofmetal

gonegreenfromexposure,ironfretworkandfestoons.Blacktelevisionantennaearedensely

plantedonitsroundsummits.Underthechangesofweatheritmaylooklikemarbleorlikesea

water,blackasslateinthefog,whiteastufainsunlight.Thismorningitlookedliketheimage

ofitselfreflectedindeepwater,whiteandcumulousabove,withcavernousdistortionsunderneath.

Together,thetwomengazedatit.

(5)ThenRubin.said,“Yourdadisintobreakfastalready,theoldgentleman.M

“Oh,yes?Aheadofmetoday?w

'nat'sarealknocked-outshirtyougoton,''saidRubin."Where'sitfrom,Saks?”“No,

it'saJackFagman—Chicago.w

(6)Evenwhenhisspiritswerelow,Wilhelmcouldstillwrinklehisforeheadinapleasingway.

Someoftheslow,silentmovementsofhisfacewereveryattractive.Hewentbackastep,asif

tostandawayfromhimselfandgetabetterlookathisshirt.Hisglancewascomic,acomment

uponhisuntidiness.Helikedtoweargoodclothes,butoncehehadputitoneacharticleappeared

togoitsownway.WiIhelm,laughing,panteda1ittle;histeethweresmal1;hischeekswhenhe

laughedandpuffedgrewround,andhelookedmuchyoungerthanhisyears.Intheolddayswhen

hewasacollegefreshmanandworeabeanie(无檐小帽)onhislargeblondeheadhisfatherused

tosaythat,bigashewas,hecouldcharmabirdoutofatree.Wilhelmhadgreatcharmstill.

(7)“Ilikethisdove-graycolor,whesaidinhissociable,good-naturedway."Itisn'twashable.

You

havetosendittothecleaner.Itneversmellsasgoodaswashed.Butit,saniceshirt.It

costsixteen,eighteenbucks.*'

11.Wilhelmhopedhelookedallrightonhiswaytothelobbybecausehewantedto_

A.leaveagoodimpression

B.givehisfatherasurprise

C.showhisactingpotential

D.disguisehislowspirit

12.Wilhelmhadsomethingincommonwiththeoldguestsinthattheyall

A.livedaluxuriouslife

B.likedtos

C.idledtheirtimeaway

D.likedtogetupearly

13.HowdidWiIhelmfeelwhenhewascrossingthelobby(Para.2)?

A.Hefeltsomethingominouswascoming.

B.Hewasworriedthathisfatherwaslate.

C.Hewasfeelingateaseamongtheold.

D.Hewasexcitedaboutapossiblejoboffer.

14.WhichpartofRubin'sclothesmadehimlookparticularlyawkward(Para.4)?

A.Thenecktie.

B.Thecuffs.

C.Thesuit.

D.Theshirt.

15.WhatcanwelearnfromtheauthorJsdescriptionofWiIhelm,sclothes?

A.Hisshirtmadehimlookbetter.

B.Hecaredmuchabouthisclothes.

C.Helookedlikeacomedianinhisshirt.

D.Theclothesheworeneverquitematched.

PASSAGETWO

(l)Bythe1840sNewYorkwastheleadingcommercialcityoftheUnitedStates.Ithadlongsince

outpacedPhiladelphiaasthelargestcityinthecountry,andeventhoughBostoncontinuedto

beveneratedastheculturalcapitalofthenation,itsimagehadbecomesomewhatlanguid;it

hadnotkeptupwiththeimplicationsofthenewlyindustrializedeconomy,ofadiversifiedethnic

population,oroftherapidlyrisingmiddleclass.NewYorkwastheplacewherethe“new”America

wascomingintobeing,soitishardlysurprisingthatthemodemnewperhaditsbirththere.

(2)ThepennypaperhadfounditsfirstsuccessinNewYork.Bythemid-1830sBenDaysSunwas

drawingreadersfromallwalksoflife.Ontheotherhand,theSunwasascantysheetproviding

littlemorethanminordiversions;fewtodaywouldcallitanewperatall.Dayhimselfwasan

editorof1imitedvision,andhedidnotpossesstheabilityortheimaginationtoclimbtheslopes

toloftierheights.Ifrealnewpersweretoemergefromthepublic，sdemandformoreandbetter

coverage,itwouldhavetocomefromayouthfulgenerationofeditorsforwhomjournalismwas

atotallyabsorbingprofession,anexactingvocationalidealratherthanamereoffshootofjob

printing.

⑶Bythe1840stwogiantsburstintothefield,editorswhowouldrevolutionizejournalism,would

bringthenewperintothemodemage,andshowhowitcouldbeinfluentialinthenationallife.

Thesetwogiants,neitherofwhomhasbeentreatedkindlybyhistory,wereJamesGordonBennett

andHoraceGreeley.BennettfoundedhisNewYorkHeraldin1835,lessthantwoyearsafterthe

appearanceoftheSun.HoraceGreeleyfoundedhisTribunein1841.BennettandGreeleywerethe

mostinnovativeeditorsinNewYorkuntilaftertheCivilWar.Theirnewpersweretheleading

Americanpapersoftheday,althoughforcompletelydifferentreasons.Thetwomendespisedeach

other,althoughnotinthewaysthatnewpereditorshaddespisedoneanotherafewyearsbefore.

Neitherwasapoliticalhackbondedtoapoliticalparty.Greeleyfanciedhimselfapublic

intellectual.Hehadstrongpoliticalviews,andhewantedtorunforofficehimself,butparty

factotumhecouldneverbe;hebristledwithidealsandcausesofhisowndevising.Officially

hewasaWhig(andlateraRepublican),butheseldomgavecomforttohischosenparty.Bennett,

ontheotherhand,hadlongsincecuthispoliticalties,andalthoughhispapercoveredlocal

andnationalpoliticsfullyandhewentafterpoliticianswithhammerandtongs,Bennettwasa

cynic,adistrusterofallsettledvalues.Hedidnotregardhimselfasanintellectual,although

infacthewasbettereducatedthanGreeley.Hethoughthimselfonlyahard-boilednewperman.

Greeleywasinterestedinideasandinwhatwashappeningtothecountry.Bennettwasonly

interestedinhisnewper.Hewantedtofindoutwhatthenewswas,whatpeoplewantedtoread.

Andwhenhefoundouthegaveittothem.

(4)AsdifferentasBennettandGreeleywerefromeachothertheywerealsocuriouslyalike.Both

stoodoutsidethecircleofpolitesociety,evenwhentheybecameprosperous,andinBennett'

scase,wealthy.Bothwereincurableeccentrics.Neitherwasagentleman.Neitherconjuredup

thepictureofasuccessfuleditor.Greeleywasunkempt,alwayslookinglikeanunmadebed.Even

whenhewasnationallyfamousinthe1850sheresembledaclerkinathird-ratebrokeragehouse,

withslipsofpaper-marked-upproofsperhaps—hangingoutofhispocketsorstuckinhis

hat.Hebecamefat,wasalwaysnearsighted,alwayspeeringoverspectacles.Hespokeina

high-pitchedwhineNotafewpeoplesuggestedthathelookedexactlyliketheillustrationsof

CharlesDickens'sMr.Pickwick.Greeleyprovidedahumorousdescriptionofhimself,writtenunder

thepretensethatithadbeentheworkofhislong-timeadversaryJamesFenimoreCooper.Theeditor

was,accordingtothedescription,ahalf-bald,long-legged,slouchingindividual“sorocking

ingaitthathewalksdownbothsidesofthestreetatonce.”

(5)TheappearanceofBennettwassomewhatdifferentbuthardlymorereassuring.Ashrewd,wiry

Scotsman,whoseemedtorepelintimacy,Bennettlookedaroundattheworldwithasquintyglare

ofsuspicion.Hiseyesdidnotfocusright.Theyseemedtofixthemselvesonnothingandeverything

atthesametime.Hewasassolitaryasanoyster,theclassicloner.Heseldommadeclose

friendshipsandfewpeopletrustedhim,althoughnobodywhohaddealingswithhim,howeverbrief,

doubtedhisabilities.He,too,couldhavecomeoutofabookofDickensianeccentrics,although

perhapsEbenezerScroogeorThomasGradgrindcomestomindratherthanthekindlyoldMr.Pickwick.

Greeleywaslaughedatbutadmired;Bennettwasseldomlaughedatbutneveradmired;ontheother

hand,hehadahardprofessionalcompetenceandanencyclopedicknowledgeofhisadoptedcountry,

anin-depthlearninguncorruptedbyvagueidealisms.Allofthisperfectlysuitedhimforthe

journalismofthisconfusingage.

(6)BothGreeleyandBennetthadservedlong,humiliatinganddisappointingapprenticeshipsin

thenewperbusiness.Theytookalongtimegettingtothetop,theonlyrewardforthelongyears

ofwaitingbeingthatwhentheyhadtheirownnewpers,bothknewwhattheywantedandfirmlyset

aboutgettingit.WhenGreeleyfoundedtheTribunein1841hehadthestrongsupportoftheWhig

partyandhadalreadyhadashortperiodofmodestsuccessasaneditor.Bennett,olderbysixteen

years,foundsolidcommercialsuccessfirst,buthehadnoonebehindhimexcepthimselfwhen

hestarteduptheHeraldin1835inadingycellarroomat20Wal1Street.Fortunatelythisturned

outtobequiteenough.

16.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheauthor'sopiniononBenDayandhisSun(Para.2)7

A.Sunhadoncebeenapopularnewper.

B.Sunfailedtobeahigh-qualitynewper.

C.BenDaylackedinnovationandimagination.

D.BenDayhadstrivenforbettercoverage.

17.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECTaboutGreeley*sorBennett*spoliticalstance

(Para.3)7

A.GreeleyandBennettwerebothstrongsupportersoftheirparty.

B.Greeley,asaWhigmember,believedinhisparty?sideals.

C.Bennett,asanindependent,loathedestablishedvalues.

D.GreeleyandBennettpossesseddifferentpoliticalvalues.

18.WhichofthefollowingfiguresofspeechwasusedtodescribeGreeley,smannerofwalking

(Para.4)?

A.Exaggeration.

B.Paradox.

C.Analogy.

D.Personification.

19.InPara.5Bennettwasdepictedasamanwho

A.hadstrongercapabilitiesthanGreeley

B.possessedagreataptitudeforjournalism

C.wasinpursuitofidealisminjournalism

D.wasknowledgeableabouthishomecountry

20.HowwasGreeleydifferentfromBennettaccordingtoPara.6?

A.Hehadachievedbusinesssuccessfirst.

B.HestartedhiscareerearlierthanBennett.

C.Hegotinitialsupportfromapoliticalparty.

D.Hehadamorehumiliatingapprenticeship.

PASSAGETHREE

(1)WhymakeafilmaboutNedKelly?Moreingeniouscrimesthanthosecommittedbythereckless

Australianbanditarereportedeveryday.WhatisthereinNedKellytojustifydraggingthe

mesmericMickJaggersofarintotheAustralianbushandawayfromhisnaturalhaunts?Theanswer

isthatthefilmmakersknowwealwaysfallforabandit,andJaggerissettodoforboldNed

KellywhatBrandooncedidforthearrogantEmilianoZapata.

(2)Abanditinhabitsaspecialrealmoflegendwherehisdeedsareembroideredbyothers;where

hisdeathratherthanhislifeisconsideredbeyondbelief;wherethemenwhobringhimto“justice”

areafflictedwithdoubtsabouttheirrole.

(3)Thebanditshadaroletoplayasdefiniteasthatoftheauthoritieswhocondemnedthem.These

weremeninconflictwithauthority,and,intheabsenceofstronglawortheideaofloyal

opposition,theytooktothehills.Eventhere,however,manyofthemobeyedcertainunwritten

rules

(4)Theserobbers,whoclaimedtobesomethingmorethanmerethieves,hadincommon,firstly,

asenseofloyaltyandidentitywiththepeasantstheycamefrom.Theydidn'tstealthepeasantJ

sharvest;theydidstealthelord*s.

(5)Andcertaincharacteristicsseemtoapplytosocialbandits''whethertheywereinSicily

orPeru.Theyweregenerallyyoungmenundertheageofmarriage,predictablythebestagefor

dissidence.Someweresimplythesurplusmalepopulationwhohadtolookforanothersourceof

income;otherswererunawayserfsorex-soldiers;aminority,thoughthemostinteresting,were

outstandingmenwhowereunwi11ingtoacceptthemeekandpassiveroleofpeasant.

(6)Theyusuallyoperatedinbandsbetweentenandtwentystrongandreliedforsurvivalon

difficultterrainandbadtransport.Andbanditsprosperedbestwhereauthoritywasmerelylocal

-overthenexthillandtheywerefree.Unlikethegeneralrunofpeasantrytheyhadataste

forflamboyantdressandgesture;buttheyusuallysharedthepeasants'religiousbeliefsand

superstitions.

(7)ThefirstsignofamancaughtupintheRobinHoodsyndromewaswhenhestartedout,forced

intooutlawryasavictimofinjustice;andwhenhethensetoutto“rightwrongs"，firsthis

ownandthenotherpeople's.Theclassicbanditthenatakesfromtherichandgivestothepoorw

inconformitywithhisownsenseofsocialinjustice;heneverkillsexceptinself-defenseor

justifiablerevenge;hestayswithinhiscommunityandevenreturnstoitifhecantotakeup

anhonorableplace;hispeopleadmireandhelptoprotecthim;hediesthroughthetreasonof

oneofthem;hebehavesasifinvisibleandinvulnerable;heisa“loyalist"，nevertheenemy

ofthekingbutonlyofthelocaloppressors.

(8)Noneofdiebandits1ivedupfullytothisimageofthe“noblerobberwandformanytheclaim

oflargermotiveswasoftenadelusion.

(9)Yetamazingly,manyoftheseviolentmendidbehaveatleasthalfthetimeinaccordancewith

thisidealistpattern.PanchoVillainMexicoandSalvatoreGiulianoinItalybegantheircareers

harshlyvictimized.Manyoftheircharitableactslaterbecamelegends.

(10)Farfrombeingdefeatedindeath,bandits'reputationforinvincibilitywasoften

strengthenedbythemanneroftheirdying.The“dirtylittlecowardwwhoshotJesseJamesin

thebackisineveryballadabouthim,andtheimplicationisthatnothingelsecouldhavebrought

Jessedown.Evenwhenthepoliceclaimedthecredit,astheytriedtodoatfirstwithGiuliano,

sdeath,thelocalpeoplerefusedtobelieveit.Andnotjustthebandit'svitalitypromptsthe

peopletorefusetobelievethattheirherohasdied;hisdeathwouldbeinsomewaythedeath

ofhope.

(1l)Forthetraditional''noblerobber“representsanextremelyprimitiveformofsocialprotest,

perhapsthemostprimitivethereis.HeisanIndividualwhorefusestobendhisback,thatis

al1.Mostprotesterswilleventuallybeboughtoverandpersuadedtocometotermswiththeofficial

power.Thatiswhythefewwhodonot,orwhoarebelievedtohaveremaineduncontaminated,have

sogreatandpassionateaburdenofadmirationandlonginglaiduponthem.Theycannotabolish

oppression.Buttheydoprovethatjusticeispossible,thatpoormenneednotbehumble,helpless

andmeek.

(12)Thebanditintherealworldisrootedinpeasantsocietyandwhenitssimpleagricultural

systemisleftbehindsoishe.Butthetalesandlegends,thebooksandfilmscontinuetoappear

foranaudiencethatisneitherpeasantnorbandit.Insomewaysthecharactersanddeedsofthe

greatbanditscouldsoreadilybethestuffofgrandopera-DonJosein“Carmen”isbasedon

theAndalusianbanditElEmpranillo.Buttheyareperhapsmoreathomeinfolksongs,inpopular

talesandtheritualdramasoffilms.Whenwesitinthedarknessofthecinematowatchthebold

deedsofNedKellywearecaughtupinadmirationfortheirstrongindividuality,theirsimple

gestureofprotest,theirpassionforjusticeandtheirconfidencethattheycannotbebeaten.

Thissustainsusnearlyasmuchasitdidthealmosthopelesspeoplefromwhomtheysprang.

21.WhichofthefollowingwordsisNOTintendedtosuggestapprovalofbandits?

A.Bold(Para.1).

B.Claimed(Para.4).

C.Legend(Para.2).

D.Loyalty(Para.4).

22.OfthefollowingreasonswhichistheLEASTlikelyoneforbecomingbandits?

A.Theylikedtheatricalclothesandbehavior.

B.Theywantedtohelpthepoorcountryfolk.

C.Theywereunwillingtoacceptinjustice.

D.Theyhadveryfewcareersopentothem.

....began....begantheircareersharshlyvictimizedM(Para.9)meansthatthey.

A.hadreceivedexcessiveill-treatment

B.wereseverelypunishedfortheircrimes

C.tooktoviolencethroughasenseofinjustice

D.weremisunderstoodbytheirparentsandfriends

24.Whathasmadebanditssuitableasfilmheroesisthatthey.

A.aresuretheyareinvincible

B.possessatheatricalquality

C.retainthevirtuesofapeasantsociety

D.protestagainstinjusticeandinequality

SECTIONBSHORTANSWERQUESTIONS

InthissectionthereareeightshortanswerquestionsbasedonthepassagesinSectionA.Answer

eachquestioninNOMORETHANTENWORDSintheceprovidedonANSWERSHEETTWO.

PASSAGEONE

25.Inandtherewasacertainamountofevidencetobackhimup(Para.1)”,whatdoes“evidence”

referto?

26.WhatisWilhelm'scharacteristicthathasneverchangedal1thoseyearsaccordingtoPara.

6?

PASSAGETWO

27.SummarizeinyourownwordsthemeaningoftheitalicizedpartinthelastsentenceofPara.

2.

28.WhatdoesbutheseldomgavecomforttohischosenpartyMmeanaccordingtothecontext(Para.

3)?

29.WhatisthesimilaritybetweenBennettandGreeleyaccordingtoParas.4and5?

PASSAGETHREE

30.WritedownTWOfeaturesoftheidealistpattern.(Para9)

31.Whatdoes"hope"meanaccordingtothecontext?(Para10)

32.Whatdoes“Heisanindividualwhorefusestobendhisback"mean?(Para11)

PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGE

ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineach

case,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproof-readthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowing

way:

PARTIVTRANSLATION

TranslatethefollowingtextfromChineseintoEnglish.WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEET

THREE.

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PARTVWRITING

Readcarefullythefollowingtwoexcerptsonconsumption,andtheinNOLESSTHAN300WORDS,in

whichyoushould:toyourresponse

1.Summarizethemainmessageofthetwoexcerpts,andthen2.commentontheroleofconsumption

inhumansociety,especiallyonwhatconsumptionmayleadtodesirableorundesirableresults.

Youcansupportyourselfwithinformationfromtheexcerpts.

Markswi11beawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguage

quality.

Failuret