2025年英语专业八级考试试卷及答案

2025年英语专业八级考试试卷及答案一、单项选择题（每题2分，共20分）

1.Thefollowingsentenceisanexampleofa(n)_______sentence.

A.Simple

B.Compound

C.Complex

D.Compound-complex

2.Theword"democracy"isderivedfromtheGreekwords"demos"and"kratos."Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthemeaningof"demos"?

A.People

B.Government

C.Rule

D.Law

3.Inthesentence"Thecatissleepingonthemat,""on"isa(n)_______word.

A.Noun

B.Verb

C.Adverb

D.Preposition

4.Thesentence"Sheboughtanewcaryesterday"isanexampleofa(n)_______sentence.

A.Active

B.Passive

C.Inverted

D.Interrogative

5.Thefollowingsentenceisanexampleofa(n)_______sentence.

A.Positive

B.Negative

C.Interrogative

D.Imperative

6.Theword"because"isa(n)_______word.

A.Conjunction

B.Preposition

C.Adverb

D.Adjective

7.Thefollowingsentenceisanexampleofa(n)_______sentence.

A.Positive

B.Negative

C.Interrogative

D.Imperative

8.Theword"although"isa(n)_______word.

A.Conjunction

B.Preposition

C.Adverb

D.Adjective

9.Thefollowingsentenceisanexampleofa(n)_______sentence.

A.Positive

B.Negative

C.Interrogative

D.Imperative

10.Theword"before"isa(n)_______word.

A.Conjunction

B.Preposition

C.Adverb

D.Adjective

二、完形填空（每题2分，共20分）

Inthefollowingpassage,choosethebestwordorphrasetofillineachblankspace.

TheEnglishlanguageisafascinatingandcomplexlanguage.Ithasarichhistoryandhasbeeninfluencedbymanydifferentcultures.OneofthemostinterestingaspectsoftheEnglishlanguageisitsvocabulary.Therearemanywordsthathavebeenborrowedfromotherlanguages,andsomeofthesewordshavechangedinmeaningovertime.

Forexample,theword"sushi"isaJapanesewordthathasbeenborrowedintoEnglish.ItoriginallyreferredtoatypeofJapanesefood,butnowitisusedtorefertoavarietyofdifferenttypesoffoodthataremadewithrawfish.

Anotherinterestingwordis"quark."Thiswordwascreatedbyascientistinthe20thcenturytodescribeatypeofparticle.Itisamade-upwordthathasbeenadoptedintotheEnglishlanguage.

TheEnglishlanguagealsohasmanywordsthathavebeenchangedinmeaningovertime.Forexample,theword"bank"originallyreferredtoawoodenbeamthatwasusedtosupportaroof.Now,itreferstoafinancialinstitution.

OneofthemostimportantthingstorememberabouttheEnglishlanguageisthatitisconstantlychanging.Newwordsarebeingcreated,andoldwordsarebeingchanged.ThisisoneofthereasonswhytheEnglishlanguageissointerestingandcomplex.

1.TheEnglishlanguageisa_______and_______language.

2.Theword"sushi"isa(n)_______wordthathasbeenborrowedintoEnglish.

3.Theword"quark"isa(n)_______wordthatwascreatedbyascientist.

4.Theword"bank"originallyreferredtoa_______beamthatwasusedtosupportaroof.

5.TheEnglishlanguageisconstantly_______.

6.Newwordsarebeing_______intotheEnglishlanguage.

7.Oldwordsarebeing_______overtime.

8.OneofthereasonswhytheEnglishlanguageissointerestingisbecauseitis_______.

9.TheEnglishlanguageis_______and_______.

10.TheEnglishlanguagehasa_______historyandhasbeeninfluencedbymanydifferent_______.

三、阅读理解（每题2分，共20分）

Readthefollowingpassageandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

TheEnglishlanguagehasarichhistoryandhasbeeninfluencedbymanydifferentcultures.OneofthemostsignificantinfluencesontheEnglishlanguagehasbeentheNormanConquestofEnglandin1066.TheNormanswereaFrench-speakingpeoplewhoconqueredEnglandandbroughttheirlanguagewiththem.ThiseventhadaprofoundimpactontheEnglishlanguage.

OneofthemostobviouswaysinwhichtheNormanConquestinfluencedtheEnglishlanguagewasthroughtheintroductionofmanynewwords.Forexample,theword"chivalry"comesfromtheNormanword"chevalier,"whichmeans"knight."Anotherexampleistheword"justice,"whichcomesfromtheNormanword"justis,"whichmeans"right."

TheNormanConquestalsohadanimpactonthestructureoftheEnglishlanguage.TheNormansintroducedtheconceptofthesubjunctivemood,whichisamoodusedtoexpresswishes,hopes,anddoubts.ThismoodisnotnativetoEnglishandwasborrowedfromFrench.

AnotherimportantinfluenceoftheNormanConquestontheEnglishlanguagewastheintroductionoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Thisdictionarywascreatedinthelate19thcenturyandisconsideredtobethedefinitivesourcefortheEnglishlanguage.ThedictionarywascreatedtohelppeopleunderstandandusetheEnglishlanguagecorrectly.

1.WhatwasoneofthemostsignificantinfluencesontheEnglishlanguage?

2.HowdidtheNormanConquestinfluencetheEnglishlanguage?

3.GiveanexampleofawordthatwasintroducedintotheEnglishlanguagebytheNormans.

4.Whatisthesubjunctivemood?

5.HowdidtheNormanConquestinfluencethestructureoftheEnglishlanguage?

6.WhatistheOxfordEnglishDictionary?

7.WhenwastheOxfordEnglishDictionarycreated?

8.WhywastheOxfordEnglishDictionarycreated?

9.WhatisoneofthereasonswhytheEnglishlanguageissointeresting?

10.WhatisoneofthereasonswhytheEnglishlanguageissocomplex?

四、翻译（每题5分，共20分）

1.翻译下列句子：

TheNormanConquesthadaprofoundimpactontheEnglishlanguage.

2.翻译下列句子：

TheNormansintroducedmanynewwordsintotheEnglishlanguage.

3.翻译下列句子：

ThesubjunctivemoodisnotnativetoEnglishandwasborrowedfromFrench.

4.翻译下列句子：

TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisconsideredtobethedefinitivesourcefortheEnglishlanguage.

五、写作（10分）

Writeanessayofatleast300wordsonthefollowingtopic:

TheimpactoftechnologyontheEnglishlanguage.

六、听力理解（每题2分，共20分）

Listentothefollowingdialogueandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

A:Goodmorning,howareyou?

B:Goodmorning,I'mfine,thankyou.Howaboutyou?

A:I'mdoingwell,thankyou.Whatdoyoudoforaliving?

B:I'mateacher.

A:That'sinteresting.Whatsubjectdoyouteach?

B:IteachEnglish.

A:IbetyouhavealotofexperienceteachingEnglish.

B:Yes,IhavebeenteachingEnglishfor10years.

A:That'simpressive.Doyouenjoyteaching?

B:Yes,Ido.Ilovehelpingmystudentslearn.

A:That'sgreat.WhatdoyouthinkarethemostimportantskillsforlearningEnglish?

B:Ithinkthemostimportantskillsarelistening,speaking,reading,andwriting.

A:That'strue.DoyouhaveanytipsforlearningEnglish?

B:Yes,Iwouldsaypracticemakesperfect.Themoreyoupractice,thebetteryouwillbecome.

1.Howarethespeakers?

2.Whatdoesthesecondspeakerdoforaliving?

3.Whatsubjectdoesthesecondspeakerteach?

4.HowlonghasthesecondspeakerbeenteachingEnglish?

5.Doesthesecondspeakerenjoyteaching?

6.WhatarethemostimportantskillsforlearningEnglish?

7.Whatdoesthesecondspeakersayaboutpractice?

8.WhatisoneofthereasonswhytheEnglishlanguageissointeresting?

9.WhatisoneofthereasonswhytheEnglishlanguageissocomplex?

10.WhatisoneofthereasonswhytheEnglishlanguageissofascinating?

本次试卷答案如下：

一、单项选择题

1.C

解析：复杂句（Complexsentence）是由一个主句和至少一个从句组成的句子，其中从句可以是一个或多个从句。

2.A

解析：“demos”在希腊语中的意思是“人民”，所以正确答案是A。

3.D

解析：“on”在这里作为介词，表示位置关系。

4.A

解析：主动句（Activevoice）的主语执行动作，而被动句（Passivevoice）的主语是动作的承受者。

5.C

解析：疑问句（Interrogativesentence）用来提问。

6.A

解析：“because”是一个连词，用来连接两个句子或短语。

7.B

解析：否定句（Negativesentence）是否定陈述句。

8.A

解析：“although”是一个连词，用来引导让步状语从句。

9.C

解析：疑问句（Interrogativesentence）用来提问。

10.B

解析：“before”是一个介词，表示时间关系。

二、完形填空

1.fascinating,complex

2.Japanese,borrowed

3.artificial,created

4.wooden,support

5.changing

6.created

7.changed

8.constantlychanging

9.fascinating

10.rich,cultures

三、阅读理解

1.TheNormanConquestofEnglandin1066

2.Throughtheintroductionofmanynewwordsandthestructureofthelanguage.

3."Chivalry"

4.Amoodusedtoexpresswishes,hopes,anddoubts.

5.TheNormansintroducedtheconceptofthesubjunctivemood.

6.ThedefinitivesourcefortheEnglishlanguage.

7.Inthelate19thcentury

8.Tohelppeopleunderstanda