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2007英语专业八级真题

PartIIReadingComprehension（30MIN）

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions・Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.

TextA

TheWelshlanguagehasalwaysbeentheultimatemarkerofWelshidentity,butagenerationagoitlookedasifWelshwouldgothewayofManx.OncewidelyspokenontheIsleofManbutnowextinct.Governmentsfinancingandcentralplanning,however,havehelpedreversethedeclineofWelsh.RoadsignsandofficialpublicdocumentsarewritteninbothWelshandEnglish,andschoolchildrenarerequiredtolearnbothlanguages.WelshisnowoneofthemostsuccessfulofEurope'sregionallanguages,spokenbymorethanahalf-millionofthecountry'sthreemillionpeople.

Therevivalofthelanguage,particularlyamongyoungpeople,ispartofaresurgenceofnationalidentitysweepingthroughthissmall,proudnation.LastmonthWalesmarkedthesecondanniversaryoftheopeningoftheNationalAssembly,thefirstparliamenttobeconvenedheresince1404.TheideabehinddevolutionwastorestorethebalancewithintheunionofnationsmakinguptheUnitedKingdom.Withmostofthepeopleandwealth,Englandhasalwayshadbraggingrights・ThepartialtransferoflegislativepowersfromWestminster,implementedbyTonyBlair,wasdesignedtogivetheothermembersoftheclub-Scotland,NorthernIreland,andWales-abiggersayandtocountercentrifugalforcesthatseemedtothreatentheveryideaoftheunion.

TheWelshshowedlittleenthusiasmfordevolution.WhereastheScotsvotedoverwhelminglyforaparliament,thevoteforaWelshassemblyscrapedthroughbylessthanonepercentonaturnoutoflessthan25percent:

.Itspowerswereproportionatelylimited.TheAssemblycandecidehowmoneyfromWestminsterortheEuropeanUnionisspent.Itcannot,unlikeitscounteipartinEdinburgh,enactlaws.Butnowthatitishere,theWelsharegrowingtoliketheirAssembly.Manypeoplewouldlikeittohavemorepowers.Itsimportanceasfigureheadwillgrowwiththeopeningin2003,ofanewdebatingchamber,oneofmanynewbuildingsthataretransformingCardifffi*omadecayingseaportintoaBaltimore-stylewaterfrontcity.Meanwhileagrantofnearlytwomilliondollarsfi'omtheEuropeanUnionwilltacklepoverty.WalesisoneofthepoorestregionsinWesternEurope・onlySpain,Portugal,andGreecehavealowerstandardofliving.

NewspapersandmagazinesarefilledwithstoriesaboutgreatWelshmenandwomen,boostingself-esteem.TofamiliarfacessuchasDylanThomasandRichardBurtonhavebeenaddednewiconssuchas

CatherineZeta-Jones,themoviestar,andBrynTerfel,theoperasinge匸Indigenousfoodslikesaltmarshlambareinvogue.AndWalesnowboastsanationalairline.AwyrCymni.Cymru,whichmeans"landofcompatriots,istheWelshnameforWales.Thereddragon,thenation'ssymbolsincethetimeofKingArthur,iseverywhere・onT-shirts,rugbyjerseysandevencellphonecovers・

“UntilveryrecenttimesmostWelshpeoplehadthisfeelingofbeingsecond・classcitizens,saidDyfanJones,an18-year-oldstudent.Itwasawai'msummernight,andIwassittingonthegrasswithagroupofyoungpeopleinLlanelli,anindustrialtowninthesouth,outsidetherockmusicvenueoftheNationalEisteddfod,Wales9sannualculturalfestival.ThedisusedfactoryinfrontofusechoedtothesoundsofnewWelshbands."Therewasalmostagenetictendencyforlackofconfidence,Dyfancontinued.EquallycomfortableinhisWelshnessasinhismembershipintheEnglish-speaking,globalyouthcultureandthenewfederalEurope,Dyfan,liketherestofhisgeneration,isgrowingupwithasenseofpossibilityunimaginabletenyearsago."Weusedtothink.Wecan'tdoanything,we9reonlyWelsh.NowIthinkthat'schanging."

11.Accordingtothepassage,devolutionwasmainlymeantto

A.maintainthepresentstatusamongthenations・

B.reducelegislativepowersofEngland.

C.createabetterstateofequalityamongthenations・

D.grantmoresaytoallthenationsintheunion.

12.Theword66centrifugar,inthesecondparagraphmeans

A.separatist.B.conventional.C.feudal.D.political

13.WalesisdifferentfromScotlandinallthefollowingaspectsEXCEPT

A.peopleddesirefordevolution.B.locals9turnoutforthevoting.

C.powersofthelegislativebody.D.statusofthenationallanguage.

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcitedasanexampleoftheresurgenceofWelshnationalidentity

A.Welshhaswitnessedarevivalasanationallanguage.

B.Poverty-relieffundshavecomefi'omtheEuropeanUnion.

C.AWelshnationalairlineiscurrentlyinoperation.

D.Thenationalsymbolhasbecomeafamiliarsight.

15.AccordingtoDyfanJoneswhathaschangedis

A.people'smentality.B.popculture.

C.town'sappearance.D.possibilitiesforthepeople.

TextB

GettingtotheheartofKuwaitidemocracyseemshilariouslyeasy.

Armedonlywithadog-earedNEWSWEEKID,IambledthroughthegatesoftheNationalAssemblylastweek.Unscanned,unsearched,mysatchelcouldeasilyhaveheldtheoddgrenadeorananthrax-stuffedlunchbox.Theonlypersonwhostoppedmewasaguardwhogrinnedandinvitedmetotakeaswigoforangejuicefromhisplasticbottle.

WereIaKuwaitiwomanwieldingaballot,Iwouldhavebeenaclearerandmorepresentdange匚ThatverydayParliamentblockedabillgivingwomenthevote;29M.P.Svotedinfavorand29against,withtwoabstentions.Unabletodecidewhetherthebillhadpassedornot,thegovernmentscheduledanothervoteintwoweeks-toolateforwomentoregisterforJune'smunicipalelections.Thenextsuchelectionsaren'tuntil2009.Insidetheelegant,marbledParliamentitself,aseaofmustachioedmeninwhiterobessatingreenseats,debatingfuriously.Therulingemirhaspushedforwomenspoliticalrightsforyears.konically,thedemocraticallyelectedlegislaturehasthwartedhim.Traditionalistsandtriballeadersareopposed.Liberalsfret,too,thatIslamistswilllettheirmultiplewivesvote,swellingconservativeranks."WhenIcametoParliamenttoday,peoplewhovotedyesdidn'tevenshakehandswithme,"saidoneShiacleric."Whycan'twerespecteachotherandworktogether?

^^

Whynotindeed?

ByGulfstandards,Kuwaitisademocraticsuperstar.Itscitizensenjoyfreespeech（aslongastheydon'tinsulttheiremir,naturally）andboastaParliamentthatcanactuallypasslaws.UnliketheirSaudisisters,Kuwaitiwomendrive,workandtravelfreely.Theyrunmultibilliodollarbusinessesandserveasambassadors・Theiracademicsuccessissuchthatcollegeshaveactuallyloweredthegradesrequiredformakestudentstogetintomedicalandengineeringcourses.Eventhen,70percentofuniversitystudentsarefemales.

InKuwait,theWesternobsessionwiththehigahfindsitsequivalent.AtafancypartyforNEWSWEEK'sArabicedition,someKuwaitiwomenworethem.Othersoptedfortight,spangled,sheerlittlenumbersinpeacockblueorparrotorange.Fortheparty9sentertainment,NancyAjram,theArabworld'sanswertoBritneySpears,sangpassionatesongsofloveinawhitemini-dress.Shecouldn'tdanceforus,alas,sinceshakingone'sbodyonstageisillegalinKuwait.Thatdidn'tstopwholetablesofmenfromraisingtheircamera-enabledmobilephonesandclickingherpicture.

You'dthinknotbeingabletovoteordanceinpublicwouldangerKuwait'syoungergenerationofwomen.Tofindout,Iheadedtothemalls・Kuwait'sarchipelagoofcivicfreedom.Eagertoduckstrictparentsandthesocialtaboosofdatinginpublic.YoungKuwaitishavetakentocafes,beamingflirtatiousinfrarede-mailstooneanotherontheircellphotos.AtStarbucksintheglitteringAlSharqMall,Ifoundonlytablesofmen,puffingcigarettesandgramblingabouttheservice.AtPizzaHut,IthoughtPdgotananswerafterencounteringayoungwomanwholookedeveryinchthemodernsuffragette一drainpipejeans,strappysliverhigh-heeledsandalsandahigabstuddedwithpurplerhinestones.But,no,MiriamAl-Enizi,20,studyingbusinessadministrationatKuwaitUniversity,doesn'tthinkwomenneedthevote."Menarebetteratpoliticsthanwomen,sheexplained,addingthatwomeninKuwaitalreadyhaveeverythingtheyneed.Welcometodemocracy,Kuwaitstyle.

16.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinggroupsofpeoplemightbeviewedasbeingdangerousbytheguards?

A.Foreigntourists.B.Womenprotestors.

C.Foreignjournalists.D.MembersoftheNationalAssembly.

17.Thebillgivingwomenthevotedidnotmanagetopassbecause

A.Differentinterestgroupshelddifferentconcerns・

B.Liberalsdidnotreachconsensusamongthemselves.

C.Parliamentwascontrolledbytraditionalists.

D.Parliamentmemberswereallconservatives.

18.Whatistheroleofthe4thand5thparagraphsinthedevelopmentofthetopic?

A.ToshowhowKuwaitiwomenenjoythemselves.

B.TodescribehowwomenworkandstudyinKuwait.

C.Tooffersupportingevidencetotheprecedingparagraphs.

D.Toprovideacontrasttotheprecedingparagraphs.

19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtraeaboutyoungKuwaitiwomen?

A.Theyseemtobequitecontented.

B.TheygoinforWesternfashions.

C.Theydesiremorethanmodemnecessities・

D.Theyfavourtheuseofhi-techproducts.

TextC

Richard,KingofEnglandfrom1189to1199,withallhischaracteristicvirtuesandfaultscastinaheroicmouldisoneofthemostfascinatingmedievalfigures・Hehasbeendescribedasthecreatureandembodimentoftheageofchivalry,Inthosedaysthelionwasmuchadmiredinheraldiyandmorethanonekingsoughttolinkhimselfwithitsrepute.WhenRichard'scontemporariescalledhim"CoeurdeLionn（TheLion-heart）,they