英语专业八级真题及答案.docx

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英语专业八级真题及答案

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2014）

GRADEEIGHT

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（35MIN）

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Now,listentothemini-lecture.

HowtoReduceStress

Lifeisfullofthingsthatcauseussress.Thoughwemaynotlike

stress,wehavetolivewithit.

I.Definitionofstress

A.

（1）reaction

i.e.forceexertedbetweentwotouchingbodies

B.humanreaction

i.e.responseto

（2）onsomeone

e.g.increaseinbreathing,heartrate,（3）,

ormuscletension

II.（4）,

A.positivestress

whereitoccurs:

Christmas,wedding,（5）

B.negativestress

whereitoccurs:

test-takingsituations,friend’sdeath

III.Waystocopewithstress

A.recoginitionofstresssignals

—monitorfor（6）ofstress

—findwaystoprotectoneself

B.attentiontobodydemand

—effectof（7）

C.planningandactingappropriately

—reasonforplanning

—（8）ofplanning

D.learningto（9）

—e.g.dlaycausedbytraffic

E.pacingactivities

—manageabletask

—（10）

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

1.Accordingtotheinterviewer,whichofthefollowingbestindicatestherelationshipbetweenchoiceandmobility?

A.Bettereducation→greatermobility→morechoices.

B.Bettereducation→morechoices→greatermobility.

C.Greatermobility→bettereducation→morechoices.

D.Greatermobility→morechoices→bettereducation.

2.Accordingtotheinterview,whichofthefollowingdetailsaboutthefirstpollisINCORRECT?

A.Shorterworkhourswasleastchosenforbeingmostimportant.

B.Chancesforadvancementmighthavebeenfavouredbyyoungpeople.

D.Jobsecuritycamesecondaccordingtothepollresults.

3.Accordingtotheinterviewee,whichisthemaindifferencebetweenthefirstandthesecondpoll?

A.Thetypeofrespondentswhowereinvited.

B.Thewayinwhichthequestionsweredesigned.

C.Thecontentareaofthequestions.

D.Thenumberofpollquestions.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromtherespondents'answerstoitems2,4and7inthesecondpoll?

A.Recognitionfromcolleaguesshouldbegivenlessimportance.

B.Workersarealwayswillingandreadytolearnmorenewskills.

C.Psychologicalrewardismoreimportantthanmaterialone.

D.Workwillhavetobemadeinterestingtoraiseefficiency.

5.Accordingtotheinterviewee,whichofthefollowingcanofferbothpsychologicalandmonetarybenefits?

A.Contactwithmanypeople.

B.Chancesforadvancement.

C.Appreciationfromcoworkers.

D.Chancestolearnnewskills.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

Questions6and7arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

6.Accordingtothenewsitem,"sleepboxes"aredesignedtosolvetheproblemsof

A.airports.

B.passengers.

C.architects.

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruewithreferencetothenews?

A.Sleepboxescanberentedfordifferentlengthsoftime.

B.Rentersofnormalheightcanstandupinside.

C.Beddingcanbeautomaticallychanged.

D.Renterscantakeashowerinsidethebox.

Question8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.

Nowlistentothenews.

8.Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?

A.London'spreparationsfortheNottingHillCarnival.

B.MainfeaturesoftheNottingHillCarnival.

C.Police'spreventivemeasuresforthecarnival.

D.Policeparticipationinthecarnival.

Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

9.Thenewsitemreportsonaresearchfindingabout

A.theDutchfamineandtheDutchwomen.

B.earlymalnutritionandhearthealth.

C.thecausesofdeathduringthefamine.

D.nutritioninchildhoodandadolescence.

10.Whendidtheresearchteamcarryoutthestudy?

A.AttheendofWorldWarII.

B.Between1944and1945.

C.Inthe1950s.

D.In2007.

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）

TEXTA

Ifyoustudytherootcausesofbusinessdisasters,overandoveryou’llfindthispredispositiontowardendeavorsthatofferimmediategratification.Ifyoulookatpersonallivesthroughthatlens,you’llseethatsamestunningandsoberingpattern:

peopleallocatingfewerandfewerresourcestothethingstheywouldhaveoncesaidmatteredmost.

Ifyouwantyourkidstohavestrongself-esteemandtheconfidencethattheycansolvehardproblems,thosequalitieswon’tmagicallymaterializeinhighschool.Youhavetodesignthemintofamily’scultureandyouhavethinkaboutthisveryearlyon.Likeemployees,childrenbuildself-esteembydoingthingsthatarehardandlearningwhatworks.

11.Accordingtotheauthor,thekeytosuccessfulallocationofresourcesinyourlifedependsonwhetheryou

A.canmanageyourtimewellB.havelong-termplanning

12.Whatistheroleofthestatement“Ourcareersprovidethemostconcreteevidencethatwe’removingforward”withreferencetothepreviousstatementintheparagraph?

A.ToofferfurtherexplanationB.Toprovideadefinition

C.TopresentacontrastD.Toillustratecareerdevelopment

A.lackofplanningB.short-sightednessC.shortageofresourcesD.decisionbyinstinct

14.Accordingtotheauthor,whendoesculturebegintoemerge

A.Whenpeopledecidewhatandhowtodobyinstinct

B.Whenpeoplerealizetheimportanceofconsensus

C.Whenpeopleasagroupdecidehowtosucceed

D.Whenpeopleuse“powertools”toreachagreement

A.problem-solvingabilityisessentialB.cooperationisthefoundation

C.respectandobediencearekeyelementsD.cultureneedstobenurtured

TextB

‘Mrs.Davidsonwassayingshedidn’tknowhowthey’dhavegotthroughthejourneyifithadn’tbeenforus,’saidMrs.Macphail,assheneatlybrushedouthertransformation（假发）.‘Shesaidwewerereallytheonlypeopleontheshiptheycaredtoknow.’

‘Ishouldn’thavethoughtamissionarywassuchabigbug（要人、名士）thathecouldaffordtoputonfrills（摆架子）.’

‘It’snotfrills.Iquiteunderstandwhatshemeans.Itwouldn’thavebeenverynicefortheDavidsonstohavetomixwithallthatroughlotinthesmoking-room.’

‘Thefounderoftheirreligionwasn’tsoexclusive,’saidDr.Macphailwithachuckle.

‘I’veaskedyouoverandoveragainnottojokeaboutreligion,’answeredhiswife.‘Ishouldn’tliketohaveanaturelikeyours,Alec.Youneverlookforthebestinpeople.’

Hegaveherasidelongglancewithhispale,blueeyes,butdidnotreply.Aftermanyyearsofmarriedlifehehadlearnedthatitwasmoreconducivetopeacetoleavehiswifewiththelastword.Hewasundressedbeforeshewas,andclimbingintotheupperbunkhesettleddowntoreadhimselftosleep.

Whenhecameondecknextmorningtheywereclosetoland.Helookedatitwithgreedyeyes.Therewasathinstripofsilverbeachrisingquicklytohillscoveredtothetopwithluxuriantvegetation.Thecoconuttrees,thickandgreen,camenearlytothewater’sedge,andamongthemyousawthegrasshousesoftheSamoaris（萨摩亚人）;andhereandthere,gleamingwhite,alittlechurch.Mrs.Davidsoncameandstoodbesidehim.Shewasdressedinblack,andworeroundherneckagoldchain,fromwhichdangledasmallcross.Shewasalittlewoman,withbrown,dullhairveryelaboratelyarranged,andshehadprominentblueeyesbehindinvisiblepince-nez（夹鼻眼镜）.Herfacewaslong,likeasheep’s,butshegavenoimpressionoffoolishness,ratherofextremealertness;shehadthequickmovementsofabird.Themostremarkablethingaboutherwashervoice,high,metallic,andwithoutinflection;itfellontheearwithahardmonotony,irritatingtothenerveslikethepitilessclamourofthepneumaticdrill.

‘Thismustseemlikehometoyou,’saidDr.Macphail,withhisthin,difficultsmile.

‘Oursarelowislands,youknow,notlikethese.Coral.Thesearevolcanic.We’vegotanothertendays''journeytoreachthem.’

‘Inthesepartsthat’salmostlikebeinginthenextstreetathome,’saidDr.Macphailfacetiously.

‘Well,that’sratheranexaggeratedwayofputtingit,butonedoeslookatdistancesdifferentlyintheJSouthSeas.Sofaryou’reright.’

Dr.Macphailsighedfaintly.

16.ItcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthatDr.Macphail

A.preferredquietnesstonoiseB.enjoyedthesoundofthemechanicalpiano

C.wasgoingbacktohishometownD.wantedtobefriendtheDavidsons

A.hadsimilarexperienceB.likedeachother

C.shareddislikeforsomepassengersD.hadsimilarreligiousbelief

18.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestDESCRIBESMrs.Macphail?

A.ShewasgoodatmakingfriendsB.Shewaspronetoquarrellingwithherhusband

C.ShewasskillfulindealingwithstrangersD.Shewaseasytogetalongwith.

19.AllthefollowingadjectivescanbeusedtodepictMrs.DavidsonEXCEPT

A.arrogantB.unapproachableC.unpleasantD.irritable

20.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutDr.MacphailisINCORRECT?

A.Hewassociable.B.Hewasintelligent.

C.Hewasafraidofhiswife.D.HewasfunoftheDavidsons.

TextC

Todaywemakeroomforaremarkablynarrowrangeofpersonalitystyles.We'retoldthattobegreatistobebold,tobehappyistobesociable.Weseeourselvesasanationofextroverts—which