英语专八答案

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QUESTIONBOOKLET

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2016)

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TIMELIMIT:150MIN

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[25MIN]

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

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PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION[45MIN]

SECTIONAMULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONS

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multiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,theone

thatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.

PASSAGEONE

(1)Therewasmusicfrommyneighbor’lue

gardensmenandgirlscameandwentlikemothsamongthewhisperingsandthechampagneand

tideintheafternoonIwatchedhisguestsdivingfromthetowerofhisraftor

takingthesunonthehotsandofhisbeachwhilehistwomotor-boatsslitthewatersofthe

Sound,drawingaquaplanes（滑水板）’s

Rolls-Roycebecameanomnibus,bearingpartiestoandfromthecitybetweennineinthe

morningandlongpastmidnight,whilehisstationwagonscamperedlikeabriskyellowbugto

ondayightrvants,includinganextragardener,toiledalldaywith

scrubbing-brushesandhammerandgarden-shears,repairingtheravagesofthenightbefore.

(2)EveryFridayfivecratesoforangesandlemonsarrivedfromafruitererinNewYork–

everyMondaythesameorangesandlemonslefthisbackdoorinapyramidofpulplesshalves.

Therewasamachineinthekitchenwhichcouldextractthejuiceoftwohundredorangesinhalf

anhour,ifalittlebuttonwaspresdtwohundredtimesbyabutler’sthumb.

(3)Atleastonceafortnightacorpsofcatererscamedownwithveralhundredfeetof

canvasandenoughcoloredlightstomakeaChristmastreeofGatsby’

buffettables,garnishedwithglisteninghors-d’oeuvre（冷盘）,spicedbakedhamscrowded

againstsala

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mainhallabarwitharealbrassrailwastup,andstockedwithginsandliquorsandwith

cordials（加香甜酒）solongforgottenthatmostofhisfemaleguestsweretooyoungtoknow

onefromanother.

(4)Byveno’clocktheorchestrahasarrived–nothinfive-pieceaffairbutawholepitful

ofoboesandtrombonesandsaxophonesandviolsandcornetsandpiccolosandlowandhigh

tswimmershavecomeinfromthebeachnowandaredressingupstairs;thecars

fromNewYorkareparkedfivedeepinthedrive,andalreadythehallsandsalonsandverandas

aregaudywithprimarycolorsandhairshorninstrangenewways,andshawlsbeyondthe

isinfullswing,andfloatingroundsofcocktailspermeatethegarden

outsideuntiltheairisalivewithchatterandlaughterandcasualinnuendoandintroductions

forgottenonthespotandenthusiasticmeetingsbetweenwomenwhoneverkneweachother’s

names.

(5)Thelightsgrowbrighterastheearthlurchesawayfromthesunandnowtheorchestrais

eriasier,

minutebyminute,spilledwithprodigality,tippedoutatacheerfulword.

(6)Thegroupschangemoreswiftly,swellwithnewarrivals,dissolveandforminthesame

breath–alreadytherearewanderers,confidentgirlswhoweavehereandthereamongthe

stouterandmorestable,becomeforasharp,joyousmomentthecenterofagroupandthen

excitedwithtriumphglideonthroughthea-changeoffacesandvoicesandcolorunderthe

constantlychanginglight.

(7)Suddenlyoneofthegypsiesintremblingopal,izesacocktailoutoftheair,dumpsit

downforcourageandmovingherhandslikeFriscodancesoutaloneonthecanvasplatform.A

momentaryhush;theorchestraleadervarieshisrhythmobliginglyforherandthereisaburstof

chatterastheerroneousnewsgoesaroundthatsheisGildaGray’sunderstudyfromtheFolies.

Thepartyhasbegun.

(8)IbelievethatonthefirstnightIwenttoGatsby’shouIwasoneofthefewguestswho

werenotinvited–tintoautomobiles

whichborethemouttoLongIslandandsomehowtheyendedupatGatsby’ere

theywereintroducedbysomebodywhoknewGatsby,andafterthattheyconductedthemlves

mestheycameand

wentwithouthavingmetGatsbyatall,cameforthepartywithasimplicityofheartthatwasits

ownticketofadmission.

(9)feurinauniformcrosdmylawnearlythat

Saturdaymorningwithasurprisinglyformalnotefromhimployer–thehonorwouldbe

entirelyGatsby’s,itsaid,ifIwouldattendhis“littleparty”eenmeveral

timesandhadintendedtocallonmelongbeforebutapeculiarcombinationofcircumstances

hadpreventedit–signedJayGatsbyinamajestichand.

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(10)DresdupinwhiteflannelsIwentovertohislawnalittleaftervenandwandered

aroundratherill-at-eaamongswirlsandeddiesofpeopleIdidn’tknow–thoughhereand

mediatelystruckbythenumber

ofyoungEnglishmendottedabout;allwelldresd,alllookingalittlehungryandalltalkingin

rethattheywerelling

something:re,atleast,agonizinglyawareofthe

easymoneyinthevicinityandconvincedthatitwastheirsforafewwordsintherightkey.

(11)AssoonasIarrivedImadeanattempttofindmyhostbutthetwoorthreepeopleof

whomIaskedhiswhereaboutsstaredatmeinsuchanamazedwayanddeniedsovehemently

anyknowledgeofhismovementsthatIslunkoffinthedirectionofthecocktailtable–theonly

placeinthegardenwhereasinglemancouldlingerwithoutlookingpurpolessandalone.

______throughthesummer.

ainedguestsfromeverywhereeveryweekend

dhisgueststorideinhisRolls-Royceatweekends

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edhimlfinpartieswithpeoplefromeverywhere

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PASSAGETWO

(1)TheTerm“CYBERSPACE”wascoinedbyWilliamGibson,

firstuditinashortstoryin1982,andexpandedonitacoupleofyearslaterinanovel,

“Neuromancer”,whomaincharacter,HenryDorttCa,isatroubledcomputerhackerand

ookMrGibsondescribescyberspaceas“aconnsualhallucination

experienceddailybybillionsoflegitimateoperators”and“agraphicreprentationofdata

abstractedfromthebanksofeverycomputerinthehumansystem.”

(2)Hisliterarycreationturnedouttoberemarkablyprescient（有先见之明的）.Cyberspace

hasbecomeshorthandforthecomputingdevices,networks,fibre-opticcables,wirelesslinksand

otherinfiad

connectionsforgedbythetechnologieshavebroughttremendousbenefitstoeveryonewho

usthewebtotapintohumanity’scollectivestoreofknowledgeeveryday.

(3)eachesarebecoming

arover800mrecordswerelost,mainlythroughsuch

hemostprominentrecentvictimshasbeenTarget,whochiefexecutive,

GreggSteinhafel,stooddownfromhisjobinMay,afewmonthsafterthegiantAmerican

retailerrevealedthatonlineintrudershadstolenmillionsofdigitalrecordsaboutitscustomers,

ell-knownfirmssuchasAdobe,atechcompany,

andeBay,anonlinemarketplace,havealsobeenhit.

(4)Thepotentialdamage,though,

concernshavebeenraidbytherevelationsaboutthemasssurveillancecarriedoutbyWestern

intelligenceagenciesmadebyEdwardSnowden,acontractortoAmerica’sNationalSecurity

Agency(NSA),aswellasbythegrowingnumbersofcyber-warriorsbeingrecruitedby

a’spresident,BarackObama,

saidinaWhiteHoupressreleaearlierthisyearthatcyber-threats“pooneofthegravest

national-curitydangers”thecountryisfacing.

(5)Securingcyberspaceishardbecauthearchitectureoftheinternetwasdesignedto

promoteconnectivity,ndersfocudongettingittoworkanddidnotworry

muchaboutthreatsbecauthenetworkwasaffiliatedwithAmerica’ers

turnedup,layersofcurity,fromantivirusprogramstofirewalls,wereaddedtotrytokeep

r,arearchfirm,reckonsthatlastyearorganizationsaroundtheglobespent

$67billiononinformationcurity.

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(6)Onthewhole,thetalkabouttherisk

ofa“cyber9/11”,dsofmillionsofpeople

turnontheircomputerverydayandbankonline,shopatvirtualstores,swapgossipand

photoswiththeirfriendsonsocialnetworksandndallkindsofnsitivedataovertheweb

iesandgovernmentsareshiftingevermorervicesonline.

(7)-curity,whichinvolvesprotectingbothdataand

people,isfacingmultiplethreats,notablycybercrimeandonlineindustrialespionage,bothof

testimatebytheCentreforStrategicandInternational

Studies(CSIS),putstheannualglobalcostofdigitalcrimeandintellectual-propertytheftat

$445billion–asumroughlyequivalenttotheGDPofasmallishrichEuropeancountrysuchas

Austria.

(8)Toaddtotheworries,istsoragentsof

hostilepowerscouldmountattacksoncompaniesandsystemsthatcontrolvitalpartsofan

economy,includingpowerstations,tacks

arehardtopulloff,cedentisthedestructionin2010ofcentrifuges

（离心机）atanuclearfacilityinIranbyacomputerprogramknownasStuxnet.

(9)gestday-to-daythreatsfacedbycompaniesand

governmentagenciescomefromcrooksandspookshopingtostealfinancialdataandtrade

mple,smarter,better-organizedhackersaremakinglifetougherforthe

cyber-defenders,butthereportwillarguethatevensoanumberofthingscanbedonetokeep

everyonesaferthantheyarenow.

(10)often

breachesarecaudbysimpleblunders,suchasfailingtoparatesystemscontainingnsitive

iesalsoneedtogetbetterat

anticipatingwhereattacksmaybecomingfromandatadaptingtheirdefencesswiftlyin

logycanhelp,ascanindustryinitiativesthatallowfirmstoshare

intelligenceaboutriskswitheachother.

(11)Thereisalsoaneedtoprovideincentivestoimprovecyber-curity,betheycarrotsor

aistoencourageinternet-rviceproviders,orthecompaniesthatmanage

internetconnections,toshouldermoreresponsibilityforidentifyingandhelpingtocleanup

ristofindwaystoensurethatsoftware

developersproducecodewithfewerflawsinitsothathackershavefewercurityholesto

exploit.

(12)Anadditionalreasonforgettingtechcompaniestogiveahigherprioritytocurityis

enextfewyearsbillionsof

newdevices,fromcarstohouholdappliancesandmedicalequipment,willbefittedwithtiny

“theinternetof

things”,thisisalreadymakingitpossible,forexample,tocontrolhomeappliancesusing

smartphoneappsandtomonitormedicaldevicesremotely.

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(13)Butunlessthesystemshaveadequatecurityprotection,theinternetofthingscould

ofpeopleareeagertotake

gudtobeaboutgeekycollegekids

rownupwithavengeance.

paceisdescribedbyWilliamGibsonas______.

iononlylegitimatecomputeroperatorshave

ntationofdatafromthehumansystem

rtantelementstoredinthehumansystem

sionheldbythecommoncomputerurs

fthefollowingstatementsBESTsummarizesthemeaningofthefirstfour

paragraphs?

pacehasmorebenefitsthandefects.

paceislikeadouble-edgedsword.

pacesymbolizestechnologicaladvance.

pacestillremainsasci-finotion.

ingtoPara.5,thedesigningprinciplesoftheinternetandcyberspacecurityare

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initionofCyberCrime.

PASSAGETHREE

(1)Youshouldtreatskepticallytheloudcriesnowcomingfromcollegesanduniversities

thatthelastbastionofexcellenceinAmericaneducationisbeingguttedbystatebudgetcutsand

erelitis,ot

throughwithwaste,laxacademicstandardsandmediocreteachingandscholarship.

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(2)True,theeconomicpressures–fromtheIvyLeaguetostatesystems–

year,nearlytwo-thirdsofschoolshadtomakemidyearspendingcutstostaywithintheir

sotrue(asuniversitypresidentsanddeansargue)thatrelievingthopressures

tswillpaymore

versitypresidentsanddeanswanttobesparedfromfurthergovernment

aisweak.

(3)yprofessorsdotoolittleteachingto

anbecutandqualityimprovedwithoutreducingthe

ouldgooutof

er:

Exceptforeliteschools,70percentoffreshmenat

y20percent

hoolshaveeagerlyboostedenrollmentstomaximize

revenues(tuitionandstatesubsidies).

moreoffreshmendon’tstudyof

PhDprogramsat10majoruniversitiesalsofoundhighdropoutratesfordoctoral

candidates.

Theattritionamongundergraduatesisparticularlysurprisingbecaucollegestandards

dyofventopschoolsfoundwidespreadgradeinflation.

In1963,halfofthestudentsinintroductoryphilosophycoursgotaB–

1986,eschoolshaverelaxedstandards,thepracticeisalmost

surelywidespread.

runiversities,nior

sorsare

“socializedtopublish,teachgraduatestudentsandspendaslittletimeteaching

(undergraduates)aspossible,”concludesJamesFairweatherofPennStateUniversityina

ypayconsistentlyrisasundergraduateteachingloadsdrop.

Unive

1960,thenumberofmasters’degreesawardedannuallyhasrinmorethanfourfoldto

337,n1965and1989,theannualnumberofMBAs(mastersinbusiness

administration)jumpedfrom7,600to73,100.

(4)Evenso,tsmanytop-notchschoolsandallowsalmost

asmanyfreshmenaspossible

throughthedoor,ebachelors’degreesaresocommon,we

yonebelievetheMBAexplosionhas

improvedmanagement?

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(5)Youwon’

nrollmentssupportlargefaculties.

Moregraduatestudentsliberatetenuredfacultyfromundergraduateteachingtoconcentrateon

writingandrearch:dHuber,aformercollegedean,writes

knowinglyinanewbook(“HowProfessorsPlaytheCatGuardingtheCream:WhyWe’re

PayingMoreandGettingLessinHigherEducation”):Presidents,deansandtrustees...callfor

morerecognitionofgoodteachingwithprizesandsalaryincentives.

(6)TherealityisclortotheexperienceofHarvardUniversity’sdistinguished

paleontologistStephenJayGould:“Tobeperfectlyhonest,thoughliprviceisgivento

teaching,Ihaveneverriouslyheardteachingconsideredinanymeetingforpromotion...

Writingisthecurrencyofprestigeandpromotion.”

(7)Aboutfour-fifthsofallstudentsattendstate-subsidizedsystems,fromcommunity

ernorsandstatelegislaturesdealwiththeirbudget

eschoolswill,forbetterorwor,beinfluencedbystateactions.

Thestatesneedtodothreethings.

(8)First,’slowstandardstellhighschool

students:Youdon’shouldchangethemessageby

raisingtuitionssharplyandcouplingtheincreawithgenerousscholarshipsbadonmeritand

cholarships,y,

oolswouldthen

’ssystemofgeneral

tuitionsubsidiesprovidesaidtowell-to-dofamiliesthatdon’tneeditortounqualifiedstudents

whodon’tderveit.

(8)Next,statesshouldraifacultyteachingloads,mainlyatfour-yearschools.(Teaching

loadsatcommunitycollegesarealreadyhigh.)Thiswouldcutcostsandreemphasizethe

needareteacherswhoknowtheirfieldsandcan

excessiveemphasisonscholarshipgeneratesmanyunreadbooksandmediocrearticlesin

academicjournals.“Youcan’tdomoreofone(rearch)withoutlessoftheother(teaching),”

saysFairweather.“Peopleareworkinghard–it’sjustwherethey’reworking.”

(10)Finally,statesshouldreduceoreliminatetheleastufulgraduateprograms.

Journalism(nowdubbed“communications”),

ofwhattheyteachcan–andshould–egesanduniversitiesdida

betterjobofteachingundergraduates,therewouldbelessneedforgraduatedegrees.

(11)Ourcollegesanduniversitiesneedtoprovideabettereducationtodervingstudents.

Thismaymeansmallerenrollments,butgiventoday’sattritionrates,thenumberofgraduates

educationcouldbecomeabastionofexcellence,ifwewouldonlytry.

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aneducationcanremainexcellentbyensuringstatebudget.

sorsshouldteachmoreundergraduatesthanpostgraduates.

icstandardarethemainmeanstoensureeducationalquality.

aneducationcanremainexcellentonlybyraisingteachingquality.

SECTIONBSHORTANSWERQUESTIONS

Inthiscti

eachquestioninNOmorethan10wordsinthespaceprovidedonANSWERSHEETTWO.

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PASSAGEONE

edescriptionofthepartypreparation,whatwordscanyouetodepictGatby’s

party?

ousummarizethepartysceneinPara.6?

PASSAGETWO

thecasofTarget,AdobeandeBayinPara.3show?

stheauthorsaythetaskisbecomingharderinPara.7?

theconclusionofthewholepassage?

PASSAGETHREE

estheauthormeanbysaying“Theircaisweak”inPara.2?

es“gradeinflation”inPara.3mean?

estheauthormeanwhenhequotesRichardHuberinPara.5?

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PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGE[15MIN]

eachca,uldproof-readthepassageandcorrectitinthe

followingway:

Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblank

providedattheendoftheline.

Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethe

wordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendof

theline.

Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/”andputthewordinthe

blankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Example

When∧artmuumwantsanewexhibit,(1)an

itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs(2)never

aturalhistorymuum

wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.(3)exhibit

ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTHREEasinstructed.

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PARTIVTRANSLATION[20MIN]

Traour

translationonANSWERSHEETTHREE.

流逝，表现了南国人对时间最早的感觉。“子在川上曰：逝者如斯夫。”他们发现

无论是潺潺小溪，还是浩荡大河，都一去不复返，流逝之际青年变成了老翁而绿草转

眼就枯黄，很自然有错阴的紧迫感。流逝也许是缓慢的，但无论如何缓慢，对流逝的

恐惧使人们必须用“流逝”这个词来时时警戒后人，必须急匆匆地行动，给这个词灌

注一种紧张感。

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PARTVWRITING[45MIN]

ThefollowingtwoexcerptsareaboutIceBucketChallenge,anactivityinitiatedtoraimoney

andawarenessforthediaALS(渐冻症).Fromtheexcerpts,youcanfindthattheactivity

emstohaveachievedmuchsuccess,buttherehavealsobeendoubtandcriticism.

WriteanarticleofNOLESSTHAN300words,inwhichyoushould:

izethedevelopmentoficebucketchallengeactivity,andthen

syouropiniontowardstheactivity,especiallywhethertheproblemfoundwiththis

kindofactivitywillfinallyundermineitsoriginalpurpo.

Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.

Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.

WriteyourarticleonANSWERSHEETFOUR.

Excerpt1

m

Inthelasttwoweeks,theIceBucketChallenge™hasquiteliterally“soaked”thenation.

EveryonefromEthelKennedytoJustinTimberlakehaspouredabucketoficewateroverhisor

herheadandchallengedothersdothesameormakeadonationtofightALSwithin

twenty-fourhours.

BetweenJuly29andtoday,August12,TheALSAssociationandits38chaptershave

receivedanastonishing$4millionindonationscomparedwith$1.12millionduringthesame

Associationisincrediblygratefulfortheoutpouringofsupport

fromthopeoplewhohavebeendoud,madeadonation,orboth.

“Wehaveneverenanythinglikethisinthehistoryofthedia,”saidBarbara

Newhou,PresidentandCEOofTheALSAssociation.

Withonlyabouthalfofthegeneralpublicknowledgeableaboutamyotrophiclateral

sclerosis(ALS),uly29,The

Associationhaswelcomedmorethan70,000newdonorstothecau.

“Whilethemonetarydonationsareabsolutelyincredible,”saidNewhou,“thevisibility

twhohavenever

beforeheardofALSarenowengagedinthefighttofindtreatmentsandacureforALS.”

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Excerpt2

Icebucketchallenge:who’spouringcoldwaterontheidea?

rthat’sprimarilyofthe

diaforwhichitisraisingfundsorthespeedatwhichimagesofswimsuit-cladcelebrities

rtinentrightnowiswhetherornotthecrazehas

reachedatippingpoint.

Asitlivedbysocialmedia,teof

uressuchas

companiesdousingtheirstaffenmasinhundredsofgallonsoficywater,comeacrossmoreas

wastefulPRexercisthancharitablegestures–andarebeingcalledoutassuchonTwitter.

ek,protestersindrought-strickenHenan

provinceraidemptyredbucketsovertheirheads,accompaniedbytheslogan“Henan,plea

saynototheicebucketchallenge”.

China’sministryforcivilaffairs,whilebroadlysupportive,haswarnedcitizensagainstthe

practice’s“entertainmentandcommercialtendencies”.

saroundtheworldhave

warnedofriskstoelderlypeople,expectantmothersandpeoplewithheartconditions.

--THEEND--

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2016年3月英语专业8级考试真题答案

PartⅠLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

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SECTIONBINTERVIEW

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fthefollowingindicatesthattheyhavethesamestudyschedule?

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答案：keexamsinthesameweeks.

themotheranddaughterhaveincommonasstudents?

答案：notesbyhand.

thebiggestadvantageofstudyingwithMom?

答案：agement.

thebiggestdisadvantageofstudyingwithMom?

答案：ngofwaystocomfortMom.

arentandkidsstudyingtogetheracommonca?

答案：eparentsneedtobereadyfornewjobs.

uldMaggie’sMomliketobeaftercollege?

答案：.

sMaggie’sMomfeelaboutsittinginclassafterthirtyyears?

答案：ated.

mostchallengingforMaggie’sMom?

答案：ptwhatistaught.

sMaggiedescribetheprocessofpickingoutone'scareerpath?

答案：l.

PartⅡREADINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONAMULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONS

PASSAGEONE

throughthesummer.

答案：[A]entertainedguestsfromeverywhereeveryweekend

.4,theword“permeate”probablymeans.

答案：［C］penetrate

einferredfromPara.8that.

答案：［B］peoplesomehowendedupinGatsby'shouasguests

ingtoPara.10,theauthorfeltatGatsby’sparty.

答案：［D］awkward

nbeconcludedfromPara.11aboutGatsby?

答案：［A］Hewasnotexpectedtobeprentattheparties.

PASSAGETWO

paceisdescribedbyWilliamGibsonas.

答案：［B］areprentationofdatafromthehumansystem

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fthefollowingstatementsBESTsummarizesthemeaningofthefirstfour

paragraphs?

答案：［B］Cyberspaceislikeadouble-edgedsword.

ingtoPara.5,thedesigningprinciplesoftheinternetandcyberspacecurity

are.

答案：［C］contradictory

uldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?

答案：［A］CyberCrimeandItsPrevention.

PASSAGETHREE

econcludedfromPara.3thattheauthorwastowardshighereducation.

答案：［D］negative

lowingarecurrentproblemsfacingallAmericanuniversitiesEXCEPT.

答案：［C］lowundergraduateteachingloads

rtoensureteachingquality,theauthorsuggeststhatthestatesdoallthefollowing

EXCEPT.

答案：［C］increaundergraduateprograms

23.“Primecandidates”inPara.10isudas.

答案：［D］personification

theauthor'smainargumentinthepassage?

答案：［C］Academicstandardsarethemainmeanstoensureeducationalquality.

SECTIONBSHORT-ANSWERQUESTIONS

说明：这部分答案不是唯一，只要意思对了就可以。

PASSAGEONE

edescriptionofthepartypreparation,whatwordscanyouutodepictGatsby’s

party?

答案：Gorgeous,luxuriousandevenextravagant.

ousummarizethepartyscenedescribedinPara.6?

答案：Carnivalcrowdswithchanginggroupsandnoisyjubilation.

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thecasofTarget,AdobeandeBayinPara.3show?

答案：Thevererisksofcommercialincursionsincyberspace.

stheauthorsaythatthetaskisbecomingharderinPara.7?

答案：Becauthemultiplethreatstocyber-curityaregrowing.

theconclusionofthewholepassage?

答案：Ashackinggrows,cyber-curityisfacingnewthreats.

PASSAGETHREE

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estheauthormeanbysaying“Theircaisweak.”inPara.2?

答案：It’shardforuniversitiestobesparedfrombudgetcuts.

es“gradeinflation”inPara.3mean?

答案：Gradereprentsalowerlevelofstudents’performance.

estheauthormeanwhenhequotesRichardHuberinPara.5?

答案：Highereducationfailsingivingqualityeducationtostudents.

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参考范文

ChallengeorNot

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ally,Ipropothatcharitableactivities,

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intentions.

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aboutthewasteofwateronthenationallevel,whiledoctorswarnpeopleoftherisksof

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somepeoplethewrongway,especiallyasparticipantsgetcaughtupintheactofmaking

idthatwhenBarack

HusinObamatookthechallenge,thecurrentAmericanpresidentchotomakeadonation

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purpoofthisactivityistoprovideaidandsupportforpatientssufferingfromthedia.

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fundingforfamiliesindesperateneedofhomehealthcarervicesandothercare-related

rvices.

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healthyandlasting,ldalwaysbearthecore

ofcharityinmind:beingadutifulcitizen.