英语专八

QUESTIONBOOKLET

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2016)

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TIMELIMIT:150MIN

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

YouhaveTHIRTYcondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.

isover,youwillbegivenTHREE

minutes

tocheckyourwork.

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

erviewwillbedivided

into

ndofeachpart,fivequestionswillbeaskedabout

whatwassaid.

eachquestion

thepau,youshouldreadthe

fourchoices

ofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWER

SHEETTWO.

YouhaveTHIRTYcondstopreviewthequestions.

Now,ons1to5arebad

onPart

Oneoftheinterview.

'suniversitylife.

'slifeatHarvard.

'sviewonstudyingwithMom.

'sopiniononhermom'smajor.

keexamsinthesameweeks.

vesimilarlecturenotes.

plyforthesameinternship.

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llowthesamefashion.

roommates.

cingcourttrails.

ngtogether.

notesbyhand.

tion.

ation.

ment.

agement.

Now,ons6to10arebad

on

PartTwooftheinterview.

eparentsneedtobereadyfornewjobs.

eparentslovetoreturntocollege.

ekidsrequiretheirparentstodoso.

ekidsfindithardtoadapttocollegelife.

tateagent.

ier.

.

r.

ted.

d.

.

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ated.

akeacake.

akeomelets.

ptwhatistaught.

afuturecareer.

essful.

l.

ating.

nate.

SECTIONAMULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONS

Inthisctiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbyfourteenmultiple

choice

hmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggested

answers

markedA,B,theonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer

andmark

youranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.

PASSAGEONE

(1)Therewasmusicfrommyneighbor'shouthroughthesummer

bluegardensmenandgirlscameandwentlikemothsamongthe

whisperingsand

tideintheafternoonIwatchedhis

guests

divingfromthetowerofhisraftortakingthesunonthehotsandofhis

beachwhile

histwomotor-boatsslitthewatersoftheSound,drawingaquaplanes

（滑水板）over

'sRolls-Roycebecamean

omnibus,

bearingpartiestoandfromthecitybetweennineinthemorningand

longpast

midnight,whilehisstationwagonscamperedlikeabriskyellowbugto

meetalltrains.

AndonMondayightrvants,includinganextragardener,toiledall

daywith

scrubbing-brushesandhammerandgarden-shears,repairingtheravages

ofthenight

before.

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(2)EveryFridayfivecratesoforangesandlemonsarrivedfromafruiterer

in–

everyMondaythesameorangesandlemonslefthisbackdoorina

pyramidof

asamachineinthekitchenwhichcouldextract

thejuiceof

twohundredorangesinhalfanhour,ifalittlebuttonwaspresdtwo

hundred

timesbyabutler'sthumb.

(3)Atleastonceafortnightacorpsofcatererscamedownwithveral

hundred

feetofcanvasandenoughcoloredlightstomakeaChristmastreeof

Gatsby's

ettables,garnishedwithglistening

hors-d'oeuvre（冷盘）,

spicedbakedhamscrowdedagainstsaladsofharlequindesignsand

pastrypigsand

ainhallabarwitharealbrass

railwast

up,andstockedwithginsandliquorsandwithcordials（加香甜酒）so

longforgotten

thatmostofhisfemaleguestsweretooyoungtoknowonefrom

another.

(5)Thelightsgrowbrighterastheearthlurchesawayfromthesunand

nowthe

orchestraisplayingyellowcocktailmusicandtheoperaofvoicespitches

akeyhigher.

Laughteriasier,minutebyminute,spilledwithprodigality,tippedout

atacheerful

word.

(7)Suddenlyoneofthegypsiesintremblingopal,izesacocktailout

ofthe

air,dumpsitdownforcourageandmovingherhandslikeFriscodances

outaloneon

taryhush;theorchestraleadervarieshis

rhythm

obliginglyforherandthereisaburstofchatterastheerroneousnews

goesaround

thatsheisGildaGray'tyhasbegun.

(8)IbelievethatonthefirstnightIwenttoGatsby'shouIwasoneof

thefew

werenotinvited–they

wentthere.

Theygotintoautomobileswhichborethemouttoandsomehowthey

endedupat

Gatsby'eretheywereintroducedbysomebodywhoknew

Gatsby,and

afterthattheyconductedthemlvesaccordingtotherulesofbehavior

associated

mestheycameandwentwithouthaving

metGatsby

atall,cameforthepartywithasimplicityofheartthatwasitsownticket

of

admission.

(11)AssoonasIarrivedImadeanattempttofindmyhostbutthetwoor

three

peopleofwhomIaskedhiswhereaboutsstaredatmeinsuchanamazed

wayand

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deniedsovehementlyanyknowledgeofhismovementsthatIslunkoff

inthe

directionofthecocktailtable–theonlyplaceinthegardenwherea

singlemancould

lingerwithoutlookingpurpolessandalone.

______throughthesummer.

entertainedguestsfromeverywhereeveryweekend

invitedhisgueststorideinhisRolls-Royceatweekends

likedtoshowoffbylettingguestsrideinhisvehicles

indulgedhimlfinpartieswithpeoplefromeverywhere

InPara.4,theword“permeate”probablymeans______.

perish

push

penetrate

perpetrate

Itcanbeinferredform.8that______.

guestsneedtoknowGatsbyinordertoattendhisparties

peoplesomehowendedupinGatsby'shouasguests

Gatsbyusuallyheldgardenpartiesforinvitedguests

guestsbehavedthemlvesinaratherformalmanner

Accordingto.10,theauthorfelt______atGatsby'sparty.

dizzy

dreadful

furious

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awkward

WhatcanbeconcludedfromPara.11aboutGatsby?

Hewasnotexpectedtobeprentattheparties.

Hewasbusyreceivingandentertainingguests.

Hewasusuallyoutofthehouattheweekend.

Hewasunwillingtomeetsomeoftheguests.

PASSAGETWO

(5)Securingcyberspaceishardbecauthearchitectureoftheinternet

was

designedtopromoteconnectivity,ndersfocudon

gettingitto

workanddidnotworrymuchaboutthreatsbecauthenetworkwas

affiliated

with'ersturnedup,layersofcurity,fromantivirus

programsto

firewalls,r,arearchfirm,

reckons

thatlastyearorganizationsaroundtheglobespent$67billionon

information

curity.

CyberspaceisdescribedbyWilliamGibsonas______.

areprentationofdatafromthehumansystem

animportantelementstoredinthehumansystem

WhichofthefollowingstatementsBESTsummarizesthemeaningofthe

first

fourparagraphs?

Cyberspacehasmorebenefitsthandefects.

Cyberspaceislikeadouble-edgedsword.

Cyberspacesymbolizestechnologicaladvance.

Cyberspacestillremainsasci-finotion.

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Accordingto.5,thedesigningprinciplesoftheinternetandcyberspace

curity

are______.

controversial

contradictory

congruent

Whatcouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?

CyberCrimeandItsPrevention.

TheOriginofCyberCrime.

HowtoDealwithCyberCrime.

TheDefinitionofCyberCrime.

PASSAGETHREE

(2)True,theeconomicpressures–fromtheIvyLeaguetostate

systems–are

ar,nearlytwo-thirdsofschoolshadtomakemidyear

spendingcutsto

sotrue(asuniversitypresidentsand

deansargue)

thatrelievingthopressuresmerelybyraisingtuitionsandcutting

courswillmake

versity

presidentsand

caisweak.

(3)yprofessorsdotoo

little

anbecutandquality

improved

llegesand

universitiesshould

er:

Exceptforeliteschools,70percent

of

freshmenatfour-yearcollegesanduniversitiesattendtheirfirst-choice

schools.

hoolshave

eagerlyboosted

enrollmentstomaximizerevenues(tuitionandstatesubsidies).

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moreoffreshmendon'tgetdegrees.A

recent

studyofPhDprogramsat10majoruniversitiesalsofoundhighdropout

ratesfor

doctoralcandidates.

Theattritionamongundergraduatesisparticularlysurprisingbecau

college

dyofventopschoolsfound

widespread

1963,halfofthestudentsinintroductoryphilosophy

coursgota

B–1986,eschoolshave

relaxedstandards,

thepracticeisalmostsurelywidespread.

r

universities,

niorfacultymembersoftendolessthantwohoursadayofteaching.

Professors

are“socializedtopublish,teachgraduatestudentsandspendaslittle

timeteaching

(undergraduates)aspossible,”concludesJamesFairweatherofina

newstudy.

Facultypayconsistentlyrisasundergraduateteachingloadsdrop.

Universitieshaveencouragedanalmostmindlesxplosionofgraduate

degrees.

Since1960,thenumberofmasters'degreesawardedannuallyhasrin

morethan

fourfoldto337,n1965and1989,theannualnumberof

MBAs(masters

inbusinessadministration)jumpedfrom7,600to73,100.

(5)Youwon'thearmuchaboutthisfromcollegedeansoruniversity

presidents.

enrollmentssupport

aduatestudentsliberatetenuredfacultyfrom

undergraduate

teachingtoconcentrateonwritingandrearch:thesourceofstatus.

RichardHuber,

aformercollegedean,writesknowinglyinanewbook(“HowProfessors

PlaytheCat

GuardingtheCream:WhyWe'rePayingMoreandGettingLessinHigher

Education”):

Presidents,deansandtrustees...callformorerecognitionofgood

teachingwith

prizesandsalaryincentives.

(6)Therealityisclortotheexperienceof'sdistinguished

paleontologist

StephenJayGould:“Tobeperfectlyhonest,thoughliprviceisgiven

toteaching,I

haveneverriouslyheardteachingconsideredinanymeetingfor

promotion...

Writingisthecurrencyofprestigeandpromotion.”

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ItcanbeconcludedfromPara.3thattheauthorwas______towardsthe

education.

indifferent

neutral

positive

negative

ThefollowingarecurrentproblemsfacingallAmericanuniversities

EXCEPT

______.

highdropoutrates

lowadmissionstandards

lowundergraduateteachingloads

explosionofgraduatedegrees

Inordertoensureteachingquality,theauthorsuggeststhatthestates

doallthe

followingEXCEPT______.

tentrancerequirements

raifacultyteachingloads

increaundergraduateprograms

reduceulessgraduateprograms

“Primecandidates”in.10isudas________.

euphemism

metaphor

analogy

personification

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Whatistheauthor'smainargumentinthepassage?

Americaneducationcanremainexcellentbyensuringstatebudget.

Professorsshouldteachmoreundergraduatesthanpostgraduates.

Academicstandardarethemainmeanstoensureeducationalquality.

Americaneducationcanremainexcellentonlybyraisingteachingquality.

SECTIONBSHORTANSWERQUESTIONS

Inthisctionthereareeightshortanswerquestionsbadonthe

passagesin

eachquestioninNOmorethan10wordsinthespace

providedon

ANSWERSHEETTWO.

PASSAGEONE

Fromthedescriptionofthepartypreparation,whatwordscanyoue

todepict

Gatby'sparty?

Howdoyousummarizethepartyscenein.6?

PASSAGETWO

WhatdothecasofTarget,AdobeandeBayin.3show?

Whatistheconclusionofthewholepassage?

PASSAGETHREE

Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Theircaisweak”in.2?

Whatdoes“gradeinflation”in.3mean?

WhatdoestheauthormeanwhenhequotesRichardHuberin.5?

dicatedlinecontainsa

maximumof

ca,uld

proof-readthe

passageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:

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Example

When∧artmuumwantsanewexhibit,(1)an

(2)never

itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs

aturalhistorymuum

wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.(3)exhibit

ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTHREEasinstructed.

TranslatetheunderlinedpartofthefollowingtextfromChineinto

English.

WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEETTHREE.

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。

ThefollowingtwoexcerptsareaboutIceBucketChallenge,anactivity

initiated

toraimoneyandawarenessforthediaALS(渐冻症).Fromthe

excerpts,you

canfindthattheactivityemstohaveachievedmuchsuccess,but

therehavealso

beendoubtandcriticism.

WriteanarticleofNOLESSTHAN300words,inwhichyoushould:

summarizethedevelopmentoficebucketchallengeactivity,andthen

expressyouropiniontowardstheactivity,especiallywhetherthe

problemfound

withthiskindofactivitywillfinallyundermineitsoriginalpurpo.

Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,

organization

andlanguagequality.

Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.

WriteyourarticleonANSWERSHEETFOUR.

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Excerpt1

Excerpt2

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____年3月英语专业8级考试真题答案

PartⅠLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

lecticalmodel

es

tion/arguing

ntsasperformances/therhetoricalmodel

ipating

ce

rgue

s

ationandcollaboration

'redeadends

ngwithlosing

ons

epositiveeffects

-supported

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

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Whatisthetopicoftheinterview?

答案：'sviewonstudyingwithMom.

Whichofthefollowingindicatesthattheyhavethesamestudy

schedule?

答案：keexamsinthesameweeks.

答案：notesbyhand.

WhatisthebiggestadvantageofstudyingwithMom?

答案：agement.

WhatisthebiggestdisadvantageofstudyingwithMom?

答案：eparentsneedtobereadyfornewjobs.

WhatwouldMaggie'sMomliketobeaftercollege?

答案：.

HowdoesMaggie'sMomfeelaboutsittinginclassafterthirtyyears?

答案：ated.

WhatismostchallengingforMaggie'sMom?

答案：ptwhatistaught.

HowdoesMaggiedescribetheprocessofpickingoutone'scareerpath?

答案：l.

PartⅡREADINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONAMULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONS

PASSAGEONE

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throughthe

summer.

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

fthefollowingstatementsBESTsummarizesthemeaningof

thefirst

fourparagraphs?

答案：［B］Cyberspaceislikeadouble-edgedsword.

ingtoPara.5,thedesigningprinciplesoftheinternetand

cyberspace

curityare.

答案：［C］contradictory

uldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?

答案：［A］CyberCrimeandItsPrevention.

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PASSAGETHREE

econcludedfromPara.3thattheauthorwastowards

higher

education.

答案：［D］negative

lowingarecurrentproblemsfacingallAmericanuniversities

EXCEPT.

答案：［C］lowundergraduateteachingloads

rtoensureteachingquality,theauthorsuggeststhatthe

statesdoall

thefollowingEXCEPT.

答案：［C］increaundergraduateprograms

23.“Primecandidates”inPara.10isudas.

答案：［D］personification

theauthor'smainargumentinthepassage?

答案：［C］Academicstandardsarethemainmeanstoensureeducational

quality.

SECTIONBSHORT-ANSWERQUESTIONS

说明：这部分答案不是唯一，只要意思对了就可以。

PASSAGEONE

edescriptionofthepartypreparation,whatwordscanyou

uto

depictGatsby'sparty?

答案：Gorgeous,luxuriousandevenextravagant.

ousummarizethepartyscenedescribedinPara.6?

答案：Carnivalcrowdswithchanginggroupsandnoisyjubilation.

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PASSAGETWO

thecasofTarget,AdobeandeBayinPara.3show?

答案：Becauthemultiplethreatstocyber-curityaregrowing.

theconclusionofthewholepassage?

答案：Ashackinggrows,cyber-curityisfacingnewthreats.

PASSAGETHREE

estheauthormeanbysaying“Theircaisweak.”inPara.

2?

答案：It'shardforuniversitiestobesparedfrombudgetcuts.

es“gradeinflation”inPara.3mean?

答案：Gradereprentsalowerlevelofstudents'performance.

estheauthormeanwhenhequotesRichardHuberinPara.

5?

答案：Highereducationfailsingivingqualityeducationtostudents.

PartIIILANGUAGEUSAGE

→over

2.∧give→that/which

s→differentiates或it→it

→the

6.∧intimate→and

→which

→than

→prerve

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rmore→therefore

PartIVTRANSLATION

参考译文

PartVWRITING

参考范文

ChallengeorNot

Recently,theIceBucketChallengehasgoneviralallovertheworld,

particularly

intheUnitedStates,withpeoplepostingvideosofthemlvesonline

andonTV

etheincreaofthedonationtofight

ALSandmore

publicconcern,someareworriedabouttheproblemsfoundwiththis

kindof

aveenisthattheyhavebeeninrtedanof

entertainment.

Personally,Ipropothatcharitableactivities,ifinrtedwithtoomuch

entertaining

elements,willprobablydepartfromtheiroriginalintentions.

Thischaritableblockbuster,luringhundredsofcelebrities,politiciansand

athletes,hassparkedmillionsofdonationstoALSrearchandraid

awarenessof

r,thereareworriesanddifferentvoicestowardsit.

Environmentalistsareconcernedaboutthewasteofwateronthe

nationallevel,

whiledoctorswarnpeopleoftherisksofbeingpouredbyicywaterfrom

the

perspectiveofhealth.

Ontheonehand,wehaveobrvedthattheALSIceBucketChallenge

has

rubbedsomepeoplethewrongway,especiallyasparticipantsgetcaught

upinthe

actofmakingvideosratherthanfocusingontheesnceofthecharity

id

thatwhenBarackHusinObamatookthechallenge,thecurrent

Americanpresident

chotomakeadonationof100dollarsratherthanpouringtheicy

wateroverhis

therhand,theoriginalpurpoofthisactivityisto

provideaidand

ingly,whatwe

shouldfocuson

iswhethertheALSassociationbeginsimmediatefundingforfamiliesin

desperate

needofhomehealthcarervicesandothercare-relatedrvices.

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Asamatteroffact,afteramonthinthespotlight,themuch-hypedALS

Ice

thingsin

moderationarehealthyandlasting,andcharitableactivitiesareno

shouldalwaysbearthecoreofcharityinmind:beingadutifulcitizen.

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