2021年英语专业八级真题答案和新版题库详解

2021 年英语专八试卷真题及答案PARTⅠLISTEN IN G CO M PREHENSIO N SECTIO N A TALKLanguage is used for doing things. People use it in everydayconversation for transacting business, planning meals and vacations, debating politics, and gossiping. Teachers use it for instructing students, and comedians use it for amusing audiences. All these are instances of language use - that is activities in which people do things with language. As we can see, language use is really a form of joint action.What is joi nt acti on? I think it is an action that is carried out by a group of people doing things in coordination with each other. As simple examples, think of two people waltzing, or playing a piano duet. When two dancers waltz, they each move around the ballroom in a special way. But waltzing is different from the sum of their individual actions. Can you imagine these two dancers doing the same steps, but in separate rooms, or at separate times? So waltzing is, in fact, the joint action that emerges as the two dancers do their individual steps incoordination, as a couple.Similarly, doing things with language is also different from the sum of the speaker speaking and the listener listening. It is the joint action that e m e r g e swhen speakers and listeners, or writers and readers, perform their individual actions in coordination, as ensembles. Therefore, we can say that language use incorporates bothindividual and social processes. Speakers and listeners, writersand readers, must carry out actions as individuals, if they are to succeed in theiruse of language. But they must also work together as participants in the social units I have called ensembles. In the example I mentioned just now, the two dancers perform both individual actions, moving their bodies, arms, and legs, andjoint actions, coordinating these movements, as they create the waltz. In the past, language use has been s tudiedas if it were entirely an i ndividual process. And ithas also been studied as if it were entirely a social process. For me, I suggest that it belongs to both. We cannot hope to understand language use without viewing it as joint actions built on individual actions. In order to explain how all these actions work, I'd like to review briefly settings of language use. By settings, I mean the scene in which language use takes place, plus the medium - which refers to whether language use is spoken o r wri t t en. And in t his talk, I'll focus onspoken settings. The spoken setting mentioned most often is conversation - either face to face, or on the telephone. Conversations may be devoted to gossip, business transactions or scientific matters, but they're all characterized by the free exchange of terms among the two participants. I'll call these personal settings.Then we have what I would call nonpersonal settings. A typical example is them o no l o g ue. In m onol o gues, one person speaks with l ittle or no opportunity forinterruption, or turns by members of the audience. Monologues come in m a n yvarieties too, as a professor lectures to a class, or a student giving a presentation to a seminar. These people speak for themselves, uttering words they formulated themselves for the audience before them, and the audience isn't expected to interrupt. In another kind of setting which are called institutional settings, the participants engage in speech exchanges that look like ordinary conversation, butthey are limited by institutional rules. As examples, we can think of a government official holding a news conference, alawyer cross ��questioning a witness in court, or a professor directing a seminar discussion. In these settings, what is said is more or less spontaneous,even though turns at speaking are allocated by a leader, or are restricted in other ways.The person speaking isn't always the one whose intentions are being expressed. We have the clearest examples infictional se t t ings. Vivian L eigh p laysScarle t t O'Hara in \sings alove songin front of a live audience, the speakers areeach vocalizing words composed by someone else - for instance a playwright or a composer - and are openly pretending to beexpressing opinions that aren't necessarily their own. Finally there are private settings when people speak for themselves without actually addressing anyone else, for example, I might explain silently to myself, or talk to myself about solvinga researchproblem, or rehearsingwhat I'mabout to say ina semi nar tomo r r ow.What I say isn't intended t o be recognized by other people, it is only of use to myself. These are the features of private settings.SECTION B T ALKW: Good evening, I'm Nancy Johnson. The guest on our radio talk this evening is Professor Wang Gongwu. Hello, Professor Wang.M: Hello.W: Professor W a n g, you're now professor emeritus of Australia National University, and in your long academic career, you've worn many hats as tutor, lecturer, department head, dean, professor, and vice chancellor. However, as I know, you're still very fond o f youruniversity days as a student.M: That's right. That was in 1949. The university that I went to was a brand ��new university then, and the only one in the country at that time. WhenI look back, it was an amazingly small university, and we knew everybody.W: How did the students like you, for example, study then?M: We didn't study very hard, because we didn't have to. We didn't have allthis fantastic competitionthat you have today. Mmm. We were always made tofeel that getting a first degree in the Arts faculty was not preparation for a profession. It was a general education. We were not under any pressure to decideon our careers, and we had such a good time. We were left very much on ourown, and we were encouraged to make things happen.W: What do you see as the most striking difference in university education since then?M: University education has changed dramatically since those days. Thingsare very specialized today.W: Yes, definitely so. And, in your subsequent career experience as an educator and later administrator in various institutions of higher education inAsia and elsewhere, Professor Wang, you h ave repeatedly noted that one has tolook at the development of education in one particular country in a broad context. What do you mean by that?M: Well, the whole world has moved away from elite education in universitiesto meet the needs of mass education, and entering universities is no longer a privilege for the few. And universities today are more concerned with providingjobs for their graduates in a way that universities in our time never had to be bothered about. Therefore, the emphasis of university programs today is now onthe practical and the utilitarian, rather than on a general education or on personal development.W: Do you think that is a welcome development?M: Well ,I personally regret this development. But the basi c bachelor's education n ow has to cater to people who really need a piece of paper to findadecent job.W: So you're concerned about this development.M: Yes, I'mvery concerned. With technical changes, many of the things that you learn are technical skills, which don't require you to become very well educated. Y et, if you c an m aster those skills, you can get very good j o bs. So thetechnical institutions are going to be increasingly popular at the expense o f traditional universitites.W: Professor Wang, let's look ata different issue. How do you c o m m e n t onthe current phenomenon because of the fees they pay?M: Well, once you accept students on financial grounds, one wonders whether you h ave to pass themas well . But this is the development in e ducationthat we have to contend with. Yet, if we are concerned about maintaining standards, what we can do is to concentrate on感谢您的阅读，祝您生活愉快。

2021-2021年专八口语真题及答案April 2021)Directions: Please do not do interpreting when you listen to the speechthis time.The Speech by a World Bank Group Official at the 2002 Western China International Economy and Trade FairGovernor Zhang, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,1 am delighted to be here this morning to open the Western China International Economy and Trade Fair. I would like to thank the Peoples Government of Sichuan for inviting us to attend this important event where government leaders from Beijing and twelve other provinces meet to discuss strategies for developing China’s Western Region.This event reflects the strong commitment of the Government and the people of China to develop its Western Regions. I am very impressed with the enthusiasm and determination demonstrated not only by the public sector butalso by the increasing level of private sector interest in supporting the Western development goals set forth by the government.The purpose of my current visit to China is to assess recent economic developments in China and to discuss with senior leaders of the Government the World Bank Groups assistance strategy for China after its accession to the WTO.1 started my visit two days ago in the western province of Yunnan and have now come to Sichuan. I have seen good examples of how the World Bank Grow up can offer assistance to the Government and the private sector to develop China’s West. There are 11 provinces, autonomous regions and one municipality in west China, with a total area of about 6.8 million square kilometers and apopulation of 364 million. The government’s desire to accelerate the development of the western provinces is vital to the success of achieving a sustained growth for China in the long run. There are also challenges, however, that should not be overlooked. These include continue efforts to create and improve the business environment. But 1 am confident that these challengeswill be met.In closing，I would like to thank the Government of Sichuan for itssupport to the World Bank and IFC operations in Sichuan. We look forward toworking with all of you to contribute to the development of China’s West and to improve people’s lives in this important part of the countr y. Thank you!Directions: Now listen again. Please begin interpreting when you hear a beep. 1. The purpose of my current visit to China is to evaluate recent economic developments in China, and discuss with Chinese leaders the World Bank Group’s assist ance strategy for China after its entry into the WTO. 2. I started my visit two days ago in the western province of Yunnan and have now come to Sichuan. 1 have seen good examples of how the World Bank Group can offer assistance to the Government and the pr ivate sectors to develop China’s West. 3. There are 11 provinces, autonomous regions and one municipality in west China, with a total area of about 6.8 million square kilometers and a population of 364 million.The Government's desire to accelerate the development of the western provinces is vital to the success of achieving a sustained growth for China in the long run. 5. There are also challenges, however, that should not be overlooked These include continued efforts to create and improve the business environment. But I am confident that these challenges will be met.Task Two: Interpreting from Chinese into EnglishDirections: Please do not do interpreting when you listen to the speech this time.阳光国际展览中心副总经理在举办 2002年中国（阳光）国际乐器展览新闻发布会上的讲话各位来宾、新闻界的朋友：下午好！首先，请允许我代表阳光国际展览中心有限公司向出席今天新闻发布会的各位来宾表示热烈的欢迎和衷心的感谢！国际乐器业界的盛人聚会一MUSIC CHINA中国(阳光)国际浓器展览会将于2002年10月16日-19日在阳光国际展览中心隆重开幕。

2021年英语专业八级考试真题附参考答案Test For English Majors (2013)Grade Eight Time Limit: 195MinPART I *****NG *****ENSION (35 MIN)Section A Mini-lectureIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE, using no more than three words in each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes while completing the task. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. Now, listen to the mini-lecture.Section B InterviewIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Make the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.Now listen to the interview.According to the interviewer, which of the following best indicates the relationship between choice and mobility?Better education → more choices → greater mobility. Better education → greater mobility → more choices. Greater mobility → better education → more choices. Greater mobility → more choices → better education. According to the interview, which of the followingdetails about the first poll is *****CT?Job security came second according to the poll results. Chances for advancement might have been favored by young people. High income failed to come on top for being most important. Shorter work hours was least chosen for being most important. According to the interviewee, which is the main difference between the first and the second poll? The type of respondents who were invited. The way in which the questions were designed. The content area of the questions. The number of poll questions. What can we learn from the respondents? answers to items 2, 4 and 7 in the second poll?Recognition from colleagues should be given less importance. Workers are always willing and ready to learn more new skills. Work will have to be made interesting to raise efficiency. Psychological reward is moreimportant than material one. According to the interviewee, which of the following can offer both psychological and monetary benefits Contact with many people. Appreciation from coworkers. Chances for advancement. Chances to learn new skills. Section C News BroadcastIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.Questions 6 and 7 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.According to the news item, “sleepboxes” are designed to solve the problems ofairports. passengers. architects. companies. Which of the following is NOT true with reference to the news?Renters can take a shower inside the box. Renters of normal height can stand up inside. Bedding can be automatically changed. Sleepboxes can be rented for different lengths of time.Question 8 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.Now listen to the news.What is the news item mainly about?London?s preparations for the Notting Hill Carnival. Main features of the Notting Hill Carnival. Police?s preventive measures for the carnival. Police participation in the carnival.Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.The news item reports on a research finding aboutearly malnutrition and heart health. the Dutch famine and the Dutch women. the causes of death during the famine. nutrition in childhood and adolescence.When did the research team carry out the study?At the end of World War II. Between 1944 and 1945. In the 1950s. In 2007.PART II ***** *****ENSION (30 MIN)In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. TEXT A Three hundred years ago news travelled by word of mouth or letter, and circulated in taverns and coffee houses in the form of pamphlets and newsletters. “The coffee houses particularly are very roomy for a free conversation, and for reading at an easier rate all manner of printed news,” noted one observer. Everything changed in1833 when the first mass-audience newspaper, the New York Sun, pioneered the use of advertising to reduce the cost of news, thus giving advertisers access to a wider audience. The penny press, followed by radio and television, turned news from a two-way conversation into a one-way broadcast, with a relatively small number of firms controlling the media.Now, the news industry is returning to something closer to the coffee house. The internet is making news more participatory, social and diverse, reviving the discursive characteristics of the era before the mass media. That will have profound effects on society and politics. In much of the world, the mass media are flourishing. Newspaper circulation rose。

专业英语八级·2021年考试真题与答案解析PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A MINI-LECTUREIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the mini-lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the mini-lecture, please complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.Now listen to the mini-lecture. When it is over, you will be given THREE minutes to check your work.SECTION B INTERVIEWIn this section you will hear ONE interview. The interview will be divided into TWO parts. At the end of each part, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the interview and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions.Now, listen to the Part One of the interview. Questions 1 to 5 are based on Part One of the interview.1. A. Maggie’s university life.B. Her mom’s life at Harvard.C. Maggie’s view on studying with Mom.D. Maggie’s opinion on her mom’s major.2. A. They take exams in the same weeks.B. They have similar lecture notes.C. They apply for the same internship.D. They follow the same fashion.3. A. Having roommates.B. Practicing court trails.C. Studying together.D. Taking notes by hand.4. A. Protection.B. Imagination.C. Excitement.D. Encouragement.5. A. Thinking of ways to comfort Mom.B. Occasional interference from Mom.C. Ultimately calls when Maggie is busy.D. Frequent check on Maggie’s grades.Now, listen to the Part Two of the interview. Questions 6 to 10 are based on Part Two of the interview.6. A. Because parents need to be ready for new jobs.B. Because parents love to return to college.C. Because kids require their parents to do so.D. Because kids find it hard to adapt to college life.7. A. Real estate agent.B. Financier.C. Lawyer.D. Teacher.8. A. Delighted.B. Excited.C. Bored.D. Frustrated.9. A. How to make a cake.B. How to make omelets.C. To accept what is taught.D. To plan a future career.10.A. Unsuccessful.B. Gradual.C. Frustrating.D. Passionate.SECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are three passages followed by fourteen multiple choice questions. For each multiple choice question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.PASSAGE ONE(1)There was music from my neighbor’s house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars. At high tide in the afternoon I watched his guests diving from the tower of his raft or taking the sun on the hot sand of his beach while his two motor-boats slit the waters of the Sound, drawing aquaplanes（滑水板）over cataracts of foam. On weekends Mr. Gatsby’s Rolls-Royce became an omnibus, bearing parties to and from the city between nine in the morning and long pastmidnight, while his station wagon scampered like a brisk yellow bug to meet all trains. And on Mondays eight servants, including an extra gardener, toiled all day with scrubbing-brushes and hammer and garden-shears, repairing the ravages of the night before.(2)Every Friday five crates of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiterer in New York – every Monday these same oranges and lemons left his back door in a pyramid of pulpless halves. There was a machine in the kitchen which could extract the juice of two hundred oranges in half an hour, if a little button was pressed two hundred times by a butler’s thumb.(3)At least once a fortnight a corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet of canvas and enough colored lights to make a Christmas tree of Gatsby’s enormous garden. On buffet tables, garnished with glistening hors-d’oeuvre（冷盘）, spiced baked hams crowded against salads of harlequin designs and pastry pigs and turkeys bewitched to a dark gold. In the main hall a bar with a real brass rail was set up, and stocked with gins and liquors and with cordials（加香甜酒）so long forgotten that most of his female guests were too young to know one from another.(4)By seven o’clock the orchestra has arrived – no thin five-piece affair but a whole pitful of oboes and trombones and saxophones and viols and cornets and piccolos and low and high drums. The last swimmers have come in from the beach now and are dressing upstairs; the cars from New York are parked five deep in the drive, and already the halls and salons and verandas are gaudy with primary colors and hair shorn in strange new ways, and shawls beyond the dreams of Castile. The bar is in full swing, and floating rounds of cocktails permeate the garden outside until the air is alive with chatter and laughter and casual innuendo and introductions forgotten on the spot and enthusiastic meetings between women who never knew each other’s names.(5)The lights grow brighter as the earth lurches away from the sun and now theorchestra is playing yellow cocktail music and the opera of voices pitches a key higher. Laughter is easier, minute by minute, spilled with prodigality, tipped out at a cheerful word.(6)The groups change more swiftly, swell with new arrivals, dissolve and form in the same breath – already there are wanderers, confident girls who weave here and there among the stouter and more stable, become for a sharp, joyous moment the center of a group and then excited with triumph glide on through the sea-change of faces and voices and color under the constantly changing light.(7)Suddenly one of these gypsies in trembling opal, seizes a cocktail out of the air, dumps it down for courage and moving her hands like Frisco dances out alone on the canvas platform. A momentary hush; the orchestra leader varies his rhythm obligingly for her and there is a burst of chatter as the erroneous news goes around that she is Gilda Gray’s understudy from the Folies. The party has begun.(8)I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby’s house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited. People were not invited – they went there. They got into automobiles which bore them out to Long Island and somehow they ended up at Gatsby’s door. Once there they were introduced by somebody who knew Gatsby, and after that they conducted themselves according to the rules of behavior associated with amusement parks. Sometimes they came and went without having met Gatsby at all, came for the party with a simplicity of heart that was its own ticket of admission.(9)I had been actually invited. A chauffeur in a uniform crossed my lawn early that Saturday morning with a surprisingly formal note from his employer – the honor would be entirely Gatsby’s, it said, if I would attend his “little party” that night. He had seen me several times and had intended to call on me long before but a peculiar combination of circumstances had prevented it – signed Jay Gatsby in a majestic hand.(10)Dressed up in white flannels I went over to his lawn a little after seven and wandered around rather ill-at-ease among swirls and eddies of people I didn’t know – though here and there was a face I had noticed on the commuting train. I was immediately struck by the number of young Englishmen dotted about; all well dressed, all looking a little hungry and all talking in low earnest voices to solid and prosperous Americans. I was sure that they were selling something: bonds or insurance or automobiles. They were, at least, agonizingly aware of the easy money in the vicinity and convinced that it was theirs for a few words in the right key.(11)As soon as I arrived I made an attempt to find my host but the two or three people of whom I asked his whereabouts stared at me in such an amazed way and denied so vehemently any knowledge of his movements that I slunk off in the direction of the cocktail table – the only place in the garden where a single man could linger without looking purposeless and alone.PART II READING COMPREHENSION11.It can be inferred form Para. 1 that Mr. Gatsby ______ through the summer.A.entertained guests from everywhere every weekendB.invited his guests to ride in his Rolls-Royce at weekendsC.liked to show off by letting guests ride in his vehiclesD.indulged himself in parties with people from everywhere12.In Para.4, the word “permeate” probably means ______.A.perishB.pushC.penetrateD.perpetrate13.It can be inferred form Para. 8 that ______.A.guests need to know Gatsby in order to attend his partiesB.people somehow ended up in Gatsby’s house as guestsC.Gatsby usually held garden parties for invited guestsD.guests behaved themselves in a rather formal manner14.According to Para. 10, the author felt ______ at Gatsby’s party.A.dizzyB.dreadfulC.furiousD.awkward15.What can be concluded from Para.11 about Gatsby?A.He was not expected to be present at the parties.B.He was busy receiving and entertaining guests.C.He was usually out of the house at the weekend.D.He was unwilling to meet some of the guests.PASSAGE TWO(1)The Term “CYBERSPACE”was coined by William Gibson, a science-fiction writer. He first used it in a short story in 1982, and expanded on it a couple of years later in a novel, “Neuromancer”, whose main character, Henry Dorsett Case, is a troubled computer hacker and drug addict. In the book Mr Gibson describes cyberspace as “a consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators” and “a graphic representation of data abstracted from the banks of every computer in the human system.”(2)His literary creation turned out to be remarkably prescient（有先见之明的）. Cyberspace has become shorthand for the computing devices, networks, fibre-optic cables, wireless links and other infrastructure that bring the internet to billions of people around the world. The myriad connections forged by these technologies have brought tremendous benefits to everyone who uses the web totap into humanity’s collective store of knowledge every day.(3)But there is a darker side to this extraordinary invention. Data breaches are becoming ever bigger and more common. Last year over 800m records were lost, mainly through such attacks. Among the most prominent recent victims has been Target, whose chief executive, Gregg Steinhafel, stood down from his job in May, a few months after the giant American retailer revealed that online intruders had stolen millions of digital records about its customers, including credit- and debit-card details. Other well-known firms such as Adobe, a tech company, and eBay, an online marketplace, have also been hit.(4) The potential damage, though, extends well beyond such commercial incursions. Wider concerns have been raised by the revelations about the mass surveillance carried out by Western intelligence agencies made by Edward Snowden, a contractor to America’s National Security Agency (NSA), as well as by the growing numbers of cyber-warriors being recruited by countries that see cyberspace as a new domain of warfare. America’s president, Barack Obama, said in a White House press release earlier this year that cyber-threats “pose one of the gravest national-security dangers” the country is facing.(5)Securing cyberspace is hard because the architecture of the internet was designed to promote connectivity, not security. Its founders focused on getting it to work and did not worry much about threats because the network was affiliated with America’s military. As hackers turned up, layers of security, from antivirus programs to firewalls, were added to try to keep them at bay. Gartner, a research firm, reckons that last year organizations around the globe spent $67 billion on information security.(6)On the whole, these defenses have worked reasonably well. For all the talk about the risk of a “cyber 9/11”, the internet has proved remarkably resilient. Hundreds of millions of people turn on their computers every day and bank online, shop at virtualstores, swap gossip and photos with their friends on social networks and send all kinds of sensitive data over the web without ill effect. Companies and governments are shifting ever more services online.(7)But the task is becoming harder. Cyber-security, which involves protecting both data and people, is facing multiple threats, notably cybercrime and online industrial espionage, both of which are growing rapidly. A recent estimate by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), puts the annual global cost of digital crime and intellectual-property theft at $445 billion – a sum roughly equivalent to the GDP of a smallish rich European country such as Austria.(8)To add to the worries, there is also the risk of cyber-sabotage. Terrorists or agents of hostile powers could mount attacks on companies and systems that control vital parts of an economy, including power stations, electrical grids and communications networks. Such attacks are hard to pull off, but not impossible. One precedent is the destruction in 2010 of centrifuges（离心机）at a nuclear facility in Iran by a computer program known as Stuxnet.(9)But such events are rare. The biggest day-to-day threats faced by companies and government agencies come from crooks and spooks hoping to steal financial data and trade secrets. For example, smarter, better-organized hackers are making life tougher for the cyber-defenders, but the report will argue that even so a number of things can be done to keep everyone safer than they are now.(10)One is to ensure that organizations get the basics of cyber-security right. All too often breaches are caused by simple blunders, such as failing to separate systems containing sensitive data from those that do not need access to them. Companies also need to get better at anticipating where attacks may be coming from and at adapting their defences swiftly in response to new threats. Technology can help, as can industry initiatives that allow firms to share intelligence about risks with each other.(11)There is also a need to provide incentives to improve cyber-security, be they carrots or sticks. One idea is to encourage internet-service providers, or the companies that manage internet connections, to shoulder more responsibility for identifying and helping to clean up computers infected with malicious software. Another is to find ways to ensure that software developers produce code with fewer flaws in it so that hackers have fewer security holes to exploit.(12)An additional reason for getting tech companies to give a higher priority to security is that cyberspace is about to undergo another massive change. Over the next few years billions of new devices, from cars to household appliances and medical equipment, will be fitted with tiny computers that connect them to the web and make them more useful. Dubbed “the internet of things”, this is already making it possible, for example, to control home appliances using smartphone apps and to monitor medical devices remotely.(13)But unless these systems have adequate security protection, the internet of things could easily become the internet of new things to be hacked. Plenty of people are eager to take advantage of any weaknesses they may spot. Hacking used to be about geeky college kids tapping away in their bedrooms to annoy their elders. It has grown up with a vengeance.16.Cyberspace is described by William Gibson as ______.A.a function only legitimate computer operators haveB.a representation of data from the human systemC.an important element stored in the human systemD.an illusion held by the common computer users17.Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the meaning of the first four paragraphs?A.Cyberspace has more benefits than defects.B.Cyberspace is like a double-edged sword.C.Cyberspace symbolizes technological advance.D.Cyberspace still remains a sci-fi notion.18.According to Para. 5, the designing principles of the internet and cyberspace security are ______.A.controversialplimentaryC.contradictoryD.congruent19.What could be the most appropriate title for the passage?A.Cyber Crime and Its Prevention.B.The Origin of Cyber Crime.C.How to Deal with Cyber Crime.D.The Definition of Cyber Crime.PASSAGE THREE(1)You should treat skeptically the loud cries now coming from colleges and universities that the last bastion of excellence in American education is being gutted by state budget cuts and mounting costs. Whatever else it is, higher education is not a bastion of excellence. It is shot through with waste, lax academic standards and mediocre teaching and scholarship.(2)True, the economic pressures – from the Ivy League to state systems – are intense. Last year, nearly two-thirds of schools had to make midyear spending cuts to stay within their budgets. It is also true (as university presidents and deans argue) that relieving those pressures merely by raising tuitions and cutting courses will make matters worse. Students will pay more and get less. The university presidents and deans want to be spared from further government budget cuts. Their case is weak. (3)Higher education is a bloated enterprise. Too many professors do too littleteaching to too many ill-prepared students. Costs can be cut and quality improved without reducing the number of graduates. Many colleges and universities should shrink. Some should go out of business. Consider:●Except for elite schools, admissions standards are low. About 70 percent of freshmen at four-year colleges and universities attend their first-choice schools. Roughly 20 percent go to their second choices. Most schools have eagerly boosted enrollments to maximize revenues (tuition and state subsidies).●Dropout rates are high. Half or more of freshmen don’t get degrees. A recent study of PhD programs at 10 major universities also found high dropout rates for doctoral candidates.●The attrition among undergraduates is particularly surprising because college standards have apparently fallen. One study of seven top schools found widespread grade inflation. In 1963, half of the students in introductory philosophy courses got a B – or worse. By 1986, only 21 percent did. If elite schools have relaxed standards, the practice is almost surely widespread.●Faculty teaching loads have fallen steadily since the 1960s. In major universities, senior faculty members often do less than two hours a day of teaching. Professors are “socialized to publish, teach graduate students and spend as little time teaching (undergraduates) as possible,”concludes James Fairweather of Penn State University in a new study. Faculty pay consistently rises as undergraduate teaching loads drop.●Universities have encouraged an almost mindless explosion of graduate degrees. Since 1960, the number of masters’ degrees awarded annually has risen more than fourfold to 337,000. Between 1965 and 1989, the annual number of MBAs (masters in business administration) jumped from 7,600 to 73,100.(4)Even so, our system has strengths. It boasts many top-notch schools and allows almost anyone to go to college. But mediocrity is pervasive. We push as manyfreshmen as possible through the door, regardless of qualifications. Because bachelors’degrees are so common, we create more graduate degrees of dubious worth. Does anyone believe the MBA explosion has improved management?(5)You won’t hear much about this from college deans or university presidents. They created this mess and are its biggest beneficiaries. Large enrollments support large faculties. More graduate students liberate tenured faculty from undergraduate teaching to concentrate on writing and research: the source of status. Richard Huber, a former college dean, writes knowingly in a new book (“How Professors Play the Cat Guarding the Cream: Why We’re Paying More and Getting Less in Higher Education”): Presidents, deans and trustees ... call for more recognition of good teaching with prizes and salary incentives.(6)The reality is closer to the experience of Harvard University’s distinguished paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould: “To be perfectly honest, though lip service is given to teaching, I have never seriously heard teaching considered in any meeting for promotion... Writing is the currency of prestige and promotion.”(7)About four-fifths of all students attend state-subsidized systems, from community colleges to prestige universities. How governors and state legislatures deal with their budget pressures will be decisive. Private schools will, for better or worse, be influenced by state actions. The states need to do three things.(8)First, create genuine entrance requirements. Today’s low standards tell high school students: You don’t have to work hard to go to college. States should change the message by raising tuitions sharply and coupling the increase with generous scholarships based on merit and income. To get scholarships, students would have to pass meaningful entrance exams. Ideally, the scholarships should be available for use at in-state private schools. All schools would then compete for students on the basis of academic quality and costs. Today’s system of generaltuition subsidies provides aid to well-to-do families that don’t need it or to unqualified students who don’t deserve it.(8)Next, states should raise faculty teaching loads, mainly at four-year schools. (Teaching loads at community colleges are already high.) This would cut costs and reemphasize the primacy of teaching at most schools. What we need are teachers who know their fields and can communicate enthusiasm to students. Not all professors can be path-breaking scholars. The excessive emphasis on scholarship generates many unread books and mediocre articles in academic journals. “You can’t do more of one (research) without less of the other (teaching),”says Fairweather. “People are working hard – it’s just where they’re working.”(10)Finally, states should reduce or eliminate the least useful graduate programs. Journalism (now dubbed “communications”), business and education are prime candidates. A lot of what they teach can – and should – be learned on the job. If colleges and universities did a better job of teaching undergraduates, there would be less need for graduate degrees.(11)Our colleges and universities need to provide a better education to deserving students. This may mean smaller enrollments, but given today’s attrition rates, the number of graduates need not drop. Higher education could become a bastion of excellence, if we would only try.20.It can be concluded from Para.3 that the author was ______ towards the education.A.indifferentB.neutralC.positiveD.negative21.The following are current problems facing all American universities EXCEPT ______.A.high dropout ratesB.low admission standardsC.low undergraduate teaching loadsD.explosion of graduate degrees22.In order to ensure teaching quality, the author suggests that the states do all the following EXCEPT ______.A.set entrance requirementsB.raise faculty teaching loadsC.increase undergraduate programsD.reduce useless graduate programs23.“Prime candidates” in Para. 10 is used as ________.A.euphemismB.metaphorC.analogyD.personification24.What is the author’s main argument in the passage?A.American education can remain excellent by ensuring state budget.B.Professors should teach more undergraduates than postgraduates.C.Academic standard are the main means to ensure educational quality.D.American education can remain excellent only by raising teaching quality.SECTION B SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONSIn this section there are eight short answer questions based on the passages in Section A. Answer each question in NO more than 10 words in the space provided on ANSWER SHEET TWO.PASSAGE ONE25.From the description of the party preparation, what words can you see to depict Gatby’s party?26.How do you summarize the party scene in Para. 6?PASSAGE TWO27.What do the cases of Target, Adobe and eBay in Para. 3 show?28.Why does the author say the task is becoming harder in Para. 7?29.What is the conclusion of the whole passage?PASSAGE THREE30.What does the author mean by saying “Their case is weak” in Para. 2?31.What does “grade inflation” in Para. 3 mean?32.What does the author mean when he quotes Richard Huber in Para. 5?PART III LANGUAGE USAGEThe passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proof-read the passage and correct it in the following way:For a wrong word,underline the wrong word and write the correct one in theblank provided at the end of the line.For a missing word,mark the position of the missing word with a “∧”sign andwrite the word you believe to be missing in the blankprovided at the end of the line.For an unnecessary word,cross the unnecessary word with a slash “/” and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.ExampleWhen∧art museum wants a new exhibit, (1) anit never buys things in finished form and hangs (2) neverthem on the wall. When a natural history museumwants an exhibition, it must often build it. (3) exhibitProofread the given passage on ANSWER SHEET THREE as instructed.PART IV TRANSLATIONTranslate the underlined part of the following text from Chinese into English. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.流逝，表现了南国人对时间最早的感觉。

2021年英语专八听力真题和原文答案PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]2021英语专八真题音频.mp3SECTION A MINI-LECTUREIn this section, you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, please complete the gap-fulling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammaticallyand semanticallyacceptable.You may use the blank sheet for note taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. Now listen to the mini-lecture. When it is over, you will be given THREE minutes to check your work.Current Challenges Confronting U.S. Higher EducationSection B InterviewThis is the end of Part Two of the interview. Questions 6 to 10 are based on what you have just heard. Question 6, what did Maureen think about socializing with writers?Question 7, what was Maureen's view about a community for poets?Question 8, why did her sections have concluding stanzas?Question 9, what did Maureen think about her way of poetry reading?Question 10, what is the interview mainly about?This is the end of Part One of the interview. Questions 1 to 5 are based on what you have just heard. Question 1, what is Maureen McLean, according to the interviewer?Question 2, when did Maureen first begin to read poetry?Question 3, who were the most important teachers to Maureen?Question 4, which of the following did Maureen feel more strongly about when she returned to teach at Harvard?Question 5, why did Maureen bring recordings to class?答案解析和原文1、MINI-LECTURE 录音原文Current Challenges Confronting U.S. Higher EducationGood morning, everyone. In our last lecture, we discussed challenges that face universities and colleges worldwide. Today, we'll take a special look at U.S. higher education and see what challenges U.S. higher education is facing. OK, let's get started.The first challenge we are examining in today's lecture is the force of the marketplace on higher education. Many people believe that the marketplace has overtaken state government as the dominant external force, shaping and reshaping American higher education, even for public colleges and universities. You may ask, why is it so? Well, as is always the case, government support is not keeping pace with educational expenditures. So, in many ways the market is having more bearing on higher education than government. In order to create more flexibility, many public colleges and universities are now asking for less government regulation and supervision. In some instances, they are even asking for less state money in return for more autonomy. And, their argument is that the current structures and accountability requirements have hindered their capacity to be effective and efficient. The ability to set their own tuition fees and secure freedom from state policies and regulations in areas, such as purchasing and building, represent just some of the additional autonomy that public institutions are seeking. And many are pressing for new legislation to provide this freedom through a range of innovations, including public corporations, charter colleges, state enterprise status and performance contracts.So, what is the result of these efforts? Well, the result is that activities and research in certain fields and disciplines, for example, engineering, applied natural science and agricultural science become higher institutional priorities because they have stronger market value than other programs such as humanities do. So, what has happened is that institutions create new programs, alter academic calendars and pursue differentfinancial aid policies to capture more and better students, in particular those who can afford to pay high tuition. For instance, executive MBA programs are increasingly popular. Also, institutions seek contracts and partnership agreements and enhance research programs with practical applications that have large financial payouts. In order to do so, they are changing their institutional structures. And how do they do it? Let me tell you, institutions would add new units that focus on generating external grants and bringing new technology to market. They would build conference centers and create for profit subsidiaries. All of these are done to generate more revenue for institutions. What are the implications of this? Well, the implications are that academic research is increasingly focused on marketable knowledge. Entrepreneurial priorities are taking precedence, services are being outsourced, and students are carrying an increasing burden to pay higher tuition fees for their education.Then how do university administrators view this trend? That is, the marketplace is showing stronger impact on how institutions are run. In fact, university administrators see little option except to respond to the marketplace. The reason is if their institution does not react effectively, it will not have the necessary resources to offer high quality and diverse academic programs. Institutions unable to compete may face hard circumstances because government support continues to fall, students become better informed consumers and advances in technology also widen the number and reach of competitors. In turn, the ability to compete for students, resources, faculty and prestige becomes a driving strategic force. At its extreme, competition can overtake more traditional academic values. However, the downside of pursuing market goals without appropriately balancing them against the public good is, is that institutions will no longer be able to fulfill their social responsibility to produce well-educated citizens and face the threat of losing their privileged place in society as they resemble more closely other market driven organizations.Now, let's move on to the second challenge facing U.S. higher education, that is the tension between competition and equality in admissions decisions. Since World War Two, U.S. higher education has been engaged in a process of massification, that is expanding to serve students from all walks of life. Motivating this effort is a widespread belief in the power of education to create social and economic mobility, and a belief in the morality and social value of making higher education accessible to everyone. Research data bear out public perceptions. When young people from low-income backgrounds complete a bachelor's degree. Their income and employment characteristics after graduation are equivalent to their peers from more affluent backgrounds. So, education can truly be the great equalizer.Although there is widespread public faith in the value of higher education, the progress of massification has been slow and uneven. And why is it slow and uneven? Well, one, higher education did not admit significant numbers of racial and ethnic minorities until after the civil rights of the 1960s forced change. Second, despite significant expenditures on financial aid, minority and low-income individuals are still less likely to attend college than whites or students from middleand upper-income families. Although access gaps have nowadays narrowed somewhat, large gaps remain between completion rates. Low-income students come to college less prepared and must balance academic demands with work and family responsibilities.Finding ways to increase the enrollment rates of low-income students and encourage their success once enrolled are two of the most important problems facing American higher education. One of the challenges to meet these goals is that they can conflict with the other central tenets of American higher education, that is, market competition and resistance to government control. As I said before, for example, institutional competition for the most academically talented students is likely to encourage increased use of tuition discounting for students who have no financial need. And this could divert resources away from low-income students who need financial aid. Similarly, institutions may seek to distinguish themselves in the academic marketplace by becoming more selective in admissions decisions, thus reducing the number of low-income students admitted. However, a primary role of government is to mediate the potentially negative effects of competition by insisting that institutions adhere to their missions, and that institutions provide need-based financial assistance to students. So, a constant preoccupation of American higher education is this tension between the competitive, ambitious natureof institutions and the interests of government in promoting important public goals, primary among them, broad access and widespread success for all students.OK, for today's lecture, we have briefly discussed some of the major challenges facing U.S. higher education, such as the impact of the marketplace on institutions and the tension between competition and promoting public goals.2、MINI-LECTURE 答案解析1. dominant / prevailing / governing 等解析：美国高等教育所面临的两大挑战之一便是市场的力量。

2021年英语专业八级考试写作精选测试题及答案4Topic 4The government now encourages college graduates to work in villages as assistant village heads to improve and strengthen rural administration，as well as creating more jobs for those graduates. By now，there have been 78，000 graduate-turned-village-officials in China. However, there is an opinion that the rural areas are not a good bufferfor graduate employment. Do you agree with this opinion? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic：Can College Village Heads Plan Really Help?In the first part of your essay you, should state clearly your main argument，and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.Marks will be awarded for content，organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a Loss of marks.范文呈现Can College Village Heads Plan Really Help?Due to the Grand College Enrollment Plan, the number of university graduates has been on the increase since the central government started implementing the plan.Though the plan helps improve our national quality，it creates pressure for the job markets. With so many college students coming out at a time, many graduates have difficulties in finding suitable jobs. In order to create more jobs, the government encourages college graduates to work in villages of our country with a view that rural administration will be strengthened at the same time. As a result，tens of thousands of college graduates have been appointed as village officials in the rural areas. It appears that this plan helps alleviate the pressure caused by graduate employment，but I do not think the plan will work in the long run.Firstly，after serving as village officials in the rural areas for two years, the majority of those college village officials will start to look for jobs in the job marketagain，ag ?gravating the pressure of the job market. Some may argue that the number of those vil?lage officials who enter the job market again is balanced by the number of new college graduates who would be appointed as village officials. The truth is that while those students have spent two years in the rural areas，they do not gain enough experience in the corporate world and are likely to forget what they have learnt in college. In this sense, they are not guaranteed to find decent jobs again. Besides, when working in the rural areas,these students with higher degrees are respected by village people,and are likely to get accustomed to feeling superior to people around them. One can imagine they would probably be frustrated when they work with those who hold the same college degrees or even higher degrees.Secondly，when the supply of college graduates and the demand of our society are unbalanced，the imbalance can be obtained by increasing available jobs or decreasing the supply of college graduates，which means the reduction of college enrollment. Given the fact that the economy slows down recently，it is difficult to create more jobs. While offering good terms for graduates such as well-paid salaryand residential certifi ?cate guarantee, the government can create more jobs in the short term，but does not provide long-term remedy. In this sense, the plan does not solve the fundamental imbalance between the supply and the demand of college graduates.In sum，the plan to encourage college graduates to work in the rural areas can only provide a temporary remedy for the job market. I think the government should recog ?nize the fundamental imbalance and find the way back to elite education.点击免费试听>>>点击免费试听>>>。

英语8级试题及答案详解一、听力理解（共20分）1. 根据所听对话，选择正确答案。

A. He is going to the library.B. He is going to the bookstore.C. He is going to the cinema.D. He is going to the museum.【答案】B2. What is the woman's suggestion?A. To take a taxi.B. To take the bus.C. To walk.D. To wait for the next train.【答案】A3. What is the man's opinion about the restaurant?A. The food is delicious but expensive.B. The service is poor.C. The atmosphere is great.D. The location is convenient.【答案】A4. When does the next bus leave?A. At 9:00 a.m.B. At 9:30 a.m.C. At 10:00 a.m.D. At 10:30 a.m.【答案】C5. Why is the woman upset?A. She lost her keys.B. She missed her bus.C. She broke her phone.D. She forgot her appointment.【答案】B二、阅读理解（共30分）1. According to the passage, what is the main reason for the increase in obesity?A. Lack of exercise.B. Unhealthy diets.C. Genetic factors.D. Environmental changes.【答案】B2. What does the author suggest as a solution to the problem of obesity?A. Government intervention.B. Individual responsibility.C. Community programs.D. Medical treatments.【答案】A3. What is the purpose of the study mentioned in the passage?A. To identify the causes of obesity.B. To evaluate the effectiveness of a diet.C. To compare different weight loss methods.D. To examine the relationship between diet and health.【答案】D4. How does the author describe the current situationregarding obesity?A. Alarming.B. Encouraging.C. Stable.D. Controversial.【答案】A5. What is the author's attitude towards the issue of obesity?A. Optimistic.B. Pessimistic.C. Neutral.D. Critical.【答案】D三、完形填空（共20分）1. The word "spectacular" in the context of the passage most closely means:A. Extraordinary.B. Common.C. Boring.D. Disappointing.【答案】A2. The author uses the phrase "on the horizon" to indicate:A. Something that is about to happen.B. Something that is far away.C. Something that is uncertain.D. Something that is impossible.【答案】A3. The word "innovative" is used to describe something that is:A. Traditional.B. Conservative.C. New and original.D. Old-fashioned.【答案】C4. The phrase "a leap of faith" suggests that the decision to invest was:A. Well-researched.B. Risky and uncertain.C. Based on experience.D. Unnecessary.【答案】B5. The word "compromise" in this context implies:A. A conflict.B. A resolution.C. A disagreement.D. An agreement.【答案】D四、翻译（共20分）1. 将下列句子从中文翻译成英文：“随着科技的发展，我们的生活变得越来越便捷。

2021年专业英语八级阅读训练试题及答案：WomenandFashionsWomen and FashionsWhenever you see an old film, even one made as little as ten years ago, you cannot help being struck by the appearance of the women taking part. Their hair-styles and make-up look dated; their skirts look either too long or too short; their general appearance is, in fact, slightly ludicrous. The men taking part in the film, on the other hand, are clearly recognizable. There is nothing abouttheir appearance to suggest that they belong to an entirely different age.This illusion is created by changing fashions. Over the year, the great majority of men have successfully resisted all attempts to make them change their style of dress. The same cannot be said for women. Each year a few so- called top designers in Paris or London lay down the law and women the whole world over rush to obey. The decrees of the designers are unpredictable and dictatorial. This year, they decide in their arbitrary fashion, skirts will be short and waists will be high; zips are in and buttons areout. Next year the law is reversed and far from taking exception, no one is even mildly surprised.If women are mercilessly exploited year after year, they have only themselves to blame. Because they shudder at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are annually black-mailed by the designers and the big stores. Clothes, which have been worn, only a few times have to be discarded because of the dictates of fashion. When you come to think of it, only a women is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear. Changing fashions are nothing more than the deliberate creation of waste. Many women squander vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women, who cannot afford to discard clothing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have. Hem-limes are taken up or let down; waist-lines are takenin or let out; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on. No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort anddurability. They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, providing they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasn’t at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shivering in a flimsy dress on a wintry day, or delicately picking her way through deep snow in dainty shoes.When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of women’s clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of fickleness and instability? Men are too sensible to let themselves be bullied by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide.1. The main idea of this passage is[A] New fashions in clothes reflect the qualities of women.[B] New fashions in clothing are created solely for commercial exploitation of women.[C] The top designers seem to have the right to creating new fashion.[D] Men have the basic quality of reliability.2. Why do the general appearance of actresses look ludicrous?[A] Because they want their appearance in the fashion.[B] Because the top designers want them to follow the fashion.[C] Because the top designers want them to make fashion.[D] Because the top designers want them to lead the fashion.3. Why are women mercilessly exploited by the fashion designers?[A] They love new fashion. [B] They love new clothes.[C] They want to look beautiful. [D] They are too vain.4. What are fashion designers interested in?[A] Outward appearance. [B] Comfort.[C] Beauty. [D] Durability.答案详解：1. B. 创制新时装就是对妇女的商业性剥削。

2021年英语专八考试阅读理解练习试题及答案As Gilbert White，Darwin， and others observed long ago，all species appear to have the innate capacity to increase their numbers from generation to generation. The task for ecologists is to untangle the environmental and biological factors that hold this intrinsic capacity for population growth in check over the long run. The great variety of dynamic behaviors exhibited by different population makes this task more difficult： some populations remain roughly constant from year to year; others exhibit regular cycles of abundance and scarcity; still others vary wildly， with outbreaks and crashes that are in some cases plainly correlated with the weather， and in other cases not.To impose some order on this kaleidoscope of patterns， one school of thought proposes dividing populations into two groups. These ecologists posit that the relatively steady populations have density-dependent growth parameters; that is， rates of birth， death， and migration which depend strongly on population density. The highly varying populations have density-independent growth parameters，with vital rates buffeted by environmental events;theserates fluctuate in a way that is wholly independent of population density.This dichotomy has its uses， but it can cause problems if taken too literally. For one thing， no population can be driven entirely by density-independent factors all the time. No matter how severely or unpredictably birth，death， and migration rates may be fluctuating around their long-term averages， if there were no density-dependent effects， the population would， in the long run， either increase or decrease without bound (barring a miracle by which gains and losses canceled exactly)。

2021年专八翻译真题答案解析2021年的专八翻译真题是许多考生备战的焦点。

本文将对该真题进行解析，帮助考生更好地理解和应对考试。

第一段：引言2021年专八翻译真题是一道相对复杂的题目，要求考生熟练掌握翻译技巧和相关知识。

在接下来的章节中，将对真题进行逐步解析，从词汇选择、句子结构、语境理解以及常见错误等方面进行探讨。

第二段：词汇选择与解释题目考察的词汇选择十分重要，有些词汇需要在不同语境中有不同的解释。

考生需要注意细微之处，避免因为对一个常见词汇产生错误的解读。

通过对原文和译文进行对比分析，考生可以更好地理解作者的意图和表达方式。

第三段：句子结构分析除了词汇的选择，句子结构也是翻译中常见的难点之一。

有时候源语言和目标语言的句子结构存在差异，考生需要根据具体的语境，对句子进行调整和变换，使得翻译更加准确和流畅。

通过合理的句子结构，考生能够更好地传达原文的意思。

第四段：语境理解和背景知识的运用在翻译中，理解语境和运用背景知识也是非常重要的。

有时候，仅仅根据字面意思很难理解句子的真正含义。

考生需要善于利用上下文信息和相关的背景知识，从而正确理解和翻译句子。

只有理解了原文的意思，才能进行准确的翻译。

第五段：常见错误及避免方法在翻译过程中，考生应该注意一些常见的错误，例如语法错误、词义错误、上下文理解错误等等。

为了避免这些错误，考生可以多进行练习，积累经验，并且查阅相关的语法和词汇资料。

同时，注意反复审视和修改自己的翻译，确保表达准确、通顺。

第六段：总结通过对2021年专八翻译真题的解析，我们可以看到翻译考试不仅要求考生有扎实的语言功底，更要求考生熟练掌握翻译技巧和思维方式。

希望考生在备战考试的过程中能够认真总结经验，加强自身的翻译能力，取得好成绩。

本文通过对2021年专八翻译真题的解析，从词汇选择、句子结构、语境理解和常见错误等方面进行探讨，帮助考生更好地理解和应对考试。

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2021 年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案1.The study of __ is Syntax.A textual organization Bsentence structures Cword formationD language functions2.Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language?A arbitrarinessB productivityC cultural transmissionD finiteness3.The speech act theory was first put forward by__.4.The capital city of Canada is __.A MontrealB OttawaC VancouverD York5.U.S. presidents normally serve a (an) __ term.A eight-yearB four-yearC six-yearD two year6.Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.A HustonB BaltimoreC PhiladelphiaD Boston7.The state church in England is __.8.The novel Emma is written by__.A Jane AustenB Elizabeth9.Which of the following is not a Romantic Poet?A William WordsworthB Percy B. ShelleyC George G. ByronD George Eliot10.William Sidney Porter, known as O.Henry, is most famous for __.A his poemB his playsC His novelsD his short storiesKEYS: 1-5 BDBBB 6-10 ADADD2021 年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案PART III GEBERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.31 The full official name of Australia is A. The Republic of Australia. B. The Union of Australia. C. The Federation of Australia. D. The Commonwealth of Australia.32. Canada is well known for all the following EXCEPT A. its mineral resources. B. its heavyindustries. C. its forest resources. D. its fertile and arable land.33. In the United States community college offer A. two-year programmes. B. four-year programmes. C. postgraduate studies. D. B.A. or B.S. degrees.34.In ______, referenda in Scotland and Wales set up a Scottish parliament and a Wales assembly.A. 2000B. 1946C. 1990D. 199735.Which of the following clusters of words is an example of alliteration? A. A weak seat. B.Knock and kick. C. Safe and sound. D. Coal and boat.36.Who wrote Mrs. Warr en?s profession? A. George Bernard Shaw. B. William Butler Yeats.C. John Galsworthy.D. T.S. Eliot.37. Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser is a(n) A. autobiography. B. short story. C. poem. D. novel.38.Which of the following italicized parts is an inflectional morpheme? A. Unlock. B. Government. C. Goes. D. Off-stage.39.________is a language phenomenon in which words sound like what they refer to. A. Collocation B. Onomatopoeia C. Denotation D. Assimilation40.The sentence “ Closeyour book and listen to me carefully! performs〞a(n) _______function. A. interrogative B. informative C. performative D. directivekeys:31-35 DBADC36-40 ADCBD2021 年英语专业八级真题 (word 版)人文知识局部31.The Maori people are natives ofA.Australia.B. Canada.C. Ireland.D. New Zealand.32.The British monarch is the Head ofA.Parliament.B. State.C. Government.D. Cabinet.33.Americans celebrate Independence Day onA. July 4th.B. October 11th.C. May 31st.D. September 6th.34.Canada is bounded on the north byA. the Pacific Ocean.B. the Atlantic Ocean.35.Who is the author of The Waste Lana?A.George Bernard Shaw.B. W.B. Yeats.C.Dylan Thomas.D. T.S. Eliot.36.Which of the following novelists wrote The Sound and the Fury?A.William Faulkner.B. Ernest Hemingway.37."The lettuce was lonely without tomatoes and cucumbers for company" is an exampleof A. exaggeration. B. understatement.C. personification.D. synecdoche.38. In English if a word begins with a [l] or a [r], then the next sound must be a vowel. This is a (n)A. assimilation rule.B. sequential rule.C.deletion rule.D. grammar rule.39.Which of the following is an example of clipping?A.APEC.B.Motel.C.Xerox.D.Disco.40.The type of language which is selected as appropriate to a particular type of" situation is calledA. register.B. dialect.C. slang.D. variety.Keys:31-35 DBACD 36-40 ACBDA2021 专八人文知识真题参照答案31.The northernmost part of Great Britain is _______. A. Northern Ireland B. Wales C. EnglandD.Scotland32.It is generally agreed that _______ were the first Europeans to reach Australia's shores. A. the French B. the Germans C. the British D. the Dutch33.Which country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf? A. Canada. B. New Zealand. C. Great Br itain.D.The United States of America.34.Who wrote the famous pamphlet, The Common Sense, before the American Revolution? A. Th omas Jefferson. B. Thomas Paine. C. John Adams.D.Benjamin Franklin.35.Virginia Woolf was an important female ________ in the 20th-century England. A.poet B. biographer C. playwright D. novelist36.______ refers to a long narrative poem that records the adventures of a hero in a nation's histor y.37.Which of the following best explores American myth in the 20th century? A. The Great Gatsby . B. The Sun Also Rises. C. The Sound and the Fury. D. Beyond the Horizon.38._______ is defined as the study of the relationship between language and mind. A. SemanticsB. PragmaticsC. Cognitive linguisticsD. Sociolinguistics39.A vowel is different from a consonant in English because of ________. A. absence of obstructi on B. presence of obstruction C. manner of articulation D. place of articulation40.The definition "the act of using or promoting the use of several languages, either by anindivid ual speaker or by a community of speakers" refers to _________. A. Pidgin B. Creole C. Multilingualism D. BilingualismKeys:31-35 BDABD 36-40 CACAC2021 年英语专八人文知识真题答案31.Which of the following is INCORRECTA.The British Constitution includes the Magna Carta of 12156B.The British Constitution includes Parliamentary actsC.The British Constitution includes decisions made by courts of lawD： The British Constitution includes one single written constitution32.The first city ever founded in Canada isA. QuebecB. VancouverC. TorontoD. Montreal33.When did the Australian Federation officially come into being? A. 1770 B. 1788C. 1900D. 190 134.The Emancipation Proclamation to end the plantation slavery in the south of US was issued by A. Abraham Lincoln B. Thomas Paine C. George Washington D. Thomas Jefferson35 ． Who was best known for the technique of dramatic monologue in his poems? A. Will BlakeB. W.B.YeatsC. Robert BrowningD. William Wordsworth36. The Financier was written byA. Mark TwainB. Henry JamesC. William FaulknerD. Theodore Dreiser37.In literature a story in verse or prose with a double meaning is defined as —————— A. alle goryB. sonnetC. blank verseD. rhyme38.____ refers to the learning and development of a languageA. language acquisitionB. language comprehensionC. language productionD. language introd uction39.The word “ motel comes〞 from “ motor–hotel 〞This. is an example of “⋯〞in morphology. A. backformation B. conversion C. blending D. acronym40． Language is tool of communication, the symbol“ highway closed〞servesA. an express functionB. an informative functionC. a performative functionD. a persuasive fu nctionKeys:31-35 DADAC36-40 DAACB2021 年英语专业八级人文知识真题及答案31.The Head of State of New Zealand is ______.A. the governor-generalB. the Prime MinisterC. the high commissionerD. the monarch of United Kingdom32.The capital of Scotland is ______.A. GlasgowB. EdinburghC. ManchesterD. London33.Who write the Declaration of Independence and later became the U.S. President ?A. Thomas JeffersonB. George WashingtonC. Thomas PaineD. John Adams34.Which is the following cities is located on the eastern coast of Australia ?A. PerthB. AdelaideC. SydneyD. Melbourne35.Ode to the West Wind was written by ______.A. Willian BlakeB. Willian WordsworthC. Samuel Taylor ColeridegeD. Percy Bysshe Shelley36.Who among the following is a poet of free verse ?A. Ralph Waldo EmersonB. Walt WhitmanC. Herman MelvilleD. Theodore Dreiser37.The novel Sons and Lovers was written by ______.A. Thomas HardyB. John GalworhtyC. D.H. Lawrence D. James Joyce38.The sstudy of mental processes of language comprehension and production is ______.A. corpus linguisticsB. socialinguisticsC. theoretical linguisticsD. psycholinguistics39. A special language variety that mixes languages and is used by speakers of different languages for purposes of trading is called ______.A. dialectB. idiolectC. pidginD. register40. When a speake expresses his intension of speaking, such as asking someone to open the window, he is performing ______.A. an illocutionary actB. a perlocutionary actC. a locutionary actD. none of the aboveKey: 31-35 DBACD 36-40 BCDCA2021 年英语专业八级人文知识真题及答案31.The largest city in Canada is_______.A. Vancouver.B. Montreal.C. TorontoD. Ottawa.32.According to the United States Constitution, the legislative power is invested in________.A. the Federal Government.B. the Supreme Court.33.Which of the following is the oldest sport in the United States?A. Baseball.B. Tennis.34.The head of the executive branch in New Zealand is__________.A. the President.B. the Governor-General.C. the British monarchD. the Prime Minister.35. The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their wayto Canterbury, is an important poetic work by__________.A. William Langland.B. Geoffrey Chaucer.C. William Shakespeare.D. Alfred Tennyson.36.Who wrote The American?A.Herman Melville.B. Nathaniel Hawthorne.C.Henry James.D. Theodore Dreiser.37.All of the following are well-known female writers in 20th -century Britain EXCEPT_____.A.George Eliot.B. Iris Jean Murdoch.38.Which of the following is NOT a design feature of human language?A. Arbitrariness.B. Displacement.39. What type of sentence is“ Mark likes fiction, but Tim is interested in poetry.〞? A. A simple sentence. B. Acoordinate sentence.C. A complex sentence.D. None of the above.40.The phenomenon that words having different meanings have the same form is called______.A. hyponymy.B. synonymy.C. polysemy.D. homonymy.Key： 31-35 BCADB 36-40 CDACD2007 年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案31. The majority of the current population in the UK are descendants of all the following tribesrespectively EXCEPT_____.A. the AnglosB. the CeltsC. the JutesD. the Saxons32.The Head of State of Canada is represented by___.A.the MonarchB.the PresidentC.the Prime MinisterD.the Governor-general33.The Declaration of Independence was written by__.A.Thomas JeffersonB.George WashingtonC.Alexander HamiltonD.James Madison34.The original inhabitants of Australia were____.A.the Red IndiansB.the EskimosC.the AboriginesD.the Maoris35.Which of the following novels was written by Emily Bronte?A.Oliver TwistB.MiddlemarchC.Jane EyreD.Wuthering Heights36.William Butler Yeats was a(n) ______ poet and playwright.A.AmericanB.CanadianC.IrishD.Australian37.Death of a Salesman was written by_____.A. Arthur MillerB.Ernest HemingwayC.Ralph EllisonD.James Baldwin38._______ refers to the study of the internal structure of words and the rules of word formation.A.PhonologyB.MorphologyC.SemanticsD.Sociolinguistics39.The distinctive features of a speech variety may be all the following EXCEPT_____.(完满版)英语专业八级人文知识试题及A.lexicalB.syntacticC.phonologicalD.psycholinguistic40. The word tail once referred to “ the tail of a horse 〞, but now it is used to mean “ t animal.〞This is an example of_____.A. widening of meaningB. narrowing of meaningC. meaning shiftD. loss of meaningKey: CDACD CABDA2006 年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案31.The Presidents during the American Civil War was_____.A. Andrew JacksonB. Abraham LincolnC. Thomas JeffersonD. George Washington32.The capital of New Zealand is_____.A.ChristchurchB.AucklandC.WellingtonD.Hamilton33.Who were the natives of Austrilia before the arrival of the British settlers?A.The AboriginesB. The MaoriC. The IndiansD. The Eskimos34.The Prime Minister in Britain is head of_____.A . the Shadow CabinetB. the ParliamentC. the OppositionD. the Cabinet35.Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century?A. T.S.EliotB.C. Theodore DreiserD. James Joyce36.The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by___.A. Scott FitzgeraldB. William FaulknerC. Eugene O'NeilD. Ernest Hemingway37._____ is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen lines.A. Free verseB.SonnetC.OdeD.Epigram38.What essentially distinguishes semantics and pragmatics is the notion of_____.A.referenceB.meaningC.antonymyD.context39.The words"kid,child,offspring" are examples of__.A. dialectal synonyms40.The distinction between parole and langue was made by_____.A.HalliayB.ChomskyC.BloomfieldD.SaussureKey： 31-35BCADA 36-40 DBDBD2005 年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案1.The study of __ is Syntax.A textual organization Bsentence structures Cword formationD language functions2.Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language?A arbitrarinessB productivityC cultural transmissionD finiteness3.The speech act theory was first put forward by__.A John ScarlB Johan AustinC Noarn ChomskyD M.A.K Halliday4.The capital city of Canada is __.A MontrealB OttawaC VancouverD York5.U.S. presidents normally serve a (an) __ term.A eight-yearB four-yearC six-yearD two year6.Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.A HustonB BaltimoreC PhiladelphiaD Boston7.The state church in England is __.A The BaptistB The Roman CatholicC The Protestant ChurchD The Church of England8.The novel Emma is written by__.A Jane AustenB ElizabethC Gaskell Charlotte BronteD Mary Shelley9.Which of the following is not a Romantic Poet?A William WordsworthB Percy B. ShelleyC George G. ByronD George Eliot10.William Sidney Porter, known as O.Henry, is most famous for __.A his poemB his playsC His novelsD his short storiesKEYS: 1-5 BDBBB 6-10 ADADD。

!"!#$%&#"'()*+,-./*0112(Task One: Interpreting from English into ChineseDirections: Please do not do interpreting when you listen to the speech this time.Minister of State for Schools Welcomes Teachers from Shanghai for theTeaching ExchangeCan I start by saying how delighted I am to welcome the Shanghai teachers to the Department for Education for the opening ceremony of the teacher exchange? This exchange is perhaps the most valuable education initiative undertaken by our government over the past few years. And in years to come, I hope people will look back on it as a turning point which transform the teaching of mathematics in this country.You'll be extremely well cared for in our schools, allowing the exchange to be a wholly productive, positive and educationally profitable experience for Chinese and English teachers alike.As far as I can tell, the success of Shanghai mathematics rests on three core principles. The first is high quality resources. An enormous amount of thought and care goes into the construction of the Shanghai mathematics curriculum, planning in great detail every step of a pupil's path to understanding.Secondly, Shanghai teaching methods depend upon clear whole-class teacher instruction. Last year, a fascinating piece of research was published by an English education professor at Southampton University, and his Chinese postgraduate research student. They tested 562 nine- and ten-year-olds from Southampton in England, and from Shanghai in China. On average, Chinese pupils scored 83%, and English pupils 56%.Lastly, Shanghai mathematics teaching is based upon the principle that, if taught well, all pupils can master the content of a lesson. There appears to be no conception in Shanghai that some pupils can ‘do’ mathematics, whilst others cannot. Instead, the focus is on all pupils mastering a concept before moving to the next part of the curriculum sequence, allowing no pupil to be left behind.I hope that the love of knowledge and a spirit of cultural exchange accompanies you throughout your time in English schools. I will be visiting Wickham High School in two weeks’ time, and I'm looking forward to seeing the Shanghai approach to the teaching of maths.For the next three weeks, I wish you all the very best of luck. This will be a once in a lifetime opportunity for you to enjoy an immersion in English culture and to havea wholly positive impact on the mathematics teaching in the schools that you visit. I cannot wait to hear about the results. Thank you.When you listen this time, begin interpreting when you hear a beep.1. You will be extremely well cared for in our schools, allowing the exchange to bea wholly productive, positive and educationally profitable experience for Chinese and English teachers alike.2. An enormous amount of thought and care goes into the construction of theShanghai mathematics curriculum, planning in great detail every step of a pupil'spath to understanding.They tested 562 nine-and ten-year-olds from Southampton in England and fromShanghai in China, on average, Chinese pupils scored 83%, and English pupils 56%.Instead, the focus is on all pupils mastering concept before moving to the nextpart of the curriculum sequence, allowing no pupil to be left behind.This will be a once in a lifetime opportunity for you to enjoy an immersion inEnglish culture and to have a wholly positive impact on the mathematics teaching in the schools that you visit.3.4.5.【英译中参考答案】1. 诸位在我们的学校将得到悉心照顾，这将促使中英教师的交流成为一种极富成效的、积极的、有教育意义的经验。