2008年专业英语八级真题

专业英语八级7(总分77, 做题时间120分钟)PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN)SECTION A MINI-LECTUREDirections: In this section you sill 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, butJust as (1)________is famous for the tango, so American is well-known for jazz, a typical American invention. Unlike traditional music, which is restricted to European traditions, jazz music is(2)________and free-formed. Jazz is interesting, so is its(3)________. The music was invented by Negroes, who were taken away from West Africa and sold as slaves to the plantation owners in the South of the country. Their work was hard and their life was short. When one died, the friends and relatives would attend the(4)________. On the occasion, a music band often accompanied a march to the cemetery. On the way to the cemetery, slow, solemn music was played, but on the way back home (5)________music was preferred. The music made everyone want to dance. This was the early form of jazz. There were also other musical (6)________that influenced the formation of jazz. One was the musical (7)________in West Africa, from where these Negroes were taken away to America. The other was the (8)________music, which always describes something sad—an unhappy love affair, a money problem, bad luck. Still the third was the liberated blacks'' (9)________to create a new music form that was fast, happy and set a (10)________rhythm to express their new-found freedom after the American Civil War.SSS_FILL1.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.1答案:ArgentinaSSS_FILL2.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.1答案:natural/ spontaneous/ uninhibited/ unrestrictedSSS_FILL3.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.1答案:originSSS_FILL4.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.1答案:funeralSSS_FILL5.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.1答案:happy/ fast/ excitingSSS_FILL6.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.1答案:factors/ formsSSS_FILL7.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.1答案:traditionsSSS_FILL8.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.1答案:bluesSSS_FILL9.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.1答案:desire/want/necessity/needSSS_FILL10.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.1答案:fast /quickSECTION B INTERVIEWDirections: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview youwill be given 10 seconds to ansSSS_SINGLE_SEL11.Mr. Bristow would like to deal with the matter now because________.A **es to interrupt himB Keith has made serious mistakesC he may not have time till lateD he would have to work in a factory该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.2答案:CSSS_SINGLE_SEL12.Keith''s suspicion of embezzlement is based on the fact that________.A the Works Manager has made a mistakeB Holder and Bragg has acted dishonestlyC the Purchasing Manager has made a mistakeD more spare parts than needed have been used该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.2答案:DSSS_SINGLE_SEL13.________, Mr. Cross wouldn''t have been suspected of embezzlement.A If he hadn''t been on sick leaveB If he hadn''t continued making excessive ordersC If he hadn''t been Mr. Lawton''s brother-in-lawD If he hadn''t been spotted by Mr. Lawton该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.2答案:BSSS_SINGLE_SEL14.Mr. Lawton suspects that________.A Cross and Lawton have collided in a swindleB Keith does not possess any evidenceC Cross is purposely on sick leaveD Keith is telling a lie该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.2答案:ASSS_SINGLE_SEL15.Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A Cross may be severely punished.B Cross'' illness justifies his misconduct.C Cross and Lawton work part-time for Holder and Bragg.D Cross and Hammond have conspired against Mr. Bristow.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.2答案:ASECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.SSS_SINGLE_SEL16.Which of the following records was the second best time of the year by Dbnovan Bailey?A 9.98.B 9.80.C 9.91.D 9.95.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.25答案:ASSS_SINGLE_SEL17.The record shows that Bailey wasA still suffering from an injury.B getting back in shape.C unable to compete with Greene.D less confident than before.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.25答案:B18.SSS_SINGLE_SELA expand and improve the existing subway system.B build underground malls and parking lots.C prevent further land subsidence.D promote advanced technology.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.5答案:BPART II GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.19.Which of the following is NOT a romantic poet?SSS_SINGLE_SELA William Wordsworth.B George Elliot.C George G. Byron.D Percy B. Shelley.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:B20.The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by______.SSS_SINGLE_SELA Scott Fitzgerald.B William Faulkner.C Eugene O''Neill.D Ernest Hemingway.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:D21.U. S. presidents normally serve a(n)________term.SSS_SINGLE_SELA two-yearB four-yearC six-yearD eight-year该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:B22.________is the capital city of Canada.SSS_SINGLE_SELA VancouverB OttawaC MontrealD York该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:B23.The distinction between parole and langue was made by______.SSS_SINGLE_SELA Halliday.B Chomsky.C Bloomfield.D Saussure.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:D24.William Sidney Porter known as O. Henry, is most famous for_______.SSS_SINGLE_SELA his poems.B his plays.C his short stories.D his novels.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:C25.The novel Emma is written by_______.SSS_SINGLE_SELA Mary Shelley.B Charlotte Bronte.C Elizabeth C. Gaskell.D Jane Austen.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:D26.Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language?SSS_SINGLE_SELA Arbitrariness.B Productivity.C Cultural transmission.D Finiteness.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:D27.Who were the natives of Australia before the arrival of the British settlers?SSS_SINGLE_SELA The Aborigines.B The Maori.C The Indians.D The Eskimos.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:A28.Syntax is the study of_______.SSS_SINGLE_SELA language functions.B sentence structures.C textual organization.D word formation.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:BPART III READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)Directions: In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choic"Twenty years ago, Blackpool turned its back on the sea and tried to make itself into an entertainment center,"says Robin Wood, a local official. "Now the thinking is that we should try to refocus on the sea and make Blackpool a family destination again." To say that Blackpool neglected the sea is to put it mildly. In 1976 the European Community, as it then was called, instructed member nations to maketheir beaches conform to certain minimum standards of cleanliness within ten years. Britain, rather **plying, took the novel strategy of contending that many of its most popular beaches were not swimming beaches at all. Because of Britain''s climate the sea-bathing season is short, and most people don''t go in above their knees anyway -- and hence can''t really be said to be swimming. By averaging out the number of people actually swimming across 365 days of the year, the government was able to persuade itself, if no one else, that Britain had hardly any real swimming beaches.As one environmentalist put it to me: "You had the ludicrous situation in which Luxembourg had more listed public bathing beaches than the whole of the United Kingdom. It was preposterous."Meanwhile, Blackpool continued to discharge raw sewage straight into the sea. Finally, after much pressure from both environmental groups and the European Union, the local water authority built a new waste-treatment facility for the whole of Blackpool and **munities. The facility came online in June 1996. For the first time since the industrial revolution Blackpool''s waters are safe to swim in.That done, the town is now turning its attention to making the seafront more visually attractive. The promenade, once a rather elegant place to stroll, had become increasingly tatty and neglected. "It was built in Victorian times and needed a thorough overhaul anyway," says Wood, "so we decided to make aesthetic improvements at the same time, to try to draw people back to it. Blackpool recently spent about $1.4 million building new kiosks for vendors and improving seating around the Central Pier and plans to spend afurther $15 million on various amenity projects.The most striking thing about Blackpool these **pared with 20 years ago is how empty its beaches are. When the tide is out, Blackpool''s beaches are a vast plain of beckoning sand. They look spacious enough to **fortably the entire populace of northern England. Ken Welsby remembers days when, as he puts it, "youcouldn''t lay down a handkerchief on this beach, it was that crowded."**es from Preston, 20 miles down the road, and has been visiting Blackpool all his life. Now retired, he **e for the day with his wife, Kitty, and their three young grandchildren, who were gravely absorbed in building a sandcastle. "Two hundred thousand peoplethey''d have on this beach sometimes,"Welsby said. "You can''t imagine it now, can you?"Indeed I could not. Though it was a bright sunny day in the middle of summer, I counted just 13 people scattered along a half mile or so of open sand. Except for those rare times when hot weather and a public holiday coincide, it is like this nearly always now."You can''t imagine how exciting it was to come here for the day when we were young." Kitty said, "Even from Preston, it was a big treat. Now children don''t want the beach. They want arcade games and rides in helicopters and goodness knows what else." She stared out over the glittery water. "We''ll never see those days again. It''s sad really.""But your grandchildren seem to be enjoying it," I pointed out. "For the moment , "Ken said. "For the moment."Afterward I went for a long walk along the empty beach, then went back to the town center and treated myself to a large portion offish-and-chips wrapped in paper. The way they cook it in Blackpool,it isn''t so much a meal as an invitation to a heart attack, but it was delicious. Far out over the sea the sun was setting with such splendor that I would almost have sworn I could hear the water kiss where it touched.Behind me the lights of Blackpool Tower were just twinkling on, and the streets were beginning to fill with happy evening throngs. In the purply light of dusk the town looked peaceful and happy ― enchanting even ― and there was an engaging air of expectancy, of fun about to happen. Somewhat to my surprise, I realized that this place was beginning to grow on me.SSS_SINGLE_SEL29.At the beginning, the passage seems to suggest that BlackpoolA will continue to remain as an entertainment center.B complied with EC''s standards of cleanliness.C had no swimming beaches all along.D is planning to revive its former attraction.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.XX3333答案:D本题为归纳推理题。

专八改错2012真题The central problem of translating has always been whether to translate literally or freely. The argument has been going since at least the first (1) ______ century B.C. Up to the beginning of the 19th century, many writers favoured certain k ind of “free” translation: the spirit, not the letter; the (2) _______sense not the word; the message rather the form; the matter not (3) _______ the manner. This is the often revolutionary slogan of writers who (4) _______ wanted the truth to be read and understood. Then in the turn of 19th (5) _______ century, when the study of cultural anthropology suggested that the linguistic barriers were insuperable and that the language (6) _______ was entirely the product of culture, the view translation was impossible (7) _______ gained some currency, and with it that, if was attempted at all, it must be as (8) _______ literal as possible. This view culminated the statement of the (9) _______ extreme “literalists” Walter Benjamin and Vladimir Nobokov. The argument was theoretical: the purpose of the translation, the nature of the readership, the type of the text, was not discussed. Too often, writer, translator and reader were implicitly identified with each other. Now, the context has changed, and the basic problem remains. (10) _____2011真题2010年真题So far as we can tell, all human languages are equally complete and perfectas instruments of communication: that is, every language appears to be well 1equipped as any other to say the things their speakers want to say. 2There may or may not be appropriate to talk about primitive peoples or 3cultures, but that is another matter. Certainly, not all groups of people areequally competent in nuclear physics or psychology or the cultivation of rice orthe engraving of Benares brass. Whereas this is not the fault of their language. 4The Eskimos can speak about snow with a great deal further precision and 5 subtlety than we can in English, but this is not because the Eskimo language(one of those sometimes miscalled 'primitive') is inherently more precise andsubtle than English. This example does not come to light a defect in English, 6a show of unexpected 'primitiveness'. The position is simply and obviouslythat the Eskimos and the English live in similar environments. The English 7 language will be just as rich in terms for different kinds of snow, 8 presumably, if the environments in which English was habitually used madesuch distinction as important. 9 Similarly, we have no reason to doubt that the Eskimo language could beas precise and subtle on the subject of motor manufacture or cricket if thesetopics formed the part of the Eskimos' life. For obvious historical reasons, 10 Englishmen in the nineteenth century could not talk about motorcars with theminute discrimination which is possible today: cars were not a part of theirculture. But they had a host of terms for horse-drawn vehicles which send us, puzzled, to a historical dictionary when we are reading Scott or Dickens. Howmany of us could distinguish between a chaise, a landau, a victoria, a brougham,a coupe, a gig, a diligence, a whisky, a calash, a tilbury, a carriole, a phaeton,and a clarence ?2009年真题The previous section has shown how quickly a rhyme passesfrom one school child to the next and illustrates the further difference (1)_____ between school lore and nursery lore. In nursery lore a verse, learntin early childhood, is not usually passed on again when the little listener (2)__has grown up, and has children of their own, or even grandchildren. (3)_____The period between learning a nursery rhyme and transmittingIt may be something from twenty to seventy years. With the playground (4)_____ lore, therefore, a rhyme may be excitedly passed on whtin the very hour (5)_____it is learnt; and in the general, it passes between children of the (6)_____same age, or nearly so, since it is uncommon for the difference in agebetween playmates to be more than five years. If therefore, a playgroundrhyme can be shown to have been currently for a hundred years, or (7)_____even just for fifty, it follows that it has been retransmitting overand over; very possibly it has passed along a chain of two or three (8)_____hundred young hearers and tellers, and the wonder is that it remains live (9)____after so much handling, to let alone that it bears resemblance to the (10)____original wording.2008年真题The desire to use language as a sign of national identity is avery natural one, and in result language has played a prominent (1)__________part in national moves. Men have often felt the need to cultivate (2)__________a given language to show that they are distinctive from another (3)__________race whose hegemony they resent. At the time the United States (4)___________split off from Britain, for example, there were proposals thatindependence should be linguistically accepted by the use of a (5)__________ different language from those of Britain. There was even one (6)__________ proposal that Americans should adopt Hebrew. Others favouredthe adoption of Greek, thought, as one man put it, things wouldcertainly be simpler for Americans if they stuck on to English (7)__________ and made the British learn Greek. At the end, as everyone (8)__________ know, the two countries adopted the practical and satisfactorysolution of carrying with the same language as before. (9)__________ Since nearly two hundred years now, they have shown the world (10)_________ That political independence and national identity can be completeWithout sacrificing the enormous mutual advantages of a commonlanguage.2007年真题From what has been said, it must be clear that no one canmake very positive statements about how language originated.There is no material in any language today and in the earliest (1)_____________ records of ancient languages show us language in a new and (2)_____________ emerging state. It is often said, of course, that the language (3)_____________ originated in cries of anger, fear, pain and pleasure, and the (4)_____________ necessary evidence is entirely lacking: there are no remotetribes, no ancient records, providing evidence of a language with alarge proportion of such cries than we find in English. Ti is true that the (5)__________ absence of such evidence does not disprove the theory, but in (6)____________ other grounds too the theory is not very attractive.People of all races and languages make rather similarnoises in return to pain or pleasure. The fact that such noises are (7)____________ similar on the lips of Frenchmen and Malaysians whose languagesare utterly different, serves to emphasize on the fundamental (8)___________ difference between these noises and language proper. We maysay that the cries of pain or chortles of amusement are largelyreflex actions, instinctive to large extent, whereas language (9)___________ proper does not consist of signs but of these that have to be learnt (10)___________ and that are wholly conventional.2006年真题We use language primarily as means of communication withother human beings. Each of us shares with the community in whichwe live a store of words and meanings as well as agreeing conven- (1)___________ tions as to the way in which words should be arranged to convey a (2)____________ particular message; the English speaker has in his disposal a vocabu- (3)____________ lary and a set of grammatical rules which inables him to communi- (4)___________ cate his thoughts and feelings, in a variety of styles, to the other (5)____________English speakers. His vocabulary, in particular, both that which heuses actively and that which he recognizes, increases in size as hegrows old, as a result of education and experience. (6)___________But, whether the language store is relatively small or large,the system remains no more than a psychological reality for the indi-vidual, unless he has a means of expressing it in terms able to beseen by another member of his linguistic community; he has to give (7)__________the system a concrete transmission form. We take it for granted the (8)____________two most common forms of transmission—by means of sounds pro-duced by our vocal organs (speech) or by visual signs (writing). And (9)____________these are among most striking of human achievements. (10)___________2005年真题A number of colleges and universities have announced steep tu-ition increases for next year—much steeper than the current,very low, rate of inflation. They say the increases are needed be-cause of a loss in value of university endowments heavily investing (1)__________in common stock. I am skeptical. A business firm chooses the pricethat maximizes its net revenues, irrespective fluctuations in in- (2)__________come; and increasingly tihe outlook of universities in the UnitedStates is indistinguishable from those of business firms. The rise in (3)__________tuitions may reflect the fact economic uncertainty increases the de- (4)__________mand for education. The biggest cost of being in the school is fore- (5)___________going income from a job (this primarily a factor in graduate—andprofessional—school tuition): the poor one’s job prospects, the more (6)__________sense it makes to reallocate time from the job market to education,in order to make oneself more marketable.The ways which universities make themselves attractive to (7)_________students include soft majors, student evaluations of teachers, givingstudents a governance role, and eliminate required courses, Sky- (8)__________high tuitions have caused universities to regard their students ascustomers. Just as business firms sometimes collude to shorten the (9)_________rigors of competition, universities collude to minimize the cost tothem of the athletes whom they recruit in order to stimulate alumnidonations, so the best athletes now often bypass higher education inorder to obtain salaries earlier from professional teams. And untilthey were stopped by the antitrust authorities, the Ivy Leagueschools colluded to limit competition for the best students, byagreeing not to award scholarships on the basis of merit rather thanpurely of need—just like business firms agreeing not to give dis-counts on their best customer. (10)________参考答案2012年1. going 后加on2. certain 改成some3. rather 后加than4. is 改为was5. in 改为at6. 去掉the7. view 后加that8. 删掉was9. statement 改为statements10.and 改为but2011年1. grew 后加up2. conscience 改成consciousness3. soon 改成sooner4. the 去掉5. disagreeing 改成disagreeable6. imaginative 改成imaginary7. literal 改成literary8. in 去掉9. which 前加in10. Therefore, 改成Nevertheless2010年1 be后插入as;2 their改为its;3 There改为It;4 Whereas改为But5 further 改为much6 come改为bring;7 similar改为different;8 will改为would;9 as important去掉as;10 the part去掉the2009年1. 答案：the further--- a further2. 答案：when---until3. 答案：their---his4. 答案：something---anything5. 答案：therefore---however/nevertheless/yet6. 答案：删掉in the general中的the7. 答案：currently---current8. 答案：over and over ∧--- again9. 答案：live --- alive10. 答案：删掉to let alone中的to2008年1. 答案：in result--- in consequence2. 答案：moves---movements3. 答案：distinctive---distinct/different4. 答案：time ∧ --- when5.答案：accepted--- acknowledged/confirmed/realized6. 答案：those---that7. 答案：删去on8. 答案：At---In9. 答案：carry ∧ with --- on10. 答案：Since---For2007年1. 答案：and – or2. 答案：show后面添加that或把show改成showing3. 答案：删去the4. 答案：and – but/whereas/while5. 答案：large – larger6. 答案：in – on7. 答案：return – in response/reaction/answer8. 答案：删去on9. 答案：增加a10. 答案：these – those2006年1. 答案：agreeing – agreed2. 答案：∧words – these3. 答案：in his disposal – at his disposal.4. 答案：enables – enable5. 答案：the other English speakers –other English speakers6. 答案：old – older7. 答案：seen – understood8. 答案：删去it9. 答案：And – But/Yet/However/Nevertheless10. 答案：most – the most2005年1. 答案：investing – invested2. 答案：irrespective ∧ - of3. 答案：those – that4. 答案：fact ∧ economic – that5. 答案：in the school －去掉the6. 答案：poor – poorer7. 答案：∧which －in或把which改成that, 或删去which8. 答案：eliminate – eliminating9. 答案：shorten – lessen/reduce/minimize/weaken10. 答案：discount on – discount to。

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英语专八听力真题(总11页)--本页仅作为文档封面，使用时请直接删除即可----内页可以根据需求调整合适字体及大小--2014年英语专业八级考试真题听力SECTION B INTERVIEWIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questionsthat follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your colored answer she et.Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given10seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview betweenOscar winning actress Angelina Jolieand Cianons Andrew DamonNow listen to the interview.is the main purpose of Angelina's visit to Iraq?[A] To draw attention to the refugee crisis.[B] To look after refugees in Iraq.[C] To work for [D] To work out a plan for refugees.the interview we know that Angelina _________.[A] was strongly opposed to officials’opinions [B] thought young kids should be given priority[C] was much worried about the lack of action [D] proposed that policies be made promptlyof the following BEST explains what the global community should do?[A] To suspense the construction of schools.[B] To take prompt and effective actions.[C] To provide water and power supply.[D] To prevent instability and aggression.to Angelina, what is the key issue in solving the refuge e problem?[A] The current situation in Iraq.[B] The politics in the Middle East[C] Refugees returning to normal life.[D] International and domestic efforts.5Angelina saw her trip to Iraq significant because she coul d_________.[A help others know where the problems were [B] help bring NGOs back to the region[C] talk to different people there [D] read the official pa persSETION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questionsthat follow. Mark thecorrect answer to each question on your colored answer she et.Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10seconds to answer the q uestion.Now listen to the news.is the main idea of the news item?[A] Alitalia's attempt to help Wind Jet out.[B] Cancellation of flights at Rome Airport[C] Problems caused by Wind Jet's cash shortage.[D] Expected changes.Question 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given20 seconds to answe r the question.Now listen to the news.did the researchers discover in northern Kenya?[A] A human tooth. [B] A human skull.[C] Three species of humans. [D] Three human fossils.was the significance of the discovery?[A] The findings were published in Nature.[B] It supported an existing assumption.[C] Most research questions were answered.[D] More research efforts were encouraged.Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given20 seconds to ans wer the questions.Now listen to the news.airport originally decided to cover up the poster because __________[A] some international travelers complained [B] the art exhib ition was to be postponed[C] other artists works were absent from ads [D] real-life models would appear on the scenewas the reaction of the National Galleries of Scotland? [A]Horrified. [B] Indignant. [C] Surprised. [D] Outraged.2011年英语专业八级考试真题听力PART Ⅰ LISTENING COMPREHENSION [35 MIN]SECTION B INTERVIEW In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on you colored answer sheet. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of theinterview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of thefollowing five questions.Now listen to the interview.I. According to Dr. Harley, what makes language learning moredifficult after a certain age?A. Differences between two languages.B. Declining capacity to learn syntax.C. Lack of time available.D. Absence of motivation.2. What does the example of Czech speakers show?A. It's natural for language learners to make errors.B. Differences between languages cause difficulty.C. There exist differences between English and Czech.D. Difficulty stems from either difference or similarity.3. Which of the following methods does NOT advocate speaking?A. The traditional method.B. The audio-lingual method.C. The immersion method.D. The direct method.4. Which hypothesis deals with the role of language knowledge in the learning process?A. The acquisition and learning distinction hypothesis.B. The comprehensible input hypothesis.C. The monitor hypothesis.D. The activefilter hypothesis.5. Which of the following topics is NOT discussed during the interview?A. Causes of language learning difficulties.B. Differences between mother tongue and a second language.C. Theoretical conceptualization of second language learning.D. Pedagogical implementation of second language teaching.SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST In 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.Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will he given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.6. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?A. Greyhound is Britain's largest bus and train operator.B. Currently Greyhound routes in Britain are limited,C. The coach starts from London every hour.D. Passengers are offered a variety of services.Questions 7 and 8 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.7. What does the news item say about the fires in Greece?A. Fires only occurred near the Greek capital.B. Fires near the capital caused casualties.C. Fires near the capital were the biggest.D. Fires near the capital were soon under control.8. According to the news, what measure did authorities take to light the fires?A. Residents were asked to vacate their homes,B. Troops were brought in to help the firefighters.C. Air operations and water drops continued overnight.D. Another six fire engines joined the firefighting operation. 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.9. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a cause of the current decline in the Mexican economy?A. Fewer job opportunities in Mexico.B. Strong ties with the . economy.C. Decline in tourism.D. Decline in tax revenues.10. Drop in remittances from abroad is mainly due toA. declining oil production.B. the outbreak of the MINI flu.C. the declining GDP in Mexico.D. the economic downturn in the .2010年英语专业八级考试真题听力PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (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 importantpoints. 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. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.SECTION B INTERVIEWIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of thefollowing five questions.Now listen to the interview.1. According to Dr Johnson, diversity meansA. merging of different cultural identities.B. more emphasis on homogeneity.C. embracing of more ethnic differences.D. acceptance of more branches of Christianity.2. According to the interview, which of the following statements in CORRECT?A. Some places are more diverse than others.B. Towns are less diverse than large cities.C. Diversity can be seen everywhere.D. American is a truly diverse country.to Dr Johnson, which place will witness a radical change in its racial makeup by 2025?A. MaineB. SelinsgroveC. PhiladelphiaD. Californiathe interview Dr Johnson indicates thatA. greater racial diversity exists among younger populations.B. both older and younger populations are racially diverse.C. age diversity could lead to pension problems.D. older populations are more racially diverse.to the interview, religious diversityA. was most evident between 1990 and 2000.B. exists among Muslim immigrants.C. is restricted to certain places in the US.D. is spreading to more parts of the country.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.Question 6 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.is the main idea of the news item?A. Sony developed a computer chip for cell phones.B. Japan will market its wallet phone abroad.C. The wallet phone is one of the wireless innovations.D. Reader devices are available at stores and stations.Question 7 and 8 is 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.of the following is mentioned as the government’s measure to control inflation?A. Foreign investment.B. Donor support.C. Price control.D. Bank prediction.to Kingdom Bank, what is the current inflation rate in Zimbabwe?A. 20 million percent.B. million percent.C. million percent.D. Over million percent.Question 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 question.Now listen to the news.of the following is CORRECT?A. A big fire erupted on the Nile River.B. Helicopters were used to evacuate people.C. Five people were taken to hospital for burns.D. A big fire took place on two floors.likely cause of the big fire isA. electrical short-cut.B. lack of fire-satefy measures.C. terrorism.D. not know2009年英语专业八级考试真题听力PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN)SECTION A MINI-LECTUREIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY Whilelistening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will needthem to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will begiven two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-fillingtask on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. SECTION B INTERVIEWIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer thequestions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10seconds to answer each of the following five questions.Now listen to the interview.1. Which of the following statements is CORRECTA. Toastmasters was originally set up to train speaking skills.B. Toastmasters only accepts prospective professional speakers.C. Toastmasters accepts members from the general public.D. Toastmasters is an exclusive club for professional speakers.2. The following are job benefits by joining Toastmasters EXCEPTA. becoming familiar with various means of communication.B. learning how to deliver messages in an organized way.C. becoming aware of audience expectations.D. learning how to get along with friends.3. Toastmasters’ general approach to training can be summarized asA. practice plus overall training.B. practice plus lectures.C. practice plus voice training.D. practice plus speech writing.4. Toastmasters aims to train people to be all the following EXCEPTA. public speakers.B. grammar teachers.C. masters of ceremonies.D. evaluators.5. The interview mainly focuses onA. the background information.B. the description of training courses.C. the requirements of public speaking.D. the overall personal growth.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer thequestions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.Questions 6 and 7 are’based on the foUowing news. At the end of the news item, you will begiven 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.6. Which of the following is the main cause of global warmingA. Fossil fuel.B. Greenhouse gases.C. Increased dryness.D. Violent storm patterns.7. The news item implies that ______ in the last report.A. there were fewer studies doneB. there were fewer policy proposalsC. there was less agreementD. there were fewer objectivesQuestions 8 and 9 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will begiven 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.8. The cause of the Indian train accident wasA. terrorist sabotage.B. yet to be determined.C. lack of communications.D. bad weather.9. Which of the following statements is CORRECTA. The accident occurred on a bridge.B. The accident occurred in New Delhi.C. There were about 600 casualties.D. Victims were rescued immediately.Question 10 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10seconds to answer the question.Now listen to the news.10. What is the main message of the news itemA. Young people should seek careers advice.B. Careers service needs to be improved.C. Businesses are not getting talented people.D. Careers advice is not offered on the Intemet.2008年英语专业八级考试真题听力PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (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. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.SECTION B CONVERSATIONIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.Questions 1 to 5 are based on a conversation. At the end of the conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.Now listen to the conversation.1. Mary doesn't seem to favour the idea of a new airport because________.A. the existing airports are to be wastedB. more people will be encouraged to travelC. more oil will be consumedD. more airplanes will be purchasedof the following is NOT mentioned by Mary as a potential disadvantage?A. More people in the area.B. Noise and motorways.C. Waste of land.D. Unnecessary travel.has cited the following advantages for a new airport EXCEPTA. more job opportunitiesB. vitality to the local economyC. road construction,D. presence of aircrew in the areathinks that people don't need to do much travel nowadays as aresult of ________.A. less emphasis on personal contactB. advances in modern telecommunicationsC. recent changes in people's conceptsD. more potential damage to the arealearn from the conversation that Freddy is Mary's ideas,A. strongly in favour ofB. mildly in favour ofC. strongly againstD. mildly againstSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.Question 6 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.is the main idea of the news item?A. A new government was formed after Sunday's elections.B. The new government intends to change the welfare system.C. The Social Democratic Party founded the welfare system.D. The Social Democratic Party was responsible for high unemployment. Questions 7 and 8 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.tapes of the Apollo-11 mission were first stored in ________.A. a . government archives warehouseB. a NASA ground tracking stationC. the Goddard Space Flight CentreD. none of the above placesdoes the news item say about Richard Nafzger?A. He is assigned the task to look for the tapes.B. He believes that the tapes are probably lost.C. He works in a NASA ground receiving site.D. He had asked for the tapes in the 1970s.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.9. The example in the news item is cited mainly to show ________.A. that doctors are sometimes professionally incompetentB. that in cases like that hospitals have to pay huge compensationsC. that language barriers might lower the quality of treatmentD. that language barriers can result in fatal consequences10. According to Dr. Flores, hospitals and clinics ________.A. have seen the need for hiring trained interpretersB. have realized the problems of language barriersC. have begun training their staff to be bilingualsD. have taken steps to provide accurate diagnosis。

英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案2014年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案1. The study of __ is Syntax.A textual organizationB sentence structuresC word 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 Chomsky4. 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 ShelleyD. The Commonwealth of Australia.32. Canada is well known for all the following EXCEPT A. its mineral resources. B. its heavy industries. C. its forest resources.D. its fertile and arable land.33. In the United States community college offerA. two-year programmes.B. four-year programmes. C. postgraduate studies. D.B.A. or B.S. degrees.34. In ______, referenda in Scotland and Wales s et up a Scottish parliament and a Wales assembl y. A. 2000 B. 1946 C. 1990 D. 1997 35. 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. Warren‟s profession? A. George Bernard Shaw. B. William Butler Yeat s. 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 whichwords sound like what they refer to. A. Collocation B. Onomatopoeia C. Denotation D. Assimilation40. The sentence “Close your book and listen to me carefully!” performsa(n) _______function. A. interrogative B . informative C. performative D. directive keys:31-35 DBADC 36-40 ADCBD2012年英语专业八级真题(word版)人文知识部分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 DayonA. 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.C. the Arctic Ocean.D. the Great Lakes.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.C. Scott Fitzgerald.D. John Steinbeck.37. "The lettuce was lonely without tomatoes and cucumbers for company" is an example ofA. 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 ACBDA2011专八人文知识真题参考答案31. The northernmost part of Great Britain is __ _____. A. Northern Ireland B. Wales C. Engla nd D. Scotland32. It is generally agreed that _______ were the f irst Europeans to reach Australia's shores. A. the French B. the Germans C. the British D. t he Dutch33. Which country is known as the Land of Map le Leaf? A. Canada. B. New Zealand. C. Grea t Britain.D. The United States of America.34. Who wrote the famous pamphlet, The Comm on Sense, before the American Revolution? A. Thomas Jefferson. B. Thomas Paine. C. John Adams.D. Benjamin Franklin.35. Virginia Woolf was an important female ___ _____ in the 20th-century England. A. poetB. biographerC. playwrightD. novelist36. ______ refers to a long narrative poem that r ecords the adventures of a hero in a nation's h istory.A. BalladB. RomanceC. EpicD. Elegy37. Which of the following best explores Americ an myth in the 20th century? A. The Great Gats by. B. The Sun Also Rises. C. The Sound and t he Fury. D. Beyond the Horizon.38. _______ is defined as the study of the relatio nship between language and mind. A. Semanti cs B. PragmaticsC. Cognitive linguisticsD. Sociolinguistics39. A vowel is different from a consonant in English because of ________. A. absence of obstruc tion 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 an indi vidual speaker or by a community of speakers " refers to _________. A. Pidgin B. Creole C. Multilingualism D. BilingualismKeys:31-35 BDABD 36-40 CACAC2010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 Magn a Carta of 12156B. The British Constitution includes Parliame ntary actsC. The British Constitution includes decisions made by courts of lawD：The British Constitution includes one single w ritten constitution32. The first city ever founded in Canada isA. QuebecB. VancouverC. TorontoD. Mon treal33. When did the Australian Federation officiall y come into being? A. 1770 B. 1788C. 1900D. 1 90134. The Emancipation Proclamation to end the p lantation slavery in the south of US was issued by A. Abraham Lincoln B. Thomas Paine C. George Washington D. Thomas Jefferson 35．Who was best known for the technique of d ramatic monologue in his poems? A. Wil36. The Financier was written byA. Mark TwainB. Henry JamesC. William F aulknerD. Theodore Dreiser37. In literature a story in verse or prose with a double meaning is defined as—————— A. allegory B. sonnet C. blank verse D. rhyme38.____ refers to the learning and development of a languageA. language acquisitionB. language comprehe nsionC. language productionD. language introduction39. The word “motel” comes from “motor– hote l”. This is an example of “…” in morphology.A. backformationB. conversionC. blending D . acronym40．Language is tool of communication, the sym bol “highway closed” servesA. an express functionB. an informative funct ionC. a performative functionD. a persuasive functionKeys:31-35 DADAC 36-40 DAACB2009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 Independenceand 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 above Key: 31-35 DBACD 36-40 BCDCA2008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.C. the Cabinet.D. the Congress.33. Which of the following is the oldest sport in the United States?A. Baseball.B. Tennis.C. Basketball.D. American football.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 way to Canterbury, is an important poetic workby__________.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.C. Doris Lessing.D. Muriel Spark.38. Which of the following is NOT a design feature of human language?A. Arbitrariness.B. Displacement.C. Duality.D. Diachronicity.39. What type of sentence is “Mark likes fiction, but Tim is interested in poetry.”?A. A simple sentence.B. A coordinate 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 tribes respectively 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 Australiawere____.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_____.A. lexicalB. syntacticC. phonologicalD. psycholinguistic40. The word tail once referred to “the tail of a horse”, but now it is used to mean “the tail of any 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 headof_____.A . the Shadow CabinetB. the ParliamentC. the OppositionD. the Cabinet35.Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century?A. B.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 andpragmatics is the notion of_____.A. referenceB. meaningC. antonymyD. context39.The words"kid,child,offspring" are examples of__.A. dialectal synonymsB. stylistic synonymsC. emotive synonymsD. collocational 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 organizationB sentence structuresC word 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 Chomsky4. 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。

英语专业八级历年写作真题（TEM-8）哈尔滨李海斌1 / 7英语专业八级历年写作真题(TEM-8)2017年The following are two excerpts about job hopping. Read the two excerpts carefully and write an article of NO LESS THAN 300 WORDS, in which you should:1 summarize the main arguments in the two excerpts, and then2 express your opinion towards job hopping, especially on whether job hopping would benefit your career development You can support yourself with information the excerpts.Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.Excerpt 1The Pros of Job HoppingUntil recently, job hopping was considered career suicide. But things has changed. As job longevity becomes a thing of the past, employers and recruiters are beginning to have a different outlook on job hopping.According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average number of years that U.S. workers have been with their current employer is 4.6. Tenure of young employees (ages 20 to 34) is only half that (2.3 years).As it turns out, job hopping can be extremely advantageous for certain types of people—if they do it for the right reasons, says Laurie Lopez, a partner and senior general manager in the IT contracts division at Winter Wyman. “For those in technology,for example, it allows them the opportunity to gain valuable technical knowledge in different environments and cultures. This can be more common for those specializing in IT. In order to keep their skills fresh, it is necessary for technologists to remain current in a highly competitive market. Job hopping is more common with employees that are less tenured, and feel confident in their skills to be able to move on and can add value immediately in a new opportunity. With employers being mo re open to hiring job hoppers, we expect the trend to continue.”Excerpt 2Job hopping becomes more difficult as employers seek solid credentials Amid a slow down in the country’s economic growth, the good times for job hoppers might be coming to an end, said Angel Lam, associate director of commerce and finance, human resources, supply chain and operation businesses of Robert Walters.Job hoppers are those who frequently change jobs in a two-year span, according to global recruitment consultancy Robert Walters.Employers started to shun the job hoppers in 2012, and the trend became more apparent in 2013 and this year.“About 90 percent of our clients will simpl y reject the candidate if they find traces indicating job hopping in the resumes. They wouldn’t even give an interview,” she said.The usual time span for candidates to change a job should be between four to six years, especially for middle to senior management candidates, as they have to demonstrate progress to their employers over this period of time, according Lam.Usually, the candidate will adapt to all the changes in the job in the first year, make some fine tuning in the second year, speedup his or her progress in the third year and start to seek more stable development in the ensuing years. Only in this way can the employee improve adaptability, gain persistence and grasp basic skills required for the job, Lam said.2016年The following two excerpts are about Ice Bucket Challenge, an activity initiated to raise money and awareness for the disease ALS(渐冻症). From the excerpts, you can find that the activity seems to have achieved much success, but there has also been doubt and criticism.Write your response in about 300 words, in which you should:1 summarize the development of the ice bucket challenge activity, and then2 express your opinion towards the activity, especially whether the problems found with this kind of activity will finally undermine its original purpose.。

TEM-8 翻译部分英语专业八级翻译真题（1998年——2007年）第一部分汉译英Passage 1.( 1998年)1997年2月24日我们代表下榻日月潭中信大饭店，送走了最后一批客人，已是次日凌晨3点了。

我躺在床上久久不能入睡，披衣走到窗前，往外看去，只见四周群峦叠翠，湖面波光粼粼。

望着台湾这仅有的景色如画的天然湖泊，我想了许多，许多……这次到台湾访问交流，虽然行程匆匆，但是，看了不少地方，访了旧友，交了新知，大家走到一起，谈论的一个重要话题就是中华民族在21世纪的强盛。

虽然祖国大陆、台湾的青年生活在不同的社会环境中，有着各自不同的生活经历，但大家的内心都深国统一大业的早日完成。

世纪之交的宝贵机遇和巨大挑战把青年推到了历史的前台。

跨世纪青年一代应该用什么样的姿态迎接充满希望的新世纪，这是我们必须回答的问题。

日月潭水波不兴，仿佛与我一同在思索……Passage 2.( 1999年)加拿大的温哥华1986年刚刚度过百岁生日，但城市的发展令世界瞩目。

以港立市，以港兴市，是许多港口城市生存发展的道路。

经过百年开发建设，有着天然不冻良港的温哥华，成为举世闻名的港口城市，同亚洲、大洋洲、欧洲、拉丁美洲均有定期班轮，年货物吞吐量达到8，000万吨，全市就业人口中有三分之一从事贸易与运输行业。

温哥华（Vancouver）的辉煌是温哥华人智慧和勤奋的结晶，其中包括多民族的贡献。

加拿大地广人稀，国土面积比中国还大，人口却不足3000万。

吸收外来移民，是加拿大长期奉行的国策。

可以说，加拿大除了印第安人外，无一不是外来移民，不同的只是时间长短而已。

温哥华则更是世界上屈指可数的多民族城市。

现今180万温哥华居民中，有一半不是在本地出生的，每4个居民中就有一个是亚洲人。

而25万华人对温哥华的经济转型起着决定性的作用。

他们其中有一半是近5年才来到温哥华地区的，使温哥华成为亚洲以外最大的中国人聚居地。

Passage 3.( 2000年)中国科技馆的诞生来之不易。

2008英语专业八级真题及答案PART II READING COMPREHENSION (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 your answers on your coloured answer sheetTEXT AAt the age of 16, Lee Hyuk Joon's life is a living hell. The South Korean 10th grader gets up at 6 in the morning to go to school, and studies most of the day until returning home at 6 p.m. After dinner, it's time to hit the books again—at one of Seoul's many so-called cram schools. Lee gets back home at 1 in the morning, sleeps less than five hours, then repeats the routine—five days a week. It's a grueling schedule, but Lee worries that it may not be good enough to get him into a top university. Some of his classmates study even harder.South Korea's education system has long been highly competitive. But for Lee and the other 700,000 high-school sophomores in the country, high-school studies have gotten even more intense. That's because South Korea has conceived a new college-entrance system, which will be implemented in 2008. This year's 10th graders will be the first group evaluated by the new admissions standard, which places more emphasis on grades in the three years of high school and less on nationwide SAT-style and other selection tests, which have traditionally determined which students go to the elite colleges.The change was made mostly to reduce what the government says is a growing education gap in the country: wealthy students go to the best colleges and get the best jobs, keeping the children of poorer families on the social margins. The aim is to reduce the importance of costly tutors and cram schools, partly to help students enjoy a more normal high-school life. But the new system has had the opposite effect. Before, students didn't worry too much about their grade-point averages; the big challenge was beating the standardized tests as high-school seniors. Now students are competing against one another over a three-year period, and every midterm and final test is crucial. Fretful parents are relying even more heavily on tutors and cram schools to help their children succeed.Parents and kids have sent thousands of angry online letters to the Education Ministry complaining that the new admissions standard is setting students against each other. "One can succeed only when others fail,” as one parent said.Education experts say that South Korea's public secondary-school system is foundering, while private education is thriving. According to critics, the country's high schools are almost uniformly mediocre—the result of an egalitarian government education policy. With the number of elite schools strictly controlled by the government, even the brightest students typically have to settle for ordinary schools in their neighbourhoods, where the curriculum is centred on average students. To make up for the mediocrity, zealous parents send their kids to the expensive cram schools.Students in affluent southern Seoul neighbourhoods complain that the new system will hurt them the most. Nearly all Korean high schools will be weighted equally in the college-entrance process, and relatively weak students in provincial schools, who may not score well on standardized tests, often compile good grade-point averages. Some universities, particularly prestigious ones, openly complain that they cannot select the best students under the new system because it eliminates differences among high schools. They've asked for more discretion in picking students by giving more weight to such screening tools as essay writing or interviews.President Roh Moo Hyun doesn't like how some colleges are trying to circumvent the new system. He recently criticized "greedy" universities that focus more on finding the best students than faying to "nurture good students". But amid the crossfire between the government and universities, the country's 10th graders are feeling the stress. On online protest sites, some are calling themselves a “cursed generation” and “mice in a lab experiment”. It all seems a touch me lodramatic, but that's the South Korean school system.11. According to the passage, the new college-entrance system is designed toA. require students to sit for more college-entrance tests.B. reduce the weight of college-entrance tests.C. select students on their high school grades only.D. reduce the number of prospective college applicants.12. What seems to be the effect of introducing the new system?A. The system has given equal opportunities to students.B. The system has reduced the number of cram schools.C. The system has intensified competition among schools.D. The system has increased students' study load.13. According to critics, the popularity of private education is mainly the result ofA. the government's egalitarian policy.B. insufficient number of schools:C. curriculums of average quality.D. low cost of private education.14. According to the passage, there seems to be disagreement over the adoption of the new system between the following groups EXCEPTA. between universities and the government.B. between school experts and the government.C. between parents and schools.D. between parents and the government.15. Which of the following adjectives best describes the author's treatment of the topic?A. Objective.B. Positive.C. Negative.D. Biased.TEXT BWilfred Emmanuel-Jones was a teenager before he saw his first cow in his first field. Born in Jamaica, the 47-year-old grew up in inner-city Birmingham before making a career as a television producer and launching his own marketing agency. But deep down he always nurtured every true Englishman's dream of a rustic life, a dream that his entrepreneurial wealth has allowed him to satisfy. These days he's the owner of a thriving 12-hectare farm in deepest Devon with cattle, sheep and pigs. His latest business venture: pushing his brand of Black Fanner gourmet sausages and barbecue sauces. “My background may be very urban,” says Emmanuel-Jones. “But it has given me a good idea of what other urbanites want.”And of how to sell it. Emmanuel-Jones joins a herd of wealthy fugitives from city life who are bringing a new commercial know-how to British farming. Britain's burgeoning farmers' markets -numbers have doubled to at least 500 in the last five years—swarm with specialty cheesemakers, beekeepers or organic smallholders who are redeploying the business skills they learned in the city. "Everyone in the rural community has to come to terms with the fact that things have changed." Says Emmanuel-Jones. "You can produce the best food in the world, but if you don't know how to market it, you are wasting your time. We are helping the traditionalists to move on."The emergence of the new class of superpeasants reflects some old yearnings. If the British were the first nation to industrialize, they were also the first to head back to the land. "There is this romantic image of the countryside that is particularly English," says Alun Howkins of the University of Sussex, who reckons the population of rural England has been rising since 1911. Migration into rural areas is now running at about 100,000 a year, and the hunger for a taste of the rural life has kept land prices buoyant even as agricultural incomes tumble. About 40 percent of all farmland is now sold to "lifestyle buyers" rather than the dwindling number of traditional farmers, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.What's new about the latest returnees is their affluence and zeal for the business of producing quality foods, if only at a micro-level. A healthy economy and surging London house prices have helped to ease the escape of the would-be rustics. The media recognize and feed the fantasy. One of the big TV hits of recent years, the "River Cottage" series, chronicled the attempts of a London chef to run his own Dorset farm.Naturally, the newcomers can't hope to match their City salaries, but many are happy to trade any loss of income for the extra job satisfaction. Who cares if there's no six-figure annual bonus when the land offers other incalculable compensations?Besides, the specialist producers can at least depend on a burgeoning market for their products. Today's eco-aware generation loves to seek out authentic ingredients. "People like me may be making a difference in a small way," Jan McCourt, a onetime investment banker now running his own 40-hectare spread in the English Midlands stocked with rare breeds.Optimists see signs of far-reaching change: Britain isn't catching up with mainland Europe; it's leading the way. “Unlike most other countries, where art isanal food production is being eroded, here it is being recovered," says food writer Matthew Fort. “It may be the mark of the next stage of civilization that we rediscover the desirability of being a peasant.” And not an investment banker.16. Which of the following details of Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones is INCORRECT?A. He was born and brought up in Birmingham.B. He used to work in the television industry.C. He is wealthy, adventurous and aspiring.D. He is now selling his own quality foods.17. Most importantly, people like Wilfred have brought to traditional British farmingA. knowledge of farming.B. knowledge of brand names.C. knowledge of lifestyle.D. knowledge of marketing,18. Which of the following does NOT contribute to the emergence of a new class of farmers?A. Strong desire for country life.B. Longing for greater wealth,C. Influence of TV productions.D. Enthusiasm for quality food business.19. What is seen as their additional source of new income?A. Modern tendency to buy natural foods.B. Increase in the value of land property.C. Raising and selling rare live stock. VD. Publicity as a result of media coverage.20. The sentence in the last paragraph “...Britain isn't catching up with mainland Europe; it's leading the way" implies thatA. Britain has taken a different path to boost economy.B. more authentic foods are being produced in Britain.C. the British are heading back to the countryside.D. the Europeans are showing great interest in country life.TEXT CIn Barcelona the Catalonians call them castells, but these aren't stereotypical castles in Spain. These castles are made up of human beings, not stone. The people who perform this agile feat of acrobatics are called castellers, and to see their towers take shape is to observe a marvel of human cooperation.First the castellers form what looks like a gigantic rugby scrummage. They are the foundation blocks of the castle. Behind them, other people press together, forming outward-radiating ramparts of inward-pushing muscle: flying buttresses for the castle. Then sturdy but lighter castellers scramble over the backs of those at the bottom and stand, barefoot, on their shoulders—then still others, each time adding a higher "story".These human towers can rise higher than small apar tment buildings: nine “stories”, 35 feet into the air. Then, just When it seems this tower of humanity can't defy gravity any longer, a little kid emerges from the crowd and climbs straight up to the top. Arms extended, the child grins while waving to the cheering crowd far below. Dressed in their traditional costumes, the castellers seem to epitomize an easier time, before Barcelona became a world metropolis arid the Mediterranean's most dynamic city. But when you observe-them tip close, in their street clothes, at practice, you see there's nothing easy about what the castellers do - and that they are not merely reenacting an ancient ritual.None of the castellers can-give a logical answer as to why they love doing this. But Victor Luna, 16, touches me on the shoulder and says in English: "We do it because it's beautiful. We do it because we are Catalan."Barcelona’s mother tongue is Catalan, and to understand Barcelona, you must understand two words of Catalan: seny and rauxa. Seny pretty much translates as common sense, or the ability to make money, arrange things, and get things done. Rauxa is reminiscent of our words “raucous” and “ruckus”.What makes the castellers revealing of the city is that they embody rauxa and seny. The idea of a human castle is rauxa—it defies common sense—but to watch one going up is to see seny in action. Success is based on everyone working together to achieve a shared goal.The success of Carlos Tusquets' bank, Fibanc, shows seny at work in everyday life. The bank started as a family concern and now employs hundreds. Tusquets said it exemplifies how the economy in Barcelona is different.Entrepreneurial seny demonstrates why Barcelona and Catalonia—the ancient region of which Barcelona is the capital—are distinct from the rest of Spain yet essential to Spain's emergence, after centuries of repression, as a prosperous, democratic European country. Catalonia, with Barcelona as its dynamo, has turned into an economic powerhouse. Making up 6 percent of Spain’s territory, with a sixth of its people, it accounts for nearly a quarter of Spain's production—everything fromtextiles to computers—even though the rest of Spain has been enjoying its own economic miracle.Hand in hand with seny goes rauxa, and there's no better place to see rauxa in action than on the Ramblas, the venerable, tree-shaded boulevard that, in gentle stages, leads you from the centre of Barcelona down to the port. There are two narrow lanes each way for cars and motorbikes, but it’s the wide centre walkway that makes the Ramblas a front-row seat for Barcelona's longest running theatrical event. Plastic armchairs are set out on the sidewalk. Sit in one of them, and an attendant will come and charge you a small fee. Performance artists throng the Ramblas—stilt walkers, witches caked in charcoal dust, Elvis impersonators. But the real stars are the old women and happily playing children, millionaires on motorbikes, and pimps and women who, upon closer inspection, prove not to be.Aficionados (Fans) of Barcelona love to co mpare notes: “Last night there was a man standing on the balcony of his hotel room,” Mariana Bertagnolli, an Italian photographer, told me. "The balcony was on the second floor. He was naked, and he was talking into a cell phone."There you have it, Barcelona's essence. The man is naked (rauxa), but he is talking into a cell phone (seny).21. From the description in the passage, we learn thatA. all Catalonians can perform castells.B. castells require performers to stand on each other.C. people perform castells in different formations.D. in castells people have to push and pull each other.22. According to the passage, the4mplication of the performance is thatA. the Catalonians are insensible and noisy people.B. the Catalonians show more sense than is expected.C. the Catalonians display paradoxical characteristics.D. the Catalonians think highly of team work.23. The passage cites the following examples EXCEPT __________ to show seny at work.A. development of a bankB. dynamic role in economyC. contribution to national economyD. comparison with other regions24. In the last but two paragraph, the Ramblas is described as “a front-row seat for Barcelona’s longest running theatrical event”. What does it mean?A. On the Ramblas people can see a greater variety of performances.B. The Ramblas provides many front seats for the performances.C. The Ramblas is preferred as an important venue for the events.D. Theatrical performers like to perform on the Ramblas.25. What is the main impression of the scenes on the Ramblas?A. It is bizarre and Outlandish.B. It is of average quality.C. It is conventional and quiet.D. It is of professional standard.TEXT DThe law firm Patrick worked for before he died filed for bankruptcy protection a year after his funeral. After his death, the firm's letterhead properly included him: Patrick S. Lanigan, 1954-1992. He was listed up in the right-hand corner, just above the paralegals. Then the rumors got started and wouldn't stop. Before long, everyone believed he had taken the money and disappeared. After three months, no one on the Gulf Coast believed that he was dead. His name came off the letterhead as the debts piled up.The remaining partners in the law firm were still together, attached unwillingly at the hip by the bondage of mortgages and the bank notes, back when they were rolling and on the verge of serious wealth. They had been joint defendants in several unwinnable lawsuits; thus the bankruptcy. Since Patrick's departure, they had tried every possible way to divorce one another, but nothing would work. Two were raging alcoholics who drank at the office behind locked doors, but nevertogether. The other two were in recovery, still teetering on the brink of sobriety.He took their money. Their millions. Money they had already spent long before it arrived, as only lawyers can do. Money for their richly renovated office building in downtown Biloxi. Money for new homes, yachts, condos in the Caribbean. The money was on the way, approved, the papers signed, orders entered; they could see it, almost touch it when their dead partner—Patrick—snatched it at the last possible second.He was dead. They buried him on February 11, 1992. They had consoled the widow and put his rotten name on their handsome letterhead. Yet six weeks later, he somehow stole their money.They had brawled over who was to blame. Charles Bogan, the firm's senior partner and its iron hand, had insisted the money be wired from its source into a new account offshore, and this made sense after some discussion. It was ninety million bucks, a third of which the firm would keep, and it would be impossible to hide that kind of money in Biloxi, population fifty thousand. Someone at the bank would talk. Soon everyone would know. All four vowed secrecy, even as they made plans to display as much of their new wealth as possible. There had even been talk of a firm jet, a six-seater.So Bogan took his share of the blame. At forty-nine, he was the oldest of the four, and, at the moment, the most stable. He was also responsible for hiring Patrick nine years earlier, and for this he had received no small amount of grief.Doug Vitrano, the litigator, had made the fateful decision to recommend Patrick as the fifth partner. The other three had agreed, and when Patrick Lanigan was added to the firm name, he had access to virtually every file in the office. Bogan, Rapley, Vitrano, Havarac, and Lanigan, Attorneys and Counselors-at-Law. A large ad in the yellow pages claimed "Specialists in Offshore Injuries." Specialists or not, like most firms they would take almost anything if the fees were lucrative. Lots of secretaries and paralegals. Big overhead, and the strongest political connections on the Coast.They were all in their mid- to late forties. Havarac had been raised by his father on a shrimp boat. His hands were still proudly calloused, and he dreamed of choking Patrick until his neck snapped. Rapley was severely depressed and seldom left his home, where he wrote briefs in a dark office in the attic.26. What happened to the four remaining lawyers after Patrick's disappearance?A. They all wanted to divorce their wives.B. They were all heavily involved in debts.C. They were all recovering from drinking.D. They had bought new homes, yachts, etc.27. Which of the following statements contains a metaphor?A. His name came off the letterhead as the debts piled up.B. …they could see it, almost touch it when their dead partner...C. …, attached unwillingly at the hip by the bondage of mortgages...D. …, and for this he had received no small amount of grief.28. According to the passage, what is the main cause of Patrick stealing the money?A. Patrick was made a partner of the firm.B. The partners agreed to have the money transferred.C. Patrick had access to all the files in the firm.D. Bogan decided to hire Patrick nine years earlier.29. The lawyers were described as being all the following EXCEPTA. greedy.B. extravagantC. quarrelsome.D. bad-tempered.30. Which of the following implies a contrast?A. …, and it would be impossible to hide that kind of money in Biloxi, population fifty thousand.B. They had been joint defendants in several unwinnable lawsuits; thus the bankruptcy.C. There had even been talk of a firm jet, a six-seater.D. His name came off the letterhead as the debts piled up.2008年英语专业八级Mini-lecture：(沪友今心提供)1. native language2. 3503. Historical4. India5. commerce6. Boom7. sea travel communication8. conference9. many radios 10. split阅读：(沪友落落提供)阅读一共四篇：韩国的新教育制度引起多方不满；第二篇是讲西班牙人的一些性格；第三篇是英国人热衷自己饲养出售畜牧产品；最后一篇是一个小说节选，四个律师被死去的合伙人骗得破产。

专业英语八级（翻译）-试卷89(总分52, 做题时间90分钟)4. TRANSLATIONPART IV TRANSLATION1.(入学，要交十元的保证金。

这是一笔巨款!)母亲作了半个月的难，把这巨款筹到，而后含泪把我送出门去。

SSS_TEXT_QUSTI该问题分值: 2答案:正确答案：For about two weeks, Mother suffered much and finally managed to raise the money, and then she sent me off to school with tears in her eyes.解析：“作了半个月的难”中的“作难”既有“费了很大劲去做……”，也暗含“为难”之义，故可译成suffer much或用struggle to do sth．的句型，体现出母亲筹钱的艰难。

2.手机刷新了人与人的关系。

SSS_TEXT_QUSTI该问题分值: 2答案:正确答案：Mobile phones have renewed the interpersonal relationships.解析：“刷新”此处实际上是“更新，换成新的”，故应译作renew或refresh；甚至可将语义更宽泛化，译为alter或是change。

此处不可按字面义译为refurbish“重新装饰”或是renovate“修复”或whitewash“粉刷”。

因为“人与人的关系”实指“人际关系”，应译为interpersonal relationships，而不应按字面译为people'srelations或relationship among human beings。

3.得病以前，我受父母宠爱，在家横行霸道，……SSS_TEXT_QUSTI该问题分值: 2答案:正确答案：Before I was taken ill, I had been a spoiled child of my parents, getting things my way in the family.解析：“横行霸道”一词的一般含义是“任意欺凌他人”之义，但是本例是以孩子的口气写的，因此限定了该词的具体含义是“为所欲为，想干什么就干什么”，主要反映了孩子的“稚气”和“顽皮”，因此没有任何“霸气”，可译为be so arrogant，be so aggressive或played my important role。

专业英语八级（改错）历年真题试卷汇编1(题后含答案及解析) 题型有： 3. LANGUAGE USAGEPART III LANGUAGE USAGEThe previous section has shown how quickly a rhyme passes fromone schoolchild to the next and illustrates the further difference 【M1】______between school lore and nursery lore. In nursery lore a verse learnt inearly childhood, is not usually passed on again when the little listener 【M2】______has grown up, and has children of their own, or even grandchildren. 【M3】______The period between learning a nursery rhyme and transmitting it maybe something from twenty to seventy years. With the playground lore,【M4】______therefore, a rhyme may be excitedly passed on within the very hour it is【M5】______learnt; and, in the general, it passes between children of the same age,【M6】______or nearly so, since it is uncommon for the difference in age between playmates to be more than five years. If, therefore, a playground rhymecan be shown to have been currently for a hundred years, or even just 【M7】______for fifty, it follows that it has been retransmitted over and over; very 【M8】______possibly it has passed along a chain of two or three hundred younghearers and tellers, and the wonder is that it remains live after so much【M9】______handling, to let alone that it bears resemblance to the original wording.【M10】______1．【M1】正确答案：the further→a further解析：冠词错误。