2013年英语专业8级考试考前冲刺试卷(4)-中大网校

2013年英语专业8级考试考前冲刺试卷(4)

总分：100分及格：60分考试时间：195分

PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN) SECTION A MINI-LECTURE

(1){MP3:https://www.360docs.net/doc/bc3737892.html,/examfiles/2013/listenfiles/t8/6.mp3}回答{TSE}题：

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SECTION B INTERVIEW

(1)Which of the following is CORRECT about the accident?

A. The young lady was thrown through the windscreen.

B. The young lady didn't wear a seatbelt despite Simpson's advice.

C. The two passengers were driven to hospital by Mr. Simpson.

D. Simpson's wife got more serious injuries than the young lady.

(2)Mr. Simpson stopped at the pedestrian crossing because

A. the lighting was very good along the stretch.

B. he was riding with two ladies at the moment.

C. he wanted to ensure the safety of two passers-by.

D. he was a new driver who tends to be cautious.

(3)What leads the policeman to believe that Mr. Simpson didn't drink alcohol before driving?

A. A breathalyzer test.

B. A blood test.

C. The certainty of his claim.

D. No smell of wine in his breath.

(4)What is the most probable cause of the accident?

A. Mr. Simpson's speeding.

B. The two pedestrians at the junction.

C. The other driver's drunk driving.

D. Mr. Simpson's drunk driving.

(5)What will Mr. Simpson probably do after being asked all the questions by the policeman?

A. Meet his wife in the hospital.

B. Take his wife to hospital by taxi.

C. Write a written statement to the police.

D. Have his damaged car repaired.

SECTION C INTERVIEW

(1)Which of the following is TRUE of Zimbabwe?

A. It became independent from US in 1980.

B. It suffers from inflation and unemployment.

C. It has many refugees fleeing from other countries.

D. It has been ruled by Mugabe for two decades.

(2)The farmers' federations have said that the strike will last for

A. two weeks.

B. a month.

C. an unknown period.

D. three days.

(3)What was the consequence of the 2001 protests in Argentina?

A. Butchers and supermarkets were affected.

B. The ex-president was overthrown.

C. Roads to the capital were blocked.

D. Export taxes for farm products were cut.

(4)What is the main idea of the news item?

A. UK has trained far more nurses than it needs.

B. UK is facing unemployment and downsizing.

C. UK is losing its nurses to Australia in employment.

D. UK should encourage nurses to work in Australia.

(5)According to Howard Catton, why do more nurses tend to work in Australia?

A. Because of attractive salaries and a series of incentives.

B. Because of starting salaries and recruitment activity.

C. Because of the convenient air travel between two countries.

D. Because of the permanent residency and accommodation.

PART ⅡREADING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)

(1)回答{TSE}题：

{TS}Developers B．re turning to the skyscraper in London because

A. the weather there covers the city with a gray ceiling．

B. British ate inclined to understatement．

C. British love the countryside and gardens．

D. the city’S population and its prominence grow increasingly，

(2)Wllich of the following is NoT cited as all example of the mayor’S support for tall buildhags?

A. Drivers were charged a toll to enter the city on weekdays．

B. A 40．story tower was completed this year．

C. A handful other tall buildings have received the planning permission．

D. A dozen more tall buildings have been proposed．

(3)According to the passage，London Bridge Tower

A. is 264 meters tall．

B. is designed by Norman Foster．

C. would be by far the tallest building in Europe．

D. would surpass American or Asian skyscrapers．

(4)In the public square of London Bridge Tower you Can NoT

A. have dinners．

B. have a bird’S eye view of London．

C. visit art galleries．

D. watch movies．

(5)According to Sellar,London Bridge Tower won government approval mainly because of

A. Briton’S increasing enthusiasm for tall buildings．

B. the developer’S close association with the government．

C. its high—quality design from a top world uallle．

D. a desire not to repeat mistakes as before．

(6)The last paragraph implies that

A. people’S preference for skyscrapers is increasing rapidly．

B. people made mistakes in constructing tall bnildings in the past．

C. tall buildings in the l960s and l970s were welcomed by Londoners．

D. tall buildings in the l960s and l970s left people deep impression．

(7)回答{TSE}题：

{TS}The rclationship between the second and third paragraphs is that

A. the third is a subeategory of the second．

B. the third is lhe logical cause of the second．

C. the second generalizes and the third gives examples．

D. both present the value of Picasso's paintings．

(8)According to the passage，connoisseurs of the old school

A. bought art works oil the advice of auctioneers．

B. had their own judgment of the value of art works．

C. collected for the purpose of investment．

D. collected in order to achieve social status．

(9)Edouard Manet's Races in the Bois de Boulogne is similar to Picasso’S works in all the following aspects EXCEPT

A. vigor．

B. authority．

C. harmony in the color scheme．

D. the same high price．

(10)According to the passage, __________creates an Expressionist effect．

A. Heurs Dam nil Vase Vert

B. La Femme aUX Bras Crois6s

C. Races in the Bois de Boulogne

D. Boats on the Strand

(11)“The Matisse bears a kinship of sorts to one of Paul Signac’S…”in the last paragraph means

A. Matisse has a blood relationship with Paul Signac．

B. Matisse’s work is completely distinct from that of Paul Signac．

C. Matisse’S work is similar tO that of Paul Signac in many aspects．

D. Matisse and Paul Siffaac ale descended from the same ancestors．

(12)回答{TSE}题：

{TS}This passage is mainly about

A. English park scenery．

B. English cultivation of land．

C. natural view of England．

D. English farming culture．

(13)According to the passage，__________endow the English park scenery with a sacred atmosphere．

A. vast lawns

B. enormous tree．s

C. winding brooks

D. rural temples

(14)Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The English have studied Nature intently and know it very well．

B. There is nothing that Can be more impressive than the splendor of English park scenery．

C. The English are good at decorating the unostentatious abodes of middle life．

D. If Love canle,it must prefer the residence of rich people to the cottage of an English peasant．

(15)The word diffuse in the fourth paragraph means

A. spread．

B. scatter．

C. disperse．

D. inject．

(16)回答{TSE}题：

{TS}The first colonists returned to England mainly because

A. they were attacked by the Indians．

B. they didn’t have adequate supplies．

C. they had no passion for their new home at all．

D. they didn’t receive enough financial aid．

(17)The word undaunted in the first paragraph means

A. frightened．

B. discouraged．

C. disheartened．

D. courageous．

(18)The first permanent English settlement in America was established at

A. Sagadahoc．

B. Jamestown．

C. Chesapeake Bay．

D. Island of Roanoke．

(19)Which of the following is NOT true about the Jamestown colony?

A. It was founded in l607 by the London Company．

B. The number of the first settlers at Jamestown was l05．

C. The settlers sent gold from the colony to England and made a fortune．

D. Disease，starvation and misadventure killed over half of the settlers in l607．

(20)According to the passage，the earliest colonial ventures

A. generated huge profits．

B. caused great financial losses．

C. rewarded the investors heavily．

D. repaid the investor’s principal．

PART ⅢGENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)

(1)回答{TSE}题：{TS}In l689，the Bill of Rights，which ensured that the King would never be able to ignore ParliamenL was passed under the reign of

A. Charles l．

B. Wmiam of orange．

C. James Il．

D. Oliver Cromwell．

(2)The symbol marking the declination of the British Empire is

A. World War Il．

B. The Suez Canal Crisis．

C. The independence of British Colonies．

D. The establishment of the Commonwealth．

(3)The American government is divided into three branches：the legislative,the executive and the judicial．They are represented b__________，__________，and__________respectively．

A. the Supreme Court,the Congress，the Presidency

B. the Congress，the Supreme Court,the Presidency

C. the Congress，the Presidency，the Supreme Court

D. the Presidency，the Congress，the Supreme Court

(4)The colonists f'wst settled in in Australia．

A. South Australia

B. Queensland

C. Tasmania

D. Victoria

(5)In the 20th century，under the influence of Freud’S theory of psycho-analysis，a number of writers adopted the__________method of novel writin9．

A. stream of consciousness

B. Symbolism

C. Imagism

D. Naturalism

(6)The character of__________is representative of the English bourgeoisie at the earlier stages of its development．

A. Tom Jones

B. Samson

C. Robinson Crusoe

D. Roderick Random

(7)Which of the following is considered an American masterpiece?

A. The Last of the Mohicans．

B. The Legand of the Sleepy Hollow．

C. The Masque of the Red Death．

D. Moby Dick．

(8)Second Language Acquisition concentrates on

A. cbde．

B. meaning．

C. competence．

D. performance．

(9)__________refers to an approach adopted by structural semanticists in describing the meaning of words and phrases．

A. Predication analysis

B. Immediate constituent analysis

C. Componential analysis

D. Syntax

(10)The semantic relation of rose and flower is called

A. hyponymy．

B. synonymy．

C. polysemy．

D. homonymy．

PART ⅣPROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION (15MIN)

(1)回答{TSE}题：

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PART ⅤTRANSLATION (60 MIN) SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH (1)

SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE

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PART ⅥWRITING (45 MIN)

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