星火英语版2020年专八考试参考答案(供参考)

【星火英语版】2017年英语专业八级考试参考答案

SECTION A MINI-LECTURE

1. signing

2. primary

3. literacy

4. different but complementary

5. avoiding

6. many other contexts

7. characteristics/features

8. reaction

9. distance

10. emotion

11. deliberate

12. intimacy and immediacy

13. continuum

14. types of language

15. the usage

SECTION B INTERVIEW

1.What is international leaders’ assessment of the current battle against Ebola?

答案：B. Disheartening.

2.How many people are now working in the treatment unit in Liberia?

答案：A. 200.

3.According to Mary, what is the challenge in the battle against Ebola?

答案：D. Insufficient operational efforts on the ground.

4.Why do health workers need case management protocol training?

答案：B. They can open up more treatment units.

5.What does this interview mainly talk about?

答案：C. Ebola outpacing operational efforts.

6.What is Tom’s main role in his new position?

答案：C. Using media information to inspire new ideas.

7.According to Tom, what does innovation require of people?

答案：B. Being brave and willing to take a risk

8.What does Tom see as game-changing chances in the future?

答案：B. Aiming at a consumer level.

9.What does Tom do first to deal with the toughest part of his work?

答案：D. Examining the future carefully.

10.Which of the following might Tom work for?

答案：A. A media agency.

SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

PASSAGE ONE

11. The first part of Para. 4 refers to the fact that .

答案：[A] life there is quiet and slow

12. “The lack of awareness” in Para. 5 refers to .

答案：［C］little knowledge of the beauty of the beach

13. The author uses “gloriously” in Para. 6 to .

答案：［C］contrast greenery with isolation

14. The sentence “We never ate the same thing twice” in Para. 10 reflects the of the seafood there.

答案：［D］variety

15. Which of the following themes is repeated in both Paras.1 and 11?

答案：［A］Publicity.

PASSAGE TWO

16. It can be inferred from Paras.1 and 2 that teachers used to .

答案：［D］teach extended reading in a perfunctory way

17. The sentence “we all understand and instinctively feel narrative structure” in Para.4 indicates that .

答案：［C］we are born story-tellers

18. Samuel Johnson regards the relationship between a writer and a reader as (Para.5).

答案：［B］collaborative

19. In Para.7, the author sees “pre-reading” as the most important part of reading because .

答案：［C］it can attract students’ attention

20. “Textual Intervention” suggested by Rob Pope (in Para. 8) is expected to fulfill all the following functions EXCEPT .

答案：［C］stretching the imagination

PASSAGE THREE

21. According to the author, “national service” is comparable to “military training” because they both cultivate youngsters’ .

答案：［B］self discipline

22. The author cites the example of his father in order to show .

答案：［A］the importance of discipline

23. According to the author, a national service program can bring the following benefits to America’s youngsters EXCEPT .

答案：［A］increase in income

24. According to the context, what does “the fire” refer to (Para. 14)?

答案：［B］Anger.

SECTION B SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

说明：简答题答案不唯一，意思对即可。

PASSAGE ONE

25.What does Para. 2 tell us about the restaurant business on the Alentejo coast throughout the year?

答案：Busy in July and August only.

(或者Not busy all the year other than July and August.)

26. According to Para. 5, what are the main reasons of the Alentejo’s inaccessibility?

答案：Far from airports, and without proper accommodation.

PASSAGE TWO

27. What does “It was simply a box ticking exercise” mean in Para. 2?

答案：Extended reading was taught superficially without creation or enthusiasm.

28. Paras. 4 - 6 propose three main precepts for the new approach. Please use ONE phrase to summarize each of the three precepts.

答案：Teaching as storytelling, reading as creative processes, students as readers.

29. What does the author suggest to shift the dynamic in the classroom (Para. 11)?

答案：Replacing “language” with narrative approached as an attractive creative process.

PASSAGE THREE

30. What is the purpose of the program proposed by the author (Paras. 1-3)?

答案：To help the urban poor lead quality lives.

31. What does the word “it” in “Don’t dismantle it: rechannel it” refer to (Para. 7) ?

答案：The resource of military bases suitable for national service.

32. What do Robert Reich’s findings imply (Para. 12)?

答案：There is alienation between the rich and the poor.

1. which→ that

2. thus→ as

3. how→ how

4. ∧the more→ and

5. specially→ especially/particularly

6. dominated→ dominating

7. make→ conduct/offer

8. ∧ability→ the

9. specialized→ specialize

10. manner→ way

参考译文

The reasons for the elders’ mixed feelings about the New Year, I think, come down to the following two ones. On the one hand, celebrating the New Year means a great expense to them. On the other hand, the fleeting time exerted considerable pressure on them. Kids may say excitedly that they begin another year in their life after the New Year; however, adults may sigh, "Well, I've become one year older!" For the kids, the New Year means that they are making progress in the most brilliant part of their life. On the contrary, for adults, it's an indication that they are sliding into their declining years.

参考范文

Job Hopping, Yes or No?

It seems that employers are nowadays more open to job hoppers as the former is

increasingly aware that job hopping may be conducive to them in that fresh organizational cultures and values, especially the updated knowledge, are a must for the employees. However, some employers are reluctant to hire those job hoppers on the grounds that the latter needs at least four to six years to demonstrate progress to their employers and therefore, job hoppers who served in a company for less than that duration will do no good to both the present and the next employers. For those who are struggling for something new, they should not feel guilty about job hopping, but the trend of selecting what kind of employees by different businesses has to be pondered before the final decision is made.

The commonly accepted wisdom is that flexibility means adapting well to various circumstances and should be highly valued. In particular, venturing in new settings is not detrimental to personal characters in one’s early life. Job hopping will broaden one’s experience, escalate one’s knowledge and enrich one’s life. Additionally, job hopping may inspire smart decisions in choosing ideal jobs in the future. Apart from a few who are definite towards their career life at a younger age, most young adults, especially those who have just stepped out of the ivory tower, are still not quite clear about their future. Job hopping will without doubt help new graduates find their true self and the direction of their careers. Furthermore, those loyal employees do have strengths such as commitment, devotion and credibility to the job, but a higher risk of job burnout, mid-career crisis sabotage or severe career bottleneck are widely observed in workplace which may render stagnancy or even loss to the company.

There is no question that to switch jobs should be done on the basis that the employee has really acquired skills in his or her present post and needs to further his or her knowledge or values. For those who frequently change jobs within a short period of time because they feel insecure or are sunk in apathy about the job or even problematic with addressing relationships with colleagues, it deserves reflection and the human resources department will for sure spot that out.

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