2015-2016专八真题问题详解

1、Part n READING PREHENSIONSECTIONA MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONSPASSAGE ONE11.It canbe learned from Para. 1 that Mr. Gatsbythrough the summer.答案：Aentertained guests from everywhere every weekend12.In Para. 4,the word “permeate" probably means.答案：C penetrate13.It can be inferred from Para. 8 that.答案：

2、 B people somehow ended up in Gatsby's house as guests14. According to Para. 10, the author feltat Gatsby' s party.答案：D awkward15. What can be concluded from Para. 11 about Gatsby?答案： A He was not expected to be present at the parties.PASSAGE TWO16. Cyberspace is described by William Gibson

3、as.答案： B a representation of data from the human system17. Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the meaning of the first four paragraphs?答案： B Cyberspace is like a double-edged sword.18. According to Para. 5, the designing principles of the internet and cyberspace security are.答案：C cont

4、radictory19. What could be the most appropriate title for the passage?答案：A Cyber Crime and Its Prevention.PASSAGE THREE20.It can be concluded from Para. 3 that the author wastowards higher education.答案：D negative21.The following are currentproblems facing all American universities EXCEPT.答案： C low u

5、ndergraduate teaching loadsEXCEPT.22.In order to ensure teaching quality, the author suggests that the states do all the following答案： C increase undergraduate programs23. “ Prime candidates " in Para. 10 is used as.答案：D personification24. What is the author's main argument in the passage?答案

6、： C Academic standards are the main means to ensure educational quality.SECTION B SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS说明：这局部答案不是唯一，只要意思对了就可以。PASSAGE ONE25. From the deion of the party preparation, what words can you use to depict Gatsby' s party?答案： Gorgeous,luxurious and even extravagant.26. How do you summa

7、rize the party scene described in Para. 6?答案： Carnival crowds with changing groups and noisy jubilation.PASSAGETWO27. What do the cases of Target, Adobe and eBay in Para. 3 show?答案：The severe risks of mercial incursions in cyberspace.28. Why does the author say that the task is being harder in Para.

8、 7?答案：Becausethemultiple threats to cyber-security are growing.29. What is the conclusion of the whole passage?答案： As hacking grows, cyber-security is facing new threats.PASSAGE THREE30. What does the author mean by saying “ Their case is weak. " in Para. 2?答案：It ' s hard for universitiesto

9、 besparedfrom budget cuts.C30.C31.What does “grade inflation " in Para. 3 mean?答案： Grade represents a lower level of students' performance.32. What does the author mean when he quotes Richard Huber in Para. 5?答案： Higher education failsin giving quality education to students.PartIII LANGUAGE

10、 USAGEover2. A give that /whichdifferentiates或 it itthemon6. A intimate andwhichthanpreservethereforePartIV TRANSLATION参考译文Theyhavefound that the flowing water,either a murmuring stream or a mighty river, passes quickly and never returns. With the passage of time, the young beetheold and the green g

11、rass turns yellow. People naturallyhave a sense of urgency to value every bit of time. As time goes by,no matter how slowly it elapses, people always use the word “liushi " to warn thelater generations for fear of time' sflowing away. Theytell their descendants to treasure every single minu

12、te and make a hurried action, which adds a sense of tension to the word.PartV WRITING参考X文Challenge or NotRecently, the Ice Bucket Challengehas goneviralall over the world, particularly in the United States, with people posting videos of themselves online and on TV participating in the event. Despite

13、 the increase of the donation to fightALSand more public concern, some are worried about the problems found with this kind of activities.What I have seen is that they havebeeninserted a sense ofentertainment.Personally, I propose thatcharitable activities, if inserted with too much entertaining elem

14、ents, will probablydepart fromtheiroriginal intentions.Thischaritableblockbuster,luringhundreds of celebrities, politicians and athletes, hassparkedmillionsof donations to ALS research and raised awareness of the disease.However, there are worries and different voices towards it. Environmentalists a

15、re concerned about the waste of water on the national level, while doctors warnpeopleof the risks of being poured by icy water from the perspective of health.On the one hand, we have observed that the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has rubbed some people the wrong way, especially as participants get caugh

16、t up in the act of making videos rather than focusing on theessenceofthe charity itselftis said that when Barack Hussein Obamatookthechallenge, the current American presidentchose to make a donation of 100 dollars rather thanpouringthe icy water over his head. On the other hand, the original purpose

17、 of this activity is to provide aid and supportforpatientssuffering from thedisease.Accordingly, what we should focus on is whether the ALS association begins immediate funding for familiesin desperate need of home health care services and other care-related services.Asamatter of fact, after a month

18、in the spotlight, themuch-hypedALS Ice Bucket Challenge is finallystarting to show signs ofcooling down. Most thingsin moderationare healthy and lasting, andcharitable activitiesareno different. We should always bear the core of charity in mind: being a dutiful citizen.Part n Reading prehensionText

19、A11. According to the author, shoppers are returning their purchases for all the followingreasons EXCEPT that.C they cha nge their mind out of un certa inty12. What is the purpose of the experiment in the bookstore?D To see the effect of an approach on customers' decisi ons.13. Why does the auth

20、or cite the study by Bangor University and the Royal Mail Service?B To provide further evidenee for his own observation.14. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A Real satisfact ion depe nds on factors other tha n the puter.Text B15. In the first paragraph, the author suggests that.C we n ee

21、d examples of how to follow on e's heart16. According to the passage, all the following are Twist's characteristics EXCEPT.A resig natio n17. According to the context, the meaning of the word "square"is closest to.C straight18. ThatTwist's devotion keeps my girls on a benevolen

22、t leash means that.D Twist's loyalty helps the girls grow up19. What does the author try to express in the last paragraph?CGratitude to Twist for her role.Text C20. That it tottered on the borders of senile decay means that the lorry was.B a very old vehicle21. Which of the following words in th

23、e first paragraph is used literally?C Operati ons.22. We learn from the first paragraph that the author regards the inadequacies of the lorry asA in evitable and amus ing23. All the following words in the last but one paragraph describe the lorry as a humanEXCEPT.B spout ing24. We can infer from the

24、 passage that the author was.D a little surprised to have to help drive the lorry25. A suitable title for the passage would be.D A ic journey in West AfricaText D26. According to the passage, which of the following serves as the BEST reason for the similarity in urban green space throughout the West

25、?DDesig n prin ciples.27. The following are all features of future urban green space EXCEPT that.A each city has its distinct style of urban green space28. Why are some local residents opposed to "xeriscaping"?DIt does not have eno ugh adva ntages.29. According to the passage, if planners

26、adopt an asset-based approach, they will probably .Aincorporate the area's natural and cultural heritage into theirdesig n30. According to the passage, future landscaping designs will rely more on ._ .C scie ntific estimati on31. Which party is in power now in the UK?AThe Con servative Party.32.

27、 Which of the following lakes does Canada share with the United States?D The five Great Lakes.33. U. S. senators serve foryears after they are elected.B six34. Who were the natives of Australia before the arrival of the British settlers?DThe Aborigi nes.35. is best known for the technique of dramati

28、c monologue in his poems.ARobert Brow ning36. Which of the following is a contemporary British poet?A Ted Hughes.37. Who was the author of Moby-Dick?C Herma n Melville.38. The words "tennis, badminton, golf, basketball and football" constitute afield.Asema ntic39. A: Do you like ice cream?

29、 B: Yes, I do.B substitutio n40. Which of the following is a voiceless consonant?C p Part IV Proofreading & Error Correctiont Looking2. and tbut3. plimentary t plimentt去掉it5. very ttoo6. A which t in7. specially tespecially 或 particularly8. for 宀 about9. aspect tcase10. been t去掉 been茶花(camellia)

30、的自然花期在12月至翌年4月，以红色系为主，另有黄色系和白色系等，花色艳丽。本届 花展充分展示了茶花的品种资源和科研水平，是近三年来本市规模最大的一届茶花展。为了使广阔植物爱 好者有更多与茶花亲密接触的机会，本届茶花展的布展X围延伸至整个园区，为赏花游客带来便利。此次茶花展历时2个月，展期内200多个茶花品种将陆续亮相。Camellia ' s flowering period starts from December and ends in the next April，and the colorsof the flowers are bright and showy with re

31、d in majority, yellow, white and other colors in minority. It ' s the city ' s largest camellia show in recent three years, which fully displays camellia s various species as well as human ' s scientific research level of it. In order to provide the majority of plant-lovers with more opp

32、ortunities to closely appreciate the beauty of camellia, the area of the Camellia Show is extended to the whole garden so that it can bring more convenience for the visitors.The Camellia Show takes over two months, in which more than 200 various camellias will be presented successively.At its heart,

33、 psycholinguistic work consists of two questions. One is, What knowledge of language is needed for us to use language? In a sense, we must know a language to use it, but we are not always fully aware of this knowledge. A distinction may be drawn between tacit knowledge and explicit knowledge. Tacit

34、knowledge refers to the knowledge of how to perform various acts, whereas explicit knowledge refers to the knowledge of the processes or mechanisms used in these acts. We sometimes know how to do something without knowing how we do it. For instance, a baseball pitcher ( 投手)might know how to throw a

35、baseball 90 miles an hour but might have little or no explicit knowledge of the muscle groups that are involved in this act.Similarly, we may distinguish between knowing how to speak and knowing what processes are involved in producing speech. Generally speaking, much of our linguistic knowledge is

36、tacit rather than explicit.心理语言学的研究包括两个核心问题。第一，我们使用语言需要什么语言知识？从某种意义上说，我们必须拥有某种语言的知识才能使用该语言，但却并不总是能完全意识到这种知识。我们可能要对隐性知识 和显性知识加以区分。隐性知识是指如何执行各种动作所拥有的知识，而显性知识是指在这些动作中使用 的过程或者机制所蕴含的知识。有时，我们知道如何做某事，却无法说岀我们是怎么做的。比如，一名棒 球投手可能知道如何以每小时90英里的速度把球抛岀去，但对有关参与此活动的肌群的显性知识却知之甚少，或一无所知。同样地，我们知道如何说话，但却不清楚言语产生包含哪些过程。总的来

37、说，我们的 大多数语言知识都是隐性知识而非显性知识。My Views on the Shari ng EconomyThe sharing economy refers to the economic pattern in which people share access to resources, such as goods, services and data. This newly emerging trend would be impossible without the development of technology. It is the Internet that makes

38、 the sharing cheaper and easier and helps to strike a balance between supply and demand. Time magazine has listed the sharing economy as one of the“10 ideas that will change the world" . As far as the ment isconcerned, I cannot agree with Time more.As one of the greatest benefits of the digital

39、 age, the sharing economy arises from our oldest instinct as human beings. There is always an urge for us to connect with others, especially in an era when families are scattered and we do not really know the people who live nearby. It has been said that “ Joys shared with others are more enjoyed." However, in my eyes, the resourcesshared with others are more beneficial to our society.On the one hand, sharing economy leads to a more efficient