2021年英语专业八级真题

2021年英语专业八级真题

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TESTFOR*****MAJORS(2018)

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TIMELIMIIT：150MIN

PARTI*****NG*****ENSI0N[25MIN]

*****AMINI-*****

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.You

willhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtomini­

lecture,pleasecompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWER

SHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap

Makesureyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyand

semanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfor

note-taking.YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap­

fillingtask.

Nowlistentothemini-lecture.Whenitisover,you

willbegivenTHREEminutestocheckyourwork.

*****B*****EW

InthissectionyouwillhearONEinterview.The

interviewwillbedividedintoTWOparts.Attheendof

eachpart,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwas

said.Boththeinterviewandthequestionswillbe

spokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-

secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefour

choicesofA),B),C)andD),andmarkthebestanswerto

eachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthechoices.

Now,listentothefirstinterview.Questions1to5

arebasedonPartOneoftheinterview.Nowlistentothe

interview.

1.A.Announcementofresults.

B.Lackofatimeschedule.C.Slownessinballots

counting.D.Directionoftheelectoralevents.

2.A.OthervoiceswithinAfghanistanwantedso.

B.Thedatehadbeensetpreviously.C.Allthe

ballotshadbeencounted.D.TheUNadvisedthemtodoso.

3.A.Tocalmthevoters.

B.Tospeeduptheprocess.C.Tosticktothe

electionrules.

D.Tostopcomplaintsfromthelabor.

4.A.Unacceptable.

B.Unreasonable.C.Insensible.D.Illconsidered.

5.A.Supportive.

B.Ambivalent.C.Opposed.D.Neutral.

NowlisteningtoPartTwooftheinterview.Questions

6to10arebasedonPartTwooftheinterview.

6.A.Ensurethegovernmentincludesallparties.

B.Discusswhoisgoingtobethewinner.C.

Supervisethecountingofvotes.D.Seeksupportfrom

importantsectors.

7.A.36%-24%.

B.46%-34%.C.56%-44%.D.66%-54%.

8.A.Bothcandidates.

B.Electoralinstitutions.C.TheUnitedNations.D.

Notspecified.

9.A.Itwasunheardof.

B.Itwasonasmallscale.C.Itwasinsignificant.

D.Itoccurredelsewhere.

10.A.Problemsintheelectoralprocess.

B.Formationofanewgovernment.C.Premature

announcementofresults.D.DemocracyinAfghanistan.

PARTII**********ENSI0N[25MIN]

*****A*****ECHOICE*****NS

Inthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedby

fourteenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiple

choicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarked

A,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebest

answerandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEETTWO.

*****ONE

(1)DBritain,sbestexport,IIIwastoldbythe

DepartmentofImmigrationinCanberra,Dispeople.II

Closeon100,000peoplehaveappliedforassisted

passagesinthefirstfivemonthsoftheyear,andhalf

oftheseareeventuallyexpectedtomigratetoAustralia.

(2)TheAustralianaredelighted.Theyarekeenly

warethatwithoutastrongflowofimmigrantsintothe

workforcethedevelopmentoftheAustralianeconomyis

unlikelytoproceedattheambitiouspacecurrently

envisaged.Thenewmineraldiscoveriespromiseasplendid

future,andtheinjectionofhugeamountsofAmericanand

Britishcapitalshouldhelptoensurethattheyare

properlyexploited,butwithunemploymentinAustralia

downtolessthan1.3percent,thegovernmentis

understandablyanxioustoattractmoreskilledlabor.(3)

Australiaisroughlythesamesizeasthecontinental

UnitedStates,buthasonlytwelvemillioninhabitants.

Migrationhasaccountedforhalfthepopulationincrease

inthelastfouryears,andhascontributedgreatlyto

thecountry'simpressiveeconomicdevelopment.Britain

hasalwaysbeentheprincipalsourceCninetypercentof

AustraliansareofBritishdescent,andBritainhas

providedonemillionmigrantssincetheSecondWorldWar.

(4)Australiahasalsogivengreatattentionto

recruitingpeopleelsewhere.Australiansdecidedtheyhad

anexcellentpotentialsourceofapplicantsamongtheso-

calledDguestworkers||whohavecrossedtheirown

frontierstoworkinotherartsofEurope.Therewere

estimatedtobemorethanfourmillionofthem,anda

largenumberwereofferedsubsidizedpassagesand

guaranteedjobsinAustralia.Italyhasforsomeyears

beenthesecondbiggestsourceofmigrants,andthe

Australianshavealsomanagedtoattractalargenumber

ofGreeks

andGermans.

(5)Onedrawbackwiththem,sofarastheAustralians

areconcerned,isthatintegrationtendstobemore

difficult.UnliketheBritish,continentalmigrantshave

tostrugglewithanunfamiliarlanguageandnewcustoms.

ManynaturallygravitatetowardstheItalianorGreek

communitieswhichhavegrownupincitiessuchasSydney

andMelbourne.Thesecolonieshavetheirownnewspapers,

theirownshops,andtheirownclubs.Theirhabitantsare

notAustralians,butEuropeans.

(6)Thegovernment'savowedaim,however,isto

maintainDasubstantiallyhomogeneoussocietyintowhich

newcomers,fromwhateversources,willmergethemselves||.

Byandlarge,therefore,AustraliastillprefersBritish

migrants,andtendstoberatherlessselectiveintheir

casethanitiswithothers.

(7)Afarbiggercauseofconcernsthanthegrowthof

nationalgroups,however,istheincreasingnumberof

migrantswhoreturntotheircountriesoforigin.One

reasonisthatpeoplenowadaystendtobemoremobile,

andthatitiseasierthaninthepasttosavethereturn

fare,buteconomicconditionsalsohavesomethingtodo

withit.Aslowerrateofgrowthinvariablyproduces

discontentCandifthiscoincideswithgreater

prosperityinEurope,alotofpeopletendtofeelthat

perhapstheywerewrongtocomehereafterall.

(8)Severalsurveyshavebeenconductedrecentlyinto

thereasonswhypeoplegohome.OnenotedthatDflies,

dirt,andoutsidelavatoriesIIwereonthelistof

complaintsfromBritishimmigrants,andaddedthatmany

peoplealsocomplainedaboutDthecrudity,badmanners,

andunfriendlinessoftheAustraliansII.Anothersurvey

gaveclimateconditions,homesickness,andDthestark

appearanceoftheAustraliancountrysideIIasthemain

reasonsforleaving.

(9)MostBritishmigrantsmisscouncilhousingthe

NationalHealthscheme,andtheirrelativesandformer

neighbor.Lonelinessisabigfactor,especiallyamong

housewives.Themensoonmakenewfriendsatwork,but

wivestendtofinditmuchhardertogetusedtoa

differentwayoflife.Manyarehouseboundbecauseof

inadequatepublictransportinmostoutlyingsuburbs,and

regularcorrespondencewiththeiroldfriendsathome

onlyservestoincreasetheirdiscontent.Onehousewife

wasquotedrecentlyassaying:DIevenfindImissthe

peopleIusedtohateathome.II

(10)Rentarehigh,andtherearelongwaitinglists

forHousingCommissionhomes.Sicknesscanbean

expensivebusinessandtheclimatecanbeunexpectedly

rough.ThegapbetweenAustralianandBritishwage

packetsisnolongerbig,andpeoplearegenerally

expectedtoworkharderherethantheydoathome.

Professionalmenoverfortyoftenhavedifficultyin

findingadecentjob.Aboveall,perhaps,skilled

immigrantsoftenfindsaconsiderablereluctanceto

accepttheirqualifications.

(11)AccordingtothejournalAustralianManufacturer,

theattitudeofmanyemployersandfellowworkersis

anythingbutfriendly.DWeAustralians,||itstatedina

recentissue,Darejusttoofondofpaintingtherosy

pictureofthebig,warm-heartedAussie.Asamatterof

fact,wearesobusyblowingourowntrumpetsthatwe

havenotnottimetobewarm-heartedandconsiderate.Go

downDheart-breakalleyIIamongsomeofthemigrantsand

findoutjusthowexpansivetheAussieistohis

immigrants.II

11.TheAustralianswantastrongflowofimmigrants

because.

A.ImmigrantsspeedupeconomicexpansionB.

unemploymentisdowntoalowfigureC.immigrants

attractforeigncapital

D.AustraliaisaslargeastheUnitedStates

12.AustraliaprefersimmigrantsfromBritain

because.

A.theyareselectedcarefullybeforeentryB.they

arelikelytoformnationalgroupsC.theyeasilymerge

intolocalcommunitiesD.theyarefondoflivingin

smalltowns

13.InexplainingwhysomemigrantsreturntoEurope

theauthor.

A.stressestheireconomicmotives

B.emphasizesthevarietyoftheirmotivesC.

stresseslonelinessandhomesickness

D.emphasizesthedifficultiesofmenoverforty

14.whichofthefollowingwordsisusedliterally,

notmetaphorically?

A.Dflow||(Para.2).B.DinjectionII(Para.2).C.

DgravitateII(Para.5).D.DselectiveII(Para.6).

15.Para.11picturestheAustraliansas.

A.unsympatheticB.ungenerous

C.undemonstrativeD.unreliable

*****TWO

(1)Someoftheadvantages