2017年专业英语八级考试试题及答案

书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟2017年专业英语八级考试试题及答案英语专业八级考试在每年的三月份举办一次，考试在上午进行，题型包括听力、阅读、改错、翻译和写作。下面yjbys小编为大家分享英语专业八级考试试题及答案解析如下： PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.SomeofthegapsmayrequireamaximumofTHREEwords.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking. SECTIONBINTERVIEW InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow. Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions. 1.AccordingtoDr.Harley,whatmakeslanguagelearningmoredifficultafteracertainage? [A]Differencesbetweentwolanguages.[B]Decliningcapacitytolearnsyntax. [C]Lackoftimeavailable.[D]Absenceofmotivation. 2.WhatdoestheexampleofCzechspeakersshow? [A]It'snaturalforlanguagelearnerstomakeerrors. [B]Differencesbetweenlanguagescausedifficulty. [C]ThereexistdifferencesbetweenEnglishandCzech. [D]Difficultystemsfromeitherdifferenceorsimilarity. 3.WhichofthefollowingmethodsdoesNOTadvocatespeaking? [A]Thetraditionalmethod.[B]Theaudiolingualmethod. [C]Theimmersionmethod.[D]Thedirectmethod. 4.Whichhypothesisdealswiththeroleoflanguageknowledgeinthelearningprocess? [A]Theacquisitionandlearningdistinctionhypothesis. [B]Thecomprehensibleinputhypothesis. [C]Themonitorhypothesis. [D]Theactivefilterhypothesis. 5.WhichofthefollowingtopicsisNOTdiscussedduringtheinterview? [A]Causesoflanguagelearningdifficulties. [B]Differencesbetweenmothertongueandasecondlanguage. [C]Theoreticalconceptualizationofsecondlanguagelearning. [D]Pedagogicalimplementationofsecondlanguageteaching. SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow. Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion. 6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT? [A]GreyhoundisBritain'slargestbusandtrainoperator. [B]CurrentlyGreyhoundroutesinBritainarelimited. [C]ThecoachstartsfromLondoneveryhour. [D]Passengersareofferedavarietyofservices. Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions. 7.WhatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutthefiresinGreece? [A]FiresonlyoccurredneartheGreekcapital. [B]Firesnearthecapitalcausedcasualties. [C]Firesnearthecapitalwerethebiggest. [D]Firesnearthecapitalweresoonundercontrol. 8.Accordingtothenews,whatmeasuredidauthoritiestaketofightthefires? [A]Residentswereaskedtovacatetheirhomes. [B]Troopswerebroughtintohelpthefirefighters. [C]Airoperationsandwaterdropscontinuedovernight. [D]Anothersixfireenginesjoinedthefirefightingoperation. Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions. 9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasacauseofthecurrentdeclineintheMexicaneconomy? [A]FewerjobopportunitiesinMexico.[B]StrongtieswiththeU.S.economy. [C]Declineintourism.[D]Declineintaxrevenues. 10.Dropinremittancesfromabroadismainlydueto [A]decliningoilproduction.[B]theoutbreakoftheflu. [C]thedecliningGDPinMexico.[D]theeconomicdownturnintheU.S. PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassages. TEXTA Wheneverwecould,JoanandItookrefugeinthestreetsofGibraltar.TheEnglishman'shomeishiscastlebecausehehasnotmuchchoice.ThereisnowheretositinthestreetsofEngland,noteven,aftertwilight,inthepublicgardens.Theclimate,veryoften,doesnotevenpermithimtowalkoutside.Naturally,hestaysindoorsandcreatesacocoonofcomfort.ThatwasthewaywelivedinLeeds. Thesesouthernpeople,ontheotherhand,lookoutwards.TheGibraltarianhomeis,typically,asmallandcrowdedapartmentupseveralflightsofdarkanddirtystairs.Init,one,twooreventhreeoldpeopleshareafewill-litroomswiththeyoungfamily.Oncehehaseaten,changedhisclothes,embracedhiswife,kissedhischildrenandhisparents,thereisnothingtokeepthesouthernmanathome.Hehurriesout,takingevenhisbreakfastcoffeeathislocalbar.Hecomeshomelateforhisafternoonmealafteranappetitivehourathisear6.Hesleepsforanhour,dresses,goesoutagainandstaysoutuntillateatnight.Hiswifedoesnotmisshim,forsheisout,too—atthemarketinthemorningandintheafternoonsittingwithothermothers,baby-mindinginthesun. TheusualGibraltarianhomehasnositting-room,living-roomorlounge.Theparlourofourworking-classhouseswouldbeanintolerablewasteofspace.Easy-chairs,sofasandsuch-likefurnitureareunknown.Therearenobookshelves,becausetherearenobooks.Talkinganddrinking,aswellaseating,aredoneonhardchairsroundthedining-table,betweenasideboarddecoratedwiththebestglassesandaninevitabledisplaycabinetfulloffamilytreasures,photographsandsouvenirs.Theelaboratechandelieroverthistableproclaimsitasthehubofthehouseholdandofthefamily.HearthandhomemakesverylittlesenseinGibraltar.One'shomeisone'stownorvillage,andone'shearthisthesunshine. Ournortherntownsaredormitorieswithcubicles,bycomparison.Whenwecongregate—inthechurchesitusedtobe,nowinthecinema,say,impersonally,oratpublicmeetings,formally—wearescarcelyevermantoman.Onlyinourpubscanyoufindthetrulygregariousandcommunalspiritsurviving,andinEnglandeventhepubsaredividedalongclasslines. AlongthisMediterraneancoast,homeisonlyarefugeandaretreat.Thepeoplelivetogetherintheopenair—inthestreet,market-place.Downhere,thereisafarstrongerfeelingofcommunitythanwehadeverknown.IncrowdedandcircumscribedGibraltar,withitscomplicatedinter-marriages,itsidentityofinterests,itssurvivingsenseofsiege,onecanseeandfeelanintegratedsociety. Toliveinatinytownwithalltheorganizationofastate,withViceroy(总督),Premier,Parliament,PressandPentagon,allinminiature,allwithinarm'sreach,isanintensivecourseincivics.Insuchanenvironment,nothingcanbehidden,forbetterorforworse.One'ssuccessesareseenandrecognized;one'sfailuresareimmediatelyexposed.Socialconsciousnessisatitsstrongest,withtheresultthatthereisaconstantandfirmpressuretowardsgoodsocialbehaviour,towardscourtesyandkindness.Gibraltar,withallitsfaults,isthefriendliestandmosttolerantofplaces.Straightfromthecynicalanonymityofabigcity,weluxuriatedinitshappypersonalism.Welookbackonit,likeallitsexiledsonsanddaughters,withtrueaffection. 11.WhichofthefollowingbestexplainsthedifferencesinwaysoflivingbetweentheEnglishandtheGibraltarians? [A]Thefamilystructure.[B]Religiousbelief. [C]Theclimate.[D]Eatinghabit. 12.Theitalicizedpartinthethirdparagraphimpliesthat [A]EnglishworkingclasshomesaresimilartoGibraltarianones. [B]Englishworking-classhomeshavespacioussitting-rooms. [C]Englishworking-classhomeswastealotofspace. [D]theEnglishworking-classparlourisintolerableinGibraltar. 13.WelearnfromthedescriptionoftheGibraltarianhomethatitis [A]modern.[B]luxurious.[C]stark.[D]simple. 14.Thereisamuchstrongersenseof______amongtheGibraltarians. [A]togetherness[B]survival[C]identity[D]leisure 15.Accordingtothepassage,peopleinGibraltartendtobewell-behavedbecauseofthefollowingEXCEPT [A]theentiretyofthestatestructure,[B]constantpressurefromthestate. [C]thesmallsizeofthetown.[D]transparencyofoccurrences. TEXTB Forofficeinnovators,theunrealizeddreamofthepaperlessofficeisaclassicexampleofhigh-techhubris(傲慢).Today'sofficedroneisdrowninginmorepaperthaneverbefore. Butafterdecadesofhype,Americanofficesmayfinallybelosingtheirpaperobsession.ThedemandforpaperusedtooutstripthegrowthoftheU.S.economy,butthepasttwoorthreeyearshaveseenamarkedslowdowninsales—despiteahealthyeconomicscene. Analystsattributethedeclinetosuchfactorsasadvancesindigitaldatabasesandcommunicationsystems.Escapingourcravingforpaper,however,willbeanythingbutaneasyaffair. Oldhabitsarehardtobreak,saysMerilynDunn,acommunicationssuppliesdirector.Therearesomefunctionsthatpaperserveswhereascreendisplaydoesn'twork.Thosefunctionsarebothitsstrengthanditsweakness. Intheearlytomid-'90s,aboomingeconomyandimproveddesktopprintershelpedboostpapersalesby6to7percenteachyear.Theconvenienceofdesktopprintingallowedofficeworkerstoindulgeinprintinganythingandeverythingatverylittleeffortorcost. Butnow,thegrowthrateorpapersalesintheUnitedStatesisflatteningbyabouthalfapercenteachyear.Between2004and2005,Ms.Dunnsays,plainwhiteofficepaperwillseelessthana4percentgrowthrate,despitethestrongoveralleconomy.Aprimaryreasonforthechange,saysDunn,isthatforthefirsttimeever,some47percentoftheworkforceenteredthejobmarketaftercomputershadalreadybeenintroducedtooffices. We'refinallyseeingareductionintheamountofpaperbeingusedperworkerintheworkplace,saysJohnMaine,vicepresidentofapulpandpapereconomicconsultingfirm.Moreinformationisbeingtransmittedelectronically,andmoreandmorepeoplearecomfortablewiththeinformationresidingonlyinelectronicformwithoutprintingmultiplebackups. Inaddition,Mr.Mainepointstothelacklusteremploymentmarketforwhite-collarworkers—theprimarydriverofofficepaperconsumption—fortheshiftinpaperusage. Therealparadigmshiftmaybeinthewaypaperisused.Sincetheadventofadvancedandreliableoffice-networksystems,datastoragehasmovedawayfrompaperarchives.Thesecretarialartoffilingisdisappearingfromjobdescriptions.Muchoftoday'sdatamayneverleaveitsoriginaldigitalformat. Thechangingattitudestowardpaperhavefinallycaughttheattentionofpapercompanies,saysRichardHarper,aresearcheratMicrosoft.Allofasudden,thepaperindustryhasstartedthinking,'Weneedtolearnmoreaboutthebehaviouralaspectsofpaperuse,'hesays.Theyhadneverasked,they'djustassumedthat70millionsheetswouldbeboughtperyearasaliteralfunctionofeconomicgrowth. Toreducepaperuse,somecompaniesareworkingtocombinedigitalandpapercapabilities.Forexample,XeroxCorp.isdevelopingelectronicpaper:thindigitaldisplaysthatrespondtoastylus,likeapenonpaper.Notationscanbeerasedorsaveddigitally. Anotheridea,intelligentpaper,comesfromAnotoGroup.Itwouldallownotationsmadewithastylusonapageprintedwithaspecialmagneticinktosimultaneouslyappearonacomputerscreen. Evenwithsuchtechnologicaladvances,theimprovedcapabilitiesofdigitalstoragecontinuetoactagainstpaperlessness,arguesPaulSaffo,atechnologyforecaster.Inhispropheticandmetaphorical1989essay,TheElectronicPinata(彩罐),hesuggeststhattheincreasingamountsofelectronicdatanecessarilyrequiremorepaper. Theinformationindustrytodayislikeahugeelectronicpinata,composedofathinpapercrustsurroundinganelectroniccore,Mr.Saffowrote.Thegrowingpapercrustismostnoticeable,butthehiddenelectroniccorethatproducesthecrustisfarlarger—andgrowingmorerapidly.Theresultisthatwearebecomingpaperless,butwehardlynoticeatall. Inthesamewaythatdigitalinnovationshaveincreasedpaperconsumption,Saffosays,sohasvideoconferencing—withitspromiseoffewerin-personmeetings—boostingbusinesstravel. That'soneofthegreatironiesoftheinformationage,Saffosays.It'sjustcommonsensethatthemoreyoutalktosomeonebyphoneorcomputer,itinevitablyleadstoaface-to-facemeeting.ThebestthingfortheaviationindustrywastheInternet. 16.Whatfunctiondoesthesecondsentenceinthefirstparagraphserve? [A]Itfurtherexplainshigh-techhubris. [B]Itconfirmstheeffectofhigh-techhubris. [C]Itoffersacauseforhigh-techhubris. [D]Itoffersacontrasttohigh-techhubris. 17.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonfortheslowdowninpapersales? [A]Workforcewithbettercomputerskills. [B]SlowgrowthoftheU.S.economy. [C]Changingpatternsinpaperuse. [D]Changingemploymenttrends. 18.ThetwoinnovationsbyXeroxCorp.andAnotoGroupfeature [A]integrateduseofpaperanddigitalform. [B]ashiftfrompapertodigitalform. [C]theuseofcomputerscreen. [D]anewstyleofwriting. 19.Whatdoestheauthormeanbyironyoftheinformationage? [A]Thedreamofthepaperlessofficewillberealized. [B]Peopleusuallyprefertohaveface-to-facemeetings. [C]Moredigitaldatauseleadstogreaterpaperuse. [D]Somepeopleareopposedtovideo-conferencing. 20.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardspaperlessness? [A]Hereviewsthesituationfromdifferentperspectives. [B]Heagreeswithsomeofthepeoplequotedinthepassage. [C]Hehasapreferencefordigitalinnovations. [D]Hethinksairlinesbenefitmostfromthedigitalage. TEXTC WhenGeorgeOrwellwrotein1941thatEnglandwasthemostclass-riddencountryunderthesun,hewasonlypartlyright.Societieshavealwayshadtheirhierarchies,withsomegroupperchedatthetop.IntheIndianstateofBihartheRanveerSena,anupper-casteprivatearmy,evenkilledtostaythere. BythatmeasureclassinBritainhardlyseemsentrenched(根深蒂固的).ButinanotherwayOrwellwasright,andcontinuestobe.AsanewYouGovpollshows,Britonsaresurprisinglyalerttoclass—boththeirownandthatofothers.Andtheystillthinkclassissticky.Accordingtothepoll,48%ofpeopleaged30oroversaytheyexpecttoendupbetteroffthantheirparents.Butonly28%expecttoendupinadifferentclass.Morethantwo-thirdsthinkneithertheynortheirchildrenwillleavetheclasstheywereborninto. Whatdoesthisthingthatpeoplecannotescapeconsistofthesedays?Andwhatdopeoplelookatwhendecodingwhichclasssomeonebelongsto?Themostusefulidentifyingmarkers,accordingtothepoll,areoccupation,address,accentandincome,inthatorder.Thefactthatincomecomesfourthisrevealing:thoughsomeofthehabitsandattitudesthatclassusedtodefinearemorewidelyspreadthantheywere,classstillindicatessomethinglessbluntthanmerewealth. Occupationisthemosttrustedguidetoclass,butchangesinthelabourmarkethavemadethathardertoreadthanwhenOrwellwaswriting.Manualworkershaveshrunkalongwithfarmingandheavyindustryasaproportionoftheworkforce,whilethenumberofpeopleinwhite-collarjobshassurged.Despitethisstrikingchange,whentheywereaskedtoplacethemselvesinaclass,Britsin2006huddledinmuchthesamecategoriesastheydidwhentheywereaskedin1949.So,jobs,whichwereonceafairlyreliableguidetoclass,havebecomemisleading. AsurveyconductedearlierthisyearbyExpertianshowshowthisconvergenceonsimilartypesofworkhasblurredclassboundaries.Expertianaskedpeopleinanumberofdifferentjobstoplacethemselvesintheworkingclassorthemiddleclass.Secretaries,waitersandjournalistsweresignificantlymorelikelytothinkthemselvesmiddle-classthanaccountants,computerprogrammersorcivilservants.Manynewwhite-collarjobsoffernomoreautonomyorbetterprospectsthanoldblue-collarones.Yetdespitethemuddleoverwhatthemarkersofclassarethesedays,71%ofthosepolledbyYouGovstillsaidtheyfounditveryorfairlyeasytofigureoutwhichclassothersbelongto. Inadditiontochangesinthelabourmarket,twootherthingshavesmudgedthebordersontheclassmap.First,since1945Britainhasreceivedlargenumbersofimmigrantswhodonotfiteasilyintoexistingnotionsofclassandmayhavetheirownpyramidstoscrambleup.Theflowofnewarrivalshasincreasedsincethelate1990s,multiplyingthiseffect. Second,barrierstofamehavebeenlowered.Britain'sfast-growingranksofcelebrities—likeDavidBeckhamandhiswifeVictoria—formakindofparallelaristocracyopentotalent,oratleasttothosewhoareuninhibitedenoughtomeettherequestsoftelevisionproducers.Thistoohasmadedefinitionsmorecomplicated. ButmanyBrits,giventhechoice,stillprefertoidentifywiththeclasstheywerebornintoratherthanthatwhichtheirjobsorincomewouldsuggest.Thisoftenentailspretendingtobemorehumblethanisactuallythecase:220%ofwhite-collarworkerstoldYouGovthattheyconsiderthemselvesworkingclass.Likewise,theExpertiansurveyfoundthatoneintenadultswhocallthemselvesworkingclassareamongtherichestasset-owners,andthatoverhalfamillionhouseholdswhichearnmorethan$191,000ayearsaytheyareworkingclass.Pretendingtobegranderthanincomeandoccupationsuggestisrarer,thoughithappenstoo. Ifclassnolongerdescribesaclearsocial,economicorevenpoliticalstatus,isitworthpayinganyattentionto.9Possibly,yes.Itisstillinmostcasescloselycorrelatedwitheducationalattainmentandcareerexpectations. 21.Whydoestheauthorsay...Orwellwasright,andcontinuestobe(ParagraphTwo)? [A]BecausetherewasstrongerclassconsciousnessinIndia. [B]Becausemorepeoplehopetoendupinahigherclass. [C]Becausepeopleexpecttogainmorewealththantheirparents. [D]BecauseBritonsarestillconsciousoftheirclassstatus. 22....classstillindicatessomethinglessbluntthanmerewealth(ParagraphThree)meansthat [A]classisstilldefinedbyitsownhabitsandattitudes. [B]classwouldrefertosomethingmoresubtlethanmoney. [C]peoplefromdifferentclassesmayhavethesamehabitsorattitudes. [D]incomeisunimportantindeterminingwhichclassonebelongsto. 23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT? [A]White-collarworkerswouldplacethemselvesinadifferentclass. [B]Peoplewithdifferentjobsmayplacethemselvesinthesameclass. [C]Occupationandclassarenolongerrelatedwitheachother. [D]Changesintheworkforcehavemadeitdifficulttodefineclass. 24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacausetoblurclassdistinction? [A]Notionsofclassbyimmigrants.[B]Changingtrendsofemployment. [C]Fewertypesofwork.[D]Easyaccesstofame. 25.Whensomesuccessfulwhite-collarworkerschoosetostayintheworkingclass,itimpliesthattheyare [A]showingmodesty.[B]showingself-respect. [C]expressingboastfulness.[D]makinganunderstatement. TEXTD ThetrainwaswhirlingonwardwithsuchdignityofmotionthataglancefromthewindowseemedsimplytoprovethatplainsofTexaswerepouringeastward.Vastfiatsofgreengrass,dull-huedspacesofmesquiteandcactus,littlegroupsofframehouses,woodsoflightandtendertrees,allweresweepingintotheeast,sweepingoverthehorizon,aprecipice. AnewlymarriedpairhadboardedthiscoachatSanAntonio.Theman'sfacewasreddenedfrommanydaysinthewindandsun,andadirectresultofhisnewblackclotheswasthathisbrick-colouredhandswereconstantlyperforminginamostconsciousfashion.Fromtimetotimehelookeddownrespectfullyathisattire.Hesatwithahandoneachknee,likeamanwaitinginabarber'sshop.Theglanceshedevotedtootherpassengerswerefurtiveandshy. Thebridewasnotpretty,norwassheveryyoung.Sheworeadressofbluecashmere,withsmallreservationsofvelvethereandthere,andwithsteelbuttonsabounding.Shecontinuallytwistedherheadtoregardherpuffsleeves,verystiff,andhigh.Theyembarrassedher.Itwasquiteapparentthatshehadcooked,andthatsheexpectedtocook,dutifully.Theblushescausedbythecarelessscrutinyofsomepassengersasshehadenteredthecarwerestrangetoseeuponthisplain,under-classcountenance,whichwasdrawninplacid,almostemotionlesslines. Theywereevidentlyveryhappy.Everbeeninaparlor-carbefore?heasked,smilingwithdelight. No,sheanswered;Ineverwas.It'sfine,ain'tit? Great!Andthenafterawhilewe'llgoforwardtothedinner,andgetabiglay-out.Freshmealintheworld.Chargeadollar. Oh,dothey?criedthebride.Chargeadollar?Why,that'stoomuch—forus—ain'tit,Jack? Northistrip,anyhow,heansweredbravely.We'regoingtogothewholething. Laterheexplainedtoheraboutthetrains.Yousee,it'sathousandmilesfromoneendofTexastotheother;andthisrunsrightacrossit,andneverstopsbutfourtimes.Hehadtheprideofanowner.Hepointedouttoherthedazzlingfittingsofthecoach;andintruthhereyesopenedwiderandshecontemplatedthesea-greenfiguredvelvet,theshiningbrass,silver,andglass,thewoodthatgleamedasdarklybrilliantasthesurfaceofapoolofoil.Atoneendabronzefiguresturdilyheldasupportforaseparatedchamber,andatco