2021上海英語(yǔ)專業(yè)八級(jí)考試考前沖刺卷

1、第 頁(yè)2021上海英語(yǔ)專業(yè)八級(jí)考試考前沖刺卷本卷共分為1大題50小題，作答時(shí)間為180分鐘，總分100分，60分及格。一、單項(xiàng)選擇題（共50題，每題2分。每題的備選項(xiàng)中，只有一個(gè)最符合題意） 1.The specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group is called _.AslangBidiomCjargonDproverb 2.Jane Eyre is the best known of _ novels.ACharlotte BrontesBEmily BrontesCJane Aus

2、tinsDEmily Dickensons 3._ is an American poet whose great work Leaves of Grass written in unconventional meter and rhyme, celebrates the self, death as a process of life, universal brotherhood, and the greatness of democracy.A.CummingsBWalt WhitmanCRobert FrostDEzra Pound 4.Which of the following wo

3、rds is a blend, a word formed by combining parts of othersADisco.BLaser.CMotel.DAIDS. 5.The U. S. government falls into three branches: the legislative, _ and the judicial.Athe representativeBthe democraticCthe executiveDthe independent 6.Which of the following cities is in AustraliaAAuckland.BMontr

4、eal.CBaltimore.DBrisbane. 7.Which is NOT one of the main keys to recycling as mentioned in the passageAGovernment regulation of waste.BA more informed public,CBetter technology.DMore demand for recycled materials. 8.In some cases, recycling could be hazardous to the environment if special precaution

5、s are not taken because _.Aindustrial emissions are sometimes created in the processBchemical waste is sometimes produced as a resultCa great deal of energy is expended to create new productsDthere are a lot of bacteria in waste things 9.What would be the best title for this passageAImportant Keys t

6、o Recycling PaperBTechnological Advances Improve RecyclingCSteps to Improving RecyclingDBest Ways to Protect Our Environment 10.According to the article, paper materials that are difficult to recycle include _.Acopy paperBdocument shredCfood wrappersDbottles and cans 11.According to the passage, the

7、 demand for recyclable materials in the manufacturing of new products is sometimes sluggish because _.Asome governments are unwilling to support expensive recycling methodsBthere is a lack of advanced technology to process the materialsCbusinesses do not invest enough money into researchDpeople dont

8、 like waste things 12.In the authors opinion, why do more people in Britain oppose animal experimentsABecause they are kinder than those in the United States.BBecause they dont know the benefits resulting from animal tests.CBecause most of the medicines dont need animal experiments to work well.DBec

9、ause some scientists use rare species for their medical experimentation. 13.The passage is mainly concerned with _.Asupporting a positionBrefuting some argumentsCdescribing a caseDpresenting a new perspective 14.What is the authors attitude towards animal researchANegative.BQuestioning.CNeutral.DPos

10、itive. 15.In the first sentence of Paragraph 3, such misrepresentation refers to _.Athe idea that other methods can be substituted for animal researchBthe claim that animal experiment is intentionally cruelCthe belief that all drugs developed with animal tests are dangerousDthe fact that scientists

11、and medical organizations support animal experimentation 16.According to the author how to correct the situationAOnly some animals should be used for research.BScientists and doctors should respect the views of the public.CThe benefits of animal tests should be made widely known.DThe debate on anima

12、l tests be put to s serious public poll. 17.Research into the material culture of a nation is of great importance because _.Ait helps produce new cultural tools and technol0g,Bit can reflect the development of the nationCit helps understand the nations past and presentDit can demonstrate the nations

13、 civilization 18.According to the author, music notation is important because _.Ait has a great effect on the music-culture as more and more people are able to read itBit tends to standardize folk songs when it is used by folk musiciansCit is the printed version of standardized folk musicDit encoura

14、ges people to popularize printed versions of songs 19.Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passageAMusical instruments developed through the years will sooner or later be replaced by computers.BMusic cannot be passed on to future generations unless it ,is recorded.CFolk songs

15、cannot be spread far unless they are printed on music sheets.DThe development of music culture is highly dependent on its material aspect. 20.It can be learned from the passage that _.Athe existence of the symphony was attributed to the spread of Near Eastern and Chinese musicBNear Eastern music had

16、 an influence on the development of the instruments in the symphony orchestraCthe development of the symphony shows the mutual influence of Eastern and Western music IDthe musical instruments in the symphony orchestra were developed on the basis of Near Eastern music 21.It can be concluded from the

17、passage that the introduction of electronic media into the world of music _.Ahas brought about an information revolutionBhas speeded up the advent of a new generation of computersChas given rise to new forms of music cultureDhas led to the transformation of traditional musical instruments 22.Which o

18、f the following does the author mention as crucial evidence concerning the manner in which the Byzantine revival beganAThe Byzantine military revival of the 860 s led to economic and cultural advances,BThe Byzantine cultural revival lasted until 1453.CThe Byzantine economic recovery began in the 900

19、 s.DThe revival of Byzantine learning began toward the end of the eighty century. 23.According to the author, The common explanation (first sentence in third paragraph) of connections between economic, military, and cultural development is _.Arevolutionary and too new to have been applied to the his

20、tory of the Byzantine EmpireBreasonable, but an antiquated theory of the nature of progressCnot applicable to the Byzantine revival as a whole, but does perhaps accurately describe limited periods during the revivalDessentially not helpful, because military, economic, and cultural advances are part

21、of a single phenomenon 24.Which of the following best states the central idea of the passageAThe Byzantine Empire was a unique case in which the usual order of military and economic revival preceding cultural revival was reversed.BThe economic, cultural, and military revival in the Byzantine Empire

22、between the eighth and eleventh centuries was similar in its order to the sequence of revivals in August Rome and fifth - century Athens.CThe revival of the Byzantine Empire between the eighth and eleventh centuries shows cultural rebirth preceding economic and military revival, the reverse of the c

23、ommonly accepted order of progress.DThe eighth -century revival of Byzantine learning is an inexplic, ie phenomenon, and its economic and military precursors have yet to be discovered. 25.It can be inferred from the passage that to the author man s need to know is chiefly important in that it _.Aall

24、ows the human race to progress technicallyBencompasses both the physical and social sciencesCdemonstrates human vulnerabilityDdefines mans essential humanity 26.The author points out that the Greeks who studied conic sections _.Ainvented modern mathematical applicationsBwere interested in navigation

25、Cwere unaware of the value of their studiesDworked with electricity 27.The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne is mainly concerned with _.Athe corruption of the societyBthe consequence of sin and guiltCthe wrong doing of one generation that lives into the successive onesDoverreaching intellect 28.The pair o

26、f words wide/narrow are called _.Agradable oppositesBcomplementary antonymsCco-hyponymsDrelational opposites 29.The chief force that motivated John Bunyan to write The Pilgrims Progress was his _.Apolitical commitmentBreligious fervencyCartistic pursuitDlong suffering in the prison 30.By advancing t

27、he theory of _ , Bacon showed the new empirical attitutes toward truth about nature and bravely challenged the medieval scholasticists.Ainductive reasoningBdeductive reasoningCeducationDscientific experimentation 31.Why does America confront the mineral resources problemsAThere are few mineral resou

28、rces in America.BExcessive explorations and large consumption have exhausted many resources that are not renewable.CGeographic change and Climate effect.DTerrorist has burnt it over. 32.The man put on his hat is transformed into The man put his hat on. Then which rule is applied according to Transfo

29、rmational Generative GrammarADeletionBCopyingCReorderingDNone of the above 33.Which of the following statements is trueAMainland America is situated in the north of North America.BThe United States consists of 51 states, and two of the 51 states are separated from the continental United States.CThe

30、United States is mainly situated in the northern temperate zone.DThe Mississippi River is the second largest but most important river in the United States. 34.English people refers to _.ABritish peopleBScottish peopleCall white people in BritainDpeople who are descents of English - speaking Anglo -

31、Saxons. 35.Words are names or labels for things. This view is called _ in semantic sense.AmentalismBconceptual theoryCnaming theoryDcontextual theory 36.Which of the following statements is not trueAScotland is the second largest in area, but not population, compared with England and Wales.BBritain

32、does not share land border with any other countries except the Republic of Ireland.CBroadly speaking, the English summer consists of June, July and August.DThe Thames is the second largest but most important river in Britain. 37.Which is the largest freshwater lake in the United StatesALake Huron.BL

33、ake Erie.CLake Ontario.DLake Superior. 38.The Waste Land by _ is regarded by scholars the most important poem of the 20th century.AWilliam WordsworthBEmily DickinsonCRalf Waldo EmersonDT.S. Eliot 39.Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well known for hisAinternational th

34、eme.Bwaste-land imagery.Clocal color.Dsymbolism. 40.Christmas Day, December 25th, celebrates the _ of Christ, and is the greatest of Christian festivals.AbirthBdeathCCrucifixionDResurrection 41.Omnibus, earthquake, discotheque are replaced by bus, quake, disco respectively in the way ofAconversion.B

35、clipping.Cblending.Dbackformation. 42._ is that part of the word that carries the fundamental meaning but has to be used in combination with other morphemes to make words.AFree rootBBound rootCMorphemeDBound morpheme 43.In 1940, _ replaced Chamberlain as the British Prime Minister and finally led Britain to victory.AAttleeBMacmillanCChurchillDHeath 44.Who were the first settlers of the New England RegionAAmerican Yankees.BEnglish Puritans.CGerman farmers.DFishermen from Scandinavia. 45._ is the scientific study of language, studying not just one language of any one society, but the languag