2021四川英語(yǔ)專業(yè)八級(jí)考試考前沖刺卷

1、第 頁(yè)2021四川英語(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 _ is a major river of North America.ASeineBThamesCMississippiDDanube 2.Which of the following movies is based on a British settingAKing of Arthur.BFahrenheit 9. 11.CFrida.DTroy. 3.Which of the follo

2、wing works was written by Jack LondonAThe Call of the WildBThe Scarlet LetterCGreat ExpectationsDVanity Fair 4._ deals with the forms of words.APhonologyBMorphologyCPhoneticsDMorpheme 5.According to the author the form of address is not based on _.Arelative agesBspeech situationCrelative ranksDrelat

3、ive incomes 6.Which formula is used when a young man addresses an elder person but with the same rankAFN.BNN.CTLN.DSI or SILN. 7.The novel A Tale of Two Cities was written by _.ACharles DickensBMark TwainCGeorge EliotDOscar Wilde 8.On what occasion is the author likely to be movedAA young person che

4、ated of the best things in life.BA genius athlete breaks a world record.CA little girl suffers from an incurable disease.DWhen the curtain comes down on a touching play. 9.What touched the writer in the endAThe big mans courage to admit his mistake.BThe big mans sincerity and confession.CThe big man

5、s wretched experience.DThe mart at his best. 10.What does dirty pool at the end of the second paragraph meanAImproper deeds.BBribery.CChicanery.DDirty transaction. 11.Anna Tibaijuka (para. 5) and Michael Mutter (para.7) seem to differ over _.Athe benefits of urbanizationBthe process of urbanizationC

6、the causes of urbanizationDthe cost of urbanization 12.Why didnt the writers wife and friends ask him what had happenedAThey sensed that something terrible happened, they didnt dare to ask.BThey were afraid that the writer might lose face if they asked.CThey d like to let it be for it was not their

7、business.DThey tried to calm the writer in this way. 13.From the passage, we can infer that the author is what kind of personAPoor.BSensitive.CExciting.DDull. 14.According to the passage, some slumdwellers are not interested in improving their environments because they _.Aare unsure of their residen

8、cyBdislike urbanizationCare used to the president environmentDare homogeneous and anonymous 15.It can be inferred from the passage that Nairobi is _.Aa megacity with slumsBa palace of hunger and conflictCan industrialized cityDa rural area with a surplus population 16.What do the customers do when t

9、here is a rise in the price of Scottish Borders CashmereAThey do not buy it any more, instead they buy products of finest lambs wool.BThey dont care about the rise of price and still buy them as they did before.CThey try to balance their budget by buying one sweater less.DThey at least buy one becau

10、se of its wonderful softness. 17.The passage is mainly concerned with _.Athe side effects of urbanizationBmegacities in developing countriesCthe causes behind immigration to citiesDways to slow down the pace of immigration 18.What is the best title of the passageAScottish Border CashmerePure Luxury.

11、BThe Procedure of Making Cashmere Sweater.CThe Reason for the Expensive Cashmere.DScottish Borders CashmereThe Fashion. 19.Why is there an embarrassment of choice (in the last paragraph) for cashmere addicts nowABecause fashions change too fast for cashmere addicts to follow.BBecause the styles of S

12、cottish Borders Cashmere are not attractive though all colors are available.CBecause cashmere addicts have very few choices, that embarrasses them.DBecause cashmere addicts have so many choices in every color and fashion that they are at a loss. 20.Which of the following procedure is NOT specificall

13、y explained as a guarantee of good quality for Scottish Borders CashmereAIts raw material from the best producers.BIts sorting out the inferior from the superior.CIts milling with special water.DIts spinning of Borders traditional skill. 21.During the reign of Augustus, changes happened in Rome army

14、, excluding _.Asoldiers should promised to be loyal to Augustus himselfBcitizens became the core of the armyCgenerals still had absolute control of the armyDthe power of generals was relatively weakened 22.At the beginning of the Imperial period, the foreign auxiliaries _.Amade up 60 legionsBequalle

15、d the legionaires in numberCdidnt make up a big portion of Rome armyDdeclined in Rome army 23.In the post-Marian army, _.Aauxiliary troops were Italians, and often LatinsBauxiliary troops were made up of citizens from cities near RomeCmore foreigners were included in auxiliary armyDauxiliary troop w

16、ere made up of foreigners who had gained citizenship for serving Rome for 25years 24.Which description of the blues is rightAIt came from African tradition.BAmerican natives created the blues independently.CIt was associated with the idea of mental diseases.DIt was actually affected by the two tradi

17、tions. 25.What is the influence of WWI on the bluesAIt brought blues back to Europe.BIt spread blues to the world.CThe blues became shared by American soldiers both from south and north.DIt made the blues become the important element in abolishing segregation among American soldiers. 26.The blues _.

18、Acame from Americans hardworking.Bcould be regarded as the reflection of black womens hardshipCreflected the insight ideas of men more than those of womenDwas mainly in Southern rural areas by the end of 19th century 27.Among the pioneers of the 18th century novelists were Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richa

19、rdson, Henry fielding and _.ALaurance SterneBJohn DrydenCCharles DickensDAlexander Pope 28.In T.G, the structure that contains all the unit and relationships that are necessary for interpreting the meaning of the sentence is _.Atemporary structureBdeep structureCsurface structureDsyntactic structure

20、 29.Who is famous for his historical novel of Rob RoyAScott.BRichard Sheridan.CBen Johnson.DBernard Shaw. 30.The writer of Childe Harolds Pilgrimage is _.AByronBShellyCKeatsDWordsworth 31._ is the center of British financing system.AThe Bank of EnglandBThe Bank of BritainCThe Bank of the WorldDFisca

21、l Bank 32.The Germanic tribes came to England from the continent about the middle of the 5th century were the Angles, Saxons and _.AJutesBCelticsCRomansDVikings 33._ is the capital of Scotland since the 15th century.AManchesterBEdinburghCLiverpoolDCardiff 34.Which one is not included in the British

22、ParliamentAThe House of Commons.BThe House of Lord.CThe Prime Minister.DThe Crown. 35.If the distribution of a construction is functionally equivalent to that of one or more of its constituents, the construction is called _.Aexocentric constructionBendocentric constructionCimmediate constructionDcon

23、tributive construction 36.What is the character of British labor forceAHomogeneous.BCreative.CImaginary.DHard working. 37.The maxim of manner is a subcategory of_.Aspeech actBpolite principleCcooperative principleDacquisition rule 38.The Independence Day is _.AJuly 14thBJuly 24thCJuly 5thDJuly 4th 3

24、9.The founder of the American drama is _.AArthur MillerBEugene O NeillCTennesee WilliamsDClifford Odets 40.What is the full name of B.B.CABritish Broadcasting Cooperation.BBritish Broadcasting Company.CBritish Broadcasting Corporation.DBritish Broadway Cooperation. 41.This orphan has a father. is an

25、 example ofAcontradictionBinconsistencyCtautologyDimplicature 42.British _ is one of the four major news agencies in the west.AReutersBPress AssociationCExternal FinancialDI. T. C 43.During the Second World War, Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill met at _.ATeheran, Yalta and PotsdamBTeheran and YaltaCY

26、alta, Potsdam and BerlinDTeheran and Potsdam 44.In Britain, popular newspapers are also called _AtabloidsBqualityCbroadsheetsDjunk 45.The full name of MIT isAMassachusetts Institute of TechnicologyBManchester Institute of TechnologyCMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyDMachester Institute of Technicology 46.Which king had the longest reign during the monarch of Britain from 1837 to 1901AQueen Elizabeth.BQue