2024年英語(yǔ)專八考試真題及答案

QUESTIONBOOKLETTESTFORENGLISHMAJORS()-GRADEEIGHT-TIMELIMIT:150MINSECTIONAMINI-LECTUREYouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.Nowlistentothemini-lecture.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTHREEminutestocheckyourwork.SECTIONBINTERVIEWInthissectionyouwillhearONEinterview.TheinterviewwillbedividedintoTWOparts.Attheendofeachpart,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeinterviewandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthequestions.Now,listentothePartOneoftheinterview.Questions1to5arebasedonPartOneoftheinterview.A.Maggie’suniversitylife.B.Hermom’slifeatHarvard.C.Maggie’sviewonstudyingwithMom.D.Maggie’sopiniononhermom’smajor.A.Theytakeexamsinthesameweeks.B.Theyhavesimilarlecturenotes.C.Theyapplyforthesameinternship.D.Theyfollowthesamefashion.A.Havingroommates.B.Practicingcourttrails.C.Studyingtogether.D.Takingnotesbyhand.A.Protection.B.Imagination.C.Excitement.D.Encouragement.Now,listentothePartTwooftheinterview.Questions6to10arebasedonPartTwooftheinterview.A.Becauseparentsneedtobereadyfornewjobs.B.Becauseparentslovetoreturntocollege.C.Becausekidsrequiretheirparentstodoso.D.Becausekidsfindithardtoadapttocollegelife.A.Realestateagent.B.Financier.C.Lawyer.D.Teacher.A.Delighted.B.Excited.C.Bored.D.Frustrated.A.Howtomakeacake.B.Howtomakeomelets.C.Toacceptwhatistaught.D.Toplanafuturecareer.A.Unsuccessful.B.Gradual.C.Frustrating.D.Passionate.SECTIONAMULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONSInthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbyfourteenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.PASSAGEONE(1)Therewasmusicfrommyneighbor’shousethroughthesummernights.Inhisbluegardensmenandgirlscameandwentlikemothsamongthewhisperingsandthechampagneandthestars.AthightideintheafternoonIwatchedhisguestsdivingfromthetowerofhisraftortakingthesunonthehotsandofhisbeachwhilehistwomotor-boatsslitthewatersoftheSound,drawingaquaplanes（滑水板）overcataractsoffoam.OnweekendsMr.Gatsby’sRolls-Roycebecameanomnibus,bearingpartiestoandfromthecitybetweennineinthemorningandlongpastmidnight,whilehisstationwagonscamperedlikeabriskyellowbugtomeetalltrains.AndonMondayseightservants,includinganextragardener,toiledalldaywithscrubbing-brushesandhammerandgarden-shears,repairingtheravagesofthenightbefore.(2)EveryFridayfivecratesoforangesandlemonsarrivedfromafruitererin–everyMondaythesesameorangesandlemonslefthisbackdoorinapyramidofpulplesshalves.Therewasamachineinthekitchenwhichcouldextractthejuiceoftwohundredorangesinhalfanhour,ifalittlebuttonwaspressedtwohundredtimesbyabutler’sthumb.(3)AtleastonceafortnightacorpsofcatererscamedownwithseveralhundredfeetofcanvasandenoughcoloredlightstomakeaChristmastreeofGatsby’senormousgarden.Onbuffettables,garnishedwithglisteninghors-d’oeuvre（冷盤(pán)）,spicedbakedhamscrowdedagainstsaladsofharlequindesignsandpastrypigsandturkeysbewitchedtoadarkgold.Inthemainhallabarwitharealbrassrailwassetup,andstockedwithginsandliquorsandwithcordials（加香甜酒）solongforgottenthatmostofhisfemaleguestsweretooyoungtoknowonefromanother.(5)Thelightsgrowbrighterastheearthlurchesawayfromthesunandnowtheorchestraisplayingyellowcocktailmusicandtheoperaofvoicespitchesakeyhigher.Laughteriseasier,minutebyminute,spilledwithprodigality,tippedoutatacheerfulword.(7)Suddenlyoneofthesegypsiesintremblingopal,seizesacocktailoutoftheair,dumpsitdownforcourageandmovingherhandslikeFriscodancesoutaloneonthecanvasplatform.Amomentaryhush;theorchestraleadervarieshisrhythmobliginglyforherandthereisaburstofchatterastheerroneousnewsgoesaroundthatsheisGildaGray’sunderstudyfromtheFolies.Thepartyhasbegun.(8)IbelievethatonthefirstnightIwenttoGatsby’shouseIwasoneofthefewguestswhohadactuallybeeninvited.Peoplewerenotinvited–theywentthere.TheygotintoautomobileswhichborethemouttoandsomehowtheyendedupatGatsby’sdoor.OncetheretheywereintroducedbysomebodywhoknewGatsby,andafterthattheyconductedthemselvesaccordingtotherulesofbehaviorassociatedwithamusementparks.SometimestheycameandwentwithouthavingmetGatsbyatall,cameforthepartywithasimplicityofheartthatwasitsownticketofadmission.(11)AssoonasIarrivedImadeanattempttofindmyhostbutthetwoorthreepeopleofwhomIaskedhiswhereaboutsstaredatmeinsuchanamazedwayanddeniedsovehementlyanyknowledgeofhismovementsthatIslunkoffinthedirectionofthecocktailtable–theonlyplaceinthegardenwhereasinglemancouldlingerwithoutlookingpurposelessandalone.Itcanbeinferredform.1thatMr.Gatsby______throughthesummer.entertainedguestsfromeverywhereeveryweekendinvitedhisgueststorideinhisRolls-RoyceatweekendslikedtoshowoffbylettingguestsrideinhisvehiclesindulgedhimselfinpartieswithpeoplefromeverywhereInPara.4,theword“permeate”probablymeans______.perishpushpenetrateperpetrateItcanbeinferredform.8that______.guestsneedtoknowGatsbyinordertoattendhispartiespeoplesomehowendedupinGatsby’shouseasguestsGatsbyusuallyheldgardenpartiesforinvitedguestsguestsbehavedthemselvesinaratherformalmannerAccordingto.10,theauthorfelt______atGatsby’sparty.dizzydreadfulfuriousawkwardWhatcanbeconcludedfromPara.11aboutGatsby?Hewasnotexpectedtobepresentattheparties.Hewasbusyreceivingandentertainingguests.Hewasusuallyoutofthehouseattheweekend.Hewasunwillingtomeetsomeoftheguests.PASSAGETWO(5)Securingcyberspaceishardbecausethearchitectureoftheinternetwasdesignedtopromoteconnectivity,notsecurity.Itsfoundersfocusedongettingittoworkanddidnotworrymuchaboutthreatsbecausethenetworkwasaffiliatedwith’smilitary.Ashackersturnedup,layersofsecurity,fromantivirusprogramstofirewalls,wereaddedtotrytokeepthematbay.Gartner,aresearchfirm,reckonsthatlastyearorganizationsaroundtheglobespent$67billiononinformationsecurity.CyberspaceisdescribedbyWilliamGibsonas______.arepresentationofdatafromthehumansystemanimportantelementstoredinthehumansystemWhichofthefollowingstatementsBESTsummarizesthemeaningofthefirstfourparagraphs?Cyberspacehasmorebenefitsthandefects.Cyberspaceislikeadouble-edgedsword.Cyberspacesymbolizestechnologicaladvance.Cyberspacestillremainsasci-finotion.Accordingto.5,thedesigningprinciplesoftheinternetandcyberspacesecurityare______.controversialcontradictorycongruentWhatcouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?CyberCrimeandItsPrevention.TheOriginofCyberCrime.HowtoDealwithCyberCrime.TheDefinitionofCyberCrime.PASSAGETHREE(2)True,theeconomicpressures–fromtheIvyLeaguetostatesystems–areintense.Lastyear,nearlytwo-thirdsofschoolshadtomakemidyearspendingcutstostaywithintheirbudgets.Itisalsotrue(asuniversitypresidentsanddeansargue)thatrelievingthosepressuresmerelybyraisingtuitionsandcuttingcourseswillmakemattersworse.Studentswillpaymoreandgetless.Theuniversitypresidentsanddeanswanttobesparedfromfurthergovernmentbudgetcuts.Theircaseisweak.(3)Highereducationisabloatedenterprise.Toomanyprofessorsdotoolittleteachingtotoomanyill-preparedstudents.Costscanbecutandqualityimprovedwithoutreducingthenumberofgraduates.Manycollegesanduniversitiesshouldshrink.Someshouldgooutofbusiness.Consider:Exceptforeliteschools,admissionsstandardsarelow.About70percentoffreshmenatfour-yearcollegesanduniversitiesattendtheirfirst-choiceschools.Roughly20percentgototheirsecondchoices.Mostschoolshaveeagerlyboostedenrollmentstomaximizerevenues(tuitionandstatesubsidies).Dropoutratesarehigh.Halformoreoffreshmendon’tgetdegrees.ArecentstudyofPhDprogramsat10majoruniversitiesalsofoundhighdropoutratesfordoctoralcandidates.Theattritionamongundergraduatesisparticularlysurprisingbecausecollegestandardshaveapparentlyfallen.Onestudyofseventopschoolsfoundwidespreadgradeinflation.In1963,halfofthestudentsinintroductoryphilosophycoursesgotaB–orworse.By1986,only21percentdid.Ifeliteschoolshaverelaxedstandards,thepracticeisalmostsurelywidespread.Facultyteachingloadshavefallensteadilysincethe1960s.Inmajoruniversities,seniorfacultymembersoftendolessthantwohoursadayofteaching.Professorsare“socializedtopublish,teachgraduatestudentsandspendaslittletimeteaching(undergraduates)aspossible,”concludesJamesFairweatherofinanewstudy.Facultypayconsistentlyrisesasundergraduateteachingloadsdrop.Universitieshaveencouragedanalmostmindlessexplosionofgraduatedegrees.Since1960,thenumberofmasters’degreesawardedannuallyhasrisenmorethanfourfoldto337,000.Between1965and1989,theannualnumberofMBAs(mastersinbusinessadministration)jumpedfrom7,600to73,100.(5)Youwon’thearmuchaboutthisfromcollegedeansoruniversitypresidents.Theycreatedthismessandareitsbiggestbeneficiaries.Largeenrollmentssupportlargefaculties.Moregraduatestudentsliberatetenuredfacultyfromundergraduateteachingtoconcentrateonwritingandresearch:thesourceofstatus.RichardHuber,aformercollegedean,writesknowinglyinanewbook(“HowProfessorsPlaytheCatGuardingtheCream:WhyWe’rePayingMoreandGettingLessinHigherEducation”):Presidents,deansandtrustees...callformorerecognitionofgoodteachingwithprizesandsalaryincentives.(6)Therealityisclosertotheexperienceof’sdistinguishedpaleontologistStephenJayGould:“Tobeperfectlyhonest,thoughlipserviceisgiventoteaching,Ihaveneverseriouslyheardteachingconsideredinanymeetingforpromotion...Writingisthecurrencyofprestigeandpromotion.”ItcanbeconcludedfromPara.3thattheauthorwas______towardstheeducation.indifferentneutralpositivenegativeThefollowingarecurrentproblemsfacingallAmericanuniversitiesEXCEPT______.highdropoutrateslowadmissionstandardslowundergraduateteachingloadsexplosionofgraduatedegreesInordertoensureteachingquality,theauthorsuggeststhatthestatesdoallthefollowingEXCEPT______.setentrancerequirementsraisefacultyteachingloadsincreaseundergraduateprogramsreduceuselessgraduateprograms“Primecandidates”in.10isusedas________.euphemismmetaphoranalogypersonificationWhatistheauthor’smainargumentinthepassage?Americaneducationcanremainexcellentbyensuringstatebudget.Professorsshouldteachmoreundergraduatesthanpostgraduates.Academicstandardarethemainmeanstoensureeducationalquality.Americaneducationcanremainexcellentonlybyraisingteachingquality.SECTIONBSHORTANSWERQUESTIONSInthissectionthereareeightshortanswerquestionsbasedonthepassagesinSectionA.AnswereachquestioninNOmorethan10wordsinthespaceprovidedonANSWERSHEETTWO.PASSAGEONEFromthedescriptionofthepartypreparation,whatwordscanyouseetodepictGatby’sparty?Howdoyousummarizethepartyscenein.6?PASSAGETWOWhatdothecasesofTarget,AdobeandeBayin.3show?Whatistheconclusionofthewholepassage?PASSAGETHREEWhatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Theircaseisweak”in.2?Whatdoes“gradeinflation”in.3mean?WhatdoestheauthormeanwhenhequotesRichardHuberin.5?ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproof-readthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:ExampleWhen∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit, (1)anitneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs (2)neverthemonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit. (3)exhibitProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTHREEasinstructed.TranslatetheunderlinedpartofthefollowingtextfromChineseintoEnglish.WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEETTHREE.流逝，體現(xiàn)了南國(guó)人對(duì)時(shí)間最早的感覺(jué)?！白釉诖ㄉ显唬菏耪呷缢狗??！彼麄儼l(fā)現(xiàn)無(wú)論是潺潺小溪，還是浩蕩大河，都一去不復(fù)返，流逝之際青年變成了老翁而綠草轉(zhuǎn)眼就枯黃，很自然有錯(cuò)陰的緊迫感。流逝也許是緩慢的，但無(wú)論怎樣緩慢，對(duì)流逝的恐驚使人們必須用“流逝”這個(gè)詞來(lái)時(shí)時(shí)警戒後人，必須急匆匆地行動(dòng)，給這個(gè)詞灌注一種緊張感。ThefollowingtwoexcerptsareaboutIceBucketChallenge,anactivityinitiatedtoraisemoneyandawarenessforthediseaseALS(漸凍癥).Fromtheexcerpts,youcanfindthattheactivityseemstohaveachievedmuchsuccess,buttherehavealsobeendoubtandcriticism.WriteanarticleofNOLESSTHAN300words,inwhichyoushould:summarizethedevelopmentoficebucketchallengeactivity,andthenexpressyouropiniontowardstheactivity,especiallywhethertheproblemfoundwiththiskindofactivitywillfinallyundermineitsoriginalpurpose.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.WriteyourarticleonANSWERSHEETFOUR.Excerpt1Excerpt2--THEEND--____年3月英語(yǔ)專業(yè)8級(jí)考試真題答案PartⅠLISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONAMINI-LECTURE1.thedialecticalmodel3.premises4.opposition/arguing5.argumentsasperformances/therhetoricalmodel6.participating7.convince8.howweargue9.tactics10.negotiationandcollaboration11.they’redeadends12.learningwithlosing13.questions14.achievepositiveeffects15.beself-supportedSECTIONBINTERVIEWWhatisthetopicoftheinterview?答案：C.Maggie’sviewonstudyingwithMom.Whichofthefollowingindicatesthattheyhavethesamestudyschedule?答案：A.Theytakeexamsinthesameweeks.答案：D.Takingnotesbyhand.WhatisthebiggestadvantageofstudyingwithMom?答案：D.Encouragement.WhatisthebiggestdisadvantageofstudyingwithMom?答案：A.Becauseparentsneedtobereadyfornewjobs.WhatwouldMaggie’sMomliketobeaftercollege?答案：C.Lawyer.HowdoesMaggie’sMomfeelaboutsittinginclassafterthirtyyears?答案：D.Frustrated.WhatismostchallengingforMaggie’sMom?答案：C.Toacceptwhatistaught.HowdoesMaggiedescribetheprocessofpickingoutone'scareerpath?答案：B.Gradual.PartⅡREADINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONAMULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONSPASSAGEONE11.ItcanbelearnedfromPara.1thatMr.Gatsbythroughthesummer.答案：[A]entertainedguestsfromeverywhereeveryweekend12.InPara.4,theword“permeate”probablymeans.答案：［C］penetrate13.ItcanbeinferredfromPara.8that.答案：［B］peoplesomehowendedupinGatsby'shouseasguests14.AccordingtoPara.10,theauthorfeltatGatsby’sparty.答案：［D］awkward15.WhatcanbeconcludedfromPara.11aboutGatsby?答案：［A］Hewasnotexpectedtobepresentattheparties.PASSAGETWO16.CyberspaceisdescribedbyWilliamGibsonas.答案：［B］arepresentationofdatafromthehumansystem17.WhichofthefollowingstatementsBESTsummarizesthemeaningofthefirstfourparagraphs?答案：［B］Cyberspaceislikeadouble-edgedsword.18.AccordingtoPara.5,thedesigningprinciplesoftheinternetandcyberspacesecurityare.答案：［C］contradictory19.Whatcouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?答案：［A］CyberCrimeandItsPrevention.PASSAGETHREE20.ItcanbeconcludedfromPara.3thattheauthorwastowardshighereducation.答案：［D］negative21.ThefollowingarecurrentproblemsfacingallAmericanuniversitiesEXCEPT.答案：［C］lowundergraduateteachingloads22.Inordertoensureteachingquality,theauthorsuggeststhatthestatesdoallthefollowingEXCEPT.答案：［C］increaseundergraduateprograms23.“Primecandidates”inPara.10isusedas.答案：［D］personification24.Whatistheauthor'smainargumentinthepassage?答案：［C］Academicstandardsarethemainmeanstoensureeducationalquality.SECTIONBSHORT-ANSWERQUESTIONS闡明：這部分答案不是唯一，只要意思對(duì)了就可以。PASSAGEONE25.Fromthedescriptionofthepartypreparation,whatwordscanyouusetodepictGatsby’sparty?答案：Gorgeous,luxuriousandevenextravagant.26.HowdoyousummarizethepartyscenedescribedinPara.6?答案：Carnivalcrowdswithchanginggroupsandnoisyjubilation.PASSAGETWO27.WhatdothecasesofTarget,AdobeandeBayinPara.3show?答案：Becausethemultiplethreatstocyber-securityaregrowing.29.Whatistheconclusionofthewholepassage?答案：Ashackinggrows,cyber-securityisfacingnewthreats.PASSAGETHREE30.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Theircaseisweak.”inPara.2?答案：It’shardforuniversitiestobesparedfrombudgetcuts.31.Whatdoes“gradeinflation”inPara.3mean?答案：Graderepresentsalowerlevelofstudents’performance.32.WhatdoestheauthormeanwhenhequotesRichardHuberinPara.5?答案：Highereducationfailsingivingqualityeducationtostudents.PartIIILANGUAGEUSAGE1.in→over2.∧give→that/which3.differs→differentiates或it→it4.the→the6.∧intimate→and7.it→which8.than→than9.base→preserve10.furthermore→thereforePartIVTRANSLATION參照譯文PartVWRITING參照范文ChallengeorNotRecently,theIceBu