2023年英語(yǔ)專八真題及其答案

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2023)

-GRADEEIGHT-

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,take

notesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea

gap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventxvominutestocheckyour

notes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblank

sheetfornote-taking.

Completethegap-fillingtask.SomeofthegapsbelowmayrequireamaximumofTHREEwords.Makesure

theword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammatically&semanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournotes.

ParalinguisticFeaturesofLanguage

Inface-to-facecommunicationspeakersoftenaltertheirtomesofvoiceorchangetheirphysicalposturesin

ordertoconveymessages.Thesemeansarecalledparalinguisticfeaturesoflanguage,whichfallintotwo

categories.

Firstcategory:vocalparalinguisticfeatures

A.(1)_________:toexpressattitudeorintention(D_

B.Examples

1.whispering:needforsecrecy

2.breathiness:deepemotion

3.(2)_________:unimportance(2),

4.nasality:anxiety

5.extralip-rounding:greaterintimacy

Secondcategory:physicalparalinguisticfeatures

A.facialexpressions

1.(3)______(3)_

smiling:signalofpleasureorwelcome

2.lesscommonexpressions

eyebrowraising:surpriseorinterest

lipbiting:(4)(4)

B.gesture

gesturesarerelatedtoculture.

1.Britishculture

shruggingshoulders:(5)(5)

scratchinghead:puzzlement

2.othercultures

placinghanduponheart:(6)(6)__________

pointingatnose:secret

C.proximity,postureandechoing

1.proximity:physicaldistancebetweenspeakers

closeness:intimacyorthreat

(7):formalityorabsenceofinterest⑺_______

Proximityisperson-,culture-and(8)-specific.⑻_______

2.posture

hunchedshouldersorahanginghead:toindeicate(9)(9)

directleveleyecontact:toexpressanopenorchallengingaltitude

3.echoing

definition:imitationofsimilarposture

(10):aidincommunication(10)__________

consciousimitation:mockery

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthat

follow.MarkthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondsto

answereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

1.AccordingtoDrJohnson,diversitymeans

A.mergingofdifferentculturalidentities.

B.moreemphasisonhomogeneity.

C.embracingofmoreethnicdifferences.

D.acceptanceofmorebranchesofChristianity.

2.Accordingtotheinterview,whichofthefollowingstatementsinCORRECT?

A.Someplacesaremorediversethanothers.

B.Townsarelessdiversethanlargecities.

C.Diversitycanbeseeneverywhere.

D.Americanisatrulydiversecountry.

3.AccordingtoDrJohnson,whichplacewillwitnessaradicalchangeinitsracialmakeupby2025?

A.Maine

B.Selinsgrove

C.Philadelphia

D.California

4.DuringtheinterviewDrJohnsonindicatesthat

A.greaterracialdiversityexistsamongyoungerpopulations.

B.botholderandyoungerpopulationsareraciallydiverse.

C.agediversitycouldleadtopensionproblems.

D.olderpopulationsaremoreraciallydiverse.

5.Accordingtotheinterview,religiousdiversity

A.wasmostevidentbetween1990and2000.

B.existsamongMuslimimmigrants.

C.isrestrictedtocertainplacesintheUS.

D.isspreadingtomorepartsofthecountry.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthat

follow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondsto

answerthequestion.

Nowlistentothenews.

6.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?

A.Sonydevelopedacomputerchipforcellphones.

B.Japanwillmarketitswalletphoneabroad.

C.Thewalletphoneisoneofthewirelessinnovations.

D.Readerdevicesareavailableatstoresandstations.

Question7and8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20

secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

7.Whichofthefollowingismentionedasthegovernment'smeasuretocontrolinflation?

A.Foreigninvestment.

B.Donorsupport.

C.Pricecontrol.

D.Bankprediction.

8.AccordingtoKingdomBank,whatisthecurrentinflationrateinZimbabwe?

A.20millionpercent.

B.2.2millionpercent.

C.11.2millionpercent.

D.Over11.2millionpercent.

Question9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem9youwillbegiven20

secondstoanswerthequestion.

Nowlistentothenews.

9.WhichofthefollowingisCORRECT?

A.AbigfireeruptedontheNileRiver.

B.Helicopterswereusedtoevacuatepeople.

C.Fivepeopleweretakentohospitalforburns.

D.Abigfiretookplaceontwofloors.

1().Thelikelycauseofthebigfireis

A.electricalshort-cut.

B.lackoffire-satefymeasures.

C.terrorism.

D.notknown.

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthe

passagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.

TEXTA

Still,theimageofanycityhasahalf-lifeofmanyyears.(Sodoesitsname,officiallychangedin2023

fromCalcuttatoKolkata,whichisclosertowhatthewordsoundslikeinBengali.ConversinginEnglish,I

neverheardanyonecallthecityanythingbutCalcutta.)ToWesterners,theconveyancemostidentifiedwith

Kolkataisnotitsmodemsubway—afacilitywhosespaciousstationshaveartonthewallsandcricket

matchesontelevisionmonitors—butthehandpulledrickshaw.Storiesandfilmscelebratea

primitive-lookingcartwithhighwoodenwheels,pulledbysomeonewholooksclosetoneedingthesuccor

ofMotherTeresa.Foryearsthegovernmenthasbeentalkingabouteliminatinghand-pulledrickshawson

whatitcallshumanitariangrounds-principallyonthegroundthat,asthemayorofKolkatahasoftensaid,

itisoffensivetosee“onemansweatingandstrainingtopullanotherman."Butthesedayspoliticiansalso

lamenttheimpactof6,000hand-pulledrickshawsonamodemcity'strafficand,particularly,onitsimage.

''WesternerstrytoassociatebeggarsandtheserickshawswiththeCalcuttalandscape,butthisisnotwhat

Calcuttastandsfbr,“thechiefministerofWestBengal,BuddhadebBhattachaijee,saidinapressconference

in2023.“Ourcitystandsforprosperityanddevelopment."Thechiefminister——theequivalentofastate

governor-wentontoannouncethathand-pulledrickshawssoonwouldbebannedfromthestreetsof

Kolkata.

Rickshawsarenottheretohaularoundtourists.(Actually,IsawalmostnotouristsinKolkata,apart

fromtheyoungbackpackersonSudderStreet,inwhatusedtobeared-lightdistrictandisnowsaidtobe

thesingleplaceinthecitywheretheservicesarickshawpulleroffersmayincludeprovidingfemale

companytoagentlemanfortheevening.)It'sthepeopleinthelaneswhomostregularlyuse

rickshaws-notthepoorbutpeoplewhoarejustanotchabovethepoor.Theyarepeoplewhotendtotravel

shortdistances,throughlanesthatarcsometimesinaccessibletoeventhemostdaringtaxidriver.Anolder

womanwithmarketingtodo,forinstance,canarriveinarickshaw,havetherickshawpullerwaituntilshe

comesbackfromvariousstallstoloadherpurchases,andthenbetakenhome.Peopleinthelanesuse

rickshawsasa24-hourambulanceservice.Proprietorsofcafesorcornerstoressendrickshawstocollect

theirsupplies.(Onemorning1sawarickshawpullertakeonaloadoflivechickens—tiedinpairsbythe

feetsotheycouldbedrapedovertheshaftsandthefoldedbackcanopyandeventheaxle.Bythetimehe

trottedoff,hewascarryingaboutahundredupside-downchickens.)Therickshawpullerstoldmetheir

steadiestcustomersareschoolchildren.Middle-classfamiliescontractwithapullertotakeachildtoschool

andpickhimup;thepulleressentiallybecomesafamilyretainer.

FromJunetoSeptemberKolkatacangettorrentialrains,anditsdrainagesystemdoesn'tneed

torrentialraintobeginbackingup.ResidentswhofavoratouchofhyperbolesaythatinKolkata“ifastray

catpees,there\aflood.^^Duringmystayitoncerainedfbrabout48hours.Entireneighborhoodscouldn't

bereachedbymotorizedvehicles,andthenewspapersshowedpicturesofrickshawsbeingpulledthrough

waterthatwasuptothepullers*waists.Whenit'sraining,thenormalcustomerbasefbrrickshawpullers

expandsgreatly,asdoesthepriceofajourney.AwriterinKolkatatoldme,“Whenitrains,eventhe

governortakesrickshaws.^^

WhileIwasinKolkata,amagazinecalledIndiaTodaypublisheditsannualrankingofIndianstates,

accordingtosuchmeasurementsasprosperityandinfrastructure.AmongIndia's20largeststates,Bihar

finisheddeadlast,asithasforfourofthepastfiveyears.Bihar,acouplehundredmilesnorthofKolkata,is

wherethevastmajorityofrickshawpullerscomefrom.OnceinKolkata,theysleeponthestreetorintheir

rickshawsorinadera-acombinationgarageandrepairshopanddormitorymanagedbysomeonecalleda

sardar.Forsleepingprivilegesinadera,pullerspay100rupees(about$2.50)amonth,whichsoundslikea

prettygooddealuntilyou'vevisitedadera(廟板評(píng)估和探討機(jī)構(gòu)).Theygrossbetween100and15()

rupeesaday,outofwhichtheyhavetopay20rupeesfortheuseoftherickshawandanoccasional75or

moreforapayoffifapolicemanstopsthemfor,say,crossingastreetwhererickshawsarcprohibited.A

2023studyfoundthatrickshawpullersarenearthebottomofKolkataoccupationsinincome,doingbetter

thanonlytheragpickers(拾破爛的人)andthebeggars.Forsomeonewithoutlandoreducation,thatstill

beatstryingtomakealivinginBihar.

TherearepeopleinKolkata,particularlyeducatedandpoliticallyawarepeople,whowillnotrideina

rickshaw,becausetheyareoffendedbytheideaofbeingpulledbyanotherhumanbeingorbecausethey

consideritnotthesortofthingpeopleoftheirstationdoorbecausetheyregardthehand-pulledrickshawas

arelicofcolonialism.Ironically,someofthosepeoplearenotenthusiasticaboutbanningrickshaws.The

editoroftheeditorialpagesofKolkata'sTelegraph—RudrangshuMukheijee,aformeracademicwhostill

writeshistorybooks—toldme,forinstance,thatheseeshumanitarianconsiderationsascomingdownon

thesideofkeepinghand-pulledrickshawsontheroad."Irefusetobecaniedbyanotherhumanbeing

myself/'hesaid,“butIquestionwhetherwehavetherighttotakeawaytheirlivelihood.^^Rickshaw

supporterspointoutthatwhenitcomestodemeaningoccupations,rickshawpullersarehardlyuniquein

Kolkata.

WhenIaskedonerickshawpullerifhethoughtthegovernment'splantoridthecityofrickshawswas

basedonagenuineinterestinhiswelfare,hesmiled,withaquickshakeofhishead-agestureIinterpreted

tomean,t4]fyouaresonaiveastoasksuchaquestion,Iwillanswerit,butitisnotwonhwastingwords

on.”SomerickshawpullersImetwereresignedtotheimminentendoftheirlivelihoodandpintheirhopes

onbeingofferedsomethinginitsplace.Asmigrantworkers,theydon'thavethepoliticalcloutenjoyedby,

say,Kolkata'ssidewalkhawkers,who,aftersupposedlybeingscaledbackatthebeginningofthe

modernizationdrive,stillclogthesidewalks,sellingabsolutelyeverything-or,asIfoundduringthe48

hoursofrain,absolutelyeverythingbutumbrellas."Thegovernmentwasthegovernmentofthepoor

people,nonesardar(司令官)toldme."Nowtheyshakehandswiththecapitalistsandtrytogetridofpoor

people.”

ButothersinKolkatabelievethatrickshawswillsimplybeconfinedmorestrictlytocertain

neighborhoods,outoftheviewofWorldBanktrafficconsultantsandCaliforniainvestmentdelegations-or

thattheywillbeallowedtodieoutnaturallyasthey'resupplantedbymoremodemconveyances.

BuddhadebBhattachaijee,afterall,isnotthefirsthighWestBengalofficialtosaythatrickshawswouldbe

offthestreetsofKolkatainamatterofmonths.Similarstatementshavebeenmadeasfarbackas1976.The

bandecreedbyBhattachaijeehasbeendelayedbyacourtcaseandbyawidelyheldbeliefthatsome

retrainingorsocialsecuritysettlementoughttobeofferedtorickshawdrivers.Itmayalsohavebeen

delayedbyaquietreluctancetogiveupsomethingthathasbeenpartofthefabricofthecityformorethana

century.Kolkata,aresidenttoldme,“hasdifficultylettinggo."Onedayacityofficialhandedmeareport

fromthemunicipalgovernmentlayingoutoptionsforhowrickshawpullersmightberehabilitated.

“Whichoptionhasbeenchosen?^^Iasked,notingthatthereportwasdatedalmostexactlyayear

beforemyvisit.

“Thathasn'tbeendecided,"hesaid.

“Whenwillitbedecided?”

“Thathasn'tbeendecided,"hesaid.

11.Accordingtothepassage,rickshawsareusedinKolkatamainlyforthefollowingEXCEPT

A.takingforeigntouristsaroundthecity.

B.providingtransporttoschoolchildren.

C.canyingstoresuppliesandpurchases

D.carryingpeopleovershortdistances.

12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestherickshawpullersfromBihar?

A.Theycomefromarelativelypoorarea.

B.Theyareprovidedwithdecentaccommodation.

C.TheirlivingstandardsareverylowinKolkata.

D.Theyareoftencaughtbypolicemeninthestreets.

13.That“Forsomeonewithoutlandoreducation,thatstillbeatstryingtomakealivinginBihar”(4

paragraph)meansthatevenso,

A.thepoorprefertoworkandliveinBihar.

B.thepoorfromBiharfarebetterthanbackhome.

C.thepoornevertrytomakealivinginBihar.

D.thepoorneverseemtoresenttheirlifeinKolkata.

14.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatsomeeducatedandpoliticallyawarepeople

A.holdmixedfeelingstowardsrickshaws.

B.stronglysupportthebanonrickshaws.

C.callforhumanitarianactionsfrorickshawpullers.

D.keepquietontheissueofbanningrickshaws.

15.Whichofthefollowingstatementsconveystheauthor'ssenseofhumor?

A."...notthepoorbutpeoplewhoarejustanotchabovethepoor.^^(2paragraph)

B."..,whichsoundslikeaprettygooddealuntilyou'vevisitedadcra.M(4paragraph)

C.Kolkata,aresidenttoldme,“hasdifficultylettinggo.”(7paragraph).

D.”…or,asIfoundduringthe48hoursofrain,absolutelyeverythingbutumbreHas.”(6paragraph)

16.Thedialoguebetweentheauthorandthecityofficialattheendofthepassageseemstosuggest

A.theuncertaintyofthecourt'sdecision.

B.theinefficiencyofthemunicipalgovernment.

C.thedifficultyoffindingagoodsolution.

D.theslownessinprocessingoptions.

TEXTB

Dependingonwhomyoubelieve,theaverageAmericanwill,overalifetime,waitinlinesfortwo

years(saysNationalPublicRadio)orfiveyears(accordingtocustomer-loyaltyexperts).

Thecrucialwordisaverage,aswealthyAmericansroutinelyavoidlinesaltogether*.Oncethemost

democraticofinstitutions,linesarerapidlybecomingtheexclusiveprovinceofsuckers(peoplewhostill

believeinandpracticewaitinginlines).Poorsuckers,mostly.

AirportsresembleFrancebeforetheRevolution:first-classpassengersenjoy"elite"securitylinesand

priorityboarding,anddisembarkbeforetheunwashedincoach,heldatbaybyaflightattendant,are

allowedtofoultheJetway.

Atamusementparks,too,youcannowbuyyourwayoutofline.ThissummerIhaplesslywatched

kidsusea$52GoldFlashPasstojumpthelinesatSixFlagsNewEngland,andsimilarsystemsareinuse

inmostmajorAmericanthemeparks,fromUniversalOrlandotoWaltDisneyWorld,wherethehavesgetto

watchthehave-moresbreezepastontheirwaytotheirseats.

FlashPassteacheschildrenavaluablelessoninreal-worldeconomics:thatthericharemoreimportant

thanyou,especiallywhenitcomestowaiting.AnNBAplayeroncesaidtome,withabemusedchuckleof

disbelief,thatwhenplayinginCanada—getthis-Mwehavetowaitinthesamecustomslineaseverybody

else."

Almosteverylinecanbebreachedforaprice.InseveralU.S.citiesthissummer,earlyarriversamong

theearlyadopterswaitingtobuyiPhonesofferedtoselltheirspotsinthelines.OnCraigslist,prospective

iPhonepurchasersofferedtopay"waiters*'or"placeholders"towaitinlineforthemoutsideApplestores.

Inevitably,somesemi-populistpoliticianshaveseenthevalueofsort-ofwaitinginlineswiththe

ordinarypeople.ThissummerPhiladelphiamayorJohnStreetwaitedoutsideanAT&Tstorefrom3:30a.m.

to11:30a.m.beforeastand-infromhisofficeliterallystoodinforthemayorwhileheconductedofficial

business.AndbillionaireNewYorkmayorMichaelBloombergoftenwaitsforthesubwaywithhisfellow

citizens,thoughhe'sfirstdrivenbymotorcadepastthestopnearesthishousetoastation22blocksaway,

wherethewait,oratleasttheride,isshorter.

Asearlyaselementaryschool,we'retoldthatjumpingthelineisanunethicalact,whichiswhyso

manyU.S.lawmakershaveframedtheimmigrationdebateasakindoffundamentalsinoftheschoollunch

line.AlabamaSenatorRichardShelby,tocitejustonelegislator,saidamnestywouldallowillegal

immigrants"tocutinlineaheadofmillionsofpeople.u

Nothingannoysanationallawmakermorethanapersonwhowillnotwaitinline,unlessthatlineisin

frontofanelevatorattheU.S.Capitol,whereSenatorsandRepresentativesuseprivateelevators,lestthey

havetoqueuewiththeirconstituents.

Butcompromisingtheintegrityofthelineisnotjustantidemocratic,it'sout-of-date.Therewas

somethingabouttheorderlyboardingofNoah'sArk,twobytwo,thatseemedtorestorenotjustcivilization

butcivilityduringtheGreatFlood.

Howcivilwasyourlastflight?SouthwestAirlineshasfirst-come,first-servedfestivalsealing.Butfor

$5perflight,anunaffiliatedcompanycalledBoardFirstwillsecureyouacoveted"A"boardingpass

whenthatairlineopensforonlinecheck-in24hoursbeforedeparture.Thus,thesavvytravelerdoesn'teven

waitinlinewhenheorsheisonline.

Someculturesarenotrenownedforliningup.Thenagain,someculturesaretooadeptatliningup:a

citizenoftheformerSovietUnionwouldjoinaqueuejustsohecouldgettotheheadofthatqueueandsee

whateveryonewasqueuingfor.

AndthenthereistheU.S.,wheresocietyseemstobecleavingintotwogroups:VeryImportantPersons,

whodon'twait,andVeryImpatientPersons,whodo—unhappily.

Forthoseofusinthelattergroup-consignedtocoach,bereftofFlashPass,toopoororpropertopay

aplaceholder—whatdowedo?WedowhatVladimirandEstragondidinWaitingforGodot:"Wewait.We

arebored.”

17.Whatdoesthefollowingsentencemean?”O(jiān)ncethemostdemocraticofinstitutions,linesarerapidly

becomingtheexclusiveprovinceofsuckers...Poorsuckers,mostly.”(2paragraph)

A.LinesaresymbolicofAmerica'sdemocracy.

B.LinesstillgiveAmericansequalopportunities.

C.LinesarenowfbrordinaryAmericansonly.

D.Linesareforpeoplewithdemocraticspiritonly.

18.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcitedasanexampleofbreachingtheline?

A.GoingthroughthecustomsataCanadianairport.

B.UsingGoldFlashPassesinamusementparks.

C.Firstclasspassengerstatusatairports.

D.Purchaseofaplaceinalinefromaplaceholder.

19.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatpoliticians(includingmayorsandCongressmen)

A.prefertostandinlineswithordinarypeople.

B.advocatethevalueofwaitinginlines.

C.believeinandpracticewaitinginlines.

D.exploitwaitinginlinesfbrtheirowngood.

20.Whatisthetoneofthepassage?

A.Instructive.

B.Humorous.

C.Serious.

D.Teasing.

TEXTC

AbustookhimtotheWestEnd,where,amongthecrazycolouredfountainsofillumination,shattering

theblueduskwithgreenandcrimsonfire,hefoundthecafeofhischoice,atea-shopthathadgonemadand

turned.Bbylonian,awhilepalacewithtenthousandlights.Ittoweredabovetheotherbuildinglikeacitadel,

whichindeeditwas,theoutpostofanewage,perhapsanewcivilization,perhapsanewbarbarism;and

behindthethinmarblefrontwereconcreteandsteel,justasbehindthecarelessprofusionofluxurywere

millionsofpence,balancedtothelasthalfpenny.Somewhereinthebackground,hiddenaway,behindthe

tenthousandHightsandacresofwhitenaperyandbewilderingglitteringrowsofteapots,behindthe

thousandwaitressesandcash-boxgirlsandblack-coatedfloormanagersandtemperamentallong-haired

violinists,behindthemoundsofcauldronsofstewedsteak,thevanloadsofices,wereafewmenwhowent

toworkjugglingwithfractionsofafarming,whoknewhowmanyunitsofelectricityittooktofinisha

steak-and-kidneypuddingandhowmanyminutesandsecondsawaitress(fivefeetfourinheightandin

averagehealth)wouldneedtocarryatrayofgivenweightfromthekitchenlifetothetableinthefarcomer.

Inshort,therewasawarm,sensuous,vulgarlifefloweringintheupperstoreys,andacoldscienceworking

inthebasement.Suchasthegigantictea-shopintowhichTurgismarched,insearchnotofmererefreshment

butofalltheenchantmentofunfamiliarluxury.Perhapsheknewinhisheartthatmenhaveconqueredhalf

theknownworld,lootedwholekingdoms,andneverarrivedinsuchluxury.Theplacewasbuiltfbrhim.

Itwasbuiltforagreatmanyotherpeopletoo,and,asusual,theywerealthere.Itseemedwith

humanity.Themarbleentrancehall,pileddizzilywithbonbonsandcakes,wasascrowdedandbustlingasa

railwaystation.Thegloomandgrimeofthestreets,therawair,allNovember,wereatonceleftbehind,

forgotten:theatmosphereinsidewasgolden,tropical,belongingtosomehighmid-summerofconfectionery.

Disdainingthelifts,Turgis,oncemoreexcitedbythesight,sound,andsmellofitall,climbedthewide

staircaseuntilhereachedhisfavouritefloor,whreanorchestra,ledbyayoungJewishviolinistwith

wanderinglustrouseyesandapassionfortremoloeffects,actedasamagnettoathousandgirls,scentedair,

thesensuousclamourofthestrings;and,ashestoodhesitatingamoment,halfdazed,therecame,bowing,s

sleekgraveman,olderthanhewasandrarmoredistinguishedthanhecouldeverhopetobe,who

murmureddeferentially:"Forone,sir?Thisway,please/'Shyly,yetproudly,Turgisfollowedhim.

21.That“behindthethinmarblefrontwereconcreteandsteel“suggeststhat

A.modernrealisticcommercialismexistedbehindtheluxuriousappearance.

B.therewasafundamentalfalsenessinthestyleandtheappealofthecafe..

C.thearchitecthadmadeasensibleblendofoldandnewbuildingmaterials.

D.thecafewasbasedonphysicalfoundationsandrealeconomicstrength.

22.Thefollowingwordsorphrasesaresomewhatcriticalofthetea-shopEXCEPT

A."...turnedBabylonian”.

B.”perhapsanewbarbarism\

C.”acresofwhitenapery".

D."balancedtothelasthalfpenny^.

23.Initscontextthestatementthat“theplacewasbuiltfbrhim^^meansthatthecafewasintendedto

A.pleasesimplepeopleinasimpleway.

B.exploitgulliblepeoplelikehim.

C.satisfyademandthatalreadyexisted.

D.providerelaxationfbrtiredyoungmen.

24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthesecondparagraphisNOTtrue?

A.Thecafeappealedtomostsensessimultaneously.

B.Thecafewasbothfullofpeopleandfullofwarmth.

C.Theinsideofthecafewascontrastedwiththeweatheroutside.

D.Itstressedthecommercialdeterminationofthecafeowners.

25.ThefollowingarecomparisonsmadebytheauthorinthesecondparagraphEXCEPTthat

A.theentrancehalliscomparedtoarailwaystation.

B.theorchestraiscomparedtoamagnet.

C.Turgiswelcomedtheliftlikeaconqueringsoldier.

D.theinteriorofthecafeiscomparedtowarmcountries.

26.Theauthor'sattitudetothecafeis

A.fundamentallycritical.

B.slightlyadmiring.

C.quiteundecided.

D.completelyneutral.

TEXTD

INowelsewhereintheworld,Icelandmaybespokenof,somewhatbreathlessly,aswestern

Europe'slastpristinewilderness.Buttheenvironmentalawarenessthatissweepingtheworldhadbypassed

themajorityofIcelanders.Certainlytheywereconnectedtotheirland,thewayoneiscomplicatedly

connectedto,orencumberedby,familyonecan'tdoanythingabout.Butthetruthis,onceyou'reoffthe

beat-enpathsofthelow-lyingcoastalareaswhereeveryonelives,theroadsarefew,andthey'reallbad,so

Iceland'snaturalwondershavebeenoutofreachandunknowneventoitsowninhab-itants.Forthemthe

landhasalwaysjustbeenthere,somethingthathadtobedealtwithand,ifpossible,exploited—themind-set

beingoneoflandascommodityratherthanlandas,well,pricelessartonthescaleofthe“MonaLisa.”

Whentheopportunityarosein2023forthenationalpowercompanytoenterintoa40-yearcontract

withtheAmericanaluminumcompanyAlcoatosupplyhydroelectricpowerforanewsmelter,thosewho

hadbeendreamingofsome-thinglikethisfbrdecadesjumpedatitandneverlookedback.Icelandmayat

themomentbeoneoftheworld'srichestcountries,witha99per