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2015年英语专八真题及答案 2015英语专八听力答案 SectionAMini-lecture 1.partsoflanguage 2.otherfeatures 3.rhythm 4.havingtheability 5.aparticularsubject 6.knowledgeorexperience 7.reinterpreting 8.predicting/makingpredictions 9.typesofpredictions 10.contents SectionBInterview 1.Theresathinksthatthepresentgovernmentis________. [A]doingwhattheyhavepromisedtoschools [B]creatingopportunitiesforleadinguniversities [C]consideringremovingbarriersforstateschoolpupils [D]reducingopportunitiesforstateschoolpupils 2.WhatdoesTheresaseeasaprobleminsecondaryschoolsnow? [A]Universitiesarenotworkinghardtoacceptstateschoolpupils. [B]ThenumberofstatepupilsapplyingtoOxfordfailstoincrease. [C]Thegovernmenthasloweredstatepupils’expectations. [D]Leadinguniversitiesarerejectingstateschoolpupils. 3.InTheresa’sview,schoolfreedommeansthatschoolsshould____. [A]begivenmorefundingfromeducationauthorities [B]begivenallthemoneyanddecidehowtospendit [C]begrantedgreaterpowertorunthemselves [D]begivenmoreopportunitiesandchoices 4.AccordingtoTheresa,whodecidesordecidemoneyforschoolsatthepresent? [A]Localeducationauthoritiesandthecentralgovernment. [B]Localeducationauthoritiesandsecondaryschoolstogether. [C]Localeducationauthoritiesonly. [D]Thecentralgovernmentonly. 5.Throughoutthetalk,theinterviewerdoesallthefollowingEXCEPT____. [A]askingforclarification [B]challengingtheinterviewee [C]supportingtheinterviewee [D]initiatingtopics SectionCNewsBroadcast NewsItem1 6.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem? [A]FewerpeoplewatchTVonceaweek. [B]SmartphonesandtabletshavereplacedTV. [C]Newtechnologyhasledtomorefamilytime. [D]BiggerTVsetshaveattractedmorepeople. NewsItem2 7.Howmanylawmakersvotedforthemarijuanalegalizationbill? [A]50. [B]12. [C]46.[D]18. 8.Thepassingofthebillmeansthatmarijuanacanbe________. [A]boughtbypeopleunder18 [B]madeavailabletodrugaddicts [C]providedbythegovernment [D]boughtindrugstores NewsItem3 9.Whatdidthereviewofglobaldatareveal? [A]Diarrheaisacommondisease. [B]Goodsanitationledtoincreaseinheight. [C]Thereweremanyproblemsofpoorsanitation. [D]Africanchildrenliveinworsesanitaryconditions. 10.ThepurposeofDr.AlanDangour’sstudywasmostlikelyto________. [A]examinelinksbetweensanitationanddeathfromillness [B]lookintofactorsaffectingthegrowthofchildren [C]investigatehowtotacklesymptomslikediarrhea[D]reviewandcompareconditionsindifferentcountries2015专八阅读理解答案 PartⅡReadingComprehension TextA 11.Accordingtotheauthor,shoppersarereturningtheirpurchasesforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat____. [A]theyareunsatisfiedwiththequalityofthepurchase [B]theyeventuallyfindthepurchasetooexpensive [C]theychangetheirmindoutofuncertainty [D]theyregretmakingthepurchasewithoutforethought 12.Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentinthebookstore? [A]Toseewhichpromotionmethodispreferredbycustomers. [B]Tofindoutthestrengthsandweaknessesofbothmethods. [C]Totrytosetupanewretailer-customerrelationship. [D]Toseetheeffectofanapproachoncustomers'decisions. 13.WhydoestheauthorcitethestudybyBangorUniversityandtheRoyalMailService? [A]Tocomparesimilarresponsesindifferentsettings. [B]Toprovidefurtherevidenceforhisownobservation. [C]Toofferascientificaccountofthebrain'sfunctions. [D]Todescribeemotionalresponsesinonlineshopping. 14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph? [A]Realsatisfactiondependsonfactorsotherthanthecomputer. [B]Despiteonlineshoppingwestillattachimportancetogiftbuying. [C]Somepeoplearestilluncertainaboutthedigitalage. [D]Onlineshoppingoffersrealsatisfactiontoshoppers. TextB 15.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorsuggeststhat____. [A]apersoncaneitherhaveahighIQoralowEQ [B]herprofessorbrothercarestoomuchaboutIQ [C]weneedexamplesofhowtofollowone'sheart [D]sheprefersdogsthatarecleverandloyal 16.Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingareTwist'scharacteristicsEXCEPT____. [A]resignation [B]patience [C]forgiveness [D]tenacity 17.Accordingtothecontext,themeaningoftheword"square"isclosestto____. [A]fast [B]blindly [C]straight [D]stubbornly 18.ThatTwist'sdevotionkeepsmygirlsonabenevolentleashmeansthat____. [A]Twistiscapableoflookingafterthegirls [B]Twistandthegirlshavebecomefriends [C]Twistknowshowtofollowthegirls [D]Twist'sloyaltyhelpsthegirlsgrowup 19.Whatdoestheauthortrytoexpressinthelastparagraph? [A]Difficultiesinraisingherchildren. [B]Worriesaboutwhattobuyforkids. [C]GratitudetoTwistforherrole. [D]Concernsaboutschoolingandreligion. TextC 20.Thatittotteredonthebordersofseniledecaymeansthatthelorrywas_________. [A]abouttobreakdown [B]averyoldvehicle [C]unabletotravelthedistance [D]adangerousvehicle 21.Whichofthefollowingwordsinthefirstparagraphisusedliterally? [A]Flush. [B]Borders. [C]Operations. [D]Gasping. 22.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthorregardstheinadequaciesofthelorryas_________. [A]inevitableandamusing [B].dangerousandfrightening [C]novelandunexpected [D]welcomeandinteresting 23.Allthefollowingwordsinthelastbutoneparagraphdescribethelorryasahuman EXCEPT______. [A]trembling [B]spouting [C]shuddering [D]crept 24.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthorwas________. [A]boredbytheappearanceofthegrasslandsahead [B]reluctanttodoanywalkinginsohotaclimate [C]unfriendlytowardsthelocaldriverandboys [D]alittlesurprisedtohavetohelpdrivethelorry 25.Asuitabletitleforthepassagewouldbe_______. [A]Ajourneythatscaredme [B]Ajourneytoremember [C]ThewildWestAfricanlorry [D]AcomicjourneyinWestAfrica TextD 26.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingservesastheBESTreasonforthesimilarityinurbangreenspacethroughouttheWest? [A]Climate. [B]Geography. [C]Functionalpurposes. [D]Designprinciples. 27.ThefollowingareallfeaturesoffutureurbangreenspaceEXCEPTthat________. [A]eachcityhasitsdistinctstyleofurbangreenspace [B]urbanlandscapewillfocusmoreonculturalhistory [C]urbangreenspacewillbedesignedtoservemanyuses [D]moregreencoverwillbeseenoncityroofsandwalls 28.Whyaresomelocalresidentsopposedto"xeriscaping"? [A]Itcannotreducewaterrequirements. [B]Ithasprovedtobetoocostly. [C]Itisnotsuitedforthelocalarea. [D]Itdoesnothaveenoughadvantages. 29.Accordingtothepassage,ifplannersadoptanasset-basedapproach,theywillprobably. [A]incorporatethearea'snaturalandculturalheritageintotheirdesign [B]makecarefulestimationofthearea'snaturalresourcesbeforedesigning [C]combinenaturalresourcesandpracticalfunctionsintheirdesign [D]envisionmorepurposesforurbanlandscapingintheirdesign 30.Accordingtothepassage,futurelandscapingdesignswillrelymoreon.__. [A]humanassumptions [B]fieldwork [C]scientificestimation [D]laboratorywork 2015英语专八人文答案 2015年专八考试已于3月21日考完，新东方在线为考生们整理了2015专八人文答案，仅供参考。 PartⅢGeneralKnowledge 31.WhichpartyisinpowernowintheUK? [A]TheConservativeParty. [B]TheLabourParty. [C]TheLiberalDemocrats. [D]TheScottishNationalParty. 32.WhichofthefollowinglakesdoesCanadasharewiththeUnitedStates? [A]LakeWinnipeg. [B]TheGreatSlaveLake. [C]TheGreatBearLake. [D]ThefiveGreatLakes. 33.U.S.senatorsservefor____yearsaftertheyareelected. [A]four [B]six [C]three [D]two 34.WhowerethenativesofAustraliabeforethearrivaloftheBritishsettlers? [A]TheEskimos. [B]TheMaori. [C]TheIndians. [D]TheAborigines. 35.____isbestknownforthetechniqueofdramaticmonologueinhispoems. [A]RobertBrowning [B]W.B.Yeats [C]WilliamBlake [D]WilliamWordsworth 36.WhichofthefollowingisacontemporaryBritishpoet? [A]TedHughes. [B]WilliamWordsworth. [C]E.E.Cummings. [D]CarlSandburg. 37.WhowastheauthorofMoby-Dick? [A]NathanielHawthorne. [B]RalphWaldoEmerson. [C]HermanMelville. [D]WashingtonIrving. 38.Thewords"tennis,badminton,golf,basketballandfootball"constitutea____field. [A]semantic [B]connotative [C]conceptual [D]collocative 39.A:Doyoulikeicecream?B:Yes,Ido. Thisisanexampleof____. [A]reference [B]substitution [C]conjunction [D]ellipsis 40.Whichofthefollowingisavoicelessconsonant? [A][j] [B][w] [C][p] [D][l]2015专八改错答案 2015年专八考试已于3月21日考完，新东方在线为考生们整理了2015专八改错答案，仅供参考。 PartⅣProofreading&ErrorCorrection 1.Looked→Looking 2.and→but 3.complimentary→compliment 4.it→去掉it 5.very→too 6.∧which→in 7.specially→especially或particularly 8.for→about 9.aspect→case 10.been→去掉been 2015专八英译汉答案 Atitsheart,psycholinguisticworkconsistsoftwoquestions.Oneis,Whatknowledgeoflanguageisneededforustouselanguage?Inasense,wemustknowalanguagetouseit,butwearenotalwaysfullyawareofthisknowledge.Adistinctionmaybedrawnbetweentacitknowledgeandexplicitknowledge.Tacitknowledgereferstotheknowledgeofhowtoperformvariousacts,whereasexplicitknowledgereferstotheknowledgeoftheprocessesormechanismsusedintheseacts.Wesometimesknowhowtodosomethingwithoutknowinghowwedoit.Forinstance,abaseballpitcher(投手)mightknowhowtothrowabaseball90milesanhourbutmighthavelittleornoexplicitknowledgeofthemusclegroupsthatareinvolvedinthisact.Similarly,wemaydistinguishbetweenknowinghowtospeakandknowingwhatprocessesareinvolvedinproducingspeech.Generallyspeaking,muchofourlinguisticknowledgeistacitratherthanexplicit. 心理语言学的研究包括两个核心问题。第一，我们使用语言需要什么语言知识?从某种意义上说，我们必须拥有某种语言的知识才能使用该语言，但却并不总是能完全意识到这种知识。我们可能要对隐性知识和显性知识加以区分。隐性知识是指如何执行各种动作所拥有的知识，而显性知识是指在这些动作中使用的过程或者机制所蕴含的知识。有时，我们知道如何做某事，却无法说出我们是怎么做的。比如，一名棒球投手可能知道如何以每小时90英里的速度把球抛出去，但对有关参与此活动的肌群的显性知识却知之甚少，或一无所知。同样地，我们知道如何说话，但却不清楚言语产生包含哪些过程。总的来说，我们的大多数语言知识都是隐性知识而非显性知识。 2015专八汉译英答案 茶花(camellia)的自然花期在12月至翌年4月，以红色系为主，另有黄色系和白色系等，花色艳丽。本届花展充分展示了茶花的品种资源和科研水平，是近三年来本市规模最大的一届茶花展。为了使广大植物爱好者有更多与茶花亲密接触的机会，本届茶花展的布展范围延伸至整个园区，为赏花游客带来便利。 此次茶花展历时2个月，展期内200多个茶花品种将陆续亮相。 Camellia’sfloweringperiodstartsfromDecemberandendsinthenextApril，andthecolorsoftheflowersarebrightandshowywithredinmajority,yellow,whiteandothercolorsinminority.It’sthecity’slargestcamelliashowinrecentthreeyears,whichfullydisplayscamellia’svariousspeciesaswellashuman’sscientificresearchlevelofit.Inordertoprovidethemajorityofplant-loverswithmoreopportunitiestocloselyappreciatethebeautyofcamellia,theareaoftheCamelliaShowisextendedtothewholegardensothatitcanbringmoreconvenienceforthevisitors.TheCamelliaShowtakesovertwomonths,inwhichmorethan200variouscamelliaswillbepresentedsuccessively. 2015英语专八作文考试答案 MyViewsontheSharingEconomy Thesharingeconomyreferstotheeconomicpatterninwhichpeopleshareaccesstoresources,suchasgoods,servicesanddata.Thisnewlyemergingtrendwouldbeimpossiblewithoutthedevelopmentoftechnology.ItistheInternetthatmakesthesharingcheaperandeasierandhelpstostrikeabalancebetweensupplyanddemand.Timemagazinehaslistedthesharingeconomyasoneofthe“10ideasthatwillchangetheworld”.Asfarasthecommentisconcerned,IcannotagreewithTimemore. Asoneofthegreatestbenefitsofthedigitalage,thesharingeconomyarisesfromouroldestinstinctashumanbeings.Thereisalwaysanurgeforustoconnectwithothers,especiallyinanerawhenfamiliesarescatteredandwedonotreallyknowthepeoplewholivenearby.Ithasbeensaidthat“Joyssharedwithothersaremoreenjoyed.”However,inmyeyes,theresourcessharedwithothersaremorebeneficialtooursociety. Ontheonehand,sharingeconomyleadstoamoreefficientuseofresources.Someitemsareexpensivetobuybutwidelyownedbypeoplewhodonotmakethebestuseofthem.Occasionalsharingmayprovideextraincomefortheownersandcanbelesscostlyfortheborrowers.Ifmanagedwell,awin-winsituationisachievedforbothpartiesintheprocess.Besides,sharingeconomycontributestoenvironmentalprotection.Takeaccommodationforexample.Themorehotelsarebuilt,themoreresourcesarerequired,whichmightinturnresultinadecreaseinarablelandandpublicgreenspace.Ontheotherhand,thetransactioncostisreducedduetotheuseofInternetandvariousapps.Withasmartphoneinyourhand,itisnotdifficulttofindapotentialhostintheneighboringarea.Peoplearemeetingincreasinglyonscreens,discussingonlineandpurchasinggoodsdomesticandoverseas,payingthroughInternetpaymentsystem. Tosummarize,althoughthesharingeconomyisnotperfectatpresentbecauseofconcernsininsurance,legalliability,safetyandthelike,Ibelieve,quitefirmly,thatitrepresentsthefuturetrendandhasthepowertochangetheworldfortheconvenienceandflexibilityitbringstous.JustastheoldChinesesayinggoes,thedefectscannotobscurethevirtuesofasplendidjade,andIassumeitalsoappliestothesharingeconomy.
