書山有路勤為徑，學(xué)海無涯苦作舟2017年專業(yè)英語八級(jí)考試試題及答案英語專業(yè)八級(jí)考試在每年的三月份舉辦一次，考試在上午進(jìn)行，題型包括聽力、閱讀、改錯(cuò)、翻譯和寫作。下面yjbys小編為大家分享英語專業(yè)八級(jí)考試試題及答案解析如下：?PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION?SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE?Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.SomeofthegapsmayrequireamaximumofTHREEwords.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.?SECTIONBINTERVIEW?InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.?Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.?1.AccordingtoDr.Harley,whatmakeslanguagelearningmoredifficultafteracertainage??[A]Differencesbetweentwolanguages.[B]Decliningcapacitytolearnsyntax.?[C]Lackoftimeavailable.[D]Absenceofmotivation.?2.WhatdoestheexampleofCzechspeakersshow??[A]It'snaturalforlanguagelearnerstomakeerrors.?[B]Differencesbetweenlanguagescausedifficulty.?[C]ThereexistdifferencesbetweenEnglishandCzech.?[D]Difficultystemsfromeitherdifferenceorsimilarity.?3.WhichofthefollowingmethodsdoesNOTadvocatespeaking??[A]Thetraditionalmethod.[B]Theaudiolingualmethod.?[C]Theimmersionmethod.[D]Thedirectmethod.?4.Whichhypothesisdealswiththeroleoflanguageknowledgeinthelearningprocess??[A]Theacquisitionandlearningdistinctionhypothesis.?[B]Thecomprehensibleinputhypothesis.?[C]Themonitorhypothesis.?[D]Theactivefilterhypothesis.?5.WhichofthefollowingtopicsisNOTdiscussedduringtheinterview??[A]Causesoflanguagelearningdifficulties.?[B]Differencesbetweenmothertongueandasecondlanguage.?[C]Theoreticalconceptualizationofsecondlanguagelearning.?[D]Pedagogicalimplementationofsecondlanguageteaching.?SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST?InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.?Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.?6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT??[A]GreyhoundisBritain'slargestbusandtrainoperator.?[B]CurrentlyGreyhoundroutesinBritainarelimited.?[C]ThecoachstartsfromLondoneveryhour.?[D]Passengersareofferedavarietyofservices.?Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.?7.WhatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutthefiresinGreece??[A]FiresonlyoccurredneartheGreekcapital.?[B]Firesnearthecapitalcausedcasualties.?[C]Firesnearthecapitalwerethebiggest.?[D]Firesnearthecapitalweresoonundercontrol.?8.Accordingtothenews,whatmeasuredidauthoritiestaketofightthefires??[A]Residentswereaskedtovacatetheirhomes.?[B]Troopswerebroughtintohelpthefirefighters.?[C]Airoperationsandwaterdropscontinuedovernight.?[D]Anothersixfireenginesjoinedthefirefightingoperation.?Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.?9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasacauseofthecurrentdeclineintheMexicaneconomy??[A]FewerjobopportunitiesinMexico.[B]StrongtieswiththeU.S.economy.?[C]Declineintourism.[D]Declineintaxrevenues.?10.Dropinremittancesfromabroadismainlydueto?[A]decliningoilproduction.[B]theoutbreakoftheflu.?[C]thedecliningGDPinMexico.[D]theeconomicdownturnintheU.S.?PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION?Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassages.?TEXTA?Wheneverwecould,JoanandItookrefugeinthestreetsofGibraltar.TheEnglishman'shomeishiscastlebecausehehasnotmuchchoice.ThereisnowheretositinthestreetsofEngland,noteven,aftertwilight,inthepublicgardens.Theclimate,veryoften,doesnotevenpermithimtowalkoutside.Naturally,hestaysindoorsandcreatesacocoonofcomfort.ThatwasthewaywelivedinLeeds.?Thesesouthernpeople,ontheotherhand,lookoutwards.TheGibraltarianhomeis,typically,asmallandcrowdedapartmentupseveralflightsofdarkanddirtystairs.Init,one,twooreventhreeoldpeopleshareafewill-litroomswiththeyoungfamily.Oncehehaseaten,changedhisclothes,embracedhiswife,kissedhischildrenandhisparents,thereisnothingtokeepthesouthernmanathome.Hehurriesout,takingevenhisbreakfastcoffeeathislocalbar.Hecomeshomelateforhisafternoonmealafteranappetitivehourathisear6.Hesleepsforanhour,dresses,goesoutagainandstaysoutuntillateatnight.Hiswifedoesnotmisshim,forsheisout,too—atthemarketinthemorningandintheafternoonsittingwithothermothers,baby-mindinginthesun.?TheusualGibraltarianhomehasnositting-room,living-roomorlounge.Theparlourofourworking-classhouseswouldbeanintolerablewasteofspace.Easy-chairs,sofasandsuch-likefurnitureareunknown.Therearenobookshelves,becausetherearenobooks.Talkinganddrinking,aswellaseating,aredoneonhardchairsroundthedining-table,betweenasideboarddecoratedwiththebestglassesandaninevitabledisplaycabinetfulloffamilytreasures,photographsandsouvenirs.Theelaboratechandelieroverthistableproclaimsitasthehubofthehouseholdandofthefamily.HearthandhomemakesverylittlesenseinGibraltar.One'shomeisone'stownorvillage,andone'shearthisthesunshine.?Ournortherntownsaredormitorieswithcubicles,bycomparison.Whenwecongregate—inthechurchesitusedtobe,nowinthecinema,say,impersonally,oratpublicmeetings,formally—wearescarcelyevermantoman.Onlyinourpubscanyoufindthetrulygregariousandcommunalspiritsurviving,andinEnglandeventhepubsaredividedalongclasslines.?AlongthisMediterraneancoast,homeisonlyarefugeandaretreat.Thepeoplelivetogetherintheopenair—inthestreet,market-place.Downhere,thereisafarstrongerfeelingofcommunitythanwehadeverknown.IncrowdedandcircumscribedGibraltar,withitscomplicatedinter-marriages,itsidentityofinterests,itssurvivingsenseofsiege,onecanseeandfeelanintegratedsociety.?Toliveinatinytownwithalltheorganizationofastate,withViceroy(總督),Premier,Parliament,PressandPentagon,allinminiature,allwithinarm'sreach,isanintensivecourseincivics.Insuchanenvironment,nothingcanbehidden,forbetterorforworse.One'ssuccessesareseenandrecognized;one'sfailuresareimmediatelyexposed.Socialconsciousnessisatitsstrongest,withtheresultthatthereisaconstantandfirmpressuretowardsgoodsocialbehaviour,towardscourtesyandkindness.Gibraltar,withallitsfaults,isthefriendliestandmosttolerantofplaces.Straightfromthecynicalanonymityofabigcity,weluxuriatedinitshappypersonalism.Welookbackonit,likeallitsexiledsonsanddaughters,withtrueaffection.?11.WhichofthefollowingbestexplainsthedifferencesinwaysoflivingbetweentheEnglishandtheGibraltarians??[A]Thefamilystructure.[B]Religiousbelief.?[C]Theclimate.[D]Eatinghabit.?12.Theitalicizedpartinthethirdparagraphimpliesthat?[A]EnglishworkingclasshomesaresimilartoGibraltarianones.?[B]Englishworking-classhomeshavespacioussitting-rooms.?[C]Englishworking-classhomeswastealotofspace.?[D]theEnglishworking-classparlourisintolerableinGibraltar.?13.WelearnfromthedescriptionoftheGibraltarianhomethatitis?[A]modern.[B]luxurious.[C]stark.[D]simple.?14.Thereisamuchstrongersenseof______amongtheGibraltarians.?[A]togetherness[B]survival[C]identity[D]leisure?15.Accordingtothepassage,peopleinGibraltartendtobewell-behavedbecauseofthefollowingEXCEPT?[A]theentiretyofthestatestructure,[B]constantpressurefromthestate.?[C]thesmallsizeofthetown.[D]transparencyofoccurrences.?TEXTB?Forofficeinnovators,theunrealizeddreamofthepaperlessofficeisaclassicexampleofhigh-techhubris(傲慢).Today'sofficedroneisdrowninginmorepaperthaneverbefore.?Butafterdecadesofhype,Americanofficesmayfinallybelosingtheirpaperobsession.ThedemandforpaperusedtooutstripthegrowthoftheU.S.economy,butthepasttwoorthreeyearshaveseenamarkedslowdowninsales—despiteahealthyeconomicscene.?Analystsattributethedeclinetosuchfactorsasadvancesindigitaldatabasesandcommunicationsystems.Escapingourcravingforpaper,however,willbeanythingbutaneasyaffair.?Oldhabitsarehardtobreak,saysMerilynDunn,acommunicationssuppliesdirector.Therearesomefunctionsthatpaperserveswhereascreendisplaydoesn'twork.Thosefunctionsarebothitsstrengthanditsweakness.?Intheearlytomid-'90s,aboomingeconomyandimproveddesktopprintershelpedboostpapersalesby6to7percenteachyear.Theconvenienceofdesktopprintingallowedofficeworkerstoindulgeinprintinganythingandeverythingatverylittleeffortorcost.?Butnow,thegrowthrateorpapersalesintheUnitedStatesisflatteningbyabouthalfapercenteachyear.Between2004and2005,Ms.Dunnsays,plainwhiteofficepaperwillseelessthana4percentgrowthrate,despitethestrongoveralleconomy.Aprimaryreasonforthechange,saysDunn,isthatforthefirsttimeever,some47percentoftheworkforceenteredthejobmarketaftercomputershadalreadybeenintroducedtooffices.?We'refinallyseeingareductionintheamountofpaperbeingusedperworkerintheworkplace,saysJohnMaine,vicepresidentofapulpandpapereconomicconsultingfirm.Moreinformationisbeingtransmittedelectronically,andmoreandmorepeoplearecomfortablewiththeinformationresidingonlyinelectronicformwithoutprintingmultiplebackups.?Inaddition,Mr.Mainepointstothelacklusteremploymentmarketforwhite-collarworkers—theprimarydriverofofficepaperconsumption—fortheshiftinpaperusage.?Therealparadigmshiftmaybeinthewaypaperisused.Sincetheadventofadvancedandreliableoffice-networksystems,datastoragehasmovedawayfrompaperarchives.Thesecretarialartoffilingisdisappearingfromjobdescriptions.Muchoftoday'sdatamayneverleaveitsoriginaldigitalformat.?Thechangingattitudestowardpaperhavefinallycaughttheattentionofpapercompanies,saysRichardHarper,aresearcheratMicrosoft.Allofasudden,thepaperindustryhasstartedthinking,'Weneedtolearnmoreaboutthebehaviouralaspectsofpaperuse,'hesays.Theyhadneverasked,they'djustassumedthat70millionsheetswouldbeboughtperyearasaliteralfunctionofeconomicgrowth.?Toreducepaperuse,somecompaniesareworkingtocombinedigitalandpapercapabilities.Forexample,XeroxCorp.isdevelopingelectronicpaper:thindigitaldisplaysthatrespondtoastylus,likeapenonpaper.Notationscanbeerasedorsaveddigitally.?Anotheridea,intelligentpaper,comesfromAnotoGroup.Itwouldallownotationsmadewithastylusonapageprintedwithaspecialmagneticinktosimultaneouslyappearonacomputerscreen.?Evenwithsuchtechnologicaladvances,theimprovedcapabilitiesofdigitalstoragecontinuetoactagainstpaperlessness,arguesPaulSaffo,atechnologyforecaster.Inhispropheticandmetaphorical1989essay,TheElectronicPinata(彩罐),hesuggeststhattheincreasingamountsofelectronicdatanecessarilyrequiremorepaper.?Theinformationindustrytodayislikeahugeelectronicpinata,composedofathinpapercrustsurroundinganelectroniccore,Mr.Saffowrote.Thegrowingpapercrustismostnoticeable,butthehiddenelectroniccorethatproducesthecrustisfarlarger—andgrowingmorerapidly.Theresultisthatwearebecomingpaperless,butwehardlynoticeatall.?Inthesamewaythatdigitalinnovationshaveincreasedpaperconsumption,Saffosays,sohasvideoconferencing—withitspromiseoffewerin-personmeetings—boostingbusinesstravel.?That'soneofthegreatironiesoftheinformationage,Saffosays.It'sjustcommonsensethatthemoreyoutalktosomeonebyphoneorcomputer,itinevitablyleadstoaface-to-facemeeting.ThebestthingfortheaviationindustrywastheInternet.?16.Whatfunctiondoesthesecondsentenceinthefirstparagraphserve??[A]Itfurtherexplainshigh-techhubris.?[B]Itconfirmstheeffectofhigh-techhubris.?[C]Itoffersacauseforhigh-techhubris.?[D]Itoffersacontrasttohigh-techhubris.?17.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonfortheslowdowninpapersales??[A]Workforcewithbettercomputerskills.?[B]SlowgrowthoftheU.S.economy.?[C]Changingpatternsinpaperuse.?[D]Changingemploymenttrends.?18.ThetwoinnovationsbyXeroxCorp.andAnotoGroupfeature?[A]integrateduseofpaperanddigitalform.?[B]ashiftfrompapertodigitalform.?[C]theuseofcomputerscreen.?[D]anewstyleofwriting.?19.Whatdoestheauthormeanbyironyoftheinformationage??[A]Thedreamofthepaperlessofficewillberealized.?[B]Peopleusuallyprefertohaveface-to-facemeetings.?[C]Moredigitaldatauseleadstogreaterpaperuse.?[D]Somepeopleareopposedtovideo-conferencing.?20.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardspaperlessness??[A]Hereviewsthesituationfromdifferentperspectives.?[B]Heagreeswithsomeofthepeoplequotedinthepassage.?[C]Hehasapreferencefordigitalinnovations.?[D]Hethinksairlinesbenefitmostfromthedigitalage.?TEXTC?WhenGeorgeOrwellwrotein1941thatEnglandwasthemostclass-riddencountryunderthesun,hewasonlypartlyright.Societieshavealwayshadtheirhierarchies,withsomegroupperchedatthetop.IntheIndianstateofBihartheRanveerSena,anupper-casteprivatearmy,evenkilledtostaythere.?BythatmeasureclassinBritainhardlyseemsentrenched(根深蒂固的).ButinanotherwayOrwellwasright,andcontinuestobe.AsanewYouGovpollshows,Britonsaresurprisinglyalerttoclass—boththeirownandthatofothers.Andtheystillthinkclassissticky.Accordingtothepoll,48%ofpeopleaged30oroversaytheyexpecttoendupbetteroffthantheirparents.Butonly28%expecttoendupinadifferentclass.Morethantwo-thirdsthinkneithertheynortheirchildrenwillleavetheclasstheywereborninto.?Whatdoesthisthingthatpeoplecannotescapeconsistofthesedays?Andwhatdopeoplelookatwhendecodingwhichclasssomeonebelongsto?Themostusefulidentifyingmarkers,accordingtothepoll,areoccupation,address,accentandincome,inthatorder.Thefactthatincomecomesfourthisrevealing:thoughsomeofthehabitsandattitudesthatclassusedtodefinearemorewidelyspreadthantheywere,classstillindicatessomethinglessbluntthanmerewealth.?Occupationisthemosttrustedguidetoclass,butchangesinthelabourmarkethavemadethathardertoreadthanwhenOrwellwaswriting.Manualworkershaveshrunkalongwithfarmingandheavyindustryasaproportionoftheworkforce,whilethenumberofpeopleinwhite-collarjobshassurged.Despitethisstrikingchange,whentheywereaskedtoplacethemselvesinaclass,Britsin2006huddledinmuchthesamecategoriesastheydidwhentheywereaskedin1949.So,jobs,whichwereonceafairlyreliableguidetoclass,havebecomemisleading.?AsurveyconductedearlierthisyearbyExpertianshowshowthisconvergenceonsimilartypesofworkhasblurredclassboundaries.Expertianaskedpeopleinanumberofdifferentjobstoplacethemselvesintheworkingclassorthemiddleclass.Secretaries,waitersandjournalistsweresignificantlymorelikelytothinkthemselvesmiddle-classthanaccountants,computerprogrammersorcivilservants.Manynewwhite-collarjobsoffernomoreautonomyorbetterprospectsthanoldblue-collarones.Yetdespitethemuddleoverwhatthemarkersofclassarethesedays,71%ofthosepolledbyYouGovstillsaidtheyfounditveryorfairlyeasytofigureoutwhichclassothersbelongto.?Inadditiontochangesinthelabourmarket,twootherthingshavesmudgedthebordersontheclassmap.First,since1945Britainhasreceivedlargenumbersofimmigrantswhodonotfiteasilyintoexistingnotionsofclassandmayhavetheirownpyramidstoscrambleup.Theflowofnewarrivalshasincreasedsincethelate1990s,multiplyingthiseffect.?Second,barrierstofamehavebeenlowered.Britain'sfast-growingranksofcelebrities—likeDavidBeckhamandhiswifeVictoria—formakindofparallelaristocracyopentotalent,oratleasttothosewhoareuninhibitedenoughtomeettherequestsoftelevisionproducers.Thistoohasmadedefinitionsmorecomplicated.?ButmanyBrits,giventhechoice,stillprefertoidentifywiththeclasstheywerebornintoratherthanthatwhichtheirjobsorincomewouldsuggest.Thisoftenentailspretendingtobemorehumblethanisactuallythecase:220%ofwhite-collarworkerstoldYouGovthattheyconsiderthemselvesworkingclass.Likewise,theExpertiansurveyfoundthatoneintenadultswhocallthemselvesworkingclassareamongtherichestasset-owners,andthatoverhalfamillionhouseholdswhichearnmorethan$191,000ayearsaytheyareworkingclass.Pretendingtobegranderthanincomeandoccupationsuggestisrarer,thoughithappenstoo.?Ifclassnolongerdescribesaclearsocial,economicorevenpoliticalstatus,isitworthpayinganyattentionto.9Possibly,yes.Itisstillinmostcasescloselycorrelatedwitheducationalattainmentandcareerexpectations.?21.Whydoestheauthorsay...Orwellwasright,andcontinuestobe(ParagraphTwo)??[A]BecausetherewasstrongerclassconsciousnessinIndia.?[B]Becausemorepeoplehopetoendupinahigherclass.?[C]Becausepeopleexpecttogainmorewealththantheirparents.?[D]BecauseBritonsarestillconsciousoftheirclassstatus.?22....classstillindicatessomethinglessbluntthanmerewealth(ParagraphThree)meansthat?[A]classisstilldefinedbyitsownhabitsandattitudes.?[B]classwouldrefertosomethingmoresubtlethanmoney.?[C]peoplefromdifferentclassesmayhavethesamehabitsorattitudes.?[D]incomeisunimportantindeterminingwhichclassonebelongsto.?23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT??[A]White-collarworkerswouldplacethemselvesinadifferentclass.?[B]Peoplewithdifferentjobsmayplacethemselvesinthesameclass.?[C]Occupationandclassarenolongerrelatedwitheachother.?[D]Changesintheworkforcehavemadeitdifficulttodefineclass.?24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacausetoblurclassdistinction??[A]Notionsofclassbyimmigrants.[B]Changingtrendsofemployment.?[C]Fewertypesofwork.[D]Easyaccesstofame.?25.Whensomesuccessfulwhite-collarworkerschoosetostayintheworkingclass,itimpliesthattheyare?[A]showingmodesty.[B]showingself-respect.?[C]expressingboastfulness.[D]makinganunderstatement.?TEXTD?ThetrainwaswhirlingonwardwithsuchdignityofmotionthataglancefromthewindowseemedsimplytoprovethatplainsofTexaswerepouringeastward.Vastfiatsofgreengrass,dull-huedspacesofmesquiteandcactus,littlegroupsofframehouses,woodsoflightandtendertrees,allweresweepingintotheeast,sweepingoverthehorizon,aprecipice.?AnewlymarriedpairhadboardedthiscoachatSanAntonio.Theman'sfacewasreddenedfrommanydaysinthewindandsun,andadirectresultofhisnewblackclotheswasthathisbrick-colouredhandswereconstantlyperforminginamostconsciousfashion.Fromtimetotimehelookeddownrespectfullyathisattire.Hesatwithahandoneachknee,likeamanwaitinginabarber'sshop.Theglanceshedevotedtootherpassengerswerefurtiveandshy.?Thebridewasnotpretty,norwassheveryyoung.Sheworeadressofbluecashmere,withsmallreservationsofvelvethereandthere,andwithsteelbuttonsabounding.Shecontinuallytwistedherheadtoregardherpuffsleeves,verystiff,andhigh.Theyembarrassedher.Itwasquiteapparentthatshehadcooked,andthatsheexpectedtocook,dutifully.Theblushescausedbythecarelessscrutinyofsomepassengersasshehadenteredthecarwerestrangetoseeuponthisplain,under-classcountenance,whichwasdrawninplacid,almostemotionlesslines.?Theywereevidentlyveryhappy.Everbeeninaparlor-carbefore?heasked,smilingwithdelight.?No,sheanswered;Ineverwas.It'sfine,ain'tit??Great!Andthenafterawhilewe'llgoforwardtothedinner,andgetabiglay-out.Freshmealintheworld.Chargeadollar.?Oh,dothey?criedthebride.Chargeadollar?Why,that'stoomuch—forus—ain'tit,Jack??Northistrip,anyhow,heansweredbravely.We'regoingtogothewholething.?Laterheexplainedtoheraboutthetrains.Yousee,it'sathousandmilesfromoneendofTexastotheother;andthisrunsrightacrossit,andneverstopsbutfourtimes.Hehadtheprideofanowner.Hepointedouttoherthedazzlingfittingsofthecoach;andintruthhereyesopenedwiderandshecontemplatedthesea-greenfiguredvelvet,theshiningbrass,silver,andglass,thewoodthatgleamedasdarklybrilliantasthesurfaceofapoolofoil.Atoneendabronzefiguresturdilyheldasupportforaseparatedchamber,andatco