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1、2022年英语专业八级考试考前冲刺卷（6）本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.The authors main objection to Bushs proposal seems to be_.Athat it is not effectiveBthat it ignores sound educational policyCthat it is not well groundedDthat it is no innovation 2.It can be inferred fro
2、m the first paragraphs that_.Aprivate single-sex schools are welcomeBsingle-sex schools involve sex discriminationCmath and science are majors for boys and girls alikeDthe changes proposed by Bush administration are encouraging 3.The minimal unit of meaning is the_.AmorphemeBphonemeCsyllableDword 4.
3、As a consequence of the Norman Conquest, many of todays English expressions have a(n)_origin.AGermanBDanishCItalianDFrench 5._is famous for his detective stories whose hero is Sherlock Holmes.AConan DoyleBAgatha ChristieCDorothy SayersDG. Chesterton 6.Harlem, which was _ by origin, is located in_.AS
4、panish. New YorkBDutch. New YorkCDutch. ChicagoDSpanish. Chicago 7.Which of the following is a central vowelAeBiCuD 8.In 1974,_resigned as a consequence of the Watergate Scandal.AKennedyBNixonCTrumanDRoosevelt 9.Ralph Waldo Emerson was a representative of_.AromanticismBrealismCsurrealismDtranscenden
5、talism 10.Leaves of Grass was composed by_.AWalt WhitmanBHenry LongfellowCEmily DickensonDJohn Whittier 11.The famous trial scene between Portia and Shylock comes from_.AA Midsummer Nights DreamBTwelfth NightCThe Merchant of VeniceDAs You lake It 12.The three great Germanic tribes which invaded Brit
6、ain and form the basis of the modern English race were_.Athe Angles, the Saxons and the NormansBthe Danes, the Saxons and the JutesCthe Angles, the Saxons and the JutesDthe Normans, the Saxons and the Angles 13.A serious outcome brought out by the shortage of resources is that _.Amany public institu
7、tions have to cut down enrollments of studentsBteachers are not qualified enough for satisfactory performance in classesCsome institutions have to reduce the expenses on researchDthere is keen competition for resources and attention of faculty between public and private institutions 14.Which of the
8、following statements is NOT TRUEAAmerican society has failed to provide these institutions with adequate resources to meet their needs.BThough in difficulty, these institutions are determined to fulfill both research and teaching functions.CAmerican society has relied too much on their institutions
9、of higher-education to allow them for easy adjustment to all their functions.DMore resources and efforts of faculty are needed for research work than teaching work. 15.The phrase impinge on most probably means _.ApromoteBrely onChave an impact onDblock 16.Which of the following statements is not tru
10、eARobots will be less expensive than they are now.BThey will be used as aides for the disabled.CThey will all be gentle and kind.DThey will deal with intruders. 17.In the next decade ,Robots will become practical because of all but one exception that _.Athey may cook hamburgers in the restaurantsBth
11、ey can perform wonderous skill as shown in science fiction filmCthey may deliver meal trays in hospitalsDthey may do some moppings in the shopping center 18.Which of the following is difficult for robots to do at presentATo assemble machines.BTo do some kinds of cleaning.CTo work as service men.DTo
12、tell that the corner where walls and ceilings meet goes in, not out. 19.Robots will not be accepted unless _.Athey can do some domestic jobs in hospitalBthey can cook and package foodCthey can greet people at the counterDthey can do jobs human needs to solve a shortage of labourers 20.Whats the auth
13、ors attitude towards long-promised home robotAOptimistic.BPessimistic.CSkeptical.DDisbelieving. 21.According to the passage, one of the causes for the difficulties of American higher education is that _.Athe government has stopped giving public institutions as much financial support as it used toBAm
14、erica has always been encouraging young people to go to collegeCmany public institutions have replaced private onesDthe government only finances such researches as that of placing man on the moon 22.According to the passage, how do students in class often react to another students researchAThey reac
15、t the way they do to any other research.BThey are especially critical of the quality of the research.CThey offer unusually good suggestions for improving the work.DThey show a lot of sympathy for the student researcher. 23.According to the author, _ is the most important function of institutions of
16、higher education.Acreating new knowledgeBproviding solutions to social problemsCmaking experts on sophisticated industries out of their studentsDpreparing their students to transmit inherited knowledge 24.What does the author think about trying to find weaknesses in other peoples researchAIt should
17、only be attempted by experienced researchers.BIt may cause researchers to avoid publishing good work.CIt is currently being done to excess.DIt can be useful in planning future research. 25.According to the passage, what do student researchers often learn when they discuss their work in classAOther s
18、tudents rarely have objective comments about it.BOther students do not believe the researchers did the work themselves.CSome students feel that the conclusions are too obvious.DSome students do not understand the meaning of the researchers questions. 26.What does the author conclude about preparing
19、suitable questions for a research projectAIt is more difficult than the student researcher may realize.BThe researcher should get help from other people.CThe questions should be brief so that they will he understood.DIt is important to follow formulas closely. 27.According to the passage, what is on
20、e major criticism students often make of published researchAThe research has been done in unimportant fields.BThe researchers did not adequately establish the relationships involved.CThe researchers failed to provide an appropriate summary.DThe research has not been written in an interesting way. 28
21、.The multi-tube boiler system made the Rocket, Roberts locomotive, _.ApowerfulBachieve a speed of 30 miles an hourCacquire 25 little tubesDgood for hauling trains 29.At first, locomotives could not popularize themselves because they _.Acould not bring profits or save much laborBattract peopleConly c
22、aught some peoples interestDwere not welcome 30.In a true sense, plateways are the earliest and most primitive railways invented by _.Aindustrial workersBGeorge StephensonCthe minersDthe miners work 31.The best way to save ozone is _.Athat CFC manufacture is completely forbiddenBthat the production
23、of CFC is reducedCto find substitutes for CFCsDto reduce the danger of CFCs 32.Why should governments ensure the careful handling and recycling of the CFCs now in useABecause the CFCs directly damage the peoples health.BBecause the CFCs are poisonous chemicals.CBecause the production of the CFCs cos
24、ts a lot.DBecause the CFCs can attack ozone by liberating atoms of chlorine. 33._ is meant that a conversational implicature is attached to the semantic content of what is said, not to the linguistic form.ACalculabilityBCancellabilityCNon - detachabilityDNon - conventionality 34.Gender is mostly a c
25、ategory of the noun and pronoun. In English, the gender distinctions are deter mined _; in French, they are _.Agrammatically; arbitraryBfree; determined by the biological genderCarbitrarily; fixedDby the biological gender; grammatical 35.Ernest Hemlngway was most famous for _.AThe Sea and the Old Ma
26、nBThe Old Man and the SeaCA Farewell to WeaponsDA Goodbye to Arms 36.The national Christian Church in Scotland is _ which was not finally established as until 1690.Athe Church of Scotland; PresbyterianBthe Church of Scotland; ProtestantCthe Church of England; PuritanDthe Church of England; Catholica
27、nd Protestant 37._ was an Irish dramatist and writer who became an active member of the Fabian Society and won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925.ABernard ShawBOscar WildeCJames JoyceDHenrik Ibsen 38.Which of the following matches of chief city and the state it belongs to is NOT correctAChicago-Illi
28、noisBPhiladelphia-PennsylvaniaCSan Francisco-UtahDHouston-Texas 39.Apart from the majority of countries, the U. K. has _ to form the whole part of its constitution.Astatute law and common lawBcommon law and civil lawCstatute law, common law and case lawDcommon law, civil law and case law 40.Robert F
29、rost was an _.AAmerican novelistBEnglish short- story writerCEnglish essayistDAmerican poet 41._ are among the most influential newspapers in _.AWashington Post and New York Time; the U. S.BThe Sun and The Observer; AustraliaCDallas Morning and Chicago Forum; the U. K.DDaily Express and Daily Post;
30、New Zealand 42.Australia is the worlds largest exporter ofAwheat.Bwool.Cmeat.Ddairy products. 43.The majority of French Canadians live inAQuebec.BOntario.CNewfoundland.DNova Scotia. 44.Henry David Thoreaus work _ , has always been regarded as a masterpiece of New England Transcendentalism.ADaisy Mil
31、lerBWhite FangCWaldenDThe Prince and the Pauper 45.The two newest states which joined the United States areAAlaska and Florida.BHawaii and Oregon.CAlaska and Hawaii.DCalifornia and New Mexico. 46.A New Zealander of European descent is known as aAPakeha.BKiwi.CPukeko.DMaori. 47.Of the following word-
32、formation processes, _ is the most productive.AclippingBblendingCinitialismDderivation 48.From the first novel Sister-Carrie on, _ set himself to project the American values for what he had found them to be materialistic to the core.ATheodore DreiserBErnest HemingwayCJohn SteinbeckDJames Baldwin 49.
33、The sounds produced without the vocal cords vibrating are _ sounds.AvoicelessBvoicedCvowelDconsonantal 50.The Victorian Age was largely an age of prose, eminently represented by Charles Dickens andAJohn Keats.BFrancis Bacon.CWilliam Makepeace Thackeray.DGeorge Gordon Byron.第18页 共18页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页