2023年陜西英語專業(yè)八級考試考前沖刺卷

2023年陜西英語專業(yè)八級考試考前沖刺卷

本卷共分為1大題50小題，作答時間為180分鐘，總分100

分，60分及格。

一、單項選擇題（共50題，每題2分。每題的備選項中，

只有一個最符合題意）

1.Theauthorseemstosuggestthathighdivorcerate

isrelatedto.

A.policeandfiresirens

B.noisesthatkeeppeopleawakeatnight

C.trueurbanity

D.soreeyes

2.Theauthorwrotethisarticle.

A.tocriticiseToronto

B.toridiculeToronto

C.topraiseNewYork

D.tosatirizeNewYork

3.Howwouldyoudescribethewriter'sattitudetowards

currentlearningstrategies

A.Distanced.

B.Admiring.

C.Objective.

D.Ironical.

4.Thewriter5sintentionistogetusto.

A.rethinkeducationalStrategies

B.confirmcurrenttrends

C.thinkaboutwhatconstitutescommunication

D.reassureparents

5.Whichofthefollowingisthewriterimplyingin

paragraph5

A.self-criticismhasgonetoofar.

B.communicationisamorecomprehensivecategorythan

languageskills.

C.evaluatingcriteriaareinappropriatenowadays.

D.thiscolumndoesnotmeetthedemandingevaluating

criteriaoftoday.

6.WhichofthefollowingdoesthewriterNOTsuggest

A.subjectsarenolongertaughtseriously

B.kidsnowadaysareencouragedtobeself-critical

C.academicstandardsinschoolsnowadaysarenolonger

highenough

D.theuseoflanguagehaschangedfortheworse

7.Whobuiltlargebrickpyramids

A.TheMayas.

B.TheMochicaIndiansofPeru.

C.TheIndiansofCentralMexico.

D.TheIndiansofSouthAmerica.

8.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytobethe

subjectofstudybyageohydrologist

A.Soft,porousrockbeingwornawaybyawaterfall.

B.Waterdepositingmineralsonthebanksofagorge

throughwhichthewaterruns.

C.Trappingofwaterinasealedundergroundrockcavern

duetoanearthquake.

D.Waterbecomingunfittodrinkthroughtherelease

ofpollutantsintoitfromaplant.

9.Accordingtothepassage,asunscreencanbe

describedasallthefollowingEXCEPT.

A.itmaynotcarryanexpirationdate

B.itlosesitpotencycompletelyinthreemonths

C.itsefficacydecreasesovertimeifkeptinextreme

heat

D.itisalotionthatmayprotectyourskinfrom

ultravioletradiation

10.Overtime,flavorsofbeerschangemore

quickly.

A.lighter

B.thicker

C.OUt-of-date

D.skunky

11.OnPage357arepresenteddetailsabout.

A.Labov，stheory

B.Chomsky'stheory

C.RP

D.languageplanninginChina

12.Onwhichpagecanthereaderfindexplanationson

theJamaicanvarietyofEnglish

A.Page80.

B.Page100.

C.Page257.

D.Page165.

13.TheauthorisprimarilyconcernedwithDuncan's

A.masterfullyricismasexpressedinherwritingson

thedance

B.concertedeffortstosubduethenaturalmovements

ofthedance

C.popularmisconceptionaboutthenatureofhernew

artform

D.basicstandardsforthedanceformthatshewished

tocreateandperform

14.Accordingtothepassage,Chinasetagoodexample

in.

A.increasingfoodsupplybyfishfarming

B.regulatingoff-shorefishing

C.imposingquotasonthequantityoffishannually

caught

D.decreasingfishconsumptioninordertoprotectocean

resources

15.Thispassageisprobablytakenoutofabookon

A.fishfarming

B.globalresourcesoffood

C.fishconsumption

D.environmentprotection

16.TheauthorofthepassageisimpressedbyHongKong's

A.OceanPark

B.skyscrapers

C.”streetoffices”

D.mixofoldandnew

17.Thelangue&parole"conceptwasdevelopedby

A.deSaussure

B.EdwardSapir

C.N.Chomsky

D.L.Bloomfield

18.Whichofthefollowingisnotacompoundword

A.blackboard

B.greenhouse

C.upgrade

D.uneducated

19.WithHowells,James,andMarkTwainactiveonthe

literaryscene,becamethemajortrendin

Americanliteratureintheseventiesandeightiesof

the19thcentury.

A.sentimentalism

B.romanticism

C.realism

D.naturalism

20.Ofthefollowingfourtypesofmusic,is

consideredthenativeAmericanmusic.

A.rockandroll

B.jazz

C.classicalmusic

D.westernandcountrymusic

21.TheWatergateScandalin1973forcedto

resign,thefirstpresidenttodosointheU.S.

A.Nixon

B.Truman

C.Reagan

D.Johnson

22.InBritaintherealcenterofpoliticallifeisin

A.theQueen

B.theHouseofLords

C.theHouseofCommons

D.theCabinet

23.WhichanimalisanofficialemblemofCanada

A.Thebeaver.

B.Themoose.

C.Thebear.

D.Thesquirrel.

24.ThenationalflowerofEnglandis.

A.therose

B.thethistle

C.thedaffodil

D.theshamrock

25.Whichofthesepartiesisnotamajorpartyinthe

UK

A.TheConservativeParty.

B.TheLaborParty.

C.TheDemocraticParty.

D.TheLiberalParty.

26.ThethemeofThanksgivinghasalwaysbeen.

A.friendshipandhappiness

B.peaceandplenty

C.cooperationandrichreward

D.thanksandgratitude

27.{{1}}Question8isbasedonthefollowingnews.

Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10seconds

toanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.{{/I}}

A.Theyaremeanttocleanuptownsandcities.

B.Theyaremeanttotackleblackmarkettrading.

C.Theyaremeanttopunishurbanvoters.

D.TheyaremeanttoenforcebuiIdingregulations.

28.DickensandThackeray,whoaremostfamousfortheir

novel,livedintheperiodof.

A.QueenElizabethI

B.HenryVIH

C.CharlesII

D.QueenVictoria

29.Inthelate16thcentury,ruledEngland.

A.HenryV

B.ElizabethI

C.QueenMary

D.ElizabethII

30.TheNormanConquestshappenedin

A.55BC

B.1066

C.700

D.966

31.{{1}}Question7isbasedonthefollowingnews.

Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10seconds

toanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.{{/I}}

A.182

B.189

C.196

D.203

32.isnotavowelglide.

A.[th]

B.[oi]

C.[ei]

D.[au]

33.ThelargestriverinIrelandis.

A.theDodderRiver

B.theShannonRiver

C.theSt.GeorgeRiver

D.theThamesRiver

34.iswrittenbyAlanPoe.

A.Twice-ToldTales

B.TheScarletLetter

C.TheHouseoftheSevenGables

D.TheFalloftheHouseofUsher

35.RipVanWinkleiswrittenby.

A.WashingtonIrving

B.HenryDavidThoreau

C.RalphWaldoEmerson

D.JamesFenimoreCooper

36.Theinternalstructureofwordsandtherulesby

whichwordsareformedarethesubjectsof.

A.Morphology

B.Pragmatics

C.Anthropology

D.Psychology

37.Forthefollowingconversation:A:Doyouknowwhere

XiaoWangisB:I'mbusy.istheconversation

implicature.

A.Bisbusy.

B.BdoesnotknowwhereXiaoWangis.

C.BdoesnotwanttoanswerA'squestion.

D.Biscorrect.

38.TheAmericanConstitutionwasdrawnupin.

A.1787

B.1790

C.1783

D.1789

39.BuckinghamPalaceis，spresentLondonhome.

A.parliament

B.churchmen

C.monarch

D.theprimeminister

40.WhichisthebiggestchurchinLondon

A.MoreChurch

B.ChristianChurch

C.St.PauTsCathedral

D.St.HenryCathedral

41.ThelargestandsmalleststatesoftheUnitedStates

are.

A.AlaskaandRhodeIsland

B.TexasandMaine

C.TexasandRhodeIsland

D.AlaskaandMaine

42.drawsontheJewishexperienceandtradition

andexaminessubtlythedismantlingoftheselfbyan

intolerablemodernhistory.

A.AllenGinsberg

B.JohnUpdike

C.SaulBellow

D.J.D.Salinger

43.Whoraisedthenotionof,'objectivecorrelative^

A.RobertPennWarren

B.FlanneryConner

C.WilliamFaulkner

D.TS.Eliot

44.Wemayhearchildrensay“whathewantsThisis