2018年專業(yè)英語八級真題及答案

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SECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture:Youwillhearthemini-lectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothemini-lecture,pleasecompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesurewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.

Nowlistentothemini-lecture.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTHREEminutestocheckyourwork.LanguageandHumanity

Languageispowerfulanditcanhelpusdoorgetthingsaswewish.

Languageasaborntrait

●Languagehasevolvedonlyin

1

.

●Comparisonbetweenchimpanzeesandhumanbeings:

-Chimpanzees

-useoftools:onceseenasasignof

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-inabilityto

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-tendencyto

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-Humanbeings

-abletoimproveandbuildon

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-ableto

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ideas

Languageandsociallearning

●Problemofsociallearning:

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-Cause:

-stealingothers'ideasby

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-Solution:

-

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developedtoshareideas

●Results

-

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madeavailabletoeveryindividual

-languageassocialtechnologytoenhance

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Languageandthemodernworld

●Existenceofmanydifferentlanguageshasledto

-separationofcooperativegroups

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-knowledgeprotection

-slowflowofideasandtendencytoward

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●Globalizationneeds

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.

●

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hindercooperation.

Solution:oneworldwithonelanguage

SECTIONBINTERVIEWInthissectionyouwillhearONEinterviews.TheinterviewwillbedividedintoTWOparts.Attheendofeachpart,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeinterviewsandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthechoices.Now,listentoPartOneoftheinterview.Questions1to5arebasedonPartOneoftheinterview.16、

A.Announcementofresults.

B.Lackofatimeschedule.

C.Slownessinballotscounting.

D.Directionoftheelectoralevents.17、

A.OthervoiceswithinAfghanistanwantedso.

B.Thedatehadbeensetpreviously.

C.Alltheballotshadbeencounted.

D.TheUNadvisedthemtodoso.18、

A.Tocalmthevoters.

B.Tospeeduptheprocess.

C.Tosticktotheelectionrules.

D.Tostopcomplaintsfromtheloser.19、

A.Unacceptable.

B.Unreasonable.

C.Insensible.

D.Illconsidered.20、

A.Supportive.

B.Ambivalent

C.Opposed.

D.Neutral.Now,listentoPartTwooftheinterview.Questions6to10arebasedonPartTwooftheinterview.21、

A.Ensurethegovernmentincludesallparties.

B.Discusswhoisgoingtobethewinner.

C.Supervisethecountingofvotes.

D.Seeksupportfromimportantsectors.22、

A.36%-24%.

B.46%-34%.

C.56%-44%.

D.66%-54%.23、

A.Bothcandidates.

B.Electoralinstitutions.

C.TheUnitedNations.

D.Notspecified.24、

A.Itwasunheardof.

B.Itwasonasmallscale.

C.Itwasinsignificant.

D.Itoccurredelsewhere.25、

A.Problemsintheelectoralprocess.

B.Formationofanewgovernment.

C.Prematureannouncementofresults.

D.DemocracyinAfghanistan.

PARTⅡREADINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONA

MULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS

Inthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbyfourteenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.

PASSAGEONE

26"Britain'sbestexport,"IwastoldbytheheadoftheDepartmentofImmigrationinCanberra,"ispeople."Closeon100,000peoplehaveappliedforassistedpassagesinthefirstfivemonthsofthatyear,andhalfoftheseareeventuallyexpectedtomigratetoAustralia.

27TheAustraliansaredelighted.Theyarekeenlyawarethatwithoutastrong

flow

ofimmigrantsintotheworkforcethedevelopmentoftheAustralianeconomyisunlikelytoproceedattheambitiouspacecurrentlyenvisaged.Thenewmineraldiscoveries

promise

asplendidfuture,andthe

injection

ofhugeamountsofAmericanandBritishcapital

should

helptoensurethattheyareproperlyexploited,butwithunemploymentinAustraliadowntolessthan1.3percent,thegovernmentisunderstandablyanxioustoattractmoreskilledlabor.

28AustraliaisroughlythesamesizeasthecontinentalUnitedStates,buthasonlytwelvemillioninhabitants.Migrationhasaccountedforhalfthepopulationincreaseinthelastfouryears,andhascontributedgreatlytothecountry'simpressiveeconomicdevelopment.Britainhasalwaysbeentheprincipalsource—ninetypercentofAustraliansareofBritishdescent,andBritainhasprovidedonemillionmigrantssincetheSecondWorldWar.

29Australiahasalsogivengreatattentiontorecruitingpeopleelsewhere.Australiansdecidedtheyhadanexcellentpotentialsourceofapplicantsamongtheso-called"guestworkers"whohavecrossedtheirownfrontierstoworkinotherpartsofEurope.Therewereestimatedtobemorethanfourmillionofthem,andalargenumberwereofferedsubsidizedpassagesandguaranteedjobsinAustralia.Italyhasforsomeyearsbeenthesecondbiggestsourceofmigrants,andtheAustralianshavealsomanagedtoattractalargenumberofGreeksandGermans.

30Onedrawbackwiththem,sofarastheAustraliansareconcerned,isthatintegrationtendstobemoredifficult.UnliketheBritish,continentalmigrantshavetostrugglewithanunfamiliarlanguageandnewcustoms.Manynaturally

gravitate

towardstheItalianorGreekcommunitieswhichhavegrownupincitiessuchasSydneyandMelbourne.Thesecolonieshavetheirownnewspapers,theirownshops,andtheirownclubs.TheirinhabitantsarenotAustralians,butEuropeans.

31Thegovernment'savowedaim,however,istomaintain"asubstantiallyhomogeneoussocietyintowhichnewcomers,fromwhateversources,willmergethemselves".Byandlarge,therefore,AustraliastillprefersBritishmigrants,andtendstoberatherless

selective

intheircasethanitiswithothers.

32Afarbiggercauseofconcernthanthegrowthofnationalgroups,however,istheincreasingnumberofmigrantswhoreturntotheircountriesoforigin.Onereasonisthatpeoplenowadaystendtobemoremobile,andthatitiseasierthaninthepasttosavethereturnfare,buteconomicconditionsalsohavesomethingtodowithit.Aslowerrateofgrowthinvariablyproducesdiscontent—andifthiscoincideswithgreaterprosperityinEurope,alotofpeopletendtofeelthatperhapstheywerewrongtocomehereafterall.

33Severalsurveyshavebeenconductedrecentlyintothereasonswhypeoplegohome.Onenotedthat"flies,dirt,andoutsidelavatories"wereonthelistofcomplaintsfromBritishimmigrants,andaddedthatmanypeoplealsocomplainedabout"thecrudity,badmanners,andunfriendlinessoftheAustralians".Anothersurveygaveclimateconditions,homesickness,and"thestarkappearanceoftheAustraliancountryside"asthemainreasonsforleaving.

34MostBritishmigrantsmisscouncilhousing,theNationalHealthscheme,andtheirrelativesandformerneighbors.Lonelinessisabigfactor,especiallyamonghousewives.Themensoonmakenewfriendsatwork,butwivestendtofinditmuchhardertogetusedtoadifferentwayoflife.Manyarehouseboundbecauseofinadequatepublictransportinmostoutlyingsuburbs,andregularcorrespondencewiththeiroldfriendsathomeonlyservestoincreasetheirdiscontent.Onehousewifewasquotedrecentlyassaying:"IevenfindImissthepeopleIusedtohateathome."

35Rentsarehigh,andtherearelongwaitinglistsforHousingCommissionhomes.Sicknesscanbeanexpensivebusinessandtheclimatecanbeunexpectedlyrough.ThegapbetweenAustralianandBritishwagepacketsisnolongerbig,andpeoplearegenerallyexpectedtoworkharderherethantheydoathome.Professionalmenoverfortyoftenhavedifficultyinfindingadecentjob.Aboveall,perhaps,skilledimmigrantsoftenfindaconsiderablereluctancetoaccepttheirqualifications.

36Accordingtothejournal

AustralianManufacturer,theattitudeofmanyemployersandfellowworkersisanythingbutfriendly."WeAustralians,"itstatedinarecentissue,"arejusttoofondofpaintingtherosypictureofthebig,warm-heartedAussie.Asamatteroffact,wearesobusyblowingourowntrumpetsthatwehavenotgottimetobewarm-heartedandconsiderate.Godown'heart-breakalley'amongsomeofthemigrantsandfindoutjusthowexpansivetheAussieistohisimmigrants."

PASSAGETWO

26Someoftheadvantagesofbilingualismincludebetterperformanceattasksinvolving"executivefunction"(whichinvolvesthebrain'sabilitytoplanandprioritize),betterdefenseagainstdementiainoldageand—theobvious—theabilitytospeakasecondlanguage.Onepurportedadvantagewasnotmentioned,though.Manymultilingualsreportdifferentpersonalities,orevendifferentworldviews,whentheyspeaktheirdifferentlanguages.

27It'sanexcitingnotion,theideathatone'sveryselfcouldbebroadenedbythemasteryoftwoormorelanguages.Inobviousways(exposuretonewfriends,literatureandsoforth)theselfreallyisbroadened.Yetitisdifferenttoclaim—asmanypeopledo—tohaveadifferentpersonalitywhenusingadifferentlanguage.Aformer

Economist

colleague,forexample,reportedbeingruderinHebrewthaninEnglish.Sowhatisgoingonhere?

28BenjaminLeeWhorf,anAmericanlinguistwhodiedin1941,heldthateachlanguageencodesaworldviewthatsignificantlyinfluencesitsspeakers.Oftencalled"Whorfianism",thisideahasitssceptics,buttherearestillgoodreasonstobelievelanguageshapesthought.

29Thisinfluenceisnotnecessarilylinkedtothevocabularyorgrammarofasecondlanguage.Significantly,mostpeoplearenotsymmetricallybilingual.Manyhavelearnedonelanguageathomefromparents,andanotherlaterinlife,usuallyatschool.Sobilingualsusuallyhavedifferentstrengthsandweaknessesintheirdifferentlanguages—andtheyarenotalwaysbestintheirfirstlanguage.Forexample,whentestedinaforeignlanguage,peoplearelesslikelytofallintoacognitivetrap(answeringatestquestionwithanobvious-seemingbutwronganswer)thanwhentestedintheirnativelanguage.Inpartthisisbecauseworkinginasecondlanguageslowsdownthethinking.Nowonderpeoplefeeldifferentwhenspeakingthem.Andnowondertheyfeellooser,morespontaneous,perhapsmoreassertiveorfunnierorblunter,inthelanguagetheywererearedinfromchildhood.

30Whatof"crib"bilinguals,raisedintwolanguages?Eventheydonotusuallyhaveperfectlysymmetricalcompetenceintheirtwolanguages.Butevenforaspeakerwhosetwolanguagesareverynearlythesameinability,thereisanotherbigreasonthatpersonwillfeeldifferentinthetwolanguages.Thisisbecausethereisanimportantdistinctionbetweenbilingualismandbiculturalism.

31Manybilingualsarenotbicultural.Butsomeare.Andofthosebiculturalbilinguals,weshouldbelittlesurprisedthattheyfeeldifferentintheirtwolanguages.Experimentsinpsychologyhaveshownthepowerof"priming"—smallunnoticedfactorsthatcanaffectbehaviorinbigways.Askingpeopletotellahappystory,forexample,willputtheminabettermood.Thechoicebetweentwolanguagesisahugeprime.SpeakingSpanishratherthanEnglish,forabilingualandbiculturalPuertoRicaninNewYork,mightconjurefeelingsoffamilyandhome.SwitchingtoEnglishmightprimethesamepersontothinkofschoolandwork.

32Sotherearetwoverygoodreasons(asymmetricalability,andpriming)thatmakepeoplefeeldifferentspeakingtheirdifferentlanguages.Wearestillleftwithathirdkindofargument,though.AneconomistrecentlyinterviewedhereatProspero,AthanasiaChalari,saidforexamplethat:

Greeksareveryloudandtheyinterrupteachotherveryoften.ThereasonforthatistheGreekgrammarandsyntax.WhenGreekstalktheybegintheirsentenceswithverbsandtheformoftheverbincludesalotofinformationsoyoualreadyknowwhattheyaretalkingaboutafterthefirstwordandcaninterruptmoreeasily.

33IstheresomethingintrinsictotheGreeklanguagethatencouragesGreekstointerrupt?Peopleseemtoenjoytellingtalesabouttheirlanguages'inherentproperties,andhowtheyinfluencetheirspeakers.AgroupofFrenchintellectualworthiesonceproposed,ratherself-flatteringly,thatFrenchbethesolelegallanguageoftheEU,becauseofitssupposedlyunmatchablerigorandprecision.SomeGermansbelievethatfrequentlyputtingtheverbattheendofasentencemakesthelanguageespeciallylogical.Butlanguagemythsarenotalwaysself-flattering,manyspeakersthinktheirlanguagesareunusuallyillogicalordifficult—witnesstheplethoraofbooksalongthelinesof"OnlyinEnglishdoyouparkonadrivewayanddriveonaparkway,Englishmustbethecraziestlanguageintheworld!"Wealsoseesomeunsurprisingoverlapwithnationalstereotypesandself-stereotypes:French,rigorous;German,logical;English,playful.Ofcourse.

34Inthiscase,MsChalari,ascholar,atleastproposedaspecificandplausiblelineofcausationfromgrammartopersonality:inGreek,theverbcomesfirst,anditcarriesalotofinformation,henceeasyinterrupting.Theproblemisthatmanyunrelatedlanguagesallaroundtheworldputtheverbatthebeginningofsentences.Manylanguagesallaroundtheworldareheavilyinflected,encodinglotsofinformationinverbs.Itwouldbeastrikingfindingifalloftheseunrelatedlanguageshadspeakersmorepronetointerruptingeachother.Welsh,forexample,isalsobothverb-firstandaboutasheavilyinflectedasGreek,buttheWelsharenotknownaspushyconversationalists.

PASSAGETHREE

26Onceacrosstheriverandintothewholesaledistrict,sheglancedaboutherforsomelikelydooratwhichtoapply.Asshecontemplatedthewidewindowsandimposingsigns,shebecameconsciousofbeinggazeduponandunderstoodforwhatshewas—awage-seeker.Shehadneverdonethisthingbeforeandlackedcourage.Toavoidconspicuityandacertainindefinableshameshefeltatbeingcaughtspyingaboutforsomeplacewhereshemightapplyforaposition,shequickenedherstepsandassumedanairofindifferencesupposedlycommontooneuponanerrand.Inthiswayshepassedmanymanufacturingandwholesalehouseswithoutonceglancingin.Atlast,afterseveralblocksofwalking,shefeltthatthiswouldnotdo,andbegantolookaboutagain,thoughwithoutrelaxingherpace.Alittlewayonshesawagreatdoorwhichforsomereasonattractedherattention.Itwasornamentedbyasmallbrasssign,andseemedtobetheentrancetoavasthiveofsixorsevenfloors."Perhaps,"shethought,"theymaywantsomeone"andcrossedovertoenter,screwinguphercourageasshewent.Whenshecamewithinascoreoffeetofthedesiredgoal,sheobservedayounggentlemaninagreyclerksuit,fumblinghiswatch-chainandlookingout.Thathehadanythingtodowiththeconcernshecouldnottell,butbecausehehappenedtobelookinginherdirection,herweakeningheartmisgaveherandshehurriedby,tooovercomewithshametoenterin.Afterseveralblocksofwalking,inwhichtheuproarofthestreetsandthenoveltyofthesituationhadtimetowearawaytheeffectofherfirstdefeat,sheagainlookedabout.Overthewaystoodagreatsix-storystructurelabeled"StormandKing,"whichsheviewedwithrisinghope.Itwasawholesaledrygoodsconcernandemployedwomen.Shecouldseethemmovingaboutnowandthenupontheupperfloors.Thisplaceshedecidedtoenter,nomatterwhat.Shecrossedoverandwalkeddirectlytowardtheentrance.Asshedidsotwomencameoutandpausedinthedoor.Atelegraphmessengerinbluedashedpastherandupthefewstepswhichgracedtheentranceanddisappeared.Severalpedestriansoutofthehurryingthrongwhichfilledthesidewalkspassedaboutherasshepaused,hesitating.Shelookedhelplesslyaroundandthen,seeingherselfobserved,retreated.Itwastoodifficultatask.Shecouldnotgopastthem.

27Sosevereadefeattoldsadlyuponhernerves.Shecouldscarcelyunderstandherweaknessandyetshecouldnotthinkofgazinginquiringlyaboutuponthesurroundingscene.Herfeetcarriedhermechanicallyforward,everyfootofherprogressbeingasatisfactoryportionofaflightwhichshegladlymade.Blockafterblockpassedby.UponstreetlampsatthevariouscomersshereadnamessuchasMadison,Monroe,LaSalle,Clark,Dearborn;andstillshewent,herfeetbeginningtotireuponthebroadstoneflagging.Shewaspleasedinpartthatthestreetswerebrightandclean.Themorningsunshiningdownwithsteadilyincreasingwarmthmadetheshadysideofthestreetspleasantlycool.Shelookedattheblueskyoverheadwithmorerealizationofitscharmthanhadevercometoherbefore.

28Hercowardicebegantotroubleherinaway.Sheturnedbackalongthestreetshehadcome,resolvingtohuntupStormandKingandenterin.Onthewaysheencounteredagreatwholesaleshoecompany,throughthebroadplatewindowsofwhichshesawanenclosedexecutivedepartment,hiddenbyfrostedglass.Withoutthisenclosure,butjustwithinthestreetentrance,satagrey-hairedgentlemanatasmalltable,withalargeopenledgerofsomekindbeforehim.Shewalkedbythisinstitutionseveraltimeshesitating,butfindingherselfunobservedsheeventuallygatheredsufficientcouragetofalterpastthescreendoorandstoodhumblywaiting.

29"Well,younglady,"observedtheoldgentleman,lookingathersomewhatkindly—"whatisityouwish?"

30"Iam,thatis,doyou—Imean,doyouneedanyhelp?"shestammered.

31"Notjustatpresent,"heansweredsmiling."Notjustatpresent.Comeinsometimenextweek.Occasionallyweneedsomeone."

32Shereceivedtheanswerinsilenceandbackedawkwardlyout.Thepleasantnatureofherreceptionratherastonishedher.Shehadexpectedthatitwouldbemoredifficult,thatsomethingcoldandharshwouldbesaid—sheknewnotwhat.Thatshehadnotbeenputtoshameandmadetofeelherunfortunatepositionseemedremarkable.Shedidnotrealizethatitwasjustthiswhichmadeherexperienceeasy,buttheresultwasthesame.Shefeltgreatlyrelieved.

33Somewhatencouraged,sheventuredintoanotherlargestructure.Itwasaclothingcompany,andmorepeoplewereinevidence.

34Anofficeboyapproachedher.

35"Whoisityouwishtosee?"heasked.

36"Iwanttoseethemanager,"shereturned.

57Heranawayandspoketooneofagroupofthreemenwhowereconferringtogether.Onebrokeoffandcametowardsher.

58"Well?"hesaid,coldly.Thegreetingdroveallcouragefromheratonce.

59"Doyouneedanyhelp?"shestammered.

60"No,"herepliedabruptlyandturneduponhisheel.

61Shewentfoolishlyout,theofficeboydeferentiallyswingingthedoorforher,andgladlysankintotheobscuringcrowd.Itwasasevereset-backtoherrecentlypleasedmentalstate.26、

TheAustralianswantastrongflowofimmigrantsbecause______.(PASSAGEONE.

A.immigrantsspeedupeconomicexpansion

B.unemploymentisdowntoalowfigure

C.immigrantsattractforeigncapital

D.AustraliaisaslargeastheUnitedStates27、

AustraliaprefersimmigrantsfromBritainbecause______.(PASSAGEONE.

A.theyareselectedcarefullybeforeentry

B.theyarelikelytoformnationalgroups

C.theyeasilymergeintolocalcommunities

D.theyarefondoflivinginsmalltowns28、

InexplainingwhysomemigrantsreturntoEuropetheauthor______.(PASSAGEONE.

A.stressestheireconomicmotives

B.emphasizesthevarietyoftheirmotives

C.stresseslonelinessandhomesickness

D.emphasizesthedifficultiesofmenoverforty29、

Whichofthefollowingwordsisusedliterally,notmetaphorically?(PASSAGEONE.

A."flow"(Para.2).

B."injection"(Para.2).

C."gravitate"(Para.5).

D."selective"(Para.6).30、

Para.11picturestheAustraliansas______.(PASSAGEONE.

A.unsympathetic

B.ungenerous

C.undemonstrative

D.unreliable31、

Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingadvantagesofbilingualismiscommonlyaccepted?(PASSAGETWO)

A.Personalityimprovement.

B.Bettertaskperformance.

C.Changeofworldviews.

D.Avoidanceofold-agedisease.32、

Accordingtothepassage,thatlanguageinfluencesthoughtmayberelatedto______.(PASSAGETWO)

A.thevocabularyofasecondlanguage

B.thegrammarofasecondlanguage

C.theimprovedtestperformanceinasecondlanguage

D.theslowdownofthinkinginasecondlanguage33、

Whatistheauthor'sresponsetothequestionatthebeginningofPara.8?(PASSAGETWO)

A.It'sjustoneofthepopulartalesofnationalstereotypes.

B.Somepropertiesinherentcanmakealanguagelogical.

C.GermanandFrencharegoodexamplesofWhorfianism.

D.Thereisadequateevidencetosupportapositiveanswer.34、

WhichofthefollowingstatementsconcerningPara.9iscorrect?(PASSAGETWO)

A.MsChalari'stheoryabouttheGreeklanguageiswellgrounded.

B.Speakersofmanyotherlanguagesarealsopronetointerrupting.

C.Grammarisunnecessarilyaconditionforchangeinpersonality.

D.Manyunrelatedlanguagesdon'thavethesamefeaturesasGreek.35、

Indiscussingtheissue,theauthor'sattitudeis______.(PASSAGETWO)

A.satirical

B.objective

C.critical

D.ambivalent36、

Shequickenedherstepsbecauseshe______.(PASSAGETHREE.

A.wasafraidofbeingseenasastranger

B.wasinahurrytoleavethedistrict

C.wantedtolooklikesomeoneworkingthere

D.wantedtoapplyatmorefactoriesthatday37、

Whydidn'tsheenterStormandKingthefirsttime?(PASSAGETHREE.

A.Shewastootimidtoenterthebuilding.

B.Twomenstoppedherattheentrance.

C.Severalpedestrianshadfoundherstrange.

D.Themessengerhadclosedthedoorbehindhim.38、

Whatdoes"everyfootofherprogressbeingasatisfactoryportionofaflightwhichshegladlymade"meanaccordingtothecontext(Para.2)?(PASSAGETHREE.

A.Shethoughtshewasmakingprogressinjobsearch.

B.Shewasgladthatshewaslookingforajob.

C.Shefoundherexperiencesatisfactory.

D.Shejustwantedtoleavetheplace.39、

Whydidshefeelgreatlyrelieved(Para.7)?(PASSAGETHREE.

A.Sheeventuallymanagedtoenterthebuilding.

B.Shewaskindlyreceivedbytheclerk.

C.Shehadthecouragetomakeaninquiry.

D.Shewaspromisedaworkposition.40、SECTIONB

SHORTANSWERQUESTIONS

InthissectionthereareeightshortanswerquestionsbasedonthepassagesinSECTIONA.AnswereachquestioninNOMORETHANTENWORDSinthespaceprovidedonANSWERSHEETTWO.

Whatdo"promise"and"should"inPara.2implyabouttheauthor'svisionofAustralia'seconomy?(PASSAGEONE.41、

Explainthemeaningof"thegrowthofnationalgroups"accordingtothecontext(Para.7).(PASSAGEONE.42、

Explainthemeaningof"Thechoicebetweentwolanguagesisahugeprime."accordingtothecontext(Para.6).(PASSAGETWO)43、

Whatreasonsdoestheauthorgivetoexplainwhypeoplefeeldifferentwhenspeakingdifferentlanguages?(PASSAGETWO)44、

Whatdoestheauthorfocusoninthepassage?(PASSAGETWO)45、

SelectandwritedownatleastTHREEwordsorphrasesinPara.1describingthegirl'sinnerfeelingswhilewalkinginthestreetslookingforajob.(PASSAGETHREE.46、

Explainthemeaningof"Sosevereadefeattoldsadlyuponhernerves."accordingtothecontext(Para.2).(PASSAGETHREE.47、

In"Itwasasevereset-backtoherrecentlypleasedmentalstate."(Para.16),whatdoes"herrecentlypleasedmentalstate"refertoaccordingtothecontext?(PASSAGETHREE.

PARTⅢLANGUAGEUSAGE

ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproof-readthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:

Fora

wrong

word,

underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedat

theendoftheline.

Fora

missing

word,

markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha"∧"signandwritetheword

youbelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Foran

unnecessary

word,

crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash"—"andputthewordintheblank

providedattheendoftheline.Massmediaismediathatisintendedforalargeaudience.Itmaytaketheformofbroadcastmedia,asincaseoftelevisionandradio,

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ormedia,asnewspapersandmagazines.

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Usually,massmediaaimstoreachaverylargemarket,suchastheentirepopulationofacountry.Bycontrast,localmediacoversamuchsmallpopulationandarea,focusingonregionalnewsof

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interest,specialtymediaisprovidedforparticulardemographicgroups.

51

Somelocalmediaoutletsthatcoverstateorprovincialnewsmayraiseto

52

prominencethankstotheirinvestigativejournalism,andtothecloutthattheirparticularregionshaveinthenationalpolitics.

Peopleoftenthinkofmassmediaasthenews,italsoincludes

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entertainmentliketelevisionshows,books,andfilms.Itmayalsobeeducationalinthenature,asintheinstanceofpublicbroadcastingstations

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thatprovideeducationalprograms