2023年英语专八真题及答案

英语专八真题及答案I,EST FORJ哈1±1产H MAJORS2015；rr.■HAOJEJ EKI；IME14MI f195MINSECTION AMJNf-LHCTUREPART«If COM..HK..KNS.O.5M.O N/，，〃〃，yectloH y,u heara，〃/人”，〃,〃t K///mYott HUsfenhtitake hcarthe—m QNCHWhiteO.VAE丁…〃，Hi“ik McrM匕…〃A……”z，，“〃、〃，，danother，“〃，，，〃〃“•$AT，f〃〃/〃〃Wc/sMw，Q区叩刃〃〃火〃CM**Y5c4NSV SHEETCNK、usin，，”,”〃,“〃S”,，/”K each^rdsy^uj!UinisarebathurammatieuUyand^fnaHficallyacceptableYoumaynfertoynitr、・/，〃complethi^the、Usefhcblank，〃u uJ A.xhcet fornot^takin^SECTION13INTERVIEWZ，、、listen ttthe mhfi-lecfure.〃/thix sectionyouwillhearcyryRmg ONCE ONLY,Listen carefullyand thenanswer the.quest ionsthat JbUow.Markthe best answer to each qitc^Hon on ANSWER SHEET TWO,Question%1tu5are basedon aninterview.At the end of the interviewyou will be^iven10seconds to answer eachofthe JoUowin^five questions卬〃/V to the interview.一,]Theresa thinksChui thepresent governmentis A.doing WIKICthey havepromi^d toschools Bcreatingopportunities forleuding universitiesC considering removing barncr.for state school pupils|reducingopportunities for state school pupilsInspired bythe Englishand NewEngland countrysides.early landscapearc itectsof the19th century【created anaesthetic lorurban publicand privateopen spacetha persistto tisday.But in the21st century,urban green space istasked withdoing fhrmore thansimply providingaesthetic appeal.From naturalsystemsto dealwith surfacewater nin»off and pollution togreen corridorsto increasinginterest inurban tbodpro!uction.the urban parks of the future.willbe designed andengineered torfunctionality as well asforbeauty.Imagine travellingamong thecities of the mid-21st centuryand Hndinga uniqueset oturban landscapesthatcapture localbeauty,natural andcullunil histor\nnc!the environmentalcontext.They aretunedo theirlocality,and diversewithin aswell as across cities.There arepatches thatprovide shadeand cooling,placesof localfood production,and corridorsthat connectboih residents and wildlifeto thesurrounding nativeenvironment.Their functionsarc measuredand monitoredto meetthe uniqueneeds ofeach citylor foodproduction,water use,nutrient recycling,and habitut.No twogreen spacesare quitethe same.Planners arcalready startingto work towards thisvision.And ifthis movementhas abuzzword it is*fchypcrfunctionalityM designswhich providemultiple usesin a confined space.Al themoment,urbanlandscapes arehighly managedand limitedin theirspatial extent.Even thegreen“cities of the futurewillcontain extensiveareas ofbuildings,roads,railways,and oiherbuilt structures.These futurecities arclikely tocontain a higherproportion of green coverthan thecities oftoday,with anincreasing focuson plantingonroofs,vertical walls,and surfaceslike carparks.But builtenvironments willstill beever-present indensemegacities.We cangreatly enhancethe utilityofgreen space throughdesigns thatprovide arange ofdifferentuses in aconfinedspace.A hyperfunctionalplanting,for exanple»might bedesigned to provide food,shade,wildlife habitat,andpollutionremoval allin thesame gardenwith theright choiceof plantsand managcincntpnicticcs.What thisnicons isthat we have umaximize thebenefits anduses of urbanparks,while minimizingdiecosts ofbuilding andmaintaining them.Currently^green spaceand streetplantings arerclaiivcly similarthroughout the Westernworld,regardless ofdifferences inlocal climulc.geography,and naturalhistory.Evendesert citiesfeature thesame sizablestreet treesand well-watered and well-fertilized lawnsthat youmightsee inmore temperateclimes.The movementto reducethe resources and waterrequirements ofsuch urbanlandscapesin thesearid areasis calledMxcriscoping0-a concepthat hasso-far receivedmixed responsesintemis ofpublic acceptance.Scott Yabikuand colleagues at the CentralArizona Phoenixproject showedthatnewcomers to the desertembrace xeriscapingmore thanlong-time residents,who aremore likelyto preferthewell-watered aesthetic.In part,this may be becausexcriscaping isjustified moreby reducinglandscapingcosts-in thiscase watercosts-than byproviding desiredbenefits likerecreation,pollution mitigation,andcultural value.From thisperspective,xcriscaping canseem morelike acompromise thanan asset.But there are otherways to make ourparks andnatural spacesdo more.Nan Ellin,of theEcologicalPlanning Centerin the US.advocates anasset-based approachto urbanism.Instead ofenvisioning citiesintenns ofwhat theycant have,ecological plannersarc beginningto framethe discussion of,lutiire citiesinterms ofwhat theydo have-their naturaland culturalassets-In UtahsSalt LakeCity,instead ofcouchingenvironmental planningas anissue ofresource scarcity,the futurepark isdescribed asHinountain urbanism**and thestrong associationof localresidentswith thenaturalpoint,the loc10nnwntofthc mountainranges neartheir home.From thistopography:all dVcgclalion M—ms ofnslarting加and snowfall,and mounuiin、•、，naUirnl屈口,urban orccns1that create11new perspectivewhen it comes tocreating、mvevs1・；:W Cms,Australia,the kxuilmuster plunembraces,,tropical urbaniMn0thm L1u SC°P cthroughSUCh黑加疆landscaping features,while alsoproviding impcrumifunctions23nd molingin thistropicul climate.The globallyhomogenized landscapeaesthetic whichsees parksfrom BostontQ Brisbanelooking worryinglysimilarwill diminishin importanceas futureurbun green space willbe morereceptive tolocal valuesand culturalperceptionsof beauty.This wiltlead to a*iir greaterdiversity ofurban landscapedesigns thanarc apparenttoday.Already,we nrcseeing newpurposes forurban landscapingthat arcuansfbmiing he20th centurywoodland parkintobioswales-plantings designed to Ghcrstormwater-green roofs,wildlife corridorsand urbanibod gardens.However,until recentlywe havetccn lackingthe datasetsand sciencebasedspecifications fordesigns thatworkto serve allof thesepurposes ulonce.In NewYork City,Thomas Whitlowof CornellUniversity sendshis studEsthrough trcc-1incl streetswithportable,backpack-mounted airquality monitors.At licincn hilaboratory,he placestree branchesin windtunnelsto measurepollution depositiononto leases,h turnsout thatcurrently,many streettree plantingsare incHcctiveat皿removing nirpo n—and insteadmay trappollutants nearthc ground.Rather thanrelying onassumptions aboutthcrole ofurban vegetationin improvingthe environmentand health,future landscapingdesigns willbe engineeredbasedon empiricaldata andsutc ofthc artof simulations.New dalascison thcperformance ofurban landscapesere changingour viewot whatfuture like and whatit willdo.Withurban parkswill look..,h rates,and greenhousegas emissions,we arcrtHnlerowlmore鼠焉皿:叫XdLZ lessintensive managementand arcless whileprovidingprecise measurementsof polluUntuptake,better ableto designsocialand environmentaluses.which of the followingserves as the BESr reasonfur the26XXn u^n greenrtQKSOCCXheWestA.Climaic.B.Gcogepby.Functionnl purposes-cD.Design principles.s Tfeatures offuiure urban green53c EXCEPTUwt出

27.The following^W estyle ofurban greenspaceeach cityas j||focus more on cultural historyA.w、印|urban land^apu bedesignedtoserve many usesB.urban81cs SPon cityroofs andwnllsC.sccnmce greencover winD.A.It cannotreduce waterrequirements.B.It has proved to be toocostly.C.It is not suitedfor Ihclocal area.D・1docs not have enough advantages.

29.According to the passage,if plannersadopt anasset-based approach,they willprobablyA incorporate the aters naturaland culturalheritage into their design1make carefulestimation of the areas natural resources before designingBC.combine naturalresources andpractical functionsin their designD.envision morepurposes forurban landscapingin theirdesign

30.According tothe passage,future landscapingdesigns willrely moreon---------------------------------•A.human assumptionsB.field workC.scientific estimationD・laboratory workPARTIII GENERALKNOWLEDGE10M1NThere areten multiplc-choice questionsin this section.Mark the best answer toeach question on ANSWER SHEETTWO.

31.Which partyis inpower nowin the UKA.The ConservativeParty.B.The LabourParty.C.I heLiberal DemocratsD.The ScottishNational Party.

32.Which of the followinglakes doesCanada sharewith the United StatesA.Lake Winnipeg.B.The GreatSlave Lake.C.The GreatBear Lake.〉I The five Great Lakes.

33.U.S.senators servefor______________years after they are elected.A.fourB.sixC.three加？八，7:*:Unatives ofAustrnlin before the arrival ofthc BritishytU Ihe Iskunos.

34.PE，注The Maori.C.Tlic Indians.D,The Aborigines.-----------------is bestknown torthe techniqueof dramaticmonologue inhis poems.A・Robert BrowningB.W.B.YeatsC・William BlakeD.William Wordsworth

36.Which of the following is acontemporary BritishpoetA.Tted Hughes.B.William Wordsworth.C.E.E.Cummings.D.Carl Sandburg.

37.Who was the authorof Moby-DieJdA.Nathaniel Hawthorne.Ralph WaldoEmerson.Hennan Melville.D.Washington Irving.The wordsMtcnnis,badminton,golf,baskclball andfbotbair constitutea field.

38.semantic connotativcconceptual collocativcB.A:Do youlike icecream BYes,1do.

39.C.This is an exampleof------------------«・D.A.referenceB,substitutionC.conjunctionD,ellipsis

40.Which ofthcfollowingis a voiceless consonantA.UJ.B.wj.[PLhen1was in my earlyteens.I wastaken toa spectacularshow on3by themotherof afriend.Looked roundat theluxury of the rink，my friend*s mother1_______________________remarked on the°plush°scats wehad beengiven.I didnot knowwhat shemeant,⑵__________________________and beingproud ofmy vocabulary.1tried toinfer itsmeaning from the context.eiPlusho wasclearly intendeda$a complimentary,a positiveevaluation;that muchI3-----------------------------------could tellit from the tone of voiceand the context.So Istarted to use theword.Yes.4-----------------------------------I replied,they certainlyare plush,and soarc theice rinkand thecostumes of theskaters,arent theyMy friendsmother wasvery politeto correctme.but I could tellfromher expressionthat1bad notgot theword quiteright.5________________________Often wecan indeedinfer from the contextwhat3word roughlymeans,and thatis in factthe waywhich weusually acquireboth newwords andnew meaningsforfamiliar words»specially in our ownfirst language.But sometimeswe needto ask.as6________________________1should have asked forplmh.and this is particularlytrue in the aspectof aforeign7________________________；language.If youarc continuallysurrounded byspeakers of the languageyou arelearning,you canask themdirectly,but oftenthis opportunitydocs notexist for the⑻___________________________learner ofEnglish.So dictionarieshave beendeveloped to mend thegap.9_________________________10________________________PART VTRANSLATION60MINSECTION ACHINESE TOENGLISHTranslate the following textinto English.Write yourtranslation on ANSWER SHEETTHREE.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:专系等，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•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，为焚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SECTION BENGLISH TOCHINESEAt itsheart,psycholinguistic workconsists oftwo questions.One is.What knowledge oflanguage isneeded for us to use languageIn asense,we mustknow a language to use it,but wearenot always fully aware of this knowledge.A distinctionmay bedrawn betweentacit knowledgeandexplicit knowledge.Tacit knowledgerefers tothe knowledgeof how to performvarious acts,whereasexplicit knowledgerefers tothe knowledgeof theprocesses ormechanisms usedin these acts.Wesometimes know how to do something without knowing how wedo it.For instance,a baseballpitcher投手might knowhow tothrow a baseball90miles anhour butmight havelittle orno explicitknowledgeof the muscle groupsthat areinvolved in this act.Similarly,we maydistinguish betweenknowing how tospeak andknowing whatprocesses areinvolved inproducing speech.Generallyspeaking,much ofour linguisticknowledge istacit ratherthan explicit.PART VIWRITING45MINere hasbeen a new trendin economicactivity-the sharing economy.The biggestsecloj e‘haringeconomy is travel.You canfind a potential hostthrough awebsite.If youboth get°ng and theyare availableduring yourplanned trip,you standa chanceof gettinga placeto yfbr free.In addition,people alsouse websitesand appsto rentout theircars,houses,tools,c rthe^and services,to oneanother.Time magazinehas includedthis trendin alist titled“10ideas thatwill changethe world,.Itsaid:In an era when families are scattered and we maynot knowthe peopledown thestreet,sharingthings-even withstrangers wevejust metonline-allows us tomakemeaningftil connections.”Whatdo youthink ofTimers commentWritean essayof about400words on the followingtopic:My Viewson theSharing Economy1Ih/Z Partof youressay you should stateclearly yourmain argument^and in the secondpart y°uMoWd supportyour argumentwith appropriatedetails.In the last partyoushouldbring whalyouhavewritten toa naturalconclusion ormake asummary.Marks willbe awardedforcontent,organization,language andappropriateness Failureto follow theabove instructionsmay result inaloss ofmarks.Write youressay onANSWER SHEETFOUR.-THE END-英语专八听力答案Section AMini-lecture

1.parts oflanguage

2.other features

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4.having the ability

5.a particularsubject

6.knowledge orexperience

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10.contentsSection BInterview

1.Theresa thinksthat thepresent governmentis.[A]doing whatthey havepromised toschools[B]creating opportunitiesfor leadinguniversities[C]consideringremovingbarriers forstate school pupils[D]reducing opportunitiesforstateschool pupils

2.What doesTheresa seeas aproblem insecondary schoolsnow[A]Universities are not working hard toaccept stateschool pupils.[B]The numberof state pupils applying to Oxfordfails toincrease.[C]The governmenthas loweredstatepupilsexpectations.[D]Leading universitiesare rejecting stateschoolpupils.

3.In Theresasview,school freedommeans thatschools should[A]be given more funding from educationauthorities[B]be givenall themoney anddecide how to spend it[C]be grantedgreater power to run themselves[D]be givenmore opportunitiesand choices

4.According toTheresa,who decidesor decidemoney forschools atthepresent[A]Local educationauthorities and the centralgovernment.[B]Local educationauthorities andsecondary schoolstogether.[C]Local educationauthorities only.[D]The centralgovernment only.

5.Throughout thetalk,the interviewerdoes all the followingEXCEPT■[A]asking forclarification[B]challenging theinterviewee[C]supporting theinterviewee[D]initiating topicsSectionC NewsBroadcastNews Item

16.What is the mainidea of the newsitem[A]Fewer peoplewatch TVonce aweek.[B]Smartphones andtablets havereplaced TV.[C]New technologyhas led to morefamily time.[D]Bigger TVsets haveattracted morepeople.News Item

27.How manylawmakers votedfor themarijuana legalizationEll[A]

50.[B]

12.[C]

46.[D]

18.

8.The passingof thebill means that marijuanacan be.[A]bought bypeople under18[B]made availableto drugaddicts[C]provided bythe government[D]bought indrug storesNewsItem

39.What didthe reviewof globaldata reveal[A]Diarrhea is a commondisease.[B]Good sanitationled toincrease inheight.[C]There weremany problemsof poorsanitation./

2.What docsTheresa MXasaproblem insecondary schoolsnA.Universities arcnot v.orkinghardto心accept slateschoolpupils.The numberofstatc pupilsapplyingtoOxford flailso irvcrcasc.C,Fhcgovcmnwni haslowered stalepupils,expectations.D.Leading univcr\ities arcrejectingstateschoolpupils.

3.In rheresasview,school freedommeansthatschools should_____.，A hegivenmorefundingfromeducation authoritiesB・be givenall themoney anddecide howospenditU begranted greaicrpowertorunthemselvesD・be givenmore opportunitiesand choices

4.According toTheresa,who decideor decidemoney forschools atthe presentA,Local educationauthorities and the centralgovernmentB,Local educationauihoriues andsecondary schoolstogether.C,Local educationauthorities only.D,The centralgovenunent only.

5.Throughout hetalk,the interviewerdocs all the followingEXCEPT_______..A.asking forclarificationB.challenging theintervieweeC.supporting theintervieweeD.initiating topics4SECTION CNEWS BROADCAST打〔痴塔hissectionyou willhear everyONCEONLY.Listen carefullyand thenanswer the questions thatfollow,Mark thebestans^rtoeach questiononANSWERSHEET TWO.糅Question6is basedon the fallowing mnAt theend ofheeitem,you willbe giw10seconds toanswer thequestion.Now listen tothenen^

6.What is the mainidea of the newsitem*A.Fewer peoplewatch TV,once aweek..*B.Smartphones andtablets havereplaced TV.C-New technologyhas ledto morefamily time.D.Bigger TVsets haveattracted morepeople.[D]African childrenlive inworse sanitaryconditions.

10.The purposeof Dr.Alan Dangoursstudy wasmost likelyto.[A]examine linksbetween sanitationand deathfrom illness[B]look intofactors affectingthe growth of children[C]investigate how to tacklesymptoms likediarrhea[D]review andcompare conditionsin differentcountries专八阅读理解答案Part IIReading ComprehensionTextA

11.According tothe author,shoppers arereturning theirpurchases for all thefollowing reasons EXCEPT that.[A]they are unsatisfied with the quality of the purchase[B]they eventuallyfind thepurchase tooexpensive[C]they change their mind out ofuncertainty[D]they regretmaking thepurchase withoutforethought

12.What isthe purposeof theexperiment in the bookstore[A]To seewhich promotionmethod ispreferred bycustomers.[B]To findout thestrengths andweaknesses ofboth methods.[C]To try to setup anew retailer-customer relationship.[D]To see the effectof anapproach oncustomers*decisions.

13.Why doesthe authorcite thestudy byBangor UniversityandtheRoyalMail Service[A]To comparesimilar responsesin differentsettings.[B]To providefurther evidencefor hisown observation.[C]To offera scientificaccount of the brainsfunctions.[D]To describeemotional responsesin online shopping.

14.What can be inferredfrom the last paragraph[A]Real satisfactiondepends onfactors otherthan thecomputer.[B]Despite onlineshopping westill attachimportance togift buying.[C]Some peopleare stilluncertain about the digital age.[D]Online shoppingoffers realsatisfaction toshoppers.Text B

15.In the first paragraph,the authorsuggests that.[A]a personcan eitherhavea high IQ ora low EQ[B]her professorbrother carestoo muchabout IQ[C]we needexamples of how tofollow onesheart[D]she prefersdogs that are cleverand loyal

16.According tothe passage,all the following areTwists characteristicsEXCEPT.[A]resignation[B]patience[C]forgiveness[D]tenacity

17.According tothe context,the meaningoftheword“squareqs closest to.[A]fast[B]blindly[C]straight[D]stubbornly

18.ThatTwist*s devotionkeeps mygirls ona benevolent leash meansthat.[A]Twist iscapable oflooking afterthe girls[B]Twist andthe girlshave becomefriends[C]Twist knowshow tofollow the girls[D]Twisfs loyaltyhelps thegirls growup

19.What doesthe authortry toexpress in thelastparagraph[A]Difficulties inraising herchildren.[B]Worries aboutwhat to buy forkids.[C]Gratitude toTwist forher role.[D]Concerns aboutschooling andreligion.Text C

20.That it tottered on the borders of senile decay meansthat the lorry was.[A]about tobreak down[B]a veryold vehicle[C]unable totravel thedistance[D]a dangerousvehicle

21.Which ofthe following words in the first paragraph is used literally[A]Flush.[B]Borders.[C]Operations.[D]Gasping.

22.We learnfromthe first paragraphthat the author regardstheinadequacies ofthe lorry as.[A]inevitable andamusing[B].dangerous andfrightening[C]novel andunexpected[D]welcome andinteresting

23.All the following wordsin thelast butone paragraphdescribe the lorry asa humanEXCEPT.[A]trembling[B]spouting[C]shuddering[D]crept

24.We caninfer fromthe passagethat the author was.[A]bored bythe appearanceofthegrasslands ahead[B]reluctant todo anywalking inso hota climate[C]unfriendly towardsthe localdriver andboys[D]a littlesurprised tohave tohelp drivethe lorry

25.A suitabletitle for the passagewould be.[A]A journeythat scaredme[B]A journeyto remember[C]The wild West African lorry[D]A comicjourney inWest AfricaTextD

26.According tothe passage,which ofthe followingserves asthe BESTreasonfor thesimilarity inurban greenspace throughoutthe West[A]Climate.[B]Geography.[C]Functional purposes.[D]Design principles.

27.The followingare allfeatures offuture urbangreenspaceEXCEPTthat.[A]each cityhas itsdistinct styleofurbangreenspace[B]urban landscapewill focusmoreonculturalhistory[C]urbangreenspace willbedesignedtoservemanyuses[D]more greencover willbe seenon cityroofs andwalls

28.Why aresome localresidents opposedto xeriscapingn[A]It cannotreduce waterrequirements.[B]lt hasproved tobe toocostly.[C]It isnot suitedforthe local area.[D]lt doesnothaveenoughadvantages.

29.According tothe passage,if plannersadopt anasset-based approach,they willprobably.[A]incorporatethe areas naturaland culturalheritage intotheirdesign[B]make carefulestimation ofthe area*snaturalresourcesbeforedesigning[C]combine naturalresourcesandpractical functionsin theirdesign[D]envision morepurposes forurban landscapingin theirdesign

30.According tothe passage,future landscapingdesigns willrely moreon..[A]human assumptions[B]field work[C]scientific estimation[D]laboratory work英语专八人文答案专八考试已于3月21日考完，新东方在线为考生们整顿了专八人文答案，仅供参照Part IIIGeneralKnowledge

31.Which partyis inpower nowin theUK[A]The ConservativeParty.[B]The LabourParty.[C]The LiberalDemocrats.[D]The ScottishNational Party.

32.Which ofthefollowinglakes doesCanada sharewith theUnited States[A]Lake Winnipeg.[B]The GreatSlave Lake.[C]The GreatBear Lake.[D]ThefiveGreatLakes.

33.U.S.senators servefor yearsaftertheyareelected.[A]four[B]six[C]three[D]two

34.Who werethe nativesof Australiabeforethearrivalofthe Britishsettlers[A]The Eskimos.[B]The Maori.[C]The Indians.[D]The Aborigines.

35.is bestknown forthe techniqueof dramaticmonologue inhispoems.[A]Robert Browning[B]W.B.Yeats[C]William Blake[D]William Wordsworth

36.Which ofthefollowingisacontemporary Britishpoet[A]Ted Hughes.[B]William Wordsworth.[C]E.E.Cummings.[D]Carl Sandburg.

37.Who wasthe authorof Moby-Dick[A]Nathaniel Hawthorne.[B]Ralph WaldoEmerson.[C]Herman Melville.[D]Washington Irving.

38.The wordstennis,badminton,golf,basketball andfootbair*constitute afield.[A]semantic[B]connotative[C]conceptual[D]collocative

39.A:Do youlike icecream B:Yes,I do.This isan exampleof.[A]reference[B]substitution[C]conjunction[D]ellipsis

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188.made availableto dmgaddictsC・provided bythe govcnuneniD・bought indrug storesQuestions9and10arc baxedon hefollowing news.At theend ofthe newsitem,you willbe fiiyen20seconds toanswerthequestions.Now listentothenews.

9.What didthe reviewof globaldata revealA.Diarrhea isa commondisease.B.Good sanitaiionledtoincrease inheight.C.Tliere weremany problemsof poorsanitation.D.African childrenlive inworse sanitaryconditions.

10.The purposeof Dr.Alan Dangoursstudy wasmost likelytoA.examine linksbetween sanitationand deathfrom illness■B.look intofactors afleeting thegrowthofchildren C.investigate howto tacklesymptoms likediarrheaD.review andcompare conditionsin differentcountriesPART IIREADING COMPREHENSION30MIN加this section therearefour readingpassages followedhy atotal of20mnltiplchoice questions.Raid the passages andthen markthebestanswer toeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.・3・专八考试已于3月21日考完，新东方在线为考生们整顿了专八改错答案，仅供参照Part IVProofreadingError Correction

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10.been一去掉been专八英译汉答案At itsheart,psycholinguistic workconsists oftwo questions.One is,Whatknowledge oflanguage isneeded forus touse languageIn asense,we mustknowalanguagetouseit,but wearenot alwaysfullyawareofthisknowledge.A distinctionmaybedrawn betweentacit knowledgeand explicitknowledge.Tacit knowledgerefers tothe knowledgeofhowto performvarious acts,whereasexplicit knowledgerefers tothe knowledgeoftheprocesses ormechanisms usedin theseacts.We sometimesknowhowtodosomethingwithoutknowinghowwedo it.For instance,abaseballpitcher（投手）might knowhowtothrow abaseball90miles anhour butmight havelittle orno explicitknowledgeofthemusclegroupsthat areinvolved inthis act.Similarly,we maydistinguish betweenknowinghowtospeak andknowing whatprocesses areinvolved inproducing speech.Generallyspeaking,much ofour linguisticknowledge istacit ratherthan explicit.心理语言学的研究包括两个关键问题第一，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辨别隐性知识是指怎样执行多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，我们懂得怎样做某事，却无法说出我们是怎么做的例如，一名棒球投手可能懂得怎样以每小时90英里日勺速度把球抛出去,但对有关参与此活动日勺肌群及I显性知识却知之甚少，或一无所知同样地，我们懂得怎样说话，但却不清晰言语产生包括哪些过程总的来说，我们的大多数语言知识都是隐性知识而非显性知识专八汉译英答案茶花camellia时自然花期在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日勺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多种茶花品种将陆续亮相Camellias floweringperiod startsfrom Decemberand endsin thenext April,andthecolors ofthe flowersare brightand showywith redin majority,yellow,white andother colorsin minority.It5sthecit/s largestcamellia showin recentthreeyears,which fullydisplays camelliasvarious speciesaswellas humansscientificresearch levelof it.In ordertoprovidethe majorityof plant-lovers withmoreopportunities toclosely appreciatethe beautyof camellia,theareaof theCamelliaShow isextended tothe wholegarden sothat itcan bringmoreconvenience forthe visitors.The CamelliaShow takesover twomonths,in whichmore than200variouscamellias willbe presentedsuccessively.英语专八作文考试答案My ViewsontheSharing EconomyThesharing economyrefers tothe economicpattern inwhich peopleshareaccess toresources,such asgoods,services anddata.This newlyemerging trendwould be impossiblewithout thedevelopment oftechnology.It isthe Internetthatmakes the sharing cheaperand easierand helpsto strikea balancebetweensupply anddemand.Time magazinehas listedthe sharing economy asoneofthe10ideas thatwill changethe world”.As farasthecomment isconcerned,I cannotagreewith Timemore.As oneofthegreatest benefitsofthe digitalage,the sharing economy arisesfromour oldestinstinct ashuman beings.There isalways anurge forus toconnectwith others,especially in anerawhenfamiliesarescatteredandwedo notreallyknow thepeople wholive nearby.It hasbeen saidthat”Joys shared with othersaremore enjoyed.However,inmyeyes,the resourcessharedwithothers aremorebeneficial toour society.On the one hand,sharing economyleads toa moreefficient use of resources.Some itemsare expensivetobuybut widelyowned bypeople whodo notmakethe bestuseof them.Occasional sharingmay provideextra incomefortheownersand canbe lesscostly forthe borrowers.If managedwell,a win-win situationisachieved forboth partiesin theprocess.Besides,sharingeconomycontributes toenvironmentalprotection.Take accommodationfor example.The morehotels arebuilt,the moreresources arerequired,which mightin turnresultina decreaseinarable landand publicgreenspace.On theother hand,the transactioncost isreduceddue tothe useof Internetand variousapps.With asmart phone in yourhand,it isnot difficult to findapotentialhost in the neighboringarea.People aremeetingincreasingly onscreens,discussing onlineand purchasinggoodsdomestic andoverseas,paying throughInternet paymentsystem.To summarize,although thesharingeconomyisnotperfect atpresentbecause ofconcerns ininsurance,legal liability,safety andthe like,I believe,quitefirmly,that itrepresents thefuture trendand hasthe powerto changethe worldforthe convenienceand flexibilityit bringstous.Just asthe oldChinese sayinggoes,the defectscannot obscurethe virtuesof asplendid jade,and Iassume italsoapplies tothesharingeconomy.小、In

2011.many shoppersopted toavoid thefrenetic crowdsandfrom thecomfort oftheir computer.Sales atonline retailersgained bymore tnn;®11he biggestseason ever.But peoplearc alsoreturning thosepurchasesrccO0from lastyear.【Wha wentwrong Isthe lingeringshadow ofdie globalfinancial criNismaking ithn dct acceptextravagantindulgences Ordo peopleshop moreimpulsively-and thereore mac ddecisions〜when onlineBotharguments areplausible.However,there isthird factor,a queslionof touch.We canlove thelook but.in anonlineenvironment,we cannotfee!the qualityof atexture,the shapeofthefit,thefallof abid orthe weightof anearring.And physicallyinteracting with an objectmakes youmore committedto yourpurchase.When mymost recentbook Brand^ashed wasreleased.I teamedup with a localbookstore t0conduct anexperimentaboutthedifferences betweenthe onlineand offlineshopping.I carefully instmeted agroup ofvolunteerspromote mybook intwo differentways.1hefirstwas afairly hands-ofT approach.Whenever acustomerwould inquireabout mybook,the volunteerwould takethem over tothe shelf andpoint to it.Out of20such requests,six customersproceeded withhepurchase.rhe secondoption alsoinvolved goingovertotheshelfbut,this time,removing the book andthcf,subUyholding ontoit forjust anextra momentbefore placingit inhe customer^hands.Of,hc20N°Pk whowere handedthebook.13ended upbuying itJust physicallypassing thebook showeda bigdifference insales.Why Wefeelsomething similaroasense of ownership whswe holdthings inour hand.ThaC whywe establishor reestablish$connection bygreeting署轲sandfnends witha handshake.In thiscase,having tothen letgo ofthebookafterh°，d，ngHmJg，UgeEc asubtle senseof loss,and motivateustomake thepurchase evenArecent studyconducted byBangor Universitytogether withtheUnitedKingdoms Royalasen icealsorevealed thepower oftouch,inthiscase whenit cameto snailmail ALeLr andlonger-lasting impressionof a尸《功能性磁共振message wasformed whendelivered ina letterreceiving thesame messageonline.FMRIs成像川又，PP°Scdto产%峰一鬻鲁馈客:she T…C orb*thea,so^dicatcd thatonce touchbecomes partof thenrocessitibond.The studypossession.In otherwords,we simplyfee!more committedto possess°ff二ltCmwhen wevc firsttouched itThis senseofownershipisil Ln rtonlineshoppingexperience.P,Pys mpv art1partofthc equationin the藁疝端「’As therituals ofpurchase inthe lead.up toChrism，j SH3加赖°叫纲，cssto thetype ofgifts webuy forour lovedones butthroat:黑::;:广…whai buyforus.The©/digital wishlists.we weall arethat digitalistheway togo finding°1Tm侬realL；^how Evinced.加叱clicks.g，8wil1P^bably takemore thana”•According tothe author,shoppers arcreturning theirpurchases forallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT tint_.A theyareunsatisfiedwiththequalityofthe purchaseB・they eventuallyfind thepurchase tooexpensiveC theychangetheirmindoutof uncertaintyD・they regretmaking thepurchase withoutforethought

12.What isihc purposeoftheexperiment inthe bookstoreA.To seewhich promotionmethod ispreferred bycustomers.To findoutthestrengths andweaknesses ofboth methods.C.To tryto setup anew rciailer-custoincr relationship.T secthe cfleetof anapproach oncustomers decisions.

13.Why doesthe authorcite thestudy byBangor UniversityandtheRoyal MailServiceA.To comparesimilar responsesin differentsettings.B.To providefurther evidencefor hisown observation.C.*Ib offera scientificaccount ofthe brainsfunctions.D.,ib describeemotional responsesin onlineshopping.

14.What canbe inferredfromthelast paragraphA.Real satisfactiondepends onfactors otherthan thecomputer.B・Despite onlineshopping westill attachimportance togift buying.C.Some peoplearc stilluncertain aboutthedigitalage.D.Online shoppingoffers realsatisfaction toshoppers.TEXT B心My professorbrother and1have anargument abouthead andhean.about whetherhe ovceahIQ whileI改味心（怪物）？lean moretoward EQ.We typicallyhave thisdebate aboutpeople canwithareally smartjerkvou-but therescorollary toanimals aswell.Pd love；if our102could fetchthe morningpaper andthen readittomeover coffee,bull actuallycare much moreabout herloyal andinnocent heaH.Thcrc^already enoughthinking going黑啜需黑常:on,nourandweprobably spendtoo muchtime inour head,,Where weneed somerole modehng器枷myi1but\dnXation（o getone requiredsome adjustmenton mypart.!often feltshe wasuny ddmg101M mein variousbreeds andtheir personabucs,lly8ch0翼式图以黑鬻ltnin8XXZwe encounteredso theywould charmand persuademe,dem bywas readyfor theresponsibility，And2came ourdog2whomI sometimesmistake fora thirddaughter.Al Hr$t Ithought thechallenge wouldbe totrain her to sit.discovered howmuchmorewcand notgo wildlychasing ihcneighbourhood rabbits.But Iso«n hadto!cam fromher hanshe fromus.an，舟If itis true,for example,that thesecftl toa childssuccess isless raretcnius1pcniislence.Twist sabilityto stayon taskisa model forus all.especially ifthe taskis tryings capturethe sunbeamthat flicksarouful helivingroom asthe windblows through the branchesoutside.She neversucceeds,and shenever givesup.I hisincludeswhe”she runssquan intowalls.山Then thereis herunfailing patience,which breaksdown onlywhen shedinnertime was15minutes agoandwehavesomehow failedto notice.Even thenshe ismore c4gcr thanindignant,and herrefusal towhineshows arestraint ofwhich Tinnotalwayscapable whenhungryBut thelesson1value mostistheoneinforgiveness^and Twistfirst otieredthis when she wasstill very切除卵young.When shewas about7months old.we tookhertothe vettobespayed UI.We turnedher overtoa stranger,who proceededto performa procedurethat wasprobably notpleasant But when thevet relumedher反贡.ous,limp andtender,there wasno recriminationno Howcould youdo thattomeit wasas thoughshealready knewthat wewould not intentionally causeher pain,and whileshe didnot understand,she forgaveandcurled up with herhead onmy daughterslap.I supposewe couldhave concludedthat shewas justblindly loyaland docile.But eventuallywe knewbetter.She isentirely capable of disobedience,as shehasprovedmany limes.She willignore uswhen therearc moreinterestingthings tolook at,rebuke uswhen weare careless,bark intothe twilightwhenshehas urgentmessagesto send.But herpatience withour failingsand ficklenessand herwillingness togive usa secondchance area dailylessonin gratitude.My friendswho grewupwithdogs tellme howwhen theywere teenagersand trustedno oneintheworld,theycould telltheir dogall theirsecrets.It wastheonefriend whowould notgossip orbetray,could provideinthemiddleof henight thesoft,unbegrudging comfortand peasadolescence conspiresto disrnpuAn agethat isall about簸growtli andrisk needssome anchorsand weights,amodelof steadfastnesswhen allisinflux.Sometimes1thinkdevotion心叩吗炉水onaTwists sbenevolentleash,one thathangs quietlyat theirside asthey trotalong butoccasionallyyanks themback tosafety andsolid ground.SCnd加小WeW weighedso manydecisions socarefullyinraising ourdaughters-what schoolto toand whatchurchto attend,when togive themcell phonesand withwhat pnxauuons.Butwhenitcomesco whatreally shapestheircharacter andbinds ourfamily.I neverwould havethought wewould oweso muchto itssmallest member.，

15.In thetirst paragraph,theauthorsuggests that.A・penion cancither haveahighIQoralowEQB,her professorbrother carestoo muchabout IQC,wc needexamples ofhowtofollow onc*s heartD,she prefersdogs thatare cleverand loyal

16.According tothe passage,allthefollowing arcTwists characteristicsEXCEPT-------------------------:A.resignationB.patienceC.forgivenessD.tenacity

17.According tothecontext*the meaningoftheword^square isclosestto---------------------一•A.fastB.blindlyC.straightD.stubbornly]8,That Twist9s devotionkeeps mygirls ona bcficvoleuttrash meansth*-----------------------•A.Twist iscapableoflooking afterthe girlsB.Twist andthegirlshave becomefriendsC Iwist knowshowtofollowthegirlsD.Twists loyaltyhelps thegirls growup

19.Whal doestheauthortrytoexpress inthelastparagraphA.Difiicultics inraising herchildren.B.Worries aboutwhat tobuy torkids.•C.Gratitude toTwist forher role.D.Concerns aboutschooling andreligion.TEXT CMostWest Africanlorries arenotinwhat onewould callthefirst/7«y/of youth,and I had learntby billerexperiencenot toexpect unyihingvery muchofthem.But thelorry thatarrived tolake meup tothe mountainswasworse thananything1had seenbefore:it tottered onthe bordersof seniledecay.Il stoodthere onbuckled wheels,wheezing andgasping withexhaustion fromhaving to climb up the gentleslope tothe camp,and Iconsigned myselfandmy loadstoitwith sometear.Tiie driver,who wasa cheerftilfellow,pointed outthat hewould requiremyassistance intwo verynecessary operations,first,I had to keepthe handbrake・7-prvsscd downwhen travellingdownhill,for unlessit washeld thusalmost levcilc“sullenly refusedto fuiwtion.Secondly.1hadtokeep astem eyeontheclutch,U w111piucc ofmechanism thatseized everychance toleap outofits socketwithanoise likestrangling1cozAs itwas obviousthat noteven aWest Africanlony-drivcr couldbe.successful indriving whilecrvuched underthe dashboard,Ihadto takeover controlof thoseinstruments itIvalued mylife.So.while1ducked atintervals toput onthe brake.amid therich smellof burningrubber,our nobleknyjerked its way towardsthe mountainsatasteady twentymiles perhour,sometimes,when adownward slope冲沁favoured it.it threwcaution tothe windsand careeredU alonginareckless fiishn attwcnty^fivc.Fur ihufirst thirtymiles the red earthroad wounditswaythroughthelowland forest,the gumtrees standingin《绕》、solid ranksalongside andtheir branchesentwined Ctinanarchway ofleaves aboveus Slowlyand almost泊imperceptibly theroad startedtoclimbupwards.looping itsway languidcurves roundthe forestedhills.In thebackofthelorry the boys liftedup theirvoices insong:Home again,home again.When shallI secma home副歌The driverhummed therefrain softlyto himselfglancing atme osee ifI wouldobject.To hissuiprisc Ijoinedin andso while thelorryrolled onwards,theboysintheback maintainedthe choruswhilethe driver and1harmonized andsang complicatedbits.Breaks inthe fbresibecame morefrequent thehigher weclimbed,and presentlyanewtype ofundergrow thbegan to appear:massive tree-fems standingattheroadside ontheir thick,squat,hniry trunks.These femswere theguardiansof anew world,for suddenly,as thoughthe hillshad shruggedthemselves freeof acloak,the forestdisappeared.It laybehind usinthevalley,while aboveus thehillside rosemajestically,covered ina coatofwaist-high grass.The lorry crept higherand higher;the enginegasping andshuddering withthis unaccustomedactivity.1begantothink thatue shouldhave topush thewretched thingupthelast twoor threehundred butoeveryones surprisewe madeit,andthelorrycreptonothe browofthehill.trembling withfatigue,spouting steamfromis radiatorlikeadying whale.We crawledtoastandstill andthedriverswitched offthe engine.-We mustuaii small-time,engine gethot Jhe explained,pointing tothe forequartersofthc lorry,which werebynow completelyinvisible undera cloudof steam.Thankfully1descended fromthered-hot insideofthecab and5gHed downtowhere theroad dippedintothenext valley.From thisvantage pointIcouldseethecountrj^we hadtravelledthrough andthe countrywe wereto enter.20，That iftotteredonthebordersofseniledecay meansthat thelorry was、about iobreak downB.a veryold vehicleC・unable totravel thedistanceD.a dangerousvehicle.1:following wordsinthefirst paragraphisusedliterallyB-Borders.C,Operations.D,Gasping,

22.We learnfromthefirstparagraphthat theauthor regardsthe inadequaciesofthelorry asA・inevitable andamusingB・dangerous andfrighteningC noveland unexpectedD・welcome andinteresting23・All thefollowingwordsinthelast butone paragraphdescribe thelorryasahumanEXCEPT.A.tremblingB.;spoutingC.shudderingD,crept24,We caninfer fromthe passagethat theauthor was____________A,bored bythe appearanceofthegrasslands aheadB.reluctant todo anywalking inso hota climateC.unfriendly towardsthelocaldriver andboys D.a littlesurprised tohave lohelp drivethelorry25,A suitabletitle forthepassagewouldbe-----------------A.A journeythat scaredmeB.A journeyto rememberC ThewildWestAfricanlorryD.A comicjourney inWest AfricaTEXTDnoHeed acertain similarityin publicparks andback gardensinthecities ofwest AubiquitousheHave youever二出已woodland mixof lawngrasses andtrees hasfound itsway throughoutd UnitedStates,and itsnowspread toother citiesaround theworld.As ecologistPcterGroffman hasnoted,its increasinglydifficulttotell onesuburb apart二:from another,even whenihcy7c locatedin vastlydifferent climatessuch nsPhoenix,Arizona,or Bostoninthechilliernorth-east oftheUS.And whydo parksin NewZealand oftenfeature thesamespecies octreesthat growontheother sideoftheworld intheUK。