2022年湖南英语专业八级考试模拟卷.docx

2022年湖南英语专业八级考试模拟卷本卷共分为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.Degradation can be illustrated by the following example _.Alewd ignorantBsilly foolishClast pleasureDknave boy 2._ approach the same linguistic unit from different perspectives.ASyntax and semanticsBPhonology and pragmaticsCPhonetics and morphologyDSemantics and pragmatics 3.The national anthem of Australia is now the tune of _, but on regal and vice-regal occasions God Save the Queen must be played.ASong of AustraliaBThe Star Spangled BannerCDominion DayDAdvance Australia Fair 4.In the history of England, the famous Magna Carta (great Charter) was imposed in _.A1215B1512C1314D1066 5.The seat of the U.S. government in Washington D.C. is known as the _.ACapitalBWhite HouseCEmpire State BuildingDPentagon 6.Chaucer was the first important poet of a royal court to write in _ after the Norman Conquest.AFrenchBLatinCEnglishDGreek 7.Beowulf was written in _.AOld EnglishBMiddle EnglishCEarly Modern EnglishDFrench 8.The English Renaissance period was an age of _.Apoetry and dramaBdrama and novelCnovel and poetryDromance and poetry 9.When the Spanish Armada was defeated, the ruler of England was _.AQueen ElizabethBKing Charles ICQueen VictoryDKing James I 10.Homophones are often employed to create puns for desired effects of _.AhumourBsarcasmCridiculeDall the above 11.The word tunnel-versioned (Line 2, Para.4) most probably means _.Anarrow-mindedBblind to the factsCshort-sightedDable to see only one aspect 12.Which of the following, according to the author, should play the leading role in the solution of environmental problemsALegislation and government intervention.BThe industry's understanding and support.CThe efforts of environmental health professionals.DThe cooperation of ecologists, environmental activists and conservationists. 13.The main task now facing ecologists, environmental activists and conservationists is _.Ato prevent pollution by legislation, economic incentives and persuasionBto arouse public awareness of the importance of environmental protectionCto take radical measures to control environmental pollutionDto improve the quality of life by enforcing environmental standards 14.According to the text, why destruction of our natural resources and contamination of our food supply continue to occurAInevitable phenomenon of social developing.BFew people are aware of it.CThe tax exerted on manufacturer is too heavy.DDifficulty in affixing legal responsibility on the people who caused the problem. 15.We can infer from the first two paragraphs that the industrialists disregard environmental protection chiefly because _.Athey are unaware of the consequences of what they are doingBthey are reluctant to sacrifice their own economic interestsCtime has not yet come for them to put due emphasis on itDit is difficult for them to take effective measures 16.How were the Negroes treated in the history booksAThey were ignored.BThey were condemned.CThey were belittled.DThey were praised. 17.People are surprised to learn that _.ANegroes' achievements are not shown in history booksBPhillis Wheatley learned EnglishCNegroes are good at mathematicsDNegroes have a very long history in America 18.From the passage we know that Negroes _.Ahave no self-respectBhave no historyCneed to have an interest in historyDneed to learn what they have done for America 19.Which of the following statements is trueAThat Negroes were docile was denied by the slaveholders.BThat Negroes were docile was not quite tree.CThat Negroes were docile was a lie fostered by their masters.DThat Negroes were docile was sheer nonsense. 20.According to the passage what is unknown to many people is that _.Athe drip cup benefited light industryBthe truth about carver was twisted or concealedCsugar-refining owes a lot to a NegroDa Negro invented the frying pan 21.Which statement is not true, according to Enlightenment thinkersAPeople are first a human being, then a social member.BCommon humanity will conflict with the membership of a particular group.CHumanity is above the particularity of race, religion and so on.DParticularism and its divisiveness don't belong to today's world. 22.The Enlightenment thinkers see persons as "citizens of the world". That means _.Athey think people in the world should obey the same rulesBpeople shouldn't have their own religion and livesCpeople don't belong to any particular groupsDpeople should be ruled by the same laws 23.The Enlightenment thinkers are deeply concerned about _.Awhat kinds of communities people are born intoBthe various traits of races and culturesCwhat makes people so variousDwhat brings people together 24.What is the difference between "salad bowls" and "melting pot"AThe difference between rationalism and materialism.BThe former represents disintegration and the latter represents integration.CThe former emphasizes differences and individual identity; the latter emphasizes common humanity.DThe former is for Enlightenment and the latter is opposed to Enlightenment. 25.Young people often feel that the age of eighteen is the _.Afight age to get marriedBgateway to happinessChardest part of lifeDbest time of life 26.What are the author's present feelings about his or her childrenATheir behavior is improving.BThey are approaching a difficult age.CThey don't spend enough time at home.DThey are choosing strange friends. 27.According to the passage, the proper way towards a pain is _.Ataking different medicinesBpaying no attention to itCvisiting famous physiciansDnone of the above 28.As soon as person gets "threshold pains", he should _.Atelephone the doctor immediatelyBfirst relieve the stress and tension which cause the painsCwait to let the pains reach a certain pointDtake pain-killer 29.Which of the following is TRUEAA pain can only be caused by physical harm.BSome people are complaining of a pain which does not exist.CA pain can be caused by psychogenic factors.DEducated people do not complain of nonexistent pain. 30.Some people suffering from a pain do not go to hospital because _.Athey are horrified to get the bad newsBthey think no medicine is effectiveCthey think the pain will disappear as soon as you forget itDthey are too busy 31.m, from the manner of articulation, it is _.AbilabialBplosiveCnasalDlatral 32.The Franklin Roosevelt came into power in the period of _.ADepressionBWW CWW DCivil War 33._ is the central concern to Blake's concern in the Song of Innocence and Song of Experience.AChildhoodBWomanCPoetryDHappiness 34.The Tale of Two Cities is about a story happened in time of _.ANapoleon WarBBritish Civil WarCWW DFrench Revolution 35.Shakespeare's greatest tragedies are _.AHamlet, Othello, King Lear and MacbethBHamlet, Othello, King Lear and Romeo and JulietCHamlet, Carolinas, King Lear and MacbethDHamlet, Julius caesar, Othello and Macbeth 36.Which of the following ways of word-formation doesn't change the grammatical class of the stemsACompound.BInflection.CDerivation.DCoinage. 37.The main rivers parting in Britain run from _.Anorth to southBsouth to northCeast to westDwest to east 38.Which band is from BritainAMLTR.BBackstreet.CM2M.DU2. 39.In 1964-1966, major resource of natural gas were discovered in the British sector of _.ANorth SeaBIrelandCWalesDLondon 40.Distinctive sound refers to _.AallomorphBphonemeCphoneDminimal pairs 41.Which of the following is not the principle of speech act theoryAillocutionary actBlocutionary actCperlocutionary actDprelocutionary act 42.Eton College is a famous_Apublic schoolBuniversityCprimary schoolDpark 43.Sapir-Whorf's hypothesis meditate on the relationship between_.Alanguage and thoughtBmind and speechClanguage and societyDsociety and thought 44.Which university offers courses through one of the B.B.C's television channelAOpen UniversityBCambridge UniversityCOxford UniversityDBuckingham University 45.The origin of the American party system can be traced to_.Athe struggle between the Royalists and revolutionaries in the War of IndependenceBthe constitutional debate between the Federalists and the anti-FederalistsCthe struggle between those who upheld slavery and those who opposed slaveryDnone of the above 46.Field, mode and tenor analysis belong to the field of_.AinterferenceBidiolectCdialectDregister 47.Strong affinity to the Chinese and Oriental literature can be found in the works of_.AMark TwainBEzra PoundCEmily DikinsonDArthur Miller 48._is not a dominant figure of the Realistic PeriodAWilliam Dean HowellsBMark TwainCHenry JamesDJames E.Cooper 49.The book from which "all modern American literature comes" refers to_.AMoby-DickBThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnCThe Sun Also RisesDThe Great Gatsby 50.Oxford and Cambridge are referred to as_Aold universitiesBnew universitiesCuniversity of peopleDacademic university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