2023年云南英语专业八级考试真题卷.docx

2023年云南英语专业八级考试真题卷本卷共分为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.Japanese attacked the Pearl Harbor in_.A1940B1941C1942D1943 2.Who raised the notion of "objective correlative"ARobert Penn WarrenBFlannery O' ConnerCWilliam FaulknerDT.S. Eliot 3.In some speech community, two languages are used side by side with each having a different role to play, this is_.ApidginBcreoleCdiglossiaDbilingualism 4.The largest and smallest states of the United States are_.AAlaska and Rhode IslandBTexas and MaineCTexas and Rhode IslandDAlaska and Maine 5._draws on the Jewish experience and tradition and examines subtly the dismantling of the self by an intolerable modern history.AAllen GinsbergBJohn UpdikeCSaul Bellow D J.D. Salinger 6.Buckingham Palace is_ 's present London home.AparliamentBchurchmenCmonarchDthe prime minister 7.Which is the biggest church in LondonAMore ChurchBChristian ChurchCSt. Paul's CathedralDSt. Henry Cathedral 8.The longest river in Britain is _.Athe ClydeBthe MerseyCthe SevernDthe Thames 9.Which of the following works best represent the national spirit of the 18th-century EnglandARobinson CrusoeBGulliver's TravelsCJonathan Wild the GreatDA Sentimental Journey 10.Which of the following is NOT true about the political system of New ZealandANew Zealand has a written constitution.BNew Zealand has a parliamentary government and a constitutional monarchy.CNew Zealand follows the British parliamentary system with some variations.DNew Zealand parliament has only one chamber. 11.In English all the prefixes are _ morphemes.AinflectionalBgrammaticalCderivationalDimplicit 12.In all his novels, Theodore Dreiser set himself to project the _ American values. For example, in Sister Carrie, there is not one character whose status is not determined economically.ApuritanBmaterialisticCpsychologicalDreligious 13.Which one of the following statements is true of William FaulknerAHe is famous for his inconsequential poetry.BHe won Nobel Prize in 1949.CHe often depicts slum life in New York and Chicago.DHe represents a new group of Northern writers. 14.A person in Beijing can describe what happens in Australia; similarly, a 21st-century person can talk about events in ancient times. This demonstrates that language possesses the design feature of _.AdisplacementBdualityCcultural transmissionDproductivity 15.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Prime Minister in BritainAHe is appointed by the Queen.BHe is Minister for the Civil Service.CHe sits in the House of Commons.DIn law, he is the symbol of the whole nation, head of the executive and an integral part of the legislature 16.In word formation, the word “_”is different from the other three.AlovelyBkinglyChighlyDdaily 17.Which of the following best states the "particular pedagogical purpose" underlined in paragraph 3ATo assist scholars in revising the canon of authors.BTo provide students with information about Griffith's work.CTo encourage scholarly rigor in students' own research.DTo reestablish Griffith's reputation as an author. 18.It can be inferred that the author of the passage expects that the experience of the student mentioned as having studied Wife in the Right would _.Alead the student to disregard information found in the Bibliotheca BritannicaBteach the student to question the accuracy of certain kinds of information sources when studying neglected authorsCteach the student to avoid the use of reference sources in studying neglected authorsDhelp the student to understand the importance of first editions in establishing the authorship of plays 19.The author of the passage is primarily concerned with _.Arevealing a commonly ignored deficiencyBproposing a return to traditional terminologyCdescribing an attempt to correct a shortcomingDassessing the success of a new pedagogical approach 20.It can be inferred that the author of the passage considers traditional scholarly methods courses to be _.Airrelevant to the work of most studentsBunconcerned about the accuracy of reference sourcesCtoo superficial to establish important facts about authorsDtoo wide-ranging to approximate genuine scholarly activity 21.Which of the following is most likely to be among the "issues" underlined in paragraph 3AWhy has the work of Griffith, a woman writer who was popular in her own century, been excluded from the canonBIn what ways did Griffith's work reflect the political climate of the eighteenth centuryCHow was Griffith's work received by literary critics during the eighteenth centuryDHow did the error in the title of Griffith's play come to be made 22.The author of the passage suggests that it is a disadvantage of the strategy employed in the experimental scholarly methods course _.Athat students were not given an opportunity to study women writers outside the canonBthat little scholarly work has been done on the work of Elizabeth GriffithCthat most of the students in the course had had little opportunity to study eighteenth-century literatureDthat students were not given an opportunity to encounter certain sources of information that could prove useful in their future studies 23.According to the passage, random failures in automatic control systems are "not merely trivial aberrations" because _.Aautomatic control systems are designed by engineers who have little practical experience in the fieldBthe failures are characteristic of systems designed by engineers relying too heavily on concepts in mathematicsCdesigners of automatic control systems have too little training in the analysis of mechanical difficultiesDdesigners of automatic control systems need more help from scientists who have a better understanding of the analytical problems to be solved before such systems can work efficiently 24.Which of the following statements would best serve as an introduction to the passageAThe assumption that the knowledge incorporated in technological developments must be derived from science ignores the many non-scientific decisions made by technologists.BAnalytical thought is no longer a vital component in the success of technological development.CAs knowledge of technology has increased, the tendency has been to lose sight of the important role played by scientific thought in making decisions about form, arrangement, and texture.DA technologist thinking about a machine, reasoning through the successive steps in a dynamic process, can actually turn the machine over mentally. 25.In the passage, the author is primarily concerned with _.Aidentifying the kinds of thinking that are used by technologistsBstressing the importance of nonverbal thinking in engineering designCcontrasting the goals of engineers with those of technologistsDcriticizing engineering schools for emphasizing science in engineering curricula 26.According to the passage, John Coltrane did all of the following during his career EXCEPT _.Aimprovise on melodies from a number of different culturesBspend time improving his technical skillsCexperiment with the sounds of various instrumentsDeliminate the influence of bebop on his own music 27.The author uses the example of the early models of high-speed railroad cars primarily to _.Asupport the thesis that the number of errors in modern engineering systems is likely to increaseBillustrate the idea that courses in design are the most effective means for reducing the cost of designing engineering systemsCsupport the contention that a lack of attention to the nonscientific aspects of design results in poor conceptualization by engineersDweaken the proposition that mathematics is a necessary part of the study of design 28.In terms of its tone and form, the passage can best be characterized as _.Adogmatic explanationBindignant denialCenthusiastic praiseDlukewarm review 29.The author mentions the work of Ornette Coleman in the fourth paragraph in order to _.Aexpand the discussion by mentioning the work of a saxophone player who played in Coltrane's styleBcompare Coltrane's solos with the work of another jazz artistCsupport the idea that rational organizing principles need to be applied to artistic workDindicate disagreement with the way Coltrane modulated the motifs in his lengthy solos 30.The primary purpose of the passage is to _.Adiscuss the place of Coltrane in the world of jazz and describe his musical explorationsBexamine the nature of bebop and contrast it with improvisational jazzCacknowledge the influence of Coltrane's music on rock music and rock musiciansDdiscuss the arguments that divide the proponents of different jazz styles 31.According to the passage, a major difference between Coltrane and other jazz musicians was the _.Adegree to which Coltrane's music encompassed all of jazzBrepetition of motifs that Coltrane used in his solosCnumber of his own compositions that Coltrane recordedDimportance Coltrane placed on rhythm in jazz 32.Why knights fought bravely to win kingdoms rich with diamondsADiamonds are very valuable.BThey want to become the richest man.CThey think it is more important to discover diamonds than to discover new lands.DThey are eager for jeweled crowns. 33.Most diamonds can be found _.Ain AfricaBin gravel at the bottom of rivers and streamsCin desert sandDin or near meteorites 34.The following are the characters of diamonds EXCEPT _.Athey sparkle and glitter in the lightBthey are very hardCthey are very valuableDthey are tiny 35. Question 7 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.AMartti AhtisaariBAcehCHelsinkiDGovernment official 36. Question 8 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.Asend 3,000 troops to IraqBhasten the withdrawal of its troops from IraqCpull its troops out of Iraq in SeptemberDdraw its troops to safeguard the G8 summit. 37.Except jewelry, diamonds can be used as _.AcrownBindustrial diamondsCshirtDcoat 38.Diamonds are so hard that only _ can cut it.Aa man who knows all about diamondsBdiamond-edged toolsCa special cutterDdiamond cutter 39._ is advanced by Paul Grice.ACooperative PrincipleBPoliteness PrincipleCThe General Principle of Universal GrammarDAdjacency Principle 40._ is the second largest city in England, which is metropolitan district and an industrial and manufacturing city.ABirminghamBGlasgowCManchesterDEdinburgh 41.Only which lake among the five lakes belong to America completely while the other four shared with CanadaALake Superior.BLake Erie.CLake Michigan.DLake Huron. 42.Which river is the longest river in the V. K. that rises in the mountains of WalesAThe Thames River.BThe Severn River.CThe Clyde River.DThe Mersey River. 43.The famous short story The Fall of the House of Usher was written byACharles Dickens.BEdgar Allan Poe.CWashington Irving.DThomas More. 44.What is the name of the area which lies between the Rocky Mountains and the AppalachiansAThe Great lakes.BThe Central Plain.CThe Grand Cannon.DThe Grand Plain. 45.Which of the following is NOT written by William Butler YeatsASailing to Byzantium.BThe Lake Isle of Innisfree.CLeda and the Swan.DThe Waste Land. 46.Modern linguistics differs from traditional grammar for it is mostlyAprescriptive.Bdescriptive.Csubjective.Danalytic. 47.The novel Gulliver's Travels is written byADaniel Defoe.BJonathan Swift.CFrancis Bacon.DJames Joyce. 48.Syntactic movement is dictated by rules traditionally calledAtransformational rules.Bgenerative rules.Cphrase structure rules.DX-bar theory. 49._ is typical of Joseph Heller's Catch-22.AIronyBPunCBlack humorDMonologue 50._ is a variety of language (usually a native language of a country) which serves as a medium of communication among groups of people with diverse linguistic background.ALingua FrancaBPidginCCreoleDBilingualism