2023年云南英语专业八级考试真题卷.docx

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1、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 correlativeARobert Penn WarrenBFlannery O ConnerCWilliam FaulknerDT.S. Eliot 3.In some speech community, two

2、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

3、 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 ChurchBChris

4、tian ChurchCSt. Pauls 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 CrusoeBGullivers TravelsCJonathan Wild the GreatDA Sentimental Jo

5、urney 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 ha

6、s 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 economicall

7、y.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 perso

8、n 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 ab

9、out 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 o

10、ther 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 Griffiths work.CTo encourage scholarly rigor in students own resea

11、rch.DTo reestablish Griffiths 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 studen

12、t 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 auth

13、or 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 tra

14、ditional 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

15、 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 Griffiths work reflect the political climate of the eighteenth centuryCHow was Griffiths work received by literary critics during

16、 the eighteenth centuryDHow did the error in the title of Griffiths 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

17、 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 use

18、ful 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 designe

19、d 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

20、 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 tech

21、nologists.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 techn

22、ologist 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 nonver

23、bal 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 fro

24、m 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 nu

25、mber 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 con

26、ceptualization 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 Or

27、nette Coleman in the fourth paragraph in order to _.Aexpand the discussion by mentioning the work of a saxophone player who played in Coltranes styleBcompare Coltranes solos with the work of another jazz artistCsupport the idea that rational organizing principles need to be applied to artistic workD

28、indicate 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 jazzCacknowle

29、dge the influence of Coltranes 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 Coltranes music encompassed all of jazz

30、Brepetition 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

31、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

32、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 b

33、ased 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

34、 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 Prin

35、ciple 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

36、 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 byACharl

37、es 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

38、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 Gullivers Travels is written byADaniel Defoe.BJonathan Swift.CFrancis Bacon.DJames Joyce. 48

39、.Syntactic movement is dictated by rules traditionally calledAtransformational rules.Bgenerative rules.Cphrase structure rules.DX-bar theory. 49._ is typical of Joseph Hellers 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