[环球时代]2016新专八样题

TEM8SAMPLETEST（部分）

TIMELIMIT：155MIN

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(25MIN)SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.Youwillhearthemini-lectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothemini-lecture,pleasecompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.

Nowlistentothemini-lecture.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTHREEminutestocheckyourwork.

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillhearONEinterview.TheinterviewwillbedividedintoTWOparts.Attheendofeachpart,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeinterviewandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA),B),C)andD),andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthequestions.Now,listentoPartOneoftheinterview.

1.A.Doingwhattheyhavepromisedtoschools

B.CreatingopportunitiesforleadinguniversitiesC.Reducingopportunitiesforstateschoolpupils

D.Consideringremovingbarriersforstateschoolpupils

2.A.Thegovernmenthasloweredstatepupils’expectations.

B.ThenumberofstatepupilsapplyingtoOxfordfailstoincrease.C.Universitiesarenotworkinghardtoacceptstateschoolpupils.D.Leadinguniversitiesarerejectingstateschoolpupils.3.……4.……5.……

Now,listentoPartTwooftheinterview.

16.A.ItmeansmorefundingfromeducationauthoritiesB.ItmeansmoreopportunitiesandchoicesC.Itmeansgreaterpowertorunthemselves

D.Itmeansgettingallthemoneyanddecidinghowtospendit7.A.Localeducationauthoritiesandsecondaryschoolstogether.B.Localeducationauthoritiesandthecentralgovernment.C.Localeducationauthoritiesonly.D.Thecentralgovernmentonly.

8.A.Toinitiatenewtopics.B.Tosupporttheinterviewee.C.Tointroducenewpolicies.D.Toexplainsomestatistics.9.……10……

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(45MIN)SECTIONAMULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONS

Inthissectionthereareseveralpassagesfollowedbyfourteenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.

PASSAGEONE

In2011,manyshoppersoptedtoavoidthefreneticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.

Whatwentwrong?Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?Ordopeopleshopmoreimpulsively–andthereforemakebaddecisions–whenonline?Bothargumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor:aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldortheweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.

WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoreto

2conductanexperimentaboutthedifferencesbetweentheonlineandofflineshopping.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.

Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,removingthebookandthensubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthecustomer’shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook,13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?Wefeelsomethingsimilartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinourhand.That’swhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersandfriendswithahandshake.Inthiscase,havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingitmightgenerateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore.

ArecentstudyconductedbyBangorUniversitytogetherwiththeUnitedKingdom’sRoyalMailservicealsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcametosnailmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformedwhendeliveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.FMRIs（功能性磁共振成像）showedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcentreofthebrainwasactivated,thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouchbecomespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession.Inotherwords,wesimplyfeelmorecommittedtopossessandthusbuyanitemwhenwe’vefirsttouchedit.Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshoppingexperience.

Astheritualsofpurchaseinthelead-uptoChristmaschange,notonlydowegivelessthoughttothetypeofgiftswebuyforourlovedonesbut,throughourowndigitalwishlists,weincreasinglycontrolwhattheybuyforus.Thereality,however,isthatnomatterhowconvincedweallarethatdigitalisthewaytogo,findingrealsatisfactionwillprobablytakemorethanafewsimpleclicks.

11.Accordingtotheauthor,shoppersarereturningtheirpurchasesforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat________.

A.theyareunsatisfiedwiththequalityofthepurchaseB.theyeventuallyfindthepurchasetooexpensiveC.theychangetheirmindoutofuncertainty

D.theyregretmakingthepurchasewithoutforethought12.WhydoestheauthorcitethestudybyBangorUniversityandtheRoyalMailService?

A.Tocomparesimilarresponsesindifferentsettings.B.Toprovidefurtherevidenceforhisownobservation.C.Toofferascientificaccountofthebrain’sfunctions.D.Todescribeemotionalresponsesinonlineshopping.13.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Despiteonlineshoppingwestillattachimportancetogiftbuying.B.Somepeoplearestilluncertainaboutthedigitalage.

C.Realsatisfactiondependsonfactorsotherthanthecomputer.D.Onlineshoppingoffersrealsatisfactiontoshoppers.

3PASSAGETWO

MyprofessorbrotherandIhaveanargumentaboutheadandheart,aboutwhetherheovervaluesIQwhileIleanmoretowardEQ.Wetypicallyhavethisdebateaboutpeople–canyoubefriendswithareallysmartjerk（怪物）?–butthere’scorollarytoanimalsaswell.I’dloveitifourdogcouldfetchthemorningpaperandthenreadittomeovercoffee,butIactuallycaremuchmoreaboutherloyalandinnocentheart.There’salreadyenoughthinkinggoingoninourhouse,andweprobablyspendtoomuchtimeinourheads.Whereweneedsomerolemodelingisininstinct,andthat’swhereadogisarovingrevelation.

Ididnotgrowupwithdogs,whichmeantthatmyolderdaughter’srespectfulbutunyieldingdeterminationtogetonerequiredsomeadjustmentonmypart.Ioftenfeltshewastrainingme:fromagesof6to9,shegentlyschooledmeinvariousbreedsandtheirpersonalities,whisperedtothedogsweencounteredsotheywouldcharmandpersuademe,demonstratedbyherself-disciplinethatshewasreadyfortheresponsibility.AndthuscameourdogTwist,whomIsometimesmistakeforathirddaughter.

AtfirstIthoughtthechallengewouldbetotrainhertosit,toheel,towalkcalmlybesideusandnotgowildlychasingtheneighbourhoodrabbits.ButIsoondiscoveredhowmuchmorewehadtolearnfromherthanshefromus.

Ifitistrue,forexample,thatthesecrettoachild’ssuccessislessraregeniusthanrawpersistence,Twist’sabilitytostayontaskisamodelforusall,especiallyifthetaskistryingtocapturethesunbeamthatflicksaroundthelivingroomasthewindblowsthroughthebranchesoutside.Sheneversucceeds,andshenevergivesup.Thisincludeswhensherunssquareintowalls.

Thenthereisherunfailingpatience,whichbreaksdownonlywhenshesensesthatdinnertimewas15minutesagoandwehavesomehowfailedtonotice.Eventhensheismoreeagerthanindignant,andherrefusaltowhineshowsarestraintofwhichI’mnotalwayscapablewhenhungry.

ButthelessonIvaluemostistheoneinforgiveness,andTwistfirstofferedthiswhenshewasstillveryyoung.Whenshewasabout7monthsold,wetookhertothevettobespayed（切除卵巢）.Weturnedherovertoastranger,whoproceededtoperformaprocedurethatwasprobablynotpleasant.Butwhenthevetreturnedhertous,limpandtender,therewasnorecrimination（反责）,noHowcouldyoudothattome?Itwasasthoughshealreadyknewthatwewouldnotintentionallycauseherpain,andwhileshedidnotunderstand,sheforgaveandcurledupwithherheadonmydaughter’slap.

Isupposewecouldhaveconcludedthatshewasjustblindlyloyalanddocile.Buteventuallyweknewbetter.Sheisentirelycapableofdisobedience,asshehasprovedmanytimes.Shewillignoreuswhentherearemoreinterestingthingstolookat,rebukeuswhenwearecareless,barkintothetwilightwhenshehasurgentmessagestosend.Butherpatiencewithourfailingsandficklenessandherwillingnesstogiveusasecondchanceareadailylessoningratitude.

Myfriendswhogrewupwithdogstellmehowwhentheywereteenagersandtrustednooneintheworld,theycouldtelltheirdogalltheirsecrets.Itwastheonefriendwhowouldnotgossiporbetray,couldprovideinthemiddleofthenightthesoft,unbegrudgingcomfortandpeacethatadolescenceconspirestodisrupt.Anagethatisallaboutgrowthandriskneedssomeanchorsandweights,amodelofsteadfastnesswhenallelseisinflux.SometimesIthinkTwist’sdevotionkeepsmygirlsonabenevolentleash,onethathangsquietlyattheirsideastheytrotalongbutoccasionallyyanksthembacktosafetyandsolidground.

We’veweighedsomanydecisionssocarefullyinraisingourdaughters–whatschooltosendthem

4toandwhatchurchtoattend,whentogivethemcellphonesandwithwhatprecautions.Butwhenitcomestowhatreallyshapestheircharacterandbindsourfamily,Ineverwouldhavethoughtwewouldowesomuchtoitssmallestmember.

14.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorsuggeststhat

A.apersoncaneitherhaveahighIQoralowEQB.weneedexamplesofhowtofollowone’sheartC.herprofessorbrothercarestoomuchaboutIQD.sheprefersdogsthatarecleverandloyal

.15.Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingareTwist’scharacteristicsEXCEPT

A.ResignationB.patienceC.forgivenessD.tenacity16.ThatTwist’sdevotionkeepsmygirlsonabenevolentleashmeansthat

A.TwistiscapableoflookingafterthegirlsB.TwistandthegirlshavebecomefriendsC.TwistknowshowtofollowthegirlsD.Twist’sloyaltyhelpsthegirlsgrowup17.Whatdoestheauthortrytoexpressinthelastparagraph?

A.GratitudetoTwistforherrole.B.Difficultiesinraisingherchildren.C.Worriesaboutwhattobuyforkids.D.Concernsaboutschoolingandreligion.PASSAGETHREE

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MostWestAfricanlorriesarenotinwhatonewouldcallthefirstflushofyouth,andIhadlearntbybitterexperiencenottoexpectanythingverymuchofthem.ButthelorrythatarrivedtotakemeuptothemountainswasworsethananythingIhadseenbefore:ittotteredonthebordersofseniledecay.Itstoodthereonbuckledwheels,wheezingandgaspingwithexhaustionfromhavingtoclimbupthegentleslopetothecamp,andIconsignedmyselfandmyloadstoitwithsomefear.Thedriver,whowasacheerfulfellow,pointedoutthathewouldrequiremyassistanceintwoverynecessaryoperations:first,Ihadtokeepthehandbrakepresseddownwhentravellingdownhill,forunlessitwasheldthusalmostlevelwiththeflooritsullenlyrefusedtofunction.Secondly,Ihadtokeepasterneyeontheclutch,awillfulpieceofmechanismthatseizedeverychancetoleapoutofitssocketwithanoiselikeastranglingleopard.AsitwasobviousthatnotevenaWestAfricanlorry-drivercouldbesuccessfulindrivingwhilecrouchedunderthedashboard,IhadtotakeovercontrolofthoseinstrumentsifIvaluedmylife.So,whileIduckedatintervalstoputonthebrake,amidtherichsmellofburningrubber,ournoblelorryjerkeditswaytowardsthe

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