2023年英語專八考試真題及答案

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2023)GRADEEIGHTTIMELIMIT：195MINPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)SECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture．YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints．Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture．Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE,usingnomorethanthreewordsineachgap．Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable．Youmayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask．Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking．Now,listentothemini-lecture．WhatDoActiveLearnersDo?Therearedifferencebetweenactivelearningandpassivelearning.Characteristicsofactivelearners:I.readingwithpurposesA.beforereading:settinggoalsB.whilereading:(1)________II.(2)______rmationprocessing,e.g.--connectionsbetweentheknownandthenewinformation--identificationof(3)______concepts--judgmentonthevalueof(4)_____.III.activeinlisteningwaysofnote-taking:(5)_______.beforenote-taking:listeningandthinkingIV.beingabletogetassistancereason1:knowingcomprehensionproblemsbecauseof(6)______.Reason2:beingabletopredictstudydifficultiesV.beingabletoquestioninformationA.questionwhattheyreadorhearB.evaluateand(7)______.VI.LastcharacteristicA.attitudetowardresponsibility--activelearners:accept--passivelearners:(8)_______B.attitudetoward(9)______--activelearners:evaluateandchangebehaviour--passivelearners:nochangeinapproachRelationshipbetweenskillandwill:willismoreimportantin(10)______.Lackofwillleadstodifficultyincollegelearning.SECTIONBINTERVIEWInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO．Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview．Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions．Nowlistentotheinterview．1．Accordingtotheinterviewer,whichofthefollowingbestindicatestherelationshipbetweenchoiceandmobility?A．Bettereducation→greatermobility→morechoices．B．Bettereducation→morechoices→greatermobility．C．Greatermobility→bettereducation→morechoices．D．Greatermobility→morechoices→bettereducation．2．Accordingtotheinterview，whichofthefollowingdetailsaboutthefirstpollisINCORRECT?A．Shorterworkhourswasleastchosenforbeingmostimportant．B．Chancesforadvancementmighthavebeenfavouredbyyoungpeople．C．Highincomefailedtocomeontopforbeingmostimportant．D．Jobsecuritycamesecondaccordingtothepollresults．3．Accordingtotheinterviewee，whichisthemaindifferencebetweenthefirstandthesecondpoll?A．Thetypeofrespondentswhowereinvited．B．Thewayinwhichthequestionsweredesigned．C．Thecontentareaofthequestions．D．Thenumberofpollquestions．4．Whatcanwelearnfromtherespondents’answerstoitems2，4and7inthesecondpoll?A．Recognitionfromcolleaguesshouldbegivenlessimportance．B．Workersarealwayswillingandreadytolearnmorenewskills．C．Psychologicalrewardismoreimportantthanmaterialone．D．Workwillhavetobemadeinterestingtoraiseefficiency．5．Accordingtotheinterviewee，whichofthefollowingcanofferbothpsychologicalandmonetarybenefits?A．Contactwithmanypeople．B．Chancesforadvancement．C．Appreciationfromcoworkers．D．ChancestolearnnewskillsSECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY．Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO．Questions6and7arebasedonthefollowingnews,Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions．Nowlistentothenews．6．Accordingtothenewsitem，“sleepboxes”aredesignedtosolvetheproblemsofA．a(chǎn)irports．B．passengers．C．a(chǎn)rchitects．D．companies．7．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruewithreferencetothenews?A．Sleepboxescanberentedfordifferentlengthsoftime．B．Rentersofnormalheightcanstandupinside．C．Beddingcanbeautomaticallychanged．D．Renterscantakeashowerinsidethebox．Question8isbasedonthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem，youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion．Nowlistentothenews．8．Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?A．London’SpreparationsfortheNottingHillCarnival．B．MainfeaturesoftheNottingHillCarnival．C．Police'spreventivemeasuresforthecarnival．D．Policeparticipationinthecarnival．Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions．Nowlistentothenews．9．ThenewsitemreportsonaresearchfindingaboutA．theDutchfamineandtheDutchwomen．B．earlymalnutritionandhearthealth．C．thecausesofdeathduringthefamine．D．nutritioninchildhoodandadolescence．10．Whendidtheresearchteamcarryoutthestudy?A．AttheendofWorldWarII．B．Between1944and1945．C．Inthe1950s．D．In2007．PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO．TEXTAThreehundredyearsagonewstravelledbywordofmouthor1etter,andcirculatedintavernsandcoffeehousesintheformofpamphletsandnewsletters．“Thecoffeehousesparticularlyare．veryroomyforafreeconversation，andforreadingataneasierrateallmannerofprintednews，”notedoneobserver．Everythingchangedin1833whenthefirstmass-audiencenewspaper,TheNewYorkSun，pioneeredtheuseofadvertisingtoreducethecostofnews，thusgivingadvertisersaccesstoawideraudience．Thepennypress，followedbyradioandtelevision，turnednewsfromatwo-wayconversationintoaone—waybroadcast，witharelativelysmallnumberoffirmscontrollingthemedia．Now,thenewsindustryisreturningtosomethingclosertothecoffeehouse．Theinternetismakingnewsmoreparticipatory，socialanddiverse，revivingthediscursivecharacteristicsof"theerabeforethemassmedia．Thatwillhaveprofoundeffectsonsocietyandpolitics．Inmuchoftheworld．themassmediaareflourishing．Newspapercirculationrosegloballyby6%between2005and2023．Butthoseglobalfiguresmaskasharpdeclineinreadershipinrichcountries．Overthepastdecade，throughouttheWesternworld，peoplehavebeengivingupnewspapersandTVnewsandkeepingupwitheventsinprofoundlydifferentways．Moststrikingly,ordinarypeopleareincreasinglyinvolvedincompiling，sharing，filtering，discussinganddistributingnews．Twitterletspeopleanywherereportwhattheyareseeing．Classifieddocumentsarepublishedintheirthousandsonline．Mobile·phonefootageofArabuprisingsandAmericantornadoesispostedonsocial-networkingsitesandshownontelevisionnewscasts．Social-networkingsiteshelppeoplefind，discussandsharenewswiththeirfriends．Anditisnotjustreaderswhoarechallengingthemediaelite．TechnologyfirmsincludingGoogle，F(xiàn)acebookandTwitterhavebecomeimportantconduitsofnews．Celebritiesandworldleaderspublishupdatesdirectlyviasocialnetworks；manycountriesnowmakerawdataavailablethrough“opengovernment”initiatives．Theinternetletspeoplereadnewspapersorwatchtelevisionchannelsfromaroundtheworld．Thewebhasallowednewprovidersofnews，fromindividualbloggerstosites，torisetoprominenceinaveryshortspaceoftime．Andithasmadepossibleentirelynewapproachestojournalism，suchasthatpracticedbyWikiLeaks，whichprovidesananonymouswayforwhistleblowerstopublishdocuments．Thenewsagendaisnolongercontrolledbyafewpressbaronsandstateoutlets．Inprinciple，everyliberalshouldcelebratethis．Amoreparticipatoryandsocialnewsenvironment，witharemarkablediversityandrangeofnewssources，isagoodthing．Thetransformationofthenewsbusinessisunstoppable，andattemptstoreverseitaredoomedtofailure．Asproducersofnewjournalism，individualscanbescrupulouswithfactsandtransparentwiththeirsources．Asconsumers，theycanbegeneralintheirtastesanddemandingintheirstandards．Andalthoughthistransformationdoesraiseconcerns，thereismuchtocelebrateinthenoisy,diverse，vociferous，argumentativeandstridentlyaliveenvironmentofthenewsbusinessintheagesoftheinternet．Thecoffeehouseisback．Enjoyit．11．Accordingtothepassage，whatinitiatedthetransformationofcoffee-housenewstomass-medianews?A．Theemergenceofbigmassmediafirms．B．Thepopularityofradioandtelevision．C．Theappearanceofadvertisinginnewspapers．D．Theincreasingnumberofnewspaperreaders．12．Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestsupports“Now,theHewsindustryisreturningtosomethingclosertothecoffeehouse”?ANewspapercirculationrosegloballyby6％between2005and2023．B．PeopleintheWesternworldaregivingupnewspapersandTVnews．C．Classifieddocumentsarepublishedintheirthousandsonline．D．Morepeopleareinvolvedinfinding，discussinganddistributingnews．13．Accordingtothepassage，whichisNOTaroleplayedbyinformationtechnology?A．Challengingthetraditionalmedia．B．Planningthereturntocoffee-housenews．C．Providingpeoplewithaccesstoclassifiedfiles．D．Givingordinarypeoplethechancetoprovidenews．14．Theauthor’StoneinthelastparagraphtowardsnewjournalismisA．optimisticandcautious．B．supportiveandskeptical．C．doubtfulandreserved．D．a(chǎn)mbiguousandcautious．15．In“Thecoffeehouseisback”，coffeehousebestsymbolizesA．thechangingcharacteristicsofnewsaudience．B．themorediversifiedmeansofnewsdistribution．C．theparticipatorynatureofnews．D.themorevariedsourcesofnews．TEXTBParisislikepornography．Yourespondevenifyoudon’twantto．Youturnacornerandseeavista，andyourimaginationboltsaway。SuddenlyyouarethinkingaboutwhatitwouldbeliketoliveinParis，andthenyouthinkaboutallthelivesyouhavenotlived．Sometimes，though,whenyouarelucky,youonlythinkabouthowmanypleasuresthedayaheadholds．Then,youfeelprivileged．Thelobbyofthehotelisdecoratedinredandgold．Itgivesoffawhiffof19m．centurydecadence．ProbablyasmuchasanyhotelinParis，thishotelissexy．1wasstandingfacingtherevolvingdoorsandthedrivewaybeyond．Acarwithawomaninthebackseat—awomaninashortskirtandblack—leatherjacket—pulledupbeforethehoteldoor．Sheswungoffandshewaswearinghighheels．Normally,mymindwouldhaveleapedandimaginedastoryforthiswoman．Nowitdidn'tIstoodthereandtoldmyself．Cheerup．You’reinParis．Inmanyways，Parisisbestvisitedinwinter．Thetouristcrowdsareataminimum，andoneisnotbeingjammedoffthenarrowsidewalksalongtheRueDauphine．Morethanthis．ParisislikemanyotherEuropeancitiesinthattheseasonofblockbusterculturaleventstendstobegininmid-tolatefallandso，bythetimeofwinter,mostoftheculturaltreasuresofthecityarelaidouttobeadmired．TheothergreatreasonwhyParisinwinterissomuchbetterthanParisinspringandfallisthataftertheendoftheAugustholidaysandthereturnofchicParisianwomentotheircity,therestaurant-openingseasontrulybeginshopping．Bywinter，manyofthenewrestaurantshaveworkedouttheirkinks(不足；困難)and，oncethehypehasdieddown，itispossibletoseewhichrestaurantsareactuallygoodandwhicharemerelynoisyandcrowded．Mostpeopleareaboutashappyastheysettheirmindtobeing，Lincolnsaid．InParisitdoesn’ttakemuchtobehappy．Outsidethehotel，theskywaspaleandfeltveryhighup．IwalkedthefewblockstotheSeineandbeganrunningalongtheblue-greenrivertowardtheEiffelTower．Thetowerinthedistancewasblack，andfeltstrangeandbeautifulthewaythatmanythingsbuiltforthejoyofbuildingdo．AsIrantowardit，becauseofitslatticestructure,thetowerseemedobviouslydelicate．Seeingit，Ifeltasenseofprotectiveness．IthinkitwasthismomentofprotectivenessthatmarkedthechangeinmymoodandmyslowlybecomingthrilledwithbeinginParis．Duringwinterevenings，Paris’sstreetlampshaveahaloandresembledandelions．Inwinter,whenoneleavestheParisstreetandentersacaf6orrestaurant，thelightandtemperaturechangesuddenlyanddramatically,thereisthesenseofhavingdiscoveredsomethingsecret．Inwinter,becausethedaysareshort，thereisanurgencytothechoicesonemakes．Thereisthesensethatlifeisshortandsoletusdecideonwhatmatters．16.Accordingtothepassage，onceinParisonemightexperienceallthefollowingfeelingsEXCEPTA．regret．B．condescension．C．expectation．D．impulse．17．WinteristhebestseasontovisitParis．WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTsupportthisstatement?A．FashionableParisianwomenreturntoParis．B．Moreentertainmentactivitiesarestaged．C．Therearemoregoodrestaurantstochoosefrom．D．TherearefewertouristsinParis．18．"Mostpeopleareaboutashappyastheysettheirmindtobeing．”ThisstatementmeansthatmostpeopleA．expecttobehappy．B．hopetobeashappyasothers．C．wouldbehappieriftheywanted．D．canbehappyiftheywant．19．Intheeyesoftheauthor,winterinParisissignificantbecauseofA．theatmosphereofitsevenings．B．itsimplicationsforlife．C．thecontrastitbrings．D．thediscoveryonemakes．20．Attheendofthepassage,theauthorfoundhimselfinamoodofA．excitement．B．thoughtfulness．C．loneliness．D．joyfulness．TEXTCIfyouwanttoknowwhyDenmarkistheworld'sleaderinwindpower,startwithathree-hourcartripfromthecapitalCopenhagen--mindthebicyclists--tothesmalltownofLemonthefarwestcoastofJutland．You'llfeelitasyoucrossthe6.8km-longGreatBeltBridge：Denmark'sbountifulwind，sofierceevenonacalmsummer'sdaythatitthreatenstoshoveyourcarintothewavesbelow．Butwinditselfisonlypartofthereason．InLem，workersinfactoriesthesizeofaircrafthangarsbuildthewindturbinessoldbyVestas，theDanishcompanythathasemergedastheindustry'stopmanufactureraroundtheglobe．Theworkisbothgrossandfine；employeesweldtogethermassivecurvedsheetsofsteeltomakecentralshaftsastallasa14-storybuilding，andassembleenginehousings(機器外罩)thatholdsome18,000separateparts．Mostimpressivearetheturbine'sblades,whichscoopthewindwitheachsweepingrevolution．AssmoothasanOlympicswimsuitandhonedtoaerodynamicperfection，eachbladeweighsinat7,000kg，andthey’rewhathelpmakeVestas’turbinesthebestintheworld．“Thebladeiswherethesecretis，”saysErikTherkelsen，aVestasexecutive．“Ifwecanmakeaturbine，it'ssold．”Buttechnology,likethewinditselKisjustonemorepartofthereasonforDenmark'sdominance．Intheend，ithappenedbecauseDenmarkhadthepoliticalandpublicwilltodecidethatitwantedtobealeaderandtofollowthrough．Beginningin1979，thegovernmentbeganadeterminedprogrammeofsubsidiesandloanguaranteestobuildupitswindindustry．Copenhagencovered30%ofinvestmentcosts，andguaranteedloansforlargeturbineexporterssuchasVestas．Italsomandatedthatutilitiespurchasewindenergyatapreferentialprice—thusguaranteeinginvestorsacustomerbase．Energytaxeswerechanneledintoresearchcentres，whereengineerscrafteddesignsthatwouldeventuallyproducecutting-edgegiantslikeVestas’3-magawatt(MW)V90turbine．Asaresult．windturbinesnowdotDenmark．Thecountrygetsmorethan19％ofitselectricityfromthebreeze(SpainandPortugal，thenexthighestcountries，getabout10％)andDanishcompaniescontrolone—thirdoftheglobalwindmarket，earningbillionsinexportsandcreatinganationalchampionfromscratch．“Theywereoutearlyindrivingrenewables，andthatgavethemthechancetobeatechnologyleaderandajob—creationleader,”saysJakeSchmidt，internationalclimatepolicydirectorfortheNewYorkCity—basedNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil．“Theyhavealwaysbeenoneortwostepsaheadofothers."ThechallengenowforDenmarkistohelptherestoftheworldcatchup．Beyondwind，thecountry(pop.5.5million)isaworldleaderinenergyefficiency，gettingmoreGDPperwattthananyothermemberoftheE．U．Carbonemissionsaredown13.3％from1990levelsandtotalenergyconsumptionhasbarelymoved，evenasDenmark'seconomycontinuedtogrowatahealthyclip．WithCopenhagensettohostall-importantU．N．climatechangetalksinDecember--wheretheworldhopesforasuccessortotheexpiringKyotoProtocol--andtheglobalrecessionbeginningtohitenvironmentalplansincapitalseverywhere，Denmark'sexamplecouldn'tbemoretimely．“We'lltrytomakeDenmarkashowroom.”saysPrimeMinisterAndersFoghRasmussen．“Youcanreduceenergyuseandcarbonemissions，andachieveeconomicgrowth."It'stemptingtoassumethatDenmarkisinnatelygreen，withthekindofScandinaviangoodconsciencethathasmadeitsuchapleasantglobalcitizensince，oh，thewholeVikingthing．Butthecountry’spolicieswereactuallybornfromadifferentemotion，onenowincommoncurrency：fear．Whenthe1973oilcrisishit，90％ofDenmark'senergycamefrompetroleum，almostallofitimported．Buffetedbythesamesupplyshocksthathittherestofthedevelopedworld，Denmarklaunchedarapiddriveforenergyconservation，tothepointofintroducingcar-freeSundaysandaskingbusinessestoswitchofflightsduringclosinghours．EventuallytheMideastoilstartedflowingagain，andtheDanesthemselvesbeganenjoyingthebenefitsofthepetroleumandnaturalgasintheirsliceoftheNorthSea．Itwasenoughtomakethemmorethanself-sufficient．Butunlikemostothercountries，Denmarkneverforgotthelessonsofl973，andkeptdrivingforgreaterenergyefficiencyandamorediversifiedenergysupply．TheDanishparliamentraisedtaxesonenergytoencourageconservationandestablishedsubsidiesandstandardstosupportmoreefficientbuildings．“Itallstartedoutwithoutanyregardfortheclimateortheenvironment，”saysSvendAuken，theformerheadofDenmark’soppositionSocialDemocratPartyandthearchitectofthecountry'senvironmentalpoliciesinthe1990s．“Buttodaythere’saconsensusthatweneedtobuildrenewablepower."Totherestoftheworld，Denmarkhasthepowerofitsexample．showingthatyoucanstayrichandgrowgreenatthesametime．“Denmarkhasproventhatactingonclimatecanbeapositiveexperience，notjustpainful,”saysNRDC'sSchmidt．Therealpaincouldcomefromfailingtofollowintheirfootsteps．21．WhichofthefollowingisNOTcitedasamainreasonforDenmark'sworldleadershipinwindpower?A．Technology．B．Wind．C．Governmentdrive．D．Geographicallocation．22．TheauthorhasdetailedsomeoftheeffortsoftheDanishGovernmentinpromotingthewindindustryinordertoshowA．thegovernment’Sdetermination．B．thecountry’Ssubsidyandloanpolicies．C．theimportanceofexporttothecountry．D．theroleoftaxationtotheeconomy．23．Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Denmark'sexamplecouldn’tbemoretimely”?A．Denmark'senergy-savingeffortscannotbefollowedbyothercountries．B．Denmarkcanmanufacturemorewindturbinesforothercountries．C．Denmark'senergy-savingSuccessofferstheworldausefulmodel．D．Denmarkaimstoshowtheworldthatitcandevelopevenfaster．24．Accordingtothepassage，Denmark'senergy-savingpoliciesoriginatedfromA．thecountry'slongtraditionofenvironmentalawareness．B．thecountry'spreviousexperienceofoilshortage．C．thecountry'sgraveshortageofnaturalresources．D．thecountry'sabundantwindresources．25．WhichofthefollowingisNOTimpliedinthepassage?A．Nottosaveenergycouldleadtoseriousconsequences．B．Energysavingcannotgotogetherwitheconomicgrowth．C．Energysavingeffortscanbepainfulbutpositive．D．Denmarkisapowerfulleaderintheglobalwindmarket．TEXTDThefirstcluecamewhenIgotmyhaircut．Thestylistofferednotjusttheusualcoffeeorteabutacomplimentarynail—polishchangewhile1waitedformyhairtodry．Maybeshehopedthislittleamenitywouldslowthegrowinginclinationofwomentostretcheachhaircuttolastfourmonthswhilenursingourhairbacktowhatevernaturalcolourwelongagoforgot．Thentherewastheappliancesalesmanwhoofferedtocarrymybagsaswetouredthemicrowaveaisle．WhenIcalledmyhusbandtoaskhimtochecksomespecsonline，thesalesmanofferedapre-emptivediscount，lestthesurfingturnupthesamemodelcheaperinanotherstore．Thatnight，forthefirsttime，IsawtheHyundaiadpromisingshoppersthatiftheybuyacarandthenlosetheirjobinthenextyear，theycanreturnit．Suddenlyeverything’sonsale．Theupsidetotheeconomicdownturnistheimmenseincentiveitgivesretailerstotreatyoulikeaqueenforaday．Duringtheflushtimes．Salespeopleweresurly，waiterssnobby．Butnowthecustomerrules，justforshowingup．There’smoreroomtostretchoutontheflight，eveninacoach．Themallshavethatsereneauraofundisturbedwilderness，withscarcelyashopperinsight．Everyconversationwithanyonesellinganythingisapantomimeofpainandbluff．Fingerthescarf,thenstarttowalkaway,anditspricefloatssilkilydownward．Whenthemechaniccallstotellyouthatbrakesandatimingbeltandotherserviceswillruncloseto$2,000，it'stimetobreakoutthenewlyperfectedartoftheconsideredpause．Youreallydon'tevenhavetosayanythingpitifulbeforehe'lloffertoknockafewhundreddollarsoff．Restaurantsarealsocaughtinafitofardenthospitality,especiallyaroundWallStreet：TrinityPlaceoffers$3drinksathappyhouranydaythemarketgoesdown．withtheslogan“Markettanked?Gettanked!”--whichensuresalivelycrowdfortheclosingbell．The"21"Clubhasdecidedthatmennolongerneedtowearties，solongastheybringtheirwallets．Fooditselfisfriendlier：younoticemorecomfortfood，atrucebetweenchefandpatronthatiseasiertoenjoynowthatyoucangetatablepracticallyanywhere．NewYorkTimesrestaurantcriticFrankBrunicharacterizesthenewrestaurantdemeanoras"extremesolicitousnesstingedwithoutrightdesperation．"“Youneedtohugthecustomer,”oneownertoldhim．There'sachancethateventuallywe'llreturna11thiskindnesswiththeextravagantspendingthatwasoncedecriedbutnoweveryoneishopingwillrestarttheeconomy．Buthumannatureisfunnythatway．Indangeroustimes，weclenchandsquintatthedealthatlookstoogoodtomiss，suspectingthatitmustbetoogoodtobetrue．Isthestorewiththesupercheapflatscreensgoingtogobustandthusnotbetheretohonourthe"free"extendedwarranty?Istheresomethingwrongwiththatfreecheese?Storeownerswilltellyouhorrorstoriesaboutshopperswithattitude，whowalkindemandingdiscountsandflaunttheirnewpowerateveryturn．Thesestoreownerswinceastheysensebadhabitforming：Willpeopleexpectdiscountsforever?Willtheirhard．wonbrandlusterbeforevercheapened，especiallyforitemswhosealluredependsontheirbeingridiculouslypriced?Therewillsurelycomeadaywhenthingsgobackto“normal”；retailsaleseveninchedupinJanuaryaftersinkingfortheprevioussixmonths．But1wonderwhatitwilltakeforUStoseethose$545SigersonMorrisonstuddedtoe-ringsandalsasreasonable?Bargain-huntingcanbeaddictiveregardlessofthestateofthemarkets，andhagglingisalow-risk，high-valuecontactsport．Traumadigsdeepintohabit，likemy85-year—oldmotherstillcallinghercanned-goodscabinet“thebombshelter."ThechildrenoftheFirstDepressionweresavingstringandpreachingsacrificelongaftertheskiescleared．Theycametobecalledthe“greatestgeneration."Aswelearntobedecentstewardsofourresources，whoknowswhatmightcomeofit?Wehavelivedinanageofwantonwaste，andthereisvalueinpracticingconservationthatgoesfarbeyondourownbottomline．26．Accordingtothepassage，whatdoes“thefirstclue"suggest?A．Shopstryallkindsofmeanstopleasecustomers．B．Shops，largeorsmall，areofferingbigdiscounts．C．Womentendtohavetheirhaircutlessfrequently．D．Customersrefrainfrombuyingthingsimpulsively．27．Whichofthefollowingbestdepictstheretailersnow?A．Bad-tempered．B．Highlymotivated．C．Over-friendly．D．Deeplyfrustrated．28．Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thenewlyperfectedartoftheconsideredpause”?A．Customersnowrushtobuythingsonsale．B．Customershavegotasenseofsuperiority．C．Customershavelearnedhowtobargain．D．Customershavehigherdemandsforservice．29．Accordingtothepassage，“shoppers...flaunttheirnewpowerateveryturn"meansthatshopperswouldA．keepaskingformorediscounts．B．liketoshowthattheyarepowerful．C．liketoshowofftheirwealth．D．havemoredoubtsorsuspicion．30.Whatistheauthor'smainmessageinthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Extravagantspendingwouldboosteconomicgrowth．B.One'slifeexperiencewouldturnintolifelonghabits．C.Customersshouldexpectdiscountsforluxurygoods．D.Thepracticeoffrugalityisofgreatimportance．PARTIIIGENERALKNOWLEDGE(10MIN)Therearetenmultiple-choicequestionsinthissection．MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO．31．ThefullofficialnameofAustraliaisA．TheRepublicofAustralia．B．TheCommonwealthofAustralia．C．TheFederationofAustralia．D．TheUnionofAustralia．32.CanadaiswellknownforallthefollowingEXCEPTA．itsmineralresources．B．itsforestresources．C．itsfertileandarableland．D．itsheavyindustries．33．IntheUnitedStatescommunitycollegesofferA．two-yearprogrammes．B．four-yearprogrammes．C．postgraduatestudies．D．B．A．orB．S．degrees．34.In______，referendainScotlandandWalessetupaScottishparliamentandaWalesassembly．A．2000B．1946C．1997D.199035．Whichofthefollowingclustersofwordsisanexampleofalliteration?A．Aweakseat．B．Safeandsound．C．Knockandkick．D．Coatandboat．36．WhowroteMrs．Warren'sProfession?A．JohnGalsworthy．B．WilliamButlerYeat