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新题型 TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2023)
-GRADE EIGHT-
TIME LIMIT:150 MIN
PART ILISTENING COMPREHENSION
[25 MIN]
SECTION AMINLLECTURE
In this section you will hear a mini-tectare. You will hear the mini-ecture ONCE ONLY.
While tisening to the mini tectr, complete the gop filing task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and
write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you fll in is both
grammatically and semamtically acceptable.You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.
You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.
Now, listen to the mini Jecture. When it is over, you will be given THREE minutes to check your work.
SECTION BINTERVIEW
In this section you will hear ONE interview. The interview will be divided into TWO parts.At the end of
each part, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the interview and the questions will be spoken
ONCE ONLX. After each question there will be a ten -second pause. During the pause, you should read the four
choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
You have THIRTY seconds to preview the choices.
Now, listen to Part One of the interview. Questions I to 5 are based on Part One of the interview.
1.A.Projects available for taking a gap year. B. Necessary preparations for a gap year.
C. Personal experience on a gap year. D. Issues related to gap-year planning.
2. A. To boost one's future resume. B. To undergo a life changing process.
C. To prepare for a better life at university. D.To win a competitive edge in employment.
3. A.Having exposure to exotic cultures. B. Accumulating adventure experience.
C. Making constant self-improvement. D.Conducting research on others' traditions.
4. A. Researching into the benefits of a gap year.
B.Listening to friends with gap year experience.
C. Browsing online forums for idea exchange.
D.Preparing independently for a suitable plan.
5. A. Volunteering in major-related work. B. Working overseas on different projects.
C. Having sufficient cultural knowledge. D. Experiencing a prolonged gap year.
Now, listen to Part Two of the interview. Questions 6 to 10 are based on Part Two of the interview.
6. A. It is for everybody old and young. B. It is typically 12 months in length.
C. It varies for different age groups. D. It involves primarily travelling.
7. A. It makes indirect differences to more people.
B. It helps one to get acquainted with local people.
C. It enables one to travel in more local places,
D.It offers chances to know more about cultures.
8.A. Hitch-hiking across America. B. Climbing Mount Qomolangma.
C. Cage diving with white sharks. D. Touring overland in Africa.
9. A. His childhood experience. B. His mixed parentage.
C. His upbringing and schooling. D. His innate love for adventure.
10.A. Gaining more social experience. B. Communicating with more local people.
C. Developing critical thinking ability. D. Acquiring new knowledge.
华研外语·专八2023-1[45 MIN]
PART II READING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
In this section there are three pasages followed by fourteen muliple choice questions. For each maliple
choice question, there are four suggested answers marked A,B, C and D.Choose the one that you think is tha
best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
PASSAGE ONE
(1) New calls for Australia to thtroduce a sugar sweetened beverages tax have sparked an outcry from
the food and beverage industry and provoked resistance from politicians. But why do health experts keep
caling for a sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) tax, and why are polticlans and industry resisting it?
(2) Sugar taxes vary in design around the world in 26 countries. In Mexico, a 10tax on sugary drinks
was introduced in 2014.When the tax starts in the UK in Aprtl, there will be two bands — one for sugar
content above 5g per 100ml and a second, higher tax on drinks containing more than 8g of sugar per 100ml
(3)In a 2018 statement on nutrition the Australian Medical Association(AMA)urged the government
to introduce an SSB tax. This is significant because AMA is generally conservative when it comes to health
policy and often avoids controversial debates. But it now wants a sugar tax "as a matter of priority".
(4)The health minister has made it clear the government will not support it, saying food labelling laws
and voluntary codes of conduct to restrict food marketing to children are adequate. A Labor MP also stopped
short of supporting a tax, saying other strategies are needed to promote a healthy lifestyle. The Greens, led
by former doctor Richard Di Natale, support the tax and have previously proposed a 20increase to the
price of sugary drinks.
(5) According to Prof. Tim Gill, from the Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating
Disorders in Sydney, the strength of an SSB tax is that it targets an easily defined product."It's easy to
identify sugary drinks and their manufacturers, and you can tax them at their production,” he said.“There
are a limited number of sugary drinks producers in Australia.A problem for governments collecting taxes can
be how complicated it can be.If you were to try to tax every sugary food for example, that would be very
complicated to do.”
(6)The government has previously used complexity as an argument against an SSB tax.“But now with
the UK jumping on the bandwagon, which has a similar consumption culture to ours but with a larger
population and more producers, that complexity argument doesn't hold weight anymore," Gill said.
(7) Bureau of Statistics data shows Australia is one of the 10 highest soft drink consuming countries per
capita. The World Health Organisation recommends adults consume no more than six teaspoons of sugar
per day, but the average Australian consumes more than double that. A 330ml bottle of Coke contains nine
teaspoons of sugar.
(8)A study published in the Journal of the Academy af Nutrition and Dietetics found sales of sot
drinks in Melboume's Alfred hospital dropped 27.69uring a 17 week trial when the price of sugay drinks
was increased by 20otled water sales increased by almost the same amount
(9)An analysis of sugary-drink purchases in Mexico conducted two years after the tax was introduced
found a 5.5rop in the first year, followed by a 9.7eclne in the second.Whle two years is not enough
to determine the long tern impact on health, the study found:“”hese reductions in consumpton could have
positive impacts on health outcomes and reductions in healthcare expenses."
(10) Sugar- sweetened drinks and sugar genarnlly have been asociated with obesty, ype 2 diabetes
cardiovascular disease, tooth decay and bone denaity problems. The Australlan Heathcare and Hosptals
Association says obesity is the leading cause of preventable death or lnes in Australla -- above smoking.
But it wll take longer term analysls to see clear evidence of any lmpact of a tas on obesity levels
(l1) Lobhy groups from the food and beverage industry are powerhl. The Austrnalan Beverages Councel
the indiustrys tobhy group, has been ating atohst a tas for yarn It ays there is no ovidence a as
will do anything to reduce obesity, and it will cost jobs, which is a frightening message for guiterce a The
Austrsletin Assciaion ot Convernience Sores(MACS) descrtbed the throducton of an SSB tax in the LUK as "tazy:"
"hawed" “tdiscrimihatory" and "trational'.It has mnped up tis campign to prevent sueh a tas n Aastrala
华研外语·专八2023-2(12)Would introducing a sugar tax make Australia a nanny-state? It depends on whether you believe
the food and beverage industry has too much power. Health experts argue that through advertising, product
placement and political influence, the food and beverage industry has an unfair and non-transparent influence
over consumer purchasing habits, and that children especially are sometimes powerless to recognise or
resist it. They say an SSB tax would hold the industry to account. Others argue people need to take
personal responsibility.
(13)A Deakin University study used economic modelling to show the increase in annual spending on
sugar-sweetened drinks under a 20tax would average $30 a person, but those in the lowest socioeconomic
groups would pay $5 a year more than those in the wealthiest groups.
(14)Researchers concluded this was a modest price to pay given the benefits — and that Australia's
lowest socioeconomic group would receive the greatest health benefits. Health experts and advocacy groups
say governments could reduce the financial burden on disadvantaged people by using revenue from a tax to
fund health initiatives.
11. What is the Australian government's response to the SSB tax?
A. It says the tax is inadequate for food marketing.
B. It argues that there is no such necessity.
C. It regards the tax as one of the top priorities.
D. It accepts medical professionals'advice.
12. Which of the following organisations is opposed to the SSB tax?
A. The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association.
B. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,
C. The Australian Beverages Council.
D. The Australian Medical Association.
13. What is the author's attitude towards the SSB tax according to Para. 12?
A. Neutral and objective. B. Partially supportive.
C. Biased and worried. D. Completely doubtful.
14.What is argued about the SSB tax in Paras. 13 and 14?
A. Widening the gap between socioeconomic groups.
B.Imposing financial burden on common families.
C. Promoting economy in a satisfactory way.
D.Offsetting financial burden by funding healthcare.
PASSAGE TWO
(1) I'd been living in Los Angeles just under a year when, in the spring of 1983, I answered an ad in
the Hollywood Reporter for a receptionist and got the job. The pay wasn't much, but the work was in "the
Business"—an apt Los Angeles euphemism for the entertainment industry. The location was within bicycling
distance of my home, and they only wanted someone to work mornings. I'd get off by 1 p.m, which I
thought would leave me plenty of time to do my own writing.I was wrong about that. The place was so
frantic Id come out wired and need the rest of the day to simply calm down. When, after about two weeks,
I realized my afternoons were being spent in activities equivalent to running around the block twenty or thirty
times, I asked to be put on full-time. Since I wasn't getting anything else, why not, I figured, jump in for the
total experience.
(2)The(still thriving) company I found myself a part of possessed the unlikely name of Breakdown
Services, Ltd. During the six months I worked there, I learned to savor all of that phrase's more cynical
reverberations, but in terms of the job it dealt with the dismantling or breakdown of television and film
scripts. Scripts gathered from producers or studios would be regurgitated(回流)by Breakdown in the form
of plot summaries, character descriptions, number of scenes per character, and the number of dialogue lines
each speaks. These compilations were then xeroxed and distributed to hundreds of subscribing actors' agents
who proceeded to submit their clients for likely parts. It was a process, as I was to discover by way of angry
华研外语·专八 2023-3phone calls when "breakdowns" arrived late or not at all. that the agents regarded with a reverence othen
might reserve for morning prayer.
3)Breakdown Services, Ltd.was the brainchild of a voung man named Gary Marsh. Gary was twent
enght when I met him, but he'd founded Rreakdown when he was eighteen and was considered somethin
of an entrepreneural protigy. His mother was an agent and he d observed the ples of scrpte at e and her
agent pals had to plow trough in arder to natch a gven role with the talent they repreented. He'd als
observed how much they hated the reading part of ther jobs and had cleverly devised breakdowns as a way
of extracting the material they needed.
(4) By the time I artved, fve ful tine breakdown writers worked in a desk lined back room overloobing
a parking lot. I've heard the current crew has now advanced to computers, but when I was there tvpewriters
were the norm. When they weren't typing, the writers would curl up on the office's wom stuffed couch and,
with a script propped against one arm, fill legal sized yellow pads with dialogue line numbers and comments
which they'd then type up. It could be a complex job. For example, the breakdown for a film originaly
called Teenage Gambler lists over forty characters, ranging from the teenaged gambling leader to fve walters
who sing "Happy Birthday" at a surprise party.
(⑤) Perhaps becanse of the patience invoved in this sort of extraction, women seemed to domtinate the
ranks of the break-downers (during my tenure the ratio was four to one). Although Gary knew IT'd done a bit
of writing, I was relegated to the front offce and never received an invitation to try my hand at breakdowns.
It wasn't something I really wanted to do.For one thing, the writers were a youthful bunch. The back room
senior was in her earty thirties, but none of the others had hit twenty-five. And I think Gary rightly surmised Td
be too openly cynical for the job or try to embellish too much. Breakdowns were produced anonymously and
offered no artistic evaluations of the scripts. The writers might talk among themselves about a piece they felt
was particularly good or bad, but such editorializing was not allowed to make its way into the final product.
That this restriction was frustrating is indicated by the fact that two of the writers began venting opirnions as
moonlighting theater critics for small local papers.
(6) For Gary, the most problematical aspect of the breakdown business was its limited market. This had
nothing to do with his operating methodology; he did what he could to exploit the possibilities. Each weekday
a hardy crew made predawn deliveries of breakdowns to agents' homes or offices, while a post-dawn quartet
of pager-equipped Breakdown field workers haunted the big studios ready to pounce on an available script.
For these studio prowlers speed was of the essence, not only because Hollywood tends to be crisis-prone and
wants everything done quickly, but because a rival, spawned by the success of Breakdown Services, Ltd.and
infuriatingly named BreakThrough Productions, Ltd., was also on the hunt.
(7) Breakdown Serrices unquestionably dominated the field, but the field itself had immutable perimeters
Breakdown's subseribers had to be accredited agents, though there were some exceptions to this rue.
For instance, specialzed media organizations, such as the competive, vulture like companies that ihnsured
movte produetions, could keep tabs on the industry by subscrbing to the weekly Breakdtown sunmarftes
But the whole Brealkdown operation was hard to monior. When I was there, a Breakdown subsctipion was
exrarsitve, someting Iike 500 a yar.And though brealdowns were coyrigtued and unauhotzd reproda tion was
clearly prohibited, xerox mactines are notorfiously bad at picking up such distinctons and among the larger
agencies breakdowns were undoubtedly duplicated and passed around.
(8) Gary's response to these built-in economic dlemmas was to diversifV. A. sensrte drstet for
commercials, for example, appeared as part of the Breakdown menu. Although Breteueparne ere
supposed to refrain from giving tips to potential talent, I did once tell a friend who ho sd te nnce
the colege etucatons of her tve year old identleal twins by geting them on a commercial - that a juce
company had put out a call for denteal twin girls. Their agent subnited th a commercial -that a juce
The nighuly Breakdown delivery system expanded to an all-day messenger service. cave dnt ge h
an assortment of directories and malling labels listing casting directors, talent agents, and iiete & agents
in Los Angeles and New York. The current Breakdown brochure adds yet anotheP Rre
sauihd a ou an atoaalocatte uape deiged to mastinle yout abhltes and
stimulate your creative senses".
华研外语·专八2023-415. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the author to take the job?
A. Convenient location.
B. Decent income.
C,Ideal work time D.Reputable career Image
16.What is the agents' attitude towards "breakdowns"?
A. They are patient for their late arrivals. B. They sometimes ignore their arrivals.
C. They care less about breakdowns. D.They view breakdowns as essential.
17.What does "such editorializing" in Para.5 mean according to the context?
A.Making comments B. Writing editorials
C, Reproducing scripts D. Typing scripts
18.What problem does the author mainly talk about in Para. 7?
A.Market competition B. Breakdown restrictions.
C. Copyright violations D. Lack of subscribers.
19.What is the author's tone throughout the passage?
A. Infuriated. B. Ironic. C. Frustrated. D. Indifferent.
PASSAGE THREE
(1) It was delightful to be in such a place, after long weeks of daly and nightly familiarity with miners'
cabins — with all which this implies of dirt floor, never-made beds, tin plates and cups, bacon and beans and
black coffee, and nothing of ornament but war pictures from the Eastern illustrated papers tacked to the log
walls. That was all hard, cheerless, materialistic desolation, but here was a nest which had aspects to rest the
tired eye and refresh that something in one's nature which, after long fasting, recognizes, when confronted
by the belongings of art, howsoever cheap and modest they may be, that it has unconsciously been famishing
and now has found nourishment.
(2) I could not have believed that a rag carpet could feast me so, and so content me; or that there could
be such solace to the soul in wall-paper and framed lithographs(平版印刷画),and bright-colored tidies and
lamp-mats, and Windsor chairs, and varnished whatnots(陈设架)with sea-shells and books and china vases
on them, and the score of little unclassifiable tricks and touches that a woman's hand distributes about a
home, which one sees without knowing he sees them, yet would miss in a moment if they were taken away.
The delight that was in my heart showed in my face, and the man saw it and was pleased; saw it so plainly
that he answered it as if it had been spoken.
(3)“All her work” he said, caressingly;"she did it all herself—every bit," and he took the room in with
a glance which was full of affectionate worship. One of those soft Japanese fabrics with which women drape
with careful negligence the upper part of a picture-frame was out of adjustment. He noticed it, and rearranged
it with cautious pains, stepping back several times to gauge the effect before he got it to suit him. Then he
gave it a light finishing pat or two with his hand, and said:"She always does that. You can't tell just what it
lacks, but it does lack something until you've done that—you can see it yourself after it's done, but that is
all you know; you can't find out the law of it. It's like the finishing pats a mother gives the child's hair after
she's got it combed and brushed, I reckon. I've seen her fix all these things so much that I can do them all
just her way, though I don't know the law of any of them. But she knows the law. She knows the why and
the how both; but I don't know the why; I only know the how."
(4)He took me into a bedroom so that I might wash my hands; such a bedroom as I had not seen for
years: white counterpane, white pillows, carpeted floor, papered walls, pictures,dressing-table, with mirror
and pin-cushion and dainty toilet things; and in the corner a wash-stand, with real china-ware bowl and
pitcher, and with soap in a china dish, and on a rack more than a dozen towels — towels too clean and
white for one out of practice to use without some vague sense of profanation. So my face spoke again, and
he answered with gratified words:“All her work; she did it all herself—every bit. Nothing here that hasn't felt
the touch of her hand.Now you would think—But I mustn't talk so much."
华研外语·专八2023-5(5) By this time I was wiping my hands and glancing from detall to detall of the room's belongings, as
one is apt to do when he is in a hew place, where everything he sees is a comfort to his eye and his spirit
and I became conscious, in one of those unaccountable ways, you know, that there was something there
somewhere that the man wanted me to discover for myself. I knew it perfectly, and I knew he was trying
to help me by furtve tndications with his eye, so I tred hard to gut on the right track, being eager to gratit
him. I faled several times,as I could see out of the comer of my eye without being told; but at last I knew
1 must be looling strauight at the thing- knew it from the pleasure issuing in invisble waves from him. He
broke ihnto a happy laugh, and nabbed his hands together, and cried out: "That's it! You've found it I knew
you would.It's her picture."
(6) I went to the litle black walnut bracket on the farther wall, and did find there what I had not yet
noticed — a picture case.It contained the sweetest girlish face, and the most beautiful, as it seemed to me,
that I had ever seen. The man drank the admiration from my face, and was fully satisfied.
(7)"Nineteen her last birthday," he said, as he put the picture back; “and that was the day we were
married. When you see her—ah, just wait till you see her!"
(8)“Where is she? When will she be in?”
(9)“Oh,she's away now. She's gone to see her people.They live forty or fty miles from here.She's
been gone two weeks today."
(10)"When do you expect her back?"
(ll)“This is Wednesday. She'll be back Saturday, in the evening—about nine o'clock, likely.”
(12)I felt a sharp sense of disappointment
(13)“T'm sorry, because I'll be gone then,” I said, regretfully.
(14)“Gone?No—why should you go? Don't go. She'll be disappointed.”
(15)She would be disappointed — that beautiful creature! If she had said the words herself, they could
hardly have blessed me more.I was feeling a deep, strong longing to see her-a longing so supplicating, so
insistent, that it made me afaid. I said to myself. “I will go straight away from this place, for my peace of
mind's sake.”
(16)“You see, she likes to have people come and stop with us - people who know things, and can
talk— people like you. She delights in it, for she knows-oh, she knows nearly everything herself, and can
talk, oh, like a bird — and the books she reads, why, you would be astonished. Don't goi; it's only a lite
while, you know, and she'll be so disappointed.”
(17) I heard the words, but hardly noticed them, I was so deep in my tinkings and struggtings. He bke
me, but I didn't know.Presently he was back, with the picture case in his hand, and he held it open berfore
me and said:“There, now, tell her to her face you could have stayed to see her, and you wouldn't”
20.The author makes the impression in Paras. 1 and 2 by means of
A. personification B. contrast C.metaphorizatior D,exaggeration
21. Which of the following words BEST describes the man's feelings about his wife?
A. Despicable, B. Sentimental. C.Worshipping
D, Concerned
22 From the descripton of the man readjusing the fabrte over the picture-name, we can fearn that he
A. cares about details B. habitually assists his wife
C. knows why something is done D, likes to do home decoration
23.What made the author feel afraid in Para. 15?
A. The weird interior atmosphere
B.The man's insistence to see his wife
C. The man's strange words and behavior. D. The deep desire for seeing the man's wife
24. From the man's narration, we know that his wife is all of the following EXCEPT
A. sociable B. shrewd C. beautiful
D. intelligent
华研外语，专八2023-6SECTION B SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
In this section there are eight short answer questions based on the passages in Section A. Answer each
question in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS in the space provided on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
PASSAGE ONE
25.What does Prof. Tim Gill think of an SSB tax according to Para.5?
26.What can be summarized from the study results in Para. 8?
27. Summarize the AACS's comments on the SSB tax(Para.11) in your own words.
PASSAGE TWO
28.What does the italicized part in Para 1 imply about the author's work?
29.Which word or phrase in Para. 7 has the same meaning as "limited market" in Para. 6?
30.Use THREE adjectives to describe Gary Marsh as a businessman.
PASSAGE THREE
31. What does the italicized part in Para. 4 imply about the man's wife?
32.What does the italicized phrase “get on the right track” in Para. 5 mean?
PART II LANGUAGE USAGE
[15 MIN]
The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case,
only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way:
For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at
the end of the line.
For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a"A"sign and write the word
you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line.
For an unnecessary word, cross the unnecessary word with a slash"/" and put the word in the blank
provided at the end of the line.
Example
When A art museum wants a new exhibit, (1)_ an
never
it never buys things in finished form and hangs
(2)_
them on the wall. When a natural history museum
wants an exhibition, it must often build it. (3)_ exhibit
Proofread the given passage on ANSWER SHEET THREE as instructed.
PART IV TRANSLATION [20 MIN]
Translate the underlined part of the following text from Chinese into English. Write your translarion on
ANSWER SHEET THREE.
中国传统文化是我们先辈传承下来的丰厚遗产。她无时无刻不在影响着今天的中国人，为我们开创新文化提供历史
根据和现实基础。传统文化在影响现实的同时，也必然在新时代的氛围中发生蜕变。中国传统文化犹如一条奔腾了五千年
的永不干涸的大河，她亦旧亦新，不断吐故纳新，持续创新。
PART V WRITING [45 MIN]
Read carefully the following two excerpts on swimming requirements for university students, and then write
your response in NO LESS THAN 300 WORDS, in which you should:
·summarize the main message of the two excerpts, and then
·make comments on whether universities should set requirements other than academic achievements for
students to graduate.
You can support yourself with information from the excerpts.
Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content suffciency, organization and language quality. Failure
to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.
华研外语·专八 2023-7Excerpt 1
Sink or swim tied to bachelor's degrees—literally
Sudets andhg to enter ahe of dhe top untersttes th Cira this year had beter be able to swim or
be prepared to leam swimming and pass a swim test stnce this untversity wil not grant bachelor s degees
if they cannot swim.
ma Septenbe, woud he neshmen at the unikersiy wil have to take swtnrtineg courses f they fal a
swimmuhg test at the beginthg of ther uitkersly lte.And they won't feceive thetr decees if they camot
swim befoe thei giadaton, in acortance with a message at a unitversity staff meeting days ago, a boeal
newspaper reported on Monday.
As to why the untversty is linking swimming ablty with degrees,"as a requisite suriral skil,
swimming is benehclal for students in the long run, since swimming is helpful in improving students'
endurance and dohg les harm to Joints and muscles as a water sport," said head of the Divston of
Sports Science and Physical Education.
Viewing the ability to swim as a must for students to earn their degrees is not new in this top
university, as this abiliy was listed on its school regulations in the early 20th century.
“As early as 90 years ago, the university required that students cannot graduate from the university or
study overseas if they cannot swim, though the requirement didn't work later on since the swimming pools
at the campus could not accommodate increasingly more students," said the head of the Sports Science
and Physical Education Division.
Many alumni of this university had to meet the swimming challenge. The university is not the first
university to require swimming as a compulsory course. Other universities in China have also listed
swimming as a compulsory course for students.
Excerpt 2
University of Chicago nixes nearly 60-year-old swim requirements
For almost 60 years, one of the first things new students had to prove at the University of Chicago
was their ability to stay afloat.
But students in the Class of 2016 wouldn't have to pass a swim test or take a swimming course in
their freshman year. The University of Chicago has joined other universities in nixing the requirement.
A handful of universities still require swimming tests to graduate, a dramatic shift considering that in
1977,42 percent of colleges had some sort of swimming requirement, the Associated Press reported in
2006.By 1982 that figure had plummeted to 8 percent, and today, there are just a handful.
Three Ivy League colleges — Columbia and Cornell universities and Dartmouth College — still require
their students to pass a swim test before graduation. So do Washington and Lee University in Virginia, and
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Jeremy Manier, a university spokesman, said the reason for the change was to give students options in
how they choose to exercise. To faclitate that model, the Fit Chicago program—which used to cost students $4
to $5 a class —is now free.
Many University of Chicago students agree with the change, including Jim Foster, who is the student
government's vice president for student affairs. In his opinion, the swim test was outdated.
“There's that fringe sect of untversities that say it's a valuable lfe skll, but then again, so is self-
defense," Foster sald."So I think it's a smart declslon to really leave it up to the students to decide when,
if at all, they would like to take the time to learn that skll."
The "diverse needs" of University of Chicago's campus is one of the reasons Karen Coleman, Vice
President of Campus Lfe, cited for nixing the swim tests in a letter to students."Ending(these requrerments)
will give us more opportunities to provide destred athletic and ftness options and give students more
Nexibulity in how and when they engage in fitness, recreation or athletie activities," Coleman wrote.
-THE END-
华研外语，专八2023-8ANSWER SHEET1(TEM8)
注意事项
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PARTI LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A MINI-LECTURE
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Metaphors in Speaking
Definition
before a way of words
Metaphor: a way of (1). (1)
Examples of metaphors
●All Shook Up by Elvis Presley
一 reason for metaphors: to explain (2) (2)
— Aristotle's definition of metaphor:
the thing and its name belonging to (3) (3)
Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
一 result of using metaphors
creating (4) (4)
providing (5) (5)
Understanding of metaphors
first step:(6) (6)
second step: conceptual synesthesia
一 meaning: a stimulus in (7). sense(s) (7)
一 example:(8) (8).
● third step: cognitive dissonance
一 hard to ignore (9). of words (9).
一 even harder to reject(10) (10)
Significance of metaphors
creating expectations
一 agent metaphors create(11). (11)
_by activating analogies
(12) (12)
一 three descriptive analogies
— WWII analogy triggering more(13) (13)
— solving problems by comparing(14) things (14)
yet hidden. (15)
Metaphor is(15)
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DARtT LANCUACE USAGE
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What Bilingualism Is NOT
I have had the chance to live and work for extended periods
of time in at least three countries, the United States, Switzerland,
and also France, and as a researcher on bilingualism, has allowed (1)
me to learn a lot about my topic of interest. I have found that
people there share many misconceptions about bilingualism and
bilinguals. However,they also seem to have very country-specific
attitudes towards it. (2).
Among shared misunderstandings, one is that bilingualism is
a rather uncommon phenomenon. And in fact, it has been (3).
estimated that more than 50world population is bilingual, and
uses two or more languages in the everyday life. Bilingualism is
(4)
found in all parts of the world, at all levels of society, and in all
age groups.
Another misconception is that bilinguals have equitable
(5)
knowledge of their languages. In fact, bilinguals know their
languages to the level that they need them and many are dominant
at just one of them. (6)
There are also the myths that real bilinguals do not have an
accent in their different languages and that they are excellent
all-around translators. This is far from true. Having an accent or
(7).
not does not make one more or less bilingual, and bilinguals often
have difficulties translating specialized language.
Then there is the misconception all bilinguals are bicultural (8).
and that they have double personalities.
As concerning children, many worrles and misconceptions (9).
are also widespread. The first is that bilingualism will suspend
(10)
language acquisition in young children. This was a popular myth in
the first part of the last century, but there is no research evidence to
that effect.
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华研外语·专八 2023-102023年专八真题(补充卷)
说明：本次考试全国有两套试题，其中PART Ⅲ LANGUAGE USAGE采用了不同的试题，现补充如下。
PART III LANGUAGE USAGE [15 MIN]
Multilingualism
Multilingualism is the natural potential available to every
normal human being rather than an unusual exception. It need not
require the ability to speak two unrelated languages; a user of the
literacy and a dialectal variety is already multicompetent. In the
(1)
meantime, multicompetence does not require perfect fluency in all
the languages in one's command; thus, setting the boundary would (2)
probably be a mission incomplete. (3)
The advantages that multilinguals exhibit over monolinguals
are not restricted to linguistic knowledge only, and extend outside (4).
the area of language. Children and older persons learning foreign
languages demonstrate a keener awareness and a sharp perception
(5).
of language,are more efficient communicators in their mother
tongue, and have a better ear for listening and longer memories.
A person who speaks multiple languages has a stereoscopic
vision of the world from two or more perceptions, thus becoming (6).
more flexible in their thinking, and learning to read more easily.
Multilinguals, however, are not restricted to a single worldview, (7).
but also have a better understanding that other outlooks are
possible. Indeed, this has always seen as one of the main
(8).
educational advantages of language learning. Multilinguals can
expand their personal horizons and — being simultaneously
insiders or outsiders — see their own culture from a new angle that (9)
is unavailable to monolinguals, and enabling the comparison, (10)
contrast, and understanding of cultural concepts.
华研外语·专八 2023-24
