年英语专业八级考试全真试卷及答案详解

海词论坛年英语专业八级考试全真试卷及答案详解PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection(15min)ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.EachlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway.underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneinmarkthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedcrossouttheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/’andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.ExampleWhen∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,itnever／buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs(2)neverthemonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.(3)exhibitThehunter-gatherertribesthattodayliveasourprehistorichumanancestorsconsumeprimarilyavegetabledietsupplementing2.___withanimalfoods.Ananalysisof58societiesofmodemhunter-halfemphasizegatheringplantfoods,one-andonlyone-sixthareprimarilyhunters.Overall,two-thirdsandmoreofthehunter-gatherer’scaloriescomefromplants.DetailedLondon,showedthatgatheringisamoreproductivesourceoffood海词论坛(abouthalfoftheaverageAmericanadult),ifnooneissuggestingwhatwereturntoanaboriginallifestyle,wecertainlycouldusetheireatinghabitsasamodelfor10.___答案与详解1.答案：as→like【详细解答】asourprehistorichumanancestors意为“作为人类史前的祖先那样”，但是根据上下文，此处应表达的意思是“像人类史前的祖先那样”，故应该将as改为介词like。2.答案：supplementing→supplemented【详细解答】本句中的分词短语supplementingwithanimalfoods是定语，修饰vegetablediet，根据上下文，此处是指“素食被肉食补充”，故应该用过去分词表被动。3.答案：and→or【详细解答】根据上下文，这里的意思只能是三分之二或多于三分之二，所以不能用表示并列关系的and，而应该用表示选择关系的or。海词论坛答案：in→on【详细解答】onaverage为固定搭配，意为“平均”。5.答案：as→whereas/while【详细解答】根据上下文意思，这两句话表示的是一种对比关系。故应该改用连词whereas或while，引出相反或不同的事实。6.答案：for【详细解答】provide是及物动词，可以直接连宾语，不需要任何介词。7.答案：of【详细解答】despite是一介词，其后可直接接名词。8.答案：half∧【详细解答】在这里加上that，用来指代前面的bloodcholesterollevels，句子结构才完整。9.答案：if→though【详细解答】根据上下文，这里的主从句关系不是条件，而是让步关系，即“尽管没有人建议我们回到土著人的生活方式，…”。10.答案：for∧【详细解答】本句中的ahealthierdiet表示一种更加健康的饮食。冠词a泛指“一种或一类”。PartⅢReadingComprehension(40min)SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30min)Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagescarefullyandthenmarkyouranswersonyourColouredAnswerTEXTARicci’s“OperationColumbus”Ricci,45,isnowstrikingoutonperhapshisboldestventureyet.HeplanstomarketanEnglishlanguageeditionofhiselegantmonthlyartmagazine,FMR,intheUnitedStates.OnceagaintheskepticearemurmuringthatthesuccessfulRiccihasheadedforabigfall.AndonceagainRicciintendstoprovethemwrong.Ricciissoconfidentthathehaschristenedhisquest“OperationColumbus”andhassethis海词论坛—theinitials,ofcourse,standforFrancoMariaRicci-isonly18monthsold.Butitisalreadythesecondlargestartmagazineintheworld,withacirculationof65,000andaprofitmarginofUS$500,000.TheAmericaneditionwillbepatternedaftertheItalianversion,witheach160-pageissuecarryingonly40pagesofadsandnomorethanfivearticles.Butthecontentswilloftendiffer.TheEnglish-languageeditionwillincludemoreAmericanworks,Riccisays,tohelpAmericansgetover“aninferioritycomplexabouttheirart.”Healsohopesthatthemagazinewillbecomeavehicleforatwo-wayculturalexchange—whathelikestothinkofasamarriageofbrains,cultureandtastefrombothsidesoftheAtlantic.—andexpensive-promotionalcampaignsinmagazine—publishinghistory.BetweenNovemberandJanuary,eightjumbojetswillfly8millioncopiesofasample16-pageeditionofFMRacrosstheAtlantic.FromawarehouseinMichigan,6.5millioncopieswillbemailedtoAmericansubscribersofvariouscultural,artandbusinessmagazines.SomeoftheremainingcopieswillcirculateasaspecialSundaysupplementintheNewYorkTimes.ThecostoflaunchingOperationColumbusisastaggeringUS$5million,butRicciishopingthat60%ofthepricetagwillbefinancedbyItaliancorporations.“TolandinAmericaColumbushadtouseSpanishsponsors,”readsonesentenceinhispromotionalpamphlet.“WewouldlikeItalians.”LikeColumbus,Riccicannotknowwhathisreceptionwillbeonforeignshores.InItalyhegambled—andwon—onasimpleconcept:itismoreimportanttoshowartthantowriteaboutit.Hence,oneissueofFMRmightfeature32full-colourpagesof17th-centurytapestries,followedby14pagesofoutrageouseyeglasses.Heisgamblingthattheconceptisexportable.“Idon’texpectthatmorethan30%ofmyreader...willactuallyreadFMR,”hesays.“Themagazineissuchavisualdelightthattheydon’thaveto.”Still,heisliningupanimpressivestableofwritersandprofessorsfortheAmericanedition,includingNoamChomsky,AnthonyBurgess,EricJongandNormanMailer.Inaddition,heseemstobepursuinghiswoneclecticvisionwithoutgivingamoment’sthoughttosuchestablishedcompetitorsasConnosisseurandHorizon.“TheAmericanscandoalmosteverythingbetterthanwecan,”saysRieci,“Butwe(theItal