2011年语专业八级真题完整答案及详细解析.docVIP

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2011) In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questions. R TEXT A Whenever we could, Joan and I took refuge in the streets of Gibraltar. The Englishmans home is his castle because he has not much choice. There is nowhere to sit in the streets of England, not even, after twilight, in the public gardens. The climate, very often, does not even permit him to walk outside. Naturally, he stays indoors and creates a cocoon of comfort. That was the way we lived in Leeds. These southern people, on the other hand, l