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天津英语专业八级考试模拟卷 本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。 严格遵守考试纪律，维护考试秩序！ 一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.According to the passage, what is one disadvantage of skyscrapers that have mirrored walls A．The exterior surrounding air is heated.B．The windows must be cleaned daily.C．Construction time is increased.D．Extra air-conditioning equipment is needed. 参考答案：A[参考译文]根据短文，有玻璃幕墙的摩天大楼的不利因素是什么 [试题分析]本问考查考生对细节的了解。[详细解答]在第三段中可以看到...mirror-walled skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air，由此可以推出A为正确答案。 2.According to the passage, in the late 1960s some residents of Boston were concerned with which aspect of skyscrapers A．The noise from their constructionB．The removal of trees from building sitesC．The harmful effects on the citys grassD．The high cost of rentable office space 参考答案：C[参考译文]根据文章，在20世纪60年代，波士顿的一些居民关心摩天大楼哪个方面 [试题分析]本问考查考生对文章中细节的了解。[详细解答]在第五段的最后一句中，即，some people even feared that shadows from skyscrapers would kill the grass on Boston Common，可以看出C为正确答案。 3.Where in the passage does the author compare the energy consumption of skyscrapers with that of a city A．Lines 4 - 6.B．Lines 7 - 10.C．Lines 12 - 14.D．Lines 15 - 16. 参考答案：A[参考译文]在文章中，作者在什么地方把摩天大楼的能量消耗和城市的能量消耗进行了比较 [试题分析]本问考查考生对文章细节的了解。[详细解答]在文章的第二段中有In one recent year....for a day。该段讲述在第5-8行，故答案为 A。 4.The main purpose of the passage is to ______. A．compare skyscrapers with other modern structuresB．describe skyscrapers and their effect on the environmentC．advocate the use of masonry in the construction of skyscrapersD．illustrate some architectural designs of skyscrapers 参考答案：B[参考译文]本文的写作目的是_____。[试题分析]这是考查考生对文章中心思想的掌握。[详细解答]这篇文章主要讲的是摩天大楼对周围环境的影响，所以B为正确答案。 5.It can be inferred from the passage that the Sun’s light travels ______. A．through solid objects in spaceB．in many different directionsC．more slowly than scientists previously believedD．further in summer than in winter 参考答案：B[参考译文]从文章中可以推论出太阳光向外传输有何特点 [试题分析]此题考查生“根据已知事实进行推断”的能力。[详细解答]答案中C、D所涉及的内容在文章中没有提及，而太阳光通过太空时是穿过大气层，而没有通过太空中的固体