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专八英语真题及答案

一、单项选择题（每题2分，共10题）

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicofacademicwriting?

A.Formality

B.Objectivity

C.Creativity

D.Precision

Answer:C

2.Thetermparadigmshiftismostcommonlyassociatedwithwhichphilosopher?

A.KarlMarx

B.ThomasKuhn

C.FriedrichNietzsche

D.Jean-PaulSartre

Answer:B

3.InthesentenceThecatchasedthemouse,whatisthesubject?

A.Chased

B.Themouse

C.Thecat

D.Cat

Answer:C

4.Whichofthefollowingisacorrectuseofthepassivevoice?

A.Thebookwasreadbyme.

B.Iamreadingthebook.

C.Thebookreadswell.

D.Thebookisreadbyme.

Answer:D

5.Whatisthemainpurposeofathesisstatementinanessay?

A.Tointroducetheauthor

B.Tosummarizetheconclusion

C.Toprovideaclearargumentorpoint

D.Tolistthesourcesused

Answer:C

6.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofametaphor?

A.Thesunisastar.

B.Thebookisawindowtotheworld.

C.Thesnowiswhite.

D.Theflowersareblooming.

Answer:B

7.InthesentenceSheistallerthanherbrother,whatisthecomparativeformoftheadjective?

A.Tall

B.Taller

C.Tallest

D.Thetallest

Answer:B

8.Whichofthefollowingisacorrectuseofthesubjunctivemood?

A.IfIwereyou,Iwouldgo.

B.IfIamyou,Iwillgo.

C.IfIwasyou,Iwouldgo.

D.IfIamyou,Iwouldgo.

Answer:A

9.Whatisthemaindifferencebetweenanarrativeandadescriptiveessay?

A.Narrativeessaystellstories,whiledescriptiveessaysprovidedetails.

B.Narrativeessaysprovidedetails,whiledescriptiveessaystellstories.

C.Narrativeessaysareformal,whiledescriptiveessaysareinformal.

D.Narrativeessaysareshort,whiledescriptiveessaysarelong.

Answer:A

10.Whichofthefollowingisacorrectuseofthegerund?

A.Readingisfun.

B.Toreadisfun.

C.Readisfun.

D.Readsisfun.

Answer:A

二、多项选择题（每题2分，共10题）

1.Whatarethemaincharacteristicsofacademicwriting?

A.Formality

B.Objectivity

C.Creativity

D.Precision

E.Clarity