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专业英语八级试题及答案

一、单项选择题

1.Theword“capricious”isclosestinmeaningto_.

A.predictable

B.changeable

C.stable

D.reliable

答案：B

2.Whichofthefollowingwordsisanantonymof“benevolent”?

A.Kind

B.Generous

C.Malevolent

D.Gracious

答案：C

3.“Thecommitteeismadeupoftenmembers”canbebestparaphrasedas_.

A.Thecommitteeconsistsoftenmembers

B.Thecommitteecomprisestenmembers

C.Tenmemberscomposethecommittee

D.Alloftheabove

答案：D

4.Thesentence“Hardlyhadhearrivedwhenshestartedcomplaining”impliesthat_.

A.Hearrivedaftershestartedcomplaining

B.Hehadjustarrivedandthenshestartedcomplaining

C.Shestartedcomplainingbeforehearrived

D.Hedidntarriveuntilshestoppedcomplaining

答案：B

5.Whichofthefollowingisacorrectuseofthesubjunctivemood?

A.IfIwasyou,Iwouldaccepttheoffer.

B.Itisnecessarythathecomesontime.

C.IwishIhadknownthetruthearlier.

D.Supposehewillnotagree,whatshallwedo?

答案：C

6.Theword“esoteric”referstosomethingthatis_.

A.well-known

B.easilyunderstood

C.intendedforaselectfew

D.widelyavailable

答案：C

7.“Theoldmanhobbledalongthestreet”meanstheoldman_.

A.walkedquickly

B.walkedwithdifficulty

C.ranslowly

D.jumpedlightly

答案：B

8.Thephrase“inlieuof”isequivalentto_.

A.infrontof

B.insteadof

C.inplacewith

D.becauseof

答案：B

9.Thesentence“Thechildrenwereasbusyasbees”uses_.

A.simile

B.metaphor

C.personification

D.hyperbole

答案：A

10.Theword“obfuscate”ismostlikelytomean_.

A.clarify

B.confuse

C.simplify

D.explain

答案：B

二、多项选择题

1.Whichofthefollowingwordsaresynonymsof“magnify”?

A.Enlarge

B.Expand

C.Diminish

D.Augment

答案：ABD

2.Thefollowingsentencescontainrelativeclauses.Whichonesarerestrictiverelativeclauses?

A.ThebookthatIboughtyesterdayisveryinteresting.

B.Mysister,wholivesinParis,isadoctor.

C.Thestudentswhopassedtheexamwillgoonatrip.

D.Mr.Smit