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2026年英语专业八级考试真题模拟试卷（TEM-8）

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PartIListeningComprehension

directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

recently,asmalltowninsouthernFrancebecamethecentreofattentionduetoauniquephenomenon.Localauthoritiesnoticedanunusuallyhighnumberofbirdsflyinginatight,synchronizedformationoverthetown.Thesightwasbothmesmerizingandpuzzlingtothetownspeople.Scientistswerecalledintoinvestigatethebehaviour.Itwasdeterminedthatthebirdswereperforminganaturalmatingritual,whichinvolvesflyingincomplexpatternstoattractmates.Thesynchronizationwasaresultofthebirdsinstinctualcoordinationwithintheirflock.Theeventdrewsignificantmediacoverage,captivatingaudiencesworldwideandevenbringingatemporaryboosttotourisminthetown.Thebirds,primarilyrobins,hadbecomeanunexpectedsymbolofthetown,remindingresidentsandvisitorsalikeofthebeautyandwonderofnature.

1.Whatinitiallydrewtheattentionoflocalauthoritiesinthetown?

2.Whatwastheprimaryreasonscientistswerecalledin?

3.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthepurposeofthebirdsmatingritual?

4.Whatwasthelastingimpactoftheeventonthetown?

PassageTwo

theadvancementsinremoteworktechnologyhavedramaticallychangedthelandscapeofthemodernworkplace.Companiesareincreasinglyadoptingflexibleworkarrangements,allowingemployeestoworkfromhomeorchoosetheirpreferredworkinghours.Thisshifthasbroughtaboutnumerousbenefits,suchasreducedcommutingtimeandincreasedwork-lifebalanceforemployees.Howev