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专八试题及答案

单项选择题（每题2分，共20分）

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicofacademicwriting?

A)Formality

B)Objectivity

C)Creativity

D)Clarity

2.Thetermparadigmshiftismostcommonlyassociatedwith:

A)Linguistics

B)Economics

C)Science

D)Politics

3.Whatistheprimarypurposeofaliteraturereview?

A)Toargueforaspecificviewpoint

B)Tosummarizeexistingresearch

C)Tointroduceanewtheory

D)Tocritiqueindividualauthors

4.Thepassivevoiceisoftenusedinacademicwritingto:

A)Emphasizethesubject

B)Avoidmentioningtheauthor

C)Showauthority

D)Increasereadability

5.Whichcitationstyleiscommonlyusedinsocialsciences?

A)APA

B)MLA

C)Chic