1、2011專八真題及參考答案2011專八聽力參考答案（愛思網-周玉亮版）1.b declining capacity to learn syntax2.d difficulty stems from either difference pr similarity3.a the traditional method4.c the monitor hypothesis5.b differences between mother tongue and a second language6.a greyhound is britains largest bus and train operator7.c

2、 fires near the capital were the biggest8.b troops were brought to help firefighters9.a few job opportunities in mexco10.d the ceconomic downturn in the u.s.2011專八真題閱讀理解參考答案（愛思網-周玉亮版）text a11. a the family structure12. b english working class homes have spacious sitting rooms13. c stark14. a togethe

3、rness15. b constant pressure from the statetext b16. a it further explains high-tech hubris17. b slow growth of the us economy18. a integrated the use of paper and the digital form19. c more digital data use leads to greater paper use20. a he review the situation from different perspectivestext c21.

4、 d because britons are still conscious of their class status22. d income is unimportant in determining which class one belongs to23. c occupation and class are no longer related to each other24. c fewer types of work25. a showing modestytext d26. d awkwardness27. b luxurious28. a they the couple as

5、an object of fun29. c sweeping over the horizon, a precipice30. b the couple feel ill at ease2011專八人文知識真題參考答案（愛思網-周玉亮版）31. b)英國最北部：scotland；32. d)第一個到澳洲的人：dutch；33. a)楓葉之國：canada；34. b)the common sense的作者：thomas paine35. d) virginia woolf：novelist；36. c) 歷史敘事詩：epic37. a) 探討20世紀american myth的文學作品：the

6、 great gatsby38. c）探討語言和思維的學科：cognitive lingusitics39. a) 元音和輔音的區別：obstruction of the air stream;40. c) 推動多種語言使用：multilingualism改錯部分from a very early age, perhaps the age of five or six, i knew that when igrew upi should be a writer. between the ages of about seventeen and twenty-four i tried to aba

7、ndon this idea, but i did so with theconsciousnessthat i was outraging my true nature and thatsooneror later i should have to settle down and write books.i wasthe middle childof three, but there was a gap of five years on either side, and i barely saw my father before i was eight. for this and other

8、 reasons i was somewhat lonely, and i soon developeddisagreeablemannerisms which made me unpopular throughout my schooldays. i had the lonely childs habit of making up stories and holding conversations withimaginarypersons, and i think from the very start myliteraryambitions were mixed up with the f

9、eeling of being isolated and undervalued. i knew that i had a facility with words and a power offacingunpleasant facts, and i felt that this created a sort of private worldin whichi could get my own back for my failure in everyday life.neverthelessthe volume of serious i.e. seriously intended writin

10、g which i produced all through my childhood and boyhood would not amount to half a dozen pages. i wrote my first poem at the age of four or five, my mother taking it down to dictation.2011年專八真題參考答案改錯部分（愛思網-周玉亮版）1. grew 后加 up2. conscience 改成 consciousness3. soon 改成 sooner4. the 去掉5. disagreeing 改成 di

11、sagreeable6. imaginative 改成 imaginary7. literal 改成 literary8. in 去掉9. which 前加 in10. therefore, 改成 nevertheless2011專八翻譯真題參考答案（愛思網友版）（漢譯英）現代社會充滿了矛盾，從價值觀的持有到生活方式的選擇，而最讓人感到尷尬的是，當面對重重矛盾，許多時候你卻別無選擇。匆忙與休閑是截然不同的兩種生活方式，也可以說是兩種生活態度，但在現實生活中，人們卻在這兩種生活方式與態度間頻繁穿梭，有時也說不清自己到底是休閑著還是匆忙著。譬如說，當我們正在旅游勝地享受假期，卻忽然接到老板的電話，

12、告知客戶或工作方面出了麻煩-現代便捷先進的通訊工具在此刻顯示出了它猙獰、陰郁的面容-搞得人一下子興趣全無，接下來的休閑只能徒有其表，因為心里已是火燒火燎了。2011專八漢譯英參考答案（愛思網友提供）being hasty and at leisure are two quite distinct lifestyles. but in the real world, people have to frequently shuttle between these two lifestyles, sometimes not sure whether they are “at ease” or “in

13、 a rush”.for example, we are enjoying our holidays in the resort while suenly we receive phone calls from the boss who tells us there are some troubles with our customers and work-so at this moment the modern, convenient and advanced device shows its vicious and gloomy features-and we lose all our i

14、nterest. the subsequent leisure is the mere showy for we are in a restless and anxious state of mind.（英譯漢）when flying over nepal, its easy to soar in your imagination and pretend youre tiny-a butterfly - and drifting above one of those three-dimensional topographical maps architects use, the circlin

15、g contour lines replaced by the terraced rice paddies that surround each high ridge.nepails a small country, and from the windows of our plane floating eastward at 12,000 feet, one can see clearly the brilliant white mirage of the high himalayas thirty miles of the left window. out the right window,

16、 the view is of three or four high terraced ridges giving sudden way to the plains of india beyond.three were few roads visible below, mosttransportation in nepal being by foot along ancient trails that connect and bind the country together. there is also a network of dirt airstrips, which was fortu

17、nate for me, as i had no time for the two-and-a-half week trek to my destination. i was no a flight to the local airport.2011專八英譯漢參考答案（愛思網友提供）飛機飛越尼泊爾上空時。你很容易天馬行空起來，假想自己很渺小-像只蝴蝶-在建筑師所使用的某個三維地形圖上方漂浮著，在這里，地形圖一圈圈的輪廓線變成了環繞高聳的山脊成階梯狀的稻田。尼泊爾是個小國。我們的飛機在12000英尺的高空向東飛去。從左邊的機窗望去，你能清晰地看到30英里開外的高聳的喜馬拉雅山的耀眼的白色蜃景。靠

18、右邊的機窗外是三、四條成梯狀的高聳山脊，再往遠處突然之間成了印度平原。飛機下面看不這幾條公路。尼泊爾的交通方式以步行為主，人們沿著連接整個國家的古老小徑行走著。尼泊爾也有一個土筑的飛機場網絡，這對我來說很幸運，因為我沒時間長途跋涉兩周半的時間到達我的目的地。我在飛往當地機場的飛機上。2011專八真題作文should famous chinese sites of historical interest charge higher fees during peak travel seasons?in the first part of essay you should state dearly

19、your main argument,and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. in the last part,should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summaryhigher entry fees should be charged during peak travel season （愛思網友提供參考范文）with social and economic develop

20、ment, our people have more time and money to visit famous sites of historical interest. their visits, on the one hand, can enrich their own life and meanwhile bring the sites substantial incomes. on the other hand, too many visits, especially during peak travel peak when there are more visitors, hav

21、e caused huge problems. one solution to this is to charge higher fees during peak travel seasons, which i think is necessary and i am in complete favor of this decision.as we all know, today there is no entrance fee charged for many parks in our country while almost all famous sites of historical in

22、terest still need an entry fee. some people can not accept this for they think that both parks and famous sites of historical interest are part of public services. they should have free access to them or at least shouldnt pay too much for the visit since they have already paid taxes to the governmen

23、t. then it is far impossible for those people to allow the sites to charge higher fees during peak travel seasons.on the surface, the arguments that people opposing to entry fees charged for famous sites of historical interest hold seem reasonable. but in fact, those people have ignored the unique f

24、eatures of famous sites of historical interest which normally imply ample historical and cultural values. those sites differ from common parks. the relics in these sites are precious and fragile to destroy, and usually need special and professional preservation and administration, which turn out to

25、be an expensive exercise that constantly demands resources. entry fees must be charged. during peak travel seasons, there is no better measure than raising the entry fees to reduce the number of tourists. the purpose of charging higher fees is to stop some people visits so as to better protect the valuable relics and at the same time ensure the safety of the tourists. it is obvious that some people will give up their visits considering the higher fees. here econ