專八考試試題及答案姓名：____________________

一、詞匯與語法（每題1分，共10分）

1.Themanagerwas_______bytheboardforhispoorperformance.

A.fired

B.firing

C.tofire

D.fireding

2.She_______anewjobaftertheinterview.

A.hasbeenoffered

B.hadbeenoffered

C.hadoffered

D.wasoffering

3.I_______tohavedinnerwiththemlastnight,butsomethingcameup.

A.wasgoing

B.wastogo

C.went

D.hadgone

4.They_______themeetingontime,butitwascanceledatthelastminute.

A.weretoattend

B.hadattended

C.haveattended

D.hadbeenattending

5.IfI_______thatbook,Iwouldreaditnow.

A.hadbought

B.havebought

C.bought

D.weretobuy

6.Theexperiment_______beforethestudentsleftthelab.

A.wascompleted

B.hadbeencompleted

C.hasbeencompleted

D.hadcompleted

7.Bythetimeshegraduated,she_______threenovels.

A.hadwritten

B.wrote

C.haswritten

D.wrote

8.I_______himforyears,butIstilldon'tknowhisrealname.

A.havebeenknowing

B.haveknown

C.hadknown

D.havebeenknowing

9.Thebook_______bytheendofthisyear.

A.istobefinished

B.willhavebeenfinished

C.willfinish

D.isfinished

10.I_______toyouforthehelpyougaveme.

A.havetothank

B.havethanked

C.hadtothank

D.hadthanked

二、完形填空（每題2分，共10分）

Afewyearsago,Iwasworkinginasmalltowninthecountryside.Oneday,Iwaswalkingthroughthetownandsawasignthatsaid"TheOldMill."Iwascurious,soIdecidedtovisitthemill.WhenIgotthere,Isawanoldmansittingonabench,lookingverytired.Iaskedhimifhecouldtellmesomethingaboutthemill.Henoddedandbegantotalk.

"Themillhasbeenhereforoverahundredyears,"hesaid."Itusedtobeaverybusyplace.Peoplecamefromalloverthecountrytobuyflourandotherproducts.Butthingshavechanged.Now,themillisjustamemory."

Ifeltsorryfortheoldman.Heseemedsosadaboutthemill'sdecline.Iaskedhimifherememberedanythingspecialaboutthemill.Hesmiledandsaid,"Yes,Ido.Therewasatimewhenthemillwasasymbolofhopeandprosperityforthetown.Peopleworkedthereandmadeagoodliving.Butnow,it'sjustareminderofwhatoncewas."

AsIlistenedtotheoldman,Irealizedthatthemillrepresentedmorethanjustaplaceofwork.Itwasapartofthetown'shistoryandculture.Idecidedtowriteanarticleaboutthemillanditsimportancetothecommunity.Ihopemyarticlewillhelppeoplerememberthemillandtheroleitplayedinthetown'shistory.

1.ThecorrectanswerisB."Itusedtobeaverybusyplace"indicatesthatthemillwasonceactivebutisnolonger.

2.ThecorrectanswerisA."Peoplecamefromalloverthecountry"showsthatthemillhadawidecustomerbase.

3.ThecorrectanswerisC."Butthingshavechanged"indicatesthatthesituationhasalteredovertime.

4.ThecorrectanswerisD."Heseemedsosadaboutthemill'sdecline"showstheoldman'semotionalstate.

5.ThecorrectanswerisB."Therewasatimewhenthemillwasasymbolofhopeandprosperity"providesaspecificexampleofthemill'simportance.

6.ThecorrectanswerisA."Idecidedtowriteanarticleaboutthemillanditsimportancetothecommunity"showstheauthor'sintentiontopreservethemill'slegacy.

7.ThecorrectanswerisD."Ihopemyarticlewillhelppeoplerememberthemillandtheroleitplayedinthetown'shistory"indicatestheauthor'sgoal.

8.ThecorrectanswerisB."Peopleworkedthereandmadeagoodliving"suggeststhatthemillprovidedemploymentopportunities.

9.ThecorrectanswerisC."Now,it'sjustareminderofwhatoncewas"impliesthatthemill'ssignificancehasdiminished.

10.ThecorrectanswerisA."Ifeltsorryfortheoldman"showstheauthor'sempathytowardstheoldman'ssituation.

四、閱讀理解（每題3分，共15分）

11.Readthefollowingpassageandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

Thedigitalagehasbroughtaboutsignificantchangesinthewaywecommunicate,work,andliveourdailylives.Oneofthemostremarkableadvancementsistheriseofsocialmediaplatforms.Theseplatformshaverevolutionizedthewaypeopleconnect,shareinformation,andexpressthemselves.However,therapidgrowthofsocialmediahasalsoraisedconcernsaboutitsimpactonsociety.

Oneofthemainissuesisthespreadofmisinformation.Withtheeaseofsharinginformationonsocialmedia,falsenewsandfakestoriescanquicklygoviral,causingconfusionandpanicamongusers.Thishasseriousimplicationsforpublicdiscourseandcanunderminetrustintraditionalmediaoutlets.

Anotherconcernistheimpactofsocialmediaonmentalhealth.Manystudieshaveshownthatexcessiveuseofsocialmediacanleadtofeelingsofanxiety,depression,andloneliness.Theconstantcomparisonwithothersandthepressuretomaintainaperfectonlinepersonacanbeoverwhelmingforsomeusers.

Despitethesechallenges,socialmediaalsooffersnumerousbenefits.Itallowspeopletostayconnectedwithfriendsandfamily,shareimportantinformation,andsupportcausestheycareabout.Ithasalsobecomeapowerfultoolforsocialchange,asseenintheArabSpringandtheBlackLivesMattermovement.

Inconclusion,whilesocialmediahasitsdrawbacks,italsohasthepotentialtopositivelyimpactsociety.Itisuptoindividualsandsocietyasawholetousetheseplatformsresponsiblyandtoaddressthechallengestheypresent.

Questions:

11.Whatisoneofthemainissuesraisedbytherapidgrowthofsocialmedia?

A.Lossofprivacy

B.Spreadofmisinformation

C.Decreaseinface-to-facecommunication

D.Increasedrelianceontechnology

12.Accordingtothepassage,whatisapotentialnegativeeffectofsocialmediaonmentalhealth?

A.Improvedself-esteem

B.Increasedcreativity

C.Decreasedanxietylevels

D.Feelingsofanxiety,depression,andloneliness

13.Howhassocialmediabeenusedasatoolforsocialchange?

A.Bypromotingviolence

B.Byspreadingfalseinformation

C.Byorganizingprotestsandmovements

D.Byrestrictingaccesstoinformation

14.Whatistheauthor'soverallperspectiveontheimpactofsocialmedia?

A.Itissolelybeneficial

B.Itissolelydetrimental

C.Ithasbothpositiveandnegativeaspects

D.Itisanecessaryevil

15.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasabenefitofsocialmediainthepassage?

A.Stayingconnectedwithlovedones

B.Sharingimportantinformation

C.Promotingviolence

D.Supportingcauses

五、翻譯（每題5分，共10分）

16.將以下句子翻譯成英文：

“隨著科技的不斷發展，人工智能已經在許多領域得到了廣泛應用。”

17.將以下句子翻譯成英文：

“Therapiddevelopmentoftechnologyhasmadeartificialintelligencewidelyusedinmanyfields.”

六、寫作（10分）

18.Writeanessayonthetopic"TheRoleofSocialMediainModernSociety."Youressayshouldincludeanintroduction,abodywithatleasttwomainpoints,andaconclusion.Theessayshouldbeapproximately150-200wordsinlength.

試卷答案如下：

一、詞匯與語法（每題1分，共10分）

1.A.fired

解析：根據句意，經理因為表現不佳被解雇，所以應使用被動語態，選項A正確。

2.A.hasbeenoffered

解析：根據句意，她在面試后被提供了一份新工作，表示過去發生的動作對現在造成的影響，所以應使用現在完成時，選項A正確。

3.B.wastogo

解析：根據句意，我本來打算昨晚和他們一起吃飯，但后來有事發生了，表示過去本打算做某事，但未發生，所以應使用過去將來時，選項B正確。

4.A.weretoattend

解析：根據句意，學生們離開實驗室前會議應該已經開始了，表示過去計劃要做的事，所以應使用過去進行時，選項A正確。

5.A.hadbought

解析：根據句意，如果我當時買了那本書，我現在就會讀了，表示與過去事實相反的虛擬語氣，所以應使用過去完成時，選項A正確。

6.B.hadbeencompleted

解析：根據句意，實驗在學生們離開實驗室前就已經完成了，表示過去發生的動作對過去造成的影響，所以應使用過去完成時，選項B正確。

7.A.hadwritten

解析：根據句意，她畢業后已經寫完了三本小說，表示過去發生的動作對現在造成的影響，所以應使用現在完成時，選項A正確。

8.B.haveknown

解析：根據句意，我已經認識他很多年了，表示從過去開始一直持續到現在的動作，所以應使用現在完成時，選項B正確。

9.B.willhavebeenfinished

解析：根據句意，這本書將在今年年底前完成，表示將來某個時間點之前已經完成的動作，所以應使用將來完成時，選項B正確。

10.A.havetothank

解析：根據句意，我必須感謝你給我的幫助，表示現在必須做的事情，所以應使用現在時，選項A正確。

二、完形填空（每題2分，共10分）

11.B.Spreadofmisinformation

解析：根據第二段，隨著信息在社交媒體上的快速傳播，虛假新聞和假故事可以迅速傳播，導致用戶之間的混淆和恐慌，所以選項B正確。

12.D.Feelingsofanxiety,depression,andloneliness

解析：根據第三段，許多研究表明，過度使用社交媒體會導致焦慮、抑郁和孤獨感，所以選項D正確。

13.C.Byorganizingprotestsandmovements

解析：根據第四段，社交媒體已經成為一種強大的工具，正如阿拉伯之春和黑人的命也是命運動所顯示的，所以選項C正確。

14.C.Ithasbothpositiveandnegativeaspects

解析：根據最后一段，雖然社交媒體有其缺點，但它也有可能對社會產生積極影響，所以選項C正確。

15.C.Promotingviolence

解析：根據文章內容，沒有提到社交媒體促進暴力，所以選項C不正確。

三、閱讀理解（每題3分，共15分）

11.B.Spreadofmisinformation

解析：根據第一段，社交媒體的快速增長帶來了一系列問題，其中之一就是虛假信息的傳播，所以選項B正確。

12.D.Feelingsofanxiety,depression,andloneliness

解析：根據第二段，許多研究表明，過度使用社交媒體會導致焦慮、抑郁和孤獨感，所以選項D正確。

13.C.Byorganizingprotestsandmovements

解析：根據第四段，社交媒體已經成為一種強大的工具，正如阿拉伯之春和黑人的命也是命運動所顯示的，所以選項C正確。

14.C.Ithasbothpositiveandnegativeaspects

解析：根據最后一段，雖然社交媒體有其缺點，但它也有可能對社會產生積極影響，所以選項C正確。

15.C.Promotingviolence

解析：根據文章內容，沒有提到社交媒體促進暴力，所以選項C不正確。

四、翻譯（每題5分，共10分）

16.Withthecontinuousdevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,artificialintelligencehasbeenwidelyappliedinmanyfields.

17.Therapiddevelopmentoftechnologyhasmadeartificialintelligencewidelyusedinmanyfields.

五、寫作（10分）

18.TheRoleofSocialMediainModernSociety

Intoday'sdigitalage,socialmediahasbecomeanintegralpartofourlives.Itplaysasignificantroleinmodernsociety,impactingvariousaspectsofourlives,includingcommunication,informationsharing,andsocialchange.

Firstly,socialmediaservesasapowerfultoolforcommunication.Itallowsindividualstoconnectwithfriendsandfamily,regardlessofgeographicalbarriers.Thishasrevolutionizedthewaywemaintainrelationshipsandstayupdatedoneachother'slives.Moreover,socialmediaplatformsenableustoshareimportantinformation,ideas,andnewswithawideaudience,fosteringamoreinformedandengagedsociety.

Secondly,socialmediaservesasaplatformforinformat