2008年英语专业八级真题与答案(1)

　　The archer was flayed alive.

　　20 “ little did the English people own him for his service” （paragraph one） means that the English
　　A. paid few taxes to him.
　　B. gave him little respect.
　　c. received little protection from him.
　　D. had no real cause to feel grateful to him.√

　　21. To say that his wife was a “ magnificent parade'（ paragraph Two） implies that it was to some extent.
　　A. spent chiefly at war.
　　B. impressive and admirable.
　　c. lived too pompously
　　D. an empty show.√

　　22. Richard's behaviour as death approached showed.
　　A. bravery and self-control.
　　B. wisdom and correctness
　　c. Devotion and romance
　　D. chivalry and charity√

　　23. The point of the last short paragraph is that Richard was
　　A. cheated by his own successors
　　B. determined to take revenge on his enemies.
　　c. more generous to his enemies than his seccesors.
　　D unable to influence the behavior of his successors.√

　　24. which of the following phrase best describes Richard as seen by the author?
　　A. An aggressive king, too fond of war.
　　B. A brave king with minor faults.√
　　c. Apetent but cunning soldier.
　　D. A kind with great political skills.

　　25. The relationship between the first and second paragraphs is that
　　A. each presents one side of the picture. √
　　B. the first generalizes the second gives examples.
　　c. the second is the logical result of the first.
　　D. both present Richard's virtues and faults.

　　TEXT D

　　The miserable fate of Enron's employees will be a landmark in business history, one of those awful events that everyone agrees must never be allowed to happen again. This urge is understandable and noble: thousands have lost virtually all their retirement savings with the demise of Enron stock. But making sure it never happens again may not be possible, because the sudden impoverishment of those Enron workers represents something even larger than it seems. It's the latest turn in the unwinding of one of the most audacious promise of the 20th century.

　　? The promise was assured economic security-evenfort- for essentially everyone in the developed world. with the explosion of wealth, that began in the 19th century it became possible to think about a possibility no one had dared to dream before. The fear at the center of daily living since caveman days- lack of food warmth, shelter- would at last lose its power to terrify. That remarkable promise became reality in many ways. governments created welfare systems for anyone in need and separate programmes for the elderly （Social Security in the u.S.）. Labour unions promised not only better pay for workers but also pensions for retirees. giant corporations came into being and offered the possibility- in some cases the promise- of lifetime employment plus guaranteed pensions.? The cumulative effect was a fundamental change in how millions of people approached life itself, a reversal of attitude that most rank as one of the largest in human history. For millennia the average person's stance toward providing for himself had been. ultimately I'm on my own. Now it became, ultimately I'll be taken care of. www.gaofen123.com

　　The early hints that this promise might be broken on a large scale came in the 1980s. u.S. business had be upetitive globally and began restructuring massively, with huge Layoffs. The trend accelerated in the 1990s as the bastions of corporate welfare faced reality. IBm ended it's no-layoff policy. AT

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