英语专八阅读真题汇编(2000-2013)无答案打印版

1英语专业八级阅读历年真题汇编2013真题TEXTAThreehundredyearsagonewstravelledbywordofmouthor1etter,andcirculatedintavernsandcoffeehousesintheformofpamphletsandnewsletters．“Thecoffeehousesparticularlyare．veryroomyforafreeconversation，andforreadingataneasierrateallmannerofprintednews，”notedoneobserver．Everythingchangedin1833whenthefirstmass-audiencenewspaper,TheNewYorkSun，pioneeredtheuseofadvertisingtoreducethecostofnews，thusgivingadvertisersaccesstoawideraudience．Thepennypress，followedbyradioandtelevision，turnednewsfromatwo-wayconversationintoaone—waybroadcast，witharelativelysmallnumberoffirmscontrollingthemedia．Now,thenewsindustryisreturningtosomethingclosertothecoffeehouse．Theinternetismakingnewsmoreparticipatory，socialanddiverse，revivingthediscursivecharacteristicsoftheerabeforethemassmedia．Thatwillhaveprofoundeffectsonsocietyandpolitics．Inmuchoftheworld．themassmediaareflourishing．Newspapercirculationrosegloballyby6%between2005and2009．Butthoseglobalfiguresmaskasharpdeclineinreadershipinrichcountries．Overthepastdecade，throughouttheWesternworld，peoplehavebeengivingupnewspapersandTVnewsandkeepingupwitheventsinprofoundlydifferentways．Moststrikingly,ordinarypeopleareincreasinglyinvolvedincompiling，sharing，filtering，discussinganddistributingnews．Twitterletspeopleanywherereportwhattheyareseeing．Classifieddocumentsarepublishedintheirthousandsonline．Mobile·phonefootageofArabuprisingsandAmericantornadoesispostedonsocial-networkingsitesandshownontelevisionnewscasts．Social-networkingsiteshelppeoplefind，discussandsharenewswiththeirfriends．Anditisnotjustreaderswhoarechallengingthemediaelite．TechnologyfirmsincludingGoogle，FacebookandTwitterhavebecomeimportantconduitsofnews．Celebritiesandworldleaderspublishupdatesdirectlyviasocialnetworks；manycountriesnowmakerawdataavailablethrough“opengovernment”initiatives．Theinternetletspeoplereadnewspapersorwatchtelevisionchannelsfromaroundtheworld．Thewebhasallowednewprovidersofnews，fromindividualbloggerstosites，torisetoprominenceinaveryshortspaceoftime．Andithasmadepossibleentirelynewapproachestojournalism，suchasthatpracticedbyWikiLeaks，whichprovidesananonymouswayforwhistleblowerstopublishdocuments．Thenewsagendaisnolongercontrolledbyafewpressbaronsandstateoutlets．Inprinciple，everyliberalshouldcelebratethis．Amoreparticipatoryandsocialnewsenvironment，witharemarkablediversityandrangeofnewssources，isagoodthing．Thetransformationofthenewsbusinessisunstoppable，andattemptstoreverseitaredoomedtofailure．Asproducersofnewjournalism，individualscanbescrupulouswithfactsandtransparentwiththeirsources．Asconsumers，theycanbegeneralintheirtastesanddemandingintheirstandards．Andalthoughthistransformationdoesraiseconcerns，thereismuchtocelebrateinthenoisy,diverse，vociferous，argumentativeandstridentlyaliveenvironmentofthenewsbusinessintheagesoftheinternet．Thecoffeehouseisback．Enjoyit．11．Accordingtothepassage，whatinitiatedthetransformationofcoffee-housenewstomass-medianews?A．Theemergenceofbigmassmediafirms．B．Thepopularityofradioandtelevision．C．Theappearanceofadvertisinginnewspapers．D．Theincreasingnumberofnewspaperreaders．12．Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestsupports“Now,theHewsindustryisreturningtosomethingclosertothecoffeehouse”?ANewspapercirculationrosegloballyby6％between2005and2009．2B．PeopleintheWesternworldaregivingupnewspapersandTVnews．C．Classifieddocumentsarepublishedintheirthousandsonline．D．Morepeopleareinvolvedinfinding，discussinganddistributingnews．13．Accordingtothepassage，whichisNOTaroleplayedbyinformationtechnology?A．Challengingthetraditionalmedia．B．Planningthereturntocoffee-housenews．C．Providingpeoplewithaccesstoclassifiedfiles．D．Givingordinarypeoplethechancetoprovidenews．14．Theauthor’StoneinthelastparagraphtowardsnewjournalismisA．optimisticandcautious．B．supportiveandskeptical．C．doubtfulandreserved．D．ambiguousandcautious．15．In“Thecoffeehouseisback”，coffeehousebestsymbolizesA．thechangingcharacteristicsofnewsaudience．B．themorediversifiedmeansofnewsdistribution．C．theparticipatorynatureofnews．D.themorevariedsourcesofnews．TEXTBParisislikepornography．Yourespondevenifyoudon’twantto．Youturnacornerandseeavista，andyourimaginationboltsaway。SuddenlyyouarethinkingaboutwhatitwouldbeliketoliveinParis，andthenyouthinkaboutallthelivesyouhavenotlived．Sometimes，though,whenyouarelucky,youonlythinkabouthowmanypleasuresthedayaheadholds．Then,youfeelprivileged．Thelobbyofthehotelisdecoratedinredandgold．Itgivesoffawhiffof19m．centurydecadence．ProbablyasmuchasanyhotelinParis，thishotelissexy．1wasstandingfacingtherevolvingdoorsandthedrivewaybeyond．Acarwithawomaninthebackseat—awomaninashortskirtandblack—leatherjacket—pulledupbeforethehoteldoor．Sheswungoffandshewaswearinghighheels．Normally,mymindwouldhaveleapedandimaginedastoryforthiswoman．Nowitdidn'tIstoodthereandtoldmyself．Cheerup．You’reinParis．Inmanyways，Parisisbestvisitedinwinter．Thetouristcrowdsareataminimum，andoneisnotbeingjammedoffthenarrowsidewalksalongtheRueDauphine．Morethanthis．ParisislikemanyotherEuropeancitiesinthattheseasonofblockbusterculturaleventstendstobegininmid-tolatefallandso，by