英语专八冲刺模考试卷及答案.pdf

英语专八冲刺最新模考试卷及答案英 语 专 八 冲 刺 最 新 模 考 试 卷 及 答 案TESTFORENG LI SHMAJ ORS(XX)-G RADEEI G HT-TI MELI MI T:190MI NPARTI LI STENI NG COMPREHENSI ON(30MI N)略PARTI I READI NG COMPREHENSI 0N(30MI N)I n t h i s s e c t i o n t h e r e a r e f o u r r e a d i n g p a s s a g e s f o l l o w ed b y a t o t a l o f 20m u l t i p l e-c h o i c e q u e s t i o n s.Re a d t he p a s s a g e s a n d t h e n m a r k y o u r a n s w e r s o n y o u r c o l o u r ed a n s w e r s h e e t.TEXTAHe w a s a n o l d m a nw i t h a w h i t e be a r d a n d h u g en o s e a n d h a n ds.Lo n g b e f o re t h e t i m e d u ri n g w h i c h w e wi l l k n o w h i m,h e w a s a d o c t or a n d d r o v e a ja d e d w h i t e h or s e f r o m h o u se t o h o u s e t h ro u g h t h e s t r ee t s o f Wi n e s bu r g.La t e r h em a r r i e d a g i rI w h o h a d m o n ey.Sh e h a d b e en l e f t a l a r g ef e r t i l e f a r mw h e n h e r f a t he r d i e d.Th e gi r l w a s q u i e t,t a l l,a n d d ar k,a n d t o 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e r q u a l it y i n t h e i r v oi c e s a n d i n t he i r e y e s w h e nt h e y l o o k e d at h e r.Th e t w ow h o w e r e d i f fe r e n t w e r e m uc h u n l i k e e a ch o t h e r.On e of t h e m,a s l e nd e r y o u n g m a nw i t h w h i t e h an d s,t h e s o n of a j e w e l e r i nWi n e s b u r g,t a l k e d c o n t i nu a l l y o f v i r gi n i t y.Wh e n he w a s w i t h h e rh e w a s n e v e r of f t h e s u b j e ct.Th e o t h e r,a b l a c k-h a i r e d b o y w i t h l a r g e e a r s,s a i d n o t h i n g a t a 1下一页英语专八冲刺最新模。