【正文】 nolinguals may be more basic: a heightened ability to monitor the environment. ―Bilinguals have to switch languages quite often ? you may talk to your father in one language and to your mother in another language,‖ says Albert Costa, a researcher at the University of Pompeu Fabra in Spain. ―It requires keeping track of changes around you in the same way that we monitor our surroundings when driving.‖ In a study paring GermanItalian bilinguals with Italian monolinguals on monitoring tasks, Mr. Costa and his colleagues found that the bilingual subjects not only performed better, but they also did so with less activity in parts of the brain involved in monitoring, indicating that they were more efficient at it.The bilingual experience appears to influence the brain from infancy to old age (and there is reason to believe that it may also apply to those who learn a second language later in life).26. According to the passage, the more recent and old views of bilingualism differ mainly inA. its practical advantages B. its role in cognitionC. perceived language fluency D. its role in medicine27. The fact that interference is now seen as a blessing in disguise means thatA. it has led to unexpectedly favourable results B. its potential benefits have remained undiscoveredC. its effects on cognitive development have been minimalD. only a few researchers have realized its advantages28. What is the role of Paragraph Four in relation to Paragraph Three?A. It provides counter evidence to Paragraph Three. B. It offers another example of the role of interference.C. It serves as a transitional paragraph in the passage. D. It further illustrates the point in Paragraph Three.29. Which of the following can account for better performance of bilinguals in doing noninhibition tasks?A. An ability to monitor surroundings. B. An ability to ignore distractions.C. An ability to perform with less effort. D. An ability to exercise suppression.30. What is the main theme of the passage?A. Features of bilinguals and monolinguals. B. Interference and suppression.C. Bilinguals and monitoring tasks. D. Reasons why bilinguals are smarter.PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)31. Which of the following is the Frenchspeaking city in Canada?A. Vancouver B. Ottawa C. Montreal D. Toronto32. Which of the following are natives of New Zealand?A. The Maoris B. The Aboriginals C. The Red Indians D. The Eskimos33. The established or national church in England isA. the Roman Catholic Church B. the United Reformed ChurchC. the Anglican Church D. the Methodist Church34. The 13 former British colonies in North America declared independence from Great Britain inA. 1774 B. 1775 C. 1776 D. 177735. ―Grace under pressure‖ is an outstanding virtue of ____ heroes.A. Scott Fitzgerald‘s B. Ernest Hemingway‘s C. Eugene O‘Neill‘s D. William Faulkner‘s36. Widowers’ House was written byA. William Butler Yeats B. George Bernard Shaw C. John Galsworthy D. T. S. Eliot37. Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?A. William Shakespeare B. William Blake C. Geoffrey Chaucer D. John Donne38. Which of the following pairs of words are homophones?A. wind (v.) / wind (n.) B. suspect (v.) / suspect (n.)C. convict (v.) / convict (n.) D. bare (adj.) / bear (v.)39. Which of the following sentences has the ―S+V+O‖ structure?A. He died a hero. B. I went to London. C. Mary enjoyed parties. D. She became angry.40. Which of the following CAN NOT be used as an adverbial?A. The lion‘s share B. Heart and soul. C. Null and void. D. Hammer and tongs. PART IV PROOFREADING amp。我曉得我應(yīng)當(dāng)去找飯吃，以減輕母親的勤勞困苦。我偷偷地考入了師范學(xué)校制服，飯食，書籍，宿處，都由學(xué)校供給。入學(xué)，要交十元的保證金。她不辭勞苦，只要兒子有出息。我只說了句：―以后，您可以歇一歇了！‖她的回答只有一串串的眼淚。physical2.demand3.pressure4.asignals7.advantage9.reasonableTooutplan…2.muchToprompt…4.returningnormal…5.tobroadcast6.ofThreefossils8.supported..9.international…10.social2.adventures4.English6.origins7.abqrelationships10.and　　2. 把possessed 改成 attracted，　　3. 把a(bǔ)改成 the　　4. 在 facts 和adults之間加個(gè)that，　　5. 把第二個(gè)the 去掉。我曉得我應(yīng)當(dāng)去找飯吃，以減輕母親的勤勞困苦。我偷偷的考入了師范學(xué)校——制服，飯食，書籍，宿處，都由學(xué)校供給。入學(xué)，要交十圓的保證金。她不辭勞苦，只要兒子有出息。我只說了句：“以后，您可以歇一歇了!”她的回答只有一串串的眼淚。老舍的作品生活氣息濃郁，語言樸實(shí)直白?！　×硗?，關(guān)于散文漢譯英，推薦閱讀張培基教授譯注的《英譯中國現(xiàn)代散文選》，書中各篇均為漢英對照，并附詳細(xì)注釋及對原作者的一些必要的簡介。2014年英語專八真題作文范文1(網(wǎng)友版)　　作文題目：my views on working from home　　作文范文：探討工作是在家里好還是在辦公地點(diǎn)好　　按照專八寫作的套路我們思路可以如下寫作思路提示：文章可分為三部分，第一部分，提出問題，有些公司給員工提出方便，在家任務(wù)，在家任務(wù)視乎很溫馨，自己自由支配時(shí)間，但實(shí)際上在家任務(wù)遠(yuǎn)沒有想象的那么好，第二部分，剖析在家任務(wù)的弊病?！　orking from Home　　Certain panies, especially some smallscale businesses, start to encourage their staff to work from home or use home as a working base for at least part of the week nowadays. Some offer some form of remote working support to their workforces, such as equipping them with laptops and installing broadband, and others pay for the telephone bills for these workers.　　This work pattem is popular because it’s clear that there are a number of benefits for these panies. First, it helps retain employees, especially highly qualified working parents with childcare responsibilities. Second, it brings higher productivity because the employees have fewer interruptions and less muting time. Last but not least, it offers savings on premises and other facilities.　　However, there are some potential drawbacks. For one thing, there is difficulty of managing home workers and monitoring their performance, and difficulty of maintaining staff development and upgrading skills. For another, it may create a sense of isolation among home workers and it can be harder to maintain team spirit. Therefore, enterprises should weigh the pros and cons before permitting their employees to work at (網(wǎng)友版)　　作文題目：my views on working from home　　作文范文：探討工作是在家里好還是在辦公地點(diǎn)好　　按照專八寫作的套路我們思路可以如下寫作思路提示：文章可分為三部分，第一部分，提出問題，有些公司給員工提出方便，在家任務(wù)，在家任務(wù)視乎很溫馨，自 己自由支配時(shí)間，但實(shí)際上在家任務(wù)遠(yuǎn)沒有想象的那么好，第二部分，剖析在家任務(wù)的弊病。　　My Views on Working from Home　　On weekdays, as people wake up and make the mute to work, hundreds of peop