2012专八答案
欢迎大家一起参与讨论回忆2012年英语专八真题和答案，该版本只是小编汇总的网友回忆版，有不完善，不正确之处。
一、听力
Mini-lecture
1: rarely formal records 2: systematic objective manner 3: variable
4: situation sampling 5: vary 6: advantage 7: as it occurs 8: have more control 9: in natural setting 10: method Interview
Interview
1: creative people focus on novel thinking rather than solution
2: comes from both environmental and genetic makeup
3: two
4: critical
5: the environment is significant in the creative process
News broadcast
6: a problem in the cooling system was solved
7: the Philippines
8: to expose cases of child abuse and punishment
9: 4 percent
10: 2
二.阅读：
11: worked for freshwater conservation for nonprofit purpose
12: he made contribution to drinking water conservation in his own way
13: how I could contribute to water conservation
14: his clothes used even more virtual water
15: exaggeration
16: humorous
17: found that interest in reunions was linked with school experience.
18: US class reunions are usually occasions to show off one’s recent success
19: shared undergraduate experience on campus
20: bring into focus contrasting opinions
21: reasons for popularity and attendance for alumni reunions
22: was fond of drinking
23: George lied at the beginning and then became serious
24: remained the same as usual
25: was dissatisfied with his life and surroundings
26: no similar appreciation of Lincoln will be seen
27: respect for great people and their influence
28: resulted in similar disparaging remarks on Lincoln
29: reveals the variety of current opinions on heroes.
30: the memorial is symbolic of the
三.人文：
31: new Zealand 32: state 33: July 4th 34: the Arctic Ocean 35: T.S.Eliot
36: William Faulkner 37: personification 38: sequential rule 39: Disco 40: register
四.改错:
1：going Λsince on
2: certain some
3: ratherΛthe than
4: is was
5: in at
6: /the the
7: viewΛtranslation that
8: / was was
9: statement statements
10: and ---but
五.翻译：
1: Pain gathered in the heart, hot burnt between eyebrows , depression suffused in the chest, a stream of gas rushed out the stomach through the throat. When the dean said that the child was in developmental delay, she got lost in the messy mind. He strided up and down in the house where the child stayed in. There was only one window in the whole room, shadows whirlinged out of the window. Let children stay behind, here are the benevolent priests and nuns, here will be extended to a foster care centre for medical function , here is the best place to keep the children.。
2：但是，这样的政策似乎反而更能为校园暴力创造条件。一些大学生先前陶醉于夜总会保安人员严密监控下的酒吧及酒廊，现在撤退到他们大学生互助会圣所房子 和公寓的避难中,在那里他们不再控制他们的酗酒行为这种自食其果的行为在他们试图降低非法毒品的获取也扮演了角色。近年来,联邦政府已经相当成功地减少了 对零售药物的供应，违禁品当场销毁并没收。零售药物的价格曾一度暴涨至那些便宜的替代品开始有了竞争的市场。糟糕的是，那些便宜的替换品甚至比他们所替代 的违禁药物更有害。
六.作文:
作文题目：最近，一项对2000名在校大学生进行的调查问到他们对手机通话和发送短信的态度，结果发现学生们最主要的目的是尽量花最少的时间，用最短的闲 聊来传递信息。这项调查的发起人，位于华恒顿的美利坚大学（American University）的语言学教授巴伦（Naorni Baron）表示，手机最让他们喜欢的地方在于，他们可以通过手机与他人联系；他们最不喜欢的，就是别人可以通过手机联系到他们。你同意巴伦教授吗？
