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英语专业八级考试试题附听力mp3
2006年英语专业八级考试试题附听力mp3
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyousillhearamini-lecture.You.willhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
Nowlistentotheinterview.
1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutMissGreen'suniversitydays?
A.Shefeltbored.
B.Shefeltlonely.
C.Shecherishedthem.
D.Thesubjectwaseasy.
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTpartofherjobwiththeDepartmentofEmployment?
A.Doingsurveysatworkplace.
B.Analyzingsurveyresults.
C.Designingquestionnaires.
D.Takingapsychologycourse.
3.AccordingtoMissGreen,themaindifferencebetweentheDepartmentofEmploymentandtheadvertisingagencyliesin
A.thenatureofwork.
B.officedecoration.
C.officelocation.
D.workprocedures.
4.WhydidMissgreenwanttoleavetheadvertisingagency?
A.Shefeltunhappyinsidethecompany.
B.Shefeltworktheretoodemanding.
C.Shewasdeniedpromotioninthecompany.
D.Shelongedfornewopportunities.
5.HowdidMissGreenreacttoaheavierworkloadinthenewjob?
A.Shewaswillingandready.
B.Shesoundedmildlyeager.
C.Sheabitsurprised.
D.Shesoundedveryreluctant.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.
Questions6and7basedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthetwoquestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
6.Themanstoletheaircraftmainlybecausehewantedto
A.destroytheEuropeanCentralBank.
B.haveaninterviewwithaTVstation.
C.circleskyscrapersindowntownFrankfurt.
D.rememberthedeathofaUSastronaut.
7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthemanisTRUE?
A.Hewasa31-year-oldstudentfromFrankfurt.
B.Hewaspilotingatwo-seathelicopterhehadstolen.
C.Hehadtalkedtoairtrafficcontrollersbyradio.
D.HethreatenedtolandontheEuropeanCentralBank.
Question8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.
Nowlistentothenews.
8.Thenewsismainlyaboutthecitygovernment'splanto
A.expandandimprovetheexistingsubwaysystem.
B.buildundergroundmallsandparkinglots.
C.preventfurtherlandsubsidence.
D.promoteadvancedtechnology.
Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthetwoquestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
9.Accordingtothenews,whatmakesthiscreditcarddifferentfromconventionalonesis
A.thatitcanheartheowner'svoice.
B.thatitcanrememberapassword.
C.thatitcanidentifytheowner'svoice.
D.thatitcanremembertheowner'sPIN.
10.ThenewlydevelopedcreditcardissaidtosaidtohaveallthefollowingEXCEPT
A.switch.
B.battery.
C.speaker.
D.built-inchip.
PARTII READINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.
TextA
TheUniversityinTransformation,editedbyAustralianfuturistsSohailInayatullahandJenniferGidley,presentssome20highlyvariedoutlooksontomorrow’suniversitiesbywritersrepresentingbothWesternandnon-Westernperspectives.Theiressaysraiseabroadrangeofissues,questioningnearlyeverykeyassumptionwehaveabouthighereducationtoday.
ThemostwidelydiscussedalternativetothetraditionalcampusistheInternetUniversity—avoluntarycommunitytoscholars/teachersphysicallyscatteredthroughoutacountryoraroundtheworldbutalllinkedincyberspace.Acomputerizeduniversitycouldhavemanyadvantages,suchaseasyscheduling,efficientdeliveryoflecturestothousandsorevenmillionsofstudentsatonce,andreadyaccessforstudentseverywheretotheresourcesofalltheworld’sgreatlibraries.
YettheInternetUniversityposesdangers,too.Forexample,alineoffranchisedcourseware,producedbyafewsuperstarteachers,marketedunderthebrandnameofafamousinstitution,andheavilyadvertised,mighteventuallycometodominatetheglobaleducationmarket,warnssociologyprofessorPeterManicasoftheUniversityofHawaiiatManoa.Besidesenforcingarigidlystandardizedcurriculum,sucha“collegeeducationinabox”couldunderselltheofferingsofmanytraditionalbrickandmortarinstitutions,effectivelydrivingthemoutofbusinessandthrowingthousandsofcareeracademicsoutofwork,noteAustraliancommunicationsprofessorsDavidRooneyandGregHearn.
Ontheotherhand,whileglobalconnectivityseemshighlylikelytoplaysomesignificantroleinfuturehighereducation,thatdoesnotmeangreateruniformityincoursecontent—orotherdangers—willnecessarilyfollow.Counter-movementsarealsoatwork.
Manyinacademia,includingscholarscontributingtothisvolume,arequestioningthefundamentalmissionofuniversityeducation.Whatif,forinstance,insteadofreceivingprimarilytechnicaltrainingandbuildingtheirindividualcareers,universitystudentsandprofessorscouldfocustheirlearningandresearcheffortsonexistingproblemsintheirlocalcommunitiesandtheworld?
FeministscholarIvanaMilojevicdarestodreamwhatauniversitymightbecome“ifwebelievedthatchildcareworkersandteachersinearlychildhoodeducationshouldbeoneofthehighest(ratherthanlowest)paidprofessionals?
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Co-editorJenniferGidleyshowshowtomorrowsuniversityfaculty,insteadofgivinglecturesandconductingindependentresearch,maytakeonthreenewroles.Somewouldactasbrokers,assemblingcustomizeddegree-creditprogrammesforindividualstudentsbymixingandmatchingthebestcourseofferingsavailablefrominstitutionsallaroundtheworld.Asecondgroup,mentors,wouldfunctionmuchliketoday’sfacultyadvisers,butarelikelytobeworkingwithmanymorestudentsoutsidetheirownacademicspecialty.Thiswouldrequirethemtoconstantlybelearningfromtheirstudentsaswellasinstructingthem.
Athirdnewroleforfaculty,andinGidley’sviewthemostchallengingandrewardingofall,wouldbeasmeaning-makers:
charismaticsagesandpractitionersleadinggroupsofstudents/colleaguesincollaborativeeffortstofindspiritualaswellasrationalandtechnologicalsolutionstospecificreal-worldproblems.
Moreover,thereseemslittlereasontosupposethatanyoneformofuniversitymustnecessarilydriveoutallotheroptions.Studentsmaybe“enrolled”incoursesofferedatvirtualcampusesontheInternet,between—orevenduring—sessionsatarealworldproblemfocusedinstitution.
Asco-editorSohailInayatullahpointsoutinhisintroduction,nofutureisinevitable,andtheveryactofimaginingandthinkingthroughalternativepossibilitiescandirectlyaffecthowthoughtfully,creativelyandurgentlyevenadominanttechnologyisadaptedandapplied.Eveninacademia,thefuturebelongstothosewhocareenoughtoworktheirvisionsintopractical,sustainablerealities.
11.WhenthebookreviewerdiscussestheInternetUniversity,
[A] heisinfavourofit. [B] hisviewisbalanced.
[C] heisslightlycriticalofit.[D]heisstronglycriticalofit.
12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTseenasapotentialdangeroftheInternetUniversity?
[A] Internetbasedcoursesmaybelesscostlythantraditionalones.
[B]Teachersintraditionalinstitutionsmaylosetheirjobs.
[C]Internetbasedcoursewaremaylackvarietyincoursecontent.
[D]TheInternetUniversitymayproduceteacherswithalotofpublicity.
13.Accordingtothereview,whatisthefundamentalmissionoftraditionaluniversityeducation?
[A] Knowledgelearningandcareerbuilding.
[B] Learninghowtosolveexistingsocialproblems.
[C] Researchingintosolutionstocurrentworldproblems.
[D] Combiningresearcheffortsofteachersandstudentsinlearning.
14.Judgingfromthethreenewrolesenvisionedfortomorrowsuniversityfaculty,universityteachers
[A] arerequiredtoconductmoreindependentresearch.
[B] arerequiredtooffermorecoursestotheirstudents.
[C] aresupposedtoassumemoredemandingduties.
[D] aresupposedtosupervisemorestudentsintheirspecialty.
15.Whichcategoryofwritingdoesthereviewbelongto?
[A] Narration. [B] Description.[C] Persuasion. [D] Exposition.
TextB
Everystreethadastory,everybuildingamemory.Thoseblessedwithwonderfulchildhoodscandrivethestreetsoftheirhometownsandhappilyrollbacktheyears.Therestarepulledhomebydutyandleaveassoonaspossible.AfterRayAtleehadbeeninClanton(hishometown)forfifteenminuteshewasanxioustogetout.
Thetownhadchanged,butthenithadn’t.Onthehighwaysleadingin,thecheapmetalbuildingsandmobilehomesweregatherin