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英语专业八级考试全真试题附答案

2008英语专业八级考试全真试题附答案

【听力理解】

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2008）

—GRADEEIGHT—

TIMELIMIT:

195MIN

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（35MIN）

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Younoteswillnotbemarket,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskforafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskon

ANSWERSHEETONE.

Usetheblanksheetfornote-tanking.

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview

1.Marydoesn'tseemtofavourtheideaofanewairportbecause

　　A.theexistingairportsaretobewasted

　　B.morepeoplewillbeencouragedtotravel.

　　C.moreoilwillbeconsumed.

　　D.moreairplaneswillbepurchased.

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedbyMaryasapotentialdisadvantage?

　　A.Morepeopleinthearea.B.Noiseandmotorways.

　　C.Wasteofland.D.Unnecessarytravel.

3.FreddyhascitedthefollowingadvantagesforanewairportEXCEPT

　　A.morejobopportunities.B.vitalitytothelocaleconomy.

　　C.roadconstruction,D.presenceofaircrewinthearea.

4.Marythinksthatpeopledontneedtodomuchtravelnowadaysasaresultof

　　A.lessemphasisonpersonalcontact.

　　B.advancesinmoderntelecommunications.

　　C.recentchangesinpeoplesconcepts.

　　D.morepotentialdamagetothearea

5.WelearnfromtheconversationthatFreddyisMarysideas,

　　A.stronglyinfavourofB.mildlyinfavourof

　　C.stronglyagainstD.mildlyagainst

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

　　Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

6.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?

　　A.AnewgovernmentwasformedafterSundayselections.

　　B.Thenewgovernmentintendstochangethewelfaresystem.

　　C.TheSocialDemocraticPartyfoundedthewelfaresystem.

　　D.TheSocialDemocraticPartywasresponsibleforhighunemployment.

　　Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

7.ThetapesoftheApollo-11missionwerefirststoredin

　　A.aU.S.governmentarchiveswarehouse.

　　B.aNASAgroundtrackingstation.

　　C.theGoddardSpaceFlightCentre.

　　D.noneoftheaboveplaces.

8.WhatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutRichardNafzger?

　　A.Heisassignedthetasktolookforthe

　　B.Hebelievesthatthetapesareprobablylost.

　　C.HeworksinaNASAgroundreceivingsite.

　　D.Hehadaskedforthetapesinthe1970s.

　　Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

9.Theexampleinthenewsitemiscitedmainlytoshow

　　A.thatdoctorsaresometimesprofessionallyincompetent

　　B.thatincaseslikethathospitalshavetopayhugecompensations.

　　C.thatlanguagebarriersmightlowerthequalityoftreatment.

　　D.thatlanguagebarrierscanresultinfatalconsequences.

10.AccordingtoDr.Flores,hospitalsandclinics

　　A.haveseentheneedforhiringtrainedinterpreters.

　　B.haverealizedtheproblemsoflanguagebarriers.

　　C.havebeguntrainingtheirstafftobebilinguals.

　　D.havetakenstepstoprovideaccuratediagnosis.

【阅读理解】

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）

　　Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet

　　TEXTA

　　Attheageof16,LeeHyukJoonslifeisalivinghell.TheSouthKorean10thgradergetsupat6inthemorningtogotoschool,andstudiesmostofthedayuntilreturninghomeat6p.m.Afterdinner,itstimetohitthebooksagain—atoneofSeoulsmanyso-calledcramschools.Leegetsbackhomeat1inthemorning,sleepslessthanfivehours,thenrepeatstheroutine—fivedaysaweek.Itsagruelingschedule,butLeeworriesthatitmaynotbegoodenoughtogethimintoatopuniversity.Someofhisclassmatesstudyevenharder.

　　SouthKoreaseducationsystemhaslongbeenhighlycompetitive.ButforLeeandtheother700,000high-schoolsophomoresinthecountry,high-schoolstudieshavegottenevenmoreintense.ThatsbecauseSouthKoreahasconceivedanewcollege-entrancesystem,whichwillbeimplementedin2008.Thisyears10thgraderswillbethefirstgroupevaluatedbythenewadmissionsstandard,whichplacesmoreemphasisongradesinthethreeyearsofhighschoolandlessonnationwideSAT-styleandotherselectiontests,whichhavetraditionallydeterminedwhichstudentsgototheelitecolleges.

　　Thechangewasmademostlytoreducewhatthegovernmentsaysisagrowingeducationgapinthecountry:

wealthystudentsgotothebestcollegesandgetthebestjobs,keepingthechildrenofpoorerfamiliesonthesocialmargins.Theaimistoreducetheimportanceofcostlytutorsandcramschools,partlytohelpstudentsenjoyamorenormalhigh-schoollife.Butthenewsystemhashadtheoppositeeffect.Before,studentsdidntworrytoomuchabouttheirgrade-pointaverages;thebigchallengewasbeatinghestandardizedtestsashigh-schoolseniors.Nowstudentsarecompetingagainstoneanotheroverathree-yearperiod,andeverymidtermandfinaltestiscrucial.Fretfulparentsarerelyingevenmoreheavilyontutorsandcramschoolstohelptheirchildrensucceed.

　　ParentsandkidshavesentthousandsofangryonlineletterstotheEducationMinistrycomplainingthatthenewadmissionsstandardissettingstudentsagainsteachother."Onecansucceedonlywhenothersfail,”asoneparentsaid.

　　EducationexpertssaythatSouthKoreaspublicsecondary-schoolsystemisfoundering,whileprivateeducationisthriving.Accordingtocritics,thecountryshighschoolsarealmostuniformlymediocre—theresultofanegalitariangovernmenteducationpolicy.Withthenumberofeliteschoolsstrictlycontrolledbythegovernment,eventhebrighteststudentstypicallyhavetosettleforordinaryschoolsintheirneighbourhoods,wherethecurriculumiscentredonaveragestudents.Tomakeupforthemediocrity,zealousparentssendtheirkidstotheexpensivecramschools.StudentsinaffluentsouthernSeoulneighbourhoodscomplainthatthenewsystemwillhurtthemthemost.

　　NearlyallKoreanhighschoolswillbeweightedequallyinthecollege-entranceprocess,andrelativelyweakstudentsinprovincialschools,whomaynotscorewellonstandardizedtests,oftencompilegoodgrade-pointaverages.

　　Someuniversities,particularlyprestigiousones,openlycomplainthattheycannotselectthebeststudentsunderthenewsystembecauseiteliminatesdifferencesamonghighschools.Theyveaskedformorediscretioninpickingstudentsbygivingmoreweighttosuchscreeningtoolsasessaywritingorinterviews.

　　PresidentRohMooHyundoesntlikehowsomecollegesaretryingtocircumventthenewsystem.Herecentlycriticized"greedy"universitiesthatfocusmoreonfindingthebeststudentsthanfayingto"nurturegoodstudents".Butamidthecrossfirebetweenthegovernmentanduniversities,thecountrys10thgradersarefeelingthestress.Ononlineprotestsites,somearecallingthemselvesa“cursedgeneration”and“miceinalabexperiment”.Itallseemsatouchmelodramatic,butthatstheSouthKoreanschoolsystem.

11.Accordingtothepassage,thenewcollege-entrancesystemisdesignedto

　　A.requirestudentstositformorecollege-entrancetests.

　　B.reducetheweightofcollege-entrancetests.

　　C.selectstudentsontheirhighschoolgradesonly.

　　D.reducethenumberofprospectivecollegeapplicants.

12.Whatseemstobetheeffectofintroducingthenewsystem?

　　A.Thesystemhasgivenequalopportunitiestostudents.

　　B.Thesystemhasreducedthenumberofcramschools.

　　C.Thesystemhasintensifiedcompetitionamongschools.

　　D.Thesystemhasincreasedstudentsstudyload.

13.Accordingtocritics,thepopularityofprivateeducationismainlytheresultof

　　A.thegovernmentsegalitarianpolicy.B.insufficientnumberofschools:

　　C.curriculumsofaveragequality.D.lowcostofprivateeducation.

14.Accordingtothepassage,thereseemstobedisagreementovertheadoptionofthenewsystembetweenthefollowinggroupsEXCEPT

　　A.betweenuniversitiesandthegovernment.

　　B.betweenschoolexpertsandthegovernment.

　　C.betweenparentsandschools.

　　D.betweenparentsandthegovernment.

15.Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribestheauthorstreatmentofthetopic?

　　A.Objective.B.Positive.C.Negative.D.Biased.

TEXTB

　　WilfredEmmanuel-Joneswasateenagerbeforehesawhisfirstcowinhisfirstfield.BorninJamaica,the47-year-oldgrewupininner-cityBirminghambeforemakingacareerasatelevisionproducerandlaunchinghisownmarketingagency.ButdeepdownhealwaysnurturedeverytrueEnglishmansdreamofarusticlife,adreamthathisentrepreneurialwealthhasallowedhimtosatisfy.Thesedayshestheownerofathriving12-hectarefarminde