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专八真题08
2008年英语专业八级考试全真试卷
-GRADEEIGHT-
TIMELIMIT:
195MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,
butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
SECTIONBCONVERSATION
carefullyandthenanswerquestiononyourcoloured
theconversationyouwill
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listenthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachanswersheet.
Questions1to5arebasedonaconversation.Attheendofbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
Nowlistentotheconversation.
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.Marythinksthatpeopledon'tneedtodomuchtravelnowadaysasaresultof
A.lessemphasisonpersonalcontact.
B.advancesinmoderntelecommunications.
C.recentchangesinpeople'sconcepts.
D.morepotentialdamagetothearea
5.WelearnfromtheconversationthatFreddyisMary'sideas,
A.stronglyinfavourof
B.mildlyinfavourof
C.stronglyagainst
D.mildlyagainst
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.
Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.
Nowlistentothenews.
6.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?
A.AnewgovernmentwasformedafterSunday'selections.
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.Heisassignedthetasktolookforthetapes.
B.Hebelievesthatthetapesareprobablylost.
C.HeworksinaNASAgroundreceivingsite.
D.Hehadaskedforthetapesinthe1970s.
Attheendofthenewsitem,you
Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.willbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
9.Theexampleinthenewsitemiscitedmainlytoshow
A.thatdoctorsaresometimesprofessionallyincompetent
B.thatincaseslikethathospitalshavetopayhugecompensations.
C.thatlanguagebarriersmightlowerthequalityoftreatment.
D.thatlanguagebarrierscanresultinfatalconsequences.
10.AccordingtoDr.Flores,hospitalsandclinics
A.haveseentheneedforhiringtrainedinterpreters.
B.haverealizedtheproblemsoflanguagebarriers.
C.havebeguntrainingtheirstafftobebilinguals.
D.havetakenstepstoprovideaccuratediagnosis.
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet
alivinghell.TheSouthKorean10thgraderandstudiesmostofthedayuntilreturninghitthebooksagain—atoneofSeoul'smany
TEXTA
hours,thenrepeatstheroutine—fivedaysaweek.worriesthatitmaynotbegoodenoughtogethiminto
classmatesstudyevenharder.
Attheageof16,LeeHyukJoon'slifeisgetsupat6inthemorningtogotoschool,homeat6p.m.Afterdinner,it'stimetoso-calledcramschools.Leegetsbackhomeat1inthemorning,sleepslessthanfive
competitive.ButforLeeandthe
high-schoolstudieshavegotten
It'sagruelingschedule,butLeeatopuniversity.Someofhis
SouthKorea'seducationsystemhaslongbeenhighlyother700,000high-schoolsophomoresinthecountry,evenmoreintense.That'sbecauseSouthKoreahasconceivedanewcollege-entrancesystem,whichwillbeimplementedin2008.Thisyear's10thgraderswillbethefirstgroupevaluatedbythenewadmissionsstandard,whichplacesmoreemphasisongradesinthethreeyearsofhighschoolandlessonnationwideSAT-styleandotherselectiontests,whichhavetraditionallydeterminedwhichstudentsgototheelitecolleges.
Before,
competing
Thechangewasmademostlytoreducewhatthegovernmentsaysisagrowingeducationgapinthecountry:
wealthystudentsgotothebestcollegesandgetthebestjobs,keepingthechildrenofpoorerfamiliesonthesocialmargins.Theaimistoreducetheimportanceofcostlytutorsandcramschools,partlytohelpstudentsenjoyamorenormalhigh-schoollife.Butthenewsystemhashadtheoppositeeffect.studentsdidn'tworrytoomuchabouttheirgrade-pointaverages;thebigchallengewasbeatingthestandardizedtestsashigh-schoolseniors.Nowstudentsareagainstoneanotheroverathree-yearperiod,andeverymidtermandfinaltestiscrucial.Fretfulparentsarerelyingevenmoreheavilyontutorsandcramschoolstohelptheirchildrensucceed.
Parentsandkidshavesentthousandsofangryonlineletterscomplainingthatthenewadmissionsstandardissetting"Onecansucceedonlywhenothersfail,
EducationexpertssaythatSouthKorea'spublicsecondary-schoolsystemisfoundering,whileprivateeducationisthriving.Accordingtocritics,thecountry'shighschoolsarealmostuniformlymediocre—theresultofanegalitariangovernmenteducation
policy.Withthenumberofeliteschoolsstrictlycontrolledbythegovernment,eventhebrighteststudentstypicallyhavetosettleforordinaryschoolsintheirneighbourhoods,wherethecurriculumiscentredonaveragestudents.Tomakeupforthemediocrity,zealousparentssendtheirkidstotheexpensivecramschools.
StudentsinaffluentsouthernSeoulneighbourhoodscomplainthatthenewsystemwillhurtthemthemost.NearlyallKoreanhighschoolswillbeweightedequallyinthecollege-entranceprocess,andrelativelyweakstudentsinprovincialschools,whomaynotscorewellonstandardizedtests,oftencompilegoodgrade-pointaverages.
Someuniversities,particularlyprestigiousones,openlycomplainthattheycannot
selectthebeststudentsunderthenewsystembecauseiteliminatesdifferencesamonghighschools.They'veaskedformorediscretioninpickingstudentsbygivingmoreweighttosuchscreeningtoolsasessaywritingorinterviews.
PresidentRohMooHyundoesn'tlikehowsomecollegesaretryingtocircumventthenewsystem.Herecentlycriticized"greedy"universitiesthatfocusmoreonfindingthebeststudentsthanfayingto"nurturegoodstudents".Butamidthecrossfirebetweenthegovernmentanduniversities,thecountry's10thgradersarefeelingthestress.Ononlineprotestsites,somearecallingthemselvesa“cursedgeneration”and“miceinalabexperiment”.Itallseemsatouchmelodramatic,butthat'sthe
SouthKoreanschoolsystem.
11.Accordingtothepassage,thenewcollege-entrancesystemisdesignedto
A.requirestudentstositformorecollege-entrancetests.
B.reducetheweightofcollege-entrancetests.
C.selectstudentsontheirhighschoolgradesonly.
D.reducethenumberofprospectivecollegeapplicants.
12.Whatseemstobetheeffectofintroducingthenewsystem?
A.Thesystemhasgivenequalopportunitiestostudents.
B.Thesystemhasreducedthenumberofcramschools.
C.Thesystemhasintensifiedcompetitionamongschools.
D.Thesystemhasincreasedstudents'studyload.
13.Accordingtocritics,thepopularityofprivateeducationismainlytheresultof
A.thegovernment'segalitarianpolicy.
B.insufficientnumberofschools:
C.curriculumsofaveragequality.
D.lowcostofprivateeducation.
14.Accordingtothepassage,thereseemstobedisagreementovertheadoptionofthenewsystembetweenthefollowinggroupsEXCEPT
A.betweenuniversitiesandthegovernment.
B.betweenschoolexpertsandthegovernment.
C.betweenparentsandschools.
D.betweenparentsandthegovernment.
15.Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribestheauthor'streatmentofthetopic?
A.Objective.
B.Positive.
C.Negative.
D.Biased.
TEXTB
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Andofhowtosellit.Emmanuel-J