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英语专业八级全真试题和听力原文
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2008）—GRADEEIGHT—
TIMELIMIT:
195MIN
PARTI LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（35MIN）
SECTIONA MINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Younoteswillnotbemarket,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskforafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskon
ANSWERSHEETONE.
Usetheblanksheetfornote-tanking.
ThePopularityofEnglish
I.PresentstatusofEnglish
A.Englishasanative/firstlanguage
B.Englishasalinguafranca:
alanguageforcommunicationamongpeople
whose
（1）______aredifferent
（1）_______
C.NumberofpeoplespeakingEnglishasafirstorasecondlanguage:
—320-380millionnativespeakers
—250-
（2）_____millionspeakersofEnglishasasecondlanguage
（2）_______
II.ReasonsforthepopularuseofEnglish
A.（3）____reasons（3）_______
—thePilgrimFathersbroughtthelanguagetoAmerica;
—BritishsettlersbroughtthelanguagetoAustralia;
—Englishwasusedasameansofcontrolin（4）_____（4）_______
B.Economicreasons
—spreadof（5）_____（5）_______
—languageofcommunicationiiitheinternationalbusinesscommunity
C.（6）______ininternationaltravel（6）_______
—useofEnglishintravelandtourism
—signsinairports
—languageofannouncement
—languageof（7）______（7）_______
D.Informationexchange
—useofEnglishintheacademicworld
—languageof（8）_____orjournalarticles（8）_______
E.Popularculture
—popmusicon（9）______（9）_______
—filmsfromtheUSA
III.Questionstothinkabout
A.statusofEnglishinthefuture
B.（10）______ofdistinctvarietiesofEnglish（10）_______
SECTIONB INTERVIEW
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.Marythinksthatpeopledon’tneedtodomuchtravelnowadaysasaresultof_____
A.lessemphasisonpersonalcontact.
B.advancesinmoderntelecommunications.
C.recentchangesinpeoplesconcepts.
D.morepotentialdamagetothearea
5.WelearnfromtheconversationthatFreddyis_____Marysideas,
A.stronglyinfavourof B.mildlyinfavourof
C.stronglyagainst D.mildlyagainst
SECTIONC NEWSBROADCAST
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.Heisassignedthetasktolookforthetapes.
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.
PARTII READINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet。
TEXTA
Attheageof16,LeeHyukJoonslifeisalivinghell.TheSouthKorean10thgradergetsupat6inthemorningtogotoschool,andstudiesmostofthedayuntilreturninghomeat6p.m.Afterdinner,itstimetohitthebooksagain—atoneofSeoul’smanyso-calledcramschools.Leegetsbackhomeat1inthemorning,sleepslessthanfivehours,thenrepeatstheroutine—fivedaysaweek.It’sagruelingschedule,butLeeworriesthatitmaynotbegoodenoughtogethimintoatopuniversity.Someofhisclassmatesstudyevenharder.
SouthKoreaseducationsystemhaslongbeenhighlycompetitive.ButforLeeandtheother700,000high-schoolsophomoresinthecountry,high-schoolstudieshavegottenevenmoreintense.That’sbecauseSouthKoreahasconceivedanewcollege-entrancesystem,whichwillbeimplementedin2008.Thisyears10thgraderswillbethefirstgroupevaluatedbythenewadmissionsstandard,whichplacesmoreemphasisongradesinthethreeyearsofhighschoolandlessonnationwideSAT-styleandotherselectiontests,whichhavetraditionallydeterminedwhichstudentsgototheelitecolleges.
Thechangewasmademostlytoreducewhatthegovernmentsaysisagrowingeducationgapinthecountry:
wealthystudentsgotothebestcollegesandgetthebestjobs,keepingthechildrenofpoorerfamiliesonthesocialmargins.Theaimistoreducetheimportanceofcostlytutorsandcramschools,partlytohelpstudentsenjoyamorenormalhigh-schoollife.Butthenewsystemhashadtheoppositeeffect.Before,studentsdidn’tworrytoomuchabouttheirgrade-pointaverages;thebigchallengewasbeatinghestandardizedtestsashigh-schoolseniors.Nowstudentsarecompetingagainstoneanotheroverathree-yearperiod,andeverymidtermandfinaltestiscrucial.Fretfulparentsarerelyingevenmoreheavilyontutorsandcramschoolstohelptheirchildrensucceed.
ParentsandkidshavesentthousandsofangryonlineletterstotheEducationMinistrycomplainingthatthenewadmissionsstandardissettingstudentsagainsteachother."Onecansucceedonlywhenothersfail,”asoneparentsaid.
EducationexpertssaythatSouthKoreaspublicsecondary-schoolsystemisfoundering,whileprivateeducationisthriving.Accordingtocritics,thecountry’shighschoolsarealmostuniformlymediocre—theresultofanegalitariangovernmenteducationpolicy.Withthenumberofeliteschoolsstrictlycontrolledbythegovernment,eventhebrighteststudentstypicallyhavetosettleforordinaryschoolsintheirneighbourhoods,wherethecurriculumiscentredonaveragestudents.Tomakeupforthemediocrity,zealousparentssendtheirkidstotheexpensivecramschools.StudentsinaffluentsouthernSeoulneighbourhoodscomplainthatthenewsystemwillhurtthemthemost.
NearlyallKoreanhighschoolswillbeweightedequallyinthecollege-entranceprocess,andrelativelyweakstudentsinprovincialschools,whomaynotscorewellonstandardizedtests,oftencompilegoodgrade-pointaverages.
Someuniversities,particularlyprestigiousones,openlycomplainthattheycannotselectthebeststudentsunderthenewsystembecauseiteliminatesdifferencesamonghighschools.They’veaskedformorediscretioninpickingstudentsbygivingmoreweighttosuchscreeningtoolsasessaywritingorinterviews.
PresidentRohMooHyundoesn’tlikehowsomecollegesaretryingtocircumventthenewsystem.Herecentlycriticized"greedy"universitiesthatfocusmoreonfindingthebeststudentsthanfayingto"nurturegoodstudents".Butamidthecrossfirebetweenthegovernmentanduniversities,thecountry’s10thgradersarefeelingthestress.Ononlineprotestsites,somearecallingthemselvesa“cursedgeneration”and“miceinalabexperiment”.Itallseemsatouchmelodramatic,butthat’stheSouthKoreanschoolsystem.
11.Accordingtothepassage,thenewcollege-entrancesystemisdesignedto_____
A.requirestudentstositformorecollege-entrancetests.
B.reducetheweightofcollege-entrancetests.
C.selectstudentsontheirhighs
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