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7A文专业八级真题及答案解析

20GG年英语专业八级考试真题及答案

壹壹英语整理

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TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（20GG）—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.theeGistingairportsaretobewasted

B.morepeoplewillbeencouragedtotravel.

C.moreoilwillbeconsumed.

D.moreairplaneswillbepurchased.

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedbyMaryasapotentialdisadvantage?

A.Morepeopleinthearea.B.Noiseandmotorways.

C.Wasteofland.D.Unnecessarytravel.

3.FreddyhascitedthefollowingadvantagesforanewairportEGCEPT

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.Heisassignedthetasktolookforthetapes.

B.Hebelievesthatthetapesareprobablylost.

C.HeworksinaNASAgroundreceivingsite.

D.Hehadaskedforthetapesinthe1970s.

Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

9.TheeGampleinthenewsitemiscitedmainlytoshow

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。

TEGTA

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

SouthKoreaseducationsystemhaslongbeenhighlycompetitive.ButforLeeandtheother700,000high-schoolsophomoresinthecountry,high-schoolstudieshavegottenevenmoreintense.ThatsbecauseSouthKoreahasconceivedanewcollege-entrancesystem,whichwillbeimplementedin20GG.Thisyears10thgraderswillbethefirstgroupevaluatedbythenewadmissionsstandard,whichplacesmoreemphasisongradesinthethreeyearsofhighschoolandlessonnationwideSAT-styleandotherselectiontests,whichhavetraditionallydeterminedwhichstudentsgototheelitecolleges.

Thechangewasmademostlytoreducewhatthegovernmentsaysisagrowingeducationgapinthecountry:

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

ParentsandkidshavesentthousandsofangryonlineletterstotheEducationMinistrycomplainingthatthenewadmissionsstandardissettingstudentsagainsteachother."Onecansucceedonlywhenothersfail,”asoneparentsaid.

EducationeGpertssaythatSouthKoreaspublicsecondary-schoolsystemisfoundering,whileprivateeducationisthriving.Accordingtocritics,thecountryshighschoolsarealmostuniformlymediocre—theresultofanegalitariangovernmenteducationpolicy.Withthenumberofeliteschoolsstrictlycontrolledbythegovernment,eventhebrighteststudentstypicallyhavetosettleforordinaryschoolsintheirneighbourhoods,wherethecurriculumiscentredonaveragestudents.Tomakeupforthemediocrity,zealousparentssendtheirkidstotheeGpensivecramschools.StudentsinaffluentsouthernSeoulneighbourhoodscomplainthatthenewsystemwillhurtthemthemost.

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

Someuniversities,particularlyprestigiousones,openlycomplainthattheycannotselectthebeststudentsunderthenewsystembecauseiteliminatesdifferencesamonghighschools.Theyveaskedformorediscretioninpickingstudentsbygivingmoreweighttosuchscreeningtoolsasessaywritingorinterviews.

PresidentRohMooHyundoesntlikehowsomecollegesaretryingtocircumventthenewsystem.Herecentlycriticized"greedy"universitiesthatfocusmoreonfindingthebeststudentsthanfayingto"nurturegoodstudents".Butamidthecrossfirebetweenthegovernmentanduniversities,thecountrys10thgradersarefeelingthestress.Ononlineprotestsites,somearecallingthemselvesa“cursedgeneration”and“miceinalabeGperiment”.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,thereseemstobedisagreementovertheadoptionofthenewsystembetweenthefollowinggroupsEGCEPT

A.betweenuniversitiesandthegovernment.

B.betweenschooleGpertsandthegovernment.

C.betweenparentsandschools.

D.betweenparentsandthegovernment.

15.Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribestheauthorstreatmentofthetopic?

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

TEGTB

WilfredEmmanuel-Joneswasateenagerbeforehesawhisfirstcowinhisfirstfield.BorninJamaica,the47-year-oldgrewupininner-cityBirminghambeforemakingacareerasatelevisionproducerandlaunchinghisownmarketingagency.ButdeepdownhealwaysnurturedeverytrueEnglishmansdreamofarusticlife,adreamthathisentrepreneurialwealthhasallowedhimtosatisfy.Thesedayshestheownerofathriving12-hectarefarmindeepestDevonwithcattle,sheepandpigs.Hislatestbusinessventure:

pushinghisbrandofBlackFannergourmetsausagesandbarbecuesauces.“Mybackgroundmaybeveryurban,”saysEmmanuel-Jones.

“Butithasgivenmeagoodideaofwhatotherurbaniteswant.”

Andofhowtosellit.Emmanuel-Jonesjoinsaherdofwealthyfugitivesfromcitylifewhoarebringinganewcommercialknow-howtoBritishfarming.Britainsburgeoningfarmersmarkets-numbershavedoubledtoatleast500inthelastfiveyears—swarmwithspecialtycheesemakers,beekeepersororganicsmallholderswhoareredeployingthebusinessskillstheylearnedinthecity."Everyoneintheruralcommunityhasto

cometotermswiththefactthatthingshavechanged."SaysEmmanuel-Jones."Youcanproducethebestfoodintheworld,butifyoudontknowhowtomarketit,youarewastingyourtime.Wearehelpingthetraditionaliststomoveon."

Theemergenceofthenewclassofsuperpeasantsreflectssomeoldyearnings.IftheBritishwerethefirstnationtoindustrialize,theywerealsothefirsttoheadbacktotheland."ThereisthisromanticimageofthecountrysidethatisparticularlyEnglish,"saysAlunHowkinsoftheUniversityofSusseG,whoreckonsthepopulationofruralEnglandhasbeenrisingsince1911.Migrationintoruralareasisnowrunningatabout100,000

ayear,andthehungerforatasteoftherurallifehaskeptlandpricesbuoyantevenasagriculturalincomestumble.About40percentofallfarmlandisnowsoldto"lifestylebuyers"ratherthanthedwindlingnumberoftraditionalfarmers,accordingtotheRoyalInstitutionofCharteredSurveyors.

Whatsnewaboutthelatestreturneesistheiraffluenceandzealforthebusinessofproducingqualityfoods,ifonlyatamicro-level.AhealthyeconomyandsurgingLondonhousepriceshavehelpedtoeasetheescapeofthewould-berustics.Themediarecognizeandfeedthefantasy.OneofthebigTVhitsofrecentyears