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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
答案在:
第11页
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