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英语专业八级真题和答案详解
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2008）
-GRADEEIGHT-
TIMELIMIT:
195MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（35MIN）
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
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）_______
SECTIONBCONVERSATION
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.
Questions1to5arebasedonaconversation.Attheendoftheconversationyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
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.
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
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN）
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.
TEXTA
Attheageof16,LeeHyukJoon'slifeisalivinghell.TheSouthKorean10thgradergetsupat6inthemorningtogotoschool,andstudiesmostofthedayuntilreturninghomeat6p.m.Afterdinner,it'stimetohitthebooksagain–atoneofSeoul'smanyso-calledcramschools.Leegetsbackhomeat1inthemorning,sleepslessthanfivehours,thenrepeatstheroutine–fivedaysaweek.It'sagruelingschedule,butLeeworriesthatitmaynotbegoodenoughtogethimintoatopuniversity.Someofhisclassmatesstudyevenharder.
SouthKorea'seducationsystemhaslongbeenhighlycompetitive.ButforLeeandtheother700,000high-schoolsophomoresinthecountry,high-schoolstudieshavegottenevenmoreintense.That'sbecauseSouthKoreahasconceivedanewcollege-entrancesystem,whichwillbeimplementedin2008.Thisyear's10thgraderswillbethefirstgroupevaluatedbythenewadmissionsstandard,whichplacesmoreemphasisongradesinthethreeyearsofhighschoolandlessonnationwideSAT-styleandotherselectiontests,whichhavetraditionallydeterminedwhichstudentsgototheelitecolleges.
Thechangewasmademostlytoreducewhatthegovernmentsaysisagrowingeducationgapinthecountry:
wealthystudentsgotothebestcollegesandgetthebestjobs,keepingthechildrenofpoorerfamiliesonthesocialmargins.Theaimistoreducetheimportanceofcostlytutorsandcramschools,partlytohelpstudentsenjoyamorenormalhigh-schoollife.Butthenewsystemhashadtheoppositeeffect.Before,studentsdidn'tworrytoomuchabouttheirgrade-pointaverages;thebigchallengewasbeatingthestandardizedtestsashigh-schoolseniors.Nowstudentsarecompetingagainstoneanotheroverathree-yearperiod,andeverymidtermandfinaltestiscrucial.Fretfulparentsarerelyingevenmoreheavilyontutorsandcramschoolstohelptheirchildrensucceed.
ParentsandkidshavesentthousandsofangryonlineletterstotheEducationMinistrycomplainingthatthenewadmissionsstandardissettingstudentsagainsteachother."Onecansucceedonlywhenothersfail,"asoneparentsaid.
EducationexpertssaythatSouthKorea'spublicsecondary-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.selectstudentsontheirhighschoolgradesonly
D.reducethenumberofprospectivecollegeapplicants
12.Whatseemstobetheeffectofintroducingthenewsystem?
A.Thesystemhasgivenequalopportunitiestostudents.
B.Thesystemhasreducedthenumberofcramschools.
C.Thes
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