英语专业八级考试真题及答案.docx

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英语专业八级考试真题及答案

2008年英语专业八级考试真题及答案

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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.

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.Marythinksthatpeopledontneedtodomuchtravelnowadaysasaresultof

 A.lessemphasisonpersonalcontact.

 B.advancesinmoderntelecommunications.

 C.recentchangesinpeoplesconcepts.

 D.morepotentialdamagetothearea

5.WelearnfromtheconversationthatFreddyisMarysideas,

 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—atoneofSeoulsmanyso-calledcramschools.Leegetsbackhomeat1inthemorning,sleepslessthanfivehours,thenrepeatstheroutine—fivedaysaweek.Itsagruelingschedule,butLeeworriesthatitmaynotbegoodenoughtogethimintoatopuniversity.Someofhisclassmatesstudyevenharder.

     SouthKoreaseducationsystemhaslongbeenhighlycompetitive.ButforLeeandtheother700,000high-schoolsophomoresinthecountry,high-schoolstudieshavegottenevenmoreintense.ThatsbecauseSouthKoreahasconceivedanewcollege-entrancesystem,whichwillbeimplementedin2008.Thisyears10thgraderswillbethefirstgroupevaluatedbythenewadmissionsstandard,whichplacesmoreemphasisongradesinthethreeyearsofhighschoolandlessonnationwideSAT-styleandotherselectiontests,whichhavetraditionallydeterminedwhichstudentsgototheelitecolleges.

     Thechangewasmademostlytoreducewhatthegovernmentsaysisagrowingeducationgapinthecountry:

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

     ParentsandkidshavesentthousandsofangryonlineletterstotheEducationMinistrycomplainingthatthenewadmissionsstandardissettingstudentsagainsteachother."Onecansucceedonlywhenothersfail,”asoneparentsaid.

     EducationexpertssaythatSouthKoreaspublicsecondary-schoolsystemisfoundering,whileprivateeducationisthriving.Accordingtocritics,thecountryshighschoolsarealmostuniformlymediocre—theresultofanegalitariangovernmenteducationpolicy.Withthenumberofeliteschoolsstrictlycontrolledbythegovernment,eventhebrighteststudentstypicallyhavetosettleforordinaryschoolsintheirneighbourhoods,wherethecurriculumiscentredonaveragestudents.Tomakeupforthemediocrity,zealousparentssendtheirkidstotheexpensivecramschools.StudentsinaffluentsouthernSeoulneighbourhoodscomplainthatthenewsystemwillhurtthemthemost.

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

     Someuniversities,particularlyprestigiousones,openlycomplainthattheycannotselectthebeststudentsunderthenewsystembecauseiteliminatesdifferencesamonghighschools.Theyveaskedformorediscretioninpickingstudentsbygivingmoreweighttosuchscreeningtoolsasessaywritingorinterviews.

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

 A.betweenuniversitiesandthegovernment.

 B.betweenschoolexpertsandthegovernment.

 C.betweenparentsandschools.

 D.betweenparentsandthegovernment.

15.Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribestheauthorstreatmentofthetopic?

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

TEXTB

     WilfredEmmanuel-Joneswasateenagerbeforehesawhisfirstcowinhisfirstfield.BorninJamaica,the47-year-oldgrewupininner-cityBirminghambeforemakingacareerasatelevisionproducerandlaunchinghisownmarketingagency.