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专八真题08

2008年英语专业八级考试全真试卷

-GRADEEIGHT-

TIMELIMIT:

195MIN

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（35MIN）

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

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.Thesystemhasintensifiedcompetitionamongschools.

D.Thesystemhasincreasedstudents'studyload.

13.Accordingtocritics,thepopularityofprivateeducationismainlytheresultof

A.thegovernment'segalitarianpolicy.

B.insufficientnumberofschools:

C.curriculumsofaveragequality.

D.lowcostofprivateeducation.

14.Accordingtothepassage,thereseemstobedisagreementovertheadoptionofthenewsystembetweenthefollowinggroupsEXCEPT

A.betweenuniversitiesandthegovernment.

B.betweenschoolexpertsandthegovernment.

C.betweenparentsandschools.

D.betweenparentsandthegovernment.

15.Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribestheauthor'streatmentofthetopic?

A.Objective.

B.Positive.

C.Negative.

D.Biased.

TEXTB

WilfredEmmanuel-Joneswasateenagerbeforehesawhisfirstcowinhisfirstfield.BorninJamaica,the47-year-oldgrewupininner-cityBirminghambeforemakingacareerasatelevisionproducerandlaunchinghisownmarketingagency.ButdeepdownhealwaysnurturedeverytrueEnglishman'sdreamofarusticlife,adreamthathisentrepreneurialwealthhasallowedhimtosatisfy.Thesedayshe'stheownerofathriving12-hectarefarmindeepestDevonwithcattle,sheepandpigs.Hislates