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专八试题及答案

2008英语专业八级真题及答案

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2008）

-GRADEEIGHT-

TIMELIMIT:

195MIN

PARTI LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（35MIN）

SECTIONA  MINI-LECTURE

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

SECTIONB  CONVERSATION

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

SECTIONC NEWSBROADCAST

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.

PARTII  READINGCOMPREHENSION（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-schoolstudieshavegottenevenmorein