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TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2008)
GRADEEIGHT
PAPERONE
TIMELIMIT:
195MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[35MIN.]
SECTIONAMINI-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.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.thosedoctorsaresometimesprofessionallyincompetent
B.thatincaseslikethathospitalshavetopayhugecompensations
C.thelanguagebarriersmightlowerthequalityoftreatment.
D.thatlanguagebarrierscanresultinfatalconsequences.
10.AccordingtoDr.Flores,hospitalsandclinics
A.hasseentheneedforhiringtrainedinterpreters.
B.hasrealizedtheproblemsoflanguagebarriers.
C.hasbeguntrainingtheirstafftobebilinguals.
D.hastakenstepstoprovideaccuratediagnosis.
PARTII READINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcoloredanswersheet。
TEXTA
Attheageof16,LeeHyukJoonslifeisalivinghell.TheSouthKorean10thgradergetsupat6inthemorningtogotoschool,andstudiesmostofthedayuntilreturninghomeat6p.m.Afterdinner,itistimetohitthebooksagain—atoneofSeoulsmanyso-calledcramschools.Leegetsbackhomeat1inthemorning,sleepslessthanfivehours,andthenrepeatstheroutine—fivedaysaweek.Itsagruelingschedule,butLeeworriesthatitmaynotbegoodenoughtogethimintoatopuniversity.Someofhisclassmatesstudyevenharder.
SouthKoreaseducationsystemhaslongbeenhighlycompetitive.ButforLeeandtheother700,000high-schoolsophomoresinthecountry,high-schoolstudieshavegottenevenmoreintense.That’sbecauseSouthKoreahasconceivedanewcollege-entrancesystem,whichwillbeimplementedin2008.Thisyears10thgraderswillbethefirstgroupevaluatedbythenewadmissionsstandard,whichplacesmoreemphasisongradesinthethreeyearsofhighschoolandlessonnationwideSAT-styleandotherselectiontests,whichhavetraditionallydeterminedwhichstudentsgototheelitecolleges.
Thechangewasmademostlytoreducewhatthegovernmentsaysisagrowingeducationgapinthecountry:
wealthystudentsgotothebestcollegesandgetthebestjobs,keepingthechildrenofpoorerfamiliesonthesocialmargins.Theaimistoreducetheimportanceofcostlytutorsandcramschools,partlytohelpstudentsenjoyamorenormalhigh-schoollife.Butthenewsystemhashadtheoppositeeffect.Before,studentsdidn’tworrytoomuchabouttheirgrade-pointaverages;thebigchallengewasbeatinghestandardizedtestsashigh-schoolseniors.Nowstudentsarecompetingagainstoneanotheroverathree-yearperiod,andeverymidtermandfinaltestiscrucial.Fretfulparentsarerelyingevenmoreheavilyontutorsandcramschoolstohelptheirchildrensucceed.
ParentsandkidshavesentthousandsofangryonlineletterstotheEducationMinistrycomplainingthatthenewadmissionsstandardissettingstudentsagainsteachother."Onecansucceedonlywhenothersfail,”asoneparentsaid.
EducationexpertssaythatSouthKoreaspublicsecondary-schoolsystemisfoundering,whileprivateeducationisthriving.Accordingtocritics,thecountry’shighschoolsarealmostuniformlymediocre—theresultofanegalitariangovernmenteducationpolicy.Withthenumberofeliteschoolsstrictlycontrolledbythegovernment,eventhebrighteststudentstypicallyhavetosettleforordinaryschoolsintheirneighborhoods,wherethecurriculumiscenteredonaveragestudents.Tomakeupforthemediocrity,zealousparentssendtheirkidstotheexpensivecramschools.StudentsinaffluentsouthernSeoulneighborhoodscomplainthatthenewsystemwillhurtthemthemost.
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.requiresstudentstositformorecollege-entrancetests
B.reducetheweightofcollege-entrancetests
C.selectstudentsontheirhighschoolgradesonly
D.reducethenumberofprospectivecollegeapplicants
12.Whatseemstobetheeffectofintroducingthenewsystem?
A.Thesystemhasgivenequalopportunitiestostudents.
B.Thesystemhasreducedthenumberofcramschools.
C.Thesystemhasintensifiedcompetitionamongschools.
D.Thesystemhasincreasedstudentsstudyload.
13.Accordingtocritics,thepopularityofprivateeducationismainlytheresultof
A.thegovernment’segalitarianpolicy 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
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