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专八真题及答案
2008专八真题及答案
【篇一:
2008-2012年英语专业八级真题与答案】
ass=txt>真题与答案
2012年10月26日
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2008英语专业八级真题及答案
testforenglishmajors(2008)
-gradeeight-
timelimit:
195min
partilisteningcomprehension(35min)
sectionamini-lecture
inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.youwillhearthelectureonceonly.whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonanswersheetone.usetheblanksheetfor
note-taking.
sectionbconversation
inthissectionyouwillheareverythingonceonly.listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.
questions1to5arebasedonaconversation.attheendoftheconversationyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
nowlistentotheconversation.
1.marydoesntseemtofavourtheideaofanewairportbecause
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.stronglyinfavourofb.mildlyinfavourof
c.stronglyagainstd.mildlyagainst
sectioncnewsbroadcast
inthissectionyouwillheareverythingonceonly.listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.
question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondsto
answerthequestion.
nowlistentothenews.
6.whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?
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a.anewgovernmentwasformedaftersundayselections.
b.thenewgovernmentintendstochangethewelfaresystem.
c.thesocialdemocraticpartyfoundedthewelfaresystem.
d.thesocialdemocraticpartywasresponsibleforhighunemployment.
questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20
secondstoanswerthequestions.
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,youwillbegiven20
secondstoanswerthequestions.
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,leehyukjoonslifeisalivinghell.thesouthkorean10thgradergetsupat6inthe
morningtogotoschool,andstudiesmostofthedayuntilreturninghomeat6p.m.afterdinner,itstimetohitthebooksagain-atoneofseoulsmanyso-calledcramschools.leegetsbackhomeat1inthemorning,sleepslessthanfivehours,thenrepeatstheroutine-fivedaysaweek.itsagruelingschedule,butleeworriesthatitmaynotbegoodenoughtogethimintoatopuniversity.someofhisclassmatesstudyevenharder.
southkoreaseducationsystemhaslongbeenhighlycompetitive.butforleeandtheother700,000
high-schoolsophomoresinthecountry,high-schoolstudieshavegottenevenmoreintense.thatsbecausesouthkoreahasconceivedanewcollege-entrancesystem,whichwillbeimplementedin2008.thisyears10thgraderswillbethefirstgroupevaluatedbythenewadmissionsstandard,whichplacesmoreemphasisongradesinthe
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threeyearsofhighschoolandlessonnationwidesat-styleandotherselectiontests,whichhavetraditionallydeterminedwhichstudentsgototheelitecolleges.
thechangewasmademostlytoreducewhatthegovernmentsaysisagrowingeducationgapinthecountry:
wealthystudentsgotothebestcollegesandgetthebestjobs,keepingthechildrenofpoorerfamiliesonthesocialmargins.theaimistoreducetheimportanceofcostlytutorsandcramschools,partlytohelpstudentsenjoyamorenormalhigh-schoollife.butthenewsystemhashadtheoppositeeffect.before,studentsdidntworrytoomuchabouttheirgrade-pointaverages;thebigchallengewasbeatingthestandardizedtestsashigh-schoolseniors.nowstudentsarecompetingagainstoneanotheroverathree-yearperiod,andeverymidtermandfinaltestiscrucial.fretfulparentsarerelyingevenmoreheavilyontutorsandcramschoolstohelptheirchildrensucceed.
parentsandkidshavesentthousandsofangryonlineletterstotheeducationministrycomplainingthatthenewadmissionsstandardissettingstudentsagainsteachother.onecansucceedonlywhenothersfail,”asoneparentsaid.
educationexpertssaythatsouthkoreaspublicsecondary-schoolsystemisfoundering,whileprivate
educationisthriving.accordingtocritics,thecountryshighschoolsarealmostuniformlymediocre-theresultofanegalitariangovernmenteducationpolicy.withthenumberofeliteschoolsstrictlycontrolledbythegovernment,eventhebrighteststudentstypicallyhavetosettleforordinaryschoolsintheirneighbourhoods,wherethe
curriculumiscentredonaveragestudents.tomakeupforthemediocrity,zealousparentssendtheirkidstotheexpensivecramschools.
studentsinsouthernseoulneighbourhoodscomplainthatthenewsystemwillhurtthemthemost.nearlyallkoreanhighschoolswillbeweightedequallyinthecollege-entranceprocess,andrelativelyweakstudentsinprovincialschools,whomaynotscorewellonstandardizedtests,oftencompilegoodgrade-pointaverages.
someuniversities,particularlyprestigiousones,openlycomplainthattheycannotselectthebeststudentsunderthenewsystembecauseiteliminatesdifferencesamonghighschools.theyveaskedformorediscretioninpickingstudentsbygivingmoreweighttosuchscreeningtoolsasessaywritingorinterviews.
presidentrohmoohyundoesntlikehowsomecollegesaretryingtocircumventthenewsystem.he
recentlycriticizedgreedyuniversitiesthatfocusmoreonfindingthebeststudentsthanfayingtonurturegoodstudents.butamidthecrossfirebetweenthegovernmentanduniversities,thecountrys10thgradersarefeelingthestress.ononlineprotestsites,somearecallingthemselvesa“cursedgeneration”and“miceinalab
experiment”.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:
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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.
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