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最新英语专业八级考试听力真题MP3附试题及答案
2008年英语专业八级考试听力真题MP3附试题及答案
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
ThePopularityofEnglish
I.PresentstatusofEnglish
A.Englishasanative/firstlanguage
B.Englishasalinguafranca:
alanguageforcommunicationamongpeople
whose
（1）______aredifferent
C.NumberofpeoplespeakingEnglishasafirstorasecondlanguage:
—320-380millionnativespeakers
—250-
（2）_____millionspeakersofEnglishasasecondlanguage
II.ReasonsforthepopularuseofEnglish
A.（3）____reasons
—thePilgrimFathersbroughtthelanguagetoAmerica;
—BritishsettlersbroughtthelanguagetoAustralia;
—Englishwasusedasameansofcontrolin（4）_____
B.Economicreasons
—spreadof（5）_____
—languageofcommunicationiiitheinternationalbusinesscommunity
C.（6）______ininternationaltravel
—useofEnglishintravelandtourism
—signsinairports
—languageofannouncement
—languageof（7）______
D.Informationexchange
—useofEnglishintheacademicworld
—languageof（8）_____orjournalarticles
E.Popularculture
—popmusicon（9）______
—filmsfromtheUSA
III.Questionstothinkabout
A.statusofEnglishinthefuture
B.（10）______ofdistinctvarietiesofEnglish
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLYwhilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
Nowlistentothemini-lecture
ThePopularityofEnglish
Goodmorning,everyone.Today’slectureisaboutthepopularityofEnglish.Asweallknow,Englishiswidelyusedintheworld.AlthoughEnglishisnotthelanguagewiththelargestnumberofnativeorfirstlanguagespeakers,ithasreallybecomealinguafranca.Thenwhatisalinguafranca?
Thetermreferstoalanguagewhichiswidelyadoptedforcommunicationbetweentwospeakerswhosenativelanguagesaredifferentfromeachother’s,andwhereoneorbothspeakersareusingitasasecondlanguage.Forexample,whenanIndiantalkstoaSingaporeanusingEnglish,thenEnglishisthelinguafranca.ThenactuallyhowmanypeoplespeakEnglishaseitherafirstorasecondlanguage?
Someresearcherssuggestedafewyearsagothatbetween320－380millionpeoplespokeEnglishasafirstlanguage,andanywaybetween250－350millionasasecondlanguage.Andofcourse,ifweincludepeoplewhoarelearningEnglishasaforeignlanguageallovertheworld,thatnumbermayincreasedramatically.Thenwemayaskaquestion:
howdidEnglishgetthere?
Thatis,howdidEnglishgainthepresentstatusofpopularity?
ThereareinfactanumberofinterlockingreasonsforthepopularityofEnglishasalinguafranca.Manyofthereasonsarehistorical,buttheyalsoincludeeconomicandculturalfactorsthathaveinfluencedandsustainedthespreadofthelanguage.Let’sgothroughthereasonsonebyone.
Firstisthehistoricalreason.Thisisrelatedtothecolonialhistory.Asweknow,whenthePilgrimFatherslandedontheMassachusettscoastin1620aftertheirjourneyfromEngland,theybroughtwiththemnotjustasetofreligiousbeliefs,apioneeringspiritoradesireforcolonization,butalsotheirlanguage.Althoughmanyyearslater,theAmericansbrokeawayfromtheircolonialmaster,thelanguageofEnglishremainedandstilldoes.ItwasthesameinAustralia,too.WhenCommanderPhillipplantedtheBritishflaginSydneycoveonthe26thJanuary,1788,itwasnotjustabunchofBritishconvictsontheirguardians,butalsoalanguage.InotherpartsoftheformerBritishEmpire,Englishrapidlybecameaunifyingordominatingmeansofcontrol.Forexample,itbecamealinguafrancainIndiaoravarietyofindigenouslanguagesmadetheuseofanyoneofthemasawholecountrysystemproblematic.SotheimpositionofEnglishastheonelanguageofadministrationhelpsmaintainthecolonizers’controlandpower,thusEnglishtraveledaroundmanypartsoftheworldinthosedays.Andlongafterthatcolonialpowerhasfadedaway,itisstillwidelyusedasamainoratleastaninstitutionallanguageincountriesasfarapartasJamaicaandPakistan,UgandaandNewZealand.Thatisthefirstfactor.
NowthesecondmajorfactorinthespreadofEnglishhasbeenthespreadofcommercethroughouttheworld.ThespreadofinternationalcommercehastakenEnglishalongwithit.Thisisthe20thcenturyphenomenonofglobalization.Therefore,oneofthefirstsightsmanytravelersseewhenarrivingincountriesasdiverseasBrazil,China,forexample,istheyellowtwinarchsignofMacDonald’sfastfoodrestaurantorsomeotherfamousbrandsoutletsAndwithoutdoubt,Englishisusedasthelanguageofcommunicationintheinternationalbusinesscommunity.intheinternationalbusinesscommunity.
AndthethirdfactorrelatedtothepopularuseofEnglishistheboominginternationaltravel.AndyouwillfindthatmuchtravelandtourismiscarriedonaroundtheworldinEnglish.Ofcoursethisisnotalwaysthecase,asthemulti-lingualismofmanytourismworkersinmanydifferentcountriesdemonstrate.ButavisittomostairportsontheglobewillshowsignsnotonlyinthelanguageofthatcountrybutalsowithEnglish,justasmanyairlineannouncementsbroadcastinEnglishtoo,whateverthelanguageofthecountrytheairportissituatedin.
Sofar,Englishisalsothepreferredlanguageofairtrafficcontrolinmanycountriesandisusedwidelyinseatravelcommunication.Anotherfactorhassomethingtodowithinformationexchangearoundtheworld.Asweallknow,agreatdealofacademicdiscourse
aroundtheworldtakesplaceinEnglish.Itisoftenalinguafrancaofconferences,forexample,andmanyjournalarticlesinfieldsasdiverseasastronomy,triopsychologyandgeologyhaveEnglishasakindofdefaultlanguage.
ThelastfactorIcitehereconcernspopularculture.Inthewesternworld,atleastEnglishisadominatinglanguageinpopularculture.PopmusicinEnglishcanbeheardonmanyradios,thusmanypeoplewhoarenotEnglishspeakerscansingwordsfromtheirfavoriteEnglishmediumsongs.Andmanypeoplewhoareregularcinema-goersorTVviewerscanfrequentlyhearEnglishinsubtitlefilmscomingoutoftheUSA.
Now,tosumupintoday’slecture,wehavereviewedsomeofthereasonsorfactorsthatliebehindthepopularuseofEnglishastheNo.1worldlanguage.Beforewefinish,I'dliketoleaveafewquestionsforyoutothinkabout.IsthestatusofEnglishastheNo.1worldlanguageasureinthefuture?
Willitsplitintovarietiesthatbecomelessmutuallyintelligible?
OrwillsomeotherlanguageorlanguagestaketheplaceofEnglishasworldlanguageinfuture?
Thesequestionsarenoteasytoanswer,Iknow.Buttheyaredefinitelyworthponderingoverafterthelecture.Ok,thisbringstotheendoftoday’slecture.Thankyouforyourattention.Nowyouhavetwominutestocheckyournotes.Andthenpleasefinishthegap-fillingtaskonAnswerSheet1in10minutes.
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
SECTIONBCONVERSATION
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.Questions1to5arebasedonaconversation.Attheendoftheconversationyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
Nowlistentotheconversation.
W:
Hello,Freddie.
M:
Hello,Mary.Hownicetoseeyouagain.How’severythinggoing?
W:
Fine.Busythesedays?
M:
Yeah.Withlotsofthingstodo.Wouldyouliketojoinmeforadrink?
W:
Ok,thanks.
M:
Anynewsrecently?
W:
Oh,well,Ireadinthelocalpapertheotherdaythatthegovernmentisplanningtobuildanairporthere,youknowthat?
M:
I’mafraidnot.
W:
Well,myrealobjectiontothisideaofanewairportis,isthewhole
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