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整理英语专八真题及其答案解析

2008年英语专八真题及其答案解析

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TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2008）

—GRADEEIGHT-

TIMELIMIT：

195MIN

PARTI  LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（35MIN）

SECTIONA MINI-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.AnewgovernmentwasformedafterSundayselections。

 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，LeeHyukJoonslifeisalivinghell.TheSouthKorean10thgradergetsupat6inthemorningtogotoschool,andstudiesmostofthedayuntilreturninghomeat6p。

m.Afterdinner,itstimetohitthebooksagain—atoneofSeoulsmanyso-calledcramschools.Leegetsbackhomeat1inthemorning，sleepslessthanfivehours,thenrepeatstheroutine—fivedaysaweek.Itsagruelingschedule,butLeeworriesthatitmaynotbegoodenoughtogethimintoatopuniversity.Someofhisclassmatesstudyevenharder。

     SouthKoreaseducationsystemhaslongbeenhighlycompetitive.ButforLeeandtheother700，000high—schoolsophomoresinthecountry,high-schoolstudieshavegottenevenmoreintense。

ThatsbecauseSouthKoreahasconceivedanewcollege—entrancesystem,whichwillbeimplementedin2008。

Thisyears10thgraderswillbethefirstgroupevaluatedbythenewadmissionsstandard，whichplacesmoreemphasisongradesinthethreeyearsofhighschoolandlessonnationwideSAT-styleandotherselectiontests,whichhavetraditionallydeterminedwhichstudentsgototheelitecolleges.

     Thechangewasmademostlytoreducewhatthegovernmentsaysisagrowingeducationgapinthecountry:

wealthystudentsgotothebestcollegesandgetthebestjobs,keepingthechildrenofpoorerfamiliesonthesocialmargins.Theaimistoreducetheimportanceofcostlytutorsandcramschools,partlytohelpstudentsenjoyamorenormalhigh-schoollife.Butthenewsystemhashadtheoppositeeffect。

Before，studentsdidntworrytoomuchabouttheirgrade—pointaverages;thebigchallengewasbeatinghestandardizedtestsashigh-schoolseniors.Nowstudentsarecompetingagainstoneanotheroverathree—yearperiod,andeverymidtermandfinaltestiscrucial.Fretfulparentsarerelyingevenmoreheavilyontutorsandcramschoolstohelptheirchildrensucceed。

     ParentsandkidshavesentthousandsofangryonlineletterstotheEducationMinistrycomplainingthatthenewadmissionsstandardissettingstudentsagainsteachother。

”Onecansucceedonlywhenothersfail,”asoneparentsaid.

     EducationexpertssaythatSouthKoreaspublicsecondary—schoolsystemisfoundering，whileprivateeducationisthriving。

Accordingtocritics，thecountryshighschoolsarealmostuniformlymediocre—theresultofanegalitariangovernmenteducationpolicy.Withthenumberofeliteschoolsstrictlycontrolledbythegovernment,eventhebrighteststudentstypicallyhavetosettleforordinaryschoolsintheirneighbourhoods,wherethecurriculumiscentredonaveragestudents.Tomakeupforthemediocrity,zealousparentssendtheirkidstotheexpensivecramschools。

StudentsinaffluentsouthernSeoulneighbourhoodscomplainthatthenewsystemwillhurtthemthemost.

NearlyallKoreanhighschoolswillbeweightedequallyinthecollege-entranceprocess，andrelativelyweakstudentsinprovincialschools,whomaynotscorewellonstandardizedtests,oftencompilegoodgrade—pointaverages.

     Someuniversities,particularlyprestigiousones，openlycomplainthattheycannotselectthebeststudentsunderthenewsystembecauseiteliminatesdifferencesamonghighschools。

Theyveaskedformorediscretioninpickingstudentsbygivingmoreweighttosuchscreeningtoolsasessaywritingorinterviews.

     PresidentRohMooHyundoesntlikehowsomecollegesaretryingtocircumventthenewsystem。

Herecentlycriticized”greedy"universitiesthatfocusmoreonfindingthebeststudentsthanfayingto”nurturegoodstudents”.Butamidthecrossfirebetweenthegovernmentanduniversities,thecountrys10thgradersarefeelingthestress。

Ononlineprotestsites，somearecallingthemselvesa“cursedgeneration"and“miceinalabexperiment".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:

 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

     WilfredEmmanuel-