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专八真题

SectionBInterview

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutMissGreen’suniversitydays?

A.Shefeltbored. 

B.Shefeltlonely. 

C.Shecherishedthem. 

D.Thesubjectwaseasy.

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTpartofherjobwiththeDepartmentofEmployment?

A.Doingsurveysatworkplace. 

B.Analyzingsurveyresults. 

C.Designingquestionnaires. 

D.Takingapsychologycourse.

3.AccordingtoMissGreen,themaindifferencebetweentheDepartmentofEmploymentandtheadvertisingagencyliesin 

A.thenatureofwork. 

B.officedecoration. 

C.officelocation. 

D.workprocedures.

4.WhydidMissgreenwanttoleavetheadvertisingagency?

A.Shefeltunhappyinsidethecompany. 

B.Shefeltworktheretoodemanding. 

C.Shewasdeniedpromotioninthecompany. 

D.Shelongedfornewopportunities.

5.HowdidMissGreenreacttoaheavierworkloadinthenewjob?

A.Shewaswillingandready. 

B.Shesoundedmildlyeager. 

C.Sheabitsurprised. 

D.Shesoundedveryreluctant.

SECTIONC  NEWSBROADCAST

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.

Questions6and7basedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthetwoquestions.Nowlistentothenews.

6.Themanstoletheaircraftmainlybecausehewantedto 

A.destroytheEuropeanCentralBank. 

B.haveaninterviewwithaTVstation. 

C.circleskyscrapersindowntownFrankfurt. 

D.rememberthedeathofaUSastronaut.

7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthemanisTRUE?

A.Hewasa31-year-oldstudentfromFrankfurt. 

B.Hewaspilotingatwo-seathelicopterhehadstolen. 

C.Hehadtalkedtoairtrafficcontrollersbyradio. 

D.HethreatenedtolandontheEuropeanCentralBank.

Question8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

8.Thenewsismainlyaboutthecitygovernment’splanto 

A.expandandimprovetheexistingsubwaysystem. 

B.buildundergroundmallsandparkinglots. 

C.preventfurtherlandsubsidence. 

D.promoteadvancedtechnology.

Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthetwoquestions.Nowlistentothenews.

9.Accordingtothenews,whatmakesthiscreditcarddifferentfromconventionalonesis 

A.thatitcanheartheowner'svoice. 

B.thatitcanrememberapassword. 

C.thatitcanidentifytheowner'svoice. 

D.thatitcanremembertheowner'sPIN.

10.ThenewlydevelopedcreditcardissaidtosaidtohaveallthefollowingEXCEPT 

A.switch. 

B.battery. 

C.speaker. 

D.built-inchip.

【阅读理解】

Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions. 

Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.

TEXTA

TheUniversityintransformation,editedbyAustralianfuturistsSohailInayatullahandJenniferGidley,presentssome20highlyvariedoutlooksontomorrow’suniversitiesbywritersrepresentingbothWesternandmon-Westernperspectives.Theiressaysraiseabroadrangeofissues,questioningnearlyeverykeyassumptionwehaveabouthighereducationtoday.

ThemostwidelydiscussedalternativetothetraditionalcampusistheInternetUniversity–avoluntarycommunitytoscholars/teachersphysicallyscatteredthroughoutacountryoraroundtheworldbutalllinkedincyberspace.Acomputerizeduniversitycouldhavemanyadvantages,suchaseasyscheduling,efficientdeliveryoflecturestothousandsorevenmillionsofstudentsatonce,andreadyaccessforstudentseverywheretotheresourcesofalltheworld’sgreatlibraries.

YettheInternetUniversityposesdangers,too.Forexample,alineoffranchisedcourseware,producedbyafewsuperstarteachers,marketedunderthebrandnameofafamousinstitution,andheavilyadvertised,mighteventuallycometodominatetheglobaleducationmarket,warnssociologyprofessorPeterManicasoftheUniversityofHawaiiatManoa.Besidesenforcingarigidlystandardizedcurriculum,sucha“collegeeducationinabox”couldunderselltheofferingsofmanytraditionalbrickandmortarinstitutions,effectivelydrivingthenoutofbusinessandthrowingthousandsofcareeracademicsoutofwork,noteAustraliancommunicationsprofessorsDavidRooneyandGregHearn.

Ontheotherhand,whileglobalconnectivityseemshighlylikelytoplaysomesignificantroleinfuturehighereducation,thatdoesnotmeangreateruniformityincoursecontent–orotherdangers–willnecessarilyfollow.Counter-movementsarealsoatwork.

Manyinacademia,includingscholarscontributingtothisvolume,arequestioningthefundamentalmissionofuniversityeducation.Whatif,forinstance,insteadofreceivingprimarilytechnicaltrainingandbuildingtheirindividualcareers,universitystudentsandprofessorscouldfocustheirlearningandresearcheffortsonexistingproblemsintheirlocalcommunitiesandtheworld?

FeministscholarIvanaMilojevicdarestodreamwhatauniversitymightbecome“ifwebelievedthatchild-careworkersandteachersinearlychildhoodeducationshouldbeoneofthehighest（ratherthanlowest）paidprofessionals?

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Co-editorJenniferGidleyshowshowtomorrow’suniversityfaculty,insteadofgivinglecturesandconductingindependentresearch,maytakeonthreenewroles.Somewouldactasbrokers,assemblingcustomizeddegree-creditprogrammesforindividualstudentsbymixingandmatchingthebestcourseofferingsavailablefrominstitutionsallaroundtheworld.Asecondgroup,mentors,wouldfunctionmuchliketoday’sfacultyadvisers,butarelikelytobeworkingwithmanymorestudentsoutsidetheirownacademicspecialty.Thiswouldrequirethemtoconstantlybelearningfromtheirstudentsaswellasinstructingthem.

Athirdnewroleforfaculty,andinGidley’sviewthemostchallengingandrewardingofall,wouldbeasmeaning-makers:

charismaticsagesandpractitionersleadinggroupsofstudents/colleaguesincollaborativeeffortstofindspiritualaswellasrationalandtechnologicalsolutionstospecificreal-worldproblems.

Moreover,thereseemslittlereasontosupposethatanyoneformofuniversitymustnecessarilydriveoutallotheroptions.Studentsmaybe“enrolled”incoursesofferedatvirtualcampusesontheInternet,between–orevenduring–sessionsatareal-worldproblem-focusedinstitution.

Asco-editorSohailInayatullahpointsoutinhisintroduction,nofutureisinevitable,andtheveryactofimaginingandthinkingthroughalternativepossibilitiescandirectlyaffecthowthoughtfully,creativelyandurgentlyevenadominanttechnologyisadaptedandapplied.Eveninacademia,thefuturebelongstothosewhocareenoughtoworktheirvisionsintopractical,sustainablerealities.

11.WhenthebookreviewerdiscussestheInternetUniversity, 

A.heisinfavourofit. 

B.hisviewisbalanced. 

C.heisslightlycriticalofit. 

D.heisstronglycriticalofit.

12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTseenasapotentialdangeroftheInternetUniversity?

A.Internet-basedcoursesmaybelesscostlythantraditionalones. 

B.Teachersintraditionalinstitutionsmaylosetheirjobs. 

C.internet-basedcoursewaremaylackvarietyincoursecontent. 

D.TheInternetUniversitymayproduceteacherswithalotofpublicity.

13.Accordingtothereview,whatisthefundamentalmissionoftraditionaluniversityeducation?

A.Knowledgelearningandcareerbuilding. 

B.Learninghowtosolveexistingsocialproblems. 

C.Researchingintosolutionstocurrentworldproblems. 

D.Combiningresearcheffortsofteachersandstudentsinlearning.

14.JudgingfromtheThreenewrolesenvisionedfortomorrow'suniversityfaculty,universityteachers 

A.arerequiredtoconductmoreindependentresearch. 

B.arerequiredtooffermorecoursetotheirstudents.

C.aresupposedtoassumemoredemandingduties. 

D.aresupposedtosupervisemorestudentsintheirspecialty.

15. Whichcategoryofwritingdoesthereviewbelongto?

A. Narration. 

B.Description 

C.persuasion 

D.Exposition.

TEXTB

Everystreethadastory,everybuildingamemory,Thoseblessedwithwonderfulchildhoodscandrivethestreetsoftheirhometownsandhappilyrollbacktheyears.Therestarepulledhomebydutyandleaveassoonaspossible.AfterRayAtleehadbeeninClanton（hishometown）forfifteenminuteshewasanxioustogetout.

Thetownhadchanged,butthenithadn't.Onthehighwaysleadingin,thecheapmetalbuildingsandmobilehomesweregatheringastightlyaspossiblenexttotheroadsformaximumvisibility.Thistownhadnozoningwhatsoever.Alandownercouldbuildanythingwiihnopermitnoinspection,nonoticetoadjoininglandowners.nothing.Onlyhogfarmsandnuclearreactorsrequiredapprovalsandpaperwork.Theresultwasaslash-and-buildclutterthatgotuglierbytheyear.

Butintheoldersections,nearerthesquare,thetownhadnotchangedatallThelongshadedstreetswereascleanandneataswhenKayroamedthemonhisbike.Mostofthehouseswerestillownedbypeopleheknew,orifthosefolkshadpassedonthenewownerskeptthelawnsclippedandtheshutterspainted.Onlyafewwere