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2008年2008-1TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2008)―GRADEEIGHT―TIMELIMIT:195MINPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[35MIN]SECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.SECTIONBCONVERSATIONInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.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.WelearnfromtheconversationthatFreddyis________Mary’sideas.[A]stronglyinfavourof[B]mildlyinfavourof[C]stronglyagainst[D]mildlyagainstSECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.6.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?[A]AnewgovernmentwasformedafterSunday'selections.[B]Thenewgovernmentintendstochangethewelfaresystem.[C]TheSocialDemocraticPartyfoundedthewelfaresystem.[D]TheSocialDemocraticPartywasresponsibleforhighunemployment.Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthetwoquestions.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,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthetwoquestions.Nowlistentothenews.9.Theexampleinthenewsitemiscitedmainlytoshow[A]thatdoctorsaresometimesprofessionallyincompetent.[B]thatincaseslikethathospitalshavetopayhugecompensations.[C]thatlanguagebarriersmightlowerthequalityoftreatment.[D]thatlanguagebarrierscanresultinfatalconsequences.10.AccordingtoDr.Flores,hospitalsandclinics[A]haveseentheneedforhiringtrainedinterpreters.[B]haverealizedtheproblemsoflanguagebarriers.[C]havebeguntrainingtheirstafftobebilinguals.[D]havetakenstepstoprovideaccuratediagnosis.专八历年真题2008年2008-2PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION[30MIN]Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcoloredanswersheet.TEXTAAttheageof16,LeeHyukJoon’slifeisalivinghell.TheSouthKorean10thgradergetsupat6inthemorningtogotoschool,andstudiesmostofthedayuntilreturninghomeat6pm.Afterdinner,it’stimetohitthebooksagain—atoneofSeoul’smanyso-calledcramschools.Leegetsbackhomeat1inthemorning,sleepslessthanfivehours,thenrepeatstheroutine—fivedaysaweek.It’sagruelingschedule,butLeeworriesthatitmaynotbegoodenoughtogethimintoatopuniversity.Someofhisclassmatesstudyevenharder.SouthKorea’seducationsystemhaslongbeenhighlycompetitive.ButforLeeandtheother700,000high-schoolsophomoresinthecountry,high-schoolstudieshavegottenevenmoreintense.That’sbecauseSouthKoreahasconceivedanewcollege-entrancesystem,whichwillbeimplementedin2008.Thisyear’s10thgraderswillbethefirstgroupevaluatedbythenewadmissionsstandard,whichplacesmoreemphasisongradesinthethreeyearsofhighschoolandlessonnationwideSAT-styleandotherselectiontests,whichhavetraditionallydeterminedwhichstudentsgototheelitecolleges.Thechangeismademostlytoreducewhatthegovernmentsaysisagrowingeducationgapinthecountry:wealthystudentsgotothebestcollegesandgetthebestjobs,keepingthechildrenofpoorerfamiliesonthesocialmargins.Theaimistoreducetheimportanceofcostlytutorsandcramschools,partlytohelpstudentsenjoyamorenormalhigh-schoollife.Butthenewsystemhashadtheoppositeeffect.Before,studentsdidn’tworrytoomuchabouttheirgrade-pointaverages;thebigchallengewasbeatingthestandardizedtestsashigh-schoolseniors.Nowstudentsarecompetingagainstoneanotheroverathree-yearperiod,andeverymidtermandfinaltestiscrucial