2006年英语专业八级考试真题及解析

2006年2006-1TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2006)―GRADEEIGHT―TIMELIMIT:195MINPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[35MIN]SECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.SECTIONBINTERVIEWInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.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.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.Questions6and7arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.6.Themanstoletheaircraftmainlybecausehewantedto[A]destroytheEuropeanCentralBank.[B]haveaninterviewwithaTVstation.[C]circleskyscrapersindowntownFrankfurt.[D]rememberthedeathofaU.S.astronaut.7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthemanisTRUE?[A]Hewasa31-year-oldstudentfromFrankfurt.[B]Hewaspilotingatwo-seathelicopterhehadstolen.[C]Hehadtalkedtoairtrafficcontrollersbyradio.[D]HethreatenedtolandontheEuropeanCentralBank.Questions8isbasedonthefollowingnews.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.ThenewlydevelopedcreditcardissaidtohaveallthefollowingEXCEPT[A]switch.[B]battery.[C]speaker.[D]built-inchip.专八历年真题2006年2006-2PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION[30MIN]Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcoloredanswersheet.TEXTATheUniversityinTransformation,editedbyAustralianfuturistsSohailInayatullahandJenniferGidley,presentssome20highlyvariedoutlooksontomorrow’suniversitiesbywritersrepresentingbothWesternandnon-Westernperspectives.Theiressaysraiseabroadrangeofissues,questioningnearlyeverykeyassumptionwehaveabouthighereducationtoday.ThemostwidelydiscussedalternativetothetraditionalcampusistheInternetUniversity—avoluntarycommunitytoscholars/teachersphysicallyscatteredthroughoutacountryoraroundtheworldbutalllinkedincyberspace.Acomputerizeduniversitycouldhavemanyadvantages,suchaseasyscheduling,efficientdeliveryoflecturestothousandsorevenmillionsofstudentsatonce,andreadyaccessforstudentseverywheretotheresourcesofalltheworld’sgreatlibraries.YettheInternetUniversityposesdangers,too.Forexample,alineoffranchisedcourseware,producedbyafewsuperstarteachers,marketedunderthebrandnameofafamousinstitution,andheavilyadvertised,mighteventuallycometodominatetheglobaleducationmarket,warnssociologyprofessorPeterManicasoftheUniversityofHawaiiatManoa.Besidesenforcingarigidlystandardizedcurriculum,sucha“collegeeducationinabox”couldunderselltheofferingsofmanytraditionalbrickandmortarinstitutions,effectivelydrivingthemoutofbusinessandthrowingthousandsofcareeracademicsoutofwork,noteAustraliancommunicationsprofessorsDavidRooneyandGregHearn.Ontheotherhand,whileglobalconnectivityseemshighlylikelytoplaysomesignificantroleinfuturehighereducation,thatdoesnotmeangreateruniformityincoursecontent—orotherdangers—willnecessarilyfollow.Counter-movementsarealsoatwork.Manyinacademia,includingscholarscontributingtothisvolume,arequestioningthefundamentalmissionofuniversityeducation.Whatif,forinstance,insteadofreceivingprimarilytechni