04年度专八真题.doc

PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 82004年英语专业八级考试全真试卷Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (40 min)? SECTION B INTERVIEWWhat was education like in Professor Wang’s days?A.Students worked very hard.B.Students felt they needed a second degree.C.Education was not careeroriented.D.There were many specialized subjects.7.According to Professor Wang, what is the purpose of the presentday education?A.To turn out an adequate number of elite for the society.B.To prepare students for their future career.C.To offer practical and utilitarian courses in each programme.D.To set up as many technical institutions as possible.8.In Professor Wang’s opinion, technical skills ____.A.require good educationB.are secondary to educationC.don’t call for good educationD.don’t conflict with education9.What does Professor Wang suggest to cope with the situation caused by increasing numbers of feepaying students?A.Shifting from one programme to another.B.Working out ways to reduce student number.C.Emphasizing better quality of education.D.Setting up stricter examination standards.10.Future education needs to produce graduates of all the following categories EXCEPT _A.those who can adapt to different professionsB.those who have a high flexibility of mindC.those who are thinkers, historians and philosophersD.those who possess only highly specialized skills?SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST11.Which of the following regions in the world will witness the sharpest drop in life expectancy?A.Latin America.B.SubSaharan Africa.C.Asia.D.The Caribbean.12.According to the news, which country will experience small life expectancy drop?A.Burma.B.Botswana.C.Cambodia.D.Thailand.13.The countries that are predicted to experience negative population growth are mainly inA.Asia.B.Africa.C.Latin AmericaD.The Caribbean.Now listen to the news.14.The trade dispute between the European Union and the US was caused by ____.A.US refusal to accept arbitration by WTOB.US imposing tariffs on European ste