2008年英语专业八级考试听力真题MP3附试题及答案

2008年英语专业八级考试听力真题MP3附试题及SECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.ThePopularityofEnglishI.PresentstatusofEnglishA.Englishasanative/firstlanguageB.Englishasalinguafranca:alanguageforcommunicationamongpeoplewhose(1)______aredifferentC.NumberofpeoplespeakingEnglishasafirstorasecondlanguage:—320-380millionnativespeakers—250-(2)_____millionspeakersofEnglishasasecondlanguageII.ReasonsforthepopularuseofEnglishA.(3)____reasons—thePilgrimFathersbroughtthelanguagetoAmerica;—BritishsettlersbroughtthelanguagetoAustralia;—Englishwasusedasameansofcontrolin(4)_____B.Economicreasons—spreadof(5)_____—languageofcommunicationiiitheinternationalbusinesscommunityC.(6)______ininternationaltravel—useofEnglishintravelandtourism—signsinairports—languageofannouncement—languageof(7)______D.Informationexchange—useofEnglishintheacademicworld—languageof(8)_____orjournalarticlesE.Popularculture—popmusicon(9)______—filmsfromtheUSAIII.QuestionstothinkaboutA.statusofEnglishinthefutureB.(10)______ofdistinctvarietiesofEnglishSECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLYwhilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.Nowlistentothemini-lectureThePopularityofEnglishGoodmorning,everyone.Today’slectureisaboutthepopularityofEnglish.Asweallknow,Englishiswidelyusedintheworld.AlthoughEnglishisnotthelanguagewiththelargestnumberofnativeorfirstlanguagespeakers,ithasreallybecomealinguafranca.Thenwhatisalinguafranca?Thetermreferstoalanguagewhichiswidelyadoptedforcommunicationbetweentwospeakerswhosenativelanguagesaredifferentfromeachother’s,andwhereoneorbothspeakersareusingitasasecondlanguage.Forexample,whenanIndiantalkstoaSingaporeanusingEnglish,thenEnglishisthelinguafranca.ThenactuallyhowmanypeoplespeakEnglishaseitherafirstorasecondlanguage?Someresearcherssuggestedafewyearsagothatbetween320－380millionpeoplespokeEnglishasafirstlanguage,andanywaybetween250－350millionasasecondlanguage.Andofcourse,ifweincludepeoplewhoarelearningEnglishasaforeignlanguageallovertheworld,thatnumbermayincreasedramatically.Thenwemayaskaquestion:howdidEnglishgetthere?Thatis,howdidEnglishgainthepresentstatusofpopularity?ThereareinfactanumberofinterlockingreasonsforthepopularityofEnglishasalinguafranca.Manyofthereasonsarehistorical,buttheyalsoincludeeconomicandculturalfactorsthathaveinfluencedandsustainedthespreadofthelanguage.Let’sgothroughthereasonsonebyone.Firstisthehistoricalreason.Thisisrelatedtothecolonialhistory.Asweknow,whenthePilgrimFatherslandedontheMassachusettscoastin1620aftertheirjourneyfromEngland,theybroughtwiththemnotjustasetofreligiousbeliefs,apioneeringspiritoradesireforcolonization,butalsotheirlanguage.Althoughmanyyearslater,theAmericansbrokeawayfromtheircolonialmaster,thelanguageofEnglishremainedandstilldoes.ItwasthesameinAustralia,too.WhenCommanderPhillipplantedtheBritishflaginSydneycoveonthe26thJanuary,1788,itwasnotjustabunchofBritishconvictsontheirguardians,butalsoalanguage.InotherpartsoftheformerBritishEmpire,Englishrapidlybecameaunifyingordominatingmeansofcontrol.Forexample,itbecamealinguafrancainIndiaoravarietyofindigenouslanguagesmadetheuseofanyoneofthemasawholecountrysystemproblematic.SotheimpositionofEnglishastheonelanguageofadministrationhelpsmaintainthecolonizers’controlandpower,thusEnglishtraveledaroundmanypartsoftheworldinthosedays.Andlongafterthatcolonialpowerhasfadedaway,itisstillwidelyusedasamainoratleastaninstitutionallanguageincountriesasfarapartasJamaicaandPakistan,UgandaandNewZealand.Thatisthefirstfactor.NowthesecondmajorfactorinthespreadofEnglishhasbeenthespreadofcommercethroughouttheworld.ThespreadofinternationalcommercehastakenEnglishalongwithit.Thisisthe20thcenturyphenomenonofglobalization.Therefore,oneofthefirstsightsmanytravelersseewhenarrivingincountriesasdiverseasBrazil,China,forexample,istheyellowtwinarchsignofMacDonald’sfastfoodrestaurantorsomeotherfamousbrandsoutletsAndwithoutdoubt,Englishisusedasthelanguageofcommunicationintheinternationalbusinesscommunity.intheinternationalbusinesscommunity.AndthethirdfactorrelatedtothepopularuseofEnglishistheboominginternationaltravel.AndyouwillfindthatmuchtravelandtourismiscarriedonaroundtheworldinEnglish.Ofcoursethisisnotalwaysthecase,asthemulti-lingualismofmanytourismworkersinmanydifferentcountriesdemonstrate.ButavisittomostairportsontheglobewillshowsignsnotonlyinthelanguageofthatcountrybutalsowithEnglish,justasmanyairlineannouncementsbroadcastinEnglishtoo,whateverthelanguageofthecountrytheairportissituatedin.Sofar,Englishisalsothepreferredlanguageofairtrafficcontrolinmanycountriesandisusedwidelyinseatravelcommunication.Anotherfactorhassomethingtodowithinformationexchangearoundtheworld.Asweallknow,agreatdealofacademicdiscoursearoundtheworldtakesplaceinEnglish.Itisoftenalinguafrancaofconferences,forexample,andmanyjournalarticlesinfieldsasdiverseasastronomy,triopsychologyandgeologyhaveEnglishasakindofdefaultlanguage.ThelastfactorIcitehereconcernspopularculture.Inthewesternworld,atleastEnglishisadominatinglanguageinpopularculture.PopmusicinEnglishcanbeheardonmanyradios,thusmanypeoplewhoarenotEnglishspeakerscansingwordsfromtheirfavoriteEnglishmediumsongs.Andmanypeoplewhoareregularcinema-goersorTVviewerscanfrequentlyhearEnglishinsubtitlefilmscomingoutoftheUSA.Now,tosumupintoday’slecture,wehavereviewedsomeofthereasonsorfactorsthatliebehindthepopularuseofEnglishastheNo.1worldlanguage.Beforewefinish,I'dliketoleaveafewquestionsforyoutothinkabout.IsthestatusofEnglishastheNo.1worldlanguageasureinthefuture?Willitsplitintovarietiesthatbecomelessmutuallyintelligible?OrwillsomeotherlanguageorlanguagestaketheplaceofEnglishasworldlanguageinfuture?Thesequestionsarenoteasytoanswer,Iknow.Buttheyaredefinitelyworthponderingoverafterthelecture.Ok,thisbringstotheendoftoday’slecture.Thankyouforyourattention.Nowyouhavetwominutestocheckyournotes.Andthenpleasefinishthegap-fillingtaskonAnswerSheet1in10minutes.SECTIONBCONVERSATIONInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.Questions1to5arebasedonaconversation.Attheendoftheconversationyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheconversation.1.Marydoesn'tseemtofavourtheideaofanewairportbecause________.A.theexistingairportsaretobewastedB.morepeoplewillbeencouragedtotravelC.moreoilwillbeconsumedD.moreairplaneswillbepurchased2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedbyMaryasapotentialdisadvantage?A.Morepeopleinthearea.B.Noiseandmotorways.C.Wasteofland.D.Unnecessarytravel.3.FreddyhascitedthefollowingadvantagesforanewairportEXCEPTA.morejobopportunitiesB.vitalitytothelocaleconomyC.roadconstruction,D.presenceofaircrewinthearea4.Marythinksthatpeopledon'tneedtodomuchtravelnowadaysasaresultof________.A.lessemphasisonpersonalcontactB.advancesinmoderntelecommunicationsC.recentchangesinpeople'sconceptsD.morepotentialdamagetothearea5.WelearnfromtheconversationthatFreddyisMary'sideas,A.stronglyinfavourofB.mildlyinfavourofC.stronglyagainstD.mildlyagainstSECTIONBCONVERSATIONInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.Questions1to5arebasedonaconversation.Attheendoftheconversationyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheconversation.W:Hello,Freddie.M:Hello,Mary.Hownicetoseeyouagain.How’severythinggoing?W:Fine.Busythesedays?M:Yeah.Withlotsofthingstodo.Wouldyouliketojoinmeforadrink?W:Ok,thanks.M:Anynewsrecently?W:Oh,well,Ireadinthelocalpapertheotherdaythatthegovernmentisplanningtobuildanairporthere,youknowthat?M:I’mafraidnot.W:Well,myrealobjectiontothisideaofanewairportis,isthewholethingissowasteful,Imean,weknowwearecurrentlyinfuelcrises,weknowthatwe’vegottoconserveoilandfuelandalltherestofit,andgetherethegovernmentseemsquitedeliberatelytobeencouragingpeopleto,...totravel,touseandthesejetsuseahackofalotofoil,Imeanittakesatonofoil,atonofpetrolbeforeoneofthesebigjetseventakesoff.M:Mm...W:Itseemssocompletelyshort-sightedtome.Quiteapartfromallthewaystothelandandsoon,Ican’tsee,Ican’tseetherationalebehindreallywantingan,anairportatall.M:Well,surelyyoumusthavetoadmitthattheexistingairportnearbyarebecomingswarmed.Imean,whyshouldpeople,uhh...W:Well,theyaren’tbeingswarmed.M:Betreatedlikecattlewhenthereisachanceof...anewairporthere.W:But,butreallypeopleshouldn’tbetravelingthatmuch,that’s,that’swhymostofthejourneys,Imean,theyswampedbecausethereisfartoomuchunnecessarytourismandsoon.Itisn’tnecessaryforpeopletotravelsofarorevensooften.M:Well,youtaketheclimatehereinthiscountry.NowjustbeforeChristmas,therewasthisdreadfulcoldspell,therewasatremendousincreaseinnumberofpeoplewhowantedtoleaveandspentChristmasandtheNewYearinareasonableclimateofsunand,andacertainmildclimate.And,andinsummer,thesamesituationoccurs.Itisunbearablyhothereandpeoplewanttogosomewherecool.W:Well,yes,Icansympathizewiththat.Butitisstillnotreallynecessarytodo,well,asitisn’tnecessaryto,toconservefuelanditisnecessaryto,well,nottowasteland.Imeanlandforanewairportcouldbeusedforfarmoreimportantthingswhichwouldbenefitthepeopleherefarmore.Imeanitcouldbeusedforfarmingforinstance.M:True.W:Itcouldalsobeusedforhousing,oritcouldbeusedforparks,youknow.Peoplethencouldcomeandenjoythemselveswithouthavingtotravelfar.M:But,airportsdobringsomelocaladvantages.Theybringroads,thereisobviouslyextraemployment,forinstance,newhotels,shops,restaurantswillhavetobebuilt.Thismeansmorejobsforthelocalsanditisgoodforlocaleconomy.W:Butyouaskthepeople,youaskthosewhoarenowlivingneartheairports,forinstance,whether,whethertheyreconthatairpotrsbringthemadvantages,although,alltheairportsbringinarenoiseandvastmotorways,andthewholeareais,isdesolated,isn’tit?M:Buttheairportinfra,...,infrastructurereliesonhousingandotherfacilitiesforthegreatnumberofpeoplewhowouldbeemployedintheairport,thepilotseven,thestewardess,theyhavetolivesomewhereneartheairport,right?W:Yeah,butit’s,it’sjustso,sodamagingtothewholearea.Ithink,airports,frommypointofview,thewholeconceptisoutdated,really.Umm,withmoderntechnology,wecanmakealotoftravelunnecessary,really.Forexample,itwon’tbenecessaryforbusinessmentoflyouttoaforeigncountytotalktosomebody.Theycanjustleaveittothetelephoneintheoffice,pressthebutton,andsaytothepersontheywanttodobusinesswith.Yousee,businessdealscanbemadewithouthavingtotravelbackandforth,right?M:Yes,youareright.Butforalotofpeople,personalcontactisimportant.Andthismeanstravel,andmeansquicktravel,airtravel.Andwejustneedanewairport.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.6.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?A.AnewgovernmentwasformedafterSunday'selections.B.Thenewgovernmentintendstochangethewelfaresystem.C.TheSocialDemocraticPartyfoundedthewelfaresystem.D.TheSocialDemocraticPartywasresponsibleforhighunemployment.Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.7.ThetapesoftheApollo-11missionwerefirststoredin________.A.aU.S.governmentarchiveswarehouseB.aNASAgroundtrackingstationC.theGoddardSpaceFlightCentreD.noneoftheaboveplaces8.WhatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutRichardNafzger?A.Heisassignedthetasktolookforthetapes.B.Hebelievesthatthetapesareprobablylost.C.HeworksinaNASAgroundreceivingsite.D.Hehadaskedforthetapesinthe1970s.Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.9.Theexampleinthenewsitemiscitedmainlytoshow________.A.thatdoctorsaresometimesprofessionallyincompetentB.thatincaseslikethathospitalshavetopayhugecompensationsC.thatlanguagebarriersmightlowerthequalityoftreatmentD.thatlanguagebarrierscanresultinfatalconsequences10.AccordingtoDr.Flores,hospitalsandclinics________.A.haveseentheneedforhiringtrainedinterpretersB.haverealizedtheproblemsoflanguagebarriersC.havebeguntrainingtheirstafftobebilingualsD.havetakenstepstoprovideaccuratediagnosisInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswersheet.Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.TheNewModeratesPartybeganformingthenewSwedishgovernmentonMonday.InSunday’selections,theNewModeratesPartydefeatedtheSocialDemocrats.TheSocialDemocraticPartyhascontrolledSwedenforallbut9yearssince1932,buildingupthecountry’sgenerouswelfarestate.ButtheNewModerateswantstochangeit.Sweden’swelfaresystemisfamedaroundtheworld,]butthesystemencouragespeopletobelazy.AndunemploymentisalsohighinSweden.Onereasonisthehightaxoncompanieswhichmakesitdifficulttoemploynewpeople.Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.MuchoftheworldwaswatchingontelevisionwhenthecommanderoftheApollo-11mission,NeilArmstrong,tookthefirststepsonthemooninJuly,1969.ThepicturesofthathistoricfootstepandeverythingelseaboutthatandsubsequentApollomoonlandingswererecordedonmagnetictapesatthreeNASAgroundtrackingstationsaroundtheworld.ThetapeswerethenshippedtoaNASAoperationscenternearWashington,theGoddardSpaceFlightCenter.Inlate1969,thespaceagencybegantransferringthemandtensofthousandsoftapesfromotherspacemissionstoanearbyU.S.governmentarchiveswarehouse.NASAsaysitaskedforthembackinthe1970s,butnowdoesnotknowwheretheyare.“Iprobablyamoverlysensitivetotheword‘lost’.Ididnotfeeltheyarelost,”saidRichardNafzger,aGoddardSpaceFlightCenterengineerwhowasinchargeoftelevisionprocessingfromallofNASA’sgroundreceivingsites.Thespaceagencyhasauthorizedhimtosetasidehisotherdutiesfortheforeseeablefutureanddevotehistimetothehuntforthetapes.Nafzgersaystheyarestoredsomewhere.Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.Morethan22millionpeoplewholiveintheUnitedStatesdon’tspeakorunderstandEnglishverywellandthatcanbedeadly.InastudypublishedintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine,Dr.GlennFloreshighlightssomecaseswherelanguagebarrierspreventedpatientsfromcommunicatingwithhealthcareproviders—withseriousconsequences.Dr.FloresrecallsoneincidentinwhichEnglish-speakingdoctorsthoughtaSpanish-speakingmanwassufferingfromadrugoverdose.“Hewasinthehospitalbasicallyfortwodaysbeingworkedupfordrugabuse,”Floressays.“TheyfinallydidaheadCTscanandrealizedhehadhadamajorbleedintohisbrain.Heendedupbeingparalyzedandhegota$71millionsettlementawardfromthehospital.”Dr.Flores,aprofessorattheMedicalCollegeofWisconsinsaysthatdespiteexampleslikethat,themajorityofU.S.healthcarefacilitiesstilldonothavetrainedinterpretersonsite.Butheacknowledgesthatincreasingnumbersofhealthcareworkersarebilingual,andthatmoreclinicsandhospitalsdomakesuretheirstaffandpatientsunderstandeachother.Thisistheendoflisteningcomprehension,pleaseproceedtothenextpart.（注：可编辑下载，若有不当之处，请指正，谢谢!）推荐精选推荐精选推荐精选