最新2008年英语专业八级考试听力真题MP3附试题及答案
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2008年英语专业八级考试听力真题MP3附试题及答案
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SECTION A MINI-LECTURE
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In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You willhear the lecture 4
ONCE ONLY. While listening, takenotes on the important points. Your notes 5
will not be marked, but you will need them tocomplete a gap-filling task 6
after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the 7
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gap-filling task onANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 9
The Popularity of English
I. Present status of English
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A. English as a native/first language
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B. English as a lingua franca: a language for communication among
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people
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whose (1)______ are different
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C. Number of people speaking English as a first or a second language:
— 320-380 million native speakers
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— 250- (2) _____ million speakers of English as a second language 18
II. Reasons for the popular use of English
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A. (3) ____ reasons
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— the Pilgrim Fathers brought the language to America;
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— British settlers brought the language to Australia;
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— English was used as a means of control in (4)_____
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B. Economic reasons
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—spread of (5) _____
—language of communication iii the international business
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community
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C. (6)______ in international travel
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— use of English in travel and tourism
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— signs in airports
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— language of announcement
— language of (7) ______
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D. Information exchange
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— use of English in the academic world
— language of (8) _____ or journal articles
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E. Popular culture
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— pop music on (9)______
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— films from the USA
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III. Questions to think about
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A. status of English in the future
B. (10) ______ of distinct varieties of English
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SECTION A MINI-LECTURE
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In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You willhear the lecture 43
ONCE ONLY while listening,takenotes on the important points. Your notes 44
will not be marked, but you will need them tocomplete a gap-filling task 45
after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given 46
two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the 47
gap-filling task onANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.
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Now listen to the mini-lecture