专业八级改错

Human life can not continue without science and technology. For many years, human society has developed with the advance of science and technology while the development of science and technology has in turn brought the process to mankind. So the life we are living now is more civilized than that of our fore fathers.The development of science and technology have brought about many changes in people's life. For example, the invention of television and space rocket have opened a new era for mankind. Through the use of TV people can hear the sound and learn the events happening thousands of miles away. Owing to the invention of spaceship and rocket, the dream of man's landing on the moon has now come true.Science and technology also play an important role in our socialist construction. We may say, our socialist construction is just like a skyscraper, while science and technology are its base. Without the base, the skyscraper can't be built. Therefore, we should try our best to contribute to the development of science and technology so as to provide a more solid base to build our country.







A person should never make an important decision alone, important decisions should be well thought out. People, who know you well, know what is best for you, and close to you can give you good advice, give you a different perspective, or share their own experience.When I had difficulty deciding which classes to take in collage, I talked to my teachers and advisors; they had the knowledge and expertise to help me determine which classes were the best ones to take for my future career. Without their advice, I might have chosen unsuitable courses.
In collage, I had convinced myself that I was not good enough to act in the school play. Therefore, I decided not to audition even though drama had always been my passion. The day of the audition, a friend of mine asked me why I was not auditioning. When I told her I did not feel I was good enough, she was shocked. She was able to provide me with another perspective on myself and my talents. I rethought my decision and tried out....and got a lead in the play.
Last year when I was trying to decide whether or not I should study overseas, I talked to my friend. This was the best thing I could have done. This was a big decision for me because I had never been overseas on my own and I was not sure if I could do it. She had studied overseas the precious year. She told me about the challenges and opportunities I might encounter and helped me make the right decision. I went and it was amazing.
Whenever I am faced with an important decision, I seek advice from others so that I am well-informed and have the benefit of their perspective and experience





















英语专业八级于每年的3月5号考（根据教育部的安排，每年可能有调整），每人只有2次机会，大四才有资格考，如果提前报考

（大一、大二、大三），分数作废，同时到大四时还得重新考试。没过专四的同样有资格考。如果第1次没过，由于是大四了，当然已经毕业了，因此，你必须回到你的原学校报名补考，所以，争取一次过关，免得麻烦。

考试内容按先后顺序包括：

听力（mini-lecture——10道题，10分，interview——5道题，5分，news——5道题，5分）

阅读：20道题，20分

人文知识：10道题，10分

改错：10道题，10分

翻译：英译汉和汉译英各1篇，20分

作文：1篇，20分。

考试时间和状况：最新大纲的考试时间‘非人性’的，非常紧迫，看似3个小时很长，结果不一会就过了，而且都不知道怎么过的……

听力：与专四不同，只念一遍，这就要求我们全神贯注的听，不能有丝毫马虎，否则就丢分。

阅读理解：4篇文章（2006年），共3000字

人文知识：共10道题。涉及内容广泛，英美概况、语言学、英美文学史及选读。

改错：10道题，15分钟改完250字左右的短文，长度较以前增加了

翻译：一个小时，2篇，每篇均150字。

考试程序：

首先，考试开始前，每人一张白纸，供你听写mini-lecture，尽你最大努力记下你听到的东西，同时发答题卡（机读卡）。mini- lecture完了后，有2分钟的检查时间，这个时候就要全神贯注回忆你所听到的，检查有没有笔记错误或者没有拼写完整，2分钟后，便只发mini- lecture的答题纸，要求你根据你所记下的东西，按照试题兼答题纸上的指引（一般是mini-lecture的另一种叙述方式，很简短）填空，共10 道题，每题一空，你有10分钟的时间完成这10道题。时间一到，便收回mini-lecture的答题纸

在收回mini- lecture的答题纸的同时，只发听力的剩余部分的试题册：interview，news.将答案填在机读卡上。听力放完，便收回听力剩余部分的试题（mini-lecture已经做完，所以看不懂这说明也没关系了），这意味着你没有时间检查或者凭记忆修改听力部分的摸凝两可的答案。

听力部分结束后，只发阅读理解和人文知识的试题册（不是答题纸），你有40分钟的时间完成这2部分。注意：这2部分是一起考的。这里，你可以先做人文知识，节约时间，人文知识做得越快，就代表你有越多的时间做阅读。做阅读的时候，最好先读题，大致了解文章的中心思想，然后，根据自己的情况选择阅读方式：快速阅读——可做完所有的阅读，慢速阅读——仔细阅读每一篇，这意味着你要放弃后面的文章。你也可以选择你熟悉的方式。把答案填在考试开始前发的机读卡上。

30分钟结束后，收回机读卡，同时发改错的试题兼答题纸，供10道题。改错结束后，发翻译试

题册和翻译答题纸，你有1个小时的时间做完翻译，共2篇。 1个小时后，收回翻译试题，发作文试题册和答题纸，45分钟。

3个小时要怎么熬，就考专八吧！一会就过去了。考完后，我问他们的感觉，都晓不得考的啥，要么就是没做完。还有的人更绝：过得好慢哦！天哪！我都觉得时间紧得要命……

复习建议：这个真的是考能力的，不仅要质量，还要速度。尤其是听力和阅读，简直是天灾人祸！听力只念一遍，专四的念4遍，还有修改的机会。 听力：着重训练自己的理解能里，其次是速记能力，包括缩写和略写。记的时候不可能每个单词都记完，只记前几个字母即可，自己认识即可，反正那张白纸不会交的，也不会记分。还要训练自己的短时记忆能力，这个很重要。同时要提高自己对长篇演讲的理解反应能力。填空一般都是写实词，比如名词

阅读：快、准，2个字，需要自己练，平时的工夫很重要。

人文知识：我们学校有个文学班的分支，学的就是人文知识考的东西，所以占了便宜，主要学习了语言学、英美文学史、词汇学（不考）。这部分需要自己背了，没有捷径 ．

翻译：信、达、雅，基本要求。平时的工夫也是很重要的。没有捷径，多读点文章，或许可以碰到。06年的英译汉考的恰恰是学过的文章：丘吉尔二战时对德宣战的宣战演说。我很熟悉，所以…… 作文就不说了，基本功和临时发挥。

希望大家对专八有了解了，及格分60分，会根据情况把57及以上的提上去，放过关。但过关率只有20左右。









Children should begin their formal schooling at an early age












People have different views on what children should do at a very early age. Some think that children should begin their formal education and start to spend most of their time on studies. Others believe that it is still time for young children to play. Both views are based on respective ground.


Those who argue for the playing time for childern suggest that children at a very early age are still too young to focus their attention on learning. Their brain may not be ready for serious studies such as comprehension and memorizing learning materials. These people are partially right, for it is true that young childern can hardly concentrate. Their attention on one thing lasts for no longer than 15 minutes or so. But we can arrange classes for shorter periods, can’t we? And we can shift teaching subjects. Through putting them to study, young children are occupied with learnging but not with playing.




Those who argue for chilldren’s earyly commencement for formal education believe that being put to studies, children can develop good habit of studying, for the process of learning helps develop children’

s mental abilities like the ability to memorize, the ability to understand and the ability to do simple calculation. Children’s habit of studying and love for learning are of great importance to youngsters because these two things set up the sound foundation for their future studies.




Having children start formal education at a very early age benefits young childern much more than simply letting them play most of their time. A good habits needs a long time to develop to become a second nature. More importantly, it is better to develop a good habit before a bad one may grow. Similarly, the love for learning should take toots for before the love for playing is established.










Should a person make an important decision alone?







A person should never make an important decision alone, important decisions should be well thought out. People who know you well, know what is best for you, and close to you can give you good advice, give you a different prespective, or share their own experience.




When I had difficulty deciding which classes to take in collage, I talked to my teachers and advisors, they had the knowledge and expertise to help me determine which classes were the best ones to take for my future career. Without their advice, I might have chosen unsuitable courses.




In collage, I had convinced myself that I was not good enough to act in the school play. Therefore, I decided not to audition even though drama had always been my passion. The day of the auditon, a friend of mine asked me why I was not auditioning. When I told her I did not feel I was good enough, she was shocked, she was able to provide me with another perspectiove on myself and my talents. I rethought my decision and tried out….and got a lead in the play.




Last year when I was trying to decide whether or not I should study overseas, I talked to my friend. This was the best thing I could have done. This was a big decisition for me because I had never been overseas on my own and I was not sure if I could do it. She had studied overseas the precious year. She told me about the challenges and opportunities I might encourter and helped me make the right decision. I went and it was amazing.




Whenever I am faced with an important decision, I seek advice from others so that I am well-informed and have the benefit of their perspectiove and experience.










My opnion on advertisement













Advertisements appear everywhere in modern society. There are many way to advertise and ads come in different forms. Newspapers and billboards carry advertisements; some products are announced on TV and radio which have a wide audience. Advertising is a big industry and many agencies are set up for furnish a variety of services for it.




However, advertising is not welcome sometimes. A most irritating thing is to watch advertisements before and during films on TV. There are so many of them

that they make you forget what you are sitting there for. The ironical thing is that advertisements of one type of things are often shown one after another so that you are confused as to which product you should choose. What’s more, advertising is not always truthful. The advertisers exaggerate the benefits of the merchandise they want to sell in order to gain more profits. Thus the consumer falls victim to such advertising.




Although there are disadvantages of ads, we can not forget the advantages and the conveniences they bring to us. First, by telling us where something is available, they may save us money and time. They guide us in finding suitable jobs and other information as well. Secondly, a wide range of activities and institutions receive finanical support through advertising. Without this support we would have to pay much more for newspaters and sports games. Thirdly, perfect advertisements even provide entertainment. A considerable amount of effort goes into their production. So in most cases the photography is truly artistic, the slogans are genuinely witty, and the situations are decidely funny.




Generally speaking, advertisements have become one of the most authoritative voices speaking to us today. Let us make our life easier by learning to choose proper ads, and be the master of advertisements, not their salve.

Living in university dormitories or apartments in the community?






I think it is better for college students to live on campus during their first two years, and then move into an apartment for off-campus life, while juniors and seniors need the independence of off-campus life.student’s needs change over four years, so their housing should too.



Living on-campus makes it easier to get oriented to the way things are done. You get the whole university experience. Plus, you interact more with other students. This includes not only your roommates, but everyone in your dormitory. The older students in the dormitory can be a big help for the new students. Keeping up with studies in your first year is hard enough. You should not have to worry about finding your way around and figuring out the university bureaucracy.



Living in the dormitory also make a student feel more a part of the uniersity community. There are more opportunities for becoimg involved in university activities and networking with students and university administraction.



Living off-campus, however, is a definite advantage for older students. Fingding an apartment, dealing with leases and the landlord’s regulations, cooking meals, and figuring out budgets are all good practice for life after graducation. This kind of independence helps older students grow in adulthood.



Off-campus housing also gives students a better perspective on what is going on around them. Campus can be like little worlds of their own. There are few children or older people and everyone is focused on education. Getting to know

neighbors who are not students is good for students coming from difference places. It is a chance to find out what other people think and feel.



I think a combination of two years on-campus and two years off-campus is a winning combination for most students.





Providing physical exercises should not be the schools responsibility?






While physical exercise is important, I do not believe that it is the school’s responsibility to provide physical training for its students. That is something that everyone can take care of on his or her own.



Many students get plenty of physical exercise as part of their daily life or recreation. A student who bicycles ten miles to and from school does not need more exercise. A good physical education program must take a student’s outside activity into consideration. Otherwise, some students will spend valuable class hours repeating physical exercise.



If a school offers such activities, it also suggests that students will be graded on them. The range of possible physical activities is great: football, swimming, weight lifting, ballet, ballroom dance, yoga, skiiing, horseback riding, and golf are just a few. However, the number of activities that a school could offer is small. Some students could get bad grades in physical education simply because the school could not provide an activity they enjoy or do well. This seems unfair. Research suggests that participation, not excellence, in these activities determines the psysical benefits the body will get.



Another issue is economic. Many schools do not have the money to provide gry facilities, playing fields, and athletic equipment for their student. Other schools are located in cities where the kind of space just is not available. A few shools would rather keep money for academic purposes.



Schools can certainly encourage physical activity. They can provide space for activities, events, and classes for psysical activities. They can encourage students to plan time away from academic studies to get some exercise. However, I think that providing exercise should not be the schools responsibility.