2015年英语专八听力真题

2015年英语专八听力真题

　　SECTION A MINI-LECTURE

　　In this section,you will hear a mini-lecture.You willhear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, takenotes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them tocomplete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over,you will be given twominutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task onANSWER SHEET ONE， using no more than three words in each gap. Make sure the word(s)you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your noteswhile completing the task. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. Now listen to the mini-lecture.

　　SECTION B INTERVIEW

　　In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer thequestions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

　　Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will begiven 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.

　　Now listen to the interview.

　　1.Theresa thinks that the present government is ___________.

　　A.doing what they have promised to schools

　　B.creating opportunities for leading universities

　　C.considering removing barriers for state school pupils

　　D.reducing opportunities for state school pupils

　　2.What does Theresa see as a problem in secondary schools now?

　　A.Universities are not working hard to accept state school pupils.

　　B.The number of state pupils applying to Oxford fails to increase.

　　C.The government has lowered state pupils' expectations.

　　D.Leading universities are rejecting state school pupils.

　　3.In Theresa's view, school freedom means that schools should ____________.

　　A.be given more funding from education authorities

　　B.be given all the money and decide how to spend it

　　C.be granted greater power to run themselves

　　D.be given more opportunities and choices

　　4.According to Theresa, who decides or decide money for schools at the present?

　　A.Local education authorities and the central government.

　　B.Local education authorities and secondary schools together.

　　C.Local education authorities only.

　　D.The central government only.

　　5.Throughout the talk, the interviewer does all the following EXCEPT ____________

　　A.asking for clarification

　　B.challenging the interviewee

　　C.supporting the interviewee

　　D.initiating topics

　　SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

　　In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY.Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to eachquestion on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

　　Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will begiven 10 seconds to answer the question.

　　Now listen to the news.

　　6.What is the main idea of the news item?

　　A.Fewer people watch TV once a week.

　　B.Smartphones and tablets have replaced TV.

　　C.New technology has led to more family time.

　　D.Bigger TV sets have attracted more people.

　　Questions 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, youwill be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.

　　Now listen to the news.

　　7.How many lawmakers voted for the marijuana legalization bill?

　　A.50.

　　B.12.

　　C.46.

　　D.18.

　　8.The passing of the bill means that marijuana can be ____________.

　　A.bought by people under 18

　　B.made available to drug addicts

　　C.provided by the government

　　D.bought in drug stores

　　Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, youwill be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.

　　Now listen to the news.

　　9.What did the review of global data reveal?

　　A.Diarrhea is a common disease.

　　B.Good sanitation led to increase in height.

　　C.There were many problems of poor sanitation.

　　D.African children live in worse sanitary conditions.

　　10.The purpose of Dr Alan Dangour's study was most likely to ___________.

　　A.examine links between sanitation and death from illness

　　B.look into factors affecting the growth of children

　　C.investigate how to tackle symptoms like diarrhea

　　D.review and compare conditions in different countries

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