2008年英语专业八级考试听力真题MP3附试题及答案.doc

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1、2008年英语专业八级考试听力真题MP3附试题及答案SECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwom

2、inutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.ThePopularityofEnglishI.PresentstatusofEnglishA.Englishasanative/firstlanguageB.Englishasalinguafranca:alanguageforcommunicationamongpeoplewhose(1)______aredifferentC.Nu

3、mberofpeoplespeakingEnglishasafirstorasecondlanguage:—320-380millionnativespeakers—250-(2)_____millionspeakersofEnglishasasecondlanguageII.ReasonsforthepopularuseofEnglishA.(3)____reasons—thePilgrimFathersbroughtthelanguagetoAmerica;—BritishsettlersbroughtthelanguagetoAustralia;—Englishw

4、asusedasameansofcontrolin(4)_____B.Economicreasons—spreadof(5)_____—languageofcommunicationiiitheinternationalbusinesscommunityC.(6)______ininternationaltravel—useofEnglishintravelandtourism—signsinairports—languageofannouncement—languageof(7)______D.Informationexchange—useofEnglishinthe

5、academicworld—languageof(8)_____orjournalarticlesE.Popularculture—popmusicon(9)______—filmsfromtheUSAIII.QuestionstothinkaboutA.statusofEnglishinthefutureB.(10)______ofdistinctvarietiesofEnglishSECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLYwhileli

6、stening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.No

7、wlistentothemini-lectureThePopularityofEnglishGoodmorning,everyone.Today’slectureisaboutthepopularityofEnglish.Asweallknow,Englishiswidelyusedintheworld.AlthoughEnglishisnotthelanguagewiththelargestnumberofnativeorfirstlanguagespeakers,ithasreallybecomealinguafranca.Thenw