2008年专八阅读答案及详解

花时间重新仔仔细细地看了下阅读，在这里说下个人结论，希望有不同意见者一起探讨，让我们自己来做一份正确答案吧！

阅读第一篇
11 new system designed to ?
C (Select students on their high school grades only)
Reason - P2"which places more emphasis on grades in the three years in the three years of high school "

12 effect of the new system?
C (The system has intensified competition among schools
Reason - P2"South Korea's education system has long been highly competitive."
P3" Now students are competing against one another over a three year period, and every midterm and final test is crucial."
P4"the new admissions standard is setting students against each other"

13 According to critics, popularity of private edu. result of ?
A ( the goverment's egalitarian policy)
Reason - P5 " According to critics, the country's high schools are almost uniformly mediocre - the result of an egalitarian gov. edu. policy."

14 disagreement over the system between groups except?
A 肯定不选(uni vs gov) - P7 " Some uni, openly complain that they cannot select the vest students under the new system" P8"President doesn't like how-some colleges are trying to circumvent the new system"
B 不确定 (expert vs gov.) - P5"Edu experts say that public secondary-school system is foundering, while private edu is thriving"
C 不确定 (parents vs school) - P5 "To make up for the country's high schools ' mediocrity, zealous-parents sendd their kids to the expensive cram schools"
D 肯定不选 (parents vs gov.) - " P4 Parents and kids have sent thousands of angry online letters to the Edu Ministry complaining that the new adm.standard is setting students..."

15 author's treatment of the topic?
不太确定。但我选了A objective - Last sentence" It all seems a touch melodramatic, but that the SK school system"

第二篇
16 which is wrong?
A (born and brought in Birmingham)
Reason - P1 "Born n Jamaica, the 47-year-old grew up in inner-city Birmingham"

17 brought to traditional farming what?
D (marketing)
Reason - P2"who are bringing a new commercial know-how to British farming"
"You can produce the best food in the world, but if you don't know how to market it , you are wasting your time"

18 not contribute to the new class?
B (Longing for greater wealth
Reason P5 "the newcomers can't hope to match their City salaries, but many are happy to ..any loss of income for extra job satisfaction."

19 additional source of new income?
我选B(increase in value of land property)
Reason - P5"Who cares if there's no six figure annual...when the land offers other incalculable compensations"
但觉得A 也有可能对 - P6" Besides, the specialist producers can at least depend on a burgeoning market for their products."

20 sentence in last Para." isn't catching up with... but leading the way"
我选C (heading back to the countryside)
Reason - Last P " here artisanal food production is being recovered.. It may be the mark of the next stage of civilization that we rediscover the desirability of being a peasant." - heading 相当于leading; countryside being a peasant.
选项A 个人觉得有点偏，因为different path to eco. 是在原文非主句表达的"Unlike most other countries,..."

第三篇
21 learn about castell?
B (require stand on each)
Reason - P2 "scramble over the backs of those at the bottom and stand on their shoulders-then still others, each time adding a higher story"

22 implication of the performance?
D (team work)
Reason - PP5 "We do it because We are Catalan"
P7 " Success if based on everyone working together to achieve a shared goal"

23 example show seny except?
我选C (contriubtion to national eco) 但不确定。AB肯定不选(P8 P9中很明显）徘徊在CD间 (D 是comparison with other regions)

24sentence"front-row seat for theatrical event"
我选了C 但觉得A也有道理，BD不可能。

25 impression of the scenes?
我确定我选错了，真是当时头脑发热，选了C ( conventional and quiet)
觉得答案应该是A (bizarre and outlandish)
Reason - Last but 3rd P "stilt waldes, witches caked in charcoal dust, Elvis impersonators"

第四篇
26 happen to the 4 after P's disappearance?
B (all in debts)
Reason - A divorce是with each other, not wives; B 2 wre recovering from drinking,not all; D P3 " Money for new homes, yachts.." 说明原本可以，现在不行了。

27 metaphor?
C ( bondage of mortgages) -- 感觉就是它

28 cause of P stealing money?
我铁定错了，选了D (后面没时间了，都猜的）
我现在只能说D肯定错，然后BC中有嫌疑

29 describe the lawyer except?
我选的B( extravagant) 但不确定 因为考虑到C和D应该是类似项，就没考虑。

30 implies a contrast?
猜错了。55555 猜了B (铁定错，人家是承接关系）
然后A肯定不选。 现在让我选我选C( firm Vs six)

以上是小女一点拙见，希望大家各抒己见，我们用团结的力量把正确答案做出来！！！