2004英语专业八级考试全真试题附答案

Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 75 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the interview.

6.What was education like in Professor Wang’s days?
A.Students worked very hard.
B.Students felt they needed a second degree.
C.Education was not careeroriented.
D.There were many specialized subjects.

7.According to Professor Wang, what is the purpose of the presentday education?
A.To turn out an adequate number of elite for the society.
B.To prepare students for their future career.
C.To offer practical and utilitarian courses in each programme.
D.To set up as many technical institutions as possible.

8.In Professor Wang’s opinion, technical skills ____.
A.require good education
B.are secondary to education
C.don’t call for good education
D.don’t conflict with education

9.What does Professor Wang suggest to cope with the situation caused by increasing numbers of feepaying students?
A.Shifting from one programme to another.
B.Working out ways to reduce student number.
C.Emphasizing better quality of education.
D.Setting up stricter examination standards.

10.Future education needs to produce graduates of all the following categories EXCEPT ____.

A.those who can adapt to different professions
B.those who have a high flexibility of mind
C.those who are thinkers, historians and philosophers
D.those who possess only highly specialized skills