08年专八真题-英语学习参考资料.docVIP

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2008) -GRADE EIGHT- TIME LIMIT: 195 MIN PART I?? LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN)SECTION A? MINI -LECTURE?????? In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini- lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note- taking. The Popularity of English I. Present status of English A. English as a native/first language B. English as a lingua franca: a language for communication Among people whose (1) ______are different. (1) ______ C. Number of people speaking English as a first or a second language: ?20n-380 million native speakers ?50 -(2)______million speakers of English as a second language (2)______ II. Reasons for the popular use of English (3)______reasons (3)______ —The Pilgrim Fathers brought the language to America； —British settlers brought the language to Australia; ?English was used as a means of control in (4)______ (4)______ B. Economic reasons 梥pread of (5)______ (5)______ 條anguage of communication in the international business communit ty (6) ______in international travel (6) ______ 梪se of English in travel and tourism 梥igns in airports 條anguage of (7) ______ (7) ______ Information exchange 梪se of English in the academic world 條anguage of (8)______of journal articles (8) ______ Popular cultu