2004年英语专业八级考试听力真题：B

　　SECTION B INTERVIEW
　　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