[外语类试卷]专业英语八级（教育类听力填空）模拟试卷1及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语八级（教育类听力填空）模拟试卷 1及答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In this section you sill 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-l

2、ecture. 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. 0 New Educational Technology: Challenges and Potential Many criticisms of computers and multimedia t

3、echnology in(l)_stem from a lack of understanding of their nature and importance. Thats why even today, media literacy is rarely taught, and (2)_use of media materials in the classroom occurs all too seldom. However, the everyday televisual and popular cultural texts are at least as significant sour

4、ces of learning as the print texts. They could be employed to (3)_ the experience of education. But instruction has generally failed to develop relevant skills and analytic abilities. Indeed, there is a broadening mismatch between (4)_, subjectivities, and culture and the institution of schooling. T

5、his is not to suggest that the instructional use of media and computer technology is superior and without (5)_. Indeed, we believe that print literacy, the fundamentals of education and a good classroom teacher are necessary. The relationship between print media and multimedia technology, as well as

6、 between classroom teaching and computerized teaching tools, is not an either-or situation, but a “both-and“ ; they (6)_ each other. Some educators defend tools like Internet filtering software. The fact is that censoring material makes it more (7)_, so we recommend critical engagement with media ma

7、terials rather than simple prohibition. We also recommend that media production be incorporated in the classroom, because doing so can break through barriers and extend the (8)_ educational process in many exciting directions. Hence arises the illogical but common practice of blaming the student and

8、 the technology itself. But some educators focus on criticizing but pay scant attention to devising strategies to ensure that disadvantaged and subordinate groups (9)_ computer education and technologies. We need a shift toward positive deployment of new technologies for educational purposes. Teache

9、rs and students should learn to evaluate new (10)_. To do this, however, there should be a commitment to teaching media, computer, and multimedia literacies, and to incorporating the best of these programs in the classroom. 10 Higher Education in China Nowadays, the reform and development of higher

10、education have made significant achievements. Higher education system has played an important role in the construction of modernization. However, the former system has weaknesses:it is highly (1)_. As a result, many disadvantages are generated. Firstly, the state undertook too many responsibilities;

11、 secondly, the schools are not (2)_enough to meet the needs of the society; finally, with too many disciplines over-lapped, some HEIs are very (3)_,which hampered the development of education quality. Therefore, the overall objectives of higher education reform are to smooth the relationship among g

12、overnment, society and HEIs, (4)_a new system:the state is responsible for macro management while the HEIs gain the autonomy to provide education according to needs of the society. The (5)_of higher education is the key for other higher education reforms. It includes five parts: 1. Reforms of educat

13、ion provision. The old system has been broken, and a new system has been taking shape. 2.Management. The relationship among universities, government and society has been gradually smoothed out by various ways such as (6)_. 3.Financing system. Unlike the old system, the new funding system of higher e

14、ducation cannot (7)_only, but should pool sources from diverse channels. 4.Recruitment and job-placement. All students should pay reasonable contribution to their own higher education, and (8)_are introduced to guarantee that no students will drop out of school because of economic reasons. After gra

15、duation, the school usually will not (9)_jobs to students:they have to select their own jobs under the guidance of the state policy. 5.(10)_. The key of the reform lies in the personnel system and the allotment system reforms. 20 Shared Reading and Childrens Oral Language For many children, the proc

16、ess of learning to read starts before school. They enter school differentially (1)_to benefit from formal educational experiences and these differences often translate into subsequent differences in (2)_in reading and in other subject areas. It is assumed in contemporary educational theory and pract

17、ice that exposing children to a rich home literacy environment (HLE) is beneficial to literacy and language development. However, evidence suggests that the (3)_between HLE and educational and developmental outcomes is limited. Early studies of the HLEs influence tended to reduce its complexity to (

18、4)_measures. More recent researches have sought to (5)_specific aspects that relate to literacy and it has been found that certain aspects of the HLE, especially shared reading activities, explain more adequately the relation between home environment and educational and developmental outcomes. Exper

19、ts suggested that different aspects of HLE may exert their influence on different outcomes and that the relative importance of HLE may vary by outcome and developmental period. For example, shared reading may influence oral language development, whereas letter knowledge may come from more direct (6)

20、_. The study Im going to elaborate on examined the relations of shared reading to (7) _, represented by receptive and expressive vocabulary and phonological sensitivity. These outcomes were selected because of their importance in the development of literacy-related skills during the (8)_and later su

21、ccess. Vocabulary knowledge is necessary for reading comprehension. Phonological sensitivity refers to sensitivity to and ability to manipulate the (9)_of oral language. They are well-established precursors of individual differences in word reading and comprehension development. Questions concerning the HLE and its relation to different educational and developmental outcomes are important for several reasons. Therefore, in order to design more effective and (10)_interventions, more research on the HLE is needed. 专业英语八级（教育类听力填空）模拟试卷 1答案与解析