英语高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试

SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (30 minutes)

Part A: Spot Dictation http://tr.hjenglish.com

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Directions:  In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each  of the blanks with the words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear. the passage ONLY ONCE. 

     You have been at Furnell University for two weeks now. As usual, you need enough time to _____________(1).You also want to spend time with new friends and______________(2).But, after the first two weeks of classes, you have probably concluded that there isn't enough time to_____________(3), because you also have to attend classes, go to labs, do assignments_____________(4).

      Soon you will be in a situation for it until 3 a.m. You also have an eight o'clock. _____________(6) and skip the eight o'clock class? To some extent the answer depends on_____________(7).Some instructors announce that _____________(8).In that case you really should go to class. Some don't say anything. In that case you have to decide. _____________(9)it is better to stay in bed and sleep than to get so tired you cannot think. However, it is not a good idea to skip class_____________(10). http://tr.hjenglish.com

      If you have to skip a class, ask another student for the class notes, _____________(11).Also, come to the next class prepared. If you miss class_____________(12), tell the instructor afterward. He or she may let you_____________(13).If you have an important appointment, tell the instructor about it_____________(14).

      Here is another problem. You took the quiz. Even after studying very hard, you could not answer all the questions. _____________(15)you always got every answer right. What went wrong? Nothing. High school work is easy, so a good student is supposed to _____________(16). In college the teacher wants to challenge even the best students. Therefore, almost nobody_____________(17).

      But maybe there were some very_____________(18)in that course you don't understand. Go see the teacher during_____________(19). Most teachers will gladly explain things again. Of course, they will not be pleased to_____________(20) to someone who skipped class.

      Maybe you really should get up for that eight o'clock class!

Part B: Listening Comprehension http://tr.hjenglish.com
Directions: In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After each one, you will be asked some questions. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation.
1. (A) An article about the chances of promotion for teachers.
   (B) A survey on the behaviour of school boys and girls.
   (C) A report written by the local education authority.
   (D) A research into the differences in teaching between male and female teachers.
2. (A) A primary school of low quality in teaching.
   (B) A school for mentally retarded children.
   (C) A special school for problem children.
   (D) A section of the school for children between the ages of three and seven.
3. (A) Because the society as a whole is mainly made-oriented.
   (B) Because boys are brought up to be more ambitious than girls.
   (C) Because male teachers have fewer household chores to do.
   (D) Because female teachers consider themselves less fit for administration.
4. (A) To assume greater responsibilities for running the school.
   (B) To get rapid promotion.
   (C) To stay as a classroom teacher.
   (D) To teach more senior classes.
5. (A) There are more women teachers than men teachers primary education.
   (B) The woman would like to be a headmistress of the school.
   (C) The woman is considering a transfer.
   (D) Boys are never brought up to be more ambitious than girls.

Question 6 to 10 are based on the following news.
6. (A) Many opposition party supporters demonstrated outside the party headquarters.
   (B) The annual parliament session came to a close.
   (C) The Congress Party reelected its new president.
   (D) The former Prime Minister was assassinated by a dissident.
7. (A) 13.                           (B) 24. http://tr.hjenglish.com
   (C) 40.                           (D) 41.
8. (A) A terrorist attack had recently been launched against a government building.
   (B) US military intervention was widely reported to start soon.
   (C) A guerrilla war broke out in southeastern jungles.
   (D) Peace talks were stopped between the government and the country's top rebel group.
9. (A) To issue a statement to denounce genocide and war crimes.
   (B) To set up a permanent criminal court to punish heinous crimes.
   (C) To ratify a treaty establishing an international criminal court.
   (D) To appeal to other countries to sign up the treaty.
10.(A) To stop importing meat from countries infested with mad cow disease.                       
   (B) To destroy all meat and bone meal used in manufacturing animal feed,
   (C) To take measures to cope with the shortage of animal feed caused by drought.
   (D) To import 1 million tons of animal feed from other countries.

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following interview.
11. (A) An actress.                               (B) A singer. http://tr.hjenglish.com
    (C) A dancer.                                 (D) An air-hostess.
12. (A) 9-to-5 office clerk.                      (B) Taxi driver.
    (C) Architect.                                (D) Executive.
13. (A) The woman doesn't look after her voice.
    (B) Talking and laughing can damage your voice as much as singing.
    (C) Talking slowly helps protect your voice.
    (D) The woman occasionally works weekends.
14. (A) Because she had to stay at the studio until very late.
    (B) Because she had forgotten about the appointment.
    (C) Because she doesn't like her old friends any more.
    (D) Because she is rarely punctual for a dinner party.
15. (A) Family life of an artist.
    (B) The woman's ambitions in her profession.
    (C) Something related to a music career.
    (D) What the critics have said about the vocalist.

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk.
16. (A) 250,000.                                       (B) 350,000.
    (C) 3, 000,000.                                    (D) 3,500,000.
17. (A) The demolition of more and more low-income housing.
    (B) The rising cost of buying or renting a house.
    (C) A rapid increase of unemployment rate.
    (D) A large number of immigrants moving into this country.
18. (A) Over 60 percent of them are single mothers with small children.
    (B) Around 20 percent of them are mentally ill.
    (C) These people usually have a large family.
    (D) The typical “street person”is a white male with a poorly-paidjob.
19. (A) Because the government is too short of fund to provide sufficient cheap housing.
    (B) Because people are indifferent, paying no attention to the problems of others.
    (C) Because people who are concernedjust don't know how to help the homeless.
    (D) Because the “me-generation”are concerned only with their own affairs and interests.
20. (A) To know the homeless and understand how they became that way.
    (B) To launch an all-out war on poverty nation-wide.
    (C) To provide more affordable housing.                   
    (D) To donate to the housing fund.