上海英语高级口译第一阶段考试1.docx
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上海英语高级口译第一阶段考试1
2008年9月上海英语高级口译第一阶段考试
SECTION1:
LISTENINGTEST(30minutes)
PartA:
SpotDictation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.
Whenyoustopandthinkaboutyourhighschoolorcollegealmamater,wereyourexperiencesmorepositiveornegative?
Doyourfeelingsof____________
(1)inthatschoolhaveanythingtodowithwhetherornotyourschoolwassingle-sexorcoed?
____________
(2)tosendtheirchildrentosingle-sexschools,becausetheyfeelboth______________(3)whentheystudyinthecompanyofstudentsofthesamesex.They_______________(4).
Foryears,onlyparentswhocouldaffordtosendtheirchildrentoprivateschoolsorwhohad______________(5)chosesingle-sexeducationfortheirchildren.Single-sexschoolingwas______________(6)formostAmericanfamilies.Today,however,alongwith_______________(7),publicschoolsareexperimentingwiththeideaof_____________(8).
Girlsmaybetheoneswhobenefitmostfromsingle-sexschooling.Studieshaveshownthat_____________(9)incoedclassroomsbecauseteacherssometimespaymoreattentiontoboys.Girls'_____________(10)towardtheirstudiestendstodisappearastheybegantofeellesssuccessful.Theystartto______________(11)outperformtheminmathandscience.Asboys____________(12),girlsstarttoloseit.Moreover,adolescenceis_____________(13)forgirls.Astheyexperienceadolescentchangessomegirlsbecomedepressed,developanaddictionorsufferfrom_____________(14).
Intheearly1990s,someinfluentialpeoplesaidthatbeinginsingle-sexclassescould______________(15).Schoolsacrossthecountrybegancreatingsingle-sexclassroomsandschoolsbutmanycriticsclaimthat______________(16)mayactuallybedetrimentaltoagirls'education,becausethey______________(17)ofsexdifferences.
Therenewedinterestinsingle-sexschooling________________(18)amongAmericans.Thosewhogiveitfullendorsementbelievegirlsneedanall-femaleenvironmenttotakerisksandfindtheirownvoices.Thosewho______________(19)ofsingle-sexschoolingwonderwhetherstudents'lackofachievementwarrantsreturningtoaneducationalsystemthatdividesthesexes.Theybelievethereisno_______________(20).
PartB:
ListeningComprehension
Directions:
Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
1. (A)Acourierforatouroperator.
(B)Anagentformodels.
(C)Anagencyformodels.
(D)Apersonalassistant.
2. (A)Tokeeptheaccounts.
(B)Towritelettersandanswerthetelephone
(C)Toorganizebusinesstripsandconferences.
(D)Tolookafterthemodelsandkeepthemhappy.
3. (A)SpanishandFrench.
(B)FrenchandItalian.
(C)ItalianandEnglish.
(D)EnglishandSpanish.
4.(A)Around15,000.
(B)Nolessthan18,000.
(C)Somewherebetween20,000and22,000.
(D)Atleast25,000.
5. (A)Shehasauniversitydegreeinaccountingandeconomics.
(B)Sheisinherearlytwenties.
(C)Sheisapplyingforthejobofaconferencecoordinator.
(D)Shehasadequateformalqualificationsforthejob.
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowinginterview.
6. (A)11 (B)57(C)106 (D)175
7. (A)Thetradedeficithitanall-timehighinthepreviousquarter.
(B)Theriseingrossdomesticproductwasequalto6.8percentinthethirdquarter.
(C)TheimbalancebetweenimportsandexportsimprovedfromJulytoSeptember.
(D)TherateoftheBritishcurrencyagainsttheUSdollarsurgedtoarecordhigh.
8. (A)AcarbombwasexplodedneartheAssociatedPressoffice.
(B)ASpanishbusinessmanwaskidnappedbyunidentifiedmen.
(C)AdealerinVolkswagencarswasarrestedbyPalestinianpolice.
(D)AnA.P.photographerwastakenawaybymaskedgunmen.
9. (A)Dealinginlionsandotherbigcatswillberestrained.
(B)Killinglargepredatorsbredincaptivitywillbemadeillegal.
(C)Thebiggamehuntingwillbeoutlawedthroughoutthewholecountry.
(D)Tranquilizinganimalsinacontrolledenvironmentwillbeforbidden.
10.(A)Thegovernormobilizedthestate'sNationalGuardatshortnotice.
(B)Theearthquakecausedextensivedamageandseriousinjuries.
(C)Thestatereceivedfederalemergencyfundsimmediatelyafterthequake.
(D)Landandairtraffic,andcommunicationswereconsiderablyaffected.
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.
11.(A)Peoplewanttousetheirsickdayswhenthey'renotacutallysick.
(B)Peoplegetintroublewiththeirbossattheirplaceofwork.
(C)Employeesarededicatedtotheirjobalthoughthey'reundernopressure.
(D)Employeesgotoworkevenwhentheyaresick.
12.(A)Itcostsmoreproductivityforcompaniesthanactuallyabsenteeism.
(B)Itcanbetakenasanindicationthatthereissomuchpressuretogotowork.
(C)Thecompanieshavetopaysickemployeesagreatdealtostayhome.
(D)Theremightbetoomanypeoplewhostayhomewhenthey'renotsick.
13.(A)22% (B)40%(C)56% (D)72%
14.(A)Educatingtheirworkersabouttheimportanceofstayinghomewhensick.
(B)Lettingpeopletelecommutesothattheycanstayathome.
(C)Announcingdisciplinarymeasuresagainstthoseworkingwhensick.
(D)Fosteringanenvironmenttoencourageandpayingsickemployeestostayhome.
15.(A)Telephones (B)Respiratorydroplets(C)Door-knobs (D)Computerkeyboards
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowinginterview.
16.(A)ThewidespreaduseofillegaldrugsisthegreatestconcernoftheAmericans.
(B)Almostalldrugsaresoldinthepoorestneighborhoodsinthecountry.
(C)MostAmericansagreethattheyhavewonamajorvictoryinthedrugwar.
(D)Thelengthydebateoverlegalizingdrugshasbeenrecentlyresolved.
17.(A)$15million.
(B)$50million.
(C)$15billion.
(D)$100timesgreaterthanthecostofproducingthesedrugs.
18.(A)Opiumbeingmadelegalinmid-nineteenth-centuryChina.
(B)TheendofprohibitionofalcoholinAmericaninthe1920sand1930s.
(C)Drugpushersmakingbillionsofdollarseachyear.
(D)Moremoneyneededineducationandmedicalcare.
19.(A)Legalizingdrugswouldbeconsideredunconstitutional.
(B)Decriminalizingdrugswouldbeasurrenderinadrugwarthathasnotreallyevenbegun.
(C)Theblackmarketwouldnotreallydisappearwiththelegalizationofdrugs.
(D)Legalizationwouldleadtoanincreaseinviolentcrimeandchildabuse.
20.(A)Americanshavenotchosenlegalizationasasolutiontothedrugproblem.
(B)Thecurrentdrugwarisnotworkingandlegalizationmaybetheonlysolution.
(C)Theblackmarketwouldreallydisappearwiththelegalizationofdrugs.
(D)Politicianswhohaveanswerstothedrugproblemclaimthemostvotes.
SECTION2:
READINGTEST(30miniutes)
Directions:
Inthissectionyouwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyseveralquestionsaboutit.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1-5
Yearsago,whenIfirststartedbuildingwebsitesfornewspapers,manyjournaliststoldmethattheysawtheInternetastheendofreliablejournalism.Sinceanyonecouldpublishwhatevertheywantedonline,"realjournalism"wouldbeoverwhelmed,theysaid.Whowouldneedprofessionalreportersandeditorsifanyonecouldbeareporteroraneditor?
Iwouldtellthemnottoworry.Whilemypersonalbeliefisthatanyonecanbeareporteroreditor,Ialsoknowthatqualitycounts.Andthatthe"viral"natureoftheInternetmeansthatwhenpeoplefindquality,theyletotherpeopleknowaboutit.Evennontraditionalmediasitesonlinewillsurviveonlyifthequalityoftheirinformationistrusted.Thefutureofonlinenewswilldemandmoregoodreportersandeditors,notfewer.
SoIwasintriguedwhenNewsweekrecentlypublishedastorycalled"RevengeoftheExpert."Itarguedthatexpertisewouldbethemaincomponentof"Web3.0.""Thewisdomofthecrowdshaspeaked,"saysJasonCalacanis,founderoftheMaholo"people-poweredsearchengine"andaformerAOLexecutive."Web3.0istakingwhatwe'vebuiltinWeb2.0-thewisdomofthecrowds-andputtinganeditoriallayeronitoftrulytalented,compensatedpeopletomaketheproductmoretrustedandrefined."Well,yesandno.Sure,itisimportantforpeopletotrusttheinformationtheyfindonline.AndastheNewsweekarticleargues,theneedforpeopletofindtrustedinformationonlineisincreasing,thustheneedformoreexpertise.Butthearticlefailstomentionthemostimportantfeatureoftheworldofdigitalinformation.It'snotexpertise-it'schoice.
Inmanycasesthesitesthatpeoplecometotrustarebuiltonnontraditionalmodelsofexpertise.LookatsiteslikeD,R,orS.There,usersprovidetheexpertiseonwhichothersdepend.Whenmanyusersselectaparticularstory,thatstoryaccumulatesvotesofconfidence,whichoftenleadotheruserstochooset
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