上海市英语中级口译笔试00001.docx

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上海市英语中级口译笔试00001

1998.3

上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试

SECTION1:

LISTENINGTEST（40minutes）

PartA:

SpotDictation

Directions:

Isthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhearthepassageonlyonce.

Britainischangingmorerapidlythaneverbeforeinherlonghistory.InsomerespectsthenewBritishsocietyreflectsgeneralworldtrends.Inotherrespectsithaskeptitsown_________

（1）.Britishsocietyisevolving,thatistosay,developingandsuitingitselfto__________

（2）.Evolutionratherthanrevolutionorviolentchangeisa___________（3）oftheBritishwayoflife.

ThisisshowninonewaybyhowtheBritishpeople__________（4）.TheConservativeandLabourPartieshavecontrolled__________（5）forthelastfiftyyears,buttodayneitherpartycananylongerbesurefromwhichclassor__________（6）itssupportwillcome.Notlongagoyou_______（7）theworkingclassesalwaystovotefortheLabourParty.The'word“Labour”means“hardwork”—especiallyhardwork”___________（8）.TheLabourPartyisthepartywhichissupposed_________（9）the“workingman”.Yourwouldalsohaveexpectedthe________（10）classestovotefortheConservativeParty.Theword“Conservative”means“keepingthings_________（11）”TheConservativePartyissupposedtobethepartywhichrepresents__________（12）,businessmenandtheself-employed.InsomerespectstraditionalBritish“classdistinctions”arebecoming_________（13）,andyoucanbelesssurehowpeoplewillvote.Manymembersofthemiddleclass__________（14）.

Manyordinaryworkingpeopleenjoyabetterstandardoflivingandare___________（15）anychangewhichmightaffectthem.Butthe___________（16）betweentheclassesremain.ManyConservativefearthatthesovereigntyofParliamentisbeingthreatenedby__________（17）.ManyworkersareafraidthattheConservativebossesaretryingtokeep__________（18）down.Butclassfeelingshavenotreacheda__________（19）yet.Middle-classandworkingclassmincan___________（20）atafootballmatchandbethebestoffriends.

PartB:

ListeningComprehension

Ⅰ.Statements

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementsillbespokenonlyonce,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper。

soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

1.A.ThehouseshadnotbeensolduntillastJanuary.

B.Thehouseshavebeenforsaleforsometime.

C.Theywenttothemarkettobuttheirhouse.

D.TheyhavemarkeddowntheirhousesincelastJanuary.

2.A.Alicedoesn'thavemuchtalent.

B.Aliceiswritingabookonbusinessadministration.

C.Aliceearnsmoremoneyinwritingnovels.

D.Aliceknowsmoreaboutbusinessadministration.

3.A.Weknewyourphonenumber,sowecalledyou.

B.Wedidn'tknowyouwereathome,sowedidn'tcallyou.

C.Wedidn'twanttodisturbyou,althoughwehadyourphonenumber.

D.Wedidn'thaveyourphonenumber,sowedidn'tcallyou.

4.A.Thesuitcasesare$19.85eachandcomeinthreecolors.

B.Thesuitcasesareavailableinred,greenandbluefor$19.85.

C.Thesuitcasesareninedollarseach.

D.Eachcolorhasadifferentprice.

5.A.Mostoftheboardmembersdidn'tlikethedresscode.

B.Fewoftheboardmembersvotedforthedresscode.

C.Thedirectorwastheonlyonewhowasagainstthedresscode.

D.Thedirectoraswellastheboardmembersvotedforthedresscode.

6.A.Cathytoldthepoliceabouttheburglary.

B.Cathytelephonedtosaythatherofficehadawindowpanebroken.

C.ThepolicetoldCathythattheyhadfoundthekeytoheroffice.

D.ThepolicewascalledintocheckthesecuritysystemofCathy'soffice.

7.A.ThemanagerwillspendhissummerholidayintheNorth.

B.Themanagerisgoingtohavealookatsomenorthernfactories.

C.ThemanagerhimselfwillrunthefactoriesintheNorth.

D.ThemanagerplanstoretireafterhistraveltotheNorth.

8.A.Thirtyguestscame.

B.Fortyguestscame.

C.Twentyguestsdidn'treceivetheirinvitationcards.

D.Moreguestscamethanwereexpected.

9.A.Onehundredandfourteenpassengerscalledabouttheflight.

B.Flight114wasannouncedoverthepublicaddresssystem.

C.Flight114wascanceledbecauseoftheweather.

D.Theflightwasdelayedduetotheheavyrains.

10.A.Manyshopsaremovingtothesuburbs.

B.Salesfigureisincreasinginthesuburbs.

C.Shopsinthedowntownareasaremoreexpensive.

D.Moregoodsareonsaleinthesuburbs.

Ⅱ.Talksand