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高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试
08.03
SECTION1:
LISTENINGTEST（30minutes）
PartA:
SpotDictation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.
Today,we'lltalkaboutwhatothereffectswatchingTVmightproduceonchildren.
Childrenshouldbe_______
（1）alotoftelevision,manyexpertsandparentsagree,butthereisatleastonecircumstancewhenitmightbebeneficial:
_______
（2）.ArecentstudyconductedbyItalianresearchersfoundthatchildren_______（3）immediatelyprecedingandduringbloodtestsexperiencedlesspainthanchildrenwhosemothers_______（4）duringtheprocedure,orchildrenwhosemotherswerepresentbut_______（5）.
Theresearch,ledbyCarloBrown,MD,attheUniversityofSiena,ispublishedintheArchivesofDiseaseinChildhood,_______（6）thestudy.Nonereceivedanytypeofanesthesia;thechildrenandtheirmothers_______（7）.
Boththegroupwhosemothersattemptedtodistractthemfromthebloodtestsandthosewhosemotherssimplyobservedreported_______（8）thanthegroupwhowatchedcartoons.Forthatgroup,thelevelsofpainwerelessandthechildrenwerebetterableto_______（9）.
Oneofthepossibleexplanationsisthatchildrenmighthave_______（10）duringtheprocedures,exacerbatingtheirperceptionofpain."Thehigherpainlevelreportedbychildrenduring_______（11）showsthedifficultymothershaveininteractingpositively_______（12）intheirchildren'slife,"theauthorswrite.
However,theystressedthat_______（13）stillprovidedbenefits,notingthatthechildrenwould_______（14）duringtheprocedures."Indeed,childrenstatethathavingtheirparentpresent_______（15）wheninpain,"saytheauthors.
Anotherpossibilityofferedforconsiderationisthenotionthatthe_______（16）mightreleasepain-quellingendorphins.Endorphins,_______（17）producedbythepituitarygland,resembleopiatesintheirabilitytoproduceanalgesiaandasenseofwell-being.Inotherwords,theymight_______（18）.
Inanycase,thestudyresultssuggestthathealthworkersshould_______（19）towatchtelevisionduringpainfulprocedures_______（20）.
PartB:
ListeningComprehension
Directions:
Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
1.（A）AchangeinFrencheatinghabits.
（B）Aboominlong-hourmealsinFrance.
（C）Theoriginofhamburgers.
（D）Thehomeofthesit-downmid-daymeal.
2.（A）Avariationinfoodsupply.
（B）Achangeintheworkforce.
（C）Ariseinfoodprices.
（D）Afallinwhite-collarization.
3.（A）Bakeriesnowofferalimitedrangeofalbeitexcellentproducts.
（B）Thereareaboutfourkindsofbread,breakfastanddessertpastries.
（C）Bakeriessellsandwichesmainlyintheworking-classareas.
（D）Franceiscurrentlywitnessingaboominsandwichbusiness.
4.（A）MenusuallyliketoeatmorehamburgersthanwomendoinFrance.
（B）Men,morelikelytobeworkingbehindajackhammer,needtoeatsomuch.
（C）WomenmakeupalmosthalfthelaborforceinFrancenow.
（D）Womenhavetopickupthechildrenlatefromtheday-carecenter.
5.（A）BecausethebakerieshaveadaptedtheideaoffastfoodandmadeitFrenchproducts.
（B）Becausethebakerieshaveofferedsomethingthat'sveryclosetowhatiscalledfastfood.
（C）Becausethehamburgershavehamandbutterinthem.
（D）BecausethehamburgersdonotcostsomuchasthoseofferedbyMcDonald.
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.
6.（A）Three.（B）Four.
（C）Eleven.（D）Eighteen
7.（A）TointensifyTokyo'sroleinpeacekeepingmissionsabroad.
（B）Tostopthecountry'sairforcetransportmissioninIraq.
（C）Tooverridethelowerhouse'sdecision.
（D）ToapprovetheDemocraticParty'sbilltocontinuethemission.
8.（A）Worseningwaterscarcity.（B）Increasingrisksofdiseases.
（C）Triggeringmassdisplacement.（D）ReducingthepopulationinAsia.
9.（A）Toresumepeacetalkswhichhavebeenhaltedforalongtime.
（B）Toforgeandsignapeacetreatypledgedbybothsides.
（C）Todispelhisskepticismoverchancesforadealbeforeheleavesoffice.
（D）Toopena44-nationconferenceovertheMiddleEastissue.
10.（A）60%.（B）26%.
（C）21%.（D）20%.
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.
11.（A）Whattodotocontrolcrime.
（B）Whatrolealawyerplaysinacourtcase.
（C）Howtotellahardenedcriminalfromafirst-timeoffender.
（D）Howtoconvictacriminalandputhiminprison.
12.（A）Deterrence.
（B）Quickconviction.
（C）Thesocialstructure.
（D）Theeconomy.
13.（A）Educationprogramsarenotsoeffectiveasrequired.
（B）Drugtreatmentprogramsareinsufficientlyfunded.
（C）Somerehabilitationprogramsinsideprisonshavebeenstopped.
（D）Morepeopleareconvictedthanprisonspacecanaccommodate.
14.（A）Theseprogramsaremainlyintendedforthekingpinsofdrugdealstogetrehabilitated.
（B）Theseprogramsarecurrentlycarriedoutinmoststatesinthecountry.
（C）Theseprogramsaimtodevelopacultureinsidetheprisons.
（D）Theseprogramshavepsychologicalandeducationalcomponents.
15.（A）Becausegangsstartinprisonsandmakeprisonarepressiveexperience.
（B）Becausecriminalstendtoberepeatoffenders.
（C）Becausethereisnostigmaattachedtomostcriminals.
（D）Becausesocietydoesn'tlookatreleasedprisonerswithdisdain.
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.
16.（A）Howtointeractwithcolleaguesandclientsfacetoface.
（B）Howtomakeeffectivetelephoneconversations.
（C）Whatskillsareneededtogetandholddownajob.
（D）Whatmakesforanexcellentabilitytoexpressyourself.
17.（A）（A）Managerial.（B）Technological.
（C）Financial.（D）Social.
18.（A）Basictoadvancedknowledgeofcomputerapplication.
（B）Abilitytocalculatealltransactions,profitsandcosts.
（C）Creativityinmakingpresentationstoclients.
（D）Proficiencyinatleastoneforeignlanguage.
19.（A）Tocreateyourowndatabasesonthecomputer.
（B）Toenhanceyoursocialskillsbyholdingpartieswithyourfriends.
（C）Tousethecomputerinfreetimeandbecomefamiliarwithitsoperation.
（D）Tostoreasmanytelephonenumbersandaddressesasyoucan.
20.（A）Graduatingstudents.
（B）Traineemanagers.
（C）Professionalsecretaries.
（D）Low-leveladministrativestaff.
SECTION2:
READINGTEST（30miniutes）
Directions:
Inthissectionyouwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyseveralquestionsaboutit.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,（A）,（B）,（C）or（D）,toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Question1-5
Lifeexpectancyintherichestcountriesoftheworldnowexceedsthepoorestbymorethan30years,figuresshow.Thegapiswideningacrosstheworld,withWesterncountriesandthegrowingeconomiesofLatinAmericaandtheFarEastadvancingmorerapidlythanAfricaandthecountriesoftheformerSovietUnion.AveragelifeexpectancyinBritainandsimilarcountriesoftheOECDwas78.8in2000-05,anincreaseofmorethansevenyearssince1970-75andalmost30yearsoverthepastcentury.Insub-SaharanAfrica,lifeexpectancyhasincreasedbyjustfourmonthssince1970,to46.1years.Narrowingthis"healthgap"willinvolvegoingbeyondtheimmediatecausesofdisease—poverty,poorsanitationandinfection—totacklethe"causesofthecauses"—thesocialhierarchiesinwhichpeoplelive,saysthereportpublishedbytheGlobalCommissionontheSocialDeterminantsofHealthestablishedbytheWHOin2005.
ProfessorSirMichaelMarmot,chairmanofthecommission,whofirstcoinedtheterm"statussyndrome",saidsocialstatuswasthekeytotacklinghealthinequalitiesworldwide.Inthe1980s,inaseriesofground-breakingstudiesamongWhitehallcivilservants,ProfessorMarmotshowedthattheriskofdeathamongthoseonthelowerrungsofthecareerladderwasfourtimeshigherthanthoseatthetop,andthatthedifferencewaslinkedwiththedegreeofcontroltheindividualshadovertheirlives.
Hesaidyesterdaythatthesameruleappliedinpoorercountries.Ifpeopleincreasedtheirstatusandgainedmorecontrolovertheirlivestheyimprovedtheirhealthbecausetheywerelessvulnerabletotheeconomicandenvironmentalthreats."Whenpeoplethinkaboutthoseinpoorcountriestheytendtothinkaboutpoverty,lackofhousing,sanitationandexposuretoinfectiousdisease.Butthereisanotherissue,thesocialgradientinhealthwhichIcalledstatussyndrome.Itisnotjustthoseatthebottomofthehierarchywhohaveworsehealth;itisallthewayalongthescale.Thosesecondfromthebottomhaveworsehealththanthoseabovethembutbetterhealththanthosebelow."
Theinterimreportofthecommission,intheonlineeditionofTheLancet,saystheeffectsofstatussyndromeextendfromthebottomtothetopofthehierarchy,withSwedishadultsholdingaPhDhavingalowerdeathratethanthosewithamaster'sdegree.Thestudysays:
"Thegradientisaworldwideoccurrence,seeninlow-inc
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