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3笔试

2000.3

上海市英语高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试

SECTION1：

LISTENINGTEST（30minutes）

PartA:

SpotDictation

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.

ForcenturiesOxfordhasbeenatBritain'sintellectualheart,perhapsthe___________

（1）amongEurope'smanyancientuniversities.Itisanexclusivegreenhouseinwhichthecountry's_____________

（2）arebred,anditliesonly50milesfromLondon,closetothecentersofpower—Parliament,theLawCourtsandtheCity.OxfordUniversityhas_____________（3）fromallovertheworldwhohavegoneontoachievethehighestpositionintheirowncountries_____________（4）,administration,scienceandthearts.Oxfordaluminiinclude_____________（5）,literaryfiguresandsuchoverseaspoliticiansasAmericanPresidentBillClintonandformerPakistani_____________（6）BenazirBhutto.

Fewerpositions_____________（7）aregranderthanbeingheadofanOxfordcollege.Usuallythepost_____________（8）ofdiplomat,administratorandacademic.AsSirRogerBannister,formerMasterofPembrokeCollege,putit:

“_____________（9）wasanewchallenge.Youhavetorecognize_____________（10）ofthestudentsandyouhavetohelp_____________（11）.Thethree-yearperiodstudentsspendatOxfordisthemostimportantoftheirlives;it_____________（12）andthefriendshipstheyformintheiruniversitydayswill_____________（13）.”

Everyyear,_____________（14）fromhomeandabroadonlyafewhundredarechosenbyeachcollegethroughanincreasingly_____________（15）.Oncetheyareaccepted,theundergraduatesbenefitfrom_____________（16）.Themostnotableandtherarestoftheseprivilegesintheonetoonetutorial,atwhichastudent_____________（17）tothetutor.Itisapersonalsystemthatgoesbacktothe13thcentury.Therelationshipof_____________（18）thatcandevelopbetweenteacherandpupiloverthreeyearscanbelastingasitis_____________（19）.Yearsafterstudentshavelefttheuniversity,theyoftenreturntotheirtutors_____________（20）.

PartB:

ListeningComprehension

Directions:

Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

1.（A）primaryschoolprincipal.

（B）AteacherofEnglishandothersubjects.

（C）Ashort-storywriter

（D）Apoet.

2.（A）TheUSA.（B）Britain.

（C）Singapore.（D）Malaysia.

3.（A）EducationinSingapore.

（B）Poemsandshortstories.

（C）Englishmediumschools.

（D）Aresearchproject.

4.（A）She'sgoingtowritesomepoemsherself.

（B）Shewillhavesomepoemspublished.

（C）Shewantstousepoemswhicharealreadypublished.

（D）Shewantsthechildrentowritepoems.

5.（A）Onlythemanispleased.（B）Onlythewomanispleased.

（C）Bothofthemarepleased.（D）Neitherofthemispleased.

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.

6.（A）Thediggingofamajortunnelwasslowingdown.

（B）Awatersupplyprojectfailedbecauseofunexpecteddifficulties.

（C）Eightpeoplewerekilledinatrainaccident.

（D）Ahelicopterwasreportedmissing.

7.（A）Togoonprovidinghumanitarianaid.（B）Toincreasethefoodsupply.

（C）Torevisetheoil-for-foodprogramme.（D）Tolifttheembargoonhiscountry.

8.（A）TocutdownontheUSmilitarypresenceinEurope.

（B）ToincreasetheEuropeanUnion'smilitaryinfluence.

（C）Tomakecombinedeffortstosustainitseconomicgrowth.

（D）Totakeconcreteactionstostoparmsrace.

9.（A）SexdiscriminationintheU.StroopsisfarlessobviousthaninotherfieldsofAmericanlife.

（B）RacerelationshaveconsiderablyimprovedintheUSmilitary.

（C）TherearemoreblackorHispanicofficersinthearmedservicesthanbefore.

（D）Manyminoritymilitarypersonnelcomplainedaboutnegativeracerelations.

10.（A）4.4%.（B）11.2%（C）14.4%.（D）44%.

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.

11.（A）Thelanguageusedbythelocals.

（B）Drivingonthewrongsideoftheroad.

（C）Namingofthesameobjectsindifferentways.

（D）Alldifferenttypesofbrightcoloursonmen.

12.（A）“Chips”and“crisps”.（B）“Queue”and“line”.

（C）“Fries”and“potato”.（D）“Mate”and“Love”.

13.（A）HehasagenerallynegativeviewofBritainandtheBritish.

（B）HeisinterestedingettingtoknowBritain.

（C）HeisnothappyinBritain.

（D）HefeelscompletelyathomeinBritain.

14.（A）Somanymenwearearringsinoneoftheirears.

（B）Peopleherearepoliticallyradical.

（C）Youngwomenoftenwearblack.

（D）EveryonelookslikeMadonna.

15.（A）BecauseBritainhasacloseaffinitywiththeUSA.

（B）BecauseBritainhasbeensomuchaffectedbyUSpolicies.

（C）BecauseBritainisclosertocontinentalEuropethantheUSA.

（D）BecauseBritainismoreconcernednowwithworldaffairsthanitusedtobe.

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.

16.（A）LocalgovernmentinpartsofBritain.

（B）EducationatOxfordUniversity.

（C）Thefinancingofauniversitybyacountycouncil.

（D）CouncilhousinginEnglandandWales.

17.（A）Two.（B）Three.

（C）Four.（D）Five.

18.（A）Housingandlocalplans.

（B）Highways,librariesandmuseums.

（C）Dustbincollectionandenvironmentalhealth.

（D）Swimmingbaths.

19.（A）TheMinisterofEducationiselectedeveryfouryears.

（B）TheMinisterofEducationmeetsregularlywithcountycouncilors.

（C）MostofthecountycouncilorsontheEducationCommitteearePaidofficials.

（D）Countycouncilsactuallyruntheschoolsandcollegesinthearea.

20.（A）Theemploymentofqualifiedteachers.

（B）Theroleofparentsinschooleducation.

（C）Thequestionofpupil-teacherratio.

（D）Thecommunicationbetweenparentsandteachers.

SECTION2:

READINGTEST（30minutes）

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyseveralquestionsaboutit.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,（A）,（B）,（C）,or（D）,toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions1～5

You'veinsulatedtheattic,installedtriple-glazedwindows,andboughthigh-efficiencyappliances.Canyoumakeyourhomeanymoreeco-friendly?

ForanincreasingnumberofAmericans,theanswerisyes.Youcanletnaturehelpcutyourutilitybill.Itmaybeassimpleasreplacingoutdoorlightswithsolar-poweredfixturesorsigningupforyourunility's“greenpower”program.Thankstorapidlyimprovingtechnologyandgovernmentsubsidies,thousandsofAmericanslivinginremotelocationsarefindingitcanbecheapertousethesunandwindthanfossilfuels.

Don'tcutyourtiestothelocalutilityjustyet.

Butwhilerenewableenergywon'treplacecoalandnaturalgassoon（orever,criticscontend）,consumershavemorechoiceintheirenergymixthaneverbefore.Manyarechoosingtogo“green”—atleastabit.Andthey'renotallwhole-branenvironmentalists.RodmanMontellorunsagasstationhereinHebbronville,Texas.Butwhenhewantedtobringelectricitytohiscabineightmilesoutoftown,hewentsolar.Thereasonwassimple.Theutilitywanted$100，000toextenditselectriclinetohiscabin.Mr.Montalvopaidlessthan$8,000forhissolarsystem.“It'sallrightsofar,”hesays,lookingupatthethreesolarpanelsthatrunafewlights,afan,andaTVinside.“Icanrunpowertools.”

Others,ofcourse,takeamoreenthusiasticline.“There'sanewfocusonrenewables,”saysThomasWhite,chairmanandchiefexecutiveofEnronRenewableCorporation,whichhascompletedtheworld’slargestwindfarminMinnesota.“Myfeelingisthatweareatthepointintimewherethepersonalcomputerwasinthelate70s,addsMacMoore,directorofbusinessdevelopmentforBPSolar,oneofthelargestmanufacturersandmarketersofsolarelectricsystemsintheworld.“Overthenext10years,ifthingsgowell,theregoingtobearevolutionarychangeinthewaythatweobtainpower.”

Windpowerrepresentsanevenmorecompellingargumentforremotehomeowners.Turbineshavebecomesomuchmoreefficientoverthepastdecadethathomeownersaquarter-milefromautilitylinemayfinditcheapertoputupawindturbinethantopaytheutilitytoextenditsservice.Butformostconsumers,barriersremain.Foronething,renewableenergysystemsareexpensivetoinstallandrequiremorethanadecadebeforeconsumersseeapayback.

Evenagooddealonsolarpanelsinahigh-sunareawouldstillcostatypicalhomeowner30to40centsakilowatt-hourforelectricity,estimatesBobJohnson,industryanalystwithStrategiesUnlimited,atechnology-researchfirminMountainView,Calif.Thatsfarabovethesixto15centsthatAmericanstypicallypaytheirlocalutility,headds.Small-scalewindturbinesaremuchmorecompetitive-anywherefrom8to15centsakilowatt-hour,saysMikeBergey,presidentofBergeyWindpowerinNorman,Okla.Buttheystillrequirea$30,000to$35,000investmentupfrontanditwouldtakemosthomeowners15to20yearsbeforethey'dseeanypayback.

Thereareotherdrawbacks.Sincethesesystemsonlyproduceenergyintermittently,there'snoguaranteehomeownerscanstoreenou