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3笔试

2001.3月

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,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblendsinit.Fillineachoftheblendswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.

YouhavebeenatFurnellUniversityfortwoweeksnow.Asusual,youneedenoughtimeto_____________

（1）.Youalsowanttospendtimewithnewfriendsand______________

（2）.But,afterthefirsttwoweeksofclasses,youhaveprobablyconcludedthatthereisn'tenoughtimeto_____________（3）,becauseyoualsohavetoattendclasses,gotolabs,doassignments_____________（4）.

Soonyouwillbeinasituationforituntil3a.m.Youalsohaveaneighto'clock._____________（6）andskiptheeighto'clockclass?

Tosomeextenttheanswerdependson_____________（7）.Someinstructorsannouncethat_____________（8）.Inthatcaseyoureallyshouldgotoclass.Somedon'tsayanything.Inthatcaseyouhavetodecide._____________（9）itisbettertostayinbedandsleepthantogetsotiredyoucannotthink.However,itisnotagoodideatoskipclass_____________（10）.

Ifyouhavetoskipaclass,askanotherstudentfortheclassnotes,_____________（11）.Also,cometothenextclassprepared.Ifyoumissclass_____________（12）,telltheinstructorafterward.Heorshemayletyou_____________（13）.Ifyouhaveanimportantappointment,telltheinstructoraboutit_____________（14）.

Hereisanotherproblem.Youtookthequiz.Evenafterstudyingveryhard,youcouldnotanswerallthequestions._____________（15）youalwaysgoteveryanswerright.Whatwentwrong?

Nothing.Highschoolworkiseasy,soagoodstudentissupposedto_____________（16）.Incollegetheteacherwantstochallengeeventhebeststudents.Therefore,almostnobody_____________（17）.

Butmaybethereweresomevery_____________（18）inthatcourseyoudon'tunderstand.Goseetheteacherduring_____________（19）.Mostteacherswillgladlyexplainthingsagain.Ofcourse,theywillnotbepleasedto_____________（20）tosomeonewhoskippedclass.

Maybeyoureallyshouldgetupforthateighto'clockclass!

PartB:

ListeningComprehension

Directions:

Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

1.（A）Anarticleaboutthechancesofpromotionforteachers.

（B）Asurveyonthebehaviourofschoolboysandgirls.

（C）Areportwrittenbythelocaleducationauthority.

（D）Aresearchintothedifferencesinteachingbetweenmaleandfemaleteachers.

2.（A）Aprimaryschooloflowqualityinteaching.

（B）Aschoolformentallyretardedchildren.

（C）Aspecialschoolforproblemchildren.

（D）Asectionoftheschoolforchildrenbetweentheagesofthreeandseven.

3.（A）Becausethesocietyasawholeismainlymade-oriented.

（B）Becauseboysarebroughtuptobemoreambitiousthangirls.

（C）Becausemaleteachershavefewerhouseholdchorestodo.

（D）Becausefemaleteachersconsiderthemselveslessfitforadministration.

4.（A）Toassumegreaterresponsibilitiesforrunningtheschool.

（B）Togetrapidpromotion.

（C）Tostayasaclassroomteacher.

（D）Toteachmoreseniorclasses.

5.（A）Therearemorewomenteachersthanmenteachersprimaryeducation.

（B）Thewomanwouldliketobeaheadmistressoftheschool.

（C）Thewomanisconsideringatransfer.

（D）Boysareneverbroughtuptobemoreambitiousthangirls.

Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.

6.（A）Manyoppositionpartysupportersdemonstratedoutsidethepartyheadquarters.

（B）Theannualparliamentsessioncametoaclose.

（C）TheCongressPartyreelecteditsnewpresident.

（D）TheformerPrimeMinisterwasassassinatedbyadissident.

7.（A）13.（B）24.

（C）40.（D）41.

8.（A）Aterroristattackhadrecentlybeenlaunchedagainstagovernmentbuilding.

（B）USmilitaryinterventionwaswidelyreportedtostartsoon.

（C）Aguerrillawarbrokeoutinsoutheasternjungles.

（D）Peacetalkswerestoppedbetweenthegovernmentandthecountry'stoprebelgroup.

9.（A）Toissueastatementtodenouncegenocideandwarcrimes.

（B）Tosetupapermanentcriminalcourttopunishheinouscrimes.

（C）Toratifyatreatyestablishinganinternationalcriminalcourt.

（D）Toappealtoothercountriestosignupthetreaty.

10.（A）Tostopimportingmeatfromcountriesinfestedwithmadcowdisease.

（B）Todestroyallmeatandbonemealusedinmanufacturinganimalfeed,

（C）Totakemeasurestocopewiththeshortageofanimalfeedcausedbydrought.

（D）Toimport1milliontonsofanimalfeedfromothercountries.

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.

11.（A）Anactress.（B）Asinger.

（C）Adancer.（D）Anair-hostess.

12.（A）9-to-5officeclerk.（B）Taxidriver.

（C）Architect.（D）Executive.

13.（A）Thewomandoesn'tlookafterhervoice.

（B）Talkingandlaughingcandamageyourvoiceasmuchassinging.

（C）Talkingslowlyhelpsprotectyourvoice.

（D）Thewomanoccasionallyworksweekends.

14.（A）Becauseshehadtostayatthestudiountilverylate.

（B）Becauseshehadforgottenabouttheappointment.

（C）Becauseshedoesn'tlikeheroldfriendsanymore.

（D）Becausesheisrarelypunctualforadinnerparty.

15.（A）Familylifeofanartist.

（B）Thewoman'sambitionsinherprofession.

（C）Somethingrelatedtoamusiccareer.

（D）Whatthecriticshavesaidaboutthevocalist.

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.

16.（A）250,000.（B）350,000.

（C）3,000,000.（D）3,500,000.

17.（A）Thedemolitionofmoreandmorelow-incomehousing.

（B）Therisingcostofbuyingorrentingahouse.

（C）Arapidincreaseofunemploymentrate.

（D）Alargenumberofimmigrantsmovingintothiscountry.

18.（A）Over60percentofthemaresinglemotherswithsmallchildren.

（B）Around20percentofthemarementallyill.

（C）Thesepeopleusuallyhavealargefamily.

（D）Thetypical“streetperson”isawhitemalewithapoorly-paidjob.

19.（A）Becausethegovernmentistooshortoffundtoprovidesufficientcheaphousing.

（B）Becausepeopleareindifferent,payingnoattentiontotheproblemsofothers.

（C）Becausepeoplewhoareconcernedjustdon'tknowhowtohelpthehomeless.

（D）Becausethe“me-generation”areconcernedonlywiththeirownaffairsandinterests.

20.（A）Toknowthehomelessandunderstandhowtheybecamethatway.

（B）Tolaunchanall-outwaronpovertynation-wide.

（C）Toprovidemoreaffordablehousing.

（D）Todonatetothehousingfund.

SECTION2:

READINGTEST（30minutes）

Directions:

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

Questions1～5

AleakedBarclaysBankdocumentrevealsthatorganizationhasbecomeabywordforcorporategreedexplainswhyconsumershateitsomuch.Drawnupafterunprecedentedpublicrelationsdisasters,the25-pagedossiertellshowoneofBritain'sbiggestandmostvaluablebrandnamesbecamesullied.Itsaystheattempttointroducecashmachinechargesandthedecisiontoclose170ruralbranchesthisyearmarkedthestartofanannushorribilis.

Itconcludesthatthebank'sbrandnamenowsymbolises“acultureofgreed”andconsumersrightlyregardmanyofitsproductsas“substandardandexpensive”.ThesecretreportwasorderedbyMatthewBarrett,Barclays’chiefexecutive,whowasappointedjustbeforethetroublestartedandhasbodyguardstoprotecthimwhenheleaveshisoffice,“Ifeelverystronglythatthereisanurgentneedtochangethechangethemanagementofcommunicationstohelpfacilitateamorepositiveimage,”Barrettwroteinamemocopiedtoaselectgroupofexecutives,includingSirPeterMiddleton,thechairman,onMay8.

Theresultingdocument-ProjectPhoenix,PRandImageRestorationPlan2000—wasproducedinJune.Itnotesthatpublicrelationsdifficultiescausedbythecashmachineandclosureannouncementswere“exacerbated”byacriticalTreasuryreportonbankingandthedisclosureofBarclays’executivepayscheme.ThelattershowedBarrettreceived￡1.3mforhisfirstthreemonths'workandhadsecuredshareoptionsworthupto￡30m.

“Thealmostcontemporaneoussetofeventsresultedinamediafeedingfrenzy,”saysthereport.“Thegroupisseenbymany...astheringleaderofanti-consumermeasures.”Itconcludesthatthebarrageofbadpublicityhashad“asignificantimpact”onBarclays’brandimage,Itsaysthepublicregardsthebankas“generatingexcessiveprofits”andcreatinga“cultureofgreed.”Consumersviewitsproductsas“substandardandexpensive,”shareholdersbeingputbeforecustomersandstaff.

Thereportadmits:

“Manyofthegroup'sproductsandservicesdonotmeetthedemandingrequirementsoftheBarclaysbrandandtoday'shighlycompetitivefinancialservicesindustry.”StepstorebuildtheBarclaysnameincludeaschemetoregainfavourinareaswherethebankhasclosedbranchesandlostinfluenceasaresult.

Tenmodelemployeeswillbeparachutedintoruralhotspotstocharmlocaldignitaries.Theagents,dubbed“thesmoothies”byinsiders,willberecr