英語高級(jí)口譯考試筆試真題及答案

英語高級(jí)口譯考試筆試真題及答案英語高級(jí)口譯考試筆試真題及答案英語高級(jí)口譯資格證書第一階段考試SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(30minutes)PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhear.thepassageONLYONCE.Everynationandregionintheworldhasitsownsetoffolkheroes.Sometimes,theheroesfrom_______(1)arestrikinglysimilar.Whenthisistrue,thestoriesconnectedwiththesefigurescan_______(2)betweentwoseeminglydifferentcultures.Often,however,heroesfromonecultureorregionare_______(3).Whenthisisthecase,theheroicfiguredemonstratestheuniqueaspectsofaspecificpeople,notmerely_______(4)tosimilarcircumstances.Now,inthislecture,wewilllookatanumberofAmericanfolkheroesinordertofocusonseveralaspectsof_______(5).Byfolkheroes,wemeanfigureswhosestorieshaveevolvedovertimeandwhoselegendscannotbe_______(6).Insteadofbeingcreatedbyasinglewriter,folkheroesevolvethroughtimeandreflecttheeffortsandcreativityof_______(7).Ofcourse,professionalwriterssometimes_______(8)folkheroes,justasthosewhocreatefolkheroesoftenincorporateaspectsof_______(9)intotheirstories.Nonetheless,folkheroesandthefolkloreconcerningthemare_______(10)bypeoplewhoperform_______(11)theiraudiences.OneexleofthisprocessmightbethepoetHomerrecitinghisheroictalestoa_______(12)audienceofancientGreeks.Thiswasafavoriteformofentertainmentlongbefore_______(13).Americaisadiversecountryinwhichvariouspeopleandsub-culturesembracetheirownuniquehistoryandlore._______(14)underthesecircumstances,awidevarietyofheroeshavebecomeapartof_______(15).AnyyetmanyoftheseheroessharesimilaritiesthatmakethemdistinctivelyAmerican,inspiteof_______(16).Byfocusingonthesesimilarities,wecan_______(17)ofAmericaanditspeople.Forhundredsofyears,AmericanshavestruggledtounderstandtheirplaceintheNewWorld.Therewere_______(18)intheNewWorld.Inaddition,thesocialandeconomicpositionofpeoplewasnotas_______(19)asinEurope,AfricaandAsia.Asaresult,storytellerscreatedheroes_______(20)theuniqueopportunitiesandchallengesthatAmericaprovided.PartB:ListeningComprehensionDirections:Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.1.(A)Intheprofessorshome.(B)Intheprofessorsoffice.(C)Intheclassroom.(D)Intheschoollibrary.2.(A)Childrenalwayshavethesameaccentsastheirmothers.(B)Mostadultlanguagelearnerscanlosetheiraccents.(C)Studentsdontusuallylearntheirclassmatesaccents.(D)Therewillbebigmisunderstandingsifyouspeakwithaccents.3.(A)Heusedthewrongstress.(B)Heusedthewrongintonation.(C)Hemisunderstoodtheword.(D)Hespokethewordwithaverydifferentaccent.4.(A)Australian.(B)British.(C)Indian.(D)SouthAfrican.5.(A)Todropthepronunciationclass.(B)Tosignupforalistening/speakingclass.(C)Tocheckinthelibrarythescheduleforthenewsemester.(D)Towaittomakeadecisionaboutthepronunciationclass.Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.6.(A)Becauseoftheaccumulationoffundsintherealestatemarket.(B)Becauseoftherisinghousepricesandgovernmentbudgetdeficits.(C)BecauseoftheresignationoftheFinanceMinisterGordenBrown.(D)Becauseoftheincreaseinthenumberofthehousesbeingsold.7.(A)Businessconfidencewillprobablyremainunchangedforthenextyear.(B)BusinessconfidencewasthehighestinMaysinceApril2001.(C)PublishedNationalindexesshowconfidenceunchangedinGermanyandItalyandfallinginFrance.(D)Theindexofconfidencemayhavestayedatplus5,thehighestin3years.8.(A)Theywilldeliversolidearningresultsthisyear.(B)Theywillbreakevenattheendofthisyear.(C)Theypostedanotheryearoflossesduetobadloanwrite-offs.(D)TheyreportedmixedresultsfortheyearendedMarch31.9.(A)50.(B)100.(C)150.(D)200.10.(A)AKoreanpatrolboatoperatedillegallyinJapanesewaters.(B)AKoreanfishingvesseloverturnedandthecaptainwasfatallywounded.(C)AJapaneseCoastGuardpatrolboatfiredteargasgrenadesataKoreanfishingvessel.(D)AJapanesefishingvesselwasrepeatedlyorderedtostopoperatinginKoreanwaters.Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.11.(A)BecausetheusageoftheInternetiswidespreadnow.(B)BecauseInternetaddictionisgrowingoncollegecuses.(C)Becausethecomputerisaccessibletoeveryoneoncollegecuses.(D)BecauseInternetaddictionislessharmfulthanotheraddictions.12.(A)ShecannotgotosleepwithoutsurfingontheNetfirst.(B)SheandotherpeoplearesurfingontheNetinthemiddleofthenight.(C)ShedoesntknowwhenherInternetcompulsivenessisturningintoanaddiction.(D)Sheisntsuretheexactamountoftimeisreallytheissue.13.(A)Peoplesworkperformanceandschoolperformancemaybeaffected.(B)Peoplemaylosesocialskillsthatmakeface-to-facerelationshipssuccessful.(C)Peoplemaybecheatedbythosewithfalseidentities.(D)Peoplemayhavenotimefortakingwalksandotherleisureactivities.14.(A)Workperformance.(B)Schoolperformance.(C)Relationships.(D)Mentalhealth.15.(A)Practiceself-discipline.(B)Havesomesortofbalanceinlife.(C)Setanalarmclock.(D)Actuponyourfriendsadvice.Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.16.(A)Inthelate1940s.(B)Intheearly1950s.(C)Inthelate1950s.(D)Intheearly1960s.17.(A)AbstractExpressionism.(B)Theartisticmovementthatimmediatelyprecededit.(C)Theinternalstrugglesoftheindividualartists.(D)Mass-producedvisualmediaandthedesignofcommonhouseholdobjects.18.(A)AbstractExpressionismwasaverypersonalart.(B)AbstractExpressionismwasmoreeasilyaccessibletothemassesthanPopArt.(C)AbstractExpressionismreflectedadirectrelationshiptotheactualworld.(D)