英语中级
口译资格证书第一阶段考试
SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST
Part A: Spot Dictation
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.
British people are far more sophisticated about beverages than they were 50 years ago. Witness the Starbucks revolution and you’ll know where ___________ (1) goes. However, spurred on by recent studies suggesting that it can cut the risk of ___________ (2) and retard the aging process, tea is enjoying a ___________ (3).
Although tea is available in more places than ever, it remains to be _____________ (4) of a typical British family.
If you are invited to an English home, _____________ (5) in the morning you get a cup of tea. It is either brought in by a heartily _____________ (6) or an almost malevolently silent maid. When you are _____________ (7) in your sweetest morning sleep you must not say: ‘Go away, you _____________ (8).’ On the contrary, you have to declare with your best five o’clock smile: ‘Thank you very much. I _____________ (9) a cup of tea, especially in the morning.’ If they leave you alone with the liquid you may pour it _____________ (10)!
Then you have ___________ (11); then you have tea at 11 o’clock in the morning; _____________ (12); then you have tea for tea; then after supper; and again at eleven o’clock _____________ (13).
You must not refuse any additional cups of tea under the _____________ (14): if it is hot; if it is cold; if you are _____________ (15); if you are nervous; if you are watching TV; _____________ (16); if you have just returned home; if you feel like it; if you do not feel like it; if you have had no tea ______________ (17); if you have just had a cup.
You definitely must not ______________ (18). I sleep at five o’clock in the morning; I have coffee for breakfast; I drink innumerable _____________ (19) during the day; I have the _____________ (20) even at tea-time!
Part B: Listening Comprehension
1. Statements
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will not find them written on the paper; so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
1. (A) The program on Channel Eight reminds me of TV commercials.
(B) The product advertised in the TV commercial cannot help cure my illness.
(C) I don’t watch TV that much, because of the omnipresent advertisements.
(D) I have to sit on the sofa, because I am too sick to stand in front of the television.
2. (A) The plane arrived at 7:30.
(B) The plane arrived at 8:00.
(C) The plane arrived at 9:00.
(D) The plane arrived at 10:00.
3. (A) I’ll ask someone else to read and check this agreement for errors.
(B) I’ll think more about the agreement before making a decision.
(C) It’s obvious that I’ll discuss the agreement with my assistant first.
(D) It’s out of question that I should get into any agreement with you.
4. (A) The better members decided to cancel the meeting.
(B) Less than half of the committee was away on business trips.
(C) It’d be better if no one had attended this morning’s committee meeting..
(D) The meeting was cancelled because of low attendance.
5. (A) Supermarkets in the inner city and the suburbs are usually owned by the same company.
(B) Products in grocery stores are more expensive than those in supermarkets.
(C) There is a price difference for the same product even in shops run by the same company.
(D) People prefer to shop in supermarkets, which are mostly located in the suburbs, with free parking space.
6. (A) Many Americans cannot afford higher education because of the soaring college tuition fees and expenses.
(B) Sending their children to college is no longer a bigger challenge for millions of Americans.
(C) The American government has set the goal that it will eventually stop funding higher education institutions.
(D) Nowadays, American parents have to pay more to send their children to college.
7. (A) For many university graduates, the jobs they take will not be related to their academic achievements.
(B) Because of economic recession, the number of university students majoring in liberal arts is declining.
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