上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试第一阶段试题及答案.docx

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上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试第一阶段试题及答案

上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试第一阶段试题及答案

上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试第一阶段试题（06.9）

SECTION1:

LISTENINGTEST

（30minutes）

PartA:

SpotDictationDirections:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththeworldorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Playisveryimportantforhumansfrombirthtodeath.Playisnotmeanttobejustforchildren.Itisaformof___________

（1）thatcantapintoyourcreativity,andcanallowyouthechancetofindyourinnerchildandtheinnerchildofothers.Ihavecollectedthe___________

（2）ofplayhere.Playcanstimulateyou___________（3）.Itcangoagainstalltherules,andchangethesame___________（4）.WaltDisneywasdevotedtoplay,andhiswillingnessto___________（5）changedtheworldofentertainment.Thenexttimeyouarestuckina___________（6）wayoflife,pulloutaboxofcolorpencils,modelingclay,glueandscissors,and___________（7）andbreakfree.Youwillbeamazedatthewayyourthinking___________（8）.Playingcanbringgreaterjoyintoyourlife.Whatdoyouthinktheworldwouldbelike-if___________（9）eachdayinplay?

Ibetjustaskingyouthisquestionhas___________

（10）.Playcreateslaughter,joy,entertainment,___________（11）.Startingtoday,trytoget

30minuteseachdaytoengageinsomeformofplay,and___________（12）rise!

Playisknown___________（13）.Studiesshowthat,ashumans,playispartofournature.Wehavetheneedtoplaybecauseitisinstinctiveand___________（14）.Withregularplay,ourproblem-solvingand___________（15）willbeinmuchbettershapetohandlethiscomplexworld,andwearemuchmorelikelytochoose___________（16）astheyarise.Itcreateslaughterandfreedomthatcaninstantlyreducestressand__________（17）toourdailyliving.Playcan___________（18）,curiosity,andcreativity.Researchshowsthatplayisbotha‘hands-on’and‘minds-on’learningprocess.Itproducesadeeper,___________（19）oftheworldanditspossibilities.Webegingivingmeaningtolifethroughstorymaking,andplayingout___________（20）.

PartB:

ListeningComprehensionDirections:

Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

1.（A）inCherryBlossomsVillageninetyoftheresidentsareover85yearsold.

（B）IntheUnitedStates,therearetwiceasmanycentenariansasthereweretenyearsago.

（C）AllthepeoplestudiedbythesescientistsfromGeorgialiveininstitutionsfortheelderly.

（D）AlmostalltheresidentsinCherryBlossomsVillagehaveunusualhobbies.

2.（A）Whetherthecentenarianscanliveindependentlyinsmallapartments.

（B）Whetheritisfeasibletoestablishavillageforthe”oldestold”people.

（C）WhatpercentageofthepopulationarecentenariansinthestateofGeorgia.

（D）Whattherealsecretsaretobecominganactiveandhealthy100-year-old.

3.（A）Diet,optimism,activityormobility,andgenetics.

（B）Optimism,commitmenttointerestingthings,activityormobility,andadaptabilitytoloss.

（C）Thestrengthtoadapttoloss,diet,exercise,andgenetics.

（D）Diet,exercise,commitmenttosomethingtheywereinterestedin,andgenetics.

4.（A）Thecentenarianshadahighcalorieandfatintake.

（B）Thecentenariansbasicallyeatsomethingdifferent.

（C）Thecentenarianseatalow-fatandlow-calorie,unprocessedfooddiet.

（D）Thecentenarianseatspicyfood,drinkwhiskey,andhavesweetporkeveryday.

5.（A）Workhard.

（B）Staybusy.

（C）Sticktoabalanceddiet.

（D）Alwaysfindsomethingtolaughabout.

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.

6.（A）Globaltemperaturesroseby3degreesinthe20thcentury.

（B）GlobalwarmingmayspreaddiseasethatcouldkillalotofpeopleinAfrica.

（C）Developedcountriesnolongerdependonfossilfuelsfortransportandpower.

（D）Theimpactoftheglobalwarmingwillberadicallyreducedby2050.

7.（A）Takingbribes.

（B）Creatingaleadershipvacuumatthecountry’stopcarmaker.

（C）Misusingcompanyfundsforpersonalspending.

（D）Offeringcashforpoliticalfavors.

8.（A）Thenationhasraisedalertstatustothehighestlevelandthousandsofpeoplehavemovedtosafety.

（B）TheeruptionofMountMerapihasbeentheworstinIndonesiaoverthepasttwodecades.

（C）Allresidentsintheregiontenkilometersfromthebaseofthemountainhaveevacuated.

（D）Theeruptionprocesswasasuddenburstandhascausedextensivedamageandheavycasualty.

9.（A）6to7.（B）8to10.（C）11to16.（D）17to25.

10.（A）Curbinghigh-levelcorruption.

（B）Fightingorganizedcrime.

（C）Investigatingconvictionsofcriminals.

（D）Surveyingthethreatstonationalsecurity.

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.

11.（A）Awinetaster.（B）Amasterwatertaster.（C）Thehostoftheshow.（D）Theengineerwhoworksonthewatertreatmentplant.

12.（A）BerkeleySprings.（B）SantaBarbara.（C）AtlanticCity.（D）Sacramento.

13.（A）Beingsaucyandpiquant.（B）Tastingsweet（C）Acertainamountofminerals.（D）Anabsenceoftaste.

14.（A）Looking—smelling—tasting.（B）Tasting—smelling—looking.

（C）Smelling—looking—tasting.（D）Tasting—looking—smelling.

15.（A）Bathing.（B）Boilingpastain.（C）Swimming.（D）Makingtea.

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.

16.（A）Enhancereadingandmathskills.（B）Increasethestudents’appreciationofnature.

（C）Improvemath,butnotreadingskills.（D）Developreading,butnotmathskills.

17.（A）Tohelpthestudentsappreciatethearts.（B）Tomakethestudents’educationmorewell-rounded.

（C）Toinvestigatetheimpactofartstraining.（D）Toenhancethestudents’mathskills.

18.（A）Onceweekly.（B）Twiceweekly.（C）Onceamonth.（D）Twiceamonth.

19.（A）Sixmonths.（B）Sevenmonths.（C）Eightmonths.（D）Ninemonths.

20.（A）Thechildren’sattitude.（B）Thechildren’stestscores.（C）Boththechildren’sattitudeandtestscores.

（D）Boththeteachers’andthechildren’sattitude.

SECTION2:

READINGTEST（30minutes）

Directions:

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

impliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthe

correspondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions1—5Anyonewhodoubtsthatchildrenarebornwithahealthyamountofambitionneedspendonlyafewminuteswithababyeagerlylearningtowalkoraheadstrongtoddlerstartingtotalk.Nomatterhowmanytimesthelittleonesstumbleintheirinitialefforts,mostkeepontrying,determinedtomastertheiramazingnewskill.Itisonlyseveralyearslater,aroundthestartofmiddleorjuniorhighschool,manypsychologistsandteachersagree,thatagoodnumberofkidsseemtolosetheirnaturaldrivetosucceedandendupjoiningtheranksofunderachievers.Fortheparentsofsuchkids,whoseownambitionisofteninextricablytiedtotheirchildren’ssuccess,itcanbeabewildering,painfulexperience.Soit’snowondersomeparentsfindthemselveshopingthat,justmaybe,ambitioncanbetaughtlikeanyothersubjectatschool.It’snotquitethatsimple.”Kidscanbegiventheopportunitiestobecomepassionateaboutasubjectoractivity,buttheycan’tbeforced,”saysJacquelynneEccles,apsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofMichigan,wholedalandmark,25-yearstudyexaminingwhatmotivatedfirst-andseventh-gradesinthreeschooldistricts.Evenso,agrowingnumberofeducatorsandpsychologistsdobelieveitispossibletounearthambitioninstudentswhodon’tseemtohavemuch.Theysaythatbyinstillingconfidence,encouragingsomerisktaking,beingacceptingoffailureandexpandingtheareasinwhichchildrenmaybesuccessful,bothparentsandteacherscanreignitethatinnatedesiretoachieve.Figuringoutwhythefirewentoutisthefirststep.Assumingthatakiddoesn’tsufferfrom

anemotionalorlearningdisability,orisn’tinvolvedinsomefamilycrisisathome,many

educatorsattributeasuddenlackofmotivationtoafearoffailureorpeerpressurethat

conveysthemessagethatdoingwellacademicallysomehowisn’tcool.”Kidsgetsocaughtupinthemoment-to-momentissueofwilltheylooksmartordumb,anditblocksthemfromthinkingaboutthelongterm,”saysCarolDweck,apsychologyprofessoratStanford.”Youhavetoteachthemthattheyareinchargeoftheirintellectualgrowth.”Overthepastcoupleofyears,DweckhashelpedrunanexperimentalworkshopwithNewYorkCitypublicschoolseventh-graderstodojustthat.DubbedBrainology,theunorthodoxapproachusesbasicneurosciencetoteachkidshowthebrainworksandhowitcancontinuetodevelopthroughoutlife.”Themessageisthateverythingiswithinthekids’control,thattheirintelligenceismalleable,”saysLisaBlackwell,aresearchscientistatColumbiaUniversitywhohasworkedwithDwecktodevelopandruntheprogram,whichhashelpedincreasethestudents’interestinschoolandturnedaroundtheirdecliningmathgrades.Morethananyteacherorworkshop,Blackwellsays,”parentscanplayacriticalroleinconveyingthismessagetotheirchildrenbyprai