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1、2004年9月上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试2004年9月上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(40minutes)PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewardorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyouANSWER
2、BOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhearthepassageonlyonce.Travellingbyairisoneofthemajorconveniencesofmoderntimes.Solastsummerwhenweplannedaholidayabroad,wedecidedtotakeadvantageofsuchamodern,convenient_(1).Webeganpreparationsforourtripearlybycallingtheairlineand_(2).Afewdayslaterwereceivedourticketstellingusou
3、rflightnumberandthe_(3)fromourcityandarrivalatourdestination.Wewereadvisedtoarriveattheairlineterminalanhourbeforetakeoffinorderto_(4)forourflight,receiveour_(5),andcheckourbaggage.Itisimportantnottobelate,oryoumightmisstheflight.Onthedayoftheflight,wewenttothe_(6)whereweweredirectedtothe_(7)ofthega
4、tefromwhichtheairplanewoulddepart.Asweenteredthisareawewerechecked_(8).Whilewewerewaiting,Inoticedhowbusyeveryonewas.The_(9)werecheckingtheplaneforlastminuterepairs,andalargetruckwasfuelingtheplanewithgasolinetomakeit_(10).Whenourflightwascalledwe_(11).Wewerepleasantlygreetedbytheflightattendantsand
5、offered_(12),drinksandfood.Theweatherwasgood,andtherewasno_(13)tocauseusworryordiscomfort.Althoughourflightwas_(14),duringtheholidaysairtravelbecomesmorehectic.Oftenairlinesselltomanyticketsforaflightandarethen_(15).Someunluckypassengerswillebumpedand_(16)onalaterflight.Badweathermightalsocausealate
6、rtakeoff,andthisdelayoften_(17)atthenextstop.Oneofthemostannoyingaspectsofairtravelatholidayseasonisthepossibilityof_(18).Ialwaystrytocarrywithme_(19)forseveraldays.Onthewhole,however,travelingbyairis_(20).Itisfast,safe,andusuallyreliable.PartB:ListeningComprehensionDirections:Inthispartofthetest,yo
7、uwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspac
8、einyourANSWERBOOKLET.1.(A)Wecanmeetthechairmanlater.(B)Thechairmanrangtosaythathewouldbelate.(C)Wedbettertelephonethechairmannow.(D)Thechairmanturneduphalfanhourearlierfortheboardmeeting.2.(A)IamconsideringMr.Johnsonforthejobofaccountingmanager.(B)IhavedecidedthatMr.Johnsonbethebranchsaccountingmana
9、ger.(C)Mr.Johnsonisinterviewingshort-listedcandidatesIhaveselectedforhim.(D)Mr.Johnsoniseagertotaketopositionalthoughheisnotqualifiedforit.3.(A)Idonotweightverymuch.(B)Itwasnotyourfault.(C)Thisisnowayexplainstheevent.(D)Theflameofthatfireistoohigh.4.(A)IwantCharlietodiscontinuehisresearchproject.(B)
10、Charlieshouldbeencouragedtoworkonhisresearchproject.2004秋12004年9月上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试2004秋2(C)ItwasanhonortobeabletodotheresearchprojectwithCharlie.(D)Charliehasalotofcouragetotakeonsuchalargeresearchproject.5.(A)HealthfoodexpertsanddoctorshavebeentestifyingagainsttheincreasedsalesofVitaminE.(B)Thank
11、stotheliesofhealthfoodexpertsandsomedoctors,thesalesofVitaminEhavedoubledoverthepastfivemonths.(C)TheclaimsofhealthfoodexpertsandsomedoctorswillhelpincreasethesalesofVitaminEinthenextfiveyears.(D)TheincreasedsalesofVitaminEareduetothefavorablestatementsfromhealthfoodexpertsanddoctors.6.(A)Ourforeign
12、expertswillarriveinSeptembertoteachathree-monthextensioncourse.(B)Ifyouhaveathree-monthextensioneducation,youmayapplyfortheposition.(C)Yourvisawillexpirethreeweekslater,soyouarenoteligibleforanextension.(D)Yourmaygetanextensionofyourvisaifyouapplyinduetime.7.(A)Thespeakerissurprisedatthedifficultyin
13、developingatreatmentforthecommoncold.(B)ThespeakeriswatchingaTVprogramaboutthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyinthelasttwocenturies.(C)Ittookscientiststwohundredyearstodevelopaneffectivecureforthecommonflu.(D)Scientistsgaveupeffortsindevelopingadrugtotreatthecommoncoldaftertwohundredyearsofexperime
14、nt.8.(A)Graduatestudentsmayapplyforworkingoncampus,iftheyaremarriedandunabletopayfortheirschooltuition.(B)Theuniversityofferson-campushousingtograduatestudents,iftheycanmeetcertainrequirements.(C)Ifbothofyouregisterforthisgraduatecourse,youmaychoosetoliveinanon-campusapartmentforlessthan1700dollarsa
15、month.(D)Wecharge1700dollarsamonthfortheMBAcourse,whichincludestheprovisionofatwo-bedroomon-campusapartment.9.(A)Employeesverymuchenjoytheirtriptowork.(B)Employeestrytocryouttodealwiththeirstressatwork.(C)Employeeshavetocommutealongwaytowork.(D)EmployeesprefertoliveinthesuburbsofmostUScities.10.(A)T
16、heovensshouldbedispatchedinnolongerthantwoweeks.(B)Theovensshouldhavebeenreturnedtwoweeksago.(C)Theovenswillbebroughtbackformaintenancein14days.(D)Theovenshavenotbeenassembleduntilafter14days.2.TalksandConversationsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconve