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1、上海英语高级口译证书实考试卷（2010.09）上海英语高级口译证书第一阶段考试SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (30 minutes)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 answ
2、er in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. Now lets begin Part A with Spot Dictation. We already live in an over-communicated world that will only become more so in the next tech era. Weve _(1) that gets us so much information. Weve got _ ever
3、y second (2), weve got computers and laptops, weve got personal organizers and were just being _(3) and every advance in technology seems to create more and more communications at us. We are sort of _(4).Research suggests that all the multi-tasking may actually make our brains _(5), producing a worl
4、d-wide increase in IQ _(6) and more in recent decades. Is there any real benefit in _(7) we now have to go through?Were not becoming a race of _(8), but many do think certain skills are enhanced and certain are not. You know the ability to _(9), to answer a dozen e-mails in five minutes, or to fill
5、out _(10). Thats enhanced. But when someone is out there with his kids _(11) or something like that, hes got his cell phone in his pocket. Hes always wondering, “Gee, did I get a voicemail?” This might have negative effects _(12).Creativity is something that happens slowly. It happens when your brai
6、n is just _(13), just playing, when it _(14) which you hadnt thought of, or maybe you have time to read a book. You are a businessperson but you have time to _(15), or about a philosopher and something that happened long ago or something or some idea _(16). Actually, it might occur to you that you _
7、(17) in that way, and so its this mixture of unrelated ideas that feeds your productivity, _(18). And if your mind is disciplined to answer every e-mail, then you dont have time for that playful noodling. You dont have time for _(19). So I think maybe were getting smarter in some senses, but over-co
8、mmunication is _(20) and to our reflection.Part B: Listening Comprehension Directions: In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After each one, you will be asked some questions. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. Now listen carefully an
9、d choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Now lets begin Part B with Listening Comprehension. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation. 1. (A) The designing of a new
10、town. (B) The most livable small town in America. (C) The financing of a housing project. (D) The updating of old building codes.2. (A) Houses with front porches. (B) Houses that are very close together. (C) Quarter-of-an-acre or half-an-acre private yard space. (D) Easy access to the town center an
11、d to the vital institutions.3. (A) It has nothing to do with a sense of nostalgia for the past. (B) It has failed in the new town mentioned in the conversation. (C) People prefer to stay in an air-conditioned front porch. (D) People spend very much time on front porches in hot climates.4. (A) You ar
12、e not allowed to use red curtains facing the street. (B) You couldnt attach a satellite dish to your house. (C) You should remove plastic products from front porches. (D) You mustnt park your car in front of your house for long.5. (A) Some of these rules seem to go a little too far. (B) Some of thes
13、e rules are contradictory. (C) These rules are all dictated by the local laws. (D) These rules have not been approved by the developer. Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news. 6. (A) Lending less money to small businesses. (B) Keeping tabs on financial market stability. (C) Improving cred
14、it access for all companies. (D) Spotlighting the role big banks could play in the recession.7. (A) To give warnings about a possible failure in global trade talks. (B) To take measures to allay fears of unfair competition. (C) To bring marathon talks in the Doha Round to a close. (D) To increase tr
15、ade with Latin America.8. (A) Sixty-one. (B) One hundred and three. (C) One hundred and thirty. (D) Two hundred and thirty.9. (A) 522 million. (B) 671 million. (C) As much profit as one year earlier. (D) 2.8 percent more profit than a year earlier.10. (A) Dispelling fears about the debt crisis. (B) Banning naked short selling of shares. (C) Limiting speculation. (D) Smacking of desperation. Questions 11 to 15 are based on t
