1 2008年9月上海英语高级口译第一阶段考试
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 answer in the corresponding space in
your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.
When you stop and think about your high school or college alma mater, were your experiences more positive or
negative? Do your feelings of ____________ (1) in that school have anything to do with whether or not your
school was single-sex or coed? ____________ (2) to send their children to single-sex schools, because they feel
both ______________(3) when they study in the company of students of the same sex. They _______________
(4).
For years, only parents who could afford to send their children to private schools or who had ______________ (5)
chose single-sex education for their children. Single-sex schooling was ______________ (6) for most American
families. Today, however, along with _______________ (7), public schools are experimenting with the idea of
_____________(8).
Girls may be the ones who benefit most from single-sex schooling. Studies have shown that _____________ (9)
in coed classrooms because teachers sometimes pay more attention to boys. Girls' _____________ (10) toward
their studies tends to disappear as they began to feel less successful. They start to ______________(11)
outperform them in math and science. As boys ____________ (12), girls start to lose it. Moreover, adolescence is
_____________(13) for girls. As they experience adolescent changes some girls become depressed, develop an
addiction or suffer from _____________(14).
In the early 1990s, some influential people said that being in single-sex classes could ______________ (15).
Schools across the country began creating single-sex classrooms and schools but many critics claim that
______________ (16) may actually be detrimental to a girls' education, because they ______________ (17) of sex
differences.
The renewed interest in single-sex schooling ________________ (18) among Americans. Those who give it full
endorsement believe girls need an all-female environment to take risks and find their own voices. Those who
______________ (19) of single-sex schooling wonder whether students' lack of achievement warrants returning to
an educational system that divides the sexes. They believe there is no _______________ (20).
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
and 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.
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation.
2 1. (A) A courier for a tour operator.
(B) An agent for models.
(C) An agency for models.
(D) A personal assistant.
2. (A) To keep the accounts.
(B) To write letters and answer the telephone
(C) To organize business trips and conferences.
(D) To look after the models and keep them happy.
3. (A) Spanish and French.
(B) French and Italian.
(C) Italian and English.
(D) English and Spanish.
4. (A) Around 15,000.
(B) No less than 18,000.
(C) Somewhere between 20,000 and 22,000.
(D) At least 25,000.
5. (A) She has a university degree in accounting and economics.
(B) She is in her early twenties.
(C) She is applying for the job of a conference coordinator.
(D) She has adequate formal qualifications for the job.
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following interview.
6. (A) 11 (B) 57
(C) 106 (D) 175
7. (A) The trade deficit hit an all-time high in the previous quarter.
(B) The rise in gross domestic product was equal to 6.8 percent in the third quarter.
(C) The imbalance between imports and exports improved from July to September.
(D) The rate of the British currency against the US dollar surged to a record high.
8. (A) A car bomb was exploded near the Associated Press office.
(B) A Spanish businessman was kidnapped by unidentified men.
(C) A dealer in Volkswagen cars was arrested by Palestinian police.
(D) An A.P. photographer was taken away by masked gunmen.
9. (A) Dealing in lions and other big cats will be restrained.
(B) Killing large predators bred in captivity will be made illegal.
(C) The big game hunting will be outlawed throughout the whole country.
(D) Tranquilizing animals in a controlled environment will be forbidden.
