英语专业四级听力听写训练 第32期:托业考试 TOEIC

TOEIC

托业考试

TOEIC, which stands for the Test of English for International Communication,

TOEIC是Test of English for International Communication的缩写，

measures the ability of people to communicate in the workplace using everyday English.

考查人们在工作场合使用日常英语的能力。

More than 9,000 organizations use the test in more than 90 countries.

90多个国家的9000多个组织使用这项考试。

Non-native English speakers take the test to demonstrate their English skills when seeking a new job or a promotion.

母语非英语者参加这项考试，以在求职或晋升时证明自己的英语能力。

Some organizations use the TOEIC to measure progress in English training programs and as a placement test.

有些组织使用托业来评估英语培训课程的进步或者把它当作分级考试。

The cost of the test is set locally in each country.

考试费用每个国家不一样。

The TOEIC is really two tests.

托业考试实际上是两门考试，

People can take one or both of them.

人们可以选择一种或两种参加。

One is a paper-and-pencil test, which measures listening and reading skills.

一种是纸质考试，测试听力和阅读技能；

The other test given on a computer measures speaking and writing skills.

另一种是计算机考试，测试说话和写作技能。

Eleven questions on the computer test require speaking.

计算机考试有11道题要求说英语。

For example, the test taker is asked to read out loud or describe a picture.

例如，参考者会被要求大声朗读或者描述一幅图片。

Eight other questions require written answers, including an opinion essay.

另外有8道题要求写出答案，包括一篇意见表述类文章。