1997年3月上海市高级口译笔试真题
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1997年3月上海市高级口译笔试真题
1997.3
上海市英语高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试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 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.
News can be something the authorities want you to know, or something they would rather keep secret. An announcement of a ___________(1), a denial of a failure, or, a secret scandal that nobody really wants you to ____________(2). If the authorities want to tell the world some good news, they issue statements, communiques, and call _____________(3). Or politicians make speeches. Local newspapers, radio and television help to ___________(4) to what is going on. And by making contacts with ________(5), journalists can ask for more information or explanations to help them _________(6).
Unless the correspondent is an ________(7), it is rare to trust any single source. Officials have a policy to defend, and __________(8) want to attack it. Rumour and gossip can also confuse the situation. So, you have to __________(9) as much as possible, using common sense and experience as final checks to help establish just what's likely to be the truth, or ____________(10).
Just getting the news is only half the job. A correspondent may be well-informed, but his job is to ______________(11), the public. So, once the information is available it has to be written _______________(12) which is also easily understood. Particularly for radio, since, while a newspaper reader can turn back and re-read a sentence or two, the radio listener has _______(13). This also means that only a limited number of facts can be contained in a sentence. That there should be an __________(14). And vital information necessary to understand the latest development should be presented ___________(15) in case the producer of a news programme decides to ____________(16) an item, by cutting for example the last sentence or tow.
Finally, the style of presentation must ____________(17). A cheerful voice might be perfect for a _____________(18). But it would be sadly out of place for a report of a ____________(19). And this would also confuse and distract the listener, probably ______________(20) just what had happened and to whom.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 care fully 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.
Question 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation.
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1997.3
上海市英语高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试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 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.
News can be something the authorities want you to know, or something they would rather keep secret. An announcement of a ___________(1), a denial of a failure, or, a secret scandal that nobody really wants you to ____________(2). If the authorities want to tell the world some good news, they issue statements, communiques, and call _____________(3). Or politicians make speeches. Local newspapers, radio and television help to ___________(4) to what is going on. And by making contacts with ________(5), journalists can ask for more information or explanations to help them _________(6).
Unless the correspondent is an ________(7), it is rare to trust any single source. Officials have a policy to defend, and __________(8) want to attack it. Rumour and gossip can also confuse the situation. So, you have to __________(9) as much as possible, using common sense and experience as final checks to help establish just what's likely to be the truth, or ____________(10).
Just getting the news is only half the job. A correspondent may be well-informed, but his job is to ______________(11), the public. So, once the information is available it has to be written _______________(12) which is also easily understood. Particularly for radio, since, while a newspaper reader can turn back and re-read a sentence or two, the radio listener has _______(13). This also means that only a limited number of facts can be contained in a sentence. That there should be an __________(14). And vital information necessary to understand the latest development should be presented ___________(15) in case the producer of a news programme decides to ____________(16) an item, by cutting for example the last sentence or tow.
Finally, the style of presentation must ____________(17). A cheerful voice might be perfect for a _____________(18). But it would be sadly out of place for a report of a ____________(19). And this would also confuse and distract the listener, probably ______________(20) just what had happened and to whom.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 care fully 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.
Question 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation.
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