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 http://tr.hjenglish.com
Directions: In this part of the test,youwillhearapassageand read thesamepassage 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.
For centuries Oxford has been at Britain's intellectual heart, perhaps the___________(1) among Europe's many ancient universities. It is an exclusive greenhouse in which the country's _____________(2) are bred, and it lies only 50 miles from London, close to the centers of power Parliament, the Law Courts and the City. Oxford University has _____________(3) from all over the world who have gone on to achieve the highest position in their own countries _____________(4), administration, science and the arts. Oxford alumini include _____________(5), literary figures and such overseas politicians as American President Bill Clint on and former Pakistani _____________(6) Benazir Bhutto.
Fewer positions _____________(7) are grander than being head of an Oxford college. Usually the post _____________(8) of diplomat, administrator and academic. As Sir Roger Bannister, former Master of Pembroke College, put it :“_____________(9) was a new challenge. You have to recognize _____________(10) of the students and you have to help _____________(11). The three-year period students spend at Oxford is the most important of their lives; it _____________(12) and the friendships they form in their university days will _____________(13).”
Every year, _____________(14) from home and abroad only a few hundred are chosen by each college through an increasingly _____________(15). Once they are accepted, the
undergraduates benefit from _____________(16). The most notable and the rarest of these privileges in the one to one tutorial, at which a student _____________(17) to the tutor. It is a personal system that goes back to the 13th century. The relationship of _____________(18) that can develop between teacher and pupil over three years can be lasting as it is_____________(19). Years after students have left the university, they often return to their tutors _____________(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.
1. (A) primary school principal.
(B) A teacher of English and other subjects.
(C) A short-story writer
(D) A poet.
2. (A) The USA. (B) Britain.
(C) Singapore. (D) Malaysia.
3. (A) Education in Singapore.
(B) Poems and short stories.
(C) English medium schools.
(D) A research project.
4. (A) She's going to write some poems herself.
(B) She will have some poems published.
(C) She wants to use poems which are already published.
(D) She wants the children to write poems.
5. (A) Only the man is pleased.(B) Only the woman is pleased.
(C) Both of them are pleased. (D) Neither of them is pleased.
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news.
6. (A) The digging of a major tunnel was slowing down.
(B) A water supply project failed because of unexpected difficulties.
(C) Eight people were killed in a train accident.
(D) A helicopter was reported missing.
7. (A) To go on providing humanitarian aid. (B) To increase the food supply.
(C) To revise the oil-for-food programme. (D) To lift the embargo on his country.
8. (A) To cut down on the US military presence in Europe.
(B) To increase the European Union's military influence.
(C) To make combined efforts to sustain its economic growth.
(D) To take concrete actions to stop arms race.
9. (A) Sex discrimination in the U.S troops is far less obvious than in other fields of American life.
(B) Race relations have considerably improved in the US military.
(C) There are more black or Hispanic officers in the armed services than before.
(D) Many minority military personnel complained about negative race relations.
10. (A) 4.4%. (B) 11.2% (C) 14.4%. (D) 44%.
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following interview.
11. (A) The language used by the locals. http://tr.hjenglish.com
(B) Driving on the wrong side of the road.
(C) Naming of the same objects in different ways.
(D) All different types of bright colours on men.
12. (A) “Chips ”and “crisps ”. (B) “Queue”and “line”.
(C) “Fries”and “potato”. (D) “Mate”and “Love”.
13. (A) He has a generally negative view of Britain and the British.
(B) He is interested in getting to know Britain.
(C) He is not happy in Britain.
(D) He feels completely at home in Britain.
14. (A) So many men wear earrings in one of their ears.
(B) People here are politically radical.
(C) Young women often wear black.
(D) Everyone looks like Madonna.
15. (A) Because Britain has a close affinity with the USA.
(B) Because Britain has been so much affected by US policies.
(C) Because Britain is closer to continental Europe than the USA.
(D) Because Britain is more concerned now with world affairs than it used to be.
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk.
16. (A) Local government in parts of Britain.
(B) Education at Oxford University. http://tr.hjenglish.com
(C) The financing of a university by a county council.
(D) Council housing in England and Wales.
17. (A) Two. (B) Three.
(C) Four. (D) Five.
18. (A) Housing and local plans.
(B) Highways, libraries and museums.
(C) Dustbin collection and environmental health.
(D) Swimming baths.
19. (A) The Minister of Education is elected every four years.
(B) The Minister of Education meets regularly with county councilors.
(C) Most of the county councilors on the Education Committee are Paid officials.
(D) County councils actually run the schools and colleges in the area.
20. (A) The employment of qualified teachers.
(B) The role of parents in school education.
(C) The question of pupil-teacher ratio.
(D) The communication between parents and teachers.
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