2000.3上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST（40minutes）PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyouANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Experienceisthegreatteacher.Astudentneedstobewellversedintheory.Inotherwords,hecanlearn(1)frombooks,butitistheexperienceofthesituationsandtheapplicationofthisknowledgethatwill(2).Withthisinmind,manyschoolsnowadayshaveincorporatedintotheircurriculaactivitiesofoutdooreducation,suchasfieldtrips,campingholidaysand(3).Toourstudentsfromlargecities,thecountrysidehastwo(4):oneisthevastwealthofwildlife,historicalrelicsandscenicgrandeurthatis(5);theotheristhepurejoyofphysicalexhilarationwhichispartandparcelofeverytrekor(6).Ifwefailtoexploitboth(7),wearethelosers.Whileenjoyingtheformer,wehavemovedintotherealmsofthelatter(8).Thereshouldbenodoubtabouttheveryreal(9)tobegainedbyparticipationinoutdooractivities.Althoughphysicaleducationinschools(10)considerably,thegeneralpictureisstillof(11)periodsdottedhereandtherethroughouttheacademicyear.Inthewiderfieldof(12),however,thephysicaleffort,eventhoughitmayonlyinvolve(13),continuesoverlongperiodsandoftenona(14)forseveraldaysonend.Thephysicalimprovementisveryobviousand(15)afterasshortatimeas,say,tendays.Thewiderangeofoutdooractivitiesincreasesthe(16).Andtherearemanyinstancesinwhich(17)havetastedthelastingsatisfactionoftheirfirst(18),oftenundertestingsituations.Thisisabasicessentialandbreeds(19)aswellasrespectforothers.Furthermore,itoftenproducesandairofself-confidencewhich(20)maywellhavedamagedinsomestudents.PartB:ListeningComprehensionI.StatementsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyouANSWERBOOKLET.1.A.Whydoesn’tGeorgewanttowriteouttheoutline?B.WhydoyouthinkGeorgecan’tdoanoutlineforus?C.IfGeorgewantsustodoanoutline,he’llhavetoaskus.D.SinceGeorgeiswilling,heshouldbeallowedtodotheoutline.2.A.Ittookusabouttwohourstodriveintothecitytoday.B.Thecityisatwo-hourdrivefromhere.C.Wemustcarryanextratirewithuswhendriving.D.Wehadtorunforanhourbecauseourcarbrokedown.3.A.Nowwepay5cents.B.Nowweprinthalf-sizepages.C.Nowwepay15cents.D.Nowwepay20cents.4.A.Thepostofficewasslowindeliveringtheletter.B.youfailedtogiveyournewaddresstothepostoffice.C.Thepostofficedidn’tprocessthechangeofaddressfastenough.D.Youforgottowriteyournewaddressontheletter.5.A.Mrs.Greensignedwhensheheardthesuggestion.B.Mrs.Greenrejectedthecommittee’ssuggestion.C.Mrs.Greenquitwhenherideawasnotaccepted.D.Mrs.Greendidn’tacceptthesignature.6.A.Theplanelefttwohoursbefore.B.Theplaneleftatteno’clockinthemorning.C.Theplaneleftattwoo’clockintheafternoon.D.Theplaneleftatfouro’clockintheafternoon.7.A.IknowwhyPaulhasn’tarrivedalthoughhewasdueearlier.B.Ican’tunderstandwhyPaulishere.C.Paulisduetopayforthemealticket.D.Idon’tknowwhyPaulislateforthemeeting.8.A.Thenewly-completedbridgewaswasmanymilesaway.B.Oneofourplanswastosetupanewbridgebehindtheroad.C.Thebuildingoft...
