英語高級口譯考試真題聽力

英語高級口譯考試真題聽力SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(30minutes)

PartA:SpotDictation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhear.thepassageONLYONCE.

Thesinglemarkethasalreadyhadanenormousimpact.HereinSpaintherehavebeenagreatnumberof_______________(1)andacquisitionswhereFrenchandGermancompanieshaveseenopportunitiestoenteragrowingmarket.Andasthebarriers_______________(2)thishasbecomemoreandmorepossible.

Asfarasspecificindustrieshavebeenconcerned,well,_______________(3),forexample,isanindustrywhichyouwouldthinkwasvery_______________(4),butwehave

seenoverthelasttenyearshowmuchdifferent_______________(5)havechanged,andthisisverymuchafunctionofasinglemarket.Frenchcompanieshavebeen_______________(6)inthisarea.TheyvemovedheavilyintoSpainandItalyandtheyhavebeenlargelyresponsibleformarketingmany_______________(7).Wereseeing,infact,southerneatinghabitsmovingnorthinEurope._______________(8);wehaveyettoconvincetheItaliansthateatingBritishispreferabletoeatingItalian,butthemovehasbeennorthtosouth_______________(9).BritainactuallyisoneofthelargestdrinksproducersintheworldandGuinnesshas,forexample,beenveryactiveinSpain_______________(10).Sothefoodanddrinkindustryhasreallyopenedout.Withregardto_______________(11),weseeagreatdealmoreregulationofthesecompaniesbecausetheyreobviously_______________(12).Withelectricity,youvegotpowerplantsgivingoffsulphurandallsortsofunpleasantthings._______________(13)everybodysditchingeverythingtheydontwantintotherivers,sotheresmoreregulationnowfromBrussels.Andtherewerealso_______________(14)whentheEuropeanmarketsopenedup.

BankingisanareawheretherehasbeenatremendousamountofactivitywithmergersbetweenFrenchandSpanishbanks,_______________(15).Orifnotfullmergers,atleastjointventures.Andtherewillbemoreofthistocome.Thiswassomething_______________(16)someyearsago:governmentsfeltthatthebankingsystemwasstrategictoowneconomicdevelopmentandtherehadalwaysbeenavery_______________(17).Thishasnowchanged.addedtothistherearecontrolsonbanksthathave_______________(18),andindeedbeyondEurope,intermsoftheircontrolofriskandexposuretopoorcreditquality.Thisisbeingappliedworldwideanditisjustameasureofhow_______________(19)ofindustryistakingplace.Andtherewillcertainlybe_______________(20).

PartB:LISTENINGComprehension

Directions:Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

1.(A)Fortwoyears.(B)Foroneyear.

(C)Forthreeorfourmonths.(D)Forfiveorsixweeks.

2.(A)Tocookbreakfasts.(B)tocombherdaughtershair.

(C)Towaterthegarden.(D)Todosewing.

3.(A)Therestoomuchworktodo.(B)Shedoesntgetpaidenough.

(C)Shehasntgotadeskoratelephone.(D)Herofficeistoosmall.

4.(A)Inthreemonthstime.(B)InNovember.

(C)Nextmonth.(D)Twoweeksfromnow.

5.(A)SheisafemaleWelshMP.

(B)ShesthefirstblackwomantogetintoParliament.

(C)Shesnotbeennominatedbyanypoliticalparty.

(D)ShesnotamemberofeithertheLabourPartyortheConservativeParty.

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.

6.(A)1.3billondollars.(B)500milliondollars.

(C)20milliondollars.(D)10milliondollars.

7.(A)Thattheboynotbegrantedanasylumhearing.

(B)ThattheboysMiamirelativeshavetherighttokeeptheboy.

(C)Thattheboybepreventedfromleavingthecountry.

(D)Thatonlyaparentcanactfortheboy.

8.(A)Becausethegovernmenthasintroducednewinvementpolicies.

(B)Becausetheinflationratehitanall-timelowinJana.

(C)Becausehigh-techindustrieshavedrawnalotofinvestmentfromothercountries.

(D)BecauseforeigncompaniesboughtsharesofJapanesefirms.

9.(A)TodiscussIsraelsnewpeaceproposals.

(B)Todecideonasecretlocationforanewroundofpeacetalks.

(C)Toworkoutaframeworkpeacedeal.

(D)TonegotiatethedateforIsraelswithdrawalfromLebanon.

10.(A)Amajorbreakthroughhasbeenmadeinthetalksbetweentheopposingsides.

(B)Morethan30foreignhostagesarestillheldbytherebels.

(C)Anewgovernmentwillbeformedwithinthenext24to36hours.

(D)Foreigninterventionisverymuchneededtostablethedomesticsituation.

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.

11.(A)Theexperienceofworkingindifferentcountries.

(B)DifferencesbetweenBritainandGermany.

(C)TheemploymentsituationinEurope.

(D)DifferentsocialcustomsincontinentalEurope.

12.(A)MostGermancompanyexecutivesspeakbetterEnglishthantheirbritishcounterparts.

(B)CompanyexecutivesaremoreformalatworkinBritainthaninGermany.

(C)Britishcompanyemployeeshaveverypoorlanguageskills.

(D)Companyexecutivesbehavemoreorlessthesameindifferentcountries.

13.(A)Holdingalotofmeetingsbeforemakingdecisions.

(B)Littleuseoffirstnameswithcolleagues.

(C)Greetingeachotherwhenevertheymeet.

(D)Thewitheringawayofthecustomofhandshaking.

14.(A)ItismoreusualtosocializewithcolleaguesoutofworkinGermany.

(B)Businessoperationsaremarket-ledinBritain.

(C)Long-termplansaremoreimportant.

(D)Peoplearemoreformalindoingbusinessthantheyusedto.

15.(A)Lifelongserviceforonecomapnyisrarelyseennowadays.

(B)Youngpeoplemovefromcompanytocompanymoreoftenthanolderpeople.

(C)PeoplestaylongerwiththesamecompanyinGermanythaninBritain.

(D)Thelengthofservicewithacomapnyismoredeterminedbythesalarythanbefore.

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.

16.(A)HestudiedasanundergraduateatOxford.

(B)Hehaddoneafewdifferentjobsbeforethepresentone.

(C)Heh