0803

上海英语高级口译证书考试

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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 word or 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.

Today, we'll talk about what other effects watching TV might produce on children. Children should be ____ discouraged from watching ___ (1) a lot of television, many experts and parents agree, but there is at least one circumstance when it might be beneficial: ___ muting pain ____ (2). A recent study conducted by Italian researchers found that children ____ who viewed cartoons ___ (3) immediately preceding and during blood tests experienced less pain than children whose mothers ____ attempted to distract them ___ (4) during the procedure, or children whose mothers were present but ___ did not interact with them ____ (5).

The research, led by Carlo Brown, MD, at the University of Siena, is published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, ____69 children participated in ___ (6) the study. None received any type of anesthesia; the children and their mothers ___ determined their pain scores ___ (7).

Both the group whose mothers attempted to distract them from the blood tests and those whose mothers simply observed reported ____ substantially higher pain ratings ___ (8) than the group who watched cartoons. For that group, the levels of pain were less and the children were better able to ____ tolerate the pain they did experience ___ (9).

One of the possible explanations is that children might have ____ picked up on their mother’s anxiety ___ (10) during the procedures, exacerbating their perception of pain. \higher pain level reported by children during ___ mother’s efforts at distraction ____ (11) shows the difficulty mothers have in interacting positively ____ at a difficult moment ___ (12) in their children's life,\

However, they stressed that ___ the mother’s presence ____ (13) still provided benefits, noting that the children would ___ appreciate not being left alone ____ (14) during the procedures. \children state that having their parent present ____ provides the most comfort ___ (15) when in pain,\

Another possibility offered for consideration is the notion that the ____ pleasure of watching TV ___ (16) might release pain-quelling endorphins. Endorphins, ___ biological compounds ____ (17) produced by the pituitary gland, resemble opiates in their ability to produce analgesia and a sense of well-being. In other words, they might ___ function as natural pain killers ____ (18).

In any case, the study results suggest that health workers should ____ consider allowing children ___ (19) to watch television during painful procedures ___ to minimize their distress ____ (20).

听写填空:

本部分是高口听力中的第一部分题目，也是整场考试的第一部分，理论上本部分得分要求并不高，只需要把听到的每个单词原原本本地记录下来即可。但是考生在练习这种题型的时候要注意两点：在这个部分，考生将听到一篇350词左右的短文，文章题材广泛，涉及科技，文化，经济，外交等方面。录音播放一遍，语速为150词/分钟，文章中留出20处空格要求考生填写，填写部分的词或短语长度以6个为限，一般以4词为多。录音播放完毕后有4分钟左右时间整理答案。这部分考题其实没太多技术含量，拼的就是速度和准确性，要快、准、狠的捕捉到答案，得依靠短时记忆和笔录能力，而巧妙精确的笔记在听写过程中省时省力，答案整理过程中能激活一遍录音留下的记忆，让考生迅速正确的判断和补充残缺不全的词和短语。

学会“舍得”（give and take）

精听速记

建立一套方便实用的缩略语体系。也就是说，考生需要在最短的时间里使用最简单的缩写方法把最大量的信息记录下来。我们在这里举两个例子。比如说，2000年9月的第19题the internationalization（国际化），本题中，internationalization是一个比较长的单词，考生可以使用首尾缩写法，把前面的三个字母，即int和最后的后缀，即tion结合起来，缩写成为intt。依此类推，2002年3月的第11题中Swedes and Norwegian（瑞典人和挪威人）就可以缩写成为Sw & No

缩写符号要固定，慢慢建立条件反射，耳朵听到某个词，手就自动给出特定缩写，整理答案时则能见形知意，毋庸推敲。 气定神闲

利用录音朗读非填空内容的时间从容书写。听录音时没有必要speaker念到哪里眼睛就追到哪里，而应迅速记录眼前空格里的字词，同时用余光留意下一个空前面的两个字（定位词），当念到该词时直接跳至下一空格准备记录其中内容: 不浪费一秒钟。

亡羊补牢

考生需要在完成听写填空之后，利用间隙的三分钟进行有针对性的检查。一般而言，考生在考试中比较容易忽略的是以下四点：

1. 漏字。比如说2000年3月第1题中been applied across Europe （在整个欧洲得以推广运用）很多考生就忽略了其中的across（遍及）不是cross（穿过）。

2. 错字。例如说2000年3月的第1题most prestigious（最有名望的）中，很多考生由于在考场上太过紧张而忘记prestigious（有名望的）是怎么拼写的。

3. 时态。比如2000年3月的第8题的requires the combined talents（需要各种才智的结合）中，很多考生就忽略了combined（结合的）这个单词最后的那个字母“d”。

4. 复数。例如2000年3月第14题among thousands of applicants（在数以千计的申请人中）的applicant（申请人）需要使用复数形式。 *

22字原则：边听边看边写，善用简写，不懂放弃，语法复查，小心誊抄。

拼写细节错误不扣分。

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) A change in French eating habits. (B) A boom in long-hour meals in France. (C) The origin of hamburgers.

(D) The home of the sit-down mid-day meal. 2. (A) A variation in food supply. (B) A change in the workforce. (C) A rise in food prices.

(D) A fall in white-collarization.

3. (A) Bakeries now offer a limited range of albeit excellent products. (B) There are about four kinds of bread, breakfast and dessert pastries. (C) Bakeries sell sandwiches mainly in the working-class areas. (D) France is currently witnessing a boom in sandwich business. 4.(A) Men usually like to eat more hamburgers than women do in France.

(B) Men, more likely to be working behind a jackhammer, need to eat so much. (C) Women make up almost half the labor force in France now. (D) Women have to pick up the children late from the day-care center.

5. (A) Because the bakeries have adapted the idea of fast food and made it French products. (B) Because the bakeries have offered something that's very close to what is called fast food. (C) Because the hamburgers have ham and butter in them.

(D) Because the hamburgers do not cost so much as those offered by McDonald.

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news. 6. (A) Three. (B) Four. (C) Eleven. (D) Eighteen

7. (A) To intensify Tokyo's role in peacekeeping missions abroad.

(B) To stop the country's air force transport mission in Iraq. （stop = halt） (C) To override the lower house's decision.

(D) To approve the Democratic Party's bill to continue the mission. 8. ?(A) Worsening water scarcity.

? (B) Increasing risks of diseases. ? (C) Triggering mass displacement. (D) Reducing the population in Asia.

9. (A) To resume peace talks which have been halted for a long time(resume = renew; halt for a long time = long-stalled).

(B) To forge and sign a peace treaty pledged by both sides.

(C) To dispel his skepticism over chances for a deal before he leaves office. (D) To open a 44-nation conference over the Middle East issue. 10. (A) 60%. (B) 26%. (C) 21%. (D) 20%.

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following interview. 11. ? (A) What to do to control crime.

(B) What role a lawyer plays in a court case.

(C) How to tell a hardened criminal from a first-time offender. (D) How to convict a criminal and put him in prison. 12. (A) Deterrence.

(B) Quick conviction. (C) The social structure. (D) The economy.

13. (A) Education programs are not so effective as required. (B) Drug treatment programs are insufficiently funded.

(C) Some rehabilitation programs inside prisons have been stopped. (D) More people are convicted than prison space can accommodate.

14. (A) These programs are mainly intended for the kingpins首要人物 of drug deals to get rehabilitated.

(B) These programs are currently carried out in most states in the country. (C) These programs aim to develop a culture inside the prisons.

(D) These programs have psychological and educational components. 15. (A) Because gangs start in prisons and make prison a repressive experience.

(B) Because criminals tend to be repeat offenders. (for when they come out of prison, what is clear statistically is that most criminals are recidivists. That means they are repeated offenders. People go into prison, get out and go right back in again.)

(C) Because there is no stigma attached to most criminals.

(D) Because society doesn't look at released prisoners with disdain.

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk.

16. (A) How to interact with colleagues and clients face to face. (B) How to make effective telephone conversations. ? (C) What skills are needed to get and hold down a job. (D) What makes for an excellent ability to express yourself.