英语高级口译考试真题听力

1、英语高级口译考试真题听力英语高级口译考试真题听力英语高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(30minutes)PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Remembery

2、ouwillhear.thepassageONLYONCE.Thesinglemarkethasalreadyhadanenormousimpact.HereinSpaintherehavebeenagreatnumberof_(1)andacquisitionswhereFrenchandGermancompanieshaveseenopportunitiestoenteragrowingmarket.Andasthebarriers_(2)thishasbecomemoreandmorepossible.Asfarasspecificindustrieshavebeenconcerned,

3、well,_(3),forexle,isanindustrywhichyouwouldthinkwasvery_(4),butwehaveseenoverthelasttenyearshowmuchdifferent_(5)havechanged,andthisisverymuchafunctionofasinglemarket.Frenchcompanieshavebeen_(6)inthisarea.TheyvemovedheavilyintoSpainandItalyandtheyhavebeenlargelyresponsibleformarketingmany_(7).Weresee

4、ing,infact,southerneatinghabitsmovingnorthinEurope._(8);wehaveyettoconvincetheItaliansthateatingBritishispreferabletoeatingItalian,butthemovehasbeennorthtosouth_(9).BritainactuallyisoneofthelargestdrinksproducersintheworldandGuinnesshas,forexle,beenveryactiveinSpain_(10).Sothefoodanddrinkindustryhas

5、reallyopenedout.Withregardto_(11),weseeagreatdealmoreregulationofthesecompaniesbecausetheyreobviously_(12).Withelectricity,youvegotpowerplantsgivingoffsulphurandallsortsofunpleasantthings._(13)everybodysditchingeverythingtheydontwantintotherivers,sotheresmoreregulationnowfromBrussels.Andtherewereals

6、o_(14)whentheEuropeanmarketsopenedup.BankingisanareawheretherehasbeenatremendousamountofactivitywithmergersbetweenFrenchandSpanishbanks,_(15).Orifnotfullmergers,atleastjointventures.Andtherewillbemoreofthistocome.Thiswassomething_(16)someyearsago:governmentsfeltthatthebankingsystemwasstrategictoowne

7、conomicdevelopmentandtherehadalwaysbeenavery_(17).Thishasnowchanged.addedtothistherearecontrolsonbanksthathave_(18),andindeedbeyondEurope,intermsoftheircontrolofriskandexposuretopoorcreditquality.Thisisbeingappliedworldwideanditisjustameasureofhow_(19)ofindustryistakingplace.Andtherewillcertainlybe_

8、(20).PartB:LISTENINGComprehensionDirections:Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Nowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouh

9、avechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.1.(A)Fortwoyears.(B)Foroneyear.(C)Forthreeorfourmonths.(D)Forfiveorsixweeks.2.(A)Tocookbreakfasts.(B)tocombherdaughtershair.(C)Towaterthegarden.(D)Todosewing.3.(A)Therestoomuchworktodo.(B)Shedoesntget

10、paidenough.(C)Shehasntgotadeskoratelephone.(D)Herofficeistoosmall.4.(A)Inthreemonthstime.(B)InNovember.(C)Nextmonth.(D)Twoweeksfromnow.5.(A)SheisafemaleWelshMP.(B)ShesthefirstblackwomantogetintoParliament.(C)Shesnotbeennominatedbyanypoliticalparty.(D)ShesnotamemberofeithertheLabourPartyortheConserva

11、tiveParty.Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.6.(A)1.3billondollars.(B)500milliondollars.(C)20milliondollars.(D)10milliondollars.7.(A)Thattheboynotbegrantedanasylumhearing.(B)ThattheboysMiamirelativeshavetherighttokeeptheboy.(C)Thattheboybepreventedfromleavingthecountry.(D)Thatonlyaparentcanact

12、fortheboy.8.(A)Becausethegovernmenthasintroducednewinvementpolicies.(B)Becausetheinflationratehitanall-timelowinJana.(C)Becausehigh-techindustrieshavedrawnalotofinvestmentfromothercountries.(D)BecauseforeigncompaniesboughtsharesofJapanesefirms.9.(A)TodiscussIsraelsnewpeaceproposals.(B)Todecideonasec

13、retlocationforanewroundofpeacetalks.(C)Toworkoutaframeworkpeacedeal.(D)TonegotiatethedateforIsraelswithdrawalfromLebanon.10.(A)Amajorbreakthroughhasbeenmadeinthetalksbetweentheopposingsides.(B)Morethan30foreignhostagesarestillheldbytherebels.(C)Anewgovernmentwillbeformedwithinthenext24to36hours.(D)F

14、oreigninterventionisverymuchneededtostablethedomesticsituation.Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.11.(A)Theexperienceofworkingindifferentcountries.(B)DifferencesbetweenBritainandGermany.(C)TheemploymentsituationinEurope.(D)DifferentsocialcustomsincontinentalEurope.12.(A)MostGermancompany

15、executivesspeakbetterEnglishthantheirbritishcounterparts.(B)CompanyexecutivesaremoreformalatworkinBritainthaninGermany.(C)Britishcompanyemployeeshaveverypoorlanguageskills.(D)Companyexecutivesbehavemoreorlessthesameindifferentcountries.13.(A)Holdingalotofmeetingsbeforemakingdecisions.(B)Littleuseoff

16、irstnameswithcolleagues.(C)Greetingeachotherwhenevertheymeet.(D)Thewitheringawayofthecustomofhandshaking.14.(A)ItismoreusualtosocializewithcolleaguesoutofworkinGermany.(B)Businessoperationsaremarket-ledinBritain.(C)Long-termplansaremoreimportant.(D)Peoplearemoreformalindoingbusinessthantheyusedto.15

17、.(A)Lifelongserviceforonecomapnyisrarelyseennowadays.(B)Youngpeoplemovefromcompanytocompanymoreoftenthanolderpeople.(C)PeoplestaylongerwiththesamecompanyinGermanythaninBritain.(D)Thelengthofservicewithacomapnyismoredeterminedbythesalarythanbefore.Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.16.(A)Hestu

18、diedasanundergraduateatOxford.(B)Hehaddoneafewdifferentjobsbeforethepresentone.(C)Hehadjustgivenupajobofasimilarkind.(D)Hestudiedhistoryandgotadegree.17.(A)Englishspeakingpeoplewhohaveinterestingthingstosay.(B)Peoplefromdifferentbackgrounds,irrespectiveofthelanguagetheyspeak.(C)Peopledoingimportantjobs.(D)Veryfamouspeopleworkinginentertainment.18.(A)Christianity.(B)Religioningeneral.(C