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12005.09上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(45minutes)PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Ifyoufindyouspendmorethanyoumake,thereareonlytwothingstodo:decreaseyourspendingor_______________(1).It’softeneasiesttodecreaseexpenditures,becauseyourexpensestendtobemore_______________(2).Thereareasmanywaysto_______________(3)astherearepeoplelookingtosaveit.Forexample,youmaypoolyourresourceswithfriends,or_______________(4)onlyduringsales,orevenlivemoresimply.But_______________(5)thatsavingmoneyshouldnotnecessarilybeanendinitself.Don’t_______________(6)ofwaystosaveadime,anddon’tgetupsetaboutsituationswhere_______________(7)tospendmoney.Thegoalistobringyourbudgetintobalance,nottobecomeatightwadwhokeeps_______________(8)ofeverypennyandfeelsthatspendingmoneyisa_______________(9).Itisimportanttorememberthatbudgetsmaybe_______________(10)notonlybydecreasingexpenditures,butalsobyincreasingincome._______________(11)toincreaseincomeistogeta_______________(12)ifyoudon’talreadyhaveone.Manystudentsworkduringcollege.Althoughworkingaddstothe_______________(13)youwillface,itdoesnotmeanthatyourgradeswillnecessarilysuffer.Infact,manystudentswhowork_______________(14)thanthosewhodon’twork,becausethosewithjobsneedtobe_______________(15).Consideringpart-timeworkisoftenabetter_______________(16)fordealingwithbudgetshortfalls,thantakingoutaloan.Becausestudentloansare_______________(17),it’seasytousethemasacrutch.Loanscanbeofhelp_______________(18)orifyoucouldn’taffordtoattendacollegewithoutthem.Ifyoudo_______________(19),remindyourself:onedaysoonyou’llhaveto_______________(20),withinterest.PartB:ListeningComprehension1.StatementsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.1.(A)IknowmanybusinesspeopleattheBeachsideHotel.(B)TheBeachsideistheonlyfavoritehotelformanybusinesspeople.(C)ManybusinesspeopleliketoholdconferencesintheBeachsideHotel.(D)ManybusinesspeopleprovidethebestconferencefacilitiesfortheBeachside.2.(A)Only25to30collegegraduateswillbeshort-listedfortheinterview.(B)Theapplicantswillbeaskedtodoaqualificationtest.(C)Noonebut25to30-year-oldcollegegraduatescanapplyforthejob.(D)Thedepartmentneeds25to30collegegraduatestofinishtheevaluation.3.(A)Seldomarenewscientifictheoriesrejectedquickly.2(B)Newscientifictheoriesareoftenslowtobeaccepted.(C)Scientistsrarelypublishtheirtheoriesimmediately.(D)Quickbenefitsareexpectedfromthisnewscientifictheory.4.(A)Wearecontentwithourcooperation.(B)Weplantostrengthenourcooperation.(C)Theprojectwasnotapprovedbythetwosides.(D)Theprojectwasnotcompletedontime.5.(A)Allthecommitteemembersexceptthechairmanwereagainsttheproposal.(B)Nobodywantedtoputforwardaproposaltoopenasecondbranchdowntown.(C)Thechairmanwastheonlyonewhowasagainstthenewproposal.(D)Afternegotiations,thecommitteedecidedtoopenanewbranchdowntown.6.(A)Weofferafivetotenpercentdiscountunlessyourequireimmediatedelivery.(B)Wepromisetorefundthemoneyifwecannotsendourproductsintime.(C)Ifyouorderourproductsrightnow,wewillgiveyoucertaincommissionincash.(D)Buyingourproductswillsavenotonlyyourmoney,butalsoyourtime.7.(A)ItwaspredictedthatIwouldbetheGuestofHonourattheShow.(B)Ihadtowaitfor20yearsbeforeIwasinvitedtotheShow.(C)Ididn’texpectthatIwouldbetheGuestofHonourattheShow.(D)IsuspectedthatIwouldbegivenaleadingroleinthemovie.8.(A)Itwouldn'tbewisetoreopenthediscussionontheprojecttoday.(B)Ithinkweshouldreconsiderourinvestmentintheproject.(C)Don'tyouthinkwecouldbewisebyincreasingourinvestment?(D)Haveyoueverseensuchawonderfulviewofthewoods?9.(A)Wewillbeatourrivalinthefootballleaguematchontheplayground.(B)Wewillhavetoconsulttheexpertstolearnourrival’sfinancialposition.(C)Ourspecialknowledgeanddiligencewillmakeupforourlackoffunds.(D)Ourstaffmembersaremoreexperiencedanddiligentinraisingfunds.10.(A)PeopleusingtheInternetwillsoonbealmostdoubled.(B)PopulationisexplodingbecauseoftheInternet.(C)Tenyearsago,onlyrichpeoplecanaffordtousetheInternet.(D)TheInternetpopulationwillincreasetwo-foldintenyears.2.TalksandConversationsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions11--14311.(A)Makeaphonecall.(B)Askforheradvice.(C)Returnsomebooks.(D)Borrowhernotes.12.(A)Anessayonart.(B)Abookreview.(C)AsurveyonITindustry.(D)Ascienceproject.