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2008年9月上海英语高级口译第一阶段考试SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(30minutes)PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Whenyoustopandthinkaboutyourhighschoolorcollegealmamater,wereyourexperiencesmorepositiveornegative?Doyourfeelingsof____________(1)inthatschoolhaveanythingtodowithwhetherornotyourschoolwassingle-sexorcoed?____________(2)tosendtheirchildrentosingle-sexschools,becausetheyfeelboth______________(3)whentheystudyinthecompanyofstudentsofthesamesex.They_______________(4).Foryears,onlyparentswhocouldaffordtosendtheirchildrentoprivateschoolsorwhohad______________(5)chosesingle-sexeducationfortheirchildren.Single-sexschoolingwas______________(6)formostAmericanfamilies.Today,however,alongwith_______________(7),publicschoolsareexperimentingwiththeideaof_____________(8).Girlsmaybetheoneswhobenefitmostfromsingle-sexschooling.Studieshaveshownthat_____________(9)incoedclassroomsbecauseteacherssometimespaymoreattentiontoboys.Girls'_____________(10)towardtheirstudiestendstodisappearastheybegantofeellesssuccessful.Theystartto______________(11)outperformtheminmathandscience.Asboys____________(12),girlsstarttoloseit.Moreover,adolescenceis_____________(13)forgirls.Astheyexperienceadolescentchangessomegirlsbecomedepressed,developanaddictionorsufferfrom_____________(14).Intheearly1990s,someinfluentialpeoplesaidthatbeinginsingle-sexclassescould______________(15).Schoolsacrossthecountrybegancreatingsingle-sexclassroomsandschoolsbutmanycriticsclaimthat______________(16)mayactuallybedetrimentaltoagirls'education,becausethey______________(17)ofsexdifferences.Therenewedinterestinsingle-sexschooling________________(18)amongAmericans.Thosewhogiveitfullendorsementbelievegirlsneedanall-femaleenvironmenttotakerisksandfindtheirownvoices.Thosewho______________(19)ofsingle-sexschoolingwonderwhetherstudents'lackofachievementwarrantsreturningtoaneducationalsystemthatdividesthesexes.Theybelievethereisno_______________(20).PartB:ListeningComprehensionDirections:Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.1.(A)Acourierforatouroperator.(B)Anagentformodels.(C)Anagencyformodels.(D)Apersonalassistant.2.(A)Tokeeptheaccounts.(B)Towritelettersandanswerthetelephone(C)Toorganizebusinesstripsandconferences.(D)Tolookafterthemodelsandkeepthemhappy.3.(A)SpanishandFrench.(B)FrenchandItalian.(C)ItalianandEnglish.(D)EnglishandSpanish.4.(A)Around15,000.(B)Nolessthan18,000.(C)Somewherebetween20,000and22,000.(D)Atleast25,000.5.(A)Shehasauniversitydegreeinaccountingandeconomics.(B)Sheisinherearlytwenties.(C)Sheisapplyingforthejobofaconferencecoordinator.(D)Shehasadequateformalqualificationsforthejob.Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowinginterview.6.(A)11(B)57(C)106(D)1757.(A)Thetradedeficithitanall-timehighinthepreviousquarter.(B)Theriseingrossdomesticproductwasequalto6.8percentinthethirdquarter.(C)TheimbalancebetweenimportsandexportsimprovedfromJulytoSeptember.(D)TherateoftheBritishcurrencyagainsttheUSdollarsurgedtoarecordhigh.8.(A)AcarbombwasexplodedneartheAssociatedPressoffice.(B)ASpanishbusinessmanwaskidnappedbyunidentifiedmen.(C)AdealerinVolkswagencarswasarrestedbyPalestinianpolice.(D)AnA.P.photographerwastakenawaybymaskedgunmen.9.(A)Dealinginlionsandotherbigcatswillberestrained.(B)Killinglargepredatorsbredincaptivitywillbemadeillegal.(C)Thebiggamehuntingwillbeoutlawedthroughoutthewholecountry.(D)Tranquilizinganimalsinacontrolledenvironmentwillbeforbidden.10.(A)Thegovernormobilizedthestate'sNationalGuardatshortnotice.(B)Theearthquakecausedextensivedamageandseriousinjuries.(C)Thestatereceivedfederalemergencyfundsimmediatelyafterthequake.(D)Landandairtraffic,andcommunicationswereconsiderablyaffected.Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.11.(A)Peoplewanttousetheirsickdayswhenthey'renotacutallysick.(B)Peoplegetintroublewiththeirbossattheirplaceofwork.(C)Employeesarededicatedtotheirjobalthoughthey'reundernopressure.(D)Employeesgotoworkevenwhentheyaresick.12.(A)Itcostsmoreproductivityforcompaniesthanactuallyabsenteeism.(B)Itcanbetakenasanindicationthatthereissomuchpressuretogotowork.(C)Thecompanieshavetopaysickemployeesagreatdealtostayhome.(D)Theremightbetoomanypeoplewhostayhomewhenthey'renotsick.13.(A)22%(B)40%(C)56%(D)72%14.(A)Educatingtheirworkersabouttheimportanceofstayinghomewhensick.(B)Lettingpeopletelecommutesothattheycanstayathome.(C)Announcingdisciplinarymeasuresagainstthoseworkingwhensick.(D)Fosteringanenvironmenttoencourageandpayingsickemployeestostayhome.15.(A)Telephones(B)Respiratorydroplets(C)Door-knobs(D)ComputerkeyboardsQuestions16to