翻译考试历年中级口译真题(4)

SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST  (45 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.

     As crime skyrockets in many communities, people are finally beginning to look for  long-lasting. Effective  answers to  stem the tide of juvenile  crime. Reaching  the youth who have committed a crime before they become ________(1) is an essential step  in reversing the crime trend. One _______(2) may be the establishment  of teen court. 

      Teen court is known as a sentencing court for youths who have _______(3). Teen courts primarily deal with first-time offenders. After arrest, the young offender must _________(4) to the charge in juvenile court. With ________(5), the offender agrees to  be sentenced   and  abide  by  the  decision  of  peer  jury  __________(6).  Another essential component to teen court is that, as part of the sentence, the offender must sit in on one of more future peer juries to _________(7) for other offenders. For example, a county teen  court  in  lllinois gives young  offenders a chance to ________(8) their arrests from their permanent  record by _________(9) or other  duties ordered by the court. Teen court is not a trial court. All teens admit their guilt and _________(10) a sentence given to them by a jury of their peers. A judge is present to _________(11) of the court. 

      The  teen  court   alleviates the  strain  on  the  _________(12)     and  has  been implemented  in __________(13)  since the  first  teen  court  opened  in  Odessa, Texas. Beside giving the offender  a second chance, it  gives the youth_________(14) in the judicial process. 

      The  purpose  of  the  teen court,  aside from   sentencing  youth  offenders,  is  to ________(15)     both  the  offenders  and   the teen  volunteers   while  simultaneously promoting __________(16) between  defendants, the community, and the police. By offering this_________(17) system, teen court  allows those teens who have made a bad  decision  an  opportunity  to  ________(18)  and  learn  from  it. At  the  same  time those teens learn________(19). The police, the community, and the ________(20).

Part B: Listening Comprehension

1. Statements

Directions: in this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE,  and you will not find them written on the  paper;  so  you  must  listen  carefully.  When  you  hear  a  statement,  read  the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have    heard.   Then    write    the  letter   of  the  answer     you   have    chosen    in  the
corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.