翻译考试历年中级口译真题(8)

SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (40 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 ward or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the correspo nding space in you ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.

      For most of us, success and the ability to control our own fate are linked to our ability to lead. Leadership, in fact, is something that                             (1). A leader does not necessarily occupy a formal leadership                            (2), for example, as the assistant secretary of state or the chief executive officer.Very often people with                       (3)  are  not  necessarily leaders.Parents,spouses,teammates,                           (4),friends,classmates or playmates can all be leaders if                     (5). A teacher can also be as a leader as he or she is a friend. In fact, most of us spend a great deal of time trying to                           (6) to do willingly what we want them to do, and that,                            (7) of the term, is what leadership is all about. Of  course,we                         (8) to do things for a short period of  time,but that is not eadership.A true leader is apt to                       (9) other people to accept his ideas, to follow him and to                     (10).

      So, what is the essence of leadership? Basically, what is                           (11) a true leader? It is communication. Without communication, leadership                           (12). It is impossible to get  someone to do something  without                           (13) communication.We rely on communication to                            (14). We use communication to resolve conflict and facilitate innovation as well as to                     (15).

      We may expect our leader to be frank,direct,and                     (16). We may alsoexpect that our ideal leader listens,is willing to talk, is                     (17) and constructive suggestions, is                       (18)new ideas,and is supportive.But,in most social interactions and                      (19),and ideal and recognized leader invariably emerges as the                     (20).

Part B: Listening Comprehension
I. 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. Them write the letter of the answer you have chosen is the corresponding space in your ANSEER BOOKLET.

1. (A) We need to pay $25 per piece.           (B) We need to pay $50 per piece.
    (C) We need to pay $75 per piece.           (D) We need to pay $125 per piece.
2. (A) The editor didn t know that the figures were accurate.
    (B) The editor expressed doubt about the accuracy of the figures.
    (C) The editor questioned the reporter about the accuracy of his article.
    (D) The editor had telephoned someone and requested for a draft report.
3. (A) The secretary will write the letter for Mrs. Colman.
    (B) The secretary will be available for the meeting in a few minutes.
    (C) The secretary will make a record of what has been said at the meeting.
    (D) The secretary will write down what Mrs. Colman said at the meeting.
4. (A) Mr. Carter believed that the investment scheme would help.
    (B) Mr. Carter was not in favor of the investment plan.
    (C) Mr. Carter was afraid that he might fall onto the ground.
    (D) Mr. Carter did not think that his vote was a great risk.
5. (A) Miss Brown is one of the best teachers because she has taught longer.
    (B) Miss Brown has the best experience of all the college instructors.
    (C) Miss Brown does not have enough qualification to teach in the college.
    (D) Miss Brown is an excellent teacher in spite of her insufficient experience.
6. (A) We stopped operating there when people began to move out.
    (B) Our branch in that area was closed because of the public holidays.
    (C) We set up a new branch in that area to meet the population growth.
    (D) We decided to close down despite the increase of population.
7. (A) Agencies usually take on more employees than they really need.
    (B) Agencies often select more candidates than they have vacancies for.
    (C) Agencies often prepare quite a number of short lists for the candidates.
    (D) Agencies always interview candidates for a longer period of time than they had expected.
8. (A) I think you should have talked to your advisors.
    (B) I m interested in your advisors' cocktail party.
    (C) I wonder if you have finished with your champion.
    (D) I m curious to know why you haven t been consulted.
9. (A) There will be a formal dress dinner in the chief s residence.
    (B) The chief executive's followers will eat without him.
    (C) Dinner will be served when the officer's speech is over.
    (D) The chief executive officer will speak after the dinner.
10. (A) The population has doubled in that town. 
      (B) Many people were hired because of the new factory.
      (C) The unemployment rate in that town is now twice as high. 
      (D) Despite the closedown, the unemployment rate remain the same.