翻译考试历年中级口译真题(18)_第8页

Questions 27～30 
                                     MILESTONES IN ENGLISH
       The inspectors suggest that the pupils should have achieved the following at each stage of their school career:

By the age of 7
Listening:    Carry out simple, heard instructions;understand  simple oral  information; keep listening  attentively  for  reasonably  lengthy  periods;  follow  and  remember  an uncomplicated story; respond to poetic rhythm. Speaking: Speak clearly and audibly; narrate events; explain what they are doing; discuss with other children; express feelings to adults' ask relevant questions; describe what they have seen; converse confidently.
Reading:      Understand  lables,  notices,  and  written instructions;  read  simple  stories,  rhymes, information passage;know the alphabet,consult dictionaries;enjoy  books; use books as information sources.
Writing:       Be able to write legibly; write personal experience in prose and poetry; link writing to pictures,  graphs,  and  plans;  record  investigations;  write  simple  stories  and  informal  letters, descriptions, directions.

By the age of 11 
      All  pupils  should be able to embark on secondary schooling“without hindrance or handicap” in linguistic ability.
Listening:     Hear fairly complex instructions, and carry them out; follow story plots or broadcast plays; respond to poetry.
Speaking:    Speak  with  expression  and  sensitivity  to  listener's response;  show  some  ability  to match  vocabulary,  syntax  and  style  to  various  situations;  converse;  converse  confidently  and pleasantly; frame pertinent questions.
Reading:      Have formed the habit of voluntary and sustained reading for pleasure and information; know how to find books in library.
Writing:       Discribe   personal   feeling, thoughts,   and   experiences;   produce   vivid  imaginative writing,  accurate  recording,  persuasive  writing,  formal  letters;  have  control  over  syntax,  and good handwriting.
About  Language:  Rules of spelling:  vowels and  consonants, pronouns, verbs,  adjectives, adverbs, statements, questions, commands, exclamations, subject and object and tenses; should all be used and understood.

By the age of 16
Listening:     Understand instructions of length and complexity; demonstrate ability to concentrate on  oral  discussion,  taking  notes;  creticize  attempts  to  persuade  listener,  so  as  to  recognize specious arguments and loaded language.”
Reading:      Read  full  range  of  literature,  whole  long  books;  read  newspapers  and  advertising critically, distinguish bias, criticize television  and reporting; show  ability to judge quality  and value.
Writing:       Explore and conclude issues; use stylistic effects; use direct and reported speech; write job application letters and curricula vitae. About language: Know all the main part of speech, including prepositions and communications; use  formal and  informal  styles; show knowledge of metaphor, simile, and cliche; demonstrate proper use of figurative language. 
                                                                              
27. Which of these would a 7-year-old be expected to do?
    A. Read for long periods for enjoyment.
    B. Understand the rules of grammar.
    C. Use certain reference books.
    D. Write and persuade someone else to do something.
28. According to the document, which of these should an 11-yeaar-old have developed?
    A. The skill of recording his or her own speech.
    B. The ability to read literature.
    C. A feeling for tone and appropriateness in speech.
    D. A proper use of figurative language.
29. The document says that he 16-year-old listener should be able to__________.
    A. concentrate on everything he or she listens to
    B. see through false reasoning
    C. answer cliches with cliches
    D. write down accurately everything he or she hears
30. By 16, a student should have mastered all the following skills except__________.
    A. reading extensively in classical literature
    B. using appropriately figures of speech
    C. presenting lectures to an audience
    D. influencing a reader with his or her written English