Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhearthepassageonlyonce.
Aroundthe(1)______youngpeoplearespending(2)________sumsofmoneytolistentorockmusic.ForbesMagazineclaimsthatatleast(3)_______rockstarshaveincomesofbetween(4)______millionandsixmilliondollars(5)_______year.
“Itdoesn'tmakesense,”saysJohnnyMathis,oneofthe(6)_____musicmillionaires,whomadeamilliondollarsayearwhenhewasmostpopular,inthe1950s.“Performersaren't(7)________thiskindofmoney.Infact,nobodyis.”
Buttherockstars'(8)_______seemtodisagree.Thosewholoverockmusicspendabouttwobilliondollarsayearfor(9)_______.Theypay150milliontoseerockstars(10)________.
Someobserversthinkthe(11)________arebuyingmorethanmusic.Accordingtoonetheory,toplay(12)________doesn'trequiremuch(13)_______.Thereisnogulfbetweentheaudienceandthe(14)________.Everyboyandgirlintheaudiencethinks,“Icouldsinglikethat.”Rockmusichasbecomeakindofreligion.(15)____________aregladtopaytoworshiparockstarbecauseitisa(16)________ofworshippingthemselves.
(17)_______isakeywordforexplainingthe(18)_________ofmany.In1972oneofthe(19)_________wasDonMcLean,whowroteandsang“AmericanPie.”McLeanearnedmorethanamilliondollarsfromrecordingsof“AmericanPie.”Thentoo,bywritinghisownmusic,McLeanearnssome(20)__________money.
PartB:ListeningComprehension(30points)
I.Statements
Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswillbespokenonlyonce,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Nowlet'sbeginwithquestionnumberone.
1.(A)Mrs.LangandMr.Hudsonareold.
(B)Mr.Hudsondoesn'tknowMrs.Langverywell.
(C)Mrs.LanghasbeenMr.Hudson'sfriendformanyyears.
(D)Mrs.LangandMr.Hudsonhavejustbecomefriends.
2.(A)RalphstayedinRomeforthesummer
(B)RalphleftRomeforthesummer.
(C)RalphwenttoRomeforthesummer.
(D)RalpharrivedinRomeduringthesummer.
3.(A)Wehaddinnerbeforewewenttothemovies.
(B)Wehaddinnerduringthemovie.
(C)Wewalkedtothemoviesbeforedinner.
(D)Wetookourdinnertothemovies.
4.(A)I'llsendyouapostcardofmyhotelinParis.
(B)SendmetogetthepostcardfromyourParishotel.
(C)MailmeapicturepostcardofyourParishotel.
(D)MailthecardtomefromyourhotelinParis.
5.(A)Janieandhermotherlikeliverandbacon.
(B)Janie'smotheralwayscooksbaconwithliver.
(C)Janiehatesbothliverandbacon.
(D)Ifhermotherdoesn'tfixbacon,Janiewillnoteatliver.
6.(A)MarthaspenttwohourslookingatTV.
(B)MarthasawtwowatchesonTV.
(C)Marthalikedthetwo-hourTVprogram.
(D)MarthaturnedofftheTVfortwohours.
7.(A)Thecitybenefitedfromtherain.
(B)Therainfellsoftlyonmuchofthecity.
(C)Therainlefttoomuchwaterinmuchofthecity.
(D)Manyneighborhoodsdidn'tgetanyrain.
8.(A)Thebabycrieswhenhisdiaperischanged.
(B)Thebabyisunhappywhenhisdiaperissoiled.
(C)Don'tchangethediaperifthebabycries.
(D)Changingthebaby'sdiapermakeshimcry.
9.(A)Themeetingopenedatprecisely8p.m.
(B)8p.m.wastoolatetobeginthemeeting.
(C)Themeetinglasteduntilalittleafter8p.m.
(D)Themeetingwasoveratexactly8p.m.
10.(A)BeginworkingifyouarrivebeforeIdo.
(B)Beforeyougethere,besuretofinishthework.
(C)Comeasearlyaspossiblesowecandolotsofwork.
(D)Ifyouarriveearly,we'llneedmoretimetowork.
II.TalksandConversations
Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefully,becauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandthequestionsonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions11~15
11.(A)Shepaid40.00forthecoat.
(B)Herhusbandpresentedittoherasagift.
(C)Sheboughtthecostonherfortiethbirthday.
(D)Hefriendsentittoherasabirthdaygift.
12.(A)Tokeephisoldcarandgetanewone.
(B)Toleaveitinthegaragetoberepaired.
(C)Tosellhiscarforanewone.
(D)Togethiscarrepairedlater.
13.(A)Husbandandwife.
(B)Fatheranddaughter.
(C)Doctorandpatient.
(D)Teacherandstudent.
14.(A)Themanwenttotheconcert,butthewomandidn't.
(B)Thewomanwenttotheconcert,butthemandidn't.
(C)Thespeakersdidnotgototheconcert.
(D)Bothspeakerswenttotheconcert.
15.(A)AnEnglishtextbook.
(B)Achemistrybook.
(C)AChinesetextbook.
(D)Ahistorybook.
Questions16~20
16.(A)Thewomangoestoschoolduringthedayandworksatnight.
(B)Thewomanhastoworktosupportherself.
(C)Thewoman'sclassesarenotdifficult.
(D)Thewomanstudiesatnight.
17.(A)Shefeelsthathewon'tacceptanything.
(B)She'ssurehealreadyhasapocketcalculator.
(C)Shethinkshehasalmosteverythinghewants.
(D)She'safraidherwantsmorethanshecanafford.
18.(A)Tomsurvivedtheaccident.
(B)Tomwaskilledintheaccident.
(C)SomeonesavedTom'slife.
(D)ItdidlittledamagetoTom'scar.
19.(A)Thetrainiscrowded.
(B)Thetrainislate.
(C)Thetrainisempty.
(D)Thetrainisontime.
20.(A)No,alltheroomsaretaken.
(B)Yes,therearesomesparerooms.
(C)Yes,thereisadoubleroom.
(D)Yes,thereisasingleroom.
Questions21~23
21.(A)Herhusbandhadgotahigherposition.
(B)Herhusbandhadlosthisjob.
(C)Shewantedtohaveacleanerhouse.
(D)ShewantedtomovetoNewYork.
22.(A)Histelephonewentoutoforder.
(B)Thebuyershadtoleavesoon.
(C)Hebegantoworkat8a.m.
(D)Hehadmadeanappointmentwithherfor8a.m.
23.(A)Theyconsideredherlazy.
(B)Theysawsomethingtheyhadneverseen.
(C)Theyconsideredherfoolish.
(D)Theysawsomethingfamiliartothem.
Questions24~26
24.(A)ThesilkT-shirtinwhitecolor.
(B)ThecottonT-shirtwithasloganorpicture.
(C)ThenylonT-shirtwornonplayground.
(D)ThewoolT-shirtwornforwork.
25.(A)T-shirtsfeelsoftandwashwell.
(B)T-shirtsaresmartadcomfortable.
(C)T-shirtsgowellwithtrousers.
(D)T-shirtsaresuitableforeveningwear.
26.(A)Newtechnologyisbeingemployed.
(B)Advertisementsarebeingwidelyused.
(C)Newdesignsarebeingadopted.
(D)Moresyntheticmaterialsarebeingintroduced.
Questions27~30
27.(A)Forprotectionagainstotheranimals.
(B)Forprotectionagainstotherdogs.
(C)Justforfun.
(D)Forthepurposeofguardingthehouse.
28.(A)Becausetheydidnoteatotheranimals.
(B)Becausetheywereusefulforprotection.
(C)Becausetheyweregoodhunters.
(D)Becausetheyalwaysobeyedtheirmasters.
29.(A)Forcompanionship.
(B)Foramusement.
(C)Forprotectionagainstrobbery.
(D)Forhunting.
30.(A)Thecitycanbealonelyplace.
(B)Lifeinthewestcanbeverydangerous.
(C)Peopleinthewestarefondofanimals.
(D)Thedogisausefulandfriendlyanimal.
PartC:ListeningandTranslation(30points)
I.SentenceTranslation
Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5Englishsentences.Youwillhearthesentencesonlyonce.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
(1)__________________________________________________________________________
(2)__________________________________________________________________________
(3)__________________________________________________________________________
(4)__________________________________________________________________________
(5)__________________________________________________________________________
II.PassageTranslation
Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passages.Youwillhearthepassagesonlyonce.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.
(1)
(2)
SECTION2:STUDYSKILLS(50minutes30points)
Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1~5
Takingpicturesisfun.Andtakinggoodonesiseasyifyoufollowafewsimplerules.Beforeyousnapapicture,thinkaboutit.Besureyouarecloseenoughtoyoursubject.Aprettyfaceagainstaplainbackground,forinstance,makesagoodpicture.Butadistantfigurelostamongtreesandcloudslacksinterest.Inalandscapescene,trytokeepatleasttwo-thirdsofthepicturebelowthelinewherethegroundmeetsthesky.Foraskyscene,keepatleasttwo-thirdsofthepictureabovethatline.
Studypicturesinnewspapersandbooks.Trytoseewhysomearebetterthanothers.Usewhatyoulearntoimproveyourownpictures.
1.Thisarticlegivessome________.
(A)reasonsfortakingpictures
(B)differencesbetweenstillandmovingpictures
(C)ideasforinterestinghobbies
(D)hintsfortakinggoodpictures
2.Thewritertalksmostlyaboutpicturestaken_______.
(A)outdoors
(B)bymoonlight
(C)incolour
(D)fornewspapers
3.Youcanimproveyourpicturesby_______.
(A)thinkingaboutthembeforeyoutakethem
(B)studyingpicturesinnewspapersandbooks
(C)snappingthemasquicklyasyoucan
(D)Both(A)and(B)
4.Inalandscapescenetwo-thirdsofthepictureshouldbe_______.
(A)sky
(B)clouds
(C)land
(D)horizon
5.Thewriterdoesn'tsayanythingabout____________.
(A)followingrules
(B)gettingclosetoyoursubject
(C)caringforyourcamera
(D)takingpicturesofskyscenes
Questions6~10
HarryMarshwasadrivingexaminerwhohadtotestpeoplewhowantedtogetadriving-license.Onedayhecameoutofhisofficeasusualandsawacaratthesideoftheroad,withayoungmaninit.Hegotintothecarbesidethedriverandtoldhimtocheckthelights,thenthebrakesandthenalltheotherusualthings.Thedriverperformedeverythingfaultlessly,withoutsayingaword.
ThenHarrytoldthedrivertostarthisengineanddriveforward.Thenhetoldhimtoturnrightintoasideroad,stop,gobackwardsintoanothersideroadandthendrivetotheofficeagain.
Ontheway,thedriversaidtoHarrypolitely,“CouldyoupleasetellmewhywearedoingallthesethingsIwaspassingthroughthistownandonlystoppedtolookatmymap.”
6.Harry'sdutywas_______.
(A)totestpeoplewhowantedtogetalicensefordriving.
(B)toexamineifthecarswereallright.
(C)toexaminetheroads.
(D)torepaircars.
7.WhydidHarrygetintotheyoungman'scar
(A)Hewonderediftheyoungman'scarneededrepairing.
(B)Hethoughtheyoungmanwantedtohaveadrivingtest.
(C)Hethoughttheyoungmanneededhishelp.
(D)Hewantedtoknowifitwastheyoungman'scar.
8.Inhispositionas_____,Harryaskedtheyoungmantodoeverythingadrivingtestrequires.
(A)adriver
(B)anengineer
(C)ateacher
(D)drivingexaminer
9.Harryaskedtheyoungmantodrivehimbacktohisofficebecause_____.
(A)hewastired
(B)hedidn'twanttowalk
(C)hefinishedthedrivingtest
(D)hewantedtohavearest
10.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue
(A)Harrygavetheyoungmanadrivingtestbymistake.
(B)Theyoungmandidn'tcometohaveadrivingtest.
(C)Theyoungmanstoppedhiscartolookathismap.
(D)Theyoungmanknewexactlywhyhewasaskedtodoallthesethings.
AmillionvisitorsgotoBarcelonaeveryyear.TheywanttoseeAntonioGaudi'schurch.Thisunusualchurchhasastrangehistory.GaudiwasborninSpainin1852.Hewasverypoorbuthewantedtobeanarchitect.Hehadtoworkandstudyatthesametime.Heoftenmissedclassesbecausehehadtowork——butonedayhedesignedaveryunusualshow-caseforanexhibitioninParis.Peoplebegantogivehimwork.Hedesignedhouses，officesandgardens.Theywereallveryunusual.Hewassoonrichandfamous.Thenarichbooksellersaid，“WillyoubuildachurchforthepoorpeopleofBarcelonaIwillpay.Iwillbuildschoolsandworkshops，too.Theywillhelpthepeople.”“Iwilldoit，”saidGaudi.Heworkedforfortyyears，buthecouldnotfinishthechurch.Itwastoobig.Heneeded￡10，000，000.Hegaveallhismoneytothechurch.Hewaspooragainwhenhediedin1926，andonlythefrontofthechurchwasfinished.Butarchitects,engineersandvisitorsfromallovertheworldcometoseeit.Itisverystrange，verymodernandrevolutionary.
11.Gaudiwassoonrichandfamousbecause_______.
(A)hewasanarchitectandlivedinSpain
(B)hehadnomoneywhenhewasayoungman
(C)hisdesignsweredifferentfromothers'
(D)hisworkwastodesignhouses，officesandgardens
12.Tobuildthechurch，Gaudineeded__________.
(A)tenthousandpounds
(B)ahundredthousandpounds
(C)onemillionpounds
(D)tenmillionpounds
13.Gaudineverfinishedthechurchbecause______.
(A)itwastoobigandcosttoomuch
(B)thebooksellerdiedlater
(C)hehadnotimetodesigntherestofit
(D)hehadtodesignmanyschoolsandworkshops
14.HowoldwasGaudiwhenhedied
(A)26
(B)40
(C)52
(D)74
15.Thebesttitleforthisarticleis________.
(A)Gaudi——aRichandFamousArchitect
(B)AnArchitectwithSomeSuccess
(C)AntonioGaudiandHisChurch
(D)HowtoDesignaBigChurch
Atthebeginningof1613,abouttwohundredPolishsoldiersarrivedatalittleRussianvillage.Theylosttheirwayinthethickforestandaskedforamantoshowthemthewaytotown.Butnoonewantedtohelpthem.
"Youwillhavetogothroughthatforest,"saidanoldman."Theroadisontheotherside.""Showustheway,"criedtheenemyofficer,"orwe'llkilleveryoneinthevillage!"
"I'mold,"saidtheoldman."Imaybenotabletowalksofar."
Buttohimselfhesaid,"I'llhavetoshowthemtheway,butifIleadthemintothethickestpartoftheforest,theywilldiethereandI'llhelptosavemycountry."
Theoldmanwentinfront,andtwohundredsoldiersfollowedhim.Formanyhourstheymovedonthroughtheforest.
"Whereistheroad"theycried."Wemustbeneartheroadbynow."
"I'mold,"answeredtheoldman."PerhapsIhavelostmyway."
"Hewantsmoneyandgivehimsomegold,"saidthesoldiers."Butifhedoesn'tshowusthewaywewillkillhim."
"We'llsoonbeontheroadnow,"saidtheoldmanwhenhegotthemoney."Andyouwillbeabletogotothetown."
Butthetreesclosedroundthemanditbecamedarkeranddarkerthoughitwasstillthemiddleoftheday.Itwasevenhardertowalkonintheheavysnow.
"Thiscannotbetheroad,"themensaidtooneanother,buttheycoulddonothingbutfollowthoseinfront.
"So,"saidtheoldmanwhentheystopped,"youcanneithergofarthernotturnback.Youwillbehereandyouwilldiehere.Iwillneverturnagainstmycountryforyourgold."
16.Thestoryhappened_________.
(A)inRussia
(B)inacity
(C)inPoland
(D)inthesoldiers'hometown
17.Thesoldierscouldn'tgettothetown______________.
(A)becausetheoldmanwastoooldtowalk
(B)theylosttheirwayinthethickforest
(C)theykilledeveryoneinthevillage
(D)theyhadtogothroughthatforest
18.Atlastallthesoldiers_____________.
(A)diedintheforest
(B)movedonthroughtheforest
(C)followedthoseinfront
(D)turnedbacktothevillage
19.Itbecamedarkeranddarkerbecause______________.
(A)itwasgoingtorain
(B)thetreeswerethickerandthicker
(C)itwasverylate
(D)itwasnotthemiddleoftheday
20.Theoldman_______.
(A)turnedagainsthiscountrybygettinggold
(B)helpedtosavehiscountry
(C)killedallthesoldiers
(D)showedthesoldiersbacktotown
Questions21~25
Therearethousandsofdifferentlanguagesintheworld.Everyoneseemstothinkthathisnativelanguageisthemostimportantone,asitistheirfirstlanguage.Formanypeopleitiseventheironlylanguagealltheirlives.ButEnglishistheworld'smostwidelyusedlanguage.
Asanativelanguage,Englishisspokenbynearlythreehundredmillionpeople,intheU.S.A.,England,Australiaandsomeothercountries.
ForpeopleinIndiaandmanyothercountries,Englishisoftennecessaryforbusiness,educationandotheractivities.SoEnglishisthesecondlanguagethere.
Asaforeignlanguage,nootherlanguageismorewidelystudiedorusedthanEnglish.Weusedittolistentotheradio,toreadbooksortotravel.ItisalsooneoftheworkinglanguagesintheUnitedNationsandismoreusedthantheothers.
21.Thenativelanguageisaperson's______language.
(A)first
(B)only
(C)one
(D)foreign
22.Peoplein______useEnglishastheirsecondlanguage.
(A)intheU.S.A.
(B)India
(C)China
(D)Australia
23.PeopleinChinauseEnglishasa_______language.
(B)second
(C)foreign
(D)native
24.Englishis_____widelyusedworkinglanguageintheUnitedNations.
(A)much
(B)more
(C)themore
(D)themost
25.Asasecondlanguage,Englishisusedin____waysbypeopleallovertheworld.
(A)one
(B)two
(C)three
(D)four
Questions26~30
WhatisyourfavoritecolourDoyoulikeyellow,orange,redIfyoudo,youmustbeapersonfullofhopefulhappyfeelingaboutlife.DoyoulikegreyandblueThenmaybeyouarequiet,andyouwouldrathergoafterthangobefore.Andsometimesyoufeelunhappy.Ifyoulovegreen,youarestrong-minded.Youwishtodoeverythingwellandwantotherpeopletoseeyouaresuccessful.Atleastthisiswhatpsychologiststellus.Theytellusthatwedon'tchooseourfavouritecolouraswegrowup.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidsoassoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.
Ayellowroommakesusfeelhappierandmorecomfortablethanadarkgreenone;andareddressbringswarmthandgladnesstothesaddestwinterday.Lightandbrightcoloursmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutmoreactive.Itisafactthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harderandhavefewaccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackdarkgrey.
Remember,then,thatifyoufeellow,youcanalwaysbrightenyourdayoryourlifewithanewshirtorafewcolourfulthings.Rememberalsothatyouwillknowyourfriendsbetterwhenyoufindoutwhatcolourstheylikeanddislike.Anddon'tforgetthatanyonecanguessalotaboutyourcharacterwhenyouchoosesomethingindifferentcolours.
26.Ifyoulovegreen,___________.
(A)youfeelunhappy
(B)youarestrong-minded
(C)youarehappy
(D)youfeelcomfortable
27.Factoryworkerswillhavefeweraccidentswhen______.
(A)theyworkinyellowororangerooms
(B)theyworkharderinredcoats
(C)theyworkontheorangemachines
(D)theyworkontheblackmachines
28.It'simportantforustochoosecoloursbecause______.
(A)coloursdoaffectourfeelinginmanyways
(B)sometimescolourswilldoourfeelinggood
(C)sometimeslightandbrightcoloursmakeushappy
(D)colourswillhelpustodoeverythingwell
29.Ifyoufeellow,youcanbrightenyourday__________.
(A)withmorethingstodo
(B)byhelpingotherstodoeverything
(C)withanewshirt
(D)byseeingpsychologist
30.Accordingtothispassage,youknowfourfriendsbetter_______.
(A)whenyoufindoutwhatcolourstheylikeanddislike
(B)whenyoustaylongerwiththem
(C)ifyouseethemoften
(D)whenyouchoosesomethingdifferentforthem
SECTION3:TRANSLATIONTEST(1)(30minutes20points)
Directions:TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthe
correspondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Aslateas1800,women'sonlyplacewasinthehome.Theideaofwomeninthebusinesswasunthinkable.No“nice”womanwoulddreamofenteringwhatwasstrictlya“man'sworld”.
Teachingwasthefirstprofessionopentowomensoonafter1800.Buteventhatwasnotaneasyprofessionforwomentoenterbecausemosthighschoolsandcollegeswereopenonlytomen.
HospitalnursingbecamerespectableworkforwomenonlyafterFlorenceNightingalebecamefamous.MissNightingaleopenedEngland'sfirsttrainingschoolfornursesin1860.
SECTION4:TRANSLATIONTEST(2)(30minutes20points)
Directions:TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglishandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
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第一部分综合笔试听力测试录音文字稿
SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST
PartA:SpotDictation
Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhearthepassageonlyonce.Nowlet'sbeginPartAwithSpotDictation.
Aroundtheworldyoungpeoplearespendingunbelievablesumsofmoneytolistentorockmusic.ForbesMagazineclaimsthatatleastfiftyrockstarshaveincomesofbetweentwomillionandsixmilliondollarsperyear.
“Itdoesn'tmakesense,”saysJohnnyMathis,oneoftheoldermusicmillionaires,whomadeamilliondollarsayearwhenhewasmostpopular,inthe1950s.“Performersaren'tworththiskindofmoney.Infact,nobodyis.”
Buttherockstars'admirersseemtodisagree.Thosewholoverockmusicspendabouttwobilliondollarsayearforrecords.Theypay150milliontoseerockstarsinperson.
Someobserversthinkthecustomersarebuyingmorethanmusic.Accordingtoonetheory,toplayrockmusicdoesn'trequiremuchtraining.Thereisnogulfbetweentheaudienceandtheperformer.Everyboyandgirlintheaudiencethinks,“Icouldsinglikethat.”Rockmusichasbecomeakindofreligion.Youngpeoplearegladtopaytoworshiparockstarbecauseitisawayofworshippingthemselves.
Luckisakeywordforexplainingthesuccessofmany.In1972oneoftheluckiestwasDonMcLean,whowroteandsang“AmericanPie.”McLeanearnedmorethanamilliondollarsfromrecordingsof“AmericanPie.”Thentoo,bywritinghisownmusic,McLeanearnssomeextramoney.
PartB:ListeningComprehension
l.Statements
Directions:Inthispartofthetestyouwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswillbespokenonlyonce,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement，readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Nowlet'sbeginwithquestionnumberone.
QuestionNo.1.Mrs.LangandMr.Hudsonareoldfriends.
QuestionNo.2.RalphremainedinRomeduringthesummer.
QuestionNo.3.Afterdinner,wewalkedtothemovies.
QuestionNo.4.SendmeapostcardofyourhotelinParis.
QuestionNo.5.Janierefusestoeatliverunlesshermotheralsopreparesbaconwithit.
QuestionNo.6.MarthawatchedTVfortwohours.
QuestionNo.7.Therainfloodedseveralareasofthecity.
QuestionNo.8.Whenthebabycries,itusuallymeanshisdiaperneedschanging.
QuestionNo.9.Themeetingbeganpromptlyat8p.m.
QuestionNo.10.Theearlieryougethere,themoreworkingtimewe'llhave.
Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefully,becauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions11to20arebasedonthefollowingconversations.
11.M:That'salovelycoatyou'rewearing.
W:Oh,thankyou.Myhusbandgaveittomeformyfortiethbirthday.
QuestionNo.11.Whatdidthewomansayaboutthecoat
12.W:You'rebacklate.Iwasworried.How'sthecarWhatdidyoufindoutaboutit
M:Themechanicsaidthatthebestthingwouldbetosellitandgetanewcar.Thiscaristotallydead.
QuestionNo.12.Whatwillthemanprobablydowithhiscar
13.W:Haveyoufoundanythingwrongwithmystomach
M:Notyet.Iamstillexamining.I'llletyouknowtheresultnextweek.
QuestionNo.13.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman
14.M:Youdidn'tgototheconcertlastnighteither,didyou
W:No,Ihadaslightheadache.
QuestionNo.14.Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation
15.W:Hasyourbrotherboughthisbooksyet
M:Heboughtahistorybook,buttheChineseandEnglishtext-booksweresoldout.
QuestionNo.15.Whichbookhastheman'sbrothergot
16.M:Howdoyoumanagetoworkandtogotoschoolatthesametime
W:MyclassesareatnightandIworkduringtheday.
QuestionNo.16.Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation
17.W:John,Idon'tknowwhattogetforourfather.Hehasjustabouteverything,doesn'the
M:Whydon'tyougethimapocketcalculator
QuestionNo.17.Whydoesn'tthewomanknowwhattogetfortheman'sfather
18.W:It'ssurprisingthatTomcameoutoftheaccidentalive.
M:That'strue.Thecarcrashedintothewallandwascompletelydamaged.
QuestionNo.18.Whatwastheconsequenceoftheaccident
19.W:I'msorry,sir.Thetrainissomewhatbehindschedule.Takeaseat,andI'lltellyouassoonasweknowsomethingdefinite.
M:Thankyou,I'lljustsethereandreadamagazineinthemeantime.
QuestionNo.19.Whatcanweconcludeaboutthetrainfromtheconversation
20.M:Isentalettertomakeareservationforasingleroomafewdaysago.
W:I'msorry,yourrequestarrivedtoolate.Therearesomeconferencesintownthisweekandwe'refullup.
QuestionNo.20.Arethereanyspareroomsatthehotel
Questions21to23arebasedonthefollowingtalk.
Whenmyhusbandwaspromoted,weputourhouseupforsale.Threeweekslater,itwasstillonthemarket.Ibecameabusyhousekeeper.Everyroomhadtobekepttidy,anddisheshadtobewashedandputawaywhenused.Thenonedaythedoorbellrangunexpectedlyat8a.m.Sleepily,IopenedthedoorandsawouragentstandingtherewithacouplefromNewYork.“Therehadbeennotimetocall,”heexplained,“becausethecouplehadtocatchaplanehome.”
Thethreepeoplemadetheirwaypastthedirtybreakfastdishesonthekitchentableandintoabedroomwithunmadebeds.AsIretreatedintoabathroomtocombmyhair,Iheardthemansaysomethingtohiswife.Thentheybothlaughed.
Twodayslater,theagentphonedtotellmethatthecouplehadboughtthehouse.Herepeatedwhatthebuyerhadsaidwhenhehandedoverthecheckthefollowingday:“Thathousehasawarm,live-infeeling,justlikeours.”
QuestionNo.21.Whydidthespeakersellherhouse
QuestionNo.22.Whydidtheagentcallonthespeakersoearlyinthemorning
QuestionNo.23.Whydidthecouplelaughinthespeaker'shouse
Questions24to26arebasedonthefollowingtalk.
Formanyyears,T-shirtsweresimpleshort-sleevedundershirtsformenandboys,T-shirtsusedtobeofonecolor——white.Andsincetheywerewornundershirts,theyweregenerallynotseen.
TodaytheT-shirthasbecomefashionable.Itcanbeseeneverywhereandoneveryone.WomenandlittlechildrenwearT-shirtsasdoteenagers,universitystudents,andmenfromallwalksoflife.T-shirtsarewornonplayground,atthebeachorintown.Theycanalsobewornforwork.YetT-shirtsremainrelativelyinexpensiveandlongwearing,aswellaseasytocarefor.Smartbutcomfortableandconvenienttowear,theyhavebecomeoneofAmerica'snewestideaonfashion.
AlthoughT-shirtsarenowavailableinawidevarietyofbrightmaterialsandstyles,themostpopularkindisthetraditionalcottonT-shirtswithasloganorpictureprintedonthefront.AT-shirtsmaybearasingleword,apopularphrase,picturesofpopularsingers,oranadvertisement.AsT-shirtsarebecomingmoreandmorepopular,newdesignsarecomingupallthetime.
QuestionNo.24.WhatisthemostpopularkindofT-shirt
QuestionNo.25.WhydopeopleliketowearT-shirtssomuchtoday
QuestionNo.26.WhatisbeingdonetomakeT-shirtsmoreattractive
Questions27to30arebasedonthefollowingtalk.
WhenyoutakeawalkinanyofthecitiesintheWest,youoftenseealotofpeoplewalkingdogs.Itisstilltruethatadogisthemostusefulandfaithfulanimalintheworld,butthereasonswhypeoplekeepadoghavechanged.Intheolddayspeopleusedtotraindogstoprotectthemselvesagainstattacksbyotherbeasts.Andlatertheycametorealizethatadogwasnotonlyusefulforprotectionbutwillingtoobeyhismaster.Forexample,whenpeopleuseddogsforhunting,thedogswouldnoteatwhatwascaughtwithoutpermission.Butnowpeopleinthecityneednotprotectthemselvesagainstattacksofanimals.Whydotheykeepdogs,thenSomepeoplekeepdogstoprotectthemselvesfromrobbery.Butthemostimportantreasonisforcompanionship.Forachild,adogishisbestfriendwhenhehasnofriendstoplaywith.Foryoungcouples,adogistheirchildwhentheyhavenochildren.Foroldcouples,adogisalsotheirchildwhentheirrealchildrenhavegrownup.Sothemainreasonwhypeoplekeepdogshaschangedfromprotectiontofriendship.
QuestionNo.27.Accordingtothetalk,whatweredogstrainedforinthepast
QuestionNo.28.Whyweredogsusedforhunting
QuestionNo.29.Whatisthemostimportantreasonforpeopleinthecitytokeepdogsnow
QuestionNo.30.Whatisthemainideaofthistalk
PartC:ListeningandTranslation
l.SentenceTranslation
Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5Englishsentences.Youwillhearthesentencesonlyonce.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Nowlet'sbeginSentenceTranslationwithSentenceNo.1.
SentenceNo.1.Johncorrectedonemistakebutneglectedtheothers.
SentenceNo.2.Hewastoosleepytotakethemedicine.
SentenceNo.3.Theproblemwassolvedafterseveralmonths'discussion.
SentenceNo.4.Thebosstoldhissecretarytofinishthereportontime.
SentenceNo.5.Hesuggeststhatshespendmoretimestudyinghertextbook.
Ⅱ.PassageTranslation
Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passages.Youwillhearthepassagesonlyonce.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.Nowlet'sbeginPassageTranslationwiththefirstpassage.
Passage1:
ProfessionalsportsareverypopularintheUnitedStates.Themostpopularsportsarebaseball，footballandbasketball.Eachhasitsownseason，andmillionsofsupporters.
Passage2:
Noairmeansdeath.Althoughwecan'tseeit,thereisairroundus.Soairiseverywhereanditgiveslifetoeverylivingthing.Withoutitwecannotlive.
福建省初级英语翻译口、笔译资格证书考试
口语题(40points)
Directions:Talkonthefollowingtopicorpicturesforatleast2minutes.Besuretomakeyourpointsclearandsupportingdetailsadequate.Rememberthatwhatyousaidwillberecorded.Starttalkingatthesignal……andstopitatthesignal……
Sample1.
Topic:Isitnecessarytodeveloptourism
Aspectstobecovered:
1.Whataretheadvantagesofdevelopingthetouristtrade
2.WhatshouldbedonetoimproveFujian'stouristindustry
Sample2.
Picturetalk:Talkaboutusefulfacilitiescompaniesshouldspendmoneyonfortheirstaff.
PartA
Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,interpretitintoChinese.Startinterpretingatthesignal……andstopitatthesignal……Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.Rememberyouwillhearthepassagesonlyonce.Nowlet'sbeginPartAwiththefirstpassage.
PartB
Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinChinese.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,interpretitintoEnglish.Startinterpretingatthesignal……andstopitatthesignal……Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.Rememberyouwillhearthepassagesonlyonce.Nowlet'sbeginPartBwiththefirstpassage.
VancouveristhethirdlargestcityinCanadaafterTorontoandMontreal.//Itisalsoanimportantfinancialandbusinesscentre.//NottoforgottenisthefactthatVancouverisCanada'sbusiestseaport.//TheVancouverportisthelargestportallalongtheentirePacificCoastofNorthandSouthAmerica.
Thefuturelieswiththeyoung.//Wetwocountriescomefromdifferenttraditions,andsharingthesetraditionsbenefitsusall.//Wearedelightedthatmoreofyouryoungpeoplearecomingtostudywithus,//andthatmanyofourstudentsandvisitorsarenowlearningandenjoyingwhatChinahastooffer.
欢迎你到福州来,见到你非常高兴。//久闻先生大名，能请到你是我们的荣幸。/从现在起王小姐将做你的翻译,希望你在福州过得愉快。//在福州附近的名胜中，鼓山是最受欢迎的。你在福州期间一定不要把这个地方遗漏了。
Passage2：
我们的女运动员真不简单。//中国在1992年巴塞罗那奥运会上夺得的16块金牌中，有12块是女运动员赢得的；//人们都说中国体育界阴盛阳衰。//我们真希望男运动员也出几匹黑马，爆几个冷门才好呢！
笔译考试
PartA:TranslatethefollowingpassagesfromEnglishintoChinese（twopassages,each25points）
Canmanbecreditedwithchoosingtherightpathwhenheknowsonlyone？CanhebecongratulatedforhiswisedecisionwhenonlyonejudgmentispossibleIfheknowsnothingofvice,ishetobepraisedforadheringtovirtueWisdomconsistsofthedeliberateexerciseofjudgment;knowledgecomesinthediscriminationbetweenthoseknownalternatives.Weighingthesealternativesisthewayofmaturity.Onlythendoesmanhavethestrengthtofollowhischoicewithoutwavering,sincethatchoiceisbasedfirmlyonknowledgeratherthanonanuncertain,dangerouslyshallowfoundationofignorance.
FormanyyearstheUnitedStatesandothernationsusedgoldandsilvermoney.Papermoneywasusedtostandfortheholdingofbothsilverandgold.Thevalueofsilverwaslimitedtothatofgold.Fifteenouncesofsilverhadthesamevalueofoneounceofgold.Thesevaluesdidn'tchangeuntilafter1860whenminesinthewestoftheUnitedStatesbegantoproducelargeamountsofsilver.Thisextraamountofsilvercauseditspricetofall.Nolongerwouldfifteenouncesofsilverbuyoneounceofgold.In1871,Germanydeclaredthatitwouldnolongersupportitspapermoneywithsilver.Instead,itwoulduseonlygold.OthercountriesofEuropequicklydidthesame.
PartB:TranslatethefollowingpassagesfromChineseintoEnglish(twopassages,each25points)
西湖位于福州市区西北的卧龙山下，最初开挖于晋代。原用于排涝灌溉。五代时，闽王在湖滨建造御花园，号称“水晶宫”。1914年开始辟为公园，园区也随之扩大，面积比原来增加五倍以上。如今的西湖公园，以湖心开化屿为中心，有飞虹桥、步云桥、玉带桥等，与几个湖屿相连接，构成整体。
知识创新
知识的生命力在于创新，只有不断地创造出新的知识和技术，才能推动经济社会的快速发展。在新的世纪里，人才、文化、教育、经济和社会管理等因素在经济和社会发展中的作用日趋重要。只有在理论、科技方面不断进行改革创新，不断有新的创造和突破，才能为经济和社会发展注入新的生机和活力。