【正文】 During a period of stagnating (停滯的 ) wages across the labor market, the languageservice industry with its 50,000 jobs is a 43 spot in the jobs outlook. Lillian Clementi is a French translator working in corporate munications from her home in Arlington, Massachusetts and is routinely on tight deadlines to hand in translated material. ―The risks can be huge,‖ said Clementi, ―There‘s tons of 44 pressure.‖ In some cases, a(n) 45 translation or interpretation is also vital. If a user‘s guide for medical equipment is not translated well, it could lead to 46 during an emergency. Soldiers in conflict areas require excellent interpreters to speak with munity members. Any change of tone or context could put lives 47 . Translators‘ and interpreters‘ immunity (免疫力 ) to the nation‘s economic downturn also 48 the growing demand for people who can speak several languages in an increasingly globalized economy, experts said. ―Good translators who 49 a particular subject and bee really good at it can really make sixdigit figures annually,‖ said Jiri Stejskal, spokesman for the American Translators Association. Multinational corporations, . demographic (人口的 ) changes and the Inter economy raise the need for translated and localized information. Companies increasingly want their content 50 to the tongue of the town, even between dialects of the same language. ―As more people 51 the worldwide economy, that‘s going to drive more merce, and that‘s going to drive more language services,‖ said Bill Rivers, executive director of the National Council for Language and International Studies in the Washington region. 52 , qualifications for translators and interpreters are not as simple as they may seem. Speaking two languages does not mean a person can work in the languageservice industry, experts said. Learning how to translate or interpret is a 53 skill beyond knowing the language. Furthermore, the most successful translators and interpreters maintain a 54 , such as legal documents, quarterly earnings reports or a special knowledge of industry. Technological advances may cut jobs in some industries, but online translation services like Google Translate 55 raise demand for human translators and interpreters, experts said. Online sales panies also drive demand for translation. 41． A. tourism B. language C. technology D. economy 42． A. shrank B. changed C. grew D. remained 43． A. bright B. scenic C. historic D. tough 44． A. money B. peer C. blood D. time 45． A. proper B. quick C. direct D. innovative 46． A. disease B. depression C. violence D. confusion 47． A. in order B. at risk C. under control D. out of state 48． A. highlights B. understands C. increases D. resists 49． A. set up B. depend on C. specialize in D. object to 50． A. limited B. accustomed C. related D. tailored 51． A. agree with B. have access to C. are confident of D. insist on 52． A. Instead B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise 53． A. separate B. geic C. learnable D. worthwhile 54． A. certificate B. diploma C. strategy D. specialty 55． A. automatically B. respectively C. actually D. immediately Section B Direction： Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished sattments. For each of them there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) If you could be anybody in the world, who would it be? Your neighbour or a super star? A few people have experienced what it might be like to step into the skin of another person, thanks to an unusual virtual reality（虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)） device. Rikke Wahl, an actress, model and artist, was one of the participants in a body swapping experiment at the Be Another lab, a project developed by a group of artists based in Barcelona. She swapped with her partner, an actor, using a machine called The Machine to Be Another and temporarily became a man. As I looked down, I saw my whole body as a man, dressed in my partner39。 第 I 卷 (共 103 分 ) Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. 2 liters. B. 13 liters. C. 26 liters. D. 52 liters. 2. A. In an English class. B. In a swimming pool. C. On a bus. D. In a sporting goods store. 3. A. By bus. B. By underground. C. By taxi. D. By car. 4. A. Doctor and patient. B. Teacher and student. C. Employer and Employee. D. Salesman and customer. 5. A. Have a lesson. B. Take a test. C. See a film. D. Go to bed. 6. A. Difficult. B. Memorable. C. Uninteresting. D. Worthwhile. 7. A. She wants a bottle of juice. B. She’d like some alcohol. C. The red wine in this bar is perfect. D. The location of the bar is unknown. 8. A. An excellent r233。 2. 本考試設(shè)試卷和答題紙兩部分。試卷分為第 I 卷（第 1－ 12 頁(yè)）和第 II 卷（第 13 頁(yè)），全卷共 13 頁(yè)。sum233。s pants, she said. That39。s behaviour afterwardspotentially for the better. Studies have shown that virtual reality can be effective in fighting racismthe bias（偏見(jiàn)） that humans have against those who don39。ve put yourself in another39。s bodies C. participants will live more passionately after the experiment D. The Machine to Be Another can help people change their sexes 58． In the Implicit Association Test, before the participants used virtual reality glasses to control a dark skinned digital characte