【正文】 people39。s strategy is that the experiment could conceivably sink its own case. If the builtin filters that each search engine provides are effective in blocking porn sites, the government will have wound up proving what the opposition has said all alongyou don39。 search behavior. All but Google have handed over data, and now the Department of Justice has moved to pel the search giant to turn over the goods. What makes this case different is that the intended use of the information is not related to national security, but the government39。s academic performance. Howard and other educators say it39。 control, that their intelligence is malleable, says Lisa Blackwell, a research scientist at Columbia University who has worked with Dweck to develop and run the program, which has helped increase the students39。t seem to have much. They say that by instilling confidence, encouraging some risk taking, being accepting of failure and expanding the areas in which children may be successful, both parents and teachers can reignite that innate desire to achieve. Figuring out why the fire went out is the first step. Assuming that a kid doesn39。s success, it can be a bewildering, painful experience. So it39。s test scores. (C) Both the children39。 appreciation of nature. (C) Improve math, but not reading skills. (D) Develop reading, but not math skills. 17. (A) To help the students appreciate the arts. (B) To make the students39。06年 9月高級(jí)口譯考試真題及參考答案 SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (30 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 world 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. Play is very important for humans from birth to death. Play is not meant to be just for children. It is a form of ___________ (1) that can tap into your creativity, and can allow you the chance to find your inner child and the inner child of others. I have collected the ___________ (2) of play here. Play can stimulate you ___________ (3). It can go against all the rules, and change the same ___________ (4). Walt Disney was devoted to play, and his willingness to ___________ (5) changed the world of entertainment. The next time you are stuck in a ___________ (6) way of life, pull out a box of color pencils, modeling clay, glue and scissors, and ___________ (7) and break free. You will be amazed at the way your thinking ___________ (8). Playing can bring greater joy into your life. What do you think the world would be likeif ___________ (9) each day in play? I bet just asking you this question has ___________ (10). Play creates laughter, joy, entertainment, ___________ (11). Starting today, try to get 30 minutes each day to engage in some form of play, and ___________ (12) rise! Play is known ___________ (13). Studies show that, as humans, play is part of our nature. We have the need to play because it is instinctive and ___________ (14). With regular play, our problemsolving and ___________ (15) will be in much better shape to handle this plex world, and we are much more likely to choose ___________ (16) as they arise. It creates laughter and freedom that can instantly reduce stress and __________ (17) to our daily living. Play can ___________ (18), curiosity, and creativity. Research shows that play is both a ‘ handson39。s top car maker. (C) Misusing pany funds for personal spending. (D) Offering cash for political favors. 8. (A) The nation has raised alert status to the highest level and thousands of people have moved to safety. (B) The eruption of Mount Merapi has been the worst in Indonesia over the past two decades. (C) All residents in the region ten kilometers from the base of the mountain have evacuated. (D) The eruption process was a sudden burst and has caused extensive damage and heavy casualty. 9. (A) 6 to 7. (B) 8 to 10. (C) 11 to 16. (D) 17 to 25. 10. (A) Curbing highlevel corruption. (B) Fighting anized crime. (C) Investigating convictions of criminals. (D) Surveying the threats to national security. Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following interview. 11. (A) A wine taster. (B) A master water taster. (C) The host of the show. (D) The engineer who works on the water treatment plant. 12. (A) Berkeley Springs. (B) Santa Barbara. (C) Atlantic City. (D) Sacramento. 13. (A) Being saucy and piquant. (B) Tasting sweet. (C) A certain amount of minerals. (D) An absence of taste. 14. (A) Lookingsmellingtasting. (B) Tastingsmellinglooking. (C) Smellinglookingtasting. (D) Tastinglookingsmelling. 15. (A) Bathing. (B) Boiling pasta in. (C) Swimming. (D) Making tea. Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk. 16. (A) Enhance reading and math skills. (B) Increase the students39。s attitude. (B) The children39。s attitude. SECTION 2: READING TEST (30 minutes) Directions: In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it. You are to choose ONE best answer, (A), (B), (C) or (D), to each question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Questions 15 Anyone who doubts that children are born with a healthy amount of ambition need spend only a few minutes with a baby eagerly learning to walk or a headstrong toddler starting to talk. No matter how many times the little ones stumble in their initial efforts, most keep on trying, determined to master their amazing new skill. It is only several years later, around the start of middle or junior