【正文】 語中級口譯資格證書第一階段考試四 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 word 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. The usual goodluck wish to a theatre actor who is about to _________ (1) or to be engaged in a performance is to say “ Break a leg” . This may seem to be a rather _____ ___(2) to say to someone who is probably already quite impatient, ______ ___ (3). But most theatre actors and actresses are, by tradition, very (4). And they would do everything to avoid slipping or throwing themselves into“ __________” (5). Among many actors and actresses, it is thought that wishing for good luck from their ____ _(6) will have the opposite effect. Consequently, by __________(7) for bad luck, ___________(8) that the actor or actress will in fact have good luck. Actors and actresses _________(9) noisy, squeaking shoes to be a sign of good luck, and it is also __________(10) to have a theatre cat. On the other hand, bad luck can e _________ _(11)。ve heard. D. After your trip, you should record what you see. . Mathematics isn39。S opening for a week. 6. The word “ trek” (paragraph 1) means__________. A. to go through wild country B. to walk slowly for pleasure C. to travel to a holy place D. to make a long hard journey. 7. The passage suggests that authorities_________. A. nudge jumbo jets into position before July 5 B. watch over the move on July 6 C. have a tight deadline for the transition D. look at letting out tire pressure 8. According to the passage, thirty planes will__________. A. trek the 39km from one to the other B. move along with tractors and fire trucks C. sail on 17 barges through Victoria Harbor D. fly from Kai Tak to Chek Lap Kok 9. According to the passage, the move will be televised to___________. A. discourage people who watch something with too much interest B. show to world the transition between old and new airports C. report the whole process of lumbering menagerie of equipment D. display the scuttling baggage trains, fire trucks and erect moving staircases 10. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage? 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費資源共享 ) 第 7 頁 共 12 頁 A. Last Plane Out, Don39。s fears nowadays Questions 26～ 30 What are we? To the biologist we are member of a subspecies called Homo sapiens sapiens, which represents a division of the species known as Homo sapiens. Every species is unique and distinct: that is part of the definition of a species. But what is particularly interesting about out species? For 。t Fet to Turn Off the Lights C. Last Plane Out, Don39。s never met the math student before. C. Peter is taking a mathematics course. D. They will never require mathematics. Ⅱ . Talks and Conversations Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully because you will hear the four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Questions 11～ 14 11. A. An architect. B. A janitor C. A housing agent. D. A university professor. 12. A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 13. A. It is large and sunny. B. It is smaller than the livingroom. 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費資源共享 ) 第 3 頁 共 12 頁 C. It has only a small window. D. It has large cupboards. 14. A. The larger bedroom. B. The stove and the refrigerator C. The fireplace. D. The furniture. Questions 15～ 18 15. A. A new bicycle. B. An inexpensive bicycle. C. A fast bicycle. D. A stationary bicycle. 16. A. A half mile. B. A mile. C. Two miles. D. Four miles. 17. A. He doesn39。s whistling _____ __(12), from the actor39。t look at anyone else39。t end until early August. But pressure will be greatest on the critical night, when a parade of ungainly vehicles will take to the closedoff roads of Kowloon— “ deck loaders” that equip planes, the tractors that nudge jumbo jets into position, the scuttling baggage trains and fire trucks and erect moving staircases. Winarick admits to tense moments when crews discovered they only had 15cm to spare under some overpasses:“ We looked at letting out tire pressure.” Heaver items like the scaffolding used by maintenance crews will sail on 17 barges through Victoria Harbor. Thirty planes will take off from Kai Tak on a rare set of domestic flights, winging the 15 minutes to Chek Lap Kok. Some 1,000 police will watch over the move, which will be televised to discourage rubberneckers. But the greatest threat is beyond anyone39。 the little lamb will grumble years later that his parents didn’t give a fig for education and that is why he is illiterate and on the dole. If a women has a job, her children will speak mournfully of the experience of being latchkey kids who never knew what it was to e home to the joy and security of a mum baking bread in the kitchen. If a