2008春季英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段模考

上海新东方学校 英语综合能力培训部 口译研究中心权威发布（2008.3）

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 ward or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in you ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage only once.

Education 1.______________ in the modernization of our country. There are, however, still 2.____________ children in remote rural areas who 3._________ go to school because of 4._______________. This is a very serious problem which 5.______________. Therefore, the authorities 6.____________ to help them financially, which is called "7.__________".

This project, I believe,8.____________. In the first place, as a developing country, China is 9.______________ a huge amount of money in education in the 10.______________. So education has to 11._____________ the general public to 12.______________. Secondly, with the financial 13._____________ of the public, many of the poor children who 14.______________ school can go on with their study. This will, in turn, 15._____________ the expansion of the rural economy in 16.____________. Clearly, the Project Hope has 17._____________ for the modernization of our country.

18.__________________, my suggestion is that the government 19._________________ the public in cities to finance the project. And I am sure the project will be20.____________________.

Part B: Listening Comprehension
1. Statements

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will not find them written on the paper; so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.