2001年9月英语高级口译考试笔试真题 音频 答案

英语高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试

section 1: listening test (30 minutes)

part a: spot dictation /

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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 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 parents set the rules and the children obey, right? wrong. in a growing number of north american families, adults have let their children_____________(1). “parents want to be nurturing love and make their small children happy, but many have become confused about_____________(2) to achieve this,” explains a noted psychologist. “large numbers of parents are being_____________(3)”, to the point that entire families end up organizing themselves around_____________(4).

the problem is that many fathers and mothers try to be_____________(5) to their children. however, parenting is not a popularity contest._____________(6) is a normal part of child development and is strongest between_____________(7). setting rules and enforcing them teaches the child that he or she is _____________(8) but not equal in authority. then a child feel safe and secure and can be kid again. believe it or not, it’s frightening for a child to realize they are_____________(9) a situation. in upside-down families, when parents_____________(10) from the rules they set, children become very insecure, anxious, and out of control. they don’t_____________(11) to protect them. in order to_____________(12) and keep control, parents should act in accordance with the following tips: first,_____________(13). parents cannot guide a child and seek his or her approval of their decision_____________(14) . don’t say, “it’s time for bed. ok?” instead, say, “it’s time for bed, kids.” /

second, don’t_____________(15) and then change them. it’s very important to be consistent. once you make a rule,_____________(16).

third, pay less attention to your children when_____________(17) is bad and more when it is good. do not reward bad behavior by giving extra attention to it. instead, save your attention for when _____________(18).

finally, don’t allow your kids to call you by _____________(19). this removes the authority figure in a child’s life. children need parents,_____________(20).

part b: listening comprehension
directions: in this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. after each one, you will be asked some questions. the talks, conversations and questions will be spoken onl once. now listen care fully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your answer booklet.

questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation.
1. (a) the forthcoming sales conference.
(b) business trips to hongkong and europe. /
(c) the autumn catalogue.
(d) the layout of the catalogue.
2. (a) 268. (b) 368. (c) 386. (d) 486
3. (a) one pound eleven. (b) two pounds fifty-one
(c) the pounds seventy. (d) three pounds.
4. (a) the freight. (b) the time for mailing.
(c) the exchange rate. (d) the pounds.
5. (a) to wait for a decision made by head office.
(b) to have the catalogue printed in europe.
(c) to negotiate the printing costs with the hongkong printer.
(d) to use last year’s catalogue.

questions 6 to 10 are based on the following new.
6. (a) to issue a final statement propped by the us.
(b) to support a us missile defence plan.
(c) to continue consultations with the us on the issue.
(d) to review the situation of us military presence in europe.
7. (a) the schedule for government talks on trade between the two countries.
(b) a wide but unspecified range of world issues of mutual interest.
(c) the us agricultural exports to japan.
(d) plans to reform japan’s economy.
8. (a) below 1 per cent. /
(b) around 2.5 per cent.
(c) 2.9 per cent.
(d) from 4.75 per cent to 4.5 per cent.
9. (a) police blamed the riots mainly on ultra-rightwing nationalists and white power supremacist.
(b) the riots were triggered by the general election scheduled for june.
(c) the riots occurred in a rundown town of south england.
(d) a considerable number of deaths and injuries were reported in local newspaper.
10.(a) three people on a village lane.
(b) a bridge built to commemorate the olympics.
(c) several vehicles on a surburban highway.
(d) a building near a police station.

questions 11 to 15 are based on the following interview.
11. (a) a politician. (b) a leader of industry.
(c) a trade union official. (d) a radio presenter.
12. (a) around one million. (b) between two and three million.
(c) about five million. (d) ten million. /
13. (a)to announce the current national and international new.
(b) to present famous people to the audience.
(c) to introduce recorded items and to do live interviews.
(d) to organize the programme and to broadcast music.
14. (a) politicians are often teased a bit too much in the programme.
(b) this is a live television interview programme.
(c) the progrmme lasts on and a half hours each day.
(d) interviewees are usually allowed to say what they want to say.
15. (a) 6:00 am. (b) 6:30 am. (c) 4:00 pm. (d) 5:00pm.

questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk..
16. (a) the growing affluence of people in general.
(b) the climatic trends which are difficult to predict.
(c) the record levels of sunshine in recent years.
(d) the fairly conservative projections they have made.
17. (a) sales through supermarkets have dropped slightly.
(b) sales through salons remain steady. /
(c) sales through department stores are rising rapidly.
(d) sales through chemists have decreased sharply.
18. (a) a steady rise in the proportion of spending used in press advertising.
(b) a significant increase in sales.
(c) an improvement of their turnover.
(d) a reduction in the advertising budget.
19. (a) under twenty. (b) 21-to-30.
(c) 31-to-45 (d) 50-plus.
20. (a) sun protection creams and lotions. (b) after-sun preparations.
(c) new green and cruelty-free brands. (d) toiletry products.

section 2: listening test (30 minutes)

directions: in this section you will read several passage. each one is followed by sever or 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 1-5/
supermarket group tesco, now the biggest retailer in the uk, rang up its first 1bn profit last year and yesterday claimed to be the fastest growing major retailer in the world. the 700-strong chain, once regarded as a downmarket pile-it-high-and-sell-it-cheap business, is raking in sales of nearly 23bn a year and producing a profit of 3m a day. only one uk retailer-marks spencer-has ever breached the 1bn barrier before and m s has since suffered an aboutt-turn in its fortunes. in made only 430m last year.

despite criticism from consumer groups and some farmers’ representatives, tesco, which now accounts for 25 of every 100 spent on groceries in uk, insisted it was not making excessive profits. chief executive terry leahy said the chain was making only just over 3 profit from every 100 purchase and deputy chairman david reid said the growth had been driven by “better service, quality and value for money”.

the supermarket has also benefited from the lackluster performance of some of its rivals, especially sainsbury. unitl 1995 sainsbury was bigger than tesco, but it last reported profits were barely half tesoco’s 1bn. safeway, which made 236m last year, is turning itself into a new breed of small-scale hypermarket while asda, with 330m profit last year, appears to have lost some of its momentum since its takeover by the american wal-mart discount chain. tesco’s 1.05bn profit, which was generated in the year to the end of february, is 12% up on last year. sales were up 11.9%.

earlier this year-in the wake of a two-year competition commission inquiry which cleared the supermarkets of making excessive profits-tony blair accused the supermarkets of having shoppers in “an armlock”, but tesco denied its profits and success were being driven by squeezing suppliers. it said it had cut prices by 1bn over the past five years and that its prices were now 11% lower than in 1996.

a spokesman for the company said: “our profits have been growing in the with sales for a number of years. in other words, it is not margin expansion, or any rip-off, that is driving the profit growth.” “and in as much as farmers are experiencing tough times, why blame it on the supermarkets? other macro factors are more important. farm profits are extremely cyclical and in recent years the strong pound and the travails associated with bse have been the main issues.”

but a spokeswoman for the national consumer protection council said: “it is high time tesco cut their prices more and gave the customers more benefit from their profits”, while michael hart, of the small and family alliance, accused the supermarkets of being a “new food baronial class”. the liberal democrats’ agriculture spokesman, colin breed, called for the appointment of a retail regulator “who would not be in the pockets of the supermarkets.”

but the national farmers’ union, while admitting that some of its members would find the earnings “hard to comprehend”, backed the company. spokeswoman helen lo said farmers hit by crises like bse and foot and mouth should work with the big grocers, rather than “wage a war” on them. she said: “i think the way forward is to get farmers to muscle together to make a better profit for themselves, and they should look at efficiencies of operations.” /

tesco is driving its growth through international expansion, and now operates 65 hypermarkets abroad, mostly in central europe and asia. sales at those stores climbed to nearly 3bn last year and they produced profits of 74m. at home, the group last year sold 45m of dvd players and tvs, extended its clothing range put 8,00 new nonfood products on its shelves.

mr. leahy outlined plans to spend 1bn opening more tesco outlets in the uk this year. he intends to double both the number of tesco express stores on esso forecourts to 100 and the number of tesco extra hypermarkets to around 45. the expansion plans are expected to create 20,000 new jobs-half in the uk-meaning tesco’s worldwide payroll will rise to 260,000. the tesco. com grocery home delivery business also brings in profits. the online grocer is now the biggest e-tailer in the world. its 1m registered users 70,000 weekly shoppers spend 6m a week.

1. this passage is mainly about_____________. /
(a) a comparison of supermarket groups in britain
(b) criticism of supermarkets from consumer groups
(c) tescon’s growth through international expansion
(d) tesco’s first 1bn profit growth and its consequent reponses
2. which of the following shows the right order of supermarkets according to the profits they made last year?
(a) marks spencer, sainsbury, safeway, asda, tesco
(b) tesco, sainsbury, marks spencer, asda, safeway
(c) asda, tesco, sainbury, safeway, marks spencer
(d) safeway, sainsbury, tesco, asda, marks spencer
3. which of the following parties or organizations sympathizes with tesco?
(a) the liberal democrats
(b) the national consumer protection council
(c) the national farmers’union
(d) the labour party
4. the expression “in the pockets of” from the sentence “the liberal democrats' agriculture spokesman, colin breed, called for the appointment of a retail regulator 'who would not be in the pockets of the supermarkets'”. (para. 6) can be replaced by_____________.
(a) in line with (b) in the control of (c) in support of (d) in opposition to
5. according to the passage, all of the following contribute to tesco’s profit growth except_____________. /
(a) implementation of its margin-expansion policy
(b) expansion of markets abroad
(c) fast grow of e-tailing business
(d) improvement of service and quality

questions 6 /
it is a very peculiar planning inquiry. on one side are michael howard, spike milligan, joanna lumley shepway district council. on the other is english nature. at stake are the fate of rare butterflies and orchids, and the civic pride of folkestone.

the proposal to create a giant white horse on a grassy chalk hill overlooking the entrance to the channel tunnel has inflamed such passion that the department of environment deemed an inquiry was necessary. it is due to end tomorrow, although the wrangling seems certain to continue.

what began as a millennium art project has become a highly charged symbol of the town’s future. is supporters-who include milligan and lumley, both friends of the artist behind the scheme-say it will regenerate the resort. the council believes the 100m long galloping horse will brand folkestone as an energetic town, attracting visitors and giving pleasure and pride to residents for generations to come.

its detractors call the scheme a folly which will despoil a precious resource while doing little to tackle the area’s underlying problems. english nature argues that cheriton hill itself is a greater treasure than anything which could be created there. rare adonis blue butterflies and spider orchids have made the chalk escarpment their home; it is a site of special scientific interest and a candidate special area of conservation.

“we don’t disagree with the need for economic regeneration, but there is no need to damage and destroy a site of national and international wildlife importance in the process,” said teresa bennett, acting team manager for the body’s kent branch. she fears that creating and maintaining the horse would damage the area and attract tourists who could endanger the vulnerable wildlife.

but supporters dismiss english nature’s calls for them to choose a different location. the site is pretty much the last view you have of england as you leave through the channel tunnel and the first view you have as your arrive,” mr howard, mp for folkestone and hythe and a former environment minister and home secretary, told the hearing yesterday.

arguing that the potential for ecological damage had been “vastly exaggerated”, he added: “the economy of folkestone could be transformed if only a small proportion of the large numbers of people who leave or enter the country through the tunnel were to stop to enjoy the area’s attractions. despite all the efforts people have made we have so far made disappointing progress in attracting people to stay.” his conviction may have been fostered by a recent visitor from america, who spotted designs for the horse on a website and came to folkestone believing it already existed.

charles newingon, the proposed artist, says he was taken aback by the support for his design. “it’s become important as an issue because the people of folkestone want it,” he said. “you can call it a lucky charm, a talisman, an icon… i didn’t see it as a way of regenerating the area when i started, but that’s what it’s become.”

there are around 17 chalk horses in the uk and the practice of cutting them even has its own name, leucippotomy. the best know, at uffington in berkshire, probably dates from between 1,400 and 600 bc, although most were created in the last three centuries. rather than carve a horse, folkestone volunteers will fix panels into the soil to reduce damage from erosion and make maintenance easy. mr newington estimates that it will cost around ￡4,000 which he believes will be easily through donations.

john prescott, the environment secretary, will read the inquiry’s recommendations and approve or reject the scheme within the next six months. should he turn it down, richard bougie, who farms cheriton hill and is the scheme’s foremost advocate, has warned that they may go all the way to the european courts, albeit with misgiving. “you know what they do to horses in brussles, don’t you?” he asked the planning inspector. “they eat them.”

6. it can be concluded from the passage that the focus of the argument is_____________.
(a) how to preserve the wildlife in folkestone
(b) how to attract overseas tourists to folkestone
(c) whether the giant galloping horse should be built near the channel tunnel
(d) whether ecological damage can be avoided if the horse is created on cheriton hill
7. the proposal to build a 100m galloping horse near the entrance to the channel tunnel is warmly welcomed by the local people. the reason is that_____________.
(a) it will be the largest of all the chalk horses in the uk.
(b) it will be a grand symbol of folkestone’s culture
(c) it will improve the habitat for wildlife on cheriton hill
(d) it will enhance the publicity of folkestone an stimulate is tourism
8. according to charles newingon, the designer of the giant white horse,_____________.
(a) the building of the white horse has only artistic value
(b) the public response to the white horse project is beyond his expectation
(c) the cost for building the white horse will be a big issue
(d) the planning inquiry will not stop the building of the white horse
9. the author introduces richard bougie at the end of the passage_____________.
(a) for he comes from cheriton hill, folkestone
(b) as he will go to the europen courts to win the case
(c) to reveal his hatred for the practice of eating horses
(d) to show local people’s support to the scheme
10. which of the following is not true according to the passage?
(a) the horse will be cut on the rocks covering cheriton hill.
(b) most chalk horse in the uk were built in the last few centuries.
(c) english nature is firmly against the building of chalk horse on cheriton hill.
(d) the example of the american vistor gives support to the building of the horse.

questions 11-15 /
“everything worth photographing is in california,” edward weston once said. his observation, however exaggerated, points up one of the distinguishing features of california photography: it began out of the need to depict a unique place. from its beginnings to the dotcom boom of our day, california has seemed to offer people a chance to make more money and enjoy more freedom than they could back home, together with a chance to live in a natural paradise. the california gold rush of 1849 was the first major historical event to be fully documented by photographers; p daguerreotypists as well as gold miners could hope to make rich new lives.

sustaining the state’s rapid economic development called for investors and ever-more new settlers. both could be attracted by photographs. individual californians wanted pictures of themselves and their communities, not least for faraway relatives. for good and for ill-promoting both investment and conservation-photography has played a major part in making the place seem real, whether as america’s garden of eden or, more recently, as a once-paradisaic landscape ruined by greed.

this remarkable story is the subject of “capturing light: masterpieces of california photography, 1850 to the present,” an exhibition organized by the oakland museum of california. selected from the museum’s own preeminent collection, it presents 200 works, most of which were originally intended as art. others were done as unpretentious documentation, or even as snapshots.

the earliest panoramic views of the yosemite valley lent themselves to both high mindedness and economic exploitation. in historical fact, such photographs were used to argue in favor of establishing our national park system, but dreams of pristine natural beauty have also led many an outlander to invest or settle in california. america’s onetime eden is now its most populous state, beset by electric-power shortages and environmental degradation, but still offering visions breath-taking natural beauty.

as the years passed, photography changed to reflect new perceptions of the world. by the late-19th century, science and technology-which had given us the locomotive and the steel mill, as well as the camera-could not longer be seen as unqualified blessings. so-called pictorial photography, characterized by blurry focus and wistful moods, was a genteel protest against the realities of unchecked industrialism. in california, where checks on that trend were almost nonexistent, photography perhaps played a larger role than elsewhere. such pictorialists as arnold genthe and john hagemeyer contrived to photograph even crowded san francisco as if little had changed since the middle ages.

the more optimistic 1920s brought a reaction against soft-focus genteelism. as with modern architecture’s refusal to blur the underlying geometric shape of a building with ornament, such california photographers as ansel adams, edward weston, and imogen cunninghan celebrated nature by photographing it in sharp focus, as if its forms were eternal. but the need to document history reasserted itself during the 1930s; dorothea lange’s poor migrant workers became as classic an expression of life in california as ansel adams’s mountain.

all of these photographers worked with the camera as a tool, a surrogate eye; photography was not a force in itself, to be investigated by photographers. today’s california, long established as a center of the film and television industries, can no longer ignore the effect of its own images. much of the state’s recent artistic photography explores the implications of picturemaking itself. against that background, lynn hershman’s woman in high heels, with a tv set for a head, is an almost quintessential expression of the idea that we all, to a greater or lesser extent, are forming ourselves out of other people’s pictures.

“capturing light” is at the oakland museum of californial through may 27. a national tour is planned, with venues to be announced.

11. the passage is mainly about_____________. /
(a) the california gold rush of 1849
(b) the environmental pollution in california
(c) the artistic features of california photography
(d) the role of photography in development of california
12. which of the following cannot be concluded about the exhibition “capturing light”?
(a) it includes works taken over the past one and half centuries.
(b) it shows the outstanding collection of the oakland museum of california.
(c) it is selected from contributions from well-known photographers.
(d) it gives the documentation of historical changes in california.
13. the so-called pictorial photography” discussed in paragraph 5 was regarded as_____________
(a) a record of the unique beauty of california
(b) a protest against the negative side of industrialism
(c) a depiction of changes brought by science and technology
(d) a portrayal of the coming of locomotive and steel mill
14. according to the passage, which of the following is not directly intended by photographers in california?
(a) to attract tourists and new settlers to california.
(b) to document the natural beauty of california.
(c) to record the consequences of environmental pollution.
(d) to demonstrate the life and work of californians.
15. according to the passage, california’s recent artistic photography_____________.
(a) tells the importance of film and television industries
(b) explores the art of film and television making
(c) expresses the significance of other people’s pictures
(d) studies the interactive nature of picturemaking

questions 16-20 /
the abortion wars are on again. no, abortion is not about to be outlawed. in america, this battle is fought, peculiarly, not at the center but at the periphery. the new president repeals the former president’s directive allowing funding for a abortion counseling overseas. now, there may be good reason to pause before opening wide the doors to this kind of research-but not for the reasons being advanced by opponents of abortion. the real problem is not where the cells come from, but where they are going.

at immediate issue are “stem cells,” cells often taken from the very earliest embryo. because they are potentially capable of developing into any kind of cell, they may help cure an array of intractable diseases. pro-life forces find the procedure ethically impermissible, because removing the cells kills the embryo. moreover, they argue, harvesting this biological treasure will encourage the manufacture of human embryos for precisely this utilitarian purpose.

but their arguments fail. first, stem cells are usually taken from embryos produced for external fertilization or from aborted fetuses. both procedures are legal. they produce cells of incalculable value that would otherwise be discarded. why not derive human benefit from them? second, the national institute of health guidelines issued last august take away any incentive to abort or otherwise produce embryos just for their useful parts: no payment for embryos and no dedication of embryonic cells for specific recipients (say, for injection into a sick family member). finally, there is the potential benefit. because embryonic stem cells can theoretically develop into any cell type in the body, they could cure all kinds of diseases, such as parkinson’s, diabetes and alzheimer’s. will it work? we can’t know without the research.

one can admire pro-lifers for trying to prevent science from turning human embryos into tissue factories. but theirs is a rearguard action. the benefits of such research will soon become apparent. those resisting this research will find themselves outflanked politically, as the stampede of the incurably sick and their loved ones rolls through congress demanding research and treatment. the resister will also find themselves outflanked morally when the amount of human suffering that stem cells might alleviate is weighed against the small risk of increasing the number of embryos that do not see life.

in their desire to keep the embryo inviolable opponents are missing the moral issue. the real problem with research that manipulates early embryonic cells is not the cells’origin but their destiny. what really ought to give us pause about research that harnesses the fantastic powers of primitive cells to develop into entire organs and even organisms is what monsters we will soon be capable of creating.

in 1998, massachusetts scientists injected a human nucleus into a cow egg. the resulting embryo, destroyed early, appeared to be producing human protein, but we have no
idea what kind of grotesque hybrid entity would come out of such a marriage. last october, the first primate containing genes from another species-a monkey with a jellyfish gene-was born. monkeys today. tomorrow humans.

just last month britain legalized embryonic stem-cell research. but it did not stop there. parliament also permitted “therapeutic” human cloning. that means that you cannot grow your clone in a uterus to produce a copy of yourself, but you can grow it in a test tube to produce organs as spare parts. anyone who believes that such lines will not be crossed is living on the moon.

the heart of problem is this: it took nature 3 billion years of evolution to produce cells that have the awesome power to develop autonomously, through staggeringly complex chemical reactions, into anything from a kidney cell to a full thinking human being. we are about to harness that power for crude human purposes.

what will our purposes be? of course there will be great medical benefits. they will seduce us into forging bravely, recklessly ahead. but just around the corner lies the logical by-product of such research: the hybrid human-animal species, the partly developed human bodies for use as parts, and other grotesqueries as yet unimagined. that is what ought to be giving us pause: not where we took these magnificent cells from but where they are taking us.

16. according to the author, the opponents of abortion, or pro-lifers,_____________.
(a) are groundless towards fetal-tissue
(b) do not recognize the potential of stem cells
(c) are to be highly admired and sympathized
(d) do not understand the moral consequence of embryonic research
17. it can be concluded from the passage that the author_____________
(a) thinks that the abortion should never be approved
(b) is vehemently counterattacking the views of pro-lifers
(c) takes a more comprehensive view towards fetal-tissue research
(d) is suggesting that the embryonic research should continue
18. the expressions “monkeys today. tomorrow humans.”(para.5) can best be paraphrased as which of the following?
(a) monkeys will be evolved into humans.
(b) the embryonic research may produce human-animal species.
(c) humans and monkeys are from the same ancestor.
(d) the evolution from monkey to human is a cyclic process.
19. which of the following is implied in the sentence “anyone who believes that such lines will not be crossed is living on the moon. (para. 7)”
(a) the cloning of human organs will lead to cloning of humans.
(b) many people doubt the
(c) most people welcome the “therapeutic” human cloning.
(d) the cloning technology will help us live on the moon.
20. it can be found that in writing the essay, the author_____________.
(a) takes a liberal position on the issue of cloning technology
(b) treats the topic only as a medical issue
(c) show grave concerns over the outcome of embryonic research
(d) expresses a quite optimistic view about curing all kinds of diseases

英语高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试

section 1: listening test (30 minutes)

part a: spot dictation /

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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 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 parents set the rules and the children obey, right? wrong. in a growing number of north american families, adults have let their children_____________(1). “parents want to be nurturing love and make their small children happy, but many have become confused about_____________(2) to achieve this,” explains a noted psychologist. “large numbers of parents are being_____________(3)”, to the point that entire families end up organizing themselves around_____________(4).

the problem is that many fathers and mothers try to be_____________(5) to their children. however, parenting is not a popularity contest._____________(6) is a normal part of child development and is strongest between_____________(7). setting rules and enforcing them teaches the child that he or she is _____________(8) but not equal in authority. then a child feel safe and secure and can be kid again. believe it or not, it’s frightening for a child to realize they are_____________(9) a situation. in upside-down families, when parents_____________(10) from the rules they set, children become very insecure, anxious, and out of control. they don’t_____________(11) to protect them. in order to_____________(12) and keep control, parents should act in accordance with the following tips: first,_____________(13). parents cannot guide a child and seek his or her approval of their decision_____________(14) . don’t say, “it’s time for bed. ok?” instead, say, “it’s time for bed, kids.” /

second, don’t_____________(15) and then change them. it’s very important to be consistent. once you make a rule,_____________(16).

third, pay less attention to your children when_____________(17) is bad and more when it is good. do not reward bad behavior by giving extra attention to it. instead, save your attention for when _____________(18).

finally, don’t allow your kids to call you by _____________(19). this removes the authority figure in a child’s life. children need parents,_____________(20).

part b: listening comprehension
directions: in this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. after each one, you will be asked some questions. the talks, conversations and questions will be spoken onl once. now listen care fully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your answer booklet.

questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation.
1. (a) the forthcoming sales conference.
(b) business trips to hongkong and europe. /
(c) the autumn catalogue.
(d) the layout of the catalogue.
2. (a) 268. (b) 368. (c) 386. (d) 486
3. (a) one pound eleven. (b) two pounds fifty-one
(c) the pounds seventy. (d) three pounds.
4. (a) the freight. (b) the time for mailing.
(c) the exchange rate. (d) the pounds.
5. (a) to wait for a decision made by head office.
(b) to have the catalogue printed in europe.
(c) to negotiate the printing costs with the hongkong printer.
(d) to use last year’s catalogue.

questions 6 to 10 are based on the following new.
6. (a) to issue a final statement propped by the us.
(b) to support a us missile defence plan.
(c) to continue consultations with the us on the issue.
(d) to review the situation of us military presence in europe.
7. (a) the schedule for government talks on trade between the two countries.
(b) a wide but unspecified range of world issues of mutual interest.
(c) the us agricultural exports to japan.
(d) plans to reform japan’s economy.
8. (a) below 1 per cent. /
(b) around 2.5 per cent.
(c) 2.9 per cent.
(d) from 4.75 per cent to 4.5 per cent.
9. (a) police blamed the riots mainly on ultra-rightwing nationalists and white power supremacist.
(b) the riots were triggered by the general election scheduled for june.
(c) the riots occurred in a rundown town of south england.
(d) a considerable number of deaths and injuries were reported in local newspaper.
10.(a) three people on a village lane.
(b) a bridge built to commemorate the olympics.
(c) several vehicles on a surburban highway.
(d) a building near a police station.

questions 11 to 15 are based on the following interview.
11. (a) a politician. (b) a leader of industry.
(c) a trade union official. (d) a radio presenter.
12. (a) around one million. (b) between two and three million.
(c) about five million. (d) ten million. /
13. (a)to announce the current national and international new.
(b) to present famous people to the audience.
(c) to introduce recorded items and to do live interviews.
(d) to organize the programme and to broadcast music.
14. (a) politicians are often teased a bit too much in the programme.
(b) this is a live television interview programme.
(c) the progrmme lasts on and a half hours each day.
(d) interviewees are usually allowed to say what they want to say.
15. (a) 6:00 am. (b) 6:30 am. (c) 4:00 pm. (d) 5:00pm.

questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk..
16. (a) the growing affluence of people in general.
(b) the climatic trends which are difficult to predict.
(c) the record levels of sunshine in recent years.
(d) the fairly conservative projections they have made.
17. (a) sales through supermarkets have dropped slightly.
(b) sales through salons remain steady. /
(c) sales through department stores are rising rapidly.
(d) sales through chemists have decreased sharply.
18. (a) a steady rise in the proportion of spending used in press advertising.
(b) a significant increase in sales.
(c) an improvement of their turnover.
(d) a reduction in the advertising budget.
19. (a) under twenty. (b) 21-to-30.
(c) 31-to-45 (d) 50-plus.
20. (a) sun protection creams and lotions. (b) after-sun preparations.
(c) new green and cruelty-free brands. (d) toiletry products.

section 3: listening test (30 minutes)

directions: translate the following passage into chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your answer booklet.

the most important fact in washington’s failure on thursday to be re-elected for the first time since 1947 to the u.n. human rights commission is that it was america’s friends, not its enemies, that engineered the defeat. after all, china and cuba and other targets of u.s. –led criticism in the committee were always going to vote and lobby against washington; the shock came in the fact that the european and other western nations that traditionally ensured u.s. reelection turned their backs on washington.

many traditional u.s. supporters clearly withdrew their votes to signal displeasure over u.s. unilateralism. they have been increasingly chagrined by washington’s tendency to ignore the international consensus on issues ranging form the use of land mines to the kyoto climate change treaty. they are also critical of what they see as washington’s tendency to publicise the issue of human rights, using annual resolutions at the committee to denounce china or cuba when that conforms to u.s. foreign policy objectives but for the same reason voting alone in defence of israel when t6hat country is in the dock over its conduct.

section 4: listening test (30 minutes)

part a: note-taking and gap-filling /
directions: in this part of the test you will hear a short talk. you will hear the talk only once. while listening to the talk, you may take notes on the important points so that you can have enough information to complete a gap-filling task on a separate answer booklet. you are required to write one word or figure only in each blank. you will not get your answer booklet until after your have listened to the talk.

studying in a foreign country is certainly a new _____________(1), but it also has some _____________(2) for you. you will have difficulty. _____________(3) to a new culture. there will be at least four essential stages of culture shock adjustment.

this first stage is “the _____________4) ”, when you will feel _____________(5) about the new place. you will find everything and everybody so _____________(6).

the second stage is the “_____________(7) stage”. you feel _____________(8) and distressed about everything that seemed to be so wonderful at first. at this stage you develop various _____________(9) mechanisms to protect you against the _____________(10) of culture shock. but these defence mechanisms can _____________(11) you because they prevent you from making necessary _____________(12) to the new culture.

the third stage of culture shock adjustment is called “_____________(13)”. at this stage you recover from the _____________(14) of the first two stages. the whole situation starts to become more _____________(15). you learn to _____________(16) the elements of the new culture.

the last sage is called “adjustment”. now you feel _____________(17) with the new culture and you have adjusted to it.

if you live in a foreign country, you cannot _____________(18) culture shock. when you have completely adjusted to a new culture, you can fully _____________(19) it. you learn how to _____________(20) with other people.

part b: listening and translation
i. sentence translation /
directions: in this part of the test, you will hear 5 english sentences. you will hear the sentences only one. after you have heard each sentence, translate in into chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your answer booklet.

(1)____________________________________________________

(2)____________________________________________________

(3)____________________________________________________

(4)____________________________________________________

(5)____________________________________________________

Ⅱ. passage translation /
directions: in this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages. your will hear the passages only once. after you have heard each passage, translate it into chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your answer booklet. you may take notes while you are listening.

(1)____________________________________________________

(2)____________________________________________________

section 5: listening test (30 minutes)

directions: read the following passages and then answer in complete sentences the questions which follow each passage. use only information from the passage you have just read and write your answer in the corresponding space in your answer booklet.

questions 1-3 /
when joe marchese arrived at the westtown school, a private quaker day and boarding school in a suburb of philadelphia, he found a one-strike policy in effect toward
drug and alcohol offenses: a kid caught with illegal substances was expelled. the effect, says marchese, who runs the 385-student upper school, was to often drive the offenders underground. “students would want to get help for themselves or their friends, but feared the possibility they’d be thrown out of school,” he says. that was nine years ago. soon afterward westtown, with advice from the drug-prevention nonprofit fcd educational services, moved toward a “two track” system of discipline and treatment. there's a mandatory two-week suspension for anyone caught with drugs on campus, but instead of just going home to watch game shows and smoke pot, the student receives counseling and support. when he returns to school, a support plan is in place that includes random drug testing and counseling. it's good to know that people have a second chance, says senior nneka nwosu, a student representative on the school’s discipline council. “it's: 'i made a mistake, but i'm not a bad kid. i get to come back and prove that i'm still a good kid.'”

westtown is one of a relative handful of schools that have begun to rethink their “zero tolerance” policies toward substance abuse. the policies, which began coming into fashion around 1990, have sustained ridicule over the absurd outcomes they occasionally lead to, such as the suspension of a west virginia seventh grader for sharing cough drops with a classmate. no one keeps statistics on how many schools have zero-tolerance polices, and there’s no uniform definition; and automatic expulsion for a first drug offense, which is what many people probably assume it means, appears to be fairly rare anyway. but even suspension is now being questioned, on the grounds of both fairness and efficacy. a policy meant to protect the school may not be in the best interests of the larger society, or the offender himself.“if a child leaves school, where does he go?”, “he goes somewhere and becomes someone else’s problem.” even some teachers are beginning to feel uncomfortable with the one-strike policies, says kyle pruett, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at yale university, who consults with many schools. “they begin to feel their hands are tied. it cuts out the ability to judge each circumstance on its own merits.”

the argument in favor of a tough, uniform code of drug penalties hasn't changed: it sends a strong, unambiguous message to students. that’s been the experience at benedictine high school in richmond, va., a roman catholic military academy, which started random drug testing for all students (and faculty and staff) last year. nick cornwell, a junior, says he supports the policy because it makes it easier for students to turn down drugs, since they can plausibly claim to be a afraid of being caught. but even here, a student who flunks a drug test once is offered counseling and a second chance; expulsion is mandatory only after a second offense. like many schools, benedictine is drawing a distinction between the troubled kid, the drug abuser who may progress to dealing and a kid who may experiment once with a joint but isn’t going to let it ruin his life. “most kids are going to experiment at some level,” says harvard university child psychiatrist timothy wilens. “if experimentation is the norm, where do you draw the line? who will be left?”

1. what is substance abuse? what is zero-tolerance policy?
2. introduce briefly the two-track” system and its significance.
3. what can be learnt from the experience at benedictine high school?

questions 4-6 /
when it comes to angering jurors, exxon mobil has few peers. in 1994 a panel of 11 alaskans decided the company should pay ＄5 billion in punitive damages for the exxon valdez oil spill-the second-largest award in history. on dec. 19, a jury in alabama socked the company with ＄3.4 billion in punitives for cheating the state out of oil royalties-the third beggest verdict ever.

to exxon, these decisions are symptoms of a sick legal system. convinced the valdez jury unfairly punished the company for its size, executives have exercised every possible appeal to get it overturned-even though that strategy has made them appear unrepentant. after the alabama decision, the company once again came out fighting. denouncing the jury’s decision as “meritless,” exxon pledged to “take all legal steps to challenge the verdict.” enough muscle? the company's outrage is, to a certain extent, understandable. politicians, pundits, public interest groups, and plaintiffs' lawyers love to demonize exxon. and the alabama verdict is way out of proportion to exxon's alleged misbehavior, given that jury only found the company had cheated the state out of ＄87.7 million. ultimately, the punitive damages will probably get reduced.

so why was it awarded in the first place? jurors were inflamed by internal corporate documents that indicated exxon was aware it was cheating the state but thought it had enough muscle to get away with it. “they knew what they were doing wasn't right, but they did it anyway,” says jury foreman shae filingim.

the alabama case raises a serious question: does the world's biggest and richest company think it's above the law? that’s certainly the view of many attorneys who run into exxon’s scorced-earth litigation tactics. they “don't have much respect for the civil justice sysem. they fight over everything. they don't concede the obvious,” says eugene e. stearns, a miami commercial litigator who in february won a ＄1 billion judgment against the company on behalf of gas station dealers who claimed they had been overcharged.

the alabama lawsuit revolved around a series of natural gas wells that exxon drilled in state-owned waters. after signing several leases in 1979 obligating exxon to share revenues with alabama, the company decided it didn’t like the terms of the agreements. among other things, exxon wanted to deduct several different types of processing costs before paying the state any royalties.

problem was, the lease clearly barred these deductions. in a 1993 memo, in-house attorney c. charles broome analyzed whether the company had any grounds take the deductions. he noted that shell oil, which had signed a similar lease interpreted it “in the same manner as the state.” he then laid out two arguments the company might use to claim the deductions. the odds of the first approach succeeding? “less that 50%,” wrote broome. as for the second argument, he said “i believe it has little chance of being upheld.” /

under these circumstances, most companies probably would have simply paid up. not exxon. broome proceeded to subject the issue of whether the company should obey the law to cool cost-benefit analysis. “if we adopt anything beyond a 'safe'approach, we should anticipate a quick audit and subsequent litigation,” he wrote. “our exposure is 12% interest on underpayments calculated from the due date, and the costs of litigation.”

exxon claims its interpretation of the lease is valid and is appealing the decision. “alabama is notorious for excessive punitive damages, and unfortunately we are the latest in the saga,” says kenneth p. cohen, vice-president for public affairs. so the company is once again bashing the american legal system. but the oil giant seems to be missing the broader point: that it's own arrogance may be as much to blame for the big verdicts as irrational jurors.

4. what is exxon mobil? why does the author say it has “few peers”,“when it comes to angering jurors”?
5. why were the jurors “inflamed” when they found exxon’s internal corporate documents (para. 3)?
6. give a brief summary of exxon's response to thejury’s decisions.

questions 7-10 /
in the old days, it was all done with cakes. for marcel proust, it was a visit to mother’s for tea and madeleines that provided the access to “the vast structure of recollection” that was to become his masterpiece on memory and nostalgia, “remembrance of things past.” these days, it's not necessary to evoke the past: you can't move without tripping over it.

in an age zooming forward technologically, why all the backward glances? the oxford english dictionary's first definition of nostalgia reads: “acute longing for familiar surroundings; sever homesickness.” with the speed of computers doubling every 18 months, and the net doubling in size in about half that, no wonder we’re aching for familiar surroundings. since the cornerstone of the information age is change, anything enduring becomes precious. “people are looking for something authentic,” says mclaren. trouble is, nostalgia has succumbed to trends in marketing, demographics and technology. “nostalgia ain't what it used to be,” says michal j. wolf, senior partner at booz-allen hamilton in new york. “these are the new good old days.”

baby boomers form the core of the nostalgia market. the boomers, defined by american demographers as those born between 1946 and 1964, are living long and prosperous lives. in both europe and america, they remain the holy grail for admen, and their past has become everyone's present. in a study on “entertainment imprinting,” two american marketing professors, robert schindler and morris holbrook, asked people ranging in age from 16 to 86 which popular music from the past they liked best. people’s favorite songs, they found, teded to be those that were popular when they were about 24, with their affection for pop songs diminishing on either side for pop songs diminishing on either side of that age. doubtless microsoft knows about entertainment imprinting, or at least nostalgia. the company hawks its latest explorer to the strains of simon and garfunkel’s “homeward bound” ,just as it launched windows 98 to the tune of “start me up” by the rolling sones. boomers remember both tunes form their 20s.

if boomers are one market that values memories, exiles are another. according to the international organization of migration, more than 150 million people live today in a country other than one where they were born-double the number that did so in 1965. this mass movement has sources as dire as tyranny and as luxurious as the freedoms of an eu passport. but exiles and refugees share one thing: homes left behind. type in “nostalgia” on the search engine google, and one of the first sites that pop up is the nostalgia page of the iranian, an onlince sit for iran's exiles, most of whom fled after 1978's islamic revolution. perhaps the savvies of client’s rediscovering long-lost books on it. one john mason mings writes of the glories of finding a book with information on “kickapoo joy juice,” a dreaded medicine of his youth. a pennsylvanian waxes over alibris's recovery of his first—grade primer “down cherry street”. the net doesn't merely facilitate nostalgia-it promotes it. web-based auction houses have helped jump-start markets for vintage items, form marbles to apple macintoshes. /

cutting-edge technology, designed to be transient, has even bred its own insta-nostalgia. last year a ＄666 apple i went for ＄18,000 to a british collector at a san francisco a auction. “historic! microsoft multiplan for macintosh” crows one item on ebay’s vintage apple secion. surf to the net nostalgia quiz to puzzle over questions like “in the old days, altavista used to have which one of these urls?”

those who don't remember their history are condemned to repeat it. or so entertainment moguls hope, as they market'70s tv hits like “charlie's angels” and “scooby doo,” out next year, to a generation that can't remember them the first time round. if you've missed a puff daddy track or a “sopranos” episode, panic not. the megahits of today are destined to be the golden oldies of 202, syas christopher nurko of the branding consultant futurebrand. “i guarantee you, madonna's music will be used to sell everything, ” he says. “god help me, i hope it's not selling insurance.” it could be. when we traffic in the past, nothing's sacred.

7. explain the beginning sentence “in the old days, it was all done with cakes.”
8. who are the baby boomers? what does the author mean when he says that they become the “core of the nostalgia market” (para. 3)? /
9. what is the other big group which values memories? what do these people share?
10.what's is “nostalgia market?” what do they sell in the nostalgia market?

section 6: listening test (30 minutes)

directions: translate the following passage into english and write your version in the corresponding space in your answer booklet. /

中国加入世界贸易组织的谈判已经进行了15 年。中国的立场始终如一。加入世界贸易组织后，中国将有步骤地扩大商品和服务贸易领域的对外开放，为国内外企业创 造公开、统一、平等竞争的条件，建立和健全符合国际经济通行规则、符合中国国情的对外经济贸易体制，为国外企业来华进行经贸合作提供更多、更稳定的市场准入机会。中国加入世界贸易组织，将为中国和亚洲以 世界各国各地区经济的发展注入新的活力，中国人民将从中受益，亚洲和世界各国人也将从中受益。

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sectlon1: listenlng test (30 minutes)

part a: spot dictation/

1. take over11. trust their parents2. the best way12. avoid this situation3. controlled by their child13. be a leader4. a small child's emotions14. at the same time5. a friend15. make rules quickly6. challenging authority16. stick to it7. the ages of four and six17. the/their behavior8. equal in value18. the child acts properly9. in charge of19. your first name10. back down20. not another friend

part b: listening comprehension

1-5 c b b c a6-10 c d a a b11-15 d c c d b16-20 c a a b a
section 2: reading test
1-5 d b c b a6-10 c d b d a11-15 d c b a d16-20 d c b a c

section 3: translation test /
星期四，华盛顿政府未能再次当选为联合国人权委员会成员，这是自1947 年以来的头一遭。这件事中最重要的事实是：导致美国失利的是美国的朋友，而不是美国的 敌人。毕竟，中国、古巴以及在人权委员会中受到以美国为首批评的其他国家总是会投票和游说反对华盛顿。令人震惊的是，以往一贯确保美国连选连任的欧洲国家和其他西文国家，这次竟然背叛了华盛顿。

很显然，许多惯常支持美国的国家未将选票投给美国，是对美国的单边主义表示不满。从禁止使用地雷到京都防止气候变暖条件，在一系列问题上华盛顿总是不理会 国际上达成的共识，这使得这些国家越来越懊恼。他们还提出批评，认为华盛顿总是在人权问题上大做文章，只要符合美国外交政策的目标，就会利用年度的人权委员会决议去谴责中国或古巴，但出于同样理由，当以色列的行径遭到众多国家谴责，美国却独自投票偏袒以色列。

section 4: listening test
part a: note-taking and gap-filling

1. experience / opportunity 11. hurt / harm2. challenges/ troubles, etc.12. adjustments / adaptation3. adjusting / adapting13. recovery4. honeymoon14. symptoms5. excited / fascinated, etc.15. favorable6. nice / wonderful, etc.16. appreciate / understand / learn / know / accept, etc.7. hostility17. good / happy / comfortable8. tired / exhausted / bored18. avoid / escape9. defense19. enjoy / appreciate, etc.10. effect / influence20. interact / cope / deal / mix, etc

part b: listening and translation
i. sentence translation
1. 他们正削减工作岗位，让年老雇员提早退休。而且，他们新雇人员减 。
2. 我不知道/很想知道市政府是否会在12月1日前实施针对乱抛垃圾的新法律。
3. 北美大陆由美国与加拿大组成，面积约730平方英里。
4. 随着劳力和其他成本提高，通胀攀升，有些亚洲国家经济现在面临过热危险。
5. 贸易商预测，由于贸易出超增加，中国货币有望保持坚挺。

Ⅱ. passage translation
我老家在美国北方，那镇上人口约5 万。是一座普通的城镇，但有一点异乎寻常，因为那是一家著名的医院的所在地，因此每年数千人来此。另一件事是还有许多外国b 居民—许多医生护士来自其他国家，这样就使原本确实乏味的小镇变得有点特点。天很冷，约有6 个月，由于太冷几乎无法外出。许多建筑的设计使你能从地底下从一 处走到另一处。有一个巨大的地下人行系统，使你可以避开到处都是的积雪。

在英国，国内旅游增加，英国居民选择在英国度长假/主要节假的，约有半数选择去海边。短假占市场的比例越来越大，购物约占旅游消费总量的三分之一。

传统上英国人喜欢四出旅游。大多数希望去海边旅游的英国度假者参加旅行社组织的一揽子旅游，费用包括交通和住宿。一揽子旅游中最受欢迎的目的地是西班牙、法国和希腊。

section 5：reading test(答案要点)
1. use of drugs and / or alcohol, drug abuse (by school children) almost equivalent to one-strike policy / no agreed definition / children are expelled from school when first caught with drug offence / using illegal drugs

2. a system of “discipline and treatment” / no immediate expulsion when first found with drugs / two-week suspension / counseling and support given / after returning to school, a “support plan” carried out with random drug testing and counseling

3. strict and tough drug penalties necessary / random drug testing / offering counseling and a second chance / distinction between drug abuser and children just “experiment” with drugs

4. world's biggest and richest oil company / american jury decisions are excessively huge in punitives / “out of proportion” to the damage it had caused / it defies the law / think “it's above the law”

5. documents show that the company knew their behavior was against the law / but they did it / thinking they could “get away with it ” without being punished / such misbehavior was more serious

6. fighting jury decision / denouncing / appealing the decision / attaching american legal system / arrogant towards the court

7. recollection of the past often starts from tea and / or cakes / in the past / such habit / always with us / no “pass away” / access to “the vast structure of recollection” / familiar / common / usual surroundings and sever homesickness

8. the generation born after world war ii, from mid-40s to early 60s / in their 40s-50s, music films of 50s-60s become their favourites / a big market for producers of “entertainment imprinting”

9. exiles or refugees with a population of 150 million in the world / leaving homes own country behind / longing for homes and past life or experience.

10. a market helps customers recall their past life or experience / selling everything which has such functions, including pop songs and music / films

section 6: translation test
negotiations for china's accession to the world trade organization (wto) have been going on for 15 years. china's stance remains the same. after its entry into the wto, china will steadily expand its opening-up in the areas of commodity and service trades, create a level playing field for open and unified competition between chinese and overseas enterprises, establish and improve a foreign economic and trade system which complies with the internationally accepted rule for economic activities and which is conforms to the national with increased and more stable market access. china's admission to the wto will inject new vigour to the economic developments of china, asia and other countries and regions of the world. the chinese people will benefit from china's accession to the wto, and so will the people of other countries in asia and the world.

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section 1: listening test
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. now, let's begin part a with spot dictation.

the parents set the rules and the children obey, right? wrong. in a growing number of north american families, adults have let their children take over. “parents want to be nurturing love and make their small children happy, but many have become confused about the best way to achieve this,” explains a noted psychologist. “large numbers of parents are being controlled by their child, to the point that entire families end up organizing themselves around a small child's emotions.”

the problem is that many fathers and mothers try to be a friend to their children. however, parenting is not a popularity contest. challenging authority is a normal part of child development and is strongest between the ages of four and six. setting rules and enforcing them teaches the child that he or she is equal in value but not equal in authority. then a child feels safe and secure and can be a ked again. believe it or not, it's frightening for a child to realize they are in charge of a situation. in upside-down families, when parents back down from the rules they set, children become very insecure, anxious, and out of control. they don't trust their parents to protect them. in order to avoid this situation and keep control, parents should act in accordance with the following tips:

first, be a leader. parents cannot guide a child and seek his or her approval of their decision at the same time. don't say, “it's time for bed. ok?” instead, say, “it's time for bed, kids.”

second, don't make rules quickly and then change them. it's very important to be consistent. once you make a rule, stick to it.

third, pay less attention to your children when their behavior is bad and more when it is good. do not reward bad behavior by giving extra attention to it. instead, save your attention for when the child acts properly.

finally, don't allow your kids to call you by your first name. this removes the authority figure in a child's life. children need parents, not another friend.

part b: listening comprehension
directions: in this part of the test there will be short talks and conversations. after each one, you will be asked some questions. the talks, conversations and questions will be spoken only once. now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your answer booklet.

questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation.
(man) james jarvie.
(woman) james, this is catherine. i'm phoning about the autumn catalogue.
(man) have you done the costings?
(woman) yes. i've got tow estimates-one for printing in hong kong and one for printing in europe.
(man) yes?
(woman) i've calculated on the basis of 368 pages, the same as last year.
(man) yes, that's right. how do they compare?
(woman) europe's much more expensive. the printing costs are far lower in hong kong.
(man) yes, they say europe has the highest prices. but what about freight?
(woman) well, that's more from hong kong, of course. it's only a thousand pounds from europe but it's three and a half thousand from hong kong. on the other hand, that's only a small part of the bill.
(man) and delivery? if we order next week, when will they get here?
(woman) europe's quicker obviously. just two weeks. it takes six from hong kong.
(man) but even if it takes six weeks, we'll still be in time for the september mailing.
(woman) exactly. of course, there's another factor.
(man) what's that?
(woman) the exchange rate. i've used a rate of one pound to eleven hong kong dollars.
(man) then we ought to buy dollars now, in case the rate changes.
(woman) i can't do that until i've got the go-ahead from head office.
(man) i'm going there this afternoon. you could give me the figures and i'll have a word with finance when i see them.
(woman) ok. in hong kong, the total production costs work out at two pounds fifty-one a copy. got that?
(man) uh huh.
(woman) and they're tow pounds seventy a copy in europe.
(man) europe's much dearer, isn't it?
(woman) yes, unless the hong kong dollar rises dramatically in the next few days.
(man) don't worry. i'll tell them we need a quick decision.
(woman) thanks, james.

question no.1. what is the woman telephoning about?
question no.2. how many pages were there in last year's catalogue?
question no.3. what is the price estimate for each copy of the catalogue printed in hong kong?
question no.4. according to the woman, what is the other factor in making the decision as to where to print the catalogue?
question no.5. what do they decide at the end of the telephone conversation?

questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news.
budapest: nato foreign ministers yesterday decided not to back a us missile defence plan but agreed to continue consultations with washington on the issue.

the final statement by the council of nato foreign ministers, the decision-making body of the western military alliance, said the nato allies welcomed consultations initiated by us president george w. bush on the american strategic review, including missile defence.

although us secretary of state colin powell hoped to persuade skeptical european allies to be more supportive of the us missile defence plan, the us approach met with resistance from france and germany at the meeting of the council of nato foreign ministers in budapest, capital of hungary.

tokyo: japanese prime minister junichiro koizumi will have his first meeting will us president george w. bush on june 30, chief government spokesman yasuo fukuda said yesterday.

the two leaders, who spoke by telephone shortly after koizumi took office on april 26, will meet at the presidential retreat of camp daivd, just outside washington d.c.

“they will discuss a wide range of issues concerning the relationship between japan and the united states,” fukuda said.

koizumi is expected to brief bush on his plans for the structural reform needed to bolster japan's struggling economy.

brussels: euro-zone inflation is falling, with a rate of less than 2 per cent foreseeable next year, european central bank. president wim duissenberg said on monday. inflation should stabilize at around 2.5 per cent this year form its current 12-month level of 2.9 per cent, he told the european parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee.

the inflation rate should dip below 2 per cent in the year 2002, he added.

duisenberg said he expected economic growth in the euro zone of about 2.5 per cent this year after a slowdown in global growth forced the ecb to revise down it's “guesstimates.” the comments came against the backdrop of confusion in the markets after the european central bank's decision to cut rates on may 10, from 4.75 per cent to 4.5 per cent.

england: britain's worst race riots for years have brought into the open the determination of asian and black youths to challenge a mainly white society in which their immigrant parents were simply happy to find a place to live.

the weekend violence, which burst onto the british political agenda in the middle of an election campaign, typified the struggle for identity many of the youths in immigrant communities endure in modern britain.

police in this rundown northern english town have pinned immediate blame for saturday's riots on “outside influences” —mainly ultra-rightwing english nationalists and white power supremacist—stirring up trouble ahead of the june 7 general election.

but community leaders say tension had been brewing for years inside ethnic pakistani, bangladeshi and kashmiri groups as well as among blacks from africa and the caribbean— all of them from nations which were once colonies of the british empire.

seoul: a south korean military helicopter crashed onto a bridge in seoul yesterday, apparently killing all three people aboard.

a police spokesman said the rotors of the ch47 got caught in support wires while it hovered above during decoration work on the olympic bridge, built to commemorate the 1988 olympic games.

“we have recovered one body from the han river below,” said the spokesman. “given the time tha has passed since the accident there are no chances of survival for the other two crew.”

no vehicles on the bridge were involved in the accident, which occurred about one hour before the afternoon rush hour, because the police had cleared the area for the work.

question no.6. what did the nato foreign ministers decide at the meeting yesterday?
question no.7. what is the japanese prime minister expected to talk about during his first meeting with the us president?
question no.8. according to the president of the european central bank, what might be the inflation rate in the euro-zone for the year 2002?
question no.9. which of the following statements is true about eh recent race riots in england?
question no.10. according to the new, what did a south korean military helicopter crash onto?

questions 11 to 15 are based on the following intervies.
(man) i could put it in one sentence because the today programme i always say is the place to drop a word in the ear of the nation. it is the only national new and current affairs programme on radio in the morningthere are those on television but they seem to be rather for the under fives—instead of for adults. today's the one that everyone who has a decision on take listens to. mr. blair listens to it, er prince charles listens to it, most leaders of industry, most trade union leaders, most headmasters, most school teachers for that matter— about five million people in all.

(woman) and what is your role in the programme? what do you do in the programme?

(man) well i'm one of the four presenters of the programme. we have two presenters on duty every morning and the programme is on six days a week. the presenter's function is first of all to introduce the recorded items that the reporters have done overnight or the day before and then to do all the live interview.

(woman) and what about interviewing because you interview a number of politicians and well, the prime minister, chancellor of the exchequer, that kind of thing. is that an easy thing to do, and how difficult is it when you're interviewing people that you don't particularly agree with or who get difficult with you during an interview?

(man) oh that's not the problem at all. er … interviewing politicians is always very entertaining because they always have something to say and they come in determined to say it. now that seems to me the way the game goes. the job of the interviewer is to make sure first of all that they say what they intended to say. and then if what they've said appears to be in conflict with the known evidence—and i mean known evidence; i don't mean bit of gossip or something your know that you just happen to have heard, but what you might call the published evidence—you then say, well wait a minute, how do you reconcile what you've just said with what we all know? and then they begin to get cross or amused. it depends upon their temperament.

(woman) there have been one or two celebrated moments, haven't there, of um slightly cross politicians?

(man) yes, but very few… people make a lot of it. i had a famous encounter with the chancellor, the morning after the budget. but if you listen to the recording of it you'll find the whole thing is conducted in the midst of a lot of laughter i mean there wa… it wasn't really an angry exchange at all. and when i listened to it afterwards i have to say if i were honest that i thought i was teasing him a bit too much which was probably why he got momentarily cross.

(woman) momentarily cross. you spend, what two or three days of your week down here and the rest of the time…?

(man) i come down from…. i live just outside a town called macclesfield in cheshire, and i come down usually on a monday evening and i go home, all being well, round about teatime on thursday. so i spend tuesday, wednesday, and thursday in london, and the rest of the week at home.

(woman) and in london you have to get up at some quite extraordinary hour, don't you, for this programme?

(man) i get up at half-past four in the morning. cab comes at ten to five and i'm here in the bbc at five o'clock and that gives us an hour and a half to prepare the programme and then we're on the air at half past six.

(woman) so what sort of time do you go to bed when you re in london?

(man) i go to bed usually at about eleven, erm if i can try and fit in an hour's sleep in the afternoon but i don't always manage that. but i don't find that difficult. i'm not a person who needs a vast amount of sleep and in any case i can sleep as long ad i like the rest of the time.

question no.11. who is the man being interviewed?
question no.12. according to the man, how many people listen to this programme?
question no.13. what does a radio presenter do in this programme?
question no.14. which of the following statements is true about this programme?
question no.15. what is the start time of this programme?

questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk.
as you can see, sales have risen gradually over the last five years. this growth is largely due to the record levels of sunshine we have enjoyed in recent years. this may be a result of global warming and so it could continue, but climatic trends are difficult to predict. for this reason we have made a fairly conservative projection for next year.

toiletry sales through supermarkets are rising rapidly, but this has not been the trend with our sun-care products. in fact, of our sun-care products, sales through supermarkets have fallen slightly. sales through department stores have remained steady and there's been a sharp increase in sales through chemists. we expect this trend to continue because consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the health issues involved in sunbathing. the number of people contracting skin cancer has doubled for the last two decades and there's a growing demand for sun-care products that offer greater protection.

as you can see, we've been able to reduce this budget and still improve our turnover. our experiment with tv shots four years ago did not lead to significantly higher sales. since then we have been steadily raising the proportion of spending devoted to press advertising. this enables us to target consumers with high incomes, who will be more likely to take holidays abroad. demographic changes will probably have an adverse effect on the market in the future. the population is ageing and it's likely that this will have a negative influence. the 21-to-30 age group are traditionally heavy users of sun creams and this group is very low among the 50 plus age groups and these groups are expanding.

sun protection creams and lotions account for the largest part of our turnover, but after-sun preparations are becoming slightly more important, as this pie chart show. the new green and cruelty-free brand that we launched last year is selling well and this sector will definitely grow over the next few years to become a significant niche market.

question no.16. what is the main reason for the rising sales of the company s products?
question no.17. how is the sales situation of sun-care products?
question no.18. what was the consequence of the company's experiment with tv advertising four years ago?
question no.19. which age group are traditionally heavy users of sun creams?
question no.20. which products account for the largest part of the company s turnover?

section 4: listening test
part a: note-taking and gap-filling
directions: in this part of the test you will hear a short talk. you will hear the talk only once. while listening to the talk, you may take notes on the important points so that you can have enough information to complete a gap-filling task on a separate answer booklet. you will not get your answer booklet until after you have listened to the talk. now listen to the talk carefully.

do you think studying in a different country is something that sounds very exciting? like many young people who leave home to study in another country, do you think you would have lots of desirable fun? certainly, it is a new experience, which brings the opportunity of discovering fascinating things and a felling of freedom. in spite of these advantages, however, there are also some challenges you will encounter. because your views may clash with the different beliefs, norms, values, and traditions that exist indifferent countries, you many have difficulty adjusting to a new culture and to those parts of the culture not familiar to you. this is culture shock. evidently, at least four essential stages to adjustment occur.

the first stage is called “the honeymoon”. in this sage, you feel excited about living in a different place, and everything seems to be marvelous. you like everything, and everybody seems to be so nice to you. also, the amusement of life in a new culture seems as though it will have no ending.

eventually, however, the second stage of culture shock appears. this is the “hostility stage”. you begin to notice that not everything is as good as you had originally thought it was. you become tired of many things about the new culture. moreover, people don't treat you like a guest anymore. everything that seemed to be so wonderful at first is now awful, and everything makes your feel distressed and tired.

usually at this point in your adjustment to a new culture, you devise some defense mechanisms to help your cope and to protect yourself against the effects of culture shock. one type of coping mechanism is called “repression.” this happens when you pretend that everything is acceptable and that nothing bothers you. another type of defense mechanism is called “regression”. this occurs when you start to act as if you are younger than you actually are; you act like a child. you forget everything, and sometimes you become careless and irresponsible. the third kind of defense mechanism is called “isolation”. you would rather be home alone, and you don't want to communicate with anybody. with isolation, you try to avoid the effects of culture shock, or at least that's what you think. isolation is one of the worst coping mechanisms you can use because it separates you from those things that could really help you. the last type of defense mechanism is called “rejection”. with this coping mechanism, you think you don't need anybody. you feel you are coping fine alone, so you don't try to ask for help.

the defense mechanisms you utilize in the hostility stage are not helpful. if you only occasionally use one of these coping mechanisms to help yourself survive, that is acceptable. you must be cautious, however. these mechanisms can really hurt you because they prevent you from making necessary adjustments the new culture.

after you deal with your hostile feelings, recognition of the temporary nature of culture shock begins. then you come to the third stage called “recovery”. in this stage, you start feeling more positive, and you try to develop comprehension of everything you don t understand. the whole situation starts to become more favourable; you recover from the symptoms of the first two stages, and you adjust yourself to the new norms, values, and, and even beliefs and traditions of the new country. you being to see that even though the distinctions of the culture are different from your own, it has elements that you can learn to appreciate.

the last stage of culture shock is called “adjustment”. in this stage, you have reached a point where you actually feel good because you have learned enough to understand the new culture. the things that initially made you feel uncomfortable or strange are now things that you understand. this acquisition of understanding alleviates much of the stress. now you feel comfortable; you have adjusted to the new culture.

evidently, culture shock is something you cannot avoid when living in a foreign country. it does not seem like a very helpful experience when you are going through its four stages. however, when you have completely adjusted to a new culture you can more fully enjoy it. you learn how to interact with other people, and you learn a lot about life in a culture that is not your own. furthermore, learning about other cultures and how to adjust to the shock of living in them helps you learn more about yourself.

part b: listening and translation
i. sentence translation
directions: in this part of the test, you will hear 5 english sentences. you will hear the sentences only once. after you have heard each sentence, translate it into chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your answer booklet. now let us begin part b with sentence translation.

sentence no.1. they are cutting jobs and offering older employees early retirement. in addition, they are hiring fewer new employees.
sentence no.2. i wonder whether or not the municipal government is going to enforce the new law against littering before december 1st.
sentence no.3. the north american continent, consisting of the united states and canada, covers and area of approximately 7,300,000 square miles.
sentence no.4. some asian economies now face the danger of overheating as labour and other costs rise, and inflation climbs.
sentence no.5. business dealers predict that the chinese currency is expected to remain strong with expanded trade surplus.

Ⅱ. passage translation
directions: in this part of the test, you will hear 2 english passage. you will hear the passages only once. after you have each passage, translate it into chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your answer booklet. you may take notes while you are listening. now let us begin passage translation with the first passage.

passage 1
i come from the northern united states. it's a town of about 50,000 people. it is an ordinary tow, but it's a bit strange it's the home of a well-known hospital, and so there are thousands of people coming every year. the other thing is that there re also a lot of foreign resident—most of them doctors and nurses from other countries. so it makes what could be a really dull town something special. it is very cold in winter and you have about six months when it's almost too cold to go outside. a lot of the buildings are so designed that you can walk from one to the other underground. there's a big pedestrian subway system so you can avoid all this snow.

passage 2
in the united kingdom, domestic tourism is on the rise. of british residents choosing to take their main holiday in britain, around half choose to go to the seaside. short holidays make up an increasingly significant part of the market, with shopping accounting for about one third of all expenditure on tourist trips. /

the british have traditionally traveled widely. most british holiday-makers who wish to go overseas buy package holidays from travel agencies, where the cost covers both transport and accommodation. the most popular package holiday destinations are spain, france and greece.

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