英语高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试模拟考试(2009年3月)试卷一TESTBOOK1SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(30MINUTES)PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Asafull-timestudentatWestThamesCollegeyouwillhaveyourownPersonalMentorwhowillseeyoueachweekto________(1),anddiscussanyproblemswhichmayarise.Wetakea________(2)totheassessmentofyourworkandencourageyoutocontributetodiscussion.Thisserviceprovides___________(3)forthosewhoneedhelptoimprovetheirwriting,oraland________(4)forthesuccessfulcompletionoftheircollegecourse.Helpwithbasicskillsisalsoavailable.Thisserviceisavailabletoanyonewhoisundecided________(5).Itisverymuchaservicefor________(6),whateveryourage,helpingyoutoselectthebestoptionto________(7).Theserviceincludeseducationaladvice,guidanceandsupport,includingafacilityforaccrediting________(8)—theAccreditationofPriorLearning(APL).TheAdmissionsOfficeisopenMondaytoFriday9.00amto5.00pm.Allinterviewsareconfidentialandconductedina________(9).Eveningappointmentsareavailableonrequest.TheCollegeBookshopstocks________(10),coveringaspectsofallcourses,togetherwith__________(11).Italsosuppliesstamps,phonecards,blankvideosandcomputerdisks.Theshopisopen________(12)intheStudentHandbookinthemornings,afternoonsandevenings.Whenstudentsare________(13)andwantthechancetorelaxandenjoythemselveswithfriends,theycanparticipateinanumberof________(14).Dependingondemand,weofferarangeof________(15)includingfootball,badminton,basketball,tabletennis,volleyball,weighttrainingandaerobics.Forthenon-sportingstudentsweoffera________(16),videoclub,hairandbeautysessions,aswellasarangeofcreativeactivities.Suggestionsforactivitiesfromstudentsare________(17).Thisconfidentialserviceisavailableifyouhave________(18)duringyourcourseofstudy,whetherofa___________(19).OurStudentAdvisorscanhelpyoudirectlyorputyou________(20)someoneelsewhocangiveyouthehelpyouneed.PartB:ListeningComprehensionDirections:Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.1.(A)Examplesofdifferenttypesofmedia.(B)Thewaytousemedia.(C)Thebestwaytowriteanessay.(D)Howchildrenlearnthroughthemedia.2.(A)Computer.(B)Film.(C)Television.(D)Video.3.(A)Videos.(B)Tapes.(C)Computers.(D)Pictures.4.(A)tapes.(B)Computers.(C)Wallmaps.(D)Books.5.(A)Theessaywillbedividedintotwoparts.(B)Thereare3typesofmedia.(C)Mapsarepictorialmedia.(D)Computerisanexampleofelectronicmedia.Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.6.(A)6.7million(B)7.6million(C)12million(D)19.6million7.(A)snowstorm(B)roadaccidents(C)poweroutages(D)planecrash8.(A)Securitycamerasandglassdoorsweresmashed.(B)Anattempttostealitsartpieceswasthwarted.(C)AnoilpaintingfromPabloPicassowassoldatarecordhighprice.(D)Twovaluablepaintingswerestolen.9.(A)toreorganizeIMFandtheWorldBank(B)todiscusshowtoaddressthethreatsfromemergingmarketcountries(C)tofindsolutionsagainsttheglobalfinancialcrisis(D)topreventtheexcess...