0903高级口译模拟试卷二

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1、昂立教育高级口译英语高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试昂立模拟考试(2009年3月)试卷二TESTBOOK2SECTION4:LISTENINGTEST(30minutes)PartA:Note-takingAndGap-fillingDirections:Inthispartofthetestyouwillhearashorttalk.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Whilelisteningtothetalk,youmaytakenotesontheimportantpointssothatyoucanha

2、veenoughinformationtocompleteagap-fillingtaskonaseparateANSWERBOOKLET.YouwillnotgetyourANSWERBOOKLETuntilafteryouhavelistenedtothetalkTherearenowover700millionsmotorvehiclesintheworld–andthenumberisrisingbymorethan________(1)eachyear.Thisdependenceonmotorvehicleshasg

3、ivenrisetomajorproblems,includingenvironmental________(2),depletionofoilresources,trafficcongestionand________(3).First,________(4)fromvehiclesmakeairqualityinurbanareasunpleasantandsometimesdangeroustobreathe.In________(5)City,vehiclepollutionisamajorhealth________(

4、6).Untilahundredyearsago,mostjourneysweremadeona________(7)backwithinthe20kmrange.Heavy________(8)couldonlybecarriedbywateror________(9).Todayabout90percentofinlandfreightintheUnitedKingdomiscarriedby________(10).IntheUnitedStates,morelandisassignedtocarusethanto____

5、____(11).Alsourbansprawlmeansthatlifewithoutacarisnexttoimpossible.Thoughcartransportis________(12)timesascostlyasrailtravelintermsoftheexternalsocialcosts,carseasilysurpasstrainsor________(13)asaflexibleand________(14)modeofpersonaltransport.Itisunrealistictoexpectp

6、eopletogiveupprivatecarsinfavorof________(15)transit.Onesolutionthathasbeenputforwardisthelong-termsolutionofdesigningcitiesandneighborhoodssothatcarjourneysarenot________(16)–allessentialservicesbeinglocatedwithin________(17)distanceoreasilyaccessiblebypublictranspo

7、rt.Amorelikelyscenarioseemstobeacombinationofmass________(18)systemsfortravelintoandaroundcities,withsmall‘lowemission’carsforurbanuse.Better________(19)oftransportsystemsisalsohighlydesirable—andalltheseleadtochangesinmodern________(20).7GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE昂立教育高级口译Par

8、tB:ListeningandTranslation1.SentenceTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5Englishsentences.YouwillhearthesentencesO