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1、英语翻译高级口译模拟20SECTION1LISTENINGTESTA:SpotDictationDirections：Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET・RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Inman
2、ycultures,traditionalfamilieszthatiszmarriedcoupleswithchildren,1Untiladecadeago,thatwasalsothecaseintheUnitedStates•ButtheU.S.BureauofCensusreportspeopleinmorethan2nowliveinsomeotherarrangements•Forthefirsttimeinhistory,thenumberofAmericanslivingalonehas3ofhistoricallydominanthouseholds—married
3、coupleswithchildren•In1960,45%ofAmericanhouseholds4withchildren・Todayitislessthan25%•Inthepast10years,thenumberof5hasgrownfasterthanthenumberoffamilyhouseholds・Butthe6thattheAmerican7•Althoughtherateofmarried-with-childrenhouseholdisstilldeclining,itisdeclining8thanduringthe1960sand1970s,andmarr
4、iedcoupleswithorwithoutchildrenstill9allAmericanhouseholds.Whatreallyshouldbenotedisactually10inalotofthenumbersinthepast10years,comparedtothestructureofhouseholds20or30yearsbefore.Andforexample,in1960,ifwegoback47years,11weremarried-couplehouseholds.Thenumber12in1970,anddownto60%in1980.Buttheno
5、verthepasttwodecades,therateofdeclinehassloweddownquiteabit:itwentdownto13and52%in2000.Thenumberof14isdecliningforseveralreasons.Morethaneverbefore,menandwomenare15•Alsothenumberof16isgrowingmuchfasterthanthenumberofmarriedcouples.The2000censusshowsthat17•FirsttheagingoftheAmericanpopulationandt
6、hegrowingnumberofbothyoungandoldpeoplelivingalonearethemainreasonstheaverageAmericanhousehold18zjustovertwoandahalfpeopleperhousehold.Somesociologistsfearthatthegrowingnumberofone-personhouseholdsmeans19•Othersseeitasasignofprosperityandan20•B:ListeningComprehensionDirections：Inthispartofthetest
7、therewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions•Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.Nowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletterof
