英语口译综合能力B级二：：：：：：：■ Beatles,part MovieFone,part Crocodile Dundee.I fell in love in English.If our tragic story were (7)at a theater near you,it wouldn't need many subtitles.He broke into French only out of (8),exasperation or embarrassment.I insulted him in 9 hoping it would sting more deeply.But French wasn't our language of (10):we said our first (11)in English,and it was in English that we said adieu.But it was a borrowed English,not my (12).For all the ardent nationalists battling American cultural and capitalist incursions,a (13)of Europeans is living and working across the 15 (14)of the European Union,using the Internet,speaking" (15)”to their children the way the Russian aristocracy used to speak French- (16)whose lives take place,at least some of the time, (17).An American abroad can feel like a prisoner in a (18),with familiar words disfigured by foreign accents and (19)and half-felt cultural references.The Paris version of Disneyland.A universe in which one is often unsure of what is (20)or what is being heard. 》Part IV Listen to the following passage.Write a short English summary of 150 words of what you have heard.This part of the test carries 30 points.You will hear the passage only once. 。，。 Section B 司 》Part I A.Listen to the following passage and then decide whether the statements below are true or false. After hearing a short passage,blacken the circle of "True"if you think the statement is true,or blacken the circle of"False"if it is false.There are ten statements in this part of the test,with one point each.You will hear the passage only once. 1.Mature students are better at learning languages than young children. O False. 2.Despite their facility with languages,children do have to do grammar drills O True. False .6. www.TopSage.com
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Unit 1 What Makes A Good Language Learner? 3.The language immersion approach takes advantage of a basic fact of human development. False. 4.In immersion programs,a second language is the language of instruction for all subjects ○True. OFalse. 5.Language immersion can start as early as kindergarten. ○True False 6.Language immersion programs are only available in large cities. OTrue. O False 7.Bilingual colleges expect students to be fluent in two languages ○Tue. OFalse 8.The benefit of being fluent in a second language is not limited to job hunting. OTrue. O False 9.Most students resent being in language immersion programs. OTrue. O False 10.The Canadian French immersion program has been going on for at least one entire generation O True. OFalse B.Listen to the following short statements and then choose one of the answers that best fits the meaning of each statement.There are ten questions in this part of the test,one point for each question.You will hear both the statement and the question only once. 1.What do we need to do in order to understand the meaning of a text? a.To understand some words. b.To understand as many words as possible c.To understand all the words in the text. d.To understand the context. 2.Which of the following is true according to the speaker? a.In some languages,probably the different dialect speakers do not understand each other b.In some languages,the written forms of the dialects may be mutually incomprehensible. c.In some languages,the speakers understand both of each other's dialects and the written form. d.In some languages,those who understand each other's oral language may not understand their written form. www.TopSage.com 7
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英语口译综合能力3级1：：1：：：■ ☑大家网 3.How do multilingual language learners often think? lopSage.com a.They often think in a language that they have consciously chosen. b.They often think in different languages. c.They often think in a given language that they have not consciously chosen. d.They often think in their most familiar language. 4.What does the speaker mean? a.Business English incorporates ESP b.Business English is not much researched. c.ESP is Business English. d.Business English is less researched than ESp. 5.What will probably happen to the world's languages in a century? a.6,000 languages may be extinct. b.About 3.000 languages in the world may be extinct. c.Less than one-half of the world's languages may be extinct d.More than half the world's languages may be extinct. 6.Why is it remarkable that children are good at finding word boundaries a.Because word boundaries do not physically exist. b.Because word boundaries physically exist c.Because word boundaries are invincible. d.Because word boundaries are not easy to identify. 7.What does the speaker mean? a.Though complicated,English does not have a long history. b.We can only talk about the more important parts of the history of English. c.We cannot always hit the point when we talk about the history of English. d.Though it has a long history,English is not complicated. 8.Where do most of the English words come from? a.Latin b.Latin and French c.French. d.Latin.Greek and French. 9.Why do people leam English as a foreign language? a.They learn it for communication with foreigners. b.They learn it for communication for interational business c.They learn it in order to speak it in international affairs. d.They leam it in order to know more about foreigners 10.What does acquisition refer to? a.Conscious development of the target language. b.Unconscious development of the target language c.Using the language for real communication. d.Conscious development of the target language for real communication. 8 www.TopSage.com
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Unit 1 What Makes A Good Language Learner? 》》Part ll Listen to the following passages and then choose the best answers to each question.You may need to scribble a few notes in order to answer the questions.There are three passages in this part, each with five questions.And each question carries two points.You will hear the passages only once. Passage One 1.Which of the following is NOT true about independent leamers? a.They will undoubtedly end up good language learners. b.They set their own direction in the process of their learning. c.They are aware of their own learning styles. d.They take responsibility for their own learning. 2.What do ESL children in the U.S.often need in order to be fully literate in both languages? a.Mostly extensive first language development. b.Mostly second language skill-building. c.Extensive first language skill-building and second language development. d.Lots of training in their first language and second language 3.What attitude do many language learners adopt towards their learning? a.Passive. b.Self-responsible. c.Unclear d.Active 4.What do studies in Hong Kong and Japan indicate? a.Just teaching new strategies to students is of no use. b.Few students have great responsibility for their own learning c.Independent learning helps students make better use of resources d.Students favor teaching resources more than teachers themselves. 5.Which of the following is NOT true about technology's role in fostering independent learning? a.Technology has a part to play in enhancing language leaming b.Technology provides a lot of resources for independent learners. c.Technology can offer a complete curiculum for language learning d.Technology can bring about different learning styles. Passage Two 6.Which of the following is NOT true about linguistic needs for effective language learning? a.Having an opportunity for practice. b.Having a lot of language data. c.Providing rules for classroom training.d.Providing sequencing instruction 7.What do good language learners have to know on the metacognitive level? a.Their attitudes to learning. b.The way they assess their own progress. www.TopSage.com 9
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英语口译综合能力多级量品”■ c.The way they set their own learning goals. d.The path through which they learn the material. 8.Which of the following is NOT a psychological factor in language learning? a.Motivation for the learning task. b.A sense of community with their fellow students. c.Engagement with the material d.Validating one's self. 9.What kind of leamers does Focus on Grammar work well with? a.Deductive learners only. b.Inductive learners only. c.Both deductive and inductive learners.d.Neither deductive nor inductive learners. 10.Which of the following is NOT true about what learners can create with the tools that technology provides? a.Funny and flexible language games.b.Online communities of interest. c.Newsletters and web pages. d.Multimedia presentations. Passage Three 11.Which of the following is NOT tue about people who pick up the language naturally a.They never worry about the language forms used. b.They learn the language the way we leamned our mother tongue as children. c.They immerse themselves in the culture of the target language. d.They lay great emphasis on the meanings of words. 12.Which of the following is true about students who go abroad to learn a language? a.They pick up the language quickly and effortlessly. b.They just play together and learn the language c.They spend a lot of time chatting with the locals. d.They dislike attending any lectures at school. 13.What is probably the most common way to learn a language? a.Going abroad to learn the language.b.Reading books or magazines. c.Attending classes at school. d.Watching movies and plays 14.Which of the following may NOT make the learning both rapid and very satisfying? a.Having a well-qualified teacher b.Having highly motivated students c.Having a comfortable classroom. d.Having a good selection of learning materials. 15.Which of the following is NOT true about the modern-technology approach to language learning? a.It requires a lot of multimedia materials for learning the language. b.The learer using this approach should be a top student. ·10· www.TopSage.com
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