英语口译综合能力B级：：：：二： ☑大家网 7.Which of the following is true about these personal goals? c.They will offer you better training.d.They will make you more ambitious. 8.What happened to too many women job seekers in the past? a.They were forced to take a second job. b.They were not happy about their second job. c.They were unable to find their ideal work. d.They were forced to constantly change their iob 9.Which of the following statements is true? a.He has lost his vision of gainful and satisfying employment. b.He has no chance of obtaining gainful and satisfying employment c.He can't envision any gainful and satisfying employment. d.He has no chance of getting a satisfactory job because he has tured blind 10.Which of the following must women do? a.They must focus on their traditional occupations b.They must find enough openings in their usual occupations. c.They must choose alternatives in other occupations. d.They must choose to stay at home. 》Part II 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.What is the percentage of American jobs tied to interational trade and investment? a.About 6%. b.About10%」 c.About 17%. d.About 25% 2.What should state and national policymakers in America take into account? a.The nation's trade with Europe. b.A new type of workforce. c.Political and economic policies. d.Asian investments in the U.S. 3.What is considered an essential asset for many professions in the U.S. a.The ability to cope with international issues. b.A good knowledge of professional skills. c.The ability to work with other people d.The desire to understand other cultures 4.Which of the following is true about most of America's growth industries? a.They are involved with other nations. b.They know well how to deal with the global economy .26. www.TopSage.com
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Unit 3 Jobs and Professions c.They deal mainly with imports and exports. d.They are interationally competitive. 5.What can be done to truly address the demand for international knowledge and skills? a.To do much about creating jobs for all people. b.To provide all citizens with growth opportunities. c.To strengthen economic ties with the world. d.To educate tomorrow's workforce. Passage Two 6.Which of the following is true about unemployment of young scientists? a.More and more young scientists have become unemployed in Europe and the United States b.There are more unemployed young scientists in the United States than in Europe. c.There are as many unemployed young scientists in the United States as in Europe. d.More young scientists have become unemployed in Europe than in the United States. 7.Which of the following is NOT true about what European goverments did in the 1980s? a.Increasing the investment in research. b.Cutting back some traditional Ph.D.programs c.Offering permanent research and teaching positions d.Investing more in postdoctoral fellowships 8.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a potential new strategy for generating more job opportunities for young scientists? a.Investing billions of Euro in education and research. b.Finding new ways to apply science-based knowledge. c.Creating appropriate new career plans for young scientists d.Gathering scientific expertise from young scientists. 9.What can be done to keep Europe in the race with the United States? a.Generating more research areas. b.Applying new knowledge to practice c.Investing more efficiently in research. d.Motivating young scientists to work harder. 10.How many jobs does the European Union expect to create for young scientists by 2010? a.13,000,000.b.130,000,000. c.30,000,000. d.300,000,000. Passage Three 11.Which of the following is NOT true about employment in the U.S.software and computer industries? a.There is now a shortage of qualified IT workers. b.Over the years,it has increased by about300% .27 www.TopSage.com
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英语口译综合能力B级1：：：：。： c.About 119,000 IT jobs now still remain unfilled. d.There is now a great demand for new IT workers. 12.What attitude do most people adopt towards IT professions? a.Disapproving. b.Uncertain. c.Irresponsible d.Insensitive. 13.Why are many adults afraid of new technology? a.It concerns their future careers. b.They lack confidence in job improvement. c.They have little potential to tap. d.They are not prepared for IT jobs. 14.What is the effect of the"image"problem concerning the IT professions on young people? a.Complicated. b.Attractive. c.Disheartening.d.Shocking. 15.What kind of marketing plan should be initiated to change people's image of the IT profession? a.All-round,purposeful and integrated. b.Well-organized,all-round,and integrated. c.Integrated,all-round and advanced. d.Innovative,all-round and integrated 》Part Ill Parts of the following text are missing.While listening to the recording,complete the passage by filling in each blank space with an appropriate word or words.There are 20 blanks,each carrying one point.You will hear the passage only once. The loss of construction jobs by immigrants from Latin America (1)to a spike in (2)among all Latino workers to 6.5 percent,compared with 4.7 percent unemployment for (3)workers,the report found.As recently as late 2006,Latino workers had achieved their (4)low unemployment rate of 4.9 percent,based mainly on (5)among immigrants,the report said."To put it bluntly,Hispanics had (6) in the labor market in 2007,"said Rakesh Kochhar,the author of the report who is (7) for research at the Pew center,a nonpartisan organization in (8).Job loss was particularly severe for .(9),whose unemployment rate rose to 8.4 percent from 5.5 percent in 2007,the report found.Of 247,000 (10)by Latino workers in the 11)m 2007,workers born in Mexico lost 152,000 jobs,or about 60 percent.Latino workers (12)about 14 percent of the United States (13),and about 52 percent of them are immigrants.The Pew report,which is based on (14)from the census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.does not (15)between legal and illegal immigrants.The banking credit crisis and a drop in (16)led to an abrupt slowdown in new home building last year.Illegal immigrant workers have been (17)in construction. (18】 12 percent of employment in that industry,according to a Pew study in 2006.Mexicans account for about (19)of more than 11 million (20)in the United States.the Pew center has estimated .28 www.TopSage.com
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》》Part IV opSage.com 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. 》》Part1 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.The ABA had its first meeting in San Francisco in 1972. O True. False 2.Few African Americans were admitted into the ABA in the 1970s. OFalse. 3.Archer first attended local and national bar activities of his own free will. O True. O False. 4.Don Campbell himself was overly eager to get involved in his local bar association O Tre. False 5.Archer was elected president of the National Bar Association in the late 1970s. OFalse. 6.Archer helped establish the Young Lawyers Division and the General Practice Section. OFalse. 7.Archer did a lot to create the ABA's Minority Counsel Demonstration Program ○Tue. OFalse. ·29 www.TopSage.com
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英语口译综合能力3级1：：：：：■= 8.Corporate general counsel and majority law firms used to discriminate against minority firms. True False. 9.The Minority Counsel Demonstration Program helped minority lawyers find their own employment. O True. False 10.State and other legal groups now have their own demonstration programs. O False 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.Which of the following is true about minorities in the United States? a.They constitute one-fourth of law school graduates. b.They constitute one-fifth of law school graduates. c.They constitute one-sixth of law school graduates d.20%of them are graduated from law school. 2.Why are they willing to settle for inferior jobs? a.Because they do not expect to work very long b.Because they are eager to stay in the labor force. c.Because they are temporarily unemployed. d.Because they are badly in need of money. 3.How does John like the labor force? a.He sees it as critical. b.He is enthusiastic about it. c.He finds it trivial. d.He doesn't think it is a serious problem. 4.What do we know about employers'attitudes about women's roles in society? a.They have improved a lot. b.They are not satisfactory. c.They are somewhat out of date. d.They have changed a lot 5.Which of the following must the newspaper people ensure? a.The replacement of the old with the new. b.The coexistence of the old and the new c.The smooth transition from the old to the new d.The holding of their readers'interest 6.How long did large movie studios control the three branches of the U.S.movie industry? a.For about 15 years. b.For about 25 years. c.For about 35 years. d.For about 40 years .30. www.TopSage.com
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