Unit 3 Jobs and Professions 7.Which of the following is true about Smith? a.He is a lawyer. b.He is a black clerk. c.He is a justice d.He is a tennis player 8.What does the speaker imply? a.John seems to use tools with great skill b.John seems to be awkward with the hands c.John seems to be reluctant to use tools. d.John seems to handle tools with his thumb. 9.Which of the following is NOT true about history? a.History does some good to your job. b.Few jobs call for a good knowledge of history. c.History can benefit you in some way. d.Knowledge of history does a lot in your career. 10.What is true according to the speaker? a.The highest court in the land won't reach out to minority law clerks. b.It is time for courts at all levels to reach out to minority law clerks c.The highest court in the land is always sending the wrong message d.It is time for the highest court to reach out to minority clerks. 》Part Il 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 true about the skills for successful living in the U.S.? a.They depend on how fast the U.S.economy changes. b.They have undergone some changes in the past 40 years c.They change as quickly as the American workplace. d.They are closely related to the technological revolution. 2.What happens to American schools? a.They continue to produce well-qualified students. b.They are still geared to produce good prospective teachers. c.They don't adapt to the changes in the new American society. d.Most of their teachers have gained new skills and new knowledge 3.Which of the following is true about yearlong internships? a.They are not related to teacher preparation and licensing. b.They have not been generally accepted. c.They are largely seen as abnormal d.They are promising reforms to be developed. .31 www.TopSage.com
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英语口译综合能力了级：1：：■ ☑大家网 4.What changes have taken place in U.S.education since the mi- a.Most teachers have begun to find their work too challenging b.New standards have been set for teachers and students. c.Teachers have been instructed to set new standards for students d.New standards focusing on student performance have been developed. 5.Which of the following is NOT true about a system of quality assurance in U.S.education? a.It involves more rigorous teacher assessment than ever. b.It is different from the one used in many other professions c.It aims to ensure high quality in teaching. d.It is made up of standards within a couple of interconnected systems Passage Two 6.How big is the French-speaking population in Switzerland? a.About 135,000 people b.About 270,000 people c.About 70,000 people. d.About 18,300 people. 7.Which of the following is true about banking and finance activities? a.They are specific to people from a dozen different trades and professions b.They are not limited to professionals in the banking and finance system. c.They require knowledge about hundreds of different trades and professions d.They are closely related to foreign exchange dealers and financial analysts. 8.Which of the following is NOT true about the jobs the front office covers? a.They involve employees'direct interaction with customers. b.They require more professional competence than tact and diplomacy. c.They demand all manner of versatile professionals. d.They usually call for knowledge of foreign languages 9.Which of the following is true about portfolio managers? a.They work in the front office. b.They work in the back office c.They work either in the front office or in the back office. d.They work neither in the front office nor in the back office 10.Why do financial analysts study and assess companies quoted on the stock exchange? a.To trade stock. b.To carry out money transfers. c.To formulate investment strategies. d.To collect data as a logistical support. Passage Three 11.What is the ranking of speech-language pathology and audiology among the 700 fastest growing occupations in the next decade in the USA? a.Among the top 20 percent. b.Among the top 10 percent. .32 www.TopSage.com
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Unit 3 Jobs and Professions c.Among the top 30 percent. d.Among the top 5 percent. 12.Which of the following is true about the speech-language pathology positions for 2000-2010? a.They will grow as quickly as speech-language audiology positions. b.They will grow less quickly than spech-language audiology positions. c.They will grow more quickly than spech-language audiology positions. d.Unlike speech-language audiology positions,they will grow significantly 13.Which of the following statements is NOT true? a.Middle-aged people are unlikely to have speech and language disorders. b.It is true that hearing loss is rather common among the aged. c.Premature infants need speech and language assessment and treatment. d.More people have found it important to identify language and speech disorders early. 14.How many key trends that contribute to the growth of speech-langauge audiology and pathology are mentioned in this talk? a.Three b.Four. c.Five d.Six. 15.Which of the following statements is NOT true? a.California will enjoy a growth rate of over 50%for speech-language pathology and audiology in the next decade. b.South Dakata will enjoy a growth rate 19%for speech-language pathology and audiology in the next decade】 c.Georgia will enjoy the highest growth rate for speech-language pathology and audiology in the next decade. d.Delaware will enjoy the fewest job openings for speech-language pathology and audiology in the next decade. 》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. After years of fretting over coming shortages,the country is actually facing a (1) of young people entering engineering and technology-related fields.The decline is growing (2)that industry has begun advertising campaigns intended to make (3) look sexy and cool,and companies are slowly starting to import (4),or sending jobs to where the engineers are,in Vietnam and India.It was (5)that lifted this nation from postwar defeat to (6).But according to educators,executives and young Japanese themselves,the young here are (7)more like Americans:choosing better-paying fields like (8),or more purely creative careers,like the arts,rather than (9)their salaryman fathers into the unglamorous world of (10).The problem did not catch Japan by surprise.The first signs of (11)among the young in science and engineering appeared 33 www.TopSage.com
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英语口译综合能力3级1：：1： almost (12),after Japan reached first-world living standards,and in (13 there has been a steady decline in the number of science and engineering students.But only now are Japanese companies starting to feel (14).By one ministry of internal affairs estimate,the digital (15)here is already short almost half a million engineers. Headhunters have begun poaching engineers (16)with fat signing bonuses,a predatory practice once unheard-of in Japan's less-cutthroat version of capitalism.The problem is likely (17)because Japan has one of (18)in the world."Japan is sitting on a (19)time bomb,"said Kazuhiro Asakawa,a professor of business at Keio University. “An explosion is going (20).They see it coming,but no one is doing enough about it." 》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 .34 www.TopSage.com
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☑大家网 lopSage.com Unit 4 Travels and Holidays Section A 》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.Sometimes to be a solo traveler can be great OTrue. OFalse 2.While traveling alone,you have time to think and know more about yourself. O False. 3.You can stay in a youth hostel if you are still young OTrue. OFalse 4.The wrong idea is that hostels can provide safe and clean housing. O Tre OFalse. 5.You can book a room at a hostel via the Internet. O True. OFalse. 6.You can enjoy prompt room service in a hostel. O True. False 7.Generally speaking,it is hard to make a list of what you'll bring with you. OFalse. 8.You should take a bilingual dictionary with you if you are visiting a foreign country OTrue. False .35 www.TopSage.com
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