Ⅰ.“英语中级口译资格证书考试”笔试听力部分综述 1
Ⅱ.听力与口译 21
Unit One 25
PART ONE Shopping over the Internet 25
PART TWO Statements 28
PART THREE 1.In a Store 32
2.The Design of Shopping Malls 32
3.SOHO:Small Offices,Home Offices 33
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 35
Unit Two 38
PART ONE My First Day in New York 38
PART TWO Statements 41
PART THREE 1.Studying in London 45
2.Staying in a Foreign City 46
3.I Came over to the US 46
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 47
Unit Three 50
PART ONE Crime and Punishment 50
PART TWO Statements 51
PART THREE 1.The Victim of a Crime 55
2.How to Stay Safe in This City 56
3.You Left an Informal Report. 57
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 57
Unit Four 60
PART ONE How Children Learn Social Behaviors 60
PART TWO Statements 62
PART THREE 1.My Family 67
2.Growing Up in a Single-Parent Household 67
3.Is There Any Advice You Could Give Parents? 68
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 69
Revision Exercise 1 72
Unit Five 79
PART ONE The Inhabitants of a Small Island 79
PART TWO Statements 81
PART THREE 1.A Tiny Village in France 85
2.I Came from a Small Town. 85
3.What Kind of City Is It? 86
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 87
Unit Six 89
PART ONE A News Summary 89
PART TWO Statements 92
PART THREE 1.The Introduction of Radio 95
2.Weather Forecast 96
3.Dream Dates 97
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 98
Unit Seven 100
PART ONE Are People Born Clever,or Stupid? 100
PART TWO Statements 102
PART THREE 1.A History Assignment 106
2.What Subjects Are You Taking This Semester? 107
3.About the Courses at Swan School 107
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 108
Unit Eight 111
PART ONE New Dwellings in Great Britain 111
PART TWO Statements 113
PART THREE 1.Which Apartment Do You Like Best? 116
2.Does It Have Three Bedrooms? 117
3.I'm Phoning about My Accommodation. 117
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 118
Revision Exercise 2 121
Unit Nine 128
PART ONE About Single-Sex Education 128
PART TWO Statements 131
PART THREE 1.It's Cool for Everyone to Be Successful. 134
2.Do You Think There's Real Equality Now? 135
3.Gender and Language 136
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 137
Unit Ten 139
PART ONE We Are Surrounded by News. 139
PART TWO Statements 141
PART THREE 1.I'd Like to Get Your Opinion about the News. 145
2.How Do You Become a Foreign Correspondent? 145
3.Advertising Is Part of Our Daily Lives. 146
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 147
Unit Eleven 150
PART ONE A Men's Castle 150
PART TWO Statements 152
PART THREE 1.Black Friday 156
2.Making out a Cheque 157
3.At the Midwestern Bank 157
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 159
Unit Twelve 161
PART ONE Mass Media and New Technologies 161
PART TWO Statements 163
PART THREE 1.A Status Symbol Thing 166
2.Playing Video Games 167
3.Modern Forms of Media 168
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 168
Revision Exercise 3 171
Unit Thirteen 179
PART ONE Healthy Foods 179
PART TWO Statements 181
PART THREE 1.Business Lunch 185
2.What a Charming Restaurant! 186
3.A Well-Balanced Breakfast 186
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 187
Unit Fourteen 190
PART ONE A Great Musician 190
PART TWO Statements 192
PART THREE 1.Background Music 196
2.Native American Music 197
3.The Receiver of Music 197
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 198
Unit Fifteen 200
PART ONE First Aid 200
PART TWO Statements 201
PART THREE 1.Next Patient,Please! 205
2.First Aid for Young Children 206
3.How to Keep Fit 207
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 207
Unit Sixteen 210
PART ONE Air Quality in Britain 210
PARI TWO Statements 212
PART THREE 1.Acid Rain 216
2.Is Nuclear Power Safe? 217
3.Building Dams 218
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 219
Revision Exercise 4 221
Sample Test 1 229
Sample Test 2 237
Sample Test 3 245
Sample Test 4 253
Sample Test 5 261
Sample Test 6 269
Tapescr ipts 277
Answer Key 419