Ⅰ.“英语中级口译证书考试”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.Ordering by Phone 32
2.The Design of Shopping Malls 33
3.City Pizzas 34
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.Choice Travel 47
2.This Is Marina from Central Travel. 47
3.Continental Express 48
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 48
Unit Three 52
PART ONE Crime and Punishment 52
PART TWO Statements 54
PART THREE 1.The Victim of a Crime 58
2.How to Stay Safe in This City 59
3.That Must Have Been Very Frightening. 60
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 60
Unit Four 63
PART ONE How Children Learn Social Behaviors 63
PART TWO Statements 65
PART THREE 1.The Socialization of Children 70
2.Growing Up in a Single-Parent Household 70
3.Is There Any Advice You Could Give Parents? 71
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 72
Unit Five 75
PART ONE The Inhabitants of a Small Island 75
PART TWO Statements 77
PART THREE 1.A Tiny Village in France 81
2.I Come from a Small Town. 82
3.What Kind of City Is It? 83
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 84
Unit Six 87
PART ONE A News Summary 87
PART TWO Statements 90
PART THREE 1.Weather Forecast 95
2.Reports of a Major Train Crash 95
3.New Information about the Train Crash 96
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 97
Unit Seven 100
PART ONE About Single-Sex Education 100
PART TWO Statements 103
PART THREE 1.Here We Are at Registration Again. 108
2.I Received a Letter That I Am Supposed to... 108
3.Planning Your Schedule for a New Semester 109
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 110
Unit Eight 112
PART ONE New Dwellings in Great Britain 112
PART TWO Statements 114
PART THREE 1.Which Apartment Do You Like Best? 117
2.Does It Have Three Bedrooms? 118
3.I'm Phoning about My Accommodation. 119
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 120
Unit Nine 122
PART ONE Are People Born Clever,or Stupid? 122
PART TWO Statements 124
PART THREE 1.It's Cool for Everyone to Be Successful. 128
2.Do You Think There's Real Equality Now? 129
3.Gavin Hunt Has Claimed to Discover... 129
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 130
Unit Ten 133
PART ONE We Are Surrounded by News. 133
PART TWO Statements 135
PART THREE 1.I'd Like to Get Your Opinion about the News. 138
2.What Makes a Foreign Correspondent? 139
3.Journalism as a Career 140
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 141
Unit Eleven 144
PART ONE A Men's Castle 144
PART TWO Statements 146
PART THREE 1.The May Consignment 150
2.A Business Trip Arrangement 151
3.Thank You for Calling Heron International. 151
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 152
Unit Twelve 155
PART ONE Mass Media and New Technologies 155
PART TWO Statements 157
PART THREE 1.A Status Symbol Thing 161
2.Playing Video Games 161
3.Modern Forms of Media 162
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 163
Unit Thirteen 166
PART ONE Healthy Foods 166
PART TWO Statements 169
PART THREE 1.Business Lunch 172
2.A Well-Balanced Breakfast 173
3.The Campus Food Service 174
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 174
Unit Fourteen 177
PART ONE A Great Musician 177
PART TWO Statements 179
PART THREE 1.Background Music 183
2.Native American Music 184
3.The Receiver of Music 185
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 185
Unit Fifteen 188
PART ONE First Aid 188
PART TWO Statements 189
PART THREE 1.Next Patient,Please! 194
2.First Aid for Young Children 195
3.How to Keep Fit 195
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 196
Unit Sixteen 199
PART ONE Air Quality in Britain 199
PART TWO Statements 201
PART THREE 1.Acid Rain 205
2.Is Nuclear Power Safe? 206
3.That Is an Interesting Question. 207
PART FOUR Listening and Translation 207
Sample Test 1 210
Sample Test 2 218
Sample Test 3 226
Listening Scripts 234
Answer Key 343