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第一组试题

2012 Interpretation Contest

Preliminary Test

Part A

Listen to the following passage and then decide whether the statements below are true (T) or false (F). This part of the test carries 30 points. You will hear the passage only once.

1.       Loneliness cannot be contagious.

2.       Many emotions like happiness and depression can be infectious.

3.       According to one study, a person having a lonely friend feels lonely for about 118 days per year.

4.       The study observed how loneliness can spread through a group by following more than five-thousand people for more than ten years.

5.       According to the study, interacting with a lonely person will affect your feeling toward friendship generally.

6.       Even if you have negative feeling towards friendship, your social bonds will not be changed.

7.       Unchecked spreading of loneliness can destroy a social network.

8.       People who are shy or don’t fit in are more likely to feel alone.

9.       It’s late to pay more attention to people who are already on the edges of a lonely group.

10.   The best way to ward off this sort of lonely contagion haven’t been found yet.

Part B

Listen to the following short statements, and choose one of the answers that best fits the meaning of each statement. There are 10 questions in this part of test, each with 1 question, which carries 2 points. You will hear the statement only once.

11. Which of the following was NOT in the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games? ( )

A.     The Oscar-winning film.

B.      The entry of Queen Elizabeth and the IOC president Jacques Rogge.

C.     An extraordinary visual and musical tribute to the British National Health Service.

D.     An extraordinary visual and musical tribute to the magic of children's literature.

12. According to the news, which of the following is wrong? ( )

A.     Violent thunderstorms have swept across the eastern United States.

B.      State-wide emergency has been declared.

C.     Eight people were killed.

D.     The restoring power cannot be finished this week.

13. What cannot be inferred from the passage? ( )

A.     America would focus on strengthening democratic institutions and encouraging economic growth and trade.

B.      America would prioritize peace and security.

C.     America would block African entrepreneurs.

D.     The announcement indicates a renewed focus on Africa.

14. The passage is about ( )

A.     A resource-rich continent.

B.      Africa’s development in projects.

C.     Good relationship between two countries.

D.     $20 billion pledged in new loans to Africa.

15. Who is the current chairman of the African Union? ( )

A.     Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete.

B.      Benin’s President Yayi Boni.

C.     Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.

D.     Ghana’s President John Mills.

16. What is the following is NOT true? ( )

A.     Authorities in Bulgaria have released video footage of a suspected man.

B.      The suspected bomber wearing shorts and carrying a backpack looked at any other tourist on the bus.

C.     The suspect has not been identified.

D.     The attack in the Black Sea City of Burgas killed (five) six people.

17. What is the central meaning of the passage? ( )

A.     The second annual U.S.-South Africa Strategic Dialogue was held in Pretoria on Tuesday.

B.      Clinton highlighted South Africa’s growing influence on the world stage and the need to deepen ties between the two countries.

C.     Sometimes friends will disagree with each other.

D.     The dialogue provides both countries with a mechanism to keep working through all of the issues together.

18. Which of the following statement is wrong? ( )

A.     Aung San Suu Kyi gave her Nobel lecture 21 years ago.

B.      Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the peace prize 21 years ago.

C.     Aung San Suu Kyi described recent reforms in Burma as positive.

D.     Aung San Suu Kyi urged the release of all political prisoners and praised the courage of fellow campaigners for democracy in Burma.

19. What cannot be inferred from the passage? ( )

A.     Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria are feeling the effects of tightened budgets.

B.      The fund would not make any new grants until 2014.

C.     The fund is a 10-year-old private partnership.

D.     The fund has provided nearly $23 billion in grants for more than 1,000 programs in 150 countries.

20. Which of the following is true of the passage? ( )

A.     Nearly one billion people were illiterate.

B.      According to Danielle Nierenberg, a billion people went to bed hungry each night just because of a lack of available food.

C.     We produce more than enough food in the world to not only feed the 7 billion people who are on earth today, but 9 to 11 billion people.

D.     By 2015, we expect the population to be about 9 and a half billion people.

Part C: Summary

Listen to the following passage. Write a short English summary of around 150 words of what you have heard. This part of the test carries 50 points. You will hear the passage only once. At the end of the recording, you will have 25 minutes to finish this part. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to write your summary satisfactorily.

答案

2012 Interpretation Contest

Preliminary Test

Part A

Listen to the short audio clips and decide whether the statements below are true (T) or false (label F). This part of the test carries 30 points. You will hear the passage only once.

1	T	6	F
2	T	7	T
3	F	8	T
4	F	9	F
5	T	10	F

Part B Listening Comprehension (Question 11-20)

Listen to the following passages, and choose the correct letter A, B, C or D. This part of the test carries 20 points. You will hear the passage only once.

11	A	16	B
12	C	17	B
13	C	18	A
14	D	19	C
15	B	20	B

2012 Interpretation Contest

Preliminary Test

Part C: Summary

Listen to the following passage. Write a short English summary of around 150 words of what you have heard. This part of the test carries 50 points. You will hear the passage only once. At the end of the recording, you will have 25 minutes to finish this part. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to write your summary satisfactorily.

Teenagers are often a difficult bunch. With all those hormones flooding their bodies, they can be moody, unpredictable, and prone to making dubious choices. But however turbulent their teenage years, kids can still be generally happy, depending on their lifestyle choices.

According to new research by British scientists, teens who don’t smoke, drink only moderately or not at all, and who don’t eat much junk food tend to be happier than other teens.

The study looked at 40,000 British households and came up with some interesting findings. For example, kids who never drank alcohol were up to six times more likely to report higher levels of happiness than kids who drank.

And teens who smoked were five times less likely to rate high on happiness charts compared to kids who don’t smoke. Same goes for diet and physical activity. The more fruits and veggies kids ate, and the more hours they spent playing sports, the happier they were.

Now, of course this doesn’t mean that not smoking or drinking, and playing sports guarantees happiness. It could be that kids who have happy dispositions tend to be more active and less inclined to drink or smoke.

And it could equally be the case that kids who are unhappy are more prone to drink and smoke and eat junk food, instead of the other way around.

Other studies have shown that exercise is a proven way to fend off and treat anxiety and depression. Future studies may shore up the notion that other healthful behaviors, including refraining from smoking, drinking, and eating too much junk, can ward off sadness and boost happiness, too.

第二组试题

2012 Interpretation Contest

Preliminary Test

Part A

Listen to the following passage and then decide whether the statements below are true (T) or false (F). This part of the test carries 30 points. You will hear the passage only once.

1.       Most dog owners think that having a dog is good.

2.       Caring for a dog is good for relieving stress.

3.       According to the audio, bringing your dog to workplace will definitely reduce your work efficiency.

4.       According to the study, all dogs are friendly.

5.       Presence of friendly dogs can result in less stress, better relationship and more physical activities.

6.       The research studied 500 workers for a week.

7.       Self reported stress remained low throughout the day for employees who brought dogs to work.

8.       The study needs a bigger sample size.

9.       The benefits of having dogs at work depend in part on the workplace.

10.   In general, bringing dogs and perhaps other pets to work can be helpful in reducing job related stress.

Part B

Listen to the following short statements, and choose one of the answers that best fits the meaning of each statement. There are 10 questions in this part of test, each with 1 question, which carries 2 points. You will hear the statement only once.

11、which of the following most probably means what you’ve just heard?

A、It was coffee that Catherine drank.

B、Catherine disliked to drink this kind of coffee.

C、Is this the coffee that Catherine drank?

D、What did Catherine drink with her coffee?

12、How did they get there?

A、They started to look for the subway station.

B、They Would rather drive than go by subway.

C、They went by subway because the car wasn't working.

D、They drove so they wouldn't have to go by subway.

13、What has the speaker been doing recently?

A、I would like to go to the football stadium more frequently than I do now.

B、My football team has recently won a couple of matches at that stadium.

C、Lately, I've been watching TV rather than going to the football stadium.

D、I don't watch football matches on TV as frequently as I used to.

14、Could you describe the speaker's recent activity?

A、He's never lonely, for he has worked in his own company.

B、He started a business after he had gained some experience.

C、He's upset about his own business for three years.

D、He needed to spend three more years working with the IT firm.

15、What does the speaker mean?

A、Isn't he standing outside the concert hall?

B、The concert hall in the city isn't new.

C、Is the concert hall still standing?

D、The new concert hall is excellent.

16、Which of the following is TRUE about the general manager and his assistants?

A、He has more assistant working part-time than he had expected.

B、His assistant occasionally do more than the required amount of work.

C、His assistant get him to help them with their work from time to time.

D、He has so much work that he forgets to help his colleagues now and then.

17、What does the speaker mean?

A、What would be the cost of your project?

B、How much will it cost by the time you carry out the project?

C、You know what your project would include.

D、That project of yours is very expensive.

18、Which of the following best shows the speaker's feeling?

A、We won a very close competition.

B、Our firm is the best one by far.

C、It's a pity we didn't open a downtown office.

D、Their firm didn't open even one branch office downtown.

19、What does the speaker mean?

A、Everyone has more enthusiasm than she does.

B、She's the most enthusiastic person I know.

C、She's no more enthusiastic than the others.

D、Nobody has any enthusiasm in the promotion.

20、Which of the following is TRUE about the man?

A、He didn't suspect that she already knew his past.

B、He realized that she knew very few about him.

C、He suspected her because she knew almost everything.

D、He suspected her past.

Part C: Summary

Listen to the following passage. Write a short English summary of around 150 words of what you have heard. This part of the test carries 50 points. You will hear the passage only once. At the end of the recording, you will have 25 minutes to finish this part. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to write your summary satisfactorily.

答案

2012 Interpretation Contest

Preliminary Test

Part A

Listen to the short audio clips and decide whether the statements below are true (T) or false (label F). This part of the test carries 30 points. You will hear the passage only once.

1	T	6	F
2	T	7	F
3	F	8	T
4	F	9	T
5	T	10	T

Part B Listening Comprehension (Question 11-20)

Listen to the following passages, and choose the correct letter A, B, C or D. This part of the test carries 20 points. You will hear the passage only once.

11	A	16	B
12	C	17	D
13	C	18	C
14	B	19	B
15	D	20	A

2012 Interpretation Contest

Preliminary Test

Part C: Summary

Listen to the following passage. Write a short English summary of around 150 words of what you have heard. This part of the test carries 50 points. You will hear the passage only once. At the end of the recording, you will have 25 minutes to finish this part. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to write your summary satisfactorily.

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Secrets of Top Student

The kids at the top of the class get there by mastering a few basic techniques that others can readily learn. These, according to the education experts and students themselves, are the secrets of top student.

1. Set Priorities. Top students have no intrusions on study time. Once the books are open or the computer is booted up, phone calls go unanwered, TV shows unwatched, and snacks ignored. Study is business: business comes before recreation.

2. Study anywhere or everywhere. Study times were strictly a matter of personal preference, some worked late at night when the house was quiet. Others woke early. Still others studied as soon as they came home from school when the work was fresh in their minds. All agreed, however, on the need for consistency.

3. Get organized. Don’t waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper. Keep everything right where one could put one’s hands on it. Even students who don’t have a private study area remain organized. A backpack or drawer keeps essential supplies together and cuts down on time wasting searches.

4. Learn how to read. The secret of good reading is to be an active reader---one who continually asks questions that lead to a full understanding of the author’s message.

5. Schedule your time. Even the best students procrastinate sometimes. But when that happens, they face up to it.” if you want A’s, you make sure to hit the deadline.” says Christi Anderson, a top student at Lyman High School.

6. Take notes and use them. Reading the text book is important, but the teacher is going to test you on what he or she emphasized. That’s what you find in your notes.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

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