高口备考日记范文（精选5篇）
高口备考日记 第1篇
高口备考日记
今天忙里偷闲，来和大家分享一下我背单词的方法。
得益于有一个英语系的老爸，我比同龄人接触英语的时间早。这么多年下来，也算形成了自己的一套方法。
我要提醒大家的是，这些方法对你不一定适用，也不是说除了这些方法就背不下来单词。
更重要的，方法如果不用起来，永远还只能是方法。就算是神仙教你的，你自己不去背，还是等于零。
好吧，废话不多说，首先来说说哪些方法对我没作用。
首当其冲，就是背单词书，特别是按字母顺序排列，A到Z的那种。
其实用这种方法背单词相当有气势，背完了也很有成就感，
更爽的是当你拿一本厚厚的单词书走在路上，人人都会对你投来崇敬的目光，台词配音：“多好一孩子啊!”
对，就是有这么多好处的一种方法，对小姐我完全不起效。
我拿着一本厚单词书怎么都背不下来。过六级的时候发过神经去买了一本，A都没背完就挂了。
我是觉得，背了好多天，所有的单词都A开头多烦哪!多没新意~~
所以对我适用的有效方法一，就是从阅读中记忆。
如果是为了应试，就从阅读、听力、作文的真题中挑生词来背;
如果是平时，就从电影、小说、报纸……但凡你看到生词的地方挑出来背。
记的时候，不仅仅只是把生词写下来，还要把生词出现的那一整句也一并写下来。
如果英文功底不错，就查英英字典，尽量用英语解释生词。
如果担心一大段英文看不习惯，可以把英英字典里的解释用自己的话翻译成汉语，写到生词本上。
这样的.方法最大的坏处是花时间;
最大的好处，是印象深刻，轻易不会忘。
特别因为这些单词都是从“活”的、真实的语言环境里出来，
所以除了仅仅只是在阅读中认识它，你会在口语和写作中用它的几率更大。
有效方法二：边听边记。
这是我有了MP3之后发现的第二好用的办法。
如果你去新东方上课，而凑巧他们又发给你一本那门考试的单词书的话，通常你还会得到一张附赠的光碟。
我觉得新东方的伟大之处就在这里，要学生像和尚学念经那样，每天清醒的时候耳边都回荡的是“英文、英文、英文……”
我自己会把一段一段的单词中插入一首一首的歌，这样交替着挂在耳朵上。
上学、放学、上班、下班、做家事、做运动，只要我不是实在受不了，多少我会听进去一点。
这样，神奇的事情就发生了~~~~
因为听一遍，你可能记不住，听十遍!除非是残疾人朋友、或者刻意抗拒，你怎么都记住了。
这个方法的好处是，不会特别占用时间，可以见缝插针地背单词，而且一不小心，单词就被你记住了。
更妙的是，你对单词的发音已经在这个过程中熟悉起来，对听力考试和口语练习都有长远好处;
坏处是，如果要和第一种方法连用，你可能需要自己去录音，当然你录了之后印象会更加深刻，
估计不用你以后持续听都已经记住了(你录的东西可以用以造福大众)，但的确是有点花时间。
以上，就是我总结出来最好用的单词记忆法。
我长大以后，有很多人跟我说“你很有语言天分”，有时候说的我自己都差点儿信了。
但我心里知道不是的。我只是比其他人多花了时间。从6岁算起，那些零散的时间加起来，就是我所谓的天分。
其实我常常想，学语言是非常“技工类”的活儿，就像木匠、就像厨师：
你下多少功夫、就见多少成效，半点都骗不了人。
所以，它也如此公平，如此让人安心。
我的方法，希望你能真正用起来，希望对你，也有效:)
高口备考日记 第2篇
废话不多说，讲讲我是怎样备考的吧。
我是从3月份就开始买书准备了，我买的书是翻译教程、口译教程、听力教程以及真题和新东方的词汇必备。当时是大二下半学期，功课还是挺多的，所以我只是每周看一篇翻译，听一片听力，进度还是很慢的。为了逼迫自己把高口上纲上线的对待，我还报了昂立的高口班，每周日上课，一天上七个小时。从学校到上课地点要坐四十几分钟的地铁，常常早晨我一到上课地点就困了。有的时候实在太困就掐掐自己的腿，提醒自己要振作一点。
“老师领进门，修行在个人”，虽然报了班，但是听力还是得靠自己去练。我开始下载BBC的新闻没事去听，有时候为了一句话要不停地听，当时没有复读机就买了一个MP3复读机，挺方便的，没事拿出来听听新闻。当然，抽空也会听写新闻，我听写的新闻一般都是拿科学美国人的材料来听，觉得这样很刺激(选择的材料因人而异，备考的同学还是要选择自己喜欢的)。我真正地冲刺备考是从7月份的暑假开始冲刺的。那时候每天早晨6点半起床开始看翻译教程，听听力，整理听力教程中我不会的单词短语(这个方法有点笨，但是做下来蛮有成就感的)。
高口笔试经验有哪些 第3篇
我在学校时考的四六级还是100分，的托福还是750分制的，我的感觉，按老分制，六级能考到70分以上，托福600分以上，词汇量比较大，起码7000以上吧，可以直接报高口了。其他考试没试过，所以不在这里说了。
二、要不要买指定教材
我的答案是：一定要买，不过不用每本都买，五本书里，我认为，买听力，口译两本就够了，听力是准备笔试的，口译是准备口试的，而且一定要下教材的MP3的配套录音。其他练习材料，比如新东方或昂立的什么，我都没买，除了教材，我只做真题，买一套历年真题，一个礼拜扎实做一套，足够了。
三、关于辅导班
应该要上，但不要指望辅导班能大幅提升你的水平，功夫还是要自己下在平时，上辅导班，最大的作用是收集信息，关于考试的方方面面，还有考试的同道，互相的交流非常重要，看看班里比较优秀的同学，往往过高口就是他们的水平，对比一下，看看自己哪方面还有差距。另外上辅导班也算是逼着自己学习，考前的冲刺班有必要上上，老师往往是考官，不要指望他给你透题，但他告诉你考试中要注意什么，还有考试小技巧，非常重要，运用的好，过于不过，就在这一线间。
四、个人的准备方法
对于笔试，我准备的较早，因为工作后没怎么摸英语，为了找回感觉，需要付出更大的代价，我从10月中开始上辅导班(我只上听力和口译，翻译阅读都不去，因为觉得那不是我的弱项)，最初两个月不看教材，也不做真题，只听美国之音，每天三篇，先放一遍，再来回精听，尤其是听不懂的地方，看过文字后，再反复听，直到全篇每个单词都听出来为止。这么做的目的，只有一个，提高综合听力能力，高口笔试听力占1/3，口试八段录音翻译英译汉四段，而且是考试最难的部分，不下苦功夫不行。两个月后，美国之音放一遍，能听懂50%到70%的话，OK，可以了。开始啃教材。
针对个人特点，我听力较差，所以下班后的学习时间全都集中在听力上，每天照例两篇美国之音，不过以泛听为主，热热身，再练习听力的教材(阅读和写作翻译我只靠每周六的一套真题练习，不专门练了，我始终认为听力最重要)。
三大战略破解高口阅读选择题 第4篇
1. 文章长，字数多：高口阅读总长度在4500个词左右，每篇文章长达600-700个词，考生必须保持每分钟200词以上的阅读速度，容易在阅读过程中边读边忘，忽略掉不少关键的细节。
2. 答题时间紧张：以第一部分为例，30分钟就要完成四篇长阅读文章和20道选择题，阅读量较大，给考生造成相当大的压力。平时阅读速度慢，考试中依然慢条斯理，就无法完成阅读任务，四篇最多看完三篇。如果读的质量不高，就会在四个选项面前手忙脚乱，不知所措，反复回读，更加耽误时间。
3. 涉及学科广泛，观点新颖：考题中6-8篇文章都选自英语国家近期出版的报纸和杂志，内容涉及到英语国家政治、经济、教育、科技、文学、心理学等众多的学科和主题。文章围绕最新的科技研究、调查发现和学派论争展开论述，观点往往比较新颖。考生如果缺乏背景知识或相关了解，就不容易接受、理解或记住各种结论，以致被干扰信息迷惑。
4. 原汁原味的表达和语言：由于文章都来源于最新的报刊资料，原汁原味。说明和议论中会出现复杂句型、难词和大量的特殊表达，而多段式文章也决定了其结构的复杂。熟悉了四六级那种被加工和简写过的快餐文章后，读这些文章一定有点“水土不服”。
第一大战略：跳读式阅读法
一般来说，大部分考试中的阅读都属于快速阅读。在有限时间内既要完成整个内容理解，还要处理后面的选择。如何提高阅读速度并高效率答题呢?下面有四种阅读方式供选择：
先读文章再答题目：容易把握文章主旨思路，全面接受信息，但非常浪费时间;
先读题目再读文章：在五道题中找好解题线索，然后回原文重叠定位，非常节省时间，但由于定位时没有上下文基础，容易产生误解;
边读文章边读题目：减轻长文章的记忆负担，确定答案准确度高;但前提是命题采用了顺序原则，即五题所问信息依照文章介绍信息先后设置，如果打乱，会感到难以及时找到对应;其实这种读法依然耗费时间。
边读题目边看文章：读一个题目搜索一个相关对应句或对应段，减轻记忆负担，成功率较高及其节省时间。此种方法对细节题最适用，但由于掌握信息不够全面和连贯，碰到主旨题或判断正误题时就不容易定位。
08新东方高口听力原文及答案 第5篇
听力原文
SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST（30 minutes）Part A: Spot Dictation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it.Fill in each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape.Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.Now let’s begin Part A with Spot Dictation.In the ruins of the Palm Beach Hotel you get a powerful sense that an era is drawing to a close that Israel’s attempt to settle its people on the Gaza Strip is in its last days.The waves still crash on the fine sand in front of the beach hotel.But since the Palestinians launched their uprising against Israel—the intifada—nearly five years ago, Gaza has become a violent, dangerous place.People don’t come on holiday anymore.The Palm Beach resort complex was abandoned by its staff and management.The reception area and the dining room have been stripped of their fixtures and fittings.The wind off the sea blows in across floors strewn with broken glass.A similar fate awaits everything that Israel has built here—if it withdraws from Gaza in August, as planned.Some young settlers have been squatting in the hotel as it’s decayed around them.For Elazaar Elchiam, life is good.He lives for nothing in one of the resort’s beachfront apartments.The Mediterranean waves are just metres away, and Elazaar has a passion for surfing.He grew up in one of the nearby settlements—where red-roofed bungalows surrounded by lawns bake in the summer sun.Elazaar dreads the thought that this may well be his last summer on Gaza’s beach.The settlers say Israel is making a mistake.That it’s handing victory to the Palestinian militants who have been attacking Gush Katif for years.Israel has a horror of the possibility that the settler’s homes will be treated as the spoils of victory by groups like the Hamas organisation.To prevent that, it’s possible that the army will demolish everything in the days before the Israelis leave.Debbie Rosen, a mother who’s raised six children in Gush Katif, said she hates the thought of her home being destroyed.But at the same time she couldn’t bear the idea of what she called “terrorists who killed her friends” taking over the house as they celebrate Israel’s retreat.Since the Israeli army captured Gaza nearly forty years ago—in the Six Day War—it’s been occupied territory.When it moved civilian settlers into the Strip it was breaching the Geneva Conventions—the international rules of war.This means nothing to settlers like Debbie Rosen.She said she never thought of her home as being in occupied territory.For her, Gaza is part of the land that God promised the Jews.The occupation may mean nothing to the settlers of Gush Katif—but it means everything just a short distance away, in the Palestinian town of Khan Younis, for decades.For Palestinian families, the occupation has restrictions on movements and limits and humiliations in many areas of life—and it’s hated.Along the western side of Khan Younis Israeli troops man watchtowers that are part of the defenses for the settlements.And the area has seen many clashes between the army and Palestinian militants.They frequently launch rocket and other attacks on the settler communities that they see as being so symbolic of the Israeli presence.The beach used to be an escape from the heat and squalor of the alleyways of Khan Younis.But to keep the militants out of the settlement zone, the army has blocked the Palestinian road to the sea.Khan Younis has lost its beach.Part B： Listening Comprehension Directions: In this part of the test, there will be some short talks and conversations.After each one, you will be asked some questions.The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE.Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Now let’s begin Part B with Listening Comprehension.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation.W: David, I understand, as a photographer, you have spent years documenting the Art.M: Yes.Go back nearly 30,000 years, and you will find our ancestors carving, painting and molding their visions of the world and beyond into the rocky surfaces of Africa.W: Well!It’s a long history.M: You bet.And also we estimate that the number of sites in Africa is...well, over a million, you know, it’s probably closer to five million.And if you think that each site could have thousands and thousands of images, you get some idea of the enormous extent of this art, you know.W: It is quite extraordinary!M: Sure it is!And equally extraordinary, experts say, is how closely their thoughts and struggles mirror those humanity today.They were trying to express their cognitive system, they were trying to look at their concept of reality, they were looking at issues that were depiction of abstract kind of thoughts, and all this together really represents the way they looked at their whole environment.W: Like us? M: Yes.What these ancient artists didn’t know is that their work might one day shed new light on Africa’s past as one far more rich and complex than previously thought.W: Does you mean that it is the way in which African history might be rewritten from now on? M: Absolutely.W: Inspiring!It is a history that rightly belongs to Africa, but one the continent has not always owned.M: Well, it’s partially because of the textbooks at least of old, which gave the idea that humanity originated in Eastern Africa, and then somehow civilization arose in the Fertile Crescent or in Europe and came to Africa in the last five hundred years.W: At present this record of ancient history is slowly falling pray to vandalism, theft, tourism and ignorance.To protect it they founded an organization, didn’t they? M: Tara—the Trust for African Rock Art—it was founded in 1996.In all right rock art in Africa is, theoretically anyway, protected by law, but in that there is so much ignorance about its existence and its importance that doesn’t carry, you know, very much weight very often.W: And what does Tara do exactly? M: Tara is currently digitizing some 20,000 photographic images of African rock art that it plans to make available to scholars worldwide.In addition the group has enlisted the help of giants such as Nelson Mandela, and Kofi Annan.W: Great!M: The rock art of Africa makes up one of the oldest and most extensive records on Earth of human thought.W: Yes.It is time for all Africa’s leaders and peoples to take a new and more active role.M: And we too must save this cultural heritage, before it is too late.1.What’s David’s job? 2.What’s the estimated number of sites in Africa? 3.Which one of the following statements is NOT true about ancient African rock artist? 4.The woman mentioned several reasons why at present the record of ancient history is slowly falling.Which of the following is NOT one of them? 5.What’s Tara’s plan for the future? Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news.Cupid can always use a little encouragement even in Spain.Men of all ages in the village of Hoyocasero have welcomed busloads of nervous women hoping to meet their match in a scheme that’s trying to repopulate this isolated area of just 400 people.Around 150 men from a group of villages greeted an equal number of women from Spain and Latin America in the town square.The women taking part in the event, responded to Internet advertisements and paid 45 euros each to take part in the day’s activities.The United States urged the Sudanese government on Monday to approve the deployment of a hybrid force made up of African Union（AU）and United Nations troops in the restive western Sudanese region of Darfur.Visiting US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte told a press conference that a UN-AU hybrid peacekeeping force was critical to the success of a Darfur peace deal signed by the Sudanese government and one rebel group in 2006.“We must move quickly to a larger hybrid United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force with a single unified chain of command that conforms to UN standards and practices,” Negroponte said.Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said Sunday night that he viewed Britain as “a real problem” to a deal on a “roadmap” plan for a new European Union（EU）treaty as Britain insists on omitting the “fundamental rights” chapter from the new document.“To remove the fundamental rights chapter will be unimaginable for countries like Luxembourg and Spain, which have approved the 2004 edition of the EU constitution,” Asselborn said following the first night of talks of the EU foreign ministers.The original EU constitution contains a chapter of “fundamental rights” including democracy and human rights.The process of the EU charter was stalled after rejections by French and Dutch voters in 2005 referendums.A man wanted by Kenyan police in connection with last Monday’s explosion in Nairobi that killed one person and injured 37 others surrendered on Sunday, maintaining his innocence.Mohammed Farah Hirsi, 41, surrendered to Kenya Anti-Terrorism Police Unit and was immediately put into custody for questioning, Kenyan police spokesman Eric Kiraithe told journalists in Nairobi.Kiraithe who released the name and a photograph of Hirsi on Saturday said they believed he could have information about the mysterious explosion which threw the nation into panic.The blast was close to the site of the 1998 US embassy bombing which killed more than 200 people and injured thousands of others.A Taliban suicide bomber blew up a police bus in the heart of the Afghan capital yesterday, killing more than 20 people in the single deadliest bombing to hit Afghanistan since the Taliban were ousted in 2001.The blast tore apart the bus, wounding dozens of bystanders, wrecking several other vehicles and scattering body parts.Kabul’s police criminal branch chief, Ali Shah Paktiawal, said some 35 people were killed, including many police officers.President Hamid Karzai condemned the attack, calling it an attempt to block the training of Afghanistan’s Western-led police force, the palace said.It put the death toll at 22 people.Kabul’s police chief, Esmatullah Dawlatzai, said 24 people had been killed and 52 wounded.6.Which of the following statements is true about the village of Hoyocasero? 7.What did the United States urge the Sudanese government to do? 8.Which country is “a real problem” to a deal on a “roadmap” plan for a new European Union（EU）treaty according to Jean Asselborn? 9.Which of the following statements is true about Mohammed Farah Hirsi? 10.How many people were killed in the suicide bomb attack according to Kabul’s police criminal branch chief, Ali Shah Paktiawal? Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following interview.M: Nice to see you, Madame Secretary.Thanks for talking with us.W: Good to see you, Tom.M: You’re wearing your dove pin.Do I take that to mean that you are hopeful about the outcome of restarting the peace process? W: Absolutely.This was given to me by Leah Rabin, and she said it took a lot of doves to make peace in the Middle East.And I do think that there is an opportunity here, a window of opportunity, but it’s not going to last very long.And so this meeting, Tom, is truly important, and I hope that what you’ve reported is so, is that the administration will give direct assistance to Mahmoud Abbas.M: Let’s talk about the specific nuance, really, of that point.In the past, it’s been indirect assistance.Why do you think direct assistance is critical now? W: Well, because I think that democracy has to deliver.He was elected, and he is arguably the only really democratically elected leader in the area.And the problem is that the conditions in Gaza have not really improved in a way that makes people realize that they have a stake in having a peaceful solution to this situation.M: There’s a history, as you well know, of fraud and corruption in some of that funding.Some of the money has gone to groups the United States considered to be terror groups.How do you cut that risk of giving direct aid that doesn’t go to causes that the US obviously wouldn’t support? W: Well, I think at the same time, President Bush and others in the administration have to make clear that there has to be accountability for this money, that there can’t be corruption, that Abbas has to really get control over those kinds of situations.And also, that he has to fulfill what are his responsibilities of making sure that security is maintained, that various groups are disarmed.M: As you well know, the problem historically has been how does the US support a leader without giving so much support that it actually undermines the credibility of the leader? What’s the fine line here? W: Well, but here, what happened when Abbas was prime minister before, was that there really was not enough support given to him so that he didn’t have the credibility.And at this stage, I think the issue is one where he requires this kind of support from us and other countries, by the way, to show that he can deliver some goods to the people, and that jobs are created.That is part of also the problem here, is there needs to be employment in Gaza.M: Are your expectations that, in fact, President Bush will give Mahmoud Abbas what he wants, which is money, but also commitment? W: Well, we have to see, because at the moment, we’ve not heard whether they’re going to be any special envoys or how much effort the president himself and Secretary Rice are going to put into this effort.Although, in the letter that you cited that appeared today, Abbas made quite clear that he needs American support in bringing the parties together in order to move forward on the peace process.M: In exchange, the president, obviously, is going to want Mahmoud Abbas to be able to reign in some of the terror organizations that are affiliated with Palestinian Authority.Do you think Mahmoud Abbas can deliver on that critical point? W: Well, he has moved forward on it, and he’s dismissed some security chiefs that were not doing the job, and he has indicated that he understands the importance of it.And so I hope that that point comes through.I’ve met with—I saw Abbas yesterday, and I also saw the new foreign minister, Al-Kidwa, and they are very much aware that controlling the violence and getting security under control is part of the bargain here.But they also want to see the Israelis remove themselves from Gaza, and then make sure that the roadmap is followed out in terms of the two-state solution.M: Did he ask for any advice, and what did you tell him? W: Well, I, we, were, Kidwa and I know each other very well, because he was the representative at the UN when I was there, and we basically talked about the importance of moving forward, making sure the administration, in fact delivers, and that—the um, Abbas would—will deliver himself in terms of what is promised and what is needed.11.Why is Madame Secretary wearing her dove pin? 12.Why does Madame Secretary think direct assistance is critical now? 13.What did Abbas want clearly from US in the letter that appear today? 14.What shall the president ask Abbas to do as part of the exchange? 15.What did Madame Secretary and Kidwa talk about? Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk.In the seaside town of Brighton in southern England the ruling Labour Party’s annual conference is getting underway.It’s a time for both MPs and grassroots members to take stock of how the party is doing, to discuss policy and to hear, hopefully, inspiring speeches.The party delegates will be hoping too for plenty of coverage from the media assembled there.Sometimes in politics it appears it’s not so much what you do but what you seem to be doing that counts, and for politicians public relations can seem to be as important as policies.Newspapers in Britain have long had great influence over Governments, much to the resentment of the politicians.Almost seventy-five years ago, the then Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin accused the two big press barons, Lords Beaverbrook and Rothermere, of running their papers as “engines of propaganda” for the “personal wishes and dislikes of two men”.He famously accused them of seeking “power without responsibility—the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages”.It’s hard to imagine the current Prime Minister Tony Blair attacking the tabloid press so publicly.A book out this week, written by one of his former press advisers, claims he was “obsessed” with the media during his first term in Government, sometimes making up policy on the hoof simply to give newspapers and broadcasters a story.On one occasion, it says, Mr.Blair was due to go on breakfast television with the veteran interviewer Sir David Frost and the Sunday papers were full of reports of a new rift with his Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown.The book’s author, Lance Price, describes in his diary the response of the Prime Minister’s press office: “Our aim is to knock the story out by coming up with a better one.So with half an hour to go before Tony Blair’s appearance, we decide to launch a war on drugs.”
An announcement was rushed out that crime suspects would face mandatory drugs tests, a policy that then had to be squared with the minister and officials in charge of drugs policy.Mr.Blair has courted tabloid newspaper editors assiduously.The former editor of the Daily Mirror Piers Morgan claimed earlier this year that he met the Labour leader no fewer than fifty-eight times for lunches, dinners or interviews, a statistic which astonished many in Government and the media, who thought a party leader and Prime Minister should have had better ways to spend his time.But Tony Blair has good reason to court the press.In Britain, Labour, left-of-centre governments, have always had problems with national newspapers, most of whose owners traditionally supported the right-of-centre Conservative Party.This came to a head on Election Day in 1992 when Labour seemed set to win power for the first time in eighteen years.In those days, Britain’s biggest-selling daily paper, The Sun, part of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, was no friend of Labour, indeed it had been Margaret Thatcher’s biggest cheerleader.That morning, on its front page, it depicted the bald head of the then Labour leader Neil Kinnock as a light bulb.Alongside ran the headline: “If Kinnock wins today, will the last person to leave Britain please turn out the lights?” Labour lost.By the next election, Tony Blair was the party’s leader and determined to win over, or at least neutralise, The Sun and its owner.He succeeded, moving the Labour Party towards the centre ground, and gaining The Sun’s endorsement at the last three elections.Once in Government, Labour played hardball with the media, relishing its power, and aware that if it didn’t take charge of the agenda, the media would.Its key figure was the former political editor of the Daily Mirror, Alastair Campbell, who took charge not just of the Prime Minister’s press office but all government press officers, trying to ensure the Government spoke with one voice.Journalists who reported favourably were given privileged access, those who didn’t were frozen out.Mr.Blair maintained his close links with Rupert Murdoch and his newspapers, doing everything he could to maintain their support.Lance Price claims in his diaries that the Government assured the tycoon and his editors that it wouldn’t change its policy on Europe without asking them.The Prime Minister also built a relationship with another Conservative newspaper, the mid-market Daily Mail, which has a sure instinct for the issues and policies that concern the British middle classes.The Mail led a campaign to reduce the number of asylum seekers coming to Britain and it’s often said that in trying to show they’re tough on criminals and the causes of crime Blair and his ministers are following the Daily Mail’s agenda.But Lance Price says the Government’s obsession with the media can be counter-productive.“You have to understand the power the media has, but it is unwise to become a complete slave to that,” he writes.“If you are too preoccupied with what the media are doing, you run the risk of doing things to produce headlines rather than what is good for the country.”
16.MPs and grassroots members are supposed to do several things during the Labour Party’s annual conference.Which of the following issues is NOT one of them? 17.What did the former Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin accuse the two big press barons of? 18.What did the Prime Minister’s press office decide to do half an hour before Tony Blair’s interview? 19.Which of the following daily papers is not mentioned in the talk? 20.What’s the best title for this talk? This is the end of SECTION 1, Listening Test.上海市英语高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试 全真模拟试题八（II）
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SECTION 4: LISTENING TEST Part A: Note-taking and Gap-filling Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear a short talk.You will hear the talk ONLY ONCE.While listening to the talk, you may take notes on the important points so that you can have enough information to complete a gap-filling task on a separate ANSWER BOOKLET.You are required to write ONE word or figure only in each blank.You will not get your ANSWER BOOKLET until after you have listened to the talk.Now listen to the talk carefully.It’s nearly ten years since I wrote the letter that produced such a phenomenal response from listeners to this programme.It started with a refusal.The producer called and asked if I would think of writing a piece about being a foreign correspondent and a father.I said no.I was on paternity leave and overwhelmed with the sleeplessness of early parenthood.I also wondered what on earth I would say.From Our Own Correspondent(FOOC)was my favourite programme, the greatest vehicle for storytelling anywhere on the BBC, and I didn’t see how the arrival of one reporter’s child might possibly engage the audience.Surely FOOC, as we correspondents call it, was the place to talk about our experience of other people’s lives and countries, not to reflect on our own.The producer of the programme thought he knew better.He called again.“Give it a try at least,” he said.“Becoming a parent is a universal experience.Just write it from the point of view of a foreign correspondent.” I said I would think about it.But I didn’t “think”.Instead, one morning early, sitting up with the baby in one arm, I just started to write.Directly to my son.In writing I spoke not just about becoming a father, but also about my own past, about loss and the failure of dreams, about the pain of different children I had met along the roads of war, and about my father and how alcohol had taken him from me.Listening back now I see that at the time, he inhabited my life as a ghost, a paradoxical presence, far from me, yet always there.There was just one draft of the letter.No re-writing.And after the piece was done I went back to my paternity leave.And then the letters started to arrive.By the sack load.From a mother whose only son had died on a military exercise in Canada;from a man writing by the light of an oil lamp in a tent in Antarctica, missing his family back in Britain;and many, many letters from those who had struggled with alcohol or seen loved ones die from it.Much has happened in the nearly ten years since the letter was broadcast.I eventually quit wandering the war zones of the world and I came to live in Britain.And I found my father.He was waiting for me at the end of the longest road of all: one tougher than all the roads I’d travelled in Africa and Asia.For in the years after the letter I found myself gradually becoming lost in the disease that took his life.Alcohol is an occupational hazard for journalists;for me it went from being the comforting, relaxing presence that calmed the aftermath of witnessing bloody violence, to a self-destructive compulsion, that taken to its logical conclusion would have taken my life just as I had seen it take the careers, marriages and lives of good friends and colleagues in newspapers and broadcasting.Reporting war can give us good reasons for drinking, but for some the “reason” eventually becomes the “excuse”.Our trade is littered with its casualties.I was lucky to stop in time.There were many things that helped: the people I loved, good colleagues, and others who had found sobriety long before me.More than anything though it was the presence of my son, the boy in the letter: his zest for life and his need for my presence gave me the strength I needed.And, as I’ve said, I found my father.In those shivering early morning hours before I quit, in hotels across the world, I think I was touched by some of the pain he knew as alcohol was claiming more of his life and spirit, that steady, incremental departure of hope.And having known that pain I could only feel compassion and that word which we tough, battle-weary journalists of the war zones find so hard to use, love.When I read the letter now, and I remember that morning with the baby asleep in my lap, I see a young father about to start out on the greatest adventure of his life.He doesn’t know that yet, of course.But that child will be the making of him, the saving of him.Part B: Listening and Translation Ⅰ.Sentence Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in English.You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE.After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Now let’s begin Part B with Sentence Translation.1.Apart from the fact that China is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Chinese central government and local governments focus a lot of attention on opening up the whole country to the outside world, not only coastal cities but also inland areas.2.The government should be strict with itself in carrying out its official duties in accordance with the law and try to be honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient.3.All countries seek a way to achieve sustainable development with population, economy, society, resources and environment in harmony.4.The founding of the United Nations and the establishment of the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, while contributing to the maintenance of world peace and social development, have also facilitated the spread and further development of the Olympic spirit.5.Founded in January 1996 and located in the northwest of Pudong New District, Shanghai Toy Factory is a Sino-French joint venture.It covers an area of 38,000 square meters with a staff of 880.It mainly produces all kinds of toy motors, more than half of which are for export.Ⅱ.Passage Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English.You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE.After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.You may take notes while you are listening.Now let’s begin Passage Translation with the first passage.Passage One: Facts have proven that China’s development not only benefits the 1.3 billion Chinese people, but also contributes to economic growth in Asia and the world as a whole.About 20 percent of last year’s global growth was owed to China’s contribution.China’s development also spurs progress of human civilizations, enriches diversity of the world and promotes peace and stability in regions and around the world.By successfully feeding, clothing and sheltering one fifth of the world’s population, China has made an important contribution to the stability and development in the world.Passage Two: “New Beijing, Great Olympics” reflects our desire to host a great Olympic Games in a city with both ancient culture and modern charm.The three themes of our bid are: Green Olympics, Hi-tech Olympics and the People’s Olympics.Our goal is to spread the Olympic ideal among our people, especially the nation’s 400 million young people.We will work with the International Olympic Committee, National Olympic Committees, International Federations, sponsors and friends from the media to establish an open and effective working relationship.Confucius, an ancient Chinese sage, said, “Isn’t it a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar!” We are looking forward to receiving all guests from every corner of the world with open arms in Beijing in 2008.This is the end of SECTION 4, Listening Test.参考答案
SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST Part A: Spot Dictation 本项共30分，每格1.5分
1.The waves still crash on
2.nearly five years ago
3.by its staff and management
4.strewn with broken glass
5.it withdraws from Gaza
6.one of the resort’s beachfront apartments
7.He grew up
8.last summer on Gaza’s beach
9.Israel has a horror of 10.like the Hamas organisation 11.who’s raised six children 12.terrorists who killed her friends 13.nearly forty years ago 14.the international rules of war 15.in occupied territory 16.just a short distance away 17.has restrictions on movements 18.the defenses for the settlements 19.launch rocket and other attacks 20.squalor of the alleyways
Part B: Listening Comprehension 本项共20分，每题1分
1～5 A A A D D 6～10 B D B C D 11～15 A A C D C 16～20 B B C D A
SECTION 2: READING TEST 本项共50分，每题2.5分
1～5 A D B D D 6～10 C D A D A 11～15 A A A D B 16～20 D B C C B
SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST 本项共50分
“蓝牙”作为技术家族的新生儿，为辅助性技术作业带来了不少希望。“蓝牙”得名于10世纪一位统一丹麦和挪威王国的丹麦国王，是一种短程无线通信技术的规范。它能逾越当前技术中的某些典型障碍，有望改善并增强各种环境中的电子通信能力。蓝牙技术能使设备进行无线通信并传输数据，并且不受制于红外技术的两点对线限制。那么蓝牙是如何工作的呢？
蓝牙设备是在特定的操作范围内相互寻找的。和接线设备不同，蓝牙设备无须事先知道待联设备的能力或性质。蓝牙设备的内置机制可以使每种设备在接入新的蓝牙网络时亮明自己的身份和能力。这种动态网络倒是有一种控制设备，可以把自己指派为联网中的主设备。它的编程和适合特定任务需要方面的能力是其能否成为主设备的决定因素。例如，一部手机如果连上耳机、自动取款机或问讯台，就可以作为主设备。但问讯台如果作为广播紧急疏散信息的主设备，那部手机或耳机就得作为从设备了。手机和问讯台可以按照所需的功能和编程能力作主设备或从设备。
SECTION 4: LISTENING TEST Part A: Note-taking and Gap-filling 本项共20分，每格1分
1.refused
2.lives
3.countries/nations
4.insisted
5.father
6.past
7.dreams
8.children/kids
9.draft 10.10 11.Britain 12.comforting 13.relaxing 14.compulsion 15.ghost 16.presence 17.stop 18.adventure 19.making 20.saving
Part B: Listening and Translation 1.Sentence Translation 本项共15分，每句3分
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除了中国是世界上经济增长最快的国家之一这个原因之外，中国政府和地方政府很重视对外全面开放，不仅开放沿海城市，也开放内地。
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全面推进依法行政，从严治政，建设廉洁、勤政、务实、高效政府。（3）
走人口与经济、社会、资源、环境相互协调的可持续发展道路，正成为世界各国的共同选择。
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联合国的成立及《联合国宪章》宗旨与原则的确立，在维护世界和平、促进社会发展的同时，也推动了奥林匹克精神的传播与发扬。
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上海玩具厂建于1996年1月，位于浦东新区西北，是一家中法合资企业。占地面积38,000平方米，有职工880人，主要生产各种玩具汽车，一半以上的产品出口。2.Passage Translation 本项两小节，共15分
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事实证明，中国的发展不仅造福于13亿中国人民，而且促进了亚洲经济和世界经济增长。去年中国对世界经济增长的贡献率约为20%。中国的发展也促进了人类文明发展和世界多样性，促进了地区和世界的和平与稳定。中国解决了世界1/5人口的温饱问题，这本身就是对世界稳定与发展的重大贡献。
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“新北京，新奥运”表达了我们在新世纪里，由一个既有古老文化传统又具有现代化魅力的城市来举办一届伟大的奥运会的愿望。我们申办的三个主题为绿色奥运、科技奥运和人文奥运。我们的目标是在我们的人民，尤其是在4亿青少年中传播奥林匹克理想。届时，我们将与国际奥委会、各国奥委会、国际单项体育组织以及各大赞助商、电视媒体等建立开放、高效的工作关系。中国古代的一位圣人孔子说过： “有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎！”我们期待着2008年在北京张开双臂，迎接八方来宾。
SECTION 5: READING TEST 本项共50分，每个问题5分
1.New Americans doubt their own heroes and history rise of a modern democracy of skepticism and worldliness instead of healthy patriotism political institutions of the country will not last forever.2.The author mentions the Americans civil war is to show that as old generation died, history will be forgotten, political institutions will face big challenges in the future, the nation may not continue to hold together as the founding generation is gone.3.The same time span from the end of World War II as Lincoln’s address from the declaration of independence, the war generation’s gone, the nation faces challenges.It is time for leadership to take responsibility to preserve.4.Adoption becomes employment issue.More women adopt children to build families instead of parenting their own.They need employers to assist in financing their cost for adoption.5.To gain competitiveness attract and to keep talents adoption assistance is not costly in comparison with lifetime health coverage rewarded in employee loyalty.Also, it keep employers from lawsuits.6.For most Americans adoptions are too expensive to afford.Workers who use adoption benefits tend to stay and work for his/her company.The intangible property the company benefits is greater than the value of money it invests.7.A quarter of the schools’ scores rated selectively by reputation.Most of the lists are empty and unchecked.Over-emphasis on SAT scores lead to compete for high-achieving students by offering scholarshipsless money for financial-aid program.8.It includes extensive information organized in an objective format, more detailed than US News.It does not conceal unpleasant details and it provides links to a great deal of related information.9.It is courageous and plausible to propose a new set of ranking and reveal unpleasant facts of US News ranking but not easy to change.US News will probably maintain as the most influential ranking of colleges.Schools should provide more data in a more meaningful, open-to-public manner.10.US News will stay the status quo and is hard to change.The old ranking is not that bad.SECTION 6: TRANSLATION TEST 本项共50分