1998.9上海市语中级口译笔试.doc

1998.9 上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试 SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (40 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. The usual good-luck wish to a theatre actor who is about to _________ (1) or to be engaged in a performance is to say 揃reak a leg? This may seem to be a ratherre _____ ___(2) to say to someone who is probably already quite impatient, ______ ___ (3). But most theatre actors and actresses are, by tradition, very (4). And they would do everything to avoid slipping or throwing themselves into?__________” (5). Among many actors and actresses, it is thought that wishing for good luck from their ____ _(6) will have the opposite effect. Consequently, by __________(7) for bad luck, ___________(8) that the actor or actress will in fact have good luck. Actors and actresses _________(9) noisy, squeaking shoes to be a sign of good luck, and it is also __________(10) to have a theatre cat. On the other hand, bad luck can come _________ _(11); it comes from the audiences whistling _____ __(12), from the actors repeating the last line of the play ___ _____(13) and from certain shades of the colour _____ _(14) in the background of the stage. Where do these ________ __(15) or worries come from? Some people believe them to be the result of an actors ________ __(16). The real reason, although, may have more to do with simply being frightened about ________ _(17) in front of a large audience and making silly, laughable mistakes. After all, acting is a very _______ ___(18). If an actor performs badly, it is very likely that he would gradually ________ __(19) and eventually his job and livelihood. Under such adverse and frightful conditions, it is not surprising that ac