2023年上海高级口译笔试真题及答案.docx

２023年上海口译考试高级口译笔试(全真试题＋答案)完整版
ＳEＣTION 1： LISTENIＮG TEＳT
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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 ｗoｒlｄ 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．
Play is ｖeｒｙ ｉmportaｎt　ｆor　ｈuｍａns from birth to ｄeath． Play ｉs nｏt meａnt to ｂe　just fｏr　children. It ｉｓ a ｆorm ｏf _____＿_＿__＿ （1) tｈat ｃaｎ tap ｉｎto yoｕｒ　creativitｙ,　and ｃａn ａllow ｙou　the cｈａnce to fiｎd　ｙour inner　child aｎｄ　the　ｉnnｅr ｃhiｌｄ　oｆ　oｔheｒs. I have ｃollected ｔhe _＿______＿__ （2)　ｏｆ　pｌaｙ here.
　 Pｌay can stimuｌaｔｅ yｏu ＿_________＿ （3).　Ｉt caｎ go　against all the　ｒules,　and cｈaｎge the sａme ___________ (4）.　Walt Diｓｎeｙ ｗaｓ devotｅd to pｌay，　ａnd　ｈis wｉllinｇnｅss to ___＿___＿___ (５) chａnged tｈe　ｗｏrld oｆ entertaｉnｍｅnｔ. The nexｔ time yoｕ aｒe stucｋ　in　a　_＿＿＿＿_＿____ （6)　way　oｆ ｌife,　pulｌ ｏｕｔ a box ｏｆ coloｒ pencils, modelｉng ｃlay， gｌue　ａnｄ　scｉssoｒｓ, aｎｄ ______＿____　(7) ａnｄ break　free. Yｏu　wilｌ ｂe aｍaｚed at the　waｙ ｙour thinking _________＿_ (8).
　Plaｙing cａn　ｂring ｇreａter ｊoｙ　into　ｙｏｕr life.　Ｗhat ｄo　yｏu tｈｉnｋ the wｏｒｌd ｗould　be likｅ－ｉｆ __＿＿＿__＿＿＿_ (9） eａch dａｙ in　ｐｌａy? I bet ｊusｔ　asｋing ｙｏu this queｓtion hａｓ　__＿_＿＿_____ (10).　Pｌaｙ creates laughter,　joy， enｔertａinment, ___＿___＿_＿_ (1１）. Startiｎg today, ｔry　ｔo　get　30 ｍｉnutes each ｄaｙ ｔo engage　in soｍe form of plaｙ，　ａｎｄ ____＿______ (１２） rise!
Pｌaｙ iｓ knｏｗn _＿_______＿_ (１３).　Studies　show　that,　as huｍans,　play ｉs part of our naｔure. Ｗe have　tｈｅ need ｔｏ pｌay ｂecause　it iｓ insｔinｃtｉｖe ａnd _＿＿___＿____　（１4).
　　Ｗｉth　regular　play, oｕr ｐｒoｂlem-ｓoｌving and _______＿___ (１5)　wｉｌｌ be in　much ｂetｔｅr ｓhaｐe to ｈandle thｉs complex wｏrld, aｎd　we arｅ ｍｕcｈ　moｒｅ　liｋelｙ to　chｏosｅ　_＿___＿_____ (16)　aｓ ｔhey arisｅ. It createｓ　lauｇhter aｎd ｆrｅeｄｏm that can ｉnstantｌy reｄuce stresｓ and __＿_＿_____ （17） to oｕr dａiｌy ｌiving.
　　Plaｙ can __＿__＿＿_＿_＿ （18）， ｃuriosity，　anｄ creaｔivity． Reｓearcｈ　shｏｗs that pｌaｙ　ｉs both a ‘haｎds-ｏn’ aｎd ‘mｉｎds－ｏn’ learｎｉng procｅss． It　ｐrodｕces　a deepｅr, ___＿__＿____ (1９)　ｏf ｔhe wｏｒld and its ｐossｉbiｌｉｔies. We begiｎ giｖiｎｇ　meaniｎｇ tｏ lｉｆe through sｔｏｒy makiｎg, aｎd playiｎg out ＿_＿＿＿______ (20).
　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.
　Ｑueｓtions 1 ｔo 5　aｒe　bａseｄ on the fｏlｌｏwｉnｇ cｏｎvｅｒsaｔion.
　1.　（A)　ｉn Cherry　Ｂlossomｓ Villagｅ ｎｉnety oｆ ｔhe residents　are ｏvｅｒ 85 years olｄ．
　　(B) Ｉｎ ｔhe　Ｕnｉｔed Sｔａtes，　tｈere are ｔwiｃe　as　many ｃenｔeｎarｉans　as tｈｅｒe ｗｅre tｅn yeａrｓ　ago.
(Ｃ) Ａlｌ　thｅ peoｐlｅ ｓtudied bｙ these ｓcｉeｎtists　froｍ　Geｏrｇiａ live iｎ institutｉoｎｓ foｒ　thｅ ｅｌderly．
　（D) Almoｓｔ　ａll ｔhe resｉdents in　Ｃherrｙ Blossoms Village haｖｅ unusual　hoｂbies.
２.　(Ａ) Whether　the ceｎtenａrianｓ ｃan liｖｅ indｅｐendentｌｙ in ｓmaｌl apartｍentｓ.
　(Ｂ) Whｅthｅr　it　ｉs feasibｌｅ tｏ　esｔabｌiｓh　a ｖｉllaｇe for tｈe “oｌdest　ｏld” peoｐle.
　 (C)　Whaｔ ｐerｃｅntagｅ of the　population ａre ceｎｔenariaｎs in the ｓtaｔe of Gｅoｒgia．
　 (D) What　the　reaｌ secrets　are to　beｃoｍiｎｇ ａn　ａcｔive aｎd ｈealthy 100-ｙear-ｏｌd.
　　3. (A)　Diｅt， oｐtimism, ａctｉvｉtｙ or moｂiｌiｔｙ， aｎd gｅｎetｉcs．
　(Ｂ) Optimism, commｉtｍeｎt ｔo iｎｔｅｒeｓｔiｎg thiｎgｓ, acｔivitｙ or mｏｂｉliｔy， and adａpｔabｉlitｙ ｔo　loss．
（Ｃ) The streｎgth tｏ adapｔ ｔｏ loｓs, dｉet, ｅxeｒcise, and ｇenetｉcs．
　 (D）　Dieｔ,　exercise, cｏmmｉｔmenｔ ｔo　sｏmethiｎg they ｗｅre iｎterested in, aｎｄ gｅneｔicｓ．
4. （A) Ｔhｅ　centｅnarians　had a higｈ　cａlorie　and　fat intake.
　（B) The　centenariａns ｂasicａlly　eａｔ soｍethinｇ　difｆeｒent.
(Ｃ)　The centeｎaｒｉａns eat a ｌow－ｆａｔ　and　ｌow-ｃalｏｒie，　ｕnproｃessed ｆｏod dｉet．
　　(D) The cｅntｅnarians ｅａｔ sｐicy ｆｏod, drink whｉskｅy, anｄ ｈave sweet pork evｅｒy　day．
　５． (A)　Worｋ hard.
（B)　Stay buｓｙ.
　　(C) Sｔick to　a　ｂalａnced diｅt.
　 （D) Always fiｎd　somｅthinｇ ｔo　lauｇh　abouｔ.
Questｉonｓ 6　ｔo 1０ ａｒe baｓeｄ ｏn the foｌlｏwing ｎeｗs.
　 6．　(A) Global teｍｐｅratures rose　by　3 degreeｓ in　tｈｅ　20th cｅnturｙ．
　（B) Gｌobal　warmｉng may spread dｉsease　thaｔ　ｃｏuld ｋｉll　a lot oｆ people in　Afrｉca.
(C) Ｄevｅloｐed　countｒｉｅs no ｌonｇｅr ｄepend ｏn fｏssil fueｌs fｏr tｒａnspｏrｔ and ｐｏｗer.
(Ｄ） Tｈe iｍｐact of tｈe gｌｏｂal waｒming　ｗill be　raｄicａlly　reduｃed　by 2050.
　 7．　(A） Ｔakiｎｇ ｂribeｓ.
　(B) Ｃｒeａting a leadeｒship　vaｃuuｍ　ａt tｈe cｏuｎtry’s ｔoｐ cａｒ ｍaｋer．
　　(C） Ｍisusｉｎg　coｍpａny　ｆｕｎdｓ for　personaｌ spｅndｉng．
　　（D)　Offerｉng cash for political favoｒｓ.
８. (Ａ）　Ｔｈe naｔion　hａs raiｓeｄ alｅrt statuｓ to tｈe　ｈigｈest levｅl and thｏｕsanｄs of people ｈave mｏved ｔo safｅtｙ.
　 (Ｂ) Thｅ erｕption of　Mounｔ　Merapi hａs beeｎ the　woｒst in Ｉｎdonｅsia over thｅ　past　two decadｅs.
(C) All residents ｉn the region ｔen kｉlomeｔers from ｔhe bａse of ｔhｅ mountain ｈave evａcuａｔed.
　 (D) The eruｐｔｉon pｒocess was ａ sudｄｅn bｕrｓt ａnd has　caｕｓeｄ extensiｖe　damａgｅ anｄ hｅavy　casuaｌtｙ．
　9.　(A) 6 ｔo　７.
　　(B) 8　ｔo　10.
　(C) 11　to　16.
(D) 17 tｏ 25.
　 １０. （A） Ｃｕｒbing　hｉgh－level ｃｏｒｒuｐｔion.
(B) Ｆightｉng orgａnized crimｅ.
(C)　Ｉnvｅstｉgating cｏnvictioｎs ｏf ｃriminals.
　 (D)　Surveｙｉｎｇ the tｈreats to nationａl ｓecuｒity.
Ｑｕeｓtions　１1 to 15 are based ｏｎ　thｅ foｌloｗｉnｇ iｎｔｅｒｖｉew.
　　11. (A) A wine ｔastｅr.
(B) A ｍaｓｔｅr waｔｅr tasｔer.
　　（C) Ｔhe ｈost　of　thｅ show.
(Ｄ)　The　eｎgiｎeer who ｗorks ｏn　ｔｈe wａteｒ treatmenｔ　pｌant.
　 12. （A) Berｋｅley Ｓｐｒｉnｇｓ.
　 (Ｂ） Sanｔa Ｂａrbａｒa.
　　(C) Atlａntic　City.
　（D) Sacramｅｎto.
　13． (A) Bｅing　saucy anｄ pｉquant.
　　(B) Tasting swｅet.
　 （C) Ａ certａｉn aｍｏuｎt oｆ ｍinerａls.
　（D)　An aｂsｅｎcｅ ｏf taｓte．
　　１4． (A) Lookｉng—smellinｇ—tasting.
　　(B)　Ｔastiｎｇ—smeｌling—loｏkｉng.
　　(C)　Smellinｇ—lｏokｉnｇ—ｔastiｎg.
　　(D） Tasting—ｌoｏkｉng—ｓmｅlling.
　 15. (Ａ) Ｂathing．
　 （B) Ｂoilｉng paｓｔa in.
(C) Swimｍing．
　 (D) Ｍaｋｉnｇ teａ.
Quｅstionｓ 16 to 20 aｒｅ basｅd on the　folｌｏｗing tａlk.
16. (A）　Enhaｎcｅ ｒｅading　ａnd math skilｌs.
　 (Ｂ) Iｎｃreaｓe the students’ ａｐpｒｅcｉatiｏn of nature.
(C) Imｐrove ｍaｔh, ｂut nｏt　rｅading skiｌls.
　　(D） Devｅlｏp reａdｉng, bｕt　nｏt ｍaｔh　skills.
１7. （Ａ)　To help the ｓtudｅnts apprｅｃiate ｔｈｅ arts.
　 (B) To make thｅ stuｄents’　ｅｄucatioｎ morｅ wｅll－ｒoundｅd．
　（C） Ｔo invｅstｉgate the imｐact　of aｒｔｓ trａininｇ．
　　(D） Ｔo enｈance　ｔhe stｕdｅｎts’ maｔh skｉｌls.
　　18． (A) Oｎce ｗｅeｋｌy.
　　(B) Twice ｗeeｋly.
　 (C)　Oncｅ a monｔh.
　(D) Ｔwiｃe　a mｏｎth.
　19.　（A) Ｓｉx monｔhs.
（B) Ｓeven mｏｎtｈｓ．
　 （C）　Eｉgｈt　ｍonｔｈｓ.
　 (Ｄ)　Ｎine ｍoｎths．
　　20.　(A)　The children’s　attitｕde．
（Ｂ)　Thｅ cｈilｄreｎ’ｓ　tｅst scorｅｓ.
　 (Ｃ） Boｔh the ｃhiｌdｒen’s atｔiｔude anｄ tesｔ scores．
　（D)　Both　ｔhe teacｈers’ and　the　ｃhｉldｒen’s attitｕｄe.2023年上海口译考试高级口译笔试(全真试题+答案）完整版
　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　ｗoｒlｄ 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.
Ｐlay　is ｖery importａｎt for ｈumans　fｒom　ｂｉrth　ｔo　deaｔh.　Ｐlａy is not meaｎt tｏ be jｕst fｏr cｈildrｅn. It is a　fｏrm of ____＿____＿_　(1)　thａt can tap into your cｒｅatiｖｉty, ａnd can　alloｗ　yoｕ ｔhｅ chance to fｉnd yｏur ｉｎｎer cｈｉld and thｅ inneｒ child　of oｔhers. I hａve ｃollｅｃtｅd　thｅ _____＿＿___＿ (2) of　play hｅre.
Pｌａｙ caｎ stiｍulate ｙoｕ _＿_＿＿___＿＿_ (3). It　cａn　ｇo against　all the ruleｓ，　ａnd chanｇe ｔhe　same ＿＿＿____＿___ (4）. Waｌt Disｎey was deｖｏted　ｔo play, aｎｄ hiｓ williｎgｎeｓs　to　_＿_＿＿___＿＿_　(5) changed　the ｗorｌｄ ｏf eｎｔｅrtaiｎｍenｔ. Ｔhe ｎeｘt ｔime　you are stuck　in a ___＿_＿__＿＿＿ (６） ｗａｙ　oｆ lｉfe， pull　oｕt a　ｂｏｘ　of color pｅｎcils, modelｉng clａy， glue aｎd sciｓsors, and　_______＿_＿_ (7) and ｂrｅａk ｆｒee. You　ｗilｌ ｂｅ amazed ａｔ　thｅ　ｗａy your thinｋing _＿＿_____＿__ (8).
　Ｐlａｙiｎg can bｒｉng　greaｔeｒ　joｙ ｉnto yoｕr　lifｅ. Whａt dｏ you thinｋ the world　would ｂe like－if _______＿＿__ (９) eaｃｈ　daｙ ｉn　ｐｌay？　I ｂet just aｓｋｉｎg yoｕ tｈis ｑuestion has ___＿_______ （10).　Ｐlaｙ creａtes laughter, ｊoy，　entertainmeｎt， ＿__________ (1１）． Sｔartinｇ today， try ｔo gｅt 30 mｉnuｔes　each　ｄａy　ｔo enｇａge　in some fｏrｍ ｏf ｐlay, anｄ ___________　（12)　rise!
　Play is known ＿________＿_ （13）. Ｓtudiｅs sｈow　that, as ｈｕｍａns, pｌａy ｉs part of ｏur　nａture. We havｅ ｔｈe nｅed ｔｏ pｌay becaｕse it is　iｎstincｔive and ____＿____＿_　（14)．
　　Witｈ ｒegｕlａｒ plaｙ， ｏur probｌｅm-solving aｎｄ _______＿___ (15) wｉll be　in mｕch better shape to　hａｎdlｅ ｔhis compｌex ｗorld,　ａnd we are much ｍｏre likｅly tｏ ｃｈｏose ___＿_＿＿_＿__　(16) as ｔhey aｒise. It ｃreａtes　lauｇhteｒ and freeｄｏｍ that　cａn　iｎｓｔantly reduce stress　and ＿＿__＿_____　(１7) ｔｏ our daily living.
Ｐlａｙ can　＿__________　(18)， cuｒiosity，　and cｒｅativｉty． Reｓeaｒcｈ　ｓhows　thaｔ ｐlaｙ is　both a ‘ｈands－oｎ’ ａnd ‘miｎds－on’　learnｉnｇ prｏceｓs. It　prodｕces ａ deeper, ________＿__ (19) of ｔhe woｒｌｄ anｄ its posｓｉbilｉties．　Ｗe ｂegin ｇiving meａniｎg to liｆｅ throuｇｈ storｙ mａkinｇ， and playing　oｕt ______＿＿__＿ (2０)．
　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．
Ｑｕestions 1　tｏ 5 aｒe ｂased ｏn tｈe ｆollowｉng ｃonveｒsatioｎ．
１. （Ａ)　in　Cheｒｒy　Bｌosｓｏms Vilｌage ｎinety ｏf tｈe residentｓ　are over ８5　years　oｌｄ．
　(B) In the　Ｕｎｉted　Ｓtaｔeｓ，　there are twice　as many cｅntenariaｎs　ａs therｅ were　ten　years ago.
　　（C) Aｌｌ the　pｅoｐlｅ　ｓtｕdｉed by thｅse sｃientisｔs from　Ｇeｏrｇiａ ｌive in　inｓtitutions fｏr the elderｌｙ.
　　(D) Almosｔ all thｅ residents　ｉn Chｅrry Blｏssoms Ｖillaｇｅ hａve ｕｎusual hoｂbies．
2. (Ａ) Ｗhether tｈe centenarｉans cａｎ ｌive indeｐeｎdently　in smalｌ apartments.
　　（B) Wｈｅthｅr it is　feasｉｂle　to ｅstablisｈ　ａ ｖillagｅ fｏr the “oldeｓt　olｄ” peｏplｅ.
　 (C） Whａt pｅrceｎtage of ｔhe ｐopulaｔion are centｅnariaｎs in ｔｈe ｓtate　of Ｇeoｒgia．
　　(D) Whａt the reａｌ ｓｅｃrｅｔs aｒe to ｂecｏming ａn ａctive and heaｌｔhy 100-ｙeａｒ－old.
　3． (A) Ｄiｅt, ｏptｉmism, aｃtiｖity ｏr mobｉliｔy,　and ｇenetiｃs.
　　（B) Optｉmism, comｍitmenｔ　ｔo intｅreｓtiｎg　tｈｉngs， ａctiviｔy　ｏｒ mobｉｌity,　aｎｄ adaptaｂｉｌｉｔy tｏ loｓs.
(C) Tｈe streｎｇtｈ　to　adapt to　ｌｏss,　diet, ｅxercｉse, aｎd genetics.
　 （Ｄ)　Diｅt, exercise,　cｏmmitmeｎt ｔo somethinｇ　tｈｅｙ were　ｉnｔeresｔed in, aｎｄ ｇenetics.
　　4． （A)　The　centenａｒians　had a higｈ caｌorie and fat intａke.
　 （B) Thｅ ｃenｔenarianｓ　basicａlｌy ｅat soｍethｉng diｆferent.
　 (C） Ｔhe cｅntenａrians eａt a lｏw－fａt anｄ low-ｃalorｉｅ, unpｒocessed ｆood dieｔ．
　(D） Thｅ centenaｒians eat　spicy ｆｏod,　ｄrink wｈｉskeｙ, and haｖe sweeｔ ｐork eveｒy　ｄay.
　 5.　(A) Ｗork ｈａrｄ．
　 (B）　Staｙ busy.
　(C) Ｓｔick　to ａ balanceｄ diｅｔ.
　　(D) Aｌｗaｙs finｄ ｓomethｉｎg　to ｌａugh aｂｏut.
Quesｔionｓ 6 ｔｏ　１０ are ｂaｓed ｏｎ the folｌowiｎg neｗs.
　6. (A) Gｌobal tｅmperatureｓ rosｅ　by 3 degrｅｅs ｉn the　20th century．
(Ｂ） Glｏbal warminｇ mａy spｒｅaｄ　ｄｉseaｓe thaｔ　ｃoｕlｄ kill　ａ lot of peｏｐle　in Afrｉca.
　(C）　Ｄeｖeｌｏped countries no ｌonger ｄｅpend　on fｏｓsiｌ　fｕels　for transport anｄ ｐower.
　　(D) The iｍpaｃt oｆ ｔhｅ gloｂal wａｒming will be rａｄｉcａlly redｕcｅd　ｂｙ 2０５０.
　7.　（A) Ｔaｋing bribes.
　(B)　Cｒeating a leaｄｅrsｈip　vacuuｍ　at the ｃoｕntry’ｓ top car maker.
　 (Ｃ） Misusing ｃompanｙ funds for ｐeｒsｏnaｌ ｓpendinｇ.
（D）　Ofｆｅrinｇ casｈ　for ｐｏlｉtｉcal　fａvｏｒs．
　８. (Ａ) The nａtion ｈas ｒａｉsｅd aleｒｔ ｓtａtus　to tｈe　highest ｌeｖｅl and thoｕsaｎds ｏf pｅople ｈavｅ　movｅd　to　saｆetｙ.
(B) The　eｒｕpｔion of Moｕnt Mｅrapi has bｅｅｎ the　worst iｎ Ｉnｄｏneｓｉa　oｖer the ｐast two dｅcａdes．
　　（C)　All residｅnｔs in ｔhe reｇｉon ten ｋiｌoｍetｅｒs from tｈe bａse ｏf ｔhe moｕnｔaiｎ hａve　ｅｖａcｕated.
　(Ｄ）　The eｒuｐtion pｒocess wａs ａ sudｄen bursｔ anｄ haｓ　causｅｄ eｘteｎsｉve　daｍage　ａｎｄ　heａvy　ｃasuａltｙ.
　９. (A) 6　to ７.
（B)　８ ｔo １0．
　　(C） 1１ to 16．
(Ｄ) 17 to　２5.
　 10. (Ａ)　Ｃｕrｂｉｎg high－lｅvel coｒruption.
　 （B) Fｉｇｈting oｒganizｅd ｃrｉme．
　 (C） Ｉnｖesｔｉgａtｉｎg coｎvicｔioｎs ｏf　criminals.
　　(Ｄ） Surｖeyiｎg ｔhe　tｈreats　to nａtiｏnal ｓeｃuriｔｙ.
　Qｕeｓtionｓ 11 to 15 aｒｅ based on ｔhe ｆｏllowing interviｅｗ．
11．　(A) Ａ　wｉne taｓtｅr.
　（B) A　master waｔer ｔａsｔｅｒ．
　(C）　Tｈe hｏst oｆ ｔｈe sｈow．
　 (D） The enｇineｅr wｈｏ wｏrks on　tｈe ｗatｅr treatｍｅnｔ ｐlａnt.
　　12. (Ａ) Bｅrkelｅy Ｓpｒings.
　　(Ｂ） Sanｔａ　Bａｒbarａ.
　(C) Ａtlａntic Cｉty.
　(Ｄ) Saｃrａmento．
13. (A)　Beiｎg　sauｃｙ ａnｄ piquant．
(B) Tasting　ｓweet.
　（C) A cerｔaiｎ amｏunt　of　minerals．
(Ｄ） Ａn　absenｃe of tasｔｅ.
　 14. (A)　Lookiｎg—smellｉng—tastinｇ.
　　（B)　Tａsting—sｍｅllinｇ—looking.
(C) Smelling—lookｉng—taｓtiｎg.
(D） Taｓｔinｇ—looｋｉng—ｓｍellｉng.
　 1５.　(Ａ) Bathing．
　 (B)　Boｉｌing paｓta in.
（C) Swiｍming.
　(Ｄ) Makinｇ ｔea.
　Queｓｔiｏns　16 to ２0　ａre based on　tｈe follｏwiｎｇ talk.
　1６.　(A) Enｈancｅ　rｅading　anｄ maｔh skills.
　　(B) Increase tｈe stuｄｅｎts’ apｐｒecｉation of nａｔuｒe.
(C)　Improvｅ ｍath, but　noｔ reａdiｎｇ sｋｉlls.
　　(D) Ｄevelｏｐ ｒeaｄing,　but not math skillｓ.
　　1７.　（A) To　ｈeｌp the stuｄenｔｓ　apｐreｃｉatｅ　ｔhe artｓ．
　　(B) To make the　studentｓ’ eｄucａtiｏn moｒe welｌ-ｒoundｅd.
　　(C） To　investigate　thｅ impact oｆ ａrts　ｔraiｎｉng.
　　(Ｄ） To eｎhance　the　stuｄenｔs’ ｍaｔh　ｓkｉlｌs.
　18. (A） Oncｅ weeｋly.
　　（B) Twiｃe　weekly.
　 (C) Oncｅ a month.
　　(D) Tｗiｃe a ｍoｎｔh.
　　１９. （A)　Sｉx　ｍｏntｈs.
　　(Ｂ) Sｅven montｈs.
　(C) Eighｔ monthｓ.
　 (Ｄ) Ｎiｎe months.
　 ２0. (A) Tｈｅ cｈｉldren’ｓ attitｕde.
　(B)　The childｒｅｎ’s　ｔｅｓt scｏrｅｓ．
　　(C) Ｂoth the ｃhｉldrｅn’s attiｔｕde　anｄ tｅst scoｒes.
　 (D) Both ｔhe　teacherｓ’ anｄ ｔｈe ｃｈｉldren’s attｉｔude.
SEＣＴION　2: RＥAＤＩNＧ TEST
　 （３０ ｍiｎｕtes)
　Diｒeｃtioｎs: In　this sectｉon you　wiｌｌ read　sevｅraｌ passageｓ． Eaｃh one iｓ ｆollowｅｄ by sevｅral quｅstiｏns abｏut　iｔ. Yｏu　ａre to　choosｅ ONE　beｓt ansｗｅr,　(A）, (B), (C) or （D), ｔo　eａcｈ ｑueｓtioｎ. Aｎｓｗer all tｈｅ qｕeｓtions foｌloｗｉng ｅａch pａssaｇｅ oｎ the baｓis oｆ wｈat ｉｓ stａted ｏｒ implｉｅd in thａt ｐasｓage and　write tｈe letter of the aｎｓwｅr ｙｏｕ hａvｅ chosen in tｈe coｒrespoｎdiｎg　space ｉｎ　ｙoｕr ANＳWEＲ ＢＯOKLＥT.
Ｑuestionｓ 1—5
　　Anyone ｗho　doubts　thaｔ children aｒe　borｎ　ｗiｔh ａ ｈｅａlthy ａmount　of ambition ｎｅeｄ　ｓｐend only a ｆew miｎutes with a　ｂaｂｙ　ｅａgeｒly learning to walk ｏr a hｅaｄstrong　ｔoｄｄler starｔing ｔｏ taｌk． No　matteｒ ｈow many ｔｉmｅｓ the littｌｅ ones ｓｔｕｍbｌe iｎ their ｉnitｉal efｆoｒts, most keep oｎ trying, dｅtermｉneｄ　ｔo masｔer　their amazｉng　new skiｌl. It is onlｙ　severａl years laｔer, arｏund the staｒt of middle or junior ｈｉgh schooｌ,　manｙ　ｐｓyｃhologisｔs ａnd teａcherｓ　ａgree， tｈａt a gｏｏｄ　nｕｍber of kids sｅem to lose　their nａtural　drive　to　sｕcceeｄ ａnd eｎd ｕp joｉnｉng ｔhe　rａnｋs　of unｄerachｉｅｖｅrs. Ｆor the parｅnｔs of suｃh　kｉds, wｈｏsｅ own ambition　is often ｉｎｅxtｒiｃａｂlｙ tieｄ to　thｅｉr chｉldｒen’s　ｓuｃcess, iｔ caｎ　be　a bewilｄｅring,　pａinfuｌ　ｅｘpｅriencｅ.　Ｓo　ｉt’s no woｎｄer somｅ pａｒｅnｔs finｄ themselves hoｐing　tｈat,　jusｔ　maybe,　ambｉtｉｏｎ ｃａn be taught ｌike any ｏther subjｅcｔ at sｃhｏoｌ.
　 It’s not　quite that　sｉｍplｅ． “Kids can bｅ given the opportunitｉｅs ｔｏ becomｅ pasｓioｎate ａｂｏuｔ ａ　subje