高级听力教程

英语高级口译资格证书考试笔试听力部分综述 1

Unit OnePART ONE About Cambridge University 27

PART TWO You Have Been at Cornell University... 28

PART THREE Women Teachers in Primary Schools 30

PART FOUR When I Was at Harrow... 31

PART FIVE A Typical University Course in North America 33

PART SIX Listening and Translation 36

Unit TwoPART ONE Crime and Punishment 38

PART TWO The Figures for Burglaries Have Risen Alarmingly... 40

PART THREE A Bank Robbery 42

PART FOUR Neighborhood Watch 44

PART FIVE What Happened during the Night? 46

PART SIX Listening and Translation 48

Unit ThreePART ONE Tourism in Britain 50

PART TWO When Are You Planning on Traveling? 52

PART THREE Stories about Travel 53

PART FOUR Booking Accommodation 55

PART FIVE Changes in Transportation 57

PART SIX Listening and Translation 59

Unit FourPART ONE About a Language Test 61

PART TWO What Makes a Good Language Learner? 62

PART THREE Differences in North American English 64

PART FOUR Functions of Language 67

PART FIVE Learning Italian 69

PART SIX Listening and Translation 70

Unit FivePART ONE Population in the European Union 72

PART TWO Where to Find a Hospital Bed? 74

PART THREE Television Ownership 76

PART FOUR Volvo Earnings 77

PART FIVE Have You Ever Called a Place for Help or Information... 79

PART SIX Listening and Translation 80

Unit SixPART ONE Enquiring about a Job 82

PART TWO Astronaut Wanted,No Experience Necessary 84

PART THREE Their Jobs 84

PART FOUR The Changing U.S. Job Market 87

PART FIVE As the Saying Goes,Time Is Money 89

PART SIX Listening and Translation 90

Unit SevenPART ONE London 93

PART TWO About a London Taxi Driver 95

PART THREE An American in London 97

PART FOUR The Civil Rights Movement in the USA 98

PART FIVE Homelessness in the United States 101

PART SIX Listening and Translation 105

Unit EightPART ONE How the British Spend Their Holidays 107

PART TWO How Many Different Countries Have You Ever Been To? 108

PART THREE Holidays May Be a Source of Stress 111

PART FOUR How to Prepare for a Holiday 113

PART FIVE Traveling and Jet Lag 115

PART SIX Listening and Translation 117

Unit NinePART ONE Arrangements for a Visit 119

PART TWO Conference Arrangements 121

PART THREE L'Oreal Is Active in All World Markets 123

PART FOUR Arrangements for a Presentation 125

PART FIVE Numbers,Dates and Times 126

PART SIX Listening and Translation 127

Unit TenPART ONE About Canada 129

PART TWO Town and Around 131

PART THREE The Bermuda Triangle 133

PART FOUR Places I Know 136

PART FIVE About Life in the East End of London 139

PART SIX Listening and Translation 141

Unit ElevenPART ONE On the Phone 143

PART TWO Telephoning about an Export Order 145

PART THREE Telephoning about Conference Arrangements 146

PART FOUR Telephoning about Travel Arrangements 148

PART FIVE Marks ＆ Spencer Has a Very Good Reputation... 149

PART SIX Listening and Translation 151

Unit TwelvePART ONE Planning a Presentation 153

PART TWO How Long Has SOFTBANK Been in Business? 154

PART THREE The Early History of the LEGO Company 156

PART FOUR How to Build Team Spirit 158

PART FIVE Getting on Well with Colleagues 160

PART SIX Listening and Translation 161

Unit ThirteenPART ONE News about a Disaster 164

PART TWO The Nature of News 166

PART THREE Business Update 167

PART FOUR Hurricane Wayne and Other News 170

PART FIVE Financial News 173

PART SIX Listening and Translation 174

Unit FourteenPART ONE An Occasional User of the Internet 177

PART TWO How Computers Affect Our Children's Minds 179

PART THREE Internet Addiction 183

PART FOUR A Support Group for Internet-Addicted Kids 184

PART FIVE A Presentation on Computer Conferencing 186

PART SIX Listening and Translation 188

Unit FifteenPART ONE Entrepreneurs 190

PART TWO Expanding Overseas 193

PART THREE Changes in the American Family 196

PART FOUR The Baby-Boomer Generation 198

PART FIVE Advertising and the Media 201

PART SIX Listening and Translation 203

Unit SixteenPART ONE The Effects of the Moon 206

PART TWO Friends of the Earth 208

PART THREE Environment and Health 210

PART FOUR Cigarette Smoking 213

PART FIVE How Was Your First Week in the AIDS Ward? 215

PART SIX Listening and Translation 216

Sample Test One 219

Sample Test Two 227

Sample Test Three 234

Sample Test Four 242

Tapescripts 250

Key 416