2023年3月中级口译真题SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (45 minutes)Part A: Spot DictationDirections: 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.My topic for todays lecture is “Communication, Culture and Work”. When most People use the word culture, they think of people from different _ (1). National cultures certainly do exist, and they play an important role in shaping the way _ (2). But there are other dimensions of culture too. Within a nation, _ (3) can exert a powerful influence on communication. New Yorkers and Alaskans may find one anothers styles of behaving _ (4) that they might as well be from different countries. Race and ethnicity can also _ (5). So can age: the customs, values, and attitudes of a 20-year-old girl may _ (6) radically from those of her parents who were raised in the _ (7), or her grandparents, who lived through _ (8) and World War II. Still other differences can create distinctive cultures: gender, sexual orientation, _ (9), religion, and socioeconomic background are just a few.All of these factors lead to a _ (10) as a set of values, beliefs, norms, customs, rules, and codes that lead people to define themselves as _ (11), giving them a sense of commonality. Its important to realize that culture is learned. _ (12). A Korean-born infant adopted soon aider birth by American parents and raised in the United States will _ (13) differently than his or her cousins who grew up in Seoul. An African-American who _ (14) in the inner city will view the world differently than he or she would if raised _ (15)-or in a country like France, where _ (16) has different significance than it does in the United States.The _ (17) we learn as part of our cultural conditioning shape the way we view the world and the way we _ (18). In short, culture has such an _ (19) on communication that famous anthropologist Edward Hall once remarked “_ (20) and communication is culture”.Part B: Listening Comprehension1. StatementsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will not find them written on the paper; so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.1.(A) Id like to make an appointment Monday morning.(B) I must finish typing before going to bed.(C) I have to work overtime this weekend.(D) I decide to sleep this weekend away.2.(A) I am interested in the vehicles on the street.(B) I dont want to complain about the noise here.(C) The noise of traffic disturbs my work.(D) Traffic never stops passing by.3.(A) It requires imagination in learning a language.(B) It takes time and effort to learn a language.(C) The cultural differences are more important.(D) Learning a language can be easier than anyone thinks.4.(A) Talking with your boss will be part of our companys business activities.(B) Investing in that project will help your company and mine as well.(C) Turning the project into a profit-making is on the top of our long-term plan.(D) Doing business with your company will benefit both of us in the long run.5.(A) The invoice should include the legal fee and the agents commission.(B) The price we quoted should be lower, as we missed a few items.(C) We got more money from them than we had expected.(D) We should send the invoice as soon as we receive the payment.6.(A) Working abroad is not always a requirement of foreign language teachers.(B) When you arrive in a foreign country, you must find a job first.(C) The advantage of working abroad is fluency in other languages.(D) The mastering of a foreign language will help you find a job overseas.7.(A) We cannot beat our competitor because of a staff shortage.(B) We should be prepared to sign the business contract.(C) We sometimes make a deal with one of our rivals.(D) We are happy to see that our rival has gone bankrupt.8.(A) Our collaboration depends on a mutual understanding of our differences.(B) Our differences are deeply rooted, and we are unable to continue our collaboration.(C) We must first prepare a memorandum for a common view of our problems.(D) We understand that we must share the cost of our collaboration in the future.9.(A) Although we spend much on the project, a 10% budget increase is neck.(B) At least 10% of the expenses should be devoted to solving th