Part A
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each sentence or paragraph, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal…and stop it at the signal…You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now let us begin Part A with the first passage.
Passage 1
Intel Corporation ltd. and China’s ministry of electronics industry have signed an agreement last week. The agreement aims to improve the competitive strength of China’s computer and software manufactures. // Intel will continue to develop the latest, comprehensive integrated circuit technology. At the same time, it will cooperate with Chinese companies to design and produce multimedia notebook computers. // As part of the agreement, the ministry of electronics industry will encourage China’s computer industry to cooperate fully with Intel. The agreements also stress cooperation and improvement of technology and customer service. // Intel will provide China with technological guidance and standards on the production of personal computers. It courts with a Pentium 4 processor to ensure the quality of the products. //
Passage 2
Here I want to try to give you an answer to the question what personal qualities are desirable in a teacher. The same question has been put to me on many occasions. // Probably no two people would draw up exactly similar lists of personal qualities, but I think that the following would be generally accepted. // A desirable teacher is one whose personality should be pleasant and attractive, though in appearance, he may not be good looking or may even be ugly. // A teacher must be very patient. This, I may say, is largely a matter of self discipline and self training. After all, none of us is born like that. //
Part B
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have each sentence or paragraph, interpret it into English. Start interpreting at the signal…and stop it at the signal…You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now, let us begin Part B with the first passage.
Passage 1
中国是全世界最大的潜在市场。中国每年要增加程控电话2000万门以上，世界第一。// 但是由于多年没有解决的重复建设问题，中国现在不少产品出现了供过于求的情况。例如VCD插放机生产过剩，卖不出去。// 中国现在需要的是经济结构的调查，所以我们今后要加强基础设施的建设，加强农村广大市场的开发。// 中国这个市场大得不得了，现在中国的市场远未饱和。我们欢迎外国的投资者踊跃到中国来投资。//
Passage 2
为了支持北京申办2008年奥运会，现在的北京市民比以往任何时候都更加热衷于学习英语。// 据新华社报道，北京人民广播电台于2000年12月开设了一档北京市民英语100句的节目，来帮助更多的人学习英语。// 同学校里传统的英语教学不同，这档节目不是从语法和音标开始，而只是涉及英语的日常口语。// 北京市民学习英语的浪潮席卷了整座城市，来到北京的老外如果在大街上遇到当地居民用英语向他们致以问候，他们将不再会感到惊讶
