2011年3月上海英语中级口译证书第一阶段考试.pdfVIP

2011 年 3 月上海英语中级口译证书第一阶段考试(阅读缺) SECTION 1 LISTENING TEST 45 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 yo ur ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. My topic for today’s 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 another’s styles of behaving ________ (4) that they might as well be from different countries. Race and ethnicity can also ________ (5). So can age: the customs, value, 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. It’s 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