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上海英语中级口译证书第一阶段考试 模拟试题卷 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 your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. For _______ (1), the message was clear: Earth Hour was _______ (2). Now they say nations have a mandate to _______ (3). The world said yes to climate action, now governments must follow, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said on March 29, a day after_______ (4) of people worldwide followed its call to turn off lights for _______ (5). From an Antarctic research base and the Great _______ (6) of Egypt, from the Colosseum in Rome to the Empire State building in New York, illuminated patches of the globe went dark on the night of March 28 to _______ (7) of climate change. Time zone by time zone, nearly _______ (8) and towns in 88 countries dimmed _______ (9) from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. WWF called the event, which began in Australia in 2007 and grew last year to 400 cities worldwide, the worlds first-ever global vote about the _______ (10). The United Nations top climate official, Yvo de Boer, called the event _______ (11) that the world wants _______ (12) seeking a climate change agreement to set _______ (13) to fight global warming. Talks in Bonn are the latest round in an effort to craft a deal to _______ (14) of the heat trapping gases _______ (15) global warming. They are due to culminate in Copenhagen this December. Earth Hour _______ (16) when the Chatham Islands, 500 miles (800 kilometers) east of New Zealand, _______ (17) its diesel generators. It moved on through Asia, Europe and then crossed the Atlantic to North and South America. Earth Hour has always been _______ (18), said Earth Hour executive director Andy Ridley. Its _______ (19), not despair. And I think thats something thats be