英語翻譯中級口譯模擬試題及答案解析(18)

(1~20/共20題)SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST

A:SpotDictation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanks

init.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.Writeyour

answerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhearthe

passageONLYONCE.

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Tothemajorityofus,musicisanindispensablepartofourdailylife.Itcanbedefinedinthisway,

musicissoundarrangedinto_1_patterns.Itformsanimportantpartofmanyculturaland

_2_.Peopleusemusictoexpressfeelingsandideas.Musicalsoservesto_3_whenwe

areexhausted.

Musicisaperformingart.Itdiffersfromsuchartsas_4_,inwhichartistscreatesworks

andthendisplayorpublishthem._5_needmusicianstointerpretandperformtheirwork,

justasplaywrightsneedactorsto_6_.Thus,mostmusicalperformancesarereally_7_

betweencomposersandperformers.

Musicalsoplays_8_inotherarts.Operacombinessingingandorchestramusicwith

drama.Balletand_9_needmusictohelpthedancerswiththeirsteps.Motionpicturesand

_10_usemusictohelpsetthemoodandemphasizetheaction.Also,composershave

_11_tomusic.

Musicisoneoftheoldestarts.Peopleprobablystartedtosing_12_.Huntingtoolsstruck

togethermayhavebeenthefirst_13_.Byabout10,000B.C,peoplehaddiscoveredhowto

makeflutesoutofhollowbones._14_,includingtheChinese,Egyptiansusedmusicin

courtand_15_.Thefirstwrittenmusicinthehistorycanbedatedbackto2500B.C.

Today,music_16_aroundtheworld.ThemusicofpeopleinEuropeandthe_17_is

knownasWesternmusic.TherearetwokindsofWesternmusic,_18_.Classicalmusic

includessymphonies,operasandballets.Popularmusicincludes_19_,folkmusic,jazz,and

rockmusic.TheculturesofAfricaandAsiahave_20_ofclassicalandpopularmusi

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Statements

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswill

bespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlisten

carefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestin

meaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Itonlytookmeanhourtocometoaconclusion.

B.ldidn'thaveachancetorevisetheconclusion.

C.LaterIconcludedthatIhadbeenwrong.

D.lstartedtorewritetheconclusionanhourago.

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A.It'sabittooearlytogetaclasscardforme.

B.lmisplacedmyclasscardforbiology.

C.lmissedregistration.

D.Mylastnameissostrangethatfewpeoplecouldpronounceit.

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A.Thepresidentsighedwhenheheardthesuggestion.

B.Therepresentativerejectedthecommittee'ssuggestion.

C.Thestudentquitwhenhisideawasn'taccepted.

D.Thestudentdidn'tacceptthesignature.

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AJackhasameetingtoattend.

BJacksaveshismoneybyridinghisbiketowork.

CJackissavinghismoneytobuyabike.

DJacksaveshismoneybyridingabus.

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A.Idonztrecognizethatname.

B.lhaven'tcalledMichael.

C.Thatdoorbelldoesn'twork.

D.ldidn'tringthebell.

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（26~30/共10題）B:ListeningComprehension

Statements

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswill

bespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlisten

carefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestin

meaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Kate'scourseisonlyhalfaslongasmine.

B.Kateisenrolledin4courses.

C.lsignedacontractandwenttoworkfortwomonths.

D.KatesignedalongercontractthanI.

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A.Ithinkthecandidateisnotqualified.

B.lthinkthecandidateneednotbechecked.

C.lthinkthecandidate'slettersofrecommendationaresatisfying.

D.lthinkthecandidate'slettersofrecommendationshouldbereconsidered.

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A.Shedroppedoffthechairlastnight.

B.Shewenttobuysomebedroomfurniture.

C.Shedidn'tsleeplastnight.

D.Shesleptinthechairratherthanonthebed.

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A.Hehasworkedforthreecompanies.

B.Threecompaniesturnedhimdown.

C.Hedecidednottoacceptseveraljoboffers.

D.Hiscompaniescouldnotunderstandhisposition.

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A.Theteacherpostponedtheconference.

B.Thestudentswillbeattendingtheconference.

C.Therewon'tbeatestthisafternoon.

D.Thestudentstookasciencetestthatafternoon.

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（31~34/共20題）TalksandConversations

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Attheageof7.

B.Athighschool.

C.lnHolland.

D.lntheInternationalSchoolofDance.

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A.ShejoinedNewYorkCityBallet.

B.Shewentabroadforfurtherstudy.

C.ShelivedinParisfortwoyears.

D.ShewenttoEurope.

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A.Aboutayearandahalfago.

B.Threeyearsago.

C.Attheageofsixteen.

D.Notmentioned.

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A.Sheappliedforthepositionontheadvertisement.

B.Thedirectorofthecompanyofferedhertheposition.

C.Shejoineditthroughanexamination.

D.Herdancedirectorrecommendedher.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Adegree-grantinginstitutionofhigherlearning.

B.Agroupofstudentssharingacademicandresidentialfacilities.

C.Acomponentpartofalargecorporatebody.

D.Aninstitutionaffiliatedwithauniversity.

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A.Aftertheirgeneralsurveycoursesarecompleted.

B.Aftertheyenrollinauniversity.

C.Aftertheyreceiveabachelorofartsorabachelorofscience.

D.Aftertheyarepermittedtoselecttheircourses.

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A.Aftertheyreceivemaster'sdegree.

B.Aftertheygraduatefrommiddleschools.

C.Aftertheyreceivebachelor'sdegrees.

D.Aftergeneralsurveycoursesarecompleted.

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A.Inthedegreeswhicharereceivedinauniversity.

B.lntheagewhenastudententersauniversity.

C.lnthecourseswhichareofferedinauniversity.

D.lnthetimewhengeneraleducationiscompleted.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Inacastle.

B.lnatouristoffice.

C.lnarestaurant.

D.lnamuseum.

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A.$4.50foradultsand$3forchildren.

B.$6foradultsand$3forchildren.

C.$6foradultsand$4.50forchildren.

D.$5.50foradultsand$2.50forchildren.

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A.It'salargemuseum.

B.Visitorswillhavetopaygointhere.

C.Thereareawiderangeofthings,includingSamuraiarmor.

D.lt'sopenthewholeyeararound.

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A.It'sanoldandbeautifulrestaurant.

B.ltzsnotaniceplacefortouringtheregion.

C.Thefoodthereisverydelicious.

D.ltzsanveryexpensiveclub.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Walkingistheworld'smostnaturalexercise.

B.Walkingisnotsodangerousasrunning.

C.Walkingwillbringlessphysicalharmtobonesandjoints.

0.Walkinghasmorepsychologicalbenefitsthanphysicalones.

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A.About50millionAmericanstakepartin"fitness"walking.

B.Peoplecandofitnesswalkingalmostanywhereandanytime.

C.Sometimesnewequipmentisneededforfitnesswalking.

0.Peopledofitnesswalkingwhentheyhavenotransportation.

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A.Theyfeltmoreenergetic.

B.Theyfeltalittletired.

C.Theyfelthungry.

D.Theyfeltworriedandtense.

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A.Walkingeasedtheseriousnessofpersonalproblems.

B.Walkingwasnotusefultosolvingpersonalproblems.

C.Personalproblemscouldbesolvedcompletelybywalking.

0.Positivepsychologicalchangescouldresultfromwalkingeveryday.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Businesstrips.

B.Restaurantszdecoration.

C.Theairportmodernization.

D.Thetransportation.

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A.Inexpensiveandnice.

BJustso-so.

C.Notsatisfactory.

D.Indecentandexpensive.

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A.Theparkingfacilitiesaretoofarawayandinconvenient.

B.Theparkingfacilitiesareeffectiveandsophisticated.

C.Theparkinglotisalwaysverycrowded.

D.Therearetoomanybusesintheparkinglot.

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A.ThemanisgoingtotakeatriptoBarcelona.

B.Themanoftentakesflightsintheairport.

C.Themanisnotusedtothenewairport.

D.Themandoesn'tthinkhighlyofthelinkstotheairport.

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(51~55/共5題)C:ListeningTranslation

SectenceTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.Youwillhearthe

sentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwrite

yourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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(56~57/共2題)PassageTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.Youwillhearthepassages

ONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversion

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouare

listening.

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Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer.(A),(B),C.or(D),toeach

question.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedor

impliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorresponding

spaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Coca-Colahasbeenoperatinginternationallyformostofits100yearhistory.Todaythecompany

hasoperationsin160countriesandemploysover400,000people.Thefirm'shumanresource

management(HRM)strategyhelpstoexplainagreatdealofitssuccess.Inonerecentyear

Coca-Colatransferredmorethan300professionalandmanagerialstafffromonecountryto

anotherunderitsleadershipdevelopmentprogram,andthenumberofinternationaltransferees

isincreasingannually.Onesenior-levelHRMmanagerexplainedthecompanystrategybynoting:

Werecentlyconcludedthatourtalentbasehastobemultilingualandmulticultural....Tousea

sportsanalogy,youwanttobesurethatyouhavealotofcapableandcompetentbenchstrength,

readytoassumebroaderresponsibilitiesastheypresentthemselves.

Inpreparingforthefuture,Coca-Colaincludesahumanresourcesrecruitmentforecastinits

annualandlong-termbusinessstrategies.Thefirmalsohasselectionstandardsonwhich

managementcanfocuswhenrecruitingandhiring.Forexample,thecompanylikesapplicants

whoarefluentinmorethanonelanguagebecausetheycanbetransferredtoothergeographic

areaswheretheirfluencywillhelpthembepartofCoca-Cola'soperation.Thismultilingual

multiculturalemphasisstartsatthetopwiththepresident,RobertoGoizueta,aCuban-born

Americanwhohasbeenchairmanforoveradecade,andwiththe21membersoftheboardof

whomonlyfourareAmerican.

Thefirmalsohasarecruitmentprogramthathelpsittoidentifycandidatesatthecollegelevel.

Morethanjustseekingstudentsabroad,Coca-Colalooksforforeignstudentswhoarestudyingin

theUnitedStatesatdomesticuniversities.Thestudentsarerecruitedstatesideandthen

providedwithayear'strainingbeforetheygobacktotheirhomecountry,Coca-colaalsohasan

internshipprogramforforeignstudentswhoareinterestedinworkingforthecompanyduring

schoolbreak,eitherintheUnitedStatesorbackhome.Theseinternsareputintogroupsand

assignedaprojectthatrequiresthemtomakeapresentationtotheoperationspersonnelon

theirproject.Thispresentationmustincludeadiscussionofwhatworkedandwhatdidnotwork.

Eachindividualinternisthenevaluated,andmanagementdecidestheperson'sfuturepotential

withthecompany.

Coca-Colabelievesthattheseapproachesareextremelyusefulinhelpingthefirmtofindtalent

onaglobalbasis.Notonlyisthecompanyabletodevelopinternalsources,butalsotheintern

programprovidesalargenumberofadditionalindividualswhowouldotherwiseendinwith

othercompanies.Coca-Colaearnsagreaterportionofitsincomeandprofitoverseasthanitdoes

intheUnitedStates.Thecompany'shumanresourcemanagementstrategyhelpstoexplainhow

Cokeisabletoachievethisfeat.

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Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThehistoryoftheCoca-Colacompany.

B.Coca-Cola'semployeedevelopmentstrategies.

C.ThefutureofCoca-Colazsinternationalprofits.

D.Coca-Cola'scollegerecruitmentprogram.

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Inparagraph1,theauthors'primarypurposeis.

A.toillustratethesizeofthecompany

B.tocompareCoca-Colaandsports

C.todescribeCoca-Colazscollegeinterns

D.toexplainthefirm'sinternationalsuccess

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Inparagraph2,whydoestheauthormentionCoca-Colazspresidentanditsboard?

A.Toillustratethecompany'sinternationalemphasis.

B.ToshowthatAmericansserveinhighpositionsinthefirm.

C.Toencourageforeignerstoworkforthecompany.

D.Toprovethatthecompanyhaslong-timeworkers.

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Whatcanbeinferredaboutstudentinternsinparagraph3?

A.ThecompanywouldratherhireAmerican-borncollegestudents.

B.Thecompanyignoresstudents'scheduleswhenplanninginternships.

C.Internsareencouragedtoworkindependentlytoshowtheirpotential.

D.Internsmaygetpermanentjobsinthecompanyaftertheirinternships.

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Allofthefollowingarementionedinparagraph4abouttheinternprogramEXCEPT.

A.theprogramhelpsthecompanyidentifyskilledinternationalworkers

B.somepeoplemightgotoworkforotherfirmsiftheprogramdidnotexist

C.thecompanybelievestheprogramcontributestoitsinternationalsuccess

D.coca-ColahopestheprogramwillincreaseitsprofitsintheUnitedStates

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Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer.(A),(B),C.or(D),toeach

question.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedor

impliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorresponding

spaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Theperiodofadolescence,i.e.,thepersonbetweenchildhoodandadulthood,maybelongor

short,dependingonsocialexpectationsandonsociety'sdefinitionastowhatconstitutes

maturityandadulthood.Inprimitivesocietiesadolescenceisfrequentlyarelativelyshortperiod

oftime,whileinindustrialsocietieswithpatternsofprolongededucationcoupledwithlaws

againstchildlabor,theperiodofadolescenceismuchlongerandmayincludemostofthesecond

decadeofonezslife.Furthermore,thelengthoftheadolescentperiodandthedefinitionof

adulthoodstatusmaychangeinagivensocietyassocialandeconomicconditionschange.

Examplesofthistypeofchangearethedisappearanceofthefrontierinthelatterpartofthe

nineteenthcenturyintheUnitedStates,andmoreuniversally,theindustrializationofan

agriculturalsociety.

Inmodernsociety,ceremoniesforadolescencehavelosttheirformalrecognitionandsymbolic

significanceandtherenolongerisanagreementastowhatconstitutesinitiationceremonies.

Socialoneshavebeenreplacedbyasequenceofstepsthatleadtoincreasedrecognitionand

socialstatus.Forexample,gradeschoolgraduation,highschoolgraduationandcollege

graduationconstitutesuchasequence,andwhileeachstepimpliescertainbehavioralchanges

andsocialrecognition,thesignificanceofeachdependsonthesocio-economicstatusandthe

educationalambitionoftheindividual.Ceremoniesforadolescencehavealsobeenreplaced

bylegaldefinitionsofstatusroles,right,privilegesandresponsibilities.Itisduringthenine

yearsfromthetwelfthbirthdaytothetwenty-firstthattheprotectiveandrestrictiveaspectsof

childhoodandminorstatusareremovedandadultprivilegesandresponsibilitiesaregranted.

Thetwelve-year-oldisnolongerconsideredachildandhastopayfullfarefortrain,airplane,

theaterandmovietickets.Basically,theindividualatthisageloseschildhoodprivilegeswithout

gainingsignificantadultrights.Attheageofsixteentheadolescentisgrantedcertainadultrights,

whichincreaseshissocialstatusbyprovidinghimwithmorefreedomandchoices.Henowcan

obtainadriver'slicense;hecanleavepublicschools;andhecanworkwithouttherestrictionsof

childlaborlaws.Attheageofeighteenthelawprovidesadultresponsibilitiesaswellasrights;

theyoungmancannowbeasoldier,buthealsocanmarrywithoutparentalpermission.Atthe

ageoftwenty-onetheindividualobtainshisfulllegalrightsasanadult.Henowcanvote,hecan

buyliquor,hecanenterintofinancialcontracts,andheisentitledtorunforpublicoffice.No

additionalbasicrightsareacquiredasafunctionofageaftermajoritystatushasbeenattained.

Noneoftheselegalprovisionsdetermineatwhatpointadulthoodhasbeenreachedbuttheydo

pointtotheprolongedperiodofadolescence.

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Theperiodofadolescenceismuchlongerinindustrialsocietiesbecause.

A.thedefinitionofmaturityhaschanged

B.theindustrializedsocietyismoredeveloped

C.moreeducationisprovidedandlawsagainstchildlaboraremade

0.ceremoniesforadolescencehavelosttheirformalrecognitionandsymbolicsignificance

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Formersocialceremoniesthatusedtomarkadolescencehavegivenplaceto.

A.graduationsfromschoolsandcolleges

B.socialrecognition

C.socio-economicstatus

0.certainbehavioralchanges

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Noonecanexpecttofullyenjoytheadulthoodprivilegesuntilheis.

A.elevenyearsold

B.sixteenyearsold

C.twenty-oneyearsold

0.betweentwelveandtwenty-oneyearsold

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Startingfromtwenty-two,.

A.onewillobtainmorebasicrights

B.theolderonebecomes,themorebasicrightshewillhave

C.onewon'tgetmorebasicrightsthanwhenheistwenty-one

D.onewillenjoymorerightsgrantedbysociety

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Accordingtothepassage,itistruethat.

A.inthelate19thcenturyintheUnitedStatesthedividinglinebetweenadolescenceand

adulthoodnolongerexisted

B.noonecanmarrywithoutthepermissionofhisparentsuntiltheageoftwenty-one

C.oneisconsideredtohavereachedadulthoodwhenhehasadriver'slicense

D.oneisnotfreefromtherestrictionofchildlaborlawsuntilhecanjointhearmy

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Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer.(A),(B),C.or(D),toeach

question.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedor

impliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorresponding

spaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Codeswitchingiswhenpeopleswitch,orchange,fromonelanguagetoanotherwhilespeaking.

Theymightbeginaconversationinonelanguageandthen,laterintheconversation,switchto

another.Theymightalsobeginasentenceinonelanguagebutenditinanother.Ortheymight

insertawordorphrasefromanotherlanguage.Whenandwhypeoplecodeswitchdependson

thespeakersandthesituation.

Onereasonpeoplecodeswitchistoshowsocialcloseness.Imaginethattwowomenmeetata

partyinNewYork.GabrielaisBrazilian,andPamelaisBritish.Intheirconversation,Pamelaasks.

Pamela:Whereareyoufrom?

Gabriela:Rio.

Pamela:Really?Umacidademuitobonita[Abeautifulcity]Iwastherelastyear.

Gabriela:Oh,doyouspeakPortuguese?

Pamela:Umpouco[onlyalittle]...

Here,PamelausesalittlePortugueseinordertoshowclosenessorfriendlinesstoGabriela.

Ontheotherhand,peoplealsocodeswitchtocreatesocialdistance.Sometimesthishappens

inimmigranthomesintheUnitedStateswherethechildrencanspeakEnglish,buttheparents

understandonlythelanguageoftheirnativecountry.Childrencancodeswitchtokeeptheir

parentsfromunderstandingeverythingtheysay.Likewise,parentsmaycodeswitchwhenthey

sharealanguagethattheirchildrendonotunderstand.

Onefinalreasonthatpeoplecodeswitchislackofknowledgeaboutalanguageorlackof

attentiontoonezslanguage.ImagineateenagegirllivinginaLatinocommunityinLosAngeles.

Talkingwithherfriends,shesays,"Esperate[Waitaminute]Whatdidyoujustsay?"Itispossible

thattheteenagerwasnottryingtoshowsocialclosenessordistance.Perhapsshedidn'tknow

howtoexpressthesecondideainSpanish.Mostlikely,shemaysimplyhaveswitchedtoEnglish

withoutpayingmuchattentiontowhichlanguageshewasusing.

Codeswitchingoccursbetweenpeoplewhosharemorethanonecommonlanguage;however,

itcanalsooccurbetweenpeoplewhosharealanguageandadialect,orvariation,ofthat

language.Apersonmayuseonedialectathomeandthenswitchtoanotherdialectatschoolor

work.Oneexampleisthewayteenagersuseslangwhentalkingtotheirfriends.Forinstance,a

teenmightsaytohisfriend,"Gottabounce.Me'n'thecrewzregoinzshoppinzforsomemadphat

gear,"Gottabouncemeans"Ihavetoleave"."Thecrew"means"myfriends"and"madphat

gear"means"niceclothes".Therefore,theteenissaying,'Tmgoingshoppingwithfriends".But

onlyspeakersofbothEnglishandthisteendialectcanunderstand.Teensusetheirdialect

becauseithelpsthemtoshowthattheyfitinwiththeirfriends.Italsoshowsthattheyare

separatefromtheirparents.

Regardlessofthesituation,therearetwoimportantrulesforcodeswitching.First,thespeakers

havetoknowbothlanguagesordialects—atleastwellenoughtofollowthechanges.More

importantly,theswitcheshavetobegrammatical.Forexample,thesentence"Tengoquedomy

homework"followsthe"subject+verb+object"grammarrulesinbothSpanishandEnglish.

Onedayyoumayberidingonatrain,listeningtothepeoplenexttoyouhavingaconversation.

Ifyoucanunderstandonly50percentofwhattheyaresaying,perhapstheyarecode

switching—toshoweachothercloseness,orperhapstostopyoufromlisteninginontheir

conversation!

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Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Showingclosenessbetweenspeakers.

B.Hidingyourideasfromotherpeople.

C.Learninganeworforeignlanguage.

0.Switchingbetweenlanguages.

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WhydoestheauthorusetheexampleofPamelaspeakingPortuguese?

A.Toshowcodeswitchingtocreateclosenessbetweenspeakers.

B.Toshowcodeswitchingtocreatesocialdistance.

C.Toshowcodeswitchingwithadialectofalanguage.

D.ToshowcodeswitchingbyanimmigranttotheU.S.

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Inparagraph5,whydoestheauthorusethesentence,"Codeswitchingoccursbetweenpeople

whosharemorethanonecommonlanguage;however,itcanalsooccurbetweenpeople,who

sharealanguageandadialect,orvariation,ofthatlanguage."?

A.Tomakeatransition.

B.Tosummarizeanidea.

C.Togiveanexample.

D.Tostartaconclusion.

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Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraphs5and6?

A.Youngpeoplecodeswitchalot.

B.Americanscodeswitchalot.

C.Multilingualpeoplecodeswitchalot.

0.Parentscodeswitchalot.

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Whatadjectivebestdescribestheauthor'stoneinparagraph7?

A.Hopeful.

B.Disappointed.

C.Angry.

D.Humorous.

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Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questions