年9月17日高級口譯筆試聽力權威點評[上]

2006年9月17日高級口譯筆試聽力權威點評[上]

Section One: Listening Test
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.
Now let us begin Part A with Spot Dictation.

play is very important for humans from birth to death. Play is not meant to be just for children. It is a form of freedom and connection that can tap into your creativity, and can allow you the chance to find your inner child, and the inner child of others.

I have collected the top five benefits of play here.

Play can stimulate you to think differently. It can go against all the rules and change the same old boring way of doing things. Walt Disney was devoted to play, and his willingness to oppose the common wisdom changed the world of entertainment. The next time you’re stuck in a fixed and boring way of life, pull out a box of colored pencils, modeling clay, glue and scissors, and invite your inner child out, and break free. You’ll be amazed that the way you’re thinking shifts to new worlds of discovery.

Playing can bring greater joy into your life. What do you think the world would be like if every human spends time each day in play? I bet just asking you this question has brought a smile to your face.

Play creates laughter, joy, entertainment and a feeling of inner peace. Starting today, try to get 30 minutes each day to engage in some form of play, and watch your joy factor rise.

Play is known to reduce stress. Studies show that as humans, play is part of our nature. We have the need to play because it is instinctive and basic to human existence. With regular play, our problem solving and adaptive abilities will be in much better shape to handle this complex world. And we’re much more likely to choose healthy answer to challenging situations as they arise. It creates laughter and freedom that can instantly reduce stress, and add a feeling of relaxation to our daily living.

Play can stimulate the imagination, curiosity and creativity. Research shows that play is both a hands-on and minds-on learning process. It produces a deeper, more meaningful understanding of the world and its possibilities. We begin giving meaning to life through story-making and playing out various possible situations.

這次的spot dictation 仍然是大家熟悉的說明文，講的是play玩耍的意義。文章的結構清楚，在開頭已經點出文章的結構，要講五個play的好處。之後，文章的脈絡就一直沒有出乎意料的成分，挨個點出了這五個好處，依次是可以發散思維，帶來樂趣，平和內心，減緩壓力，培養想象力創造力。

綜觀全文，難度在歷年spot dictation 中算是比較簡單平和的。真正考生完全不知道的詞，基本沒有出現，除了一個tab into有些同學可能會陌生一點。相比之下，有幾個所謂“只要想一下就可以知道”的詞，構成了一些障礙，如instinctive, willingness, modeling clay, adaptive等，這些詞在閱讀中都是低難度詞，但是在聽力中，會阻礙大家對語流的理解，記憶，和記錄。此外，Spot Dictation這一項的難度，還取決於所填空的詞數，這要等試題揭曉才能獲知了。但是，已經有理由推斷在這個部分中，考生得分率會超過上次考試。