2011年“上外杯”上海市高三学生英语竞赛决赛
ListeningTest(60%
I.SpotDictation10%@1%
Directions:Listentoapassageandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhear.Youwillhearthepassageonlyonce.SeatedwiththepresidentwereVicePresidentJoeBiden,SecretaryofStateHillaryClinton,alongwiththeDemocraticchairmanandrankingRepublicanontheSenateForeignRelationsCommittee,JohnKerryandRichardLugar.Callingratificationanational(1____________________,thepresidentsaidfailuretodosowouldendangertheentireU.S.-Russianverificationregime.NewSTARTwassignedearlierthisyeartoreplacethe(2____________________.ItwouldreduceU.S.andRussianlong-rangenucleararsenalsbyasmuchasonethirdandprovidemechanismsforverificationbybothsides.Duringhis(3_________________Asiatrip,Mr.ObamatoldRussianPresidentDmitryMedvedevthatachievingSenateapprovalishistop(4___________________.Thoughithasbroadbipartisansupport,NewSTARThasfacedresistancefromRepublicans,suchasSenatorJonKyl,who(5____________________wouldharmU.S.missile-defenseefforts,andnotallowforadequateU.S.verificationofRussiancompliance.SayingarmscontroltreatieshavenottraditionallybeenapartisanissueinCongress,Mr.Obamanotedheagreedto(6____________________toupgradetheU.S.nuclearweaponsinfrastructure,toaddressRepublicanconcerns.Delay,hesaid,isnot(7________________.NewSTARTratificationalsoisanimportantpartofthepresident's"reset"ofrelationswithRussia.Mr.ObamaonThursdaylinkedthetreatytoarangeofotherissues,includingMoscow'ssupportforsanctionsagainstIran,U.S.effortsinAfghanistan,securing(8____________________materials,andstepstoenhanceEuropeansecurity.Senateratificationrequires(9______________________________the100seatchamberwhereDemocratsstillholdamajority.WhenanewCongress(10__________nextyear,Democratswouldneedtoobtainthesupportofatleast14SenateRepublicansforratification.
II.Listeningandnote-taking15%@1%
Directions:Listentothesefivepeopletalkingabouttheirwork.Ineachcase,decidewhattheiroccupationsare,andmakenotesonthefollowing:1.Necessaryprofessionalskills2.Importantpersonalqualities
Youwillhearthepassageonlyonce.
1.Occupation:__________
Professionalskills:goodwith____________________
Personalqualities:
