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试卷十四 (2003年9月) 上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试 SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (40 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 ward or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in you ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage only once. The Internet is regarded by many as the flagship旗舰 of global English. According to a recent survey (1) conducted by the International English Language Association, English is the medium for more than 80% (2) of the information stored in the worlds computers. In many countries, computers have become extensively networked (3) and the networks themselves linked into the globe structure (4) of the Internet. The electronic media, such as the Internet, that bind the world together need a common standard to ensure(5) speed and proficiency. So the English language becomes the operating standard (6) for global communication. But is it true that the Internet will remain a major driver (7) of the English language? At present, the language most widely used is English. But this only reflects (8) the fact in the last century, i.e. 90% of the worlds computers connected to (9) the Internet are based in English-speaking countries. We may well predict (10) that, in the 21st century, the overall shift in Internet use will be similar to that outlined for the economy (11) and the number of computer hosts in Asia will eventually outstrip those in English-speaking countries. Furthermore, the Internet, which used to be (12) a tool for international communication between a global scientific and academic (13) elite, has been increasingly serving local, cultural, commercial educational purposes (14). And as the Internet becomes more and more widely used, it is natural to expect that wide range of (15) languages will be employed. Nowadays, Internet users may have a choice of language perference (16) infor