高级口译2008年3月真题1(附加答案).doc

Exercise 3(08’3) Listening Part: 【Spot Dictation】 Today, well talk about what other effects watching TV might produce on children. Children should be _________________________ (1) a lot of television, many experts and parents agree, but there is at least one circumstance when it might be beneficial: _________________________ (2). A recent study conducted by Italian researchers found that children _________________________ (3) immediately preceding and during blood tests experienced less pain than children whose mothers _________________________ (4) during the procedure, or children whose mothers were present but _________________________ (5). The research, led by Carlo Brown, MD, at the University of Siena, is published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, _________________________ (6) the study. None received any type of anesthesia; the children and their mothers _________________________ (7).Both the group whose mothers attempted to distract them from the blood tests and those whose mothers simply observed reported _________________________ (8) than the group who watched cartoons. For that group, the levels of pain were less and the children were better able to _________________________ (9). One of the possible explanations is that children might have _________________________ (10) during the procedures, exacerbating their perception of pain. The higher pain level reported by children during _________________________ (11) shows the difficulty mothers have in interacting positively _________________________ (12) in their childrens life, the authors write. However, they stressed that _________________________ (13) still provided benefits, noting that the children would _________________________ (14) during the procedures. Indeed, children state that having their parent present _________________________ (15) when in pain, say the authors. Another possibility offered for consideration is the notion that the _________________________ (16) might release pain-quel