包邮英语中级口译岗位资格证书实考试卷汇编-(笔试.口试及标准答案)(IV)

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《英语中级口译岗位资格证书实考试卷汇编(4)(笔试、口试及标准答案)》讲述了《上海市英语中级口译岗位资格证书》考试，自1997年3月开考以来，已进入了第十二个年头。应考人数从**期的300余人上升到2008年9月第二十四期的37000余人，累计参考人数已达32万多人次。考试地区从上海扩展到南京、苏州、无锡、南通、扬州、杭州、宁波、武汉、南昌、青岛、烟台、深圳等地。这一迅猛发展的势头表明本项目已获得社会的广泛认可。从统计数字看，考生主要是在校大学生和学历在大学本科以上的在职人员。他们普遍认为，这个考试项目以及考前培训对学校英语教学是一种有效补充，有助于全面提高英语听、说、读、写、译（包括笔译和口译）的能力。

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