恩波学校英语中高级口译模拟试卷及参考答案

习题一2000 年3 月考题TRANSLATION TEST (1) (30 minutes)Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and conduct of this army. Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us the choice of brave resistance or the most abject submission. We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or to die.Our own, our country‘s honor, calls upon us for a vigorous and manly e xertion; and if we now shamefully fail, we shall become infamous to the whole world. Let us then rely on the goodness of our cause, and the aid of the Supreme Being, in whose hands victory is, to animate and encourage us to great and noble actions. The eyes of all our countrymen are now upon us, and we shall have the blessings and praises, if happily we are the instruments of saving them from the tyranny meditated against them. Let us animate and encourage each other, and show the whole world that a free man contending for liberty on his own ground is superior to any slavish mercenary on earth.分析：① The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and conduct of this army.译文一：苍天之下，数/ 千百万我们的后代/ 尚未出生的人，命系/ 其命运将取决于我们这支军队的勇气和斗志/ 表现。

高级口译第二部分口试模拟5一、口语题Directions: Talk on the following topic for at least 5 minutes. Be sure to make your points clear and supporting details adequate• You should also be ready to answer any questions raised by the examiners during your talk. You need to have your name and registration number recorded. Start your talk with "My name is . . . 11, "My registration number is • • • " •The desks of the companies 1Human Resources directors are flooded with resumes of graduating students. However, it is complained that the resumes tend to be com plicated and flamboyant or even cheating•Topic: Is a successful resume a door leading to a good job?Questions for Reference:1.An increasing number of the graduating students spend money, time and energy on their resumes. What1s your idea of a successful resume? How will you design your own resume?2.What role does a resume play in the student1s search for a job?3 . In this competitive job market, instead of flamboyant resumes, what should the graduating students do to stand out?二、口译题Part ADirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each paragraph, interpret it into Chinese• Start interpreting at the signal ••. and stop it at the signal .•• You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will he ar the passages only once • Now let1s begin Part A with the first passage.2、Passage 13 Passage 2Part BDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have heard each paragraph, interpret it into English・ Start interpreting at the signal ・・・ and stop it at the signal ・・・ You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once・ Now let's begin Part B with the first passage・4、Passage 15、Passage 2答案：一、口语题1> （略）二、口译题Part A2、我们的目标是，提倡我国的能源独立，同吋使环境得到人幅度改善。

BEC中高级口语模拟题及参考答案1 S．．A M P L E T E S T．．．．．．．．．Part One: InterviewInterlocutor's Questions(1) Does your job involve a lot of team work? (Why? /Why not?)(2)How important is having complementary skills in a team? (Why?)(3) Are you easy to work with? (Why?)(4) What kind of activities are conducive to team building?Suggested Answers(1) Yes, it does. I work in a marketing team. All the way from market research to product promotion and sales, we work closely together.(Not much. I am an administrator. Most of the time I work alone, keeping files, answering mail and writing reports. )(2) It's important in that each member will make his unique contribution and putthe team in a stronger position.(3) Yes, I am. I am helpful, flexible and always do my share of the work.(4) Relay races, sports games like football, basketball, or singing competition against other teams.Part Two: Mini-presentationWhat is important when building team spirit?●Attitudes●Team building games and activities●SeminarsSuggested AnswerI think all the three things are important when we build team spirit.The first thing is attitudes. Ask what attitudes you want the team to have and start developing them.The second thing is: what games and activities are conducive to team building? Design games that call for cooperation and creative thinking.The third thing is seminars. Hold seminars on how to work effectively as a team, the role of the team leader and the role of each member, etc.Through these measures, team spirit can be developed.Part Three: Collaborative Task and DiscussionYour company is going to develop team spirit. Talk together for about 2 minutes about some of the things that are important for a good team and "decide which three would be the most important. Here are some ideas to help you.●Complementary skills●Compatible personalities●Common goal●Equal contribution●Helping each other●Sharing of information●Team briefing●Creating room for feedbackSuggested AnswerA: I think compatible personalities are important to a good team. If team members are much alike in personality, they will find each other pleasant to work with. In such a favourable environment, there is surely more job satisfaction. B: Exactly. On the other hand, if team members have conflicting personalities, it will be difficult to work with one another. As a result, team effectiveness will be affected. The second thing that is crucial is team briefing. The team as a whole should be briefed on why they are working together...A. What needs to be done and how they are going to work towards a common goal. With a clear idea of what is expected from the outset, the team will function better.B: That is what was on my mind. And the third important thing is sharing of information. Keep each other updated on new ideas, latest developments or even doubts and concerns.A: I couldn't agree with you more. A well-informed team will be more productive and creative.B: To sum up, compatible personalities, team briefing and sharing of information are the most important elements of a good team.Follow-up Questions(1) Do you think keeping to budget is important in project management? (Why?)(2) Are regular meetings important when doing teamwork? (Why?)(3) Do you think clear goals are important in project management? (Why?)(4) What quality is the most important for a team leader?(5) Is it important to consider experience when selecting a project manager? (Why?)Suggested Answershow the work is going.(3) Yes, I think so. There will be less confusion because each member is clear what is expected of him.(4) The ability to act quickly and sensibly when a problem arises.(5) Yes, it is. Experience counts when it comes to an important position like project manger.2. S．．A M P L E T E S T．．．．．．．．．Part One: InterviewInterlocutor's Questions(1) What would you like to read in a company newsletter?(2) What is the advantage of face-to-face communication?interpersonal(3) Is it important for staff to hand in regular work reports to their supervisors? (Why ?)(4) How can a company keep its staff informed?Suggested Answers(1)Company news and staff's feedbacks on important company issues.(2)It is very effective in establishing rapport and clarifying misunderstanding. (One of the important advantages is the personal touch in a face-to-face talk.) (3)Yes, it is. The supervisors will have a better idea of the progress, plans and concerns of the staff.(4)By holding departmental and inter-departmental meetings and seminars regularly.(By publishing company newsletters and magazines.)(By means of company websites and intranets.)Part Two: Mini-presentationWhat is important when producing an in-house magazine?●Objectives●Types of readers●ContentsSuggested AnswerIn my opinion, objectives, types of readers and contents are important when producing an in-house magazine.First, it's important to decide the objectives. Is your magazine mainly to inform, to instruct, to influence, to inspire, to offer room for discussion or all of the above? Be certain about this before you begin.Part Three: Collaborative Task and DiscussionYour company wants to improve communication within the company. Talk together for about 2 minutes about some of the channels to use and decide which two would be the most useful. Here are some pictures to help you.Suggested AnswerA: Among the various channels of communication, I think regular staff meetings are important. They are formal and official ways of keeping staff updated on developments and changes.givenB: And one feels more free to express one's views when writing into a computer instead of facing the supervisor. And that also fastens communication between management and staff.A: So the two most useful ways are staff meetings and intranet.Follow-up Questions(1) Are newspapers a good source of business news? (Why?)(2) How can confusion of key policies be reduced?(3) Is it important to give staff opportunities to express their views on important issues? (Why?)(4) Should managers be trained in communication skills? (Why?)(5) Do you use e-mail for internal communication? (Why?)Suggested Answers(1) Yes, they are. You can know about the most recent developments in business from various newspapers.(2) Inform the staff and explain to them before the policies are introduced.(3) Yes, it is. Knowing the opinion of the staff can help decision-makers make a better decision.(4) Yes, they should. Communication skills are important to managers, yet not everyone of them is good at them.(5) Yes, I do. I use it a lot to share information and supervise teamwork.3.S．A M P L E T E S T．．．．．．．．．Part One: InterviewInterlocutor's Questions(1) Do you think it pays to invest in high-tech? (Why?)(2) Why is cutting production cost important?(3) Is it a good idea to use mass production? (Why?)(4) How important is reducing inventory?Suggested Answers(1) Yes, I think so. It may cost much at first, but it pays in the long run with improved product quantity and quality.(2) Because, by cutting cost, a company is able to offer more competitive prices and to have better chances of survival.(3) Yes, it is. With equipment like assembly lines, both productivity and efficiency can be raised.(4) It's vital. High inventory not only takes up space, but also affects cash flow. Part Two: Mini-presentationWhat is important when choosing a warehouse to rent?●Transport links●Size●RentSuggested AnswerThree things are important when we choose a warehouse to rent.First, the warehouse should have convenient transport links.For one thing, goods can be loaded and unloaded conveniently.Second, the warehouse should be the right size. If it's too big, the space isn't put into good use. If it's too small, it can't meet production needs.Third, the rent should be considered, too. If too costly, the rent can amount to quite a sum in the total production cost.Part Three: Collaborative Task and DiscussionYour company wants to cut production cost. Talk together for about 2 minutes about some of the things that are important for this and decide which three would be the most important. Here are some ideas to help you.●Labour cost●Material cost●Low-interest loans●State-of-the-art technology●Mass production●Fuel●Transportation●Reducing inventorySuggested AnswerA: Production cost has been high. To cut labour cost might help in some way. We have to lay off some workers and reduce pay.B: But they have been working for us for so many years and are loyal to us. I don't think this is a good option. Maybe we can cut the material cost. We have been using imported materials which are very costly. If we use domestically-produced materials, we can save half the money.A: That could be an option with the ever improvement of home-made materials. I'm also thinking of investing in state-of-the-art technology.Better technology leads to higher productivity.B: And higher productivity will eventually bring the cost down. What do you think of the energy use of our company? Aren't we too wasteful about our fuels? Taps are unturned off because of neglect. Dripping taps are not fixed in time.A: And air-conditioners are on round the clock. I guess we can save a substantial sum if we are careful about energy use.B: To sum up, material cost, technology and fuel are the most important.Follow-up Questions(1) How important is packaging material for products?(2) Can packaging promote the image of a product?(3) Is there any disadvantage in reducing labour cost? (Why?)(4) Is the layout of a warehouse important? (Why?)(5) Are low-interest loans important in reducing cost? (Why?)Suggested Answers(1) It's important because the right material will make sure the products arrive in good conditions.(2) Yes, it can. Attractive packaging can add value to products.(3) Yes, there is as the staff may feel insecure and it's also bad for the morale.(4) Yes, it is, because good layout means effective space utilization and easy picking.(5) Yes, they are. The lower the interest, the less a company has to pay back to thebank.4．S．A M P L E T E S T．．．．．．．．．Part One: InterviewInterlocutor's Questions(1) Will you choose a small company to deliver goods? (Why? /Why not?)(2) Is provision of good delivery service an important consideration? (Why?)(3) How important is security in goods delivery? (Why?)(4) Is it a good idea to ask for others' recommendations before choosing a delivery company? (Why?)Suggested Answers(1) It depends. So long as the company provides good service, it doesn't matter whether it's big or small..(Probably not. To be on the safe side, I prefer a big company. )(2) Yes, it's important. Poor service can be frustrating, sometimes, even damaging. Good service makes things run more smoothly.(3) It's vital. If security cannot be guaranteed in delivery, the goods may arrive late, damaged or even lost.(4) Yes, it's a good idea. Others' recommendations are useful references. But seeing with your own eyes is also advisable.Part Two: Mini-presentationWhat is important when looking for a delivery company?●Delivery cost●Delivery speed●InsuranceSuggested AnswerYour company is looking for a new supplier. Talk together for about 2 minutes about what is important when choosing a supplier and decide which three factors are the most important. Here are some ideas to help you.◆Experience◆Flexibility◆Quality◆Reliability◆Location◆Delivery◆Price◆ReputationSuggested AnswerA: When we choose a supplier, I think the quality of goods is of great importance. The goods supplied must be good. Poor quality goods can be very harmful.B: If we use them, our reputation will be damaged. If we reject them, there will be other problems. We certainly don't want to be in such a dilemma.Secondly, it's important to consider the reliability of the supplier. If the goods are sometimes good and sometimes poor, we can also get stuckA: I think reliability also means the supplier always has the goods in stock.B: And is always able to deliver them in time.A: Exactly. If the supplier is short of goods or is unable to deliver our goods in timeto consider.Follow-up questions(1)Is it important to have several suppliers instead of only one?(2)Is membership of professional bodies important when you choose one carrier?(3)Are discount important when choosing a delivery company?(4)Is experience important when deciding a delivery company?(5)What is the best method of transportation when sending perishable goods? Suggested Answersmeans youmembership will mean more5. S．A M P L E T E S T．．．．．．．．．Part One: InterviewInterlocutor's Questions(1) Do you think staff parties should be cut to save money? (Why?)(2) Do you think companies should stop providing free parking to staff to reduce cost? (Why?)(3) Is it a good idea to encourage staff to learn to repair some equipment by themselves? (Why?)(4) Is there anything the staff can do to help save money for the company? Suggested Answers(1) Yes, I think so. Staff parties are a great waste considering the food, drinks and the rent for venue.(2) No, I don't think so. The savings from it don't amount to much and therefore are not of much value.(3) Yes, I think so. It saves money and time. What's more, I think companies should provide training in this.(4) Yes, the staff can start with things like saving energy, staying in a second-rate hotel when on business, etc.Part Two: Mini-presentationWhat is important when reducing overheads?◆No company cars for senior staff◆ A ceiling on business travel expenses◆No free lunch in company canteenSuggested AnswerI think three things are important in contributing to reducing overheads.First, senior staff should not have the privilege of company cars. Running and maintaining those cars is a significant expense that can he reduced.Second, there should be a ceiling on business travel expenses. Luxury like first class travel should be discouraged.Third, lunch in company canteen should be charged. Every little bit counts.Part Three: Collaborative Task and DiscussionYour company wants to cut operating expenses. Talk together for about 2 minutes about some of the things that are important for this and decide which three would be the most important. Here are some ideas to help you.◆Reduction of support staff◆Utilities◆Rent◆Insurance◆Repairs and maintenance◆Fringe benefits◆Advertising◆Supporting cultural eventsSuggested AnswerA: Times are hard. We have to cut operating expenses. I think we should reduce the number of support staff. Our ratio of support staff to production staff is unreasonable. The support staff has outnumbered the production staff.B: I'm all in favour of that. The reduction of support staff will make the remaining staff work harder to keep their jobs. So we don't lose anything in the end. The rent accounts for 10 percent of the expenses. Maybe we could have smaller office space and sub-let the other premises.A: Or maybe we could move to a district where the rent is cheaper. The savings from the rent can amount to a large sum in the long run. The third thing we should cut is advertising. We spent far too much in advertising products and jobsto be filled.B: But we reaped what we sowed. I would rather stop supporting cultural events. The sponsorship doesn't lead us anywhere.A: You have a point there.Follow-up Questions(1) Should companies provide language training course for staff9 (Why?)(2) Does reducing overheads lead to higher margins? (Why?)(3) Is it a good idea to know the opinion of staff before a change is made? (Why?)(4) What can companies do to save money?(5) Do you think e-conferences wilt be used more by companies in the future? (Why?)Suggested Answers(1) Yes, they should, because it improves both performance and motivation.(2) Not necessarily. In fact, the opposite is often true. If things like pay and benefits are reduced, they are likely to cause insecurity.(Sometimes. If what used to be wasted or ill-managed is saved and well managed, then it's likely to lead to higher margins. )(3) Yes, it's a good idea. Knowing the staff's opinion makes the management better-informed in making a decision.(4) Things like better operations management, careful planning, c hoosing the right supplier, smooth workflow, low inventory level, etc. can al1 help save money.(5) Probably. As they save travel expenses and time and therefore are cost-effective.6.S．A M P L E T E S T．．．．．．．．．Part One: InterviewInterlocutor's Questions(1) Is your office comfortable to work in? (Why? /Why not?)(2) Why is good relationship with colleagues important?(3) What improvement do you want to see in your workspace? (Why?)(4) Which do you prefer, open plan offices or individual offices? (Why?) Suggested Answers(1) Yes, very nice. I have a fairly big room, a big desk and a computer. I have a cute clock on the shelf and pictures on the wall. It's cozy.(I'm afraid not. It's too crowded. We have 5 persons sharing one small room. It's too small to swing a cat. )(2) Because you are spending 5 working days of a week with colleagues. If you don't have a good relationship with them, working life will be difficult.(3) Tidiness. I'm one of those pile people rather than file people. So it's often a mess. But I believe with more storage space, I can keep my work area tidy, too. (Reducing noise. We work in crowded open plan offices. They are far too noisy for work. )(4) Individual offices. They are good for concentration and free from distraction..(Open plan offices. They are good for team work and association. )Part Two: Mini-presentationWhat is important when buying office facilities?◆Good quality◆Easy to use◆ComfortSuggested AnswerI think three things are important when buying office facilities.First, good quality. If the facilities are of poor quality, it can be irritating when they keep breaking down. Time is also wasted when they are under repair. Second, easy to use. If the facilities are not user-friendly, it can be an upsetting experience. Facilities which are easy to use can help reduce stress.Third, comfort. Facilities like furniture should he comfortable. A comfortable armchair is less likely to cause backache.Part Three Collaborative Task and DiscussionYour company wants to improve work environment in the office. Talk together for about 2 minutes about some of the things that are important for this and decide which three would be the most important. Here are some ideas to help you.⏹File cabinet⏹Furniture⏹Potted plants⏹Air⏹Lighting⏹Tidiness⏹Colours used⏹Reducing noiseSuggested AnswerA: It's good that our company is trying to make our workplace more comfortable. I think to improve air quality is important. The air is a bit stuffy in the offices. B: Right you are. We need bigger windows for ventilation. Besides we should ban smoking in the offices.A: I'm sure in this way the air quality will be better. The second thing we can do is lighting. Bad lighting can cause a strain on our eyes.Good lighting can make the rooms more pleasant to work in.B: We do need better lighting in some of our offices. As for our office, we don't have this problem as we have natural light. But we do need more file cabinets. Every desk has several piles of files. If we have more cabinets, the files can be kept in them and we will have more working space.A: The office will look clean and tidy, too.B: So air quality, lighting and file cabinet are the most important things to consider.Follow-up Questions(1) Can you describe the layout of your office?(2) Do you have access to computers and Internet service in your workplace?(3) Is it important for a company to have a parking lot for employees? (Why?)(4) As far as working environment is concerned, what is the most important? (Why?)(5) Is it noisy in your workplace?Suggested Answers(1) There are 3 desks on the left and some cabinets for files on the right. It's fairly crowded.(2) Yes, I do. That's the best part I like about my company.(3) Yes, it is. It's convenient for the staff and safe for the ears.(4) Personal space. It's important for work efficiency.(5) Most of the time, it is quiet. But sometimes it earl be noisy when there are visitors.7.S．A M P L E T E S T．．．．．．．．．Part One: Interview(1) What words would you use to describe your company’s culture?(2) What is your company’s attitud e toward continuous learning?(3) Do staff in your company take pride in their work?(4) Does your company involve employees in decision-making?Suggested Answers(1)Open communication. Our manager knows each of us personally and establishes a good rapport with us.(People development. Our company attaches great importance to professional development and believes in maximizing the potential of each staff member. ) (Customer focus. In our company, "the customer is always right" . We believe in pro-riding the best service to our customers. )(Creative atmosphere. Our company encourages new ideas, new ways of doing things end innovation of technology. )(Strong leadership. Our managers have great personal charm and each is influential in his own way. )(2) Very supportive. Our company has in-house training twice a year and sends staff to schools for various training courses.(Not very supportive. Our boss is more concerned about how much money he can make now rather than how much money he can make 5 years from now with good training. )(3) Yes, they do. They are proud of their work. They are proud of the company. (Some of them do. Some of them don't. The more successful ones are proud of their achievements. The less successful ones are a bit negative. )(4) Sometimes. For decisions like reward system, benefits, staff are involved in decision making.Part Two: Mini-presentationWhat is important when developing company culture?◆Vision◆Effective leadership◆PassionSuggested AnswerWhen developing culture, three things are important.First, vision is important to company culture. Having a vision is like having a goal. A company that aims at becoming the leader of the industry will be working towards it.Second, effective leadership is a key factor, too. The kind of culture a company has a lot to do with the values and ways of doing things of the leaders and howPart Three: Collaborative Task and DiscussionYour company wants to change company culture to be more competitive. Talk together for about 2 minutes and decide which three areas demand most of the attention. Here are some ideas to help you.◆Responsibility◆Continuous innovation◆Professional development◆Quality◆Excellence◆Commitment◆Respect for each other◆Team spiritSuggested AnswerA: First things first, we need to develop the culture of continuous innovation. We need to innovate our technology, packaging, marketing and managerial styles. B: The idea of continuous innovation should be instilled into staff at every level and be the culture of every department. The second area that needs special attention, I believe, is quality. Every employee should make quality one of his topB: Yes, I think so. We need to build a culture in which all the staff members are devoted to their work and are willing to do their best for the company.A: There is nothing impossible with a committed staff. To sum up, continuous innovation, quality and commitment are the most important values that need to be incorporated into our company's culture.Follow-up Questions(1) How important is performance-based reward system? (Why?),(2) Why is creative atmosphere important?(3) Is customer satisfaction important? (Why?)(4) How important is it to provide good service?(5) Why is people development important?Suggested Answers(1) It's important because it encourages the culture of “better work, better reward”.(2) Because creativity is the essence of progress.(3) Yes, of course. If customers are dissatisfied, companies will lose them and there will be no profit to be made.(4) Good service is crucial if a company wants to outperform its competitors.(5) Because people with talent are the deciding factor in competition.8.S．A M P L E T E S T．．．．．．．．．Part One: InterviewInterlocutor's Questions(1) What qualities does a good personal assistant need to have?(2) What personal details are important when selecting a job applicant?(3) Why are references for the applicants important?(4) What personal qualities are important for work?Suggested Answershe should be ready to work overtime. )(2) Details like interests, lifestyle, manners, etc.(3) Because, with references, employers can find out whether the applicant has told the truth.(4) Personal qualities like honesty, responsibility are important because they are closely linked to an applicant's overall performance.Part Two: Mini-presentationWhat is important when recruiting new staff?◆Qualifications◆Experience◆SkillsSuggested AnswerI think three things are of great importance when recruiting new staff.First, qualifications. Employers want to hire someone with the educational background that the job requires. They can tell from qualifications whether the applicant has the training necessary for the job.Second, experience. Relevant work experience not only saves the time and money for training, but also means better quality work and higher efficiency. Third, whether the applicant has the practical skills for the job is also important. If possible, ask the applicant to demonstrate those skills before recruitment. Part Three: Collaborative Task and DiscussionA joint venture is going to recruit someone for the job of receptionist. Talk together for about 2 minutes about two of the people who have applied for the position and decide which one would be more suitable.◆Mary, Chinese, aged 22, 2 years' experience as a receptionist, Englishlanguage certificate, good communication skills, proficient in English, average looking but friendly and pleasant.Susan, Chinese, aged 29, 9 years' experience as waitress, high school diploma, quiet and serious, basic English skills, good-looking.Suggested AnswerA: So the company needs a receptionist. We have to decide which one is more suitable.essential to the job. However Susan is quiet and serious, which may not be very. In terms of foreign language skills, Susan is also at a disadvantage. She only has basic English skills while Mary is proficient in it.A: And she has a certificate in English language while Susan only has a high school diploma. In view of work experience, Mary's two years' experience as a receptionist is another plus.B: And Susan has no relevant experience, though she has been a waitress for almost 10 years.A: Susan is also younger and can work many more years~ as a receptionist.B: It seems Susan is the right choice.Fo11ow-up Questions(1) Is being willing to work overtime important for a personal assistant? (Why?)(2) What professional skills does a personal assistant need to have?(3) What are usually included in a job advertisement?(4) Is experience at lower levels important when promoting an employee to a higher level? (Why?)(5) Is being able to delegate responsibilities important for a manager? (Why?) Suggested Answers(1) Yes, it is. This job requires one to work overtime from time to time.(2) People skills because he needs to deal with people at different levels.(3) Job description, experience needed and probably pay and working conditions.(4) Yes, it is as experience at lower levels enables one to know the problems and needs better.(5) Yes, it certainly is important because it gives one more time to deal with more important things.9.S．A M P L E T E S T．．．．．．．．．Part One: InterviewInterlocutor's Questions(1) Is arriving on time important in an interview? (Why?)(2) Are interviews the best way to judge an applicant? (Why?)。

XX翻译资格考试高级口译模拟试题及答案Good afternoon, class. I want to start my lecture by telling you a story. Once there was a young woman from Mexico named Consuela, who came to New York to learn English. She got a job at a factory owned by a Chinese. One day as Consuela came to work, her Chinese boss handed her a red envelope. Consuela looked inside and saw 20 dollars.She became very upset and threw the envelope back at her boss! Her boss was shocked. Well, he had given her the red envelope and the money because it was Chinese New Year. And on the Chinese New Year, it is traditional to give money to young, single people for good luck. However, from Consuela’s point of view, he was an older man giving her money in an envelope, which meant that he was asking herfor sexual favors. Naturally, she refused to take the money.Now, what does this story show us? It shows that an action can have totally opposite meanings in different cultures. Every culture has its own rules for what is appropriate and what is not appropriate behavior. And to illustrate my point today, I’m going to give examples from four areas. First, the way people greet each other in different cultures. Second, the way they use names and titles. Third, the way people eat. And finally, the waythey exchange gifts.OK, let’s start with greeting customs—First of all, I’m sure you know that in the United States and in most western countries, greetings often involve some sort of touching, such as a handshake, a hug, or a kiss if people know each other very well. On the other hand, people from most Asian countries don’t usually feel as fortable touching in public. Although handshakes between business people are mon, many Japanese prefer a bow, while people from Thailand, normally hold their hands together in a kind of prayer position. So imagine how embarrassing it would be if an American was invited to someone’s home in Japan or Thailand and she tried to hug the host!Now, another behavior that differs from culture to culture is the use of names. Have you noticed that Americans are quick to use people’s first names even if they have just met. For instance, visitors to the United States are always surprised to hear employees speak totheir bosses using first names. In contrast, people in most other cultures are more formal and prefer to be addressed as Mr. Brown or Mr. Honda, for example. In addition, in some countries, such as Italy or Korea, people like you to include their title or position with their family names, especially if they’re university graduates or owners of a business.Now I want to look at eating customs. I’ll talk about the behaviors connected with eating that vary from culture to culture. One of these is the use of utensils. You probably know that people in many Asian cultures use chopstick s but in some countries it’s customary to eat with your fingers. It’s important to be aware of different dining customs. Here is another example. In some cultures, eating everything on your plate is considered impolite. In Egypt and China, you should leave some food in your dish at the end of the meal. This is to show that your hosts were generous and gave you more than enough to eat. However, Americans generally consider a clean plate as a sign of satisfaction with the food.Finally, what I want to mention today is gift giving, which you may think is a universal custom and there is not much variation from culture to culture. But the rules of gift giving can be very plicated. In USA, if you’reinvited to someone’s home for dinner, bring wine or flowers or small item as a present. On the other hand, the Japanese give gifts quite frequently, often to thank someone, such as a teacher or a doctor. In the Japanese culture, gift giving is a very ancient tradition and it has many detailed rules. Another interesting fact about gift giving is that many cultures have strict rules about giftsyou should not give. For example, never give yellow flowers to people from Iran, which means you hate them!【评析】本文题材对考生来说并不陌生，是老生常谈的文化差异。

历年高级口译考题翻译部分精解第一套英译中Since Darwin, biologists have been-firmly convinced that nature works without plan or meaning, pursuing no aim by the direct road of design. But today we see that this conviction is a fatal error. Why should evolution, exactly as Darwin knew it and described it, be planless and irrational? Do not aircraft design engineers work, at precisely that point where specific calculations and plans give out, according to the same principle of evolution, when they test the serviceability of a great number of statistically determined forms in the wind tunnel, in order to choose the one that functions best? Can we say that there is no process of natural selection when nuclear physicists, through thousands of computer operations, try to find out which materials, in which combinations and with what structural form, are best suited to the building of an atomic reactor? They also practise no designed adaptation, but work by the principle of selection. But it would never occur to anyone to call their method planless and irrational.【参考译文】达尔文以后的生物学家们一直相信，大自然的运行是没有计划没有意义的，不会按照预先设定的途径实现任何目的。

9月英语高级口译真题+答案(1)Part A: Spot DictationDirections: 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 world 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.Play is very important for humans from birth to death. Play is not meant to be just for children. It is a form of ___________ （1）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 ___________ （2）of play here.Play can stimulate you ___________ （3）. It can go against all the rules, and change the same ___________ （4）. Walt Disney was devoted to play, and his willingness to ___________ （5）changed the world of entertainment. The next time you are stuck in a ___________ （6）way of life, pull out a box of color pencils, modeling clay, glue and scissors, and ___________ （7）and break free. You will be amazed at the way your thinking ___________ （8）.Playing can bring greater joy into your life. What do you think the world would be like-if ___________ （9）each day in play? I bet just asking you this question has ___________ （10）. Play creates laughter, joy, entertainment, ___________ （11）. Starting today, try to get 30 minutes each day to engage in some form of play, and ___________ （12）rise!Play is known ___________ （13）. Studies show that, as humans, play is part of our nature. We have the need to play because it is instinctive and ___________ （14）.With regular play, our problem-solving and ___________ （15）will be in muchbetter shape to handle this complex world, and we are much more likely to choose ___________ （16）as they arise. It creates laughter and freedom that can instantly reduce stress and __________ （17）to our daily living.Play can ___________ （18）, curiosity, and creativity. Research shows that play is both a ‘hands-on’ and ‘minds-on’ learning pr ocess. It produces a deeper, ___________ （19）of the world and its possibilities. We begin giving meaning to life through story making, and playing out ___________ （20）.Part B: Listening ComprehensionDirections: In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After each one, you will be asked some questions. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation.1. （A）in Cherry Blossoms Village ninety of the residents are over 85 years old.（B）In the United States, there are twice as many centenarians as there were ten years ago.（C）All the people studied by these scientists from Georgia live in institutions for the elderly.（D）Almost all the residents in Cherry Blossoms Village have unusual hobbies.2. （A）Whether the centenarians can live independently in small apartments.（B）Whether it is feasible to establish a villag e for the “oldest old” people.（C）What percentage of the population are centenarians in the state of Georgia.（D）What the real secrets are to becoming an active and healthy 100-year-old.3. （A）Diet, optimism, activity or mobility, and genetics.（B）Optimism, commitment to interesting things, activity or mobility, and adaptability to loss.（C）The strength to adapt to loss, diet, exercise, and genetics.（D）Diet, exercise, commitment to something they were interested in, and genetics.4. （A）The centenarians had a high calorie and fat intake.（B）The centenarians basically eat something different.（C）The centenarians eat a low-fat and low-calorie, unprocessed food diet.（D）The centenarians eat spicy food, drink whiskey, and have sweet pork every day.5. （A）Work hard.（B）Stay busy.（C）Stick to a balanced diet.（D）Always find something to laugh about.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news.6. （A）Global temperatures rose by 3 degrees in the 20th century.（B）Global warming may spread disease that could kill a lot of people in Africa.（C）Developed countries no longer depend on fossil fuels for transport and power.（D）The impact of the global warming will be radically reduced by 2050.7. （A）Taking bribes.（B）Creating a leadership vacuum at the country’s top car maker.（C）Misusing company funds for personal spending.（D）Offering cash for political favors.8. （A）The nation has raised alert status to the highest level and thousands of people have moved to safety.（B）The eruption of Mount Merapi has been the worst in Indonesia over the past two decades.（C）All residents in the region ten kilometers from the base of the mountain have evacuated.（D）The eruption process was a sudden burst and has caused extensive damage and heavy casualty.9. （A）6 to 7.（B）8 to 10.（C）11 to 16.（D）17 to 25.10. （A）Curbing high-level corruption.（B）Fighting organized crime.（C）Investigating convictions of criminals.（D）Surveying the threats to national security.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following interview.11. （A）A wine taster.（B）A master water taster.（C）The host of the show.（D）The engineer who works on the water treatment plant.12. （A）Berkeley Springs.（B）Santa Barbara.13. （A）Being saucy and piquant.（B）Tasting sweet.（C）A certain amount of minerals.（D）An absence of taste.14. （A）Looking-smelling-tasting.（B）Tasting-smelling-looking.（C）Smelling-looking-tasting.（D）Tasting-looking-smelling.15. （A）Bathing.（B）Boiling pasta in.（C）Swimming.（D）Making tea.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk.16. （A）Enhance reading and math skills.（B）Increase the students’ appreciation of nature.（C）Improve math, but not reading skills.（D）Develop reading, but not math skills.17. （A）To help the students appreciate the arts.（B）To make the students’ education more well-rounded. （C）To investigate the impact of arts training.（D）To enhance the students’ math skills.18. （A）Once weekly.（D）Twice a month.19. （A）Six months.（B）Seven months.（C）Eight months.（D）Nine months.20. （A）The children’s attitude.（B）The children’s test scores.（C）Both th e children’s attitude and test scores.（D）Both the teachers’ and the children’s attitude.。

9 月英语高级口译真题+ 答案(4)SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (30 minutes)Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.A proposal to change long-standing federal policy and deny citizenship to babies born to illegal immigrants on U.S. soil ran aground this month in Congress, but it is sure to resurface-kindling bitter debate even if it fails to become law.At issue is “ birthright citizenship -pr〞ovided for since the Constitutio n' s14th Amendment was ratified in 1868. Section 1 of that amendment, drafted with freed slaves in mind, says: “ All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subj to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States. 〞Some conservatives in Congress, as well as advocacy groups seeking to crack down on illegal immigration, say the amendment has been misapplied over the years, that it was never intended to grant citizenship automatically to babies of illegal immigrants. Thus they contend that federal legislation, rather than a difficult-to-achieve constitutional amendment, would be sufficient to end birthright citizenship.“ MostAmericans feel it doesn 'mt ake any sense for people to come into the country illegally, give birth an d have a new U.S. citizen, 〞said the spokesman of th federation of American immigration reform. “ But the advocates for illegal immi will make a fuss; they ' lcllaim you ' repunishing the children, and I suspect the leadership doesn ' t want to deatlhwaitt.h 〞SECTION 4: LISTENING TEST (30 minutes)Part A: Note-taking and Gap-fillingDirections: In this part of the test you will hear a short talk. You will hear the talk ONLY ONCE. While listening to the talk, you may take notes on the importa nt points so that you can have enough information to complete a gap-filling task on a separate ANSWER BOOKLET. You will not get your TEST BOOK and ANSWER BOOKLET until after you have listened to the talk.The doctor-patient relationship is one of the __________ 〔1〕relationships in life, but many people say this relationship is beyond _____________ 〔2〕. Can this relationship be saved? The answer is __________ 〔3〕yes, because it must. And if that is lost, medicine becomes a technology and is _________ 〔4〕. In part the crisisin medicine began with doctors __________ 〔5〕themselves from patients.The more critical work of a doctor happens in the taking of the human 〔6〕. 〔7〕is the most important and most difficult single transaction. The studies show that 〔8〕of all the valuable informationthat leads to correct diagnosis comes from the history. Another __________ 〔9〕comes from the physical examination, 10% comes from simple __________ 〔10〕tests, and 5% comes from all the complex __________ 〔11〕. So listening is vital, because listening is not merely listening, but to establish a _________ 〔12〕.But some doctors think listening is _________ 〔13〕. They like to use complex and costly __________ 〔14〕, and use ___________ 〔15〕that create adversereactions and require _________ 〔16〕. They don 't like to listen. Because there premium on listening and that there 's no __〔__1_7_〕___fo_r_listening.Even so, the doctor-patient relationship is not _________ 〔18〕saving. Because people may ask, what is good health? And good health begins first and foremost with 〔19〕. If you don 't care for a _______ 〔__2_0_〕, be somebody else,but don ' t be a doctor!Part B: Listening and Translation1. Sentence TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 English sentences. You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.〔1〕〔2〕〔3〕〔4〕〔5〕2. Passage TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 English passages. You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening.〔1〕。

英语高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试昂立模拟考试(2009年3月)试卷二TEST BOOK 2SECTION 4: LISTENING TEST (30 minutes)Part A: Note-taking And Gap-fillingDirections:In this part of the test you will hear a short talk. You will hear the talk ONLY ONCE. While listening to the talk, you may take notes on the important points so that you can have enough information to complete a gap-filling task on a separate ANSWER BOOKLET. You will not get your ANSWER BOOKLET until after you have listened to the talkThere are now over 700 millions motor vehicles in the world – and the number is rising by more than ________ (1) each year. This dependence on motor vehicles has given rise to major problems, including environmental ________ (2), depletion of oil resources, traffic congestion and ________ (3). First, ________ (4) from vehicles make air quality in urban areas unpleasant and sometimes dangerous to breathe. In ________ (5) City, vehicle pollution is a major health ________ (6). Until a hundred years ago, most journeys were made on a ________ (7) back within the 20 km range. Heavy ________ (8) could only be carried by water or ________ (9). Today about 90 per cent of inland freight in the United Kingdom is carried by ________ (10). In the United States, more land is assigned to car use than to ________ (11). Also urban sprawl means that life without a car is next to impossible. Though car transport is ________ (12) times as costly as rail travel in terms of the external social costs, cars easily surpass trains or ________ (13) as a flexible and ________ (14) mode of personal transport. It is unrealistic to expect people to give up private cars in favor of ________ (15) transit. One solution that has been put forward is the long-term solution of designing cities and neighborhoods so that car journeys are not ________ (16) –all essential services being located within ________ (17) distance or easily accessible by public transport. A more likely scenario seems to be a combination of mass ________ (18) systems for travel into and around cities, with small ‗low emission‘ cars for urban use. Better ________ (19) of transport systems is also highly desirable—and all these lead to changes in modern ________ (20).1. Sentence TranslationDirections:In this part of the test, you will hear 5 English sentences. You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE.After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)2. Passage TranslationDirections:In this part of the test, you will hear 2 English passages. You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE.After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening.(1)(2)SECTION 5: READING TEST (30 minutes)Directions:Read the following passages and then answer IN COMPLETE SENTENCES the questions which follow each passage. Use only information from the passage you have just read and write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 1-3That sweetness is pleasant is no coincidence. Sweet food is at a premium in the wild because the sugars it contains provide valuable calories. But even with sugar there can be too much of a good thing, so it would be no surprise if the body were able to regulate the perception of sweetness as its nutritional needs vary. According to two studies presented to the International Symposium on Olfaction and Taste, held in San Francisco this week, that is exactly what happens. The studies, one on mice and one on people, have identified two hormones that seem to fine-tune the perception of sweetness, and thus regulate the intake of sugar independently of the previously known mechanism of satiation that is located in the brain.The mouse study was done by Steven Munger, a neurobiologist at the University of Maryland, and his colleagues. They picked a hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) that is made by intestinal cells in response to sugar and fat. This hormone is already known to act in the pancreas and the brain, where it helps, respectively, to regulate blood-sugar levels and the feeling of satiation that tells you when to stop eating. Dr Munger, though, found that both GLP-1 and the receptor molecule that picks it up and thus allows it to act are found in taste buds too.To investigate GLP-1‘s role in taste, the team used a strain of mice that were genetically engineered to lack GLP-1 receptors. They found that such animals are much less sensitive to sweetness than their unengineered confrères. Indeed, the mutants were no more interested in a dilute sugar solution (or, indeed, a solution of artificial sweetener) than they were in plain water—though they did resp ond to concentrated solutions of sweetness. The ―wild-type‖ mice, by contrast, drank significantly more of the sweet solution than they did of the water, even when the sweet solution was dilute. Moreover, the effect was limited to sweetness. The animals‘ responses to the other four fundamentals of taste—bitterness, sourness, saltiness and ―umami‖ (the flavour of monosodium glutamate)—were unaffected. That suggests, though it does not yet prove, that there is feedback from the gut to regulate the desirability of eating sweet food.The human study was done by Yuzo Ninomiya, a neuroscientist at Kyushu University, in Japan. He and his colleagues looked at leptin, another hormone that is known to regulate appetite and metabolism. Leptin levels are also known to fluctuate naturally over a 24-hour period, being lowest in the morning and highest at night, at least in people who eat three meals a day.In their experiments, Dr Ninomiya and his colleagues found that their volunteers were more sensitive to sweetness when their leptin levels were low. As the level of the hormone increased over the course of a day, the threshold for detecting sweetness rose. And when the researchers shifted the pattern of leptin production by changing the number of meals their volunteers ate, the volunteers‘ sensitivity to sweetness shifted as well, suggesting that it was the hormone rather than merely the time of day that was causing the effect. As in the case of the mice, the humans did not show any changes in their sensitivity to other tastes. However, individuals who had lower leptin levels, and thus more sweet-taste sensitivity before a meal, experienced sharper increases in blood-sugar levels when they had eaten.Whether either of these results cast light on the perpetual search for pain-free ways of cutting calorie-intake in the modern world of abundant sweetness is not yet clear. But they may, at least, explain why so many people like lashings of sugar on their breakfast cereal.1. Why does the author say ―that sweetness is pleasant is no coincidence‖ at the beginning ofthe passage?2. What is ―GLP-1‖? What is its role in taste?3. What is leptin? What does Dr Ninomiya find about it?Questions 4-6―M erchant and pirate were for a long period one and the same person,‖ wrote Friedrich Nietzsche. Even today mercantile morality is really nothing but a refinement of piratical morality. Companies, of course, would strongly disagree with this suggestion. Piracy is generally bad for business. It can undermine sales of legitimate products, deprive a company of its valuable intellectual property and tarnish its brand. Commercial piracy may not be as horrific as the seaborne version off the Horn of Africa. But stealing other people‘s R&D, artistic endeavour or even journalism is still theft.That principle is worth defending. Yet companies have to deal with the real world—and, despite the best efforts of recorded-music companies, luxury-goods firms and software-industry associations, piracy has proved very hard to stop. Given that a certain amount of stealing is going to happen anyway, some companies are turning it to their advantage.For example, around 20 times as many music tracks are exchanged over the internet on ―peer to peer‖ file-sharing networks as are legitimately sold online or in shops. Statistics about the traffic on file-sharing networks can be useful. They can reveal, for example, the countries where a new singer is most popular, even before his album has been released there. Having initially been reluctant to be seen exploiting this information, record companies are now making use of it. This month BigChampagne, the main music-data analyzer, is extending its monitoring service to pirated video, too. Knowing which TV programmes are being most widely passed around online can help broadcasters when negotiating with advertisers or planning schedules.In other industries, piracy can help to open up new markets. Take software, for instance. Microsoft‘s Windows operating system is used on 90% of PCs in China, but most copies are pirated. Officially, the software giant has taken a firm line against piracy. But unofficially, it admits that tolerating piracy of its products has given it huge market share and will boost revenues in the long term, because users stick with Microsoft‘s products when they go legit. Clamping down too hard on pirates may also encourage people to switch to free, open-source alternatives. ―It‘s easier for our software to compete with Linux when there‘s piracy than when there‘s not,‖ Microsoft‘s chairman, Bill Gates, told Fortune magazine last year.Another example, from agriculture, shows how piracy can literally seed a new market.Farmers in Brazil wanted to use genetically modified (GM) soyabean seeds that had been engineered by Monsanto to be herbicide-tolerant. The government, under pressure from green groups opposed to GM technology, held back. Unable to obtain the GM seeds legitimately, the farmers turned to pirated versions, many of them ―Maradona‖ seeds brought in from Argentina. Eventually the pirated seeds account ed for over a third of Brazil‘s soyabean plantings, and in 2005 the government relented and granted approval for the use of GM seeds. Monsanto could then start selling its seeds legitimately in Brazil.Piracy can also be a source of innovation, if someone takes a product and then modifies it in a popular way. In music unofficial remixes can boost sales of the original work. And in a recent book, ―The Pirate‘s Dilemma‖, Matt Mason gives the example of Nigo, a Japanese designer who took Air Force 1 trainers m ade by Nike, removed the famous ―swoosh‖ logo, applied his own designs and then sold the resulting shoes in limited editions at $300 a pair under his own label, A Bathing Ape. Instead of suing Nigo, Nike realised that he had spotted a gap in the market. It took a stake in his firm and also launched its own premium ―remixes‖ of its trainers. Mr Mason argues that ―the best way to profit from pirates is to copy them.‖That this silver lining exists should not obscure the cloud. Most of the time, companies will decide to combat piracy of their products by sending in the lawyers with all guns blazing. And most of the time that is the right thing to do. But before they rush into action companies should check to see if there is a way for them to turn piracy to their advantage.4. Why does the author quote Nietzsche‘s ―merchant and pirate were for a long period one andthe same person‖at the beginning of the passage? Why would the companies ―strongly disagree with this suggestion‖?5. Why does Bill Gates say ―It‘s easier for our software to compete with Linux when there‘spiracy than where there‘s not‖? (Para. 4)6. Please explain the sentence ―that this silver lining exists should not obscure the cloud‖.(Para. 7)?Questions 7-10A man who is worried about global warming is pounded into the ground by falling oil barrels; another who is worried about rising energy bills tries to fry eggs over some candles; commuters who cannot afford to drive jog to work in their suits. Political advertisements featuring such alarming images have begun to air in many states. They are not related directly to this year's elections but to a bill being debated in the Senate that would regulate America's emissions of greenhouse gases. If the proxy battle on television is anything to judge by, the debate is getting serious.That said, the bill in question, named after Joe Lieberman and John Warner, the two senators who are sponsoring it, is unlikely to become law. It will struggle to secure the 60 votesneeded to escape a deadly filibuster. Similar proposals are making much slower progress in the House of Representatives. And if the bill ever gets as far as George Bush's desk, the president has vowed to veto it.Nonetheless, Lieberman-Warner has made more headway than any of its many precursors and rivals. Both Barack Obama and John McCain have endorsed its basic premise: that the government should stem emissions by issuing a steadily declining number of tradable permits to emit carbon each year. The Democrats, who look certain to control Congress after the election, also endorse this ―cap-and-trade‖ approach. So Lieberman-Warner is likely to serve as a template for any future bill, and the negotiations over it provide a good indication of the horse-trading to come.Three complaints, in particular, have come to the fore since the bill was unveiled last year. The first is that it will be too expensive. No fewer than ten different studies have attempted to assess the bill's economic consequences, with results ranging from the innocuous to the cataclysmic. But at the very least it is likely to raise the prices of electricity, natural gas and petrol, as energy firms pass on the expense of buying permits to their customers—a ticklish prospect at a time when voters are already enraged by rising energy prices.Industrialists had hoped for a ―safety valve‖, whereby the government could sell unlimited extra permits if they got too pricey. But green lobbyists argued that the number of permits had to be fixed if the bill was to have predictable environmental benefits; they doubt the ability of politicians to keep their nerve.The bill attempts to compromise by allowing the government to issue extra permits, but only by borrowing from the stock allocated for future years. To make their intention more explicit, the sponsors have now set a price—$22 a ton—above which such borrowing of permits would be permitted. (Carbon rights currently trade at around $40 a ton in Europe.) Messrs Lieberman and Warner have also agreed to set aside a bigger share of the government's revenues from auctioning permits to help the firms and consumers hardest hit by the new regime. In addition, they have expanded the scope for firms to pay for emissions-reduction schemes outside the country in lieu of making cuts at home. Previously, the only international offsets allowed were in forestry; now, any investment that reduces emissions would be eligible. In theory, this should lower American firms' costs.But the bill still only allows a limited number of international offsets, and factories that compete with American firms would not be eligible. These restrictions are intended to address the second complaint about the bill: that it does too little to protect American manufacturers from rivals that can pollute as much as they want, in countries such as China and India.In fact, the bill holds out more sticks than carrots to the developing world. The original had already threatened to impose tariffs on energy-intensive imports from the likes of China, but only if they had not changed their tune by 2020. To win over wavering colleagues, the sponsors have brought the deadline forward to a rather unrealistic 2014. They have also dramatically expanded the tariffs' scope: almost any manufactured good would now qualify. Moreover, toescape punishment, other countries will have to take ―comparable action‖ to America's—an impossibly high hurdle for developing countries, if strictly interpreted.Finally, many senators are put off by the bill's huge expansion of government. By 2050, according to one estimate, it will have earned almost $7 trillion auctioning permits. The sponsors propose spending roughly $1 trillion of that paying down the national debt. Some of the rest goes on energy research, but that still leaves plenty for pet causes, from endangered species to public transport. Bob Corker, a senator from Tennessee, wants to refund all the takings, by giving every American a rebate. The idea has spawned a bit of jargon of its own: cap-and-dividend.7. Why does the author mention the ―alarming images‖ at the beginning of the passage? Whatis the relationship between these images and Lieberman-Warner bill?8. What is the ―cap-and-trade‖ approach? (Para. 3) What is ―cap-and-dividend‖? (Para. 10)9. What are the three complaints (Para. 4) against Lieberman-Warner Bill?10. Please paraphrase the sentence ―In fact, the bill holds out more sticks than carrots to thedeveloping world‖. (Para. 9)?SECTION 6: TRANSLATION TEST (30 minutes)Directions:Translate the following passage into English and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.一时代有一时代的潮流，而潮流往往造就风流。

恩波英语12月模拟卷答案及要点Part I WritingThe causes of …often vary a lot from one case to another In today’s society, a good number of people ….Others ……In addition, a lot of people. are ignorant ofThere are a lot of ways to curb mental health problems and…Firstly, Secondly. After all , your health is what counts most. Lastly,Part II Skimming and Scanning1-7. B D C C A8. Use a shift system9. seven percent of its revenue10. ignore the problemPart III. Listening Comprehension11. jeopardize, give in12. so typical of him, show up with some wild excuse13. optional, 200 percent14. That’s attempting. However, the tennis tournament is tomorrow, and I need to get in a short practice session15. What’s the big deal?16. Y ou can say that again.17. I don’t think I came across as well as I could have.18. Guess I’ve got a headache that just won’t quit.19. I’m ordering some filing cabinet档案橱柜out of a catalog目录,目录册20. It was really popular among farmers21.The catalog became so popular that some countries school teachers even used them as textbooks.22. See, they drove some small store owners out of business.23. I’m not optimistic about finding a job after I finish college.24. Oh, it’s getting there25. Well, I’m not sure I want to work as a clothes-hanger inspector. That’s more like it.11-15. BＣC C B 16-20. B A D C B 21-25. A D C B A26. At 68, she decided to become one of the pioneer participants in a program at the University of California.27. I taught my minority students in my English and drama classes in high school for 20 years.28. Older adults can add to the educational resources of the university by bringing with them a lot of valuable experience.29. One of the most important lessons that I’m learning is to perceive, not to judge.30. Then listen to some classical piano music just before the test. Y ou might end up with a higher score. Researchers at a iniversity in California conducted an experiment.31. The music seems to excite nerve activities in the brain; similar to the activity that occurs when a person is figuring out a math problem.32. brain exciting effects last only 10 or 15 minutes.33. The car will automatically come to a stop and in this way prevent an accident.34. The computer will sound the alarm when a problem arises, and will automatically stop the car if the driver ignore the warning.35. The computer warning system keeps track of a driver’s condition by monitoring his heart beat with signals transmitted from a band round his wrist.26-30. C B A D C 31-35. A BＣＢＤ36.break 37. unpaid 38. gain 39. employer40. organizations 41. extra 42. employee 43. financial44. Interns provide free labor, but internship programs can involve costs for travel, housing and meals.45. These businesses are concerned about labor laws that say workers must receive something in return for their work46. Many colleges and universities resist such requirements. They say students should earn credit only for school experience.Part IV. Reading in Depth47-51. L G D A O 52-56. K FN I C57-61. C B A B C 62-66. B A A A CPart V Cloze67-76. A B A C A B C B B C77-86. A B D D B A C C B DPart VI Translation87. has been ringing for almost one/ a minute88. when / as compar ed with that of China89. As long as you have attended/ heard Professor Wang’s lecture90.nor would she pose for a photograph91. which was exactly the amount I needed / which was the exact amountI neededkeep appointmentdateuse a shift systemseven percent of its revenueignore the problem。

翻译考试口译高级模拟试题及答案（4）中译英每年春季，数以万计的中外客商云集申城，参加一年一度的华东出口品交易会。

上海各类商品在这里与全国各地一比短长。

上海的优势在于科技实力，因此高技术产口的出口应成为上海外贸出口增长的"排头兵"。

著名物理学家杨振宁教授曾说："高科技战场是中国超越发达国家的主战场，也是最后的战场。

"走发展高科技贸易之路，是历史的必然，也是末来的需要。

【参考译文】Every spring hundreds of thousands of domestic and foreign businessmen swar m into Shanghai to attend the annual East China Export Commodity Trade Fair. He re, all kinds of goods from Shanghai compete with the goods from other places i n China. The advantage of Shanghai lies in its advanced scientific and technolo gical strength, therefore the export of high-tech products should take the lead in increasing Shanghai's foreign trade and export.Professor Yang Zhenning, a famous physicist, once said, "The high-tech batt lefield is the main and the last battlefield for China to overtake the developed countries." It is not only indispensable in history, but also necessary in the future to develop by way of promoting high-tech trade.。