2004年3月上海高级口译考试笔试真题附答案

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。

试卷十六(2004年9月)上海市英语高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (30 MINUTES)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 word 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.Every nation and region in the world has its own set of folk heroes. Sometimes, the heroes from different geographical regions (1) are strikingly similar. When this is true, the stories connected with these figures can reveal underlined similarities (2) between two seemingly different cultures. Often, however, heroes from one culture or region are quite distinctive (3). When this is the case, the heroic figure demonstrates the unique aspects of a specific people, not merely universal responses (4) to similar circumstances. Now, in this lecture, we will look at a number of American folk heroes in order to focus on several aspects of the American experience (5).By folk heroes, we mean figures whose stories have evolved over time and whose legends cannot be identified with one particular author (6). Instead of being created by a single writer, folk heroes evolve through time and reflect the efforts and creativity of a variety of anonymous story-tellers (7). Of course, professional writers sometimes borrow or transform (8) folk heroes, just as those who create folk heroes often incorporate aspects of formal literature (9) into their stories. Nonetheless, folk heroes and the folklore concerning them are created informally (10) by people who perform in face-to-face contact with (11) their audiences. One example of this process might be the poet Homer reciting his heroic tales to a small but attentive (12) audience of ancient Greeks. This was a favorite form of entertainment long before the advent of movies and television (13).America is a diverse country in which various people and sub-cultures embrace their own unique history and lore. Not unexpectedly (14) under these circumstances, a wide variety of heroes have become a part of our nation’s folk traditions (15). Any yet many of these heroes share similarities that make them distinctively American, in spite of their individual differences (16). By focusing on these similarities, we can get a better understanding (17) of America and its people.For hundreds of years, Americans have struggled to understand their place in the New World. There were enormous opportunities (18) in the New World. In addition, the social and economic position of people was not as clearly defined (19) as in Europe, Africa and Asia. As a result, storytellers created heroes who actively confronted (20) the unique opportunities and challenges that America provided.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.Where does this conversation take place?1. (A) In the professor's home.(B) In the professor's office.(C) In the classroom.(D) In the school library.Which of the following is true according to the professor?2. (A) Children always have the same accents as their mothers.(B) Most adult language learners can lose their accents.(C) Students don't usually learn their classmates' accents.(D) There will be big misunderstandings if you speak with accents.In the example given by the professor, what’s wrong with the student who said “homesick”?3. (A) He used the wrong stress.(B) He used the wrong intonation.(C) He misunderstood the word.(D) He spoke the word with a very different accent.The professor speaks English with several accents, which of the following does she not use?4. (A) Australian.(B) British.(C) Indian.(D) South African.What did the student decide to do at the end of the conversation?5. (A) To drop the pronunciation class.(B) To sign up for a listening / speaking class.(C) To check in the library the schedule for the new semester.(D) To wait to make a decision about the pronunciation class.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news.Why does Britain’s economy risk overheating?6. (A) Because of the accumulation of funds in the real estate market.(B) Because of the rising house prices and government budget deficits.(C) Because of the resignation of the Finance Minister Gorden Brown.(D) Because of the increase in the number of the houses being sold.Which of the following statements best describes business confidence in the Euro Area?7. (A) Business confidence will probably remain unchanged for the next year.(B) Business confidence was the highest in May since April 2001.(C) Published National indexes show confidence unchanged in Germany and Italy and falling in France.(D) The index of confidence may have stayed at plus 5, the highest in 3 years.What is the financial position of the big four banks in Japan at present?8. (A) They will deliver solid earning results this year.(B) They will break even at the end of this year.(C) They posted another year of losses due to bad loan write-offs.(D) They reported mixed results for the year ended March 31.Around how many are believed to have drowned during a storm in Bangladesh yesterday?9. (A) 50.(B) 100.(C) 150.(D) 200.What happened yesterday in the sea areas between Japan and Korea?10. (A) A Korean patrol boat operated illegally in Japanese waters.(B) A Korean fishing vessel overturned and the captain was fatally wounded.(C) A Japanese Coast Guard patrol boat fired teargas grenades at a Korean fishing vessel.(D) A Japanese fishing vessel was repeatedly ordered to stop operating in Korean waters.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following interview.According to the man, why is Internet addiction so common now?11. (A) Because the usage of the Internet is widespread now.(B) Because Internet addiction is growing on college campuses.(C) Because the computer is accessible to everyone on college campuses.(D) Because Internet addiction is less harmful than other addictions.What worries the interviewer about surfing on the net?12. (A) She cannot go to sleep without surfing on the Net first.(B) She and other people are surfing on the Net in the middle of the night.(C) She doesn't know when her Internet compulsiveness is turning into an addiction.(D) She isn't sure the exact amount of time is really the issue.What is the problem with “chat rooms” according to the man?13. (A) People's work performance and school performance may be affected.(B) People may lose social skills that make face-to-face relationships successful.(C) People may be cheated by those with false identities.(D) People may have no time for taking walks and other leisure activities.The man says that several areas of a person’s life might be affected by internet addiction, which of the following is not one of these areas?14. (A) Work performance.(B) School performance.(C) Relationships.(D) Mental health.What does the man suggest that students do to remind themselves to get off line and take a walk?15. (A) Practice self-discipline.(B) Have some sort of balance in life.(C) Set an alarm clock.(D) Act upon your friend's advice.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk.In which of the following periods did Pop Art start?16. (A) In the late 1940s.(B) In the early 1950s.(C) In the late 1950s.(D) In the early 1960s.By which of the following were Pop artists inspired?17. (A) Abstract Expressionism.(B) The artistic movement that immediately preceded it.(C) The internal struggles of the individual artists.(D) Mass-produced visual media and the design of common household objects.Which of the following statements is true about abstract expressionism?18. (A) Abstract Expressionism was a very personal art.(B) Abstract Expressionism was more easily accessible to the masses than Pop Art.(C) Abstract Expressionism reflected a direct relationship to the actual world.(D) Abstract Expressionism was a little bit influenced by Pop Art.What was the goal of the pop artist Robert ()Rauschenberg?19. (A) To direct art from the personalities of the individual artists towards the world.(B) To impose a unified symbolic meaning on his collection of materials.(C) To concentrate less on the objects and more on the images he found.(D) To set the stage for further development in Pop Art.Why were pop artists interested in visual communication?20. (A) Because their use of found objects and images from everyday life was innovative.(B) Because they believed that these images reflected the cultural values of contemporary society.(C) Because they use everyday objects found on the street as the material for their art.(D) Because they combined and repeated images from print media to make one single artwork.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 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 talkMany different cultures exist in the world today, and so there are differences in socially acceptable business behavior throughout the world.In some cultures it is (1) to say "No" even when that is the ultimate answer. ForPersonal points to another difference in culture. In Japan and some (5) AmericanBusiness cards also have different significance in various cultures. Japanese people take exchangingbusiness cards as an important At a business gathering, they may spend ten to fifteen minutesexchanging cards, discussing each other's and experience, answering questions andEthical behavior in one culture may (15) in another. For example, in the United States,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.Like many other countries, Britain has experienced a great increase in criminal activities, nearly five times asacts of violence were reported to the police in 2003 as 20 years before.2.Helping the poor should start with their children, because sometimes the poor’s children don’t have goodschools to go to, and if they got a better education, then they would be able to help themselves.3.Today we are going to look at the role of social welfare in 2 European countries, Sweden and Switzerland,both economies can be described as welfare states, or so-called “democratically-controlled socialism”.4.Since World War II, France has had a system known as the “Guided Market Economy”. This means the stateguides and controls economic activity by means of measures such as nationalization of selected industries. 5.Smoking cigarettes is dangerous. It is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Every year,over 400,000 Americans die as the result of smoking, and another 10 million people suffer from smoking-related diseases.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.Australia is one of the world’s 6 leading tourist destinations. And by the year of 2005, tourism is expected tobe the 2nd biggest industry in the country. Between 2000 and 2002, the number of overseas visitors to Australia grew by 50%. In 2003, there were 19.1 million overseas visitors. An estimated 64% of visitors came from Europe and North America, and the rest from Asia and other parts of the world. Business travel accounts for about 1/5 of all overseas tourism revenue. Australia’s tourist attractions include theaters, museums, art galleries, and historic houses, as well as shopping, sports and business facilities.2.What does it mean to be health? The simplest definition of health is the absence of disease. This definitionreflects a medical view of health involving mainly the diagnosis and treatment of illness. This view is limited because it focuses only on physical health and how to go about curing specific physical illnesses. The World Health Organization has a broader view. It talks about the state of complete physical, emotional, social, intellectual, environmental, and spiritual health. This holistic view of health takes into account the whole person. Good health can be described as relationship of harmony with yourself, with others, and with your environment, which allows you to get the most out of life.。

2004年3月高口笔试参考答案SECTLON1: LISTENLNG TEST (30 minutes)Part A: Spot Dictation1. from hazardous wastes2. environmental standards3. 150 million4. concluded Friday5. minimize risks6. obsolete pesticides7. approved in 1995 8. the legal trade9. is thriving 10. waste management and waste traffic11. a lucrative business 12. the proper cost of recycling13. the temptation is there 14. series of guidelines15. biomedical and healthcare wastes 16. potentially dangerous17. dismantling of ships 18. without the proper containment and control 19. estimated 300 million 20. a pledge from major manufacturersPART B: Listening Comprehension1. B2. C3. B4. C5. D6. C7. D8. D9. B 10. A 11. A 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. C 16. C 17. D 18. C 19. D 20. C SECTION 2: READING TEST1. C2. D3. B4. A5. B6. D7. B8. C9. A 10. D 11. C 12. A 13. D 14. A 15. D 16. C 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. A Section 3: Translation Test鉴于公众不断收到垃圾电子邮件，加利福尼亚决定开展美国历来最为严厉的打击行动。

2023年3月上海市高级口译资格第一阶段笔试真题试卷及答案第一部分：听力理解题目一音频播放内容：请听第一段对话，回答第1至2小题。

W: Could you please tell me how to get to the nearest post office?M: Sure. Go straight along this street until you reach the traffic lights. Then turn left and you'll see the post office on your right.W: Thanks for your help.W: Excuse me, is the post office still open at this time?M: I'm not sure. You can call them to check.W: OK, thanks again.M: No problem.问题：1. Where is the nearest post office?2. How can the woman confirm if the post office is still open?答案：1. On the right, after turning left at the traffic lights.2. By calling the post office.题目二音频播放内容：请听第二段对话，回答第3至4小题。

W: Have you seen the weather forecast for tomorrow?M: No, I haven't. What did it say?W: It said it'll be sunny in the morning, but it might rain in the afternoon.M: I hope it stays sunny. I have plans for a picnic.W: Let's keep an eye on the weather. We can always reschedule if needed.M: That's true. Thanks for letting me know.M: Anyway, do you want to go get some ice cream later?W: Sure, that sounds great!问题：3. What does the weather forecast say about tomorrow?4. What are the speakers planning to do if the weather changes?答案：3. Sunny in the morning, but possibly rain in the afternoon.4. They will reschedule their picnic plans if needed.第二部分：阅读理解文章一The Benefits of Regular ExerciseRegular exercise is essential for maintaining good physical and mental health. Here are some of the key benefits:2. Disease Prevention: Regular physical activity reduces the risk of developing chronic diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.3. Mental Well-being: Exercise releases endorphins, which are known as the "feel-good" hormones. It helps reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, promoting better mental health.4. Improved Sleep: People who exercise regularly tend to have better sleep quality, allowing them to feel more rested and energized during the day.5. Increased Energy Levels: Engaging in physical activity boosts energy levels and reduces fatigue. Regular exercise improves overall stamina and endurance.In conclusion, incorporating regular exercise into one's lifestyle brings numerous benefits to both physical and mental well-being. It is important to make time for exercise and prioritize it as a part of a healthy routine.问题：5. What is one of the benefits of regular exercise mentioned in the passage?6. What are endorphins known for?答案：5. Weight management and prevention of obesity.6. Endorphins are known as the "feel-good" hormones.文章二The Impact of Air Pollution on HealthAir pollution is a significant environmental issue that poses risks to human health. Here are some of the ways air pollution can affect our well-being:1. Respiratory Problems: Exposure to pollutants in the air can lead to respiratory issues, such as asthma and bronchitis. Long-term exposure can cause permanent lung damage.2. Cardiovascular Diseases: Air pollution has been linked to an increased risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular diseases. Fine particles in the air can enter the bloodstream and affect the heart and blood vessels.4. Premature Death: Studies have shown that long-term exposure to air pollution can shorten life expectancy. The pollutants in the air contribute to various health conditions that can lead to premature death.In order to protect our health, it is crucial to take measures to reduce air pollution and improve air quality.问题：7. What are some health problems associated with air pollution according to the passage?8. What can be done to protect our health from air pollution?答案：7. Respiratory problems, cardiovascular diseases, allergies and irritations, and premature death.8. Measures should be taken to reduce air pollution and improve air quality.。

2006年3月上海市高级口译第一阶段笔试真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. LISTENING TEST 2. READING TEST 3. TRANSLATION TEST 4. LISTENING TEST 5. READING TEST 6. TRANSLATION TESTSECTION 1 LISTENING TESTPart 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 word 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.听力原文：Marks ＆Spencer has a very good reputation for job security and looking after its staff, with things like good perks, good canteen, that sort of thing. Do those things actually motivate people in their work? I think it is, it is very important. When people have been working on the sales floor, and they may have been in from seven or eight o’clock in the morning, they can come off the sales floor and can go to the staff restaurant and obviously they can have tea, coffee, or a drink provided free of charge, and can then buy at very reduced rates a full cooked breakfast, if they want one, or a roll and cheese, in a pleasant environment, in a hygienic environment, food of the highest quality, there’re areas where they can rest and read papers, or play pool or something, yeah, that is very important because they need a break from the customers. At busy times, they need to get away from it, they need to be able to relax. In terms of all the health screening programmes we’ve got, that is very important, when people know that they will be having medicals, and the staff discount is another thing, obviously there’s an amount of merchandise that they will buy which they will be able to buy at discounted rates. For Christmas bonus, we give all our general staff a 10% of their salary which is guaranteed, and the motivational effect of that, actually, at the busiest time of the year when they’re under the most pressure and working hard, is fantastic and to see their faces as you hand them the envelope with 10% of their salary in it. I believe the environment that you work in, the quality of the people that you work with, the way you are treated, with respect and dignity, and the fact that your views are listened to, and you feel you are consulted, that makes people happy and satisfied in their job and makes them get up and come to work in the morning.Marks ＆Spencer has a very good reputation for job security and looking after its staff, with things like good perks, (1) , that sort of thing. Do those things actually (2) ? I think it is, it is very important. When people have been working (3) , and they may have been in from seven or eight o’clock in the morning, they can come off the sales floor and can go to (4) and obviously they can have tea, coffee, or (5) , and can then buy at very reduced rates (6) , if theywant one, or a roll and cheese, in a pleasant environment, (7) , food of the highest quality, there’re areas where they can (8) , or play pool or something, yeah, that is very important because they need (9) . At busy times, they need to get away from it, they need to be able to relax. In terms of all the (10) we’ve got, that is very important, when people know that they will be having medicals, and (11) is another thing, obviously there’s (12) that they will buy which they will be able to buy (13) . For Christmas bonus, we give all our general staff (14) which is guaranteed, and the (15) of that, actually, at the busiest time of the year when they’re (16) and working hard, is fantastic and to see their faces as you (17) with 10% of their salary in it. I believe the environment that you work in, (18) that you work with, the way you are treated, (19) , and the fact that your views are listened to, and you feel you are consulted, that makes people (20) and makes them get up and come to work in the morning.1．正确答案：good canteen2．正确答案：motivate people in their work3．正确答案：on the sales floor4．正确答案：the staff restaurant5．正确答案：a drink provided free of charge6．正确答案：a full cooked breakfast7．正确答案：in a hygienic environment8．正确答案：rest and read papers9．正确答案：a break from the customers 10．正确答案：health screening programmes 11．正确答案：the staff discount12．正确答案：an amount of merchandise 13．正确答案：at discounted rates14．正确答案：a 10% of their salary15．正确答案：motivational effect16．正确答案：under the most pressure 17．正确答案：hand them the envelope 18．正确答案：the quality of the people 19．正确答案：with respect and dignity20．正确答案：happy and satisfied in their jobPart 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.听力原文：M: Hi, Susan. How’s it going? How was your first week in the AIDS ward?F: OK, I guess. But I never realized how many different things nurses have to do. There’s a lot to learn ...M: There sure is! That’s why we’re having this meeting today, Susan. As your advisor, it’s my responsibility to help you learn your new job. We’ve found that sometimes our new nurses have trouble adjusting to the AIDS ward.F: Actually, I do feel worried about being here.M: That’s normal. I felt the same way when I started. What are you nervous about?F: I know it sounds dumb, but I keep thinking that I might get infected with HIV. I know there isn’t a very big risk, but I’m still worried. My friends are worried, too.M: What are your friends saying?F: Well, some of them don’t want to be around me now. I think they’re afraid that they’ll get HIV somehow. One friend always used to give me rides in her car, but she won’t drive me to work now because she’s afraid I’ll get the virus in her car!M: That’s a difficult situation. But it’s a good opportunity to teach your friends the facts about HIV and AIDS, so they’ll know they’re wrong. And if they don’t want to learn anything, maybe they aren’t good friends. I know I lost a few friends when I started working here.F: My family’s also worried. My mother keeps saying, “You can’t be too careful!” She’s afraid that I’ll get AIDS from a patient. So I try to be very careful. I always wear the protective clothing, you know, the rubber gloves, paper clothing, and plastic glasses. But then something strange happened.M: What happened?F: I went in to see a patient, to bring him his lunch, and he looked at me and said, “Oh, you’re new here, aren’t you.”Then he was acting very angry at me after that, I think it was because of the clothing!M: Why do you think he was angry?F: I’m not sure. I was just trying to protect myself.M: I think the important thing to remember when you’re working with AIDS patients is that you’re working with people, people who are very sick, but who still need to be treated with respect. I remember what my boss told me when I first started working with AIDS patients. He said, “It’s important to isolate the AIDS virus, but not the AIDS patient. “F: What do you mean by “not isolate the AIDS patients?”M: Well, just imagine that you’re very sick. You’re lying in bed in the hospital, worrying that you’re going to die. Then, every time someone comes in the room, they’re covered from head to toe in protective clothing. How would that makeyou feel?F: Terrible! It would make me feel like I was dangerous, like no one wanted to be near me.M: Exactly. You would feel very isolated. We don’t want our AIDS patients to feel that way. It’s important that they feel just like all our other patients.F: So what should I do?M: Well, you have to think carefully before you go into someone’s room. We know that it’s impossible to get AIDS from just touching someone, or breathing the air next to them, or even sharing a glass of water. AIDS, as you know, is passed through blood or bodily fluids. So when you go into a patient’s room, think to yourself. “What am I going to do in here? Will I be in contact with blood or other bodily fluids?” For example, when you serve lunch to someone, do you think you need to wear protective clothing? Is there going to be any blood then?F: Um, no, I guess not. I guess I don’t need to wear the clothing when I serve food.M: How about when you draw someone’s blood? Do you need the protective clothing then?F: Well, there’s a chance that I could prick my finger on the needle. M: Right. In that case I’d wear gloves, just to be safe. I guess the rule to live by is to protect yourself when you need to, but don’t wear the clothing unnecessarily. Part of our job is to take care of the patients’ feelings, as well as their illness, and too much protective clothing can make them feel uncomfortable.1. What is Susan’s job?How does Susan’s family feel about her job?What should Susan do with AIDS patients, according to the man?What contributes to the spread of the AIDS virus?Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the conversation?21．A．A trainee nurse.B．A resident doctor.C．A researcher of AIDS.D．An advisor to nurses.正确答案：A22．A．They don’t care what she does at her job.B．They have bad feelings about her job.C．They think it is a good job.D．They have no worries about the job.正确答案：B23．A．To isolate them completely.B．To watch them carefully.C．To treat them with respect.D．To provide them with nutritious food.正确答案：C24．A．Sharing bodily fluids with an AIDS patient.B．Shaking hands with an AIDS patient.C．Serving meals to an AIDS patient.D．Staying very close to an AIDS patient.正确答案：A25．A．The man is Susan’s advisor.B．It is not possible to get AIDS from sharing a glass of water.C．There is a high risk of getting infected with HIV at work.D．Susan’s patient was angry when she wore protective clothing to bring himlunch.正确答案：C听力原文：United Nations UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan cancelled a two-week trip to Asia which was scheduled to start on Saturday because of the debate over the UN budget and other “urgent political issues,”the organization announced late on Thursday. Deputy spokeswoman Marie Okabe said the secretary-general had informed the governments of China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and Viet Nam that he was postponing the visit. Vienna, Austria Two US allies in Iraq are withdrawing forces this month and a half-dozen others are debating possible pullouts or reductions, increasing pressure on Washington as calls mount to bring home US troops. Bulgaria and Ukraine will begin withdrawing their combined 1,250 troops by mid-December. If Australia, Britain, Italy, Japan, Poland and South Korea reduce or recall their personnel, more than half of the non-American forces in Iraq could be gone by next summer. Japan and South Korea help with reconstruction, but Britain and Australia provide substantial support forces and Italy and Poland train Iraqi troops and police. Their exodus would deal a blow to American efforts to prepare Iraqis to take over the most dangerous peace-keeping tasks and craft an eventual US exit strategy. Honduras More than 30,000 people in Honduras have been left homeless by Tropical Storm Gamma, which killed 34 people there earlier this month and flooded low-lying areas, the government spokesman said on Thursday. Some 90,000 people were affected by the November 18-to-20 storm, which also damaged banana farms. The relevant government departments have deployed five teams across the nation to conduct damage assessments in collaboration with local officials. Haiti Armed kidnappers hijacked a school bus carrying 14 children on Thursday, and a US missionary was shot and abducted while driving outside Haiti’ s capital, police said. The separate kidnappings came five weeks before national elections are to be held to restore democracy and stability in the troubled nation. Police said they did not appear to be politically related. The bus was taking the children to school whenseveral armed men stopped it, boarded it and drove off down a main road heading west from Port-au-Prince, the capital, Police Commissioner Francois Henry Doussous said. He also said the captors contacted the children’s families and demanded US $50,000 for their release. The children are aged 5-17. Viet Nam Viet Nam on Friday started construction of a US $2.4 billion hydropower plant, promising to take good care of the nearly 100,000 people in three provinces who will be displaced by the project. “I ask the governments of the three provinces to do a good job in relocating people and resettling them, so that people will have a better life than in their old homes,” Prime Minister Phan Van Khai said in a nationally televised speech at the launch in earthquake-prone northern Son La province. Viet Nam’s power consumption has increased by some 15 per cent annually in recent years, and the Son La plant will generate nearly one-fifth of the country’s power output when completed, said Vu Duc Thin, deputy general director of state utility electricity of Vietnam Corp.6. What did the deputy UN spokeswoman announce on Thursday?Which of the following US allies in Iraq are withdrawing forces by mid-December?How many people in Honduras were killed by Tropical Storm Gamma earlier this month?What happened in Haiti on Thursday?What project was started in Viet Nam on Friday?26．A．The UN Secretary-General had cancelled his trip to Europe.B．The UN Secretary-General would visit Asia at a later date.C．The UN Secretary-General would discuss the UN budget with the US.D．The UN Secretary-General had withheld the debate over the budget.正确答案：B27．A．Bulgaria and Ukraine.B．Australia and Britain.C．Italy and Japan.D．Poland and South Korea.正确答案：A28．A．18 to 20.B．30.C．34D．Around 90.正确答案：C29．A．National elections.B．Arrest of a U. S. missionary.C．Hijacking of a civil airplane.D．Two separate kidnappings.正确答案：D30．A．Relocating people from an earthquake-prone province.B．Constructing more posts to predict about earthquakes.C．Economizing on electricity nationally.D．Building a hydropower plant.正确答案：D听力原文：M: Could you tell us something about the programme?F: Basically, the soap opera is about life in the East End of London, i.e. the Cockney way of life but that isn’t what, you know, the most important thing about the programme; that isn’t the reason for its success. The reason for its success is it deals with social problems that other soap operas have never dealt with before. I mean our aim isn’t to shock but it’s just that we can’t, we believed that we couldn’t do a realistic situation drama about the East End without incorporating topics like drugs, homosexuality, divorce, adultery, ai1 those things that other soap operas have only skimmed on prison and breaking the law ...M: Very nicely.F: Prison, nervous breakdowns—I mean it’s not just all gloom and doom... There is a lot of humor and there is a lot of love and warmth in the programme as well; so really if anyone says what is EastEnders about? It’s not about Cockneys, I mean, because the situations that we deal with are characteristic of a lot of inner city communities all over Britain, and I’m sure, in other cities in the world. But it’s just that we cover them with an edge on how a Cockney and how a Cockney community reacts and deals with those problems.M: What part do you play?F: I play a girl called Michelle Fowler; well no, Michelle Holloway to start with, she was in a family. She lived in the same house with her mother and father, and her grandmother. The son run away and then the mother had another baby and then she got pregnant by the local landlord—this is Michelle got pregnant, not my morn—by the landlord of the local pub, which nobody knows about; no one knows who the father is—that was the big storyline in the first year. And after she had the baby she married a local lad who she’d known for a few years.M: Is she at all like you?F: Um, she speaks like me, that’s where it ends. No she’s not at all like me; I mean, my circumstances are ... if I hadn’t gone into acting there probably would have been more similarities but because my life is changed and my circumstances have changed so much over the past couple of years ... the only similarities between me and Michelle is our accent.M: Do you like her?F: Yeah I like her. I think she’s very brave, very courageous to have the baby and very strong to keep the consequences of everyone knowing who the father was, which would just be so catastrophic ...M: Catastrophic or something ...F: I’m such a good speaker! Yeah, catastrophic or something or other; so she’s got the strength to keep such a big secret with her and shebelieves that she’ll keep it with her for the rest of her life.11. What type of programme are they talking about?What is the reason for the success of the programme?Who is the woman being interviewed?What was the big storyline in the first year?Why does the woman say Michelle is very brave?31．A．A talk show.B．A case investigation.C．A soap opera.D．A report on the East End of London.正确答案：C32．A．It shocks the audience.B．It is a realistic situation drama.C．It is the first programme that tells about the Cockney way of life.D．It deals with the problems other similar programmes have not done before.正确答案：D33．A．The anchorwoman of the programme.B．The star actress playing a girl in the soap opera.C．The landlady of a local pub in the East End of London.D．The producer of the programme.正确答案：B34．A．Michelle’s brother ran away from home.B．Michelle’s mother had another baby.C．Michelle married the landlord of a local pub.D．Michelle got pregnant and no one knew who the father was.正确答案：D35．A．Because Michelle decided to have the baby.B．Because Michelle married a local lad she had known for a few years.C．Because Michelle revealed who was the father of her new-born child.D．Because Michelle got the strength to keep the secret for the rest of her life.正确答案：A听力原文：With thousands of people traveling every day as a part of their jobs, there is great concern about the effect of jet lag on business travelers. In the world of international business, many men and women have trouble performing their jobs because they feel tired and sick from all their traveling. Businesspeople are not the only professionals who suffer from jet lag. Professional sports players also find that jet lag affects their performance. I have recently read a health report and it looks at the problem of jet lag in professional baseball. You see, researchers have wondered about how jet lag affects the job performance of people who travel for a living. The problem is that it is very difficult to measure exactly how jet lag affects most travelers, how can we measure the performance of, say, an executive who travels to another country to make a business deal? This is where the idea of looking at baseball comes in, so by looking at whether baseball teams win or lose games, researchers believe that we can see how jet lag affects performance in sports, business, and other jobs. In the study, doctors looked at baseball records from 2001 to 2004. They studied the performance of 19 teams from the Eastern and Pacific time zones, looking at the results of the two games immediately after a team traveled from one coast to the other. The study shows that changing time zones may hurt the performance of West Coast baseball teams traveling east for a game, but not East Coast teams traveling west. The reason, the researchers think, is that people traveling east suffer more from the symptoms of jet lag. An example of this effect can be seen in the best-of-seven league championship series played in 2003 between the San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves. The games are played in the home cities of each team, so in 2003 the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants played the first two games in Atlanta, the next three games in San Francisco, and the last two games in Atlanta. In this contest, Atlanta won four of the seven games and was the winner of the series. Researchers believe that the San Francisco Giants lost because they played more games away from home and therefore had more jet lag. We know from past studies that the symptoms of jet lag are stronger when a person travels east. This is because when we travel east, our day becomes shorter, and a shorter day is more difficult to adjust to. So the players from San Francisco were at a disadvantage when they traveled east for a game in Atlanta. The researchers think that the San Francisco team had more of the symptoms caused by jet lag-problems such as headaches, tiredness, and difficulty thinking clearly. All of these symptoms could result in poor performance by baseball players. However, this is only the first study to look at the effect of jet lag on sports, and more research is needed. Other scientists say that this research doesn’t prove that jet lag causes poor performance in baseball games. This study only looked at baseball records for three years, and much more information must be studied before we can decide if the losses are truly a result of jet lag and not some other reason. What about the “home team advantage”? Yes, the positive effects of the “home team advantage” are well known. It’s much easier for a team to play a game at home where they can sleep in their own beds and where the local fans can come to the game and cheer for the team. However, jet lag adds to the disadvantage for the team that’s playing away from home. So when the San Francisco team traveled east to play in Atlanta, they were at. a disadvantage in two ways. Theywere playing away from home and they had strong jet lag from traveling east.16. How do businesspeople often feel from all their travelingAccording to the report, why did researchers study jet lag in baseball?Researchers analyzed the performance of some baseball teams. Where are these teams from?Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a symptom of jet lag?Which of the following statements is true according to the health report?36．A．Depressed and disappointed.B．Tired and sick.C．Sad and lonely.D．Confused and frustrated.正确答案：B37．A．Because they think people are usually very interested in sports.B．Because they are not interested in how jet lag affects businesspeople.C．Because baseball teams want to know how to win more games.D．Because it is difficult to measure how jet lag affects other types of travelers.正确答案：D38．A．All over the United States.B．The Eastern and Pacific time zones.C．The Pacific time zone only.D．The southern part of the country.正确答案：B39．A．Tiredness.B．Difficulty in thinking clearly.C．Stomachaches.D．Headaches.正确答案：C40．A．Teams are more likely to win when they play a game at home.B．Baseball teams from the West Coast win more games when they travel east.C．The symptoms of jet lag are stronger when a person travels west.D．This study definitely proves that jet lag causes poor performance in baseball games.正确答案：ASECTION 2 READING TESTDirections: In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it. You are to choose ONE best answer, A, B, C or D, to each question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write tile letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Pupils at GCSE are to be allowed to abandon learning traditional “hard”science, including the meaning of the periodic table, in favour of “soft” science such as the benefits of genetic engineering and healthy eating. The statutory requirement for pupils to learn a science subject will be watered down under a new curriculum introduced next year. There will be no compulsion to master the periodic table—the basis of chemistry—nor basic scientific laws that have informed the work of all the great scientists such as Newton and Einstein. The changes, which the government believes will make science more “relevant” to the 21st century, have been attacked by scientists as a “dumbing down”of the subject. In June the government had to announce financial incentives to tackle a shortage of science teachers. Academics have estimated that a fifth of science lessons are taught by teachers who are not adequately qualified. Most children now study for the double-award science GCSE, which embraces elements of biology, chemistry and physics. This GCSE will be scrapped and ministers have agreed that from next year all 14-years-old will be required to learn about the general benefits and risks of contemporary scientific developments, in a new science GCSE. A harder science GCSE will also be introduced as an optional course. One expert involved in devising the new system believes it will halve the number of state school pupils studying “hard”science. Independent schools and more talented pupils in the state sector are likely to shun the new papers in favour of the GCSEs in the individual science disciplines of physics, chemistry and biology. These will continue to require pupils to achieve an understanding of scientific principles. The new exams were devised after proposals by academics at King’s College London, who told ministers that science lessons were often “dull and boring”and required pupils to recall too many facts. Their report said: “Contemporary analyses of the labour market suggest that our future society will need a larger number of individuals with a broader understanding of science both for their work and to enable them to participate as citizens in a democratic society. “However, Professor Colin Blakemore, chief executive of the Medical Research Council, warned that reducing the “hard” science taught in schools would create problems. “I can understand the government’s motives,”he said. “There is a crisis of public confidence in science which is reducing the progress of policy on such issues as nuclear energy and stem cell research. But sixth-formers are already arriving at university without the depth of knowledge required.”Others endorse the new approach. Results at North Chadderton upper school in Oldham—one of 80 schools piloting the new “softer”GCSE, named Twenty first Century Science have improved. Martyn Overy, the head of science, said: “The proportion getting higher grades in science went up from 60% to 75%. The course kept their interest, had more project work and was more relevant. “As part of their course, the pupils studied what kind of food they needed to keep fit and healthy. Critics say it is only marginally more demanding than following the advice of Nigella Lawson, the television chef, who promotes the benefits of eating proper meals instead of snacking from the fridge. Some science teachers are skeptical. Mo Afzal, head of science at the independent Warwick school, said. “These changes will widen the gap between independent and state schools. Even the GCSE that is designed for those going on to A-level science is not as comprehensive as the test it replaces.” John Holman, director of the National Science Learning Centre at York University, who advised the government on the content of the new system, said: “The new exam is not dumbing down. The study of how science works is more of a challenge than rote learning. “SCIENCE LESSONS Out In Periodic table______ The drugs debate______ Ionic equations______ Slimming issues______ Structure of the atom______ Smoking and health______ Boyle’s law______ IVF treatment______ Ohm’s law______ Nuclear controversy______41．The phrase “watered down” in the sentence “The statutory requirement for pupils to learn a science subject will be watered down under a new curriculum introduced next year. “ (para. 1) can best be replaced by which of the following?A．removed completelyB．reduced much in forceC．revised greatlyD．reinforced to a certain extent正确答案：B42．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A．The government had to use financial incentives to attract more science teachers.B．Some of the secondary school science teachers are not adequately qualified.C．The new science GCSE will include the benefits and risks of contemporary scientific developments.D．A harder science GCSE will also be introduced as a compulsory course.正确答案：D43．What is Professor Blakemore’s attitude towards the new requirement of science GCSE?A．He fully appreciates the government’s motives in revising GCSE science。

上海市高级口译笔试汉译英题型五年真题解析（2003-2007）2007年9月试题原文根据网文《上海男人与上海女人》改编而成。

【原文】据说，上海男人是最好丈夫。

他们总是知道该如何讨妻子的欢心，从而避免了矛盾，一家人其乐融融。

所以从某种程度上讲，上海男人是社会安定和谐的象征。

当妻子快乐时，他也快乐，因而整个城市也充满了快乐气氛。

虽然上海男人被戏谑为“妻管严”，但他并不屈从于妻子。

在与妻子有争议时，他要么保持沉默，要么一笑置之。

有时候他会发火，但事后不久，他也会毫不迟疑地道歉。

最终他妻子发现，她还是按照他的想法行事。

上海男人聪明、务实，有时也相当圆滑。

最令人印象深刻的是，上海男人在事业上有进取心，对家庭有很强的责任感，而且尊重女性。

【参考译文】Shanghai men are said to be the best of husbands. Theyknow how to win the favor of their wives and avoid conflicts so that happiness pervades their families. Shanghai men can be regarded as thesymbol of social security and harmony. They are joyful whenever theirwives are, thus filling the whole city of Shanghai with happiness.Shanghai men are jokingly called hen-pecked husbands. However,they will never yield to their wives but remain silent or smile away the quarrels. And they will apologize without hesitation shortly after they losetheir temper, which is a rarity. Finally, their wives find themselvescomplying with what their husbands say.Shanghai men are smart and practical and even slippery, but whatimpresses most is that they are aggressive in their career and responsibleto their families and respectful to females.【评析】1. 首句可以用It is said that.译出。

2004-2010 高考试题中译英2004年上海市普通高等学校春季招生考试1．我们盼望能参加下星期举行的艺术节开幕式(look forward to)We are looking forward to taking part in the opening ceremony of the art to be held next week. 2．多参加些体育锻炼，你就不那么容易感冒了。

(If…)If you take more PE exercises, you will not catch a cold so easily.3．因为缺少实践，他没有通过驾驶考试。

(The reason why)The reason why he didn't pass the driving test was lack of practice/ that he lacked practice. 4．直到被送入手术间时，他才明白遵守交通规则的重要性。

(not…until…) He didn't know the importance of obeying the traffic rules until he was sent into the room of operation.5．虽然她孤身一人，无亲无故，但邻居们都向她伸出了援助之手。

(offer) Though she is single and has no friends or relatives, all the neighbors offer her help/ a helping hand /to help her.2004年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（上海卷）1. 小组讨论有助于更好地理解课文。

(help)Group discussion helps (to) understand the text better.2. 上周因为生病我缺了一些课，但是我会努力赶上大家的。

上海高级口译试题及答案一、听力理解1. 请根据所听对话，选择正确的答案。

A. 会议将在下午三点开始。

B. 会议将在下午四点开始。

C. 会议将在下午五点开始。

D. 会议将在下午六点开始。

答案：B2. 根据对话内容，下列哪项是正确的？A. 他们计划去看电影。

B. 他们计划去购物。

C. 他们计划去公园。

D. 他们计划去餐厅。

答案：A二、口语表达1. 请用英语描述你最喜欢的季节，并解释原因。

答案：My favorite season is autumn. The weather is cool and crisp, and the leaves change into beautiful colors.2. 请用英语讲述一次你在国外旅行的经历。

答案：During my trip to Paris, I visited the Eiffel Tower and enjoyed the stunning view of the city from the top.三、阅读理解1. 阅读以下段落，并回答问题：What is the main idea of the passage?答案：The main idea of the passage is the importance of environmental conservation.2. 根据文章内容，下列哪项是作者的观点？A. 人们应该减少使用塑料。

B. 人们应该增加使用塑料。

C. 塑料对环境没有影响。

D. 塑料是不可替代的。

答案：A四、翻译1. 将下列句子从英语翻译成中文："In order to achieve success, one must be willing to work hard and persevere."答案：为了取得成功，一个人必须愿意努力工作并坚持不懈。

2. 将下列句子从中文翻译成英语：“随着科技的发展，我们的生活变得越来越便利。

(2004 年 3 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 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 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. What is a gesture? A gesture is a movement of the hand or body that expresses ______ (1) or intention. It is an action that sends a ______ (2) from one person to another. To become a gesture, an act has to be seen by someone else and has to ______ (3) some piece of information to them. There are some gestures, however, that have ______ (4) depending on when and where they are used. When an American wants to signal that something is OK, ______ (5), he raises his hand and makes a circle with his thumb and forefinger. This circle-sign has ______ (6) for him, and he might be surprised to ______ (7) that in other countries it can mean something very different. In Japan, for instance, it is the gesture for money. ______ (8), it means zero or worthless. Such differences can, of course, lead to ______ (9)when foreigners meet, But why is it that the same gesture basso many different meanings? When some people want to show that something is ______ (10), they make a sign to show they are holding ______ (11) between the tips of their thumb and forefinger. Many people from all over the world ______ (12) when emphasizing a certain point as they speak. The object they hold is ______ (13), and they simply perform the action of holding it. In this way, they ______ (14) with the thumb and forefinger. In America, this unconscious gesture grew into a ______ (15) meaning exactly right or perfect. This was how the ______ (16) was born. The Japanese sign for money comes from a completely different source. ______ (17), and coins are round. Therefore, making a ______ (18) came to .symbolize money. It is as simple as that. The French sign for nothing or worthless also ______ (19) a simple source. This time, however, the circle does not represent a coin, it only indicates nought. Nought means nothing, ______ (20).Part B: Listening ComprehensionDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will not find them written on the paper; so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement youhave heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. 1. (A) Doris pointed out where the key was. (B) Doris doesn't want to be appointed. (C) Doris is usually a punctual person. (D) Doris doesn't know she has an appointment. 2. (A) Even though the car arrived early, the meeting began late. (B) The meeting was postponed, although we set off early today. (C) We left early today for the meeting, but we were delayed. (D) We started our journey early, so we were early for the meeting. 3. (A) Three years later, the stock market crashed. (B) Half of the stocks in the market were devalued within five years. (C) About 50 % of rite products were more expensive than they had been 3 years before. (D) The country's GNP was reduced by nearly 50% in three years. 4. (A) Tony won't receive additional payment, no matter how hard he works. (B) Tony couldn't understand why his boss is not satisfied with his success (C) Tony is unable to meet his sales quota this year because of the extra load of work. (D) Tony is confident that his work will save the firm from bankruptcy. 5. (A) Everyone knew that Jennifer was the CEO's secretary in Detroit. (B) Jennifer didn't meet the well-known CEO from the headquarters, (C) The CEO was away to meet Jennifer in our headquarters in Detroit. (D) The Detroit headquarters had decided to appoint Jennifer to be a CEO. 6. (A) The manager has refused to see you off at the airport. (B) The manager will be dealing with something urgent in prison. (C) The manager will be attending a welcome party at the airport. (D) The manager has to cancel her previous arrangement. 7. (A) The director told the secretary to finish the survey report on time. (B) The director told the secretary to wind the clock in the office. (C) The director told the secretary to take the report home. (D) The director told the secretary not to rush for the survey report. 8. (A) We intend to withdraw fund on that project, for it is necessary to do so. (B) We should proceed with the project, although we have difficulties. (C) We decide to give up the project, so that we can work on a new one. (D) We have to reject the gift and continue to raise money for that project of ours. 9. (A) High productivity may have negative effects on our own existence. (B) More and better goods and services can raise our living standards. (C) The rising prices of goods and services may lead to the damage of our environment. (D) We should produce high-quality goods to protect our natural resources. 10. (A) After three years of hard work, I have been promoted to department head. (B) After years of work, I think I need to talk with someone about my career. (C) The department head has ruthlessly turned down my request for a salary raise. (D) The department head has postponed the promotion campaign for months.2. Talks and Conversations Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear Several short talks and conversations. After each of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully because you will hear the talk or conversation and questions Only ONCE. When you hear a question, read the four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 11-1411. (A) In her office. (B) In a cinema. (C) In her home. (D) In a restaurant. 12. (A) The assistant manager has made an appointment with her. (B) Mr. Brown is going to pay a visit to her house. (C) The man has been late for a couple of times. (D) She has to return home first to change her dress. 13. (A) They will go to a party. (B) They will attend a fashion show. (C) They will see a film. (D) They will go home. 14. (A) Because it is their only night together. (B) Because it is the last night for the film show. (C) Because it is their wedding anniversary. (D) Because it is a chance to see the woman in uniform.Questions 15-1815. (A) Its long history. (B) Its large library. (C) Its college system. (D) Its admission qualifications. 16. (A) The accommodation. (B) The award of degrees. (C) The examinations. (D) The programme of studies. 17. (A) They are better than those of other universities. (B) They are open to all the students of the university. (C) They can be attended by students of a particular study. (D) They are given once a week, according to the tutor's advice. 18. (A) In the Fellows' Club. (B) At the restaurant. (C) In the college chapel. (D) On college campus.Questions 19-2219. (A) Because she was not in a hurry. (B) Because she wanted to save money. (C) Because she could enjoy sightseeing. (D) Because she lived near the bus stop. 20. (A) Taxis. (B) The railway. (C) The tube. (D) Double-deckers. 21. (A) To show the excellence of its international air service. (B) To stress the importance of its strategic position. (C) To contrast it with internal air service of other cities. (D) To provide an answer to the problem of traffic congestion. 22. (A) Its advanced technology. (B) Its geographical location. (C) Its changing climate. (D) Its demand for oil in the North Sea.Questions 23-2623. (A) President Roosevelt's death. (B) President Johnson's last days. (C) Eleanor Roosevelt's retirement. (D) Presidents after World War II. 24. (A) Poor people. (B) Migrant workers. (C) Female journalists. (D) Civil rights activists. 25. (A) Because of his old age. (B) Because of his health. (C) Because of his position as US president. (D) Because of his noble family tradition. 26. (A) How to defeat the enemy in the war. (B) How to score more in a poker game. (C) What to say to make others laugh. (D) What to drink to replenish oneself.Questions 27-3027. (A) Because he doesn't want to stay in Bangkok. (B) Because he is tired of surface transport. (C) Because he is afraid of getting sea sickness. (D) Because he has to be back by next Tuesday. 28. (A) They have debts to pay off. (B) They live in a small flat(C) They both work in a firm. (D) They both enjoy travel by air. 29. (A) Reading newspapers and magazines. (B) Watching surface transport on the sea and ground. (C) Lunching on a special kind of fish pie. (D) Eating and drinking his favorites. 30. (A) It is a popular means of transport. (B) It is no better than surface transport. (C) It is safer than other means of transport. (D) It is no longer enjoyable and convenient.Part C: Listening and Translation1. Sentence Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in English. 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 Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. 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 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 minutes)Directions: In this section, you will read several passages. Each passage is followed by several questions based on its content. You are to choose ONE best answer, (A), (B), (C) or (D), to each question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 1-5Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child—or even an animal, such as a pigeon—can learn to recognize faces. We all take this ability for granted. We also tell people apart by how they behave. When we talk about someone's personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make that individual different from others. Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someone's personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a "nice face" looked like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a "nice person," you might begin to think about someone who was kind, considerate, friendly, warm, and so forth. There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. Gordon Ports, an American psychologist, found nearly 18000 English words characterizing differences in people's behavior. And many of us use this information as a basis for describing, or typing, his personality. Bookworms, conservatives, military types—people are described with such terms. People have always tried to "type" each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villain's or the hero's role. In fact, the words "person" and "personality" come from the Latin persona, meaning "mask". Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. But we can easily tell the "good guys" from the "bad guys" because the two types differ in appearance as well as in actions. 1. The main idea of this passage is ______. (A) how to distinguish people's faces (B) how to describe people's personality (C) how to distinguish people both inwardly and outwardly (D) how to tell good persons from bad persons without wearing masks 2. The author is most probably a ______. (A) linguist (B) plastic surgeon (C) manager (D) sociologist 3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?(A) People may have different personalities. (B) People differ from each other in appearance. (C) People can learn to recognize human faces. (D) People can describe all human features of others. 4. The reason that it is easier to describe one's personality in words than one's face is that ______. (A) many words are available to describe personality (B) a person's personality is easily distinguished (C) people's personalities are very much alike (D) a person's face is more complex than his personality 5. We learn from the passage that people are classified according to ______. (A) their way of wearing masks (B) their way of speaking and playing (C) their knowledge and behavior (D) their physical appearance and personalityQuestions 6-10Before, whenever we had health, we stated discussing poverty. Why no now? Why is the current politics of wealth and poverty seemingly about wealth alone? Eight years ago, when Bill Clinton first ran for president, the Dow Jones average was under 3,500, yearly federal budget deficits were projected at hundreds of billions of dollars forever and beyond, and no one talked about the "permanent boom" or the "new economy." Yet in that more straitened time, Clinton made much of the importance of "not leaving a single person behind." It is possible that similar "compassionate" rhetoric might yet play a role in the general election. But it is striking how much less talk there is about the poor than there was eight years ago, when the country was economically uncertain, or in previous eras, when the country felt flush. Even last summer, when Clinton spent several days on a remarkable, Bobby Kennedy-like pilgrimage through impoverished areas from Indian reservations in South Dakota to ghetto neighborhoods in East St. Louis, the administration decided to refer to the effort not as a poverty tour but as a "new markets initiative." What is happening is partly a logical, policy-driven reaction. Poverty really is lower than it has been in decades, especially for minority groups. The most attractive solution to it—a growing economy—is being applied. The people who have been totally left out of this boom often have medical, mental or other problems for which no one has an immediate solution. "The economy has sucked in anyone who has any preparation, any ability to cope with modern life," says Franklin D. Raines, the former director of the Office of Management and Budget who is now head of Fannie Mae. When he and other people who specialize in the issue talk about solutions, they talk analytically and long-term: education, development of work skills, shifts in the labor market, adjustment in welfare reform. But I think there is another force that has made this a rich era with barely visible poor people. It is the unusual social and imaginative separation between prosperous America and those still left out. ... It's simple invisibility, because ofincreasing geographic, occupation, and social barriers that block one group from the other's view. 6. The main idea of the passage is that ______. (A) The county is enjoying economic growth (B) The poor are benefiting from today's good economy (C) We were more aware of the poor than we are today (D) There were many more poor people tan there are today 7. The organizational pattern of the first two paragraphs of this passage is ______. (A) order of importance (B) comparison and contrast (C) chronological order (D) classification and division 8. In line 6 of the first paragraph, the word straitened means ______. (A) prosperous (B) difficult (C) relaxing (D) significant 9. From this passage, we can conclude that ______. (A) the status quo of the rich and the poor has changed (B) the good and prosperous economy will soon end (C) poverty will be removed as a result of increased wealth (D) all people benefit from good economic conditions 10. According to the author, one important reason that we do not talk much about poverty is that ______. (A) no one knows what to do about it (B) poverty really is lower than in the past (C) no one has been left out of the current boom (D) the president is not concerned about the poorQuestions 11-15Our visit to the excavation of a Roman fort on a hill near Coventry was of more than archaeological interest. The year's dig had been a fruitful one and had assembled evidence of a permanent military camp much larger than had at first been conjectured. We were greeted on the site by a group of excavators, some of them filling in a trench that had yielded an almost complete pot the day before, others enjoying the last-day luxury of a cigarette in the sun, but all happy to explain and talk about their work. If we had not already known it, nothing would have suggested that this was a party of prisoners from the nearby prison. This is not the first time that prison labour has been used in work of this kind, but here the experiment, now two years old, has proved outstandingly satisfactory. From the archaeologists' point of view, prisoners provide a steady force of disciplined labour throughout the entire season, men to whom it is a serious day's work, and not the rather carefree holiday job that it tends to be for the amateur archaeologist. Newcomers are comparatively few, and can soon beinitiated by those already trained in the work. Prisoners may also be more accustomed to heavy work like shovelling and carting soil than the majority of students, and they also form a fair cross-section of the population and can furnish men whose special skills make them valuable as surveyors, draughtsmen of pottery restorers. When Coventry's Keeper of Archaeology went to the prison to appeal for help, he was received cautiously by the men, but when the importance of the work was fully understood, far more volunteers were forthcoming then could actually be employed. When they got to work on the site, and their efforts produced pottery and building foundations in what until last year had been an ordinary field, their enthusiasm grew till they would sometimes work through their lunch hour and tea break, and even carry on in the rain rather than sit it out in the hut. This was undoubtedly because the work was not only strenuous but absorbing, and called for considerable intelligence. The men worked always under professional supervision, but as the season went on they needed less guidance and knew when an expert should be summoned. Disciplinary problems were negligible: the men were carefully selected for their good conduct and working on a party like this was too valuable a privilege to be thrown away. The Keeper of Archaeology said that this was by far the most satisfactory form of labour that he had ever had, and that it had produced results, in quantity and quality, that could not have been achieved by any other means. A turf and timber fort built near the Roman highway through the middle of England in the first century A.D. had been excavated over an area of 14,000 square feet, and a section of turf rampart and palisade fully reconstructed by methods identical to those employed by the Roman army. The restoration of the Roman fort is being financed by Coventry Corporation as part of a plan to create a leisure amenity area. To this project prisoners have contributed work which otherwise would not have been performed and which benefits the whole community. 11. The visit to the excavation site was ______. (A) of purely archaeological interest (B) fruitful because a complete pot was discovered (C) interesting in more than one way (D) made by a group of prisoners 12. It can be assumed that archaeologists ______. (A) found that the prisoners worked far better than students (B) did not like the prisoners' carefree attitude to work (C) were willing to take only a few prisoners to work on the site (D) were often forced to discipline the prisoners 13. Prisoners demonstrated their attitude to work by ______. (A) spending most of their time sitting in a hut (B) insisting on professional guidance (C) taking no initiative (D) working voluntarily 14. When prisoners were selected for the work ______. (A) many of them refused to co-operate (B) their previous behaviour was taken into account (C) they were told they must work in all weathers (D) they were warned that there would be no privileges15. The Keeper of Archaeology said that ______. (A) he had expected more of the fort to be revealed (B) the palisade was very primitive (C) only prison labour could produce such good results (D) the methods to construct the Roman fort were proved identicalQuestions 16-20Flats were almost unknown in Britain until the 1850s when they were developed, along with other industrial dwellings, for the laboring classes. These vast blocks were plainly a convenient means of easing social conscience by housing large numbers of the ever-present poor on compact city sites. During the 1880s, however, the idea of living in comfortable residential chambers caught on with the affluent upper and upper middle classes, and controversy as to the advantages and disadvantages of flat life was a topic of conversation around many a respectable dinner-table. In Paris and other major European cities, the custom whereby the better-off lived in apartments, or flats, was well established. Up to the late nineteenth century in England only bachelor barristers had established the tradition of living in rooms near the Law Court: any self-respecting head of household would insist upon a West End town house as his London home, the best that his means could provide. The popularity of flats for the better-off seems to have developed for a number of reasons. First, perhaps, through the introduction of the railways, which had enabled a wide range of people to enjoy a holiday staying in a suite at one of the luxury hotels which had begun to spring up during the previous decade. Hence, no doubt, the fact that many of the early luxury flats were similar to hotel suites, even being provided with communal dining-rooms and central boilers for hot water and heating. Rents tended to be high to cover overheads, but savings were made possible by these communal amenities and by tenants being able to reduce the number of family servants. One of the earliest substantial London developments of flats for the well-to-do was begun soon after Victoria Railway Station was opened in 1860, as the train service provided an efficient link with both the City and the South of England. Victoria Street, adjacent to both the Station and Westminster, had already been formed, and under the direction of the architect, Henry Ashton, was being lined, with blocks of residential chambers in the Parisian manner. These flats were commodious indeed, offering between eight and fifteen rooms apiece, including appropriate domestic offices. The idea was an emphatic departure from the tradition of the London house and achieved immediate success. Perhaps the most notable block in the vicinity was Queen Anne's Mansions, partly designed by E. R. Robson in 1884 and recently demolished. For many years, this was London's loftiest building and had strong claims to be the ugliest. The block was begun as a wild speculation, modelled on the American skyscraper, and was nearly 200 feet high. The cliff-like walls of dingy brick completely overshadowed the modest thoroughfare nearby. Although bleak outside, the mansion flats were palatial within, with sumptuously furnished communal entertaining and dining rooms, and lifts to the uppermost floors. Thesuccess of these tall blocks of flats could not have been achieved, of course, without the invention of the lift, or 'ascending carriage' as it was called when first used in the Strand Law Courts in the 1870s. 16. Flats first appeared in Britain in the middle of the 19th century when ______. (A) they were principally built for those families with several servants (B) people were not conscious of the crowded housing of the less well-to-do (C) there was increasing concern over accommodation for the poor (D) people became conscious of the social needs of the rural population 17. English upper-middle-class families preferred to ______. (A) live mainly outside London, where it was healthier and cheaper (B) live near their working place (C) live in the West End (D) live in London, but mainly not in the West End 18. One effect of the railways coming to central London was to stimulate the building of ______ (A) large and well-appointed hotels (B) blocks of self-contained flats (C) rows of elegant town houses (D) flats similar to hotel suites 19. The immediate success of the flats in Victoria Street could be attributed to ______. (A) their French style of architecture (B) their revolutionary style of architecture (C) the ease with which they could be used as offices (D) the unusual number of rooms each flat contained 20. How does the writer refer to the interior and exterior of Queen Anne's Mansions? (A) They were elegantly decorated both inside and outside. (B) They were grim from the outside and had a modest decor inside. (C) They were flashy from the street but nondescript inside. (D) They were plain outside but with lavish interiors.Questions 21-25Troubled by the poor performance of their investments, many people are taking steps to halt erosion of their savings and rethink their financial plans. They are not sure what to do to maximize returns in light of stock market fluctuations, new tax laws, low interest rates and skyrocketing real estate values. "On an emotional level, people are petrified of making a mistake and losing more money," says financial counselor Denise Hughes. "The do-it-yourself investor of the 1990s is more comfortable now doing nothing." But doing nothing isn't better than doing something smart, especially as college, weddings and retirement loom. Here's what financial advisors are recommending to their clients: Plan for financial aid Most parents don't save nearly enough for children's education. They assume that investing in a 529 college plan is the best place for your savings,While a 529 plan offers tax-free growth and withdrawals for college costs—and in some cases a tax deduction—colleges look at these savings when sizing up eligibility and how much they will fork over. The same scrutiny is given to funds saved in a Coverdell IRA and in an account opened in your child's name. Do save aggressively for college in a taxable account in your name if your household income is below $ 100,000. In this case, your child will likely qualify for some financial aid. Do invest in a 529 savings plan if your income is higher than $100,000 and will likely remain at or above that level when your child enters college. In this case, the 529 plan is great because you probably won't qualify for financial aid anyway. Expect ups and downs Stung by three straight years of stock market declines, many people have been shifting to lower-risk investments. But just as taking too much risk can hurt your portfolio's growth rate, so can hiding out in ultra, safe investments; paying 1% or less. Do consider investing in funds that you'll hold on to for more than a year. Under the new tax law, long-term capital gains are taxed at a maximum of 15%, down from 20%. Do look at stock funds that pay dividends. Dividends on stocks used to be taxed at your personal income tax rate, Under the new law, they are now taxed at no more than 15%. Investing in these funds will not only hold down taxes but also sustain your portfolio's value in tough times. Forget high fees Over the next ten years, achieving the kind of double-digit returns we experienced over the past 20 years will be much harder, predicts Harold Evensky, a certified financial planner. "In the 1990s, the average rate of return for a portfolio allocated 60% to stocks and 40% to bonds was 13.2% after taxes and transaction expenses." Over the coming decade, this rate is expected to be closer to 5.5% as the 50-year historical average returns to the neighborhood of 8%. Don't pay unnecessarily high investment costs and fees. For example, if you can save half a percentage point on your fund expense ratio (the fee that funds charge you each year to manage your money), your average investment return could be 6% instead of 5%, he says. Feather your nest egg Do estimate how much cash you'll need each year to sustain your standard of living when you reach retirement and withdraw from your IRA and your other retirement accounts. With this yearly sum in mind, calculate how big your nest egg has to be to produce that income stream, assuming that your portfolio's value earns a conservative 5% to 6% a year. 21. Which of the following is NOT true about the investors of the 1990s? (A) They might need professional help. (B) They live a comfortable life now with nothing to do. (C) They are afraid of making wrong decisions and losing money. (D) They are trying to protect what they make and save rather than taking risks. 22. According to the passage, a 529 savings account ______. (A) is the best choice for low-income families (B) offers tax-free growth and withdrawals (C) works best for those who are not qualified for financial aid (D) should start in your child's name。