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目录中级口译岗位资格证书考试大纲(2002年版) (4)英语中级口译全真模拟 (9)试卷一(97年3月) (29)上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试 (29)SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (40 minutes) (29)Part A: Spot Dictation (29)Part B: Listening Comprehension (29)Part C: Listening and Translation (32)SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 minutes) (33)SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (1) (30 minutes) (40)SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST (2) (30 minutes) (40)试卷二(97年9月) (41)上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试 (41)SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (40 minutes) (41)Part A: Spot Dictation (41)Part B: Listening Comprehension (41)Part C: Listening and Translation (45)SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 minutes) (46)SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (1) (30 minutes) (55)SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST (2) (30 minutes) (55)试卷三(98年3月) (56)上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试 (56)SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (40 minutes) (56)Part A: Spot Dictation (56)Part B: Listening Comprehension (56)Part C: Listening and Translation (60)SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 minutes) (61)SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (1) (30 minutes) (68)SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST (2) (30 minutes) (69)试卷四(98年9月) (70)上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试 (70)SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (40 minutes) (70)Part A: Spot Dictation (70)Part B: Listening Comprehension (70)Part C: Listening and Translation (73)SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 minutes) (74)SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (1) (30 minutes) (82)SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST (2) (30 minutes) (82)试卷五(99年3月) (83)上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试 (83)SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (40 minutes) (83)Part A: Spot Dictation (83)Part B: Listening Comprehension (83)Part C: Listening and Translation (87)SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 minutes) (88)SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (1) (30 minutes) (96)SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST (2) (30 minutes) (96)试卷六(99年9月) (97)上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试 (97)SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (40 minutes) (97)Part A: Spot Dictation (97)Part B: Listening Comprehension (97)Part C: Listening and Translation (101)SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 minutes) (102)SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (1) (30 minutes) (109)SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST (2) (30 minutes) (109)试卷七(2000年3月) (110)上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试 (110)SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (40 minutes) (110)Part A: Spot Dictation (110)Part B: Listening Comprehension (110)Part C: Listening and Translation (114)SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 minutes) (115)SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (1) (30 minutes) (121)SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST (2) (30 minutes) (122)试卷八(2000年9月) (123)上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试 (123)SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (40 minutes) (123)Part A: Spot Dictation (123)Part B: Listening Comprehension (124)Part C: Listening and Translation (127)SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 minutes) (128)SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (1) (30 minutes) (136)SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST (2) (30 minutes) (137)试卷九(2001年3月) (138)上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试 (138)SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (40 minutes) (138)Part A: Spot Dictation (138)Part B: Listening Comprehension 1. Statements (138)Part C: Listening and Translation (142)SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 minutes) (142)SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (1) (30 minutes ) (151)SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST (2) (30 minutes) (151)试卷十(2001年9月) (152)上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试 (152)SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (40 minutes) (152)Part A: Spot Dictation (152)Part B: Listening Comprehension (152)Part C: Listening and Translation (156)SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 MINUTES) (157)SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (1) (30 MINUTES) (167)SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST (2) (30 MINUTES) (167)试卷十一(2002年3月) (168)上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试 (168)SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (40 minutes) (168)Part A: Spot Dictation (168)Part B: Listening Comprehension (168)Part C: Listening and Translation (172)SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 MINUTES) (174)SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (1) (30 MINUTES) (183)SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST (2) (30 MINUTES) (183)试卷十二(2002年9月) (184)上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试 (184)SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (184)Part A: Spot Dictation (184)Part B: Listening Comprehension (184)Part C: Listening and Translation (188)SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (189)SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (1) (198)SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST (2) (199)中级口译岗位资格证书考试大纲(2002年版) 《上海市英语中级口译岗位资格证书》是经上海市紧缺人才培训工程联席会议办公室审核和确认的紧缺人才岗位资格培训项目之一。
2001.3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 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.Many people nowadays are concerned about violence on television. Most of them fear that it stimulates (1) to violent or aggressive acts. However, in my lecture today, I’d like to show you, from our (2), that the consequences of experiencing television’s symbolic world of violence can be much (3).We have found that television dramatically demonstrates not only the (4) in our society, but also the risks involved in breaking society’s rules. Violence-filled programs on television show us who (5) what, and against whom. These programs teach the role of victim, and help us to accept violence as (6) which we must learn to live with or (7).We have found that people who watch a lot of television see the real world as more (8) than those who watch very little. Heavy TV viewers are (9) of strangers on the street and more fearful of the world. Their fear may well bring increasing demands for (10), and election of law-and-order politicians. When we asked viewers to (11) theirown chances of being involved in some type of violence during any given week, they provide (12) that television can induce fear and alertness: the heavy viewers were (13) percent more likely than the light viewers to pick such fearful estimates as 50-50 or one in 10, (14) a more plausible one in 100.We have found that violence on prime-time (15) cultivates exaggerated assumptions about the (16) in the real world. Fear is a universal emotion, and naturally, easy to (17). The exaggerated sense of risk and insecurity my lead to increasing demands for protection, and to (18) for the use of force by established authority. Therefore, instead of stimulating individual (19) and threatening the social order, television may have become our chief instrument of (20).Part B: Listening ComprehensionⅠ. StatementsDirections: 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 s statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.1.(A) I was the last to know about the MBA program.(B) I learned a great deal from the MBA program.(C) I misunderstood only the most difficult part of the program.(D) I dropped out of the program because it was difficult.2.(A) Our fall schedule will be discussed next Monday and Tuesday.(B) The Vice President has more meetings than her assistants do.(C) The Vice President and her assistants are not available on Monday andTuesday.(D) The Vice President and her assistants usually have full schedules twodays a week.3.(A) Few people did shopping at the supermarket because of the holidaybreak.(B) Most people did not like shopping during the holiday break.(C) The general manager was surprised that people paid little attention to hissupermarkets.(D) The general manager did not expect to see so many customers at hissupermarkets.4.(A) I don’t think he has the qualifications for such a post.(B) I am not sure if he has enough money to pay his college tuition.(C) He is not qualified to teach in the advanced Computing program.(D) He takes courses in Computing because he needs more qualifications.5.(A) Nothing can stop Jack from buying that projector.(B) The projector is so old that it becomes useless.(C) Repairing the projector is quite easy for Jack.(D) Jack has checked and found nothing in the projector.6.(A) Jenny and I do not get along because of our differences of opinion.(B) Jenny and I usually get up early most of the mornings.(C) Jenny and I can generally have a harmonious relationship.(D) Jenny and I do not get along because we make no effort to do so.7.(A) Typing the memorandum is sometimes unnecessary.(B) You will understand it if you read the memorandum a second time.(C) The first draft of the memorandum is not satisfactory.(D) The first draft of the memorandum is better than the second. one.8.(A) The study of inflation has interested both economists and governmentofficials.(B) The rate of inflation is higher than they expected.(C) Economists can not slow down the inflation rate.(D) Government officials and economists do not agree on the inflation rate.9.(A) Our company will arrange an exhibit for the Science and TechnologyWeek.(B) Our company has been upset by the city aut horities’ final decision.(C) We are displeased with the arrangement of the Science and TechnologyWeek.(D) We have dissuaded the city authorities from setting up the week’sdisplay.10.(A) Scientists have found a cure for the common cold in the past century.(B) Scientific discoveries were often misunderstood by the common people.(C) Scientists have yet to discover effective ways to conquer the cold virus.(D) Scientist have been unable to explain the cold climate in the pastcentury.Ⅱ. Talks and ConversationsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of these, you will hear a few question. 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) She received an emergency call the previous day.(B) She has never been to the city before.(C) She was invited to attend a wedding ceremony.(D) She’d like to spend the weekend there.12. (A) In a minute. (B) In less than half an hour.(C) At 111:13. (D) At noon.13. (A) Someone to talk with (B) Interesting books to read.(C) Something to eat and drink. (D) Puzzles and crossword games.14. (A) Thirteen pennies. (B) Fifty pennies.(C) A pound. (D) Half price.Question 15~1815. (A) Winter. (B) Spring.(C) Summer. (D) Fall.16. (A) 150 kilometres. (B) 240 kilometres.(C) 300 kilometres.. (D) 480 kilometres.17.(A) It is cold and dry,(B) It has a variety of climates.(C) It is largely predictable.(D) It snows in winter and rains in summer.18.(A) Because they have milder and warmer climates.(B) Because they have built more holiday inns and hotels.(C) Because they are located in the tropical region.(D) Because they are abundant in cheap flowers and vegetables.Questions 19~2219.(A) They don’t like food from other countries.(B) They don’t bother much about what they eat.(C) They fell that their food is better than any other in the world.(D) They really enjoy tinned and frozen foods.20. (A) Snack. (B) Breakfast.(C) Lunch. (D) Dinner.21. (A) Eat out in a foreign restaurant. (B) Prepare a big meal at home.(C) Tour around the world (D) Give a birthday party.22.(A) Because it is full of foreign tourists.(B) Because it has got a lot of foreign restaurants.(C) Because it is an ideal place for buying frozen foods.(D) Because it has attracted many college students.Questions 23~2623.(A) It is a free meal offered by TV producers.’(B) It is an evening meal to strengthen the family relationship.(C) It is a kind of snack food, especially for TV viewers.(D) It can be prepared by children, regardless of their age.24.(A) The preparation stage and the eating stage.(B) The preparation stage and the clean-up stage.(C) The eating stage and the clean-up stage.(D) The watch-TV stage and the talking stage.25.(A) They helped with setting the dinner table.(B) They washed and cut the vegetables and meats.(C) They watched TV programs in the sitting room.(D) They went out to buy TV dinners for the family.26. (A) Just a few minutes. (B) About 20 minutes.(C) Over 30 minutes. (D) As long as the commercial break lastsQuestions 27~3027. (A) A wine-bar attendant. (B) A musical artist.(C) A computer programmer. (D) An accountant.28. (A) Central London. (B) North London.(C) South-east London. (D) West London.29. (A) Playing the piano. (B) Teaching music.(C) Managing concerts. (D) Helping to run a charity.30.(A) Doing a home concert.(B) Finding a part-time job.(C) Giving piano recitals in the North.(D) Entering for a competition.Part C: Listening and TranslationⅠ. Sentence TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 English sentences. You willhear 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)Ⅱ. Passage TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 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 2: STUDY SKLLS (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 your have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 1~5Some children do not like school. So what else is new? But in Japan that familiar aversion has reached alarming proportions. About 50,000 unhappy youngsters a year (out of a total school-age population of 20 million) suffer what Japanese behavioral experts call school phobia. School phobia is distinguished from other common childhood and adolescent psychological and emotional disorders by the patient’s reaction to, and fear of, the idea of going to school.Typically, it begins with fever, sweating, headaches, and diarrhoea; it often progresses to complete physical inertia, depression, and even autism.A doctor on a house call found a thirteen-year-old Tokyo boy who had not been to school in more than a year. He lives in a darkened room, receiving his food through a slot under the door and lashing out violently at his parents if they came too close. Once the boy was placed in a psychiatric ward treatment, he again became an open, seemingly healthy youngster. When he was sent home, however, his symptoms returned, and he was never able to go back to school.School phobia can be cured, usually with tranquilizers and psychotherapy. Rehabilitation takes about two years. Yet victims who are put in clinics or mental wards often prefer to stay there. Their day is filled with activities like knitting, painting, music, free time, and sports. Nurses try to create a familiar environment in which the children can feel that they are taking a certain amount of responsibility for their lives and can find some sense of self-worth.The causes of school phobia are not precisely known. In a few severe cases brain disorders have been diagnosed. A more common factor may be the overprotective Japanese mother who, some psychiatrists say, leaves her children ill-prepared to face the real world. Many researchers point to the unrelenting pressures for success faced by both children and adults in Japan, where stress-related disorders of all sorts are common. In addition, the Japanese educational system is one of the world’s most rigid, suppressing a child’s individual creative and analytical development. Says Dr. Hitoshi Ishikawa, head of the department of psychosomatic medicine at Tokyo University, “The problem won’t be cured until Japanese society as a whole is cured of its deep-rooted social ills.”1. The author chooses to write about school phobia because .(A)it is something new in Japan.(B)Most children have developed the disease(C)Its symptoms are not easily perceptible(D)A n alarming proportion of Japanese children suffer from it2. Which of the following is the purpose of the second paragraph?(A)To show that school phobia can be cured.(B)To suggest a way to deal with school phobia.(C)To describe the cause of school phobia.(D)T o present a typical case of school phobia.3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?(A)School phobia, which is widespread in many countries, is no cause foralarm.(B)The problem of school phobia in Japan can not be solved unless it getsrid of its social evils.(C)Despite school phobia the Japanese educational system remains on ofthe best in the world.(D)U nrelenting pressures in the Japanese society contribute greatly tosuccess.4. From the last paragraph, we know that the causes of school phobia .(A)can be easily determined(B)are complex and manifold(C)lie exclusively in the Japanese educational system(D)o riginate from the Japanese way of bringing up children5. Th e world “unrelenting” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to .(A) unreasoning (B) continuous(C) limitless (D) unpleasantQuestions 6~10I left hospital in a taxi on the tenth day with Octavia in my arms and Lydia by my side. I was excited at the thought of getting home and having my baby to myself, but the cold of the outside air must have startled her, for she began to scream and screech violently in the taxi, and when we got home I did not quite know what to do. In hospital she had always been so quiet and sweet. I laid her down in her basket, but the mattress was a different shape from the hospital cot, and she looked strange and uncomfortable and screamed all the more fiercely. She looked odd, too, in her own Viyella nighties, after the regulation garments she had worn all her life until that afternoon. She went on and on crying, and I began to think that she would never adapt to real life. Lydia was getting almost as worried as I was, and after a while she said, as we both sate miserably and watched this small furious person, “Why don’t you feed her? That would shut her up, wouldn’t it?”I looked at my watch; it was half past four.“It’s not time to feed her yet,” I said. “In hospital, we had to feed them on the dot at five.”“Oh,” said Lydia, “half an hour one way or the other can’t make much difference.”“Don’t you think so?” I said. “But then she’ll wake half an hour early at thenext feed, and the next, and the next, and then what will I do?”“It wouldn’t matter, would it?”“I don’t know. I somehow feel thins would get all muddled and never get straight again. She was good and reasonable in hospital. And then she’ll get confused, and how will she ever know when it’s night time? How will she ever learn that it’s night?”“I should feed her,” said Lydia. “It looks to me as though she’s going to have a fit.”I didn’t think she would have a fit, but I couldn’t stand the sound of her crying, so I picked her out and fed her, and she became quiet at once, and fell asleep afterwards looking as though her mattress and nightdress were very comfortable after all. On the other hand, she did wake half an hour early at the next feed, and went on and on waking earlier, until we worked right back round the clock, for the truth was that she never went four hours but only three and a half. Looking back on it, it doesn’t seem to matter at all, but it seemed very important at the time. I remember. It took her ages, moreover, to learn about night and day, and in the end I concluded that they and been giving her secret bottles in the night at the hospital.However, on the whole, things worked out very well. I had a subsidized home help to begin with, and after a fortnight or so this woman whom Lydia had discovered, an amiable fat lady named Mrs Jennings, came in two days a week while dashed off to the library between feeds. Mrs Jennings adored babies, and I found that all her chat little darling tiny things, and where’s here little tootsie, fell quite naturally and indeed gratefully upon my ears.6. Octavia looked odd to her mother because .(A)the Viyella nighties were newly bought(B)her nightie was the wrong size(C)her clothes weren’t her usual ones(D)t he mattress was bigger than the one in the cot7. Why did Lydia suggest feeding the baby?(A)She found it was almost feeding time.(B)She obviously didn’t like the noise.(C)She could see Octavia was hungry.(D)S he believed it was better to feed her more.8. The mother didn’t want to feed the crying baby because the thought .(A)it was too early to feed her(B)the baby wanted to be fed at five(C)the baby couldn’t be hungry at the moment(D)i t would stop the baby sleeping at night9. The mother believed that in the hospital .(A)they had told her all the truth(B)they had confused the baby(C)the baby had been underfed at night(D)t here were things she hadn’t been told10. We learn from the passage that Mrs. Jennings .(A)first came in on a fortnight’s trial(B)helped the author with the baby(C)was found by Lydia in the library(D)w as not qualified for baby-sittingQuestions 11~15When the television is good, nothing—not the theatre, not the magazines, or newspapers—nothing is better. But when television is bad, nothing is worse. In invite you to sit down it front of your television set when your station goes on the air and stay there without a book, magazine, newspaper, or anything else to distract you and keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off. I can assure you that you will observe a vast wasteland. You will see a procession of game shows, violence, audience-participation shows, formula comedies about totally unbelievable families, blood and thunder, mayhem, more violence, sadism, murder, Western badmen, Western goodmen, private eyes, gangster, still more violence, and cartoons. And endlessly, commercials that scream and cajole and offend. And most of all, boredom. True, you will see a few things you will enjoy. But they will be very, very few. And if you think I exaggerate, try it.Is there no room on television to teach, to inform, to uplift, to stretch, to enlarge the capacities of our children? Is there no room for programs to deepen the children understatanding of children in other lands? Is there no room for a children’s news show explaining something about the world for them at their level of understanding？Is there no room of reading the great literature of the past, teaching them the great traditions of freedom?There are some fine children’s shows, but they are drowned out in the massive doses of cartoons, violence, and more violence. Must these be your trademarks? Search your conscience and see whether you cannot offer more to your young beneficiaries whose future you guard so many hours each and every day.There are many people in this great country, and you must serve all of us. You will get no argument from me if you say that, given a choice between a Western and a symphony, more people will watch the Western. I like Westerns and private eyes, too—but a steady diet for the whole country is obviously not in the public interest. We all know that people would more often prefer to be entertained than stimulated or informed. But your obligations are not satisfied if you look only to popularity as a test of what to broadcast. You are not only in show business; you are free to communicate ideas as well as to give relaxation. You must provide a wider range of choices, more diversity, more alternatives. It is not enough to cater to the nation’s whims—you must also serve the nation’s needs. The people own the air. They own it as much in prime evening time as they do at six o’clock in the morning. For every hour that the people give you—you owe them something. I intend to see that your debt is paid with service.11. The word “wasteland” (para.1) is used to describe .(A) western badlands (B) average television programs(C) TV film studios (D) theatrical plays12.C oncerning programs for children, it may be inferred that the authorbelieves that suchprograms should .(A) include no cartoons at all(B) include cultural and educational elements(C) be presented without commercial interruption(D) not deal with the Old West13. The statement “The people own the air.” (para. 4) implies .(A)Since they pay for watching television, they have a right to choose theirfavorite programs(B)They want to enjoy fresh air, because the air in the TV studio is polluted(C)They have the right to insist on worthwhile TV programs(D)They are obliged to air their views on public affairs14. Which of the following is NOT suggested in the passage(A)The needs of minorities must be met by television.(B)TV programs should be not only entertaining but also informative.(C)Violence is not a good ingredient for children’s television show.(D)C hildren’s television programs are uniformly terrible.15. The passage is most probably part of .(A) a scientific report (B) a newspaper editorial(C) a public speech (D) an academic paperQuestions 16~20With rapid growth identified as the most pressing of global population problems, the scene shifts immediately to villages in rural Kenya or urban slums in Karaas or bedrooms in Sedale where couples are making decisions about their reproductive behavior. Unlike other global issues which can be shaped directly by the actions of national and international power brokers, resolution of the problems posed by the magnitude and pace of contemporary population growth in the world ultimately depends upon the actions and behavior of a very large number of individual actors. Rapid population growth is the direct result of regular decistions made in private by literally many millions of persons throughout the world.Hence, we are all actors in the population drama. Each of us has the potential to aggravate the problem of rapid growth just as each of us can change the distribution of populations simply by moving. Population trends therefore represent nothing more than the combined decisions of many individuals, couples, and families. And, because these decisions are shaped and conditioned by commonly held values, goals, and aspirations, there are patterns to them and the actors appear to follow the broad outlines of a script.It is then evident that efforts to decrease the rate of population growth must eventually influence the decisions and behavior of many millions of couples if they are to be successful. Values and attitudes—the script that guides this behavior—must be a altered. To be even more specific, it means that couples, overwhelmingly poor and predominantly rural, in Africa, Asia, and Latin America where population growth is so high, must choose to limit the number of their children to fewer than three and must have the means to accomplish their goal. Similarly, couples in Europe, North America, and other low-fertility regions must continue to maintain their present patterns of having small families. Each couple must stick to its decision for some twenty to thirty years, or throughout their reproductive life span. In the economically less-developed world, this decision will be one that stands in stark contrast to those made by their parents and to the weight of cultural tradition.16. It can be concluded from the passage that .(A)large families may be considered as a heavy burden by the rural poor(B)the actions of national and international power brokers have animportant effect upon the decision made by the rural poor(C)the actions of those with the highest fertility, the rural poor, ultimatelydetermine the rate of population growth(D)h aving large families had more advantages than disadvantages in thosepoor areas17. The word “aggravate” (para 2) is closest in meaning to “”.(A) make clear (B) encounter(C) settle (D) make serious18. According to the author, the most effective way to decrease the rate ofpopulation growth is .(A)by making it a national policy that each couple must not give birth tomore than three children(B)by exerting more international pressure upon those high-fertility regions(C)by modifying the widely held values which guide the actions of manyindividuals and couples(D)b y providing the rural poor with means for limiting the family size19. It is obvious that the author of the passage .(A)shows indifference to the situation in the developed countries(B)is very concerned about global population problems(C)feels confident that the problem of population growth can be soonresolved(D)i s pessimistic about the future of those high-fertility20. The author has written the passage mainly for .(A) general readers (B) power brokers(C) economists (D) decision makersQuestions 21~25Sixty percent of all ethnic minorities in Britain live in London. Ethnic minorities only make up a small fraction of Britain’s population as a whole, but coming to London you could quite easily be mistaken for thinking there were many more. I have taken this for granted having grown up with this fantastic diversity of culture, background and influence. I have people all around me who talk with varying accents, speak different languages, share distinct foods and celebrate special festivals. However, London is far from being without its racial problems.The Campaign Against Racism and Fascism (CARF), a London based group, tells me that there is little doubt that, with the massive upsurge of xenophobia against asylum-seekers too, the fallout is affecting anyone perceived to be foreign or different. Recent attacks on black people have a ferocity that appalls police and community organizers a like. On March 4th this year, a 19-year-old Sudanese student, unconcernedly chatting to his white friend on a bus traveling through Wardsworth in south London, was suddenly stabbed in the stomach three times by a white youth brandishing a knife.Police investigations on this and other racist attacks have left many doubting the police’s supposed commitment to tackling r acial crime. Some say it has all been talk about target indicators with few results on the ground. But on March 24th this year, the Met. Police’s Racial and Violent Crimes T ask Force, drawing on the slow, painstaking intelligence on racial harassment gathered by their 32 Community Safety Units, carried out its first large-scale operation. In dawn raids on homes in all over London, one hundred people were arrested for offenses including racially aggravated criminal damage, grievous bodily harm,distributing racist literature and threats to kill. Over thirty people have been charged with racial offenses.Every year on our August public holiday, London, especially Notting Hill, comes alive for the Carnival. This celebration of variety, difference and the end of slavery—where I have seen people of all backgrounds, mixing, laughing and dancing together—is, I hope, the future of inter-racial relations in London. 20.The word “this” in “I have taken this for granted” (para. 1) refers to which ofthe following?(A) Sixty percent of all ethnic minorities in UK live in London.(B) Minorities only constitute a small part of UK’s population.(C) There are more minority people in Britain than it appears.(E)It is unwise for many more to come to London.21. The killing of the Sudanese student is to illustrate .(A)the brutality of attacks on black people(B)the fallout affecting anyone in poverty(C)the traffic problems in south London(D)t he unconcerned attitude of police23. The word “xenophobia” (para. 2) means “.”(A) partiality (B) arbitariness(C) discrimination (D) antipathy24. The word “intelligence” (para. 3) is closest in meaning to “.”(A) mentality (B) aptitude(C) information (D) interpretation25. What is the main topic of this passage?(A)The increasing rate of crime in London.。
上海市英语中级口译证书第二阶段考试试题集锦(201009)口语题Directions:Talk on the following topic for at least 3 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…”，”My registration number is…”Topic: Can shopping vouchers increase consumption?Questions for Reference:1.To stimulate consumption, which is more effective, tax reduction or shoppingvouchers?2.What are the major purposes of issuing shopping vouchers?3.In what way can the shopping vouchers best be distributes? Shall every citizenbe given the same amount of shopping vouchers or should the vouchers be limited to the lower-income people only?口译题Part ADirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you 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 hear the passages ONLY ONCE. Now let’s begin Part A with the first passage.Passage 1As for us Americans, you may think that we give too much importance to individualism and personal gains, so much so that it might sacrifice collective benefits, and even bring harm to the harmony of the society.//Yes, but you don’t have to be worried. American work ethic is more individual-oriented. We often value the results and accomplishments of work more than its process.//If I am not mistaken, the traditional Chinese work ethic is based on Confucianism, which stresses the benefit of communal harmony rather than individual freedom.// It’s really very hard to say which is better because if the cultural differences. With the economic globalization, cultural exchanges have become more and more extensive and Americans and Chinese will know and understand each other better.至于我们美国人，你们会感到我们太看重个人主义，太看重个人利益，这样可能会牺牲集体的利益，甚至会损害社会的和谐。
中级口译考试口译考试历届考题总结（新）（★）第一篇：中级口译考试口译考试历届考题总结(新)上海市中级口译考试口译考试历届考题总结[上] 第一期内容,为上海市中级口译考试口译历届试题的前12套考卷的总结.以下内容包括二百六十九个语言点,包括好句子,需要记忆的词组以及常见句型,关注于语言表达的结构功能1.我非常感谢...Thank you very much for...2.热情友好的欢迎辞gracious speech of welcome4.访问...是...A visit to...have...5.多年梦寐以求的愿望has long been my dream6...给予我一次...的机会...(The visit will)give me(an excellent)opportunity to...7.我为...，再次表达（我的愉快之情和荣幸之感）。
I wish to say again that I am so delighted and privileged to...8.（我对您为我到达贵国后所做的一切安排）深表感谢。
I’m deeply grateful for everything you've done for me since my arrival in China.9.（我很高兴）有此机会（来贵公司工作），与中国汽车业的杰出人士合作共事。
I’m very glad to have the opportunity to work in your company with a group of brilliant people in China's automobile industries.10....多年来一直盼望...have been looking forward to...for many years12.你若不在意的话，...If you don't mind,13.去...走走tour around...14.浦江商务旅游公司 note：Pu Jiang Business Travel Company15.国家旅游局the Chinese National Tourist Administration16.经...批准的......approved by...18.以...为主要服务对象provide services mainly to...19.公司的宗旨是...We operate under the principle of...21...及其周边地区...and its surrounding areas22.提供全方位的服务 offer an all-round service to...24.坦诚相待...in an honest partnership25.商务 Reference: business activities26.我们很高兴...It gives us great pleasure to...27.再次接待...note: to play host to...once again29.学校的全体师生员工the faculty, students and staff of the university30.向...表示热烈欢迎...wish to extend one's warm welcome to...31.格林博士和夫人Dr.and Mrs.Green32.我相信...I am convinced that.33.这次对...的访问current visit to...34....必将为......will surely...35.作出(重要)贡献make an important contribution to...36.祝大家...wish you all...37.友好合作关系the friendly relations and cooperations38.我怀着非常愉快的心情(出席本届年会).It is with great pleasure that I am here to attendthis annual meeting.39.值此...之际,...On the occasion of....40.我为能有机会...,向....致以深深的谢意.I would like to express my deep appreciation to...for this opportunity to...41.就...问题进行发言 to address the meeting on the topic of...42....为...提供了(理想的)场所...provides us with an ideal arena where we will...43.我愿借此机会,就全世界范围内的环境保护问题,发表自己的一些看法,与各位一起商讨.I wish to take this opportunity to discuss with you my thoughts on the issue of world-wide environmental protection.44.在这举国同庆的夜晚,...On the occasion of this evening of national celebration,...45.各位来宾all the guests46.光临我们的春节联欢晚会come to this party to celebrate our Spring Festival47.(在座)各位all present here48.轻松,欢快的 most relaxing and delightful49.春节是我国一年中的良辰佳时.The Chinese Spring Festival isa very wonderful and joyous occasion in our tradition.51.外国来宾overseas visitors(guests)52.尽情品尝中国的传统美酒和佳肴have a good time enjoying to one's hearts' content the finest traditional Chinese cuisine and wine53.彼此沟通,增进友谊to get to know each other and to increase our friendship54.最后,我再次感谢各位嘉宾的光临,并祝各位新年身体健康,事业有成,吉祥如意.In closing, I'd like to thank you again for your presence and wish everyone good health, a successful career and the very best of luck in the new year.55.热情的迎接和款待warm reception and hospitality56.The past five days in China,...在中国度过的这五天57.令人愉快,难以忘怀!be truly pleasant and enjoyable and most memorable58.我特别要称颂我们的中国合作者,他们的真诚合作与支持使这项协议得以签署.I particularly want to pay tribute to our Chinese partners for their sincere cooperation and support in concluding these agreements.59.我敬请各位与我一起举杯,为我们两家公司的永久友谊和合作而干杯!May I ask all of you present here to join me in raising your glasses, to the lasting friendship and cooperationbetween our two companies.60.中美合资企业a Sino-American joint venture61.I have to say that...我认为...62.business management 经营管理63.由于...,所以......, Due to...64.直率Reference: direct and straightforward65.I can't say our way of doing business is absolutely superior.我无法断言,我们的经营方式一定在他们之上.66.优点和弊端strong and weak points in...67.近年来,...In recent years...68.business executives 经理人员70....已认识到......have recognized...71.更具人情味的...the more humane way of...72.管理方式management73...在...中(上)存在差异there are differences in...between/among...74.现状current situation75.基于...,...Considering the fact that...，76.轿车目前在中国的占有率为每580人一辆车.There is only one car for every 580 Chinese at present 77.具有极大的诱惑力 be extremely attractive78.(中国已将关税)从(23%)降到了(17%)....cut...from...to...79.创造条件create conditions80....and in turn for the inevitable opening of its auto market to the outside world.进而敞开其汽车市场大门(创造了条件)81.(IBM上海公司的)正式开张典礼official launch of IBM of Shanghai82.各位如此钟情IBM的产品,这对我们的业务来说是一个好兆头.It's a sign of good business that you show so much interest in IBM products.83....,我感到万分荣幸.I regard it as a great honor that...84....期待者...Reference: be looking forward to...85.在...地位...position in...86.富有(中华民族文化)特色的......that ischaracteristic of Chinese national culture.87.安排了...的旅游路线offer you...tour program88.各位将要...You will...89.景点和名胜scenic spots and historical sites90.雄伟的古建筑群magnificent ancient architectural complexes92.真正的 authentic94.中国烹调 Chinese cuisine96.地方风味小吃 local delicacies 97.我国人民传统的热情何好客将使得各位这次访问愉快而难忘.The traditional warmth and hospitality with which the Chinese people entertain our guests will make your visit a pleasant and memorable experience.98....拥有......has...99....,占(人口总数的六分之一)....,constituting one-sixth of her total population劳动妇女working women101.取得(杰出的)成就make outstanding achievements in the fields of...102.各行各业的(年轻妇女)young women in all professions103...迫切希望...be eagerly seeking...104....有权...have the right to...105.参加participate in106....,因此(在社会和家庭中享有经济独立和平等地位).Thereby gaining economic independence and equal status in the society and at home.107.Right now,...现在,...108.elephant--->sheer size 庞大的体形109.zoo attractions 动物园园景110....不难区分...are not difficult to tell apart111....,whereas...这句型可以用作对比列举112.curve down in the middle 中间向下113.我代表我们代表团的全体成员,...On behalf of all the members of my delegation, I...114.During our stay,...在我们逗留期间,...115.impress sb.Deeply 给...留下很深刻的印象116.欢迎各位参加“对外汉语”学习Welcome to the Program of “Chinese as a Foreign language 117.近年来,世界各地学汉语者与日俱增.a worldwide interest in Chinese is increasing at an accelerating tempo118.从某种意义上说,汉语是一种很古老的语言,其最早的汉字已有近四千年的历史了.In a sense,...,with its earliest writings dating back nearly for thousand years.119.随着...,...With...,...120.我将适时介绍...I will discuss in due time...121.(汉语)对(中华民族的文化和思维)所产生的影响.the influence of the Chinese language on the cultural and intellectual development of the Chinese nation122.对于这门拥有世界上使用人数最多,文学历史最悠久的语言来说,这股学习热潮早该出现了.Considering that Chinese has the largest number of speakers in the world and the greatest depth in its literature, this interest is long overdue.123.受到/接受完整的中等教育receive a full secondary education124.显然这一现象已经影响了全民科学和文化水平的提高,与现代社会格格不入.This fact has obviously affected the improvement of general scientific and cultural levelsand is fully incompatible with a modernized society.125.因此,中国在努力发展经济的同时必须努力控制人口数量,并且提高人口素质.Therefore,China's efforts to develop the economy must be accompanied by equally vigorous efforts to control the population and improve its quality.126,人口增长也是中国普及中等教育比较缓慢的一个重要原因.note:原因不一定就是reason,”重要“也不一定就是important,注意这里的特殊句型.Population increaseis also a major factor behind China's relative slowness in establishing universal secondary school education.127.有人认为...Some people hold the view that...128.然而,更多人认为...However,more people are of the opinion that...129.深圳应该当好内地与香港之间的桥梁.Shenzhen should continue to play its role as a bridge linking Hong Kong and mainland.130.借助...的优势make use of the advantages of...131....发展成为...develop into...133.今天,我们聚会在一起,...T oday,we meet here to...134.广泛领域 a wide range of areas135....反映了......reflects...136.共同愿望shared desire137.对...产生积极影响have a positive impact on...138.我深信...I am deeply convinced that...139.携手合作work together for...140.本着...原则in the principle of...141.会议的圆满结束a successful conclusion of this meeting142.牢记以下几点 keep certain points in mind143.组建...(企业)set up...144.Now,let me go on to the legal aspect of a joint venture.note:注意”aspect"翻成什么好.下面我接着谈谈合资企业的法律问题145....,...,都要记住这一点....with this in mind.146.You have to understand the extent of your liability for actions of the joint venture.你必须考虑自己对该合资企业的行为承担多少责任.147.关注be concerned about148.现有市场 existing market149.sales area 销售区域150.We are not finished with you.我们跟你还没完呢!151.pick up the pieces and carry on 收拾残局,重整旗鼓,再图进取152.I began my life as the son of immigrants, and with great efforts I worked my way up to the presidency of the Ford Campany.我是作为移民的儿子进入人世的,凭自己的努力,一步步地当上了福特汽车公司地总裁.153.热情接待warm reception154.衷心的感谢heartfelt thanks for155.没有贵方的努力我们无法成功地达成合作协议.Without your effort it would have beenimpossible for us to reach the successful conclusion of our cooperative agreements156.来华投资 come to invest in China157.幅员辽阔has vast land158.劳动力资源丰富abundant human resource159.兴办(企业)establish160.market strategy 市场营销战略161.business dealings :商务运作162.这种投资方法对我们合作双方来说,都有丰厚地经济回报.I would say that this type of investment will yield fat economic returns for both partiesin our partnership.第二篇：中级口译考试段落文化是指一个民族的整体生活方式。
英译中The shape of the world is changing almost as dramatically as this city's skyline. Today the cold war is over. The risk of the global nuclear conflict has been greatly reduced and the free flow of goods and ideas is bringing to life the concept of a global village. But just as all nations can benefit from the promise of this new world, no nation is immune to its perils. We all have a stake in building peace and prosperity, and in confronting threats that respects no borders—terrorism and drug trafficking, disease and environmental destruction. To meet these challenges most effectively, China and the United States must act in concert. Some argue that with the Cold War's end, the strategic importance of the US-China relationship has diminished. I believe they have it exactly backwards. As a new century begins, the importance of strengthening the ties between the United States and China will grow even greater.【参考译文】世界的面貌正在发生引人注目的变化，其变化之快几乎就象这座城市德空中轮廓。
中级口译口试真题导言：中级口译是一项对口译员能力进行综合测试的考试。
在中级口译口试中，考生需要通过听写、听力理解、口译以及笔译等环节展示自己的语言处理能力、思维能力以及快速反应能力。
以下是一份中级口译口试真题，旨在帮助口译考生熟悉中级口译口试的考题形式与内容。
正文：第一部分：听力理解题目1：请听下面的英文短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
Text:In recent years, the issue of climate change has gained significant attention around the world. The drastic increase in global temperatures and the consequent changes in natural phenomena such as melting glaciers, rising sea levels, and extreme weather events are all clear indicators of the impactof climate change. Governments across the globe have recognized the urgency of the situation and have taken steps to mitigate its effects. However, individual actions are also crucial in combating climate change. By adopting sustainable lifestyle choices, such as reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions, individuals can contribute towards a greener future.Question:- What are some of the indicators of the impact of climate change?答案：Some of the indicators of the impact of climate change include melting glaciers, rising sea levels, and extreme weather events.第二部分：口译题目2：请以中文口译下面的英文演讲稿。
英语中级口译历真题答案————————————————————————————————作者：————————————————————————————————日期：21999.3上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试参考答案:SECTION1: LISTENING TESTPart A: Spot Dictation1. tastes or preference2. values3. type of attitude4. indicate5. upset6. rather than7. include 8. public places9. feel very strongly 10. our personality11. important things 12. get on with13. all the time 14. objects or events15. complete stating 16. statements17. simply stating 18. so rude19. deeply held view 20. no matter whoPart B: Listening Comprehension1-5 AABBB 6-10 DCDBD11-15 DACCA 16-20 DACBD21-25 DCCBD 26-30 ACDBBPart C: Listening and TranslationⅠ.Sentence Translation1.天然材料通常要比人工产品昂贵的多。
2.我很遗憾，你必须至少提前14天预定机票，才能打到七折/减30%票价。
3.既然我们在技术上不能和他们相比，我们决意在热情和苦干方面胜过他们。
4.我因为已经约好看牙医，所以不能出席明天的董事会议。
5.在这里外事办公室的人员千方百计尽可能地帮助你。
我们会帮你解决护照或签证问题、财政问题，乃至个人问题。
Ⅱ.Passage Translation1.妇女解放运动已成功地清除了那些曾经将妇女阻挡在（专门）职业外的障碍。
2008年 3月上海中级口译笔试真题答案与听力原文 SECTION 1 LISTENING TESTPart A Spot Dictation1. religious associations2. local and national characters3. how far back4. a 200-yard dash5. other field6. 708 BC7. consisted of8. every four years9. were abolished10. 1500 years11. summer games12. in turn13. living accommodation14. the marathon races15. lighted16. a succession of runners17. continuation18. the closing ceremony19. a modern conception20. participating in the GamesPart B Listening ComprehensionI. StatementsQuestions 1~101. (B Diana is working as a sales person for an insurance company this summer. It isa tough job and she gets to be outdoors from time to time, but the pay is decent.2. (C Please don't get annoyed over what I said now. I'm just worried about the delay. In no way do I blame you for what happened. You have tried your best.3. (C Mrs. Green called the after-sales service agency and had her almost new refrigerator repaired for free because it was still under warranty.4. (D George is a true pal. He is ready to offer any kind of assistance whenever you are in need. Friends like him are few and far between.5. (A Unless the whole production cost could be reduced to a reasonable limit, the company would have to double its budget by next year.6. (A If the goods could not arrive in time for the Christmas rush, good quality and competitive price would mean nothing at all.7. (C Well, I'm sure we can work something out but it's almost dinner time. May I suggest that we come back tomorrow, say 9 o'clock, to continue the talk?8. (D If our products are to compete on the international market, advanced technology is a key element. The higher the technology, the better the products and the greater the competitiveness.9. (B The fact that Mr. Parkinson is a high-ranking CEO doesn't mean that he can advise you about finance and investment questions.10. (A In this country, the total number of people over 65 years old is 23 million today, but it will swell to 45 million by the year 2020.II. Talks and ConversationsQuestions 11~14W: Now , you are looking for a flat in this area, correct?M: Yeah, that's right.W: And, how much are you prepared to pay?M: Well, I can pay up to six hundred pounds a month if I have to.W: Well, there are some very reasonable apartments for around five hundred pounds.M: Are there?W: It depends on the size, of course. We have flats that can't be rented for only four hundred pounds a month. What size did you have in mind? I mean how many bedrooms? How much space, ect. , do you need?M: We need at least three bedrooms, as we have two children and my mother-in-law lives with us. She is a widow now and can't stand living alone, you know.W: Well, I've got just the place for you, a nice flat near Station Street.M: Oh, yes, I know Station Street quite well. It's very convenient for transportation and shopping.W: It's handy to almost everything. Very good position indeed.M: Now, how big is this house? How many rooms are there?W: There are seven including the bathroom.M: Sounds like there is plenty of room, all right? But just a minute, how much is the rent?W: And that's the best part. It's only four hundred and fifty pounds a month. Would you like me to run you around.M: Why not? Sounds like just what I'm looking for.W: Yeah, could be your lucky day.11. (B How much is the man going to pay for the flat?12. (C What does the man know about the Station Street?13. (A Why does the man need a flat with three bedrooms?14. (B According to the woman, what is the best part of the flat at issue? Questions 15~18Will you enjoy a cup of orange juice every morning? My advice is please make sure that you do so. Orange juice is an integral part of a healthy diet. Today the flavor of orange is the world's third favorite flavor next to chocolate and vanilla. As a common kind of fruits, the orange has additional nutritional contents than other citrus fruits.The major nutritional content in oranges is vitamin C. As a whole, the vitamin C content in orange fruits can keep your immune system strong and healthy. Another nutritional content in oranges is calcium. It can ensure strong teeth and bone. Calcium also supports to maintain a healthy blood pressure level. Calcium in oranges also assists for a healthy muscle function.The health benefits of the orange never end here. A daily glass of orange juice can help prevent the recurrence of kidney stones, better that other citrus fruit juices, such as lemonade. The fiber in the orange reduces high cholesterol level in the body. The natural food sugar, fructose in the orange controls the rising blood sugar levels after a meal. So next time you go to a supermarket or dine in a restaurant, make sure that you buy and have that delicious food as a part of your everyday diet.15. (D What is the main idea of this talk?16. (B According to the talk, which of the following is the world's first favorite flavor?17. (A What is good about vitamin C in the orange?18. (D Which of the following assists for a healthy muscle function? Questions19~22W: George, as a university student, you've been here for almost a year. Do you miss your home cooking a lot? Or are you getting used to our English food?M: Oh there are quite a lot of dishes I miss very much indeed. You see in my country we have a much greater variety of dishes, but I must say English food is much better than I thought it was going to be.W: Really, what are your favorite English dishes?M: Well, first of all I think the quality of your food is excellent. Your dairy products are so fresh and your meat is usually so tender. For example, the strawberry yoghurt and pork rib chop. And there is so much to choose from (in the shops.W: Yes, but what English dishes do you particularly like? Or don't you like any of them?M: Well, I'm a little tired of your fishing chips, and roast beef and Yorkshire pudding is only good when properly cooked at home. I don't like the way you cook your vegetables, either. And...W: So you don't really like any of our food, do you?M: Oh, no. I didn't say that.W: Well...M: I'm very fond of the steak and kidney pudding you make. And I like your apple pies. You know, all the home-made stuff.W: It's very nice of you to say so.M: And I think your cooked breakfasts are simply marvelous. Nothing like them where I come from.19. (C What is the man doing at the moment?20. (D What does the man think of the English food?21. (C Which of the following statements is true about the man?22. (A According to the man, why does he like the steak and kidney pudding so much?Questions 23~26More often than not, I've been asked by my students this question: how can I improve my listening skills?Let me first cite a very common instance of poor listening at this school. You don't know how it happened. You know you were paying attention when your history class started. But somewhere along the way your eyes glazed over and the teacher's voice became a dull hum in the background of your mind. When you finally shook yourself out of your trends, he was asking you a question, "So what happened at Hastings in the year of 1066?" Once again, poor listening has you in hot water.As listeners, we tend to think that the responsibility for a successful communication lies with the person doing the talking. This attitude causes us to become passive listeners. We tolerate distractions, putting up with the noise in the hall for instance instead of getting up to shut the door. And we generally fail to reopen to the speaker's messageby asking questions or to remember anything that was said. Effective listeners, on the other hand, play an active role by paying constant attentions, by following the speaker's movement, by taking notes, or by asking questions. Passive listeners are the sponges in the communication sea. Active listeners are their sharks. Good listening is a valuable skill. It is one of the top management skills needed for success in business. Listening is also critical to success in family life and among friends. Good listeners do well in school. They follow directions better and don't waste time wandering what the assignment was. Therefore, becoming an active listener will help you in your relationships with your schoolwork and on the job.23. (D What is the main idea of the talk?24. (A Which of the following is true about the passive listeners? 25. (A According to the talk, how can we reopen to the speaker's message? 26. (C To which of the following does the man compare poor listeners? Questions 27~30W: Recently artist Samuel Cliff and writer Dan Archer took our readers by surprise with their new comment book entitled Tales Up The Forest. With a diverse cast of characters, and a craze story that reflex upon both reality and unreality, Samuel has once again exposed his unique art to a much larger audience. Here in the studio we are happy to have you with us. Samuel, as an artist where have you been, and where are you going?M: Well, I'd like to think that my past as an artist has been an interesting one as far. Stylistically there have been a lot of changes; I started out with a chunky organic brush style, very popular at that time. Back then when I did my first book, My Dollar, I had a feeling that comments would just too precious, and I want my work to be bold. I still enjoy working that way. But since then my Interests have changed. Half way through my "Run on the Little Cat", that's my second series, I move towards a more linear style, which is something I’ve always loved. I've been trying a little variations on things out since then, and now I am trying to push towards a more graphic work. I really loved doing color work.W: I'd say your works have been fairly eclectic in tone and story, do you agree?M: Yeah, eclectic is a good word for it. I try to take on a project that seems interesting to me, I can't imagine working on just one kind of story for the rest of my life.W: You are, em, for lack of a better term, all-inclusive artist, meaning you usually ink your own pencils and keep you own style, can you stand to be influenced by someone else?M: I have been influenced by others in the past, and they've all done an outstanding job. It's the nature of collaboration, isn't it? The thing is now I really enjoying having control over the final look of the art work.W: What is it about the company that you've giving it so much of your time and effort as an artist?M: It's a very nurturing environment. My editors are all open to new ideas. They've encouraged me to push my abilities and grow. It's a great place to be. And I wonder they keep renewing my contract.27. (B What is the man's job?28. (B What's the man trying to do now for his works?29. (C What's the woman's comment about the man's artistic works? 30. (D What does the man say about the company with whom he has contracts? Part C Listening and TranslationI. Sentence Translation1. Most people are too anxious during tests. Such anxiety makes them less efficient than normal. As a result, their scores are much lower than they expected.译文:大多数人在考试中都很紧张。
Dolphins, like whales, must surface to breathe air through a blowhole on top of their heads. Dolphins are social animals and love company. Many of them, in fact, even enj oy being around humans. It is not uncommon to hear of dolphins giving rides through the water to humans.In addition to being playful, dolphins are helpful to men. For example, as 400 B. C. the Greek poet Arion was saved from drowning by a dolphin. From then until now, dolphins have been helping swimmers who are in trouble. Swimmers, however, are not the only humans they help. In some parts of the world, they can be counted on to help men catch fish.Moreover, dolphins are very intelligent. A dolphin's brain resembles a human brain, but it is larger. Consequently, some people claim that dolphins are really smarter than men. Of course, there is no way of proving this point. Brain size is not an absolute measure of intelligence. Furthermore, measuring dolphins' intelligence in other ways is not possible since men cannot fully communicate with them. Apparently, however, dolphins communicate with each other. At any rate, they make whistling, clicking and buzzing sounds which seem to be at least a form of language. So far, however, men have not been able to figure out the communication code the dolphins use.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。
中级口译笔试试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. 听下面一段对话，选择正确的答案。
A. 去图书馆B. 去电影院C. 去公园D. 去超市对话内容：（此处假设有一段对话内容）答案：C2. 听下面一段对话，选择正确的答案。
A. 他喜欢看书B. 他喜欢听音乐C. 他喜欢画画D. 他喜欢运动对话内容：（此处假设有一段对话内容）答案：A二、阅读理解（共30分）1. 阅读以下短文，选择正确的答案。
短文内容：（此处假设有一段短文内容）A. 短文主要讲述了...B. 短文主要讲述了...C. 短文主要讲述了...D. 短文主要讲述了...答案：B2. 阅读以下短文，选择正确的答案。
短文内容：（此处假设有一段短文内容）A. 短文主要讲述了...B. 短文主要讲述了...C. 短文主要讲述了...D. 短文主要讲述了...答案：D三、翻译（共30分）1. 将以下句子从英语翻译成中文。
英文：The weather is getting warmer, so I will take off my coat.中文：天气变暖了，所以我将脱掉我的外套。
答案：正确2. 将以下句子从中文翻译成英语。
中文：他每天早晨都会去公园跑步。
英文：He goes running in the park every morning.答案：正确四、写作（共20分）1. 根据以下提示写一篇短文。
提示：描述你最喜欢的季节，并解释为什么。
答案：（此处假设有一篇短文内容）评分标准：- 内容相关性：5分 - 语言准确性：5分 - 组织结构：5分 - 语法和拼写：5分总分：20分。
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。
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2008年9月上海中级口译笔试真题答案及听力原文SECTION 1: LISTENING TESTPart A: Spot Dictation1. common interest2. mutual friend connection3. 5 p.m.4. sacrifice5. adult interaction6. potential7. comfortable and secure8. local restaurant9. major function 10. annual summer picnics 11. in jeans and T-shirts 12. in their own homes 13. his employees 14. formal banquets 15. an open house 16. anytime 17. 1 to 2 hours 18. as they please 19. light snacks 20. poor practice to refusePart B: I. Statements1. B 原文：I really cannot decide whether to dig up information from the Internet for our annual report over the weekend or go shopping with my friends. But maybe a break would do me good.2. C 原文：Rarely do new employees take such initiatives as Mr. Johnson does. Usually they’ll w ait until they’re familiar with their working environment.3. B原文：The subject of the conference is marketing and sales. And I was wondering if you could give us a talk, say, fifty minutes or so, on cost-effective publicity.4. A原文：If a family has a baby, it brings about special food and clothing needs. When that child grows up, he or she will more directly influence their parents' choice of daily commodities.5. C原文：Not all sugar-containing foods are bad. For example, an apple has its main calories come f rom sugar, but it’s surrounded by fiber, so it digests slowly and keeps blood sugar under control.6. D原文：Had I known that we could buy exactly the same type of camera cheaper on the Internet,I would not have placed the order and paid for this one.7. A原文：By far, the most serious economic problem is that of inflation, now being accelerated by the rise of unemployment, and threatened further by a possible wage explosion.8. D原文：According to our economists, a tariff is a kind of tax imposed by the government on goods imported from abroad.9. A原文：Due to our vigorous advertising campaign, the sales figure for our new product has reached 360,000 dollars this month, three times of our original promotion plan.10. B原文：Although the short report was well written and documented, it failed to convince the committee to vote against the proposed project.II. Talks and ConversationsQuestions 11-14M: Well, as an overseas student, I suppose you don't have a great deal of earning power, so inflation must have affected you to some extent.W：Yes, it affects me in that my parents aren't able to afford to pay my tuition. So I've been forced into taking part of my study time to devote to earning as much as I can to help pay for that.M: You mean you've been taking part-time jobs? What kind of jobs are they?W: There are quite a number of par-time jobs available for overseas students here. There are the student cafeteria, university libraries, and of course, the summer course programs offered by the education centre. Presently, I've been working in the university book store, the second-hand book division.M: But that kind of cuts into your studies, I suppose.W: It does, to a certain extent. But I found that with the added pressure of having to earn money, I use my study time more effectively and get more done.M: So in that sense, it's kind of a good thing for you.11．What is the woman doing now? D 12．According to the conversation, which of the following is the major reason for the woman to work part-time while in the university? C 13．Where is the woman working part-time now? B 14．What will the woman do with the added pressure of having to earn money herself? A Questions 15~18If you want to improve your memory, be confident! That may sound a bit ridiculous, but that is what happened you learn to ride a bicycle or drive a car, isn’t it? At first, you did it awkwardly, but the more you practiced, the surer you were. The activity had changed from a set of awkward rules to nerve-ending responses. You had it on your finger tips. A while back I had each student in class learn the first and last names of everyone else, all in one fifty minute period. I had never done this before myself. And I was expected to perform when everyone else had finished. There I was encouraging everyone while I was getting sweaty hands and developing considerable anxiety.What if the teacher failed? It was hard but I did manage with one or two mistakes. But after that session, it got easier and easier. Now I am absolutely sure I can do it with 120 students each semester. That is 240 bits of information. Not only that, but I am not at all worried, no sweaty palms. The less anxious I am, the better I perform. That is the point. Success makes you more confident and confidence makes it easier to succeed. So try it till you succeed. Then try a few more times just to convince yourself.15．Who is the speaker? D 16．Why did the woman get sweaty hands when remembering names? C 17．How many students does the woman probably teach each semester? B 18．According to the woman, what makes her more confident? D Questions 19~22M: Good morning, Patricia. How are you these days?W: Fine, thanks, Bill. Glad to see you again. What news can you bring from your business trip to our headquarters in New York last week?M: Well, not bad ones. During my stay in New York last week, I met our company's CEO Mr. Johnson. He wants us to put on a local conference sometime next month. I remember you made most of the arrangements for our last conference, and things went so smoothly. I thought I couldn't do better than ask you for some tips.W: I'll be glad to help. Is it a sales conference again?M: Yes, in a way. It's mainly for agents from home and abroad, and we're inviting a few of our influential customers. The objectives are mainly to introduce the products we'll put in on the markets next season, to describe our services to customers and so on.W: And how many people are expected to attend this time? Last time, it was about 220.M: We're counting on 300 this time. No more than 350.W: Then we can not use the seaside conference hall again. It has a capacity of only 250.M: That's the trouble. I was thinking of the President Convention Center, which has a larger capacity. Besides, I haven't worked out all those details yet. Then there are other things to arrange, like loudspeakers and visual aids. I'm going to make a checklist.W: Yes, I did that, too. I’ll be glad to give you a hand.M: That would be great, Patricia. I’d very much like to chance of using some of your experience.May I invite you to lunch today? And then we could have a bit of planning session about it all afterwards.19. What was the man doing last week? B20. Who will be invited to attend a local conference next month? C21. According to the woman, about how many people attended the last conference in the seasideconference hall? A 22. Which of the following will NOT be included in the man's checklist for his planning of theconference? D Questions 23~26If you are driving a car to work or to a seaside resort, safety is always the top priority. Here are some of the tips for driving safely.First, drive carefully and slowly when pedestrians are about, particularly in crowded shopping streets. When you see a bus stop or near a parked mobile shop, Watch out for pedestrians coming from behind parked or stopped vehicles, or from other places where you might not be able to see them. Three out of four pedestrians killed or seriously injured in traffic accidents are either under the age of 15 or over 60. The young and the elderly may not judge speeds very well, and may step into the road when you do not expect them. Give them plenty of time to cross the road. Also, stop and wait patiently for the blind or disabled people.Second, drive slowly near schools, and look out for children getting on or off school buses. Stop when signaled to do so by a school crossing patrol showing a stop-children sign. Be careful near a parked ice-cream van. Children are more interested in ice-cream than in traffic.Finally, when coming to a zebra crossing, be ready to slow down or stop to let people cross. You must give way once they have stepped on to a crossing. Signal to other drivers that you mean to slow down or stop. Give yourself more time to slow down or stop on wet or icy roads. Remember, under no circumstances should you overtake other vehicles just before a zebra crossing.23. What is the main idea of the talk? C24. Why are young and elderly people more likely to get killed or injured in traffic accidents? A25. According to the talk, for whom should a driver stop the car and wait patiently? D26. What should a driver do just before a zebra crossing? B Questions 27~30M: And now with us on today’s program we have Lucy Draper. She is an expert on handwriting analysis and has published a number of books on the subject. Lucy, welcome.W: Thank you very much.M: It is well known that there are many dif ferent features of one’s handwriting. What are these features exactly?W: Well, there is the slant of the writing, the pressure and spacing, the capital letters, the margins and the signature. They all play a part in handwriting analysis.M: Perhaps we can begin by looking at the question of slant.W: Okay. Well, basically there are three kinds of slant: right, left and upright, though sometimes you may come across a mixture. If your handwriting slants to the right, it shows a friendly and sociable disposition. You enjoy human contact and like to have people around you. However, if your handwriting definitely slants to the left, it shows an introspective nature, often shy and reserved. You are more interested in your own feelings than other people’s. If your handwriting isupright, it reveals very good self-control, and your head usually controls your heart.M: What about size of handwriting? Does the size of one’s handwriting tell us something?W: Yes. Well, basically very large handwriting belongs to the extroverts and socially-minded people. They enjoy attention and admiration. The small writer, on the other hand, is more concerned with things than people. Small writing is often found in the handwriting of many scientists and intellectual. They generally are not interested in an active social life. Medium handwriting shows a good balance between mind and emotion. Such writers are generally able to communicate and mix without being either reserved or over familiar.M: So let’s put theory to practice. What wou ld you say to this sample of handwriting?W: Well, this more rounded, medium-sized handwriting shows a lively personality who enjoys companionship. She is talkative. See the small open As and Os, and has a friendly approach to people. But the wide space between the words indicates that she can keep her personal distance when necessary. Whose handwriting is this?M: Well, to tell you the truth, that’s my wife’s handwriting.27. What is the woman’s specialized field of research? C28. According to the woman, what does an upright slant in one’s handwriting reveal about the writer? A29. Who are more likely to be concerned with things rather than people? B30. What feature of handwriting makes the woman say that the man’s wife can keep her personal distance when necessary? C Part C. Listening and TranslationI. Sentence Translation:1. 在线课程是面向公众可以快速注册登记入学的课程，其学科几乎可以满足所有学生的需求，便利性和质量深受学生们欢迎。
年月中级口译考试真题完整版(含答案)————————————————————————————————作者：————————————————————————————————日期：2014年3月中级口译考试真题完整版（含答案）SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (45 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.Good afternoon, folks. Today’s topic is “Try Jogging for Fitness”. When we run for fitness, exercise, and pleasure, it is commonly called jogging. Jogging (1) in recent years. The popularity of jogging today stems from (2). First, jogging is one of the most efficient forms of exercise. As a rule, a person jogging (3) more calories per minute than in most other sports. Running, like biking, swimming and (4), is an aerobic exercise. Such an exercise uses a great deal of oxygen. In addition, it increases _______________ (5).Aerobic exercise strengthens the heart muscle so that it (6). This kind of exercise is also one of the best ways to improve our general health and (7) of our lungs. Jogging is also popular because almost every one of us (8). Jogging is an acti vity that doesn’t require (9) or special coordination. Jogging is (10). Finally, it can be done alone, with another person, or in a group.For anyone who runs more than (11) a week, it is important to have good running shoes. Tennis shoes or sneakers won’t do. Running produces stress that is (12) than the stress of walking. With this added stress to (13), we need good shoes. The shoes should be replaced when they (14) or worn unevenly. Cold weather poses few problems for us joggers. The main hazard in (15) is slipping on ice or snow. There is no danger of freezing our lungs, because our body (16) before it reaches our lungs. In winter we should be sure to (17) and keep our feet as dry and warm as possible. It’s best to wear (18). In summer, we must be care ful not to dry out. So it is important for us to (19) on hot, humid days. The best summer wear is loose fitting and (20).Part B: Listening Comprehension1. StatementsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spokenONLY 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 you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.1.(A) Let’s call it a day and continue our talk tomorrow.(B) I’m hungry now. Can we discuss it after the dinner?(C) I wish we could reach an agreement tomorrow morning.(D) Let me remind you that we should sign it as soon as possible.2. (A) Weather is difficult to forecast.(B) The heat wave is about to end.(C) I didn’t hear the weather forecast for today.(D) It’s going to be quite hot these days.3. (A) Peter barely understands what he hears.(B) Peter seldom thinks about his own actions.(C) Peter usually doesn’t finish what he starts.(D) Peter generally doesn’t tolerate others’ ideas.4. (A) Many city centers in Europe are accessible to pedestrians only.(B) Many cities in Europe are too crowded with people to allow access for cars.(C) Many tourists visiting Europe find it difficult to rent a second-hand car.(D) Many local residents in European cities support a ban on cars in city centers5. (A) Lawyers are the most affluent of all professionals.(B) Lawyers are always awkward and come to no avail in a suicidal case.(C) Lawyers are more likely to become depressed and commit suicide.(D) Lawyers are like actors or actresses who have to put up a show on the stage.6. (A) Most people take medicine when they have a pain in their brain.(B) Most headaches are symptoms of ailments outside the brain.(C) It is found that storytelling can make your headaches less painful.(D) If you hurt other parts of your body, you will feel the pain in your brain.7. (A) For language learners, the Internet environment lacks real-life social factors.(B) Learning a language through the Internet may produce remarkable effects.(C) Language learners can use the language appropriately in the Internet environment.(D) Learning to protect our environment is becoming an international issue for mankind.8. A) Recent statistics show that American women spend one third of their income on food.(B) American women are more likely to go and dine in restaurants or fast-food shops.(C) Nowadays one in every three Americans prefers to eat in restaurants or fast-food(D) Today more Americans dine out because they have more jobs and more money.9. (A) Primary school pupils are likely to become good friends for life.(B) Roommate arrangements often don’t work out even for intimate friends.(C) Living under one roof for a longer period of time brings about a close friendship.(D) Most people don’t believe in “A friend in need is a friend indeed”.10. (A) Work has now become a major socializing influence for women.(B) Women can enjoy their new lifestyles by taking care of small children.(C) Most mothers with children quit their jobs to become full-time housewives.(D) There is little chance for women to be presented fairly in this community.2. Talks and ConversationsDirections: 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) A gift.(B) A picture.(C) A file.(D) Some money.12. (A) The accounting office.(B) The vice-president’s office.(C) Jack.(D) Mrs Carter.13. (A) It is to be signed by the president himself.(B) It is from the executive vice-president’s office.(C) It is about changes in the accounting procedures.(D) It is to be transferred to the accounting office at once.14. (A) Go to the executive’s office.(B) Hand in his resignation.(C) Look through the woman’s files.(D) Ask someone for help.Questions 15—1815. (A) Working in a travel agency.(B) Organizing a BBQ party.(C) Teaching English to Chinese students.(D) Learning Chinese.16. (A) Cats.(B) Dogs(C) Cows.(D) Birds.17. (A) Because they could get some food.(B) Because they are friendly.(C) Because they need company.(D) Because they want to be protected.18. (A) Sacred ibis.(B) Black crows.(C) White parrots.(D) Colorful parakeets.Questions 19—2219. (A) Physics.(B) Calculus.(C) Composition.(D) Biology.20. (A) He is lazy.(B) He is boring.(C) He is wonderful.(D) He is humorous.21. (A) He is able to save a lot of money from it.(B) It pays well and the hours are flexible.(C) It is interesting and the pay is good.(D) His co-workers are congenial and cooperative.22. (A) To attempt to transfer to Professor Atkins’ class.(B) To cut back on his classes.(C) To get a job at the library shelving books.(D) To drop his Accounting course.Questions 23—2623. (A) Bow and keep your eye on the business card.(B) Take it one-handedly and stuff it in a pocket.(C) Use two hands and study the card carefully.(D) Read it aloud to show your attention and respect.24. (A) Because he presented gifts in sets of fours to the Japanese businessmen.(B) Because he failed to pay due attention to the Japanese businessmen’s cards.(C) Because his business card was not treated respectfully by the Japanese businessmen.(D) Because his business card had some errors which were discovered by the Japanese businessmen.25. (A) China.(B) America.(C) Honduras.(D) India.26. (A) Native pottery.(B) Maple syrup.(C) Toy clocks.(D) Amish handicrafts.Questions 27—3027. (A) Light Engineer.(B) Personnel Manager.(C) Chemistry Analyst.(D) News Editor.28. (A) In a London firm.(B) In a chemical company.(C) At Leeds Lighting Factory.(D) At Yorkshire Engineering.29. (A) He is the Personnel Manager.(B) He is slow to respond to new ideas.(C) He gets along well with his colleagues.(D) He moves with the times.30. (A) He’d like more scope for putting new idea s into practice.(B) He’d love to work for someone who is understanding.(C) He longs for work and entertainment in the capital.(D) He is offered a much higher pay for the job.Part C: Listening and Translation1. Sentence TranslationDirections: 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 TranslationDirections: 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 SKILLSDirections: 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 yourANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 1—5The first permanent shelters were probably built twenty or forty thousand years ago byfish-eating people who lived in the places as long as the fish supply lasted. Fish-eaters could stay in one place for several years. However, once man learned to farm, he could live longer in one place. Thus, he was able to build a permanent home. Once again, he built his home with the materials he found at hand. In Egypt, for example, wood was scarce, so most houses were built of bricks made of dried mud, with a roof supported by tree trunks.When the Norsemen came from Scandinavia to northern Europe, they found many forests, so they built homes with a framework of heavy tree trunks and then filled the space between thetrunks with clay. The Eskimos, on the other hand, lived in a land where there was little or no wood. They learned to adapt their homes perfectly to their surroundings. In the wintertime, when everything was covered with snow and ice, the Eskimos built their homes with blocks of ice. When the warm weather came and melted the ice, the Eskimos lived in a tent made of animal skins.The weather is man’s worst natural enemy. He has to protect himself from extremes of heat and cold and from storms, wind and rain. Where there are torrential rains, houses are either built on piles to keep them off the ground, or they have steep thatched roofs to drain off the rain. People living in the Congo River region have found that steep, heavily-thatched roofs drain off the jungle rains more quickly.Protection from danger has also influenced the type of house man builds. When enemies threatened him, man made his house as inaccessible as possible. The tree-dwellers of the Philippines protect themselves by living high above the ground. When danger threatens, they remove the ladders leading to their homes. The cliff dwellers of the American Southwest built their homes high up on the sides of cliffs, where access was very difficult.Nomad tribes must move from place to place, taking care of flocks of sheep that are alwaysin need of fresh grass. Their houses must be simple and easy to transport. The nomads of central Asia have developed a house made of a framework of poles covered with felt. The house is round because the framework is curved, and there is a hole at the top to let the smoke out.1. According to the passage, the Norsemen who came to northern Europe built their houses with__________.(A) rocks and wood(B) wood and clay(C) wooden roofs and stone walls(D) wooden walls and thatched roofs2. Man’s most urgent need in building a house is protection from __________.(A) enemies(B) floods(C) earthquakes(D) the weather3. The passage suggests that a house with a steep sloping roof is more likely to be found__________.(A) in a windy country(B) in a rainy country(C) near the coast(D) in the desert4.When danger threatens, the tree-dwellers of the Philippines __________.(A) take away their ladders(B) bombard the enemy from above(C) pull up the bridge over their moat(D) wind up the ropes leading to their homes5. According to the passage, the nomad tribes of central Asia live in __________.(A) tents(B) tree houses(C) small houses of clay(D) round houses of felt【参考答案】1.B 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.DQuestions 6—10Emma Way did not become a figure of contempt for British cyclists because she nudged Toby Hockley off his bicycle and into a hedge as she drove past him on a country lane on May 19. No, she achieved that infamy by confessing to her crime online. “Definitely knocked a cyclist off his bike earlier,” Way, 22, tweeted after the collision that left Hockley, 29, with a bruised body and the status of a martyr for Britain’s cyclists. “I have right of way —he doesn’t even p ay road tax!” She ended with a hashtag popular with tweeting British motorists: #bloodycyclists.It was the tweet heard around the roads of Britain and it resulted in Way’s being convicted in November of driving offenses, losing her job as a trainee accountant and acknowledging in court that the comment rated “11 out of 10” on the stupidity scale. In an interview on national television after her conviction, she noted that since the story broke, she had been cyberbullied and had received “malicious communications.” What she did not say was that she was sorry for knocking Hockley, a chef, off his bike. “I was quite angry at the mannerism of the cyclist on the road”, she said. “My point of view is that he was on my side of the road —that’s not the way you drive.”Way to stoke the fire, Ms. Way. By continuing to pin the blame for the incident on the cyclist, the young driver fell further into an already considerable chasm that divides modern Britain. The BBC last year featured an hourlong documentary — with lots of footage of raging cyclists and cab drivers —whose title explained the situation succinctly: War on Britain’s Roads.It wasn’t entirely an exaggeration: people are dying in this conflict between cyclists and drivers. London in November seemed like a particularly dangerous place for the two-wheeled combatants. Six cyclists were killed in less than two weeks, a mounting toll chronicled in increasingly mournful headlines. Six in a few days is a lot; the total killed this year in Britain’s capital is 14. The deaths sparked a bout of public recrimination. When London’s Mayor Boris Johnson, himself a cyclist, appeared less than sympathetic after the fifth death — he told a radio host that some of the dead cyclists “have taken decisions that really did put their lives in danger” — he was transformed from cycling champion to heartless pro-car politician and joined Way as a target of the particularly passionate fury that cyclists can muster.The anger has become political in Britain, as it has in many countries whose governments encourage citizens to cycle rather than drive to work, to lessen the impact on the environment and on traffic. Johnson has arguably done more than any previous politician for London cyclists, establishing a $1.6 billion fund to m ake cycling safer in the city and appointing London’s firstcycling commissioner. Even though the number of cyclist deaths in London has been dropping steadily in the past two decades, the demand from cyclists for the city to adapt grows as the number of bikes on the road grows. As does the particularly passionate fury that cyclists can muster.Whether or not Johnson is right that some of the cyclists who died recently were breaking the law, all of us make a very personal decision about risking our lives by getting on our bikes. And we should know that when we ignore red lights to get ahead of the traffic, or get too close to trucks or buses because we feel it’s our right to be there, then we are making a mistake even dumber than Emma Way’s tweet. In the w ar of the cyclist vs. the driver, the driver will nearly always come out alive. Less so the cyclist.6. According to the passage, who had been cyberbullied and had received malicious communications?(A) Toby Hockley.(B) Boris Johnson.(C) Emma Way.(D) A cycling commissioner.7. Which of the following statements is NOT true in the conflict between cyclists and drivers?(A) London seemed like a particularly dangerous place for the cyclists.(B) 14 cyclists were killed in less than two weeks in London.(C) The deaths of cyclists sparked a bout of public recrimination.(D) People are dying in this conflict between cyclists and drivers.8. London’s Mayor has established a $1.6 billion fund __________.(A) to encourage citizens to cycle to work(B) to build more bike lanes in London(C) to lessen the impact on the environment(D) to make cycling safer in London9. According to the passage, a rash of accidents involving cars has made London’s bicyclists __________.(A) outraged(B) alarmed(C) cautious(D) cyberbullied10. What would be the best title for this passage?(A) Cycle rather than Drive to Work(B) Watch your Cycling Manners(C) Pedal at Your Own Peril(D) Lessen the Impact on Traffic【参考答案】6.C 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.CQuestions 11—15Educators have known for 30 years that students perform better when given one-on-one tutoring and mastery learning — working on a subject until it is mastered, not just until a test is scheduled. Success also requires motivation, whether from an inner drive or from parents, mentors or peers.Will the rise of massive open online courses (MOOCs) quash these success factors? Not at all. In fact, digital tools offer our best path to cost-effective, personalized learning. I know because Ihave taught both ways. For years Sebastian Thrun and I have given artificial-intelligence courses at Stanford University and other schools; we lectured, assigned homework and gave everyone the same exam at the same time. Each semester just 5 to 10 percent of students regularly engaged in deep discussions in class or office hours; the rest were more passive. We felt there had to be a better way.So, in the fall of 2011, we tried something new. In addition to our traditional classroom, we c reated a free online course open to anyone. On our first try, we attracted a city’s worth of participants — about 100,000 engaged with the course, and 23,000 finished.Inspired by Nobel laureate Herbert Simon’s comment that “learning results from what th e student does and thinks and only from what the student does and thinks,” we created a course centered on the students doing things and getting frequent feedback. Our “lectures” were short (two- to six-minute) videos designed to prime the attendees for doing the next exercise. Some problems required the application of mathematical techniques described in the videos. Others were open-ended questions that gave students a chance to think on their own and then to hash out ideas in online discussion forums.Our scheme to help make learning happen actively, rather than passively, created many benefits akin to tutoring — and helped to increase motivation. First, as shown in a 2013 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, frequent interactions keep attention from wandering. Second, as William B. Wood and Kimberly D. Tanner describe in a 2012 Life Sciences Education paper, learning is enhanced when students work to construct their own explanations, rather than passively listening to the tea cher’s. That is why a properly designed automated intelligent tutoring system can foster learning outcomes as well as human instructors can, as Kurt van Lehn found in a 2011 meta-analysis in Educational Psychologist.A final key advantage was the rapid improvement of the course itself. We analyzed the junctures where our thousands of students succeeded or failed and found where our course needed fine-tuning. Better still, we could capture this information on an hour-by-hour basis. For our class, human teachers analyzed the data, but an artificial-intelligence system could perform this function and then make recommendations for what a pupil could try next to improve — as online shopping sites today make automated recommendations for what book or movie you might enjoy. Online learning is a tool, just as the textbook is a tool. The way the teacher and the student use the tool is what really counts.11. What does the passage mainly discuss?(A) Different sources of motivation for students’ success.(B) Effective one-on-one tutoring and mastery learning.(C) Personalized massive open online courses for students.(D) Considerable improvement of the college courses.12. The word “quash” ( para. 2) is closest in meaning to ______.(A) intensify(B) inspire(C) cancel(D) discount13. When the author and his colleague offered their first online course ______.(A) it attracted about 100,000 city residents to study(B) it created a climate of passivity for introverted students(C) it was designed for both students and working adults(D) it was attended by a great number of students14. The “lectures” in the MOOCs are meant for the students to ______.(A) do and think actively on their own(B) make up for what they miss in classrooms(C) get frequent feedback from mentors and peers(D) focus on what they need most15. One way online courses are similar to online shopping sites is that ______.(A) they make recommendations for what users do next(B) they function automatically for thousands of young students(C) they are a boon to computer-savvy students and shoppers(D) they update their contents on an hour-by-hour basis【参考答案】11.C 12.C 13.D 14.A 15.AQuestions 16—20Most people have seen bullies in action, making life miserable for others. Their targets often escape the intimidation relatively unharmed, but sometimes it is too much to bear. That can be true whether the victim is a 12-year-old girl or a 136-kilogram American football player.A member of the Miami Dolphins left the National Football League team recently because he was repeatedly insulted and threatened by a teammate, Richie Incognito. Many fans were disgusted by details of Incognito's expletive-filled voice mail and text messages, while others defended his behavior as a natural part of a rough-and-tumble sport.Some people are astonished that Jonathan Martin, who is 1.95 meters tall, “could actually be emotionally damaged by taunts from a teammate, ” the columnist Timothy Egan wrote recently in The Times. “Can you possibly hurt a hulk with words? ” Based on his own experience playing football in high school, Mr. Egan argues that you can. He was smaller than the other guys and had a big, unruly head of hair that made him stand out. His teammates taun ted him. “Did it hurt? Yes it did, ” he wrote. “I knew very well what it felt like to give so much to a game and have people who were part of it, his teammates, hurt him. ”Bullies aren’t all men. The Times reported recently that scientists had made big strides in understanding aggression by young women. “The existence of female competition may seem obvious to anyone who has been in a high school cafeteria or singles bar, ” John Tierney wrote, “but analyzing it has been difficult because it tends to be mo re subtle and indirect (and a lot less violent) than the male variety. ”Researchers found that women were more likely to make mean comments about other women if they saw them as competition for male attention. In an experiment, a group of female college students reacted negatively when a woman wearing a low-cut blouse and a short skirt entered the room, while they barely noticed the same woman dressed in a T-shirt and jeans.?But in perhaps one difference between the sexes, instead of confronting the woman directly, the others made fun of her once she left the room.?” Women are indeed very capable of aggressing against others, especially women they perceive as rivals,” said Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt, a psychologist at the University of Ottawa.For those on the receiving end who are young or otherwise vulnerable, the damage can be tragic. In September, a 12-year-old girl in Florida named Rebecca Ann Sedwick killed herself after other girls bullied her online. She went to an abandoned cement plant, climbed to a platform and jumped.“Rebecca became one of the youngest members of a growing list of children and teenagers apparently driven to suicide, at least in part, after being maligned, threatened and taunted online, ” The Times reported. And teenagers aren’t just using Facebook or Instagram to pick on one another. New applications appear constantly, making it difficult for parents to keep tabs on their children’s activity. Rebecca’s mother, Tricia Norman, didn’t know her daughter was receiving messages that s aid: “You’re ugly” and “Can u die please?”“You hear about this all the time,” Ms. Norman said of cyberbullying. “I never, ever thought it would happen to me or my daughter.”16. How did Jonathan Martin react when taunted and insulted by his teammate?(A) He remained silent at first and then challenged the bully to a fight.(B) He took no notice of the taunts and insults from his teammate.(C) He could no longer put up with the bullying and left the team.(D) He accepted the bullying as a natural part of a rough-and-tumble sport.17. Which of the following is typical of female bullying?(A) Confronting the victim indirectly.(B) Causing the victim to die in the end.(C) Making fun of the victim with nasty words.(D) Making mean comments about the victim’s clothes.18. According to the passage, Tricia Norman’s daughter ______.(A) is a pretty, lovely girl(B) uses Facebook or Instagram a lot(C) committed suicide because of cyberbullying(D) used to isolate herself from her classmates19. Parents are often kept in the dark about their children being bullied because ______.(A) their children have no courage to tell them about it(B) parents are not involved in their children’s activities(C) bullying is too common to catch parents’ attention(D) bullying is indirect and is usually conducted online20. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?(A) Intimidation can damage the victim emotionally and physically.(B) Bullying can come in all shapes and sizes.(C) Taunting is limited to physically small and weak people.(D) Female insulting is harder to bear than male bullying.【参考答案】11.C 12.A 13.C 14.D 15.BQuestions 21—25Questions 26—30SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (30 minutes)Directions:Translate the following passage into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.In the near future, professors will run their courses over digital platforms capable of collecting data on each student’s p rogress. These platforms were initially developed for massive open online courses. However, universities are now folding these platforms back into their traditional classes because they make it easier to share content, host discussions and keep track of student work.Soon, these platforms will be able to monitor which students are spending 15 minutes on a calculus problem and which ones slog away for an hour. This can raise red flags for professors about who might need extra help.As more classes move partially or entirely online, the requirements of having a uniform start and end date diminish. It means some students could sail through a semester’s worth of classes in a few weeks and then start again with new courses.It used to be that getting accepted to a prestigious university was how you accessed the best professors and could hang out with the smartest students. That’s because universities were, for the most part, closed information systems that distributed out their content among a select few. Th at’s changing.参考译文：在不久的将来，教授们将会使用一种能够收集每位学生的学习进度数据的数字平台来授课。
Spot Dictation In America there are no nobles or men of letters, and the common folk mistrust the wealthy; Consequently lawyers form the highest political class and the most cultivated circle of society. They have therefore nothing to gain by innovation, which adds a conservative interest to their natural taste for public order. If I were asked where I place the American aristocracy, I should reply without hesitation that it is not composed of the rich, who are united together by no common tie, but that it occupies the judicial bench and the bar. When I started researching this topic, I found an interesting website “Legal Reform Now”. As the name suggests, this website is devoted to legal reform and it is definitely concerned about the dominance of lawyers in American government. There I read an article by a political science professor from the university of Wisconsin. One observation the UW article confirms is that the legal profession is the dominant profession of the people re-elect to public office. For example, about half our representatives and two-thirds of our senators are lawyers. No other profession comes close to having the same the number of people in political office. Effectively, lawyers form our nation’s most powerful organized political constituency in America. Lawyers make our laws and lawyers interpret our laws. When judges are appointed, the American bar association is the only professional organization that is consulted to rate the fitness of potential judicial appointees. Our nation has been in existence for over 200 years and lawyers have been this nation’s aristocracy since its formation. Our system works, but do we really want to have a single profession in charge of our nation? Specifically, do we want to have the legal profession in charge? Next time you vote, that’s something to think about. 评析：这篇⽂章是关于律师在美国的地位。
[修订]中、⾼级⼝译考试历年真题、答案1.doc2002.9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)Prt: Spot DicttionDirections: In this prt of the test, you will her pssge nd red the sme pssge with blnks in it. Fill in ech of the blnks with the words you hve herd on the tpe. Write your nswer in the corresponding spec in your NSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will her the pssge ONLY ONCE.s long s we re in reltionship, there is the potentil for lsting hppiness s well s for serious conflict. This pplies t work, ______________________ (1)，nd t home? The simple fct is tht reltionships re not lwys ________________ (2) siling. Conflict cn led to nger, hostility, nd further conflicts? On the other hnd, it cn be used d ___________________ (3) for solving problems.For exmple, you cn hndle conflict by _____________________ (4) tht the problem exists, smoothing it over, or trying to overpower the other person. These, of course, will ________________ (5) win or lose situtions. But when you resolve conflict through collbortion nd compromise, you cn chieve _______________________ (6) situtions. In tody's lecture, I shll outline few steps on________________(7) trnsform conflict into solution in which both prties win.First ________________ (8). Explin the problem to the other prty. You should__________ (9) the conflict. It\ hrd to fix something before ___________________ (10) on wht is broken.Second, understnd 11 points of view? Ste side your own opinions for moment nd (11) to understnd the other points of view. When people feel tht they hve been herd, they5re often more ________ (12). Third, brinstorm. Drem up s mny solutions s you cn nd __________________ (13) them one by one? This step will require ________________ (14). Tlk bout which solutions will work nd______________ (15) they will be to implement. Your solutions need to be cceptble by both prties, so you should be prepred to _______________________ (16)? Lter, you'11 need to review the (17) of the ccepted solution. If it (18), be open to mking chnges or (19) to bring bout new solution.Finlly, implement. When you hve both ____________ (20), decide who is going to do wht by when. Then keep your greements?Prt B: Listening ComprehensionL SttementsDirections: In this prt of the test, you will her severl short sttements. These sttements will be spokenONLY ONCE, nd you will not find them written on the pper; so you must listen crefully. When you her sttement, red the nswer choices nd decide which one is closest in mening to the sttement you hve herd? Then write the letter of the nswer you hve chosen in the corresponding spec in your NSWER BOOKLET.1.() Mr. Bker doesn't like to go to the meeting 1st night?(B)Lst night M⼕Bker decided to cncel this morning’s meeting.(C)Mr. Bker mde up his mind not to go to this morning^ meeting.(A)M⼕Bker mde lst- minute decision to hold the meeting this morning?2.() Hrd work often brings bout discomfort in prts of the humn body.(B)If you re nervous, you my hurt yourself in performing this kind of tsk?(C)Those stff members who work bek to bek re hrd on ech other.(A)This exercise is to relx your muscles in the neck, the shoulders nd the bek?3.() We hve been working on this mchine for two yers.(B)Free mintennee work is for period of two yers.(C)You don^t hve to do repir work on this mchine in two yers.(A)With monthly clening, the oil in this mchine cn run for two yers.4.() Only those high school grdutes with excellent skills cn be dmitted into colleges?(B)No mtter how difficult it is, high school grdutes should t lest try twice to get themselvesinto colleges?(C)Students should consider wht they wnt to lern in the university.(A)Once in the university, you will feel superior to those drop- out students.5.() 11 the bord members voted for the Chirmn’s proposl to open the brnch office?(B)The Chirmn ws not in fvor of the opening of brnch office in the suburbs?(C)the bord members re expecting new Chirmn from the downtown office.(D)The Chirmn^ proposl to set up brnch office ws turned down by the bord members.6.() Mry hd mde n ppointment to see the personnel mngcr lst Tucsdy?(B)Mry hs been pplying for job nd is going to see the personnel mnger next week.(C)Mry is shortsighted nd ennot see tht personnel mnger in the next office.(D)Mry didn't get tht job since she ws me to the personnel mnger on Tuesdy.7.() The supermrket will be finished in sixty dys.(B)It took us more thn sixty dys to finish building the supermrket.(C)Thc supermrket should hvc been finished sixty dys go.(D)The supermrket hd been built sixty dys erlie⼕8.() Her ttendnee record ws severely dmged.(B)Her ttendnee record ws never perfect.(C)She hd once ssisted in keeping the ttendnee record?(D)She hd kept ner- perfect ttendnee record?9.()He didn't know wht would hppen if he mde the suggestion.(B)He didn't feel nervous fter he hd put forwrd the suggestion.(C)He relized tht the committee members would not dopt his suggestion.(D)He considered it importnt to the committee members first.10.() The Expo will be open the dy fter tomorrow?(B)The Expo is rescheduled to open on Fridy.(C)The Expo's opening is delyed until tomorrow?(D)T he Expo is not likely to open on Fridy?11.Tlks nd ConversionsDirections: In this prt of the test, you will her severl short sttements. These sttements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, nd you will not find them written on the pper; so you must listen crefully. When you her sttement, red the nswer choices nd decide which one is closest in mening to the sttement you hve herd? Then write the letter of the nswer you hve chosen in the corresponding spee in your NSWER BOOKLET.Questions 11-1411.() Mi; Powell telephoned. (B) The womn cited Mr. Powell.(C) Someone cme to see him. (D) There ws trffic jm.12.() Becuse she hsn't recorded the phone messge.(B)Becuse she hsn^t let Mr. Powell in.(C)Becuse she hsn5t invited him to lunch?(D)Becuse she hsn't phoned him.13.() Mr. Powelfs nme crd.(B)The resturnt^s phone number.(C)Some money to mke phone ell.(D)The nmc of well- known deprtment store.14.() the womn ws not creful bout the mn's nme crd.(B)The mn ws expecting someone to bring some importnt informtion.(C)The mn ws not vilble when M⼕Powell cme in.(D)The womn ccepted the mn's pology for his mistke.(B)In 1963. Questions 23-2623. () studying socio- linguistics.(C) Sying hullo to ech othe ⼕() Linguists. (C) Techers. 25. () He is probbly trying to beginQuestions 15-1815. () In 1961.(C) In 1970.16. () Lcrning mtcrils. (C) Summer course.(D) In 1971.(B) Lbortory fcilitics.(D) Prty invittions.17. () Some lbortory tests cn be done t home.(B) 11 the college course re vilble ?(C) registrtions re 11 the yer round.(D) Invittions to prties re free to 11 the students.18. () prt- time students my get cheper sncks ?(B) Students re ble to get TV study progrmmes.(C) Students cn ttend lectures once week.(D) Students my prticipte in summer school courses.Questions 19-2219. () lwye ⼕(B)nrtist. (C) student. (D) physicin.20. () She thinks tht it is well- pid profession.(B) She considers herself to be fit for i ⼕(C) She is unble to find other jobs for some time.(D) She wnts to live independently of other people ?21. () She cn spek severl lnguges ? (B) She is more creful nd kinder.(C) She cn serve women clients better.(D) She is likely to get more sympthy. 22. () Becuse it is well known for its eduction! excellence ?(B) Becuse it is inexpensive in terms of school tuition fees.(C) Becuse it offers mrried students' prtments.(D) Becuse it Hows students to prctice during the schoolterms.(B) Tlking bout the wether. (D) Listening to wether forecsts.(B) Drivers.(D) Students.converstio n.(B)He is ernestly requesting n nswe⼕(C)He is crefully pinning n out- door excursion.Questions 27?3027.() 20,000.(C)2,000,000.2& () The fmily owners.The government nd the councils. (B) 200,000.(D)2,500,000.(B) The pressure groups?(D) The loci housing committees.(D)He is tenttively prepring composition on socil conventions?26.() English people like to begin converstion when the climte is fvorble.(B)Foreign visitors re sometimes nnoyed by the vribility of the wether in Englnd.(C)Englnd is sid to hvc the most effective trnsporttion system in the world?(D)The wether conditions in Englnd re not s bd s some people hve imgined?29.() Bccusc the rents rc too high.(B)Becuse there re not enough hostels.(C)Becuse the loci councils re inefficient nd indifferent.(D)Becuse some stte- run homes re less comfortble thn prisons.30.() stte- run prtment building for the homeless?(B)n efficient loci housing committee in the metropolis?(C)southern city tht hs solved the housing problem?(D)chrity orgniztion tht offers help to the homeless?Prt C: Listening nd TrnsltionL Sentence TrnsltionDirections: In this prt of the test, you will her 5 English sentences- You will her the sentences ONLY ONCE, fter you hve herd ech sentence, trnslte it into Chinese nd write your version in the corresponding spee in your NWER BOOKLET.(1) ______________________________________________________________________________⑵ ______________________________________________________________________________⑶ ______________________________________________________________________________ II.Pssge TrnsltionDirections: In this prt of the test, you will her 2 pssges. You will her the pssges ONLY ONCE, fter you hve herd ech pssge, trnslte it into Chinese nd write your version in the corresponding spce in your NSWER BOOKLET. You my tke notes while you re listening.⑴ ______________________________________________________________________________⑵ ______________________________________________________________________________SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 minutes)Directions: In this section, you will red severl pssges? Ech pssge is followed by severl questions bsed on its content. You re to choose ONE best nswer, (), (B), (C) or (D), to ech question. nswer 11 the questions following ech pssge on the bsis of wht is stted or implied in tht pssge nd write the letter of the nswer you hve chosen in the coiTesponding spce in your NSWER BOOKLET.Questions 1 ?5In by ner lmeri in Southern Spin will be built the worlds first underwter residence for tourists. The hotel will be 40 feet down in the Mediterrnen. s 11 the world opened to tour opertors, there ws still frontier behind which ly three qurters of the globe's surfee, the sc; in whose cool depths light fdes; no winds blow; there re no strs. There even the most bored trvelers could reepture their sense of romnee, terror or beuty. For submerged hotel is such beutiful ide?The hotel will cost 170,000 nd will be ble to ccommodte up to ten people night. Up untilnow only scientists nd professionl divers hve lived under the se, but soon, for the first time, the public will be ble to go down into the drkness? They will hve to swim down in diving suits, but t 40 feet there would be no problem bout decompression.Design of the hotel ws crucil? Most of the underwter structures used before hd been in the shpc of diving bell or submrinc. Professionl divers could copc with such things but ordinry people would run the risk of violent clustrophobi. Then n ustrin rchitect hd the ide of mking three interconnecting circulr structures, 18 feet in dimeter, nd looking much like flying sucers. They would be cst in concrete nd lunched from the shore. Towed into position they would then be sunk. foundtion of cst concrete would lrecly be in pice on the se- bed. Pylons would ttch the structures to this. Once in position the structures would be pumped dry. The pylons mde to withstnd n uplift pressure of 350 tons, would then tke the strin.Cbles linking the underwter structures to the hotel on shore would connect it with electricity, fresh wter, television, nd n ir pump, nd Iso dispose of sewge? Entry would be from underneth, up ldder; becuse of the pressure inside there would be no need of irlocks or doors.The first structure would include chnging room nd shower rc, where the divers would get out of their ger. There would Iso be kitchen nd lvtory. The second structure would contin dining room/ lecture thetre, nd sleeping ccommodtion for eight people?The third structure would contin two suites, stewrd would come down with the ten customers, to cook nd look fter (hem. Television monitors would rely 11 tht went on to the shore so tht discussions on the se bed could be tmsmitted to 11 the world.1.From the pssge we understnd tht tour opertors nd trvelers will be interested in the submerged hotel s________________ ?()it is quiet pice for reserch work (B) it is n idel se- food resturnt(C)it will offer new possibilities (D) it will hve unchnging wether2.Wht design ws finlly considered most suitble for the new hotel?()Three seprted circles?(B) Three linked discs?(C)Three connected globes- (D) Three interlocked cylinders.3.The hotel would be ble to flot under wter becuse it would be ___________________ ?()mde of light mteril (B) 350 tons in weight(C) filled with ir (D) ttchcd to pylons4.It is pinned tht sleeping qurters will be provided for the guests in the ____________ ?()second structure(B)second nd third structures(C)first nd third structures (D) third structure5.The purpose of television monitors under the se would be to rely ______________ ?().instructions from the se bed to the shore(B). news from the shore to the sc bed(C).informtion from the world to the se bed(D). informtion to the world from the se bedQuestions 6?1()For most people, hosting bout oneself does not come nturlly. It is not esy or comfortble to tell someone II the wonderful things you hve ccomplished. But tht is exctly wht you need to do 讦you re seeking new job, or trying to hold on to the one you hve?Of course, there is fine line between self- confidence nd rrognee, so to be successful in winning over the interviewer you must lern to mximize your ccomplishments nd ttributes without ntgonizing the interviewer.The nturl tendency for most job seekers is to bchvc modestly in job interview. To do the best job of selling yourself in n interview, you hve to be prepred in dvnee? s prt of your jobhunting check list, write down on piece of pper your mjor job- relted ccomplishments. Commit them to memory. You will probbly be plesntly surprised to see in writing 11 tht you hve done?By developing this list, you will hve ccomplished two things: the first is you will impress the interviewer by being ble to tlk confidently nd succinctly bout your ccomplishments. You will not hve to sit uncomfortbly while you think of your successes? They will be t the tip of your tongue. Secondly, rther thn dwell on your own personlity chrcteristics, such s how hrdworking or cretive you re, you cn discuss hrd fets, such s how you sved your employer money or n ide you developed tht helped customer mn more money? When chronicling your ccomplishments for the interviewer, tke s much credit s you honestly cn. If you developed specific ide without help from your supervisor, it is cceptble to sy tht. Remember, you re t tht interview to sell yourself, not your former co? workers?However, never criticize your fonner employer. Shring your negtive thoughts with the interviewer is n immedite turn- off nd will only bmd you s compliner nd gossip, whom no one likes or will hie Keep in mind tht the most importnt prt of job interview is inking the employer like you nd presenting yourself s the person he or she wnts you to be. Consciously or not most employers tend to hire people who reflect their own vlues nd stndrds.Once you get the job you wnt, hosting bout your ccomplishments docs not stop. lthough you my think 11 your successes nd chievements re highly visible, remember tht you re only one If mny people in compny. Lek of recognition is cited by mjority of dischrged mngers s the most frequent complint ginst the former employe⼕To help mke yourself more visible in the compny, volunteer for dditionl ssignments⼀both job- relted nd non- business- relted. These could include community reltions or chritble ctivities in whichyour compny is involved. These types of ctivities my enble you to hve more time nd ccess to top executives of the compny to whom you my ender yourself. You might even hve the opportunity to tell them wht you re doing for the compny, which cn never hurt.6.This rticle is mostly bout how to __________________ ?()interview for job (B) plese your boss(C) get long with co- workers (D) get nd keep job7.In Prgrph 2, the word "mximi zc” mens to ____________ ?()tlk bout (B) mke the most of(C) be modest bout (D) ply down8.The uthor sttes tht the one thing you should never do during n interview is ____________ ?()list your successes in previous jobs(B)promote your qulifictions for the job(C)tell your potcntil boss bout the projects you've worked on(D)mke negtive comments bout your former employer9.The uthor provides his views on winning nd holding new job by __________________ ?()offering suggestions (B) presenting fets nd sttistics(C) describing extreme situtions (D) telling stories10.In the pssge, the uthor recommends 11 of the following EXCEPT ______________ ?()mking point of telling your supervisor wht you hve done(B)tking prt in non- business- relted ctivities(C)going on hosting bout your successes nd chievements(D)giving the employer n ide on how to run his other businessQuestions 11 ?155 Steps to Living Longer1Wtch Your TemperScientists hve long believed tht Type's——those people driven by mbition, hrd work nd tight dedlines⼀were most prone to hert tteks. But it's not striving for gols tht leds to disese; rther, it's being hostile, ngry nd cynicl.Suggests Mittlcmn: if stress mounts so high tht you begin snpping t people, "sk yourself, "Is it worth hving hert ttek over this?"2Lighten Your Drk Moodsfor yers, evidence linking depression to n incresed risk of hert ttek hs been growing? Johns Hopkins reserchers interviewed 1551 people who were free of hert disese in the erly 1980s nd gin 14 yers Iter. Those who reported hving experienced mjor depression were four times s likely to hve hert ttck sthose who hd not been depressed?Exercise is n often overlooked ntidepressnt. In study t Duke University, 60 percent of cliniclly depressed people who took brisk 30- minute wlk or jog t lest three times week were no longer depressed ftcr 16 weeks.3Fltten Tht BellyMore thn 50 yers go French scientist Jen Vgue noted tht people with lot of upper- body ft (those who looked like pples rther thn pers) often developed hert disese, dibetes nd other ilments. But it wsn't until the introduction of CT nd MRI sens tht doctors discovered tht specil kind of ft, viscerl ft, locted within the bdomen, ws strongly linked to these diseses.ccording to the Ntionl Institutes of Helth, there^s trouble brewing when your wist mesures 35 inches or more if you5re womn, nd 40 inches or more if youre mn. nd tht's regrdless of height ?4Limit Your Bd HbitsHevy drinking?Moderte drinkers my be the lest likely to develop Metbolic Syndrome, while lcoholics rc the most likcly. In prt tht's bccusc, pound for pound, they erry more bdominl ft. In one Swedish study, reserchers found tht mle lcoholics erried 48 percent of their body ft within the bdomen，compred with 38 percent for teetotlers?Cigrette smoking? Smoking is dngerous for resons besides lung cncer or emphysem? Some 60 minutes fter smoking cigrette, one study reveled, smokers still showed elevted levels of cortisol, which promotes bdominl ft storge? Over- effeinting. Moderte effeine consumption doesn't seem to be hrmful for most people? But recent studies suggest tht when men who hve both high blood pressure nd fmily history of hypertension drink lot of effeinted coffee while under job stress, they my experience dngerous rise in blood pressure?5Rev Up Your Metbolismnew understnding of how disese sets up shop in your body focuses on metbolism⼀the sum of physicl nd chemicl rections necessry to mintin life. This pproch revels tht helthy metbolic profile counts for more thn crdiovsculr fitness or weight lone?s Glenn ? Gsser, professor of exercise physiology t the University of Virgini, notes, "Metbolic fitness is one of the best sfegurds ginst hert disese, stroke nd dibetes."11.The phrse "snpping t" (Step 1: Wtch Your Temper) is closest in mening to _____________ ?()judging severely (B) decking publicly(C) nswering rudely (D) understnding wrongly/doc/139034eb031ca300a6c30c22590102020640f274.html ording to the pssge, which of the following people rc liblc to incur nd suffer from hert tteks?()Those whose wist mesures 35 inches or less?(B)Those who tke brisk 20- minute wlk twice week.(C)Those who hve experienced mjor depression.14. ccording to the pssgc, wht kind of people rc tcctotlcrs (Step 4: Limit Your Bd Hbits)?(B) Hevy drinkers.(D) Non- smokers.15. Which of the following sttements is TRUE ccording to the pssge?()There is trouble brewing when your wist mesures 35 inches or less.(B) Metbolic fitness might prevent people from hving hert disese ?(C) Moderte drinkers my be the most likely to develop Metbolic Syndrome.(D) Moderte clfeine consumption seems to be hrmful for most people ?Questions 16-20World prehistory is written from dt recovered from thousnds of rcheologicl sites, pices where trees of humn ctivity re to be found. Sites re normlly identified through the presence of mnufetured tools.rcheologicl sites re most commonly clssified by the ctivity tht occurred there ? Hbittion sites re pices where people lived nd erried out wide rnge of different ctivities. Most prehistoric sites come under this ctegory, but hbittion sites cn vry from smll open empsite through rockshelters nd eves, to lrge ccumultions of shellfish remins (shell middens). Villge hbittion sites my consist of smll ccumultion of occuption deposit nd mud hut frgments, huge erthen mounds, or communes of stone buildings or entire buried cities. Ech presents its own specil exevtion problems.Buril sites provide welth of informtion on the prehistoric pst. Grinning skeletons re very much prt of populr rcheologicl legend, nd humn remins re common finds in the rcheologicl record. The erliest deliberte humn burils re between fifty nd seventy thousnd yers old. Individul burils re found in hbittion sites, but often the inhbitnts designted specil re for cemetery. This cemetery could be communi buril pice where everyone ws buried regrdless of socil sttus. Other buril sites, like the Shng royl cemeteries in Chin, were reserved for nobility lone. Prts of cemetery were sometimes reserved for certin specil individuls in society such s cln leders or priests. The ptterning of grve goods in cemetery cn provide informtion bout intngible spects of humn society such s religious beliefs or socil orgniztion ? So cn the pttem of deposition of the burils, their orienttion in their grves, even fmily grouping ? Sometimes physicl nthropologists cn detect biologicl similrities between different skeletons tht my reflect close fmily, or other, ties.Qurry sites re pices where people mined prized rw mterils such s obsidin ( volcnic glss used for (D) Those who hve been striving for gols.(C) Chin smokers.fine knives nd mirrors) or copper. Excvtions t such sites yield roughed out blnks of stone, or metl ingots, s well s finished products redy for trding elsewhere. Such objects were brtered widely in prehistoric times?rt Sites such s the eve of ltmir in northern Spin, or Lscux in southwestern Frnce, re commonpice in some res of the world, noticebly southern fric nd prts of North meric. Mny re eves nd rockshcltcrs where prehistoric people pinted or engrved gme nimls, scenes of dily life, or religious symbols? Some French rt sites re t lest fifteen thousnd yers old.Ech of these site types represents prticulr form of humn ctivity, one tht is represented in the rcheologicl record by specific rtifet nd surfee indictions found nd recorded by the rcheologist.16.n rcheologicl site is defined s pice where _____________ ?()some record of humn ctivity is found(B)humns bury beloved nimls(C)evidence of pint or niml life exists(D)prticulr rock formtions suggest the ptterns of history17.Generlly speking, rcheologicl sites re clssified ccording to _____________ ?()the people who lived there(B)the historicl period during which they were occupied(C)the type of ctivity for which they were used(D)the degree of civiliztion of those who lived there18.The uthor mentions 11 of the following fetures of grves which my provide rcheologists withinformtion bout prticulr society EXCEPT _________ ?()the loction of the grve (B) the goods buried with the person(C) The degree of preservtion of the body (D) The orienttion of the body in the grve19.Qurry sites re pices where _________________ .()pintings showing scenes of dily life(B)engrvings of fmous people(C)pintings recording the loction of buril sites(D)tools nd primitive devices used for engrving/doc/139034eb031ca300a6c30c22590102020640f274.html ording to the pssge, rt sites often contin __________ .(A)pintings showing scenes of dily life(B)engrvings of fmous people(C)pintings recording the loction of buril sites(D)tools nd primitive devices used for engrvingQuestions 21-25I got used, too, to my employer's violent chnges of front. There ws one morning when Siegfriedcme down to brekfst, rubbing hnd werily over red- rimmed eyes?"Out t 2 ?m.he groned, buttering his tost listlessly, “nd I don't like to hve to sy this, Jmes, but it's 11 your“My fultr I sid, strtled."Yes Id, your fult. The frmer hs sick cow for severl dys nd t 2 (/clock this morning he finlly decided to ell the vet. When I pointed out it could hvc wited few hours more he sid Mr. Herriot told him never to hesitte to ring⼀he'd come out ny hour of the dy or night."He tpped the top of his egg s though the effort ws lmost too much for him. "Well，it's 11 very well being conscientious nd 11 tht, but if thing hs wited severl dys it cn wit till morning. You9re spoiling these chps, Jmes, nd Fm getting the bckwsh of ii? Fm sick nd tired of being drgged out of bed for trifles.,^“I'm truly sorry, Siegfried?I honestly hd no wish to do tht to you. Mybe it's just my inexperience? If I didn't go out, I'd be worried the ninil might die. If I left it till morning nd it died, how would I feel?^^ "Tht's 11 right, v snpped Siegfried. "There's nothing like ded niml to bring them to their senses. They'll ell us out bit crlicr next time：I bsorbed this bit of dvice nd tried to ct on it. week Iter, Siegfried sid he wnted work with me.“Jmes, I know you won't mind my sying this, but old Sumner ws co mplining to me tody. He sys he mg you the other night nd you refused to come out to his cow. He's good client, you know, nd very nice fellow, but he ws quite shirty bout it. We don't wnt to lose chp like tht：u But it ws just chronic mstitis^ 1 sid' bit of thickening in the milk, tht's 11. He'd been dosing it himself for nerly week with some quck remedy? The cow ws eting 11 right, so I thought it would be quite sfe to leve it till next dy.”Siegfried put hnd on my shoulder nd n excessively ptient look spred over his fee. I steeled myself.I didn't mind his imprtience, I ws used to it nd could stnd it. But the ptience ws hrd to tke."Jmes, 5,he sid in gentle voice, "there is one fundmentl rule in our job which trnscends 11 others, nd F 11 tell you wht it is. YOU MUST TTEND. Tht is it nd it ought to be written on your on your soul in letters of fire/'21.Siegfried ws not t his best on one morning becuse _______________ ?()his brekfst ws not to his liking(B)he hd been died out during the night(C)he hd been woken up erly for brekfst(D)the frmer hdn5t tried to cure the cow himself/doc/139034eb031ca300a6c30c22590102020640f274.html ording to the pssge, who ws the young vet?()Jmes. (B) Siegfried.(C) Sumner (D) M⼕Herrioson23? Jmes thought it ws 11 right to leve Summer's cow till next dy becuse _________________ ?()tht ws wht Siegfried hd dvised(B)Sumner hd sid there ws no urgency(C)He knew he could do nothing to sve the niml(D)Sumner never pid his bills on time24."You must ttend " (1st prgrph) in the context of the pssge mens “__________ ⼆()You must follow your conscience(B)You must use your powers of discretion(C)You must go out whenever you re died(D)You must py close ttention 111 times25.The impression Jmes gives of Siegfried is tht of _____________ ?() firly esy- going generous employer(B)someone rther pompous nd unpredictble(C)conscientious but senile old mn(D)n insuffcrblc, tyrnnicl bossQuestions 26-30Most towns up to Elizbethn times were smiler thn modem villge nd ech of them ws built round its weekly mrket where loci produce ws brought for sle nd the towns fold sold their work to the people from。
中级口译历年真题—听力篇2012年3月听力Spot Dictation 原文+评析Music affects us as profoundly as anything we experience. Very many people say that music is a big part of their everyday life. We can hear evidence of this in the blurring car radio and see the jogger w it h his personal stereo. That is the new portabil it y of music. That brings it everywhere people live, play and work.There are different kinds of music , for all tastes – classical, pop, rock, rap, jazz, folk – each culture has it s own style. Different parts of the body resonate to different sounds and p it ches, and most significantly, certain kinds of music resound powerfully in the human spirit.We can listen to music anywhere and everywhere.Listening to music can change your mood – sometimes dramatically. Sometimes, if you’re feeling low, it’s tempting to play slow sad music, but this would make you feel worse. And lifting tune or cheerful song can instantly improve your energy levels and your emotional well being.Music in film and television shows us how music can affect mood. A romantic drama would have a very different film score to a thriller. The old ―silent‖ films originally had a pianist in the cinema playing along, trying to strike the right mood. At times, when watching a film or TV programme, yo u know what’s about to happen because of the music being played –you can anticipate the terror, such as in ―Jaws‖. There’re many times when I’ve turn down the sound during a TV programme and use subtitles because the music unsettles means so much.Playing Mozart when studying is said to increase our IQ. A recent study has showed that children who learn a musical instrument are much quicker at developing spatial awareness and problem solving skills.Relaxation music has a slow rhythm. Sounds are often synthesised and there may be added natural sounds, such as whalesong, birdsong, waves or gentle rain to help produce a feeling of calm and relaxation.点评：这是一篇关于各种音乐与人之间的关系的文章。
历年上海中级口译听力部分录音文稿（97.3 － 08.9）97．3SECTION 1：LISTENING TESTPart A: Spot DictationThe development of the Space Shuttle has dramatically reduced the cost of sending loads into space. The Shuttle takes off from Earth like a rocket, and lands again like a huge aircraft. It can transport not only its own crew, but also passengers, and has a huge cargo-hold which is capable of carrying large satellites or a space laboratory.Before the Space Shuttle was created, it was necessary to plan trips into space several years in advance. However, for the rest of the century it should be possible to make space flights every week or so. Any scientist or engineer needing to travel into orbit will simply take the next Shuttle flight, stay as long as necessary, and then return at his or her convenience.It is difficult to imagine the immense opportunities created by the Shuttle. One of the great advantages of having a reusable space vehicle is that it can take one load after another into orbit.Very large space stations could not be launched in their complete form directly from Earth, but they could be built piece by piece in space. The Space Shuttle is likely to be used as a general ―workhorse‖ for the rest of this century, and the building of such stations in orbit should become commonplace.Once these huge orbiting space stations are completed, they are likely to become the platforms from which hundreds of robot space ships could be launched cheaply and easily to explore the solar system and to start mining operations on the Moon. The technology needed for this is already developed and available. And because of commercial and military pressures to develop space technology, it is likely that governments will be increasingly willing to start extensive programs of space engineering, exploration and research.Part B: Listening ComprehensionⅠ. StatementsQuestion No. 1. Jane remained in London for the summer.Question No. 2. Daniel requested that he be transferred to Tokyo to start a new branch.Question No. 3. According to our correspondent, the rain has flooded several areas of South India.Question No. 4. Jason ran across his former college teacher during a business trip to Chicago.Question No. 5. The plane was due at 9：30, but has been delayed half an hour.Question No. 6. I‘d have bought Smith‘s computer if I had known he was selling it.Question No. 7. Please let me know whether you will come to the meeting or not.Question No. 8. May I suggest Friday for our trip to Hong Kong?Question No. 9. We tried to persuade him not to go to Australia, but in vain.Question No. 10. When they were searching the area, the police all but caught the thieves.Ⅱ. Talks and ConversationsQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following announcement.This is the final for Olympic Airways to Athens flight number OA260. Any remaining passengers must go immediately to gate 2 where the flight is now closing. Olympic Airways flight number OA 260 closing now at gate 2.Scandinavian Airlines to Stockholm, flight number Sk528 now boarding at gate 4.Passengers to New York. British Airways regret to advise a delay of 35 minutes on their flight number BA175 to New York. That is a delay of 35 minutes on British Airways flight number BA 175 to New York.Austrian Airlines to Vienna, flight number OS455 now boarding at gate 8. Austrian Airlines flight number OS455 boarding now at gate 8.Question No.11. Where is this announcement most probably made?Question No.12. Which of the following statements is true about a about the Qlympic Airwaysflight to Athens?Question No.13. Where is the Scandinavian Airlines flight scheduled to fly?Question No.14. According to the announcement, how much longer will passengers to New York have to wait? Question No.15. According to the announcement, at which gate passengers to Vienna boarding?Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk.A demonstration against race prejudice drew thousands of people to central London this morning. It was organized by the Labor Party and the Trades Union Congress under the banner ―United against Racialism‖. The march was led by several leading Labor Party and Trades Union officials. It was a column that stretched for over two miles and it took the demonstrators nearly three hours to cover the distance from Speakers‘ Corner to Trafalgar Square. There were representatives from more than twenty major unions, as well as community workers and various ethnic groups. By the time the march reached Trafalgar Square an estimated fifteen thousand people had joined it.Question No. 16. Where did the demonstration take place?Question No. 17. Who organized the demonstration?Question No. 18. What did the demonstrators protest against?Question No. 19. According to the news, where did the demonstration march start?Question No. 20. About how many people joined the march?Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following conversation.Male: Now could you tell me your name, please?Female: Yes, officer, it‘s Daniels, Mrs. Jennifer Daniels.Male: And could I have your address too, please?Female: Yes, of course. It‘s 27 Springfield Road, Bristol.Male: So, could you tell me, please, exactly what you saw of the incident?Female: Yes, well, I was just coming out of the supermarket exit when all of the a sudden I heard this cry, and when I turned round to see what it was, I saw this man sort of tugging at this woman‘s handbag, and she was hitting him with her free hand, and then he pushed her and she fell to the ground. He then ran off down the street and round the corner. Male: I see. And could you describe the man for me?Female: Well, um…let me see. He was medium height, about thirtyish. I all happened so quickly it‘s hard to remember.Male: Do please try, it could be very important in helping us to catch him.Female: Oh yes, I do remember something else. He was wearing a yellow jacket-you know, a light anorak sort of thing-and jeans, blue jeans.Male: Did you notice the color of his hair by any chance?Female: Oh, dark I should say…yes, dark brown. And that‘s about all I can remember, I‘m afraid, and it was very wavy.Male: Thank you very much, Mrs. Daniels. You‘ve been very helpful.We‘ll probably be in touch.Question No. 21. Who is asking Mrs. Daniels, most probably?Question No. 22. Where did the incident take place?Question No. 23. According to Mrs. Daniels, about what age was the man involved?Question No. 24. What was the man wearing?Question No. 25. What color was the man‘s hair, as far as Mrs. Daniels could remember?Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following talk.There is a great deal of land in the United States, but there are also a great many people. Where did the people come from?The first Americans were Indians. Today there are about 900,000 American Indians. There is one part of the country with an especially large Indian population. That is the southwest.Blacks first came to America from Africa as slaves. President Lincoln freed the slaves in 1863. About eleven percent of the present American population are Blacks.The first immigrants in American history came form England and the Netherlands. Soon immigrants began to arriver from many other countries, and they are still arriving. In 1790 the new nation had fewer than four million. Today there are more than 210 million. There include people from all parts of the world.Question No. 26. What might be the best title for this passage?Question No. 27. How much is the American Indian population?Question No. 28. Who were the first people living in America?Question No. 29. What is current size of the American population?Question No. 30. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?Part C: Listening and TranslationⅠ. Sentence TranslationSentence No. 1. There was a heavy fog in New York and we were delayed there.Sentence No. 2. During our stay in China, we hope to find out if we can open a new branch here.Sentence No. 3. I hope I can meet you sometime next week; would Monday morning suit you?Sentence No. 4. The salary will be a little bit more if you have the right qualifications andexperience.Sentence No. 5. Soon after he started working, he discovered that it was far harder work than he‘d expected.Ⅱ Passage TranslationPassage 1:I arrived in the United States ten years ago, but I remember my first day there very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o‘clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold a nd it was snowing, but I was too excited to mind.Passage 2:About seven out of ten people released from prison will be put into prison again sooner or later. Some people think this simply shows that once a person becomes a criminal he will probably remain a criminal. But it could equally suggest that being in prison actually makes people more likely to commit crimes.97．9SECTION 1: LISTENING TESTPart A: Sport DictationDoctors are starting to believe that laughter not only improves your state of mind, but actually affects your entire physical well-being. Britain‘s first laughte r therapist, Robert Holden says, ―Instinctively we know that laughing help us feel healthy and alive. Each time we laugh we feel better and more content.‖A French newspaper found that in 1930 the French laughed on average for nineteen minutes per day. By 1980 this had fallen to six minutes. Eight per cent of the people questioned said that they would like to laugh more. Other research suggests that children laugh on average about 400 times a day, but by the time they reach adulthood this had been reduced to about fifteen times. Somewhere in the process of growing up we lose an astonishing 385 laughs a day.William Fry, a psychiatrist from California studied the effects of laughter on the body. He got patients to watch funny films, and monitored their blood pressure, heart rate and muscle tone. He found that laughter has a similar effect to physical exercise. It speeds up the heart rate, increases blood pressure and quickens breathing. It also makes our facial and stomach muscles work. Fry thinks laughter is a type of jogging on the spot.Laughter can even provide a kind of pain relief. Fry had proved that laughter produces endorphins-chemicals in the body that relieve pain. Researchers divided forty university students into four groups. The first group listened to a funny cassette for twenty minutes. The other three groups listened to either an informative tape, or a cassette intended to relax them, or no tape at all. Researchers found that if they produce pain in the students, those who had listened to the humorous tape could tolerate the discomfort much longer. Some doctors are convinced that humour should be a part of every medical consultation, as there is evidence to suggest that laughter stimulates the immune system.Part B: Listening ComprehensionⅠ StatementsQuestion No. 1. Florence had four tickets for the concert, but she gave two to her brother.Question No. 2. There is no additional charge for the use of the pool, and towels may be rented for a nominal fee. Question No. 3. Mr. Johnson insi sted that he hadn‘t lied about his whereabouts the night of the murder.Question No. 4. Forty students came to Professor Green‘s first lecture on economics, but aftera fortnight, all but fifteen had dropped out.Question No. 5. According to the recipe, you don‘t have to cook it more than 10 minutes unless you want it well done. Question No. 6. Trash is normally collected Monday and Thursday, but this week the holiday will cause a delay. Question No. 7. There is no stronger desire than the desire to seek happiness or good health.Question No. 8. If I knew Peter‘s telephone number, I wouldn‘t have to write this letter.Question No. 9. Pre-school children usually like to play with toy cars and trucks or anything that makes noise. Question No. 10. Martin sent the telegram on Monday, but I received it only yesterday.Ⅱ Talks and ConversationsQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the following talk.One of the most deadly plants in the world is poison hemlock. This plant grows in many parts of the world. It is quite dangerous to humans; people can die if they eat it.One thing that makes poison hemlock really dangerous is that it looks like some plants that people normally eat. Hemlock belongs to the same family of plants as the carrot. The leaves of the plant look very much like parsley, and its roots look like carrots. People will die when they have made a mistake and have eaten poison hemlock when they thought that they were eating either parsley or carrots.Question No. 11. What is the topic of the talk?Question No. 12. Where is hemlock found?Question No. 13. What is true about hemlock?Question No. 14. What can happen to someone who eats hemlock?Questions 15 to 18 are based on the following conversationW: Hi, Jack.M: Hi, Wanda. Where are you rushing to?W: I‘m heading for a meeting of the ski club. It starts at three o‘clock.M: The ski club?W: Yes, the ski club. Do you want to come along?M: What does the ski club do?W: Well, you get to know other people who enjoy skiing, listen to lectures and presentations on skiing, techniques and equipment, and--best of all--plan skiing trips. Doesn‘t that sound good ?M: It does sound great, but I don‘t exactly know how to ski very well.W: That doesn‘t matter. You don‘t have to know how to ski. You just have to want to learn how to ski.M: That sounds like my kin d of club. I guess I‘ll come along with you and try it.W: We‘ve got to hurry. It‘s almost three o‘clock.Question No. 15. What time does the meeting begin?Question No. 16. What do people do at ski club meetings?Question No. 17. What problem does the man have?Question No. 18. What will the man probably do next?Questions 19 to 22 are based on the following talk.I‘m sure you all enjoyed that trip along the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River. It‘s quite amazing, isn‘t it?The next stop on our tour is the Petrified Forest. This is a huge desert forest that is not exactly made of trees. You see, the trees are so old that they have fallen and have turned to stone. They look just like fallen logs, but they are no longer made of wood. Instead they are made o f beautifully colored stone, such as jasper, agate, carnelian, and onyx. It‘s unbelievable to see all of these fallen trees from a distance and then up close see that they are really stone and not wood.When we arrive at the Petrified Forest, please be sure to keep in mind that it is against the law to take any petrified wood out of the forest with you. You may think about picking up just a tiny little piece, but please don‘t do it.Question No. 19. Where have they just been?Question No. 20. Where are they heading now?Question No. 21. What has happened to the trees?Question No. 22. What does the man ask them not to do?Questions 23 to 26 are based on the following conversation.M: I was reading an article in the paper about a new type of fast-food packaging. It‘s reallygreat!W: What‘s so great about this packaging for fast food?M: What‘s great isthat the packaging is edible.W: Edible?M: That‘s right. With this new packaging, you can go to fast-food restaurant, order a burgerand fries, and then eat the wrappings that the burger and fries came in.W: So, you‘d be eating paper.M: (laughs) Oh, no. The wrappers sort of look and feel like paper, but they‘re really madefrom things like soybeans, corn and flour.W: It sounds like the wrappers might be even better for you than the fast food!Question No. 23. Where did the man learn about the new fast-food packaging?Question No. 24. What is interesting about the new fast-food packaging?Question No. 25. Which of the following is used in making the fast-food packaging?Question No. 26. What does the woman think about the new fast-food packaging?Questions 27 to 30 are based on the following talk.Today dogs are being trained in a variety of ways. One way that dogs are being trained involves ―smell.‖ For example, dogs are being trained to use their sense of smell to find missing persons, hidden drugs, or explosives such as dynamite. Dog trainers have found that almost all types of dogs have equally good senses Of smell. Even though different types of dogs have equivalent sense of smell, they are not equally good at different tasks. However, certain types of dogs are better at certain tasks because of other characteristics they have. For example, beagles are small and friendly, so they are often used at crowded airports to smell for illegal food products in luggage. German shepherds have quick reactions, so they are often used to smell for explosives such as dynamite. Golden retrievers work well in the cold, so they are often used to find people lost in the snow.Question No. 27. What is the topic of the talk?Question No. 28. What is true about the various types of dogs?Question No. 29. According to the talk, what are golden retrievers trained to find?Question No. 30. Why are German shepherds used to find explosives?Part C: Listening and TranslationI Sentence TranslationSentence No. 1. This particular wine is regarded as one of the finest in the world.Sentence No. 2. As he intended to expand his shop, he made an offer for the premises next door.Sentence No. 3. I‘m just not prepared to put up with your inefficiency any longer. You‘re fired!Sentence No. 4. At the meeting someone suggested that there should be a staff representative on the committee. Sentence No. 5. In its simplest sense the word ―advertising‖ means ―drawing attention to something‖, or notifying or informing somebody of something.Ⅱ Passage TranslationPassage 1:May I have your attention, please. The library is closing in a few minutes. Please return the reference books to the shelves they belong to. Those who want to check out reserved books for overnight use may do so now. Thank you very much for your co-operation.Passage 2:Thirty years ago, when I was a small child, my father arranged for me to spend two summer holidays at a farm in the countryside. He thought it would be good for me, and he was right. It taught me a great deal about the importance of independence. The place was so isolated that the owner‘s daughter, who must have been in her early twenties, said that she had never been away from home or seen a locomotive.98．3SECTION 1: LISTENING TESTPart A: Spot DictationBritain is changing more rapidly than ever before in her long history. In some respects the new British society reflects general world trends. In other respects it has kept its own particular flavour. British society is evolving, that is to say, developing and suiting itself to rapidly changing conditions. Evolution rather than revolution or violent change is a special characteristic of the British way of life.This is shown in one way by how the British people vote at elections. The Conservative and Labour Parties have controlled the political scene for the last fifty years, but today neither party can any longer be sure from which class or income group its support will come. Not long ago you would have expected the working classes always to vote for the Labour Party. The word ―labour‖ means ―hard work‖—especially hard work with the hands. The Labour Party is the party which is supposed to represent the ―working man‖. You would also have expected the up per and middle classes to vote for the Conservative Party. The word conservative means ―keeping things as they are‖. The Conservative Party is supposed to be the party which represents property owners, businessmen and the self-employed. In some respects t raditional British ―class distinctions‖ are becoming less clear, and you can be less sure how people will vote. Many members of the middle class support social reform. Many ordinary working people enjoy a better standard of living and are suspicious of any change which might affect them. But the old divisions between the classes remain. Many Conservatives fear that the sovereignty of Parliament is being threatened by the Trade Unions. Many workers are afraid that the Conservative bosses are trying to keep their wages down. But class feelings have not reached a personal level yet. Middle-class and working-class men can stand together at a football match and be the best of friends.Part B: Listening ComprehensionI StatementsQuestion No. 1. These houses have been on the market since last January.Question No. 2. Alice writes novels, but her real background is in business administration.Question No. 3. If we had your phone number, we would have called you on our arrival.Question No. 4. The suitcase sells for nineteen-eighty-five and are available in three colors.Question No. 5. All the board members except the director voted for a company-wide dress code.Question No. 6. Cathy called the police as soon as she found her office had been broken into.Question No. 7. Our general manager is planning to visit a few factories when he travels to the North this summer. Question No. 8. About one-third of the sixty invited guests failed to show up at the dinner party.Question No. 9. May I have your attention, please. Flight 114 was called off due to the thunderstorm.Question No. 10. Despite a decrease in the downtown areas, the sales figure is on the up swing in the suburbs.Ⅱ Talks and ConversationsQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the following conversation.Man: Can you tell me about the university shuttle bus system? This is such a large campus, and I have classes all over campus. I need to take the shuttle bus from one class to another, or I will never make it on time. Woman: What do you need to kn ow? I think it‘s a really great system.Man: First of all, where does it go?Woman: The university shuttle bus system goes all over campus. It does not leave the campus; if want to travel off-campus, you‘ll need to take the city bus system. But the university shuttle bus system will get youfrom one class to the next, very efficiently.Man: And how much does it cost?Woman: It‘s free, can you believe it? So you don‘t have to pay a cent to get all around theuniversity campus.Man: T hat‘s really great. And how do I catch the shuttle bus?Woman: Just look for one of the bright yellow shuttle bus signs, and go stand next to it. You can see the yellow shuttle bus signs all over campus. A Shuttle bus will come alongapproximately every five minutes, so you shouldn‘t have to wait long.Man: That all sounds good. Thanks for your help.Woman: No problem.Question No. 11. What are the man and the woman discussing?Question No. 12. What area does the university shuttle bus cover?Question No. 13. How much does the shuttle bus cost?Question No. 14. What color are the shuttle bus signs?Question 15 to 18 are based on the following advertisement.You may think IBM makes only big computers. The range of products pictured here should change your mind.But more important, it‘s likely that one of them is a perfect fit for you and the work you have to do.IBM‘s portable computers bring problem--solving power to the people who need it most. Small businesses can use them to prosper today and plan for tomorrow. Large companies can use them to help a key person or department become more productive. Professional people can use them to make the most of their own special skills.IBM portable computers are easy to use and their price tags make them easy to buy. Best of all, even our smallest portable computers give you biggest benefits, i.e. IBM experience and reliability.So, when you begin sizing up portable computers, think of IBM, the International Business Machines Corporation. Obviously, we‘v e thought and will think a lot about you.Question No. 15. What is this advertisement trying to sell?Question No. 16. What does IBM produce?Question No. 17. According to the ad. , who will use IBM‘s portable computers?Question No. 18. Which of the following is the full name of IBM?Questions 19 to 22 are based on the following conversation.Woman: Did you read this magazine article? The information in it is unbelievable.Man: What‘s the article about?Woman: It‘s about paper, specifically ab out how much paper Americans use up each year.Man: Why are you so interested in paper?Woman: It‘s not paper that I‘m interested in; it‘s trees. Because Americans use so much paper,many trees have to be cut down.Man: According to the article, how much paper do Americans use?Woman: About 50 million tons of paper a year, can you believe it?Man: That‘s probably a lot of trees, isn‘t it ?Woman: You bet it is; 850 million trees a year.Man: I can‘t believe we really need to use so much paper.Woman: Neither can I. I‘m sure we could reduce the amount of paper we use if we wanted to.Question No.19. Where did the woman learn the information?Question No 20. What is the topic of the conversation?Question No 21. Approximately how much paper do Americans use in one year?Question No 22. What does the woman want people to do?Questions 23 to 26 are based on the following talk.Today I‘d like to discuss something new that botanists may be bringing us in the near future: plants that Produce plastic. I‘m not talking about artificial plants made from plastic. I‘m talking about living, growing plants that produce a plastic-like substance.The natural plastic from these plants has at least one major advantage over the artificial plastic that is so common today. This new plastic from plants biodegrades quickly, which means that it is much better for the environment. Today‘s artificial plastic biodegrades very slowly. When people finish with plastic products and throw them away, the plastic remains intact for years. These unused plastic products are covering the Earth and causing quite a problem. Perhaps the new, natural plastics from plants can help to solve that problem.Question No. 23. What type of plant is the woman discussing?Question No. 24. What is the major advantage of the new natural plastic?Question No. 25. What is the problem with today‘s artificial plastic?Question No. 26. This lecture might be given in which course?Questions 27 to 30 are based on the following talk.The public schools are famous private schools. The oldest of the public schools were founded to give free education to clever boys whose parents could not afford to educate them privately. They were under ―public‖ management or control. But today these schools, and similar ones founded within the past 120 years, are mostly boarding schools. The pupils live as well as study there. Some public schools also take day-pupils. Normally pupils are admitted by examination. Since state schools do not prepare children for this, parents who wish to send their children to a public school often send them first to a preparatory school. Preparatory schools are small, private primary schools which prepare children for the public school examination.Public schools have produ ced many of Britain‘s most famous and distinguished men and women and many parents are still ready to make great sacrifices to send their children there. More pupils come from Britain‘s upper classes or wealthy families. Recently, however, there has been a great deal of argument about the future of all private schools.。
