1998年3月英语中级口译真题答案及听力原文

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.。

2005年3月上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (45 minutes)Part A: Spot DictationAs crime skyrockets in many communities, people are finally beginning to look for long-lasting, effective answers to stem the tide of juvenile crime. Reaching the youth who have committed a crime before they become ____ hardened criminals _______(1) is an essential step in reversing the crime trend. One ___possible solution ______(2) may be the establishment of teen court.Teen court is known as a sentencing court for youths who have _ committed an offense ___(3). Teen courts primarily deal with first -time offenders. After arrest, the young offender must ____ plead guilty ___(4) to the charge in juvenile court. With ____ With the juvenile court’s permission ______(5), the offender agrees to be sentenced and abide by the decision of a peer jury ___ of the same age __(6). Another essential component to teen court is that, as part of the sentence, the offender must sit in on one or more future peer juries to ____ determine a sentence __(7) for other offenders. For example, a county teen court in Illinois gives young offenders a chance to ______ clear __(8) their arrests from their permanent record by ___performing community service____(9) or other duties ordered by the court. Teen court is not a trial court. All teens admit their guilt and ____ agree to accept ___(10) a sentence given to them by a jury of their peers.A judge is present to _ oversee the proceeding ____(11) of the court.The teen court alleviates the strain on the ____ regulate court system ____(12) and has been implemented in ____426 communities_(13) since the first teen court opened in Odessa, Texas. Beside giving the offender a second chance, it gives the youth ___ a chance to participate ____(14) in the judicial process.The purpose of the teen court, aside from sentencing youth offenders, is to _ educate and motivate______(15) both the offenders and the teen volunteers while simultaneously promoting ____ better communication ___(16) between defendants, the community, and the police. By offering this ____ alternative __(17) system, teen court allows those teens who have made a bad decision an opportunity to ________ recognize ___(19) and learn from it. At the same time those teens learn a respect for themselves, the police, the community, and the _____ legal system ____(20).Part B: Listening ComprehensionI . Statements1. (A) You'd better buy a local newspaper to look through the classified ads.(B) You might put an ad in the local paper to find someone to fill the position.(C) You can come this afternoon to go through the application procedures.(D) You need to interview the well-known painter in our office this afternoon.2. (A) David will be the general manager next week.(B) David will get a promotion and a pay rise.(C) David will work hard to be a general manager.(D) David will be transferred to the accounting manager's office.3. (A) No one in this office is willing to do the translation except yourself.(B) The new secretary will ask someone to fix the date for you.(C) The new secretary can type and hand in the document for you.(D) The secretary is an able person to help you with the translation.4. (A) I paid 4 dollars for the shrimp. (B) I paid 6 dollars for the shrimp.(C) I paid 8 dollars for the shrimp. (D) I paid 12 dollars for the shrimp.5. (A) Although you pay more for the course, you have a better chance of securing a job.(B) You will not be enrolled in the course, unless you score high in the placement test.(C) Your job is to locate excellent students and urge them to enroll in our MBA course.(D) You will be awarded a scholarship for the MBA course if your high school record is excellent.6. (A) It would be a win-win situation for both of us if we set up an agency for marketing your products.(B) We believe that marketing your products on your behalf in Shanghai would be rather costly in the beginning.(C) It is our firm belief that we will bring a lot of benefit to your agency in Shanghai.(D) We totally agree to market your products in Shanghai if your firm can set up an agency on our behalf.7. (A) The customer must pay cash for his insurance.(B) The customer must pay for his insurance by credit card.(C) The customer must get a money order to pay for his insurance.(D) The customer must get a traveler's check to pay for his insurance.8. (A) The accountant is to return 300,000 dollars to balance your account.(B) The check has bounced because of insufficient fund in the account.(C) The accountant has checked in for a conference on environmental protection.(D) The check is specially provided to make a balance on your bank account.9. (A) We are likely to have further cooperation if the objective is achieved.(B) If the target is missed, we will discuss with you a long-term arrangement.(C) We will establish a cooperative base in the locality if this target is attained.(D) We are glad to have signed with you a long-term arrangement.10. (A) The Investment Department submitted a survey report to the board of directors.(B) The Investment Department refuted the decision made by the board of directors.(C) The board of directors could not agree on the content of the survey report.(D) The board of directors were not concerned with the Department's survey report.II. Talks and Conversations11. (A) In London. (B) In Edinburgh. (C) In Paris. (D) In his friend's home.12. (A) He went to sleep because he was very tired. (B) He had a fight with his friends.(C) He did some shopping. (D) He went to a night club.13. (A) The man missed his return flight.(B) The man watched a rugby match in the afternoon.(C) The man went to see some tourist attractions.(D) The man bought some gifts for his parents and friends.14. (A) Because he wanted to buy more presents for her.(B) Because he had to pay for the French wine he bought for her.(C) Because he had spent all his money over the weekend.(D) Because he had planned to go to Edinburgh next weekend.15. (A) They are built only for children or teenagers.(B) They provide scary and frightening experiences.(C) They never allow adults to participate.(D) They seldom help adults to reduce weight.16. (A) Pay his telephone bills. (B) Work out his daily agenda.(C) Consult a health-care worker. (D) Enjoy food to his heart's content.17. (A) Because they feel it necessary to set an example for their children.(B) Because they consider it to be the safest for their children.(C) Because they think the ride can help reduce their weights.(D) Because they want to prove themselves to be adventurous.18. (A) They can have a guilt-free experience.(B) They can refrain from eating junk food.(C) They can keep their children company.(D) They can escape from their daily work and pressures.19. (A) Shop-assistant and customer. (B) Husband and wife.(C) Police and pedestrian. (D) Travel guide and tourist.20. (A) An item of clothing. (B) A bottle of after-shave.(C) An Olympic record (D) A pair of socks.21. (A) A book and a record. (B) Perfume.(C) Skirts and socks. (D) A ticket to see the circus.22. (A) Go sightseeing at Piccadilly. (B) Have a cup of English tea.(C) Enjoy a funny French show. (D) Return to the hotel and take a rest23. (A) Marketing does more harm than good to customers.(B) Marketing just means that businesses sell their products.(C) Marketing is something everyone of us does quite often.(D) Marketing includes a variety of business activities.24. (A) When you are shortlisted for an interview.(B) When you are watching television at home.(C) When you have asked to borrow a bicycle.(D) When you have concluded a medical research.25. (A) When you are applying for a job.(B) When you are paying your tuition fee.(C) When you are riding a bus.(D) When you are interviewing candidates.26. (A) The promotion of ideas. (B) The pricing of goods.(C) The exchange process. (D) The product distribution.27. (A) They are bored. (B) They want a wage increase.(C) They demand shorter hours. (D) They like to beat their rivals.28. (A) Car making. (B) Tourism. (C) Cotton textile. (D) Electronics.29. (A) Fight for markets. (B) Be more inventive and innovative.(C) Expand into IT industry. (D) Be honest and fair in business dealings.30. (A) Thank you. (B) Average. (C) Quite good. (D) Excellent. Part C: Listening and TranslationI . Sentence Translation1．2．3．4．5．II Passage TranslationPassage 1Passage 2SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 minutes)Questions 1-5Pollution control is management of waste materials in order to minimize the effects of pollutants on people and the environment. The quality of human health and of the natural environment depends on adequate pollution control. In the United States much has been done to control the more noticeable pollutants since 1965; more subtle yet still hazardous pollutants, however, remain to be adequately controlled.Four general approaches to pollution control are: the intermittent reduction of industrial activities during periods of high air-pollution conditions; wider dispersion of pollutants using such devices as taller smokestacks; reduction of pollutants in industrial emission; and change of an industrial process or activity in order to produce less pollution. Taller smokestacks may reduce the concentrations to which local people are exposed, but they are ineffective in reducing overall pollution.Pollutants removed from waste flows to reduce emissions to air and water may be disposed of by burial or storage on land, practices that pose potential hazards. Recent legislation requiring extensive emissions reductions has resulted in large investments in pollution-treatment technologies.The fourth approach-changing a manufacturing process or activity in order to produce less pollution-may involve either the production of fewer residuals, by means of an improved process, or the separation and reuse of materials from the waste stream. This method of pollution control isthe most effective and, as the costs of pollution control and waste disposal increase, is considered one of the most efficient.Pollution-treatment systems have been effective in reducing the massive quantities of water and air pollutants that have clogged and choked urban areas. Although the improvements have been significant, recent pollution-control legislation aims to go further in order to control the less visible but often hazardous chemical and gaseous pollutants that still contaminate many waterways and urban atmospheres.The costs of pollution control-resulting from capital, maintenance, and labor costs, as well as from the cost of additional residuals disposal-generally go up rapidly as a greater percentage of residuals is removed from the waste stream. Damage from pollution, on the other hand, goes down as a greater amount of contaminants is removed. Theoretically, the level of treatment should correspond to a point at which total costs of treatment and of damage to the environment are minimized or the benefits of further treatment are proportionally much smaller than the increased cost. In reality, costs or damages resulting from pollution can rarely be assessed in terms of dollars.1. According to the passage, all of the following can be objectives of pollution control EXCEPT ________..(A) reducing polluting substances(B) controlling all the pollutants(C) restricting industrial activities(D) improving the environment and human health2. What does the author think of the second approach to pollution control?(A) It is the most effective of the four.(B) It is effective in some way.(C) It is economical but not at all effective.(D) It is not economical.3. According to the passage, recent pollution-control legislation aims to________.(A) control less visible as well as less hazardous chemical pollutants(B) increase the costs of pollution control and waste material disposal(C) have more strict control over less evident but often dangerous pollutants(D) eliminate all the hazardous chemical and gaseous pollutants4. Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?(A) Laws have been made to develop pollution-treatment systems.(B) Pollution-treatment systems have been effective in reducing the massive quantities of water and air pollutants.(C) Materials from waste treatment processes can be made useful again.(D) The cost of pollution treatment is proportionally smaller than that of damage to the environment.5. The overall purpose of the passage is________.(A) to discuss the ways of and problems in pollution control(B) to give suggestions about pollution control legislation(C) to compare and contrast the four approaches to pollution control(D) to describe what has been achieved in pollution controlQuestions 6-10Democracy is so much a part of our national identity that it almost seems a birthright. But the irony is that, even as we hope to spread democracy elsewhere, we risk preaching the virtues of a form of government we no longer practice ourselves. The upcoming elections, our proudest celebration of democracy, will highlight some of the threats to our government "by the people".Technically, every vote is counted. But will the ballot you cast really make a difference? Not likely, unless you live in one of about 17 battleground states where the contest between President Bush and Senator Kerry could easily go either way. If you come from a state that is already locked up by one of the parties-and most of us do-your vote won't carry much weight. That's because of our idiosyncratic electoral college system.Rather than being elected directly by the people, the President would be chosen by a group of electors appointed, by the state legislatures-with the number of electors determined by the state's total number of representatives to Congress and U. S. Senators. By allotting two Senators to each state, our founders enabled small states to wield an influence greater than their populations alone would warrant, ensuring that the most populous states wouldn't decide every Presidential election. But here's the rub: When it comes to those electoral votes, it's winner-take-all (except in Maine, and Nebraska). Get more popular votes, even if only by one, and you grab all of the state's electoral votes.There's yet another way that the electoral system undermines our vote. In 2000, the Presidential campaigns largely ignore the 33 states that weren't up for grabs. Even California, Texas and New York-states offering many electoral votes but little partisan competition-fell by the wayside. If victory or defeat depended on the popular vote, then candidates would have to work for each one. Instead, they decide which states are in play, and go after the voter there. They rarely visit other places and the majority of us don't experience a real campaign.Here's one idea that could help us in future Presidential elections.In a number of countries, they have a system of direct popular vote, but with a critical provision: in the event that no one wins by a majority, they hold an "instant runoff". That's done by allowing voters to register not only their first choice among the candidates, by also their second and third. If a runoff is needed (say, if the winner among several candidates has less than 50 percent of vote), you can eliminate the candidate with the lowest tally, and transfer his or her supporters to the second choice on their ballots. This process can play out until there is a clear victor. This system give weight to every person's vote-something our system of electors will never do. Only a Constitutional amendment, however, can bring about this change.6. The function of the quotation mark in the last sentence of the 1st paragraph is to________.(A) quote what somebody has said(B) emphasize the threats(C) achieve sarcasm(D) create a sense of humor7. The 17 states the candidates would visit in the campaign are those________.(A) locked up by one of the parties(B) offering many electoral votes(C) that could easily fall by the wayside(D) where the competition could easily go either way8. The word "rub" in the 3rd paragraph most probably means________.(A) the act of rubbing (B) the trouble(C) the solution (D) the conflicting idea9. Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?(A) Some popular votes may carry more weight than others.(B) The outcome of the election depends on the electoral votes.(C) One can win the election only by getting more popular votes.(D) The electoral system prevents the most populous states from deciding every election.10. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?(A) Is Popular Vote More Democratic?(B) Our Election System: A True Democracy(C) How to Battle Threats to Our Democracy(D) How Much Does Your Vote Really Count?Questions 11-15Americans are far more sophisticated about beverages than they were 20 years ago. Witness the Star bucks revolution and you'll know where the trend goes. Now, spurred on by recent studies suggesting that it can cut the risk of cancer and heart disease and retard the aging process, tea is enjoying a similar jolt. Enough chic tea salons are springing up to make even die-hard coffee drinkers consider switching beverages.Tea is available in more places than ever. "Tea was one of the most prolific beverage categories in 1999," with 24 percent more products offered over the previous year, reports Tom Vierhile of Marketing Intelligence Service, which tracks food and beverage trends. And the Tea Association of the United States reports that from 1990 to1999, annual sales of the drink grew to $ 4. 6 billion from $ 1. 8 billion. Green tea is seen by consumers as a "functional food"-delivering health benefits beyond sustenance, says Vierhile.Recently published studies point out that not all brews are created equal. Only teas that come from the leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis-which, in their raw state are brewed to make green tea, and, with curing, can be turned into oolong and black tea leaves-have been shown to contain health benefits. Other herbal teas and infusions may taste good, yet they do little more than warm up the drinker. But for Camellia sinensis, the evidence is powerful. In a 1998 study, Harvard University researchers found that drinking one cup of black tea a day lowered the risk of heart attack by as much as 44 percent compared with non-tea drinkers, and other studies have suggested that the antioxidants in these so-called real teas can also prevent cancer.One such antioxidant in green tea is ECGC, a compound 20 times as powerful as vitamin E and 200 times as powerful as vitamin C. "When people ask me for something good and cheap they can do to reduce their cancer risk, I tell them drink real tea," says Mitchell Gaynor, director of medical oncology. at New York City's Strang-Cornell Cancer Prevention Centre.Among those inspired to become a green-tea drinker is Tess Ghilaga, a New York writer who took it up after consulting a nutritionist six years ago. "I've never been a coffee drinker," says Ghilaga, 33, "She told me to start. drinking green tea for the antioxidant properties." Now Ghilaga and her husband routinely brew tea-they order theirs from InPursuitoftea. com, an Internet tea company, which sells a variety of ready-made and raw teas.Alongwithgreen.black.andoolongtea. this company sells a wide variety of herbal teas and offers a "Tea of the Month" club.www. teasofgreen. com This site sells higher-end green, black and oolong teas and has good tips on proper storage and preparation of tea.www. tea. com Tea drinkers can find links to sites offering tea lore, such as articles about tea ceremonies in foreign lands. An exhaustive" frequently asked questions" file rounds out the site.11. What do recent studies reveal about tea drinking?(A) Many tea houses have sprung up to meet the market demands.(B) Drinking tea can cut the risk of lung cancer in particular.(C) Tea is rather a magical drinking material to slow down the aging process.(D) Many die-hard coffee brewers have developed strong sentiments towards tea.12. What did Tom Vierhile of Marketing Intelligence Service do, according to the passage?(A) He reported about the availability of all kinds of tea around the world.(B) He tracked the sources of tea and other beverages in Asian countries.(C) He gave a detailed analysis of professional categorization of tea and other beverages.(D) He followed the trends of tea and other beverages and analyse them in a professional way.13. The leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis________.(A) can be used to make green tea or black tea after proper treatments(B) are turned into oolong or black tea leaves for the purpose of curing(C) have powerful evidence to show its healing power for certain illnesses(D) taste good yet do little more than warm up the drinker14. According to the passage, what is ECGC?(A) A medicine made from green tea.(B) A powerful substance in green tea.(C) An additive essential to green tea.(D) A special treatment to make green tea.15. If you are interested in tea festivals, which website would you most probably surf on?(A) www. tea. com (B) www. teasofgreen. com(C) www. Pursuitoftea. com (D) www. alitea. comQuestions 16-20A blue sedan nearly sides wipes my car. The driver gives me a weird look. No wonder: I'm at the wheel of a Ford Taurus, with a tangle of wires taped to my face and neck, a respiration monitor strapped around my chest, and a bunch of other gizmos sending data about my vital signs to computers stacked on the front and back seats. I look like the star of A Commuter's Clockwork Orange.University of Iowa assistant professor of engineering Thomas Schnell is crammed into the seat behind me. Schnell created this lab-on-wheels to gauge how a motorist's body reacts to driving. He wants carmakers to use his findings to design "smart" cars that make driving less stressful. I' m taking his rolling research facility for a white-knuckle evening spin in Chicago--home to some of the nation's worst rush-hour traffic-to learn what happens to the human body during a long, frustrating commute.So at 5:15 on a Monday, with a storm whipping in off Lake Michigan, I pull out of a downtown parking lot and begin creeping along Interstate 90, heading west behind a line of cars that stretches as far as the eye can see. Now and then, the pace picks up, but, just as quickly, it slows to a halt, red brake lights glowing in the twilight.If I had to do this every day, I'd grind my teeth to dust. After 45 minutes, Schnell and I have gonejust 10 miles. As the car crawls along, Schnell occasionally asks, "What is your level of fun?" He notes my responses, some of them unprintable, on a clipboard. Here's r what the computers I'm tethered to record:I begin breathing harder and faster. My respiration rate leaps from 12 to 17 breaths per I minute. My heart rate jumps from 74 to 80 beats per minute. The electrodes taped to the muscles in my forehead show increased activity (Translation: My brow furrows and I squint a lot).While I was in no danger of keeling over, my heart rate and other symptoms offered clear evidence that I was under stress, says Robert Bonow, MD, president of the American Heart Association (AHA). Over time, that stress could take a heavy toll.If you are among the roughly 113 million Americans who drive to work each day, you're probably grimacing with recognition. With traffic congestion getting worse each year, anyone who travels by car to the office or plant, or who simply shuttles kids from school to violin lessons to slumber parties, may be exposing himself or herself to serious hidden health threats.All that commuter combat is bound to produce casualties. "People are experiencing more congestion and we know that's stressful," says Colorado State University psychologist Jerry Deffenbacher. Some results are predictable. Reckless driving-sometimes in the form of so­-called road rage is often spurred by traffic frustration. Consider 41-year-old Chris Heard. The mild-mannered engineer used to turn into Mad Max every day as he drove the nearly 50 miles of clogged roads between his home in Brookline, N. H. , and his office near Boston. "It turned me into a very aggressive driver," he says, "taking risks, cutting people off, driving fast on back roads to make up for time I lost. " The result of his congestion-fueled fury? A stack of speeding tickets and a number of near collisions. Finally he did something about it: He found a job closer to home.16. According to the passage, Professor Thomas Schnell has created his lab-an-wheels________.(A) to make heart jump from 74 to 80 beats per minute(B) to make respiration rate leap from 12 to 17 breaths per minute(C) to learn how to make driving enjoyable during rush-hour traffic(D) to learn how a driver physically reacts to driving17. Why was the author driving along Interstate 90 on a Monday?(A) He was test-driving his smart car.(B) He liked to pick up his driving skill.(C) He did not want to be caught in the storm.(D) He was dong it for a test.18. The phrase "take a heavy toll" (Para. 6) is closest in meaning to________.(A) grind one's teeth (B) damage one's health(C) increase one's activity (D) pay more at the toll gate19. Which of the following in NOT true about 41-year-old Chris Heard?(A) He used to playa role in a movie.(B) He got a stack of speeding tickets.(C) He found a job closer to home.(D) He had a number of near collisions.20. What is the best title for the passage?(A) Are You A Reckless Driver?(B) How Do You Improve Your Driving Skill?(C) Are You Driving Yourself Sick?(D) How Do You Design Smart Cars?Questions 21-25Transportation is the movement or conveying of persons and goods from one location t< another. As human beings, from ancient times to the 21st century, sought to make their transport facilities more efficient, they have always endeavored to move people and property with the least expenditure of time, effort and cost. Improved transportation had helped make possible progress toward better living, the modern systems of manufacturing and commerce, and the complex, interdependent urban economy present in much of the world today.Primitive human beings supplemented their own carrying of goods and possessions by starting to domesticate animals-training them to bear small loads and pull crude sleds. The invention of the wheel, probably in western Asia, was a great step forward in transport. As the wheel was perfected, crude carts and wagons began to appear in the Tigris-Euphrates valley about 3500 BC, and later in Crete, Egypt, and China. Wheeled vehicles could not use the narrow paths and trails used by pack animals, and early roads were soon being built by the Assyrians and the Persians.The greatest improvements in transportation have appeared in the last two centuries, a period during which the Industrial Revolution has vastly changed the economic life of the entire world. Crude railways-horse-drawn wagons with wooden wheels and rails-had been used in English and European mines during the 17th century. Although it first appeared in England, the railroad had its most dramatic growth in the United States. By 1840 more than 4,800 km of railroad were already operating in the eastern states, a figure 40 percent greater than the total railroad mileage of Europe. Since World War I, however, the U. S. railroads have been in a decline, due partly to the rapid development of private automobiles, trucks,' buses, pipelines, and airlines.The first new mode of transportation to challenge the railroad was the motor vehicle, which was made possible by the invention, in the 1860s and '70s, of the internal combustion engine. The automobile found its greatest popularity in the United States, where the first "horseless carriages" appeared in the 1890s. Two hundred million motor vehicles had been produced in the nation within 70 years of their first appearance. The automobile thus became in many ways as important to the 20th century as the railroads had been to the 19th.During the same period intercity buses took over a large portion of commercial passenger travel, and trucks began carrying a great deal of the nation's freight.Although the emphasis on fuel conservation waned in the 1980s, few doubt that the issue will emerge again when oil scarcities loom, as they did in the 1970s. Future possibilities include automobiles with far greater fuel efficiency and improved mass-transit systems. Both will occur not only in response to oil-supply disruption, but also as an answer to increasing demands for cleaner air. Improvements in mass transit offer the most promise for the future. Amtrak's 1993 introduction of the Swedish high-speed "tilting train" should cut travel time between some East Coast cities by almost half, once tracks are entirely electrified.。

英语翻译中级口译-2-2(总分：107.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、第一部分听力理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、第一节(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).Where does the conversation probably take place?[A] At home． [B] At a hotel． [C] At a shop．（分数：1.00）A.B.C. √解析：[听力原文]M: Are you being served, ma'am?W: Oh, yes, I'm waiting for the gentleman who's gone inside to find me another pair of shoes.[精解] 题干问：“谈话很可能发生在哪儿?”对话中男士问：“有人给您服务吗?夫人。

”女士回答说：“是的，有，我正在等进里面给我找鞋的先生。

”听对话可知这位女士应该是在鞋店里面买鞋。

所以答案选C。

(2).Which of the following is right?[A] The man wants to send a letter to Shanghai．[B] The woman is a seller．[C] The two speakers are at the post office．（分数：1.00）A.B.C. √解析：[听力原文]M: How much will it cost to send this letter to Beijing?W: It weights half an ounce. That'll be six dollars by airmail.[精解] 题干问：“下面哪项是正确的?”对话中男士问：“把这封信邮到北京要花多少钱?”女士说：“它重半盎司。

用航空邮递要6美元。

”听对话可知，这位男士是在邮局，他想往北京寄一封信，所以答案C 是正确的。

2014年3月中级口译真题：听力部分完整版第一部分听力（原文和解析）SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (45 minutes)Part A: Spot DictationDirection: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 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 has become very popular in recent years. The popularity of jogging today stems from several factors. First, jogging is one of the most efficient forms of exercise. As a rule, a person jogging burns up more calories per minute than in most other sports. Running, like biking, swimming, and brisk walking, is an aerobic exercise. Such an exercise uses a great deal of oxygen. In addition, it increases the heart rate. Aerobic exercise strengthens the heart muscle so that it pumps more efficiently. This kind of exercise is also one of the best ways to improve our general health and capacity of our lungs. Jogging is also popular because almost every one of us can take part. Jogging is an activity that doesn't require any unusual skills or special coordination. Jogging is relaxing and fun. Finally, it can be done alone, with another person or in a group. For anyone who runs more than 20 miles a week, it is important to have good running shoes. Tennis shoes or sneakers won't do. Running produces stress that is three times greater than the stress of walking. With this added stress to our feet and legs, we need good shoes. The shoes should be replaced when they are worn out or worn unevenly. Cold weather poses a few problems for us joggers. The main hazard in winter-running is slipping on ice or snow. There is no danger of freezing our lungs, because our body warms the air before it reaches our lungs. In winter, we should be sure to cover the head and keep our feet as dry and warm as possible. It's best to wear layers of clothing. In summer, we must be careful not to dry out. So it is important for us to drink plenty of water on hot, humid days. The best summer wear is loose-fitting and light-colored.【解析】本文属于一个小演讲类文章，主要围绕慢跑健身try jogging for fitness的话题展开，后面进一步详细分析了慢跑流行的三个原因，最后演讲者也对选择合适的跑鞋和分季节穿衣进行慢跑给出了相关建议。

2008年3月真题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 withblanks 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 hearthe passage ONLY ONCE.How did the Olympic Games start? In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong ________ (1). Originally the Festival was held in honour of .Zeus, the supreme god in Greek Mythology. Eventually the Olympian athletic festival had lost its ________ (2) and became an international event. No one knows exactly ________ (3) the Olympic Games go, but some scholars recorded date from 776 B.C.According to some scholars, at first the only Olympic event was ________ (4), called a stadium and that was the only event until 724 B.C. After that, other ________ (5) were added and sixteen years later in ________ (6) the pentathlon was added and wrestling became part of the games. This pentathlon was a five-event match which ________ (7) running, wrestling, leaping, throwing the discus, and hurling the javelin.The games were held ________ (8) and after an uninterrupted history of 1170 years, the games ________ (9) in A.D. 394, the Christian era, because of their pagan origin.It was over ________ (10) before there was another such international athletics gathering. In 1896, the first of the modern ________ (11) opened in Athens, Greece.Nowadays, the Games are held in different countries ________ (12). The host country provides vast facilities such as stadiums and ________ (13).Many more sports are represented, including the very celebrated event: ________ (14).The Olympics start with the arrival in the stadium of a torch, ________ (15) on Mount Olympus by the sun's rays. The torch is carried by ________ (16) to the stadium. The Olympic flame symbolizes the ________ (17) of the ancient Greek athletic ideals, and it burns throughout the Games until ________ (18). The well-known Olympic flag, however, is ________ (19): the five interlocking rings symbolize the uniting of all five continents ________ (20).Part B: Listening Comprehension1. StatementsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will 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) Diana is fond of outdoor activities.(B) Diana is well-paid for her hard work.(C) Diana dislikes her job because it is tough.(D) Diana considers her income to be mediocre.2. (A) I'm not sure if you are responsible.(B) I'm not content with the result of the meeting.(C) I know the delay is not your fault.(D) I think the flame of that fire is too high.3. (A) The refrigerator was repaired by an old man.(B) The refrigerator will be fixed if it is under warranty.(C) Mrs. Green had her refrigerator fixed for nothing.(D) Mrs. Green would have had the refrigerator repaired if she had warranty.4. (A) George always tells the truth.(B) George lives too far to visit us.(C) It is kind of George to assist me in the filling station.(D) It is worthwhile to make friends with George.5. (A) The company's budget must be reduced reasonably next year.(B) The company's production cost is expected to rise next year.(C) The company has to stabilize its production cost.(D) The company is likely to go bankrupt because of its limited budget.6. (A) Prompt delivery of the goods before Christmas is the most important.(B) Top priority should be given to the competitive and reasonable price of the goods(C) During Christmas, there will be a shopping craze for goods with good quality.(D) Nothing is more important than the quality and price of the goods for Christmas.7. (A) Let's continue the talk over dinner at 9 o'clock tonight.(B) We have to work something out before 9 o'clock tomorrow.(C) I propose a break until 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.(D) I'm sure we'll all calm down before 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.8. (A) Our products cannot compete on the international market because of their higher prices.(B) Our products exhibit greater competitiveness even though they lack advancedtechnology.(C) Advanced technology will increase our expense to compete on the international market.(D) Advanced technology contributes to the excellence and competitiveness of our products.9. (A) Mr Parkinson never gives free investment consultations.(B) Don't consult Mr Parkinson if your problem is about finance or investment(C) The advice Mr Parkinson offers is often of great importance to our investment.(D) We should not invest in the company where Mr Parkinson is the CEO.10. (A) Aging population is expected to double within decades.(B) By 2020, 45% of the people in the country will be over sixty-five.(C) Old people in this country can expect to live a longer life.(D) In less than 20 years, 23 million more people will have to retire.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 answerchoices and choose the best answer to that question. Then write a letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 11-1411. (A) £400. (B) £450.(C) £500. (D) £600.12. (A) It is very near his working place.(B) It is a rather crowded residential area.(C) It is convenient for transportation and shopping.(D) It is the only good position he has in mind.13. (A) He has a big family.(B) He has to work at home.(C) His mother-in-law likes to have parties.(D) His children are rather naughty.14. (A) Its bedrooms are specious. (B) Its rent is quite reasonable.(C) It is located in a good position. (D) It is well furnished. Questions 15-1815. (A) The orange juice can help treat indigestion.(B) The orange in a supermarket is much cheaper.(C) The orange is more nutritious than any other fruits.(D) The orange is an essential part of a healthy diet16. (A) Orange. (B) Chocolate.(C) Vanilla. (D) Sugar.17. (A) It can keep your immune system strong.(B) It can assist in your effort to reduce weight.(C) It can easily replace the nutrition of a daily meal.(D) It can help control the rising blood sugar levels.18. (A) The fruit sugar in oranges. (B) The fibre in oranges.(C) Vitamin C in oranges. (D) Calcium in oranges. Questions 19-2219. (A) He is applying to a university in England.(B) He is consulting a female professor.(C) He is studying in a British university.(D) He is helping the woman cook some food.20. (A) It is awful.(B) It is one of his favorite kinds.(C) It is of a much greater variety.(D) It is better than he expected.21. (A) He is fond of English dishes.(B) He is tired of puddings and pies.(C) He enjoys English strawberry yogurt.(D) He seldom has breakfast at home.22. (A) Because it is properly cooked at home.(B) Because it is a kind of Yorkshire pudding.(C) Because he has never tasted it before.(D) Because he has made it all by himself.Questions 23-2623. (A) We should pay more attention to our history class.(B) We generally fail to remember anything that was said.(C) Sharks are necessary in the training of active listeners.(D) Good listening skills are essential in our life.24. (A) They tolerate distractions.(B) They often find themselves in hot water.(C) They are generally lazy.(D) They are critical to family life.25. (A) By taking notes.(B) By remembering what was said.(C) By getting up to shut the door.(D) By asking questions.26. (A) Seas. (B) Sharks.(C) Sponges. (D) Students.Questions 27-3027. (A) He writes comic stories.(B) He draws pictures for comic books.(C) He teaches painting in an art school.(D) He compiles comic books with other writers.28. (A) Give his drawings a more graphic look.(B) Add variations to his works.(C) Employ a chunky brush style.(D) Move along a linear way.29. (A) They are very popular.(B) They are of the same style.(C) They are fairly eclectic.(D) They are influenced by other artists.30. (A) It is a new one with only 2 editors.(B) It takes him on the permanent staff.(C) It controls the final look of his works.(D) It has a nurturing environment.Part C: Listening and Translation1. Sentence TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 statements in English. You will hear theAfter you hear 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 paragraphs in English. You will hear theAfter you hear each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening.(1)(2)SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (45 minutes)Directions: In this section, you will read several passages. Each passage is followed by severalONE best answer, (A), (B), (C) or (D), to each question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 1-5Last month, upon hearing that a neighbor had been burgled, my husband voiced a desire to beef up our home security. I was largely unresponsive. The previous owners of our house installed a burglar alarm system, but we never got it switched on, because, quoting Ed, I apparently care more about the $29 monthly fee than I do about our home security. In the end, I gave in.The alarm company sent over a sales representative, a well-coiffed professional in a suit and heels. She recommended adding some infrared motion sensors. I was not wild about this. I like to keep things simple. My idea of home security is to hire cheap, disreputable painters who can be counted upon to paint the windows shut. "Besides, can't the motion sensors be set off by a pet?" I said.Ed leaned in close to the sales rep. "We don't have any pets," he whispered. "We don't have a pet now'' I said." But we might someday." I knew this to be a lie. Ed is a dog person, and I'm acat person. We cancel each other out.I pointed out that every now and then, the neighbors' cat, Sprinkles, will sneak into the house when the back door is open. The alarm woman started talking about "pet resistance." This was a feature of the motion sensor whereby it was set to cover the room from the waist up only. "Though of course...," she hesitated, "the cat would have to stay on the ground at all times."We got the sensors, and we got the system switched on. We never got a pet, each of us practicing his or her own particular brand of pet resistance, but we did, after many years of cost-based bickering, get a housecleaner. Every other month, Natalia can be seen making her way through the filth and cobwebs. I gave her the alarm code but promised to leave the alarm off the day she came.Naturally, I forgot. Later that morning, my work phone rang. It was Natalia, yelling in harmony with the shrieking of the alarm. She couldn't find the code. On top of all this, my cell phone started ringing. This was the alarm company, responding to the alarm and calling me to get the secret password—which was different from the shutoff code—required for them to shut off the system and prevent the police from rushing over to arrest Natalia for breaking and entering.Some weeks back, Ed and I had spent 15 minutes arguing over the secret password for the alarm. Ed is a fan of the complicated, hacker-proof, identity-theft-foiling password, the kind that involves alternating capital and lowercase letters with obscure foreign accent marks, whereas I'll use my name. I had no recollection of what we'd settled on. "Ummmm." The alarm, and Natalia, continued to go off. This went on for some time.Meanwhile, Natalia had dug through her bag, found the piece of paper I'd given her with the shutoff code and quieted the screaming alarm. I don't know how effective these alarms are against burglars, but Sprinkles hasn't been seen on the property in weeks.1. Why didn't the writer get the burglar alarm system switched on?(A) Because she didn't like its design.(B) Because the burglar alarm system had broken down.(C) Because she considered monthly fee unnecessary.(D) Because she thought their home security was not a problem.2. The family didn't have a pet because _______.(A) they didn't like pets(B) they didn't like each other's favorite animal(C) they took their neighbors' pet as their own.(D) it cost a lot to have a pet.3. According to the sales representative, the motion sensor _______.(A) is pet resistant(B) is set to cover the room floor(C) could be set off by a pet if it was near(D) could be set off by a pet if it jumped high enough4. The word "bickering" in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _______.(A) arguing(B) considering(C) persuading(D) consulting5. Ed preferred their password for the alarm to be _______.(A) complicated(B) interesting(C) easy to remember(D) his own nameQuestions 6-10An article published recently in the prestigious scientific journal Nature is shedding new light on an important, but hitherto little has been appreciated, aspect of human evolution. In this article, Professors Dennis Bramble and Daniel Lieberman suggest that the ability to run was a crucial factor in the development of our species. According to the two scientists, humans possess a number of anatomical features that make them surprisingly good runners. 'We are very confident that strong selection for running—which came at the expense of the historical ability to live in trees—was instrumental in the origin of the modern human body form,' says Bramble, a biology professor at the University of Utah.Traditional thinking up to now has been that the distinctive, upright body form of modern humans has come about as a result of the ability to walk, and that running is simply a by-product of walking. Furthermore, humans have usually been regarded as poor runners compared to such animals as dogs, horses or antelopes. However, this is only true if we consider fast running, or sprinting, over short distances. Even an Olympic athlete can hardly run as fast as a horse can gallop, and can only keep up a top speed for fifteen seconds or so. Horses, antelopes and greyhounds, on the other hand, can run at top speed for several minutes, clearly outperforming us in this respect. But when it comes to long-distance running, humans do astonishingly well. They can maintain a steady pace for miles, and their overall speed compares favourably with that of horses or dogs.Bramble and Lieberman examined twenty-six anatomical features found in humans. One of the most interesting of these is the nuchal ligament, a band of tissue that extends from a ridge on the base of the skull to the spine. When we run, it is this ligament that prevents our head from pitching back and forth or from side to side. Therefore, we are able to run with steady heads, held high. The nuchal ligament is not found in any other surviving primates, although the fossil record shows that Homo erectus, an early human species that walked upright, much as we do, also had one. Then there are our Achilles tendons at the backs of our legs, which connect our calf muscles to our heel bones—and which have nothing to do with walking. When we run, these tendons behave like springs, helping to propel us forward. Furthermore, we have low, wide shoulders, virtually disconnected from our skulls, another anatomical adaptation which allows us to run more efficiently. Add to this our light forearms, which swing out of phase with the movement of our legs to assist balance, and one begins to appreciate the point that Bramble and Lieberman are trying to make.But what evolutionary advantage is gained from being good long-distance runners? One hypothesis is that this ability may have permitted early humans to obtain food more effectively. 'What these features and fossil facts appear to be telling us is that running evolved in order for our direct ancestors to compete with other carnivores for access to the protein needed to grow the big brains that we enjoy today,' says Lieberman.6. The human ability to run ______.(A) was only recently described in a scientific journal(B) played an important part in human evolution(C) is now regarded as more important than the ability to climb trees(D) is surprising when we consider evolutionary trends7. According to the passage, humans ______.(A) are better runners than most other animals(B) are not good at running short distances(C) compare unfavorably with horses and dogs(D) cannot run at top speed over long distances8. It appears that the nuchal ligament _______.(A) is found only in modern primates(B) enables us to run with steady heads(C) prevents the head from moving(D) is a unique anatomical feature among all species9. The passage suggests that _______.(A) we do not need calf muscles in order to walk(B) without shoulders we could not run very fast(C) the movement of our forearms is out of phase(D) our Achilles tendons are an adaptation for running10. According to the passage, early humans _______.(A) killed animals by exhausting them(B) may have evolved big brains for running(C) competed with other animals for food(D) could probably run before they could walkQuestions 11-15People value money desperately because they value one another desperately; thus the cause of panic in the stock-market plunge is not that people will lose their dollars but that they will lose their sense of community. For the past couple of weeks, the nation has watched itself roll toward ruin because people were losing their money in bales. If one were tasteless enough to ask a big loser what exactly he was losing, he would sputter, "What am I losing? My car! My beautiful home! My children's educations! My clothes! My dinner! My dollars!" They are all true. People have been mourning the passing of their money for all the things that money can do, and what money can do is impressive. Money can build cities, cure diseases, and win wars. The sudden acquisition of the stuff can toss our spirits into the air like a hat.Money can do considerably more. It offers power, an almost unique form of power, not simply because it allows us to acquire and possess things but because it is we who determine its worth; we who say a ruby costs more than an apple; we who decide that a tennis court is more valuable than a book. Paradoxically, money creates a deep sense of powerlessness as well, since technically we cannot provide money for ourselves; someone or something else must do that for us—our employers or, until recently, our stocks. All that, money can do: and when such essential, familiar functions are snatched from one's life, small wonder that people may growwild, frantic, and even murderous.What money can do, however, is not the same as what money is. Let's return for a moment to the theory: people value money because they value one another. In other words, the usefulness of money is directly related to and established by continuous mutual need. People work for money to buy things that other people make or do, things that they cannot or will not make or do for themselves but that they deem necessary for some definition of self-improvement.Abstractly, money is one of the ways, indeed a universally accepted way, by which we make connections. Cash is cold. So the connections may feel cold, but real blood flows through them. These connections constitute one of the central means by which societies cohere; by which they sustain and characterize themselves.When the coin begins to wobble, as it has in the past weeks, a fear seizes the mind that is disorienting. The fear is not merely that of the loss of possessions but of self-possession, which in some sense is bought and sold from person to person in infinite daily bargains. To lose money is frightening. To lose touch with others is more frightening still. Losing touch may cause the panic of the times.11. This passage mainly discusses _______.(A) the functions of money(B) the stock-market plunge(C) a new theory of investment(D) a cold characteristic of cash12. According to the author, what can be a regular source of money provided for us?(A) Possessions.(B) Bargains.(C) Stocks.(D) Employers.13. According to the passage, money can do all the following EXCEPT _______.(A) build cities and cure diseases(B) enhance relationships among people(C) create a sense of powerlessness(D) prove the morality of people14. Under what circumstances are connections related to cash said to be cold in the passage?(A) When they are not established for societies to cohere.(B) When they are not compared to "real blood".(C) When their functions are snatched from people's life.(D) When their worth is hard to determine and not valued.15. It can be learned from the passage that ______.(A) people worry about the dollars they have more than the sense of community(B) money can lubricate the social machine but it cannot prove the value of people(C) in daily transactions one's self-possession is gained or lost(D) losing money is more frightening than losing touch with othersQuestions 16-20At first glance, why anyone would want to save California condors is not entirely clear.Unlike the closely related Andean condors with their white neck fluff or king vultures with their brilliant black-and-white colour, California condors are not much to see. Their dull black colour—even when contrasted with white underwings—featherless head and neck, oversized feet and blunt talons are hardly signs of beauty or strength. Their appeal begins to become evident when they take flights. California condors can soar almost effortlessly for hours, often covering hundreds of miles a day—far more than other creatures of the air. Only occasionally do they need to flap their wings—to take off, change direction or find a band of warm air known as thermal to carry them higher.When it was discovered that the condor population was becoming dangerously small, scientists and zookeepers sought to increase condor numbers quickly to preserve as much of the species' genetic diversity as possible. From studying wild condors, they already knew that if a pair lost an egg, the birds would often produce another. So the first and sometimes second eggs laid by each female in captivity were removed, artificially incubated, and the chicks raised using hand-held puppets made to look like adult condors. Such techniques quickly proved effective.Despite these successes, the effort to save California condors continues to have problems, evoke criticisms and generate controversy. Captive-hatched condors released to the wild have died at what to some people are alarmingly high rates. Others have had to be recaptured after they acted foolishly or became ill. As a result, the scientists, zookeepers and conservationists who are concerned about condors have bickered among themselves over the best ways to rear and release the birds.Some of the odd behavior on the part of these re-released birds is hard to explain. At times they landed on people's houses and garages, walked across roads and airport runways, sauntered into park visitor centers and fast food restaurants, and took food offered by picnickers and fishermen. None are known to have died by doing so, though. Most recently, some of the first chicks hatched in the wild died after their parents fed them bottle caps, glass shards, pieces of plastic and other man-made objects that fatally perforated or blocked their intestines. These deaths may be due to the chicks' parents mistaking man-made objects for bone chips eaten for their calcium content.Mike Wallace, a wildlife specialist at the San Diego Zoo, has suggested that some of the condors' problems represent natural behavior that helps them survive as carrion eaters. The real key to successful condor reintroduction, he believes, lies in properly socializing young condors as members of a group that follow and learn from older, preferably adult birds. That, he argues, was missing from earlier condor releases to the wild. Typically, condors hatched in the spring were released to the wild that autumn or winter, when they were still less than a year old. Now, condor chicks at several zoos are raised in cave-like nest boxes. The chicks can see older condors in a large flight pen outside their box but cannot interact with them until they are about five months old. Then the chicks are gradually released into the pen and the company of the social group. The group includes adult and older juvenile condors that act as mentors for younger ones.16. According to the passage, the most impressive feature of the California condor is _______.(A) its resemblance to Andean condor(B) its ability to glide(C) its colorful plumage(D) its blunt talons17. In the first stage of the conservation program _______.(A) eggs were removed from the nests of wild condors(B) female condors were captured and studied carefully(C) scientists and zookeepers tried to create genetic diversity(D) condors were induced to lay more than one egg18. Which of the following is true about the attempts to save these birds from extinction?(A) There is disagreement about the methods employed.(B) The majority of condors released into the wild became ill.(C) Attempts to breed condors in captivity have failed,(D) Condors reintroduced into the wild are unable to hunt.19. Some chicks hatched by re-released condors died because _______.(A) they fell into pools of water(B) they fell prey to other animals(C) they had odd drinking habits(D) they swallowed dangerous objects20. According to Mike Wallace, there will be fewer problems _______.(A) if young condors are taught not to eat so much carrion(B) if the chicks are kept in cave-like nest boxes for five months(C) if young condors can learn appropriate behavior from older birds(D) if the chicks can have older birds for company when they hatchQuestions 21-25We are not who we think we are.The American self-image is suffused with the golden glow of opportunity. We think of the United States as a land of unlimited possibility, not so much a classless society but as a place where class is mutable—a place where brains, energy and ambition are what counts, not the circumstances of one's birth.The Economic Mobility Project, an ambitious research initiative led by Pew Charitable Trusts, looked at the economic fortunes of a large group of families over time, comparing the income of parents in the late 1960s with the income of their children in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Here is the finding: "The 'rags to riches' story is much more common in Hollywood than on Main Street. Only 6 percent of children born to parents with family income at the very bottom move to the top.That is right, just 6 percent of children born to parents who ranked in the bottom fifth of the study sample, in terms of income, were able to bootstrap their way into the top fifth. Meanwhile, an incredible 42 percent of children born into that lowest quintile are still stuck at the bottom, having been unable to climb a single rung of the income ladder.It is noted that even in Britain—a nation we think of as burdened with a hidebound class system—children who are born poor have a better chance of moving up. When the three studies were released, most reporters focused on the finding that African-Americans born to middle-class or upper middle-class families are earning slightly less, in inflation-adjusted dollars, than did their parents.One of the studies indicates, in fact, that most of the financial gains white families have。

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。

1999.9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. the only way2. signal3. mean the same4. the whole truth5. head movements6. up and down7. almost everywhere 8. a yes sign9. blind people 10. meaning no11.from side to side 12. negative reply13. I disagree 14. same way15. gesture 16. use to refuse17. tries to persuade 18. to one side19. moving the head 20. misunderstanding and embarrassmentPart B: Listening Comprehension1-5 D B C B A 6-10 A C D D B11-15 C A B B C 16-20 A C B B D21-25 A C C A C 16-30 A B D A BPart C: Listening and TranslationⅠ.Sentence Translation1.这也许花费很大，但从长计议，你会看到现在这样做的好处。

2.我们让秘书负责安排董事会议。

3.经理说，在他看来，这个项目几乎没有成功的机会。

4.警察准备在失踪商人汤姆·格林曾住过的地方查问当地居民。

这将意味要查问多达7000人。

5.请让我介绍比德库林先生。

他为本公司做管理咨询工作。

Ⅱ.Passage Translation1.昨天上午10点在北方高速公路上，一辆卡车翻了车。

卡车上的电子产品散落在路上。

司机受了伤，被送进医院。

历年英语翻译中级口译考试试题及答案(完整版)Spot DictationIn America there are no nobles or men of letters, and the common folk mistrust the wealthy; Consequently lawyers formthe 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 commontie, 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-electto public office. For example, about half our representatives and two-thirds of our senators are lawyers. No otherprofession comes close to having the same the number ofpeople 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 isthe 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 beenthis 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 t ime 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。

3月英语高级口译考试真题(3)SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TESTDirections: Translate of the following passage into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.The popular view when discussing urban transportation in American cities to day is to decry its sorry state. Newspapers and journals are filled with talk of an “urban transportation crisis,” of the “difficulties of getting from here to there,” and so on at great length. Matters are reported to be getting worse - and very quickly. Everyone has his own favorite traumatic experience to report: of the occasion when many of the switches froze on New York’s commuter railroads; of the sneak snowstorm in Boston that converted thirty-minute commuter trips into seven hour ordeals; of the extreme difficulties in Chicago and other Midwestern cities when some particularly heavy and successive snowstorms were endured.One reason for the talk of an urban transportation crisis in the United States today perhaps lies in a failure to meet anticipations. Many commuters expected to reduce their commuting times as systems improved, but instead found themselves barely able to maintain the status quo in terms of time requirements. Another reason for talk of crisis, almost certainly, is that the rate of improvement in the performance of urban transportation systems during rush hours has been markedly inferior to that expected during off-peak hours. Specifically, the ability to move quickly about American cities during non-rush hors has improved in a truly phenomenal fashion.SECTION 4: LISTENING TESTPart A: Note-taking And Gap-fillingDirections: In this part of the test you will hear a short talk. You will hear the talkONLY ONCE. While listening to the talk, you may take notes on the important points so that you can have enough information to complete a gap-filling task on a separate ANSWER BOOKLET. You will not get your test book and ANSWER BOOKLET until after you have listened to the talkToday, we’ll be discussing EQ: emotional intelligence quotient. Your emotional intelligence quotient seems to indicate how well you __________ （1）your own emotions, and how well you __________ （2）to others.EQ is not exactly a new idea, but the __________ （3）itself is a new one. People have realized the way you control your feelings is just as important as your __________ （4）, maybe, even more important.The focus of today’s session is: can you learn EQ? Some __________ （5）school teachers think that some kids have __________ （6）EQs than others. Even at five or six years old, some of the kids tend to be much more __________ （7）and __________ （8）than others. Another example is that kids deal with __________ （9）in different ways. One may get frustrated with a __________ （10）problem, but another child, with a higher EQ, might be able to handle the situation better. She might try __________ （11）ways to approach the problem, or ask for __________ （12）.Can you __________ （13）to have a higher EQ? People seem to have different views on this question. Most of the people believe that the answer to this question is __________ （14）. For example, kids can be __________ （15）to have patience and not to give up when things go wrong. They learn to respond well to their __________ （16）. But others don’t agree. They find that some people never learn to __________ （17）their EQ. The problem is that people with a low EQ have a __________ （18）time seeing how their behavior affects other people. They see no reason to __________ （19）. They’ll probably never adjust their __________ （20）.Part B: Listening and Translation1. Sentence TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 English sentences. You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.（1）（2）（3）（4）（5）2. Passage TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 English passages. You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening.（1）（2）。

上海中级口译英语真题及答案5篇(优质上海中级口译英语真题及答案篇一口译题part bdirections: in this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in chinese. after you have heard eachsentence or paragraph, interpret it into english. start interpreting at the signal. and stop it at thesignal. you may take notes while you are listening. remember you will hear the passages only once. now, let us begin part b with the first passage.passage 2【原文】随着科学技术的突飞猛进，世界经济秩序和经济格局发生急剧变化，人口与发展进一步成为国际社会广泛关注的重大问题。

走人口与经济、社会、资源、环境相互协调的可持续发展道路，正成为世界各国的共同选择。

中国解决人口与发展问题的基本指导方针是相当清楚的：根据我国的基本国情，走中国特色的道路解决人口与发展的问题。

中国将继续做出巨大努力，在充分尊重各族人民的不同文化背景、宗教信仰的基础上，制定和实施人口与发展的规划和政策。

【答案】with the rapid development of science and technology and the swift changes in the worldeconomic order and patterns, population and development have further bee an importantissue, which draws general concern of the international munity.it is the mon choice of all countries to seek a way to achieve sustainable development withpopulation, economy, society, resources and environment all in harmony.chinas main guidelines for tackling the population and development issue are clearly speltout. china will take into consideration its basic national conditions, and tackle its ownpopulation and development issue in its own specific way.with a full consideration of different cultural backgrounds and religious beliefs among omnationalities, china will persistently make great efforts in formulating and implementingpopulation and development plans and policies.上海中级口译英语真题及答案篇二①spot dictation 20个话题是：生态破坏，栖息地遭到破坏，英国实行了一个政策，保护当地生态，最后呼吁更多的人参与环境保护。