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上海市英语中级口译笔试与答案
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上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试
SECTION1:
LISTENINGTEST(40minutes)
PartA:
SpotDictation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.
Itiscommonknowledgethatcomputerscanalsoproducesomethingstupid,assome
(1)putit,GIGO,or’garbagein,garbageout’.Thismeansthatifinaccurateinformationis
(2)acomputer,themachinewillproducethewronginformation(3).
Thereasonforthisisthatcomputerscannotthink(4).Forexample,imaginethatacomputerisgiventheinformationthat(5)hashourlegsandthatadoghasfourlegs.Themachinemightwell(6)whenproducingalistofsuggestedliving-roomanddining-roomfurniture.
Buttoday,groupsof(7)intheUnitedStates,JapanandEurope(8)anewtypeofcomputer.Thesenewmodelswillbeincapableofmakingsuch(9).
Insteadofbeingprogrammedwithlotsofunrelated(10),thenewcomputerswillcontainknowledgeofsubjectsthatare(11).Themachineswillthen
(12)itemsofinformation,andwillbeabletorejectconclusionsthatdonot(13).
Thesenewcomputerswillalreadyknowthatdogsareanimalsthat(14),bark,wagtheirtailsandchaseotheranimals.By(15)withfeaturesofliving-roomanddining-roomfurniture,thecomputerwillconcludethatadogisan(16).
Evenapresent-daycomputercould(17)ifgivenenoughinformationandenoughtime.Butithastoconsider(18)oneatatimebeforeselectingthebest.Thismeansthatitwould(19)foreventhemostpowerfulcomputertoreacha(20).
PartB:
ListeningComprehension
Ⅰ.Statements
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
1.(A)MichellewantedtoworkinLondon.
(B)MichellequittedhisjobinLondon.
(C)MichelleaskedforavacationinLondon.
(D)MichelletransferredhismoneytotheLondonbranch.
2.(A)DoctorCarteravoidsthecompanyofotherswheneverpossible.
(B)DoctorCarteristoobusytohaveacupofcoffee.
(C)DoctorCarterisaquitesociableperson.
(D)DoctorCarterisalonelyman,accordingtohiscolleagues.
3.(A)Tomcheckedhisembarrassment.
(B)Tombouncedtheballagainstthetelephonebox.
(C)Tomfeltembarrassedwhenhewasaskedtohaveaphysicalcheck.
(D)Tomwasembarrassedwhenhischeckwasreturnedasworthless.
4.(A)Wecouldn’thaveopenedfivesupermarketsthere.
(B)Tothinkthatwehaveopenedonlyfivesupermarketsthere.
(C)Wethoughtthatyouwantedtoopenfivesupermarketsthere.
(D)Wedidn’tthinkthatfivesupermarketstherewerequiteenough.
5.(A)Mrs.GreenhadtorushtotheairporttomeettheCEOfromChicago.
(B)Mrs.GreenrefusedtoattendtheopeningceremonyinChicagolastTuesday.
(C)Mrs.GreenwasscheduledtoseesomeonefromChicagolastTuesday.
(D)Mrs.Greendidn’taccepttheCEO’sinvitationtoworkinChicagoatlast.
6.(A)I’veneverbeenacooperativeperson.(B)I’mveryreadytocooperatenow.
(C)I’llbeacorporateexecutive.(D)Ineverwanttobeanoperator.
7.(A)Thegeneralmanageraskedthemtoaccountforthelyingofimportantdocuments.
(B)Thegeneralmanagerrefusedtoreadthoseaccountingpapers.
(C)Thedocumentsaresoimportantthattheyshouldbekeptinsaferplaces.
(D)Itisimportantthattheaccountantlockhisofficebeforeleavingforhome.
8.(A)Everyyear,thecityauthoritiesproposetoimprovetheroadconditionsonthehighway.
(B)Therehavebeenargumentsabouttheproposedhighwayextensionforalongtime.
(C)Theenvironmentalprotectiongroupsarequitesatisfiedwiththeproposedhighway
extension.
(D)Boththeadministrationandtheenvironmentalistsareagainstthebuildingofanew
highway.
9.(A)Goodmanagementseldomgetsbetterworkfromemployees.
(B)Goodmanagementcanmakeaverageemployeesworkbetter.
(C)Averageemployeescandoexcellentworkunderanycircumstances.
(D)Averageemployeescannotdoexcellentwork,despitegoodmanagement.
10.(A)Nomorevisitorscanbeallowedintheexhibitionhall.
(B)Theexhibitionhallcanholdslightlyover250visitors.
(C)FivehundredvisitorswantedtoseetheAutoShow.
(D)MorethanonethousandvisitorssawtheAutoShow.
Ⅱ.TalksandConversations
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefully,becauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoiceandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions11~14
11.(A)Sheisoutofjob.(B)Shefeelsverytired.
(C)Shehasabroken(D)Shehasacold.
12.(A)Travelingaroundthecountry(B)Traininghardforacompetition
(C)Workingonaresearchproject(D)Writhingresearchpaperonboxing
13.(A)Stayinbedandgetsomesleep
(B)Returnthebooksandposttheletters
(C)Haveaglassofwaterbeforegoingoutside.
(D)Writealetterofcomplaintabouttheair-conditioner
14.(A)Becauseshehastowriteareport.
(B)Becauseshehasjustreturnedfromabroad.
(C)Becauseshewantssomethingtoread.
(D)Becausesheneedstofindanewjob.
Questions15~18
15.(A)UScensusofficials(B)Governmentemployees
(C)Peoplewholiveinthecity(D)LawyerswhoworkfortheChurch
16.(A)LondonandWestminster(B)LondonandBirmingham
(C)LondonandStAsaph(D)LondonandStPaul’s
17.(A)Ithasacathedral.(B)Ithasapopulationof4000.
(C)Ithasalargepopulation.(D)Ithasacityhall.
18.(A)Britain(B)USA
(C)India(D)Japan
Questions19~22
19.(A)She’sgotmarried.(B)She’sgraduatedfromhighschool.
(C)She’sspentherholiday(D)She’smovedtoWestVirginia.
20.(A)Shewouldhavestayedinherhometownfortherestofherlife.
(B)Shewouldhavemadeagravemistakeinherlifecareer.
(C)Shewouldhavehappytocometothecitytolookforajob.
(D)Shewouldbecomeasecretarytosomeoneinhervillage.
21.(A)Shehadlefttheplaceinwhichshewasborn.
(B)Shehasnotbeengivenmuchjobopportunityinthecity.
(C)Shehassofarnopromotionortransfer.
(D)Shecannotavoidmakingmistakesinherroutinework.
22.(A)Herboyfriend.(B)Hercolleague.
(C)Herassistant.(D)Herformerschoolmate.
Questions23~26
23.(A)Keepingwarmanddry(B)Drinkingalotofliquid
(C)Livingclosetothehospital(D)Kissingthenoseofananimal
24.(A)Menwholiveinwindyareas
(B)Womenwhovolunteeredtostayoutside
(C)Travelerswhotakeshowers
(D)Peoplewhoareunderstress
25.(A)Becausecoldvirusescanendureadverseclimates.
(B)Becausewintersarewetandcold.
(C)Becausepeopletendtostaymoretimeindoors.
(D)Becausethediseasemaybecausedbycontaminatedfoods.
26.(A)Menaremorelikelytosufferfromcolds.
(B)Noeffectivemedicinehasbeenfoundtocurecolds.
(C)Inthewinter,peopleshouldtrytostayoutdoors.
(D)Onecouldavoidcatchingcoldsbytakingahotbatheveryday.
Questions27~30
27.(A)None(B)Thirteen
(C)Fourteen(D)Fifteen
28.(A)Thehousewife(B)Theeldersisters
(C)Theservants(D)Thenannies
29.(A)Theyhadtobringuptheirfamilies.
(B)Theyhadnochoiceinselectingaspouse.
(C)Theyhadtoworkhardtosupporttheirfamilies.
(D)Theyhadnochancetoreceivehighereducation.
30.(A)Awomanwasfinanciallydependentonherfuturehusband.
(B)Amanhadtoaskagirl’sfatherforpermissiontomarryher.
(C)Awomanshouldbereadytogiveupherjobforthemarriage.
(D)Amanshouldarrangeamarriageceremonyinhisfather’shouse.
PartC:
ListeningandTranslation
Ⅰ.SentenceTranslation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5Englishsentences.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Ⅱ.PassageTranslation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youhear2passages.YouwillhearthepassagesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.
(1)
(2)
SECTION2:
STUDYSKILLS(50minutes)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1~5
Insomeruralagriculturalsocieties,thecollectionofavailablefuelsuchasfirewood,dungcake,andagriculturalwastecantake200to300person-daysperyear.Aswellasbeingtimeconsuming,thetypicalpatternsofcollectionleadtodeforestation,soilerosion,andecolo