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英语高级口译考试笔试真题及参考答案
2004年3月英语高级口译考试笔试真题
SECTION1:
LISTENINGTEST(30minutes)
PartA:
SpotDictation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest, you will hear a passage andreadthe same passagewithblanksinit.Fillineach oftheblankswiththewordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhear.thepassageONLYONCE.
AUnitedNationsconferencehasadoptedmeasurestospeedupglobalactiontoprotectpeopleandtheenvironment_______
(1).ThemeasureswereadoptedataconferenceinGenevacalledtostrengthentheBaselConvention,aU.N.treatythatlaiddown_______
(2)forthedisposalandmanagementofhazardouswastes.
TheUnitedNationsestimatestheworldproducesaround_______(3)tonsofhazardouswasteeachyear.Themajorachievementoftheconference,which_______(4),wastheadoptionofastrategicplantodealwithallthiswaste.
Overthenextsevenyears,theplanaimstoimplementconcretemeasuresto_______(5)fromhazardousstockpilesof_______(6),usedtools,toxicsubstancesinships,andsoon.
TheBaselConvention,whichwas_______(7),outlawedthetransferofhazardousandtoxicwastefromdevelopedtodevelopingcountries.Sincethen,_______(8)inthesetoxicsubstanceshasdecreased.Buttheillegaltradeinthesesubstances_______(9).
Itiscommonknowledgethat_______(10)bringsmoney.Itisabusinessandthereisinterestinhaving_______(11),notpayingthepropercostoftreatment,_______(12).Andifthereisopportunityfordisposingofsuchhazardouswastecheaplyinsomeoneelse'sbackyard,_______(13).
Theconferencealsoapproved_______(14)onthedisposalandrecyclingofbatteries,plasticbottles,_______(15).
AccordingtoaU.N.environmentalofficial,hazardouswastecomesinmanyforms,allofthem_______(16).
Alotofbiomedicalhealthcarewastecontainspathogensororganismsthatmaycausediseasestothepeople.Forthe_______(17),alotofshipsarecontaininghazardouschemicals,suchasoilandheavymetals,which,iftheyareallowedtobedisposedofintotheenvironment_______(18),theenvironmentwillbedamaged.
Lastyear,an_______(19)mobilephonesweresold.Oneoftheachievementsoftheconferencewas_______(20)thattheywillhelptoensurethesafedisposalofmobilephoneswhentheirlifeends.
PartB:
ListeningComprehension
Directions:
Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
1. (A)Nine. (B)Fifteen.
(C)Nineteen. (D)Twenty.
2. (A)Theymostlyemphasizemilitarydrill.
(B)Theyuseonlyphysicalexertionsanddiscipline.
(C)Theyhaveseveralcomponents.
(D)Theychargefeesfromthecampers.
3. (A)Prepareyoungoffendersforthemilitary.
(B)Changethewayyoungoffendersthink.
(C)Giveyoungoffendersalotofexercise
(D)Teachyoungoffendershowtomakealiving.
4. (A)Becausetheyorganizemilitarytraining.
(B)Becausetheygivedrugcounseling.
(C)Becausetheyofferquickretribution.
(D)Becausetheyreducevandalism.
5. (A)Thepolice.
(B)Localcommunities.
(C)Judges.
(D)Politicians.
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.
6. (A)HeisnotconcernedaboutthemassiveproteststobeheldinLondon.
(B)HewillmeetwithBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlain.
(C)Hewilltalktosomeanti-warprotesters.
(D)HewillstayatBuckinghamPalace.
7. (A)Thegovernmenthasgotinvolvedinapoliticalcrisis.
(B)Thenation'spoliticalsituationisunstable.
(C)Severalkeymembersofthecabinetthreatentoresign.
(D)Economicreformsareatrisk.
8. (A)Becausetheoppositionadoptedanultra-nationalisticpolicy.
(B)Becausethecongresswasdeeplydividedonsomemajorissues.
(C)Becausemanyvotersthoughtthattheelectionwasa"giantstepback".
(D)Becausevotertumoutwasbelowtheminimumrequiredbythelaw.
9. (A)Iranhasnotcompliedwiththerelevantnucleartreaty.
(B)Iranhasbeenhonestaboutitsnuclearprograms.
(C)IranisgoingtoreachanagreementwiththreeEUmembers.
(D)IranisplanningtoopenallitsnuclearfacilitiestochecksbyUNinspectors.
10. (A)Itrejectedacallfornationalunitycoalition.
(B)ItresumedpeacetalkswithTamilTigerrebels.
(C)Itsackedthedefence,interiorandmediaministers.
(D)Itannouncedamajoreconomicreform.
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.
11.(A)Becauseshewasunusualanddidthingsthatmostwomendidn'tdo.
(B)BecauseshewasPresidentRoosevelt'swife.
(C)Becauseshewasalreadypopularwhenherhusbandbecamepresidentin1933.
(D)Becauseshewassympathetictowardwomenandpoorpeople.
12.(A)Becauseshewantedtohelpherhusbandnmforpresident.
(B)Becausesheworkedinpolitics.
(C)Becauseshewantedverymuchtobecomepopular.
(D)Becauseherhusbandbecamesickandcouldn'twalk.
13.(A)Eleanorwasunhappyallherlife.
(B)Eleanorthoughtmarriagewastheonlyimportantthing.
(C)Eleanorwasangryatherhusbandforafewyears.
(D)Eleanor'slifewashappyonlybecauseshedidimportantwork.
14.(A)Teachinghertohaveanindependentlife.
(B)Preparingpoliticalspeechesforher.
(C)Tellinghertosleepmoreandeathealthyfood.
(D)Travelingtogetherwithher.
15.(A)Becauseshewantedtomakeastirinthemediaworld.
(B)Becauseshewantedtoentertainthegeneralreadingpublic.
(C)Becauseshethoughtmostwritersdidn'treallyunderstandEleanor'slife.
(D)BecauseshethoughtEleanorRooseveltneededtohereevaluated.
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.
16.(A)Expenditureoncomputerizingclassroomshadbeenincreasingrapidly.
(B)Thedebateovercomputerizingclassroomshadbeensuppressed.
(C)Newsoftwarehadbeencreatedtointroduce7-month-oldbabiestocomputers.
(D)ComputershadbeenintroducedintoAmericanschoolswithlittleplanning.
17.(A)Debatingskills.
(B)Classroomteachingmethods.
(C)Spiritofindependence.
(D)Americanmistakes.
18.(A)Itisawasteoftaxpayers'money.
(B)Itcheckschildren'smentaldevelopment.
(C)Itisacademicallynothelpful.
(D)Itaffectsmanyothercoursesintheschool.
19.(A)10times.
(B)20times.
(C)25times.
(D)30times.
20.(A)Computerusevariesfromplacetoplace.
(B)ThedifferencebetweenEuropeanandAmericaneducationisquitesmall.
(C)Artificialelectronicstimulationwillnothelpyoungkids.
(D)Classroomcomputerusagepromisesarosyfutureforchildren.
SECTION2:
LISTENINGTEST(30minutes)
Directions:
Inthissectionyouwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyseveralquestionsaboutit.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1-5
FortheteenagerswhocastofftheirdailylivesandheadoffforSouthAmerica,AfricaandAsia,itmayofferthetimeoftheiryounglives.Butresearchpublishedyesterdayshowsthattheso-called"gapyear"betweenschoolanduniversityisnotasbeneficialashasbeensuggested.Infiveyearsthegapyearhasmetamorphosedfromaradicalactivityofarebelliousstudentgenerationintoanobligationthatmustbefulfilledbyambitiousfutureprofessionals.Ithasspawnedintheprocessalucrativecommercialmarketprovidingtouriststyletrips.
PrinceWilliam'sgapyearventuretoChilein2000createdinstitutionalacceptability,andabout200,000peopleayearbetween18and25nowtake12monthsoutofstudy."Nolongerweregapyearsforrebelsanddropoutsandpeoplewithnothingbettertodo;nowtheywereforhopefulprofessionalsandfuturekings,"saidKateSimpson,fromtheschoolofgeographyattheUniversityofNewcastle,whobasedherresearchonprojectsinSouthAmericaandtalkedtohundredsofstudentsontheirreturn.
"Agapyearhasbecomearequirementforsuccess.Itisnowpartofyourprogressiontoemployability,asnecessaryasyourA-levelsandasinevitableasyourdegree.Asthegapyearhasbeenprofessionalised,Soithasincreasinglybeenmarketedatfutureprofessionals,withanassumptionthatfurthereducationandsuccessfulemploymentaretofollow."
MsSimpsonsaidthatwithoutexplaininghowvaluessuchas"broadhorizons"and"characterbuilding"aresupposedtobeachievedbygapyears,theyhavebeenpromotedbypeoplesuchastheforeignsecretary,JackStraw,andtheUniversityCollegeAdmissionService(Ucas).Mr.Strawsaid:
"Oursocietycanonlybenefitfromtravelwhichpromotescharacter,confidence[and]decision-makingskills."AccordingtoUcas:
"Thebenefitsofawell-structuredyearoutarenowwidelyrecognisedbyuniversitiesandcollegesandcannotfailtostandyouingoods