英语高级口译考试笔试真题及参考答案.docx

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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