上海中级口译历年真题9答案.docx

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上海中级口译历年真题9答案

SpotDictation

Forcenturies,peoplehavebeenfightingoverwhethergovernmentsshouldallowtradebetweencountries.Therehavebeen,andprobablyalwayswillbetwosidestotheargument.

Somepeoplearguethatjustlettingeverybodytradefreelyisbestforboththecountryandtheworld.Othersargue,thattradewithothercountriesmakesitharderforsomepeopletomakeagoodliving.

Bothsidesareatleastpartlyright.Internationaltrademattersalot.It'safactonthelifeofpeopleareenormous.Imagineaworldinwhichyourcountrydidnottradeatallwithothercountries.Imaginewhatkindofjobyouwouldbelikelytoget.Andwhatgoodsyoucouldbuyornotbuyinsuchaworld.

FortheUnitedStatesforexample,startbyimaginingthatitlivedwithoutits70billiondollarsayearinimportedoil,andcutbackonitsenergyusebecausetheremainingdomesticoilandotherenergysourcesweremoreexpensive.Producersandconsumersinotherpartsoftheeconomywouldfeelthesameiftheyweresuddenlystrippedaforeign-madegoodslikeCDplayersandclothing.

Ontheexportside,supposethatBoeingcouldsellairplanes,andfarmerscouldselltheircorpsonlywithintheUnitedStates,andthatUSuniversitiescouldadmitonlydomesticstudents.Ineachcase,therearepeoplewhogain,andpeoplewholosefromcuttingoffinternationaltrade.

Inanycase,lessormoreinternationaltradewillhavestrongaffectsonyourcareer,aswellasyourlife.Foryears,AmericancompaniesareoftenfacedwiththechoiceofbuyingAmerican-madegoodswhichareexpensive,andforeignmadegoodswhicharecheap.IfthecompanybuysAmericagoods,itmayangertaxpayersbyfeelingtokeeppriceslow.Butiftheybuyusforeigngoods,itmayendangerthejobsofAmericanworkers.

Recently,congresshaspassedalawcompilingAmericancompanieswithgovernmentcontractstogivepreferencetodomesticgoodsandservices.

Statements

1.AreyoulookingforsomeonewhocantranslatethiscontractintoPortuguese?

Whataboutournewsecretary,IhearshehadstayedinBrazilforseveralyears.

2.Findingemploymentisnoteasythesedayseveninbigcities.IfIwereyou,Iwouldbedelightedwihsuchajoboffer.

3.AlsopresentattheconferenceisDr.Madison,whowilljoinourdiscussionthisafternoontogiveanexpertviewonthecurrentsituationofglobaleconomy.

4.Ifyouintendtotrybungeejumping,mostcountriesrequirethatyoubeovertheageof18,andjoinabungeejumpingclub,orbeproperlyinstructedforthesport.

5.Keepingabusinessfirmrunningisfarmoredifficultthanstartingit.Accordingtocurrentstatistics,twothirdsofnewbusinessfirmswillfailinthefirstfiveyears.

6.Scientistsreportthathuntingoreatingwildanimalsnotonlydestroythebalanceofnature,butalsoruntheriskofbeinginfectedbyvirusfromanimals.

7.Wecanneverlearnaforeignlanguageinthesamewayasweacquireourfirst.Forevena3-year-oldchildcanhavethousandsofhoursofcontactwithhismothertongue.

8.Onceyouenrollinfullorpart-timecoursesatthiscollege,ourservicesareallfreeofcharge,exceptthatyoupay30penceacopyforanyphotocopyingmadehere.

9.IfyouhaveyettoappointanewsalesmanagerinchargeofourL.A.office,Mrs.Colemanwasbornthereandhasgoodconnections.

10.Supposethegasolinetankofyourcarholds20gallonsandyouaverage16milestothegallon,howfarcanyoudriveonatanktullofgasoline?

TalksandConversations

Q11-14

B:

HeyMary,youlookdepressed.IseverythingOK?

G:

It'smyparents.Theyarenoteasytoputupwith.Theyaresooldfashionedandtheyneverletmedoanything.Igooutatnightonlyonceinawhile,andwhenIdo,Ihavetobebackby10:

00.WhatshouldIdo?

B:

Haveyoutriedtotalktothem?

G:

Theyneverhaveanytimeforme.Mydad'sworkcomesfirst,andmymumonlysitsdownwithmewhenshewantstoshowmeofftoherfriends:

”MarrygetsstraightAs,andshemadebasketballteamthisyear!

"Er,Iwanttomoveoutandliveonmyown!

B:

Well,Igetalongwithmyparents,butwedon'tagreeallthetime.Theyworrytoomuchaboutme.IfI'mgoingaway,it'salways:

"don'tforgettocallassoonasyouarrive!

","takethismedicinewithyouincaseyougetsick”,”youmuststayawayfromdrugs."TheyknowI'mnotintothat.Theyshouldtrustme.

G:

Iguessparentsareallthesame.

11:

Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherparents?

12:

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthewoman?

13:

Whatdothisman’sparentsoftenaskhimtodowhenheisgoingaway?

14:

Whatdoesthemanthinkhisparentsshoulddo?

Q15-18

LadiesandGentlemen,weallknowthatevenwiththeadvancesofscienceandtechnologyinourmodernsociety,itisverydifficultforustopredictanearthquake,letalone,prevented.Butpeoplehadlongagotriedeverypossiblemeanstorecordandinsomewaypredicttheoccurrenceofanearthquake.

Theworld'sfirstinstrumentforrecordingearthquakeswasinventedinChinainthesecondcenturyAD.Theinstrument,todaywewouldcallitaseismoscopewasdesignedbyaChineseastronomer,andgeographernamedZhangheng.Itwasavessellikedevicemadeofbronzeandmeasuredin6feetindiameter.

Insidetheinstrument,therewasapendulumthatwasswingfromthemovementofatrimmerthatistooweaktobefeltbyahumanbeing.Whenthependulumswung,itwillpulloneoftheattachedbars.Thebarwillopenthemouthofthedragonsculptureontheoutsideofthevessel.Andabronzeballwilldrop,andfallwithaclangintotheopenmouthofafrogsculpturebelow.Thisseismoscopecouldnotonlyrecordthemovementofanearthquake,butalsoshowfromwhichdirectionoftheearthquakecame.

InAD138,Zhanghengusedhisinventiontoannouncethatamajorearthquakehasstruck400milesnorthwestofLuoyang,theChinesecapital.Hisreportcamelongbeforemassagersonhorsebackbroughtnewsoftheearthquaketothecapitalcity.

15.Forwhatpurposewasthevessellikeseismoscopeinvented?

16.Whatisthefunctionofthependuluminsidetheinstrument?

17.Accordingtothetalk,whathappenedintheyearAD138?

18.Howwasthenewsofearthquakebroughttothecapitalcitybeforetheinventionofsuchaninstrument?

Q19-22

B:

HiBetty,nicetoseeyouagain!

Howlongagodidwetwomeetinthestudentcentre?

I'mgladthefinalexaminationsareover,andwedon'thavetostayupallnighttocramalltheacademicstuffintoourminds.

G:

Yes.I’mgladwecanbehereagaintorelax,andhavefunwithotherfellowstudents.Andnowwecanlookforwardtooursummerholiday.I'vebeenthinkingofgoingtotheStatesforsometime.

B:

IthinkitwouldbemuchbetterforyoutogoonholidayhereinEnglandthantotheUnitedStates.Tostartwith,it'salotnearer,andsoitwouldbemuchcheapertogetaround.Thatmeansyouwillhavefarmoremoneytospend.

G:

Thatmaybetrue.Butthinkingaboutwhenyougetthere.TherearemuchmoretodointheUnitedStates.Therearesomanydifferentthingstosee,andplacestogo.ImagineyoucouldgotoNewYork,SanFrancisco,theGrandCanyon,andDisneyWorld!

B:

Exactly!

DisneyWorld!

Ihavebeendreamingofgoingthereeversincemychildhood.

G:

So,youarechangingyourmind,aren'tyou?

B:

I'mstillworryingaboutthecostoftakingatriptotheStates.Meanwhile,ifyoustayhereinEngland,youcanprobablytakeupsomepart-timejobs.Thatway,youcanearnextramoneytosupportyourstudynextsemester.

G:

Maybeyouareright.I’llthinkitover,andtalkaboutitwithmyparentswhileI'mhome.Anyway,itistheywhopayformystudyhereintheuniversity.

19.Whathasthemanbeendoingrecently?

20.WhydoesthemanwantstospendhisholidayinEngland?

21.Whereisthisconversationtakingplace?

22.Attheendoftheconversation,whatdoesthewomandecidetodo?

Q23-26

Allhumansexperiencestress.Itisanecessarypartoflife.Generallyspeaking,aperson'sabilitytodealwithstressisaffectedbyhisorherfeelings,attitudeandoutlookonlife.Tostartwith,mytopicforthisweek'slectureisteenagestress.

Parentstendtothinkthattheirchildren'sadolescenceisacarefreeperiodoflife.However,studyshowthatteenagerscanexperiencethemoststressofallpeople.Theycanexperiencestressrelatedtomoney,familyproblems,self-esteem,acceptancebytheirpeers,gettingacceptedintocollege,choosingacareer,andpressuretodowellinschool,sportsorclubs.Onereasonforsuchstressisthatchildhoodhasgottenshorter,andtheperceptionofchildrenhaschanged.Withtherapidadvanceofinformationtechnology,childrencangetmessagesthatinthepast,wereprobablymeantonlyforadults.Andthedividinglinebetweenchildhoodandadulthoodceasestoexist.Childrendonotplayasmanyastheirgamesasweusedto.Andmostoftheirgamesandsportsnowadaysarethoseusuallyperformedbyadults.Youngstersareencouragedtouseadultlanguagethatwasoncenevertobeheardaroundachild.

Today,ourpeopleareundertremendouspressuretoachieveandsucceed.Itseemstomethatthehigherourlivingstandardis,themorestressourchildrenexperience.Inanycase,thewaybywhichwelivetodaydefinitelyhassomethingtodowiththeincreaseofthelevelofstress.

23.Accordingtothetalk,howwouldparentsviewtheirchildren'sadolescence?

24.Whichofthefollowingisnotastress-relatedphenomenonforteenagers?

25.Accordingtothespeaker,whatkindofmessagescanchildrengettoday?

26.Whathascontributedtotheincreaseofthelevelofstress?

Q27-30

A:

Goodafternoon,Mr.Brown.Won'tyoutakeaseat?

That'sanattractiveshirt,isthatnew?

B:

Fairly,Igotitlast