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1999年英语中级口译真题
1999.9
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.Rememberyouwillbearthepassageonlyonce.
Asalinguist,myinterestslieinthestudyofsignlanguages.Atypicalexampleofgesticulationisthemovementofthehead,namely,theHeadNodandtheHeadShake.ManypeoplebelievethattheHeadnodis___________
（1）tosignalYESandthattheHeadShakeisalwaysusedto_________
（2）NO.Theyfurtherbelievethatthesegestures_________（3）allovertheworld.Thisisclosetothetruth,butnot___________（4）.Incertainpartsoftheworld,thereareother,lesswell-known___________（5）thatareusedtosignalYESandNO.
IntheHeadNodgesture.theheadmovesvertically__________（6）oneormoretimes.Thisgestureisusedbypeople____________（7）intheworld.Wheneveritoccurs,itisusually_______（8）,rarelyano.Thisactionmaywellbesomethingwearebornwith,sinceeven_______（9）useit.
IntheHeadShakegesturefor___________（10）,theheadmoveshorizontally______（11）.Thisisthemostcommonformof_________（12）,anditcoversawiderangeofNos,from“Icannot”and“Iwillnot”to“___________（13）”and“Idonotknow”.
LiketheHeadNod,theHeadShakeisusedinthe___________（14）bypeoplethroughouttheworld.Theoriginofthe___________（15）isbelievedtocomefromtheactionababy_________（16）foodordrink.Whentheparent__________（17）thebabytofeed,thebaby“says”NObytwistingtheheadfirst___________（18）andthentotheother.
InsomepartsofEurope,however,__________（19）fromsidetosidemeansYES.Asyoucanimagine,thisoftenleadstogreat________________（20）betweenforeigners.
PartB:
ListeningComprehension
Ⅰ.Statements
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswillbespokenonlyonce,andyouwillnotfindthemwhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
1.A.Callmeifyouforgetmyaddress.
B.Wecangetagifttogetherdowntown.
C.Whenyouleavetown,I'llgowithyou.
D.Ifyou'llphonemewhenyou'reintown,wecanmeet.
2.A.Youcangotothemetropolisafteryouleavetherestaurant.
B.Youcanhaveabird's-eyeviewofthemetropolisfromtherestaurant.
C.Therearemanyrestaurantsonthetopsofthebuildingsinthemetropolis
D.Thenearestrestaurantfromhereismanymilesaway.
3.A.We'vebeentoobusytowritehimaboutourtrip.
B.Heplanstogoonaholidaytripforachange.
C.Wethinkthathe'stoobusytowrite.
D.Hedidn'twanttohearourbriefing.
4.A.Appointmentswerecanceledyesterdayatfour,buttheywillmeettomorrow.
B.Wheredidyougetyourinformationabouttomorrow'sappointments?
C.DidItellyouthatInearlyforgotabouttomorrow'sappointments?
D.Theycanceledappointmentsfortomorrowwithoutnotifyinganyone.
5.AThespokespersongavenospecificinformationaboutthenewpolicies.
B.Thespokespersonrefusedtocommentonthenewgovernment'spolicies.
C.Thespokespersonwasagainstthegovernment'snewindustrypolicies.
D.Thespokespersonthoughtthenewpolicieswerebetterthantheoldones.
6.A.Highlymotivatedstudentsusuallydowellinthestudyofaforeignlanguage.
B.Learningaforeignlanguageoftendeterminesthecareerofasuccessfulstudent.
C.Successfulforeignlanguagelearnersarealwaysintelligent.
D.Determinationcansometimesmotivateanintellingentforeignlanguagelearner.
7.ALikeLinda,Peterpreferredtobeinthecountry.
B.BothLindaandPeterwereinfavouroftheproject.
C.UnlikeLinda,Peterwasagainsttheproject.
D.PetertoldLindathattheconcerthadbeencancelled.
8.A.Myassistantwillgiveyousomeformstocomplete.
B.Myassistantwillscheduletoday'scommitteemeeting.
C.Myassistantwillaskyouwhathappenedatyesterday'smeeting.
D.Myassistantwillgiveyoutheinformationyoumissed.
9.A.Pleasehelpmefinishpaintingthissignpost.
B.I'llacceptnoexcusesforabsencesonnextWednesday.
C.You'llneedmorethanaliterofwater.
D.TellmebynextWednesdayifyou'reunabletofinish.
10.A.Somesyntheticmaterialsareuncomfortabletowear.Ontheotherhand,theyareeasytotakecareof.
B.Despitethesurgeofsyntheticmaterials,traditionalnaturalmaterialscanstillsellinthemarket.
C.Somepeopleprefernaturalmaterialsbecausetheyarecheaper,morecomfortableandeasier
towash.
D.Naturalmaterialssuchascottoncansellfarbetterthansyntheticones,althoughthelatterischeaperandofbetterquality.
Ⅱ.TalksandConversations
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestionreadthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions11～14
11.A.Afamilywithfather,motherandthechildren.
B.Afamilywithalotoffriendsdroppingin.
C.Afamilywithelderlyandunmarriedrelatives.
D.Afamilywithin-lawsandmarriedsiblings.
12.A.Theydon'tlikepeopletodropinwithoutapreviousinvitation.
B.Theyneversendanelderlyrelativetoanoldpersons'home.
C.Theyliketheirhomeandfamilybetterthantheirgardensandpets.
D.Theythinkitthefamily'sdutytolookafteranelderlyparent.
13.A.shewasananimaldoctor.
B.Shehelpedwiththehousework.
C.Shewasanurse.
D.Sheworkedasthegardener.
14.A.Washingup.B.Raisingpets.
C.Visitingfriends.D.Takingcareoftheelderly.
Questions15～18
15.A.Itsartofglassware.B.Itscollectionofartworks.
C.Itsarchitecturaldesign.D.Itsmuseumsandartgalleries.
16.A.Toshowthatthecityisbecomingmorecosmopolitan.
B.ToattractmorestudentstoenrollintheSchoolofArt.
C.Toannouncetheopeningofafoodfestivalduringthesummertouristseason.
D.Toencouragemoreforeigninvestmentinthefoodindustryofthecity.
17.A.Therearemanybuslines.
B.Theundergroundisartisticallydecorated.
C.Thefaresarequitecheap.
D.Therearediscountsforoff-rush-hours.
18.A.Thosewhoareinterestedinartworks.
B.ThosewhowanttoimprovetheirspokenEnglish.
C.Thosewhoenjoyvariouskindsoffood.
D.Thosewhointendtodoresearchinarchitecture.
Questions19～22
19.A.Policemanandpolicewoman.B.Newscorrespondents.
C.Actorandactress.D.Collegestudents.
20.A.Therewasafiercefight.B.therewasariot.
C.Therewasacaraccident.D.Therewasabigfire.
21.A.Someoneranghim.B.Hefoundithimself.
C.Thenewsteaminformedhim.D.Hewasalertedbythesmoke.
22.A.Rightinthestadium.B.InDanbury.
C.Inthecarpark.D.Atthewoman'soffice.
Questions23～26
23.A.Afewinchesabovetheknee.B.Alittlebelowtheknee.
C.Downtotheankle.D.Floorlength.
24.A.Boots.B.Sneakers.
C.Slippers.D.Leathershoes.25.A.Intheearly1900s.B.Aroundtheturnofthecentury.
C.Afewyearsago.D.Onlylastyear.
26.A.Fashionschangeovertime.
B.Menarethriftierthanwomen.
C.Skirtsandshoesaremoreimportantthanotherclothing.
D.Someclothingmaysuitalloccasions.
Questions27～30
27.A.Whenhewasstillatschool.B.yearafterheleftcollege.
C.WhenhevisitedIndonesia.D.Afterhemadehisfirstfilm.
28.A.Twenty.B.Twenty-three.
C.Thirty.D.Thirty-six.
29.A.TheyboughtafarminwestEngland.
B.Theybecameactorandactress.
C.Theyworkedontheirsecondfilm.
D.TheysavedenoughmoneytobuyahouseinwestEngland.
30.A.Farming.B.Teaching.
C.Writingnovels.D.Makingfilms.
PartC:
ListeningandTranslation
Ⅰ.SentenceTranslation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5Englishsentences.Youwillhearthesentencesonlyonce.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
（1）______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
（2）______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
（3）______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
（4）________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
（5）________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ⅱ.PassageTranslation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesYouwillhearthepassagesonlyonce.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.
（1）___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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