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高级口译真题

2011年9月上海英语高级口译证书第一阶段考试（BryanTong整理）

SECTION1:

LISTENINGTEST

（30minutes）

PartA:

SpotDictation

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.

What'sinasurname?

Youmayask.Anewwebsiteprojecthasbeenreleased,thathelpsyou_______

（1）.Haveyoueverwonderedwhyyourancestorsgatheredwheretheydid,orwhereotherswithyoursurnamelivenow?

Aresearchproject

（2）inBritainanswersthesequestions.Andanotherstudyhasfoundthesurnamesare（3）."Smith",forexample,remainsthemostcommonsurnameinBritain.Usedby（4）people,ithasexactlythesameconcentrationitalwaysdidinLerwick,intheScottishShetlandIslands."Jones"is（5）,andisthemostcommonamonghillfarmers（6）.Thedatausedforthisprojectcomespartly（7）.AnumberofotherfilesareheldbyExpairing,whichisprobablyBritain's（8）.There'resomeofuswhoarefairlypredictable."Campbell",forexample,asyoumightexpect,issomewhatconcentrated（9）,anditappearsreallybizarretobefoundanywhereelse.

Well,with25,000namesas（10）,whatyoucandoisputthemingeneralcategories,if,forexample,youlookat（11）.LikethenameWebber,youmightfinditismuchmorecommonintheMidlandsthan（12）.IfyougotoWales,mostpeoplegettheirnames（13）.AndinYorkshireforexample,alotofpeoplehavenames________（14）thattheyoriginallylivedinoratleasttheirancestorsdid.

Well,weonlyhave25,000namesonthiswebsite,butthere're（15）nowfoundinBritainandthey'reparticularlyinteresting,for（16）.MostBritishnamesarefairlycommon.Andaboutwhatwecannowdoassuchislookfor（17）fromdifferentpartsoftheworldanddifferentfaiths,（18）.Andwhatthereisinnamesisactuallyextremelyuseful,forresearchersin（19）mayfindalotabout（20）nowlivinginthiscountry.

PartB:

ListeningComprehension

Directions:

Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

1.（A）Perseveringandfacinguptodifficultjobduties.

（B）Negotiatingwiththebossaboutapayrise.

（C）Askingforachangeofworkschedule.

（D）Engagingincandidconversationwithcolleagues

2.（A）Seekingthemiddlegroundinthelabordispute.

（B）Makingemployeeshappywithoutaffectingproductivity.

（C）Changingone'sownattitudestowardsthematterquietly.

（D）Experimentingwithalternativeapproachestothematter.

3.（A）Offeringbenchmarks.

（B）Givingupquietly.

（C）Sayingitoverandoveragain.

（D）Removingtheskepticismraisedbytheboss.

4.（A）Perseveringisthekeyintermsofgettingthesespecialaccommodations.

（B）Workingfromhomeisapressingneedformanymembersofthestaff.

（C）Franknessisoftenagoodpolicyinnegotiatingwithbosses.

（D）Flexibilityofscheduleisanaccommodation,notanentitlement.

5.（A）Fellowemployees.

（B）Employerandemployee.

（C）Lawyerandclient.

（D）Co-producers.

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.

6.（A）EastAsia.

（B）TheMiddleEast.

（C）NorthernEurope.

（D）LatinAmerica.

7.（A）Nationality.

（B）Legitimacy.

（C）Credibility.

（D）Merit.

8.（A）One.

（B）Three.

（C）Five.

（D）Six.

9.（A）Theinstantmessaging.

（B）CreditpaymentthroughBarclaycard.

（C）Themobilewallet.

（D）Cell-phonetollpaying.

10.（A）Theeruptionhascausedwidespreaddisruptiontoairtraffic.

（B）Theauthorityhasimposedalocalflightban.

（C）ItmightleadtotheclosureofalargesectionofEuropeanairspace.

（D）Theashparticlesarecoarseandcouldcauseaircraftenginestofail.

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.

11.（A）Atownbuiltontheconceptofnewurbanism.

（B）ThesetofthemovieTheTrumanShow.

（C）TheWaltDisneyCompanyinCentralFlorida.

（D）AnAmericanStudiesprojectatNewYorkUniversity.

12.（A）Creatingenvironmentallyfriendlysettings.

（B）Planningcommunitiesaroundpeopleratherthanautomobiles.

（C）Designingtownstoencourageinteractionsbetweenresidents.

（D）Goingalongwithpracticalbuildingtrendstosprawl.

13.（A）Performanceanxietyamongthetownfolks.

（B）TheDisneyboardroom'splanofinvestment.

（C）Theveryhighlevelofmediascrutiny.

（D）Avibrantsenseofinteractionandparticipation.

14.（A）Itturnedouttobeacompletefailureformanyresidents.

（B）Itwasabigcommercialsuccessforprojectdevelopers.

（C）Itevolvedinwaysexactlyaspredictedbyplanners.

（D）ItprovidedafairlytypicalAmericanhousinglandscape.

15.（A）Theyarefinanciallycapabletomakebothendsmeetlivingthere.

（B）Theyhavehighexpectationsforaquietcommunityofisolation

（C）Somearedisappointedbutmanymorearehappywiththecommunity.

（D）Somehavehighincomesandothersareworkingclassfolks.

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.

16.（A）ChangesintraditionalBritishbreakfast.

（B）Along-standingBritishcustom.

（C）Howtodineatasmartrestaurant.

（D）Whattoeatatagreasy-spooncafe.

17.（A）Bacon.

（B）Eggs.

（C）Friedchips.

（D）Cerealporridge.

18.（A）Havingbusinessmeetingsduringbreakfasttime.

（B）Servingbreakfastsfromsilverdishesandasideboard.

（C）Startingabusydaywithnourishmentandhealthyfood.

（D）Eatingbreakfastbeforearrivingattheofficeforahardday'swork.

19.（A）Thesmells.

（B）Thesoundsofthebadly-tunedradio.

（C）Theordinarycondimentchoices.

（D）Theeccentricartonthewall.

20.（A）EvenstrangerstoEnglandhaveaclearvisionaboutatraditionalBritishbreakfast.

（B）AtraditionalBritishbreakfastisnotnourishingandsoisaddedwithmoreprotein.

（C）ThetraditionalBritishbreakfastatagreasycafeislessthan50%theatmosphere.

（D）ThetraditionalBritishbreakfastisgettingmorepopularinLondon.

SECTION2:

READINGTEST

（30minutes）

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyseveralquestionsaboutit.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,（A）,（B）,（C）or（D）,toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Question1-5

StJohn'sHospitalinBathwasestablishedin1180toprovidehealingandhomesbythebubblingspaspringsforthepoorandinfirm.Thecharityisstillthere830yearslate:

amuchvaluedhealthandcareservicefortheelderly.Thisdemonstratesourcountry'sgreatcharitabletraditioninhealth.TheGovernment'sdesiretoputcitizensandpatientsfirstisbothcoretothecurrenthealthreformsandaguidingmissionforthecountry'sgreatcharitiesandsocialenterprises.ThewordsoftheHealthSecretary,AndrewLansley,"nodecisionaboutme,withoutme",areourdrivingpassion.

Wehaveadualrole:

todeliverhealthservices,undertakeresearchandprovidecareandcompassiontothosemostinneed;andtoactasanadvocateandadviser.Wearesometimesachallengerofthehealthestablishmentandalwaysadoughtychampionforpatients.

Forthesereformstobeasuccesswemustensureamuchstrongerroleforthethirdsector.Thatiswhywestronglysupportthepolicyof"anywillingprovider".ThepreviousGovernmentwasprofoundlymistakeninpursuingapolicyoftheNHSas"preferredprovider",whichimpliedthatservicesfromoursectorwerelessvaluedthantheState's.Infact,throughabigexpansionoftheroleofcharitiesandsocialenterprisesinprovidingcare,wecanprovidemorecost-effectiveandcitizen-focusedservices.

Thisisnotaboutprivatisation.Whatmattersiswhatisdelivered,notwhodeliversit.Thismustbeattheheartofhealthservicereform.Charitiescanofferabetterdealinsomanyways.In2008theNHSspentjustover0.05percentofitshealthcarebudgetthroughcharities.Inotherwordsthisisavirtuallyuntappedresourcewaitingtobeused.

Tome,competitionintheNHSmeansBritishRedCrossvolunteersbeingabletohelpmorepeopletoadapttolifeathomeafteralengthyspellinhospital,sopreventingtheneedforreadmission.Thosewhogetthissupportareoftenagedover65andhaveexperiencedafall.Volunteersbringthemhome,settlethemin,adviseneighboursorrelativesoftheirreturn,checkonpets,helptoprepareamealandmakeafurthervisittoensurethattheyaresafeandwell.SuchschemescansavethetypicalNHScommissionerupto?

1millionayear.

CompetitionintheNHSwouldalsomeananenvironmentalcharitysuchasBTCVrunningmore"greengyms",whichgivepeopleaphysicalworkoutwhiletakingpartinenvironmentalprojects.Sofar,morethan10,000people-oftenreferredbyGPs-havetakenpart.Anevaluationfoundthatthepositiveimpactonmentalandphysicalhealth,nottomentiontheacquisitionofnewskills,meansthattheStatesaves?

153forevery?

100itinvests.Ontopofthat,ithasapositiveimpactonlocalcommunitiesandtheenvironment.Dowewantlessofthisormore?

Isuspectthatformostofustheanswerisobvious.

ThosewhorelymostontheNHSarethevulnerable,theverypeoplecharitiesweresetuptohelp