翻译资格中级英语口译笔试真题及答案.docx

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翻译资格中级英语口译笔试真题及答案

2006年9月翻译资格中级英语口译笔试真题及答案

SECTION1:

LISTENINGTEST

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.

Britishpeoplearefarmoresophisticatedaboutbeveragesthantheywere50yearsago.WitnesstheStarbucksrevolutionandyou’llknowwhere___________

（1）goes.However,spurredonbyrecentstudiessuggestingthatitcancuttheriskof___________

（2）andretardtheagingprocess,teaisenjoyinga___________（3）.

Althoughteaisavailableinmoreplacesthanever,itremainstobe_____________（4）ofatypicalBritishfamily.

IfyouareinvitedtoanEnglishhome,_____________（5）inthemorningyougetacupoftea.Itiseitherbroughtinbyaheartily_____________（6）oranalmostmalevolentlysilentmaid.Whenyouare_____________（7）inyoursweetestmorningsleepyoumustnotsay:

‘Goaway,you_____________（8）.’Onthecontrary,youhavetodeclarewithyourbestfiveo’clocksmile:

‘Thankyouverymuch.I_____________（9）acupoftea,especiallyinthemorning.’Iftheyleaveyoualonewiththeliquidyoumaypourit_____________（10）!

Thenyouhave___________（11）;thenyouhaveteaat11o’clockinthemorning;_____________（12）;thenyouhaveteafortea;thenaftersupper;andagainateleveno’clock_____________（13）.

Youmustnotrefuseanyadditionalcupsofteaunderthe_____________（14）:

ifitishot;ifitiscold;ifyouare_____________（15）;ifyouarenervous;ifyouarewatchingTV;_____________（16）;ifyouhavejustreturnedhome;ifyoufeellikeit;ifyoudonotfeellikeit;ifyouhavehadnotea______________（17）;ifyouhavejusthadacup.

Youdefinitelymustnot______________（18）.Isleepatfiveo’clockinthemorning;Ihavecoffeeforbreakfast;Idrinkinnumerable_____________（19）duringtheday;Ihavethe_____________（20）evenattea-time!

PartB:

ListeningComprehension

1.Statements

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

1.（A）TheprogramonChannelEightremindsmeofTVcommercials.

（B）TheproductadvertisedintheTVcommercialcannothelpcuremyillness.

（C）Idon’twatchTVthatmuch,becauseoftheomnipresentadvertisements.

（D）Ihavetositonthesofa,becauseIamtoosicktostandinfrontofthetelevision.

2.（A）Theplanearrivedat7:

30.

（B）Theplanearrivedat8:

00.

（C）Theplanearrivedat9:

00.

（D）Theplanearrivedat10:

00.

3.（A）I’llasksomeoneelsetoreadandcheckthisagreementforerrors.

（B）I’llthinkmoreabouttheagreementbeforemakingadecision.

（C）It’sobviousthatI’lldiscusstheagreementwithmyassistantfirst.

（D）It’soutofquestionthatIshouldgetintoanyagreementwithyou.

4.（A）Thebettermembersdecidedtocancelthemeeting.

（B）Lessthanhalfofthecommitteewasawayonbusinesstrips.

（C）It’dbebetterifnoonehadattendedthismorning’scommitteemeeting..

（D）Themeetingwascancelledbecauseoflowattendance.

5.（A）Supermarketsintheinnercityandthesuburbsareusuallyownedbythesamecompany.

（B）Productsingrocerystoresaremoreexpensivethanthoseinsupermarkets.

（C）Thereisapricedifferenceforthesameproducteveninshopsrunbythesamecompany.

（D）Peopleprefertoshopinsupermarkets,whicharemostlylocatedinthesuburbs,withfreeparkingspace.

6.（A）ManyAmericanscannotaffordhighereducationbecauseofthesoaringcollegetuitionfeesandexpenses.

（B）SendingtheirchildrentocollegeisnolongerabiggerchallengeformillionsofAmericans.

（C）TheAmericangovernmenthassetthegoalthatitwilleventuallystopfundinghighereducationinstitutions.

（D）Nowadays,Americanparentshavetopaymoretosendtheirchildrentocollege.

7.（A）Formanyuniversitygraduates,thejobstheytakewillnotberelatedtotheiracademicachievements.

（B）Becauseofeconomicrecession,thenumberofuniversitystudentsmajoringinliberalartsisdeclining.

（C）Universitystudentswhoareinterestedinliberalartswillhavemorejobopportunitiesupongraduation.

（D）Withhighunemploymentrate,manyuniversitystudentswillhavetooptfortransferringtoothermajors.

8.（A）Goodbusinessnegotiatorswillneverrepeatwhatotherpeoplehavealreadyrestated.

（B）Restatingbygoodbusinessnegotiatorsisnotaneffectivewaytochecktheinformation.

（C）Goodbusinessnegotiatorsaresometimescuriousaboutotherpeople’srestatements.

（D）Restatingwhatothershavesaidisagoodstrategyforconfirmingunderstanding.

9.（A）Wecannotreachanagreement,letaloneaspokenpromise.

（B）We’dbetterdraftandthensignawrittenagreement.

（C）Wegenerallykeepourpromisesinbusinesstransactions.

（D）Wehopeyouunderstandwhyweareunabletokeepourpromises.

10.（A）Idon’tthinkyouhavemoretosayonthattopic.

（B）Ithinkwe’dbettertalkaboutthatindetailsometimelater.

（C）Iamtrulyappreciativeifyoucanelaborateonthattopicafterlunch.

（D）Iambusyrightnow,sowemightaswelldiscussitoverlunchtoday.

2.TalksandConversations

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversationsAftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions11—14

11.（A）Two（B）Three（C）Four（D）Five

12.（A）Aprofit-makingprivateschool.

（B）Anon-profit-makingindependentschool.

（C）Astateschoolthatisfundedbynon-governmentalsources.

（D）AsecondaryschoolthatisopentothemajorityofBritishstudents.

13.（A）Manychildrenarenolongerplacedinschoolsaccordingtotheiracademicabilities.

（B）Manychildrencanaffordtostudyinprivateschools,astheybecomepartofthestatesystem.

（C）Childrenfromwealthyfamiliesnolongerchoosetogoandstudyinpublicschools.

（D）Clevererchildrenwillbesenttothebestprivateschoolsinthecountryforabetterdevelopment.

14.（A）Cleverandlessbrightchildrenwillmixwellwitheachother.

（B）Schoolauthoritieswillreceivemorefundsfromthegovernment.

（C）Moststudentswilldowellintheirentranceexaminationforthehighereducation.

（D）Everychildwillhaveanequalopportunitytogoontohighereducation.

Questions15—18

15.（A）Onethatisunabridgedwithdetaileddefinitions.

（B）Onethatcontainsfewerwordsandemphasizesonspecialwords.

（C）Onethatcontainsabroadrangeofwordsincommonusage.

（D）Onethatspansseveralvolumesandhasextensivewordhistories

16.（A）TheNewOxfordPictureDictionary

（B）TheAmericanHeritageDictionary

（C）TheDictionaryofLegalTerms

（D）TheDrinkingWaterDictionary

17.（A）Itlistsabbreviations,propernouns,andtablesofmeasures.

（B）Itisanunabridgededitionprovidingasmanyas500,000entries.

（C）Itwasrandomlycompiledandcontainsasmanyforeignwordsaspossible.

（D）Itprovidesdetailedinformationoffamouspeopleandplaces.

18.（A）Aschooldictionary.（B）Acollegedictionary.

（C）Ageneraldictionary.（D）Aspecializeddictionary.

Questions19—22

19.（A）He’sboughthiswifeapresent.（B）He’smissedanimportantphonecall.

（C）He’sdismissedhisnewsecretary.（D）He’spoppedoutshopping.

20.（A）Talkingaboutthelatestfashion.

（B）Offeringspecialreductions.

（C）Givingbiggerdiscountstofemalecustomers.

（D）Pressingonthecustomertomakeadecision.

21.（A）Upsidedownandinsideout.（B）Insideoutandbacktofront.

（C）Withitssleevesastrouserlegs.（D）Withitspatternupsidedown.

22.（A）AV-neckedpulloverwithshortsleeves.

（B）Ahigh-neckedpulloverwithlongsleeves.

（C）Awhitepulloverwithapattern.

（D）Abluepulloverwithahighneck.

Questions23—26

23.（A）Thatofacreator.（B）Thatofare-creator.

（C）Thatofareceiver.（D）Thatofaperformer.

24.（A）Becauseweneedtoconcentrateforourquietthought.

（B）Becausewewanttogivefullattentiontothedriving.

（C）Becausewetrytoavoidbeingcaughtbythepatrollingpolice.

（D）Becauseweintendtobeascasualaspossibleinthedriving.

25.（A）Intheelevator.（B）Inthecar.

（C）Inthebathroom.（D）Inthechurch.

26.（A）Byperceptiveandanalyticallistening.

（B）Bytakingasonicbath.

（C）Byattendingclassicalconcerts.

（D）Bylisteningtoanemotionalpieceofmusic.

Questions27—30

27.（A）Hisgrandfather’shouse.（B）Hisparents’remarks.

（C）Amagazine.（D）Acoursebook.

28.（A）Enjoyingvisitingzoos.（B）Drivingacar.

（C）Makingmoney.（D）Takingkidstoamuseum.

29.（A）Itdiedafewyearsago.（B）Itkilledseveraltourists.

（C）Itisonlyalegend.（D）Itisalivingdinosaur.

30.（A）Noonehasprovidedanaccuratedescriptionoftheanimal.

（B）Nodeadbodiesoftheanimalhaveeverbeenfound.

（C）Thereareonly500specieslivinginLochNess.

（D）Thelakeisnotdeepenoughforsuchahugeanimal.

PartC:

ListeningandTranslation

1.SentenceTranslation

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afte