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上海中级口译笔试真题及答案及听力原文
2007年9月上海英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试真题
SECTION1:
LISTENINGTEST(45minutes)
PartA:
SpotDictation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.
Whatisdistancelearning?
Itmeansthatyoustudyonyourown,athomeorwhereversuitsyou.Recently,theworldfamousOpenUniversityintheUnitedKingdomhasdesignedanewstyleofdistancelearning,whichiscalled'__supportedopenlearning__'
(1)。
Thephrase'OpenLearning'meansyoustudy___inyourowntime___
(2)。
Youreadcoursematerial,workoncourseactivities,andwrite__assignments__(3)。
Theword'Supported'meansyouhavehelp_fromatutor____(4),thestudentservicesstaffatregionalcenters,andcentralizedareassuchas__theuniversity'slibrary___(5)。
Youcanalsocontactotherstudentsthroughtutorialsand__informalstudygroups______(6),theUniversity'sonlineconferencingsystem,andeventsandclubsorganizedby__thestudent'sunion_(7)。
Mostdistancelearningcoursesuseprintedpapermaterials.Theyalsoincludesome__interactivematerials___(8)materialssuchasaCD,DVDorvideo.Manycourseshaveawebsiteandan____onlinecomputerconference____(9)。
You'llneedaccesstoacomputer___withinternet___(10)tomakeuseofthese.TheOpenUniversitycanhelpitsstudentsbuyacomputerand_____payfor___(11)thecostofaccessingtheInternet.
Withmostdistancelearningcourses,no___previousqualifications___(12)arerequiredtostudy.Ofcourse,youhavetobeaged18whenyourcoursestartsbutthereisno___upperagelimit___(13)。
CurrentlytheOpenUniversityhasaround___150,000undergraduate
___(14)undergraduateandmorethan30,000postgraduatestudents,ofwhich10,000have___disabilities___(15)。
Nearlyallstudentsarestudying__part-time___(16)。
About70percentofundergraduatestudentsarein___full-timeemployment__(17)。
Morethan50,000students_aresponsored____(18)bytheiremployersfortheirstudies.Mostdistancelearningcourses__areavailablethroughoutEurope__(19)。
Someofthemareevenavailableinotherpartsoftheworld.Withover25,000ofitsstudentslivingoutsidetheUK,theOpenUniversityisthe___onlyinternationalinstitution__(20)thatoffersdistancelearningthroughouttheworld.
1supportedopenlearning
2inyourowntime
3assignments
4fromatutor
5theuniversity'slibrary
6informalstudygroups
7thestudent'sunion
8interactivematerials
9onlinecomputerconference
10withinternet
11payfor
12previousqualifications
13upperagelimit
14150,000undergraduate
15disabilities
16part-time
17full-timeemployment
18aresponsored
19areavailablethroughoutEurope
20onlyinternationalinstitution
PartB:
ListeningComprehension
1.Statements
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
1.(A)MissAllanhasjustinheritedafortune.
(B)MissAllandoesn'tlikehercolleague.
(C)MissAllanpreferstosharetheroomwithhercolleague.
(D)MissAllanhasmovedintoanewapartment.
2.(A)Myfriendstrytopersuademetoinvestinthestockmarket.
(B)Myfriendstalkalotaboutinvestinginthestockmarket.
(C)Myfriendssaythatinvestinginthestockmarketiscrazy.
(D)MyfriendsandIhavedifferentopinionsaboutthestockmarket.
3.(A)Thecandidateisdefinitelywellqualified,whetherwecheckwithhisreferencesornot.
(B)Thecandidateneedstobecheckedbythefinancemanager,eventhoughhehasworkexperience.
(C)Wearesatisfiedwiththecandidate'sreferences,whorecommendedhimforthejob.
(D)Weshouldfindmoreaboutthecandidate,thoughheisapparentlyeligibleforthepost.
4.(A)IaminterestedinyournewtechniquesandIwanttomakeanappointment.
(B)Iwanttotalktoourtechniciantoseeifheisinterestedinyournewproducts.
(C)Icanasksomeofourstafftogiveyouinformationaboutournewproducts.
(D)IhopeyouunderstandthatIhavetoattendameetingaboutournewproducts.
5.(A)Idon'tthinkweshouldopenourlocalbranchhereinShanghai.
(B)IcannotappointMr.BrowntothepostalthoughhewasborninShanghai.
(C)IbelieveMr.BrowncaneasilybeconnectedasheisnowlivinginShanghai.
(D)IrecommendthatMr.BrownbeinchargeofourlocalbranchinShanghai.
6.(A)Insuranceisunnecessaryforthetransportationofgoods.
(B)Insuranceisafactorthataffectsthepriceofgoods.
(C)Insurancecontributestoreducingthepriceofgoods.
(D)Insurancehelpsimprovethequalityofgoods.
7.(A)Somepeopleprefertoliveindryplaces,astheydislikewetclimate.
(B)Waterisinshortsupplyinsomeregions,sopeoplethererelyalotonrains.
(C)Itisnotsurprisingtoseetorrentialrainsinsomeareasduringdryseasons.
(D)Insomedryareas,itseldomrains,butwhenitrains,itpours.
8.(A)Ifyouaretooaggressive,youwillfinditdifficulttobecomesuccessfulinyourcitylife.
(B)Yourpersonalityhasnothingtodowithyourcompetitivenesswhenyouchoosetoworkinabigcity.
(C)Livingandworkinginalargecitydemandscertainpersonaltraitsandqualifications.
(D)Ifyouliveinanimpersonalandcompetitiveworld,youaremorelikelytobesuccessful.
9.(A)Withsuchabigorder,oursidedemandsadiscountwhichis10%orover.
(B)Atleast10%oftheexpensesshouldbedevotedtosolvingtheproblem.
(C)Althoughwehavespentmuchontheproject,a10%increaseinourbudgetisnecessary.
(D)Weaskedfora10%discount,whichhascausedallthetroubleonourside.
10.(A)Manyanimalsandplantswoulddiebecausetheycannotsurvivethechangingenvironment.
(B)Manyanimalswouldbeslaughtered,sincetheyfailtoadaptthemselvestotheexistingoutsideworld.
(C)Mostpeoplewouldfeelsorryforthedestinyofendangeredspecies,iftheybecomeextinctonearth.
(D)Mostspecieswouldreactfastenoughtoadaptthemselvestotheever-changingconditionsofnature.
2.TalksandConversations
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions11-14
11.(A)Theyboughtsomeworthlesssouvenir.
(B)Theydidsomemanualwork.
(C)Theywentonacompanytrip.
(D)Theywroteaguidebook.
12.(A)Shedislikestheman'swife.
(B)Sheenjoysspendingmoneyoncosmetics.
(C)Sheismarriedtoapoorman.
(D)Sheiseconomicalwithhermoney.
13.(A)Theyarefriendlyneighbors.
(B)Theyarecompanycolleagues.
(C)Theyarehusbandandwife.
(D)Theyareguideandtourist.
14.(A)Hedoesnothavetherightdiggingtools.
(B)Hebelievessellingtypewriterswillmakehimrich.
(C)Heisnotphysicallystrongenough.
(D)Heisdedicatedtobecomingacleaner.
Questions15-18
15.(A)Atemporaryconditionwhereyoudon'tfeelanyprogressinlearning.
(B)Aflatandsmoothspotinyourstudywhereyoumakefewermistakes.
(C)Along-termstrugglewhichdoesnotbringyouanytangiblerewards.
(D)Aneducationalresearchonlanguagelearningthatisunusualandadvanced.
16.(A)Tryanotherapproach.
(B)Giveyourselfsometimeforsleeping.
(C)Keeponlearningandpracticing.
(D)Rewardyourselffromtimetotime.
17.(A)Aforeignlanguageisveryusefulingettingajobwithdecentpay.
(B)Weuseaforeignlanguagetocommunicatefreelywithanativespeaker.
(C)Itmaybeofhelpinnegotiatingabusinesscontractwithaforeignfirm.
(D)Wecantravelarounddifferentcountriesinalessexpensiveway.
18.(A)Somecash.
(B)Languageskills.
(C)Astainedcertificate.
(D)Abusinesscontract.
Questions19-22
19.(A)Fiveyears.(B)Fifteenyears.(C)Fiftyyears.(D)Ahundredyears.
20.(A)Tostudyasubjectortojoininaculturalactivity.
(B)Tobecomeamemberofthegovernmentappointedbytheparliament.
(C)Todemandmorefinancialsupportfromthegovernment.
(D)Toupgradetheirknowledgeatschool.
21.(A)200,000.(B)350,000.(C)2,500,000.(D)15,000,000.
22.(A)Toraisefundsforthedisadvantaged.
(B)Tofurtherindividuals'owncreativity.
(C)Tobroadenparticipants'interestinculture.
(D)Tonarrowandbridgeeducationalgaps.
Questions23-26
23.(A)Theythinkwhalesaretheirfriends.
(B)Theybelievewhalescansavehumans.
(C)Theywantedtobanwhale-hunting.
(D)Theyenjoywatchingwhalesinanaquarium.
24.(A)Theincreaseofhumanpopulation.
(B)Theextinctionofdinosaurs.
(C)Thecuttingdownofforests.
(D)Thegreatdemandforanimalparts.
25.(A)Inthe19thcentury.(B)In1973.
(C)In1998.(D)Inthe21stcentury.
26.(A)Theirsurvivaliscloselyrelatedtonumerous