上海中级口译考试真题录音及原文答案.docx

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上海中级口译考试真题录音及原文答案

2010年9月上海中级口译考试真题录音及原文答案

SECTION1LISTENINGTEST45minutes

PartASpotDictation

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.

Nowthelocationofyourcollege.Somecollegesareinthecentreofhugecities,someinthesuburb.Andsomearesurroundedbyfieldsandwoods.Whereyourcollegeislocatedwillbeimportanttoyourextra-curricularlife.Theadvantageofanurbancollegeisthattherearemanyexcitingthingstodooffcampus.Comparedtoaruralcampus,therearemoremovies,plays,churches,restaurants,discos,museumsandmusic.Thereisprobablygoodpublictransportation.Youarenearairports,trainsandseveralhighways,makingweekendorvacationtripstootherplacesmucheasier.Allofthesemeanthatoffcampusexcitementiseasytoreachanddoesn'trequirealotofplanning.Thiscanbeanimportantpartofacollegeeducationandofyourgrowth.Butthiseasilyavailableentertainmentcanalsotemptyouawayfromyourbooks.Thedisadvantagesofanurbancollegecanbeexpenseandalackofpeaceandquiet.Offcampuslivinginthecityisalmostalwaysmoreexpensive.Evenifyouliveatschool,youwillstilleatandshopoffcampusoften,probably,morethanyouwouldataruralcampus.Manyofthosewonderful,culturaleventscostmoneyandarehardtopassup.Ifyouaremovingtothecityfromthecountry,bepreparedforunexpectedexpenses.andadvantageofaruralcollegeistherelaxandoftenbeautifulsetting.Ruralcollegesmayhavemuchmorepeacefulandcleanerair.Andcampusactivitieswillprobablybemoreimportantinyourextra-curricularlife.Thisdoesn’tmeanthatnothinghappensoncampusinsmalltowns.Thingsdo.Buttheyaremorelikelytobeconnectedwithschool.Ruralcollegesareoftenneargoodspotsforoutdooractivities,mountains,lakesandbeaches.Ifyouhaveanyinterestinoutdooractivities,thisisagoodplacetolearnmore.Thedisadvantagesoftheruralcollegecanbeisolation,boredomandthedifficultyofadjustingtoamorerelaxedlifeifyoucomefromabigcity,lifeatasmallruralcollegecanbecomeveryingroan.

PartBListeningComprehension

I.Statements

Directions:

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

1.WhybothertocallJackandtellhimaboutourplan?

Youwillseehimatlunch.

2.SinceyousaidyoutotallyagreedwithTom’sviews,yououghttohavestoodupforhimintheargumentatthemeetingyesterdayafternoon.

3.Attherateofitsbeingused,thecopierisnotgoingtomakeitthoughttherestoftheyear,thoughitissupposestobegoodfor5years.

4.Thelatestinflationfigurewasissuedtoday:

Thecurrentinflationrateis3.5%.That’s1%uponlastyear.

5.Thereisagreatdealofconcerntodayabouttheproblemofscientificilliteracyandshortcomingsintheteachingsofscience.Morefundsareneededinthisrespect.

6.It’ssmarttodresswarmwhileit’scoldoutside.Butcoldsarecausedbyvirusesandnotcoldweather.Washingyourhandsisagoodwaytoavoidcatchingmanyviruses.

7.It’saverynurturingenvironment.Thegeneralmanagerhasencouragedmetopushmyabilitiesandgrow.AndIamhonoredthecompanykeepsrenewingmycontract.

8.Inteamsportssuchasvolleyball,teamworkismuchmorethanjusthittingtheballoverthenet.Thesameistureofbusinessdealingsinacompany.

9.Fromchampstochumps.Just3yearsagotheirproductswereonthebusinessweeklistoftheworld’smostvaluablebrandsinhistory.Andnowtheyarehistory.

10.Sinceyoubought85chairslastmonth,naturallythistimewecanofferyouadiscountof10%forthismodelatourlowestpriceof45dollarseach.

II.TalksandConversations

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions11~14

W:

Jack,tellmeaboutyourself.

M:

IwasborninLA.ButmyfamilyisfromChina.MyfathercametotheUStostudy.HegotaPHDincomputerscience.AndhestayedonasaprofessoratacollegeinCalifornia.

W:

IsyourmotherfromChina,too?

M:

No,mymomisfromhere.She’sAsian-American.HerfolkscametotheUSduringthe19thcentury.Infact,oneofhergreat-grandfathersactuallyhelpedtobuildthefirstrailroadacrosstheUnitedStatesinthe1860s.Whataboutyou?

W:

Well,I’mathird-generationMexican-American.MygrandparentswereborninVeraCruz.Andtheyimmigratedtothiscountryalongtimeago.WestillhavealotofrelativesinMexico.

M:

Doyoukeepintouchwiththem?

W:

Wevisitwheneverwecan.

M:

Bytheway,how’syourSpanish?

W:

It’sprettygood.Wespeakitathomemostofthetime.DoyouspeakChinese?

M:

Yeah,I’mquitefluent.AndI’mnowlearningtowriteit.IthinksomedayImightbebackinChinaandtakeupmycareerthere.

Questions:

11.Whatdoestheman’sfatherdoforaliving?

12.Whatdoesthemansayabouthismother?

13.Accordingtothewoman,whycanshespeakverygoodSpanish?

14.Whatisthemandoingnow?

Questions15~18

Mostofususeoilinsomeway.Anditisdifficulttoimaginethemodernworldwithoutoil.Butoilisnoteasytofindandgetoutoftheearth,asitistrappeddeepdownintheground.Wemustfirststudytherockscarefully.Whenwethinkthattherocksinacertainplacemaycontainoil,wewillbuildametaltowerinthelocation,eitheronthelandoronthesea.Thismetaltoweriscalledaderrick.Thederrickisequippedwithoil-drillingmachinery.Themachinewillcutanarrowholedownintotheground.Meanwhile,asteelpipeispusheddowntostopthesidesfromfallingandtokeepoutwater.Atlast,ifwehavejudgedcorrectly,theoilwouldrushupthepipewithgreatforce.Thisisbasicallyhowanoilwellissetup.Oil,aswecansee,isobtainedmoreeasilythancoal.Forcoal,veryoften,wemustdigitfromamineandhaveitsentouttothegroundsurface.Butforoil,itrushesupapipe.Ifanoilwellismadenearthemiddleoftheoilfield,thennaturalgascanbeobtained.Inpartsoftheworld,suchgasisoftensentthroughpipestodistanttownsandcities,sothatitcanbeusedlikecoalgasinhousesandfactories.

Questions:

15.Whyisitdifficulttofindoil?

16.Whatisaderrick?

17.Whydoesthespeakersaythatoilisobtainedmoreeasilythancoal?

18.Accordingtothespeaker,whatcanbeobtainedwhenanoilwellismadenearthemiddleoftheoilfield?

Questions19~22

W:

Goodevening,Mr.Smith.It’snicetomeetyouandyourboyinsuchniceandcozyweather.IsJohngoingtoschoolthisyear?

M:

Yes.Wearethinkingofsendinghimtoaprivateboardingschoolinsteadofthelocalstateschool.

W:

Really?

Well,Iwouldn’tdreamofsendingmylittleboyawaytosomestrangeinstitutionformonthonendeveryyear.Itwillbreakmyhearteverytime.

M:

Idon’tthinkso.Iwouldsaythataboardingschooleducationisgoodforchildrenbecauseitteachesthemtohaveconfidenceinthemselves.Inaboardingschool,theycanlearntobemoreindependentofthemselvesandlessdependentontheirparents.

W:

Butnoteverychildcanaffordtogotoaprivateschool.Mynephewonlywenttohislocalstateschoolandhe’sjustbeenawardedascholarshiptostudyclassicsatCambridge.

M:

Anyway,theprivateschoolismoreanimativeandopen-mindedinteachingchildrentolearn.Youwillgetthevalueofyourmoney,andthisisworthwhile.

W:

Still,Idon’tknowwhatI’lldowithmylittleboynextyear.Idon’twanthimtogotothatbignewschool.Thechildrenofallthecommonpeopleintheareagothere.

M:

Well,theyareclosingalltheotherschools.Ifyoudon’tlikethenewstateschool,you’lljusthavetopaytosendhimtoaprivateschool,won’tyou?

Questions:

19.Accordingtotheman,whatisgoodaboutaprivateboardingschool?

20.Whydoesthewomanmentionhernephewintheconversation?

21.Whichofthefollowingcanbeconcludedfromtheconversation?

22.Whatisthewomanworriedabout?

Questions23~26

Earthquakesareviolent,destructiveandunpredictable.Theoverallhistoryofearthquakesleadstoonegeneralrule.Themoretimethathaspassedsinceanearthquake,thebiggerthechanceonewillstrike.Scientiststhereforeuseinformationaboutpastearthquakestoguessprobabilitiesaboutfutureearthquakes.

Forexample,theysaythatwithinthenext30years,thereisa60percentprobabilitythatanearthquakewillhitsomewhereinsouthernCalifornia.Butexactlywhereorwhenisamystery.Inatleastonecase,anearthquakeinnorthernchinahasbeenpredictedbypayingattentiontocluesfromnature.

Inchina,earthquakeshavebeenstudiedfornearly4,000years.Andtherearerecordsofmorethan9,000earthquakes,goingbacktotheyear1831BC.TheofficialearthquakerecordsofthestateofCaliforniaonlygobackto1950.Intheirlonghardlookearthquakes,theChineseha