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中级口译考试试题

2008年9月中级口译考试试题

SECTION1:

LISTENINGTEST（45minutes）

PartA:

SpotDictation

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.

Americanshavefourprimaryavenuesformakingfriends:

atwork,atschool,throughahobbyora________

（1）suchasvolunteerworkanddiscussiongroup,orthroughafamilyor________

（2）.

InAmericanculture,ajobismorethantheworkthatoneperformsbetweenthehoursof9a.m.and________（3）.Workbecomesamajorsocializinginfluence.Manyyoungmotherswho________（4）theirjobstocareforsmallchildrenremarkonthelonelinessoftheirnewlifestylesbecausetheyhavelosttheirforumfor________（5）.

AgreatnumberofAmericanemployersrecognizebusinesssocial________（6）anduseittobuildafamilyatmosphereonthejobsothatemployeeswillfeel________（7）intheirworkenvironment.Someemployersarrangecompanyget-togethersintheirhomeorata________（8）.Americancompanieshaveatleastone________（9）annually,usuallyatChristmastime.Manycorporationshave________（10）whereemployeesandadministratorsalikedress________（11）toplaygamessuchasbaseballandvolleyball.

TopAmericanadministratorsoftenholdsocialgatherings________（12）.Dependinguponthesizeoftheemployer'shomeandthenumberof________（13）,thesesocialgatheringsmaybepicnics,poolparties,or________（14）.Ifthecompanyislarge,anemployermayholdwhatAmericanscall________（15）.Foranopenhouse,theemployerwillinvitehisemployeestocometohishome________（16）between1p.m.and6p.m.onacertainday.Thoseinvitedusuallystayfor________（17）,chattingwiththeotherguestsandtheirhost.Peoplecomeandgo________（18）duringthedesignatedhours,andthehostkeepsrefreshments,usually,________（19）orhorsd'oeuvresandbeverages,availableforallwhocome.Forsuchsocialgatherings,itisconsidered________（20）theinvitationunlessyouhaveanexcellentreason.

PartB:

ListeningComprehension.

Statements

Directions:

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

（A）GoingshoppingismuchmoreexhaustivethanshoppingontheInternet.

（B）Forme,takingarestisbetterthansurfingtheInternetorshopping.

（C）IamnotsureifIshouldtakeabreaktoworkinthegardenthismorning.

（D）MyfriendandIhavetofinishourannualreportbythisweekend.

（A）ItishardlytruethatMrJohnsonisanewemployeewithsuchinitiatives.

（B）WearenotsureifMrJohnsonissatisfiedwithhisworkingenvironment.

（C）UsuallynewemployeeswillnottakesuchinitiativesasMrJohnsondoes.

（D）MrJohnsonisreallyveryfriendlyashehelpsuswithourworkinginitiatives.

（A）Whatarethedifferencesbetweenmarketingandcost-effectivepublicity?

（B）Couldyousaysomethingonthesubjectofcost-effectivepublicity?

（C）Howmuchwilltheconferenceonmarketingandsalescostus?

（D）Whenwillthesubjectofthe50-minuteconferencebepublicized?

（A）Childrenwilldirectlyorindirectlyaffectwhattheirparentspurchase.

（B）Growingchildrenwillhavespecialneedsthattheirparentscannotsatisfy.

（C）Theneedsforspecialfoodandclothingaremoreobviousingirls.

（D）Itisnecessaryforparentstoinfluencewhattheirchildreneatandwear.

（A）Theappleisoneofthefruitsthatcanloweryourbloodsugar.

（B）Applesaresugar-containingfruitsthatmayraiseyourbloodsugar.

（C）Althoughitissugar-containing,theappleisakindofhealthyfruits.

（D）Forthosewhoareonadiet,anappleadayisenoughbecauseitdigestsslowly.

（A）Wedecidedtopurchaseacameraforouronlinecourse.

（B）IknowthatwecannotbeatthepriceforthecameraontheNet.

（C）TheorderisthatweneedtobuythecameracheaperontheInternet.

（D）ThecameraweboughtismoreexpensivethanIexpected.

（A）Theproblemofinflationcouldbeworsenedduetorisingunemploymentandwageexplosion.

（B）Becauseoftheriseofunemploymentduringinflation,therecouldbeawageexplosion.

（C）Themostseriouseconomicprobleminthewakeofinflationisapossiblewageexplosion.

（D）Apossiblewaytocurbinflationandrisingunemploymentistoraisetheworkers'wagesdramatically.

（A）Thiskindoftaxonimportedgoodsisunnecessary.

（B）Topracticeeconomy,thegovernmentimposesatax.

（C）Atariffisrecommendedbyoureconomists.

（D）Thetariffisagovernmenttaxonimportedgoods.

（A）Wehadplannedtosell$120,000worthofthisnewproduct.

（B）Wehadapromotionplanforourproductthatcosts$360,000.

（C）Originally,therewere3promotionplansforthenewproduct.

（D）Thesalesfigureofournewproducthadreachedarecordhigh.

10.

（A）Thecommitteevotedagainsttheproposedproject.

（B）Thecommitteeapprovedtheproposedproject.

（C）Thecommitteeconsideredtheshortreportwellwritten.

（D）Thecommitteewasconvincedbythedocumentedreport.

II.TalksandConversations

Directions:

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

Questions11-14

11.

（A）Discussinginflationwiththeman.

（B）Helpingherparentspayfordebts.

（C）Seekingapermanentjoboverseas.

（D）Studyinginaforeigncountry.

12.

（A）Herparents'unwillingnesstopayhertuition.

（B）Herdesiretoearnasmuchaspossible.

（C）Therisingcostoflivingthroughinflation.

（D）Thefactthatsheisanoverseasstudent.

13.

（A）Theeducationcentre.

（B）Theuniversitybookstore.

（C）Theuniversitylibrary.

（D）Thestudentcafeteria.

14.

（A）Shewilluseherstudytimemoreeffectively.

（B）Shewillbuysecond-handbooksfromthestore.

（C）Shewillspendhermoneyonsomethingelse.

（D）Shewilldevotemoretimetoworkingextrahours.

Questions15-18

15.

（A）Apalmreader.

（B）Aspeechtherapist.

（C）Astudent.

（D）Ateacher.

16.

（A）Shewasill.

（B）Shewasafraid.

（C）Shewasanxious.

（D）Shewasexcited.

17.

（A）50.

（B）120.

（C）220.

（C）300.

（D）350.

22.

（A）Theloudspeakers.

（B）Thevisualaids.

（C）Thehallcapacity.

（D）Thelunchmenu.

Questions23-26

23.

（A）Workingismoreimportantthanhavingaholiday.

（B）Adrivershouldbemorecarefulthanapedestrian.

（C）Indriving,itisalwayssafetythatcomesfirst.

（D）Itisdangeroustodrivefastincrowdedareas.

24.

（A）Becausetheymaynotjudgespeedsverywell.

（B）Becausetheymaystepintotheroadforconvenience.

（C）Becausetheycannotrunveryfast.

（D）Becausetheymaybecomenervouseasily.

25.

（A）Shoppers.

（B）Trafficpolice.

（C）Youngpeople.

（D）Thehandicapped.

26.

（A）Signaltoaschoolcrossingpatrol.

（B）Slowdownorstoptoletpeoplecross.

（C）Overtakeotherdriversforsafety.

（D）WatchoutforaStop-Childrensign.

Questions27-30

27.

（A）Programmewriting.

（B）Note-takindtechniques.

（C）Handwritinganalysis.

（D）Samplecollecting.

28.

（A）Agoodself-controlledpersonality.

（B）Anintrospectivenature.

（C）Afriendlyandsociabledisposition.

（D）Amixofinterestandemotion.

29.

（A）Socially-mindedpeople.

（B）Scientistsandintellectuals.

（C）Mediocrewriters.

（D）Friendlycompanions.

30.

（A）Therounded,mediumsizeoftheletters.

（B）Thesmallopena'sando's.

（C）Thewidespacesbetweenthewords.

（D）Theuprightslantandthesignature.

PartC:

ListeningandTranslation.

SentenceTranslation

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

（1）

（2）

（3）

（4）

（5）

II.PassageTranslation

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.YouwillhearthepassagesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.

（1）

（2）

SECTION2:

STUDYSKILLS（45minutes）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,（A）,（B）,（C）or（D）,toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions1-5

Mankind’sfascinationwithgoldisasoidascivilizationitself.TheancientEgyptiansesteemedgold,whichhadreligioussignificancetothem,andKingTutankhamenwasburiedinasolid-goJdcoffin3300yearsago.

Peoplehavealwayslonged

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