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上海市中级口译第一阶段考试附答案
2007年9月上海市中级口译第一阶段考试
SECTION1:
LISTENINGTEST(45minutes)
PartA:
SpotDictation
Whatisdistancelearning?
Itmeansthatyoustudyonyourown,athomeorwhereversuitsyou.Recently,theworldfamousOpenUniversityintheUnitedKingdomhasdesignedanewstyleofdistancelearning,whichiscalled'________'
(1).Thephrase'OpenLearning'meansyoustudy________
(2).Youreadcoursematerial,workoncourseactivities,andwrite________(3).Theword'Supported'meansyouhavehelp________(4),thestudentservicesstaffatregionalcentres,andcentralisedareassuchas________(5).Youcanalsocontactotherstudentsthroughtutorialsand________(6),theUniversity'sonlineconferencingsystem,andeventsandclubsorganisedby________(7).Mostdistancelearningcoursesuseprintedpapermaterials.Theyalsoincludesome________(8)materialssuchasaCD,DVDorvideo.Manycourseshaveawebsiteandan________(9).You'llneedaccesstoacomputer________(10)tomakeuseofthese.TheOpenUniversitycanhelpitsstudentsbuyacomputerand________(11)thecostofaccessingtheInternet.
Withmostdistancelearningcourses,no________(12)arerequiredtostudy.Ofcourse,youhavetobeaged18whenyourcoursestartsbutthereisno________(13).CurrentlytheOpenUniversityhasaround________(14)undergraduateandmorethan30,000postgraduatestudents,ofwhich10,000have________(15).Nearlyallstudentsarestudying________(16).About70percentofundergraduatestudentsarein________(17).Morethan50,000students________(18)bytheiremployersfortheirstudies.Mostdistancelearningcourses________(19).Someofthemareevenavailableinotherpartsoftheworld.Withover25,000ofitsstudentslivingoutsidetheUK,theOpenUniversityisthe________(20)thatoffersdistancelearningthroughouttheworld.
PartB:
ListeningComprehension
1.Statements
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
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)Theirsurvivaliscloselyrelatedtonumerousotherspecieslivinginthesamehabitats.
(B)Theirenormoussizemakesthemthekinganimalssuperiorovernumerousotherspecies.
(C)Theyusuallyliveontopofthemountainssothatitisdifficultforhumanstohunt.
(D)Theyenjoyprivilegesaswithspecialmeasuresandextraprotectionfromhumanbeings.
Questions27-30
27.(A)Hewasattendingaweddingceremony.
(B)HewasonhiswaytoEdinburgh.
(C)Hewasinthefootballstadium.
(D)Hewasinthecinema,withthewoman.
28.(A)Hehasdonetherightthing.
(B)Hehashadsomebadmisses.
(C)Hewasoveractive.
(D)Hewassmartandclever.
29.(A)LeedsUnited2;YorkCity1.
(B)LeedsUnited3;YorkCity2.
(C)LeedsUnited1;YorkCity3.
(D)LeedsUnited2;YorkCity3.
30.(A)SometimelaternextSunday.
(B)NextSundayasusualintheman'shome.
(C)BeforethefootballstadiumopensnextSaturday.
(D)DuringthefootballmatchnextSaturday.
PartC:
ListeningandTranslation
1.SentenceTranslation
2.PassageTranslation
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SECTION2:
STUDYSKILLS
Questions1-5
Researchershaveknownthatsecondhandsmokecanbejustasdangerousfornonsmokersassmokingisforsmokers,butnowthere'sfreshevidencequantifyingjusthowhazardoustheafter-burnfromcigarettescanbe,andhowquicklyitaffectsyourbody.ScientistsattheOregonDepartmentofHealthdocumentedforthefirsttimeanhourlybuildupofacancer-causingcompoundfromcigarettesmokeinthebloodofnonsmokersworkinginbarsandrestaurantsinthestate.
ReportingintheAmericanJournalofPublicHealth,theresearchersfoundthatwaitstaffandbartendersworkingatypicalnightshiftgraduallyaccumulatedhigherlevelsofNNK,acarcinogenincigarettesmoke,attherateof6%eachhourtheyworked.NNKisknowntobeinvolvedininducinglungcancerinbothlabratsandsmokers.
"Weweresomewhatsurprisedbytheimmediacyoftheeffectandthefactthatwecouldmeasuretheaveragehourlyincrease,"saysMichaelStark,theleadauthorofthestudyandaprincipalinvestigatorattheMulmomahCountyHealthDepartmentinOregon.
TheauthorsareconfidentthattheincreasesinNNKintheworkerstheytestedmostlikelycamefromtheirexposuretosmo