3上海市英语中级口译笔试.docx

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3上海市英语中级口译笔试

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上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试

SECTION1:

LISTENINGTEST（40minutes）

PartA:

SpotDictation

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyouANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.

Experienceisthegreatteacher.Astudentneedstobewellversedintheory.Inotherwords,hecanlearn

（1）frombooks,butitistheexperienceofthesituationsandtheapplicationofthisknowledgethatwill

（2）.Withthisinmind,manyschoolsnowadayshaveincorporatedintotheircurriculaactivitiesofoutdooreducation,suchasfieldtrips,campingholidaysand（3）.Toourstudentsfromlargecities,thecountrysidehastwo（4）:

oneisthevastwealthofwildlife,historicalrelicsandscenicgrandeurthatis（5）;theotheristhepurejoyofphysicalexhilarationwhichispartandparcelofeverytrekor（6）.Ifwefailtoexploitboth（7）,wearethelosers.Whileenjoyingtheformer,wehavemovedintotherealmsofthelatter（8）.Thereshouldbenodoubtabouttheveryreal（9）tobegainedbyparticipationinoutdooractivities.Althoughphysicaleducationinschools（10）considerably,thegeneralpictureisstillof（11）periodsdottedhereandtherethroughouttheacademicyear.Inthewiderfieldof（12）,however,thephysicaleffort,eventhoughitmayonlyinvolve（13）,continuesoverlongperiodsandoftenona（14）forseveraldaysonend.Thephysicalimprovementisveryobviousand（15）afterasshortatimeas,say,tendays.

Thewiderangeofoutdooractivitiesincreasesthe（16）.Andtherearemanyinstancesinwhich（17）havetastedthelastingsatisfactionoftheirfirst（18）,oftenundertestingsituations.Thisisabasicessentialandbreeds（19）aswellasrespectforothers.Furthermore,itoftenproducesandairofself-confidencewhich（20）maywellhavedamagedinsomestudents.

PartB:

ListeningComprehension

I.Statements

Directions:

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

1.A.Whydoesn’tGeorgewanttowriteouttheoutline?

B.WhydoyouthinkGeorgecan’tdoanoutlineforus?

C.IfGeorgewantsustodoanoutline,he’llhavetoaskus.

D.SinceGeorgeiswilling,heshouldbeallowedtodotheoutline.

2.A.Ittookusabouttwohourstodriveintothecitytoday.

B.Thecityisatwo-hourdrivefromhere.

C.Wemustcarryanextratirewithuswhendriving.

D.Wehadtorunforanhourbecauseourcarbrokedown.

3.A.Nowwepay5cents.B.Nowweprinthalf-sizepages.

C.Nowwepay15cents.D.Nowwepay20cents.

4.A.Thepostofficewasslowindeliveringtheletter.

B.youfailedtogiveyournewaddresstothepostoffice.

C.Thepostofficedidn’tprocessthechangeofaddressfastenough.

D.Youforgottowriteyournewaddressontheletter.

5.A.Mrs.Greensignedwhensheheardthesuggestion.

B.Mrs.Greenrejectedthecommittee’ssuggestion.

C.Mrs.Greenquitwhenherideawasnotaccepted.

D.Mrs.Greendidn’tacceptthesignature.

6.A.Theplanelefttwohoursbefore.

B.Theplaneleftatteno’clockinthemorning.

C.Theplaneleftattwoo’clockintheafternoon.

D.Theplaneleftatfouro’clockintheafternoon.

7.A.IknowwhyPaulhasn’tarrivedalthoughhewasdueearlier.

B.Ican’tunderstandwhyPaulishere.

C.Paulisduetopayforthemealticket.

D.Idon’tknowwhyPaulislateforthemeeting.

8.A.Thenewly-completedbridgewaswasmanymilesaway.

B.Oneofourplanswastosetupanewbridgebehindtheroad.

C.Thebuildingofthenewbridgewasnotfinishedintime.

D.Wewereunabletofitintoourschedulethevisittothenewbridge.

9.A.Theproblemsarefargreaterthanwehadexpected.

B.Thenameofthescientistisjustonthetipofmytongue.

C.Oneenvironmentalissueofourtimeistheproblemoftheiceberg.

D.Weshouldnottaketheseenvironmentalproblemstooseriously.

10.A.Mr.Cartermadealastminutedecisionnottofundtheproject.

B.Mr.Carterwasthelasttofindouttheerrorsinthereport.

C.ItwasMr.Carter’scarthatbackedoutofthefinancedepartmentlastnight.

D.Thereweremoremini-carssoldbecauseofthefinancialcrisis.

Ⅱ.TalksandConversations

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefully,becauseyouwillhearthetalkorofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefully,becauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandthequestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions11~14

11.A.FurnitureB.Telephone

C.WineD.Paper

12.A.ThelatedeliveryB.Theincompletedocument

C.ThequalityofthewineD.Theunreliabilityoftheagents

13.A.Sometimestheyareunreliable.B.Obviouslytheyhavemadeamistake.

C.Onthewholetheycanbetrusted.D.Generallyspeaking,theyareveryhelpful.

14.A.Leaveamessagewiththeswitchboardoperator.

B.Havetheoperatorconnecthimtoanotheroffice.

C.Makeanothercalltohisforwardingagents.

D.Telltheswitchboardoperatortoexpecthistelephonecall.

Questions15~18

15.A.OptimisticB.Encouraging

C.DoubtfulD.Negative

16.A.Itwillthenberevisedbythedirector.

B.Itwillbeputonadifferentchannel.

C.Itwillbeshownontheinternationalairlines.

D.ItwillnolongerbeshownonTV.

17.A.Byfundingtheshootingoftheseprograms.

B.Bygivingfreevoucherstoselectedactorsandactresses.

C.Bysendingmailtoprospectivecustomers.

D.Byreplacingthemwithprogramsoftheirown.

18.A.AdvertisersarethemostsincereinTVcommercials.

B.MostpeopleliketowatchTVprogramswithcommercialbreaks.

C.MostTVprogramsonshowarenotofgoodtaste.

D.NewspapersandmagazinescannevercompetewithTVcommercial.

Questions19~22

19.A.He’salwaysgothiscarstolen.

B.He’snearlysmashedintoawallseveraltimes.

C.He’ssometimesruntheriskofbeingkilled.

D.He’srunintoanothercarinfrontofhim.

20.A.Duringhislastrace.B.Inaraceofthepreviousyear.

C.DuringtheMexicanGrandPrix.D.Onhiswaytothestudio.

21.A.Themanwasbadlyhurt.B.Themanwonabronzemedal.

C.Tworacingcarscollided.D.Tworacing-driverswerekilled.

22.A.Hewaschasedbyanumberofracingcars.

B.Hewasstoppedandfinedbythepolice.

C.HehadlosthiswaythroughLondonstreets.

D.Hehadtodrivethroughbusystreets.

Questions23~26

23.A.NoneB.One

C.TwoD.Three

24.A.Ithaschangedthestatusoffirst-classpassengers.

B.Itwillpleaseallthecustomers,whatevertheirclasses.

C.Itisundertheprovisionoffederalregulations.

D.Ithascreatedanadditionalpassengerclass.

25.A.Theyallwholeheartedlywelcomedit.B.Theyallgaveitup.

C.Theymadenounanimousdecision.D.Theytrieditonlyonoverseasflights.

26.A.ThecrewB.Thefull-farepassengers

C.ThediscountpassengersD.Theairlinecompanies

Questions27~30

27.A.ThefirstWednesdayofMarchB.ThetenthofMarch

C.TheeleventhofMarchD.ThetwelfthofMarch

28.A.AcoupleofweeksB.Onlyayear

C.TwoyearsD.Fouryears

29.A.Shegetsregularlypromoted.B.Shecanstayintheofficeallday.

C.Shetravelsalotinherjob.C.Sheisgivendifferentassignments.

30.A.ItisrequiredofhimbytheAccountingManage.

B.Itisthebestcourseatthenightschool.

C.Heisinterestedinvisitingbigcities.

D.Heistiredofstayinginthesameoffice.

PartC:

ListeningandTranslation

Ⅰ.SentenceTranslation

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5Englishsentences.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

（1）

（2）

（3）

（4）

（5）

Ⅱ.PassageTranslation

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passages.YouwillhearthepassagesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyouANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.

（1）

（2）

SECTION2:

STUDYSKILLS（50minutes）

Directions:

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

Questions1~5

AJapaneseconstructioncompanyplanstobuildahugeindependentcity-state,akintothelegendaryAtlantis,inthemiddleofthePacificOcean.Thecity,dubbed“Marinnation”,wouldhaveaboutonemillioninhabitants,twoairports,andpossiblyevenaspaceport.Marinnation,ifbuilt,wouldbeaseparatecountrybutc