上海市中级口译第一阶段考试附答案.docx

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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

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.

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

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）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

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.Youwillhearthes