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08年上海口译中级真题
08年春季上海外语口译考试中级真题
上海英语中级口译证书第一阶段考试
(TESTBOOK)
SECTION1:
LISTENINGTEST
(45minutes)
PartA:
SpotDictation
Direction:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.
HowdidtheOlympicGamesstart?
InancientGreeceathleticfestivalswereveryimportantandhadstrong________
(1).OriginallytheFestivalwasheldinhonourof.Zeus,thesupremegodinGreekMythology.EventuallytheOlympianathleticfestivalhadlostits________
(2)andbecameaninternationalevent.Nooneknowsexactly________(3)theOlympicGamesgo,butsomescholarsrecordeddatefrom776B.C.
Accordingtosomescholars,atfirsttheonlyOlympiceventwas________(4),calledastadiumandthatwastheonlyeventuntil724B.C.Afterthat,other________(5)wereaddedandsixteenyearslaterin________(6)thepentathlonwasaddedandwrestlingbecamepartofthegames.Thispentathlonwasafive-eventmatchwhich________(7)running,wrestling,leaping,throwingthediscus,andhurlingthejavelin.
Thegameswereheld________(8)andafteranuninterruptedhistoryof1170years,thegames________(9)inA.D.394,theChristianera,becauseoftheirpaganorigin.
Itwasover________(10)beforetherewasanothersuchinternationalathleticsgathering.In1896,thefirstofthemodern________(11)openedinAthens,Greece.
Nowadays,theGamesareheldindifferentcountries________(12).Thehostcountryprovidesvastfacilitiessuchasstadiumsand________(13).Manymoresportsarerepresented,includingtheverycelebratedevent:
________(14).
TheOlympicsstartwiththearrivalinthestadiumofatorch,________(15)onMountOlympusbythesun'srays.Thetorchiscarriedby________(16)tothestadium.TheOlympicflamesymbolizesthe________(17)oftheancientGreekathleticideals,anditburnsthroughouttheGamesuntil________(18).Thewell-knownOlympicflag,however,is________(19):
thefiveinterlockingringssymbolizetheunitingofallfivecontinents________(20).
PartB:
ListeningComprehension
1.Statements
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
1.
(A)Dianaisfondofoutdooractivities.
(B)Dianaiswell-paidforherhardwork.
(C)Dianadislikesherjobbecauseitistough.
(D)Dianaconsidersherincometobemediocre.
2.
(A)I'mnotsureifyouareresponsible.
(B)I'mnotcontentwiththeresultofthemeeting.
(C)Iknowthedelayisnotyourfault.
(D)Ithinktheflameofthatfireistoohigh.
3.
(A)Therefrigeratorwasrepairedbyanoldman.
(B)Therefrigeratorwillbefixedifitisunderwarranty.
(C)Mrs.Greenhadherrefrigeratorfixedfornothing.
(D)Mrs.Greenwouldhavehadtherefrigeratorrepairedifshehadwarranty.
4.
(A)Georgealwaystellsthetruth.
(B)Georgelivestoofartovisitus.
(C)ItiskindofGeorgetoassistmeinthefillingstation.
(D)ItisworthwhiletomakefriendswithGeorge.
5.
(A)Thecompany'sbudgetmustbereducedreasonablynextyear.
(B)Thecompany'sproductioncostisexpectedtorisenextyear.
(C)Thecompanyhastostabilizeitsproductioncost.
(D)Thecompanyislikelytogobankruptbecauseofitslimitedbudget.
6.
(A)PromptdeliveryofthegoodsbeforeChristmasisthemostimportant.
(B)Toppriorityshouldbegiventothecompetitiveandreasonablepriceofthegoods
(C)DuringChristmas,therewillbeashoppingcrazeforgoodswithgoodquality.
(D)NothingismoreimportantthanthequalityandpriceofthegoodsforChristmas.
7.
(A)Let'scontinuethetalkoverdinnerat9o'clocktonight.
(B)Wehavetoworksomethingoutbefore9o'clocktomorrow.
(C)Iproposeabreakuntil9o'clocktomorrowmorning.
(D)I'msurewe'llallcalmdownbefore9o'clocktomorrowmorning.
8.
(A)Ourproductscannotcompeteontheinternationalmarketbecauseoftheirhigherprices.
(B)Ourproductsexhibitgreatercompetitivenesseventhoughtheylackadvancedtechnology.
(C)Advancedtechnologywillincreaseourexpensetocompeteontheinternationalmarket.
(D)Advancedtechnologycontributestotheexcellenceandcompetitivenessofourproducts.
9.
(A)MrParkinsonnevergivesfreeinvestmentconsultations.
(B)Don'tconsultMrParkinsonifyourproblemisaboutfinanceorinvestment
(C)TheadviceMrParkinsonoffersisoftenofgreatimportancetoourinvestment.
(D)WeshouldnotinvestinthecompanywhereMrParkinsonistheCEO.
10.
(A)Agingpopulationisexpectedtodoublewithindecades.
(B)By2020,45%ofthepeopleinthecountrywillbeoversixty-five.
(C)Oldpeopleinthiscountrycanexpecttolivealongerlife.
(D)Inlessthan20years,23millionmorepeoplewillhavetoretire.
2.TalksandConversations
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestionreadthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions11-14
11.
(A)?
400.
(B)?
450.
(C)?
500.
(D)?
600.
12.
(A)Itisverynearhisworkingplace.
(B)Itisarathercrowdedresidentialarea.
(C)Itisconvenientfortransportationandshopping.
(D)Itistheonlygoodpositionhehasinmind.
13.
(A)Hehasabigfamily.
(B)Hehastoworkathome.
(C)Hismother-in-lawlikestohaveparties.
(D)Hischildrenarerathernaughty.
14.
(A)Itsbedroomsarespecious.
(B)Itsrentisquitereasonable.
(C)Itislocatedinagoodposition.
(D)Itiswellfurnished.
Questions15-1815.
(A)Theorangejuicecanhelptreatindigestion.
(B)Theorangeinasupermarketismuchcheaper.
(C)Theorangeismorenutritiousthananyotherfruits.
(D)Theorangeisanessentialpartofahealthydiet
16.
(A)Orange.
(B)Chocolate.
(C)Vanilla.
(D)Sugar.
17.
(A)Itcankeepyourimmunesystemstrong.
(B)Itcanassistinyourefforttoreduceweight.
(C)Itcaneasilyreplacethenutritionofadailymeal.
(D)Itcanhelpcontroltherisingbloodsugarlevels.
18.
(A)Thefruitsugarinoranges.
(B)Thefibreinoranges.
(C)VitaminCinoranges.
(D)Calciuminoranges.
Questions19-2219.
(A)HeisapplyingtoauniversityinEngland.
(B)Heisconsultingafemaleprofessor.
(C)HeisstudyinginaBritishuniversity.
(D)Heishelpingthewomancooksomefood.
20.
(A)Itisawful.
(B)Itisoneofhisfavoritekinds.
(C)Itisofamuchgreatervariety.
(D)Itisbetterthanheexpected.
21.
(A)HeisfondofEnglishdishes.
(B)Heistiredofpuddingsandpies.
(C)HeenjoysEnglishstrawberryyogurt.
(D)Heseldomhasbreakfastathome.
22.
(A)Becauseitisproperlycookedathome.
(B)BecauseitisakindofYorkshirepudding.
(C)Becausehehasnevertasteditbefore.
(D)Becausehehasmadeitallbyhimself.
Questions23-2623.
(A)Weshouldpaymoreattentiontoourhistoryclass.
(B)Wegenerallyfailtorememberanythingthatwassaid.
(C)Sharksarenecessaryinthetrainingofactivelisteners.
(D)Goodlisteningskillsareessentialinourlife.
24.
(A)Theytoleratedistractions.
(B)Theyoftenfindthemselvesinhotwater.
(C)Theyaregenerallylazy.
(D)Theyarecriticaltofamilylife.
25.
(A)Bytakingnotes.
(B)Byrememberingwhatwassaid.
(C)Bygettinguptoshutthedoor.
(D)Byaskingquestions.
26.
(A)Seas.
(B)Sharks.
(C)Sponges.
(D)Students.
Questions27-3027.
(A)Hewritescomicstories.
(B)Hedrawspicturesforcomicbooks.
(C)Heteachespaintinginanartschool.
(D)Hecompilescomicbookswithotherwriters.
28.
(A)Givehisdrawingsamoregraphiclook.
(B)Addvariationstohisworks.
(C)Employachunkybrushstyle.
(D)Movealongalinearway.
29.
(A)Theyareverypopular.
(B)Theyareofthesamestyle.
(C)Theyarefairlyeclectic.
(D)Theyareinfluencedbyotherartists.
30.
(A)Itisanewonewithonly2editors.
(B)Ittakeshimonthepermanentstaff.
(C)Itcontrolsthefinallookofhisworks.
(D)Ithasanurturingenvironment.
PartC:
ListeningandTranslation
I.SentenceTranslation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentenceinEnglish.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
II.PassageTranslation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.YouwillhearthepassagesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.
(1)
(2)
SECTION2:
STUDYSKILLS
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourAN