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英语高级口译考试笔试真题

2004年9月英语高级口译考试笔试真题+音频+答案

SECTION1:

LISTENINGTEST（30minutes）

     Everynationandregionintheworldhasitsownsetoffolkheroes.Sometimes,theheroesfrom_______

（1）arestrikinglysimilar.Whenthisistrue,thestoriesconnectedwiththesefigurescan_______

（2）betweentwoseeminglydifferentcultures.Often,however,heroesfromonecultureorregionare_______（3）.Whenthisisthecase,theheroicfiguredemonstratestheuniqueaspectsofaspecificpeople,notmerely_______（4）tosimilarcircumstances.Now,inthislecture,wewilllookatanumberofAmericanfolkheroesinordertofocusonseveralaspectsof_______（5）.

     Byfolkheroes,wemeanfigureswhosestorieshaveevolvedovertimeandwhoselegendscannotbe_______（6）.Insteadofbeingcreatedbyasinglewriter,folkheroesevolvethroughtimeandreflecttheeffortsandcreativityof_______（7）.Ofcourse,professionalwriterssometimes_______（8）folkheroes,justasthosewhocreatefolkheroesoftenincorporateaspectsof_______（9）intotheirstories.Nonetheless,folkheroesandthefolkloreconcerningthemare_______（10）bypeoplewhoperform_______（11）theiraudiences.OneexampleofthisprocessmightbethepoetHomerrecitinghisheroictalestoa_______（12）audienceofancientGreeks.Thiswasafavoriteformofentertainmentlongbefore_______（13）.

     Americaisadiversecountryinwhichvariouspeopleandsub-culturesembracetheirownuniquehistoryandlore._______（14）underthesecircumstances,awidevarietyofheroeshavebecomeapartof_______（15）.AnyyetmanyoftheseheroessharesimilaritiesthatmakethemdistinctivelyAmerican,inspiteof_______（16）.Byfocusingonthesesimilarities,wecan_______（17）ofAmericaanditspeople.

     Forhundredsofyears,AmericanshavestruggledtounderstandtheirplaceintheNewWorld.Therewere_______（18）intheNewWorld.Inaddition,thesocialandeconomicpositionofpeoplewasnotas_______（19）asinEurope,AfricaandAsia.Asaresult,storytellerscreatedheroes_______（20）theuniqueopportunitiesandchallengesthatAmericaprovided.

PartB:

ListeningComprehension

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

1.  （A）Intheprofessor'shome.

     （B）Intheprofessor'soffice.

     （C）Intheclassroom.

     （D）Intheschoollibrary.

2.  （A）Childrenalwayshavethesameaccentsastheirmothers.

     （B）Mostadultlanguagelearnerscanlosetheiraccents.

     （C）Studentsdon'tusuallylearntheirclassmates'accents.

     （D）Therewillbebigmisunderstandingsifyouspeakwithaccents.

3.  （A）Heusedthewrongstress.

     （B）Heusedthewrongintonation.

     （C）Hemisunderstoodtheword.

     （D）Hespokethewordwithaverydifferentaccent.

4.  （A）Australian.

     （B）British.

     （C）Indian.

     （D）SouthAfrican.

5.  （A）Todropthepronunciationclass.

     （B）Tosignupforalistening/speakingclass.

     （C）Tocheckinthelibrarythescheduleforthenewsemester.

     （D）Towaittomakeadecisionaboutthepronunciationclass.

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.

6.  （A）Becauseoftheaccumulationoffundsintherealestatemarket.

     （B）Becauseoftherisinghousepricesandgovernmentbudgetdeficits.

     （C）BecauseoftheresignationoftheFinanceMinisterGordenBrown.

     （D）Becauseoftheincreaseinthenumberofthehousesbeingsold.

7.  （A）Businessconfidencewillprobablyremainunchangedforthenextyear.

     （B）BusinessconfidencewasthehighestinMaysinceApril2001.

     （C）PublishedNationalindexesshowconfidenceunchangedinGermanyandItalyandfallinginFrance.

     （D）Theindexofconfidencemayhavestayedatplus5,thehighestin3years.

8.  （A）Theywilldeliversolidearningresultsthisyear.

     （B）Theywillbreakevenattheendofthisyear.

     （C）Theypostedanotheryearoflossesduetobadloanwrite-offs.

     （D）TheyreportedmixedresultsfortheyearendedMarch31.

9.  （A）50.

     （B）100.

     （C）150.

     （D）200.

10. （A）AKoreanpatrolboatoperatedillegallyinJapanesewaters.

      （B）AKoreanfishingvesseloverturnedandthecaptainwasfatallywounded.

      （C）AJapaneseCoastGuardpatrolboatfiredteargasgrenadesataKoreanfishingvessel.

      （D）AJapanesefishingvesselwasrepeatedlyorderedtostopoperatinginKoreanwaters.

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.

11. （A）BecausetheusageoftheInternetiswidespreadnow.

      （B）BecauseInternetaddictionisgrowingoncollegecampuses.

      （C）Becausethecomputerisaccessibletoeveryoneoncollegecampuses.

      （D）BecauseInternetaddictionislessharmfulthanotheraddictions.

12. （A）ShecannotgotosleepwithoutsurfingontheNetfirst.

      （B）SheandotherpeoplearesurfingontheNetinthemiddleofthenight.

      （C）Shedoesn'tknowwhenherInternetcompulsivenessisturningintoanaddiction.

      （D）Sheisn'tsuretheexactamountoftimeisreallytheissue.

13. （A）People'sworkperformanceandschoolperformancemaybeaffected.

      （B）Peoplemaylosesocialskillsthatmakeface-to-facerelationshipssuccessful.

      （C）Peoplemaybecheatedbythosewithfalseidentities.

      （D）Peoplemayhavenotimefortakingwalksandotherleisureactivities.

14. （A）Workperformance.

     （B）Schoolperformance.

      （C）Relationships.

      （D）Mentalhealth.

15. （A）Practiceself-discipline.

      （B）Havesomesortofbalanceinlife.

      （C）Setanalarmclock.

      （D）Actuponyourfriend'sadvice.

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.

16. （A）Inthelate1940s.

     （B）Intheearly1950s.

      （C）Inthelate1950s.

      （D）Intheearly1960s.

17. （A）AbstractExpressionism.

     （B）Theartisticmovementthatimmediatelyprecededit.

      （C）Theinternalstrugglesoftheindividualartists.

     （D）Mass-producedvisualmediaandthedesignofcommonhouseholdobjects.

18. （A）AbstractExpressionismwasaverypersonalart.

      （B）AbstractExpressionismwasmoreeasilyaccessibletothemassesthanPopArt.

      （C）AbstractExpressionismreflectedadirectrelationshiptotheactualworld.

      （D）AbstractExpressionismwasalittlebitinfluencedbyPopArt.

19. （A）Todirectartfromthepersonalitiesoftheindividualartiststowardstheworld.

      （B）Toimposeaunifiedsymbolicmeaningonhiscollectionofmaterials.

      （C）Toconcentratelessontheobjectsandmoreontheimageshefound.

      （D）TosetthestageforfurtherdevelopmentinPopArt.

20. （A）Becausetheiruseoffoundobjectsandimagesfromeverydaylifewasinnovative.

     （B）Becausetheybelievedthattheseimagesreflectedtheculturalvaluesofcontemporarysociety.

      （C）Becausetheyuseeverydayobjectsfoundonthestreetasthematerialfortheirart.

      （D）Becausetheycombinedandrepeatedimagesfromprintmediatomakeonesingleartwork.

SECTION2:

LISTENINGTEST（30minutes）

Questions1-5

    Valentine'sDayistomorrow,andweareallthinkingabouttrueloveandheart-shapedchocolatecandy.Well,maybenotallofus.Someofus,actually,areconsideringthequantifiableaspectsofdivorce.InAmericatoday,some50percentofmarriagesarepredictedtoendindivorce.AndattheUniversityofWashingtoninSeattletheysaytheycantellyouexactly—well,almostexactly—whichonesthosewillbe.

    Apsychologist,amathematician,andapathologisthavedevisedwhattheycallaprovenmathematicalformulafordetectingwhichrelationshipswillgosour—therebyholdingouthopethatsuchcouplescanovercometheirproblems,andavoiddivorce."Wehavebeenabletopredictthatdivorcewillhappenbefore[itdoes].That'soldnews,"saysJohnGottman,emeritusprofessorofpsychology."Butwhatwehavenowisascientificmodelforunderstandingwhywecanpredictitwithsuchaccuracy."

    Theworkmarksthefirsttimeamathematicmodelisbeingusedtounderstandsuchdeeppersonalhumaninteractions,addsJamesMurray,professorofappliedmathematics."Itistotallyobjective.Andourpredictionofwhichcoupleswoulddivorcewithinafour-yearperiodwas94percentaccurate."Thisishowitworks:

Couplesfaceeachotheranddiscuss—eachspeakinginturn—asubjectoverwhichtheyhavedisagreedmorethanonceinthepast.Theyarewiredtodetectvariousphysiologicaldata,suchaspulserates,andthey'realsovideotaped.Asessionlastsamere15minutes.Theresearchteamwatchesandanalyzesthetapesanddata,awardingplusorminuspointsdependingonthetypeofinteractionsandaccordingtoastandardscoringsystem.Everythingisthentranslatedintoequationsandplottedonagraph,whichtheresearchershavedubbedthe"Dow-JonesIndustrialAverageformaritalconversation."Oncethisisdone,differentsituationsaresimulatedandanalyzedfromtheequationsandgraphs,andpredictionsaremade.

    Overthepast16yearsmorethan700couples（atdifferentstagesoftheirmarriages）tookpartintheresearch.Butlet'sgobackamoment.Itallstarts,say,withachataboutmothers-in-law—apparentlyoneofthehottopicsofcontentionamongcouples,alongwithmoneyandsex,accordingtoDr.Murray."Thehusbandmightsaytohiswife,'Yourmotherreallyisapainintheneck.'Well,that'saminustwopoints.Ashrug,that'sano-no——sominusone.Androlledeyes——verynegative;that'sminustwo."Ifhowever,thehusbandweretosay,"Yourmotherisapainintheneck…butsheissometimesfunny,"then,