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xx市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试

上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试

　　口译资料无限网试卷十六（20XX年9月）

　　SECTION2:

STUDYSKILLS（50minutes）

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,（A）,（B）,（C）or（D）,toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions1-5

　　LastyearmorethanamillionandahalfforeigntouristsvisitedtheUnitedStates.Inordertounderstandinterculturalproblemsbetter,andperhapstofindwaystoimprovetheAmericanimageabroad,areporterrecentlyinterviewedsomeofthesevisitorsastheywereleavingtoreturnhome.HeespeciallywantedtofindouttheirfirstimpressionsoftheUnitedStates,whatplacestheymostenjoyedvisiting,andsomeoftheirlikesanddislikes.

　　Asfarasfirstimpressionsareconcerned,almostalloftheforeignerswereimpressedbythetremendoussizeofthecountry.TheUnitedStates,ofcourse,isalargecountry.ThedistancebetweenSanFranciscoandNewYorkisaboutthesameasthatbetweenGibraltarandBaghdad.Indeed,theentireMediterraneanSeacouldeasilyfitwithinthecountry'sborders.Evenexpectingthis,foreignerswhovisittheUnitedStatesforthefirsttimeareoverwhelmedbythevastdistances.Apparentlytobebelieved,suchdistanceshavetobetraveld.

　　Theforeignvisitorswerealsoimpressedbytherangeofclimateandthevarietyofsceneryinthecountry.Manywereamazedtodiscoverthat,inthesameday,theycouldtravelfromthesnowycoldofNewEnglandwintertothesunnywarmthofFloridasunshine.EveninthesinglestateofCalifornia,theycouldfindsandybeaches,rockyshores,tropicalvegetation,hotdrydeserts,redwoodforests,andtoweringsnow-cappedmountains.

　　TheywerealsoimpressedbytheinformalfriendlinessofAmericans.Whetheronbuses,trains,planes,oratvacationorscenicresorts,therevisitorsgenerallyagreedthattheyhadbeengreetedwarmly.Ontheotherhand,somereportedthathotelclerks,waiters,andtaxidriverswereoftenunsympathetic,impatient,andrude.ThemostxxmonxxplaintofallwasthatsofewAmericanscanspeakanylanguagebutEnglish,andsomeforeignvisitorsclaimedthattheyhaddifficultyunderstandingtheAmericanaccent.

　　1.Whatdoes\…\（A）ThedistancebetweenSanFranciscoandNewYork.（B）Thevastnessofthecountry.

　　（C）ThesizeoftheMediterraneanSea.（D）Thecountry'sborders.

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　　WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage（A）NewEnglandwintersarecold.（B）Sometaxidriversareimpolite.

　　（C）Theisapopularplacefortourists.（D）Hotelstaffareoftensympathetic.NewEnglandislocated_______.（A）inthesouthwestoftheUS（B）tothesouthofCalifornia（C）inthenortheastoftheUS（D）tothewestofFlorida

　　Whatmadethemostnegativeimpressiononforeignvisitors（A）Thecountry'svastness.

　　（B）TheinformalfriendlinessofAmericans.

　　（C）ThefactthattheAmericanaccentishardtounderstand.

　　（D）ThefactthatnotmanyAmericanscanspeakaforeignlanguage.Theoverallpurposeofthispassageisto_______.

　　（A）demonstratetheculturaldifferencesbetweenAmericaandEurope（B）indicatewaystoimprovetheAmericanimageabroad

　　（C）describethegeneralimpressionofforeignvisitorsonAmerica（D）criticizesomebehaviorsofAmericantaxidrivers

　　Questions6-10

　　Amillionmotoristsleavetheircarsfullupwithpetrolandwiththekeysintheignitioneveryday.Thevehiclesaresittinginpetrolstationswhiledriverspayfortheirfuel.TheAutomobileAssociation（AA）hasdiscoveredthatcarsareleftunattendedforanaveragethreeminutes—andsometimesconsiderablylonger—asdriversbuydrinks,sweets,cigarettesandotherconsumeritems—andthenpayatthecashtill.Withpaymentbythecreditcardmoreandmorexxmon,itisnotunusuallyforadrivertobeoutofhiscarforaslongassixminutes,providingthecarthiefwithagoldenopportunity.

　　InanexclusiveAAsurvey,carriedoutatabusygarageonamainroadoutofLondon,300motoristswerequestionedoverthreedaysoftheholidayperiod.Twentyfourpercentadmittedthatthey'always'or'sometimes'leavethekeysintheircar.Thismeansthatnationwide,amillioncarsdailybexxeeasytargetsfortheopportunistthief.

　　Formorethantenyearstherehasbeenabiggerriseincarcrimethaninmostothertypesofcrime.Anaverageofmorethantwocarsaminutearebrokeninto,vandalizedorstolenintheUK.Carcrimeaccountsforalmostathirdofallreportedoffenceswithnosignsthatthetrendisslowingdown.

　　Althoughtherearehighlyprofessionalcriminalsinvolvedincartheft,almost90percentofcarcrimeisxxmittedbytheopportunist.Amateurthievesareaidedbyourowncarelessness.WhenAAengineerssurveyedontowncentercarparklastyear,tenpercentofthecarscheckedwereunlocked,afigurebackedbyaHomeOfficenationalsurveythatfound12percentofdriverssometimeslefttheircarsunlocked.TheAArexxmendslockingupwheneveryouleave

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　　thecar—andforhowevershortaperiod.Apartiallyopensun-rooforwindowisafurtherxxe-ontothieves.

　　Therearemanyothertrapstoavoid.TheHomeOfficehasfoundlittleawarenessamongdrivesaboutsafeparking.Mostmotoristsquestionedmadenoeffortstoavoidamongdrivesaboutsafeparking.Mostmotoristsquestionedmadenoeffortstoavoidparkinginquietspotsawayfromstreetlights—justtheplacesthieveslove.TheAAadvisesdriverstoparkinplaceswithpeoplearound—thievesdon'tlikeaudiences.Leavingvaluablesinviewisaninvitationtothecriminals.AManchesterProbationaryServiceresearchproject,whichinterviewedalmost100carthieveslastyear,foundmanywouldinvestigateacoatthrownonaseat.Neverleaveanydocumentsshowingyourhomeaddressinthecar.Ifyouhaveagarage,useitandlockit—agaragecarisatsubstantiallylessrisk.

　　6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue

　　（A）Theuseofcreditcardsmayincreasetheriskofcartheft.（B）Itisadvisedthatthedriverstakecarkeyswiththem.（C）Mostcarsarestolenbyprofessionalthieves.

　　（D）TheAAadvisesthatmotoristsleavetheircarslocked.

　　7.Whereinthepassagedoestheauthormentionleavingvaluablesinviewisaninvitationto

　　thecriminals

　　（A）Thefirstparagraph.（B）Thesecondparagraph.（C）Thethirdparagraph.（D）Thelastparagraph.

　　8.ThecartheftisduetoallofthefollowingEXCEPT_______.（A）people'scarelessness

　　（B）unawarenessofsafeparking（C）coatleftonthecarseat（D）poorqualityofacarlock

　　9.Inordertopreventcartheft,peoplearerexxmendedto_______.（A）parkcarsinquietplaces（B）useagarageandlockit

　　（C）leaveasparecarkeyathome（D）bexxeamemberofAA

　　10.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto_______.（A）analysethecartheftriseinBritain（B）reportthesurveyresultsbyAA

　　（C）suggestthewaystoinvestigatecartheft（D）xxparecarcrimewithothertypesofcrime

　　Questions11-15

　　TravellersarrivingatHeathrowairportthisyearhavebeenmetbythesmelloffreshly-cutgrass,pumpedfromadiscreetcornerviaan'aromabox',amachinewhichblowswarm,scented

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　　airintotheenvironment.Itcanscenttheareaofanaveragehighstreetshopwiththesmellofthechocolate,freshly-cutgrass,orseabreezes,infactanysyntheticodoursthatcanbemadetosmellliketherealthing.

　　Heathrow'smoveinto'sensory'marketingisthelatestinalonglineofattemptsbybusinessestousesensorypsychology—thescientificstudyoftheeffectsofthesensesonourbehaviourtohelpsellproducts.Marketingpeoplecallthis'atmospherics'—usingsoundsorsmellstomanipulateconsumerbehaviour.OnValentine'sDaytwoyearsagothechainofchemist'sSuperdogscentedoneofitsLondonshopswithchocolate.Thesmellofchocolateissupposedtohavetheeffectofreducingconcentrationandmakingcustomersrelax.'Chocolateisassociatedwithlove',saidamarketingspokeswoman,'wethoughtitwouldgetpeopleinthemoodforromance.'Shedidnotreveal,though,whetherthesmellactuallymadepeoplespendmoremoney.

　　However,researchintocustomersatisfactionwithcertainscentedproductshasclearlyshownthatsmalldoeshaveaxxmercialeffect,thoughofcourseitmustbeanappropriatesmell.Inasurvey,customersconsideredalemon-scenteddetergentmoreeffectivethananotherscentedwithcoconutdespitethefactthatthedetergentusedinbothwasidentical.Ontheotherhand,acoconut-scentedsuntanlotionwasratedmoreeffectivethatalemon-scentedone.AresearchgroupfromWashingtonUniversityreportedthatthesmellofmintororangesprayedinastoreresultedincustomersratingthestoreasmoremodernandmorepleasantforshoppingthanotherstoreswithoutthesmell.Customersalsoratedthegoodsonsaleasbetter,andexpressedastrongerintentiontovisitthestoreagaininthefuture.

　　Musictoohaslongbeenusedinsupermarketsformarketingpurposes.Supermarketsareaware,forexample,thatslowmusiccausescustomerstostaylongerintheshop（andhopefullybuymorethings）.AtLeicesterUniversitypsychologistshavefoundthataspecifickindofmusiccaninfluenceconsumerbehaviour.InasupermarketFrenchwinesoldattherateof76%xxparedto20%GermanwinewhenFrenchaccordionmusicwasplayed.ThesamethinghappenedinreversewhenGermanBierkellermusicwasplayed.InoneAmericanstudypeopleevenbou