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中级口译真题及答案
2008年3月英语中级口译真题及答案
SECTION1:
LISTENINGTEST（45minutes）
PartA:
SpotDictation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.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.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritealetteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
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.
Questions15-18
15.（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.
Questions19-22
19.（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.
Questions23-26
23.（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.
Questions27-30
27.（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
1.SentenceTranslation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5statementsinEnglish.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouheareachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
（1）
（2）
（3）
（4）
（5）
2.PassageTranslation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2paragraphsinEnglish.YouwillhearthepassagesONLYONCE.Afteryouheareachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.
（1）
（2）
SECTION2:
STUDYSKILLS（45minutes）
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,（A），（B）
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