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月中级口译笔试真题

2008年3月中口真题

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）,（C）or（D）,toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions1-5

Lastmonth,uponhearingthataneighborhadbeenburgled,