高级口译笔译真题及答案.docx

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高级口译笔译真题及答案

2009年3月高级口译笔译真题及答案

PartA:

SpotDictation

Directions：

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankwiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE

WhenAmericansthinkabouthunger,weusuallythinkintermsofmassstarvationinfar-awaycountries.Buthungertoooftenlurks                   

（1）.In2006,35.1millionpeople,including                

（2）children,intheUnitedStatesdidnothaveaccesstoenoughfoodforanactivehealthylife.Someoftheseindividualsreliedonemergencyfoodsourcesand                 （3）.

Althoughmostpeoplethinkofhungypeopleandhomelesspeopleasthesame,theproblemofhungerreaches.__________________（4）.Whilethenumberofpeoplebeinghungryor_______________（5）maybesurprising,itisthefacesofthosehungyindividualsthatwouldprobably___________________（6）.

Thefaceofhungeris__________________（7）whohasworkedhardfortheirentirelivesonlytofindtheirsavings_________________（8）;orasinglemotherwhohastochoosewhetherthesalaryfrom______________（9）willgotobuyfoodorpayrent;orachildwhostrugglesto________________（10）becausehisfamilycouldn'tafforddinnerthenightbefore.ADecember2006surveyestimatedthat______________（11）thoserequestingemergencyfoodassistancewereeitherchildrenortheirparents.

Children_____________（l2）toliveinhouseholdswheresomeoneexperienceshungerandfoodinsecuritythanadults._________________（13）comparedtooneinfivechildrenliveinhouseholdswheresomeonesuffersfromhunger__________________（14）.

ChildpovertyismorewidespreadintheUnitedStatesthanin_____________（l5）;atthesametime,theU.S.govemmentspendslessthananyindustrializedcountryto____________________（l6）.

Wehavelongknownthatthe______________（l7）ofsmallchildrenneedadequatefood___________（l8）.Butscienceisjustbeginningtounderstandthefullextentofthisrelationship.Aslateasthel980s,conventionalwisdomheldthatonlythe_______________（l9）actuallyalterbraindevelopment.Thelatestempiricalevidence,however,showsthatevenrelativelymildunder-nutrition______________（20）inchildrenwhichcanlastalifetime.

PartB:

ListeningComprehension

Directions:

Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.Nowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthe

correspondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconvetsation.

l.（A）Herpursewasstolenonthemetro.

（B）Herhomewasbrokenintowhenshewasvacationing.

（C）Shewasrobbedonherwayhome.

（D）Shewasattackedbytwokidsonthestreet.

2.（A）Lastweek.       （B）Onasummerday    （C）Towardsevening.     （D）Lateatnight.

3.（A）Fourdollars.      （B）Thirtydollars.       （C）Fortydollars.        （D）Threehundreddollars.

4.（A）Shehailedataxi. （B）Shejustwenthome.  （C）Shereportedthecrime. （D）Shephonedherbestfriend.

5.（A）Theyneedprosecuting.

（B）Theyhavetobepunished.

（C）Theyshouldgetsupervision.

（D）Theymustbeheldresponsible.

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowinghews.

6.（A）ANATOnavalforcehassuccessfullyreducedpirateattacksinthatregion.

（B）AUNresolutionhasbeenpassedtostemtheupsurgeinpirateattacksonshipping

（C）SeveralAfricancountrieshavejoinedhandgtopatrolthecoast.

（D）AnEUteamofwarshipsandaircraftwillstartitsanti-piracyoperations.

7.（A）ToresumeatalkonimprovingitsrelationswithIndia.

（B）TocooperatefullywithIndiainlookingintotheterroristattacks.

（C）Toactswiftlytoarrestthe10militantswhorampagedthroughMumbai.

（D）Toquickenthe5-year-oldpeaceprocessbetweenthetwonuclearrivals.

8.（A）ToseekthetemporarysuspensionofParliament.

（B）Tosignadealwiththeoppositionparties.

（C）ToformacoalitiongovemmentwiththeLiberals.

（D）Totacklethefalloutfromthefillancialcrisis.

9.（A）PresidentArroyohasescapedanattemptbytroopstoseizepower.

（B）Philippinelawmakershavevotedtounseatthecurrentpresident.

（C）AnimpeachmentcomplaintagainstPresidentArroyowasthrownout.

（D）Amajorityoflawmakersaregoingtoabstaininvotingovertheimpeachment.

10.（A）$8billion.   （B）$22bil1ion.     （C）$36.9billion.   （D）$39bi1lion.

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview

11.（A）Professionsandwaysweactuallywear

（B）Trendsandfashionsinclothing.

（C）Fashiondesigning.

（D）Psychologyclothing.

12.（A）Anawarenessofimpressingothers.

（B）Anurgetolooksmartandtrendy.

（C）Aconsciousactofindicatingindividualtaste.

（D）Ageneralfeelingofinsecurity.

13.（A）Peop1ewhoareabsorbedbyotherthings.

（B）Peoplewhoaresociableandoutgoing.

（C）Peoplewithanaggressivepersonality

（D）Peoplewithapreferenceforlightcolors.

l4.（A）Thecolorsofone'sclothing.

（B）Thelengthoftrousersonewears.

（C）Stickingtogreyordarksuits.

（D）Wearingoutrageousclothing,

15.（A）Younghairdrssers.   （B）Popmusicfans.  （C）Minoritygroups.    （D）Ageingpopstars.

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.

l6.（A）ParticipatinginIntemetchats.

（B）Writingandreceivingemailmessages.

（C）Purchasingthingsonline.

（D）Doingresearchbyclickingamouse.

l7.（A）BecausetheIntemetbindsfewerpeopletogetherthanweactuallyneed.

（B）BecausethehyperlinksoftensendustocommercialWebsites.

（C）BecausetheWebcan'talwaysshowclearlyhowtogetwherewewant.

（D）BecausetheWebisoftenadatabaseorganizedforcommercialpurposes.

18.（A）Theinconvenienceofplacingorders.

（B）Thedroppingoutrateofonlineshoppers.

（C）Timewastedinfillingoutinformation.

（D）Issuesrelatedtoprivay.

l9.（A）Theyarebecomingsociallyisolated.

（B）60percentofthemspendlesstimewithfamilyandfriends.

（C）HowlongtheystayontheWebisthemostfrequentcausefordivorce.

（D）Theynolongerhaveclosefriendsastheyusedtodo.

20.（A）Computersofferaperfectsystemforworkandcommunications.

（B）TheeffectsoftheInternetonourlivesarestilldebatable.

（C）TheIntemethasrevolutionizedthewaywedothings.

（D）Wecangetinformation,productsandfriendsquicklywiththeIntemet.

SECTION2:

READINGTEST

（30minutes）

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyseveralquestionsaboutit.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer（A）,（B）,（C）or（D）,toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET

Questions1--5

"Theytreatuslikemules,"theguyinstallingmywasherte1lsme,hiseyesnarrowingashewipeshishands.Ihadjustcomplimentedhimandhispartneronthespeedandassuranceoftheirwork.Heexplainsthatit'srarethatcustomersspeaktohimthisway.Iknowwhathe'stalkingabout.Mymotherwasawaitressallherlife,incoffeeshopsandfast-pacedchainrestaurants.Itwashardwork,butshelikedit,liked"beingamongthepublic,"asshewouldsay.Butthatworkhaditssting,too—thecustomerwhowouldtreatherlikeaservantor,herbiggestcomplaint,likeshewasnotthatbright.

There'salessonhereforthispoliticalseason:

thesubtleandnot-so-subtleinsultsthatblue-collarandserviceworkersendureaspartoftheirworkinglives.Andthoseinsultsoftenhavetodowithintelligence.

WeliketothinkoftheUnitedStatesasaclasslesssociety.ThebeliefineconomicmobilityiscentraltotheAmericanDream,andweprideourselvesonourspiritofegalitarianism.Butwealsohaveatroublingstreakofaristocraticbiasinournationaltemperament,andonewayitmanifestsitselfisintheassumptionswemakaboutpeoplewhoworkwiththeirhands.Workingpeoplesensethisbiasandreacttoitwhentheyvote.Thecornmonpoliticalwisdomisthathot-buttonsocialissueshavedrivenblue-collarvotersrightward.Butthereareotherculturaldynamicsatplayaswell.AndDemocratscanbeasoblivioustothesedynamicsasRepub1icans——thoughtheGrandOldPartydidappea1totheminSt.Paul.

Let'sgobacktothosetwomeninstallingmywasheranddryer.Theydoalotofheavyliftingquickly——minewasthefirstofl5deliveries——andefficientlytoavoidinjuryBetweenthemthereisongoingcommunication,verbalandnonverbal,tocoordinatethelift,negotiatethetighfit,moveinrhythmwitheachother.Andal1thewhile,theyareweighingoptions,makingdecisionsandso1vingproblems——aswhenmynewdryerdidn'tmatchupwiththegasoutlet.

Thinkaboutwhatagoodwaitresshastodointhebusyrestaurant:

rememberordersandmonitorthem,attendtoadynamic,quicklychangingenvironment,prioritizetasksandmanagetheflowofwork,makedecisionsonthefly.There'sthecarpenterusinganumberofmathematica1concepts—symmetryproportion,congruence,thepropertiesofangles——andvisualizingtheseconceptswhilebuildingacabinet,aflightofstairs,orapitchedroof

Thehairstylist'spracticeisamixoftechnique,knowledgeaboatthebiologyofhair,aestheticjudgment,andcommunicationskill.Themechanic,electrician,andplumberaretroubleshootersandproblemsolvers.Eventheroutinizedfactoryfloorcal1sforworkingsmarts.Whenhasanyofthismadeitswayintoourpol