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919高译

试卷十六（2004年9月）

上海市英语高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试

SECTION1:

LISTENINGTEST（30分钟）

PartA:

SpotDictation

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.

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

Directions:

Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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:

READINGTEST（30minutes）

Directions:

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

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.

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