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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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