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中级口译0909答案
2009.9.13中口真题答案及解析
SpotDictation
Forcenturies,peoplehavebeenfightingoverwhethergovernmentsshouldallowtradebetweencountries.Therehavebeen,andprobablyalwayswillbetwosidestotheargument.
Somepeoplearguethatjustlettingeverybodytradefreelyisbestforboththecountryandtheworld.Othersargue,thattradewithothercountriesmakesitharderforsomepeopletomakeagoodliving.
Bothsidesareatleastpartlyright.Internationaltrademattersalot.It'safactonthelifeofpeopleareenormous.Imagineaworldinwhichyourcountrydidnottradeatallwithothercountries.Imaginewhatkindofjobyouwouldbelikelytoget.Andwhatgoodsyoucouldbuyornotbuyinsuchaworld.
FortheUnitedStatesforexample,startbyimaginingthatitlivedwithoutits70billiondollarsayearinimportedoil,andcutbackonitsenergyusebecausetheremainingdomesticoilandotherenergysourcesweremoreexpensive.Producersandconsumersinotherpartsoftheeconomywouldfeelthesameiftheyweresuddenlystrippedaforeign-madegoodslikeCDplayersandclothing.
Ontheexportside,supposethatBoeingcouldsellairplanes,andfarmerscouldselltheircorpsonlywithintheUnitedStates,andthatUSuniversitiescouldadmitonlydomesticstudents.Ineachcase,therearepeoplewhogain,andpeoplewholosefromcuttingoffinternationaltrade.
Inanycase,lessormoreinternationaltradewillhavestrongaffectsonyourcareer,aswellasyourlife.Foryears,AmericancompaniesareoftenfacedwiththechoiceofbuyingAmerican-madegoodswhichareexpensive,andforeignmadegoodswhicharecheap.IfthecompanybuysAmericagoods,itmayangertaxpayersbyfeelingtokeeppriceslow.Butiftheybuyusforeigngoods,itmayendangerthejobsofAmericanworkers.
Recently,congresshaspassedalawcompilingAmericancompanieswithgovernmentcontractstogivepreferencetodomesticgoodsandservices.
Statements
1.AreyoulookingforsomeonewhocantranslatethiscontractintoPortuguese?
Whataboutournewsecretary,IhearshehadstayedinBrazilforseveralyears.
2.Findingemploymentisnoteasythesedayseveninbigcities.IfIwereyou,Iwouldbedelightedwihsuchajoboffer.
3.AlsopresentattheconferenceisDr.Madison,whowilljoinourdiscussionthisafternoontogiveanexpertviewonthecurrentsituationofglobaleconomy.
4.Ifyouintendtotrybungeejumping,mostcountriesrequirethatyoubeovertheageof18,andjoinabungeejumpingclub,orbeproperlyinstructedforthesport.
5.Keepingabusinessfirmrunningisfarmoredifficultthanstartingit.Accordingtocurrentstatistics,twothirdsofnewbusinessfirmswillfailinthefirstfiveyears.
6.Scientistsreportthathuntingoreatingwildanimalsnotonlydestroythebalanceofnature,butalsoruntheriskofbeinginfectedbyvirusfromanimals.
7.Wecanneverlearnaforeignlanguageinthesamewayasweacquireourfirst.Forevena3-year-oldchildcanhavethousandsofhoursofcontactwithhismothertongue.
8.Onceyouenrollinfullorpart-timecoursesatthiscollege,ourservicesareallfreeofcharge,exceptthatyoupay30penceacopyforanyphotocopyingmadehere.
9.IfyouhaveyettoappointanewsalesmanagerinchargeofourL.A.office,Mrs.Colemanwasbornthereandhasgoodconnections.
10.Supposethegasolinetankofyourcarholds20gallonsandyouaverage16milestothegallon,howfarcanyoudriveonatanktullofgasoline?
TalksandConversations
Q11-14
B:
HeyMary,youlookdepressed.IseverythingOK?
G:
It'smyparents.Theyarenoteasytoputupwith.Theyaresooldfashionedandtheyneverletmedoanything.Igooutatnightonlyonceinawhile,andwhenIdo,Ihavetobebackby10:
00.WhatshouldIdo?
B:
Haveyoutriedtotalktothem?
G:
Theyneverhaveanytimeforme.Mydad'sworkcomesfirst,andmymumonlysitsdownwithmewhenshewantstoshowmeofftoherfriends:
”MarrygetsstraightAs,andshemadebasketballteamthisyear!
"Er,Iwanttomoveoutandliveonmyown!
B:
Well,Igetalongwithmyparents,butwedon'tagreeallthetime.Theyworrytoomuchaboutme.IfI'mgoingaway,it'salways:
"don'tforgettocallassoonasyouarrive!
","takethismedicinewithyouincaseyougetsick”,”youmuststayawayfromdrugs."TheyknowI'mnotintothat.Theyshouldtrustme.
G:
Iguessparentsareallthesame.
11:
Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherparents?
12:
WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthewoman?
13:
Whatdothisman’sparentsoftenaskhimtodowhenheisgoingaway?
14:
Whatdoesthemanthinkhisparentsshoulddo?
Q15-18
LadiesandGentlemen,weallknowthatevenwiththeadvancesofscienceandtechnologyinourmodernsociety,itisverydifficultforustopredictanearthquake,letalone,prevented.Butpeoplehadlongagotriedeverypossiblemeanstorecordandinsomewaypredicttheoccurrenceofanearthquake.
Theworld'sfirstinstrumentforrecordingearthquakeswasinventedinChinainthesecondcenturyAD.Theinstrument,todaywewouldcallitaseismoscopewasdesignedbyaChineseastronomer,andgeographernamedZhangheng.Itwasavessellikedevicemadeofbronzeandmeasuredin6feetindiameter.
Insidetheinstrument,therewasapendulumthatwasswingfromthemovementofatrimmerthatistooweaktobefeltbyahumanbeing.Whenthependulumswung,itwillpulloneoftheattachedbars.Thebarwillopenthemouthofthedragonsculptureontheoutsideofthevessel.Andabronzeballwilldrop,andfallwithaclangintotheopenmouthofafrogsculpturebelow.Thisseismoscopecouldnotonlyrecordthemovementofanearthquake,butalsoshowfromwhichdirectionoftheearthquakecame.
InAD138,Zhanghengusedhisinventiontoannouncethatamajorearthquakehasstruck400milesnorthwestofLuoyang,theChinesecapital.Hisreportcamelongbeforemassagersonhorsebackbroughtnewsoftheearthquaketothecapitalcity.
15.Forwhatpurposewasthevessellikeseismoscopeinvented?
16.Whatisthefunctionofthependuluminsidetheinstrument?
17.Accordingtothetalk,whathappenedintheyearAD138?
18.Howwasthenewsofearthquakebroughttothecapitalcitybeforetheinventionofsuchaninstrument?
Q19-22
B:
HiBetty,nicetoseeyouagain!
Howlongagodidwetwomeetinthestudentcentre?
I'mgladthefinalexaminationsareover,andwedon'thavetostayupallnighttocramalltheacademicstuffintoourminds.
G:
Yes.I’mgladwecanbehereagaintorelax,andhavefunwithotherfellowstudents.Andnowwecanlookforwardtooursummerholiday.I'vebeenthinkingofgoingtotheStatesforsometime.
B:
IthinkitwouldbemuchbetterforyoutogoonholidayhereinEnglandthantotheUnitedStates.Tostartwith,it'salotnearer,andsoitwouldbemuchcheapertogetaround.Thatmeansyouwillhavefarmoremoneytospend.
G:
Thatmaybetrue.Butthinkingaboutwhenyougetthere.TherearemuchmoretodointheUnitedStates.Therearesomanydifferentthingstosee,andplacestogo.ImagineyoucouldgotoNewYork,SanFrancisco,theGrandCanyon,andDisneyWorld!
B:
Exactly!
DisneyWorld!
Ihavebeendreamingofgoingthereeversincemychildhood.
G:
So,youarechangingyourmind,aren'tyou?
B:
I'mstillworryingaboutthecostoftakingatriptotheStates.Meanwhile,ifyoustayhereinEngland,youcanprobablytakeupsomepart-timejobs.Thatway,youcanearnextramoneytosupportyourstudynextsemester.
G:
Maybeyouareright.I’llthinkitover,andtalkaboutitwithmyparentswhileI'mhome.Anyway,itistheywhopayformystudyhereintheuniversity.
19.Whathasthemanbeendoingrecently?
20.WhydoesthemanwantstospendhisholidayinEngland?
21.Whereisthisconversationtakingplace?
22.Attheendoftheconversation,whatdoesthewomandecidetodo?
Q23-26
Allhumansexperiencestress.Itisanecessarypartoflife.Generallyspeaking,aperson'sabilitytodealwithstressisaffectedbyhisorherfeelings,attitudeandoutlookonlife.Tostartwith,mytopicforthisweek'slectureisteenagestress.
Parentstendtothinkthattheirchildren'sadolescenceisacarefreeperiodoflife.However,studyshowthatteenagerscanexperiencethemoststressofallpeople.Theycanexperiencestressrelatedtomoney,familyproblems,self-esteem,acceptancebytheirpeers,gettingacceptedintocollege,choosingacareer,andpressuretodowellinschool,sportsorclubs.Onereasonforsuchstressisthatchildhoodhasgottenshorter,andtheperceptionofchildrenhaschanged.Withtherapidadvanceofinformationtechnology,childrencangetmessagesthatinthepast,wereprobablymeantonlyforadults.Andthedividinglinebetweenchildhoodandadulthoodceasestoexist.Childrendonotplayasmanyastheirgamesasweusedto.Andmostoftheirgamesandsportsnowadaysarethoseusuallyperformedbyadults.Youngstersareencouragedtouseadultlanguagethatwasoncenevertobeheardaroundachild.
Today,ourpeopleareundertremendouspressuretoachieveandsucceed.Itseemstomethatthehigherourlivingstandardis,themorestressourchildrenexperience.Inanycase,thewaybywhichwelivetodaydefinitelyhassomethingtodowiththeincreaseofthelevelofstress.
23.Accordingtothetalk,howwouldparentsviewtheirchildren'sadolescence?
24.Whichofthefollowingisnotastress-relatedphenomenonforteenagers?
25.Accordingtothespeaker,whatkindofmessagescanchildrengettoday?
26.Whathascontributedtotheincreaseofthelevelofstress?
Q27-30
A:
Goodafternoon,Mr.Brown.Won'tyoutakeaseat?
That'sanattractiveshirt,isthatnew?
B:
Fair