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高级口译笔试真题及答案及解析

2011年9月18日高级口译笔试真题、答案及解析

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What’sinasurname?

Youmayask.Anewwebsiteprojecthasbeenreleased,thathelpsyoulocateyourpast.Haveyoueverwonderedwhyyourancestorsgatheredwheretheydid,orwhereotherswithyoursurnamelivenow.AresearchprojectinvestigatingthedistributionofsurnamesinBritainanswersthesequestions.Andanotherstudyhasfoundthesurnamesarestillextremelyregional.

Smith,forexample,remainsthemostcommonsurnameinBritain,usedbymorethanhalfamillionpeople.IthasexactlythesameconcentrationitalwaysdidinLerwick,intheScottishShetlandIslands.JonesistheNo.2surname,andisthemostcommonamonghillfarmersinnorthWales.

Thedatausedforthisprojectcomespartlyfromelectoralregister.AnumberofotherfilesareheldbyEx-pairing,whichisprobablyBritain'slargestcollectorofdataaboutindividuals.

There'resomeofuswhoarefairlypredictable.Campbell,forexample,asyoumightexpect,issomewhatconcentratedinthenorthernpartsofScotland,anditappearsreallybizarretobefoundsomewhereelse.

Well,with25,000namesasdifficulttogeneralize,whatyoucandoisputthemingeneralcategories,if,forexample,youlookatnameswhicharepeople'swork.Likethename,Webber,youmightfinditismuchmorecommonintheMidlandsthaninthesouthofEngland.IfyougotoWales,mostpeoplegettheirnamesfromtheirancestorsandinYorkshireforexample,alotofpeoplehavenamesbasedontheplacesthattheyoriginallylivedinoratleasttheirancestorsdid.

Well,weonlyhave25,000namesonthiswebsite,butthere'reanother50,000namesnowfoundinBritainandthey'reparticularlyinteresting,fortheyarenon-Britishnames.MostBritishnamesarefairlycommonandaboutwhatwecannowdoassuchislookforthefrequencyofallnamesfromdifferentpartsoftheworldanddifferentfaiths,religionsandlanguages.Andwhatthereisinnamesisactuallyextremelyusefulforresearchersinanthropologyandsociologymayfindalotaboutdifferentimmigrantgroupsandtheirdescendantsnowlivinginthiscountry.

评析：

这篇章通过对不列颠姓氏分布情况的分析，谈论了关于姓氏的话题。

下面是这篇听力文章出现的一些关键词，共各位考生参考。

distributionn.分布

concentrationn.集中，密度

electoralregister选民登记册

individualn.个人

predictableadj.可预测的

bizarreadj.奇怪的

generalizev.概括总结

frequencyn.频率

anthropologyn.人类学

descendantn.后代

ListeningComprehension1

W：

Wehearduptherethatifyouareturneddownthefirsttime,youtryandpersevere,butIcan’timaginegoingbacktoabossafteryouhavebeenturneddown.

M：

Don’tgiveup.It’ssoimportantnottogiveup.Thefirstthingthatyouwannadoistrytounderstandwhatthesituationis,engageinsomecandidconversation.Iunderstandthatyouweren’thappywithmyproposaloryouarenotabletoapproveitatthistime.Tellmewhatsomeofyourconcernsare,becauseaskingforachangeinscheduleisoftenaboutnegotiation.So,maybewecancomeupwithsometypeofalternativeormiddleground,andifthat’snotpossiblerightnow,let’ssetatimetableforwhenwecanrevisitit,becausewhat’snotpossibletoday,couldbeplausiblein3or6monthsfromnow,becausecircumstancesandattitudeschange.Sodon’tgiveup.

W：

Right!

Youdon’thavetobeapest.

M：

That’sright.

W：

Butjustdon’tgiveupquietly.OK.Wehearbossessaying,”Ican’thavepeoplejustwakeuponedayandsay,‘Ineedmoretimeoff’”,whataretheyreallysaying?

M:

That’sright.Youcan’twalkinandjustmakethosedemands.Thebottomlineisbossesreallydowantustobehappy,butnotattheexpenseofproductivity.Andanytypeofachangeinschedule,anytypeofflexibility,really,isanaccommodation,notanentitlement,andsoitdoesn’tmatterwhyIamasking,whetherit’s“Iamamom,andIneedmoretimewithmykids.”or“Iamadadwhowantstocoachasoccerteam.”Itdoesn’tmatterwhatmyreasonsareforasking.IhavetobeabletoconvincethebossthatI’mgonnaproduceresults.

W:

That’soneofthesereasonsyoushouldsayoverandoveragain.Don’tgoinwiththepressingproblem.Goinwiththepressingsolution.

M:

Solutionsreallyareyourwaytovictory,notalways.Butyouaredefinitelynotgonnasucceed,ifyougoinwithalaundrylistofproblems.IfIcomeandIsay:

“I’msosickofmycommute.Ireallyhavetoworkfromhomeonedayaweek.”

W:

Butmaybethemostskepticismraisedbybossesisaboutthefactthatyou’rereallygonnadoasmuchorevenmorework.Howdoyouconvinceyourbossthatyoumeanitthatmoreworkwillbedone.Howdoyouconvinceandthenshowthem.

M:

Offerbenchmarks.It’sthebestsolutionthatyoucanprovide.BecauseyouaregonnasayhereistheproposalthatIhave.Andhereishowwe’regonnameasuretheresults.BecauseIknowresultsareimportanttoyou,andareimportanttome,too.Somaybewe’regonnahaveaconversationfor50minuteseverytwoweeks.Sothatweunderstandhowtheflowofcommunicationisworking.Andifyouarenothappy,orI’mnothappy,wehavetheabilitytomakechangesalongtheway.

W:

Right.

M:

Flexibilityisthekey.Intermsofgettingthesespecialaccommodations,becauseImightsayIwanttoworkfromhomeeveryFriday.Butyouknowwhat?

Ifthereisapressingbusinessneed,Iwillswapdays.IwillbehereonthatFriday，andsobeingflexiblewiththisarrangement,withthisproposechangeofschedule.Hopesyougetcontrolofyourlife,andkeepthebosshappy.

Q1Whatarethetwopeopletalkingabout?

Q2Whatisthebottomlineforthebossesonthematteraccordingtotheman?

Q3Whatisthebestsolutiontotheissuebeingdiscussedintheconversation?

Q4Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtotheconversation?

Q5Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakersmostprobably?

NEWS

Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.

HustonUSA

FederalAuthoritieshaveshutdowndozensofwebdomainsaspartofacrackdownontraffickingincounterfeitgoodsorcopyrightworks.Internetusersareattemptingtoaccessthewebsitesnowaregreetedbyanoticethatthesiteshavebeenseizedbythedepartmentofhomelandsecurities,immigrationandcustomersenforcement.Thecoordinatedfederal-runenforcementoperationtargetedonlineretailersofadiversearayofcounterfeitgoods,includingsportsequipment,shoes,handbagsandsunglasses,aswellasillegalcopiesofcopy-rightedDVDboxsets,musicandsoftware.Thejusticedepartmentsaidthecrackdowninvolvedtheseizureof82sites.TwelveofthecaseswereinvestigatedbytheHuston-basedagencywithhomelandsecurityinvestigations.Butmostofthesitesarebasedoverseas,particularlyinEastAsiaaccordingtotheHustonofficeofhomelandsecurityinvestigations.

KingBalia,Australia.

SouthAfricaandAustraliahavesaidthenextmanagingdirectoroftheInternationalMonetaryFundshouldbeappointedonmeritandnotnationality.ThepenalsaythecurrentappointmentsystemunderminestheIMF’slegitimacy.ThebodyhasalwaysbeenheadedbyaEuropeanandUKchancellorGeorgeAsbornhasbackedChristianLegard,FrenchEconomyMinisterforthepost.ThepositionisvacantafterDominic’sDrownsconresignedlastweek.Sohecouldfightsexualassaultcharges.Fortoolong,theIMF’slegitimacyhasbeenunderminedbyaconventiontoapointedseniormanagementonthebasisoftheirnationality.AustralianTreasureWanSwornandSouthAfricanFinanceMinisterProvenGordonsealedajointstatement.Inordertomaintaintrust,credibilityandlegitimacyintheeyesofitsstatecoders,theremustbeanopenandtransparentselectionprocess,whichresultsinthemostcompetentpersonbeingappointedasmanagingdirectorregardlessoftheirnationality.

CarboAfghanistan

SuicidebomberswieldingmachinegunshavestormedagovernmentbuildingineasternAfghanistan,officialssay.Initialreportssayatleastthreegunmenwearingsuicidevestsshottheirwayintothetrafficpoliceheadquartersinacoastcity.Securityforceshavesurroundedthecompoundandthegunbattlehastakenplace,policesay.Atleastonepersonisreportedtohavebeenkilled.TheattackcomesadayafterasuicidebombinginCabulkilledatleastsix.Inthelatestattack,aguardwaskilledintheinitialassaultwhichhappenedabovefiveo’clockonSunday,sothearmycommanderforacoastprovince.Theprovincialpolicechieftoldlocalnewsagencythattherewerethreeotherpoliceofficerswhohadbeenwounded.TheTalibansaiditcarriedouttheattack.

Wonden,UK

Thefirstservicethatallowsuserstopayforpurchases,theothermobilephonehasbeenlaunchedintheUK.Userswishingtousethesystemdon’tquicktapwhileneedallrangeandBarklycardaccountsaswellasahandsetsetupforcontactlesspayments.TheideaofthemobilewalletisgainingpopularityaroundEurope.HavingawalletonmyphonehasmadeitmuchmoreconvenienttomakepurchasesonthemoveandIlikethatitallowsmetokeeptrackofwhatI’mspendingasIgo,saidDavidChen,ChiefExecutiveofBarklycardconsumer.Laterthissummer,userswillalsobeabletousetheservicetopaythetollontheelsesixmotorway.

RicyWeke,Iceland

TheIcelandicauthoritieshaveimposedalocalflightbanafterthecountry’smostactivevolcanoGreensvotonbeganerupting.Aplumeofsmokewasintwelvemilesintotheskyfromthevolcano.ButIcelandMetrologicalofficesaystheeruptionshouldnotcausewidespreaddisruptiontoairtraffic.Lastyear,ashcloudsfromanotherIcelandicvolcanoledtotheclosureofalargesectionofEuropeanairspace.Governmentsfearthatashparticlescouldcauseaircraftenginestofailandtheclosurecostchaostoairtravellers.TheIcelandiccivilaviationautho