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口译试题1
上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试
(TESTBOOK)
SECTION1:
LISTENINGTEST
(45minutes)
PartA:
SpotDictation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.
Intheearly1970's,CitibankofNewYorkCitybecameoneofthefirstfinancialinstitutionstoinstallATM'sonalargescale.Sincethen,the_______
(1)ofautomatedtellermachineshasincreaseddramatically.Atthetime,thebankhoped________
(2)theiroperatingcostsbyreplacinghumantellerswithmachines.Littledidthey_______(3)thatthecashmachineswouldbecomesosuccessful.However,asmorebanksadded_______(4)automatedservicethroughATM's,themachinesmushroomedallovertheworld.
TouseanATM,allyouneedisa_______(5)issuedbyyourbank.Yourbankmayalso_______(6)throughacreditcard,suchasMasterCardorVisa.Tobegina_______(7),youneedtoinsertthecardintoanATMandpunchinapersonalidentificationnumberonthe_______(8).ThepersonalIDnumbermayconsistof_______(9)andcanpreventanyonefromusingthecard.
TheATMnextflashesinstructionsonits_______(10)forcarryingouttransaction.Togetcash,forexample,youareinstructedto_______(11)thatindicatewhetherthemoneyshouldbewithdrawnformacheckingorasavingsaccountandthe_______(12).Thisrequestisthendisplayedonthescreen.Afteryoupressabuttonto_______(13)thattheinformationiscorrect,theATMgoesto_______(14).
Howsafe,youmayask,isbankingbyATM?
The_______(15)ismeanttopreventanyone,nomatterwhoyouare,fromusingacashcard________(16).IfyouenterthewrongIDnumberforacard,amessageonthescreenwill_______(18).Asanotherprecautionagainst_______(19),thebankgenerallylimitstheamountthatmaybewithdrawnbycashcard______(20),say,to$200.
PartB:
ListeningComprehension
1.Statements
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSERBOOKLET.
1.(A)Wedidn'tfindonequalifiedapplicant.
(B)Nobodyappliedforthejob.
(C)Onlyonepersonappliedforthejob.
(D)Weinterviewedninecandidates.
2.(A)Florencefinishedherspeechwithsomeintroductoryremarks.
(B)Florencefoundherselfmakingaspeechwhenthespeakerbecameill.
(C)Florencecamealongwithafluentintroductionabouttheeminentspeaker.
(D)Hadthespeakernotbeenill,hewouldhavemadesomeintroductoryremarks.
3.(A)Icannotfinishthereportintime.
(B)Ihatetojoininsocialactivitiesthisweekend.
(C)Ihavetoworkextratimeovertheweekend.
(D)Iwillnotattendtheboardmeetingnextweek.
4.(A)Thedirectoristoobusytoattendtoyourproposalrightnow.
(B)Thedirectorwillhelpyoureadtheproposaltomorrowmorning.
(C)Youshouldhandinyourproposalnolaterthantomorrowmorning.
(D)Youcanmakeanappointmenttoseethedirectorthenextday.
5.(A)We'llaskformoretimetofinishthefinancialplan.
(B)We'lllookformoreinformationfortheplanlaterthanexpected.
(C)I'mafraidwe'llturninthefinancialplanlaterthanexpected.
(D)We'llhavetofinishtheplanwiththematerialsavailablenow.
6.(A)TalkingtoomuchinbusinessnegotiationsleavesabadimpressionoAmericans.
(B)SilenceoftenmakesAmericansfeeluncomfortableinbusinesssituations.
(C)Americansenjoykeepingsilentinbusinessnegotiationsandemployavarietyofstrategies.
(D)Americansareratheraggressive,especiallyinbusinesssituations.
7.(A)IthinknowitisthebesttimetodobusinessinChina,thoughwehavehada50-yearrelationship.
(B)IbelievethatwecouldhavedonemorebusinesswithChinaoverthepast50years.
(C)Althoughourcompanyhasahistoryofover50years,weareunabletostartourbusinessinChina.
(D)Despiteourgoodrelationshipoverthepast50years,weneedtofindabettertimeforinvestmenthere.
8.(A)Thedirectorhasalreadysignedtheagreement.
(B)Thedirectorhasreadtheagreementforthreetimes
(C)Thedirectorisnotinandcannotsigntheagreement.
(D)Thedirectorisnotreadytosigntheagreement.
9.(A)Wecannotcompetewithourrivals,sincewehavejuststartedourbusinesshere.
(B)Wewanttohavemorecustomers,sowe'rereadytomakemorefavourableoffers
(C)Weareunabletoprovidethebestservicehere,becausewedonothaveenoughcompetitiveadvantage.
(D)Weplantomergeourcompetitorsinthisarea,aswearegrowingandhavemorecustomers.
10.(A)Adietwithmeatonlyisnotenoughforourbody.
(B)Adietwithvegetablescansometimesbeverycostly.
(C)Meatlessmealsareequallynutritiousandlessexpensive.
(D)Meatlessmealscannotprovidealltheessentialnutrients.
2.TalksandConversations
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefully,becauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandthequestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Question11--14
11.(A)Shewasfired.
(B)Shewasgivenaraise.
(C)Shegotatransfer.
(D)Shegotmarried.
12.(A)Theyboughtherabirthdaygift.
(B)Theygaveherafarewellparty.
(C)Theysurprisedherduringtheparty.
(D)Theysawheroffattheairport.
13.(A)ShewasinvitedtostaywithNancyinNewYork.
(B)Shewaswarnednottogivethesurpriseaway.
(C)Shewasunabletokeepasecret.
(D)ShewasagoodfriendofNancy's.
14.(A)Theman.
(B)Nancy.
(C)MrsSampson.
(D)Christina.
Questions15--18
15.(A)Sendinginvitationcardstoasmanypeopleaspossible.
(B)Reservingatableatleastonedayinadvance.
(C)Takingyourorderbeforeyouareseated.
(D)Keepingcalmandtalkingtoyourclients.
16.(A)Asoup.
(B)Somecolddishes.
(C)Asalad.
(D)Adrink.
17.(A)Consultthewaiteraboutthedishinquestion.
(B)Telleveryonethatyouhavecertaindietaryrestrictions.
(C)Writebeforehandtosaythatyoudon'tcareforsomedishes.
(D)Keepquietandpretendthatyouenjoythefood.
18.(A)Overyourlap.
(B)Onthechair.
(C)Undertheplate.
(D)Besidetheplate.
Questions19--22
19.(A)Inaholidaycamp.
(B)Inacaravanpark.
(C)Inahotel.
(D)Inarestaurant.
20.(A)Becausetheyhaddrivenforalongtime.
(B)Becausetheyhadbookedforanothertime.
(C)Becausetheyhadplannedtohavetheirsupperfirst.
(D)Becausetheyhadfoundabetterplacetostayin.
21.(A)Shecanavoiddoingalotoffarmwork.
(B)Shewantstostayinsomequietandpeacefulplace.
(C)Herhusbandespeciallycaresforseafood.
(D)Herchildrenenjoybuildingsandcastles.
22.(A)Inthecar.
(B)Inthelounge.
(C)Inafarm.
(D)Inaquietcorner.
Questions23--26
23.(A)InNewZealand.
(B)IntheUSA.
(C)InEngland.
(D)InJapan.
24.(A)Becausetheywanttofeelthethrillandexcitement.
(B)Becausetheyaretiredofmodern-dayuniversitylife.
(C)Becausetheyareinterestedinthescientificexperiment.
(D)Becausetheyfindthatitisthebestwaytoreduceweight.
25.(A)Jumpingintothesea.
(B)Jumpingontothecliff.
(C)Jumpingwithabodyharness.
(D)Jumpingwithalegharness.
26.(A)Beovertheageof18.
(B)Receivedueinstructions.
(C)Joinasportsclub.
(D)Payfortherubberband.
Questions27--30
27.(A)PaperResearch.
(B)ExaminationMethod.
(C)ComparativeLiterature.
(D)UniversitySeminarSystem.
28.(A)Acollegecourseinwhichnewideasandsubjectsareintroduced.
(B)Auniversityclassinwhichtopicsarediscussedamongthestudents.
(C)Asystemwhereuniversitystudentsareallowedtochoosetheirteachers.
(D)Agatheringwhereonlyteachersandstudentsofaboutthesameagecanattend.
29.(A)Theywereboring.
(B)Theyweregoodlecturers.
(C)Theyseldomaskedquestions.
(D)Theytalkedtoomuchinclass.
30.(A)Theunansweredquestionsduringthelectures.
(B)Thediscussionwiththeseriousprofessors.
(C)Theresultsofhisfinalexaminations.
(D)Thelowmarkshehadscoredduringtheterm.
PartC:
ListeningandTranslation
1.SentenceTranslation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
2.PassageTranslation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.YouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.
(1)
(2)
SECTION2:
STUDYSKILLS
(45minutes)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),toeachquestion.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthec