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上海市高级口译考试真题
上海市英语高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试
SECTION1:
LISTENINGTEST（30MINUTES）
PartA:
SpotDictation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.
Marks&Spencerhasaverygoodreputationforjobsecurityandlookingafteritsstaff,withthingslikegoodperks,_______
（1）,thatsortofthing.Dothosethingsactually_______
（2）?
Ithinkitis,itisveryimportant.Whenpeoplehavebeenworking_______（3）,andtheymayhavebeeninfromsevenoreighto’clockinthemorning,theycancomeoffthesalesfloorandcangoto_______（4）andobviouslytheycanhavetea,coffee,or_______（5）,andcanthenbuyatveryreducedrates_______（6）,iftheywantone,orarollandcheese,inpleasantenvironment,_______（7）,foodofthehighestquality,there’reareaswheretheycan_______（8）,orplaypoolorsomething,yeah,thatisveryimportantbecausetheyneed_______（9）.Atbusytimes,theyneedtogetawayfromit,theyneedtobeabletorelax.Intermsofallthe_______（10）we’vegot,thatisveryimportant,whenpeopleknowthattheywillbehavingmedicals,and_______（11）isanotherthing,obviouslythere’s_______（12）thattheywillbuywhichtheywillbeabletobuy_______（13）.ForChristmasbonus,wegiveallourgeneralstaff_______（14）whichisguaranteed,andthe_______（15）ofthat,actually,atthebusiesttimeoftheyearwhenthey’re_______（16）andworkinghard,isfantasticandtoseetheirfacesasyou_______（17）with10%oftheirsalaryinit…Ibelievetheenvironmentthatyouworkin,_______（18）thatyouworkwith,thewayyouaretreated,_______（19）,andthefactthatyourviewsarelistenedto,andyoufeelyouareconsulted,thatmakespeople_______（20）andmakesthemgetupandcometoworkinthemorning.
PartB:
ListeningComprehension
Directions:
Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
1.（A）Atraineenurse.
（B）Aresidentdoctor.
（C）AresearcherofAIDS.
（D）Anadvisortonurses.
2.（A）Theydon’tcarewhatshedoesatherjob.
（B）Theyhavebadfeelingsaboutherjob.
（C）Theythinkitisagoodjob.
（D）Theyhavenoworriesaboutthejob.
3.（A）Toisolatethemcompletely.
（B）Towatchthemcarefully.
（C）Totreatthemwithrespect.
（D）Toprovidethemwithnutritiousfood.
4.（A）SharingbodilyfluidswithanAIDSpatient.
（B）ShakinghandswithanAIDSpatient.
（C）ServingmealstoanAIDSpatient.
（D）StayingveryclosetoanAIDSpatient.
5.（A）ThemanisSusan’sadvisor.
（B）ItisnotpossibletogetAIDSfromsharingaglassofwater.
（C）ThereisahighriskofgettinginfectedwithHIVatwork.
（D）Susan’spatientwasangrywhensheworeprotectiveclothingtobringhimlunch.
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.
6.（A）TheUNSecretary-GeneralhadcancelledhistriptoEurope.
（B）TheUNSecretary-GeneralwouldvisitAsiaatalaterdate.
（C）TheUNSecretary-GeneralwoulddiscusstheUNbudgetwiththeUS.
（D）TheUNSecretary-Generalhadwithheldthedebateoverthebudget.
7.（A）BulgariaandUkraine.
（B）JapanandSouthKorea.
（C）BritainandAustralia
（D）ItalyandPoland.
8.（A）18to20.
（B）30.
（C）34.
（D）Around90.
9.（A）Nationalelections.
（B）ArrestofaU.S.missionary.
（C）Hijackingofacivilairplane.
（D）Twoseparatekidnappings.
10.（A）Relocatingpeoplefromanearthquake-proneprovince.
（B）Constructingmorepoststopredictaboutearthquakes.
（C）Economizingonelectricitynationally.
（D）Buildingahydropowerplant.0
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.
11.（A）Atalkshow.
（B）Acaseinvestigation.
（C）Asoapopera.
（D）AreportontheEastEndofLondon.
12.（A）Itshockstheaudience.
（B）Itisarealisticsituationdrama.
（C）ItisthefirstprogrammethattellsabouttheCockneywayoflife.
（D）Itdealswiththeproblemsothersimilarprogrammeshavenotdonebefore.
13.（A）Theanchorwomanoftheprogramme.
（B）Thestaractressplayingagirlinthesoapopera.
（C）ThelandladyofalocalpubintheEastEndofLondon.
（D）Theproduceroftheprogramme.
14.（A）Michelle’sbrotherranawayfromhome.
（B）Michelle’smotherhadanotherbaby.
（C）Michellemarriedthelandlordofalocalpub.
（D）Michellegotpregnantandnooneknewwhothefatherwas.
15.（A）BecauseMichelledecidedtohavethebaby.
（B）BecauseMichellemarriedalocalladshehadknownforafewyears.
（C）BecauseMichellerevealedwhowasthefatherofhernew-bornchild.
（D）BecauseMichellegotthestrengthtokeepthesecretfortherestofherlife.
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.
16.（A）Depressedanddisappointed.
（B）Tiredandsick.
（C）Sadandlonely.
（D）Confusedandfrustrated.
17.（A）Becausetheythinkpeopleareusuallyveryinterestedinsports.
（B）Becausetheyarenotinterestedinhowjetlagaffectsbusinesspeople.
（C）Becausebaseballteamswanttoknowhowtowinmoregames.
（D）Becauseitisdifficulttomeasurehowjetlagaffectsothertypesoftravelers.
18.（A）AllovertheUnitedStates.
（B）TheEasternandPacifictimezones.
（C）ThePacifictimezoneonly.
（D）Thesouthernpartofthecountry.
19.（A）Tiredness.
（B）Difficultyinthinkingclearly.
（C）Stomachaches.
（D）Headaches.
20.（A）Teamsaremorelikelytowinwhentheyplayagameathome.
（B）BeaseballteamsfromtheWestCoastwinmoregameswhentheytraveleast.
（C）Thesymptomsofjetlagarestrongerwhenapersontravelswest.
（D）Thisstudydefinitelyprovesthatjetlagcausespoorperformanceinbaseballgames.
SECTION2:
READINGTEST（30minutes）
Directions:
Inthissectionyouwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyseveralquestionsaboutit.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,（A）,（B）,（C）or（D）,toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1-5
PupilsatGCSEaretobeallowedtoabandonlearningtraditional"hard"science,
includingthemeaningoftheperiodictable,infavourof"soft"sciencesuchasthebenefits
ofgeneticengineeringandhealthyeating.Thestatutoryrequirementforpupilstolearna
sciencesubjectwillbewatereddownunderanewcurriculumintroducednextyear.There
willbenocompulsiontomastertheperiodictable--thebasisofchemistry--norbasic
scientificlawsthathaveinformedtheworkofallthegreatscientistssuchasNewtonand
Einstein.Thechanges,whichthegovernmentbelieveswillmakesciencemore"relevant"
tothe21s~century,havebeenattackedbyscientistsasa"dumbingdown"ofthesubject.In
Junethegovernmenthadtoannouncefinancialincentivestotackleashortageofscience
teachers.Academicshaveestimatedthatafifthofsciencelessonsaretaughtbyteachers
whoarenotadequatelyqualified.
Mostchildrennowstudyforthedouble-awardscienceGCSE,whichembraces
elementsofbiology,chemistryandphysics.ThisGCSEwillbescrappedandministers
haveagreedthatfromnextyearall14-year-oldswiltberequiredtolearnaboutthegeneral
benefitsandrisksofcontemporaryscientificdevelopments,inanewscienceGCSE.A
harderscienceGCSEwillalsobeintroducedasanoptionalcourse.Oneexpertinvolvedin
devisingthenewsystembelievesitwillhalvethenumberofstateschoolpupilsstudying
"hard"science.Independentschoolsandmoretalentedpupilsinthestatesectorarelikely
toshunthenewpapersinfavouroftheGCSEsintheindividualsciencedisciplinesof
physics,chemistryandbiology.Thesewillcontinuetorequirepupilstoachievean
understandingofscientificprinciples.
ThenewexamsweredevisedafterproposalsbyacademicsatKing'sCollegeLondon,
whotoldministersthatsciencelessonswereoften"dullandboring"andrequiredpupilsto
recalltoomanyfacts.Theirreportsaid:
"Contemporaryanalysesofthelabourmarket
suggestthatourfuturesocietywillneedalargernumberofindividualswithabroader
understandingofsciencebothfortheirworkandtoenablethemtoparticipateascitizensin
ademocraticsociety."
However,ProfessorColinBlakemore,chiefexecutiveoftheMedicalResearch
Council,warnedthatreducingthe"hard"sciencetaughtinschoolswouldcreateproblems.
"Icanunderstandthegovernment'smotives,"hesaid."Thereisacrisisofpublic
confidenceinsciencewhichisreducingtheprogressofpolicyonsuchissuesasnuclear
energyandstemcellresearch.Butsixth-formersarealreadyarrivingatuniversitywithout
thedepthofknowledgerequired."Othersendorsethenewapproach.ResultsatNorth
ChaddertonupperschoolinOldham--~3neof80schoolspilotingthenew"softer"GCSE,
namedTw-entyfirstCenturyScience---haveimproved.MartynOvery,theheadofscience,
said:
"Theproportiongettinghighergradesinsciencewentupfrom60%to75%.The
coursekepttheirinterest,hadmoreprojectworkandwasmorerelevam."
Aspartoftheircourse,thepupilsstudiedwhatkindoffoodtheyneededtokeepfit
andhealthy.Criticssayitisonlymarginallymoredemandingthanfollowingtheadviceof
NigellaLawson,thetelevisionche
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