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3笔试
2001.3月
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,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblendsinit.Fillineachoftheblendswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.
YouhavebeenatFurnellUniversityfortwoweeksnow.Asusual,youneedenoughtimeto_____________
(1).Youalsowanttospendtimewithnewfriendsand______________
(2).But,afterthefirsttwoweeksofclasses,youhaveprobablyconcludedthatthereisn'tenoughtimeto_____________(3),becauseyoualsohavetoattendclasses,gotolabs,doassignments_____________(4).
Soonyouwillbeinasituationforituntil3a.m.Youalsohaveaneighto'clock._____________(6)andskiptheeighto'clockclass?
Tosomeextenttheanswerdependson_____________(7).Someinstructorsannouncethat_____________(8).Inthatcaseyoureallyshouldgotoclass.Somedon'tsayanything.Inthatcaseyouhavetodecide._____________(9)itisbettertostayinbedandsleepthantogetsotiredyoucannotthink.However,itisnotagoodideatoskipclass_____________(10).
Ifyouhavetoskipaclass,askanotherstudentfortheclassnotes,_____________(11).Also,cometothenextclassprepared.Ifyoumissclass_____________(12),telltheinstructorafterward.Heorshemayletyou_____________(13).Ifyouhaveanimportantappointment,telltheinstructoraboutit_____________(14).
Hereisanotherproblem.Youtookthequiz.Evenafterstudyingveryhard,youcouldnotanswerallthequestions._____________(15)youalwaysgoteveryanswerright.Whatwentwrong?
Nothing.Highschoolworkiseasy,soagoodstudentissupposedto_____________(16).Incollegetheteacherwantstochallengeeventhebeststudents.Therefore,almostnobody_____________(17).
Butmaybethereweresomevery_____________(18)inthatcourseyoudon'tunderstand.Goseetheteacherduring_____________(19).Mostteacherswillgladlyexplainthingsagain.Ofcourse,theywillnotbepleasedto_____________(20)tosomeonewhoskippedclass.
Maybeyoureallyshouldgetupforthateighto'clockclass!
PartB:
ListeningComprehension
Directions:
Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
1.(A)Anarticleaboutthechancesofpromotionforteachers.
(B)Asurveyonthebehaviourofschoolboysandgirls.
(C)Areportwrittenbythelocaleducationauthority.
(D)Aresearchintothedifferencesinteachingbetweenmaleandfemaleteachers.
2.(A)Aprimaryschooloflowqualityinteaching.
(B)Aschoolformentallyretardedchildren.
(C)Aspecialschoolforproblemchildren.
(D)Asectionoftheschoolforchildrenbetweentheagesofthreeandseven.
3.(A)Becausethesocietyasawholeismainlymade-oriented.
(B)Becauseboysarebroughtuptobemoreambitiousthangirls.
(C)Becausemaleteachershavefewerhouseholdchorestodo.
(D)Becausefemaleteachersconsiderthemselveslessfitforadministration.
4.(A)Toassumegreaterresponsibilitiesforrunningtheschool.
(B)Togetrapidpromotion.
(C)Tostayasaclassroomteacher.
(D)Toteachmoreseniorclasses.
5.(A)Therearemorewomenteachersthanmenteachersprimaryeducation.
(B)Thewomanwouldliketobeaheadmistressoftheschool.
(C)Thewomanisconsideringatransfer.
(D)Boysareneverbroughtuptobemoreambitiousthangirls.
Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.
6.(A)Manyoppositionpartysupportersdemonstratedoutsidethepartyheadquarters.
(B)Theannualparliamentsessioncametoaclose.
(C)TheCongressPartyreelecteditsnewpresident.
(D)TheformerPrimeMinisterwasassassinatedbyadissident.
7.(A)13.(B)24.
(C)40.(D)41.
8.(A)Aterroristattackhadrecentlybeenlaunchedagainstagovernmentbuilding.
(B)USmilitaryinterventionwaswidelyreportedtostartsoon.
(C)Aguerrillawarbrokeoutinsoutheasternjungles.
(D)Peacetalkswerestoppedbetweenthegovernmentandthecountry'stoprebelgroup.
9.(A)Toissueastatementtodenouncegenocideandwarcrimes.
(B)Tosetupapermanentcriminalcourttopunishheinouscrimes.
(C)Toratifyatreatyestablishinganinternationalcriminalcourt.
(D)Toappealtoothercountriestosignupthetreaty.
10.(A)Tostopimportingmeatfromcountriesinfestedwithmadcowdisease.
(B)Todestroyallmeatandbonemealusedinmanufacturinganimalfeed,
(C)Totakemeasurestocopewiththeshortageofanimalfeedcausedbydrought.
(D)Toimport1milliontonsofanimalfeedfromothercountries.
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.
11.(A)Anactress.(B)Asinger.
(C)Adancer.(D)Anair-hostess.
12.(A)9-to-5officeclerk.(B)Taxidriver.
(C)Architect.(D)Executive.
13.(A)Thewomandoesn'tlookafterhervoice.
(B)Talkingandlaughingcandamageyourvoiceasmuchassinging.
(C)Talkingslowlyhelpsprotectyourvoice.
(D)Thewomanoccasionallyworksweekends.
14.(A)Becauseshehadtostayatthestudiountilverylate.
(B)Becauseshehadforgottenabouttheappointment.
(C)Becauseshedoesn'tlikeheroldfriendsanymore.
(D)Becausesheisrarelypunctualforadinnerparty.
15.(A)Familylifeofanartist.
(B)Thewoman'sambitionsinherprofession.
(C)Somethingrelatedtoamusiccareer.
(D)Whatthecriticshavesaidaboutthevocalist.
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.
16.(A)250,000.(B)350,000.
(C)3,000,000.(D)3,500,000.
17.(A)Thedemolitionofmoreandmorelow-incomehousing.
(B)Therisingcostofbuyingorrentingahouse.
(C)Arapidincreaseofunemploymentrate.
(D)Alargenumberofimmigrantsmovingintothiscountry.
18.(A)Over60percentofthemaresinglemotherswithsmallchildren.
(B)Around20percentofthemarementallyill.
(C)Thesepeopleusuallyhavealargefamily.
(D)Thetypical“streetperson”isawhitemalewithapoorly-paidjob.
19.(A)Becausethegovernmentistooshortoffundtoprovidesufficientcheaphousing.
(B)Becausepeopleareindifferent,payingnoattentiontotheproblemsofothers.
(C)Becausepeoplewhoareconcernedjustdon'tknowhowtohelpthehomeless.
(D)Becausethe“me-generation”areconcernedonlywiththeirownaffairsandinterests.
20.(A)Toknowthehomelessandunderstandhowtheybecamethatway.
(B)Tolaunchanall-outwaronpovertynation-wide.
(C)Toprovidemoreaffordablehousing.
(D)Todonatetothehousingfund.
SECTION2:
READINGTEST(30minutes)
Directions:
Inthissectionyouwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyseveralquestionsaboutit.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A),(B),(C),(D),toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1~5
AleakedBarclaysBankdocumentrevealsthatorganizationhasbecomeabywordforcorporategreedexplainswhyconsumershateitsomuch.Drawnupafterunprecedentedpublicrelationsdisasters,the25-pagedossiertellshowoneofBritain'sbiggestandmostvaluablebrandnamesbecamesullied.Itsaystheattempttointroducecashmachinechargesandthedecisiontoclose170ruralbranchesthisyearmarkedthestartofanannushorribilis.
Itconcludesthatthebank'sbrandnamenowsymbolises“acultureofgreed”andconsumersrightlyregardmanyofitsproductsas“substandardandexpensive”.ThesecretreportwasorderedbyMatthewBarrett,Barclays’chiefexecutive,whowasappointedjustbeforethetroublestartedandhasbodyguardstoprotecthimwhenheleaveshisoffice,“Ifeelverystronglythatthereisanurgentneedtochangethechangethemanagementofcommunicationstohelpfacilitateamorepositiveimage,”Barrettwroteinamemocopiedtoaselectgroupofexecutives,includingSirPeterMiddleton,thechairman,onMay8.
Theresultingdocument-ProjectPhoenix,PRandImageRestorationPlan2000—wasproducedinJune.Itnotesthatpublicrelationsdifficultiescausedbythecashmachineandclosureannouncementswere“exacerbated”byacriticalTreasuryreportonbankingandthedisclosureofBarclays’executivepayscheme.ThelattershowedBarrettreceived£1.3mforhisfirstthreemonths'workandhadsecuredshareoptionsworthupto£30m.
“Thealmostcontemporaneoussetofeventsresultedinamediafeedingfrenzy,”saysthereport.“Thegroupisseenbymany...astheringleaderofanti-consumermeasures.”Itconcludesthatthebarrageofbadpublicityhashad“asignificantimpact”onBarclays’brandimage,Itsaysthepublicregardsthebankas“generatingexcessiveprofits”andcreatinga“cultureofgreed.”Consumersviewitsproductsas“substandardandexpensive,”shareholdersbeingputbeforecustomersandstaff.
Thereportadmits:
“Manyofthegroup'sproductsandservicesdonotmeetthedemandingrequirementsoftheBarclaysbrandandtoday'shighlycompetitivefinancialservicesindustry.”StepstorebuildtheBarclaysnameincludeaschemetoregainfavourinareaswherethebankhasclosedbranchesandlostinfluenceasaresult.
Tenmodelemployeeswillbeparachutedintoruralhotspotstocharmlocaldignitaries.Theagents,dubbed“thesmoothies”byinsiders,willberecr