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上海英语中级口译证书第一阶段考试
09年春季上海英语中级口译证书第一阶段考试
SECTION1:
LISTENINGTEST(45minutes)
PartA:
SpotDictation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.
YoumightthinkthathamburgerswereinventedintheUnitedStates,butthatisnottotallytrue.These________
(1),orpatties,actuallycamefromGermanyinthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.TheywerebroughttotheUnitedStatesby________
(2)whocamefromthecityofHamburg.Thatiswhy________(3)was"hamburgersteak’
However,peopleinotherplace________(4)that’theyinventedthehamburger.Perhapswe’llneverhavea________(5).thethere’snoquestionthatthehamburgerwasa________(6).Why?
Perhapsbecauseatthattime,industrywasgrowingandakindoffoodwasneed_________(7)forworkers.
Thehamburgerbecameevenmorepopular_________(8)whenthefirstchainoffastfoodrestaurantswasstarted.Thischainwascalled“WhiteCastle”.Itservedtinyhamburgersthatweresoldforonly_________(9).Then,inthe1930stherecamethe_________(10)wherecustomerswereservedintheircarsbywaitersinuniform.Andthehumburgerwasoneofthemost_________(11).
Bynow,Thehamburgerwasreadyto_______(12)theworld.AndthishappenedwithMcDonald’s,whichwasactuallya_________(13)atfirst.Butbytheearly1950sthehotdogwasreplacedbythehamburger.McDonald’sandotherfastfoodrestaurants________(14)aroundtheworldthroughouttherestofthetwentiethcentury.McDonald’salonehas________(15)foreveryonepersonintheworld.
Theimportanceofthehamburgerto_________(16)remainssignificant.About_______(17)ofallsandwichesthatareeatenarehamburgers.Accordingtosomesources,_________(18)ofcurrentworkersintheUnitedStateshadtheirfirstjobatMcDonald’s.Butthefaceofthehamburgerischanging_______(19).Nowadaysitispossibletobuyachickenburger,aturkeyburger,________(20),orveggieburger.
PartB:
ListeningComprehension
1.Statements
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCEandyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper,soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSERBOOKLET.
l.(A)Weweremetbytheheadofthecompanyattheairport.
(B)WehawMrs.Joneswasthepresidentofthecompany,.
(C)Mrs.Jonesusedtobethesecretaryofthecompany
(D)Mrs.Jonescametoseeusoffattheairport.,
2.(A)Theboardofdirectorsaskedaboutthechanges.
(B)Theboard’ofdirectorsdecidedtoinvestmoreontheproject.
(C)Theboardofdirectorsapprovedtherevisions.
(D)Theboardofdirectorscouldnotunderstandherexplanation.
3.(A)Manyuniversitystudentsprefersoftdrinkstofreshfruits.
(B)Mostofthemarefirst-or-secondyearcollegestudents
(C)Anumberofcollegestudentsrefusetodisclosetheiridentities
(D)Notmanystudentsareinterestedinourresearchprojects.
4.(A)WedecidedtosellthecarwhentheoilPricesrose.
(B)Weshouldnotdelaysolvingtheproblemofoilprices.
(C)Wewereatalossastowhethertobuythatexpensivecarornot.
(D)Wedidn’tbuyacarbecauseofthefloatingoilprices.
5.(A)Mostofthemarefromlow-incomebelies.
(B)Mostofthemareinfavorofataxcut.
(C)IknowtheCongresswillvetothetaxreform.
(D)IproposethetaxreformbedebatedintheCongress.
6.(A)Effectiveselfmanagementskillsarekeytoacademicandcareersuccess.
(B)Ifyouspendalotoftimeonyourschoolwork,youwillbecomeagoodmanagerlater
(C)Schoolworkcanbetime-consumingandislikelytomakeyoufeelexhaustedafterclass.
(D)Goodmanagementcallsformoretimeandenergyonthepartoftheacademicstaff
7.(A)Mr.PaulWhitehasjustbeenfired.
(B)Mr.PaulWhitehasforgottenthewoman’sname.
(C)Mr.PaulWhiteislookingforajob.
(D)Mr.PaulWhitehasthewomanPromoted.
8.(A)Ishallgiveyouadiscount
(B)ThecrisisisaffectingtheWholeworld.
(C)IshallcomeinmySundaybest.
(D)Thepriceisstilltoohigh.
9.(A)Hefinishedthenegotiationinthreedays.
(B)Hewasonabusinesstriptendaysago.
(C)Histoughnesscosthimthreemoredays.
(D)Hisbusinesstriplastedthirteendays.
l0.(A)Wearesurethatourchildrenwillbecomepositivemembersofthechangingsociety.
(B)Childrenwithselfesteemcanmakepositiveadjustmentandachievecareersuccess.
(C)Personalgoalscanbereachedwiththehelpofparentswhoarecompetentmembersofthesociety
(D)Parentswithconfidencewilladaptthemselvestothechangesandaccomplishpersonalgoals.
2.TalksandConversations
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafterquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCEwhenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Question811--14
l1.(A)Theproductswereallmadefromfreshvegetablesandfruits
(B)Thehomemadeproductswereactuallymadeinthefactory
(C)Thefactorywasequippedwiththemostsophisticatedmachinery
(D)Therewerehomemadefreshvegetablesandfruitsinthefactory
l2.(A)Youarespecial.(B)Youarenatural.
(C)Youarestupid.(D)Youaredumb
l3.(A)Tobetterexplainhowtousethatproduct.
(B)Tohelpreducethepromotioncostofthatproduct.
(C)Toinducemorefamouspeopletousethatproduct.
(D)TogetTVviewerstorememberthatproduct.
l4.(A)Beeasilyaffectedbyotherproducts.
(B)Beawareofthesamekindofproduct.
(C)Sticktothatparticularproduct.-
(D)Strikeabargainforotherproducts.
Questions15--18
l5.(A)Aflightovertimezones.(B)Alossofone’scharacters.
(C)Asymptomoflegproblems.(D)Aconditionofsleepdisorders.
l6.(A)Sixhours.(B)Sevenhours.
(C)Eighthours(D)Ninehours.
l7.(A)Avoidjunkfood,saltyfoods,caffeineandalcohol.
(B)Drinkaslittlewateraspossiblebetweenmeals
(C)TakedrinkswithlessSugar,carbonationorcaffeine
(D)Alwayshaveotherfluidontheplane.
l8.(A)Sleepassoonaspossible.
(B)Napevenduringdaytime.
(C)Getagoodnight’ssleep.
(D)Relaxyourselfinacafe.
Questions19--22
l9.(A)Heisoverweight.(B)Heisseriouslyill
(C)Heisdownwithcold.(D)Heishaleandhearty
20.(A)Two(B)Ten.
(C)twenty(D)Thirty
2l.(A)Itisthebest(B)Itisnutritious.
(C)Itisnotenough(D)Itisnohealthy.
22.(A)themanisaheavysmoker
(B)Themanisrathershort.’
(C)Themandrivesacar
(D)Themanworkswithacomputer.’’
Questions23--26
23.(A)ChainmanoftheAfricanClub.
(B)ChainmanoftheInternationalClub.
(C)ChainmanoftheIrishClub.
(D)ChainmanoftheFolkMusicClub.
24.(A)Onceaweek(B)Onceamonth
(C)Onceasemester(D)Onceayear
25.(A)Theminutesofthelastmeeting.
(B)Thetreasurer’sreport.
(C)TheScottishandIrishFolkDances.
(D)TheInternationalDisplayWeek.
26.(A)tohelpthestudentsfromthesamecountriesovercometheirhomesicknessandotherproblems.
(B)Tosetupboothsdecoratedwithpicturesandthingsofinterestintherespectivecountries.
(C)Torecruitanyonewhocansewtohelpmakecostumessothateveryclubmembercanweartheirnationalcostume.
(D)ToteachtheAmericanstudentsScottishandIrishfolkdancesduringthespecialevenofthedisplay.
Questions27--30
27.(A)InBath (B)InLondon.
(C)InYork (D)Inthesuburbs.
28.(A)Studentsliveinhallsresidencearoundtheuniversitybuildings.
(B)Studentsareencouragedtoconducttheirindependentresearchproject
(C)Studentsfirstliveinhallsofresidenceandthenareallowedtomoveout.
(D)Studentscansharethecommonroomswithfacultymembers.
29.(A)Shecouldn’tfindaroomintheresidentialhall.
(B)Shecouldsavemoneytopayforherstudies.
(C)Shecouldmixwellwiththelocalpeople.
(D)Shecouldliveinacomfortablehouse.
30.(A)Givehersomeadviceonhowtostrikeabargain.
(B)Introducehertothelocalpeople
(C)Helpherwiththevolunteerwork.
(D)Showheraroundtheancientcathedralcity
PartC:
ListeningandTranslation
1.SentenceTranslation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
(l)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
2.PassageTranslation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.YouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.
(1)
(2)