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099高级口译真题及答案

2009年9月高级口译真题

SECTION1:

LISTENINGTEST（30minutes）

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.

PartA:

SpotDictation

Formorethantwocenturies,America’scollegesanduniversitieshavebeenthebackboneofthecountry'sprogress.Theyhaveeducatedthetechnical,_______

（1）workforceandprovidedgenerationaftergenerationofnationalleaders.Today,educatorsfromaroundthecountryareapttofindmanyreasonsforthe_______

（2）.Butfourhistoricactsstandoutaswatersheds:

First,_______（3）:

In1862,CongressenactedtheLand-GrantCollegeAct,whichessentiallyextendedtheopportunityofhighereducationtoallAmericans,including_______（4）.Eachstatewaspermittedtoselllargetractsoffederalland,andusetheproceedstoendowatleast_______（5）.

Second,competitionbreedssuccess.Overtheyears,the_______（6）oftheAmerica’scollegesanduniversitieshavepromoted_______（7）.CompetitivepressurefirstaroseduringtheCivilWarwhenPresidentLincolncreated_______（8）toadviseCongressonanysubjectofscienceandart.TheAcademy'simpactreallygrewafterWorldWarⅡwhenalandmarkreport _______（9）thethenpresidentarguedthatitwasthefederalgovernment’sresponsibilityto_______（10）forbasicresearch.Insteadofbeingcentralizedingovernmentlaboratories,_______（11）inAmericanuniversitiesandgeneratedincreasinginvestment.Italso_______（12）andhelpedspreadscientificdiscoveriesfarandwide,_______（13）,medicineandsocietyasawhole.

Thirdly,_______（14）:

TheendofWorldWarⅡsawthepassageoftheServicemen’sReadjustmentActof1944.Thelaw,whichprovidedforacollegeorvocationaleducation_______（15）,madethehigher-educationsystemaccessibleinwaysthat_______（16）,openingthedoorsofbestuniversitiestomenandwomenwhohad_______（17）.

Finally,promotingdiversity:

Thecreationoffederal______（18）aswellasoutrightgrantsforcollegestudentsbroughtmuchneededdiversitytohighereducationandfurther_______（19）.Sinceitsfoundingin1965,theFederalFamilyEducationLoanProgramhasfundedmorethan74millionstudentloansworth_______（20）.

PartB:

ListeningComprehension

Directions:

Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

1.   （A）She’sjustacitygirlandisusedtothefastpaceofthecity.

      （B）Shedoesn’thavetodriveeverywheretobuythings.

      （C）Shelikestogardenandputteraroundinthehouseshebought.

      （D）Shecangotoawholevarietyofplacestointeractwithpeople.

2.   （A）Goingtothecountryforavacationmakesnosenseatall.

      （B）Rentingavacationhouseinthecountryischeap.

      （C）Peoplecanenjoythefreshairinthecountry.

      （D）Peoplecanrelaxbetterinthecountrythaninthecity.

3.   （A）Theconvenienttransportation.

      （B）Theinteractivesociallife.

      （C）Thewholecarculture.

      （D）Theniceneighborhood.

4.   （A）Youmayhavefunmakingbarbecuesinthegarden.

      （B）Youwon’tfeelstuckandlabeledasyoudointhecity.

      （C）It’smoretolerablethanlivinginthecity.

      （D）It’smorehatefulthanlivinginthecountry.

5.   （A）Quitelonely.

      （B）Verysafe.

      （C）Notveryconvenient.

      （D）Notparticularlydangerous.

6.   （A）Becausetheymightharmthepoorpeople.

      （B）Becausetheirdrawbacksoutweighbenefits.

      （C）Becausetheycounterbalanceotherenvironmentalpolicies.

7.   （A）Germanbusinessconfidenceindexhasrisenasmuchasexpectedrecently.

      （B）Theoutlookformanufacturingisworseninginforeseeablefuture.

      （C）GlobaleconomicrecessionwillsapdemandforGermanexportsnextyear.

      （D）Germanbusinesssituationisexpectedtogetbetterinthenextfewmonths.

8.   （A）Theproposalcancutgreenhousegasemissionsfromcarstoaverylowlevel.

      （B）Thisactionisobviouslygoingtochangeglobaltemperaturesinthelongrun.

      （C）Thereductioningasemissionsisinsignificantforaddressingglobalwarming.

      （D）Theproposalrepresentsabigstepinsolvingtheproblemofglobalwarming.

9.   （A）$60.5abarrel.

      （B）$61abarrel.

      （C）$61.32abarrel.

      （D）$61.67abarrel.

10.  （A）92.

      （B）250.

      （C）1,500.

  （D）2,500.

11.  （A）Microsoft.

      （B）CocaCola.

      （C）IBM.

      （D）Nokia.

12.  （A）Amountsofrevenueunderlyingthebrands.

      （B）Strongfranchisewithconsumers.

      （C）Whetherornotthebrandisaproductofatechcompany.

      （D）Thedegreeofresonanceconsumershavewithabrandproposition.

13.  （A）Becauseitismonopolistic.

      （B）Becauseitiscompetitive.

      （C）Becauseittakesitsbrandthroughgenerations.

      （D）Becauseitsproductsfetchhighprices.

14.  （A）Thefunctionalityofitsproduct.

      （B）Theemotionalappealofitsproduct.

      （C）Itsbasicproductbeingsodifferent.

      （D）Itshighlyeffectivepublicity.

15.  （A）Afantasticcorporateculture.

      （B）Alongcompanyhistory.

      （C）Anexcellentproduct.

      （D）Asophisticatedtechnology.

16.  （A）Apowerstation.

      （B）Animporterofbicycles.

      （C）Anassociationofvolunteers.

      （D）Acharityorganization.

17.  （A）Toprovidehelptolocalvillagers.

      （B）Toexportbicyclestodevelopingcountries.

      （C）Toorganizeoverseastrips.

      （D）Tocarryoutlandsurveys.

18.  （A）Theysellthemataverylowprice.

      （B）Theychargehalfprice.

      （C）Theygivethemawayforfree.

      （D）Theytradethemforlocalproducts.

19.  （A）14,000.

      （B）46,000.

      （C）50,000.

      （D）56,000.

20.  （A）Donatingbicycles.

      （B）Bringinginfunds.

      （C）Takingpartinbikerides.

      （D）Makingsuggestionsaboutwheretosendbicycles.

SECTION2:

READINGTEST（30minutes）

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyseveralquestionsaboutit.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,（A）,（B）,（C）or（D）,toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions1--5

Talkabouttiming.Yourquestionarrivedinourin-boxthesamedaythatwereceivedanotefromanacquaintancewhohadjustbeenletgofromhisjobinpublishing,certainlyoneoftheindustriesthatisfacing,asyouputit,“extremechange.”HedescribedhislayoffasapracticallyOrwellianexperienceinwhichhewasusheredintoaconferenceroomtomeetwithanoutplacementconsultantwho,afterdispensingwithlogistics,informedhimthatshewouldcallhimathomethateveningtomakesureeverythingwasallright.

“IassuredherIhadfriendsandlovedonesandadog,”hewrote,“andsincemyrelationshipwithhercouldbemeasuredintermsofseconds,theycouldtakecareofthatendofthings.”“MemotoHR:

Insteadofsaddlingdismissedemployeeswithsolicitousoutplacementreps,”henotedwryly,“puttheminaroomwithsomecrockeryforafewtherapeuticminutesofsmashingthingsagainstawall.”

Whileweenjoyourfriend’ssenseofhumor,we’dsuggestadifferentmemotoHR.“Layoffsareyourmomentoftruth,”itwouldsay,“whenyourcompanymustshowdepartingemployeesthesamekindofattentivenessanddignitythatwasshowereduponthemwhentheyentered.LayoffsarewhenHRprovesitsmettleanditsworth,demonstratingwhetheracompanyreallycaresaboutitspeople.”

Look,we’vewrittenbeforeaboutHRandthegame-changingrolewebelieveitcan—andshould—playastheengineofanorganization’shiring,appraisal,anddevelopmentprocesses.We’veassertedthattoomanycompaniesrelegateHRtothemundanebusy-workofnewsletters,picnics,andbenefits,andwe’vemadethecasethateveryCEOshouldelevatehisheadofHRtothesamestatureastheCFO.ButiftherewaseveratimetounderscoretheimportanceofHR,ithasarrived.And,sadly,iftherewaseveratimetoseehowfewcompaniesgetHRright,ithasarrived,too,asouracquaintance’sexperienceshows.

So,toyourquestion:

WhatisHR’scorrectrolenow—especiallyintermsoflayoffs?

First,HRhastomakesurepeopleareletgobytheirmanagers,notstrangers.Beingfiredisdehumanizinginanyevent,buttogetthenewsfroma“hiredgun”onlymakesmattersworse.That’swhyHRmustensurethatmanagersaccepttheirduty,whichistobeinontheoneconversationatworkthatmustbepersonal.Pinkslipsshouldbedeliveredface-to-face,eyeball-to-eyeball.

Second,HR’sroleistoserveasthecompany’sarbiterofequity.Nothingraiseshacklesmoreduringalayoffthanthesensethatsomepeople—namelytheloudmouthsandthelitigious—aregettingbetterdealsthanothers.HRcanmitigatethatdynamicbymakingsureacrossunitsanddivisionsthatseverancearrangements,iftheyexist,areappropriateandevenhanded.Yousimplydon’twantpeopletoleavefeelingasiftheygotyou-know-what.Theyneedtowalkoutsaying:

“AtleastIknowiwastreatedfairly.”

Finally,HR’sroleis