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1、+中级口译真题+答案2010年3月中级口译真题SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST(45 minutes)Part A: Spot DictationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the correspo

2、nding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.The Internet is an excellent source for finding many types of information and for keeping up with new developments in the world. Today, an ever increasing number of people are using the Internet to _(1) related informat

3、ion, conduct business, or personal activities, access electronic databases, send e-mail, and network with relatives, _(2). Frequently referred to as the Information Super Highway, the Internet is actually a network of _(3). You maythink of the Internet as analogous to the _(4), Just as the inter-sta

4、te system connects to different cities via _(5), the Internet connects computers around the world via a number of different _(6). At the most basic level, a computer, a modem, and a right type of _(7 can get a person onto the Internet. Through the Internet you can access massive amounts of informati

5、on by _(8) that are linked together.Generally speaking, two types of information are _(9), are the most useful for people. That is ,conversational resources, and _(10).Conversational resources allow users to have conversations with individuals _(11). Mailing lists and news groups are _(12) of conver

6、sational resources. Mailing lists include electronic mail, whereby the user _(13), send to any other individual, or group of individuals, who have subscribed by having their name and electronical_(14) placed on the centers list of addresses.News groups are essentially electronic _(15). Any one with

7、Internet access can _(16) to the board, and any one with Internet access can read the board.The reference resources you_(17) are the World Wide Web(www) or the web for short. The web uses HTML(hypertext markup language) to _(18), sound, graphics and video. Of course, you need browsers to view docume

8、nts, and _(19)through the intricate links structure. The most _(20) browser is the Microsoft Internet Explorer.Part B: Listening Comprehension1. StatementsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will not find th

9、em written on the paper; so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.2. Talks and Con

10、versationsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully because you will hear the talk or conversation and questions ONLY ONCE. When you hear a question, read the four answer choices and

11、 choose the best answer to that question. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Part C: Listening and Translation1. Sentence TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in English. You will hear the senten

12、ces ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)2. Passage TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE.

13、After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening.(1)(2)SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS(45 minutes)Directions: In this section, you will read several passages. Each passage is foll

14、owed by several questions based on its content. You are to choose ONE best answer, (A), (B), (C) or (D), to each question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding

15、 space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 1-5On Saturday mornings I worked in the family shop. I started cycling down to the shop with Dad on Saturday as soon as I was big enough. I thought of it as giving him a hand and so I didnt mind what I did, although it was mostly just fetching and carrying at

16、a run all morning. I managed not to think of it as work and I looked forward to the bar of chocolate my grandmother passed me unsmilingly as I left. I tried not to look at her; I had reason to feel guilty because Id generally already eaten some dried fruits or a sliver of cheese when no one was look

17、ing. As soon as I was fifteen, though, Dad said, “Thats it, our Janet. Youre of working age now and youre not coming to work unless your grandmother pays you properly. He did his best to make his chin look determined. “I shall speak to her.”The next Saturday, Gran called me into her little office be

18、hind the shop. I always hated going in there. She had an electric heater on full blast, and the windows were always kept tightly closed whatever the weather. There were piles of dusty catalogues and brochures on the floor. “Youre wanting to get paid, I hear,” Gran said. “Yes, please,” I replied. It

19、was rather like visiting the head mistress at school, so I was very quiet and respectful. Gran searched through the mess of papers on her crowded desk, sighing and clicking her tongue. Eventually she produced an official-looking leaflet and ran her fingers along the columns of figures. “How old are

20、you?” “Fifteen . Gran,” I added for extra politeness, but she looked at me as if I had been cheeky. “Full-timers at your age get two hundred and forty pounds for a thirty-five-hour week,” she announced in such a way as to leave no doubt that she wasnt in favour of this. “No wonder theres no profit i

21、n shopkeeping! So, Janet, whats that per hour?” Question like that always flustered me. Instead of trying to work them out in my head, I would just stand there unable to think straight. “Ill get a pencil and paper,” I offered. “Dont bother,” snapped Gran angrily, “Ill do it myself. Ill give you 6 po

22、unds an hour; take it or leave it,” “Ill take it, please,” “And I expect real work for it, mind. No standing about, and if I catch you eating any of the stock, therell be trouble. Thats theft, and its a crime.”From then on, my main job at the shop was filling the shelves. This was dull, but I hardly

23、 expected to be trusted with handling the money. Once or twice, however, when Dad was extra busy, Id tried to help him by serving behind the counter. I hated it. It was very difficult to remember the prices of everything and I was particularly hopeless at using the till. Certain customers made unkin

24、d remarks about this, increasing my confusion and the chances of making a fool of myself.It was an old-established village shop, going back 150 years at least and it was really behind the times even then. Dad longed to be able to make the shop more attractive to customers, but Gran wouldnt hear of i

25、t. I overheard them once arguing about whether to buy a freezer cabinet. “Our customers want frozen food,” Dad said. “They see things advertised and if they cant get them from us, theyll go elsewhere.” “Your father always sold fresh food,” Gran replied. “People come here for quality, they dont want

26、all that frozen stuff.”1. How did Janet feel when she first started her Saturday morning job?(A) She enjoyed the work that she was given.(B) She was pleased to be helping her father.(C) She worried that she was not doing it well.(D) She was only really interested in the reward.2. What do we learn ab

27、out her grandmothers office in the second paragraph?(A) It was untidy.(B) It was dark.(C) It needed decorating.(D) It had too much furniture in it.3. The word “flustered” (para. 2) means _.(A) bored(B) angered(C) confused(D) depressed4. What did Janets father and grandmother disagree about?(A) How t

28、o keep their customers loyal to the shop.(B) The type of advertising needed to attract customers.(C) The type of customers they wanted to attract.(D) How to get new customers to come to the shop.5. What impression do we get of Janets feelings towards her grandmother?(A) She respected her fairness.(B

29、) She doubted her judgment.(C) She disliked her manner.(D) She admired her determination.Questions 6-10Many trees in the Brackham area were brought down in the terrible storms that March. The town itself lost two great lime trees from the former market square. The disappearance of such prominent fea

30、tures had altered the appearance of the town centre entirely, to the annoyance of its more conservative inhabitants.Among the annoyed, under more normal circumstances, would have been Chief Inspector Douglas Pelham, head of the local police force. But at the height of that weeks storm, when the wind

31、s brought down even the mature walnut tree in his garden, Pelham had in fact been in no fit state to notice. A large and healthy man, he had for the first time in his life been seriously ill with an attack of bronchitis.When he first complained of an aching head and tightness in his chest, his wife, Molly, had tried to persuade him to go to the doctor. Convinced that the police force could not do without him, he had, as usual, ignored her and attempted to carry on working. Predictably, though he wouldnt have listened to anyone who tried to tell him so, this has the effect o