1999年英语高级口译考试笔试真题Word格式文档下载.docx

1、passageand read thesamepassage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear. the passage ONLY ONCE. Um . if I could just take this opportunity to briefly summarize

2、the companys attitude to the question of providing information for our employees. Well er . we know that _（1） would like more opportunity to let the company know how they feel on things _（2）. And certainly from the surveys that weve done, they seem to emphasize the value of _（3） . er . especially at

3、 a time of change and uncertainty _（4） and in the outside world. Anyway, action has been _（5） to increase face-to-face communication _（6） and to improve the flow of upward communication. Um . you also know how much we _（7） and so we continue to provide training facilities to enable employees who are

4、 elected to consultative committees _（8） in their new role. Now, when it comes to informing the workforce. Um . well, employees, we believe, have a right to （9） about the company, whether or not the information makes them _（10）. And “. um . and In formation Programme” makes this possible. Well, let

5、me just _（11）. Er . supervisors, for instance, may need informing about _（12） before they go into production. And supervisors should also be given _（13） and marketing objectives, and about its performance related to _（14）. At the same time, of course, we are naturally aware of the problems of giving

6、 too much information on _（15）. Well, er . the competition may get to _（16） too soon! But . um . but in the end we shouldnt _（17） that even if the management does not _（18）, that they and even the workers themselves will know a great deal about _（19）, even, you know, even if they havent been _（20）.

7、Part B: Listening Comprehension In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After each one, you will be asked some questions. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken only once. Now listen care fully and choose the right answer to each question you have he

8、ard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation. 1. A. Faulty goods. B. Late deliveries. C. Inadequate after-staffing. D. Over-pricing. 2. A. A union strike. B. Inconvenient transportat

9、ion. C. Under-staffing. D. Excessive demand. 3. A. Toy cars. B. Cassette recorders. C. Radio sets. D. Sports bicycles. 4. A. Having a new factory equipped. B. Expanding the present factory. C. Making extra workers redundant. D. Adopting new technology. 5. A. The buyers were not informed about the pr

10、oblem. B. The company cant solve the problem by getting extra workers. C. The company is offering a 10% discount on all future orders. D. The discount will mean a bigger profit for Mr. Olsens retailers. Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news. 6. A. The inflation rate has been rising in th

11、e past few months. B. The inflation rate is expected to drop in May. C. The inflation rate fell to 8.0% in April. D. The inflation rate could rise to 8.7% in the next few months. 7. A. 3.9%. B. 4.2%. C. 4.3%. D. 4.5%. 8. A. Fewer than Five. B. Around fifty. C. At least 100. D. Over 1,000. 9. A. To p

12、revent possible looting. B. To help the rescue work. C. To look for anything to salvage. D. To restrict electricity supply. 10.A. Taking bribes. B. Offering bribes. C. Providing secret documents. D. Resigning from his post. Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following interview. 11.A. Lack of a cle

13、ar marketing strategy. B. Failure to maintain quality control. C. Loss of market share due to over-pricing. D. No new products being pushed onto the market. 12.A. Aiming solely at the middle range of the market. B. Competing with cheap foreign imports. C. Concentrating on lower-priced goods. D. Sell

14、ing products to the Japanese. 13.A. To promote sales. B. To increase production. C. To save on materials. D. To improve quality. 14.A. About two years ago. B. Three years after he finished college. C. Last year. D. Six months ago. 15.A. Heavy losses will be slightly reduced. B. Share prices will ris

15、e sharply. C. A dividend will be paid to shareholders. D. Income from sales will equal costs. Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk. 16.A. People in different parts of North America speak English differently. B. Canadians and Americans are mutually intelligible despite differences in sp

16、oken English. C. Of all three types of differences in spoken English, differences in accent are the most obvious. D. Written English is the same everywhere in North America. 17.A. Bostonians. B. New Yorkers. C. The British. D. Canadians. 18.A. There is less variation in vocabulary than in grammar. B

17、. Differences in grammar are more obvious that those in pronunciation. C. People are more concerned with spoken grammar than with written grammar. D. Some variation in spoken grammar is more acceptable in certain areas. 19.A. Economic class. B. Social class. C. Geography. D. History. 20.A. Written E

18、nglish. B. Educated English. C. English spoken by the social elite. D. English adopted by the Government.SECTION 2: LISTENING TEST （30 minutes） In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it. You are to choose ONE best answer, （A）, （B）, （C） or （D）,

19、 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 space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Questions 15 The horror story closest to Alfred Hitchcocks heart was neve

20、r told. A Hollywood studio brutally killed off the film the director had nurtured for years because it feared he was becoming too controversial. Hitchcock planned the film, Provisionally entitled Kaleidoscope, as the most provocative and daring in his glittering career. If made, it would have featur

21、ed a style, content and level of violence not attempted before in mainstream cinema. It followed successes with films such as North by Northwest, made in 1959, which starred Cary Grant in a prototype 007 role, and Psycho, made the following year, which became famous for its spine chilling shower mur

22、der. Now notes and other documents left “by the master of suspense”have shown that Hitchcock was not content to rest on the reputation earned by such classics and was planning to reinvent himself at the age of 68. Kaleidoscope would have featured a handsome psycho path and his female pursuer. The pl

23、ot was based on the true-life story of Neville Heath, a sadistic 28-year-old RAF officer hanged in 1946 for the sexual assault and savage murder of two young women. Film experts who have seen the detailed notes and preliminary footage say they show “Hitch”was thinking of ideas that were years ahead

24、of their time, and anticipating the approach of movies made in the late 1960s and 1970s such as Easy Rider and Mean Streets. Four reels of film were shot in a feasibility study but then the entire project was scuppered by executives as Universal Studios who said it was too drastic a change in direct

25、ion. The reels, along with Hitchcocks written descriptions of the film, were found by Dan Auiler, a film historian who was sifting through the huge collection of papers that Hitchcocks daughter Patricia donated to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angles. “If Kaleidoscope had be

26、en released it could have been one of Hitchs greatest movies,”He said. The preliminary reels were shot in New York in 1967. After editing, there was about 10 minutes of screen time. The first scene shows a nude model in her apartment and the second, in an artists studio, shows the young killer meeti

27、ng the model. In a break with tradition, Hitchcock, who turned Cary Grant and Grace Kelly into screen heart throbs, proposed using unknown actors. Auiler has included a description of the filmand Hitchcocks hopes for its impact on his careerin his new book, Hitchcocks Secret Diaries. The film direct

28、or died in 1980 at the age of 80. “Hitchcock was enormously impressed by the new wave of European film-makers and wanted to reinvent the Hitchcock film at an age when most people are content to enjoy a quiet retirement,”said Auiler. “He never quite forgave Universal and when he was filming the Seventies film Frenzy he shot it entirely in London to lessen the studios control.” The discoveries are likely to generate more interest in Hitchcock at events planned to celebrate his birth in London a hundr