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2006年9月中级口译真题

Part A: Spot Dictation

Directions: 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 corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.

British people are far more sophisticated about beverages than they were 50 years ago. Witness the Starbucks revolution and you'll know where ___________ (1) goes. However, spurred on by recent studies suggesting that it can cut the risk of ___________ (2) and retard the aging process, tea is enjoying a ___________ (3).

Although tea is available in more places than ever, it remains to be _____________ (4) of a typical British family.

If you are invited to an English home, _____________ (5) in the morning you get a cup of tea. It is either brought in by a heartily _____________ (6) or an almost malevolently silent maid. When you are _____________ (7) in your sweetest morning sleep you must not say: 'Go away, you _____________ (8).' On the contrary, you have to declare with your best five o'clock smile: 'Thank you very much. I

_____________ (9) a cup of tea, especially in the morning.' If they leave you alone with the liquid you may pour it _____________ (10)!

Then you have ___________ (11); then you have tea at 11 o'clock in the morning; _____________ (12); then you have tea for tea; then after supper; and again at eleven o'clock _____________ (13).

You must not refuse any additional cups of tea under the _____________ (14): if it is hot; if it is cold; if you are _____________ (15); if you are nervous; if you are watching TV; _____________ (16); if you have just returned home; if you feel like it; if you do not feel like it; if you have had no tea

______________ (17); if you have just had a cup.

You definitely must not ______________ (18). I sleep at five o'clock in the morning; I have coffee for breakfast; I drink innumerable _____________ (19) during the day; I have the _____________ (20) even at tea-time!

Part B: Listening Comprehension

1. Statements

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will not find them 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.

1. (A) The program on Channel Eight reminds me of TV commercials.

(B) The product advertised in the TV commercial cannot help cure my illness.

(D) I have to sit on the sofa, because I am too sick to stand in front of the television.

2. (A) The plane arrived at 7:30.

(B) The plane arrived at 8:00.

(D) The plane arrived at 10:00.

3. (A) I'll ask someone else to read and check this agreement for errors.

(B) I'll think more about the agreement before making a decision.

(D) It's out of question that I should get into any agreement with you.

4. (A) The better members decided to cancel the meeting.

(B) Less than half of the committee was away on business trips.

(D) The meeting was cancelled because of low attendance.

5. (A) Supermarkets in the inner city and the suburbs are usually owned by the same company.

(B) Products in grocery stores are more expensive than those in supermarkets.

(D) People prefer to shop in supermarkets, which are mostly located in the suburbs, with free parking space.

6. (A) Many Americans cannot afford higher education because of the soaring college tuition fees and expenses.

(B) Sending their children to college is no longer a bigger challenge for millions of Americans.

(D) Nowadays, American parents have to pay more to send their children to college.

7. (A) For many university graduates, the jobs they take will not be related to their academic achievements.

(B) Because of economic recession, the number of university students majoring in liberal arts is declining.

(D) With high unemployment rate, many university students will have to opt for transferring to other majors.

8. (A) Good business negotiators will never repeat what other people have already restated.

(B) Restating by good business negotiators is not an effective way to check the information.

(D) Restating what others have said is a good strategy for confirming understanding.

9. (A) We cannot reach an agreement, let alone a spoken promise.

(B) We'd better draft and then sign a written agreement.

(D) We hope you understand why we are unable to keep our promises.

10. (A) I don't think you have more to say on that topic.

(B) I think we'd better talk about that in detail sometime later.

(D) I am busy right now, so we might as well discuss it over lunch today.

2. Talks and Conversations

Directions: 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 choices and 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.

Questions 11-14

11. (A) Two (B) Three (C) Four (D) Five

12. (A) A profit-making private school.

(B) A non-profit-making independent school.

(D) A secondary school that is open to the majority of British students.

13. (A) Many children are no longer placed in schools according to their academic abilities.

(B) Many children can afford to study in private schools, as they become part of the state system.

(D) Cleverer children will be sent to the best private schools in the country for a better development.

14. (A) Clever and less bright children will mix well with each other.

(B) School authorities will receive more funds from the government.

(D) Every child will have an equal opportunity to go on to higher education.

Questions 15-18

15. (A) One that is unabridged with detailed definitions.

(B) One that contains fewer words and emphasizes on special words.

(D) One that spans several volumes and has extensive word histories

16. (A) The New Oxford Picture Dictionary

(B) The American Heritage Dictionary

(D) The Drinking Water Dictionary

17. (A) It lists abbreviations, proper nouns, and tables of measures.

(B) It is an unabridged edition providing as many as 500,000 entries.

(D) It provides detailed information of famous people and places.

18. (A) A school dictionary. (B) A college dictionary.

Questions 19-22

19. (A) He's bought his wife a present. (B) He's missed an important phone call.

20. (A) Talking about the latest fashion.

(B) Offering special reductions.

(D) Pressing on the customer to make a decision.

21. (A) Upside down and inside out. (B) Inside out and back to front.

22. (A) A V-necked pullover with short sleeves.

(B) A high-necked pullover with long sleeves.

(D) A blue pullover with a high neck.

Questions 23-26

23. (A) That of a creator. (B) That of a re-creator.

24. (A) Because we need to concentrate for our quiet thought.

(B) Because we want to give full attention to the driving.

(D) Because we intend to be as casual as possible in the driving.

25. (A) In the elevator. (B) In the car.

26. (A) By perceptive and analytical listening.

(B) By taking a sonic bath.

(D) By listening to an emotional piece of music.

Questions 27-30

27. (A) His grandfather's house. (B) His parents' remarks.

28. (A) Enjoying visiting zoos. (B) Driving a car.

29. (A) It died a few years ago. (B) It killed several tourists.

30. (A) No one has provided an accurate description of the animal.

(B) No dead bodies of the animal have ever been found.

(D) The lake is not deep enough for such a huge animal.

Part C: Listening and Translation

1. Sentence Translation

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in English. You will hear the sentences 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 Translation

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. 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）

We are moving inexorably into the age of automation. Our aim is not to devise a mechanism which can perform a thousand different actions of any individual man but, on the contrary, one which could by a single action replace a thousand men.

Industrial automation has moved along three lines. First there is the conveyor belt system of continuous production whereby separate operations are linked into a single sequence. The goods produced by this well-established method are untouched by the worker, and the machine replaces both unskilled and semiskilled. Secondly, there is automation with feedback control of the quality of the product: here mechanisms are built into the system which can compare the output with a norm, that is, the actual product with what it is supposed to be, and then correct any shortcomings. The entire cycle of operations dispenses with human control except in so far as monitors are concerned. One or two examples of this type of automation will illustrate its immense possibilities. There is a factory in the U.S.A. which makes 1,000 million electric light bulbs a year, and the factory employs three hundred people. If the preautomation techniques were to be employed, the labour force required would leap to 25,000. A motor manufacturing company with 45,000 spare parts regulates their entire supply entirely by computer. Computers can be entrusted with most of the supervision of industrial installations, such as chemical plants or oil refineries. Thirdly, there is computer automation, for banks, accounting departments, insurance companies and the like. Here the essential features are the recording, storing, sorting and retrieval of information.

The principal merit of modern computing machines is the achievement of their vastly greater speed of operation by comparison with unaided human effort; a task which otherwise might take years, if attempted at all, now takes days or hours.

One of the most urgent problems of industrial societies rapidly introducing automation is how to fill the time that will be made free by the machines which will take over the tasks of the workers. The question is not simply of filling empty time but also of utilizing the surplus human energy that will be released. We are already seeing straws in the wind: destructive outbursts on the part of youth whose work no longer demands muscular strength. While automation will undoubtedly do away with a large number of tedious jobs, are we sure that it will not put others which are equally tedious in their place? For an enormous amount of sheer monitoring will be required. A man in an automated plant may have to sit for hours on and watching dials and taking decisive action when some signal informs him that all is not well. What meaning will his occupation bear for the worker? How will he devote his free time after a four or five hour stint of labour? Moreover, what, indeed, will be the significance for him of his leisure? If industry of the future could be purged of its monotony and meaninglessness, man would then be better equipped to use his leisure time constructively.

16. The main purpose of automation is _________.

(A) to devise the machine which could replace the semi-skilled

(B) to process information as fast as possible

(D) to make an individual man perform many different actions

17. The chief benefit of computing machines is ________.

(A) their greater speed of operation

(B) their control of the product quality

(D) their supervision of industrial installations

18. One of the problems brought about by automation in industrial societies is _________.

(A) plenty of information

(B) surplus human energy

(D) less leisure time

19. Which of the following best explains the use of 'stint' (para.4)?

(A) Effort.

(B) Force.

(D) Period.

20. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

(A) There is no automation with feedback control of the quality of the product.

(B) Computers are reliable in any supervision of industrial installations.

(D) Automation will undoubtedly eliminate numerous tedious jobs.

Questions 21-25

The city water pipes in Rome were usually of baked clay or lead; copper was sometimes used and also hollowed stone. For the large supply conduits leading to the city the Romans used covered channels with free water surfaces, rather than pipes. Perhaps this choice was a matter of economics, for apparently they could make lead pipes up to 15 inches in diameter. While pipes can follow the profile of undulating ground, with the pressure increasing in the lower areas, channels cannot. They must slope continuously downwards, because water in channels does not normally flow uphill; and the grade must be flat, from 1 in 60 in small channels to perhaps 1 in 3,000 in large ones, to keep the water speed down to a few feet per second. Thus the main supply channels or aqueducts had long lengths of flat grade and where they crossed depressions or valleys they were carried on elevated stone bridges in the form of tiered arches. At the beginning of the Christian era there were over 30 miles of these raised aqueducts in the 250 miles of channels and tunnels bringing water to Rome. The channels were up to 6 feet wide and 5 to 8 feet high. Sometimes channels were later added on the tops of existing ones. The remains of some of these aqueducts still grace the skyline on the outskirts of Rome and elsewhere in Europe similar ruins are found.

Brick and stone drains were constructed in various parts of Rome. The oldest existing one is the Cloaca Maxima which follows the course of an old stream. It dates back at least to the third century B.C. Later the drains were used for sewage, flushed by water from the public baths and fountains, as well as street storm run-off.

The truly surprising aspect of the achievements of all the ancient hydraulic artisans is the lack of theoretical knowledge behind their designs. Apart from the hydrostatics of Archimedes, there was no sound understanding of the most elementary principles of fluid behaviour. Sextus Frontinus, Rome's water commissioner around A.D. 100, did not fully realize that in order to calculate the volume rate of flow in a channel it is necessary to allow for the speed of the flow as well as the area of cross-section. The Romans' flow standard was the rate at which water would flow through a bronze pipe roughly 4/3 inch in diameter and 9 inches long. When this pipe was connected to the side of a water-supply pipe or

channel as a delivery outlet, it was assumed that the outflow was at the standard rate. In fact, the amount of water delivered depended not only on the cross-sectional area of the outlet pipe but also on the speed of water flowing through it and this speed depended on the pressure in the supply pipe.

21. The Romans used all of the following to make water pipes EXCEPT _________.

(A) earth (B) wood (C) copper (D) stone

22. Covered channels were used instead of pipes to supply large quantities of water probably because _________.

(A) the Romans could build them more cheaply

(B) these channels could follow uneven ground more easily

(D) these channels avoided rapid changes of pressure

23. The use of 'grace' in line 15 suggests that the aqueducts today are _________.

(A) hideous (B) divine (C) useful (D) attractive

24. In order to calculate the volume of water flowing through a pipe, it is important to know its speed and ________.

(A) the area across the end of the pipe (B) the length of the pipe

25. The main subject of the passage is concerned essentially with __________.

(A) the classical scientific achievements

(B) the theoretical Greek hydrostatics

(D) the early European architectural designing

Questions 26-30

Every day of our lives we are in danger of instant death from small high-speed missiles from space-the lumps of rocky or metallic debris which continuously bombard the Earth. The chances of anyone actually being hit, however, are very low, although there are recorded instances of 'stones from the sky' hurting people, and numerous accounts of damage to buildings and other objects. At night this extraterrestrial material can be seen as 'fireballs' or 'shooting stars', burning their way through our atmosphere. Most, on reaching our atmosphere, become completely vaporised.

The height above ground at which these objects become sufficiently heated to be visible is estimated to be about 60-100 miles. Meteorites that have fallen on buildings have sometimes ended their long lonely space voyage incongruously under beds, inside flower pots or even, in the case of one that landed on a hotel in North Wales, within a chamber pot. Before the era of space exploration it was confidently predicted that neither men nor space vehicles would survive for long outside the protective blanket of the Earth's atmosphere. It was thought that once in space they would be seriously damaged as a result of the incessant downpour of meteorites falling towards our planet at the rate of many millions every day. Even the first satellites showed that the danger from meteorites had been greatly overestimated by the pessimists, but although it has not happened yet, it is certain that one day a spacecraft will be badly damaged by a meteorite.

The greatest single potential danger to life on Earth undoubtedly comes from outside our planet. Collision with another astronomical body of any size or with a 'black hole' could completely destroy the Earth almost instantly. Near misses of bodies larger than or comparable in size to our own planet could be equally disastrous to mankind as they might still result in total or partial disruption. If the velocity of impact were high, collision with even quite small extraterrestrial bodies might cause catastrophic damage to the Earth's atmosphere, oceans and outer crust and thus produce results inimical to life as we know it. The probability of collision with a large astronomical body from outside our Solar System is extremely low, possibly less than once in the lifetime of an average star. We know, however, that our galaxy contains great interstellar dust clouds and some astronomers have suggested that there might also be immense streams of meteorite matter in space that the Solar system may occasionally encounter. Even if we disregard this possibility, our own Solar system itself contains a great number of small astronomical bodies, such as the minor planets or asteroids and the comets, some with eccentric orbits that occasionally bring them close to the Earth's path.

26. According to the writer, the Earth is being continuously bombarded by _________.

(A) big bright stars from space

(B) man-made space vehicles

(D) small high-speed pieces of rock from space

27. The word "vaporised" (para.1) means _________.

(A) turned from stones into missiles

(B) turned from a fireball into black

(D) turned from meteors into shooting stars

28. Why was it once thought that no spacecraft would survive for very long in space?

(A) People believed that spacecraft would be destroyed in a black hole.

(B) People believed that spacecraft would be misguided by missiles.

(D) People believed that spacecraft would be damaged by meteorites.

29. What is the greatest danger to life on Earth?

(A) Collision with small high-speed missiles.

(B) Collision with an astronomical body.

(D) Collision with spacecrafts.

30. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

(A) Our galaxy contains great interstellar dust clouds.

(B) Near misses of bodies smaller than our own planet could be disastrous.

(D) The chances of anyone actually being hit by missiles are very high.

SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (1) (30 minutes)

Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.

The economic system of the United States is principally one of private ownership. In this system, consumers, producers and government make economic decisions on a daily basis, mainly through the price system. The dynamic interaction of these three groups makes the economic function. The market’s primary force, however, is the interaction of producers and consumers; hence the “market economy” designation.

As a rule, consumers look for the best values for what they spend while producers seek the best price and profit for what they have to sell. Government, at the federal, state, and local level, seeks to promote public security, assure reasonable competition, and provide a range of services believed to be better performed by public rather than private enterprises.

Generally, there are three kinds of enterprises: single-owner operated businesses, partnerships and corporations. The first two are important, but it is the latter structure that best permits the amassing of large sums of money by combining the investments of many people who, as stockholders, can buy and

sell their shares of the business at any time on the open market. Corporations make large-scale enterprises possible.

SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST (2) (30 minutes)

Directions: Translate the following passage into English and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.

进入耶鲁大学的校园，看到莘莘学子青春洋溢的脸庞，呼吸着书香浓郁的空气，我不由回想起40年前在北京清华大学度过的美好时光。当年老师们对我的教诲，同学们给我的启发，我至今仍受用不尽。

耶鲁大学以悠久的发展历史、独特的办学风格、卓著的学术成就闻名于世。如果时光能够倒流几十年，我真希望成为你们中的一员。耶鲁大学校训强调追求光明和真理，这符合人类进步的法则，也符合每个有志青年的心愿。

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SECTION ONE：LISTENING TEST

PART A SPOT DICTATION

1. the trend

2. cancer and heart disease

3. similar and a reviving jolt

4. a long tradition

5. at 5 o'clock

6. smiling hostess

7. disturbed

8. deserve to be shot

9. do adore

10. down the wash basin

11. breakfast

12. Then, after lunch

13. at night

14. following circumstances

15. exhausted

16. Before you go out

17. for some time

18. follow my example

19. cups of black coffee

20. most unusual drinks

PART B LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Statements:

1-5 CCBDC

6-10 DADBB

L&C

11-14 CBAD

15-18 CBAD

19-22 DCBA

23-26 CBDA

27-30 CADB

PART C LISTENING AND TRANSLATIONG

Sentence translation

1. 昨天我们过的很愉快。我们先去了情人港(达令港)吃午饭，然后开车在悉尼市内兜风，看了看这个城市。

2. 中国经济明年预计增长超过8%，大多数投资专家都对明年的经济形势表示非常乐观。

3. 尽管身边环境过于拥挤，且工作时间过长，带来很大压力，但日本的男性普遍寿命都达到75岁，而女性平均寿命达81岁。

4. 虽然工程师们无法确定，新计划是否会有效，但它看起来是解决问题的好方法，至少书面上看起来是这样。

5. 很多美国的高中生在考试中作弊。在我们最近调查的八千名学生中，70%的学生承认在最近一学年中至少做过一次作弊。

Passage translation

1. 自从我父母离婚之后，我从一个被宠坏的孩子，转变成了一个通情达理的大学生。在父母离婚前，我认为母亲就应该服侍我。母亲为我洗衣服，做饭，洗碗，甚至还为我铺床。我15岁时父亲离开了我们，然后一切都变了。母亲找了份全职工作来供养我们，我就成了那个有时间来做家务的人。同时，我还在周末做兼职来挣自己的零花钱。生活不易，但我很高兴自己不再是那个被宠坏的孩子了。

2. 与政府存在合约关系的美国公司经常面临这样的选择，究竟购买价格昂贵的美国产的产品，还是价格低廉的外国出产的产品。如果某公司选择购买美国产品，可能会因为未能把价格压低而激怒纳税人。但如果购买外国产品，则可能让美国工人面临失去工作的危险。最近，美国国会通过法律，勒令与政府签过合同的美国公司优先考虑本国产品和服务。

SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS

1-5 B D D C A 6-10 A B D B C

11-15 B D C D C 16-20 C A B D D

21-25 B A D A C 26-30 D C D B A

翻译：英译汉

美国的经济体制主要是一种私有制。在这一体制下，消费者、生产者和政府通过价格体系，每天都会做出经济决策。这三方的互动行使着经济职能。然而，市场的主要力量是生产者和消费者之间的相互作用，“市场经济”之名也正是由此而来。一般来说，消费者追求的是消费后所获价值的最大化，而生产者则是追求其所售物品的最理想价格和最大利润。而中央政府、州政府和地方政府则是希望促进公共安全，保证正当竞争以及提供各项服务。人们一般会认为这些服务由政府执行会比由私人企业执行效果好。

总体而言，企业分为三类：个体私营企业、合资企业和股份公司。前两者很重要，但只有最后一种能够最大程度地将众多投资人的投资集合起来，进行大规模融资。而这些投资人作为股东，可以在公开的市场上买卖他们的企业份额。股份公司制使得大型企业成为可能。

【DF】2011年3月上海中级口译真题及答案

沪江英语绿宝书之 2011年3月上海中级口译考试听力原文及解析 SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (45 minutes) Part A: Spot Dictation Directions: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 corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. My topic for today?s lecture is communication, culture and work. When most people use the word culture, they think of people from different national backgrounds. National cultures certainly do exist and they play an important role in shaping the way people communicate, but there are other dimensions of culture too. Within a nation, regional differences can exert a powerful influence on communication. New Yorkers and Alaskans may find one another?s styles of behaving so different that they might as well be from different countries. Race and ethnicity can also shape behavior. So can age. The customs, values and attitudes of a twenty-year-old girl may vary radically from those of her parents who were raised in the 1960s or her grandparents who lived through the Great Depression and World War Ⅱ. Still, other differences can create distinctive cultures. Gender, sexual orientation, physical disabilities, religion and socio-economic background are just a few. All of these factors lead to a definition of culture as a set of values, beliefs, norms, customs, rules and codes that lead people to define themselves as a distinct group, giving them a sense of commonality. It?s important to realize that culture is learned, not innate.A Korean-born infant adopted soon after her birth by American parents and raised in the United States will think and act differently than his or her cousins who grew up in Seoul. An African American who grew up in the inner city will view the world differently than he or she would if raised in the suburbs or in a country like France where African heritage has different significance than it does in the United States. The norms and values we learn as part of our cultural conditioning shape the way we view the world and the way we interact with one another. In short, culture has such an overwhelming influence on communication that famous anthropologist Edward Hall once remarked, …culture is communication and communication is culture.?

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