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中级口译真题至参考答案

上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试

2008年3月真题

SECTION1LISTENINGTEST45minutes

PartASpotDictation

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.

HowdidtheOlympicGamesstart?

InancientGreece,athleticfestivalswereveryimportantandhavestrong_________

（1）.Originally,thefestivalwasheldinhonorofZeus,thesupremeGodinGreekmythology.Eventually,theOlympianathleticfestivalhadlostits_________

（2）andbecameaninternationalevent.Nooneknowsexactly_________（3）theOlympicGamesgo,butsomescholarsrecordeddatefrom776B.C.

Accordingtosomescholars,atfirst,theonlyOlympiceventwas_________（4）,calledastadiumandthatwastheonlyeventuntil724B.C.Afterthat,other_________（5）wereaddedand16yearslaterin_________（6）,thepentathlonwasaddedandwrestlingbecamepartoftheGames.ThisPentathlonwasafive-eventmatch,which_________（7）running,wrestling,leaping,throwingthediscusandhurlingthejavelin.

TheGameswereheld_________（8）andafteranuninterruptedhistoryof1170years,theGameswere_________（9）inA.D.394,theChristenera,becauseofthepaganorigin.

Itwasover_________（10）beforetherewasanothersuchinternationalathleticgathering.In1896,thefirstofthemodern_________（11）openedinAthens,Greece.

NowadaystheGamesareheldindifferentcountries_________（12）.Thehostcountryprovidesvastfacilities,suchasstadiumsand_________（13）.Manymoresportsarerepresented,includingtheverycelebratedevent:

_________（14）.

TheOlympicsstartwiththearrivalinthestadiumofatorch,_________（15）onMountOlympusbythesun'srays.Thetorchiscarriedby_________（16）tothestadium.TheOlympicflamsymbolizesthe_________（17）oftheancientGreekathleticidealsanditburnsthroughouttheGamesuntil_________（18）.Thewell-knownOlympicflag,however,is_________（19）:

thefiveinterlockingringssymbolizetheunitingofallfivecontinents_________（20）.

PartBListeningComprehension

I.Statements

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions1~10

1.（A）Dianaisfondofoutdooractivities.

（B）Dianaiswell-paidforherhardwork.

（C）Dianadislikesherjobbecauseitistough.

（D）Dianaconsidersherincometobemediocre.

2.（A）I'mnotsureifyouareresponsible.

（B）I'mnotcontentwiththeresultofthemeeting.

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（C）Iknowthedelayisnotyourfault.

（D）Ithinktheflameofthatfireistoohigh.

3.（A）Therefrigeratorwasrepairedbyanoldman.

（B）Therefrigeratorwillbefixedifitisunderwarranty.

（C）Mrs.Greenhadherrefrigeratorfixedfornothing.

（D）Mrs.Greenwouldhavehadtherefrigeratorrepairedifshehadwarranty.

4.（A）Georgealwaystellsthetruth.

（B）Georgelivestoofartovisitus.

（C）ItiskindofGeorgetoassistmeinthefillingstation.

（D）ItisworthwhiletomakefriendswithGeorge.

5.（A）Thecompany'sbudgetmustbereducedreasonablynextyear.

（B）Thecompany'sproductioncostisexpectedtorisenextyear.

（C）Thecompanyhastostabilizeitsproductioncost.

（D）Thecompanyislikelytogobankruptbecauseofitslimitedbudget.

6.（A）PromptdeliveryofthegoodsbeforeChristmasisthemostimportant.

（B）Toppriorityshouldbegiventothecompetitiveandreasonablepriceofthegoods

（C）DuringChristmas,therewillbeashoppingcrazeforgoodswithgoodquality.

（D）NothingismoreimportantthanthequalityandpriceofthegoodsforChristmas.

7.（A）Let'scontinuethetalkoverdinnerat9o'clocktonight.

（B）Wehavetoworksomethingoutbefore9o'clocktomorrow.

（C）Iproposeabreakuntil9o'clocktomorrowmorning.

（D）I'msurewe'llallcalmdownbefore9o'clocktomorrowmorning.

8.（A）Ourproductscannotcompeteontheinternationalmarketbecauseoftheirhigherprices.

（B）Ourproductsexhibitgreatercompetitivenesseventhoughtheylackadvancedtechnology.

（C）Advancedtechnologywillincreaseourexpensetocompeteontheinternationalmarket.

（D）Advancedtechnologycontributestotheexcellenceandcompetitivenessofourproducts.

9.（A）MrParkinsonnevergivesfreeinvestmentconsultations.

（B）Don'tconsultMrParkinsonifyourproblemisaboutfinanceorinvestment

（C）TheadviceMrParkinsonoffersisoftenofgreatimportancetoourinvestment.

（D）WeshouldnotinvestinthecompanywhereMrParkinsonistheCEO.

10.（A）Agingpopulationisexpectedtodoublewithindecades.

（B）By2020,45%ofthepeopleinthecountrywillbeoversixty-five.

（C）Oldpeopleinthiscountrycanexpecttolivealongerlife.

（D）Inlessthan20years,23millionmorepeoplewillhavetoretire.

II.TalksandConversations

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions11~14

11.（A）￡400.

（B）￡450.

（C）￡500.（D）￡600.

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12.（A）Itisverynearhisworkingplace.

（B）Itisarathercrowdedresidentialarea.

（C）Itisconvenientfortransportationandshopping.

（D）Itistheonlygoodpositionhehasinmind.

13.（A）Hehasabigfamily.

（B）Hehastoworkathome.

（C）Hismother-in-lawlikestohaveparties.

（D）Hischildrenarerathernaughty.

14.（A）Itsbedroomsarespecious.

（B）Itsrentisquitereasonable.

（C）Itislocatedinagoodposition.

（D）Itiswellfurnished.

Questions15~18

15.（A）Theorangejuicecanhelptreatindigestion.

（B）Theorangeinasupermarketismuchcheaper.

（C）Theorangeismorenutritiousthananyotherfruits.

（D）Theorangeisanessentialpartofahealthydiet

16.（A）Orange.

（B）Chocolate.

（C）Vanilla.

（D）Sugar.

17.（A）Itcankeepyourimmunesystemstrong.

（B）Itcanassistinyourefforttoreduceweight.

（C）Itcaneasilyreplacethenutritionofadailymeal.

（D）Itcanhelpcontroltherisingbloodsugarlevels.

18.（A）Thefruitsugarinoranges.

（B）Thefibreinoranges.

（C）VitaminCinoranges.

（D）Calciuminoranges.

Questions19~22

19.（A）HeisapplyingtoauniversityinEngland.

（B）Heisconsultingafemaleprofessor.

（C）HeisstudyinginaBritishuniversity.

（D）Heishelpingthewomancooksomefood.

20.（A）Itisawful.

（B）Itisoneofhisfavoritekinds.

（C）Itisofamuchgreatervariety.

（D）Itisbetterthanheexpected.

21.（A）HeisfondofEnglishdishes.

（B）Heistiredofpuddingsandpies.

（C）HeenjoysEnglishstrawberryyogurt.

（D）Heseldomhasbreakfastathome.

22.（A）Becauseitisproperlycookedathome.

（B）BecauseitisakindofYorkshirepudding.

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（C）Becausehehasnevertasteditbefore.

（D）Becausehehasmadeitallbyhimself.

Questions23~26

23.（A）Weshouldpaymoreattentiontoourhistoryclass.

（B）Wegenerallyfailtorememberanythingthatwassaid.

（C）Sharksarenecessaryinthetrainingofactivelisteners.

（D）Goodlisteningskillsareessentialinourlife.

24.（A）Theytoleratedistractions.

（B）Theyoftenfindthemselvesinhotwater.

（C）Theyaregenerallylazy.

（D）Theyarecriticaltofamilylife.

25.（A）Bytakingnotes.

（B）Byrememberingwhatwassaid.

（C）Bygettinguptoshutthedoor.

（D）Byaskingquestions.

26.（A）Seas.

（B）Sharks.

（C）Sponges.

（D）Students.

Questions27~30

27.（A）Hewritescomicstories.

（B）Hedrawspicturesforcomicbooks.

（C）Heteachespaintinginanartschool.

（D）Hecompilescomicbookswithotherwriters.

28.（A）Givehisdrawingsamoregraphiclook.

（B）Addvariationstohisworks.

（C）Employachunkybrushstyle.

（D）Movealongalinearway.

29.（A）Theyareverypopular.

（B）Theyareofthesamestyle.

（C）Theyarefairlyeclectic.

（D）Theyareinfluencedbyotherartists.

30.（A）Itisanewonewithonly2editors.

（B）Ittakeshimonthepermanentstaff.

（C）Itcontrolsthefinallookofhisworks.

（D）Ithasanurturingenvironment.

PartCListeningandTranslation

I.SentenceTranslation

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

（1）

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（2）

（3）

（4）

（5）

II.PassageTranslation

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.YouwillhearthepassagesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.

（1）

（2）

SECTION2STUDYSKILLS45minutes

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,（A）,（B）,（C）or（D）,toeachquestion.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspa