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上海英语高级口译资格证书第1阶段测试B1.docx

上海英语高级口译资格证书第1阶段测试B1

SECTION4:

LISTENINGTEST（30minutes）PartA:

Note-takingAndGap-fillingDirections:

Inthispartofthetestyouwillhearashorttalk.Youwillhearthetalkonlyonce.Whilelisteningtothetalk,youmaytakenotesontheimportantpointssothatyoucanhaveenoughinformationtocompleteagap-fillingtaskonyourANSWERBOOKLETafterwards.YouarerequiredtowriteONEwordorfigureonlyineachblank:

Inthepastfiftyyearstheinventionof______

（1）devicesandapplianceshasmadehouseworkmucheasier.Amongthesedevicesandappliancesare_______

（2）cleaners,electricirons,washingmachines,andsomeothers.Probablythemostimportantpieceof________（3）equipmentwhichhasbeenwidelyusedinthelasttwentyyearsisthe_______（4）.Washingupbyhandisnotonly_______（5）butalsoextremelyboring.Dishwashersareofdifferentsizesand________（6）.Theircapacityrangesfromsixto______（7）placesettings.Afterthedishwasherisplumbedintothemains__________（8）supply,allyouhavetodoistoloaddirtydishes,glassesand____________（9）intothemachine,pourinsomespecial_____________（10）,closethedoorand_____________（11）iton.Themachinewillwashalmosteverythingexceptthelarge___________（12）anddisheswithscrapsof___________（13）food.Italso__________（14）theplatesandglasseswithitsownheat.Ifyourdishwasheris___________（15）orlarger,probablyyouneedtowashuponly______________（16）aday.Ofcoursethismeansyouhavetohave___________（17）dishes,glassesandcutlerytolastthreeorfour___________（18）.Rememberthatdishwasherscanbequite________________（19）,soyoumayprefertousethemachinejustonceaday,preferably_____________（20）thingatnight.PartB:

ListeningandTranslationⅠ.SentenceTranslationDirections:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5Englishsentences.Youwillhearthesentencesonlyonce.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateinintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

（1）________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

（2）_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________（3）________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________（4）________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________（5）________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ⅱ.PassageTranslationDirections:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passages.Youwillhearthepassageonlyonce.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.

（1）__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

READINGTEST（30minutes）Directions:

ReadthefollowingpassageandthenanswerINCOMPLETESENTENCESthequestionswhichfolloweachpassage.UseonlyinformationfromthepassageyouhavejustreadandwriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Question1~3BRITISHTelecomhasbeenthwartedinitsattempttocuttelephonelinkstoaSouthAmericancitythatisoperatingasexchatlineserviceinBritain.DirectdialingservicestoGeorgetown,Guyana,wereduetobesuspendedaftertheOne-to-OneContactscompanyignoredanultimatumfromBTtoclosedown.Butthechatlinecompany,whichisbasedinDublin,ManchesterandGuyana,hassecuredaninjunctionfromtheHighCourttopreventthethreatenedactiontakingplace.Thematterwillberesolvedbeforeajudgeatafullhearinglaterthismonth.ApreliminaryhearingdueyesterdaywaspostponeduntilFriday.TheOne-to-OneContactsservice,whichisadvertisedinthenationalpress,breachesthestrictguidelinessetdownbyICSTIS,theinformationlinewatchdog,becauseofthesexualnatureofthecalls.ThecompanydoesnotuseBritish0898numbers.CallersfromBritainaredirectedtoringtelephonenumbersintheVirginIsles.andthengivenGuyanannumberforthechatlineservice,ringinguppoundsininternationalcallsintheprocess.Thecountriesoforiginwerenotstatedintheadvertisements.BTwantedtoendtheservices,butbecauseoftherelativelyunsophisticatedroutingbetweenBritainandGuyana,itcouldnotisolatethe52numbersinvolved.ThecompanytoldGuyanaTelecomandTelephonesthatitwouldblockdirectdiallingfromBritaintoeverynumberinGeorgetown,thecapital,iftherecordedsexlineswerenotputoutofbusiness.ButthechatlinecompanyclaimedthatBTactedunfairly.AHighCourtjudgehasgrantedaninjunctionpreventingBTfromtakingactionuntilhecanhearbothsidesofthestory.Thechatlinecompanybrokeindustryrulesbyadvertisingasexlineoutsidetop-shelfpublications--intheDailyandSundaySportnewspapers.ABTspokeswomanexplained:

“ThestoponIDDcallstoGeorgetownwouldhavelastedtwoorthreedayswhilewefoundwaystoblocktherelevantnumbers.Inthemeantime,callstoothernumberswouldhavebeenputthroughtheoperatoratinternationaldirectdiallingcosts.”1.WhydoestheBritishTelecomplantoendtheOne-to-OneContactsservice?

2.IntroducebrieflyinyourownwordsthepracticeoftheOne-to-OneContactscompany.3.Whydidn’ttheBritishTelecomcutthechatlineserviceimmediately?

Question4~6Summeriscoming,andwoeisyou.You’dliketobakeintheblazingsunandgetadeep,darktan.butworriesaboutskincancermaykeepyouindoors.Tanningsalonsareanalternative,butthey’reawfullyexpensive（andsoartificial）.Whattodo?

Beforelongyoumaybeabletoacquiretheperfecttanfromtheinsideofyourbodyout.Nosunorsunlampswillbeneeded.ResearchersattheUniversityofArizonahavediscoveredasyntheticpeptidehormonethatstimulatescertainskincellstoproducemelanin,apigmentthatdarkenstheskinandprotectsitfromultravioletradiation.Thehormonecouldbeusefulnotonlyinacquiringatanbutalsoinpreventingagingoftheskin.Inaddition,itmighthelptocurevitiligo--adiseasethatcausesaprogressivedepigmentationoftheskinandafflicts1to2percentoftheworld’spopulation.Thehormone,whichtheArizonaresearchershavedubbedMelano-Tan,isachemicalvariation（oranalog）ofthemelanocyte-stimulatinghormone（MSH）thatsomeanimals,suchasfrogsorchameleons,secretefromtheirpituitaryglands,causingthemtochangecolor.ItwasdiscoveredaspartofaU.S.government-sponsoredstudyofwaysofreverseorcurevitiligo.“Intheprocessofthesestudies,”saysMacHadley,anendocrinologistattheUniversityofArizona,”wediscoveredthatifthismoleculewasdeliveredacrosstheskinofacertainstrainofmice,theskinwouldturndarkbrown.Andnotjustwhereweplacedthechemical,butallover.”What’smore,saysHadley,anotherresearchcenterhasjustdemonstratedthatthehormonewillcauseinvitrohumanskintotanaswell,“whichisprettyclosetosayingthisproductwillwork.”IfMelano-Tanbecomescommerciallyavailable--andalargeAmericanpharmaceuticalcompanyisnowfundingstudiestowardthatend--itcouldbetakenorallyorappliedtopically.Afterapplication.itwouldenterthebloodstreamandsystematicallytantheentirebody.Dependingontheconcentration,initialtanningwouldbeginintwoorthreedaysandadark,uniformtancouldbeachievedwithintwoweeks.Whenthehormoneisnolongerapplied,thetannedskincouldbepeeledoff.Therearealreadytanningpillsonthemarket,suchasFrenchBronzeTablets（withcarotene）,butHadleydismissesthemas“gimmicks”thatmerelydyetheskinunevenly,likeEastereggs.AccordingtoHadley,Melano-Tancouldlowertheincidenceofskincancerbyallowingfair-skinnedpeopletotanbeforegoingoutinthesun.Itcouldalsohelpthosewhosufferfromvitiligoorhyperpigmentation,andthosewhoareallergictosunscreens.4.Whatarethedisadvantagesoftanninginthesunorinatanningsalon?

5.Inwhatotherwayscanthesyntheticpeptidehormonebeusefultopeopleapartfromacquiringatan?

6.Howwillthehormoneworkwhentakenorallyorappliedtopically?

Questions7~10IFVITAMINCisgoodforyou,doesmoremeanbetter?

Millionsofpeoplethinksobutscientistshavebeendividedontheissue.Despiteahugeresearcheffort,thereislittleevidencethatmegadosesofvitaminC,upto100timestherecommendeddailyamounts,havebeneficialeffects.NowanAmericanscientisthascomeupwithanexplanationofthelackofeffect--andasimpleremedy.MillionsofAmericanstakesupplementsofthevitamininthebeliefthatitsanti-oxidantpropertieshelppreventheart

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