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++中级口译真题+答案
2010年3月中级口译真题
SECTION1:
LISTENINGTEST (45minutes)
PartA:
SpotDictation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.
TheInternetisanexcellentsourceforfindingmanytypesofinformationandforkeepingupwithnewdevelopmentsintheworld.Today,aneverincreasingnumberofpeopleareusingtheInternetto________
(1)relatedinformation,conductbusiness,orpersonalactivities,accesselectronicdatabases,sende-mail,andnetworkwithrelatives,_______
(2).FrequentlyreferredtoastheInformationSuperHighway,theInternetisactuallyanetworkof_______(3).Youmay
thinkoftheInternetasanalogoustothe_________(4),Justastheinter-statesystemconnectstodifferentcitiesvia________(5),theInternetconnectscomputersaroundtheworldviaanumberofdifferent __________(6).Atthemostbasiclevel,acomputer,amodem,andarighttypeof _________(7cangetapersonontotheInternet.ThroughtheInternetyoucanaccessmassiveamountsofinformationby________(8)thatarelinkedtogether.
Generallyspeaking,twotypesofinformationare_________(9),arethemostusefulforpeople.Thatis,conversationalresources,and_________(10).
Conversationalresourcesallowuserstohaveconversationswithindividuals_________(11).Mailinglistsandnewsgroupsare_________(12)ofconversationalresources.Mailinglistsincludeelectronicmail,wherebytheuser__________(13),sendtoanyotherindividual,orgroupofindividuals,whohavesubscribedbyhavingtheirnameandelectronical_________(14) placedonthecenter’slistofaddresses.
Newsgroupsareessentiallyelectronic________(15).AnyonewithInternetaccesscan__________(16)totheboard,andanyonewithInternetaccesscanreadtheboard.
Thereferenceresourcesyou_________(17)aretheWorldWideWeb(www)orthewebforshort.ThewebusesHTML(hypertextmarkuplanguage)to ________(18),sound,graphicsandvideo.Ofcourse,youneedbrowserstoviewdocuments,and________(19)throughtheintricatelinksstructure.Themost________(20)browseristheMicrosoftInternetExplorer.
PartB:
ListeningComprehension
1.Statements
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
2.TalksandConversations
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
PartC:
ListeningandTranslation
1.SentenceTranslation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
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(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
2.PassageTranslation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.YouwillhearthepassagesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.
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SECTION2:
STUDYSKILLS (45minutes)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1-5
OnSaturdaymorningsIworkedinthefamilyshop.IstartedcyclingdowntotheshopwithDadonSaturdayassoonasIwasbigenough.IthoughtofitasgivinghimahandandsoIdidn’tmindwhatIdid,althoughitwasmostlyjustfetchingandcarryingatarunallmorning.ImanagednottothinkofitasworkandIlookedforwardtothebarofchocolatemygrandmotherpassedmeunsmilinglyasIleft.Itriednottolookather;IhadreasontofeelguiltybecauseI’dgenerallyalreadyeatensomedriedfruitsorasliverofcheesewhennoonewaslooking.AssoonasIwasfifteen,though,Dadsaid,“That’sit,ourJanet.You’reofworkingagenowandyou’renotcomingtoworkunlessyourgrandmotherpaysyouproperly.’Hedidhisbesttomakehischinlookdetermined.“Ishallspeaktoher.”
ThenextSaturday,Grancalledmeintoherlittleofficebehindtheshop.Ialwayshatedgoinginthere.Shehadanelectricheateronfullblast,andthewindowswerealwayskepttightlyclosedwhatevertheweather.Therewerepilesofdustycataloguesandbrochuresonthefloor.“You’rewantingtogetpaid,Ihear,”Gransaid.“Yes,please,”Ireplied.Itwasratherlikevisitingtheheadmistressatschool,soIwasveryquietandrespectful.Gransearchedthroughthemessofpapersonhercrowdeddesk,sighingandclickinghertongue.Eventuallysheproducedanofficial-lookingleafletandranherfingersalongthecolumnsoffigures.“Howoldareyou?
”“Fifteen...Gran,”Iaddedforextrapoliteness,butshelookedatmeasifIhadbeencheeky.“Full-timersatyouragegettwohundredandfortypoundsforathirty-five-hourweek,”sheannouncedinsuchawayastoleavenodoubtthatshewasn’tinfavourofthis.“Nowonderthere’snoprofitinshopkeeping!
So,Janet,what’sthatperhour?
”Questionlikethatalwaysflusteredme.Insteadoftryingtoworkthemoutinmyhead,Iwouldjuststandthereunabletothinkstraight.“I’llgetapencilandpaper,”Ioffered.“Don’tbother,”snappedGranangrily,“I’lldoitmyself.I’llgiveyou6poundsanhour;takeitorleaveit,”“I’lltakeit,please,”“AndIexpectrealworkforit,mind.Nostandingabout,andifIcatchyoueatinganyofthestock,there’llbetrouble.That’stheft,andit’sacrime.”
Fromthenon,mymainjobattheshopwasfillingtheshelves.Thiswasdull,butIhardlyexpectedtobetrustedwithhandlingthemoney.Onceortwice,however,whenDadwasextrabusy,I’dtriedtohelphimbyservingbehindthecounter.Ihatedit.ItwasverydifficulttorememberthepricesofeverythingandIwasparticularlyhopelessatusingthetill.Certaincustomersmadeunkindremarksaboutthis,increasingmyconfusionandthechancesofmakingafoolofmyself.
Itwasanold-establishedvillageshop,goingback150yearsatleastanditwasreallybehindthetimeseventhen.Dadlongedtobeabletomaketheshopmoreattractivetocustomers,butGranwouldn’thearofit.Ioverheardthemoncearguingaboutwhethertobuyafreezercabinet.“Ourcustomerswantfrozenfood,”Dadsaid.“Theyseethingsadvertisedandiftheycan’tgetthemfromus,they’llgoelsewhere.”“Yourfatheralwayssoldfreshfood,”Granreplied.“Peoplecomehereforquality,theydon’twantallthatfrozenstuff.”
1. HowdidJanetfeelwhenshefirststartedherSaturdaymorningjob?
(A)Sheenjoyedtheworkthatshewasgiven.
(B)Shewaspleasedtobehelpingherfather.
(C)Sheworriedthatshewasnotdoingitwell.
(D)Shewasonlyreallyinterestedinthereward.
2. Whatdowelearnabouthergrandmother’sofficeinthesecondparagraph?
(A)Itwasuntidy.
(B)Itwasdark.
(C)Itneededdecorating.
(D)Ithadtoomuchfurnitureinit.
3. Theword“flustered”(para.2)means_______.
(A)bored
(B)angered
(C)confused
(D)depressed
4. WhatdidJanet’sfatherandgrandmotherdisagreeabout?
(A)Howtokeeptheircustomersloyaltotheshop.
(B)Thetypeofadvertisingneededtoattractcustomers.
(C)Thetypeofcustomerstheywantedtoattract.
(D)Howtogetnewcustomerstocometotheshop.
5. WhatimpressiondowegetofJanet’sfeelingstowardshergrandmother?
(A)Sherespectedherfairness.
(B)Shedoubtedherjudgment.
(C)Shedislikedhermanner.
(D)Sheadmiredherdetermination.
Questions6-10
ManytreesintheBrackhamareawerebroughtdownintheterriblestormsthatMarch.Thetownitselflosttwogreatlimetreesfromtheformermarketsquare.Thedisappearanceofsuchprominentfeatureshadalteredtheappearanceofthetowncentreentirely,totheannoyanceofitsmoreconservativeinhabitants.
Amongtheannoyed,undermorenormalcircumstances,wouldhavebeenChiefInspectorDouglasPelham,headofthelocalpoliceforce.Butattheheightofthatweek’sstorm,whenthewindsbroughtdowneventhematurewalnuttreeinhisgarden,Pelhamhadinfactbeeninnofitstatetonotice.Alargeandhealthyman,hehadforthefirsttimeinhislifebeenseriouslyillwithanattackofbronchitis.
Whenhefirstcomplainedofanachingheadandtightnessinhischest,hiswife,Molly,hadtriedtopersuadehimtogotothedoctor.Convincedthatthepoliceforcecouldnotdowithouthim,hehad,asusual,ignoredherandattemptedtocarryonworking.Predictably,thoughhewouldn’thavelistenedtoanyonewhotriedtotellhimso,thishastheeffecto