上海市英语中级口译笔试与答案.docx

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上海市英语中级口译笔试与答案

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上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试

SECTION1：

LISTENINGTEST（40minutes）

PartA：

SpotDictation

Directions：

Inthispartofthetest，youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.

Itiscommonknowledgethatcomputerscanalsoproducesomethingstupid，assome

（1）putit，GIGO，or’garbagein，garbageout’.Thismeansthatifinaccurateinformationis

（2）acomputer，themachinewillproducethewronginformation（3）.

Thereasonforthisisthatcomputerscannotthink（4）.Forexample，imaginethatacomputerisgiventheinformationthat（5）hashourlegsandthatadoghasfourlegs.Themachinemightwell（6）whenproducingalistofsuggestedliving-roomanddining-roomfurniture.

Buttoday，groupsof（7）intheUnitedStates，JapanandEurope（8）anewtypeofcomputer.Thesenewmodelswillbeincapableofmakingsuch（9）.

Insteadofbeingprogrammedwithlotsofunrelated（10），thenewcomputerswillcontainknowledgeofsubjectsthatare（11）.Themachineswillthen

（12）itemsofinformation，andwillbeabletorejectconclusionsthatdonot（13）.

Thesenewcomputerswillalreadyknowthatdogsareanimalsthat（14），bark，wagtheirtailsandchaseotheranimals.By（15）withfeaturesofliving-roomanddining-roomfurniture，thecomputerwillconcludethatadogisan（16）.

Evenapresent-daycomputercould（17）ifgivenenoughinformationandenoughtime.Butithastoconsider（18）oneatatimebeforeselectingthebest.Thismeansthatitwould（19）foreventhemostpowerfulcomputertoreacha（20）.

PartB：

ListeningComprehension

Ⅰ.Statements

Directions：

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

1.（A）MichellewantedtoworkinLondon.

（B）MichellequittedhisjobinLondon.

（C）MichelleaskedforavacationinLondon.

（D）MichelletransferredhismoneytotheLondonbranch.

2.（A）DoctorCarteravoidsthecompanyofotherswheneverpossible.

（B）DoctorCarteristoobusytohaveacupofcoffee.

（C）DoctorCarterisaquitesociableperson.

（D）DoctorCarterisalonelyman，accordingtohiscolleagues.

3.（A）Tomcheckedhisembarrassment.

（B）Tombouncedtheballagainstthetelephonebox.

（C）Tomfeltembarrassedwhenhewasaskedtohaveaphysicalcheck.

（D）Tomwasembarrassedwhenhischeckwasreturnedasworthless.

4.（A）Wecouldn’thaveopenedfivesupermarketsthere.

（B）Tothinkthatwehaveopenedonlyfivesupermarketsthere.

（C）Wethoughtthatyouwantedtoopenfivesupermarketsthere.

（D）Wedidn’tthinkthatfivesupermarketstherewerequiteenough.

5.（A）Mrs.GreenhadtorushtotheairporttomeettheCEOfromChicago.

（B）Mrs.GreenrefusedtoattendtheopeningceremonyinChicagolastTuesday.

（C）Mrs.GreenwasscheduledtoseesomeonefromChicagolastTuesday.

（D）Mrs.Greendidn’taccepttheCEO’sinvitationtoworkinChicagoatlast.

6.（A）I’veneverbeenacooperativeperson.（B）I’mveryreadytocooperatenow.

（C）I’llbeacorporateexecutive.（D）Ineverwanttobeanoperator.

7.（A）Thegeneralmanageraskedthemtoaccountforthelyingofimportantdocuments.

（B）Thegeneralmanagerrefusedtoreadthoseaccountingpapers.

（C）Thedocumentsaresoimportantthattheyshouldbekeptinsaferplaces.

（D）Itisimportantthattheaccountantlockhisofficebeforeleavingforhome.

8.（A）Everyyear，thecityauthoritiesproposetoimprovetheroadconditionsonthehighway.

（B）Therehavebeenargumentsabouttheproposedhighwayextensionforalongtime.

（C）Theenvironmentalprotectiongroupsarequitesatisfiedwiththeproposedhighway

extension.

（D）Boththeadministrationandtheenvironmentalistsareagainstthebuildingofanew

highway.

9.（A）Goodmanagementseldomgetsbetterworkfromemployees.

（B）Goodmanagementcanmakeaverageemployeesworkbetter.

（C）Averageemployeescandoexcellentworkunderanycircumstances.

（D）Averageemployeescannotdoexcellentwork，despitegoodmanagement.

10.（A）Nomorevisitorscanbeallowedintheexhibitionhall.

（B）Theexhibitionhallcanholdslightlyover250visitors.

（C）FivehundredvisitorswantedtoseetheAutoShow.

（D）MorethanonethousandvisitorssawtheAutoShow.

Ⅱ.TalksandConversations

Directions：

Inthispartofthetest，youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese，youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefully，becauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion，readthefouranswerchoiceandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions11~14

11.（A）Sheisoutofjob.（B）Shefeelsverytired.

（C）Shehasabroken（D）Shehasacold.

12.（A）Travelingaroundthecountry（B）Traininghardforacompetition

（C）Workingonaresearchproject（D）Writhingresearchpaperonboxing

13.（A）Stayinbedandgetsomesleep

（B）Returnthebooksandposttheletters

（C）Haveaglassofwaterbeforegoingoutside.

（D）Writealetterofcomplaintabouttheair-conditioner

14.（A）Becauseshehastowriteareport.

（B）Becauseshehasjustreturnedfromabroad.

（C）Becauseshewantssomethingtoread.

（D）Becausesheneedstofindanewjob.

Questions15~18

15.（A）UScensusofficials（B）Governmentemployees

（C）Peoplewholiveinthecity（D）LawyerswhoworkfortheChurch

16.（A）LondonandWestminster（B）LondonandBirmingham

（C）LondonandStAsaph（D）LondonandStPaul’s

17.（A）Ithasacathedral.（B）Ithasapopulationof4000.

（C）Ithasalargepopulation.（D）Ithasacityhall.

18.（A）Britain（B）USA

（C）India（D）Japan

Questions19~22

19.（A）She’sgotmarried.（B）She’sgraduatedfromhighschool.

（C）She’sspentherholiday（D）She’smovedtoWestVirginia.

20.（A）Shewouldhavestayedinherhometownfortherestofherlife.

（B）Shewouldhavemadeagravemistakeinherlifecareer.

（C）Shewouldhavehappytocometothecitytolookforajob.

（D）Shewouldbecomeasecretarytosomeoneinhervillage.

21.（A）Shehadlefttheplaceinwhichshewasborn.

（B）Shehasnotbeengivenmuchjobopportunityinthecity.

（C）Shehassofarnopromotionortransfer.

（D）Shecannotavoidmakingmistakesinherroutinework.

22.（A）Herboyfriend.（B）Hercolleague.

（C）Herassistant.（D）Herformerschoolmate.

Questions23~26

23.（A）Keepingwarmanddry（B）Drinkingalotofliquid

（C）Livingclosetothehospital（D）Kissingthenoseofananimal

24.（A）Menwholiveinwindyareas

（B）Womenwhovolunteeredtostayoutside

（C）Travelerswhotakeshowers

（D）Peoplewhoareunderstress

25.（A）Becausecoldvirusescanendureadverseclimates.

（B）Becausewintersarewetandcold.

（C）Becausepeopletendtostaymoretimeindoors.

（D）Becausethediseasemaybecausedbycontaminatedfoods.

26.（A）Menaremorelikelytosufferfromcolds.

（B）Noeffectivemedicinehasbeenfoundtocurecolds.

（C）Inthewinter，peopleshouldtrytostayoutdoors.

（D）Onecouldavoidcatchingcoldsbytakingahotbatheveryday.

Questions27~30

27.（A）None（B）Thirteen

（C）Fourteen（D）Fifteen

28.（A）Thehousewife（B）Theeldersisters

（C）Theservants（D）Thenannies

29.（A）Theyhadtobringuptheirfamilies.

（B）Theyhadnochoiceinselectingaspouse.

（C）Theyhadtoworkhardtosupporttheirfamilies.

（D）Theyhadnochancetoreceivehighereducation.

30.（A）Awomanwasfinanciallydependentonherfuturehusband.

（B）Amanhadtoaskagirl’sfatherforpermissiontomarryher.

（C）Awomanshouldbereadytogiveupherjobforthemarriage.

（D）Amanshouldarrangeamarriageceremonyinhisfather’shouse.

PartC：

ListeningandTranslation

Ⅰ.SentenceTranslation

Directions：

Inthispartofthetest，youwillhear5Englishsentences.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence，translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

（1）

（2）

（3）

（4）

（5）

Ⅱ.PassageTranslation

Directions：

Inthispartofthetest，youhear2passages.YouwillhearthepassagesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage，translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.

（1）

（2）

SECTION2：

STUDYSKILLS（50minutes）

Directions：

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

Questions1~5

Insomeruralagriculturalsocieties，thecollectionofavailablefuelsuchasfirewood，dungcake，andagriculturalwastecantake200to300person-daysperyear.Aswellasbeingtimeconsuming，thetypicalpatternsofcollectionleadtodeforestation，soilerosion，andecolo