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上海中级口译摸拟试题

上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试摸拟试题

SECTION1:

LISTENINGTEST（40Minutes）

PartA:

SpotDictation

Direction:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerincorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOLET.Rememberyouwillhearthepassageonlyonce.

Earthquakesmay1.rightlybelistedasoneofthemostdestroyingforcesknowntoman:

sincerecordsbegantobewrittendown,ithasbeen2.estimatedthatearthquake-relateddestructionhasbeenbeyond3.calculation.Thegreaterpartofsuchdamageandlossoflife4.isduetocollapseofbuildingsandtheeffectsofrockslides,floods,fire,diseaseandotherphenomena5.resultingfromearthquakes,ratherthanduetothequakesthemselves.

The6.greatmajorityofallearthquakesoccurintwospecificgeographicareas.Onesuchareaincludesthe7.PacificOceananditsneighboringareas.Theother8.extendsfromtheEastIndiatotheAtlasMountains,includingtheHimalayas,Iran,Turkey,andAlpineregions.Itisinthesetwogreatzonesthat9.ninetypercentofallearthquakestakeplace.They10.mayhappenanywhereatanytime.

11.Intherecentyearstherehavebeen12.indicationsthatearthquakepredictionmaybepossible.13.Byanalyzingchangesinanimalbehavior,patternsof14.movementsintheearth’scrustandfrequencywithwhichminorearthquakes15.areobserved,scientistshaveshownincreasing16.successinanticipatingwhenandwhereearthquakeswilloccur.Asaresult,aworldwide17.earthquakewarningnetworkisalreadyinoperationandhashelpedtoprepareforthe18.greatdestructionthatmightotherwisehavebeentotallyunexpected.

Itisdoubtfulthatmanwillever19.beabletocontrolearthquakes,butashowandwhyearthquakeshappenbecomebetterunderstood,manwillbecomemoreandmoreableto20.dealwiththem.

PartB:

ListeningComprehension

1.Statements

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswillbespokenonlyonce,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Nowlet'sbeginwithquestionnumberone.

Ifyou’dhadyourcreditcard,youwouldhavepaidbycreditcard.

1.（A）Ifyoucouldhavepaidbycreditcard,youwouldhavebroughtthecard.

（B）Youdidn'tbringyourcreditsoyoucouldn’tpaybycreditcard.

（C）Afteryoucheckyourcard,youwillbuythecard.

（D）Youwillusethecreditcardtobuysomething.

Ittookmelesstimethanusualtocompletemypsychologyassignment.

2.（A）Ifinishedthisassignmentratherquickly.

（B）Iseldomspendmuchtimeonpsychology.

（C）Theassignmentwasunusuallylong.

（D）UsuallypsychologyisthelastassignmentIcomplete.

NotonlydidIforgetmyairticket,butalsoIforgotmypassport.

3.（A）Iforgotmyplaneticketaswellasmypassport

（B）LuckilyIbroughtmyticketwithme.

（C）Ithoughtmypassportwasmyidentity.

（D）Ididn’tknowIneededapassport.

Itseemsasifthey’dknowneachotherforyearsinsteadofjusttwohours.

4.（A）Theyhaven’tseeneachotherforawhile.

（B）Themettwohoursago

（C）Theyhardlyknowanythingabouteachother.

（D）They’vebeenfriendlyforalongtime.

BecauseMarrywasacceptedbytheStateUniversity,herbrotherTomappliedtheretoo.

5.（A）MarryandTomwereacceptedattheStateuniversity.

（B）NeitherMarrynorTomwasinterestedinattendingtheStateUniversity.

（C）TomdidnotwanttogototheStateUniversitybecauseMarryisthere.

（D）NeitherMarrynorTomwasinterestedinattendingtheStateUniversity.

（D）TomappliedtotheStateUniversitybecauseMarrywasacceptedthere.

ThebookstoreisoutofthetextbooksforAppliedPsychology.

6.（A）TextbooksonAppliedPsychologyarebeingsoldoutsidethebookstore.

（B）TherearenoAppliedPsychologybooksinthebookstore.

（C）ThebookstorehasonlyoneortwotextbooksonAppliedPsychology.

（D）BookstoresellingAppliedPsychologydon’topenuntiloneortwoo’clock.

Jackwantedalaptopcomputer,butgotadesktopinstead.

7.（A）Jackwantedtorepairthecomputerbutgotanewoninstead.

（B）Afterbuyingthelaptop,Jackalsoboughtadesktop.

（C）Jackboughtadesktop,thoughhe’dplannedtobyalaptop.

（D）Jackboughttwocomputers.

Imusthaveleftmyglassesathome,becauseIcan'tfinditanywhere.

8.（A）Ididn’thavetolookformyglasses.

（B）Ilefthomefortheschoolearlytoday.

（C）Ifoundmyglassesinmyclassroom

（D）Iforgottobringmyglasses.

Afterwehavetheclassroomdecorated,we’llholdaparty.

9.（A）Wehavetogotoapartyafterwork.

（B）Wewenttoahugepartyaftertheclassroomwasdecorated.

（C）Aftersomeonedecoratesthehouseforus,we’llholdaparty.

（D）Afterwedecoratethehouseforourselves,we’llholdaparty.

JohnstudiesharderthanBilly,butforsomereasonBillygetshighermarksontheexams.

10.（A）Billygetsbettergradesontheexamsbecausehestudiesharder.

（B）John’sexamsareharderthanBilly’s

（C）Billydoesn’tstudyashardasJohn.

（D）JohnStudiesharderandgetsbettergrades.

I.TalksandConversations

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,you-willhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefully,becauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandthequestionsonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Guide:

WearenowapproachingthefamousStatueofLiberty,whichhaswelcomedvisitorstoNewYorkHarborsince1886.

Andrew:

Wow!

Lookatit.

James:

Incredibleisn’tit?

Guide:

ThestatutewasgiventotheUnitedStatesbythepeopleofFrance.ItwasdesignedbytheFrenchsculptorBartholdi.

Andrew:

It’sreallyhuge.Dowegettogoinside?

James:

Ofcourse.Wecanclimbthestairsallthewayuptothecrown.

Andrew:

Stairs?

There’snoelevator?

James:

Nottothetop.Butit'sjust142steps.

Guide:

Letmetellyoualittlemoreaboutthestatuebeforeyouclimbtothetop.Incaseyourarewonderingwhatisthestatueismadeof,ithasaframeworkinsidethat’smadeofiron;theouterskinismadeofcopper.Thecopperskinisonly2.4millimetersthick.Thesupportingframeworkinsidethestatueiswhatholdsthewholethingtogether.

TheStatueofLibertyisamajortouristattraction,andeveryyearabouttwomillionpeoplefromallovertheworldcomeheretovisitit.

Questions11-14

SincewhenhastheStatueofLibertybeeninNewYorkHarbor?

11.（A）1886.（B）1816.

（C）1866.（D）1868

WherewasthedesigneroftheStatueofLibertyFrom?

12.（A）USA（B）NewYork

（C）France（D）UK

WhatistheStatueofLibertymadeof?

13.（A）Iron（B）Copper

（C）Marble（D）Stone

Howmanypeoplevisitstatueeveryyear?

14.（A）2,000,000,000（B）2,000,000

（C）200,000（D）20,000

Questions15-18

Today,collegestudentsintheUnitedStatesusemorethanjustbooks,paper,andpenstohelpthemsucceedinschool.Theynowtakeadvantageofsomeofthemostrecentadvancesintechnologytohelpthemsuccessfullyfinishtheireducation.

Internetaccessisagoodexample.Whenstudentsstudylateintothenight,theycan’tgotothelibrary.Today’sstudents,however,candoresearchontheInternet,whichgivesthemup-to-dateinformationthatalibrarycan’tprovide.Indeed,someuniversitiesarenowofferingclassesthroughtheInternet.Thishelpspeoplewhootherwisewouldnotbeabletogotoclasses.Electronicmailalsoprovidesstudentswithaneasierwaytostayintouchwithfamilyandfriendslivingfaraway.

Pagersandportablephonesareanotherexample.Studentstodayarebusywithmorethanjustgettinganeducation.Manyhavejobs.Somealreadyhavefamilies.Goingtoclassesmakesthemfeelcutoff.Apagerorportablephone,however,allowsthemtobeeasilycontactedbyothers.Thismeanstheynolongerfeelstress.Thesecommunicationtoolsalsogivestudentsinstantaccesstotheoutsideworld.Sincemorestudentsaregoingtocollegewhoarenotlongerbetweentheagesof18to22,thesetoolsaremorecommonlyseenoncampus.Forthesestudents,whoareparents,grandparents,orbusinesspeople,suchtoolsarenecessity.Collegestudentsofthemoretraditionalagefindthemusefultoo.Theyfeelsafeknowingtheycaneasilycallforhelpwhentheyareintrouble.ThereisnodoubtthatstudentsinAmericawillbecomemoreandmoreelectronicallyconnectedinthefuture.

BecauseoftherecentadvancesintechnologywhatcantheAmericanstudentsdonow?

15.（A）Findinformationthatisnotinthelibrary

（B）Stopusingbooks,paperandpens.

（C）Studyatthelibrarymoreoftenthanbefore

（D）Nowborrowbooksfromthelibraryovertheinternet.

WhatistheadvantageofuniversityclassestaughtthroughtheInternet?

16.（A）Appealtopeoplewhodon'thavecomputers.

（B）Areusefulforpeoplewhocan’tgotoclasses.

（C）Keepstudentsintouchwiththeirfamily

（D）Nolongerrequirehumanteachers.

Whatcanmakestudentstodayfeelfreefromstress?

17.（A）Pagers（B）Portablephone

（C）Internet（D）BothAandB

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

18.（A）Studentsfeelloneliernowasaresultofusingcomputers.

（B）PagersandportablephonesofferstudentsquickaccesstotheInternet.

（C）Mostcollegeclassesarenowtakenthroughthe