上海中级口译真题及答案.docx

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上海中级口译真题及答案

2012年3月上海中级口译真题及答案

　　Musicaffectsusasprofoundlyasanythingweexperience.Verymanypeoplesaythatmusicisabigpartoftheireverydaylife.Wecanhearevidenceofthisintheblurringcarradioandseethejoggerwithhispersonalstereo.Thatisthenewportabilityofmusic.Thatbringsiteverywherepeoplelive,playandwork.

　　Therearedifferentkindsofmusic,foralltastes–classical,pop,rock,rap,jazz,folk–eachculturehasitsownstyle.Differentpartsofthebodyresonatetodifferentsoundsandpitches,andmostsignificantly,certainkindsofmusicresoundpowerfullyinthehumanspirit.

　　Wecanlistentomusicanywhereandeverywhere.

　　Listeningtomusiccanchangeyourmood–sometimesdramatically.Sometimes,ifyou’refeelinglow,it’stemptingtoplayslowsadmusic,butthiswouldmakeyoufeelworse.Andliftingtuneorcheerfulsongcaninstantlyimproveyourenergylevelsandyouremotionalwellbeing.

　　Musicinfilmandtelevisionshowsushowmusiccanaffectmood.Aromanticdramawouldhaveaverydifferentfilmscoretoathriller.Theold“silent”filmsoriginallyhadapianistinthecinemaplayingalong,tryingtostriketherightmood.Attimes,whenwatchingafilmorTVprogramme,youknowwhat’sabouttohappenbecauseofthemusicbeingplayed–youcananticipatetheterror,suchasin“Jaws”.There’remanytimeswhenI’veturndownthesoundduringaTVprogrammeandusesubtitlesbecausethemusicunsettlesmeanssomuch.

　　PlayingMozartwhenstudyingissaidtoincreaseourIQ.Arecentstudyhasshowedthatchildrenwholearnamusicalinstrumentaremuchquickeratdevelopingspatialawarenessandproblemsolvingskills.

　　Relaxationmusichasaslowrhythm.Soundsareoftensynthesisedandtheremaybeaddednaturalsounds,suchaswhalesong,birdsong,wavesorgentleraintohelpproduceafeelingofcalmandrelaxation.

　　点评：

这是一篇关于各种音乐与人之间的关系的文章。

音乐在现今社会因为移动终端设备而变得在生活中无时不在，无处不在。

不同的音乐对人的精神和情绪影响也各有不同。

悲伤时，如果我们听慢调而悲伤的音乐，我们会更悲伤。

而那些快乐的歌曲则能让我们的情绪迅速恢复过来。

电影和电视剧中的音乐同样能够影响我们的情绪，例如恐怖片和浪漫爱情片的音乐是如此不同，另外还举了默片时代的音乐以及看电影电视剧时我们配着背景音乐时会做出的一些反应。

最后谈到研究表明音乐能提高智商。

舒缓的音乐节奏缓慢。

同时，音乐中越来越多地加入原生态、大自然的元素来帮住人们获得更多平静和放松。

　　文章属于考生日常生活中都会接触到的娱乐休闲类的话题，正如文中所说，音乐在我们现今的社会无时、无处不在，相信考生对文中谈及的音乐及其作用都感同身受，从而能够比较轻松地完成这篇听写题目。

　　1.Mycomputerdoesn’tseemtobeworking.Ihavelotsofe-maillettersthatIhavetoreplythisafternoon.canIusetheoneoverthereonthedesk?

　　2.Wehadlittlechoiceaboutwhentosendthebiddingdocuments.Yesterdaywastoosoontosendit,andtomorrowwillbetoolate.

　　3.Alicehasbeenofferedthemanager’sjob.Althoughshehashardlyanyrelevantworkingexperience,thisisabigsurpriseevenforherself.

　　4.Youcanlearnsomethingaboutaplacebyreadingatravelbook.Butyouwillbemoreinterestedandmorefascinatedwhenyouactuallytravelthere.

　　5.Therearemanychallengeswefacetoday,buttimepermitsmetoconcentrateononlyonequestion.Thatiswhereshallwegetthemoneyforournewinvestmentproject?

　　6.Iregrettosaythatwearestillunabletosendthegoodsyouordered.Butwe’dliketoemphasizethatthedelayisentirelyduetothecircumstancesbeyondourcontrol.

　　7.Ratherthantakingachanceonbeinggroundedattheairportbecauseoftheimpendingstrike,wedecidedtotaketheslowerbutsurerrouteandarrivedatKansasCity.

　　8.Sallyturneddownboththeauditor’sjobandthelocalschoolaccountantjob.Theformerinvolvedworkinginthecity,andthelatterofferedaverylowpay.

　　9.Anumberofhousesalongtheelevatedsubwayroutehavebeentorndown,soastomakeroomfortwonewhighwaysthatarebeingbuilt.

　　10.Today,itisasdifficultforustoimaginefamilylifewithoutinformationtechnologyasitwouldhavebeenforourparentstoimaginefamilylifewithoutelectricity.

　　评析：

10个statements主要还是以商务英语为主。

这些句子是我们在商务口语对话，商务信函中常碰到的。

难度不大，生词也不多。

　　TalksandConversations1

　　M:

MayIhelpyou?

　　W:

Yes,IwanttobuysomeshoestoreplacetheonesIamwearing.

　　M:

What’swrongwiththem?

　　W:

Theyaretoooldandshabby.

　　M:

Icanseetheyhavesimplybeenwornout.Wouldyoulikethesamecolor?

Moreorless?

　　W:

Yes,andsomethingalittlelesscasual.

　　M:

Howaboutthislightbrownpair?

Theyaresimilartowhatyouhave,butalittlebitdressier.

　　W:

Yes.Iwasthinkingofsomethingalongthatline.Iwilltrythemon.

　　M:

Theycertainlylookcharming.

　　W:

Thetroubleis,theyfeeluncomfortable.

　　M:

Thentryonthisotherpairinthesimilarstyle,butbyadifferentmanufacturer.

　　W:

Thesearemuchbetter,doyouhavethemainred?

　　M:

Yes,wouldyoulikebothpairs?

　　W:

Yes,iftheywon’tcosttoomuch.

　　M:

Oh,no.Theywon’t.Thesecondpairishalfprice.ShallIputthembothinaboxforyou?

　　W:

Justtheredandtheoldones.Iwearthenewbrownpairhome.

　　Questions:

　　11.Whatdidthewoman’sshoeslooklike?

　　12.Whatwaswrongwiththefirstpairofshoesthewomantriedon?

　　13.Howmanypairsofshoesdidthewomanbuy?

　　14.Whichshoesdidthewomanwearhome?

　　点评：

这段对话是女士买鞋子的场景。

整体上来说，全篇没有难词，比较容易混淆的是对细节的考查。

比如女士试了几双鞋，买了几双，为什么没有买，穿着哪双回家了等等，在听的时候学员注意排除干扰项，记下细节。

　　TalksandConversations2

　　Ilivedinadreadforawholeyear,andIhavetobehonestandsaythatatfirstIwasn’tveryhappy.Yousee,Iwashomesick,ImissedmyfamilyandIjustwantedtogohome.PartoftheproblemwasmySpanish.Icouldn’tcommunicateverywell.ButIlovetoeat,andthat’swhatreallysavedme.Yousee,onceIdiscoveredTapas…oh,letmeexplain—thesedeliciousappetizersyoueat.SoImadesomeSpanishfriendsandwe’dgoouttoTapasbars.SoIgottoeatalotofdeliciousfood.Andofcourse,mySpanishimproveddramaticallyaswell.Buttherewasonethingthatwasdifficulttoadjustto,andthatwasthatdinnerwasalwaysservedatalatehour.Iwasn’tusedtoeatingatelevenatnight.

　　Questions:

　　15.Howlongdidthewomanliveinadread?

　　16.Whichoffollowingpartiallyexplainswhythewomanwassohomesickatfirst?

　　17.Whatdidthewomanparticularlylike?

　　18.Accordingtothewoman,whichwasthethingthatwasdifficulttoadjustto?

　　点评：

这篇小谈话谈论的是留学生活。

女主人公先是谈到自己刚来西班牙时的恐惧状况，然后谈了自己因喜欢西班牙的食物，从而摆脱了不能用西班牙语交流造成的这种恐惧状况。

最后她指出，她仍然不习惯西班牙很晚吃饭的习惯。

　　总体而言，本文比较简单。

可能本文中一开篇出现的dread（恐惧、惧怕）一词会困扰部分考生，但其实根据整篇文章，并不难理解其词义。

除此以外，针对文章的考查点，并无生僻词。

这就提醒考生不要死抠某个单词，而影响整篇短文的把握。

　　TalksandConversations3

　　M:

Mrs.Dereal,canyoutellussomethingaboutfurtherandcontinuouseducationinBritain?

　　W:

FurtherandcontinuouseducationinBritaincanbeofdifferentkinds.ApartfromtheworldfamousOpenUniversity,thereareothercollegesthatcanprovideprogramsoffurthereducationforadultsstudents.

　　M:

WeareallquitefamiliarwiththeOpenUniversity,whatabouttheothercolleges?

　　W:

Well,firsttherearethePolytechnics.ThePolytechnicsarecollegesorinstitutionsoffurthereducation.Theyarestudycentersthatoffermanydifferentcoursesforstudentsofallages.ThesecoursesleadtoDiplomatsortoDegreesawardedbytheCouncilforNationalAcademicAwards,whichwassetuptoawardDegreestoadultstudentsinnon-universityinstitutions.

　　M:

AndthenwhataboutNon-Degreecoursesforadultstudents?

　　W:

Second,therearespecialistcolleges,suchastheAgriculturalColleges,CollegesofArtorMusicandsoon.Therearealsoalargenumberoflocalcollegesoffurthereducation:

TechnicalCollegesandCollegesofCommerce.AllthesespecialcollegesprovideavarietyofNon-Degreecoursesforadultstudents.

　　M:

Whataboutthecourses?

Aretheyspeciallydesignedforadultstudents?

　　W:

Coursesforadultstudentsmayalsobevocationalorrecreational.Thatis,theymayberelatedtoaperson’sjobortakenpurelyforinterestandpleasure.Examplesofpopularrecreationalclassesarepottery,woodwork,carmaintenance,cookeryandsoon.Atthesametime,universitylecturersmaygiveupsomeoftheirfreetimeeveryweektotalktotownandvillageclubsaboutanythingfromarcheologytothesociologicaleffectsoftheindustrialrevolution.

　　Questions:

　　19.Whatisthetopicoftheinterview?

　　20.Whatarethepolytechnics?

　　21.Accordingtotheinterviewee,whatisavocationalcourse?

　　22.Whichofthefollowingisnotasubjectforrecreationalclasses?

　　点评：

本段讲的是英国的各种成人进修和继续教育体制，总体难度适中。

文章从不同的学校类型入手，分别介绍高职院校、专修学校的课程设置、学位授予等方面，以及职业型和娱乐型教育课程。

题目设置基本进口每部分开头的介绍，而22题也考察了学生对细节和举例的把握。

　　TalksandConversations4

　　Asanormalperson,youseecolorseverywhere,solongasyouhavegoodeyesight.Infact,colorplaysacentralroleinourlife.Forexample,colorisusedtocommunicatelife-savinginformation.Tothedriverofavehicle,thegreencolormeans“go”,andtheredcolormeans“stop”.Youshouldalwayspullupwhenthetrafficlightturnsred.Besides,colorscanirritateorsootheyoureyes,raiseyourappetite,orevenchangeyourmood.Adeliciousmealwithappropriatecolorscancertainlymakeyourmouthwatering.Goodcolorsalsohelpusinmanyotherways.Statisticsshow,thatinsportscompetitionateamwearingredhasahigherchanceofwinning.Ofcourse,it’slargelyduetothepsychologyofwearingred.Luckandabilitycanbemoreimportant.

　　Foranimals,colorreflectstheirenvironmentsandtheircharacteristics.Forinstance,amalepeacockhasitstailfeathersofbrightcolorstowintheattentionoffemalepeacocks.Atreefrogcanbesogreenastoindicateitspoisonousnature.Sodon’teatit,oryoumightdie.Awasp,withitsbrightyellowcolor,maywarnusthatithasasting,anditisnotafraidtousethatsting.Peopleoftenthinkthatrainbowisthemostcolorful,butforourartists,alltheyneedarethreecolors,namely,red,blueandy