2008年9月中級口譯考試試題

1、2008年9月中級口譯考試試題SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(45minutes)PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhearthepassag

2、eONLYONCE.Americanshavefourprimaryavenuesformakingfriends:atwork,atschool,throughahobbyora(1)suchasvolunteerworkanddiscussiongroup,orthroughafamilyor(2).InAmericanculture,ajobismorethantheworkthatoneperformsbetweenthehoursof9a.m.and(3).Workbecomesamajorsocializinginfluence.Manyyoungmotherswho(4)thei

3、rjobstocareforsmallchildrenremarkonthelonelinessoftheirnewlifestylesbecausetheyhavelosttheirforumfor(5).AgreatnumberofAmericanemployersrecognizebusinesssocial(6)anduseittobuildafamilyatmosphereonthejobsothatemployeeswillfeel(7)intheirworkenvironment.Someemployersarrangecompanyget-togethersintheirhom

4、eorata(8).Americancompanieshaveatleastone(9)annually,usuallyatChristmastime.Manycorporationshave(10)whereemployeesandadministratorsalikedress(11)toplaygamessuchasbaseballandvolleyball.(15) TopAmericanadministratorsoftenholdsocialgatherings(12).Dependinguponthesizeoftheemployer'shomeandthenumbero

5、f(13),thesesocialgatheringsmaybepicnics,poolparties,or(14).Ifthecompanyislarge,anemployermayholdwhatAmericanscall.Foranopenhouse,theemployerwillinvitehisemployeestocometohishomebetween1p.m.and6p.m.onacertainday.Thoseinvitedusuallystayfor,chattingwiththeotherguestsandtheirhost.Peoplecomeandgo(18)duri

6、ngthedesignatedhours,andthehostkeepsrefreshments,usually,(19)orhorsd'oeuvresandbeverages,availableforallwhocome.Forsuchsocialgatherings,itisconsidered(20)theinvitationunlessyouhaveanexcellentreason.PartB:ListeningComprehension.StatementsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstate

7、ments.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.1.(A)

8、 GoingshoppingismuchmoreexhaustivethanshoppingontheInternet.(B) Forme,takingarestisbetterthansurfingtheInternetorshopping.(C) IamnotsureifIshouldtakeabreaktoworkinthegardenthismorning.(D) MyfriendandIhavetofinishourannualreportbythisweekend.2.(A) ItishardlytruethatMrJohnsonisanewemployeewithsuchinit

9、iatives.(B) WearenotsureifMrJohnsonissatisfiedwithhisworkingenvironment.(C) UsuallynewemployeeswillnottakesuchinitiativesasMrJohnsondoes.(D) MrJohnsonisreallyveryfriendlyashehelpsuswithourworkinginitiatives.3.(A) Whatarethedifferencesbetweenmarketingandcost-effectivepublicity?(B) Couldyousaysomethin

10、gonthesubjectofcost-effectivepublicity?(C) Howmuchwilltheconferenceonmarketingandsalescostus?(D) Whenwillthesubjectofthe50-minuteconferencebepublicized?4.(A) Childrenwilldirectlyorindirectlyaffectwhattheirparentspurchase.(B) Growingchildrenwillhavespecialneedsthattheirparentscannotsatisfy.(C) Thenee

11、dsforspecialfoodandclothingaremoreobviousingirls.(D) Itisnecessaryforparentstoinfluencewhattheirchildreneatandwear.5.(A) Theappleisoneofthefruitsthatcanloweryourbloodsugar.(B) Applesaresugar-containingfruitsthatmayraiseyourbloodsugar.(C) Althoughitissugar-containing,theappleisakindofhealthyfruits.(D

12、) Forthosewhoareonadiet,anappleadayisenoughbecauseitdigestsslowly.6.(A) Wedecidedtopurchaseacameraforouronlinecourse.(B) IknowthatwecannotbeatthepriceforthecameraontheNet.(C) TheorderisthatweneedtobuythecameracheaperontheInternet.(D) ThecameraweboughtismoreexpensivethanIexpected.7.(A) Theproblemofin

13、flationcouldbeworsenedduetorisingunemploymentandwageexplosion.(B) Becauseoftheriseofunemploymentduringinflation,therecouldbeawageexplosion.(C) Themostseriouseconomicprobleminthewakeofinflationisapossiblewageexplosion.(D) Apossiblewaytocurbinflationandrisingunemploymentistoraisetheworkerswagesdramati

14、cally.8.(A) Thiskindoftaxonimportedgoodsisunnecessary.(B) Topracticeeconomy,thegovernmentimposesatax.(C) Atariffisrecommendedbyoureconomists.(D) Thetariffisagovernmenttaxonimportedgoods.9.(A) Wehadplannedtosell$120,000worthofthisnewproduct.(B) Wehadapromotionplanforourproductthatcosts$360,000.(C) Or

15、iginally,therewere3promotionplansforthenewproduct.(D) Thesalesfigureofournewproducthadreachedarecordhigh.10.(A) Thecommitteevotedagainsttheproposedproject.(B) Thecommitteeapprovedtheproposedproject.(C) Thecommitteeconsideredtheshortreportwellwritten.(D) Thecommitteewasconvincedbythedocumentedreport.

16、TalksandConversationsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Then

17、writetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions11-1411.(A) Discussinginflationwiththeman.(B) Helpingherparentspayfordebts.(C) Seekingapermanentjoboverseas.(D) Studyinginaforeigncountry.12.(A) Herparents'unwillingnesstopayhertuition.(B) Herdesiretoearnas

18、muchaspossible.(C) Therisingcostoflivingthroughinflation.(D) Thefactthatsheisanoverseasstudent.13.(A) Theeducationcentre.(B) Theuniversitybookstore.(C) Theuniversitylibrary.(D) Thestudentcafeteria.14.(A) Shewilluseherstudytimemoreeffectively.(B) Shewillbuysecond-handbooksfromthestore.(C) Shewillspen

19、dhermoneyonsomethingelse.(D) Shewilldevotemoretimetoworkingextrahours.Questions15-1815.(A) Apalmreader.(B) Aspeechtherapist.(C) Astudent.(D) Ateacher.16.(A) Shewasill.(B) Shewasafraid.(C) Shewasanxious.(D) Shewasexcited.17.(A) 50.(B) 120.(C) 220.18.(A) Heranxiety.(B) Hermistake.(C) Herexcitement.(D)

20、 Hersuccess.Questions19-2219.(A) Hewasatanewsconference.(B) Hewasonabusinesstrip.(C) Hewastravelingwiththecompany'sCEO.(D) HewasnegotiatingwithaNewYorkagent.20.(A) Thecompany'stopexecutives.(B) Producersandservicemen.(C) Agentsandcustomers.(D) Managersfromhomeandabroad.21.(A) 220.(B) 250.(C)

21、 300.(D) 350.22.(A) Theloudspeakers.(B) Thevisualaids.(C) Thehallcapacity.(D) Thelunchmenu.Questions23-2623.(A) Workingismoreimportantthanhavingaholiday.(B) Adrivershouldbemorecarefulthanapedestrian.(C) Indriving,itisalwayssafetythatcomesfirst.(D) Itisdangeroustodrivefastincrowdedareas.24.(A) Becaus

22、etheymaynotjudgespeedsverywell.(B) Becausetheymaystepintotheroadforconvenience.(C) Becausetheycannotrunveryfast.(D) Becausetheymaybecomenervouseasily.25.(A) Shoppers.(B) Trafficpolice.(C) Youngpeople.(D) Thehandicapped.26.(A) Signaltoaschoolcrossingpatrol.(B) Slowdownorstoptoletpeoplecross.(C) Overt

23、akeotherdriversforsafety.(D) WatchoutforaStop-Childrensign.Questions27-3027.(A) Programmewriting.(B) Note-takindtechniques.(C) Handwritinganalysis.(D) Samplecollecting.28.(A) Agoodself-controlledpersonality.(B) Anintrospectivenature.(C) Afriendlyandsociabledisposition.(D) Amixofinterestandemotion.29

24、.(A) Socially-mindedpeople.(B) Scientistsandintellectuals.(C) Mediocrewriters.(D) Friendlycompanions.30.(A) Therounded,mediumsizeoftheletters.(B) Thesmallopena'sando's.(C) Thewidespacesbetweenthewords.(D) Theuprightslantandthesignature.PartC:ListeningandTranslation.SentenceTranslationDirecti

25、ons:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.(1)II.PassageTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.Youwillhearthe

26、passagesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.(1)SECTION2:STUDYSKILLS(45minutes)Directions：Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsbasedonit

27、scontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions1-5Mankind'sfascinationwithgoldisasoidasciviliz

28、ationitself.TheancientEgyptiansesteemedgold,whichhadreligioussignificancetothem,andKingTutankhamenwasburiedinasolid-goJdcoffin3300yearsago.Peoplehavealwayslongedtopossessgold.Unfortunately,thislonginghasalsobroughtouttheworstinthehumancharacter.TheSpanishconquistadoresrobbedpalaces,temples,andgraves

29、,andkilledthousandsofIndiansintheirruthlesssearchforgold.OftentheonlyruleinyoungCaliforniaduringthedaysofthegoldrushwasexercisedbythemobwitharope.Eventoday,theeconomicrunningofSouthAfrica'sgoldminesdependslargelyontheemploymentofblacklaboureswhoarepaidabout以0amonth,plusroomandboard,andwhomustwor

30、kinconditionsthatcanonlybedescribedascruel.About400minersarekilledinmineaccidentsinSouthAfricaeachyear,oroneforeverytwotonsofgoldproduced.Muchofgold'svalueliesinitsscarcity.Onlyabout80,000tonshavebeenminedirthehistoryoftheworld.Allofitcouldbestoredinavault60feetsquare,orasupertanker.GreatBritain

31、wasthefirstcountrytoadoptthegoldstandard,whentheMasteroftheMint,SirIsaacNewton,establishedafixedpriceforgoldin1717.ButuntilthebigdiscoveriesofgoldinthelasthalfofthenineteenthcenturystartinginCaliforniain1848andlaterinAustraliaandSouthAfricatheresimplywasn'tenoughgoldaroundforallthetradingnations

32、tolinktheircurrenciestothepreciousmetal.Anout-of-workprospectornamedGeorgeHarrisonlaunchedSouthAfricaintothegoldagein1886whenhediscoveredthemetalonafarmnearwhatisnowJohannesburg.Harrisonwasgivena12£rewardbythefarmer.Hethendisappearedandreportedlywaseatenbyalion.Historically,thedesiretohoardgold

33、athomehasbeenprimarilyanoccupationoftheworkingandpeasantclasses,whohavenofaithinpapermoney.GeorgeBernardShawdefendedtheirinstinctseloquently:'Youhavetochoosebstwrnstingtothenaturalstabilityofgoldandthenaturalstabilityofthehonestyandintelligenceofthemembersofthegovernment',hesaid,'andwith

34、respecttothesegentlemen,Iadviseyou.tovoteforgold.'1.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatduringthedaysofthegold-rushinCalifornia.peoplehadtomarkouttheirgoldclaimswitharopepeoplecarriedropesinsteadofgunshangingwasacommonformofpunishmenttheropewasthesymboloflawandorder2.Oneoftheproblemswithgoldisthat.

35、(A) itlosesitsshapetooeasilyitchangesthehumancharactersitentailsdangertotheminersitcostsmoneytoproduce.3. Accordingtothepassage,goldhasalwaysbeenconsideredapreciousmetalmainlybecausemoneyismadeofititisrareasmallquantitygoesalongwayithasreligioussignificanceAfterthebiggolddiscoveriesinthelatenineteen

36、thcentury.4. thetradingnationsadoptedthegoldstandardthetradingnationswereunabletogetenoughgoldgoldcoinswereusedbymostnationsgoldwasconsideredtobeakindofpreciousmetalGeorgeBernardShawthoughtthat.themembersofthegovernmentwerehonestandintelligentthevalueofgoldwaslikelytochangeunexpectedlygoldwasmoreval

37、uablethanpapermoneyonecouldplacemorefaithingoldthaninpoliticiansQuestions6-10Letustakeabrieflookattheplanetonwhichwelive.AsEarthhurtlesthroughspaceataspeedof70,000milesanhour,itspins,asweallknow,onitsaxis,whichcausesittobeflattenedatthePoles.ThusifyouweretostandatsealevelattheNorthorSouthPoleyouwoul

38、dbe13milesnearerthecentreoftheearththanifyoustoodontheEquator.Theearthismadeupofthreemajorlayersacentralcore,probablymetallic,some4000milesacross,asurroundinglayerofcompressedrock,andtotopitallaverythinskinofsofterrock,onlyabout20to40milesthick-that'saboutasthinastheskinofanapple,talkinginrelati

39、veterms.Thepressureonthecentralcoreisunimaginable.Ithasbeencalculatedthatatthecentreitis60millionpoundstothesquareinch,andthisatatemperatureofperhaps10,000degreesFahrenheit.Theearth'sinterior,therefore,wouldseemtobeofliquidmetalandevidenceforthisisgivenbythebehaviourofearthquakes.Whenanearthquak

40、eoccurs,shockwavesradiatefromthecentrejustaswavesradiateoutwardsfromthepointwhereastonedropsintoapond.Andthesewavespulsatethroughtheearth'svariouslaySomewavesdescendverticallyandpassrightthroughtheearth,providingevidencefortheexistenceofthecoreandanindicationthatitisfluidratherthansolid.Thus,wit

41、htheirsensitiveinstruments,thescientistswhostudyearthquakes,theseismologists,canineffectX-raytheearth.Icelandisoneofthemostactivevolcanicregionsoftheworld.AnditwastoIcelandthatJulesVernesenttheheroofhisbookAJourneytotheCentreoftheEarth.Thisintrepidexplorerclambereddowntheopeningofanextinctvolcanoand

42、followeditswindingsuntilhereachedtheearth'score.Tlfoundgreatoceans,andcontinentswithvegetation.Thisconceptionofahollowearthwenowknowtobefalse.Inthe100yearssinceJulesVernepublishedhisbook,thescienceofvulcanology,asitiscalled,hasmadegreatstrides.Butevensothedeepestmanhasyetpenetratedisabout10,000f

43、eet.Thishole,theRobinsonDeepmineinSouthAfrica,barelyscratchesthesurface;sogreatistheheatat10,000feetthatwereitnotforanelaborateair-conditioningsystem,theminersworkingtherewouldberoasted.Oilboringsdownto20,000feethaveshownthatthedeepertheygo,thehotteritbecomes.Thetemperatureoftheearthatthecentreisest

44、imatedtobeanythingbetween3,000and11,000degreesFahrenheit.Somescientistsbelievethatthistremendousheatiscausedbythebreaking-downofradio-activeelements,whichreleaselargeamountsofenergyandcompensateforthelossofheatfromtheearth'ssurface.Ifthistheoryiscorrect,thenwearealllivingontopofanaturalatomicpow

45、erhouse.5. Theouterlayeroftheearthiscomparedtotheskinofanapplebecause.6. itisabout20to40milesthickitisthininproportiontotheearth'smassitissofterthanthecentralcoreitisthinnerthanthesurroundinglayerWhichofthefollowingcannotexplainwhytheinterioroftheearthisfluid?(A) Thereisgreatpressureatthecentre.

46、(B) Earthquakewavescanmovevertically.(C) Theouterlayerismadeofrock.(D) Theheatatthecentreistoogreat.7. TheRobinsonDeepmineinSouthAfricais.toodeeptoworkintoohottoworkinclosetothecentrestillinuse9.SincethepublicationofJulesVerne'sbookithasbeenprovedthat.10. thecentreoftheearthisnothollowoilborings

47、cannotgodeeperthan20,000feetthereareactivevolcanicregionsatthecentretheearthisnotindangerofexplodingWhatisthebesttitleforthepassage?(A) TheEarthquake.(B) TheUnderworld.(C) TheVolcanicRegions.(D) TheGreatOceans.Questions11-15ManypeoplewillhaveheardoftheAlexandertechniquebuthaveonlyavagueideawhatitisa

48、bout.Untilearlierthisyear,Ididn'thavethefaintestideaaboutit.But,hunchedoveracomputerscreenoneday,Inoticedthattheneck-andbackacheIregularlysufferedweremorepainfulthanusual.Iconsultedadoctor,whosaid:"Icantreatthesymptomsbymassagingyourneckandupperback.Butyouactuallyhavebadposture.Thatiswhatyo

49、uneedtogetsortedout.GooffandlearntheAlexandertechnique.”IhadregularlybeentoldbyfriendsandfamilythatItendtoslouchinchairsbuthadthoughtbadposturewassomethingonewasbornwithandcoulddonothingabout.Thatisnottrue.Dentistsandcarmechanics,amongothers,tendtodevelopbadposturefromleaningoverpatientsorenginebays

50、.Mothersoftenstressandstraintheirnecksandbacksliftingandcarryingchildren,andthoseofuswhositinfrontofcomputersalldayarealmostcertainlynotdoingourbodiesanyfavours.AfewclicksonthewebandIfoundanAlexandertechniqueteacher,TanyaShoop,inmyareaofsouthLondonandbookedafirstappointment.ThreemonthslaterIamwalkin

51、gstraighterandsittingbetter,whilemyneckandbackpainarethingsofthepast.Ifeeltaller,too,whichImaybeimagining,butthetechniquecanincreaseyourheightbyuptofivecentimetersifyouwerebadlyslumpedbeforehand.Theteachingcentresontheneck,headandback.Ittrainsyoutouseyourbodylessharshlyandtoperformfamiliarmovementsa

52、ndactionswithlesseffort.Thereisverylittleeffortinthelessonsthemselves,whichsetsaparttheAlexandertechniquefrompilatesoryoga,whichareexercise-based.Atypicallessoninvolvesstandinginfrontofachairandlearningtositandstandwithminimaleffort.Youspendsometimelyingonabenchwithyourkneesbenttostraightenthespinea

53、ndrelaxyourbodywhiletheteachermovesyourarmsandlegstotrainyoutomovethemcorrectly.Thekeyislearningtobreakthebadhabitsaccumulatedoveryears.Try,forexample,foldingyourarmstheoppositewaytonormal.Itfeelsodd,doesn'tit?Thisisanexampleofahabitthebodyhasformedwhichcanbehardtobreak.Manyofuscarryourheadstoof

54、arbackandtiltedskyward.Thetechniqueteachesyoutoletgoofthemusclesholdingtheheadback,allowingittoresumeitsnaturalplaceonthesummitofourspines.Theheadweighsfourtosixkilos,soanymisalignmentcancauseproblemsfortheneckandbody.SowhowasAlexanderandhowdidhecomeupwiththetechnique?FrederickMatthiasAlexander,anAu

55、straliantheatricaloratorbornin1869,foundinhisyouththathisvoicewasfailingduringperformance.Heanalysedhimselfandrealizedhisposturewasbad.Heworkedonimprovingit,withdramaticresults.HebroughthistechniquetoLondon100yearsagoandquicklygatheredafollowingthatincludedsomeveryfamouspeople.Hediedin1955,havingest

56、ablishedateacher-trainingschoolinLondon,whichisthrivingtoday.Soifyouareslouchingalongtheroadoneday,feelingweigheddownbyyourtroubles,giveathoughttotheAlexandertechnique.Itcouldhelpyouwalktallagain.11. ThewriterfirstlearntabouttheAlexandertechnique.12. afterconsultingsomeoneaboutherproblemsaftershesud

57、denlydevelopedabadbackwhenmassagefailedtoalleviateherbackpainwhenshewasbrowsingtheInternetTheAlexandertechniqueisdifferentfromyogainthatfamiliarmovementsarelearntthroughone-to-onetutorialneedmoreenergyandeffortthanwethinkarenottobeperformedstrenuouslyarenotrequiredintheexerciseAccordingtothepassage,

58、thebodyappearstoformhabitsthat.inevitablycausephysicalpaincanbedifficulttochangeareaconsequenceofactionsweperformdevelopinearlychildhood14.ItissuggestedthatFrederickAlexander.believedinthebenefitsofexerciseinventedanalternativetoyogadevelopedaformofexerciseforactorsrecoveredhisvocalpowers15.Whatisth

59、ewritersmainpurposeinthearticle?(A) Torecommendregularphysicalexercise.(B) Todescribethedreadfulnatureofthebackache.(C) Tosuggestthatbackproblemscanberemedied.(D) Toexplainthewidespreadoccurrenceofbackpain.Questions16-20Theearthisourhome.Wemusttakecareofit,forourselvesandforthenextgeneration.Thismeanspreservingthequalit