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2002年3月中级口译真题SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (40 minutes)Part A: Spot DictationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the ward or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the correspo nding space in you ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.For most of us, success and the ability to control our own fate are linked to our ability to lead. Leadership, in fact, is something that (1). A leader does not necessarily occupy a formal leadership (2), for example, as the assistant secretary of state or the chief executive officer.Very often people with (3) are not necessarily leaders.Parents,spouses,teammates, (4),friends,classmates or playmates can all be leaders if (5). A teacher can also be as a leader as he or she is a friend. In fact, most of us spend a great deal of time trying to (6) to do willingly what we want them to do, and that, (7) of the term, is what leadership is all about. Of course,we (8) to do things for a short period of time,but that is not eadership.A true leader is apt to (9) other people to accept his ideas, to follow him and to (10).So, what is the essence of leadership? Basically, what is (11) a true leader? It is communication. Without communication, leadership (12). It is impossible to get someone to do something without (13) communication.We rely on communication to (14). We use communication to resolve conflict and facilitate innovation as well as to (15).We may expect our leader to be frank,direct,and (16). We may alsoexpect that our ideal leader listens,is willing to talk, is (17) and constructive suggestions, is (18)new ideas,and is supportive.But,in most social interactions and (19),and ideal and recognized leader invariably emerges as the (20).Part B: Listening ComprehensionI. StatementsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken only once,and you will not find them written on the paper;so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Them write the letter of the answer you have chosen is the corresponding space in your ANSEER BOOKLET.1. (A) We need to pay $25 per piece. (B) We need to pay $50 per piece.(C) We need to pay $75 per piece. (D) We need to pay $125 per piece.2. (A) The editor didn t know that the figures were accurate.(B) The editor expressed doubt about the accuracy of the figures.(C) The editor questioned the reporter about the accuracy of his article.(D) The editor had telephoned someone and requested for a draft report.3. (A) The secretary will write the letter for Mrs. Colman.(B) The secretary will be available for the meeting in a few minutes.(C) The secretary will make a record of what has been said at the meeting.(D) The secretary will write down what Mrs. Colman said at the meeting.4. (A) Mr. Carter believed that the investment scheme would help.(B) Mr. Carter was not in favor of the investment plan.(C) Mr. Carter was afraid that he might fall onto the ground.(D) Mr. Carter did not think that his vote was a great risk.5. (A) Miss Brown is one of the best teachers because she has taught longer.(B) Miss Brown has the best experience of all the college instructors.(C) Miss Brown does not have enough qualification to teach in the college.(D) Miss Brown is an excellent teacher in spite of her insufficient experience.6. (A) We stopped operating there when people began to move out.(B) Our branch in that area was closed because of the public holidays.(C) We set up a new branch in that area to meet the population growth.(D) We decided to close down despite the increase of population.7. (A) Agencies usually take on more employees than they really need.(B) Agencies often select more candidates than they have vacancies for.(C) Agencies often prepare quite a number of short lists for the candidates.(D) Agencies always interview candidates for a longer period of time than they had expected.8. (A) I think you should have talked to your advisors.(B) I m interested in your advisors cocktail party.(C) I wonder if you have finished with your champion.(D) I m curious to know why you haven t been consulted.9. (A) There will be a formal dress dinner in the chief s residence.(B) The chief executives followers will eat without him.(C) Dinner will be served when the officers speech is over.(D) The chief executive officer will speak after the dinner.10. (A) The population has doubled in that town.(B) Many people were hired because of the new factory.(C) The unemployment rate in that town is now twice as high.(D) Despite the closedown, the unemployment rate remain the same.Talks and ConversationsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of these, you will hear a few questions.Listen carefully,because you will hear the talk or conversation and questions only once.When you hear a question, read the four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 111411. (A) Take hot - water baths. (B) Wake up in the morning.(C) Get enough sleep. (D) Walk in the rain.12. (A) He s having difficulties getting sleep. (B) He s feeling a bit short of breath.(C) He can no longer feel the strange pain. (D) He finds that his legs are getting stiffer.13. (A) Ask the man to stay in bed. (B) Give the man medical tests.(C) Prescribe some sleeping pills. (D) Call in a few specialists.14. (A) He has overworked himself. (B) He does not read exercise books.(C) He is kept awake by the pain. (D) He has met a strong opponent.Questions 151815. (A) In fascinating geographical areas.(B) In places that have a few grasslands.(C) In dry areas that have too little water.(D) In areas that receive only 10 inches of rain.16. (A) By spreading its roots over a wide area.(B) By extending its roots as deep as 30 feet.(C) By growing a stem instead of leaves.(D) By absorbing the moisture from other plants.17. (A) They drink as much water as they can.(B) They find shade under a large tree.(C) They have skins that resist the extreme heat.(D) They hide in the sand and come out only at night.18. (A) Accurate weather forecasting. (B) Endangered species in the desert.(C) Conserving water in the desert. (D) Surviving in the desert environment.Questions 192219. (A) None. (B) One.(C) Three. (D) Four.20. (A) A postponement for her meeting with Mr. Leach .(B) An appointment with Mr. Russo in the afternoon.(C) An arrangement for the sample to be delivered.(D) A scheduled interview with short listed applicants.21. (A) Something was wrong with her pen. (B) She was typing a report for Mr. Leach.(C) The caller didnt make himself clear. (D) There was some disturbance.22. (A) There was a meeting. (B) There was an interview.(B) There was an appointment. (D) There was some disturbance.Questions 232623. (A) To demonstrate the far reaching influence of the Pop Revolution.(B) To attract more customers to buy cheap modern commodities.(C) To reveal the true cause for the Pop Revolution in the 1960s.(D) To illustrate the contribution made by British fashion shops.24. (A) English tourists. (B) English women in the old times.(C) English men in the eighteenth century. (D) English pop song singers.25. (A) Because they all look fashionable and wealthy.(B) Because they dress like their eighteenth century ancestors.(C) Because they seem less fashion conscious than their parents.(D) Because they wear the same kind of fashionable clothes.26. (A) The Pop revolution of the 1960s had changed the pattern of English life.(B) English men have always had the reputation for being smartly dressed.(C) More than ten million foreign tourists who come to Britain are under thirty.(D) Nowadays it is possible for people to dress well without spending a great deal of money.Questions 273027. (A) A five star hotel in India. (B) An Indian tribe.(C) A medical clinic. (D) A travel agency.28. (A) Unbelieving holiday makers. (B) Children below the age of 15.(C) People over the age of 60. (D) Those who are considered unfit.29. (A) The insurance. (C) The equipment.(C) The evening meals. (D) The flight to Delhi.30. (A) Before the sixth of August.(B) Two months in advance.(C) Six months in advance.(D) Anytime between August 6 and August 27.Part C: Listening and Translation.Sentence TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 English sentences. You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence,translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5). Passage TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages.You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening.(1)(2)SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 minutes)Directions: In this section, you will read several passages. Each passage is followed by several questions based on its content.You are to choose ONE best answer, (A) , (B), (C) or (D), to each question.Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 15The origin of the word “picnic” is unknown, though it was a borrowing from the French, and it seems first, in 1748, to have signified a fashionable social entertainment to which everyone present contributed a share, like a glorified bottleparty.The simplest, most sensible, kind of picnic I know is where half a dozen walkers sit down in an attractive spot to eat and drink whatever theyve been carrying stuffed in their pockets or down the front of their sweaters. At the end, they are heavier inside and lighter outside, with nothing left over to hump along, except perhaps some empty bottles.You need no implements, apart from a knife and an opener.It is a primitive,but convenient,arrangement which can happen anywhere,at any time,on the route from one place to another. Everybody usually turns out to be overstocked with some item which can then be bartered around until a balanced diet is achieved.It seems to be only when the picnic has to be staged in one particular spot, as the center piece of a days outing, that it starts to become an elaborate endurance test. I have rarely met a child who did not enjoy the idea and almost never a father who did not detest it. The worst place for apicnic is the beach. Sand is a great infiltrator and saboteur. It furs the childrens hands like gloves of grit,coats any ropped titbit with its peppery dressing,silts up the bottom of teacups and turns the dental plates of oldsters into instruments of torture.You cannot stand up or sit down, reach over or cross your legs, without sending up a volcanic cloud of its tiny, glittering, rock sharp fragment. The only advantage that can be claimed for sand as a picnic surface is that it is good to spill things on.One of the joys of family tea at our local seaside, inside the deck chair corral formed by dozing aunts and uncles, was pouring the last of your lemonade on to the bleachedwhite dust and watching how the bubbles foamed like glass beads over the dark brown, moltensnake patterns.In those days, we always had sandwiches, partly, I suspect, because the bread filled you up cheaply.But also partly because its soft,spongy,damp wrapping protected the fillings and stopped them dropping or popping from the incredibly clumsy hands of the young. Bread is now out dated and unmodish as a picnic staple.Working as well as middle classes now tend to replace it with fruits and vegetables, cooked meats and packaged carbohydrates, cheese and hard boiled eggs. The number of things that have to be carried by the parental pack horses have proportionately increased.Picnic by motor car means that, as you set out, you have the illusion that there is no limit to your freightage capacity. Why not take the folding table, the barbecue oven, the insulated ice pack, the deck chairs, and a few enormous, place your friends recommend is inaccessible on wheels.1. In the 2nd paragraph, the writer recommends a kind of simple and sensible picnic for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that .(A) you can choose an attractive spot(B) there is not much to carry back afterwards(C) you need the simplest of eating utensils(D) empty bottles are needed for collecting leftovers2. The writer considers the only advantage of the beach as a picnic place to be that .(A) deck chairs are available (B) there is plenty of room(C) food and drink can be spilled (D) children enjoy it3. From the fourth paragraph we can deduce that, during the authors childhood, his family .(A) did not carry all the picnic equipment themselves(B) had their own private beach(C) was not particularly well off(D) enjoyed long walks along the beach.4. Bread is not very often taken on picnics today because .(A) it is an unfashionable food for picnickers to eat(B) picnickers do not like to be thought poor(C) it is lacking in proper vitamins(D) it is possible to carry more food in a car5. The author suggests that if you travel by car you .(A) want to take more than you can comfortably carry(B) have to choose from many desirable pieces of luggage(C) are unlikely to carry all that you need in the boot(D) set off with the feeling that you are carrying enoughQuestions 610Extract 1We, the undersigned, write with reference to the Hightown Local Plan, Consultative Draft, March 1985, published by the Hightown district Council.While we understand the need for a Relief Road to ease the problems of increasing traffic in the area as a whole, we would like to express our concern at the proposed route. As shown in the Consultative Draft, the Relief Road will cross Fernwood Road, Golfcourse Way and High Lane, effectively cutting in half a prime residential area.As residents of this particular area,we feel obliged to protest at the proposal on the following grounds:* There will be a substantial increase in traffic in the area not only with the through traffic, but also from traffic joining the Relief Road at thejunction planned close to Fernwood Road.* At present, the area in question is a quiet residential area. With the Relief Road and the volume of traffic envisaged, there is no doubt that Extract 2It is foreseen that the Relief Road will be a dual, two lane carriageway and that there will be junctions at Fernwood Road and at the south end of High Lane. It is felt that such a road is required to allow for the growth of traffic envisaged over the next twenty years and that this route will be essential for through traffic joining the Hightown Bypass.Thus the Relief Road and the Hightown Bypass together will provide substantial relief to the traffic problems experienced in recent years in the cente of Fernwood following the construction of the new Container Port at Highport in 1980.It is intended that construction of the Relief Road be begun in 1989. This, however, will be subject to approval by regional and central government. The Planning Committee feel that the road is vital to a proper development of the area as a whole and that therefore delays should be avoided. Thus arrangements will be made, through public meetings, for direct representations to be made to the Coucil regarding the proposals.Extract 3Both John and I hope that you are all settling down OK. You must write and tell us what the new house is like.By the way, your move was probably a good thing for you. Weve just heard about the new Local Plan for Hightown and have been busy drumming up support to fight a proposal to bring a Relief Road right through here. In fact, as far as we can see, it would have run right along the back of your garden in Golfcourse Way. I can just imagine what Mike would have had to say about the prospect of massive lorries trundling past his back garden night and day! Fortunately, as far as the plans are concerned, were not directly affected I me