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2001年3月英语中级口译真题Directions: Inthis part ofthe test, you will heara passageand read the same passagewith blanks in it. Fill in each ofthe blanks with the ward or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in you ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage only once. Many people nowadays are concerned about violence on television. Most of them fear that it stimulates (1) to violent or aggressive acts. However, in my lecture today, Id like to show you, from our (2), that the consequences of experiencing television s symbolic world of violence can be much (3).Wehavefoundthattelevisiondramatically demonstratesnotonlythe (4) in oursociety,but alsotherisks involved inbreakingsocietysrules. Violence-filled programs on television show us who (5) what, and against whom. These programs teach the role of victim, and help us to accept violence as (6) which we must learn to live with or (7). Wehavefoundthatpeoplewhowatchalotof television see therealworldasmore (8) than those who watch very little. Heavy TV viewers are (9) of strangers on the street and more fearful of the world. Their fear may well bring increasing demands for (10), and election of law-and-order politicians. When we asked viewers to (11) their own chances of being involved in some type of violence during any given week, they provide (12) that televisioncan induce fearand alertness:the heavy viewers were(13) percent more likely than the light viewers to pick such fearful estimates as 50-50 or one in 10, (14) a more plausible one in 100. / Wehavefoundthat violenceon prime-time (15)cultivates exaggeratedassumptions about the (16)intherealworld. Fear isa universal emotion, and naturally, easy to (17). The exaggerated sense of risk and insecurity my lead to increasing demands for protection, and to (18) for the use of force by established authority. Therefore, instead of stimulating individual (19) and threatening the socialorder, televisionmay have becomeour chief instrument of (20). Part B: Listening Comprehension . Statements Directions:In this part of the test, you will hearseveralshortstatements. Thesestatements will bespokenONLY ONCE, andyouwillnot find them written on the paper; so youmust listen carefully. When you hears statement, read the answerchoices and decide whichone is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. 1. (A) I was the last to know about the MBA program. (B) I learned a great deal from the MBA program. (C) I misunderstood only the most difficult part of the program. /(D) I dropped out of the program because it was difficult. 2. (A) Our fall schedule will be discussed next Monday and Tuesday. (B) The Vice President has more meetings than her assistants do. (C) The Vice President and her assistants are not available on Monday and Tuesday. (D) The Vice President and her assistants usually have full schedules two days a week. 3. (A) Few people did shopping at the supermarket because of the holiday break. (B) Most people did not like shopping during the holiday break. (C) The general manager was surprised that people paid little attention to his supermarkets. (D) The general manager did not expect to see so many customers at his supermarkets. 4. (A) I don t think he has the qualifications for such a post. (B) I am not sure if he has enough money to pay his college tuition. / (C) He is not qualified to teach in the advanced Computing program. (D) He takes courses in Computing because he needs more qualifications. 5. (A) Nothing can stop Jack from buying that projector. (B) The projector is so old that it becomes useless. (C) Repairing the projector is quite easy for Jack. (D) Jack has checked and found nothing in the projector. 6. (A) Jenny and I do not get along because of our differences of opinion. (B) Jenny and I usually get up early most of the mornings. (C) Jenny and I can generally have a harmonious relationship. (D) Jenny and I do not get along because we make no effort to do so. 7. (A) Typing the memorandum is sometimes unnecessary. (B) You will understand it if you read the memorandum a second time. (C) The first draft of the memorandum is not satisfactory. / (D) The first draft of the memorandum is better than the second. one. 8. (A) The study of inflation has interested both economists and government officials. (B) The rate of inflation is higher than they expected. (C) Economists can not slow down the inflation rate. (D) Government officials and economists do not agree on the inflation rate. 9. (A) Our company will arrange an exhibit for the Science and Technology Week. (B) Our company has been upset by the city authorities final decision. (C) We are displeased with the arrangement of the Science and Technology Week. (D) We have dissuaded the city authorities from setting up the week s display. 10. (A) Scientists have found a cure for the common cold in the past century. (B) Scientific discoveries were often misunderstood by the common people. (C) Scientists have yet to discover effective ways to conquer the cold virus. (D) Scientist have been unable to explain the cold climate in the past century. . Talks and Conversations Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of these, youwill hear a fewquestion. Listen carefully, becauseyou willhear the talkor conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswer 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 1114 11. (A) She received an emergency call the previous day. (B) She has never been to the city before. (C) She was invited to attend a wedding ceremony. (D) She d like to spend the weekend there. 12. (A) In a minute. (B) In less than half an hour. (C) At 111:13. (D) At noon. 13. (A) Someone to talk with (B) Interesting books to read. (C) Something to eat and drink. (D) Puzzles and crossword games. 14. (A) Thirteen pennies.(B) Fifty pennies. (C) A pound. (D) Half price. /Question 1518 15. (A) Winter. (B) Spring. (C) Summer. (D) Fall. 16. (A) 150 kilometres. (B) 240 kilometres. (C) 300 kilometres. (D) 480 kilometres. 17. (A) It is cold and dry, (B) It has a variety of climates. (C) It is largely predictable. (D) It snows in winter and rains in summer. 18. (A) Because they have milder and warmer climates. (B) Because they have built more holiday inns and hotels. (C) Because they are located in the tropical region. (D) Because they are abundant in cheap flowers and vegetables. Questions 1922 19. (A) They dont like food from other countries. (B) They dont bother much about what they eat. (C) They fell that their food is better than any other in the world. (D) They really enjoy tinned and frozen foods. 20. (A) Snack. (B) Breakfast. / (C) Lunch. (D) Dinner. 21. (A) Eat out in a foreign restaurant. (B) Prepare a big meal at home. (C) Tour around the world (D) Give a birthday party. 22. (A) Because it is full of foreign tourists. (B) Because it has got a lot of foreign restaurants. (C) Because it is an ideal place for buying frozen foods. (D) Because it has attracted many college students. Questions 2326 23. (A) It is a free meal offered by TV producers. (B) It is an evening meal to strengthen the family relationship. (C) It is a kind of snack food, especially for TV viewers. (D) It can be prepared by children, regardless of their age. 24. (A) The preparation stage and the eating stage. (B) The preparation stage and the clean-up stage. (C) The eating stage and the clean-up stage. (D) The watch-TV stage and the talking stage. 25. (A) They helped with setting the dinner table. (B) They washed and cut the vegetables and meats. (C) They watched TV programs in the sitting room. (D) They went out to buy TV dinners for the family. 26. (A) Just a few minutes. (B) About 20 minutes. (C) Over 30 minutes. (D) As long as the commercial break lasts Questions 2730 27. (A) A wine-bar attendant. (B) A musical artist. (C) A computer programmer. (D) An accountant. 28. (A) Central London. (B) North London. (C) South-east London.(D) West London. 29. (A) Playing the piano. (B) Teaching music. (C) Managing concerts. (D) Helping to run a charity. 30. (A) Doing a home concert. (B) Finding a part-time job. (C) Giving piano recitals in the North. / (D) Entering for a competition. Part C: Listening and Translation . Sentence Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 English sentences. You will hear the sentences ONLYONCE. Afteryou haveheardeachsentence, translateit intoChineseandwrite your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. (1) (2)(3)(4) (5) . Passage Translation Directions: 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) 2001年3月 真题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. Answerall thequestions followingeachpassageon thebasisof what is statedor implied in that passage and write the letter of the answer your have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Questions 15 Some children do not like school. So what else is new? But in Japan that familiar aversion hasreachedalarmingproportions.About50,000unhappyyoungstersa year(outofatotal school-age population of 20 million) suffer what Japanese behavioral experts call school phobia. School phobia is distinguished from other common childhood and adolescent psychological and emotional disorders by the patients reaction to, and fear of, the idea of going to school. Typically,it beginswith fever,sweating,headaches,anddiarrhea, it often progresses to complete physical inertia, depression, and even autism. A doctor on a house call found a thirteen-year-old Tokyo boy who had not been to school in more than a year. He lives in a darkened room, receiving his food through a slot under the door andlashing outviolently athis parents if theycame too close. Once the boy was placed ina psychiatric ward treatment, he again became anopen,seeminglyhealthyyoungster. Whenhe was sent home, however, his symptoms returned, and he was never able to go back to school. School phobiacan be cured, usually with tranquilizers andpsychotherapy. Rehabilitation takes about two years. Yet victims who are putin clinics ormental wards often preferto stay there. Their day is filled with activities like knitting, painting, music, free time, and sports. Nurses try to create a familiar environment in which the children can feel that they are taking a certain amount of responsibility for their lives and can find some sense of self-worth. The causes of school phobia are not precisely known. In a few severe cases brain disorders have been diagnosed. A more common factor may be the overprotective Japanese mother who, some psychiatrists say, leaves her children ill-prepared to face the real world. Many researchers point to the unrelenting pressures for success faced by both children and adults in Japan, where stress-related disorders of all sorts are common. In addition, the Japanese educational system is one ofthe worlds most rigid,suppressing a childsindividual creative and analytical development. Says Dr. Hitoshi Ishikawa, head of the department of psychosomatic medicine at Tokyo University, “The problem won t be cured until Japanese society as a whole is cured of its deep-rooted social ills.” 1. The author chooses to write about school phobia because . (A) it is something new in Japan. (B) Most children have developed the disease / (C) Its symptoms are not easily perceptible (D) An alarming proportion of Japanese children suffer from it 2. Which of the following is the purpose of the second paragraph? (A) To show that school phobia can be cured. (B)To suggest a way to deal with school phobia. (C)To describe the cause of school phobia. (D) To present a typical case of school phobia. 3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? (A) School phobia, which is widespread in many countries, is no cause for alarm. (B)The problem of school phobia in Japan can not be solved unless it gets rid of its social evils. (C) Despite school phobia the Japanese educational system remains on of the best in the world. (D) Unrelenting pressures in the Japanese society contribute greatly to success. 4. From the last paragraph, we know that the causes of school phobia . (A) can be easily determined (B)are complex and manifold (C)lie exclusively in the Japanese educational system (D) originate from the Japanese way of bringing up children 5. The world “unrelenting” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to . (A) unreasoning (B) continuous / (C) limitless (D) unpleasant Questions 610I left hospital in a taxi on the tenth day with Octavia in my arms and Lydia by myside. I was excited at the thought of getting home and having my baby to myself, but the cold of the outside air must have startled her, for she began to scream and screech violently in the taxi, and when we got home I did not quite know what to do. In hospital she had always been so quiet and sweet. I laid her down in her basket, but the mattress was a different shape from the hospital cot, and she looked strange and uncomfortable and screamed all the more fiercely. She looked odd, too, in her own Viyella nighties, after the regulation garments she had worn all her life until that afternoon. She went on and on crying, and I began to think that she would never adapt to real life.Lydia was gettingalmostasworried as Iwas, and afterawhileshesaid, aswebothsate miserably and watched this small furious person,“Why don t you feed her? That would shut her up, wouldnt it?” I looked at my watch; it was half past four. / “Its not time to feed her yet,” I said. “In hospital, we had to feed them on the dot at five.” “Oh,”said Lydia,“half an hour one way or the other cant make much difference.” “Dont you think so?” I said. “But then shell wake half an hour early at the next feed, and the next, and the next, and then what will I do?” “It wouldnt matter, would it?” “I dont know. I somehowfeel thins would get all muddled and nevergetstraightagain. She was good and reasonable in hospital. And then shell get confused, and how will she ever know when its night time? How will she ever learn that it s night?” / “I should feed her,” said Lydia. “It l