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昂立教育 高级口译 版权所有 不得翻印 上海英语高级口译证书考试上海英语高级口译证书考试上海英语高级口译证书考试上海英语高级口译证书考试 昂立模拟考试昂立模拟考试 第一阶段考试 上 注意事项 上海英语高级口译证书第一阶段考试共分上 下两个半场 共六个部分 上半场三个部分 依次是 第一部分 听力 第二部分 阅读 第三部分 翻译 上半场考试时间为 90 分钟 上半场考试结束后休息 10 分钟再进行下半场考试 答案一律写在答卷上 写在试卷上无效 但考生可根据需要在试卷上作任 何记号 昂立教育 高级口译 GOGOGOGO ONONONONTOTOTOTOTHETHETHETHENEXTNEXTNEXTNEXT PAGEPAGEPAGEPAGE 2 上海英语高级口译证书第一阶段考试 上 上海英语高级口译证书第一阶段考试 上 昂立模拟考试昂立模拟考试 2009 2009 2009 2009 年年 8 8 8 8 月月 试卷一试卷一 TESTTESTTESTTEST BOOKBOOKBOOKBOOK 1 1 1 1 SECTIONSECTIONSECTIONSECTION 1 1 1 1 LISTENINGLISTENINGLISTENINGLISTENING TESTTESTTESTTEST 30 30 30 30 MINUTES MINUTES MINUTES MINUTES PartPartPartPart A A A A SpotSpotSpotSpot DictationDictationDictationDictation Directions Directions Directions Directions 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 word or words you have heard on the tape Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWERANSWERANSWERANSWERBOOKLETBOOKLETBOOKLETBOOKLET Remember you will hear the passage ONLYONLYONLYONLYONCE ONCE ONCE ONCE Technological progress brings about changes in etiquette Books on good manners do not always take note of this but life itself 1 into being The elevator may not be a recent invention but it is 2 Not long ago I started living in a building with an elevator and it was some time before I 3 to it The first and most key principle is not to catch the eye on any the passengers or even 4 Thanks to that everybody in the building is 5 the state of their neighbors footwear They stare at the boots pumps sneakers and moccasins but they 6 They do not for example say that your shoes are so shiny Instead of looking at boots it is also possible to 7 I already know by heart all the rules displayed on the notice telling us how to use a passenger elevator I know 8 What is more if I were woken in the middle of the night I could 9 thanks to which I can ride the elevator and all its telephone numbers Sometimes there is a 10 on the elevator floor Everyone immediately 11 on this paper examines it inspectsitbut nobody picksitup At the beginning of my elevator travels I used to wonder why 12 when you go out you say thank you that is if 13 Thank you for what For having a good look at my boots For our 14 that the maximum permitted weight is 600kg Or maybe for the discreet whiff of beer emanating from a passenger 昂立教育 高级口译 GOGOGOGO ONONONONTOTOTOTOTHETHETHETHENEXTNEXTNEXTNEXT PAGEPAGEPAGEPAGE 3 Crucially the thank you is said almost 15 and as quietly as possible I therefore never know if people going out are 16 thanking me or demanding to know the square root of 17 Clearly the elevator is 18 and anyone installing a camera in one and recording the behavior of the passengers would amass 19 interesting material about our species Because having the elevator to oneself now that is 20 PartPartPartPart B B B B ListeningListeningListeningListening ComprehensionComprehensionComprehensionComprehension Directions Directions Directions Directions In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations After each one you will be asked some questions The talks conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET QuestionsQuestionsQuestionsQuestions 1 1 1 1 totototo5 5 5 5 areareareare basedbasedbasedbased onononon thethethethe followingfollowingfollowingfollowing conversation conversation conversation conversation 1 A Itis a fine art for adults B Itis a sculpture for adults C Itis a kind of brick for kids D Itis a museum for kids 2 A He plays with something that every child playswith B He plays with Legos as a fine art C He is a man with creativity D He is a kid who played with Lego growing up 3 A It depends on how inspired the man is B Itdepends on how many bricks the man uses C Ittakes couple of days D Ittakes couple of hours 4 A They wanttolearn howtouse Legostocreate art B They wanttohook up with the Lego company C They wanttoplay with the Legos on show D They wanttogotothe new summer tour 5 A The man was a lawyer B The man is using something that every child plays with C The man sparents were very accommodating 昂立教育 高级口译 GOGOGOGO ONONONONTOTOTOTOTHETHETHETHENEXTNEXTNEXTNEXT PAGEPAGEPAGEPAGE 4 D The man E mailed the Lego employeestosay he loves their work QuestionsQuestionsQuestionsQuestions 6 6 6 6 totototo10101010 areareareare basedbasedbasedbased onononon thethethethe followingfollowingfollowingfollowing news news news news 6 A direct mail service B fighting drug trafficking C hurricane disaster relief D visit of US Secretary of State 7 A 70 000 B 250 000 C 500 000 D 1 000 000 8 A reaching a deal with bondholders B expanding its global businesses C paying back loans from Germany D cutting back more labor forces 9 A upholding the ruling of the supreme court B putting a new initiative before voters C protesting against same sex weddings D supporting gay marriage 10 A anAir France jet crashed with a Brazilian military plane B a strip of debris went missing in stormy weather C the wreckage of anAirFrance jet was found D rescue work for survivors was suspended QuestionsQuestionsQuestionsQuestions11111111totototo15151515 areareareare basedbasedbasedbased onononon thethethethe followingfollowingfollowingfollowing interview interview interview interview 11 A tobuy the gift card that person will use quickly B nottobuy gift card that has monthly fees or that will expire lateron C tobuy a gift card that s tamper proof D nottobuy a card with its card number exposed 12 A Itmeans the security code on the back has that masking that hastobe scratched up hasn t been tampered with B Itmeans the back of the card should be masked with the card number 昂立教育 高级口译 GOGOGOGO ONONONONTOTOTOTOTHETHETHETHENEXTNEXTNEXTNEXT PAGEPAGEPAGEPAGE 5 C It meansitcan prevent a thief from writing down the number and trytosteal the money off D It means the security code on the back has been scratched up 13 A Gotoyour merchant s website and find the promotions there B Check out quickly and search for anther merchant swebsite for promotions C GotoGoogle for example type in the kind of promotional codes you want and then hit the search D Don tcheck out yet and gotowebsites like go and print on their website printable coupons 14 A Drugstore coupon B C D fatwallet 15 A You don tbuy gift card that has monthly fees or that will expire lateron B You may save upto50 with promotional codes C You can only use the coupontobuy items when you re online D The woman saved a lot of money by using coupons the other day QuestionsQuestionsQuestionsQuestions 16161616totototo 20202020 areareareare basedbasedbasedbased onononon thethethethe followingfollowingfollowingfollowing talk talk talk talk 16 A Two B Six C Eight D Ten 17 A Because the dean of Durham University s business school in the UK TonyAntoniou plagiarized academic work 20 years earlier B Because for many the purpose of attending business school is nottoreceive an academic education buttoget a job C Because business schools no longer strain for academic respectability D Because academic values of integrity and honesty is not important 18 A Cutting and pasting from the internet B Using a few sentences from multiple sources without verbatim or paraphrasing C Collaborating with each other in paper writing accordingtoa teacher srequirement D Collaborating with each other in paper writing although the teacher require individual 昂立教育 高级口译 GOGOGOGO ONONONONTOTOTOTOTHETHETHETHENEXTNEXTNEXTNEXT PAGEPAGEPAGEPAGE 6 work 19 A By allowing collaborative work among students B By delegating policingtofaculty C By puttingitin the hands of students and enforcing a strict honour code D By offering courses on codes of behavior 20 A The dean of Durham University s business school in the UK TonyAntoniou was fired forhaving plagiarized academic work 20 years earlier B Some studies indicate that MBA students actually become more ethical over the course of their education C Cutting and pasting from the internet is considered as plagiarism D Students argue that collaboration is simply a skill they needtoacquiretoget a good job and advance SECTIONSECTIONSECTIONSECTION 2 2 2 2 READINGREADINGREADINGREADING TESTTESTTESTTEST 30 30 30 30 minutes minutes minutes minutes Directions Directions Directions Directions In this section you will read several passages Each one is followed by several questions about it Youare 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 QuestionsQuestionsQuestionsQuestions 1 51 51 51 5 The world s tallest building is now in Dubai rather than NewYork Its largest shopping mall is in Beijing and its biggest Ferris wheel in Singapore Once mighty General Motors is suspended in a limbo between bail out and bankruptcy and the war on terror has demonstrated the limits of American military might Butinone area America is going from strengthto strength the incarceration of its population America has less than 5 of the world s people but almost 25 of its prisoners It imprisons 756 people per 100 000 residents arate nearly five times the world average About oneinevery 31 adults is eitherinprison or on parole Black men haveaone in three chance of being imprisoned at some pointintheir lives A Leviathan unmatchedinhuman history is how Glenn Loury professor of social studies at Brown University characterizes America s prison system Conditionsinthe Leviathan s belly can be brutal More than 20 of inmates report that they have been sexually assaulted by guards or fellow inmates Federal prisons are operating at more than 130 of capacity Asixth of prisoners suffer from mental illness of one sort or another There arefour times as many mentally ill peopleinprison asinmental hospitals 昂立教育 高级口译 GOGOGOGO ONONONONTOTOTOTOTHETHETHETHENEXTNEXTNEXTNEXT PAGEPAGEPAGEPAGE 7 As well as being brutal prisons are ineffective They may keep offenders off the streets but they failtodiscourage them from offending Two thirds of ex prisoners are re arrested within three years of being released The punishment extendstoprisoners families too America s 1 7m prison orphans are six times more likely than their peerstoend upinprison themselves The punishment also sometimes continues after prisoners are released America is one of onlya handful of countries that bar prisoners from voting andinsome states that ban is lifelong 2 of American adults and 14 of black men are disfranchised because of criminal convictions It is possibletopick holesinthese figures Some of the world smost repressive regimes do not own uptotheir addictiontoimprisonment does anyone really believe that Cuba imprisons only fiveinevery 1 000 of its citizens No sane person would rather be locked upinRussia than inAmerica Acountry as large and diverse as America boasts plenty of model prisons and exemplary training programmes But all that said the conclusion remains stark America s incarceration habit isadisgrace wasting resources at home and damaging the country abroad Few mainstream politicians have had the couragetodenounce any of this People who embrace prison reform usually end upinthe political graveyard There is no organized lobby for prison reform The press ignores the subject And those who have first handexperience of the system s failures prisoners and ex prisoners may have no righttovote Which makes Jim Webb all the more remarkable Mr Webb is far from beingalion of the Senate roaring from the comfort ofasafe seat He isafirst term senator for Virginia who barely squeaked into Congress The state he represents also hasalong history of being tough on crime Virginia abolished parolein1994 andis second onlytoTexasinthe number of peopleitexecutes ButMr Webb is now America s leading advocate of prison reform He has co sponsoreda billtocreateablue ribbon commissiontoreport on America s prisons And he has spoken outin every possible venue from the Senatetolocal political meetings Mr Webb is not content with incrementalreform Heiswillingtotacklewhathecalls theelephantinthe bedroom America s willingnesstoimprison people for drug offences 1 Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph A Compared with other economies the United States is now facing huge economic challenge B African Americans are more likelytobe imprisoned than other ethnic minoritiesinthe States C America s prison system favors incarceration D There aremuch more prisonersinthe U S thaninother countriesinthe world 2 What s the equivalent meaning of the word Leviathan inthe sentence A Leviathan unmatchedinhuman history Para 2 A apowerful person B ainstitution or organization 昂立教育 高级口译 GOGOGOGO ONONONONTOTOTOTOTHETHETHETHENEXTNEXTNEXTNEXT PAGEPAGEPAGEPAGE 8 C amonster livinginthe sea D anastonishing figure 3 Which of the following is NOTNOTNOTNOTtrue accordingtothe passage A Around 20 of prisoners have been sexually assaulted by guards or inmates B The figure of mentally ill prisoners is almost the same as the number of patientsinmental hospitals C Federal jails areoverloaded D The likelihood of orphans comingtoprison is greater than those with parents 4 What does this in Few mainstream politicians have had the couragetodenounce any of this inpara 5 referto A America is one of onlyahandful of countries that bar prisoners from voting B 2 of American adults and 14 of black men are deprived the righttovote C America sincarceration habit isadisgrace wasting resources at home and damaging the country abroad D Prisons are both brutal and ineffective 5 What canwe infer from the last two paragraphs about Jim Webb A He usedtobeasupporter of prison reform B He wasapopular figureinthe Congress C His state doesn t favor death sentence D He now spares no effortsinsupport prison reform QuestionsQuestionsQuestionsQuestions 6 6 6 6 10101010 That the children of the poor underachieveinlater life and thus remain poor themselves is one of the enduring problems of society Sociologists have studied and described it Socialists have triedtoabolishitby dictatorship and central planning Liberals have preferred democracy and opportunity But nobody has truly understood what causes it Until perhaps now The crucial breakthrough was made three years ago when MarthaFarah of the University of Pennsylvania showed that the working memories of children who have been raisedinpoverty have smaller capacities than those of middle class children Working memory is the abilityto hold bits of informationinthe brainfor current use the digits ofaphone number for example It is crucial for comprehending languages for reading and for solving problems Entry into the working memory is alsoaprerequisite for somethingtobe learnt permanently as part of declarative memory the stuffaperson knows explicitly like the dates of famous battles rather than what he knows implicitly like howtorideabicycle Since DrFarah s discovery Gary Evans and Michelle Schamberg of Cornell University have 昂立教育 高级口译 GOGOGOGO ONONONONTOTOTOTOTHETHETHETHENEXTNEXTNEXTNEXT PAGEPAGEPAGEPAGE 9 studied the phenomenoninmore detail As they reportinthis week s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences they have found that the reduced capacity of the memories of the poor is almost certainly the result of stress affecting the way that childish brains develop Dr Evans s and Dr Schamberg s volunteers were 195 participantsinalong term sociological and medical study that Dr Evans is carrying outinNewYorkState At the time the participants were 17 years old All are white and the numbers of men and women are about equal Tomeasure the amount of stressanindividual had suffered over the course of his life the two researchers usedanindex known as allostatic load This isacombination of the values of six variables diastolic and systolic blood pressure the concentrations of three stress related hormones and the body mass index ameasure of obesity For all six ahigher value indicatesa more stressful life and for all six the values were higher on average inpoor children thanin those who were middle class Moreover because Dr Evans swider study had followed the participants from birth the two researchers were abletoestimate Panos what proportion of each child slife had been spentinpoverty That more precise figure too was correlated with the allostatic load The capacity ofa17 year old sworking memory was also correlated with allostatic load Those who had spent their whole livesinpoverty could holdanaverage of 8 5 itemsintheir memory at any time Those brought upinamiddle class family could manage 9 4 and those whose economic andsocial experiences had been mixed wereinthe middle These two correlations do not by themselves prove that chronic stress damages the memory but Dr Evans and Dr Schamberg then appliedastatistical technique called hierarchical regression tothe results They were abletouse thistoremove the effect of allostatic load on the relationship between poverty and memory discovered originally by Dr Farah When they did so that relationship disappeared In other words the diminution of memoryinthe poorer members of their study was entirely explained by stress rather thanby any more general aspect of poverty Toconfirm this result the researchers also looked at characteristics such as each participant sbirthweight his mother sage when she gave birth the mother slevel of education and her marital status all of which differ on average between the poor and the middle classes None of these characteristics hadany effect Nordidamother sown stress levels That stress and stress alone is responsible for damaging the working memories of poor children thus looks likeastrong hypothesis It is also backed up by work done on both people and laboratory ani