2001_9上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试[参考答.pdf

1 2001 9上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试 参考答案参考答案 SECTION 1 LISTENING TEST Part A Spot Dictation 1 human relationship 11 cover up 2 sum up 12 intend to do 3 in office 13 their feelings or intentions 4 find out 14 automatically 5 know them better 15 telephone number 6 looking and listening 16 stand or speak 7 behavior and actions 17 more time together 8 ignore 18 share more 9 the way he speaks 19 deeper and stronger 10 afraid to show 20 what we hear Part B listening Comprehension 1 5 B D C DD 6 10 C B D A D 11 15 D B C CD 16 20 B BA B A 21 25 C CA D B 22 30 C B D DA Part C Listening and translation sentence Translation 1 老年人口的数量在急剧增加 原因是人们比过去更加长寿 这在发达国家更是如此 2 在我们造出产品和提供服务 可以改善我们生活条件的同时 我们可能会毁坏自然资源 和环境 3 根据我们的记者报道 加拿大北部下了大雪 许多道路被封闭 交通严重堵塞 4 在苏格兰 又发生了一场火车事故 四人死亡 至少有十人受伤 相当数量的火车误点 5 我们的家庭和社会更加强盛 犯罪率是 25 年以来最低的 而且 700 万以上的美国人 摆脱了贫困 Passage Translation Passage 1 我们与中国同行刚刚签下一份新的合同 我们认为这份新的贸易协议会给欧洲的农 民 制造业主和服务行业带来数以百万元计的销售额 尤其是食品和饮料业 然而 来自 2 欧洲产品的强力竞争会导致中国方面的人员失业 特别是在国有企业内 Passage 2 在英国 教师们担忧在不久的将来 他们可能会无法进行教学 除非采取措施 恢复 课堂上的纪律 在许多学校 一小部分青少年学生调皮捣蛋 完全不受管束 结果是 教 师无法把课教好 课堂比足球场还要嘈杂 上课已完全失去其教育开导 令人欢愉的体验 SECTION 2 STUDY SKILLS 1 5 D B C CB 6 10 C B C CD 11 15 C A C B D 16 20 C B D BB 21 25 D B C A D 22 30 D C CB D SECTION 3 TRANSLATION TEST 1 到本世纪中叶 世界上约三分之二的国家 至少 50 亿人口将享受到目前只有经济发 达国家才拥有的生活水准 其中约 30 亿人生活在亚洲 亚洲国家的整体经济规模将超过 世界上其他国家和地区加在一起的经济规模 在新的千年经济重心将向亚洲转移 中国的力量将日益壮大 世界其他地区将不得不 对此做出反应 世界其他地区将分为欧美国家和两个外围大国 即日本与俄罗斯 俄罗斯 是一个地域广阔的国家 人民受到良好教育 最终将东山再起 就国家而言 世界各国经济将更加势均力敌 尽管仍有穷国 但大多数国家将相当富 有 在这些国家里 民众生活富足 但仍有相当数量的少数人处境艰难 一小部分人则腰 缠万贯 SECTION 4 TRANSLATION TEST 2 This year s meeting will centering round the theme of Meeting new challenges in the new century achieving common prosperity through participation and cooperation review the agenda covering 5 areas with a view to promoting the economic and trade development in the Asia Pacific region and the world at large This year s APEC meeting will focus on 2 key missions one is to strengthen the cooperation among APEC members in dealing with a possible economic slowdown to build up new confidence the other is to continue to advance the process of APEC trade and investment liberalization and facilitation and urge the WTO to initiate a new round talks as soon as possible 听力测试题录音文字稿 听力测试题录音文字稿 SECTION 1 LISTENING TEST Part A Spot Dictation 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 word or words you have heard on the tape Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET Remember you 3 will hear the passage ONLY ONCE Now let s begin Part A with Spot Dictation Woman Welcome to this edition of Human Nature a series of lecturers delivered by the local Community College Today we d like to discuss another aspect of human relationship We are all human and one part of human nature is to try to sum one another up The first day in class for example we sum up the teacher and our classmates The same is true with our first day in office where we are most likely to sum up our boss or colleagues We do this in order to find out two things Firstly to discover what kind of people they are and secondly to find out if we might like to know them better There are two main ways in which we sum up other people that is by looking and listening If the person we are watching sends messages through his behaviors and actions that we find annoying our first impression of him will be as an annoying person We will therefore try to avoid or simply ignore this kind of person If on the other hand we are pleased by what he says as well as the way he speaks behaves or acts we will probably try to become friendly with him Some people however seem afraid to show the kind of person they really are They try their utmost to cover up their real personality and purposes so that we never know how they feel about us and what they intend to do Since we can not be sure of their feelings intentions we are not sure how we feel about them either When we get to know people there are certain things we tell them automatically For example our name address telephone number our appearance our leisure likes and music preferences the way we sit stand or speak But there will be things that we do not share As people spend more time together they each encourage the other to share more and show more of themselves In this way a relationship grows deeper and stronger provided of course that we like what we see and what we hear Part B Listening Comprehension Statements Directions 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 Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET Question No 1 Woman Betty missed a week s work because she was down with a bad cold and was advised by her doctor to stay at home Question No 2 Man I m glad that Florence has made it and join us in this reception especially at such short notice Question No 3 Woman Lena wants to give up office work to concentrate on her MBA courses even though she has been quite successful at her job Question No 4 Man Whatever product is advertised I think the purpose of the advertiser is to hit your eye and finally hit your pocket Question No 5 Woman We had expected the repairs to cost us no more than fifteen thousand 4 dollars but the maintenance company charged us twice as much Question No 6 Man We emphasize that only those applicants with appropriate certificates or diplomas are eligible for the job Question No 7 Man On her first day at the office the new secretary was told to report to the assistant manager s desk Question No 8 Woman At first the Chairman didn t intend to attend the opening ceremony but he changed his mind at the last minute Question No 9 Woman If Jack could have fixed the lamp in the hallway he wouldn t have called in an electrician Question No 10 Woman I can t imagine why Mr Nicholas hasn t turned up yet He was due for the board meeting before now Talks and Conversations Directions In this part of the test you will hear several short talks and conversations 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 11 to 14 are based on the following conversation Ann I hear you re finally retiring at the end of this year Bill What will you do with yourself when you ve stopped work Bill Absolutely nothing I ll have been working for this company nonstop for forty years by the end of October and I reckon I deserve a complete rest Ann Forty years You ll have seen a lot of changes in that time I imagine Bill Yes and most of the changes have only made things worse I used to be proud of my work but how can you take a pried in what you re doing when every two or three years they put a new manager with new fangled ideas in charge of the factory and he tell you what you ve been doing is all wrong Ann Why have you stayed on all these years then Bill Bill Well it s the same thing wherever you go However well you do your job you don t get on in any firm unless you re a friend of the manager s and the present manager has certainly been no friend of mine Ann Well I don t know They don t promote you whoever you know if you re inefficient Bill Nonsense What about young chap Dart He s an assistant manager already and he s completely incompetent He s only there because he s a relative of the managing director s They ll probably make him a director soon Ann By the sound of it you won t be sorry to leave Bill No I won t but it ll be no better at home Instead of the manager giving me stupid orders it will be my wife Now she will be telling me off all day long Question No 11 How long have the man been working for the company Question No 12 What is the man s attitude about his company 5 Question No 13 According to the conversation which of the following is TRUE Question No 14 What does the man think about the young ad distant manager Questions 15 to 18 are based on the following talk The Topic Professor Roach assigned me for class presentation today is The Spreading Deserts The spread of the desert is not new In ancient times for example the Middle East was a very fertile area For hundreds of years those desert people used to move from place to place with their animals sometime before an area was used up and destroyed This kind of movement gave the land a chance to recover They also raised crops every other year in an area so that they would never overwork the land However these traditional ways are disappearing mostly because of the development of modern science and technology The one time fertile land has been overworked used up and destroyed More and more areas have been turned to deserts Today many factors add to the problems along the edge of the desert The population is growing and too many animals feed on the limited and fragile land The population is growing and too many animals feed on the limited and fragile land The sandstorm is affecting more and more habitable regions Meanwhile there is now a worldwide effort to stop the spread of the desert This may be the last chance to save the land Question No 15 How does the man describe the Middle East in ancient times Question No 16 What did desert people in ancient times do when an area was going to be destroyed Question No 17 According to the talk how did the ancient people help the land to recover Question No 18 What is one of the factors that contribute to problem of the spreading deserts Questions 19 to 22 are based on the following conversation Man You have some interesting products Woman Thank you We import them from several different countries Man It is called a salad spinner and it is used for drying fruits and vegetables such as lettuce Man Are there any metal parts in it Woman No it is all made of plastic So it is light in weight And it is convenient to use and easy to clean Man Where does it come from Woman It is made in France Man And what about this What is this one used for Woman It is used for making pasta you know spaghetti and things like that Man And it is made in Italy I suppose Woman Oh yes it is Let me show you some other kitchen gadgets They sell very well these days These products of ours are carried by most department stores and large supermarkets in town Man But don t kitchen gadgets go in and out of fashion pretty fast 6 Woman Well some of them do but things like food processors have become standard items Man Do you carry a line of food processors too Woman I m interested in this kind of stuff because I plan to open a new food store in the neighborhood and I have been thinking of adding a line of kitchen equipment Woman Here take one of our brochures All of our products are described in it Question No 19 What is the salad spinner made of Question No 20 Which of the following is a special feature of the salad spinner Question No 21 Why is the man interested in food processors and other kitchen equipment Question No 22 What is the most probable relationship between the man the woman Questions 23 to 26 are based on the following talk Over the centuries people s eating habits change from generation to generation Before scientists learned about vitamins and other constituents of food such as proteins and carbohydrates people believed in eating large quantities of food and were not concerned so much about a balanced diet For example in the eighteenth century a hearty meal could consist of as many as twenty courses and would probably knock out the most starving and insatiable appetites Today people believe in a more balanced diet In many countries where food shortage is no longer a problem for immediate attention people start to eat less More attentions are paid to the nutrition and wholesomeness of the food Vitamins proteins carbohydrates and even calories became labels on almost every kind of food we eat In the 21st century people s eating habits may be just as surprising but in a very different sort of way With a world wide growth in population food production will become exclusively mechanical and scientific There may well be an end to food as we know it today Meals as we know them may become a thing of the past Food constituents and vitamins may be taken in the form of capsules tablets or pills The thought of these highly artificial food constituents taking the place of present day foods may not be very attractive but they may be the answer to food shortage and severe starvation in some parts of the of world Question No 23 According to the talk which of the following are NOT a constituent of food we eat today Question No 24 How many courses of food could be offered in a hearty eighteenth century meal Question No 25 What can we learn from the talk Question No 26 According to the speaker which of the following will be an answer to the food shortage and severe starvation in the world today Questions 27 to 30 are based on the following conversation Man I suppose you heard about that great chunk of concrete falling onto a car in South Street yesterday didn t you Jane 7 Woman Yes I saw it in the paper From a two hundred and fifty foot high building wasn t it I gather the driver had just got out or he d have been killed wouldn t he Man Yes I left it in that very spot a couple of days ago but yesterday it was parked up the road a bit Woman You were in luck then weren t you Bill Man Out to luck you mean I d be very pleased if my old car were smashed to bits I could claim from the insurance company then couldn t I Woman But you used to be so proud of your car didn t you Bill Man I used to be years ago but now there are all sorts of repairs to be done and I just haven t got enough spare cash to put it right Woman You can always sell it can t you Bill Man Few people are stupid enough to buy a car in that state are they Woman The man whose car was crushed yesterday was very annoyed about it He ll be given a new car by the builders though Man Yes but his car was a specially built model that can t be replaced and there was hardly anything wrong it was there Woman Well that s life When people actually want to get rid of their cars this sort of thing seldom happens does it Questions No 27 According to the conversation what happened in South Street yesterday Questions No 28 Which of the following can be inferred from the conversation Questions No 29 Why does the man consider himself unlucky in yesterday s incident Questions No 30 According to the conversation how did the owner feel when he learnt that his specially built model was crushed Part C Listening and Translation Sentence Translation Directions In this part of the rest 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 Now let s begin Sentence Translation with Sentence No 1 Sentence No 1 Woman The population of elderly people is increasing rapidly because people are living longer than before This is especially true of developed countries Sentence No 2 Woman When we produce goods and services that are supposed to improve our living conditions we may destroy our natural resources