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2001年3月高级口译真题SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (30 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 words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear. the passage ONLY ONCE.You have been at Furnell University for two weeks now. As usual, you need enough time to _(1).You also want to spend time with new friends and_(2).But, after the first two weeks of classes, you have probably concluded that there isnt enough time to_(3), because you also have to attend classes, go to labs, do assignments_(4).Soon you will be in a situation for it until 3 a.m. You also have an eight oclock. _(6) and skip the eight oclock class? To some extent the answer depends on_(7).Some instructors announce that _(8).In that case you really should go to class. Some dont say anything. In that case you have to decide. _(9)it is better to stay in bed and sleep than to get so tired you cannot think. However, it is not a good idea to skip class_(10).If you have to skip a class, ask another student for the class notes, _(11).Also, come to the next class prepared. If you miss class_(12), tell the instructor afterward. He or she may let you_(13).If you have an important appointment, tell the instructor about it_(14).Here is another problem. You took the quiz. Even after studying very hard, you could not answer all the questions. _(15)you always got every answer right. What went wrong? Nothing. High school work is easy, so a good student is supposed to _(16). In college the teacher wants to challenge even the best students. Therefore, almost nobody_(17).But maybe there were some very_(18)in that course you dont understand. Go see the teacher during_(19). Most teachers will gladly explain things again. Of course, they will not be pleased to_(20) to someone who skipped class.Maybe you really should get up for that eight oclock class!Part B: Listening ComprehensionDirections: 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.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation.1. (A) An article about the chances of promotion for teachers.(B) A survey on the behaviour of school boys and girls.(C) A report written by the local education authority.(D) A research into the differences in teaching between male and female teachers.2. (A) A primary school of low quality in teaching.(B) A school for mentally retarded children.(C) A special school for problem children.(D) A section of the school for children between the ages of three and seven.3. (A) Because the society as a whole is mainly made-oriented.(B) Because boys are brought up to be more ambitious than girls.(C) Because male teachers have fewer household chores to do.(D) Because female teachers consider themselves less fit for administration.4. (A) To assume greater responsibilities for running the school.(B) To get rapid promotion.(C) To stay as a classroom teacher.(D) To teach more senior classes.5. (A) There are more women teachers than men teachers primary education.(B) The woman would like to be a headmistress of the school.(C) The woman is considering a transfer.(D) Boys are never brought up to be more ambitious than girls.Question 6 to 10 are based on the following news.6. (A) Many opposition party supporters demonstrated outside the party headquarters.(B) The annual parliament session came to a close.(C) The Congress Party reelected its new president.(D) The former Prime Minister was assassinated by a dissident.7. (A) 13. (B) 24.(C) 40. (D) 41.8. (A) A terrorist attack had recently been launched against a government building.(B) US military intervention was widely reported to start soon.(C) A guerrilla war broke out in southeastern jungles.(D) Peace talks were stopped between the government and the countrys top rebel group.9. (A) To issue a statement to denounce genocide and war crimes.(B) To set up a permanent criminal court to punish heinous crimes.(C) To ratify a treaty establishing an international criminal court.(D) To appeal to other countries to sign up the treaty.10.(A) To stop importing meat from countries infested with mad cow disease.(B) To destroy all meat and bone meal used in manufacturing animal feed,(C) To take measures to cope with the shortage of animal feed caused by drought.(D) To import 1 million tons of animal feed from other countries.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following interview.11. (A) An actress. (B) A singer.(C) A dancer. (D) An air-hostess.12. (A) 9-to-5 office clerk. (B) Taxi driver.(C) Architect. (D) Executive.13. (A) The woman doesnt look after her voice.(B) Talking and laughing can damage your voice as much as singing.(C) Talking slowly helps protect your voice.(D) The woman occasionally works weekends.14. (A) Because she had to stay at the studio until very late.(B) Because she had forgotten about the appointment.(C) Because she doesnt like her old friends any more.(D) Because she is rarely punctual for a dinner party.15. (A) Family life of an artist.(B) The womans ambitions in her profession.(C) Something related to a music career.(D) What the critics have said about the vocalist.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk.16. (A) 250,000. (B) 350,000.(C) 3, 000,000. (D) 3,500,000.17. (A) The demolition of more and more low-income housing.(B) The rising cost of buying or renting a house.(C) A rapid increase of unemployment rate.(D) A large number of immigrants moving into this country.18. (A) Over 60 percent of them are single mothers with small children.(B) Around 20 percent of them are mentally ill.(C) These people usually have a large family.(D) The typical “street person”is a white male with a poorly-paidjob.19. (A) Because the government is too short of fund to provide sufficient cheap housing.(B) Because people are indifferent, paying no attention to the problems of others.(C) Because people who are concernedjust dont know how to help the homeless.(D) Because the “me-generation”are concerned only with their own affairs and interests.20. (A) To know the homeless and understand how they became that way.(B) To launch an all-out war on poverty nation-wide.(C) To provide more affordable housing.(D) To donate to the housing fund.SECTION 2: LISTENING TEST (30 minutes)Directions: In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it. You are to choose ONE best answer, (A), (B), (C), (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 15A leaked Barclays Bank document reveals that organization has become a byword for corporate greed explains why consumers hate it so much. Drawn up after unprecedented public relations disasters, the 25-page dossier tells how one of Britains biggest and most valuable brand names became sullied. It says the attempt to introduce cash machine charges and the decision to close 170 rural branches this year marked the start of an annus horribilis.It concludes that the banks brand name now symbolises “a culture of greed”and consumers rightly regard many of its products as “substandard and expensive”. The secret report was ordered by Matthew Barrett, Barclays chief executive, who was appointed just before the trouble started and has bodyguards to protect him when he leaves his office, “I feel very strongly that there is an urgent need to change the change the management of communications to help facilitate a more positive image, ”Barrett wrote in a memo copied to a select group of executives, including Sir Peter Middleton, the chairman, on May 8.The resulting document-Project Phoenix, PR and Image Restoration Plan 2000was produced in June. It notes that public relations difficulties caused by the cash machine and closure announcements were “exacerbated” by a critical Treasury report on banking and the disclosure of Barclays executive pay scheme. The latter showed Barrett received 1. 3m for his first three months work and had secured share options worth up to 30m.“The almost contemporaneous set of events resulted in a media feeding frenzy, ” says the report. “The group is seen by many.as the ringleader of anti-consumer measures. ”It concludes that the barrage of bad publicity has had “a significant impact”on Barclays brand image, It says the public regards the bank as “generating excessive profits”and creating a “culture of greed. ” Consumers view its products as “substandard and expensive, ”shareholders being put before customers and staff.The report admits: “Many of the groups products and services do not meet the demanding requirements of the Barclays brand and todays highly competitive financial services industry. ” Steps to rebuild the Barclays name include a scheme to regain favour in areas where the bank has closed branches and lost influence as a result.Ten model employees will be parachuted into rural hot spots to charm local dignitaries. The agents, dubbed “the smoothies” by insiders, will be recruited of their “social skills”, says the report. They will be given titles conferring the “appropriate authority for liaising with MPs, MPs and the media”. They will infiltrate Rotary clubs and other groups to create a positive presence, say sources. “The (agent) would need to have strong communication skills, ”says the report, which puts a 1m total cost on the project. “(He) would be a modern manager with the ability to project the new face of financial services, always being on brand and on message. ”* Compiling a database of good news items so that one positive story about Barclays is released every month.* Making media-friendliness a “core skill requirement” for newly recruited senior executives, while ensuring that Barretts future exposure to the media is “managed carefully. ”* Establishing “a proper audit trail for the receipt, review and release of all external and internal communications”to prevent leaks.Eddy Weatherill, director of the Independent Banking Advisory Service, attacked Barclays for tackling its problems with tricks rather than substance. “They need to do something about their image but cheap trickery will get them nowhere,” he said.1.According to the passage, Barclays Bank is facing difficulties because_.(A) it is losing its profits(B) it has disclosed a secret report about its poor image(C) it is losing many of its best employees(D) it has received much criticism from its consumers2. The word “exacerbated ”in the sentence “It notes that relations difficulties. .were exacerbated” in the sentence “It notes that public relations difficulties.were exacerbated by a Treasury report on banking.”(Para. 3)can be replaced by_.(A) improved (B) aggravated(C) criticised (D) questioned3. According to the passage, the new schemes suggested in Project Phoenix, PR and Image Restoration Plan 2000_.(A) show that Barclays Bank fully realises its problems(B) are designed to change the Banks image(C) meet stronger criticisms from the public(D) can never be realised as they are too radical4. Which of the following is implied, but not directly stated, in the “expression ensuring the Barretts future exposure to the media is managed carefully ”?(A) His future exposure to the public must be positive.(B) His current image is greatly challenged.(C) His exposure to the public until now has often been negative.(D) His overall image is totally unacceptable to customers.5. According to Eddy Weatherill, Barclays Bank_.(A) should take substantial measures to improve its image(B) is using its brand name to win more customers(C) is dealing with its problems seriously(D) always used tricks to cheat the publicQuestions 610At least 100 women have been mistakenly implanted with another couples embryo or suffered the loss of embryos because of incompetence by infertility clinics. An internal audit of the clinics has revealed often chaotic procedures which mean womens hopes of motherhood are dashed by the errors of clinic staff. Cases uncovered by The Sundays Times include:* Deborah Gray, 40, from Strangford Lough, Co Down, who was told that she had been implanted with the wrong embryo by mistake. She had an abortion.* Deborah Mia, 37, from Dagenham in Essex, whose five remaining frozen embryos were thrown away last year even though she had begun treatment for them to be implanted.* A woman who wasted eight years of her fertile life undergoing treatment at various London hospitals, before doctors realised she had a contraceptive coil in her womb.The cases have come to light following she had a contraceptive coil in her womb. Authority (HFEA), which polices the 118 IVF clinics in Britain. The report, based on a sample of 1,400 IVF treatments and 700 sperm donor inseminations, records disruptions to power supplies at “various ”centers, leading to loss of undisclosed numbers of fresh embryos in incubators. It also describes mistakes in data collection, including errors in the names of patients and their families, the inaccurate recording of skin colour of ethnic group of sperm donors, and the reporting of nonexistent pregnancies.Bert Stewart, a senior embryologist and former HFEA inspector who now works in Auckland, New Zealand, estimated that one in 1, 000 test-tube babies may have been implanted in the wrong, meaning at least 25 to 30 IVF children in Britain are being brought up by someone other than their genetic mother. “IF you have a slack checking system, it might take a long time before you realise you have made a mistake. Good clinics have systems where you can spot a mistake straight away, ”he said.Another HFEA inspector estimated that at least 100 women had been affected by IVF errors. Gray sued the Royal Victoria hospital in Belfast for personal injury and damage after she discovered that she had been mistakenly implanted with an embryo from another woman. After the abortion she received an out-of-court settlement from the hospital. This weekend the Royal Victoria said procedures had been tightened up and there have been no similar mistakes.Findlay decided to abandon any further attempts to have a child after Leicester Bupa hospital threw away her last embryo following three failed attempts at IVF treatment. The embryo was allegedly part of a batch for which the labels were lost. Doctors decided to destroy the batch to avoid couples getting the wrong ones. “Losing it is like a bereavement, ”said Findlay, who received 2,000.Bupa said Findlays case was a rare and unfortunate accident: “There was only one other womans embryos involved in the loss and she accepted that the incident was an accident.” The cases have come to light following investigations into the scandal of the Hampshire Clinic in Basingstoke, Berkshire, where up to 40 women discovered that embryos believed to be in storage did not exist. Paul Fielding, the embryologist involved, has been released on police bail during an inquiry into what went wrong. The HFEA denied that there were widespread problems in infertility clinics and said any errors were a tiny fraction of the total number of IVF treatments.6. The errors of IVF clinics include all of the following EXCEPT.(A) the implanting with the embryo from another woman(B) cruel treatment causing death of new-born babies(C) the throwing away of the frozen embryos(D) careless treatment leading to the loss of womens fertile life7. The word “polices”in the clause “which polices the 118 IVF clinics in Britain”(Pare.6) can be paraphrased as.(A) patrols (B) assists(C) controls (D) investigates8. According to the passage, in Britain there are probably women/families who have received IVF treatments.(A) between 25 and 30 (B) 1 400(C) fewer than 2 500 (D) about 30 0009. When Diana Findlay says “Losing it is like a bereavement,”(Para.9) she means that.(A) the destruction of the batch is equivalent to murdering(B) the loss of the labels of the batch is a big error(C) the killing of the test-tube baby is against the law(D) the throwing away of her last embryo equals the death of a family member10.Which of the following can NOT be true according to the passage?(A) Errors with IVF treatments are under investigation in New Zealand.(B) Mistakes in data collection can cause vital consequences.(C) Errors of IVF clinics have led to a number of lawsuits.(D) Some women will never become mothers due to errors of clinic staff.Questions 1115The actual date on which Robert Thompson and Jon Venables will be released is now firmly in the hands of the parole board in the wake of Lord Wool