上海中级口译真题06-10

2006年9月中级口译真题参考答案英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试SECTION1LISTENINGTESTPARTASPOTDICTATIONDIRECTIONSINTHISPARTOFTHETEST,YOUWILLHEARAPASSAGEANDREADTHESAMEPASSAGEWITHBLANKSINITFILLINEACHOFTHEBLANKSWITHTHEWORDORWORDSYOUHAVEHEARDONTHETAPEWRITEYOURANSWERINTHECORRESPONDINGSPACEINYOURANSWERBOOKLETREMEMBERYOUWILLHEARTHEPASSAGEONLYONCEBRITISHPEOPLEAREFARMORESOPHISTICATEDABOUTBEVERAGESTHANTHEYWERE50YEARSAGOWITNESSTHESTARBUCKSREVOLUTIONANDYOULLKNOWWHERE_1GOESHOWEVER,SPURREDONBYRECENTSTUDIESSUGGESTINGTHATITCANCUTTHERISKOF_2ANDRETARDTHEAGINGPROCESS,TEAISENJOYINGA_3ALTHOUGHTEAISAVAILABLEINMOREPLACESTHANEVER,ITREMAINSTOBE_4OFATYPICALBRITISHFAMILYIFYOUAREINVITEDTOANENGLISHHOME,_5INTHEMORNINGYOUGETACUPOFTEAITISEITHERBROUGHTINBYAHEARTILY_6ORANALMOSTMALEVOLENTLYSILENTMAIDWHENYOUARE_7INYOURSWEETESTMORNINGSLEEPYOUMUSTNOTSAYGOAWAY,YOU_8ONTHECONTRARY,YOUHAVETODECLAREWITHYOURBESTFIVEOCLOCKSMILETHANKYOUVERYMUCHI_9ACUPOFTEA,ESPECIALLYINTHEMORNINGIFTHEYLEAVEYOUALONEWITHTHELIQUIDYOUMAYPOURIT_10THENYOUHAVE_11THENYOUHAVETEAAT11OCLOCKINTHEMORNING_12THENYOUHAVETEAFORTEATHENAFTERSUPPERANDAGAINATELEVENOCLOCK_13YOUMUSTNOTREFUSEANYADDITIONALCUPSOFTEAUNDERTHE_14IFITISHOTIFITISCOLDIFYOUARE_15IFYOUARENERVOUSIFYOUAREWATCHINGTV_16IFYOUHAVEJUSTRETURNEDHOMEIFYOUFEELLIKEITIFYOUDONOTFEELLIKEITIFYOUHAVEHADNOTEA_17IFYOUHAVEJUSTHADACUPYOUDEFINITELYMUSTNOT_18ISLEEPATFIVEOCLOCKINTHEMORNINGIHAVECOFFEEFORBREAKFASTIDRINKINNUMERABLE_19DURINGTHEDAYIHAVETHE_20EVENATTEATIMEPARTBLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION1STATEMENTSDIRECTIONSINTHISPARTOFTHETEST,YOUWILLHEARSEVERALSHORTSTATEMENTSTHESESTATEMENTSWILLBESPOKENONLYONCE,ANDYOUWILLNOTFINDTHEMWRITTENONTHEPAPERSOYOUMUSTLISTENCAREFULLYWHENYOUHEARASTATEMENT,READTHEANSWERCHOICESANDDECIDEWHICHONEISCLOSESTINMEANINGTOTHESTATEMENTYOUHAVEHEARDTHENWRITETHELETTEROFTHEANSWERYOUHAVECHOSENINTHECORRESPONDINGSPACEINYOURANSWERBOOKLET1ATHEPROGRAMONCHANNELEIGHTREMINDSMEOFTVCOMMERCIALSBTHEPRODUCTADVERTISEDINTHETVCOMMERCIALCANNOTHELPCUREMYILLNESSCIDONTWATCHTVTHATMUCH,BECAUSEOFTHEOMNIPRESENTADVERTISEMENTSDIHAVETOSITONTHESOFA,BECAUSEIAMTOOSICKTOSTANDINFRONTOFTHETELEVISION2ATHEPLANEARRIVEDAT7301BTHEPLANEARRIVEDAT800CTHEPLANEARRIVEDAT900DTHEPLANEARRIVEDAT10003AILLASKSOMEONEELSETOREADANDCHECKTHISAGREEMENTFORERRORSBILLTHINKMOREABOUTTHEAGREEMENTBEFOREMAKINGADECISIONCITSOBVIOUSTHATILLDISCUSSTHEAGREEMENTWITHMYASSISTANTFIRSTDITSOUTOFQUESTIONTHATISHOULDGETINTOANYAGREEMENTWITHYOU4ATHEBETTERMEMBERSDECIDEDTOCANCELTHEMEETINGBLESSTHANHALFOFTHECOMMITTEEWASAWAYONBUSINESSTRIPSCITDBEBETTERIFNOONEHADATTENDEDTHISMORNINGSCOMMITTEEMEETINGDTHEMEETINGWASCANCELLEDBECAUSEOFLOWATTENDANCE5ASUPERMARKETSINTHEINNERCITYANDTHESUBURBSAREUSUALLYOWNEDBYTHESAMECOMPANYBPRODUCTSINGROCERYSTORESAREMOREEXPENSIVETHANTHOSEINSUPERMARKETSCTHEREISAPRICEDIFFERENCEFORTHESAMEPRODUCTEVENINSHOPSRUNBYTHESAMECOMPANYDPEOPLEPREFERTOSHOPINSUPERMARKETS,WHICHAREMOSTLYLOCATEDINTHESUBURBS,WITHFREEPARKINGSPACE6AMANYAMERICANSCANNOTAFFORDHIGHEREDUCATIONBECAUSEOFTHESOARINGCOLLEGETUITIONFEESANDEXPENSESBSENDINGTHEIRCHILDRENTOCOLLEGEISNOLONGERABIGGERCHALLENGEFORMILLIONSOFAMERICANSCTHEAMERICANGOVERNMENTHASSETTHEGOALTHATITWILLEVENTUALLYSTOPFUNDINGHIGHEREDUCATIONINSTITUTIONSDNOWADAYS,AMERICANPARENTSHAVETOPAYMORETOSENDTHEIRCHILDRENTOCOLLEGE7AFORMANYUNIVERSITYGRADUATES,THEJOBSTHEYTAKEWILLNOTBERELATEDTOTHEIRACADEMICACHIEVEMENTSBBECAUSEOFECONOMICRECESSION,THENUMBEROFUNIVERSITYSTUDENTSMAJORINGINLIBERALARTSISDECLININGCUNIVERSITYSTUDENTSWHOAREINTERESTEDINLIBERALARTSWILLHAVEMOREJOBOPPORTUNITIESUPONGRADUATIONDWITHHIGHUNEMPLOYMENTRATE,MANYUNIVERSITYSTUDENTSWILLHAVETOOPTFORTRANSFERRINGTOOTHERMAJORS8AGOODBUSINESSNEGOTIATORSWILLNEVERREPEATWHATOTHERPEOPLEHAVEALREADYRESTATEDBRESTATINGBYGOODBUSINESSNEGOTIATORSISNOTANEFFECTIVEWAYTOCHECKTHEINFORMATIONCGOODBUSINESSNEGOTIATORSARESOMETIMESCURIOUSABOUTOTHERPEOPLESRESTATEMENTSDRESTATINGWHATOTHERSHAVESAIDISAGOODSTRATEGYFORCONFIRMINGUNDERSTANDING9AWECANNOTREACHANAGREEMENT,LETALONEASPOKENPROMISEBWEDBETTERDRAFTANDTHENSIGNAWRITTENAGREEMENTCWEGENERALLYKEEPOURPROMISESINBUSINESSTRANSACTIONSDWEHOPEYOUUNDERSTANDWHYWEAREUNABLETOKEEPOURPROMISES10AIDONTTHINKYOUHAVEMORETOSAYONTHATTOPICBITHINKWEDBETTERTALKABOUTTHATINDETAILSOMETIMELATERCIAMTRULYAPPRECIATIVEIFYOUCANELABORATEONTHATTOPICAFTERLUNCHDIAMBUSYRIGHTNOW,SOWEMIGHTASWELLDISCUSSITOVERLUNCHTODAY2TALKSANDCONVERSATIONSDIRECTIONSINTHISPARTOFTHETEST,YOUWILLHEARSEVERALSHORTTALKSANDCONVERSATIONSAFTEREACHOF2THESE,YOUWILLHEARAFEWQUESTIONSLISTENCAREFULLYBECAUSEYOUWILLHEARTHETALKORCONVERSATIONANDQUESTIONSONLYONCEWHENYOUHEARAQUESTION,READTHEFOURCHOICESANDCHOOSETHEBESTANSWERTOTHATQUESTIONTHENWRITETHELETTEROFTHEANSWERYOUHAVECHOSENINTHECORRESPONDINGSPACEINYOURANSWERBOOKLETQUESTIONS111411ATWOBTHREECFOURDFIVE12AAPROFITMAKINGPRIVATESCHOOLBANONPROFITMAKINGINDEPENDENTSCHOOLCASTATESCHOOLTHATISFUNDEDBYNONGOVERNMENTALSOURCESDASECONDARYSCHOOLTHATISOPENTOTHEMAJORITYOFBRITISHSTUDENTS13AMANYCHILDRENARENOLONGERPLACEDINSCHOOLSACCORDINGTOTHEIRACADEMICABILITIESBMANYCHILDRENCANAFFORDTOSTUDYINPRIVATESCHOOLS,ASTHEYBECOMEPARTOFTHESTATESYSTEMCCHILDRENFROMWEALTHYFAMILIESNOLONGERCHOOSETOGOANDSTUDYINPUBLICSCHO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