上海中级口译真题06-10

1、-. z.2006年9月中级口译真题+参考答案英语中级口译书第一阶段考试SECTION 1: LISTENING TESTPart 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 word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresp

2、onding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.British people are far more sophisticated about beverages than they were 50 years ago. Witness the Starbucks revolution and youll know where _ (1) goes. However, spurred on by recent studies suggesting that it can cut

3、the risk of _ (2) and retard the aging process, tea is enjoying a _ (3).Although tea is available in more places than ever, it remains to be _ (4) of a typical British family.If you are invited to an English home, _ (5) in the morning you get a cup of tea. It is either brought in by a heartily _ (6)

4、 or an almost malevolently silent maid. When you are _ (7) in your sweetest morning sleep you must not say: Go away, you _ (8). On the contrary, you have to declare with your best five oclock smile: Thank you very much. I _ (9) a cup of tea, especially in the morning. If they leave you alone with th

5、e liquid you may pour it _ (10)!Then you have _ (11); then you have tea at 11 oclock in the morning; _ (12); then you have tea for tea; then after supper; and again at eleven oclock _ (13).You must not refuse any additional cups of tea under the _ (14): if it is hot; if it is cold; if you are _ (15)

6、; if you are nervous; if you are watching TV; _ (16); if you have just returned home; if you feel like it; if you do not feel like it; if you have had no tea _ (17); if you have just had a cup.You definitely must not _ (18). I sleep at five oclock in the morning; I have coffee for breakfast; I drink

7、 innumerable _ (19) during the day; I have the _ (20) even at tea-time!Part B: Listening prehension1. StatementsDirections: 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

8、 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.1. (A) The program on Channel Eight reminds me of TV mercia

9、ls.(B) The product advertised in the TV mercial cannot help cure my illness.(C) I dont watch TV that much, because of the omnipresent advertisements.(D) I have to sit on the sofa, because I am too sick to stand in front of the television.2. (A) The plane arrived at 7:30.1(B) The plane arrived at 8:0

10、0.(C) The plane arrived at 9:00.(D) The plane arrived at 10:00.3. (A) Ill ask someone else to read and check this agreement for errors.(B) Ill think more about the agreement before making a decision.(C) Its obvious that Ill discuss the agreement with my assistant first.(D) Its out of question that I

11、 should get into any agreement with you.4. (A) The better members decided to cancel the meeting.(B) Less than half of the mittee was away on business trips.(C) Itd be better if no one had attended this mornings mittee meeting.(D) The meeting was cancelled because of low attendance.5. (A) Supermarket

12、s in the inner city and the suburbs are usually owned by the same pany.(B) Products in grocery stores are more e*pensive than those in supermarkets.(C) There is a price difference for the same product even in shops run by the same pany.(D) People prefer to shop in supermarkets, which are mostly loca

13、ted in the suburbs, with free parking space.6. (A) Many Americans cannot afford higher education because of the soaring college tuition fees and e*penses.(B) Sending their children to college is no longer a bigger challenge for millions of Americans.(C) The American government has set the goal that

14、it will eventually stop funding higher education institutions.(D) Nowadays, American parents have to pay more to send their children to college.7. (A) For many university graduates, the jobs they take will not be related to their academic achievements.(B) Because of economic recession, the number of

15、 university students majoring in liberal arts is declining.(C) University students who are interested in liberal arts will have more job opportunities upon graduation.(D) With high unemployment rate, many university students will have to opt for transferring to other majors.8. (A) Good business nego

16、tiators will never repeat what other people have already restated.(B) Restating by good business negotiators is not an effective way to check the information.(C) Good business negotiators are sometimes curious about other peoples restatements.(D) Restating what others have said is a good strategy fo

17、r confirming understanding.9. (A) We cannot reach an agreement, let alone a spoken promise.(B) Wed better draft and then sign a written agreement.(C) We generally keep our promises in business transactions.(D) We hope you understand why we are unable to keep our promises.10. (A) I dont think you hav

18、e more to say on that topic.(B) I think wed better talk about that in detail sometime later.(C) I am truly appreciative if you can elaborate on that topic after lunch.(D) I am busy right now, so we might as well discuss it over lunch today.2. Talks and ConversationsDirections: In this part of the te

19、st, you will hear several short talks and conversations After each of2these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully because you will hear the talk or conversation and questions ONLY ONCE. When you hear a question, read the four choices and choose the best answer to that question. Then write

20、 the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 111411. (A) Two (B) Three (C) Four (D) Five12. (A) A profit-making private school.(B) A non-profit-making independent school.(C) A state school that is funded by non-governmental sources.(D) A secon

21、dary school that is open to the majority of British students.13. (A) Many children are no longer placed in schools according to their academic abilities.(B) Many children can afford to study in private schools, as they bee part of the state system.(C) Children from wealthy families no longer choose

22、to go and study in public schools.(D) Cleverer children will be sent to the best private schools in the country for a better development.14. (A) Clever and less bright children will mi* well with each other.(B) School authorities will receive more funds from the government.(C) Most students will do

23、well in their entrance e*amination for the higher education.(D) Every child will have an equal opportunity to go on to higher education.Questions 151815. (A) One that is unabridged with detailed definitions.(B) One that contains fewer words and emphasizes on special words.(C) One that contains a bro

24、ad range of words in mon usage.(D) One that spans several volumes and has e*tensive word histories16. (A) The New O*ford Picture Dictionary(B) The American Heritage Dictionary(C) The Dictionary of Legal Terms(D) The Drinking Water Dictionary17. (A) It lists abbreviations, proper nouns, and tables of

25、 measures.(B) It is an unabridged edition providing as many as 500,000 entries.(C) It was randomly piled and contains as many foreign words as possible.(D) It provides detailed information of famous people and places.18. (A) A school dictionary. (B) A college dictionary.(C) A general dictionary. (D)

26、 A specialized dictionary.Questions 192219. (A) Hes bought his wife a present. (B) Hes missed an important phone call.(C) Hes dismissed his new secretary. (D) Hes popped out shopping.20. (A) Talking about the latest fashion.(B) Offering special reductions.(C) Giving bigger discounts to female custom

27、ers.(D) Pressing on the customer to make a decision.21. (A) Upside down and inside out. (B) Inside out and back to front.(C) With its sleeves as trouser legs. (D) With its pattern upside down.22. (A) A V-necked pullover with short sleeves.3(B) A high-necked pullover with long sleeves.(C) A white pul

28、lover with a pattern.(D) A blue pullover with a high neck.Questions 232623. (A) That of a creator. (B) That of a re-creator.(C) That of a receiver. (D) That of a performer.24. (A) Because we need to concentrate for our quiet thought.(B) Because we want to give full attention to the driving.(C) Becau

29、se we try to avoid being caught by the patrolling police.(D) Because we intend to be as casual as possible in the driving.25. (A) In the elevator. (B) In the car.(C) In the bathroom. (D) In the church.26. (A) By perceptive and analytical listening.(B) By taking a sonic bath.(C) By attending classica

30、l concerts.(D) By listening to an emotional piece of music.Questions 273027. (A) His grandfathers house. (B) His parents remarks.(C) A magazine. (D) A coursebook.28. (A) Enjoying visiting zoos. (B) Driving a car.(C) Making money. (D) Taking kids to a museum.29. (A) It died a few years ago. (B) It ki

31、lled several tourists.(C) It is only a legend. (D) It is a living dinosaur.30. (A) No one has provided an accurate description of the animal.(B) No dead bodies of the animal have ever been found.(C) There are only 500 species living in Loch Ness.(D) The lake is not deep enough for such a huge animal

32、.Part C: Listening and Translation1. Sentence TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in English. 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 B

33、OOKLET.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)2. Passage TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. 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

34、take notes while you are listening.(1)(2)4SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (45 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. Answer all the que

35、stions 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 15The purpose of the American court system is to protect the rights of the people. According to Ameri

36、can law, if someone is accused of a crime, he or she is considered innocent until the court proves that the person is guilty. In other words, it is the responsibility of the court to prove that a person is guilty. It is not the responsibility of the person to prove that he or she is innocent.In orde

37、r to arrest a person, the police have to be reasonably sure that a crime has been mitted. The police must give the suspect the reasons why they are arresting him and tell him his rights under the law. Then the police take the suspect to the police station to book him. Booking means that the name of

38、the person and the charges against him are formally listed at the police station.The ne*t step is for the suspect to go before a judge. The judge decides whether the suspect should be kept in jail or released. If the suspect has no previous criminal record and the judge feels that he will return to

39、court rather than run awayfor e*ample, because he owns a house and has a familyhe can go free. Otherwise, the suspect must put up bail. At this time, too, the judge will appoint a court layer to defend the suspect if he cant afford one.The suspect returns to court a week or two later. A lawyer from

40、the district attorneys office presents a case against the suspect. This is called a hearing. The attorney may present evidence as well as witnesses. The judge at the hearing then decides whether there is enough reason to hold a trial. If the judge decides that there is sufficient evidence to call fo

41、r a trial, he or she sets a date for the suspect to appear in court to formally plead guilty or not guilty.At the trial, a jury of 12 people listens to the evidence from both attorneys and hears the testimony of the witnesses. Then the jury goes into a private room to consider the evidence and decid

42、e whether the defendant is guilty of the crime. If the jury decides that the defendant is innocent, he goes free. However, if he is convicted, the judge sets a date for the defendant to appear in court again for sentencing. At this time, the judge tells the convicted person what his punishment will

43、be. The judge may sentence him to prison, order him to pay a fine, or place him on probation.The American justice system is very ple* and sometimes operates slowly. However, every step is designed to protect the rights of the people. These individual rights are the basis, or foundation, of the Ameri

44、can government.1. What is the main idea of the passage(A) The American court system requires that a suspect prove that he or she is innocent.(B) The US court system is designed to protect the rights of the people.(C) Under the American court system, judge decides if a suspect is innocent or guilty.(

45、D) The US court system is designed to help the police present a case against the suspect.2. What follows in other words (para.1)(A) An e*ample of the previous sentence.(B) A new idea about the court system.(C) An item of evidence to call for a trial. 5(D) A restatement of the previous sentence.3. Ac

46、cording to the passage, he can go free (para.3) means _.(A) the suspect is free to choose a lawyer to defend him(B) the suspect does not have to go to trial because the judge has decided he is innocent(C) the suspect will be informed by mail whether he is innocent or not(D) the suspect does not have

47、 to wait in jail or pay money until he goes to trial4. What is the purpose of having the suspect pay bail(A) To pay for the judge and the trial.(B) To pay for a court lawyer to defend the suspect.(C) To ensure that the suspect will return to court.(D) To ensure that the suspect will appear in prison

48、.5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true(A) The American justice system sometimes operates slowly.(B) The police can arrest a suspect without giving any reasons.(C) It is the responsibility of the suspect to prove he is innocent.(D) The jury considers the evidence in t

49、he court room.Questions 610So youve got an inventionyou and around 39,000 others each year, according to 2002 statistics!The 64,000-dollar question, if you have e up with a device which you believe to be the answer to the energy crisis or youve invented a lawnmower which cuts grass with a jet of wat

50、er (not so daft, someone has invented one), is how to ensure youre the one to reap the rewards of your ingenuity. How will all you garden shed boffins out there keep others from capitalizing on your ideas and lining their pockets at your e*penseOne of the first steps to protect your interest is to p

51、atent your invention. That can keep it out of the grasp of the pirates for at least the ne*t 20 years. And for this reason inventors in their droves beat a constant trail from all over the country to the doors of an anonymous grey-fronted building just behind Londons Holborn to try and patent their

52、devices.The building houses the Patent Office. Its an ant heap of corridors, offices and filing roomsa sorting house and storage depot for one of the worlds biggest and most varied collections of technical data. Some ten million patentsEnglish and foreignare listed there.File after file, catalogue a

53、fter catalogue detail the brain-children of inventors down the centuries, from a 1600s machine gun designed to fire square bullets at infidels and round ones at Christians, to present-day laser, nuclear and puter technology.The first letters patent were granted as long ago as 1449 to a Flemish craft

54、sman by the name of John Utynam. The letters, written in Latin, are still on file at the office. They were granted by King Henry VI and entitled Utynam to import into this country his knowledge of making stained glass windows in order to install such windows at Eton College.Present-day patents proce

55、dure is a more sophisticated affair than getting a go-ahead note from the monarch. These days the strict procedures governing whether you get a patent for your revolutionary mouse-trap or solar-powered back-scratcher have been reduced to a pretty e*act science.From start to finish it will take aroun

56、d two and a half years and cost 165 for the inventor to gain patent protection for his brainchild. Thats if hes lucky. By no means all who apply to the Patent Office, which is a branch of the Department of Trade, get a patent. 6A key man at the Patent Office is Bernard Partridge, Principal E*aminer

57、(Administration), who boils down to one word the vital ingredient any inventor needs before he can hope to overe the many hurdles in the ple* procedure of obtaining a patentingenuity.6. People take out a patent because they want to _.(A) keep their ideas from being stolen(B) reap the rewards of some

58、body elses ingenuity(C) visit the patent office building(D) e up with more new devices7. The phrase the brain-children of inventors (para.5) means _.(A) the children with high intelligence(B) the inventions that people e up with(C) a device that a child believes to be the answer to the energy crisis

59、(D) a lawnmower that an individual has invented to cut grass8. What have the 1600s machine gun and the present-day laser in mon(A) Both were approved by the monarch.(B) Both were granted by King Henry VI.(C) Both were rejected by the Department of Trade.(D) Both were patented.9. Why is John Utynam s

60、till remembered(A) He is the first person to get a patent for his revolutionary mouse-trap.(B) He is the first person to be granted an official patent.(C) He is the first person to be an officer in the Patent Office.(D) He is the first person to have invented a lawnmower.10. According to the passage