上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解-ST 3

Sampletest3.PartA.Spotdictation.Directions:Inthispartofthetestyouwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordsyouhaveheardonthetape.Writeyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyouranswerbooklet.Rememberyouwillhearthepassageonlyonce.OK.Makingapresentationisoftenthesourceofanxietyforpeople.Theyusuallyrankeditasoneofthingstheyleastwantedtodo.Butitdoesn’thavetobethatway.Herearesometipstomakeyournextpresentationgomoresmoothly.First,it’sveryimportanttoanalyzethesituation.Thinkaboutyouraudience.Whatdotheywanttoknow?Whatdoyouwanttoaccomplish?Whatisthemosteffectivewaytogetyourideasacrossinthetimethatyouhave?Onceyoufigurethatout,you’rereadyforstep2,preparation.Makeanoutlineofyourkeyobjectives.Thiswillhelpyoushapeaclearpresentation.Youwanttobeginwithanintroduction.Goontocoveryourmainpointsandthenendwithaconclusion.Remembertobeclearandsimple.Toomanydetailswillconfuseandboreyouraudience.Thethirdstepispractice.Oneofthebestwaystoeliminateanxietyistospendtimeknowingyourmaterial.Rereaditandpracticespeakinginfrontofamirrororanotherperson.Youcouldalsotapeyourselfandplayitbacktoseehowyoucanimprove.Practicewillmakeyoumoreconfident.Thedeliveryofyourpresentationisthefourthimportantstep.Concentrateonmaintaininggoodgesture,speakingclearlyandslowly,andmakingeyecontactwithyouraudience.Beginningyourpresentationwithananecdoteorafunnystoryisagoodwaytomakethatinitialcontactwithyouraudience.Remembertosmile.Finally,it’sagoodideatousevisualaids.Theyareveryeffectivemethodsofconveyingyourideas.Andkeepthemsimpleandeasytoread.Charts,slides,videosorhand-outs,allofthesecanbeeffectivetoolswhenusedproperly.Makesureyouareprepared,andknowhowtouseanyequipmentaheadoftime.Byfollowingthese5stepsyoushouldbeabletoenjoyyournextpresentation.Don’tdreadit.PartB.Listeningcomprehension.Statements.Directions:Inthispartofthetestyouwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswillbespokenonlyonce.Andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper.Soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatementreadtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyouranswerbooklet.Nowlet’sbeginwithquestionnumberone.Goodnews!Iamnotgoingtoneedanysurgeryafterall.ThedoctorsaysthatIcanstartworkingoutagainsoon.Ihavetofillouttheseformsnow.Theyaredueatthefinancialaidofficebytomorrowafternoon.Ifeelhorrible.JanewasfuriousthatIlosthernotes.ButIwilllethercooloffafewdaysbeforeItalktoher.LastMondaywhenIwasatdoctorSmith’sofficeIspendoveranhourinthewaitingroom.Somethingmusthavecomeupthatday.Abouttheconcerttonightit’sunlikelyIwillbeabletopickyouupbefore7.Whataboutjustgettingtogetherthere?Ididn’tevenreadthetextbook,butIstillmanagetogetan Aonthetest.NowyouknowwhyInevermissthelecture.Iamgoingtobeatalectureintheauditoriummostofthismorning.Andyouknowwhattheair-conditioningislikethere.That’swhyIamwearingthissweater.Didyougototheconcerttheotherday?It’ssetarecordforattendance.Therewasn’tanemptyseatinthehouse.ThestateballetiscomingtotownnextweekendandIjusthappentohaveoneticket,butIgotsomesortofconflictinmyschedule.HowmuchlongershouldI boilthesevegetables?Theylookedprettydonetome.Therecipesaysitneedsonlyabout10minutestotal.Talksandconversations.Directions:Inthispartofthetestyouwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachoftheseyouwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandthequestionsonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestionreadthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyouranswerbooklet.W:Forthefirsttimeeverthescientificcommunityhasestablishedtheexistenceofplanetsoutsidetheirownsolarsystem.Ofcourseweknewthatcertaindistancestarsexisted,butonlyrecentlydidwelearnthatseveralofthemareorbitedbytheirownplanets.M:Whydidittakesolongtolocatetheseplanets?W:Youhavetounderstandthattheyareabilliontimesdimmerthantheirparentstars.Itwillbeliketryingtoseethelightofacandlenexttoahugeexplosion.Wedon'tcurrentlyhaveatelescopethatcanbeusedtoseethem.M:Butiftheastronomersdidn’tseetheplanetsthroughatelescopehowdidtheyfindthem?W:Byaveryindirectmethod.Theastronomersmeasuredsubtledistortionsinthefrequencyoflightfromtheparentstars,andobservedthatsomeofthestarsseemtorockbackandforth.Theydeterminedthatthiswascausedbygravitationalpullfromorbitingplanets.M:ThereisapowerfulnewtelescopebeingbuiltinArizona.Willthathelpthemseetheseplanets?W:Theyshouldbebuttoseethematleastattheformofsmallspotoflight,andthenthescientistswillbeabletobreakdownandanalyzethislight.Bydoingthistheyhopetolearnaboutthechemicalcompositionoftheseplanets,oxygenandozonemolecules,forexample,wouldbetell-talesignsoflifeontheseplanets.M:Iamlookingforwardtohearingmorewhenthetelescopeisinoperation.AndIamsureourreaderswillbeinterestedtoo.Questions:Whatisthepurposeofthisconversation?Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?Howdidthescientistestablishtheexistenceoftheplanets?Accordingtotheprofessorwhatmightthescientistslearnabouttheplanetsbyusingthenewtelescope?Questions15to18arebasedonthefollowingtalk.IamFrank.Iamhavingsometroublewithchemistrythisyear.It’shard.Theteacheractslikewearesosmartthatweoughttohavenotroublelearningit.IfindthetextbookconfusingandthenIgetdiscouraged.Ican’tmakesenseofwhattheteachersayinginclass.Well,someofusgottogetherandformedthestudygroup.ItseemstoworkOKmostofthetime.Wecomparenotesandthengooverthediscussionquestionsineachchapter.Theonlyproblemisthatsometimesoneofmyfriendswillcometothestudygroupunprepared.Hewillforgethisnotesorhewon’thavereadthebookbeforehand.Thatreallybothersme.Iguessthoseguyswhodon’tpreparearegoingtohaveatimeinthefinalexam.Questions:WhichofthefollowingsubjectsisFrankhavingtroublewith?WhichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueasregardsFrank’sdifficultywiththesubject?What’sthelearningstrategyFrankandhisareusing?WhichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtoFrank?Questions19to22arebasedonthefollowing2talks.M:IamMichael.Iamtryingtolearnthisnewcomputerprogramatschool.It’skindofembarrassing.MostoftheotherkidshavealreadypickeditupandIjustcan’tgetit.Thereisthissoftwaremanualatschool.Iborrowedthebookandtookithometoread,butitdidn’tseemtohelp.Thereweresimplytoomuchinformationformetoremember.MyproblemisthatIdon’thaveenoughtimetositdownandlearnitproperly.Iamnotsurewhattodonext.W:IamSonia.IamgoingtoFrancenextsummer.SoIwanttolearnasmuchFrenchasIcan.SoIstartedtakingaFrenchclassatthelocalcommunitycenter.Well,thegreatthingisthattheclassisfree.Theproblemisit’snotveryeasy.Well,youseeit’ssupposedtobeabeginninglevelclass.Noway,Iamtellingyoumostofthepeopleinthere,theyalreadyknowhowtospeakFrenchwhentheystartedtheclass.Theycansaybasicconversationalphrases,andtheyknowhowtopronouncethewords.Iamacompletebeginner.IdidnotknowonewordofFrenchwhenIstartedthisclass.SoIalwaysfeellostevenfromdayoneIhadnoideawhatwasgoingon.Nowtheteacherisnice,butheisnotverygood.Hegetsoffthetopicandhewillgetstockonsometinylittlepointforlikehalfanhourattime.But,youknow,Ireallyshouldn’tcomplainitatall,becausethisclassisfree.Questions:WhatisMichaeltryingtolearn?Michaeladmitshehadsomeproblems.Whichofthefollowingisnotoneoftheproblemshementionsinhistalk?WhyisSoniastartingtolearnFrench?SoniamentionsseveralproblemsfortheFrenchclasssheisattending.Whichofthefollowingisnotoneoftheseproblems?Questions23to30arebasedonthefollowingconversation.M:Hey,Louisiana/Rosana,overhere!W:Hi,Mike.Howareyou?Beenwaitinglong?M:No,notatall.Haveaseat.W:Oh,it’sgreattoseeyou.M:Samehere.Sohowisthenewapartmentworkingout?W:Good!Good!Ilikeit.Theneighborhoodthoughis…M:Oh,what’sthematter?W:Well,thereisrealgraffitiproblem.Someofthe buildingsdownthestreetarecoveredwithit,anditlooksterrible.M:Iknowwhatyoumean.Myneighborhoodisthesameway.Ithinkweneedtoreportpeoplewhoarewritingthegraffititothepolice.W:Yeah,thatwouldreallyhelp,exceptIneverseethemdoingit.M:Well.Otherthanthathowisthenewneighborhood?W:Well,Ilikeallthestores.It’sconvenientforshopping.Andit’sprettyquietatnight.That’sdefinitelyaplus.M:Soundslikeyouareprettysatisfied.W:Yeah,Iguessso.Theonlyotherproblemisthatit’simpossibleto findparking.Ihavetodrivearoundtoblock6or7timestofindthespace.UsuallyIcanfindone.ButsometimesIhavetoparkreallyfaraway.M:Well,isthereanywayyoucanrentspaceinthegarage?W:Yeah,that’sagoodidea.Iamthinkingab outdoingjustthat.Sohowarethingsinyourneighborhoods?M:Well,thereisabitofnoiseproblemwhereIlive.Ilivedownthestreetfromaschool.Thebellringseverymorningat7:30.It’simpossibletosleepin.W:Oh,whatadrag!M:Yeah.Andwhentheschoolletsoutkidsarereallynoisy.Imeantheyarenicekids,justloud.W:Well,Idon’tknowwhatyoucoulddoaboutthatsituation.M:Yeah,thereisreallynothingIcoulddo,Iguess.Ijusthavetolivewithit.Idon’tknow.Questions:WhereareMikeandLouisiana/Rosana?Rosanamentionsthatherneighborhoodhasseveralfeaturestorecommend.WhichofthefollowingdoesRosananotmention?Accordingtotheconversationthereisonerealprobleminboththewoman’sneighborhoodandtheman’s.Whichisthatproblem?What’stheotherproblemthatRosanamentionsaboutherneighborhood?What’stheproblemwithMike’sneighborhood?Whichofthefollowingthingscausestheproblem?WhatcanMikedoaboutthatsituation?PartC.Listeningandtranslation.Sentencetranslation.Directions:ListenandtranslateeachsentenceyouhaveheardintoChinese.Thenwriteitinthespacegivenbelow.Theinternetisusedbymillionsofpeople,whichmeansthatitisbecomingagoodwayforcompaniestoadvertizeandsellproducts.Youshouldtryoutdifferentkindsoffood,withinafewmonthsyouwillhaveacquiredatasteformanyoftheregionalspecialties.IfIhadbeenabletopredictthefuture2yearsago,Icouldhavemadeafortuneformystockinvestments.Wecarryover30,000,000passengersayear,andweflyto41destinationsin25foreign