09年春季上海外语口译考试中级口译笔译真题

经典word整理文档，仅参考，双击此处可删除页眉页脚。本资料属于网络整理，如有侵权，请联系删除，谢谢！09年春季上海外语口译考试中级口译笔译真题[2]SECTION2:STUDYSKILLSQuestions1--5NowadaysasuperficialtravelerinruralEng1andmightconcludethattheonlyvillagetradesmenstillflourishingwereeithersellingfrozenfoodtotheinhabitantsorsellingantiquestovisitors.Nevertheless,thiswouldreallybeafalseimpression.Admittedlytherehasbeenacontractionofvillagecommerce,bulitsvigorisstillremarkable.Ourlocalgrocer'sshop,forexample,isactuallyexpandinginspiteofthecompetitionfromsupermarketsinthenearesttown.Womensensiblyprefertogothereandexchangethelocalnewswhi1edoingtheirshopping,insteadofqueueingupanonymouslyatasupermarket.Andtheproprietorknowswellthatpersona1servicehasasubstantialcashvalue.Thevillagegainsfromthissortofenterprise,ofcourse.ButIalsofinditsatisfactorybecauseavillageshopoffersoneofthefewwaysinwhichamodestindividualistcanstillgetalongintheworldwithoutattachinghimselftothebigbattalionsofindustryorcommerce.MostofthevillageshopkeepersIknow,atanyrate,aredecidedlyindividualistintheirways.Forexample,ourshoemakerisaformidablefigure:athick-set,irritablemanwhomchildrentreatwithmarkedrespect,knowingthatanill-judgedwordcanprovokeanangryeruptionatanytime.Hestareswithcontemptatthepairsofcheap,mass-producedshoestakentohimforrepair:hasitcometothis,heseemstobesaying,thathe,acraftsman,shouldhavetowastehisskillsuponsuchtrash?Butweallknowhewillinfactdoexcellentworkuponthem.Andhemakesbeautifulshoesforthosewhocanaffordsuchluxury.(A)fewerbutstillveryactive2.Thelocalgrocer’sshopisexpandingeventhough________.(A)townshopsaremoreattractive(B)townshopsarelargerandlesswell-known(C)peopleliketoshopwheretheyarelesswell-known(A)Theytendtoforget(A)Heseemstopaylittleattentiontopublicopinion.(B)Herefusestomendcheap,mass-producedshoes.(C)Hehasaveryroughtemper.(D)Hehasveryhighstandardsofworkmanship.Althoughhumanerrorplaysitspart,itisbynomeanstheonlycauseofaccidents.Theremustbesomecauseotherthansimplehumanerror.Roadconstructionplaysitspart:researchershavefoundthatitisnotattheobviousdangerspot—sharpcorners,cross-roads,narrowlanes—thataccidentshappen.Itisonthoseroadswheretherearesubtlevisualtraps,unexpectedchangesintheshapeorsurfaceofthe.road,oreveninsufficientorbadly-placedsigns.Whereverthereisa'blackspot',itmeansthatsomethingisseriouslywrongwiththeroad.Whyelsedidthecarelessdrivingofsomanycomeoutatthatparticularspot?Ithasbeensaidthatifadrivercontinuesunawareofcausinginjuryhemustbeacquitted.Butthecourtsarewaryofthatexcuse.Furthermore,thedriverhimselfmustwaitatthescene;itisnotenoughforhimtoleavehischauffeurorafriendtoattendtotheboringformalitieswhilehegoesoffonmoreimportantbusiness.Ifyouhavebeeninvolvedinanaccidentandhavestopped,youmustgiveyourname,address,andregistrationnumbertoanyonewhohasagoodreasonforrequestingit;thismeansanyoneaffectedbytheaccident.Iftheseformalitiesarecompliedwithitisnotnecessarytowaitforthearrivalofthepolice.Itis,however,oftenwisetodoso.Thepoliceareexpertatdrawingplans,takingmeasurementsandphotographsandgatheringotherevidence.Inyourabsencethepolicecouldbegivenabiasedstoryagainstyou;andyouyourselfmighwamtopointoutcertainfeaturesoftheaccidenttothepolice.(C)itistoodifficulttounderstand(D)itistoolongtobereadbydrivers(C)Roadconstructionproblemscanbeamajorcauseofaccidents.(D)A'blackspot'isapartoftheroadwheretherearenosigns.8.'Subtlevisualtraps'(para.3)are______.(A)placeswherethepolicehideinordertotrapmotorists(A)itisagainstthelawtodriveoff(B)theyhavetoexamineyourlicenceandinsurancecertificate(C)theyhavetonotothepositionofyourcar(D)somebodymaygivethemafalseaccountoftheaccidentJustaswordoilscarcityisalreadycausingintemationalconflicts,sowillthescarcityofwaterreachapointwherewarswillbreakout.Thestatisticsonwaterarealreadyscary.Alreadywelloverlbillionpeoplesufferfromwatershortagesand30countriesgetmorethanathirdoftheirwaterfromoutsidetheirborders—anobvioussourceofdisputesandinstabilityespeciallyastheclimatechanges.Thewholeofthesub-SaharanAfrica,mostofSouthAsiaandwesternSouthAmericaaremostatrisk.Thereason:therapidmeltingofglaciersduetoglobalwarning.InternationalDevelopmentoftheBritishgovernment,wrotetoprimeministerGordonBrowndemandingactiontoensurefreshwaterto1.1billionpeoplewithpoorsupplies."Ifwedonotactnow,therealityisthatwatersuppliesmaybecomethesubjectofinternationalconflictintheyearsahead.Weneedtoinvestnowtopreventushavingtopaythatpriceinthefuture",Thomassaid.Thedepartmentwarnedthattwo-thirdsoftheworld'spopulationwillliveinwater-stressedcountriesby2025.Thecoalitionofcharitieshasappealedforaglobalefforttobringrunningwatertothedevelopingworldandsupplysanitationtoafurther2.6billionpeople.Itsaidthatinternationalinvestmentisneedednowtopreventcompetitionforwatertodestabilizecommunitiesandescalateintoconflicts.diseases.Infact,itisoftennotforefrontoftheirdevelopmentThereisnodoubtthatclimatechangeispotentiallythemostimportantfactoraffectingwatershortage.This,compoundedwithagrowingandincreasinglyurbanizedglobalpopulationwillputpressureonfoodandwater.Foratemperatureriseof2°C,whichislikelytohappenby2050,therewouldbeacatastrophic2to3billionpeoplesufferingfromwaterstress.11.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisprimarilyresponsibleforwatershortagesintheworld?(B)(D)(B)(C)globalwarmingover-urbanization(D)(C)Supplyingsanitationtobillionsofwater-stressedpeople.(D)Enhancingworldenvironmentsustainability13.TheMillenniumDevelopmentGoalsaimto_______inthenearfuture.(A)tacklethewaterandsanitationcrisis(A)Oilscarcity.Parentingwasneverapieceofcakeinanyage,butprobablythegreatestsourceofheadacheforparentstodayinJapanistheubiquitouscellphone.Today,96percentofseniorhighschoolstudentsand58percentofjuniorhighschoolstudentshavecellphones.Evenamongprimaryschoolchildren,3lpercenthavethem.Byenablingyoungsterstostayconnectedwiththeirparentsatalltimes,thesegadgetshelptokeepchildrensafe.Forthekids,theyarefuntoys,too,thatletthemtexttoorchatwiththeirpalswhenevertheywant,playIntemetgames,andenjoybloggingfortheirownprofileanddiarypurposes.cellphonesarereallynecessary:"----thereportrecommendedthat"parents,guardians,schoolsandallpartiesconcernedshouldcooperateamongthemselves,sothatelementaryschoolpupilsandjuniorhighschoolstudentsdonothaveacellphoneunlessthereisacompellingreasonforthemtodoso."Butsincemanyparentsbelieveinthenecessityofcellphonesasasafetytool,itisunrealistictoexpecteveryonetodoawaywiththem.Rather,itwouldmakemoresenseforguardians,schoolsandcellphonecompaniestoconsider,fromtheirrespectivestandpoints,howButtherearelimitstowhat(B)(C)prevalent(D)obsolete17.Manyparentslettheirkidshavecellphonesbecausethey________.(A)wanttheirkidstokeepupwiththeITWorld(B)can'tthinkofanythingbetterfortheirkidstohavefun(C)don'twanttheirkidstomiss'whatotherkidshave(D)believecellphonesenablethemtostayconnected(C)Fallingvictimtobrutalcurses.(D)pressedschoolstoeducatetheirpupilsonthedangersofcellphoneuse20.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?(A)Parentsneglecttoprotecttheirkidsfromcellphones.(B)Parentingwithcellphonesisasourceofheadache.(C)Cellphonesshouldbebannedfromcampus.Extract2Oldbathroomsoftencontainagreatdealofuglypipeworkinneedofdisguising.Thiscaneitherbedonebyboxingintheexposedpipes,orbyfittingwoodpanelingoverthem.Aswoodpanelingcanbesecuredoveralmostanything---includingoddceramictilesandchippedwalls---isaneffectivewayofdisguisingpipeworkaswellasbeinganattractiveformofdecoration.Thepanelingcanbevertical,horizontalordiagonal.behindanarchwaywhichleadsintoasmallscullery.Herethere'sasecondcookerand---inthebestfarmhousetradition---ahugewalk-inlarderforallfoodstorage.2l.WhyisthecolourofthecarpetdescribedinExtractlaparticularadvantage?(A)Itlivensupthecolourinanotherwisedullroom.(C)Itblendsinwiththetonesofthefurniture.(C)ahomerenovationmagazine(A)oldandclassicfurniture(B)attractivecolourschemes(C)cheapimprovementschemes(D)homedecoration25.ComparedwithExtractltheroomdescribedinExtract3appearsto_______.(A)bemorecomfortable(B)bemorecolourfulcountriesjust100yearsago,thefigurewouldbe30million.Today'stoolsforimprovinghealtharesopowerfulandinexpensivethathealthconditionscouldbereasonablygoodeveninpoorcountriesifpolicymakersspentevenrelativelylittleintherightplaces.RecentresearchfortheCopeghagenConsensusidentifiesseveralhighlycost-effectiveoptionsthatwouldtacklesomeoftheplanet'smosturgenthealthproblems.Themostpromisinginvestmentisintuberculosistreatment.Some90percentofthel.6milliontuberculosisdeathsin2003occurredinlow-andmiddle-incomecountries.Becausetuberculosisaffectsworking-agepeople,itcanbeatriggerofbenefitsareworth$30billion.Thesecondmostcost-effectiveinvestmentistacklingnewdisease.Heartdiseasemightnotseemlikeapressingissueforpoornations,butitrepresentsmorethanaquarteroftheirdeathtoll.Measurestoreduceriskfactorsotherthansmoking--highintakeorsaturatedanimalfat,obesity,bingedrinkingofalcohol,physicalinactivity,andlowfruitandvegetableconsumption--havehadlittlesuccess.Treatingacuteheartattackswithinexpensivedrugsis,however,cost-effective.Spending$200millioncouldavertseveralhundredthousanddeaths,yieldingbenefitsthatare25timeshigherthancosts.Thethirdoptionispreventionandtreatmentofmalaria.Abilliondollarswouldexpandtheprovisionofinsecticide-treatedbed-netsandfacilitateprovisionofhighlyeffectivetreatment.Thiswouldsavemorethanamillionchilddeathsandproduceeconomicbenefitsworth$20billion.Evenifthecostsofallthese(A)climbedsteadilyinimpoverishedcountries(B)droppedremarkablyindevelopedcountries(C)fluctuatedwildlyinlow-incomecountries27.Themosteffectiveinvestmentisinthetreatmentfor________.(A)heavysmoking(B)bingedrinking(A)$20billion.(B)$25billion.(C)$30billion.(D)$35billion.30.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?(A)BestOptionsfo