2000年9月英语中级口译真题答案及听力原文

2000.9

上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试

参考答案:

SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST

PartA:SpotDictation

1.computerprogrammer11.related

2.enteredinto12.compareandcontrast

3.inreturn13.makeanysense

4.ashumanbeingsdo14.eatbones

5.atable15.comparingthisknowledge

6.includeadog16.inappropriateselection

7.computerscientists17.makethischoice

8.areworkingon18.alternativesolutions

9.simplemistakes19.takedays

10.pieceofinformation20.simpleconclusion

PartB:ListeningComprehension

1—5ACDAC6—10BCBBA

11—15BCBCC16—20ACDCA

21—25CBDDC26—30BBCBB

PartC:ListeningandTranslation

Ⅰ.SentenceTranslation

1.假如你已决定明天晚上启程出席年度交易会的话，我们可以到国际机场为你送行。

2.我们这家制造公司是如此之大，以至于市里几乎每一家超市或百货商店都出售我们的产品。

3.同传统的方式相比，电子商务可以提供更多的信息和机会，简化商业交易，同时可以降低贸易成本。

4.在我看来：代与代之间的兴趣差别始终存在，所谓的代沟一点儿也不是一种新的现象。

5.假如你需要所有的细节，我们会通过邮件快递服务为你寄上小册子，里面列举了我们所有的产品及其价格。

Ⅱ.PassageTranslation

1.过去三天来，美国中西部下了大雨。丹佛是持续大雨受灾最严重的城市。大雨给城市和建筑物带来严重的损害。许多市民失去了住房和汽车，损失总计300万美元。看来保险公司不得不为赔偿支付大量的现金。

2.通货膨胀可以是多种原因引起的。可以是由于原料价格上升：工厂不得不为原料支付更多钱，结果它们不得不提高产品的价格。大幅度工资增长也会导致通货膨胀：工人的报酬越多，物价就会上涨，生活费用也会上升。货币价值的变化是通货膨胀的另一个原因：假如英镑贬值，那么从其他国家进口货物时就要多花钱。

SECTION2:STUDYSKILLS

1—5CCDCB6—10CCBDD

11—15CCBDB16—20ABDCC

21—25DCCCA26—30DBDBB

SECTION3:TRANSLATION(1)

儿童学习语言和文化，无须专门编制的教学计划，但他们的学习积极性很高，因为他们获得想要的东西，语言及是最有效的手段。如果一个人十来岁开始学习一门新的语言，日后他就有可能轻松自如地说这门语言。但如果到十六、七岁才学，那么他说话时多半会夹杂一些母语的痕迹。不仅语言学习呈现这种模式，文化特征，如握手、接吻和拥抱，也同样如此。

尽管许多人认为语言存在于词典和语法中，然而事实上语言仅存在于人们的头脑里。文化特征亦然。在没有时间考虑何取何舍而必须作出关键性决定时，如跳入泛滥的河水去救一个溺水的孩子，文化特征会清楚地表现出一个人的价值体系。

SECTION4:TRANSLATION(2)

ThedeclarationbytheChinesegovernmenttoimplementthepolicyofpeacefulreunificationwasbasedontheprerequisitethatthethenTaiwanauthoritiesinsistedthatthereisonlyonChinaintheworldandthatTaiwanisapartofChina.Atthesametime,theChinesegovernmenttookintoconsiderationthefactthattheUSgovernmentrecognizedthatthereisonlyoneChinaintheworld,thatTaiwanisapartofChinaandthattheGovernmentofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaistheonlylegitimategovernmentofChina.

Whileimplementingthepolicyofpeacefulreunification,theChinesegovernmenthasallalongmadeitclearthatitisaninternalaffairofChinatodecideonwhatmethodtousetoresolvetheTaiwanissueandthatwehavenoobligationtocommitourselvestoruleouttheuseofforce.

听力测试题录音文字稿:

SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST

PartA:SpotDictation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Nowlet’sbeginPartAwithSpotDictation.

(Woman)Itiscommonknowledgethatcomputerscanalsoproducesomethingstupid.Assomecomputerprogrammersputit,GIGO,or“garbagein,garbageout”.Thismeansthatifinaccurateinformationisenteredintoacomputer,themachinewillproducethewronginformationinreturn.

Thereasonforthisisthatcomputerscannotthink.Forexample,imaginethatacomputerisgiventheinformationthatatablehasfourlegsandthatadoghasfourlegs.Themachinemightwellincludeadogwhenproducingalistofsuggesteddining-roomfurniture.

Buttoday,groupsofcomputerscientistsintheUnitedStates,JapanandEuropeareworkingonanewtypeofcomputer.Thesenewmodelswillbeincapableofmakingsuchsimplemistakes.

Insteadofbeingprogrammedwithlotsofunrelatedpiecesofinformation,thenewcomputerswillcontainknowledgeofsubjectsthatarerelated.Themachineswillthencompareandcontrastitemsofinformation,andwillbeabletorejectconclusionsthatdonotmakeanysense.

Thesenewcomputerswillalreadyknowthatdogsareanimalsthateatbones,bark,wagtheirtailsandchaseotheranimals.Bycomparingthisknowledgewithfeaturesofdining-roomfurniture,thecomputerwillconcludethatadogisaninappropriateselection.

Evenapresent-daycomputercouldmakethischoiceifgivenenoughinformationandenoughtime.Butithastoconsideralternativesolutionsoneatatimebeforeselectingthebest.Thismeansthatitwouldtakedaysforeventhemostpowerfulcomputertoreachasimpleconclusion.

PartB:ListeningComprehension

Ⅰ.Statements

Directions:Inthispartofthetestyouwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper,soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

QuestionNo.1.(Man)MichelleLeerequestedthathebetransferredtothecompanybranchinLondon,astheassistantmanagertherehasjustretired.

QuestionNo.2.(Woman)DoctorCarterisaverybusyman.Evenso,heoftentakestimetohaveacupofcoffeewithhiscolleagues.

QuestionNo.3.(Woman)Tomwasverymuchembarrassedwhenhewastoldthathischecktopaythetelephonebillbounced.

QuestionNo.4.(Man)Tothinkthatweoriginallywantedtoopenfivesupermarketsinthatsuburbanareawithsosmallapopulation.

QuestionNo.5.(Man)Mrs.Greencouldn’tattendtheopeningceremonylastTuesday,becauseshehadtomeettheCEOfromourChicagoheadquartersattheairport.

QuestionNo.6.(Woman)NeverhaveIbeenmorewillingtocooperate!AlthoughIwasachiefexectiveofficer,Iamnowanassistant.

QuestionNo.7.(Man)Thegeneralmanagerinsistedthatimportantpapersfromorintheaccountingofficebeleftlyingaroundonnoaccount.

QuestionNo.8.(Man)Foryearstheproposedhighwayextensionhasbeenaboneofcontentionbetweentheadministrationandtheenvironmentalprotectiongroups.

QuestionNo.9.(Woman)Theessenceofgoodmanagementistobefoundingettingaverageemployeestodoexcellentwork.

QuestionNo.10.(Woman)TwiceasmanyticketsfortheAutoShowcouldhavebeensold,buttheexhibitionhallhasonlyacapacityfor500visitors.

Ⅱ.TalksandConversations

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefully,becauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions11to14arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

(Man)Howdoyoufeeltoday,Mary?

(Woman)Notverywell,John.IthinkI’llstayathometodayandrest.

(Man)That’sgoodidea.Ithinkyou’vebeenknockingyourselfoutdayandnightonthatresearchprojectofyours.AndI’mhappythatyouhadfinallyhandedinyourreportontourismyesterday.Youreallycoulddowitharest.Well,isthereanythingIcandoforyounow?

(Woman)Yes,thereis.Actually.It’sverycoldinhere.Wouldyoumindturningtheair-conditioningoffandopeningthewindow?

(Man)Notatall…thereweare.Doyoufeelhungry?ShallImakeyousomethingtoeat?

(Woman)No,thanks,althoughIdofeelquitethirsty.Couldyoubringmesomewater,please?

(Man)Sure.Anythingelse?

(Woman)Well,therewereacoupleofthingsthatIhadtodotoday.ButIdon’treallywanttogooutside.

(Man)No,youshouldstayinbed.I’lldothemforyou.Whatwerethey?

(Woman)ThebooksIborrowedfromthelibraryhavetogobacktoday,andIwasgoingtopostthelettersIwroteyesterday…

(Man)Don’tworry,I’lltakethebooksbacktothelibrary,andIcanpostthelettersontheway.

(Woman)That’sverykindofyou,John.

(Man)CanIgetyouanythingfromoutside?

(Woman)Well,anewspaperwouldbenice,andsomemagazines.IfI’mgoingtobeinbedallday,I’dlikesomethingtoread.

(Man)OK,I’llpickthoseupforyouonthewaybackfromthelibrary.Meanwhile,whydon’tyoutrytogetsomesleep?

(Woman)Yes,Iwill.Thanks,John.

QuestionNo.11.WhatdowelearnaboutMary?

QuestionNo.12.Whathasthewomanbeendoingrecently?

QuestionNo.13.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

QuestionNo.14.WhydoesMarywantanewspaperandsomemagazines?

Questions15to18arebasedonthefollowingtalk.

(Man)Ascityresidents,weallthinkthatweknowwhatthework“city”means,butdowereally?Herearesomeinterestingfacts:

InBritain,atownofanysizecanbecalledacity,ifithasacathedral.SoLondontodayincludesthetwocitiesofLondonandWestminster,becausebothpartshaveacathedral.ButasmallplaceinNorthWalescalledStAsaphhasapopulationoffewerthan4,000andyetbecauseithasacathedralitisalsocalledacity.Ontheotherhand,Birminghamwassolargethatitwasspeciallymadeintoacity,eventhoughitdidnothaveacathedral.

IntheUSA,“city”issimplyalegalterm,anditdoesnotdependonthesizeorimportanceoftheplace.Confusingly,however,theUSCensus,anAmericangovernmentdepartmentthatconductsofficialcountsofthepopulation,classifiesanyplacewithapopulationofover2,500asacity,nomatterhowfaroutinthecountrysideitis.

Theworld’smostdenselypopulatedcityistheareaofJapanthatincludesTokyoandYokohama,whichhasanestimated29,272,000inhabitants.But,inthefuture,itmaywellbereplacedbyacityinChinaoracityinIndia.

So,whatisacity?Italldepends,itseems,onwhereyoulive.

QuestionNo.15.Whomisthespeakeraddressing?

QuestionNo.16.Accordingtothetalk,whatcitiesareincludedinLondontoday?

QuestionNo.17.ForwhatreasonwasBirminghamspeciallymadeintoacity?

QuestionNo.18.Accordingtothetalk,whichcountryhasthemostdenselypopulatedcityinthe

World?

Questions19to22arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

(Man)You’reback!Andrightonscheduletoo.Howwasyourholiday?

(Woman)Itwasallright,Isuppose.

(Man)Youdon’tsoundasthoughyouenjoyeditverymuch.Wheredidyougo?

(Woman)Iwenthome.Istayedwithmyfamily.

(Man)Whereisyourhome?

(Woman)It’sinWestVirginia.It’saquitesmallvillageinWestVirginia.Youknow,goinghomereallymademethinkhowdifferentmylifewouldhavebeenifI’dstayedthere.

(Man)Why?Whatwouldyouhavedone?

(Woman)Well,firstofall,IprobablywouldhavemarriedtheboyIwentsteadywithwhileIwasinhighschool.

(Man)Wouldithavebeenamistakeifyouhadmarriedhim?

(Woman)Itwouldhavebeendifferent,that’sall.IfIhadmarriedhim,IprobablywouldhavestayedtheeinWestVirginiafortherestofmylife.

(Man)Wouldthathavebeensobad？

(Woman)Ineverwouldhavecometothecity.Ineverwouldhavetriedtogetajob.

(Man)Butyou’vecometothecityandhadseveraljobs.

(Woman)That’strue.Thethingisthatafteralltheseyearsofworking,Iamstillasecretaryorassistanttosomeone.Notransfer.Nopromotion.It’ssoannoyingandfrustrating.Ididn’tcomeallthewayuptothecityforthat,didI?

(Man)Doyouthinkyou’llevergobacktoWestVirginiatolive?

(Woman)Someday,maybe,butnotuntilI’vehadmoreexperience.I’dliketoknowthatIcouldhavearealcareerifIwantedto.

(Man)Well,thefirststepinasuccessfulcareeristogetsomeworkdone.Herearesomelettersthathavetobeansweredrightaway.

(Woman)Allright,I’lltakecareofthem.Butyoujustwait.SomedayImightbeyourboss!

QuestionNo.19.Whathasthewomanjustdone?

QuestionNo.20.Accordingtothewoman,whatwouldhavebecomeofherifshehadmarriedherboyfriend?

QuestionNo.21.Whyisthewomancomplainingnow?

QuestionNo.22.Whoistheman?

Questions23to26arebasedonthefollowingtalk.

(Woman)Coldshavealwaysbeenanuisance,andpeoplehavetriedmanystrangewaystocurethem.Nonehowever,haveworked.OneRomanhistorianevenrecommendedkissingthenoseofahairymouse!Buteventhoughthecoldistheillnesswemostlovetohate,weareonlyalittleclosertofindingacureforit.

Scientistshavediscovered,throughthousandsofdifferenttestsandexperiments,thatacoldisnotcausedbyasinglevirus,butbymany.Theyhaveprovedthatpeopleunderstressaremorelikelytocatchcolds,althoughwhythishappensisstillunknown.Experimentsalsoshowedthatwomensuffermorecoldsthanmen.Butagain,scientistsareunabletoexplainwhythisisso.

Anotherexperimentprovedthatgettingcolddoesnotcausecolds.Forthisexperiment,onegroupofhumanvolunteerswereshoweredwithwaterandthenmadetostandinawindycorridor.Anothergroupremaineddryandinsideaheatedroom.Whileyoumightexpectpeopleinthefirstgrouptocatchcoldmoreeasily,theydidn’t.

Oneotherthingthatwenowknowisthatcoldsarespreadbywatervapourfrombreath.Thiswouldexplainwhycoldsaremorecommoninthewinterthanatothertimes:peoplespendmoretimeindoorsclosertootherpeople,andalsoawayfromfreshair.

QuestionNo.23.Accordingtothetalk,whatdidtheRomanhistorianrecommenddoinginordertocurecolds?

QuestionNo.24.Whichgroupofpeoplearemorelikelytocatchcolds?

QuestionNo.25.Whyarecoldsmorecommoninthewinterthaninotherseasons?

QuestionNo.26.Whichofthefollowingcanbeconcludedfromthetalk?

Questions27to30arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

(Man)IsupposethatinBritain,too,familylifehaschangedalotinthelastcentury,hasn’tit?

(Woman)Ohyes,verymuchso.Ithinkfamiliesusedtobemuchlarger.Mygreatgrandmotherwasoneofthefourteenchildren!Veryfewpeoplenowadayscaretohavesuchlargefamilies.

(Man)Isupposethat’swhyintheolddaysveryfewwomentookupcareersoutsidethehome.Theyweetoobusybringinguptheirfamilies.

(Woman)Yes,butrichfamilieshadservantstodothehouseworkandevennanniestolookafterthechildren.

(Man)Wouldyouliketohavelivedthen,Betty?

(Woman)Notparticularly!Womenthenweren’tasfreeastheyaretoday.Forexample,theyoftenhadtomarrymentheydidn’tlikeandtheywerefinanciallydependentontheirparentsortheirhusbands.Ithinkwearemuchbetterofftoday,don’tyou?

(Man)Well,Isupposewehavemorefreedomofchoiceandwe’remoreindependent,but,youknow,somearrangedmarriageswereverysuccessful.Womenseemedtobemorecontentwiththeirhusbands.Besides,therewassomethingrathercharmingaboutcourtshipintheolddays.

(Woman)Really?Suchaswhat?

(Man)Well,thecustomofaskingagirl’sfatherforpermissiontomarryher,forexample.

(Woman)Andsupposingthefatherdidn’tgivehispermission?NOthankyou.Ithinkfamilylifeismuchpleasantertodaybecauseitisfreerandmoreinformal.Atleasttodaywearefreetomarrywhoeverwelikeandtotakeupajob,ifwewish.

(Man)That’strue.ButIstillthinkthatfamilylifeintheolddaysmusthavebeenverypleasantandsecure.

QuestionNo.27.HowmanybrothersandsistersdidBetty’sgreatgrandmotherhave?

QuestionNo.28.Intheolddays,whonormallydidthehouseworkinrichfamilies?

QuestionNo.29.Accordingtothetalk,inwhatwaywerewomenlessfreethantheyaretoday?

QuestionNo.30.Whatdoesthemansayaboutcourtshipintheolddays?

PartC:ListeningandTranslation

Ⅰ.SentenceTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5Englishsentences.Youwillhearthesentencesonlyonce.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyouranswerbooklet.Nowlet’sbeginPartAwithSentenceTranslationwithSentenceNo.1.

QuestionNo.1.Ifyouhavedecidedtoleavefortheannualtradefairtomorrowevening,we’llbeabletoseeyouoffattheinternationalairport.

QuestionNo.2.Oursissuchalargemanufacturingcompanythatalmosteverysupermarketordepartmentstoreinthecitycarriesourproducts.

QuestionNo.3.Comparedwiththetraditionalway,E-commercecanprovidemoreinformationandopportunities,facilitatebusinesstransactionsaswellaslowerthetradingcosts.

QuestionNo.4.Inmyopinion,differencesoftastebetweenthegenerationshavealwaysexistedandtheso-calledgenerationgapisbyonmeansamodernphenomenon.

QuestionNo.5.Ifyouneedallthedetails,we’llsendyou,throughExpressMailService,abrocheinwhichallourproductsaredescribedandtheirpricesquoted.

Ⅱ.PassageTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passages.Youwillhearthepassagesonlyonce.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyouranswerbooklet.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.Now,let’sbeginPassageTranslationwiththefirstpassage.

Passage1:

(Man)HeavyrainshavefallenintheMidwestregionoftheUnitedStatesforthepastthreedays.Denveristhecitythathasbeenworstaffectedbytheincessantrains.Thefloodshavecausedterribledamagetothecityandthebuildings.Manycityresidentshavelosttheirhomesandcars,withatotaldamageofaboutUS＄3million.Itseemsthattheinsurancecompanieswillhavetopaylargesumsofcashincompensation.

Passage2:

(Woman)Inflationcanhaveanumberofcauses.Ifcanbecausedbyrisesinthepricesofrawmaterials:factorieshavetopaymorefortheirrawmaterials,andasaresulttheyhavetoputupthepricesoftheirproducts.Largewagerisescanleadtoinflation,too:ifworkersarepaidmore,pricesgoupandthecostoflivingrises.Changesinthevalueofcurrencyareanothercauseofinflation.Ifthepoundgoesdowninvalue,thenitcostsmoretoimportgoodsfromothercountries.