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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.