1998.3上海市英語(yǔ)中級(jí)口譯筆試答案

PAGEPAGE41998.3上海市英語(yǔ)中級(jí)口譯資格證書第一階段考試參考答案:SECTION1:LISTENINGTESTPartA:SpotDictation1.particularflavour2.rapidlychangingconditions3.specialcharacteristic4.voteatelections5.thepoliticalscene6.incomegroup7.wouldhaveexpected8.withthehands9.torepresent10.upperandmiddle11.astheyare12.propertyowners13.lessclear14.supportsocialreform15.suspiciousof16.olddivision17.theTradeUnions18.theirwages19.personallevel20.standtogetherPartB:ListeningComprehension1-5BDDAC6-10ABBC11-15DAACB16-20CCAC21-25BBDDA26-30CBCAPartC:ListeningandTranslationⅠ.SentenceTranslation購(gòu)買房子是如此之昂貴，我們已決定去設(shè)法以租代購(gòu)/租房。只有那些持有效A級(jí)證書的申請(qǐng)者才被考慮是否適合該職位。琳達(dá)問老板她是否可以請(qǐng)一下午假，陪叔叔/舅舅游覽上海。火災(zāi)是在大約三點(diǎn)種發(fā)生的，但到了四點(diǎn)，消防隊(duì)已經(jīng)控制了火勢(shì)。你的工作/任務(wù)是確保本公司各部門之間的有效聯(lián)絡(luò)。Ⅱ.PassageTranslation劍橋不僅是英國(guó)，而且是歐洲最重要和最美麗的城鎮(zhèn)之一。其建筑物的特色吸引著全世界的游覽者，尤其是那些隸屬于（劍橋）大學(xué)的建筑物以及那河流與花園匯合交融的獨(dú)特氣氛。我認(rèn)為青少年犯法這個(gè)問題是因?yàn)槭I(yè)而引起的。由于失業(yè)率高，現(xiàn)在好多青少年畢業(yè)后發(fā)現(xiàn)自己與工作無(wú)緣。結(jié)果他們感到厭倦，更容易喝醉，在街上閑逛無(wú)所事事，如此，很容易導(dǎo)致這樣或那樣的麻煩。SECTION2:STUDYSKILLS1-5BACBD6-10DDCAA11-15DCADA16-20DACCC21-25DACAB26-30DCCDDSECTION3:TRANSLATION(1)企業(yè)組織找人補(bǔ)充職位空缺的辦法之一是向公司以外招聘。它可以選擇在報(bào)紙或雜志上等廣告，提出簡(jiǎn)要的工作情況介紹并征集應(yīng)聘者的自薦信。由于公司不會(huì)錄用個(gè)人材料不佳的申請(qǐng)者，因此向有希望的應(yīng)聘者寄發(fā)包括年齡、資歷、工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)等簡(jiǎn)明信息的申請(qǐng)表，并向了解應(yīng)聘者情況的有關(guān)人士征求參考意見是很重要的。這些信息有助于公司管理部門縮小面試人員名單以最終作出錄用決定。主持面試的工作人員稱之為“面試小組”。他們?cè)诿嬖囍耙屑?xì)審閱工作情況介紹、人員特長(zhǎng)要求喝應(yīng)聘者的情況。為了幫助面試小組作出選擇，在面試中經(jīng)常使用面試評(píng)定表以根據(jù)表上的若干標(biāo)準(zhǔn)對(duì)應(yīng)聘者進(jìn)行考評(píng)。SECTION4:TRANSLATION(2)Thetaskofthisuniversityistotrainqualifiedpersonnelforforeignaffairsandculturalexchangewithforeigncountriesandteachersforinstitutionsofhigherlearning,whoaremorally,intellectuallyandphysicallyqualifiedandhaveagoodcommandofforeignlanguages.Ithasa4-yearcourseanda5-yearcourseforundergraduates.Thosewhohavepassedthegraduationexaminationandhavewrittenanacceptablethesisareawarded/givenaBachelor’sdegree.Studentsofcommonlyusedforeignlanguages,afteracquiringtheabilitytouselanguageefficiently,areinterculturalcommunication,sothatthegraduateswillhaveabasicknowledgeinthosefieldsinadditiontotheirmasteryofaforeignlanguage.聽力測(cè)試題錄音文字稿:SECTION1:LISTENINGTESTPartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhearthepassageonlyonce.Now,let’sbeginPartAwithSpotDictation.Britainischangingmorerapidlythaneverbeforeinherlonghistory.InsomerespectsthenewBritishsocietyreflectsgeneralworldtrends.Inotherrespectsithaskeptitsownparticularflavour.Britishsocietyisevolving,thatistosay,developingandsuitingitselftorapidlychangingconditions.EvolutionratherthanrevolutionorviolentchangeisaspecialcharacteristicoftheBritishwayoflife.ThisisshowninonewaybyhowtheBritishpeoplevoteatelections.TheConservativeandLabourPartieshavecontrolledthepoliticalsceneforthelastfiftyyears,buttodayneitherpartyDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefully,becauseyouwillhearthe’talkorconversationandquestionsonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions11to14arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Man:Canyoutellmeabouttheuniversityshuttlebussystem?Thisissuchalargecampus,andIhaveclassesallovercampus.Ineedtotaketheshuttlebusfromoneclasstoanother,orIwillnevermakeitontime.Woman:Whatdoyouneedtoknow?Ithinkit’sareallygreatsystem.Man:Firstofall,wheredoesitgo?Woman:Theuniversityshuttlebussystemgoesallovercampus.Itdoesnotleavethecampus;ifwanttotraveloff-campus,you’llneedtotakethecitybussystem.Buttheuniversityshuttlebussystemwillgetyoufromoneclasstothenext,veryefficiently.Man:Andhowmuchdoesitcost?Woman:It’sfree,canyoubelieveit?Soyoudon’thavetopayacenttogetallaroundthe universitycampus.Man:That’sreallygreat.AndhowdoIcatchtheshuttlebus?Woman:Justlookforoneofthebrightyellowshuttlebussigns,andgostandnexttoit.Youcanseetheyellowshuttlebussignsallovercampus.AShuttlebuswillcomealongapproximatelyeveryfiveminutes,soyoushouldn’thavetowaitlong.Man:Thatallsoundsgood.Thanksforyourhelp.Woman:Noproblem.QuestionNo.11.Whatarethemanandthewomandiscussing?QuestionNo.12.Whatareadoestheuniversityshuttlebuscover?QuestionNo.13.Howmuchdoestheshuttlebuscost?QuestionNo.14.Whatcoloraretheshuttlebussigns?Question15to18arebasedonthefollowingadvertisement.YoumaythinkIBMmakesonlybigcomputers.Therangeofproductspicturedhereshouldchangeyourmind.Butmoreimportant,it’slikelythatoneofthemisaperfectfitforyouandtheworkyouhavetodo.IBM’sportablecomputersbringproblem--solvingpowertothepeoplewhoneeditmost.Smallbusinessescanusethemtoprospertodayandplanfortomorrow.Largecompaniescanusethemtohelpakeypersonordepartmentbecomemoreproductive.Professionalpeoplecanusethemtomakethemostoftheirownspecialskills.IBMportablecomputersareeasytouseandtheirpricetagsmakethemeasytobuy.Bestofall,evenoursmallestportablecomputersgiveyoubiggestbenefits,i.e.IBMexperienceandreliability.So,whenyoubeginsizingupportablecomputers,thinkofIBM,theInternationalBusinessMachinesCorporation.Obviously,we’vethoughtandwillthinkalotaboutyou.QuestionNo.15.Whatisthisadvertisementtryingtosell?QuestionNo.16.WhatdoesIBMproduce?QuestionNo.17.Accordingtothead.,whowilluseIBM’sportablecomputers?QuestionNo.18.WhichofthefollowingisthefullnameofIBM?Questions19to22arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Woman:Didyoureadthismagazinearticle?Theinformationinitisunbelievable.Man:What’sthearticleabout?Woman:It’saboutpaper,specificallyabouthowmuchpaperAmericansuseupeachyear.Man:Whyareyousointerestedinpaper?Woman:It’snotpaperthatI’minterestedin;it’strees.BecauseAmericansusesomuchpaper,manytreeshavetobecutdown.Man:Accordingtothearticle,howmuchpaperdoAmericansuse?Woman:About50milliontonsofpaperayear,canyoubelieveit?Man:That’sprobablyalotoftrees,isn’tit?Woman:Youbetitis;850milliontreesayear.Man:Ican’tbelievewereallyneedtousesomuchpaper.Woman:NeithercanI.I’msurewecouldreducetheamountofpaperweuseifwewantedto.QuestionNo.19.Wheredidthewomanlearntheinformation?QuestionNo20.Whatisthetopicoftheconversation?QuestionNo21.ApproximatelyhowmuchpaperdoAmericansuseinoneyear?QuestionNo22.Whatdoesthewomanwantpeopletodo?Questions23to26arebasedonthefollowingtalk.TodayI’dliketodiscusssomethingnewthatbotanistsmaybebringingusinthenearfuture:plantsthatProduceplastic.I’mnottalkingaboutartificialplantsmadefromplastic.I’mtalkingaboutliving,growingplantsthatproduceaplastic-likesubstance.Thenaturalplasticfromtheseplantshasatleastonemajoradvantageovertheartificialplasticthatissocommontoday.Thisnewplasticfromplantsbiodegradesquickly,whichmeansthatitismuchbetterfortheenvironment.Today’sartificialplasticbiodegradesveryslowly.Whenpeoplefinishwithplasticproductsandthrowthemaway,theplasticremainsintactforyears.TheseunusedplasticproductsarecoveringtheEarthandcausingquiteaproblem.Perhapsthenew,naturalplasticsfromplantscanhelptosolvethatproblem.QuestionNo.23.Whattypeofplantisthewomandiscussing?QuestionNo.24.Whatisthemajoradvantageofthenewnaturalplastic?QuestionNo.25.Whatistheproblemwithtoday’sartificialplastic?QuestionNo.26.Thislecturemightbegiveninwhichcourse?Questions27to30arebasedonthefollowingtalk.Thepublicschoolsarefamousprivateschools.Theoldestofthepublicschoolswerefoundedtogivefreeeducationtocleverboyswhoseparentscouldnotaffordtoeducatethemprivately.Theywereunder“public”managementorcontrol.Buttodaytheseschools,andsimilaronesfoundedwithinthepast120years,aremostlyboardingschools.Thepupilsliveaswellasstudythere.Somepublicschoolsalsotakeday-pupils.Normallypupilsareadmittedbyexamination.Sincestateschoolsdonotpreparechildrenforthis,parentswhowishtosendtheirchildrentoapublicschooloftensendthemfirsttoapreparatoryschool.Preparatoryschoolsaresmall,privateprimaryschoolswhichpreparechildrenforthepublicschoolexamination.PublicschoolshaveproducedmanyofBritain’smostfamousanddistinguishedmenandwomenandmanyparentsarestillreadytomakegreatsacrificestosendtheirchildrenthere.MorepupilscomefromBritain’supperclassesorwealthyfamilies.Recently,however,therehasbeenagreatdealofargumentaboutthefutureofallprivateschools.QuestionNo.27.Accordingtothepassage,whywerepublicschoolsfounded?QuestionNo.28.Howarethosepublicschoolstoday?QuestionNo.29.Whatcanapreparatoryschooldotohelp?QuestionNo.30.Wheredomostpupilsofthepublicschoolscomefromnow?PartC:ListeningandTranslationISentenceTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5Englishsentences.Youwillhearthesentencesonlyonce.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Now,withSentenceNo.1.SentenceNo.1.Buyingahouseissoexpensivethatwehavedecidedtotryandrentoneinstead.SentenceNo.2.OnlythoseapplicantsholdingacurrentA-levelCertificatewillbeconsideredforthepost.SentenceNo.3.Lindaaskedherbossifshemighthaveanafternoonofftoshowherunclear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