2023年春季上海外語口譯考試中級口譯筆譯真題

春季上海外語口譯考試中級口譯筆譯真題SECTION1:LISTENINGTESTSECTION2:STUDYSKILLSSECTION3:TRANSLATIONTEST(1)SECTION4:TRANSLATIONTEST(2)SECTION2:STUDYSKILLS(45minutes)Directions:Inthissection,youwiIlreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions1--5Icameacrossanoldcountryguidetheotherday.Itlistedallthetradesmenineachvillageinmypartofthecountry,anditwasimpressivetoseethegreatvarietyofserviceswhichwereavailableonone'sowndoorstepinthelateVictoriancountryside.NowadaysasuperficialtravelerinruralEng1andmightconcludethattheonlyvillagetradesmenstillflourishingwereeithersellingfrozenfoodtotheinhabitantsorsellingantiquestovisitors.Nevertheless,thiswouldreallybeafalseimpression.Admittedlytherehasbeenacontractionofvillagecommerce,bulitsvigorisstillremarkable.Ourlocalgrocer'sshop,forexample,isactuallyexpandinginspiteofthecompetitionfromsupermarketsinthenearesttown.Womensensiblyprefertogothereandexchangethelocalnewswhi1edoingtheirshopping,insteadofqueueingupanonymouslyatasupermarket.Andtheproprietorknowswellthatpersona1servicehasasubstantialcashvalue.HisPricesmaybeabithigherthanthoseinthetown,buhewilldeliveranythingatanytime.Hisassistantsthinknothingofbicyclingdownthevillagestreetintheirlunchhourtotakeapieceofcheesetoanoldagepensionerwhosentherorderbywordofmouthwithafriendwhohappenedtobepassing.Themoreaffluentcustomerstelephonetheirshoppinglistsandthegoodsareontheirdoorstepswithinanhour.Theyhaveonlytohintatafancyforsomecommodityoutsidetheusualstockandthegrocerared-facedfigure,instantlyobtainsitforthem..Thevillagegainsfromthissortofenterprise,ofcourse.ButIalsofinditsatisfactorybecauseavillageshopoffersoneofthefewwaysinwhichamodestindividualistcanstillgetalongintheworldwithoutattachinghimselftothebigbattalionsofindustryorcommerce.MostofthevillageshopkeepersIknow,atanyrate,aredecidedlyindividualistintheirways.Forexample,ourshoemakerisaformidablefigure:athick-set,irritablemanwhomchildrentreatwithmarkedrespect,knowingthatanill-judgedwordcanprovokeanangryeruptionatanytime.Hestareswithcontemptatthepairsofcheap,mass-producedshoestakentohimforrepair:hasitcometothis,heseemstobesaying,thathe,acraftsman,shouldhavetowastehisskillsuponsuchtrash?Butweallknowhewillinfactdoexcellentworkuponthem.Andhemakesbeautifulshoesforthosewhocanaffordsuchluxury.Theservicesavailableinvillagesnowadaysnormally .fewerbutstillveryactivelesssuccessfulthanearlierbutmanagingtosurviveactiveinprovidingfoodforthevillageandtouristssurprisinglyenergeticconsideringthelittledemandthemThelocalgrocer’sshopisexpandingeventhough .townshopsaremoreattractivetownshopsarelargerandlesswell-knownpeopleliketoshopwheretheyarelesswell-knownpeoplegetextraserviceintownshopsHowdothevillagegrocer’sassistantsfeelaboutdeliveringgoods?(A)Theytendtoforgetit. (B)Theywillnotconsiderit.(C)Theytakeitforgranted. (D)ItdoesnotworththeirwhileAnotheraspectofpersonalserviceavailableintheshopisthat .thereisawiderangeofgoodsavailablegoodsnotinstockcanbeobtainedwhenevertheyneededspecialattentionisgiventotheneedsofwealthiercustomersgoodsarealwaysrestockedbeforetheyrunoutInwhatwayisthevillageshoemakera“formidablefigure”?Heseemstopaylittleattentiontopublicopinion.Herefusestomendcheap,mass-producedshoes.Hehasaveryroughtemper.Hehasveryhighstandardsofworkmanship.Questions6--10DriversontheBasingstokeby-passusedtohavetheirattentiondivertedbyasignthatread—AMOMENT'SINATTENTIONCAUSESACCIDENTS.Thisself-defeatingwarninghasnowbeenremoved,butitsmessageisstillverymuchtothepoint.Almostanythingcancauseanaccident.Apartfrommomentaryinattention,itmightbeaminormiscalculation,asuddenfitofcoughing,abopontheheadwithateddy-bearfromachildinthebackseat,anargumentwiththewife,fog,fallingasleepatthewheel,badeyesight,aglaringsun,ice,rain,wind,orsnow—a1lthesecanmakethedifferencebetweenatragichitandaluckymiss.Althoughhumanerrorplaysitspart,itisbynomeanstheonlycauseofaccidents.Theremustbesomecauseotherthansimplehumanerror.Roadconstructionplaysitspart:researchershavefoundthatitisnotattheobviousdangerspot—sharpcorners,cross-roads,narrowlanes—thataccidentshappen.Itisonthoseroadswheretherearesubtlevisualtraps,unexpectedchangesintheshapeorsurfaceofthe.road,oreveninsufficientorbadly-placedsigns.Whereverthereisa'blackspot',itmeansthatsomethingisseriouslywrongwiththeroad.Whyelsedidthecarelessdrivingofsomanycomeoutatthatparticularspot?WhatthelawrequireswhenyouhaveanaccidentThereare,firstlythelegalformalitiesofexchangingnamesandaddresseswithothersinvolvedinanaccidentand,incertaincases,informingthepolice.However,youarerequiredbylawtostopafteranaccidentonlyif:lSomebodyotherthanyourselfinoroutsideyourcarhasbeeninjured.Avehiclenotyourownhasbeendamaged.Anyhorse,cow,donkey,sheep,ordoghasbeeninjured.Ithasbeensaidthatifadrivercontinuesunawareofcausinginjuryhemustbeacquitted.Butthecourtsarewaryofthatexcuse.Furthermore,thedriverhimselfmustwaitatthescene;itisnotenoughforhimtoleavehischauffeurorafriendtoattendtotheboringformalitieswhilehegoesoffonmoreimportantbusiness.Ifyouhavebeeninvolvedinanaccidentandhavestopped,youmustgiveyourname,address,andregistrationnumbertoanyonewhohasagoodreasonforrequestingit;thismeansanyoneaffectedbytheaccident.Iftheseformalitiesarecompliedwithitisnotnecessarytowaitforthearrivalofthepolice.Itis,however,oftenwisetodoso.Thepoliceareexpertatdrawingplans,takingmeasurementsandphotogr