2009年9月英語中級口譯真題

2009年9月英語中級口譯真題2009年9月英語中級口譯真題Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Forcenturiespeoplehavebeenfightingoverwhethergovernmentsshouldallowtradebetweencountries.Therehavebeenandprobablyalwayswillbe_______(1)totheargument.Somepeoplearguethatjust_______(2)isbestforboththecountryandtheworld.Othersarguethattradewithothercountries_______(3)forsomepeopletomakeagoodliving.Bothsidesareatleast_______(4).Internationaltrademattersalot.Itseffectson_______(5)areenormous.Imagineaworldinwhichyourcountry_______(6)atallwithothercountries.Imaginewhatkindofjobyouwouldbe_______(7)andwhatgoodsyoucouldbuyornotbuyinsuchaworld.FortheUnitedStates,forexample,startbyimaginingthatitlivedwithoutits_______(8)ayearinimportedoilandcutbackonits_______(9)becausetheremainingdomesticoilandotherenergysourceswere_______(10).Producersandconsumersinotherpartsoftheeconomywould_______(11),iftheyweresuddenlystrippedofforeignmadegoodslikeCDplayersandclothing.Onthe_______(12)side,supposethatBoeingcouldsellairplanesandfarmerscouldselltheircrops_______(13)theUnitedStatesandthatUSuniversitiescouldadmitonly_______(14).Ineachcase,therearepeoplewhogainandpeoplewholosefrom_______(15)internationaltrade.Inanycase,lessormoreinternationaltradewillhave_______(16)onyoucareeraswellasyourlife.Foryears,Americancompaniesareoftenfacedwiththechoiceofbuying_______(17)whichareexpensiveandforeignmadegoodswhicharecheap.IfthecompanybuysAmericangoods,itmay_______(18)tax-payersbyfailingtokeeppriceslow.Butifitbuysforeigngoods,itmay_______(19)thejobsofAmericanworkers.Recently,CongresshaspassedalawcompellingAmericancompanieswithgovernmentcontractsto_______(20)domesticgoodsandservices.PartB:ListeningComprehension1.StatementsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions1--101.(A)YouneedtogotoBraziltodoatranslationcourse.(B)YourPortugueseisnotgoodenoughfortranslatingthiscontract.(C)OurnewsecretarycantypethecontractinPortugueseforyou.(D)Thesecretarymightbeabletohelpyouwiththetranslation.2.(A)Luckily,Ihaveacceptedthejoboffer.(B)Ithinkyoushouldacceptthejoboffer.(C)I’mverygladyouacceptedthejoboffer.(D)I’msureyoucanfindajobinasmallercity.3.(A)DrMadisonisabsentfromtheconference.(B)DrMadisonisanexpertoneconomics.(C)DrMadisonwillpresentourviewofglobaleconomy.(D)DrMadisonwillpresideovertheconferencethisafternoon.4.(A)Therearevacanciesfor18moreclubmembersintheteam.(B)Therearetrainingcoursesinthebungee-jumpingclub.(C)Therearepre-requisitesforparticipatinginthesport.(D)Therearebungee-jumpingsportsclubsalloverthecountry.5.(A)Onlyathirdofthebusinessfirmscansurvivemorethan5years.(B)Currently,twothirdsofthebusinessfirmswillcollapseintheirfirstyear.(C)Ifyouhavethecorrectinformation,startinganewbusinessiseasy.(D)Youmusthaveatwo-thirdmajorityconsenttostartabranchoffice.6.(A)Evidenceshowsthatwildanimalscantransmitvirustoman.(B)Scientistsreporttheextinctionofsomeendangeredwildanimals(C)Menandwomencannotprotectthemselvesfromtheattackofvirus.(D)Huntingoreatinganimalswillnotbringtheriskofbeinginfectedbyvirus.7.(A)Itisnotenoughtolearnaforeignlanguageforthreeyears.(B)Itrequirestimeandefforttomasteraforeignlanguage.(C)Achildcanlearnaforeignlanguagebetterifhermotherisaround.(D)Achildcanlearnaforeignlanguagefasterthananadult.8.(A)Ourenrollmentfeeisonly30penceifyouhaveyourownphotos.(B)Ourstudentspayonly30poundsfortheirphotocopyingcourse.(C)Ourstudentsenjoyfreeservicesexceptforphotocopying.(D)Ourcollegeisthebestinthecountryforitsphotocopyingcourse.9.(A)Idon’tthinkoursalesfiguresinLAaregoodenough.(B)IcannotappointMrs.Colmantothepostsinceshewasbornthere.(C)IbelieveMrs.ColmancaneasilybeconnectedassheisnowlivinginLA.(D)IrecommendthatMrs.ColmanbeinchargeofourofficeinLA.10.(A)160miles.(B)200miles.(C)320miles.(D)400miles.2.TalksandConversationsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion，readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions11--1411.(A)Theyliketoshowoff.(B)Theyputworkfirst.(C)Theyaredepressed.(D)Theyareold-fashioned.12.(A)Sherunsveryfast.(B)Sheoftengoesoutatnight.(C)Shestudieswellatschool.(D)Shelivesonherown.13.(A)Makeaphonecallhomeonhisarrival.(B)Takethemedicineassoonashearrives.(C)Throwawayallthedrugsonhisarrival.(D)Shuthimselfupincasehegetssick.14.(A)Theyshouldworryabouthim.(B)Theyshouldtrusthim.(C)Theyshouldgivehimmorefreetime.(D)Theyshouldcaremoreabouthim.Questions15--1815.(A)Topredictanearthquake.(B)Topreventanearthquake.(C)Toreducethedamagebyanearthquake.(D)Toreporttheoccurrenceofanearthquake.16.(A)Tosupportthebronzeballinsidethevessel.(B)Torespondtolighttremorsoftheearth.(C)Toopenthemouthofthefrogsculpture.(D)Toattachthebarstothedragonheadsoutside.17.(A)Amajorearthquaketookplacesomewherenorthwestofthecapital.(B)Aninstrumentthatcouldrecordtheoccurrenceofanearthquakewasinvented.(C)Theinventionoftheseismoscopewasapprovedbythecentralgovernment.(D)Theearthquakedamagedmorethan400housesinthecapitalcity.18.(A)Bysurveyingontheearthsurfacechanges.(B)Byrecordingtheflogs’movementinthefield.(C)Bymessengersonhorseback.(D)Bytheastronomerobservingthenightsky.Questions19—2219.(A)Workingnightshiftstomakemoney.(B)Takingfinalexaminations.(C)VisitingtheUnitedStates.(D)Consultingatouristagent.20.(A)Heisengagedinapart-timejob.(B)HelikestheweatherinEngland.(C)Itwillbemoreinteresting.(D)Itwillcosthimlessmoney.21.(A)Inthestudentcentre.(B)Inatravelagency.(C)Intheclassroom.(D)Inthedining-hall.22.(A)Takeapart-timejobinEngland.(B)GototheStateswiththeman.(C)Discusstheplanwithherparents.(D)Askherparentstopayforhertriphome.Questions23—2623.(A)Itisanecessarypartoflife.(B)Itisatimeofpressureandstress.(C)Itisacarefreeperiodoflife.(D)Itismuchshorterthanitusedtobe.24.(A)Familyproblems.(B)Excellenceinsports.(C)Self-esteem.(D)Acceptancebyparents.25.(A)Thosethatusedtobemeantforadultsonly.(B)Thosethatdivideschildhoodandadulthood.(C)Thosethatareonlyrelatedtoinformationtechnology.(D)Thosethatcanhelpreducethelevelofstress.26.(A)Children’sgames.(B)Livingstandard.(C)Languagelessons.(D)Sportsperformance.Questions27—3027.(A)Ratherattractive.(B)Fairlysignificant.(C)Veryformal.(D)Quitereasonable.28.(A)Themanhasalwaysbeenavaluableemployee.(B)Themanhasoftenbeenlateforworkafterlunch.(C)Themanhasbeenaddictedtoalcoholwhilerunningerrands.(D)Themanhasbeenengaginginwork-relatedactivities.29.(A)Makinganappointmenttoseethemanager.(B)Attendingawarningsession.(C)Havingsoftdrinksoverlunch.(D)Consultingaspecialist.30.(A)Alcoholdrinkingduringworkinghoursisstrictlyforbidden.(B)Anyonewhodrinksbeeronthejobwillbedismissedimmediately.(C)Awarningsessionwillbeconductedifanemployeeislateforwork.(D)Anyonewhoislateforworkmustgoandseeaprofessionalcounselor.PartC:ListeningandTranslation1.SentenceTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)2.PassageTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.YouwillhearthepassagesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.(1)(2)聽力原文Forcenturies,peoplehavebeenfightingoverwhethergovernmentsshouldallowtradebetweencountries.Therehavebeen,andprobablyalwayswillbetwosidestotheargument.Somepeoplearguethatjustlettingeverybodytradefreelyisbestforboththecountryandtheworld.Othersargue,thattradewithothercountriesmakesitharderforsomepeopletomakeagoodliving.Bothsidesareatleastpartlyright.Internationaltrademattersalot.It'safactonthelifeofpeopleareenormous.Imagineaworldinwhichyourcountrydidnottradeatallwithothercountries.Imaginewhatkindofjobyouwouldbelikelytoget.Andwhatgoodsyoucouldbuyornotbuyinsuchaworld.FortheUnitedStatesforexample,startbyimaginingthatitlivedwithoutits70billiondollarsayearinimportedoil,andcutbackonitsenergyusebecausetheremainingdomesticoilandotherenergysourcesweremoreexpensive.Producersandconsumersinotherpartsoftheeconomywouldfeelthesameiftheyweresuddenlystrippedaoreign-madegoodslikeCDplayersandclothing.Ontheexportside,supposethatBoeingcouldsellairplanes,andfarmerscouldselltheircorpsonlywithintheUnitedStates,andthatUSuniversitiescouldadmitonlydomesticstudents.Ineachcase,therearepeoplewhogain,andpeoplewholosefromcuttingoffinternationaltrade.Inanycase,lessormoreinternationaltradewillhavestrongaffectsonyourcareer,aswellasyourlife.Foryears,AmericancompaniesareoftenfacedwiththechoiceofbuyingAmerican-madegoodswhichareexpensive,andforeignmadegoodswhicharecheap.IfthecompanybuysAmericagoods,itmayangertaxpayersbyfeelingtokeeppriceslow.Butiftheybuyusforeigngoods,itmayendangerthejobsofAmericanworkers.Recently,congresshaspassedalawcompilingAmericancompanieswithgovernmentcontractstogivepreferencetodomesticgoodsandservices.PartBListeningComprehensionI.StatementsQuestions1~101.AreyoulookingforsomeonewhocantranslatethiscontractintoPortuguese?Whataboutournewsecretary?IhearshehadstayedinBrazilforseveralyears.2.Findingemploymentisnoteasythesedayseveninbigcities.IfIwereyou,Iwouldbedelightedwithsuchajoboffer.3.AlsopresentattheconferenceisDr.Madison,whowilljoinourdiscussionthisafternoontogiveanexpertviewonthecurrentsituationofglobaleconomy.4.Ifyouintendtotrybungeejumping,mostcoutriesrequirethatyoubeovertheageof18andjoinabungeejumpingcluborbeproperlyinstructedforthesport.5.Keepingabusinessfirmrunningisfarmoredifficultthanstartingit.Accordingtocurrentstatistics,2/3ofnewbusinessfirmswillfailinthefirstfiveyears.6.Scientistsreportthathuntingoreatingwildanimalsnotonlydestroythebalanceofnature,butalsoruntheriskofbeinginfectedbyvirusfromanimals.7.Wecanneverlearnaforeignlanguageinthesamewayasweacquireourfirst.Forevenathree-year-oldchildcanhavethousandsofhoursofcontactwithhismothertongue.8.Onceyouenrollinfullorpart-timecoursesatthiscollege,ourservicesareallfreeofchargeexceptthatyoupay30penceacopyforanyphotocopyingmadehere.9.Ifyouhaveyettoappointanewsale'smanagerinchargeofourLAoffice,Mrs.Colemanwasbornthereandhasgoodconnections.10.Supposethegasolinetankofyourcarholdstwentygallons,andyouaverage16milestothegallon,howfarcanyoudriveonatank-full-gasoline?II.TalksandConversationsQuestions11~14B:HeyMary,youlookdepressed.IseverythingOK?G:It'smyparents.Theyarenoteasytoputupwith.Theyaresooldfashionedandtheyneverletmedoanything.Igooutatnightonlyonceinawhile,andwhenIdo,Ihavetobebackby10:00.WhatshouldIdo?B:Haveyoutriedtotalktothem?G:Theyneverhaveanytimeforme.Mydad'sworkcomesfirst,andmymumonlysitsdownwithmewhenshewantstoshowmeofftoherfriends:°MarrygetsstraightAs,andshemadebasketballteamthisyear!"Er,Iwanttomoveoutandliveonmyown!B:Well,Igetalongwithmyparents,butwedon'tagreeallthetime.Theyworrytoomuchaboutme.IfI'mgoingaway,it'salways:"don'tforgettocallassoonasyouarrive!","takethismedicinewithyouincaseyougetsick°,°youmuststayawayfromdrugs."TheyknowI'mnotintothat.Theyshouldtrustme.G:Iguessparentsareallthesame.11.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherparents?12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthewoman?13.Whatdothisman°sparentsoftenaskhimtodowhenheisgoingaway?14.Whatdoesthemanthinkhisparentsshoulddo?Questions15~18LadiesandGentlemen,weallknowthatevenwiththeadvancesofscienceandtechnologyinourmodernsociety,itisverydifficultforustopredictanearthquake,letalone,prevented.Butpeoplehadlongagotriedeverypossiblemeanstorecordandinsomewaypredicttheoccurrenceofanearthquake.Theworld'sfirstinstrumentforrecordingearthquakeswasinventedinChinainthesecondcenturyAD.Theinstrument,todaywewouldcallitaseismoscopewasdesignedbyaChineseastronomer,andgeographernamedZhangheng.Itwasavessellikedevicemadeofbronzeandmeasuredin6feetindiameter.Insidetheinstrument,therewasapendulumthatwasswingfromthemovementofatrimmerthatistooweaktobefeltbyahumanbeing.Whenthependulumswung,itwillpulloneoftheattachedbars.Thebarwillopenthemouthofthedragonsculptureontheoutsideofthevessel.Andabronzeballwilldrop,andfallwithaclangintotheopenmouthofafrogsculpturebelow.Thisseismoscopecouldnotonlyrecordthemovementofanearthquake,butalsoshowfromwhichdirectionoftheearthquakecame.InAD138,Zhanghengusedhisinventiontoannouncethatamajorearthquakehasstruck400milesnorthwestofLuoyang,theChinesecapital.Hisreportcamelongbeforemassagersonhorsebackbroughtnewsoftheearthquaketothecapitalcity.15.Forwhatpurposewasthevessellikeseismoscopeinvented?16.Whatisthefunctionofthependuluminsidetheinstrument?17.Accordingtothetalk,whathappenedintheyearAD138?18.Howwasthenewsofearthquakebroughttothecapitalcitybeforetheinventionofsuchaninstrument?Questions19~22B:HiBetty,nicetoseeyouagain!Howlongagodidwetwomeetinthestudentcentre?I'mgladthefinalexaminationsareover,andwedon'thavetostayupallnighttocramalltheacademicstuffintoourminds.G:Yes.I°mgladwecanbehereagaintorelax,andhavefunwithotherfellowstudents.Andnowwecanlookforwardtooursummerholiday.I'vebeenthinkingofgoingtotheStatesforsometime.B:IthinkitwouldbemuchbetterforyoutogoonholidayhereinEnglandthantotheUnitedStates.Tostartwith,it'salotnearer,andsoitwouldbemuchcheapertogetaround.Thatmeansyouwillhavefarmoremoneytospend.G:Thatmaybetrue.Butthinkingaboutwhenyougetthere.TherearemuchmoretodointheUnitedStates.Therearesomanydifferentthingstosee,andplacestogo.ImagineyoucouldgotoNewYork,SanFrancisco,theGrandCanyon,andDisneyWorld!B:Exactly!DisneyWorld!Ihavebeendreamingofgoingthereeversincemychildhood.G:So,youarechangingyourmind,aren'tyou?B:I'mstillworryingaboutthecostoftakingatriptotheStates.Meanwhile,ifyoustayhereinEngland,youcanprobablytakeupsomepart-timejobs.Thatway,youcanearnextramoneytosupportyourstudynextsemester.G:Maybeyouareright.I°llthinkitover,andtalkaboutitwithmyparentswhileI'mhome.Anyway,itistheywhopayformystudyhereintheuniversity.19:Whathasthemanbeendoingrecently?20:WhydoesthemanwantstospendhisholidayinEngland?21:Whereisthisconversationtakingplace?22.Attheendoftheconversation,whatdoesthewomandecidetodo?Questions23~26Allhumansexperiencestress.Itisanecessarypartoflife.Generallyspeaking,aperson'sabilitytodealwithstressisaffectedbyhisorherfeelings,attitudeandoutlookonlife.Tostartwith,mytopicforthisweek'slectureisteenagestress.Parentstendtothinkthattheirchildren'sadolescenceisacarefreeperiodoflife.However,studyshowthatteenagerscanexperiencethemoststressofallpeople.Theycanexperiencestressrelatedtomoney,familyproblems,self-esteem,acceptancebytheirpeers,gettingacceptedintocollege,choosingacareer,andpressuretodowellinschool,sportsorclubs.Onereasonforsuchstressisthatchildhoodhasgottenshorter,andtheperceptionofchildrenhaschanged.Withtherapidadvanceofinformationtechnology,childrencangetmessagesthatinthepast,wereprobablymeantonlyforadults.Andthedividinglinebetweenchildhoodandadulthoodceasestoexist.Childrendonotplayasmanyastheirgamesasweusedto.Andmostoftheirgamesandsportsnowadaysarethoseusuallyperformedbyadults.Youngstersareencouragedtouseadultlanguagethatwasoncenevertobeheardaroundachild.Today,ourpeopleareundertremendouspressuretoachieveandsucceed.Itseemstomethatthehigherourlivingstandardis,themorestressourchildrenexperience.Inanycase,thewaybywhichwelivetodaydefinitelyhassomethingtodowiththeincreaseofthelevelofstress.23.Accordingtothetalk,howwouldparentsviewtheirchildren'sadolescence?24.Whichofthefollowingisnotastress-relatedphenomenonforteenagers?25.Accordingtothespeaker,whatkindofmessagescanchildrengettoday?26.Whathascontributedtotheincreaseofthelevelofstress?Questions27~30A:Goodafternoon,Mr.Brown.Won'tyoutakeaseat?That'sanattractiveshirt,isthatnew?B:Fairly,Igotitlastmonthformybirthday.A:It'sverynice.Mr.Brown,I'vebeenenjoyingworkingwithyou,andyoucertainlyhavemadesomesignificantcontributions.Today,however,IneedtospeakwithyouaboutaproblemIhaveobserved.Whenwearedonespeaking,Ianticipatethatwewillhaveasolutionworkedoutforthisproblem.Doesthatsoundreasonabletoyou?B:Sure,thismustbeserious.Youaresoformal.A:Yes,Mr.Brown.Duringthepastmonth,Ihaveobservedyoureturninglatefromlunchon5differentoccasions.Ihavethespecificdeedslistedhere.B:Hey,Iwasn'tlate,Iwasrunningerrands.A:Mr.Brown,I'mgoingtogiveyouachancetorespondinjustaminute.Ineedyoutolistenfirst.Ifweinterrupteachother,wearen'tgoingtogetanywhere.B:Okay.A:Ifirstobservedthischangeinbehaviorlastmonth,butIignoredit,assumingthatyouwereengaginginworkrelatedactivities.However,theendofthemonthreportscamein,andtheyreviewedadefinitedropinyourproductivity,andsignificantincreaseinerrors.Ispokewithyouonthe3rd,andthe17th.Oneachoccasion,thesmellofalcoholwasobvious.Today,thesmellofalcoholisobvious.Drinkingwhileonthejobisstrictlyagainstcompanypolicy.Isthereareasonforthischangeinyourbehavior?B:Thereisnochangeinbehavior.Ionlyhadonebeeratlunch.That'snotacrime,isit?A:I'dlikethistobeaproblemsolvingsession,notawarningsession.Youareavaluableemployee,andI'dlikeittostaythatway.I'dliketohelpyou,butyouhavetobewillingtobetruthful.Wouldyouliketotalkaboutthiswithaprofessionalcouncilor?B:Ifyouthinkthatwouldhelp.A:Idon'tknowifitwillhelp.Thatpartisuptoyou.ButI'mwillingtoworkwithyou.Here'sthetelephonenumberofDr.Laurence.I'dlikeyoutocallhimandsetupanappointment.Inthemeantime