第一篇：2002年9月上海英語中級口譯考試真題及答案

SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST（40 minutes）

Part A: Spot Dictation

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it.Fill in each of the blanks with the ward or words you have heard on the tape.Write your answer in the corresponding space in you ANSWER BOOKLET.Remember you will hear the passage only once.SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST（40 minutes）

As long as we are in a relationship, there is the potential for lasting happiness as well as for serious conflict.This applies at work, ______________（1）, and at home.The simple fact is that relationships are not always ________________（2）sailing.Conflict can lead to anger, hostility, and further conflicts.On the other hand, it can be used ad __________________（3）for solving problems.For example, you can handle conflict by _______________（4）that the problem exists, smoothing it over, or trying to overpower the other person.These, of course, will___________（5）win or lose situations.But when you resolve conflict through collaboration and compromise, you can achieve _______________（6）situations.In today's lecture, I shall outline a few steps on ________________（7）transform a conflict into a solution in which both parties win.First _______________（8）.Explain the problem to the other party.Y ou should ___________（9）the conflict.It s hard to fix something before ____________（10）on what is broken.Second, understand all points of view.Set aside your own opinions for a moment and _________（11）to understand the other points of view.When people feel that they have been heard, they're often more ________________（12）.Third, brainstorm.Dream up as many solutions as you can and _______________（13）them one by one.This step will require _______________（14）.Talk about which solutions will work and _______________（15）they will be to implement.Your solutions need to be acceptable by both parties, so you should be prepared to __________（16）.Later, you'll need to review the _______________（17）of the accepted solution.If it ______________（18）, be open to making changes or _____________（19）to bring about a new solution.Finally, implement.When you have both __________（20）, decide who is going to do what by when.Then keep your agreements.Part B: Listening Comprehension

I.Statements

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements.These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will not find them written on the paper;so you must listen carefully.When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard.Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.1.（A）Mr.Baker doesn't like to go to the meeting last night.（B）Last night Mr.Baker decided to cancel this morning's meeting.（C）Mr.Baker made up his mind not to go to this morning's meeting.（D）Mr.Baker made a last-minute decision to hold the meeting this morning.2.（A）Hard work often brings about discomfort in parts of the human body.（B）If you are nervous, you may hurt yourself in performing this kind of task.（C）Those staff members who work back to back are hard on each other.（D）This exercise is to relax your muscles in the neck, the shoulders and the back.3.（A）We have been working on this machine for two years.（B）Free maintenance work is for a period of two years.（C）You don't have to do repair work on this machine in two years.（D）With monthly cleaning, the oil in this machine can run for two years.4.（A）Only those high school graduates with excellent skills can be admitted into colleges.（B）No matter how difficult it is, high school graduates should at least try twice to get themselves into colleges.（C）Students should consider what they want to learn in the university.（D）Once in the university, you will feel superior to those drop-out students.5.（A）All the board members voted for the Chairman s proposal to open the branch office.（B）The Chairman was not in favor of the opening of a branch office in the suburbs.（C）the board members are expecting a new Chairman from the downtown office.（D）The Chairman's proposal to set up a branch office was turned down by the board members.6.（A）Mary had made an appointment to see the personnel manager last Tuesday.（B）Mary has been applying for a job and is going to see the personnel manager next week.（C）Mary is shortsighted and cannot see that personnel manager in the next office.（D）Mary didn’t t get that job since she was rue to the personnel manager on Tuesday.7.（A）The supermarket will be finished in sixty days.（B）It took us more than sixty days to finish building the supermarket.（C）The supermarket should have been finished sixty days ago.（D）The supermarket had been built sixty days earlier.8.（A）Her attendance record was severely damaged.（B）Her attendance record was never perfect.（C）She had once assisted in keeping the attendance record.（D）She had kept a near-perfect attendance record.9.（A）He didn't know what would happen if he made the suggestion.（B）He didn't feel nervous after he had put forward the suggestion.（C）He realized that the committee members would not adopt his suggestion.（D）He considered it important to the committee members first.10.（A）The Expo will be open the day after tomorrow.（B）The Expo is rescheduled to open on Friday.（C）The Expo's opening is delayed until tomorrow.（D）The Expo is not likely to open on Friday.II.Talks and Conversations

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements.These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will not find them written on the paper;so you must listen carefully.When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard.Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 11~14

11.（A）Mr.Powell telephoned.（B）The woman dated Mr.Powell.（C）Someone came to see him.（D）There was a traffic jam.12.（A）Because she hasn't recorded the phone message.（B）Because she hasn't let Mr.Powell in.（C）Because she hasn't invited him to lunch.（D）Because she hasn't phoned him.13.（A）Mr.Powell's name card.（B）The restaurant's phone number.（C）Some money to make a phone call.（D）The name of a well-known department store.14.（A）the woman was not careful about the man's name card.（B）The man was expecting someone to bring some important information.（C）The man was not available when Mr.Powell came in.（D）The woman accepted the man's apology for his mistake.Questions 15~18

15.（A）In 1961.（B）In 1963.（C）In 1970.（D）In 1971.16.（A）Learning materials.（B）Laboratory facilities.（C）Summer course.（D）Party invitations.17.（A）Some laboratory tests can be done at home.（B）All the college course are available.（C）registrations are all the year round.（D）Invitations to parties are free to all the students.18.（A）part-time students may get cheaper snacks.（B）Students are able to get TV study programmes.（C）Students can attend lectures once a week.（D）Students may participate in summer school courses.Questions 19~22

19.（A）A lawyer.（B）An artist.（C）A student.（D）A physician.20.（A）She thinks that it is a well-paid profession.（B）She considers herself to be fit for it.（C）She is unable to find other jobs for some time.（D）She wants to live independently of other people.21.（A）She can speak several languages.（B）She is more careful and kinder.（C）She can serve women clients better.（D）She is likely to get more sympathy.22.（A）Because it is well known for its educational excellence.（B）Because it is inexpensive in terms of school tuition fees.（C）Because it offers married students' apartments.（D）Because it allows students to practice during the school terms.Questions 23~26

23.（A）studying socio-linguistics.（B）Talking about the weather.（C）Saying hullo to each other.（D）Listening to weather forecasts.24.（A）Linguists.（B）Drivers.（C）Teachers.（D）Students.25.（A）He is probably trying to begin a conversation.（B）He is earnestly requesting an answer.（C）He is carefully planning an out-door excursion.（D）He is tentatively preparing a composition on social conventions.26.（A）English people like to begin a conversation when the climate is favorable.（B）Foreign visitors are sometimes annoyed by the variability of the weather in England.（C）England is said to have the most effective transportation system in the world.（D）The weather conditions in England are not as bad as some people have imagined.Questions 27~30

27.（A）20,000.（B）200,000.（C）2,000,000.（D）2,500,000.28.（A）The family owners.（B）The pressure groups.（C）The government and the councils.（D）The local housing committees.29.（A）Because the rents are too high.（B）Because there are not enough hostels.（C）Because the local councils are inefficient and indifferent.（D）Because some state-run homes are less comfortable than prisons.30.（A）A state-run apartment building for the homeless.（B）An efficient local housing committee in the metropolis.（C）A southern city that has solved the housing problem.（D）A charity organization that offers help to the homeless.Part C: Listening and Translation

I.Sentence Translation

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 English sentences.Y ou will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE.After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANAWER BOOKLET.（1）

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II.Passage Translation

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages.You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE.After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.You may take notes while you are listening.（1）

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SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS（50 minutes）

Directions: In this section, you will read several passages.Each passage is followed by several questions based on its content.Y ou are to choose ONE best answer,（A）,（B）,（C）or（D）, to each question.Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 1~5

In a bay near Almeria in Southern Spain will be built the world's first underwater residence for tourists.The hotel will be 40 feet down in the Mediterranean.As all the world opened to tour operators, there was still a frontier behind which lay three quarters of the globe's surface, the sea;in whose cool depths light fades;no winds blow;there are no stars.There even the most bored travelers could recapture their sense of romance, terror or beauty.For a submerged hotel is such a beautiful idea.The hotel will cost 170,000 and will be able to accommodate up to ten people a night.Up until now only scientists and professional divers have lived under the sea, but soon, for the first time, the public will be able to go down into the darkness.T hey will have to swim down in diving suits, but at 40 feet there would be no problem about decompression.Design of the hotel was crucial.Most of the underwater structures used before had been in the shape of a diving bell or submarine.Professional divers could cope with such things but ordinary people would run the risk of violent claustrophobia.Then an Austrian architect had the idea of making three interconnecting circular structures, 18 feet in diameter, and looking much like flying saucers.They would be cast in concrete and launched from the shore.Towed into position they would then be sunk.A foundation of cast concrete would already be in place on the sea-bed.Pylons would attach the structures to this.Once in position the structures would be pumped dry.The pylons made to withstand an uplift pressure of 350 tons, would then take the strain.Cables linking the underwater structures to the hotel on shore would connect it with electricity, fresh water, television, and an air pump, and also dispose of sewage.Entry would be from underneath, up a ladder;because of the pressure inside there would be no need of airlocks or doors.The first structure would include a changing room and a shower area, where the divers would get out of their gear.There would also be a kitchen and a lavatory.The second structure would contain a dining room/ lecture theatre, and sleeping accommodation for eight people.The third structure would contain two suites.A steward would come down with the ten customers, to cook and look after them.Television monitors would relay all that went on to the shore so that discussions on the sea bed could be transmitted to all the world.1.From the passage we understand that tour operators and travelers will be interested in the submerged hotel as ___________.（A）it is a quiet place for research work

（B）it is an ideal sea-food restaurant

（C）it will offer new possibilities

（D）it will have unchanging weather

2.What design was finally considered most suitable for the new hotel?

（A）Three separated circles.（B）Three linked discs.（C）Three connected globes.（D）Three interlocked cylinders.3.The hotel would be able to float under water because it would be ____________.（A）made of light material

（B）350 tons in weight

（C）filled with air

（D）attached to pylons

4.It is planned that sleeping quarters will be provided for the guests in the __________.（A）second structure

（B）second and third structures

（C）first and third structures

（D）third structure

5.The purpose of television monitors under the sea would be to relay ____________.（A）.instructions from the sea bed to the shore

（B）.news from the shore to the sea bed

（C）.information from the world to the sea bed

（D）.information to the world from the sea bed

Questions 6~10

For most people, boasting about oneself does not come naturally.It is not easy or comfortable to tell someone all the wonderful things you have accomplished.But that is exactly what you need to do if you are seeking a new job, or trying to hold on to the one you have.Of course, there is a fine line between self-confidence and arrogance, so to be successful in winning over the interviewer you must learn to maximize your accomplishments and attributes without antagonizing the interviewer.The natural tendency for most job seekers is to behave modestly in a job interview.To do the best job of selling yourself in an interview, you have to be prepared in advance.As part of your job-hunting check list, write down on a piece of paper your major job-related accomplishments.Commit them to memory.You will probably be pleasantly surprised to see in writing all that you have done.By developing this list, you will have accomplished two things: the first is you will impress the interviewer by being able to talk confidently and succinctly about your accomplishments.You will not have to sit uncomfortably while you think of your successes.They will be at the tip of your tongue.Secondly, rather than dwell on your own personality characteristics, such as how hardworking or creative you are, you can discuss hard facts, such as how you saved your employer money or an idea you developed that helped a customer man more money.When chronicling your accomplishments for the interviewer, take as much credit as you honestly can.If you developed a specific idea without help from your supervisor, it is acceptable to say that.Remember, you are at that interview to sell yourself, not your former co-workers.However, never criticize your former employer.S haring your negative thoughts with the interviewer is an immediate turn-off and will only brand you as a complainer and gossip, whom no one likes or will hire.Keep in mind that the most important part of a job interview is making the employer like you and presenting yourself as the person he or she wants you to be.Consciously or not most employers tend to hire people who reflect their own values and standards.Once you get the job you want, boasting about your accomplishments does not stop.Although you may think all your successes and achievements are highly visible, remember that you are only one lf many people in a company.Lack of recognition is cited by a majority of discharged managers as the most frequent complaint against the former employer.To help make yourself more visible in the company, volunteer for additional assignments— both job-related and non-business-related.These could include community relations or charitable activities in which your company is involved.These types of activities may enable you to have more time and access to top executives of the company to whom you may endear yourself.You might even have the opportunity to tell them what you are doing for the company, which can never hurt.6.This article is mostly about how to _________________.（A）interview for a job

（B）please your boss

（C）get along with co-workers

（D）get and keep a job

7.In Paragraph 2, the word “maximize” means to ___________.（A）talk about

（B）make the most of

（C）be modest about

（D）play down

8.The author states that the one thing you should never do during an interview is __________.（A）list your successes in previous jobs

（B）promote your qualifications for the job

（C）tell your potential boss about the projects you ve worked on

（D）make negative comments about your former employer

9.The author provides his views on winning and holding a new job by ______________.（A）offering suggestions

（B）presenting facts and statistics

（C）describing extreme situations

（D）telling stories

10.In the passage, the author recommends all of the following EXCEPT _____________.（A）making a point of telling your supervisor what you have done

（B）taking part in non-business-related activities

（C）going on boasting about your successes and achievements

（D）giving the employer an idea on how to run his other business

Questions 11~15 Steps to Living Longer Watch Your Temper

Scientists have long believed that Type A's—those people driven by ambition, hard work and tight deadlines—were most prone to heart attacks.But it's not striving for goals that lead to disease;rather, it's being hostile, angry and cynical.Suggests Mittleman: if stress mounts so high that you begin snapping at people, “Ask yourself,' Is it worth having a heart attack over this?'”

Lighten Your Dark Moods

for years, evidence linking depression to an increased risk of heart attack has been growing.Johns Hopkins researchers interviewed 1551 people who were free of heart disease in the early 1980s and again 14 years later.Those who reported having experienced major depression were four times as likely to have a heart attack as those who had not been depressed.Exercise is an often overlooked antidepressant.In a study at Duke University, 60 percent of clinically depressed people who took a brisk 30-minute walk or jog at least three times a week were no longer depressed after 16 weeks.Flatten That Belly

More than 50 years ago French scientist Jean Vague noted that people with a lot of upper-body fat（those who looked like apples rather than pears）often developed heart disease, diabetes and other ailments.But it wasn't until the introduction of CT and MRI scans that doctors discovered that a special kind of fat, visceral fat, located within the abdomen, was strongly linked to these diseases.According to the National Institutes of Health, there's trouble brewing when your waist measures 35 inches or more if you're a woman, and 40 inches or more if you re a man.And that's regardless of height.Limit Your Bad Habits

Heavy drinking.Moderate drinkers may be the least likely to develop Metabolic Syndrome, while alcoholics are the most likely.In part that's because, pound for pound, they carry more abdominal fat.In one Swedish study, researchers found that male alcoholics carried 48 percent of their body fat within the abdomen, compared with 38 percent for teetotalers.Cigarette smoking.Smoking is dangerous for reasons besides lung cancer or emphysema.Some 60 minutes after smoking a cigarette, one study revealed, smokers still showed elevated levels of cortisol, which promotes abdominal fat storage.Over-caffeinating.Moderate caffeine consumption doesn't seem to be harmful for most people.But recent studies suggest that when men who have both high blood pressure and a family history of hypertension drink a lot of caffeinated coffee while under job stress, they may experience a dangerous rise in blood pressure.Rev Up Your Metabolism

A new understanding of how disease sets up shop in your body focuses on metabolism—the sum of physical and chemical reactions necessary to maintain life.This approach reveals that a healthy metabolic profile counts for more than cardiovascular fitness or weight alone.As Glenn A.Gasser, professor of exercise physiology at the University of Virginia, notes, “Metabolic fitness is one of the best safeguards against heart disease, stroke and diabetes.”

11.The phrase “snapping at”（Step 1: Watch Your Temper）is closest in meaning to __________.（A）judging severely

（B）declaring publicly

（C）answering rudely

（D）understanding wrongly

12.According to the passage, which of the following people are liable to incur and suffer from heart attacks?

（A）Those whose waist measures 35 inches or less.（B）Those who take a brisk 20-minute walk twice a week.（C）Those who have experienced major depression.（D）Those who have been striving for goals.13.Stress may lead to all of the following EXCEPT_____________.（A）hostile disposition

（B）cynical behaviour

（C）over-caffeinating

（D）great ambition

14.According to the passage, what kind of people are teetotalers（Step 4: Limit Your Bad Habits）?

（A）Non-alcoholics.（B）Heavy drinkers.（C）Chain smokers.（D）Non-smokers.15.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

（A）There is trouble brewing when your waist measures 35 inches or less.（B）Metabolic fitness might prevent people from having heart disease.（C）Moderate drinkers may be the most likely to develop Metabolic Syndrome.（D）Moderate caffeine consumption seems to be harmful for most people.Questions 16~20

World prehistory is written from data recovered from thousands of archaeological sites, places where traces of human activity are to be found.Sites are normally identified through the presence of manufactured tools.Archaeological sites are most commonly classified by the activity that occurred there.Habitation sites are places where people lived and carried out a wide range of different activities.Most prehistoric sites come under this category, but habitation sites can vary from a small open campsite through rockshelters and caves, t o large accumulations of shellfish remains（shell middens）.Village habitation sites may consist of a small accumulation of occupation deposit and mud hut fragments, huge earthen mounds, or communes of stone buildings or entire buried cities.Each presents its own special excavation problems.Burial sites provide a wealth of information on the prehistoric past.Grinning skeletons are very much part of popular archaeological legend, and human remains are common finds in the archaeological record.T he earliest deliberate human burials are between fifty and seventy thousand years old.Individual burials are found in habitation sites, but often the inhabitants designated a special area for a cemetery.This cemetery could be a communal burial place where everyone was buried regardless of social status.Other burial sites, like the Shang royal cemeteries in China, were reserved for nobility alone.P arts of a cemetery were sometimes reserved for certain special individuals in society such as clan leaders or priests.The patterning of grave goods in a cemetery can provide information about intangible aspects of human society such as religious beliefs or social organization.So can the pattern of deposition of the burials, their orientation in their graves, even family grouping.Sometimes physical anthropologists can detect biological similarities between different skeletons that may reflect close family, or other, ties.Quarry sites are places where people mined prized raw materials such as obsidian（a volcanic glass used for fine knives and mirrors）or copper.Excavations at such sites yield roughed out blanks of stone, o r metal ingots, a s well as finished products ready for trading elsewhere.Such objects were bartered widely in prehistoric times.Art Sites such as the cave of Altamira in northern Spain, or Lascaux in southwestern France, are commonplace in some areas of the world, noticeably southern Africa and parts of North America.M any are caves and rockshelters where prehistoric people painted or engraved game animals, scenes of daily life, o r religious symbols.Some French art sites are at least fifteen thousand years old.Each of these site types represents a particular form of human activity, one that is represented in the archaeological record by specific artifact and surface indications found and recorded by the archaeologist.16.A n archaeological site is defined as a place where __________.（A）some record of human activity is found

（B）humans bury beloved animals

（C）evidence of plant or animal life exists

（D）particular rock formations suggest the patterns of history

17.Generally speaking, archaeological sites are classified according to ___________.（A）the people who lived there

（B）the historical period during which they were occupied

（C）the type of activity for which they were used

（D）the degree of civilization of those who lived there

18.T he author mentions all of the following features of graves which may provide archaeologists with information about a particular society EXCEPT_______.（A）the location of the grave

（B）the goods buried with the person

（C）The degree of preservation of the body

（D）The orientation of the body in the grave

19.Quarry sites are places where ________________.（A）paintings showing scenes of daily life

（B）engravings of famous people

（C）paintings recording the location of burial sites

（D）tools and primitive devices used for engraving

20.According to the passage, art sites often contain.（A）paintings showing scenes of daily life

（B）engravings of famous people

（C）paintings recording the location of burial sites

（D）tools and primitive devices used for engraving

Questions 21~25

I got used, too, to my employer's violent changes of front.There was one morning when Siegfried came down to breakfast, rubbing a hand wearily over red-rimmed eyes.“Out at 2 a.m.,” he groaned, buttering his toast listlessly, “And I don't like to have to say this, James, but it's all your fault.”

“My fault?” I said, startled.“Yes lad, your fault.T he farmer has a sick cow for several days and at 2 o'clock this morning he finally decided to call the vet.When I pointed out it could have waited a few hours more he said Mr.Herriot told him never to hesitate to ring—he'd come out any hour of the day or night.”

He tapped the top of his egg as though the effort was almost too much for him.“Well, it's all very well being conscientious and all that, but if a thing has waited several days it can wait till morning.You're spoiling these chaps, James, and I'm getting the backwash of it.I'm sick and tired of being dragged out of bed for trifles.”

“I'm truly sorry, Siegfried.I honestly had no wish to do that to you.Maybe it s just my inexperience.If I didn't go out, I d be worried the animal might die.If I left it till morning and it died, how would I feel?”

“That s all right,” snapped Siegfried.“There's nothing like a dead animal to bring them to their senses.They'll call us out a bit earlier next time.”

I absorbed this bit of advice and tried to act on it.A week later, Siegfried said he wanted a work with me.“James, I know you won't mind my saying this, but old Sumner was complaining to me today.He says he rang you the other night and you refused to come out to his cow.He's a good client, you know, and a very nice fellow, but he was quite shirty about it.We don t want to lose a chap like that.”

“But it was just a chronic mastitis,” I said' A bit of thickening in the milk, that's all.He d been dosing it himself for nearly a week with some quack remedy.The cow was eating all right, so I thought it would be quite safe to leave it till next day.“

Siegfried put a hand on my shoulder and an excessively patient look spread over his face.I steeled myself.I didn't mind his impartience, I was used to it and could stand it.But the patience was hard to take.“James,” he said in a gentle voice, “there is one fundamental rule in our job which transcends all others, and I'll tell you what it is.YOU MUST ATTEND.That is it and it ought to be written on your on your soul in letters of fire.”

21.Siegfried was not at his best on one morning because _____________.（A）his breakfast was not to his liking

（B）he had been called out during the night

（C）he had been woken up early for breakfast

（D）the farmer hadn't tried to cure the cow himself

22.According to the passage, who was the young vet?

（A）James.（B）Siegfried.（C）Sumner（D）Mr.Herrioson

23.James thought it was all right to leave Summer's cow till next day because _____________.（A）that was what Siegfried had advised

（B）Sumner had said there was no urgency

（C）He knew he could do nothing to save the animal

（D）Sumner never paid his bills on time

24.“You must attend ”（last paragraph）in the context of the passage means “_________”.（A）You must follow your conscience

（B）You must use your powers of discretion

（C）You must go out whenever you are called

（D）You must pay close attention at all times

25.The impression James gives of Siegfried is that of ____________.（A）a fairly easy-going generous employer

（B）someone rather pompous and unpredictable

（C）a conscientious but senile old man

（D）an insufferable, tyrannical boss

Questions 26~30

Most towns up to Elizabethan times were smaller than a modern village and each of them was built around its weekly market where local produce was brought for sale and the towns fold sold their work to the people from the countryside and provided them with refreshment for the day.Trade was virtually confined to that one day even in a town of a thousand or so people.On marlet days craftsmen put up their stalls in the open air whilst on one or two other days during the week the townsman would pack up his loaves, or nails, or cloth, and set out early to do a day s trade in the market of an adj oining town where, however, he would be charged a heavy toll for the privilege and get a less favourable spot for his stand than the local craftsmen.Another chance for him to make a sale was to the congregation gathered for Sunday morning worship.Although no trade was allowed anywhere during the hours of the service（except at annual fair times）, after church there would be some trade at the church door with departing country folk.The trade of markets was almost wholly concerned with exchanging the products of the nearby countryside and the goods sold in the market but particularly in food retail dealing was distrusted as a kind of profiteering.Even when there was enough trade being done to afford a livelihood to an enterprising man ready to buy wholesale and sell retail, town authorities were reluctant to allow it.Yet there were plainly people who were tempted to “forestall the market” by buying gogds outside it, and to “regrate” them, that is to resell them, at a higher price.The constantly repeated rules against these practices and the endlessly recurring prosecutions mentioned in the records of all the larger towns prove that some well-informed and sharp-witted people did these things.Every town made its own laws and if it was big enough to have craft guilds, these associations would regulate the business of their members and tried to enforce a strict monopoly of their own trades.Yet while the guild leaders, a s craftsmen, followed fiercely protectionist policies, at the same time, as leading townsmen, they wanted to see a big, busy market yielding a handsome revenue in various dues and tolls.C onflicts of interest led to endless, m inute regulations, c hangeable, often inconsistent, frequently absurd.There was a time in the fourteenth century, for example, when London fishmongers were not allowed to handle any fish that had not already been exposed for sale for three days by the men who caught it.26.Craftsmen might prefer to trade in their own town because there they could _________.（A）easily find good refreshment

（B）work in the open air

（C）start work very early

（D）have the well-placed stalls

27.A tradesman was not allowed to sell his goods only ________________.（A）on special market days

（B）at the annual fairs

（C）during Sunday morning services

（D）by the end of the services

28.In medieval markets there was little retail trade because ___________.（A）money was never used in sales

（B）producers sold directly to consumers

（C）there were no fixed positions for shops

（D）authorities were unwilling to make a profit

29.The expression “forestall the market”（Paragraph 3）means “______________”.（A）buy from a stall outside the market place

（B）acquire goods in quantity before the market

（C）have the best and the first stall in the market

（D）sell at a higher price than competitors

30.It can be concluded from the passage that the regulations enforced by craft guilds were often ______________.（A）unfair and unreasonable

（B）in the interest of the customers

（C）too complicated to comply with

（D）disapproved by the local authorities

SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST（1）（30 minutes）

Directions: translate the following passage into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.If the Immigration and Naturalization Service（INS）thinks it can largely curtail the nation's terrorism problems by focusing on college students, we all should worry.Identification cards already are required here for most persons to enter their workplace, take an airplane flight or go into a public building, including my campus library.T he idea of a national ID, however, was knocked out of earlier drafts of legislation by a coalition of civil rights and ethnic groups, w ho opposed a requirement that all non-citizens carry identifying documents.In some degree, they have a point.We must face the fact—and benefit from realizing－that no one can drive, or fly, or enter many private and public buildings without a picture ID, usually a driver's license or passport.That means that practically all Americans already must have what in effect is a national ID card.We already routinely screen people.If we would just make good use of the national ID cards we have—and improve them—we could enhance our safety, avoid discrimination and not spend millions on another system.SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST（2）（30 minutes）

Directions: Translate the following passage into English and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.到2007 年，上海市人均國內生產總值預計將達到7500 美元。這一目標的實現，最直接的應該是老百姓住得更寬敞、更舒適了。因為從市民的“衣、食、住、行”消費來講，住房是一個重要因素，而且占了大頭。屆時，上海人均住房面積將會大幅增加。除此之外，老百姓的服務性消費，如教育、信息、旅游等消費 會大量增長。用一句話來表述，那便是未來老百姓的生活會更好，那時老百姓的生活將和中等發達國家的居民一樣

參考答案

SECTION 1：LISTENING TEST

Part A: Spot Dictation

1.in the classroom

2.smooth

3.a powerful opportunity

4.denying

5.lead to

6.win-win

7.how to

8.state the problem

9.clearly define

10.both of you agree

11.take the time 12.willing to listen 13.evaluate 14.time and honesty 16.make compromise 17.make compromise 18.does not work 19.be ready

15.how difficult

20.agreed on a solution

Part B: Listening Comprehension

1－5 CABCB

6－10 BDDAB 11－15 CDBAD 16－20 DACCB 21－25 CABDA

26－30 DACCD

Part C: Listening and Translation

I.Sentence Translation

1.如今，家庭成員往往在晚上、周末或其他閑暇時間觀看電視節目，不再讀書或閑談。

2.現在的年輕人對自己的職業選擇沒有什么方向。這是因為他們先前沒有實際的就業經驗。

3.我們看到亞洲在我們的雙邊貿易和投資關系方面提供了巨大的增長潛力。我希望這種增長持續下去并且加快速度。

4.電子商務的出現以及網絡經濟的快速發展，正在為中國國內外貿易提供了新的增長機遇。

5.在我國，人民的生活水平在改善。如今，300 多萬孩子有了健康保險。250 多萬個家庭脫離了貧困。

II．Passage Translation

Passage 1

我是一名電腦程序員。我的難處是因為我母親。她現在已經70 多歲，確實需要人顧，因為我父親在10多年前因車禍死亡。然而她住在鄉下，那里沒有我可以做的工作，沒有待遇好的工作。如果我做些其他工作，或許做秘書或郵局工作人員，那就意味著我們不得不接受工資大幅地下降。所以，我不知道如何才好。

Passage 2

在今的英國，幾乎有一半的房屋是居住者私有擁有的。約有三分之一屬于本地的管理機構，其余是租借的私房。一間兩臥室的公寓一個月的租金一般約300 磅。如果想自己買房，人們可以從銀行借貸多達90％的購房款。但大筆貸款可能要20 年至30 年才能還清。

SECTION 2：STUDY SKILLS

1－5 CBDBD 6 －10 DBDAD 11－15 CCDAB 16－20 ACCCA

21－25 BAACB

26－30 DCBBA

SECTION 3：TRANSLATION TEST（1）

如果移民歸化局認為，它能夠通過對大學生進行重點管理，大幅度地減少在美國的恐怖主義活動，我們大家都應 為此擔心。

在美國，現在大多數人進入工作場所、乘飛機或進入公共大樓，包括我所在大學的圖書館，已經需要出示身份證。然而，倡導民權的團體和少數民族團體反對一切非美國公民必須隨身攜帶身份證的規定，他們結成聯盟，推翻了立法的最初幾稿中關于實施全國統一身份證的主張。在某種程度上，他們是有道理的。

我們必須面對這一事實，并因認識到這一事實而獲益，即每一個人駕車、乘飛機、或進入許多私人大樓或公共大樓，都必須出示有照片的身份證，通常是駕駛執照或護照。這意味著，實際上所有美國人早就必須持有事實上全國通用的身份證。

對人們進行甄別，在我們這兒早就是例行公事。只要好好使用大家已持有的全國通用身份證，并加以改進，就可以增強安全，避免歧視，而不必在另一個系統花上數百萬美元。

SECTION 4：TRANSLATION TEST（2）

The per capita GDP in Shanghai is expected to reach US $7500 by 2007.T he common people should benefit most directly from the attainment of this goal.T hey will live more comfortably in bigger space.Among the basic necessities of life food, clothing, s helter and transportation housing is an important element, accounting for a big portion in the money they spend.In 2007, the average per capita living space in Shanghai will increase by a big margin.In addition, t he common people's spending on such services as education, information and traveling will grow substantially.To put it in a nutshell, in the future the common people will live a better life, a life of the same standard as enjoyed by those in the middle-ranking developed countries.聽力測試題錄音文字稿:

SECTION 1：LISTENING TEST

Part A: Spot Dictation

Directions: I n this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it.Fill in each of the blanks with the word you have heard on the tape.Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.Now let's begin Part A with Spot Dictation.（Woman）As long as we are in a relationship, there is the potential for lasting happiness as well as for serious conflict.This applies at work, in the classroom, and at home.The simple fact is that relationships are not always smooth sailing.C onflict can lead to anger, h ostility, a nd further conflicts.O n the other hand, i t can be used as a powerful opportunity for solving problems.For example, you can handle conflict by denying that the problem exists, smoothing it over, or trying to overpower the other person.These, of course, will lead to win or lose situations.But when you resolve conflict through collaboration and compromise, you can achieve win-win situations.In today's lecture, I shall outline a few steps on how to transform a conflict into a solution in which both parties win.First, state the problem.Explain the problem to the other party.You should clearly define the conflict, it's hard to fix something before both of you agree on what is broken.Second, understand all points of view.Ste aside your own opinions for a moment and take the time to understand the other points of view.When people feel that they have been heard, they're often more willing to listen.Third, brainstorm solutions.Dream up as many solutions as you can and evaluate them one by one.This step will require time and honesty.Talk about which solutions will work and how difficult they will be to implement.Your solutions need to be acceptable by both parties, so you should be prepared to make compromise.Later, you will need to review the effectiveness of the accepted solution.If it does not work, be open to making changes or be ready to bring about a new solution.Finally, implement.W hen you both have agreed on a solution, decide who is going to do what by when.They keep your agreements.Relationships change for better or for worse.B ut if you are honest, p atient and quite flexible in seeking a resolution for the conflict, your painstaking efforts will certainly pay off.Part B: Listening Comprehension

I.Statements

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements.These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE.And you will not find them written on the paper;so you must listen carefully.When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard.Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Question No.1.（Man）I'm afraid Mr.Baker, our board director, had decided last night not to attend this morning's committee meeting.Question No.2.（Woman）A lot of people nowadays have muscular problems in the neck, the shoulders and the back that are really due to stress and tension in their work.Question No.3.（Man）For this machine, we also offer two year's guarantee and free monthly cleaning and oiling for this machine.Question No.4.（Woman）High school graduates should by all means go on to college.But they should first of all think about what they want to get, or need to get, out of a college education.Question No.5.（Woman）All the board members except the Chairman voted for my proposal to set up a branch office in the suburbs instead of the downtown area.Question No.6.（Woman）Just between you and me, Mary is shortlisted and has made an appointment to see that personnel manager next Tuesday.Question No.7.（Man）The building of the proposed down-town supermarket was completed sixty days ahead of the schedule.Question No.8.（Man）As an assistant manager, h er attendance record was perfect except for once when she was down with a severe cold.Question No.9.（Woman）Had he realized the possible consequences, he wouldn t have made the suggestion at the committee meeting last week.Question No.10.（Woman）The Gardening Expo was supposed to open tomorrow, but will be delayed until Friday, due to the bad weather conditions.II.Talks and Conversations

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations.After each of these, you will hear a few questions.L isten carefully, b ecause you will hear the talk or conversation and questions ONLY ONCE.W hen you hear a question, r ead the four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question.Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following conversation.（Woman）（Nervously）Good afternoon, Mr.Tigers.Did you have a good lunch?

（Man）Yes, thank you, Miss Bradley.It was very good.Did anyone phone while I was out?

（Woman）No, Nobody phoned, but … er …Mr.Powell came.（Man）What? But he s the man I told you about!

（Woman）Yes, I know, He came in for something urgent.He said he wanted to see you right away, but …

（Man）Well, then, why didn t you phone me? We all know that Mr.Powell has some very important information.I wanted to talk to him as soon as possible.I told you all that before I left.Didn't you understand me?

（Woman）Yes, of course, I understood you, Mr.Tigers, but …

（Man）I even gave you a card with the name and phone number of the restaurant!I put it on your desk.（Woman）But that sjust it!You didn't give me the card.You didn't put it on my desk!

（Man）What do you mean? Of course I did.I took the card out of my wallet just before I went to lunch!Look!It isn't in my wallet now!（suddenly）OH!

（Woman）Mr.Tigers, what s that card on the floor? It fell out of your wallet a second ago.（Man）That card? It's … er … it's the card I thought I gave you.（Woman）You see!You forgot to give me the card!That's why I didn't phone.I didn't know where you were having your lunch.（Man）No, o f course you didn't.I 'm very sorry, M iss Bradley.I t wasn't your fault.I apologize.（Woman）That s all right.Please forget it.Question No.11.What happened during the man's lunch time?

Question No.12.Why is the man angry with the woman?

Question No.13.What did the man think he had given to the woman?

Question No.14.Which of the following is NOT true according to the conversation?

Questions 15 to 18 are based on the following talk.（Woman）In the United Kingdom, the Open University has already been the symbol and pride of further education in Britain.I ts history can trace as far as the early 60's of the last century.In 1963 the leader of the Labour Party made a speech explaining plans for a “university of the air”.I was an educational system which would make use of television, radio and correspondence courses.At first many people thought that the plan was unrealistic and they laughed at the idea.However, it was to become part of the Labour Party s programme, that is, to give educational opportunity to those people who, f or one reason or another, h ad not had a chance to receive further education.B y August 1970 the Open University, as it is now called, had received 40,000 applications.B ut only 25,000 could be accepted for the first four'foundation'courses offered that year.And the University had to add a fifth course to cater for the increasing number and demand of candidates.In January 1971, the first teaching programmes appeared on the air and screen, with clerks, farm workers, housewives, teachers, policemen and many others as students.The Open University offered carefully-prepared correspondence units to its students and gave additional necessary equipment for a “mini”home laboratory to its science students.A number of study centers have been set up all over the country so that students can attend lectures once a week.Once a year the students are invited to spend a week or so at one of the university's summer schools.Although some critics complain of the cost the availability of the subj ects and the lack method of spreading further education in Britain.Question No.15.According to the talk, at what time were the first Open University programmes put on the air?

Question No.16.Which of the following are NOT given by the Open University?

Question No.17.What is one of the advantages of the Open University?

Question No.18.For what purpose were the study centers set up?

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the following conversation.（Man）What did you say you were going to take up as a career?

（Woman）Law.Actually, I’ve already started.I began my studies at the Bartlett Law School of the Festoon University last October.（Man）What are you going to do when you finish?

（Woman）Oh, I shall go back home and practice there.I may start with some clerical work, but eventually I'm going to set up my own law office.There's a great deal of scope for law years or solicitors in my country and a lot of useful work to be done there people get married and then divorced, people begin to buy their own houses, people feel mistreated by the community or the authority.They need law years, do they?

（Man）What made you decide to take up law as a career?

（Woman）Well, I was good at making a speech at school and I think I had a certain feeling for communication and persuasion.My teachers encouraged me and said I had a bent for law or the like.I suppose my personal qualities made me choose law, and not art or architecture, for instance.Of course, in my country lawyers are respected and well paid.And they are in great demand.（Man）But, will you find it difficult to become recognized in your own country?

（Woman）To a certain extent, yes.But I expect that a woman lawyer alxo9 has some advantages in the court.E specially for some kinds of cases, f or example, i f my client is a woman who claims certain rights from her divorced husband, a woman lawyer can understand better and do a better job.（Man）But why have you chosen America for your studies, why not some other country?

（Woman）Ah well, there are lots of reasons.But I'm not sorry because you've got some of the best law schools in the world.Question No.19.What is the woman?

Question No.20.For what reason does the woman choose law as her career?

Question No.21.According to the woman, what advantage does a woman lawyer have in the court?

Question No.22.Why does the woman go to an American university for her studies?

Questions 23 to 26 are based on the following talk.（Man）Good morning.I 've been interested to read your last week's composition assignments on the Englishman's obsession with the weather, which is a characteristic noted with amusement and surprise by so many of our visitors from abroad.It's true that talking about the weather is a staple topic of conversation in this country, but as a native speaker and an expert on socio-linguistics, I an of the opinion that the reasons for this practice are not only climatic but also social.Greeting people with expressions such as “Lovely day, isn’t it?” or “What terrible weather we re having, aren’t t we?” is our way of being friendly or starting a conversation.It may have very little to do with the state of the weather as such when the conversation starts.As a matter of fact, we expect the other person to say “Yes, it is.” or “Yes, we are.” in the same way that we expect a person to say “Hullo!” when we say “Hullo!” to greet him or her.However, t his distinctive social convention can be very puzzling to foreigners.Of course, t his way of making conversation is closely related to the variability of the weather in this country.There must be few places in the world where the weather changes quite so much from day to day.If you drive a car on one of our motorways, you may find yourself in the sunshine, mist, rain, snow or even storms within the same day.No wonder we take a daily interest in it!But I do think we are much too fond of running down our own climate, which is not half as had as some people make out.Our obsession is not so much with talking about the weather as with speaking ill of it.It may as well be talking for talking s sake.Question No.23.According to the talk, what is a typical Englishman obsessed with?

Question No.24.To whom is the man addressing his speech?

Question No.25.Why does the Englishman say, “Lovely day, isn t it?”

Question No.26.Which of the following can be concluded from the talk?

Questions 27 to 30 are based on the following conversation.（Man）Mrs.Brown, I understand that you are very concerned about the housing situation in this country.（Woman）Indeed I am.The government itself admits that there are more than two million houses which ought to be pulled down at once.It also admits that there are another two and half million in such a shocking state that it would be a waste of money to repair them.（Man）What do you mean by “shocking state”?

（Woman）I mean houses that are in such a bad condition that they are permanently damp, or houses where you ll find as four families sharing one tap and one toilet.（Man）What you are saying, in effect, Mrs.Brown, is that the housing in this country isn't worthy of a welfare state!

（Woman）Exactly!According to government figures there are about 20,000 homeless people in this country, but thousands more living in such terrible conditions that they ought to be classed as homeless.The figures can be as high as over 200,000.it isn't that these people can't afford a reasonable rent.Therejust aren't enough houses.（Man）Whom do you blame?

（Woman）The government, for not providing enough money, and the district councils for not spending properly what there is.（Man）What about the local housing committees? Many of them have been doing wonderful work during the past decade.（Woman）I agree, but that doesn't excuse the local councils that are inefficient and don't take enough interest.Don't you think it is shocking that in our modern civilization there are still families who have nowhere to live? Do you think it's right that whole families should have to sleep in the ruins of empty buildings or under bridges or in railway station waiting-rooms?

（Man）But Surely there are excellent hostels where they can go.（Woman）In some cities and towns, p erhaps, b ut things are very different in many of our midland and northern industrial cities, a nd in parts of the Metropolis.Even where there are;o ases, some of the state-run homes for the homeless are less comfortable than prisons.In any case, my point is that we shouldn't need so many hostels for homeless families because there shouldn't be any homeless families!

（Man）Mrs.Brown, I think many people would say that you are exaggerating and drawing attention to the worst housing conditions instead of looking at the situation as a whole.Would you agree that you belong to a “pressure group” which is trying to bring pressure on the government to do something about the housing problem?

（Woman）If that s what belonging to a pressure group means, the answer is “yes”!But I'm not exaggerating.Housing is the most serious problem of our welfare state.If it weren't, would we hear so much about that excellent charity organization, Shelter, which does such wonderful work in finding homes for the homeless?

Question No.27.According to the government figures, how many people are homeless?

Question No.28.Whom does the woman blame for the “shocking” housing situation?

Question No.29.According to the woman, why are there so many homeless families?

Question No.30.What is “Shelter”, as is mentioned at the end of the conversation?

Part C: Listening and Translation

I.Sentence Translation

Directions: In this part of the test, y ou will hear 5 English sentences.Y ou will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE.After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Now let s begin Part C with Sentence Translation.Sentence No.1.Nowadays, i nstead of reading or talking, f amily members often spend their evenings, weekends or other leisure times watching programmes on television.Sentence No.2.Young people today have few guidelines on which to base their choice of career.This is because they have no previous practical experience of employment.Sentence No.3.We have seen Asia offer an enormous potential for growth in our bilateral trade and investment relations.I want this growth to continue and accelerate.Sentence No.4.The emergence of e-commerce and the fast-growing Internet economy are providing new growth opportunities in China s foreign and domestic trade.Sentence No.5.In our country, people's living conditions are improving.More than 3 million children have health insurance now, a nd more than two and a half million families have been lifted out of poverty.II.Passage Translation

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages.You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE.After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.You may take notes while you are listening.Now, let s begin Passage Translation with the first passage.Passage 1

（Woman）I am a computer programmer.My problem is with my mother.She is now well over 70 and she really needs help, a s my father died of a car accident more than ten years ago.But where she lives, i n the countryside, there's no work available for me, no job with a decent pay.If I work there as something else, perhaps as a secretary or a post-office clerk, it means we have to take a drastic drop in salary.So I don't really know what to do.Passage 2

（Man）In Britain today, almost half of the houses are owned by the people who live in them.About one third are owned by the local authorities, and the rest are rented from private owners.A typical rent for a two-bed roomed house is about 300a month.If people want to buy their own house, they can borrow from the banks up to 90 per cent of the cost of that house.But large mortgages may take 20 to 30 years to pay off.

第二篇：中級口譯真題答案

TRANSLATION TEST(2)(30 MINUTES)

Direction: Translate the following passage into English and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.本屆會議將圍繞“新世紀、新挑戰：參與、合作、促進共同繁榮”的主題，審議 5 個方面的議題，以期促進亞太地區和全球經貿的發展。

今年的亞太經濟貿易合作組織會議將主要側重兩個方面：一是加強亞太經合組織成員之間的合作，共同應對可能出現的經濟衰退，重樹信心；二是繼續推進亞太經合組織貿易投資自由化進程，推動世界貿易組織盡早開始新一輪談判。

分析：

① 本屆會議將圍繞“新世紀、新挑戰：參與、合作、促進共同繁榮”的主題，審議 5 個方面的議題，以期促進亞太地區和全球經貿的發展。

譯文 1 ： This meeting will discuss the topic of “new century, new challenge: participate , cooperate and promote common prosperity covering 5 areas with a view to enhancing the development of economy and trade between the Asian-Pacific region and the rest world.譯文 2 ： This meeting will center round the theme of “Meeting new challenges in the new century: achieving common prosperity through participation and cooperation” under 5 heads with a view to promoting the economic and trade development in the Asia-Pacific region and the world at large.考點： 意譯：“新世紀、新挑戰：參與、合作、促進共同繁榮”如譯文 1 翻譯純粹采取直譯，把字面意思翻譯出來，而譯文 2 把這句話的含義翻譯出來，值得推薦。

轉性譯法：動詞 → 名詞 參與 →participation 合作 →cooperation

② 今年的亞太經濟貿易合作組織會議將主要側重兩個方面：一是加強亞太經合組織成員之間的合作，共同應對可能出現的經濟衰退，重樹信心；二是繼續推進亞太經合組織貿易投資自由化進程，推動世界貿易組織盡早開始新一輪談判。

譯文 1 ： The APEC meeting in this year will focus mainly on two aspects: one is on strengthening the cooperation among all the APEC members to cope with the possible economic recession through rebuilding up confidence;the other is on promoting the liberalization of trade and investment of APEC for the start of a new round of negotiations/talks for WTO.譯文 2 ： This year’s APEC meeting will focus on two key missions: one is to strengthen the cooperation among APEC members in dealing with a possible economic slowdown to build up new confidence;the other is to continue to advance the process of APEC trade and invest liberalization and facilitation and urge the WTO to initiate a new round of talks as soon as possible.考點： 增詞譯法：“一是加強” →one is on strengthening，因為前接 focus mainly on，因此增加 on 介詞。

第三篇：2012年9月上海中級口譯考試真題答案及解析

2012年9月中級口譯考試真題+答案+解析（匯總版）

Spot Dictation: We all have problems and barriers that block our progress, or prevent us from moving into new areas.Our problems might include the fear of speaking in front of a group, anxiety about math problems, or the reluctance to sound silly trying to speak a foreign language.It's natural to have problems and barriers, but sometimes they limit our experience so much, we get bored with life.When that happens, consider the following three ways of dealing with the problem or barrier.One way is to pretend it doesn't exist.Avoid it, deny it, and lie about it.It's like turning your head the other way, putting on a fake grin, and saying, “See, there's really no problem at all.Everything is fine.” In addition to looking foolish, this approach leaves the barrier intact, and we keep bumping into it.So, a second approach is to fight the barrier, to struggle against it.This usually makes the barrier grow.It increases the barrier's magnitude.A person who is obsessed with weight might constantly worry about being fat.He might struggle with it every day, trying diet after diet.And the more he struggles, the bigger the problem gets.The third alternative is to love the barrier.Accept it.Totally experience it.Tell the truth about it.Describe it in detail.Applying this process is easier if you remember two ideas.First, loving a problem is not necessarily the same as enjoying it.Love in this sense means total and unconditional acceptance.Second, unconditional acceptance is not the same as unconditional surrender.Accepting a problem is different than giving up or escaping from it.Rather, this process involves escaping into the problem, diving into it headfirst, and getting to know it in detail.Often the most effective solutions come, when we face a problem squarely, with eyes wide open, then we can move through the problem, instead of around it.When you are willing to love your problems, you drain them of much of their energy.【評析】

本文選自Dave Ellis 的著作Becoming a Master Student其中的一個章節：Love your problems and experience your barriers，本文主要介紹了解決問題的三種辦法，第一種是直接無視它，就當不存在；第二種是正視它，挑戰它，第三種則是愛上困難，充分體驗。然后又 給出兩個觀點，教你更容易地應用這些辦法。

總體而言，難度不大，文章選材方面還是比較中規中矩的，關于問題和困難的相關話題也是考生比較熟悉的部分。詞匯方面也沒有什么難詞偏僻詞，考生應該不會感到太難。Statements: Question1: Obviously Kell has been unhappy with her present job.She works as a nurse but she would drop a teacher at a primary or secondary school.Question2: We don't have enough information for our financial plan, but it's due tomorrow.I'm afraid we'll just have to make do with what we have got.Question3: There is more pressure than ever in the competitive job market to stand out from the crowd.Continuing your education is one way to get that extra edge.Question4: Our production supervisor warned John to punch in on time, dress appropriately for the job and stop taking extra breaks.Question5: The ability to work effectively with people from other countries is especially important if you plan a career in MMC management where international experience is an essential prerequisite.Question6: Now it is common to find fast food restaurants everywhere.These restaurants serve people who are too rushed to find time to eat a proper meal.Question7: Makinen hit what appeared to be oil on the road,and his car slammedinto a concrete barrier, tearing the right rear wheel almost completely off his Mitsubishi Lancer.Question8: One of the greatest public health successes has been the massive decline in smoking rates, which are now translating into reduced deaths from cancer and heart disease.Question9: In modern society, private houses are not just places for people to live in.Rich people have long-viewed real-estate as a suitable vehicle for their earnings.Question10: You need to draw a vertical line two inches from the left edge of your note-taking page.With this line, you still have six inches of space on the right to write down you notes.【評析】

1.此題描述對現在工作的不滿和寧愿做的工作。重點在but后面。

2.此題描述利用現在資源做經濟計劃的事。考生應注意due（到期）以及make do with（勉強應對）便可知題意。

3.此題描述如何應對就業壓力大的一種方法。難點在extra edge(額外的獎勵或優勢)。

4.此題描述主管對John的要求。找準三個并列動詞就易于理解。

5.此題描述什么情況下同外國人有效地工作很必要。題中有個從句，where，修飾MMC。

6.此題描述快餐店服務的人群。重點在第二句，fast restaurant 應為熟知單詞，根據意思也能理解題意。7.此題描述Makinen 撞車的原因和結果。難點是單詞，concrete barrier(水泥欄桿)，rear wheel(后輪)。8.此題描述公眾健康取得的一大成就。難點是要了解一些普通疾病的說法以及death rate(死亡率)，decline(下降)。

9.此題描述私人住宅不僅是用來居住的現狀。real-estate(不動產)，vehicle(工具，媒介)。10.此題描述劃線的問題。掌握單詞vertical(垂直的)，考生還應注意具體數字。Talks and Conversations 1 W: Ah, Bill, have you got a minute? M: Yes, but can you make it fast? I’m pretty busy.W: OK.Ah, I’m sorry about this, Bill.I know you’re busy but I’ve got to go somewhere this afternoon.Can I take the afternoon off? M: Oh, come on, Helen!W: But it’s really important.I mean it is really something urgent.M: Look, I’m sorry Helen but I can’t.I’ve got two people off sick.W: Well, how about a couple...M: Look, we’ve got to finish this report today.The boss has been waiting in the office.W: I know that, Bill.How about just an hour? M: Yes, all right.I suppose so.But next time I want a bit more warning.Questions: 11.Why did Helen want to talk to Bill? 12.What is the relationship between the man and the woman? 13.At last, how long was Helen permitted to take her leave? 14.What did Bill want Helen to do next time? 【解析】

本篇屬于情景對話，首先應當抓住關鍵詞組take off（請假），接下來就很好理解了。對話中女士因為下午緊急要去某地向男士請假，但是男士一開始因為手上的報告必須要在今日之內完成交給老板而沒有準假。之后女士告知實在佷重要，能否請一個小時的假，男士最終答應了。

關鍵詞：take off：請假 urgent：adj.緊急的 warning：adj.警告的；引以為戒的

Talks and Conversations 2 Hi, welcome, today I am going to talk about how children learn social behaviors.Especially how they learn lessons from the family, which is the most basic unit of our social structure.There is a lot of discussion these days about how families are changing and whether non-traditional families have a good or bad effect on children.But it is important to remember that the type of family a child comes from is not nearly as important as the kind of love and support that exist in a home.There are three ways by which children acquire their behavior through rewards, punishments and finally modeling.In today’s lecture, let‘s first discuss rewards.A reward can be defined as a positive reinforcement for good behavior.An example of a reward is when a parent says, “If you eat your vegetables, you can have ice cream for dessert”.Or a parent might say, “Finish your homework first, then you can watch TV.” Most parents use rewards unconsciously because they want their children to behave well.For example, a parent might give a gift to a child, because the child behaved well.Or parents may give a child money for doing what the parents asked.Questions: 15.What is discussed in the lecture? 16.According to the talk , what is more important for children to learn good social behaviors?

17.There are three ways by which children acquire their behavior.Which one is discussed in detail in the talk? 18.Which of the following is not a positive reinforcement for good behavior? 【評析】

本篇文章內容難度適中。雖然其中穿插長句子。但是問題答案都是文章中可以直接聽出來的。舉例說明能幫助大家很好的理解內容。因此在聽的時候，要有上下文的概念，前面如有長句沒聽懂，注意后面的例子說明。全文的意思就一目了然了。本篇話題是“孩子如何學習社會行為”。主要集中的講的是家庭這個社會單元對孩子行為的影響。并且提到孩子學習社會行為的三種方式：獎勵、懲罰、模范。本課中主要講的是“獎勵”這種方式。關鍵詞：Social behavior 社會行為，社交行為 Social structure 社會結構 Talks and Conversations 3 John: Good morning, Betty.Do you know what the assignment is for our term paper in history? Betty: Sure John.But weren’t you in class on Monday? That’s when it was given out.John: No, I missed that class.Was there a handout? Betty: No, the instructor just wrote the assignment on the board.John: Could I copy the assignment from your notes? Betty: You could if I had copied it all down, but I just wrote down the part that I wanted.John: Oh no...Betty: You see, there were four choices of topics for the term paper, but when I saw them, I knew which one I wanted, so I didn’t copy the others down.John: Can you remember any of the others? Betty: Let’s see...There was one about World War I, something about it, but I don’t remember what.And there was one called the idea of progress in the 19th century.John: And what was the last one? Betty: I can’t remember.My mind is a complete blank.Maybe you could ask someone else.John: Yes, I will.Anyway, those are certainly broad topics.Betty: Yes, but you can focus on a special area within them.Which one would you take? John: Of course, I don’t know what the last one is, but of these three, I think I’d take the idea of progress.Betty: That’s very abstract.John: Yes, but it is one of my interests and I’ve read a lot on the subject.I’ve never written a term paper on it though.Betty: Me neither.I haven’t even read about it.Are you going to class on Wednesday? John: Yes.Betty: Maybe he’ll write it on the board again.John: I hope so.Good luck with your paper.Betty: Same to you.Questions: 19.How many topics did the teacher give for the term paper? 20.How was the assignment given out by the instructor? 21.Why can’t John copy the assignment from Betty’s notes?

22.Why does John choose to write on the idea of progress in the 19th century? 【評析】

本段聽力講述的是男同學周一沒有去上課，來詢問女同學老師給出的期末論文題目是什么。恰巧老師給出的是4個話題以供挑選，女同學沒有記下所有的話題，只是憑 記憶講述了兩個話題給男同學聽。男同學在已知的話題中傾向于寫“the idea of progress in the 19th century”，因為他喜歡這方面知識，而且之前也有閱讀。問題都是常見細節題，涉及所給話題數目、話題告知方式等，難度不大，只要認真聽不難得出答 案。Talks and Conversations 4 Welcome to my lecture on interpreting.Interpreting is a relatively new area of research.It is all too often subsumed under the heading of translation.For example, many translators associations include interpreters.Many books on translation include a section on interpreting.Many translators do some interpreting work and vice versa.Of course, there is an overlap between the two areas that are so alike and yet so different.All of this means that interpreting is still in the process of establishing itself as a discipline in its own right.My aim in this lecture is to provide an overview of interpreting to anyone interested in interpreting in general, or indeed in becoming an interpreter.For years, I have been collecting information about international and regional organizations in this field.I was quite surprised about some of the results of the questionnaire.Firstly, with the exceptions of the European Union and the United nations, the actual number of interpreters employed by many organizations is quite small.Secondly, I have not found any support for the common notion that interpreters do not have a lifelong career that they work solidly for five years or so, earning quite a lot of money, and then disappear into the sunset.On the contrary, they continue to work as interpreters until retirement age, and in some cases, beyond it.Thirdly, English is the international language of business, and it’s used in boardrooms and business meetings throughout the world.English is also the international language of science.In the 1960s and 1970s of the last century when foreign languages were not like widely taught, many international conferences needed interpreters.Nowadays, most educated people learn foreign languages.And as a result, the need for interpreters at this type of meeting has diminished.Questions: 23.Who are most likely to be interested in the lecture? 24.Which of the following is not true about interpreting? 25.What is the common notion about interpreters? 26.What accounts for the smaller number of conference interpreters today? 【評析】

本 文節選自美國作家費倫的The Interpreter's Resource（口譯員的資源），屬于“外教社翻譯碩士專業系列教材”口譯實踐指南叢書。內容上，先是講口譯與翻譯的一些區別，然后說明是要對口譯做概 述，最后提出在調查研究中發現的一些比較奇怪的現象，包括：①公司錄用口譯者很少；②并沒有任何證據表明口譯者 的工作是吃青春飯的；③現在社會對商務和科學方面的口譯者的需求正在減少。文章介紹的都是口譯翻譯相關的詞匯，這些詞本身并沒有太大的難度，屬于考生比較 熟悉的詞匯范圍之內。Talks and Conversations 5 W:David Macdonald is best known for his work with watercolor painting.His work has been included in over 36 exhibitions.He is also renowned as an art teacher with work in a summer watercolor painting intensive program for high school students.David, how did you start making art? M: Initially, it was a way to create some private space.As the third in a family of nine children, I always shared a bedroom with at least three of my brothers.I would help my parents unpack the groceries and unfold the paper bags that I could use inside as drawing paper.Through hours of drawing, I was able to create my own little world.I was introduced to watercolor painting during my second year in college.And ever since then, I’ve been fascinated by it.W: What is the source of your ideas? M: Anything can become a conscious or unconscious inspiration.I can get lost in the country or in the city streets or in the supermarket.Even the shapes and colors of the vegetables give me all sorts of ideas.On a more scholarly level, I was influenced by Chinese and Japanese painters during college.W: Is there any advice you would like to give to our students? M: An artist has to believe in him or herself.The dedication, courage and energy my students bring to classroom are more important than anything I can offer.If you want to stand above the crowd, your passion for your art must be manifest through a willingness to work harder than anyone else.The students who succeed see their art as a way of life and not simply as a way of earning a living.My job as a teacher is to help my students realize their potential and bring eloquence to their unique voice.Questions: 27.What is the topic of the interview? 28.How did the man start to learn watercolor painting? 29.Why did the man talk about the vegetables in the supermarket? 30.Which of the following is not true about the successful art students? 【評析】

此篇是對水彩畫家David Macdonald的一篇采訪。涉及到David如何開始學畫畫，他什么時候開始畫油畫，怎么樣獲得靈感以及對學生們的建議。一個采訪問題，相應的回答，中等難度，沒有生僻詞，采訪對話也較易于理解。

掌握單詞：watercolor painting 水彩畫；grocery n.食品雜貨；inspiration n.靈感；conscious adj.有意識的；unconscious adj.無意識的；dedication n.奉獻，獻身；potential n.潛力；eloquence n.雄辯，口才；

Sentence Translation: 1.Courses for adults students may be vocational or recreational, that is, they may be related to a person’s job or taken purely for interest and pleasure.參考譯文：針對成年學生的課程可能是職業性的或者是娛樂性的，即課程可能與一個人的工作相關或者純粹的是出于興趣娛 樂而上課。

【解析】

本句話難度不大，如果考生一時沒有反映出vocational和recreational的意思，也不必慌張，因為之后就是對這兩個單詞的解釋，如果記下來，完全可以倒推出這兩個單詞的意思。關鍵詞：

vocational：adj.職業的，行業的 recreational：adj.娛樂的，消遣的

2.To overcome their fear of unknown attackers on the cities’ streets, many Americans now take instruction in Sun Swordof Oriental Self Defense such as karate and martial arts, commonly known as Gongfu or Wushu.參考譯文：為了克服對城市街道上陌生的攻擊者的恐懼，很多美國人采取《太陽之劍》中的東方自衛術，諸如空手道和技擊，它們 通常又被成為功夫或者武術。【解析】

本句話稍有難度，sword, karate等詞需要考生平時的積累，但是通過attackers，Gongfu，Wushu這樣的詞語，考生應該能判斷出句子的大意。instruction：n.指令，教導 sword：n.劍

karate：n.空手道

martial arts：武術，技擊

3.Drinking tea has been a long tradition of a typical British family.Recent studies suggest that tea can cut the risk of cancer and heart disease and retard the aging process.參考譯文：喝茶一直以來都是典型英國家庭的傳統。近期的研究顯示，茶能夠降低罹患癌癥和心臟病的風險，還能延緩衰老。【解析】

本句帶有科普性質，但是內容并不陌生，也沒有太多的難詞、生詞，唯一的難點可能是retard，解釋為“減慢，延遲”。關鍵詞：

retard：v.延遲，減慢

aging process：衰老

4.I’ve been looking into the question of having the goods sent by air.It’s quick.The goods are less liable to damage than by sea and there’s less risk of hold-ups.參考譯文：我一直在研究空運貨物的問題。它很快，而且相比海運，空運的貨物不宜損壞，延誤的風險也較小。

【解析】

本句稍有難度，諸如be liable to...和hold-up可能對不少考生有點陌生。關鍵詞：

be less liable to：不易?? hold-up：n.停頓，耽誤

5.If you lost two percent of your body weight in water, your brain power and performance level may start to weaken.Another four to seven percent may leave youfeeling dizzy.參考譯文：如果你身體中的水份減少2%，你的頭腦開始遲鈍，表現力開始下降。如果再減少4-7%，你會感到眩暈。

【解析】

這句話難度適中，但是考生要注意聽的同時，快速反應所提及的數字，好在這句話中的數字比較簡單。另外諸如dizzy這樣的詞也需要平時的積累。關鍵詞：

weaken：v.減少，衰弱 dizzy：adj.眩暈的 Passage 1： 【原文】

While the rest of the world played soccer or the British football, Americans played basketball and baseball.But now soccer is rapidly becoming a major sport in the United States for reasons as simple as the game itself.School officials like it and kids like it.For the school authorities, it’s much cheaper to set up a soccer team.And for the kids, they don’t need to be big or tall to play soccer.All they need is the desire to run.【參考譯文】

當世界其他地方都在踢足球或英式足球的時候，美國人在打籃球和棒球。但是現在，足球已經快速成為美國一個主要的運動項目，其中的緣由和這項運動本身一樣簡 單。校領導喜歡足球，孩子們也喜歡足球。對于校方來說，成立一個足球隊成本更少。而對孩子們來說，踢足球并不要求他們長得高高壯壯。他們所需要的就是對奔 跑的渴望。

【評析】

這篇文章還是很容易的。話題是我們非常熟悉的體育。平時注意體育話題相關詞匯積累。

翻譯的時候，注意表達。本篇語氣篇口語化。因此翻譯一篇文章弄清楚文章的風格也很重要，這樣表達時，就知道到底是正式語氣表達還是非正式語氣表達。有時也有必要了解文章的體材：議論性、說明性還是描述性，從整體把握譯文的風格。

1.“as simple as ?itself”一般譯為“正如?本身一樣簡單或純粹” 2.“big or tall”。在這里我們形象地譯為“高高壯壯”或“高高大大”

Passage 2： 【原文】

What really makes me mad is the attitude towards morals.Some people are really shocked because actors are allowed to walk about the stage with little clothes on these days.But these same people are not shocked by advertisements which persuade the public to buy things which can do real harm to people, like cigarettes and alcohol for example.I think a lot of advertisements are much more immoral than so-called pornographic or dirty plays and books because they lie or at least disguise the truth.【參考譯文】

真正讓我發狂的是人們對道德的態度。演員可以著裝暴露，在臺上走來走去，這讓一些人感到驚訝，然而同樣是這批人，卻不會因為廣告勸說公眾購買如煙酒等對他 們有害的產品而震驚。我認為比起那些所謂的色情或黃色節目和書刊，很多廣告更不道德，因為它們在說謊，至少在掩蓋真相。

【評析】

本段話共由4句話組成，后三個句子都略微偏長，但是并不復雜，所以難度一般。較難把握的幾個詞組如下：

1.little clothes連用。little如果作為“少”修飾的是不可數名詞，很明顯這里不合適，可以考慮little表示“短的”意思，意譯為“著裝暴露”。

2.pornographic對學生詞匯量要求較高。這個單詞表示“色情的、黃色的”。同時，dirty這里不能直譯為“臟的”，而應該采用它的引申義“下流的、色情的”。3.disguise較難，表示“掩飾、掩蓋”，disguise the truth也就可以翻譯為“掩蓋真相”。閱讀理解第一篇：

閱讀理解第一篇選自口譯閱讀教程 Unit 5 Reading B “artificial waterways”

Today, most countries in the world have canals.Even in the twentieth century, goods can be moved more cheaply by boat than by any other means of transport.Some canals, such as the Suez or the Panama, save ships weeks of time by making their voyage a thousand miles shorter.Other canals permit boats to reach cities that are not located on the coast.Still other canals drain lands where there is too much water, help to irrigate fields where there is not enough water, and furnish water power for factories and mills.3.The size of a canal depends on the kind of boats going through it.The canal must be wide enough to permit two of the largest boat using it to pass each other easily.It must be deep enough to leave about two feet of water beneath the keel of the largest boat using the canal.4.Some canals have sloping sides, while others have sides that are nearly vertical.Canals that are cut through rock can have nearly vertical sides.However, canals with earth banks may crumble if the angle of their sides is too steep.5.Some canals are lined with brick, stone, or concrete to keep the water from soaking into the mud.This also permits ships to go at greater speeds, since they cannot make the banks fall in by stirring up the water.In small canals with mud banks, ships and barges must limit their speed.6.When the canal goes through different levels of water, the ships must be raised or lowered from one level to the other.This is generally done up by means of locks.If a ship wants to go up to higher water, the lower end of the lock opens to let the boat in.Then this gate closes, and the water is let into the lock chamber from the upper level.This raises the level of the water in the lock until it is the same as the upper level of water.Now the upper gates can be opened to release the ship into the higher water.Of course there must always be enough water on the upper level to allow for the flooding of the lock.Sometimes a canal contains a series of locks when the difference in levels is very great.7.In places where it does not rain very often, irrigation canals drain water from rivers or lakes and carry it to fields.Sometimes artificial lakes, such as the lake behind the Aswan Dam on the Nile River, provide the irrigation water.8.In places where there is too much water, canals can drain the water off the land for use in farming.In Holland, acres and acres of land have been drained in this way.Since much of this drained land is below sea level, the water in the canals has to be pumped up to sea level.Dikes have been built in Holland to keep the sea from covering the land, as it did in the past.9.Sometimes canals have to be built across deep valleys.Bridges or aqueducts are constructed for this purpose.The Romans often brought water to cities from great distances by building such bridges, at the top of which were canals.Some canals go through mountains by means of tunnels.One such tunnel, near Marseille, France, is over four miles long.10.Canals existed in Egypt thousands of years ago.The great canal at Babylon, between the Tigris and Euphrates, was built about 2000 B.C..The Grand Canal of China, which is over 900 miles long, was begun about 2,500 years ago, and took centuries to finish.During the seventeenth century, France built many canals that are still in use today.However, they are not so heavily traveled as they were a hundred years ago, before railways were built.One such canal is a short-cut between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.In Russia, there are canals reaching from Leningrad to the Caspian Sea.Canals in Germany permit boats to go from the Black Sea to the North Sea.The Kiel Canal provides a passageway between the North Sea and the Baltic.In America, the Great Lakes are all connected by canals, enabling ships to go from the Atlantic Ocean and the St.Lawrence River to Lake Superior.Since the lakes are at different levels, they are connected by locks.11.Many countries have built canals near the coast, and parallel to the coast.These waterways make it possible for boats to travel between ports along the coast without being exposed to the dangers of the open sea.【簡析】歷年中級口譯考試沒有出現過的現象出現了，閱讀部分，沒有直接采用過《閱讀教程》上的篇章，而這次就這樣被搬到了考場上，一方面，我們意識到出題 老師越來越 漿糊意外，也了解，隨著中級口譯低齡化的出現，出題老師對考生也越來越仁慈了，不管怎么樣，我們老師都有要求同學回家完成教程，所以，看過書的同學一定很 開心，因為開篇，我們就撿了個大便宜。閱讀理解第二篇：

Squeezed Into Smaller Spaces, Koalas Now Face Deadly Disease（出自：http://www.tmdps.cn）

The invention of banking preceded that of coinage.Banking originated something like 4,000 years ago in Ancient Mesopotamia, in present-day Iraq, where the royal palaces and temples provided secure places for the safekeeping of grain and other commodities.Receipts came to be used for transfers not only to the original depositors but also to third parties.Eventually private houses in Mesopotamia also got involved in these banking operations, and laws regulating them were included in the code of Hammurabi, the legal code developed not long afterwards.In Ancient Egypt too, the centralisation of harvests in state warehouses led to the development of a system of banking.Written orders for the withdrawal of separate lots of grain by owners whose crops had been deposited there for safety and convenience, or which had been compulsorily deposited to the credit of the king, soon became used as a more general method of payment of debts to other people, including tax gatherers, priests and traders.Even after the introduction of coinage, these Egyptian grain banks served to reduce the need for precious metals, which tended to be reserved for foreign purchases, particularly in connection with military activities.5.In both Mesopotamia and Egypt the banking systems A.were initially limited to transactions involving depositors.B.were created to provide income for the king.C.required a large staff to administer them.D.grew out of the provision of storage facilities for food.6.What does the writer suggest about banking? A.It can take place without the existence of coins.B.It is likely to begin when people are in debt.C.It normally requires precious metals.D.It was started to provide the state with an income.【簡析】再次證明出題老師偷懶了，再一次直接用了Cambridge Certificate上面用的閱讀，盡管我們還沒有看到題目，但根據以往的經驗，題目一定是無修改照搬。原文有3個extracts,但現在老師能搜索 到的只有其中一個extract,講的銀行的起源；既然是起源，一定跟古代有關，也一定不會跟錢有關，但文章信息還是很明確：where the royal palaces and temples provided secure places for the safekeeping of grain and other commodities./ the centralization of harvests in state warehouses led to the development of a system of banking.兩道題，一道細節，一道推斷，也符合這種類型文章的出題風格。Passage Translation E-C: 【原文】

For years, many Asian-Americans have been convinced that it's harder for them to gain admission to the nation's top colleges.Studies show that Asian-Americans meet these colleges' admissions standards far out of proportion to their 6 percent representation in the U.S.population, and that they often need test scores hundreds of points higher than applicants from other ethnic groups to have an equal chance of admission.Critics say these numbers, along with the fact that some top colleges with race-blind admissions have double the Asian percentage of Ivy League schools, prove the existence of discrimination.The way it works, the critics believe, is that Asian-Americans are evaluated not as individuals, but against the thousands of other ultra-achieving Asians who are stereotyped as boring academic robots.Of course, not all Asian-Americans fit this stereotype.They are not always obedient hard workers who get top marks.Their economic status, ancestral countries and customs vary.But compared with American society in general, Asian-Americans have developed a much stronger emphasis on intense academic preparation as a path to a handful of the very best schools.【參考譯文】

多年來，許多美籍亞裔深信在美國要想被頂尖級名校錄取，他們需要付出更加艱辛的努力。研究表明，美籍亞裔中達到這些大學的入學要求的人數的比例與他們所占 美國總人口的百分之六的比例不相稱，并且要想獲得均等的入學機會，他們往往要考出比其他國家學生高出幾百分的成績。事實表明一些名牌大學在實行無種族歧視 的招生政策之后，使常春藤聯盟亞裔學生的招生比例翻了一番。評論家指出這些數據恰巧反映出歧視依然存在。

評論家們認為，這種方式之所以行得通，是因為美籍亞裔學生并非作為個體被評估，而是被參照了許多做法極端的亞洲人而評估的，這些人為達到目的，刻板陳腐，像學術機器。當然，并非每個亞裔學生都是這種類型的。有些人并非寒窗苦讀，名列前茅。他們的家庭條件，血統，風俗習慣都不盡相同。但是總體來說，與一般的美國學生相比，亞裔學生更重視緊張的學業準備，這也是他們擠進那些頂尖名校的必經之路。【評析】

這篇文章略有難度。整段由三個長句組成。因此翻譯時要理清思路，弄清句子前后的邏輯關系。然后再下筆。

主要是第二個句子，數據進行比較。一方是亞裔美籍能達到這些名校入學標準所占比例，另一方是亞裔美籍人 占美國總人口的比例6%，弄清這個關系，這句就不難翻譯了。”far out of”指的是“與?(很)不成比例，與?(很)不相稱”。第二個句子后半句，比較的是亞裔美籍人入這些名校的分數要比其他國家的人入這些學校要高出很多分，比較的是“不同民族不同分數”這樣一個概念。“higher than”關鍵詞

最后一句話，要注意找準句子主干，即“Critics say these numbers prove the existence of discrimination.” Passage Translation C-E: 【原文】

近代以來，亞洲經歷了曲折和艱難的發展歷程。亞洲人們為改變自己的命運，始終以不屈的意志和艱辛的奮斗開辟前進道路。今天，人們所看到的亞洲發展成就，是勤勞智慧的亞洲人民不屈不撓、鍥而不舍奮斗的結果。

亞洲人民深知，世界上沒有放之四海而皆準的發展模式，也沒有一成不變的發展道路，亞洲人民勇于變革創新，不斷開拓進取，探索和開辟適應時代潮流，符合自身實際的發展道路，為經濟社會發展打開了廣闊前景。【譯文】

In modern times, Asia experienced twists and turns in its development.To change their destiny, the people of Asia have been forging ahead in an indomitable spirit and with hard struggle.Asia's development achievements today are the result of the persistent efforts of the industrious and talented Asian people.The people of Asia are fully aware that there is no ready model or unchanging path of development that is universally applicable.They never shy away from reform and innovation.Instead, they are committed to exploring and finding development paths that are in line with the trend of the times and their own situations, and have opened up bright prospects for economic and social development.【評析】

文中較難處理的句子有：“亞洲人們為改變自己的命運，始終以不屈的意志和艱辛的奮斗開辟前進道路。”其中“亞洲人們??開辟前進道路”是主干結構，“為改 變自己的命運”表示目的，可以譯成不定式to change their destiny放在句子前面，“以不同的意志和艱辛的奮斗”譯成介詞短語放在句尾。“放之四海而皆準的發展模式”的中心詞是“模式”，修飾語“放之四海而 皆準的”意為“普遍適用的”，可譯為定語從句放在中心詞后。最后一個句子較長，可根據句意進行拆分，確定主干詞，對語序進行調整，以流暢的英文表達出來。

第四篇：英語 中級口譯 歷年真題2002.9答案

點點英語——專業致力于四六級、考研和口譯口語

www.tmdps.cnpromise 17.make compromise 18.does not work 19.be ready

20.agreed on a solution 3.a powerful opportunity 4.denying

5.lead to

6.win-win

7.how to

8.state the problem 9.clearly define 10.both of you agree

Part B: Listening Comprehension 1—5 CABCB

11—15 CDBAD

21－25 CABDA

Part C: Listening and Translation

6—10

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16－20 DACCB 26－30 DACCD I.Sentence Translation 1.如今，家庭成員往往在晚上、周末或其他閑暇時間觀看電視節目，不再讀書或閑談。

2.現在的年輕人對自己的職業選擇沒有什么方向。這是因為他們先前沒有實際的就業經驗。

3.我們看到亞洲在我們的雙邊貿易和投資關系方面提供了巨大的增長潛力。我希望這種增長持續下去并且加快速度。

4.電子商務的出現以及網絡經濟的快速發展，正在為中國國內外貿易提供了新的增長機遇。

5.在我國，人民的生活水平在改善。如今，300多萬孩子有了健康保險。250多萬個家庭脫離了貧困。

II．Passage Translation Passage 1 我是一名電腦程序員。我的難處是因為我母親。她現在已經70多歲，確實需要人顧，因為我父親在10多年前因車禍死亡。然而她住在鄉下，那里沒有我可以做的工作，沒有 點點英語——專業致力于四六級、考研和口譯口語

www.tmdps.cnmon people should benefit most directly from the attainment of this goal.They will live more comfortably in bigger space.Among the basic necessities of life—food, clothing, shelter and transportation—housing is an important element, accounting for a big portion in the money they spend.In 2007, the average per capita living space in Shanghai will increase by a big margin.In addition, the common people?s spending on such services as education, information and traveling will grow substantially.To put it in a nutshell, in the future the common people will live a better life, a life of the same standard as enjoyed by those in the middle-ranking developed countries.16－20 ACCCA 26－30 DCBBA 聽力測試題錄音文字稿: SECTION 1：LISTENING TEST 點點英語——專業致力于四六級、考研和口譯口語

www.tmdps.cnpromise, you can achieve win-win situations.In today?s lecture, I shall outline a few steps on how to transform a conflict into a solution in which both parties win.First, state the problem.Explain the problem to the other party.You should clearly define the conflict, it?s hard to fix something before both of you agree on what is broken.Second, understand all points of view.Ste aside your own opinions for a moment and take the time to understand the other points of view.When people feel that they have been heard, they?re often more willing to listen.Third, brainstorm solutions.Dream up as many solutions as you can and evaluate them one by one.This step will require time and honesty.Talk about which solutions will work and how difficult they will be to implement.Your solutions need to be acceptable by both parties, so you should be prepared to make compromise.Later, you will need to review the effectiveness of the accepted solution.If it does not work, be open to making changes or be ready to bring about a new solution.Finally, implement.When you both have agreed on a solution, decide who is going to do what by when.They keep your agreements.Relationships change for better or for worse.But if you are honest, patient and quite flexible in seeking a resolution for the conflict, your painstaking efforts will certainly pay off.Part B: Listening Comprehension I.Statements Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements.These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE.And you will not find them written on the paper;so you must listen carefully.When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard.Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Question No.1.(Man)I?m afraid Mr.Baker, our board director, had decided last night not to attend this morning?s committee meeting.點點英語——專業致力于四六級、考研和口譯口語

www.tmdps.cnpleted sixty days ahead of the schedule.Question No.8.(Man)As an assistant manager, her attendance record was perfect except for once when she was down with a severe cold.Question No.9.(Woman)Had he realized the possible consequences, he wouldn?t have made the suggestion at the committee meeting last week.Question No.10.(Woman)The Gardening Expo was supposed to open tomorrow, but will be delayed until Friday, due to the bad weather conditions.II.Talks and Conversations Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations.After each of these, you will hear a few questions.Listen carefully, because you will hear the talk or conversation and questions ONLY ONCE.When you hear a question, read the four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question.Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following conversation.(Woman)(Nervously)Good afternoon, Mr.Tigers.Did you have a good lunch?(Man)

Yes, thank you, Miss Bradley.It was very good.Did anyone phone while I was out?(Woman)No, Nobody phoned, but … er … Mr.Powell came.(Man)

What? But he?s the man I told you about!

(Woman)Yes, I know, He came in for something urgent.He said he wanted to see you right away, but …

(Man)

Well, then, why didn?t you phone me? We all know that Mr.Powell has some very important information.I wanted to talk to him as soon as possible.I told you all that before I left.Didn?t you understand me?(Woman)Yes, of course, I understood you, Mr.Tigers, but …

(Man)

I even gave you a card with the name and phone number of the restaurant!I put it on your desk.(Woman)But that?s just it!You didn?t give me the card.You didn?t put it on my desk!點點英語——專業致力于四六級、考研和口譯口語

www.tmdps.cne part of the Labour Party?s programme, that is, to give educational opportunity to those people who, for one reason or another, had not had a chance to receive further education.By August 1970 the Open University, as it is now called, had received 40,000 applications.But only 25,000 could be accepted for the first four ?foundation? courses offered that year.And the University had to add a fifth course to cater for the increasing number and demand of candidates.In January 1971, the first teaching programmes appeared on the air and screen, with clerks, farm workers, housewives, teachers, policemen and many others as students.The Open University offered carefully-prepared correspondence units to its students and gave additional necessary equipment for a “mini” home laboratory to its science students.A number of study centers have been set up all over the country so that students can attend lectures once a week.Once a year the students are invited to spend a week or so at one of the university?s summer schools.Although some critics complain of the cost the availability of the subjects and the lack method of spreading further education in Britain.Question No.15.According to the talk, at what time were the first Open University programmes put on the air? Question No.16.Which of the following are NOT given by the Open University? Question No.17.What is one of the advantages of the Open University? Question No.18.For what purpose were the study centers set up? 點點英語——專業致力于四六級、考研和口譯口語

www.tmdps.cnmunity or the authority.They need law years, do they?(Man)

What made you decide to take up law as a career?(Woman)Well, I was good at making a speech at school and I think I had a certain feeling for communication and persuasion.My teachers encouraged me and said I had a bent for law or the like.I suppose my personal qualities made me choose law, and not art or architecture, for instance.Of course, in my country lawyers are respected and well paid.And they are in great demand.(Man)

But, will you find it difficult to become recognized in your own country?(Woman)To a certain extent, yes.But I expect that a woman lawyer alxo9 has some advantages in the court.Especially for some kinds of cases, for example, if my client is a woman who claims certain rights from her divorced husband, a woman lawyer can understand better and do a better job.(Man)

But why have you chosen America for your studies, why not some other country?(Woman)Ah well, there are lots of reasons.But I?m not sorry because you?ve got some of the best law schools in the world.Question No.19.What is the woman? Question No.20.For what reason does the woman choose law as her career? Question No.21.According to the woman, what advantage does a woman lawyer have in the court? Question No.22.Why does the woman go to an American university for her studies?

Questions 23 to 26 are based on the following talk.(Man)Good morning.I?ve been interested to read your last week?s composition assignments on the Englishman?s obsession with the weather, which is a characteristic noted with amusement and surprise by so many of our visitors from abroad.It?s true that talking about the weather is a staple topic of conversation in this country , but as a native speaker and an expert on socio-linguistics, I an of the opinion that the reasons for this practice are not only climatic but also social.Greeting people with expressions such as “Lovely day, isn?t it?” or “What terrible weather we?re having, aren?t we?” is our way of being friendly or starting a conversation.It may have very little to do with the state of the weather as such when the conversation starts.As a matter of 點點英語——專業致力于四六級、考研和口譯口語

www.tmdps.cnmittees? Many of them have been doing wonderful work during the past decade.(Woman)I agree, but that doesn?t excuse the local councils that are inefficient and don?t take enough interest.Don?t you think it is shocking that in our modern civilization there are still families who have nowhere to live? Do you think it?s right that whole families should have to sleep in the ruins of empty buildings or under bridges or in 點點英語——專業致力于四六級、考研和口譯口語

www.tmdps.cnfortable than prisons.In any case, my point is that we shouldn?t need so many hostels for homeless families because there shouldn?t be any homeless families!

(Man)

Mrs.Brown, I think many people would say that you are exaggerating and drawing attention to the worst housing conditions instead of looking at the situation as a whole.Would you agree that you belong to a “pressure group” which is trying to bring pressure on the government to do something about the housing problem?(Woman)If that?s what belonging to a pressure group means, the answer is “yes”!But I?m not exaggerating.Housing is the most serious problem of our welfare state.If it weren?t, would we hear so much about that excellent charity organization, Shelter, which does such wonderful work in finding homes for the homeless? Question No.27.According to the government figures, how many people are homeless? Question No.28.Whom does the woman blame for the “shocking” housing situation? Question No.29.According to the woman, why are there so many homeless families? Question No.30.What is “Shelter”, as is mentioned at the end of the conversation?

Part C: Listening and Translation I.Sentence Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 English sentences.You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE.After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Now let?s begin Part C with Sentence Translation.Sentence No.1.Nowadays, instead of reading or talking, family members often spend their evenings, weekends or other leisure times watching programmes on television.Sentence No.2.Young people today have few guidelines on which to base their choice of career.This is because they have no previous practical experience of employment.Sentence No.3.We have seen Asia offer an enormous potential for growth in our bilateral trade and investment relations.I want this growth to continue and accelerate.Sentence No.4.The emergence of e-commerce and the fast-growing Internet economy are providing new growth opportunities in China?s foreign and domestic trade.Sentence No.5.In our country, people?s living conditions are improving.More than 3 million children have health insurance now, and more than two and a half million families have been lifted out of poverty.II.Passage Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages.You will hear the passages ONLY 點點英語——專業致力于四六級、考研和口譯口語

www.tmdps.cnputer programmer.My problem is with my mother.She is now well over 70and she really needs help, as my father died of a car accident more than ten years ago.But where she lives, in the countryside, there?s no work available for me, no job with a decent pay.If I work there as something else, perhaps as a secretary or a post-office clerk, it means we have to take a drastic drop in salary.So I don?t really know what to do.Passage 2(Man)In Britain today, almost half of the houses are owned by the people who live in them.About one third are owned by the local authorities, and the rest are rented from private owners.A typical rent for a two-bed roomed house is about 300a month.If people want to buy their own house, they can borrow from the banks up to 90 per cent of the cost of that house.But large mortgages may take 20 to 30 years to pay off.更多資料下載敬請登陸點點英語網站：www.diandian.net

第五篇：09年3月上海中級口譯真題(附答案)

09年3月上海中級口譯真題

Part A: Spot Dictation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it.Fill in each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape.Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.You might think that hamburgers were invented in the United States, but that is not totally true.These________(1), or patties, actually came from Germany in the middle of the nineteenth century.They were brought to the United States by________(2)who came from the city of Hamburg.That is why ________(3)was “hamburger steak' However, people in other place________(4)that 'they invented the hamburger.Perhaps we'll never have a ________(5).the there's no question that the hamburger was a________(6).Why? Perhaps because at that time, industry was growing and a kind of food was need_________(7)for workers.The hamburger became even more popular_________(8)when the first chain of fast food restaurants was started.This chain was called “White Castle”.It served tiny hamburgers that were sold for only _________(9).Then, in the 1930s there came the _________(10)where customers were served in their cars by waiters in uniform.And the humburger was one of the most _________(11).By now, The hamburger was ready to_______(12)the world.And this happened with McDonald’s, which was actually a _________(13)at first.But by the early 1950s the hot dog was replaced by the hamburger.McDonald’s and other fast food restaurants ________(14)around the world throughout the rest of the twentieth century.McDonald’s alone has________(15)for everyone person in the world.The importance of the hamburger to _________(16)remains significant.About _______(17)of all sandwiches that are eaten are hamburgers.According to some sources,_________(18)of current workers in the United States had their first job at McDonald’s.But the face of the hamburger is changing _______(19).Nowadays it is possible to buy a chicken burger, a turkey burger, ________(20),or veggie burger.Part B: Listening Comprehension 1.Statements Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements.These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE and you will not find them written on the paper, so you must listen carefully.When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard.Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSER BOOKLET.l.(A)We were met by the head of the company at the airport.(B)We haw Mrs.Jones was the president of the company,.(C)Mrs.Jones used to be the secretary of the company(D)Mrs.Jones came to see us off at the airport.，2.(A)The board of directors asked about the changes.(B)The board 'of directors decided to invest more on the project.(C)The board of directors approved the revisions.(D)The board of directors could not understand her explanation.3.(A)Many university students prefer soft drinks to fresh fruits.(B)Most of them are first-or-second year college students(C)A number of college students refuse to disclose their identities(D)Not many students are interested in our research projects.4.(A)We decided to sell the car when the oil Prices rose.(B)We should not delay solving the problem of oil prices.(C)We were at a loss as to whether to buy that expensive car or not.(D)We didn't buy a car because of the floating oil prices.5.(A)Most of them are from low-income belies.(B)Most of them are in favor of a tax cut.(C)I know the Congress will veto the tax reform.(D)I propose the tax reform be debated in the Congress.6.(A)Effective self management skills are key to academic and career success.(B)If you spend a lot of time on your school work, you will become a good manager later(C)School work can be time-consuming and is likely to make you feel exhausted after class.(D)Good management calls for more time and energy on the part of the academic staff

7.(A)Mr.Paul White has just been fired.(B)Mr.Paul White has forgotten the woman's name.(C)Mr.Paul White is looking for a job.(D)Mr.Paul White has the woman Promoted.8.(A)I shall give you a discount(B)The crisis is affecting the Whole world.(C)I shall come in my Sunday best.(D)The price is still too high.9.(A)He finished the negotiation in three days.(B)He was on a business trip ten days ago.(C)His toughness cost him three more days.(D)His business trip lasted thirteen days.l0.(A)We are sure that our children will become positive members of the changing society.(B)Children with self esteem can make positive adjustment and achieve career success.(C)Personal goals can be reached with the help of parents who are competent members of the society(D)Parents with confidence will adapt themselves to the changes and accomplish personal goals.2.Talks and Conversations Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations.After each of these, you will hear after questions.Listen carefully because you will hear the talk or conversation and questions ONLY ONCE when you hear a question, read the four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question.Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Question8 11--14 l 1.(A)The products were all made from fresh vegetables and fruits(B)The homemade products were actually made in the factory(C)The factory was equipped with the most sophisticated machinery(D)There were homemade fresh vegetables and fruits in the factory l2.(A)You are special.(B)You are natural.(C)You are stupid.(D)You are dumb l3.(A)To better explain how to use that product.(B)To help reduce the promotion cost of that product.(C)To induce more famous people to use that product.(D)To get TV viewers to remember that product.l4.(A)Be easily affected by other products.(B)Be aware of the same kind of product.(C)Stick to that particular product.-(D)Strike a bargain for other products.Questions 15--18 l5.(A)A flight over time zones.(B)A loss of one's characters.(C)A symptom of leg problems.(D)A condition of sleep disorders.l6.(A)Six hours.(B)Seven hours.(C)Eight hours

(D)Nine hours.l7.(A)Avoid junk food, salty foods, caffeine and alcohol.(B)Drink as little water as possible between meals(C)Take drinks with less Sugar, carbonation or caffeine(D)Always have other fluid on the plane.l8.(A)Sleep as soon as possible.(B)Nap even during daytime.(C)Get a good night's sleep.(D)Relax yourself in a cafe.Questions 19--22 l9.(A)He is overweight.(B)He is seriously ill(C)He is down with cold.(D)He is hale and hearty 20.(A)Two

(B)Ten.(C)twenty

(D)Thirty 2l.(A)It is the best

(B)It is nutritious.(C)It is not enough

(D)It is no healthy.22.(A)the man is a heavy smoker(B)The man is rather short.'(C)The man drives a car(D)The man works with a computer.''

Questions 23--26 23.(A)Chainman of the African Club.(B)Chainman of the International Club.(C)Chainman of the Irish Club.(D)Chainman of the Folk Music Club.24.(A)Once a week

(B)Once a month(C)Once a semester

(D)Once a year 25.(A)The minutes of the last meeting.(B)The treasurer's report.(C)The Scottish and Irish Folk Dances.(D)The International Display Week.26.(A)to help the students from the same countries overcome their homesickness and other problems.(B)To set up booths decorated with pictures and things of interest in the respective countries.(C)To recruit anyone who can sew to help make costumes so that every club member can wear their national costume.(D)To teach the American students Scottish and Irish folk dances during the special even of the display.Que8tions 27--30 27.(A)In Bath

(B)In London.(C)In York

(D)In the suburbs.28.(A)Students live in halls residence around the university buildings.(B)Students are encouraged to conduct their independent research project(C)Students first live in halls of residence and then are allowed to move out.(D)Students can share the common rooms with faculty members.29.(A)She couldn't find a room in the residential hall.(B)She could save money to pay for her studies.(C)She could mix well with the local people.(D)She could live in a comfortable house.30.(A)Give her some advice on how to strike a bargain.(B)Introduce her to the local people(C)Help her with the volunteer work.(D)Show her around the ancient cathedral city Part C: Listening and Translation 1.Sentence Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in English.You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE.After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.(l)(2)(3)(4)(5)2.Passage Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English.You will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.You may take notes while you are listening.(1)(2)

SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS(45 minutes)Directions: In this section, you wiIl read several passages.Each passage is followed by several questions based on its content.You are to choose ONE best answer,(A),(B),(C)or(D), to each question.Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 1--5 I came across an old country guide the other day.It listed all the tradesmen in each village in my part of the country,and it was impressive to see the great variety of services which were available on one's own doorstep in the late Victorian countryside.Nowadays a superficial traveler in rural Eng1and might conclude that the only village tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the inhabitants or selling antiques to visitors.Nevertheless, this would really be a false impression.Admittedly there has been a contraction of village commerce, bul its vigor is still remarkable.Our local grocer's shop, for example, is actually expanding in spite of the competition from supermarkets in the nearest town.Women sensibly prefer to go there and exchange the local news whi1e doing their shopping, instead of queueing up anonymously at a supermarket.And the proprietor knows well that persona1 service has a substantial cash value.His Prices may be a bit higher than those in the town, bu he will deliver anything at any time.His assistants think nothing of bicycling down the village street in their lunch hour to take a piece of cheese to an old age pensioner who sent her order by word of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing.The more affluent customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their doorsteps within an hour.They have only to hint at a fancy for some commodity outside the usual stock and the grocer a red-faced figure, instantly obtains it for them..The village gains from this sort of enterprise, of course.But I also find it satisfactory because a village shop offers one of the few ways in which a modest individualist can still get along in the world without attaching himself to the big battalions of industry or commerce.Most of the village shopkeepers I know, at any rate, are decidedly individualist in their ways.For example, our shoemaker is a formidable figure: a thick-set, irritable man whom children treat with marked respect, knowing that an ill-judged word can provoke an angry eruption at any time.He stares with contempt at the pairs of cheap, mass-produced shoes taken to him for repair: has it come to this, he seems to be saying, that he, a craftsman, should have to waste his skills upon such trash? But we all know he will in fact do excellent work upon them.And he makes beautiful shoes for those who can afford such luxury.1.The services available in villages nowadays are normally_________.(A)fewer but still very active(B)less successful than earlier but managing to survive(C)active in providing food for the village and tourists(D)surprisingly energetic considering the little demand for them 2.The local grocer’s shop is expanding even though________.(A)town shops are more attractive(B)town shops are larger and less well-known(C)people like to shop where they are less well-known(D)people get extra service in townshops 3.How do the village grocer’s assistants feel about delivering goods?

(A)They tend to forget it.(B)They will not consider it.(C)They take it for granted.(D)It does not seem worth their while 4.Another aspect of personal service available in the village shop is that_________.(A)there is a wide range of goos available(B)goods not in stock can be obtained whenever they are needed(C)special attention is given to the needs of wealthier customers(D)goods are always restocked before they run out 5.In what way is the village shoemaker a “formidable figure”?(A)He seems to pay little attention to public opinion.(B)He refuses to mend cheap,mass-produced shoes.(C)He has a very rough temper.(D)He has very high standards of workmanship.Questions 6--10 Drivers on the Basingstoke by-pass used to have their attention diverted by a sign that read—A MOMENT'S INATTENTION CAUSES ACCIDENTS.This self-defeating warning has now been removed, but its message is still very much to the point.Almost anyting can cause an accident.Apart from momentary inattention, it might be a minor miscalculation, a sudden fit of coughing, a bop on the head with a teddy-bear from a child in the back seat, an argument with the wife, fog, falling asleep at the wheel, bad eyesight, a glaring sun, ice, rain, wind, or snow—a1l these can make the difference between a tragic hit and a lucky miss.Although human error plays its part, it is by no means the only cause of accidends.There must be some cause other than simple human error.Road construction plays its part: researchers have found that it is not at the obvious danger spot—sharp corners, cross-roads, narrow lanes—that accidents happen.It is on those roads where there are subtle visual traps, unexpected changes in the shape or surface of the.road, or even insufficient or badly-placed signs.Wherever there is a 'black spot', it means that something is seriously wrong with the road.Why else did the careless driving of so many come out at that particular spot? What the law requires when you have an accident There are, firstly the legal formalities of exchanging names and addresses with others involved in an accident and, in certain cases, informing the police.However, you are required by law to stop after an accident only if: l Somebody other than yourself in or outside your car has been injured.2 A vehicle not your own has been damaged.3 Any horse, cow,donkey,sheep, or dog has been injured.It has been said that if a driver continues unaware of causing injury he must be acquitted.But the courts are wary of that excuse.Furthermore, the driver himself must wait at the scene;it is not enough for him to leave his chauffeur or a friend to attend to the boring formalities while he goes off on more important business.If you have been involved in an accident and have stopped, you must give your name, address, and registration number to anyone who has a good reason for requesting it;this means anyone affected by the accident.If these formalities are complied with it is not necessary to wait for the arrival of the police.It is, however, often wise to do so.The police are expert at drawing plans, taking measurements and photographs and gathering other evidence.In your absence the police could be given a biased story against you;and you yourself migh wam to point out certain features of the accident to the police.6.A MOMENT'S INATTENTION CAUSES ACCIDENTS'(para.l)is a self defeating Warning because______.(A)it will make a driver wait at the scene(B)it will distract the driver's attention(C)it is too difficult to understand(D)it is too long to be read by drivers 7.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?(A)After an accident you have to give your name to anyone who asks for it.(B)Drivers on the Basingstoke by-pass used to ignore the sign.(C)Road construction problems can be a major cause of accidents.(D)A 'black spot' is a part of the road where there are no signs.8.'Subtle visual traps'(para.3)are ______.(A)places where the police hide in order to trap motorists(B)parts of the road which are deceptive to the driver's eye(C)danger spots such as sharp corners and cross-roads(D)places where there are man road-signs 9.As required by the law, you must stop after an accident, if ______.(A)you have been injured by somebody.(B)your car has been damaged.(C)you have injured somebody else(D)you have witnessed the accident l 0.After an accident it is recommended that you wait for the police because _________.(A)it is against the law to drive off(B)they have to examine your licence and insurance certificate(C)they have to noto the position of your car(D)somebody may give them a false account of the accident

Questions 11--15 Just as word oil scarcity is already causing intemational conflicts, so will the scarcity of water reach a point where wars will break out.The statistics on water are already scary.Already well over l billion people suffer from water shortages and 30 countries get more than a third of their water from outside their borders—an obvious source of disputes and instability especially as the climate changes.The whole of the sub-Saharan Africa, most of South Asia and western South America are most at risk.The reason: the rapid melting of glaciers due to global warning.At the meeting of the coalition of 27 Intemaional charities last month, Gareth Thomas, minister of Intenatonal Development of the British government, wrote to prime minister Gordon Brown demanding action to ensure fresh water to 1.1 billion people with poor supplies.”If we do not act now, the reality is that water supplies may become the subject of international conflict in the years ahead.We need to invest now to prevent us having to pay that price in the future“, Thomas said.The department warned that two-thirds of theword's population will live in water-stressed countries by 2025.The coalition of charities has appealed for a global effort to bring running water to the developing world and supply sanitation to a further 2.6 billion people.It said that international investment is needed now to prevent competition for water to destabilize communities and escalate into conflicts.Tackling the water and sanitation crisis is essential if the Millennium Development Goal Call to Action is to be a success.Otherwise, progress on health, education, and environment sustainability will be undermined.Each year 443 million school days are lost globally to diarrhea and 1.8 million children die from these diseases.In fact, it is often not realized tha investing in sanitation and water brillgs the greatest public health gains, more than any other single development intervention and delivers enormous economic gains.Already, some Asian countries have put tackling these issues at the forefront of theirdevelopment efforts.The Millennium Development Goals aim to halve the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water by 20l5.To achieve that urgent action needs to be taken.There is no doubt that climate change is potentially the most important factor affecting water shor tage.This, compounded with a growing and increasingly urbanized global population will put pressure on food and water.For a temperature rise of 2°C, which is likely to happen by 2050, there would be a catastrophic 2 to 3 billion people suffering from water stress.11.What does the author think is primarily responsible for water shortages in the world ?(A)Climate chance.(B)Border dispute.(C)World competition.(D)Political instability 12.According to Gareth Thomas, _______ is the price we have to pay for water shortage if we do not take immediate action.(A)sanitation crisis

(B)intemational conflict(C)global warming

(D)over-urbanization 13.What can the coalition of charities do to prevent competition for water ?(A)Appealing for international investment.(B)Bringing running water to the developing world.(C)Supplying sanitation to billions of water-stressed people.(D)Enhancing world environment sustainability 13.The Millennium Development Goals aim to_______ in the near future.(A)tackle the water and sanitation crisis(B)yield economic gains as well as public health gains(C)mak progress on health, education and environment sustainability(D)provide more people with clean drinking water 15.According to the passage, what will add to water shortage ?(A)Oil scarcity.(B)A drop in temperature(C)A growing population.(D)Reduced food supply

Questions 16.-20 Parenting was never a piece of cake in any age, but probably the greatest source of headache for parents today in Japan is the ubiquitous cellphone.Today, 96 percent of senior high school students and 58 percent of junior high school students have cellphones.Even among primary school children, 3l percent have them.By enabling youngsters to stay connected with their parents at all times, these gadgets help to keep children safe.For the kids, they are fun toys, too, that let them text to or chat with their pals whenever they wat, play Intemet games, and enjoy blogging for their own profile and diary purposes.But terrible dangers lurk beneath all that fun and convenience.Every year about l,000 children become involved in rape and other crimes through dating service sites.Violent and obscene images are only a couple of clicks away.On gakkoura saito, or so-called unofficial school websites where kids can post whatever they want, anyone can fall victim to brutal ''verbal mob lynching” by their peers.Amid today's urgent need to address these problems, the government’s Meeting on Education Rebuilding has issued a report.In response to the Prime Minister's recent comments---“I carmot think of one good reason for(letting youngsters)have a cellphone“ and ”I would like everyone to discuss whether cellphones are really necessary:“----the report recommended that ”parents, guardians, schools and all parties concerned should cooperate among themselves, so that elementary school pupils and junior high school students do not have a cellphone unless there is a compelling reason for them to do so.“ But since many parents believe in the necessity of cellphones as a safety tool, it is unrealistic to expect everyone to do away with them.Rather, it would make more sense for guardians, schools and cellphone companies to consider, from their respective standpoints,how cellphones should be used by children.We suggest that parents sit down with their offspring and talk about their “houserules”for cellphone use.For instance, sct the hours allowed, so the kids won't be texting to their friends late into the night, remind them never to give away personal information online, and so on..But there are limits to what individual families can do, and this is where we also suggest that schools should educate their pupils on the dangers of cellphone use.One way to go about this, for instance, may be for each class to set its own rules on sending e-mail messages.16.The word ”ubiquitous"(para.l)is closest in meaning to ________.(A)updated

(B)sophisticated(C)prevalent

(D)obsolete 17.Many parents let their kids have cellphones because they ________.(A)want their kids to keep up with the IT World(B)can't think of anything better for their kids to have fun(C)don't want their kids to miss 'what other kids have(D)believe cellphones endble them to stay connected 18.Which of the following is NOT the potential risk kids may face when using cellphones?(A)Involvement in rape-related crime(B)Exposure to violent and obscene images(C)Falling victim to brutal curses.(D)Being tracked down by unofficial school websites.19.The report issued by the government’s Meeting on Education Rebuilding______.(A)recommended minimizing the use of cellphones among kids(B)suggested setting “house rules” for cellphone use

(C)urged parents to remind their children about ce1lphone use(D)pressed schools to educate their pupils on the dangers of cellphone use 20.What is the main idea of the passage?(A)Parents neglect to protect their kids from cellphones.(B)Parenting with cellphones is a source of headache.(C)Cellphones should be banned from campus.(D)Kids need lessons on the uses of cellphones Question 21--25 Extract I A stylish dining room with cream walls and curtains and black carpet as perfect foil to an eclectic array of furniture.Many of the pieces are classics of their particular era, and demonstrate how old and new designs can be happily mixed together Thc prototype chair in the foreground has yet to prove its staying power and was thought up by the flat's occupant.He is pictured in his living room which has the same decorative theme and is linked to the dining room by a high Medieval-styled archway where was once a redundant and uninspiring fireplace.Extract 2 Old bathrooms often contain a great deal of ugly pipework in need of disguising.This can either be done by boxing in the exposed pipes, or by fitting wood paneling over them.As wood paneling can be secured over almost anyting---including oid ceramic tiles and chipped walls---is an effective way of disguising pipework as well as being an attractive form of decoration.The paneling can be vertical, horizontal or diagonal.An alternative way to approach the problem of exposed pipes is to actually make them a feature of the room by picking the pipework out in bright strong colours.Extract 3 Cooking takes second place in this charming room which, with its deep armchairs, is more of a sitting room than a kitohen, and th6 ntw RaybUm stove as a good choice, as it blends in well with the old brick and beamed fireplace.There are no fitted units or built-in appliances, so all food preparation is done at the big farmbouse table in the foreground;and the china, pots and pans have been deliberately left on show to make an attractive display.What about the kitchen sink? It's hidden away behind an archway which leads into a small scullery.Here there's a second cooker and---in the best farmhouse tradition---a huge walk-in larder for all food storage.2l.Why is the colour of the carpet described in Extract l a particular advantage?(A)It livens up the colour in an otherwise dull room.(B)It provides a contrast to the furniture.(C)It blends in with the tones of the furniture.(D)It gives the room a classical style.22.What is the purpose of the archway described in Extract 1 ?(A)To hide an unattractive fireplace.(B)To give the room an exotic eastem style.(C)To join the dining room with the sitting room(D)To make room for the unusual seating arrangements.23.Extract 2 is probably taken from ________.(A)an architect's blueprint(B)a plumber’s manual

(C)a home renovation magazine(D)an advertisement for new bathrooms 24.Extracts 2 and 3 deal with _________.(A)old and classic furniture(B)attractive colour schemes(C)cheap improvement schemes(D)home decoration 25.Compared with Extract l the room described in Extract 3 appears to _______.(A)be more comfortable(B)be more colourful(C)contain more furniture(D)posspss a greater variety of style Questions26--30,.Large parts of the world have not enjoyed the remarkale global progress in health conditions that have taken place over the past century.Indeed, millions of deaths in impoverished nations are avoidable with prevention and treatment options that the rich world already uses.This year, l0 million children will die in low-and middle-income countries.If child death rates were the same as those in developed countries this figuer would be lower than 1 million.Conversely, if child death rates were those of rich countries just 100 years ago, the figure would be 30 million.Today's tools for improving health are so powerful and inexpensive that health conditions could be reasonably good even in poor countries if policy makers spent even relatively little in the right places.Recent research for the Copeghagen Consensus idenifies several highly cost-effective options that would tackle some of the planet's most urgent health problems.The most promising investment is in tuberculosis treatment.Some 90 percent of the l.6 million tuberculosis deaths in 2003 occurred in low-and middle-income countries.Because tuberculosis affects working-age people, it can be a trigger of household poverty.The comerstone of control is prompt treatment using first-line drugs, which doesn't require a sophisticated health system.Spending $l billion on tuberculosis treatment in a year would save l million lives.Because good health accompanies higher levels of national economic welfare in the long run, the economic benefits are worth $30 billion.The second most cost-effective investment is tackling hewt disease.Heart disease migh not seem like a pressing issue for poor nations, but it represents more than a quarter of their death toll.Measures to reduce risk factors other than smoking--high intake or saturated animal fat, obesity, binge drinking of alcohol, physical inactivity , and low fruit and vegetable consumption--have had little success.Treating acute heart attacks with inexpensive drugs is, however, cost-effective.Spending $200 million could avert several hundred thousand deaths, yielding benefits that are 25 times higher than costs.The third option is prevention and treatment of malaria.A billion dollars would expand the provision of insecticide-treated bed-nets and facilitate provision of highly effective treatment.This would save more than a million child deaths and produce economic benefits worth $20 billion.The fourth altermative for policymakers is to focus on child health initiatives.The best measures are familiar ones expanding immunization coverage, promoting breasfeeding, increasing the use of simple and cheap treatments for diarrhea and childhood pneumonia, and so on.Even if the costs of all these initiatives were two or three times higher than we estimate, these efforts would still provide amazing opportunities to reduce health inequality and do good in the world.26.Over the past century, the child death rates hatve _________.(A)climbed steadily in impoverished countries(B)dropped remarkably in developed countries(C)fluctuated wildly in low-incoine countries(D)remained stable in middle-income countries 27.The most effective investment is in the treatment for ________.(A)tuberculosis(B)heart disease(C)malaria(D)diarrhea 28.All of the following could be the contributing factors to heart disease EXCETP________.(A)heavy smoking(B)binge drinking(C)saturated animal fat intake(D)vegetable consumption 29.According to the author, if $ l billion were invested in the prevention and treatment of heart discase, whih of the following economic benefits would be produced?(A)$20 billion.(B)$25 billion.(C)$30 billion.(D)$35 billion.30.What would be the best title for this passage ?(A)Best Options for Tackling World’s Killer Diseases.(B)Cost-effective Investment in Impoverished Nations.(C)Health Inequality between Developed and Developing Countries.(D)Earth’s Killer Diseases: Tuberculosis, HeartAttak and Malaria...SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST(1)(30 minutes)Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and write your version in the corrsponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.In a normal recession, the to-do list is clear.Copies of Keynes are dusted off, the Fed lowers interest rates, the president and Congress cut taxes and hike spending.In time, purchasing, production and loans perk up, and Keynes is placed back on the shelf.No larger alterations to the economy are made, because our economy, but for the occasional bump in the road, is fundamentally sound.This has been the drill in every recession since World War II.Republicans and Democrats argue over whose taxes should be cut the most and which projects should be funded, but under public pressure to do something, they usually find some mutually acceptable midpoint and enact a stimulus package.Even in today's hyperpartisan Washington, the odds still favor such a deal.This time, though, dona€?t expect that to be the end of the story-----because the coming recession will not be normal, and our economy is not fundamentally sound.This time around, the nation will have to craft new versions of some of the reforms that Franklin Roosevelt created to steer the nation out of the Great Depression.SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST(2)(30 minutes)Directions: Translate the following passage into English and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.鐘表上的秒針一下一下地移動，每移動一下就是表示我們的壽命已經縮短了一部分。再看看墻上掛著的可以一張張撕下的日歷，每天撕下一張就是表示我們的壽命又縮短了一天。因為時間即生命。

沒有人不愛惜他的生命，但很少人珍視他的時間。如果想在有生之年做一點什么事，學一點什么學問，充實自己，幫助別人，使生命成為有意義，不虛此生，那么就不可浪費光陰。這個道理人人都懂，可是很少人能積極不懈地善為利用他的時間。

Sentence Translation 1.請不要掛斷，先留個言，我一會兒打回過去。現在我必須靜靜地先集中精力看一下這些數字

2.這家公司有1500萬美元的注冊資金，主營各類數碼產品的進出口。

3.今天倫敦市場股價驟跌，隨之華爾街也遭受了巨大損失，金融銀行的股價遭受重創。

4.健康的身體和鍛煉是緊密相連的，但這并不是全部。保持身體健康還需要吃好、睡好和良好的自我感覺。

5.很多年輕人夢想成為名模，苗條是她們非常渴望的。為了減肥，她們不吃東西。Passage Translation

1.美國商人經常利用社交場合來做生意，最好的例子就是商務午餐，可以用來爭取客戶、擴大影響、討論并解決內部分歧，甚至面試未來的員工。很多面試工作都是在商務午餐中完成的。商務午餐通常持續一到兩個半小時，在餐廳中舉行，那里安靜宜人，適合進行私人談話。

2.世界人口密度不斷加大，越來越多的人帶來的壓力也不斷增加。專家認為，我們正在接近地球所能有效供養的人口的極限，因此應該進行人口計劃控制。也有人認為這樣會危及到人類的未來，通常高智商人群生育的孩子比較少。因此，有人擔憂，這會引起人類整體智力水平的下降。

Section 2 1-5 ABCCC 6-10 BCBCD

11-15 ABADC 16-20 CDDAD

21-25 CCBDC 26-30 BADBA

Section 3平常的經濟蕭條一旦來臨，大家都明確應該馬上著手做哪些事情：重新翻開塵封已久的凱恩斯的著作，聯邦政府調低利息率，總統和國會開始減稅，增加財政支出。用不了多久，市場上購銷兩旺，生產線生機勃勃，貸款扶搖而上，于是乎，凱恩斯的書又回了書架。不需要對經濟體制做重大的改革，要知道我們的經濟固然偶爾會有一點磕磕碰碰，從根本上說還是健康的。第二次世界大戰以后，每次蕭條一來，我們都這樣如法炮制。

關于哪個階層應該減稅最多，哪些計劃可以得到政府資金援助，共和黨人和民主黨人一直都爭論不休。不過，公眾輿論自然會要求他們有所作為，因此他們也往往能找到雙方都可接受的中間路線，共同推動一個經濟刺激的一攬子計劃。就算在今天的華盛頓，兩黨意見空前分歧，我們依然相信，兩黨都能接受的計劃最終一定會出臺。然而這次，我們不能指望事情就能就此了結--因為

這一次到來的蕭條非比尋常，我們的經濟從根本上說也已經不健康。這一次，這個國家需要一些富蘭克林·羅斯福的改革手段，并將他們進行更新。在當年的大蕭條中，這些改革扭轉了乾坤。

Section 4

Our life is shortened by every tick of the second hand of the clock.Each page peeled away from the wall calendar marks a bygone day.Time is life, while life is cherished by everybody, but time, by few.How can we achieve something in our brief life? To learn some knowledge!To replenish ourselves!To help those in need!To add significance to our life!Time should not be squandered if we want to make our life meaningful(to get a lot out of our life).This principle is accepted by all, but wisely observed by very few.1.round, flat cakes

2.German immigrants 3.their name 4.claim

5.clear answer 6.great hit

7.fast, practical and cheap

8.in the 1920s 9.5 cents each

10.drive-in restaurant

11.popular menu items 12.conquer

13.hot dog stand 14.spring up

15.sold 12 hamburgers 16.US culture 17.60% 18.7%

19.according to the times

20.a fish burger

Statements

1-5 ACBDB 6-10 ACDDB Talks

Conversations

11-14 BADC 15-18 DACC 19-22 ABDB 23-26 BCDA 27-30 BACD

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