1997年3月英语中级口译真题答案及听力原文

1997.3上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试参考答案：SECTION 1: LISTENING TESTPart A: Spot Diction1. like a rocket2. crew3. cargo-hold4. laboratory5. plan6. in advance7. every week 8. next9. convenience 10.immense opportunities11. reusable 12.space station13. piece by piece 14. for the rest15. commonplace 16. platforms17. solar system 18. developed and available19. technology 20. extensive programmesPart B: Listening Comprehension1-5 A A C A A 6-10 B B D B D11-15 A B D D D 16-20 B D A D C21-25 B C C D B 26-30 A D C A CPart C: Listening and TranslationⅠ.Sentence Translation1.纽约有一场大雾，我们在那里被耽搁了。

2.在中国逗留期间，我们希望了解能否在此开一家新德分支机构。

3.我希望下星期某个时候能与安妮会面。

星期一上午合适吗？4.如果你有合格德资历与经验，工资会略微高一点。

5.他刚开始工作后，发现（工作）比他期望的要困难得多。

Ⅱ.Passage Translation1.我是10年前到美国的，但我非常清楚地记得那一天。

飞机下午三点钟降落在肯尼迪机场时，我德朋友在迎候着我。

天气很冷，下着雪，我却兴奋，一点也不在乎。

2.从监狱里获释的人当中大约有七成迟早会再进监狱。

有些人认为这正说明了一个人一旦成为罪犯，九可能永远是罪犯。

但这也同样意味着进了监狱就会使人更有可能犯罪。

SECTION 2:STUDY SKILLS1-5 D D C A D 6-10 D D B A A11-15 C A D C C 16-20 C A D B D21-25 A C B B A 26-30 D D C A BSECTION 3: TRANSLATION 1世界的面貌正在发生引人注目的变化，其变化之快几乎就象这座城市德空中轮廓。

今天，冷战已经结束。

全球核冲突的危险性已大大减小，商品和思想的自由交流正在激发地球村的概念。

但是，正如世界各国会受益于这个新世界的美好前景，没有一个国家能够免遭其祸害。

缔造和平与繁荣，抵御不分国界的诸多威胁---恐怖主义、贩毒、疾病和环境破坏，这些与我们大家都有着利害关系。

为了最有效地迎接这些挑战，中国和美国必须协力行动。

有些人说，随着冷战的结束，美中关系的战略意义已经减弱了。

我认为这些人刚好说反了。

随着新世纪的开始，加强美国和中国的联系，其重要性将变得更大。

SCETION 4: TRANSLATION 2The operating room opened, and Dad and I hurried in. Oh, Mom’s big, bright eyes were closed tight, and her normally red face looked pale.Looking at sick Mom, I recalled the summer of 1981 when Granny was ill.That summer was unusually hot in Shanghai. Granny was hospitalized. Mom went to the hospital several times a day, and in the evening she was also there looking after Granny. Having had no good meal several days running, Mom was obviously thinning.Mom is a music teacher. She not only teacher her students what love is all about with her songs but tells me by what she does that showing filial respect to parents is a virtue of our Chinese nation. Now that Mom is sick, I must take good care of her and be a fine daughter who is filial towards Mom.听力测试题录音文字稿:SECTION 1：LISTENING TESTPart A: Spot DictationDirections: 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. Now let’s begin Part A with Spot Dictation.The development of the Space Shuttle has dramatically reduced the cost of sending loads into space. The Shuttle takes off from Earth like a rocket, and lands again like a huge aircraft. It can transport not only its own crew, but also passengers, and has a huge cargo-hold which is capable of carrying large satellites or a space laboratory.Before the Space Shuttle was created, it was necessary to plan trips into space several years in advance. However, for the rest of the century it should be possible to make space flights every week or so. Any scientist or engineer needing to travel into orbit will simply take the next Shuttle flight, stay as long as necessary, and then return at his or her convenience.It is difficult to imagine the immense opportunities created by the Shuttle. One of the great advantages of having a reusable space vehicle is that it can take one load after another into orbit.Very large space stations could not be launched in their complete form directly from Earth, but they could be built piece by piece in space. The Space Shuttle is likely to be used as a general “workhorse” for the rest of this century, and the building of such stations in orbit should become commonplace.Once these huge orbiting space stations are completed, they are likely to become the platforms from which hundreds of robot space ships could be launched cheaply and easily to explore the solar system and to start mining operations on the Moon. The technology needed for this is already developed and available. And because of commercial and military pressures to develop space technology, it is likely that governments will be increasingly willing to start extensive programs of space engineering, exploration and research.Part B: Listening ComprehensionⅠ. StatementsDirections: 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. Now let’s begin with question number one.Question No. 1. Jane remained in London for the summer.Question No. 2. Daniel requested that he be transferred to Tokyo to start a new branch.Question No. 3. According to our correspondent, the rain has flooded several areas of South India. Question No. 4. Jason ran across his former college teacher during a business trip to Chicago. Question No. 5. The plane was due at 9：30, but has been delayed half an hour.Question No. 6. I’d have bought Smith’s computer if I had known he was selling it.Question No. 7. Please let me know whether you will come to the meeting or not.Question No. 8. May I suggest Friday for our trip to Hong Kong?Question No. 9. We tried to persuade him not to go to Australia, but in vain.Question No. 10. When they were searching the area, the police all but caught the thieves.Ⅱ. Talks and ConversationsDirections: 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 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 15 are based on the following announcement.This is the final for Olympic Airways to Athens flight number OA260. Any remaining passengers must go immediately to gate 2 where the flight is now closing. Olympic Airways flight number OA 260 closing now at gate 2.Scandinavian Airlines to Stockholm, flight number Sk528 now boarding at gate 4.Passengers to New York. British Airways regret to advise a delay of 35 minutes on their flight number BA175 to New York. That is a delay of 35 minutes on British Airways flight number BA 175 to New York.Austrian Airlines to Vienna, flight number OS455 now boarding at gate 8. Austrian Airlines flight number OS455 boarding now at gate 8.Question No.11. Where is this announcement most probably made?Question No.12. Which of the following statements is true about a about the Qlympic Airwaysflight to Athens?Question No.13. Where is the Scandinavian Airlines flight scheduled to fly?Question No.14. According to the announcement, how much longer will passengers to New York have to wait?Question No.15. According to the announcement, at which gate passengers to Vienna boarding?Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk.A demonstration against race prejudice drew thousands of people to central London this morning. It was organized by the Labor Party and the Trades Union Congress under the banner “United against Racialism”. The march wa s led by several leading Labor Party and Trades Union officials. It was a column that stretched for over two miles and it took the demonstrators nearly three hours to cover the distance from Speakers’ Corner to Trafalgar Square. There were representatives from more than twenty major unions, as well as community workers and various ethnic groups. By the time the march reached Trafalgar Square an estimated fifteen thousand people had joined it.Question No. 16. Where did the demonstration take place?Question No. 17. Who organized the demonstration?Question No. 18. What did the demonstrators protest against?Question No. 19. According to the news, where did the demonstration march start?Question No. 20. About how many people joined the march?Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following conversation.Male: Now could you tell me your name, please?Female: Yes, officer, it’s Daniels, Mrs. Jennifer Daniels.Male: And could I have your address too, please?Female: Yes, of course. It’s 27 Spring field Road, Bristol.Male: So, could you tell me, please, exactly what you saw of the incident?Female: Yes, well, I was just coming out of the supermarket exit when all of the a sudden I heard this cry, and when I turned round to see what it was, I saw this man sort of tugging at thiswoman’s handbag, and she was hitting him with her free hand, and then he pushed her andshe fell to the ground. He then ran off down the street and round the corner.Male: I see. And could you describe the man for me?Female: Well, um…let me see. He was medium height, about thirtyish. I all happened so quickly it’s hard to remember.Male: Do please try, it could be very important in helping us to catch him.Female: Oh yes, I do remember something else. He was wearing a yellow jacket-you know, a light anorak sort of thing-and jeans, blue jeans.Male: Did you notice the color of his hair by any chance?Female: Oh, dark I should say…yes, dark brown. And that’s about all I can remember, I’m afraid, and it was very wavy.Male: Thank you very much, Mrs. Daniels. You’ve been very helpful. We’ll probably be in touch. Question No. 21. Who is asking Mrs. Daniels, most probably?Question No. 22. Where did the incident take place?Question No. 23. According to Mrs. Daniels, about what age was the man involved?Question No. 24. What was the man wearing?Question No. 25. What color was the man’s hair, as far as Mrs. Daniels could remember?Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following talk.There is a great deal of land in the United States, but there are also a great many people. Where did the people come from?The first Americans were Indians. Today there are about 900,000 American Indians. There is one part of the country with an especially large Indian population. That is the southwest.Blacks first came to America from Africa as slaves. President Lincoln freed the slaves in 1863. About eleven percent of the present American population are Blacks.The first immigrants in American history came form England and the Netherlands. Soon immigrants began to arriver from many other countries, and they are still arriving. In 1790 the new nation had fewer than four million. Today there are more than 210 million. There include people from all parts of the world.Question No. 26. What might be the best title for this passage?Question No. 27. How much is the American Indian population?Question No. 28. Who were the first people living in America?Question No. 29. What is current size of the American population?Question No. 30. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?Part C: Listening and TranslationⅠ. Sentence TranslationDirections: 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 you version in the corresponding space in your answer booklet. Not let’s begin Sentence Translation with sentence No. 1. Sentence No. 1. There was a heavy fog in New York and we were delayed there.Sentence No. 2. During our stay in China, we hope to find out if we can open a new branch here. Sentence No. 3. I hope I can meet you sometime next week; would Monday morning suit you? Sentence No. 4. The salary will be a little bit more if you have the right qualifications andexperience.Sentence No. 5. Soon after he started working, he discovered that it was far harder work than he’d expected.ⅡPassage TranslationDirections: 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 you 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:I arrived in the United States ten years ago, but I remember my first day there very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was too excited to mind.Passage 2:About seven out of ten people released from prison will be put into prison again sooner or later. Some people think this simply shows that once a person becomes a criminal he will probably remain a criminal. But it could equally suggest that being in prison actually makes people more likely to commit crimes.。