9月中级口译真题+参考答案
中口真题200209
2002年9月中级口译真题答案参考答案SECTION 1：LISTENING TESTPart A: Spot Dictation1. in the classroom 11. take the time2. smooth 12. willing to listen3. a powerful opportunity 13. evaluate4. denying 14. time and honesty5. lead to 15. how difficult6. win- win 16. make compromise7. how to 17. make compromise8. state the problem 18. does not work9. clearly define 19. be ready10. both of you agree 20. agreed on a solutionPart B: Listening Comprehension1－5 CABCB 6－10 BDDAB11－15 CDBAD 16－20 DACCB21－25 CABDA 26－30 DACCDPart C: Listening and TranslationI. Sentence Translation1. 如今，家庭成员往往在晚上、周末或其他闲暇时间观看电视节目，不再读书或闲谈。
2. 现在的年轻人对自己的职业选择没有什么方向。
这是因为他们先前没有实际的就业经验。
3. 我们看到亚洲在我们的双边贸易和投资关系方面提供了巨大的增长潜力。
我希望这种增长持续下去并且加快速度。
4. 电子商务的出现以及网络经济的快速发展，正在为中国国内外贸易提供了新的增长机遇。
5. 在我国，人民的生活水平在改善。
如今，300 多万孩子有了健康保险。
250 多万个家庭脱离了贫困。
II．Passage Translation /Passage 1我是一名电脑程序员。
2002年9月翻译资格中级英语口译笔试真题及答案
2002年9⽉翻译资格中级英语⼝译笔试真题及答案2002年9⽉翻译资格中级英语⼝译笔试真题及答案Part 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 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. You 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 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.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 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 ConversationsDirections: 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 11~1411. (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 15~1815. (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 19~2219. (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 23~2623. (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 27~3027. (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 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 your version in the corresponding space in your ANAWER BOOKLET.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)II. Passage 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 your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening.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.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 1~5In 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. They 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 weather2. 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 pylons4. 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 structure5. 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 bedQuestions 6~10For 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. Sharing 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 job7. In Paragraph 2, the wo rd “maximize” means to ___________.(A) talk about (B) make the most of(C) be modest about (D) play down8. The author states that the one thing you should never do during an interview is__________.(A) list your successes in previousjobs(B) promote your qualifications for thejob(C) tell your potential boss about the projects you ve worked on(D) make negative comments about your former employer9. 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 stories10. 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 businessQuestions 11~155 Steps to Living Longer1 Watch Your TemperScientists 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 leads 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?’”2 Lighten Your Dark Moodsfor 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.3 Flatten That BellyMore 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.4 Limit Your Bad HabitsHeavy 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.5 Rev Up Your MetabolismA 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 fit ness 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 wrongly12. 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 ambition14. 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 16~20World 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, to 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. The 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, lik the Shang royal cemeteries in China, were reserved for nobility alone. Parts 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, or metal ingots, as 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 southwesternFrance, are commonplace in some areas of the world, noticeably southern Africa and parts of North America. Many are cavesand rockshelters where prehistoric people painted or engraved game animals, scenes of daily life, or 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.An 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 history17. 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 there18.The 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 grave19. 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 engraving20. 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 engravingQuestions 21~25I 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. The 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.”。
中级口译真题+参考答案
9月中级口译真题+参考答案(4)Questions 16-20We are moving inexorably into the age of automation. Our aim is not to devise a mechanism which can perform a thousand different actions of any individual man but, on the contrary, one which could by a single action replace a thousand men.Industrial automation has moved along three lines. First there is the conveyor belt system of continuous production whereby separate operations are linked into a single sequence. The goods produced by this well-established method are untouched by the worker, and the machine replaces both unskilled and semiskilled. Secondly, there is automation with feedback control of the quality of the product: here mechanisms are built into the system which can compare the output with a norm, that is, the actual product with what it is supposed to be, and then correct any shortcomings. The entire cycle of operations dispenses with human control except in so far as monitors are concerned. One or two examples of this type of automation will illustrate its immense possibilities. There is a factory in the U.S.A. which makes 1,000 million electric light bulbs a year, and the factory employs three hundred people. If the preautomation techniques were to be employed, the labour force required would leap to 25,000. A motor manufacturing company with 45,000 spare parts regulates their entire supply entirely by computer. Computers can be entrusted with most of the supervision of industrial installations, such as chemical plants or oil refineries. Thirdly, there is computer automation, for banks, accounting departments, insurance companies and the like. Here the essential features are the recording, storing, sorting and retrieval of information.The principal merit of modern computing machines is the achievement of theirvastly greater speed of operation by comparison with unaided human effort; a task which otherwise might take years, if attempted at all, now takes days or hours.One of the most urgent problems of industrial societies rapidly introducing automation is how to fill the time that will be made free by the machines which will take over the tasks of the workers. The question is not simply of filling empty time but also of utilizing the surplus human energy that will be released. We are already seeing straws in the wind: destructive outbursts on the part of youth whose work no longer demands muscular strength. While automation will undoubtedly do away with a large number of tedious jobs, are we sure that it will not put others which are equally tedious in their place? For an enormous amount of sheer monitoring will be required. A man in an automated plant may have to sit for hours on and watching dials and taking decisive action when some signal informs him that all is not well. What meaning will his occupation bear for the worker? How will he devote his free time after a four or five hour stint of labour? Moreover, what, indeed, will be the significance for him of his leisure? If industry of the future could be purged of its monotony and meaninglessness, man would then be better equipped to use his leisure time constructively.16. The main purpose of automation is _________.（A）to devise the machine which could replace the semi-skilled（B）to process information as fast as possible（C）to develop an efficient labor-saving mechanism（D）to make an individual man perform many different actions17. The chief benefit of computing machines is ________.（A）their greater speed of operation（B）their control of the product quality（C）their conveyor belt system of continuous production（D）their supervision of industrial installations18. One of the problems brought about by automation in industrial societies is _________.（A）plenty of information（B）surplus human energy（C）destructive outbursts（D）less leisure time19. Which of the following best explains the use of ‘stint’ （para.4）?（A）Effort.（B）Force.（C）Excess.（D）Period.20. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?（A）There is no automation with feedback control of the quality of the product.（B）Computers are reliable in any supervision of industrial installations.（C）The essential features for banks are the recording and sorting of information.（D）Automation will undoubtedly eliminate numerous tedious jobs.Questions 21-25The city water pipes in Rome were usually of baked clay or lead; copper was sometimes used and also hollowed stone. For the large supply conduits leading to the city the Romans used covered channels with free water surfaces, rather than pipes. Perhaps this choice was a matter of economics, for apparently they could make lead pipes up to 15 inches in diameter. While pipes can follow the profile of undulatingground, with the pressure increasing in the lower areas, channels cannot. They must slope continuously downwards, because water in channels does not normally flow uphill; and the grade must be flat, from 1 in 60 in small channels to perhaps 1 in 3,000 in large ones, to keep the water speed down to a few feet per second. Thus the main supply channels or aqueducts had long lengths of flat grade and where they crossed depressions or valleys they were carried on elevated stone bridges in the form of tiered arches. At the beginning of the Christian era there were over 30 miles of these raised aqueducts in the 250 miles of channels and tunnels bringing water to Rome. The channels were up to 6 feet wide and 5 to 8 feet high. Sometimes channels were later added on the tops of existing ones. The remains of some of these aqueducts still grace the skyline on the outskirts of Rome and elsewhere in Europe similar ruins are found.Brick and stone drains were constructed in various parts of Rome. The oldest existing one is the Cloaca Maxima which follows the course of an old stream. It dates back at least to the third century B.C. Later the drains were used for sewage, flushed by water from the public baths and fountains, as well as street storm run-off.The truly surprising aspect of the achievements of all the ancient hydraulic artisans is the lack of theoretical knowledge behind their designs. Apart from the hydrostatics of Archimedes, there was no sound understanding of the most elementary principles of fluid behaviour. Sextus Frontinus, Rome’s water commissioner around A.D. 100, did not fully realize that in order to calculate the volume rate of flow in a channel it is necessary to allow for the speed of the flow as well as the area of cross-section. The Romans’ flow standard was the rate at which water would flow through a bronze pipe roughly 4/3 inch in diameter and 9 inches long. When this pipe was connected to the side of a water-supply pipe or channel as a delivery outlet, it was assumed that theoutflow was at the standard rate. In fact, the amount of water delivered depended not only on the cross-sectional area of the outlet pipe but also on the speed of water flowing through it and this speed depended on the pressure in the supply pipe.21. The Romans used all of the following to make water pipes EXCEPT _________.（A）earth （B）wood （C）copper （D）stone22. Covered channels were used instead of pipes to supply large quantities of water probably because _________.（A）the Romans could build them more cheaply（B）these channels could follow uneven ground more easily（C）the Romans could not build large pipes（D）these channels avoided rapid changes of pressure23. The use of ‘grace’ in line 15 suggests that the aqueducts today are _________.（A）hideous （B）divine （C）useful （D）attractive24. In order to calculate the volume of water flowing through a pipe, it is important to know its speed and ________.（A）the area across the end of the pipe （B）the length of the pipe（C）the water pressure in the pipe （D）the level from which the water falls25. The main subject of the passage is concerned essentially with __________.（A）the classical scientific achievements（B）the theoretical Greek hydrostatics（C）the ancient Roman hydraulic system（D）the early European architectural designingQuestions 26-30Every day of our lives we are in danger of instant death from small high-speed missiles from space-the lumps of rocky or metallic debris which continuously bombard the Earth. The chances of anyone actually being hit, however, are very low, although there are recorded instances of ‘stones from the sky’ hurting people, and numerous accounts of damage to buildings and other objects. At night this extraterrestrial material can be seen as ‘fireballs’ or ‘shooting stars’, burning their way through our atmosphere. Most, on reaching our atmosphere, become completely vaporised.The height above ground at which these objects become sufficiently heated to be visible is estimated to be about 60-100 miles. Meteorites that have fallen on buildings have sometimes ended their long lonely space voyage incongruously under beds, inside flower pots or even, in the case of one that landed on a hotel in North Wales, within a chamber pot. Before the era of space exploration it was confidently predicted that neither men nor space vehicles would survive for long outside the protective blanket of the Earth’s atmosphere. It was thought that once in space they would be seriously damaged as a result of the incessant downpour of meteorites falling towards our planet at the rate of many millions every day. Even the first satellites showed that the danger from meteorites had been greatly overestimated by the pessimists, but although it has not happened yet, it is certain that one day a spacecraft will be badly damaged by a meteorite.The greatest single potential danger to life on Earth undoubtedly comes from outside our planet. Collision with another astronomical body of any size or with a ‘black hole’ could completely destroy the Earth almost instantly. Near misses of bodies larger than or comparable in size to our own planet could be equally disastrous tomankind as they might still result in total or partial disruption. If the velocity of impact were high, collision with even quite small extraterrestrial bodies might cause catastrophic damage to the Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and outer crust and thus produce results inimical to life as we know it. The probability of collision with a large astronomical body from outside our Solar System is extremely low, possibly less than once in the lifetime of an average star. We know, however, that our galaxy contains great interstellar dust clouds and some astronomers have suggested that there might also be immense streams of meteorite matter in space that the Solar system may occasionally encounter. Even if we disregard this possibility, our own Solar system itself contains a great number of small astronomical bodies, such as the minor planets or asteroids and the comets, some with eccentric orbits that occasionally bring them close to the Earth’s path.26. According to the writer, the Earth is being continuously bombarded by _________.（A）big bright stars from space（B）man-made space vehicles（C）great interstellar dust clouds（D）small high-speed pieces of rock from space27. The word “vaporised” （para.1）means _________.（A）turned from stones into missiles（B）turned from a fireball into black（C）turned from a solid into a gas（D）turned from meteors into shooting stars28. Why was it once thought that no spacecraft would survive for very long inspace?（A）People believed that spacecraft would be destroyed in a black hole.（B）People believed that spacecraft would be misguided by missiles.（C）People believed that spacecraft would be collided with a star.（D）People believed that spacecraft would be damaged by meteorites.29. What is the greatest danger to life on Earth?（A）Collision with small high-speed missiles.（B）Collision with an astronomical body.（C）Collision with stones from the sky.（D）Collision with spacecrafts.30. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?（A）Our galaxy contains great interstellar dust clouds.（B）Near misses of bodies smaller than our own planet could be disastrous.（C）The probability of collision with a large astronomical body is very high.（D）The chances of anyone actually being hit by missiles are very high.。
2016年9月上海市中级口译第二阶段口试真题试卷(精选)(题后含答案及解析)
2016年9月上海市中级口译第二阶段口试真题试卷（精选）(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 2. 口译题口译题Part A Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each paragraph, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal.., and stop it at the signal...You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. Now let us begin Part A with the first passage.听力原文：Nowadays, more and more people are complaining about misleading advertisements. A recent American survey shows that 92 % of people condemned the misleading of commercial advertisements in the newspapers and TV programs. Why is that so? Well, since the main purpose of commercial advertising is to sell goods, the advertiser is not always looking out for the best interests of the consumer. Some advertising is deliberately tricky, for example, actors are dressed as doctors to promote health products. Consumers often buy on impulse, without planning ahead. But it costs money to advertise. Therefore,consumers pay for commercial advertisements every time they buy a product they see advertised. Consumers are always losers.1．Passage 1正确答案：近来，越来越多的人抱怨商业广告的误导。
9月中级口译真题+参考答案(5)
9月中级口译真题+参考答案(5)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.The culture of any society is usually thought to be of two kinds: material and nonmaterial. Material culture includes the man-made phenomena which have physical properties such as height, breadth, and weight. A boat, a machine, a house-all these objects are part of the material culture. The nonmaterial culture is that portion of the environment which surrounds man and which has an impact on his behavior but which lacks these material properties: values, beliefs, traditions, and all the other habits and ideas invented and acquired by man as a member of society.Contemporary sociological theory tends to assign primary importance to the nonmaterial culture in choosing problems for study. It assumes, for example, that boats, planes, automobiles, and so forth, are not nearly so important as the traditions we have developed which make their manufacture possible-indeed, which prescribe how we are to use them. The emphasis of contemporary sociology is to insist that the material culture would not exist had not the nonmaterial culture first been available to suggest the ideas which are embodied in the inventions of material culture.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.进入耶鲁大学的校园，看到莘莘学子青春洋溢的脸庞，呼吸着书香浓郁的空气，我不由回想起40年前在北京清华大学度过的美好时光。
年9月中级口译考试真题,答案与解析
年9月中级口译考试真题,答案与解析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 problemsor the reluctance to sound silly trying to speak a foreign language. It's natural to have problems and barriersbut sometimes they limit our experience so muchwe get bored with life. When that happensconsider the following three ways of dealing with the problem or barrier.One way is to pretend it doesn't exist. Avoid itdeny itand lie about it. It's like turning your head the other wayputting on a fake grinand saying"Seethere's really no problem at all. Everything is fine."In addition to looking foolishthis approach leaves the barrier intactand we keep bumping into it. Soa second approach is to fight the barrierto 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 daytrying diet after diet. And the more he strugglesthe bigger the problem gets.The third alternative is to love the barrier. Accept it. T otally experience it. Tell the truth about it. Describe it in detail.Applying this process is easier if you remember o ideas. First loving a problem is not necessarily the same as enjoying it. Love in this sense means total and unconditional acceptance. Secondunconditional acceptance is not the same as unconditional surrender. Accepting a problem is different than giving up or escaping from it. Ratherthis process involves escaping into the problemdiving into it headfirstand getting to know it in detail.Often the most effective solutions ewhen we face a problem squarelywith eyes wide openthen we can move through the probleminstead of around it. When you are willing to love your problemsyou drain them of much of their energy.【评析】本文选自Dave Ellis 的著作Being a Master Student其中的一个章节：Love your problems and experience your barriers，本文主要介绍了解决问题的三种办法，第一种是直接无视它，就当不存在；第二种是正视它，挑战它，第三种则是爱上困难，充分体验。
2003.9答案(全)
2003年9月上海中级口译考试真题答案SECTION1 LISTENING TESTPart A. Spot Dictation<答案> 1. recent survey 2.80%3.extensively networked4.globe structure5.insure6.the operating standard7. major drive 8.only reflects9. connected to 10.may well predict11.outlined for the economy ed to be13.scientific and academic mercial educational purposes15.wide range nguage preference17.available 18. preference19.Spanish speakers 20.maintain pagesPartB. Listening Comprehension1. Statements1-5 ABADA 6-10ACDCBII. Talks and ConversationsQuestions 11-14 BADCQuestions 15-18 CDBDQuestions19-22 BDBCQuestions 23-26 CACCQuestions27-30 DCAAPartC Listening and TranslationI. Sentence Translation1. 参考译文:你住展览中心对面的希而顿酒店，我住在几个街区外的皇后酒店。
2. 参考译文: 你大概以前在中资单位工作，现在却在英资单位工作，你是否发现在管理方面有什么差异？3. 参考译文:65%以上我与其交谈的人对人口控制的必要性了解，而剩下的却并不认为应考虑此问题。
4. 参考译文:到十月底，我为这家公司效力已有8年了，我估计应晋升了。
9月上海中级口译汉译英真题答案
9月上海中级口译汉译英真题答案【原文】自古以来，我国各民族人民劳动、生息、繁衍在祖国的土地上，各民族组之间建立了紧密的政治经济文化联系，早在两千多年前就形成了幅员辽阔的统一国家。
悠久的中华文化，成为维系民族团结和国家统一的牢固纽带。
我们的先人历来把独立自主作为立国之本。
中国作为人类文明发祥地之一，在几千年的历史进程中，文化传统始终没有中断。
近代中国虽屡遭列强欺凌，国势衰败，但经过全民族的百年抗争，又以巨人的姿态重新站立起来。
【参考译文】From ancient times, our people of all ethnic groups have labored, lived, multiplied on this land, where closely-knitted political, economic and cultural links have been established. As early as two thousand years ago, we have built a unified nation with a vast territory. The long-standing Chinese cultures become a strong bond for ethnic harmony and national unity.Our ancestors were dedicated to the proposition of maintaining independence. As one of the cradles of human civilizations，China has all along maintained its cultural tradition without letup in the history of several thousand years. In modern times, the frequent bullying and humiliation by imperialist powers once weakened China. However, after a hundred year’s struggle of the entire Chinese nation, China has stood up again as a giant.。
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9月中级口译真题+参考答案(2)
Questions 15-18
15. （A）One that is unabridged with detailed definitions.
（B）One that contains fewer words and emphasizes on special words.
（C）One that contains a broad range of words in common usage.
（D）One that spans several volumes and has extensive word histories
16. （A）The New Oxford Picture Dictionary
（B）The American Heritage Dictionary
（C）The Dictionary of Legal Terms
（D）The Drinking Water Dictionary
17. （A）It lists abbreviations, proper nouns, and tables of measures.
（B）It is an unabridged edition providing as many as 500,000 entries.
（C）It was randomly compiled and contains as many foreign words as possible.
（D）It provides detailed information of famous people and places.
18. （A）A school dictionary. （B）A college dictionary.
（C）A general dictionary. （D）A specialized dictionary.
Questions 19-22
19. （A）He’s bought his wife a present. （B）He’s missed an important phone call.
（C）He’s dismissed his new sec retary. （D）He’s popped out shopping.
20. （A）Talking about the latest fashion.
（B）Offering special reductions.
（C）Giving bigger discounts to female customers.
（D）Pressing on the customer to make a decision.
21. （A）Upside down and inside out. （B）Inside out and back to front. （C）With its sleeves as trouser legs. （D）With its pattern upside down.
22. （A）A V-necked pullover with short sleeves.
（B）A high-necked pullover with long sleeves.
（C）A white pullover with a pattern.
（D）A blue pullover with a high neck.
Questions 23-26
23. （A）That of a creator. （B）That of a re-creator.
（C）That of a receiver. （D）That of a performer.
24. （A）Because we need to concentrate for our quiet thought.
（B）Because we want to give full attention to the driving.
（C）Because we try to avoid being caught by the patrolling police.
（D）Because we intend to be as casual as possible in the driving.
25. （A）In the elevator. （B）In the car.
（C）In the bathroom. （D）In the church.
26. （A）By perceptive and analytical listening.
（B）By taking a sonic bath.
（C）By attending classical concerts.
（D）By listening to an emotional piece of music.
Questions 27-30
27. （A）His grandfather’s house. （B）His parents’ remarks.
（C）A magazine. （D）A coursebook.
28. （A）Enjoying visiting zoos. （B）Driving a car.
（C）Making money. （D）Taking kids to a museum.
29. （A）It died a few years ago. （B）It killed several tourists.
（C）It is only a legend. （D）It is a living dinosaur.
30. （A）No one has provided an accurate description of the animal.
（B）No dead bodies of the animal have ever been found.
（C）There are only 500 species living in Loch Ness.
（D）The lake is not deep enough for such a huge animal.
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.
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2. Passage Translation
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. 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.
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