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最新中级口译考试笔试真题及听力原文及答案
2014年3月中级口译笔试考试真题SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (45 minutes)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 bla nks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write youranswer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.Good after noon, folks. Today ' s topic is “ Try Jogg ing for Fit ness ” . When we run for fitn ess, exercise, and pleasure, it is com monly called jogg ing. Joggi ng (1) in recent years. The popularity of joggi ng today stems from (2). First, joggi ng is one of the most efficie nt forms of exercise. As a rule, a pers on joggi ng (3) more calories per minute tha n in most other sports. Runnin g, like bik ing, swimming and (4), is an aerobic exercise. Such an exercise uses a great deal of oxygen. In additi on, it in creases (5).Aerobic exercise strengthens the heart muscle so that it (6). This kind of exercise is also one of the best ways to improve our general health and (7) of our lungs. Jogging is also popular because almost every one of us (8). Jogging is an activity that doesn ' require (9) or special coord in ati on. Joggi ng is (10). Fin ally, it can be done alone, with ano ther pers on, or in a group.For anyone who runs more than (11) a week, it is important to have good running shoes. Tennis shoes or sneakers won ' t do. Running produces stress that is (12) than the stress of walking.With this added stress to (13), we n eed good shoes. The shoes should be replaced whe n they (14) or worn unevenly. Cold weather poses few problems for us joggers. The main hazard in (15) is slipp ing on ice or snow. There is no dan ger of freez ing our lun gs, because our body (16) before it reaches our lun gs. In win ter we should be sure to (17) and keep our feet as dry and warm as possible. It ' s best to wear (18). In summer, we must be careful not to dry out. So it is important for us to (19) on hot, humid days. The best summer wear is loose fitting and (20).Part B: Listening Comprehension1. StatementsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short stateme nts. These stateme nts will be spokenONLY 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 correspo ndi ng space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.1. (A) Let ' s call it a day ancbictinue our talk tomorrow.(B) I ' m hungry now. Can we discuss it after the dinner?(C) I wish we could reach an agreeme nt tomorrow morni ng.(D) Let me remind you that we should sig n it as soon as possible.2. (A) Weather is difficult to forecast.(B) The heat wave is about to end.(C) I didn ' t hear the weather forecast for today.(D) It ' s going to be quite hot these days.3. (A) Peter barely un dersta nds what he hears.(B) Peter seldom thinks about his own acti ons.(C) Peter usually does n' t finish what he starts.(D) Peter gen erally does n ' t tolerate others ' ideas.4. (A) Many city cen ters in Europe are accessible to pedestria ns only.(B) Many cities in Europe are too crowded with people to allow access for cars.(C) Many tourists visit ing Europe find it difficult to rent a sec on d-ha nd car.(D) Many local reside nts in Europea n cities support a ban on cars in city cen ters5. (A) Lawyers are the most afflue nt of all professi on als.(B) Lawyers are always awkward and come to no avail in a suicidal case.(C) Lawyers are more likely to become depressed and commit suicide.(D) Lawyers are like actors or actresses who have to put up a show on the stage.6. (A) Most people take medicine when they have a pain in their brain.(B) Most headaches are symptoms of ailme nts outside the brai n.(C) It is found that storytelling can make your headaches less painful.(D) If you hurt other parts of your body, you will feel the pain in your brain.7. (A) For Ian guage learners, the Internet environment lacks real-life social factors.(B) Lear ning a Ian guage through the Internet may produce remarkable effects.(C) Lan guage lear ners can use the Ian guage appropriately in the Internet environment.(D) Lear ning to protect our en viro nment is beco ming an intern ati onal issue for mankind.8. A) Recent statistics show that America n wome n spe nd one third of their in come on food.(B) America n wome n are more likely to go and dine in restaura nts or fast-food shops.(C) Nowadays one in every three America ns prefers to eat in restaura nts or fast-food(D) Today more America ns dine out because they have more jobs and more mon ey.9. (A) Primary school pupils are likely to become good friends for life.(B) Roommate arrangements often don ' t work out even for intimate friends.(C) Liv ing un der one roof for a Ion ger period of time brings about a close frien dship.(D) Most people don ' t believe in “ A friend in n eed is a friend in deed ”.10. (A) Work has now become a major socializi ng in flue nce for wome n.(B) Wome n can enjoy their new lifestyles by tak ing care of small childre n.(C) Most mothers with childre n quit their jobs to become full-time housewives.(D) There is little cha nce for wome n to be prese nted fairly in this com muni ty.2. Talks and ConversationsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. Aftereach of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully because you will hear the talk orconversation and questions ONLY ONCE. When you hear a question, read the four answer choices and choose the best an swer to that questi on. Then write the letter of the an swer you have chosen in the correspo ndi ng space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 11—1411. (A) A gift.(B) A picture.(C) A file.(D) Some mon ey.12. (A) The acco un ti ng office.(B) The vice- preside nt ' s office.(C) Jack.(D) Mrs Carter.13. (A) It is to be sig ned by the preside nt himself.(B) It is from the executive vice- preside nt ' s office.(C) It is about changes in the accounting procedures.(D) It is to be tran sferred to the acco unting office at on ce.14. (A) Go to the executive ' s office.(B) Hand in his resig natio n.(C) Look through the woman ' s files.(D) Ask some one for help.Questions 15—1815. (A) Work ing in a travel age ncy.(B) Organizing a BBQ party.(C) Teach ing En glish to Chin ese stude nts.(D) Lear ning Chin ese.16. (A) Cats.(B) Dogs(C) Cows.(D) Birds.17. (A) Because they could get some food.(B) Because they are frien dly.(C) Because they n eed compa ny.(D) Because they want to be protected.18. (A) Sacred ibis.(B) Black crows.(C) White parrots.(D) Colorful parakeets.Questions 19— 2219. (A) Physics.(B) Calculus.(C) Compositi on.(D) Biology.20. (A) He is lazy.(B) He is bori ng.(C) He is won derful.(D) He is humorous.21. (A) He is able to save a lot of money from it.(B) It pays well and the hours are flexible.(C) It is interesting and the pay is good.(D) His co-workers are congenial and cooperative.22. (A) To attempt to transfer to Professor Atkins ' class.(B) To cut back on his classes.(C) To get a job at the library shelvi ng books.(D) To drop his Acco un ti ng course.Questions 23— 2623. (A) Bow and keep your eye on the bus in ess card.(B) Take it on e-ha ndedly and stuff it in a pocket.(C) Use two hands and study the card carefully.(D) Read it aloud to show your attention and respect.24. (A) Because he prese nted gifts in sets of fours to the Japa nese bus in essme n.(B) Because he failed to pay due atte nti on to the Japa nese bus in essme n ' s cards.(C) Because his bus in ess card was not treated respectfully by the Japa nese bus in essme n.(D) Because his bus in ess card had some errors which were discovered by the Japa nese bus in essme n.25. (A) Chi na.(B) America.(C) Ho nduras.(D) In dia.26. (A) Native pottery.(B) Maple syrup.(C) Toy clocks.(D) Amish han dicrafts.Questions 27—3027. (A) Light Engin eer.(B) Pers onnel Man ager.(C) Chemistry An alyst.(D) News Editor.28. (A) In a Lon don firm.(B) In a chemical compa ny.(C) At Leeds Lighti ng Factory.(D) At Yorkshire Engin eeri ng.29. (A) He is the Perso nnel Man ager.(B) He is slow to resp ond to new ideas.(C) He gets along well with his colleagues.(D) He moves with the times.30. (A) He ' d like more scope for putting new ideas into practice.(B) He ' d love to work for some one who is un dersta nding.(C) He longs for work and en terta inment in the capital.(D) He is offered a much higher pay for the job.Part C: Listening and Translation1. Sentence TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in En glish. You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence, tran slate it into Chin ese and write your version in the corresp onding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)2. Passage TranslationDirections: 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 corresp onding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take no tes while you are liste ning.(1)(2)SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLSDirections: In this sect ion, 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 questio n. An swer all the questi ons follow ing each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write the letter of the an swer you have chose n in the corresp onding space in yourANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 1—5The first permanent shelters were probably built twenty or forty thousand years ago by fish-eating people who lived in the places as long as the fish supply lasted. Fish-eaters could stay in one place for several years. However, once man lear ned to farm, he could live Ion ger in one place. Thus, he was able to build a permanent home. Once again, he built his home with the materials he found at hand. In Egypt, for example, wood was scarce, so most houses were built of bricks made of dried mud, with a roof supported by tree trun ks.When the Norseme n came from Scandin avia to n orther n Europe, they found many forests, so they built homes with a framework of heavy tree trunks and then filled the space between the trunks with clay. The Eskimos, on the other han d, lived in a land where there was little or no wood. They learned to adapt their homes perfectly to theirsurroundings. In the wintertime, when everything was covered with snow and ice, the Eskimos built their homes with blocks of ice. When the warm weather came and melted the ice, the Eskimos lived in a tent made of animal ski ns.The weather is man ' s worst natural enemy. He has to protect himself from extremes of heat and cold and from storms, wind and rain. Where there are torre ntial rains, houses are either built on piles to keep them off the ground, or they have steep thatched roofs to drain off the rain. People living in the Congo River region have found that steep, heavily-thatched roofs drain off the jungle rains more quickly.Protect ion from dan ger has also in flue need the type of house man builds. When en emies threate ned him, man made his house as in accessible as possible. The tree-dwellers of the Philipp ines protect themselves by livi ng high above the ground. Whe n dan ger threate ns, they remove the ladders leading to their homes. The cliff dwellers of the American Southwest built their homes high up on the sides of cliffs, where access was very difficult.Nomad tribes must move from place to place, tak ing care of flocks of sheep that are always in n eed of fresh grass. Their houses must be simple and easy to tran sport. The no mads of cen tral Asia have developed a house made of a framework of poles covered with felt. The house is round because the framework is curved, and there is a hole at the top to let the smoke out.1. Accord ing to the passage, the Norseme n who came to n orther n Europe built their houseswith _________ .(A) rocks and wood(B) wood and clay(C) woode n roofs and stone walls(D) woode n walls and thatched roofs2. Man ' s mosu rgent n eed in buildi ng a house is protect ion from ______ .(A) en emies(B) floods(C) earthquakes(D) the weather3. The passage suggests that a house with a steep sloping roof is more likely to befound _________ .(A) in a wi ndy country(B) in a rainy country(C) n ear the coast(D) in the desert4. Whe n dan ger threate ns, the tree-dwellers of the Philipp ines ______ .(A) take away their ladders(B) bombard the en emy from above(C) pull up the bridge over their moat(D) wind up the ropes leadi ng to their homes5. Accord ing to the passage, the no mad tribes of cen tral Asia live in _______ .(A) ten ts(B) tree houses(C) small houses of clay(D) round houses of felt【参考答案】1.B 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.DQuestions 6—10Emma Way did not become a figure of con tempt for British cyclists because she nu dged Toby Hockley off his bicycle and into a hedge as she drove past him on a country lane on May 19. No, she achieved that in famy by con fess ing to her crime on li ne. cked “(DEf i sttef knohis bike earlier, ” Way, 22, tweeted after the collisi on that left Hockley, 29, with a bruised bodyand the status of a martyr for Britain ' s cyclists. " Ihavteeiglnt of wayen pay ro—tax! ” She ended with a hashtag popuwrth tweeting British motorists: #bloodycyclists.It was the tweet heard around the roads of Britain and it resulted in Way ' s being convicted in November of drivi ng offen ses, los ing her job as a trainee acco untant and ack no wledg ing in court that the comme nt rated "11 out of 10 ” on the stupidity scale. In an in terview on n ati onal televisi on after her conviction, she no ted that since the story broke, she had bee n cyberbullied and had received "malicious com muni cati ons. ” What she did not say was thaorhefwialsnock ingHockley, a chef, off his bike. " I was quite angry at the mannerism of the cyclist on the roadsaid. " My point of view is that he was on my side of the road that ' s not the wa—you drive. ”Way to stoke the fire, Ms. Way. By continuing to pin the blame for the incident on the cyclist, the young driver fell further into an already con siderable chasm that divides moder n Brita in. The BBC last year featured an hourl ong docume ntary —with lots of footage of ragi ng cyclists and cab drivers ——whose title explained the situation succinctly: War on Britain ' s Roads.It wasn' tentirely an exaggeration: people are dying in this conflict between cyclists and drivers. London in November seemed like a particularly dangerous place for the two-wheeled combatants. Six cyclists were killed in less than two weeks, a mounting toll chronicled in increasingly mournful headlines. Six in a few days is a lot; the total killed this year in Britain capital is 14. The deaths sparked a bout of public recrim in atio n. When London ' Mayor Boris Johnson, himself a cyclist, appeared less than sympathetic after the fifth death — he told a radio host that some of the dead cyclists " have take n decisi ons that really did put their lives in dan ger —he was tran sformed from cycli ng champi on to heartless pro-car politicia n and joined Way as a target of the particularly passi on ate fury that cyclists can muster.s bicyclistsThe an ger has become political in Brita in, as it has in many coun tries whose gover nmentsencourage citizens to cycle rather than drive to work, to lessen the impact on the environment and on traffic. Johnson has arguably done more than any previous politician for London cyclists, establishing a $1.6 billion fund to makecycling safer in the city and appointing London ' first cycli ng commissi oner. Even though the nu mber of cyclist deaths in London has bee n dropp ing steadily in the past two decades, the dema nd from cyclists for the city to adapt grows as the nu mber of bikes on the road grows. As does the particularly passi on ate fury that cyclists can muster.Whether or not Johnson is right that some of the cyclists who died recently were breaking the law, all of us makea very personal decision about risking our lives by getting on our bikes. And we should know that when we ignore red lights to get ahead of the traffic, or get too close to trucks or buses because we feel it 'our right to be there, then we are making a mistake even dumber than Emma Way 'tweet. In the war of the cyclist vs. the driver, the driver will nearly always come out alive. Less so the cyclist.6. According to the passage, who had been cyberbullied and had received malicious com muni cati ons?(A) Toby Hockley.(B) Boris Joh nson.(C) Emma Way.(D) A cycli ng commissi oner.7. Which of the following statements is NOT true in the conflict between cyclists and drivers?(A) London seemed like a particularly dan gerous place for the cyclists.(B) 14 cyclists were killed in less than two weeks in London.(C) The deaths of cyclists sparked a bout of public recrim in ati on.(D) People are dying in this conflict between cyclists and drivers.8. London ' s Mayor has established a $1.6 billion fund ________ .(A) to en courage citize ns to cycle to work(B) to build more bike lanes in London(C) to lessen the impact on the environment(D) to make cycli ng safer in London9. Accord ing to the passage, a rash of accide nts in volvi ng cars has made London (A) outraged(B) alarmed(C) cautious(D) cyberbullied10. What would be the best title for this passage?(A) Cycle rather than Drive to Work(B) Watch your Cycli ng Manners(C) Pedal at Your Own Peril(D) Lesse n the Impact on Traffic【参考答案】6.C 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.CQuestions 11—15Educators have known for 30 years that students perform better when given one-on-one tutoring and mastery learning — working on a subject until it is mastered, not just until a test is scheduled. Success also requires motivatio n, whether from an inner drive or from pare nts, men tors or peers.Will the rise of massive ope n on li ne courses (MOOCs) quash these success factors? Not at all. In fact, digital tools offer our best path to cost-effective, pers on alized lear nin g. I know because I have taught both ways. For years Sebastian Thrun and I have given artificial-intelligence courses at Sta nford Uni versity and other schools; we lectured, assig ned homework and gave every one the same exam at the same time. Each semester just 5 to 10 perce nt of stude nts regularly en gaged in deep discussi ons in class or office hours; the rest were more passive. We felt there had to be a better way.So, in the fall of 2011, we tried something new. In addition to our traditional classroom, we created a free online course open to anyone. On our first try, we attracted a city 'worth of participa nts —about 100,000 en gaged with the course, and 23,000 fini shed.In spired by Nobel laureate Herbert Simon' scomme nt that “ learnin gresults from what the student does and thinks and only from what the student does and thinks, we created a course centered on the students doing things and getting frequent feedback. Our a lectures were short (two- to six-minute) videos designed to prime the attendees for doing the next exercise. Some problems required the applicati on of mathematical tech niq ues described in the videos. Others were ope n-en ded questio ns that gave stude nts a cha nce to thi nk on their own and the n to hash out ideas in on li ne discussi on forums.Our scheme to help make learning happen actively, rather than passively, created many ben efits akin to tutori ng — and helped to in crease motivatio n. First, as show n in a 2013 study in the Proceedi ngs of the Nati onal Academy of Scie nces USA, freque nt in teract ions keep atte ntio n from wandering. Second, as William B. Wood and Kimberly D. Tanner describe in a 2012 Life Scien ces Educati on paper, lear ning is enhan ced whe n stude nts work to con struct their own explanations, rather than passively listening to the teacher ' That is why a properly designed automated in tellige nt tutori ng system can foster lear ning outcomes as well as huma n in structors can, as Kurt van Leh n found in a 2011 meta-a nalysis in Educati onal Psychologist.A final key advantage was the rapid improvement of the course itself. We analyzed the jun ctures where our thousa nds of stude nts succeeded or failed and found where our course n eeded fine-tuning. Better still, we could capture this information on an hour-by-hour basis. For our class, huma n teachers an alyzed the data, but an artificial-in tellige nce system could perform this fun ctio n and the n make recomme ndatio ns for what a pupil could try next to improve —as on li ne shopp ing 精品文档sites today make automated recomme ndati ons for what book or movie you might enjoy. On li ne learning is a tool, just as the textbook is a tool. The way the teacher and the stude nt use the tool is what really coun ts.11. What does the passage mainly discuss?(A) Different sources of motivation for students ' success.(B) Effective one-on-one tutori ng and mastery lear ning.(C) Person alized massive ope n on li ne courses for stude nts.(D) Con siderable improveme nt of the college courses.12. The word “quash” ( para. 2) is closest in meaning to _____ .(A) inten sify(B) in spire(C) cancel(D) disco unt13. When the author and his colleague offered their first on li ne course ____ .(A) it attracted about 100,000 city reside nts to study(B) it created a climate of passivity for in troverted stude nts(C) it was desig ned for both stude nts and work ing adults(D) it was atte nded by a great nu mber of stude nts14. The “lectures ” in the MOOCs are meant for the students to _______ .(A) do and think actively on their own(B) make up for what they miss in classrooms(C) get freque nt feedback from men tors and peers(D) focus on what they n eed most15. One way on li ne courses are similar to on li ne shopp ing sites is that __ .(A) they make recomme ndati ons for what users do n ext(B) they function automatically for thousa nds of young stude nts(C) they are a boon to computer-savvy stude nts and shoppers(D) they update their contents on an hour-by-hour basis【参考答案】11.C 12.C 13.D 14.A 15.AQuestions 16— 20Most people have see n bullies in acti on, mak ing life miserable for others. Their targets ofte n escape the intimidation relatively unharmed, but sometimes it is too much to bear. That can be true whether the victim is a 12-year-old girl or a 136-kilogram American football player.A member of the Miami Dolph ins left the Nati onal Football League team recen tly because hewas repeatedly in sulted and threate ned by a teammate, Richie In cog nito. Many fans were disgusted by details of In cog nito's expletive-filled voice mail and text messages, while others defe nded his behavior as a n atural part of a rough-a nd-tumble sport.Some people are ast oni shed that Jon atha n Martin, who is 1.95 meters tall, “ could actually be the colu mnist Timothy Egan wrote recen tly in emoti on ally damaged by taunts from a teammate,The Times. “ Can you possibly hurt a hulk with words? ” Based on his own experie nee play ing football in high school, Mr. Egan argues that you can. He was smaller than the other guys and had a big, unruly head of hair that made him stand out. His teammates taunted him. “ Did it hurt?did, ” he wrote. "I knew very well what it felt like to give so much to a game and have people who were part of it, his teammates, hurt him. ”Bullies aren' all men. The Times reported recently that scientists had made big strides in understanding aggression by young women. “Theexistenee of female competition may seem obvious to anyone who has bee n in a high school cafeteria or sin gles bar, ” Joh n Tierney wro' “ but an alyz ing it has bee n difficult because it tends to be more subtle and in direct (a nd a lot lessviole n t) tha n the male variety. ”Researchers found that women were more likely to make mean comments about otherwomen if they saw them as competition for male attention. In an experiment, a group of female college students reacted negatively when a woman wearing a low-cut blouse and a short skirt entered the room, while they barely noticed the same woman dressed in a T-shirt and jeans.?But in perhaps one differe nee betwee n the sexes, in stead of confron ti ng the woma n directly, the others made fun of her once s he left the room.? ” Wome n are in deed very capable of aggress ing aga inst others, especially wome n they perceive as rivals, ” said Dr. Tracy Vailla ncourt, a psychologist atthe Uni versity of Ottawa.For those on the receivi ng end who are young or otherwise vuln erable, the damage can betragic. In September, a 12-year-old girl in Florida named Rebecca Ann Sedwick killed herself after other girls bullied her online. She went to an abandoned cement plant, climbed to a platform and jumped.“ Rebecca became oneof the youn gest members of a grow ing list of childre n and tee nagers apparently driven to suicide, at least in part, after being maligned, threatened and taunted online, The Times reported. And teenagers aren ' t just using Facebook or InstagranotiepiQbtoier.New applications appear constantly, making it difficult for parents to keep tabs on their children activity. Rebecca ' s mother, Tricia Norman, didn ' t know her daughter was receiving messages that said: “You' re ugly ” and “Can u die please? ”“You hear about this all the time, ” Ms. Norman said of cyberbullying. “ I never, ever thoughtit would happe n to me or my daughter. ”16. How did Jon atha n Martin react whe n taun ted and in sulted by his teammate?(A) He remained silent at first and then challenged the bully to a fight.(B) He took no notice of the taunts and insults from his teammate.(C) He could no Ion ger put up with the bully ing and left the team.(D) He accepted the bully ing as a n atural part of a rough-a nd-tumble sport.17. Which of the following is typical of female bullying?(A) Confron ti ng the victim in directly.(B) Caus ing the victim to die in the end.(C) Making fun of the victim with n asty words.(D) Maki ng mea n comme nts about the victim ' s clothes.18. Accord in g to the passage, Tricia Norma n ' s daughter ________ .(A) is a pretty, lovely girl(B) uses Facebook or In stagram a lot(C) committed suicide because of cyberbully ing(D) used to isolate herself from her classmates19. Parents are often kept in the dark about their children being bullied because _____ .(A) their children have no courage to tell them about it(B) parents are not involved in their children ' s activities(C) bully ing is too com mon to catch pare nts ' atte nti on(D) bully ing is in direct and is usually con ducted on li ne20. Which of the follow ing best summarizes the main idea of the passage?(A) In timidati on can damage the victim emotio nally and physically.(B) Bully ing can come in all shapes and sizes.(C) Taun ti ng is limited to physically small and weak people.(D) Female in sult ing is harder to bear tha n male bully ing.【参考答案】11.C 12.A 13.C 14.D 15.BQuestions 21—25Questions 26— 30SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (30 minutes)Directions: Tran slate the followi ng passage in to Chin ese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.In the near future, professors will run their courses over digital platforms capable of collecting data on each student' Tipeseressforms were initially developed for massiveope n on li ne courses. However, uni versities are now foldi ng these platforms back in to their traditi onal classes because they make it easier to share content, host discussi ons and keep track of stude nt work.Soon, these platforms will be able to mon itor which stude nts are spe nding 15 minu tes on a calculus problem and which ones slog away for an hour. This can raise red flags for professors about who might n eed extra help.As more classes move partially or en tirely on li ne, the requireme nts of havi ng a uniform start and end date diminish. It means some students could sail through a semester ' s worth of classe a few weeks and the n start aga in with new courses.It used to be that getting accepted to a prestigious university was how you accessed the best professors and could hang out with the smartest students. That ' s because universities were, for the most part, closed in formati on systems that distributed out their content among a select few. That cha nging.。
上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--Unit9
上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--Unit9第一篇：上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--Unit 9 Unit nine.Part one.About single sex education.3.Exercises.1.This is a talk given by an educator about single sex education.Listen and supply missing words you hear from the talk.I am going to be discussing the benefits of single sex education.As a teacher and advisor in an all girl school, I am often asked to defend single sex education.Specifically all girls education as if girl schools were on trial.I personally strongly recommend single sex education for girls.But the arguments against this form of education can be quite powerful.So I would like to begin by pointing out 3 of the main arguments against all girl schools.First of all, critics of all girl schools argue that the separation of the sexes seems old fashioned.It goes against the aims and the goal of feminism educators which is to provide fairness.To make sure boys and girls have the same educational opportunities and are treated in the same ways.Secondly, the critics say that in single sex schools boys and girls can’t develop the ability to interact with one another.They point out that in single sex schools boys and girls can’t learn how to be comfortable with each other and also how to compete with each other.The third criticism is that single sex schools don’t provide children with the smooth transition into the adult world where men and women live together.In single sex schools, these critics say, boys and girls cannot become prepared for a world in which they will work, play and live together as adults.But although these are serious arguments I believe that single sex education is beneficial for girls.In the second part of this lecture I will focus on two strong advantages of single sex education.It values girls’unique qualities and it helps girls develop self confidence.2.The following part is a continuation to the above talk.Listen and then provide the missing information in the spaces given below.The real benefit of all girls education is that it values girls’ unique qualities, the qualities that make them different from boys.What are these unique qualities? Well, I am going to list a few.First of all, girls can often concentrate on higher level abstract thinking at an earlier age than boys can.Secondly, they can often work for longer periods of time.Girls also enjoy collaborative learning activities and so they work well in groups.Finally, as girls mature, they are often kind of co-operative rather than competitive.These four qualities are valued in all girls schools.The second benefit of single sex education is that it helps girls develop self-confidence.I strongly believe that girls become more self-confident without the distraction and different learning styles of boys.In a single sex environment girls enjoy being leaders.They offer help to others and they also ask for help when they need it.For example, if they don’t understand a math or science concept they will ask for clarification.But when girls are in the same classroom as boys they often lose their self esteem.Boys are sometimes a louder, and may jump up out of their seats and wave their arms at people’s faces, if they know the answer to a teacher’s question.If this happens girls typically sink back in their chairs and wait for the boys to quiet down.But if there are no boys around girls can feel free and be themselves.Now it’s true that all girl schools do separate girls from the real world while they are growing up.But in the real adult world boys are the ones who set the rules of the game.And these rules don’t necessarily reflect the needs or talents of girls.In an all girl school girls can become confident enough to challenge the rules.And thenperhaps they can change the real world into a place designed to accommodate both men and women.Part two.Statements.2.Exercises.Listen and then choose the answer that is closest in meaning to each statement you hear.1)This project is urgent.I have to type all these reports by Monday morning.So there goes my sleep this weekend.2)We are thinking of asking professor Brown if he can give the exam during the final week of classes.But we are told that th ere isn’t much chance of that.3)Professor White Head hadn’t planned to invite her to the Monday meeting.But he changed his mind at the last minute.4)Since it’s going to cut your fortune to get your car fix why don’t you just trade it for a new one?5)It is essential to stay healthy when you are faced with important examinations.Studying all night will be good for neither your grades nor your health.6)The committee finally reached a decision.And I couldn’t have hoped for a better outcome.Everybody says they haven’t seen like this for weeks.7)I had a hard time getting through this novel.Who can remember the names of all those 45 characters in it?8)Michael has put all his time and mind into his studies.Though he has only studied English for two years he speaks it very well.9)We’ve undercharged them.The invoice doesn’t include the legal fees or our agency commission.We need to inform them of this immediately.10)We have little choice about when to send the application.Yesterday was too soon to send it and tomorrow will be too late.11)It took 2 weeks longer than usual to get your package because the postal workers were on strike.12)The price of the car was so low that it made Brad suspicious of the value.He hesitated for 10 days and still made no decision.13)When he met us on Thursday professor Baker saidthat he tried to reschedule the class at a time convenient to the majority.14)If it takes Mike two hours to do the East Asian history assignment it will take the rest of the class double the time.15)Why bother to call Smith and tell him about the meeting this afternoon.We will see him at lunch.16)The snack bar is not always this deserted.It’s the end of the semester.Everyone is in the library studying.17)We’d expected the repairs to cost us about 15 dollars, but they charged us 3 times as much.18)Ms.Plate came to meet us at the reception.I thought that she was the secretary, but she turned out to be the president of the company.19)After studying mathematics for two years at a German university in Berlin, she has changed to an architecture program in an American university in Washington.20)Even though the doctor has advised him to quit, Bob still smokes a pack of cigarettes a day.中级口译听力教程第三版4B Part 3.3.Exercises.1.It’s cool for everyone to be successful.Listen to the short conversation and then choose the best answer to each question you hear.M: Mary, do you think you have ever been discriminated against because you are a woman? W: Well, let’s see.I have two answers for that.The first answer is yes.That’s my gut feeling.But sometimes I think no.I am not being discriminated against.I just need to try harder.I guess I am saying yes and no.Look, we are in a society where discrimination is definitely going on in the business world.I see women getting paid less than men do for the same position.And often women get jobs as assistance but they are the ones who do all the work.Also there is thus old boys club, the support network that men have.Men do help each other, and they could help women too.But they don’t.M: So then you are saying that men do have an easier time of it.W: Yeah, it is easier for men.But I have mixedfeelings.Sometimes I think that I am just making excuses for myself.What I ask myself is, “Am I good enough?” “Am I as good as the men?” Perhaps I am not.But I rea lly believe that if I do the work necessary in the business world, I will be able to be as successful as any men.I think that there is much more of level playing field than there was before.There is much more opportunities now for women than when I was younger.M: And do you think successful women help other women?W: Yes, I do.Women tend to think of helping themselves and helping other people too.And I hope that I can help to increase the opportunities for many young girls as well as boys.M: You want to help boys also?W: Of course.It’s cool for everyone to be successful.And I do see progress in the future.I really do.Questions:1)What is this conversation mainly about?2)Mary mentions several things that point to discrimination against women.Which of the following is not one of these things?3)Which of the following statements is true according to the conversation? 4)In which of the following fields does Mary probably work?2.Do you think there is rarely quality now? This is a short conversation about the changing gender roles.Listen and choose the best answer to each question you hear.W: Michael, I’d like to ask your opinion about how gender roles are changing.Do you think there is rarely quality now?M: That’s absolutely not true.The first thing is that the re is still a paid disparity.Women make only about 70 percent of the dollar that men earn.There have been changes in the last 20 years or so, but that have been relatively modest.And there is still that glass ceiling where women hit this invisible barrier as they try tomove up.W: Could you give me an example of the glass ceiling?M: Well, look at this.I am a social worker.90 percent of my colleagues are women.But both the CEO and his boss are men.So the top executives are men, and you know, the lower paid levels, most of them are women.I think that men are much more likely to be raised with the sense of entitlement than women.W: And what about quality at home?M: I don’t think there is a quality there, either.You see I think that gender differences often operate on unconscious levels.It almost never occurs to men that they can do house work just as well as women or take care of children.Even if they have divorced and have custody of a child.But women have been parenting children alone for ever.And women just assume that they can do it.W: How has it affected you in your own life?M: Well, with both of my children from 2 different marriages,I was always the person who got up at night and gave the babya bottle.I was always very actively involved with caring for my children cooking for them.And I joined a play group with my son 25 years ago.Incidentally I was the only male involved.And I loved it.W: Good for you!M: That was very very different from my father’s generation.My father had almost nothing to do with us until we were 8 or 10.He held us and gave us some smiles and so on.But he wasn’t really an active parent.But I was determined to be a part of the joy of it all.W: So what you are saying is that the situation has changed but there is still inequality.M: Oh, yes, I think that’s true absolutely.Questions:1)What’s Michael’s opinion about how gender roles are changing?2)About what percentage of men’s pay to women make forthe same type of job? 3)Which of the following statements is true about the quality at home? 4)Which of the following statements best describes Michael?3.Gender and language.This is a part of a lecture about gender and language.Listen carefully and then supply the missing parts of the answers to the following questions.Good morning.Please take notes on today’s lecture.Everyone should pick up his pen or rather everyone should pick up her pen, or everyone should pick up his/her pen, or her/his pen.Wait let me start again.Everyone should pick up their pens.Is that correct? You get my point, right? The title of this lecture is Gender and Language.What I am going to discuss more specifically is the topic of sexism and language and how to avoid it.First then, is it true that language can be sexist? The answer is yes, it can.Take the example of this word, Mister.What word has the same meaning for women? There is none.There is Misses which means I am married.There is Miss which means it’s none of your business whether I am married or not.Well, not exactly, but you get my point.Let’s turn to the question of gender’s specific terms.Many terms like mailman or policeman are gender specific.They all refer to man.If there are women who do these jobs, so what do we do? Well a safe option is to use what we call gender neutral terms such as mail-carrier or police-officer.Why should we use gender neutral language? Well, first of all, because it describes the world the way really is.If children grow up hearing the word chairman then the internalized idea that all leaders are men which isn’t true.Secondly it’s a q uestion of equality.For example when people say mankind it sounds as if they are only talking about man.But when you say human beings or people then you include both men and women.But vocabulary isn’t theonly problem.Grammar is a problem too.Do you remember the example I gave at the beginning, everyone should pick up pen.Well, I wasn’t really making a joke.The fact is I have to choose a broad noun, and I don’t want to give the impression that everyone in the room is male or female either.So I am facing a d ilemma.What’s the solution? Well, personally, I prefer to say, everyone should pick up their pen(s).I realize this is not grammatically correct.But it does avoid sexism.And you will find that most university professors and writers would probably make the same choice that I do.Look at the newspaper, or look around you on the bus or on the subway.You will see plural pro-nouns in places you might not expect.Part 4.Listening and translation.3.Exercises.1.Sentence translation.Listen and translate each sentence you have heard into Chinese.Then write it in the space given below.1)Nine out of ten trade visitors interviewed were generally very satisfied with the fare.And 92 percent of the visitors spontaneously declare to intend to visit the fare again in 2008.2)Some nations have worked to meet the shortage of clean fresh water.They are trying to keep their rivers from being polluted.3)I read that according to recent statistics 67 percent of Americans favor the death penalty in cases of murder.That’s 2/3 of the population.4)A gold watch and a necklace were stolen from a home on Broad Street.The criminals entered the house through a bathroom window.5)A man was arrested at midnight on Harper Street, because he was carrying a handgun without license.He was taken to the police station for questioning.2.Passage translation.Listen and translate each passage you have heard into Chinese.Then write it in the space given below.You may take notes while you are listening.1)Doctors think that most people cannot live beyond a hundred years.But agrowing number of scientists believe that the aging process can be controlled.There are more than 12,000 Americans over 100 years old who receive social security benefits, and their numbers are increasing each year.Some scientists claim that theoretically and under ideal conditions animals including men can live 5 times longer than their normal period of growth.A person’s period of growth last approximately 25 years.If this theory is accurate future generations can expect a life-span of 150 years.2)Well, the neighbor-hood watch program has been running for more than 5 months, and has been incredibly successful.We used to have a lot of minor problems on our block, but now it’s very quiet.Everyone knows that our neighborhood is off limits for trouble makers.Just last week we won a special award from the mayor’s office.All of us were invited to a big award ceremony.We had dinner, heard some guests speakers, and then accepted our award for out-standing community service.Unit Nine Part one About single-sex education Feminist n.女权主义者adj.主张男女平等的, 女权主义的Liberal宽容忍耐的;心胸宽?的;无偏见的/慷慨的;大方的/（指教育）扩展心智的, 德育的（不单纯作职业或技术的训练）/自由党人/不严格的;自由的;不讲究准确性的To interact(with)相互作用;相互影响/指人）一起活动或互相合作（尤指为互相联系Beneficial有益的;有用的;有好处的: Collaborative adj.协作的, 合作的 Clarification n.澄清, 阐明Self-esteem自尊;自负: high/low self-esteem 很强的[弱的]自尊心/ injure sb's self-esteem 伤某人的自尊心 To accommodate Feminists Part two To undercharge（某人）少收（某物的）价款 Invoice发票;发货清单;服务费用清单: Agent’s commission 代理商佣金 En route on the way 在路上;在中途Part three Gender生理上的）性别分类, 性Disparity n.不同，不等。
中级口译笔试历年真题听力文字稿最完整版(97-08)
历年上海中级口译听力部分录音文稿（97.3 － 08.9）97．3SECTION 1：LISTENING TESTPart A: Spot DictationThe 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. StatementsQuestion 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 ConversationsQuestions 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 was 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 Springfield 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 this woman‘s handbag, and she was hitting him with her free hand, and then he pushed her and she 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 TranslationSentence 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.Ⅱ Passage TranslationPassage 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 a nd 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.97．9SECTION 1: LISTENING TESTPart A: Sport DictationDoctors are starting to believe that laughter not only improves your state of mind, but actually affects your entire physical well-being. Britain‘s first laughte r therapist, Robert Holden says, ―Instinctively we know that laughing help us feel healthy and alive. Each time we laugh we feel better and more content.‖A French newspaper found that in 1930 the French laughed on average for nineteen minutes per day. By 1980 this had fallen to six minutes. Eight per cent of the people questioned said that they would like to laugh more. Other research suggests that children laugh on average about 400 times a day, but by the time they reach adulthood this had been reduced to about fifteen times. Somewhere in the process of growing up we lose an astonishing 385 laughs a day.William Fry, a psychiatrist from California studied the effects of laughter on the body. He got patients to watch funny films, and monitored their blood pressure, heart rate and muscle tone. He found that laughter has a similar effect to physical exercise. It speeds up the heart rate, increases blood pressure and quickens breathing. It also makes our facial and stomach muscles work. Fry thinks laughter is a type of jogging on the spot.Laughter can even provide a kind of pain relief. Fry had proved that laughter produces endorphins-chemicals in the body that relieve pain. Researchers divided forty university students into four groups. The first group listened to a funny cassette for twenty minutes. The other three groups listened to either an informative tape, or a cassette intended to relax them, or no tape at all. Researchers found that if they produce pain in the students, those who had listened to the humorous tape could tolerate the discomfort much longer. Some doctors are convinced that humour should be a part of every medical consultation, as there is evidence to suggest that laughter stimulates the immune system.Part B: Listening ComprehensionⅠ StatementsQuestion No. 1. Florence had four tickets for the concert, but she gave two to her brother.Question No. 2. There is no additional charge for the use of the pool, and towels may be rented for a nominal fee. Question No. 3. Mr. Johnson insi sted that he hadn‘t lied about his whereabouts the night of the murder.Question No. 4. Forty students came to Professor Green‘s first lecture on economics, but aftera fortnight, all but fifteen had dropped out.Question No. 5. According to the recipe, you don‘t have to cook it more than 10 minutes unless you want it well done. Question No. 6. Trash is normally collected Monday and Thursday, but this week the holiday will cause a delay. Question No. 7. There is no stronger desire than the desire to seek happiness or good health.Question No. 8. If I knew Peter‘s telephone number, I wouldn‘t have to write this letter.Question No. 9. Pre-school children usually like to play with toy cars and trucks or anything that makes noise. Question No. 10. Martin sent the telegram on Monday, but I received it only yesterday.Ⅱ Talks and ConversationsQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the following talk.One of the most deadly plants in the world is poison hemlock. This plant grows in many parts of the world. It is quite dangerous to humans; people can die if they eat it.One thing that makes poison hemlock really dangerous is that it looks like some plants that people normally eat. Hemlock belongs to the same family of plants as the carrot. The leaves of the plant look very much like parsley, and its roots look like carrots. People will die when they have made a mistake and have eaten poison hemlock when they thought that they were eating either parsley or carrots.Question No. 11. What is the topic of the talk?Question No. 12. Where is hemlock found?Question No. 13. What is true about hemlock?Question No. 14. What can happen to someone who eats hemlock?Questions 15 to 18 are based on the following conversationW: Hi, Jack.M: Hi, Wanda. Where are you rushing to?W: I‘m heading for a meeting of the ski club. It starts at three o‘clock.M: The ski club?W: Yes, the ski club. Do you want to come along?M: What does the ski club do?W: Well, you get to know other people who enjoy skiing, listen to lectures and presentations on skiing, techniques and equipment, and--best of all--plan skiing trips. Doesn‘t that sound good ?M: It does sound great, but I don‘t exactly know how to ski very well.W: That doesn‘t matter. You don‘t have to know how to ski. You just have to want to learn how to ski.M: That sounds like my kin d of club. I guess I‘ll come along with you and try it.W: We‘ve got to hurry. It‘s almost three o‘clock.Question No. 15. What time does the meeting begin?Question No. 16. What do people do at ski club meetings?Question No. 17. What problem does the man have?Question No. 18. What will the man probably do next?Questions 19 to 22 are based on the following talk.I‘m sure you all enjoyed that trip along the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River. It‘s quite amazing, isn‘t it?The next stop on our tour is the Petrified Forest. This is a huge desert forest that is not exactly made of trees. You see, the trees are so old that they have fallen and have turned to stone. They look just like fallen logs, but they are no longer made of wood. Instead they are made o f beautifully colored stone, such as jasper, agate, carnelian, and onyx. It‘s unbelievable to see all of these fallen trees from a distance and then up close see that they are really stone and not wood.When we arrive at the Petrified Forest, please be sure to keep in mind that it is against the law to take any petrified wood out of the forest with you. You may think about picking up just a tiny little piece, but please don‘t do it.Question No. 19. Where have they just been?Question No. 20. Where are they heading now?Question No. 21. What has happened to the trees?Question No. 22. What does the man ask them not to do?Questions 23 to 26 are based on the following conversation.M: I was reading an article in the paper about a new type of fast-food packaging. It‘s reallygreat!W: What‘s so great about this packaging for fast food?M: What‘s great isthat the packaging is edible.W: Edible?M: That‘s right. With this new packaging, you can go to fast-food restaurant, order a burgerand fries, and then eat the wrappings that the burger and fries came in.W: So, you‘d be eating paper.M: (laughs) Oh, no. The wrappers sort of look and feel like paper, but they‘re really madefrom things like soybeans, corn and flour.W: It sounds like the wrappers might be even better for you than the fast food!Question No. 23. Where did the man learn about the new fast-food packaging?Question No. 24. What is interesting about the new fast-food packaging?Question No. 25. Which of the following is used in making the fast-food packaging?Question No. 26. What does the woman think about the new fast-food packaging?Questions 27 to 30 are based on the following talk.Today dogs are being trained in a variety of ways. One way that dogs are being trained involves ―smell.‖ For example, dogs are being trained to use their sense of smell to find missing persons, hidden drugs, or explosives such as dynamite. Dog trainers have found that almost all types of dogs have equally good senses Of smell. Even though different types of dogs have equivalent sense of smell, they are not equally good at different tasks. However, certain types of dogs are better at certain tasks because of other characteristics they have. For example, beagles are small and friendly, so they are often used at crowded airports to smell for illegal food products in luggage. German shepherds have quick reactions, so they are often used to smell for explosives such as dynamite. Golden retrievers work well in the cold, so they are often used to find people lost in the snow.Question No. 27. What is the topic of the talk?Question No. 28. What is true about the various types of dogs?Question No. 29. According to the talk, what are golden retrievers trained to find?Question No. 30. Why are German shepherds used to find explosives?Part C: Listening and TranslationI Sentence TranslationSentence No. 1. This particular wine is regarded as one of the finest in the world.Sentence No. 2. As he intended to expand his shop, he made an offer for the premises next door.Sentence No. 3. I‘m just not prepared to put up with your inefficiency any longer. You‘re fired!Sentence No. 4. At the meeting someone suggested that there should be a staff representative on the committee. Sentence No. 5. In its simplest sense the word ―advertising‖ means ―drawing attention to something‖, or notifying or informing somebody of something.Ⅱ Passage TranslationPassage 1:May I have your attention, please. The library is closing in a few minutes. Please return the reference books to the shelves they belong to. Those who want to check out reserved books for overnight use may do so now. Thank you very much for your co-operation.Passage 2:Thirty years ago, when I was a small child, my father arranged for me to spend two summer holidays at a farm in the countryside. He thought it would be good for me, and he was right. It taught me a great deal about the importance of independence. The place was so isolated that the owner‘s daughter, who must have been in her early twenties, said that she had never been away from home or seen a locomotive.98．3SECTION 1: LISTENING TESTPart A: Spot DictationBritain is changing more rapidly than ever before in her long history. In some respects the new British society reflects general world trends. In other respects it has kept its own particular flavour. British society is evolving, that is to say, developing and suiting itself to rapidly changing conditions. Evolution rather than revolution or violent change is a special characteristic of the British way of life.This is shown in one way by how the British people vote at elections. The Conservative and Labour Parties have controlled the political scene for the last fifty years, but today neither party can any longer be sure from which class or income group its support will come. Not long ago you would have expected the working classes always to vote for the Labour Party. The word ―labour‖ means ―hard work‖—especially hard work with the hands. The Labour Party is the party which is supposed to represent the ―working man‖. You would also have expected the up per and middle classes to vote for the Conservative Party. The word conservative means ―keeping things as they are‖. The Conservative Party is supposed to be the party which represents property owners, businessmen and the self-employed. In some respects t raditional British ―class distinctions‖ are becoming less clear, and you can be less sure how people will vote. Many members of the middle class support social reform. Many ordinary working people enjoy a better standard of living and are suspicious of any change which might affect them. But the old divisions between the classes remain. Many Conservatives fear that the sovereignty of Parliament is being threatened by the Trade Unions. Many workers are afraid that the Conservative bosses are trying to keep their wages down. But class feelings have not reached a personal level yet. Middle-class and working-class men can stand together at a football match and be the best of friends.Part B: Listening ComprehensionI StatementsQuestion No. 1. These houses have been on the market since last January.Question No. 2. Alice writes novels, but her real background is in business administration.Question No. 3. If we had your phone number, we would have called you on our arrival.Question No. 4. The suitcase sells for nineteen-eighty-five and are available in three colors.Question No. 5. All the board members except the director voted for a company-wide dress code.Question No. 6. Cathy called the police as soon as she found her office had been broken into.Question No. 7. Our general manager is planning to visit a few factories when he travels to the North this summer. Question No. 8. About one-third of the sixty invited guests failed to show up at the dinner party.Question No. 9. May I have your attention, please. Flight 114 was called off due to the thunderstorm.Question No. 10. Despite a decrease in the downtown areas, the sales figure is on the up swing in the suburbs.Ⅱ Talks and ConversationsQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the following conversation.Man: Can you tell me about the university shuttle bus system? This is such a large campus, and I have classes all over campus. I need to take the shuttle bus from one class to another, or I will never make it on time. Woman: What do you need to kn ow? I think it‘s a really great system.Man: First of all, where does it go?Woman: The university shuttle bus system goes all over campus. It does not leave the campus; if want to travel off-campus, you‘ll need to take the city bus system. But the university shuttle bus system will get youfrom one class to the next, very efficiently.Man: And how much does it cost?Woman: It‘s free, can you believe it? So you don‘t have to pay a cent to get all around theuniversity campus.Man: T hat‘s really great. And how do I catch the shuttle bus?Woman: Just look for one of the bright yellow shuttle bus signs, and go stand next to it. You can see the yellow shuttle bus signs all over campus. A Shuttle bus will come alongapproximately every five minutes, so you shouldn‘t have to wait long.Man: That all sounds good. Thanks for your help.Woman: No problem.Question No. 11. What are the man and the woman discussing?Question No. 12. What area does the university shuttle bus cover?Question No. 13. How much does the shuttle bus cost?Question No. 14. What color are the shuttle bus signs?Question 15 to 18 are based on the following advertisement.You may think IBM makes only big computers. The range of products pictured here should change your mind.But more important, it‘s likely that one of them is a perfect fit for you and the work you have to do.IBM‘s portable computers bring problem--solving power to the people who need it most. Small businesses can use them to prosper today and plan for tomorrow. Large companies can use them to help a key person or department become more productive. Professional people can use them to make the most of their own special skills.IBM portable computers are easy to use and their price tags make them easy to buy. Best of all, even our smallest portable computers give you biggest benefits, i.e. IBM experience and reliability.So, when you begin sizing up portable computers, think of IBM, the International Business Machines Corporation. Obviously, we‘v e thought and will think a lot about you.Question No. 15. What is this advertisement trying to sell?Question No. 16. What does IBM produce?Question No. 17. According to the ad. , who will use IBM‘s portable computers?Question No. 18. Which of the following is the full name of IBM?Questions 19 to 22 are based on the following conversation.Woman: Did you read this magazine article? The information in it is unbelievable.Man: What‘s the article about?Woman: It‘s about paper, specifically ab out how much paper Americans use up each year.Man: Why are you so interested in paper?Woman: It‘s not paper that I‘m interested in; it‘s trees. Because Americans use so much paper,many trees have to be cut down.Man: According to the article, how much paper do Americans use?Woman: About 50 million tons of paper a year, can you believe it?Man: That‘s probably a lot of trees, isn‘t it ?Woman: You bet it is; 850 million trees a year.Man: I can‘t believe we really need to use so much paper.Woman: Neither can I. I‘m sure we could reduce the amount of paper we use if we wanted to.Question No.19. Where did the woman learn the information?Question No 20. What is the topic of the conversation?Question No 21. Approximately how much paper do Americans use in one year?Question No 22. What does the woman want people to do?Questions 23 to 26 are based on the following talk.Today I‘d like to discuss something new that botanists may be bringing us in the near future: plants that Produce plastic. I‘m not talking about artificial plants made from plastic. I‘m talking about living, growing plants that produce a plastic-like substance.The natural plastic from these plants has at least one major advantage over the artificial plastic that is so common today. This new plastic from plants biodegrades quickly, which means that it is much better for the environment. Today‘s artificial plastic biodegrades very slowly. When people finish with plastic products and throw them away, the plastic remains intact for years. These unused plastic products are covering the Earth and causing quite a problem. Perhaps the new, natural plastics from plants can help to solve that problem.Question No. 23. What type of plant is the woman discussing?Question No. 24. What is the major advantage of the new natural plastic?Question No. 25. What is the problem with today‘s artificial plastic?Question No. 26. This lecture might be given in which course?Questions 27 to 30 are based on the following talk.The public schools are famous private schools. The oldest of the public schools were founded to give free education to clever boys whose parents could not afford to educate them privately. They were under ―public‖ management or control. But today these schools, and similar ones founded within the past 120 years, are mostly boarding schools. The pupils live as well as study there. Some public schools also take day-pupils. Normally pupils are admitted by examination. Since state schools do not prepare children for this, parents who wish to send their children to a public school often send them first to a preparatory school. Preparatory schools are small, private primary schools which prepare children for the public school examination.Public schools have produ ced many of Britain‘s most famous and distinguished men and women and many parents are still ready to make great sacrifices to send their children there. More pupils come from Britain‘s upper classes or wealthy families. Recently, however, there has been a great deal of argument about the future of all private schools.。
上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--ST 5
Sample test five.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 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.Aa, yes, the wonders of technology. Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, right? Wrong. I mean come on folks, the remote control. Control? What control? First of all, the buttons are too small. I mean you can read anything. Second, what are all those buttons for? Give me a break. I want the volume up. I press a button and the channel changes. Great, I try to change the channel and the volume changes. And we don’t just have one remote con trol, do we? Now, we’ve got the one for TV, the one for the VCR, the one that works with both, the one for the cable, the one for my stereo. See, I am looking out at all of you, and I see your eyes flashing, 12 o’clock, 12 o’clock, that brings me to the VC R. The one time that the VCR did work elate the tape, you should have seen the look on the guy’s face at the video rental store. So I’ve got everything hooked up the computer, now, right? I thought great. I am so happening. Wow, this would do it. I got your internet. I got TVs, movies. I listen to music. Great! Give me more technology. Yes, OK. So, now I got a positive attitude. I couldn’t work anything before. But, hey, with a computer, I am finally able to do it all. Control everything with one small touch of a button, I am the master of my domain. Not, it got worse. And I am going nuts now. And the computer keeps asking me things like, Dave, Do you want to revert to the file that is already opened? What? I just want to watch a movie! I have no idea what i t’s asking me. It does not speak any language that I understand.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 answer booklet. Now let’s begin with question number one.1) If I need to get across town or go to downtown areas I usually take the subway and so Idon’t have to deal with heavy traffic.2) Can you believe the assignment we just got from Professor Johnson? A 25 page paper in 2 weeks. There goes my social life.3) I am sure glad it’s almost quitting time. I have been watching the clock all afternoon, but its hands seem to stand still.4) You know, Sally was supposed to meet us an hour ago, maybe she is still working in the office. We should give her a ring.5) I am really glad our club decided to raise money for the children’s hospital. And most of the people we phoned seemed happy to contribute.6) The movie doesn’t start until 7. But it’s a nightmare and streets starting rush hour, I don’t want to be late.7) I am interested in the philosophy of language, I tried to sign up for that course, but they told me I need to have to take linguistics first.8) I am always late for my morning classes, because of all the traffic out near where I live, I will move into campus next year.9) She has been accepted into law school, but she studies criminal law, so she will not join her brother’s law firm when she graduates.10) She will not be living in the dormitory if she can help it. She has been thinking of renting an apartment off campus with her friends.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 a few questions. Listen carefully because you will hear the talk or conversation and the 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 15 are based on the following conversations.M: How did you like yesterday’s astronomy class?W: It was interesting, but the point the professor was trying to make seemed a little far-fetched.M: Oh, that new theory that ocean water came from comets?W: Yeah, do you remember what was based on?M: Some recent satellite photos, I think. Apparently space satellites recently detected thousands of small comets colliding with earth’s outer atmosphere, almost 40,000 per day. W: OK. So they collided with atmosphere. So that’s what’s created the water?M: It’s not that the collision created water. Comets contain water. They are made up mostly of comet dust and water. When they collide with atmosphere they break up. And the water they contain rains down to earth. Ocean water came from that rain.W: Oh, well, this morning I asked my geology professor about that. He said most geologists don't accept it.M: Why no?W: Their research indicates that most of the water molecules from the comet would have burned up as they fell through the atmosphere. Enough rain couldn’t have reached the earth to fill up the ocean.M: Well, did the geologists have an alternative theory to explain where ocean water came from?W: Yeah, he said the most traditional view is that the ocean water came from volcanoes.M: From volcanoes?W: Right. They say volcano fumes are mostly steam. And they claim that it was the volcanic steam that created oceans, not rain from comets.Questions:11) What are these two people mainly talking about?12) What did recent photographs from a space satellite indicate?13) According to the new theory where did ocean water come from?14) What group disagrees with the new theory described in the conversation?15) What aspect of volcanoes does the woman mention?中级口译听力教程第三版9BQuestions 16 to 21 are based on the following conversation.M: Hi, Jane. Say, are you OK? You’re looking a bit tired.W: Oh, I am. It’s my neighbors.M: Oh, so they are acting up again, Ha?W: Unfortunately yes, they are.M: Loud music?W: Not exactly. You’ve been to my apartment, right?M: Yeah, I’ve been there once. It’s a nice place.W: Well, thank you. So you remember I live on the top floor. Well, last night around 11 my neighbors decided to go up on the roof of the apartment building.M: The roof. Really?W: Yeah, they had this guy in from out of town, and they wanted to show him the view. Can you believe it? I am soundly asleep and all of a sudden I hear stomp, stomp, stomp. They are walking around on the roof. It sounded like my ceiling was going to falling.M: So what did you do?W: Well, after about 10 minutes, I got dressed and went up there to tell them to be quiet. I was so mad. T hen of course after that I couldn’t go back to sleep.M: Oh, don’t you hate that when that happens? You can’t fall asleep and then before you know it’s morning, and the alarm clock was going off.Questions:16) According to the conversation who made Jane irritated?17) What did these people do that irritated Jane?18) What time do Jane’s neighbors go on to the roof?19) Why did her neighbors go up on the roof?20) What did Jane do in that situation?21) What happened next?Questions 22 to 26 are based on the following talk.This is kind of a funny story. I was in Toronto and had lay over between flights. I’d arrived at about 6 p.m. and my flight out wasn’t until about 8:30. Well, my flight was delayed. It got really crowded at the departure gate. I was getting tired and there were so many people around. I hate crowds, so I went to sit away from the departure gate to escape the crowds. I was reading my newspaper, feeling drowsy, and then the next thing I know I wake up. And there was no one around. The crowd was gone. I had fallen asleep and missed my flight. They must have made lots of announcements and I missed them all. Boy, did I feel stupid. I had to stay in Toronto overnight and catch a flight out the next morning.Questions:22) What did the man do in Toronto?23) What time had the man arrived in Toronto?24) According to the man which of the following statements is not true?25) Why did he sit away from the departure gate?26) What happened next?Questions 27 to 30 are based on the following talk.W: Let’s see, my travel experience for the truly frustrating one. I was going on a short vacation to the beach. We had a long holiday weekend, so it is going to be a short trip. You know, fly out on a Friday night and come back on the Sunday afternoon, kind of thing. Well, when I got to the airport and checked in the counter there was a problem with my ticket. It turned out the travel agent had printed the wrong date on my ticket. My ticket was for a flight at the same time but on the following day. I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t want to leave the next day, because my trip was already such a short one. Why should I have to cut my vacation short when it wasn’t even my fault? I complained to everyone at the counterincluding the manager. But there was nothing they could do. I had to go on stand-by on that flight. In the end I was very lucky that they had an extra seat on the plane. So I got to enjoy the beach after all. Now you can bet that I always double check my tickets to make sure that all the information was printed correctly.Questions:27) How long was the woman’s holiday?28) What was the problem with the woman’s tickets?29) What did the woman have to do?30) What happened to the woman in the end?Part C. Listening and translation.1. Sentence translation. Directions: Listen and translate each sentence you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given below.1) Most of friends are concerned about the economic performance of the country, because we will be looking for jobs in a few months after we graduate.2) Quite a few of my friends are worried about tougher graduation requirements from educational reform. They worry what they might cause them to have to delay their graduation.3) Share prices on the London stock market have fallen sharply today. Following sharp losses on long street, shares of leading computer companies have been the worst hit.4) If public transportation were safe and dependable, many people would use it instead of driving their own cars about. It would relieve congestion in the streets.5) Cigarette advertisements are being targeted towards young people. Therefore more and more young people in this country are tempted to try them.2. Passage translation. Directions: Listen and translate each passage you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given below. You may take notes while you are listening.1) For me the change has been with my work. I used to work in a large company. It was a great job, good money, decent benefits. When I first started in that company I was very young and very ambitious. But after a while I got tired of it. I was so unhappy there and the commute was killing me. But one evening 2 years ago, I attended a seminar on being self-employed and starting your own company. So I quit my job and gave a try. It was scary as first, but after a little while I could see it was going to work out just fine for me. I couldn't be happier.2) Five years ago I was a completely different person. You wouldn’t have recognized me if you had seen me then. I hardly exercised at all. I never played any sports and rarely spent time outside. I was in terrible shape and worried about my health. But all that changed when I met my friend Judy. See, she convinced me to start slowly, you know, by walking every morning before work and swimming twice a week. Well, now I spend most of my free time outside, hiking, swimming when the weather is good or playing tennis. I am in pretty good shape now and feeling wonderful.。
上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--ST 6
Sample test 6.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 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.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 was 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 greatest 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 work horse for the rest of the century, and the building of such stations in orbit should become common place. Once these huge orbiting space stations are completed, they are likely to become the platforms from which hundreds of robots space ships could be launched cheaply and easily to explore the solar system and to certain 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 the governments will be increasingly willing to start extensive programs of space engineering, exploration and research.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 answer booklet. Now let’s begin with question number one.1) After working at the same company for 45 years the chief accountant wasn’t too unhappy to be retiring in the coming August.2) I can’t go to the concert tonight. You might ask Betty for a ride. And I think she is leaving around 7:30.3) It’s stuffing here but I can’t open that window. I am afraid it’s the kind it doesn’t open. I need to go out for a while for fresh air.4) This has been an unusually cool summer. I actually had to get out my wool sweaters in August, which I never did in the past.5) I don’t really know what qualifications are needed for the job. But I think a degree in modern language or political science would be useful.6) Business people spent a lot of time in meetings, and meetings come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from formal committee meetings to informal one on one meetings.7) Crimes figures released today show that illegal drugs worth more than 500 million dollarswere seized by customs officers last year.8) It was the worst earth quake that hit the country for over 2 decades. Thousands of residents have a second night camped out in parks and gardens.9) Almost no one I’ve talked to disapprove of providing child care for working women, as this is becoming a popular idea these days.10) If the local gove rnment make stricter laws factories won’t discharge waste products into rivers and lakes, the environment will certainly improve within a few years.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 a few questions. Listen carefully, because you will hear the talk or conversation and the 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 15 are based on the following talk.This is the final call for Olympic Airways to Athens flight number OA260. Any remaining passengers must go immediately to gate two while the flight now is closing. Olympic Airways flight number OA260 is closing now at gate two. Scandinavian Airlines to Stockholm flight number SK528 is now boarding at gate four. Passengers to New York British Airways regrets 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 BA175 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.Questions:11) Where is this announcement most probably made?12) Which of the following statements is true about the Olympic Airways flight to Athens?13) Where is the Scandinavian Airlines flight scheduled to fly?14) According to the announcement how much longer will passengers to New York have to wait?15) According to the announcement at which gate are passengers to Vienna boarding? Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk.Moving away from newsp apers. Let’s now focus on magazines. Now the first magazine was a little periodical called The Review. And it was started in London in 1704. It looked a lot like the newspapers of the time, but in terms of its content it was much different. Newspapers were concerned mainly with news events, but The Review focused on important domestic issues of the day as well as the policies of the government. Now in England at that time people could still be thrown in jail for publishing articles that were critical of the king. And that’s what happened to Daniel Defoe, he was the out-spoken founder of The Review. Defoe actually wrote the first issue of The Review from prison. You see, he had been arrested because of his writing set criticize the policies of the church of England, which was headed by the king. After his release Defoe continued to produce The Review, and the magazine started to appeal on a more frequent schedule about 3 times a week. It didn’t take long for other magazines to start popping up. In 1709 a magazine called The Tablet began publication. This new magazine contain a mixture of news, poetry, political analysis and philosophical essays.Questions:16) What is the main topic of the talk?17) What is significant about the review?18) According to the speaker how was the review different from early newspapers?19) Why was Daniel Defoe arrested?20) What does the speaker say about the tadler?Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following conversation.M: Now, could you tell me your name, please?W: Yes, officer. It’s Daniels. Mrs. Jennifer Daniels.M: And could I have your address too, please?W: Yes, of course. It’s 27th Springfield Road Bristol.M: So could you tell me please exactly what you saw the incident?W: Yes, well, I was just coming out of the supermarket exit, when all of a sudden I heard this cry. And when I turned around to see what it was I saw this man sort of tugging at this woman’s handbag, and she was hitting him with her free hand. And then he pushed her and she fell to the ground. He then ran off on the street around the corner.M: I see. And could you describe the man for me?W: Well, mm, let me see. He was medium height, about 30. It all happen so quickly, it’s hard to remember.M: Do please try. It could be very important in helping us to catch him.W: Oh, yes, I do remember something else. He was wearing a yellow jacket. You know, like inner acts or thing, and jeans, blue jeans.M: Did you notice the color of his hair by any chance?W: Oh, dark, I should say. Yes, dar k brown. And that’s all about I can remember I am afraid. It was very wavy.M: Thank you very much Mrs. Daniels. You’ve been very helpful. We will probably be in touch.Questions:21) Who was asking Mrs. Daniels most probably?22) Where did the incident take place?23) According to Mrs. Daniels about what age was the man involved?24) What was the man wearing?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 a specially large Indian population. That is the southwest. Blacks first came to America from Africa as slaves. President Lincoln freed the slaves in 1863. About 11 percent of the present American population are blacks. The first immigrants in American history came from England and the Netherlands. Soon immigrants began to arrive from many other countries. And they are still arriving. In 1790, the new nation had fewer than 4 million. Today there are more than 210,000,000. These include people from all parts of the world.Questions:26) What might be the best title for this passage?27) How much is the American Indian population?28) Who were the first people living in America?29) What is the current size of the American population?30) According to the passage which of the following statements is true?Part C. Listening and translation.1. Sentence translation. Directions: Listen and translate each sentence you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given below.1) Watching TV was a leisure activity that occupy the most time, 2.6 hours per day, accounting for about half of the leisure time on average for both men and women.2) Researchers in the US and Japan have concluded that diet rich in fruit and vegetable juice may substantially lower the risk of certain diseases.3) The majority of my friends are worried about crime, because the economy isn’t good, and street gangs are getting stronger.4) The United States president has said that the Star War’s project will not go ahead if there is a new arms agreement with Russia.5) The latest inflation figure was issued today. The current inflation rate is 7.5 percent. That’s one percent up on last year.2. Passage translation. Directions: Listen and translate each passage you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given below. You may take notes while you are listening.1) Recently I’ve been doing a lot more shopping on the internet because a lot of the retailers have websites and it’s cheaper sometimes to go right to their websites and get exactly what you want. Sometimes it’s 50 percent less than what you would pay if you were at a regular store. So there is no point in going to the mall when you can just do it at home. And it’s fast too. You can get things sent to you almost right away. I love shopping on the internet.2) I am definitely not an internet shopper. I am not a catalogue shopper either. I like going into a store and physically seeing something. If I am going to wear it, I like trying it on. I even like trying things on that I am not going to get. I like window shopping. I really like the experiences of shopping. I really like going into the department store, especially when it’s not crowded. I also like discount stores to look for bargains.。
中级口译历年真题--听力篇
中级口译历年真题—听力篇2012年3月听力Spot Dictation 原文+评析Music affects us as profoundly as anything we experience. Very many people say that music is a big part of their everyday life. We can hear evidence of this in the blurring car radio and see the jogger w it h his personal stereo. That is the new portabil it y of music. That brings it everywhere people live, play and work.There are different kinds of music , for all tastes – classical, pop, rock, rap, jazz, folk – each culture has it s own style. Different parts of the body resonate to different sounds and p it ches, and most significantly, certain kinds of music resound powerfully in the human spirit.We can listen to music anywhere and everywhere.Listening to music can change your mood – sometimes dramatically. Sometimes, if you’re feeling low, it’s tempting to play slow sad music, but this would make you feel worse. And lifting tune or cheerful song can instantly improve your energy levels and your emotional well being.Music in film and television shows us how music can affect mood. A romantic drama would have a very different film score to a thriller. The old ―silent‖ films originally had a pianist in the cinema playing along, trying to strike the right mood. At times, when watching a film or TV programme, yo u know what’s about to happen because of the music being played –you can anticipate the terror, such as in ―Jaws‖. There’re many times when I’ve turn down the sound during a TV programme and use subtitles because the music unsettles means so much.Playing Mozart when studying is said to increase our IQ. A recent study has showed that children who learn a musical instrument are much quicker at developing spatial awareness and problem solving skills.Relaxation music has a slow rhythm. Sounds are often synthesised and there may be added natural sounds, such as whalesong, birdsong, waves or gentle rain to help produce a feeling of calm and relaxation.点评：这是一篇关于各种音乐与人之间的关系的文章。
中级口译教程 部分原文翻译 听力
合资企业Establishing a Joint Venture__________________________________________________ A ：I'm so happy to see you again, Mr. Roberts. May l help you in any way?B：您好，陈先生，离开中国已有10个月了。
我打算同您商谈一下能否与贵公司合资兴办企业，共同生产无绳电话和移动电话。
A: That's great. Your investment proposal is a very wise decision. Our company is also seeking foreign investment in a manufacturing company for cordless and mobile phones. Your initiative is most welcome. I remember talking to you about the matter of foreign investment in China a year ago, Mr. Roberts.B：是的，那次您谈得很好。
其结果是触发了我同贵公司合资办企业的念头。
您所作的回答坦率，您所作的解释诚恳，很有说服力。
现在我想搭乘中国经济快车，分享你们的经济成果好吗?A: Of course. Welcome aboard, Mr. Roberts! Let's get down to the business of this joint venture. May I have some idea of your proposal?B：最近我对电信设备的市场做了一番调查。
中国乃至全世界的无绳电话和移动电话的市场潜力很大。
在合资企业的起步阶段，我希望有一个稳妥的速度和规模。
年9月中级口译段落听译原文和答案
年9月中级口译段落听译原文和答案Passage 1Man is closely connected to the environment. Our environment provides us with fresh air to breatheclean water to drinkand various vegetables to eat. Howeverour environment is faced with many dangers. It is seriously polluted by chemical wastes from factories and garbage in cities. Trees are being cut down. Large areas of forests are being destroyed. And various animals are being hunted and killed. As a resultmany kinds of plants and animals are disappearing from the earth.人与环境紧密相连。
我们的环境提供了新鲜的空气、干净的水和各种蔬菜，让我们呼吸、饮用。
但我们的环境却正在面临许多危险。
它被工厂的化学废物、城市里的垃圾所污染。
树木被砍伐、大片的森林被破坏、多种动物遭到猎杀。
由此，地球上许多种类的植物和动物，正在走向灭绝。
解析这一段难度较低，注意一下逻辑词，如Howeveras a result在笔记中迅速地使用符号记录下来。
出现了两次、占全文字数三分之一的并列平行结构也是文中的一大重点。
理解上不会造成障碍，关键是信息记录完整。
Passage 2In 1979trade beeen the United States and China stood at roughly $ 5 billion. Todayit tops over $ 400 billion each year. The merce affects our people’s life in so many ways. America imports from C hina many of the puter parts we usethe clothes we wear. And we export to China machinery that helps power your industry. This trade could create even more jobs on both sides of the Pacificwhile allowing our people to enjoy a better quality of life.1979年，美中贸易保持在50亿美元上下。
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2010年3月中级口译听力部分原文（1）Spot dictationThe Internet is an excellent source for finding many types of information and for keeping up with new developments in the world. Today, an ever increasing number of people are using the Internet to dig up related information, conduct business, or personal activities, access electronic databases, send e-mail, and network with relatives, colleagues or friends. Frequently referred to as the Information Super Highway, the Internet is actually a network of computer networks. You maythink of the Internet as analogous to the inter-state highway system, Just as the inter-state system connects to different cities via many different routes, the Internet connects computers around the world via a number of different electronic pathways. At the most basic level, a computer, a modem, and a right type of software can get a person onto the Internet. Through the Internet you can access massive amounts of information by accessing computers that are linked together.Generally speaking, two types of information are available on the Internet, are the most useful for people. That is ,conversational resources, and reference resources.Conversational resources allow users to have conversations with individuals anywhere in the world. Mailing lists and news groups are the primary types of conversational resources. Mailing lists include electronic mail, whereby the user can read messages, send to any other individual, or group of individuals, who have subscribed by having their name and electronical mail address placed on the center’s list of addresses.News groups are essentially electronic bulletin boards. Any one with Internet access can post an article to the board, and any one with Internet access can read the board.The reference resources you most frequently encounter are the World Wide Web(www) or the web for short. The web uses HTML(hypertext markup language) to transfer text, sound, graphics and video. Of course, you need browsers to view documents, and navigate through the intricate links structure. The most popular and well-known browser is the Microsoft Internet Explorer.2010年3月中级口译听力部分原文（2）Statements1.Our firm is planning to start up a new branch in Australia early next year. And we are makinga feasibility study of the proposal.2.You would like me to describe our chief accountant? Well, I could never stay awake and any of his briefings without first drinking at least three cups of coffee.3.Ms Brown has intact any previous working experience. She graduated from college 3 years ago, and started to work for us right away.4.When the secretary said that the memorandum will be ready on Wednesday,the General Manager told her to take her time.5.If you give us a 10 per cent discount on this product, we’ll place a second order immediately after we’ve received the first one next month.6.Scientists believe that some animals become extinct because of changes in climate. When the places they live become hotter or colder and they can’t adapt to the new surroundings, hey die.7.I’ve been looking into the question of having the products delivered by air. It’s quick. The goods are less liable to damage than by sea. And there is less risk of holdups.8.Today, with the rapid social and economic changes of modern times, generation gap is found within the same generation, between people of different ge groups-sometimes, with only a few years apart.st year’s annual sales conference was a great success. We have an attendance of almost 100 agents and influential customers. This time, we are counting on more than 180.10.Originally, we have planned to invest 3.5 million in that project, but just look at this figure, it almost doubled that amount!2010年3月中级口译听力部分原文（3）PART 2Now, what seems to be the trouble?I don’t know. I often get dizzy when I climb any stairs and I feel that as though I’m going to faint.Uhm, well, your blood pressure is up.Is it?Do your parents have hypertension problems?Well, my father used to have low blood pressure. But after his retirement, he’s got kind of hypertension problem. My mother is okay.You have to be more careful as it is in the family.What can I do about it?Well, you have to stay off fatty or fried foods, less salty, and less spicy, if possible. Can I have fish and chips? I like it ever since my childhood.Not any more, I’m afraid. One more thing, no more smoking and alcohol drinking. It’s important for you to eat properly, and keep regular time and healthy styles.I see. I don’t smoke. But I sometimes drink a bit of red wine. Is that okay?Yes. And I’ll give you some tablets to take twice a day. I’ll put all these down in your case history. Come back in a week or so.Q11: What is the most likely relationship between the man and the woman?Q12: According to the man, who used to have low blood pressure?Q13: What kind of foods does the man like most?Q14: What does the woman give the man?2010年3月中级口译听力部分原文（4）The Universal Expo, also known as World’s Fair, is one of the three largest events in the world, in terms of economic and cultural impact. However, compared with the other great events, the Modern Olympic Games, and the World Cup, the Expo has the longest history.In 1851, the 1st Expo was held in London under the title “Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations”. At the Expo, participating countries will set up their national pavilions in distinctive architectural styles, with a view to attracting business people, andtourists all over the world. The cost for building such a pavilion could amount to millions of dollars. But it is often far outweighed by benefits and potential revenues thus generated. Usually an Expo will last between three and six months. The character of World Exhibitions has developed through history. Three stages are identified, namely, the eras of industrialization, of cultural exchange, and of nation branding.The 1st era covered roughly the period from 1800 to 1950. In these days, World Exhibitions were especially focused on trade and famous for the display of scientific and technological advancements.The 2nd era stared with the 1939 New York World’s Fair. From then on, World’s Fairs became more strongly based on a specific theme of cultural significance. Technology and inventions remains important, but no longer as the principal subjects. The defining elements of the Expos were cross-cultural communications and exchanges.Finally, in the early 1990s, countries started to use World Expo more widely and strongly as a platform to improve their national images.A study shows that improving national image was the primary participation goal for 73% of the countries at Expo, 2000. Today’s World’s Exhibitions embody elements of all three eras. They present new inventions, facilitate cultural exchange, and are used for city, region, and nation branding.Q15: When was the 1st World Expo held?Q16: According to the talk, why do participating countries build their national pavilions at the Expo?Q1:7 At Expo 2000, what was the primary goal for the majority of participating countries? Q18: Which of the following is not an element presented in the Expo?2010年3月中级口译听力部分原文（5）2624344, David Carter speaking.Hello, David. It’s Joyce, Joyce Cook.Hello, Joyce. How are you?I’m very well, thanks. How are you?Oh, not so bad, you know.Good. I rang to ask if you know anything about hotels on the Costa Brava.No, I’m afraid I can’t be very much helpful to you there. Why?Well, it’s just that we’ve been thinking of taking the family to Spain summer. And at th is rather late stage, we’re trying to organize ourselves a suitable hotel. But I thought that you’ve been to the Costa Brava.I have several times. But I’ve always taken a tent and do it the hard way.Oh, I see. I didn’t realize that.Yes. Great one for the open area, you know.Oh, it must be nice. But we could never contemplate it with our lot. We are terribly diso rganized as a family, you know, and we’d be in chaos at no time. And in any case, the car isn’t big enough to get all of us in and camping equipment as well. So we simply must fi nd ourselves a nice hotel where they’ll put up with noisy kids.Uhm. You have got a problem. I’ll tell you what, Joyce. It’s just occurred to me Mr. and Mrs. Simpson from over the road have been to that part of Spain several times and I seem to remember them saying they always use some hotel.Do they?Yes. At least I think that’s what they said. I’ll pop round later this evening and if th ey do know anything that might be of use to you, I’ll get one or the other of them to giv e you a ring.Would you? That’s very kind of you.Q 19: Why did Joyce telephone David?Q 20: Which of the following is true about the man?Q 21: What is Joyce’s problem according to the man?Q 22: What does David promise to do in the evening?2010年3月中级口译听力部分原文（6）We are so used to our life on the surface on the earth that it’s not easy for our minds t o break free of all the ideas that we take for granted. For example, we can feel things a re heavy so we think of weight as a fixed quality in an object. But actually, it is not fixed at all. If you could take a one-pound packet of butter, 4,000 miles out from the ear th, it would weigh only a quarter of a pound. The reason for such change of weight is thi s: all objects have a natural attraction for all other objects. This is called the gravit ational attraction. But this power of attraction between two objects gets weaker as they get farther apart. So the weight of an object on the surface of the earth is not the same as its weight 4,000 miles out in space. What about the weight of one-pound of butter on the surface of the moon? There will be attraction between the butter and the moon, but th e butter will weigh only about one-sixth as much as it does on earth. This is because the moon is so much smaller than the earth. The amount of the gravitational pull that a body produces depends on the amount of material in it. A packet of butter has a gravitation p ull of its own, but it is very small in relation to the pull of something as large as the moon, or the earth.Q23: According to the speaker, what quality of an object is taken for granted by people? Q24: How much will a pound of butter weigh if it is brought 4,000 miles into space?Q25: What is the gravitational attraction?Q26: Why does an object weigh much less on the moon than it does on the earth?2010年3月中级口译听力部分原文（7）Helen, come and look at this.Oh, is this the new catalogue?Yes, it is. I had a design by an advertising agency this year.It’s beautiful. I love the colors. It’s certainly going to make everybody take notice ab out our products.Well, I think they did a good job. I’m going to get several thousand extra copies printed for the Expo that is coming up this spring.I’m sure we can use them at the Expo. But do we have enough money in the budget for them? No, but I think I can get the finance office to approve our budget supplement.When they see this, they’ll certainly be impressed. Are you going to be able to get all t he colors we produced?Oh yes, it wouldn’t be nearly as effective without them.When will it be ready? Are you going to have it in time?I’m going to see Mrs. Carter in the finance office this afternoon. If she says we can go over the budget, I’ll get the catalogue printed right away. They’ll be ready in a couple of days.You have to mail most of those to our regular customers, won’t you?We’ll need a lot of them for the mailing, but there’ll be enough left for you to give ou t at the Expo.I hope so, because this catalogue is a real eye-catcher.But don’t worry about it. I’m sure I can make Mrs. Carter see why we need a little more money for the extra copies.I think anyone will be able to see what a wonderful catalogue this is.Q27: what are the man and woman talking about?Q28: what is the speaker’s major concern?Q29: when will the man see Mrs. Carter in the finance office?Q30: what is the finance office expected to do?2010年3月中级口译听力部分原文（8）句子听译：1.My parents never interfered with my plans too much. They advised me, but never forced me into doing anything I didn't want to do.2.Weddings in the United States vary greatly. There are wedding in the church, on mountain tops, or even on the ocean floor with oxygen tanks for the guests. But no matter where and how, they all include certain traditional customs.3.According to government statistics,in 1990,there were twice as many men smokers as women smokers in the country. But now, women smokers have far outnumbered men smokers.4.Since it is a big order, I'll accept your price up 8 dollars 30 cents. However it's a very special offer and that leaves us little profit.5. Communication is much more than speaking and reading. True communication takes place when an understanding has been transfered from one party to another. Therefore, communication anbe defined as the transfer of information.段落听译：America is a nation on wheels. Most Americans are car-owners and some are even obsessive about the subject. They can spend hours discussing whether to buy a foreign car or an American car, and deciding on the best family car or the best sports car. Car-repair is also a popular topic. You can participate in their discussion by talking about cars you have owned or by sharing information you read in automotive magazines such as Car And Driver or Popular Mecanics. Not long ago, individuals joined in an organisation and often stayed with it in their entire working career, and organisations often rewarded workers and employees. However, this concept of organisational loyalty has already faded. Starting in the mid 1980s, the average 20-year old employees were expected to change jobs approximately 6 or 7 times during his life time. According to current statistics, today's college graduates will, on average, hace 8-10 jobs and as many as 3 careers in their life times.。