中级口译真题2006年9月

2006年秋季英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试SECTION1:LISTENINGTESTPartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Britishpeoplearefarmoresophisticatedaboutbeveragesthantheywere50yearsago.WitnesstheStarbucksrevolutionandyou'llknowwhere(1)goes.However,spurredonbyrecentstudiessuggestingthatitcancuttheriskof(2)andretardtheagingprocess,teaisenjoyinga(3).Althoughteaisavailableinmoreplacesthanever,itremainstobe(4)ofatypicalBritishfamily.IfyouareinvitedtoanEnglishhome,(5)inthemorningyougetacupoftea.Itiseitherbroughtinbyaheartily(6)oranalmostmalevolentlysilentmaid.Whenyouare(7)inyoursweetestmorningsleepyoumustnotsay:Goaway,you(8).Onthecontrary,youhavetodeclarewithyourbestfiveo'clocksmile.Thankyouverymuch.I(9)acupoftea,especiallyinthemorning.Iftheyleaveyoualonewiththeliquidyoumaypourit(10)!Thenyouhave(11);thenyouhaveteaat11o'clockinthemorning;(12);thenyouhaveteafortea;thenaftersupper;andagainateleveno'clock(13).Youmustnotrefuseanyadditionalcupsofteaunderthe(14)ifitishot;ifitiscold;ifyouare(15);ifyouarenervous;ifyouarewatchingTV;(16);ifyouhavejustreturnedhome;ifyoufeellikeit;ifyoudonotfeellikeit;ifyouhavehadnotea(17);ifyouhavejusthadacup.Youdefinitelymustnot(18).Isleepatfiveo'clockinthemorning;Ihavecoffeeforbreakfast;Idrinkinnumerable(19)duringtheday;Ihavethe(20)evenattea-time!PartB:ListeningComprehensionⅠ.StatementsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.1.(A)TheprogramonChannelEightremindsmeofTVcommercials.(B)TheproductadvertisedintheTVcommercialcannothelpcuremyillness.(C)Idon'twatchTVthatmuch,becauseoftheomnipresentadvertisements.(D)Ihavetositonthesofa,becauseIamtoosicktostandinfrontofthetelevision.2.(A)Theplanearrivedat7:30.(B)Theplanearrivedat8:00.(C)Theplanearrivedat9:00.(D)Theplanearrivedat10:00.3.(A)I'llasksomeoneelsetoreadandcheckthisagreementforerrors.(B)I'llthinkmoreabouttheagreementbeforemakingadecision.(C)It'sobviousthatI'lldiscusstheagreementwithmyassistantfirst.(D)It'soutofquestionthatIshouldgetintoanyagreementwithyou.4.(A)Thebettermembersdecidedtocancelthemeeting.(B)Lessthanhalfofthecommitteewasawayonbusinesstrips.(C)It'dbebetterifnoonehadattendedthismorning'scommitteemeeting.(D)Themeetingwascancelledbecauseoflowattendance.5.(A)Supermarketsintheinnercityandthesuburbsareusuallyownedbythesamecompany.(B)Productsingrocerystoresaremoreexpensivethanthoseinsupermarkets.(C)Thereisapricedifferenceforthesameproducteveninshopsrunbythesamecompany.(D)Peopleprefertoshopinsupermarkets,whicharemostlylocatedinthesuburbs,withfreeparkingspace.6.(A)ManyAmericanscannotaffordhighereducationbecauseofthesoaringcollegetuitionfeesandexpenses.(B)SendingtheirchildrentocollegeisnolongerabiggerchallengeformillionsofAmericans.(C)TheAmericangovernmenthassetthegoalthatitwilleventuallystopfundinghighereducationinstitutions.(D)Nowadays,Americanparentshavetopaymoretosendtheirchildrentocollege.7.(A)Formanyuniversitygraduates,thejobstheytakewillnotberelatedtotheiracademicachievements.(B)Becauseofeconomicrecession,thenumberofuniversitystudentsmajoringinliberalartsisdeclining.(C)Universitystudentswhoareinterestedinliberalartswillhavemorejobopportunitiesupongraduation.(D)Withhighunemploymentrate,manyuniversitystudentswillhavetooptfortransferringtoothermajors.8.(A)Goodbusinessnegotiatorswillneverrepeatwhatotherpeoplehavealreadyrestated.(B)Restatingbygoodbusinessnegotiatorsisnotaneffectivewaytochecktheinformation.(C)Goodbusinessnegotiatorsaresometimescuriousaboutotherpeople'srestatements.(D)Restatingwhatothershavesaidisagoodstrategyforconfirmingunderstanding.9.(A)Wecannotreachanagreement,letaloneaspokenpromise.(B)We'dbetterdraftandthensignawrittenagreement.(C)Wegenerallykeepourpromisesinbusinesstransactions.(D)Wehopeyouunderstandwhyweareunabletokeepourpromises.10.(A)Idon'tthinkyouhavemoretosayonthattopic.(B)Ithinkwe'dbettertalkaboutthatindetailsometimelater.(C)Iamtrulyappreciativeifyoucanelaborateonthattopicafterlunch.(D)Iambusyrightnow,sowemightaswelldiscussitoverlunchtoday.ⅡTalksandConversationsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions11-1411.(A)Two(B)Three(C)Four(D)Five12.(A)Aprofit-makingprivateschool.(B)Anon-profit-makingindependentschool.(C)Astateschoolthatisfundedbynon-governmentalsources.(D)Asecondaryschoolthatisopent