中级口译真题2009年(春季)

2009年春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.YoumightthinkthathamburgerswereinventedintheUnitedStates,butthatisnottotallytrue.These(1),orpatties,actuallycamefromGermanyinthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.TheywerebroughttotheUnitedStatesby(2)whocamefromthecityofHamburg.Thatiswhy(3)washamburgersteak.However,peopleinotherplaces(4)thattheyinventedthehamburger.Perhapswe'llneverhavea(5).Butthere'snoquestionthatthehamburgerwasa(6).Why?Perhapsbecauseatthattime,industrywasgrowingandakindof(7)foodwasneededforworkers.Thehamburgerbecameevenmorepopular(8)whenthefirstchainoffastfoodrestaurantswasstarted.ThischainwascalledWhiteCastle.Itservedtinyhamburgersthatweresoldforonly(9).Then,inthe1930stherecamethe(10)wherecustomerswereservedintheircarsbywaitersinuniform.Andthehamburgerwasoneofthemost(11).Bynow,Thehamburgerwasreadyto(12)theworld.AndthishappenedwithMcDonald's,whichwasactuallya(13)atfirst.Butbytheearly1950sthehotdogwasreplacedbythehamburger.McDonald'sandotherfastfoodrestaurants(14)aroundtheworldthroughouttherestofthetwentiethcentury.McDonald'salonehas(15)foreveryonepersonintheworld.Theimportanceofthehamburgerto(16)remainssignificant.About(17)ofallsandwichesthatareeatenarehamburgers.Accordingtosomesources,(18)ofcurrentworkersintheUnitedStateshadtheirfirstjobatMcDonald's.Butthefaceofthehamburgerischanging(19).Nowadaysitispossibletobuyachickenburger,aturkeyburger,(20),orveggieburger.PartB:ListeningComprehensionⅠ.StatementsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper,soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.1.(A)Weweremetbytheheadofthecompanyattheairport.(B)WeknewMrs.Joneswasthepresidentofthecompany.(C)Mrs.Jonesusedtobethesecretaryofthecompany.(D)Mrs.Jonescametoseeusoffattheairport.2.(A)Theboardofdirectorsaskedaboutthechanges.(B)Theboardofdirectorsdecidedtoinvestmoreontheproject.(C)Theboardofdirectorsapprovedtherevisions.(D)Theboardofdirectorscouldnotunderstandherexplanation.3.(A)Manyuniversitystudentsprefersoftdrinkstofreshfruits.(B)Mostofthemarefirst-or-secondyearcollegestudents.(C)Anumberofcollegestudentsrefusetodisclosetheiridentities.(D)Notmanystudentsareinterestedinourresearchprojects.4.(A)WedecidedtosellthecarwhentheoilPricesrose.(B)Weshouldnotdelaysolvingtheproblemofoilprices.(C)Wewereatalossastowhethertobuythatexpensivecarornot.(D)Wedidn'tbuyacarbecauseofthefloatingoilprices.5.(A)Mostofthemarefromlow-incomebelies.(B)Mostofthemareinfavorofataxcut.(C)IknowtheCongresswillvetothetaxreform.(D)IproposethetaxreformbedebatedintheCongress.6.(A)Effectiveself-managementskillsarekeytoacademicandcareersuccess.(B)Ifyouspendalotoftimeonyourschoolwork,youwillbecomeagoodmanagerlater.(C)Schoolworkcanbetime-consumingandislikelytomakeyoufeelexhaustedafterclass.(D)Goodmanagementcallsformoretimeandenergyonthepartoftheacademicstaff.7.(A)Mr.PaulWhitehasjustbeenfired.(B)Mr.PaulWhitehasforgottenthewoman'sname.(C)Mr.PaulWhiteislookingforajob.(D)Mr.PaulWhitehasthewomanPromoted.8.(A)Ishallgiveyouadiscount.(B)Thecrisisisaffectingthewholeworld.(C)IshallcomeinmySundaybest.(D)Thepriceisstilltoohigh.9.(A)Hefinishedthenegotiationinthreedays.(B)Hewasonabusinesstriptendaysago.(C)Histoughnesscosthimthreemoredays.(D)Hisbusinesstriplastedthirteendays.10.(A)Wearesurethatourchildrenwillbecomepositivemembersofthechangingsociety.(B)Childrenwithself-esteemcanmakepositiveadjustmentandachievecareersuccess.(C)Personalgoalscanbereachedwiththehelpofparentswhoarecompetentmembersofthesociety.(D)Parentswithconfidencewilladaptthemselvestothechangesandaccomplishpersonalgoals.Ⅱ.TalksandConversationsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE,whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions11-1411.(A)Theproductswereallmadefromfreshvegetablesandfruits.(B)Thehomemadeproductswereactuallymadeinthefactory.(C)Thefactorywasequippedwiththemostsophisticatedmachinery.(D)Therewerehomemadefreshvegetablesandfruitsinthefactory.12.(A)Youarespecial.(B)Youarenatural.(C)Youarestupid.(D)Youaredumb.13.(A)Tobetterexplainhowtousethatproduct.(B)Tohelpreducethepromotioncostofthatproduct.(C)Toinducemorefamouspeopletousethatproduct.(D)TogetTVviewerstorememberthatproduct.14.(A)Beeasilyaffectedbyotherproducts.(B)Beawareofthesamekindofproduct.(C)Sticktothatparticularproduct.(D)Strikeabargainforotherproducts