2011年3月中级口译笔试真题完整版(含答案)

裕德教育口译[]网络资料下载1/142011年3月中级口译笔试真题完整版（含答案）SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(45minutes)PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Mytopicfortoday’slectureiscommunication,cultureandwork.Whenmostpeopleusethewordculture,theythinkofpeoplefromdifferentnationalbackgrounds.Nationalculturescertainlydoexistandtheyplayanimportantroleinshapingthewaypeoplecommunicate,butthereareotherdimensionsofculturetoo.Withinanation,regionaldifferencescanexertapowerfulinfluenceoncommunication.NewYorkersandAlaskansmayfindoneanother’sstylesofbehavingsodifferentthattheymightaswellbefromdifferentcountries.Raceandethnicitycanalsoshapebehavior.Socanage.Thecustoms,valuesandattitudesofatwenty-year-oldgirlmayvaryradicallyfromthoseofherparentswhowereraisedinthe1960sorhergrandparentswholivedthroughtheGreatDepressionandWorldWarⅡ.Still,otherdifferencescancreatedistinctivecultures.Gender,sexualorientation,physicaldisabilities,religionandsocio-economicbackgroundarejustafew.Allofthesefactorsleadtoadefinitionofcultureasasetofvalues,beliefs,norms,customs,rulesandcodesthatleadpeopletodefinethemselvesasadistinctgroup,givingthemasenseofcommonality.It’simportanttorealizethatcultureislearned,notinnate.AKorean-borninfantadoptedsoonafterherbirthbyAmericanparentsandraisedintheUnitedStateswillthinkandactdifferentlythanhisorhercousinswhogrewupinSeoul.AnAfricanAmericanwhogrewupintheinnercitywillviewtheworlddifferentlythanheorshewouldifraisedinthesuburbsorinacountrylikeFrancewhereAfricanheritagehasdifferentsignificancethanitdoesintheUnitedStates.Thenormsandvalueswelearnaspartofourculturalconditioningshapethewayweviewtheworldandthewayweinteractwithoneanother.Inshort,culturehassuchanoverwhelminginfluenceoncommunicationthatfamousanthropologistEdwardHallonceremarked,‘cultureiscommunicationandcommunicationisculture.’【解析】作为中口笔试听力第一题SpotDictation，考试选用了文化题材的内容，考生对此类型题材应该并不陌生，但若不集中注意力，也会比较难把握文章的层次。全文围绕关键信息“otherdimensionsofculture”，字面意思是其他的文化维度，指的是除国籍外其他造成文化差异的因素。裕德教育口译[]网络资料下载2/14文章首先给出纽约人和阿拉斯加人在交流过程中行事风格不同的例子，提出了地域性差异造成文化差异的概念。而后补充道不同人种和种族同样是形成文化交流差异的因素，紧接着文章便通过老中青三代人不同的思想意识观念的例子抛出了另外一个关键隐私——年龄。文章还提出了一个较传统观念所不同的观点，It’simportanttorealizethatcultureislearned,notinnate，即文化差异并非与生俱来，而是通过后天环境的影响逐渐形成的。韩裔和非裔美国人的例子说明了这一点。最后引用人类学家EdwardHall的观点收尾，即文化与交流互相依附，不分彼此。PartB:ListeningComprehension1.StatementsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSERBOOKLET.Question1.Thisreportisurgent.IhavetofinishtypingitbyMondaymorning.Sotheregoesmysleepthisweekend.Question2.Whatthisofficeneedsisbettersoundproofing.Ican’tconcentrateherewithallthattrafficpassingbyonthestreetbelow.Question3.Learningalanguageisalaboriousprocessandadjustingtothesubtleculturaldifferencesrequiremuchmoretimeandpatiencethananyonecanimagine.Question4.Ifyoucantalkyourbossintoinvestinginthatproject,itwillbeaturningpointforyourcompany,andwebothshallbenefitinthelongrun.Question5.I’mafraidwe’veunderchargedthem.Theinvoicedoesnotincludethelegalfeeandouragencycommission.Ithinkweneedtoinformthemofthisimmediately.裕德教育口译[]网络资料下载3/14Question6.Beingbilingualormultilingualcanbeanadvantageinlandingajobabroad,althoughfluencyinotherlanguagesisnotalwaysarequirement.Question7.Ibelieveourproposalisarealcontenderforthecontract.Allweneedtodoistoworkourselvesintopositiontoclosethedeal.Question8.Wemustpreparethegroundforthedeeperunderstandingofourdifferencesandproblems.Onlythroughashareviewofourproblems,shallwebeabletocarryourcollaborationforward.Question9.Giventhesizeoftheorderandtheamountofheavyexpensesonourside,anythinglessthana10%discountisnotworththetrouble.Question10.Workingburnscalories.Ittakesabout3500caloriestolosejustonepoundofweight.Andaone-hourwalkatamoderatepacewillburnuponly300to350calories.【解析】1.该题描述场景是在赶一份报告。此题难度较小。重点在前两句。2.该题描述了说话人对街上车辆噪音的不满。难点为soundproofing，意思是“隔音设备”。考生应注意抓住重点信息，前后进行推测。3.该题描述的是语言的学习。难点在laborious，译为“艰苦的，费劲的”。听力时，应抓住大意。4.该题在谈论投资项目的问题。Aturningpoint译为“转折点”。5.该题讨论的是关于费用的问题。主要应掌握几个单词和词组的意思。undercharge译为“索价低于常价”;legalfee译为“诉讼费”;agencycommission译为“代理手续费”。6.该题讨论的是语言与海外工作的关系。主要应掌握几个单词和词组的意思。Bilingual译为“双语者”;multilingual译为“使用多种语言的人”;landajob译为“找工作”。7.该题讨论的是合同竞争的问题。主要难点在于两个单词，contender译为“竞争者”，deal译为“交易”。裕德教育口译[]网络资料下载4/148.该题讨论的是合作间相互理解的问题。难点为collaboration，译为“合作”。9.该题讨论的是开支的问题。重点在两个单词，expenses译为“开支，费用”，discount译为“折扣”。10.该题是有关消耗卡路里的问题。需掌握单词calorie，译为“卡路里(热量单位)”。考生在听力过程中需注意对具体数字的掌握。2.TalksandConversationsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefully,becauseyouwillheartheta