2010年3月上海中级口译笔试真题及答案及听力原文

2010年3月上海英语中级口译证书第一阶段考试真题SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(45minutes)PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.TheInternetisanexcellentsourceforfindingmanytypesofinformationandforkeepingupwithnewdevelopmentsintheworld.Today,aneverincreasingnumberofpeopleareusingtheInternetto__digup_(1)relatedinformation,conductbusiness,orpersonalactivities,accesselectronicdatabases,sende-mail,andnetworkwithrelatives,__colleaguesorfriends_____(2).FrequentlyreferredtoastheInformationSuperHighway,theInternetisactuallyanetworkof___computernetworks____(3).YoumaythinkoftheInternetasanalogoustothe______interstatehighwaysystem___(4),Justastheinterstatesystemconnectstodifferentcitiesvia_manydifferentroutes__(5),theInternetconnectscomputersaroundtheworldviaanumberofdifferent__electronicpathways____(6).Atthemostbasiclevel,acomputer,amodem,andarighttypeof__software____(7)cangetapersonontotheInternet.ThroughtheInternetyoucanaccessmassiveamountsofinformationby____accessingcomputers__(8)thatarelinkedtogether.Generallyspeaking,twotypesofinformation____availableontheinternet___(9),arethemostusefulforpeople.Thatis,conversationalresources,and_____referenceresources____(10).Conversationalresourcesallowuserstohaveconversationswithindividuals__anywhereintheworld__(11).Mailinglistsandnewsgroupsare__theprimarytypes____(12)ofconversationalresources.Mailinglistsincludeelectronicmail,wherebytheuser_canreadmessages____(13),sendtoanyotherindividual,orgroupofindividuals,whohavesubscribedbyhavingtheirnameandelectronic______mailaddress___(14)placedonthecenter’slistofaddresses.Newsgroupsareessentiallyelectronic_____bulletinboards_(15).AnyonewithInternetaccesscan_postanarticle____(16)totheboard,andanyonewithInternetaccesscanreadtheboard.Thereferenceresourcesyou____mostfrequentlyencounter__(17)aretheWorldWideWeb()orthewebforshort.ThewebusesHTML(hypertextmarkuplanguage)totransfertext__(18),sound,graphicsandvideo.Ofcourse,youneedbrowserstoviewdocuments,and__navigate___(19)throughtheintricatelinksstructure.Themost__popularandwell-known__(20)browseristheMicrosoftInternetExplorer.(1)digup(2)colleaguesorfriends(3)computernetworks(4)interstatehighwaysystem(5)manydifferentroutes(6)electronicpathways(7)software(8)accessingcomputers(9)availableontheinternet(10)referenceresources(11)anywhereintheworld(12)theprimarytypes(13)canreadmessages(14)mailaddress(15)bulletinboards(16)postanarticle(17)mostfrequentlyencounter(18)transfertext(19)navigate(20)popularandwell-knownPartB:ListeningComprehension1.StatementsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.1.(A)ItisplannedthatwewillgoandvisitAustraliaearlynextyear.(B)ItisproposedthatanewbranchbesetupinAustralia.(C)ThetuitionfeeforstudyinginAustraliawillberaisednextyear.(D)Weareconfidentthatourplantostartabranchschoolwillcomeoff.2.(A)Icannotdescribeouraccountantwithoutdrinkingsomecoffee.(B)Ihavetokeepawakeduringourchiefaccountant’sbriefings.(C)Ithinkourchiefaccountant’sbriefingsarereallyboring.(D)Idoubtthatourchiefaccountantwilltalkwithyouovercoffee.3.(A)MissBrownisnotqualified.(B)MissBrownisright.(C)Itisawell-paidjob.(D)Itisherfirstjob.4.(A)Themanagertoldthesecretarynottorush.(B)Themanagertoldhissecretarytofinishthememoontime.(C)Themanagertoldthesecretarytotakethememohome.(D)Themanagertoldthesecretarytowindtheclockintheoffice.5.(A)Your10%discountisnotenoughforasecondorder.(B)Youshoulddeliverthesecondordernextmonth.(C)Wecangiveyouadiscountforthisproduct.(D)We’llbuymoreifthepriceischeaper.6.(A)Scientistsareconvincedthatmostanimalscannotadapttochangesinclimate.(B)Certainanimalsaremoreadaptableastheycanliveinextremeconditions.(C)Climatechangesareresponsibleforthedisappearanceofsomespecies.(D)Somespeciescanmovetothenewsurroundingsincaseofclimatechanges.7.(A)Ithinksendingtheproductsbyairisfasterandsafer.(B)Ineedaquickresponseformyquestionabouttheproducts.(C)Toavoidanydamage,we’dbettersendtheproductsbysea.(D)Itisdangeroustosendtheproductsbyseaastherearepirates.8.(A)Generationgapisanewphenomenonoftheever-changingmoderntimes.(B)Differencesexistamongpeopleeveniftheyareofthesamegeneration.(C)Modernpeoplecanhavedifferentlifeexpectancy,withonlyafewyearsapart.(D)Modernpeopleofdifferentagegroupsmayeasilyshareacommonviewpoint.9.(A)Wehavemadedoubledeffortstoincreasetheattendance.(B)Weneedtofindanother80agentsforoursalesconference.(C)Thisyear’sattendancewillalmostdoublethatofthelast.(D)Morethan280peoplewillcometothisyear’sconference.10.(A)Wehaveinvestedlessthanhalfamillioninthatproject.(B)Wehaveinvestedalmostthreemillioninthatproject.