2007年9月英语中级口译真题及答案及听力原文

2007年9月上海英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试真题SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST（45minutes）PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Whatisdistancelearning?Itmeansthatyoustudyonyourown,athomeorwhereversuitsyou.Recently,theworldfamousOpenUniversityintheUnitedKingdomhasdesignedanewstyleofdistancelearning,whichiscalled'________'（1）。Thephrase'OpenLearning'meansyoustudy________（2）。Youreadcoursematerial,workoncourseactivities,andwrite________（3）。Theword'Supported'meansyouhavehelp________（4），thestudentservicesstaffatregionalcenters,andcentralizedareassuchas________（5）。Youcanalsocontactotherstudentsthroughtutorialsand________（6），theUniversity'sonlineconferencingsystem,andeventsandclubsorganizedby________（7）。Mostdistancelearningcoursesuseprintedpapermaterials.Theyalsoincludesome________（8）materialssuchasaCD,DVDorvideo.Manycourseshaveawebsiteandan________（9）。You'llneedaccesstoacomputer________（10）tomakeuseofthese.TheOpenUniversitycanhelpitsstudentsbuyacomputerand________（11）thecostofaccessingtheInternet.Withmostdistancelearningcourses,no________（12）arerequiredtostudy.Ofcourse,youhavetobeaged18whenyourcoursestartsbutthereisno________（13）。CurrentlytheOpenUniversityhasaround________（14）undergraduateandmorethan30,000postgraduatestudents,ofwhich10,000have________（15）。Nearlyallstudentsarestudying________（16）。About70percentofundergraduatestudentsarein________（17）。Morethan50,000students________（18）bytheiremployersfortheirstudies.Mostdistancelearningcourses________（19）。Someofthemareevenavailableinotherpartsoftheworld.Withover25,000ofitsstudentslivingoutsidetheUK,theOpenUniversityisthe________（20）thatoffersdistancelearningthroughouttheworld.PartB:ListeningComprehension1.StatementsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.1.（A）MissAllanhasjustinheritedafortune.（B）MissAllandoesn'tlikehercolleague.（C）MissAllanpreferstosharetheroomwithhercolleague.（D）MissAllanhasmovedintoanewapartment.2.（A）Myfriendstrytopersuademetoinvestinthestockmarket.（B）Myfriendstalkalotaboutinvestinginthestockmarket.（C）Myfriendssaythatinvestinginthestockmarketiscrazy.（D）MyfriendsandIhavedifferentopinionsaboutthestockmarket.3.（A）Thecandidateisdefinitelywellqualified,whetherwecheckwithhisreferencesornot.（B）Thecandidateneedstobecheckedbythefinancemanager,eventhoughhehasworkexperience.（C）Wearesatisfiedwiththecandidate'sreferences,whorecommendedhimforthejob.（D）Weshouldfindmoreaboutthecandidate,thoughheisapparentlyeligibleforthepost.4.（A）IaminterestedinyournewtechniquesandIwanttomakeanappointment.（B）Iwanttotalktoourtechniciantoseeifheisinterestedinyournewproducts.（C）Icanasksomeofourstafftogiveyouinformationaboutournewproducts.（D）IhopeyouunderstandthatIhavetoattendameetingaboutournewproducts.5.（A）Idon'tthinkweshouldopenourlocalbranchhereinShanghai.（B）IcannotappointMr.BrowntothepostalthoughhewasborninShanghai.（C）IbelieveMr.BrowncaneasilybeconnectedasheisnowlivinginShanghai.（D）IrecommendthatMr.BrownbeinchargeofourlocalbranchinShanghai.6.（A）Insuranceisunnecessaryforthetransportationofgoods.（B）Insuranceisafactorthataffectsthepriceofgoods.（C）Insurancecontributestoreducingthepriceofgoods.（D）Insurancehelpsimprovethequalityofgoods.7.（A）Somepeopleprefertoliveindryplaces,astheydislikewetclimate.（B）Waterisinshortsupplyinsomeregions,sopeoplethererelyalotonrains.（C）Itisnotsurprisingtoseetorrentialrainsinsomeareasduringdryseasons.（D）Insomedryareas,itseldomrains,butwhenitrains,itpours.8.（A）Ifyouaretooaggressive,youwillfinditdifficulttobecomesuccessfulinyourcitylife.（B）Yourpersonalityhasnothingtodowithyourcompetitivenesswhenyouchoosetoworkinabigcity.（C）Livingandworkinginalargecitydemandscertainpersonaltraitsandqualifications.（D）Ifyouliveinanimpersonalandcompetitiveworld,youaremorelikelytobesuccessful.9.（A）Withsuchabigorder,oursidedemandsadiscountwhichis10%orover.（B）Atleast10%oftheexpensesshouldbedevotedtosolvingtheproblem.（C）Althoughwehavespentmuchontheproject,a10%increaseinourbudgetisnecessary.（D）Weaskedfora10%discount,whichhascausedallthetroubleonourside.10.（A）Manyanimalsandplantswoulddiebecausetheycannotsurvivethechangingenvironment.（B）Manyanimalswouldbeslaughtered,sincetheyfailtoadaptthemselvestotheexistingoutsideworld.（C）Mostpeoplewouldfeelsorryforthedestinyofendangeredspecies,iftheybecomeextinctonearth.（D）Mostspecieswouldreactfastenoughtoadaptthemselvestotheever-changingconditionsofnature.2.TalksandConversationsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandq