2001.3上海市英语中级口译笔试

12001.3上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试SECTION1：LISTENINGTEST（40minutes）PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Manypeoplenowadaysareconcernedaboutviolenceontelevision.Mostofthemfearthatitstimulates(1)toviolentoraggressiveacts.However,inmylecturetoday,I’dliketoshowyou,fromour(2),thattheconsequencesofexperiencingtelevision’ssymbolicworldofviolencecanbemuch(3).Wehavefoundthattelevisiondramaticallydemonstratesnotonlythe(4)inoursociety,butalsotherisksinvolvedinbreakingsociety’srules.Violence-filledprogramsontelevisionshowuswho(5)what,andagainstwhom.Theseprogramsteachtheroleofvictim,andhelpustoacceptviolenceas(6)whichwemustlearntolivewithor(7).Wehavefoundthatpeoplewhowatchalotoftelevisionseetherealworldasmore(8)thanthosewhowatchverylittle.HeavyTVviewersare(9)ofstrangersonthestreetandmorefearfuloftheworld.Theirfearmaywellbringincreasingdemandsfor(10),andelectionoflaw-and-orderpoliticians.Whenweaskedviewersto(11)theirownchancesofbeinginvolvedinsometypeofviolenceduringanygivenweek,theyprovide(12)thattelevisioncaninducefearandalertness:theheavyviewerswere(13)percentmorelikelythanthelightviewerstopicksuchfearfulestimatesas50-50oronein10,(14)amoreplausibleonein100.Wehavefoundthatviolenceonprime-time(15)cultivatesexaggeratedassumptionsaboutthe(16)intherealworld.Fearisauniversalemotion,andnaturally,easyto(17).Theexaggeratedsenseofriskandinsecuritymyleadtoincreasingdemandsforprotection,andto(18)fortheuseofforcebyestablishedauthority.Therefore,insteadofstimulatingindividual(19)andthreateningthesocialorder,televisionmayhavebecomeourchiefinstrumentof(20).PartB:ListeningComprehensionⅠ.StatementsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumust2listencarefully.Whenyouhearsstatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.1.(A)IwasthelasttoknowabouttheMBAprogram.(B)IlearnedagreatdealfromtheMBAprogram.(C)Imisunderstoodonlythemostdifficultpartoftheprogram.(D)Idroppedoutoftheprogrambecauseitwasdifficult.2.(A)OurfallschedulewillbediscussednextMondayandTuesday.(B)TheVicePresidenthasmoremeetingsthanherassistantsdo.(C)TheVicePresidentandherassistantsarenotavailableonMondayandTuesday.(D)TheVicePresidentandherassistantsusuallyhavefullschedulestwodaysaweek.3.(A)Fewpeopledidshoppingatthesupermarketbecauseoftheholidaybreak.(B)Mostpeopledidnotlikeshoppingduringtheholidaybreak.(C)Thegeneralmanagerwassurprisedthatpeoplepaidlittleattentiontohissupermarkets.(D)Thegeneralmanagerdidnotexpecttoseesomanycustomersathissupermarkets.4.(A)Idon’tthinkhehasthequalificationsforsuchapost.(B)Iamnotsureifhehasenoughmoneytopayhiscollegetuition.(C)HeisnotqualifiedtoteachintheadvancedComputingprogram.(D)HetakescoursesinComputingbecauseheneedsmorequalifications.5.(A)NothingcanstopJackfrombuyingthatprojector.(B)Theprojectorissooldthatitbecomesuseless.(C)RepairingtheprojectorisquiteeasyforJack.(D)Jackhascheckedandfoundnothingintheprojector.6.(A)JennyandIdonotgetalongbecauseofourdifferencesofopinion.(B)JennyandIusuallygetupearlymostofthemornings.(C)JennyandIcangenerallyhaveaharmoniousrelationship.(D)JennyandIdonotgetalongbecausewemakenoefforttodoso.7.(A)Typingthememorandumissometimesunnecessary.(B)Youwillunderstanditifyoureadthememorandumasecondtime.(C)Thefirstdraftofthememorandumisnotsatisfactory.(D)Thefirstdraftofthememorandumisbetterthanthesecond.one.8.(A)Thestudyofinflationhasinterestedbotheconomistsandgovernmentofficials.(B)Therateofinflationishigherthantheyexpected.(C)Economistscannotslowdowntheinflationrate.(D)Governmentofficialsandeconomistsdonotagreeontheinflationrate.9.(A)OurcompanywillarrangeanexhibitfortheScienceandTechnologyWeek.(B)Ourcompanyhasbeenupsetbythecityauthorities’finaldecision.(C)WearedispleasedwiththearrangementoftheScienceandTechnologyWeek.(D)Wehavedissuadedthecityauthoritiesfromsettinguptheweek’sdisplay.10.(A)Scientistshavefoundacureforthecommoncoldinthepastcentury.3(B)Scientificdiscoverieswereoftenmisunderstoodbythecommonpeople.(C)Scientistshaveyettodiscovereffectivewaystoconquerthecoldvirus.(D)Scientisthavebeenunabletoexplainthecoldclimateinthepastcentury.Ⅱ.TalksandConversationsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestion.Listencarefully,becauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions11~1411.(A)Shereceivedanemergencycallthepreviousday.(B)Shehasneverbeentothecitybefore.(C)Shewasinvitedtoattendaweddingceremony.(D)She’dliketospendtheweekendthere.12.(A)Ina