2004年9月英语中级口译考试真题及答案

SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(40minutes)PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewardorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyouANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhearthepassageonlyonce.Travellingbyairisoneofthemajorconveniencesofmoderntimes.Solastsummerwhenweplannedaholidayabroad,wedecidedtotakeadvantageofsuchamodern,convenient_______(1).Webeganpreparationsforourtripearlybycallingtheairlineand_______(2).Afewdayslaterwereceivedourticketstellingusourflightnumberandthe_______(3)fromourcityandarrivalatourdestination.Wewereadvisedtoarriveattheairlineterminalanhourbeforetakeoffinorderto_______(4)forourflight,receiveour_______(5),andcheckourbaggage.Itisimportantnottobelate,oryoumightmisstheflight.Onthedayoftheflight,wewenttothe_______(6)whereweweredirectedtothe_______(7)ofthegatefromwhichtheairplanewoulddepart.Asweenteredthisareawewerechecked_______(8).Whilewewerewaiting,Inoticedhowbusyeveryonewas.The_______(9)werecheckingtheplaneforlastminuterepairs,andalargetruckwasfuelingtheplanewithgasolinetomakeit_______(10).Whenourflightwascalledwe_______(11).Wewerepleasantlygreetedbytheflightattendantsandoffered_______(12),drinksandfood.Theweatherwasgood,andtherewasno_______(13)tocauseusworryordiscomfort.Althoughourflightwas_______(14),duringtheholidaysairtravelbecomesmorehectic.Oftenairlinesselltomanyticketsforaflightandarethen_______(15).Someunluckypassengerswillbebumpedand_______(16)onalaterflight.Badweathermightalsocausealatertakeoff,andthisdelayoften_______(17)atthenextstop.Oneofthemostannoyingaspectsofairtravelatholidayseasonisthepossibilityof_______(18).Ialwaystrytocarrywithme_______(19)forseveraldays.Onthewhole,however,travelingbyairis_______(20).Itisfast,safe,andusuallyreliable.PartB:ListeningComprehensionDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.1.(A)Wecanmeetthechairmanlater.(B)Thechairmanrangtosaythathewouldbelate.(C)We'dbettertelephonethechairmannow.(D)Thechairmanturneduphalfanhourearlierfortheboardmeeting.2.(A)IamconsideringMr.Johnsonforthejobofaccountingmanager.(B)IhavedecidedthatMr.Johnsonbethebranch'saccountingmanager.(C)Mr.Johnsonisinterviewingshort-listedcandidatesIhaveselectedforhim.(D)Mr.Johnsoniseagertotaketopositionalthoughheisnotqualifiedforit.3.(A)Idonotweightverymuch.(B)Itwasnotyourfault.(C)Thisisnowayexplainstheevent.(D)Theflameofthatfireistoohigh.4.(A)IwantCharlietodiscontinuehisresearchproject.(B)Charlieshouldbeencouragedtoworkonhisresearchproject.(C)ItwasanhonortobeabletodotheresearchprojectwithCharlie.(D)Charliehasalotofcouragetotakeonsuchalargeresearchproject.5.(A)HealthfoodexpertsanddoctorshavebeentestifyingagainsttheincreasedsalesofVitaminE.(B)Thankstotheliesofhealthfoodexpertsandsomedoctors,thesalesofVitaminEhavedoubledoverthepastfivemonths.(C)TheclaimsofhealthfoodexpertsandsomedoctorswillhelpincreasethesalesofVitaminEinthenextfiveyears.(D)TheincreasedsalesofVitaminEareduetothefavorablestatementsfromhealthfoodexpertsanddoctors.6.(A)OurforeignexpertswillarriveinSeptembertoteachathree-monthextensioncourse.(B)Ifyouhaveathree-monthextensioneducation,youmayapplyfortheposition.(C)Yourvisawillexpirethreeweekslater,soyouarenoteligibleforanextension.(D)Yourmaygetanextensionofyourvisaifyouapplyinduetime.7.(A)Thespeakerissurprisedatthedifficultyindevelopingatreatmentforthecommoncold.(B)ThespeakeriswatchingaTVprogramaboutthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyinthelasttwocenturies.(C)Ittookscientiststwohundredyearstodevelopaneffectivecureforthecommonflu.(D)Scientistsgaveupeffortsindevelopingadrugtotreatthecommoncoldaftertwohundredyearsofexperiment.8.(A)Graduatestudentsmayapplyforworkingoncampus,iftheyaremarriedandunabletopayfortheirschooltuition.(B)Theuniversityofferson-campushousingtograduatestudents,iftheycanmeetcertainrequirements.(C)Ifbothofyouregisterforthisgraduatecourse,youmaychoosetoliveinanon-campusapartmentforlessthan1700dollarsamonth.(D)Wecharge1700dollarsamonthfortheMBAcourse,whichincludestheprovisionofatwo-bedroomon-campusapartment.9.(A)Employeesverymuchenjoytheirtriptowork.(B)Employeestrytocryouttodealwiththeirstressatwork.(C)Employeeshavetocommutealongwaytowork.(D)EmployeesprefertoliveinthesuburbsofmostUScities.10.(A)Theovensshouldbedispatchedinnolongerthantwoweeks.(B)Theovensshouldhavebeenreturnedtwoweeksago.(C)Theovenswillbebroughtbackformaintenancein14days.(D)Theovenshavenotbeenassembleduntilafter14days.2.TalksandConversationsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsOnlyONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebe