上海市中级口译资格认证实考试卷录音2004年9月

　　上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试
SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (40 minutes)
Part A: Spot Dictation
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the ward¹ or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in you ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage only once.
Travelling by air is one of the major conveniences of modern times. So last summer when we planned a holiday abroad, we decided² to take advantage of such a modern, convenient _______ (1).
We began preparations for our trip early by calling the airline and _______ (2). A few days later we received our tickets telling us our flight number and the _______ (3) from our city and arrival at our destination. We were advised to arrive at the airline terminal an hour before takeoff in order to _______ (4) for our flight, receive our _______ (5), and check our baggage. It is important not to be late, or you might miss the flight. On the day of the flight, we went to the _______ (6) where we were directed to the _______ (7) of the gate from which the airplane would depart. As we entered this area we were checked _______ (8). While we were waiting, I noticed how busy everyone was. The _______ (9) were checking the plane for last minute repairs, and a large truck was fueling the plane with gasoline to make it _______ (10).
When our flight was called we _______ (11). We were pleasantly greeted by the flight attendants and offered _______ (12), drinks and food. The weather was good, and there was no _______ (13) to cause us worry or discomfort³. Although our flight was _______ (14), during the holidays air travel becomes more hectic⁴. Often airlines sell to many tickets for a flight and are then _______ (15). Some unlucky passengers will e bumped and _______ (16) on a later flight. Bad weather might also cause a later takeoff, and this delay often _______ (17) at the next stop. One of the most annoying aspects of air travel at holiday season is the possibility of _______ (18). I always try to carry with me _______ (19) for several days. On the whole, however, traveling by air is _______ (20). It is fast, safe, and usually reliable.
Part B: Listening Comprehension
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will not find them written on the paper; so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
1. (A) We can meet the chairman later.
(B) The chairman rang to say that he would be late.
(C) We'd better telephone the chairman now.
(D) The chairman turned up half an hour earlier for the board meeting.
2. (A) I am considering Mr. Johnson for the job of accounting⁵ manager.
(B) I have decided that Mr. Johnson be the branch's accounting manager.
(C) Mr. Johnson is interviewing short-listed candidates I have selected for him.
(D) Mr. Johnson is eager to take to position although he is not qualified⁶ for it.
3. (A) I do not weight very much.
(B) It was not your fault.
(C) This is no way explains the event.
(D) The flame of that fire is too high.
4. (A) I want Charlie to discontinue his research project.
(B) Charlie should be encouraged to work on his research project.
(C) It was an honor to be able to do the research project with Charlie.
(D) Charlie has a lot of courage to take on such a large research project.
5. (A) Health food experts and doctors have been testifying against the increased sales of Vitamin E.
(B) Thanks to the lies of health food experts and some doctors, the sales of Vitamin E have doubled over the past five months.
(C) The claims of health food experts and some doctors will help increase the sales of Vitamin E in the next five years.
(D) The increased sales of Vitamin E are due to the favorable statements from health food experts and doctors.
6. (A) Our foreign experts will arrive in September to teach a three-month extension course.
(B) If you have a three-month extension education, you may apply for the position.
(C) Your visa will expire three weeks later, so you are not eligible⁷ for an extension.
(D) Your may get an extension of your visa if you apply in due time.
7. (A) The speaker is surprised at the difficulty in developing a treatment for the common cold.
(B) The speaker is watching a TV program about the development of science and technology in the last two centuries.
(C) It took scientists two hundred years to develop an effective cure for the common flu.
(D) Scientists gave up efforts in developing a drug to treat the common cold after two hundred years of experiment.
8. (A) Graduate students may apply for working on campus, if they are married and unable to pay for their school tuition.
(B) The university offers on-campus housing to graduate students, if they can meet certain requirements.
(C) If both of you register for this graduate course, you may choose to live in an on-campus apartment for less than 1700 dollars a month.
(D) We charge 1700 dollars a month for the MBA course, which includes the provision of a two-bedroom on-campus apartment.
9. (A) Employees very much enjoy their trip to work.
(B) Employees try to cry out to deal with their stress at work.
(C) Employees have to commute⁸ a long way to work.
(D) Employees prefer to live in the suburbs of most US cities.
10. (A) The ovens should be dispatched in no longer than two weeks.
(B) The ovens should have been returned two weeks ago.
(C) The ovens will be brought back for maintenance in 14 days.
(D) The ovens have not been assembled until after 14 days.
2. Talks and Conversations
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully because you will hear the talk or conversation and questions Only ONCE. When you hear a question, read the four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
Questions 11-14
11. (A) Make some more coffee.
(B) Leave for town.
(C) Read a newspaper.
(D) Offer chocolate biscuits.
12. (A) A boy was given a good beating.
(B) A man with a knife was killed.
(C) Some boys set up their own business.
(D) Someone was attacked with a knife.
13. (A) It should be abolished.
(B) It is no longer effective.
(C) It is more time-consuming.
(D) It should be reintroduced.
14. (A) She needs to cancel an appointment.
(B) She intends to dine with Mrs. Brown.
(C) She plans to call a taxi.
(D) She does not believe what the man has said.
Questions 15-18
15. (A) Secretary work.
(B) Sales.
(C) Domestic service.
(D) Language teaching.
16. (A) People who come in to collect bills every weekend.
(B) People employed to do housework during the week.
(C) People who give help to foreign students daily.
(D) People attending language courses once a week.
17. (A) She takes care of the children.
(B) She helps clean the house.
(C) She lives as one member of the family.
(D) She pays for her meals and accommodation.
18. (A) She wants to be in Britain to learn English.
(B) She enjoys British foods and fruits very much.
(C) She thinks that a British family is safer and more convenient.
(D) She does not like to live on a British university campus.
Questions 19-22
19. (A) Because he was worried about the rattling⁹ noise from his car.
(B) Because he was sure that he would not be overcharged for the repair.
(C) Because he had found a loose wire and other things that needed replacing.
(D) Because he had made a bargain with the proprietor¹⁰ of the garage.
20. (A) In a rented car.
(B) In his wife's car.
(C) In his own car.
(D) In Sampson's car.
21. (A) They are all efficient.
(B) They are all expensive.
(C) They are deceptive¹¹ and dishonest.
(D) They are unfriendly toward car-owners.
22. (A) They refuse to be members of the trade union.
(B) They seldom offer emergency repairs to car-owners.
(C) They would not allow car-owners to stand by and watch.
(D) They cannot do a good job when the car-owner is in the shop.
Questions 23-26
23. (A) A wide road built by the Chinese government.
(B) A British concession¹² in Shanghai.
(C) The original name for the Yangtze River.
(D) A small river parallel to the city wall.
24. (A) They set up concessions¹³ along some of the rivers.
(B) They sold imported fruits to local people.
(C) They built toll¹⁴ bridges across the rivers.
(D) They ruled the area according to European traditions.
25. (A) Because it was a river of strategic importance for military maneuvers¹⁵.
(B) Because it was located between concessions and Chinese-run areas.
(C) Because there was many commercial buildings on either side of its banks.
(D) Because it was so deep that the foreign cargo¹⁶ ships could go up to unload.
26. (A) To purchase something from their fellow countrymen.
(B) To bargain with native small-business people.
(C) To draft contracts or documents for European merchants.
(D) To communicate with people from European countries.
Questions 27-30
27. (A) Some thieves broke into her house.
(B) She had an accident during her night shift.
(C) Her car broke down and she had to walk home.
(D) She had valuable things stolen while she was away on duty.
28. (A) The two watches and a few earrings¹⁷.
(B) Her car in front of the window.
(C) The Japanese-styled box on the dressing¹⁸ table.
(D) The stereo system and the television set in the lounge.
29. (A) In her purse.
(B) In her car.
(C) In her desk.
(D) In her dressing table.
30. (A) Because they couldn’t find any cash.
(B) Because they saw the woman drive back.
(C) Because they planned to be in and out very quickly.
(D) Because they noticed that the woman had only a black-and-white TV set.
Part C: Listening and Translation
1. Sentence Translation
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in English. You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
2. Passage Translation
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening.
(1)
(2)

1 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 discomfort   

n.不舒服，不安，难过，困难，不方便

参考例句：

• One has to bear a little discomfort while travelling.旅行中总要忍受一点不便。
• She turned red with discomfort when the teacher spoke.老师讲话时她不好意思地红着脸。

4 hectic   

adj.肺病的；消耗热的；发热的；闹哄哄的

参考例句：

• I spent a very hectic Sunday.我度过了一个忙乱的星期天。
• The two days we spent there were enjoyable but hectic.我们在那里度过的两天愉快但闹哄哄的。

5 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

6 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

7 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

8 commute   

vi.乘车上下班；vt.减(刑)；折合；n.上下班交通

参考例句：

• I spend much less time on my commute to work now.我现在工作的往返时间要节省好多。
• Most office workers commute from the suburbs.很多公司的职员都是从郊外来上班的。

9 rattling   

adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常 动词rattle的现在分词

参考例句：

• This book is a rattling good read. 这是一本非常好的读物。
• At that same instant,a deafening explosion set the windows rattling. 正在这时，一声震耳欲聋的爆炸突然袭来，把窗玻璃震得当当地响。

10 proprietor   

n.所有人；业主；经营者

参考例句：

• The proprietor was an old acquaintance of his.业主是他的一位旧相识。
• The proprietor of the corner grocery was a strange thing in my life.拐角杂货店店主是我生活中的一个怪物。

11 deceptive   

adj.骗人的，造成假象的，靠不住的

参考例句：

• His appearance was deceptive.他的外表带有欺骗性。
• The storyline is deceptively simple.故事情节看似简单，其实不然。

12 concession   

n.让步，妥协；特许(权)

参考例句：

• We can not make heavy concession to the matter.我们在这个问题上不能过于让步。
• That is a great concession.这是很大的让步。

13 concessions   

n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权

参考例句：

• The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。
• The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

14 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

15 maneuvers   

n.策略，谋略，花招( maneuver的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He suspected at once that she had been spying upon his maneuvers. 他立刻猜想到，她已经侦察到他的行动。 来自辞典例句
• Maneuvers in Guizhou occupied the Reds for four months. 贵州境内的作战占了红军四个月的时间。 来自辞典例句

16 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

17 earrings   

n.耳环( earring的名词复数 )；耳坠子

参考例句：

• a pair of earrings 一对耳环
• These earrings snap on with special fastener. 这付耳环是用特制的按扣扣上去的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。