2004年3月英语高级口译考试笔试真题+音频+答案

SECTLON1: LISTENLNG TEST (30 minutes)

Part A: Spot Dictation//tr.hjenglish.com/

Section 3: Translation Test
  鉴于公众不断收到垃圾电子邮件，加利福尼亚决定开展美国历来最为严厉的打击行动。1月1日，加州通过一条法律，使得计算机用户有权拒收垃圾邮件，并对邮件发送者提出诉讼， 要求最高达一百万美元的赔偿。 

  垃圾邮件内容五花八门，既包括健身美体广告，也包括优惠的按揭贷款广告。加州的打击行动力度十足，但这也使得美国商会和占据庞大市场份额的公司感到不安。他们认为这样 的法律会阻碍在线广告的发展，所以就提出保守得多的措施，力图减弱加州和其他采取类似法律的各州的影响。 

  但这种做法只考虑个人利益，自然难以获得支持。潮水般涌来的垃圾邮件不仅令电脑用户大为光火，而且也大大影响了正常邮件的传递速度。结果，商家还要花费大笔金钱打击垃圾邮件。 //tr.hjenglish.com/

  事实上，10 月22日一项调查表明，垃圾邮件的泛滥使得商家苦心经营的电子商务严重受损。据专门研究公共事务的非营利组织丕优慈善基金会(Pew Charitable Trusts)调查显示，有25 ％的人因为垃圾邮件的缘故减少了电子邮件的使用，而75％的人则不愿把自己的邮件地址告诉别人，甚至不愿意告诉在线零售商。

SECTION 4：LISTENING TEST

Part A: Note-taking and Gap-filling //tr.hjenglish.com/

Part B: Listening and Translation
I. Sentence Translation
1.   I’d like to spend a few minutes of your time looking back over this year. I’m going to divide  my review into three areas: Firstly, finance; Secondly, personnel; and finally technology. //tr.hjenglish.com/

2.   The domestic consumer market has been very competitive and will continue to be so. Our result in this market has been rather disappointing, just 1% up compared with last year.

3.   There are only 8 official public holidays a year, none of them celebrates anything to do with state or nation, though the first Monday in May is the British holiday in honor of working people.

4.   On the financial front, the result has been very pleasing. Turnover has increased by 14%. Costs have dropped by 3%. And profits are up by 16%.

5.   Our policy of personnel development through training and promotion opportunities has been a great success. The training department has expanded considerably and moved into new areas such as quality assurance and sales training.

II. Passage Translations //tr.hjenglish.com/
1.   In advertising, the most common direct medium is the mail. The advantage of advertising by mail is that the ad goes directly in the potential customers’ hands. However, many people don’t bother to read these ads. In fact, we call them “junk mail” and often throw them away without even opening the envelop. Another direct medium is billboards, these are the huge signs that you see whenever you drive down the streets. Billboards are useful because they are colorful and easy to see, and the message is permanent. However, the message must be short enough for drivers to read as they are passing by.

2.   Nearly all British people in full time jobs have at least four weeks’ holiday a year, often in two or three separate periods. The normal working week is 35 to 40 hours, Monday to Friday. People who have to work in shift with unsocial hours are paid extra for the inconvenience. More overtime is worked at extra pay than the most other western European countries. But there is relatively little “moonlighting”, that is independent work for pay in leisure hours. Another way of saying this is that the “black economy” involving work paid privately in cash and not officially recorded or taxed is relatively small.

Section 5: Reading Test //tr.hjenglish.com/
1.   Compared with regular plastics, corn-based plastics, with vegetable as its main ingredient, fully degrades in 47 days, doesn’t emit toxic fumes when incinerated, and requires less fossil fuel to manufacture. With these features, it can be a good choice in a society that is increasingly environment-conscious.

2.   The biodegradable materials of the new plastic won’t break down in regular landfills; they have to be taken to special industrial sites and treated like compost; they won’t decompose in home compost bins because the temperature there is not high enough; when filled with hot food, or placed in the dishwasher or microwave, the containers will melt.

3.   Apart from being used as conventional containers or packaging, corn-based plastics can also serve as an alternative for molded foam products, electronic packaging, and cups. Featuring biodegradability, low emission of toxic fumes, and less consumption of fossil fuel for manufacturing, it is environmentally safer.

4.   CBT refers to cognitive behavioral therapy, a booming psychotherapy in the last two decades. CBT is based on the idea that all moods and their disorders originate in thoughts, so the aim is to adjust attitudes by recognizing and refuting negative thoughts as they occur. //tr.hjenglish.com/

5.   Based on his research, Gordon Parker challenges the claim that CBT is more effective than traditional psychotherapy. He believes that the effectiveness of CBT is over-estimated and the positive outcomes of CBT cannot be simply attributed to the therapy itself, though it might benefit some certain subgroups.
     Andrew Butler disagrees with Parker’s conclusion and is critical of the methodology involved. He admits the defects of CBT, but argues that the effectiveness of CBT compared with other medication is well supported by many studies.

6    The CBT studies are not impressive and have a lot to improve. Some methodologies used are not proper, and several human variables can make valid testing difficult, e.g., a patient’s motivation, an individual therapist’s skills and manner, and so on.

7.   As the Chief Justice of Alabama, Roy Moore is a controversial figure for his overt devotion to the Ten Commandments. He literally decorated his courtroom with a plaque bearing God’s laws, installed a granite carving of the Commandments, and he was a staunch advocate that the Commandments be observed, which brought him the name “Ten Commandments judge”. //tr.hjenglish.com/

8.   Roy’s Rock aroused strong opposition and order of removal from the federal court and judiciary world, and threat of removal from his post for failure to obey, since religious artifact is supposed to be inappropriate in a court of law, and Roy’s Rock apparently challenges that principle.
     Roy Moore declared that he would never give up, and his supporters voiced their support for Moore and protest against the ruling for removal of Roy’s Rock.

9.   With his humble background from an ordinary family and rich experiences in different aspects, Roy Moore is highly respected and deemed legendary among his supporters. The majority of Alabama residents approve of his stone monument.

10.  If Roy Moore still insists on his Roy’s Rock and refuse to remove it according to the federal ruling, he might be dismissed from his post as the chief justice of Alabama, as his attitude can be regarded as violation against the ethics of judges. //tr.hjenglish.com/

Section 6: Translation Test
       The traditional Chinese culture, both extensive and profound, starts far back and runs a long, long course. More than 2,000 years ago there emerged in China Confucianism represented by Confucius and Mencius, Taoism, represented by Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi, and many other theories and doctrines that figured prominently in the history of Chinese thought, all being covered by the famous term, "the masters' hundred schools." //tr.hjenglish.com/

      From Confucius to Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the traditional Chinese culture presents many precious ideas and qualities, which are essentially populist and democratic. For example, they lay stress on the importance of kindness and love in human relations, on the interest of the community, and on the idea that the world is for all, especially on patriotism as embodied in the saying, "everybody is responsible for the rise or fall of the country;" and long suffering and hard working diligence and frugality in household management, and respecting teachers and valuing education. All these have played a great role in binding and regulating the family, the country and the society.

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