1998年3月英语中级口译真题+音频+答案

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SECTION1: LISTENING TEST
Part A: Spot Dictation

Ⅱ.Passage Translation
1.  剑桥不仅是英国，而且是欧洲最重要和最美丽的城镇之一。其建筑物的特色吸引着全 世界的游览者，尤其是那些隶属于（剑桥）大学的建筑物以及那河流与花园汇合交融 的独特气氛。
2.  我认为青少年犯法这个问题是因为失业而引起的。由于失业率高，现在好多青少年毕 业后发现自己与工作无缘。结果他们感到厌倦，更容易喝醉，在街上闲逛无所事事， 如此，很容易导致这样或那样的麻烦。         

SECTION2: STUDY SKILLS

SECTION3: TRANSLATION(1)
     企业组织找人补充职位空缺的办法之一是向公司以外招聘。它可以选择在报纸或杂志上等广告，提出简要的工作情况介绍并征集应聘者的自荐信。由于公司不会录用个人材料不佳的申请者，因此向有希望的应聘者寄发包括年龄、资历、工作经验等简明信息的申请表，并向了解应聘者情况的有关人士征求参考意见是很重要的。这些信息有助于公司管理部门缩小面试人员名单以最终作出录用决定。

     主持面试的工作人员称之为“面试小组”。他们在面试之前要仔细审阅工作情况介绍、人员特长要求喝应聘者的情况。为了帮助面试小组作出选择，在面试中经常使用面试评定表以根表上的若干标准对应聘者进行考评。

SECTION4: TRANSLATION(2)
     The task  of this university  is to train  qualified personnel  for  foreign  affairs and  cultural exchange with foreign countries and teachers for institutions of higher learning, who are morally, intellectually and physically qualified and have a good command of foreign languages. It has a 4-year  course and a  5-year  course  for  undergraduates. Those who have passed the graduation examination  and  have  written an acceptable  thesis  are  awarded/given a  Bachelor s  degree. Students of  commonly   used foreign languages,  after acquiring  the ability to  use language efficiently, are intercultural communication, so that the graduates will have a basic knowledge in
those fields in addition to their mastery of a foreign language.

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SECTION 1:      LISTENING TEST
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 word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage only once. Now, let s begin Part A with Spot Dictation.

     Britain is changing more rapidly than ever before in her long history. In some respects the new British society reflects general world trends. In other respects it has kept its own particular flavour.  British society is evolving,  that is  to  say, developing  and  suiting  itself  to  rapidly changing conditions. Evolution rather than revolution or violent change is a special characteristic of the British way of life.

     This is shown in one way by how the British people vote at elections. The Conservative and Labour Parties have controlled the political scene for the last fifty years, but today neither party can any longer be sure from which class or income group its support will come. Not  long ago you would have expected the working classes always to vote  for  the Labour  Party. The word “labour” means  “hard work”—especially  hard work  with  the  hands.  The  Labour  Party  is the party  which  is  supposed to represent  the “working  man”. You would  also  have  expected the upper  and  middle  classes to vote  for  the  Conservative  Party.  The  word  conservative  means “keeping   things   as they  are”.  The   Conservative    Party  is supposed  to  be   the  party  which represents property  owners, businessmen and the self-employed. In  some respects traditional British “class distinctions” are becoming less clear, and you can be less  sure how people will vote. Many members of the middle class support social reform. Many ordinary working people enj oy a better standard of living and are suspicious of any change which might affect them. But the old divisions between the classes remain. Many Conservatives fear  that the sovereignty  of Parliament    is being   threatened   by  the  Trade   Unions.   Many    workers    are  afraid  that  the Conservative bosses are trying to keep their wages down. But class feelings have not reached a personal level yet. Middle-class and working-class men  can  stand together  at  a football match and be the best of friends.

Part B: Listening Comprehension
I Statements
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.

Question No. 1.     These houses have been on the market since last January.
Question No. 2.     Alice writes novels, but her real background is in business administration.
Question No. 3.     If we had your phone number, we would have called you on our arrival.
Question No. 4.     The suitcase sells for nineteen-eighty-five and are available in three colours.
Question No. 5.      All the board members except the director  voted for  a company-wide dress code.
Question No. 6.     Cathy called the police as soon as she found her office had been broken into.
Question No. 7.     Our general manager is planning to visit a few factories when he travels to the North this summer.
Question No. 8.     About  one-third of the sixty invited guests  failed to  show up at  the  dinner party.
Question No. 9.     May I have your attention, please. Flight 114 was called off due to the thunderstorm.
Question No. 10.   Despite a decrease in the downtown areas, the sales figure is on the up swing in the suburbs.                     

 ⅡTalks 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 to 14 are based on the following conversation.

Man:        Can you tell me about the university shuttle bus system? This is such a large campus, and I have classes all over campus. I need to take the shuttle bus from one class to  another, or I will never make it on time.
Woman:   What do you need to know? I think it s a really great system.
Man:         First of all, where does it go?
Woman:   The university shuttle bus system goes all over campus. It does not leave the campus; if  want  to  travel  off-campus,  you'll need  to take the city  bus system. But  the university   shuttle   bus system  will get you  from  one  class  to the  next, very efficiently.
Man:          And how much does it cost?
Woman:     It s free, can you believe it? So you don t have to pay a cent to get all around the university campus.
Man:          That s really great. And how do I catch the shuttle bus?
Woman:     Just look for one of the bright yellow shuttle bus signs, and go stand next to it. You can see the yellow shuttle bus signs all over campus. A Shuttle bus will come along approximately every five minutes, so you shouldn t have to wait long.
Man:           That all sounds good. Thanks for your help.
Woman:      No problem.

Question No. 11.      What are the man and the woman discussing?
Question No. 12.      What area does the university shuttle bus cover?
Question No. 13.      How much does the shuttle bus cost?
Question No. 14.      What color are the shuttle bus signs?

Question 15 to 18 are based on the following advertisement.
      You may think IBM makes only big computers. The range of products pictured here should change your mind.

      But  more important, it s likely that  one of them is a perfect fit for you and the work you have to do.

      IBM s portable computers bring problem--solving power  to the people who need it most. Small businesses can use them to prosper today and plan for tomorrow. Large companies can use them to help a key person or department become more productive. Professional people can use them to make the most of their own special skills.

      IBM portable computers are easy to use and their price tags make them easy to buy. Best of all,  even  our  smallest  portable  computers  give  you  biggest  benefits,  i.e. IBM  experience  and
reliability.

      So, when you begin sizing up portable computers, think of IBM, the International Business
Machines Corporation. Obviously, we ve thought and will think a lot about you.

Question No. 15.       What is this advertisement trying to sell?
Question No. 16.       What does IBM produce?
Question No. 17.       According to the ad. , who will use IBM s portable computers?
Question No. 18.       Which of the following is the full name of IBM?

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the following conversation.
Woman:    Did you read this magazine article? The information in it is unbelievable.
Man:         What s the article about?
Woman:    It s about paper, specifically about how much paper Americans use up each year.
Man:         Why are you so interested in paper?
Woman:    It s not paper that I m interested in; it s trees. Because Americans use so much paper, many trees have to be cut down.
Man:          According to the article, how much paper do Americans use?
Woman:     About 50 million tons of paper a year, can you believe it?
Man:          That s probably a lot of trees, isn t it ?
Woman:     You bet it is; 850 million trees a year.
Man:           I can t believe we really need to use so much paper.
Woman:     Neither can I. I m sure we could reduce the amount of paper we use if we wanted to.

Question No.19.       Where did the woman learn the information?
Question No 20.       What is the topic of the conversation?
Question No 21.       Approximately how much paper do Americans use in one year?
Question No 22.       What does the woman want people to do?

Questions 23 to 26 are based on the following talk.
      Today I d like to discuss something new that botanists may be bringing us in the near future: plants that Produce plastic. I m not talking about artificial plants made from plastic. I m talking about living, growing plants that produce a plastic-like substance.

    The  natural  plastic  from  these  plants  has  at  least  one  maj or  advantage  over  the  artificial plastic that is so common today. This new plastic from plants biodegrades quickly, which means that  it is much better  for  the environment. Today s artificial plastic biodegrades very  slowly. When  people finish with plastic products and throw them away, the plastic remains intact  for years. These unused  plastic  products are  covering  the  Earth  and  causing  quite  a  problem. Perhaps the new, natural plastics from plants can help to solve that problem.

Question No. 23.       What type of plant is the woman discussing?
Question No. 24.       What is the major advantage of the new natural plastic?
Question No. 25.       What is the problem with today s artificial plastic?          
Question No. 26.     This lecture might be given in which course?

Questions 27 to 30 are based on the following talk.
      The  public  schools  are  famous  private  schools.  The  oldest of  the  public  schools  were founded to give free education to clever boys whose parents could not  afford to educate them privately. They were under “public” management or control. But today these schools, and similar ones founded within the past  120 years, are mostly boarding schools. The pupils live as well as study  there.  Some  public  schools   also  take  day-pupils.  Normally  pupils  are  admitted  by examination. Since state schools do not prepare children for this, parents who wish to send their children to a public school often send them first to a preparatory school. Preparatory schools are small, private primary schools which prepare children for the public school examination.

      Public schools have produced many  of Britain s most  famous and distinguished men  and women  and many parents are  still  ready to make great  sacrifices to  send their  children there. More pupils come from Britain s upper classes or wealthy families. Recently, however, there has been a great deal of argument about the future of all private schools.

Question No. 27.     According to the passage, why were public schools founded?
Question No. 28.     How are those public schools today?
Question No. 29.     What can a preparatory school do to help?
Question No. 30.     Where do most pupils of the public schools come from now?

Part C: Listening and Translation
I Sentence Translation
Directions: In this' part of the test, you will hear 5 English sentences. 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. Now, with Sentence No. 1.

Sentence No. 1.   Buying a house is so expensive that we have decided to try and rent one instead.
Sentence No. 2.   Only those applicants holding a current A-level Certificate will be considered for the post.
Sentence No. 3.   Linda asked her boss if she might  have an afternoon  off to show her  uncle around Shanghai.
Sentence No. 4.   The fire broke out at about three o clock, but by four the fire brigade had got it under control.
Sentence No. 5.   Your j ob will be to make sure that there is effective communication between the various branches of our corporation.

 ⅡPassage Translation
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages. 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. Now, let s begin Passage Translation with the first passage.     

Passage 1:
     Cambridge is one of the most important and beautiful towns not only in Britain, but also in Europe. Visitors all over the world are attracted by the quality of its buildings, in particular those belonging to the University and the unique atmosphere caused by the combination of rivers and gardens.

Passage 2:
     I think that this problem of teenagers getting into trouble with the law is mainly caused by unemployment, Because of the high level of unemployment, so many teenagers nowadays leave school and find that they have no chance of getting a ]ob. As a result of this, they feel bored and are much more likely to get  drunk and wandering around the streets with nothing to do, which can easily lead to trouble of one sort or another.

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