上海市中级口译第一阶段笔试模拟29及答案解析.doc

1、上海市中级口译第一阶段笔试模拟 29 及答案解析(总分：250.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、SECTION 1: LISTENING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、A: Spot Dictation(总题数：1，分数：30.00)The Asian 1 has taken its toll on Hong Kong“s tourist industry, 2 of foreign exchange for the area. VOA Hong Kong correspondent reports on the government“s efforts to revitalize 3 of

2、 the territory“s economy. Hong Kong has been searching for ways to boost its 4 tourist industry. Efforts to lift the territory“s ailing sector 5 after the government appointed Mike Rouse as its 6 commissioner for tourism. Mr. Rouse says in order to 7 tourism, the government plans to strengthen its 8

3、 and to enhance the territory“s image as Asia“s most popular 9 . Hong Kong is still 10 and great center for tourism, and will always be. However, in the last two years, tourism has taken 11 . Last year arrivals were down 23% from 1997 with 12 visitors coming here. The decline 13 reduced travel in th

4、e region because of the Asian economic crisis. Mr. Rouse says 14 to lift the tourist industry includes promoting entertainment activities in the territory 15 arts and culture events. But what has made tourism officials most excited are the efforts to 16 the Walt Disney Company to build a Disneyland

5、theme park in Hong Kong. Such a project could attract 17 two million visitors a year and create tens of thousands of jobs. While negotiation continue, several Chinese language newspapers 18 that Wait Disney has chosen Shanghai instead of Hong Kong. Mr. Rouse, who has been leading the team 19 the Dis

6、neyland theme park here, says the territory is still very much 20 . Disney official say they will decide by the end of next month on where they will locate their second theme park in Asia. （分数：30.00）三、B: Listening Compreh(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Statements(总题数：2，分数：10.00)（分数：5.00）A.A couple of people left d

7、uring the discussion.B.All but a few people shared their ideas.C.One person spoke and others listened.D.Not everyone participated in the discussion.A.Penny“s sister will arrive in eight days.B.Penny“s sister will be staying with her for a week.C.Penny is going to see her sister tomorrow.D.Penny and

8、her sister are coming to town soon.A.She would rather work on it than do nothing.B.She will type it next week.C.It took her an entire week to type it.D.She still hasn“t quite finished with it.A.Please draw a neat line.B.Go head if you have envelopes.C.Are you ready to go?D.Can you explain why you li

9、e?A.Tell me by Tuesday if you“re unable to finish.B.I“ll accept excuses for absence on Tuesday.C.You“ll need more than a liter of water.D.Please help me finish painting this sign.（分数：5.00）A.This case can hold more suits than that one.B.We can“t find the other case of suits.C.Can this case fit in wit

10、h the others?D.Can“t we put another suit into the case?A.American workers tend to stay in one job.B.Crop dusting jobs in American are few.C.The mob moved very slowly.D.Their relatives live in mobile home.A.He knows about your problem.B.How did you find out about the trouble?C.Can you take care of an

11、y difficulties?D.There are homework problems due today.A.He can work better without a computer.B.He is working with a new computer.C.He has never used a computer in his work.D.He needs a computer for his work.A.I wondered if Joe has finished his research.B.I“m interested in his advisor“s projections

12、C.I think Joe should have talked to his advisor.D.I“m curious to know why Joe hasn“t been consulted.五、Talks and Conversati(总题数：5，分数：20.00)Questions 11-14 （分数：4.00）A.The effect of the atmosphere on rainfall.B.How conditions on Earth support life.C.How water originated on Earth.D.A new estimate of th

13、e age of Earth.A.The surface of the ocean is expanding.B.Volcanic activity is increasing.C.The surface of the Earth contains tons of cosmic dust.D.Thousands of comets are colliding with Earth“s atmosphere.A.Disintegrating comets.B.Gases in the atmosphere.C.Underground water that rose to the surface.

14、D.Water vapor.A.They are found under the oceans.B.They were most active when Earth was first formed.C.Their emissions created the Earth“s atmosphere.D.Their fumes are mostly water.Questions 15-18 （分数：4.00）A.The White House.B.Capitol Hill.C.The Washington Monument.D.The Mall.A.Take the elevator up to

15、 the top.B.Get to the observation level.C.Take pictures from high up.D.All of above.A.Madison Drive is a street.B.The tourists have just visited Capitol Hill.C.The Air Space Museum and the National Gallery are not on the same side of the street.D.The Mall is a park.A.Capitol Hill-the Washington Monu

16、ment-the White House.B.The Capitol Building-the National Gallery-the Washington Monument.C.The Washington Monument-the Mall-the Air Space Museum.D.The Washington Monument-Capitol Hill-the White House.Questions 19-22 （分数：4.00）A.Register when they arrive.B.Bring up to three guests.C.Register their gue

17、sts.D.Showing membership cards on arrival.A.There“s a charge for the use of the locker.B.Showers are installed in the changing rooms.C.Lockers are located in the changing rooms.D.Lockers are used to store personal belongings.A.For 30 minutes only.B.For an hour only.C.Within the booked time only.D.Lo

18、nger than the booked time.A.Players can eat in the club room.B.Players have to leave the club by 10 o“clock.C.The courts are closed earlier than the club room.D.Players can use both the club room and the courts.Questions 23-26 （分数：4.00）A.To find out how much air can be pumped into a plane.B.To find

19、out how much air passengers need to breathe at certain altitudes.C.To find what would happen if the plane crashed in the water.D.To find out if there are any weak parts in the plane that would burst under pressure.A.Because the water pressure is greater than air pressure.B.Because the first Comets c

20、rashed in the water.C.Because there is less damage when the explosion takes place under water.D.Because it is the only way available for engineers to find out which part has cracked.A.In the air.B.On the airfield.C.Under water.D.At the plane manufacturing factory.A.Two important tests of a new airli

21、ner before it is put into use.B.How to carry out tank test in the water.C.How pilots carry out the test flight.D.How to make a safe passenger plane.Questions 27-30 （分数：4.00）A.Name.B.Nationality.C.Address.D.Phone number.A.Essex.B.Edinburgh.C.London.D.The US.A.To come to the office again.B.To wait for

22、 the phone call.C.To call the office.D.To write to the office.A.His phone number is 080945233.B.His digital camera“s make and model is Samsung J302.C.He lost his camera on a train from London.D.He will stay in the States for a few months.六、C: Listening Transla(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Sectence Translation(总题

23、数：1，分数：20.00)（分数：20.00）(1).Email captures the essence of life at the close of the 20th century with an authority that few other products of digital technology can claim.（分数：4.00）_(2).Our focus in the emerging markets has a number of centre areas; Asia, of all the emerging markets will certainly be t

24、he largest in terms of population.（分数：4.00）_(3).Even once to company like our own, the need for continuing education to be able to anticipate and carry out the job which technology is going to require more training than ever before.（分数：4.00）_(4).The requirements for doing job today are changing almo

25、st at lightning speed, and part of that is going to have been to be handled by much better preparation of students as they come into jobs.（分数：4.00）_(5).The landscape of Britain is always covered with a light haze, which gives the hills and valleys an exquisite softness, so that instead of everything

26、 standing out sharply, one thing melts into another, like the strange places we see in dreams.（分数：4.00）_八、Passage Translation(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（分数：10.00）(1).Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we

27、can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new ear or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy：we now understand that all those who are always having so mu

28、ch fun actually may not be happy at all.（分数：5.00）_(2).Diversity exists not only between cultures, but also within a single culture. In most British primary and secondary schools, for example, the teacher is the primary provider of required information and rote learning plays an important role in the

29、 acquisition of this information. British school leavers who then proceed to university face a new set of academic norms and expectations. Although memorization is still required, far greater emphasis is placed on the critical evaluation of received information.（分数：5.00）_九、SECTION 2: STUDA SKI(总题数：6

30、分数：60.00)Questions 1-5 Feminist sociolinguists, over the course of the last few decades, have conducted studies that they believe support the conclusion that women are routinely discriminated against in English- speaking society. They point to the words used to describe women, as well as the words

31、used to describe society as a whole, as indications that the English language and therefore the English- speaking culture, is slanted towards the advantage of males. The words used to describe women are used as an instrument by feminist sociolinguists to denote an inherent sexism in the English lang

32、uage. Word pairs such as master and mistress and sir and madam, they claim, epitomize such sexism. All of the words in question once held positive connotations but, while the masculine forms have retained their respectable associations, the feminine forms have undergone pejoration and now imply sexu

33、al promiscuity and other negative characteristics. Feminist researchers assume that such pejoration indicate that the status of women in English-speaking society is relatively low. These researchers also find fault with the use of masculine words to describe unisex entities. For example, they feel t

34、hat there is nothing inherently manly about mankind, the best man for the job, or the common man. Similarly, the use of such constructions as the “the average student is worried about his grades“ indicate to these researchers an inherent sexism in English that is reflective of the cultures in which

35、they are produced. Carolyn Jacobson, author of Non-sexist Language has proposed a solution to this conundrum. She advocates the elimination of all sexed words in favor of gender-neutral terms. No longer should we refer to actors and actresses or waiters and waitresses, as such dichotomies allow for

36、the possibility of negative connotations being associated with the feminine designation. Likewise, she believes that phrases such as mankind should give way to human kind and that the use of the masculine pronoun as the default should be abandoned in favor of neutral constructions. Thus, when sexism

37、 is eliminated from the English language, the culture will be more amenable to the deliverance of women as well.（分数：10.00）(1).The primary purpose of this passage is to _.（分数：2.00）A.compare and contrast ideology in various culturesB.prove a commonly held belief to be wrongC.describe a problem and a p

38、ossible solutionD.analyze the historical origins of a modern situation(2).According to the passage, gender-neutral constructions should be advocated because _.（分数：2.00）A.the elimination of sexism in the English language will precede the elimination of sexism in the cultureB.they are more grammatical

39、ly sound than sexed structuresC.unisex terms are less awkward in casual speechD.sex-specific terms always carry negative connotations(3).The author refers to mankind, the best man for the job, and the common man in order to _.（分数：2.00）A.demonstrate the superiority of males in English-speaking societ

40、yB.provide an example of speech that is slanted towards the advantage of malesC.list the characteristics of the feminist sociolinguist movementD.discount the notion that the English language discriminates against women(4).The word “pejoration“ most probably means _.（分数：2.00）A.negative connotationB.p

41、ositive connotationC.sexual characteristicD.respectable characteristic(5).In favor of gender-neutral terms, which of the following words can be used to describe unisex entities? _（分数：2.00）A.Mankind.B.Chairperson.C.Superman.D.Dragon lady.Questions 6-10 It“s 10 p. m. You may not know where your child

42、is. But the chip does. The chip will also know if your child has fallen and needs immediate help. Once paramedics arrive, the chip will also be able to tell the rescue workers which drugs little Johnny or Janic is allergic to. At the hospital, the chip will tell doctors his or her complete medical h

43、istory. And of course, when you arrive to pick up your child, settling the hospital bill with your health insurance policy will be a simple matter of waving your own chip-the one embedded in your hand. To some, this may sound far-fetched. But the technology for such chips is no longer the stuff of s

44、cience fiction. And it may soon offer many other benefits besides locating lost children or elderly Alzheimer patients. “Down the line, it could be used as credit cards and such,“ says Chris Hables Gray, a professor of cultural studies of science and technology at the University of Great Falls in Mo

45、ntana, “A lot of people won“t have to carry wallets anymore,“ he says, “what the implications are for this technology, in the long run, is profound. “ Indeed, some are already wondering what this sort of technology may do to the sense of personal privacy and liberty. “Any technology of this kind is

46、easily abusive of personal privacy. “ says Lee Tien, senior staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. “If a kid is trackable, do you want other people to be able to track your kid? It“s a double-edged sword. “ Tiny Chips That Know Your Name The research of embedding microchips isn“t ent

47、irely new. Back in 1988, Brian Warwick, a professor of cybernetics at Reading University in London, implanted a chip into his arm as an experiment to see if Warwick“s computer could wirelessly track his whereabouts with the university“s building. But Applied Digital Solutions, Inc, in Palm Beach, Fla. is one of the latest to try and push the experiments beyond the realm of academic research and into the hands-and bodies-of ordinary humans. The company says it has recently applied to the Food and Drug Administration for permission t