1、上海市高级口译第一阶段笔试分类模拟听写题(三)及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Spot Dictation(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AToday, I speak from this podium a final time as your president. As I depart, I want to thank all of you, students, faculty, 1 , with whom I have been privileged to work over these past years. Some of us have had our di
2、sagreement, but I know that which unites us 2 . Some things look different to me than they did five years ago. The world that today“s Harvard“s graduates are entering is 3 than the world administrators entered. It is a world where opportunities 4 for those who know how to teach children to read, or
3、those who know how to 5 ; never greater for those who can master 6 legal codes, faith traditions, computer platforms, 7 . It is also a world where some are left further and further behind, those who are not educated, those 8 , those for whom equal opportunity is just 9 . Scientific and technological
4、 advances are enabling us to comprehend the 10 the cosmos, the most basic constituents of matter, and 11 . At the same time, today, 12 of human beings imperil not only life on the planet, but 13 . Globalization is making the world smaller, faster and richer. Still, 9/11, avian flu, and war remind us
5、 that a smaller, faster world is 14 . Our world is bursting with knowledge, but desperately 15 . Now, when sound bites are getting shorter, when 16 , and when individual lives grow more frenzied, college graduates 17 are what our world needs. For all these reasons I believed, and I believe even more
6、 strongly today, in 18 of universities. Universities are where the wisdom we cannot afford to lose is 19 . Among all human institutions, universities can 20 to future possibilities, can look through current considerations to emergent opportunities. （分数：50.00）BWe are all familiar with aspirin. It is
7、a common household remedy which 1 . But few people are aware of just how fascinating the subject of aspirin actually is. The 2 of this wonderful drug is found in several plants, and five thousand years ago physicians 3 were using an extract from the bark of the willow as a cure for 4 . But it was to
8、 be many centuries before the scientific basis of this medication was understood. Then, in 5 , an Englishman, Edward Stone, accidentally rediscovered the medicinal properties of 6 , although he mistakenly attributed its efficacy to its bitter taste and 7 another drug, quinine. Later on, in 1829, a p
9、harmacist 8 , salicylic acid. Unfortunately, the chemical has several undesirable side effects, the most serious of which is that it can 9 . However, at 10 , a chemist working for Friedrich Bayer, 11 , found a way of combining salicylic acid with an acetyl group. A few years later, Bayer 12 , and fo
10、r the next seventy years it was regarded as 13 . Curiously, during all that time, hardly any research was done into the way aspirin works. Then, 14 , groundbreaking findings were published that showed how aspirin slows down swelling and the coagulation of the blood. This means it also dramatically 1
11、5 . As you can imagine, this was exciting news. Further research showed that 16 at risk from a heart attack will not have one if they take aspirin regularly. Although that sounds too good to be true, most doctors now accept that aspirin really does 17 . More controversially, some scientists believe
12、that nearly everyone 18 would benefit from taking aspirin regularly as a preventative measure. Now it seems that the active ingredients of aspirin can also be found in many 19 , and regular consumption of such foods might be 20 a day. （分数：50.00）上海市高级口译第一阶段笔试分类模拟听写题(三)答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Spot
13、 Dictation(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AToday, I speak from this podium a final time as your president. As I depart, I want to thank all of you, students, faculty, 1 , with whom I have been privileged to work over these past years. Some of us have had our disagreement, but I know that which unites us 2 . Some thi
14、ngs look different to me than they did five years ago. The world that today“s Harvard“s graduates are entering is 3 than the world administrators entered. It is a world where opportunities 4 for those who know how to teach children to read, or those who know how to 5 ; never greater for those who ca
15、n master 6 legal codes, faith traditions, computer platforms, 7 . It is also a world where some are left further and further behind, those who are not educated, those 8 , those for whom equal opportunity is just 9 . Scientific and technological advances are enabling us to comprehend the 10 the cosmo
16、s, the most basic constituents of matter, and 11 . At the same time, today, 12 of human beings imperil not only life on the planet, but 13 . Globalization is making the world smaller, faster and richer. Still, 9/11, avian flu, and war remind us that a smaller, faster world is 14 . Our world is burst
17、ing with knowledge, but desperately 15 . Now, when sound bites are getting shorter, when 16 , and when individual lives grow more frenzied, college graduates 17 are what our world needs. For all these reasons I believed, and I believe even more strongly today, in 18 of universities. Universities are
18、 where the wisdom we cannot afford to lose is 19 . Among all human institutions, universities can 20 to future possibilities, can look through current considerations to emergent opportunities. （分数：50.00）解析：alumni and staff 听力原文 Today, I speak from this podium a final time as your president. As I dep
19、art, I want to thank all of you, students, faculty, alumni and staff, with whom I have been privileged to work over these past years. Some of us have had our disagreement, but I know that which unites us transcends that which divides us. Some things look different to me than they did five years ago.
20、 The world that today“s Harvard“s graduates are entering is a profoundly different one than the world administrators entered. It is a world where opportunities have never been greater for those who know how to teach children to read, or those who know how to distribute financial risk; never greater
21、for those who can master and navigate between legal codes, faith traditions, computer platforms, political viewpoints. It is also a world where some are left further and further behind, those who are not educated, those trapped in poverty and violence, those for whom equal opportunity is just a holl
22、ow phrase. Scientific and technological advances are enabling us to comprehend the furthest reaches of the cosmos, the most basic constituents of matter, and the miracle of life. At the same time, today, the actions and inaction of human beings imperil not only life on the planet, but the very life
23、of the planet. Globalization is making the world smaller, faster and richer. Still, 9/11, avian flu, and war remind us that a smaller, faster world is not necessarily a safer world. Our world is bursting with knowledge, but desperately in need of wisdom. Now, when sound bites are getting shorter, wh
24、en instant messages crowd out essays, and when individual lives grow more frenzied, college graduates capable of deep reflection are what our world needs. For all these reasons I believed, and I believe even more strongly today, in the unique and irreplaceable mission of universities. Universities a
25、re where the wisdom we cannot afford to lose is preserved from generation to generation. Among all human institutions, universities can look beyond present norms to future possibilities, can look through current considerations to emergent opportunities.解析：transcends that which divides us解析：a profoun
26、dly different one解析：have never been greater解析：distribute financial risk解析：and navigate between解析：political viewpoints解析：trapped in poverty and violence解析：a hollow phrase解析：furthest reaches of解析：the miracle of life解析：the actions and inaction解析：the very life of the planet解析：not necessarily a safer wor
27、ld解析：in need of wisdom解析：instant messages crowd out essays解析：capable of deep reflection解析：the unique and irreplaceable mission解析：preserved from generation to generation解析：look beyond present normsBWe are all familiar with aspirin. It is a common household remedy which 1 . But few people are aware of
28、 just how fascinating the subject of aspirin actually is. The 2 of this wonderful drug is found in several plants, and five thousand years ago physicians 3 were using an extract from the bark of the willow as a cure for 4 . But it was to be many centuries before the scientific basis of this medicati
29、on was understood. Then, in 5 , an Englishman, Edward Stone, accidentally rediscovered the medicinal properties of 6 , although he mistakenly attributed its efficacy to its bitter taste and 7 another drug, quinine. Later on, in 1829, a pharmacist 8 , salicylic acid. Unfortunately, the chemical has s
30、everal undesirable side effects, the most serious of which is that it can 9 . However, at 10 , a chemist working for Friedrich Bayer, 11 , found a way of combining salicylic acid with an acetyl group. A few years later, Bayer 12 , and for the next seventy years it was regarded as 13 . Curiously, dur
31、ing all that time, hardly any research was done into the way aspirin works. Then, 14 , groundbreaking findings were published that showed how aspirin slows down swelling and the coagulation of the blood. This means it also dramatically 15 . As you can imagine, this was exciting news. Further researc
32、h showed that 16 at risk from a heart attack will not have one if they take aspirin regularly. Although that sounds too good to be true, most doctors now accept that aspirin really does 17 . More controversially, some scientists believe that nearly everyone 18 would benefit from taking aspirin regul
33、arly as a preventative measure. Now it seems that the active ingredients of aspirin can also be found in many 19 , and regular consumption of such foods might be 20 a day. （分数：50.00）解析：provides relief from pain 听力原文 We are all familiar with aspirin. It is a common household remedy which provides rel
34、ief from pain. But few people are aware of just how fascinating the subject of aspirin actually is. The key ingredient of this wonderful drug is found in several plants, and five thousand years ago physicians in ancient Egypt were using an extract from the bark of the willow as a cure for a variety
35、of complaints. But it was to be many centuries before the scientific basis of this medication was understood. Then, in the eighteenth century, an Englishman, Edward Stone, accidentally rediscovered the medicinal properties of willow tree extract, although he mistakenly attributed its efficacy to its
36、 bitter taste and its supposed .resemblance to another drug, quinine. Later on, in 1829, a pharmacist isolated the active ingredient, salicylic acid. Unfortunately, the chemical has several undesirable side effects, the most serious of which is that it can upset the stomach. However, at the end of t
37、he nineteenth century, a chemist working for Friedrich Bayer, a German company, found a way of combining salicylic acid with an acetyl group. A few years later, Bayer marketed the first aspirins, and for the next seventy years it was regarded as a miraculous painkiller. Curiously, during all that ti
38、me, hardly any research was done into the way aspirin works. Then, in 1971, groundbreaking findings were published that showed how aspirin slows down swelling and the coagulation of the blood. This means it also dramatically reduces the risk of heart disease. As you can imagine, this was exciting ne
39、ws. Further research showed that a third of all people at risk from a heart attack will not have one if they take aspirin regularly. Although that sounds too good to be true, most doctors now accept that aspirin really does possess these miraculous qualities. More controversially, some scientists be
40、lieve that nearly everyone over the age of fifty would benefit from taking aspirin regularly as a preventative measure. Now it seems that the active ingredients of aspirin can also be found in many organically grown vegetables, and regular consumption of such foods might be an alternative to an aspi
41、rin a day.解析：key ingredient解析：in ancient Egypt解析：a variety of complaints解析：the eighteenth century解析：willow tree extract解析：its supposed resemblance to解析：isolated the active ingredient解析：upset the stomach解析：the end of the nineteenth century解析：a German company解析：marketed the first aspirins解析：a miraculous painkiller解析：in 1971解析：reduces the risk of heart disease解析：a third of all people解析：possess these miraculous qualities解析：over the age of fifty解析：organically grown vegetables解析：an alternative to an aspirin
