1、上海市高级口译第一阶段笔试模拟 45 及答案解析(总分：300.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、SECTION 1 LISTENING (总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A Spot Dictatio(总题数：1，分数：30.00)Good afternoon, everybody. I“m pleased to be here with you, graduates of 2007. I“m a 1 , and students often approach me with 2 . You see, we are living in a society of great chang
2、es. With the presence of 3 , the process of getting a job in today“s world has changed for 4 . Well, how can you use new technologies to help you7 First, let“s look at how you 5 . The traditional method of hunting for a job in the past required first, doing research on jobs that were 6 , typically b
3、y looking in newspapers, periodicals and magazines, as well as TV ads, and 7 . Then you decided where and for what post you were going to apply, put your resume 8 in a stamped envelope, and waited anxiously for someone to 9 . Well, today, maybe the job search and 10 are very much the same, but the t
4、ools used are much more advanced, and they 11 . In fact, technology has not so much changed the process as enhanced it. The benefit, both for 12 , is that this makes the search more open to people of 13 from all over the world. But as more people are involved, it becomes 14 for the applicant than it
5、 ever was before. The 15 for the working world today is learning these new and 16 and combining them with the older methods people have been using for years. For example, 17 , you can research employment not just in your city, but also in your state, your country, and 18 . You can copy information f
6、rom a web page and paste it into a Microsoft Word document that“s easy to 19 . In many ways, it“s easier now. Just type your job application, click, and 20 ; it gets there in an instant. （分数：30.00）三、Part B Listening Com(总题数：4，分数：20.00)Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation. （分数：5.0
7、0）A.Entertainment on TV.B.The news in the U.SC.Being a correspondent.D.Interpreting news.A.The news is just entertainment.B.The news is shallow.C.The news gets reported in the same style.D.The news is boring.A.The news offers easy information that doesn“t mean much to you.B.The news makes you feel l
8、ike you“re learning, but actually you“re not.C.The news is just another popular entertainment program like a sitcom.D.The news must be presented by physically attractive ladies.A.More entertaining.B.More in-depth.C.Less informative.D.Less interesting.A.Newspapers.B.Radio.C.TV.D.The Internet.Question
9、s 6 to 10 are based on the following news. （分数：5.00）A.A trade show of the latest sporting goods is on display.B.An event for team sports is held with the country“s best athletes.C.A spring market fair for cutting equipment and accessories is open.D.A business rendezvous is scheduled between VIPs and
10、 the best athletes.A.Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and Mozilla Firefox 2.B.SnapBack, a private browser that does not store individual information.C.A built-in RSS reader to quickly scan the latest news and information.D.Safari 3, the world“s fastest and easiest-to-use web browser.A.Heavy rain trigge
11、red floods which caused heavy casualties and damage.B.Harsh drought had been going on for several years and killed some people.C.23 people were missing after a storm hit a village in the mountainous province.D.Authorities were searching for the people who had crossed the border from other countries.
12、A.Two soldiers hijacked a jet plane full of passengers in flight.B.The hijackers were captured after killing one of the hostages.C.A military unit arrested the hijackers with no one injured or killed.D.The hijacked plane landed safely at an airport in a neighboring country.A.$683.30.B.$900, 000.C.C$
13、1 million.D.C$2 million.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following interview. （分数：5.00）A.TV programs.B.Media coverage on crime.C.The school system.D.Juvenile crime.A.The problem has been overdone by the media.B.The messages the kids get make them like that.C.The school has not done enough to help
14、 the kids.D.Some kids are essentially violent.A.Giving the kids a more caring environment.B.Setting up a responsible school system.C.Taking harsh actions against violence in the school.D.Keeping the kids under one-to-one surveillance.A.Do supervised activities.B.Take instructional programs.C.Stay in
15、 school for supper.D.Go in for sports.A.Because they can help set good role models.B.Because they can stop white-collar crime.C.Because they can reduce crime.D.Because they can make criminals feel fair.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk. （分数：5.00）A.Workplace inequality.B.Sexism in la
16、nguage.C.The AIDS crisis.D.The way the mass media treats women.A.Language and thought definitely influence each other.B.It is impossible to understand the relationship between the two.C.What we think certainly determines what we say.D.What we say very probably affects what we think.A.The professiona
17、l world.B.The United Nations publications.C.The International Women“s Organization.D.The feminist movement.A.Nouns don“t have a gender in English.B.Spanish nouns have two genders.C.German nouns are either masculine or feminine.D.The issues of gender vary across languages.A.How some publications avoi
18、d sexist language?B.Why we have to avoid sexism in English?C.The efforts we have already taken to eliminate sexism.D.The gender issues in different languages.四、SECTION 2 READING TE(总题数：4，分数：50.00)Advances in surveillance technology could seriously damage individual privacy unless drastic measures ar
19、e taken to protect personal data, scientists have said. Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner, gave warning last year that Britain was “sleepwalking“ into a surveillance society. Yesterday the country“s leading engineers developed the theme, fleshing out a dystopian vision that not even Georg
20、e Orwell could have predicted. They said that travel passes, supermarket loyalty cards and mobile phones could be used to track individuals“ every move. They also predicted that CCTV (close-circuit television) footage could become available for public consumption and that terrorists could hijack the
21、 biometric chips in passports and rig them up as a trigger for explosives. The report by the Royal Academy of Engineering, Dilemmas of Privacy and SurveillanceChallenges of Technological Change, argues that the scientists developing surveillance technology should also think about measures to protect
22、 privacy. “Just as security features have been incorporated into car design, privacy-protecting features should be incorporated into the design of products and services that rely on divulging personal information,“ the report says. “There is a choice between a Big Brother world where individual priv
23、acy is almost extinct and a world where the data are kept by individual organizations or services and kept secret and secure.“ The report says that shoppers should be allowed to buy goods and services without revealing their identities to the companies that provide them. It argues that travel and su
24、permarket loyalty cards and mobile phones are mines of personal information that should be closely scrutinized to make sure that data is not abused. Professor Nigel Gilbert, chairman of the report group, said. “In most cases, supermarket loyalty cards will have your name on. Why? What is needed in a
25、 loyalty card is for the supermarket to know what has been bought so you can get your discounts.“ “Does it need to identify you? No, it just needs authentication that you“ve bought the goods. It is the same for Oyster cards on the Tube, some of which you have to register for. These are all apparentl
26、y small things but people are being required to give away more identification information than is required.“ Ian Forbes, the report“s coauthor, said that because footage from CCTV cameras could be digitized and potentially stored for ever, that necessitated greater scrutiny of the controlling networ
27、ks. Britain has about five million CCTV cameras, one for every 12 people. The report says: “Give this potential, it cannot be guaranteed that surveillance images will remain private, or will not be altered, misused or manipulated.“ The report also gives warning that biometric passports and identity
28、cards would give fresh opportunities to fraudsters and terrorists to read remotely the data chips that they contain. It says that it could be possible to rig a bomb to go off in the presence of a certain person or someone of a particular nationality. The report proposes that the Information Commissi
29、oner should be given extended powers, and that stiffer penalties, including prison sentences, should be introduced for those who misuse personal data. The Commons Home Affairs Select Committee is expected to announce an inquiry into the growing use of surveillance.（分数：12.50）(1).When Richard Thomas g
30、ave warning that Britain was “sleepwalking“ into a surveillance society, he was telling us that _.（分数：2.50）A.Britain was not going to become a surveillance societyB.Britain was fully aware of the possible future of a surveillance societyC.Britain was fighting against the surveillance societyD.Britai
31、n was not realizing the implication of the surveillance society(2).According to the report by the Royal Academy of Engineering, _.（分数：2.50）A.privacy-protecting technology should be developed on the basis of surveillance technologyB.technological change can hardly challenge the protection of individu
32、al privacyC.scientists should focus more on the development of products protecting privacyD.the design of surveillance products should take into account the protection of privacy(3).According to the passage, the greatest threat to an individual in a surveillance society is _.（分数：2.50）A.your every mo
33、ve will be trackedB.your personal information will be publicizedC.your personal property will be stolenD.your life will be taken(4).George Orwell is mentioned in the passage because _.（分数：2.50）A.he was the one who coined the expression “Big Brother“B.he was a famous British novelist in the 20th cent
34、uryC.he described a world where individual privacy is deniedD.he conducted the investigation of the damage done to individual privacy(5).Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?（分数：2.50）A.Supermarkets often get more personal information of customers than is required.B.It is sugge
35、sted that the surveillance images should be kept top secret.C.The coverage of CCTV cameras in England is quite extensive.D.Tough measures and penalties are proposed to stop the misuse of personal data.Journalists who write about families as well as social and cultural issues can count on receiving a
36、n annual barrage of public relations pitches for Valentine“s Day. The PR blitz begins right after Christmas and continues almost until the big day itself. Daily, sometimes hourly, e-mails pop up on my computer screen, as publicity agents propose stories on a variety of love-rated subjects. Some sugg
37、est traditional topics. How about interviewing the author of a new book on how to find the perfect mate? Or what about a story offering ideas on the best gifts to give to your heartthrob? Other suggestions take a thoroughly modern approach to romance. Publicists would be happy to provide information
38、 about the newest matchmaking website or the hottest dating coach. There“s even a “psychic medium“ who promises to tell radio and television audiences about their “current and future relationships“. Individually, these story promotions could be taken for what they are. just another day, another clie
39、nt, another dollar in the life of publicity agents. But collectively, they signal more than simply a desire to capitalize on a holiday that has mushroomed into a $17 billion industry. In their varied forms, these promotions reflect the urgency of the quest for love and companionship in a society whe
40、re one-quarter of all households now consist of single people. These pitches also serve as a measure of how much Valentine“s Day itself has changed. They can impel long-married observers to look back with a certain nostalgia to a time several decades ago when Feb. 14 didn“t carry such intensityand w
41、hen courtship didn“t cost quite so much. That was a time before men were expected to spend two months“ worth of their salary for an engagement ring, before men and women decided they would settle for nothing less than a “soul mate“, and before it was necessary to seek advice from an army of self-hel
42、p gurus bearing titles such as “relationship and interpersonal communication expert“. That was also an era when many hopeful Prince Charmings could show their love with a card or a heart-shaped box of drugstore chocolates, and when even a single rose could melt a young woman“s heart. What a contrast
43、 to today, when anything less than a dozen long-stemmed roses can risk making a sender appear frugal, and when an ardent suitor who wants to make an impression will buy chocolates from Belgium, whatever the cost. This year the average man will spend $120 and the average woman $ 85, according to the
44、National Retail Federation (NRF). Is this love, or obligation? For some men, it might even include a bit of guilt. As Tracy Mullin, CEO of the NRF, notes, presumably with tongue planted firmly in cheek, some men “may be looking at Valentine“s Day as a way to make up for that HDTV they splurged on fo
45、r the Super Bowl“. As one public radio station announcer put it during a Valentine“s Day fundraiser offering long-stemmed roses. “This is a perfect way to fulfill your Valentine“s obligations.“ Another host making a similar appeal urged listeners to “take care of your Valentine“s Day duties“. And if
46、 you don“t? One relationship expert quoted in a Valentine“s Day press release offers the stern warning that “if a guy doesn“t come through on Valentine“s Day, it means he doesn“t care about you,“ so just say goodbye and move on. But assuming he does care, another PR firm suggests a high-tech approac
47、h to the day. “This year, think outside the box and send a Video Valentine!“ the e-mail pitch begins. “Too shy to say those three little words in person? Profess your love on video! Or use your cellphone to record yourself shopping for the perfect gift.“ Diamonds, anyone? Whatever the approach, coup
48、les might do well to follow the advice of a group of husbands in Japan who say they know the answer to wedded bliss. In an effort to communicate better with their wives, they offer Three Principles of Love: Say “sorry“ without fear, say “thank you“ without hesitation, and say “I love you“ without sh
49、ame. It“s a trio of sentiments that women could adopt as well. Tomorrow all the unsold Valentines with their declarations of love and affection will disappear from card racks, to be replaced by Easter messages featuring eggs and bunnies. Long stemmed roses will begin to open, boxes of chocolate will be nibbled away, and cards with sentimental messages will be propped on desks and dressers. Whatever hopes and expectations are fulfilledor nottoday, the celebration offers a touching reminder that when it comes to matters of the heart, the approaches might change, but the y
