1、2007年 9月上海市高级口译第一阶段笔试真题试卷及答案与解析 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 B
2、OOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. 0 Good afternoon, everybody. Im pleased to be here with you, graduates of 2007. Im a (1) , and students often approach me with (2) . You see, we are living in a society of great changes. With the presence of (3) , the process of getting a job in
3、todays world has changed for (4) . Well, how can you use new technologies to help you? First, lets 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 by looking in newspapers, periodicals and magazines, as we
4、ll 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 tools used are much more advanced, and they (11) .
5、 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 ever was before. The (15) for the workin
6、g 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 from a web page and paste it into
7、a Microsoft Word document thats easy to (19) . In many ways, its easier now: Just type your job application, click, and (20) ; it gets there in an instant. Part B Listening Comprehension Directions: In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After each one, you will b
8、e asked some questions. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. （ A） Entertainment on TV. （
9、B） The news in the US. （ C） 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 doesnt mean much to you. （ B） The news makes yo
10、u feel like youre learning, but actually youre 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. （
11、 B） Radio. （ C） TV. （ D） The Internet. （ A） A trade Show of the latest sporting goods is on display. （ B） An event for team sports is held with the countrys best athletes. （ C） A spring market fair for cutting equipment and accessories is opera （ D） A business rendezvous is scheduled between VIPs an
12、d 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 worlds fastest and easiest-to-use web browser. （
13、A） Heavy rain triggered 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
14、the border from other countries. （ 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
15、a neighboring country. （ A） $ 683.30. （ B） $ 900, 000. （ C） C $ 1 million. （ D） C $ 2million. （ 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 sch
16、ool has not done enough to help 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 superv
17、ised activities. （ B） Take instructional programs. （ C） Stay in 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. （ A） Workplace
18、 inequality. （ B） Sexism in language. （ 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
19、 very probably affects what we think. （ A） The professional world. （ B） The United Nations publications. （ C） The international womens organization. （ D） The feminist movement. （ A） Nouns dont have a gender in English. （ B） Spanish nouns have two genders. （ C） German nouns are either masculine or fe
20、minine. （ D） The issues of gender vary across languages. （ A） How some publications avoid 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. 一、 SECTION 2 READING TEST Directions: In
21、this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it. You are to choose ONE best answer, A, B, C or D, to each question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write tile letter of the a
22、nswer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. 40 Advances in surveillance technology could seriously damage individual privacy unless drastic measures are taken to protect personal data, scientists have said. Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner, gave warning last
23、year that Britain was “sleepwalking“ into a surveillance society. Yesterday the countrys leading engineers developed the theme, fleshing out a dystopian vision that not even George Orwell could have predicted. They said that travel passes, supermarket loyalty cards and mobile phones could be used to
24、 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 biometric chips in passports and rig them up as a trigger for explosives. The report by the Royal Academy of Engineering,
25、 Dilemmas of Privacy and Surveillance-Challenges of Technological Change, argues that the scientists developing surveillance technology should also think about measures to protect privacy. “Just as security features have been incorporated into car design, privacy-protecting features should be incorp
26、orated 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 privacy is almost extinct and a world where the data are kept by individual organizations or services and kept secret and sec
27、ure.“ 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 supermarket loyalty cards and mobile phones are mines of personal information that should be closely scrutinized to make su
28、re 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 loyalty card is for the supermarket to know what has been bought so you can get your discounts. “ “Does it need to ident
29、ify you? No, it just needs authentication that youve bought the goods. It is the same for Oyster cards on the Tube, some of which you have to register for. These are all apparently small things but people are being required to give away more identification information than is required.“ Ian Forbes,
30、the reports coauthor, said that because footage from CCTV cameras could be digitized and potentially stored for ever, that necessitated greater scrutiny of the controlling networks. Britain has about five million CCTV cameras, one for every 12 people. The report says: “Give this potential, it cannot
31、 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 cards would give fresh opportunities to fraudsters and terrorists to read remotely the data chips that they contain. It s
32、ays 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 Commissioner should be given extended powers, and that stiffer penalties, including prison sentences, should be introduced for th
33、ose who misuse personal data. The Commons Home Affairs Select Committee is expected to announce an inquiry into the growing use of surveillance. 41 When Richard Thomas gave warning that Britain was “sleepwalking“ into a surveillance society, he was telling us that _. （ A） Britain was not going to be
34、come a surveillance society （ B） Britain was fully aware of the possible future of a surveillance society （ C） Britain was fighting against the surveillance society （ D） Britain was not realizing the implication of the surveillance society 42 According to the report by the Royal Academy of Engineeri
35、ng, _. （ A） privacy-protecting technology should be developed on the basis of surveillance technology （ B） technological change can hardly challenge the protection of individual privacy （ C） scientists should focus more on the development of products protecting privacy （ D） the design of surveillanc
36、e products should take into account the protection of privacy 43 According to the passage, the greatest threat to an individual in a surveillance society is _. （ A） your every move will be tracked （ B） your personal information will be publicized （ C） your personal property will be stolen （ D） your
37、life will be taken 44 George Orwell is mentioned in the passage because _. （ A） he was the one who coined the expression “Big Brother“ （ B） he was a famous British novelist in the 20th century （ C） he described a world where individual privacy is denied （ D） he conducted the investigation of the dam
38、age done to individual privacy 45 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） Supermarkets often get more personal information of customers than is required. （ B） It is suggested that the surveillance images should be kept top secret. （ C） The coverage of CCTV cameras in Englan
39、d is quite extensive. （ D） Tough measures and penalties are proposed to stop the misuse of personal data. 45 Journalists who write about families as well as social and cultural issues can count on receiving an annual barrage of public relations pitches for Valentines Day. The PR blitz begins right a
40、fter 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 suggest traditional topics: How about interviewing the author of a new book on how to find the pe
41、rfect 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 about the newest matchmaking website or the hottest dating coach. Theres even a “psychic med
42、ium“ 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 client, another dollar in the life of publicity agents. But collectively, they signal more than si
43、mply 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 where one-quarter of all households now consist of single people. These pitches also serve as a m
44、easure of how much Valentines 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 didnt carry such intensity-and when courtship didnt cost quite so much. That was a time before men were expected to spend two m
45、onths 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-help gurus bearing titles such as “relationship and interpersonal communication expert“. That was al
46、so 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 womans heart. What a contrast to today, when anything less than a dozen long-stemmed roses can risk making a sender appear frug
47、al, 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 National Retail Federation (NRF). Is this love, or obligation? For some men, it might even include
48、 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 Valentines Day as a way to make up for that HDTV they splurged on for the Super Bowl.“ As one public radio station announcer put it during a Valentines Day fundraiser
49、offering long-stemmed roses. “This is a perfect way to fulfill your Valentines obligations.“ Another host making a similar appeal urged listeners to “take care of your Valentines Day duties.“ And if you dont? One relationship expert quoted in a Valentines Day press release offers the stern warning that “if a guy doesnt come through on Valentines Day, it means he doesnt care about you,“ so just say goodbye and move on. But assuming he does care, another PR firm suggests a high-tech approach to the day. “This year, think outside
