1、2010年 9月上海市中级口译第一阶段笔试真题试卷（精选）及答案与解析 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 Now, the location of your college. Some colleges are in the center of huge cities, some【 C1】 _, and some are surrounded by fields and woods. Where your college is located will be important to your【 C2】 _life. The advantage of an urban college i
3、s that there are 【 C3】 _to do off campus. Compared to a【 C4】 _there are more movies, plays, churches, restaurants, discos, museums, and music. There is probably【 C5】 _; you are nearer airports, trains, and several highways, making【 C6】 _to other places much easier. All of this means that off-campus
4、excitement is easy to reach and【 C7】 _a lot of planning. This can be an important part of a college education and of your growth, but this easily【 C8】 _ entertainment can also tempt you away from your books. The disadvantages of an urban college can be expense and a lack of【 C9】 _. Off-campus living
5、 in a city is almost always【 C10】 _. Even if you live at school you will still【 C11】 _off campus oftenprobably more than you would at a rural campus. Many of those wonderful【 C12】 _cost money and are hard to pass up. If you are moving to the city from the country, 【 C13】 _unexpected expenses. An adv
6、antage of a rural college is the relaxed and often【 C14】 _. Rural colleges may have a much more peaceful and【 C15】 _, and campus activities will probably be more important in your extracurricular life. This doesnt mean that 【 C16】_off campus in small towns. Things do, but they are more likely to be
7、connected with schools. Rural colleges are often【 C17】 _for outdoor activities, mountains, lakes, and beaches. If you have any interest in 【 C18】 _this is a good place to learn more. The disadvantages of the rural college can be isolation, boredom, and the【 C19】 _to a more relaxed life if you come f
8、rom a big city. Life at a small rural college can【 C20】 _. 1 【 C1】 2 【 C2】 3 【 C3】 4 【 C4】 5 【 C5】 6 【 C6】 7 【 C7】 8 【 C8】 9 【 C9】 10 【 C10】 11 【 C11】 12 【 C12】 13 【 C13】 14 【 C14】 15 【 C15】 16 【 C16】 17 【 C17】 18 【 C18】 19 【 C19】 20 【 C20】 Statements Directions: In this part of the test, you will h
9、ear 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
10、 of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. （ A） Youd better postpone the plan until tomorrow. （ B） You must tell Jack and his brother about the plan. （ C） You may ring to ask Jack to meet you at lunch. （ D） You can tell Jack about the plan at lunch. （ A） You sh
11、ould have got up when he came into the meeting room for the argument. （ B） You should have supported him in the argument at the meeting yesterday afternoon. （ C） You shouldnt be afraid to argue with him during the meeting yesterday afternoon. （ D） You shouldnt have talked with Tom about your views o
12、n the argument yesterday. （ A） The copier is already five years old. （ B） The copier is better than the previous one. （ C） The copier should be regarded as the best one so far. （ D） The copier should last much longer than one year. （ A） This year the inflation figure is 4. 5%. （ B） This year the inf
13、lation figure is 2. 5%. （ C） Last year the inflation figure was 3. 5%. （ D） Last year the inflation figure was 2. 5%. （ A） We should invest more in teaching people the knowledge about science. （ B） We should emphasize the importance of teaching in a scientific way. （ C） One weakness of the proposal
14、is the shortage of funds for scientific research. （ D） One advantage that our science students enjoy is that they will earn more later. （ A） Dressing warmly can help avoid catching many diseases. （ B） Washing your hands can reduce your chance of catching a cold. （ C） The smartest way to avoid catchi
15、ng a cold is to dress warmly. （ D） Both viruses and cold weather are causes for catching colds. （ A） The manager dislikes a nurturing environment. （ B） The manager wants me to sign the contract for him. （ C） Im glad to stay on with the company. （ D） Im honored to be a general manager. （ A） It is muc
16、h more important that we team up for the sport. （ B） It is true that the businessman hits the ball over the net. （ C） Playing volleyball is part of the companys activities. （ D） Teamwork is essential for the running of a company. （ A） Their products have always been regarded as the most valuable bra
17、nds. （ B） Their products no longer rank the worlds most valuable brands. （ C） Their products won championships for three months in a row. （ D） Their products are being challenged by the best brand in history. （ A） Our deliver time is at least one month. （ B） We offer a discount if you order more tha
18、n 80. （ C） The original price of this model is $50. （ D） This model was sold at the price of $45 last month. Talks 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
19、 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. （ A） Selling computers. （ B） Bui
20、lding railroads. （ C） Teaching. （ D） Preaching. （ A） She came to the US in the 1960s. （ B） She had one great grandfather killed in a railroad accident. （ C） She was a third-generation Mexican American. （ D） She was born in the United States. （ A） Because she has a lot of relatives in Spain. （ B） Bec
21、ause she speaks it at home most of the time. （ C） Because she has just emigrated from Mexico. （ D） Because she has learned the language at a college. （ A） Learning to write Chinese. （ B） Consulting the woman about Spanish. （ C） Working in China. （ D） Traveling with the woman in Mexico. （ A） Because
22、it is made from rocks on earth. （ B） Because it is trapped deep down in the ground. （ C） Because it flows from place to place. （ D） Because it dissolves in underground water. （ A） It is a metal tower equipped with drilling machinery. （ B） It is a floating ship for those fishermen working on the sea.
23、 （ C） It is a machine that can cut holes deep down in the ground （ D） It is a movable factory that refines crude oil on the spot. （ A） It is buried deep in the ground （ B） It is refined in the factory. （ C） It rushes up a pipe. （ D） It mixes well with gas. （ A） Refined oil. （ B） Mineral ores. （ C） C
24、oal gas. （ D） Natural gas. （ A） It makes children love their parents more than ever. （ B） It teaches children to be confident and independent. （ C） It provides children with open-question examinations. （ D） It offers children better accommodation and better food. （ A） To show that a child can do wel
25、l in a local state school. （ B） To prove that a private boarding-school is better. （ C） To urge the man to apply for a scholarship at Cambridge. （ D） To persuade the man to send his boy to study abroad. （ A） You will save money if you send your child to a private school. （ B） You will not get your m
26、oneys value at a local school. （ C） A local state school is more innovative and open-minded. （ D） A private school is more expensive than a state school. （ A） Her little boy would not be interested in that local school. （ B） That new state school is too far away from her home. （ C） She might have to
27、 send her boy to that new state school. （ D） She could not afford to send her boy to a private school. （ A） It is absolutely as unpredictable as it is destructive and violent. （ B） The more time that has passed since an earthquake, the bigger the chance one will strike. （ C） There is a 60- percent p
28、robability that an earthquake will occur in the United States. （ D） The overall history of earthquakes can help predict and prevent the oncoming earthquakes. （ A） Southwestern China. （ B） Northern China. （ C） Northern California. （ D） Southern California. （ A） No more than 1800 years. （ B） About 200
29、0years. （ C） Nearly 4000 years. （ D） Over 5000 years. （ A） Animals start to act strangely. （ B） Water in wells bubbles up. （ C） Earths magnetic field gets stronger. （ D） The clouds change shape. 一、 SECTION 2: STUDA SKILLS Directions: In this section, you will read several passages. Each passage is f
30、ollowed by several questions based on its content. 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 the letter of the answer you have chosen in the correspon
31、ding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. 46 About three hundred years ago, there were approximately half a billion people in the world. In the two centuries that followed the population doubled, and, by 1850, there were more than a billion people in the world. It took only 75 years for the figure to doubl
32、e once more. Each day the population of the world increases by about 150,000. In former centuries the population grew slowly. Famines, wars, and epidemics, such as the plague and cholera, killed many people. Today, although the birth rate has not changed significantly, the death rate has been lowere
33、d considerably by various kinds of progress. Machinery has made it possible to produce more and more food in vast areas, such as the plains of America and Russia. Crops have been increased almost everywhere and people are growing more and more food. Improvement in communications and transportation h
34、as made it possible to send more food from the place where it is produced to other places where it is needed. This has helped reduce the number of famines. Progress in medicine and hygiene has made it possible for people to live longer. People in Europe and North America live, on the average, twice
35、as long as they did a hundred years ago. In other countries, too, people generally live much longer than they once did. Babies, especially, have a far better chance of growing up because of increased protection against infant diseases. However, all countries do not benefit to same degree from this p
36、rogress in medicine and hygiene. Half the worlds people live in Asia, but most of them are concentrated in the coastal regions and on the islands. The same type of populace concentration is true of other continents, although they are often far less populated. There are still vast regions of the worl
37、d where very few people live: the central regions of the larger continents, mountainous areas, deserts, the far north, and tropical jungles. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, migrations have taken place within certain countries: the cities with their industries have attracted people awa
38、y from the country. The possibility of earning a fixed salary in a factory or office was more attractive than the possibility of staying on the farm and having one s work destroyed by frost, storms, or droughts. Furthermore, the development of agricultural machinery made it possible for fewer people
39、 to do the same amount of work. Thus, at the same time that the industrial revolution made it possible to produce goods more cheaply and more quickly in factories, an agricultural revolution also took place. Instead of leaving fields empty every third year, farmers began to plant clover or some othe
40、r crop that would enrich the soil. Instead of using only animal fertilizer, farmers began to use chemical fertilizers to keep the soil rich. These methods have enabled French farmers, for example, to get five times as much wheat as was obtained from the same land two centuries ago. 47 According to t
41、he passage, today population has increased rapidly because_. （ A） people have more children （ B） people live a longer life （ C） there are not as many wars （ D） people do not need as much food 48 Of all the people in the world, Asia contains_. （ A） one-fourth （ B） one-third （ C） one-half （ D） two-thi
42、rds 49 Which of the following factors has NOT helped increase population? （ A） Progress in medicine. （ B） Improvement in communications. （ C） Machinery. （ D） Geography. 50 It can be learned from the passage that_. （ A） the farm with agricultural machinery drew more people （ B） the country with a fix
43、ed salary system made people settle there （ C） the town in the far north attracted more migrants （ D） the city with its industries was a magnet for many migrants 51 What is the main idea expressed in the passage? （ A） Progress and population. （ B） Three revolutions. （ C） Agriculture and industry. （
44、D） Deserts and jungles. 51 Its 3 am, pitch dark and you cant sleep. How can you survive the next day after being awake so long the night before? Difficulty in sleeping is a common problem, but there are ways to escape it. “Falling asleep is something passive and not forceable,“ says Cornelius Kellne
45、r, a sleep specialist. “If you offered someone 1 million euros to fall asleep in 10 minutes, he would not win the money,“ says Kellner. Its normal to be awake at night occasionally. Difficulty in sleeping is not unusual when under stress. “Fears, worries or aggravation are negative emotions that lea
46、d to higher body activity,“ says Martin Muehlensiep of the sleep clinic at the University of Cologne. Six to eight hours of sleep per night is the normal range in terms of the amount of sleep one should get. Hence it achieves nothing to go to bed at 10 pm and expect to sleep through until 8 am, says
47、 Kellner. “Also, the ability to perform is barely reduced after a nearly sleepless night. “ When that happens, people often take the wrong course of action the next day. They often attempt to take it easy or even to take a nap, says Muehlensiep. “Then obviously they wont be tired the next evening an
48、d will lie awake in bed. “ Limit your evening activities to a routine pattern, Muehlensiep recommends. First read, then put on pajamas or a nightgown, then brush your teeth, for example. “Each of these activities will become a signal to the body that its going to go to bed soon,“ Muehlensiep says. B
49、ut what should one do when that doesnt help? Constantly looking at the clock puts pressure on the body. “When that happens, its better to get out of bed and do a simple activity,“ Kellner says. Put pictures into an album or iron , for example, until fatigue sets in. People who cant sleep often are those who brood or worry a lot. Kellner advises people who have difficulty sleeping to exploit it and to let their thoughts take them on a journey. “Place your
