1、2011年 3月上海市中级口译第一阶段笔试真题试卷及答案与解析 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 BOOKL
2、ET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. 0 My topic for todays lecture is “Communication, Culture and Work“. When most people use the word culture, they think of people from different 【 C1】 _. National cultures certainly do exist, and they play an important role in shaping the way【 C2】_. Bu
3、t there are other dimensions of culture too. Within a nation, 【 C3】_can exert a powerful influence on communication. New Yorkers and Alaskans may find one anothers styles of behaving【 C4】 _that they might as well be from different countries. Race and ethnicity can also【 C5】 _. So can age: The custom
4、s, values, and attitudes of a 20-year-old girl may【 C6】 _radically from those of her parents who were raised in the【 C7】 _, or her grandparents, who lived through【 C8】 _and World War II. Still other differences can create distinctive cultures: gender, sexual orientation, 【 C9】 _, religion, and socio
5、economic background are just a few. All of these factors lead to a 【 C10】 _as a set of values, beliefs, norms, customs, rules, and codes that lead people to define themselves as【 C11】 _, giving them a sense of commonality. Its important to realize that culture is learned,【 C12】 _. A Korean-born infa
6、nt adopted soon after birth by American parents and raised in the United States will【 C13】 _differently than his or her cousins who grew up in Seoul. An African-American who【 C14】 _in the inner city will view the world differently than he or she would if raised【 C15】 _ or in a country like France, w
7、here【 C16】 _ has different significance than it does in the United States. The【 C17】 _we learn as part of our cultural conditioning shape the way we view the world and the way we【 C18】 _. In short, culture has such an【 C19】_ on communication that famous anthropologist Edward Hall once remarked “【 C2
8、0】 _ and communication is culture“. 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 hear several short state
9、ments. 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 of the answer you have
10、 chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. （ A） Id like to make an appointment Monday morning. （ B） I must finish typing before going to bed. （ C） I have to work overtime this weekend. （ D） I decide to sleep this weekend away. （ A） I am interested in the vehicles on the street. （ B）
11、I dont want to complain about the noise here. （ C） The noise of traffic disturbs my work. （ D） Traffic never stops passing by. （ A） It requires imagination in learning a language. （ B） It takes time and effort to learn a language. （ C） The cultural differences are more important. （ D） Learning a lan
12、guage can be easier than anyone thinks. （ A） Talking with your boss will be part of our companys business activities. （ B） Investing in that project will help your company and mine as well. （ C） Turning the project into a profit-making is on the top of our long-term plan. （ D） Doing business with yo
13、ur company will benefit both of us in the long run. （ A） The invoice should include the legal fee and the agency commission. （ B） The price we quoted should be lower, as we missed a few items. （ C） We got more money from them than we had expected. （ D） We should send the invoice as soon as we receiv
14、e the payment. （ A） Working abroad is not always a requirement of foreign language teachers. （ B） When you arrive in a foreign country, you must find a job first. （ C） The advantage of working abroad is fluency in other languages. （ D） The mastering of a foreign language will help you find a job ove
15、rseas. （ A） We cannot beat our competitor because of a staff shortage. （ B） We should be prepared to sign the business contract. （ C） We sometimes make a deal with one of our rivals. （ D） We are happy to see that our rival has gone bankrupt. （ A） Our collaboration depends on a mutual understanding o
16、f our differences. （ B） Our differences are deeply rooted, and we are unable to continue our collaboration. （ C） We must first prepare a memorandum for a common view of our problems. （ D） We understand that we must share the cost of our collaboration in the future. （ A） Although we spend much on the
17、 project, a 10% budget increase is necessary. （ B） At least 10% of the expenses should be devoted to solving the problem. （ C） With such a big order, we demand a discount which is 10 % or more. （ D） We ask for a 10% discount, which has caused all the trouble on our side. （ A） To lose one pound of we
18、ight, you need to walk up to 10 hours. （ B） One-hour walk at a moderate pace will burn up 3500 calories. （ C） You should limit your intake of food to 300 to 350 calories daily. （ D） Walking an hour every day can burn up 350 pounds a month. Talks and Conversations Directions: In this part of the test
19、, you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully because 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
20、 write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. （ A） To advise her to work in a showroom. （ B） To help her understand the product. （ C） To invite her to visit a trade fair. （ D） To expound the details of the catalogue. （ A） A healthcare worker. （ B）
21、 A company consultant. （ C） A lawyer. （ D） A salesman. （ A） Tomorrow afternoon. （ B） Next week. （ C） Coming Tuesday. （ D） In ten days. （ A） At the womans office. （ B） At the main gate. （ C） Inside the parking lot. （ D） Inside the showroom. （ A） It is a friendly face or a clever joke. （ B） It is a fa
22、cial expression involving 43 muscles. （ C） It is an exercise of facial muscles when passing wind. （ D） It is a natural reaction to a positive moment. （ A） The muscle raises the sides of the mouth. （ B） The muscles run all the way around the mouth. （ C） You only show your lower teeth. （ D） Your eyes
23、are wide open. （ A） It is a morning smile. （ B） It is an afternoon smile. （ C） It is a fake smile. （ D） It is a genuine smile. （ A） You smile politely when you happen to see someone you know. （ B） A fake smile never looks quite the same as a real one. （ C） Flight attendants may welcome passengers wi
24、th the same, forced smile. （ D） Every human being is born with the ability to smile. （ A） She has been to a concert. （ B） She has met the new neighbours. （ C） She has had to stay indoors. （ D） She has helped the man with house chores. （ A） Shed like to inquire about an open-door concert. （ B） She wa
25、nts to complain about the cold weather. （ C） She asks the man to buy a concert ticket in advance. （ D） She invites the man to go to the concert in London. （ A） They are better. （ B） They are less cultured. （ C） They talk more. （ D） They look younger. （ A） It is petrol-consuming. （ B） It is fast. （ C
26、） It is second-hand. （ D） It is too big. （ A） Because their anxiety makes them less efficient than normal. （ B） Because their ability to reason overshadows their anxiety for the test. （ C） Because they cannot sleep well the night before the actual test. （ D） Because they cannot get necessary assista
27、nce from other students. （ A） You have to be honest and confident. （ B） You have to be clever and brilliant. （ C） You need to learn the techniques of test taking. （ D） You need to observe and practise the school rules. （ A） They often interfere with school games. （ B） They have actual meaning in the
28、 real world. （ C） They dont have a format and governing rules. （ D） They can be as entertaining as crossword puzzles. （ A） Learning to absorb and retrieve information. （ B） Developing confidence to solve problems. （ C） Figuring out school tests. （ D） Spotting dishonesty in a test. （ A） She was disgu
29、sted by the movie crew. （ B） She was asked to act in a movie on the spot. （ C） She saw a movie being shot around town. （ D） She had an accident while diving through town. （ A） The director himself. （ B） The womans twin sister. （ C） A woman in pajamas. （ D） A man from the crowd. （ A） She had to look
30、disgusted and walk away. （ B） She had to stay outside for some time. （ C） She had to identify the person in the booth. （ D） She had to put up a face in front of the camera. （ A） Police and driver. （ B） Director and actress. （ C） Performers. （ D） Colleagues. Sectence Translation Directions: In this p
31、art of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in English. You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Passage Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hea
32、r 2 passages in English. You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening. 一、 SECTION 2: STUDA SKILLS Directions: In this section, yo
33、u will read several passages. Each passage is followed 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
34、 of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. 57 Around one in a hundred deaths worldwide is due to passive smoking, which kills an estimated 600,000 people a year, World Health Organization(WHO)researchers said on Friday. In the first study to assess the global i
35、mpact of second-hand smoke, WHO experts found that children are more heavily exposed to second-hand smoke than any other age-group, and around 165,000 of them a year die because of it. “Two-thirds of these deaths occur in Africa and South Asia,“ the researchers, led by Annette Pruss-Ustun of the WHO
36、 in Geneva, wrote in their study. Childrens exposure to second-hand smoke is most likely to happen at home, and the double blow of infectious diseases and tobacco “seems to be a deadly combination for children in these regions“, they said. While deaths due to passive smoking in children were skewed
37、toward poor and middle-in come countries, deaths in adults were spread across countries at all income levels. In Europes high-income countries, only 71 child deaths occurred, while 35,388 deaths were in adults. Yet in the countries assessed in Africa, an estimated 43,375 deaths due to passive smokin
38、g were in children compared with 9,514 in adults. Pruss-Ustun urged countries to enforce the WHOs Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which includes higher tobacco taxes, plain packaging and advertising bans, among other steps. “Policymakers should bear in mind that enforcing complete smoke-fre
39、e laws will probably substantially reduce the number of deaths attributable to exposure to second-hand smoke within the first year of its implementation, with accompanying reduction in costs of illness in social and health systems,“ she wrote. Only 7. 4 percent of the world population currently live
40、s in jurisdictions with comprehensive smoke-free laws, and those laws are not always robustly enforced. In places where smoke free rules are adhered to, research shows that exposure to second-hand smoke in high-risk places like bars and restaurants can be cut by 90 percent, and in general by 60 perc
41、ent, the researchers said. Studies also show such laws help to reduce the number of cigarettes smoked by smokers and lead to higher success rates in those trying to quit. 58 What does the passage mainly discuss? （ A） Lack of enforcement of smoke-free laws. （ B） Protection of children from second-han
42、d smoke. （ C） Exposure to and deaths from passive smoking. （ D） Impact of second-hand smoke in European and African countries. 59 Where do children most likely suffer the exposure to second-hand smoke? （ A） In their schools. （ B） In their homes. （ C） In bars and restaurants. （ D） In disease-infected
43、 areas. 60 Apart from passive smoking, what is also responsible for the high death rate of African and South Asian children? （ A） Long-term starvation. （ B） Active smoking. （ C） Poor parental care. （ D） Infectious diseases. 61 According to the passage, mortality in children due to passive smoking_.
44、（ A） is partly attributable to their active use of tobacco （ B） is similar in countries at all income levels （ C） is controlled in some South Asian countries （ D） is low in high-income countries 62 In the last few paragraphs, the author gets it across to the reader that smoke-free laws_. （ A） have w
45、orked reasonably well so far （ B） leave much to be desired （ C） should be enforced rigorously （ D） should be made with caution 62 There are still many things that Peter Cooke would like to try his hand at paper-making and feather-work are on his list. For the moment though, he will stick to the skil
46、l that he has been delighted to perfect over the past ten years: making delicate and unusual objects out of shells. “Tell me if I am boring you,“ he says, as he leads me round his apartment showing me his work. There is a fine line between being a bore and being an enthusiast, but Cooke need not wor
47、ry: he fits into the latter category, helped both by his charm and by the beauty of the things he makes. He points to a pair of shell-covered ornaments above a fireplace. “I shant be at all bothered if people dont buy them because I have got so used to them, and to me theyre adorable. I never meant
48、to sell my work commercially. Some friends came to see me about five years ago and said, You must have an exhibition people ought to see these. Well talk to a man who owns an art gallery. “ The result was an exhibition in London, at which 70 per cent of the objects were sold. His second exhibition o
49、pened at the gallery yesterday. Considering the enormous prices the pieces command around 2,000 for the ornaments and empty space above the fireplace would seem a small sacrifice for Cooke to make. There are 86 pieces in the exhibition, with prices starting at 225 for a shell-flower in a crystal vase. Cooke insists that he has nothing to do with the prices and is cheerily open about their level: he claims there is nobody else in the world who produces
