1、2015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 Good afternoon! The topic for todays lecture is “The Click and Go Generation“ which, of course, refers to todays teenagers. As you can 【 C1】 _, we used to have just one telephone and one TV in the living room, and there was no such thing as 【 C2】_.
3、 Nowadays, all those items can be found in most teenagers bedrooms. Teens can have 【 C3】 _ behind closed doors, and they can turn the TV on to【 C4】 _. If they are curious, they will use the Internet to explore places they never imagined existed, get 【 C5】 _, and talk to people far away. Having this
4、equipment in their own rooms means【 C6】 _ for the kids. As a result, many parents complain that teenagers are becoming too individualistic and 【 C7】 _ from the family. On the other hand, teenagers think that parents should【 C8】 _ their privacy. Psychologists say that if the teens 【 C9】 _, parents sh
5、ould just keep on knocking. Parents have 【 C10】 _ who their sons and daughters are with and what they are doing. But parents must be 【 C11】 _, too. Some parents are very strict and try to 【 C12】 _ their kids. But in the end, that doesnt work, because it makes teens 【 C13】 _. The more unhappy teenage
6、rs are, the more they want to be【 C14】 _. Some may even turn to the Internet and give up all【 C15】 _ with family members and live in cyberspace. Todays teenagers may be “ 【 C16】 _ ,“ but they are also the most educated, and the most globally aware, generation. They realize the importance of studying
7、 and 【 C17】 _. If you ask teenagers today about the future, most of them will tell you that they are【 C18】 _. But teenagers will be teenagers. I once asked a teenager why he 【 C19】 _ his parents said and why he was behaving 【 C20】 _, His answer was, “Its my job. Im a teenager. “ 1 【 C1】 2 【 C2】 3 【
8、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 statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and yo
9、u 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 chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLE
10、T. （ A） Michael has been abroad for two years, so he speaks English very well. （ B） Michael has not studied English and he cannot speak it. （ C） In spite of his having studied English for years, Michael cannot speak it well. （ D） Michael has studied English for two years and he speaks it very well.
11、（ A） Im expecting a business phone call at the moment. （ B） Im meeting a client at the cafeteria at the moment. （ C） Ill use the phone over there at the cafeteria. （ D） I cannot wait much longer to join my colleagues at the cafeteria. （ A） My letter contained important information. （ B） My letter ma
12、y not be found in the insurance company. （ C） The insurance company would reply to my letter very soon. （ D） The insurance company would deal with my claim. （ A） You should wait to join those sports clubs. （ B） The heat wave will probably continue. （ C） Dont worry. It will be cool very soon. （ D） I
13、keep on jogging despite the hot weather. （ A） We should stand while watching television. （ B） We all need to exercise to stay healthy. （ C） We walk every day on the sports ground. （ D） We eat too much unhealthy food. （ A） For years books were cheaper during Christmas. （ B） Books were too cheap to bu
14、y as Christmas presents. （ C） People used to buy books as Christmas gifts. （ D） People preferred to read books at Christmas. （ A） Bilingual language acquisition can start when a child is 5 years old. （ B） Generally speaking, language learning should begin as early as possible. （ C） The best time for
15、 a child to have formal language courses is at 5 years of age. （ D） A person may have language problems if not exposed to it at the age of 5. （ A） The maximum noise that our human ears can put up with is 140 decibels. （ B） It is advisable to listen to some rock music when an airplane is taking off.
16、（ C） You may damage your hearing if you often attend a live rock concert. （ D） You should avoid taking a jet plane if you have chronic hearing problems. （ A） In London, people earn 3,000 per month on average. （ B） In Britain, good looks often lead to higher income. （ C） Students in London are expect
17、ed to pay more tuition fees. （ D） If you have B average in college, youre eligible for the scholarship. （ A） The promotions and higher salaries bring increased responsibilities. （ B） Employees have more opportunities to be promoted in government agencies. （ C） Businesses and government agencies are
18、reluctant to promote their employees. （ D） There are more applications from employees once a higher position becomes vacant. 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 c
19、arefully 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 write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. （ A） To pick up
20、something in the garage. （ B） To impress a girl on a date. （ C） To take the woman for a ride. （ D） To spend the weekend in the countryside. （ A） He lent it to a friend of his. （ B） He left it in the country club. （ C） It was stolen while parked along the roadside. （ D） It was involved in a traffic a
21、ccident. （ A） Rent a car. （ B） Open an account. （ C） Pay for their first date. （ D） Take the car to the insurance company. （ A） She has two cars available. （ B） She needs some money to buy gas. （ C） She is not impressed by the car. （ D） She is unwilling to lend her car. （ A） To sell some beer. （ B）
22、To purchase a carpet. （ C） To arrange a party. （ D） To plan a weekend visit. （ A） A couple of minutes. （ B） Half an hour. （ C） About sixty minutes. （ D） Over seventy minutes. （ A） A secretary. （ B） A bartender. （ C） A consultant. （ D） A salesperson. （ A） She had bought more than necessary. （ B） She
23、had known Julie all her life. （ C） She took a long time choosing the right carpet. （ D） She was familiar with the carpet industry. （ A） In a seafood store. （ B） In a local factory. （ C） At a conference meeting. （ D） At a dinner party. （ A） An investment contract. （ B） A seafood menu. （ C） The best d
24、inner party. （ D） The price-sensitive market. （ A） They should bid a higher price for it. （ B） They are not going to get the contract. （ C） It is one of the best by far. （ D） It lasts for too long a period. （ A） Time. （ B） Price. （ C） Reliability. （ D） Sensitivity. （ A） Describing types of crimes. （
25、 B） Giving warnings against crimes. （ C） Telling people that it is a dangerous town. （ D） Showing the authorities determination to fight against crimes. （ A） It is likely to be stolen. （ B） It becomes a dogs meat. （ C） It can alert the police when hit. （ D） It helps identify the owner. （ A） People w
26、ho live in the town. （ B） Recently arrived immigrants. （ C） Young students. （ D） Foreign tourists. （ A） Taking a bus. （ B） Hiring a taxi. （ C） Asking for a lift. （ D） Going together with others. （ A） The news is not very interesting. （ B） The news is uplifting. （ C） The news is largely positive. （ D
27、） The news is really depressing. （ A） Because he likes to know more about foreign cultures. （ B） Because he is going to work in other countries soon. （ C） Because he has lived in many countries in the world. （ D） Because his job is closely linked with this type of news. （ A） Arts and culture. （ B） I
28、nternational news. （ C） Crime investigation. （ D） Human interest stories. （ A） The Internet is his main source of news. （ B） The news of disasters is of special interest to him. （ C） He is getting more and more focused on negative things. （ D） He gets most of his news from the newspapers. Sectence T
29、ranslation Directions: In this part 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 thi
30、s part of the test, you will hear 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
31、 Directions: In this section, you 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 th
32、at passage, and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. 57 Transportation is the movement or conveying of persons and goods from one location to another. As human beings, from ancient times to the 21st century, sought to make their transport
33、facilities more efficient, they have always endeavored to move people and property with the least expenditure of time, effort and cost. Primitive human beings supplemented their own carrying of goods and possessions by starting to domesticate animalstraining them to bear small loads and pull crude s
34、leds. The invention of the wheel, probably in western Asia, was a great step forward in transport. As the wheel was perfected, crude carts and wagons began to appear in the Tigris-Euphrates valley about 3,500 B. C. , and later in Crete, Egypt, and China. Wheeled vehicles could not use the narrow pat
35、hs and trails used by pack animals, and early roads were soon being built by the Assyrians and the Persians. The greatest improvements in transportation have appeared in the last two centuries, a period during which the Industrial Revolution has vastly changed the economic life of the entire world.
36、Crude railwayshorse-drawn wagons with wooden wheels and railshad been used in English and European mines during the 17 th century. Although it first appeared in England, the railroad had its most dramatic growth in the; United States. By 1840 more than 4,800 km of railroad were already operating in
37、the eastern states, a figure 40 percent greater than the total railroad mileage of Europe. Since World War I, however, the U. S. railroads have been in a decline, due partly to the rapid development of private automobiles, trucks, buses, pipelines, and airlines. The first new mode of transportation
38、to challenge the railroad was the motor vehicle, which was made possible by the invention, in the 1860s and 70s, of the internal combustion engine. The automobile found its greatest popularity in the United States, where the first “horseless carriages“ appeared in the 1890s. Two hundred million moto
39、r vehicles had been produced in the nation within 70 years of their first appearance. The automobile thus became in many ways as important to the 20th century as the railroads had been to the 19th. During the same period intercity buses took over a large portion of commercial passenger travel, and t
40、rucks began carrying a great deal of the nations freight. Although the emphasis on fuel conservation waned in the 1980s, few doubt that the issue will emerge again when oil scarcities loom, as they did in the 1970s. Future possibilities include automobiles with far greater fuel efficiency and improv
41、ed mass-transit systems. Both will occur not only in response to oil-supply disruption, but also as an answer to increasing demands for cleaner air. Improvements in mass transit offer the most promise for the future. Amtraks 1993 introduction of the Swedish high-speed “tilting train“ should cut trav
42、el time between some East Coast cities by almost half, once tracks are entirely electrified. 58 A significant progress in transport in ancient times was attributed to_. （ A） the making of carts and wagons （ B） the construction of roads （ C） the invention of wheels （ D） the building of tracks 59 Acco
43、rding to the passage, the railroad first appeared in_. （ A） China （ B） Crete （ C） Egypt （ D） England 60 In the United States, two hundred million motor vehicles had been manufactured by （ A） the 1890s （ B） the 1920s （ C） the 1940s （ D） the 1960s 61 It can be concluded from the passage that_. （ A） th
44、ere had been oil crises in the 1970s （ B） the motor vehicles played a leading role in the decline of railroads （ C） automobiles were more important than railroads （ D） environmental protection was a major concern in developing transport 62 The phrase “tilting train“ (para. 6) suggests that_. （ A） It
45、 carries more freight than other vehicles （ B） It requires its tracks to be electrical （ C） Its speed demands cleaner air （ D） Its cost is very low 62 In the first half of the 20th century, the fastest urban growth was in Western cities. New York, London and other First World capitals were magnets f
46、or immigration and job opportunity. In 1950, New York, London, Tokyo and Paris boasted of having the worlds largest metropolitan populations. (Also in the top 10 were Moscow, Chicago, and the German city of Essen. ) By then, New York had alreadly become the first “mega-city,“ with more than 10 milli
47、on people. It would not hold on to such exclusivity for long. In the postwar period, many large American cities lost population as manufacturing fled overseas and returning soldiers taking advantage of the GI Bill fueled the process of suburbanization. Crime was also a factor. As an example, riot-to
48、rn Detroit lost 800,000 people between 1950 and 1996, and its population declined 33. 9 percent between 1970 and 1996. Midwestern cities were particularly hard-hit. St. Louis, for instance, lost more than half its population in the same period, as did Pittsburgh. Cleveland precipitously declined, as
49、 did Buffalo, Cincinnati, Minneapolis and many other large cities, emerging as regional players rather than world leaders. Meanwhile, while many American cities shrank, population around the world was growing dramatically. In the 20th century, world population increased from 1. 65 billion to six billion. The highest rate of growth was in the late 1960s, when 80 million people were added every year. According to the “World population Data Sheet,“
