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2011
年
3
月中级口译笔试真题完整版
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含答案
SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (45
minutes
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 BOOKLET.
Remember you will hear the passage ONLY
ONCE.
My topic for today?s lecture is
communication, culture and work. When most people
use the word culture, they think of
people from different national backgrounds.
National
cultures certainly do exist
and they play an important role in shaping the way
people
communicate, but there are other
dimensions of culture too. Within a nation,
regional
differences can exert a
powerful influence on communication. New Yorkers
and
Alaskans may find one another?s
styles of behaving so different that they might as
well
be from different countries. Race
and ethnicity can also shape behavior. So can age.
The
customs, values and attitudes of a
twenty-year-old girl may vary radically from those
of
her parents who were raised in the
1960s or her grandparents who lived through the
Great
Depression and World War
Ⅱ
. Still, other differences
can create distinctive cultures.
Gender, sexual orientation, physical
disabilities, religion and socio-economic
background
are just a few. All of these
factors lead to a definition of culture as a set
of values, beliefs,
norms, customs,
rules and codes that lead people to define
themselves as a distinct group,
giving
them
a sense of commonality. It?s
important to realize that culture is learned, not
innate. A Korean-born infant adopted
soon after her birth by American parents and
raised
in the United States will think
and act differently than his or her cousins who
grew up in
Seoul. An African American
who grew up in the inner city will view the world
differently than he or she would if
raised in the suburbs or in a country like France
where
African heritage has different
significance than it does in the United States.
The norms
and
values we learn as part of our cultural
conditioning shape the way we view the world
and the way we interact with one
another. In short, culture has such an
overwhelming
influence on communication
that famous anthropologist Edward Hall once
remark
ed, …culture is
communication and communication is
culture.?
【解析】
作为中口笔试听力第一题
Spot Dictation,
考试选用了文化题材的内容
,
考生对此
类型题材应该并不陌生
,
但若不集中注意力
,
也会比较难把握文章的层次。
全文围绕关键信息
“other dimensions of
culture”,
字面意思是其他的文化维度
,
指
的是除国籍外其他造成文化差异的因素。
文章首先给出纽约人和阿拉斯加人在交流过程中行事风格不同的例子
,
提出了
地域性差异造成文化差异的概念。而后补充道不同人种和
种族同样是形成文化交流
差异的因素
,
紧接着文章便通过老中青三代人不同的思想意识观念的例子抛出了另
外一个关键隐私
——
年龄。
文章还提出了一个较传统观念所不同的观点
,It?s
important to realize that culture
is
learned, not innate,
即文化差异并非与生俱来
< br>,
而是通过后天环境的影响逐渐形成
的。韩裔和非裔美国
人的例子说明了这一点。
最后引用人类学家
Edward Hall
的观点收尾
,
即文化与交流互相依附
,
不分彼
此。
Part B: Listening Comprehension
1. Statements
Directions: In
this part of the test, you will hear 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 of the answer you have chosen in
the corresponding space in your ANSER
BOOKLET.
Question1.
This report is urgent. I have to finish
typing it by Monday morning. So there goes
my sleep this weekend.
Question2.
What this office
needs is better sound proofing. I can?t concentr
ate here with all
that traffic passing
by on the street below.
Question3.
Learning a language is a laborious
process and adjusting to the subtle cultural
differences require much more time and
patience than anyone can imagine.
Question4.
If you can talk
your boss into investing in that project, it will
be a turning point for
your company,
and we both shall benefit in the long run.
Question5.
I?m afraid we?ve
undercharged them. The invoice does not include
the legal fee and
our agency
commission. I think we need to inform them of this
immediately.
Question6.
Being bilingual or multilingual can be
an advantage in landing a job abroad,
although fluency in other languages is
not always a requirement.
Question7.
I believe our
proposal is a real contender for the contract. All
we need to do is to
work ourselves into
position to close the deal.
Question8.
We must prepare the ground for the
deeper understanding of our differences and
problems. Only through a share view of
our problems, shall we be able to carry our
collaboration forward.
Question9.
Given the size of
the order and the amount of heavy expenses on our
side, anything
less than
a
10% discount is not worth the trouble.
Question10.
Working burns
calories. It takes about 3500 calories to lose
just one pound of weight.
And a one-
hour walk at a moderate pace will burn up only 300
to 350 calories.
【解析】
1.
该题描述场景是在赶一份报告。此题难度较小。重点在前两句。
2.
该题描述了说话人对街上车辆噪音的不满。难点为
sound
proofing,
意思是
“
隔音设备
”
。考生应注意抓住重点信息
,
前后进行推测。
3.
该题描述的是语言的学习。难点在
laborious,
译
为
“
艰苦的
,
费劲的
”
。听力时
,
< br>应
抓住大意。
4.
该题在谈论投资项目的问题。
A
turning point
译为
“
转
折点
”
。
5.
该题讨论的是关于费用的问题
。主要应掌握几个单词和词组的意思。
undercharge
译为
“
索价低于常价
”;legal
fee
译为
“
诉讼费
< br>”;age
ncy commission
译为
“
代
理手续费
”
。
6.
该题讨论
的是语言与海外工作的关系。主要应掌握几个单词和词组的意思。
Bilingual
译为
“
双语者
”;multilingual
译为
“
使用多种语言的人
”;land a job
译为
“
找工
作
”
。
7.
该题讨论的是合同
竞争的问题。主要难点在于两个单词
,contender
译为
“
竞争
者
”,
deal
译为
“
交易
< br>”
。
8.
< br>该题讨论的是合作间相互理解的问题。难点为
collaboration,
译为
“
合作
”
。
9.
该题讨
论的是开支的问题。重点在两个单词
,expenses
译为<
/p>
“
开支
,
费
用
”,discount
译为
“
折扣
”
。
10.
该题是有关消耗卡路里的问题。需掌握单
词
calorie,
译为
“
卡路里
(
热量单
位
”
。考生在听力过程中需注意对具体数字的掌握。
2. 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 you will hear
the talk or
conversation and the 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.
Question
11
—
14
W: Hello,
Purchasing Dep artment. Earls Roger?s
speaking.
M: Good morning,
Ms Roger. This is John Stone from ABS Company. How
are you?
W:
Quite good, thank you. Well, Mr Stone, we?re still
stud
ying your catalog and
your products?
M: That?s
very thoughtful of you, Ms Roger, but I?m calling
to see if you?d like to
see our
showroom at the trade fair that opened last week.
W: Oh, I didn't know you would have a
showroom there, I?d be glad to go and
h
ave
a tour around the
exhibition.
M: Just tell me when it
would be convenient for you and we can arrange for
the tour.
W: Let me see. How about next
Monday afternoon around 2:00?
M: That?s
fine. I?ll be over at 1:30. It?s only a
ten
- to fifteen-minute drive from your
department.
W: I can drive
there in my own car. Shall we meet at the main
gate of the trade fair?
M: That?s Ok.
I?ll be at the main gate at about 1:50. See you
then.
W: Right. Goodbye.
11. Why is the man telephoning the
woman?
12. What is the m
an?s
profession according to the
conversation?
13. When will
the woman be free to visit the showroom at the
trade fair?
14. Where will the man and
the woman meet at the trade fair?
【解析】
文章背景
< br>:
本篇属于情景对话
,
首先应当
抓住关键词
Purchasing Department,
接
下
来的对话就比较好理解了。在对话中男人打电话邀请女人去交易会
,
然后互相约定
了时间和见面地点。对话内容比较简单
,
也无特别复
杂的单词
,
但需要特别注意对话
中时间
和日期的表达。
关键词
:
Purchasing Department
采购部
;
showroom n.
陈列室
;
trade fair
商品交易会
;
exhibition
n.
展览会
;
convenient adj.
方便的
,
适合的
;
Questions
15
—
18
Every human
being, no matter where they are from, is born with
the ability to smile.
A smile is a
natural reaction to a positive moment, like a
friendly face or a clever joke.
Most
babies first smile between 6 and 8 weeks old. At
first, it is only the expression
made
when exercising their facial muscles or passing
wind, but once they realize a smile
gets them
a lot of
attention, huge smiles in return, happy noises,
extra treats, they learn to try it
again. And why wouldn?t they?It takes
43 muscles to frown, but only 17 to
smile.
We smile when we are
happy. We smile when we see people we know, but
what
happens when you are not happy to
see someone you know? You smile anyway. You
fake a smile. Unfortunately, however, a
fake smile never looks quite the same as a real
one. In the genuine smile you not only
show your lower teeth, but also move the muscles
running all the way around the mouth,
which in turn makes the skin around the eyes
become tighter and then your smile is
real.
However,
when someone smiles politely rather than because
they really want to.
They use the
muscle which only raises the sides of the mouth
and which does not move
the muscles at
the corners of the eyes, this kind of fake smile
is sometimes referred to as
the Pan-Am
smile as it is
named after the former
airline whose flight attendants welcomed every
passenger
with the same forced smile.
15. According to the talk , what is a
smile?
16. What happens in a real
smile?
17. What do we learn about the
Pan-Am smile?
18. Which of the
following is not true according to the talk?
【解析】
本篇的话题是
smile.
首先介绍
what is smile;
然后讲到
when and why people
smile;
接下来分析了
real
smile and fake smile,
并在文章最后简要介绍了
Pan-Am
smile(a kind of fake smile.
这篇听力整体难度不大
,
基本没有生僻词
,
结构也比较简单。考点也依然集中在
我们课上讲过的强调词
、强调句式附近
,
比如
not
only…but also
句型
,refer to
等等。
Questions 19
--22
M: Hello, this is Peter Smith?s
speaki ng.
W: Hello, Peter.
Betty?s speaking. I?m calling about the
open
-door concert in
London.
Will it still be held this Sunday as is scheduled.
It?s been so cold that I haven?t
been
outside for a week. I do hate the cold.
M: Yes, it?s
best to stay indoors in such beastly weather. But
I?m afraid I have no
idea about the
oncoming concert. You noticed your new neighbors
who have arrived at
NO. 35 though,
surely. Perhaps they knew something.
W:
Well, I called on them yesterday. They seemed such
nice people a t first. But
now, I?m not
so sure.
M: Really? Why?
W: Well, they?re from London. And they
think it?s the only place in the world
worth talking about.
The
wife made some very catty remarks about this area.
M: Londoners always think they are
better than other people. But I always find them
less cultured. What?s she look
like?
W: Quite young and
pretty. But she does wear a lot of makeup. And she
certainly
dyes her hair. Perhaps, she
isn?t as young as she looks.
M: Anyway, I don?t want to mix with p
eople like that. Be
cause I knew they
would
be snobs when I saw their huge
car. Surely, they don?t need such a big
one.
W: No…Still…My husband
says it?s 4 years old. And probably cost less than
ours
second hand. And ours is certainly
as fast as theirs. Besides, it uses so much
petrol. You
can hardly afford to run
it.
19. What has the woman done for the
past week?
20. Why is the woman
telephoning?
21. What does the man say
about Londoners in general?
22. What
does the man think of his new neighbor?s
car?
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