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2011春季中高级口译考试真题、解析、答案汇总2011年3月高级口译汉译英合营企业设董事会,其人数组成由合营各方协商,在合同、章程中确定,并由合营各方委派。

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An equity joint venture shall have a board of directors; the number of the directors thereof from each party and the composition of the board shall be stipulated in the contract and articles of association after consultation among the parties to the venture; such directors shall be appointed by the relevant parties. The highest authority of the joint venture shall be its board of directors, which shall decide all major issues concerning the joint venture. The chairman shall be determined through consultation by the parties to the venture or elected by the board of directors. The chairman of the board is the legal representative of the joint venture. Should the chairman be unable to perform his duties, he shall authorize another director to represent the joint venture.董事会会议由董事长负责召集并主持。

2011年上海中口笔试真题及答案

2011年上海中口笔试真题及答案

2011年上海口译考试中级口译笔试(全真试题+答案)完整版SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST(45 minutes)Part A: Spot DictationDirections: 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 ONL Y ONCE.British people are far more sophisticated about beverages than they were 50 years ago. Witness the Starbucks revolution and you’ll know where ___________ (1) goes. However, spurred on by recent studies suggesting that it can cut the risk of ___________ (2) and retard the aging process, tea is enjoying a ___________ (3).Although tea is available in more places than ever, it remains to be _____________ (4) of a typical British family.If you are invited to an English home, _____________ (5) in the morning you get a cup of tea. It is either brought in by a heartily _____________ (6) or an almost malevolently silent maid. When you are _____________ (7) in your sweetest morning sleep you must not say: ‘Go away, you _____________ (8).’ On the contrary, you have to declare with your best five o’clock smile: ‘Thank you very much. I _____________ (9) a cup of tea, especially in the morning.’ If they leave you alone with the liquid you may pour it _____________ (10)!Then you have ___________ (11); then you have tea at 11 o’clock in the morning; _____________ (12); then you have tea for tea; then after supper; and agai n at eleven o’clock _____________ (13).You must not refuse any additional cups of tea under the _____________ (14): if it is hot; if it is cold; if you are _____________ (15); if you are nervous; if you are watching TV; _____________ (16); if you have just returned home; if you feel like it; if you do not feel like it; if you have had no tea ______________ (17); if you have just had a cup.You definitely must not ______________ (18). I sleep at five o’clock in the morning; I have coffee for breakfast; I drink innumerable _____________ (19) during the day; I have the _____________ (20) even at tea-time!Part B: Listening Comprehension1. StatementsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONL Y 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 ANSWER BOOKLET.1. (A) The program on Channel Eight reminds me of TV commercials.(B) The product advertised in the TV commercial cannot help cure my illness.(C) I don’t watch TV that much, be cause of the omnipresent advertisements.(D) I have to sit on the sofa, because I am too sick to stand in front of the television.2. (A) The plane arrived at 7:30.(B) The plane arrived at 8:00.(C) The plane arrived at 9:00.(D) The plane arrived at 10:00.3. (A) I’ll ask someone else to read and check this agreement for errors.(B) I’ll think more about the agreement before making a decision.(C) It’s obvious that I’ll discuss the agreement with my assistant first.(D) It’s out of que stion that I should get into any agreement with you.4. (A) The better members decided to cancel the meeting.(B) Less than half of the committee was away on business trips.(C) It’d be better if no one had attended this morning’s committee meeting..(D) The meeting was cancelled because of low attendance.5. (A) Supermarkets in the inner city and the suburbs are usually owned by the same company.(B) Products in grocery stores are more expensive than those in supermarkets.(C) There is a price difference for the same product even in shops run by the same company.(D) People prefer to shop in supermarkets, which are mostly located in the suburbs, with free parking space.6. (A) Many Americans cannot afford higher education because of the soaring college tuition fees and expenses.(B) Sending their children to college is no longer a bigger challenge for millions of Americans.(C) The American government has set the goal that it will eventually stop funding higher education institutions.(D) Nowadays, American parents have to pay more to send their children to college.7. (A) For many university graduates, the jobs they take will not be related to their academic achievements.(B) Because of economic recession, the number of university students majoring in liberal arts is declining.(C) University students who are interested in liberal arts will have more job opportunities upon graduation.(D) With high unemployment rate, many university students will have to opt for transferring to other majors.8. (A) Good business negotiators will never repeat what other people have already restated.(B) Restating by good business negotiators is not an effective way to check the information.(C) Good business negotiators are sometimes curiou s about other people’s restatements.(D) Restating what others have said is a good strategy for confirming understanding.9. (A) We cannot reach an agreement, let alone a spoken promise.(B) We’d better draft and then sign a written agreement.(C) We generally keep our promises in business transactions.(D) We hope you understand why we are unable to keep our promises.10. (A) I don’t think you have more to say on that topic.(B) I think we’d better talk about that in detail sometime later.(C) I am truly appreciative if you can elaborate on that topic after lunch.(D) I am busy right now, so we might as well discuss it over lunch today2. Talks and ConversationsDirections: 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 questions ONL Y ONCE. When you hear a question, read the four 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.Questions 11—1411. (A) Two (B) Three (C) Four (D) Five12. (A) A profit-making private school.(B) A non-profit-making independent school.(C) A state school that is funded by non-governmental sources.(D) A secondary school that is open to the majority of British students.13. (A) Many children are no longer placed in schools according to their academic abilities.(B) Many children can afford to study in private schools, as they become part of the state system.(C) Children from wealthy families no longer choose to go and study in public schools.(D) Cleverer children will be sent to the best private schools in the country for a better development.14. (A) Clever and less bright children will mix well with each other.(B) School authorities will receive more funds from the government.(C) Most students will do well in their entrance examination for the higher education.(D) Every child will have an equal opportunity to go on to higher education.Questions 15—1815. (A) One that is unabridged with detailed definitions.(B) One that contains fewer words and emphasizes on special words.(C) One that contains a broad range of words in common usage.(D) One that spans several volumes and has extensive word histories16. (A) The New Oxford Picture Dictionary(B) The American Heritage Dictionary(C) The Dictionary of Legal Terms(D) The Drinking Water Dictionary17. (A) It lists abbreviations, proper nouns, and tables of measures.(B) It is an unabridged edition providing as many as 500,000 entries.(C) It was randomly compiled and contains as many foreign words as possible.(D) It provides detailed information of famous people and places.18. (A) A school dictionary. (B) A college dictionary.(C) A general dictionary. (D) A specialized dictionary.Questions 19—2219. (A) He’s bought his wife a present. (B) He’s missed an important phone call.(C) He’s dismissed his new secretary. (D) He’s popped out shopping.20. (A) Talking about the latest fashion.(B) Offering special reductions.(C) Giving bigger discounts to female customers.(D) Pressing on the customer to make a decision.21. (A) Upside down and inside out. (B) Inside out and back to front.(C) With its sleeves as trouser legs. (D) With its pattern upside down.22. (A) A V-necked pullover with short sleeves.(B) A high-necked pullover with long sleeves.(C) A white pullover with a pattern.(D) A blue pullover with a high neck.Questions 23—2623. (A) That of a creator. (B) That of a re-creator.(C) That of a receiver. (D) That of a performer.24. (A) Because we need to concentrate for our quiet thought.(B) Because we want to give full attention to the driving.(C) Because we try to avoid being caught by the patrolling police.(D) Because we intend to be as casual as possible in the driving.25. (A) In the elevator. (B) In the car.(C) In the bathroom. (D) In the church.26. (A) By perceptive and analytical listening.(B) By taking a sonic bath.(C) By attending classical concerts.(D) By listening to an emotional piece of music.Questions 27—3027. (A) His grandfather’s house. (B) His parents’ remarks.(C) A magazine. (D) A coursebook.28. (A) Enjoying visiting zoos. (B) Driving a car.(C) Making money. (D) Taking kids to a museum.29. (A) It died a few years ago. (B) It killed several tourists.(C) It is only a legend. (D) It is a living dinosaur.30. (A) No one has provided an accurate description of the animal.(B) No dead bodies of the animal have ever been found.(C) There are only 500 species living in Loch Ness.(D) The lake is not deep enough for such a huge animal.SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS(45 minutes)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 that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 1—5The purpose of the American court system is to protect the rights of the people. According to American law, if someone is accused of a crime, he or she is considered innocent until the court proves that the person is guilty. In other words, it is the responsibility of the court to prove that a person is guilty. It is not the responsibility of the person to prove that he or she is innocent.In order to arrest a person, the police have to be reasonably sure that a crime has been committed. The police must give the suspect the reasons why they are arresting him and tell him his rights under the law. Then the police take the suspect to the police station to “book” him. “Booking means that the name of the person and the charges against him are formally listed at the police station.The next step is for the suspect to go before a judge. The judge decides whether the suspect should be kept in jail or released. If the suspect has no previous criminal record and the judge feels that he will return to court rather than run away—for example, because he owns a house and has a family—he can go free. Otherwise, the suspect must put up bail. At this time, too, the judge will appoint a court layer to defend the suspect if he can’t afford one.The suspect returns to court a week or two later. A lawyer from the district attorney’s office presents a case against the suspect. This is called a hearing. The attorney may present evidence as well as witnesses. The judge at the hearing then decides whether there is enough reason to hold a trial. If the judge decides that there is sufficient evidence to call for a trial, he or she sets a date for the suspect to appear in court to formally plead guilty or not guilty.At the trial, a jury of 12 people listens to the evidence from both attorneys and hears the testimony of the witnesses. Then the jury goes into a private room to consider the evidence and decide whether the defendant is guilty of the crime. If the jury decides that the defendant is innocent, he goes free. However, if he is convicted, the judge sets a date for the defendant to appear in court again for sentencing. At this time, the judge tells the convicted person what his punishment will be. The judge may sentence him to prison, order him to pay a fine, or place him on probation.The American justice system is very complex and sometimes operates slowly. However, every step is designed to protect the rights of the people. These individual rights are the basis, or foundation, of the American government.1. What is the main idea of the passage?(A) The American court system requires that a suspect prove that he or she is innocent.(B) The US court system is designed to protect the rights of the people.(C) Under the American court system, judge decides if a suspect is innocent or guilty.(D) The US court system is designed to help the police present a case against the suspect.2. What follows ‘in other words’ (para.1)?(A) An example of the previous sentence.(B) A new idea about the court system.(C) An item of evidence to call for a trial.(D) A restatement of the previous sentence.3. According to the passage, ‘he can go free’ (para.3) means _________.(A) the suspect is free to choose a lawyer to defend him(B) the suspect does not have to go to trial because the judge has decided he is innocent(C) the suspect will be informed by mail whether he is innocent or not(D) the suspect does not have to wait in jail or pay money until he goes to trial4. What is the purpose of having the suspect pay bail?(A) To pay for the judge and the trial.(B) To pay for a court lawyer to defend the suspect.(C) To ensure that the suspect will return to court.(D) To ensure that the suspect will appear in prison.5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?(A) The American justice system sometimes operates slowly.(B) The police can arrest a suspect without giving any reasons.(C) It is the responsibility of the suspect to prove he is innocent.(D) The jury considers the evidence in the court room.Questions 6—10S o you’ve got an invention—you and around 39,000 others each year, according to 2002 statistics!The 64,000-dollar question, if you have come up with a device which you believe to be the answer to the energy crisis or you’ve invented a lawnmower which cut s grass with a jet of water (not so daft, someone has invented one), is how to ensure you’re the one to reap the rewards of your ingenuity. How will all you garden shed boffins out there keep others from capitalizing on your ideas and lining their pockets at your expense?One of the first steps to protect your interest is to patent your invention. That can keep it out of the grasp of the pirates for at least the next 20 years. And for this reason inventors in their droves beat a constant trail from all over the country to the doors of an anonymous grey-fronted building just behind London’s Holborn to try and patent their devices.The first ‘letters patent’ were granted as long ago as 1449 to a Flemish craftsman by the name of John Utynam. The letters, written in Latin, are still on file at the office. They were granted by King Henry VI and entitled Utynam to ‘import into this country’ his knowledge of making stained glass windows in order to install such windows at Eton College.Present-day patents procedure is a more sophisticated affair than getting a go-ahead note from the monarch. These days the strict procedures governing whether you get a patent for your revolutionary mouse-trap or solar-powered back-scratcher have been reduced to a pretty exact science.From start to finish it will take around two and a half years and cost £165 for the inventor to gain patent protection for his brainchild. That’s if he’s lucky. By no means all who apply to the Patent Office, which is a branch of the Department of Trade, get a patent.A key man at the Patent Office is Bernard Partridge, Principal Examiner (Administration), who boils down to one word the vital ingredient any inventor needs before he can hope to overcome the many hurdles in the complex procedure of obtaining a patent—‘ingenuity’.6. People take out a patent because they want to __________.(A) keep their ideas from being stolen(B) reap the rewards of somebody else’s ingenuity(C) visit the patent office building(D) come up with more new devices7. The phrase ‘the brain-children of inventors’ (para.5) means _________.(A) the children with high intelligence(B) the inventions that people come up with(C) a device that a child believes to be the answer to the energy crisis(D) a lawnmower that an individual has invented to cut grass8. What have the 1600’s machine gun and the present-day laser in common?(A) Both were approved by the monarch.(B) Both were granted by King Henry VI.(C) Both were rejected by the Department of Trade.(D) Both were patented.9. Why is John Utynam still remembered?(A) He is the first person to get a patent for his revolutionary mouse-trap.(B) He is the first person to be granted an official patent.(C) He is the first person to be an officer in the Patent Office.(D) He is the first person to have invented a lawnmower.10. According to the passage, how would you describe the complex procedure of obtaining a patent for an invention?(A) It is rather expensive(B) It is an impossible task.(C) It is extremely difficult.(D) It is very tricky..Questions 11—15All living cells on earth require moisture for their metabolism. Cereal grains when brought in from the field, although they may appear to be dry, may contain 20 per cent of moisture or more. If they are stored in a bin thus, there is sufficient moisture in them to support several varieties of insects. These insects will, therefore, live and breed and, as they grow and eat the grain, it provides them with biological energy for their life processes. This energy will, just as in man, become manifest as heat. Since the bulk of the grain acts as an insulator, the temperature surrounding the colony of insects will rise so that, not only is part of the grain spoiled by the direct attack of the insects but more may be damaged by the heat. Sometimes, the temperature may even rise to the point where the stored grain catches fire. For safe storage, grain must be dried until its moisture content is 13 per cent or less.Traditional arts of food preservation took advantage of this principle in a number of ways. The plant seeds, wheat, rye, rice, barley millet, maize, are themselves structures evolved by nature to provide stored food. The starch of their endosperm is used for the nourishment of the embryo during the time it over-winters (if it is a plant of the Temperate Zone) and until its new leaves have grown and their chlorophyll can trap energy from the sunlight to nourish the new-grown plant. The separation by threshing and winnowing is, therefore, to some degree part of a technique of food preservation.The direct drying of other foods has also been used. Fish has been dried in many parts of the world besides Africa. Slices of dried meat are prepared by numerous races. Biltong, a form of dried meat, was a customary food for travelers. The drying of meat or fish, either in the sun or over a fire, quite apart from the degree to which it exposes the food to infection by bacteria and infestation by insects, tends also to harm its quality. Proteins are complex molecular structures which are readily disrupted. This is the reason why dried meat becomes tough and can, with some scientific justification, by likened to leather.The technical process of drying foods indirectly by pickling them in the strong salt solutionscommonly called ‘brine’ does less harm to the protein than straightforward drying, particularly if this is carried out at high temperatures. It is for this reason that many of the typical drying processes are not taken to completion. That is to say, the outer parts may be dried leaving a moist inner section. Under these circumstances, preservation is only partial. The dried food keeps longer than it would have undried but it cannot be kept indefinitely. For this reason, traditional processes are to be found in many parts of the world in which a combination of partial drying and pickling in brine is used. Quite often the drying involves exposure to smoke. Foods treated in this way are, besides fish of various sorts, bacon, hams and numerous types of sausages.11. According to the passage, insects spoil stored cereals by ________.(A) consuming all the grain themselves(B) generating heat and raising the surrounding temperature(C) increasing the moisture content in the grain(D) attacking each other for more grain12. In speaking of the traditional methods of food preservation, the writer ________.(A) expresses doubts about direct smoking(B) describes salting and pickling as ineffective(C) condemns direct drying(D) mentions threshing and winnowing13. Direct drying affects the quality of meat or fish because ________.(A) it exposes them to insects(B) it makes them hard(C) it damages the protein(D) it develops bacteria14. We can learn from the passage that salting preserves food by ________.(A) destroying the protein(B) drawing away moisture from the food(C) drying the food in the sun(D) dressing the food15. According to the passage, partial drying is useful because ________.(A) it damages the protein less(B) it can be combined with pickling(C) it leaves the inside moist(D) it makes the food softQuestions 16—20We are moving inexorably into the age of automation. Our aim is not to devise a mechanism which can perform a thousand different actions of any individual man but, on the contrary, one which could by a single action replace a thousand men.Industrial automation has moved along three lines. First there is the conveyor belt system of continuous production whereby separate operations are linked into a single sequence. The goods produced by this well-established method are untouched by the worker, and the machine replaces both unskilled and semiskilled. Secondly, there is automation with feedback control of the quality of the product: here mechanisms are built into the system which can compare the output with a norm, that is, the actual product with what it is supposed to be, and then correct any shortcomings. The entire cycle of operations dispenses with human control except in so far as monitors areconcerned. One or two examples of this type of automation will illustrate its immense possibilities. There is a factory in the U.S.A. which makes 1,000 million electric light bulbs a year, and the factory employs three hundred people. If the preautomation techniques were to be employed, the labour force required would leap to 25,000. A motor manufacturing company with 45,000 spare parts regulates their entire supply entirely by computer. Computers can be entrusted with most of the supervision of industrial installations, such as chemical plants or oil refineries. Thirdly, there is computer automation, for banks, accounting departments, insurance companies and the like. Here the essential features are the recording, storing, sorting and retrieval of information.The principal merit of modern computing machines is the achievement of their vastly greater speed of operation by comparison with unaided human effort; a task which otherwise might take years, if attempted at all, now takes days or hours.One of the most urgent problems of industrial societies rapidly introducing automation is how to fill the time that will be made free by the machines which will take over the tasks of the workers. The question is not simply of filling empty time but also of utilizing the surplus human energy that will be released. We are already seeing straws in the wind: destructive outbursts on the part of youth whose work no longer demands muscular strength. While automation will undoubtedly do away with a large number of tedious jobs, are we sure that it will not put others which are equally tedious in their place? For an enormous amount of sheer monitoring will be required. A man in an automated plant may have to sit for hours on and watching dials and taking decisive action when some signal informs him that all is not well. What meaning will his occupation bear for the worker? How will he devote his free time after a four or five hour stint of labor? Moreover, what, indeed, will be the significance for him of his leisure? If industry of the future could be purged of its monotony and meaninglessness, man would then be better equipped to use his leisure time constructively.16. The main purpose of automation is _________.(A) to devise the machine which could replace the semi-skilled(B) to process information as fast as possible(C) to develop an efficient labor-saving mechanism(D) to make an individual man perform many different actions17. The chief benefit of computing machines is ________.(A) their greater speed of operation(B) their control of the product quality(C) their conveyor belt system of continuous production(D) their supervision of industrial installations18. One of the problems brought about by automation in industrial societies is _________.(A) plenty of information(B) surplus human energy(C) destructive outbursts(D) less leisure time19. Which of the following best explains the use of ‘stint’ (para.4)?(A) Effort.(B) Force.(C) Excess.(D) Period.20. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?(A) There is no automation with feedback control of the quality of the product.(B) Computers are reliable in any supervision of industrial installations.(C) The essential features for banks are the recording and sorting of information.(D) Automation will undoubtedly eliminate numerous tedious jobs.Questions 21—25The city water pipes in Rome were usually of baked clay or lead; copper was sometimes used and also hollowed stone. For the large supply conduits leading to the city the Romans used covered channels with free water surfaces, rather than pipes. Perhaps this choice was a matter of economics, for apparently they could make lead pipes up to 15 inches in diameter. While pipes can follow the profile of undulating ground, with the pressure increasing in the lower areas, channels cannot. They must slope continuously downwards, because water in channels does not normally flow uphill; and the grade must be flat, from 1 in 60 in small channels to perhaps 1 in 3,000 in large ones, to keep the water speed down to a few feet per second. Thus the main supply channels or aqueducts had long lengths of flat grade and where they crossed depressions or valleys they were carried on elevated stone bridges in the form of tiered arches. At the beginning of the Christian era there were over 30 miles of these raised aqueducts in the 250 miles of channels and tunnels bringing water to Rome. The channels were up to 6 feet wide and 5 to 8 feet high. Sometimes channels were later added on the tops of existing ones. The remains of some of these aqueducts still grace the skyline on the outskirts of Rome and elsewhere in Europe similar ruins are found.Brick and stone drains were constructed in various parts of Rome. The oldest existing one is the Cloaca Maxima which follows the course of an old stream. It dates back at least to the third century B.C. Later the drains were used for sewage, flushed by water from the public baths and fountains, as well as street storm run-off.The truly surprising aspect of the achievements of all the ancient hydraulic artisans is the lack of theoretical knowledge behind their designs. Apart from the hydrostatics of Archimedes, there was no sound understanding of the most elementary principles of fluid behaviour. Sextus Frontinus, Rome’s water commissioner around A.D. 100, did not fully realize that in order to calculate the volume rate of flow in a channel it is necessary to allow for the speed of the flow as well as the area of cross-section. The Romans’ flow standard was the rate at which water would flow through a bronze pipe roughly 4/3 inch in diameter and 9 inches long. When this pipe was connected to the side of a water-supply pipe or channel as a delivery outlet, it was assumed that the outflow was at the standard rate. In fact, the amount of water delivered depended not only on the cross-sectional area of the outlet pipe but also on the speed of water flowing through it and this speed depended on the pressure in the supply pipe.21. The Romans used all of the following to make water pipes EXCEPT _________.(A) earth (B) wood (C) copper (D) stone22. Covered channels were used instead of pipes to supply large quantities of water probably because _________.(A) the Romans could build them more cheaply(B) these channels could follow uneven ground more easily(C) the Romans could not build large pipes。

2011年11月中口口试真题回忆版

2011年11月中口口试真题回忆版

2011年11月中口口试真题回忆版一、口语Topic 大意是“财富是不是衡量成功的唯一标识”(显然不是~)Topic 其实说了半分钟左右考官就会示意可以停了,直接进入翻译部分。

但也可能根据每个考生或考官情况不同,时间也会不同。

二、汉译英(发现这次考题一半是《中级口译教程》里的原题,说明好好复习这本书是很重要的!)1、《中级口译教程》(第二版)——5-3 旅客之居A Place to Stay 第2、3段。

(刚进高中时候买的,一直没考,虽然现在都出到第四版了,就不浪费啦^-^)2、关于“家政服务”类的。

大致是说由于现代人工作忙碌,家政服务越来越受到青睐,比......年增长百分之多少以及其优点......。

三、英译汉1、《中级口译教程》(第二版)——6-1 传统节日Traditional Holidays 第4段末至第5段初。

讲的是春节。

2、关于"The Inspiration of the 2010 Shanghai Expo"。

大致是说上海世博会对于中国的意义,让更多人了解中国文化,增进友谊等。

心得:候考的时候不紧张是不可能的,但是想自己已经尽力了,无论结果怎样,在这复习的过程中已收获丰厚。

那天7:30就要到上外,因为报名早,所以直接进入教室候考。

(而不是在逸夫会场,所以想早考的童鞋们记得早报名哦~)8点左右正式开考,没想到当初报名太早(>_<) 第二批就进考场了,(一位年轻的女考官和一位年长的男考官)所以我连紧张的时间都没有啊:) 8点50左右就出来了。

迅速得好像还来不及回味~~《中级口译教程》一定要一篇篇的做,万事开头难,随着一天天的复习,会感到自己实实在在的进步~~我是考前一个月开始复习的,每天4~5个小时,完成并熟悉书中80%左右的文章。

呵呵,相信大家只要努力,一定也能通过!加油!。

上海中级口译口试部分历年真题集锦(含答案)

上海中级口译口试部分历年真题集锦(含答案)

上海市英语中级口译证书第二阶段考试试题集锦(201009)口语题Directions:Talk on the following topic for at least 3 minutes. Be sure to make your points clear and supporting details adequate. You should also be ready to answer any questions raised by the examiners during your talk. You need to have your name and registration number recorded. Start your talk with “My name is…”,”My registration number is…”Topic: Can shopping vouchers increase consumption?Questions for Reference:1.To stimulate consumption, which is more effective, tax reduction or shoppingvouchers?2.What are the major purposes of issuing shopping vouchers?3.In what way can the shopping vouchers best be distributes? Shall every citizenbe given the same amount of shopping vouchers or should the vouchers be limited to the lower-income people only?口译题Part ADirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you heard each paragraph, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal…and stop it at the signal…You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. Now let’s begin Part A with the first passage.Passage 1As for us Americans, you may think that we give too much importance to individualism and personal gains, so much so that it might sacrifice collective benefits, and even bring harm to the harmony of the society.//Yes, but you don’t have to be worried. American work ethic is more individual-oriented. We often value the results and accomplishments of work more than its process.//If I am not mistaken, the traditional Chinese work ethic is based on Confucianism, which stresses the benefit of communal harmony rather than individual freedom.// It’s really very hard to say which is better because if the cultural differences. With the economic globalization, cultural exchanges have become more and more extensive and Americans and Chinese will know and understand each other better.至于我们美国人,你们会感到我们太看重个人主义,太看重个人利益,这样可能会牺牲集体的利益,甚至会损害社会的和谐。

2011年上海高级口译笔试真题完整版(附答案)

2011年上海高级口译笔试真题完整版(附答案)

2011年上海高级口译笔试真题完整版(附答案) SECTION1:LISTENING TEST(30minutes)Part A:Spot DictationDirections:In this part of the test,you will hear a passage and read the same passag e with blanks in it.Fill in each of the blanks with the world or words you have heard o n the tape.Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.Play is very important for humans from birth to death.Play is not meant to be just for children.It is a form of___________(1)that can tap into your creativity,and can allow you the chance to find your inner child and the inner child of others.I have collecte d the___________(2)of play here.Play can stimulate you___________(3).It can go against all the rules,and change t he same___________(4).Walt Disney was devoted to play,and his willingness to____ _______(5)changed the world of entertainment.The next time you are stuck in a_____ ______(6)way of life,pull out a box of color pencils,modeling clay,glue and scissors, and___________(7)and break free.You will be amazed at the way your thinking___ ________(8).Playing can bring greater joy into your life.What do you think the world would be like-if___________(9)each day in play?I bet just asking you this question has______ _____(10).Play creates laughter,joy,entertainment,___________(11).Starting today,tryto get30minutes each day to engage in some form of play,and___________(12)ris e!Play is known___________(13).Studies show that,as humans,play is part of our nature.We have the need to play because it is instinctive and___________(14).With regular play,our problem-solving and___________(15)will be in much better shape to handle this complex world,and we are much more likely to choose_________ __(16)as they arise.It creates laughter and freedom that can instantly reduce stress and __________(17)to our daily living.Play can___________(18),curiosity,and creativity.Research shows that play is bot h a‘hands-on’and‘minds-on’learning process.It produces a deeper,___________(19)o f the world and its possibilities.We begin giving meaning to life through story making,a nd playing out___________(20).Part B:Listening ComprehensionDirections:In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations.After each one,you will be 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.Questions1to5are based on the following conversation.1.(A)in Cherry Blossoms Village ninety of the residents are over85years old.(B)In the United States,there are twice as many centenarians as there were ten year s ago.(C)All the people studied by these scientists from Georgia live in institutions for the elderly.(D)Almost all the residents in Cherry Blossoms Village have unusual hobbies.2.(A)Whether the centenarians can live independently in small apartments.(B)Whether it is feasible to establish a village for the“oldest old”people.(C)What percentage of the population are centenarians in the state of Georgia.(D)What the real secrets are to becoming an active and healthy100-year-old.3.(A)Diet,optimism,activity or mobility,and genetics.(B)Optimism,commitment to interesting things,activity or mobility,and adaptability to loss.(C)The strength to adapt to loss,diet,exercise,and genetics.(D)Diet,exercise,commitment to something they were interested in,and genetics.4.(A)The centenarians had a high calorie and fat intake.(B)The centenarians basically eat something different.(C)The centenarians eat a low-fat and low-calorie,unprocessed food diet.(D)The centenarians eat spicy food,drink whiskey,and have sweet pork every day.5.(A)Work hard.(B)Stay busy.(C)Stick to a balanced diet.(D)Always find something to laugh about.Questions6to10are based on the following news.6.(A)Global temperatures rose by3degrees in the20th century.(B)Global warming may spread disease that could kill a lot of people in Africa.(C)Developed countries no longer depend on fossil fuels for transport and power.(D)The impact of the global warming will be radically reduced by2050.7.(A)Taking bribes.(B)Creating a leadership vacuum at the country’s top car maker.(C)Misusing company funds for personal spending.(D)Offering cash for political favors.8.(A)The nation has raised alert status to the highest level and thousands of people have moved to safety.(B)The eruption of Mount Merapi has been the worst in Indonesia over the past two decades.(C)All residents in the region ten kilometers from the base of the mountain have ev acuated.(D)The eruption process was a sudden burst and has caused extensive damage and h eavy casualty.9.(A)6to7.(B)8to10.(C)11to16.(D)17to25.10.(A)Curbing high-level corruption.(B)Fighting organized crime.(C)Investigating convictions of criminals.(D)Surveying the threats to national security.Questions11to15are based on the following interview.11.(A)A wine taster.(B)A master water taster.(C)The host of the show.(D)The engineer who works on the water treatment plant.12.(A)Berkeley Springs.(B)Santa Barbara.(C)Atlantic City.(D)Sacramento.13.(A)Being saucy and piquant.(B)Tasting sweet.(C)A certain amount of minerals.(D)An absence of taste.14.(A)Looking—smelling—tasting.(B)Tasting—smelling—looking.(C)Smelling—looking—tasting.(D)Tasting—looking—smelling.15.(A)Bathing.(B)Boiling pasta in.(C)Swimming.(D)Making tea.Questions16to20are based on the following talk.16.(A)Enhance reading and math skills.(B)Increase the students’appreciation of nature.(C)Improve math,but not reading skills.(D)Develop reading,but not math skills.17.(A)To help the students appreciate the arts.(B)To make the students’education more well-rounded.(C)To investigate the impact of arts training.(D)To enhance the students’math skills.18.(A)Once weekly.(B)Twice weekly.(C)Once a month.(D)Twice a month.19.(A)Six months.(B)Seven months.(C)Eight months.(D)Nine months.20.(A)The children’s attitude.(B)The children’s test scores.(C)Both the children’s attitude and test scores.(D)Both the teachers’and the children’s attitude.2011年上海口译考试高级口译笔试(全真试题+答案)完整版SECTION1:LISTENING TEST(30minutes)Part A:Spot DictationDirections:In this part of the test,you will hear a passage and read the same passag e with blanks in it.Fill in each of the blanks with the world or words you have heard o n the tape.Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.Play is very important for humans from birth to death.Play is not meant to be just for children.It is a form of___________(1)that can tap into your creativity,and can allow you the chance to find your inner child and the inner child of others.I have collecte d the___________(2)of play here.Play can stimulate you___________(3).It can go against all the rules,and change t he same___________(4).Walt Disney was devoted to play,and his willingness to____ _______(5)changed the world of entertainment.The next time you are stuck in a_____ ______(6)way of life,pull out a box of color pencils,modeling clay,glue and scissors, and___________(7)and break free.You will be amazed at the way your thinking___ ________(8).Playing can bring greater joy into your life.What do you think the world would be like-if___________(9)each day in play?I bet just asking you this question has______ _____(10).Play creates laughter,joy,entertainment,___________(11).Starting today,try to get30minutes each day to engage in some form of play,and___________(12)ris e!Play is known___________(13).Studies show that,as humans,play is part of our nature.We have the need to play because it is instinctive and___________(14).With regular play,our problem-solving and___________(15)will be in much better shape to handle this complex world,and we are much more likely to choose_________ __(16)as they arise.It creates laughter and freedom that can instantly reduce stress and __________(17)to our daily living.Play can___________(18),curiosity,and creativity.Research shows that play is bot h a‘hands-on’and‘minds-on’learning process.It produces a deeper,___________(19)o f the world and its possibilities.We begin giving meaning to life through story making,a nd playing out___________(20).Part B:Listening ComprehensionDirections:In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After each one,you will be asked some questions.The talks,conversations and questionswill be spoken ONLY ONCE.Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each q uestion you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions1to5are based on the following conversation.1.(A)in Cherry Blossoms Village ninety of the residents are over85years old.(B)In the United States,there are twice as many centenarians as there were ten year s ago.(C)All the people studied by these scientists from Georgia live in institutions for the elderly.(D)Almost all the residents in Cherry Blossoms Village have unusual hobbies.2.(A)Whether the centenarians can live independently in small apartments.(B)Whether it is feasible to establish a village for the“oldest old”people.(C)What percentage of the population are centenarians in the state of Georgia.(D)What the real secrets are to becoming an active and healthy100-year-old.3.(A)Diet,optimism,activity or mobility,and genetics.(B)Optimism,commitment to interesting things,activity or mobility,and adaptability to loss.(C)The strength to adapt to loss,diet,exercise,and genetics.(D)Diet,exercise,commitment to something they were interested in,and genetics.4.(A)The centenarians had a high calorie and fat intake.(B)The centenarians basically eat something different.(C)The centenarians eat a low-fat and low-calorie,unprocessed food diet.(D)The centenarians eat spicy food,drink whiskey,and have sweet pork every day.5.(A)Work hard.(B)Stay busy.(C)Stick to a balanced diet.(D)Always find something to laugh about.Questions6to10are based on the following news.6.(A)Global temperatures rose by3degrees in the20th century.(B)Global warming may spread disease that could kill a lot of people in Africa.(C)Developed countries no longer depend on fossil fuels for transport and power.(D)The impact of the global warming will be radically reduced by2050.7.(A)Taking bribes.(B)Creating a leadership vacuum at the country’s top car maker.(C)Misusing company funds for personal spending.(D)Offering cash for political favors.8.(A)The nation has raised alert status to the highest level and thousands of people have moved to safety.(B)The eruption of Mount Merapi has been the worst in Indonesia over the past two decades.(C)All residents in the region ten kilometers from the base of the mountain have ev acuated.(D)The eruption process was a sudden burst and has caused extensive damage and h eavy casualty.9.(A)6to7.(B)8to10.(C)11to16.(D)17to25.10.(A)Curbing high-level corruption.(B)Fighting organized crime.(C)Investigating convictions of criminals.(D)Surveying the threats to national security.Questions11to15are based on the following interview.11.(A)A wine taster.(B)A master water taster.(C)The host of the show.(D)The engineer who works on the water treatment plant.12.(A)Berkeley Springs.(B)Santa Barbara.(C)Atlantic City.(D)Sacramento.13.(A)Being saucy and piquant.(B)Tasting sweet.(C)A certain amount of minerals.(D)An absence of taste.14.(A)Looking—smelling—tasting.(B)Tasting—smelling—looking.(C)Smelling—looking—tasting.(D)Tasting—looking—smelling.15.(A)Bathing.(B)Boiling pasta in.(C)Swimming.(D)Making tea.Questions16to20are based on the following talk.16.(A)Enhance reading and math skills.(B)Increase the students’appreciation of nature.(C)Improve math,but not reading skills.(D)Develop reading,but not math skills.17.(A)To help the students appreciate the arts.(B)To make the students’education more well-rounded.(C)To investigate the impact of arts training.(D)To enhance the students’math skills.18.(A)Once weekly.(B)Twice weekly.(C)Once a month.(D)Twice a month.19.(A)Six months.(B)Seven months.(C)Eight months.(D)Nine months.20.(A)The children’s attitude.(B)The children’s test scores.(C)Both the children’s attitude and test scores.(D)Both the teachers’and the children’s attitude.SECTION2:READING TEST(30minutes)Directions:In this section you will read several passages.Each one is followed by se veral questions about it.You are to choose ONE best answer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),to ea ch question.Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is state d or implied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the co rresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions1—5Anyone who doubts that children are born with a healthy amount of ambition need s pend only a few minutes with a baby eagerly learning to walk or a headstrong toddler sta rting to talk.No matter how many times the little ones stumble in their initial efforts,mo st keep on trying,determined to master their amazing new skill.It is only several years l ater,around the start of middle or junior high school,many psychologists and teachers ag ree,that a good number of kids seem to lose their natural drive to succeed and end up j oining the ranks of underachievers.For the parents of such kids,whose own ambition is often inextricably tied to their children’s success,it can be a bewildering,painful experience.So it’s no wonder some parents find themselves hoping that,just maybe,ambition can be taught like any other subject at school.It’s not quite that simple.“Kids can be given the opportunities to become passionate about a subject or activity,but they can’t be forced,”says Jacquelynne Eccles,a psycholo gy professor at the University of Michigan,who led a landmark,25-year study examining what motivated first-and seventh-grades in three school districts.Even so,a growing num ber of educators and psychologists do believe it is possible to unearth ambition in student s who don’t seem to have much.They say that by instilling confidence,encouraging some risk taking,being accepting of failure and expanding the areas in which children may be successful,both parents and teachers can reignite that innate desire to achieve.Figuring out why the fire went out is the first step.Assuming that a kid doesn’t suff er from an emotional or learning disability,or isn’t involved in some family crisis at hom e,many educators attribute a sudden lack of motivation to a fear of failure or peer pressu re that conveys the message that doing well academically somehow isn’t cool.“Kids get s o caught up in the moment-to-moment issue of will they look smart or dumb,and it bloc ks them from thinking about the long term,”says Carol Dweck,a psychology professor at Stanford.“You have to teach them that they are in charge of their intellectual growth.”Over the past couple of years,Dweck has helped run an experimental workshop with Ne w York City public school seventh-graders to do just that.Dubbed Brainology,the unorth odox approach uses basic neuroscience to teach kids how the brain works and how it can continue to develop throughout life.“The message is that everything is within the kids’control,that their intelligence is malleable,”says Lisa Blackwell,a research scientist at Co lumbia University who has worked with Dweck to develop and run the program,which h as helped increase the students’interest in school and turned around their declining mathgrades.More than any teacher or workshop,Blackwell says,“parents can play a critical r ole in conveying this message to their children by praising their effort,strategy and progr ess rather than emphasizing their‘smartness’or praising high performance alone.Most of all,parents should let their kids know that mistakes are a part of learning.”Some experts say our education system,with its strong emphasis on testing and rigid separation of students into different levels of ability,also bears blame for the disappearan ce of drive in some kids.“These programs shut down the motivation of all kids who are n’t considered gifted and talented.They destroy their confidence,”says Jeff Howard,a soc ial psychologist and president of the Efficacy Institute,a Boston-area organization that wor ks with teachers and parents in school districts around the country to help improve childre n’s academic performance.Howard and other educators say it’s important to expose kids t o a world beyond homework and tests,through volunteer work,sports,hobbies and other extracurricular activities.“The crux of the issue is that many students experience education as irrelevant to their life goals and ambitions,”says Michael Nakkual,a Harvard educatio n professor who runs a Boston-area mentoring program called Project IF(Inventing the Fu ture),which works to get low-income underachievers in touch with their aspirations.Thekey to getting kids to aim higher at school is to disabuse them of the notion that classwo rk is irrelevant,to show them how doing well at school can actually help them fulfill their dreams beyond it.Like any ambitious toddler,they need to understand that you have tolearn to walk before you can run.1.Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph?(A)Children are born with a kind of healthy ambition.(B)How a baby learns to walk and talk.(C)Ambition can be taught like other subjects at school.(D)Some teenage children lose their drive to succeed.2.According to some educators and psychologists,all of the following would be help ful to cultivate students’ambition to succeed EXCEPT________.(A)stimulating them to build up self-confidence(B)cultivating the attitude of risk taking(C)enlarging the areas for children to succeed(D)making them understand their family crisis3.What is the message that peer pressure conveys to children?(A)A sudden lack of motivation is attributed to the student’s failure.(B)Book knowledge is not as important as practical experience.(C)Looking smart is more important for young people at school.(D)To achieve academic excellence should not be treated as the top priority.4.The word“malleable”in the clause“that their intelligence is malleable,”(para.3) most probably means capable of being________.(A)altered and developed(B)blocked and impaired(C)sharpened and advanced(D)replaced and transplanted5.The expression“to disabuse them of the notion”(para.4)can be paraphrased as__ ______.(A)to free them of the idea(B)to help them understand the idea(C)to imbue them with the notion(D)to inform them of the concept Questions6—10Civil-liberties advocates reeling from the recent revelations on surveillance had someth ing else to worry about last week:the privacy of the billions of search queries made on sites like Google,AOL,Yahoo and Microsoft.As part of a long-running court case,the g overnment has asked those companies to turn over information on its users’search behavi or.All but Google have handed over data,and now the Department of Justice has moved to compel the search giant to turn over the goods.What makes this case different is that the intended use of the information is not relat ed to national security,but the government’s continuing attempt to police Internet pornogr aphy.In1998,Congress passed the Child Online Protection Act(COPA),but courts have blocked its implementation due to First Amendment concerns.In its appeal,the DOJ wan ts to prove how easy it is to inadvertently stumble upon pore.In order to conduct a cont rolled experiment—to be performed by a UC Berkeley professor of statistics—the DOJ wa nts to use a large sample of actual search terms from the different search engines.It would then use those terms to do its own searches,employing the different kinds of filters ea ch search engine offers,in an attempt to quantify how often“material that is harmful to minors”might appear.Google contends that since it is not a party to the case,the govern ment has not right to demand its proprietary information to perform its test.“We intend t o resist their motion vigorously,”said Google attorney Nicole Wong.DOJ spokesperson Charles Miller says that the government is requesting only the actu al search terms,and not anything that would link the queries to those who made them. (The DOJ is also demanding a list of a million Web sites that Google indexes to determi ne the degree to which objectionable sites are searched.)Originally,the government asked for a treasure trove of all searches made in June and July2005;the request has been sc aled back to one week’s worth of search queries.One oddity about the DOJ’s strategy is that the experiment could conceivably sink its own case.If the built-in filters that each search engine provides are effective in blocking porn sites,the government will have wound up proving what the opposition has said all along—you don’t need to suppress speech to protect minors on the Net.“We think that o ur filtering technology does a good job protecting minors from inadvertently seeing adult content,”says Ramez Naam,group program manager of MSN Search.Though the government intends to use these data specifically for its COPA-related tes t,it’s possible that the information could lead to further investigations and,perhaps,subpoenas to find out who was doing the searching.What if certain search terms indicated that people were contemplating terrorist actions or other criminal activities?Says the DOJ’sMiller,“I’m assuming that if something raised alarms,we would hand it over to the proper authorities.”Privacy advocates fear that if the government request is upheld,it will open the door to further government examination of search behavior.One solution would be for Google to stop storing the information,but the company hopes to eventually use the p ersonal information of consenting customers to improve search performance.“Search is a window into people’s personalities,”says Kurt Opsahl,an Electronic Frontier Foundation a ttorney.“They should be able to take advantage of the Internet without worrying about Big Brother looking over their shoulders.”6.When the American government asked Google,AOL,Yahoo and Microsoft to turn over information on its users’search behavior,the major intention is_________.(A)to protect national security(B)to help protect personal freedom(C)to monitor Internet pornography(D)to implement the Child Online Protection Act7.Google refused to turn over“its proprietary information”(para.2)required by DOJ a s it believes that________.(A)it is not involved in the court case(B)users’privacy is most important(C)the government has violated the First Amendment(D)search terms is the company’s business secret8.The phrase“scaled back to”in the sentence“the request has been scaled back to one week’s worth of search queries”(para.3)can be replaced by_________.(A)maximized to(B)minimized to(C)returned to(D)reduced to9.In the sentence“One oddity about the DOJ’s strategy is that the experiment could conceivably sink its own case.”(para.4),the expression“sink its own case”most probably means that_________.(A)counterattack the opposition(B)lead to blocking of porn sites(C)provide evidence to disprove the case(D)give full ground to support the case10.When Kurt Opsahl says that“They should be able to take advantage of the Inter net without worrying about Big Brother looking over their shoulders.”(para.5),the express ion“Big Brother”is used to refer to_________.(A)a friend or relative showing much concern(B)a colleague who is much more experienced(C)a dominating and all-powerful ruling power(D)a benevolent and democratic organizationQuestions11—15On New Year’s Day,50,000inmates in Kenyan jails went without lunch.This was not s ome mass hunger strike to highlight poor living conditions.It was an extraordinary human itarian gesture:the money that would have been spent on their lunches went to the charit y Food Aid to help feed an estimated 3.5million Kenyans who,because of a severe drou ght,are threatened with starvation.The drought is big news in Africa,affecting huge area s of east Africa and the Horn.If you are reading this in the west,however,you may not be aware of it—the media is not interested in old stories.Even if you do know about th e drought,you may not be aware that it is devastating one group of people disproportiona tely:the pastoralists.There are20million nomadic or semi-nomadic herders in this region, and they are fast becoming some of the poorest people in the continent.Their plight enc apsulates Africa’s perennial problem with drought and famine.How so?It comes down to the reluctance of governments,aid agencies and foreign l enders to support the herders’traditional way of life.Instead they have tended to try to turn them into commercial ranchers or agriculturalists,even though it has been demonstrate d time and again that pastoralists are well adapted to their harsh environments,and thatmoving livestock according to the seasons or climatic changes makes their methods far more viable than agriculture in sub-Saharan drylands.Furthermore,African pastoralist systems are often more productive,in terms of protein and cash per hectare,than Australian,American and other African ranches in similar climatic conditions.They make a substantial contribution to their countries’national economies.In Kenya,for example,the turnover of the pastoralist sector is worth$800million peryear.In countries such as Burkina Faso,Eritrea and Ethiopia,hides from pastoralists’her ds make up over10per cent of export earnings.Despite this productivity,pastoralists still starve and their animals perish when drought hits.One reason is that only a trickle of th e profits goes to the herders themselves;the lion’s share is pocketed by traders.This is p artly because the herders only sell much of their stock during times of drought and famin e,when they need the cash to buy food,and the terms of trade in this situation never w ork in their favour.Another reason is the lack of investment in herding areas.Funding bodies such as the World Bank and-USAID tried to address some of the pro blems in the1960s,investing millions of dollars in commercial beef and dairy production. It didn’t work.Firstly,no one bothered to consult the pastoralists about what they wante d.Secondly,rearing livestock took precedence over human progress.The policies and strat egies of international development agencies more or less mirrored the thinking of their col onial predecessors.They were based on two false assumptions:that pastoralism is primitiv e and inefficient,which led to numerous failed schemes aimed at converting herders to m odern ranching models;and that Africa’s drylands can support commercial ranching.They cannot.Most of Africa’s herders live in areas with unpredictable weather systems that are totally unsuited to commercial ranching.What the pastoralists need is support for their traditional lifestyle.Over the past few years,funders and policy-makers have been starting to get the message.One example is i ntervention by governments to ensure that pastoralists get fair prices for their cattle when they sell them in times of drought,so that they can afford to buy fodder for their remain ing livestock and cereals to keep themselves and their families alive(the problem in Afric an famines is not so much a lack of food as a lack of money to buy it).Another examp。

春季上海中高级口译考试真题及答案解析汇总

春季上海中高级口译考试真题及答案解析汇总

春季上海中高级口译考试真题及答案解析汇总2011年春季中级口译真题翻译原文及参考答案2011年春季中级口译考试听力S-T小评2011年春季中级口译考试听力P-T第一篇小评2011年春季中级口译考试听力P-T第二篇小评2011年春季中级口译考试听力T&C小评2011年春季中级口译考试听力Spot小评2011年春季中级口译考试听力Statements小评2011年春季中级口译考试翻译原文和参考答案(沪江版)2011年春季中级口译考试听力原文及评析2011年春季中级口译考试听力单句听译SD点评2011年春季中级口译考试听力详细笔记2011年春季中级口译考试阅读第一篇简述2011年春季中级口译考试阅读第二篇简述2011年春季中级口译考试阅读第三篇简述2011年春季中级口译考试阅读第四篇简述2011年春季中级口译考试阅读第五篇简述2011年春季中级口译考试阅读第六篇简述2011年春季上海高级口译考试真题及答案解析汇总1 2011年春季高级口译真题翻译原文及参考答案查看2 2011年3月高级口译听力Spot Dictation原文(昂立教育版) 查看3 2011年3月高级口译听力Spot Dictation原文(沪江) 查看4 2011年3月高级口译听力上半场第二部分原文(沪江) 查看5 2011年3月高级口译听力上半场第四篇原文(昂立教育版) 查看6 2011年3月高级口译句子听译原文和答案(沪江) 查看7 2011年3月高级口译段落听译原文和答案(沪江) 查看8 2011年3月高级口译阅读上半场第一篇原文(新东方版) 查看9 2011年3月高级口译阅读上半场第三篇原文(新东方版) 查看10 2011年3月高级口译阅读上半场第四篇原文(新东方版) 查看11 2011年3月高级口译翻译原文和参考答案(新东方版) 查看12 2011年3月高级口译阅读下半场第一篇原文及解析(新东方版) 查看13 2011年3月高级口译阅读下半场第二篇原文及解析(新东方版) 查看14 2011年3月高级口译翻译原文和参考答案(沪江版) 查看15 2011年3月高级口译英译汉的八大难词分析查看考试大口译笔译站点收集整理。

2000_11上海市英语中级口译资格证书第二阶段考试[参考答案]

2000_11上海市英语中级口译资格证书第二阶段考试[参考答案]

2000.11上海市英语中级口译资格证书第二阶段考试A卷参考答案:Part APassage 1:本书是想要帮助没有写书经验的作者。

第一章作为介绍,主要谈了两点。

//首先,谈到一个人只要想写,就可以写得好。

其次,谈到任何人只要愿意努力工作,并且会使用写作工具,就可以写作。

//如果有人说他不会写作,意思多半是指他没有写作经验或者说他当时没有什么好写。

//然而,一旦在他的头脑里一个题目或一种思路已经形成,词句也会油然而生,那时,声称不是作家的人会突然开始像作家那样写作。

Passage 2:布里斯托尔的确是一座非常美丽、有趣和迷人的城市。

美丽的公园和花园里到处是趣味盎然的路径,旧时代的房屋和建筑昂然挺立在城市的山坡上。

//然而,布里斯托尔并非仅仅如此;那还是座现代化的城市,有当代艺术的最新作品,也有有趣和丰富多样的夜生活。

//布里斯托尔的四周有美丽的乡村,起伏不断的山地,以及一流的度假胜地。

从这里出发到一些全国最迷人的旅游景点,如城堡和宫殿,只有短短的一段车程。

// 布里斯托尔一向重视旅游业,欢迎来自世界各的游客。

当地有一流的住宿可供选择,还有其引以为自豪的众多餐馆和咖啡馆。

Part BPassage 1:Today, we are very happy to meet here and exchange views on cooperation in a wide range of areas, on the basis of equality and in a friendly manner. //Looking back on the past experiences and into the future, I believe we should enhance mutual understanding and trust, and promote technical exchanges and cooperation. // We are prepared to increase cooperation with major multinational corporations in the world, and carry out major reforms in business management structure. //I am convinced that our reform will provide both sides with tremendous investment and trade opportunities, thus making positive contributions to the economic development of theAsia-Pacific region.Passage 2:The People’s Republic of China is a united multi-national state founded jointly by the people of all nationalities. So far, there are 56 nationalities. //Compared with the Han nationality, China’s other 55 ethnic groups have a relatively small population, thus they are customarily referred to as ethnic minorities. //According to the fourth national census conducted in 1990, the Han nationality accounts for 92 percent of the country’s total population, and minority ethnic groups account for 8 percent. //During China’s long history of development, the people of various nationalities in China migrated and mingled, which eventually brought about today’s distribution.口译题录音文字稿:Part ADirections: Is this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each paragraph, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal …and stop at the signal … You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now let’s begin Part A with the first passage.Passage 1:This book tries to help the inexperienced writer. The first chapter, which is meant as a kind of introduction, contains two main ideas. //First, it says that a person writes best when he wants to write. Second, it says that anyone can write if he is willing to work hard at it and has access to writing tools and instruments. // If someone says that he cannot write, he probably means that he either has no experience as a writer or knows of nothing to say at the moment. //But once a subject or an idea comes alive in his mind, the words also begin to come to life and the person who claims that he is not a writer suddenly begins to act like one.Passage 2:Bristol is a truly beautiful, interesting and fascinating city. Beautiful parks and gardens leak onto interesting lanes and footpaths, while houses and buildings of old times stand magnificently on the hills of the city. //But Bristol is much more than this; it is a modern city where the latest works in contemporary arts can be found and where the night- life is interesting and varied. // Bristol is surrounded by beautiful countryside, rolling hills, and top class holiday resorts. Some of the country’s most fascinating tourist attractions—castles and palaces—are only a short drive away. //Bristol has always encouraged the tourist industry and welcomed tourists from all parts of the world. There is a superb choice of accommodation available and the city is proud of its many restaurants and cafes.Part BDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have heard each paragraph, interpret it into English. Start interpreting at the signal …and stop it at the signal … You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now, let’s begin Part B with the first passage.Passage 1:今天,我们很高兴在此聚会,在平等友好的基础上,就广泛领域里的合作交换我们的意见。

2011秋季英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段模考答案

2011秋季英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段模考答案

2011秋季英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段模考答案上海新东方学校英语综合能力部口译研究中心权威发布(2011.9)SECTION 1: LISTENING TESTPart A: Spot Dictation1.makes them unique2.most of us3.translator4.typewriter5.By adding software6.two basic kinds7.operating system8.covers the basics9.more useful10.edit a photo11.fit with12.No computer nerds required13.essentiallypleting the constructions15.add and remove16.this combination17.not limited to18.brings them to live19.personalized and useful20.into instructionsPart B: Listening ComprehensionKey: CBBCA DCADB1. 1. Statements2.Most computers use Windows, but people who may want to buy the newversionVistafor an existing computer first have to make sure that the machine can support it.3.The greatness of a people is no more determined by their number than thegreatness of a man is determined by his height.4.What should concern you is if your boss criticizes you personally, rather than yourwork.5.Interview is a key part of the selection process. However good you appear onpaper, it’s how you present yourself in person that’s likely to be decisive in yoursuccess.6.You ought to know better than to trust her again. After all, she has lied to you forso many times.7. A research conducted at 31 schools over the past decade has found that nearly 70percent of students admit to cheating at some point during college and over 15percent report that they were repetitive cheaters.st but not least, I could not agree to your suggestion of such proceedings, muchless participate in them.9.I needn’t have worried. The food was as good as ever and the atmosphere stillcongenial. The evening was a great success in every way.10.Another thing recent grads struggle with is not having control over their schedules,which may mean giving up weekends and working late nights on short notice.11.In 2001, 42.5 million people paid 10% or more of the family’s net income inmedical expenses. Between 2000 and 2003, seven in ten adults were driven intodebt by medical expenses.1. 2. Talks and ConversationsKEY: BACD BCAD DBAD CDBB CBADQuestions 11—14W: Hello. I’m here for an allergy medication. The nurse sent me---I think her name was Margaret---in the student clinic. She said I didn’t need a prescription, and that you would know the right medication. It’s for allergies, for my itchy nose and burning eyes. I’ve been having sneezing fits, and it’s driving me crazy.M: All right. I think she means the new product, the really strong one.W: Maybe that’s the one. She says it really works for allergies.M: All right. We have---you have a choice actually of capsules or tablets. There’s no difference in price.W: It doesn’t matter. Hmm…capsules, I guess.M: All right. Now, this is a powerful drug, so you need only---no more than two capsules every six hours. And you shouldn’t d rink alcohol, drive a car, or operate machinery.W: Uh oh! I have a big test tomorrow! I don’t know…if this is going to make me drowsy…Do you have anything else that’s effective but won’t knock me out?M: Nothing that will relieve your symptoms like this d rug. Why don’t you---you could take two capsules three or four hours before your test. That way, the drug’s still working, but the drowsiness has mostly worn off when you take your test.W: Ok. Well, I guess I have no choice. I can’t start sneezing during the test.11. Why does the woman need the medication?12. What does the man imply about the medication?13. What is the woman afraid of?14. What will the woman probably do?Questions 15—18In order to know how behavior patterns can be changed, the clinical psychologist has to know what causes the client to behave the way he or she does. Identifying the cause is called diagnosis. In diagnosis a psychologist uses two basic tools: interviews and psychological tests. Through interviews and tests, the psychologist tries to classify the problem to see if it falls into any known categories.A psychologist may also attempt to describe the client’s personality in terms of how he or she deals with life. For example, some people like to lead, and some prefer to follow the lead of others. Some people are active and outgoing, while others are quiet and reflective.In a diagnostic interview, the psychologist takes the client’s case history. This means learning how the client got along with parents, teachers, and friends, as well as how the person handled difficult situations in the past.Psychological testing is the other way that a psychologist tries to diagnose the client’s problems. Clinical psychologists have developed test that can help them learn about a person’s intelligence and personality, as well as tests that show whether a person’s behavior or perception is influenced by emotions, disabilities, or other factors.Personality testing is useful in discovering how the client tries to adjust to life. Personality tests can reveal unconscious feelings the person is unable to talk about. This information can be important and could help shorten the length of treatment required.15. What is the purpose of the lecture?16. How do clinical psychologists diagn ose a client’s problems?17. Why does the professor discuss taking a client’s case history?18. According to the professor, why are personality tests useful?Questions 19—22M: Jackie, I wonder if I could talk to you about something.W: Sure. What’s on your mind?M: There’s an opening at channel 12 that kind of interests me—an internship. I was kind of thinking of applying for it.W: You mean the television station? What sort of job? Oh, I hope that doesn’t mean you’ll have to leave us!M: No, no, I wou ldn’t quit my job. It’s a part-time internship for production assistant. Production work, general stuff…probably mostly I’d be a gofer.W: I see.M: Anyway, it’d be a way in the door. Unfortunately, it’s not a paid internship, but that doesn’t matter. It’s the experience---the chance to work in television---that’s more important to me right now. Some day I’d like to write, or produce. I probably don’t stand much of a chance, though. I’m sure there’ll be lots of other people who apply, with more qualifications than me.W: Don’t be so sure about that. You never know. Sometimes it’s not the credentials but the person who matters. My friend got a really good job in the mayor’s office---public relations, a power position---and before that the only work she’d done was emergencyrescue---evacuating people in helicopters! Flood victims, accidents and the like. And thenshe goes and lands this glamour job in the mayor’s office, with no experience in politics whatsoever!M: Wow!W: Yeah. So you can never tell.M: Still, I’m going to need all the help I can get. If only I could…uh…convince them of how much---I need them to know how much this would mean to me. I was wondering, Jackie, if you…W: You want a recommendation?M: Uh, yeah, like I said, I need all the help I can get.W: I’d be happy to do what I can. I feel I know y our work pretty well. Here in the lab you’ve always been good at troubleshooting, and helping people figure out their e-mail. I can emphasize that in the letter. When do you need this?M: Um…by the e nd of the week? The application is due next Tuesday.W: All right, Alex. I hope this will work out for youM: If not this, then something else.W: There you go. That’s the spirit!19. What is the conversation mainly about?20. Why does the man want to get the internship?21. Why does the woman tell a story about her friend?22. What does the man want the woman to do?Questions 23—26Researchers study television to understand its effects on viewers and to measure its effectiveness in selling products. Much of the research on TV audiences is market research, paid for by corporations with something to sell. Let me repeat: research on television is funded largely by advertisers.The television industry depends on advertising money to survive, and this relationship influences what television offers viewers. Advertisers aim to reach mass audiences and specific social groups. In turn, the television industry tries to meet the needs of advertisers, because pleasing the advertisers is nearly as important as pleasing the public. This means advertisers have a lot of control over what programs are made and when they are shown.The American television industry is controlled by people who are more interested in the culture of consumerism than in preserving cultures or natural resources. I mean, for the first time in history, most of the stories children learn don’t come from their parents or schools; they come from a small number of large corporations with something to sell. And this culture of consumerism is exported to other countries.Television is the most effective marketing tool ever created. Many advertisements apply basic psychology by sort of appealing to out insecurities and desires. Ads convince us that the things we once thought were luxuries are now necessities. Television is highly skilled at creating images of affluence, not just in the ads, but in the programs as well. Using sophisticated market research, programmers and advertisers sort of paint a picture of life centered on material possessions. This kind of life may look glamorous and desirable, but it’s all at the expense of personal relationships.As you probably can tell, I tend to agree with critics of the media. Advertising does create false needs, and products we really need don’t require advertisin g. Television promotes consumerism. It shows us things, things, and more things. It encourages greed and envy. Television helps create a wasteful society, where things are thrown out long before they are worn out.23. What is the main idea of the lecture?24. According to the professor, why do researchers study television?25. According to the professor, why do advertisers have control over television programming?26. What is the professor’s opinion of television?Questions 27—30M: Excuse me, Dr. Kilmer. Do you have a minute?W: Hello, Darren. Come on in, have a seat. What can I do for you?M: Well, it’s about my midterm grade for organizational psychology. I…I’m surprised it’s so…low. I feel like I’ve been working pretty hard in this class.W: I see. Well, let’s go back and have another look at each of your assignments…here we go. Ok, I’ve pulled up your record. Hmm..you had a C on the midterm exam and a B on your first assignment.M: Yeah, that was the paper about the interview. I talked to a woman at a bio-research firm.W: Yes, I remember that paper. You must have learned some useful things. But unfortunately, Darren, I don’t have any record here for the second and third assignments. They were due on October 1st and the 13th.M: I know…but I’ve been sort of busy. My younger brother’s starting classes here in January, and I have to show him around and help him find a place to live. He’s staying with me for now, but he doesn’t have a car, so I have to drive him.W: Can’t your brother take the bus some of the time?M: Uh, it’s really hard. He’s my brother, and he’s had some problems in the past. My parents want me to help him get settled. They live two thousand miles away.W: I see. That does make it tough.M: I’d like to…Would it be all right if I made up those two papers? I started the first one, but I just didn’t get everything typed up.W: Yes, of course you can make up the work, but it would be best if you did that as soon as possible. Remember, these short papers, together with the long term paper, count for 50% of your final grade.M: I know. And I need my final grade to be better than my midterm grade. Don’t worry. I’ll get it together. I really like this class…I just have to get more organized.W: Well, good luck, Darren. I’m glad you came to talk to me.M: Thanks, Dr. Kilmer. I appreciate your time.27. Why does the student speak to his professor?28. What reason does the student give for not completing his assignments?29. When were the assignments due?30. What point does the professor make ab out the student’s work?Part C: Listening and Translation1. 1. Sentence Translation1.Bosses often see their small business as an extension of family, and aremindful that they compete with large companies and need to put forward aprofessional image.小企业主往往把公司看作家庭的延伸,并很在意与大企业竞争时要表现出专业的形象。

2011秋中级口译考试英译汉原题及参考译文

2011秋中级口译考试英译汉原题及参考译文

2011秋中级口译考试英译汉原题及参考译文原文:The relative decline of American education at the elementary-and high-school levels has long been a national embarrassment as well as a threat to the nation’s future. Once upon a time, American students tested better than any other students in the world. Now, ranked against European schoolchildren, America does about as well as Poland, behind at least 10 other nations. Within the United States, the achievement gap between white students and poor and minority students stubbornly persists.For much of the last half century professional educators believed that if they could only find the right pedagogy, the right method of instruction, all would be well. Yet in recent years researchers have discovered something that may seem obvious, but for many reasons was overlooked or denied. What really makes a difference, what matters more than the class size or the textbook, the teaching method or the technology, is the quality of the teacher. Much of the ability to teach is innate— an ability to inspire young minds as well as control unruly classrooms that some people instinctively possess and some people definitely do not.参考译文:中小学教育水平相对滞后的问题长期以来一直困扰着美国,并且威胁着国家未来的发展。

11年9月中级口译笔试真题答案

11年9月中级口译笔试真题答案

(C) The chairman described what the company would do in the years to come.(D) The chairman decided to contend against the company's development strategy.对于商务场景的词汇要熟悉,board chairman董事会主席,outline概述。

习惯表达2. You needn‟t notify the maintaining office about the fixing of the faucet in the washroom. I can get Tom to take care of it. He is really handy.2. (A) Someone from the maintenance office will fix the faucet.(B) Tom will phone the maintenance office for you.(C) I will get up early and have the faucet repaired for you.(D) I will ask Tom to repair the faucet in the washroom.关键词:notify通知,faucet龙头,handy能干的。

.习惯表达3. Although the accountant promised to help by all he could, the auditor called into question the accuracy of the figures in the books.3. (A) The auditor doubted if the figures were accurate.(B) The auditor asked the accountant a couple of questions.(C) The auditor promised to help the accountant with the figures.(D) The auditor called the accountant about the accuracy of the figures.call into question等于doubt。

2011年9月中级口译笔试真题完整版(含答案)

2011年9月中级口译笔试真题完整版(含答案)

2011年9月中级口译笔试真题完整版(含答案)SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (45 minutes)Part A: Spot DictationDirection: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 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.In America there are no nobles or men of letters, and the common folk mistrust the wealthy; Consequently lawyers form the highest political class and the most cultivated circle of society. They have therefore nothing to gain by innovation, which adds a conservative interest to their natural taste for public order. If I were asked where I place the American aristocracy, I should reply without hesitation that it is not composed of the rich, who are united together by no common tie, but that it occupies the judicial bench and the bar.When I started researching this topic, I found an interesting website “Legal Reform Now”.As the name suggests, this website is devoted to legal reform and it is definitely concerned about the dominance of lawyers in American government. There I read an article by a political science professor from the university of Wisconsin. One observation the UW article confirms is that the legal profession is the dominant profession of the people re-elect to public office. For example, about half our representatives and two-thirds of our senators are lawyers. No other profession comes close to having the same the number of people in political office. Effectively, lawyers form our nation‟s most powerful organized po litical constituency in America. Lawyers make our laws and lawyers interpret our laws. When judges are appointed, the American bar association is the only professional organization that is consulted to rate the fitness of potential judicial appointees. Our nation has been in existence for over 200 years and lawyers have been this nation‟s aristocracy since its formation. Our system works, but do we really want to have a single profession in charge of our nation? Specifically, do we want to have the legal profession in charge? Next time you vote, that‟s something to think about.评析:这篇文章是关于律师在美国的地位。

2011年3月上海市高级口译第二阶段口试真题试卷(精选)(题后含答案及解析)

2011年3月上海市高级口译第二阶段口试真题试卷(精选)(题后含答案及解析)

2011年3月上海市高级口译第二阶段口试真题试卷(精选)(题后含答案及解析)题型有: 2. 口译题口译题Part A Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each paragraph, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal.., and stop it at the signal...You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. Now let us begin Part A with the first passage.听力原文:Feeling tired? Under too much stress? WelI,you may want to try yoga.It’s what more and more people have been turning to ease the troubles of modern life.Practically unheard of in the West until 50 years ago,yoga has become one of the most popular health trends around.Yoga schools are having difficulty keeping up with the demand.Most of the so-called yogis seem to focus on figure correction,not true awareness.They make statements about yoga being for the body,mind and soul.But this is just semantics.If one practices yoga just for health,he’d better take up walking.If one needs to cure a disease,see a doctor.Yoga is not a therapy.Nor is it a philosophy.Yoga is about inside awareness.It is the process of union of the self with the whole.Some scientists research mainly external phenomena.Yoga practitioners focus on the inside.They know that the external world is illusionary and everything inside is truth.It is essentially to train our bodies to find the most comfortable pose that we can sit in for hours.1.Passage 1正确答案:累了吗?压力太大吗?那么,你可以试试瑜珈。

2.11 上海市中级口译口试真题

2.11  上海市中级口译口试真题

2002.11Part APassage 1:主席先生,我要感谢您那热情洋溢、雄辩无比的演讲。

此时此刻,许多人正在通过神奇的电讯设备倾听着我们的讲话。

//是的,此时此刻整个世界都在关注着我们。

虽然我们在此所作的演讲很快便会被人们遗忘,但是我们在此的作为却能改变世界。

//我国社会制度和政治制度在许多方面都与贵国的社会制度和政治制度不同。

这源于我们不同的经历和不同的传统。

//鉴于我们有着截然不同的历史、地理和文化,很难想象我们会对的有问题都有一致的看法。

但是对世界和平的基本需求,我们的看法是一致的。

//Passage 2:与美国人谈判并无特别的样式。

谈判的方式视业务不同而不同,取决于参与谈判的人员。

//然而,有些特点在绝大多数美国商务谈判人员中相当普遍。

//譬如,美国人往往直截了当,为明确商务术语的定义而咄咄逼人、锱铢必较。

//虽然美国人享有决策果断的声誉,但是,在公司着手进行主要或重大项目时,决策并非总是果断的。

因此,你也要做好准备进行冗长的谈判。

Part BPassage 1:With the increasing of its residents’ per c apita income year by year, fundamental changes have taken place in the consumption structure in Shanghai. //Many traditional consumption hot spots are quietly losing their charms while new consumption forms have made the figure. People used to go shopping only during their holidays, but nowadays the consumption fashion has been diversified. //Changes also occurred stealthily in the field of recreational consumption. For their holiday recreational consumption, people are no longer satisfied with the traditional practices of going dancing or playing bowling. //Instead, people choose to go to libraries reading or go to museums with their family members. The culture- related recreational consumption is gradually gaining currency.Passage 2:According to the statistics from the housing authority, prices of China’s houses averaged at 2,226 yuan a square meter last year, 6 percent up over the year before. //Houses in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou ranked the most expensive across the nation, with prices exceeding 3,400 yuan per square meter. Houses in and around downtown areas in the city center are more expensive. //The sales reports of the houses sold in the above mentioned three cities show that last yearthe growth of China’s overall housing market w as obvious mainly in the first six months. In the second half- year, the growth slowed down. //Due to increasing new projects finished in the second six months, stockpile of unsold houses rose by over 7 percent. I believe the increase in sales total this year will to some extent slow down.口译题录音文字稿:Part ADirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each paragraph, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal … and stop it at the signal …You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages ONL Y ONCE. Now let’s begin Part A with the first passage.Passage 1:Mr. President, I with to thank you for your very gracious and eloquent remarks. At this very moment through the wonder of telecommunications, many people are hearing what we say today. //Yes, right now the whole world is watching us. Though what we say here will soon be forgotten, what we do here will change the world. //We have a social and political system which differs in many respects from your own. It is the result of different experiences and a different tradition. //Given our distinct histories, geographies and cultures, it is inconceivable that we could see eye to eye on all issues. However, we do agree on the fundamental need for world peace.Passage 2:There is no particular style to American negotiations. The way the negotiations are conducted will vary from one business to another and will depend upon the individuals involved. //However, in spite of such difference, there are certain characteristics that appear to be fairly common to most American business negotiators.//For example, Americans tend to be straight- forward, aggressive and pushy for clear- cut definitions of business terms. //Although Americans have a reputation for making quick decisions, this is not always true when a corporation is involved in a major venture or a large project. Therefore, you should also be prepared for lengthy negotiations.Part BDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have heard each paragraph, interpret it into English. Start interpreting at the signal … and stop it at the signal … You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the pa ssagesONL Y ONCE. Now, let’s begin Part B with the first passage.Passage 1:近年来,随着上海市民人均收入的逐年增加,消费结构发生了根本性的变化。

中级口译spot dictation真题+评析

中级口译spot dictation真题+评析

9月中级口译spot dictation真题+评析2011年9月中高级口译考试已经结束,考后考试大将为考生第一时间提供真题、解析、答案,敬请关注。

本文内容为2011年9月中级口译spot dictation真题。

Spot DictationIn America there are no nobles or men of letters, and the common folk mistrust the wealthy; Consequently lawyers form the highest political class and the most cultivated circle of society. They have therefore nothing to gain by innovation, which adds a conservative interest to their natural taste for public order. If I were asked where I place the American aristocracy, I should reply without hesitation that it is not composed of the rich, who are united together by no common tie, but that it occupies the judicial bench and the bar.When I started researching this topic, I found an interesting website “Legal Reform Now”. As the n ame suggests, this website is devoted to legal reform and it is definitely concerned about the dominance of lawyers in American government. There I read an article by a political science professor from the university of Wisconsin. One observation the UW article confirms is that the legal profession is the dominant profession of the people re-elect to public office. For example, about half our representatives and two-thirds of our senators are lawyers. No other profession comes close to having the same the number of people in political office. Effectively, lawyers form our nation’s most powerful organized political constituency in America. Lawyers make our laws and lawyers interpret our laws. When judges are appointed, the American bar association is the only professional organization that is consulted to rate the fitness of potential judicial appointees. Our nation has been in existence for over 200 years and lawyers have been this nation’s aristocracy since its formation. Oursystem works, but do we really want to have a single profession in charge of our nation? Specifically, do we want to have the legal profession in charge? Next time you vote, that’s something to think about.评析:这篇文章是关于律师在美国的地位。

2011年3月中级口译笔试真题完整版(含答案)-推荐下载

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2011年3月中级口译笔试真题完整版(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 remarked, ‘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。

中级口译历年真题笔试答案及听力文稿

中级口译历年真题笔试答案及听力文稿

1997.3上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试参考答案:SECTION 1: LISTENING TESTPart A: Spot Diction1. like a rocket2. crew3. cargo-hold4. laboratory5. plan6. in advance7. every week 8. next9. convenience 10.immense opportunities11. reusable 12.space station13. piece by piece 14. for the rest15. commonplace 16. platforms17. solar system 18. developed and available19. technology 20. extensive programmesPart B: Listening Comprehension1-5 A A C A A 6-10 B B D B D11-15 A B D D D 16-20 B D A D C21-25 B C C D B 26-30 A D C A CPart C: Listening and TranslationⅠ.Sentence Translation1.纽约有一场大雾,我们在那里被耽搁了。

2.在中国逗留期间,我们希望了解能否在此开一家新德分支机构。

3.我希望下星期某个时候能与安妮会面。

星期一上午合适吗?4.如果你有合格德资历与经验,工资会略微高一点。

5.他刚开始工作后,发现(工作)比他期望的要困难得多。

Ⅱ.Passage Translation1.我是10年前到美国的,但我非常清楚地记得那一天。

飞机下午三点钟降落在肯尼迪机场时,我德朋友在迎候着我。

天气很冷,下着雪,我却兴奋,一点也不在乎。

2.从监狱里获释的人当中大约有七成迟早会再进监狱。

有些人认为这正说明了一个人一旦成为罪犯,九可能永远是罪犯。

2011年上海中级口译翻译练习

2011年上海中级口译翻译练习

(一)1 Covering an area of 175 acres , the Palace is enclosed by walls over 35 feet high. 2 The farm was ringing with the sound of the iron gong and they could see the laborers pouring out of their huts, pointing at the hills and shouting excitedly. 3 I walked the unemployment lines the other day to talk to this American,who was depressed, pained and bewildered. 4 Not knowing where the supermarket was, he couldn’t buy what he needs. 5 There are variety of means to accomplish students’ employability, including helping students to acquire well-developed communication skills, research capabilities, and analytical abilities. 1 该宫殿占地面积175英亩,四周为超过35英尺高的墙壁所围绕。

2农场里响起了铁锣声,而这时,他们可以看到劳工从棚屋中倾巢而出,指着小山并激动地呼喊着。

  3前几天我走近失业人群并同这位美国人进行了交谈。

他看上去神情沮丧,疲劳不堪并且处于迷茫彷徨之中。

4 由于他不知道超市在哪里,他不能购买到所需要的东西。

5帮助学生获得受雇就业能力的方法有很多种,其中包括帮助他们获得良好的沟通技能、研究能力以及分析能力。

1999_11上海市英语中级口译资格证书第二阶段考试[参考答案]

1999_11上海市英语中级口译资格证书第二阶段考试[参考答案]

1999.11上海市英语中级口译资格证书第二阶段考试A卷参考答案:Part APassage 1:每一个负责的社会都应该为改善年轻一代的生活去做有意义的事,例如让孩子摆脱考试加给他们的可怕的负担。

//不幸的是,这个国家的学校和家长尽其所能来迫使孩子参加各种考试,以便能够上大学学习。

//孩子们抱怨课程乏味、课本乏味、教师乏味。

然而,他们的诉说声却几乎传不到成人的耳朵里。

//我怀疑孩子在这种强制性的制度下还能学到什么对国家或对他们个人有益的东西。

我不相信他们会成为富有创造力的国民。

Passage 2:像世界上许多大城市一样,纽约既要解决老问题,也要面对新问题。

既要拆除贫民窟,又要建造新房。

//交通堵塞仍然给已经是拥护不堪的街道增添麻烦。

不但要造新的高速公路,而且要修旧道路。

//照顾病者,接济穷人,帮助新人者适应大城市的生活是纽约必须做的额外工作。

保障纽约人的健康与安全需要大量的警察、消防人员,以及医生和护士。

//尽管如此,纽约每年仍然有数以百万计的来访者。

纽约人正在努力奋斗以适应这种城市作为世界文化、工业和商务中心的需求。

Part BPassage1:On behalf of all the members of my party, I’d like to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your gracious invitation for us to attend such an enjoyable Christmas party. //Christmas is a wonderful holiday. The Christmas of this year is more meaningful to us, because our joint venture has made a remarkable progress this year. //I hope we will be able to maintain our practical partnership and make the coming new yeara more fruitful year. //At the close of the year, may I ask you to join me in a toast to greater business achievements in the new year.Passage2:The use of foreign capital includes both direct and indirect investment from overseas businesses. China will continue to put emphasis on absorbing direct foreign investment, and attach importance to the following aspects: //First, China will further encourage foreign businesses to invest in agriculture, new-and high-tech industries, basic industries, basic industries, infrastructure facilities, and environmental protection industries. //Second, China will continue to expand the area of foreign investment. The country will further encourage open bidding and make more use of foreign capital in petro-chemical and building industries. //Third, China will strive to improve the distribution of foreign investment, and adopt effective measures to guide and encourage foreign investment in central and western regions.口译题录音文字稿:Part ADirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each sentence or paragraph, interpreting at the signal…and stop it at the signal…You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now let’s begin Part A with the first passage.Passage 1:Every responsible society should do something meaningful to improve the lives of its younger generation, such as freeing children from the horrible burden of school tests and examinations. //Unfortunately, in this country schools and parents do all they can to force children to sit for all kinds of examinations before they are allowed into colleges and universities. // Children complain that their classes, their textbooks and their teachers are boring. However, the voice of the children is rarely heard by the adult world. //I doubt that children under this compulsory system will actually learn anything beneficial for the country and for themselves. I don’t believe they will become very creative citizens.Passage 2:Like all large cities throughout the world, New York has old problems to solve and new ones to face. Slums must be cleared and new houses must be built. //Traffic congestion continues to trouble the city’s already over-crowded streets. Not only must new highways be constructed, but also old road must be repaired. //Caring for the sick, providing for the needy, and helping new comers to adjust to big city life are additional tasks that the City of New York must perform. Protecting the health and safety of New Yorkers requires an army of police, firemen, as well as doctors and nurses. // In spite of all these, millions of visitors continue to flock to the city every year. NewYorkers are working hard to meet their city’s needs and to keep it a world center of culture, industry and commerce.Part BDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have heard each sentence or paragraph, interpret in into English. Start interpreting at the signal…and stop it at the signal…You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear will hear the passages only once. Now, let’s begin Part B with the first passage.Passage1:我谨代表我们一行的全体成员,感谢董事长先生盛请邀请我们参加你们的圣诞晚会。

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2011年上海中级口译笔试试题及部分答案Questions 1—5The purpose of the American court system is to protect the rights of the people. According to American law, if someone is accused of a cr ime, he or she is considered innocent until the court proves that th e person is guilty. In other words, it is the responsibility of the court to prove that a person is guilty. It is not the responsibility of the person to prove that he or she is innocent.In order to arrest a person, the police have to be reasonably sure t hat a crime has been committed. The police must give the suspect the reasons why they are arresting him and tell him his rights under the law. Then the police take the suspect to the police station to “book”him. “Booking means that the name of the person and the charges aga inst him are formally listed at the police station.The next step is for the suspect to go before a judge. The judge deci des whether the suspect should be kept in jail or released. If the su spect has no previous criminal record and the judge feels that he wil l return to court rather than run away—for example, because he owns a house and has a family—he can go free. Otherwise, the suspect mus t put up bail. At this time, too, the judge will appoint a court la yer to defend the suspect if he can’t afford one.The suspect returns to court a week or two later. A lawyer from the d istrict attorney’s office presents a case against the suspect. This is called a hearing. The attorney may present evidence as well as wit nesses. The judge at the hearing then decides whether there is enough reason to hold a trial. If the judge decides that there is sufficien t evidence to call for a trial, he or she sets a date for the suspec t to appear in court to formally plead guilty or not guilty.At the trial, a jury of 12 people listens to the evidence from both attorneys and hears the testimony of the witnesses. Then the jury goe s into a private room to consider the evidence and decide whether the defendant is guilty of the crime. If the jury decides that the defen dant is innocent, he goes free. However, if he is convicted, the j udge sets a date for the defendant to appear in court again for sente ncing. At this time, the judge tells the convicted person what his p unishment will be. The judge may sentence him to prison, order him t o pay a fine, or place him on probation.The American justice system is very complex and sometimes operates sl owly. However, every step is designed to protect the rights of the p eople. These individual rights are the basis, or foundation, of the American government.1. What is the main idea of the passage?(A) The American court system requires that a suspect prove that he or she is innocent.(B) The US court system is designed to protect the rights of the pe ople.(C) Under the American court system, judge decides if a suspect is innocent or guilty.(D) The US court system is designed to help the police present a ca se against the suspect.2. What follows ‘in other words’ (para.1)?(A) An example of the previous sentence.(B) A new idea about the court system.(C) An item of evidence to call for a trial.(D) A restatement of the previous sentence.3. According to the passage,‘he can go free’ (para.3) means ___ ______.(A) the suspect is free to choose a lawyer to defend him(B) the suspect does not have to go to trial because the judge has decided he is innocent(C) the suspect will be informed by mail whether he is innocent or not(D) the suspect does not have to wait in jail or pay money until he goes to trial4. What is the purpose of having the suspect pay bail?(A) To pay for the judge and the trial.(B) To pay for a court lawyer to defend the suspect.(C) To ensure that the suspect will return to court.(D) To ensure that the suspect will appear in prison.5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is tr ue?(A) The American justice system sometimes operates slowly.(B) The police can arrest a suspect without giving any reasons.(C) It is the responsibility of the suspect to prove he is innocent.(D) The jury considers the evidence in the court room.Questions 6—10So you’ve got an invention—you and around 39,000 others each year, according to 2002 statistics!The 64,000-dollar question, if you have come up with a device which you believe to be the answer to the energy crisis or you’ve invented a lawnmower which cuts grass with a jet of water (not so daft, some one has invented one),is how to ensure you’re th e one to reap the rewards of your ingenuity. How will all you garden shed boffins out t here keep others from capitalizing on your ideas and lining their poc kets at your expense?One of the first steps to protect your interest is to patent your inv ention. That can keep it out of the grasp of the pirates for at least the next 20 years. And for this reason inventors in their droves bea t a constant trail from all over the country to the doors of an anony mous grey-fronted building just behind London’s Holborn to try and p atent their devices.The first ‘letters patent’ were granted as long ago as 1449 to a Fl emish craftsman by the name of John Utynam. The letters, written in Latin, are still on file at the office. They were granted by King He nry VI and entitled Utynam to ‘import into this country’ his knowle dge of making stained glass windows in order to install such windows at Eton College.Present-day patents procedure is a more sophisticated affair than get ting a go-ahead note from the monarch. These days the strict procedur es governing whether you get a patent for your revolutionary mouse-tr ap or solar-powered back-scratcher have been reduced to a pretty exac t science.From start to finish it will take around two and a half years and cos t £165 for the inventor to gain patent protection for his brainchild. That’s if he’s lucky. By no means all who apply to the Patent Offi ce, which is a branch of the Department of Trade, get a patent.A key man at the Patent Office is Bernard Partridge, Principal Exami ner (Administration), who boils down to one word the vital ingredi ent any inventor needs before he can hope to overcome the many hurdle s in the complex procedure of obtaining a patent—‘ingenuity’。

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