CATTI 2级综合能力试题

2003年12月英语二级《口译综合能力》试题

Part I (20 points)

Listen to the following short passages and then decide whether the corresponding statements are true or false. You will hear the passages only ONCE. There are 10 questions in this part of the test, two points for each question.

1. The movie actor Arnold Schwargenegger, who is running for governor of California, belongs to the conservative Democratic Party.

○ True○ False

2. School failure and social isolation can lead to early onset of depression in children and teens, and the trend is becoming increasingly common.

○ True○ False

3. According to the statement, Cheliean sea bass, a species of fish available along the coasts of the South Pole, might have already become extinct due to illegal hunting.

○ True○ False

4. It can be inferred from me statement that the Swedish social welfare system, which provides

life-long care of its citizens, is no longer feasible and satisfactory.

○ True○ False

5. Out of the 325 million laborers in the Middle East and North Africa, 63 percent are women and 32 percent university students.

○ True○ False

6. According to the statement, the UN Security Council resolution concerning Israel and Yasser Arafat was presented by the United States and approved by 11 Council members including Britain, Germany and Bulgaria.

○ True○ False

7. Toyota Motor now ranks as the world's second largest automobile manufacturers owing to its improved quality and enlarged market share.

○ True○ False

8. It is reasonable to assume that demand for sophisticated emergency medical treatment is higher in Jerusalem, where terrorist bomb attacks were frequent incidents.

○ True○ False

9. As a free-floating currency, Japanese yen often fluctuates with the US dollar, and destabilizes the country's economy and financial system.

○ True○ False

10. Ben Glisan Jr. is the highest-ranking executive of the Enron company found to be guilty for the accounting scandal.

○ True○ False

Part II (20 points)

Listen to the following short passages and then choose one of the answers that best fits the meaning of each passage. The passages will be read only ONCE. There are 10 passages in this part of test, each with one question, which carries two points.

11. The annual consumption of Coco-Cola per capita in the regional markets mentioned in the passage ranks in the following order.

A. Rural China, Beijing, the United States, Hong Kong.

B. Beijing, the United States, Rural China, Hong Kong.

C. The United States, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Rural China.

D. Shanghai, Rural China, the United States, Hong Kong.

12. Which of the following statements is NOT true of 'fractional ownership'?

A. Fractional ownership allows people share the use of highly expensive commodities.

B. Thanks to 'fractional ownership', people can afford luxuries like a super yacht.

C. Fractional ownership is identical to 'time sharing'.