2009年9月上海中级口译笔试真题答案及听力原文

2009年9月上海中级口译笔试真题答案及听力原文

SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST

Part A: Spot Dictation

1. two sides

2. letting everybody trade freely

3. makes it harder

4. partly right

5. the life of people

6. did not trade

7. likely to get

8. 70 billon dollar

9. energy use 10. more expensive 11. feel the same 12. export 13. only within 14. domestic students 15. cutting off 16. strong effects 17. American-made goods 18. anger 19. endanger 20. give preference to

Part B: I. Statements

1. D. 原文：Are you looking for someone who can translate this contract into Portuguese? What about our new secretary? I hear she had stayed in Brazil for several years.

2. B. 原文：Finding employment is not easy these days even in big cities. If I were you, I would be delighted with such a job offer.

3. B. 原文：Also present at the conference is Dr. Madison, who will join our discussion this afternoon to give an expert view on the current situation of global economy.

4. C. 原文：If you intend to try bungee jumping, most countries require that you be over the age of 18 and join a bungee jumping club or be properly instructed for the sport.

5. A. 原文： Keeping a business firm running is far more difficult than starting it. According to current statistics, 2/3 of new business firms will fail in the first five years.

6. A 原文：Scientists report that hunting or eating wild animals not only destroy the balance of nature, but also run the risk of being infected by virus from animals.

7. B 原文：We can never learn a foreign language in the same way as we acquire our first. For even a three-year-old child can have thousands of hours of contact with his mother tongue.

8. C. 原文：Once you enroll in full or part-time courses at this college, our services are all free of charge except that you pay 30 pence a copy for any photo copying made here.

9. D. 原文：If you have yet to appoint a new sale's manager in charge of our LA office, Mrs. Coleman was born there and has good connections.

10. C. 原文：Suppose the gasoline tank of your car holds twenty gallons, and you average 16 miles to the gallon, how far can you drive on a tank-full-gasoline?

II. Talks and Conversations

Questions 11--14

B: Hey Mary, you look depressed. Is everything OK?

G: It's my parents. They are not easy to put up with. They are so old fashioned and they never let me do anything. I go out at night only once in a while, and when I do, I have to be back by 10:00. What should I do?

B: Have you tried to talk to them?

G: They never have any time for me. My dad's work comes first, and my mum only sits down with me when she wants to show me off to her friends:°Marry gets straight As, and she made basketball team this year! Er, I want to move out and live on my own!

B: Well, I get along with my parents, but we don't agree all the time. They worry too much about me. If I'm going away, it's always: don't forget to call as soon as you arrive!, take this medicine with you in case you get sick°,°you must stay away from drugs. They know I'm not into that. They should trust me.

G: I guess parents are all the same.

11. What does the woman think of her parents? D