口译大赛校内选拔赛样卷-参考答案-答题说明

2015年度杭州师范大学第二届口译大赛暨第四届全国口译大赛(英语)初赛样卷（第一阶段笔试）

Part A Note-taking and Gap-filling

Directions: In this part of the test you will hear a short talk. You will hear the talk only once. While listening to the talk, you may take notes on the important points so that you can have enough information to complete a gap-filling task below. Fill in each blank with one word only:

Wearing clothes can always transmit signals about people’s social roles and attitudes towards their culture. With the exception of the two extremes on the social (1)______: the very rich socialites and poor vagrants. Clothing Signals are the result of a single daily event for the (2) ________ of people.

The assumption of an increased (3) _________ trend in modern dressing behavior is misleading. There is no (4) ________ of formality today, merely the (5) __________ of old formalities for new.

One of the most mysterious fashion trends is the relationship between female skirt length and (6) __________ conditions. There has been a precise correlation between the length of female skirts and the periods of boom and (7) ____________: if the stock market rises, so do the skirts. It’s hard to explain exactly why, but hopefully, future (8) ____________ will give us a clever explanation.

Many short-term variations are at work in a hundred different ways, as fashion trends diffuse themselves rapidly around the globe. Each new minor trend (9) _________ or reverses the fashion of the previous season. Unconsciously, we all plot graphs of shifting Clothing Signals all the time and read off the many signals that our companion s’ clothes transmit to us in every social encounter. Clothing is as much a part of human body language as (10) __________, facial expressions and postures. Part B Listening Comprehension

Directions: 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:

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation.

1. (A) It is required by the course he is taking.

(B) He is promoting a product through advertising.

(C) He is applying for a scholarship at a university.

(D) It is part of the selection process for a job.

2. (A) How to become a successful job applicant.

(B) How to prepare for a good speech.

(C) How to make a good impression on the interviewer.

(D) It has not been decided yet.

3. (A) 20 minutes

(B) 30 minutes

(C) An hour

(D) It’s not mentioned in the conversation.

4. (A) To use the overhead projector.

(B) To read clearly and loud enough from a script.

(C) To illustrate his points with anecdotes or analogies.

(D) To say something amusing or striking at the very start.

5. (A) To listen to him rehearse the talk.

(B) To help him collect the required statistics.

(C) To analyze the data already available.

(D) To write a script for the talk.

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news.

6. (A) Because they might harm the poor people.

(B) Because their drawbacks outweigh benefits.

(C) Because they counterbalance other environmental policies.

(D) Because they cannot achieve the expected environmental objectives.

7. (A) German business confidence index has risen as much as expected recently.

(B) The outlook for manufacturing is worsening in foreseeable future.

(C) Global economic recession will sap demand for German exports next year.

(D) German business situation is expected to get better in the next few months.

8. (A) The proposal can cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars to a very low level.

(B) This action is obviously going to change global temperatures in the long term.

(C) The reduction in gas emissions is insignificant for addressing global warming.

(D) The proposal represents a big step in solving the problem of global warming.