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高口真题9
2000.9
上海市英语高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试
PartA:
SpotDictation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhearthepassageonlyonce.
Thesinglemarkethasalreadyhadanenormousimpact.HereinSpaintherehavebeenagreatnumberof_______________
(1)andacquisitionswhereFrenchandGermancompanieshaveseenopportunitiestoenteragrowingmarket.Andasthebarriers_______________
(2)thishasbecomemoreandmorepossible.
Asfarasspecificindustrieshavebeenconcerned,well,_______________(3),forexample,isanindustrywhichyouwouldthinkwasvery_______________(4),butwehaveseenoverthelasttenyearshowmuchdifferent_______________(5)havechanged,andthisisverymuchafunctionofasinglemarket.Frenchcompanieshavebeen_______________(6)inthisarea.They’vemovedheavilyintoSpainandItalyandtheyhavebeenlargelyresponsibleformarketingmany_______________(7).We’reseeing,infact,southerneatinghabitsmovingnorthinEurope._______________(8);wehaveyettoconvincetheItaliansthateatingBritishispreferabletoeatingItalian,butthemovehasbeennorthtosouth_______________(9).BritainactuallyisoneofthelargestdrinksproducersintheworldandGuinnesshas,forexample,beenveryactiveinSpain_______________(10).Sothefoodanddrinkindustryhasreallyopenedout.Withregardto_______________(11),weseeagreatdealmoreregulationofthesecompaniesbecausethey’reobviously_______________(12).Withelectricity,you’vegotpowerplantsgivingoffsulphurandallsortsofunpleasantthings._______________(13)everybody’sditchingeverythingtheydon’twantintotherivers,sothere’smoreregulationnowfromBrussels.Andtherewerealso_______________(14)whentheEuropeanmarketsopenedup.
BankingisanareawheretherehasbeenatremendousamountofactivitywithmergersbetweenFrenchandSpanishbanks,_______________(15).Orifnotfullmergers,atleastjointventures.Andtherewillbemoreofthistocome.Thiswassomething_______________(16)someyearsago:
governmentsfeltthatthebankingsystemwasstrategictoowneconomicdevelopmentandtherehadalwaysbeenavery_______________(17).Thishasnowchanged.addedtothistherearecontrolsonbanksthathave_______________(18),andindeedbeyondEurope,intermsoftheircontrolofriskandexposuretopoorcreditquality.Thisisbeingappliedworldwideanditisjustameasureofhow_______________(19)ofindustryistakingplace.Andtherewillcertainlybe_______________(20).
PartB:
LISTENINGComprehension
Directions:
Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
1.(A)Fortwoyears.(B)Foroneyear.
(C)Forthreeorfourmonths.(D)Forfiveorsixweeks.
2.(A)Tocookbreakfasts.(B)tocombherdaughter’shair.
(C)Towaterthegarden.(D)Todosewing.
3.(A)Therestoomuchworktodo.(B)Shedoesn’tgetpaidenough.
(C)Shehasn’tgotadeskoratelephone.(D)Herofficeistoosmall.
4.(A)Inthreemonthstime.(B)InNovember.
(C)Nextmonth.(D)Twoweeksfromnow.
5.(A)SheisafemaleWelshMP.
(B)She’sthefirstblackwomantogetintoParliament.
(C)She’snotbeennominatedbyanypoliticalparty.
(D)She’snotamemberofeithertheLabourPartyortheConservativeParty.
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.
6.(A)1.3billondollars.(B)500milliondollars.
(C)20milliondollars.(D)10milliondollars.
7.(A)Thattheboynotbegrantedanasylumhearing.
(B)Thattheboy’sMiamirelativeshavetherighttokeeptheboy.
(C)Thattheboybepreventedfromleavingthecountry.
(D)Thatonlyaparentcanactfortheboy.
8.(A)Becausethegovernmenthasintroducednewinvementpolicies.
(B)Becausetheinflationratehitanall-timelowinJana.
(C)Becausehigh-techindustrieshavedrawnalotofinvestmentfromothercountries.
(D)BecauseforeigncompaniesboughtsharesofJapanesefirms.
9.(A)TodiscussIsrael’snewpeaceproposals.
(B)Todecideonasecretlocationforanewroundofpeacetalks.
(C)Toworkoutaframeworkpeacedeal.
(D)TonegotiatethedateforIsrael’swithdrawalfromLebanon.
10.(A)Amajorbreakthroughhasbeenmadeinthetalksbetweentheopposingsides.
(B)Morethan30foreignhostagesarestillheldbytherebels.
(C)Anewgovernmentwillbeformedwithinthenext24to36hours.
(D)Foreigninterventionisverymuchneededtostablethedomesticsituation.
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.
11.(A)Theexperienceofworkingindifferentcountries.
(B)DifferencesbetweenBritainandGermany.
(C)TheemploymentsituationinEurope.
(D)DifferentsocialcustomsincontinentalEurope.
12.(A)MostGermancompanyexecutivesspeakbetterEnglishthantheirbritishcounterparts.
(B)CompanyexecutivesaremoreformalatworkinBritainthaninGermany.
(C)Britishcompanyemployeeshaveverypoorlanguageskills.
(D)Companyexecutivesbehavemoreorlessthesameindifferentcountries.
13.(A)Holdingalotofmeetingsbeforemakingdecisions.
(B)Littleuseoffirstnameswithcolleagues.
(C)Greetingeachotherwhenevertheymeet.
(D)Thewitheringawayofthecustomofhandshaking.
14.(A)ItismoreusualtosocializewithcolleaguesoutofworkinGermany.
(B)Businessoperationsaremarket-ledinBritain.
(C)Long-termplansaremoreimportant.
(D)Peoplearemoreformalindoingbusinessthantheyusedto.
15.(A)Lifelongserviceforonecomapnyisrarelyseennowadays.
(B)Youngpeoplemovefromcompanytocompanymoreoftenthanolderpeople.
(C)PeoplestaylongerwiththesamecompanyinGermanythaninBritain.
(D)Thelengthofservicewithacomapnyismoredeterminedbythesalarythanbefore.
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.
16.(A)HestudiedasanundergraduateatOxford.
(B)Hehaddoneafewdifferentjobsbeforethepresentone.
(C)Hehadjustgivenupajobofasimilarkind.
(D)Hestudiedhistoryandgotadegree.
17.(A)Englishspeakingpeoplewhohaveinterestingthingstosay.
(B)Peoplefromdifferentbackgrounds,irrespectiveofthelanguagetheyspeak.
(C)Peopledoingimportantjobs.
(D)Veryfamouspeopleworkinginentertainment.
18.(A)Christianity.(B)Religioningeneral.
(C)AnintroductiontotheMiddleAges.(D)Alookbackonthepastcentury.
19.(A)Lessthanthirty.(B)Aroundforty.
(C)Inhisearlyfifties.(D)Nearlysixty.
20.(A)hedoesn’tfinditsoexcitingasthepreviousone.
(B)Itisinterestingbutthepayisnotsogood.
(C)Helovesitverymuch.
(D)Hefeelsthathemightnotbefitforit.
SECTION2:
READINGTEST(30minutes)
Directions:
Inthissectionyouwillreadseveralpassage.Eachoneisfollowedbyseveralquestionsaboutit.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Question1~5
Thedayautomakersputearthatthetopoftheiragendawillgodowninhistory.Readingthisbook,onegetsthesensethatdayiscoming.Bigautomakers—stillnoparagonsofenvironmentalism—havegottenthemessagethatreplacingthedirtyinternal-combustionengineisanurgentpriority.Withlessthan5percentoftheworld’spopulation,Americansproduce14percentofallglobalwarmingcarbondioxidegas.Andcartailpipespumpoutmorethan30percentofUSairpollution.Inhisnewbook,“ForwardDrive:
TheRacetoBuild‘Clean’CarsfortheFuture,”environmentalistJimMotavalliconcludesthatcapitalistcompetitionistakingoverfromgovernmentmandatestocleanupthatexhaust.Motavallichroniclesthemovementforcleanercars:
thefewvisionariesandzealotsbuildinganddrivinghomebuiltbattery-poweredcars;thedividedgiantautomakersworkingtirelesslytodevelopcleancarswhilefightingregulatoryeffortstorequirethem;universityresearchersconductingstudies;andtheregulatorstryingtospeedtheiradoption.
“ForwardDrive”coversthetechnologicaladvancesofthehybridandfuel-cellvehiclespoisedtotakeoverfromtheinternal-combustionengine.Insomeways,Motavalliisanunlikelynarrator.Aself-vowedcarnutwhostumbledintoajobeditingE,theEnvironmentalMagazine,heseemsbiasedonbothsidesoftheissue.Butultimately,that’swhatmakeshimbestsuitedtotellthisstory.
Motavalli’sconcernfortheenvironmentissincere,andhisknowledgeofcarsisrefreshinglyaccurate.Themostinterestingpassagesfollowhistransformationfrominternal-combustiondevoteetoenvironmentalautocynicandbattery-carzealottohopefulfuture-carrealist.“Itwasdisconcerting,tosaytheleast,tolearnthatmyhobbyofcollectingclassiccarsandmygrowingconcernfortheenvironmentdidn’tnecessarilymesh,”Motavalliwrites.“Thecarhascertainlybeengoodtome,butI’mbecomingdisenchanted.”
Inthepreface,henotesthathesetouttowriteabookcriticaloftheautoindustyforteamingupwithBigOiltoblockdevelopmentofcleancars.Butwhenhedugintodomoreresearch,
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