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0803上海外语口译考试高级口译笔试真题

高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试

08.03

SECTION1:

LISTENINGTEST（30minutes）

PartA:

SpotDictation

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.

Today,we'lltalkaboutwhatothereffectswatchingTVmightproduceonchildren.

Childrenshouldbe_______

（1）alotoftelevision,manyexpertsandparentsagree,butthereisatleastonecircumstancewhenitmightbebeneficial:

_______

（2）.ArecentstudyconductedbyItalianresearchersfoundthatchildren_______（3）immediatelyprecedingandduringbloodtestsexperiencedlesspainthanchildrenwhosemothers_______（4）duringtheprocedure,orchildrenwhosemotherswerepresentbut_______（5）.

Theresearch,ledbyCarloBrown,MD,attheUniversityofSiena,ispublishedintheArchivesofDiseaseinChildhood,_______（6）thestudy.Nonereceivedanytypeofanesthesia;thechildrenandtheirmothers_______（7）.

Boththegroupwhosemothersattemptedtodistractthemfromthebloodtestsandthosewhosemotherssimplyobservedreported_______（8）thanthegroupwhowatchedcartoons.Forthatgroup,thelevelsofpainwerelessandthechildrenwerebetterableto_______（9）.

Oneofthepossibleexplanationsisthatchildrenmighthave_______（10）duringtheprocedures,exacerbatingtheirperceptionofpain."Thehigherpainlevelreportedbychildrenduring_______（11）showsthedifficultymothershaveininteractingpositively_______（12）intheirchildren'slife,"theauthorswrite.

However,theystressedthat_______（13）stillprovidedbenefits,notingthatthechildrenwould_______（14）duringtheprocedures."Indeed,childrenstatethathavingtheirparentpresent_______（15）wheninpain,"saytheauthors.

Anotherpossibilityofferedforconsiderationisthenotionthatthe_______（16）mightreleasepain-quellingendorphins.Endorphins,_______（17）producedbythepituitarygland,resembleopiatesintheirabilitytoproduceanalgesiaandasenseofwell-being.Inotherwords,theymight_______（18）.

Inanycase,thestudyresultssuggestthathealthworkersshould_______（19）towatchtelevisionduringpainfulprocedures_______（20）.

PartB:

ListeningComprehension

Directions:

Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

1.（A）AchangeinFrencheatinghabits.

（B）Aboominlong-hourmealsinFrance.

（C）Theoriginofhamburgers.

（D）Thehomeofthesit-downmid-daymeal.

2.（A）Avariationinfoodsupply.

（B）Achangeintheworkforce.

（C）Ariseinfoodprices.

（D）Afallinwhite-collarization.

3.（A）Bakeriesnowofferalimitedrangeofalbeitexcellentproducts.

（B）Thereareaboutfourkindsofbread,breakfastanddessertpastries.

（C）Bakeriessellsandwichesmainlyintheworking-classareas.

（D）Franceiscurrentlywitnessingaboominsandwichbusiness.

4.（A）MenusuallyliketoeatmorehamburgersthanwomendoinFrance.

（B）Men,morelikelytobeworkingbehindajackhammer,needtoeatsomuch.

（C）WomenmakeupalmosthalfthelaborforceinFrancenow.

（D）Womenhavetopickupthechildrenlatefromtheday-carecenter.

5.（A）BecausethebakerieshaveadaptedtheideaoffastfoodandmadeitFrenchproducts.

（B）Becausethebakerieshaveofferedsomethingthat'sveryclosetowhatiscalledfastfood.

（C）Becausethehamburgershavehamandbutterinthem.

（D）BecausethehamburgersdonotcostsomuchasthoseofferedbyMcDonald.

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.

6.（A）Three.

（B）Four.

（C）Eleven.

（D）Eighteen

7.（A）TointensifyTokyo'sroleinpeacekeepingmissionsabroad.

（B）Tostopthecountry'sairforcetransportmissioninIraq.

（C）Tooverridethelowerhouse'sdecision.

（D）ToapprovetheDemocraticParty'sbilltocontinuethemission.

8.（A）Worseningwaterscarcity.

（B）Increasingrisksofdiseases.

（C）Triggeringmassdisplacement.

（D）ReducingthepopulationinAsia.

9.（A）Toresumepeacetalkswhichhavebeenhaltedforalongtime.

（B）Toforgeandsignapeacetreatypledgedbybothsides.

（C）Todispelhisskepticismoverchancesforadealbeforeheleavesoffice.

（D）Toopena44-nationconferenceovertheMiddleEastissue.

10.（A）60%.

（B）26%.

（C）21%.

（D）20%.

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.11.

（A）Whattodotocontrolcrime.

（B）Whatrolealawyerplaysinacourtcase.

（C）Howtotellahardenedcriminalfromafirst-timeoffender.

（D）Howtoconvictacriminalandputhiminprison.

12.（A）Deterrence.

（B）Quickconviction.

（C）Thesocialstructure.

（D）Theeconomy.

13.（A）Educationprogramsarenotsoeffectiveasrequired.

（B）Drugtreatmentprogramsareinsufficientlyfunded.

（C）Somerehabilitationprogramsinsideprisonshavebeenstopped.

（D）Morepeopleareconvictedthanprisonspacecanaccommodate.

14.（A）Theseprogramsaremainlyintendedforthekingpinsofdrugdealstogetrehabilitated.

（B）Theseprogramsarecurrentlycarriedoutinmoststatesinthecountry.

（C）Theseprogramsaimtodevelopacultureinsidetheprisons.

（D）Theseprogramshavepsychologicalandeducationalcomponents.

15.（A）Becausegangsstartinprisonsandmakeprisonarepressiveexperience.

（B）Becausecriminalstendtoberepeatoffenders.

（C）Becausethereisnostigmaattachedtomostcriminals.

（D）Becausesocietydoesn'tlookatreleasedprisonerswithdisdain.

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.

16.（A）Howtointeractwithcolleaguesandclientsfacetoface.

（B）Howtomakeeffectivetelephoneconversations.

（C）Whatskillsareneededtogetandholddownajob.

（D）Whatmakesforanexcellentabilitytoexpressyourself.

17.（A）Managerial.

（B）Technological.

（C）Financial.

（D）Social.

18.（A）Basictoadvancedknowledgeofcomputerapplication.

（B）Abilitytocalculatealltransactions,profitsandcosts.

（C）Creativityinmakingpresentationstoclients.

（D）Proficiencyinatleastoneforeignlanguage.

19.（A）Tocreateyourowndatabasesonthecomputer.

（B）Toenhanceyoursocialskillsbyholdingpartieswithyourfriends.

（C）Tousethecomputerinfreetimeandbecomefamiliarwithitsoperation.

（D）Tostoreasmanytelephonenumbersandaddressesasyoucan.

20.（A）Graduatingstudents.

（B）Traineemanagers.

（C）Professionalsecretaries.

（D）Low-leveladministrativestaff.

SECTION2:

READINGTEST（30miniutes）

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyseveralquestionsaboutit.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,（A）,（B）,（C）or（D）,toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Question1-5

Lifeexpectancyintherichestcountriesoftheworldnowexceedsthepoorestbymorethan30years,figuresshow.Thegapiswideningacrosstheworld,withWesterncountriesandthegrowingeconomiesofLatinAmericaandtheFarEastadvancingmorerapidlythanAfricaandthecountriesoftheformerSovietUnion.AveragelifeexpectancyinBritainandsimilarcountriesoftheOECDwas78.8in2000-05,anincreaseofmorethansevenyearssince1970-75andalmost30yearsoverthepastcentury.Insub-SaharanAfrica,lifeexpectancyhasincreasedbyjustfourmonthssince1970,to46.1years.Narrowingthis"healthgap"willinvolvegoingbeyondtheimmediatecausesofdisease—poverty,poorsanitationandinfection—totacklethe"causesofthecauses"—thesocialhierarchiesinwhichpeoplelive,saysthereportpublishedbytheGlobalCommissionontheSocialDeterminantsofHealthestablishedbytheWHOin2005.

ProfessorSirMichaelMarmot,chairmanofthecommission,whofirstcoinedtheterm"statussyndrome",saidsocialstatuswasthekeytotacklinghealthinequalitiesworldwide.Inthe1980s,inaseriesofground-breakingstudiesamongWhitehallcivilservants,ProfessorMarmotshowedthattheriskofdeathamongthoseonthelowerrungsofthecareerladderwasfourtimeshigherthanthoseatthetop,andthatthedifferencewaslinkedwiththedegreeofcontroltheindividualshadovertheirlives.

Hesaidyesterdaythatthesameruleappliedinpoorercountries.Ifpeopleincreasedtheirstatusandgainedmorecontrolovertheirlivestheyimprovedtheirhealthbecausetheywerelessvulnerabletotheeconomicandenvironmentalthreats."Whenpeoplethinkaboutthoseinpoorcountriestheytendtothinkaboutpoverty,lackofhousing,sanitationandexposuretoinfectiousdisease.Butthereisanotherissue,thesocialgradientinhealthwhichIcalledstatussyndrome.Itisnotjustthoseatthebottomofthehierarchywhohaveworsehealth;itisallthewayalongthescale.Thosesecondfromthebottomhaveworsehealththanthoseabovethembutbetterhealththanthosebelow."

Theinterimreportofthecommission,intheonlineeditionofTheLancet,saystheeffectsofstatussyndromeextendfromthebottomtothetopofthehierarchy,withSwedishadultsholdingaPhDhavingalowerdeathratethanthosewithamaster'sdegree.Thestudysays:

"Thegradientisaworldwideoccurrence,seeninlow-income,middle-incomeandhigh-incomecountries.Itmeans