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中级口译09答案

2004年9月中级口译笔试题目参考答案

PartA:

SpotDictation

Travellingbyairisoneofthemajorconveniencesofmoderntimes.Solastsummerwhenweplannedaholidayabroad,wedecidedtotakeadvantageofsuchamodern,convenientmeansoftransportation

（1）.

Webeganpreparationsforourtripearlybycallingtheairlineandmakingareservation

（2）.Afewdayslaterwereceivedourticketstellingusourflightnumberandthetimesofdeparture（3）fromourcityandarrivalatourdestination.Wewereadvisedtoarriveattheairlineterminalanhourbeforetakeoffinordertocheckin（4）forourflight,receiveourseatassignments（5）,andcheckourbaggage.Itisimportantnottobelate,oryoumightmisstheflight.Onthedayoftheflight,wewenttotheticketcounter（6）whereweweredirectedtothewaitingarea（7）ofthegatefromwhichtheairplanewoulddepart.Asweenteredthisareawewerecheckedthroughsecuritysystem（8）.Whilewewerewaiting,Inoticedhowbusyeveryonewas.Themechanics（9）werecheckingtheplaneforlastminuterepairs,andalargetruckwasfuelingtheplanewithgasolinetomakeitreadyfortake-off（10）.

Whenourflightwascalledweboardedtheairplane（11）.Wewerepleasantlygreetedbytheflightattendantsandofferednewspapersandmagazines（12）,drinksandfood.Theweatherwasgood,andtherewasnoairturbulence（13）tocauseusworryordiscomfort.Althoughourflightwastrouble-free（14）,duringtheholidaysairtravelbecomesmorehectic.Oftenairlinesselltoomanyticketsforaflightandarethenoverbooked（15）.Someunluckypassengerswillbebumpedandaskedtoreschedule（16）onalaterflight.Badweathermightalsocausealatertakeoff,andthisdelayoftenresultsinmissedconnections（17）atthenextstop.Oneofthemostannoyingaspectsofairtravelatholidayseasonisthepossibilityoflosingyourluggage（18）.Ialwaystrytocarrywithmeenoughclothing（19）forseveraldays.Onthewhole,however,travelingbyairisworththeexpense（20）.Itisfast,safe,andusuallyreliable.

PartB:

ListeningComprehension

Thechairmanwassupposedtoturnuphalfanhouragotopresideovertheboardmeeting.Maybesomeoneshouldgivehimaring.

1.（A）Wecanmeetthechairmanlater.

（B）Thechairmanrangtosaythathewouldbelate.

（C）We'dbettertelephonethechairmannow.

（D）Thechairmanturneduphalfanhourearlierfortheboardmeeting.

Afterconsideringandinterviewingthatdozenorsoshort-listedcandidates,I’veselectedMr.Johnsontoassumethepositionoftheaccountingmanagerforourdowntownbranch.

2.（A）IamconsideringMr.Johnsonforthejobofaccountingmanager.

（B）IhavedecidedthatMr.Johnsonbethebranch'saccountingmanager.

（C）Mr.Johnsonisinterviewingshort-listedcandidatesIhaveselectedforhim.

（D）Mr.Johnsoniseagertotaketopositionalthoughheisnotqualifiedforit.

Pleasedon’tgetannoyedoverwhatIsaidnow,I’mjustanxiousforthedelay.InnowaydoIblameyouforwhathappened.Youhavetriedyourbest.

3.（A）Idonotweightverymuch.

（B）Itwasnotyourfault.

（C）Thisisnowayexplainstheevent.

（D）Theflameofthatfireistoohigh.

Ididn’twanttodiscourageCharliefromdoinghisresearchproject.ButasfarasIknow,hisapproachesarethesameasthosebyourrivalcompanies.

4.（A）IwantCharlietodiscontinuehisresearchproject.

（B）Charlieshouldbeencouragedtoworkonhisresearchproject.

（C）ItwasanhonortobeabletodotheresearchprojectwithCharlie.

（D）Charliehasalotofcouragetotakeonsuchalargeresearchproject.

Thankstothetestimonyofhealthfoodexpertsandanumberofdoctors,thesalesofVitaminEhavedoubledinthepastfiveyears.

5.（A）HealthfoodexpertsanddoctorshavebeentestifyingagainsttheincreasedsalesofVitaminE.

（B）Thankstotheliesofhealthfoodexpertsandsomedoctors,thesalesofVitaminEhavedoubledoverthepastfivemonths.

（C）TheclaimsofhealthfoodexpertsandsomedoctorswillhelpincreasethesalesofVitaminEinthenextfiveyears.

（D）TheincreasedsalesofVitaminEareduetothefavorablestatementsfromhealthfoodexpertsanddoctors.

YourvisaexpiresinSeptember,butdon’tworry,you’reeligibletogeta3-monthextensionifyouapplyforit6weeksearlier.

6.（A）OurforeignexpertswillarriveinSeptembertoteachathree-monthextensioncourse.

（B）Ifyouhaveathree-monthextensioneducation,youmayapplyfortheposition.

（C）Yourvisawillexpirethreeweekslater,soyouarenoteligibleforanextension.

（D）Yourmaygetanextensionofyourvisaifyouapplyinduetime.

Comeon!

Let’sreadthisarticle.Itsaysthatthescientistshavebeentryingunsuccessfullyfor2centuriestodevelopaneffectivecureforthecommonflu.Isn’tthatamazing?

7.（A）Thespeakerissurprisedatthedifficultyindevelopingatreatmentforthecommoncold.

（B）ThespeakeriswatchingaTVprogramaboutthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyinthelasttwocenturies.

（C）Ittookscientiststwohundredyearstodevelopaneffectivecureforthecommonflu.

（D）Scientistsgaveupeffortsindevelopingadrugtotreatthecommoncoldaftertwohundredyearsofexperiment.

Tobequalifiedforanon-campusapartment,youmustbeagraduatestudentatthisuniversity,andyoumusthaveatotalincomeoflessthan$1,700permonth.

8.（A）Graduatestudentsmayapplyforworkingoncampus,iftheyaremarriedandunabletopayfortheirschooltuition.

（B）Theuniversityofferson-campushousingtograduatestudents,iftheycanmeetcertainrequirements.

（C）Ifbothofyouregisterforthisgraduatecourse,youmaychoosetoliveinanon-campusapartmentforlessthan1700dollarsamonth.

（D）Wecharge1700dollarsamonthfortheMBAcourse,whichincludestheprovisionofatwo-bedroomon-campusapartment.

IncitiesallovertheUnitedStates,workersspendseveralhoursadayincarscrowdingalongintraffictogettoofficesmanymilesfromhome.Theyexperiencestress,wasteoftime,andparking.

9.（A）Employeesverymuchenjoytheirtriptowork.

（B）Employeestrytocryouttodealwiththeirstressatwork.

（C）Employeeshavetocommutealongwaytowork.

（D）EmployeesprefertoliveinthesuburbsofmostUScities.

Asisstipulated（regulated）inourcontract,themicrowaveovensmustbedeliveredwithin14daysafterithasbeensignedbybothparties.

10.（A）Theovensshouldbedispatchedinnolongerthantwoweeks.

（B）Theovensshouldhavebeenreturnedtwoweeksago.

（C）Theovenswillbebroughtbackformaintenancein14days.

（D）Theovenshavenotbeenassembleduntilafter14days.

2.TalksandConversations

Questions11-14

Astheconversationbegan,whatwasthewomangoingtodo?

11.（A）Makesomemorecoffee.

（B）Leavefortown.

（C）Readanewspaper.

（D）Offerchocolatebiscuits.

Accordingtotheman,whathappenedatthenewcomprehensiveschoolthepreviousweek?

12.（A）Aboywasgivenagoodbeating.

（B）Amanwithaknifewaskilled.

（C）Someboyssetuptheirownbusiness.

（D）Someonewasattackedwithaknife.

Whatdoesthenewspapereditorialsayaboutcorporalpunishment?

13.（A）Itshouldbeabolished.

（B）Itisnolongereffective.

（C）Itismoretime-consuming.

（D）Itshouldbereintroduced.

Whydoesthewomanwanttomakeaphonecall?

14.（A）Sheneedstocancelanappointment.

（B）SheintendstodinewithMrs.Brown.

（C）Sheplanstocallataxi.

（D）Shedoesnotbelievewhatthemanhassaid.

Questions15-18

Accordingtothetalk,whatjobdoesaBritishgirlleastlikelytogointo?

15.（A）Secretarywork.

（B）Sales.

（C）Domesticservice.

（D）Languageteaching.

WhatarethedailiesemployedbyBritishfamilies?

16.（A）Peoplewhocomeintocollectbillseveryweekend.

（B）Peopleemployedtodohouseworkduringtheweek.

（C）Peoplewhogivehelptoforeignstudentsdaily.

（D）Peopleattendinglanguagecoursesonceaweek.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheaupairgirlinheremployer’sfamily?

17.（A）Shetakescareofthechildren.

（B）Shehelpscleanthehouse.

（C）Shelivesasonememberofthefamily.

（D）Shepaysforhermealsandaccommodation.

WhatisthemainreasonforanaupairgirltochoosetoliveinaBritishfamily?

18.（A）ShewantstobeinBritaintolearnEnglish.

（B）SheenjoysBritishfoodsandfruitsverymuch.

（C）ShethinksthataBritishfamilyissaferandmoreconvenient.

（D）ShedoesnotliketoliveonaBritishuniversitycampus.

Questions19-22

WhatdidthemantakehiscartoSamson’sgarage?

19.（A）Becausehewasworriedabouttherattlingnoisefromhiscar.

（B）Becausehewassurethathewouldnotbeoverchargedfortherepair.

（C）Becausehehadfoundaloosewireandotherthingsthatneededreplacing.

（D）Becausehehadmadeabargainwiththeproprietorofthegarage.

HowdidthemanandhiswifegotoCambridgethedaybefore?

20.（A）Inarentedcar.

（B）Inhiswife'scar.

（C）Inhisowncar.

（D）InSampson'scar.

Whatdoesthemanthinkofthegaragesthesedays?

21.（A）Theyareallefficient.

（B）Theyareallexpensive.

（C）Theyaredeceptiveanddishonest.

（D）Theyareunfriendlytowardcar-owners.

WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutthegarageinBriton,accordingtothewoman?

22.（A）Theyrefusetobemembersofthetradeunion.

（B）Theyseldomofferemergencyrepairstocar-owners.

（C）Theywouldnotallowcar-ownerstostandbyandwatch.

（D）Theycannotdoagoodjobwhenthecar-ownerisintheshop.

Questions23-26

WhatwasYangJinBaninthelate19thcentury?

（PidginEnglish）

23.（A）AwideroadbuiltbytheChinesegovernment.

（B）ABritishconcession