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高级口译全真题10
2010年9月高级口译
真题
SECTION1:
LISTENINGTEST(30minutes)
PartA:
SpotDictation
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.
Wealreadyliveinanover-communicatedworldthatwillonlybecomemoresointhenexttechera.We’ve_______
(1)thatgetsussomuchinformationthatwe’vegot_______
(2)everysecond,we’vegotcomputersandlaptops,we’vegotpersonalorganizersandwe’rejustbeing_______(3)andeveryadvanceintechnologyseemstocreatemoreandmorecommunicationsatus.Wearesortof_______(4).
Researchsuggeststhatallthemulti-taskingmayactuallymakeourbrains_______(5),producingaworld-wideincreaseinIQ_______(6)andmoreinrecentdecades.Isthereanyrealbenefitin_______(7)wenowhavetogothrough?
We’renotbecomingaraceof_______(8),butmanydothinkcertainskillsareenhancedandcertainarenot.Youknowtheabilityto_______(9),toansweradozene-mailsinfiveminutes,ortofillout_______(10).That’senhanced.Butwhensomeoneisouttherewithhiskids_______(11)orsomethinglikethat,he’sgothiscellphoneinhispocket.He’salwayswondering,“Gee,didIgetavoicemail?
”Thismighthavenegativeeffects_______(12).
Creativityissomethingthathappensslowly.Ithappenswhenyourbrainisjust_______(13),justplaying,whenit_______(14)whichyouhadn’tthoughtof,ormaybeyouhavetimetoreadabook.Youareabusinesspersonbutyouhavetimeto_______(15),oraboutaphilosopherandsomethingthathappenedlongagoorsomethingorsomeidea_______(16).Actually,itmightoccurtoyouthatyou_______(17)inthatway,andsoit’sthismixtureofunrelatedideasthatfeedsyourproductivity,_______(18).Andifyourmindisdisciplinedtoanswereverye-mail,thenyoudon’thavetimeforthatplayfulnoodling.Youdon’thavetimefor_______(19).SoIthinkmaybewe’regettingsmarterinsomesenses,butover-communicationis_______(20)andtoourreflection.
PartB:
ListeningComprehension
Directions:
Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
1.(A)Thedesigningofanewtown.
(B)ThemostlivablesmalltowninAmerica.
(C)Thefinancingofahousingproject.
(D)Theupdatingofoldbuildingcodes.
2.(A)Houseswithfrontporches.
(B)Housesthatareveryclosetogether.
(C)Quarter-of-an-acreorhalf-an-acreprivateyardspace.
(D)Easyaccesstothetowncenterandtothevitalinstitutions.
3.(A)Ithasnothingtodowithasenseofnostalgiaforthepast.
(B)Ithasfailedinthenewtownmentionedintheconversation.
(C)Peopleprefertostayonanair-conditionedfrontporch.
(D)Peoplespendverymuchtimeonfrontporchesinhotclimates.
4.(A)Youarenotallowedtouseredcurtainsfacingthestreet.
(B)Youcouldn’tattachasatellitedishtoyourhouse.
(C)Youshouldremoveplasticproductsfromfrontporches.
(D)Youmustn’tparkyourcarinfrontofyourhouseforlong.
5.(A)Someoftheserulesseemtogoalittletoofar.
(B)Someoftheserulesarecontradictory.
(C)Theserulesarealldictatedbythelocallaws.
(D)Theseruleshavenotbeenapprovedbythedeveloper.
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.
6.(A)Improvingcreditaccessforallcompanies.
(B)Keepingtabsonfinancialmarketstability.
(C)Lendinglessmoneytosmallbusinesses.
(D)Spotlightingtherolebigbankscouldplayintherecession.
7.(A)Togivewarningsaboutapossiblefailureinglobaltradetalks.
(B)Totakemeasurestoallayfearsofunfaircompetition.
(C)TobringmarathontalksintheDohaRoundtoaclose.
(D)ToincreasetradewithLatinAmerica.
8.(A)Sixty-one.(B)Onehundredandthree.
(C)Onehundredandthirty.(D)Twohundredandthirty.
9.(A)£522million.
(B)£671million.
(C)Asmuchprofitasoneyearearlier.
(D)2.8percentmoreprofitthanayearearlier.
10.(A)Dispellingfearsaboutthedebtcrisis.
(B)Banningnakedshortsellingofshares.
(C)Limitingspeculation.
(D)Smackingofdesperation.
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.
11.(A)Aprenuptialagreement.
(B)Theexpensesrequiredbyawedding.
(C)Howtomakebothendsmeetinmarriedlife.
(D)Wheretoseekadviceifthecouplehaveproblemsaftergettingmarried.
12.(A)Themanhasbeenmarriedtwicebefore.
(B)Thewomanhasremainedsingleuntilnow.
(C)Bothpeopleareremarriedthistime.
(D)Bothpeoplearefirstmarriedthistime.
13.(A)Oneorbothsideshavenoexperienceaboutwhatgoeswronginamarriage.
(B)Bothmanandwifewanttotalkabouteverythingopenlyandhonestly.
(C)Eitherthemanorhiswifethinkstheirmarriageisnotveryromantic.
(D)Apersonhasdifferentexpectationsfromhisorherspouse.
14.(A)Thecontractmightbothersomepeople.
(B)Thecontractisveryusefulandromantic.
(C)Thecontractdoesn’ttakemuchworktowrite.
(D)Thecontracthastobecertifiedbyalawyer.
15.(A)Theythinkitisaseriousbreachofthecontract.
(B)Theyfindagoodreasontorewritetherule.
(C)Theytalkaboutitandreachacompromise.
(D)Theyhavetoask:
Isthismarriagereallyworking?
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.
16.(A)Cross-culturalmiscommunications.
(B)Differentperceptionsoftimeacrosscultures.
(C)Theideaofthepast,presentandfuturetime.
(D)Afundamentalbasisforbusinessconversations.
17.(A)Mono-chronictimeischaracterizedbymanythingshappeningsimultaneously.
(B)Mono-chronicculturesvalueinterpersonalrelationshipshighly.
(C)Mono-chronicculturesemphasizeschedules,punctuality,andpreciseness.
(D)Mono-chronictimeisfoundprimarilyinLatinAmericanandAfricancultures.
18.(A)Poly-chronictimeisfoundprimarilyinNorthAmericaandNorthernEurope.
(B)Poly-chronismviewstimeasflexible,soprecisenessisnotthatimportant.
(C)Poly-chronicculturesemphasizeschedulesandpunctuality.
(D)Poly-chronicculturesvalueproductivityandgettingthingsdone“ontime”.
19.(A)Thoseraisedinthemono-chronicculture.
(B)Peoplewhoareguiltyofethnocentrism.
(C)AnAmericanbusinessperson.
(D)ABrazilianbusinessman.
20.(A)Itover-emphasizesindividualdifferences.
(B)Itfailstomakehisownvaluescentral.
(C)Itisethnocentric.
(D)Itisoverlygeneral.
SECTION2:
READINGTEST(30minutes)
Directions:
Inthissectionyouwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyseveralquestionsaboutit.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Question1-5
Congressbegan2010withabadcaseoflegislativedejavu.Lastyear,itapproveda$787billionstimuluspackagemeantto“reateorsave”millionsofjobs.PresidentObamasaysthestimulushassavedorcreatedasmanyas2millionjobssofar.Butevenifthathighlyoplimisticfigureistrue,intherealworld,over3millionjobshavebeenlostsincethestimuluswassignedintolaw—adismalfeatallfinancedwithenormousdebt.NowCongressisworkingonanotherstimuluspackage,butthey'recallingitajobsbill.InDecember,theHousepasseda$174billion"JobsforMainStreetBill"thatwouldusefederaldollarstofundjob-creatinginfrastructureprojects,whileextendingunemploymentbenefits.Soundfamiliar?
Unemploymentremainsat"about10%andstateunemploymentinsurancefundsarerunningoutofmoney.WhiletheObamaadministrationworkstoartificiallyinflatethenumberofjobs,theunemployedfacediminishedopportunitiesandincomesecurity.By2012,40stateunemploymenttrustfundsareprojectedtobeempty,requiring$90billioninfederalloanstocontinueoperating.Normally,stateunemploymentbenefitspayjoblessworkersbetween50and70%oftheirsalariesforupto26weeks.Butduringthisrecession.Congresshasextendedthosebenefitsfourtimes.Theresultisthatsomeworkerscannowclaimbenefitsfor99weeks.NowCongressmayenactarecordfifthextension.Whatwouldbewrongwiththat?
Everything.Thestate-federalunemploymentinsuranceprogram(UI)isaneconomicdragonbusinessesandstales.Andit'sapoorsafetynetfortheunemployed.
UI,arelicoftheDepression,failsworkerswhentheyneeditmost.UItrustfundsdependonastate-leviedpayrolltaxonemployers.Duringboomyears,thesefundsaregenerallyflush.Butduringrecessions,theycangetdepletedquickly.ThebindisthattoreplenishtheirUIfund,stateshavetoraisepayrolltaxes.Thathurtsthebottomlineformostbusinesses.Passedontoworkersasalowersalary,highpayrolltaxesdiscouragebusinessesfromhiring.Duringsteeprecessins,statesfaceafiscalCatch-22:
Reducebenefitsorraisetaxes.Todate,27stateshavedepletedtheirUIfundsandareusing$29billioninfederalloansthey’llhavetostartrepayingin2011.Otherstatesareslashingbenefits.Whilefederalguidelinesrecommendthatstateskeeponeyear’sworthofunemploymentreserves,manystatesentere
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