2001年3月英语中级口译真题答案及听力原文

2001.3

上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试

参考答案:

SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST

PartA:SportDictation

1.televisionviewers2.recentresearch

3.morefar-reaching4.powerofauthority

5.getsawaywith6.asocialreality

7.escapefrom8.dangerousandfrightening

9.lesstrustful10.policeprotection

11.estimate12.furtherevidence

13.3314.insteadof

15.networkTV16.threatofdanger

17.exploitbythemedia18.increasingpressure

19.aggressivebehavior20.socialcontrolandstability

PartB:ListeningComprehension

1-5BCDAC 6-10 CCBAC

11-15DACBC 16-20DBABD

21-25ABCBA 26-30BCCAD

PartC:ListeningandTranslation

Ⅰ.SentenceTranslation

１.当时那人就我们陈列在交易会上的新产品提了好多问题。但是，他没有下任何定单。

2.多数人在劳累工作了一天回家后都希望能休闲一下，诸如洗个热水澡或者聆听轻音乐。

3.慢跑是一种慢速、稳定的奔。最近几年来，慢跑已成为非常流行的一种户外活动。

4.下山容易上山难，因此，染上坏习惯容易，养成好习惯难。

5.如果你在快餐店或咖啡店就餐，你付５元钱或再多一点就能吃一顿。但是如果你在旅馆或市中心的饭店用餐，你就要付十倍的钱。

Ⅱ.PassageTranslation

Passage1

1970年，一位美国人发明了一辆与众不同的自行车。它看上去好像是将两辆自行车合为一辆，并且可同时供两人使用。每一位骑车人都有自己的座位。因为他们都有各自的手把，都能驾驭自行车。然而，该项发明未能成功。如果其中一位骑车人略微向左拐，另一位略微向右拐，两人都会摔倒在经。

Passage2

过去两年来，许多州和城市都已经在公共场所限制吸烟。越来越多的饭店和其他私人企业鉴于健康的原因自觉出台有关吸烟的规定。在纽约市，数以十计的冰淇淋食品店划出了禁烟区，而且看起来更多的顾客提出要坐在禁烟区，而不是吸烟区。

SECTION2：STUDYSKILLS

1-5 DDBBB 6-10 CBADB

11-15 BBCDC 16-20 CDCBA

21-25 CADCD 26-30 DDBDA

SECTION3：TRANSLATIONTEST(1)

20年前，摩托罗拉公司带着近乎害怕的心理看待日本企业。早在（20世纪）60年代，这个公司芝加哥的电视制造分公司规模大、利润高。但在70年代初，高成本以及日本廉价电视机日趋上升的势头使其遭受重创。“日本人非常嚣张，”摩托罗拉公司发言人马里奥·萨尔瓦多瑞追忆道,“他们想分享市场。”通过残酷无情的价格战，他们如愿以偿，并最终把几乎所有美国电子公司赶出电视机行业。1974年，摩托罗拉将其Quasar电视生产厂卖给了一家日本公司。但是，当其他美国公司在对外竞争中败北的时候，摩托罗拉公司重新调整了产业方向，转向无线通讯。这是一个它在20年代开拓的产业（另外还有移动收音机和步话机）。此举确有先见之明。

SECTION4:TRANSLATIONTEST(2)

Accordingtoasurvey,about40%ofourcountry’syouthdonotreadanybooksotherthantheirtextbooks.Iamshockedattheresult.Iremainsuspiciousofthesurvey,thoughthepeopleconcernedclaimittobescientific.Despitemysuspicion,thefactisthatmoreandmoreyoungpeople,insteadofreading,spendtheirsparetimewatchingTV,goingtodanceparties,playingvideogamesorchitchatting.Gorgyoncesaid:“Booksarestepstowardhumanprogress.”Asweallknow,booksisacrystallizationofhumanwisdom.AlthoughmodernmediasuchasTVandcomputersenjoyadvantagesinthespeedofinformationdissemination,sofarnoneofthemcanreplacebooksinrespectofthedepthofknowledgebeingspread.

听力测试题录音文字稿:

SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST

PartA:SportDictation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrestpondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Now,let’sbeginPartAwithSpotDictation.

(Woman)Manypeoplenowadaysareconcernedaboutviolenceontelevision.Mostofthemfearthatitstimulatestelevisionviewerstoviolentoraggressiveacts.However,inmylecturetoday,I’dliketoshowyou,fromourrecentresearch,thattheconsequencesofexperiencingtelevision’ssymbolicworldofviolencecanbemuchmorefar-reaching.

Wehavefoundthattelevisiondramaticallydemonstratesnotonlythepowerofauthorityinoursociety,butalsotherisksinvolvedinbreakingsociety’srules.Violence-filledprogramsontelevisionshowuswhogetsawaywithwhat,andagainstwhom.Theseprogramsteachtheroleofvictim,andhelpustoacceptviolenceasasocialrealitywhichwemustlearntolivewithorescapefrom.

Wehavefoundthatpeoplewhowatchalotoftelevisionseetherealworldasmoredangerousandfrighteningthanthosewhowatchverylittle.HeavyTVviewersarelesstrustfulofstrangersonthestreetandmorefearfuloftherealworld.Theirfearmaywellbringincreasingdemandsforpoliceprotection,andelectionoflaw-and-orderpoliticians.Whenweaskedviewerstoestimatetheirownchancesofbeinginvolvedinsometypeofviolenceduringanygivenweek,theyprovidefurtherevidencethattelevisioncaninducefearandalertness:theheavyviewerswere33percentmorelikelythanthelightviewerstopicksuchfearfulestimatesas50-50oronein10,insteadofamoreplausibleonein100.

Wehavefoundthatviolenceonprime-timenetworkTVcultivatesexaggeratedassumptionsaboutthethreatofdangerintherealworld.Fearisauniversalemotion,andnaturally,easytoexploitbythemedia.Theexaggeratedsenseofriskandinsecuritymayleadtoincreasingdemandsforprotection,andtoincreasingpressurefortheuseofforcebyestablishedauthority.Therefore,insteadofstimulatingindividualaggressivebehaviorandthreateningthesocialorder,televisionmayhavebecomeourchiefinstrumentofsocialcontrolandstability.

PartB:ListeningComprehension

Ⅰ.Statements

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswillbespokenonlyonce,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

QuestionNo.1.(Woman)TheMBAprogramofthatwell-knowuniversityIattendedlastyearwasratherdifficult,butIgotalotoutthecoursesthere.

QuestionNo.2.(Woman)TheVicePresidenthasafullschedulewithaseriesofmeetingsnextMondayandTuesday,andhaveassistants.

QuestionNo.3.(Man)Thegeneralmanagerwassurprisedtoseesomanypeopleshoppingathissupermarketsduringtheholidaybreak.

QuestionNo.4.(Man)Ithinktheapplicantlacksthenecessaryqualificationsforthepostasacomputerprogrammerinthathi-techcorporation.

QuestionNo.5.(Woman)Don’tworry.IthinkJackcanfixthatprojectorinthelab,there’sreallynothingtoit.

QuestionNo.6.(Woman)AlthoughJennyandIhavemanydifferencesofopinion,weusuallygetalongwellmostofthetime.

QuestionNo.7.(Man)I’mafraidyou’llhavetoreviseandtypethememorandumofunderstandingasecondtime.

QuestionNo.8.(Man)Intheirstudiesandreports,botheconomistsandgovernmentofficialshaveunderestimatedtherateofinflationofthiscountry.

QuestionNo.9.(Man)Ourcompanyhasdecidedtosetupadisplayforthecity’sforthcomingScienceandTechnologyWeek.

QuestionNo.10.(Woman)Withinthepastcentury,scientistshavebeentryingunsuccessfullytofindarealcureforthecommoncold.

Ⅱ.TalksandConversations:

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefully,becauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions11to14arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

(Woman)Goodafternoon,I’dlikesomeinformationaboutthetrains,please.

(Man) Yes,madam.Whichtrain?Whereareyougoing?

(Woman)ToNewcastle.Yousee.Ihaveasisterthere,youknow.Wehadaphoneallyesterdayandsheinvitedmeovertostayfortheweekend,so…

(Man) Soyourquestionis“when’sthenexttraintoNewcastle”?Isthatright?

(Woman)Yes,that’sright.WhenisnexttraintoNewcastle,please?

(Man) Athalfpasteleven.That’sinaboutaminute.

(Woman)Thankyouverymuch.Oh!CanIgetsomethingtoeatonthetrain?IalwayshavesomethingtoeatwhenItravel.Ifindthatacupofteaandasandwichalwayshelpmynerves.

(Man) Yes,madam.There’sabuffetcaronthetrain.

(Woman)Oh,good!Er…howmuchdoesacupofteacost？

(Man) I’mnotsure,madam.Halfapound,Ithink.

(Woman)Youmeanfiftypennies!Ohdear!Thingsaregettingsoexpensive!

(Man) Yes,madam.Yourtrain’sgoingtoleaveinhalfaminutenow.

(Woman)Thankyou.Oh!Whichplatformdoesitleavefrom?

(Man) Platform13.

(Woman)platform13!Oh,dear!Inevertravelontrainsthatleavefromplatform13!13’sanunluckynumber.Whenisthenexttrainafterthe11:30?

QuestionNo.11.WhydoesthewomanwanttogotoNewcastle?

QuestionNo.12.Accordingtotheman,whenwillthenexttraintoNewcastleleave?

QuestionNo.13.Whatdoesthewomanliketohavewhensheistraveling?

QuestionNo.14.Howmuchwillthewomanhavetopayforacupoftea?

Questions15to18arebasedonthefollowingadvertisement.

(Woman)Geographicallyspeaking,Britainisbynomeansabigcountry.Fromnorthtosouthandfromeasttowestitisonlyaboutthreehundredmiles,orfourhundredandeightykilometers,across.Butsmallasitis,Britainhasasurprisingrangeofclimates.Peoplewhohavenevervisitedthiscountry,orwhohavevisitedonlyonepartofit,oftenmakethemistakeofthinkingthatitisclodandwetinBritain.HaveyoueverheardofatypicalEnglishmanwearingabowlerhatandcarryinganumbrellaallthetime?Hisimageiswellknownallovertheworld.Youmayassumethatthisisbecausehelivesinacoldandrainycountry.Well,exceptforthesummermonthsofJunetoSeptemberthisisaprobablytrueofthenorthofBritainandtheMidlands.Inthesouth,however,theweatherismuchmorepleasant.Asaresult,whenpeopleretirefromajobinthenorth,theyoftenprefernomovedowntothewarmerandmildersouth.

Perhapsthewarmestpartofthecountryisthesouthwest,namely,thecountiesofDevonandCornwall.Everyyear,thewarmGulfStreamflowsacrosstheNorthAtlanticOceanfromtheGulfofMexicoandbringsaquitewarmandmildclimatetothecoastalregionsofthesouthwest.Inthispartofthecountrygrowssemi-tropicalplantssuchasbambooandpalmtrees.Flowersandvegetablesripenasamonthearlierthanthoseelsewhere.Inwinter,whiletheremaybeseveralfeetofsnowinotherpartsofBritain,therewillprobablybenosnowatallinthesouthwest.ThatiswhythesouthwesterncountiesremaintobeBritain’smostpopularholidayareasalltheyearround.

QuestionNo.15.Accordingtothetalk,whichisthebestseasonforpeopleinthenorthofBritaintoenjoymildandpleasantclimates?

QuestionNo.16.WhatistheapproximatedistancefromthenorthcoastallinesofBritaintothesouthcoastallines?

QuestionNo.17.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheweatherconditionsinBritain?

QuestionNo.18.WhyareDevonandCornwallpopularholidayareasalltheyearround?

Question19to22arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

(Woman)John,doyouthinkwemaketoomuchuseoftinnedandfrozenfoodinBritain?Thesupermarketsherearefullofthem,aren’tthey?Perhapsthatiswhyourfoodisnotverytasty,asyoumayhavefoundoutalready.

(Man) Butfrozenfoodsareconvenientandhandy,aren’tthey?Justthinkofallthetediousworkwehavetodointhekitchenifitweren’tforthefrozenfoodsandthelike.

(Woman)Yes,that’strue!ButyouspendmuchmoretimecookingandpreparingmealsinyourcountrythanwedoinBritain,don’tyou?

(Man) Yes,Isupposewedo.Youmakelessfussaboutfoodthanwedo.Inmyowncountry,wehavetwobigmealsaday,thatis,lunchanddinner,andwespendalotoftimepreparingthem.HereinBritain,youhaveonlyonebigmealaday,apartfrombreakfastandlunchsnack,andyouspendmuchlesstimepreparingit.

(Woman)Yes,butwe’rejustasfondofgoodanddeliciousfoodasyouare.

(Man) Well,youcertainlydon’tshowit!

(Woman)Wedofussaboutourmealssometimes,andremember,weliketoeatoutonspecialoccasions,suchasweekendevenings,birthday,partiesandothercelebrations.Londonisfullofforeignrestaurantswhereyoucangetalltheexoticdishesoftheworld.Youmustcomeoutwithusoneevening,John.

(Man) Thankyouverymuch,I’dloveto.Andthat’swhatIlikeaboutLondon.There’salwayssomuchtoseeanddo.IthinkIhavemadeawisedecisionwhenIchosetoliveandstudyinLondon.

QuestionNo.19.AccordingtoJohn,whatistrueabouttheBritishpeople?

QuestionNo.20.WhichofthefollowingistheonlybigmealfortheBritishpeople?

QuestionNo.21.Accordingtotheconversation,whatdotheBritishpeopleliketodoonspecialoccasions?

QuestionNo.22.WhydothemanandthewomanprefertoeliveinLondon?

Questions23to26arebasedonthefollowingtalk.

(Man)ThefirstTVdinnerscameoutintheUnitedStatesinthe1950s,andtheywereimmediatelyregardedasamajoradvanceintheinventionof“socialconvenience.”However,therearethosepeoplewhobelievethattheintroductionofTVdinnershasweakenedthetiesoftheAmericanfamily.Thiswasbroughtaboutbythechangeinthatlong-standingtraditionoffamilylife—theeveningmeal.

BeforetelevisionbecamepopularwiththeaverageAmericanfamily,thetypicalAmericandinnerwouldinvolvealmostallth4efamilymembers.Thedinnerwouldtakepartinthreestages:thepreparationstage,theeatingstageandtheclean-upstage.Inthepreparationstage,thechildrenoftenhelpedwithsettingthetablewhilethemothercookedthemeal.Intheeatingstage,thefamilymembers,oldandyoung,wouldtalkabouttheirday’sactivitiesastheyate.Asnoonastheeveningmealwasover,thechildrenwereagaininvolvedinthecleaning-upstage,sothat,asinthefirsttwostages,theirimportancewithinthefamilywasclear.

Afterthearrivaloftelevision,theeatingstagebegantochange.Familymemberscouldnoweatandwatchtelevisionatthesametime.Asaresult,theystoppedtalkingtoeachother.ItwastheTVdinner,however,thatkilledoffthepreparationandtheclean-upstages.Beforelong,allpeoplehadtodowasuseafork,sincetheTVdinnercouldgofromtheoventothelap,andfromthelaptotherubbishbinwithgreatease.

Bythebeginningofthe1980s,thetypicalAmericanfamilydinnerwasjust20minuteslong.Ofcourse,thepaceofmodernlifehasincreased,andthishasaffectedthetimewespentoverdinner.Buttheintroductionofamealthatcouldbeeatenbetweenthestartandfinishofa30-minutetelevisionprogrammedhasalsocontributedtothischangeofourfamilylife.

QuestionNo.23.Accordingtothetalk,whatisaTVdinner?

QuestionNo.24.ComparedwiththetraditionalAmericandinner,whatstagesarenotincludedinthemodernTVdinner?

QuestionNo.25.WhatdidAmericanChildrenusetodointhepreparationstageoftheeveningmeal?

QuestionNo.26.Accordingtothetalk,howlongwillatypicalAmericandinnerlastinthe1980s?

Questions27to30arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

(Man) Erm,well,youname’sJulia.

(Woman)JuliaBrown,yes.

(Man) JuliaBrown.I’mAllanLee.

(Woman)Hello.

(Man) Hi.Erm,whereaboutsdoyoulive?

(Woman)IliveinForestHill,south-eastLondon.

(Man) Ohyeah.Iusedtolivenearthere.

(Woman)Notfaraway.

(Man) No.Verynear.ActuallyIreallyenjoyedlivingthere.Areyouworkingnearthere?

(Woman)IworkinLondon.IamwiththeIBM,asacomputerprogrammer.Ialsoworkasanadministratorforasmallcharityorganization.Erm,that’sonlypart-time.Ialsoworkinawine-bar.That’spart–time,too.

(Man) Youmeanpart-timeworkintheevenings?

(Woman)Erm,yeah,twoeveningsaweek.

(Man) Right.Yeah.It’squitealongwayinfromForestHill,mm?

(Woman)It’squiteajourneyintoCentralLondon.Boththecharityofficeandthewine-barareinHattonGarden,CentralLondon,youknow.

(Man) Yeah.That’sright.Butyougetthemainlinein?ImeanthemainlinefromsoutheastLondonintoCentralLondon?

(Woman)Yes,that’sintoCharingCross,anderm,ItendtowalkfromtheretoHattonGarden,yes.Tryingtogetfit.

(Man) Right.I’mquitelucky.Iworkathome.

(Woman)Whatdoyoudo?

(Man) I’mapianist.SoIspendmostofthedaypracticing.Tryingtoer,getasmanyrecitalsaspossible.

(Woman)Doyouteachpianolessons?

(Man) ErIdon’tatthemoment,no.I’mjustconcentratingonplayingsortof,sixhoursaday,fivedaysaweek,thatkindofthing.Buterm,gettingyourselfestablishedisprettydifficult.

(Woman)Yes,sodoyou—areactuallyworking,playingatthemoment?

(Man)Erm.Yeah,wellI’vejustdonetwoconcerts,intheNorth.AndIamnowtryingtoenterforacompetition,inAustria,nextJanuary.Soerm,maybesomething’llcomeoutofthat.Ilookforwardtothatkindofcompetition,andI’mreallyworkinghard.

QuestionNo.27.Whatisthewoman’sfull-timejobduringtheday?

QuestionNo.28.InwhichpartofLondondoesthewomanlive?

QuestionNo.29.Whatdoesthemandoforaliving?

QuestionNo.30.Whatisthemangoingtodoearliernextyear?

PartC:ListeningandTranslation

Ⅰ.SentenceTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5Englishsentences.Youwillhearthesentencesonlyonce.Afteryouhaveherdeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyouversioninthecorrespondingspaceinANSWERBOOKLET.Now,let’sbeginSentenceTranslationwithSentenceNo.1.Themanaskedalotofquestionsaboutournewproductsdisplayedatthetrade

fair.Nevertheless,hedidn’tbookanyorders.

SentenceNo.2.Mostpeoplewanttohavesomeformofrelaxationwhentheycomehomeafterahardday’swork,suchastakingahotbathorlisteningtosomelightmusic.

SentenceNo.3.Joggingisaslow,steadykindofrunning.Inrecentyears,ithasbecomeverypopularasaformofoutdoorexercise.

SentenceNo.4.Itiseasiertogodownhillthantoclimbuphill,soitiseasiertofallintobadhabitsthanintogoodones.

SentenceNo.5.Youcangetamealforabout$5orslightlymoreifyoueatinsnackbarsorcoffeeshops.Butifyoueatinahoteloradowntownrestaurant,youareexpectedtopaytentimesasmuch.

Ⅱ.PassageTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.Youwillhearthepassagesonlyonce.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyouranswerbooklet.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.Now,let’sbeginPassageTranslationwiththefirstpassage.

Passage1

(Woman)In1979,anAmericanmaninventedanunusualbicycle.Itlookedliketwobicyclesinoneanditcouldbeusedbytwopeopleatthesametime.Onthenewbicycleeachpersonhadtheirownbicycleseatandeachpersonwouldbeabletoridethebicyclebecausetheybothhadtheirownsetofhandlebars.However,theinventionwasnotasuccessfulone.Ifonepersonturnedalittletotheleftandtheotheralittleright,bothridersfellontotheground.

Passage2

(Man)Inthepasttwoyears,manystatesandcitieshavelimitedsmokinginpublicplaces.Anincreasingnumberofhotels,restaurantsandotherprivateenterpriseshavevoluntarilyintroducedsmokingregulationsforhealthreasons.Forexample,inNewYorkCity,adozenicecreamshopshavesetupnon-smokingsectionsandthereseemstobemoredemandforseatsinnon-smokingsectionsthaninsmokingsections.

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