口译大赛校内选拔赛样卷-参考答案-答题说明.doc

2015年度杭州师范大学第二届口译大赛暨第四届全国口译大赛(英语)初赛样卷（第一阶段笔试）Part A Note-taking and Gap-filling Directions: In this part of the test you will hear a short talk. You will hear the talk only once. While listening to the talk, you may take notes on the important points so that you can have enough information to complete a gap-filling task below. Fill in each blank with one word only: Wearing clothes can always transmit signals about peoples social roles and attitudes towards their culture. With the exception of the two extremes on the social (1)_: the very rich socialites and poor vagrants. Clothing Signals are the result of a single daily event for the (2) _ of people. The assumption of an increased (3) _ trend in modern dressing behavior is misleading. There is no (4) _ of formality today, merely the (5) _ of old formalities for new. One of the most mysterious fashion trends is the relationship between female skirt length and (6) _ conditions. There has been a precise correlation between the length of female skirts and the periods of boom and (7) _: if the stock market rises, so do the skirts. Its hard to explain exactly why, but hopefully, future (8) _ will give us a clever explanation. Many short-term variations are at work in a hundred different ways, as fashion trends diffuse themselves rapidly around the globe. Each new minor trend (9) _ or reverses the fashion of the previous season. Unconsciously, we all plot graphs of shifting Clothing Signals all the time and read off the many signals that our companions clothes transmit to us in every social encounter. Clothing is as much a part of human body language as (10) _, facial expressions and postures. Part B Listening Comprehension Directions: In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After each one, you will be asked some questions. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken only once. Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard: Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation. 1. (A) It is required by the course he is taking. (B) He is promoting a product through advertising. (C) He is applying for a scholarship at a university. (D) It is part of the selection process for a job. 2. (A) How to become a successful job applicant. (B) How to prepare for a good speech. (C) How to make a good impression on the interviewer. (D) It has not been decided yet. 3. (A) 20 minutes (B) 30 minutes (C) An hour (D) Its not mentioned in the conversation. 4. (A) To use the overhead projector. (B) To read clearly and loud enough from a script. (C) To illustrate his points with anecdotes or analogies. (D) To say something amusing or striking at the very start. 5. (A) To listen to him rehearse the talk. (B) To help him collect the required statistics. (C) To analyze the data already available. (D) To write a script for the talk. Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news. 6. (A) Because they might harm the poor people. (B) Because their drawbacks outweigh benefits. (C) Because they counterbalance other environmental policies. (D) Because they cannot achieve the expected environmental objectives. 7. (A) German business confidence index has risen as much as expected recently. (B) The outlook for manufacturing is worsening in foreseeable future. (C) Global economic recession will sap demand for German exports next year. (D) German business situation is expected to get better in the next few months. 8. (A) The proposal can cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars to a very low level. (B) This action is obviously going to change global temperatures in the long term. (C) The reduction in gas emissions is insignificant for addressing global warming. (D) The proposal represents a big step in solving the problem of global warming. 9. (A) $60.5 a barrel (B) $61 a barrel (C) $61.32 a barrel (D) $61.67 a barrel 10. (A) 92. (B) 250. (C) 1,500. (D) 2,500. Part C Listening and Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear five English sentences. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write it in the space given below: (1) _ _(2) _ _(3) _ _(4) _ _(5) _ _参考答案与答题说明 Part A 12345scalesmajorityinformalitylossexchange678910economicdepressionfluctuationsmodifiesgestures答题说明：在填空之前，试题是不发给你的。也就是说，你必须先听讲话录音，根据自己的理解提取并记录关键词，待拿到书面的讲话稿后再根据笔记和回忆填空。参加比赛的同学请自带草稿纸。听完讲话后，你所拿到的书面讲话稿是你听到的讲话录音的精简版。两者的相同之处在于内容一致，信息出现的先后顺序一致；但是，两者的行文及篇幅有较大区别。 每空限填一词，这个词必须是从听到的讲话中抽出来的。Part B 12345DDABA678910ADCBAPart C 1. 加拿大经济可望在今年剩下的时间和2010年稳步增长，失业率从5%降到3.5%，通货膨胀得到控制。2. 我们中有人生活贫困，但是正如我所提到的，政府慷慨拨出大笔款项以帮助那些自助者，比如，光今年我们就花了260亿美元。3. 你可能觉得自己被老板亏待了，感觉很生气。然而，故意破坏和偷窃是犯罪行为。你的行动不仅会破坏自己的职业名誉，还可能会给自己带来牢狱之灾。4. 如果你看见有人晕倒不省人事，而你又了解一些急救措施，那很可能会挽救一条生命。通常人们什么都不会做，因为他们认为自己的做法可能会害死病人。但是学习一些简单的措施你就可能救死扶伤了。5.