3月英语高级口译考试真题

1、3 月英语高级口译考试真题 (3)SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TESTDirections: Translate of the following passage into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.The popular view when discussing urban transportation in American cities to day is to decry its sorry state. Newspapers and

2、 journals are filled with talk of an “ urban transportation crisis, of the “ difficulties of getting from here to there,great length. Matters are reported to be getting worse - and very quickly. Everyone has his own favorite traumatic experience to report: of the occasion when many of the switches f

3、roze on New York' s commuter railroads; of the sneak snowstorm in Bostonthat converted thirty-minute commuter trips into seven hour ordeals; of the extreme difficulties in Chicago and other Midwestern cities when some particularly heavy and successive snowstorms were endured.One reason for the t

4、alk of an urban transportation crisis in the United States today perhaps lies in a failure to meet anticipations. Many commuters expected to reduce their commuting times as systems improved, but instead found themselves barely able to maintain the status quo in terms of time requirements. Another re

5、ason for talk of crisis, almost certainly, is that the rate of improvement in the performance of urban transportation systems during rush hours has been markedly inferior to that expected during off-peak hours. Specifically, the ability to move quickly about American cities during non-rush hors has

6、improved in a truly phenomenal fashion.SECTION 4: LISTENING TESTPart A: Note-taking And Gap-fillingDirections: In this part of the test you will hear a short talk. You will hear the talkONLY ONCE. While listening to the talk, you may take notes on the important points so that you can have enough inf

7、ormation to complete a gap-filling task on a separate ANSWER BOOKLET. You will not get your test book and ANSWER BOOKLET until after you have listened to the talkToday, we' llbe discussing EQ: emotional intelligence quotient. Your emotional intelligence quotient seems to indicate how well you 1

8、your ownemotions, and how well you 2 to others.EQ is not exactly a new idea, but the 3 itself is a new one. Peoplehave realized the way you control your feelings is just as important as your 4 , maybe, even more important.The focus of today' s session is: can you learn EQ? Some _5_s_choolteacher

9、s think that some kids have 6 EQs than others. Even at five orsix years old, some of the kids tend to be much more 7 and 8 than others. Another example is that kids deal with 9 in different ways. One may get frustrated with a 10 problem,but another child, with a higher EQ, might be able to handle th

10、e situation better. She might try 11 ways to approach the problem, or ask for 12.Can you 13 to have a higher EQ? People seem to have differentviews on this question. Most of the people believe that the answer to this question is 14. For example, kids can be 15 to have patience and not to give up whe

11、n things go wrong. They learn to respond well to their 16. But others don 't agree. They find that some people never learn to 17 their EQ. The problem is that people with a low EQ have a 18time seeing how their behavior affects other people. They see no reason to 19. They 'll probably never

12、adjust their _ 20.Part B: Listening and Translation1. Sentence TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 English sentences. You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.123452. Passage TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 English passages. You will hear the pas