【DOC】-1998年上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试四(doc14)-考试学习

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4、遗北骑闸河稀且撮权怜涧噪蔬咀蛀靠肘殷篙膀展悲展疡煤瞬枣填枣创蛹敌破滴破贮局蛀瓤婪殷凛沈展碑郝疡藻佯绘填早鞋咏蝎截为樱厢靠蛀殷栏沈崭悲孤伯妹佯诲填枣创增同截敌樱饵咀贩靠婪殷凛沈沽悲姑舅弥替念胀批丸勋毡河1998年上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试四SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (40 minutes)Part A: Spot DictationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in

5、each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage only once.The usual good-luck wish to a theatre actor who is about to _ (1) or to be engaged in a performance is to say “Break

6、 a leg”. This may seem to be a rather _ _(2) to say to someone who is probably already quite impatient, _ _ (3). But most theatre actors and actresses are, by tradition, very (4). And they would do everything to avoid slipping or throwing themselves into“_” (5).Among many actors and actresses, it is

7、 thought that wishing for good luck from their _ _(6) will have the opposite effect. Consequently, by _(7) for bad luck, _(8) that the actor or actress will in fact have good luck. Actors and actresses _(9) noisy, squeaking shoes to be a sign of good luck, and it is also _(10) to have a theatre cat.

8、 On the other hand, bad luck can come _ _(11); it comes from the audience's whistling _ _(12), from the actor's repeating the last line of the play _ _(13) and from certain shades of the colour _ _(14) in the background of the stage.Where do these _ _(15) or worries come from? Some people be

9、lieve them to be the result of an actor's _ _(16). The real reason, although, may have more to do with simply being frightened about _ _(17) in front of a large audience and making silly, laughable mistakes. After all, acting is a very _ _(18). If an actor performs badly, it is very likely that

10、he would gradually _ _(19) and eventually his job and livelihood. Under such adverse and frightful conditions, it is not surprising that actors and actresses_(20) bad things to happen.Part B: Listening Comprehension. StatementsDirections: In this part of the lest, you will hear several short stateme

11、nts. These statements will be spoken only once, and you will not find them written on the paper; so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have c

12、hose in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.1. A. We spent three days visiting factories. B. We were planning to see three factories. C. We didn't expect to go to three factories. D. We went to see the factory on the third day.2. A. That school was once a shop. B. Stores stand today w

13、here once there was a school. C. A shop is in the center of that school. D. A school is set up beside the shopping center.3. A. This room is not only small, but it is also far away. B. Fewer than nineteen guests will come, so we need a smaller room. C. We must reduce our guest list by at least ninet

14、y. D. Ninety people won't fit in this room.4. A. Joyce is so busy that she always runs for work. B. Joyce runs her small business herself. C. Joyce eventually became successful. D. Joyce's business had been successful for a long time.5. A. We're using four colors to paint the lounge. B.

15、We have chosen the fight colors. C. The lounge has walls of beautifully painted wood. D. The colors in the painting aren't right for the lounge.6. A. It's never cooler in the suburbs. B. The suburbs gets hotter before the city does. C. Compared to the suburbs, city temperatures are higher. D

16、. Unlike city schools, suburban schools are open year-round.7. A. Miss Moore has failed one-third of the classes. B. Those who are absent more than one-third of the time should fail. C. More than one-third of the students fail the test. D. Only one-third of the students missed their classes while on

17、 holiday.8. A. The figures on those instructions are difficult to see. B. The instructions are illogical and incomplete. C. I don't know how people can understand those instructions. D. I can't look at anyone else's figures.9. A. You should write down your daily activities. B. It's a

18、 good idea to read the paper every day. C. You should keep a record of the music you've heard. D. After your trip, you should record what you see.10.A. Mathematics isn't a required course. B. He's never met the math student before. C. Peter is taking a mathematics course. D. They will ne

19、ver require mathematics. Talks and ConversationsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully because you will hear the four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question. T

20、hen write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 111411. A. An architect. B. A janitor C. A housing agent. D. A university professor.12. A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.13. A. It is large and sunny. B. It is smaller than the living-room

21、. C. It has only a small window. D. It has large cupboards.14. A. The larger bedroom. B. The stove and the refrigerator C. The fireplace. D. The furniture.Questions 151815. A. A new bicycle. B. An inexpensive bicycle. C. A fast bicycle. D. A stationary bicycle.16. A. A half mile. B. A mile. C. Two m

22、iles. D. Four miles.17. A. He doesn't like it. B. It doesn't work very well. C. It's broken. D. He got a new one.18. A. Go see his friend's bicycle. B. See her new apartment. C. Walk to school. D. Buy a new bicycle.Questions 192219. A. An assembly line. B. A car. C. A company. D. An

23、inventor.20. A. In 1908. B. In 1914. C. In 1918. D. In 1924.21. A. It was faster. B. It was more efficient. C. It was more individualized. D. It was cheaper.22. A. It increased slowly. B. It increased quickly. C. It remained about the same. D. It decreased.Questions 232623. A. To qualify for a high

24、school diploma. B. To learn some things she needed to know. C. To become the manager of a night club. D. To assist in the control of her life.24. A. She is married. B. She has no one else to-rely on. C. Her children can't afford to go to school. D. Her husband is out of work.25. A. Philosophy B.

25、 Plumbing C. Auto Repair D. Indifferent26. A. Amused B. Indifferent C. Positive D. NegativeQuestions 273027. A. Travel for pleasure. B. Travel for adventure. C. Travel for freedom. D. Travel for education.28. A. Because travel was slow and difficult then. B. Because people preferred to stay at home.

26、 C. Because travel was considered a miracle to most people. D. Because coaches had not been invented.29. A. Two days. B. Four days. C. A week. D. Two weeks.30. A. They will take it for granted. B. They will be astonished. C. They will regard it as an uncommon activity. D. They will consider it a was

27、te of time and money.Part C: Listening and Translation. 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

28、in your ANSWER BOOKLET.(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) .Passage Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages. You will hear the passages only once. After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.

29、 You may take notes while you are listening. (1) _ _ _ _ _ (2) _ _ _ _ _ SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 minutes)Directions: In this section, you will read several passages. Each passage is followed by several questions based on its content. You are to choose ONE best answer, (A.), (B.), (C),or (D.),to

30、each question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 15An unexpectedly bitter dispute between the Royal Mail and the unio

31、n of postal workers has kept Britain's postal service closed for two weeks.Street-comer mail boxes are sealed and international mail suspended until the Union of Communication Workers and post office management settle their differences over special pay for new recruits.The strike began as a spot

32、ty, 24-hour work stoppage Aug. 31 but was extended last week to include most of the 1,500 Royal Mail offices and more than 100,000 union members. It is the first major disruption of service since 1981,and has prompted discussion of further privatizing postal deliveries. British Prime Minister has sa

33、id the Royal Mail is one public service that should remain in government hands. But some businessmen have pressed British Prime Minister to expand the market for private courier services to include carrying large volumes of mail. The pay dispute concerns special bonuses of between 15 and 35 a week f

34、or workers in the London area where the cost of living is high and it is difficult to attract new recruits. The Royal Mail is offering the premiums to help alleviate an acute shortage of workers in London but union leader want the bonuses distributed equally across the country.The post office has as

35、ked other countries to hold all mail deliveries for Britain until the strike is settled, because it is difficult to guarantee security for mail bags piling up at air and seaports.1. The passage suggests that a strike is happening _. A. within the Union of Communication Workers B. within post-office

36、management C. within the British government D. within the postal service of Great Britain2. According to the passage, the postal strike_. A. has been the second major strike since 1981 B. has been settled by the British government C. has attracted many new recruits D. has already lasted for two week

37、s3. Which of the following is NOOT true about the postal strike? A. The strike began as a spotty, 24 hour work stoppage Aug.31. B. The strike has included all the 1,500 Royal Mail offices. C. The strike has made the street-comer mail boxes sealed. D. The strike has been joined by more than 100,000 u

38、nion members.4. According to the passage, the purpose for the postal strike is_. A. to prompt discussion of further privatizing postal deliveries B. to expand the market for private courier services C. to have special pay for newly hired workers D. to offer the premiums to help workers in London.5.

39、What would be the best title for this passage? A. Britain's postal strike B. Britain's post-office management C. Britain's private courier services D. Britain's Royal Mail officesQuestions 610Hong Kong, where buildings rise and fall like mood swings, has never had much time for the p

40、ast. Yet even by those normally harried standards, authorities face a remarkably tight deadline for the transition between old and new airports. In the seven hours between 11:30 p.m. on July 5, when venerable Kai Tak shuts down, down, and 6:30 a.m. on July 6 when HKIA opens, a lumbering menagerie of

41、 equipment will trek the 39 km from one to the other. Thousands of items have been logged and assigned a moving time.“The plan is a living thing, and it changes all the time,”says Michael Winarick, the ex-British Army colonel in charge of the move. The operation actually began May 6, when the first

42、pieces of equipment were transferred to the new site, and won't end until early August. But pressure will be greatest on the critical night, when a parade of ungainly vehicles will take to the closed-off roads of Kowloon“deck loaders” that equip planes, the tractors that nudge jumbo jets into po

43、sition, the scuttling baggage trains and fire trucks and erect moving staircases. Winarick admits to tense moments when crews discovered they only had 15cm to spare under some overpasses:“We looked at letting out tire pressure.” Heaver items like the scaffolding used by maintenance crews will sail o

44、n 17 barges through Victoria Harbor. Thirty planes will take off from Kai Tak on a rare set of domestic flights, winging the 15 minutes to Chek Lap Kok. Some 1,000 police will watch over the move, which will be televised to discourage rubberneckers. But the greatest threat is beyond anyone's con

45、trol: officials say that if a typhoon hits that night, they'll postpone HKLA'S opening for a week.6. The word “trek” (paragraph 1) means_. A. to go through wild country B. to walk slowly for pleasure C. to travel to a holy place D. to make a long hard journey.7. The passage suggests that aut

46、horities_. A. nudge jumbo jets into position before July 5 B. watch over the move on July 6 C. have a tight deadline for the transition D. look at letting out tire pressure8. According to the passage, thirty planes will_. A. trek the 39km from one to the other B. move along with tractors and fire tr

47、ucks C. sail on 17 barges through Victoria Harbor D. fly from Kai Tak to Chek Lap Kok9. According to the passage, the move will be televised to_. A. discourage people who watch something with too much interest B. show to world the transition between old and new airports C. report the whole process of lumbering menagerie of equipment D. display the scuttling baggage trains, fire trucks and erect moving staircases10. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage? A. Last Plane Out, Don't Forget to Trek the 39km B. Last Plane Out, Don't Forget to Turn Off the Lights C