中级口译真题卷

试卷一(2000年3月)上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(40minutes)PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Experienceisthegreatteacher.Astudentneedstobewellversedintheory.Inotherwords,hecanlearn_________(1)frombooks,butitistheexperienceofthesituationsandtheapplicationofthisknowledgethatwill_________(2).Withthisinmind,manyschoolsnowadayshaveincorporatedintotheircurriculaactivitiesofoutdooreducation,suchasfieldtrips,campingholidaysand_________(3).Toourstudentsfromlargecities,thecountrysidehastwo_________(4):oneisthevastwealthofwildlife,historicalrelicsandscenicgrandeurthatispartof_________(5):theotheristhepurejoyofphysicalexhilarationwhichispartandparcelofeverytrekor_________(6).Ifwefailtoexploitboth_________(7),wearethelosers.Whileenjoyingtheformer,wehavemovedintotherealmsofthelatter_________(8).Thereshouldbenodoubtabouttheveryreal_________(9)tobegainedbyparticipatinginout-dooractivities.Althoughphysicaleducationinschools_________(10)considerably,thegeneralpictureisstillof_________(11)periodsdottedhereandtherethroughouttheacademicyear.Inthewiderfieldof_________(12),however,thephysicaleffort,eventhoughitmayonlyinvolve_________(13),continuesoverlongperiodsandoftenona_________(14)forseveraldaysonend.Thephysicalimprovementisveryobviousand_________(15)afterasshortatimeas,say,tendays.Thewiderangeofoutdooractivitiesincreasesthe_________(16).Andtherearemanyinstancesinwhich_________(17)havetastedthelastingsatisfactionoftheirfirst_________(18),oftenundertestingsituations.Thisisabasicessentialandbreeds_________(19)aswellasrespectforothers.Furthermore,itoftenproducesanairofselfconfidencewhich_________(20)maywellhavedamagedinsomestudentsPartB:ListeningComprehensionI.StatementsDirections.Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyou-willnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearabatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.1. (A)Whydoesn'tGeorgewanttowriteouttheoutline? (B)WhydoyouthinkGeorgecan'tdoanoutlineforus? (C)IfGeorgewantsustodoanoutline,he'llhavetoaskus. (D)SinceGeorgeiswilling,heshouldbeallowedtodotheoutline.2. (A)Ittookusabouttwohourstodriveintothecitytoday. (B)Thecityisatwo-hourdrivefromhere. (C)Wemustcarryanextratirewithuswhendriving. (D)Wehadtorunforanhourbecauseourcarbrokedown.3. (A)Nowwepay5cents. (B)Nowweprinthalf-sizepages. (C)Nowwepay15cents. (D)Nowwepay20cents.4. (A)Thepostofficewasslowindeliveringtheletter. (B)Youfailedtogiveyournewaddresstothepostoffice. (C)Thepostofficedidn'tprocessthechangeofaddressfastenough. (D)Youforgottowriteyournewaddressontheletter.5. (A)Mrs.Greensignedwhensheheardthesuggestion. (B)Mrs.Greenrejectedthecommittee'ssuggestion. (C)Mrs.Greenquitwhenherideawasnotaccepted. (D)Mrs.Greendidn'tacceptedthesignature.6. (A)Theplanelefttwohoursbefore. (B)Theplaneleftatteno'clockinthemorning. (C)Theplaneleftattwoo'clockintheafternoon. (D)Theplaceleftatfouro'clockintheafternoon.7. (A)IknowwhyPaulhasn'tarrivedalthoughhewasdueearlier. (B)Ican'tunderstandwhyPaulishere. (C)Paulisduetopayforthemealticket. (D)Idon'tknowwhyPaulislateforthemeeting.8. (A)Thenewly-completedbridgewasmanymilesaway. (B)Oneofourplanswastosetupanewbridgebehindtheroad. (C)Thebuildingofthenewbridgewasnotfinishedintime. (D)Wewereunabletofitintoourschedulethevisittothenewbridge.9. (A)Theproblemsarefargreaterthanwehadexpected. (B)Thenameofthescientistisjustonthetipofmytongue. (C)Oneenvironmentalissueofourtimeistheproblemoftheiceberg. (D)Weshouldnottaketheseenvironmentalproblemstooseriously.10. (A)Mr.Cartermadealastminutedecisionnottofundtheproject (B)Mr.Carterwasthelasttofindouttheerrorsinthereport. (C)ItwasMr.Carter'scarthatbackedoutofthefinancedepartmentlastnight. (D)Thereweremoremini-carssoldbecauseofthefinancialcrisis.2.TalksandConversationsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions11-1411. (A)Furniture (B)Telephone (C)Wine (D)Paper12. (A)Thelatedelivery (B)Theincompletedocument (C)Thequalityofmewine (D)Theunreliabilityoftheagents13. (A)Sometimestheyareunreliable. (B)Obviouslytheyhavemadeamistake. (C)Onthewholetheycanbetrusted. (D)Generallyspeaking,theyareveryhelpful.14. (A)Leaveamessagewiththeswitchboardoperator. (B)Havetheoperatorconnecthimtoanotheroffice. (C)Makeanothercalltohisforwardingagents. (D)Telltheswitchboardoperatortoexpecthistelephonecall.Questions15-1815. (A)Optimistic (B)Encouraging (C)Doubtful (D)Negative16. (A)Itwillthenberevisedbythedirector. (B)Itwillbeputonadifferentchannel. (C)Itwillbeshownontheinternationalairlines. (D)ItwillnolongerbeshownonTV.17. (A)Byfundingtheshootingoftheseprograms. (B)Bygivingfreevoucherstoselectedactorsandactresses. (C)Bysendingmailtoprospectivecustomers. (D)Byreplacingthemwithprogramsoftheirown.18. (A)AdvertisersarethemostsincereinTVcommercials. (B)MostpeopleliketowatchTVprogramswithcommercialbreaks. (C)MostTVprogramsonshowarenotofgoodtaste. (D)NewspapersandmagazinescannevercompetewithTVcommercials.Questions19-2219. (A)He'salmostgothiscarstolen. (B)He'snearlysmashedintoawall. (C)He'salmostgothimselfkilled. (D)He'srunintoanothercarinfrontofhim.20. (A)Duringhislastrace. (B)Inaraceofthepreviousyear. (C)DuringtheMexicanGrandPrix. (D)Onhiswaytothestudio.21. (A)Themanwasbadlyhurt. (B)Themanwonabronzemedal. (C)Tworacingcarscollided. (D)Tworacing-driverswerekilled.22. (A)Hewaschasedbyanumberofracingcars. (B)Hewasstoppedandfinedbythepolice. (C)HehadlosthiswaythroughLondonstreets. (D)Hehadtodrivethroughbusystreets.Questions23-2623. (A)None (B)One (C)Two (D)Three24. (A)Ithaschangedthestatusoffirst-classpassengers. (B)Itwillpleaseallthecustomers,whatevertheirclasses. (C)Itisundertheprovisionoffederalregulations. (D)Ithascreatedanadditionalpassengerclass.25. (A)Theyallwholeheartedlywelcomedit (B)Theyallgaveitup. (C)Theymadenounanimousdecision. (D)Theytrieditonlyonoverseasflights.26. (A)Thecrew (B)Thefull-farepassengers (C)Thediscountpassengers (D)TheairlinecompaniesQuestions27-3027. (A)ThefirstWednesdayofMarch (B)ThetenthofMarch (C)TheeleventhofMarch (D)ThetwelfthofMarch28. (A)Acoupleofweeks (B)Onlyayear (C)Twoyears (D)Fouryears29. (A)Shegetsregularlypromoted. (B)Shecanstayintheofficeallday. (C)Shetravelsalotinherjob. (D)Sheisgivendifferentassignments.30. (A)ItisrequiredofhimbytheAccountingManager. (B)Itisthebestcourseatnightschool. (C)Heisinterestedinvisitingbigcities. (D)Heistiredofstayinginthesameoffice.PartC:ListeningandTranslationI.SentenceTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5Englishsentences.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseand-writeyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)2.PassageTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passages.YouwillhearthepassagesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.(1)(2)SECTION2:STUDYSKILLS(50minutes)Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassagesEachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A),(8),(C)or(D),toeachquestion.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageon(hebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions1-5AJapaneseconstructioncompanyplanstobuildahugeindependentcity-state,akintothelegendaryAtlantis,inthemiddleofthePacificOcean.Thecity,dubbed"Marinnation."wouldhaveaboutonemillioninhabitants,twoairports,andpossiblyevenaspaceport.Marinnation,ifbuilt,wouldbeaseparatecountrybutcouldserveasahomeforinternationalorganizationssuchastheUnitedNationsandtheWorldBank.Asidefromthemanypoliticalandsocialproblemsthatwouldhavetobesolved,theengineeringraskenvisagedismonumental.Theinitialstagerequiresthebuildingofacirculardam18milesindiameterattachedtotheseabedinarelativelyshallowplaceininternationalwaters.Then,severalhundredpumps,operatingformorethanayear,wouldsuckouttheseawaterfromwithinthedam.Whenemptyanddry,theareawouldhaveacityconstructedonit.Theactuallandwouldbeabout300feetbelowsealevel.Accordingtodesigners,thehardesttaskfromanengineeringpointofviewwouldbetoensurethatthedamisleakproofandearthquakeproof.Ifallgoeswell,itishopedthatMarinnationcouldbereadyforhabitationattheendoftheseconddecadeofthetwenty-firstcentury.Whetheranyonewouldwanttoliveinsuchanisolatedandartificialcommunity,however,willremainanopenquestionuntilthattime.1. Accordingtothepassage,whatkindofcitywillMarinnationbe? (A)Underground (B)Underwater (C)Marine (D)Legendary2. Inparagraph2,theunderlinedword"envisaged"isclosestinmeaningto__________. (A)undertaken (B)conceived (C)completed (D)implicated3. Accordingtothepassage,theproblemsofMarinnationfocusedonherearemainly_____. (A)human (B)engineering (C)political (D)social4. TheauthormentionsthatMannnationwouldbeallthefollowingEXCEPT_________. (A)acircularcityattachedtotheseabed (B)ahomeforinternationalorganizations (C)amonumentalengineeringtask (D)aplacewherepeoplewouldwanttolive5. Whatisthemainideaexpressedinthepassage? (A)TheusesofacitylikeMarinnation. (B)Theinhabitantsofacitybuiltintheocean. (C)Theconstructionofanindependentcity-state. (D)Theengineeringfeatsneededforbuildinganoceaniccity.Questions6-10HistorybooksrecordthatthefirstfilmwithsoundwasTheJazzSingerin1927.Butsoundfilms,or"talkies,"didnotsuddenlyappearafteryearsofsilentscreenings.Fromtheearliestpublicperformancesin1896.filmswereaccompaniedbymusicandsoundeffects.Thesewereproducedbyasinglepianist,asmallband,orafull-scaleorchestra;largemovietheaterscouldbuysound-effectsmachines.Researchintosoundthatwasreproducedatexactlythesametimeasthepictures-called"synchronizedsound"-begansoonaftertheveryfirstfilmswereshown.Withsynchronizedsound,charactersonthemoviescreencouldsingandspeak.Asearlyas1896,thenewlyinventedgramophone,whichplayedalargedisccarryingmusicanddialogue,wasusedasasoundsystem.Thebiggestdisadvantagewasthatthesoundandpicturescouldbecomeunsynchronizedif,forexample,thegramophoneneedlejumpedorifthespeedoftheprojectorchanged.Thissystemwasonlyeffectiveforasinglesongordialoguesequence.Inthe'sound-en-film"system,soundswererecordedasaseriesofmarksoncellulcidwhichcouldbereadbyanopticalsensor.Thesesignalswouldbeplacsdonthefilmalongsidetheimage,guaranteeingsynchronization.Shortfeaturefilmswereproducedinthiswayasearlyas1922.Thissystemeventuallybroughtus''talkingpictures."6. Theunderlinedword"screenings"inparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_________. (A)projections (B)revelations (C)demonstrations (D)diversions7. Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________. (A)mostmovietheatershadapianist,abandoranorchestra (B)sound-effectsmachineswerecommonbecausetheywerelessexpensive (C)full-scaleorchestrascouldsynchronizesoundeffectivelywiththepictures (D)gramophonescameintobeingaboutthesametimeasmovingpicturesdid8. Accordingtothepassage,gramophonesweresometimesineffectivebecausethey_________. (A)gotoutofsynchronizationwithpictures (B)weretoolargeformostmovietheaters (C)werenewlyinvented (D)changedspeedswhentheneedlejumped9. Thesound-on-filmsystemguaranteedsynchronizationbecausetherecordingwas_____. (A)madeduringthefilmingofthepicture (B)editedbyanopticalsensor (C)insertedonthefilm (D)markedonthegramophone10. Accordingtothepassage,shortfeaturefilmsproducedasearlyas1922_________. (A)wererecordedbyopticalsensors (B)putmusiciansoutofwork (C)wereonlyeffectivefordialoguesequences (D)precededtalkingpicturesQuestions11-15refertothefollowingchartSourcesofPersonalIncomeintheUnitedStates1998FunctionalDistributionAmountofPercentofIncomeTotalPersonalTypeofIncome(billionsof$)IncomeWages,salaries,andotherlaborincomelesscontributionsforsocialsecurity$3225.462.5%Personalrentalincome99.81.9Personalinterestincome732.414.2Persona!dividendincome132.82.6Netincomeofunincorpo-ratedbusinesses(includingfarms)217.84.2Transferpayments74914.5Total$5157.5100.0%11. Thedivisionofincomeintocategoriessuchaswagesandrentalincomeiscalled______. (A)functionaldistributionofincome (B)percentoftotalincome (C)amountofincome (D)netincome12. Accordingtothechart,thesmallestsourceofpersonalincomein1998was_______. (A)interestincome (B)dividendincome (C)rentalincome (D)Transferpayment13. Theinferencethatcanbemadefromthechartisthat________. (A)rentalpropertyisasoundinvestment (B)mostAmericanshavelargesavingsaccounts (C)socialsecuritycontributionsare14.5%ofaperson'sgrossincome (D)manyAmericansownsmallbusinesses14. Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthechartfortheyear1998? (A)AveragepersonalincomeintheUnitedStates. (B)Howmanypeoplehavepersonaldividendincome. (C)TotalpersonalincomeintheUnitedStates. (D)AveragefamilyincomeintheUnitedStates.15. Ifthischartiscomparedtosimilarchartsfor1999and2000,'hefigurescanbeusedto_______. (A)analyzetrendsinpersonalincomesources (B)assesstheeffectsofchangesintaxlaws (C)analyzeinvestmenttrends (D)determinechangesinaveragepersonalincomeQuestions16-20EveryyearabouttwomillionpeoplevisitMountRushmore,wherethefacesoffourU.S.presidentswerecarvedingranitebysculptorGutzonBorglumandhisson,thelateLincolnBorglum.ThecreationoftheMountRushmoremonumenttook14years-from1927to1941-andnearlyamilliondollars.Theseweretimeswhenmoneywasdifficulttocomebyandmanypeoplewerejobless.Tomovethemorethan400,000tonsofrock.Borgiumhiredlaid-offworkersfromtheclosed-downminesintheBlackHillsarea.Hetaughtthesementodynamite,drill,carve,andfinishthegraniteastheywerehanginginmidairinhisspeciallydevisedchairs,whichhadmanysafetyfeatures.Borglumwasproudofthefactthatnoworkerswerekilledorseverelyinjuredduringtheyearsofblastingandcarving.Duringthecarving,manychangesintheoriginaldesignhadtobemadetokeepthecarvedheadsfreeoflargefissuresthatwereuncovered.However,notallthecrackscouldavoided,soBorglumconcoctedamixtureofgranitedust,whitelead,andlinseedoiltofillthem.Everywinter,waterfrommeltingsnowsgetsintothefissuresandexpandsasufreezes,makingthefissuresbigger.Consequently,everyautumnmaintenanceworkisdonetorefillthecracks.Therepairersswingoutinspaceover3.500-footdropandfixthemonumentwiththesamemixturechatBorglumusedtopreservethisnationalmonumentforfuturegenerations.16. Accordingtothepassage,Borglum'sson________. (A)isdead (B)wasapresident (C)didmaintenancework (D)spentamilliondollars17. Accordingtothepassage,themenBorglumhiredwere________. (A)trainedsculptors (B)laid-offstonemasons (C)BlackHillsvolunteers (D)visitorstoMountRushmore18. Itcanbefoundfromthepassagethat_________. (A)theheadsarenotasoriginallyplanned (B)theworkersmademistakeswhenblasting (C)thecrackscausedseriousinjuries (D)thedesignshadlargefissuresinthem19. Borglum'smixtureforfillingcrackswas_________. (A)veryexpensive (B)boughtattheBlackHillsmines (C)inventedbythesculptorhimself (D)uncoveredduringcarving20. MountRushmoreneedstobe__________. (A)protectedfromairpollution (B)polishedfortourists (C)closedduringthewinter (D)repairedperiodicallyQuestions21-25Accordingtoairlineindustrystatistics,almost90%ofairlineaccidentsaresurvivableorpartiallysurvivable.Butpassengerscanincreasetheirchancesofsurvivalbylearningandfollowingcertaintips.Expertssaythatyoushouldreadandlistentosafetyinstructionsbeforetakeoffandaskquestionsifyouhaveuncertainties.Youshouldfastenyourseatbeltlowonyourhipsandastightlyaspossible.Ofcourse,youshouldalsoknowhowthereleasemechanismofyourbeltoperates.Duringtakeoffsandlandings,youareadvisedtokeepyourfeetflatonthefloor.Beforetakeoffyoushouldlocatethenearestexitandanalternativeexitandcounttherowsofseatsbetweenyouandtheexitssothatyoucanfindtheminthedarkifnecessary.Intheeventthatyouoreforewarnedofapossibleaccident,youshouldputyourlandsonyouranklesandkeepyourheaddownuntiltheplanecomestoacompletestop.Ifsmokeispresentinthecabin,youshouldkeepyourheadlowandcoveryourfacewithnapkins,towels,orclothing.Ifpossible,wettheseforaddedprotectionagainstsmokeinhalation.Toevacuateasquicklyaspossible,followcrewcommandsanddonottakepersonalbelongingswithyou.Donotjumponescapeslidesbeforetheyarefullyinflated,andwhenyoujump,dosowithyourarmsandlegsextendedinfrontofyou.Whenyougettotheground,youshouldmoveawayfromthepitineasquicklyaspossible,andneversmokenearthewreckage.21. Accordingtothepassage,airlinetravelersshouldkeeptheirfeetflatonthefloor______. (A)throughouttheflight (B)duringtakeoffsandlandings (C)especiallyduringlandings (D)incaseofanaccident22. Accordingtothepassage,whichexitsshouldanairlinepassengerlocatebeforetakeoff? (A)Thefrontoneandthebackone. (B)Thetwoclosesttothepilotseat. (C)Theonesthatcanbefoundinthedark (D)Theoneswithcountedrowsofseatsbetweenthem.23. Peoplearemorelikelytosurvivefiresintheaircraftifthey________. (A)keeptheirheadslow (B)wearasafetybelt (C)don'tsmokeinornearaplane (D)readairlinesafetystatistics24. InanemergencyairlinepassengersareadvisedtodoallofthefollowingEXCEPT_____. (A)followcrewcommands (B)jumponfullyinflatedescapeslides (C)runawayassoonaspossible (D)carrypersonalbelongings25. Whatdoestheparagraphfollowingthepassagemostprobablydiscuss? (A)Howtorecoveryourluggage (B)Wheretogotocontinueyourtrip (C)Whentoreturntotheaircraft (D)HowtoproceedonceyouareawayfromtheaircraftQuestions26-30WITNESSESmaypickoutfromanidentificationparadethepersonwhomostresemblestheirideaofwhatthecriminalwouldlooklike,aconferenceorganizedbytheBritishPsychologicalSocietywastoldonSaturday.Mr.RayBull,aseniorlecturerattheNorthEastLondonPolytechnic,saidresearchhadshownthatthepublictendedtolinkabnormalappearancewithabnormalitiesofbehaviour.'Thepublicandpolicedoagreeaboutwhatfacefitswhatcrime,'hesaid.Oneapparentlywidelyheldbeliefisthe"whatisbeautifulisgood"stereotype.Anindividual'sfacialattractivenesshasaneffectonhowthreateningotherpeoplejudgethatpersontobe.Ihavefoundthattheadditionofoneortwosmallscarstoafaceleadstothatfacebeingjudgedmoredishonest.'Thosebeliefsalsoinfluencelengthofsentenceandverdict,hesaid.Researchinmock-trialsettingshadshownthatthemoreunattractivedefendantwasmoreheavilysentencedthanoneofattractivecharacterandappearance.Mr.Bull,anexpertonidentificationbywitnesses,wasaddressingpsychologistsandlawyersataconferenceinLondonheldbySirBrianMacKenna,aretiredhighcourtjudge,ontheroleorpsychologyinthelegalsystem.Fordecadesithasbeenknownthatpeopleoftendonotseeorhearthingspresentedtotheirsenses,butdo'see'and'hear'thingsthathavenotoccurred.Butnoneofthosefactorsmeantthatidentificationevidencewasoflittlevalue.Laboratoryresearchbasedonphotographshadshownrecognitionrateswerehigh,about80percent,evenafterdelaysof35days.Butrateswerelowerwhenidentificationwastestedinmockcriminalepisodesinthestreetsbecauseofstressandtheinabilityofthewitnesstoconcentratesimultaneouslyonself-preservationandrememberingdetailstotheculprit.Lawenforcementauthoritiesshouldbemoreawareofthefactorsthatinfluencememoryandidentification.Mr.Bullsaid.Apartfrompeople'sprejudicesaboutthe'look'ofacriminal,thefactorsincludedthewayquestionswereasked.16. AccordingtoMr.RayBull'sresearch,whichofthefollowingdefendantswouldbemoreheavilysentenced? (A)Thedefendantwithnormalbehaviour. (B)Thedefendantwithattractivecharacter. (C)Thedefendantwithunattractiveappearance. (D)Thedefendantwithpsychologicalproblems.27. Accordingtothepassage,peopleoften________. (A)havesensoryproblems (B)foretellwhathavenotyethappened (C)distortwhattheyhaveseenorheard (D)neglectwhattheyseeorhear28. Theword"'episodes"inparagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________. (A)witnesses (B)incidents (C)details (D)photographs29. Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?(A)Mr.RayBullpointedoutthatthecriminalwithabnormalappearancewouldbesentencedmoreheavilythantheonewithattractiveappearance.(B)Mr.RayBulldeliveredaspeechataconferencetopsychologistsandlawyersontheroleofpsychologyinthelegalsystem.(C)Mr.RayBullhasfoundoutthattheadditionofoneortwosmallscarstoafaceleadstothatfacebeingjudgedmoredishonest.(D)Mr.RayBullarguedthatlawenforcementauthoritiesshouldbelessawareofthefactorsthatinfluencememoryandidentification.30. Whatisthemainideaexpressedinthepassage? (A)Witnesses'memoryandidentificationareunreliable. (B)BritishPsychologicalSocietyhasstudiedtheroleofpsychologyinlegalsystem.(C)Boththeappearanceandthecharacterofapersonwouldinfluencepeople'sjudgementonhim. (D)Whatisbeautifulisgood.SECTION3:TRANSLATIONTEST(1)(30minutes)Directions:TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Informationandcommunicationsarecentraltomodemsocietyandorganizations.Oneapproachtounderstandtheworkingenvironmentistoconsideranorganizationasacommunicationssystem..Anorganizationthathasopenlinesofcommunicationwithvalid,honestinformationgoingup,down,andthroughouttheorganizationwillbemuchmoreeffectiveandamuchbetterplacetoworkthantheorganizationthatattemptstorestricttheflowofinformationordistortanddeceive.Whenleadershipattemptstokeepworkersinthedark,workerstendtobecomedistrustful.Thisunderminestheircooperation.Itiseasytounderstandthevalueandimportanceofopen,honestcommunicationsandvalidinformation.Yet.feworganizationsareabletofunctioninthismanner.Inthelongrun,poorcommunicationwillunderminetheentireorganization.Restrictingcommunicationanddistortinginformationaresymptomsofshort-rangethinking.Wemustavoidthesestupid,short-sightedtrapsandconstantlystriveforanopencommunicationssystemwithobjectiveinformation.SECTION4:TRANSLATIONTEST(2)(30minutes)Directions:TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglishandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.中华民族历来爱好自由与和平，中国人民始终希望天下太子，希望同各国人民友好相处。中国人民在近代饱受战争和侵略的痛苦，更深感自由与和平的珍贵。任何一个国家建设和发展，都需要—个和平稳定的国际国内环境。任何—个国家和民族的自由，都是一切个人自由的前提和基础，我们希望各国人民都生活在没有战争和暴力的世界里，希望各国人民都能享有不被人、压迫、歧视和欺凌的自由。试卷二(2000年9月)上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(40minutes)PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Itiscommonknowledgethatcomputerscanalsoproducesomethingstupid,assome____________(1)putit,GIGO,or'garbagein,garbageout'.Thismeansthatifinaccurateinformationis____________(2)acomputer,themachinewillproducethewronginformation____________(3).Thereasonforthisisthatcomputerscannotthinkas____________(4).Forexample,imaginethatacomputerisgiventheinformationthat____________(5)hasfourlegsandthatadoghasfourlegs.Themachinemightwell____________(6)whenproducingalistofsuggested