2024年9月中级口译真题及参考答案

2024年9月中级口译真题及参考答案

PartA:SpotDictation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.

Britishpeoplearefarmoresophisticatedaboutbeveragesthantheywere50yearsago.WitnesstheStarbucksrevolutionandyou'llknowwhere___________(1)goes.However,spurredonbyrecentstudiessuggestingthatitcancuttheriskof___________(2)andretardtheagingprocess,teaisenjoyinga___________(3).

Althoughteaisavailableinmoreplacesthanever,itremainstobe_____________(4)ofatypicalBritishfamily.

IfyouareinvitedtoanEnglishhome,_____________(5)inthemorningyougetacupoftea.Itiseitherbroughtinbyaheartily_____________(6)oranalmostmalevolentlysilentmaid.Whenyouare_____________(7)inyoursweetestmorningsleepyoumustnotsay:'Goaway,you_____________(8).'Onthecontrary,youhavetodeclarewithyourbestfiveo'clocksmile:'Thankyouverymuch.I_____________(9)acupoftea,especiallyinthemorning.'Iftheyleaveyoualonewiththeliquidyoumaypourit_____________(10)!

Thenyouhave___________(11);thenyouhaveteaat11o'clockinthemorning;_____________(12);thenyouhaveteafortea;thenaftersupper;andagainateleveno'clock_____________(13).

Youmustnotrefuseanyadditionalcupsofteaunderthe_____________(14):ifitishot;ifitiscold;ifyouare_____________(15);ifyouarenervous;ifyouarewatchingTV;_____________(16);ifyouhavejustreturnedhome;ifyoufeellikeit;ifyoudonotfeellikeit;ifyouhavehadnotea______________(17);ifyouhavejusthadacup.

Youdefinitelymustnot______________(18).Isleepatfiveo'clockinthemorning;Ihavecoffeeforbreakfast;Idrinkinnumerable_____________(19)duringtheday;Ihavethe_____________(20)evenattea-time!

PartB:ListeningComprehension

1.Statements

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

1.(A)TheprogramonChannelEightremindsmeofTVcommercials.

(B)TheproductadvertisedintheTVcommercialcannothelpcuremyillness.

(C)Idon'twatchTVthatmuch,becauseoftheomnipresentadvertisements.

(D)Ihavetositonthesofa,becauseIamtoosicktostandinfrontofthetelevision.

2.(A)Theplanearrivedat7:30.

(B)Theplanearrivedat8:00.

(C)Theplanearrivedat9:00.

(D)Theplanearrivedat10:00.

3.(A)I'llasksomeoneelsetoreadandcheckthisagreementforerrors.

(B)I'llthinkmoreabouttheagreementbeforemakingadecision.

(C)It'sobviousthatI'lldiscusstheagreementwithmyassistantfirst.

(D)It'soutofquestionthatIshouldgetintoanyagreementwithyou.

4.(A)Thebettermembersdecidedtocancelthemeeting.

(B)Lessthanhalfofthecommitteewasawayonbusinesstrips.

(C)It'dbebetterifnoonehadattendedthismorning'scommitteemeeting……

(D)Themeetingwascancelledbecauseoflowattendance.

5.(A)Supermarketsintheinnercityandthesuburbsareusuallyownedbythesamecompany.

(B)Productsingrocerystoresaremoreexpensivethanthoseinsupermarkets.

(C)Thereisapricedifferenceforthesameproducteveninshopsrunbythesamecompany.

(D)Peopleprefertoshopinsupermarkets,whicharemostlylocatedinthesuburbs,withfreeparkingspace.

6.(A)ManyAmericanscannotaffordhighereducationbecauseofthesoaringcollegetuitionfeesandexpenses.

(B)SendingtheirchildrentocollegeisnolongerabiggerchallengeformillionsofAmericans.

(C)TheAmericangovernmenthassetthegoalthatitwilleventuallystopfundinghighereducationinstitutions.

(D)Nowadays,Americanparentshavetopaymoretosendtheirchildrentocollege.

7.(A)Formanyuniversitygraduates,thejobstheytakewillnotberelatedtotheiracademicachievements.

(B)Becauseofeconomicrecession,thenumberofuniversitystudentsmajoringinliberalartsisdeclining.

(C)Universitystudentswhoareinterestedinliberalartswillhavemorejobopportunitiesupongraduation.

(D)Withhighunemploymentrate,manyuniversitystudentswillhavetooptfortransferringtoothermajors.

8.(A)Goodbusinessnegotiatorswillneverrepeatwhatotherpeoplehavealreadyrestated.

(B)Restatingbygoodbusinessnegotiatorsisnotaneffectivewaytochecktheinformation.

(C)Goodbusinessnegotiatorsaresometimescuriousaboutotherpeople'srestatements.

(D)Restatingwhatothershavesaidisagoodstrategyforconfirmingunderstanding.

9.(A)Wecannotreachanagreement,letaloneaspokenpromise.

(B)We'dbetterdraftandthensignawrittenagreement.

(C)Wegenerallykeepourpromisesinbusinesstransactions.

(D)Wehopeyouunderstandwhyweareunabletokeepourpromises.

10.(A)Idon'tthinkyouhavemoretosayonthattopic.

(B)Ithinkwe'dbettertalkaboutthatindetailsometimelater.

(C)Iamtrulyappreciativeifyoucanelaborateonthattopicafterlunch.

(D)Iambusyrightnow,sowemightaswelldiscussitoverlunchtoday.

2.TalksandConversations

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversationsAftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions11-14

11.(A)Two(B)Three(C)Four(D)Five

12.(A)Aprofit-makingprivateschool.

(B)Anon-profit-makingindependentschool.

(C)Astateschoolthatisfundedbynon-governmentalsources.

(D)AsecondaryschoolthatisopentothemajorityofBritishstudents.

13.(A)Manychildrenarenolongerplacedinschoolsaccordingtotheiracademicabilities.

(B)Manychildrencanaffordtostudyinprivateschools,astheybecomepartofthestatesystem.

(C)Childrenfromwealthyfamiliesnolongerchoosetogoandstudyinpublicschools.

(D)Clevererchildrenwillbesenttothebestprivateschoolsinthecountryforabetterdevelopment.

14.(A)Cleverandlessbrightchildrenwillmixwellwitheachother.

(B)Schoolauthoritieswillreceivemorefundsfromthegovernment.

(C)Moststudentswilldowellintheirentranceexaminationforthehighereducation.

(D)Everychildwillhaveanequalopportunitytogoontohighereducation.教Questions15-18

15.(A)Onethatisunabridgedwithdetaileddefinitions.

(B)Onethatcontainsfewerwordsandemphasizesonspecialwords.

(C)Onethatcontainsabroadrangeofwordsincommonusage.

(D)Onethatspansseveralvolumesandhasextensivewordhistories

16.(A)TheNewOxfordPictureDictionary

(B)TheAmericanHeritageDictionary

(C)TheDictionaryofLegalTerms

(D)TheDrinkingWaterDictionary

17.(A)Itlistsabbreviations,propernouns,andtablesofmeasures.

(B)Itisanunabridgededitionprovidingasmanyas500,000entries.

(C)Itwasrandomlycompiledandcontainsasmanyforeignwordsaspossible.

(D)Itprovidesdetailedinformationoffamouspeopleandplaces.

18.(A)Aschooldictionary.(B)Acollegedictionary.

(C)Ageneraldictionary.(D)Aspecializeddictionary.

Questions19-22

19.(A)He'sboughthiswifeapresent.(B)He'smissedanimportantphonecall.

(C)He'sdismissedhisnewsecretary.(D)He'spoppedoutshopping.

20.(A)Talkingaboutthelatestfashion.

(B)Offeringspecialreductions.

(C)Givingbiggerdiscountstofemalecustomers.

(D)Pressingonthecustomertomakeadecision.

21.(A)Upsidedownandinsideout.(B)Insideoutandbacktofront.

(C)Withitssleevesastrouserlegs.(D)Withitspatternupsidedown.

22.(A)AV-neckedpulloverwithshortsleeves.

(B)Ahigh-neckedpulloverwithlongsleeves.

(C)Awhitepulloverwithapattern.

(D)Abluepulloverwithahighneck.

Questions23-26

23.(A)Thatofacreator.(B)Thatofare-creator.

(C)Thatofareceiver.(D)Thatofaperformer.

24.(A)Becauseweneedtoconcentrateforourquietthought.

(B)Becausewewanttogivefullattentiontothedriving.

(C)Becausewetrytoavoidbeingcaughtbythepatrollingpolice.

(D)Becauseweintendtobeascasualaspossibleinthedriving.

25.(A)Intheelevator.(B)Inthecar.

(C)Inthebathroom.(D)Inthechurch.

26.(A)Byperceptiveandanalyticallistening.

(B)Bytakingasonicbath.

(C)Byattendingclassicalconcerts.

(D)Bylisteningtoanemotionalpieceofmusic.

Questions27-30

27.(A)Hisgrandfather'shouse.(B)Hisparents'remarks.

(C)Amagazine.(D)Acoursebook.

28.(A)Enjoyingvisitingzoos.(B)Drivingacar.

(C)Makingmoney.(D)Takingkidstoamuseum.

29.(A)Itdiedafewyearsago.(B)Itkilledseveraltourists.

(C)Itisonlyalegend.(D)Itisalivingdinosaur.

30.(A)Noonehasprovidedanaccuratedescriptionoftheanimal.

(B)Nodeadbodiesoftheanimalhaveeverbeenfound.

(C)Thereareonly500specieslivinginLochNess.

(D)Thelakeisnotdeepenoughforsuchahugeanimal.

PartC:ListeningandTranslation

1.SentenceTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

2.PassageTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.YouwillhearthepassagesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.

(1)

(2)

Wearemovinginexorablyintotheageofautomation.Ouraimisnottodeviseamechanismwhichcanperformathousanddifferentactionsofanyindividualmanbut,onthecontrary,onewhichcouldbyasingleactionreplaceathousandmen.

Industrialautomationhasmovedalongthreelines.Firstthereistheconveyorbeltsystemofcontinuousproductionwherebyseparateoperationsarelinkedintoasinglesequence.Thegoodsproducedbythiswell-establishedmethodareuntouchedbytheworker,andthemachinereplacesbothunskilledandsemiskilled.Secondly,thereisautomationwithfeedbackcontrolofthequalityoftheproduct:heremechanismsarebuiltintothesystemwhichcancomparetheoutputwithanorm,thatis,theactualproductwithwhatitissupposedtobe,andthencorrectanyshortcomings.Theentirecycleofoperationsdispenseswithhumancontrolexceptinsofarasmonitorsareconcerned.Oneortwoexamplesofthistypeofautomationwillillustrateitsimmensepossibilities.ThereisafactoryintheU.S.A.whichmakes1,000millionelectriclightbulbsayear,andthefactoryemploysthreehundredpeople.Ifthepreautomationtechniquesweretobeemployed,thelabourforcerequiredwouldleapto25,000.Amotormanufacturingcompanywith45,000sparepartsregulatestheirentiresupplyentirelybycomputer.Computerscanbeentrustedwithmostofthesupervisionofindustrialinstallations,suchaschemicalplantsoroilrefineries.Thirdly,thereiscomputerautomation,forbanks,accountingdepartments,insurancecompaniesandthelike.Heretheessentialfeaturesaretherecording,storing,sortingandretrievalofinformation.

Theprincipalmeritofmoderncomputingmachinesistheachievementoftheirvastlygreaterspeedofoperationbycomparisonwithunaidedhumaneffort;ataskwhichotherwisemighttakeyears,ifattemptedatall,nowtakesdaysorhours.

Oneofthemosturgentproblemsofindustrialsocietiesrapidlyintroducingautomationishowtofillthetimethatwillbemadefreebythemachineswhichwilltakeoverthetasksoftheworkers.Thequestionisnotsimplyoffillingemptytimebutalsoofutilizingthesurplushumanenergythatwillbereleased.Wearealreadyseeingstrawsinthewind:destructiveoutburstsonthepartofyouthwhoseworknolongerdemandsmuscularstrength.Whileautomationwillundoubtedlydoawaywithalargenumberoftediousjobs,arewesurethatitwillnotputotherswhichareequallytediousintheirplace?Foranenormousamountofsheermonitoringwillberequired.Amaninanautomatedplantmayhavetositforhoursonandwatchingdialsandtakingdecisiveactionwhensomesignalinformshimthatallisnotwell.Whatmeaningwillhisoccupationbearfortheworker?Howwillhedevotehisfreetimeafterafourorfivehourstintoflabour?Moreover,what,indeed,willbethesignificanceforhimofhisleisure?Ifindustryofthefuturecouldbepurgedofitsmonotonyandmeaninglessness,manwouldthenbebetterequippedtousehisleisuretimeconstructively.

16.Themainpurposeofautomationis_________.

(A)todevisethemachinewhichcouldreplacethesemi-skilled

(B)toprocessinformationasfastaspossible

(C)todevelopanefficientlabor-savingmechanism

(D)tomakeanindividualmanperformmanydifferentactions

17.Thechiefbenefitofcomputingmachinesis________.

(A)theirgreaterspeedofoperation

(B)theircontroloftheproductquality

(C)theirconveyorbeltsystemofcontinuousproduction

(D)theirsupervisionofindustrialinstallations

18.Oneoftheproblemsbroughtaboutbyautomationinindustrialsocietiesis_________.

(A)plentyofinformation

(B)surplushumanenergy

(C)destructiveoutbursts

(D)lessleisuretime

19.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheuseof'stint'(para.4)?

(A)Effort.

(B)Force.

(C)Excess.

(D)Period.

20.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

(A)Thereisnoautomationwithfeedbackcontrolofthequalityoftheproduct.

(B)Computersarereliableinanysupervisionofindustrialinstallations.

(C)Theessentialfeaturesforbanksaretherecordingandsortingofinformation.

(D)Automationwillundoubtedlyeliminatenumeroustediousjobs.

Questions21-25

ThecitywaterpipesinRomewereusuallyofbakedclayorlead;copperwassometimesusedandalsohollowedstone.ForthelargesupplyconduitsleadingtothecitytheRomansusedcoveredchannelswithfreewatersurfaces,ratherthanpipes.Perhapsthischoicewasamatterofeconomics,forapparentlytheycouldmakeleadpipesupto15inchesindiameter.Whilepipescanfollowtheprofileofundulatingground,withthepressureincreasinginthelowerareas,channelscannot.Theymustslopecontinuouslydownwards,becausewaterinchannelsdoesnotnormallyflowuphill;andthegrademustbeflat,from1in60insmallchannelstoperhaps1in3,000inlargeones,tokeepthewaterspeeddowntoafewfeetpersecond.Thusthemainsupplychannelsoraqueductshadlonglengthsofflatgradeandwheretheycrosseddepressionsorvalleystheywerecarriedonelevatedstonebridgesintheformoftieredarches.AtthebeginningoftheChristianeratherewereover30milesoftheseraisedaqueductsinthe250milesofchannelsandtunnelsbringingwatertoRome.Thechannelswereupto6feetwideand5to8feethigh.Sometimeschannelswerelateraddedonthetopsofexistingones.TheremainsofsomeoftheseaqueductsstillgracetheskylineontheoutskirtsofRomeandelsewhereinEuropesimilarruinsarefound.

BrickandstonedrainswereconstructedinvariouspartsofRome.TheoldestexistingoneistheCloacaMaximawhichfollowsthecourseofanoldstream.ItdatesbackatleasttothethirdcenturyB.C.Laterthedrainswereusedforsewage,flushedbywaterfromthepublicbathsandfountains,aswellasstreetstormrun-off.

Thetrulysurprisingaspectoftheachievementsofalltheancienthydraulicartisansisthelackoftheoreticalknowledgebehindtheirdesigns.ApartfromthehydrostaticsofArchimedes,therewasnosoundunderstandingofthemostelementaryprinciplesoffluidbehaviour.SextusFrontinus,Rome'swatercommissioneraroundA.D.100,didnotfullyrealizethatinordertocalculatethevolumerateofflowinachannelitisnecessarytoallowforthespeedoftheflowaswellastheareaofcross-section.TheRomans'flowstandardwastherateatwhichwaterwouldflowthroughabronzepiperoughly4/3inchindiameterand9incheslong.Whenthispipewasconnectedtothesideofawater-supplypipeorchannelasadeliveryoutlet,itwasassumedthattheoutflowwasatthestandardrate.Infact,theamountofwaterdelivereddependednotonlyonthecross-sectionalareaoftheoutletpipebutalsoonthespeedofwaterflowingthroughitandthisspeeddependedonthepressureinthesupplypipe.

21.TheRomansusedallofthefollowingtomakewaterpipesEXCEPT_________.

(A)earth(B)wood(C)copper(D)stone

22.Coveredchannelswereusedinsteadofpipestosupplylargequantitiesofwaterprobablybecause_________.

(A)theRomanscouldbuildthemmorecheaply

(B)thesechannelscouldfollowunevengroundmoreeasily

(C)theRomanscouldnotbuildlargepipes

(D)thesechannelsavoidedrapidchangesofpressure

23.Theuseof'grace'inline15suggeststhattheaqueductstodayare_________.

(A)hideous(B)divine(C)useful(D)attractive

24.Inordertocalculatethevolumeofwaterflowingthroughapipe,itisimportanttoknowitsspeedand________.

(A)theareaacrosstheendofthepipe(B)thelengthofthepipe

(C)thewaterpressureinthepipe(D)thelevelfromwhichthewaterfalls

25.Themainsubjectofthepassageisconcernedessentiallywith__________.

(A)theclassicalscientificachievements

(B)thetheoreticalGreekhydrostatics

(C)theancientRomanhydraulicsystem

(D)theearlyEuropeanarchitecturaldesigning

Questions26-30

Everydayofourlivesweareindangerofinstantdeathfromsmallhigh-speedmissilesfromspace-thelumpsofrockyormetallicdebriswhichcontinuouslybombardtheEarth.Thechancesofanyoneactuallybeinghit,however,areverylow,althoughtherearerecordedinstancesof'stonesfromthesky'hurtingpeople,andnumerousaccountsofdamagetobuildingsandotherobjects.Atnightthisextraterrestrialmaterialcanbeseenas'fireballs'or'shootingstars',burningtheirwaythroughouratmosphere.Most,onreachingouratmosphere,becomecompletelyvaporised.

Theheightabovegroundatwhichtheseobjectsbecomesufficientlyheatedtobevisibleisestimatedtobeabout60-100miles.Meteoritesthathavefallenonbuildingshavesometimesendedtheirlonglonelyspacevoyageincongruouslyunderbeds,insideflowerpotsoreven,inthecaseofonethatlandedonahotelinNorthWales,withinachamberpot.BeforetheeraofspaceexplorationitwasconfidentlypredictedthatneithermennorspacevehicleswouldsurviveforlongoutsidetheprotectiveblanketoftheEarth'satmosphere.Itwasthoughtthatonceinspacetheywouldbeseriouslydamagedasaresultoftheincessantdownpourofmeteoritesfallingtowardsourplanetattherateofmanymillionseveryday.Eventhefirstsatellitesshowedthatthedangerfrommeteoriteshadbeengreatlyoverestimatedbythepessimists,butalthoughithasnothappenedyet,itiscertainthatonedayaspacecraftwillbebadlydamagedbyameteorite.

ThegreatestsinglepotentialdangertolifeonEarthundoubtedlycomesfromoutsideourplanet.Collisionwithanotherastronomicalbodyofanysizeorwitha'blackhole'couldcompletelydestroytheEarthalmostinstantly.Nearmissesofbodieslargerthanorcomparableinsizetoourownplanetcouldbeequallydisastroustomankindastheymightstillresultintotalorpartialdisruption.Ifthevelocityofimpactwerehigh,collisionwithevenquitesmallextraterrestrialbodiesmightcausecatastrophicdamagetotheEarth'satmosphere,oceansandoutercrustandthusproduceresultsinimicaltolifeasweknowit.TheprobabilityofcollisionwithalargeastronomicalbodyfromoutsideourSolarSystemisextremelylow,possiblylessthanonceinthelifetimeofanaveragestar.Weknow,however,thatourgalaxycontainsgreatinterstellardustcloudsandsomeastronomershavesuggestedthattheremightalsobeimmensestreamsofmeteoritematterinspacethattheSolarsystemmayoccasionallyencounter.Evenifwedisregardthispossibility,ourownSolarsystemitselfcontainsagreatnumberofsmallastronomicalbodies,suchastheminorplanetsorasteroidsandthecomets,somewitheccentricorbitsthatoccasionallybringthemclosetotheEarth'spath.

26.Accordingtothewriter,theEarthisbeingcontinuouslybombardedby_________.

(A)bigbrightstarsfromspace

(B)man-madespacevehicles

(C)greatinterstellardustclouds

(D)smallhigh-speedpiecesofrockfromspace

27.Theword"vaporised"(para.1)means_________.

(A)turnedfromstonesintomissiles

(B)turnedfromafireballintoblack

(C)turnedfromasolidintoagas

(D)turnedfrommeteorsintoshootingstars

28.Whywasitoncethoughtthatnospacecraftwouldsurviveforverylonginspace?

(A)Peoplebelievedthatspacecraftwouldbedestroyedinablackhole.

(B)Peoplebelievedthatspacecraftwouldbemisguidedbymissiles.

(C)Peoplebelievedthatspacecraftwouldbecollidedwithastar.

(D)Peoplebelievedthatspacecraftwouldbedamagedbymeteorites.

29.WhatisthegreatestdangertolifeonEarth?

(A)Collisionwithsmallhigh-speedmissiles.

(B)Collisionwithanastronomicalbody.

(C)Collisionwithstonesfromthesky.

(D)Collisionwithspacecrafts.

30.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

(A)Ourgalaxycontainsgreatinterstellardustclouds.

(B)Nearmissesofbodiessmallerthanourownplanetcouldbedisastrous.

(C)Theprobabilityofcollisionwithalargeastronomicalbodyisveryhigh.

(D)Thechancesofanyoneactuallybeinghitbymissilesareveryhigh.

SECTION3:TRANSLATIONTEST(1)(30minutes)

Directions:TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Thecultureofanysocietyisusuallythoughttobeoftwokinds:materialandnonmaterial.Materialcultureincludestheman-madephenomenawhichhavephysicalpropertiessuchasheight,breadth,andweight.Aboat,amachine,ahouse-alltheseobjectsarepartofthematerialculture.Thenonmaterialcultureisthatportionoftheenvironmentwhichsurroundsman