上海中高级口译考试介绍

口译课程:考试与培训LearningEnglishtoCommunicateAwordusedisawordrememberedAskillpracticedisaskillacquiredLearningEnglishtolearnmore,toknowmore,togetmore,toachievemore.

口译是大脑的体操；口译是语言的修炼；口译是才智的升华；口译是成功的阶梯。摘自《挑战口译》口译专家寄语摘要对成年中国学生来说，外语口语表达能力和口译技能可谓是其外语综合技能的体现和升华。口译培训可达到“盘活存量”的目的。中、高级口译资格证书是一张体现真才实学的过硬证书。高水准教学、高层次培训、高难度考试、高“含金量”证书。培养外向型、复合型、应用型的高级人才，解决“聋子英语”“哑巴英语”的有效途径口译教学体会（摘录）(1)如何才能在英语面试中脱颖而出，无障碍地同面试考官用英语交流呢？提高英语的方法可谓不尽其数，就我个人而言，英语的突飞猛进得益于口译的学习。通过了上海外语级口译考试，为我的求职平添了一大法码。这张因含金量高而备受市场追捧的高级口译证书确实是一块不错的敲门砖，能助你获得外企笔试和面试的机会，但更重要的是通过口译课程的学习在英语听、说、读、写等能力上的长足提高，只有这份实力才能把你真正送进外企的大门。相比其他专业考试所要求的语言文学性，中、高级口译则更注重用词的通俗易懂，信息的准确传递，用简洁，直白的语言表现最具魅力的自我是英语面试中的至高境界。

口译教学体会（摘录）(2)口译考试考查比较全面，涵盖听、说、读、写、译等多项技能，一般来说能够通过高级口译意味着你的能力足以通过英语专业八级或是剑桥商务英语等各类国内考试。口译考试的口试部分还对考生的心理素质，承压能力等提出了较高的要求，经过了那种高强度的考验，会对你今后适应面试的紧张气氛大有裨益。

口译相对于其他英语学习的最大魅力莫过于它的“中西合璧”。学习口译仿佛是在中文和英文这两种博大精深的语言文化中穿梭，透过语言本身你更能深刻领略其背后所蕴藏的中西方文化异同，这是何等奇妙的一件事情啊！

一、英语高级口译资格证书考试英语高级口译资格证书考试主要从听、说、读、写、译（包括笔译与口译）等方面对考生的语言综合应用能力进行测试。考试采取客观试题与主观试题相结合，单项技能测试和综合技能测试相结合的办法，分两个阶段、五大部分进行。第一阶段为综合笔试，包括听力试卷、阅读试卷和翻译试卷三大部分，分为六个考试单元：

上海市英语高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试(TestBook)SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(30minutes)

PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.

Goodmorning,class!Asyouremember,lastweekwetalkedaboutthe______________(1).Todaywe’regoingtostarttalkingabouthowradioadvertisers______________(2)togetustobuytheproductsthey’reselling.Therearesomanyemotionsthatadvertisements______________(3).Toaffectaparticularemotion,advertisersmakewhatwecallanemotionalappeal.TodayI’mgoingto______________(4)thatareoftenusedtoinfluenceustobuy.Ithinkyou’llfinditinterestingbecauseI’vebroughtwithmesome______________(5)toplayforyouasexamples.OK,let’sgetstarted.Oneofthemostpopularemotionalappealsthatadvertisersuseis______________(6).Weallliketohearfunnystories,soby_____________(7),theadvertisershopethatthatwe’llrememberitandwill,therefore,remembertheproduct.But______________(8)istheimportanceoffittingtherightemotionalappealwith_____________(9).Inthecaseofhumor,itwouldn’tbeappropriatetomakeafunnyadforaseriousproduct.Like,say,alawfirmthat____________(10).Youwouldn’twanttousehumortoadvertisethat.Nowlet’stalkaboutanotherappeal–the___________(11).BythriftinessI’mtalkingabout_____________(12).Mostshoppersaremorelikelytobuysomethingifit’sonsalethanif_____________(13).Hereisanadvertisementforafurniturestorethat’s______________(14).Noticehowtheadvertisementgetsthelistenerto______________(15).Infacttheadtalksonlyaboutpricesandnotabout______________(16)orwhatthestorespecializesin.Thelastkindofadistheadvertisementthat______________(17).Ouregosmakeusdothingstolookgoodinfrontofothers.Forexample,wemight________________(18)tolookrich,orwemightjoinahealthclub________________(19),allbecausewewanttolookgood.Thisdesireissostrongthatadvertisersoftencreateadsthatspeaktoouregos.Theyfocusonthisquestion:Howdoesthisproduct________________(20)

PartB:ListeningComprehension

Directions:Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.1.(A)Theforthcomingsalesconference.(B)BusinesstripstoHongkongandEurope.(C)Theautumncatalogue.(D)Thelayoutofthecatalogue.

2.(A)268. (B)368.(C)386. (D)486.

3.(A)Onepoundeleven. (B)Twopoundsfifty-one.(C)Twopoundsseventy. (D)Threepounds.

4.(A)Thefreight. (B)Thetimeformailing.(C)Theexchangerate. (D)Thedelivery.

5.(A)Towaitforadecisionmadebyheadoffice.(B)TohavethecatalogueprintedinEurope.(C)TonegotiatetheprintingcostswiththeHongkongprinter.(D)Tore-uselastyear'scatalogue.

SECTION2:READINGTEST(30minutes)

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyseveralquestionsaboutit.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions1--5SupermarketgroupTesco,nowthebiggestretailerintheUK,rangupitsfirst1bnprofitlastyearandyesterdayclaimedtobethefastestgrowingmajorretailerintheworld.The700-strongchain,onceregardedasadownmarketpile-it-high-and-sell-it-cheapbusiness,israkinginsalesofnearly23bnayearandproducingaprofitof3maday.OnlyoneUKretailer-Marks&Spencer-haseverbreachedthe1bnbarrierbeforeandM&Shassincesufferedanabout-turninitsfortunes.Itmadeonly430mlastyear.Despitecriticismfromconsumergroupsandsomefarmers'representatives,Tesco,whichnowaccountsfor25ofevery100spentongroceriesintheUK,insisteditwasnotmakingexcessiveprofits.ChiefexecutiveTerryLeahysaidthechainwasmakingonlyjustover3profitfromevery100purchaseanddeputychairmanDavidReidsaidthegrowthhadbeendrivenby"betterservice,qualityandvalueformoney".Thesupermarkethasalsobenefitedfromthelacklustreperformanceofsomeofitsrivals,especiallySainsbury.Until1995SainsburywasbiggerthanTesco,butitlastreportedprofitswerebarelyhalfTesco's1bn.Safeway,whichmade236mlastyear,isturningitselfintoanewbreedofamall-scalehypermarketwhileAsda,with330mprofitlastyear,appearstohavelostsomeofitsmomentumsinceitstakeoverbytheAmericanWal-Martdiscountchain.Tesco's1.05bnprofit,whichwasgeneratedintheyeartotheendofFebruary,is12%uponlastyear.Saleswereup11.9%.Earlierthisyear-inthewakeofatwo-yearcompetitioncommissioninquirywhichclearedthesupermarketsofmakingexcessiveprofits-TonyBlairaccusedthesupermarketsofhavingshoppersin"anarmlock",butTescodenieditsprofitsandsuccesswerebeingdrivenbysqueezingsuppliers.Itsaidithadcutpricesby1bnoverthepastfiveyearsandthatitspriceswerenow11%lowerthanin1996.Aspokesmanforthecompanysaid:"Ourprofitshavebeengrowinginlinewithsalesforanumberofyears.Inotherwords,itisnotmarginexpansion,oranyrip-off,thatisdrivingtheprofitgrowth"."Andinasmuchasfarmersareexperiencingtoughtimes,whyblameitonthesupermarketsOthermacrofactorsaremoreimportant.FarmprofitsareextremelycyclicalandinrecentyearsthestrongpoundandthetravailsassociatedwithBSEhavebeenthemainissues."ButaspokeswomanfortheNationalConsumerProtectionCouncilsaid:"ItishightimeTescocuttheirpricesmoreandgavethecustomersmorebenefitfromtheirprofits",whileMichaelHart,oftheSmallAndFamilyFarmsAlliance,accusedthesupermarketsofbeinga"newfoodbaronialclass".TheLiberalDemocrats'agriculturespokesman,ColinBreed,calledfortheappointmentofaretailregulator"whowouldnotbeinthepocketsofthesupermarkets"ButtheNationalFarmers'Union,whileadmittingthatsomeofitsmemberswouldfindtheearnings"hardtocomprehend",backedthecompany.SpokeswomanHelenLosaidfarmershitbycriseslikeBSEandfootandmouthshouldworkwiththebiggrocers,ratherthan"wageawar"onthem.Shesaid:"Ithinkthewayforwardistogetfarmerstomuscletogethertomakeabetterprofitforthemselves,andtheyshouldlookatefficienciesofoperations."Tescoisdrivingitsgrowththroughinternationalexpansion,andnowoperates65hypermarketsabroad,mostlyincentralEuropeandAsia.Salesatthosestoresclimbedtonearly3bnlastyearandtheyproducedprofitsof74m.Athome,thegrouplastyearsold45mofDVDplayersandTVs,extendeditsclothingrangeandput8,000newnonfoodproductsonitsshelves.MrLeahyoutlinedplanstospend1bnopeningmoreTescooutletsintheUKthisyear.HeintendstodoubleboththenumberofTescoExpressstoresonEssoforecourtsto100andthenumberofTescoExtrahypermarketstoaround45.Theexpansionplansareexpectedtocreate20,000newjobs-halfintheUK-meaningTesco'sworldwidepayrollwillriseto260,000.TheTescocomgroceryhomedeliverybusinessalsobringsinprofits.Theonlinegrocerisnowthebiggeste-tailerintheworld.Its1mregisteredusersand70,000weeklyshoppersspend6maweek.1.Thispassageismainlyabout_____.

1.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemeaningofthebeginningsentence“ThehorrorstoryclosesttoAlfredHitchcock’sheartwasnevertold"(A)Hitchcockdidnotsucceedintellinghislastandmostdaringhorrorstory.(B)Hitchcock’sbesthorrorfilmwasnevershowntothepublic.(C)Hitchcockwasnotabletocompletehislasthorrorstory.(D)Hitchcocklefthisfavoritepioneeringhorrorfilmunfinished.

2.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutKaleidoscope(A)ItwasbasedonafictionbyNevilleHeath.(B)Itwasproducedin1970s.(C)Itwasnotacceptedbytheaudience.(D)Itwasnotapprovedbythefilmproducer.

3.Accordingtothepassage,_____areallthefilmsdirectedbyAlfredHitchcock.(A)EasyRider,NorthbyNorthwestandPsycho(B)NorthbyNorthwest,FrenzyandPsycho(C)MeanStreets,EasyRiderandFrenzy(D)Kaleidoscope,EasyRiderandMeanStreets

4.Theword“scuppered”intheclause“theentireprojectwasscupperedbyexecutivesatUniversalStudios”(para.6)canbestbereplacedby_____.(A)recommended (B)reviewed(C)negated (D)encouraged

5.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat_____.(A)Hitchcock’sdaughterfirstdiscoveredKaleidoscopewiththehelpfromfilmexperts(B)FilmexpertsandhistoriansfindgreatsignificanceinKaleidoscopeintheirresearchofHitchcock(C)Hitchcockwonthetitleof“themasterofsuspense”becauseofKaleidoscope(D)KaleidoscopewillbeshowntothepublicsoontocelebrateHitchcock’sbirthday

SECTION3:TRANSLATIONTEST(30minutes)Directions:TranslateofthefollowingpassageintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Francetodayisnosuperpower,butFrenchinfluenceinsomespheresissignificant.NothinghascementedFrenchinfluenceintheworldlikethedecisionmadebythevictoriousWorldWarIIpowersin1945toincludeFranceasoneofthefivepermanent,veto-wieldingmembersoftheSecurityCouncil.UntiltheendoftheColdWar,FrancerarelyfounditselfindisagreementwithBritainortheU.S.onmajorissues.ButtheU.N.vetotodaytakesonlargersignificanceasFrancestrugglestodecidewhetheritwantstoleadtheEuropeanUnionindefianceofAmericanpowerorinpartnershipwithit.AsAmerica’sgreatmediaoutletshavebegunpreparingforcoverageoftheD-Daycelebrations,thequestionofa“grandgesture”bytheFrenchtowardtheAmericanwarinIraqhasbeenraised.Administrationofficialshintthat,perhaps,justperhaps,theFrenchPresidentwillusetheoccasionofFrance’srescueasanopportunitytosquaretheaccounts—toissueablanketendorsementofAmerica’splanforIraq’sfutureandthrowitssupportbehindthetransferofpowerloomingattheendofthemonth.FrancecertainlywantstheUnitedStatestobesuccessfulinIraqatthispoint.ButFranceseemsunlikelytoseeD-Dayasanopportunitytomakegoodona60-year-olddebt.Beyondnicespeechesandsometrulyfinecuisine,don’texpectFrancetoliberateAmericafromIraq.

Theeffectofgovernmentalexpendituresonthetotaleconomyvarieswithboththelevelofutilizationoflaborandcapitalintheeconomyatthetimeoftheexpenditure,andthesegmentoftheeconomywhichreceivestheexpenditure.Iftheeconomyasawholeorthesegmentoftheeconomywhichisthefocusoftheexpenditureisoperatingatcapacityorclosetocapacity,thentheexpenditure’smajoreffectswilltendtobeinflationary,andwillnotgeneratemuchemploymentofcapitalandlabor.（0309高1）

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Iftheeconomyorsectorisoperatingatmuchlessthanfullemployment,theexpenditurewillproduceagenuine(non-inflationary)riseintheGNP.Atruemeasureoftheeffectofgovernmentalincreaseintheamountofmoneymadeavailable,then,isnotthesimpledollarvalueoftheinitialinjectionbutthecumulativeeffectofthisinjectionthroughspendingandre-spending.（0309高2）

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Intheoptimumcasetheinitialexpansionofincomeflowcouldbegreatenoughtoproducetaxrevenuesinexcessoftheoriginal“deficitspending”orthe“taxcut”,sothatdeficitsarenotonlysmallerthantheincreasedGNPbutarerecouped.InKeynesianeconomicsthefundamentalpointofgovernmentpolicyclearlyisnotbudget-balancingbutspendingintheeventofunusedproductivecapacityandunemployment.Spendingincreasesproductivity.（0309高3）

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Atatimewhenthepublicisbeingassaultedwithunsolicitede-mailads,Californiaisabouttolaunchthetoughestcounterattackinthenation.AlawthatgoesintoeffectonJan.1allowscomputerusersinthestatetorefuseunwantedsolicitationsenmasseandsuespammerswhoviolatetheirwishesforasmuchas$1million.（0403高1）

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ThosepotentweaponsfordeflectingpitchesthatoffereverythingfrombiggerbodypartstolowermortgagerateshaveattractedtheireoftheU.S.ChamberofCommerceandmassmarketers.FearingthelawwillcurtailadvertisingontheInternet,theyarepushingforafarweakernationalsolutionthatwouldundercutthetoughtacticsinCaliforniaandotherstatesthataregoingthesameroute.（0403高2）

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Theemphasisofcontemporarysociologyistoinsistthatthematerialculturewouldnotexisthadnotthenonmaterialculturefirstbeenavailabletosuggesttheideaswhichareembodiedintheinventionsofmaterialculture.

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记录纸

注意：一、第四部分（SECTION4）开始前只能发给考生本记录用纸。每位考生一份。在下列听力部分放音结束后，监考才能将第四、第五、第六部分的试卷(TestBook)和答题纸(AnswerBooklet)发给考生。二、本纸只作记录用，本纸上的任何答案一律不记分，考生务必将答案写在答题纸上。三、本题要求考生填写20个空白，每空为一词。答题时间为10分钟。

SECTION4：LISTENINGTEST

PartA:Not-takingAndGap-filling

Directions:Inthispartofthetestyouwillhearashorttalk.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Whilelisteningtothetalk,youmaytakenotesontheimportantpointssothatyoucanhaveenoughinformationtocompleteagap-fillingtaskonyourANSWERBOOKLETafterwards.

上海市英语高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试

SECTION4:LISTENINGTEST(30minutes)

PartA:Note-takingAndGap-filling

Directions:Inthispartofthetestyouwillhearashorttalk.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Whilelisteningtothetalk,youmaytakenotesontheimportantpointssothatyoucanhaveenoughinformationtocompleteagap-fillingtaskonaseparateANSWERBOOKLET.YouwillnotgetyourANSWERBOOKLETuntilafteryouhavelistenedtothetalk.

Formanypeople,carsareasourceofpassionand____________(1),buttheycanalsobeasourceofmany____________(2).Thecarhasbroughtpeoplemuchclosertoplacesofwork,studyand____________(3).Manypeoplealsoworkin____________(4)industries.Therearemorecarsthan____________(5)intheUnitedStates.Butmanypeopleareunhappywithcartrafficand____________(6),aswellaswiththeuseoflandforbuildingnew____________(7).Some____________(8)dreamofturningparkinglotsintoparksandreplacingcarswith____________(9).Mostpeoplearoundtheworld,however,stillbelievethatthecarisa____________(10)partoflifeintoday’sworld.Thequestionis:Whatkindof____________(11)willweusewhen____________(12)isnolongeravailableThe____________(13)carisnotanewidea:ithadsuccesswithAmerican____________(14)intheearly____________(15).Nowthereisanewinterestintheelectriccar.SomeAmericanand____________(16)carcompaniesarespendingmoneyonthedevelopmentofnewcar____________(17).Manyengineersbelievethattheelectriccarwillleadtootherformsoftechnologybeingusedfor____________(18).Carsmay____________(19),buttheirimportancewillnot.Carsareimportanttonearlyeveryone,includingengineers,businesspeople,environmentalistsandeven____________(20).

PartB:ListeningandTranslation

1.SentenceTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5Englishsentences.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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2.PassageTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2Englishpassages.YouwillhearthepassagesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.

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SECTION5:READINGTEST(30minutes)

Directions:ReadthefollowingpassagesandthenanswerINCOMPLETESENTENCESthequestionswhichfolloweachpassage.UseonlyinformationfromthepassageyouhavejustreadandwriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions1—3You’rehardatworkattheofficewhenthephonerings.Itisastranger,anexecutiverecruiterwhosayssheisawareofyourexperienceinyourindustryandwantstoseeifyou’dbeinterestedina“jobopportunity.”Youaretoldthatthejobisinyourfield,insomefar-offcity,perhaps.Youaregivenabroaddescriptionofjobdutiesata“majorconsultingfirm.”Butthecompany’sidentityiswithhelduntiltherecruiterhasmetyouandseenyourresume.Youhangupfeelingabitflattered–butunsureabouthowtoproceed.Thenextstepisimportant:Checktherecruiter’scredentials.Ideally,thisindividualshouldhaveatleasteightto10yearsofexperience,specializinginyourfield.Alsotryaskingaboutsomeoftherecruiter’srecentsuccessfulplacements.(Atleastonerecruitersayshe’salwaysopentonamingsome“satisfiedcustomers.”)Ifeverythingchecksout,youcane-mailyourresume,whichtherecruiterwillthenenterintodatabasesitwillusetohelpitsclientsfillopenings.Iftherecruitermeetsandlikesyou,shewillsendyoutothehiringcompany.Recruitersestimatethatonlyahalf-dozenfinalistsarepickedfromaninitialpoolofafewdozen.Recruiterscanhelpajobhunterprogressinsalaryandresponsibility.Some“contingencyrecruiters”–paidonlyafterajobisfilled–startplacingcandidatesat$50,000salaryorlower.Butmanymoreplacecandidatesinjobswithsalariesof$70,000orhigher.“Retainedrecruiters”typicallyworktofilljobswithsalariesbeginningat$100,000orso.“Beingrecruitedreallyhelpedmeoutofacareerslump,”saysJennyHerringofDesMoines,Iowa.SheworkedwithrecruiterTomKellerhals,seniorpartnerwiththeWestminsterGroupinChester,S.C.,togetajobatPrincipalGlobalInvestors,afinancial-servicesfirm.“Ihadappliedformany,manyjobsonmyownwithoutsuccess,”Ms.Herringsays.“[Mr.Kellerhals’s]contactsopenedtherightdoorsformeandhelpedmegetagreatjob.Healsohelpednegotiateanattractivesalaryandrelocationpackage.”Decadesago,recruiters–or“headhunters”–focusedprimarilyontopofficials,suchaschiefexecutiveorchieffinancialofficers.Manyplacementfirmsstillspecializeinfillingcorneroffices.Butrecruiterstoday–some5,000suchfirmsoperateintheUS–alsocombtheranksofmidlevelmanagersandspecializedworkers.Inadditiontoreviewingtheresumestheyhaveinhand,recruiterssaytheyalsoscannewsandindustrytradepublicationstolearnaboutpromisingemployeesandcompanyreorganizations.Suchpracticesaccountformanyofthe“coldcalls”receivedbyemployeeswhohavenotmadeanymovestowardchangingjobs.

Between1992and2000,theoverallrecruitmentindustrygrewby“double-digitpercentages”eachyear,saysJosephMc-Cool,editor-in-chiefofExecutiveRecruiterNewsinPeterborough,N.H.Industrygrowthhassincecooled,hesays,butheexpectsa5to6percentuptickthisyear.Despitebeingbombardedwithtalentinatightjobmarket,firmsoftenemployrecruitersinordertokeepjobsearchessecret,ortolocatecandidateswithspecific,hard-to-findcredentials.Inmanycases,human-resourcesdepartmentsarestretchedtoothintoconducttheirownspecializedsearches.Somerecruiters,bycontrast,keepcontinuouslyupdateddatabasesof50,000to100,000names.Shouldyoubecomeoneofthosenames,expertssay,findawaytobecomeastandout.“Listentotherecruiter’sstory[aboutagivenjob],”saystheWestminsterGroup’sKellerhals.“Trytoestablisharelationshipwitharecruiterthatwouldallowtherecruitertoeasilyrememberyou.Agreatwaytodothatistobehelpful.Trytohelptherecruiteridentifyothercandidatesifyou’veexpressednointerestinajob.”JobhunterscanalsocontactrecruitersthemselvesusingsuchresourcesasKennedyInformation’s“DirectoryofExecutiveRecruiters.”Thebookcitesrecruitersbyindustryspecialty,region,andmostcommonsalarylevels.“Iwouldn’tbeoverlyaggressive,”saysMr.McCool.“Itmightbeperceivedasbeingdesperate.”Keepinmindthattherecruiter’sloyaltyistothehiringfirms.“Youwillonlyhearfromthemifthey’redoingasearchinwhichthejobtitle,jobobjective,andexperiencematchwhatisonyourresume,”saysMarilynMoatsKennedy,managingpartneratCareerStrategiesinWilmette,Ill.“Theydon’tworkforyou.Theyworkforthepersonwhopaysthem.”Andcompaniescanbeveryexacting.“Inthiseconomy,theclientsaremorespecific,”saysRitaKohn,seniorvicepresidentintheWestport,Conn.,officeofexecutive-searchfirmDawnTaylorAssociates,inNewYork.“Itrequiresalotofflexibilityonthepartofevenqualifiedcandidates.”

1.Whatisthepossibledifferencebetween“contingencyrecruiter”and“retainedrecruiter”2.Whatarethechangesinthejobofrecruitersoverthepastdecades3.Whatadviceisgiveninthepassagetojobhuntersintheircontactwithrecruiters

SECTION6:TRANSLATIONTEST(30minutes)Directions:TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglishandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

许多专家认为，教学改革的当务之急是要改变现在的课程设置和考试办法，不要让孩子只知道“头悬梁，锥刺股，死读书，读死书”。他们指出，教育改革的关键在于使全社会认识到中、小学教育的目的不只是让学生掌握必要的知识，更应该提高学生整体素质，特别是他们对于人生意义和社会责任这些根本性的问题要有比较深入的思考。学校要在这些方面深入研究，选择合适的内容和方式引导和帮助学生形成正确的观点。如果学校只强调知识教育而忽视了人生课程的引导，则培养出来的只是一批文字或者数字机器，而不是准备进入社会的预备人才。

SECTION6:TRANSLATIONTEST(30minutes)Directions:TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglishandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

中华民族的传统文化博大精深，源远流长。早在2000多年前，就产生了以孔孟为代表的儒家学说和以老庄为代表的道家学说，以及其他许多也在中国思想史上有地位的学说和学派。这就是有名的诸子百家。从孔夫子到孙中山，中华民族的传统文化有它的许多珍品，许多人民性和民主性的好东西。比如，强调仁爱、强调群体、强调天下为公，特别是“天下兴亡，匹夫有责”的爱国情操和吃苦耐劳、勤俭持家、尊师重教的传统美德。所有这些，对家庭、对国家和社会都起到了巨大的维系和调节作用。

SECTION6:TRANSLATIONTEST(30minutes)Directions:TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglishandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

舒舍予，字老舍，现年四十岁，面黄无须，生于北平，三岁失怙，可谓无父，志学之年，帝王不存，可谓无君，无父无君，特别孝爱老母。幼读三百篇，不求甚解。继学师范，遂奠教书匠之基，及壮，糊口四方，教书为业，甚难发财，每购奖券，以得末奖为荣，示甘为寒贱也。二十七岁，发愤著书，科学哲学无所终，故写小说，博大家一笑，没什么了不得。三十四岁结婚，今已有一男一女，均狡猾可喜。书无所不读，全无所获，并不着急，教书做事，均甚认真，往往吃亏，也不后悔，如此而已。再活四十年，也许能有点出息。

考生通过上述第一阶段综合笔试后，获得参加第二阶段口试的资格。口试包括口语和口译两大部分，其测试形式、要求与目的简述如下：4.口语(1)命题发言与提问相结合的形式。供命题发言的题目（讨论题、论证题或辩论题等）通常具有普遍性，为考生所熟悉。(2)要求考生根据所给的题目、图表或短文及题目要求，能熟练地组织连贯发言，比较流利地表达，内容完整切题，语音语调正确，表达流利，基本无语言错误。5.口译:段落翻译，英译汉和汉译英各两段，每一段长度160词左右，每段落分为两个考试单元，每单元后有50秒左右的间隙供考生口译。要求考生掌握英汉互译基本技巧，能用恰当语气准确传达原话（英语或汉语）意思，能完整表述原话内容；语音语调正确，用词与句法正确，表达流利，基本无语言错误。

上海市英语高级口译资格证书第二阶段考试ORALTEST(Paper34)

Directions:Talkonthefollowingtopicfor5minutes.Besuretomakeyourpointsclearandsupportingdetailsadequate.Youshouldalsobereadytoansweranyquestionsraisedbytheexaminersduringyourtalk.Youneedtohaveyournameandregistrationnumberrecorded.Startyourtalkwith“Mynameis...,”“Myregistrationnumberis...”.

Shouldtherecommendationadmissionsystembekept

Questionsforreference1.Somedistinguishedmiddleschoolstudentshavebeenadmittedtouniversitythroughtherecommendationsystem,butithasbeensaidthatsomepeoplehavetakenadvantageofthesystem.Commentonbothoreitherofthesetwofacts.Citeexamplestoillustrateyourpoint(s).

2.Whataretheadvantagesand/ordisadvantagesoftherecommendationsystem

3。Giventhecurrentcollegeentranceexamination,shouldwetotallyabandontherecommendationsystemOrshouldwereformbothoreitherofthem

上海市英语高级口译资格证书第二阶段考试INTERPRETATIONTEST(RecordingScript)PartADirections:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.Afteryouhaveheardeachparagraph,interpretitintoChinese.Startinterpretingatthesignal...andstopitatthesignal...Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.Rememberyouwillhearthepassagesonlyonce.NowletusbeginPartAwiththefirstpassage.Passage1:Ladiesandgentlemen.Goodafternoon,andthankyouforinvitingmetothe“InternationalConferenceonBusinessCooperation.”Ifeelprivilegedtobewiththepe