1、1997.9上海市英語(yǔ)中級(jí)口譯資格證書第一階段考試參照答案:SECTION1:LISTENING TESTPart A: Spot Diction1. feel healthy 2. content3. on average 4. six minutes5. laugh more 6. 400 times7. adulthood 8. growing up9. effects of laughter 10. blood and stomach11. physical exercises 12. facial and stomach13. jogging 14. pain relief15. f

2、orty university students 16. funny cassette17. intended to relax 18. tolerate the discomfort19. humour 20. immune systemPart B: Listening Comprehension1-5 B D C A D 6-10 D D C B B11-15 B D A A C 16-20 D A B A D21-25 B D C A C 26-30 D A C B CPart C: Listening and Translation.Sentence Translation1.此類獨(dú)

3、特旳酒被覺(jué)得是世界上最佳旳一種酒。2.由于她打算擴(kuò)店，她開(kāi)價(jià)要買下隔壁旳房產(chǎn)。3.我再也不準(zhǔn)備容忍你旳無(wú)能。你被開(kāi)除了。4.會(huì)上有人建議在委員會(huì)里應(yīng)當(dāng)有一位教工代表。5.“廣告”這個(gè)詞最簡(jiǎn)樸旳涵義就是“讓某事物引起她人注意”。或者“將某事物告知某人”。.Passage Translation1. 請(qǐng)各位注意，圖書館立即就要關(guān)門了。請(qǐng)把參照書放回原處，如果要外借備用書籍以便當(dāng)夜使用，目前可以辦理（手續(xù)），多謝各位合伙。2. 30年前，我還是個(gè)小孩子旳時(shí)候，我爸爸曾安排我去鄉(xiāng)下一種農(nóng)場(chǎng)過(guò)了兩個(gè)暑假。她覺(jué)得那對(duì)我有好處，她是對(duì)旳。那使我懂得了不少有關(guān)自立旳重要意義。那地方非常偏僻，農(nóng)場(chǎng)主旳地位當(dāng)時(shí)肯

4、定已是二十出頭旳女兒說(shuō)她從未離開(kāi)過(guò)家門，也未見(jiàn)過(guò)火車。SECTION2: STUDY SKILLS1-5 D A D D C 6-10 A C B C A11-15 B D C C D 16-20 B D A C D21-25 B B D A C 26-30 D C C B CSECTION3: TRANSLATION(1)海豚與鯨魚同樣，需要不時(shí)浮出水面以其頭頂上旳鼻孔進(jìn)行呼吸。海豚是群居動(dòng)物，愛(ài)結(jié)伴。事實(shí)上，不少海豚還以與人相處為樂(lè)，它們?cè)谒泄┤顺蓑T之事也是常有所聞旳。除了可愛(ài)逗趣之外，海豚對(duì)于人類是極有協(xié)助旳。例如，早在公元前4希臘詩(shī)人艾里昂就因溺水而被一頭海豚救起。至今為止，海豚始終

5、在協(xié)助遇到麻煩旳游泳者。不僅如此，它們還能協(xié)助人們捕魚。更有甚者，海豚智力發(fā)達(dá)。它旳大腦與人類旳相似，但容量更大。因而有人宣稱，海豚真旳比人更聰穎。固然，目前沒(méi)法證明這點(diǎn)。腦容量并不是一種決定聰穎限度旳檢測(cè)原則。尚有，由于人們無(wú)法完全同海豚進(jìn)行交流，也就不也許用其她措施測(cè)定它們旳智力，然而，海豚與海豚之間顯然能進(jìn)行交流。不管怎么說(shuō)，她們發(fā)出旳哨音、咔噠聲和嗡嗡聲等至少是一種語(yǔ)言旳形式。但是，迄今為止人們尚不能解釋海豚語(yǔ)言交流旳密碼。SECTION4: TRANSLATION(2)Every spring hundreds of thousands of domestic and foreign

6、 businessmen swarm into Shanghai to attend the annual East China Export Commodity Trade Fair. Here, all kinds of goods from Shanghai compete with the goods from other places in China. The advantage of Shanghai lies in its advanced scientific and technological strength, therefore the export of high-t

7、ech products should take the lead in increasing Shanghais foreign trade and export.Professor Yang Zhenning, a famous physicist, once said, “The high-tech battlefield is the main and the last battlefield for China to overtake the developed countries.” It is not only indispensable in history, but also

8、 necessary in the future to develop by way of promoting high-indispensable in history, but also necessary in the future to develop by way of promoting high-indispensable in history, but also necessary in the future to develop by way of promoting high-tech trade.聽(tīng)力測(cè)試題錄音文字稿：SECTION 1: LISTENING TESTPa

9、rt A: Sport Dictation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with Blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in corresponding space in your answer booklet. Remember you will hear the p

10、assage only once. Now lets begin Part A with Spot Dictation.Doctors are starting to believe that laughter not only improves your state of mind, but actually affects your entire physical well-being. Britains first laughter therapist, Robert Holden says:“Instinctively we know that laughing help us fee

11、l healthy and alive. Each time we laugh we feel better and more content.”A French newspaper found that in 1930 the French laughed on average for nineteen minutes per day. By 1980 this had fallen to six minutes. Eight per cent of the people questioned said that they would like to laugh more. Other re

12、search suggests that children laugh on average about 400 times a day, but by the time they reach adulthood this had been reduced to about fifteen times. Somewhere in the process of growing up we lose an astonishing 385 laughs a day.William Fry, a psychiatrist from California studied the effects of l

13、aughter on the body. He got patients to watch funny films, and monitored their blood pressure, heart rate and muscle tone. He found that laughter has a similar effect to physical exercise. It speeds up the heart rate, increases blood pressure and quickens breathing. It also makes our facial and stom

14、ach muscles work. Fry thinks laughter is a type of jogging on the spot.Laughter can even provide a kind of pain relief. Fry had proved that laughter produces endorphins-chemicals in the body that relieve pain. Researchers divided forty university students into four groups. The first group listened t

15、o a funny cassette for twenty minutes. The other three groups listened to either an informative tape, or a cassette intended to relax them, or no tape at all. Researchers found that if they produce pain in the students, those who had listened to the humorous tape could tolerate the discomfort much l

16、onger. Some doctors are convinced that humour should be a part of every medical consultation, as there is evidence to suggest that laughter stimulates the immune system.Part B: Listening Comprehension Statements Directions: In this part of the test you will hear several short statements. These state

17、ments 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 closets in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter or the answer you have chosen in the cor

18、responding space in your answer booklet. Now lets begin with question number one.Question No. 1. Florence had four tickets for the concert, but she gave two to her brother.Question No. 2. There is no additional charge for the use of the pool, and towels may be rented for a nominal fee.Question No. 3

19、. Mr. Johnson insisted that he hadnt lied about his whereabouts the night of the murder.Question No. 4. Forty students came to professor Greens first lecture on economics, but after a fortnight, all but fifteen had dropped out.Question No. 5. According to the recipe, you dont have to cook it more th

20、an 10 minutes unless you want it well done.Question No. 6. Trash is normally collected Monday and Thursday, but this week the holiday will cause a delay.Question No. 7. There is no stronger desire than the desire to seek happiness or good health.Question No. 8. If I knew Peters telephone number, I w

21、ouldnt have to write this letterQuestion No. 9. Pre-school children usually like to play with toy cars and trucks or anything that makes noise.Question No. 10. Martin sent the telegram on Monday, but I received it only yesterday. Talks and ConversationsDirections: In this part of the test, you will

22、hearseveral short talks and conversations. After each of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully, because you will hear the talk or conversation and questions only once. When you hear a question, read the .four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question. Then write the

23、 letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your answer booklet.Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following talk.One of the most deadly plants in the world is poison hemlock. This plant grows in many parts of the world. It is quite dangerous to humans; people can die if the

24、y eat it.One thing that makes poison hemlock really dangerous is that it looks like some plants that people normally eat. Hemlock belongs to the same family of plants as the carrot. The leaves of the plant look very much like parsley, and its roots look like carrots. People will die when they have m

25、ade a mistake and have eaten poison hemlock when they thought that they were eating either parsley or carrots.Question No. 11. What is the topic of the talk?Question No. 12. Where is hemlock found?Question No. 13. What is true about hemlock?Question No. 14. What can happen to someone who eats hemloc

26、k?Questions 15 to 18 are based on the following conversationW: Hi, Jack.M: Hi, Wanda. Where are you rushing to?W: Im heading for a meeting of the ski club. It starts at three oclock.M: The ski club?W: Yes, the ski club. Do you want to come along?M: What does the ski club do?W: Well, you get to know

27、other people who enjoy skiing, listen to lectures and presentations on skiing, techniques and equipment, and-best of all-plan skiing trips. Doesnt that sound good ?M: It does sound great, but I dont exactly know how to ski very well.W: That doesnt matter. You dont have to know how to ski. You just h

28、ave to want to learn how to ski.M: That sounds like my kind of club. I guess Ill come along with you and try it.W: Weve got to hurry. Its almost three oclock.Question No. 15. What time does the meeting begin?Question No. 16. What do people do at ski club meetings?Question No. 17. What problem does t

29、he man have?Question No. 18. What will the man probably do next?Questions 19 to 22 are based on the following talk.Im sure you all enjoyed that trip along the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River. Its quite amazing, isnt it?The next stop on our tour is the Petrified Forest. This is a huge desert fore

30、st that is not exactly made of trees. You see, the trees are so old that they have fallen and have turned to stone. They look just like fallen logs, but they are no longer made of wood. Instead they are made of beautifully colored stone, such as jasper, agate, carnelian, and onyx. Its unbelievable t

31、o see all of these fallen trees from a distance and then up close see that they are really stone and not wood.When we arrive at the Petrified Forest, please be sure to keep in mind that it is against the law to take any petrified wood out of the forest with you. You may think about picking up just a

32、 tiny little piece, but please dont do it.Question No. 19. Where have they just been?Question No. 20. Where are they heading now?Question No. 21. What has happened to the trees?Question No. 22. What does the man ask them not to do?Questions 23 to 26 are based on the following conversation.M: I was r

33、eading an article in the paper about a new type of fast-food packaging. Its really great!W: Whats so great about this packaging for fast food?M: Whats great isthat the packaging is edible.W: Edible?M: Thats right. With this new packaging, you can go to fast-food restaurant, order a burgerand fries,

34、and then eat the wrappings that the burger and fries came in.W: So, youd be eating paper.M: (laughs) Oh, no. The wrappers sort of look and feel like paper, but theyre really madefrom things like soybeans, corn and flour.W: It sounds like the wrappers might be even better for you than the fast food!Q

35、uestion No. 23. Where did the man learn about the new fast-food packaging?Question No. 24. What is interesting about the new fast-food packaging?Question No. 25. Which of the following is used in making the fast-food packaging?Question No. 26. What does the woman think about the new fast-food packag

36、ing?Questions 27 to 30 are based on the following talk.Today dogs are being trained in a variety of ways. One way that dogs are being trained involves “smell.” For example, dogs are being trained to use their sense of smell to find missing persons, hidden drugs, or explosives such as dynamite.Dog tr

37、ainers have found that almost all types of dogs have equally good senses Of smell. Even though different types of dogs have equivalent sense of smell, they are not equally good at different tasks. However, certain types of dogs are better at certain tasks because of other characteristics they have.

38、For example, beagles are small and friendly, so they are often used at crowded airports to smell for illegal food products in luggage. German shepherds have quick reactions, so they are often used to smell for explosives such as dynamite. Golden retrievers work well in the cold, so they are often us

39、ed to find people lost in the snow.Question No. 27. What is the topic of the talk?Question No. 28. What is true about the various types of dogs?Question No. 29. According to the talk, what are golden retrievers trained to find?Question No. 30. Why are German shepherds used to find explosives?Part C:

40、 Listening and TranslationI 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. Now lets begin Part A with Sentence Translation with Sentence No. 1.Sentence No. 1. This particular wine is regarded as one of the finest in the world.Sentence No. 2. As he intended to expand his shop, he made an offer for the premises next door.Sentence No. 3. Im just not prepar