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1、上海市 3 月中级口译真题试卷 SECTLON 1: LISTENING TEST (40 minutes) Part A: Spot 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 the correspondin
2、g space in you ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage only once. Good afternoon, Id like to thank professor Leach for giving me the chance to talk to you students. My topic today is “Attitudes, Values and Tastes”.An attitude, or the way we feel about something, can take different forms.
3、On the one hand, there are attitudes that are simply_(1). There may change from year to year, month to month and even, day to day. On the other hand, there are attitudes that can be firmly fixed _(2) that rarely, if ever, change. Included in the first_ (3) are statements like “Sally has beautiful ey
4、es”, or “I hate icecream”. Attitudes like these may simply _(4) a person, al taste or preference that does not always affect other people. Nobody will get particularly _(5), for example, if you have a preference for tea _(6) coffee. The second type of attitude could _(7) such statements as “Sm oking
5、 should be banned in _(8)”, and “War is a terrible thing”. With attitudes like these, however, we are expressing an opinion that we _(9) about. Opinions such as these are very much a part of _(10) since they express the way we feel about certain _(11) and events. If someone is a smoker, for example,
6、 it can become very difficult to _(12) that person if they smoke _(13) in our company. Preference and tastes refer to specific _(14) , where values are general and include _(15). There is big difference, for example, between these two _(16): “Your boss is very rude ” and “I could never work under a
7、boss ”. In the first statement, the speaker is_ (17) an opinion based on one person, the boss. The idea is that other bosses are not _(18). In the second one, though, the speaker indicates a _(19) about work in general: he could not work for anyone, _(20) they were. Part B: Listening Comprehension .
8、 Statements Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. 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 me
9、aning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. 1. A. Jack left home without an umbrella. B. Jack didnt hear the rain. C. Jack s umbrella didnt work. D. Jack had the day off due to the weather. 2. A. They d
10、idnt pay attention to the consulants opinion. B. They called in the consultant for her advice. C. They always do what their consultant tells them. D. They listened to the concert over the radio. 3. A. The manufacturer wishes it could find a good advertising agent. B. The manufacturer hopes to increa
11、se its sales through advertising. C. The advertising campaign includes many sporting events. D. The advertising campaign is joined by well-known individuals. 4. A. Did Cathy put a new report in here? B. Is the yearly report in here, or is it someplace else? C. Which picture do you like, the new one
12、or the old one? D. Is it ture that Cathy only remembered to lock one of the drawers? 5. A. A lawyer should sign the memo. B. We should get legal advice. C. We have seen a lawyer. D. Lets wait for a lucky sign. 6. A. The company was unable to order spare parts. B. The company was short of cash for de
13、livery. C. The parts could be considered genuine. D. The parts could be sent in late January. 7. A. The completion of the project was long. B. The project was none other than a stupid one. C. We finished the project rather quickly. D. We didnt sign the contract in time. 8. A. I cant make any food fo
14、r the party. B. Im afraid to accept your party invitations. C. We won t be able to hold the party this evening. D. We can t come to the party this evening. 9. A. Not many people enjoy that kind of design. B. It took a while for that design to become pupular. C. The publics first reaction to that des
15、ign was positive. D. You d never catch me wearing that kind of design. 10. A. The consultant is publishing an excellent report on geology. B. They consultant left after he turned in his research and investigation report. C. The consultant studied some excellent rock samples in his report. D. The con
16、sultant did very thorough research and investigation for his report. . Talks and Conversations Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of and questions only once. When you hear a question, read the four answer chioces and choose the best a
