2023 年 3 月上海中级口译笔试真题答案及听力原文SECTION 1: LISTENING TESTPart A: Spot Dictation1. round, flat cakes 2. German immigrants 3. their name 4. claim 5. clear answer 6. great hit 7. fast, practical and cheap 8. in the 1920s 9. 5 cents each 10. drive-in restaurant 11. popular menu items 12. conquer 13. hot dog stand 14. spring up 15. sold 12 hamburgers 16. US culture 17. 60% 18. 7%Part B: I. Statements1. A. 原文：Mrs. Jones came to us at the airport. We thought she was the secretary but she turned out to be the president of the company.2. C. 原文：After Susan carefully explained her ideas at the board meeting last week, the directors all voted for the change she”s made concerning the proposed project.3. B. 原文：Of the students participating in our university”s research project, 73% classified themselves as freshmen and sophomores.4. D. 原文：Originally we had planned to buy a car by the end of last year, but then with the recent fluctuation of the crude oil prices we decided to postpone the purchase.5. B. 原文：Most people I know are interested in the proposed tax reform being debated in the congress because they hope it will lower taxes for them.6. A 原文：If you”re good at managing your own time and energy, it is very likely that you can do well both in your schoolwork and for your career7. C. 原文：Mr. Paul White, thank you very much for your inquiry, but I feel the position more suits a female applicant. Anyway, I will keep your name on file.8. D. 原文：Is this your best quote? I thought prices will be coming down now given the current situation of financial and economic crisis.9. D. 原文：Last month our manager took a ten-day business trip to Chicago, but he had to stay there for 3 more days as the negotiation turned out to be a tougher one.10. B. 原文：When our children are made confident that they are positive and competent individuals, they will adapt themselves to the changing society and successfully accomplish personal goals.II. Talks and Conversations Questions 11--14W：What are you laughing about?M: I just saw the silliest advertisement on TV for German soups. It”s said our products are home-made with the freshest vegetables and fruits. Then a scene in the factory showed that products were prepared and packed by the most sophisticated machinery.W: And I am sure that the word NATURAL was put on the jars and cans of the products. I think the stupidest advertisements are those that imply that you are one of a kind. If you buy the product, you will be a very special person. Now you will be just like every other one of the 20 million people who bought it.M: That”s really silly. But to me, the dumbest of them all is when advertisers put a celebrity on TV to talk about a particular brand of soap or about a particular car. I bet that the celebrity”s never used the product before they got the job of appearing in the commercial.W: Yeah! But most of these commercials work and people remember the product.M: I agree, here we are talking about ads we”ve seen, aren”t we? We are all influenced by thosecelebrities and brand names.W: I think teenagers are specially vulnerable. Advertisers try to get teenagers used to a brand because they know that in later years, the teenagers will stick to that particular product of theirs.Question 11: What in the advertisement has made the man laugh? B Question 12: When some ads imply that you are one of a kind, what does that mean? A Question 13: Why does the advertiser put a celebrity on TV to talk about a particular product? D Question 14: According to the woman, what will teenagers do if they are used to a brand? C Questions 15--18Many of you may have heard of “jetlag“, which is a condition of sleep disorders resultingfrom rapid travel over time zones such as on a jet plane. The symptoms of jetlag can be quite varied and may include: loss of appetite, nausea, headache, fatigue, insomnia or even mild depression. Here are few tips for you to avoid jetlag or cope if you are stricken by the condition.First adjust your biological rhythm several days before your departure. And develop a plan to start switching to the time zone of your destination. For instance, if you will be flying from New York to Paris where it is 6 hours later, get up one hour earlier for a couple of days, then two hours earlier, then three hours earlier. I would try to at least get half way to a new time zone. Turn lights on during daytime in your destination and off during the night time. Second, during the time of your adjustment and especially during the flight, drink plenty of water. If you are not a big water fan, drink some other fluid that is not high in sugar, carbonation or caffeine. Avoid junk food, salty foods, caffeine and alcohol on the plane. Of course I say that, but I always have a couple of drinks during the flight, if you do that, just be sure to drink as much water between drinks as possible.Thirdly, when you arrive in your destination, try to resist the urge to nap d。