英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考
section 1: listening test (40 minutes)
part a: spot dictation
directions: in this pa rt 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 ward or words you have heard on the tape. write your answer in the corresponding spa ce in you answer booklet. remember you will hear the passage only once.
it is common knowledge that computers can also produce something stupid, as some (1) put it, gigo, or garbage in, garbage out . this means that if inaccurate information is (2) a computer, the machine will produce the wrong information (3).
the reason for this is that computers cannot think (4). for example, imagine that a computer is given the information that (5) has hour legs and that a dog has four legs. the machine might well (6) when producing a list of suggested living-room and dining-room furniture.
but today, groups of (7) in the united states, japan and europe (8) a new type of computer. these new models will be incapable of making such (9).
instead of being programmed with lots of unrelated (10), the new computers will contain knowledge of subjects that are (11). the machines will then (12) items of information,and will be able to reject conclusions that do not (13).
these new computers will already know that dogs are animals that (14), bark, wag their tails and chase other animals. by (15) with features of living-room and dining-room furniture, the computer will conclude that a dog is an (16).
even a present-day computer could (17) if given enough information and enough time. but it has to consider (18) one at a time before selecting the best. this means that it would (19) for even the most powerful computer to reach a (20).
part b: listening comprehension
Ⅰ. 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 meaning 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) michelle wanted to work in london.
(b) michelle quitted hisjob in london.
(c) michelle asked for a vacation in london.
(d) michelle transferred his money to the london branch.
2. (a) doctor carter avoids the company of others whenever possible.
(b) doctor carter is too busy to have a cup of coffee.
(c) doctor carter is a quite sociable person.
(d) doctor carter is a lonely man, according to his colleagues.
3. (a) tom checked his embarrassment.
(b) tom bounced the ball against the telephone box.
(c) tom felt embarrassed when he was asked to have a physical check.
(d) tom was embarrassed when his check was returned as worthless.
4. (a) we couldn t have opened five supermarkets there.
(b) to think that we have opened only five supermarkets there.
(c) we thought that you wanted to open five supermarkets there.
(d) we didn t think that five supermarkets there were quite enough.
5. (a) mrs. green had to rush to the airport to meet the ceo from chicago.
(b) mrs. green refused to attend the opening ceremony in chicago last tuesday.
(c) mrs. green was scheduled to see someone from chicago last tuesday.
(d) mrs. green didn t accept the ceo s invitation to work in chicago at last.
6. (a) i ve never been a cooperative person. (b) i m very ready to cooperate now.
(c) i'll be a corporate executive. (d) i never want to be an operator.
7. (a) the general manager asked them to account for the lying of important documents.
(b) the general manager refused to read those accounting papers.
(c) the documents are so important that they should be kept in safer places.
(d) it is important that the accountant lock his office before leaving for home.
8. (a) every year, the city authorities propose to improve the road conditions on the highway.
(b) there have been arguments about the proposed highway extension for a long time.
(c) the environmental protection groups are quite satisfied with the proposed highway extension.
(d) both the administration and the environmentalists are against the building of a new highway.
9. (a) good management seldom gets better work from employees.
(b) good management can make average employees work better.
(c) average employees can do excellent work under any circumstances.
(d) average employees cannot do excellent work, despite good management.
10. (a) no more visitors can be allowed in the exhibition hall.
(b) the exhibition hall can hold slightly over 250 visitors.
(c) five hundred visitors wanted to see the auto show.
(d) more than one thousand visitors saw the auto show.
Ⅱ. talks and conversations
directions: in this part of the test, you will hear several 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 choice and choose the best answer to that question. then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your answer booklet.
questions 11~14
11. (a) she is out ofjob.
(b) she feels very tired.
(c) she has a broken
(d) she has a cold.
12. (a) traveling around the country
(b) training hard for a competition
(c) working on a research project
(d) writhing research paper on boxing
13. (a) stay in bed and get some sleep
(b) return the books and post the letters
(c) have a glass of water before going outside.
(d) write a letter of complaint about the air-conditioner
14. (a) because she has to write a report.
(b) because she hasjust returned from abroad.
(c) because she wants something to read.
(d) because she needs to find a new job.
questions 15~18
15. (a)us census officials (b) government employees
(c) people who live in the city (d) lawyers who work for the church
16. (a) london and westminster (b) london and birmingham
(c) london and st asaph (d) london and st paul s
17. (a) it has a cathedral. (b) it has a population of 4000.
(c) it has a large population. (d) it has a city hall.
18. (a) britain (b) usa
(c) india (d) japan
questions 19~22
19. (a) she's got married.
(b) she's graduated from high school.
(c) she's spent her holiday
(d) she's moved to west virginia.
20. (a) she would have stayed in her hometown for the rest of her life.
(b) she would have made a grave mistake in her life career.
(c) she would have happy to come to the city to look for a job.
(d) she would become a secretary to someone in her village.
21. (a) she had left the place in which she was born.
(b) she has not been given much job opportunity in the city.
(c) she has so far no promotion or transfer.
(d) she cannot avoid making mistakes in her routine work.
22. (a) her boyfriend.
(b) her colleague.
(c) her assistant.
(d) her former schoolmate.
questions 23~26
23. (a) keeping warm and dry
(b) drinking a lot of liquid
(c) living close to the hospital
(d) kissing the nose of an animal
24. (a) men who live in windy areas
(b) women who volunteered to stay outside
(c) travelers who take showers
(d) people who are under stress
25. (a) because cold viruses can endure adverse climates.
(b) because winters are wet and cold.
(c) because people tend to stay more time indoors.
(d) because the disease may be caused by contaminated foods.
26. (a) men are more likely to suffer from colds.
(b) no effective medicine has been found to cure colds.
(c) in the winter, people should try to stay outdoors.
(d) one could avoid catching colds by taking a hot bath every day.
questions 27~30
27. (a) none (b) thirteen
(c) fourteen (d) fifteen
28. (a) the housewife (b) the elder sisters
(c) the servants (d) the nannies
29. (a) they had to bring up their families.
(b) they had no choice in selecting a spouse.
(c) they had to work hard to support their families.
(d)they had no chance to receive higher education.
30. (a) a woman was financially dependent on her future husband.
(b) a man had to ask a girl s father for permission to marry her.
(c) a woman should be ready to give up her job for the marriage.
(d) a man should arrange a marriage ceremony in his father s house.
part c: listening and translation
Ⅰ. sentence translation
directions: 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.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Ⅱ. passage translation
directions: in this part of the test, you hear 2 passages. you will hear the passages only once. after you have heard each passage, translate it into chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your answer booklet. you may take notes while you are listening.
(1)
(2)
section 2: study skills (50 minutes)
directions: in this section, you will read several passages. each passage is followed by several questions based on its content. you are to choose one best answer, (a), (b),(c) or (d), to each question. answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your answer booklet.
questions 1~5
in some rural agricultural societies, the collection of available fuel such as firewood, dung cake, and agricultural waste can take 200 to 300 person-days per year. as well as being time consuming, the typical patterns of collection lead to deforestation, soil erosion, and ecological imbalances. in the future, experts predict that even if food supplies are adequate for rural populations, fuel supplies for domestic use may not be.
in the light of such considerations, a team in india has developed a solar oven for home use. the oven is cheaply constructed, easily operated, and extremely energy efficient. the device consists of an inner and outer metal box, a top cover, and two panes of plain glass. the inner box is painted black to absorb maximum solar radiation. the space between the two boxes is filled with an insulating material, such as rice husks, which are easily available and which, because of their high silicon content, neither attract insects nor rot easily. other easily available materials for insulation are ground nutshells or coconut shells. an adjustable mirror mounted on one side of the oven box reflects the sunlight into the interior, boosting the temperatures by 15-30 degrees celsius. this is most useful during the winter when the sun is lower. inside the oven, a temperature between 80 and 120 degrees celsius above ambient temperature can be maintained. this is sufficient to cook food gradually but surely. trials have shown that all typical food dishes can be prepared in this solar device without loss of taste or nutrition.
1.this passage is mainly about .
(a) deforestation in the rural agricultural societies
(b) use of rice husks as an insulation material
(c) design and use of a solar oven
(d) maintenance of temperature in a solar oven
2. all of the following are mentioned as sources of energy of rural agricultural societies except .
(a) firewood (b) dung cake
(c) solar power (d) agricultural waste
3.the word “domestic”(paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to .
(a) industrial (b) agricultural
(c) natural (d) household
4. according to the passage, the use of an adjustable mirror increases the oven temperature by .
(a) 80-120 degrees celsius (b) at least 80 degrees celsius
(c) up to 30 degrees celsius (d) up to 15 degrees celsius
5.according to the passage, the adjustable mirror is most useful .
(a) at midday (b) when it is cold
(c) when firewood is lacking (d) in improving taste and nutrition
questions 6~10
there must be few questions on which responsible opinion is so utterly divided as on that of how much sleep we ought to have. there are some who think we can leave body to regulate these matters for itself. “the answer is easy,” says dr.. a. burton. “with the right amount of sleep you should wake up fresh and alert five minutes before the alarm rings.” if he is right many people must be under sleeping, including myself. but we must remember that some people have a grater inertia than others. this is not meant rudely. they switch on slowly, and they are reluctant to switch off. they are alert at bedtime and sleepy when it is time to get up, and this many have nothing to do with how fatigued their bodies are, or how much sleep they must take to lose their fatigue.
other people feel sure that the present trend is towards too little sleep. to quote one medical opinion, “thousands of people drift through life suffering from the effects of too little sleep; the reason is not that can t sleep. like advancing colonists, we do seem to be grasping ever more of the land of sleep for our waking needs, pushing the boundary back and reaching, apparently, for a point in our evolution where we will sleep no more. this in itself, of course, need not be a bad thing. what could be disastrous, however, is that we should press to quickly towards this goal, sacrificing sleep only to gain more time in which tojeopardize our civilization by actions and decisions made weak by fatigue.”
then, to complete the picture, there are those who believe that more people are persuaded to sleep too much. dr h. roberts, writing in every man in, asserts: “it may safely be stated that, just as the majority eat too much, so the majority sleep too much.” one can see the point of this also. it would be a pity to retard our development by holding back those people who are gifted enough to work and play well less than the average amount of sleep, if indeed it does them no harm. if one of the trends of evolutions is that more of the life span is to be spent in gainful waking activity, then surely these people are in the van of this advance.
6.the author seems to indicate that .
(a) there are many controversial issues like the right amount of sleep
(b) among many issues the right amount of sleep is the least controversial
(c) the right amount of sleep is topic of much controversy among doctors
(d) people are now moving towards solving many controversial issues concerning sleep
7.according to the author, sleeping habits .
(a) are related to the amount of sleep
(b) are inherited from the parents
(c) vary from person to person
(d) would not change in one s lifetime
8.the world “jeopardize” (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to .
(a) endeavor (b) endanger
(c) endorse (d) endow
9. in the last paragraph the author points out that .
(a) sleeping less is good for human health
(b) people ought to be persuaded to sleep less than before
(c) it is incorrect to say that people too little
(d) those who can sleep less should be encouraged
10.we learn from the passage that the author .
(a) revises someone else s opinion
(b) explains an opinion of his own
(c) favors one of the three opinions
(d) comments on three different opinions
questions 11~15
she looked in the pockets of the black leather jacket he had reluctantly worn the night before. three of his suits, a pair of blue twill work pants, an old gray sweater with a hood and pockets lay thrown across the bed. thejacket leather was sleazy and damply clinging to her hands. she had bought it for him, as well as the three suits: one light blue with side vents, one gold with green specks, and one reddish that had a silver imitation-silk vest. the pockets of the jacket came softly outward from the lining like skinny milk toast rats. empty. slowly she sank down on the bed and began to knead, with blunt anxious fingers, all the pockets in all the clothes piled around her. first the blue suit, then the gold with green, then the reddish one that he said he didn t like most of all, but which he would sometimes wear if she agreed to stay home, or if she promised not to touch anywhere at all while he was getting dressed.
she was a big awkward woman, with big bones and hard rubbery flesh. her short arms ended in ham hands, and her neck was a squat roll of fat that protruded behind her head as a big bump. her skin was rough and puffy, with plump mole like freckles down her cheeks. her eyes glowered from under the mountain of her brow and were circled with expensive mauve shadow. they were nervous and quick when she was flustered and darted about at nothing in particular while she was dressing hair or talking to people.
her troubles started noticeably when she fell in love with a studiously quiet schoolteacher, mr. jerome franklin washington iii, who was ten years younger than her. she told herself that she shouldn't want him, he was so little and cute and young, but when she took into account that he was a schoolteacher, well, shejust couldn t seem to get any rest until, as she put it, “i were mr. and mrs. jerome franklin washington the third, and that s the truth!”
11. the word “sleazy” (paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to .
(a) lacking moisture (b) lacking persistence
(c) lacking substance (d) lacking confidence
12. jerome s taste in clothing is probably .
(a) worse than the woman's (b) very loud and flashy
(c) different from the woman's (d) on agreement with the woman's
13. apparently jerome will occasionally wear the reddish suit if .
(a) she is very good to him (b) she will leave him alone
(c) she buys him more clothes (d) she gets a better education
14. according to the passage, which of the following is not true about the woman?
(a) she is married to a school teacher.
(b) her eyes move around a lot at times.
(c) she is ten years older than jerome.
(d) she has found what she is looking for.
15. according to the passage, which of the following can be concluded form the passage about this couple?
(a) they will live happily ever after.
(b) their marriage is not harmonious.
(c) the couple will adopt children.
(d) they will become schoolteachers.
questions 16~20
an anthropologist recorded the expenses for ceremonies he attended in a village in thailand. the following chart provides information on the baths (thai currency) spent for a wedding.
finances for a single wedding in thailand
item amount
expenses
rice 3 sacks 1,860
pigs 2 head 3,500
vegetables and condiments 1,440
invitations 150
wedding gown rental 650
flowers (300)
rental equipment 1,800
pictures (groom paid) (500)
room decoration 3,000
liquor 2,400
musicians (groom paid) (500)
gifts to mother-in-law 200
cigarettes 360
other gifts 520
shoes 150
gold bracelet 1,270
miscellaneous
total 17,800
bride price 30,000
from groom s party 5,000
from other guests 8,000
other gifts 750
calculated net -3,050
stated net -4,000
16.the word “anthropologist” (line 1) means someone who .
(a) studies the nature of man (b) arranges wedding ceremonies
(c) keeps account for newly weds (d) records local events
17.according to the information on the chart, the family hosting the ceremony .
(a) was rich (b) ended up with a deficit
(c) made a profit on gifts (d) relied totally on borrowed money
18.from this chart, one could learn about .
(a) the thai kinship structure (b) retail price for cigarettes
(c) the nature and procedures of ritual (d) the importance of hospitality to the thai
19.the information on the chart best supports the idea that .
(a) increased expenditure results in increased earning in a village in thailand
(b) the economy has been stable for almost fifty years years in a village in thailand
(c) people spend more money on pork than on other items at a thai wedding
(d) gifts to mother-in-law are the most important for the groom at a thai wedding
20.in what major way is a thai wedding different from an average chinese wedding?
(a) the provision of food (b) the giving of gifts
(c) the payment of a bride price (d) the provision of entertainment
questions 21~25
computer people talk a lot about the need for other people to become “computer-literate”, in other words, to learn to understand computers and what makes them tick. not all experts agree, however, that this is a good idea.
one pioneer, in particular, who disagrees is david tebbutt, the founder of computertown uk. although many people see this as a successful attempt to bring people closer to the
computer, david does not see it that way. he says that computertown uk was formed for just the opposite reason, to bring computers to the people and make them “ people-literate”.
david first got the idea when he visited one of america's best-known computer “guru” figure, bob albrecht, in the small university town of palo alto in northern california.
albrecht has started a project called computertown usa in the local library, and the local children used to call round every wednesday to borrow some time on the computers there, instead of borrowing library books. albrecht was always on hand to answer any questions and to help the children discover about computers in their own way.
over here, in britain, computertowns have taken off in a big way, and there are now about 40 scattered over the country. david tebbutt thinks they are most successful when tied to a computer club. he insists there is a vast and important difference between the two, although they complement each other. the clubs cater for the enthusiasts, with some computer knowledge already, who get together and eventually form an expert computer group. this frightens away non-experts, who are happier going to computertowns where there are computers available for them to experiment on, with experts available to encourage them and answer any questions; they are not told what to do, they find out.
david tebbutt finds it in teresting to see the two different approaches working side by side. the computer experts have to learn not to tell people about computers, but have to be able to explain the answers to the questions that people really want to know. in some computertowns there are question sessions, rather like radio phone-ins, where the experts listen to a lot of questions and then try to work out some structure to answer them. people are not having to learn computer jargons, but the experts are having to translate computer mysteries into easily understood terms; the computers are becoming “people-literate”.
21. according to david tebbutt, the purpose of computertown uk is .
(a) to train people to understand how computers work
(b) to make more computers available to people
(c) to enable more people to fix computers themselves
(d) to help people find out more about computers
22. we learn from the passage that computertown usa is located in .
(a) the university town (b) the project center
(c) the local library (d) the elementary school
23. the phrase “take off”(paragraph 4) means .
(a) transfer to another vessel (b) cause to lose weight
(c) begin to develop markedly (d) cause to leave the ground
24. according to the passage, which of the following statements is not true?
(a) computertowns in the uk have become popular.
(b) computertowns and clubs cater for different people.
(c) computertowns are more successful than clubs.
(d) computertowns and clubs complement each other.
questions 26~30
natural selection is the way nature chooses which organisms survive. chance mutations occur in response to chemicals of certain energy in the electromagnetic spectrum. if the mutant is better adapted to the environment, it thrives. if not, it dies out or becomes rare.
humans have used artificial selection to reproduce plants and animals with desirable characteristics. many of these domesticated plants and animals can no longer survive in the wild. their survival depends on the maintenance of an artificial environment and the desires of people.
people select certain desired traits such as color, beauty, or scent (as in roses). other traits which are bred artificially include uniqueness (as in the neck plumage of the prized jacobin pigeon), size (as in miniature horses), meat quality or milk yield (as in cattle), or resistance to disease (as in fungus-resistant tomatoes). the traits usually selected for convenience, pleasure, or financial gain of individuals. in this way, humans act as agents of evolution through artificial selection.
individual specimens with the desired traits are crossbred. the hybrid offspring are then inbred to preserve and fix the desirable characteristics and eliminate unfavorable characteristics from the stock.
a pure breed is formed when there is not any mixture of other genes over many generations. the american kennel club recognizes 121 breeds of purebred dogs. when ancestors of a pure breed are known and registered by a breed club, the dog is said to have a pedigree.
26. some people argue that it would do more harm than good for plants and animals to develop through artificial selection. which statement best supports this argument?
(a) roses no longer smell like roses.
(b) purebred dogs are disappearing.
(c) humans are harmful agents of plant and animal evolution.
(d) many domesticated plants and animals can no longer survive in the wild.
27. the author cites the dog as an example of artificial selection because of all the following statements except that .
(a) dogs are domestic animals
(b) the dog is one of nature s survivors
(c) breeders register dogs to obtain a pedigree
(d) humans have been the primary agents in dog evolution
28. which of the following is not mentioned as the result of artificial selection by humanity?
(a) many new kinds of plants and animals are produced.
(b) financial gain is increased considerably by producing better plants and animals.
(c) humans are able to control plant and animal reproduction for humans pleasure.
(d) it is necessary for humans to maintain the artificial environments.
29. breeding the hybrid offspring to fix desirable traits is called .
(a) naturally selecting (b) inbreeding
(c) pedigree breeding (d) pure-breeding
30. a farmer imported several fine long wool tomney sheep from australia to breed with his debouittet sheep in hopes of increasing the value of the flock's wool. this is an example of .
(a) pure-breeding (b) crossbreeding
(c) reproducing (d) cloning
英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考
section 1: listening test (40 minutes)
part a: spot dictation
directions: in this pa rt 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 ward or words you have heard on the tape. write your answer in the corresponding spa ce in you answer booklet. remember you will hear the passage only once.
it is common knowledge that computers can also produce something stupid, as some (1) put it, gigo, or garbage in, garbage out . this means that if inaccurate information is (2) a computer, the machine will produce the wrong information (3).
the reason for this is that computers cannot think (4). for example, imagine that a computer is given the information that (5) has hour legs and that a dog has four legs. the machine might well (6) when producing a list of suggested living-room and dining-room furniture.
but today, groups of (7) in the united states, japan and europe (8) a new type of computer. these new models will be incapable of making such (9).
instead of being programmed with lots of unrelated (10), the new computers will contain knowledge of subjects that are (11). the machines will then (12) items of information,and will be able to reject conclusions that do not (13).
these new computers will already know that dogs are animals that (14), bark, wag their tails and chase other animals. by (15) with features of living-room and dining-room furniture, the computer will conclude that a dog is an (16).
even a present-day computer could (17) if given enough information and enough time. but it has to consider (18) one at a time before selecting the best. this means that it would (19) for even the most powerful computer to reach a (20).
part b: listening comprehension
Ⅰ. 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 meaning 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) michelle wanted to work in london.
(b) michelle quitted hisjob in london.
(c) michelle asked for a vacation in london.
(d) michelle transferred his money to the london branch.
2. (a) doctor carter avoids the company of others whenever possible.
(b) doctor carter is too busy to have a cup of coffee.
(c) doctor carter is a quite sociable person.
(d) doctor carter is a lonely man, according to his colleagues.
3. (a) tom checked his embarrassment.
(b) tom bounced the ball against the telephone box.
(c) tom felt embarrassed when he was asked to have a physical check.
(d) tom was embarrassed when his check was returned as worthless.
4. (a) we couldn t have opened five supermarkets there.
(b) to think that we have opened only five supermarkets there.
(c) we thought that you wanted to open five supermarkets there.
(d) we didn t think that five supermarkets there were quite enough.
5. (a) mrs. green had to rush to the airport to meet the ceo from chicago.
(b) mrs. green refused to attend the opening ceremony in chicago last tuesday.
(c) mrs. green was scheduled to see someone from chicago last tuesday.
(d) mrs. green didn t accept the ceo s invitation to work in chicago at last.
6. (a) i ve never been a cooperative person. (b) i m very ready to cooperate now.
(c) i'll be a corporate executive. (d) i never want to be an operator.
7. (a) the general manager asked them to account for the lying of important documents.
(b) the general manager refused to read those accounting papers.
(c) the documents are so important that they should be kept in safer places.
(d) it is important that the accountant lock his office before leaving for home.
8. (a) every year, the city authorities propose to improve the road conditions on the highway.
(b) there have been arguments about the proposed highway extension for a long time.
(c) the environmental protection groups are quite satisfied with the proposed highway extension.
(d) both the administration and the environmentalists are against the building of a new highway.
9. (a) good management seldom gets better work from employees.
(b) good management can make average employees work better.
(c) average employees can do excellent work under any circumstances.
(d) average employees cannot do excellent work, despite good management.
10. (a) no more visitors can be allowed in the exhibition hall.
(b) the exhibition hall can hold slightly over 250 visitors.
(c) five hundred visitors wanted to see the auto show.
(d) more than one thousand visitors saw the auto show.
Ⅱ. talks and conversations
directions: in this part of the test, you will hear several 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 choice and choose the best answer to that question. then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your answer booklet.
questions 11~14
11. (a) she is out ofjob.
(b) she feels very tired.
(c) she has a broken
(d) she has a cold.
12. (a) traveling around the country
(b) training hard for a competition
(c) working on a research project
(d) writhing research paper on boxing
13. (a) stay in bed and get some sleep
(b) return the books and post the letters
(c) have a glass of water before going outside.
(d) write a letter of complaint about the air-conditioner
14. (a) because she has to write a report.
(b) because she hasjust returned from abroad.
(c) because she wants something to read.
(d) because she needs to find a new job.
questions 15~18
15. (a)us census officials (b) government employees
(c) people who live in the city (d) lawyers who work for the church
16. (a) london and westminster (b) london and birmingham
(c) london and st asaph (d) london and st paul s
17. (a) it has a cathedral. (b) it has a population of 4000.
(c) it has a large population. (d) it has a city hall.
18. (a) britain (b) usa
(c) india (d) japan
questions 19~22
19. (a) she's got married.
(b) she's graduated from high school.
(c) she's spent her holiday
(d) she's moved to west virginia.
20. (a) she would have stayed in her hometown for the rest of her life.
(b) she would have made a grave mistake in her life career.
(c) she would have happy to come to the city to look for a job.
(d) she would become a secretary to someone in her village.
21. (a) she had left the place in which she was born.
(b) she has not been given much job opportunity in the city.
(c) she has so far no promotion or transfer.
(d) she cannot avoid making mistakes in her routine work.
22. (a) her boyfriend.
(b) her colleague.
(c) her assistant.
(d) her former schoolmate.
questions 23~26
23. (a) keeping warm and dry
(b) drinking a lot of liquid
(c) living close to the hospital
(d) kissing the nose of an animal
24. (a) men who live in windy areas
(b) women who volunteered to stay outside
(c) travelers who take showers
(d) people who are under stress
25. (a) because cold viruses can endure adverse climates.
(b) because winters are wet and cold.
(c) because people tend to stay more time indoors.
(d) because the disease may be caused by contaminated foods.
26. (a) men are more likely to suffer from colds.
(b) no effective medicine has been found to cure colds.
(c) in the winter, people should try to stay outdoors.
(d) one could avoid catching colds by taking a hot bath every day.
questions 27~30
27. (a) none (b) thirteen
(c) fourteen (d) fifteen
28. (a) the housewife (b) the elder sisters
(c) the servants (d) the nannies
29. (a) they had to bring up their families.
(b) they had no choice in selecting a spouse.
(c) they had to work hard to support their families.
(d)they had no chance to receive higher education.
30. (a) a woman was financially dependent on her future husband.
(b) a man had to ask a girl s father for permission to marry her.
(c) a woman should be ready to give up her job for the marriage.
(d) a man should arrange a marriage ceremony in his father s house.
part c: listening and translation
Ⅰ. sentence translation
directions: 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.
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Ⅱ. passage translation
directions: in this part of the test, you hear 2 passages. you will hear the passages only once. after you have heard each passage, translate it into chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your answer booklet. you may take notes while you are listening.
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section 3: translation test (1) (30 minutes)
directions: translate the following passage into chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your answer booklet.
both language and culture are learned by children without special organized programs of instruction, but motivation to learn is very high since language is the most effective means for a child to obtain what he or she wants. if the learning of a new language begins before lower adolescence, one is likely to be able to speak such a language with complete naturalness, but if learned after upper adolescence some hangover of a mother-tongue feature is very likely to persist. but not only do languages exhibit such learning patterns, but so do cultural traits, for example, shaking hands, kissing, and embracing.
although many persons assume that languages exist in dictionaries and grammars, in fact they only exist in people's heads. but this is equally true of cultural traits, which indicate clearly a they only exist in people's heads. but this is equally true of cultural traits, which indicate clearly a person s value system when crucial decisions need to be made before there is any time to think about alternatives, for example, diving into a flooding stream to rescue a drowning child.
section 4: translation test (2) (30 minutes)
directions: translate the following passage into english and write and write your version in the corresponding space in your answer booklet.
中国政府在宣布实行和平统一的方针时，是基于一个前提，即当时的台湾当局坚持世界上只有一个中国、台湾是中国的一部分。同时中国政府考虑到美国政府承认了世界上只有一个中国、台湾是中国的一部分、中华人民共和国政府是中国的唯一合法政府。
中国政府在实行和平统一方针的同时始终表明，以何种方式解决台湾问题是中国的内政，并无义务承诺放弃使用武力。
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section 1: listening test
part a: spot dictation
1. computer programmer11. related2. entered into12. compare and contrast3. in return13. make any sense4. as human beings do14. eat bones5. a table15. comparing this knowledge6. include a dog16. inappropriate selection7. computer scientists17. make this choice8. are working on18. alternative solutions9. simple mistakes19. take some time10. piece of information20. simple conclusion
part b: listening comprehension
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part c: listening and translation
Ⅰ. sentence translation
1. 假如你已决定明天晚上启程出席年度交易会的话，我们可以到国际机场为你送行。
2. 我们这家制造公司是如此之大，以至于市里几乎每一家超市或百货商店都出售我们的产品。
3. 同传统的方式相比，电子商务可以提供更多的信息和机会，简化商业交易，同时可以降低贸易成本。
4. 在我看来：代与代之 的兴趣差别始终存在，所谓的代沟一点儿也不是一种新的现象。
5. 假如你需要所有的细节，我们会通过邮件快递服务为你寄上小册子，里面列举了我们所有的产品及其价格。
Ⅱ. passage translation
1. 过去三天来，美国中西部下了大雨。丹佛是持续大雨受灾最严重的城市。大雨给城市和建筑物带来严重的损害。许多市民失去了住房和汽车，损失总计300 万美元。看来保险公司不得不为赔偿支付大量的现金。
2. 通货膨胀可以是多种原因引起的。可以是由于原料价格上升：工厂不得不为原料支付更 多钱，结果它们不得不提高产品的价格。大幅度 资增长也会导致通货膨胀：工人的报 酬越多，物价就会上涨，生活费用也会上升。货币价值的变化是通货膨胀的另一个原因：假如英镑贬值，那么从其他国家进口货物时就要多花钱。
section 2: study skills
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section 3: translation (1)
儿童学习语言和文化，无须专门编制的教学计划，但他们的学习积极性很高，因为他们获得想要的东西，语言及是最有效的手段。如果一个人十来岁开始学习一门新的语言， 日后他就有可能轻松自如地说这门语言。但如果到十六、七岁才学，那么他说话时多半会夹杂一些母语的痕迹。不仅语言学习呈现这种模式，文化特征，如握手、接吻和拥抱，也同样如此。
尽许多人认为语言存在于词典和语法中，然而事实上语言仅存在于人们的头脑里。 文化特征亦然。在没有时 考虑何取何舍而必须作出关键性决定时，如跳入泛滥的河水去救一个溺水的孩子，文化特征会清楚地表现出一个人的价值体系。
section 4: translation (2)
the declaration by the chinese government to implement the policy of peaceful reunification was based on the prerequisite that the then taiwan authorities insisted that there is only on china in the world and that taiwan is a part of china. at the same time, the chinese government took into consideration the fact that the us government recognized that there is only one china in the world, that taiwan is a part of china and that the government of the people s republic of china is the only legitimate government of china.
while implementing the policy of peaceful reunification, the chinese government has all along made it clear that it is an internal affair of china to decide on what method to use to resolve the taiwan issue and that we have no obligation to commit ourselves to rule out the use of force.
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section 1: listening test
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 corresponding space in your answer booklet. remember you will hear the passage only once. now let s begin part a with spot dictation.
(woman) it is common knowledge that computers can also produce something stupid. as some computer programmers put it, gigo, or“garbage in, garbage out”. this means that if inaccurate information is entered into a computer, the machine will produce the wrong information in return.
the reason for this is that computers cannot think. for example, imagine that a computer is given the information that a table has four legs and that a dog has four legs. the machine might well include a dog when producing a list of suggested dining-room furniture.
but today, groups of computer scientists in the united states, japan and europe are working on a new type of computer. these new models will be incapable of making such simple mistakes.
instead of being programmed with lots of unrelated pieces of information, the new computers will contain knowledge of subjects that are related. the machines will then compare and contrast items of information, and will be able to reject conclusions that do not make any sense.
these new computers will already know that dogs are animals that eat bones, bark, wag their tails and chase other animals. by comparing this knowledge with features of dining-room furniture, the computer will conclude that a dog is an inappropriate selection.
even a present-day computer could make this choice if given enough information and enough time. but it has to consider alternative solutions one at a time before selecting the best. this means that it would take days for even the most powerful computer to reach a simple conclusion.
part b: listening comprehension
Ⅰ. 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 meaning to the statement you have heard. then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your answer booklet.
question no.1. (man) michelle lee requested that he be transferred to the company branch in london, as the assistant manager there hasjust retired.
question no.2. (woman) doctor carter is a very busy man. even so, he often takes time to have a cup of coffee with his colleagues.
question no.3. (woman) tom was very much embarrassed when he was told that his check to pay the telephone bill bounced.
question no.4. (man) to think that we originally wanted to open five supermarkets in that suburban area with so small a population.
question no.5. (man) mrs. green couldn't attend the opening ceremony last tuesday, because she had to meet the ceo from our chicago headquarters at the airport.
question no.6. (woman) never have i been more willing to cooperate!although i was a chief exective officer, i am now an assistant.
question no.7. (man) the general manager insisted that important papers from or in the accounting office be left lying around on no account.
question no.8. (man) for years the proposed highway extension has been a bone of contention between the administration and the environmental protection groups.
question no.9. (woman) the essence of good management is to be found in getting average employees to do excellent work.
question no.10. (woman) twice as many tickets for the auto show could have been sold, but the exhibition hall has only a capacity for 500 visitors.
Ⅱ. talks and conversations
directions: in this part of the test, you will hear several 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 letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your answer booklet. questions 11 to 14 are based on the following conversation.
(man) how do you feel today, mary?
(woman) not very well, john. i think i'll stay at home today and rest.
(man) that s good idea. i think you ve been knocking yourself out day and night on that research project of yours. and i'm happy that you had finally handed in your report on tourism yesterday. you really could do with a rest. well, is there anything i can do for you now?
(woman) yes, there is. actually. it's very cold in here. would you mind turning the air-conditioning off and opening the window?
(man) not at all…there we are. do you feel hungry? shall i make you something to eat?
(woman) no, thanks, although i do feel quite thirsty. could you bring me some water, please?
(man) sure. anything else?
(woman) well, there were a couple of things that i had to do today. but i don't really want to go outside.
(man) no, you should stay in bed. i'll do them for you. what were they?
(woman) the books i borrowed from the library have to go back today, and i was going to post the letters i wrote yesterday…
(man) don t worry, i'll take the books back to the library, and i can post the letters on the way.
(woman) that s very kind of you, john.
(man) can i get you anything from outside?
(woman) well, a newspaper would be nice, and some magazines. if i'm going to be in bed all day, i'd like something to read.
(man) ok, i'll pick those up for you on the way back from the library. meanwhile, why don't you try to get some sleep?
(woman) yes, i will. thanks, john.
question no.11. what do we learn about mary?
question no.12. what has the woman been doing recently?
question no.13. what does the woman want the man to do?
question no.14. why does mary want a newspaper and some magazines?
questions 15 to 18 are based on the following talk.
(man) as city residents, we all think that we know what the work“city”means, but do we really? here are some interesting facts:
in britain, a town of any size can be called a city, if it has a cathedral. so london today includes the two cities of london and westminster, because both parts have a cathedral. but a small place in north wales called st asaph has a population of fewer than 4,000 and yet because it has a cathedral it is also called a city. on the other hand, birmingham was so large that it was specially made into a city, even though it did not have a cathedral.
in the usa,“city”is simply a legal term, and it does not depend on the size or importance of the place. confusingly, however, the us census, an american government department that conducts official counts of the population, classifies any place with a population of over 2,500 as a city, no matter how far out in the countryside it is.
the world's most densely populated city is the area of japan that includes tokyo and yokohama, which has an estimated 29,272,000 inhabitants. but, in the future, it may well be replaced by a city in china or a city in india.
so, what is a city? it all depends, it seems, on where you live.
question no.15. whom is the speaker addressing?
question no.16. according to the talk, what cities are included in london today?
question no.17. for what reason was birmingham specially made into a city?
question no.18. according to the talk, which country has the most densely populated city in the world?
questions 19 to 22 are based on the following conversation.
(man) you re back!and right on schedule too. how was your holiday?
(woman) it was all right, i suppose.
(man) you don t sound as though you enjoyed it very much. where did you go?
(woman) i went home. i stayed with my family.
(man) where is your home?
(woman) it's in west virginia. it's a quite small village in west virginia. you know, going home really made me think how different my life would have been if i'd stayed there.
(man) why? what would you have done?
(woman) well, first of all, i probably would have married the boy i went steady with while i was in high school.
(man) would it have been a mistake if you had married him?
(woman) it would have been different, that s all. if i had married him, i probably would have stayed thee in west virginia for the rest of my life.
(man) would that have been so bad?
(woman) i never would have come to the city. i never would have tried to get a job.
(man) but you ve come to the city and had several jobs.
(woman) that's true. the thing is that after all these years of working, i am still a secretary or assistant to someone. no transfer. no promotion. it's so annoying and frustrating. i didn't come all the way up to the city for that, did i?
(man) do you think you'll ever go back to west virginia to live?
(woman) someday, maybe, but not until i've had more experience. i'd like to know that i could have a real career if i wanted to.
(man) well, the first step in a successful career is to get some work done. here are some letters that have to be answered right away.
(woman) all right, i'll take care of them. but you just wait. someday i might be your boss!
question no.19. what has the woman just done?
question no.20. according to the woman, what would have become of her if she had married her boy friend?
question no.21. why is the woman complaining now?
question no.22. who is the man?
questions 23 to 26 are based on the following talk.
(woman) colds have always been a nuisance, and people have tried many strange ways to cure them. none however, have worked. one roman historian even recommended kissing the nose of a hairy mouse! but even though the cold is the illness we most love to hate, we are only a little closer to finding a cure for it.
scientists have discovered, through thousands of different tests and experiments, that a cold is not caused by a single virus, but by many. they have proved that people under stress are more likely to catch colds, although why this happens is still unknown. experiments also showed that women suffer more colds than men. but again, scientists are unable to explain why this is so.
another experiment proved that getting cold does not cause colds. for this experiment, one group of human volunteers were showered with water and then made to stand in a windy corridor. another group remained dry and inside a heated room. while you might expect people in the first group to catch cold more easily, they didn't.
one other thing that we now know is that colds are spread by water vapour from breath. this would explain why colds are more common in the winter than at other times: people spend more time indoors closer to other people, and also away from fresh air. question no.23. according to the talk, what did the roman historian recommend doing in order to cure colds?
question no.24. which group of people are more likely to catch colds?
question no.25. why are colds more common in the winter than in other seasons?
question no.26. which of the following can be concluded from the talk?
questions 27 to 30 are based on the following conversation.
(man) i suppose that in britain, too, family life has changed a lot in the last century, hasn't it?
(woman) oh yes, very much so. i think families used to be much larger. my great grandmother was one of the fourteen children!very few people nowadays care to have such large families.
(man) i suppose that's why in the old days very few women took up careers outside the home. they wee too busy bringing up their families.
(woman) yes, but rich families had servants to do the housework and even nannies to look after the children.
(man) would you like to have lived then, betty?
(woman) not particularly!women then weren't as free as they are today. for example, they often had to marry men they didn't like and they were financially dependent on their parents or their husbands. i think we are much better off today, don t you?
(man) well, i suppose we have more freedom of choice and we re more independent, but, you know, some arranged marriages were very successful. women seemed to be more content with their husbands. besides, there was something rather charming about courtship in the old days.
(woman) really? such as what?
(man) well, the custom of asking a girl's father for permission to marry her, for example.
(woman) and supposing the father didn't give his permission? no thank you. i think family life is much pleasanter today because it is freer and more informal. at least today we are free to marry whoever we like and to take up a job, if we wish.
(man) that s true. but i still think that family life in the old days must have been very pleasant and secure.
question no.27. how many brothers and sisters did betty's great grandmother have?
question no.28. in the old days, who normally did the housework in rich families?
question no.29. according to the talk, in what way were women less free than they are today?
question no.30. what does the man say about courtship in the old days?
part c: listening and translation
Ⅰ. sentence translation
directions: 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 let's begin part a with sentence translation with sentence no. 1.
question no.1. if you have decided to leave for the annual trade fair tomorrow evening, we ll be able to see you off at the international airport.
question no.2. ours is such a large manufacturing company that almost every supermarket or department store in the city carries our products.
question no.3. compared with the traditional way, e-commerce can provide more information and opportunities, facilitate business transactions as well as lower the trading costs.
question no.4. in my opinion, differences of taste between the generations have always existed and the so-called generation gap is by on means a modern phenomenon.
question no.5. if you need all the details, we'll send you, through express mail service, a broche in which all our products are described and their prices quoted.
Ⅱ. passage translation
directions: in this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages. you will hear the passages only once. after you have heard each passage, translate it into chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your answer booklet. you may take notes while you are listening. now, let's begin passage translation with the first passage.
passage 1:
(man) heavy rains have fallen in the midwest region of the united states for the past three days. denver is the city that has been worst affected by the incessant rains. the floods have caused terrible damage to the city and the buildings. many city residents have lost their homes and cars, with a total damage of about us ＄3 million. it seems that the insurance companies will have to pay large sums of cash in compensation.
passage 2:
(woman) inflation can have a number of causes. if can be caused by rises in the prices of raw materials: factories have to pay more for their raw materials, and as a result they have to put up the prices of their products. large wage rises can lead to inflation, too: if workers are paid more, prices go up and the cost of living rises. changes in the value of currency are another cause of inflation. if the pound goes down in value, then it costs more to import goods from other countries.