2017翻译资格考试中级口译仿真试题答案
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SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST
Part 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 the correstponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. Now, let's begin Part A with Spot Dictation.
(Woman) Many people nowadays are concerned about violence on television. Most of them fear that it stimulates television viewers to violent or aggressive acts. However, in my lecture today,I'd like to show you,from our recent research, that the consequences of experiencing television's symbolic world of violence can be much more far-reaching.
We have found that television dramatically demonstrates not only the power of authority in our society, but also the risks involved in breaking society's rules. Violence-filled programs on television show us who gets away with what, and against whom. These programs teach the role of victim, and help us to accept violence as a social reality which we must learn to live with or escape from.
We have found that people who watch a lot of television see the real world as more dangerous and frightening than those who watch very little. Heavy TV viewers are less trustful of strangers on the street and more fearful of the real world. Their fear may well bring increasing demands for police protection,and election of law-and-order politicians.When we asked viewers to estimate their own chances of being involved in some type of violence during any given week,they provide further evidence that television can induce fear and alertness: the heavy viewers were 33 percent more likely than the light viewers to pick such fearful estimates as 50-50 or one in 10, instead of a more plausible one in 100.
We have found that violence on prime-time network TV cultivates exaggerated assumptions about the threat of danger in the real world. Fear is a universal emotion, and naturally, easy to exploit by the media.The exaggerated sense of risk and insecurity may lead to increasing demands for protection, and to increasing pressure for the use of force by established authority. Therefore, instead of stimulating individual aggressive behavior and threatening the social order, television may have become our chief instrument of social control and stability.
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. (Woman) The MBA program of that well-know university I attended last year was rather difficult, but I got a lot out the courses there.
Question No.2. (Woman) The Vice President has a full schedule with a series of meetings next Monday and Tuesday, and have assistants.
Question No.3. (Man) The general manager was surprised to see so many people shopping at his supermarkets during the holiday break.
Question No.4. (Man) I think the applicant lacks the necessary qualifications for the post as a computer programmer in that hi-tech corporation.
Question No.5. (Woman) Don't worry. I think Jack can fix that projector in the lab,there's really nothing to it.
Question No.6. (Woman) Although Jenny and I have many differences of opinion, we usually get along well most of the time.
Question No.7. (Man) I'm afraid you'll have to revise and type the memorandum of understanding a second time.
Question No.8. (Man) In their studies and reports, both economists and government officials have underestimated the rate of inflation of this country.
Question No.9. (Man) Our company has decided to set up a display for the city's forthcoming Science and Technology Week.
Question No.10. (Woman) Within the past century, scientists have been trying unsuccessfully to find a real cure for the common cold.
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.
(Woman) Good afternoon, I'd like some information about the trains, please.
(Man) Yes, madam. Which train? Where are you going?
(Woman) To Newcastle. You see. I have a sister there, you know. We had a phone all yesterday and she invited me over to stay for the weekend, so…
(Man) So your question is“when's the next train to Newcastle”? Is that right?
(Woman) Yes, that's right. When is next train to Newcastle, please?
(Man) At half past eleven. That's in about a minute.
(Woman) Thank you very much. Oh! Can I get something to eat on the train? I always have something to eat when I travel. I find that a cup of tea and a sandwich always help my nerves.
(Man) Yes, madam. There's a buffet car on the train.
(Woman) Oh, good! Er…how much does a cup of tea cost?
(Man) I'm not sure, madam. Half a pound, I think.
(Woman) You mean fifty pennies! Oh dear! Things are getting so expensive!
(Man) Yes, madam. Your train's going to leave in half a minute now.
(Woman) Thank you. Oh!Which platform does it leave from?
(Man) Platform 13.
(Woman) platform 13! Oh, dear! I never travel on trains that leave from platform 13! 13's an unlucky number. When is the next train after the 11:30?
Question No.11. Why does the woman want to go to Newcastle?
Question No.12. According to the man, when will the next train to Newcastle leave?
Question No.13. What does the woman like to have when she is traveling?
Question No.14. How much will the woman have to pay for a cup of tea?
Questions 15 to 18 are based on the following advertisement.
(Woman) Geographically speaking, Britain is by no means a big country. From north to south and from east to west it is only about three hundred miles,or four hundred and eighty kilometers, across. But small as it is, Britain has a surprising range of climates. People who have never visited this country, or who have visited only one part of it, often make the mistake of thinking that it is clod and wet in Britain. Have you ever heard of a typical Englishman wearing a bowler hat and carrying an umbrella all the time? His image is well known all over the world. You may assume that this is because he lives in a cold and rainy country. Well, except for the summer months of June to September this is a probably true of the north of Britain and the Midlands. In the south, however, the weather is much more pleasant. As a result, when people retire from a job in the north, they often prefer no move down to the warmer and milder south.
Perhaps the warmest part of the country is the southwest, namely, the counties of Devon and Cornwall. Every year, the warm Gulf Stream flows across the North Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico and brings a quite warm and mild climate to the coastal regions of the southwest. In this part of the country grows semi-tropical plants such as bamboo and palm trees. Flowers and vegetables ripen as a month earlier than those elsewhere. In winter, while there may be several feet of snow in other parts of Britain, there will probably be no snow at all in the southwest. That is why the southwestern counties remain to be Britain's most popular holiday areas all the year round.
Question No.15. According to the talk, which is the best season for people in the north of Britain to enjoy mild and pleasant climates?
Question No.16. What is the approximate distance from the north coastal lines of Britain to the south coastal lines?
Question No.17. Which of the following best describes the weather conditions in Britain?
Question No.18. Why are Devon and Cornwall popular holiday areas all the year round?
Question 19 to 22 are based on the following conversation.
(Woman) John, do you think we make too much use of tinned and frozen food in Britain? The supermarkets here are full of them, aren't they? Perhaps that is why our food is not very tasty, as you may have found out already.
(Man) But frozen foods are convenient and handy, aren't they? Just think of all the tedious work we have to do in the kitchen if it weren t for the frozen foods and the like.
(Woman) Yes, that's true! But you spend much more time cooking and preparing meals in your country than we do in Britain, don't you?
(Man) Yes, I suppose we do. You make less fuss about food than we do. In my own country,we have two big meals a day, that is, lunch and dinner, and we spend a lot of time preparing them.Here in Britain,you have only one big meal a day,apart from breakfast and lunch snack, and you spend much less time preparing it.
(Woman) Yes, but we rejust as fond of good and delicious food as you are.
(Man) Well, you certainly don't show it !
(Woman) We do fuss about our meals sometimes, and remember, we like to eat out on special occasions,such as weekend evenings, birthday,parties and other celebrations. London is full of foreign restaurants where you can get all the exotic dishes of the world.You must come out with us one evening, John.
(Man) Thank you very much,I'd love to. And that's what I like about London. There's always so much to see and do. I think I have made a wise decision when I chose to live and study in London.
Question No.19. According to John, what is true about the British people?
Question No.20. Which of the following is the only big meal for the British people?
Question No.21. According to the conversation, what do the British people like to do on special occasions?
Question No.22. Why do the man and the woman prefer toe live in London?
Questions 23 to 26 are based on the following talk.
(Man)The first TV dinners came out in the United States in the 1950s,and they were immediately regarded as a major advance in the invention of “social convenience.” However, there are those people who believe that the introduction of TV dinners has weakened the ties of the American family.This was brought about by the change in that long-standing tradition of family life—the evening meal.
Before television became popular with the average American family, the typical American dinner would involve almost all th4e family members. The dinner would take part in three stages: the preparation stage, the eating stage and the clean-up stage. In the preparation stage, the children often helped with setting the table while the mother cooked the meal. In the eating stage, the family members,old and young,would talk about their day's activities as they ate. As noon as the evening meal was over, the children were again involved in the cleaning-up stage, so that, as in the first two stages, their importance within the family was clear.
After the arrival of television, the eating stage began to change. Family members could now eat and watch television at the same time. As a result, they stopped talking to each other. It was the TV dinner, however, that killed off the preparation and the clean-up stages. Before long, all people had to do was use a fork, since the TV dinner could go from the oven to the lap, and from the lap to the rubbish bin with great ease.
By the beginning of the 1980s, the typical American family dinner wasjust 20 minutes long. Of course, the pace of modern life has increased, and this has affected the time we spent over dinner. But the introduction of a meal that could be eaten between the start and finish of a 30-minute television programmed has also contributed to this change of our family life.
Question No.23. According to the talk, what is a TV dinner?
Question No.24. Compared with the traditional American dinner, what stages are not included in the modern TV dinner?
Question No.25. What did American Children use to do in the preparation stage of the evening meal?
Question No.26. According to the talk, how long will a typical American dinner last in the1980s?
Questions 27 to 30 are based on the following conversation.
(Man) Erm, well, you name's Julia.
(Woman) Julia Brown, yes.
(Man) Julia Brown. I'm Allan Lee.
(Woman) Hello.
(Man) Hi. Erm, whereabouts do you live?
(Woman) I live in Forest Hill, south-east London.
(Man) Oh yeah. I used to live near there.
(Woman) Not far away.
(Man) No. Very near. Actually I really enjoyed living there. Are you working near there?
(Woman) I work in London. I am with the IBM, as a computer programmer. I also work as an administrator for a small charity organization.Erm,that's only part-time.I also work in a wine-bar.Thats part –time, too.
(Man) You mean part-time work in the evenings?
(Woman) Erm, yeah, two evenings a week.
(Man) Right. Yeah. It's quite a long way in from Forest Hill, mm?
(Woman) It's quite a journey into Central London. Both the charity office and the wine-bar are in Hatton Garden, Central London, you know.
(Man) Yeah. That s right. But you get the mainline in? I mean the mainline from southeast London into Central London?
(Woman) Yes, that s into Charing Cross, and erm, I tend to walk from there to Hatton Garden, yes. Trying to get fit.
(Man) Right. I m quite lucky. I work at home.
(Woman) What do you do?
(Man) I'm a pianist.So I spend most of the day practicing.Trying to er,get as many recitals as possible.
(Woman) Do you teach piano lessons?
(Man) Er I don't at the moment, no. I'm just concentrating on playing sort of ,six hours a day, five days a week, that kind of thing. But erm,getting yourself established is pretty difficult.
(Woman) Yes, so do you—are actually working, playing at the moment?
(Man) Erm. Yeah, well I've just done two concerts, in the North. And I am now trying to enter for a competition, in Austria, next January. So erm, maybe something'll come out of that. I look forward to that kind of competition, and I'm really working hard.
Question No.27. What is the woman's full-timejob during the day?
Question No.28. In which part of London does the woman live?
Question No.29. What does the man do for a living?
Question No.30. What is the man going to do earlier next year?
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 herd each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write you version in the corresponding space in ANSWER BOOKLET. Now, let s begin Sentence Translation with
Sentence No.1. The man asked a lot of questions about our new products displayed at the trade fair. Nevertheless, he didn't book any orders.
Sentence No.2. Most people want to have some form of relaxation when they come home after a hard day's work, such as taking a hot bath or listening to some light music.
Sentence No.3. Jogging is a slow, steady kind of running. In recent years, it has become very popular as a form of outdoor exercise.
Sentence No.4. It is easier to go downhill than to climb uphill,so it is easier to fall into bad habits than into good ones.
Sentence No.5. You can get a meal for about $5 or slightly more if you eat in snack bars or coffee shops.But if you eat in a hotel or a downtown restaurant,you are expected to pay ten times as much.
Ⅱ. Passage Translation
Directions: In this part of the test,you will hear 2passages in English.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
(Woman) In 1979,an American man invented an unusual bicycle.It looked like two bicycles in one and it could be used by two people at the same time. On the new bicycle each person had their own bicycle seat and each person would be able to ride the bicycle because they both had their own set of handlebars. However, the invention was not a successful one. If one person turned a little to the left and the other a little right, both riders fell onto the ground.
Passage 2
(Man) In the past two years, many states and cities have limited smoking in public places. An increasing number of hotels, restaurants and other private enterprises have voluntarily introduced smoking regulations for health reasons. For example, in New York City, a dozen ice cream shops have set up non-smoking sections and there seems to be more demand for seats in non-smoking sections than in smoking sections.
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