上海中级口译考试真题录音及原文答案Word格式.docx
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Nowthelocationofyourcollege.Somecollegesareinthecentreofhugecities,someinthesuburb.Andsomearesurroundedbyfieldsandwoods.Whereyourcollegeislocatedwillbeimportanttoyourextra-curricularlife.Theadvantageofanurbancollegeisthattherearemanyexcitingthingstodooffcampus.Comparedtoaruralcampus,therearemoremovies,plays,churches,restaurants,discos,museumsandmusic.Thereisprobablygoodpublictransportation.Youarenearairports,trainsandseveralhighways,makingweekendorvacationtripstootherplacesmucheasier.Allofthesemeanthatoffcampusexcitementiseasytoreachanddoesn'
trequirealotofplanning.Thiscanbeanimportantpartofacollegeeducationandofyourgrowth.Butthiseasilyavailableentertainmentcanalsotemptyouawayfromyourbooks.Thedisadvantagesofanurbancollegecanbeexpenseandalackofpeaceandquiet.Offcampuslivinginthecityisalmostalwaysmoreexpensive.Evenifyouliveatschool,youwillstilleatandshopoffcampusoften,probably,morethanyouwouldataruralcampus.Manyofthosewonderful,culturaleventscostmoneyandarehardtopassup.Ifyouaremovingtothecityfromthecountry,bepreparedforunexpectedexpenses.andadvantageofaruralcollegeistherelaxandoftenbeautifulsetting.Ruralcollegesmayhavemuchmorepeacefulandcleanerair.Andcampusactivitieswillprobablybemoreimportantinyourextra-curricularlife.Thisdoesn’tmeanthatnothinghappensoncampusinsmalltowns.Thingsdo.Buttheyaremorelikelytobeconnectedwithschool.Ruralcollegesareoftenneargoodspotsforoutdooractivities,mountains,lakesandbeaches.Ifyouhaveanyinterestinoutdooractivities,thisisagoodplacetolearnmore.Thedisadvantagesoftheruralcollegecanbeisolation,boredomandthedifficultyofadjustingtoamorerelaxedlifeifyoucomefromabigcity,lifeatasmallruralcollegecanbecomeveryingroan.
PartBListeningComprehension
I.Statements
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;
soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
1.WhybothertocallJackandtellhimaboutourplan?
Youwillseehimatlunch.
2.SinceyousaidyoutotallyagreedwithTom’sviews,yououghttohavestoodupforhimintheargumentatthemeetingyesterdayafternoon.
3.Attherateofitsbeingused,thecopierisnotgoingtomakeitthoughttherestoftheyear,thoughitissupposestobegoodfor5years.
4.Thelatestinflationfigurewasissuedtoday:
Thecurrentinflationrateis3.5%.That’s1%uponlastyear.
5.Thereisagreatdealofconcerntodayabouttheproblemofscientificilliteracyandshortcomingsintheteachingsofscience.Morefundsareneededinthisrespect.
6.It’ssmarttodresswarmwhileit’scoldoutside.Butcoldsarecausedbyvirusesandnotcoldweather.Washingyourhandsisagoodwaytoavoidcatchingmanyviruses.
7.It’saverynurturingenvironment.Thegeneralmanagerhasencouragedmetopushmyabilitiesandgrow.AndIamhonoredthecompanykeepsrenewingmycontract.
8.Inteamsportssuchasvolleyball,teamworkismuchmorethanjusthittingtheballoverthenet.Thesameistrueofbusinessdealingsinacompany.
9.Fromchampstochumps.Just3yearsagotheirproductswereonthebusinessweeklistoftheworld’smostvaluablebrandsinhistory.Andnowtheyarehistory.
10.Sinceyoubought85chairslastmonth,naturallythistimewecanofferyouadiscountof10%forthismodelatourlowestpriceof45dollarseach.
II.TalksandConversations
Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions11~14
W:
Jack,tellmeaboutyourself.
M:
IwasborninLA.ButmyfamilyisfromChina.MyfathercametotheUStostudy.HegotaPHDincomputerscience.AndhestayedonasaprofessoratacollegeinCalifornia.
IsyourmotherfromChina,too?
No,mymomisfromhere.She’sAsian-American.HerfolkscametotheUSduringthe19thcentury.Infact,oneofhergreat-grandfathersactuallyhelpedtobuildthefirstrailroadacrosstheUnitedStatesinthe1860s.Whataboutyou?
Well,I’mathird-generationMexican-American.MygrandparentswereborninVeraCruz.Andtheyimmigratedtothiscountryalongtimeago.WestillhavealotofrelativesinMexico.
Doyoukeepintouchwiththem?
Wevisitwheneverwecan.
Bytheway,how’syourSpanish?
It’sprettygood.Wespeakitathomemostofthetime.DoyouspeakChinese?
Yeah,I’mquitefluent.AndI’mnowlearningtowriteit.IthinksomedayImightbebackinChinaandtakeupmycareerthere.
Questions:
11.Whatdoestheman’sfatherdoforaliving?
12.Whatdoesthemansayabouthismother?
13.Accordingtothewoman,whycanshespeakverygoodSpanish?
14.Whatisthemandoingnow?
Questions15~18
Mostofususeoilinsomeway.Anditisdifficulttoimaginethemodernworldwithoutoil.Butoilisnoteasytofindandgetoutoftheearth,asitistrappeddeepdownintheground.Wemustfirststudytherockscarefully.Whenwethinkthattherocksinacertainplacemaycontainoil,wewillbuildametaltowerinthelocation,eitheronthelandoronthesea.Thismetaltoweriscalledaderrick.Thederrickisequippedwithoil-drillingmachinery.Themachinewillcutanarrowholedownintotheground.Meanwhile,asteelpipeispusheddowntostopthesidesfromfallingandtokeepoutwater.Atlast,ifwehavejudgedcorrectly,theoilwouldrushupthepipewithgreatforce.Thisisbasicallyhowanoilwellissetup.Oil,aswecansee,isobtainedmoreeasilythancoal.Forcoal,veryoften,wemustdigitfromamineandhaveitsentouttothegroundsurface.Butforoil,itrushesupapipe.Ifanoilwellismadenearthemiddleoftheoilfield,thennaturalgascanbeobtained.Inpartsoftheworld,suchgasisoftensentthroughpipestodistanttownsandcities,sothatitcanbeusedlikecoalgasinhousesandfactories.
15.Whyisitdifficulttofindoil?
16.Whatisaderrick?
17.Whydoesthespeakersaythatoilisobtainedmoreeasilythancoal?
18.Accordingtothespeaker,whatcanbeobtainedwhenanoilwellismadenearthemiddleoftheoilfield?
Questions19~22
Goodevening,Mr.Smith.It’snicetomeetyouandyourboyinsuchniceandcozyweather.IsJohngoingtoschoolthisyear?
Yes.Wearethinkingofsendinghimtoaprivateboardingschoolinsteadofthelocalstateschool.
Really?
Well,Iwouldn’tdreamofsendingmylittleboyawaytosomestrangeinstitutionformonthonendeveryyear.Itwillbreakmyhearteverytime.
Idon’tthinkso.Iwouldsaythataboardingschooleducationisgoodforchildrenbecauseitteachesthemtohaveconfidenceinthemselves.Inaboardingschool,theycanlearntobemoreindependentofthemselvesandlessdependentontheirparents.
Butnoteverychildcanaffordtogotoaprivateschool.Mynephewonlywenttohislocalstateschoolandhe’sjustbeenawardedascholarshiptostudyclassicsatCambridge.
Anyway,theprivateschoolismoreanimativeandopen-mindedinteachingchildrentolearn.Youwillgetthevalueofyourmoney,andthisisworthwhile.
Still,Idon’tknowwhatI’lldowithmylittleboynextyear.Idon’twanthimtogotothatbignewschool.Thechildrenofallthecommonpeopleintheareagothere.
Well,theyareclosingalltheotherschools.Ifyoudon’tlikethenewstateschool,you’lljusthavetopaytosendhimtoaprivateschool,won’tyou?
19.Accordingtotheman,whatisgoodaboutaprivateboardingschool?
20.Whydoesthewomanmentionhernephewintheconversation?
21.Whichofthefollowingcanbeconcludedfromtheconversation?
22.Whatisthewomanworriedabout?
Questions23~26
Earthquakesareviolent,destructiveandunpredictable.Theoverallhistoryofearthquakesleadstoonegeneralrule.Themoretimethathaspassedsinceanearthquake,thebiggerthechanceonewillstrike.Scientiststhereforeuseinformationaboutpastearthquakestoguessprobabilitiesaboutfutureearthquakes.
Forexample,theysaythatwithinthenext30years,thereisa60percentprobabilitythatanearthquakewillhitsomewhereinsouthernCalifornia.Butexactlywhereorwhenisamystery.Inatleastonecase,anearthquakeinnorthernchinahasbeenpredictedbypayingattentiontocluesfromnature.
Inchina,earthquakeshavebeenstudiedfornearly4,000years.Andtherearerecordsofmorethan9,000earthquakes,goingbacktotheyear1831BC.TheofficialearthquakerecordsofthestateofCaliforniaonlygobackto1950.Intheirlonghardlookearthquakes,theChinese
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