2004.9.19高译听力(含答案)

2004.9.19高译听力(含答案)试卷十六(2004年9月)上海市英语高级口译资格证书第一阶段考试SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(30分钟)PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Everynationandregionintheworldhasitsownsetoffolkheroes.Sometimes,theheroesfromdifferentgeographicalregions(1)arestrikinglysimilar.Whenthisistrue,thestoriesconnectedwiththesefigurescanrevealunderlinedsimilarities(2)betweentwoseeminglydifferentcultures.Often,however,heroesfromonecultureorregionarequitedistinctive(3).Whenthisisthecase,theheroicfiguredemonstratestheuniqueaspectsofaspecificpeople,notmerelyuniversalresponses(4)tosimilarcircumstances.Now,inthislecture,wewilllookatanumberofAmericanfolkheroesinordertofocusonseveralaspectsoftheAmericanexperience(5).Byfolkheroes,wemeanfigureswhosestorieshaveevolvedovertimeandwhoselegendscannotbeidentifiedwithoneparticularauthor(6).Insteadofbeingcreatedbyasinglewriter,folkheroesevolvethroughtimeandreflecttheeffortsandcreativityofavarietyofanonymousstory-tellers(7).Ofcourse,professionalwriterssometimesborrowortransform(8)folkheroes,justasthosewhocreatefolkheroesoftenincorporateaspectsofformalliterature(9)intotheirstories.Nonetheless,folkheroesandthefolkloreconcerningthemarecreatedinformally(10)bypeoplewhoperforminface-to-facecontactwith(11)theiraudiences.OneexampleofthisprocessmightbethepoetHomerrecitinghisheroictalestoasmallbutattentive(12)audienceofancientGreeks.Thiswasafavoriteformofentertainmentlongbeforetheadventofmoviesandtelevision(13).Americaisadiversecountryinwhichvariouspeopleandsub-culturesembracetheirownuniquehistoryandlore.Notunexpectedly(14)underthesecircumstances,awidevarietyofheroeshavebecomeapartofournation’sfolktraditions(15).AnyyetmanyoftheseheroessharesimilaritiesthatmakethemdistinctivelyAmerican,inspiteoftheirindividualdifferences(16).Byfocusingonthesesimilarities,wecangetabetterunderstanding(17)ofAmericaanditspeople.Forhundredsofyears,AmericanshavestruggledtounderstandtheirplaceintheNewWorld.Therewereenormousopportunities(18)intheNewWorld.Inaddition,thesocialandeconomicpositionofpeoplewasnotasclearlydefined(19)asinEurope,AfricaandAsia.Asaresult,storytellerscreatedheroeswhoactivelyconfronted(20)theuniqueopportunitiesandchallengesthatAmericaprovided.PartB:ListeningComprehensionDirections:Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?1.  (A)Intheprofessor'shome.(B)Intheprofessor'soffice.(C)Intheclassroom.(D)Intheschoollibrary.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheprofessor?2.  (A)Childrenalwayshavethesameaccentsastheirmothers.(B)Mostadultlanguagelearnerscanlosetheiraccents.(C)Studentsdon'tusuallylearntheirclassmates'accents.(D)Therewillbebigmisunderstandingsifyouspeakwithaccents.Intheexamplegivenbytheprofessor,what’swrongwiththestudentwhosaid“homesick”?3.  (A)Heusedthewrongstress.(B)Heusedthewrongintonation.(C)Hemisunderstoodtheword.(D)Hespokethewordwithaverydifferentaccent.TheprofessorspeaksEnglishwithseveralaccents,whichofthefollowingdoesshenotuse?4.  (A)Australian.(B)British.(C)Indian.(D)SouthAfrican.Whatdidthestudentdecidetodoattheendoftheconversation?5.  (A)Todropthepronunciationclass.(B)Tosignupforalistening/speakingclass.(C)Tocheckinthelibrarythescheduleforthenewsemester.(D)Towaittomakeadecisionaboutthepronunciationclass.Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.WhydoesBritain’seconomyriskoverheating?6.  (A)Becauseoftheaccumulationoffundsintherealestatemarket.(B)Becauseoftherisinghousepricesandgovernmentbudgetdeficits.(C)BecauseoftheresignationoftheFinanceMinisterGordenBrown.(D)Becauseoftheincreaseinthenumberofthehousesbeingsold.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribesbusinessconfidenceintheEuroArea?7.  (A)Businessconfidencewillprobablyremainunchangedforthenextyear.(B)BusinessconfidencewasthehighestinMaysinceApril2001.(C)PublishedNationalindexesshowconfidenceunchangedinGermanyandItalyandfallinginFrance.(D)Theindexofconfidencemayhavestayedatplus5,thehighestin3years.WhatisthefinancialpositionofthebigfourbanksinJapanatpresent?8.  (A)Theywilldeliversolidearningresultsthisyear.(B)Theywillbreakevenattheendofthisyear.(C)Theypostedanotheryearoflossesduetobadloanwrite-offs.(D)TheyreportedmixedresultsfortheyearendedMarch31.AroundhowmanyarebelievedtohavedrownedduringastorminBangladeshyesterday?9.  (A)50.(B)100.(C)150.(D)200.WhathappenedyesterdayintheseaareasbetweenJapanandKorea?10.  (A)AKoreanpatrolboatoperatedillegallyinJapanesewaters.(B)AKoreanfishingvesseloverturnedandthecaptainwasfatallywounded.(C)AJapaneseCoastGuardpatrolboatfiredteargasgrenadesataKoreanfishingvessel.(D)AJapanesefishingvesselwasrepeatedlyorderedtostopoperatinginKoreanwaters.Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.Accordingtotheman,whyisInternetaddictionsocommonnow?11.  (A)BecausetheusageoftheInternetiswidespreadnow.(B)BecauseInternetaddictionisgrowingoncollegecampuses.(C)Becausethecomputerisaccessibletoeveryoneoncollegecampuses.(D)BecauseInternetaddictionislessharmfulthanotheraddictions.Whatworriestheintervieweraboutsurfingonthenet?12.  (A)ShecannotgotosleepwithoutsurfingontheNetfirst.(B)SheandotherpeoplearesurfingontheNetinthemiddleofthenight.(C)Shedoesn'tknowwhenherInternetcompulsivenessisturningintoanaddiction.(D)Sheisn'tsuretheexactamountoftimeisreallytheissue.Whatistheproblemwith“chatrooms”accordingtotheman?13.  (A)People'sworkperformanceandschoolperformancemaybeaffected.(B)Peoplemaylosesocialskillsthatmakeface-to-facerelationshipssuccessful.(C)Peoplemaybecheatedbythosewithfalseidentities.(D)Peoplemayhavenotimefortakingwalksandotherleisureactivities.Themansaysthatseveralareasofaperson’slifemightbeaffectedbyinternetaddiction,whichofthefollowingisnotoneoftheseareas?14.  (A)Workperformance.(B)Schoolperformance.(C)Relationships.(D)Mentalhealth.Whatdoesthemansuggestthatstudentsdotoremindthemselvestogetofflineandtakeawalk?15.  (A)Practiceself-discipline.(B)Havesomesortofbalanceinlife.(C)Setanalarmclock.(D)Actuponyourfriend'sadvice.Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.InwhichofthefollowingperiodsdidPopArtstart?16.  (A)Inthelate1940s.(B)Intheearly1950s.(C)Inthelate1950s.(D)Intheearly1960s.BywhichofthefollowingwerePopartistsinspired?17.  (A)AbstractExpressionism.(B)Theartisticmovementthatimmediatelyprecededit.(C)Theinternalstrugglesoftheindividualartists.(D)Mass-producedvisualmediaandthedesignofcommonhouseholdobjects.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutabstractexpressionism?18.  (A)AbstractExpressionismwasaverypersonalart.(B)AbstractExpressionismwasmoreeasilyaccessibletothemassesthanPopArt.(C)AbstractExpressionismreflectedadirectrelationshiptotheactualworld.(D)AbstractExpressionismwasalittlebitinfluencedbyPopArt.WhatwasthegoalofthepopartistRobert ()Rauschenberg?19.  (A)Todirectartfromthepersonalitiesoftheindividualartiststowardstheworld.(B)Toimposeaunifiedsymbolicmeaningonhiscollectionofmaterials.(C)Toconcentratelessontheobjectsandmoreontheimageshefound.(D)TosetthestageforfurtherdevelopmentinPopArt.Whywerepopartistsinterestedinvisualcommunication?20.  (A)Becausetheiruseoffoundobjectsandimagesfromeverydaylifewasinnovative.(B)Becausetheybelievedthattheseimagesreflectedtheculturalvaluesofcontemporarysociety.(C)Becausetheyuseeverydayobjectsfoundonthestreetasthematerialfortheirart.(D)Becausetheycombinedandrepeatedimagesfromprintmediatomakeonesingleartwork.SECTION4:LISTENINGTEST(30minutes)PartA:Note-takingAndGap-fillingDirections:Inthispartofthetestyouwillhearashorttalk.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Whilelisteningtothetalk,youmaytakenotesontheimportantpointssothatyoucanhaveenoughinformationtocompleteagap-fillingtaskonaseparateANSWERBOOKLET.YouwillnotgetyourANSWERBOOKLETuntilafteryouhavelistenedtothetalkManydifferentculturesexistintheworldtoday,andsotherearedifferencesinsociallyacceptablebusinessbehaviorthroughouttheworld.Insomeculturesitissociallyunacceptable(1)tosay"No"evenwhenthatistheultimateanswer.Forexample,Japanese(2)businesspersonsrarelysay"No"toeachotherortobusinesspeoplefromothercultures.ButAmericanswillsaynoquickly,becausetheyvaluedecisiveness(3).Personaldistance(4)pointstoanotherdifferenceinculture.InJapanandsomeLatin(5)Americancountriesbusinesspeopleliketostandclosely(6)togetherastheytalk.Theypartiallyjudgehowclosetheyaretoagreements(7)intheirbusinessnegotiation(8)byhowphysicallyclosetheyarestandingorsittingnexttoeachother.ButAmericansdonotwantotherpeopleinvadingtheirpersonalspace(9).Businesscardsalsohavedifferentsignificanceinvariouscultures.Japanesepeopletakeexchangingbusinesscardsasanimportantritual(10).Atabusinessgathering,theymayspendtentofifteenminutesexchangingcards,discussingeachother'squalifications(11)andexperience,answeringquestionsandcomplimenting(12)eachother.ButAmericanbusinesspeopletendtoacceptbusiness(13)cardsquicklyandthenputthemintoacoatpocket(14)withjustaglance.Ethicalbehaviorinoneculturemaybeunethical(15)inanother.Forexample,intheUnitedStates,briberies(16)arebothunethicalandillegal(17).Peoplewhoofferandacceptbribescanbechargedwithcriminal(18)activityandcanbejailed(19)forthesecrimes.Butinothercountries,bribesmaybeamoreacceptableorevenregular(20)partofdoingbusiness.PartB:ListeningandTranslation1.SentenceTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5Englishsentences.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.1.Likemanyothercountries,Britainhasexperiencedagreatincreaseincriminalactivities,nearlyfivetimesasactsofviolencewerereportedtothepolicein2003as20yearsbefore.2.Helpingthepoorshouldstartwiththeirchildren,becausesometimesthepoor’schildrendon’thavegoodschoolstogoto,andiftheygotabettereducation,thentheywouldbeabletohelpthemselves.3.Todaywearegoingtolookattheroleofsocialwelfarein2Europeancountries,SwedenandSwitzerland,botheconomiescanbedescribedaswelfarestates,orso-called“democratically-controlledsocialism”.4.SinceWorldWarII,Francehashadasystemknownasthe“GuidedMarketEconomy”.Thismeansthestateguidesandcontrolseconomicactivitybymeansofmeasuressuchasnationalizationofselectedindustries.5.Smokingcigarettesisdangerous.ItistheleadingcauseofpreventabledeathintheUnitedStates.Everyyear,over400,000Americansdieastheresultofsmoking,andanother10millionpeoplesufferfromsmoking-relateddiseases.2.PassageTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2Englishpassages.YouwillhearthepassagesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.1.Australiaisoneoftheworld’s6leadingtouristdestinations.Andbytheyearof2005,tourismisexpectedtobethe2ndbiggestindustryinthecountry.Between2000and2002,thenumberofoverseasvisitorstoAustraliagrewby50%.In2003,therewere19.1millionoverseasvisitors.Anestimated64%ofvisitorscamefromEuropeandNorthAmerica,andtherestfromAsiaandotherpartsoftheworld.Businesstravelaccountsforabout1/5ofalloverseastourismrevenue.Australia’stouristattractionsincludetheaters,museums,artgalleries,andhistorichouses,aswellasshopping,sportsandbusinessfacilities.2.Whatdoesitmeantobehealth?Thesimplestdefinitionofhealthistheabsenceofdisease.Thisdefinitionreflectsamedicalviewofhealthinvolvingmainlythediagnosisandtreatmentofillness.Thisviewislimitedbecauseitfocusesonlyonphysicalhealthandhowtogoaboutcuringspecificphysicalillnesses.TheWorldHealthOrganizationhasabroaderview.Ittalksaboutthestateofcompletephysical,emotional,social,intellectual,environmental,andspiritualhealth.Thisholisticviewofhealthtakesintoaccountthewholeperson.Goodhealthcanbedescribedasrelationshipofharmonywithyourself,withothers,andwithyourenvironment,whichallowsyoutogetthemostoutoflife.