2003年英语高级口译考试笔试真题附答案
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 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.
News can be something the authorities want you to know,or something they would rather keep cret.An announcement of a___________(1),denial of a failure,or,a cret scandal that nobody really wants you to____________(2).If the authorities want to tell the world some good news,they issue statements,communiques,and call_____________(3).Or politicians make speeches.Local newspapers,radio and television help to___________(4)to what is going on. And by making contacts with________(5),journalists can ask for more information or explanations to help them_________(6).
Unless the correspondent is an________(7),it is rare to trust any single source.Officials have a policy to defend,and__________(8)want to attack it.Rumour and gossip can also confu the situation.So,you have to__________(9)as much as possible,using common n and experience as final checks to help establish just what's likely to be the truth,or____________(10).
Just getting the news is only half the job.A correspondent may be well-informed,but his job is to______________(11),the public.So,once the information is available it has to be written _______________(12)which is also easily understood.Particularly for radio,since,while a newspaper reader can turn back and re-read a ntence or two,the radio listener has_______(13). This also means that only a limited number of facts can be contained in a ntence.That there should be an__________(14).And vital information necessary to understand the latest development should be prented___________(15)in ca the producer of a news programme decides to____________(16)an item,by cutting for example the last ntence or tow.
Finally,the style of prentation must____________(17).A cheerful voice might be perfect for a_____________(18).But it would be sadly out of place for a report of a____________(19).And this would also confu and distract the listener,probably______________(20)just what had happened and to whom.
Part B:Listening Comprehension
Directions:In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations.After each one, you will be asked some questions.The talks,conversations and questions will be spoken only once.N
ow listen care fully and choo the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chon in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
Question1to5are bad on the following conversation.
1.(A)A compact car.(B)A wrist watch.mission
(C)A walkman.(D)A small television.
2.(A)Eight year ago.(B)In the spring of1982.
(C)At the end of1982.(D)In1983.
3.(A)Sinclair.(B)Casio.
(C)Hattori.(D)Sony.
4.(A)People who show great interest in novelty items.
(B)People who work at railway or bus stations.
(C)People who travel on trains and bus regularly.
(D)People who have monotonous work.
5.(A)It's getting smaller every year.
(B)It's increasing rapidly.
(C)It's expanding only in Japan.
(D)It started in the70's.
Question6to10are bad on the following conversations.
6.(A)About fourteen.(B)Twenty-eight.
(C)Around forty.(D)Over fifty.
7.(A)The west coast of Canada.
(B)A British aside resort.
(C)The Rocky Mountains.
(D)A quiet,unspoilt place in Asia.
8.(A)She travels only to safe places.
(B)She usually hitchhikes during thejourney.
(C)She very often travels by day.
(D)She avoids travelling alone as much as possible.
9.(A)She stayed in a prison in Norway.
(B)She was robbed on a train in Hungary.
(C)She was once arrested in Germany.
(D)She cho to go to the Middle East to cover the war.
10.(A)She wants to enjoy mild climates and hectic life.
(B)She feels completely alive while she's travelling.
(C)She can have a lot of experience with others.
(D)Both(B)and(C).
Question11to15are bad on the following news.
11.(A)She's considering holding a general election.
(B)No general election is to be held very soon.
(C)A quick election is in the best interests of the nation.
(D)There might be a general election in the near future.
12.(A)A strong earthquake hit this area one might.
(B)Hundreds of people were killed in the earthquake.
(C)Many families have been made homeless by the avalanches.
(D)Five people were missing in the earthquake.
13.(A)In north London.(B)In south London.
pidgin(C)In central London.(D)In west London.
14.(A)250,000pounds.(B)500,000pounds.2012江西中考英语
(C)750,000pounds(D)1,
15.(A)The hospitals are obviously overstaffed.
(B)More people are waiting to be hospitalized.
(C)There is a sharp shortage of qualified nurs.
(D)The hospitals are charging too much from the patients.
Question16to20are bad on the following talk.
16.(A)Well over50,0000.(B)Approximately50,000.
(C)Less than400,000.(D)More than400,000.match是什么意思英语
17.(A)Some insurance companies are refusing to provide cover for burglaries in high-risk areas.
(B)Insurance agents are lling more and more burglary policies.
(C)Insurance premiums ro considerably last year.
(D)Insurance companies are planning to offer more insurance products.
18.(A)To fit a burglar alarm.
(B)To fix good locks and bolts on doors and windows.
(C)To leave milk bottles on the doorstep.
(D)To check callers'credentials.
19.(A)Burglaries always happen while you're out.
(B)A burglary may take only a little time to finish.
(C)You should keep your curtains drawn in the day to avoid a burglary.
(D)Milk bottles left on the doorstep are a warning to burglars.
20.(A)A Rising Number of Burglaries.
(B)How to Prevent Houhold Burglaries.
(C)Crime and Punishment.
(D)Police--an Effective Force to Cut Burglaries.
SECTLON2:READLNG TEST(30minutes)
Directions:In this ction you will read veral passages.Each one is followed by veral questions about it.You are to choo ONE best answer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),to each question.Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is started or implied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chon in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
Question1~ The ri of tourist traffic has brought the relatively recent phenomenon of the tourist attraction pureand simple.It often has no purpo but to attract in the interest of the owner or of the nation.As we might expect,this u of the word"attraction"as"a thing or
feature which`draws'people,especially any interesting or amusing exhibition"dates only from about1862.It is a new species:the most attenuated form of a nation's culture.All over the world now we find the"attractions"--of little significance for the inward life of a people,but wonderfully saleable as tourist commodities:Examples are Madame Tussaud's exhibition of was figures in London(she first became known for her modelled heads of the leaders and victims of the French Revolution)and the Tiger Balm Gardens in Hong Kong;Disneyland in California--the American"attraction"which tourist Khrushchev most wanted to e--is the example to end all examples.Here indeed Nature imitates Art.The visitor to Disneyland encounters not the two-dimensional comic strip of movie originals,but only their three-dimensional facsimiles.
Tourist attractions rve their purpo best when they are pudo-events.To be repeatable at
will,they must be factitious.Emphasis on the artificial comes from the ruthless truthfulness of tourist agents.What they can really guarantee you are not spontaneous cultural products but only tho made especially for tourist consumpiton,for foreign cash customers.Not only in Mexico City and Montreal,but also in the remote Guatemalan tourist Mecca of Chichecastenango and in far-off villages of Japan,earnest honest natives embellish their ancient rites,change,enlarge,and spectacularize their festivals,so that tourists will not be disappointed.In order to satisfy the exaggerat
ed expectations of tour agents and tourists,people everywhere obligingly become dishonest mimics of themlves.To provide a full schedule of events at the best asons and at convenient hours,they travesty their most solemn rituals,holidays,and folk celebrations--all for the benefit of the tourists.
In Berlin,in the days before the First World War,legend tells us that precily at the stroke of noon,just as the imperial military band would begin its daily concert in front of the Imperial Palace,Kair Wilhelm ud to interrupt whatever he was doing inside the palace.If he was in a council of state he would say:"With your kind forbearance,gentlemen,I must excu mylf now,to appear at the window.You e,it says in Baedeker that at this hour I always do."remote
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Modern tourist guide-books have helped to rai tourist expectations.And they have provided the natives--from Kair Wilhelm down to rai tourist expectations.And they have provided the natives--from Kair Wilhelm down to the villagers of Chichecastenango--with a detailed and itemized list of what is expected of them and when.The are the up-to-date scripts for actors on the tourists'stage.
1.Which of the following can be concluded from the first paragraph?(A)The tourist attractions do not appeal to the local people spiritually.(B)Disneyland is no longer a typical example of tourist attractions.(C)Both tourists and local people are equally drawn by the tourist attractions.(D)Madam Tussaud's exhibition is not one of saleable tourist commodities.
2. "Nature imitates Art"means that__________.(A)Art is two-dimensional and Nature is three-dimensional(B)Disney created a two-dimensional art form(C)the facsimiles are three-dimensional(D)Disneyland is a life-like copy of the original film cartoons
3.To be repeatable at will,a tourist attraction must be__________.(A)artificial(B) attractive(C)fictitious(D)facetious
4.The locals all over the world in order to satisfy the travelling agents and tourists__________.(A)make their festivals more material(B) adorn and exaggerate their traditional ceremonies(C)change into dishonest tourist attractions(D)decorate their villages for the tourists
5.According to the passage,modern tourist guide books___________.(A)help make tourists excited(B)give VIPs like Kair Wilhelm instructions for him to appear(C)are also a source of information for the natives(D) can be ud as scripts for acting on stage
Question6~ New vocational qualifications to provide an alternative to GCSE and transform school life for14-to16-year-olds are expected to be announced on Thursday by the Government.
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Ministers have decided to run a pilot next year in90of4,000condary schools.Cours for under-16s could be available in all schools by1997.Vocational cours for over-16s have proved extremely popular,and hundreds of schools are thought to have volunteered for next year's pilot.
The General National Vocational Qualification cours are not designed as training for a particular job.They are class-room-bad,so a pupil taking,for instance,manufacturing,might do work experience in a local factory but would not have to make anything.
Last week Sir Ron Dearing,chairman of the Schools Curriculum and Asssment Authority,said 40per cent of the timetable for14-to16-year-olds would be freed so that some pupils could pursue vocational cours,while others do the more academic GCSEs.All will continue to do GCSEs in English,math and science,and short cours in modern languages and technology.
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Critics say the arrangements will divide pupils into sheep and goats,and could lead to the creation of specialist academic and vocational schools.Supporters say the new cours will motivate non-academic pupils so that fewer leave school without qualifications.aggressiveness
The new cours in health and social care,business and manufacturing are being introduced despite fierce criticism of prent vocational qualifications for over-16s in reports from school inspectors and
academics.The inspectors said the cour content was too vague and that asssments,done mainly by teachers,were unreliable.
However,the GNVQs will be modelled cloly on tho for over-16s,which have six units.Pupils will study three of the six,and will also have to reach agreed standards in three"core skills"of literacy,numeracy and information technology,which will account for40per cent of the marks.
David Blunkett,Labour's education spokesman,said it was vital that the new qualifications were en as high-quality.
Don Foster,the Liberal Democrats'education spokesman,said:"There must be some concern that the recent criticism of the new GNVQs appears not to have been taken on board.It is vital that they are got right first time,given the crucial role they will play in achieving parity of esteem between academic and vocational qualifications."
6.According to the passage,the vocational qualifications____.(A)constitute part of the GCSEs(B)rve as a supplement to GCSEs(C)are mainly for over-16s(D)are designed as training for a particular job
7.The phra"to run a pilot"(para.2)can best be paraphrad as which of the following?(A)to t up a vocational school(B)to continue a training cour (C)to operate an experimental cour(D)to begin a driving class
8. The critic's view that"the arrangements will divide pupils into sheep and goats"means that pupils ____.(A)will be fairly parated and treated(B)will be grouped bad on their vocational abilities.(C)will be placed either in more academic or non academic groups(D)will be treated either cruelly or indiscrimitively
9.The last two paragraphs of the passage____.(A) summarize the main idea of the article(B)convey the general plan for vocational qualifications(C)show the opposition against vocational qualifications(D)introduce respons from other parties10.Which of the following can NOT be found in the passage?(A) Cours for vocational qualifications will be modelled on tho for over-16s.(B)Vocational cours will not be offered in most schools before1997.(C)Cours in health and social care, business and manufacturing meet fierce criticisms from school inspectors.(D)Cours in English,math and science are required of all the pupils.
Question11~ One in eight students with a government loan is unlikely ever to
repay the debt,a report published today says.The figure is likely to be a further blow to government plans to privati the loan scheme,announced in the Queen's Speech last week.
The Student Loans Company has told the National Audit Office that142million of outstanding debt is unlikely to be recovered.The loans company admitted recently that outstanding loans totalled more than1billion.
The report also highlights questions about the loans company's competence,and records the
collap of its telephone system.Out of1.1million attempted calls by students in November1994 only41,000were answered.
Sir Eric Ash,head of the Student Loans Company,has already told ministers that the banks are unlikely to want to take over the scheme.The audit office report is likely to reinforce their reluctance.
The audit office,the public spending watchdog,found that almost half of all students who had received loans had been granted a deferment on repayments becau their income fell beneath the statutory threshold.Students are not required to repay a loan until a year after completing their cour and then only if their income reaches85per cent of national average earnings.描述
The audit office found that of269,000students who should be repaying loans,122,000had been granted deferment.The loans company told the audit office that it recognid"it may be difficult to maintain contact with the large number of repayers in deferment".
The company admitted that￡142million,about12per cent of the outstanding loan portfolio of ￡1.178billion,might not be recovered due to long-term deferment,death and default.
The audit office report says that the loans company's financial statements do not include any record of nonrecoverable sums"becau they are liable to remit to the Education Department only tho monies they actually succeed in recovering".As a result of the audit office's objections,the annual accounts will in future include provision for irrecoverable loan debt.
The report found that the loans company had improved its efficiency in the light of previous criticism and procesd517,000applications for loans in the last academic year.However,35,000 students experienced significant delay in getting grants.
The Commons Public Accounts Committee will question officials on the report next month,when the propod privatisation is expected to come under attack as unrealistic.
Bryan Davies,Labour's education spokesman,said:"The report shows there is considerable uncertainty in detailed business planning for student loans.The Government has not answered why banks and building societies should want to handle such unpredictable loans,yet it is rushing privatisation through Parliament."The Student Loans Bill will be debated in Parliament on Monday.
11.What does the passage mainly discuss?(A)The privatisation of the student loan project.(B)The debate on the student loan scheme.(C)The issue of nonrecoverable student loan debt.(D)The development of the Student Loans Company.
12.Which of the following can be concluded from the passage?(A)One in eight students receives government loans.(B)Fifty percent of students repay government loans.(C)Most students apply for government loans.(D)Over twelve percent of loan receivers may not repay their loan debts.13.Which of the following is NOT true about the Student Loans Company?(A) Its telephone system is simply not adequate enough.(B)The company improved its efficiency greatly.(C)It is a privatid company.(D)The company has difficulty in keeping contact with loan repayers.14.All of the following are caus of difficulty in the repayment of student loans EXCEPT that____.(A)the Student Loans Company los contact with repayers(B) some students'income falls beneath85%of national average earnings(C)some students are granted long-term deferment(D)banks are not directly involv
ed in student loans15.Which of the following is not directly stated,but implied in the passage?(A)Students should start to repay a loan a year after graduation.(B)The Student Loans Company expects banks'
