1、高级口译真题2011年9月上海英语高级口译证书第一阶段考试(BryanTong整理)SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST(30 minutes)Part A: Spot DictationDirections: 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 ans
2、wer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.Whats in a surname? You may ask. A new website project has been released, that helps you _ (1). Have you ever wondered why your ancestors gathered where they did, or where others with your surname liv
3、e now? A research project (2) in Britain answers these questions. And another study has found the surnames are (3). Smith, for example, remains the most common surname in Britain. Used by (4) people, it has exactly the same concentration it always did in Lerwick, in the Scottish Shetland Islands. Jo
4、nes is (5), and is the most common among hill farmers (6). The data used for this project comes partly (7). A number of other files are held by Expairing, which is probably Britains (8). Therere some of us who are fairly predictable. Campbell, for example, as you might expect, is somewhat concentrat
5、ed (9), and it appears really bizarre to be found anywhere else.Well, with 25,000 names as (10), what you can do is put them in general categories, if, for example, you look at (11). Like the name Webber, you might find it is much more common in the Midlands than (12). If you go to Wales, most peopl
6、e get their names (13). And in Yorkshire for example, a lot of people have names _(14) that they originally lived in or at least their ancestors did.Well, we only have 25, 000 names on this website, but therere (15) now found in Britain and theyre particularly interesting, for (16). Most British nam
7、es are fairly common. And about what we can now do as such is look for (17) from different parts of the world and different faiths, (18). And what there is in names is actually extremely useful, for researchers in (19) may find a lot about (20) now living in this country.Part B: Listening Comprehens
8、ionDirections: 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. Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the
9、letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation.1. (A) Persevering and facing up to difficult job duties. (B) Negotiating with the boss about a pay rise. (C) Asking for a change of work schedule. (D) Enga
10、ging in candid conversation with colleagues 2. (A) Seeking the middle ground in the labor dispute. (B) Making employees happy without affecting productivity. (C) Changing ones own attitudes towards the matter quietly. (D) Experimenting with alternative approaches to the matter. 3. (A) Offering bench
11、marks. (B) Giving up quietly. (C) Saying it over and over again. (D) Removing the skepticism raised by the boss.4. (A) Persevering is the key in terms of getting these special accommodations. (B) Working from home is a pressing need for many members of the staff. (C) Frankness is often a good policy
12、 in negotiating with bosses. (D) Flexibility of schedule is an accommodation, not an entitlement. 5. (A) Fellow employees. (B) Employer and employee. (C) Lawyer and client. (D) Co-producers. Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news.6. (A) East Asia. (B) The Middle East. (C) Northern Europe.
13、 (D) Latin America. 7. (A)Nationality. (B) Legitimacy. (C) Credibility. (D) Merit. 8. (A) One. (B) Three. (C) Five. (D) Six. 9. (A)The instant messaging. (B) Credit payment through Barclaycard. (C) The mobile wallet. (D) Cell-phone toll paying. 10. (A) The eruption has caused widespread disruption t
14、o air traffic. (B) The authority has imposed a local flight ban. (C) It might lead to the closure of a large section of European airspace. (D) The ash particles are coarse and could cause aircraft engines to fail. Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following interview.11. (A) A town built on the co
15、ncept of new urbanism. (B) The set of the movie The Truman Show. (C) The Walt Disney Company in Central Florida. (D) An American Studies project at New York University. 12. (A) Creating environmentally friendly settings. (B) Planning communities around people rather than automobiles. (C) Designing t
16、owns to encourage interactions between residents. (D) Going along with practical building trends to sprawl. 13. (A) Performance anxiety among the town folks. (B) The Disney boardrooms plan of investment. (C) The very high level of media scrutiny. (D) A vibrant sense of interaction and participation.
17、 14. (A) It turned out to be a complete failure for many residents. (B) It was a big commercial success for project developers. (C) It evolved in ways exactly as predicted by planners. (D) It provided a fairly typical American housing landscape. 15. (A) They are financially capable to make both ends
18、 meet living there. (B) They have high expectations for a quiet community of isolation (C) Some are disappointed but many more are happy with the community. (D) Some have high incomes and others are working class folks. Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk.16. (A) Changes in traditiona
19、l British breakfast. (B) A long-standing British custom. (C) How to dine at a smart restaurant. (D) What to eat at a greasy-spoon cafe. 17. (A) Bacon. (B) Eggs. (C) Fried chips. (D) Cereal porridge. 18. (A) Having business meetings during breakfast time. (B) Serving breakfasts from silver dishes and
20、 a sideboard. (C) Starting a busy day with nourishment and healthy food. (D) Eating breakfast before arriving at the office for a hard days work. 19. (A) The smells. (B) The sounds of the badly-tuned radio. (C) The ordinary condiment choices. (D) The eccentric art on the wall. 20. (A) Even strangers
21、 to England have a clear vision about a traditional British breakfast. (B) A traditional British breakfast is not nourishing and so is added with more protein. (C) The traditional British breakfast at a greasy cafe is less than 50% the atmosphere. (D) The traditional British breakfast is getting mor
22、e popular in London. SECTION 2: READING TEST(30 minutes)Directions: In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it. You are to choose ONE best answer, (A), (B), (C) or (D), to each question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the ba
23、sis 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. Question 1-5St Johns Hospital in Bath was established in 1180 to provide healing and homes by the bubbling spa springs for the poor and infirm. The c
24、harity is still there 830 years late: a much valued health and care service for the elderly. This demonstrates our countrys great charitable tradition in health. The Governments desire to put citizens and patients first is both core to the current health reforms and a guiding mission for the country
25、s great charities and social enterprises. The words of the Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, no decision about me, without me, are our driving passion.We have a dual role: to deliver health services, undertake research and provide care and compassion to those most in need; and to act as an advocate
26、and adviser. We are sometimes a challenger ofthe health establishment and always a doughty champion for patients.For these reforms to be a success we must ensure a much stronger role for the third sector. That is why we strongly support the policy of any willing provider. The previous Government was
27、 profoundly mistaken in pursuing a policy of the NHS as preferred provider, which implied that services from our sector were less valued than the States. In fact, through a big expansion of the role of charities and social enterprises in providing care, we can provide more cost-effective and citizen
28、-focused services.This is not about privatisation. What matters is what is delivered, not who delivers it. This must be at the heart ofhealth service reform. Charities can offer a better deal in so many ways. In 2008 the NHS spent just over 0.05 per cent of its healthcare budget through charities. I
29、n other words this is a virtually untapped resource waiting to be used.To me, competition in the NHS means British Red Cross volunteers being able to help more people to adapt to life at home after a lengthy spell in hospital, so preventing the need for readmission. Those who get this support are of
30、ten aged over 65 and have experienced a fall. Volunteers bring them home, settle them in, advise neighbours or relatives of their return, check on pets, help to prepare a meal and make a further visit to ensure that they are safe and well. Such schemes can save the typical NHS commissioner up to ?1
31、million a year.Competition in the NHS would also mean an environmental charity such as BTCV running more green gyms, which give people a physical workout while taking part in environmental projects. So far, more than 10,000 people-often referred by GPs-have taken part. An evaluation found that the p
32、ositive impact on mental and physical health, not to mention the acquisition of new skills, means that the State saves ?153 for every ?100 it invests. On top of that, it has a positive impact on local communities and the environment. Do we want less of this or more? I suspect that for most of us the answer is obvious.Those who rely most on the NHS are the vulnerable, the very people charities were set up to help
