1、上海市 2008年 3月中级口译真题试卷(暂缺答案)及答案解析(总分：140.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、SECTLON 1: LISTENING(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Good afternoon, Id like to thank professor Leach for giving me the chance to talk to you students. My topic today is “Attitudes, Values and Tastes”.An attitude, or the way we feel about something, can take dif
2、ferent forms. On the one hand, there are attitudes that are simply 1(1). There may change from year to year, month to month and even, day to day. On the other hand, there are attitudes that can be firmly fixed 2(2) that rarely, if ever, change. Included in the first 3 (3) are statements like “Sally
3、has beautiful eyes”, or “I hate icecream”. Attitudes like these may simply 4(4) a person, al taste or preference that does not always affect other people. Nobody will get particularly 5(5), for example, if you have a preference for tea 6(6) coffee. The second type of attitude could 7(7) such stateme
4、nts as “Smoking should be banned in 8(8)”, and “War is a terrible thing”. With attitudes like these, however, we are expressing an opinion that we 9(9) about. Opinions such as these are very much a part of 10(10) since they express the way we feel about certain 11(11) and events. If someone is a smo
5、ker, for example, it can become very difficult to 12(12) that person if they smoke 13(13) in our company. Preference and tastes refer to specific 14(14) , where values are general and include 15(15). There is big difference, for example, between these two 16(16): “Your boss is very rude ” and “I cou
6、ld never work under a boss”. In the first statement, the speaker is 17 (17) an opinion based on one person, the boss. The idea is that other bosses are not 18(18). In the second one, though, the speaker indicates a 19(19) about work in general: he could not work for anyone, 20(20) they were. （分数：20.
7、00）二、Part B: Listening Co(总题数：1，分数：10.00)A.Jack left home without an umbrella.B.Jack didnt hear the rain.C.Jacks umbrella didnt work.D.Jack had the day off due to the weather.A.They didnt pay attention to the consulants opinion.B.They called in the consultant for her advice.C.They always do what the
8、ir consultant tells them.D.They listened to the concert over the radio.A.The manufacturer wishes it could find a good advertising agent.B.The manufacturer hopes to increase its sales through advertising.C.The advertising campaign includes many sporting events.D.The advertising campaign is joined by
9、well-known individuals.A.Did Cathy put a new report in here?B.Is the yearly report in here, or is it someplace else?C.Which picture do you like, the new one or the old one?D.Is it ture that Cathy only remembered to lock one of the drawers?A.A lawyer should sign the memo.B.We should get legal advice.
10、C.We have seen a lawyer.D.Lets wait for a lucky sign.A.The company was unable to order spare parts.B.The company was short of cash for delivery.C.The parts could be considered genuine.D.The parts could be sent in late January.A.The completion of the project was long.B.The project was none other than
11、 a stupid one.C.We finished the project rather quickly.D.We didnt sign the contract in time.A.I cant make any food for the party.B.Im afraid to accept your party invitations.C.We wont be able to hold the party this evening.D.We cant come to the party this evening.A.Not many people enjoy that kind of
12、 design.B.It took a while for that design to become pupular.C.The publics first reaction to that design was positive.D.Youd never catch me wearing that kind of design.A.The consultant is publishing an excellent report on geology.B.They consultant left after he turned in his research and investigatio
13、n report.C.The consultant studied some excellent rock samples in his report.D.The consultant did very thorough research and investigation for his reportA.Hobbies that cost him little money.B.Hobbies that give him fresh air and excitement.C.An old hobby and a new hobby.D.An indoor hobby and an outdoo
14、r hobby.A.When she was still at school.B.After she got married.C.When she had her first baby.D.After she attended a special course.A.she was taught by an authority on bobbies.B.She attended special courses at school.C.She attended special courses at school.D.She learned it from her husband.A.Motor-r
15、acing.B.Radio-making.C.Making decorations.D.Collecting coins.Questions 1518（分数：4.00）A.Ways of tracking wild animals.B.Animals in the wild.C.Radio receivers and satellites.D.Animal hunting.A.They hired native hunters or local people.B.They followed the animals footprints.C.They cornered animals into
16、a special enclosure.D.They used radio transmitters.A.By receiving signals via satellites.B.By taking photos from satellites.C.By studying animals in the zoo.D.By attaching a specail collar to the wild animal.A.GeologyB.ChemistryC.BiologyD.AstronomyQuestions 1922（分数：4.00）A.It means that you continue
17、studying for as many years as you can.B.It means that you go back to school after youve finished formal education.C.It means that you go back to the high school to continue your study.D.It means that you have continued studying for twelve years in high school.A.He could use it in his work.B.He will
18、continue to learn it after finishing high school.C.He had learnt a lot from high school.D.He hadnt gotten much out of going to school.A.Because he had often been beaten up by other students.B.Because the school make him wear the school uniform.C.Because the school make him wear the school uniform.D.
19、Because the school tried to regulate his life there.A.A prisonerB.A tailorC.A construction worker.D.A high school administrator.Questions 2326（分数：4.00）A.About a hundred villagers were killed during an earthquake.B.A main road was rebuilt after the earthquake.C.There was an earthquake, but little dam
20、age occurred.D.A rock had fallen from the sky, but no one was injured.A.Near a volcano.B.Beside a mountain.C.Not far from a main road.D.In the Rockies.A.They decided to try again the following day.B.They sought advice from an old man.C.They asked for help from nearby villages.D.They planned to chang
21、e the course of the road.A.He buried it in the main road.B.He called in more men to remove it.C.he did magic to it at night.D.He pushed it off the main road.Questions 2730（分数：4.00）A.Shes going to Canada.B.Shes leaving the factory.C.Shes going to get married.D.Shes going to study engineering.A.Becaus
22、e he is a Canadian.B.Because he is a young engineer.C.Because he becomes homesickD.Because he wants to earn more.A.$200B.$220C.$400D.$420A.$200B.$220C.$400D.$420四、Part C: Listening an(总题数：1，分数：10.00)_六、SECTION 2: STUDY SKI(总题数：6，分数：30.00)Questions 15 Today one in every ten of us has difficulty getti
23、ng to sleep and, according to Dr. Ian Oswald of Edinburgh university, the reason is simple. Most people who cant sleep are their own worst enemies. They go to bed too early. For every person who works most efficiently on the usual eight hours of sleep a night, two work best on five or six, and two o
24、n nine or ten. Voltaire made do with three hours but Sir Winston Churchill would happily sleep for 1214 hours at a stretch if he could. So how much sleep does a person really need? It seems that the national average for men is seven hours and ten minutes, and for women ten minutes less, but everyone
25、s needs are different. Find out what you need and, according to Dr. Ernest Hartmann, one of Americas leading sleep scientists, youre well on your way to allowing your body to work at its greatest efficiency. After studying the sleep habits of nearly 1000 people, Dr Hartmann believes its the amount o
26、f deep sleep we get that really matters. We all need roughly the same amountabout 75 minutes a night. The rest, a shallower type of sllep, vaies greatly from person to person. How much of the second type of sleep, you need seems to depend on what sort of person you are. According to Dr. Hartmann sho
27、rt sleepersthose sleeping less than six hours a nightwere busy, active people, employed in demanding jobs, and often worked a 60 or 70-hour week. Most of them had started sleeping shorter hours to deal with the pressure of schoolwork or business and fornd that a few hours sleep a night was quite eno
28、ugh. Their defence against worry and stress was usually “to keep so busy that I dont have time to think about these things. .” Most of the long sleepers those needing at least nine hours were self-employed. Almost all of them had slept for nine hours a night since late childhood, long before their w
29、ork pattern became fixed. They tended to complain more than the short sleepers and several admitted that sleeping was an escape from life. In the past it was believed that too much sleep could be just as disturbing as too little, but now a study in America has shown that many people can enjoy ten ho
30、urs or more and still be able to sleep through the following night. A sleep researcher says:“No one should worry about not sleeping unless they are not feeling well or cannot do their work properly. Lack of sleep doesnt matter greatly if we are restingthe body can still get on with its repain work.
31、But worrying about not sleeping can sometimes do you harm. There would be far less sleeplessness about if we planned our sleeping lives as carefully as we plan our waking ones.” （分数：5.00）(1). According to the passage, people have difficulty getting to sleep because. （分数：1.00）A.they work more than si
32、xty hours a weekB.they have too many enemiesC.they do not sleep happilyD.they are not tired enough(2). In comparison with Voltaire, Sir Winston Churchill. （分数：1.00）A.was happier with three hours of sleepB.would sleep more when stretched outC.world enjoy a longer sleep if possibleD.was less happy whe
33、n he was asleep(3).Studies show that the average woman. （分数：1.00）A.sleeps less than the average manB.sleeps longer when she goes out to workC.has difficulty in getting to sleepD.sleeps over eight hours a night(4).Dr. Harmann is mentioned in the passage. （分数：1.00）A.as the opponent of Dr. Ian OswaldB.
34、because he has strange sleeping habitsC.as the pioneering sleep scientistD.because of his observation and analysis of sleep habits(5). Not being able to sleep can be dangerous if we. （分数：1.00）A.are feeling wellB.worry about it too muchC.repair our bodies by restingD.plan our sleeping lives carefully
35、Questions 610 I think it was De Mandeville who suggested a river party for the staffs of the various embassies. Nor, on the face of it, was the idea a bad one. All winter long the logs come down the River Sava until the frost locks them in: now with the spring thaw the river has a pontoon of treetru
36、nks some forty feet wide lining the bank under the willows so that you can walk out over the river, avoiding the margins, and swim in the deep water. These logs had been made into a hundred feet by sixtybig enough even to dance on. While everyone was dancing the rumba and while the buffet was plying
37、 a heavy trade, it was noticed that the distance between the raft and the shore had noticeably increased. The gang-plank subsided in the ooze. It was not a great distanceperhaps ten feet. But owing to the solid resistance such a large raft set up in the main current the pull was definitely outward.
38、But as yet nobody was alarmed; indeed most of the party thought it was part of a planned entertainment. As we approached the next bend of the river it looked as if the whole thing would run aground on the bank, and a few of us made preparations to grab hold of the overhanging willows and halt our pr
39、ogress. But by ill luck a change in the current carried us just too far into the centre of the river and we were carried past the spit of land, vainly groping at the tips of bushes. It was about another five minutes before the full significance of our position began to dawn upon us. By this time we
40、were moving in stately fashion down the centre of the river, all lit up like a Christmas tree. Exclamations, suggestions, counter suggestions poured from the lips of the diplomates and their spouses in a dozen tongues. Unknown to us, too, other factors were being introduced which were to make this a
41、 memorable night for us all. Spy-mania was at its height and the Yugoslav forces lived in a permanent state of alertness. There were frequent rumours of armed raids from Czechoslovakia.It was in this context that some Yugoslav infantryman at an observation post along the river saw what he took to be
42、 a large armed man on war full of Czech paratroops in dinner jackets and ball dresses sailing upon Belgrade. He did not wait to verify this first impression. He galloped into Belgrade Castle a quarter of an hour later on a foam-flecked mule with the news that the city was about to be invaded. （分数：5.
43、00）(1).According to the passage, a river party was practicable because_. （分数：1.00）A.the river was lined with willow treesB.the banks were not muddy at this timeC.there was a suitable surface for walking onD.there was not too much frost at this season(2).The raft started moving from the shore because
44、_. （分数：1.00）A.the gang-plank had fallen in the mudB.the buffet was too heavyC.it was too large to stay in placeD.the organisers wanted to surprise the guests(3). The raft did not stop at the next bend because_. （分数：1.00）A.there was too much mud on the river bankB.There were only bushes to catch hold
45、 ofC.the current made it swirl outwardsD.the water was not shallow enough(4).According to the passage, people on the raft were_. （分数：1.00）A.completely unaware of their situationB.quarrelling angrilyC.indignant with the organizers of the partyD.anxious to help solve the problem(5).The Yugoslav look o
46、ut made a mistake because_. （分数：1.00）A.the party were dressed in soldiers uniformsB.the raft was sailing towards BelgradeC.many of the party were armedD.he was affected by the general tensionQuestions 1115 The elephants left the shade, crossed an open piece of grass between bushes, and came towards
47、the mud-pool where my truck was parked. One by one they arrived on the shore, but, just as they seemed to be about to bathe in the inviting muddy liquid, they became aware of the silent truck with its tell-tale smell of man. the leading elephant merely spread her ears and cautiously backed away taking the young elephants with her. A smaller mother elephant continued to stand next to the pool, however, swinging her long trunk and swaying her h
