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1、上海市高级口译第一阶段笔试分类模拟听写题(九)及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Spot Dictation(总题数：0，分数：0.00)ATammet is a genius of memory. He broke the European record for recalling , the 1 , to the furthest decimal point. He found it easy, because he didn“t even have to “think“. To him, isn“t an 2 ; it“s a visual story, a fi

2、lm projected in front of his eyes. He 3 and, last year, spent five hours recalling it in front of an adjudicator. He wanted to prove a point. “I memorized to 4 decimal places, and I am technically disabled. I just wanted to show people that disability 5 .“ Tammet is softly spoken, and shy about 6 ,

3、which makes him seem younger than he is. He lives on the Kent coast, but 7 there are too many pebbles to count. The thought of a mathematical problem 8 makes him feel uncomfortable. Trips to the supermarket are always a chore. “There“s 9 . I have to look at every shape and texture. Every price, and

4、every arrangement: 10 . So instead of thinking, “What cheese do I want this week?“, I“m just 11 .“ Tammet has never been able to 12 . It would be too difficult to fit around his daily routine. For instance, he has to drink his cups of tea 13 every day. Things have to happen in the same order, he alw

5、ays brushes his teeth before he 14 . “I have tried to be more flexible, but I always end up feeling more uncomfortable. Retaining 15 is really important. I like to do things in my own time, and 16 , so an office with 17 just wouldn“t work.“ Instead, he has set up a business on his own, at home, 18 i

6、n language learning, numeracy and literacy for private clients. It has 19 of keeping human interaction to a minimum. It also gives him time to work on the verb structures of 20 . （分数：50.00）BSome may ask the following question: Was it envisioned for the euro to eventually become 1 that it could compe

7、te with the dollar 2 ? Or was that a dream then and 3 ? I think it was an attainable dream, and it is becoming actually, in some ways, 4 . Why? Well, the dream to give credit where credit is due was not only advocated 5 but by some American economists, including our Institute“s director, Fred Bergst

8、en. He was 6 with that. Richard Portes, who teaches at 7 , also was way out in the front with that. And they were 8 of people like Martin Feldstein and others in London and the United States who 9 the euro. At face value, the euro area is 10 as the United States, roughly speaking. The euro area does

9、 have very large and 11 , although if you look in more detail, there are still some things there that 12 the United States. And the euro area has delivered price stability. They have a 13 pretty consistently. So you put those three things together. On paper it looks like the euro should be at least

10、14 to the dollar in investors“ portfolios, in government reserve holdings, in how much you 15 or planes or things like that. But what 16 in this book is the fact that if you look under the hood a bit, there is 17 between what you would expect just based on size and how much the euro is used. So ther

11、e“s an awful lot of 18 , not in euros, even between countries that are not dollar countries. There are 19 that come to the United States, and the depth of European assets and financial flows is 20 . （分数：50.00）上海市高级口译第一阶段笔试分类模拟听写题(九)答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Spot Dictation(总题数：0，分数：0.00)ATammet is

12、a genius of memory. He broke the European record for recalling , the 1 , to the furthest decimal point. He found it easy, because he didn“t even have to “think“. To him, isn“t an 2 ; it“s a visual story, a film projected in front of his eyes. He 3 and, last year, spent five hours recalling it in fro

13、nt of an adjudicator. He wanted to prove a point. “I memorized to 4 decimal places, and I am technically disabled. I just wanted to show people that disability 5 .“ Tammet is softly spoken, and shy about 6 , which makes him seem younger than he is. He lives on the Kent coast, but 7 there are too man

14、y pebbles to count. The thought of a mathematical problem 8 makes him feel uncomfortable. Trips to the supermarket are always a chore. “There“s 9 . I have to look at every shape and texture. Every price, and every arrangement: 10 . So instead of thinking, “What cheese do I want this week?“, I“m just

15、 11 .“ Tammet has never been able to 12 . It would be too difficult to fit around his daily routine. For instance, he has to drink his cups of tea 13 every day. Things have to happen in the same order, he always brushes his teeth before he 14 . “I have tried to be more flexible, but I always end up

16、feeling more uncomfortable. Retaining 15 is really important. I like to do things in my own time, and 16 , so an office with 17 just wouldn“t work.“ Instead, he has set up a business on his own, at home, 18 in language learning, numeracy and literacy for private clients. It has 19 of keeping human i

17、nteraction to a minimum. It also gives him time to work on the verb structures of 20 . （分数：50.00）解析：mathematical constant 听力原文 Tammet is a genius of memory. He broke the European record for recalling re, the mathematical constant, to the furthest decimal point. He found it easy, because he didn“t ev

18、en have to “think“. To him, isn“t an abstract set of digits; it“s a visual story, a film projected in front of his eyes. He learnt the number forwards and backwards and, last year, spent five hours recalling it in front of an adjudicator. He wanted to prove a point. “I memorized to 22,514 decimal pl

19、aces, and I am technically disabled. I just wanted to show people that disability needn“t get in the way.“ Tammet is softly spoken, and shy about making eye contact, which makes him seem younger than he is. He lives on the Kent coast, but never goes near the beachthere are too many pebbles to count.

20、 The thought of a mathematical problem with no solution makes him feel uncomfortable. Trips to the supermarket are always a chore. “There“s too much mental stimulus. I have to look at every shape and texture. Every price, and every arrangement of fruit and vegetables. So instead of thinking, “What c

21、heese do I want this week?“, I“m just really uncomfortable.“ Tammet has never been able to work 9 to 5. It would be too difficult to fit around his daily routine. For instance, he has to drink his cups of tea at exactly the same time every day. Things have to happen in the same order: he always brus

22、hes his teeth before he has his shower. “I have tried to be more flexible, but I always end up feeling more uncomfortable. Retaining a sense of control is really important. I like to do things in my own time, and in my own style, so an office with targets and bureaucracy just wouldn“t work.“ Instead

23、, he has set up a business on his own, at home, writing email courses in language learning, numeracy and literacy for private clients. It has had the fringe benefit of keeping human interaction to a minimum. It also gives him time to work on the verb structures of a native Indian language.解析：abstrac

24、t set of digits解析：learnt the number forwards and backwards解析：22,514解析：needn“t get in the way解析：making eye contact解析：never goes near the beach解析：with no solution解析：too much mental stimulus解析：fruit and vegetables解析：really uncomfortable解析：work 9 to 5解析：at exactly the same time解析：has his shower解析：a sens

25、e of control解析：in my own style解析：targets and bureaucracy解析：writing email courses解析：had the fringe benefit解析：a native Indian languageBSome may ask the following question: Was it envisioned for the euro to eventually become 1 that it could compete with the dollar 2 ? Or was that a dream then and 3 ? I

26、 think it was an attainable dream, and it is becoming actually, in some ways, 4 . Why? Well, the dream to give credit where credit is due was not only advocated 5 but by some American economists, including our Institute“s director, Fred Bergsten. He was 6 with that. Richard Portes, who teaches at 7

27、, also was way out in the front with that. And they were 8 of people like Martin Feldstein and others in London and the United States who 9 the euro. At face value, the euro area is 10 as the United States, roughly speaking. The euro area does have very large and 11 , although if you look in more de

28、tail, there are still some things there that 12 the United States. And the euro area has delivered price stability. They have a 13 pretty consistently. So you put those three things together. On paper it looks like the euro should be at least 14 to the dollar in investors“ portfolios, in government

29、reserve holdings, in how much you 15 or planes or things like that. But what 16 in this book is the fact that if you look under the hood a bit, there is 17 between what you would expect just based on size and how much the euro is used. So there“s an awful lot of 18 , not in euros, even between count

30、ries that are not dollar countries. There are 19 that come to the United States, and the depth of European assets and financial flows is 20 . （分数：50.00）解析：such a strong currency 听力原文 Some may ask the following question: Was it envisioned for the euro to eventually become such a strong currency that

31、it could compete with the dollar on a global level? Or was that a dream then and is it still a dream now? I think it was an attainable dream, and it is becoming actually, in some ways, less attainable right now. Why? Well, the dream to give credit where credit is due was not only advocated by some E

32、uropean officials but by some American economists, including our Institute“s director, Fred Bergsten. He was way out in the front with that. Richard Portes, who teaches at London Business School, also was way out in the front with that. And they were very much against the tide of people like Martin

33、Feldstein and others in London and the United States who were very skeptical toward the euro. At face value, the euro area is the same size in GDP as the United States, roughly speaking. The euro area does have very large and deep financial markets, although if you look in more detail, there are sti

34、ll some things there that differentiate it from the United States. And the euro area has delivered price stability. They have a very low rate of inflation pretty consistently. So you put those three things together. On paper it looks like the euro should be at least a very clear second to the dollar

35、 in investors“ portfolios, in government reserve holdings, in how much you invoice trade like oil or planes or things like that. But what our research finds in this book is the fact that if you look under the hood a bit, there is a huge shortfall between what you would expect just based on size and

36、how much the euro is used. So there“s an awful lot of trade that“s still invoiced in dollars, not in euros, even between countries that are not dollar countries. There are huge amounts of financial flows that come to the United States, and the depth of European assets and financial flows is not comm

37、ensurate with the size.解析：on a global level解析：is it still a dream now解析：less attainable right now解析：by some European officials解析：way out in the front解析：London Business School解析：very much against the tide解析：were very skeptical toward解析：the same size in GDP解析：deep financial markets解析：differentiate it from解析：very low rate of inflation解析：a very clear second解析：invoice trade like oil or planes解析：our research finds解析：a huge shortfall解析：trade that“s still invoiced in dollars解析：huge amounts of financial flows解析：not commensurate with the size