2004年9月翻译资格英语高级口译笔试真题

2004 年 9 月翻译资格英语高级口译笔试真题

Part A: Spot Dictation

Directions: In this pa rt 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 ward or words you have heard

on the tape. Write

your answer in the correspo nding spa ce in you ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you

will hear

the passage only once.

Travelling by air is one of the maj or conveniences of modern times. So last

summer when

we planned a holiday abroad, we decided to take advantage of such a

modern, convenient

_______ (1).

We began preparations for our trip early by calling the airline and _______

(2). A few days

later we received our tickets telling us our flight number and the _______ (3)

from our city and

arrival at our destination. We were advised to arrive at the airline terminal

an hour before takeoff

in order to _______ (4) for our flight, receive our _______ (5), and

check our baggage. It is

important not to be late, or you might miss the flight. On the day of the

flight, we went to the

_______ (6) where we were directed to the _______ (7) of the gate from

which the airplane

would depart. As we entered this area we were checked _______ (8). While we

were waiting, I

noticed how busy everyone was. The _______ (9) were checking

the plane for last minute

repairs, and a large truck was fueling the plane with gasoline to make it

_______ (10). When our flight was called we _______ (11). We were

pleasantly greeted by the flight

attendants and offered _______ (12), drinks and food. The weather was good, and

there was no

_______ (13) to cause us worry or discomfort. Although our flight was _______

(14), during the

holidays air travel becomes more hectic. Often airlines sell to many tickets

for a flight and are

then _______ (15). Some unlucky passengers will e bumped and _______ (16) on a

later flight.

Bad weather might also cause a later takeoff, and this delay often _______ (17)

at the next stop.

One of the most annoying aspects of air travel at holiday season is the

possibility of _______

(18). I always try to carry with me _______ (19) for several days.

On the whole, however,

traveling by air is _______ (20). It is fast, safe, and usually reliable.

Part B: Listening Comprehension

Directions: In this pa rt of the test, you will hear several short statements.

These statements will

be sp oken ONLY ONCE, and you will not fi nd them written on the paper; so

you must listen

caref ully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide

which one is closest

in meaning to the statementyou have heard. Then write the letter of the answer

you have chosen

in the correspond ing spa ce in your ANSWER BOOKLET.

1. (A) We can meet the chairman later.

(B) The chairman rang to say that he would be late.

(C) We'd better telephone the chairman now.

(D) The chairman turned up half an hour earlier for the board meeting.

2. (A) I am considering Mr. Johnson for thejob of accounting manager.

(B) I have decided that Mr. Johnson be the branch's accounting manager.

(C) Mr. Johnson is interviewing short-listed candidates I have selected for

him.

(D) Mr. Johnson is eager to take to position although he is not qualified for

it.

3. (A) I do not weight very much.

(B) It was not your fault.

(C) This is no way explains the event.

(D) The flame of that fire is too high.

4. (A) I want Charlie to discontinue his research project.

(B) Charlie should be encouraged to work on his research project.

(C) It was an honor to be able to do the research project with Charlie.

(D) Charlie has a lot of courage to take on such a large research project.

5. (A) Health food experts and doctors have been testifying against

the increased sales of

Vitamin E.

(B) Thanks to the lies of health food experts and some doctors, the sales of

Vitamin E have

doubled over the past five months.

(C) The claims of health food experts and some doctors will help

increase the sales of

Vitamin E in the next five years.

(D) The increased sales of Vitamin E are due to the favorable statements from

health food

experts and doctors.

6. (A) Our foreign experts will arrive in September to teach a three-month

extension course.

(B) If you have a three-month extension education, you may apply for the

position.

(C) Your visa will expire three weeks later, so you are not eligible for an

extension.

(D) Your may get an extension of your visa if you apply in due time.

7. (A) The speaker is surprised at the difficulty in developing a treatment

for the common cold.

(B) The speaker is watching a TV program about the development

of science and

technology in the last two centuries.

(C) It took scientists two hundred years to develop an effective cure for the

common flu.

(D) Scientists gave up efforts in developing a drug to treat the

common cold after two

hundred years of experiment.

8. (A) Graduate students may apply for working on campus, if they are married

and unable to

pay for their school tuition.

(B) The university offers on-campus housing to graduate students, if they can

meet certain

requirements.

(C) If both of you register for this graduate course, you may choose to live in

an on-campus

apartment for less than 1700 dollars a month.

(D) We charge 1700 dollars a month for the MBA course, which includes the

provision of a

two-bedroom on-campus apartment.

9. (A) Employees very much enjoy their trip to work.

(B) Employees try to cry out to deal with their stress at work.

(C) Employees have to commute a long way to work.

(D) Employees prefer to live in the suburbs of most US cities.

10. (A) The ovens should be dispatched in no longer than two weeks.

(B) The ovens should have been returned two weeks ago.

(C) The ovens will be brought back for maintenance in 14 days.

(D) The ovens have not been assembled until after 14 days.

2. Talks and Conversations

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks

and conversations. Aft er

each of these, you will hear af ew questions. Listen caref ully because you

will hear the talk or

conversation and questions Only ONCE. When you hear a question,

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