1997上海市英語中級口譯資格證書第一階段考試(二)SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(40minutes)PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Isthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhearthepassageonlyonce.Doctorsarestartingtobelievethatlaughternotonlyimprovesyourstateofmind,butactuallyaffectsyourentirephysicalwell-being.Britain'sfirstlaughtertherapist,RobertHoldensays:“Instinctivelyweknowthatlaughinghelpus(1)andalive.Eachtimewelaughwefeelbetterandmore(2).”AFrenchnewspaperfoundthatin1930theFrenchlaughed(3)fornineteenminutesperday.By1980thishadfallento(4).Eightpercentofthepeoplequestionedsaidthattheywouldliketo(5).Otherresearchsuggeststhatchildrenlaughonaverageabout(6)aday,butbythetimetheyreach(7)thishasbeenreducedtoaboutfifteentimes.Somewhereintheprocessof(8)weloseanastonishing385laughsaday.WilliamFry,apsychiatristfromCalifornia,studiedthe(9)onthebody.Hegotpatientstowatchfunnyfilms,andmonitoredtheir(10),heartrateandmuscletone.Hefoundthatlaughterhasasimilareffectto(11).Itspeedsuptheheartrate,increasesbloodpressureandquickensbreathing.Italsomakesout(12)muscleswork.Frythinkslaughterisatypeof(13)inthespot.Laughtercanevenprovideakindof(14).Fryhadprovedthatlaughterproducesendorphins—chemicalsinthebodythatrelievepain.Researchersdivided(15)intofourgroups.ThefirstgroupListenedtoa(16)fortwentyminutes.Theotherthreegroupslistenedtoeitheraninformativetape,oracassette(17)hem,ornotapeatall.Researchersfoundthatiftheyproducepaininthestudents,thosewhohadlistenedtothehumoroustapecould(18)muchlonger.Somedoctorsareconvincedthat(19)shouldbeapartofeverymedicalconsultation,asthereisevidencetosuggestthatlaughterstimulatesthe(20).PartB:ListeningComprehensionⅠ.StatementsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswillbespokenonlyonce,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.1.A.Florence'sbrotherhasfourtickets.B.Florencestillhastwotickets.C.Florence'sbrotherhastobooktwotickets.D.Florencedidn'tkeepanytickets.2.A.Youhavetopayforthepoolbutnotfortowels.B.Thereisnochargeforthepoolorfortowels.C.Youmustpaytousethepoolandtorentatowel.D.Towelscostmoney,butthepoolisfree.3.A.Mr.Johnsonlied.B.Mr.Johnsondeniedthathehadlied.C.Mr.Johnsondeniedthathehadlied.D.Mr.Johnsoninsistedthathehadnotmurderedtheliar.4.A.Fifteenstudentscontinuedafterthefirsttwoweeks.B.fortystudentsdroppedoutafterthefirstweek.C.Twenty-fivestudentscontinuedafterthesecondweek.D.Fifteenstudentsdroppedoutafterthefirstlecture.5.A.Youwillhaveitwelldoneifyoucookitlessthantenminutes.B.Ifyoudon'twantitwelldone,cookitmorethantenminutes.C.Itwon'ttakemorethantenminutestohaveitwelldone.D.Itwilltakeovertenminutestogetitwelldone.6.A.Thisweek'sholidaywillbetoolatefortrashcollection.B.TrashcollectionisalwayslateonMondaysandThursdays.C.Trashwillhavetobecollectedearlierthisweek.D.Thisweektrashwillbecollectedlaterthanusual.7.A.Thedesiretoseekhappinessisstrongerthanthedesiretoseekgoodhealth.B.Thedesiretoseekhappinessisnotstrong.C.Thedesireforfoodisstrongerthanthedesiretobehappy.D.Thedesireforfoodisstrongerthanthedesiretobehappy.8.A.Idon'thaveatelephone.B.Idon'thavetowritePeteraletter.C.Idon'tknowPeter'stelephonenumber.D.IknowPeter'stelephonenumber,butnothisaddress.9.A.Schoolchildrenliketoplaywithnoisemakers.B.Smallchildrenliketoysthatmakenoise.C.Smallchildrenliketorideinnoisycarsandtrucks.D.Smallchildrenliketohavequiettoystoplaywith.10.A.Igotitrightafterhesentit.B.Ittookalongtimetoreachme.C.Hesentitonlyyesterday.D.IsenthimthetelegramonMonday.Ⅱ.TalksandConversationsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefully,becauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions11～1411.A.Abeautifulplant.B.Apoisonousplant.C.Adeliciousplant.D.Afast-growingplant.12.A.Invegetablegardens.B.OnlyintheUnitedStates.C.Insupermarkets.D.Inmanydifferentplaces.13.A.Itsleavesresembleparsley.B.Itgrowsnexttocarrots.C.Itsleavesareshapedlikecarrots.D.Itdoesnothaveroots.14.A.Thepersonmaydie.B.Thepersonmaygetlotsofhealthfulnutrients.C.Thepersonmayenjoyitandwantmore.D.Thepersonmaybecomedangerous.Questions15～1815.A.Atoneo'clock.B.Attwoo'clock.C.Atthreeo'clock.D.Atfouro'clock.16.A.Ski.B.Readbooksonskiing.C.Buyskiingequipment.D.Planskitrips.17.A.Hedoesn'tknowhowtoski.B.Hedoesn'tknowwherethemeetingis.C.Hedoesn'tknowwhattimethemeetingstarts.D.Heisafraidofskiing.18.A.Leaveonaskiingtrip.B.Gowiththewomantothemeeting.C.Tryonsomeskis.D.Givealecturetotheskiclub.Questions19～2219.A.TotheGrandCanyon.B.Toajewelryshow.C.Toadesertedstonebuilding.D.TothePetrifiedForest.20.A.TotheGrandCanyon.B.TotheColoradoRiver.C.Toatreehouse.D.TothePetrifiedForest.21.A.Theyhavefallenintheriver.B.Theyhaveturnedtostone.C.Theyhavegrownlarger.D.Theyhavegottensofter.22.A.Swimintheriver.B.Walkthroughthetrees.C.Stayatadistance.D.Takeanypetrifiedwood.Questions23～2623.A.Fromtheradio.B.Fromabook.C.Fromthenewspaper.D.Fromalecture.24.A.Youcaneatit.B.Itisusedonlyforburgersandfries.C.Itisinexpensive.D.Youcannotseeit.25.A.Paper.B.Fries.C.Com.D.Burgers.26.A.Itisnotasgoodaspaper.B.Itshouldnotbeusedforfood.C.Itshouldbefasterthanpaper.D.Itmightbehealthierthanthefood.Questions27～3027.A.Trainingdogstousesmell.B.Techniquesofdogtrainers.C.Thesmellsofvarioustypesoffood.D.Howdogbreedsaredifferent.28.A.Mosthavenosenseofsmell.B.Theyareallunabletosmelldrugs.C.Theyhaveequallygoodsensesofsmell.D.Mostarequiteuntrainable.29.A.DrugsB.People.C.LuggageD.Explosives.30.A.Becausetheyaresmall.B.Becausetheyarefriendly.C.Becausetheyreactquickly.D.Becausetheyworkwellinthecold.PartC:ListeningandTranslationⅠ.SentenceTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest.youwillhear5Englishsentences.Youwillhearthesentencesonlyonce.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)Ⅱ.PassageTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passages.Youwillhearthepassagesonlyonce.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.(1)(2)SECTION2:STUDYSKILLS(50minutes)Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,A.,B.,C.orD.,toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions1～6Mostpeoplepicturesharksashuge,powerful,frighteningpredators,readyatanymomenttousetheirsharpteethtoattackunwaryswimmerswithoutprovocation.Therearenumerousfallacies,however,inthisconceptionofsharks.First,thereareabout350speciesofshark,andnotallofthemarelarge.Theyrangeinsizefromthedwarfshark,whichcanbeonly6inches(0.5feet)longandcanbeheldinthepalmofthehand,tothewhaleshark,whichcanbemorethan55feetlong.Asecondfallacyconcernsthenumberandtypeofteeth,whichcanvarytremendouslyamongthedifferentspeciesofshark.Asharkcanhavefromonetosevensetsofteethatsametime,andsometypesofsharkcanhaveseveralhundredteethineachjaw.Itistruethatthefierceandpredatoryspeciesdopossessextremelysharpandbrutalteethusedtoriptheirpreyapart;manyothertypesofshark,however,haveteethmoreadaptedtograbbingandholdingthantocuttingandslashing.Finally,notallsharksarepredatoryanimalsreadytostrikeoutathumansontheleastwhim.Infact,only12ofthe350speciesofsharkhavebeenknowntoattackhumans,andsharkneedstobeprovokedinordertoattack.Thetypesofshardthathavetheworstrecordwithhumansarethetigershark,thebullshark,andthegreatwhiteshark.However,formostspeciesofshark,evensomeofthelargesttypes,therearenoknowninstancesofattacksonhumans.1.Theauthor'smainpurposeinthepassageisto.A.categorizethedifferentkindsofsharksthroughouttheworldB.warnhumansofthedangersposedbysharksC.describethecharacteristicsofsharkteethD.clearupmisconceptionsaboutsharks2.Thelongestsharkisprobablythe.A.whalesharkB.greatwhitesharkC.bullsharkD.tigershark3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutashark'steeth?A.Allsharkshaveteeth.B.Asharkcanhavesixrowsofteeth.C.Asharkcanhavehundredsofteeth.D.Allsharkshaveextremelysharpteeth.4.A“jaw”(paragraph3)isA.apartoftheshark'stailB.apartofthestomachC.abackboneD.aboneinthemouth5.Thepassageindicatesthatasharkattacksaperson.A.fornoreasonB.everytimeitseesoneC.onlyifitisbotheredD.onlyatnight6.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatapersonshouldprobablybetheleastafraidof.A.adwarfsharkB.atigersharkC.abullsharkD.agreatwhitesharkQuestions7～11Quitedifferentfromstormsurgesarethegiantseawavescalledtsunamis,whichderivetheirnamefromtheJapaneseexpressionfor“highwaterinaharbor”.Thesewavesarealsoreferredtobythegeneralpublicastidalwaves,althoughtheyhaverelativelylittletodowithtides.Scientistsoftenrefertothemasseismicseawaves,farmoreappropriateinthattheydoresultfromunderseaseismicactivity.Tsunamisarecausedwhentheseabottomsuddenlymoves,duringanunderwaterearthquakeorvolcanoforexample,andthewaterabovethemovingearthissuddenlydisplaced.Thissuddenshiftofwatersetsoffaseriesofwaves.Thesewavescantravelgreatdistancesatspeedscloseto700kilometersperhour.Intheopenocean,tsunamishavelittlenoticeableamplitude,oftennomorethanoneortwometers.Itiswhentheyhittheshallowwatersnearthecoastthattheyincreaseinheight,possiblyupto40meters.TsunamisoftenoccurinthePacificbecausethepacificisanareaofheavyseismicactivity.TwoareasofthePacificwellaccustomedtothethreatoftsunamisareJapanandHawaii.BecausetheseismicactivitythatcausestsunamisinJapanoftenoccursontheoceanbottomquiteclosetotheislands,thetsunamisthathitJapanoftencomewithlittlewarningandcanthereforeprovedisastrous.MostofthetsunamisthathittheHawaiianIslands,however,originatethousandsofmilesawaynearthecoastofAlaska,sothesetsunamishaveamuchgreaterdistancetotravelandtheinbabitantsofhawaiigenerallyhavetimeforwarningoftheirimminentarrival.TsunamisarecertainlynotlimitedtoJapanandHawaii.In1755,Europeexperiencedacalamitoustsunami,whenmovementalongthefaultlinesneartheAzorescausedamassivetsunamitosweepontothePortuguesecoastandfloodtheheavilypopulatedareaaroundLisbon.Thegreatesttsunamionrecordontheothersideoftheworldin1883whenthekrakatoavolcanounderwentamassiveexplosion,sendingwavesmorethan30metershighontonearbyIndonesianislands;thetsunamifromthisvolcanoactuallytraveledaroundtheworldandwaswitnessedasfarawayastheEnglishChannel.7.Theparagraphprecedingthispassagemostprobablydiscusses.A.tidalwavesB.tidesC.stormsurgesD.underwaterearthquakes8.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingaretrueabouttidalwavesEXCEPTthat.A.theyarethesameastsunamisB.theyarecausedbysuddenchangesinhighandlowtidesC.thisterminologyisnotusedbythescientificcommunityD.theyrefertothesamephenomenonasseismicseawaves9.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattsunamis.A.causeseveredamageinthemiddleoftheoceanB.generallyreachheightsgreaterthan40metersC.arefarmoredangerousonthecoastthanintheopenoceanD.areoftenidentifiedbyshipsontheocean10.A.maindifferencebetweentsunamisinJapanandinHawaiiisthattsunamisinJapanaremorelikelyto.A.arrivewithoutwarningB.comefromgreaterdistancesC.belessofaproblemD.originateinAlaska11.ThepassagesuggeststhatthetsunamiresultingfromtheKrakatoavolcano.A.causedvolcanicexplosionsintheEnglishChannelB.wasfarmoredestructiveclosetothesourcethanfarawayC.wasunobservedoutsideoftheIndonesianislandsD.resultedinlittledamage.Questions12～16FIREInstructionsTHEPERSONDLSCOVERINGAFIREWILL:1.OPERATETHENEARESTFIREALARM.(ThiswillcausetheAlarmBellstoring,andalsosendasignaltothetelephoneswitchboardoperatorwhowillimmediatelycalltheFireBrigade).2.ATTACKTHEFIREWTTHAVAILABLEEQUIPMENT,IFITISSAFETODOSO.FIREALARMBELLSTheFireAlarmBellswillringeitherintheareaofABlock(workshopsandAdministrationOffices)ortheareaofBBlook(Teaching)andCBlock(SportsHall).ThoseintheareawheretheAlarmBellsareringingshouldtakeactionasindicatedbelow.Othersshouldcontinuewiththeirwork.ONHEARINGYOURFIREALARM:1.Thoseinclass:willgototheAssemblyAreaunderinstructionsgivenbytheteacher.2.Thoseelsewhere:willgototheAssemblyAreabythemostsensibleroute,andstayneartheHeadoftheirDepartment.ASSEMBLYAREATheAssemblyAreaistheplayingfieldwhichissouthoftheSportsHall.Herenameswillbechecked.PROCEDURE1.Movequietly.2.DoNOTstoptocollectyourpersonalbelongings.3.DoNOTattempttopassothersonyourwaytotheAssemblyArea.4.DoNOTusetheliftFIREALARMSFireAlarmsaresituatedasfollows:1.AdministrativeBlockAttheReceptiondesk;ateastendofconnectingcorridor,outsidethekitchendoor,backofthestageintheMainHall.2.TeachingBlocksAtthebottomofbothstairwaysandoneachlanding.3.WorkshopsOutsideMachineShopNo.1'EngineeringMachineShopNo.2.4.SportsHallInsideentrancelobby. 12.Thispassageconsistsofadviceonfiresafetyprimarilyfor.A.peopleusinganewkindofequipmentB.workersinanengineeringfactoryC.universityteachersD.studentsatcollege13.Whenapersondiscoversafire,whatisthefirstthingheshoulddo?A.Attempttoputitouthimself.B.Telephonetheswitchboardoperator.C.Startthealarmbellsringing.D.Contactthefirebrigade.14.Peopleintheblockwherethefirebellhasrungmustgatherforacheckofnames.A.inanotherblockB.intheadministrationofficeC.inoneoftheplayingfieldsD.inthesportshall15.Imagineyouareintheadministrationoffice,whenafirebreaksoutinthesportshall.Whatshouldyoudo,accordingtothefireinstructions?A.Lookforthefire-fightingequipment.B.Goquicklytotheassemblyarea.C.Gotothereceptiondesk.D.Carryonwiththeworkyouaredoing.16.Accordingtotheinstructions,whatisateachersupposedtodofirstincaseofafire?A.Tocheckthenamesofyourstudentsfromalist.B.Toleadyourstudentsoutofthebuilding.C.TogetdetailedinstructionsfromyourHeadofDepartment.D.Topatrolthestairwaysandlandings.Questions17～21“It'snotwhatyouknowbutwhoyouknowthatcounts.”Peoplewhogetoninlifemaybesuccessfulnotbecausetheydeserveit,butbecauseofinfluentialfriendsortherightbackground.Wesay“Ahyes,hemusthavegonetotherightschool”.or“Shemustcomefromagoodfamily.”Wemaysuspectthatsomepeopleinpositionsofauthorityaretherebecausetheybelongtotherightgrouporparty.Togetsomethingdone—asignatureonadocument.oraquickdecision—ithelpstoknowsomeone“ontheinside”.Atleast,thisisthewidespreadbelief.Itisacomfortingbelieftoo.Ifyourbossstrikesyouasincompetent,itistemptingtobelievethatheonlygotthejobbecausehisfatherpulledsomestrings.Ifsomeoneelsegetsthejobwhichyoushouldhavehad,well,the“oldboynetwork”mustbeoperating.Andyet,ifwecangetwhatwewantby“havingaword”withso-and-so,orbygettingso-and-sotoputinagoodwordforus,whichofuswouldnottakeadvantageoftheopportunity?Oftenitisquiteharmless.Forinstance,whenMiguelwentwithJuliatovisitMichelleinhospital,hebumpedintosomeoneheknew,adoctorwhohadbeenatmedicalschoolwithhisfather.Asaresultofthischancemeeting,MiguelwasabletofindoutagreatdealaboutMichelle'scondition.Juliawasnotonlygratefultohimformakinguseofhisconnection,butdelightedthatshewasabletolearnsomuchbythismeanswhichsheofhisconnection,butdelightedthatshewasabletolearnsomuchbythismeanswhichshemightneverhavefoundoutotherwise.Attheotherextremeitcanbeverydestructive.Ioncemetabrilliantyoungengineerwhoworkedinachemicalplant.Becauseofherknowledgeandexperience,sheshouldhavebeenpromotedtoProductionManager.Instead,thejobwenttoamanwhowastotallyunsuitedforthepost.Everyoneknewthatheonlygotitbecausehewaspoliticallyacceptabletohissuperiors.Thisinjusticedemoralizedtheyoungengineerandmanyofhercolleagues.Italsomeantthatthefactorywasmuchlessefficientthanitcouldhavebeen.Allthesame,weshouldnotbepessimistic.Moreandmore,themodemworlddependsonhavingpeoplewhoareinthejobbecausetheyaregoodenough,notjustbecauseheirfacefits.Thereisastoryofafactoryownerwhosentforanengineertoseetoamachinewhichwouldnotgo.Heexaminedit,thentookoutahammerandtappedit,once.Themachinestartedupimmediately.Whenhepresentedhisbill,theownerprotested,“Thiscan'tbefight!100poundsjustfortappingamachinewithahammer?”Theengineerwroteoutanewbill:“Fortappingamachine,1pound;forknowingwheretotapit,99pounds.”Maybeitiswhatyouknowthatreallycounts,afterall.17.Itisbelievedthatpeoplehavesucceededinlifebecause_________.A.theyareinfluentialB.theyfeelsuperiortoothersC.theyarefromrichfamiliesD.theyhavesomespecialadvantage18.Whichofthefollowingisthebestdefinitionoftheexpression“oldboynetwork”(para.2)?A.Peoplewhowereatschooltogetherhelpeachothertogetgoodjobs.B.Olderpeoplehelpyoungerpeople,especiallyiftheyarethechildrenoffriends.C.Peopleofthesamefamilybackgroundhelpeachothertogettoninlife.D.Thebestjobsoftengotopeoplewhohavetherightpoliticalconnections.19.MigueltookadvantageofthefactthatheknewthedoctorinordertogetmoreinformationaboutMichelle'scondition.Accordingtothewriter,Miguel'sactionis.A.anexampleofhowbadlyeverybodybehavesinusingsuchopportunitiesB.anexampleofhowsomepeoplehaveanunfairadvantageoverothersC.anexampleofthewaywecanusesuchopportunitieswithouthurtinganyoneelseD.agoodexampleofhowtogetsomethingdonebyknowingsomeone“ontheinside”.20.Theengineeratthechemicalplantwasnotpromotedbecause.A.itisverydifficultforawomantogetapromotiontoamanagerialpositionB.herbossesdidnotthinkshehadtherightqualificationsforthejobC.themanwhogotthepromotionwasmoreexperiencedthanshewasD.herbossesdidnotapproveofherpoliticalopinions21.Theengineerwhorepairedthemachinewasrighttocharge100poundsbecauseA.hewastheonlypersonwhocouldfindoutwhatwaswringwithitB.hewaschargingforhisknowledgeandexpertiseC.thefactoryownercouldnothaverepairedithimselfD.hehitthemachinetogetitstaredagainQuestions22～26Intheimmediatepost-waryears,thecityofBirminghamscheduledsome50,00smallworkingclasscottagesasslumsduefordemolition.Todaythatprocessisnearlycomplete.Yetitisclearthat,quiteapartfromanyquestionofrace,anenvironmentalproblemremains.Theexpectationbuiltintotheplanningpoliciesof1945wasthatintheforeseeablefuturethecitywouldbeabetterplacetolivein.Butnowthatslumclearancehasrunitscourse,thereseemstobeuniversalagreementthatthetotalenvironmentwheretheslumsoncestoodismoredepressingthanever.Forthepasttenyearstheslumclearanceareashavelookedlikebombsites.Thebuildingsandplaceswhichsurvivedosoonislandsinaseaofrubbleandash.Whentheslumsweretheretheysupportedanorganiccommunitylifeandeachbuilding,eachactivity,fittedinaspartofthewhole.Butnowthattheyhavebeendestroyed,nothingmeaningfulappearstoremain,orratherthoseactivitieswhichdogoondonotseemtohaveanymeaningfulrelationtotheplace.Theyhappentherebecauseitisanemptystagewhichno-oneisusinganymore.Typicaloftheinner-cityinthissenseistheBirminghamCityFootballGround.Standinginun-splendidisolationonwhatisnowwastelandontheedgeofSmallHeath,itbringsintotheareaastagearmyontwentyofsoSaturdaysayearwhocomeandcheerandthengoawayagainwithlittleconcernanymorefortheplacewheretheyhavedonetheircheering.Eventhey,however,haverevoltedrecently.“Theground”saystheleaderoftherevolt,“isaslum”,thusputtinghisfingeronthefactthatthedemolitionofhousescreatesratherthansolvesproblemsoftheinnercity.Anewelementhasnowcomeuponthesceneintheinner-cityintheformof