上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试试题(一)

　　
　　SECTION 1： LISTENING TEST （40 minutes）
　　
　　Part A: Spot Dictation
　　
　　Directions: 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 answer
　　
　　in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will
　　
　　hear the passage ONLY ONCE.
　　
　　It is common knowledge that computers can also produce
　　
　　something stupid, as some       (1) put it, GIGO, or ’garbage in,
　　
　　garbage out’. This means that if inaccurate information is      
　　
　　(2) a computer, the machine will produce the wrong
　　
　　information              (3).
　　
　　The reason for this is that computers cannot think           
　　
　　(4). For example, imagine that a computer is given the
　　
　　information that                (5) has hour legs and that a dog has
　　
　　four legs. The machine might well             (6) when producing a
　　
　　list of suggested living-room and dining-room furniture.
　　
　　But today, groups of           (7) in the United States,
　　
　　Japan and Europe           (8) a new type of computer. These new
　　
　　models will be incapable of making such            (9).
　　
　　Instead of being programmed with lots of unrelated           
　　
　　(10), the new computers will contain knowledge of subjects that are 
　　
　　(11). The machines will then        
　　
　　(12) items of information, and will be able to reject
　　
　　conclusions that do not         (13).
　　
　　These new computers will already know that dogs are animals
　　
　　that             (14), bark, wag their tails and chase other
　　
　　animals. By            (15) with features of living-room and
　　
　　dining-room furniture, the computer will conclude that a dog is an  
　　
　　(16).
　　
　　Even a present-day computer could             (17) if given
　　
　　enough information and enough time. But it has to consider          
　　
　　(18) one at a time before selecting the best. This means that
　　
　　it would                  (19) for even the most powerful computer
　　
　　to reach a               (20).
　　
　　Part B: Listening Comprehension
　　
　　Ⅰ. Statements
　　
　　Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short
　　
　　statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will
　　
　　not find them written on the paper; so you must listen carefully.
　　
　　When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which
　　
　　one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then
　　
　　write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding
　　
　　space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
　　
　　1.    (A) Michelle wanted to work in London.
　　
　　(B) Michelle quitted his job in London.
　　
　　(C) Michelle asked for a vacation in London.
　　
　　(D) Michelle transferred his money to the London branch.
　　
　　2.    (A) Doctor Carter avoids the company of others whenever
　　
　　possible.
　　
　　(B) Doctor Carter is too busy to have a cup of coffee.
　　
　　(C) Doctor Carter is a quite sociable person.
　　
　　(D) Doctor Carter is a lonely man, according to his
　　
　　colleagues.
　　
　　3.    (A) Tom checked his embarrassment.
　　
　　(B) Tom bounced the ball against the telephone box.
　　
　　(C) Tom felt embarrassed when he was asked to have a physical
　　
　　check.
　　
　　(D) Tom was embarrassed when his check was returned as
　　
　　worthless.
　　
　　4.    (A) We couldn’t have opened five supermarkets there.
　　
　　(B) To think that we have opened only five supermarkets
　　
　　there.
　　
　　(C) We thought that you wanted to open five supermarkets
　　
　　there.
　　
　　(D) We didn’t think that five supermarkets there were quite
　　
　　enough.
　　
　　5.    (A) Mrs. Green had to rush to the airport to meet the CEO from
　　
　　Chicago.
　　
　　(B) Mrs. Green refused to attend the opening ceremony in
　　
　　Chicago last Tuesday.
　　
　　(C) Mrs. Green was scheduled to see someone from Chicago last
　　
　　Tuesday.
　　
　　(D) Mrs. Green didn’t accept the CEO’s invitation to work in
　　
　　Chicago at last.
　　
　　6.    (A) I’ve never been a cooperative person.                  (B)
　　
　　I’m very ready to cooperate now.
　　
　　(C) I’ll be a corporate executive.                           
　　
　　(D) I never want to be an operator.
　　
　　7.    (A) The general manager asked them to account for the lying of
　　
　　important documents.
　　
　　(B) The general manager refused to read those accounting
　　
　　papers.
　　
　　(C) The documents are so important that they should be kept
　　
　　in safer places.
　　
　　(D) It is important that the accountant lock his office
　　
　　before leaving for home.
　　
　　8.    (A) Every year, the city authorities propose to improve the
　　
　　road conditions on the highway.
　　
　　(B) There have been arguments about the proposed highway
　　
　　extension for a long time.
　　
　　(C) The environmental protection groups are quite satisfied
　　
　　with the proposed highway
　　
　　extension.
　　
　　(D) Both the administration and the environmentalists are
　　
　　against the building of a new
　　
　　highway.
　　
　　9.    (A) Good management seldom gets better work from employees.
　　
　　(B) Good management can make average employees work better.
　　
　　(C) Average employees can do excellent work under any
　　
　　circumstances.
　　
　　(D) Average employees cannot do excellent work, despite good
　　
　　management.
　　
　　10.   (A) No more visitors can be allowed in the exhibition hall.
　　
　　(B) The exhibition hall can hold slightly over 250 visitors.
　　
　　(C) Five hundred visitors wanted to see the Auto Show.
　　
　　(D) More than one thousand visitors saw the Auto Show.
　　
　　

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