2011年3月中级口译笔试真题完整版(含答案)

2011年3月中级口译第一阶段笔试真题及答案

2011年3月中级口译笔试真题完整版（含答案）

SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (45 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.

My topic for today s lecture is communication, culture and work. When most people use the word culture, they think of people from different national backgrounds. National cultures certainly do exist and they play an important role in shaping the way people communicate, but there are other dimensions of culture too. Within a nation, regional differences can exert a powerful influence on communication. New Yorkers and Alaskans may find one another s styles of

behaving so different that they might as well be from different countries. Race and ethnicity can also shape behavior. So can age. The customs, values and attitudes of a twenty-year-old girl may vary radically from those of her parents who were raised in the 1960s or her grandparents who lived through the Great Depression and World War Ⅱ. Still, other differences can create

distinctive cultures. Gender, sexual orientation, physical disabilities, religion and socio-economic background are just a few. All of these factors lead to a definition of culture as a set of values, beliefs, norms, customs, rules and codes that lead people to define themselves as a distinct group, giving them a sense of commonality. It s important to realize that culture is learned, not innate. A Korean-born infant adopted soon after her birth by American parents and raised in the United States will think and act differently than his or her cousins who grew up in Seoul. An African American who grew up in the inner city will view the world differently than he or she would if raised in the suburbs or in a country like France where African heritage has different significance than it does in the United States. The norms and values we learn as part of our cultural

conditioning shape the way we view the world and the way we interact with one another. In short, culture has such an overwhelming influence on communication that famous anthropologist Edward Hall once remarked, culture is communication and communication is culture.

【解析】

作为中口笔试听力第一题Spot Dictation，考试选用了文化题材的内容，考生对此类型题材应该并不陌生，但若不集中注意力，也会比较难把握文章的层次。

全文围绕关键信息“other dimensions of culture”，字面意思是其他的文化维度，指的是除国籍外其他造成文化差异的因素。

2011年3月中级口译第一阶段笔试真题及答案

文章首先给出纽约人和阿拉斯加人在交流过程中行事风格不同的例子，提出了地域性差异造成文化差异的概念。而后补充道不同人种和种族同样是形成文化交流差异的因素，紧接着文章便通过老中青三代人不同的思想意识观念的例子抛出了另外一个关键隐私——年龄。 文章还提出了一个较传统观念所不同的观点，It s important to realize that culture is

learned, not innate，即文化差异并非与生俱来，而是通过后天环境的影响逐渐形成的。韩裔和非裔美国人的例子说明了这一点。

最后引用人类学家Edward Hall的观点收尾，即文化与交流互相依附，不分彼此。 Part B: Listening Comprehension

1. 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 ANSER BOOKLET.

Question1.

This report is urgent. I have to finish typing it by Monday morning. So there goes my sleep this weekend.

Question2.

What this office needs is better sound proofing. I can t concentrate here with all that traffic passing by on the street below.

Question3.

Learning a language is a laborious process and adjusting to the subtle cultural differences require much more time and patience than anyone can imagine.

Question4.

If you can talk your boss into investing in that project, it will be a turning point for your company, and we both shall benefit in the long run.

Question5.

I m afraid we ve undercharged them. The invoice does not include the legal fee and our agency commission. I think we need to inform them of this immediately.

2011年3月中级口译第一阶段笔试真题及答案

Question6.

Being bilingual or multilingual can be an advantage in landing a job abroad, although fluency in other languages is not always a requirement.

Question7.

I believe our proposal is a real contender for the contract. All we need to do is to work ourselves into position to close the deal.

Question8.

We must prepare the ground for the deeper understanding of our differences and problems. Only through a share view of our problems, shall we be able to carry our collaboration forward. Question9.

Given the size of the order and the amount of heavy expenses on our side, anything less than a 10% discount is not worth the trouble.

Question10.

Working burns calories. It takes about 3500 calories to lose just one pound of weight. And a one-hour walk at a moderate pace will burn up only 300 to 350 calories.

【解析】

1. 该题描述场景是在赶一份报告。此题难度较小。重点在前两句。

2. 该题描述了说话人对街上车辆噪音的不满。难点为sound proofing，意思是“隔音设备”。考生应注意抓住重点信息，前后进行推测。

3. 该题描述的是语言的学习。难点在laborious，译为“艰苦的，费劲的”。听力时，应抓住大意。

4. 该题在谈论投资项目的问题。A turning point译为“转折点”。

5. 该题讨论的是关于费用的问题。主要应掌握几个单词和 …… 此处隐藏：21477字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……