2004年11月英语三级口译综合能力试题

2004年11月英语三级《口译综合能力》试题


Answer Sheet

Part I
A． Listen to the following passage and then decide whether the
statements below are true or false. After hearing a short
passage, tick the circle of
think the statement is true, or tick the circle for
is false. There are 10 statements in this part of the test,
with 1 point each. You will hear the passage only once. At
the end of the recording, you will have 2 minutes to finish
this part.

1．My mother was a typical housewife, who cared for her family.
O True O False
2．My mother spent a lot of
O True O False
3．We didn't have a car until the 1960s.
O True O False
4． We walked to the store with my mother to get groceries even
in winter.
O True O False
5．My brothers and I went home for lunch every day.
O True
O False

6. We always had dinner at exactly 6 o'clock.
O True O False
7. My older brother Tony wanted to dig a hole to China.
O True O False
8. My mother once helped me make up fairy tales for my dolls.
O True O False
9. Tony often found cookies that my mother hid for him.
O True O False
10. Mom and I had fun even in the middle of hanging the wash in
the backyard.
O True O False

B. Listen to the following short statements and then choose one
of the answers that best fits the meaning of each statement by
ticking the corresponding circle. There are 10 questions in
this part of the test, 1 point for each question. You will hear

the statement only once.
11．Which of the following can best describe his situation?
a. Hurt. b. Scared.
c. Dumbfounded. d. Ruined.

12. Why didn't I do the job?
a. Because it would be too time-consuming.
b. Because I wanted to do it myself.
c. Because nobody had done it before.
d. Because nobody joined me.

13. What could he do for the rest of his life?
a. Nothing. b. Be a councilman.
c. Reconsider his life. d. Be a humble clerk.

14. Which of the following is closest in meaning to what you've
just heard?
a. I have no doubt that she will type her paper tomorrow.
b. No one believes that she is a good typist.
c. I didn't know she had so many pages to type tomorrow.
d. It seems that she won't be able to complete her typing by
tomorrow morning.

15. What do we know about Susan?
a. She learned Spanish in America.
b. She doesn't know Spanish.
c. She improved her Spanish in Mexico.
d. She knew Spanish before going to Mexico.

16. Which of the following is true about the politician?
a. He had proposed the same policy 2 years before the speech.
b. He did mention his old advocacy in his speech.
c. There was no time for the politician to talk about his
advocacy.
d. His speech was just the opposite of what he had advocated 2
years before.

17. What happened to train travel?
a. Trains were stuck in the snow.
b. People couldn't get train tickets.
c. Many people had to stand on the train.
d. Train travel was suspended because of severe snowstorm.

18. What happened to him after the World Tennis Touruament?
a. He became famous.
b. He joined the airlines industry.
c. He had habitual headaches.
d. He became a hair stylist.

19. What is bound to happen if a judge is not capable of his work?
a. Injustice. b. He would be displaced.
c. He would be dismissed. d. Miscarriage.

20. How is the weather like?
a. Good enough for outing. b. Bad.
c. Not as good as it was a while ago.
d. It's getting better.


Part II
Listen to the following passages and then choose the best answer
to each question by ticking the corresponding circle. You may need
to scribble a few notes in order to answer the questions
satisfactorily. There are 3 passages in this part, each with 5
questions. And each question carries 2 points. You will hear the
passages only once. At the end of each passage, you will have 2
minutes to finish the questions.

Passage One
21. What did I do in Washington?
a. I worked in a drugstore.
b. I worked in a copy room.
c. I did research about my family.
d. I worked in a library.

22. What did I find out on the paper left by a customer?
a. His family tree.
b. My mother's family tree.
c. My grandmother's family tree.
d. My father's family tree.

23. How did I find the man who left the paper?
a. He came back for the paper.
b. He came back for more copying.
c. He came to me.
d. He invited me to his home.

24. How were Frank and I connected?
a. My grandmother and his grandmother were sisters.
b. We were first cousins once removed.
c. We were second cousins once removed.
d. My great-grandmother and his great-grandmother were
sisters.

25. How many children did Frank have?
a. 8. b. 4.
c. 10. d. Don't know.

Passage Two
26. When did a mass move to the suburbs begin in the U.S.?
a. In the 1960s. b. In the 1940s.
c. In the 1970s. d. In the 1950s.

27. What kind of people moved to the suburbs?
a. Middle-class people. b. The rich.
c. The poor. d. The young.

28. What happened to the city after the mass move?
a. Housing costs decreased.
b. Crime rate was much lower than before.
c. All business moved out.
d. Cities declined.

29. What happened to businesses after the mass move?
a. They established branches in suburbs.

b. They scattered here and there in cities.
c. Some bigger companies moved out.
d. They lost many employees.

30. What does the speaker think of the movement to the suburbs?
a. People may miss the cultural life in cities.
b. The movement is still developing.
c. It satisfies man's need to live and work in an ideal
environment.
d. People may like the companionship in suburbs.

Passage Three
31. Which city got the most room reservations last summer?

a. Orlando. b. Honolulu.
c. Las Vegas. d. Boston.

32. Why is Las Vegas so successful in attracting tourists?
a. Because of gambling.
b. Because it is an alternative family destination.
c. Because the hotels are quite cheap.
d. Because people like the desert.

33. Which city ranked No. 2 in room reservations last summer?
a. San Francisco. b. Las Vegas.
c. Orlando. d. New York.

34. Which of the following cities' room reservations were
influenced by the Iraq War?
a. Boston. b. Paris.
c. Miami. d. London.

35. What is the expectation of overall summer travel this year?


a. A 2.5 % rise.
b. It would rise along with international tourism.
c. A 28 % rise.
d. Patriotism would not be a theme in travel market.


Part III
Parts of the following text are missing. While listening to the tape,
complete the passage by filling in each blank space with an
appropriate word or words. There are 20 blanks, each carrying 1
point. You will hear the passage only once. At the end of the
recording,you will have 3 minutes to finish this part.
Beijing: The United States and North Korea had their first
in four months here this afternoon as part of
the

negotiations on how to end North
Korea's nuclear program, but diplomats played down prospects for
,assistant and Kim Yong
Ⅱ, North Korea's deputy foreign minister, met
of formal discussions, on direct dialogue that
began after a stormy meeting in which North
Korea warned that it was moving quickly to
nuclear arms.
The Bush administration had insisted
that it would only hold talks with North Korea

because,it argued,only pressure would
persuade North Korea to . It got its way when
North Korean dropped its insistence on and
agreed,after extensive efforts by China, to hold unusual
simultaneous negotiations with , , and
as well as the United States.
Though Bush administration officials had not
Talking privately with the North Koreans during ,
the fact that and met on the first day was seen as
a sign of by the American side.


Part IV
Listen to the following passage. Write a short English summary of
around 150 words of what you have heard. This part of the test
carries 30 points. You will hear the passage only once. At the end
of the recording, you will have 25 minutes to finish this part. You
may need to scribble a few notes in order to write your summary
satisfactorily.