翻译考试历年中级口译真题(10):答案及听力原文_第2页

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.

Question No.1. (Woman) Betty missed a week's work because she was down with a bad cold and was advised by her doctor to stay at home.
Question No.2. (Man)       I'm glad that Florence has made it and j oin us in this reception, especially at such short notice.
Question No.3. (Woman) Lena wants to give up office work to concentrate on her MBA courses, even though she has been quite successful at her job.
Question No.4. (Man)       Whatever product is advertised, I think the purpose of the advertiser is to hit your eye and finally hit your pocket.
Question No.5. (Woman) We had expected the repairs to cost us no more than fifteen thousanddollars, but the maintenance company charged us twice as much.
Question No.6. (Man)       We emphasize that only those applicants with appropriate certificates or diplomas are eligible for thejob.
Question No.7. (Man)       On her first day at the office, the new secretary was told to report to the assistant manager's desk.
Question No.8. (Woman)  At first, the Chairman didn't intend to attend the opening ceremony, but he changed his mind at the last minute.
Question No.9. (Woman)  If Jack  could have  fixed the lamp  in the hallway, he wouldn't  have called in an electrician.
Question No.10. (Woman) I can't imagine why Mr. Nicholas hasn't turned up yet. He was due for the board meeting before now.

 Ⅱ. Talks and Conversations
Directions: In this part of  the test,you will hear several short talks  and conversations  and questions ONLY ONCE. When you hear a question, read the four answer choices and choose the best  answer   to  that question.Then write the letter of  the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.

Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following conversation.
Ann:    I hear you're finally retiring at the end of this year, Bill. What will you do with yourself when you've stopped work?
Bill:      Absolutely nothing. I'll have been working for  this company nonstop  for  forty years by the end of October, and I reckon I deserve a complete rest.
Ann:    Forty years!You'll have seen a lot of changes in that time, I imagine.
Bill:      Yes, and  most  of the changes have only  made things worse. I used to be proud of my work; but how can you take a pried in what you're doing when every two or three years they put a new manager with new- fangled ideas in charge of the factory — and he tell you what you've been doing is all wrong?
Ann:    Why have you stayed on all these years then, Bill?
Bill:      Well, it's the same thing wherever you go. However well you do your job, you don't get on  in  any  firm unless you're  a  friend  of the  manager's－and  the  present  manager  has certainly been no friend of mine.
Ann:    Well, I don't know. They don't promote you, whoever you know, if you're inefficient.
Bill:      Nonsense! What about young chap Dart?He's an assistant manager already and he's completely incompetent.He's only there because he's a relative of the managing director's. They'll probably make him a director soon!
Ann:    By the sound of it you won't be sorry to leave.
Bill:      No I won't, but it'll be no better at home.Instead of the manager giving me stupid orders, it will be my wife. Now she will be telling me off all day long.

Question No.11. How long have the man been working for the company?
Question No.12. What is the man's attitude about his company?            
Question No.13. According to the conversation, which of the following is TRUE?
Question No.14. What does the man think about the young ad distant manager?

Questions 15 to 18 are based on the following talk. 
      The Topic Professor Roach assigned me for class presentation today is“The  Spreading Deserts.”The spread of the desert is not new. In ancient times, for example, the Middle East was a very fertile area. For hundreds of years, those desert people used to move from place to place with their animals sometime before an area was used up and destroyed. This kind of movement gave the land a chance to recover.

      They also raised crops every other year in an area, so that they would never  overwork the land. However, these traditional ways are disappearing, mostly because of the development  of modern  science and technology. The  one-time-fertile land has been overworked, used up  and destroyed. More and more areas have been turned to  deserts. Today, many  factors add to the problems along the edge of the desert. The population is growing, and too many animals feed on the limited and fragile land.

      The population is growing, and too many animals feed on the limited and fragile land. The sandstorm is affecting more and more habitable regions. Meanwhile, there is now a worldwide effort to stop the spread of the desert. This may be the last chance to save the land.

Question No.15. How does the man describe the Middle East in ancient times?
Question No.16. What did desert people in ancient times do when an area was going to be destroyed?
Question No.17. According to the talk, how did the ancient people help the land to recover?
Question No.18. What is one of the factors that contribute to problem of the spreading deserts?

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the following conversation.
(Man)           You have some interesting products.
(Woman)      Thank you. We import them from several different countries.
(Man)           It  is called a  salad  spinner, and it  is used  for  drying  fruits and  vegetables  such  as lettuce.
(Man)           Are there any metal parts in it?
(Woman)      No, it is all made of plastic. So it is light in weight. And it is convenient to use and easy to clean.
(Man)           Where does it come from?
(Woman)      It is made in France.
(Man)           And what about this? What is this one used for?
(Woman)      It is used for making pasta, you know, spaghetti and things like that.
(Man)           And it is made in Italy, I suppose.
(Woman)     Oh, yes, it is. Let me show you some other kitchen gadgets. They sell very well these days.These  products of ours  are  carried  by most department stores  and  large supermarkets in town.
(Man)          But don't kitchen gadgets go in and out of fashion pretty fast?       
(Woman)     Well, some of them do, but things like food processors have become standard items.
(Man)          Do you carry a line of food processors too?
(Woman)     I'm interested in this kind  of stuff because I plan to open a new food store in the  neighborhood,and I have been thinking of adding a line of kitchen equipment. 
(Woman)    Here, take one of our brochures. All of our products are described in it.

Question No.19. What is the salad spinner made of?
Question No.20. Which of the following is a special feature of the salad spinner?
Question No.21. Why is the man interested in food processors and other kitchen equipment?
Question No.22. What is the most probable relationship between the man the woman?