翻译考试历年中级口译真题(16):答案及听力原文_第3页

Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following description of an apartment.
      The next apartment that I d like to show you is one of the larger  apartments that we have for rent. This is a three-bedroom apartment. As you can  see, one of the bedroom is larger, and two of the bedrooms are smaller.

      The kitchen area is large.Because of those windows,it is also very sunny. The stove and refrigerator that you see there are included in  the rent. The living room is not very large, but it does have a  fireplace and some nice built-in bookshelves.

      This apartment is unfurnished, so you will need furniture. If you have your  own furniture already, that s great. If you don t have any furniture of your own, I can show you where you can rent some.

      Do you have any questions?

Question No. 11.      Who is probably talking?
Question No. 12.      How many bedrooms are there in the apartment?
Question No. 13.      What is TRUE about the kitchen?
Question No. 14.      Which of the following is NOT included in the rent?

Questions 15 to 18 are based on the following conversation.
Woman:        Do you know where I can get a bicycle? It doesn't have to be a new bicycle, but it does have to be rather cheap.
Man:             Why do you need a bicycle ?
Woman:        I just  found a great  apartment, but  it's a little bit far  from school. I really want to take  this  apartment,  but  I  have  to  find  some  transportation.  A bicycle  would  be great!
Man:             How far away from school is the apartment?
Woman:        Just a little over two miles, so I definitely could walk if I had to. But it would save  so  much  time  if  I  had  a  bicycle. My  problem  is that  I  can't  afford  a  really  new, expensive bicycle.
Man:             Well, you happen to be in luck today. I have a friend who wants to sell his old bicycle  because he just bought a new one, and I think you can get it cheap. Do you wahl to go see the bicycle?
Woman:       Thanks. That sounds great. Let's go there now.

Question No. 15.       What does the woman want to get?
Question No. 16.       Approximately how far away from school is the woman s apartment?
Question No. 17.       Why is the man s friend selling his old bicycle?
Question No. 18.       What will the man and woman probably do next?

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the following talk by a business professor.
      Henry Ford s Mode T automobile is a  great  example of the benefits of mass production. Henry Ford introduced the Model T in 1908. These first model T cars were not mass produced. They were sold for a price of $ 8.50 each. The Model T cars were very popular, and many people wanted to own them. To meet this high demand, Henry Ford designed the first major assembly line. With  this  assembly  line,  cars  could  be  produced  more  quickly,  efficiently,  and  cheaply. Using the assembly-line method of production, the company was able to produce 1,000 identical cars a day. The price of the Model T dropped from $ 850 to $ 440 per car by 1924. This example clearly demonstrates the effect that mass production can have on prices.

Question No. 19.       What is the model T?
Question No. 20.       When was the model T introduced?
Question No. 21.       Which of the following is NOT true about the assembly-line production introduced, by Ford?
Question No. 22.       What happened to the price of the model T over time?