2014年3月上海中级口译考试真题及答案_第2页

　　Talks and Conversations 1

　　Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following conversation.

　　W: Jack, where is the memorandum?

　　M: Which memorandum?

　　W: The one from the executive vice president’s office.

　　M: I didn’t see it. When did it come in?

　　W: Yesterday afternoon. Just before five o’clock. I just glanced at it, and then I put it down.

　　M: Where did you put it?

　　W: I remember putting it in one of the file folders. But I forget which file folder it was.

　　M: What’s the subject of the memo?

　　W: It’s about changes in the accounting procedures.

　　M: That sounds important. Who else got a copy of it?

　　W: I think Mrs. Carter in the accounting office got copies.

　　M: Shall I go and ask her?

　　W: Yes, that’s a good idea.

　　Q11. What is the woman looking for?

　　Q12. According to the woman, who send the memorandum?

　　Q13. Why does Jack say that the memorandum is important?

　　Q14. What will Jack probably do after the conversation?

　　【评析】本段对话围绕一个备忘录(memorandum)展开，以两人对话的形式说明该备忘录的来源、重要性以及寻找方法等。本题考查考生对细节信息的理解和把握，以及对言外信息的推理能力。

　　Talks and Conversations 2

　　Questions 15 - 18 are based on the following talk.

　　I am an American student learning Chinese in Shanghai. During my study here, my classmates and I often travel around, sometimes beyond the country. Last year, we went to Australia as we were invited by our Australian friends we made here at the university. In Sydney, it seems that birds are the closest friends of human beings outside the cats and dogs. Especially during the summer season, you may encounter a variety of birds. In a local park where my friends and I barbecued, we enjoyed company of sacred ibis — the white bodied, black headed large birds with a long slightly crooked beak. They would stay very close to us or other barbecuers, waiting for any food that might be tossed toward them. When we walk in streets, white parrots or colorful parrokets often fly above our heads from one tree branch to the other. Very frequently you may hear a baby or babies crying somewhere. The cry in fact came from overhead when I first looked around for a crying baby. The sound was made by black crows. You may also see white spotted crows in the street looking for food. If they are truly crows, then the Chinese saying "All the crows in the world are black" has an exception in Australia.

　　Q15. What is the speaker doing in Shanghai?

　　Q16. According to the talk, which of the following are not the closest friends of human beings?

　　Q17. For what reason do the birds come very close to people who are having barbecues?

　　Q18. What bird would make the sound of a crying baby?

　　【评析】本题考查考生对细节信息的理解和把握，并以一位在上海学习中文的美国留学生自述的方式，描述澳大利亚种类繁多而又奇特的鸟类以及鸟类与人类和谐共处的情景。

　　Talks and Conversations 3

　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the following conversation.

　　M: What subjects are you taking this semester?

　　W: I’m taking introductory calculus, freshman composition, western civilization and physics.

　　M: That’s quite a load.

　　W: Yes, I know it’s going to be a lot of work, but it should be an interesting semester. And I’m not going to have to work this term, because I manage to save quite a bit of money from my summer job at a cannery, so I should have enough time for studying.

　　M: That’s good. I’m going to have to work 20 hours a week at the library.

　　W: What do you do there? Do you like it?

　　M: I shelve books on the third floor. Sometimes it gets monotonous, but the pay isn’t bad, and I can arrange my hours to suit my class schedule.

　　W: What are you taking this semester?

　　M: French, biology and accounting. I like the French and biology instructors, but the accounting professor is very dry and boring.

　　W: Do you have Professor Stilwell? I have heard he’s terrible.

　　M: Yes, do you know of anybody who’s better?

　　W: My friend Antonio took accounting with Professor Ackins last spring. He said that she was wonderful, knew her subject well and had a great sense of humor. She kept the classes in stitches the whole semester, but she covered all the material thoroughly.

　　M: I will have to check to see if she is teaching this semester. If she is, I will try to transfer into her class.

　　Q19: Which of the following subjects is the woman not taking this semester?

　　Q20: What does the man think of Professor Stilwell?

　　Q21: Why does the man like his job?

　　Q22: What does the man decide to do at last?

　　【评析】本篇对话中两位同学交流了彼此的选课、工作和任课教授等方面的情况。题目重点考察对对话中细节的把握，难度不大，但一定要仔细谨慎。如19题中就需要记下该同学选过的课程，否则任何遗漏都可能会导致错选。