上海市中级口译笔试试题与详细答案解析(2007年(20)

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initial mistake is public, then the apology should be public. However, if Leonard raised his voice to Mr. Tart when only the two of them were present, he may apologize privately.

Notice as well how timely the apologies are. As soon as you realize you had made a

mistake, you should apologize for it.

Part B: Listening Comprehension:

Statements:

1. All my colleagues are going over to the cafeteria now, but I can’t. I’m waiting for

an important phone call from the States.

2. You needn’t notify the housing office about the fixing of the toilet in the bathroom.

I’ll get Peter to take care of it.

3. People, even some who are wonderful talkers in a conversation or setting, are

often terrified over the prospect of giving their first public speech.

4. Look at these trees around my office! They’re useful because they cut down onthe need for air-conditioning in my office in summer.

5. Every individual has the right to be alone except in this boarding school. Once

you step forward onto this campus, there’s no such thing as privacy.

6. America’s universities are the envy of the world with 60% of all US high school

graduates attending college. While in Germany, it’s 30%; in France, 28%; and in

Britain, only 20%.

7. Let’s regard to the term of the directors and chairmen: A four-year period is better

from the perspective of the continuity and stability of a company’s policy, though

two-year is also reasonable.

8. Since World War II, international economy has become too complex for any single

theory to explain or for any single government to control.

9. In America, only 9% of all fires are caused by children playing with matches,

while the adults always overload house wiring and fail to buy fire extinguishers.

10. For those time-starved consumers, shopping from EBay is more convenient than driving to Wal-Mart. In 2006, US consumers purchased 28 billion dollars of goods

over the internet, and it almost doubled the 2005 total.

Talks and Conversations:

Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following conversation:

W: Good evening, sir.

M: Good evening. My name’s Peter Roach. I believe you have a room reserved for me. W: Just a moment, Mr. Roach. Let’s see. Roach, yes, Mr. Roach, room 803. Would you fill in this form, please?

M: Certainly. Eh, I don’t have a pen and there isn’t one on the desk.

W: Isn’t there? How strange!

M: Perhaps someone walked off with带走 it. Could you lend me yours?