中级口译笔试真题0503(16)

口译

(A) Madrid government officials never come to the office in the afternoon.

(B) Barcelona is an efficient and less bureaucratic place for business dealings.

(C) People in Barcelona are very resentful at Madrid‘s being the capital city.

(D) Barcelona is the largest city in Western Europe but it failed to claim its right

status.

27. Historically, Barcelona has regarded Madrid as ______.

(A) less bureaucratic (B)inferior

(C) a newcomer (D) less funny

28. How did governments in Madrid deliberately strip Barcelona of political power?

(A) They strongly opposed a grid layout in Barcelona which confines the city in its original space.

(B) They gave the priority to the Catalan language rather than Spanish.

(C) They turned down Barcelona‘s proposal for its expansion.

(D) They ridiculed Barcelona‘s second-class status.

29. Which of the following is the most likely caricature of Spain‘s capital city?

(A) Government houses have dilapidated wooden floor, antique furniture and old paintings.

(B) The polished wooden floors and designer chairs and tables are the symbols of government houses.

(C) Meetings of the Cabinet are held in room with a large, modern painting by Antoni Tapies.

(D) It has all the hustle and bustle because of its political superiority.

30. Nowadays people in Barcelona feel more ______ Madrid as they used to.

(A) afraid of (B) hateful of

(C) obsessed with (D) competitive with

ECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (1)

(30minutes)

in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.

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