after weaning, is less than 15 per cent. An argument against this percentage of protein is that in human milk only 13 per cent of the solid material is protein. That protein is, however, of better quality than any protein likely to be given to infants that are not weaned on cow's milk. Furthermore, milk, like other products of evolution, is a compromise. Mothers are not expendable. A species would not long survive if mothers depleted their own proteins so much in the course of feeding the first child that the prospects of later children were seriously jeopardized. Human milk is no doubt a good food, but the assumption that it is necessarily ideal is stretching belief in the beneficence and perfection of Nature too far.
26. When considering nutritional statements, apart from statements that depend on observation, we should also consider_______. (A) the strange low-protein diet (B) the unusual character of the observer
(C) the unexpected meals provided by the observer (D) the ample rations of the 1914-18 war
27. \(A) the scientific credential (B) the experimental conclusion (C) the expert knowledge (D) the sense of well-being
28. What consideration is borne in mind when giving young animals protein? (A) The more, the better. (B) The less, the worse.
(C) The minimum input, the maximum output. (D) The maximum input, the minimum output.
29. According to the passage, the maximum growth rate many not be desirable in children, for rapid growth is associated with_______.
(A) life expectancy (B) practical needs (C) scientific credentials (D) commercial interest
30. According to the author, which of the following statements is NOT true? (A) Children do not grow as fast as the young animals.
(B) The best diets seem to contain between 15 and 25 per cent protein.
(C) A species would long survive if mothers were exhausted of their own proteins. (D) Human milk is definitely a good natural food.
SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST
Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET
As a scourge of the modern society, obesity has become the world's biggest public-health issue today--the main cause of heart disease, which kills more people these days than AIDS, malaria, war. Since the World Health Organization labeled obesity an \fearful consequences have come thick and Fast.
Will public-health warnings, combined with media pressure, persuade people to get thinner, just as they finally put them off tobacco? Possibly. In the rich world, sales of healthier foods are booming and new figures suggest that over the past year Americans got very slightly thinner for the first time in recorded history. But even if Americans are losing a few ounces, it will be many years before the country solves the health problems caused by half a century's dining to excess. And, everywhere else in the world, people are still piling on the pounds. That's why there is now a consensus among doctors that governments should do something to stop them.
SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST
Directions: Translate the following passage into English and write your version in the
corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
上海是一座朝气蓬勃、充满活力、多姿多彩的国际大都市，改革开放以来，上海变化之大令世人瞩目。经济高速发展，社会秩序稳定，人民安居乐业，呈现出一片繁华气象。 今天，尽管上海还有着不少色彩斑斓的过去可以留恋和回味，但城市日新月异的面貌却使越来越多的世人折服。浦西展示了上海的辉煌岁月，浦东展现了上海的美好前景。上海就像一轮红日，光芒四射，鲜艳夺目。上海的明天充满希望。
2006年3月中级口译真题答案
SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST
Part A: Spot Dictation 【答案】
1. popularity 11. press buttons
2. simply to reduce 12. The Amount to be Withdrawn
3. suspect 13. verify
4. round-the-clock 14. work on the request
5. plastic card 15. personal ID number
6. offer ATM service 16. without authorization
7. transaction 17. ask you to try again
8. machine's keypad 18. keep the card
9. four or six digits 19. card theft
10. display screen 20. in a single day
Part B: Listening Comprehension
1. Statements 1.
【原文】Up to now, none of the candidates who applied for the position has the required credentials. We'd better let our ad in the Help-Wanted Section run for more weeks.
【预测】划出每个选项的关键词：A)not one qualified; B)nobody applied; C)only one applied; D)interviewed nine,显然话题是应聘、面试。B)、C)项矛盾，可能有一个成立。A)中的qualified应该是关注的重点，此选项的内容在深度上高于其他3个注重数字的选项。
【解析】答案为A)。听力的重点在前半句：none of the candidates who applied说明B)、C)错。D)中的nine是对none的混淆，也不对。none...has required credentials与A)中的not qualified相符合。
【注释】credentials：证件，关于某人可以相信、信任或具有权力的证件或证明书。Help-Wanted Section：（报纸上的）求助、招聘版。run an ad：做广告。 2.
【原文】Originally Florence was only asked to make some introductory remarks, but she ended up
giving a speech herself when the speaker came down with the flu.
【预测】划出每个选项的关键词，判断话题显然是speech，并涉及到introduce remarks（介绍辞），选项中有一个混淆点：是Florence还是speaker作了演讲？听时特别注意判断这个问题。
【解析】答案为B)。前半句讲的是originally（原本的）情况：Florence致介绍辞，后半句的but转折必然是重点：end up giving a speech（最终作了演讲），原因是speaker came down with flu（得了流感病倒了）。句子提供的信息与B)相符。
【注释】end up doing sth：以（没有预期到的结果）告终。come down with (disease)：病倒了。 3.
【原文】You know what? I've got to finish that evaluation report for the board meeting next week. A 10-page report within the week! There goes my social life this weekend.
【预测】读题划关键词，每个选项均有一个不同的动宾词组：finish report; hate to join social activities; work extra time; not attend board meeting。听力时判断整句的主题最为重要。
【解析】答案为C)。此题的干扰项中出现原句中的不少关键词汇，但正确的选项却是根据说话者的语气推理出来的：前两句说到report的长度和时限，后半句说道：周末的社交生活又泡汤了！由此可推出work extra time这个信息，故选C)。
【注释】There goes...：losing sth/opportunity/money as a result of sth that has just happened。例如：There go our chances of winning the championship!赢得冠军的机会又泡汤了！ 4.