or classroom setting? Or, are there any other important factors? What are they? 3. What methods have you been following in learning a foreign language? Why?
口译题 Part A
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each passage, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal?and stop it at the signal?You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now let’s begin Part A with the first passage. Passage 1:
In terms of its impact on our society, I think AIDS will certainly be the number one serious public-health hazard going into the next century.// Among all the ways and means, a massive educational campaign is the only thing conceivable at the moment that can really help.// Some people argue that a nationwide, or worldwide, educational campain on AIDS awareness is difficult, expensive and therefore impossible. I think their argument is groudless. // We'll have to convince people that they're better off knowing than not knowing the fact, because they can take actions, treat the problem and control AIDS infection with appropriate drugs.
Passage 2:
People from different cultures sometimes do things that make each other uncomfortable, without meaning to or sometimes without even realizing it.// Most Americans are usually spontaneous, friendly and open, and enjoy meeting new people, having guests and dringing people together formally or informally.//They tend to be informal and speak freely. So if your American hosts do something that makes you uncomfortable, try to let them know how you feel. They will appreciate your honesty and try not to make you uncomfortable again.// Sometimes Americans are said to be superficially friendly. Perhaps it seems so. Just like anywhere else, it takes time to become real friends with people in the United States.
Part B
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have heard each passage, interpret it into English. Start interpreting at the signal?and stop it at the signal?you may take notes while you’re listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now, let’s begin Part B with the first passage.
Passage 1:
中餐桌上最神奇、最有特色的用餐工具莫过于筷子。几千年来我们中国人一直视筷子为一种最简单同时也是最有效的用餐工具。//
关于筷子的用料，其种类各有不同，选材包括竹子、木材、玉石、象牙、塑料、金银等。//
对于西方人来说，掌握用筷的方法和技巧在开始时也许难度很大，但是只要有耐心，用心去练，不久便可以熟练地使用筷子享用中餐。//
如果想享用一顿真正意义上的中餐，那么花时间耐心学习用筷技艺不仅很有必要，而且也很有趣。
Passage 2:
中国是一个多民族国家，具有经济发展不平衡的特点。在这块辽阔的土地上，人们使
用多种语言和方言。// 几十年来，尽管政府一直号召推广普通话，作为标准汉语，但在相当多的人口中，普通话还未能成为日常使用的交流工具。// 这显然阻碍了经济发展与社会进步。毫无疑问，推广和提倡普通话对加快中国改革开放的步伐是举足轻重的。// 这样做，将有助于提高汉语信息管理技术，因此，符合全体中国人民的根本利益。
B卷
口语题
Directions: Talk on the following topic for at least 5 minutes. Be sure to make your point clear and supporting details adequate. You should also be ready to answer any questions raised by the examiners during your talk. You need to have your name and registration number recorded. Start your talk with “My name is?” “My registration number is?”.
Topic: How to make the best use of your spare time?
Questions for Reference: 1. What are your favorite hobbies? Describe them in detail.
2. What do you prefer to do in your spare time, study or play? Cite reasons for
your preference.
3. Comment on the following statement “How to make use of one’s spare time makes
the difference to one’s achievement.”
口译题 Part A
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each paragraph, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal?and stop it at the signal? You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now let’s begin Part A with the first passage.
Passage 1:
Misleading advertising is a disease with our modern society. A cigarette provides a symbol of independence. A pair of designer jeans or sneakers conveys status.//
Advertising affects all of us throughout our lives. Young people, especially young girls, are particularly vulnerable, because they are new and inexperienced consumers.//
Advertisers are fully aware of their role and do not hesitate to take advantage of the insecurities and anxieties of adolescents, in the guise of offering solutions to their problems.//
Advertising tries to convince us that products can fulfill us and meet our deepest human needs and that the value of a person depends upon the products used. No politician or educator is more persuasive than advertising.
Passage 2:
Why should Beijing and Washington come together? Why is this the only choice for them? // Fundamentally speaking, it is the national interests of both nations that plays the decisive role and have the final say in this regard. // In international relations, the so-called law of interests acts as the basic and most important principle. It is the national interests of each nation that drives the two countries to make efforts to live in harmony and carry out varieties of
exchanges and cooperation. // In short, we need each other. Needless to say, our cooperation is surely conducive to the well-being of the Asia-Pacific region and the whole world.
Part B
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have heard each passage, interpret in into English. Start interpreting at the signal?and stop it at the signal?you may take notes while you’re listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now, let’s begin Part B with the first passage.
Passage 1:
中国的传统节庆膳食除了在数量和质量上与平时有所不同之外，一些历史悠久、具有象征意义的食物也是节日必不可缺的伴侣。//
例如，我国的端午节是纪念古代诗人屈原的日子。那一天，人们通常要赛龙舟、吃棕子。//
中秋节是观赏满月的日子。圆圆的月亮象征着圆满，象征着家庭团聚。因此，中秋节的特制食品是一种圆形的月饼。//
春节是中国的农历新年，除了常见的海鲜、家禽和肉类之外，人们还要按各自的地方习俗烹制传统菜肴，如饺子和年糕。
Passage 2:
中国是一个有着12亿人口的发展中国家，因此，就人权而言，首先要考虑的是我国的实际情况。// 几十年来，中国一直在努力促进经济发展，使人民丰衣足食。在发展经济的同时，中国政府继续重视发扬民主与法建设。// 由于采取了许多措施，中国人民的公民权和政治权得到了加强和保护。// 中国在加强和保障人民的经济、社会与文化权利等方面取得了显著的成就。
上海市英语中级口译资格证书第二阶段考试（试卷六）
A卷
口语题
Directions: Talk on the following topic for at least 5 minutes. Be sure to make your points clear and supporting details adequate. You should also be ready to answer any questions raised by the examiners during your talk. You need to have your name and registration number recorded. Start your talk with “My name is?, “ “My registration number is?”.
Topic: Who is the most influential person in your life?
Questions for Reference: 1. Give reasons for your choice. Cite a few examples to support your choice. 2. In what way(s) have you been influenced most by him/her?
3. What does he/she mean to you in your life? An idol, an instructor, a life-long
companion or a close friend? Illustrate your points(s).
口译题 Part A
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each passage, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal?and stop it at the signal?You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now let’s begin Part A with the
first passage. Passage 1:
Every responsible society should do something meaningful to improve the lives of its younger generation, such as freeing children from the horrible burden of school tests and examinations.// Unfortunately, in this country schools and parents do all they can to force children to sit for all kinds of examinations before they are allowed into colleges and universities.// Children complain that their classes, their textbooks and their teachers are boring. However, the voice of the children is rarely heard by the adult world.// I doubt that children under this compulsory system will actually learn anything beneficial for the country and for themselves. I don't believe they will become very creative citizens.
Passage 2:
Like all large cities throughout the world, New York has old problems to solve and new ones to face. Slums must be cleared and new houses must be built.// Traffic congestion continues to trouble the city's already over-crowded streets. Not only must new highways be constructed, but also old road must be repaired.// Caring for the sick, providing for the needy, and helping new comers to adjust to big city life are additional tasks that the City of New York must perform. Protecting the health and safety of New Yorkers requires an army of police, firemen, as well as doctors and nurses.// In spite of all these, millions of visitors continue to flock to the city every year. New Yorkers are working hard to meet their city's needs and to keep it a world center of culture, industry and commerce.
Part B
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have heard each passage, interpret it into English. Start interpreting at the signal?and stop it at the signal?you may take notes while you’re listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now, let’s begin Part B with the first passage.
Passage 1:
我谨代表我们一行的全体成员，感谢董事长先生盛情邀请我们参加你们的圣诞晚会。// 圣诞节是一个美好的节日。今年的圣诞节对我们来说更有意义，因为今年我们合资企业有了长足的进步。// 我希望我们能保持务实的合作关系，使明年的业绩更加辉煌。// 让我们在这年终岁末之际，共同举杯，为新年再创佳绩干杯。
Passage 2:
使用外资包括外国企业的直接投资和间接投资。中国将继续注重吸引外国直接投资，并注重以下几个方面：// 第一，中国将继续鼓励外资企业向农业、新的高科技工业、基础工业、基础设施和环保工业投资；// 第二，中国将继续拓宽外国投资的范围。政府将进一步鼓励公开招标，在石油化工和建筑业中更多地利用外资；// 第三，中国将努力改善外国投资的布局，将采取有效措施引导和鼓励外资企业向中西部投资。
B卷
口语题
Directions: Talk on the following topic for at least 5 minutes. Be sure to make your point clear and supporting details adequate. You should also be ready to answer any questions raised by the examiners during your talk. You need to have your name and registration number recorded. Start your talk with “My name is?”
“My registration number is?”.
Topic: Is shanghai a Shoppers’ Paradise? Why or why not?
Questions for Reference: 1. What do you know about Shanghai’s most famous downtown areas and shopping
centers? 2.What is most or least attractive about shops in Shanghai: the price, the quality,
the fashion, the atmosphere, the variety, or anything else? Give your reasons. 3. Describe one of your shopping experiences, which may well illustrate your point
of view.
口译题 Part A
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each paragraph, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal?and stop it at the signal? You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now let’s begin Part A with the first passage.
Passage 1:
Camping as a cheaper and freer way of spending a holiday has become the great pursuit of outdoor activity among an increasing number of young people. // As a matter of fact, modern camping sites are well equipped with facilities which will meet the basic needs of campers.// What attracts young people most is not the low cost and freedom, but the closeness to nature when living in the wilderness.// Camping provides us with a real change from our urban way of life. For a few precious days in the year, we adopt a new way of life, which is the essence of real recreation and enjoyment.
Passage 2:
Today, I am going to talk about the role of the university in the 21st century. I have chosen not one, but several different roles which will be important for universities in the future. // First, the university will take on an even larger role in assisting pre-college education in preparing students for study and work. // Second, partnership with corporations and businesses will become a greater part of university involvement. The next century will see an expansion of partnerships of this type, particularly with research universities.// Finally, the university will play a world role as a result of convenient communication worldwide, greater opportunities for trade, and the development of multinational corporations.
Part B
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have heard each passage, interpret in into English. Start interpreting at the signal?and stop it at the signal?you may take notes while you’re listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now, let’s begin Part B with the first passage.
Passage 1:
各位来宾，我谨代表公司的全体同仁，感谢各位光临我们的春节联欢晚会。// 我们这家合资企业走过了10年的奋斗历程，这是富有成果的10年，也是各位默默奉献的10年。// 我们在这里略备薄酒，庆祝我们的友好合作，并借此机会向公司的各位员工表示