沪江英语绿宝书之 2011年3月上海中级口译考试 听力原文（Section 1-TC）
Part B: Listening Comprehension 2. Talks and Conversations
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully, because you will hear the talk or conversation and the questions ONLY ONCE. When you hear a question, read the four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
Question 11—14
W: Hello, Purchasing Department. Earls Roger’s speaking.
M: Good morning, Ms Roger. This is John Stone from ABS Company. How are you?
W: Quite good, thank you. Well, Mr Stone, we’re still studying your catalog and your products? M: That’s very thoughtful of you, Ms Roger, but I’m calling to see if you’d like to see our showroom at the trade fair that opened last week.
W: Oh, I didn't know you would have a showroom there, I’d be glad to go and have a tour around the exhibition.
M: Just tell me when it would be convenient for you and we can arrange for the tour. W: Let me see. How about next Monday afternoon around 2:00?
M: That’s fine. I’ll be over at 1:30. It’s only a ten- to fifteen-minute drive from your department. W: I can drive there in my own car. Shall we meet at the main gate of the trade fair? M: That’s Ok. I’ll be at the main gate at about 1:50. See you then. W: Right. Goodbye.
11. Why is the man telephoning the woman?
12. What is the man’s profession according to the conversation?
13. When will the woman be free to visit the showroom at the trade fair? 14. Where will the man and the woman meet at the trade fair?
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Questions 15—18
Every human being, no matter where they are from, is born with the ability to smile. A smile is a natural reaction to a positive moment, like a friendly face or a clever joke.
Most babies first smile between 6 and 8 weeks old. At first, it is only the expression made when exercising their facial muscles or passing wind, but once they realize a smile gets them
a lot of attention, huge smiles in return, happy noises, extra treats, they learn to try it again. And why wouldn’t they？It takes 43 muscles to frown, but only 17 to smile.
We smile when we are happy. We smile when we see people we know, but what happens when you are not happy to see someone you know? You smile anyway. You fake a smile. Unfortunately, however, a fake smile never looks quite the same as a real one. In the genuine smile you not only show your lower teeth, but also move the muscles running all the way around the mouth, which in turn makes the skin around the eyes become tighter and then your smile is real.
However, when someone smiles politely rather than because they really want to. They use the muscle which only raises the sides of the mouth and which does not move the muscles at the corners of the eyes, this kind of fake smile is sometimes referred to as the Pan-Am smile as it is named after the former airline whose flight attendants welcomed every passenger with the same forced smile.
15. According to the talk , what is a smile？ 16. What happens in a real smile?
17. What do we learn about the Pan-Am smile?
18. Which of the following is not true according to the talk？
Questions 19—22
M: Hello, this is Peter Smith’s speaking.
W: Hello, Peter. Betty’s speaking. I’m calling about the open-door concert in London. Will it still be held this Sunday as is scheduled. It’s been so cold that I haven’t been outside for a week. I do hate the cold.
M: Yes, it’s best to stay indoors in such beastly weather. But I’m afraid I have no idea about the oncoming concert. You noticed your new neighbors who have arrived at NO. 35 though, surely. Perhaps they knew something.
W: Well, I called on them yesterday. They seemed such nice people at first. But now, I’m not so sure.
M: Really? Why?
W: Well, they’re from London. And they think it’s the only place in the world worth talking about. The wife made some very catty remarks about this area.
M: Londoners always think they are better than other people. But I always find them less cultured. What’s she look like?
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W: Quite young and pretty. But she does wear a lot of makeup. And she certainly dyes her hair. Perhaps, she isn’t as young as she looks.
M: Anyway, I don’t want to mix with people like that. Because I knew they would be snobs when I saw their huge car. Surely, they don’t need such a big one.
W: No…Still…My husband says it’s 4 years old. And probably cost less than ours second hand. And ours is certainly as fast as theirs. Besides, it uses so much petrol. You can hardly afford to run it.
19. What has the woman done for the past week? 20. Why is the woman telephoning?
21. What does the man say about Londoners in general? 22. What does the man think of his new neighbor’s car?
Questions 23—26
Most people are too anxious doing tests, their anxiety overshadows or even interferes with the ability to reason and make them less efficient than normal. As a result, they score far lower than they should. This is an unnecessary handicap, especially if you are a student who is going to spent 12 to 16 years or more taking tests. The solution of course is to learn the rules and techniques of successful test taking. Success builds assurance and confidence, which in turn freeze you to perform better and better. Once you realize that eight tenths of your score depends on the way you take a test, it becomes obvious that learning rules of the test-taking game is crucial. It is not complicated, you do not have to be clever, brilliant or dishonest to do it, it is just a matter of observation and practice. Oddly, most people have not really thought much about what is means to make, give and take tests. Once you see tests are school games that have actual little meaning in the real work, once you realize the game has a format that can be recognized, rules that can be mastered, playing strategies that can be learned, it can become as entertaining as crossword puzzles. Mastering test taking like learning to absorb and retrieve information, is part of the process of educating yourself. So the efforts will not be wasted or pointless. Figuring out test is a problem solving experience, and developing confidence to recognize and solve problems is not just a school game, but true educational activity.
23. Why do many students score far lower than they should in the test? 24. According to the speaker what is crucial for successful test-taking? 25. What does the speaker think of the school tests?
26. Which of the following is not an educational activity?
Questions 27—30
Woman: I have a really strange experience while I was walking around on Saturday morning.
Man: Oh, what was it?
Woman: There was a crowd and at first I thought there had been an accident. But then
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I saw that they were making a movie.
Man: That’s not so strange. You see a lot of film crews around the town these days. Woman: Yes, but when I started to walk away, one of the men called me over. He turned out to be the director.
Man: Really? The director himself?
Woman: Believe it or not. He wanted me to be in the picture!
Man: No kidding! Did he want you to say anything or were you just a part of the crowd?
Woman: I didn’t say anything, but I had to do something. This woman in pajamas was in the phone booth.
Man: Did you know who she was? Was she somebody famous?
Woman: She wasn’t anybody I knew. Anyway, I had to walk up to the phone booth, then when I saw there was somebody in it, I had to look disgusted and walk away. Man: You mean we’ll be able to see your face in it when it comes out?
Woman: Well, maybe, but you know how it is. I’ll probably be cut out before anybody ever sees the movie.
Man: How long did it take? Don’t they have to shoot those scenes over and over again?
Woman: It didn’t take that long. After we’d done it four times, the director said everything was Ok!
Man: I hope you got paid.
Woman: They took my name and address and they said they’d sent me a check. Man: Wonderful! Now we’re going to have a movie star in the office.
27. What was the woman’s strange experience?
28. According to the woman, who was in the phone booth when she was approaching it?
29. What was the woman supposed to do as she saw somebody in the phone booth? 30. What is the most likely relationship between the man and the woman in the conversation?
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