中高考2阶段真题2.doc

PAGE 61 上海市英语高级口译资格证书第二阶段考试 INTERPRETATION TEST (Paper 24) 2000.5 Part A Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each paragraph, interpret in 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: Since the early 1990’s, information technologies have fundamentally changed and will continue to change the world in which we live, work, study and communicate. Today, on the threshold of the 21st century, the global Information Revolution has become a reality. The accelerated development of information technologies is having an increasing impact on the global economic activity and social structures. // More significantly, the nature of information technologies is undergoing a profound revolution. The multimedia information exchange has become digital, wireless, mobile, and interactive. Advanced electronic networks, particularly in the field of electronic commerce, are now allowing people to make the best use of business opportunities that are never before imagined. （参考答案）自从九十年代初以来，信息技术已经从根本上改变了并且继续改变着世界，改变着人们的居住、工作、学习和交际（方式）。今天，在进入21世纪之际，全球信息革命已成为一种现实。信息技术的加速发展正在对全球的经济活动和社会结构产生越来越大的影响。// 更有意义的是，信息技术的本质正在发生深刻的变化。多媒体的信息交流已成为/出现了数字、无线、移动以及交互式的交流方式。现在，先进的电子网络系统尤其是电子商务使人们可以充分利用以往不可想象的商机。 Passage 2: In a recent television interview, the Malaysian Prime Minister expressed his deep concern about economic situation in his country. Malaysia has undergone fiancial difficulties from the combined impact of the world financial crisis, decline in world oil prices and its own prolonged recession. The direct reason for those difficulties was that investor lacked confidence in the Malaysian economy.// Due to reform of the currency system, high inflation and major financial frauds, most people had little confidence in domestic commercial banks and even dou