上海中级口译口试部分历年题型集锦 (含答案).pdf

上海市英语中级口译证书第二阶段考试试题集锦 (201009) 口语题: Directions: Talk on th following topic for at least 3 minutes. B sur to mak your points clear and supporting details adequate. You should also b ready to answer any questions raised by th examiners during your talk. You n d to have your name and registration number recorded. Start your talk with “My name is …”，”My registration number is …” Topic: Can shopping vouchers increase consumption? Questions for Reference: 1. To stimulate consumption, which is more effective, tax reduction or shopping vouchers? 2. What are the major purposes of issuing shopping vouchers? 3. In what way can th shopping vouchers best b distributes? Shall every citizen b given th sam amount of shopping vouchers or should the vouchers be limited to the lower-income people only? 口译题: Part A Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you heard each paragraph, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal …and stop it at the signal …You may take notes whil you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. Now let ’s begin Part A with the first passage. Passage 1 As for us Americans, you may think that we give too much importance to individualism and personal gains, so much so that it might sacrifice collective benefits, and even bring harm to the harmony of the society.// Yes, but you don’t have to be worried. American work ethic is more individual-oriented. We often value the results and accomplishments of work more than its process.// If I am not mistaken, the traditional Chinese work ethic is based on Confucianism, which stresses the benefit of communal harmony rather than individual freedom.// It’s really very hard to say which is better because if the cultural differences. With the economic globalization, cultural exchanges have become more and more extensive and Americans