试题预览
1. W: Excuse me, I received this electric toothbrush as a gift, and I’d like to return it as I already have one. M: Sorry, you can only exchange it for something else of equal value. Question: What’s probably the man? 【中文翻译】 女：抱歉，我收到了这个电动牙刷的礼物，我想要推掉它，因为我有一个了。 男：不好意思，你只能换个等值的东西。 问：这个男子是做什么的？ 【解析】关键词在于gift,return和exchange这三个动词。
2. M: Be quiet! I am trying to watch our football team in the World Cup！ W: So what’s going on? What’s the score? Question: What are the speakers talking about? 【中文翻译】 男：安静点！我在看世界杯我们的足球队比赛。 女：所以怎么样了？得分如何？ 问：两个对话者在说什么？ 【解析】score/World Cup/football team这些词都是提示我们把握情景的重要词汇。
3. M: Excuse me, could you tell me where the pencil boxes are, please? W: Yes, they are on the next floor, the stationery department. Question: Where does the conversation most probably take place? 【中文翻译】 男：不好意思，你可以告诉我铅笔盒在哪里吗？ 女：好，它们在下层楼，文具部。 问：这段对话在哪里发生的？ 【解析】生活场景类英语对话， the stationery department告诉我们是购物的地方，on the next floor提示我们多功能购物地点，不难推测答案。
4. W: Do you get up at 7 every morning? M: Yes, and I need 7 hours of sleep, I should go to bed by 9 or 10. Question: How much sleep does the man need? 【中文翻译】 女：你每天早上7点起床的吗？ 男：是的，我需要7小时的睡眠，我大概9点或10点睡觉。 问：这个男子需要多少时间的睡眠？ 【解析】I need 7 hours of sleep是众多干扰信息中的“正解”
5. M: Have you heard about Tim? He had to be restricted to the emergency room. W: Really? I hope it’s not too serious. Question: What can be inferred from the conversation? 【中文翻译】 男：你听说Tim的情况了吗？他被送去了急救室。 女：真的吗？我希望不要太严重。 问：从对话中可以推断出什么？ 【解析】emergency room的场景词汇是解题的关键，这些词汇在基础口译课程中屡见不鲜。
6. M: I thought we could all go to France this year. W: Oh, dad, I am 18 now. I’m too old for family holidays. Question: What does the woman mean? 【中文翻译】 男：我认为我们今年都能去法国。 女：啊，爸爸，我都18岁了。我那么大，可以不用参加家庭聚会了吧。 问：这个女子是什么意思？ 【解析】too old for体现出该女子的感情色彩。
7. M: Did it cost very much to stay overnight in the hotel? W: More than you would believe. Question: What does the woman mean? 【中文翻译】 男：在宾馆过夜要花很多钱吗？ 女：超出你所想象。 问：这个女子是什么意思？ 【解析】More than you would believe.是解题关键。
8. M: Do you fancy an ice-cream? W: What? You want an ice-cream? Now? Question: What is implied in the woman’s reply? 【中文翻译】 男：你喜欢冰激凌吗？ 女：什么？你要冰激凌？现在？ 问：女子的回答是什么意思？ 【解析】What? You want an ice-cream? Now?三个升调句体现了女子的情绪色彩是难以置信。
9. M: Oh this is so annoying. Where on earth did I put my copies? W: You never learn your lessons. Question: What does the woman mean? 【中文翻译】 男：真是让人着急。到底我把我那份东西放在哪里去了？ 女：你从来不吸取教训。 问：女子是什么意思？ 【解析】此题考英语的固定短语’“ learn your lessons”，“吸取教训”之意。
10. M: I don’t know if Steve likes the apartment or not. W: He said he liked it. But then he didn’t want to sign a contract. Question: What can be concluded about Steve? 【中文翻译】 男：我不知道Steve到底喜不喜欢这个公寓。 女：他说他喜欢的。但是他那时候不想签合同。 问：关于Steve，我们可以得出什么结论？ 【解析】didn’t want to反应出Steve的情绪色彩。
Section C Directions: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17-20 are based on the following conversation:
W: Next patient, please. M: Morning, Doctor. W: It’s Mr. Gerald, isn’t it? M: That’s right. W: Is that G-E-R-A-L-D? M: Yes, it is. W: Right. Now, what seems to be the trouble? M: Well, I’ve had this awful flu, and terrible cough. W: I see. How long have you been feeling like this? M: Oh, about three or four days, I suppose. W: Have you had a temperature? M: It’s normal. W: Okay. I’ll just look at your chest. Now breathe in and out slowly. And again. Good. That’s it. M: Thank you. W: Well, I’ll give you some cough mixture. Take one spoonful every four hours for the next five days. M: OK, Doctor.
Blanks 21-24 are based on the following conversation.
M: I don’t know what to read, can you recommend anything? W: Hum, have you read a book by John Wyndham, called Web? I’ve just finished it. M: No, I haven’t. What sort of book is it? W: Well, you know John Wyndham writes science fiction stories. This one is a novel set on Pacific Island. M: What’s it about then? W: Well, the main characters are a man and a woman, who join in a group of people hoping to start the perfect society. M: I see. And do they succeed? W: No. It turns out that the island they go to is full of huge spiders. They are determined to destroy everything there, including any people who come. But I won’t tell you what happens next, or you won’t want to read it. M: Okay. I’ll give it a try. Thanks.
