2008年福建初级口译考试真题_第5页

　　Questions 21～25
　　There are thousands of different languages in the world. Everyone seems to think that his native language is the most important one， as it is their first language. For many people it is even their only language all their lives. But English is the world's most widely used language.
　　As a native language， English is spoken by nearly three hundred million people， in the U.S.A.，England，Australia and some other countries.
　　For people in India and many other countries， English is often necessary for business， education and other activities. So English is the second language there.
　　As a foreign language，no other language is more widely studied or used than English. We used it to listen to the radio，to read books or to travel. It is also one of the working languages in the United Nations and is more used than the others.
21.The native language is a person's ______ language.
　　(A)first
　　(B)only
　　(C)one
　　(D) foreign
　　22. People in ______ use English as their second language.
　　(A) in the U.S.A.
　　(B) India
　　(C) China
　　(D) Australia
　　23. People in China use English as a _______ language.
　　(A) first
　　(B) second
　　(C) foreign
　　(D) native
　　24. English is _____ widely used working language in the United Nations.
　　(A) much
　　(B) more
　　(C) the more
　　(D) the most
　　25. As a second language, English is used in ____ ways by people all over the world.
　　(A)one
　　(B) two
　　(C) three
　　(D) four

　　Questions 26~30
　　What is your favorite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? If you do, you must be a person full of hopeful happy feeling about life. Do you like grey and blue? Then maybe you are quiet, and you would rather go after than go before. And sometimes you feel unhappy. If you love green, you are strong-minded. You wish to do everything well and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists tell us. They tell us that we don't choose our favourite colour as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
　　A yellow room makes us feel happier and more comfortable than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and gladness to the saddest winter day. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder and have few accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black dark grey.
　　Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colourful things. Remember also that you will know your friends better when you find out what colours they like and dislike. And don't forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose something in different colours.
　　26. If you love green, ___________.
　　(A) you feel unhappy
　　(B) you are strong-minded
　　(C) you are happy
　　(D) you feel comfortable
　　27. Factory workers will have fewer accidents when ______.
　　(A) they work in yellow or orange rooms
　　(B) they work harder in red coats
　　(C) they work on the orange machines
　　(D) they work on the black machines
　　28. It's important for us to choose colours because ______.
　　(A) colours do affect our feeling in many ways
　　(B) sometimes colours will do our feeling good(C) sometimes light and bright colours make us happy
　　(D) colours will help us to do everything well
　　29. If you feel low, you can brighten your day __________.
　　(A) with more things to do
　　(B) by helping others to do everything
　　(C) with a new shirt
　　(D) by seeing psychologist
　　30. According to this passage, you know four friends better _______.
　　(A) when you find out what colours they like and dislike
　　(B) when you stay longer with them
　　(C) if you see them often
　　(D) when you choose something different for them

　　SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (1) (30 minutes 20 points)
　　Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and write your version in the
　　corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
　　As late as 1800, women's only place was in the home. The idea of women in the business was unthinkable. No "nice" woman would dream of entering what was strictly a "man's world".
　　Teaching was the first profession open to women soon after 1800. But even that was not an easy profession for women to enter because most high schools and colleges were open only to men.
　　Hospital nursing became respectable work for women only after Florence Nightingale became famous. Miss Nightingale opened England's first training school for nurses in 1860.

　　SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST (2) (30 minutes 20 points)
　　Directions: Translate the following passage into English and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
　　这儿是位于福建省北部的松溪县。不知您注意到没有？松溪人好象对剑有一种偏爱，晨练的人大多持剑，剑的样式也是清一色的。您可别以为这仅是一种普通的剑。早在两千多年前，它就已经名列中国五大名剑之首了。它就是湛卢剑。