2006年9月17日高級口譯筆試聽力權威點評[中]

Question No. 6: What does the report say about the impact produced by global warming?
根據首句新聞導語改寫,大意為由于全球變暖造成非洲受到嚴重影響,且下文提到細節,造成氣溫顯著上升。
Question No. 7: For what will the Chairman of the Hyundai Motor Group in South Korea be prosecuted tomorrow?
首句中的cash for favor,以及末句都有交待,關鍵詞為賄賂丑聞,政治獻金。
Question No. 8: Which of the following statements best describes the situation concerning the volcano eruption in Indonesia?
首句交待大意,并在文中幾處細節中加以進一步說明,火山爆發威脅加大,未來可能更加嚴重。
Question No. 9: What age group should be taught compulsory lessons on core British values, according to Britain’s Education Minister?
細節題,難度較低,11-16歲。
Question No.10: What did Russia’s top prosecutor urge law enforcement departments to do?
根據首句新聞導語改寫,最高檢控官要求執法部門加強對團伙有組織犯罪的打擊力度。
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following interview.
W: “Flinty, insouciant, aggressive.” The fine, sometimes funny, language of wine-tasting. “Saucy, a bit piquant.” Last weekend in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, words like these were spoken about municipal tap water. At the annual Toast to the Tap, water drawn straight from the faucets of thirty-one municipalities competed to see which was best. One criterion, an absence of taste(Question 13). On the line to discuss the Zen of water tasting, the water master for Toast to the Tap, Arthur Von (Question 11) tell us who the winner was this year; we’re dying to know.
M: Well, actually, this year was amazing because this is the sixth annual event, and every year there’s been different municipal waters that have been submitted. One that has been consistently successful has been Atlantic City, and it did again this year, (Question 12) it came in first place. It’s the third time it’s come in first place.
W: What explains that?
M: I spoke to the engineer out there who works on the water treatment plant, and he said that he runs the water through a very large amount of activated carbon filters, which remove almost all chlorine and other chemical tastes from the water.
W: How did the judges describe the Atlantic City water? Did they say, “Nothing, nothing, nothing; here’s the winner”?
M: Actually, they went a little bit better than that. They said, you know, “This is very decent water. I could use this as my daily drinking water.”
W: Wow.
