1997.11上海市英语高级口译资格证书第二阶段考试
B 卷
口语题
Directions: Talk on the following topic for at least 5 minutes. Be sure to make your points clear
and supporting details adequate, You should also be ready to answer any questions raised by the
examiners during your talk. You need to have your name and registration number recorded. Start
your talk with “My name is...”, “My registration number is...”
Topic: Many people like to travel a lot on holidays. People may travel by air, by sea, by
train, by coach or on foot. What do you think is the ideal way of traveling? Explain your
argument.
Questions for Reference:
1. Describe one of your interesting traveling experiences.
2. Make a comparison between air travel and train travel.
3. What do you think is the reward of traveling?
口译题
Part A
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard
each paragraph, interpret it 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
Passage 2
Part B
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in China. After you have heard each
passage, interpret it into English. Start interpreting at the signal… and stop it at the singal… You
may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now
let’s begin Part B with the first passage.
Passage 1
Passage 2
1998.5上海市英语高级口译资格证书第二阶段考试
A 卷
口语题
Directions: Talk on the following topic for at least 5 minutes. Be sure to make your points clear
and supporting details adequate. You should also be ready to answer any questions raised by the
examiners during your talk. You need to have your name and registration number recorded. Start
your talk with “My name is...”“My registration number is...”
Topic: Is failure a bad thing? Why or why not?
Question for Reference:
1. Is failure inevitable in our daily life? Cite examples.
2. What is your attitude towards failure?
3. In your opinion, what are the relations between failure and success?
口译题
Part A
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard
each passage, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal… and stop it at the 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
Passage 2
Part B
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have heard
each passage, interpret it into English. Start interpreting at the signal… and stop it at the signal…
you may take notes while you’re listening. Remember you will hear the passage only once. Now,
let’s begin Part B with the first passage.
Passage 1
Passage 2
B 卷
口语题
Directions: Talk on the following topic for at least 5 minutes. Be sure to make your points clear
and supporting details adequate, You should also be ready to answer any questions raised by the
examiners during your talk. You need to have your name and registration number recorded. Start
your talk with “My name is...”, “My registration number is...”
Topic: There is the opinion that college entrance examinations in China should be
abolished. What are your views on this issue?
Questions for Reference:
1. What are the advantages and / or disadvantages of college entrance examinations?
2. Should all the senior high school graduates be admitted into colleges? Why or why not?
3. What is your suggestion for the reform of college entrance examinations?
口译题:
Part A
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard
each paragraph, interpret it 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
Passage 2
Part B
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have heard
each passage, interpret in into English. Start interpreting at the signal… and stop it at the
signal… You may take notes while you’re listening. Remember you will hear the passages only
once. Now, let’s begin Part B with the first passage.
Passage 1
Passage 2