2014年3月高级口译真题：听力部分上半场（原文+解析）
第一部分 听力（上半场）
SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (30 minutes) Part A: Spot Dictation
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.
听力原文：
My topic today is how to address the problem of hunger and starvation, which still exists in many parts of the world. To end hunger starts with people's own productivity. A dangerous and patronizing cliche we often hear is: give a man a fish and feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for life. People living with chronic hunger have generations of wisdom about 'fishing' — the problem is the barbed wire around the lake. The hunger project announced recently by the United Nations cut through the barbed wire, addressing the underlying social conditions that systematically deny hungry people the opportunity they need to end their own hunger.When we invest in a hunger project, we are investing in people's productivity and giving people a chance to translate their hard work into improved well-being. We are ensuring that people get the opportunities which are rightfully theirs. Too often hungry people are isolated, marginalized and exploited. Mobilizing communities and building local organizations is critically important — both to sustain the work we do and to get more out of our precious resources and efforts. When people come together to work, a kind of social capital is created that can compensate for the lack of financial capital in rural areas. In Africa, a unique feature of the hunger project's work is to organize villages to work cooperatively on community land to produce food for food banks. This fosters collective responsibility and action for a better future for all. Another example is in some Asian countries, such as India and Bangladesh, where hunger project volunteer animators have catalyzed the creation of over 1,100 local organizations throughout the country. With nearly 50% run by women, these local groups create savings programs and invest in individual and collective income generating enterprises, including sowing, tailoring and weaving projects, bakeries and small businesses, fish and poultry farming, bee keeping and plant nurseries. The impact of these enterprises is enormous. As women have become economically empowered, the decision-making roles have increased. As family incomes have often tripled, parents are sending more children — both girls and
boys — to school. 答案： 1.To end hunger 2.you feed him for life 3.the barbed wire around the leg 4.by the United Nations
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5.systematically deny hungry people 6..are investing in people’s productivity 7.are rightfully theirs 8.marginalized and exploited 9.sustain the work we do 10. come together to work 11. the lack of financial capital 12. a unique feature 13. on community land
14. collective responsibility and action 15. some Asian countries 16. over 1100 local organizations 17. create savings programs 18. bakeries and small businesses 19. become economically empowered 20. family incomes have often tripled 解析：
本篇以饥饿问题为主题，介绍了由联合国提出的Hunger Project在各国的进展。所填空格有一定难度，尤其是第3格所填的六个单词“the barbed wire around the leg”，它处在第一段段尾，距离第二段段首的第4格仅隔了五个单词，考生很容易顾此失彼。但若能在听前纵览全文，较生疏的单词“barbed wire”已经出现在第二段段首，考生能有印象的话，之后听的过程中就不至于猝不及防。值得欣慰的是，多数长难词的词尾我们在课上进行过大量的练习，比如第6格“investing”中的ing后缀，“productivity”和第14格“responsibility”中的ity后缀，第16格“organization”中的tion后缀。能在这些长难词上临阵不慌并节省时间，就能从容应付空格中的其它单词。
Part B: Listening Comprehension
Directions: In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After each one, you will be asked some questions. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
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Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation.
W: Professor White, I hope I'm not interrupting, but you wanted to see me?
M: Oh, hello, Susan. Yes, yes. Come right in. Well, the reason I wanted to talk to you was that while you're presenting your linguistics project in class the other day, I was thinking you're a perfect candidate for the Deans Undergraduate Research Fund. W: Emm... Professor, I am really not sure what that is.
M: Undergraduate Research Fund... It is a mouth for…, I suppose... OK, here is the thing. Every year the school has a pool of money to fund a number of research projects of undergraduate students, because as you can imagine, in-depth research often requires monetary support.
W: I would like to expand on my research.
M: Good. First, a panel of professors reviews the applicants for the grant, and then they decide which project should be funded. A lot of money could be used for travel expenses to attend a conference for example, or things like supplies, research equipment, resources that are necessary to conduct the research. W: I see.
M: Right. And I think you should apply for this grant. Your project is definitely eligible and you can expand it if you haven't necessary resources. So does it sound like something you would be interested in?
W: Oh, yeah, sounds great! I thought the topic I work on was very interesting and it is certainly relevant to my linguistics major. I assume it we'll also look good when I try to get into a graduate school, but how do I apply for the grant?
M: It is pretty straightforward. A brief description of your proposed project and an estimated budget —how much you need to spend and what you intend to spend it on. Also a glowing letter of recommendation from our linguistics professor wouldn't hurt, which I've been more than happy to write up for you.
W: OK, cool! I’m pretty clear on how to carry out my project, but I'm not sure where I can find more information on the subject.
M: Well, I've already thought of that. There is this private library at university in Boston. By the way, because I graduated from that school, I can get you access to it, no problem. You see, the library houseslots of unpublished documents that are relevant to your topic.
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W: So I can put that on the application for the grant that I plan on using material from that library for my research and figure a trip to Boston into my budget?
M: Exactly. I really think judging from your work in class and the relevance and clarity of this project, you really have a good chance of getting the funding. W: OK, I'll definitely apply then.
M: The sooner, the better. It is due in a few of weeks. And I'll get that letter written up right away.
Q1: What is Susan most probably?
Q2: What is Susan talking about with Professor White? Q3: Who will decide which project should be funded?
Q4: Which of the following cannot be covered by the research fund?
Q5: Apart from a brief description of the proposed project and a letter of recommendation, what else is needed for a plan for the grant? 解析：
第一篇是教授与学生的对话，关于语言学研究项目的拨款申请，具体涉及所需的申请材料，如研究项目的介绍、大致的经费预算、教授的推荐信等等，教授甚至推荐学生去自己在波士顿的母校图书馆搜索所需的资料。所问的问题涉及身份题、主题题、排异题和两道细节题。
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news. 听力原文：
Brussels, Belgium
Negotiators in Brussels have clinched a deal on the 2014 EU budget after a night of hard talks, cutting spending by about 6% compared to 2013. Spending will total 135.5bn euros, or 0.5bn less than the Commission sought and 0.9bn short of the European Parliament's target. It reflects stricter new terms agreed by EU leaders in February. The deal was reached after 16 hours of negotiation, and still requires final approval from the parliament and EU ministers next week. Dubai, Reuters
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif rejected U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's pinning of blame on Iran for the lack of a deal on its nuclear program last week, saying splits between Western powers prevented a breakthrough. Kerry’s remarks only served to undermine confidence in the Geneva negotiations. The United States, European Union powers and Iran worked hard for months on a proposal to help end the 10-year
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standoff over Iran's nuclear activity. Hopes for a deal rose so high that foreign ministers of six world powers traveled to Geneva to put their weight behind the talks. But by Saturday, the unscheduled third day of negotiations, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Paris could not accept a \Diplomats from other Western nations at first reacted angrily and accused the French of trying to upstage the other powers and causing unnecessary trouble for the talks. On Monday though, Kerry said the major powers were unified on Saturday when they presented a proposal to the Iranians. Everybody agreed it was a fair proposal. There was unity, but Iran couldn't take it at that particular moment. London, the United Kingdom
UK researchers have been awarded an emergency grant to track a vast iceberg in Antarctica that could enter shipping lanes. Latest images show several kilometers of water between the iceberg, estimated to be about 270 square miles, and the glacier that spawned the block. The ￡50,000 award will fund a six-month project that will also predict its movement through the Southern Ocean. The icy giant broke away from the Pine Island Glacier (PIG) in July. “It often takes a while for bergs from this area to get out of Pine Island Bay, but once they do that they can either go eastwards along the coast or they can circle out into the main part of the Southern Ocean”, explained principal investigator Grant Bigg from the University of Sheffield. If the iceberg did follow this trajectory, it would bring the Singapore-size ice island into busy international shipping lanes. Manila, the Philippines
Typhoon Haiyan has killed too many people to count so far and pushed to the brink of survival thousands more who have lost everything, have no food or medical care and are drinking filthy water to stay alive. By Tuesday, officials had counted 1,774 of the bodies, but say that number may just be scratching the surface. They fear Haiyan may have taken as many as 10,000 lives. The storm has injured 2,487 more since it made landfall six times last Friday, the government said. It has displaced at least 800,000 people. Rescue work is continuing.
New York, the United States
A 1969 painting by Francis Bacon set a world record for most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. \Studies of Lucian Freud\was purchased for $142,405,000 at Christie's postwar and contemporary art sale on Tuesday night. The work sold after \minutes of fierce bidding in the room and on the phone,\
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2014年3月高级口译真题：听力部分上半场（原文+解析）
