中口第四篇閱讀理解:

2012年3月中級口譯閱讀理解第四篇原文

Achieving a successful merger從文化的角度入手分析如何成功并購,指出兩個公司間的文化沖突往往是導(dǎo)致公司并購失敗的原因。作者又舉出數(shù)據(jù)和實(shí)例來論證自己的觀點(diǎn)。

第一題:并購在什么情況下會出現(xiàn)問題:根據(jù)第一段的最后一句話,If there is a culture clash between the two companies in the way their people work, then all the efforts of the financiers and lawyers to strike a deal may have been in vain.關(guān)鍵詞culture clash,文化沖突會導(dǎo)致并購失敗。反應(yīng)在選項(xiàng)中應(yīng)該是C.沖突無法解決。

第二題:根據(jù)Chris Bolton所述,很多機(jī)構(gòu)為并購所做的準(zhǔn)備是什么。這是一道細(xì)節(jié)題,根據(jù)人名定位到第二段,Corporates, he explains, concentrate their efforts before a merger on legal, technical and financial matters. 公司集中精力在法律、技術(shù)以及經(jīng)濟(jì)因素上,所做這些都是為了保障公司利益。BCD選項(xiàng)都有提到,但不是“很多”公司的重點(diǎn)。因此排除選A。

第三題:文章所給兩個醫(yī)藥公司并購失敗的原因。依題定位到第三段的倒數(shù)第二句:the chief executives of the two companies could not agree which of them was to head up the new organisation.兩個公司就誰來領(lǐng)導(dǎo)新的機(jī)構(gòu)的問題上無法達(dá)成一致。所以選D。Personal rivalry指人與人之間相互不服氣,敵對,競爭。

第四題:focus group可以在哪些方面幫助公司;focus group出現(xiàn)在原文第四段,從第四段所舉的例子和闡述推斷,經(jīng)過focus group的調(diào)查,當(dāng)兩個合并公司的文化完全不同時,需要建立一種全新的文化。。AC項(xiàng)沒有提到,排除;B項(xiàng)提到了,但文中并未就此展開論述,focus group在這段實(shí)例中體現(xiàn)的主要是調(diào)查公司是否契合,因此選C。

第五題:在一個新合并的公司里創(chuàng)造新的文化意味著什么。第五段出現(xiàn)了new culture, 定位到下一句“This means taking the best from both sides and making a new organisation that everyone can accept.”吸取雙方優(yōu)點(diǎn),建議一個人人都能接受的新組織。CD與文意相反,排除,A項(xiàng)未提及,因此選B。

第六題:根據(jù)全文,跨文化分析將會表明什么。根據(jù)題干中的intercultural analysis定位至最后一段,答案在最后一句:It identifies how people, money and time are managed in a company, and investigates the business customs of the country and how its politics, economics and history impact on the way business is done. 研究這個國家的政治、經(jīng)濟(jì)和歷史是怎么影響商業(yè)行為的。選項(xiàng)B符合,而AC未提及,D項(xiàng)屬跨文化分析應(yīng)做的事情,而非即將產(chǎn)生的效果或影響,排除??纯催@個國家的政治、經(jīng)濟(jì)和歷史是怎么影響商業(yè)行為的。也就是考察宏觀的國家背景對微觀的經(jīng)濟(jì)個體的影響。選B:國家背景怎樣影響公司的運(yùn)行方式。

中口第五篇閱讀理解:

2012年3月中級口譯閱讀理解第五篇原文

評析:本篇文章選自《每日郵報》,講述的是發(fā)生在2011年9月份發(fā)生在美國紐約曼哈頓的“占領(lǐng)華爾街”事件。文章的一開頭就提到enters its third week,表示該文將會對此次華爾街事件的最新進(jìn)展進(jìn)行報道。隨后,作者就在接下來提出游行者為了能讓自己的聲音被聽到,創(chuàng)造了很多海報。需要注意的是閱讀理解的首段非常重要,一般西方人寫文章都會在首段將整篇文章的中心點(diǎn)出來,而前面作者提到的demonstrators are making increasingly creative placards to ensure their voices are heard就是本篇文章的中心。所以,在接下來的幾段都是在詳細(xì)描述這些極富有特色海報的具體內(nèi)容??忌诳吹侥承唧w海報的描述時可以適當(dāng)?shù)芈赃^,不妨等題目中出現(xiàn)了對某海報細(xì)節(jié)的考察時再回過頭來仔細(xì)閱讀該段。當(dāng)然,在略過的時候可以適當(dāng)?shù)貙⒛承┖蟮年P(guān)鍵詞劃出來,方便之后回到原文來找答案。

在文章的最后一段,作者通過紐約市警察對此事做出的反應(yīng)來對該事件的情況做了一個總結(jié)。整體說來,本篇文章的內(nèi)容不算生僻,只要考生在平時稍微多關(guān)注一下時政,能對“占領(lǐng)華爾街”事件進(jìn)行一些深入了解,要理解整篇文章的大意不是難題。

中口第六篇閱讀理解:

2012年3月中級口譯閱讀理解第六篇原文

參考題目:

1. In the first paragraph we learn that Discovery Initiatives
A offers trips that no other tour company offers.
B organizes trips to places where few tourists go.
C has decided to respond to its customers complaints.
D has already succeeded in changing the kind of tourist it attracts.
答案:B

2. Julian Matthews thinks that the function of the company is to
A get people involved in environmental work.
B influence the way other tour companies operate.
C inform. holidaymakers about environmental damage.
D co-operate with foreign governments to promote eco-tourism.
答案:A

解析:隱含信息題。第一段先談到近年來旅游地的居民常常因?yàn)樵絹碓蕉嗟臄z像機(jī)對準(zhǔn)他們,而感覺到生活嚴(yán)重受影響。一些旅游人群稀少的地方,更是如此,他們更加不習(xí)慣被旅游者拍攝。因此,一些旅行社通過與這些旅游人群較少到達(dá)的地方溝通以后,專門帶團(tuán)進(jìn)行深度游。最后,這一段的倒數(shù)第二句,就進(jìn)一步指出,Discovery Initiatives也在組織類似的旅游項(xiàng)目。它們組織這種旅游項(xiàng)目的理由,最初也是為了使游客能前往這些其他旅游者不常去的地方。因此,答案選B。

解析:細(xì)節(jié)題。第二段的第一句“Matthews says he is providing 'holidays without guilt', insisting that Discovery Initiatives is not a tour operator but an environmental support company. ” Matthews認(rèn)為他們Discovery Initiatives不是一個經(jīng)營旅游的運(yùn)營者,而是強(qiáng)調(diào)它是一個支持環(huán)境保護(hù)的公司。因此,答案為A。

3. What does Matthews say in the third paragraph about cameras and camcorders?
A They give local people a false impression of holidaymakers.
B They discourage holidaymakers from intruding on local people.
C They prevent local people from learning about other societies.
D They encourage holidaymakers to behave unpredictably.
答案:C

解析:細(xì)節(jié)題。由第三段最后一句話可知,攝像機(jī)如同一件武器,當(dāng)他對準(zhǔn)當(dāng)?shù)鼐用竦臅r候,無形中就在當(dāng)?shù)鼐用裰虚g豎起了一道阻擋有效溝通和交流的障礙,使旅游者完全喪失了通過肢體語言同當(dāng)?shù)鼐用襁M(jìn)行文化交流的機(jī)會。因此,這無形中就導(dǎo)致了當(dāng)?shù)厝瞬辉敢饬私馄渌幕?,從而無從了解其他社會。因此,答案為C。

4. What is Mathews keen for clients to realize?
A that certain behaviour may spoil their enjoyment of a trip.
B that they may find certain local customs rather surprising.
C that it is likely that they will not be allowed in certain places.
D that the brochure does not contain all the information they need.
答案:A

解析:細(xì)節(jié)題。從文中第四段第一句可知,Matthews認(rèn)為一些旅游者的不經(jīng)意的行為會導(dǎo)致旅游中的不愉快。因此,答案為A。

5. Which of the following does Chris Parrot believe?
A Tourists are likely to agree to travel without cameras.
B Local people may react angrily towards tourists who use cameras.
C Tourists are becoming more sensitive about their use of cameras.
D Camcorders always cause more trouble with local people than cameras.
答案:B

解析:細(xì)節(jié)題。文中第四段Chris Parrot說,在拉丁美洲的一次旅行中,那些帶攝像機(jī)的游客,未經(jīng)許可拍照,遭到了當(dāng)?shù)鼐用竦摹胺岩u擊”。也就是說,當(dāng)?shù)鼐用駮κ褂孟鄼C(jī)感到憤怒。因此,答案為B。

6. Crispin Jones says that his company
A expects its staff to prevent problems over the use of cameras.
B seldom encounters problems regarding the use of cameras.
C is going to decide on a firm policy regarding the use of cameras.
D advises clients about the use of cameras before they leave.
答案:A

解析:細(xì)節(jié)題。文中第五段Crispin Jones說,對于照相機(jī)會構(gòu)成冒犯的旅游地,他們將要求導(dǎo)游在解說時指出來。因?yàn)橐话阌慰投紩爮膶?dǎo)游的指示。因此,答案為A。

7. Which of the following best summarises the view of Earthwatch?
A Too many tour operators ignore the problems caused by cameras.
B Most tourists realize when they have caused offence to local people.
C There are more problems concerning the use of cameras these days.
D Cameras enable people to be detached from places they visit.
答案:D

解析:細(xì)節(jié)題。最后一段中,通過Earthwatch公司的市場總監(jiān)Ed Wilson所說的那段話最后一句可知,要解決游客不使用照相機(jī)的問題,最關(guān)鍵的還是要灌輸給游客一種觀念,旅游的感受是重在當(dāng)時的感受,而不是原原本本地去記錄旅游中的一切。因此,答案為D。

8. The word intrusive in the text means...
A becoming involved in something in a way that is not welcome.
B behaving towards other people in a pleasant way.
C willing to do things that are unfair, dishonest, or illegal.
D deserving to be blamed for something that has happened.
答案:A

解析:詞匯題。intrusive出在文中第四段 Mathews 談?wù)撜障鄼C(jī)會造成旅途不愉快的問題這一段。而根據(jù)后文,因?yàn)楸銛y式照相機(jī)可以很快就看到被照對象的影像,所以,讓旅游地的當(dāng)?shù)鼐用窀菀赘械剿缴钍芰饲址?,因此,是不受歡迎的。答案為A。

點(diǎn)評:本文主要是談了旅行團(tuán)組織到一些較少旅游者前往的旅游地,拍照和照相機(jī)造成的一系列旅游問題。由于當(dāng)?shù)鼐用衽c外界社會接觸較少,因此被照相機(jī)記錄下他們的日常生活,對他們的隱私構(gòu)成了侵犯。從而導(dǎo)致他們的反感和敵對情緒。文中幾個旅游組織對這一問題分別談了他們在這件事上的經(jīng)歷和現(xiàn)在他們?nèi)绾翁幚磉@一情況。
文章主題明確,緊緊圍繞照相機(jī)引起的旅游風(fēng)波這一中心,進(jìn)行了從現(xiàn)象到問題,再到如何解決問題的說明。考題雖基本按照文章段落順序考查,但需要大量地進(jìn)行細(xì)節(jié)性的閱讀,因此,總體而言,這篇文章有一定的難度。