上海市中级口译第一阶段笔试模拟4及答案解析.doc

1、上海市中级口译第一阶段笔试模拟 4 及答案解析(总分：250.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、SECTION 1: LISTENING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、A: Spot Dictation(总题数：1，分数：30.00)The United States Department of Agriculture 1 for organic food products. The requirements come more than 2 after Congress ordered the development of such rules. Currently, different s

2、tate and 3 establish organic food requirements in the United States. Each group uses its own rules to decide what products may be called organic. Organic food is one of 4 in American agriculture. The Agriculture Department estimates that American farmers sold 5 worth of organic food last year. Farme

3、rs who grow organic food 6 to increase their crops or to control insects and disease. Many people believe that eating organic food is 7 than eating food produced with chemicals. Some people 8 pay more for such food products. 9 says there are more than 10 in the United States who grow food organicall

4、y. Most of them produce only 11 food. Yet, the number of organic farmers is 12 of about 12 percent each year. The new requirements set rules for what food products 13 . For example, at least 95 percent of 14 called organic must be organic. 15 will be permitted to 16 “made with organic ingredients“ i

5、f at least 70 percent of their materials are organic. In addition, a state or private agency approved by the Agriculture Department must document which farms or businesses 17 organic foods. The rules bar the use of genetic engineering, the process of changing the genes of living things. They bar the

6、 use of waste products to 18 to fertilize organic food. They also bar treatments with radiation to kill bacteria on food products. Farmers and food companies have 18 months to start obeying 19 . Americans will begin to see the effect of the rules in their local stores by the summer of 2001. Agricult

7、ure Secretary Dan Glickman 20 . He called them the strongest and most complete organic food rules in the world. （分数：30.00）三、B: Listening Compreh(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Statements(总题数：2，分数：10.00)（分数：5.00）A.Both Jeff and I were surprised,B.Neither Jeff nor I was surprised.C.Jeff was less surprised than I was

8、.D.Jeff was more surprised than I was.A.The assignment is boring.B.The class was canceled.C.Dr. Hardly phoned the class members.D.Dr. Hardly is taking over this week.A.Colleges accept more students than they have room for.B.Many students are accepted to more than on college.C.Each year the number of

9、 students applying to colleges is greater.D.College usually reserved rooms for students they have accepted.A.The school wouldn“t understand her.B.The school wouldn“t give her the money.C.The school wouldn“t trust her.D.The school wouldn“t answer her question.A.Jane“s writing is only average.B.Jane m

10、isspells too many words in her essay.C.Jane shouldn“t improve her spelling.D.Jane can“t stand to write in her essay.（分数：5.00）A.Bill will graduate in June even if he fails in his chemistry course.B.Bill intends to do graduate work in chemistry after June.C.Bill won“t graduate in June, so he“s going a

11、way.D.Bill must take the chemistry course before he can graduate in June.A.Mike found two different types of apartment.B.Mike is paying $ 400 per month.C.Mike has already paid two months“ rent.D.Mike doubled his efforts to find an apartment.A.Although I feel it is a long time, we actually met only e

12、ight days ago.B.Although we“ve known each other for a short time, we“ve been friends for a long time.C.I feel we haven“t seen each other for a long time.D.We met when we ate in a restaurant eight days ago.A.First class delivery will cost 7 dollars.B.Third class delivery will take a fortnight to arri

13、ve.C.First class is a popular means of delivery.D.Third class costs only a dollar fifty but it is slow in delivery.A.The government should take steps to protect the environment.B.The government should appoint a department to clean up rivers and lakes.C.Factories will Contribute funds towards environ

14、mental protection.D.Factories will be fined for discharging waste products into water bodies.五、Talks and Conversati(总题数：5，分数：20.00)Questions 11-14 （分数：4.00）A.Dentist and patient.B.Surgeon and patient.C.Physician and patient.D.Pharmacist and patient.A.Exactly at three o“clock.B.Around three o“clock.C

15、.Before three o“clock.D.After three o“clock.A.Because she was suffering from insomnia.B.Because she was suffering from a headache.C.Because she was suffering from a toothache.D.Because she was suffering from a stomachache.A.Some aspirin.B.Some antibiotic.C.Some sleeping pills.D.Something for her pai

16、n.Questions 15-18 （分数：4.00）A.Because they like to keep them at home.B.Because they do not want to take the trouble to throw them away.C.Because they are not allowed to throw them away.D.Because they think those thing they no longer need might be other people“s bargains.A.Open sales.B.Home sales.C.Ga

17、rage sales.D.Big sales.A.Clothes, cooking equipment, old toys, tools, tables and chairs.B.All brand-new things.C.Rugs and lamps.D.Old money, stamps, dolls bottles, baseball cards and so on.A.Most people who go to yard sales are not looking for anything special.B.Some people might buy an object simpl

18、y because it costs so little.C.Some people enjoy negotiating over prices, even if they really do not need the object.D.Most people go to yard sales only try to sell their own things.Questions 19-22 （分数：4.00）A.To open a current account.B.To open a savings account.C.To open a deposit account.D.To with

19、draw some money.A.A post office savings account.B.A deposit account.C.A seven day“s deposit account.D.A current account.A.Six weeks after she has an account with the bank.B.Three months after she has an account with the bank.C.Six months after she has an account with the bank,D.A year after she has

20、an account with the bank.A.She can take money out of the bank.B.She can put more money into her account.C.She can use her cheques and they will be accepted by shops.D.She can close her account at any time.Questions 23-26 （分数：4.00）A.Economics.B.The structure of organization.C.Policy.D.Mathematics.A.M

21、any programs permit students to take classes while they work.B.Foreign students who want to study for an MBA must take the TOEFL test.C.Over 90 percent students can get financial aid for MBA studies after the first year.D.Studying for an MBA is costly.A.120B.1,200C.1,020D.200A.www.gmt.orgB.www.gre.o

22、rgC.www.gmat.orgD.www.gnt.orgQuestions 27-30 （分数：4.00）A.To promote sales of bicycles.B.To encourage cycling.C.To reduce car accidents.D.To improve road conditions.A.Most of these accidents are caused by cars.B.Cyclists are not aware of traffic regulations.C.Pedestrians often walk on the bicycle lane

23、s.D.There are too many motorists in the street.A.It is exciting and adventurous.B.It is cheap, clean and good for everybody.C.It is enjoyable and pleasant.D.It is safe, fast and economical.A.Held meetings.B.Written to city councils.C.Held bicycle rallies.D.Put advertisements on the local newspapers.

24、六、C: Listening Transla(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Sectence Translation(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in English. You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding spac

25、e in your ANSWER BOOKLET. （分数：20.00）_八、Passage Translation(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in

26、 your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening. （分数：10.00）_九、SECTION 2: STUDA SKI(总题数：6，分数：60.00)Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand t

27、imes a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people“s. In the same way, children learning to do all the other things they learn to do without being taughtto walk, run, climb, w

28、histle, ride a bicyclecompare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never not

29、ice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way

30、of saying or doing this or not. If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be hi mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can“t find the wa

31、y to get the right answer. Let“s end all this nonsense of grades, exams, marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know. Let them get on with this job in the

32、 way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one“s life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But

33、 suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?“ Don“t worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.（分数：10.00）(1).What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things?（分数：2.00）A.By copying what other peop

34、le do.B.By making mistakes and having them corrected.C.By listening to explanations from skilled people.D.By asking a great many questions.(2).What does the author think teachers do which they should not do?（分数：2.00）A.They give children correct answers.B.They point out children“s mistakes to them.C.

35、They allow children to mark their own work.D.They encourage children to copy from one another.(3).The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are _.（分数：2.00）A.not really important skillsB.more important than other skillsC.basically different from learning adult skillsD

36、.basically the same as learning other skills(4).Exams, grades and marks should be abolished because children“s progress should only be estimated by _.（分数：2.00）A.educated personsB.the children themselvesC.teachersD.parents(5).The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are _.（分数：2.00）

37、A.too independent of othersB.too critical of themselvesC.unable to think for themselvesD.unable to use basic skillsA wise man once said that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. So, as a police officer, I have some urgent things to say to good people. Day a

38、fter day my men and I struggle to hold back a tidal wave of crime. Something has gone terribly wrong with our once-proud American way of life. It has happened in the area of values. A key ingredient is disappearing, and I think I know what it is: accountability. Accountability isn“t hard to define.

39、It means that every person is responsible for his or her actions and liable for their consequences. Of the many values that hold civilization togetherhonesty, kindness, and so on accountability may be the most important of all. Without it, there can be no respect, no trust, no law-and, ultimately, n

40、o society. My job as a police officer is to impose accountability on people who refuse, or have never learned, to impose it on themselves. But as every policeman knows, external controls on people“s behavior are far less effective than internal restraints such as guilt, shame and embarrassment. Fort

41、unately there are still communitiessmaller towns, usuallywhere schools maintain discipline and where parents hole up standards that proclaim: “In this family certain things are not toleratedthey simply are not done!“ Yet more and more, especially in our larger cities and suburbs, these inner restrai

42、nts are loosening. Your typical robber has none. He considers your property his property; he takes what he wants, including your life if you enrage him. The main cause of this break-down is a radical shift in attitudes. Thirty years ago, if a crime was committed, society was considered the victim. N

43、ow, in a shocking reversal, it“s the criminal who is considered victimized: by his underprivileged upbringing, by the school that didn“t teach him to read, by the church that failed to reach him with moral guidance, by the parents who didn“t provide a stable home. I don“t believe it. Many others in

44、equally disadvantaged circumstances choose not to engage in criminal activities. If we free the criminal, even partly, from accountability, we become a society of endless excuses where no one accepts responsibility for anything. We in America desperately need more people who believe that the person

45、who commits a crime is the one responsible for it.（分数：10.00）(1).What the wise man said suggests that _.（分数：2.00）A.it“s unnecessary for good people to do anything in face of evilB.It“s certain that evil will prevail if good men do nothing about itC.it“s only natural for virtue to defeat evilD.it“s de

46、sirable for good men to keep away from evil(2).According to the author, if a person is found guilty of a crime _.（分数：2.00）A.society is to be held responsibleB.modem civilization is responsible for itC.the criminal himself should bear the blameD.the standards of living should be improved(3).Compared

47、with those in small towns, people in large cities have _.（分数：2.00）A.less self-disciplineB.better sense of disciplineC.more mutual respectD.less effective government(4).The writer is sorry to have noticed that _.（分数：2.00）A.people in large cities tend to excuse criminalsB.people in small towns still stick to old discipline and standardsC.today“s society lacks sympathy for people in difficultyD.people in disadvantaged circumstances are engaged in criminal activities(5).The key point of the passage is that _.（分数：2.00）A.stri