英语翻译高级口译-17及答案解析.doc

1、英语翻译高级口译-17 及答案解析(总分：300.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSECTION 1 LISTE(总题数：1，分数：30.00)According to the recent forecasts from The Futuristic magazine for 1997 and beyond, theU (1) /Usince mid-century, while the population has doubled. As a result, the pressure on natural resources hasU (2) /U: Demand for grain ha

2、s nearly tripled, andU (3) /Uhas increased nearly fourfold, with carbon emissions rising accordingly. City skylines mayU (4) /Uin the future. Information technologies are allowing workers toU (5) /Urather than trek to downtown skyscrapers. Consequently, many prestigious office towersU (6) /U, and U.

3、 S. builders have stopped putting up structures taller than 30 stories. Education in the Information Age will beU (7) /Uand less labor-intensive. Teaching may become more centralized, with a few “star teachers“ giving courses viaU (8) /Uto a national student body. Infotech is producing interactive e

4、ducational toys and other devices thatU (9) /Uof mental faculties. Some youngsters may even teach themselves to read before age 3. Future education will not end withU (10) /Uin high school or college, but becomeU (11) /U. More students will be learning at home, using computers and advanced education

5、al software. The number of home schoolers has grown fromU (12) /Uin the last two decades. Electronic networking will give more power to workers at the bottom of theU (13) /U. Computer networks allow employees to skip overU (14) /Uand communicate directly with senior managers or even the CEO. TheU (1

6、5) /Uof electronic communications will make low-status individualsU (16) /Utheir points of view and offering valuable new ideas. The earths economy is expected to benefit hugely fromU (17) /U. Earth is a colossal system, and we will need toU (18) /U. The space race will see many new competitors, as

7、the United States and RussiaU (19) /Udue to budget cuts. China, India, and Japan are moving ahead quickly in such fields as remote sensing satellites andU (20) /U.（分数：30.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填

8、空项 1:_填空项 1:_二、BPart B Listenin(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation.（分数：5.00）A.(A) Its up to fifteen pages.B.(B) Its made by a professional organization covering nearly all parts of married life.C.(C) It states in advance how many children they will have and where

9、theyll live.D.(D) It includes in advance the detailed rules to follow in nearly every part of the married life.A.(A) Shopping, cooking and taking care of the gardenB.(B) House cleaning, car repairs and watering the gardenC.(C) Laundry, house cleaning and car repairsD.(D) Laundry, card pairing and cl

10、eaning the houseA.(A) Life is basically practical instead of romantic.B.(B) Knowing what each other expects and working on a solution is more important.C.(C) A bunch of flower or a box of candy surely cannot be an effective solution.D.(D) Listening to your wife before choosing her the gifts is advis

11、able.A.(A) After the first child, the spouse who makes less money will stop working to take care of the children.B.(B) The upper limit of household expense per week is $100, within which they might have own independent choiceC.(C) For anything exceeding their own upper limit, they will not buy befor

12、e reaching a common ground.D.(D) They can buy whatever they want so long it does not exceed $100 per week.A.(A) To illustrate how they succeed in solving a real problem by acting out the rules.B.(B) To prove breaking rules is inevitable to both of them.C.(C) To show their agreement is comprehensive

13、in covering all detailed aspects of life.D.(D) To set an example for other couples to follow so as to cut down on divorce rates.三、BQuestions 6 to (总题数：1，分数：5.00)A.(A) Light cigarettes are not so risky to human health as regular ones.B.(B) Smoking kills about 1,500 girls everyday in America.C.(C) The

14、 number of female smokers in America has been on the increase in America recently.D.(D) The majority of female smokers in America are between the age of thirty-five to sixty-nine.A.(A) close, high-level ties between China and African countriesB.(B) great interest shown by Chinese companies to Africa

15、n countriesC.(C) the establishment of the China-Africa Forum in 2000D.(D) mutual complement in economy and trade of both sidesA.(A) President Vladimir Putin is considering the option of running for a third term of presidency.B.(B) No amendment will be made to the constitution on Russian presidency.C

16、C) President Vladimir Putin enjoys the support of the majority of citizens in Russia.D.(D) It is not justifiable to doubt whether the successor to President Vladimir Putin could do an equally good job.A.(A) It provides snapshots of the human family tree.B.(B) It can help scientists form the most c

17、omplete evolutionary chain so far.C.(C) It clears away the suspicion over its authenticity.D.(D) It reflects mans primal development in the long evolutionary process.A.(A) It signed a licensing agreement with some large Chinese technology companies.B.(B) It pushed the US government to exert greater

18、pressure on the Chinese government.C.(C) It donated 250 million US dollars to some main PC makers in China.D.(D) It sued some large computer companies in China for breaching intellectual property rights.四、BQuestions 11 to(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A.(A) It will automatically rate the TV shows so as to protect c

19、hildren from sex and violence.B.(B) It will block out the offensive parts in a TV show.C.(C) It will enrich peoples life by offering a variety of TV programs.D.(D) It aims to help parents to have a better control on what children should watch on TV.A.(A) Prime-time seriesB.(B) SportsC.(C) Bread-and-

20、butter programming of televisionD.(D) Hollywood Movies broadcast on TVA.(A) They are not suitable to kids.B.(B) They are suitable to kids.C.(C) They are either G or PG rated.D.(D) If you flip a button, you can watch it whenever you want.A.(A) Because we will want it more if theres a forbidden fruit

21、label on something.B.(B) Because the rating system is not scientifically and reasonably set.C.(C) Because therell be a lag between the rating system and the popularity of V-chip technology.D.(D) Because it is sure to end trashy tidal waves on TV sooner or later.A.(A) Optimistic.B.(B) NegativeC.(C) D

22、oubtfulD.(D) Reserved五、BQuestions 16 to(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A.(A) Students who have been in the United States for more than four years are not eligible for admission.B.(B) Its mission is to help new immigrant students develop not only academic skills, but also the necessary cultural skills.C.(C) Their stu

23、dents are all immigrants from different countries.D.(D) English is exclusively used in teaching.A.(A) Offering multilingual instead of bilingual programs.B.(B) Learning by practicing instead of following the teachers lecture.C.(C) Helping new immigrant students adapt quickly to the new environment.D

24、D) Helping the students to speak English correctly and fluently.A.(A) They all share common experiences.B.(B) They all want to improve their English as soon as possible.C.(C) They use gestures to assist their expression.D.(D) They all like math course and building their own miniature temple out of

25、 cardboard.A.(A) Improving their English skills.B.(B) The feelings of completely safe and welcomed in the new environment.C.(C) Assimilating as quickly as possible into mainstream American culture.D.(D) Learn to speak more than one language.A.(A) It will help you do interpretation in your career.B.(

26、B) It is something that passes on from generation to generation.C.(C) It is of great help to understand where you are from as well as where you are.D.(D) It will facilitate the studying of other subjects in schools.六、BSECTION 2 READI(总题数：20，分数：50.00)1.Which of the following is implied in the sentenc

27、e “Tony Blair was due on June 23rd to urge a new balance between the rights of offenders and those of victims in favour of the latter.“ in paragraph 3?（分数：2.50）A.(A) The offenders should be punished more severely.B.(B) Tony Blair was supportive of the rights of victims.C.(C) Neither offenders nor vi

28、ctims are pleased with the status quo of the administration of justice.D.(D) The rights of the victims were greatly impaired.2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?（分数：2.50）A.(A) Mentally iii offenders should not be sent to prison.B.(B) Jailed criminals will lose contact with thei

29、r families and re-offend after release.C.(C) Smaller detention centres close to home are the best place for many women prisoners.D.(D) Non-custodial community sentences proved to be quite effective in reducing re-offences.3.In the sentence “his successor, John Reid, is busily putting the boot into e

30、veryone else, lambasting judges for being soft on crime and scaring the daylights out of his department.“, the phrase “scare the daylight out of“ is closest in meaning to _.（分数：2.50）A.(A) fireB.(B) frightenC.(C) scoldD.(D) threaten4.Which of the following is LEAST likely to be the authors attitude t

31、oward prison?（分数：2.50）A.(A) Detention center is preferred to prison in correcting all the criminals.B.(B) Harsh penalty and prison may not be in the best interest of the societyC.(C) It is better to educate and reform the criminals than to lock them up.D.(D) The function and effectiveness of prisons

32、 in Britain have not improved much over the last decade.5.In writing the last sentence, the author _.（分数：2.50）A.(A) reaches the conclusion of the passage.B.(B) criticizes the competition in the IT industry.C.(C) reveals his real attitude toward the comparison of Microsoft and Google.D.(D) adopts a s

33、atirical tone.6.Eccentric people tend to form into groups because _.（分数：2.50）A.(A) they have no other friendsB.(B) they want others to share their interestsC.(C) they are good organisersD.(D) they feel they are misunderstood7.Which of the following is NOT implied in the statement “Google provides th

34、e front door to the Internet.“?（分数：2.50）A.(A) Google dominates the online business and plays a vital role in the market.B.(B) Too much power is concentrated in Googles hands.C.(C) Google can decide the life and death of Microsoft and other big internet firms.D.(D) Google exerts great pressure on its

35、 rivals.8.The author mentioned “a string of crimes“ in paragraph 2 to show that _.（分数：2.50）A.(A) Crime is becoming more and more rampant and nasty in Britain.B.(B) Crime rate is on the rise in Britain.C.(C) The government has done little to crack down on crimes.D.(D) Harsh sentence and prisons are n

36、ot effective in alleviating crimes.9.In the writers view, people who qualify as eccentrics _.（分数：2.50）A.(A) make every effort to appear strangeB.(B) have a strong desire to be noticedC.(C) deliberately behave in a mysterious wayD.(D) are unaware that their behaviour is unusual10.According to the wri

37、ter, eccentric people _.（分数：2.50）A.(A) want to show that they are differentB.(B) try to do what is expected of them.C.(C) express their own views in publicD.(D) pretend to be something they are not11.Which of the following does not support the statement “Yet there are some crucial ways in which Goog

38、le differs from Microsoft.“（分数：2.50）A.(A) Google is far more innovative than Microsoft.B.(B) Google will not be able to build Microsoft-style of monopoly on the industry.C.(C) Office workers are more dependent on Microsoft software than on Google.D.(D) Googles market share in search industry has fal

39、len substantially.12.According to the writer, most people have a desire to _.（分数：2.50）A.(A) be regarded as individualsB.(B) behave differently from other peopleC.(C) say what other people want to hearD.(D) spend all their time with a group of people13.Which best expresses the change since the sevent

40、eenth century in the perception people have of their relationship to their bodies?（分数：2.50）A.(A) From beneficiary to benefactorB.(B) From preserver to despoilerC.(C) From observer to investigatorD.(D) From caretaker to creator14.Which of the following is NOT true about the “proprietary lock-in“ acco

41、rding to the passage?（分数：2.50）A.(A) IBMs dominance was based on its proprietary lock-in.B.(B) Microsoft established a lucrative monopoly centered on its proprietary operating system, Windows.C.(C) In the new era of internet services, it is hardly possible for Google to establish proprietary lock-in.

42、D.(D) Google laeked the proprietary lock-in to remain on the top of the ranking.15.The author implies that the “normalizing images“ (Para. 5) we are surrounded with have the effect of_.（分数：2.50）A.(A) encouraging mediocrity instead of excellenceB.(B) enabling individuals to free themselves from anxie

43、tyC.(C) promoting solidarity among disparate social groupsD.(D) bolstering the supremacy of a narrow range16.The authors analysis of the impulse toward bodily transformation is most weakened by a failure to explore the _.（分数：2.50）A.(A) psychological benefits of an improvedB.(B) point of view of psyc

44、hologists who treat “scalpel slaves“C.(C) difference between competent and incompetent plastic surgeonsD.(D) dangers of injury stemming from misuse of bodybuilding equipment17.What is the purpose of the article?（分数：2.50）A.(A) to criticise people who always conformB.(B) to encourage people to be indi

45、vidualsC.(C) to examine the reasons for eccentric behaviourD.(D) to describe problems faced by eccentric people18.The ad for mineral water is cited as an example of the way popular culture _.（分数：2.50）A.(A) promotes symbols of statusB.(B) excludes those unwilling to consumeC.(C) fosters unrealistic e

46、xpectationsD.(D) co-opts the role of nutritionists19.The authors analysis of cosmetic surgery supports the proposition that _.（分数：2.50）A.(A) only the rich should undergo such proceduresB.(B) doctors should worry about medicine, not ethicsC.(C) advertising should accurately reflect popular cultureD.(

47、D) nature should not be tampered with unnecessarily20.What is the main idea of the passage?（分数：2.50）A.(A) Microsoft is still the king in the computing kingdom in the new ear of Internet services.B.(B) There are similarities between Google and Microsoft, but differences matter more.C.(C) Google is seriously rivaling Microsoft on the market of online search.D.(D) Innovation is the key to Googles success in establishing its dominance in Internet services.七、BSECTION 3 TRANS(总题数：1，分数：50.00)21.LONDONDown in the mall, between the fast-food joint and the bagel shop, a group of young people huddles in