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1、翻译三级口译综合能力模拟9答案模拟 120Part A听力原文1-10 In April, the Manhattan Institute released its yearly study of graduation rates. The research group used information from 2003. The researchers found that 72 percent of girls successfully completed their high school education. That compared to 65 percent of boys.

2、The newspaper Education Week noted earlier this year that, in some ways, what people are worried about now is really not new. Boys have scored lower than girls on tests in the National Assessment of Educational Progress since at least 1971. And the differences are not limited to the United States. E

3、ducation Week noted the results of an international reading test in 2003. Fifteen-year-olds took the test in 41 countries. Girls scored higher than boys in almost every country. Differences between males and females are a continuing issue of fierce debate. Cultural and economic influences play an im

4、portant part. But recent findings suggest that another part of the answer lies in differences between the male and female brains. These include differences in learning rates. As a result, some researchers say, boys may not be able to develop language and reading skills as well as girls do. The last

5、time there was a lot of concern about differences in school, it was about girls, especially in math and science classes. Efforts to improve the situation for girls included hiring more female teachers. Yet some people think the opposite situation exists now. They say not enough male teachers is one

6、reason why boys may not learn as well in class. Another explanation being heard involves the increased testing in American schools. Some people say schools are preparing for these important tests by forcing boys to sit quietly at their desks. They say this is unfair. Still others say that society is

7、 failing boys, by giving them the message that studying is not manly. And others say boys are failing in school because they become too interested in the girls in their classes. One attempt to solve problems like these is the use of same-sex classrooms. 第1题：参考答案：A答案解析：推理判断题。 根据原文Boys have scored low

8、er than girls on tests in the National Assessment of Educational Progress since at least 1971可知至少从1971年起男孩在全国教育进步评价的考试中的成绩就低于女孩。由此可见，题干说过去20年来女孩的成绩一直优于男孩，与原文意思相符，是正确的。 解题关键 1)理解比较级的用法；2)理解题干中decade意为“十年”。第2题：参考答案：B答案解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。 根据原文the differences are not limited to the United States可知这一差别并非只出现在美

9、国。由此可见，题干说法与原文相符，是正确的。 解题关键 根据题干中专有名词正确定位原文相关信息。第3题：参考答案：B答案解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。 关于男孩女孩的不同，根据原文Cultural and economic influences play an important part But recent findings suggest that another part of the answer lies in differences between the male and female brain可知文化和经济影响起了重要作用，但近来研究结果表明另一因素是男女大脑的不同。由此可见

10、，题干的说法是不全面的，因此与原文不符是错误的。 解题关键 掌握转折连词but的用法，该词后内容往往表述说者重要观点，是听的主要内容。第4题：参考答案：A答案解析：推理判断题。 根据原文But recent findings suggest that another part of the answer lies in differences between the male and female brain可知近来研究结果表明另一因素是男女大脑的不同。而后说者详细对此作出详尽阐释。由此可推断题干说男孩女孩成绩不同的主要原因是因为男女大脑的差异，与原文主要内容相符，是正确的。 解题关键 掌握本

11、篇脉络结构。讲话者使用转折连词but提出自己的观点，然后用其余的篇幅来进行阐释证明。第5题：参考答案：A答案解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。 根据原文boys may not be able to develop language and reading skills as well as girls do可知男孩发展语言和阅读技能的能力也许不如女孩好。由此可见，题干“女孩学习语言的能力比男孩强”与原文相符，是正确的。 解题关键 掌握同级比较的用法，本文中as well as表示“与一样好”。第6题：参考答案：B答案解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。 原文在谈到女孩在数学和科学课的问题时说Efforts

12、 to improve the situation for girls included hiring more female teachers由此可知，为了提高女孩在数学和科学方面的学习能力，学校雇佣了更多的女教师。因此题干的说法与原文显然不符，是错误的。 解题关键 根据题干中关键词正确定位原文相关信息。第7题：参考答案：A答案解析：因果关系的找寻和判断。 根据原文Yet some peoplesay not enough male teachers is one reason why boys may not learn as well in class可知，有些人认为男性教师不足是男孩在

13、班上学习不如女孩的原因之一。由此可见，题干的说法与原文相符，是正确的。 解题关键 掌握表示因果关系的信号词。本文中reason表明了原因，与题干中介词for意思相同。第8题：参考答案：A答案解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。 根据原文Some people say schools are preparing for these important tests by forcing boys to sit quietly at their desksThey say this is unfair可知，有些人说学校强迫男孩静悄悄地学习以应付这些重要考试，这是不公平的。由此可见，题干的说法与原文相符，是正

14、确的。 解题关键 掌握人称代词的指代关系，这里they指前面一句中的some people，正是题干所指对象。第9题：参考答案：B答案解析：因果关系的找寻和判断。 根据原文Still others say that society is failing boys，by giving them the message that studying is not manly可知，还有人认为社会有负于男孩，给他们传递出这样的信息，即学习使人没有阳刚之气。由此可推断，是社会的误导使男孩产生了不愿学习的想法。 解题关键 掌握介词by表因果关系的用法。第10题：参考答案：B答案解析：语义理解题。 根据原文O

15、ne attempt to solve problems like these is the use of same-sex classrooms可知，试图采用男女分班制的办法解决男生学习差的问题。可见这种办法只是一种attempt“企图，尝试”，而非最终有效的解决办法。 解题关键 掌握attempt的含义是解题的关键。B第11题：参考答案：C答案解析：听力原文As I walked into this old haunted house, I heard this terrible scream and my blood ran cold when I saw this figure in

16、white rushing straight at me. 语义理解题。 原文意思是“我走进这所鬼屋时，听到一声惨叫，当一个白衣之物径直朝我冲来时，我吓呆了。”由此可见C项“他吓得魂飞魄散”与原文相符，该项是正确答案。 解题关键 理解my blood ran cold的含义。其意为“吓呆了”，与C项意思相当。第12题：参考答案：A答案解析：听力原文Hi, Jim! You look pretty good today. Everybody at the office says hello - Were all praying for you to pull through this opera

17、tion and get back to work as soon as you can. 语义理解题。 原文意思是“嗨，Jim你今天看上去很好，办公室所有人都问候你。大家都在为你祈祷，希望你能从手术中康复，尽快回来工作。”由此可见，A项“他刚做完手术”与原文相符，该项为正确答案。 解题关键 理解上下文内逻辑关系，此外理解pull through含义为“从恢复”。第13题：参考答案：B答案解析：听力原文Okay, this is our last dry run - the show opens tomorrow. So come on, people, be serious! 词义理解题。

18、原文意思是“好了，今天是最后一次练习，明天正式演出。来吧，认真些!”由此可见 B项与原文相符，该项为正确答案。 解题关键 理解dry run的含义，通过上下文可判断该词组意为“练习”，与B项中 practice同义。第14题：参考答案：A答案解析：听力原文Jack, youre talking big about how great your team is and how bad theyll beat my team on Saturday. Lets bet fifty dollars on who win. Lets see you put your money where your

19、mouth is. 词义理解题。 原文相关部分意思是“Jack你就吹吧你们队有多厉害，你们周六会把我们队打得多惨。我们赌50元看谁赢”。由此可见，说者认为Jack在夸口。因此A项是正确答案。 解题关键 理解talk big的含义。该词组意为“说大话，夸口”，与A项中boast意思相同。第15题：参考答案：D答案解析：听力原文Im afraid Ill be at loose ends this weekend. My fiance is going on a fishing trip with his buddies, and all my girlfriends are away on va

20、cation. 语义理解题。 原文意思是“我这个周末恐怕很闲，我未婚夫和朋友们要去钓鱼，而我所有的女友都去度假了。”由此可见我们并不知说者周末的安排。因此D项是正确的。 解题关键 理解at loose ends的含义。该词组意为“闲散的”。第16题：参考答案：A答案解析：听力原文What Catherine has had this morning was a cup of coffee. 语义理解题。 原文意思是“今天早上Catherine只喝了一杯咖啡。”由此可见选项A内容与原文相符，因此该项是A答案。 解题关键 理解复合句义。本句中what引导的是主语从句。第17题：参考答案：C答案解析

21、：听力原文The car wouldnt start, so they went there by subway. 语义理解题。 原文意思是“汽车无法启动，所以他们乘地铁去那里了。”由此可见选项C内容与原文相符，因此该项是A答案。 解题关键 根据表示因果关系的信号词理解句子含义。第18题：参考答案：C答案解析：听力原文I used to go to the football stadium often, but now I generally stay at home watching TV instead. 词义理解题。 原文意思是“我过去常常去看足球，但现在我通常在家看电视。”由此可见选项

22、C内容与原文相符，因此该项是A答案。 解题关键 理解原文instead的含义。该词常用在句尾表“以来代替”，与选项C中rather than“而非”意思相呼应。第19题：参考答案：B答案解析：听力原文Having worked with an IT firm for three years, he set up his own company. 语义理解题。 原文意思是“在一家IT公司工作三年后，他创办了自己的公司。”由此可见B项内容与原文相符，因此该项是A答案。 解题关键 理解现在分词完成式表示已完成的动作，其动作发生的时间在谓语动词表示时间之前，因此先有在别的公司工作的经验，再创办公司。第

23、20题：参考答案：D答案解析：听力原文Isnt that new concert hall outstanding? 语义理解题。 原文意思是“那座新的音乐厅多么出色呀。”由此可见选项D项内容与原文相符，因此该项是A答案。 解题关键 理解Isnt?句式结构的含义。实际上该问句表示肯定，是一种强调。Part Listen to the following passages and then choose the best answer to each question by blackening the corresponding circle. You may need to scribble

24、 a few notes in order to answer the questions satisfactorily. There are three passages in this part, each with five questions. And each question carries two points. You will hear the passages only once. 听力原文26-30 Another problem with children involved is child abuse. Child abuse covers a wide range

25、of parental actions that result in harm being inflicted on children of all ages. The kind of abuse, however, varies with age. Infants and pre-school children are most likely to suffer deliberately inflicted fractures, bums, and braises. This is known as the battered-child syndrome, first identified

26、during the 1960s. Historically, reported cases of sexual abuse, ranging from molestation to incest, primarily involve male perpetrators and school-aged or adolescent female victims. More recently, however, a growing number of pre-school Victims and male victims have been identified. Some states have

27、 broadened their statutory definitions of abuse to specifically include emotional or mental injury. Constant parental rejection, for example, can permanently cripple a childs personality. Perhaps the most prevalent type of abuse is neglectthat is, physical or emotional harm resulting from their fail

28、ure to provide children with adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care, education, and moral training. A common consequence of neglect among young children is underfeeding; an undernourished infant often falls to thrive and may even die. In the age range between eight and 17 years, neglect, as

29、opposed to physical or sexual abuse, was involved in about 70 percent of all validated reports of child mistreatment in the U.S. in a recent year. 第21题：参考答案：B答案解析：根据上下文推断。 题干：本段之前作者讨论了什么问题?根据原文第一句“A problem with which many children must deal is child abuse”，译文为：许多孩子必须应对的一个问题是虐待儿童问题。据此可以推断作者在本段文字之前也在

30、讨论“孩子面临的问题”，前后应是并列关系。所以选b。a选项是“孩子们的福利计划”，c选项是“虐待儿童的案例”，d选项是“虐待儿童的定义”，这三个选项和该段的逻辑关系并不是并列关系。第22题：参考答案：C答案解析：根据上下文推断。 题干：本段之后作者将要讨论什么问题?文章的三个段落介绍了虐待儿童的不同表现形式：生理上的虐待physical abuse，情感上的伤害emotional or mental injury，以及抚养中的疏忽neglect，并论述了其中一些虐待形式带来的后果。段落之间是顺承关系，根据推理，作者之后很可能继续讨论虐待儿童所导致的后果，所以选c。第23题：参考答案：D答案解析

31、：细节信息。 题干：下面哪一群体的孩子最容易遭受受疟儿童综合病症?根据原文“Infants and pre-school children are most likely to suffer deliberately inflicted fractures， bums，and bruisesThis is known as the battered-child syndrome”，译文为：婴儿和学龄前儿童最容易遭受故意的人为造成的骨折、烧伤和擦伤。这种被称做受疟儿童综合病征。所以选d。第24题：参考答案：D答案解析：细节信息。 题干：在美国最为常见的虐待儿童的形式是什么?根据原文“Perhap

32、s the most prevalent type of abuse is neglect”，译文为：大概最普遍的虐待形式是忽视。所以选d。第25题：参考答案：A答案解析：细节信息。 题干：忽视在孩子中引起的最常见的症状是什么?根据原文“A common consequence of neglect among young children is underfeeding”，译文为：忽视在孩子中所引起的最常见的后果是吃不饱，所以选a。听力原文21-25 After the death of my grandfather, I got the genealogy bug. It started

33、with the gathering of family photos and progressed to writing a family history. Several years ago, I took another step and began creating a Website for the Stovalls. During this initiative, I also pursued the Wallace, Cox, Raney, and other related family lines. One day I received an email about the

34、Wallace line from a fellow named Ron Ritchie. Although I lived in Birmingham, Alabama, and he lived in Dallas, Texas, he had some Wallaces from the same area from which mine originated. We corresponded several times, after which he passed the baton to his daughter, Connie. She emailed me, and after

35、six months or so, we reached the conclusion that we were not related. With no more data to work on, we chatted about other interests and one thing led to another. The end result? This shy Alabama-born boy found himself flying to Dallas to meet a girl. During several subsequent trips, we explored the

36、 sights, met each others families, and plotted our lives. In December of 1997, my genealogical penpal and I were married. Our search for roots had led instead to a fresh branch on our now combined family tree. I think its only fair to give our ancestors the credit! 第26题：参考答案：B答案解析：细节信息。 题干：我什么时候开始了家

37、谱调查?根据原文“After the death of my grandfather, I got he genealogy bug”，译文为：在祖父故去之后，我就对家谱着了迷。所以选b。第27题：参考答案：A答案解析：细节信息。 题干：家族的哪一支使康妮和我走到一起的?根据原文“I received an email about the Wallace line from a fellowWe corresponded several times，after which he passed the baton to his daughter，Connie”，译文为：我收到一封来信，他出自华莱

38、士家族分支中的一员在我们几次通信以后他把接力棒传递给了他的女儿康妮。所以选a。第28题：参考答案：D答案解析：同义替换。 题干：康妮和我什么时候发现我们并没有亲属关系?根据原文“She emailed me，and after six months or so，we reached the conclusion that we were not related”，译文为：她给我写信，在过了大约六个月之后，我们得出了结论，我们并没有亲属关系。所以选d。d选项After we corresponded for six months，是对原文的同义替换，用correspond代替了email。第29

39、题：参考答案：A答案解析：地点信息。 题干：康妮和我分别住在哪里?根据原文“I lived in Birmingham，Alabama， and he in Dallas，TexasThis shy Alabama-born boy found himself flying to Dallas to meet a girl，”，译文为：我住在阿拉巴马州的伯明翰，他住在德克萨斯州的达拉斯，这个出生在阿拉巴马州的害羞的男孩飞往达拉斯与一个女孩会面。所以选a。第30题：参考答案：C答案解析：数字信息。 题干：康妮和我什么时候结的婚?根据原文“In December of 1997，my geneal

40、ogical pen pal and I were married”，译文为：1997年12月，我的家族谱系中的笔友和我结婚了。所以选c，要注意在听的过程中捕捉数字细节信息。听力原文21-25 Clark Warren has been a marriage counselor for 35 years - long enough to help couples confront just about every domestic difficulty imaginable. On the personal side, hes helped six close friends as they

41、went through three divorces each. His own marriage, happily, has lasted 43 years - and he and his wife, Marylyn, have raised three daughters who also enjoy happiness of marriage. So this is enough to say that Dr. Warren knows a fair bit about marriage - from his practice, his friends, his own experi

42、ence, and from his parents, who still liked to hold hands after 70 years together. And he thinks he knows what it is that makes or breaks a marriage. The key, he says, is not necessarily family background, or chemistry, or even how old people are when they marry. It is. are you ready? That is choosi

43、ng wisely in the first place. This choice has more to do with the eventual success of your marriage than everything else combined that you do after you get married, says this voice of experience. If you choose someone who is highly compatible, it feels almost effortless; if you are mismatched, its a

44、ll hard work and good intentions. Passage One 第31题：参考答案：B答案解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。 根据原文Clark Warren has been a marriage counselor for 35 years可知，此人是婚姻顾问。 由此可见，B项与原文相符，因此该项为正确答案。 解题关键 通过题干要求正确定位原文相关信息。第32题：参考答案：A答案解析：数字信息的找寻和判断。 根据原文His own marriage，happily，has lasted 43 years可知他婚姻幸福，结婚已有43个年头。由此可见，A项与原文相符，因此

45、该项为正确答案。 解题关键 通过题干特殊疑问词特点正确定位原文相关信息。第33题：参考答案：C答案解析：推理判断题。 根据原文His own marriage，happily，has lasted 43 yearsand he and his wife，Marylyn，have raised three daughters who also enjoy happiness of marriage可知，他不仅自己婚姻幸福，而且他的三个女儿也是如此。由此可推断他们全家都是婚姻幸福美满。因此C项与原文相符，该项为正确答案。 解题关键 理解结构复杂的句子含义。本题原文中使用的句子复杂包括and并列句和

46、 who引导的定语从句，该句高度概括了Clark Warren一家的情况。第34题：参考答案：D答案解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。 根据原文The key，he saysIt isare you ready? That is choosing wisely in the first place说婚姻幸福的关键是你是否作好了准备，即首先要进行明智的选择。由此可见D项与原文相符，因此该项为正确答案。 解题关键 1)掌握同义词替换。原文中key与题干中the most important意思相当，因此可迅速定位相关信息；2)理解that is句式的特点。该句式表“即”是对重要观点的解释或说明，在听的过

47、程应对此句式内的信息格外注意。第35题：参考答案：B答案解析：主旨题。 全文首先介绍了一位婚姻顾问的私人生活情况，而后详细介绍了他对成功婚姻的认识。 由此可见B项与原文相符，因此该项为正确答案。 解题关键 掌握篇章主要结构并将各选项中关键词与原文主要内容相对照。Part Parts of the following text are missing. While listening to the tape, complete the passage by filling in each blank space with an appropriate word or words. There are 20 blanks, each carrying one point. You will hear the passage only once.听力原文1-10 The Commission is expected to propose allowing people to choose which legal jurisdic