[外语类试卷]口译三级综合能力模拟试卷19及答案与解析.doc

1、口译三级综合能力模拟试卷 19及答案与解析 SECTION 1 (10 points) Listen to the following passages and then decide whether the statements below are true or false. There are 10 questions in this section, with 1 points each. You will hear the recording only ONCE. At the end of the recording, you will have 2 minutes to fini

2、sh this section. 1 My mother was a typical housewife, who cared for her family. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 2 My mother spent a lot of “quality time“ with us. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 3 We didnt have a car until the 1960s. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 4 We walked to the store with my mother to get groceries even in wi

3、nter. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 5 My brothers and I went home for lunch every day. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 6 We always had dinner at exactly 6 oclock. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 7 My older brother Tony wanted to dig a hole to China. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 8 My mother once helped me make up fairy tales for my dolls.

4、 （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 9 Tony often found cookies that my mother hid for him. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 10 Mom and I had fun even in the middle of hanging the wash in the backyard. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE SECTION 2 (10 points) Listen to the following short statements and then choose one of the answers that b

5、est fits the meaning of each statement. There are 10 questions in this section, 1 points for each question. You will hear the recording only ONCE. 11 Which of the following statements is true according to what you have heard? （ A） I will eat lunch very quickly. （ B） I will have lunch before the meet

6、ing. （ C） I will eat lunch at the meeting. （ D） I will eat lunch while jogging. 12 What did he do? （ A） He telephoned me. （ B） He picked up the phone. （ C） He put the receiver down. （ D） He put my hanger up. 13 When can I go to see her? （ A） On weekends. （ B） Whenever I want. （ C） Anytime except wee

7、kends. （ D） When she wants to see me. 14 Who is going to London? （ A） Mary. （ B） Susan and Mary. （ C） Susan. （ D） Neither Susan nor Mary. 15 Which of the following statements is true about his friend? （ A） Writing exhausts his friend. （ B） His friend collects a lot of things to write. （ C） His frien

8、d always has enough material to write on. （ D） His friend is doing research to write a paper. 16 What is suggested for your investment? （ A） Distributing your money among different companies. （ B） Investigating the company before investment. （ C） Dont invest all your money. （ D） Comparing different

9、companies before investment. 17 What did the person do during the vacation? （ A） Stayed at home. （ B） Exhausted myself. （ C） Hardly had any rest. （ D） Dont know. 18 What is said about the research paper? （ A） The paper came out as short as I expected. （ B） Actually the paper was long enough to cover

10、 it. （ C） The paper was short enough to present. （ D） The paper turned out better than I had expected. 19 Generally speaking, how many students fail this course? （ A） A few. （ B） Many. （ C） None. （ D） A11. 20 How big is the house he moved in? （ A） As big as the old one. （ B） Twice as big as mine. （

11、C） As big as mine. （ D） Twice bigger than mine. 一、 PART 2 (30 points, 10 minutes) Listen to the following passages and then choose the best answer to each question. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to answer the questions satisfactorily. There are 3 passages in this part, each with 5 qu

12、estions. And each question carries 2 points. You will hear the passages only ONCE. At the end of each passage, you will have 2 minutes to finish the questions. 21 What is this talk mainly about? （ A） How historical events affected an art movement. （ B） How artists can influence economic conditions.

13、（ C） Why a certain art movement failed to become popular. （ D） How valuable paintings were lost during wartime. 22 What does the speaker say about the artists in the United States during me Great Depression? （ A） Many artists lost faith in the value of art. （ B） Many artists were forced to take jobs

14、 in other fields. （ C） Many artists moved away from large cities. （ D） Many artists in the United States moved to other countries. 23 What kind of scene might be shown in a typical regionalist painting? （ A） People working in a large factory. （ B） People walking on crowded city streets. （ C） An ever

15、yday activity in a small town. （ D） A well-known historical event. 24 Why did regionalism become so popular in the U.S. during the Great Depression? （ A） Because the paintings sold very well. （ B） Because it helped strengthen peoples faith in their country. （ C） Because people liked to live in the c

16、ountry at that time. （ D） Because it helped recover the economy. 25 According to me speaker, what happened in the U.S. in the 1940s around the time of the Second World War that affected the popularity of the regionalist art? （ A） The populations of small towns increased rapidly. （ B） Art critics in

17、cities began to take notice of regionalism. （ C） Some regionalist painters began a new art movement. （ D） Society became more internationally focused. 26 According to the passage, how many universities in the United States took part in the study? （ A） Four. （ B） Three. （ C） Five. （ D） Six. 27 Why do

18、es a lack of sleep cause people to gain weight? （ A） Because people burn fewer calories when they are awake. （ B） Because people feel hungry when they lack sleep. （ C） Because their hormones stay unchanged. （ D） Because people dont exercise when they dont have enough sleep. 28 According to the passa

19、ge, what is NOT true about the first study? （ A） More than 1,000 people took part in the study. （ B） People who slept less had higher blood levels of ghrelin. （ C） People who slept more had higher blood levels of leptin. （ D） The amount of exercise can influence the result of the study. 29 What is t

20、he best amount of sleep for weight control? （ A） 8 hours a night. （ B） 7.7 hours a night. （ C） 7 hours a night. （ D） 9 hours a night. 30 Two groups of people are compared in the third study. They are people_. （ A） with less than 5 hours of sleep a night and with 7 to 9 hours of sleep （ B） who slept

21、4 hours a night and who slept 4 hours for 2 nights （ C） with less than 4 hours of sleep a night and with 7 to 9 hours of sleep （ D） with less than 5 hours of sleep a night and with 8 hours of sleep 31 How much was the net income at Sony Ericsson in 2004? （ A） 55 million euros. （ B） 43 million euros.

22、 （ C） 45 million euros. （ D） 44 million euros. 32 To whom did Sony Ericsson lose its position as the worlds fifth-biggest handset maker? （ A） Nokia. （ B） Motorola. （ C） LG Electronics. （ D） An Asian manufacturer. 33 Which of the following contributed to the growth of Sony Ericssons global market sha

23、re? （ A） Competition from Asian manufacturers. （ B） Strong sales in Western Europe. （ C） Rise of mobile phone shipments. （ D） Pressure from Nokia. 34 Where is Sony Ericsson based? （ A） In London. （ B） In Paris. （ C） In Tokyo. （ D） In New York City. 35 What is the average selling price of Sony Ericss

24、ons phones in the 4th quarter of 2004? （ A） 157 euros. （ B） 165 euros. （ C） 140 euros. （ D） 160 euros. 二、 PART 3 (20 points, 10 minutes) 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

25、are 20 blanks, each carrying 1 points. You will hear the passage only ONCE. At the end of the recording, you will have 3 minutes to finish this part. 35 Beijing: The United States and North Korea had their first【 L1】 _in four months here this afternoon as part of the【 L2】 _negotiations on how to end

26、 North Koreas nuclear program, but diplomats played down prospects for【 L3】 _. The talks are at the Diaoyutai【 L4】 _, a sprawling, garden-filled【 L5】_in western Beijing, with negotiators gathering around a giant hexagonal table built to【 L6】 _the six delegations. The Chinese placed the Americans and

27、 the North Koreans in【 L7】 _, which may have facilitated the【 L8】 _between Mr. Kelly and Mr. Kim, which took place【 L9】 _in the afternoon session. The two spoke for 30 minutes, two Asian diplomats【 L10】 _. The early indications of how the talks are going【 L11】 _. A South Korean who took part in the

28、meetings described North Korea as “willing to【 L12】 _through dialogue.“ Chinese officials also put a【 L13】 _on the talks. “I heard talks this morning and this afternoon were very successful,“ the Foreign Minister, Li Zhaoxing, told delegates【 L14】 _. But Japanese and Russian participants were【 L15】

29、_. The Russian【 L16】_, Aleksandr Losyukov, described the negotiations as【 L17】 _. “So far, the countries have put forward a number of【 L18】 _, which are【 L19】 _the development of these talks,“ he told Russian reporters in Beijing. “I would not say that I am feeling【 L20】 _.“ 36 【 L1】 37 【 L2】 38 【 L

30、3】 39 【 L4】 40 【 L5】 41 【 L6】 42 【 L7】 43 【 L8】 44 【 L9】 45 【 L10】 46 【 L11】 47 【 L12】 48 【 L13】 49 【 L14】 50 【 L15】 51 【 L16】 52 【 L17】 53 【 L18】 54 【 L19】 55 【 L20】 三、 PART 4 (30 points, 30 minutes) Listen to the following passage. Write a short English summary of around 150 words of what you have

31、 heard. You will hear the passage only ONCE and you will have 25 minutes to finish you English summary at the end of the recording. This part of test carries 30 points. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to write your summary satisfactorily. 口译三级综合能力模拟试卷 19答案与解析 SECTION 1 (10 points) List

32、en to the following passages and then decide whether the statements below are true or false. There are 10 questions in this section, with 1 points each. You will hear the recording only ONCE. At the end of the recording, you will have 2 minutes to finish this section. 1 【听力原文】 My mother was a classi

33、c homemaker. When I think of her in those days, I see a woman in perpetual motion, making the beds, washing the dishes and putting dinner on the table precisely at six oclock. I came home from school for lunch every day. While we ate, Mom and I listened to radio programs. My mother also found lots o

34、f what people now call “quality time“ for my brothers and me. She didnt learn to drive until the early 1960s, so we walked everywhere. In the winter, she bundled us up on a sled and pulled us to the store. Then we held and balanced the groceries for the trip home. In the middle of hanging the wash o

35、n a clothesline in the backyard, she might help me practice my pitching or lie down on the grass with me to describe the cloud shapes overhead. One summer, she helped me create a fantasy world in a large cardboard box. We used mirrors for lakes and twigs for trees, and I made up fairy-tale stories f

36、or my dolls to act out. Another summer, she encouraged my younger brother Tony to pursue his dream of digging a hole all the way to China. She started reading to him about China and every day he spent time digging a hole next to our house. Occasionally, he found a chopstick or fortune cookie my moth

37、er had hidden there. 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 同义替换。根据原文 “My mother was a classic homemaker ”，译文为：我的母亲是位传统的持家的人。题干句子是对原文的同义解释。 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节信息。根据原文 “My mother also found lots of what people now callquality timefor mybrothers and me ”，译文为：我母亲也为我和弟弟度过了很多现在人们所谓的 “素质时间 ”。 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 理解推断。题干给出的是错误的

38、干扰信息，根据原文 “She didnt learn to drive until theearly 1960s” ，译文为：我母亲直到 20世纪 60年代才学会开车 。但不能由此推断出我们到 60年代才拥有汽车。 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节信息。根据原文 “In the winter， she bundled us up on a sled and pulled us to the store Then we held and balanced the groceries for the trip home ”，译文为：冬天，母亲把我们绑在雪橇上，拉着我们去商店。所以在冬天母亲

39、和我们并不是走着去商店，而是坐雪橇，所以题干信息是错误的。 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 理解推断。根据原文 “I came home from school for lunch every day ”，译文为：我每天中午都从学校回家吃午饭。但文章并没有说到弟弟也是回家吃饭，所以题干表述是错误的。 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题 解析】 理解推断。根据原文 “I see a womanputting dinner on the table precisely at six oclock ”，译文为：想到母亲的时候，就会看到她 准时在六点钟把晚饭摆上餐桌。作者使用了副词 precisely，

40、译文为：准时地、精确地，所以可以推断出我们家总是在六点吃晚饭，题干表述是正确的。 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 理解推断。根据原文 “she encouraged my younger brother Tony to pursue his dream ofdigging a hole all the way to China ”，译文为：她鼓励我的弟弟追寻他的梦想，他梦想挖一个地道，一直挖到中国去。由此可以推断我的弟弟想要挖个地道到中国，题干表述是正确的。 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节信息。根据原文 “One summer， she helped me create a fa

41、ntasy world in a large cardboard box We used mirrors for lakes and twigs for trees，and I made up fairy-tale stories for my dolls toact out ”，译文为：一个夏天，妈妈帮我在一只大木箱里建造了一个童话世界，我们用镜子做湖面，小树枝做树木，然后我编了童话故事，并让我的玩具参与故事演出 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 词义理解。根据原文 “Occasionally,he found a chopstick or fortune cookie my mother

42、 had hiddenthere ”，译文为： 偶尔，他会发现母亲藏在那里的筷子和幸运饼干。本题关键是理解 occasionally的词义，表示偶然、偶尔，所以题干表述是错误的。 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 理解推断。根据原文 “In the middle of hanging the wash on a clothesline in the backyard,she mighthelp me practice my pitching or lie down on the grass with me to describe the cloud shapesoverhead ”，译文为

43、：在后院晾衣服的时候，她帮我练习棒球的投球，或和我躺在草地上描述天上的云彩的形状。根据这句可以推断出即便是在晾衣服的时候，我和妈妈 SECTION 2 (10 points) Listen to the following short statements and then choose one of the answers that best fits the meaning of each statement. There are 10 questions in this section, 1 points for each question. You will hear the reco

44、rding only ONCE. 11 【听力原文】 Since I have a meeting around noon, I will eat my lunch on the run. 11 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 固定搭配。根据原文 “Since I have a meeting around noon， I will eat my lunch on the run ”，关键在于理解固定搭配 on the run。 On the run：hurrying busily from place toplace，意指匆忙地，所以 a选项 “I will eat lunch very q

45、uickly ”是对原文的正确解释。而 D选项则为干扰项，把 on the run理解为running的意思，并用同义词 jogging来代替了 runnin 12 【听力原文】 He hung up on me. 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 电话场景，固定搭配。 根据原文 “He hung up on me ”，关键在于理解固定搭配 hang up。 hang up： toend up a telephone conversation，意指：挂断电话。选项 C“He put the receiverdown ”是对原文的正确解释，意指：把receiver(听筒 )放下。 B选项为

46、“他拿起电话 ”， D选项为 “他举起我的衣架(hanger)”。 13 【听力原文】 She said she didnt like anyone to visit her on weekends. Then she went on to say that I could come to see her anytime. 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 同义替换。根据原文 “She went on to say that I could come to see her anytime ”，译文为：她接着说我在任何时候都能去看她。 B选项用 whenever代替了 anytime。 14

47、 【听力原文】 Susan and Mary are going to London and New York respectively. 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 词义理解。根据原文 “Susan and Mary are going to London and New York respectively ”，译文为：苏姗和玛丽分别去伦敦和纽约。关键在于理解副词 respectively， respectively的意思是：各自地，依次地。例如： My two sons， Adam andAlexander， are five and nine respectively。 15

48、【听力原文】 His friend never runs out of things to write. 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 固定搭配。根据原文 “His friend never runs out of things to write ”，译文为：他朋友的写作素材永远不会枯竭 (用完 )。关键在于理解固定搭配 run out of， run out of的意思是：用完，耗光。 C选项是对原文的正确解释。 A选项 “Writing exhaustshis friend (写作耗尽了他朋友的灵感。 )”正是对原文的否定 。 exhaust意思是：用完，耗尽。 16 【听力原文】

49、 It would be a good idea to look into the company before you invest all your money. 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 同义替换。根据原文 “It would be a good idea to look into the company before you invest allyour money ”，译文为：在你把所有的钱进行投资之前，最好对这家公司 做调查。关键在于理解固定搭配 look into， look into意思是：调查，与 B选项中的 investigate是同义词，正确选项是对原文的同义替换。 17 【听力原文】 I stayed at home for some much needed rest during the vacation. 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节信息。根据原文 “I stayed at home for some much need