[外语类试卷]高级口译（笔试）模拟试卷20及答案与解析.doc

1、高级口译（笔试）模拟试卷 20及答案与解析 Part A Spot Dictation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Re

2、member you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. 0 Einstein said in 1945, “Now everything has changed (1) our manner of thinking. We shall require a (2) new manner of thinking if mankind is (3) .“ Then, what leadership is required today? The first requirement is a new kind of leadership (4) a new manner

3、of thinking. From ancient times to the present, the most (5) leaders have been war leaders, many of them warriors themselves, (6) for their heroic deeds as in the ancient world, more commonly for heroic (7) in the modem world. Many were indeed great leaders, like Churchill, who through eloquence and

4、 force of (8) inspired the British people to stand against Hitlers onslaught. But (9) , what was so great about Alexander the Great, who (10) the culture, politics, or religion of the ancient world, whose (11) was one of conquest, destruction, serf-aggrandizement, and savagery? The age of warrior ki

5、ngs and of warrior presidents has passed. The nuclear age (12) a different kind of leadership a leadership of intellect, judgment, (13) , and rationality, a leadership committed to (14) , to world peace, and to the improvement of the human condition. Today we need a leadership that recognizes that t

6、he fundamental challenge in this nuclear hi-tech era is one of psychology and education (15) human relations. It is not the kind of problem that is likely to be resolved (16) even the sophisticated expertise of our most gifted military thinkers, who (17) exotic weapon systems and strategic doctrines

7、. The attributes (18) are the human attributes of compassion and common sense, of intellect and creative imagination, and of empathy and (19) . As Abraham Lincoln put it in his second (20) to Congress, during the worst days of the Civil War, “As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. W

8、e must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. “ Part B Listening Comprehension Directions: In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After each one, you will be asked some questions. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE.

9、 Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. （ A） Former schoolmates. （ B） Colleagues. （ C） Boss and secretary. （ D） Neighbours. （ A） The womans job. （ B） The ni

10、ght life. （ C） The difference between rural life and urban life. （ D） The different personalities. （ A） She was born in a city. （ B） She doesnt think the noise and traffic in the city matter much. （ C） She drives to work every day. （ D） She enjoys a natural way of life. （ A） Have a good sleep at hom

11、e. （ B） Take up a certain form of entertainment. （ C） Listen to the sounds of goats or cows in the country. （ D） Appreciate the beauty of nature. （ A） Ken is rather taciturn and not sociable. （ B） Its not easy for one to make friends if living in the suburbs. （ C） Nicole works in the city, and she g

12、oes to and from work by commuter train. （ D） Ken is well aware of the changes of nature. （ A） Blizzard. （ B） Airplane crash. （ C） Heavy rain. （ D） Tsunami. （ A） Nike has the ambition to become the number one brand in soccer. （ B） Soccer-related business has become the focus of Nike. （ C） Nike is big

13、ger than Adidas in soccer-related business. （ D） Competition between Nike and Adidas is getting more and more intense. （ A） Minimally 15. （ B） Over 1,000. （ C） More than 5,000. （ D） Not specified. （ A） To prove to donors that the Global Fund to Fight AIDS is working efficiently. （ B） To spend enough

14、 money to fight AIDS. （ C） To hold a special session of the U. N. General Assembly. （ D） To create a global fund to fight AIDS. （ A） To buy a British company that operates terminals at several US ports. （ B） To refuse to get involved in a fire storm on Capitol Hill. （ C） To take over some operations

15、 at six US ports. （ D） To alleviate the suspicion and challenge from the US Congress. （ A） Ways to become a better reader and writer. （ B） Ways to read a harder or easier hook. （ C） Ways to print a good book. （ D） Ways to read a book. （ A） He doesnt have a wife. （ B） He has three kids to take care o

16、f. （ C） He has to do job at home. （ D） He is often on business trip. （ A） Mr. Mark has much more time. （ B） Mr. Mark has a wife to help him. （ C） Mr. Mark doesnt have as much as responsibilities the interviewee has. （ D） Mr. Mark is not a book lover. （ A） By breaking down the words in the book. （ B）

17、 By reading the summary. （ C） By analyzing the title. （ D） By reading some reviews. （ A） The title of the book. （ B） The print of the letters. （ C） The preface of the book. （ D） The structure of the book. （ A） The technology to make machines quieter has been in use since the 1930s. （ B） The technolo

18、gy to make machines quieter has accelerated industrial production. （ C） The technology to make machines quieter has just been in commercial use. （ D） The technology to make machines quieter has been invented to remove all noises. （ A） The modern electronic anti-noise devices are an update version of

19、 the traditional methods. （ B） The modern electronic anti-noise devices share similarities with the traditional methods. （ C） The modern electronic anti-noise devices are as inefficient as the traditional methods. （ D） The modern electronic anti-noise devices are based on an entirely new working pri

20、nciple. （ A） Streets. （ B） Factories. （ C） Aircraft. （ D） Cars. （ A） They are more affected by noise. （ B） They can hear talk from outside the zone. （ C） They can work more efficiently. （ D） They can be heard outside the zone. （ A） Noise-control technology. （ B） Noise in factories. （ C） Noise-contro

21、l regulations. （ D） Noise-related effects. 一、 SECTION 2 READING TEST Directions: In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it. You are to choose ONE best answer, A, B, C or D, to each question. Answer all the questions following each passage on t

22、he basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write tile letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. 40 Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia behind a veil of congressionally imposed secrecy in June 1776 for a

23、 country wracked by military and political uncertainties. In anticipation of a vote for independence, the Continental Congress on June 11 appointed Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston as a committee to draft a declaration of independence. The comm

24、ittee then delegated Thomas Jefferson to undertake the task. Jefferson worked diligently in private for days to compose a document. Proof of the arduous nature of the work can be seen in the fragment of the first known composition draft of the declaration, which is on public display here for the fir

25、st time. Jefferson then made a clean or “fair“ copy of the composition declaration, which became the foundation of the document, labeled by Jefferson as the “original Rough draught. “ Revised first by Adams, then by Franklin, and then by the full committee, a total of forty-seven alterations includi

26、ng the insertion of three complete paragraphs was made on the text before it was presented to Congress on June 28. After voting for independence on July 2, the Congress then continued to refine the document, making thirty-nine additional revisions to the committee draft before its final adoption on

27、the morning of July 4. The “Original Rough Draught“ embodies the multiplicity of corrections, additions and deletions that were made at each step. Although most of the alterations are in Jeffersons handwriting (Jefferson later indicated the changes he believed to have been made by Adams and Franklin

28、), quite naturally he opposed many of the changes made to his document. Congress then ordered the Declaration of Independence printed and late on July 4, John Dunlap, a Philadelphia printer, produced the first printed text of the Declaration of Independence, now known as the “Dunlap Broadside. “ The

29、 next day John Hancock, the president of the Continental Congress, began dispatching copies of the Declaration to Americas political and military leaders. On July 9, George Washington ordered that his personal copy of the “Dunlap Broadside,“ sent to him by John Hancock on July 6, be read to the asse

30、mbled American army at New York. In 1783 at the wars end, General Washington brought his copy of the broadside home to Mount Vernon. This remarkable document, which has come down to us only partially intact, is accompanied in this exhibit by a complete “Dunlap Broadside“ one of only twenty-four know

31、n to exist. On July 19, Congress ordered the production of an engrossed (officially inscribed) copy of the Declaration of Independence, which attending members of the Continental Congress, including some who had not voted for its adoption, began to sign on August 2, 1776. This document is on permane

32、nt display at the National Archives. On July 4, 1995, more than two centuries after its composition, the Declaration of Independence, just as Jefferson predicted on its fiftieth anniversary in his letter to Roger C. Weightman, towers aloft as “the signal of arousing men to burst the chains, to assum

33、e the blessings and security of self-government“ and to restore “the free right to the unbounded exercise of reason and freedom of opinion. “ 41 Drafting the Declaration of Independence. _. （ A） was an artful work （ B） involved a lot of efforts （ C） was an ardent work （ D） was rather easy for Jeffer

34、son 42 _ were made on the text before and after it was presented to the Congress. （ A） 47 alterations in addition to the insertion of three complete paragraphs （ B） 47 alternations （ C） 39 revisions （ D） 86 revisions 43 The first printed text of the Declaration of Independence is known as the Dunlap

35、 Broadside because _. （ A） it was produced by John Dunlap and printed on large sheets of paper （ B） it was produced by John Dunlap and severely criticized （ C） it was kept in Dunlap museum （ D） both A and B 44 Which copy is on permanent display at the National Archives? （ A） The engrossed copy on wh

36、ich members of the Congress signed. （ B） The Dunlap Broadside copy. （ C） General Washingtons copy. （ D） The fragment of the first draft of the declaration by Thomas Jefferson. 45 Which of the following is the best title for this passage? （ A） Thomas Jefferson. （ B） The Declaration of Independence. （

37、 C） American Independence. （ D） American History. 45 Gail Pasterczyk, the principal of Indian Pines Elementary in Palm Beach County, Fla. , has added two or three new teaching positions each of the past three years. Shes adding two more teachers next year as well as replacing those shell lose to mat

38、ernity leave, transfers, and retirement. She doesnt know where the new teachers will come from, if the new hires will be any good, and where shell find room for all of them. Indian Pines already has 27 portable classrooms and is waiting to break ground on a two-story, 25-classroom addition. “When yo

39、u start reducing class size, youve got to find more teachers, and you run out of space,“ she says. “Thats the reality. “ Her school district, one of the nations largest, has sent recruiters across the country, and even to Mexico and the Philippines, to fill an expected 1,700 teaching vacancies befor

40、e the fall. “We are in a race to keep the schools staffed,“ says Robert Pinkos, a Palm Beach County recruiter who will travel to Baltimore and Madrid next month to troll for teachers. Two and a half years after Florida voters adopted a constitutional amendment to reduce class sizes, Palm Beach Count

41、y and every other school district in the state are tripping over a major stumbling block: There just arent enough good teachers to go around. With classes in kindergarten through third grade capped at 18 students, fourth through eighth held at 22, and high school limited to 25, the state will need t

42、o hire an estimated 29,604 new teachers by 2009 a prospect that has many people worried. “I have every reason to expect that the quality of teachers will suffer,“ says John Winn, the states education commissioner. Nationwide, 33 states now have laws that restrict class size. And the politically popu

43、lar educational reform has proved successful in some areas, particularly among the lowest-performing students. In Burke County, N. C. , for example, discipline problems are down and test scores are up, even for the most disadvantaged students in the district. “On paper these kids should not be succe

44、eding, but they are,“ says Susan Wilson, a former teacher and now director of elementary education in the rural county. But this success comes at a price. It means hiring more teachers, building more classrooms, and retraining teachers to work with smaller groups of students. And it means, critics m

45、aintain, that states pit their own districts against one another in the race to hire. “When you mandate class-size reduction statewide, the suburban schools tend to draw the best new teachers, and the more urban schools, which already have trouble attracting teachers, cant attract the best candidate

46、s,“ says Steven Rivkin, an economics professor at Amherst College who has studied the effects of class-size reduction on teacher quality. Any gains from cutting class size could be undermined by hiring lower quality teachers. Resources. Proponents contend that the reform would be relatively pain-les

47、s if existing resources were managed well. “Hiring more teachers is only part of the solution,“ says Charles Achilles, one of the first researchers to study the effects of reducing class sizes. “The best programs for class-size reduction not only hire more teachers but reassign existing specialty te

48、achers to get them back in the classroom. “ Florida policymakers are trying to find their own way out of the class-size quandary. This month, the Legislature is considering a proposal to roll back some of the size limits in exchange for an increase in teacher pay. Gov. Jeb Bush, who opposed the cons

49、titutional amendment in 2002, argues that the compromise will attract more top-quality teachers to the state while reining in costs. Voters could see the proposed change on the ballot as early as September. In the meantime, recruiter Pinkos continues his search for new teachers, sometimes working 10-hour days. His pitch? “Palm Beach is very beautiful, but the small classes are one of the most attractive things I can tell them.“ 46 In describing the results of the new constitutional amendment to reduce class size, the author comments. “Palm Beach