[外语类试卷]高级口译（笔试）模拟试卷9及答案与解析.doc

1、高级口译（笔试）模拟试卷 9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. Rem

2、ember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. 0 Good afternoon, everybody. Im pleased to be here with you, graduates of 2007. Im a【 C1】 _, and students often approach me with【 C2】 _. You see, we are living in a society of great changes. With the presence of【 C3】 _, the process of getting a job in today

3、s world has changed for【 C4】 _. Well, how can you use new technologies to help you7 First, lets look at how you【 C5】 _. The traditional method of hunting for a job in the past required first, doing research on jobs that were【 C6】 _, typically by looking in newspapers, periodicals and magazines, as w

4、ell as TV ads, and【 C7】 _. Then you decided where and for what post you were going to apply, put your resume【 C8】 _in a stamped envelope, and waited anxiously for someone to【 C9】 _. Well, today, maybe the job search and【 C10】 _are very much the same, but the tools used are much more advanced, and th

5、ey【 C11】 _. In fact, technology has not so much changed the process as enhanced it. The benefit, both for【 C12】 _, is that this makes the search more open to people of【 C13】 _from all over the world. But as more people are involved, it becomes【 C14】 _for the applicant than it ever was before. The【 C

6、15】 _for the working world today is learning these new and【 C16】_and combining them with the older methods people have been using for years. For example,【 C17】 _, you can research employment not just in your city, but also in your state, your country, and【 C18】 _. You can copy information from a web

7、 page and paste it into a Microsoft Word document thats easy to【 C19】 _. In many ways, its easier now. Just type your job application, click, and【 C20】 _; it gets there in an instant. 1 【 C1】 2 【 C2】 3 【 C3】 4 【 C4】 5 【 C5】 6 【 C6】 7 【 C7】 8 【 C8】 9 【 C9】 10 【 C10】 11 【 C11】 12 【 C12】 13 【 C13】 14 【

8、 C14】 15 【 C15】 16 【 C16】 17 【 C17】 18 【 C18】 19 【 C19】 20 【 C20】 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. N

9、ow 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） She finished university in Finland. （ B） She was a journalist. （ C） She came to Finland to work during her vacati

10、on. （ D） She has heard Finland a very beautiful country. （ A） Because its too far away from America. （ B） Because its really cold there. （ C） Because they havent realized the beauty of Finland. （ D） Because they dont like to travel abroad. （ A） egocentric （ B） genuine （ C） outward-looking （ D） blunt

11、 （ A） Finns and Canadians are both not concerned with the life outside their continent. （ B） The two countries have some similar physical appearance. （ C） The two countries are both very cold and have a lot of show in the winter. （ D） Finns and Canadians both have very good manners. （ A） sauna （ B）

12、water sports （ C） rolling in the snow （ D） long winter （ A） Its seven crew members were killed in February 2003. （ B） It successfully landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. （ C） It changed the landing site to the Edwards Air Force Base in California. （ D） Its crew members managed to repair t

13、he International Space Station into normal functioning. （ A） The sea level in Antarctica rose significantly. （ B） The ice-shelves in Antarctica remained relatively intact. （ C） The mission of an international team of researchers in Antarctica failed. （ D） A large ice-shelf in Antarctica collapsed. （

14、 A） 400,000 dollars （ B） 4 million dollars （ C） 4 billion dollars （ D） 40 billions dollars （ A） Fewer people are reading at least one book a year in China. （ B） Internet access is more easily available to young people in China, （ C） More people in China have the awareness of copyright. （ D） Young pe

15、ople are addicted to Internet. （ A） President Lula won an outfight victory in the first round. （ B） President Lula failed to win an outfight victory in the first round by a narrow margin. （ C） President Lula refused to get more personally involved in the election. （ D） President Lula was beaten by h

16、is opponents in the televised debates. （ A） It is a nothing but a superstitious system of arranging your furniture. （ B） Its a System of arranging all the objects around you so as to be in harmony and balance with nature. （ C） It mainly aims to keep out evil spirits. （ D） It originated from China an

17、d is a way of balancing your work with your life. （ A） He is the first real estate developer believing in feng shui. （ B） He would not start working on a building project without a feng shui master. （ C） He would consult seismologist whenever he starts a new project. （ D） He has made great efforts i

18、n applying the principles of feng shui to the real estate industry. （ A） Because she cannot catch the view outside the window. （ B） Because this will bring difficulty to furniture arrangements. （ C） Because she will be constantly caught off guard by those coming into her office. （ D） Because this is

19、 opposed by a great feng shui master. （ A） Exciting （ B） Undoubting （ C） Ridiculous （ D） Suspicious （ A） When our mood turns peppier. （ B） When we feel theres a good flow of chi. （ C） When theres good and bright lighting. （ D） When theres mirror to reflct the chi. （ A） A majority of the companies ad

20、mit their monitoring of the employees. （ B） A minority of the companies acknowledge methods to monitor their employees. （ C） A majority of the companies monitor their employees secretly. （ D） Two-thirds of the companies refuse to reveal their answers to the surveys. （ A） It is proved to be efficient

21、 in helping employers make decisions. （ B） All companies in U. S. are monitoring their employees at work. （ C） It is undoubtedly helpful to reward those who are helpful. （ D） The practice can be run cheaply and efficiently by the employers. （ A） Its against the law and violate basic human rights. （

22、B） Its used for no good use. （ C） It can be used if only given prior notice to employees. （ D） It runs against its original purpose. （ A） Government can break into ones home without proper permission if necessary. （ B） Federal Constitution forbids surveillance in areas such as locker rooms or the em

23、ployee lounge. （ C） Employers are forbidden to wiretap personal phone conversations in the working hours. （ D） Employers are forbidden to wiretap business calls. （ A） Deterring theft （ B） Protecting employees privacy （ C） Getting information about employees （ D） Collecting information about equipmen

24、t use 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 the basis of what is stated or implied

25、 in that passage and write tile letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. 40 Nobody much likes tourists. They have a reputation for being loud, rude and disruptive. They are blamed for everything from prostitution to environmental degradation. “They want

26、 to have a good time, they are not well informed and want a short wow factor,“ says Xavier Font, professor of tourism management at Britains Leeds Metropolitan University. “Many locals see tourists as stupid.“ Yet tourism may in fact be the true salvation of humankinds cultural heritage. After all,

27、its the main countervailing force to internationalizationthat is, the global blah of TV, T shirts, tract housing, fast-food chains, business suits, malls and brand names. Internationalization has, in practice, been a process of everyones coming to live and act the same; the Japanese gave up their ki

28、monos because they were considered “unmodern“. But tourists are looking for something old and something differentand theyll pay for it. The effect can be seen across the globe, rescuing traditional cities and cultures from the brink of extinction. Just five years ago the indigenous community of the

29、Cayapas lived in little concrete houses with television sets, having moved from file banks of the Canande River in northwestern Ecuador to settle alongside the highway. They had nearly all abandoned the traditional hand-woven garb of their ancestors, and instead donned Nikes. “Thats what progress me

30、ant to them,“ says Pedro Armend riz, a tourism and development-planning engineer based in Quito. “It meant wearing tennis shoes and jeans, and having a TV so all the women could watch their soap operas every day.“ Thanks to an influx of tourists, things have recently changed for the Cayapas. With vi

31、sitors coming in search of community, or ethnic, tourismto eat, work and often even live with the indigenous peoplethe Cayapas are embracing the nearly forgotten culture of their ancestors. Once again, they are wearing traditional clothes, building old-style homes and using traditional agricultural

32、techniques. “They have become a sustainable community microbusiness, with a preservationist conscience, because they have understood that their indigenous roots are what interest tourists,“ says Amend riz. “It makes them value their ancestral culture.“ The situation is similar throughout Latin Ameri

33、ca, where interest in cultural and ecological tourism has been on the rise in recent years. Tourism to Guatemala, for example, with its Mayan heritage, lush rain forests and lakes surrounded by volcanoes, has doubled in the past decade to nearly 2 million foreign visitors a year. Their dollars have

34、kept young indigenous women interested in learning the specialized craft of weaving on the Mayans backstrap looms, says Alejandrina Silva, head of the Guatemalan Tourism Ministrys Cultural Heritage Office. “Indigenous artisanry forms an important part of the Guatemalan touristic product,“ she says.

35、If this were not the case, such crafts could die off and the younger generations would have to look for new trades that would allow them to survive.“ Indeed, the souvenir tradeoften maligned for promoting kitschcan almost single-handedly keep fading cultures alive. In the Tatra National Park in Zak

36、opane, in southern Poland, the highlander tradition of making smoked sheep cheesedying out among the younger generationhas earned a new lease on life thanks to tourists desire for unforgettable souvenirs. Highlanders make the cheese, or oscypek, in theft huts, forming it by hand and smoking it over

37、a fire. Visitors feel free to chat with the locals as they watch, have a taste of the cheese and a glass of fresh goats milk; most leave some money. They also snatch up the traditional clothing, wool hats, slippers and jacketsas well as sheep and goat cheeseon sale all over the city. Tourism is not

38、just about preserving old cultures; it can also influence modem ones. Catering to tourist whims provides a quick education for fledgling entrepreneurs, from the little boys in Angkor Wat pushing postcards, to the people who run small travel agencies, bed-and-breakfasts and coffee shops. Backpackers

39、in particular, who have created their own cities-within-cities such as Khaosan Road in Bangkok, have sparked entrepreneurs to invent entirely new businesses, including herbal spas, meditation centers and home-stay programs. For developed countries, tourism can help maintain a healthy competitive edg

40、e. Consider Japan, which until recently did not feel the need to court foreign travelers, and in the process nearly fell off the tourist map. The country ranks only 30th in the world as a tourist destinationabout the same as Tunisia and Croatia. Without overseas visitors clamoring for special servic

41、es, hotels and inns rarely offer Internet access, ATM and mobile-phone networks wont link up with the rest of the world, and design and amenities at resorts lag behind world standards. Without tourists, modern culture fails to take the next step. Of course, the biggest benefits of tourism may accrue

42、 to the tourists themselves. They go home having learned something about societies different from their own. And that, in the end, may do more good for the local cultures they visited than any amount of dollars. “When tourists from the Western world go to Third World countries, it increases the loca

43、ls pride in their own culture,“ says Ranjan Bandyopadhyay, a professor of tourism at Britains Nottingham University. “Tourism is the avenue on which we can exchange our cultures and learn from each other. Tourism brings peace.“ Not to mention some really unforgettable smoked sheep-cheese souvenirs.

44、41 The stereotyped image of tourists is closely related with all of the following factors except _. （ A） being loud, rude and disruptive. （ B） saving humankinds cultural heritage. （ C） prostitution. （ D） environmental degradation. 42 Why does the author mention the community of the Cayapas in Paragr

45、aph 3 and 4? （ A） To cite an example of how ancient cultures have integrated with modem society. （ B） To show how significant progress local people have made in their standard of living. （ C） To denounce tourists for their vandalism and damage onto the local culture. （ D） To demonstrate how tourism

46、has helped preserve the indigenous culture. 43 Which of the following statements best summarizes the authors attitude towards the souvenir trade ? （ A） The souvenir trade serves no other purpose than promoting kitsch. （ B） The souvenir trade should not be maligned. （ C） The souvenir trade helps pres

47、erve old cultures. （ D） The souvenir trade helps boost the development of local economy. 44 Why does the author mention that Japan “ranks only 30th in the world as a tourist destination about the same as Tunisia and Croatia“ in Paragraph 8? （ A） To prove that Tunisia and Croatia maintain a healthy c

48、ompetitive edge. （ B） To criticize Japan for not courting foreign travelers. （ C） To prove that the standard of living in Japan lags behind world standards. （ D） To prove that tourism plays an important role in maintaining a countrys competitive edge. 45 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in th

49、e passage as a benefit of tourism? （ A） Tourism may help local governments educate and train more qualified service providers. （ B） Tourism prompts entrepreneurs to provide new products and services to cater to the needs of tourists. （ C） Tourism helps local people better preserve their cultural heritage. （ D） Tourists can learn something about societies different from their own. 45 There has been much hullabaloo about corporate accou