1、上海市中级口译第一阶段笔试模拟 23 及答案解析(总分：250.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、SECTION 1: LISTENING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、A: Spot Dictation(总题数：1，分数：30.00)What does it mean to relax? Despite 1 thousands of times during the course of our lives, 2 have deeply considered what it“s really about. When you ask people what it means to relax,
2、most will answer in a way that suggests that relaxing is something you 3 you do it on vacation, in a hammock, 4 , or when you get everything done. This implies, of course, that most other times should 5 , agitated, rushed, and frenzied. Very few actually come out and say no, but this is 6 . Could th
3、is explain why so many of us operate as if life were one great 7 ? Most of us postpone relaxation until our “in-basket“ 8 . Of course it never is. It is useful to think of relaxation as 9 that you can access on a regular basis rather than something 10 some later time. You can relax now. It“s helpful
4、 to remember that relaxed people can still be 11 and, in fact, that 12 go hand in hand. When I“m feeling upright, for example, I don“t even 13 . But when I feel relaxed, my writing 14 . Being more relaxed 15 training yourself to 16 to the dramas of life, turning your melodrama into a mellow drama. I
5、t comes, in part, from 17 over and over again (with loving kindness and patience) that you 18 in how you respond to life. You can learn to relate to your thinking as well as 19 in new ways. With practice, making these choices 20 a more relaxed self. （分数：30.00）三、B: Listening Compreh(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、S
6、tatements(总题数：2，分数：10.00)（分数：5.00）A.Alice met the manager of a goods store when running around.B.The manager never got a call from Alice about the digital camera.C.Alice never got a satisfactory response from manager.D.The manger was running around the store when Alice took pictures.A.American worke
7、rs tend to have a stable job.B.Crop dusting jobs in American are few.C.The mob moved very slowly.D.Their relatives live in a mobile home.A.The subject on the auto will affect your score directly.B.The number of cars produced influences the price of the cars.C.One of the influential factors is to con
8、trol the auto price.D.The most direct way to get a car depends on how much you earn.A.George starred the play and reviewed a lot before the performance.B.The performance was well received.C.The college newspaper wrote an excellent article about George.D.A journalist from the college newspaper interv
9、iewed the students.A.The pianist was whispering to the audience impolitely while playing.B.The noise didn“t bother the pianist.C.The pianist disturbed people with his impolite playing.D.The performance was impolite to some audience.（分数：5.00）A.Their new house is warm, but not comfortable.B.The former
10、 house is close to a department store.C.They held a party to show their comfortable house.D.Neither apartment is comfortable.A.I had to start earlier to catch my flight.B.I missed the limousine which would take me to the airport.C.It was impossible for me to wait for the car since it“s too late.D.Th
11、e car I ordered arrived a little later than 2 o“clock.A.The two girls are having too much to the neck.B.The two girls are actually twins.C.The two girls are ranking with each other in studies.D.The two girls are promised to have a necklace for their studies.A.The manager put a salesman in the spotli
12、ght.B.The salesman had a difficult time due to his bad performance.C.Many products have been sold at the end of the year.D.A salesman bought fewer products than he used to do.A.I didn“t expect Mike had visitors when I arrived.B.I dropped coffee on Mike in the company.C.I was surprised to find Mike o
13、wns a company.D.I was inviting Mike to drink coffee in the company.五、Talks and Conversati(总题数：5，分数：20.00)Questions 1114 （分数：4.00）A.The man forgot to buy his wife“s favorite flowers.B.The man didn“t remember their anniversary.C.The man didn“t take his wife out last week.D.The flowers the man bought t
14、o his wife are not attractive to his wife.A.A cruise to faraway exotic places.B.A week alone at a hot springs resort.C.Comfortable days at high-class accommodations.D.A trip to Chicago.A.Her current stove isn“t working properly.B.The kitchen stove burns the woman“s meals.C.The kitchen range is too s
15、mall for the family.D.The kitchen stove is not fit for outdoor barbecue.A.She needs smaller sizes because she has lost weight.B.She wants more comfortable clothing for the winter.C.She is tired of wearing old, used clothing.D.She want to look more beautiful to her husband.Questions 1518 （分数：4.00）A.A
16、 TV weather program on seasonal changes.B.An informal discussion between friends.C.An academic speech at school.D.A formal presentation at a conference.A.January receives about 30 inches in snow.B.Winter temperatures hover below freezing for the 3-month period.C.Outdoor activities tend to be popular
17、 during this season.D.Outdoor activities are rare because of the heavy snow.A.Nighttime temperatures dip below 50 degrees.B.Plentiful wind currents make some outdoors activities possible.C.Spring usually begins at the end of March.D.The flowers start to bloom in this season.A.Mild and breezy.B.Hot a
18、nd dry.C.Warm and humid.D.Hot and humid.Questions 1922 （分数：4.00）A.Education.B.Medicine.C.Technology.D.Tertiary industry.A.Employees can receive periodic pay increases based on their work.B.The salary for the position is above the industry average.C.The start salary is relatively low.D.Workers are pa
19、id on a commission basis depending their sales.A.Insurance, paid vacation, and a company vehicle.B.Paid vacation, opportunities for promotion, and insurance.C.Opportunities for advancement, insurance, and a free bus pass.D.Paid vacation, insurance and company traffic allowance.A.Growing, yet uncerta
20、in.B.Expanding and secure.C.Contracting, yet stable.D.Challenging and promising.Questions 2326 （分数：4.00）A.The growing crisis of inadequate retirement pensions for the future.B.The problem of providing adequate medical care for the elderly.C.The development of public facilities for senior citizens.D.
21、The need to reevaluate our attitudes towards senior citizens.A.To highlight the difficulties of finding affordable housing in the future.B.To illustrate the preoccupations of older citizens with growing older.C.To describe the lack of public facilities designed for the elderly.D.To emphasize the imp
22、ortance of medical insurance for the aged.A.The loss of a person“s self-identity is most prevalent in one“s advancing years.B.A person“s declining health contributes to a feeling of inadequacy.C.Self-worth is often tied to one“s profession and social standing.D.Self-identity is related with a feelin
23、g of independence.A.At a retirement home.B.At a conference center.C.At a hospital.D.At a party.Questions 2730 （分数：4.00）A.The price for the room is more than he expected.B.Rooms are overbooked for that evening.C.There are no more rooms available for five people.D.The hotel confused him with another g
24、uest.A.The twentieth.B.The nineteenth.C.The eighteenth.D.The twenty-first.A.A marathon.B.A conference.C.An outdoor music festival.D.Building renovation.A.$10.B.$15.C.$20.D.$25.六、C: Listening Transla(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Sectence Translation(总题数：1，分数：20.00)（分数：20.00）_八、Passage Translation(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（
25、分数：10.00）_九、SECTION 2: STUDA SKI(总题数：6，分数：60.00)Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry-William Shakespeare-but there are two distinctly separate and increasingly hostile branches. There is the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), which presents superb productions of the plays at the Sh
26、akespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And there are the townsfolk who largely live off the tourists who come, not to see the plays, but to look at Anne Hathaway“s Cottage, Shakespeare“s birthplace and the other sights. The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their
27、revenue. They frankly dislike the RSC“s actors, them with their long hair and beards and sandals and noisiness. It“s all deliciously ironic when you consider that Shakespeare, who earns their living, was himself an actor (with a beard) and did his share of noise-making. The tourist streams are not e
28、ntirely separate. The sightseers who come by bus-and often take in Warwick Castle and Blenheim Palace on the sidedon“t usually see the plays, and some of them are even surprised to find a theatre in Stratford. However, the playgoers do manage a little sight-seeing along with their playgoing. It is t
29、he playgoers, the RSC contends, who bring in much of the town“s revenue because they spend the night (some of them four or five nights) pouring cash into the hotels and restaurants. The sightseers can take in everything and get out of town by nightfall. The townsfolk don“t see it this way and local
30、council does not contribute directly to the subsidy of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Stratford cries poor traditionally. Nevertheless every hotel in town seems to be adding a new wing or cocktail lounge. Hilton is building its own hotel there, which you may be sure will be decorated with Hamlet Ham
31、burger Bars, the Lear Lounge, the Banquo Banqueting Room, and so forth, and will be very expensive. Anyway, the townsfolk can“t understand why the Royal Shakespeare Company needs a subsidy. (The theatre has broken attendance records for three years in a row. Last year its 1, 431 seats were 94 percen
32、t occupied all year long and this year they“ll do better. ) The reason, of course, is that costs have rocketed and ticket prices have stayed low. It would be a shame to raise prices too much because it would drive away the young people who are Stratford“s most attractive clientele. They come entirel
33、y for the plays, not the sights. They all seem to look alike (though they come from all over)lean, pointed, dedicated faces, wearing jeans and sandals, eating their buns and bedding down for the night on the flagstones outside the theatre to buy the 20 seats and 80 standing-room tickets held for the
34、 sleepers and sold to them when the box office opens at 10.30 a.m.（分数：10.00）(1).From the first two paragraphs, we learn that_.（分数：2.00）A.the townsfolk deny the RSC“s contribution to the town“s revenueB.the actors of the RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stageC.the two branches of the RSC are not on
35、 good termsD.the townsfolk earn little from tourism(2).It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that_.（分数：2.00）A.the sightseers cannot visit the Castle and the Palace separatelyB.the playgoers spend more money than the sightseersC.the sightseers do more shopping than the playgoersD.the playgoers go to no
36、 other places in town than the theater(3).By saying “Stratford cries poor traditionally“ (Line 2-3, paragraph 4), the author implies that_.（分数：2.00）A.Stratford cannot afford the expansion projectsB.Stratford has long been in financial difficultiesC.the town is not really short of moneyD.the townsfol
37、k used to be poorly paid(4).According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no subsidy because_.（分数：2.00）A.ticket prices can be raised to cover the spendingB.the company is financially ill-managedC.the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptableD.the theatre attendance is on the rise(5).From the
38、text we can conclude that the author_.（分数：2.00）A.is supportive of both sidesB.favors the townsfolk“s viewC.takes a detached attitudeD.is sympatheticIt is said that in England death is pressing, in Canada inevitable and in California optional Small wonder. Americans“ life expectancy has nearly double
39、d over the past century. Failing hips can be replaced, clinical depression controlled, cataracts removed in a 30-minute surgical procedure. Such advances offer the aging population a quality of life that was unimaginable when I entered medicine 50 years ago. But not even a great health-care system c
40、an cure death, and our failure to confront that reality now threatens this greatness of ours. Death is normal; we are genetically programmed to disintegrate and perish, even under ideal conditions. We all understand that at some level, yet as medical consumers we treat death as a problem to be solve
41、d. Shielded by third-party payers from the cost of our care, we demand everything that can possibly be done for us, even if it“s useless. The most obvious example is late-stage cancer care. Physiciansfrustrated by their inability to cure the disease and fearing loss of hope in the patienttoo often o
42、ffer aggressive treatment far beyond what is scientifically justified. In 1950, the U.S. spent $12.7 billion on health care. In 2002, the cost will be $1,540 billion. Anyone can see this trend is unsustainable. Yet few seem willing to try to reverse it. Some scholars conclude that a government with
43、finite resources should simply stop paying for medical care that sustains life beyond a certain agesay 83 or so. Former Colorado governor Richard Lamm has been quoted as saying that the old and infirm “have a duty to die and get out of the way“, so that younger, healthier people can realize their po
44、tential. I would not go that far. Energetic people now routinely work through their 60s and beyond, and remain dazzlingly productive. At 78, Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone jokingly claims to be 53. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O“Connor is in her 70s, and former surgeon general C. Everett Koop c
45、hairs an Internet start-up in his 80s. These leaders are living proof that prevention works and that we can manage the health problems that come naturally with age. As a mere 68-year-old, I wish to age as productively as they have. Yet there are limits to what a society can spend in this pursuit. As
46、 a physician, I know the most costly and dramatic measures may be ineffective and painful. I also know that people in Japan and Sweden, countries that spend far less on medical care, have achieved longer, healthier lives than we have. As a nation, we may be overfunding the quest for unlikely cures w
47、hile underfunding research on humbler therapies that could improve people“s lives.（分数：10.00）(1).What is implied in the first sentence?（分数：2.00）A.Americans are better prepared for death than other people.B.Americans enjoy a higher life quality than ever before.C.Americans are over-confident of their medical technology.D.Americans take a vain pride in their long life expectancy.(2).The author uses the example of caner patients to show that_.（分数：2.00）A.medical resources are often wastedB.doctors are helpless against fatal diseas
