1、上海市高级口译第一阶段笔试模拟 27及答案解析(总分：-16.98，做题时间：90 分钟)一、SECTION 1 LISTENING (总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A Spot Dictatio(总题数：1，分数：-1.00)Television is the single 1 on American life and the widely recognized lowest common denominator. More homes have televisions than 2 , and the average child spends more time watchin
2、g television that he or she does in the classroom. Television 3 ; news that isn“t covered on television didn“t happen and television-only events 4 . Daytime shows lean towards 5 with plots that revolve around infidelity and medical crises, and talk shows in which hosts prod 6 no sane person would wa
3、nt to make public. The American passion for 7 reaches a frenzy in evening game shows. Another evening staple is the hard-boiled 8 , which dwells on lurid topics such as body-snatching, 9 , and juvenile prostitution. The latest development in this kind of program is 10 , on which cameramen follow the
4、 police around for an evening and 11 . Television reached its highest level, or perhaps more accurately, its lowest, with 12 , which provides more than 50 channels of programs. Specialized programs include The Weather Channel, 13 ; Music Television (MTV) and 14 and soul music imitators; C-span, whic
5、h shows the 15 and is widely applied as something that makes you sleep, and Courtroom television, which allows viewers to shriek at the television judge the way sports fans might 16 . On American television, few topics are considered 17 . Turn on a television any afternoon and you can see people dis
6、cussing, 18 , before millions of viewers, topics natives of other nations 19 in the dark. Faced with such unabashed exhibitionism, one is 20 , “Is nothing sacred?“ The answer, of course, is “Well, actually, no. Not on television, anyway.“ （分数：-1.00）三、Part B Listening Com(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Questions 1
7、to 5 are(总题数：1，分数：-1.00)（分数：-1.00）A.They had to carry sacks of coal up steep ladders.B.They had to crouch in tiny tunnels and dig the coal out.C.They had to pull trucks of coal along passage that were only a few feet high.D.They had to dig wider tunnels for women and children to work in.A.Because th
8、ere was a shortage of men and women in the area.B.Because mining communities were then separated from the rest of the country.C.Because the mining runnels were too low for the horses to pull trucks of coal through.D.Because the mine owners were unable to make men and women work longer hours and stay
9、 down the mine all day.A.Women and young girls had to work in the mines with men.B.Children were allowed to work underground all day long.C.Mine owners violate the Combination Laws.D.Most mining families were so poor that they had few clothes to wear.A.Miners were required to wear more clothes while
10、 working underground.B.Workers were not allowed to join together to fight for better conditions.C.Mine owners could no longer make their men work for 12 hours or more at a time.D.Women and young girls were not permitted to work together with men in the coal mines.A.The mine workers demanded that the
11、re should be breaks for food.B.The mine owners had to improve conditions and introduce safety measures.C.The Combination Laws were brought into effect to help the mine owners.D.The mine unions made it illegal to use children in coal mines.五、Questions 6 to 10 ar(总题数：1，分数：-1.00)（分数：-1.00）A.It blocked
12、a UN Security Council statement against Israel.B.It criticized Israel for over-reacting to protests by Palestinian people.C.It drafted a statement together with Arab nations.D.It used its formal veto power to prevent possible condemnation against Israel.A.They made a raid on a public housing estate
13、in west London on July 29.B.They attempted to blow up the London transit system.C.They killed 56 people in a series of bombings against subway stations.D.They set fire to several trains and buses in London.A.Most city dwellers still have the tradition of eating wild animals.B.More than half of urban
14、 interviewees give up wild animal consumption for health risk concerns.C.54 per cent of urban interviewees said that they regard animals as their friends.D.The varieties of wild animals consumed by Chinese people are changing fast during the last several decades.A.calling for action against runaway
15、oil pricesB.the IMF“s role in monitoring national currency policies of member countriesC.the reform of member countries“ quota in decision making at the IMFD.the efficiency of the IMF Board of GovernorsA.It is a serious endemic disease in some areas of northwest China.B.It may lead to breast and pro
16、state cancer.C.It benefits 144,000 newborn babies and women of child-beating age in eight counties and cities in some areas of China.D.It is regarded by scientists as the most common cause of preventable mental retardation and brain damage.六、Questions 11 to 15 a(总题数：1，分数：-1.00)（分数：-1.00）A.That collo
17、quial Arabic is the everyday spoken language, which varies from country to country.B.That Arabic is just one language that all Arabs understand, speak and write.C.That classical Arabic and Modern Arabic are two different kinds of written Arabic.D.That pan-Arabic provides a means of communication bet
18、ween educated people of different Arab nationalities.A.Colloquial ArabicB.EsperantoC.Proper ArabicD.Written ArabicA.Both pan-Arabic and Esperanto are spoken on the radio and television in the Arab world.B.Esperanto is now widely used by educated people in the world.C.Both pan-Arabic and Esperanto ar
19、e taught in school.D.Pan-Arabic provides a means of communication between educated people of different Arabic nationalities.A.Written English.B.Colloquial English.C.Written Arabic.D.Colloquial Arabic.A.The colloquial Arabic spoken in different Arabic countries differs as widely between Arab countrie
20、s as do Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.B.Arabs speak and write in exactly the same language.C.The differences of grammar and vocabulary between artificial pan-Arabic and the living colloquial language is far less than the written and spoken EnglishD.An Egyptian will usually speak in Pan-Arabic to h
21、is family and other Egyptians.七、Questions 16 to 20 a(总题数：1，分数：-1.00)（分数：-1.00）A.It“s known for its instability.B.It“s becoming more and more popular.C.Canoes are narrow boats which can hold more than two people sometimes.D.People try white-water canoeing on dangerous rivers.A.The rivers in Britain a
22、nd Wales are white,B.When a person moves quickly through the water, he makes a lot of froth and bubble so that the water looks white.C.A nice, calm river looks as white as a mirror.D.Canoeists choose clear water so that riley can be spotted even if they are in danger.A.A beginner doesn“t need any eq
23、uipment but a wet suit.B.Wearing a helmet can protect your head from getting hurt when you fall out of the canoe.C.Canoes above 500 pounds are strongly recommended and they are a must for beginners.D.The prices of canoes vary according to the brands and the different grades.A.You should avoid graded
24、 rivers.B.You should choose real white water.C.You should take someone experienced with you.D.You should choose somewhere like a canal.A.They go out a lot more in the winter.B.They prefer to teach people in winter,C.They know when a river is too dangerous.D.They never try rivers graded from one to f
25、ive.八、SECTION 2 READING TE(总题数：0，分数：0.00)America is not the only country wrestling with immigration. As the Senate was passing its version of an immigration bill, Spain was calling for European Union to help it stem a flood of migrants from west Africa to the Canary Island. The EU sent patrol boats
26、and aircraft to the seas which thousands have crossed (and where hundreds have died in the hope of getting into Europe). Britain and France are reforming their immigration laws. Britain and Italy are fretting over the deportation of immigrant criminals. Six countries favour European “integration con
27、tracts“tests of wouldbe citizens“ knowledge of their host countries as a pre-condition for getting passports. But if both sides of the pond are experiencing similar upheavals, there is a big difference between their debates. Americans are letting it all hang out. Tumultuous demonstrations clog the s
28、treets. Politicians, lobbyists and interest groups clog the talk shows. In Europe, debate does not grip countries in the same way. After second-generation immigrants staged their suburban car-flagrations in France last year, the prime minister weirdly downplayed the riots“ significance. Questions ab
29、out the impact of immigration merge into issues such as asylum, and even Islamist terror. Debate exists, but it is distorted and submerged. “The big difference in the way Europeans and Americans look at immigration,“ argues Kathleen Newland of the Migration Policy Institute in Washiongton, DC, “spri
30、ngs from the fact that America protects its welfare system from immigrants but leaves its labour markets open, while the EU protects its labour markets and leaves it s welfare system open.“ Immigrants to Europe are welcomed with welfare benefits but cannot get jobs (their unemployment rate is far hi
31、gher than average). America makes it easy even for illegal immigrants to get jobs but stops even legal ones claiming means-tested welfare benefits or subsidized housing. The result is that in America political debate centers on illegal immigration, and there is no sense that legal immigrants impose
32、burdens on others. In Europe things are different. There, even legal immigrants are often seen as sponging on others through welfare receipts; and the fact that some have taken jobs which would not otherwise be done so cheaply is forgotten. In Europe, says Danny Sriskandarajah of Britain“s Institute
33、 for Public Policy Research, it is harder to talk about immigration as an economic issue. Instead, all migrants are caught in web of suspicion. Politically, the debate is different, too. In America, immigration is a mainstream issue, and splits both parties, Republicans especially. Not so in Europe.
34、 With few exceptions, the parties most willing to raise immigration as a political issue lie outside the mainstream-notably (though not only) far-right parties such as France“s National Front and the Danish People“s Party. The Netherlands is an exception: there, the politics of immigration entered t
35、he mainstream after two critics of multiculturalism were murdered. Britain is a partial exception, too: both Labour and Conservatives have espoused the cause of immigration control. But for the most part, big parties of center-left and center-right have not made deep reform of immigration a high pri
36、ority. Because immigration has been the preserve of the fringe, Europe“s debate about it is bedeviled with accusations of racism (which does exist). Naturally, this harms those who want to impose controls: they are tainted by association. But paradoxically, it does not help those who back immigratio
37、n and benefit from it either (such as employers of immigrant labour). Europe has no equivalent to the alliance of Senator John McCain and Ted Kennedy (usually political foes) who sponsored the Senate bill. Without a space in the political center for friends of immigration, public fears of immigratio
38、n go unaddressed and unallayed. And on the other side, there is less political representation of immigrants in European countries. Hardly any of the 36,000 mayors in France are immigrants; none of the parliamentary deputies from mainland France are (in contrast, America has two dozen congressmen wit
39、h Latino backgrounds).（分数：-1.00）(1).Which of the following does NOT support the statement “America is not the only country wrestling with immigration.“? (Para. 1)（分数：-0.20）A.Six countries approve of the European “integration contracts“.B.Britain and France are amending their immigration laws.C.Brita
40、in and Italy are tortured by the deportation of immigrant criminals.D.Spain was trying to stop the pour of immigrant criminals from west Africa to its country.(2).According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?（分数：-0.20）A.It is easier for immigrants to seek employment in America than i
41、n Europe.B.America and Europe have different policies toward immigrants concerning jobs and welfare benefits.C.Europe may attract immigrants with its generally good public welfare benefits.D.America is more tolerant and generous toward immigrants than Europe.(3).Which of the following can NOT be con
42、cluded from “the statement “it is harder to talk about immigration as an economic issue.“? (Para. 4)（分数：-0.20）A.Immigration is often considered as a political or social issue rather than an economic issue in Britain.B.Immigrants do not have noticeable impact on British economy.C.Immigrants“ contribu
43、tion to the prosperity of Britain is often neglected.D.In America, the issue of immigration is mainly about its economic implications.(4).Why did the author mention Senator John McCain and Ted Kennedy in Paragraph 6?（分数：-0.20）A.Because they initiated legislation to find a solution to the problem of
44、immigration.B.Because they are political foes but find common voice for immigrants.C.Because they are influential people in American politics.D.Because they hold opposing views on the issue of immigration.(5).According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?（分数：-0.20）A.The debate on immi
45、grants in America is more intense and pronounced than in Europe.B.There is less political representation of immigrants in European countries than in America.C.Politically, immigration is a mainstream issue in America, but a marginal one in all European countries,D.America“s debate on immigration may
46、 be painful, but Europe“s is dysfunctional.MANKIND“S progress in developing new gizmos is often referred to as the “march of technology“. That conjures up images of constant and relentless forward movement orchestrated with military precision. In reality, technological progress is rather less orderl
47、y. Some technologies do indeed improve at such a predictable pace that they obey simple formulae such as Moore“s law, which acts as a battle plan for the semiconductor industry. Other technologies proceed by painful lurchesthink of third-generation mobile phones, or new versions of Microsoft Windows
48、. There are even the occasional backward steps: you can skip over the trailers when watching a film on video, but for some reason you are not allowed to do so when watching a DVD. And there are some cases, particularly in the developing world, when technological progress takes the form of a leapfrog
49、. Such leapfrogging involves adopting a new technology directly, and skipping over the earlier, inferior versions of it that came before. By far the best-known example is that of mobile phones in the developing world. Fixed-line networks are poor or non-existent in many developing countries, so people have leapfrogged straight to mobile phones instead. The number of mobile phones now far outstrips the number of fixed-line telephones in China, India and sub-Saharan Africa. By their very nature, mobile networks are far easier, faster and cheaper to deploy than fixed-line networks. There are o
