1、英语翻译中级口译-7 及答案解析(总分：240.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSECTION 1: LIST(总题数：1，分数：20.00)In the United States, older people rarely live with their adult children. But in many other cultures children are expected to care forU (1) /U. In some parts of Italy, the percentage of adult children who reside with their paren
2、tsU (2) /U. In Thailand, too, children are expected to care for their elderly parents; few Thai elderlyU (3) /U.What explains these differences inU (4) /Uacross cultures? Modernization theory linkedU (5) /Uhousehold to low levels of economic development. InU (6) /U, the elderly live with their child
3、ren in large extended family unitsU (7) /U. But with modernization, children move to urban areas, leaving old people behind inU (8) /U. Yet modernization theory cant explain why extended family householdsU (9) /Uin the United States or England, or why families in Italy, which isU (10) /U, maintain a
4、 strong tradition of intergenerational living. Clearly, economic development alone cannot explainU (11) /Uliving arrangements.Another theory associated intergenerational living arrangements withU (12) /U. In some cultures, the stem family pattern of inheritance predominates. U(13) /U, parents live w
5、ith a married child, usually the oldest son, who thenU (14) /Uwhen they die. The stem family system was once common in Japan, but changes in inheritance laws, U(15) /Ubroader social changes brought about byU (16) /Uand urbanization, have undermined the tradition. In 1960 about 80 percent of Japanese
6、U (17) /Ulived with their children; by 1990 only 60 percent dida figure that is still high by U.S. standards, but which has beenU (18) /U. In Korea, too, traditional living arrangements are eroding:U (19) /Uwho live with a son declined from 77 percent in 1984 to 50 percentU (20) /U.（分数：20.00）(1).（分数
7、：1.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_二、BB: Listening Co(总题数：2，分数：10.00)（分数：5.00）A.(A) I will build a branch in Belgium with the board advisors.B.(B) I have determined that Mr. Johnsons plan s
8、hould be adopted.C.(C) Mr. Johnson is going to be responsible for the scheme.D.(D) Mr. Johnson is going to build a branch in Belgium.A.(A) Mr. Smith is one of the best businessmen because he is well-educated.B.(B) Mr. Smith has the best education of all the businessmen in the company.C.(C) Mr. Smith
9、 has no education to be a businessman.D.(D) Mr. Smith is an excellent businessman despite his poor education.A.(A) I will go on a vacation after the target has been accomplished.B.(B) I will sell as many products as possible to save enough money to take a holiday.C.(C) If I dont take a holiday, I ma
10、y not be able to reach the sales quota.D.(D) The sales quota is really hard to reach, so I have a lot of pressure.A.(A) The price of the house has now nearly doubled.B.(B) The price of the house has been reduced by 50%.C.(C) The price of the house has increased by 50%.D.(D) The price of the house ne
11、arby remains the same.A.(A) They were through with the job before 6 oclock.B.(B) They were 3 hours late.C.(C) The completion of the job took more time than they had expected.D.(D) It was at 9:30 that they began to do the job.（分数：5.00）A.(A) The exam is coming quickly, lets get ready for it.B.(B) The
12、bridge is dangerous, dont walk on it.C.(C) Dont think too much of the approaching test, we may deal with it later.D.(D) The coming examination worries me and I dont want to cross the bridge.A.(A) More and more students now play cyber games in Internet bars after class, of which government failed to
13、take notice.B.(B) Due to the influence of cyber games on students, certain policies are adopted to prohibit students from frequenting Internet barsC.(C) As students are crazy about cyber games, more and more Internet bars have been set up to meet the demands from students.D.(D) The government has be
14、en taking measures to shut down as many Internet bars as possible.A.(A) The two companies are satisfied with their cooperation so far.B.(B) The two companies plan to strengthen their cooperation.C.(C) The two companies didnt reach consensus on the project.D.(D) The two companies negotiated with each
15、 other and comprised to each other.A.(A) The general manager apologized for breaking his word.B.(B) The general manager is too busy to see you right now.C.(C) The general manager will be back tomorrow from New York.D.(D) The meeting with the general manager will be held at this time of next Monday.A
16、.(A) Left-handed people tend to be smarter than the right-handed.B.(B) The rate of left-handed having undesirable occurances is higher than that of the right-handed.C.(C) Left-handed people like to have accidents more than the right-handed.D.(D) Left-handed people have greater difficulty in controll
17、ing their vehicles.三、BTalks and Conve(总题数：5，分数：20.00)Questions 11-14（分数：4.00）A.(A) What kind of food is the most delicious.B.(B) Which hotel is the best hotel.C.(C) Where to have dinner.D.(D) Where to celebrate Johns promotion.A.(A) The Gilbeys.B.(B) The Golden Bengal.C.(C) The Ginos.D.(D) None of t
18、he above.A.(A) Good food.B.(B) Nice environment.C.(C) In the countryside,D.(D) Relaxed atmosphere.A.(A) The wine is great.B.(B) The service is fast.C.(C) The helpings are not enough.D.(D) Its not at all impressive.BQuestions 15-18/B（分数：4.00）A.(A) 11 male students and 7 female students.B.(B) 7 male s
19、tudents and 11 female students.C.(C) 18 male students and 7 female students.D.(D) 7 male students and 18 female students.A.(A) Favorite color.B.(B) Favorite number.C.(C) Marital questions.D.(D) How to educate children.A.(A) Yellow.B.(B) Green.C.(C) Blue.D.(D) Purple.A.(A) There are not equal numbers
20、 of males and females.B.(B) The sample pool is too small.C.(C) The questionnaire survey fails to include enough questions.D.(D) The students didnt give definite answers to the questions.Questions 19-22（分数：4.00）A.(A) Travel agency.B.(B) Fair-trading office.C.(C) The Association of Travel Agents.D.(D)
21、 Certain government department.A.(A) About sixty.B.(B) About fifteen.C.(C) About sixteen.D.(D) About five.A.(A) Both hotels are located in the center of the city.B.(B) Both hotels offer vegetarian menus.C.(C) Both hotels are three star hotels.D.(D) Both hotels are located in the suburban area of the
22、 city.A.(A) The Walnut Tree.B.(B) The Europa Hotel.C.(C) The Maltravers.D.(D) Undecided.BQuestions 23-26/B（分数：4.00）A.(A) A farmer.B.(B) Owner of a hostel.C.(C) An architect.D.(D) A handicraftsman.A.(A) Straw is an unlikely material for building.B.(B) In securing foundations, metal pins are more sust
23、ainable than wooden ones.C.(C) Dried stalks of wheat or barley can also be used in making good walls.D.(D) Bales of straw can be used as bricks in construction work.A.(A) Some stable blocks in central London.B.(B) An extension built onto a barn in Scotland.C.(C) A round construction converted into a
24、 rectangular one.D.(D) Retirement houses on the coast of Scotland.A.(A) The walls of a shower room can be made of straw.B.(B) Extractor fans can be fitted on a straw wall.C.(C) Straw can “breathe“ naturally by itself.D.(D) The straw wall looks exactly like a normal wall, with no straw showing anywhe
25、re.Questions 27-30（分数：4.00）A.(A) 30 years ago.B.(B) 14 years ago.C.(C) When he was 30 years old.D.(D) When he was 14 years old.A.(A) An occupation.B.(B) A hobby.C.(C) A sport.D.(D) A pastime.A.(A) Tree care.B.(B) Throwing a rope over the branches of a tree.C.(C) Getting into a harness.D.(D) Rescuing
26、 pets.A.(A) Conducting surgery on the tree.B.(B) Catching a fruit bat up a tree.C.(C) Cutting trees on an island.D.(D) Climbing a skyscraper.四、BC: Listening Tr(总题数：1，分数：20.00)（分数：20.00）(1).（分数：4.00）_(2).（分数：4.00）_(3).（分数：4.00）_(4).（分数：4.00）_(5).（分数：4.00）_五、BPassage Transla(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（分数：10.00）(
27、1).（分数：5.00）_(2).（分数：5.00）_六、BSECTION 2: STUD(总题数：6，分数：60.00)Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal but that the gestures we use are understood by everyone. We do not realize that waving good-bye is the way to summon a person from the Philippines to o
28、nes side, or that in Italy and some Latin-American countries, curling the finger to oneself is a sign of farewell.Those private citizens who sent packages to our troops occupying Germany after World War II and marked them GIFT to escape duty payments did not bother to find out that “Gift“ means pois
29、on in German. Moreover, we like to think of ourselves as friendly, yet we prefer to be at least 3 feet or an arms length away form others. Latins and Middle Easterners like to come closer and touch, which makes Americans uncomfortable.Our linguistic and cultural blindness and the casualness with whi
30、ch we take notice of the developed tastes, gestures, customs and languages of other countries, are losing us friends, business and respect in the world.Even here in the United States, we make few concessions to the needs of foreign visitors. There are no information signs in four languages on our pu
31、blic buildings or monuments; we do not have multilingual guided tours. Very few restaurant menus have translations, and multilingual waiters, bank clerks and policemen are rare. Our transportation systems have maps in English only and often we ourselves have difficulty understanding them.When we go
32、abroad, we tend to cluster in hotels and restaurants where English is spoken. The attitudes and information we pickup are conditioned by those nativesusually the richerwho speak English. Our business dealings, as well as the nations diplomacy, are conducted through interpreters.For many years, Ameri
33、ca and Americans could get by with cultural blindness and linguistic ignorance. After all, America was the most powerful country of the free world, the distributor of needed funds and goods.But all that is past. American dollars no longer buy all good things, and we are slowly beginning to realize t
34、hat our proper role in the world is changing. A 1979 Harris poll reported that 55 percent of Americans want this country to play a more significant role in world affairs; we want to have a hand in the important decisions of the next century, even though it may not always be the upper hand.（分数：10.00）
35、(1).It can be inferred that Americans being approached too closely by Middle Easterners would most probably _.（分数：2.00）A.(A) stand stillB.(B) jump asideC.(C) step forwardD.(D) draw back(2).The author gives many examples m criticize Americans for their _.（分数：2.00）A.(A) cultural self-centerednessB.(B)
36、 casual mannersC.(C) indifference toward foreign visitorsD.(D) arrogance towards other cultures(3).In countries other than their own most Americans _.（分数：2.00）A.(A) are isolated by the local peopleB.(B) are not well informed due to the language barrierC.(C) tend m get along well with the nativesD.(D
37、) need interpreters in hotels and restaurants(4).According m the author, Americans cultural blindness and linguistic ignorance will _.（分数：2.00）A.(A) affect their image in the new eraB.(B) cut themselves off from the outside worldC.(C) limit their role in world affairsD.(D) weaken the position of the
38、 US dollar(5).The authors intention in writing this article is to make Americans realize that _.（分数：2.00）A.(A) it is dangerous to ignore their foreign friendsB.(B) it is important to maintain their leading role in world affairsC.(C) it is necessary to use several languages in public placesD.(D) it i
39、s time to get acquainted with other culturesIn the atmosphere, carbon dioxide acts rather like a one-way mirrorthe glass in the roof of a greenhouse which allows the suns rays to enter but prevents the heat from escaping.According to a weather experts prediction, the atmosphere will be 3 warmer in t
40、he year 2050 than it is today, if man continues to burn fuels at the present rate. If this warming up took place, the ice caps in the poles would begin to melt, thus raising sea level several meters and severely flooding coastal cities. Also. the increase in atmospheric temperature would lead to gre
41、at changes in the climate of the northern hemisphere, possibly resulting in an alteration of earths chief food-growing zones.In the past, concern about a man-made warming of the earth has concentrated on the Arctic because the Antarctic is much colder and has a much thicker ice sheet. But the weathe
42、r experts are now paying more attention to West Antarctic, which may be affected by only a few degrees of warming, in other words, by a warming on the scale that will possibly take place in the next fifty years from the burning of fuels.Satellite pictures show that large areas of Antarctic ice are a
43、lready disappearing. The evidence available suggests that a warming has taken place. This fits the theory that carbon dioxide warms the earth.However, most of the fuel is burnt in the northern hemisphere, where temperatures seem to be falling. Scientists conclude, therefore, that up to now natural i
44、nfluences on the weather have exceeded those caused by man. The question is: Which natural cause has most effect on the weather?One possibility is the variable behavior of the sun. Astronomers at one research station have studied the hot spots and “cold“ spots (that is, the relatively less hot spots
45、) on the sun. As the sun rotates, every 27.5 days, it presents hotter or “colder“ faces to the earth, and different aspects to different parts of the earth. This seems to have a considerable effect on the distribution of the earths atmospheric pressure, and consequently on wind circulation. The sun is also variable over a long term: its heat output goes up and down in cycles, the latest trend being downward.Scientists are-now finding mutual relations between models of solar-weather interactions and the actual climate over many thousands of years, including the last Ice Age. T
