1、翻译三级口译综合能力模拟3答案模拟 120Part A听力原文1-10 Mr. Hooper, I have been with this company now for seven years. And Ive always been very loyal to the company. And I feel that Ive worked quite hard here. And Ive never been promoted. Its getting to the point now in my life where, you know, I need more money. I wou
2、ld like to buy a car. Id like to start a family, and maybe buy a house, all of which is impossible with the current salary you are paying me. You told me to earn a raise I need to take more initiative and show more enthusiasm for the job. Maybe I could show a little more enthusiasm. I still think th
3、at I work hard here. But a company does have at least an obligation to pay its employees enough to live on. And the salary Im getting here isnt enough. I can barely cover my expenses. And its absolutely necessary for me to have a raise or I cannot justify keeping this job any more. 第1题：参考答案：B答案解析：特定
4、信息的找寻和判断。 根据原文MrHooper，I have been with this company now for seven years可知某人在向 MrHooper陈述已在公司工作了七年这一事实。由此可见题干的说法与原文不符，因此是错误的。 解题关键 根据称呼，判断谁是讲话者。根据文中称呼MrHooper可知讲话者并非 MrHooper。第2题：参考答案：B答案解析：特定信息的找寻和判断。 根据原文Ive always been very loyal to the company可知讲话者认为自己对公司忠心耿耿。 由此可见题干的说法与原文不符，因此是错误的。 解题关键 理解人称代词I
5、的指代对象。第3题：参考答案：A答案解析：因果关系的找寻和判断。 根据原文I need more moneyI would like to buy a carId like to start a family，and maybe buy a house可知讲话者需要更多的钱买车、养家和买房子。由此可见题干的说法与原文相符，因此是正确的。 解题关键 根据句间语义逻辑判断因果关系。第4题：参考答案：A答案解析：推理判断题。 根据原文all of which is impossible with the current salary you are paying me及And the salary
6、Im getting here isnt enoughI can barely cover my expenses可推断该员工对公司给的薪水不满意。由此可见题干的说法与原文相符，因此是正确的。 解题关键 将词汇归类进行简单推理。原文中表示否定概念的词，如impossible、isnt enough和barely等均传递出该员工不满的信息。第5题：参考答案：B答案解析：语义理解题。 根据原文Maybe I could show a little more enthusiasm可知讲话者认识到自己对工作的热情程度还需提高。由此可见题干的说法与原文不符，因此是错误的。 解题关键 理解虚拟语气的用法。
7、这里could是虚拟表达，说明实际情况是讲话者对工作热情不足。第6题：参考答案：A答案解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。 根据原文But a company does have at least an obligation to pay its employees enough to live on可知，公司至少有义务付给员工足够薪水维持生计。由此可见题干的说法与原文相符，因此是正确的。 解题关键 A定位原文相关信息。第7题：参考答案：B答案解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。 根据原文And the salary Im getting here isnt enoughI can barely cover
8、my expenses可知讲话者认为薪水不够，无法满足日常开支。但题干却错把Mr. Hooper当作雇员，因此是错误的。 解题关键 理解人称代词I的指代对象。第8题：参考答案：A答案解析：推理判断题。 根据原文中雇员对薪水的抱怨，可推断MrHooper给雇员的薪水过少。由此可见题干的说法与原文相符，因此是正确的。 解题关键 根据原文相关信息进行简单推断。第9题：参考答案：B答案解析：推理判断题。 原文是雇员向MrHooper抱怨，希望增加工资。因此可推断MrHooper应为雇主。由此可见题干的说法与原文不符，因此是错误的。 解题关键 根据原文信息进行简单推断。第10题：参考答案：B答案解析：事
9、实细节的找寻和判断。 根据原文And its absolutely necessary for me to have a raise or I cannot justify keeping this job any more可知讲话者认为为自己涨工资很有必要，否则讲话者找不出在公司呆下去的理由了。由此可见题干说该雇员没能涨成工资决定辞职，与原文不符，因此是B的。 解题关键 根据语义进行判断。文中its absolutely necessary for me to表明了一种请求，因此题干说failed是错误的。B第11题：参考答案：C答案解析：听力原文Gloria kept getting th
10、e runaround every time she called the store manager. 词义理解题。 原文意思是“每次Gloria打电话给商店经理，总是被搪塞一通。”由此可见选项C“Gloria无法从经理那里得到满意答复”与原文意思相符，该项是正确答案。 解题关键 理解单词runaround的含义，该词意为“拖延、搪塞、欺骗”。第12题：参考答案：C答案解析：听力原文I would appreciate it if you could return the book to me before I leave on a business trip next week. 词义理解
11、题。 原文意思是“非常感激，如你能在我下星期出差前把书还给我。”由此可见选项C“他希望下星期前拿到书”与原文意思相符，该项是正确答案。 解题关键 理解与时间短语搭配的介词by的含义。这里by意为“在之前”，与选项C中before意思相同。第13题：参考答案：C答案解析：听力原文The James were supposed to leave in the afternoon, but they couldnt get away until evening. 语义理解题。 原文意思是“James一家应在下午离开，但他们直到晚上才走。”由此可见选项C“James一家晚上走的”与原文意思相符，该项是
12、正确答案。 解题关键 理解notuntil的含义。该短语意为“直到才”。第14题：参考答案：B答案解析：听力原文Susan counted her change and realized she was $ 2 short. 语义理解题。 原文意思是“Susan数了数找零，发现少了两美元。”由此可见选项C“她的找零少给了”与原文意思相符，该项是正确答案。 解题关键 理解short的含义。该词在不同上下文中含义不同。这里根据前面单词 change(找零)可知，short意为“短，缺”。第15题：参考答案：A答案解析：听力原文Regular, moderate exercise is import
13、ant for good health. 词义理解题。 原文意思是“有规律的适度运动对身体健康十分重要。”由此可见选项A“人们应有规律地适量运动”与原文意思相符，该项是正确答案。 解题关键 同义词替换。原文中moderate“适度的”与选项A中a reasonable amount意思相同。第16题：参考答案：B答案解析：听力原文Sometimes the general manager gets his assistants to do extra work. 词义理解题。 原文意思是“有时总经理会让助手干些额外的工作。”由此可见选项B与原文相符，因此该项是A答案； 解题关键 理解extra
14、的含义。该词意为“额外的”，与选项B中more than the required amount意思相同。第17题：参考答案：D答案解析：听力原文Its unbelievable what the cost of that project of yours would be. 语义理解题。 原文意思是“难以置信你的项目成本如此之高。”由此可见选项D与原文相符，因此该项是A答案。 解题关键 理解Its unbelievable句型含义。该句式表明讲话者对所议之事的强调。由此可推测成本的高昂。第18题：参考答案：C答案解析：听力原文If only our firm had opened one b
15、ranch office downtown! 语义理解题。 原文意思是“假如我们公司在市中心开了分部就好了。”由此可见选项C“很遗憾我们没在市中心设分部”与原文相符，因此该项是A答案。 解题关键 理解 if only虚拟语气表的用法。该结构与过去完成时结合表示对目前状况的遗憾。第19题：参考答案：B答案解析：听力原文Nobody has more enthusiasm than she does in the promotion of the new model. 语义理解题。 原文意思是“再也没有人比她对提拔新模特更感兴趣了。”由此可见选项B与原文相符，因此该项是A答案。 解题关键 理解否定
16、式与比较结构结合表示最高级的用法。本题中Nobody has more enthusiasm than与选项B中the most enthusiastic意思相同。第20题：参考答案：A答案解析：听力原文Little did he suspect that she knew almost all about his past from the start. 语义理解题。 原文意思是“从一开始他就毫不怀疑她对自己过去非常了解。”由此可见选项A与原文相符，因此该项是A答案。 解题关键 理解Little did he suspect与选项A中didnt suspect同义。Part Listen t
17、o the following passages and then choose the best answer to each question by blackening the corresponding circle. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to answer the questions satisfactorily. There are three passages in this part, each with five questions. And each question carries two point
18、s. You will hear the passages only once. 听力原文26-30 The history of American newspapers has paralleled the history of our culture. As our society has changed, so have its newspapers. Early colonial newspapers were designed for the elitethose who were interested in political and business information. W
19、ith the advent of new technology, compulsory education and the major cultural changes brought on by industrialization and urbanization, newspapers moved into the popular culture with the advent of the penny press. The significant changes in our society as the United States was transformed into a tru
20、ly industrial nation between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the 20th century brought about many changes in American journalism, including the era of sensationalism, or yellow journalism. Twentieth-century newspapers, for the most part, have attempted to blend objectivity and social respons
21、ibility. This era also has seen the development of electronic news media, interpretative reporting, investigative reporting, advocacy journalism, new journalism and specialized newspapers. Wire services play an important role in gathering news and information for the mass media. The two largest Amer
22、ican wire services are the Associated Press and United Press International. The other dominant worldwide news sources are AFP, Reuters and Tass, headquartered in Paris, London and Moscow, respectively. Individual biases and other problems play a role in making mass communication a complex activity.
23、Although the various functions of the mediato inform, entertain, influence, advertise and transmit cultureare criticized, the most severely criticized is the function to inform. Reasons for this are that people (1) tend to blame the messenger for unpleasant information, (2) fail to understand the wa
24、tchdog function of the media, (3) believe the myth that the mass media dwell only on bad news and (4) bring their own biases into the information-sharing process. 第21题：参考答案：B答案解析：What kind of people were early colonial newspapers designed for? 细节信息。 题干：最初殖民时期的报纸是为谁设计的?根据原文“Early colonial newspapers
25、were designed for the elite”，所以选b项elite。C选项是“移民”。第22题：参考答案：C答案解析：听力原文Which of the following did not contribute to the popularization of newspapers? 是非判断。 题干：下列哪一项没有促进报纸的大众化?根据原文“With the advent of new technology，compulsory education and the major cultural changes brought on by industrialization and
26、urbanization，newspapers moved into the popular culture with the advent of the penny press”，译文为：伴随工业化和城市化而来的新技术、义务教育和主要文化变革，还有廉价的印刷费使得报纸成了大众的文化。所以应当排除c选项“人口增长。”第23题：参考答案：D答案解析：听力原文When was the United States transformed into a truly industrial country? 细节信息。 题干：美国什么时候转变为一个真正的工业国家?根据原文“as the United St
27、ates was transformed into a truly industrial nation between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the 20th century”，所以选d。第24题：参考答案：A答案解析：听力原文Which of the following are the two largest American wire services? 细节信息。 题干：下列哪两个是美国最大的新闻机构?根据原文“The two largest American wire services are the Associated P
28、ress and United Press International”，所以选a。第25题：参考答案：D答案解析：听力原文According to the passage, which of the following is the most severely criticized function of the mass media? 细节信息。 题干：根据文章，大众传媒的哪项功能最受抨击?根据原文“the most severely criticized is the function to inform，所以选d。听力原文31-35 There is a widespread assu
29、mption that work gets harder after 40. But in most organizations work gets dramatically easier after40. The responsibilities may be heavier, but after 40 you should be valued for your experience, know-how and judgment, rather than for the ability to work 18 hours every day. Most of the major rewards
30、 of success tend to accumulate after the age of 40if you do the right things before that watershed birthday. What are the right things? First of all, do your homework; learn every thing you need to know about your business or profession before 40. Second, develop your own style. Before youre 40, lea
31、rn what youre comfortable with, whether its in the way you dress or simply the small touches that set you apart: Third, put your emotional life in order, if possible. Its a great help, when climbing toward the higher rungs of the career ladder, to be happy in life, rather than to find yourself mired
32、 in emotional crises. Its hard enough to succeed without taking on personal problems that sap your energy and divert your attention. Besides, unhappiness is like a diseaseit gradually eclipses interest in everything else. Fourth, know your weaknesses. Accept the things you dont do well, cant stand,
33、wont do. Fifth, know your strengths. Youd better decide what youre good at, too, and recognize the things you enjoy doing and do better than anyone else. Whatever your role, knowing who you are and what youre good at is critical for success. 第26题：参考答案：D答案解析：What is the common opinion about age and w
34、ork? 细节信息。 题干：关于年龄和工作的普遍观点是什么?根据原文“There is a widespread assumption that work gets harder after 40”，译文为：人们普遍认为40岁以后工作会更难。题干是对原文的同义替换，用common opinion代替widespread assumption，所以选d。第27题：参考答案：A答案解析：听力原文What does the speaker think about age and work? 态度观点。 题干：作者对年龄和工作的观点是什么?根据原文“But in most organizations
35、work gets dramatically easier after 40”，作者认为“在多数机构中40岁后工作变得更容易”。所以应选a。第28题：参考答案：A答案解析：听力原文What should not be valued after one is 40? 是非判断。 题干：在年过40之后，一个人不应以什么来评价?根据原文“after 40 you should be valued for your experience，know-how and judgment，rather than for the ability to work 18 hours every day”，译文为：4
36、0岁以后，应该用经验、专门技能和判断能力来评价你，而不是以每天工作18小时的能力来评价。该题重点在于理解rather than，意思是：“不是别的，而是，所以选a。第29题：参考答案：B答案解析：听力原文According to this passage, what should you do after 40? 细节信息。 题干：根据文章，40岁以后你应该做什么?根据原文“First of all，learn everything you need to know；Second，develop your own style；Third，put your emotional life in o
37、rder；Fourth, know your weaknesses；Fifth, know your strengths”，作者认为40岁以后该做五件事，分别是学习你该知道的知识技能：形成自己的风格：控制自己的情绪，知道自己的弱点；知道自己的长处。所以选d。a选项为“改变自己的风格。”，b选项为“顺其自然，从容不迫。”， c选项为“挑战过去做不好的工作。”第30题：参考答案：A答案解析：听力原文What is the key to success in the speakers opinion? 细节信息。 题干：作者认为成功的关键是什么?根据原文“Whatever your role，kno
38、wing who you are and what youre good at is critical for success”，译文为；不管你的角色如何，知道自己是谁，擅长什么是成功的关键。所以选a。听力原文31-35 Travelers are booking hotel rooms in cities closer to home this summer, with the exception of two European magnets, according to a new survey. Las Vegas scored the most July and August room
39、 reservations for the second year in a row, while another gambling Mecca, Reno, along with Honolulu moved onto the top 10 list for the first time, according to a tally of seasonal bookings from Hotels. com. Las Vegas has successfully pitched itself as an alternative family destination even in the de
40、sert s hottest months. Its like a theme park city. Almost every hotel has a theme park inside it, so theres a lot to do for families. Orlando displaced the Big Apple in the No. 2 spot, San Francisco moved up a notch into fifth place and Miami dropped out of the running, probably because of a decline
41、 in international tourism, Hotels. com president Bob Diener said. Pariss slip to No. 10 from No. 5 last year wasnt surprising given some Americans resentment of Frances lack of support for U.S. policy in Iraq, Diener said. But the omission of Boston was unexpected, especially in a year in which patr
42、iotism is a resounding theme in travel marketing, he said. Overall summer travel is expected to rise 2.5 percent this year, with 83 percent of Americans planning at least one trip and 28 percent planning to travel more than last year, according to studies from the Travel Industry Association. 第31题：参
43、考答案：C答案解析：细节信息。 题干：哪个城市的房间预定是最多的?根据原文“Las Vegas scored the most July and August room reservations for the second year in a row”，译文为：拉斯维加斯第二年的房间预定数是最多的。所以选c。第32题：参考答案：B答案解析：细节信息。 题干：拉斯维加斯为什么能成功地吸引游客?根据原文“Las Vegas has successfully pitched itself as an alternative family destination even in the desert
44、s hottest months”，译文为：拉斯维加斯成功地让自己成为家庭目的地的选择，即便是在沙漠最炎热的日子里。所以应选b。第33题：参考答案：C答案解析：细节信息。 题干：去年夏天哪个城市的房间预定数排在第二名?根据原文“Orlando displaced the Big Apple in the No.2spot”，译文为：奥兰多取代Big Apple排在了第二名。所以选c。第34题：参考答案：B答案解析：细节信息。 题干：以下哪个城市的房间预定受到伊拉克战争的影响?根据原文“Pariss slip to No.10 from No.5 last year wasnt surprisi
45、ng given some Americans resentment of Frances lack of support for U.S.policy in lraq”，译文为：去年巴黎从第5名跌至第10名，这并不让人感到吃惊，考虑到法国不支持美国对伊拉克的政策，美国对法国此举的痛恨。所以选b。第35题：参考答案：A答案解析：细节信息。 题干：下面哪项是今年整个夏天旅游的预期目标?根据原文“Overall summer travel is expected to rise 2.5 percent this year”，译文为：总体来说，今年夏天旅游预计会上升2.5%。所以应选a。Part P
46、arts of the following text are missing. While listening to the tape, complete the passage by filling in each blank space with an appropriate word or words. There are 20 blanks, each carrying one point. You will hear the passage only once.听力原文1-10 The Commission is expected to propose allowing people
47、 to choose which legal jurisdiction they would come under, based on their nationalities or their residency. But the proposal is set to run into difficulties because of the very different laws on divorce that apply across the EU. The Commission wants to clear up problems over which law to apply when, for example, a married couple from one member state is resident in another member state or when the coup
