1、翻译三级口译综合能力模拟5答案模拟 120Part A听力原文1-10 Today Im going to discuss transportation and communication in the early 19th century in the United States. At that time, inland waterways provided North Americas most popular form of long-distance transportation. Travel by rivers was often more convenient than tak
2、ing a wagon over primitive country roads, especially when shipping heavy loads of farm products or household goods. Where the natural waterways were inadequate, shallow canals were built. The Erie Canal, opened in 1825, connected the Great Lakes with the upper Hudson River. It allowed settlers in th
3、e Great Lakes region to send their crops eastward to New York City at the mouth of Hudson at a much lower cost. From there, crops could be shipped to other Atlantic ports. The construction of the Erie Canal also encouraged westward migration along inland waterways and helped populate the frontier. T
4、he City of Detroit grew up between two of the Great Lakes. Later a canal joined the Great Lakes with the Mississippi river system and Chicago became a thriving city. Politically the waterway system united the nation in a way few had imagined possible, by the mid-1800s, faster and cheaper railroads b
5、ecame more popular and the canal system declined. Railroads could be used year round whereas canals were often frozen in the winter. During the first third of the century, however, transportation on rivers, lakes and canals aided greatly in the growth of the United States. 第1题：参考答案：A答案解析：特定信息的找寻和判断。
6、 根据题干中地名专有名词定位到原文相关信息The Erie Canalconnected the Great Lakes with the upper Hudson River即Erie运河将Great Lakes和Hudson River上游联接起来，而题干说Erie运河和Hudson River汇入Great Lakes，由此可知题干的说法与原文不符，该题的说法是错误的。 解题关键 理解关键词汇含义是解题的关键。原文中connect“联接”与题干中join“加入”，意思不符。第2题：参考答案：B答案解析：特定信息的找寻和判断。 根据原文可知1825年Erie运河的开放使得大湖区的定居者们可
7、将粮食运到东部纽约城，而且该运河also encouraged westward migration along inland waterways and helped populate the frontier即鼓励了人们沿内陆水道向西部移民。由此可见，当时的运输是东西双向进行的。因此题干的说法与原文不符，是错误的。 解题关键 根据题干特点，对有关方向的信息留心倾听是解题的关键。第3题：参考答案：A答案解析：语义理解题。 根据原文Where the natural waterways were inadequate，shallow canals were built可知哪里的天然水路不够，哪
8、里就有浅的运河修建。由此可见题干的说法与原文意思相符，是正确的。 解题关键 掌握语句结构是解题的关键。本题需理解带有where引导的状语从句的复合句的句义。第4题：参考答案：B答案解析：因果关系的找寻和判断。 根据原文It allowed settlers in the Great Lakes region to send their crops eastward to New York City at the mouth of Hudson at a much lower costFrom there，crops could be shipped to other Atlantic port
9、s可知，当时大湖区的定居者们将谷物经水道东运至Hudson河口的纽约城，其运费比其它方式便宜许多。在那里，货物再用船运到大西洋沿岸其它港口。由此可推断，纽约城繁荣的原因应该是因为该地是货物的集散地。而题干说纽约城有比其它大西洋诸港都深的港口在原文中并未提到，因此题干的说法是错误的。 解题关键 正确理解语句含义并作出正确的推断是解题的关键。第5题：参考答案：A答案解析：特定信息的找寻和判断。 根据原文The construction of the Erie Canal also encouraged westward migration along inland waterways and he
10、lped populate the frontier可知Erie运河的开通鼓励了沿内陆水道向西部的移民，帮助了西部边疆的移民定居。由此可见题干的说法与原文相符，是正确的。 解题关键 根据题干关键词正确定位原文相关信息。第6题：参考答案：B答案解析：因果关系的找寻和判断。 根据原文by the mid-1800s，faster and cheaper railroads became more popular and the canal system declinedRailroads could be used year round whereas canals were often froz
11、en in the winter可知到19世纪中期，更为快捷、便宜的铁路运输日益流行，运河水运衰落了。铁路运输可终年使用而冬天结冰使运河无法使用。由此可判断内陆水运系统无法与其它运输形式抗衡的原因在于速度、价格和自然条件的限制，因此题干将耗时列为主要原因，与原文不符，是错误的。 解题关键 能够根据语句内在逻辑关系判断因果关系。第7题：参考答案：A答案解析：推理判断题。 根据原文Politically the waterway system united the nation in a way few had imagined possible，by the mid-1800s，faster a
12、nd cheaper railroads became more popular and the canal system declined可知，从政治角度看水运系统将全国联系起来，这几乎没人能想到。到 19世纪中期，更为快捷、便宜的铁路运输日益流行，运河水运衰落了。由此可推断该句前半部分说明了水运系统的重要性，而后半句则表明其衰落的必然性。因此题干的说法与原文相符，是正确的。 解题关键 能够根据语句意思进行正确推断。第8题：参考答案：B答案解析：特定信息的找寻和判断。 根据原文by the mid-1800s，faster and cheaper railroads became more
13、popular and the canal system declined可知，运河系统的衰落是由于铁路运输的兴起。原文并未提到大西洋各港口的衰败。由此可见题干的说法与原文不符，因此是不正确的。 解题关键 根据题干中关键词decline正确定位原文相关信息，将其与题干比较可得出正确答案。第9题：参考答案：A答案解析：数字信息的找寻和判断。 根据原文in the early 19th century in the United StatesAt that time，inland waterways provided North Americas most popular form of long
14、-distance transportation可知在19世纪早期内陆水运系统是北美最流行的长途运输方式。由此可见题干的说法与原文相符，因此是正确的。 解题关键 正确掌握代词的指代关系是解题的关键。原文中that time便指前面的the early 19th century。第10题：参考答案：A答案解析：主旨题。 原文一开始便提出主题，指出19世纪早期内陆水运系统是北美最流行的长途运输方式，接着以事实为例进行说明。最后进行总结During the first third of the century，however， transportation on rivers，lakes and c
15、anals aided greatly in the growth of the United States，即在19世纪前三分之一段的时间内，美国内陆水运对国家发展做出了重大贡献。由此可见题干的说法与原文中心意思相符，因此是正确的。 解题关键 掌握文章首尾处内容，有助于正确判断全文主题。B第11题：参考答案：A答案解析：听力原文We could take the train, but a direct flight will be a lot less complicated.第12题：参考答案：B答案解析：听力原文If you cant do better in this course,
16、Im afraid you will have to drop it.第13题：参考答案：C答案解析：听力原文Excuse me, do you have any apartments available for under $ 500 a month?第14题：参考答案：A答案解析：听力原文Professor Sinclair says that he will give us one week extension on our economic papers.第15题：参考答案：B答案解析：听力原文Bill gave a diamond ring to Linda. It must hav
17、e cost him an arm and a leg.第16题：参考答案：C答案解析：听力原文Joe went to the store to buy shirts and ties, but he still had enough money for her. 语义理解题。 原文意思是“Joe去商店买衬衫、领带，他还有足够的钱给她。”由此可见选项C“Joe有钱买衬衫、领带，还给她一些钱”与原文意思相符，该项是正确答案。 解题关键 理解并列连词but的用法，根据上下文这里but起并列作用，将钱所指向的目标并列。第17题：参考答案：B答案解析：听力原文Although Geromes spee
18、ch was the last one on the program, it was the best one. 语义理解题。 原文意思是“虽然Gerome的演讲安排在最后进行，但他讲得最好。”由此可见选项B的内容与原文意思相符，该项是正确答案。 解题关键 掌握although引导的让步状语从句的意思是解题的关键。第18题：参考答案：D答案解析：听力原文Please file your petitions on or before March 15. 词义理解题。 原文意思是“请将请愿书于三月十五日或之前提交。”由此可见选项D“三月十五日是提交请愿书的最后一天”与原文意思相符，该项是正确答案。
19、 解题关键 理解file的含义，该词可用作法律术语，意为“正式提交”，与选项D中 submit“提交”意思相同。第19题：参考答案：C答案解析：听力原文We expected ten people, but twice as many showed up. 数字信息的判断。 原文意思是“我们预期有十人来，但结果来了预期的两倍。”经简单计算可知选项C“共有二十人来”与原文意思相符，该项是正确答案。 解题关键 理解倍数表达。文中twice as many意思是“是的两倍”。第20题：参考答案：A答案解析：听力原文Alex will be able to help you with your Eng
20、lish assignment in half an hour. 语义理解题。 原文意思是“Alex能在半小时后帮你写英语作业。”由此可见选项A“Alex半小时后帮你学英语”与原文意思相符，该项是正确答案。 解题关键 能够根据搭配理解词义的对等关系。本题中English assignment是English的一部分，但根据两词与help的搭配，可粗略将两词关系对等理解。Part Listen to the following passages and then choose the best answer to each question by blackening the correspon
21、ding 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 points. You will hear the passages only once. 听力原文21-25 One important thing about art movements is that th
22、eir popularity can be affected by social conditions, which are themselves often affected by historical events. As an example, look at what happened in the United States early in the 20th century, around the time of the Great Depression. The art movement known as the Regionalism had begun in the Unit
23、ed States even before the Depression occurred. But it really flourished in the 1930s, during the Depression years. Why? Well, many artists who had been living in big cities were forced by the economic crisis to leave those big cities and move back to their small towns in rural America. Some of these
24、 artists came to truly embrace the life in small towns and to eject city life in so-called sophisticated society. These artists, or more specifically, certain painters, really built the regionalist movement. They created things from everyday life in small towns or farming areas. And they depicted th
25、e really big glorified or romanticized country life, showing it as stable, wholesome, and embodying important American traditions. And this style became very popular, in part because of the economic conditions of the time. You see, the Depression had caused many Americans to begin to doubt their soc
26、iety. But regionalist artists painted scenes that glorified American values, scenes that many Americans could easily identify with. So the movement helped strengthen peoples faith in their country, faith that had weakened as the result of the Depression. But in the 1940s, before and after the Second
27、 World War, American society began to take on a much more international spirit, and Regionalism, with its focus on small town life, lost a lot of popularity. 第21题：参考答案：A答案解析：主旨大意。 题干：这篇讲话主要是关于什么的?文章的首句常常是主题句，本文就是。根据原文“One important thing about art movements is that their popularity can be affected b
28、y social conditions，which are themselves often affected by historical events”，译文为：关于艺术运动的一件重要的事情是它的流行普及受到社会条件的影响，而社会条件本身又常常受到历史事件的影响。所以应选a。第22题：参考答案：C答案解析：是非判断。 题干：作者怎样描述在大萧条时期美国的艺术家?根据原文“many artists who had been living in big cities were forced by the economic crisis to leave those big cities and
29、move back to their small towns in rural America”，译文为：许多原先居住在大城市的艺术家迫于经济危机的压力，离开了大城市，返回到美国乡间的小城镇。a选项为“许多艺术家对艺术价值失去了信念。”： b选项为“许多艺术家被迫在其它领域找工作。”，c选项为“许多艺术家搬离了大城市。”；d选项为“美国的许多艺术家搬到了其它国家。”。所以应选c。第23题：参考答案：C答案解析：细节信息。 题干：典型的地方主义特色的绘画会展示什么样的风景?根据原文“They created things from everyday life in small towns or
30、farming areas”，译文为他们的作品来源于小城镇或农业区的日常生活。所以应选c。第24题：参考答案：B答案解析：原因结果。 题干：为什么地方主义艺术在大萧条时期在美国如此流行?根据原文“And this style became very popular，in part because of the economic conditions of the timeSo the movement helped strengthen peoples faith in their country，faith that had weakened as the result of the Dep
31、ression”，译文为：这种风格变得很流行，这部分是由于当时的经济状况，所以该运动巩固了人们的信念，那些由于大萧条而削弱的信念。所以应选b。第25题：参考答案：D答案解析：细节信息。 题干：根据作者所言，在20世纪40年代二战前后，在美国什么的发生影响到地方主义艺术特色的流行?根据原文“But in the 1940s，American society began to take on a much more international spirit，and Regionalism，lost a lot of popularity”，译文为：但是在20世纪40年代美国社会逐渐呈现越多的国际精
32、神，地方主义特色流行程度失去了很多。所以选d。听力原文26-30 In the 1940s, urban Americans began a mass move to the suburbs in search of fresh air, elbowroom, and privacy. Suburbs began to sprawl out across the countryside. Since most of those making the move were middle-class, they took with them the tax money the cities need
33、ed to maintain the neighborhoods in which they had lived. Thus, many cities began to fall into disrepair. Crime began to soar, and public transportation was neglected. Meanwhile, housing construction costs continued to rise higher and higher. Middle-class housing was allowed to decay, and little new
34、 housing was constructed. Eventually, many downtown areas existed for business only. During the day they would be filled with people working in offices, and at night they would be deserted. Given these circumstances, some business executives began asking, Why bother with going downtown at all? Why n
35、ot move the offices to the suburbs so that we can live and work in the same area? Gradually some of the larger companies began moving out of cities, with the result that urban centers declined even further and the suburbs expanded still more. But it may well be said that this movement to the suburbs
36、 has reached its peak. Some people may be tired of spending long hours commuting, and they may have begun to miss the advantages of culture and companionship provided by city life. It begins to look as if suburban sprawl may not have been the answer to mans need to create an ideal environment in whi
37、ch to live and work. 第26题：参考答案：B答案解析：数字信息。 题干：在美国大规模的涌向郊区的运动始于什么时候?根据原文“In the 1940s，urban Americans began a mass move to the suburbs”，译文为：在20世纪40年代，美国开始了一场大规模的涌向郊区的运动。所以选b。第27题：参考答案：A答案解析：细节信息。 题干：哪些人涌向了郊区?根据原文“Since most of those making the move were middle-class”，译文为：因为大多数向郊区转移的人是中产阶级。所以选a。第28题：参
38、考答案：D答案解析：是非判断。 题干：在大规模的转移之后，城市发生了什么变化?根据原文“many cities began to fall into disrepairCrime began to soar，housing construction costs continued to rise higher and higherGradually some of the larger companies began moving out of cities，with the result that urban centers declined even further”，译文为：许多城市不再
39、修缮，犯罪率直线上升，建造房屋的成本持续攀升，逐渐地一些大公司也搬出了城市，结果是城市中心越发衰退。a项“房屋成本减少了。”为错误选项，b选项“犯罪率与以往相比低了。”为错误选项 C选项“所有的商业生意都搬出去了。”为错误选项。所以选d“城市衰败了。”第29题：参考答案：C答案解析：细节信息。 题干：在大规模的迁移之后，商业生意发生了什么变化?根据原文“Gradually some of the larger companies began moving out of cities”，译文为：逐渐地一些大公司也搬出了城市。所以选c。第30题：参考答案：A答案解析：态度观点。 题干：作者怎么看待
40、向郊区的迁移?根据原文“Some people may be tired of spending long hours commuting，and they may have begun to miss the advantages of culture and companionship provided by city life”，译文为：一些人会厌倦长时间的通勤，他们开始想念城市生活中的文化优势以及伙伴关系。所以选a。听力原文21-25 A few years ago, my husband and I moved from California to Whidbey Island, W
41、ashington, where we settled in and I began working at a local drugstore. One day a man came into the store to do some copying. After he left, another customer came in to use the same machine and found a paper the fast man had accidentally left behind. I inspected the paper to see if there was any in
42、formation that would help identify the person who had left it. Upon reading it, I let out a yell that brought coworkers running. You see, on the paper was the family tree of my grandmother! Unfortunately, there was no information to help me locate the mystery man himself who, I reasoned, must be a c
43、ousin of some sort. I was frustrated for myself, but felt especially sorry for him, as I know leaving papers behind is a genealogists nightmare. All I could do was wait and hope he returned. It took ten days for the man to come back to the store to do more copying. I wasnt even sure it was the same
44、person, but I approached, asked some questions that probably made him think I was psychic, and we made the connection. My great-grandmother and his grandmother were sisters, making us second cousins once removed. I was astonished as I had no idea that any part of my family had ever resided on Whidbe
45、y Island. My copier-cousin Frank introduced me to his wife and even invited me to spend the fourth of July together with his eight children and grandchildren. The rest of the country was celebrating independence, but I was celebrating my newfound family ! 第31题：参考答案：A答案解析：细节信息。 题干：我在华盛顿做什么工作?根据原文“A f
46、ew years ago，my husband and I movedto Washington，where we settled in and I began working at a local drugstore”，译文为；几年前，我和丈夫搬到了华盛顿，在此定居了下来，我开始在当地一家药店工作。所以应选a。第32题：参考答案：C答案解析：细节信息。 题干：在一位顾客遗留的纸上我发现了什么?根据原文“You see，on the paper was the family tree of my grandmother!”，译文为：你看，在纸上是我祖母的家谱。所以选c“我祖母的家谱。”第33题
47、：参考答案：B答案解析：细节信息。 题干：我是如何找到遗留纸张的人的?根据原文“It took ten days for the man to come back to the store to do more copying”，译文为：十天以后这个人又到店里来复印材料。所以选b。第34题：参考答案：C答案解析：细节信息。 题干：我而后弗兰克是如何联系在一起的?根据原文“My great-grandmother and his grandmother were sisters，making us second cousins once removed”，译文为：我的祖母的妈妈和他的祖母是姐妹，这使我们成为隔了一代的表兄妹。second cousins once removed意思是：隔了一代的第二代表兄妹。所以选c。第35题：参考答案：D答案解析：理解推断。 题干：弗兰克有几个孩子?根据原文“Frank introduced me to his wife and even invited me to spend the fourth of July together with his eight children and grandchildren”，译文为：弗兰克把我介绍给他妻子，并邀
