1、2003年 12月口译三级综合能力真题试卷及答案与解析 SECTION 1 (10 points) Listen to the following passages and then decide whether the statements below are true or false. There are 10 questions in this section, with 1 points each. You will hear the recording only ONCE. At the end of the recording, you will have 2 minutes t
2、o finish this section. 1 Emma is my great grandmother。 （ A）正确 （ B）错误 2 Emma seldom allowed my mother to go to parties. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 3 One Halloween, Emma decided to punish my mother because she didnt go to school. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 4 My mother was confined to her room for an entire year. （ A）正确 （ B）错误
3、5 To punish her, Emma forbade my mother to eat. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 6 At the age of fourteen, my mother found work and moved out of Emmas house. （ A）正确 （ B） 错误 7 My mother loved extracurricular athletics and drama. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 8 I never received love, attention and guidance from my mother. （ A）正确 （ B）错误
4、 9 My mother didnt know how to care for her own home and children. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 10 My mother took care of two kids for room, board and three dollars a week. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 SECTION 2 (10 points) Listen to the following short statements and then choose one of the answers that best fits the meaning of
5、each statement. There are 10 questions in this section, 1 points for each question. You will hear the recording only ONCE. 11 Which of the following statements is true according to what you have heard? （ A） I will eat lunch very quickly. （ B） I will have lunch before the meeting. （ C） I will eat lun
6、ch at the meeting. （ D） I will eat lunch while jogging. 12 What did he do? （ A） He telephoned me. （ B） He picked up the phone. （ C） He put the receiver down. （ D） He put my hanger up. 13 When can I go to see her? （ A） On weekends. （ B） Whenever I want. （ C） Anytime except weekends. （ D） When she wan
7、ts to see me. 14 Who is going to London? （ A） Mary. （ B） Susan and Mary. （ C） Susan. （ D） Neither Susan nor Mary. 15 Which of the following statements is tree about his friend? （ A） Writing exhausts his friend. （ B） His friend collects a lot of things to write. （ C） His friend always has enough mate
8、rial to write on. （ D） His friend is doing research to write a paper. 16 What is suggested for your investment? （ A） Distributing your money among different companies. （ B） Investigating the company before investment. （ C） Dont invest all your money. （ D） Comparing different companies before investm
9、ent. 17 What did the person do during the vacation? （ A） Stayed at home. （ B） Exhausted myself. （ C） Hardly had any rest. （ D） Dont know. 18 What is said about the research paper? （ A） The paper came out as short as I expected. （ B） Actually the paper was long enough to cover it. （ C） The paper was
10、short enough to present. （ D） The paper turned out better than I had expected. 19 Generally speaking, how many students fail this course? （ A） A few. （ B） Many. （ C） None. （ D） All. 20 How big is the house he moved in? （ A） As big as the old one. （ B） Twice as big as mine. （ C） As big as mine. （ D）
11、Twice bigger than mine. 一、 PART 2 (30 points, 10 minutes) Listen to the following passages and then choose the best answer to each question. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to answer the questions satisfactorily. There are 3 passages in this part, each with 5 questions. And each questi
12、on carries 2 points. You will hear the passages only ONCE. At the end of each passage, you will have 2 minutes to finish the questions. 21 Where and when was my grandfather married? （ A） In Washington in 1885. （ B） In Washington in 1860. （ C） In Michigan in 1885. （ D） In Michigan in 1860. 22 When di
13、d I decide to find out about “Aunt Maggie“? （ A） Three years ago. （ B） When my father died. （ C） About 85 years after my correspondence with her. （ D） When i was nineteen. 23 How did I find L. Rarick? （ A） The telephone operator helped me. （ B） I got her name and number from the yellow book. （ C） I
14、got her number from Charles. （ D） I got her address from my father. 24 When I reached L. Rarick, she was_. （ A） very suspicious （ B） greatly surprised （ C） embarrassed （ D） unhappy 25 Which of the following is not true about “Aunt Maggie“? （ A） Her name was Margaret Rarick. （ B） She was my grandfath
15、ers half sister. （ C） She kept her maiden name. （ D） She was L. Raricks grandma. 26 26. What kind of people were early colonial newspapers designed for? （ A） Business people. （ B） Elite. （ C） Immigrants. （ D） People in the cities. 27 Which of the following did not contribute to the popularization of
16、 newspapers? （ A） New technology and compulsory education. （ B） Industrialization. （ C） Population growth. （ D） Urbanization. 28 When was the United States transformed into a truly industrial country? （ A） In the twentieth century. （ B） At the turn of the last century. （ C） During the Civil War. （ D
17、） Between the end of the Civil War and the mm of the 20th century. 29 Which of the following are the two largest American wire services? （ A） Associated Press and United Press International. （ B） AFP and United Press International. （ C） Associated Press and Reuters. （ D） AFP and Associated Press. 30
18、 According to the passage, which of the following is the most severely criticized function of the mass media? （ A） The function to influence. （ B） The watchdog function. （ C） The function to advertise. （ D） The function to inform. 31 31. What is the common opinion about age and work? （ A） Work gets
19、a lot easier after the age of 40. （ B） Most of ones work is done before the age of 40. （ C） There isnt much work to do after the age of 40. （ D） Work gets more difficult after the age of 40. 32 What does the speaker think about age and work? （ A） Generally speaking, work gets much easier after 40. （
20、 B） Generally speaking, work gets much harder after 40. （ C） Age and work are not correlated. （ D） He is undecided. 33 What should not be valued after one is 40? （ A） The ability to work long hours. （ B） Judgment. （ C） Professional skills. （ D） Experience. 34 According to this passage, what should y
21、ou do after 40? （ A） Change your life style. （ B） Take things easy. （ C） Challenge the things you didnt do well before. （ D） Find out what you are good at. 35 What is the key to success in the speakers opinion? （ A） Know your strengths. （ B） Learn the right style of life from others. （ C） Keep learn
22、ing. （ D） Accept your limits. 二、 PART 3 (20 points, 10 minutes) Parts 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 1 points. You will hear the passage only ONC
23、E. At the end of the recording, you will have 3 minutes to finish this part. 35 Washington: The Bush administration has【 C1】 _ for the first time that it may be willing to 【 C2】 _ a multinational force in Iraq to operate under the 【 C3】 _ of the United Nations as long as 【 C4】 _ by an American. The
24、idea was described by Richard L.Armitage, the deputy secretary of state, as just“【 C5】 _“ in discussions at the United Nations. It was first 【 C6】 _ publicly last week by Kofi Annan, the United Nations secretary general. Mr. Armitages remarks, made 【 C7】 _ to regional reporters and released by 【 C8】
25、 _ today, represent 【 C9】 _ in course for the administration, which has until now insisted that all 【 C10】 _ matters in Iraq remain under total American control. Allowing the United Nations 【 C11】 _ would be intended to win the support of the Security Council for 【 C12】 _ authorizing the【 C13】_ occu
26、pation of the country. In his remarks, Mr. Armitage 【 C14】 _ to discuss the plans 【 C15】 _, saying, “I dont think it helps to 【 C16】 _ publicly fight now.“ But he described the arrangement under consideration as “a multinational force 【 C17】 _ “in which “the American would be the U.N. commander.“ On
27、 Monday, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld was asked whether he could 【 C18】 _ American troops fighting 【 C19】 _ . His answer: “I think thats not going to happen.“ But he went on to rule out only 【 C20】 _ meaning by the United Nations, whose troops wear blue helmets over a peacekeeping force in I
28、raq. 36 【 C1】 37 【 C2】 38 【 C3】 39 【 C4】 40 【 C5】 41 【 C6】 42 【 C7】 43 【 C8】 44 【 C9】 45 【 C10】 46 【 C11】 47 【 C12】 48 【 C13】 49 【 C14】 50 【 C15】 51 【 C16】 52 【 C17】 53 【 C18】 54 【 C19】 55 【 C20】 三、 PART 4 (30 points, 30 minutes) Listen to the following passage. Write a short English summary of arou
29、nd 150 words of what you have heard. You will hear the passage only ONCE and you will have 25 minutes to finish you English summary at the end of the recording. This part of test carries 30 points. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to write your summary satisfactorily. 2003年 12月口译三级综合能力真
30、题试卷答案与解析 SECTION 1 (10 points) Listen to the following passages and then decide whether the statements below are true or false. There are 10 questions in this section, with 1 points each. You will hear the recording only ONCE. At the end of the recording, you will have 2 minutes to finish this secti
31、on. 0 【听力原文】 My mother stayed in California for ten years. Her grandfather left her to his wife, Emma, a severe woman who wore black dresses and resented and ignored my mother. Emma discouraged visitors and rarely allowed my mother to attend parties or other functions. One Halloween, when she caught
32、 my mother trick-or-treating with school friends, Emma decided to confine her to her room for an entire year, except for the hours she was in school. She forbade my mother to eat at the kitchen table or linger in the front yard. This cruel punishment went on for months until Emmas sister came for a
33、visit and put a stop to it. By the time my mother turned fourteen, she could no longer bear life in her grandmothers house. She found work as a mothers helper, caring for two young children in return for room, board and three dollars a week. She had little time for the extracurricular athletics and
34、drama that she loved and no money for clothes. She washed the same blouse everyday to wear with her only skirt and, in colder weather, her only sweater. But for the first time, she lived in household where the father and mother gave their children the love, attention and guidance she had never recei
35、ved. My mother often told me that without that sojourn with a strong family, she would not have known how to care for her own home and children. 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “(My mother)Her grandfather left her to his wife，Emma” ，据此可以推断出 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “Emmararely allowed my mother to attend parti
36、es or other functions ”，译文为：爱玛很少允许我母亲参加舞 会和其它活动。题干中用同义词 seldom代替了原文的 rarely，用 go to parties代替了原文的 attend parities。 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题干中给出的是错误的干扰信息： “Emma decided to punish my mother because she didnt go to school ”，译文为：爱玛决定惩罚我母亲因为她不去上学。根据原文 “One Halloween， when she caught my mother trick-or-treatin
37、g with school friends， Emma decided to” ，所以真正的原因是母亲和朋友们玩万圣节的游戏 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题干句子与原文相比出现信息缺失。根据原文 “Emma decided to confine her to her room for an entire year， except for the hours she was in school ”，译文为：爱玛决定把我母亲在她的房间里禁闭一年，除了上学的时间外。而题干 “My mother was confined to her room for an entire year ”没有包括
38、except之后的信息。 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “She forbade my mother to eat at the kitchen table”，译文为：她不许我的妈妈在厨房的餐桌上吃饭。题干 “Emma forbade my mother to eat ”出现信息缺失，理解上断章取义。 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “By the time my mother turned fourteen， she could no longer bear life in her grandmothers house She found work as a m
39、others helper， caring for two young children in return for room， board and three dollars a week ”，译文为：到母亲十四岁时，她再也不能忍受在她祖母家的生活。她找到了一份保姆的工作，帮助一位妈妈照顾两个年幼的孩子，报酬是每 周 3美元，并提供食宿。据此可以推断题干； “At the age of fourteen, my mother found work and moved out of Emmas house ”(译文为：在十四岁时，妈妈找到了工作并从爱玛家搬了出来。 )是对原文的理解归纳。 7
40、【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “She had little time for the extracurricular athletics and drama that she loved”. 8 【正确答案 】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “My mother often told me that without that sojourn with a strong family， she would not have known how to care for her own home and children ”，以及 “She lived in household wher
41、e the father and mother gave their children the love， attention and guidance she had never received ”，译文为：母亲经常告诉我如果没有寄居在这个温馨的家庭，她不会知道如何照顾自己的家和孩子，还有她住的这个家里，这家的父母亲给予自己的孩子爱心、关心和指导，这些是母亲从未得到的。据此我们应能推断出这位母亲知道了如何疼爱孩子，作者本人也得到了这些爱。 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “she would not have known how to care for her own hom
42、e and children ”，此句是 虚拟语气，表示与事实相反，说明母亲懂得了如何照顾自己的家庭和孩子。 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “She found work as anothers helper, caring for two young children in return for room， board and three dollars a week ”，题干中用同义短语 take care of代替了原文的 care for的分词形式，是对原文的同义解释。 SECTION 2 (10 points) Listen to the following sho
43、rt statements and then choose one of the answers that best fits the meaning of each statement. There are 10 questions in this section, 1 points for each question. You will hear the recording only ONCE. 11 【听力原文】 Since I have a meeting around noon, I will eat my lunch on the mn. 11 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据
44、原文 “Since I have a meeting around noon， I will eat my lunch on the run ”，关键在于理解固定搭配 On the run。 On the run： hurrying busily from place to place，意指匆忙地，所以 a选项 “I will eat lunch very quickly ”是对原文的正确解释。而 d选项则为干扰项，把 on the run理解为 running的意思，并用同义词 jogging来代替了 running，具有迷惑性。 12 【听力原文】 He hung up on me. 12
45、 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据原文 “He hung up on me ”，关键在于理解固定搭配 hang up。 hang up： to end up a telephone conversation，意指：挂断电话。选项 c“He put the receiver down ”是对原文的正确解释，意指：把 receiver(听筒 )放下。 b选项为 “他拿起电话。 ”， d选项为 “他举起我的衣架 (hanger)。 ” 13 【听力原文】 She said she didnt like anyone to visit her on weekends. Then she went
46、on to say that I could come to see her anytime. 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “She went on to say that I could come to see her anytime ”，译文为：她接着说我在任何时候都能去看她。 b选项用 whenever代替了 anytime。 14 【听力原文】 Susan and Mary are going to London and New York respectively. 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据原文 “Susan and Mary are going
47、to London and New York respectively ”，译文为：苏姗和玛丽分别去伦 敦和纽约。关键在于理解副词respectively， respectively的意思是；各自地，依次地。例如： My two sons，Adam and Alexander， are five and nine respectively。 15 【听力原文】 His friend never runs out of things to write. 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据原文 “His friend never runs out of things to write ”，
48、译文为： 他朋友的写作素材永远不会枯竭 (用完 )。关键在于理解固定搭配 run out of，run out of的意思是：用完，耗光。 c选项是对原文的正确解释。 a选项 “Writing exhausts his friend (写作耗尽了他朋友的灵感。 )”正是对原文的否定。 exhaust意思是：用完，耗尽。 16 【听力原文】 It would be a good idea to look into the company before you invest all your money. 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “It would be a good id
49、ea to look into the company before you invest all your money ”，译文为：在你把所有的钱进行投资之前，最好对这家公司做调查。关键在于理解固定搭配 look into， look into意思是：调查，与 b选项中的 investigate是同义词，正确选项是对原文的同义替换。 17 【听力原文】 I stayed at home for some much needed rest during the vacation. 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “I stayed at home for some much needed rest during the vacation ”，译文为：假期里我待在家里做了必要的休息。 a选项直接再现了原文的表达 stayed at home。 18 【听力原文】 The research paper was very brief, but still i
