1、2004年 5月口译二级综合能力真题试卷及答案与解析 一、 PART 1 (20 points) Listen to the following short passages and then decide whether the corresponding statements are true or false. You will hear the passages only ONCE. There are 10 questions in this part of the test, 2 points for each question. 1 The wavelengths of ligh
2、t and radio waves, unlike high energy gamma radiation, are much shorter. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 2 The speaker believes that a practical solution to the problem of starvation is to remove obstacles to adequate supply of food rather than to increase production of it. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 3 According to the speaker, i
3、t is foolish and childish for a filmmaker to mix his preconceptions with objective truth when he produces a documentary. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 4 In Japanese party politics, the Liberal Democrats are more prone to stand by their principles than their conservative and nationalist counterparts. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 5
4、 The author believes that, given the similarities between pig and human organs, future technology will allow pig livers to be transplanted to humans. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 6 Bioinformatics is a new computer software technology that makes research findings on genetic engineering publicly available to the pub
5、lic. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 7 Imports from Asian countries are more competitive than U.S. home-made products because of lower wages in Asia and the exemption of duties for imported goods shipped to the United States. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 8 States should respect international law even if some people are skeptical ab
6、out its power to be enacted. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 9 The international community should seek other effective methods in establishing economic global governance instead of relying on the WTO. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 10 Economists attribute the world soybean boom to the rise in soybean production in China and its incre
7、ased export of related products. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 二、 PART 2 (20 points) Listen to the following short passages and then choose one of the answers that best fits the meaning of each passage. The passages will be read only ONCE. There are 10 passages in this part of test, each with 1 question, which carr
8、ies 2 points. 11 Why have the Americans developed space shuttle according to the passage? （ A） It is a first step to explore outer space. （ B） It is a follow-up action of the Apollo moon landings. （ C） It is a compromise to the exorbitant human expeditions to the Mars. （ D） It is a compensation for
9、the wishful thinking of human landing on the Mars. 12 Which of the following statements best describes humor in China? （ A） It is more or less the same in all parts of the country. （ B） It is drastically different in every part of the country. （ C） It is distinguished from Hong Kong. （ D） It is more
10、 a verbal act than a physical act in the north. 13 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） The term “averted vision“ refers to the act of looking out of the comers of ones eyes. （ B） If you want to see very faint things, you should better look sideways rather tha
11、n straight on. （ C） The receptors located in the eyes center are less sensitive to dim light. （ D） To “look“ is to see something straight ahead. 14 Which of the following statements is NOT true of the euro? （ A） Sweden refuses to join the euro framework. （ B） Some big countries tailor the euros role
12、s to their own benefits. （ C） Euro is not a reliable currency in the world market. （ D） The euro zone is suffering from a sluggish economy. 15 Which of the following statements is NOT true of the passage? （ A） It discusses fertility clinics. （ B） It defines stem cells. （ C） It mentions artificial fe
13、rtilization. （ D） It identifies the origins of stem cells. 16 Which of the following index represents small-company stocks? （ A） The Dow Jones Industrial. （ B） The Russell 2000. （ C） The Wilshire 5000. （ D） The S while the former learn otherwise inaccessible technology and produce sophisticated good
14、s that compete with domestic American goods, even allowing for shipping charges and import duties. 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文可知，对于美国海外资本家来说使用外国劳力，尤其是亚洲国家的劳力费用非常低。而这些国家却从此得到先进技术，生产尖端产品。这些产品，即使在增加运费和进口税的水平上仍可与美国国内制造的产品竞争。由此可见海外美国人使用亚洲劳力制造的产品，即使有运费和进口税的压力，仍然可与美国本土制造的产品竞争。显然这与题干中所言进口美国的商品免除税费的说法不相符。因此，题干的说法
15、是错误的。 8 【听力原文】 It is significant that those who regard international law as a form of morality usually speak of it as “mere morality“. Although experienced diplomats do not often share the popular skepticism about international law, there is a danger that the popular attitude may affect inexperience
16、d officials and pressure groups within a state, and that the state may, as a result, be pushed into breaking international law. 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 原文认为公众对国际法的怀疑态度会影响国内那些经验尚不丰富的官员和重要的集团，其结果便是，这种怀疑态度会导致违反国际法。由此可推断，即使一些人对国际法持怀疑态度，国家要尊重该法，才能使国际法得以贯彻实施。 显然，题干的含义符合对原文的推断，因此，该题的说法是正确的。 9 【听力原文】 Asking for a
17、 WTO focused on its trade mission is not to neglect the importance of the other problems the institution has been asked to deal with. But the balance that many countries expect to see in the economic global governance agenda should not be pursued solely at the WTO. The international community should
18、 create effective ad-hoc instruments to confront the other challenges. 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 原文最后部分指出国际共同体应该 “create effective ad-hoc instruments to con front the other challenges”即 “创造有效、特别的方法面对其他挑战 ”，而题干中却说国际共同体寻求有效的方法是为了 “in establishing economic global governance.”即 “建立经济的全球管理方式 ” ，显然题干所言的目的与原文不相符，因
19、此，该题的说法是错误的。 10 【听力原文】 Economists say that the main spur to the global soybean boom is the emergence of a middle class in China, much of whose newly disposable income has been spent on a richer, more varied diet. Over the past decade, China has been transformed from a net exporter of soybeans to the
20、 worlds largest importer in some years of whole soybeans as well as oil and meal byproducts. 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文，文中把全球大豆畅销的原因归结为 “the emergence of a middle class in China”即 “中国中产阶级的出现 ”，而题干中却将其原因归结为 “the rise in soybean production in China and its increased export of related products”即“中国大豆产量的增加
21、和相关产品出口的增加 ”，显然该说法与原文 不符，因此，该题的说法是错误的。 二、 PART 2 (20 points) Listen to the following short passages and then choose one of the answers that best fits the meaning of each passage. The passages will be read only ONCE. There are 10 passages in this part of test, each with 1 question, which carries 2 po
22、ints. 11 【听力原文】 Ever since the Apollo moon landings, the idea of human expeditions to the Mars has come up repeatedly as the kind of grand adventures that would give focus, purpose, and inspirational lift to the space program. But confronted with the costestimated at $150 billion last week president
23、s starting with Richard Nixon and others have flinched and resorted to halfway measures tike the shuttle. 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据原文，人类梦想去火星探险，但是 “confronted with the cost.presidents. have flinched and resorted to halfway measures like the shuttle”即 “面临经费问题，美国总统们畏缩了，不得不做出妥协，先发展航天飞机 ”。由此可见，发展航天飞机只是人类去火星
24、探险梦想的妥协。只有选项 c符合这种判断，因此该项的说法是正确的。 12 【听力原文】 More difficult for foreign managers to grasp are the intricacies of culture, such as the advertising staple of humor. “In southern China humour is more slapstick and physical, like you find in Hong Kong movies,“ Taw says. “In the north, people love clever
25、wordplays, a legacy of traditional Chinese opera and verbal sparring. For national campaigns, the challenge is to tap into a universal interest.“ 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 关于中国的幽默，原文将南方和北方作了比较。发现南方幽默“more slap stick and physical”即 “更为打闹滑稽，强调形体动作 ”，而北方则 “love clever wordplays”即 “更喜欢口齿伶俐的文字游戏 ”。由此可见，只有选项 d的说
26、法与原文含义相符，因此，选项 d的说法是正确的。 13 【听力原文】 Its amazing what you can see when you dont look. Astronomers often practice a technique known as averted vision to see very faint things. By looking to the side rather than straight on, they avoid using receptors in the eyes center, which are more sensitive to dim
27、light. So canny stargazers try to see the wonders of the cosmos out of the corners of their eyes. 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 同原文 “they avoid using receptors in the eyes center, which are more sensitive to dim light”比较中看，显然选项 c的说法正好与此相背，因此，选项 c是正确答案。 14 【听力原文 】 Swedens rejection of the European Unions common
28、 currency was a coldly rational statement of mistrust in the euro. It distanced itself from the stagnant economic performance of the euro zone, and flatly refused to place its monetary future under the sway of big countries like France and Germany, who have bent the euros rules to suit themselves. 1
29、4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 将各选项中关键词与原文对比，发现选项 a的说法可与原文第一句“Swedens rejection of the European Unions common currency.”相对应；选项 b的说法可与原文 “.big countries like France and Germany, who have bent the euros rules to suit themselves”相对应：选项 d的说法可与原文 “It distanced itself from the stagnant economic performance of the euro
30、 zone”相对应；只有选项 c的说法在原文中找不到对应，因此该项的说法是错误的。 15 【听力原文】 Stem cells are undeveloped human cells that can grow into many or all of the different specialized cells in the human body. Although stem cells have been harvested from adults, the most versatile stem cells come from embryos. The main source of emb
31、ryos is fertility clinics. Vitro fertilization, the process that produces test-tube babies, involves the fertilization of eggs to produce embryos outside the womans body. 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题要求识别原文的逻辑结构。原文主要讨论的是 stem cells(干细胞 )，如干细胞的定义、起源等， fertility clinics(人工受精 )虽有提及，但不属于主要讨论的话题。因此选项 a的说法符合题义，是正
32、确答案。 16 【听力原文】 An index is a statistical composite representing the value of all stocks in a certain market segment. Its presented as one simple number so investors can track trends in that segment. The broader the index, the more representative it is of the entire stock market. The Dow Jones Indust
33、rial is an average of 30 of the most widely held stocks. The S the Wilshire 5000 includes both small-and large-company stocks and is weighted to represent all U.S.-headquartered securities. 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据题干中提到的特定信息找寻原文，发现 “The Russell 2000 includes 2000 small-company stocks”，由此可见，选项 b的说法符合题意，
34、是正确答案。 17 【听力原文】 The new nepotism operates not from the top down but from the bottom up: it is voluntary, not coercive; it springs from the initiative of children, not the interest of the parents; it tends to seem “natural“ rather than planned. Although no nepotism in the classic sense, it is rightl
35、y nepotism because it involves exploiting the family name, connections, or wealth. The method may be different, but the result is much the same. 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 原文表面上没有提到 old nepotism(旧式裙带关系 )，但根据文中关于 new nepotism的说法可以推断出答案。根据原文第一句 “The new nepotism operates not from the top down but from the bot
36、tom up”，可推测出旧式的裙带关系强调 the top down(自上而下 )，显然这里的 “上 ”指 “父母 ”， “下 ”指 “子女 ”；此外从第一句后部的 not和 rather than结构可推测，其中的内容直指 old nepotism的特点，即： coercive(强迫的 )； the interest of the parents (父母的利益 )； planned (有计划的 )；由第二句话可推测两种 nepotism都 “involve exploiting the family name, connections, or wealth”即 “利用家族的声望、关系或财富
37、(使孩子受益 )”，从上述推测中可知，选项 a的说法 “父母最大限度地 利用家庭优势，使孩子受益 ”符合题意，是正确答案。 18 【听力原文】 Two years ago, in the Qatar; capital, trade ministers agreed to begin global trade negotiations driven by what is known as the Doha Development Agenda, which put the question of development at its core. It is widely acknowledged
38、 today that trade is a vitally important element in any program for development, as it can deliver benefits to developing countries worth many times more than all the development aid they receive. 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 原文主要谈论在 Qatari首都部长会议达成的共识，即 ：发展中国家在发展过程中，从贸易中得到的利益远比从援助中得到的利益多。但文中并没有提及将要举行高峰会议讨论国际贸
39、易问题，因此选项 b的说法与原文不符，因此是正确答案。 19 【听力原文】 Meditation is being recommended by more and more physicians as a way to prevent, slow or at least control the pain of chronic diseases like heart conditions, AIDS, cancer; and infertility. It is also being used to restore balance in the face of such psychiatric
40、disturbances as depression, hyperactivity, and attention-deficit disorder (ADD). In a confluence of Eastern mysticism and western science, doctors are embracing meditation not because they think its hip or cool but because scientific studies are beginning to show that it works, particularly for stre
41、ss-related conditions. 19 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据题干要求在原文中找寻关于 meditation的说法，原文第一句中“to prevent, slow or at least control the pain of.cancer”可与选项 a的说法对应；原文 “to restore balance in the face of such psychiatric disturbances as depression.”可与选项 b的说法对应；原文 “In a confluence of Eastern mysticism.”可与选项 c的说法对应；只有选项
42、d的说法在原文中找不到对应，因此该选项是正确答案。 20 【听力原文】 Its a trick that time and memory play on us: Comedy like glamour or courage, is never what it used to be. The present may sometimes make us laugh the hardest, but we like to tell ourselves that the past makes us laugh the best. Todays emphasis on physical comedy i
43、s perhaps a natural reaction to the more cerebral comedy of the past two decades. 20 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 原文将喜剧的过去和现在加以对比，听者可发现 “The present.laugh the hardest, the past.laugh the best. Today.physical comedy, cerebral comedy of the past”。由此可判断，人们对喜剧的看法是有变化，而非一成不变的。因 此，选项 b的说法符合题意，是正确答案。 三、 PART 3 (40 poin
44、ts) Listen to the following longer passages and then choose the best answer to each of the questions. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to answer the questions satisfactorily. There are 20 questions in this part of test, 2 points for each question. You will hear the passages only ONCE. A
45、t the end of each passage, you will have 2 minutes to finish the questions. 20 【听力原文】 Global tourism is a $3.5 trillion industry that represents 10 percent of world GDP and employs more than 200 million people. Despite its global reach, tourism remains extremely fragmented; major hotel chains and to
46、ur operators represent only 20 percent of the business. Most companies and countries prefer to go it alone, even when it might be in their best interest to share data and marketing strategies. Now thats changing. In the past year, Spain and Tunisia organized a conference to support Mediterranean tou
47、rism. Australia, New Zealand and Fiji have also come together for a joint marketing campaign. Luxury hotel associations, like Relais for every military user, there are now 100 civilian users. It provides not only satellite-navigator systems in cars and boats; it is used by Internet service providers
48、, by banks and by surveyors. One day it might be used by air traffic control systems to permit “free flight“, in which pilots of commercial aircraft find their own route and stay clear of other aircraft, without the cumbersome business of radio telephone contact with controllers on the ground. 26 【正
49、确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题要求把握全文结构脉络。 本文主要内容是关于 GPS(全球定位系统 )的应用。其中，前一部分讨论了 GPS在军事方面的应用；中间通过 However实现转折，后一部分集中讨论 GPS的民用。因此能够反映这种脉络，包含全文主要思想的选项 d是正确答案。 27 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 原文第一段中说美国发射卫星的目的是 “in order to improve navigation for fighters, bombers and warships”即 “为战斗机、轰炸机和战舰导航 ”，由此可见，选项 a的说法与原文相符，是正确答案。 28 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据题干对数字信息的要求找到原文有关部分 “.the proportion of such bombs used rose from no more than 3 percent to at least 60 percent”即 “这一比例从仅仅 3%上升到至少 60%” ，由此可见这一上升区间的最低值为大于等于3%，因此选项 c的说法符合原文含义，是正确答案。 29 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 文中讲军事应用时提到了 hikers和 bankers，讲民用 时提到了Internet providers，只有选项 c
