1、中级口译（笔试）模拟试卷 11及答案与解析 A: Spot Dictation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Rememb
2、er you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. 0 The automobile, along with a house and a garden, is【 C1】 _of the American Dream. The【 C2】 _had 1.8 vehicles; each vehicle is driven an average of 10,000 miles per year at an average highway speed of【 C3】 _. Most cars are used for【 C4】_; less than 6% of the A
3、merican workforce uses【 C5】 _to get to work. Some of the countrys wonderful high-speed highways now carry three or more times the【 C6】 _and twice a day mm into parking lots. San Francisco and Washington D.C win the prize for the two cities with【 C7】 _. Even if【 C8】 _could walk to anything other than
4、 the house next door, they wouldnt. Walking is un-American. Whenever possible, Americans drive and, if necessary, wait to get a parking place【 C9】 _. Congestion occurs as drivers【 C10】 _, looking for a parking place thats closer to where they want to go. American cars are all【 C11】 _. A stick shift(
5、manual)is harder to drive and therefore considered sportier,【 C12】 _. And continually pressing on the clutch can get tiresome if one drives 30 miles each day to work in heavy traffic, as many Americans do. An American man might【 C13】 _so his wife wont be able to drive it and vice versa. A car is not
6、 just an Americans【 C14】 _, its a suit of clothes, a haircut,【 C15】_to the world. Car owners not only select vehicles that reflect this, they also customize them in different ways. They paint the cars【 C16】 _or woodland scenes; they add mirrors and chrome and【 C17】 _; they put shingle all over old s
7、chool buses and mm them into【 C18】 _. More conventional drivers .satisfy themselves with bumper stickers that reveal their【 C19】 _, political opinions, or【 C20】 _, form “Yale School of Law“ to “If you are rich, I am single“. 1 【 C1】 2 【 C2】 3 【 C3】 4 【 C4】 5 【 C5】 6 【 C6】 7 【 C7】 8 【 C8】 9 【 C9】 10
8、【 C10】 11 【 C11】 12 【 C12】 13 【 C13】 14 【 C14】 15 【 C15】 16 【 C16】 17 【 C17】 18 【 C18】 19 【 C19】 20 【 C20】 Statements Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will not find them written on the paper, so you must
9、listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. （ A） Sarah gets her head knocked on the door in a ru
10、sh to deliver the work on time. （ B） Though Sarah tried her best on the job, she failed the expectation of her boss. （ C） Sarah worked very hard in the hope of getting promoted. （ D） Sarahs boss gave her an empty promise, even though Sarah has worn herself out on the job. （ A） I barely had enough ti
11、me to finish my paper. （ B） I didnt hear the phone because I was typing. （ C） Someone called just as I started to work. （ D） I was busy with typing and answering a phone call at the same time. （ A） The better half of the class decided to cancel the lecture （ B） Teacher was surprised to find less tha
12、n half of the class was present, but he decided to give his lecture as originally planned. （ C） The teachers surprising announcement to cancel the lecture led to chaos. （ D） Unexpectedly, less than half0f class were present. （ A） The author has included some of her life in the book. （ B） Like most s
13、tory-tellers, she is fond of drawing illustration for her book. （ C） The author is supposed to be experienced at writing friction, yet I find her book bit disappointing. （ D） Experience and personal imagination is of equal importance to such a story-teller as her. （ A） Donna should give her friends
14、a chance to explain. （ B） Donna shouldnt bother to try to change her friends opinion. （ C） Donnas friends are too deaf to give any attention to her suggestion. （ D） Donna should convince her brother to visit her friends. （ A） If we want to be on time and dont let them, we must make a right turn. （ B
15、） Though we went the wrong way and were late, they must have been waiting patiently for us. （ C） Since were not late, we must have come the right way. （ D） Were late because we went the wrong way. （ A） Were going to run out of stock of blue trousers, though we do have black trousers. （ B） Black cann
16、ot be used to replace the material for this order of trousers. （ C） In order to get this shade of trousers, we had to meet the stock-keeper, otherwise we had to use black as substitute. （ D） We had to exchange the black shade of cloth for blue one so as to meet the order. （ A） The store should compe
17、nsate me for the suit. （ B） Even though the suit was of bad quality, I would take it due to its low prices. （ C） Soon after I bought the coat, I had it shortened to fit my size. （ D） The store refused to take my suit of inferior quality. （ A） Christmas orders have given a boost to our sales by 6,000
18、 units. （ B） Since Christmas orders stopped, our sales fell by a large margin. （ C） Sales dropped sharply to 6,000 units in November but they are expected to rise to 7,000 at the end of the year. （ D） It is not until November that our Christmas ordered will stop. （ A） The government plans to expand
19、the communication network into every part of society. （ B） Thanks to technology development, people have more access to low-cost communication than before. （ C） The proposal to extend low-cost communication seemed hard to be accepted because of the lack of advanced technology. （ D） Every school and
20、business is in most urgent need of advanced technology. Talks and Conversations Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully because you will hear the talk or conversation and questions
21、 ONLY ONCE, when you hear a question, read the four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. （ A） What kind of food is the most delicious. （ B） Which hotel is the best hotel. （ C
22、） Where to have dinner. （ D） Where to celebrate Johns promotion. （ A） The Gilbeys. （ B） The Golden Bengal. （ C） The Ginos. （ D） None of the above. （ A） Good food. （ B） Nice environment. （ C） In the countryside, （ D） Relaxed atmosphere. （ A） The wine is great. （ B） The service is fast. （ C） The helpi
23、ngs are not enough. （ D） Its not at all impressive. （ A） 11 male students and 7 female students. （ B） 7 male students and 11 female students. （ C） 18 male students and 7 female students. （ D） 7 male students and 18 female students. （ A） Favorite color. （ B） Favorite number. （ C） Marital questions. （
24、 D） How to educate children. （ A） Yellow. （ B） Green. （ C） Blue. （ D） Purple. （ A） There are not equal numbers of males and females. （ B） The sample pool is too small. （ C） The questionnaire survey fails to include enough questions. （ D） The students didnt give definite answers to the questions. （ A
25、） Travel agency. （ B） Fair-trading office. （ C） The Association of Travel Agents. （ D） Certain government department. （ A） About sixty. （ B） About fifteen. （ C） About sixteen. （ D） About five. （ A） Both hotels are located in the center of the city. （ B） Both hotels offer vegetarian menus. （ C） Both
26、hotels are three star hotels. （ D） Both hotels are located in the suburban area of the city. （ A） The Walnut Tree. （ B） The Europa Hotel. （ C） The Maltravers. （ D） Undecided. （ A） A farmer. （ B） Owner of a hostel. （ C） An architect. （ D） A handicraftsman. （ A） Straw is an unlikely material for build
27、ing. （ B） In securing foundations, metal pins are more sustainable than wooden ones. （ C） Dried stalks of wheat or barley can also be used in making good walls. （ D） Bales of straw can be used as bricks in construction work. （ A） Some stable blocks in central London. （ B） An extension built onto a b
28、arn in Scotland. （ C） A round construction converted into a rectangular one. （ D） Retirement houses on the coast of Scotland. （ A） The walls of a shower room can be made of straw. （ B） Extractor fans can be fitted on a straw wall. （ C） Straw can “breathe“ naturally by itself. （ D） The straw wall loo
29、ks exactly like a normal wall, with no straw showing anywhere. （ A） 30 years ago. （ B） 14 years ago. （ C） When he was 30 years old. （ D） When he was 14 years old. （ A） An occupation. （ B） A hobby. （ C） A sport. （ D） A pastime. （ A） Tree care. （ B） Throwing a rope over the branches of a tree. （ C） Ge
30、tting into a harness. （ D） Rescuing pets. （ A） Conducting surgery on the tree. （ B） Catching a fruit bat up a tree. （ C） Cutting trees on an island. （ D） Climbing a skyscraper. Sectence Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in English. You will hear the sentence
31、s ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Passage Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. After you have hea
32、rd each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening. 一、 SECTION 2: STUDA SKILLS Directions: In this section, you will read several passages. Each passage is followed by several questions based
33、 on its content. You are to choose one best answer, (A), (B), (C) or (D), to each question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage, and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
34、 57 Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry-William Shakespeare-but there are two distinctly separate and increasingly hostile branches. There is the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), which presents superb productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And
35、there are the townsfolk who largely live off the tourists who come, not to see the plays, but to look at Anne Hathaways Cottage, Shakespeares birthplace and the other sights. The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue. They frankly dislike the RSCs actors,
36、 them with their long hair and beards and sandals and noisiness. Its all deliciously ironic when you consider that Shakespeare, who earns their living, was himself an actor (with a beard) and did his share of noise-making. The tourist streams are not entirely separate. The sightseers who come by bus
37、-and often take in Warwick Castle and Blenheim Palace on the side dont usually see the plays, and some of them are even surprised to find a theatre in Stratford. However, the playgoers do manage a little sight-seeing along with their playgoing. It is the playgoers, the RSC contends, who bring in muc
38、h of the towns revenue because they spend the night (some of them four or five nights) pouring cash into the hotels and restaurants. The sightseers can take in everything and get out of town by nightfall. The townsfolk dont see it this way and local council does not contribute directly to the subsid
39、y of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Stratford cries poor traditionally. Nevertheless every hotel in town seems to be adding a new wing or cocktail lounge. Hilton is building its own hotel there, which you may be sure will be decorated with Hamlet Hamburger Bars, the Lear Lounge, the Banquo Banquetin
40、g Room, and so forth, and will be very expensive. Anyway, the townsfolk cant understand why the Royal Shakespeare Company needs a subsidy. (The theatre has broken attendance records for three years in a row. Last year its 1, 431 seats were 94 percent occupied all year long and this year theyll do be
41、tter. ) The reason, of course, is that costs have rocketed and ticket prices have stayed low. It would be a shame to raise prices too much because it would drive away the young people who are Stratfords most attractive clientele. They come entirely for the plays, not the sights. They all seem to loo
42、k alike (though they come from all over) lean, pointed, dedicated faces, wearing jeans and sandals, eating their buns and bedding down for the night on the flagstones outside the theatre to buy the 20 seats and 80 standing-room tickets held for the sleepers and sold to them when the box office opens
43、 at 10.30 a.m. 58 From the first two paragraphs, we learn that_. （ A） the townsfolk deny the RSCs contribution to the towns revenue （ B） the actors of the RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stage （ C） the two branches of the RSC are not on good terms （ D） the townsfolk earn little from tourism 59 It
44、 can be inferred from paragraph 3 that_. （ A） the sightseers cannot visit the Castle and the Palace separately （ B） the playgoers spend more money than the sightseers （ C） the sightseers do more shopping than the playgoers （ D） the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theater 60 By sayin
45、g “Stratford cries poor traditionally“ (Line 2-3, paragraph 4), the author implies that_. （ A） Stratford cannot afford the expansion projects （ B） Stratford has long been in financial difficulties （ C） the town is not really short of money （ D） the townsfolk used to be poorly paid 61 According to th
46、e townsfolk, the RSC deserves no subsidy because_. （ A） ticket prices can be raised to cover the spending （ B） the company is financially ill-managed （ C） the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptable （ D） the theatre attendance is on the rise 62 From the text we can conclude that the author
47、_. （ A） is supportive of both sides （ B） favors the townsfolks view （ C） takes a detached attitude （ D） is sympathetic 62 It is said that in England death is pressing, in Canada inevitable and in California optional Small wonder. Americans life expectancy has nearly doubled over the past century. Fa
48、iling hips can be replaced, clinical depression controlled, cataracts removed in a 30-minute surgical procedure. Such advances offer the aging population a quality of life that was unimaginable when I entered medicine 50 years ago. But not even a great health-care system can cure death, and our fail
49、ure to confront that reality now threatens this greatness of ours. Death is normal; we are genetically programmed to disintegrate and perish, even under ideal conditions. We all understand that at some level, yet as medical consumers we treat death as a problem to be solved. Shielded by third-party payers from the cost of our care, we demand everything that can possibly be done for us, even if its useless. The most obvious ex
