1、中级口译（笔试）模拟试卷 12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 term home schooling or home tuition, as it is called in England, means educating children at home or in places other than a【 C1】 _such as a public or private school. There are many reasons why parents choose home schooling for their children. Some parent
3、s are【 C2】 _the quality of education in public schools. Others do not want their children to have to worry about【 C3】 _, or social pressure from friends. These parents fear this type of pressure will lead to【 C4】 _such as smoking, drinking alcohol and taking drugs.【 C5】 _from other students is anoth
4、er concern. In 1996, it was estimated that between 120,000 and【 C6】 _children are being home schooled in the U.S. Professor Jane describes parents who teach their children at home as either ideologues or pedagogues. Ideologues tend to view home school as opportunities to【 C7】_using pre-determined cu
5、rricula, textbooks and【 C8】 _. Pedagogues tend to place the learner central to everything else that transpires in the home. Whatever the forms, there are however some basic keys to creating a successful environment for home schooling: Provide an opportunity for children to【 C9】 _other children close
6、 to their age. With todays technology,【 C10】 _as many types of instruction methods as possible. These methods may include【 C11】 _, interactive satellite broadcasts or electronic networks among schools. By then, the teacher will【 C12】 _as adviser, instead of imparting knowledge, they would【 C13】 _the
7、 available information. The basic skills such as reading, writing and mathematics should not be overlooked. These may be【 C14】 _when possible. Many of these students will at some point enter the public system. It is【 C15】 _, to remain at or above the grade level of their peers so that they will not
8、be【 C16】 _. The debate over home schooling versus public schooling is still prevailing and many questions have【 C17】 _. Will this marginal model of schooling replace traditional schools and【 C18】 _? How are home schoolers assessed? Are home schooling children【 C19】 _the social benefits of being in a
9、 large classroom? As with any debatable issue, the answers to these questions are neither【 C20】 _. 1 【 C1】 2 【 C2】 3 【 C3】 4 【 C4】 5 【 C5】 6 【 C6】 7 【 C7】 8 【 C8】 9 【 C9】 10 【 C10】 11 【 C11】 12 【 C12】 13 【 C13】 14 【 C14】 15 【 C15】 16 【 C16】 17 【 C17】 18 【 C18】 19 【 C19】 20 【 C20】 Statements Directio
10、ns: 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 listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the stateme
11、nt you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. （ A） I will build a branch in Belgium with the board advisors. （ B） I have determined that Mr. Johnsons plan should be adopted. （ C） Mr. Johnson is going to be responsible for th
12、e scheme. （ D） Mr. Johnson is going to build a branch in Belgium. （ A） Mr. Smith is one of the best businessmen because he is well-educated. （ B） Mr. Smith has the best education of all the businessmen in the company. （ C） Mr. Smith has no education to be a businessman. （ D） Mr. Smith is an excellen
13、t businessman despite his poor education. （ A） I will go on a vacation after the target has been accomplished. （ B） I will sell as many products as possible to save enough money to take a holiday. （ C） If I dont take a holiday, I may not be able to reach the sales quota. （ D） The sales quota is real
14、ly hard to reach, so I have a lot of pressure. （ A） The price of the house has now nearly doubled. （ B） The price of the house has been reduced by 50%. （ C） The price of the house has increased by 50%. （ D） The price of the house nearby remains the same. （ A） They were through with the job before 6
15、oclock. （ B） They were 3 hours late. （ C） The completion of the job took more time than they had expected. （ D） It was at 9:30 that they began to do the job. （ A） The exam is coming quickly, lets get ready for it. （ B） The bridge is dangerous, dont walk on it. （ C） Dont think too much of the approac
16、hing test, we may deal with it later. （ D） The coming examination worries me and I dont want to cross the bridge. （ A） More and more students now play cyber games in Internet bars after class, of which government failed to take notice. （ B） Due to the influence of cyber games on students, certain po
17、licies are adopted to prohibit students from frequenting Internet bars （ C） As students are crazy about cyber games, more and more Internet bars have been set up to meet the demands from students. （ D） The government has been taking measures to shut down as many Internet bars as possible. （ A） The t
18、wo companies are satisfied with their cooperation so far. （ B） The two companies plan to strengthen their cooperation. （ C） The two companies didnt reach consensus on the project. （ D） The two companies negotiated with each other and comprised to each other. （ A） The general manager apologized for b
19、reaking his word. （ B） The general manager is too busy to see you right now. （ C） The general manager will be back tomorrow from New York. （ D） The meeting with the general manager will be held at this time of next Monday. （ A） Left-handed people tend to be smarter than the right-handed. （ B） The ra
20、te of left-handed having undesirable occurances is higher than that of the right-handed. （ C） Left-handed people like to have accidents more than the right-handed. （ D） Left-handed people have greater difficulty in controlling their vehicles. Talks and Conversations Directions: In this part of the t
21、est, 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 ONLY ONCE, when you hear a question, read the four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question. T
22、hen write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. （ A） He has got laid off from his job. （ B） He has quit his present job. （ C） The company has decided to decrease production. （ D） The company needs fewer workers. （ A） His job paid a lot. （ B） He h
23、as got another job. （ C） He did not spend so much money as he had before. （ D） He sold his car. （ A） He will borrow some money from the woman. （ B） The company started losing money 2 years ago. （ C） He will get his job back soon. （ D） He will find a way to get out of the trouble. （ A） $10,000. （ B）
24、$1,000. （ C） $7,500. （ D） $3,500. （ A） 1990. （ B） 1995. （ C） 1997. （ D） 2000. （ A） Fred Smith. （ B） Bill Gates. （ C） Jeff Bezos. （ D） Andrew Grove. （ A） He is the founder of Federal Express. （ B） He came to America as a refugee after World War . （ C） His company employs 25,000 people. （ D） He got a
25、“C in his college paper first suggesting his idea of opening a company. （ A） Having little education. （ B） Coming from a rich family. （ C） Having vision. （ D） Being afraid of taking risks. （ A） Individual taste and love for beauty. （ B） A desire to express oneself and display ones wealth. （ C） Indiv
26、idual taste and personal thinking. （ D） Love for beauty and desire to impress other people. （ A） They may be homesick or feel insecure. （ B） They are either cold or very sick. （ C） They may try to attract other peoples attention. （ D） They want to protect themselves from physical injuries. （ A） Whit
27、e. （ B） Yellow. （ C） Red. （ D） Grey. （ A） Reporter and fashion designer. （ B） Husband and wife. （ C） Shop-assistant and customer. （ D） Teacher and student. （ A） 35%0. （ B） 45%. （ C） 55%. （ D） 80%. （ A） They have more job opportunities now. （ B） They have the same opportunities to attend college as m
28、en do. （ C） They want to make ends meet. （ D） They have fewer children to look after. （ A） Who takes care of old people? （ B） Who volunteers at the childrens school? （ C） Who pay the rent? （ D） Who cooks and cleans? （ A） They offer their employees more flexibility. （ B） They gave their employees a r
29、ise in salary. （ C） They provide better working surroundings for them. （ D） They improve their management skills. （ A） The situation of British religions. （ B） The Independence War. （ C） The American Civil War. （ D） The discovery of America. （ A） In Jamestown. （ B） In Washington. （ C） In Plymouth. （
30、 D） In Holland. （ A） In 1620. （ B） In 1621. （ C） In 1789. （ D） During Lincolns time. （ A） Before their arrival, the early settlers did not know how to plant the corn. （ B） The Pilgrims got over difficulties without any help when they settled down. （ C） The date of Thanksgiving Day is set on the four
31、th Wednesday, November. （ D） Thanksgiving Day cant be regarded as a typical American holiday. Sectence Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in English. You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and writ
32、e 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 heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the correspond
33、ing 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 on its content. You are to choose one best answer, (A), (B), (C) or (D), to each q
34、uestion. 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. 57 An industrial society, especially one as centralized and concentrated as that o
35、f Britain, is heavily dependent on certain essential services: for instance, electricity supply, water, rail and road transport, the harbours. The area of dependency has widened to include removing rubbish, hospital and ambulance services, and, as the economy develops, central computer and informati
36、on services as well. If any of these services ceases to operate, the whole economic system is in danger. It is this interdependency of the economic system which makes the power of trade unions such an important issue. Single trade unions have the ability to cut off many countries economic blood supp
37、ly. This can happen more easily in Britain than in some other countries, in part because the labour force is highly organized. About 55 per cent of British workers belong to unions, compared to under a quarter in the United States. For historical reasons, Britains unions have tended to develop along
38、 trade and occupational lines, rather than on an industry-by-industry basis, which makes a wages policy, democracy in industry and the improvement of procedures for fixing wage levels difficult to achieve. There are considerable strains and tensions in the trade union movement, some of them arising
39、from their outdated and inefficient structure. Some unions have lost many members because of industrial changes. Others are involved in arguments about who should represent workers in new trades. Unions for skilled trades are separate from general unions, which means that different levels of wages f
40、or certain jobs are often a source of bad feeling between unions. In traditional trades which are being pushed out of existence by advancing technologies, unions can fight for their members disappearing jobs to the point where the jobs of other unions members are threatened or destroyed. The printin
41、g of newspapers both in the United States and in Britain has Frequently been halted by the efforts of printers to hold onto their traditional highly-paid jobs. Trade unions have problems of internal communication just as managers in companies do, problems which multiply in very large unions or in th
42、ose which bring workers in very different industries together into a single general union. Some trade union officials have to be re-elected regularly; others are elected, or even appointed, for life. Trade union officials have to work with a system of “shop stewards“ in many unions, “shop stewards“
43、being workers elected by other workers as their representatives at factory or works level. 58 Why is the question of trade union power important in Britain? （ A） The economy is very interdependent. （ B） Unions have been established a long time. （ C） There are more unions in Britain than elsewhere. （
44、 D） There are many essential services. 59 Why is it difficult to improve the procedures for fixing wage levels? （ A） Some industries have no unions. （ B） Unions are not organized according to industries. （ C） Only 55 per cent of workers belong to unions. （ D） Some unions are too powerful. 60 Disagre
45、ements arise between unions because some of them _. （ A） try to win over members of other unions （ B） ignore agreements （ C） protect their own members at the expense of others （ D） take over other onions jobs 61 In what ways are unions and large companies similar? （ A） Both have too many managers. （
46、 B） Both have problems in passing on information. （ C） Both lose touch with individual workers. （ D） Both their managements are too powerful. 62 What basic problems are we told most trade unions face? （ A） They are not equal in size or influence. （ B） They are not organized efficiently. （ C） They ar
47、e less powerful than employers organizations （ D） They do not have enough members 62 The period of adolescence, i.e., the person between childhood and adulthood, may be long or short, depending on social expectations and on societys definition as to what constitutes maturity and adulthood. In primit
48、ive societies adolescence is frequently a relatively short period of time, while in industrial societies with patterns of prolonged education coupled with laws against child labor, the period of adolescence is much longer and may include most of the second decade of ones life. Furthermore, the lengt
49、h of the adolescent period and the definition of adulthood status may change in a given society as social and economic conditions change. Examples of this type of change are the disappearance of the frontier in the latter part of the nineteenth century in the United States, and more universally, the industrialization of an agricultural society. In modem society, ceremonies for adolescence have lost their formal recognition and symbolic significance and there n
