1、中级口译（笔试）模拟试卷 14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 To the majority of us, music is an indispensable part of our daily life. It can be defined in this way, music is sound arranged into【 C1】 _patterns. It forms an important part of many cultural and【 C2】 _. People use music to express feelings and ideas. Music
3、 also serves to【 C3】 _when we are exhausted. Music is a performing art. It differs from such arts as【 C4】 _, in which artists creates works and then display or publish them.【 C5】 _need musicians to interpret and perform their work, just as playwrights need actors to【 C6】 _. Thus, most musical perfor
4、mances are really【 C7】 _between composers and performers. Music also plays【 C8】 _in other arts. Opera combines singing and orchestra music with drama. Ballet and【 C9】 _need music to help the dancers with their steps. Motion pictures and【 C10】 _use music to help set the mood and emphasize the action.
5、 Also, composers have【 C11】 _to music. Music is one of the oldest arts. People probably started to sing【 C12】 _. Hunting tools struck together may have been the first【 C13】 _. By about 10,000 B.C, people had discovered how to make flutes out of hollow bones.【 C14】 _, including the Chinese, Egyptians
6、 used music in court and【 C15】 _. The first written music in the history can be dated back to 2500 B.C. Today, music【 C16】 _around the world. The music of people in Europe and the【 C17】 _is known as Western music. There are two kinds of Western music,【 C18】 _. Classical music includes symphonies, op
7、eras and ballets. Popular music includes【 C19】 _, folk music, jazz, and rock music. The cultures of Africa and Asia have【 C20】 _of classical and popular music. 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
8、】 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 listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choi
9、ces 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） American workers tend to stay in one job. （ B） Crop dusting jobs in American are few. （ C） The mob moved very sl
10、owly. （ D） Their relatives live in a mobile home. （ A） The plane Prof. Smith planned to take was delayed by the heavy traffic. （ B） When Prof. Smith reached the airport, he booked the plane at twelve. （ C） The plane took off at 11.45. （ D） Prof. Smith missed his plane half an hour ago. （ A） The sing
11、er attracted some young people. （ B） People are packing to leave. （ C） The audience was packing to meet the fans. （ D） There is no chair in the auditorium. （ A） Jeff hosted a party to cerebrate his promotion. （ B） No one told me about Jeffs promotion. （ C） Jeffs promotion formed in a special way. （
12、D） The head office chose Jeff to work there. （ A） Their new house is warm, but not comfortable. （ B） They held a party to show their comfortable house. （ C） The former house is close to a department store. （ D） Neither apartment is comfortable. （ A） I have to review French. （ B） I have studied Frenc
13、h for five years in Paris. （ C） I have to discuss with some French people from Paris. （ D） I can meet a Polish during the negotiation in Paris. （ A） Both Tom and his wife will go to Sydney and New Work at Christmas. （ B） Tom will go to New York while his wife Sydney. （ C） During the Christmas holida
14、y, Tom will go to Sydney and his wife will go to New York. （ D） To show respect to his wife, Tom will go to New York together with her. （ A） Bob had a bad cold when planning to go fishing. （ B） Because it was too cold, we didnt get many fish. （ C） We went fishing yesterday without you owing to Bob.
15、（ D） It was so cold that we didnt ask you to go fishing. （ A） I dropped coffee on Jack in the company. （ B） I was surprised to find Jack owns a company. （ C） I didnt expect Jack had visitors when I arrived. （ D） I was inviting Jack to drink coffee in the company. （ A） I bit my tongue while speaking
16、Spanish. （ B） Im gradually improving my Spanish. （ C） Im not taking enough Spanish classes during a year. （ D） Ive been writing my notes in Spanish. 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
17、 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. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER B
18、OOKLET. （ A） The man forgot to buy his wifes favorite flowers. （ B） The man didnt remember their anniversary. （ C） The man didnt take his wife out last week. （ D） The flowers the man bought to his wife are not attractive to his wife. （ A） A cruise to faraway exotic places. （ B） A week alone at a hot
19、 springs resort. （ C） Comfortable days at high-class accommodations. （ D） A trip to Chicago. （ A） Her current stove isnt working properly. （ B） The kitchen stove burns the womans meals. （ C） The kitchen range is too small for the family. （ D） The kitchen stove is not fit for outdoor barbecue. （ A） S
20、he needs smaller sizes because she has lost weight. （ B） She wants more comfortable clothing for the winter. （ C） She is tired of wearing old, used clothing. （ D） She want to look more beautiful to her husband. （ A） A TV weather program on seasonal changes. （ B） An informal discussion between friend
21、s. （ C） An academic speech at school. （ D） A formal presentation at a conference. （ A） January receives about 30 inches in snow. （ B） Winter temperatures hover below freezing for the 3-month period. （ C） Outdoor activities tend to be popular during this season. （ D） Outdoor activities are rare becau
22、se of the heavy snow. （ A） Nighttime temperatures dip below 50 degrees. （ B） Plentiful wind currents make some outdoors activities possible. （ C） Spring usually begins at the end of March. （ D） The flowers start to bloom in this season. （ A） Mild and breezy. （ B） Hot and dry. （ C） Warm and humid. （
23、D） Hot and humid. （ A） Education. （ B） Medicine. （ C） Technology. （ D） Tertiary industry. （ A） Employees can receive periodic pay increases based on their work. （ B） The salary for the position is above the industry average. （ C） The start salary is relatively low. （ D） Workers are paid on a commiss
24、ion basis depending their sales. （ A） Insurance, paid vacation, and a company vehicle. （ B） Paid vacation, opportunities for promotion, and insurance. （ C） Opportunities for advancement, insurance, and a free bus pass. （ D） Paid vacation, insurance and company traffic allowance. （ A） Growing, yet un
25、certain. （ B） Expanding and secure. （ C） Contracting, yet stable. （ D） Challenging and promising. （ A） The growing crisis of inadequate retirement pensions for the future. （ B） The problem of providing adequate medical care for the elderly. （ C） The development of public facilities for senior citize
26、ns. （ D） The need to reevaluate our attitudes towards senior citizens. （ A） To highlight the difficulties of finding affordable housing in the future. （ B） To illustrate the preoccupations of older citizens with growing older. （ C） To describe the lack of public facilities designed for the elderly.
27、（ D） To emphasize the importance of medical insurance for the aged. （ A） The loss of a persons self-identity is most prevalent in ones advancing years. （ B） A persons declining health contributes to a feeling of inadequacy. （ C） Self-worth is often tied to ones profession and social standing. （ D） S
28、elf-identity is related with a feeling of independence. （ A） At a retirement home. （ B） At a conference center. （ C） At a hospital. （ D） At a party. （ A） The price for the room is more than he expected. （ B） Rooms are overbooked for that evening. （ C） There are no more rooms available for five peopl
29、e. （ D） The hotel confused him with another guest. （ A） The twentieth. （ B） The nineteenth. （ C） The eighteenth. （ D） The twenty-first. （ A） A marathon. （ B） A conference. （ C） An outdoor music festival. （ D） Building renovation. （ A） $10. （ B） $15. （ C） $20. （ D） $25. Sectence Translation Direction
30、s: 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 write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Passage Translation Directions: In this part of the test,
31、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 corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening. 一、 SECTION 2: STUDA SKILLS Directions: In this
32、 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 question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage, and writ
33、e the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. 57 Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together. Others say that the opposite is true: that in
34、ternational contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic games have done little to support the view that sports encourages international brotherhood. Not only was there the tragic inci
35、dent involving the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused principally by minor national contests. One country received its second-place medals with visible indignation after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the loser
36、s objecting to the final decisions. They were convinced that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents victory was unfair. Their manager was in a rage when he said: “This wasnt hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.“ The president of th
37、e Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension of the team for at least three years. The American basketball team announced that they would not yield first place to Russia, after a disputable end to their contest. The game had ended in disturbance. It was thought at first
38、that the United States had won, by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player popped it into the basket. It was the first time the USA had ever lost an Olympic baske
39、tball match. An appeal jury debated the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals. Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game
40、. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals, or in non-national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism. 58 According to the author, recent Olympic Games have _. （ A） mated good
41、will between the nations （ B） bred only false national pride （ C） barely showed any international friendship （ D） led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred 59 What did the manager mean by saying, “ Hockey and the international Hockey Federation are finished“? （ A） His team would no longer tak
42、e part in international games. （ B） Hockey and the Federation are both mined by the unfair decisions. （ C） There should be no more hockey matches organized by the Federation. （ D） The Federation should be dissolved.: 60 The basketball example implied that _. （ A） too much patriotism was displayed in
43、 the incident （ B） the announcement to prolong the match was wrong （ C） the appeal jury was too hesitant in making the decision （ D） the American team was right in rejecting the silver medals 61 The author gives the two examples in paragraphs 2 and 3 to show _. （ A） how false national pride led to u
44、ndesirable incidents in international games （ B） that sportsmen have been more obedient than they used to be （ C） that competitiveness in the games discourages international friendship （ D） that unfair decisions are Common in Olympic Games 62 What conclusion can be drawn from the passage? （ A） The o
45、rganization of the Olympic Games must be improved. （ B） Athletes should compete as individual in the Olympic Games. （ C） Sport should be played competitively rather than for the love of the game. （ D） International contests are liable for misunderstanding between nations 62 A meager diet may give yo
46、u health and long life, but its not much funand it might not even be necessary. We may be able to hang on to most of that youthful vigor even if we dont start to diet until old age. Stephen Spindler and his colleagues from the University of California at Riverside have found that some of an elderly
47、mouses liver genes can be made to behave as they did when the mouse was young simply by limiting its food for four weeks. The genetic rejuvenation wont reverse other damage caused by time for the mouse, but could help its liver metabolize drugs or get rid of toxins. Spindlers team fed three mice a n
48、ormal diet for their whole lives, and fed another three on half-rations. Three more mice were switched from the normal diet to half-feed for a month when they were 34 months oldequivalent to about 70 human years. The researchers checked the activity of 11,000 genes from the mouse livers, and found t
49、hat 46 changed with age in the normally fed mice. The changes were associated with things like inflammation and free radical productionprobably bad news for mouse health. In the mice that had dieted all their lives, 27 of those 46 genes continued to behave like young genes. But the most surprising finding was that the mice that only started dieting in old age also benefited from 70 percent of these gene changes. “This is the first indication that
