1、中级口译（笔试）模拟试卷 15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 We often hear and read about controversial issues in science and technology. For example, will radiation from electronic equipment【 C1】 _the environment? Should the DNA samples of【 C2】 _be put into a computer data base so investigators can compare it to the
3、DNA of blood at【 C3】 _? Should medical scientists change gene structures to prevent【 C4】 _or to create more perfect human beings? While people are arguing about these and other【 C5】 _, technology continues to influence every aspect of everyday lifethe home health and education,【 C6】 _, and so on. So
4、me people carry on【 C7】 _with computerstheir own or the ones available at【 C8】 _like cafes, social centers, libraries, and so on. Communicating with others on【 C9】 _or in【 C10】 _, computer users can get to know people they might never meet【 C11】 _Some look for【 C12】 _by computer: they might place【 C
5、13】 _with photos on the screen or even produce【 C14】_for their Websites. With【 C15】 _video connections, two people with cameras in their computers can see and talk to each other from【 C16】 _. With modern telephone technology, most people stopped writing letters-especially personal letters and notes.
6、 But now, writing to communicate has returned【 C17】 _, or email, which is a way of【 C18】 _from one computer to another. When a computer is ready to mail a letter, it【 C19】 _that is, a central computer that collects and distributes electronic information. Delivery time from the sender to the receiver
7、 is no more than a few seconds, even from one country to another. For some computer users, the wish to【 C20】 _with others makes them want to write better. 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
8、【 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 choices a
9、nd 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） Alice met the manager of a goods store when running around. （ B） The manager never got a call from Alice about the di
10、gital camera. （ C） Alice never got a satisfactory response from manager. （ D） The manger was running around the store when Alice took pictures. （ A） American workers tend to have a stable job. （ B） Crop dusting jobs in American are few. （ C） The mob moved very slowly. （ D） Their relatives live in a
11、mobile home. （ A） The subject on the auto will affect your score directly. （ B） The number of cars produced influences the price of the cars. （ C） One of the influential factors is to control the auto price. （ D） The most direct way to get a car depends on how much you earn. （ A） George starred the
12、play and reviewed a lot before the performance. （ B） The performance was well received. （ C） The college newspaper wrote an excellent article about George. （ D） A journalist from the college newspaper interviewed the students. （ A） The pianist was whispering to the audience impolitely while playing.
13、 （ B） The noise didnt bother the pianist. （ C） The pianist disturbed people with his impolite playing. （ D） The performance was impolite to some audience. （ A） Their new house is warm, but not comfortable. （ B） The former house is close to a department store. （ C） They held a party to show their com
14、fortable house. （ D） Neither apartment is comfortable. （ A） I had to start earlier to catch my flight. （ B） I missed the limousine which would take me to the airport. （ C） It was impossible for me to wait for the car since its too late. （ D） The car I ordered arrived a little later than 2 oclock. （
15、A） The two girls are having too much to the neck. （ B） The two girls are actually twins. （ C） The two girls are ranking with each other in studies. （ D） The two girls are promised to have a necklace for their studies. （ A） The manager put a salesman in the spotlight. （ B） The salesman had a difficul
16、t time due to his bad performance. （ C） Many products have been sold at the end of the year. （ D） A salesman bought fewer products than he used to do. （ A） I didnt expect Mike had visitors when I arrived. （ B） I dropped coffee on Mike in the company. （ C） I was surprised to find Mike owns a company.
17、 （ D） I was inviting Mike to drink coffee in the company. 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 questio
18、ns 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） France. （ B） Switzerland. （ C） England. （ D） Spain. （ A） They were too excited
19、 to sleep last night. （ B） They could find no place to sleep last night. （ C） They had not got their breakfast yet. （ D） Theyd been up most of the night being seasick. （ A） Bacon and eggs. （ B） Fat and bacon. （ C） Fish and chips. （ D） Snails. （ A） They enjoy their holiday very much. （ B） Their holid
20、ay was spoiled by French food. （ C） They traveled to many countries. （ D） They didnt like bacon and eggs. （ A） 13% （ B） 30% （ C） 67% （ D） 95% （ A） 1,000 （ B） 10,000 （ C） 8,000 （ D） 80,000 （ A） By touching surfaces that have harmful organisms on them; （ B） By shaking hands with another person. （ C） B
21、y touching your mouth, nose or eyes. （ D） By drinking fresh water. （ A） With soap and hot water for more than fifteen seconds. （ B） With soap and hot water for at least fifty seconds. （ C） With soap and water for more than fifteen seconds. （ D） With soap and hot running water for more than fifteen s
22、econds. （ A） About the construction of the zoo. （ B） About the lay-out of the zoo. （ C） About the function of the zoo. （ D） About the attractiveness of the zoo. （ A） To display rare animals. （ B） To prevent rare animals from extinction. （ C） To provide weekend amusement for children. （ D） To improve
23、 the environment. （ A） At ones home. （ B） In the zoos. （ C） In cages. （ D） In their natural environment. （ A） As recreational centers. （ B） As research centers. （ C） As family picnic centers. （ D） As educational centers. （ A） One year. （ B） Two years. （ C） Three years. （ D） Four years. （ A） 20 （ B）
24、25 （ C） 75 （ D） 125 （ A） Congo, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan and Northern India. （ B） Afghanistan, Angola, Congo, Somalia and Sudan. （ C） Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Pakistan and Sudan. （ D） Nigeria, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Somalia and Northern India. （ A） To stop the war. （ B） To stop the crippling of
25、 children. （ C） Eventually to stop immunizing children against polio. （ D） To develop medical technology in rural areas. （ A） At the crossroads. （ B） In a side street. （ C） On a highway. （ D） Just as the man was driving out of a lane. （ A） Because it Was new. （ B） Because it had just been serviced.
26、（ C） Because the woman seldom drove this car. （ D） Because the woman just had the car reassembled. （ A） The man was driving too fast. （ B） The man did not pay attention to the traffic lights. （ C） The woman had jumped the traffic lights. （ D） The woman was talking while driving. （ A） Because he want
27、ed to report this to his insurance company. （ B） Because he wanted to report this to the womans insurance company. （ C） Because he was doing a survey. （ D） Because he was a policeman. Sectence Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in English. You will hear the s
28、entences 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 h
29、ave 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 section, you will read several passages. Each passage is followed by several question
30、s 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 write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER B
31、OOKLET. 57 Researchers have known that secondhand smoke can be just as dangerous for nonsmokers as smoking is for smokers, but now theres fresh evidence quantifying just how hazardous the after-burn from cigarettes can be, and how quickly it affects your body. Scientists at the Oregon Department of
32、Health documented for the first time an hourly buildup of a cancer- causing compound from cigarette smoke in the blood of nonsmokers working in bars and restaurants in the state. Reporting in the American Journal of Public Health, the researchers found that waitstaff and bartenders working a typical
33、 night shift gradually accumulated higher levels of NNK, a carcinogen in cigarette smoke, at the rate of 6% each hour they worked. NNK is known to be involved in inducing lung cancer in both lab rats and smokers. “We were somewhat surprised by the immediacy of the effect and the fact that we could m
34、easure the average hourly increase,“ says Michael Stark, the lead author of the study and a principal investigator at the Mulmomah County Health Department in Oregon. The authors are confident that the increases in NNK in the workers they tested most likely came from their exposure to smokethe study
35、 included a control group of similar subjects in restaurants where no smoking was allowed. “There is experimental evidence from studies where you put nonsmokers in a room, blow smoke into the room and measure their artery function, that you see the platelets get sticky, which can cause clots and lea
36、d to a heart attack, and the ability of the arteries to dilate decreases very rapidly,“ says Dr. Matthew McKenna, director of the office on smoking and public health for the Centers for Disease Control. All of which could mean more time loitering outside buildings and in alleyways for smokers intent
37、 on grabbing a puff. Thirteen states now prohibit smoking in restaurants altogether (most of these include bars as well), and while 11 states still put no restrictions on lighting up, individual cities within those statessuch as Austin in Texas, for example have passed legislation banning smoking in
38、 eating establishments and other public areas. Its just getting harder to refute the scientific evidence; in a study done in Scotland several months after that nation instituted a ban on smoking in public places, researchers found that following the ban, bar patrons showed stronger lung capacity and
39、 reduced levels of inflammation (a red flag for a number of chronic diseases, including heart disease and asthma). “We made it pretty clear that the science on this is pretty irrefutable,“ says McKenna. And if smokers have fewer places to smoke, that message may finally get heard. 58 According to th
40、e passage, the scientists carried out their researches on_. （ A） smokers from different parts of the world （ B） smokers from different states in the United States （ C） actors and actresses who smoke a lot （ D） waitstaff and bartenders 59 NNK is usually considered to be one of the direct causes of_.
41、（ A） asthma （ B） lung cancer （ C） heart attacks （ D） high blood pressure 60 What, according to the passage, makes the research conducted by the scientists at the Oregon Department of Health so unique? （ A） The fact that the scientists managed to measure the average hourly increase of NNK. （ B） The f
42、act that the scientists succeeded in making more people realize the harm of smoking. （ C） The fact that the scientists did a lot of experiments on smokers in public areas. （ D） The fact that the scientists discovered NNK, a carcinogen in cigarette smoke. 61 As is used in paragraph 4, the phrase “a c
43、ontrol group“ refers to_. （ A） people working at the Oregon Department of Health （ B） people investigating at the Multnomah County Health Department in Oregon （ C） people serving as a standard of comparison for checking test results （ D） people involved in passing legislation banning smoking in eati
44、ng establishments 62 How many states in the United States have banned smoking in restaurants? （ A） 12. （ B） 13. （ C） 14. （ D） 15. 62 In its everyday life, Italy is very much the mans world. However, because of the Italians understanding of foreigners, the woman tourist is able to invade many of the
45、male places that are prohibited to Italian women. These places include the caffe and the wine shop. In the large cities the caffe is a combination of club and office. Here, for the price of a coffee, an Italian can read all the newspapers brought to him. And he can transact business, with the waiter
46、 producing pen, ink, and stamps as needed. Or if he wants, he can sit outside under a canvas covering before the door and enjoy the sight of beautiful women passing by. The wine shop, as a rule, is a more vigorous place than the caffe, and is filled almost exclusively with men. Wandering singers, ge
47、nerally in groups of two or three, add to the noise of these places with their songs and music. Many of the songs are of a political character and make fun of the leading statesmen of Italy, America, England, France, and Russia. But the songs are generally showing off a spirit of mischief. And when
48、the criticism is about America, the American tourists find themselves laughing as much as anyone else. The Italian is a master at making fun of you and making you like it. The Italian men are deep-rooted gamblers. They have been brought up to it as children, but they are cautious gamblers and never
49、go too much in it. The national lottery used to be one of the most popular forms of gambling. But later a football stake had taken away much of the interest in the lottery. But here the important thing is that gambling, the same as drinking, seldom goes to an Italians head and his bets are not really dangerous risks. Even at cards the Italian plays for low stakes, generally for a cup of coffee or wine. In this world of the Italian male it would be careless
