1、中级口译（笔试）模拟试卷 16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 teaching sequence is intended to help learners (1) in writing short answers. It consists of three stages: (2) , the practice stage and the production stage. In the presentation stage, the language teacher first (3) of short-answer writing and (4) . The t
3、eacher also asks learners what they think makes a good “short answer“: (5) would they look for and why? Then the teacher presents a (6) with a brief list of things that (7) in a good short answer. During the opening stage of the presentation, the teacher can (8) , on the hoard, points that learners
4、make, and the teacher should (9) to the prepared handout. Some teachers may prefer to use (10) instead of the handout. During following (11) , the language teacher should prepare a handout that contains three or four question items from a recent test or from“ (12) , several selected answers for each
5、 question item taken from students work, with a list of points to look for when marking, and (13) , and information needed to answer each item. The marking scheme should be simple and it should (14) points to look for. Learners in the class may be (15) of four or five and they need to compare marks
6、and try to (16) . When an item has been finished by all groups, the (17) are compared. The teacher may also tell groups how the answers are marked by the examiners. In the last (18) , learners will need three or four short-answer question items for each written assignment. The language teacher may s
7、et four or five assignments of this kind during the course or for (19) . The language teacher may find the job of marking such written assignments (20) . Statements Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will n
8、ot 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 statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. （ A）
9、Rose wasnt aware of the evidence. （ B） The evidence didnt injure Rose. （ C） Rose wouldnt consider the evidence. （ D） The evidence was incomplete. （ A） What is the carpet made of? （ B） What was it you split? （ C） You spoiled what was there. （ D） You split it in the car. （ A） Im ready to see that coup
10、le. （ B） Im already married. （ C） I have two references now. （ D） I have referees who are prepared. （ A） We would like to go to the ballet more frequently than we do now. （ B） Our ballet company has recently been appearing at that movie. （ C） Lately, weve been watching movies rather than the ballet.
11、 （ D） We dont go to the movies as frequently as we used to. （ A） They didnt suspect that I already knew the evidence. （ B） I suspected that they knew very little evidence. （ C） They suspected me because I knew the evidence. （ D） They suspected my evidence. （ A） Sandy probably had a skiing accident.
12、（ B） Sandy tripled and fell on Tuesday. （ C） Sandy is on the last leg of his trip. （ D） Sandy is probably skiing today. （ A） They showed us the clothes. （ B） The shore is close. （ C） The market was shut down. （ D） The exhibit has ended. （ A） How tall are you? （ B） You have become very tall. （ C） You
13、 have to grow some more. （ D） How did you measure the height? （ A） Were free to study drama and poetry, too. （ B） We were told to study the novel. （ C） We can take some of the branches off. （ D） We want to live in another area. （ A） I cant think when my head aches. （ B） I didnt get my headaches when
14、 I went away. （ C） My headache doesnt seem to be getting any better. （ D） It took a while, but my head finally stopped hurting. 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. Liste
15、n 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 BOOKLET. （ A） To go si
16、ghtseeing. （ B） To have meetings. （ C） To promote a new champagne. （ D） To join in a training program. （ A） It can reduce the number of passenger complaints. （ B） It can make air travel more entertaining. （ C） It can cut clown the expenses for air travel. （ D） It can lessen the discomfort caused by
17、air travel. （ A） Took balanced meals with champagne. （ B） Ate vegetables and fruit only. （ C） Refrained from fish or meat. （ D） Avoided eating rich food. （ A） Many of them found it difficult to exercise on a plane. （ B） Many of them were concerned with their well-being. （ C） Not many of them chose t
18、o do what she did. （ D） Not many of them understood the program. （ A） To look for a different lifestyle. （ B） To enjoy themselves. （ C） For adventure. （ D） For education. （ A） There are 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway. （ B） It has a dense population. （ C） There are many museums and palac
19、es. （ D） It has many towering buildings. （ A） It is a city of contrasts. （ B） It possesses many historical sites. （ C） It is an important industrial center. （ D） It has many big and beautiful parks. （ A） It helps develop our personalities. （ B） It enables us to acquire first-hand knowledge. （ C） It
20、makes our life more interesting. （ D） It brings about changes in our lifestyle. （ A） In a studio. （ B） In a clothing store. （ C） At a beach resort. （ D） At a fashion show. （ A） To live there permanently. （ B） To stay there for half a year. （ C） To find a better job to support herself. （ D） To sell l
21、eather goods for a British company. （ A） Designing fashion items for several companies. （ B） Modeling for a world-famous Italian company. （ C） Working as an employee for Ferragamo. （ D） Serving as a sales agent for Burberrys. （ A） It has seen a steady decline in its profits. （ B） It has become much
22、more competitive. （ C） It has lost many customers to foreign companies. （ D） It has attracted a lot more designers from abroad. （ A） Why people hold back their tears. （ B） Why people cry. （ C） How to restrain ones tears. （ D） How tears are produced. （ A） What chemicals tears are composed of. （ B） Wh
23、ether crying really helps us feel better. （ C） Why some people tend to cry more often than others. （ D） How tears help people cope with emotional problems. （ A） Only one out of our girls cries less often than boys. （ B） Of four boys, only one cries very often. （ C） Girls cry four times as often as b
24、oys. （ D） Only one out of four babies doesnt cry often. （ A） Only humans respond to emotions by shedding tears. （ B） Only humans shed tears to get rid of irritating stuff in their eyes. （ C） Only human tears can resist the invading bacteria. （ D） Only human tears can discharge certain chemicals. （ A
25、） Bad weather. （ B） Human error. （ C） Breakdown of the engines. （ D） Failure of the communications system. （ A） Two thousand feet. （ B） Twelve thousand feet. （ C） Twenty thousand feet. （ D） Twenty-two thousand feet. （ A） Spanish. （ B） English. （ C） Norwegian. （ D） No mention in the passage. （ A） Acc
26、urate communication is of utmost importance. （ B） Pilots should be able to speak several foreign languages. （ C） Air controllers should keep a close watch on the weather. （ D） Cooperation between pilots and air controllers is essential. Sectence Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you
27、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. 51 The main light source of the future will almost surely not be a bulb. It might be a tabl
28、e, a wall, or even a fork. 52 A record number of Japanese people worked themselves to death last year despite a government campaign to ease the countrys notorious office hours. 53 Men who are accused of never listening to women now have an excuse-womens voices are more difficult for men to listen to
29、 than other mens. 54 Just 10 percent of the 30 million Chinese currently suffering from depression are getting proper medical care due to a lack of psychiatrists and social prejudice against mental illness. 55 Warning signs became apparent from 1996, as these countries faced increased competition fr
30、om China and Mexico in markets for manufacturing exports. 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 corresponding spac
31、e in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening. 56 Email, ultimately, is a fragile thing, easy to forge, easy to corrupt, easy to destroy. A few weeks ago a co-worker of mine accidentally and irretrievably wiped out 1,500 of his own saved messages. For a person who conducts mos
32、t of his life online, such a digital tragedy is kin to erasing part of his own memory. Suddenly, nothing is left. He has lost himself as well as his links with others. 57 Every culture has its own distinctive conventions regarding what should be learned and how learning should take place. These conv
33、entions form a largely unquestioned base for the cultures systems of primary, secondary, and tertiary education. In one culture, students may be encouraged to collaborate with their fellow students, while in another culture this activity may be prohibited. In some societies, students are discouraged
34、 from asking questions, while in others they may be required to do 80 as part of their formal assessment. 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)
35、, (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. 57 Feminist sociolinguists, over the course of the las
36、t few decades, have conducted studies that they believe support the conclusion that women are routinely discriminated against in English- speaking society. They point to the words used to describe women, as well as the words used to describe society as a whole, as indications that the English langua
37、ge and therefore the English- speaking culture, is slanted towards the advantage of males. The words used to describe women are used as an instrument by feminist sociolinguists to denote an inherent sexism in the English language. Word pairs such as master and mistress and sir and madam, they claim,
38、 epitomize such sexism. All of the words in question once held positive connotations but, while the masculine forms have retained their respectable associations, the feminine forms have undergone pejoration and now imply sexual promiscuity and other negative characteristics. Feminist researchers ass
39、ume that such pejoration indicate that the status of women in English-speaking society is relatively low. These researchers also find fault with the use of masculine words to describe unisex entities. For example, they feel that there is nothing inherently manly about mankind, the best man for the j
40、ob, or the common man. Similarly, the use of such constructions as the “the average student is worried about his grades“ indicate to these researchers an inherent sexism in English that is reflective of the cultures in which they are produced. Carolyn Jacobson, author of Non-sexist Language has prop
41、osed a solution to this conundrum. She advocates the elimination of all sexed words in favor of gender-neutral terms. No longer should we refer to actors and actresses or waiters and waitresses, as such dichotomies allow for the possibility of negative connotations being associated with the feminine
42、 designation. Likewise, she believes that phrases such as mankind should give way to human kind and that the use of the masculine pronoun as the default should be abandoned in favor of neutral constructions. Thus, when sexism is eliminated from the English language, the culture will be more amenable
43、 to the deliverance of women as well. 58 The primary purpose of this passage is to _. （ A） compare and contrast ideology in various cultures （ B） prove a commonly held belief to be wrong （ C） describe a problem and a possible solution （ D） analyze the historical origins of a modern situation 59 Acco
44、rding to the passage, gender-neutral constructions should be advocated because _. （ A） the elimination of sexism in the English language will precede the elimination of sexism in the culture （ B） they are more grammatically sound than sexed structures （ C） unisex terms are less awkward in casual spe
45、ech （ D） sex-specific terms always carry negative connotations 60 The author refers to mankind, the best man for the job, and the common man in order to _. （ A） demonstrate the superiority of males in English-speaking society （ B） provide an example of speech that is slanted towards the advantage of
46、 males （ C） list the characteristics of the feminist sociolinguist movement （ D） discount the notion that the English language discriminates against women 61 The word “pejoration“ most probably means _. （ A） negative connotation （ B） positive connotation （ C） sexual characteristic （ D） respectable c
47、haracteristic 62 In favor of gender-neutral terms, which of the following words can be used to describe unisex entities? _ （ A） Mankind. （ B） Chairperson. （ C） Superman. （ D） Dragon lady. 62 Its 10 p. m. You may not know where your child is. But the chip does. The chip will also know if your child h
48、as fallen and needs immediate help. Once paramedics arrive, the chip will also be able to tell the rescue workers which drugs little Johnny or Janic is allergic to. At the hospital, the chip will tell doctors his or her complete medical history. And of course, when you arrive to pick up your child,
49、settling the hospital bill with your health insurance policy will be a simple matter of waving your own chip-the one embedded in your hand. To some, this may sound far-fetched. But the technology for such chips is no longer the stuff of science fiction. And it may soon offer many other benefits besides locating lost children or elderly Alzheimer patients. “Down the line, it could be used as credit cards and such,“ says Chris Hables Gray, a professor of cultural studies of science and technology at the University of Great Falls in Montana, “
