1、中级口译（笔试）模拟试卷 19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 Certain phrases one commonly hears among Americans which (1) to individualism include: “Do your own thing. “ “I did it my way. “ “Youll have to decide that for yourself. “ “You made your bed, now lie in it. “ “If you dont (2) for yourself, no one else will.“
3、 “Look out for number one. “ (3) the value they place on individualism is the importance Americans (4) . Americans assume that people need some time to themselves or some time alone to think about things or recover their (5) . Americans have great difficulty understanding foreigners who always want
4、to be with another person, who (6) . If the parents can afford it, each child will have his or her own bedroom. Having ones own bedroom, (7) , fixes in a person the notion that she is (8) a place of her own where she can be by herself, and (9) . She will have her clothes, her books and so on. These
5、things will be hers and no one elses. Americans assume that people will have their (10) that might never (11) . Doctors, lawyers, psychologists, and others have (12) confidentiality that are (13) information about their clients (14) from becoming (15) . Americans (16) can be hard for foreigners to u
6、nderstand. Americans houses, yards and even offices can (17) . Yet in the minds of Americans, there are boundaries that other people are simply (18) cross. When those boundaries are crossed, an Americans body will (19) and his manner will (20) . Statements Directions: In this part of the test, you w
7、ill 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 statement you have heard. Then write the l
8、etter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. （ A） The rest of the chairs were the managers. （ B） Theres no harm in sitting down. （ C） The manager carried his chair with the others. （ D） The manager relaxed in his chair. （ A） Tell me if you want some help. （
9、B） Do you know where I can get help. （ C） I dont think I can assist you. （ D） Let me tell you what I know. （ A） I saw Mr. Kennedy while I was going downtown. （ B） Mr. Kennedy was in my way downtown. （ C） Mr. Kennedy was going out of town. （ D） I saw Mr. Kennedy downtown. （ A） He has never lonely. （
10、B） He is upset about business. （ C） He started a business. （ D） He upset his guests. （ A） I have to pay the professor by the check, dont I? （ B） I should see the professor about the assignment, shouldnt I? （ C） Did the professor check my assignment right away? （ D） Did you see if the professor is al
11、l right? （ A） Andy got up early this morning. （ B） Andy disliked to drink this kind of coffee. （ C） Is this the coffee that Andy drank? （ D） Andy had a coffee for breakfast? （ A） The taxi must have been waiting for us all this time. （ B） Lets look for a taxi to go there immediately. （ C） To avoid be
12、ing late, we should have called for a taxi earlier. （ D） The taxi will come as soon as we call for it. （ A） Isnt he standing outside the museum? （ B） The art museum isnt new. （ C） Is the museum still standing? （ D） The new museum is excellent. （ A） I expected to see them after the trip. （ B） I thoug
13、ht the trip would be easier. （ C） I expected to take one more trip. （ D） I knew it would be a great trip. （ A） She turned off the lights. （ B） She found her lock here. （ C） The class was cancelled. （ D） The class has finished. Talks and Conversations Directions: In this part of the test, you will he
14、ar 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. Then write the le
15、tter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. （ A） The effect of the atmosphere on rainfall. （ B） How conditions on Earth support life. （ C） How water originated on Earth. （ D） A new estimate of the age of Earth. （ A） The surface of the ocean is expanding. （ B
16、） Volcanic activity is increasing. （ C） The surface of the Earth contains tons of cosmic dust. （ D） Thousands of comets are colliding with Earths atmosphere. （ A） Disintegrating comets. （ B） Gases in the atmosphere. （ C） Underground water that rose to the surface. （ D） Water vapor. （ A） They are fou
17、nd under the oceans. （ B） They were most active when Earth was first formed. （ C） Their emissions created the Earths atmosphere. （ D） Their fumes are mostly water. （ A） The White House. （ B） Capitol Hill. （ C） The Washington Monument. （ D） The Mall. （ A） Take the elevator up to the top. （ B） Get to
18、the observation level. （ C） Take pictures from high up. （ D） All of above. （ A） Madison Drive is a street. （ B） The tourists have just visited Capitol Hill. （ C） The Air Space Museum and the National Gallery are not on the same side of the street. （ D） The Mall is a park. （ A） Capitol Hill-the Washi
19、ngton Monument-the White House. （ B） The Capitol Building-the National Gallery-the Washington Monument. （ C） The Washington Monument-the Mall-the Air Space Museum. （ D） The Washington Monument-Capitol Hill-the White House. （ A） Register when they arrive. （ B） Bring up to three guests. （ C） Register
20、their guests. （ D） Showing membership cards on arrival. （ A） Theres a charge for the use of the locker. （ B） Showers are installed in the changing rooms. （ C） Lockers are located in the changing rooms. （ D） Lockers are used to store personal belongings. （ A） For 30 minutes only. （ B） For an hour onl
21、y. （ C） Within the booked time only. （ D） Longer than the booked time. （ A） Players can eat in the club room. （ B） Players have to leave the club by 10 oclock. （ C） The courts are closed earlier than the club room. （ D） Players can use both the club room and the courts. （ A） To find out how much air
22、 can be pumped into a plane. （ B） To find out how much air passengers need to breathe at certain altitudes. （ C） To find what would happen if the plane crashed in the water. （ D） To find out if there are any weak parts in the plane that would burst under pressure. （ A） Because the water pressure is
23、greater than air pressure. （ B） Because the first Comets crashed in the water. （ C） Because there is less damage when the explosion takes place under water. （ D） Because it is the only way available for engineers to find out which part has cracked. （ A） In the air. （ B） On the airfield. （ C） Under w
24、ater. （ D） At the plane manufacturing factory. （ A） Two important tests of a new airliner before it is put into use. （ B） How to carry out tank test in the water. （ C） How pilots carry out the test flight. （ D） How to make a safe passenger plane. （ A） Name. （ B） Nationality. （ C） Address. （ D） Phone
25、 number. （ A） Essex. （ B） Edinburgh. （ C） London. （ D） The US. （ A） To come to the office again. （ B） To wait for the phone call. （ C） To call the office. （ D） To write to the office. （ A） His phone number is 080945233. （ B） His digital cameras make and model is Samsung J302. （ C） He lost his camera
26、 on a train from London. （ D） He will stay in the States for a few months. 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 write your version in t
27、he corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. 51 Even a self-confident person needs to practice before making a speech in public. 52 We are not trying to practice medicine. We are trying to give consumers detailed information on their various health care issue. 53 Boeing, the worlds largest commerc
28、ial airplane maker, announced it has 18 billion dollars in new orders this year for its new 777 jetliner. 54 Tourism clearly counts as one of the most remarkable economic and social phenomena of the last century. It undoubtedly will keep this position for the century to come. 55 We are all intimatel
29、y familiar with at least one language, yet few of US ever stop to consider what we know about it. The words of a language can be listed in a dictionary, but not all the sentences. Passage Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. You will hear the passage
30、s 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. 56 So long as the Dalai Lama can give up his divisive stand and admit that Tibet is an inalienable part of C
31、hina the central government is willing to hold talks at any time with him. The Dalai Lama is warmly welcome to return to the embrace of the motherland at an early date and do some work that is conducive to maintaining the motherlands unification， the national unity, as well as the affluent and happy
32、 lives of the Tibetan people. 57 In 1979, trade between the United States and China stood at roughly $5 billion-today it tops over $400 billion each year. The commerce affects our peoples lives in SO many ways, America imports from China many of the computer parts we use, the clothes we wear; and we
33、 export to China machinery that helps power your industry. This trade could create even more jobs on both sides of the Pacific, while allowing our people to enjoy a better quality of life. And as demand becomes more balanced, it can lead to even broader prosperity. 一、 SECTION 2: STUDA SKILLS Directi
34、ons: 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 question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passa
35、ge, and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. 57 I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year-round sun, You may think people in such a glamorous, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the n
36、ature of happiness. Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more abiding emotion. Going to an amusement park o
37、r ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends. I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to
38、teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happiness“. But in memoir after memoir, celebrities reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, a
39、lcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness. Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If hes honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful
40、. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features. Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness. They can dine out whenever they want and sle
41、ep as late as they want. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole nights sleep or a three-day vacation. I dont know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most libera
42、ting realizations we can ever come to. It liberates time. now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money, buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from
43、envy: we now understand that all those rich and glamorous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all. 58 Which of the following is true? _ （ A） Fun creates long-lasting satisfaction. （ B） Fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to hap
44、piness. （ C） Happiness is enduring whereas fun is short-lived. （ D） Fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness. 59 To the author, Hollywood stars all have an important role to play that is to _. （ A） rite memoir after memoir about their happiness （ B） tell the public that happiness has nothing
45、to do with fun （ C） teach people how to enjoy their lives （ D） bring happiness to the public instead of going to glamorous parties _. 60 In the authors opinion, marriage _. （ A） affords greater fun （ B） leads to raising children （ C） indicates commitment （ D） ends in pain 61 Couples having infant ch
46、ildren _. （ A） are lucky since they can have a whole nights sleep （ B） find fun in tucking them into bed at night （ C） find more time to play and joke with them （ D） derive happiness from their endeavor 62 If one get the meaning of the true sense of happiness, he will _. （ A） stop playing games and
47、joking with others （ B） make the best use of his time increasing happiness （ C） give a free hand to money （ D） keep himself with his family 62 It was the worst tragedy in maritime history, six times more deadly than the Titanic. When the German cruise ship Wilhelm Gustloff was hit by torpedoes fired
48、 from a Russian submarine in the final winter of World War , more than 10,000 people-mostly women, children and old people fleeing the final Red Army push into Nazi Germany-were packed aboard. An ice storm had turned the decks into frozen sheets that sent hundreds of families sliding into the sea as
49、 the ship tilted and began to go down. Others desperately tried to put lifeboats down. Some who succeeded fought off those in the water who had the strength to try to claw their way aboard. Most people froze immediately. “Ill never forget the screams,“ says Christa Ntitzmann, 87, one of the 1,200 survivors. She recalls watching the ship, brightly lit, slipping into its dark graveand into seeming nothingness, rarely mentioned for more than half a century. Now Germanys Nobel Prize-winning author Guenter Grass h
