1、口译三级综合能力模拟试卷 23及答案与解析 SECTION 1 (10 points) Listen to the following passages and then decide whether the statements below are true or false. There are 10 questions in this section, with 1 points each. You will hear the recording only ONCE. At the end of the recording, you will have 2 minutes to fini
2、sh this section. 1 The Erie Canal joined the Great Lakes with the Hudson River. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 2 Settlers and manufactured products were usually transported from west to east. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 3 Shallow canals were built for transportation when natural waterways were inadequate. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 4 New York
3、 City had a deeper harbor than other Atlantic seaports was one reason for its prosperity during the early 19th century. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 5 The construction of the Erie Canal encouraged westward migration and helped populate the frontier. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 6 It takes longer time to travel by river is one of
4、 the major reasons that the inland waterway system was unable to compete with other forms of transportation. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 7 Though inland waterways were important transportation system, they were soon replaced by the more convenient railroads. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 8 The decline of Atlantic seaports was a
5、result of the inland waterway system in the United States. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 9 According to the passage, inland waterway travel was most popular in the early 1800s. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 10 The speaker talks about the role of inland waterways in the nations growth of America. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 SECTION 2 (10 points)
6、 Listen to the following short statements and then choose one of the answers that best fits the meaning of each statement. There are 10 questions in this section, 1 points for each question. You will hear the recording only ONCE. 11 Which of the following can best describe her personality? （ A） Vola
7、tile. （ B） Sensitive. （ C） Resolute. （ D） Good for nothing. 12 Which of the following is true? （ A） The judge will commit bribery if his fellow colleagues agree. （ B） Several of the judges colleagues have taken bribes before he did. （ C） Nobody is going to get what he wants from the judge with bribe
8、ry. （ D） Somebody saw the judge take the bribes. 13 How many New Year cards did the little girl receive last year? （ A） 48. （ B） 16. （ C） 24. （ D） 12. 14 Which of the following best describes the relationship between the two men? （ A） Smith gives Brown money. （ B） Smith is faithful to Brown. （ C） Br
9、owns noble character makes him faithful to Smith. （ D） Brown is faithful to Smith because the latter often praises him. 15 What do we know about the two communities? （ A） Both are native residents. （ B） Both are immigrants. （ C） Both love hunting. （ D） Both believe in the church of St. Paul. 16 Whic
10、h of the following is true about the ambassador? （ A） He accepted an interview from the only group of the press. （ B） He accepted an interview from our correspondent among other journalists at the embassy. （ C） He accepted an interview from our journalist alone at the embassy. （ D） He accepts interv
11、iews only at the embassy. 17 Which of the following best described my feeling then? （ A） My heart ached when I saw him standing in the courtroom. （ B） I felt sad at seeing him standing alone in the courtroom. （ C） I felt sympathy for him when I saw him standing in the courtroom. （ D） I felt depresse
12、d at seeing him standing in the courtroom. 18 Which of the following most probably means what you hear? （ A） Everybody has opportunities if he is ready for them. （ B） Some people have opportunities and are ready for them. （ C） All people have opportunities, but only some people seize them. （ D） Oppo
13、rtunities come to people when they are not ready. 19 What does the visitor feel about the kindness in the country? （ A） Overdone. （ B） Excessive. （ C） Impressive. （ D） Massive. 20 What is true of his new book? （ A） Mediocre. （ B） Bad. （ C） Not as good as was expected by the publishing house. （ D） A
14、success. 一、 PART 2 (30 points, 10 minutes) Listen to the following passages and then choose the best answer to each question. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to answer the questions satisfactorily. There are 3 passages in this part, each with 5 questions. And each question carries 2 po
15、ints. You will hear the passages only ONCE. At the end of each passage, you will have 2 minutes to finish the questions. 21 According to the man, why shouldnt people be worried about climbing onto an elephant? （ A） Because elephants are mild animals. （ B） Because elephants are trained to carry goods
16、. （ C） Because people have designed safe ways for the climbing. （ D） Because people will be aided by professional assistants. 22 How many different ways of climbing onto an elephant are described in the talk? （ A） Two. （ B） Three. （ C） Four. （ D） Five. 23 Which parts of the elephants body are NOT us
17、ed by the passenger in climbing onto the elephant? （ A） The front part of either leg or the ear. （ B） Its front leg and the ear. （ C） The backside and the tail. （ D） Its back leg and the tusk. 24 According to the passage, what is special about the experts way of climbing onto an elephant? （ A） It is
18、 the easiest for the passenger. （ B） It is so elegant and yet quite simple. （ C） It is the most comfortable for the elephant. （ D） It can be carried out with a special command. 25 Which of the following group of people is most likely to be interested in the talk? （ A） Tourists. （ B） Mountaineers. （
19、C） Poachers. （ D） Businessmen. 26 According to the woman, what happens to many people when they try to lift heavy things from the floor? （ A） They may lose the back part. （ B） They may strain their muscles. （ C） They may find it easier to lift one by one. （ D） They may call someone to give a helping
20、 hand. 27 In order to lift something from the floor correctly, which part of your body should be kept straight? （ A） The back. （ B） The abdomen. （ C） The knees. （ D） The legs. 28 What else should you do when you squat down to lift a heavy object? （ A） Put your knees in front of the object. （ B） Keep
21、 your legs straight and forward. （ C） Get as close to the object as possible. （ D） Bend over the object from your waist. 29 What muscles should you use if you try to stand up with the heavy object? （ A） The waist muscles. （ B） The leg muscles. （ C） The back muscles. （ D） The hip muscles. 30 Which of
22、 the following is NOT a correct way of lifting heavy objects? （ A） Keep your knees and legs apart. （ B） Squat down directly in front of the object. （ C） Lift the object slowly. （ D） Spread your arms instead of your hands. 31 What mistaken view do most people hold about Arabic? （ A） Colloquial Arabic
23、 is the everyday spoken language, which varies from country to country. （ B） Arabic is just one language that all Arabs understand, speak and write. （ C） Classical Arabic and Modem Arabic are two different kinds of written Arabic. （ D） Pan-Arabic provides a means of communication between educated pe
24、ople of different Arab nationalities. 32 According to the talk, which of the terms are different from each other? （ A） Written Arabic and pan-Arabic. （ B） Classical Arabic and written Arabic. （ C） Modem Arabic and written Arabic （ D） Modem Arabic and colloquial Arabic. 33 How is pan-Arabic similar t
25、o Esperanto and Latin? （ A） Both pan-Arabic and Esperanto are spoken on the radio and television in the Arab world. （ B） Educated people who speak different languages can use it to communicate with each other. （ C） Pan-Arabic, which was derived from Latin, was used by educated people in the Middle A
26、ges （ D） Esperanto and Latin are now used in the same way as pan-Arabic. 34 Which of the following is NOT taught in schools? （ A） Written English. （ B） Colloquial English. （ C） Written Arabic. （ D） Colloquial Arabic. 35 What kind of Arabic would an educated Egyptian use for making a speech? （ A） Wri
27、tten Arabic. （ B） Colloquial Arabic. （ C） Esperanto. （ D） Egyptian. 二、 PART 3 (20 points, 10 minutes) Parts of the following text are missing. While listening to the tape, complete the passage by filling in each blank space with an appropriate word or words. There are 20 blanks, each carrying 1 poin
28、ts. You will hear the passage only ONCE. At the end of the recording, you will have 3 minutes to finish this part. 35 The Commission is expected to propose allowing people to choose which legal jurisdiction they would come under, based on their【 L1】 _or their residency. But the proposal is set to【 L
29、2】 _because of the very different laws on divorce that apply across the EU. The Commission wants to【 L3】 _problems over which law to apply when, for example, a married couple from one member state is【 L4】 _in another member state or when the couple is of different EU nationalities. The【 L5】 _of memb
30、er states are said to be【 L6】 _the idea and responded positively to a【 L6】 _which followed the【 L8】 _of a Commission Green Paper. With 15 percent of German divorces each year involving couples of different nationalities, the government of Berlin【 L9】 _see resolved the issue of which laws should appl
31、y. But some member states are expected to resist the【 L10】 _which would involve allowing different divorce laws to be applied in their countries. For example, in Ireland where the divorce law states a couple must have been separated for four years, establish that their marriage has broken down and b
32、e offered【 L11】 _, a couple from Sweden could apply to an Irish court to allow them to divorce under Swedish law, where divorce can be【 L12】 _quickly. The Irish governments【 L13】 _to the Commission on the Green Paper stated: “Ireland is not in favor of allowing【 L14】 _to choose the applicable law, a
33、s this could be open to abuse, such abuse would be likely to【 L15】 _most on divorce regimes, such as that of Ireland, which require a relatively long separation period.“ Ireland, like the UK, however, is allowed to choose whether to “opt-in“ to such a proposal under rules agreed in the Amsterdam tre
34、aty. Malta has no such【 L16】_but could【 L17】 _the proposal in the Council of Ministers since【 L18】_approval will be required. “It is going to lead to【 L19】 _,“ said Geoffrey Shannon, Irish expert on the Commission on European Family Law, which examines the【 L20】 _of EU family law. The proposal would
35、 also mean that judges would have to be trained in the divorce law of all 25 member states. 36 【 L1】 37 【 L2】 38 【 L3】 39 【 L4】 40 【 L5】 41 【 L6】 42 【 L7】 43 【 L8】 44 【 L9】 45 【 L10】 46 【 L11】 47 【 L12】 48 【 L13】 49 【 L14】 50 【 L15】 51 【 L16】 52 【 L17】 53 【 L18】 54 【 L19】 55 【 L20】 三、 PART 4 (30 poi
36、nts, 30 minutes) Listen to the following passage. Write a short English summary of around 150 words of what you have heard. You will hear the passage only ONCE and you will have 25 minutes to finish you English summary at the end of the recording. This part of test carries 30 points. You may need to
37、 scribble a few notes in order to write your summary satisfactorily. 56 Listen to the following passage. Write in English a short summary of around 150 words of what you have heard on the ANSWER SHEET. This part of the test carries 30 points. You will hear the passage only once. At the end of the re
38、cording, you will have 25 minutes to finish this part. You may need to scribble a few notes to write your summary. 口译三级综合能力模拟试卷 23答案与解析 SECTION 1 (10 points) Listen to the following passages and then decide whether the statements below are true or false. There are 10 questions in this section, with
39、1 points each. You will hear the recording only ONCE. At the end of the recording, you will have 2 minutes to finish this section. 0 【听力原文】 Today Im going to discuss transportation and communication in the early 19th century in the United States. At that time, inland waterways provided North America
40、s most popular form of long-distance transportation. Travel by rivers was often more convenient than taking a wagon over primitive country roads, especially when shipping heavy loads of farm products or household goods. Where the natural waterways were inadequate, shallow canals were built. The Erie
41、 Canal, opened in 1825, connected the Great Lakes with the upper Hudson River. It allowed settlers in the Great Lakes region to send their crops eastward to New York City at the mouth of Hudson at a much lower cost. From there, crops could be shipped to other Atlantic ports. The construction of the
42、Erie Canal also encouraged westward migration along inland waterways and helped populate the frontier. The City of Detroit grew up between two of the Great Lakes. Later a canal joined the Great Lakes with the Mississippi river system and Chicago became a thriving city. Politically the waterway syste
43、m united the nation in a way few had imagined possible, by the mid-1800s, faster and cheaper railroads became more popular and the canal system declined. Railroads could be used year round whereas canals were often frozen in the winter. During the first third of the century, however, transportation
44、on rivers, lakes and canals aided greatly in the growth of the United States. 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 特定信息的找寻和判断。根据题干中地名专有名词定位到原文相关信息 The Erie Canalconnected the Great Lakes with the upper Hudson River 即Erie运河将 Great Lakes和 Hudson River上游联接起来，而题干说 Erie运河和Hudson River汇入 Great Lakes，由此可知题干的说法与原文不符，该题的说法是错误的
45、。 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 特定信息的找寻和判断 。根据原文可知 1825年 Erie运河的开放使得大湖区的定居者们可将粮食运到东部纽约城，而且该运河 also encouraged westward migration along inland waterways and helped populate the frontier即鼓励了人们沿内陆水道向西部移民。由此可见，当时的运输是东西双向进行的。因此题干的说法与原文不符，是错误的。 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 语义理解题。根据原文 Where the natural waterways were inadequate，
46、 shallow canals were built可知哪里的天然水路不够，哪里就有浅的运河修建。由此可见题干的说法与原文意思相符，是正确的。 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 因果关系的找寻和判断。根据原文 It allowed settlers in the Great Lakes region to send their crops eastward to New York City at the mouth of Hudson at a much lower cost From there， crops could be shipped to other Atlantic ports
47、可知，当时大湖区的定居者们将谷物经水道东运至 Hudson河口的纽约城，其运费比其它方式便宜许多。在那里，货物再用船运到大西洋沿岸其它港口。由此可推断，纽约城繁荣的原因应该是因为该地是货物的集散地。而题干说纽约城有比其它大西洋诸港都深的港口在原文中并未提到，因此题干的说法是错误的。 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 特定信息的找寻和判断。根据原文 The construction of the Erie Canal also encouraged westward migration along inland waterways and helped populate the frontie
48、r可知 Erie运河的开通鼓励了沿内陆水道向西部的移民，帮助了西部边疆的移民定居。由此可见题干的说法与原文相符，是正确的。 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 因果关系的找寻和判断。根据原文 by the mid-1800s， faster and cheaper railroads became more popular and the canal system declined Railroads could be used year round whereas canals were often frozen in the winter可知到 19世纪中期，更为快捷、便宜的铁路运输日益流
49、行，运河水运衰落了。铁路运输可终年使用而冬天结冰使运河无法使用。由此可判断内陆水运系统无法与其它运输形式抗衡的原因在于速度、价格和自然条件的限制，因此题干将耗时列为主要原因，与原文不符，是错误的。 7 【 正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 推理判断题。根据原文 Politically the waterway system united the nation in a way few had imagined possible， by the mid-1800s， faster and cheaper railroads became more popular and the canal system declined可知，从政治角度看水运系统将全国联系起来，这几乎没人能想到。到 19世纪中期，更为快捷、便宜的铁 路运输日益流行，运河水运衰落了。由此可推断该句前半部分说明了水运系统的重要性，而后半句则表明其衰落的必然性。因此题干的说法与原文相符，是正确的。 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 特定信息的找寻和判断。根据原文 by the mid-1800s，
