1、口译三级综合能力模拟试卷 26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 is true according to the speaker? （ A） There
7、 are some questions if we start over. （ B） We should do it again. （ C） Its impossible to do it again. （ D） We should start over. 12 What does the speaker mean? （ A） He will follow the advice. （ B） He doesnt get the advice. （ C） He wants to make sure of the figure. （ D） He will make up his own mind.
8、13 What does the speaker imply? （ A） Your food is special. （ B） Your food is nice. （ C） You are picky about food. （ D） You like some particular food. 14 Which of the following is true about him? （ A） He always makes mistakes. （ B） He is forty. （ C） He likes numbers about everything. （ D） He is overc
9、ritical. 15 Which of the following is true? （ A） I took the medicine away. （ B） The medicine is tasty. （ C） I like the medicine anyway. （ D） I ate the medicine. 16 Which is true about the speakers implication? （ A） I knew you have a key. （ B） Im sorry I locked the door. （ C） Im sorry I didnt lock th
10、e door. （ D） I didnt know you have a key. 17 What does the speaker mean? （ A） We can have a far view here. （ B） We can have a good view here. （ C） Weve got rather different views. （ D） Our views are not so different. 18 What is tree about the vacation? （ A） We wanted to take the vacation. （ B） We di
11、dnt want to take the vacation. （ C） We could not take the vacation. （ D） We took the vacation. 19 Which of the following is tree about Susan? （ A） Susan was on a different way. （ B） Susan was on a different road. （ C） Susan dealt with it in a different way. （ D） Susan approached me in a different wa
12、y. 20 What does the speaker suggest? （ A） The house is not worth buying. （ B） The cost of the house is low. （ C） The price of the house is not too high. （ D） The price of the house is worth it. 一、 PART 2 (30 points, 10 minutes) Listen to the following passages and then choose the best answer to each
13、 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 points. You will hear the passages only ONCE. At the end of each passage, you will have 2 minutes to finish the quest
14、ions. 21 What is Clark Warren? （ A） A domestic scientist. （ B） A marriage counselor. （ C） A happy bachelor. （ D） A medical advisor. 22 How many years has his own marriage lasted? （ A） 43. （ B） 35. （ C） 70. （ D） 6. 23 Which of the following is true according to the passage? （ A） Clark Warren has been
15、 in the greatest difficulty imaginable. （ B） Nearly all his friends had a painful experience of marriage. （ C） His family members all enjoy a happy married life. （ D） His parents died on their 70th wedding anniversary. 24 Which of the following is the most important factor in a successful marriage?
16、（ A） Family background. （ B） Chemistry. （ C） Age difference. （ D） A wise choice. 25 The best title for the passage would be （ A） Match-Making in the US （ B） Secrets of Successful Marriages （ C） Friendship and Marriage （ D） Ways to Avoid Harm in Marriage 26 Why did the speaker suddenly feel frightene
17、d? （ A） He found himself on the edge of high rock. （ B） He found his cattle scattering in all directions. （ C） His horse did not dare to jump across the river. （ D） He found himself hanging over a steep cliff. 27 Which of the following is true according to what youve just heard? （ A） His horse flew
18、over the treetops below. （ B） His horse nearly fell into the deep valley. （ C） His horse raced across the valley easily. （ D） His horse refused to carry him over the hilltop. 28 What did the speaker do when he was on safe grounds? （ A） He screamed with fright. （ B） He began to chase the cows again.
19、（ C） He rode fast to see his father. （ D） He got off and sat down trembling. 29 Which of the following statements is true of what youve heard? （ A） The speakers father set out to round up their cattle. （ B） The speaker did not dare to chase the cow there any more. （ C） The speakers horse died in thr
20、ee days. （ D） The cow was found dead down the valley days later. 30 The best title for the passage would be _. （ A） The Story of a Cowboy （ B） The Story of My Horse （ C） A Moment of Great Fear （ D） My Early Childhood 31 Why do most of us hear women voices more clearly? （ A） Because their voices are
21、more pleasant to listen to. （ B） Because the possessing of voices in the brain is different. （ C） Because listening to women requires more brain activities. （ D） Because womens voices are full of melodies. 32 What do the qualities of voice relate to? （ A） Pitch. （ B） Rhyme. （ C） Rap. （ D） Vibration.
22、 33 What does the study by Hunter show? （ A） The sections activated by men and womens voices are different. （ B） Womens voices are more easily to identify and listen to. （ C） Men and womens brains have a significant difference. （ D） Womens voices are more complex than mens. 34 Whats the section acti
23、vated in mens brain while they listen to others? （ A） The auditory region. （ B） The area to make comparisons. （ C） The area at the front of the brain. （ D） The area at the left side of the brain. 35 Why does Hunter think female voices may also activate the minds eye in females? （ A） Because those wo
24、mens voices sound like men （ B） Because a woman would compare her voice to that of the other female speakers. （ C） He does not explain it clearly in this article. （ D） Because the area of the minds eye is geared for sound. 二、 PART 3 (20 points, 10 minutes) Parts of the following text are missing. Wh
25、ile 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 points. You will hear the passage only ONCE. At the end of the recording, you will have 3 minutes to finish this part. 35 Earthquakes often happen ne
26、ar volcanoes, but this is not always true. The centers of some are【 L1】 _. The bottom of the sea suddenly【 L2】 _. The powerful forces inside the【 L3】 _break the rocks. The coast is shaken and great waves appear. These waves travel【 L4】 _and rush over the land when they reach it. They are strong enou
27、gh to【 L5】 _houses and other buildings; sometimes they break【 L6】 _than the earthquake itself. Very often fires followed the【 L7】 _earthquakes. In 1906, the great earthquake at San Francisco broke the gas-pipes. The gas【 L8】 _, and soon large numbers of fires were burning in the city. The water-pipe
28、s were also【 L9】 _; so it was not possible to put the fires out. There was【 L10】 _. The Tokyo earthquake of【 L11】 _happened just before the middle of the day. People were【 L12】_on their fires at that time. When the ground shook, the fires shook too.【 L13】_were thrown on the different parts of the ho
29、uses, some of which were【 L14】_. Soon 134 fires were burning in the city. What kind of building【 L15】 _in an earthquake? A building with concrete walls is perhaps the best. A【 L16】 _will make it even stronger. The frame holds the【 L17】 _together, and the walls do not easily fall. There is【 L18】 _of
30、fire because concrete and steel do not burn. The Americans【 L19】 _the results of the earthquake in San Francisco, and they are convinced that this kind of building is the【 L20】 _. 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】
31、 49 【 L14】 50 【 L15】 51 【 L16】 52 【 L17】 53 【 L18】 54 【 L19】 55 【 L20】 三、 PART 4 (30 points, 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 s
32、ummary at the end of the recording. This part of test carries 30 points. You may need to 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
33、of the test carries 30 points. You will hear the passage only once. At the end of the recording, 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 26答案与解析 SECTION 1 (10 points) Listen to the following passages and then decide wheth
34、er 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 finish this section. 0 【听力原文】 Today Im going to discuss transportation and communication in the early
35、19th century in the United States. At that time, inland waterways provided North Americas 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
36、 goods. Where the natural waterways were inadequate, shallow canals were built. The Erie 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 co
37、st. From there, crops could be shipped to other Atlantic ports. The construction of the 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 Mis
38、sissippi river system and Chicago became a thriving city. 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. Railroads could be used year round whereas canals were oft
39、en frozen in the winter. During the first third of the century, however, transportation 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 L
40、akes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。 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
41、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， 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
42、of Hudson at a much lower cost From there， crops could be shipped to other Atlantic ports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
43、also encouraged westward migration along inland waterways and helped populate the frontier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 b
44、e 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 possib
45、le， 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， faster and cheaper railroad
46、s became more popular and the canal system declined可知，运河系统的衰落是由于铁路运输的兴起。原文并未提到大西洋各港口的衰败。由此可见题干的说法与原文不符，因此是不正确的。 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 数字信息的找寻和判断。根据原文 in the early 19th century in the United States At that time， inland waterways provided North Americas most popular form of long-distance transportation可 知
47、在 19世纪早期内陆水运系统是北美最流行的长途运输方式。由此可见题干的说法与原文相符，因此是正确的。 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 主旨题。原文一开始便提出主题，指出 19世纪早期内陆水运系统是北美最流行的长途运输方式，接着以事实为例进行说明。最后进行总结 During the first third of the century， however， transportation on rivers， lakes and canals aided greatly in the growth of the United States，即在 19世纪前三分之一段的时间内，美国内陆水运对国家
48、发展做出了重大贡献。由此可见题干的说法与原文中心意思相符，因此是正确的。 SECTION 2 (10 points) 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 【听力原文】 St
49、arting over is out of the question. 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 词组辨析题。原文意思是 “重新开始是不可能的。 ”由此可见选项 C的含义与原文意思相符，该项是正确答案。 12 【听力原文】 Thanks for the advice, but this is something I have to figure out myself. 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 词义理解题。原文意思是 “谢谢你的建议，但有些事情我得自己弄明白。 ”由此可见，选项 D“他要自己拿定主意 ”与原文意思相符，因此该项为正确答案。 13 【听力原文】 Im afraid youre being too particular about your food. 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 词义理解题。原文意思是 “恐怕你对食物过于挑剔了。 ”由此可见，选项 C“你对 食物太挑剔了 ”与原文意思相符，因此该项为正确答案。 14 【听力原文】 He always f
