1、口译三级综合能力模拟试卷 33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 Some couples hire a wedding planner while many organize their wedding themselves. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 2 If couples choose to have a religious ceremony, they cant have a civil wedding. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 3 Many ceremonies share common customs, such as the clothes of bride and groom. （ A）正确 （
3、B）错误 4 The bride may wear a long white dress while the groom traditionally wears a tuxedo. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 5 As a nation of immigrants, groups in America dont mix customs and traditions. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 6 At weddings, most people seldom hire （ A）正确 （ B）错误 7 The places to hold the wedding ceremonies vary
4、.D.J. s to play recorded dance music. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 8 The celebration for a destination wedding often lasts two days. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 9 The future newlywed can chose the favorite gifts in the stores, and let their friends and relatives choose to buy. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 10 Some couples provide information o
5、n their own web sites to the people they invite. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 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 recordi
6、ng only ONCE. 11 Under what circumstance, would he be a best news reporter? （ A） If he did not play computer games in office. （ B） If he did not play computer games with friends. （ C） If he abandoned computer games. （ D） If no new computer games came out. 12 When was Amanda Berry missing? （ A） At 17
7、. （ B） At 16. （ C） At 13. （ D） At 60. 13 What does the speaker mean? （ A） Lifestyle habits become rooted when we are teenagers. （ B） Teenage life is less significant to ones lifestyle. （ C） It is more likely to form lifestyle habits during grown-up years. （ D） We can not form our lifestyle habits wh
8、en we are teenagers. 14 What is the statement about? （ A） Illegal problems in clothing factories. （ B） Gender problem in clothing factories. （ C） Security problem in clothing factories. （ D） Adult labor problem in clothing factories. 15 What can we infer about the issue? （ A） The issue is no big dea
9、l. （ B） The issue is a domestic affair. （ C） The issue is not as important as what I think. （ D） The issue is serious. 16 How is the poetry? （ A） I like it very much. （ B） Its fantastic. （ C） Its not realistic. （ D） I dont like it very much. 17 What does the speaker mean? （ A） Leo knows nothing abou
10、t film. （ B） Leo knows well the power of film to reach peoples hearts and minds. （ C） Leo does not understand peoples hearts and minds （ D） There is nothing to reach peoples hearts and minds. 18 Where does the speaker want to travel? （ A） Travel to the same sites that all tourists visit. （ B） Travel
11、 to those popular sites. （ C） Travel to the worlds most-visited sites. （ D） Travel to less popular sites. 19 What happens to young adults? （ A） They do not move from one place to another place. （ B） They lead to small scale migration. （ C） They seek employment in urban centers. （ D） They miss the ex
12、tended family. 20 Which is NOT true about the traditional territory of the Poplar River First Nation? （ A） It is wild and rich. （ B） It is rich in timber and minerals. （ C） It includes the Yellowstone Park. （ D） It is undeveloped. 一、 PART 2 (30 points, 10 minutes) Listen to the following passages an
13、d 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 points. You will hear the passages only ONCE. At the end of each passage, you wi
14、ll have 2 minutes to finish the questions. 21 What played an important role in pushing cohabitation rates higher? （ A） Money. （ B） Education. （ C） Social value. （ D） The Great Recession. 22 Which of the following is NOT the reason why people choose not to marry? （ A） The price for the wedding is som
15、etimes out of reach. （ B） Financial security is considered before marriage. （ C） Housing adds tremendous stress. （ D） Education influences their decision about marriage. 23 The connection between education and marriage has some effects. Which of the following is NOT one of them? （ A） Married couples
16、 with college degrees are unwilling to deliver babies. （ B） They wait longer to get married. （ C） They do not have enough money to get married. （ D） The money they earn is different between married couples with college degrees and unmarried couples without college degrees. 24 Who earned about twenty
17、 percent more than similar couples who only lived together? （ A） Married couples in thirty and forty-four with college degrees. （ B） Married couples in thirty and forty-four without college degrees. （ C） Married couples in thirty and fifty with college degrees. （ D） Married couples in thirty and fif
18、ty without college degrees. 25 Which of the following statement is NOT true? （ A） Marriage is becoming less common among people who did not go to college. （ B） More than half of adults are married, most of whom have college degrees. （ C） A major difference between couples who get married and couples
19、 who do not is money. （ D） Cohabitation rates decreased for in last year. 26 How many regions are involved in the international study? （ A） 10. （ B） 8 （ C） 12. （ D） 2. 27 What did the scientists from TUM do in the last two years? （ A） They studied the relationship between organic farming and farmlan
20、d biodiversity. （ B） They took measures to support farmland biodiversity. （ C） They developed organic farming. （ D） They developed non-organic farming. 28 Which can be inferred from what the TUMs professor said? （ A） His finding is true, whether the farm is on arable fields or not. （ B） His finding
21、might be untrue if the farm is not on arable fields. （ C） His finding is also true if the farm is on arable fields. （ D） His finding is always true. 29 Why did the researches focus on small-scale subsistence farms in Uganda? （ A） To test grass-based cattle farms. （ B） To test olive farms. （ C） To ma
22、ke sure that the farming was non-organic. （ D） To make sure that the farming was organic. 30 Why did the author of this passage said that organic farming benefited the four taxonomic groups of plants, earthworms, spiders and bees? （ A） Because they are special creatures on farmland. （ B） Because the
23、y are rarely seen on farmland. （ C） Just because they are chosen as examples to represent the multitude of creatures. （ D） Just because they are the most frequently studied creatures living on farmland. 31 Which word can be used to describe economists attitude for Africas economic future? （ A） Disap
24、pointed. （ B） Concerned. （ C） optimistic. （ D） Indifferent. 32 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the reason for Africas growth? （ A） Mineral wealth and oil resources. （ B） Manufacturing. （ C） Agricultural sector. （ D） Tourism. 33 According to the African Economic Outlook 2014 report, how mu
25、ch percent of Africas trade is made with North America? （ A） 40%. （ B） 25%. （ C） 20%. （ D） 12%. 34 Which of the following statement is NOT correct? （ A） Africas largest trading partner is Europe. （ B） Many people believe that Africas economic development is promoted by mineral and oil resources. （ C
26、） Clothing, leather, building material, farm tools are among Africas exports to other continents. （ D） Official development assistance is as important as ever for poor African countries. 35 What can we infer from this passage? （ A） Africa is likely to develop their own television sets, telephones an
27、d other mobile technology in the future. （ B） Africas economic growth will lack momentum in the next decade. （ C） High inflation, especially in energy and food prices, has undermined Africas economy for many years. （ D） African countries will gradually lose their competitive edge. 二、 PART 3 (20 poin
28、ts, 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 points. You will hear the passage only ONCE. At the end of the recording, you will have 3
29、minutes to finish this part. 35 It has been argued that high rates of education are essential for countries to be able to achieve high levels of economic growth. Empirical analyses tend to support the theoretical 【 L1】 _ that poor countries should grow faster than rich countries because they can 【 L
30、2】 _cutting edge technologies already 【 L3】 _ by rich countries. However, 【 L4】 _requires knowledgeable managers and engineers who are able to operate new machines or 【 L5】 _ borrowed from the leader in order to 【 L6】 _ through 【 L7】 _. Therefore, a countrys ability to learn from the leader is a fun
31、ction of its stock of “human capital“. Recent study of the determinants of aggregate 【 L8】 _ has stressed the importance of 【 L9】 _economic institutions and the role of 【 L10】 _. At the level of the individual, there is a large literature, generally related to the work of Jacob Mincer, on how earnin
32、gs are related to the schooling and other human capital. This work has 【 L11】 _ a large number of studies, but is also 【 L12】 _. The chief controversies 【 L13】 _how to interpret 【 L14】 _. Some students who have 【 L15】 _a high potential for learning, by testing with a high intelligence quotient, may
33、not achieve their full 【 L16】 _potential, due to 【 L17】 _. Economists Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis argued in 1976 that there was a【 L18】_conflict in American schooling between the egalitarian goal of 【 L19】_and the inequalities implied by the 【 L20】 _profitability of capitalist production on the
34、 other. 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 points, 30 minutes) Listen to the following passage. Write a short English summary of a
35、round 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 scribble a few notes in order to write your summary satisfactorily. 口译三级综合能力模拟试卷 33
36、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 finish this section.
37、 1 【听力原文】 June is considered the traditional start of the wedding season. Many couples organize their weddings themselves. But some hire a wedding planner to organize everything for them. Traditionally the brides parents pay for the wedding. Couples can have a religious ceremony. Or they can have a
38、civil wedding before a judge or other public official. Or they can have both. The couple might also read special vows they have written for each other. Many ceremonies share common customs. For example, the bride may wear a long white dress and have a white veil over her face. The groom traditionall
39、y wears a tuxedo. America is known as a nation of immigrants. Each group brings its own wedding customs and traditions to the mix. But one tradition at most weddings is music. Many people hire D. J. s, disc jockeys, to play recorded dance music. A wedding might also have live music. Some couples wan
40、t to get married in a famous place like Disneyland. Couples sometimes hold their wedding in a romantic place where they met. Or they choose a place that will not be too far for all the guests to travel. Or they hear about a beautiful place where many other people have gotten married. With a destinat
41、ion wedding, the celebration often lasts three days. The bride and groom invite a small group of guests to travel to some place special for the ceremony. Think of it as a wedding and honeymoon all in one. Thanks to the Internet, couples can make a lot of their wedding preparations online. The future
42、 newlyweds can go to stores and choose the gifts they would like to receive. Then their friends and relatives can choose what to buy according to a list on a wedding registry at each store. Some couples planning a wedding create their own Web sites so they can provide information to the people they
43、invite. With all the planning that goes into some weddings, couples should remember one thing: their wedding is over quickly, but their feelings for each other have to last a lifetime. 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “many couples organize their weddings themselves But some hire a wedding planner to organize
44、 everything for them”，大多数夫妇自己筹办婚礼，有些请人帮忙策划，所以题干的信息正确。 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “Couples can have a religious ceremonycan have a civil wedding before a judge or other public official Or theycan have both” ，夫妇可以举行教堂婚礼，或者民事婚礼，或者既举行教堂婚礼又举行民事婚礼，因此题干的信息是错误的。 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “many ceremonies share com
45、mon customs”，许多的仪式具有共同的习俗习惯，所以题干的信息正确。 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解 析】 根据原文 “the bride may wear a long white dress and have a white veil over her face； the groom traditionally weals a tuxedo”，新娘穿白色长裙，戴白色面纱，新郎穿无尾礼服，因此题干的信息正确。 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “America is known as a nation of immigrants Each group brings its
46、 own wedding customs and traditions to the mix”，每个团体都将自己的婚礼习俗和传统相互融合，所以题干的信息是错误的。 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “many people hire D J s， disc jockeys， to play recorded dance music”，许多人请流行音乐主持人播放录制好的舞蹈音乐。因此，题干的信息是错误的。 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “some couples want to get married in a famous placesometimes hold t
47、heir wedding in a romantic place where they met a place that will not be too far for all the guests to travelor a beautiful place where many other people have gotten married”，可以推断出结婚的地点因人而异，所以题干的信息正确。 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “with a destination wedding， the celebration often lasts three days”，庆典持续三天，
48、而不是四天，所以题干的信息是错误的。 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “the future newlyweds can go to stores and choose the gifts they would like to receive their friends and relatives can choose what to buy according to a list on a wedding registry at each store”，将来的新婚夫妇可以去商店选择他们想要的礼物，然后他们的亲戚朋友根据每个商店提供的结婚购物清单选择要买的物品，所以题干的信息正确
49、。 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “some couples planning a wedding create their own Web sites so they can provide information to the people they invite”，一些夫妇自己建立网站，并为他们所邀请的客人提供相关信息，所以题干的信息正确。 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】 Should he get
