1、口译三级综合能力模拟试卷 7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 finis
2、h this section. 1 My husband and I bought a camcorder when we had our first kid. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 2 My elder daughter Jane is nine years old. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 3 I filmed a lot of precious moments including Annies first dance performance. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 4 I gave up my camcorder because it had prevented me f
3、rom fully enjoying the precious moments in my daughters life. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 5 Both my daughters Jane and Annie played soccer. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 6 I used to cheer for my daughters at soccer matches. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 7 Now I am upset if I cant record my daughters soccer match with the camcorder. （ A）正确 （ B）错
4、误 8 I feel the video films made by the camcorder too matter-of-fact. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 9 Now I still keep records, of my kids growth. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 10 I think photos are even better means to remember my kids growth. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 SECTION 2 (10 points) Listen to the following short statements and then ch
5、oose 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 What does the speaker mean? （ A） He considered giving Jeff a good beat off duty. （ B） He would rather not bargain with J
6、eff during business hours. （ C） He would prefer to deal with the problem with Jeff off duty. （ D） He regarded Jeff as a tough person. 12 Whats the speaker going to do with the letter? （ A） He would throw it away. （ B） He would keep it. （ C） He would post it. （ D） He would stick a stamp on it. 13 Wha
7、t will happen if Francies car gets scratched? （ A） She would lose her temper. （ B） She might feel at a loss. （ C） She might cry bitterly. （ D） She would fight the one who scratched her car. 14 What was Bills life like in New York? （ A） It was very happy. （ B） It was unbearable. （ C） It was without p
8、ressure. （ D） It was very busy. 15 Hows Peter like? （ A） Hes softhearted. （ B） He likes poor people. （ C） Hes rich. （ D） He likes to push people. 16 What does the speaker mean? （ A） He was nearly killed by someone. （ B） He saw a ghost in the house. （ C） He was scared out of his wits. （ D） He saw a m
9、an rushing at him. 17 Whats wrong with Jim? （ A） Hes gone through an operation. （ B） Hes getting sick. （ C） Hes had an accident. （ D） He looks good today. 18 What does the speaker mean? （ A） They have no time to practice. （ B） This is the last practice. （ C） They may not attend the show tomorrow. （
10、D） They still need improving before they can perform the show. 19 What does the speaker think of Jack? （ A） Hes boasting of his own team. （ B） Hes speaking ill of the speakers team. （ C） He likes to bet money for his team. （ D） He enjoys betting with the speaker. 20 Whats the speaker going to do thi
11、s weekend? （ A） Going fishing with her fianc. （ B） Being away on vacation. （ C） Staying at home and doing housework. （ D） Not mentioned. 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
12、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 questions. 21 Charles Booth was a _. （ A） urban planner （ B） s
13、ocial scientist （ C） shipping tycoon （ D） government consultant 22 Which of the following is not a change of London in the past century as it is mentioned in the past? （ A） An alternation of the 1898 boundary. （ B） Expansion of underground transport. （ C） Disparity between the West and the East end.
14、 （ D） Immigration of the middle-class. 23 According to the local copper in the south London neighborhood of Battersea: （ A） the people there did not have significant improvement in their housing condition （ B） the people need to be more open-minded （ C） the people need to be more civilized （ D） the
15、people need to have wider access to education 24 The analogy of “evil looking drink sodden old Irish women“ refers to （ A） a part in the southeast of the Fulham Road （ B） a part in the northeast of the Fulharn Road （ C） a part in the southeast of Chelsea （ D） east end of London 25 Which of the follo
16、wing is not a current characteristic of Chelsea? （ A） Some slums of the Victorian period have been removed. （ B） Managerial and professional workers are main occupants. （ C） Most of the poor areas in 1898 do not change much till 2001. （ D） High birth rate and crime rate. 26 What is the annual medica
17、l cost of the US per person? （ A） 5,653 （ B） 5,635 （ C） 2,231 （ D） 2,213 27 Among the following factors, which contribute(s) to the short life expectancy of the Americans than Britons? （ A） Traffic accident. （ B） Homicide rate. （ C） Inadequate access to the Medical Insurance by the Americans. （ D） B
18、oth A and 28 Which of the following diseases occurs more frequently in among Americans than in Britons as it is suggested Dr Marmots research? （ A） Heavy drinking. （ B） Cancer. （ C） Heart disease. （ D） Insomnia. 29 Which of the following population groups is not excluded in the aforementioned resear
19、ch? （ A） Blacks. （ B） Latinos. （ C） Asians. （ D） Hispanics. 30 What was the obesity rate among the general Britons in 1980? （ A） 15% （ B） 17% （ C） 7% （ D） 5% 31 Which of the following is NOT hue about the females working in City of London? （ A） They are trying their best to fight for gender equality
20、 in their work. （ B） They are less vocative of their sexual orientation than men. （ C） Their working environment gives little tolerance to homosexual people. （ D） Most of their colleges are heterosexual white males. 32 Which of the following is NOT the reason that the investment banks are trying to
21、change the traditional culture featuring the domination by heterosexual white males? （ A） Many lawsuits concerning gender equality have been filed recently on. （ B） They want to ensure that qualified human resources can been attracted. （ C） They want to promote the recruitment diversity. （ D） The nu
22、mber of organizations for the homosexual people is growing in an uncontrollable way. 33 In the case of Peter Lewis, HSBC was sued for （ A） 5 million pounds （ B） 11 million pounds （ C） 9.3 million USD （ D） 5 million USD 34 What is the percentage of the gay employees among the 20,392 candidates accord
23、ing to Blomfield Survey? （ A） 6.3% （ B） 5.9% （ C） 0.5% （ D） 3.9% 35 Which of the following sectors is not represented in the Blomfield survey? （ A） Banking. （ B） Financing. （ C） Insurance. （ D） Fashion design. 二、 PART 3 (20 points, 10 minutes) Parts of the following text are missing. While listening
24、 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 near volcanoes,
25、 but this is not always true. The centers of some are (1) . The bottom of the sea suddenly (2) . The powerful forces inside the (3) break the rocks. The coast is shaken and great waves appear. These waves travel (4) and rush over the land when they reach it. They are strong enough to (5) houses and
26、other buildings; sometimes they break (6) than the earthquake itself. Very often fires followed the (7) earthquakes. In 1906, the great earthquake at San Francisco broke the gas-pipes. The gas (8) , and soon large numbers of fires were burning in the city. The water-pipes were also (9) ; so it was n
27、ot possible to put the fires out. There was (10) . The Tokyo earthquake of (11) happened just before the middle of the day. People were (12) on their fires at that time. When the ground shook, the fires shook too. (13) were thrown on the different parts of the houses, some of which were (14) . Soon
28、134 fires were burning in the city. What kind of building (15) in an earthquake? A building with concrete walls is perhaps the best. A (16) will make it even stronger. The frame holds the (17) together, and the walls do not easily fall. There is (18) of fire because concrete and steel do not burn. T
29、he Americans (19) the results of the earthquake in San Francisco, and they are convinced that this kind of building is the (20) . 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 onl
30、y 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. 56 Listen to the following passage. Write in English a short summary of around 150 w
31、ords 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 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 7答案与解析 SECTION 1 (10 poin
32、ts) 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. 0 【听力原文】 The reason my
33、husband Bill and I bought a video camera eight years ago when our first daughter Jane was born was that we could relive every moment of our kids lives. Until Annies first dance recital when the camcorder had a sudden breakdown, I never realized how little of their lives I was experiencing when I had
34、 a camcorder in front of my face. So I decided to try life without one. At first, I felt neglectful not filming birthdays or the first day of school. But when soccer season started, instead of “directing“ my kids so I could get good video, I cheered when Jane, the goalie, made a save or when Annie c
35、harged ahead with the ball. Dont get me wrong - we want to document the girls childhoods. I write in memory books, save drawings and take plenty of still photos. With video, youre a passive viewer, and events are recorded as is, with no room to embellish. But leafing through albums together and aski
36、ng my kids “Remember when.9“ triggers a dynamic collaboration. I ask them, then offer my own recollections, and before we know it, weve turned an event thats ho-hum on video, like a trip to the zoo, into something spectacular. 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 词义理解题。根据原文 The reason my husband Bill and I bought a vi
37、deo camera eight years ago when our first daughter Jane was born可知八年前这对夫妇第一个孩子出生时，他们买了一台摄像机。由此可见，题干的说法与原文相符，是正确的。 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 数字信息的找寻和判断。根据 The reason my husband Bill and I bought a video camera eight years ago when our first daughter Jane was born可知现在他们的女儿已经八岁了。由此可见题干的说法是错误的。 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析
38、】 词义理解题。根据原文 Until Annies first dance recital when the camcorder had a sudden breakdown 可知 Annie第一次独舞演出时这台摄像机突然坏了。由此可见题干说 “我在 Annie第一次舞蹈表演时摄下许多精彩瞬间 ”与原文不符，是错误的。 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 语义理解题。根据原文 Until Annies first dance recital when the camcorder had a sudden breakdown， I never realized how little of the
39、ir lives I was experiencing when I had a camcorder in front of my face So I decided to try life without one，可知直到 Annie第一次独舞演出时这台摄像机突然坏掉时，我才意识到摄像机挡在我面前使我无法几乎体验孩子们的生活。所以我决定过没有摄像机的生活。由此可见题干 “我放弃摄像机因为它使我无法尽情享受女儿们生活中的精彩瞬间 ”的说法与原文意思相符，是正确的。 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 词义理解题。根据原文 But when soccer season startedI chee
40、red when Jane， the goalie， made a save or when Annie charged ahead with the ball可知足球赛季开始，守门员 Jane的救球、 Annie的带球冲锋使我为她们喝彩欢呼。由此可判断，讲话者的两个女儿都踢足球。因此题干的说法与原文相符，是正确答案。 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 推理判断题。根据原文 But when soccer season started， instead of“directing”my kids so I could get good video， I cheered when 可 知足球赛季
41、开始后，我没有指导孩子们的动作以便更好地拍摄，相反，我为守门员 Jane的救球、 Anne的带球冲锋喝彩欢呼。由此可推断讲话者以前忙于拍摄而没有为女儿们在球场上的表现喝彩过。因此题干的说法与原文不符，是错误的。 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 语义理解题。根据原文 At first I felt neglectful not filming birthdays or the first day of school But when soccer season started， instead of“directing” my kids so I could get good video，
42、I cheered可知起先刚放弃录像机时，讲话者在孩子们的生日或第一天上学时，感到对他们的关心不足，但后来足球赛季开始，讲话者专心于孩子们的比赛时，感到兴高采烈，由此可推断现在讲话者那种认为忽视了孩子的感觉已不存在。因此题干 “现在我因不能给孩子们比赛录像而感到沮丧 ”的说法与原文不符，是错误的。 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 语义理解题。根据原文 With video， youre a passive viewer， and events are recorded as is， with no room to embellish可知用录像机时，你成为被动的观看者，被录的事件死板客观，没
43、有一点想象余地。由此可见题干含义与原文相符，是正确的。 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 词义理解题。根据原文 we want to document the girls childhoods I write in memory books， save drawings and take plenty of still photos可知我们还是要记录下孩子们童年的，我们将他们的生活写下来，收集他们的图画并拍了大量照片。 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 观点态度题。原文说者认为使用照片 triggers a dynamic collaboration即激发孩子们的合作，而且 weve t
44、urned an event thats ho-hum on video， like a trip to the zoo， into something spectacular即以去动物园的游玩以例，我们把刻板的录像改 为照相后，这次活动变得非常生动有趣。由此可见 “与录像相比，照片在记录孩子们的成长方面更胜一筹 ”与原文意思相符，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
45、 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】 I thought it better to tackle Jeff outside of business hours. 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 词义理解题。原文意思是 “我觉得最好在工作时间之外解决 Jeff的问题。 ”由此可见选项 C含义与原文相符，该项为正确答案。 12 【听力原文】 Id hang on t
46、o that letter. You might need it later. 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 词义理解题。原文意思是 “我还是保留那封信吧，也许你以后会用得着。 ”由此可见 B项含义与原文相符，该项是正确的。 13 【听力原文】 Francie will flip out if she gets a scratch on her new car. Shes always reluctant to lend things to other people. 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 词义理解题。原文意思是 “如果 Francie的车给刮蹭了，她准保会大发雷霆，她
47、总是不愿意将东西借给别人。 ”由此可见 B项含义与原文相符，该项是正确的。 14 【听力原文】 Bill used to enjoy life in the fast lane in New York, but his family didnt. Now hes happier living a quiet life in a small town with his wife and two kids. 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 语义理解题。原文意思是 “Bill过去喜欢纽约忙碌的生活，但他的家人不喜欢。现在他更喜欢和妻子和两个孩子在一个小镇上过宁静从容的生活。 ”由此可见，选项
48、D的说法与原文相符，该项是正确的。 15 【听力原文】 My friend Peter is a pushover for anybody in trouble. Yesterday on our way back from lunch, he saw an old man begging. And he immediately handed him a ten-dollar bill. 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 词义理解题。原文意思是 “我朋友 Peter总是乐于帮助陷入困境的人们。昨天我们吃完午饭回家的路上，他看到一位老人乞讨，就毫不犹豫地给了他张十美元。 ”由此可见 A项 “
49、他心软 ”与原文相符，该项是正确答案。 16 【听力原文】 As I walked into this old haunted house, I heard this terrible scream and my blood ran cold when I saw this figure in white rushing straight at me. 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 语义理解题。原文意思是 “我走进这所鬼屋时，听到一声惨叫，当一个白衣之物径直朝我冲来时，我吓呆了。 ”由此可见 C项 “他吓得魂飞魄散 ”与原文相符，该项是正确答案。 17 【听力原文】 Hi, Jim! You look pretty good today. Everybody at the office says hello - Were all praying for you to pull through this operation and get back to work as soon as you can. 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 语义理解题。原文意思是 “嗨， Jim你今天看上去很好，办公室所有人都问候你。大家都在为你祈祷，希望你能从
