1、口译三级综合能力(多项选择)模拟试卷 1及答案与解析 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 que
2、stion 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. 0 70-Year-Old Lives the College Experience Vocabulary and Expressions graduation ceremony bachelor fraternity screw-up 1 What kind of degree does Mr. Reid obtain
3、? ( A) A certificate from senior high school. ( B) A bachelors degree. ( C) A masters degree. ( D) A Ph.D.degree. 2 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Mr. Reids college life? ( A) He sang drinking songs along with other students. ( B) He talked to school friends about anything. ( C) He drove
4、 racing cars. ( D) He joined a mens group on campus. 3 How many years did it take Mr. Reid to decide to attend college? ( A) 48. ( B) 38. ( C) 28. ( D) 18. 4 What will Mr. Reid do upon graduation? ( A) To find a satisfactory job. ( B) To study for his graduate degree. ( C) To enjoy his rest life wit
5、h his wife. ( D) To have a good rest. 5 What can you infer from the passage? ( A) Mr. Reid was in school in his 20s, chasing girls. ( B) Mr. Reid looked like the average college student, and his age was easy to forget. ( C) Hoo Crew cheered loudly for the school in graduation ceremony. ( D) Mr. Reid
6、s story showed that life does not end at 40. 5 US Lawmakers Debate an Education Issue: the Cost of College Vocabulary and Expressions interest doctorate conundrum diminish loan therapy 6 What is the main idea of the passage? ( A) They talk about economic growth. ( B) They have a discussion on colleg
7、e education. ( C) They speak of the reform of the loans. ( D) They debate on the high cost of college. 7 Which of the following is NOT true about Joshua Jordan? ( A) He majored in physics. ( B) He earned a doctorate degree. ( C) He is now in debt. ( D) He sometimes has to work two jobs. 8 Why do uni
8、versities charge higher tuition? ( A) Because more students enrolled in college. ( B) Because state governments decrease financial support. ( C) Because they want to make large profits. ( D) Because public colleges all increase their tuitions. 9 Who thought we should focus more on academic quality a
9、nd graduation? ( A) Joshua Jordan. ( B) Peter Mazareas. ( C) Terry Hartle. ( D) Anthony Carnevale. 10 The high cost of college will bring some outcomes. Which of the following is NOT one of them? ( A) All students who pay the loan are having marriage and children. ( B) Some good students from poor f
10、amilies will not attend college. ( C) The funding sources for higher education have been diminishing. ( D) The current system cuts economic growth for a whole country. 10 Kids Can be Good for Marriage, Really Vocabulary and Expressions world-altering relationship-altering thrive embark marriage-shap
11、ing vulnerable therapist ordain 11 Which kind of experience is it when people start and raise a family? ( A) Relationship-altering. ( B) Marriage-altering. ( C) Body-altering. ( D) World-shaping. 12 How many couples experience conflicts in martial satisfaction when a baby arrives? ( A) 14 to 17 perc
12、ent. ( B) 14 to 18 percent. ( C) 40 to 70 percent. ( D) 40 to 80 percent. 13 Which of the following is NOT the view that marriage therapists hold? ( A) Infants can add a lot of new stress to a marriage. ( B) The parenting mission can sweeten a marriage. ( C) Parenting requires couples to adjust thei
13、r sleep patterns. ( D) An infant is a good prescription for turning a bad marriage into a good one. 14 What was marriage ordained for according the Book of Common Prayer? ( A) Mutual unity. ( B) Happiness. ( C) Comfort. ( D) Sorrow. 15 Which of the following can NOT be inferred from the passage? ( A
14、) With gods grace, we can have kids and a great marriage. ( B) Children are the gifts sent by destiny to help marriage. ( C) Having children has the potential to mature a marriage. ( D) Its an enormous task for parents to adapt to the care of an infant. 15 Improving Family Health in Somalia Vocabula
15、ry and Expressions neonatal formative craft pamphlet pregnancy-related quantitative breastfeeding toolkit hygiene qualitative 16 What did Pillars of the Family use to improve peoples knowledge about nutrition and hygiene? ( A) Drama and lecture. ( B) Radio drama and lecture. ( C) Drama and discussio
16、n. ( D) Radio drama and discussion. 17 How many stages did the research include? ( A) Two. ( B) Three. ( C) Four. ( D) Five. 18 What did the drama aim at? ( A) Encouraging women to start breastfeeding within an hour after birth. ( B) Encouraging women to persist breastfeeding. ( C) Encouraging women
17、 not to give a child extra food. ( D) Encouraging women not to give a child extra fluids. 19 How did BBC extend the reach and impact of the programme? ( A) It trained almost 16 facilitators to conduct listening groups and developed “media toolkits“ for health workers to use. ( B) It trained almost 5
18、0 facilitators to conduct listening groups and developed “media toolkits“ for workers to use. ( C) It trained over 60 facilitators to conduct listening groups and developed “media toolkits“ for health workers to use. ( D) It trained over 70 facilitators to conduct listening groups and developed “med
19、ia toolkits“ for workers to use. 20 Which of the following statements is NOT true? ( A) Characters were carefully crafted to reflect all three regions of the country: Somaliland, Puntland and South-Central Somalia. ( B) Listening to Tiraarka Qoyska was associated with health practices among mothers
20、of babies under one year old. ( C) The drama was set in a fictional camp for internally displaced people. ( D) One in every 60 women dies from pregnancy-related causes in Somalia. 口译三级综合能力(多项选择) 模拟试卷 1答案与解析 一、 PART 2 (30 points, 10 minutes) Listen to the following passages and then choose the best a
21、nswer 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 will have 2 minutes to fin
22、ish the questions. 0 【听力原文】 70-Year-Old Lives the College Experience 70? Many schools across the U. S. hold graduation ceremonies this time of year. In some schools, even 5 and 6-year-olds observe their graduation from kindergarten. And so can older people, much older. Meet 70-year-old Jerry Reid, h
23、e just graduated from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He earned a bachelors degree. Mr. Reid might not look like the average college student, his hair is definitely grayer. But still Jerry Reids age is easy to forget, other UVA students know him as one of their own. Mr. Reid sat into
24、the “ Hoo Crew“ , a group that cheers loudly for the school at sports events. He also joined a fraternity, a mens group on campus. He sang drinking songs along with many other students. Mr. Reids school friends say they can talk to him about anything. About a half century ago, in his 20s, Mr. Reid w
25、as not in school. Instead, he was racing cars and chasing girls. But he says his friend Bill invited him to UVA parties. Reid said, “Bill Sturman told me what a screw-up I was that there was no way Id ever make anything out of my life unless I came up here and went to school with him“. Jerry Reid sa
26、ys it took him 48 years to take that advice. Later he entered college, his last examination before graduation involved the Civil War General for the Southern, Stonewall Jackson. UVA Professor Luke Wright says Mr. Reid influences students. Professor Wright thinks he has opened the minds of the young
27、adults. The teacher says Mr. Reid showed them that life does not end at 40. Instead, the 70-year-old college graduate believes that getting older can be the beginning of a dream. Mr. Reid mentions that he and his wife Susan now would take some time off to enjoy his college degree. Then, hell return
28、to UVA to begin studying for his graduate degree. 【知识模块】 多项选择 1 【正 确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “he earned a bachelors degree”可知,他获得了学士学位,所以正确选项是 B。 【知识模块】 多项选择 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 原文中提到了 “he joineda mens group on campus , sang drinking songs along with many other students, they can talk to him about anything”,
29、并未提及他在大学时赛车的情 况,所以选 C。 【知识模块】 多项选择 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “it took him 48 years to take that advice”,可知他共花了48年的时间,所以正确选项是 A。 【知识模块】 多项选择 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “hell return to UVA to begin studying for his graduate degree”,他将重返弗吉尼亚大学攻读硕士学位,所以 B是正确选项。 【知识模 块】 多项选择 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据原文 “Mr Reid show
30、ed them that life does not end at 40”,可知生活在 40岁才开始,所以选 D。 【知识模块】 多项选择 5 【听力原文】 US Lawmakers Debate an Education Issue: the Cost of College Lawmakers in Washington are debating education issues, including the interest that students pay for loans. College students who take loans graduate earning an av
31、erage of $ 26, 000. But some economists say the real issue is controlling the costs of college. Experts say these high costs are hurting the whole economy. Joshua Jordan earned a doctorate degree in physical therapy. “I am currently in debt for $210,000. “ Joshua Jordan has eight times the loan debt
32、 of the average student. He says he sometimes has to work two jobs to pay his bills. For the past 30 years, college tuition has been increasing at twice the rate of inflation. Universities say decreasing financial support from state governments forces them to charge higher tuition. Private colleges
33、now charge an average of more than $ 30, 000 a year. Terry Hartle speaks for the American Council on Education: “Its a terrible conundrum that we face as a country. We want more and more post-secondary education. We want more focus on academic quality and graduation. At the same point, the funding s
34、ources for higher education have been diminishing for a generation. “ Experts worry that the high cost of college makes it less likely that good students from poor families will attend college. This means fewer scientists, engineers and others who could help increase economic growth. And a survey sh
35、ows that some students concerned about repaying thousands of dollars in loans are delaying marriage and children. Peter Mazareas is with the College Savings Foundation. “These students will not contribute to the economy. They will go home and live at home. They wont buy cars. They wont invest in hou
36、sing, so there is a real multiplier effect that is short term. “ Georgetown University Labor Economist Anthony Carnevale says the current system cuts economic growth for the whole country. “ The effects on economic growth are substantial. If we had kept up with demand for post secondary talent, econ
37、omists estimate that we would be at about $ 500 billion more per year in gross domestic product. That is to say, people would have more money to spend. “ 【知识模块】 多项选择 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据原文的内容,可知全篇针对大学的高开销展开辩论,所以 D是正确选项。 【知识模块】 多项选择 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “Joshua Jordan earned a doctorate degree in p
38、hysical therapy”可知,他的专业是物理治疗,而不是物理,所以选 A。 【知识模块】 多项选择 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “decreasing financial support from state governments forces them to charge higher tuition”,州政府日益减少的财政支持是主要原因,所以选 B。 【知识模块】 多项选择 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据原文 “Terry Hartle speaks for the American Council on Education: We want more
39、 focus on academic quality and graduation”可知, C是正确选项。 【知识模块】 多项选择 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “some students concerned about repaying thousands of dollars in loans are delaying marriage and children”,事实上,一些需要偿还成千上万美元的学生正在推迟结婚和生孩子,而不是所有的学生推迟结婚和生孩子,所以选 A。 【知识模块】 多项选择 10 【听力原文】 Kids Can be Good for Marriag
40、e, Really Starting and raising a family is certainly a soul-shaping, world-altering experience but first its a marriage-shaping and relationship-altering experience. No marriage is ever the same once children come into the picture. When a baby arrives, everything changes. Parents must adapt to the c
41、are of a new, vulnerable infant an enormous task. Not surprisingly, 40 to 70 percent of couples experience stress, profound conflict and drops in marital satisfaction during this time. Children can bring significant challenges for couples who married with the hope of spending their lives enjoying a
42、soul-mate connection. Contrary to popular thought, however, your marriage can survive and even thrive as you take on the mission of a family. In fact, having children has the potential to deepen and mature a marriage. Marriage therapists today often seek to correct the myth that having a baby will m
43、ake a couple happier. They point out correctly that infants can add tremendous new stress to a marriage and arent a good prescription for turning a bad marriage into a good one. What couples dont hear enough, however, is that letting their love spill over into a new life can give them a fresh sense
44、of purpose in their marriage. Parenting requires couples to adjust expectations about their sex life, their sleep patterns and their ability to embark on last minute dates, but the parenting mission can mature and sweeten a marriage over the years when a couple commits to do it “as unto the Lord“. Y
45、es, having children will change your marriage, but you can trust that God designed your marriage to grow and deepen through that change. The marriage ceremony in older versions of the Book of Common Prayer explains that marriage was ordained for “ mutual society, help, and comfort“, but it also says
46、 that marriage was ordained “ for the procreation of children“. God didnt design those reasons for marriage to contradict each other. With His grace and wisdom, you can have both kids and a great marriage. 【知识模块】 多项选择 11 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “starting and raising a family is certainly a soul-shaping
47、,world-altering experiencebut first its a marriage-shaping and relationship-altering experience”可知,成立和经营一个家庭首先是组成婚姻、改变关系的体验,所以 A是正确答 案。 【知识模块】 多项选择 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据原文 “40 to 70 percent of couples experience stress, profound conflict and drops in marital satisfaction during this time”,关键是抓住数字,即“
48、40到 70的夫妇 ”,所以选项 C是正确的。 【知识模块】 多项选择 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据原文 “infants can add tremendous new stress to a marriageParenting requires couples to adjust expectations about their sex life ,their sleep patternsthe parenting mission can mature and sweeten a marriage over the years”,文中并没有说孩子有利于把糟糕的婚姻朝好的方向引导
49、。因此,选项 D是正确选项。 【知识模块】 多项选择 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据原文 “the marriage ceremony in older versions of the Book of Common Prayer explains that marriage was ordained formutual society, help,and comfort, but it also says that marriage was ordainedfor the procreation of children”,可知婚姻注定为相互安 慰是其中因素之一,所以正确选项应该是 C。 【知识模块】 多项选择 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 原文中并没有提及孩子是命运送来帮助婚姻的礼物,所以选 B。 【知识模块】 多项选择 15 【听力原文】 Improving Family Health in Somalia Somalia has some of the worst maternal, neonatal and child mortality rates in the