1、口译三级综合能力（多项选择）模拟试卷 3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 Unemployment Edges Higher Vocabulary and Expressions deteriorate acceleration slowdowns 1 How was the global employment before crisis? （ A） It had been affecte
3、d by the slower economic recovery. （ B） It had been slowing down across most regions. （ C） It grew by a mere 1. 4 percent. （ D） It was higher than in the year after crisis. 2 Which of the regions helped global employment once? （ A） South Asia. （ B） The Pacific. （ C） South-Eastern Europe. （ D） Caribb
4、ean. 3 What contribute(s)to the jobs gap? （ A） The newly increased unemployment. （ B） Those who stayed jobless for quiet a long period. （ C） Those who had slim chances to find new jobs. （ D） All of the above. 4 What is predicted to be the number of the global job gap in the next 3 years? （ A） 62 mil
5、lion. （ B） 23 million. （ C） 81 million. （ D） 30 million. 5 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） In the EU region, the jobless rate was 5. 6% 8 years ago. （ B） Unemployment rates in the US and the UK have declined. （ C） The unemployment rate was slightly lower in Canada. （ D） The joble
6、ss rate in the developed economies will improve substantially in the foreseeable future. 5 Pleasure of Solo Travel Vocabulary and Expressions solo traveling social attitude companionship cozy 6 What is the speakers attitude towards solo travel? （ A） Indifferent. （ B） Positive. （ C） Negative. （ D） Cr
7、itical. 7 Which of the following is NOT true about solo travel defining a persons personality? （ A） Being much more open to the world. （ B） Learning to listen to his inner voice that makes him stronger. （ C） His fears become his possibilities. （ D） All things to do later will seem so much difficult.
8、 8 The reasons why every person you met on the road gains much value include the following EXCEPT that_. （ A） He or she becomes someone to share a precious moment with you. （ B） He or she becomes a mate or a companion. （ C） Traveling alone enhances your cultural attitude. （ D） He or she becomes a pr
9、ecious value on your loneliness on the road. 9 Whats the disadvantage of traveling together with a best friend? （ A） You value much more the company you get. （ B） You cannot share great moments with this best friend. （ C） It seems weird to travel with a best friend. （ D） You dont meet anyone else ou
10、tside your tiny and cozy group. 10 How many major aspects have been discussed about the benefits of solo travel? （ A） Two. （ B） Three. （ C） Four. （ D） Five. 10 Environmental Impacts of Mass Tourism Vocabulary and Expressions trivialize contamination flora and fauna aesthetic degradation site polluti
11、on encroach aforementioned detract 11 Which of the following types of pollution is NOT mentioned in the talk? （ A） Air pollution. （ B） Water pollution. （ C） Site pollution. （ D） Soil pollution. 12 Why are natural landscapes lost? （ A） Because hotels, restaurants, and tourist attractions have taken t
12、heir place. （ B） Because tourists favor cultural landscapes. （ C） Because local people have built many houses for themselves. （ D） Because many facilities and infrastructure have been built for local people. 13 Why does the speaker mention the example of architectural style of newly constructed tour
13、ist facilities? （ A） To illustrate the loss of natural landscape. （ B） To illustrate the destruction of plant and animal species. （ C） To illustrate the “aesthetic degradation“ of the surrounding landscape and sites. （ D） To illustrate the congestion. 14 What is the topic of this talk? （ A） Its abou
14、t social impacts of mass tourism. （ B） Its about environmental impacts of mass tourism. （ C） Its about cultural impacts of mass tourism. （ D） Its about psychological impacts of mass tourism. 15 How does the speaker organize the information in the talk? （ A） Cause-and-effect pattern. （ B） Question-to
15、-answer pattern. （ C） General-to-specific pattern. （ D） Specific-to-general pattern. 15 Water and Cities Vocabulary and Expressions sanitation malaria jeopardize tenure diarrhea cholera 16 What is the most pressing challenge that the exploding urban population growth creates? （ A） Provision for wate
16、r and sanitation. （ B） Cities gaining an average of 5 million residents every month. （ C） Floods. （ D） Droughts. 17 Whats the result of the lack of adequate water and sanitation facilities? （ A） Natural disasters. （ B） The growth of the worlds urban populations. （ C） Climate change. （ D） Health issu
17、es. 18 What is the proportion of urban population who used an improved water supply source last year globally? （ A） An estimated 96 percent. （ B） An estimated 81 percent. （ C） An estimated 79 percent. （ D） An estimated 47 percent. 19 According to the speaker, who suffer the most of water-related pro
18、blems? （ A） Rural dwellers. （ B） Urban dwellers. （ C） The urban poor who live in slum areas or informal settlements. （ D） The urban poor who live downtown. 20 What is the talk mainly about? （ A） Rapid urban growth. （ B） Water and Cities. （ C） Urban population. （ D） The lack of water. 口译三级综合能力（多项选择）模
19、拟试卷 3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 question carries 2
20、points. You will hear the passages only ONCE. At the end of each passage, you will have 2 minutes to finish the questions. 0 【听力原文】 Unemployment Edges Higher Labor markets have been affected by the slower economic recovery. Employment growth slowed down last year across most regions. Global employme
21、nt grew by a mere 1. 4 percent last year, but lower than in any year of the pre-crisis decade. Employment growth deteriorated in every geographic region except South Asia and North Africa. Indeed, it was the strong acceleration of employment growth in South Asia that helped keep global employment gr
22、owth stable last year compared with 2 years ago. The largest slowdowns occurred in Central and South -Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean and South-East Asia and the Pacific. As a consequence, the crisis-related global jobs gap, measuring the number of jobs lost in comparison to pre-cris
23、is trends, widened further to 62 million workers last year. The jobs gap includes not only the increase in unemployment, but also those people who have remained outside or dropped out of the labor force after having been discouraged by long spells of unemployment or perceived low prospects of findin
24、g new job opportunities. At the global level, it is estimated that a total 23 million people are currently in this situation, so-called “ discouraged workers“. As unemployment continues to persist, 3 years later the global gap is projected to rise to 81 million; this includes some 30 million discour
25、aged workers who might never come back to the labor market. Labor market developments differ widely across regions and countries. In the developed economies and European Union region, 8. 6 percent of the labor force is unemployed, which is almost 3 percentage points higher than 8 years ago. Unemploy
26、ment rates in the United States and the United Kingdom have declined, whereas they have edged up further in Italy and France. Only small improvements in the unemployment rate were seen in Canada, Japan and Germany. In the medium term, only the United States is expected to see substantially declining
27、 unemployment rates, and even there, the unemployment rate is projected to remain above pre-crisis levels. For other G7 countries, the unemployment rate is not projected to move substantially from current levels for the foreseeable future. 【知识模块】 多项选择 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据原文 “Labor markets have been
28、affected by the slower economic recovery Employment growth slowed down last year across most regions Global employment grew by a mere 1 4 percent last year， but lower than in any year of the pre-crisis decade”可知，选项 A、 B、 C都是危机后的就业状况，故排除；而 D项认为危机之前全球就业率比危机之后高，这与原文 “去年全球就业率仅增长 1 4，但是低于危机前 10年任何一年 ”意思一
29、致，故选 D。 【知识模块】 多项选择 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “Indeed， it was the strong acceleration of employment growth in South Asia that helped keep global employment growth stable last year” 可知， South Asia曾帮助全球就业稳定增长，故选 A。 【知识模块】 多项选择 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据原文 “The jobs gap includes not only the increase in unemplo
30、yment， but also those people who have remained outside or dropped out of the labor force after having been discouraged by long spells of unemployment or perceived low prospects of finding new job opportunities”可知， A、 B、 C三项都属于 job gap的范畴，故选 D。 【知识模块】 多项选择 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根 据原文 “As unemployment con
31、tinues to persist， 3 years later the global gap is projected to rise to 81 million”可知，答案选 C。 【知识模块】 多项选择 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据原文 “In the developed economies and European Union region， 8 6 percent of the labor force is unemployed， which is almost 3 percentage points higher than 8 years ago”可知， 8年前欧盟国家
32、失业率为5 6，故 A表述正确； “Unemployment rates in the United States and the United Kingdom have declined”，此句表明英美失业率下降，故 B正确； “Only small improvements in the unemployment rate were seen in Canada， Japan and Germany”，这句说明 C项表述是对的； “only the United States is expected to see substantially declining unemployment r
33、ates， and even there， the unemployment rate is projected to remain above pre-crisis levels For other G7 countries， the unemployment rate is not projected to move substantially from current levels for the foreseeable future”，此句表明，在可以预见的未来，发达经济体的失业率不会有根本改善，而 D项认为发达经济体的失业率会有根本改善，故选 D。 【知识模块】 多项选择 5 【听力
34、原文】 Pleasure of Solo Travel When I decide to travel alone, it is most of the time not only by chance but its my choice, and the more I travel by myself the more I like it. If at least once you have been traveling alone, you know its an experience that is unique and unforgettable. Solo traveling help
35、s the traveler to define his or her personality. When you are out there, alone, you are much more open to the world surrounding you and to your own self. You learn to listen to your inner voice that makes you stronger. Your fears become your possibilities, as you know nobody is there with you and fo
36、r you and the decisions you make are your own decisions. It makes you grow and when you come back, you know you are much stronger, and all the travels you are going to do later will seem so much easier. Traveling alone enhances your senses and your social attitude. As you are alone, you are much mor
37、e opened to the others. Every conversation, every moment spent with people becomes an opportunity to know something more and not being alone. Every person you met on the road gains much value because he or she becomes someone to share a precious moment with you, and he or she becomes a mate, a compa
38、nion, a precious value on your loneliness on the road. Solo traveling helps the traveler value much more the companionship. It seems weird, but in a certain way when you travel alone, you value much more the company you get. When you decide to do a travel together with someone you already know, a pa
39、rtner or a best friend, it usually finishes being like a honeymoon, where especially if you are in two, you dont meet anyone else outside your tiny and cozy group. When you travel alone, however, you always find yourself sharing some great moments and memories with amazing people, an evening at the
40、pub, in a hotel, with some you share some days together, with some others you keep going together with for a while, and most of the time you gain a friendship forever. 【知识模块】 多项选择 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 全文讲的都是独自旅行的乐趣，可以看出作者对于独自旅行持肯定的态度。因此，选项 B为正确答案。 【知识模块】 多项选择 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据文章第二段的信息可以判断 A、 B、 C三个选
41、项都是正确的，只有 D不正确，因此选 D项。 【知 识模块】 多项选择 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据原文 “Every person you met on the road gains much value because he or she becomes someone to share a precious moment with you， and he or she becomes a mate， a companion， a precious value on your loneliness on the road”，可推知选项 C为正 确答案。 【知识模块】 多项选择
42、9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据原文 “When you decide to do a travel together with someone you already know， a partner or a best friend， it usually finishes being like a honeymoon， where especially if you are in two， you dont meet anyone else outside your tiny and cozy group”可知，和好朋友一起去旅行的缺点是：你不会去结识你们小圈子以外的人。因此，选项
43、 D为正确答案。 【知识模块】 多项选择 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 原文从 “Solo traveling helps the traveler to define his or her personality”， “Traveling alone enhances your senses and your social attitude”和“Solo traveling helps the traveler value much more the companionship”三个方面讲了独自旅行的好处。因此，选项 B为正确答案。 【知识模块】 多项选择 10 【听力原文】 Env
44、ironmental Impacts of Mass Tourism Mass tourism can ruin landscapes, destroy communities, pollute air and water, trivialize cultures, bring about uniformity, and generally contribute to the continuing degradation of life on our planet. More specifically, mass tourism has five negative impacts on the
45、 environment. The first of these is air, water, site, and noise pollution. Contamination of the air occurs because of motor traffic and the production and use of energy. Many seas, lakes, rivers, and springs are also affected by the numerous travelers who are enjoying their vacation. Water contamina
46、tion is due to the discharge of solid waste from pleasure boats. Site pollution occurs because of the absence or inadequacy of waste disposal facilities. Lastly, there is noise pollution resulting from motor traffic and the tourists themselves. The second negative effect of mass tourism is the loss
47、of natural landscape. Mass tourism brings with it the construction of housing, facilities, and infrastructure for tourists which inevitably encroach on previously open spaces. These landscapes are lost forever, for hotels, restaurants, and tourist attractions have taken their place. The third conseq
48、uence of mass tourism is the destruction of flora and fauna. Many of the aforementioned types of pollution along with the loss of natural landscapes results in the disappearance of many of the plant and animal species that once lived in these natural habitats. The fourth effect of mass tourism is th
49、e “aesthetic degradation“ of the surrounding landscape and sites. For example, the style of architecture of newly constructed tourist facilities may not be in harmony with the traditional buildings in the area. As a result, a traditional-style town might soon look like any modernized city. Another ill effect of mass tourism is congestion. The concentration in time and space of tourists to visited areas causes considerable harm to the natural environment. This congestion also detracts from the overall quality of life in the toured area
