1、口译三级综合能力（完形填空）模拟试卷 4及答案与解析 一、 PART 3 (20 points, 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.
2、At the end of the recording, you will have 3 minutes to finish this part. 0 Lightning Cloud-to-ground lightning bolts are a common phenomenon, about 100 strike Earths surface every single second, yet their power is extraordinary. Each bolt can contain 【 L1】 _volts of electricity. This enormous 【 L2】
3、 _is caused by an 【 L3】 _between positive and negative charges. During a storm, 【 L4】 _of rain, ice, or snow increase this imbalance and often negatively charge 【 L5】 _storm clouds. Objects 【 L6】_, like steeples, trees, and the Earth itself, become 【 L7】 _ creating an imbalance that nature seeks to
4、remedy 【 L8】 _between the two charges. A step-like series of 【 L9】 _, called a stepped leader, works its way incrementally downward 【 L10】 _a storm cloud toward the Earth. Each of these segments is about 46 meters long. When the lowermost step comes within 46 meters of a positively charged object it
5、 is met by a 【 L11】 _ of positive electricity, called a streamer, which can 【 L12】 _ through a building, a tree, or even a person. The process forms a channel 【 L13】 _ electricity is transferred as lightning. Some types of lightning, including the most common types, never leave the clouds but 【 L14】
6、 _ between differently charged areas 【 L15】 _. Other rare forms can be 【 L16】 _ extreme forest fires, volcanic eruptions, and snowstorms. Ball lightning, a small, charged sphere that floats, glows, and bounces along oblivious to the laws of gravity or physics, still 【 L17】 _. Lightning is extremely
7、hot a flash can 【 L18】 _around it to temperatures five times hotter than the suns 【 L19】 _. This heat causes surrounding air to rapidly expand and vibrate, which creates the 【 L20】 _we hear a short time after seeing a lightning flash. 1 【 L1】 2 【 L2】 3 【 L3】 4 【 L4】 5 【 L5】 6 【 L6】 7 【 L7】 8 【 L8】 9
8、 【 L9】 10 【 L10】 11 【 L11】 12 【 L12】 13 【 L13】 14 【 L14】 15 【 L15】 16 【 L16】 17 【 L17】 18 【 L18】 19 【 L19】 20 【 L20】 20 Hackers Attack US State Department Computers The U. S. State Department has closed its public email system and websites after a suspected attack by 【 L1】 _called “hackers. “ It had
9、 never been 【 L2】_before. A senior official told 【 L3】 _on Sunday that only the 【 L4】 _email system and websites were affected. The affected email system was not used to 【 L5】_. Workers are now repairing the damage caused by the hackers and are 【 L6】 _of the system. The repairs should be finished 【
10、L7】 _. The State Department plans to talk about the attack when 【 L8】 _. According to the official, the State Department 【 L9】 _ “ activity of concern“ 【 L10】 _. It was around the same time hackers tried to 【 L11】 _the White House computer network. At that time, it appeared that the State Department
11、 computers 【 L12】 _. And there was 【 L13】 _that the two hacking attempts were related. Last month, hackers gained access to an unclassified 【 L14】 _at the White House and did not 【 L15】 _the part that holds secret information. Two other U. S. 【 L16】 _, the U.S. Postal Service and the 【 L17】 _, also
12、reported attacks on their computer systems. 【 L18】 _is difficult. Hackers often take control of 【 L19】 _around the world and then 【 L20】 _through those systems. 21 【 L1】 22 【 L2】 23 【 L3】 24 【 L4】 25 【 L5】 26 【 L6】 27 【 L7】 28 【 L8】 29 【 L9】 30 【 L10】 31 【 L11】 32 【 L12】 33 【 L13】 34 【 L14】 35 【 L15
13、】 36 【 L16】 37 【 L17】 38 【 L18】 39 【 L19】 40 【 L20】 口译三级综合能力（ 完形填空）模拟试卷 4答案与解析 一、 PART 3 (20 points, 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 carr
14、ying 1 points. You will hear the passage only ONCE. At the end of the recording, you will have 3 minutes to finish this part. 0 【听力原文】 Lightning Cloud-to-ground lightning bolts are a common phenomenon about 100 strike Earths surface every single second yet their power is extraordinary. Each bolt can
15、 contain up to one billion volts of electricity. This enormous electrical discharge is caused by an imbalance between positive and negative charges. During a storm, colliding particles of rain, ice, or snow increase this imbalance and often negatively charge the lower reaches of storm clouds. Object
16、s on the ground, like steeples, trees, and the Earth itself, become positively charged creating an imbalance that nature seeks to remedy by passing current between the two charges. A step-like series of negative charges, called a stepped leader, works its way incrementally downward from the bottom o
17、f a storm cloud toward the Earth. Each of these segments is about 46 meters long. When the lowermost step comes within 46 meters of a positively charged object it is met by a climbing surge of positive electricity, called a streamer, which can rise up through a building, a tree, or even a person. Th
18、e process forms a channel through which electricity is transferred as lightning. Some types of lightning, including the most common types, never leave the clouds but travel between differently charged areas within or between clouds. Other rare forms can be sparked by extreme forest fires, volcanic e
19、ruptions, and snowstorms. Ball lightning, a small, charged sphere that floats, glows, and bounces along oblivious to the laws of gravity or physics, still puzzles scientists. Lightning is extremely hot a flash can heat the air around it to temperatures five times hotter than the suns surface. This h
20、eat causes surrounding air to rapidly expand and vibrate, which creates the pealing thunder we hear a short time after seeing a lightning flash. 【知识模块】 完形填空 1 【正确答案】 up to one billion 【知识模块】 完形填空 2 【正确答案】 electrical discharge 【知识 模块】 完形填空 3 【正确答案】 imbalance 【知识模块】 完形填空 4 【正确答案】 colliding particles 【
21、知识模块】 完形填空 5 【正确答案】 the lower reaches of 【知识模块】 完形填空 6 【正确答案】 on the ground 【知识模块】 完形填空 7 【正确答案】 positively charged 【知识模块】 完形填空 8 【正确答案】 by passing current 【知识模块】 完形填空 9 【正确答案】 negative charges 【知识模块】 完形填空 10 【正确答案】 from the bottom of 【知识模块】 完形填空 11 【正确答案】 climbing surge 【知识模块】 完形填空 12 【正确答案】 rise u
22、p 【知识模块】 完形填空 13 【正确答案】 through which 【知识模块】 完形填空 14 【正确答案】 travel 【知识模块】 完形填空 15 【正确答案】 within or between clouds 【知识模块】 完形填空 16 【正确答案】 sparked by 【知识模块】 完形填空 17 【正确答案】 puzzles scientists 【知识模块】 完形填空 18 【正确答案】 heat the air 【知识模块】 完形填空 19 【正确答案】 surface 【知识模块】 完形填空 20 【正确答案】 pealing thunder 【知识模块】 完形
23、填空 20 【听力原文】 Hackers Attack US State Department Computers The U. S. State Department has closed its public email system and websites after a suspected attack by computer criminals called “hackers. “ It had never been shut down before. A senior official told the Associated Press on Sunday that only t
24、he unclassified email system and websites were affected. The affected email system was not used to send secret communications. Workers are now repairing the damage caused by the hackers and are improving the security of the system. The repairs should be finished Monday or Tuesday. The State Departme
25、nt plans to talk about the attack when the repairs are completed. According to the official, the State Department detected “ activity of concern“ last October. It was around the same time hackers tried to gain access to the White House computer network. At that time, it appeared that the State Depar
26、tment computers were not affected. And there was no indication that the two hacking attempts were related. Last month, hackers gained access to an unclassified computer system at the White House and did not get through the part that holds secret information. Two other U. S. government agencies, the
27、U. S. Postal Service and the National Weather Service, also reported attacks on their computer systems. Identifying the hackers is difficult. Hackers often take control of computer networks around the world and then launch their attacks through those systems. 【知识模块】 完形填空 21 【正确答案】 computer criminals
28、 【知识模块】 完形填空 22 【正确答案】 shut down 【知识模块】 完形填空 23 【正确答案】 the Associated Press 【知识模块】 完形填空 24 【正确答案】 unclassified 【知识模块】 完形填空 25 【正确答案】 send secret communications 【知识模块】 完形填空 26 【正确答案】 improving the security 【知识模块】 完形填空 27 【正确答案】 Monday or Tuesday 【知识模块】 完形填空 28 【正确答案】 the repairs are completed 【知识模块】
29、完形填空 29 【正确答案】 detected 【知识模块】 完形填空 30 【正确答案】 last October 【知识模块】 完形填空 31 【正确答案】 gain access to 【知识模块】 完形填空 32 【正确答案】 were not affected 【知识模块】 完形填空 33 【正确答案】 no indication 【知识模块】 完形填空 34 【正确答案】 computer system 【知识模块】 完形填空 35 【正确答案】 get through 【知识模块】 完形填空 36 【正确答案】 government agencies 【知识模块】 完形填空 37 【正确答案】 National Weather Service 【知识模块】 完形填空 38 【正确答案】 Identifying the hackers 【知识模块】 完形填空 39 【正确 答案】 computer networks 【知识模块】 完形填空 40 【正确答案】 launch their attacks 【知识模块】 完形填空
