1、口译三级综合能力（完形填空）模拟试卷 9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 Black Friday Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, often regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. In recent years, most major retailers have opened extremely early and of
3、fered 【 L1】 _ to kick off the holiday shopping season, similar to 【 L2】 _in many Commonwealth Nations. Black Friday is not an 【 L3】 _, but many 【 L4】 _and schools have both Thanksgiving and the day after off, followed by a weekend, thereby 【 L5】 _the number of potential shoppers. It has 【 L6】 _been
4、the busiest shopping day of the year since 2005, although news reports, which at that time were 【 L7】 _, have described it as 【 L8】 _of the year for a much longer period of time. The days name 【 L9】 _in Philadelphia, where it originally was used to describe the heavy and 【 L10】 _and vehicle traffic
5、which would occur on the day after Thanksgiving. Use of the term started 【 L11】 _ and began to see 【 L12】 _ outside Philadelphia around 1975. Later an 【 L13】 _began to be offered: that “Black Friday“ indicates the point at which retailers begin to 【 L14】 _, or are “in the black“. For many years, it
6、was common for retailers to open at 6:00 a. m. , but in 【 L15】_ many opened at 5:00 or even 4:00 in the morning. This was taken to 【 L16】_in 2011, when several retailers opened at midnight 【 L17】 _. This year, Walmart and several other retailers 【 L18】 _that they would open most of their stores at 8
7、:00 p. m. on Thanksgiving Day (except in states where opening on Thanksgiving 【 L19】 _due to blue laws, such as Massachusetts where they still opened 【 L20】 _, prompting calls for a walkout among some workers. 1 【 L1】 2 【 L2】 3 【 L3】 4 【 L4】 5 【 L5】 6 【 L6】 7 【 L7】 8 【 L8】 9 【 L9】 10 【 L10】 11 【 L11
8、】 12 【 L12】 13 【 L13】 14 【 L14】 15 【 L15】 16 【 L16】 17 【 L17】 18 【 L18】 19 【 L19】 20 【 L20】 20 Dark Chocolate Dark chocolate is known to help prevent heart disease, but eating too much of it may be not so good for your body weight. But never fear! Scientists are looking for a way to concentrate dark
9、 chocolates 【 L1】 _in supplemental pills. Cocoa contains 【 L2】 _ called flavanols that may help 【 L3】 _ strokes and heart attacks by lowering 【 L4】 _and bad cholesterol levels and improving the bodys use of insulin. Washington chocolatier Steve Koumanelis said that is one reason dark chocolate is 【
10、L5】 _popular among his customers. “A lot of people are 【 L6】 _towards dark chocolate because they just decide they love it, and they also have been reading all about the 【 L7】 _of dark chocolate,“ said Koumanelis. But those benefits have not 【 L8】 _ studies involving large numbers of people. Also, d
11、uring 【 L9】 _ of chocolate, many flavanoids are destroyed, while sugar and saturated fats are added to contribute to 【 L10】 _. Scientists now want to learn the benefits of flavanols in their unadulterated form. They plan a four-year study of 【 L11】 _ adults, who will take capsules of pure cocoa flav
12、anols, in what is being called 【 L12】 _of its kind. Jo-Ann Manson, of the Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston, is the 【 L13】 _. “ This capsule of cocoa flavanols will avoid having 【 L14】 _ and the sugar and the saturated fat found in chocolate,“ said Manson. The capsules also wont have any taste.
13、【 L15】_, divided in two groups, will take two 【 L16】 _a day. One groups pills will contain flavanols, while the others will get placebo pills. “The amount of chocolate that it would take in order to have this amount of cocoa flavanols would be more than 【 L17】 _the amount that people would ordinaril
14、y eat,“ said Manson. “People like the experience of actually 【 L18】 _ a piece of chocolate, whatever their favorites are,“ he said. The flavanol benefits test is still 【 L19】 _, so scientists are not sure when the participants will be handed their first chocolate pills. 【 L20】 _, theyll get their fl
15、avanols the old fashioned way! 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】 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 9答案与解析 一、 PART 3 (20 points, 10 minutes) Parts of the foll
16、owing 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 minutes to finish this part. 0 【听
17、力原文】 Black Friday Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, often regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. In recent years, most major retailers have opened extremely early and offered promotional sales to kick off the holiday shopping season, simila
18、r to Boxing Day sales in many Commonwealth Nations. Black Friday is not an official holiday, but many non-retail employees and schools have both Thanksgiving and the day after off, followed by a weekend, thereby increasing the number of potential shoppers. It has routinely been the busiest shopping
19、day of the year since 2005, although news reports, which at that time were inaccurate, have described it as the busiest shopping day of the year for a much longer period of time. The days name originated in Philadelphia, where it originally was used to describe the heavy and disruptive pedestrian an
20、d vehicle traffic which would occur on the day after Thanksgiving. Use of the term started before 1961 and began to see broader use outside Philadelphia around 1975. Later an alternative explanation began to be offered: that “Black Friday“ indicates the point at which retailers begin to turn a profi
21、t, or are “in the black“. For many years, it was common for retailers to open at 6: 00 a. m. , but in the late 2000s many opened at 5: 00 or even 4: 00 in the morning. This was taken to a new extreme in 2011, when several retailers opened at midnight for the first time. This year, Walmart and severa
22、l other retailers announced that they would open most of their stores at 8:00 p. m. on Thanksgiving Day (except in states where opening on Thanksgiving is prohibited due to blue laws, such as Massachusetts where they still opened around midnight, prompting calls for a walkout among some workers. 【知识
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24、块】 完形填空 9 【正确答案】 originated 【知识模块】 完形填空 10 【正确答 案】 disruptive pedestrian 【知识模块】 完形填空 11 【正确答案】 before 1961 【知识模块】 完形填空 12 【正确答案】 broader use 【知识模块】 完形填空 13 【正确答案】 alternative explanation 【知识模块】 完形填空 14 【正确答案】 turn a profit 【知识模块】 完形填空 15 【正确答案】 the late 2000s 【知识模块】 完形填空 16 【正确答案】 a new extreme 【知识模
25、块】 完形填空 17 【正确答案】 for the first time 【知识模块】 完形填空 18 【正确答案】 announced 【知识模块】 完形填空 19 【正确答案】 is prohibited 【知识模块】 完形填空 20 【正确答案】 around midnight 【知识模块】 完形填空 20 【听力原文】 Dark Chocolate Dark chocolate is known to help prevent heart disease, but eating too much of it may be not so good for your body weight
26、. But never fear! Scientists are looking for a way to concentrate dark chocolates helpful ingredients in supplemental pills. Cocoa contains chemicals called flavanols that may help reduce the risk of strokes and heart attacks by lowering blood pressure and bad cholesterol levels and improving the bo
27、dys use of insulin. Washington chocolatier Steve Koumanelis said that is one reason dark chocolate is increasingly popular among his customers. “A lot of people are gravitating towards dark chocolate because they just decide they love it, and they also have been reading all about the health benefits
28、 of dark chocolate,“ said Koumanelis. But those benefits have not been confirmed by studies involving large numbers of people. Also, during the manufacture of chocolate, many flavanols are destroyed, while sugar and saturated fats are added to contribute to flavor. Scientists now want to learn the b
29、enefits of flavanols in their unadulterated form. They plan a four-year study of 18,000 adults, who will take capsules of pure cocoa flavanols, in what is being called the largest test of its kind. Jo-Ann Manson, of the Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston, is the lead researcher. “This capsule of
30、cocoa flavanols will avoid having the calories and the sugar and the saturated fat found in chocolate,“ said Manson. The capsules also wont have any taste. Participants, divided in two groups, will take two identical pills a day. One groups pills will contain flavanols, while the others will get pla
31、cebo pills. “The amount of chocolate that it would take in order to have this amount of cocoa flavanols would be more than ten times the amount that people would ordinarily eat,“ said Manson. “People like the experience of actually biting into a piece of chocolate, whatever their favorites are,“ he
32、said. The flavanol benefits test is still in the early stage, so scientists are not sure when the participants will be handed their first chocolate pills. In the meantime, theyll get their flavanols the old fashioned way! 【知识模块】 完形填空 21 【正确答案】 helpful ingredients 【知识模块】 完形填空 22 【正确答案】 chemicals 【知识模
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34、 31 【正确答案】 eighteen thousand (18,000) 【知识模块】 完形填空 32 【正确答案】 the largest test 【知识模块】 完形填空 33 【正确答案】 lead researcher 【知识模块】 完形填空 34 【正确答案】 the calories 【知识模块】 完形填空 35 【正确答案】 Participants 【知识模块】 完形填空 36 【正确答案】 identical pills 【 知识模块】 完形填空 37 【正确答案】 ten times 【知识模块】 完形填空 38 【正确答案】 biting into 【知识模块】 完形填空 39 【正确答案】 in the early stage 【知识模块】 完形填空 40 【正确答案】 In the meantime 【知识模块】 完形填空
