1、口译三级综合能力（正误判断）模拟试卷 6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
2、 finish this section. 0 Food as Pleasure in France and Italy Vocabulary and Expressions soften up myth-busting pastoral croissant 1 French people would not eat eggs and bacon at breakfast according to Mark Singer. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 2 French family members can meet each other when having breakfast. （ A）正
3、确 （ B）错误 3 Mark Singer is a Frenchman who lived in America for more than 40 years. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 4 People in France still like traditional food and cooking every day. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 5 People would like to believe that French food life may be a performance. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 6 France is a pastoral nation
4、where people are spending five hours a day going to 6 different markets to get their food according to Berg. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 7 The reality in France is that people are buying convenience food including the very elite. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 8 Takeout is still relatively rare in Italy just as in France. （ A）正确
5、（ B）错误 9 Italian food is relaxed even during lunch break. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 10 An Italian childs first experience with food is about buns, rice and eggs. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 10 Stock Market Vocabulary and Expressions debt market liquid investment up-and-coming counterparty liquidity immoveable assets clearing
6、house default securities indicator 11 Like stock market, debt markets also trade publicly. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 12 Stock market helps to raise additional financial capital for expansion by selling shares of ownership of the company. （ A）正确 （ B） 错误 13 Property and other immoveable assets are as liquid inves
7、tment as stocks. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 14 Price of stocks and other assets can influence economic activities. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 15 Household consumption is considered the primary indicator of a countrys economy. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 16 Falling share prices is usually associated with declining business investment. （ A）
8、正确 （ B）错误 17 Central banks have a very loose control on the behavior of the stock market. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 18 The existence of exchanges ensures neither buyer nor seller could default on the transaction. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 19 Smooth functioning of the stock market may promote possibly employment. （ A）正确 （ B
9、）错误 20 Economists generally believe that a bank-based financial system is better than a market-based one. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 20 IMFs Concern about Zimbabwes Economy Vocabulary and Expressions International Monetary Fund macro-economic fundamentals international institutions coalition government agricultu
10、re-based economy write-off 21 Zimbabwes economic growth will accelerate in the coming years. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 22 Poor harvests are part of the reasons of the economic slowing down in Zimbabwe. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 23 IMF estimates the economic growth rate will be at 5% next year. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 24 Zimbabwes ec
11、onomy hit 9% growth in the past two years. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 25 Zimbabwes economy relies heavily on tourism. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 26 IMF tends to be more generous with assistance only after they see some tangible changes. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 27 Zimbabwes Finance Minister is very worried about the countrys economic f
12、uture. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 28 Zimbabwes debt now reaches 1. 7 billion dollars. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 29 Zimbabwes economy has improved since the creation of a unity government several years ago. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 30 IMF will consider a write-off for Zimbabwes debt. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 口译三级综合能力（正误判断）模拟试卷 6答案与解析 SECTION 1 (1
13、0 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 finish this section. 0 【听力原文】 Food as
14、Pleasure in France and Italy “ Food in France is still primarily about pleasure,“ says Mark Singer, technical director of cuisine at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. “Cooking and eating are both pastime and pleasure. “ The French might start their day with bread, butter, jam, and perhaps something hot to dr
15、ink “ Theres no way that it would expand to eggs and bacon,“ says Singer but its a time of the day when the whole family can be united. Singer, who was born in Philadelphia, has lived in France for more than 40 years. “Things have changed dramatically in the past 20 years when it comes to food in th
16、e country,“ he says. “What was a big affair with eating has slowly softened up. There are still events in the year, like birthdays and New Years Eve and Christmas Eve that still stay really anchored into traditional food and cooking. But its not every day. “ “ Some of the ideas of French food life m
17、ay be a performance,“ says Berg, a professor at a university in Paris. “ I led a course this summer on myth-making and myth-busting and the performance of Frenchness. The students want to believe that France is this pastoral nation where people are spending five hours a day going to 12 different mar
18、kets to get their food. The reality is most croissants are factory made, and most people are buying convenience food, except for the very elite. But part of our identity relies on believing that mythology. “ How a country savors a food is also telling. In Italy, as in France, takeout is still relati
19、vely rare. “Eating fast is not at all part of our culture,“ says Marco Bolasco, editorial director of Slow Food and an Italian food expert. “ Our meals are relaxed, even during lunch break. Food in Italy is love, then nutrition, then history, then pleasure,“ he says. “An Italian childs first experie
20、nce with food is not buns or rice or eggs, but probably ice cream“ , notes Bolasco. 【知识模块】 正误判断 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “The French might start their day with bread， butter，jam， and perhaps something hot to drinkTheres no way that it would expand to eggs and bacon”，法国人早餐一般会吃面包、黄油、果酱和热饮，但一般不会吃鸡蛋和熏肉，所以
21、题干正确。 【知识模块】 正误判断 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “but its a time of the day when the whole family can be united”可以直接判断，早餐时间是法国家庭成员可以聚在一起的时间，因此题干正确。 【知识模块】 正误判断 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “Singer， who was born in Philadelphia， has lived in France for more than 40 years”， Singer应该是出生于美国费城，生 活在法国 40多年，所以题干错误。 【知识模
22、块】 正误判断 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “There are still events in the year ， like birthdays and New Years Eve and Christmas Eve that still say really anchored into traditional food and cooking But its not every day”，法国人只有在重大节日的时候才会选择传统 食品和烹饪方式。因此，题干错误。 【知识模块】 正误判断 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “Some of the ideas o
23、f French food life may be a performance”，可以直接判断题干正确。 【知识模块】 正误判断 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “The students want to believe that France is this pastoral nation where people are spending five hours a day going to 12 different markets to get their food”，译文为：这些学生认为，在法国这样一个田园国家，人们每天花5个小时辗转 12个不同的市场，去购买他们需要的食物
24、，词干的数字为 6个，因而是不正确的。 【知识模块】 正误判断 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “The reality is most croissants are factory made， and most people are buying convenience food， except for the very elite”，题干和原文刚好相反，所以错误。 【知识模块】 正误判断 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “In Italy， as in France， takeout is still relatively rare”，译文为：意大利和法国一样，
25、外卖食品非常少，因此题干正确。 【知识模块】 正误判断 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “Our meals are relaxed， even during lunch break”，可以直接判断题干正确。 【知识模块】 正误判断 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “An Italian childs first experience with food is not buns or rice or eggs， but probably ice cream， notes Bolasco”，意大利小孩对食物的初次体验是冰激凌，所以题干错误。 【知识模块】 正误判断
26、10 【听力原文】 Stock Market The stock market is one of the most important ways for companies to raise money, along with debt markets which are generally more imposing but do not trade publicly. This allows businesses to be publicly traded, and raise additional financial capital for expansion by selling s
27、hares of ownership of the company in a public market. The liquidity that an exchange affords the investors enables their holders to quickly and easily sell securities. This is an attractive feature of investing in stocks, compared to other less liquid investments such as property and other immoveabl
28、e assets. Some companies actively increase liquidity by trading in their own shares. History has shown that the price of stocks and other assets is an important part of the dynamics of economic activity, and can influence or be an indicator of social mood. An economy where the stock market is on the
29、 rise is considered to be an up-and-coming economy. In fact, the stock market is often considered the primary indicator of a countrys economic strength and development. Rising share prices, for instance, tend to be associated with increased business investment and vice versa. Share prices also affec
30、t the wealth of households and their consumption. Therefore, central banks tend to keep an eye on the control and behavior of the stock market and, in general, on the smooth operation of financial system functions. Exchanges also act as the clearinghouse for each transaction, meaning that they colle
31、ct and deliver the shares, and guarantee payment to the seller of a security. This eliminates the risk to an individual buyer or seller that the counterparty could default on the transaction. The smooth functioning of all these activities facilitates economic growth in that lower costs and enterpris
32、e risks promote the production of goods and services as well as possibly employment. In this way the financial system is assumed to contribute to increased prosperity, although some controversy exists as to whether the optimal financial system is bank-based or market-based. 【知识模块】 正误判断 11 【正确答案】 B 【
33、试题解析】 根据原文 “The stock market is one of the most important ways for companies to raise money， along with debt markets which are generally more imposing but do not trade publicly”，债务市场不可以公开交易，所以可以判断此题错误。 【知识模块】 正误判断 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “This allows businesses to be publicly traded， and raise addit
34、ional financial capital for expansion by selling shares of ownership of the company in a public market”，通过售卖上市公司所有权的股份，该公司获取额外融资以实现扩张，所以此题正确。 【知识模块】 正误判断 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “This is an attractive feature of investing in stocks，compared to other less liquid investments such as property and other
35、 immoveable assets”，可见房产和其它不动产流动性较弱，属于非流动性投资，故此题错误。 【知识模块】 正误判断 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “History has shown that the price of stocks and other assets is an important part of the dynamics of economic activity， and can influence or be an indicator of social mood”，股市和其他资产价格可以影响经济活动，故此题正确。 【知识模块】 正误判断 15
36、 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “In fact， the stock market is often considered the primary indicator of a countrys economic strength and development”，股市通常被认为是国家经济实力的第一指标，而不是 household consumption，所以此题不正确。 【知识模块】 正误判断 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “Rising share prices， for instance， tend to be associated with increa
37、sed business investment and vice versa”，股票价格上涨通常意味着商业投资增多，反之亦然，所以此题描述正确。 【知识模块】 正误判断 17 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “central banks tend to keep an eye on the control and behavior of the stock market”，中央银行通常会监管股市行为，而非放任自流，所以此题错误。 【知识模块】 正误判断 18 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “Exchanges also act as the clearinghouse f
38、or each transaction， meaning that this eliminates the risk to an individual buyer or seller that the counterparty could default on the transaction”，交易所的存在保证买卖双方不会违约，所以此题正确。 【知识模块】 正误判断 19 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “The smooth functioning of all these activities facilitates economic growth in that lower c
39、osts and enterprise risks promote the production of goods and services as well as possibly employment”， “股市的正常运行可能会促进就业 ”这一描述正确。 【知识模块】 正误判断 20 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “although some controversy exists as to whether the optimal financial system is bank-based or market-based”，理想的金融体制是以银行为基础还 是市场为基础尚无定论，
40、故此题错误。 【知识模块】 正误判断 20 【听力原文】 IMFs Concern about Zimbabwes Economy The International Monetary Fund, or IMF, says Zimbabwes debt remains a serious problem for the countrys financial future. The IMF released a report this week that said Zimbabwes high growth rate would slow down to five percent this ye
41、ar. Poor harvests are partly to blame. But concerns about upcoming elections to change the countrys three-year-old coalition government add to economic worries. The IMF predicts that growth will slow to about four percent in the years immediately ahead. Zimbabwes economy had shown strong growth of o
42、ver nine percent in the past two years. And experts warn that Zimbabwes economy will not improve unless agricultural production increases. John Robertson from Robertson Economic Information Services says the IMF expects to see changes in Zimbabwe. He said that, “the IMF is trying to promote us or pr
43、ompt us to make changes. They do suggest that they want to see changes before they become more generous with their assistance. And they will not be supporting much in the way of assistance to the country until they see change. “ Zimbabwes Finance Minister Tendai Biti said he believes his country is
44、economically secure although it carries heavy debt. The minister believes that the countrys macro-economic fundamentals are sound, and that there is no reason at all why a positive decision would not be made in their favor. The IMF says Zimbabwes debt now stands at about ten point seven billion doll
45、ars. Zimbabwes agriculture-based economy began to weaken a decade ago. After ten years of economic problems, Zimbabwes economy has improved since the creation of a unity government several years ago. But Tendai Biti has said the recovery will remain weak until international institutions such as the
46、IMF cancel Zimbabwes debt. Economist John Robertson says the finance minister was wrong to expect IMF to be merciful to Zimbabwe. He said that “I think the clemency issue was not in any sense a write-off or a forgiveness of debt. The IMF does not do that. “ 【知识模块】 正误判断 21 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “The I
47、MF released a report this week that said Zimbabwes high growth rate would slow down to five percent this year”，可见津巴布韦的经济会放缓，所以此题错误。 【知识模块】 正误判断 22 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “Poor harvests are partly to blame”，收成不好是经济增速放缓的原因之一，故此题正确。 【知识模块】 正误判断 23 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “The IMF predicts that growth will s
48、low to about four percent in the years immediately ahead”，下一年的增速将在 4左右，故此题错误。 【知识 模块】 正误判断 24 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “Zimbabwes economy had shown strong growth of over nine percent in the past two years”，过去两年津巴布韦的经济增速超过 9，故此题正确。 【知识模块】 正误判断 25 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “Zimbabwes agriculture-based economy
49、began to weaken a decade ago”，农业是其重要产业，故此题错误。 【知识模块】 正误判断 26 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文 “the IMF is trying to promote us or prompt us to make changes They do suggest that they want to see changes before they become more generous with their assistance”， IMF想先看到津巴布韦做出积极改变再增加经济援助，故此题 正确。 【知识模块】 正误判断 27 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “Zimbabwes Finance Minister Tendai Biti said he believes his country is economically secure although it carries heavy debt”，财政部长认为津巴布韦虽然债务很高，但是经济是安全的，故此题错误。 【知识模块】 正误判断 28 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 “The I
