1、口译二级综合能力模拟试卷 23及答案与解析 一、 PART 1 (20 points) Listen to the following short passages and then decide whether the corresponding statements are true or false. You will hear the passages only ONCE. There are 10 questions in this part of the test, 2 points for each question. 1 The two men have been very i
2、ntimate and reliable friends throughout their lives. （ A） true （ B） false 2 The childrens health insurance program in Florida was intended to help kids from low-incomefamilies. （ A） true （ B） false 3 Iraqis stopped the development of long-range ballistic missiles because such programs were prohibite
3、d by the US. （ A） true （ B） false 4 As a Washington insider, to win the support from all sides, Mr. Kerry has never let anybody down over the years. （ A） true （ B） false 5 Darwinian theory neither explains the process of evolution nor makes correct predictions about the results of evolution. （ A） tr
4、ue （ B） false 6 Many young people doubt that their dreams for the good life could ever come true. （ A） true （ B） false 7 Such awful losses of human life in the Iranian quake should not have occurred. （ A） true （ B） false 8 Gaddafi made headlines in 1998 by surrendering two Libyan suspects who plotte
5、d the bombing of an American jumbo jet. （ A） true （ B） false 9 Organic foods are accepted by most nutritionists. （ A） true （ B） false 10 The removal of the president was a very dangerous and unconstitutional example for other democratic countries. （ A） true （ B） false 二、 PART 2 (20 points) Listen to
6、 the following short passages and then choose one of the answers that best fits the meaning of each passage. The passages will be read only ONCE. There are 10 passages in this part of test, each with 1 question, which carries 2 points. 11 What part of the museum flooded? （ A） The central gallery. （
7、B） The storerooms. （ C） The gift shop. （ D） The central and southern rooms. 12 How is the quartz heater different from other types of heaters? （ A） It heats only the objects in a room. （ B） It is lighter in weight. （ C） It heats the room quicker. （ D） It is more common. 13 What does the new system e
8、nable the farmers to do? （ A） Produce vegetables of better taste. （ B） Transport produce more quickly. （ C） Grow crops in nontraditional climates. （ D） Keep vegetables fresh for a longer period. 14 The speaker mentioned all of the following as effects of mass transportation on cities EXCEPT? （ A） Gr
9、owth in city area. （ B） Separation of commercial and residential areas. （ C） Changes in life in the inner city. （ D） Increased standards of living. 15 Which market is Ubix traded on? （ A） NASDAQ. （ B） Denver. （ C） Taiwan. （ D） Indonesia. 16 According to the speaker, what do people often think about
10、astronomers? （ A） They spend most of their time looking through telescopes. （ B） They are constantly analyzing data. （ C） They often live near observatories. （ D） They devote a lot of time to theoretical problems. 17 Which of the following is true about Lufthansas first-half net profit? （ A） 392 mil
11、lion euros. （ B） 16.8% more than that of last year. （ C） 39 million euros. （ D） 105million euros. 18 Which of the following would NOT cause a sea cucumber to release its internal organs into the water? （ A） A touch. （ B） Food. （ C） Unusually warm water. （ D） Pollution. 19 Which of the following is t
12、rue according to the passage? （ A） The 1997 storm killed more than 250 people. （ B） The economic losses caused by the 1997 storm were 90.8 billionyuan. （ C） More than 1,800 people were wounded when the typhoon hit Zhejiang Province. （ D） The government evacuated 40,000 people to avoid more casualtie
13、s. 20 What was one of the main reasons for the change in architectural style in eighteenth-century North America? （ A） More architects arrived in the colonies. （ B） The colonists developed an interest in classical architecture. （ C） Bricks were more readily available. （ D） The colonists had more mon
14、ey to spend on housing. 三、 PART 3 (40 points) Listen to the following longer passages and then choose the best answer to each of the questions. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to answer the questions satisfactorily. There are 20 questions in this part of test, 2 points for each questio
15、n. You will hear the passages only ONCE. At the end of each passage, you will have 2 minutes to finish the questions. 21 What is the most appropriate title for the passage? （ A） The Future of Sugar Industry in Central America （ B） Unemployment in Latin America （ C） Reforms in Sugar Industry in North
16、 America （ D） The Impact of the Declining Sugar Industry 22 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Trinidadian workers who were made jobless in early September? （ A） They held protests against the government on the street. （ B） They became independent cane farmers. （ C） They were compensat
17、ed with a total of 115 million dollars. （ D） They were given the chance of retraining for new job careers. 23 What happened to Jamaicas sugar factories in the 1990s? （ A） They witnessed unsuccessful reforms. （ B） They went bankrupt due to crop failure. （ C） They suffered from inefficient production.
18、 （ D） They failed due to a shortage of labor supply. 24 What is happening to Barbadoss sugar industry? （ A） It is prosperous and stable. （ B） It has vast expanses of deserted cane fields. （ C） It uses cane fields as tourist attractions. （ D） It stopped growing sugar 30 years ago. 25 Which of the fol
19、lowing statements best summarizes the main idea of the passage? （ A） The sugar industry varies in prosperity among producing countries in Latin America. （ B） World sugar producers all suffer from short supply of canes. （ C） The world sugar industry is undergoing fatal depression. （ D） Major sugar pr
20、oducers have adopted different strategies to combat the sluggish economy. 26 Which is the most appropriate title for the passage? （ A） A Comparative Study of the Telecom Industry in China and India （ B） Differences on Use of Mobile Phones in China and India （ C） Geographical and Cultural Differences
21、 between China and India （ D） Different Regulations on Mobile Phones in China and India 27 According to the writer of this article, how many people sign up as new mobile phone subscribers in China every month? （ A） 10 million. （ B） 15 million. （ C） 5 million. （ D） 22 million. 28 Why are the prices o
22、f mobile telephone services lower in Chinas eastern coastal region? （ A） The average disposable income is lower in the region. （ B） The GDP is higher in the region. （ C） The costs of operators are lower due to a greater number of users of mobile phone services in the region. （ D） The operators compe
23、te with each other in order to win over subscribers. 29 Why are mobile phones popular in China, according to the speaker? （ A） They are considered as fashionable items. （ B） They keep people closer to each other. （ C） They are more convenient to users than fixed phones. （ D） They are considered time
24、-saving devices. 30 How does the speaker feel about the regulation of mobile services in India? （ A） It has produced desired effects. （ B） It has more advantages than disadvantages. （ C） It helps promote competition. （ D） It has created a negative impact in the market. 31 The passage is about_. （ A）
25、 dyslexia and intelligence （ B） dyslexia and culture （ C） dyslexia and vision （ D） dyslexia and personality 32 Which of the following statements is true of dyslexia? （ A） It is a worldwide problem. （ B） It is a regional problem. （ C） It is a social problem. （ D） It is a biological problem. 33 Which
26、of the following countries is most affected with dyslexia according to the passage? （ A） China. （ B） Japan. （ C） U.S.A. （ D） U.K. 34 Which of the following is NOT true of the Japanese language? （ A） It is divided into two types of phonetic alphabets. （ B） It contains more katakana than hiragana. （ C
27、） Hiragana and katakana have the same number of sounds and characters. （ D） It includes Chinese characters. 35 What can be inferred from the passage? （ A） There is no obvious reason for the unbalanced distribution of dyslexia in the world. （ B） The existing theories about dyslexia are solid and conc
28、lusive. （ C） There are underlying reasons for the differences with dyslexic problems with different peoples. （ D） The relatively lower number of its people suffering from dyslexia in Japan may be attributed to its reading and writing system. 36 What is the most appropriate title for this passage? （
29、A） Two Types of Stocks （ B） A New Strategy of Investment （ C） Distinctions between Trading and Investment （ D） Conflicting Perspectives on Stock Investment 37 Which of the following statements is true of John Maynard Keynes? （ A） He liked to attend beauty contests. （ B） He would keep on buying and s
30、elling hot stocks. （ C） He often bought in stocks of lesser companies. （ D） He preferred investing stocks to trading stocks. 38 How did Benjamin Graham view stock investment? （ A） He believed that both trading stocks and investing stocks are risky. （ B） He regarded investing stocks equally risky as
31、trading stocks. （ C） He insisted that trading stocks were less valuable than investing stocks. （ D） He compared hot stocks to fashionable dogs. 39 Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage? （ A） An investor of trading stocks only cares about the fixed assets of companies. （
32、B） A buyer of investing stocks is always concerned about the performance of companies. （ C） Most people keep their investing stocks for a longer period of time. （ D） All people buy trading stocks and investing stock at the same time. 40 The speaker presents the passage by the following logic: （ A） I
33、nduction. （ B） Deduction. （ C） Cause and Effect. （ D） Comparison and Contrast. 四、 PART 4 (20 points) Listen to the following passage. Write a short English summary of around 150-200 words of what you have heard. You will hear the passage only ONCE and you will have 25 minutes to finish you English s
34、ummary. This part of test carries 20 points. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to write your summary satisfactorily. 口译二级综合能 力模拟试卷 23答案与解析 一、 PART 1 (20 points) Listen to the following short passages and then decide whether the corresponding statements are true or false. You will hear th
35、e passages only ONCE. There are 10 questions in this part of the test, 2 points for each question. 1 【听力原文】 For most of their lives, the two men had shared confidences, swapped advice and supported each others ambitions. The dozens of letters that Justice Blackmun saved document a relationship of so
36、metimes startling intimacy. 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题 解析】 事实细节的判断。该题干中有三处主要细节需要与原文对应后判断是否正确，即： very intimate， reliable friends和 throughout their lives。原文中startling intimacy可与 very intimate对应，原文中 had shared confidences ，swapped advice and supported each othersambition可与 reliable friends对应，而原文中 most of their liv
37、es和题干 中的 throughouttheir lives并不吻合，因此该题的说法是错误的。 2 【听力原文】 Tens of thousands of youngsters from low-income families who were eligible for a childrens health insurance program in Florida, instead of being allowed into the program, were diverted by state officials to a long waiting list. 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解
38、析】 词义理解。本题的关键是理解文中词组 be eligible for的含义。该词组意为 “适宜被选中的；有恰当资格的 ”，因此原文 Tens of thousands of youngsters from low-income families who were eligible for a childrens health insurance program in Florida 意为 “那些有资格享受佛罗里达州儿童健康 保险项目的低收入家庭中的年轻人 ” 与题干含义 “佛罗里达州儿童健康保险项目旨在帮助低收入家庭中的孩子 ”相吻合，因此该题的说法是正确的。 3 【听力原文】 Altho
39、ugh Iraq ultimately failed to develop and produce long-range ballistic missiles and its permitted short-range missile projects were fraught with problems, its missile program is seen by US decision makers as the main prohibited-weapon effort that Iraq continued right up until the war. 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题
40、解析】 因果关系判断。原文中谈到伊拉克导弹问题时，认为 “its missile program is seen by US decision makers as the main prohibited-weapon effort that Iraq continued right up untilthe war ”即 “美国决策者认为伊拉克导弹项目是其禁武努力的主要目标，但伊拉克却将该项目一直进行到战争开始。 ”这与题干中的因果关系不相符，因此该题的说法是错误的。 4 【听力原文】 Mr. Bush, the son of a president and the grandson of a
41、senator, castigated Mr. Kerry as a Washington insider who has been in Congress so long that he has taken both sides on just about every issue. 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 特定信息的找寻和判断。根据题干中的关键词 Mr Kerry，排除原文有关 Mr Bush内容的干扰，重点理解原文后半句内容“Mr Kerry has taken both sides on just about everyissue ”即 “Mr Kerry在每件事情上都颇受两
42、方的好评。 ”这与题干中 has never let anybody down即 “不让任何人失望 ”的说法相吻合，因此该题的说法是正确的。 5 【听力原文】 If Darwinian theory works so well, why challenge it? There are several reasons to do so. Although Darwinian theory explains many of the facts of evolution better than any other theory, it does not necessarily explain the
43、 whole process. Also, some of the results of evolution do not match what Darwinian theory would predict. 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 事实细节的判断。题干中所提供的事实细节在程度和精确度上与原文不相符。如题干中说到 “达尔文理论未对进化过程作出解释 ”，而原文的说法则是 “AlthoughDarwinian theory explains many of the facts of evolution it does not necessarilyexplain the whole p
44、rocess ”即 “虽然达尔文理论对进化的许多事实进行了解释，但它并未对进化过程进行解释。 ”又如题干中说到 “达尔文理论未对进化的结果作出正确的预测 ”，而原文则是 “some of the results of evolu-tion do not match what Darwinian theory would predict”即 “一些进化结果与达尔文理论的预测并不相符 ”。由此可见，该题的说法是 错误的。 6 【听力原文】 Scarce jobs, fewer promotions, soaring costs for shelter and other necessities a
45、ll are causing the nations young to revamp their dreams for the good life. Many of the nations young people are convinced that, despite the economys steady climb out of recession, they will get only a tiny share of the spreading prosperity or nothing at all. 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据上下文线索猜测词义。该题的关键是根据原文上
46、下文线索猜测出单词 “revamp”的含义。原文中 “Scarce jobs， fewer promotions， soaring costs for shelter and other necessities”，即 “匮 乏的工作机会，越来越少的升迁机会，飞涨的物价 ”，由此可推测这些因素应该改变 (revamp)年轻人对美好生活所怀有的梦想，这与题干的说法相吻合，因此该题的说法是正确的。 7 【听力原文】 Consider three major recent California earthquakes: Loma Prieta in 1989, with a 6.9 magnitude
47、, Northridge in 1994, with a 6.7 magnitude, and San Simeon/Paso Robles on December 22,2003, with a 6.5 magnitude. These relatively strong earthquakes in California resulted in a total of 125 deaths, while this weeks Iranian quake, with a somewhat lesser magnitude, claimed 40,000 lives. 7 【正确答案】 A 【试
48、题解析】 隐含事实的推测。将原文中有 关加利福尼亚和伊朗地震的数字信息作比较，可知隐含的事实是：伊朗的地震远没有加利福尼亚的厉害，但造成的人员伤亡损失却远远超过后者。由此可推测作者认为，伊朗地震造成如此惨重的人员伤亡本可避免。这与题干的说法相吻合，因此该题的说法是正确的。 8 【听力原文】 Gaddafi, born in 1942, made headlines six years ago when he agreed to surrender the two Libyan suspects in the 1988 bombing of an American jumbo jet over
49、Lockerbie in southern Scotland in which 270 people died. 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 特定信息的找寻和判断。本题要求通过特定的数字信息，寻找具体事实。原文提到 “Gaddafimadeheadlines six years ago” ，但并未提那就是 1988年，原文中关于 1988年的说法则是 “the two Libyan suspects in the 1988 bombing of an American jumbo jet” ，由此可知，两个利比亚人涉嫌于 1988年炸毁美国一架珍宝喷气客机，这与题干中 “Gaddafi made headlines in 1998 ”的说法不符，因此该题的说法是错误的。 9 【听力原文】 Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods frequently p
