1、口译二级综合能力模拟试卷 27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 Mississippi is a typical Ame
2、rican southern state. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 2 The record company promoted the two Beatles albums in a sensational way. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 3 According to the speaker, $ 5 million is a very large sum in film-making. （ A）正 确 （ B）错误 4 About 40% of the Minnesotans believed that it was not worthwhile to help immigrant
3、s with their lives. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 5 Johnny Carsons entertaining show even had some influence on American politics. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 6 Now people believe that both their governments and individuals should practice justice, integrity and trust. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 7 Scientists do not understand why women shoul
4、d outlive men by five years. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 8 There is speculation that Mr. Bush would eventually repay all the national debts in his term. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 9 The result of the experiment suggests that whether smaller classes can improve education is not clear. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 10 Mahmoud Abbass victory wa
5、s expected. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 二、 PART 2 (20 points) Listen to 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 Whic
6、h of the following is NOT the purpose of Americas central bank? （ A） Controlling the flow of money in the economy. （ B） Overseeing the activities of banks. （ C） Producing and distributing bank notes and coins. （ D） Contributing to the maintenance of a stable financial system. 12 Which of the followi
7、ng might be carried on board by hand? （ A） All cabin baggage. （ B） Items in transparent plastic carrier bags. （ C） Handbags and laptop computers. （ D） Handbags and mobile phones. 13 How many people were missing in the storm of July 17 that drenched North Korea? （ A） 549. （ B） 151. （ C） 295. （ D） 29.
8、 14 What is one of the main reasons that restrict the mobile gambling market in Asia? （ A） Restrictions from the governments. （ B） The technological restrictions. （ C） The unclear situation of mobile gambling. （ D） The insufficient number of gaming operators. 15 What is the direct reason for the tem
9、porary shutdown of some of the turbines? （ A） Americans are not convinced of the virtues of wind power. （ B） Environmentalists believe that windmills are dangerous. （ C） Better energy sources are available during the period. （ D） They are likely to threaten the lives of birds during their migration.
10、 16 Which of the following is true about the immunity to HTV? （ A） It is partly resistance to the mutation. （ B） More Europeans have it than the people on other continents. （ C） It is the result of outbreaks of the plague. （ D） It is a mutation that protects white blood cells. 17 Which of the follow
11、ing is responsible for 10% of preventable cancer? （ A） Smoking or, in other words, of sounds and pauses. Communication may be made in broken words, the business of life be carried on with substantive alone; but that is not what we call literature; and the true business of the literary artist is to p
12、lait or weave his meaning, involving it around itself; so that each sentence, by successive phrases, shall first come into a kind of knot, and then, after a moment of suspended meaning, solve and clear itself. In every properly constructed sentence there should be observed this knot or hitch; so tha
13、t we are led to foresee, to expect, and to welcome the successive phrase. The pleasure may be heightened by an element of surprise, as, very grossly, in the common figure of the antithesis, or with much greater subtlety, where an antithesis is first suggested and then deftly evaded. Each phrase, bes
14、ides, is to be comely in itself; and between the implication and the evolution of the sentence there should be a satisfying equipoise of sound; for nothing more often disappoints the ear than a sentence solemnly and sonorously prepared, and hastily and weakly finished. Nor should the balance be too
15、striking and exact, for the one rule is to be infinitely various; to interest, to disappoint, to surprise, and yet still to gratify; to be ever changing, as it were, the stitch, and yet still to give the effect of an ingenious neatness. 26 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 通过表示转折的信号词 but可判断其前后内容应为对比关系，因此可推断正确的语义。本句中
16、communication和 literature的关系对比通过 but来表示，理解其中任何一部分的含义都有助于对另一部分内容的理解。 27 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 注意某些帮助进一步解释文章含义的短语，有助于正确解题。如本题使用 in other words进一步解释音乐和文学的创造与声音和时间的关系，使作者观点更为清晰明朗。 28 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 正确理解语句的内含是 解题的关键。 29 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 正确理解某些语法词的意义有助于判断句子的含义。如本题中 as语法功能多，词义多，但在本文中其意为 “如，像 ”。 30 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析
17、】 正确理解上下文中某些词语的指代关系是解题的关键。本题文中需正确理解 the pleasure的指代关系。 31 【听力原文】 In most corners of the world malnutrition is plainly a matter of outright insufficiency of food for population where the majority of the people do not obtain enough food calories to meet minimal needs for support of physical work and f
18、or maintenance of health. Elsewhere the problem may be not one of insufficient calories but of lack of specific nutrients essential for health. In Latin America, as in other places, the dread protein deficiency disease kwashiorkor is taking its heavy toll on childrens lives. Strategic vitamins and m
19、inerals may be lacking due to traditional diets which are nutritionally unbalanced. Here people continue their eating pattern year after year without knowledge of what their dietary habits are doing to themselves and to future generation. With a basic knowledge of nutritional needs and deficiencies,
20、 efforts would be directed to finding food substitutes which could meet these needs. Mixtures of vegetable proteins, like soybeans and peanuts, could provide an abundance of cheap, useful protein where meats, eggs, and milk are not within economic reach of large groups in the population. Efforts cou
21、ld also be expanded on increasing the agricultural productivity in specific regions; where large areas are given over to relatively inefficient use as grazing land, the intensive production of vegetable protein crops could bring remedial nutrition to an undernourished population. 31 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】
22、正确理解句式复杂的句子意思是解题的关键。本题中原文句式复杂，全句是复合句， where引导的是状语从句。 32 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据关键词正确找寻到原文相关处是解题的关键。 33 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 注意特殊标点符号的使用。本题原文中破折号后面的内容是对前面重要内容，即对世界范围内发生的营 养不良的解释或重申。 34 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 能够根据题干关键词找到原文相关信息处。 35 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 1)注意开篇第一句，此句中的关键表达部分往往是全篇讨论的重点内容； 2)注意篇章中某一类词或短语出现的频度，若频度高则表明这类词或短语表达的内
23、容是全文讨论的重点。本题原文中关于营养不良的词汇和短语出现频度颇高，如有 malnutrition， lack of specific nutrients， dread protein deficiency，nutritionally imbalanced， nutritional needs， deficiencies及 remedial nutrition等。 36 【听力原文】 To quickly review the main points covered in Chapter 7, the most important part of the system of nerves is
24、 the brain. The brain controls most of the body activities. Messages between the brain and the spinal cord are carried by nerves, which are made up of special cells called nerve cells. Nerve cells are found in the brain, spinal cord, spinal nerves and in the organs we use to see, hear, smell, taste
25、and touch. Nerve cells have long string-like fibres that carry messages. These fibres have branched ends to send and receive messages. Remember that nerve cells are so small that they cannot be seen without a microscope. But one fibre from the nerve cell may stretch as long as three feet. There are
26、many kinds of nerve cells and this chapter deals mainly with three kinds. The sensory nerve cells carry messages of heat, light, sound, and pressure from the skin, muscles and organs inside the body. Motor nerve cells carry messages to the muscles and this causes the muscles to move. Connecting nerv
27、e cells go between the sensory nerve cells and the motor nerve cells to the muscles. All these different nerve cells help us see, hear, taste, smell and feel. 36 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据文中 关键词出现的频度可判断本文的中心。例如本文中短语nerve cells神经细胞频繁出现，暗示文章主题与此有关。 37 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 通过句式特点推断出隐含的因果关系。本题原文中 that引导的修饰 fibres的定语
28、从句实际上说明了神经细胞有线状纤维的原因。 38 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 理解原文中某些词语的替换性表达。 39 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 注意分类提示的句子结构，如本题文中使用了 There are many kinds of nerve cells提示听者注意神经细胞的分类； this chapter deals mainly with three kinds则明确告知分类的结果。 40 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据关键词找到原文相关处，并将各选项内容与原文对照，即可找到正确答案。本题中，只有选项 B出现与原文相符合的词语。 四、 PART 4 (20 points)
29、 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 summary. This part of test carries 20 points. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to write
30、your summary satisfactorily. 41 【听力原文】 Investing in the stock market has always been more profitable than putting money into a traditional savings account. However, it is only in the last few years that private share ownership has become accepted as a reliable form of investment. There are many reas
31、ons why more and more people are buying shares. To begin with, the whole process is now far more flexible and user-friendly and public awareness of investment products and their tax implications is a lot higher. Even more importantly, this awareness means people now realize that in the medium-to lon
32、g-term shares are far more lucrative than deposit accounts. Today, people are also more likely to invest in a company for ethical reasons or as a show of support for that company. When deciding to invest in shares, it is essential to think about your objectives. In order to avoid an expensive mistak
33、e, you need to consider your existing short- and long-term financial commitments and how quickly you expect to see a return on your investment. Most importantly, you need to decide the extent to which you are prepared to speculate and then select the investment products which best reflect your attit
34、ude towards the perils inherent in any stock market investment. Recently, newspapers have been full of stories of investors realizing massive profits, usually in connection with the flood of Internet companies that have issued shares in the last 12 months. Such companies, however, are anything but a
35、 safe investment. Although people have been attracted by the phenomenal rate at which these companies are expanding, many investors have seen their shares fall well below the issue price within months of buying them. Private investors unwilling to tolerate high levels of risk can reduce this uncerta
36、inty by buying shares in blue chip companies, which are established organizations such as banks or large international corporations. Although such an investment may minimize risk, it also limits the potential profits. Some investors try to remove the element of risk by closely monitoring stock marke
37、t movements on a daily basis or by paying a regular sum into a managed fund over a long period of time. However, no matter how carefully people follow the markets or what expert advice they receive, statistics show that the safest option is to spread risk by investing in a wide range of different co
38、mpanies across different sectors. As a first-time investor, it is vital to seek professional advice. Consultants can provide information on how to invest in the most attractive companies in both the UK and overseas. They can explain how stocks, shares, unit trusts and bonds actually work, how much e
39、ach type of investment costs and, most importantly, which products best match their clients requirements. One reliable way of managing investments is through a broker, who charges a brokerage fee in the form of a percentage of the money invested. An alternative method is to deal in shares on the Int
40、ernet. This incurs none of the regular brokers commission and investors can therefore easily afford to buy and sell shares more regularly. However, although some potential investors may find online trading exciting, they should be aware that direct trading is perhaps the least secure way of approach
41、ing the stock market, with few investors having the necessary skills and knowledge to make any profit whatsoever, never mind the fortunes popularized by the media. 41 【正确答案】 Investing in the stock market has always been more profitable than putting money into a traditional savings account. However,
42、it is only in the last few years that private share ownership has become accepted as a reliable form of investment. There are many reasons why more and more people are buying shares. To begin with, the whole process is now far more flexible and user-friendly and public awareness of investment produc
43、ts and their tax implications is a lot higher. Even more importantly, this awareness means people now realize that in the medium to long-term shares are far more lucrative than deposit accounts. Today, people are also more likely to invest in a company for ethical reasons or as a show of support for
44、 that company. When deciding to invest in shares, it is essential to think about your objectives. In order to avoid an expensive mistake, you need to consider your existing short- and long-term financial commitments and how quickly you expect to see a return on your investment. Most importantly, you
45、 need to decide the extent to which you are prepared to speculate and then select the investment products which best reflect your attitude towards the perils inherent in any stock market investment. Recently, newspapers have been full of stories of investors realizing massive profits, usually in con
46、nection with the flood of Internet companies that have issued shares in the last 12 months. Such companies, however, are anything but a safe investment. Although people have been attracted by the phenomenal rate at which these companies are expanding, many investors have seen their shares fall well
47、below the issue price within months of buying them. Private investors unwilling to tolerate high levels of risk can reduce this uncertainty by buying shares in blue chip companies, which are established organizations such as banks or large international corporations. Although such an investment may
48、minimize risk, it also limits the potential profits. Some investors try to remove the element of risk by closely monitoring stock market movements on a daily basis or by paying a regular sum into a managed fund over a long period of time. However, no matter how carefully people follow the markets or
49、 what expert advice they receive, statistics show that the safest option is to spread risk by investing in a wide range of different companies across different sectors. As a first-time investor, it is vital to seek professional advice. Consultants can provide information on how to invest in the most attractive companies in both the UK and overseas. They can explain how stocks, shares, unit trusts and bonds actually work, how much each type of investment costs and, most importantly, which products best match their clients requirements. One reliable way of managing investments
