1、口译二级综合能力模拟试卷 29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 It is found in the research
2、that the lower classes have more empathy with people than the upper classes. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 2 Americans are looking for a better way to ask their employer to give them a higher pension. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 3 Water crisis has existed for a long time, because of ineffective water conservation. （ A）正确 （ B）错误
3、4 The Kenya Film Classification Board is responsible for ruling out what is harmful to the nation. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 5 The project was very profitable and paid huge economic dividends to the government. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 6 Montreals police were investigated for surveillance of a journalist, who reported the
4、 corruption. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 7 Saudi Arabia gave more investment than the United States to help Egypt recover. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 8 A LinkedIn Profile can help high school students get more attention from college admissions officers. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 9 Alanna was frustrated by her slowness in comprehensibilit
5、y, which made her far behind in the class. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 10 Artificial limbs are capable of receiving and sending signals, which has been realized by implanting electrodes. （ 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 th
6、e 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 Why does Stephen study whale earwax? （ A） For his study of zebrafish. （ B） For his Baylor University. （ C） For applying a national project. （ D
7、） For findings of whales life. 12 Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage? （ A） The art museum was scheduled to open March 23. （ B） The grand museum was built with the fund of the government. （ C） There were suicide bombings in the Brussels. （ D） Some terrorists are from Molenbe
8、ek. 13 Which of the following can best describe the payday loan industry, according to the passage? （ A） Convenient and secure. （ B） Popular among the working class. （ C） High interest rates. （ D） Regulated by the government. 14 What does the passage focus on? （ A） The necessity of reform in the sma
9、ll poultry farm. （ B） The advantage of a modern mechanized ranch. （ C） The challenge to poultry industry. （ D） The high demand for turkey. 15 What can be inferred from the passage? （ A） The MBA programs in 2008 and 2009 have failed to train qualified students for investment banking. （ B） The compari
10、sons and contrasts were conducted by the two researchers for the bank investigation. （ C） The expertise in investment banking is a necessity to get a better job. （ D） Diversified backgrounds and experiences can help student more competent. 16 What did David worry about? （ A） The decrease of the sale
11、s. （ B） The sales of the company. （ C） The design of the new products. （ D） The medical devices. 17 Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the achievement of Joseph Chamberlain? （ A） Fighting for the workers. （ B） Protecting the industries. （ C） Establishing University of Birmingham （ D） Cons
12、tructing an energetic city. 18 What is the main idea of this passage? （ A） Stephen Hough is a famous pianist. （ B） Stephen Hough is more and more in demand. （ C） Stephen Hough favors playing concerts. （ D） Stephen Hough came onto world stage when young. 19 What is the attitude of Daniel Loeb towards
13、 Mr. Buffetts tax payments? （ A） Negative. （ B） Positive. （ C） Indifferent. （ D） Dubious. 20 Which of the following can NOT be used to describe Zuma? （ A） Dangerous. （ B） Corrupted. （ C） Cruel. （ D） Popular. 三、 PART 3 (40 points) Listen to the following longer passages and then choose the best answe
14、r 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 question. You will hear the passages only ONCE. At the end of each passage, you will have 2 minutes to finish the questions
15、. 21 What is the main idea of the passage? （ A） People are coping with repeated terrorist attacks. （ B） The terrorists in France are Muslims. （ C） Traditions should be respected. （ D） Anti-terrorism is common ground of the world. 22 How many people were killed in Nice? （ A） 86. （ B） 87. （ C） 130. （
16、D） 131. 23 What was Sarkozys response to terrorism? （ A） Calling for the union. （ B） Highlighting the harmony. （ C） Alert on the Islamist threats. （ D） Keeping the nation secure. 24 Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Germany? （ A） There were 3 Isiamist attack. （ B） Anti-terrorism needs a
17、lot of money. （ C） The government made the restriction of dual citizenship. （ D） Citizens should prepare adequate food and water. 25 What can be inferred from the passage? （ A） The cooperation among countries is of great importance. （ B） The politicians in France are responsible for the chaos. （ C）
18、There is still a long way to go to solve the problem of terrorism. （ D） People should be taking care of themselves. 26 What doe the passage focus on? （ A） Aleppos architecture. （ B） Aleppos culture. （ C） Aleppos history. （ D） Aleppos goods. 27 Why was the Aleppos so important? （ A） It was near Afric
19、a. （ B） It was to the north of Eurasia. （ C） It was in the Middle East. （ D） It was on the Silk Road. 28 Which of the following is true about Aleppo in tenth century? （ A） It fell into different hands. （ B） It was in the most prosperous era. （ C） Most of people worshipped God. （ D） There existed man
20、y great poets. 29 What does the example of the Ottoman rulers intend to convey? （ A） The power of Turkish ruler. （ B） The wealthy merchant. （ C） The abundant culture. （ D） The glamour of Aleppo. 30 What can be inferred from the passage? （ A） Aleppo was a dreamland. （ B） Aleppo had no army. （ C） Alep
21、po left no traces in the book. （ D） There were mysteries about Aleppo. 31 What is social work in broad sense? （ A） Social work is a science. （ B） Social work is an art. （ C） Social work is an art and science. （ D） Social work is a human behavior. 32 People hold the following assumptions of social wo
22、rkers except_. （ A） social workers help people （ B） social workers help troubled children （ C） social workers help the poor （ D） social workers help the government 33 Which of the following is neglected by people? （ A） The objective of social work. （ B） The nature of social work. （ C） The knowledge
23、social work needs. （ D） The skills social work needs. 34 What is the object of social work? （ A） Social problems and human behavior. （ B） Important social problems. （ C） People in need and people in trouble. （ D） A wide variety of client populations. 35 What is the passage mainly about? （ A） What is
24、 social work. （ B） Where social workers work. （ C） Misconceptions about social work. （ D） The settings of social work. 36 What does “turn the other cheek“ imply? （ A） Tolerance. （ B） Respect. （ C） Hesitation. （ D） Motivation. 37 Laurens sad experience is cited to illustrate_. （ A） how terrible it is
25、 to be a housewife （ B） why we give away our power to others （ C） what we can expect a housewife to do （ D） why being nice is significant at home 38 How to avoid giving away your power? （ A） Tax on our mental strength. （ B） Set healthy boundaries. （ C） Be mean and disrespectful. （ D） Treat others po
26、orly but peacefully. 39 Which of the following is practical to hold your power? （ A） Learn to say no. （ B） Do others a favor. （ C） Stop being afraid. （ D） Regulate your feelings. 40 What is the result of lacking emotional boundaries? （ A） You will have problematic personality. （ B） You will stand up
27、 for yourself. （ C） You will let others control your life. （ D） You will take over others power. 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 fi
28、nish you English summary. 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 29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.
29、 You will hear the passages only ONCE. There are 10 questions in this part of the test, 2 points for each question. 1 【听力原文】 In 2009 a team of psychologists at the University of California, Berkeley, who were studying people from different walks of life, noticed that those from the upper classes wer
30、e less good than those from the lower at discerning emotions on the faces of others. This led them to speculate that such empathy weakens as you go up the social scale. 1 【正确答案】 A 2 【听力原文】 Americans who want a comfortable retirement, and who work in the private sector, have to look after their own i
31、nterests these days. No longer can most rely on their employer to pay a pension linked to their final salary; such defined-benefit promises are too expensive. 2 【正确答案】 B 3 【听力原文】 Around the world billions of people already struggle during dry seasons. Drought and deluge are a costly threat in many c
32、ountries. If water is not managed better, todays crisis will become a catastrophe. By the middle of the century more than half of the planet will live in areas of “water stress“ , where supplies cannot sustainably meet demand. 3 【正确答案】 B 4 【听力原文】 What does a film certification board do? In Kenya, th
33、e job seems to have expanded a lot. As well as certifying films, the head of the Kenya Film Classification Board, has also promised to raid strip clubs to prevent a wave of “bestiality“. Also, he has raged against homosexuality and threatened to regulate Netflix as a possible threat to national secu
34、rity. 4 【正确答案】 A 5 【听力原文】 In Greek mythology, a gorgon was a creature so hideous that anyone who looked at one turned to stone. In contemporary Australia, Gorgon is an enormous liquefied natural gas (LNG) project which was supposed to pay huge economic dividends. 5 【正确答案】 B 6 【听力原文】 Investigators lo
35、oking into corruption within Montreals police force for almost six months focused their attention on one of Quebecs most prominent journalists even though he had neither reported on the corruption case nor had any strong connection to it. 6 【正确答案】 B 7 【听力原文】 In the tumultuous two years since Preside
36、nt of Egypt came to power, one ally has kept the Arab worlds most populous country from economic ruin: Saudi Arabia pumped more than $25 billion into the faltering Egyptian economy, dwarfing aid from the United States. 7 【正确答案】 A 8 【听力原文】 Now some social media experts are advising high school senior
37、s to go even further. They are coaching students to take control of their online personas by creating elaborate profiles on LinkedIn, the professional network, and bringing them to the attention of college admissions officers. 8 【正确答案】 A 9 【听力原文】 Alanna Clark still remembers the stress of third-grad
38、e reading time. When her class read books together aloud, Alanna would often become confused. She didnt understand how her classmates could answer the teachers questions about the book so quickly. As they did, Alanna was still just trying to take in the words. 9 【正确答案】 A 10 【听力原文】 A bionic limb rece
39、iving commands is only half the picture. To be a true replacement, it should also be able to send sensations back to its wearer, to enable him to control it precisely. And a group of researchers led by Robert Gaunt, an engineer at the University of Pittsburgh, have taken an important step towards th
40、is goal. Their paper describes a way of restoring sensation by using implanted electrodes to stimulate a patients brain directly. 10 【正确答案】 B 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
41、be read only ONCE. There are 10 passages in this part of test, each with 1 question, which carries 2 points. 11 【听力原文】 A psychologist with wide-ranging interests, Stephen Trumble studies everything from rats to zebrafish, but these days whale earwax is taking over his Baylor University lab. There ar
42、e already 30 pieces of it lined up, each requiring about a years worth of analysis and he hopes to obtain five times as many. Hes doing this because hidden in all that wax is information that could tell us how life has been changing for whales and the Arctic in the past 100 years or more. 11 【正确答案】
43、D 12 【听力原文】 After three years of fund-raising and renovations, the founders of a contemporary art museum housed in a converted brewery in the Molenbeek district here were eagerly anticipating their grand opening on March 23. But those plans were upended on March 22, when suicide bombers struck the B
44、russels airport and a subway station, killing 32 people and paralyzing a city already reeling from revelations that some of the deadliest terror attacks in Europe had been carried out by homegrown extremists, many from Molenbeek. 12 【正确答案】 B 13 【听力原文】 The payday loan industry, which is vilified for
45、charging exorbitant interest rates on short-term loans that many Americans depend on, could soon be gutted by a set of rules that federal regulators plan to unveil on Thursday. People who borrow money against their paychecks are generally supposed to pay it back within two weeks, with substantial fe
46、es piled on: A customer who borrows $ 500 would typically owe around $ 575, at an annual percentage rate of 391 percent. 13 【正确答案】 C 14 【听力原文】 The small poultry farm cannot compete in efficiency with a modern mechanized ranch. The poultry industry today requires large capital, high technical skill,
47、business acumen and fewer workers. The new role of poultry in the U. S. diet represents no less pronounced a change than the position of poultry in agriculture. Turkey or chicken was once a special item reserved for Sunday dinner or holiday feasts; today it is an everyday staple. 14 【正确答案】 C 15 【听力原
48、文】 Jennifer, teamed up with Damon Phillips, to study the records of nearly 400 students who graduated from top U. S. MBA programs in 2008 and 2009 and then went into investment banking. The two researchers constructed a detailed profile of each person, including grades and work history before, durin
49、g, and after business school. Their analysis revealed that students who had specialized in investment banking throughout were less likely to receive multiple job offers than students who had broader backgrounds and experiences. 15 【正确答案】 D 16 【听力原文】 David Benet had problems to solve when he came in to lead the highest-growth unit at a large medical devices company. Although sales had increased when two new products launched the previous year, the numbers still fell short of expectations, given all the evidence of unmet customer needs. The companys future hinge
