1、口译二级综合能力模拟试卷 30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 values of the project sh
2、ould be kept in mind for all team members because the goal may change. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 2 Japanese bosses cannot get high pay as some bosses in other countries, for their team spirit. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 3 3G manipulated some mergers, in which some people lost their jobs. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 4 The funding ratio ha
3、s been decreased by 28% from 2000 to 2015. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 5 Dickens described the Christmas tree vividly in his story, not to mention the purple tree. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 6 Every year, there are 5 billion tickets unsold at North American multiplexes, which would be helped out by Atom. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 7 Some
4、videos on the internet are inaccessible by everyone, which annoys the netizens. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 8 People tend to be pessimistic, because they are vulnerable to the disasters. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 9 The second golden age of western philosoply is in the 17th and 18th centuries. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 10 Russians take t
5、he upper hand in the market of London, such as high-end real estate and restaurants. （ 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
6、 this part of test, each with 1 question, which carries 2 points. 11 What is PubPeer capable of? （ A） Providing the advanced methodology. （ B） Modifying the papers. （ C） Inviting experts to make corrections. （ D） Welcoming anonymous scientific criticism. 12 Which of the following is NOT true about t
7、he passage? （ A） The police track down the journalist for his words on the newspaper. （ B） The life of this journalist has been exposed by his iPhone. （ C） The legality of the police action has been questioned by scholars. （ D） The government was against the action of the police. 13 What can be infe
8、rred from the passage? （ A） The oil still has its unshakable status. （ B） The abundance of oil secure the world market. （ C） The profits of oil have been increased a lot. （ D） The new alternatives of energy push the oil price downwards. 14 Which of the following is NOT true about the passage? （ A） T
9、he voters did not believe the political reform. （ B） The voters thought European bank system had been corrupted. （ C） The voters worried about the European economy. （ D） The voters had a lot of complaints on Europe. 15 Why were windmills installed near Copenhagen? （ A） Because it is offshore. （ B） B
10、ecause it is in remote areas （ C） Because it aims to be carbon-neutral. （ D） Because it is demanded by the mayor. 16 Which if the following is true about Robot Turtles? （ A） It features actual electronic turtle. （ B） It is a computer game for preschoolers. （ C） It imitates the basics of programming.
11、 （ D） It integrates software codes. 17 What does the speaker try to convey? （ A） Regret inspires or stops action. （ B） Regret is a powerful but bad feeling. （ C） We feel regret about things we miss. （ D） We feel regret about things we control. 18 Under bankruptcy law, when liquidation happens a comp
12、any_. （ A） continues to do business （ B） sells all its assets （ C） has to reorganize （ D） continues to exist 19 What is the speakers main point? （ A） Emotions are like flu. （ B） Emotions are contagious. （ C） Social validation can be learnt. （ D） Imitation is combined with mimicry. 20 NASAs Earth sci
13、ence funding is reduced by_. （ A） $ 18. 5 billion （ B） $ 18. 5 million （ C） $ 260 billion （ D） $ 260 million 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 s
14、atisfactorily. 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. 21 What does the passage mainly talk about? （ A） Adam Bosworths new technology. （ B） Johnny Apple
15、seeds contribution. （ C） Amazon and Google. （ D） Microsofts browser. 22 Who is Adam Bosworth? （ A） He works for Microsoft. （ B） He is a technology leader. （ C） He is a companion of Johnny Appleseed. （ D） He is retired. 23 What does the “data singularity“ refers to? （ A） A sensor. （ B） A project. （ C
16、） A clue. （ D） A car. 24 Which of the following is NOT true about what Adam is developing? （ A） Almost everything is equipped with devices and sensors. （ B） The information would be sent to the data centers by built-in wire. （ C） The information would be possessed by computer servers. （ D） The sever
17、s would sent back commands to sensors. 25 What can NOT be inferred from the data processing? （ A） It can bring about a lot of help. （ B） It should be conducted in a closed system. （ C） Machines can evolve in this process. （ D） The information is updated instantly. 26 What is the main idea of this pa
18、ssage? （ A） Global warming is caused by CO2. （ B） The greenhouse gases are CO2 and methane. （ C） Ruminants are the threats to the environment. （ D） The methane is more destructive in greenhouse gases. 27 Why are the ruminants blamed? （ A） They are eating grass. （ B） They produce fatty acid. （ C） The
19、y have four stomachs. （ D） They have methanogens in the stomach. 28 What is the methane? （ A） A gas. （ B） A bug. （ C） A bacteria. （ D） A system. 29 What can be inferred from the research ? （ A） The bacteria has been found most harmful to the ruminants. （ B） The methane should be paid most attention
20、to. （ C） The greenhouse effect would be relieved. （ D） The emission of CO2 grows fast. 30 Which is found to be more harmful for global warming in this research? （ A） CO2. （ B） Methane. （ C） Grass. （ D） Livestock. 31 What does the dissertation focus on? （ A） The educational institutions of art museum
21、s. （ B） The differences of American museums, （ C） The limitations of the art museums. （ D） The challenges for the museums. 32 How many museums are studied according to the passage? （ A） One. （ B） Two. （ C） Three. （ D） Four. 33 Why do Museums provide innovation programs, according to the passage? （ A
22、） To be winning-award museums. （ B） To set a new record in history. （ C） To make audience involved in learning. （ D） To find a competitive way to survive. 34 What is the significance of this research? （ A） This field has been not studied before. （ B） It makes use of the multiple case study methodolo
23、gy. （ C） It can give some suggestions to Chinese museums. （ D） It is a cross-disciplinary research. 35 Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the problem in developing museums? （ A） Space. （ B） Collaboration. （ C） Justification. （ D） Communication. 36 What did Fleming say about his penicillin
24、? （ A） It was a miracle. （ B） It should be improved. （ C） Overuse of penicillin is harmful. （ D） It destructs immune system badly. 37 Which of the following is NOT true about antibiotic-resistant bacteria? （ A） It can be produced by overuse of some drugs. （ B） It makes more than two million people f
25、eel ill. （ C） It causes 23, 000 people to die. （ D） It has not been paid enough attention to. 38 Why do farmers feed the drugs to their livestock? （ A） To prevent disease. （ B） To cure disease. （ C） To make livestock grow bigger and faster. （ D） To produce antibiotic-resistant bacteria. 39 Why did F
26、DA ask the drug companies to stop selling antibiotics? （ A） Antibiotic has serious side-effects. （ B） Antibiotics destroy the immune system. （ C） People overuse antibiotics. （ D） Farmers misuse Antibiotics for benefits. 40 What is the main idea of this passage? （ A） Antibiotics have some bad effects
27、. （ B） People will suffer from the overuse of the drugs. （ C） Farmers feed the livestock on drugs. （ D） FDA tries curb the overuse of drugs in food for animals. 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 wi
28、ll 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 your summary satisfactorily. 口译二级综合能力模拟试卷 30答案与解析 一、 PART 1 (20 points) Listen to the following short passages and the
29、n 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 【听力原文】 The lack of explicit discussion about why and how the mission had to change created a wedge between participant
30、s. Reminding team members about the values underlying the project promoting sustainability, urban livability, innovation could have helped bring all of them back into the fold. Instead, the team found itself split between those enthusiastic about the new goal and those who clung to the old one. 1 【正
31、确答案】 A 2 【听力原文】 To promote team spirit among their loyal, lifelong employees, Japanese bosses live in modest houses and take the metro to work. They also keep the pay gap between themselves and workers tiny by international standards. To them the news that Soft Bank, a telecoms and internet firm, pa
32、id its former, Indian born president, Nikesh Arora, $31.5 billion ($300 million) in two years defies comprehension. 2 【正确答案】 A 3 【听力原文】 In 2013 Berkshire partnered with 3G, a Brazilian buy-out firm renowned for swinging the axe at acquired firms. Since 3G engineered the merger of Kraft and Heinz (Be
33、rkshire owns 27% of the combined firm) last year, staff numbers have dropped by a tenth. 3 【正确答案】 A 4 【听力原文】 When it comes to funding the pensions of their workers, American states and local governments have not been doing a good job. Back in 2000, the average pension plan was fully funded, accordin
34、g to the Centre for Retirement Research; at the end of 2015, the official funding ratio was just 72% . 4 【正确答案】 B 5 【听力原文】 In 1850, Charles Dickens published “A Christmas Tree“. The short story opens with a description of the tree “ lighted by a multitude of tapers“ and decorated with ornamental gun
35、s, pincushions, pen wipers, sugarplums, “ teetotums“ and “ hummingtops “. Despite the fertility of his vision, however, Dickens made no mention of spray-painting the tree a brilliant shade of purple. 5 【正确答案】 A 6 【听力原文】 As anyone who has been to a movie theater knows, a lot of seats are usually empt
36、y. Add up those empties over the course of a year, according to Atom Tickets, a start-up based here, and more than 5 billion seats go unsold annually at North American multiplexes. Atom, a movie ticketing app and website, has made solving that puzzle its mission and, as it seeks to increase its user
37、 base over the busy holiday film season. 6 【正确答案】 A 7 【听力原文】 For years, YouTube users in Germany have searched for music videos on the online streaming service, only to be confronted with one of the most hated icons on the internet here: a small red TV-shaped symbol informing them they were unable t
38、o view the video. 7 【正确答案】 A 8 【听力原文】 People are predisposed to think that things are worse than they are, and they overestimate the likelihood of calamity. This is because they rely not on data, but on how easy it is to recall an example. And bad things are more memorable. 8 【正确答案】 B 9 【听力原文】 Weste
39、rn philosophy has had two golden ages. The first was the remarkable explosion of thought in early Athens, sparked by Socrates and continued by Plato, Aristotle and their followers. Then came the great flowering in northern Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, when a diverse group of thinkers quest
40、ioned received opinion and put their faith in reason in what is now known as the Enlightenment. 9 【正确答案】 A 10 【听力原文】 Russians are taking over London. No, were not talking about high-end real estate or even Premiership football teams. Were talking food and drink. Unlikely as it may seem, Londons newe
41、st generation of restaurateurs comes from Moscow and their restaurants are among the most innovative and popular arrivals on Londons crowded food scene. 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 pass
42、age. 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 【听力原文】 Many scientific studies are flawed. Often, the reason is poor methodology. Sometimes, it is outright fraud. The conventional means of correction a letter to t
43、he journal concerned can take months. But there is now an alternative. PubPeer is a website that lets people comment anonymously on research papers and so, in theory, helps purge the scientific literature of erroneous findings more speedily. 11 【正确答案】 D 12 【听力原文】 Advocates of press freedom expressed
44、 alarm about revelations this week that the police had captured calls and text messages to and from an iPhone belonging to the journalist, a columnist with the Montreal newspaper, and were given permission to track his movements by using the phones GPS function. In response, legal scholars have ques
45、tioned the legality of the police action, and journalism organizations and politicians have condemned the police monitoring. On Tuesday, the government promised greater protections for journalists. 12 【正确答案】 D 13 【听力原文】 In a warming world, Big Oil doesnt look quite so big anymore. A global glut of o
46、il and natural gas has sent prices tumbling over the last two years, and profits are evaporating. Improving auto fuel efficiency standards threaten to depress oil consumption eventually, and fleets of electric vehicles are gradually emerging in China and a few other important markets. 13 【正确答案】 B 14
47、 【听力原文】 As voters in Italy on Sunday emphatically rejected constitutional changes aimed at streamlining government and making it easier to revive a moribund economy, they enhanced concerns that the countrys banks could spiral into a disaster. They reinvigorated worries about the endurance of the eur
48、o currency and broader European economic integration. And they amplified the sense that Europe is a land of disappointing growth, political dysfunction and seething populism. 14 【正确答案】 B 15 【听力原文】 While other countries debate whether to install wind turbines offshore or in remote areas, Denmark is b
49、uilding them right in its capital. Three windmills were recently inaugurated in a Copenhagen neighborhood, and the city plans to add another 97. Frank Jensen, the mayor, said that theyve made a very ambitious commitment to make Copenhagen carbon-neutral by 2025. 15 【正确答案】 A 16 【听力原文】 When Dan Shapiro was looking for a game that could educate his 4-year-old twins about computers without keeping them glued to a digital screen, he turned to turtles. His Kickstarter-backed game, Robot Turtles, features no actual electronic reptiles instead, preschool-age player
