1、口译二级综合能力模拟试卷 31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 global climate effort of
2、 lowering down the temperatures can refrain the development of oil. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 2 Two Russian cyberattacks paralyzed German Parliament, which frightened Germany for their information security. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 3 Jerome, who was the former budget minister, had been sentenced in prison for tax fraud an
3、d money laundering. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 4 The giraffe has become endangered species, because of illegal hunting and a loss of its habitat. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 5 More black Americans become victims to smoking-related illness, most of whom prefer menthol cigarettes. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 6 Alcohol and tobacco fall victim
4、s for excessive taxing. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 7 When you want people to spend more money, first ask them to spend more of their time. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 8 Mind wanderers can tackle different tasks efficiently at the same time. （ A）正确 （ B）错误 9 Sexual identity is still a sensitive issue because of current laws. （
5、A）正确 （ B）错误 10 An investment-service company used a bonus to prevent its employees from taking vacation. （ 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. Ther
6、e are 10 passages in this part of test, each with 1 question, which carries 2 points. 11 What does the passage focus on? （ A） The function of taste buds. （ B） The reason we eat. （ C） The experience of drinking. （ D） The operation of nerves. 12 What is the main idea of this passage? （ A） The digital
7、technology has great potential. （ B） The operating model of digital business is unknown. （ C） The companies badly need digital transformation strategies. （ D） ROI is an index to measure the feasibility of investment. 13 Which of the following is NOT true? （ A） There exists the problem of water conta
8、mination crisis. （ B） The citizens are full of worry and complaints. （ C） The government tries every means to find the remedy. （ D） People have been suffering a lot from the crisis. 14 What is the most important according to the opinion of Iris Bohnet? （ A） Diversity training. （ B） More workshops. （
9、 C） Eradicating biases. （ D） Redesigning the processes. 15 What can be inferred from the passage? （ A） Workers have no interests in the canal. （ B） It takes more time to widen canal. （ C） The government will be the biggest winner. （ D） The Panama Canal Authority will triple its revenue. 16 What is t
10、he main idea of the passage? （ A） The comparison between the wages of workers. （ B） Those who under 25 years will get only 73. 10 per week. （ C） More and more working-age people have jobs. （ D） The minimum wage has been increased by 5%. 17 Which of the following is the source of the threat to the Gr
11、eat Barrier Reef? （ A） Climate change. （ B） The flood. （ C） The drought. （ D） The desertification. 18 Why should officials improve nutrition and education? （ A） For eliminating lead sources. （ B） For advanced medical treatment. （ C） For low blood lead levels. （ D） For reducing bad effects. 19 What i
12、s the main idea of the passage? （ A） The change in public schools results in the big classes. （ B） The parents are competing for the position of the president. （ C） The school library had stopped buying books due to more students. （ D） Dinah called for the donation of books to the school library. 20
13、 What can be inferred from the passage? （ A） Dr. Rami runs a clinic for children. （ B） The doctors in this clinic run away for travel. （ C） The clinic can not handle the medical services as promised. （ D） Dr. Rami would be caught for his illegal medical clinic. 三、 PART 3 (40 points) Listen to the fo
14、llowing 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 question. You will hear the passages only ONCE. At the end of each pa
15、ssage, you will have 2 minutes to finish the questions. 21 What is the best title of this passage? （ A） Change the Project Vision if Necessary （ B） Make Project Values Explicit （ C） Engage All the Members in the Task （ D） Highlight the Importance of the Task 22 Which of the following can NOT embody
16、the importance of the endeavor? （ A） Personal values. （ B） Social values. （ C） Environmental values. （ D） Moral values. 23 How many miners were trapped in the collapsed mine? （ A） 33. （ B） 10. （ C） 70. （ D） 40. 24 What did the project vision change into? （ A） Bringing the miners home alive. （ B） Bri
17、nging the bodies to their families. （ C） Making commitments in the rescue. （ D） Coordinating with all fields. 25 What can be inferred from the rescue? （ A） The team leader should have a clear mind. （ B） The purpose of the task should be adaptable. （ C） The rescue has failed because of time. （ D） The
18、 technical support is of vital importance. 26 What is the topic of the passage? （ A） Finding ways to slow aging. （ B） The prospect of organ replacement. （ C） The DNA technology. （ D） The function of anti-senescence drugs. 27 Which of the following body part can be replaced? （ A） Heart. （ B） Liver. （
19、 C） Kidney. （ D） Hip. 28 What is the meaning of the word “senescence“? （ A） Aging. （ B） Sense. （ C） Power. （ D） Disease. 29 How to raise the average spans to a new height? （ A） By nutritious food. （ B） By good public health. （ C） By comfortable housing. （ D） By special drugs. 30 What can be inferred
20、 from the passage? （ A） Most of people could live to more than 100 years old. （ B） The average lifespan will be 120 or so. （ C） Every part of body could be replaced. （ D） DNA technology could make miracles. 31 What does the passage focus on? （ A） The status of Warren Buffet. （ B） The life experience
21、 of Warren Buffet. （ C） The political influence of Warren Buffet. （ D） The shift of Warren Buffets interests. 32 When did Warren Buffet begin to participate in political affairs? （ A） 1970s. （ B） 1980s. （ C） 2003. （ D） 2008. 33 What is the attitude of Warren Buffet towards this American presidential
22、 election? （ A） Being neutral. （ B） Supporting Hillary. （ C） Supporting Trump. （ D） Not mentioned. 34 Which of the following is NOT true about Mr. Buffet? （ A） He is much richer than Trump. （ B） He enjoys great popularity. （ C） He will purchase Apple company. （ D） He is the lone hero of business in
23、America. 35 What does the speaker intend to tell us? （ A） Warren Buffet is the legend of American business. （ B） Warren Buffet has political ambition. （ C） Warren Buffet control American politics. （ D） Warren Buffet has various interests. 36 What is the best title of the passage? （ A） New Research C
24、enter to Explore Ethics of A.I. （ B） Carnegie Mellon University Pioneering work in A.I. （ C） The Ethic Center Posing Limitations on A.I. （ D） Being Aware of the Destructive Consequences of A.I. 37 Which of the following is NOT mentioned to help researchers on computerized tasks ? （ A） Faster compute
25、r chips. （ B） Cheap sensors. （ C） Large collections of data. （ D） Speech recognition. 38 What did the five companies intend to do? （ A） To develop a new robot. （ B） To make a blueprint. （ C） To draw guidelines. （ D） To update the system. 39 What is the opinion of Carnegie Mellons president towards A
26、.I.? （ A） Ethical guideline is necessary. （ B） It is still under control. （ C） It is very dangerous. （ D） It is unwise. 40 What can be inferred from the example of autonomous weapons? （ A） They are called “Terminator“. （ B） They are just an idea. （ C） They violate the ethics. （ D） They are killing m
27、achines. 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 summary. This part of test carries 20 points. You may need to scribble
28、a few notes in order to write your summary satisfactorily. 口译二级综合能力模拟试卷 31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,
29、2 points for each question. 1 【听力原文】 Perhaps most troubling for oil companies over the long term is the goal agreed to last December by virtually every country in the world at a climate conference in Paris of staving off a rise in average global temperatures of more than 2 degrees Celsius above prei
30、ndustrial levels. 1 【正确答案 】 B 2 【听力原文】 After hackers infiltrated the German Parliaments computer network in May 2015, it took nearly a year before the countrys intelligence agency concluded that the attack was most likely the work of their Russian counterparts. Last week, when 900,000 Germans lost a
31、ccess to internet and telephone services, it took a matter of hours before politicians began pointing fingers at Moscow. 2 【正确答案】 B 3 【听力原文】 A former French official who led efforts to crack down on tax cheats was convicted on Thursday of tax fraud and money laundering. A three-judge panel at a Pari
32、s criminal court sentenced Jerome Cahuzac, who had served as President Francois Hollandes budget minister for less than a year, to three years in prison. 3 【正确答案】 A 4 【听力原文】 The majestic giraffe, the worlds tallest land mammal and a prime attraction at zoos worldwide, is threatened with extinction b
33、ecause of illegal hunting and a loss of its habitat, according to a report published on Thursday by an international monitoring group. The giraffe population has declined by 40 percent over the past three decades and now stands at about 97, 600, according to the findings by the International Union f
34、or the Conservation of Nature, which designates endangered species. 4 【正确答案】 A 5 【听力原文】 Each year, smoking-related illnesses kill more black Americans than AIDS, car crashes, murders and drug and alcohol abuse combined, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than four in f
35、ive black smokers choose menthol cigarettes, a far higher proportion than for other groups. 5 【正确答案】 A 6 【听力原文】 You are no doubt right that alcohol and tobacco are good candidates for an excise tax, at least in part because they are viewed as commodities that are “sinful“. An excise tax is a tax per
36、 unit sold: per pack of cigarettes or per unit-volume of alcohol. 6 【正确答案】 B 7 【听力原文】 If giving or donating money is what you want people to do, research shows that people are more likely to give money, and more likely to give more money, if you ask them to donate time first. 7 【正确答案】 A 8 【听力原文】 The
37、 researchers at UC Santa Barbara have shown that people whose minds wander a lot are more creative and better problem solvers. Theyre able to work on the task at hand, while simultaneously processing other information and making connections among ideas. 8 【正确答案】 A 9 【听力原文】 Under current laws, many A
38、mericans can still be fired from their jobs, evicted from their homes or denied credit because of their sexual identity. But efforts by Oregon Senator Jef Merkley and his allies to create new federal protections have not found a single Republican supporter in the Congress. 9 【正确答案】 A 10 【听力原文】 The M
39、otley Fool, an investment-services company with more than 300 employees, selects workers at random each month and offers them two-week paid vacations with a $ 1, 000 stipend, under the condition that they take a vacation within a month and disconnect during it. 10 【正确答案】 B 二、 PART 2 (20 points) List
40、en 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 【听力原文】 Most people think taste buds in the mouth are the
41、 reason eating and drinking are a pleasurable (or sometimes repugnant) experience. However, these tiny bundles of nerves are responsible for only part of the show. Taste buds provide just a single-note experience of what we consume. 11 【正确答案】 A 12 【听力原文】 Many companies are struggling to harness digi
42、tal technology and its full potential, creating delays in adopting digital business and operating models and resulting in missed opportunities and the emergence of competitive threats. A recent study shows that without the right digital transformation strategies, nearly $ 400 billion per year could
43、end up in initiatives that return inadequate ROI. 12 【正确答案】 C 13 【听力原文】 Health care workers are scrambling to help the people here cope with what many fear will be chronic consequences of the citys water contamination crisis; profound stress, worry, depression and guilt. Uncertainty about their own
44、health and the health of their children, the open-ended nature of the crisis, and raw anger over governments role in both causing the lead contamination and trying to remedy it, are all taking their toll on Flints residents. 13 【正确答案】 C 14 【听力原文】 Iris Bohnet thinks firms are wasting their money on d
45、iversity training. The problem is, most programs just dont work. Rather than run more workshops or try to eradicate the biases that cause discrimination, she says, companies need to redesign their processes to prevent biased choices in the first place. 14 【正确答案】 D 15 【听力原文】 Workers at a fish market
46、in Panama City disagree on the benefits of the countrys newly widened canal. One optimistically hopes the government will have more funds to pay for air-conditioning in their broiling workplace. Another draws a finger across his throat and says, “The people will get nothing.“ A third calls it “the b
47、iggest opportunity“ in Panama. The last verdict is certainly true of the governments take. The revenue it receives each year from the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is expected to double to around $ 2 billion in 2021. 15 【正确答案】 C 16 【听力原文】 The hourly minimum wage for workers aged 25 years or more now
48、stands at 7. 20, worth 252 a week to someone who works 35 hours. Unemployment benefit for the same age group is only 73. 10 a week at best but Britain is a nation of strivers, not skivers. More working-age people are economically active than before; the employment rate, at 74% , is the highest ever
49、and unemployment, at 5% , is near historical lows. 16 【正确答案】 C 17 【听力原文】 Climate change and the flow of farm chemicals and coastal sediment into the waters that wash over one of Australias most significant nature areas, the Great Barrier Reef, pose the biggest threats to its survival, according to a government report to UNESCO released early Friday. 17 【正确答案】 A 18 【听 力原文】 Researchers argue that public officials must not only eliminate lead sources but improve nutrition and education because studies indicate these measures could reduce lasting ill effects of environm
