1、高级口译（笔试）模拟试卷 1及答案与解析 Part A Spot Dictation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Rem
2、ember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. 0 Welcome to the University Library. Our library is an【 C1】 _and the core of undergraduate teaching programs. A million【 C2】 _supply the needs of all members of the University and form【 C3】 _for research throughout the southwest region. The main library, co
3、mprising the headquarters of the system and the【 C4】_Library, is a modern functional building which seats over 700 readers and provides【 C5】 _lending services. The remainder of the Librarys stock and services are located in faculty and【 C6】 _in Medicine, Science, Engineering, Education and Law. All
4、branches have access to the Librarys automated catalogue. Special attention is given to the【 C7】 _of heavily used books to【 C8】 _of material essential for undergraduate study. Reference and reading facilities remain available through the weekend. It is planned to extend automated lending services an
5、d to provide【 C9】 _catalogues throughout the campus. Next, Id like to talk about our computer facilities. Our Computer Centre, in the Winston Churchill Building, offers【 C10】 _to both students and staff. In addition to【 C11】 _the computer services in common use; the Computer Centre organizes【 C12】 _
6、and provides documentation for all services. In addition to【 C13】_, the Centre has several based on video cassettes and others using【 C14】 _. And finally, let me mention our Language Laboratory and【 C15】 _. The Centre is situated in 35 Woodland Road in the new Faculty of【 C16】 _. There are three lan
7、guage laboratories which may be used for classes or individual work to【 C17】_. The installation comprised sixty booths and three console teacher desks with machines capable of【 C18】 _at the same time. The tape library of more than 3,000 tapes includes languages at various levels. Provision is also m
8、ade for【 C19】_and for listening to recordings of plays and poetry in a number of languages. The Centre is【 C20】 _for the making in audio material. That completes my introduction to our University Library. I hope youll enjoy using our facilities. If you have any questions, please stop by at any time.
9、 Thank you. 1 【 C1】 2 【 C2】 3 【 C3】 4 【 C4】 5 【 C5】 6 【 C6】 7 【 C7】 8 【 C8】 9 【 C9】 10 【 C10】 11 【 C11】 12 【 C12】 13 【 C13】 14 【 C14】 15 【 C15】 16 【 C16】 17 【 C17】 18 【 C18】 19 【 C19】 20 【 C20】 Part B Listening Comprehension Directions: In this part of the test there will be some short talks and con
10、versations. After each one, you will be asked some questions. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER
11、 BOOKLET. （ A） They had to carry sacks of coal up steep ladders. （ B） They had to crouch in tiny tunnels and dig the coal out. （ C） They had to pull trucks of coal along passage that were only a few feet high. （ D） They had to dig wider tunnels for women and children to work in. （ A） Because there w
12、as a shortage of men and women in the area. （ B） Because mining communities were then separated from the rest of the country. （ C） Because the mining runnels were too low for the horses to pull trucks of coal through. （ D） Because the mine owners were unable to make men and women work longer hours a
13、nd stay down the mine all day. （ A） Women and young girls had to work in the mines with men. （ B） Children were allowed to work underground all day long. （ C） Mine owners violate the Combination Laws. （ D） Most mining families were so poor that they had few clothes to wear. （ A） Miners were required
14、 to wear more clothes while working underground. （ B） Workers were not allowed to join together to fight for better conditions. （ C） Mine owners could no longer make their men work for 12 hours or more at a time. （ D） Women and young girls were not permitted to work together with men in the coal min
15、es. （ A） The mine workers demanded that there should be breaks for food. （ B） The mine owners had to improve conditions and introduce safety measures. （ C） The Combination Laws were brought into effect to help the mine owners. （ D） The mine unions made it illegal to use children in coal mines. （ A）
16、It blocked a UN Security Council statement against Israel. （ B） It criticized Israel for over-reacting to protests by Palestinian people. （ C） It drafted a statement together with Arab nations. （ D） It used its formal veto power to prevent possible condemnation against Israel. （ A） They made a raid
17、on a public housing estate in west London on July 29. （ B） They attempted to blow up the London transit system. （ C） They killed 56 people in a series of bombings against subway stations. （ D） They set fire to several trains and buses in London. （ A） Most city dwellers still have the tradition of ea
18、ting wild animals. （ B） More than half of urban interviewees give up wild animal consumption for health risk concerns. （ C） 54 per cent of urban interviewees said that they regard animals as their friends. （ D） The varieties of wild animals consumed by Chinese people are changing fast during the las
19、t several decades. （ A） calling for action against runaway oil prices （ B） the IMFs role in monitoring national currency policies of member countries （ C） the reform of member countries quota in decision making at the IMF （ D） the efficiency of the IMF Board of Governors （ A） It is a serious endemic
20、 disease in some areas of northwest China. （ B） It may lead to breast and prostate cancer. （ C） It benefits 144,000 newborn babies and women of child-beating age in eight counties and cities in some areas of China. （ D） It is regarded by scientists as the most common cause of preventable mental reta
21、rdation and brain damage. （ A） That colloquial Arabic is the everyday spoken language, which varies from country to country. （ B） That Arabic is just one language that all Arabs understand, speak and write. （ C） That classical Arabic and Modern Arabic are two different kinds of written Arabic. （ D）
22、That pan-Arabic provides a means of communication between educated people of different Arab nationalities. （ A） Colloquial Arabic （ B） Esperanto （ C） Proper Arabic （ D） Written Arabic （ A） Both pan-Arabic and Esperanto are spoken on the radio and television in the Arab world. （ B） Esperanto is now w
23、idely used by educated people in the world. （ C） Both pan-Arabic and Esperanto are taught in school. （ D） Pan-Arabic provides a means of communication between educated people of different Arabic nationalities. （ A） Written English. （ B） Colloquial English. （ C） Written Arabic. （ D） Colloquial Arabic
24、. （ A） The colloquial Arabic spoken in different Arabic countries differs as widely between Arab countries as do Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. （ B） Arabs speak and write in exactly the same language. （ C） The differences of grammar and vocabulary between artificial pan-Arabic and the living collo
25、quial language is far less than the written and spoken English （ D） An Egyptian will usually speak in Pan-Arabic to his family and other Egyptians. （ A） Its known for its instability. （ B） Its becoming more and more popular. （ C） Canoes are narrow boats which can hold more than two people sometimes.
26、 （ D） People try white-water canoeing on dangerous rivers. （ A） The rivers in Britain and Wales are white, （ B） When a person moves quickly through the water, he makes a lot of froth and bubble so that the water looks white. （ C） A nice, calm river looks as white as a mirror. （ D） Canoeists choose c
27、lear water so that riley can be spotted even if they are in danger. （ A） A beginner doesnt need any equipment but a wet suit. （ B） Wearing a helmet can protect your head from getting hurt when you fall out of the canoe. （ C） Canoes above 500 pounds are strongly recommended and they are a must for be
28、ginners. （ D） The prices of canoes vary according to the brands and the different grades. （ A） You should avoid graded rivers. （ B） You should choose real white water. （ C） You should take someone experienced with you. （ D） You should choose somewhere like a canal. （ A） They go out a lot more in the
29、 winter. （ B） They prefer to teach people in winter, （ C） They know when a river is too dangerous. （ D） They never try rivers graded from one to five. 一、 SECTION 2 READING TEST Directions: In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it. You are to
30、choose ONE best answer, A, B, C or D, to each question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write tile letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. 40 Just as human history has been s
31、haped by the rise and fall of successive empires, so the computer industry has, in the few decades of its existence, been dominated by one large company after another. During the mainframe era, IBM wore the crown. But it fumbled the transition to smaller machines in the personal-computer era, and th
32、e throne was usurped by Microsoft. Now, at the dawn of the new era of Internet services, Google is widely seen as the heir to the kingdom. As the upstart has matured into a powerful industry giant, the suggestion that “Google is the new Microsoft“ has become commonplace in computing circles. Is it t
33、rue? The comparison is both a compliment and a reproach. It is a compliment because it implies that Google has now become the company that defines the environment in which other technology firms operate, just as IBM and Microsoft once did. As with Microsoft in its heyday, Google is the technology fi
34、rm where the smartest geeks aspire to work; it embodies the technological zeitgeist; and it is a highly regarded company that has become a household name. But the comparison is also a reproach, because it highlights growing concern that Google is now powerful for its own good, or that of the industr
35、y, or indeed that of the world at large. For many people, Google provides the front door to the internet. For many online businesses, their position in its search rankingthe workings of which are a closely guarded secretis a matter of life or death. Too much power is thus concentrated in Googles han
36、ds, say critics, including Microsofts Bill Gates. Microsoft and other big internet firms, including eBay, Amazon and Yahoo!, are now said to be negotiating various alliances in order to provide a counterweight to the new behemoth. Smaller firms feel even more vulnerable. As soon as Google says it is
37、 moving into a particular market, small fry in that market now dart for cover, unless they are lucky enough to be acquired by Google. Yet there are some crucial ways in which Google differs from Microsoft. For a start, it is a far more innovative company, and its use of small, flexible teams has so
38、far allowed it to remain innovative even as it has grown. Microsoft, in contrast, has stagnated as a result of its size and dominance. It is least innovative in the markets in which it faces the least competitionoperating system, office software and web browserthough it is, curiously, still capable
39、of innovating in markets in which it has strong rivals (notably video gaming). More important, however, are the differences that suggest that Google will not be able to establish an IBMorMicrosoft-style lock on the industry. IBMs dominance was based on its ownership of the proprietary hardware and s
40、oftware of its mainframe computers. In the PC era hardware became commodity and Microsoft established a lucrative monopoly centered on its proprietary operating system, Windows. But in the new era of internet services, open standards predominate, rivals are always just a click away, and there is far
41、 less scope for companies to establish a proprietary lock-in. Try to avoid using Microsofts software for a day, particularly if you work in an office, and you will have difficulty; but surviving a day without Google is relatively easy. It has strong competitors in all the markets in which it operate
42、s: search, online advertising, mapping, software services, and so on. Large firms such as Yahoo!, which previously farmed searches out to Google, have switched to other technologies. Googles market share in search has fallen from a high of around 80% to around 50% today. Perhaps the clearest evidenc
43、e that Googles continued dominance is not inevitable in the fate of Alta Vista, the former top dog in internet search. Who remembers it to today? Without a proprietary lock-in to protect its dominant position, Google will have to work hard to stay on top. And that, ultimately, is where the compariso
44、n with Micorsoft breaks down. Google may be the nearest thing to the new Microsoft of the internet era, and the two companies clearly regard each other as their main rivals. But one of the best things about the internet age is that it may well not end up being dominated by a single, Microsoft-like g
45、iant at all. 41 Which of the following is NOT implied in the statement “Google provides the front door to the Internet.“? （ A） Google dominates the online business and plays a vital role in the market. （ B） Too much power is concentrated in Googles hands. （ C） Google can decide the life and death of
46、 Microsoft and other big internet firms. （ D） Google exerts great pressure on its rivals. 42 Which of the following does not support the statement “Yet there are some crucial ways in which Google differs from Microsoft.“ （ A） Google is far more innovative than Microsoft. （ B） Google will not be able
47、 to build Microsoft-style of monopoly on the industry. （ C） Office workers are more dependent on Microsoft software than on Google. （ D） Googles market share in search industry has fallen substantially. 43 Which of the following is NOT true about the “proprietary lock-in“ according to the passage? （
48、 A） IBMs dominance was based on its proprietary lock-in. （ B） Microsoft established a lucrative monopoly centered on its proprietary operating system, Windows. （ C） In the new era of internet services, it is hardly possible for Google to establish proprietary lock-in. （ D） Google laeked the propriet
49、ary lock-in to remain on the top of the ranking. 44 In writing the last sentence, the author _. （ A） reaches the conclusion of the passage. （ B） criticizes the competition in the IT industry. （ C） reveals his real attitude toward the comparison of Microsoft and Google. （ D） adopts a satirical tone. 45 What is the main idea of the passage? （ A） Microsoft is still the king in the computing kingdom in the new ear of Internet services. （ B） There are similarities bet
