1、高级口译（笔试）模拟试卷 27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. Re
2、member you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. 0 There are two ways of thinking of history. There is, first, history regarded as (1) , really the (2) , from the universe to this nib with which I am writing. (3) There is the history of the universe, (4) -and we know something of it, if we do not. know m
3、uch. Nor is (5) , when you come to think of it, between (6) . A mere pen-nib has quite (7) There is, to begin with, (8) with it, and that might be (9) After all it was probably only (10) that wrote Hamlet. Whatever has been written with the pen-nib is part of its history. (11) there is the history (
4、12) : this particular nib is a “Relief“ nib, No. 314, made by R. Esterbrook Co. in England, who supply the Midland Bank with pen-nibs, (13) a gift, I may say, but behind this nib there is (14) In fact a pen nib (15) , and the history of it implies its history. We may regard this way of looking at it
5、historyas (16) of all things: a pen-nib, (17) before me as I write, as a (18) There is, secondly, what we may call (19) , what we usually mean by it, history proper as (20) . Part B Listening Comprehension Directions: In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After e
6、ach 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 BOOKLET. （ A） Chri
7、stmas. （ B） Columbus. （ C） Thanksgiving. （ D） Halloween. （ A） In Jamestown. （ B） In Washington. （ C） In Plymouth. （ D） In Holland. （ A） 1620.11.26. （ B） 1621.11.26. （ C） 1789. 11.26. （ D） 1787. 11.26. （ A） A family journey. （ B） A family dinner. （ C） A carnival. （ D） Both A and B. （ A） The roast tur
8、key and pumpkin pie are the most traditional food on Thanksgiving Day. （ B） The Pilgrims got over difficulties without any help when they settled down. （ C） The date of Thanksgiving Day is set on the fourth Wednesday, November. （ D） Thanksgiving Day cant be regarded as a typical American holiday. （
9、A） Only humans can tell the difference between languages. （ B） Rats can use language. （ C） Rats can distinguish between English and Chinese. （ D） The distinction of linguistic rhythm is a skill owned not only by humans. （ A） Decompression sickness. （ B） Higher compression. （ C） Fracture of bones. （
10、D） Agonizing pains. （ A） The earthquake has struck Japans northwestern city. （ B） Japans Prime Minister asked parliament for emergency funding. （ C） The earthquake occurred on Sunday. （ D） The earthquake killed at least 23 people. （ A） North Korea was not co-operative in the negotiations. （ B） North
11、 Korea was quite co-operative in the negotiations. （ C） North Korea was ready for war against the US. （ D） North Korea was ready to give up its nuclear program. （ A） The US dollar slipped more than a half from its highest point in 2002. （ B） The US dollar slipped more than a third from its highest p
12、oint in 2002. （ C） The US dollar slipped more than a fourth from its highest point in 2002. （ D） The US dollar slipped more than a fifth from its highest point in 2002. （ A） To the recycling center. （ B） On a bicycle trip. （ C） To the newspaper stand. （ D） To a shopping center. （ A） Paper napkins. （
13、 B） Comic books. （ C） Art books. （ D） Calendars. （ A） Paper prices will go down. （ B） Forests can be saved. （ C） More employment chances can be offered. （ D） The types of paper will be increased. （ A） Its stale smell. （ B） Its high prices. （ C） The problem of de-inking it. （ D） Its drab color. （ A）
14、The woman comes from America. （ B） The man thinks the government should call on people to reuse waste paper. （ C） The demand on recycled paper products is going up. （ D） The man is waiting for volunteers to collect the old bottles and newspapers. （ A） All the year around. （ B） For 10 months. （ C） Fo
15、r about half a year. （ D） For three or four months in summer. （ A） The call signals the arrival of the most valuable season in a whole yearspring. （ B） People can infer the climate during the following months by the call. （ C） The call tells the people that the icy and snowy winter will come to an e
16、nd. （ D） Its time for the people to go hiking and watch the birds. （ A） In her own nest in a warm place. （ B） She will drive away birds nearby and lay the eggs in their nests. （ C） In any nest she can find. （ D） In a nest of a certain species whose eggs are similar to its own. （ A） 12 or 13 days aft
17、er it hatches. （ B） About 4 or 5 weeks after it hatches. （ C） As soon as it hatches. （ D） About 3 weeks after it hatches. （ A） The female European cuckoo lays abut 12 eggs altogether and each in a different nest. （ B） There are many species of cuckoos in the world and the European cuckoos normally l
18、ive in North Europe. （ C） Young cuckoos can get along well with its foster-mothers brood. （ D） When the young cuckoo grows bigger than its foster-mother, it will fly to search for food itself. 一、 SECTION 2 READING TEST Directions: In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed
19、by several questions about it. You are to 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 BO
20、OKLET. 40 It was a day that Michael Eisner would undoubtedly like to forget. Sitting in a Los Angeles witness box for four hours last week, the usually unflappable chairman of the Walt Disney Co. struggled to maintain his composure. Eisners protg turned nemesis. Jeffrey Katzenberg, his former employ
21、ee, was seeking $ 500 million in his breach-of-contract suit against Disney, and Eisner was trying to defend his, and his companys integrity. At one point Eisner became flustered when Katzenbergs attorney, Bertram Fields, asked if he recalled telling his biographer, Tony Schwartz, “I think I hate th
22、e little midget.“ Later Eisner recalled that the same day, he had received a fax from Katzenberg meant for Fields, thanking the lawyer for “managing“ a magazine story that praised Katzenberg at Eisners expense: “I said to Schwartz, Screw that. If he is going to play this disingenuous game, I simply
23、was not going to pay him his money.“ Last weeks revelations were the latest twist in a dispute that has entertained Hollywood and tarnished Disneys corporate image. The dash began five years ago, when Katzenberg quit Disney after a 10-year reign as studio chief, during which he oversaw production of
24、 such animated blockbusters as The Lion King. Disneys attorneys said that Katzenberg forfeited his bonus2 percent of profits in perpetuity from all Disney movies, TV shows and stage productions from 1984 to 1994, as well as their sequels and tie-inswhen he left. The company ultimately paid Katzenber
25、g a partial settlement of nearly $ 117 million, sources say. But talks broke down over how much Disney owed, and the dispute landed in court. Industry insiders never expected that Disney would push it this far. The last Hollywood accounting dispute that aired in public was Art Buchwaldss lawsuit aga
26、inst Paramount for profits he claimed to be owed from the 1988 Eddie Murphy hit Coming to America. Paramount chose to fight Buchwald in courtonly to wind up paying him $1 million after embarrassing revelations about its business practices. After that, studios made a practice of quietly settling such
27、 claims. But Disney under Eisner would rather fight than settle. And he and Katzenberg are both proud, combative types whose business disagreement deepened into personal animus. So far, Disneys imageas well as Eisnershas taken a beating. In his testimony last week Eisner repeatedly responded to ques
28、tions by saying “I dont recall“ or “I dont know“. Katzenberg, by contrast, offered a stack of notes and memos that appeared to bolster his claim. (The Disney executive who negotiated Katzenbergs deal, Frank Wells, died in a helicopter crash five years ago. ) The trial has also offered a devastating
29、glimpse into the Magic Kingdoms business dealings. Internal documents detail sensitive Disney financial information. One Hollywood lawyer calls a memo sent to Katzenberg from a former Disney top accountant “a road map to riches“ for writers, directors and producers eager to press cases against Disne
30、y. The company declined requests to comment on the case. The next phase of the trial could be even more embarrassing. As Katzenbergs profit participation is calculated, Eisner will have to argue that his animated treasures are far less valuable than Katzenberg claims. No matter how the judge rules,
31、Disney will look like a loser. 41 At the end of the first paragraph, the pronoun “I“ in the quoted sentence “I said to Schwartz“ refers to _. （ A） Eisner （ B） Fields （ C） Schwartz （ D） Katzenberg 42 Katzenberg made a lawsuit against Disney because （ A） Disney dismissed him before the contract expire
32、d （ B） Eisner insulted him in a magazine by calling him “the little midget“ （ C） Disney did not pay him in accordance with the contract （ D） Disney owed him $ 117 million 43 Hollywood studios now try to avoid sealing disputes with their employees in court because they fear that _. （ A） involvement i
33、n a lawsuit will tarnish their reputation （ B） many of their illegal business practices will be found out by the public （ C） lawyers will overcharge them for such cases （ D） their confidential business information will be divulged 44 It is implied in the last paragraph that _. （ A） Disney has profit
34、ed much less than the general public expected （ B） Disney has underpaid many of their employees （ C） Eisners animated movies didnt bring as much money as Katzenberg thinks （ D） Disney is undergoing a financial crisis 45 We can infer from this passage that _. （ A） Katzenberg will undoubtedly win the
35、lawsuit and get all the money he claimed （ B） Eisner will remain imperturbable all through the trial （ C） Katzenberg will suffer great embarrassment （ D） Disney will face more lawsuits from its employees 45 Roger Rosenblatts book Black Fiction, in attempting to apply literary rather than sociopoliti
36、cal criteria to its subject, successfully alters the approach taken by most previous studies. As Rosenblatt notes, criticism of Black writing has often served as a pretext for expounding on Black history. Addison Gayles recent work, for example, judges the value of Black fiction by overtly political
37、 standards, rating each work according to the notions of Black identity which it introduces. Although fiction assuredly springs from political circumstances, its authors react to those circumstances in ways other than ideological, and talking about novels and stories primarily as instruments of ideo
38、logy outwits much of the fictional enterprise. Rosenblatts literary analysis discloses affinities and connections among works of Black fiction which solely political studies have overlooked or ignored. Writing acceptable criticism of Black fiction, however, presupposes giving satisfactory answers to
39、 a number of questions. First of all, is there a sufficient reason, other than the racial identity to the authors, to group together works by Black authors? Second, how does Black fiction make itself distinct from other modem fiction with which it is largely contemporaneous? Rosenblatt shows that Bl
40、ack fiction constitutes a distinct body of writing that has an identifiable, coherent literary tradition. Looking at novels written by Blacks over the last eighty years, he discovers recurring concerns and designs independent of chronology. These structures are related to the themes, and they spring
41、, not surprisingly, from the central fact that the Black characters in these novels exist in a predominantly White culture, whether they try to conform to that culture or rebel against it. Black Fiction does leave some aesthetic questions open. Rosenblatt s theme-based analysis permits considerable
42、objectivity, he even explicitly states that it is not his intention to judge the merit of the various works, yet his reluctance seems misplaced, especially since an attempt to appraise might have led to interesting results. For instance, some of the novels appear to be structurally diffuse. Is this
43、a defect, or are the authors working out of, or trying to forge, a different kind of aesthetic? In addition, the style of some Black novels, like Jean Tommers Cane, verges on expressionism or surrealism; does this technique provide a counterpoint to the prevalent theme that portrays the fate against
44、 which Black heroes are pitted, a theme usually conveyed by more naturalistic modes of expression? In spite of such omissions, what Rosenblatt does include in his discussion makes for an astute and worthwhile study. Black Fiction surveys a wide variety of novels, bringing to our attention in the pro
45、cess some fascinating and little-known works like James Weldon Johnsons Autobiography of an Ex-colored Man. Its argument is tightly constructed, and its forthright, lucid style exemplifies levelheaded and penetrating criticism. 46 The author objects to criticism of Black fiction like that by Addison
46、 Gayle because it _. （ A） emphasizes purely literary aspects of such fiction （ B） misinterprets the ideological content of such fiction （ C） misunderstands the notions of Black identity contained in such fiction （ D） substitutes political for literary criteria in evaluating such fiction 47 The autho
47、r of the passage is primarily concerned with _. （ A） evaluating the soundness of a work of criticism （ B） comparing various critical approaches to a subject （ C） discussing the limitations of a particular kind of criticism （ D） summarizing the major points made in a work of criticism 48 The author b
48、elieves that Black Fiction would have been improved, had Resenblatt _. （ A） evaluated more carefully the ideological and historical aspects of Black fiction （ B） attempted to be more objective in his approach to novels and stories by Black authors （ C） explored in greater detail the recurrent themat
49、ic concerns of Black fiction throughout its history （ D） assessed the relative literary merit of the novels he analyzes thematically 49 The authors discussion of Black Fiction can be best described as _. （ A） pedantic and contentious （ B） critical but admiring （ C） ironic and deprecating （ D） argumentative but unfocused 50 It can be inferred that the author would be LEAST likely to approve of which of the following? （ A） An analysis of the influence of political events on the personal ideology of Black w
