1、高级口译（笔试）模拟试卷 3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 Perhaps all parents, at some point, look back wistfully at earlier generations and assume that childrearing was easier for them than it is now. Any supposed【 C1】_seems elusive today, when “balancing“ and “juggling“ are the operative words describing many
3、parents lives and when【 C2】 _and attention is often intense. But now theres a modest bit of encouraging news: American parents are more involved in their childrens lives than【 C3】 _, the U.S. Census Bureau reports. They are reading to their children more often, eating more meals together, and【 C4】 _
4、. At the same time, census takers are not the only ones【 C5】 _. New studies and surveys abound on both sides of the Atlantic, trying to【 C6】 _of 21st-century families. Individually, each represents a tiny piece of【 C7】 _. Collectively, they offer varied perspectives that attest to the【 C8】 _. As if
5、to challenge the trend toward family togetherness reported by the Census Bureau, a study from the government-backed Booktime【 C9】 _finds that children spend very little spare time with adults. Working parents have little time【 C10】 _, the group reports, and they【 C11】 _to read with children. Even so
6、, the more money a father makes, the more likely he is to read with his children. For mothers,【 C12】_. The higher a womans earnings, the less likely she is to read with her children. Perhaps these findings represent cultural differences【 C13】 _, or maybe its just a case of British parents being【 C14
7、】 _their limited time. American parents are also monitoring their children more closely than in the past, the census reports. For some families,【 C15】 _and in unusual ways. A year-old website, HowsMyN, provides a mini-license plate that parents can【 C16】 _. Passersby who observe a nannys conduct, go
8、od or bad, can【 C17】 _to the parents personal account. In other families,【 C18】 _involves everything from nanny cams in the home to GPS monitoring,【 C19】 _. What parents and grandparents in previous generations could have imagined such high-tech ways of【 C20】 _? 1 【 C1】 2 【 C2】 3 【 C3】 4 【 C4】 5 【 C
9、5】 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 conversations. After each one, you will be asked som
10、e 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） They are made of warm material. （
11、B） They have a hold for the thumb. （ C） They are only for sports. （ D） They are first made by a teenager. （ A） K-K made Wristies because she didnt have gloves. （ B） K-K made the first pair of Wristies on a snowy day. （ C） K-K made the first pair of Wristies when she was ten. （ D） Wristies are long g
12、loves with no fingers. （ A） K-Ks mother had a store. （ B） K-K and her mother had a lot of experience of doing business. （ C） K-K and her mother asked a lot of people for advice. （ D） K-Ks mother didnt give her any help. （ A） in department stores （ B） at the supermarket （ C） at K-Ks home （ D） from K-
13、Ks friends （ A） be creative （ B） listen to your friends advice （ C） dont be afraid to do something new （ D） play in snow in winter （ A） Commuters found it harder than usual to get around in the city. （ B） The Transit Union thought the strike was illegal and imposed a large amount of fine onto the su
14、bway and bus workers. （ C） The Transit Union believed that the fine was too much and decided to appeal. （ D） The mayor said that the strike could cost New York City a considerable portion of its daily output. （ A） They want to continue their negotiation in Hong Kong. （ B） They will push the US to dr
15、ive down the global cotton price. （ C） They want the US to reform its policies with the European Union. （ D） They hope the US will stop providing subsidies to its cotton farmers. （ A） No sufficient security has been provided to the witnesses and lawyers. （ B） Not every defendant has been offered an
16、attorney. （ C） Some lawyers have threatened to boycott the trial. （ D） Saddam Hussein refuses to turn up at the new phase of the trial. （ A） A man was beaten to death in the immigrant community. （ B） Many cars, buses, and commuter trains were torched. （ C） Two teenagers who were reported to have bee
17、n chased by the police were electrocuted. （ D） Many young men hid themselves in a power sub-station. （ A） The United States has proposed a new solution to the nuclear issue of Iran. （ B） Iran hopes to continue its nuclear activities through cooperation with Russia. （ C） Iran welcomes the action take
18、n by the IAEA to refer its nuclear issue to the Security Council. （ D） Iran is looking forward to discussing its nuclear issue with the Europeans. （ A） The difference between a mate nanny and a female nanny. （ B） The difference between a nanny and a sitter. （ C） How to become a nanny in the United S
19、tates. （ D） The job of a nanny. （ A） help the children get dressed （ B） make supper for the children （ C） help them with the homework （ D） play together with the children （ A） A manny usually lives with a family. （ B） Manny and nanny are the same thing. （ C） A nanny is not a typical job for a man. （
20、 D） A manny is usually like a father to children. （ A） He went to a special school. （ B） He was trained by his own family. （ C） He was trained by his employers. （ D） He had been a sitter before he became a nanny. （ A） He thinks his job is pretty funny. （ B） He thinks his job is strange. （ C） He thin
21、ks he has a great job. （ D） He is sometimes embarrassed. （ A） why do people fall asleep （ B） three kinds of sleep disorders （ C） the treatment for sleep disorders （ D） staying up too late can be harmful （ A） They will stop breathing. （ B） When they wake up, its hard for them to go back to sleep agai
22、n. （ C） It can happen several hundred times one night. （ D） In the morning, they will remember waking up. （ A） heavy breathing （ B） snoring （ C） feeling tired and sleepy （ D） falling asleep briefly （ A） a condition that interferes with a persons ability to sleep normally （ B） stopping breathing for
23、short periods （ C） difficulty either falling asleep or staying asleep （ D） sudden attacks of deep sleep （ A） There are only three kinds of sleep disorder. （ B） Everyone suffers from serious sleep disorders. （ C） The disorders have confusing symptoms. （ D） Doctors are now able to help people with sle
24、eping problems. 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 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
25、or implied in that passage and write tile letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. 40 You have seen them in movies: scientists who are infallible and coldly objective-little more than animated computers in white lab coats. They take measurements and rec
26、ord results as if the collection of data were the sole object of their lives. The assumption= If one gathers enough facts about something, the relationships between those facts will spontaneously reveal themselves. Nonsense! The myth of the infallible scientist evaporates when one thinks of the numb
27、er of great ideas in science whose originators were correct in general but wrong in detail. The English physicist John Dalton gets credit for modern atomic theory, but his mathematical formulas for calculating atomic weights were incorrect. The Polish astronomer Copernicus, who corrected Ptolemys an
28、cient concept of an Earth-centered universe, nevertheless was mistaken in the particulars of the planets orbits. Luck, too, has played a determining role in scientific discovery. The French chemist Pasteur demonstrated that life does not arise spontaneously from air. But it may have been luck that h
29、e happened to use an easy-to-kill yeast and not the hay bacillus that another, long-forgotten, investigator had chosen for the same experiment. We now know that hay bacillus is heat-resistant and grows even after the boiling that killed Pasteurs yeast. If Pasteur had used the hay bacillus, his “proo
30、f“ would not have materialized. Gregor Mendel, the founder of modern genetics, epitomizes the humanness of the scientist. Plant hybridization intrigued and puzzled Mendel, an Augustinian monk with some training in mathematics and the natural sciences. He had read in the professional literature that
31、crosses between certain species regularly yielded many hybrids with identical traits; but when hybrids were crossed, all kinds of strange new combinations of traits cropped up. The principle of inheritance, if there was one, was elusive. Mendel had the basic idea that there might be simple mathemati
32、cal relationships among plants in different generations. To pursue this hypothesis, he decided to establish experimental plots in the monastery garden at Brunn, raise a number of varieties of peas, interbreed them, count and classify the offspring of each generation, and see whether any reliable mat
33、hematical ratios could be deduced. After many years of meticulously growing, harvesting, and counting pea plants, Mendel thought he had something worth talking about. So, in 1865, he appeared before the Brunn Society for the Study of Natural Science, reported on his research, and postulated what hav
34、e since come to be called the Mendelian laws. Society members listened politely but, insofar as anybody knows, asked few questions and engaged in little discussion. It may even be that, as he proceeded, a certain suspicion emerged out of the embarrassed silence. After all, Mendel lacked a degree and
35、 had published no research. Now, if Pasteur had advanced this idea. Mendels assertion that separate and distinct “elements“ of inheritance must exist, despite the fact that he couldnt produce any, was close to asking the society to accept something on faith. There was no evidence for Mendels hypothe
36、sis other than his computations; and his wildly unconventional application of algebra to botany made it difficult for his listeners to understand that those computations were the evidence. Mendel undoubtedly died without knowing that his findings on peas had indeed illuminated a well-nigh universal
37、pattern. Luck had been with him in his choice of which particular traits to study. We now know that groups of genes do not always act independently. Often they are linked, their effect being to transmit a package of traits. Knowing nothing about genes, let alone the phenomenon of linkage, Mendel was
38、 spared failure because the traits that he chose to follow were each controlled separately. The probability of making such a happy choice in random picks is only about 1 in 163! 41 The word “Nonsense!“ conveys the extent to which the author （ A） objects to the tendency of scientists to rely on exist
39、ing data （ B） rejects the way in which scientists are portrayed in the media （ C） is amused at the accidental nature of some scientific findings （ D） opposes the glorification of certain scientists at the expense of others 42 The author cites the example of Copernicus to substantiate which of the fo
40、llowing claims? （ A） The achievements of scientists are not always recognized. （ B） Scientific progress depends on a variety of factors. （ C） Scientists often suffer from professional jealousy and competition. （ D） Noted scientists are not always wholly accurate in their theories. 43 The authors imp
41、ly that in comparison to Mendel, Pasteur （ A） was a more proficient researcher （ B） based his theories on more extensive investigations （ C） possessed a more impressive professional reputation （ D） was more meticulous in his observations 44 The “universal pattern“ in the last paragraph refers to （ A
42、） the way traits usually reappear in succeeding generations （ B） a tendency of botanists to resist purely theoretical proof （ C） the way peas tend to exhibit the quality of linked traits （ D） a similarity between Mendels experiments and those of succeeding geneticists 45 The passage suggests that Me
43、ndels experiments succeeded because （ A） Mendel discovered flaws in his research design and corrected them （ B） Mendel had a thorough understanding of the concept of linked traits （ C） the scientific community finally understood the connection between mathematical computations and heredity （ D） the
44、traits in peas happen to reappear in a distinct and predictable way 45 An eccentric is by definition someone whose behavior is abnormal, someone who refuses to conform to the accepted norms of his society. This, of course, immediately begs the question, “What is normal?“ Most of us, after all, have
45、our quirks and oddities. It may be a passion for entering newspaper competitions, a compulsion for collecting beer mats, a tendency to write indignant letters to the press on every conceivable subject. Eccentricity is the assertion of our individuality. Within most of us that urge is constantly in c
46、onflict with the contrary force. It is as though in the depths of our psyche we have two locomotives head-to- head on the same track, pushing against each other. One is called individualism and the other conformity, and in most of us it is conformity that is more powerful. The desire to be accepted,
47、 loved, appreciated, to feel at one with our fellows, is stronger than the desire to stand out in the crowd, to be our own man, to do our own thing. Notice, for example, how people who have unusual hobbies, strong opinions, or unconventional behaviour, tend to congregate. They form clubs, hold meeti
48、ngs, and organize rallies where they can get together and discuss their common enthusiasms or problems. The important word is “common“. They look for other people with whom they can share what in the normal run of events is regarded by relatives, friends and neighbors as an oddity. A crowd, even a s
49、mall crowd, is reassuring. Probably all of us recognize a tension within ourselves between the two forces of individualism and conformity, for at the same time that most of us are going with the crowd, we tend to resent any suggestion that this is what we are doing. We feel a self-conscious need to assert our individuality as when the belligerent man at the bar informs his small audience, “Well, I say what I think.“ Or the wary stranger to whom we have jus
