1、高级口译（笔试）模拟试卷 42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 The momentum is building ahead of next months G8 summit in Scotland where the leaders of the worlds richest nations will debate what they can do to help some of the worlds poorest. Africa is the priority and the politicians will discuss 【 C1】 _, ending t
3、rade regulations which put the continents economy at a disadvantage, and giving more aid. 【 C2】 _along the coastline, near the continents portsare monuments to exploitation. On the island of Goree, for example,【 C3】 _ Senegal, theres the Slave House. This was the last place many Africans saw before
4、being shipped off【 C4】_ in the Americas or, just as often, to death on the high seas. There are many more places like this【 C5】 _ or so of the African slave trade. When people wonder why Africa is so poor, they need look no further for【 C6】 _. Some people argue that【 C7】 _railways and schools and so
5、 onthe system was principally designed to turn Africa into a【 C8】 _ for the profit of outsiders. Of course, some Africans gained from this period. Chiefs who sold their enemies【 C9】 _, for example, and coastal people who creamed a little off the colonial trade which flowed through their land. But on
6、 the whole,【 C10】 _, the general rule was systematic exploitation. This must, surely, be the basic reason why Africa is poor. You could add that the climate is punishing, that 【 C11】 _, and that todays independent African rulers are far from perfect. All true. But these factors, powerful in recent d
7、ecades, seem marginal when【 C12】 _ that was set for centuries. The solution, or, at least, the project sold as the solution, has been “aid“. Emergency aid, development aid, agricultural aid, economic advice.【 C13】 _. The problem with this solution is that, patently, it hasnt worked. On the whole, Af
8、rica has got poorer. The failure hasnt really been the idea of real aid but【 C14】 _. Clearly, if, in the famous phrase, you “teach a man to fish“, youre probably helping him. But most aid hasnt been like that. Most of it has been “top-down“ aid, money thats given to African governments【 C15】 _ the a
9、id givers. A good proportion of it has been creamed off by the recipient governments officials and【 C16】 _ paid back to the so-called “donors“ in consultancy fees, salaries, cars, houses-and-servants for aid officials,【 C17】 _ of arms. During the Cold War, which only ended in the 1990s, most aid to
10、Africa was never really even【 C18】 _. It was designed to reward client states for supporting or opposing【 C19】 _. This led to inappropriate and sometimes laughable results. Theres an apocryphal tale that does the rounds, for example, of the former Soviet Union, in the 1970s,【 C20】 _ to tropical Guin
11、ea. To be honest, I dont know if this story is true. But I do know of many cases where so-called food aid has destroyed markets for local farmers by driving down prices. 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
12、】 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 some questions. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. Now listen care
13、fully 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） A photographer. （ B） A documenter. （ C） An African artist. （ D） A founder of Tara. （ A） Nearly five million. （ B） Thirty thousa
14、nd. （ C） Over a million. （ D） Innumerable. （ A） They exaggerated what they feel and think about their environment to achieve extraordinary artistic effects. （ B） Their thoughts and struggles are very much like that of modern human today. （ C） The estimated number of their rock images in Africa is ex
15、traordinary. （ D） They didnt know their work might change the way in which African history was previously thought. （ A） Conscious destruction. （ B） Tourism industry. （ C） Theft. （ D） Carelessness. （ A） Tara will make up one of the oldest and most extensive records on Earth of human thought. （ B） Tar
16、a will digitize some 20,000 photographic images of African rock art. （ C） Tara will ask the giants, all Africas leaders and peoples for the help. （ D） Tara will make the photographic images available to scholars worldwide. （ A） Around 150 women from Latin America swarm into the town. （ B） The Spanis
17、h village has hosted a love-in for its male residents. （ C） The population of the village will surpass 4,000 shortly. （ D） The village will pay 45 euros for every female participant. （ A） To discharge a hybrid force made up of AU and UN. （ B） To station its troops in the restive western Sudanese reg
18、ion of Darfur. （ C） To sign a peace deal with one of the rebel groups in Darfur. （ D） To agree to deploy international peace keeping troops to the region. （ A） Luxembourg. （ B） Britain. （ C） France. （ D） Holland. （ A） The 41 -year-old man claimed to be responsible for last Mondays explosion in Nairo
19、bi. （ B） The man released the name and one photograph of a suspect in the mysterious explosion. （ C） The man surrendered to Kenya Police and was immediately put into custody for questioning. （ D） The man was involved in the 1998 US embassy bombing which killed more than 200 people. （ A） 20. （ B） 22.
20、 （ C） 24. （ D） 35. （ A） Because she is hopeful about the outcome of restarting the peace process. （ B） Because it is a pin given by a very important friend of hers. （ C） Because people in the Middle East need a lot of dove pins. （ D） Because the dove pin is like a window of opportunity which will la
21、st very long. （ A） Because she wants to make sure that the democrat system runs successfully in the area. （ B） Because Mahmoud Abbas is not the only really democratically elected leader in the area. （ C） Because the conditions in Gaza have really improved in an unexpected way. （ D） Because people re
22、alize that they have address the current concern in a peaceful way. （ A） American special envoys. （ B） Americas money and commitment. （ C） Americas support in bringing the parties together. （ D） American goods and employment opportunities. （ A） Find all of the terror organizations in the area. （ B）
23、Meet Madame Secretary in person with the new foreign minister. （ C） Dismiss security chiefs that were not doing the job. （ D） Control the violence and getting security under control. （ A） The two-state solution of support. （ B） Israelis withdrawal from Gaza. （ C） The importance of moving forward. （
24、D） The commitments and promises delivered. （ A） To hear inspiring speeches. （ B） To elect a new party leader. （ C） To appraise the partys performance. （ D） To discuss policy. （ A） Having too much influence over the annual conference of the ruling party. （ B） Seeking “power without responsibilitythe
25、prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages“. （ C） Running their papers as “engines“ according to an inappropriate agenda. （ D） Expressing peoples wishes, likes and dislikes without showing respect to the authorities. （ A） To ask Brown to knock the story out by coming up with a better one. （ B） To
26、 ask the interviewee to claim that he was “obsessed“ with the media. （ C） To ask the Prime Minister to announce a war on drugs during the interview. （ D） To ask the interviewer to talk about the new rift between Gordon Brown and Tony Blair. （ A） The Sun. （ B） The Daily Mirror. （ C） The Daily Mail. （
27、 D） The News Briefs. （ A） The Relationship Between Politicians and the Press （ B） The Press: the Resentment of the Politicians （ C） The Prime Ministers and Conservative Newspapers （ D） Report on the Annual Conference of the Ruling Party 一、 SECTION 2 READING TEST Directions: In this section you will
28、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 or implied in that passage and write tile letter of the answer you have chosen
29、in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. 40 Theyre smug, egotistical, and already think they run the country (if not the world). So whats the rest of the nation to do now that three of them are mentioned as White House hopefuls, ready to swap Penn Station for Pennsylvania Avenue? Cringe? C
30、lap? Or just consider somebody else? “Thats pretty sick,“ said Norm Whipple, 59, of Los Angeles, offering a wry grin about the presidential prospects of Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, Republican Rudy Giuliani and unaffiliated New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. “Someone has to keep an eye on th
31、ose New Yorkers.“ The specter of an all-New York November 2008 was raised when Bloomberg, a titular Republican since his 2001 mayoral run, announced last week that he was quitting the GOP to become an independent. His predecessor, Giuliani, is running for the Republican nomination for president, whi
32、le second-term New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is among the Democratic hopefuls. While New Yorkers are all too aware of the differences between the Big Apples big three, folks beyond the Hudson River were not as certain. “I think basically they are the same candidate,“ said Bob House, a Republi
33、can from Des Moines, Iowa. “We all love New York. But when our options are New York, New York, New York, I think people want to see a different life experience.“ Angeles Perry, 65, feeding the slot machines in Las Vegas, saw more similarities than differences among the New York triumvirate. “They ha
34、ve the money,“ said the retiree from Californias Silicon Valley. “And they all have big egos.“ Shes right. Billionaire Bloomberg spent more than $155 million for his two mayoral campaigns, and reports indicated he could drop $500 million on a presidential campaign despite his repeated and coy refusa
35、ls to announce a candidacy. Giuliani and Clinton have millions of dollars on hand. None shrinks from the national spotlight, although its shone a little brighter on some than others. “I know nothing about Bloomberg,“ said Belinda Abelar, 51, a nurse from Los Angeles. “Can you tell me something?“ Alt
36、hough the nations most populous city is regarded by manyincluding its residentsas the nations financial, fashion and cultural capital, it has rarely served as a catapult to the White House. Mayor John V. Lindsays Democratic presidential bid in 1972 was the most recent failure. Statewide office offer
37、ed little promise, either: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, elected in 1932, was the last governor elected president. Oft-mentioned Mario Cuomo, a Democrat, never mounted a campaign, and talk about his GOP successor, George Pataki, making the move was just talk. Attorney Felix Lasarte, 36, brought his 9-y
38、ear-old daughter to see Giuliani speak last week in Hialeah, Fla. He was not bothered by the concept of three New Yorkers vying for the presidency; he even thought their Empire State pedigree was a plus. “Coming from a big city, it really helps the candidate to address the issues that are really rel
39、evant to the country,“ Lasarte said. “Certainly on issues of safety and terrorists, it helps if youre from New York.“ As some people noted, two of the three are not New Yorkers anyway: Giuliani was born in Brooklyn, but Clinton hails from Illinois and Bloomberg still bears a trace of his Boston acce
40、nt. “They just happen to be living in the New York area,“ said Marvin Hall, 57, of Chicago. Hall said he is more concerned with the abilities than their addresses, although a fellow Windy City resident wondered if too many candidates from adjoining zip codes was a good idea. “It doesnt give me heart
41、burn, or cause concern, but you know what?“ said Mary Tripoli, a Chicago court clerk. “I dont think its a great idea. For one thing, its not really representative of the nation.“ 41 The passage is mainly concerned with_. （ A） competition among three New York candidates for US president （ B） the argu
42、ments over the event that three New Yorkers vie for US president （ C） the publics opposition to the big three running for US president （ D） the corruption of the big three in their campaign for US president 42 All of the following are similar in meaning EXCEPT_. （ A） Empire State （ B） Big Apple （ C）
43、 GOP （ D） New York 43 Which of the following feel comfortable with three New Yorkers running for president? （ A） Belinda Abelar. （ B） Angeles Perry. （ C） Bob House. （ D） Felix Lasarte. 44 According to the passage, the big three_. （ A） are Hilary Clinton, Michael Bloomberg and Mario Cuomo （ B） are al
44、l native New Yorkers （ C） feature similar political visions （ D） are very well funded for their campaign 45 Some people dont like the idea of three New Yorkers running for president because_. （ A） New York has rarely served as a catapult to the White House （ B） the three candidates may not well repr
45、esent the nation （ C） New York is not the political capital of the country （ D） they dont know the difference between the big three 45 The dirty little secret about Europes “Grand Tour of Contemporary Art“ this summer is that there simply isnt enough good art to go around. The Grand Tour, of course,
46、 is this years unprecedented coincidence of well-established major art extravaganzasthe Venice Biennale, the bi-annual ArtBasel in Switzerland, the quinquennial Documenta in Kassel, Germanyall of which opened during the same week in mid-June. And theyve even added the Sculpture Project at Muenster i
47、n Germany, which is only held once every 10 years. That means Europes curators have had to hang and install more than 1,400 works by some 400 artists. Clearly, it cant all be of prime quality. In fact, sometimes, theyve had to scrape the bottom of the barrel. “Everybody knows theres just not enough
48、good art to meet this kind of demand,“ says Maria Finders, a London-based art event organizer. “But the positive side of that is that its giving younger artists a chance to emerge.“ Its not hard to tell where the mega-shows are coming up short. At Venice (which carries on till Nov. 21), the large, h
49、aunting installations Felix Gonzales Torres produced for the United States Pavilion are widely admired. So are the oversized photo theatricals of German artist Thomas Demand, like “Embassy“, which reproduces the Niger Embassy room in Rome where the now infamous forged Iraqi “yellowcake uranium“ document was purloined. But a 3-D video “Last Riot“, by the Russian artist team AES+F, purporting to show the cutthroat
