1、上海市中级口译第一阶段笔试分类模拟题 2-(5)及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、听写填空(总题数：2，分数：100.00)“The amount of sleep you get impacts 1 , your risk for accidents, how you perform 2 ,“ said James Walsh, president of the National Sleep Foundation, a non-profit that advocates for 3 . “There“s much more to 4 than how long you
2、 live.“ The study used data from an extensive survey conducted by the American Cancer Society 5 . Women sleeping 6 had 13 percent, 23 percent and 7 dying, respectively, than those who slept 7 hours, 8 . Men sleeping 8, 9 and 10 hours a night had 12 percent, 9 and 34 percent greater risk of dying 10
3、. By contrast, sleeping 11 a night increased the risk for women by only 5 percent, and for men, by 11 percent. Among people who slept just three hours 12 , women had a 13 increase in death, and men had a 19 percent increase, compared with those who slept 7 hours. The study also found that taking 14
4、every day increased the risk of death by 25 percent. Kripke, whose study 15 federal tax dollars, recommended that people should not 16 take pills to get eight hours of sleep. Donald Bliwise, a 17 at Emory University, in Atlanta, said studies had shown that when 18 to sleep however long they wanted,
5、without cues from alarm clocks and watches, 19 14 to 15 hours a day for the first few days. “Everyone,“ Bliwise said, “walks around 20 sleep deprived.“ （分数：50.00）I“ve always known my kids use 21 gear a lot. But my cellphone bill last month really grabbed my 22 . My son had racked up nearly 23 , and
6、had sent nearly as many. That means he was having more than 60 24 via text message every day. 25 , he was out of school for the summer and communicating more with friends 26 . Nevertheless, I had to wonder how he found time to hold down a summer job and complete a college course in between all that
7、27 with his thumb. I was even 28 to learn that my son is normal. “Teenagers with cellphones each send and receive 29 a month on average“, Nielsen Mobile says. Some experts lament that all that keyboard jabber is making our kids stupid unable to read nonverbal cues such as 30 , gestures, posture and
8、other silent signals of mood and attitude. Unlike phones, text messaging doesn“t even allow transmission of tone of 31 . States are cracking down on drivers who text, 32 . My son doesn“t text while driving, and we have discussed the dangers. Beyond that, though, I“m not sure I see 33 critics of this
9、 trend. I“ve posted before on how I initially tried to curb my kids“ texting. But over time, I have seen my son suffer no apparent 34 , and he reaps a big benefit, of easy, continuing contact with many friends. Also, the time he spends texting replaces the hours teens used to spend on the phone: 35
10、dislike talking on the phone, and say they really don“t need to do so to 36 and family. Does texting make kids stupid? I don“t think so. It may make them annoying, when they try to text and talk to you 37 . And it may make them distracted, when buzzing text messages interrupt efforts to noodle out a
11、 calculus problem or finish reading for school. But I don“t see texting 38 teens“ ability to communicate. My son is as attuned to nonverbal cues as any older members of our family. If anything, I have found him 39 and easier to communicate with from afar, because he is constantly available via 40 an
12、d responds with a faithfulness and speed that any mother would find reassuring. （分数：50.00）上海市中级口译第一阶段笔试分类模拟题 2-(5)答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、听写填空(总题数：2，分数：100.00)“The amount of sleep you get impacts 1 , your risk for accidents, how you perform 2 ,“ said James Walsh, president of the National Sleep
13、Foundation, a non-profit that advocates for 3 . “There“s much more to 4 than how long you live.“ The study used data from an extensive survey conducted by the American Cancer Society 5 . Women sleeping 6 had 13 percent, 23 percent and 7 dying, respectively, than those who slept 7 hours, 8 . Men slee
14、ping 8, 9 and 10 hours a night had 12 percent, 9 and 34 percent greater risk of dying 10 . By contrast, sleeping 11 a night increased the risk for women by only 5 percent, and for men, by 11 percent. Among people who slept just three hours 12 , women had a 13 increase in death, and men had a 19 perc
15、ent increase, compared with those who slept 7 hours. The study also found that taking 14 every day increased the risk of death by 25 percent. Kripke, whose study 15 federal tax dollars, recommended that people should not 16 take pills to get eight hours of sleep. Donald Bliwise, a 17 at Emory Univer
16、sity, in Atlanta, said studies had shown that when 18 to sleep however long they wanted, without cues from alarm clocks and watches, 19 14 to 15 hours a day for the first few days. “Everyone,“ Bliwise said, “walks around 20 sleep deprived.“ （分数：50.00）解析：how alert you are 听力原文 “The amount of sleep yo
17、u get impacts how alert you are, your risk for accidents, how you perform at work and school,“ said James Walsh, president of the National Sleep Foundation, a non-profit that advocates for better sleep habits. “There“s much more to life than how long you live.“ The study used data from an extensive
18、survey conducted by the American Cancer Society from 1992 to 1998. Women sleeping 8, 9 and 10 hours a night had 13 percent, 23 percent and 41 percent higher risk of dying, respectively, than those who slept 7 hours, the study found. Men sleeping 8, 9 and 10 hours a night had 12 percent, 17 percent a
19、nd 34 percent greater risk of dying within the study period. By contrast, sleeping five hours a night increased the risk for women by only 5 percent, and for men, by 11 percent. Among people who slept just three hours a night, women had a 33 percent increase in death, and men had a 19 percent increa
20、se, compared with those who slept seven hours. The study also found that taking a sleeping pill every day increased the risk of death by 25 percent. Kripke, whose study was funded by federal tax dollars, recommended that people should not routinely take pills to get eight hours of sleep. Donald Bliw
21、ise, a psychologist at Emory University, in Atlanta, said studies had shown that when people were allowed to sleep however long they wanted, without cues from alarm clocks and watches, they often slept 14 to 15 hours a day for the first few days. “Everyone,“ Bliwise said, “walks around somewhat slee
22、p deprived.“解析：at work and school解析：better sleep habits解析：life解析：from 1992 to 1998解析：8, 9 and 10 hours a night解析：41 percent higher risk of解析：the study found解析：17 percent解析：within the study period解析：five hours解析：a night解析：a night解析：a sleeping pill解析：was funded by解析：routinely解析：psychologist解析：people w
23、ere allowed解析：they often slept解析：somewhatI“ve always known my kids use 21 gear a lot. But my cellphone bill last month really grabbed my 22 . My son had racked up nearly 23 , and had sent nearly as many. That means he was having more than 60 24 via text message every day. 25 , he was out of school f
24、or the summer and communicating more with friends 26 . Nevertheless, I had to wonder how he found time to hold down a summer job and complete a college course in between all that 27 with his thumb. I was even 28 to learn that my son is normal. “Teenagers with cellphones each send and receive 29 a mo
25、nth on average“, Nielsen Mobile says. Some experts lament that all that keyboard jabber is making our kids stupid unable to read nonverbal cues such as 30 , gestures, posture and other silent signals of mood and attitude. Unlike phones, text messaging doesn“t even allow transmission of tone of 31 .
26、States are cracking down on drivers who text, 32 . My son doesn“t text while driving, and we have discussed the dangers. Beyond that, though, I“m not sure I see 33 critics of this trend. I“ve posted before on how I initially tried to curb my kids“ texting. But over time, I have seen my son suffer no
27、 apparent 34 , and he reaps a big benefit, of easy, continuing contact with many friends. Also, the time he spends texting replaces the hours teens used to spend on the phone: 35 dislike talking on the phone, and say they really don“t need to do so to 36 and family. Does texting make kids stupid? I
28、don“t think so. It may make them annoying, when they try to text and talk to you 37 . And it may make them distracted, when buzzing text messages interrupt efforts to noodle out a calculus problem or finish reading for school. But I don“t see texting 38 teens“ ability to communicate. My son is as at
29、tuned to nonverbal cues as any older members of our family. If anything, I have found him 39 and easier to communicate with from afar, because he is constantly available via 40 and responds with a faithfulness and speed that any mother would find reassuring. （分数：50.00）解析：digital communications 听力原文
30、I“ve always known my kids use digital communications gear a lot. But my cellphone bill last month really grabbed my attention. My son had racked up nearly 2,000 incoming text messages, and had sent nearly as many. That means he was having more than 60 two-way communications via text message every da
31、y. Of course, he was out of school for the summer and communicating more with friends from a distance. Nevertheless, I had to wonder how he found time to hold down a summer job and complete a college course in between all that typing with his thumb. I was even more surprised to learn that my son is
32、normal. “Teenagers with cellphones each send and receive 2,272 text messages a month on average“, Nielsen Mobile says. Some experts lament that all that keyboard jabber is malting our kids stupid unable to read nonverbal cues such as facial expressions, gestures, posture and other silent signals of
33、mood and attitude. Unlike phones, text messaging doesn“t even allow transmission of tone of voice or pauses. States are cracking down on drivers who text, and rightly so. My son doesn“t text while driving, and we have discussed the dangers. Beyond that, though, I“m not sure I see as much harm as cri
34、tics of this trend. I“ve posted before on how I initially tried to curb my kids“ texting. But over time, I have seen my son suffer no apparent ill effects, and he reaps a big benefit, of easy, continuing contact with many friends. Also, the time he spends texting replaces the hours teens used to spe
35、nd on the phone; both my kids dislike talking on the phone, and say they really don“t need to do so to stay in touch with friends and family. Does texting make kids stupid? I don“t think so. It may make them annoying, when they try to text and talk to you at the same time. And it may make them distr
36、acted, when buzzing text messages interrupt efforts to noodle out a calculus problem or finish reading for school. But I don“t see texting harming teens“ ability to communicate. My son is as attuned to nonverbal cues as any older members of our family. If anything, I have found him more engaged and
37、easier to communicate with from afar, because he is constantly available via text message and responds with a faithfulness and speed that any mother would find reassuring.解析：attention解析：2,000 incoming text messages解析：two-way communications解析：Of course解析：from a distance解析：typing解析：more surprised解析：2,272 text messages解析：facial expressions解析：voice or pauses解析：and rightly so解析：as much harm as解析：ill effects解析：both my kids解析：stay in touch with friends解析：at the same time解析：harming解析：more engaged解析：text message
