1、上海市中级口译第一阶段笔试模拟 41及答案解析(总分：250.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、SECTION 1: LISTENING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、A: Spot Dictation(总题数：1，分数：30.00)The United States Department of Agriculture 1 for organic food products. The requirements come more than 2 after Congress ordered the development of such rules. Currently, different s
2、tate and 3 establish organic food requirements in the United States. Each group uses its own rules to decide what products may be called organic. Organic food is one of 4 in American agriculture. The Agriculture Department estimates that American farmers sold 5 worth of organic food last year. Farme
3、rs who grow organic food 6 to increase their crops or to control insects and disease. Many people believe that eating organic food is 7 than eating food produced with chemicals. Some people 8 pay more for such food products. 9 says there are more than 10 in the United States who grow food organicall
4、y. Most of them produce only 11 food. Yet, the number of organic farmers is 12 of about 12 percent each year. The new requirements set rules for what food products 13 . For example, at least 95 percent of 14 called organic must be organic. 15 will be permitted to 16 “made with organic ingredients“ i
5、f at least 70 percent of their materials are organic. In addition, a state or private agency approved by the Agriculture Department must document which farms or businesses 17 organic foods. The rules bar the use of genetic engineering, the process of changing the genes of living things. They bar the
6、 use of waste products to 18 to fertilize organic food. They also bar treatments with radiation to kill bacteria on food products. Farmers and food companies have 18 months to start obeying 19 . Americans will begin to see the effect of the rules in their local stores by the summer of 2001. Agricult
7、ure Secretary Dan Glickman 20 . He called them the strongest and most complete organic food rules in the world. （分数：30.00）三、B: Listening Compreh(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Statements(总题数：2，分数：10.00)（分数：5.00）A.You should yell at the manager if you want to complain.B.You should contact the manager if you have an
8、y dissatisfaction.C.You should complain about the manager because it“s all his faults.D.You should argue with the manager about your complaint.A.Many investors have an opportunity to raise the price of houses.B.The real estate markets have more houses for investors recently.C.The return on investmen
9、t in real estate will be substantial for many investors.D.Houses are more expensive now, so the investors dare not buy them anymore.A.Jane ate 1 hot dog.B.Jane ate 3 hot dogs.C.Jane ate 2 hot dogs.D.Jane ate nothing.A.The Greens refused to attend the closing ceremony at the last minute.B.The Greens
10、made a last minute decision to attend the ceremony.C.The Greens didn“t attend the ceremony at the last minute.D.The Greens never change their minds at the last minute.A.Nidia didn“t exercise much.B.Nidia was not a good badminton player.C.Nidia hurt herself because she couldn“t play badminton.D.Nidia
11、 lacked badminton exercise so she played last night.（分数：5.00）A.Sarah gets her head knocked on the door in a rush to deliver the work on time.B.Though Sarah tried her best on the job, she failed the expectation of her boss.C.Sarah worked very hard in the hope of getting promoted.D.Sarah“s boss gave h
12、er an empty promise, even though Sarah has worn herself out on the job.A.I barely had enough time to finish my paper.B.I didn“t hear the phone because I was typing.C.Someone called just as I started to work.D.I was busy with typing and answering a phone call at the same time.A.The better half of the
13、 class decided to cancel the lectureB.Teacher was surprised to find less than half of the class was present, but he decided to give his lecture as originally planned.C.The teacher“s surprising announcement to cancel the lecture led to chaos.D.Unexpectedly, less than half0f class were present.A.The a
14、uthor has included some of her life in the book.B.Like most story-tellers, she is fond of drawing illustration for her book.C.The author is supposed to be experienced at writing friction, yet I find her book bit disappointing.D.Experience and personal imagination is of equal importance to such a sto
15、ry-teller as her.A.Donna should give her friends a chance to explain.B.Donna shouldn“t bother to try to change her friends“ opinion.C.Donna“s friends are too deaf to give any attention to her suggestion.D.Donna should convince her brother to visit her friends.五、Talks and Conversati(总题数：5，分数：20.00)（分
16、数：4.00）A.Complaining to the manager.B.Having a fight with the manager.C.Buying another pair of jeans.D.Trying to get his money back.A.The girl refused to refund the jeans.B.He was given the wrong size.C.The girl deliberately put the jeans in a box.D.The girl didn“t handle his complaint well.A.Apolog
17、etic.B.Reasonable.C.Pathetic.D.Fault-finding.A.The manager was off that day.B.It was the policy that you couldn“t refund your money without the receipt.C.The woman will exchange the man“s jeans for a right size.D.The man was satisfied at last.（分数：4.00）A.They are weather researchers.B.They study huma
18、n health in response to atmospheric conditions.C.They study people“s emotional changes under different weather conditions.D.They forecast weather conditions.A.Increase the number of strokes.B.Increase heart attacks.C.Increase asthma attacks.D.Decrease blood pressure.A.Blood diseases.B.Heart attacks.
19、C.Colds or flu.D.Pneumonia.A.People everywhere have bad headaches during time of forceful winds.B.The weather conditions of the atmosphere greatly influence people“s health, thinking, and feelings.C.Italians have more asthma attacks during times of strong winds.D.In some very hot and humid regions,
20、there are more heart attacks in summer.（分数：4.00）A.The budgets of weddings.B.The business of weddings.C.The planning and execution of weddings.D.The high wedding expenses.(2).A. The wedding budget.B. The wedding breakfast. C. The wedding date. D. The wedding cost.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.A.People resist stan
21、dardization.B.Parents want to reduce the wedding cost.C.Many couples can“t afford more than the price of a hamburger.D.Family members are surprised at the complicated arrangements.A.If friends and relatives give a helping hand in the wedding, the new couple can save some money.B.In the wedding busin
22、ess, 12 billion dollars are spent annually in the U.S.C.The new couples in the US may even spend money on napkins and matchbooks printed with their names and the wedding date.D.If a couple can“t afford the expensive wedding ceremonies and receptions, they can choose to have hamburgers in a fast food
23、 restaurant.（分数：4.00）A.To look for a different lifestyle.B.To enjoy themselves.C.For adventure.D.For education.A.There are 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway.B.It has a dense population.C.There are many museums and palaces.D.It has many towering buildings.A.It is a city of contrasts.B.It po
24、ssesses many historical sites.C.It is an important industrial center.D.It has many big and beautiful parks.A.It helps develop our personalities.B.It enables us to acquire first-hand knowledge.C.It makes our life more interesting.D.It brings about changes in our lifestyle.（分数：4.00）A.At a stationery c
25、ounter.B.At a reception desk of a hotel.C.In the immigration office of an airport.D.In the visa office of an embassy.A.He has lost his own pen.B.He wants to get into conversation with her.C.He cannot find one nearby.D.He has left his pen in Room 803.A.Monday.B.Tuesday.C.Wednesday.D.Thursday.A.He ask
26、s the porter to carry his suitcase to his room.B.He wants a morning call at 7 o“clock the next day.C.He thinks the woman at the reception is very helpful.D.He puts the woman“s pen in his pocket by mistake.六、C: Listening Transla(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Sectence Translation(总题数：1，分数：20.00)（分数：20.00）_八、Passage
27、 Translation(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（分数：10.00）_九、SECTION 2: STUDA SKI(总题数：6，分数：60.00)I remember meeting him one evening with his pushcart. I had managed to sell all my papers and was coming home in the snow. It was that strange hour in downtown New York when the workers were pouring homeward in the twilight
28、. I marched among thousands of tired men and women whom the factory whistles had unyoked. They flowed in rivers through the clothing factory districts, then down along the avenues to the East Side. I met my father near Cooper Union. I recognized him, a hunched, frozen figure in an old overcoat stand
29、ing by a banana cart. He looked so lonely, the tears came to my eyes. Then he saw me, and his face lit with his sad, beautiful smileCharlie Chaplin“s smile. “Arch, it“s Mikey,“ he said. “So you have sold your papers! Come and eat a banana.“ He offered me one. I refused it. I felt it crucial that my
30、father sell his bananas, not give them away. He thought I was shy, and coaxed and joked with me, and made me eat the banana. It smelled of wet straw and snow. “You haven“t sold many bananas today, pop,“ I said anxiously, He shrugged his shoulders. “What can I do? No one seems to want them.“ It was t
31、rue. The work crowds pushed home morosely over the pavements. The rusty sky darkened over New York building, the tall street lamps were lit, innumerable trucks, street cars and elevated trains clattered by. Nobody and nothing in the great city stopped for my father“s bananas. “I ought to yell,“ said
32、 my father dolefully. “I ought to make a big noise like other peddlers, but it makes my throat sore. Anyway, I“m ashamed of yelling, it makes me feel like a fool.“ I had eaten one of his bananas. My sick conscience told me that I ought to pay for it somehow. I must remain here and help my father. “I
33、“ll yell for you, pop,“ I volunteered.“ “Arch, no,“ he said, “go home; you have worked enough today. Just tell momma I“ll be late.“ But I yelled and yelled. My father, standing by, spoke occasional words of praise, and said I was a wonderful yeller. Nobody else paid attention. The workers drifted pa
34、st us wearily, endlessly; a defeated army wrapped in dreams of home. Elevated trains crashed; the Cooper Union clock burned above us; the sky grew black, the wind poured, the slush burned through our shoes. There were thousands of strange, silent figures pouring over the sidewalks in snow, None of t
35、hem stopped to buy bananas. I yelled and yelled, nobody listened. My father tried to stop me at last. “Nu,“ he said smiling to console me, “that was wonderful yelling. Mikey. But it“s plain we are unlucky today! Let“s go home.“ I was frantic, and almost in tears. I insisted on keeping up my desperat
36、e yells. But at last my father persuaded me to leave with him.（分数：10.00）(1).“Unyoked“ in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _.（分数：2.00）A.sent outB.releasedC.dispatchedD.removed(2).Which of the following is intended to be a pair of contrast in the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Huge crowds and lonely i
37、ndividuals.B.Weather conditions and street lamps.C.Clattering trains and peddlers“ yells.D.Moving crowds and street traffic.(3).Which of the following words is NOT suitable to describe the character of the son?（分数：2.00）A.Compassionate.B.Responsible.C.Shy.D.Determined.(4).What is the theme of the sto
38、ry?（分数：2.00）A.The misery of the factory workers.B.How to survive in a harsh environment.C.Generation gap between the father and the son.D.Love between the father and the son.(5).What is the author“s attitude towards the father and the son?（分数：2.00）A.Indifferent.B.Sympathetic.C.Appreciative.D.Difficu
39、lt to tell.The Panorama is not the first model of New York. In 1845 E. Porter Belden, a savvy local who had written the best city guide of its day, set 150 artists, craftsmen, and sculptors to work on what an advertisement in his guide described as “a perfect facsimile of New York, representing ever
40、y street, lane, building, shed, park, fence, bee, and every other object in the city.“ This “Great w0rk of art,“ Belden said, distilled “over 200, 000 buildings, including Houses, Stores and Rear-Buildings“ and two and a half million windows and doors into a twenty-by-twenty-four-foot miniature that
41、 encompassed the metropolis below Thirty-second Street and parts of Brooklyn and Governors Island, all basking under a nearly fifteen-foot-high Gothic canopy decorated with 0il paintings of “the leading business establishments and places of note in the city.“ Alas, every trace of it has vanished. Of
42、 course Belden“s prodigy was far from the first display of model buildings. Since antiquity architects and builders have used miniatures m solve design problems and win support from patrons and public. A recent show at die National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., featured fourteen models created
43、 by Renaissance architects, including the six-ton, fifteen-foot-high model of St. Peter“s that Antonio da Sangallo the Younger built for the pope. Beyond their uses as design tools and propaganda, models have always possessed a curious power to enchant and excite. The sculptor Teremy Lebensohn was d
44、escribing architectural models but could have been characterizing all miniatures when he wrote, “The model offers us a Gulliver“s view of a Lilliputian world, its seduction of scale reinforcing the sense of our powers to control the environment, whether it be unbroken countryside, a city block or th
45、e interior of a room.“ A model 0fthe 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition presented to the city in 1889 is unique in that some of the buildings and details are made of brass and that it is still on display in the basement of what was the Liberal Arts Building at the fair in Philadelphia“s Fairmon
46、t Park. The San Francisco World“s Fair of 1915 featured another New York City model, 550 feet square and complete with a lighting system that highlighted the city“s major features. City models have also miniaturized Denver, San Diego, and San Francisco, the Denver one built during the 1930s with WPA
47、 funding. A re-creation of the city as it appeared in 1860, it includes figures of men, women, and children in period costumes, along with animals and assorted wagons, and is now on display at the Colorado History Museum in Denver. San Diego“s model, in Old Town State Historic Park, was built by Jo Toigo and completed in the 1970s and depicts that city“s Old Town section as it looked a century earlier. Like the Denver model, it includes people, animals and vehicles. A model of San Francisco is in the Environmental Simulation Laboratory in Berkeley, California.
