1、英语翻译中级口译-17 及答案解析(总分：240.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSECTION 1: LIST(总题数：1，分数：20.00)BA: Spot Dictation/BDirection: 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 words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corres
2、ponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.The Asian U(1) /U has taken its toll on Hong Kongs tourist industry, U(2) /U of foreign exchange for the area. VOA Hong Kong correspondent reports on the governments efforts to revitalize U(3) /U of the territorys eco
3、nomy.Hong Kong has been searching for ways to boost its U(4) /U tourist industry. Efforts to lift the territorys ailing sector U(5) /U after the government appointed Mike Rouse as its U(6) /U commissioner for tourism. Mr. Rouse says in order to U(7) /U tourism, the government plans to strengthen its
4、 U(8) /U and to enhance the territorys image as Asias most popular U(9) /U.Hong Kong is still U(10) /U and great center for tourism, and will always be.However, in the last two years, tourism has taken U(11) /U. Last year arrivals were down 23% from 1997 with U(12) /U visitors coming here. The decli
5、ne U(13) /U reduced travel in the region because of the Asian economic crisis. Mr. Rouse says U(14) /U to lift the tourist industry includes promoting entertainment activities in the territory U(15) /U arts and culture events. But what has made tourism officials most excited are the efforts to U(16)
6、 /U the Walt Disney Company to build a Disneyland theme park in Hong Kong. Such a project could attract U(17) /U two million visitors a year and create tens of thousands of jobs. While negotiation continue, several Chinese language newspapers U(18) /U that Wait Disney has chosen Shanghai instead of
7、Hong Kong. Mr. Rouse, who has been leading the team U(19) /U the Disneyland theme park here, says the territory is still very much U(20) /U. Disney official say they will decide by the end of next month on where they will locate their second theme park in Asia.（分数：20.00）(1).（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空
8、项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_二、BB: Listening Co(总题数：2，分数：10.00)BStatements/BDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you
9、will not find them written on the paper; so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
10、（分数：5.00）A.(A) A couple of people left during the discussion.B.(B) All but a few people shared their ideas.C.(C) One person spoke and others listened.D.(D) Not everyone participated in the discussion.A.(A) Pennys sister will arrive in eight days.B.(B) Pennys sister will be staying with her for a wee
11、k.C.(C) Penny is going to see her sister tomorrow.D.(D) Penny and her sister are coming to town soon.A.(A) She would rather work on it than do nothing.B.(B) She will type it next week.C.(C) It took her an entire week to type it.D.(D) She still hasnt quite finished with it.A.(A) Please draw a neat li
12、ne.B.(B) Go head if you have envelopes.C.(C) Are you ready to go?D.(D) Can you explain why you lie?A.(A) Tell me by Tuesday if youre unable to finish.B.(B) Ill accept excuses for absence on Tuesday.C.(C) Youll need more than a liter of water.D.(D) Please help me finish painting this sign.（分数：5.00）A.
13、(A) This case can hold more suits than that one.B.(B) We cant find the other case of suits.C.(C) Can this case fit in with the others?D.(D) Cant we put another suit into the case?A.(A) American workers tend to stay in one job.B.(B) Crop dusting jobs in American are few.C.(C) The mob moved very slowl
14、y.D.(D) Their relatives live in mobile home.A.(A) He knows about your problem.B.(B) How did you find out about the trouble?C.(C) Can you take care of any difficulties?D.(D) There are homework problems due today.A.(A) He can work better without a computer.B.(B) He is working with a new computer.C.(C)
15、 He has never used a computer in his work.D.(D) He needs a computer for his work.A.(A) I wondered if Joe has finished his research.B.(B) Im interested in his advisors projections.C.(C) I think Joe should have talked to his advisor.D.(D) Im curious to know why Joe hasnt been consulted.三、BTalks and Co
16、nve(总题数：5，分数：20.00)Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully because you will hear the talk or conversation and questions ONLY ONCE. When you hear a question read the four answer cho
17、ices and choose the best answer to that question. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 11-14（分数：4.00）A.(A) The effect of the atmosphere on rainfall.B.(B) How conditions on Earth support life.C.(C) How water originated on Eart
18、h.D.(D) A new estimate of the age of Earth.A.(A) The surface of the ocean is expanding.B.(B) Volcanic activity is increasing.C.(C) The surface of the Earth contains tons of cosmic dust.D.(D) Thousands of comets are colliding with Earths atmosphere.A.(A) Disintegrating comets.B.(B) Gases in the atmos
19、phere.C.(C) Underground water that rose to the surface.D.(D) Water vapor.A.(A) They are found under the oceans.B.(B) They were most active when Earth was first formed.C.(C) Their emissions created the Earths atmosphere.D.(D) Their fumes are mostly water.Questions 15-18（分数：4.00）A.(A) The White House.
20、B.(B) Capitol Hill.C.(C) The Washington Monument.D.(D) The Mall.A.(A) Take the elevator up to the top.B.(B) Get to the observation level.C.(C) Take pictures from high up.D.(D) All of above.A.(A) Madison Drive is a street.B.(B) The tourists have just visited Capitol Hill.C.(C) The Air Space Museum an
21、d the National Gallery are not on the same side of the street.D.(D) The Mall is a park.A.(A) Capitol Hill-the Washington Monument-the White House.B.(B) The Capitol Building-the National Gallery-the Washington Monument.C.(C) The Washington Monument-the Mall-the Air Space Museum.D.(D) The Washington M
22、onument-Capitol Hill-the White House.Questions 19-22（分数：4.00）A.(A) Register when they arrive.B.(B) Bring up to three guests.C.(C) Register their guests.D.(D) Showing membership cards on arrival.A.(A) Theres a charge for the use of the locker.B.(B) Showers are installed in the changing rooms.C.(C) Lo
23、ckers are located in the changing rooms.D.(D) Lockers are used to store personal belongings.A.(A) For 30 minutes only.B.(B) For an hour only.C.(C) Within the booked time only.D.(D) Longer than the booked time.A.(A) Players can eat in the club room.B.(B) Players have to leave the club by 10 oclock.C.
24、(C) The courts are closed earlier than the club room.D.(D) Players can use both the club room and the courts.Questions 23-26（分数：4.00）A.(A) To find out how much air can be pumped into a plane.B.(B) To find out how much air passengers need to breathe at certain altitudes.C.(C) To find what would happe
25、n if the plane crashed in the water.D.(D) To find out if there are any weak parts in the plane that would burst under pressure.A.(A) Because the water pressure is greater than air pressure.B.(B) Because the first Comets crashed in the water.C.(C) Because there is less damage when the explosion takes
26、 place under water.D.(D) Because it is the only way available for engineers to find out which part has cracked.A.(A) In the air.B.(B) On the airfield.C.(C) Under water.D.(D) At the plane manufacturing factory.A.(A) Two important tests of a new airliner before it is put into use.B.(B) How to carry ou
27、t tank test in the water.C.(C) How pilots carry out the test flight.D.(D) How to make a safe passenger plane.Questions 27-30（分数：4.00）A.(A) Name.B.(B) Nationality.C.(C) Address.D.(D) Phone number.A.(A) Essex.B.(B) Edinburgh.C.(C) London.D.(D) The US.A.(A) To come to the office again.B.(B) To wait for
28、 the phone call.C.(C) To call the office.D.(D) To write to the office.A.(A) His phone number is 080945233.B.(B) His digital cameras make and model is Samsung J302.C.(C) He lost his camera on a train from London.D.(D) He will stay in the States for a few months.四、BC: Listening Tr(总题数：1，分数：20.00)BSect
29、ence Translation/BDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in English. You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.（分数：20.00）(1).Email captures the
30、 essence of life at the close of the 20th century with an authority that few other products of digital technology can claim.（分数：4.00）_(2).Our focus in the emerging markets has a number of centre areas; Asia, of all the emerging markets will certainly be the largest in terms of population.（分数：4.00）_(
31、3).Even once to company like our own, the need for continuing education to be able to anticipate and carry out the job which technology is going to require more training than ever before.（分数：4.00）_(4).The requirements for doing job today are changing almost at lightning speed, and part of that is go
32、ing to have been to be handled by much better preparation of students as they come into jobs.（分数：4.00）_(5).The landscape of Britain is always covered with a light haze, which gives the hills and valleys an exquisite softness, so that instead of everything standing out sharply, one thing melts into a
33、nother, like the strange places we see in dreams.（分数：4.00）_五、BPassage Transla(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the cor
34、responding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening.（分数：10.00）(1).Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely in
35、crease our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new ear or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy：we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.（分数：5.00）_(2).Div
36、ersity exists not only between cultures, but also within a single culture. In most British primary and secondary schools, for example, the teacher is the primary provider of required information and rote learning plays an important role in the acquisition of this information. British school leavers
37、who then proceed to university face a new set of academic norms and expectations. Although memorization is still required, far greater emphasis is placed on the critical evaluation of received information.（分数：5.00）_六、BSECTION 2: STUD(总题数：6，分数：60.00)Directions: In this section, you will read several
38、passages. Each passage is followed by several questions based on its content. 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 the letter of the answer you ha
39、ve chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 1-5Feminist sociolinguists, over the course of the last few decades, have conducted studies that they believe support the conclusion that women are routinely discriminated against in English- speaking society. They point to the wo
40、rds used to describe women, as well as the words used to describe society as a whole, as indications that the English language and therefore the English- speaking culture, is slanted towards the advantage of males.The words used to describe women are used as an instrument by feminist sociolinguists
41、to denote an inherent sexism in the English language. Word pairs such as master and mistress and sir and madam, they claim, epitomize such sexism. All of the words in question once held positive connotations but, while the masculine forms have retained their respectable associations, the feminine fo
42、rms have undergone pejoration and now imply sexual promiscuity and other negative characteristics. Feminist researchers assume that such pejoration indicate that the status of women in English-speaking society is relatively low.These researchers also find fault with the use of masculine words to des
43、cribe unisex entities. For example, they feel that there is nothing inherently manly about mankind, the best man for the job, or the common man. Similarly, the use of such constructions as the “the average student is worried about his grades“ indicate to these researchers an inherent sexism in Engli
44、sh that is reflective of the cultures in which they are produced.Carolyn Jacobson, author of Non-sexist Language has proposed a solution to this conundrum. She advocates the elimination of all sexed words in favor of gender-neutral terms. No longer should we refer to actors and actresses or waiters
45、and waitresses, as such dichotomies allow for the possibility of negative connotations being associated with the feminine designation. Likewise, she believes that phrases such as mankind should give way to human kind and that the use of the masculine pronoun as the default should be abandoned in favor of neutral constructions. Thus, when sexism is eliminated from the English language, the culture will be more amenable to the deliverance of women as well.（分数：10.00）(1).The primary purpose of this passage is to _.（分数：2.00）A.compare and contrast ideology in various culturesB.prove a com
