1、英语翻译高级口译-18 及答案解析(总分：279.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSECTION 1 LISTE(总题数：1，分数：20.00)BPart A Spot Dictation/BDirections: 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
2、in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. Self-esteem is the combination of U(1) /U the conviction that you U(2) /U cope with lifes challenges and are worthy of happiness. Self-esteem is the way you talk to yourself about yourself. Self-esteem h
3、as two interrelated aspects; it entails a sense of U(3) /U and a sense of personal worth. It is the U(4) /U self-confidence and self-respect. It is the conviction that one is competent to live and U(5) /U Our self-esteem and self-image are developed by U(6) /U All of us have conscious and unconsciou
4、s memories of all the times U(7) /Uthey are part of the U(8) /U of childhood. This is where the critical voice gets started. Everyone has a U(9) /U. People with low self-esteem simply have a more vicious and demeaning inner voice. Psychologists say that almost every aspect of our livesour personal h
5、appiness, success, relationships with others, U(10) /U are dependent on U(11) /U. The more we have, the better we deal with things. U (12) /U is important because when people experience it, they feel good and look good, they are U(13) /U, and they respond to other people and themselves in healthy, p
6、ositive, growing ways. People who have positive self-esteem know that they are U(14) /U , and they care about themselves and other people. They do not have to U(15) /U by tearing other people down or U(16) /U competent people. Our background largely determines what we will become in personality and
7、more importantly in self-esteem. Where do U(17) /U come from? Many come from our families, since more than 80% of our waking hours up to the age of eighteen are spent U(18) /U. We are who we are because of where weve been. We build Our own brands of self-esteem U(19) /U: fate, the positive things li
8、fe offers, the negative things life offers and our own decisions about U(20) /U, the positives and the negatives.（分数：20.00）(1).（分数：1.00）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:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_二、BPart B Listenin(总题数：4
9、，分数：20.00)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 carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and wri
10、te the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation. （分数：5.00）A.(A) They have been accustomed to being obedient to their parents and teachers.B.(B) They naturally do not need instant gratification bef
11、ore starting to do anything.C.(C) They know they must sit down and work hard before making any progress.D.(D) They are repeatedly told by their parents, friends and neighbors to do so.A.(A) The students can solve a given problem but cannot find the problem themselves.B.(B) They have been disciplined
12、 to be willing to work and make good grades.C.(C) They are generally too timid and too lacking in imagination to ask questions.D.(D) They are not bold and creative enough to break the widely accepted rules.A.(A) In making children see things immediately and to the point.B.(B) In training children to
13、 follow automatically the rules already given.C.(C) In getting children to learn things that require their steady efforts.D.(D) In keeping children quiet, determined and not making jumps.A.(A) Because the latter are not restrained from making imaginative leaps in their study.B.(B) Because American c
14、ulture is too young for people to realize the significance of learning.C.(C) Because the latter have the individual spirit which soars beyond the accepted boundary.D.(D) Because most American people have shown an increasingly great respect for learning.A.(A) Solely to explain why American kids today
15、 are impatient to learn.B.(B) To illustrate in some way that this idea is not correct for education.C.(C) To stress the basic difference between American and Chinese culture.D.(D) To analyze the problems existing in American culture and education.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news. （分
16、数：5.00）A.(A) 95.B.(B) 195.C.(C) 226.D.(D) 251.A.(A) The military rule in the country.B.(B) The governments decision to privatize the banking sector.C.(C) The shortage of food at the detention centre.D.(D) The detention without trial.A.(A) When the plane was trying to take off.B.(B) When the plane wa
17、s landing.C.(C) When the plane was flying across the Cuban-Ecuadorean border.D.(D) When the plane was caught in a storm.A.(A) Electronic commerce will replace traditional ways of doing business in 20 years time.B.(B) Electronic commerce would only supplement traditional ways of doing businesses.C.(C
18、) Electronic commerce is not suitable for their businesses.D.(D) Electronic commerce has to be improved to handle day-to-day transactions.A.(A) Violence is becoming worse over the past week.B.(B) Police used rubber bullets against the looters.C.(C) Looting of ethnic Chinese houses is continuing.D.(D
19、) Troops shot and killed hundreds of rioters.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following interview. （分数：5.00）A.(A) Steel production in the third world.B.(B) Economics about the developed countries.C.(C) Grain trade in northern Europe.D.(D) Cereal production in tropical areas.A.(A) To experience a
20、flood disaster at first hand.B.(B) To study grain trade.C.(C) To make a lecture tour.D.(D) To attend an international conference on grain production.A.(A) She took ferries.B.(B) She had to hire a boat from the locals.C.(C) She walked without any shoes.D.(D) She managed to drive a van.A.(A) Snake bit
21、es.B.(B) Big black ants.C.(C) Worms fleeing from the floods.D.(D) A fatal epidemic disease.A.(A) The government organized relief in conjunction with international charities.B.(B) The government brought down grain prices by selling its stock on the open market.C.(C) The merchants managed to keep thei
22、r stock of grain safe from the flood water.D.(D) The merchants pushed up grain prices twice as much in some areas.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk. （分数：5.00）A.(A) A metropolitan city.B.(B) Seaside beaches.C.(C) A mountainous area.D.(D) Beautiful lakes.A.(A) Because the English peop
23、le enjoy comparatively cheap accommodation there.B.(B) Because a boarding-house can offer bed and breakfast.C.(C) Because the English people would like to experience the different events from the usual hotels or restaurants.D.(D) Because there are whole streets of boarding-houses in most beauty spot
24、s.A.(A) Central building halls.B.(B) Dancing halls.C.(C) Holiday camps.D.(D) Swimming pools.A.(A) In the past decade, more and more local people are encouraged to buy the surplus of cottages.B.(B) Thanks to the development of modern transportation, the town people are willing to buy the unwanted cot
25、tages.C.(C) The price of these cottages has risen so much that nobody can afford to buy them.D.(D) Cottage owners often let the houses in winter but sometimes spend the weekend there.A.(A) The British may be said to be conservative, but they are always pioneers in travelling far away.B.(B) Many Engl
26、ish men, women and children would like to choose the travelling destinations in the continental Europe now.C.(C) Some English people prefer group travels and hotel booking arranged by travel agency when having an outing.D.(D) The British people devote themselves to sight-seeing when they are away an
27、d purchases are of little importance to them.三、BSECTION 2 READI(总题数：4，分数：40.00)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
28、 each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Questions 15 We had been wanting to expand our childrens horizons by taking them to a place that was unlike anything wed been
29、exposed to during our travels in Europe and the United States. In thinking about what was possible from Geneva, where we are based, we decided on a trip to Istanbul, a two-hour plane ride from Zurich. We envisioned the trip as a prelude to more exotic ones, perhaps to New Delhi or Bangkok later this
30、 year, but thought our 11-and 13-year-olds needed a first step away from manicured boulevards and pristine monuments. What we didnt foresee was the reaction of friends, who warned that we were putting our children “in danger,“ referring vaguely, and most incorrectly, to disease, terrorism or just th
31、e unknown. To help us get acquainted with the peculiarities of Istanbul and to give our children a chance to choose what they were particularly interested in seeing, we bought an excellent guidebook and read it thoroughly before leaving. Friendly warnings didnt change our planning, although we might
32、 have more prudently checked with the U. S. State Departments list of trouble spots. We didnt see a lot of children among the foreign visitors during our six-day stay in Istanbul, but we found the tourist areas quite safe, very interesting and varied enough even to suit our son, whose oft-repeated r
33、equest is that we not see “every single“ church and museum in a given city. Vaccinations werent needed for the city, but we were concerned about adapting to the water for a short stay. So we used bottled water for drinking and brushing our teeth, a precaution that may seem excessive, but we all stay
34、ed healthy. Taking the advice of a friend, we booked a hotel a 20-minute walk from most of Istanbuls major tourist sites. This not only got us some morning exercise, strolling over the Karakoy Bridge, but took us past a colorful assortment of fishermen, vendors and shoe shiners. From a teenager and
35、pre-teens view, Istanbul street life is fascinating since almost everything can be bought outdoors. They were at a good age to spend time wandering the labyrinth of the Spice Bazaar, where shops display mounds of pungent herbs in sacks. Doing this with younger children would be harder simply because
36、 the streets are so packed with people; it would be easy to get lost. For our two, whose buying experience consisted of department stores and shopping mall boutiques, it was amazing to discover that you could bargain over price and perhaps end up with two of something for the price of one. They also
37、 learned to figure out the relative value of the Turkish lira, not a small matter with its many zeros.Being exposed to Islam was an important part of our trip. Visiting the mosques, especially the enormous Blue Mosque, was our first glimpse into how this major religion is practiced. Our childrens cu
38、riosity already had been piqued by the five daily calls to prayer over loudspeakers in every corner of the city, and the scarves covering the heads of many women. Navigating meals can be troublesome with children, but a kebab, bought on the street or in restaurants, was unfailingly popular. Since we
39、 had decided this trip was not for gourmets, kebabs spared us the agony of trying to find a restaurant each day that would suit the adults desire to try something new amid childrens insistence that the food be served immediately. Gradually, we branched out to try some other Turkish specialties. Alth
40、ough our son had studied Islam briefly, it is impossible to be prepared for every awkward question that might come up, such as during our visits to the Topkapi Sarayi, the Ottoman Sultans palace. No guides were available so it was do-it-yourself, using our guidebook, which cheated us of a lot of int
41、eresting history and anecdotes that a professional guide could provide. Next time, we resolved to make such arrangements in advance. On his trip, we wandered through the magnificent complex, with its imperial treasures, its courtyards and its harem. The last required a bit of explanation that we wou
42、ld have happily left to a learned third party. （分数：10.00）(1).The couple chose Istanbul as their holiday destination mainly because _.（分数：2.00）A.(A) the city is not too far away from where they livedB.(B) the city is not on the list of the U. S. State DepartmentC.(C) the city is between the familiar
43、and the exoticD.(D) the city is more familiar than exotic(2).Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?（分数：2.00）A.(A) The family found the city was exactly what they had expected.B.(B) Their friends were opposed to their holiday plan.C.(C) They could have been more cautious about bringing kids
44、along.D.(D) They were a bit cautious about the quality of water in the city.(3).We learn from the couples shopping experience back home that _.（分数：2.00）A.(A) they were used to bargaining over priceB.(B) they preferred to buy things outdoorsC.(C) street markets were their favoriteD.(D) they preferred
45、 fashion and brand names(4).The last two paragraphs suggest that to visit places of interest in Istanbul _.（分数：2.00）A.(A) guidebooks are very usefulB.(B) a professional guide is a mustC.(C) one has to be prepared for questionsD.(D) one has to make arrangements in advance(5).The family have seen or v
46、isited all the following in Istanbul EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）A.(A) religious prayersB.(B) historical buildingsC.(C) local-style marketsD.(D) shopping mall boutiquesQuestions 610 Despite Denmarks manifest virtues, Danes never talk about how proud they are to be Danes. This would sound weird in Danish. When
47、 Danes talk to foreigners about Denmark, they always begin by commenting on its tininess, its unimportance, the difficulty of its language, the general small-mindedness and self-indulgence of their countrymen and the high taxes. No Dane would look you in the eye and say “Denmark is a great country“.
48、 You are supposed to figure this out for yourself. It is the land of the silk safety net, where almost half the national budget goes toward smoothing out lifes inequalities, and there is plenty of money for schools, day care, retraining programs, job seminarsDanes love seminar, three days at a study center hearing about waste manage
