1、中级口译（笔试）模拟试卷 17及答案与解析 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. Rememb
2、er you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. 0 Posters have been put up all over Jakarta, (1) Indonesians to make a success of the peoples consultative assembly. But (2) , theres very little chance of things (3) for President Suharto. Most of the members of the assembly are strong Suharto loyalists. The
3、few who might (4) dissent from re-appointing Mr. Suharto for (5) will not get their voices heard. Most of the assemblys discussions over the next eleven days (6) the public. As he already has (7) of Indonesias most powerful institutions, the armed forces in the (8) Golkar Party, there was never any
4、real possibility of President Subarto (9) , despite the severe economic crisis in Indonesia and the fact that there is (10) corruption and presidents (11) . He is already 76 years old. Critics have described the assembly meetings as (12) a coronation than an election. But Mr. Suharto is taking no ch
5、ances. (13) troops and police have been deployed in Jakarta alone, to prevent any trouble from (14) . Over the past months, towns across Indonesia (15) by food riots and there have been several demonstrations in the capital. (16) is now as high as anyone here can remember, and yet with opposition gr
6、oups fragmented and (17) the security forces head on, theres little chance of Mr. Suharto being forced to (18) Even some of the presidents most strident critics acknowledge that he still has (19) in his hands, and for now, (20) can decide who should replace him and when. Statements Directions: In th
7、is part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you 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 ha
8、ve heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. （ A） Lauren wants people to believe that she is rich. （ B） Lauren was not rich, but she is made to be rich now. （ C） Lauren is not as rich as people believe her to be. （ D） Lauren is pret
9、ty rich after inheriting a fortune. （ A） Jeffery continued to give his opinion on me. （ B） Jeffery cared about me when giving opinions. （ C） Jeffery didnt care what I felt. （ D） Jeffery had a lot of opinions to give on the matter. （ A） Hark work often brings about discomfort in parts of the human bo
10、dy. （ B） If you are nervous, you may hurt yourself in performing this kind of task. （ C） Those staff members who work back to back are hard on each other. （ D） This exercise is to relax your muscles in the neck, the shoulder and the back. （ A） Dr. Carter avoids the company of others whenever possibl
11、e. （ B） Dr. Carter is too busy to have a cup of coffee. （ C） Dr. Carter is a quite sociable person. （ D） Dr. Carter is a lonely man according to his colleagues. （ A） We still have 40 minutes left before departure. （ B） We still have 20 minutes left before departure. （ C） We still have 50 minutes lef
12、t before departure. （ D） We still have 45 minutes left before departure. （ A） You should yell at the manager if you want to complain. （ B） You should contact the manager if you have any dissatisfaction. （ C） You should complain about the manager because its all his faults. （ D） You should argue with
13、 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 investment in real estate will be substantial for many investors. （ D） Houses are more expensive now, so t
14、he 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 made a last minute decision to attend the ceremony. （ C） The Greens d
15、idnt attend the ceremony at the last minute. （ D） The Greens never change their minds at the last minute. （ A） Nidia didnt exercise much. （ B） Nidia was not a good badminton player. （ C） Nidia hurt herself because she couldnt play badminton. （ D） Nidia lacked badminton exercise so she played last ni
16、ght. Talks and Conversations 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
17、 answer choices 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. （ A） Relaxing at the seashore. （ B） Visiting her parents. （ C） Sailing on a boat. （ D） Preparing for a race. （ A） She was invited only f
18、or the weekend. （ B） The weather was too hot. （ C） She had an appointment. （ D） She had schoolwork to do. （ A） She had to, go home. （ B） She was too tired to continue. （ C） She had to finish her schoolwork. （ D） She was thirsty. （ A） She doesnt know how to swim. （ B） The water was too deep. （ C） The
19、 water was too cold. （ D） She didnt have enough time. （ A） To study the problems of local industries. （ B） To find ways to treat human wastes. （ C） To investigate the annual catch of fish in the Biramichi River. （ D） To conduct a study on fishing in the Biramichi River. （ A） Lack of oxygen. （ B） Ove
20、rgrowth of water plants. （ C） Low water level. （ D） Serious pollution upstream. （ A） Theyll be closed down. （ B） Theyre going to dismiss some of their employees. （ C） Theyll be moved to other places. （ D） They have no money to build chemical treatment plants. （ A） Because there were fewer fish in th
21、e river. （ B） Because over-fishing was prohibited. （ C） Because the local Chamber of Commerce tried preserve fishes. （ D） Because the local fishing cooperative decided to reduce its catch. （ A） With a knife. （ B） On the edge of some metal. （ C） On some glass. （ D） On a piece of paper. （ A） How much
22、the cut hurt. （ B） How deep the cut was. （ C） How easily he was cut. （ D） How concerned the woman was. （ A） The amount of skin affected by the cut. （ B） The cause of the cut. （ C） The amount of bleeding. （ D） The number of nerve endings irritated. （ A） Take a pain reliever. （ B） Let the cut dry out.
23、 （ C） Keep the cut closed. （ D） Go to a doctor. （ A） The advantages of traditional surveying methods. （ B） Using satellites to communicate with mountain climbers. （ C） Obtaining new information about a mountain. （ D） Controlling satellites from the top of a mountain. （ A） To indicate how climbers co
24、mmunicate. （ B） To show that climbers enjoyed many comforts. （ C） To show that modern telephones can work at high latitude. （ D） To emphasize how small equipment had become. （ A） Detailed maps from previous studies. （ B） Recent advances in technology. （ C） Plenty of funding for the study. （ D） Exper
25、ience carrying heavy loads up mountains. （ A） To carry information that would help determine elevation. （ B） To provide accurate weather reports. （ C） To relay information from scientists around the world （ D） To indicate which route the mountain climbers should take. （ A） Shes waiting for her fathe
26、r. （ B） Shes having her bicycle repaired. （ C） She wanted to surprise John. （ D） She works there. （ A） To replace his stolen bicycle. （ B） To begin bicycling to work. （ C） To join a bicycle club. （ D） To train for a bicycle race. （ A） Buy a used bicycle. （ B） Buy a racing bicycle. （ C） Replace the t
27、ires on his bicycle. （ D） Sell his old bicycle to the shop. （ A） It must be the right height. （ B） It must have several gears. （ C） It must have good tires. （ D） It must be the right weight. Sectence Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in English. You will hea
28、r 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. 51 The way we contact with each other is changing; email is both the catalyst and instrument of that tremendous and surprising change. 52
29、 Some companies have long boasted about the efficiency, convenience and personalized service that distinguish commerce online. 53 An old enterprise has recently become one of Australias fastest growing industrieswine exports have boomed beyond any Australias wildest dreams. 54 A surprising amount ca
30、n be learned in a short time by those who have clear objectives and are prepared to work consistently, providing that they clear their mind of some prevalent misconceptions. 55 Some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of these life-extending measures, and they argue that people should n
31、ot be forced to go on living when the conditions of life have become unbearable Passage Translation 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
32、the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening. 56 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 incre
33、ase 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. 57 Diversity exist
34、s 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 who then pro
35、ceed 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. 一、 SECTION 2: STUDA SKILLS Directions: In this section, you will read several passages. Each passage is fo
36、llowed 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 have chosen in the correspond
37、ing space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. 57 It is hardly necessary for me to cite all the evidence of the depressing state of literacy. These figures from the Department of Education are sufficient- 27 million Americans cannot read at all, and a further 35 million read at a level that is less than sufficie
38、nt to survive in our society. But my own worry today is less that of the overwhelming problem of elemental literacy than it is of the slightly more luxurious problem of the decline in the skill even of the middle-class reader, of his unwillingness to afford those spaces of silence, those luxuries of
39、 domesticity and time and concentration, that surround the image of the classic act of reading, it has been suggested that almost 80 percent of Americas literate, educated teenagers can no longer read without an accompanying noise (music) in the background or a television screen flickering at the co
40、rner of their field of perception. We know very little about the brain and how it deals with simultaneous conflicting input, but every common-sense intuition suggests we should be profoundly alarmed. This violation of concentration, silence, solitude goes to the very heart of our notion of literacy;
41、 this new form of part-reading, of part-perception against background distraction, renders impossible certain essential acts of apprehension and concentration, let alone that most important tribute any human being can pay to a poem or a piece of prose he or she really loves, which is to learn it by
42、heart. Not by brain, by heart; the expression is vital. Under these circumstances, the question of what future there is for the arts of reading is a real one. Ahead of us lie technical, psychic, and social transformations probably much more dramatic than those brought about by Gutenberg, the German
43、inventor in printing. The Gutenberg revolution, as we now know it, took a long time; its effects are still being debated. The information revolution will touch every fact of composition, publication, distribution, and reading. No one in the book industry can say with any confidence what will happen
44、to the book as weve known it. 58 The picture of the reading ability of the American people, drawn by the author, is _. （ A） rather bleak （ B） fairly bright （ C） very impressive （ D） quite encouraging 59 The authors biggest concern is _. （ A） elementary school childrens disinterest in reading classic
45、s （ B） the surprisingly low rate of literacy in the U. S. （ C） the musical setting American readers require for reading （ D） the reading ability and reading behavior of the middle class 60 A major problem with most adolescents who can read is _. （ A） their fondness of music and TV programs （ B） thei
46、r ignorance of various forms of art and literature （ C） their lack of attentiveness and basic understanding （ D） their inability to focus on conflicting input 61 The author claims that the best way a reader can show admiration for a piece of poetry or prose is _. （ A） to be able to appreciate it and
47、 memorize it （ B） to analyze its essential features （ C） to think it over conscientiously （ D） to make a fair appraisal of its artistic value 62 About the future of the arts of reading the author feels _. （ A） upset （ B） uncertain （ C） alarmed （ D） pessimistic 62 In the 1950s, the pioneers of artifi
48、cial intelligence (AI) predicted that, by the end of this century, computers would be conversing with us at work and robots would be performing our housework. But as useful as computers are, theyre nowhere close to achieving anything remotely resembling these early aspirations for humanlike behavior
49、. Never mind something as complex as conversation: the most powerful computers struggle to reliably recognize the shape of an object, the most elementary of tasks for a ten-month-old kid. A growing group of AI researchers think they know where the field went wrong. The problem, the scientists say, is that AI has been trying to separate the highest, most abstract levels of thought, like language and mathematics, and to duplicate them with logical, step-by-step programs. A new movement in AI, on the other hand, takes a closer look at th
