1、中级口译（笔试）模拟试卷 9（无答案）A: Spot DictationDirections: 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. Remember y
2、ou will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.0 Think golf is【C1】_game? Think again. Researchers including Debbie Crews of Arizona State University and John Milton of the University of Chicago have been studying patterns of brain activation in golfers. Their conclusion: the better the golfer, the【C2】_he shows
3、in the seconds before he 【C3】_.Crews, a【C4】_who studies putting, has found that a【C5】_between amateurs and professionals lies in the【C6】_, the seat of logic, analysis,【C7】_and the kinds of thoughts. Professionals, once【C8 】_how to make a shot, follow an【C9】_that renders conscious thought unnecessary
4、.When Milton asked some LPGA golfers what they thought about just before【C10 】_, they answered: nothing. He【C11】_a half-dozen pros and an equal number of amateurs and had them imagine making a specific shot while【C12】_in a functional MRI machine. The amateurs showed far more total brain activation【C
5、13】_of the brain. In particular, amateurs activated the basal gangliainvolved in learning motor functionsand the basal forebrain and amygdale, responsible for,【C14】_, emotions. Some of his【C15】_worried about hitting the ball into the water, which was curious, because he hadnt even【C16】_in describing
6、 the imaginary shot to them.Milton is trying to【C17 】_to stroke and other rehabilitation patients who have to【C18 】_like walking; he recommends putting more【C19】_and improving mental focus. In many【C20】_, it seems, half the game really is 90 percent mental.1 【C1 】2 【C2 】3 【C3 】4 【C4 】5 【C5 】6 【C6 】7
7、 【C7 】8 【C8 】9 【C9 】10 【C10 】11 【C11 】12 【C12 】13 【C13 】14 【C14 】15 【C15 】16 【C16 】17 【C17 】18 【C18 】19 【C19 】20 【C20 】StatementsDirections: In this 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, s
8、o 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.（A）The store warned them not to hold the p
9、arty.（B） They canceled the reception because a storm is likely to come.（C） The reception was disrupted by the storm.（D）They decided not to have the reception in the store because its not big enough to hold one. （A）Besides the office building, an apartment building is to be built too next year.（B） Ex
10、cept for the office building, they also plan to build an apartment house next year.（C） An apartment building is to be built by the side of the office building next year.（D）An office house is going to be built by the side of the apartment house. （A）The plumber said on the phone he would get the leaki
11、ng faucet as soon as possible.（B） The faucet didnt stop leaking until the plumber came.（C） The faucet stopped leaking as soon as the repairperson came.（D）Although Ive phoned the repairperson for many times, he did not come. （A）The director is busy now but she could still help you.（B） The supervisor
12、is too busy to come to your help.（C） Though the supervisor is free now, he can not help you out.（D）The director is having his hands full to help your out. （A）It is compulsory for children to start primary school education at six.（B） Most children go to primary school at an age of six, though five is
13、 OK too.（C） It is compulsory for children to go to primary school before the age of six.（D）Most children start primary school at five, although six is also OK. （A）The latest report will arrive as soon as the decision is made two weeks later.（B） According to the latest report, the committee will not
14、make its decision until two weeks later.（C） The decision can not be made after two weeks if the committee doesnt have the latest report.（D）If only the committee will receive the decision made in the latest report. （A）I missed one science course because of a change in the science requirement for grad
15、uation.（B） I failed in one science course so I can not meet the requirements for graduation.（C） To meet the requirements for graduation, I am taking more than one course.（D）Because of a change in the science requirements for graduation, I am likely to have to take one more course. （A）The buyer has t
16、o pay 5% of the value of the property to be bought in the first place, and pay the rest of the amount on installment with the loan.（B） If the buyer makes a deposit of 95% of the property to be purchased, there will be a 5% discount for the original value.（C） If the buyer makes a deposit of 5% of the
17、 loan, he can have the property to be bought at a 95% discount.（D）The buyer has to pay 5% of the loan as a deposit in the first place, and then pay the rest of it to the property management. （A）It is good to have a nice neighbor as long as possible, and it is bad to get rid of a nasty neighbor.（B） Y
18、ou never get tired of a good book; while you should get rid of a bad one the earlier the better.（C） It is good to have a nice neighbor as long as possible, and a bad neighbor as short as possible.（D）A good book is a good neighbor who will last long, and a bad one is just like a bad neighbor who woul
19、d like to get rid of you. （A）At a lunch in New York, customers were much quicker to pay their red Wine with credit card.（B） The customers at a lunch believed that drinking red wine will make them younger.（C） At a lunch in New York, customers were quick to pay their red wine with credit card because
20、it was the time to close.（D）The customers at a lunch believed that you should take your time to drink red wine. Talks and ConversationsDirections: 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 becau
21、se you will hear the talk or conversation and questions ONLY ONCE, when you hear a question, read the four 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）Australia.（B） Auckland.（C） C
22、hristchurch.（D）New Zealand. （A）Because he could stay with his relatives.（B） Because a trip to that place is within his budget.（C） Because the man wants to improve his English.（D）Because the man Wants to make some new friends. （A）The man wants to leave Australia forever.（B） Christchurch is on the Sou
23、th Island of New Zealand.（C） Auckland is a good place for skiing.（D）The man lost some money in Australia. （A）The man is an Australian.（B） The man wants to become a sailor.（C） The man has decided to join a walking tour.（D）The man does not like sea-traveling. （A）Financial.（B） Personnel.（C） Strategy.（D
24、）Technology. （A）Domestic consumer market share.（B） Turnover.（C） Profits.（D）Costs. （A）The training department no longer do quality assurance training now.（B） The results in the domestic consumer market has dropped and thus is not very satisfactory.（C） The R and it would be discourteous to visit some
25、distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you dont look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and youll see that no one else does either!58 The author thinks that people are_.（A）satisfied with their appearance（B
26、） concerned about appearance in old age（C） far from neglecting what is in fashion（D）reluctant to follow the trends in fashion 59 Fashion magazines and TV advertisements seem to link fashion to_.（A）confidence in life（B） personal dress（C） individual hair style（D）personal future 60 Causes of fashions a
27、re_.（A）uniform（B） varied（C） unknown（D）inexplicable 61 Present-day society is much freer and easier because it emphasizes_.（A）uniformity（B） formality（C） informality（D）individuality 62 Which is the main idea of the last paragraph?（A）Care about appearance in formal situations.（B） Fashion in formal and
28、informal situations.（C） Ignoring appearance in informal situations.（D）Ignoring appearance in all situations. 62 Womens minds work differently from mens. At least, that is what most men are convinced of. Psychologists view the subject either as a matter of frustration or a joke. Now the biologists ha
29、ve moved into this minefield, and some of them have found that there are real differences between the brains of men and women. But being different, they point out hurriedly, is not the same as being better or worse.There is, however, a definite structural variation between the male and female brain.
30、 The difference is in a part of the brain that is used in the most complex intellectual processesthe link between the two halves of the brain.The two halves are linked by a trunkline of between 200 and 300 million nerves, the corpus callosum. Scientists have found quite recently that the corpus call
31、osum in women is always larger and probably richer in nerve fibers than it is in men. This is the first time that a structural difference has been found between the brains of women and men and it must have some significance. The question is “What?“, and if this difference exists, are there others? R
32、esearch shows that present-day women think differently and behave differently from men. Are some of these differences biological and inborn a result of evolution? We tend to think that is the influence of society that produces these differences. But could we be wrong?Research showed that these two h
33、alves of the brain had different functions, and that the corpus callosum enabled them to work together. For most people, the left half is used for word-handling, analytical and logical activities; the right half works on pictures, patterns and forms. We need both halves working together. And the bet
34、ter the connections, the more harmoniously the two halves work. And, according to research findings, women have the better connections.But it isnt all that easy to explain the actual differences between skills of men and women on this basis. In schools throughout the world girls tend to be better th
35、an boys at “language subjects“ and boys better at maths and physics. If these differences correspond with the differences in the hemispheric trunkline, there is an unalterable distinction between the sexes.We shant know for a while, partly because we dont know of any precise relationship between abi
36、lities in school subjects and the functioning of the two halves of tile brain, and we cannot understand how the two halves interact via the corpus callosum. But this striking difference must have some effects and, because the difference is in the parts of the brain involved in intellect, we should b
37、e looking for differences in intellectual processing.63 Which of the following statements is true?（A）Results of scientific research show that biology causes the gender differences.（B） The author holds that nurture rather than nature determines the sex differences.（C） Brain differences point to super
38、iority of one sex over the other.（D）The research shed light on the relationship between the skills and the functioning of the brain. 64 According to the passage, it is commonly believed that brain differences are caused by _ factors.（A）biological（B） psychological（C） physical（D）social 65 “These diffe
39、rences“ in paragraph 5 refer to those in_.（A）skills of men and women（B） school subjects（C） the brain structure of men and women（D）activities carried out by the brains 66 At the end of the passage the author proposes more work on_.（A）the brain structure as a whole（B） the functioning of part of the br
40、ain（C） the distinction between sexes（D）the effects of the corpus callosum 67 What is the main purpose of the passage?（A）To outline the research findings on the brain structure.（B） To explain the link between brain structure and gender differences.（C） To discuss the various factors that cause brain d
41、ifferences.（D）To suggest new areas in brain research. 67 Why do you listen to music? If you should put this question to a number of people, you might receive answers like these: “I like the beat of music,“ “I look for attractive tunefulness,“ “I am moved by the sound of choral singing,“ “I listen to
42、 music for many reasons but I could not begin to describe them to you clearly.“ Answers to this question would be many and diverse, yet almost no one would reply, “Music means nothing to me“. To most of us, music means something; it evokes some response. We obtain some satisfaction in listening to m
43、usic.For many, the enjoyment of music does not rein at a standstill. We feel that we can get more satisfaction from the musical experience. We want to make closer contact with music in order to learn more of its nature; thus we can range broadly and freely in the areas of musical style, form, and ex
44、pression. This book explores ways of achieving these objectives. It deals, of course, with the techniques of music, but only in order to show how technique is directed toward expressive aims in music and toward the listener s musical experience. In this way, we may get an idea of the composers inten
45、tions, for indeed, the composer uses every musical device for its power to communicate and for its contribution to the musical experience.Although everyone hears music differently, there is a common ground from which all musical experiences grow. That source is sound itself. Sound is the raw materia
46、l of music. It makes up the body and substance of all musical activity. It is the point of departure in the musical experience.The kinds of sound that can be used for musical purposes are amazingly varied. Throughout the cultures of the world, East and West, a virtually limitless array of sounds has
47、 been employed in the service of musical expression. Listen to Oriental theatre music, then to an excerpt from a Wagner work; these two are worlds apart in their qualities of sound as well as in almost every other feature, yet each says something of importance to some listeners. Each can stir a list
48、ener and evoke a response in him. All music, whether it is the pulsation of primitive tribal drums or the complex coordination of voices and instruments in an opera, has this feature: it is based upon the power of sound to stir our senses and feelings.Yet sound alone is not music. Something has to h
49、appen to the sound: it must move forward in time. Everything that takes place musically involves the movement of sound. If we hear a series of drumbeats, we receive an impression of movement from one stroke to the next. When sounds follow each other in a pattern of melody, we receive an impression of movement from one tone to the next. All music moves; and because it moves, it is associated with a fundamental truth of existence and experi
