[外语类试卷]高级口译（笔试）模拟试卷43及答案与解析.doc

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1、高级口译（笔试）模拟试卷 43及答案与解析 Part 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. Re

2、member you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. 0 In the ruins of the Palm Beach Hotel you get a powerful sense that an era is drawing to a close that Israels attempt to settle its people on the Gaza Strip is in its last days. 【 C1】 _ the fine sand in front of the beach hotel. But since the Palestinians

3、 launched their uprising against Israelthe intifada【 C2】 _, Gaza has become a violent, dangerous place. People dont come on holiday anymore. The Palm Beach resort complex was abandoned【 C3】 _. The reception area and the dining room have been stripped of their fixtures and fittings. The wind off the

4、sea blows in across floors【 C4】 _. A similar fate awaits everything that Israel has built hereif【 C5】 _ in August, as planned. Some young settlers have been squatting in the hotel as its decayed around them. For Elazaar Elchiam, life is good. He lives for nothing in【 C6】 _. The Mediterranean waves a

5、re just metres away, and Elazaar has a passion for surfing. 【 C7】 _ in one of the nearby settlementswhere red-roofed bungalows surrounded by lawns bake in the summer sun. Elazaar dreads the thought that this may well be his 【 C8】 _. The settlers say Israel is making a mistake. That its handing victo

6、ry to the Palestinian militants who have been attacking Gush Katif for years.【 C9】 _ the possibility that the settlers homes will be treated as the spoils of victory by groups 【 C10】 _. To prevent that, its possible that the army will demolish everything in the days before the Israelis leave. Debbie

7、 Rosen, a mother【 C11】 _ in Gush Katif, said she hates the thought of her home being destroyed. But at the same time she couldnt bear the idea of what she called “【 C12】 _“ taking over the house as they celebrate Israels retreat. Since the Israeli army captured Gaza 【 C13】 _in the Six Day Warits bee

8、n occupied territory. When it moved civilian settlers into the Strip it was breaching the Geneva Conventions 【 C14】 _. This means nothing to settlers like Debbie Rosen. She said she never thought of her home as being 【 C15】 _. For her, Gaza is part of the land that God promised the Jews. The occupat

9、ion may mean nothing to the settlers of Gush Katifbut it means everything【 C16】 _, in the Palestinian town of Khan Younis. For decades, for Palestinian families, the occupation 【 C17】 _ and limits and humiliations in many areas of lifeand its hated. Along the western side of Khan Younis Israeli troo

10、ps man watchtowers that are part of【 C18】 _. And the area has seen many clashes between the army and Palestinian militants. They frequently 【 C19】 _ on the settler communities that they see as being so symbolic of the Israeli presence. The beach used to be an escape from the heat and 【 C20】 _ of Kha

11、n Younis. But to keep the militants out of the settlement zone, the army has blocked the Palestinian road to the sea. Khan Younis has lost its beach. 1 【 C1】 2 【 C2】 3 【 C3】 4 【 C4】 5 【 C5】 6 【 C6】 7 【 C7】 8 【 C8】 9 【 C9】 10 【 C10】 11 【 C11】 12 【 C12】 13 【 C13】 14 【 C14】 15 【 C15】 16 【 C16】 17 【 C17

12、】 18 【 C18】 19 【 C19】 20 【 C20】 Part B Listening Comprehension 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

13、 right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. （ A） Winter Vacation. （ B） Carols by Candlelight. （ C） New Years Eve Celebration. （ D） Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. （ A） Single rooms and double rooms.

14、（ B） A double room and an all-ensuited room. （ C） All-female dorms and all-male dorms. （ D） A double room and some dormitories. （ A） Its too far away from the downtown area of Sydney. （ B） The woman changed her mind and decided to live in dorms instead. （ C） Hostels in the downtown area are almost t

15、he same at that time. （ D） The woman didnt want to book rooms in separated hostels. （ A） $40. （ B） $50. （ C） $70. （ D） $90. （ A） Aguest kitchen. （ B） A lobby with TV. （ C） Balcony and bathroom. （ D） Telephone and fax facilities. （ A） Israelis hope to hold direct peace negotiations with Syrians. （ B）

16、 Israel wants Syria to be peaceful to the neighbors otherwise there could be wars. （ C） Syrians are responsible for miscalculations that lead to a security deterioration. （ D） The Israeli government is delivering military information to Damascus on various diplomatic channels. （ A） The US plan of de

17、ploying a missile defense shield in Central Europe. （ B） The development in Africa. （ C） Trans nuclear program and the security situation in the Middle East. （ D） The Doha Round of the World Trade Organization. （ A） 9. （ B） 5. （ C） 4. （ D） 8. （ A） Because they are trying to discuss whether the penin

18、sula should be a a nuclear-free region. （ B） Because they have never held high-level reconciliation talks in more than half a year since the DPRK nuclear test. （ C） Because they want to pave the way for a resumption of aid to Pyongyang. （ D） Because they are expected to hold even higher level talks

19、after the current brief meeting. （ A） Engender the hatred. （ B） Change sociopolitical posture. （ C） Clarify the misunderstanding. （ D） Lift aid blockade. （ A） Somewhere between Laguna, Pueblo and Mexico. （ B） New Mexico, Alaska and Arizona. （ C） Laguna Pueblo Reservation. （ D） Tucson. （ A） A Laguna

20、Woman. （ B） Rogner 85% of its clients are ages 45 to 60. “Theres been a huge upswing in ourroup-travel business,“ says sales manager Michael Meholic. While plenty of Trek Travels trips are for business groups, the majority are still for folks taking up the sport as a means of maintaining or establis

21、hing social groups and staying connected with kids and grandkids. Among the top trends in cycling-related travel are programs that include children, says Cari Gray, a spokeswoman for Butterfield and Flemish Liberal leader and outgoing Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt. Front-runner Leterme, 46, has spa

22、rked anger by saying that the Belgian nation is an “accident of history“ with “no intrinsic value“, and accusing Francophones of “lacking the mental capacity to learn Dutch“. But even if he emerges as Prime Minister, French speakers should not be too distraught. As Leterme is the son of a Francophon

23、e father, they could even claim he is one of theirs. 56 The writing skill mainly used in the passage is_. （ A） illustration （ B） argumentation （ C） narration （ D） description 57 According to the author, all of the following about Elio Di Rupo are true EXCEPT that_. （ A） he does not speak Flemish wel

24、l （ B） he is not of French origin but he speaks French （ C） he is handicapped （ D） he is publicly known as a gay 58 The election campaign in Belgium is restrained because_. （ A） there is fierce competition among candidates （ B） doing well in the election is no guarantee of getting premiership （ C） t

25、he Flemish and French communities have economic and cultural tensions （ D） a gay man was elected Prime Minister of the country 59 The word “loath“ in the sentence “.both the Flemish and the Walloons are loath to split.“ (Para. 7) is closest in meaning to_. （ A） supportive （ B） hesitate （ C） indiffer

26、ent （ D） reluctant 60 The sentence “.they are itching to smash the Flemish grip on the top job.“ in the first paragraph of the passage can be best paraphrased as_. （ A） they are fighting against Flemish people for the job （ B） they are eager to repeal the Flemish job as Prime Minister （ C） they are

27、eager to suspend the Flemish Prime Minister from his position （ D） they are anxious to lift the Flemish control over the premiership 二、 SECTION 3 TRANSLATION TEST Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. 61 Our

28、 feverish planet badly needs a cure. It was probably always too much to believe that human beings would be responsible stewards of the planet. Yet make a mess we have. If droughts and wildfires, floods and crop failures, collapsing climate-sensitive species and the images of drowning polar bears did

29、nt quiet most of the remaining global-warming doubters, the hurricane-driven destruction of New Orleans did. This past year was the hottest on record in the US. The deceptively normal average temperature this winter masked record-breaking highs in December and record-breaking lows in February. Thats

30、 the sign not of a planet keeping an even strain but of one thrashing through the alternating chills and night sweats of a serious illness. A crisis of this magnitude clearly calls for action that is both bottom-up and top-down. Though there is some debate about how much difference individuals can m

31、ake, there is little question that the most powerful players government and industryhave to take the lead. Still, individuals too can move the carbon needle. Cleaning up the wreckage left by our 250-year industrial bacchanal will require fundamental changes in a society hooked on its fossil fuels. B

32、eneath the grass-roots action, larger tectonic plates are shifting. Science is attacking the problem more aggressively than ever. So is industry. So are architects and lawmakers and urban planners. The world is awakened to the problem in a way it never has been before. Part A Note-taking And Gap-fil

33、ling Directions: In this part of the test you will hear a short talk. You will hear the talk ONLY ONCE. While listening to the talk, you may take notes on the important points so that you can have enough information to complete a gap-filling task on a separate ANSWER BOOKLET. You will not get your A

34、NSWER BOOKLET until after you have listened to the talk. 61 Las Vegas was founded【 B1】 _ years ago and was officially【 B2】 _ in 1905. Since then, Las Vegas has transformed itself into the fastest growing city in the United States. I assumed the city is a fantastic fountain of【 B3】 _ and 【 B4】 _, the

35、 high 【 B5】 _ of Kitsch. I consumed its image from the 【 B6】 _ and 【 B7】 _ in “Oceans Eleven“ to the high rolling【 B8】 _ of Scorseses “Casino“. Youll partake freely of the supposed “【 B9】 _“ the city sells; from gambling, to shopping to the【 B10】 _ of sex. On the【 B11】 _ the city is everything it pr

36、omises to be: home to the【 B12】_ museum, a mini 【 B13】 _ tower, a shiny black pyramid, a【 B14】_ and out of scale replicas of【 B15】 _ St. Marks Square, New Yorks skyline and【 B16】 _Bridge. For the right price, Vegas can make anything possible. It is an unabashed advert for【 B17】 _ and cash. But the t

37、ruth is slightly different. Las Vegas is all about【 B18】 _. Everything that happens here takes on a【 B19】 _ quality. For many people, the ultimate American dream offering anyone who cares to try their【 B20】 _ the chance to get rich quick will never be realised. 62 【 B1】 63 【 B2】 64 【 B3】 65 【 B4】 66

38、 【 B5】 67 【 B6】 68 【 B7】 69 【 B8】 70 【 B9】 71 【 B10】 72 【 B11】 73 【 B12】 74 【 B13】 75 【 B14】 76 【 B15】 77 【 B16】 78 【 B17】 79 【 B18】 80 【 B19】 81 【 B20】 Part B Listening and Translation Task 1 Sentence Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 English sentences. You will hear

39、 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. Task 2 Passage Translation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 English passages. You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. A

40、fter you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening. 88 July 7, 2007. Its not just the day when Eva Longoria of Desperate Housewives fame will get hitched to San Antonio Spurs

41、 star Tony Parker in a castle north of Paris, or when celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck walks down the aisle in Capri, Italy. It may well be the most popular wedding day in history. Superstitious Americans (and apparently one French-born point guard with an NBA championship on the line) have gone to grea

42、t lengths to secure the triple sevens as their wedding date, hoping the lucky numbers will make them lucky in love. (Parker, not Longoria, insisted on the lucky date, claims US Weekly.) “Everyone loves that day because seven is lucky and three times seven is really lucky,“ says Mindy Weiss, the Los

43、Angeles wedding planner in charge of the Longoria-Parker wedding. Longoria sent out Save the Date notices highlighting 777 on the front, “but shes not taking the theme too far,“ says Weiss. Other couples are running wild with it. Brides-to-be are ordering everything from casino-style receptions to d

44、ice-motif napkins and triple-seven lottery tickets as party favors for guests. Theyre serving up seven-course meals and choosing seven kinds of flowers for their bouquets. One wedding planner reserved a hotel room with seven on the door and requested a limo with a 777 license plate. Get ready to see

45、 a lot of black, white and red wedding colors that day. Henry Singleton and Angelina Santiago got their dream date by accident. The couple was originally planning for a July 21 weddingthe three-year anniversary of their first datebut the space they wanted in New Rochelle, N.Y., was double booked and

46、 the vendor offered them the 7th instead. “I was like, really?“ says Singleton. “Thats the most popular day! We feel blessed to have it.“ Singleton and Santiago will incorporate a few seven-related themes: she will have seven bridesmaids, he seven groomsmen; the reception starts at 7 p.m. Singletons

47、 friends are planning a gambling bachelor party, transforming a hotel room into a casino night with black jack and roulette tables. “I dont think Im supposed to really know about it, but I asked for it,“ says Singleton. Those involved in the wedding business had long ago seen a dramatic spike in nup

48、tials planned for July 7. Inquiries for that date began to materialize in 2005 or earlier, more than a year before the usual six to 12 months it takes to book a wedding. The average number of weddings registered on the website The Knot for any Saturday in July is about 12,000, but for 7/7/07 the num

49、ber tripled to 38,000. “It will be the biggest wedding day ever,“ says Carley Roney, editor in chief of The Knot. “Even more than the millennium.“ It certainly helps that the luckiest day of the century happens to fall on a Saturday, right after the Fourth of July. In fact, when Wal-Mart saw how popular the day was, it de