上海市中级口译第一阶段笔试模拟35

1、上海市中级口译第一阶段笔试模拟35（总分：250.00，做题时间：90分钟）一、SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST （总题数：0,分数：0.00）二、A: Spot Dictation （总题数：1,分数：30.00）Certain phrases one commonly hears among Americans which 1 to individualism include: "Do yourown thing. " "I did it my way. " "You"ll have to decide that

2、 for yourself. " "You made your bed,now lie in it. " "If you don"t 2 for yourself, no one else will." "Look out for number one."3 the value they place on individualism is the importance Americans 4 . Americans assume that people need some time to themselves or

3、 some time alone to think about things or recover their 5 . Americans have great difficulty understanding foreigners who always want to be with another person, who 6 .If the parents can afford it, each child will have his or her own bedroom. Having one"s own bedroom, 7 , fixes in a person the n

4、otion that she is 8 a place of her own where she can be by herself,and 9 . She will have her clothes, her books and so on. These things will be hers and no one else"s. Americans assume that people will have their 10 that might never 11 . Doctors, lawyers,psychologists, and others have 12 confid

5、entiality that are 13 information about their clients"14 from becoming 15 .American"s 16 can be hard for foreigners to understand. American"s houses, yards and even offices can 丄.Yet in the minds of Americans, there are boundaries that other people are simply 18 cross. When those boun

6、daries are crossed, an American"s body will 19 and his manner will 20 .Certain phrases one commonly hears among Americans which 1 to individualism include: "Do your own thing. " "I did it my way. " "You"ll have to decide that for yourself. " "You made you

7、r bed, now lie in it. " "If you don"t 2 for yourself, no one else will." "Look out for number one."3 the value they place on individualism is the importance Americans 4 . Americans assume that people need some time to themselves or some time alone to think about things

8、or recover their 5 . Americans have great difficulty understanding foreigners who always want to be with another person, who 6 .If the parents can afford it, each child will have his or her own bedroom. Having one"s own bedroom, 7 , fixes in a person the notion that she is 8 a place of her own

9、where she can be by herself,and 9 . She will have her clothes, her books and so on. These things will be hers and no one else"s. Americans assume that people will have their 10 that might never 11 . Doctors, lawyers,psychologists, and others have 12 confidentiality that are 13 information about

10、 their clients"14 from becoming 15 .American"s 16 can be hard for foreigners to understand. American"s houses, yards and even offices can 17 . Yet in the minds of Americans, there are boundaries that other people are simply 18 cross. When those boundaries are crossed, an American"

11、;s body will 19 and his manner will 20 .（分数：30.00）解析：capture their devotion 解析1-20Certain phrases one commonly hears among Americans which capture their devotion to individualism include. "Do your own thing. " "I did it my way. " "You"ll have to decide that for yourself

12、.""You made your bed, now lie in it. " "If you don"t look out for yourself, no one else will.""Look out for number one."Closely associated with the value they place on individualism is the importance Americans assign to privacy . Americans assume that people n

13、eed some time to themselves or some time alone to think about things or recover their spent psychological energy . Americans have great difficulty understanding foreigners who always want to be with another person, who dislike being alone . If the parents can afford it, each child will have his or h

14、er own bedroom. Having one"s own bedroom, even as an infant , fixes in a person the notion that she is entitled to a place of her own where she can be by herself, and keep her possessions . She will have her clothes, her books and so on. These things will be hers and no one else"s. America

15、ns assume that people will have their private thoughts that might never be shared with anyone . Doctors, lawyers, psychologists, and others have rules governing confidentiality that are intended to prevent information about their clients" personal situations from becoming known to others .Ameri

16、can"s attitude about privacy can be hard for foreigners to understand. American"s houses, yards and even offices can seem open and inviting . Yet in the minds of Americans, there are boundaries that other people are simply not supposed to cross. Whenthose boundaries are crossed, an America

17、n"s body will visibly stiffen and his manner will become cool and aloof .解析：look out解析： Closely associated with解析：assign to privacy解析：spent psychological energy解析：dislike being alone解析：even as an infant解析：entitled to解析：keep her possessions解析：private thoughts解析：be shared with anyone解析：rules gove

18、rning解析：intended to prevent解析：personal situations解析：known to others解析：attitude about privacy解析：seem open and inviting解析：not supposed to解析：visibly stiffen解析：become cool and aloof三、B: Listening Comprehension（总题数：0,分数：0.00）四、Statements （总题数：2,分数：10.00）（分数：5.00 ）A. Now the bottled-water costs 1.5 yuan e

19、ach.B. Now the bottled-water costs 3 yuan each.C. Now the bottled-water costs 4.5 yuan each.VD. Now the bottled-water costs 6 yuan each.解析：解析The bottled-water prices have skyrocketed due to the pollution of the lake. Last week it was 1.5 yuan per bottle, but now it costs triple as much.A. The editor

20、 in chief didn"t know that the figures were accurate.B. The editor in chief expressed doubt about the accuracy of the figures.VC. The editor in chief questioned the reporter about the accuracy of his article.D. The editor in chief had telephoned someone and requested for a draft report.解析：解析The

21、 editor in chief called in question the accuracy of the figures in the draft report of the financial news.A. We should build more schools to ensure our success.B. Education is the very cause we should continue devoting ourselves to.VC. To remain competitive in the global economy, we must be ambitiou

22、s.D. We must commit to our national agenda to remain competitive. 解析： 解析 To remain competitive in the global economy, we must build on the success of such schools and commit to an ambitious national agenda for education.A. They didn"t enjoy the play.B. They only saw the latter half of the play.

23、C. They liked the play.D. They didn't see the play.V解析： 解析 Tom and Amy went to the Grand Theater on Saturday, but they went away only half way through.A. Though sunshine is free, we still need to purchase fuel to operate a solar heating system.B. We need to purchase a solar system before we can

24、use the sunshine.C. If we want to use sunshine for the solar heating system, we must buy fuel first.D. It's not necessary to buy fuel to run a solar heating system.V解析： 解析 There is no need to purchase fuel to operate a solar heating system because sunshine is free to everyone.（分数： 5.00 ）A. Nucle

25、ar energy was expected to substitute electricity totally by the end of 1999.B. Nuclear energy did not produce as much power as the government expected.VC. Nuclear energy was used more than electricity in the last two decades.D. Nuclear energy could produce almost the same power as electricity. 解析： 解

26、析 The government once thought that we would be getting 20% of our electricity from nuclear energyby the 1980s, but nuclear energy still produced only about 12% of our power of 1999.A. We needn't send Jeffrey to an art school because he is already good at painting.B. We should send Jeffrey to an

27、art school because he has shown great interest in painting. VC. We should send Jeffrey to an art school because he is not good at painting.D. We should send Jeffrey to an art school because he is not interested in painting. 解析： 解析 As Jeffrey is really interested in the painting, why don't we sen

28、d him to an art school?A. Our all schedule will be discussed next Monday and Tuesday.B. The Vice President has more meetings than her assistants do.C. The Vice President and her assistants are not available on Monday and Tuesday.VD. The Vice President and her assistants usually have full schedules t

29、wo days a week. 解析： 解析 The Vice President and her assistants have a full schedulewith a series of meetings next Mondayand Tuesday.A. Only college graduates need to look for a job.B. No matter how difficult it is, college students should at least try twice to hunt for a job.C. College graduates shoul

30、d consider what they want to gain in the job.VD. Once you get a job, you will feel superior to others. 解析： 解析 College graduates should by all means hunt for a job. But they should first think over what they really want to get.A. Our company will arrange an exhibit for the Science and Technology Week

31、.VB. Our company has been upset by the city authorities' final decision.C. We are displeased with the arrangement of the Science and Technology WeekD. We have dissuaded the city authorities from setting up the week"s display. 解析： 解析 Our company had decided to set up a display for the city&q

32、uot;s forthcoming Science and Technology Week.五、Talks and Conversations （ 总题数： 5，分数： 20.00）Questions 11-14Questions 11-14（分数： 4.00 ）A. Relaxing at the seashore.VB. Visiting her parents.C. Sailing on a boat.D. Preparing for a race.解析： 解析 11-14M: Hey, Karen. Looks like you got some sun this weekend.W:

33、 Yeah, I guess so. I spent the weekend at the beach.M: Oh yeah? That"s great! Where did you stay?to stay.the beach.obviously?W: Some friends of my parents live out there and they invited me for as long as I wanted M: So what are you doing back here already?W: Oh, I have a paper I need to work o

34、n, and I just couldn"t do any serious studying at M: I don"t blame you. So what did you do out there. I meanbesides lie out in the sun, W: I jogged up and down the beach and I played some volleyball. You know, I never realized how hard it is to run on sand. I couldn"t even get through

35、 a whole game before I had to sit down.It"s much easier to run in the wet sand near the water.M: Not to mention cooler. Did you go swimming?W: I wanted to, but they said the water isn"t warm enough for that until a couple months from now, so I just waded in up to my knees.M: It all sounds

36、so relaxing. I wish I could get away to the beach like that.W: It looks like you could use it. Don"t tell me you spent the weekend in the library again.Q. 11. How did the woman spend last weekend?A. She was invited only for the weekend.B. The weather was too hot.C. She had an appointment.D. She

37、 had schoolwork to do.V解析： 解析 Q. Why did the woman come home so soon?A. She had to, go home.B. She was too tired to continue.VC. She had to finish her schoolwork.D. She was thirsty.解析： 解析 Q. Why did the woman have to stop playing in the volleyball game?A. She doesn"t know how to swim.B. The wat

38、er was too deep.C. The water was too cold.VD. She didn"t have enough time.解析： 解析 Q. Why didn"t the woman go swimming?Questions 15-18Questions 15-18（分数： 4.00 ）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

39、 Biramichi River.D. To conduct a study on fishing in the Biramichi River.V解析： 解析 15-18There are some serious problems in the Biramichi River. The local chamber of commerce, which represents the industry in the area, hired me as a consultant to do a one year study on fishing in the Biramichi River an

40、d write a report for them. This is my report:One of the major problems in the Biramichi River is that the level of oxygen in the water is too low. Several chemicals have displaced the oxygen. This chemical pollution has two sources: the factories which dump polluted water directly into the river and

41、 the local community which dumps untreated human wastes into the river. The local town government has already spent 2 million dollars on waste water treatment projects, but it will cost another 27 million to complete the projects. It will take at least 15 years for the town to collect enough revenue

42、 from taxes to complete these projects. The factories here employ 17,000 people in an area where there is very little alternative employment. It is not economically practical to close or relocate the factories. Also the factories cannot afford to finance chemical treatment plants by themselves. Anot

43、her problem is that the membersof the Biramichi fishing cooperative are overfishing. Fishes are caught when they are on the way upstream to lay eggs. Consequently, not enough fish are left to reproduce in large number. The members of cooperative say that they had already reduced their annual catch b

44、y 50 percent. However, my studies indicate that they took fewer fish because there were fewer fish to catch, not because they were trying to preserve fishes.Q. 15. What was the speaker assigned to do in the past year?A. Lack of oxygen.VB. Overgrowth of water plants.C. Low water level.D. Serious poll

45、ution upstream.解析： 解析 Q. What is one of the problems in the Biramichi River?A. They"ll be closed down.B. They"re going to dismiss some of their employees.C. They"ll be moved to other places.D. They have no money to build chemical treatment plants.V解析： 解析 Q. What does the passage tell

46、us about the factories along the river?A. Because there were fewer fish in the river.VB. 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.解析： 解析 Q. Why was the annual catch of fish

47、in the Biramichi River reduced according to the speaker?Questions 19-22 Questions 19-22 （分数： 4.00 ）A. With a knife.B. On the edge of some metal.C. On some glass.D. On a piece of paper.V解析： 解析 19-22M: Ow! That hurts!W: What happened? Did you cut yourself?M: Yes-on the edge of this paper. How can such

48、 a little cut hurt so much? I"m not even bleeding, but my finger really hurts.W: You know, I read something about that. It turns out that a little cut on a finger can hurta lot more than a big cut somewhere else.M: why? That doesn"t make any sense.W: Actually, it does. There are more nerve

49、 endings in your hands than almost anywhere else in the body, and it"s the nerve endings that allow you to feel pain.M: I guess that"s true.W: Also, a little cut like yours won"t damage the nerve endings, just irritate them. If they were damaged, you"d feel less pain, but the wou

50、nd could be more serious.M: So I suppose I should be happy my finger hurts so much?W: Right. Now go get yourself a bandage.M: Why? You just told me it"s not serious.W: It"s not, but it does seem to be bothering you. Putting a bandage over the cut will keep theskin from drying and will help

51、 keep the skin together. If the skin stays together, the nerve endings won"t be exposed, and the cut will hurt less.Q. 19. How did the man cut himself?A. How much the cut hurt. VB. How deep the cut was.C. How easily he was cut.D. How concerned the woman was.解析： 解析 Q. What surprised the man?A. T

52、he 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.V解析： 解析 Q. According to the woman, what determines how painful a cut is?A. Take a pain reliever.B. Let the cut dry out.C. Keep the cut closed. VD. Go to a doctor.解析： 解析 Q.

53、 What advice does the woman give the man?Questions 23-26Questions 23-26（分数： 4.00 ）A. The advantages of traditional surveying methods.B. Using satellites to communicate with mountain climbers.C. Obtaining new information about a mountain.VD. Controlling satellites from the top of a mountain.解析： 解析 23

54、-26Not long ago, some of you may have read about a team of mountain-climbing scientists who helpedto recalculate the elevation of the highest mountain in the world: Mr. Everest. Of course, theelevation of Mt. Everest was determined many years ago, using traditional surveying methods. But these scien

55、tists wanted to make a more precise measurement using a new method that takes advantage of recent advances in technology. It"s called the Global Positioning System. The GlobalPositioning System uses 24 satellites that circle the Earth. Each of these satellites is constantly sending out signals.

56、 And each signal contains important information that can be used to determine the longitude, latitude, and elevation of any point on the Earth"s surface. Well, in order to use this system to calculate Mt. Everest"s elevation, scientists needed to put a special receiver on its summit to rec

57、eive signals from the satellites. The problem with this was that, in the past, the receivers were much too heavy for climbers to carry. But now these receivers have been reduced to about the size and weight of a hand-held telephone, so climbers were able to take a receiver to the top of Everest and,

58、 from there, to access the satellite system signals that would allow them to determine the precise elevation. And it turns out that the famous peak is actually a few feet higher than was previously thought.Q. 23. What is the talk mainly about?A. To indicate how climbers communicate.B. To show that c

59、limbers enjoyed many comforts.C. To show that modern telephones can work at high latitude.D. To emphasize how small equipment had become.V解析： 解析 Q. Why does the speak mention a hand-held telephone?A. Detailed maps from previous studies.B. Recent advances in technology.VC. Plenty of funding for the study.D. Experience carrying heavy loads up mountains.解析： 解析 Q. According to the talk, what probably contributed most to the success of the new study of Mount Ever