上海市中级口译第一阶段笔试听力模拟题1

1、上海市中级口译第一阶段笔试听力模拟题（总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟）一、Part A: Spot Dictation （总题数：1，分数：20.00）Breakfast is supposed to be 1 of the day.But on average we spend just three minutes and 2 on a weekday breakfast- and we"re so pressedfor time that we often eat it 3 .In fact, only half of us eat breakfast at all, 4

2、 . Many prefer to have a lie-in, while othersblame the growing pressure to 5 .Only a third of us now 6 in the kitchen. Some resort to eating it in the bedroom, or even the bathroom, with 7 getting dressed at the same time.Around a fifth manage to eat only 8 because they have so little time, while mo

3、re than a thirdsay they 9 of the day on the bus or train.In Birmingham, 10 said they were too busy on the internet or watching TV in the morning to eatbreakfast.In London 57 percent said the same, and 11 from Bristol and 51 percent of Mancunian agreed.One in seven eat at their desk at least 12 and o

4、ne in five confess to grabbing something asthey 13 and eating it while they walk down the street.But 14 it was the most important meal of the day, and seven in ten always have 15 according to the survey commissioned by Weetabix.Sian Porter, a company 1, said; "Encouragingly, the research indica

5、ted that possibly 1.2 million of us find time to eat a hot breakfast 17 and demonstrates that Brits do understand 18_breakfast, even going as far as 19 it on the bus, or 20 , to try and fit it in."Breakfast is supposed to be 1 of the_day.But on average we spend just three minutes and 2 on a wee

6、kday breakfast- and we"re so pressedfor time that we often eat it 3 ._In fact, only half of us eat breakfast at all, 4 . Many prefer to_have a lie-in, while othersblame the growing pressure to 5 ._Only a third of us now 6 in the_kitchen. Some resort to eating it in the bedroom, or even the bath

7、room, with 7 getting dressed at the same time.Around a fifth manage to eat only 8 because they have so little time, while more than a thirdsay they 9 fhe day on the bus or train.In Birmingham, 10 said they were too busy on the internet or watching TV in the morning to eatbreakfast.In London 57 perce

8、nt said the same, and 11 from Bristol and 51 percent of Mancunian agreed.One in seven eat at their desk at least 12 and one in five confess to grabbing something asthey 13 and eating it while they walk down the street.But 14 it was the most important meal of the day, and seven in ten always have 15

9、according to the survey commissioned by Weetabix.Sian Porter, a company 些_, said; "Encouragingly, the research indicated that possibly 1.2 million of us find time to eat a hot breakfast 17 and demonstrates that Brits do understand 18_breakfast, even going as far as 19 it on the bus, or 20 , to

10、try and fit it in."（分数：20.00）解析：the most important meal 听力原文Breakfast is supposed to be the most important meal of the day.But on average we spend just three minutes and 15 seconds on a weekday breakfast-and we"re so pressed for time that we often eat it standing up.In fact, only half of u

11、s eat breakfast at all, research shows. Many prefer to have a lie-in, while others blame the growing pressure to get to work early.Only a third of us now eat breakfast in the kitchen. Some resort to eating it in the bedroom, or even the bathroom, with 22 percent getting dressed at the same time.Arou

12、nd a fifth manage to eat only half their breakfast because they have so little time, while more than a third say they eat their first meal of the day on the bus or train.In Birmingham, 59 percent said they were too busy on the internet or watching TV in the morning to eat breakfast.In London 57 perc

13、ent said the same, and 52 percent of people from Bristol and 51 percent of Mancunians agreed.One in seven eat at their desk at least one morning a week-and one in five confess to grabbing something as they run out of the door and eating it while they walk down the street.But three-quarters still sai

14、d it was the most important meal of the day, and seven in ten always have a hot breakfast according to the survey commissioned by Weetabix.Sian Porter, a company spokesman, said: Encouragingly, the research indicated that possibly1.2million of us find time to eat a hot breakfast every single morning

15、 and demonstrates that Brits do understand the importance of breakfast, even going as far as eating it on the bus, or in the bathroom, to try and fit it in.解析： 15 seconds解析： standing up解析： research shows解析： get to work early解析： eat breakfast解析： 22 percent解析： half their breakfast解析： eat their first m

16、eal解析： 59 percent解析： 52 percent of people解析： one morning a week解析： run out of the door解析： three-quarters still said解析： a hot breakfast解析： spokesman解析： every single morning解析： the importance of解析： eating解析： in the bathroom二、 Part B: Listening Comprehension（ 总题数： 0，分数： 0.00）I. Stateme nts （总题数：2,分数：15

17、.00）分数： 7.50 ）A. The Government's welfare-to-work policy is not running good.VB. The Government"s welfare-to-work policy is practical and effective.C. The Government's welfare-to-work policy is targeting poverty.D. The Government's welfare-to-work policy is very positive.解析： 听力原文 Po

18、sitive effects of the Government's welfare-to-work policies could be 'swamped' by worsening poverty among people who remain dependent on benefits.A. The Metropolitan Police has six forces.B. These six police forces will spend£ 7.5m.C. The security is more than just these six forces.

19、VD. The security plan will be fully carried out by the Metropolitan Police. 解析： 听力原文 Six police forces are part of the£ 7.5m security plan. The Metropolitan Police is leading, butcalling in colleagues from the City of London and British Transport Police.A. His plan is well accepted.B. His has c

20、ome across a lot of good plans.C. He had problem articulate his nice ideas.VD. People don"t understand the level of pollution in the city.解析： 听力原文 He had an interesting plan for reducing the level of pollution in the city, but it took him a long time to get his ideas across.A. We will take the

21、kids to visit the grandparents.B. The weather is so bad that the kids cannot go to school.C. The kids will visit the grandparents after school.D. Though the weather is nice, the kids cannot visit the grandparents.V解析： 听力原文 If our kids didn"t have to go to school, they could visit the grandparen

22、ts. What a pity it is such a good day.A. The only child loves apples.B. The only child is too dependent and lack problem-solving ability.C. Parents of the only child are not qualified.D. Parents of only child have education problems.V解析： 听力原文 Most parents see their only child as the apple in their e

23、yes and do everything for him or her, but at the same time, they also worry that too much dependence will weaken their child"s problem-solving ability.（分数： 7.50 ）A. Alan reads one book a week now.B. Alan reads four books a week now.VC. Alan reads eight books a week now.D. Alan never reads now.解

24、析： 听力原文 Alan used to read two books a week when he was attending university in Germany, but now he reads twice as many.A. We managed to catch the last bus.B. The last bus left earlier than we had expected.VC. The last bus was at 8:45.D. We arrived at the bus station at nine.解析： 听力原文 Wetook a taxi at

25、 8:20 and arrived at the bus station 25 minutes later, thought there would still be 15 minutes left for the last bus, but were told that the time schedule had changed and the last bus had gone 15 minutes before.A. Mr. Johnson never smokes now.B. Mr. Johnson took the doctor"s advice seriously.VC

26、. Mr. Johnson was suffering from health problems.D. Mr. Johnson was sick and has to quit smoking.解析： 听力原文 After his doctor told him how to stay health, Mr. Johnson hardly ever smokes, though he used to be a chain-smoker.A. The average rate of export for the last nine month is 17%.B. Export gave a be

27、tter performance than import.VC. Import reached more than 13 million tones.D. Export is expected to keep rising.解析： 听力原文 Exports through the region"s ports rose almost 17% during the first nine months of this year to more than 13 million tons, while imports fell.A. David is fired.B. David chang

28、es his office.C. David gets promoted.VD. David earns more than he used to.解析： 听力原文 Because of his hard work, David is to be transferred to the BM"s office next week. He"s sure to get a risen pay.四、n . Talks and Conversations（总题数：5，分数：40.00）（分数： 8.00 ）A. Clothes.VB. Ideas.C. Languages.D. Fo

29、od.解析： 听力原文 In the last 500 years, nothing about people not their clothes, ideas, or languages has changedas much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of a certain kind of tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the

30、1500s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became popular. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely g

31、rown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people died from hunger when the crop failed during the "Potato Famine" of 1845-1846.There are many other foods that have travelled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is

32、 now the world"s largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in many other countries of South America. But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400s.The thing about people that has changed the most isA. South American Indians.B. The Spanish

33、.VC. English people.D. Londoner.解析： 听力原文 Who introduced the original chocolate drink to the rest of the world during the 1500s?A. Spain.B. The New World.VC. England.D. None of the above.解析： 听力原文 Where is potato from?A. Coffee travelled from South America to the Old World.B. Coffee travelled from Eur

34、ope to Ethiopia.C. Brazil produces the greatest amount of coffee.VD. Ethiopia produces the greatest amount of coffee.解析： 听力原文 Which statement is true according to the speaker?（分数： 8.00 ）A. A uniformed policeman whose job is to catch criminals.B. A policeman out of uniform whose job is to track down

35、criminals.VC. An ordinary man who finds out criminals.D. An ordinary policeman whose job is to avoid criminals.解析： 听力原文 A detective is a policeman, but he does not wear a uniform. He works in his ordinary clothes.If he wears a uniform, robbers will know that he is a policeman. Then they will avoid h

36、im."To detect" means "to find out". A detective finds out who does bad things. He can sit in a coffee shop with other customers. He can listen to people talking. Some thieves may want to rob a shop.If they talk, a detective may hear them. Then policemen will hide in the shop. Whe

37、n the thieves come, the policemen will catch them.A detective can go to a football match. He can watch for pickpockets and catch them. Pickpockets are people who steal things from people"s pockets.A detective must be clever, honest and brave. He works hard and helps to protect us.What is a dete

38、ctive?A. To catch thieves.VB. To steal things.C. To put things in people"s pockets.D. To watch the players.解析： 听力原文 What is the job of a detective?A. It is dangerous for thieves to drink coffee.B. All the people who go to a coffee shop are bad.C. Bad men are foolish if they talk too much.VD. Th

39、ieves like to rob coffee shop.解析： 听力原文 What is true according to the speaker?A. Be clever.B. Be honest.C. Be brave.D. All the above.V解析： 听力原文 What qualities does a detective need?（分数： 8.00 ）A. How to improve your reasoning ability.B. Why classical music is popular with math students.C. The differenc

40、e between classical music and rock music.D. The effects of music on the results of math tests.V解析： 听力原文 Do you have a tough math test coming up? Then listen to some classical piano music just before the test. You might end up with a higher score. Researchers at a universityin Californiaconductedan e

41、xperiment. They asked a group of college students to listen to some piano music by a famous 18th century composer before taking a math test. They were surprised to find that the students"scores jumped 8 to 9 points. The music seems to excite nerve activities in the brain, similar to the activit

42、y that occurs when a person is figuring out a math problem. However, the scientists warn that before you get too excited about applying this method to you math test, you should remember that brain exciting effects last only 10 to 15 minutes. Would rock music work as well as the piano music did? No.

43、The scientists say. In fact, the less complex music might even interfere with the brain"s reasoning ability.What is the topic of the speech?A. Because it keeps you calm.B. Because it strengthens your memory.C. Because it stimulates your nerve activity.VD. Because it improves your problem solvin

44、g strategies.解析： 听力原文 Why classical piano music helps a tough math test?A. The effects of music do not last long.VB. Piano music could interfere with your reasoning ability.C. Music, whether classical or rock, helps improve your memory.D. The more you listen to music, the higher your test scores wil

45、l be.解析： 听力原文 Which of the statement is true according to the speaker?A. Yes, rock and the less complex music won"t help at all.VB. Yes, but rock music is an exception.C. Yes, but less complex music is also helpful.D. No, music genre makes no difference.解析： 听力原文 Does music genre have anything t

46、o do with the effect"?（分数： 8.00 ）A. It works faster than the human brain.B. It seldom makes errors.C. It can solve complicated problems.D. It can "think" without information fed into it.V解析： 听力原文 A computer is a machine designed to perform work mathematically and to store and select i

47、nformation that has been fed into it. It is run by either mechanical or electronic means. These machines can do a great deal of complicated work in a very short time. A large computer, for example, can add or subtract nine thousand times a second, multiply a thousand times a second, or divide five h

48、undred times a second. Its percentage of error is about one in a billion digits. It has been estimated that human beings making calculations average about one mistake per two hundred digits. The heart of an electronic computer lies in its vacuum tubes, or transistors. Its electronic circuits work a

49、thousand times faster than the nerve cells in the human brain. A problem that might take a human being two years to solve can be solved by a computer in one minute, but in order to do properly, a computer must be given instruction it must be programmed.Computers can be designed for many specialized

50、purposesthey can be used to prepare payrolls,guide airplane flights, direct traffic, even to play chess. Computers play an essential role in modern automation in many places and factories throughout the world.What is not true about computer?A. Its vacuum tubes.B. Its electronic circuits.C. Computer

51、programs.D. AII of the above.V解析： 听力原文 What heIp the computer work at high speed?A. The advantages and disadvantages of computers.B. The future of the computer.C. The main features of the computer.VD. The scientific principIes of the computer.解析： 听力原文 What is the titIe of the speech?A. It can prepar

52、e payroII.VB. It can teach Ianguages.C. It can write essays.D. It can sweep fIoors.解析： 听力原文 What can a computer do according to the speaker?（分数： 8.00 ）A. They get cIose to nature.B. They are usuaIIy heaIthier than city peopIe.C. They get better and cheaper farm products.D. They are more poIite than

53、city peopIe.V解析： 听力原文 PeopIe Iiving in the country enjoy severaI advantages that peopIe Iiving in the city cannot enjoy.They are in cIose contact with nature. They make friends with trees and stones, cows and dogs.They breathe fresh air. They fight with strong winds. They Iisten to the song of birds

54、.This contact with nature is beneficiaI to heaIth. There are many diseases that are common in the city, but are not to be found in the country. For exampIe, near-sightedness is aImost unknown to country peopIe. PeopIe Iiving in the country can easiIy get fresh vegetabIes, fresh fruit,and fresh miIk.

55、 And they can get them at Iower prices than in the city.Country peopIe are mostIy honest. They say what they mean, and make and keep promises with seriousness. They do not put on airs. They do not assume any manners commonin what we caII poIite society.Which feature of the country peopIe does not be

56、Iong to contact with nature?A. To breathe fresh air.B. To have no diseases common in cities.C. To be in cIose touch with nature.VD. To eat a Iot of fresh vegetabIes.解析： 听力原文 What does "contact with nature" mean?A. They make a Iot of promises without carrying them out.B. They speak their mi

57、nds.VC. They breathe more fresh air.D. They assume poIite manners.解析： 听力原文 How do you understand "They say what they mean"?A. To convince peopIe that country is a better pIace to settIe down.VB. To convince peopIe that city is a better pIace to settIe down.C. To compIain about the city dwe

58、IIers.D. To complain about the country dwellers. 解析： 听力原文 What is the purpose of the speaker?五、Part C: Listening and Translation （ 总题数： 0，分数： 0.00）六、I. Sen te nee Tran slation（总题数：1,分数：15.00）（分数： 15.00 ） 正确答案： （）解析：经济仍处于衰退期, 母亲节消费连续第二年下跌。 美国消费者在今年母亲节的平均消费预计将为 124 美元,比一年前下降 10%还多。 听力原文 The eeonomy is still in a reeession, and for the seeond eonseeutive year, the eonsumption onMother"s Day deelines. U.S. eon