2023年英语导游证考试模拟题

全国英语导游人员资格考试模拟题2I.ListeningComprehension(10points)omittedII.GrammarandVocabulary(20points)Directions:Thispartcontains20incompletesentences,beneatheachofwhicharefourchoices,markedA,B,CandD.YouaretomakeONEchoicethatcanbestcompletethesentence.16.Hesaidhewouldbeforevergratefultoyou.,hewouldn’thavestudiedatYale.a.Ifitweren’tforyoub.Hadn’titbeenforyouc.Ifithadbeenforyoud.Wereitforyou17.Allflightsbecauseofthestorm,theydecidedtotakethetrain.a.havingcanceledb.werecanceledc.havingbeencanceledd.havebeencanceled18.Don’tbeabsurd.Therearenoghostexistinganywhereintheworld.a.suchathingasab.suchthingasc.suchthethingsasd.suchathingas19.wehaveallthematerialsready,weshouldbeginthenewtaskatonce.a.Sincethatb.Sincenowc.Bynowd.Nowthat20.Iamnotaveryparticulartourist.isjustasmilefromthattourguidewhoalwayspullsalongface.a.Allthatisneededb.Allwhatisneededc.Thatallisneededd.Whatallisneeded21.Healwaysfeelstoothers;however,heisvirtuallylookeddownuponbyalltheothers.a.inferiorb.superiorc.juniord.senior22.Welearnpronunciationlongbeforewestartlearningtoreadandwrite,andinourearlydaysweonunconsciouslyimitatingthosearoundus.a.wentb.weregoingc.god.havebeengoing23.Weweredeeplyimpressedbythespeaker’o24.Havingbeentakentothescenicresort,.a.thetourguideofferedthetouristsdetailedintroductiontotheplaceb.thetouristswereimmediatelyfascinatedbethebeautyoftheplacec.theplaceattractedthetouristsatonced.ittookthetouristsbysurprise25.Thetourguidelookedthevisitortheeyeandsaid,“Wedon'ttaketips.”a.atb.forc.ind.on26.mainlyfortheinventionoftelephone,AlexanderGrahamBelldevotedhislifetohelpingthedeaf.a.Thoughrememberedb.Rememberedc.Torememberd.Whileremembering27.SomeofthedeafcamefromAustralia.Howabout?a.anotherb.othersc.theleftd.therest28.Whilecrossingthemountainareas,allthemenhadgunsforprotectionlesttheybythebandits.a.wereattackedb.wouldbeattackedc.shouldbeattackedd.mightbeattacked29.Wethoughtshe’dcomejustforavisit,butitseemssheisstaying.a.forgoodb.forlongc.forlongtimed.foranothertime30.Thetravelagencypromisedtodowasinitsabilitytohelpthetourists.a.allb.whatc.thatd..which31.Thesewomenbelievethatitistheirhusbands’businesstomakemoneyandtospendit.a.theyb.theirsc.themd.their32.Thetourguidewasdoinghisbesttohavehisguestaccommodatedinthetime.a.possibleshortestb.possiblyshortestc.shortestpossibled.shortestpossibly33.Uponhearingthenewsofhisson’sdeath,theoldwomanturnedpalebutremained.a.calmb.stillc.welld.quiet34.Afteramoment’s,thetouristwentintothecave.a.suspenseb.hesitationc.postponementd.delay35.thedirectionofthelocalguide,thevisitorswenttotheirroomsrespectively.a.Belowb.Beneathc.Underneathd.UnderIII.ReadingComprehension(15points)Directions:Inthispart,youwillreadthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowednyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices,markedA,B,CandD.YouaretomakeONEchoicethatcanbesteitheranswerthequestionorcompletethestatement.ATheirculturehascausedmostAmericanstoassumenotonlythattheirlanguageisuniversalbutthatthegesturestheyuseareunderstoodbyeveryone.Theydonotrealizethatwavinggood-byeisthewaytosummonapersonfromthePhilippinestoone’sside,orthatinItalyandsomeLatin-Americancountries,curlingthefingertooneselfisasignoffarewell.ThoseprivatecitizenswhosentpackagestotheirtroopsoccupyingGermanyafterWorldWarIIandmarkedthemGIFTtoescapedutypaymentsdidnotbothertofindoutthat“Gift”meanspoisoninGerman.Moreover,theyliketothinkofthemselvesasfriendly,yettheyprefertobeatleast3feetoranarm’slengthawayfromothers.LatinsandMiddleEasternersliketocomecloserandtouch,whichmakesAmericansuncomfortable.Theirlinguisticandculturalblindnessandthecasualnesswithwhichtheytakenoticeofthedevelopedtastes,gestures,customsandlanguagesofothercountries,arelosingtheirfriends,businessandrespectintheworld.EvenintheUnitedStates,theymakefewconcessionstotheneedsofforeignvisitors.Therearenoinformationinfourlanguagesontheirpublicbuildingsormonuments;theydonothavemultilingualguidedtours.Veryfewrestaurantmenushavetranslations,andmultilingualwaiters,bankclerksandpolicemenarerare.TheirtransportationsystemshavemapsinEnglishonlyandoftentheythemselveshavedifficultyunderstandingthem.Whentheygoabroad,theytendtoclusterinhotelsandrestaurantswhereEnglishisspoken.TheattitudesandinformationtheypickupareconditionedbythosenativesthatspeakEnglish.Theirbusinessdealings,aswellasthenation’sdiplomacy,areconductedthroughinterpreters.Formanyyears,AmericaandAmericanscouldgetbywithculturalblindnessandlinguisticignorance.Afterall,Americawasthemostpowerfulcountryofthefreeworld,thedistributorofneededfundsandgoods.Butthatispast.Americandollarsnolongerbuyallgoodthings,andtheyareslowlybeginningtorealizethattheirproperroleintheworldischanging.A1979Harrispollreportedthat55%ofAmericanswanttheircountrytoplayamoresignificantroleintheworldaffair;theywanttohaveahandintheimportantdecisionsofthenextcentury,eventhoughitmaynotalwaysbetheupperhand.36.ItcanbeinferredthatAmericansbeingapproachedtoocloselybyMiddleEasternerswouldmostprobably.a.standstillb.jumpasidec.stepforwardd.drawback37.TheauthorgivesmanyexamplestocriticizeAmericansfortheir.a.culturalself-centerednessb.casualmannersc.indifferencestowardsforeignvisitorsd.arrogancetowardsothercultures38.IncountriesotherthantheirownmostAmericans.a.areisolatedbythelocalpeopleb.arenotwellinformedduetothelanguagebarrierc.tendtogetalongwellwiththenativesd.needinterpretersinhotelsandrestaurants39.Accordingtotheauthor,Americans’culturalblindnessandlinguisticignorancewill.a.affecttheirimageinthenewareab.cutthemselvesofffromtheoutsideworldc.limittheirroleinworldaffairsd.weakenthepositionoftheUSdollar40.Theauthor’sintentioninwritingthisarticleistomakeAmericansrealizethat.a.itisdangeroustoignoretheirforeignfriendsb.itisimportanttomaintaintheirleadingroleintheworldc.itisnecessarytouseseverallanguagesinpublicplacesd.itistimetogetacquaintedwithotherculturesBOccasionallyaccountsofsharkattacksoffAustralia’sbeachesappearinthepressandsendshiversdownreaders’andswimmers’backs.Evenbeforetheonsetofsummer,schoolsoffishandwarmerwatersbringthereal-lifejawspredatorsbacktothesouthernclimate.Australiatakesthesharkmenaceseriously,asitmustbe.Recordsshowthatsince1900therebeenabout100fatalsharkattacks,nearlyallofthemontheeasternsidewheremostpeopledwell.Thenumberoffatalitiesforthisyearisthree,suggestingthatthismaybeoneoftheworstseasonsformanyyearsofattacks.Therearefewdetailsofthenumberofpeoplewhocomefacetofacewithasharkandlive.Buteverysummerlocalnewspapercarryhair-raisingaccountsofbathers,surfersandfishermenmultipliableandgivedailyadviceonhowtoavoidsharkattacks.Inabidtodetertheman-eatersandtoreassureholidaymakers,localauthoritieshavestrungnylonmeshnettingalonglargesectionsofpopularbeaches.Thesetrapsaresetabouthalfamileoffshore,runningparalleltothelandinwaterupto17feetdeep.Theyarenotanchored;theforceofahugetigersharkwouldtearaholeinrigidnetting.In15yearsthenetshavecaughtnearly20,000sharks.Ifanymanagestopasstheseprimarydefenses,therearerowsofbuoyswithbaitsofmeat---therawfleshhidinganine-inchhook---readytoputthesharkstoanend.Thenetsareliftedandcleanedeverydayduringswimmingseason.Anysharksstillaliveinthemeshareshotbeforebeingremoved.Thoughtrapped,theywouldstillbetoodangeroustohandle.Butthenetsofferprotectionforonlysmall,crowdedbeaches.Insomeofthemoreremotecoastalareas,beachesaretoobigandtoounder-utilizedanditwouldnotbeeconomicaltospendmoneyonnetting.Nobodyclaimsthatthenetsaretotallyshark-proof.Criticscomplainthatotherinnocentformsofsealifearealsobeingcaught,includingdolphinsandsmallwhalesandsomemarinebiologistssupporttheirabolitionbecauseofthedamagetheyaredoingtosealife.41.WhendosharksreturntoAustralianbeaches?a.Onlyinsummerb.Evenbeforesummerc.Whenthenetsareliftedandcleanedd.Whentheyseealargecrowdofswimmersthere42.Thereislittle,ifany,informationonwhathappenedwhenasharkattackedpeoplebecausea.victimsseldomcomefacetofacewithsharksattackingthemb.inmostcasesvictimscouldhardlyremembertheirexperienceclearlyc.littleresearchhasbeendoneinthisfieldd.victimsseldomsurvivedtheattackstodescribethemafterwards43.Whatissaidaboutnylonmeshnettinginthepassage?a.Itcanbeusedextensivelyatallbeachesb.Itisavoidedbysharks.c.Itispowerlessagainsthugetigersharks.d.Itdoesnotnecessarilystopsharksfromgoingpast44.Themajorreasonwhynylonmeshmettingisnotusedatbigorremotebeachesis.a.thecostfactorb.thatitisnoteffectiveenoughc.thatotherformsofsealifebecomethevictimsd.thatsomepeopleareagainstit45.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?a.BewareofJawsb.SharksMan-eatersc.AccountsofSharkAttacksd.DifferentWaystoSharkAttacksCThebiggestproblemfacingChileasitpromotesitselfasatouristdestinationtobereckonedwith,isthatitisattheendoftheearth.Itisalsofarsouthtobeaconvenientstoponthewaytoanywhereelseandismuchfartherthanarelativelycheaphalf-day’sflightawayfromthebigtouristmarkets,unlikeMexico,forexample.Chile,therefore,ishavingtofighthardtoattracttourists,toconvincetravelersthatitisworthcominghalfwayroundtheworldtovisit.Butisitsucceeding,notonlyinexistingmarketsliketheUSAandWesternEuropebutinnewterritories,inparticulartheFarEast.Marketsclosertohome,however,arenotbeingforgotten.Morethan50%ofvisitorsofChilestillcomefromitsnearestneighbor,Argentina,wherethecostoflivingismuchhigher.LikeallSouthAmericancountries,Chileseestourismasavaluableearnerofforeigncurrency.Althoughithasbeenfarmoreseriousthanmostinpromotingitsimageabroad.Relativestablepoliticallywithintheregion,ithasbenefitedfromtheproblemssufferedinotherareas.InPeru,guerrillawarfareinrecentyearshasdealtaheavyblowtothetouristindustryandfearofstreetcrimeinBrazilhasreducedtheattractionofRiodeJaneiroasadreamdestinationforforeigners.Chile’sgreateststrengthasatouristdestinationisitgeographicaldiversity.FromtheparchedAtancmaDesertinthenorthtotheAntarcticsnowfieldsofthesouth,itismorethan5,000kmlong.WiththePacificononesideandtheAndeanmountainsontheother,Chileboastsnaturalattractions.ItsbeachesarenotuptoCaribbeanstandardsbutresortssuchasVinadelMararegenerallycleanandunspoiltandhaveahighstandardofservices.ButthetrumpcardistheAndesmountainrange.Thereareanumberofexcellentskiresortswithinonehour’sdriveofthecapital,Santiago,andthenationalparksinthesoutharehometorareanimalandplantspecies.Theparksalreadyattractspecialistvisitors,includingmountaineers,whocometoclimbthetechnicallydifficultpeaks,andthefishermen,luredbythesalmonandtroutintheregion’srivers.AirlinksbetweenChileandtherestoftheworldare,atpresent,relativelypoor.WhileChile’stwolargestairlineshaveextensivenetworkswithinSouthAmerica,theyoperateonlyasmallnumberofroutestotheUnitedStatesandEurope,whileservicestoAsiaarealmostnon-existent.Internaltransportlinksarebeingimprovedandluxuryhotelsarebeingbuiltinoneofitsnationalparks.NorisdevelopmentbeingrestrictedtotheAndes.EasterIslandandChile’sAntarcticTerritoryarealsoonthelistofareaswhereGovernmentbelievesitcancreatetouristsmarkets.Buttherushtoopenhithertoinaccessibleareastomasstourismisnotbeingwelcomedbyeveryone.Indigenousandenvironmentalgroups,includingGreenpeace,saythatmanypartsoftheAndeswillsufferiftheybecomeover-developed.ThereisagenuinefearthatareasofChilewillsuffertheculturaldestructionwitnessedinMexicoandEuropeanresorts.ThepolicyofopeningupAntarcticatotourismisalsopoliticallysensitive.Chilealreadyhaspermanentsettlementsontheiceandmanypeopleseethedecisiontoallowtouriststhereasapoliticalmove,enhancingSantiago’sterritorialclaimoverpartofAntarctica.46.Chileisdisadvantagedinthepromotionofitstourismby.a.geographicallocationb.guerrillawarfarec.politicalinstabilityd.streetcrime47.ManyofChile’stouristsusedtocomefromEXCEPT.a.U.S.Ab.theFarEastc.westernEuroped.herneighbors48.Accordingtotheauthor,Chile’sgreatestattractionis.a.theunspoiltbeachesb.thedryandhotdesertc.thefamousmountainranged.thehighstandardofservices49.Accordingtothepassage,inWHICHareaimprovementisalreadyunderway?a.Facilitiesintheskiresortb.Domestictransportsystemc.AirservicestoAsiad.Roadnetworkinthesouth50.TheobjectiontothedevelopmentofChile’stourismmightbeallEXCEPTthatit.a.isambitiousandunrealisticb.ispoliticallysensitivec.willbringharmtocultured.willcausepollutionintheareaIV.Translation(30points)A.TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish(51-60)andviceversa(61-70)(10points)Directions:Thispartgivesyou10ChineseexpressionstobetranslatedintoEnglish,and10EnglishwordsandexpressiontobetranslatedintoChinese.51.消毒52.失眠53.紫水晶