上海中级口译摸拟试题

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SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(40Minutes)

PartA:SpotDictation

Direction:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerincorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOLET.Rememberyouwillhearthepassageonlyonce.

Earthquakesmay1.rightlybelistedasoneofthemostdestroyingforcesknowntoman:sincerecordsbegantobewrittendown,ithasbeen2.estimatedthatearthquake-relateddestructionhasbeenbeyond3.calculation.Thegreaterpartofsuchdamageandlossoflife4.isduetocollapseofbuildingsandtheeffectsofrockslides,floods,fire,diseaseandotherphenomena5.resultingfromearthquakes,ratherthanduetothequakesthemselves.

The6.greatmajorityofallearthquakesoccurintwospecificgeographicareas.Onesuchareaincludesthe7.PacificOceananditsneighboringareas.Theother8.extendsfromtheEastIndiatotheAtlasMountains,includingtheHimalayas,Iran,Turkey,andAlpineregions.Itisinthesetwogreatzonesthat9.ninetypercentofallearthquakestakeplace.They10.mayhappenanywhereatanytime.11.Intherecentyearstherehavebeen12.indicationsthatearthquakepredictionmaybepossible.13.Byanalyzingchangesinanimalbehavior,patternsof14.movementsintheearth’scrustandfrequencywithwhichminorearthquakes15.areobserved,scientistshaveshownincreasing16.successinanticipatingwhenandwhereearthquakeswilloccur.Asaresult,aworldwide17.earthquakewarningnetworkisalreadyinoperationandhashelpedtoprepareforthe18.greatdestructionthatmightotherwisehavebeentotallyunexpected.

Itisdoubtfulthatmanwillever19.beabletocontrolearthquakes,butashowandwhyearthquakeshappenbecomebetterunderstood,manwillbecomemoreandmoreableto20.dealwiththem.

PartB:ListeningComprehension

1.Statements

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswillbespokenonlyonce,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Nowlet'sbeginwithquestionnumberone.Ifyou’dhadyourcreditcard,youwouldhavepaidbycreditcard.1.(A)Ifyoucouldhavepaidbycreditcard,youwouldhavebroughtthecard.

(B)Youdidn'tbringyourcreditsoyoucouldn’tpaybycreditcard.(C)Afteryoucheckyourcard,youwillbuythecard.(D)Youwillusethecreditcardtobuysomething.

Ittookmelesstimethanusualtocompletemypsychologyassignment.

2.(A)Ifinishedthisassignmentratherquickly.

(B)Iseldomspendmuchtimeonpsychology.(C)Theassignmentwasunusuallylong.

(D)UsuallypsychologyisthelastassignmentIcomplete.

NotonlydidIforgetmyairticket,butalsoIforgotmypassport.3.(A)Iforgotmyplaneticketaswellasmypassport

(B)LuckilyIbroughtmyticketwithme.(C)Ithoughtmypassportwasmyidentity.(D)Ididn’tknowIneededapassport.

Itseemsasifthey’dknowneachotherforyearsinsteadofjusttwohours.4.(A)Theyhaven’tseeneachotherforawhile.

(B)Themettwohoursago

(C)Theyhardlyknowanythingabouteachother.(D)They’vebeenfriendlyforalongtime.

BecauseMarrywasacceptedbytheStateUniversity,herbrotherTomappliedtheretoo.5.(A)MarryandTomwereacceptedattheStateuniversity.

(B)NeitherMarrynorTomwasinterestedinattendingtheStateUniversity.(C)TomdidnotwanttogototheStateUniversitybecauseMarryisthere.(D)NeitherMarrynorTomwasinterestedinattendingtheStateUniversity.(D)TomappliedtotheStateUniversitybecauseMarrywasacceptedthere.ThebookstoreisoutofthetextbooksforAppliedPsychology.

6.(A)TextbooksonAppliedPsychologyarebeingsoldoutsidethebookstore.

(B)TherearenoAppliedPsychologybooksinthebookstore.

(C)ThebookstorehasonlyoneortwotextbooksonAppliedPsychology.(D)BookstoresellingAppliedPsychologydon’topenuntiloneortwoo’clock.Jackwantedalaptopcomputer,butgotadesktopinstead.7.(A)Jackwantedtorepairthecomputerbutgotanewoninstead.

(B)Afterbuyingthelaptop,Jackalsoboughtadesktop.

(C)Jackboughtadesktop,thoughhe’dplannedtobyalaptop.(D)Jackboughttwocomputers.

Imusthaveleftmyglassesathome,becauseIcan'tfinditanywhere.8.(A)Ididn’thavetolookformyglasses.

(B)Ilefthomefortheschoolearlytoday.(C)Ifoundmyglassesinmyclassroom(D)Iforgottobringmyglasses.

Afterwehavetheclassroomdecorated,we’llholdaparty.

9.(A)Wehavetogotoapartyafterwork.

(B)Wewenttoahugepartyaftertheclassroomwasdecorated.(C)Aftersomeonedecoratesthehouseforus,we’llholdaparty.(D)Afterwedecoratethehouseforourselves,we’llholdaparty.

JohnstudiesharderthanBilly,butforsomereasonBillygetshighermarksontheexams.10.(A)Billygetsbettergradesontheexamsbecausehestudiesharder.

(B)John’sexamsareharderthanBilly’s(C)Billydoesn’tstudyashardasJohn.(D)JohnStudiesharderandgetsbettergrades.

I.TalksandConversations

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,you-willhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefully,becauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandthequestionsonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Guide:

WearenowapproachingthefamousStatueofLiberty,whichhaswelcomedvisitorstoNewYorkHarborsince1886.

Andrew:Wow!Lookatit.James:Guide:

Incredibleisn’tit?

ThestatutewasgiventotheUnitedStatesbythepeopleofFrance.ItwasdesignedbytheFrenchsculptorBartholdi.

Andrew:It’sreallyhuge.Dowegettogoinside?James:

Ofcourse.Wecanclimbthestairsallthewayuptothecrown.

Andrew:Stairs?There’snoelevator?James:Guide:

Nottothetop.Butit'sjust142steps.

Letmetellyoualittlemoreaboutthestatuebeforeyouclimbtothetop.Incaseyourarewonderingwhatisthestatueismadeof,ithasaframeworkinsidethat’smadeofiron;theouterskinismadeofcopper.Thecopperskinisonly2.4millimetersthick.Thesupportingframeworkinsidethestatueiswhatholdsthewholethingtogether.

TheStatueofLibertyisamajortouristattraction,andeveryyearabouttwomillionpeoplefromallovertheworldcomeheretovisitit.

Questions11-14

SincewhenhastheStatueofLibertybeeninNewYorkHarbor?11.(A)1886.

(C)1866.

(B)1816.(D)1868

WherewasthedesigneroftheStatueofLibertyFrom?12.(A)USA

(C)France

(B)NewYork(D)UK

WhatistheStatueofLibertymadeof?13.(A)Iron

(C)Marble

(B)Copper(D)Stone

Howmanypeoplevisitstatueeveryyear?14.(A)2,000,000,000

Questions15-18

Today,collegestudentsintheUnitedStatesusemorethanjustbooks,paper,andpenstohelpthemsucceedinschool.Theynowtakeadvantageofsomeofthemostrecentadvancesintechnologytohelpthemsuccessfullyfinishtheireducation.

Internetaccessisagoodexample.Whenstudentsstudylateintothenight,theycan’tgotothelibrary.Today’sstudents,however,candoresearchontheInternet,whichgivesthemup-to-dateinformationthatalibrarycan’tprovide.Indeed,someuniversitiesarenowofferingclassesthroughtheInternet.Thishelpspeoplewhootherwisewouldnotbeabletogotoclasses.Electronicmailalsoprovidesstudentswithaneasierwaytostayintouchwithfamilyandfriendslivingfaraway.

Pagersandportablephonesareanotherexample.Studentstodayarebusywithmorethanjustgettinganeducation.Manyhavejobs.Somealreadyhavefamilies.Goingtoclassesmakesthemfeelcutoff.Apagerorportablephone,however,allowsthemtobeeasilycontactedbyothers.Thismeanstheynolongerfeelstress.Thesecommunicationtoolsalsogivestudentsinstantaccesstotheoutsideworld.Sincemorestudentsaregoingtocollegewhoarenotlongerbetweentheagesof18to22,thesetoolsaremorecommonlyseenoncampus.Forthesestudents,whoareparents,grandparents,orbusinesspeople,suchtoolsarenecessity.Collegestudentsofthemoretraditionalagefindthemusefultoo.Theyfeelsafeknowingtheycaneasilycallforhelpwhentheyareintrouble.ThereisnodoubtthatstudentsinAmericawillbecomemoreandmoreelectronicallyconnectedinthefuture.

BecauseoftherecentadvancesintechnologywhatcantheAmericanstudentsdonow?15.(A)Findinformationthatisnotinthelibrary

(B)Stopusingbooks,paperandpens.(C)Studyatthelibrarymoreoftenthanbefore

(D)Nowborrowbooksfromthelibraryovertheinternet.(C)200,000

(B)2,000,000(D)20,000

WhatistheadvantageofuniversityclassestaughtthroughtheInternet?16.(A)Appealtopeoplewhodon'thavecomputers.

(B)Areusefulforpeoplewhocan’tgotoclasses.(C)Keepstudentsintouchwiththeirfamily(D)Nolongerrequirehumanteachers.

Whatcanmakestudentstodayfeelfreefromstress?17.(A)Pagers(B)Portablephone(C)Internet(D)BothAandBWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

18.(A)Studentsfeelloneliernowasaresultofusingcomputers.

(B)PagersandportablephonesofferstudentsquickaccesstotheInternet.(C)MostcollegeclassesarenowtakenthroughtheInternet.

(D)Studentsuseelectronictoolsforbotheducationalandotherreason.

Questions19-22

Blackisthecolorofmourning.Redsymbolizesdanger,violence,orbloodshed.Ifyouareafraid,you'reyellow.NoneofthesesayingsistrueoutsidetheEnglish-speakingworld.InChinaandKoreawhiteisthecolorofmourning.InRussiaredstandsforbeautyandlife.InItalyandGermanyyou’reyellowwithanger,notwithfear.

Itisnotnecessarytoleaveourownlanguageareatofindcolorcontradictions.AredcapintheUnitedStatesisaporte