英语翻译中级口译模拟20

［模拟］英语翻译中级口译模拟20

SECTION1:LISTENINGTESTA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthis

partofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesame

passagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththe

wordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.Writeyouranswer

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Remember

youwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.

CertainphrasesonecommonlyhearsamongAmericanswhich_1_

toindividualisminclude:〃Doyourownthing.〃〃Ididitmyway.〃“You

'llhavetodecidethatforyourself.〃“Youmadeyourbed,nowliein

it.〃〃Ifyoudon't_2_foryourself,nooneelsewill.z，“Lookout

fornumberone.〃

_3_thevaluetheyplaceonindividualismisthe

importanceAmericans_4_.Americansassumethatpeopleneedsome

timetothemselvesorsometimealonetothinkaboutthingsorrecover

their_5_.Americanshavegreatdifficultyunderstanding

foreignerswhoalwayswanttobewithanotherperson,who_6_.

Iftheparentscanaffordit,eachchildwillhavehisorherown

bedroom.Havingone'sownbedroom,_7_,fixesinapersonthe

notionthatsheis_8_aplaceofherownwhereshecanbeby

herself,and_9_.Shewillhaveherclothes,herbooksandsoon.

Thesethingswillbehersandnooneelse's.Americansassumethatpeople

willhavetheir_10_thatmightnever_11_.Doctors,

lawyers,psychologists,andothershave_12_confidentiality

thatare_13_informationabouttheirclients'_14_from

becoming_15—.

American's_16_canbehardforforeignerstounderstand.

American'shouses,yardsandevenofficescan_17_.Yetinthe

mindsofAmericans,thereareboundariesthatotherpeoplearesimply

_18_cross.Whenthoseboundariesarecrossed,anAmerican'sbody

will_19_andhismannerwill_20_.

［听力原文］

CertainphrasesonecommonlyhearsamongAmericanswhichcapturetheir

devotiontoindividualisminclude.〃Doyourownthing.〃〃Ididitmyway.

〃〃You’11havetodecidethatforyourself.〃“Youmadeyourbed,nowlie

init.〃〃Ifyoudon'tlookoutforyourself,nooneelsewill.〃“Look

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outfornumberone.

Closelyassociatedwiththevaluetheyplaceonindividualismisthe

importanceAmericansassigntoprivacy.Americansassumethatpeopleneed

sometimetothemselvesorsometimealonetothinkaboutthingsorrecover

theirspentpsychologicalenergy.Americanshavegreatdifficulty

understandingforeignerswhoalwayswanttobewithanotherperson,who

dislikebeingalone.

Iftheparentscanaffordit,eachchildwillhavehisorherown

bedroom.Havingone'sownbedroom,evenasaninfant,fixesinaperson

thenotionthatsheisentitledtoaplaceofherownwhereshecanbe

byherself,andkeepherpossessions.Shewillhaveherclothes,herbooks

andsoon.Thesethingswillbehersandnooneelse's.Americansassume

thatpeoplewillhavetheirprivatethoughtsthatmightneverbeshared

withanyone.Doctors,lawyers,psychologists,andothershaverules

governingconfidentialitythatareintendedtopreventinformationabout

theirclients'personalsituationsfrombecomingknowntoothers.

Americanzsattitudeaboutprivacycanbehardforforeignersto

understand.American'shouses,yardsandevenofficescanseemopenand

inviting.YetinthemindsofAmericans,thereareboundariesthatother

peoplearesimplynotsupposedtocross.Whenthoseboundariesarecrossed,

anAmerican'sbodywillvisiblystiffenandhismannerwillbecomecool

andaloof.

第1题：

参考答案：

capturetheirdevotion

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第2题：

参考答案：

lookout

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第3题：

参考答案：

Closelyassociatedwith

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第4题：

参考答案：

assigntoprivacy

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第5题：

参考答案：

spentpsychologicalenergy

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第6题：

参考答案：

dislikebeingalone

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第7题：

参考答案：

evenasaninfant

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第8题：

参考答案：

entitledto

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第9题:

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参考答案：

keepherpossessions

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第10题：

参考答案：

privatethoughts

详细解答：

第11题：

参考答案：

besharedwithanyone

详细解答：

第12题：

参考答案：

rulesgoverning

详细解答：

第13题:

参考答案：

intendedtoprevent

详细解答：

第14题：

参考答案：

personalsituations

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详细解答：

第15题:

参考答案：

knowntoothers

详细解答：

第16题:

参考答案：

attitudeaboutprivacy

详细解答：

第17题:

参考答案：

seemopenandinviting

详细解答：

第18题：

参考答案：

notsupposedto

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第19题:

参考答案：

visiblystiffen

详细解答：

第20题:

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参考答案:

becomecoolandaloof

详细解答:

B:ListeningComprehensionStatementsDirections:Inthispart

ofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.These

statementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthem

writtenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyou

hearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichone

isclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.Then

writetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthe

correspondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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第21题:

A.Nowthebottled-watercosts1.5yuaneach.

B.Nowthebottled-watercosts3yuaneach.

C.Nowthebottled-watercosts4.5yuaneach.

D.Nowthebottled-watercosts6yuaneach.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］Thebottled-waterpriceshaveskyrocketedduetothepollution

ofthelake.Lastweekitwas1.5yuanperbottle,butnowitcoststriple

asmuch.

第22题:

A.Theeditorinchiefdidn'tknowthatthefigureswereaccurate.

B.Theeditorinchiefexpresseddoubtabouttheaccuracyofthe

figures.

C.Theeditorinchiefquestionedthereporterabouttheaccuracyof

hisarticle.

D.Theeditorinchiefhadtelephonedsomeoneandrequestedforadraft

report.

参考答案：B

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［听力原文］Theeditorinchiefcalledinquestiontheaccuracyofthe

figuresinthedraftreportofthefinancialnews.

第23题：

A.Weshouldbuildmoreschoolstoensureoursuccess.

B.Educationistheverycauseweshouldcontinuedevotingourselves

to.

C.Toremaincompetitiveintheglobaleconomy,wemustbeambitious.

D.Wemustcommittoournationalagendatoremaincompetitive.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］Toremaincompetitiveintheglobaleconomy,wemustbuildon

thesuccessofsuchschoolsandcommittoanambitiousnationalagenda

foreducation.

第24题：

A.Theydidn'tenjoytheplay.

B.Theyonlysawthelatterhalfoftheplay.

C.Theylikedtheplay.

D.Theydidn'tseetheplay.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］TomandAmywenttotheGrandTheateronSaturday,butthey

wentawayonlyhalfwaythrough.

第25题：

A.Thoughsunshineisfree,westillneedtopurchasefueltooperate

asolarheatingsystem.

B.Weneedtopurchaseasolarsystembeforewecanusethesunshine.

C.Ifwewanttousesunshineforthesolarheatingsystem,wemust

buyfuelfirst.

D.It'snotnecessarytobuyfueltorunasolarheatingsystem.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］Thereisnoneedtopurchasefueltooperateasolarheating

systembecausesunshineisfreetoeveryone.

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第26题：

A.Nuclearenergywasexpectedtosubstituteelectricitytotallyby

theendof1999.

B.Nuclearenergydidnotproduceasmuchpowerasthegovernment

expected.

C.Nuclearenergywasusedmorethanelectricityinthelasttwo

decades.

D.Nuclearenergycouldproducealmostthesamepoweraselectricity.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］Thegovernmentoncethoughtthatwewouldbegetting20%of

ourelectricityfromnuclearenergybythe1980s,butnuclearenergystill

producedonlyabout12%ofourpowerof1999.

第27题：

A.Weneedn'tsendJeffreytoanartschoolbecauseheisalreadygood

atpainting.

B.WeshouldsendJeffreytoanartschoolbecausehehasshowngreat

interestinpainting.

C.WeshouldsendJeffreytoanartschoolbecauseheisnotgoodat

painting.

D.WeshouldsendJeffreytoanartschoolbecauseheisnotinterested

inpainting.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］AsJeffreyisreallyinterestedinthepainting,whydon'twe

sendhimtoanartschool?

第28题：

A.OurallschedulewillbediscussednextMondayandTuesday.

B.TheVicePresidenthasmoremeetingsthanherassistantsdo.

C.TheVicePresidentandherassistantsarenotavailableonMonday

andTuesday.

D.TheVicePresidentandherassistantsusuallyhavefullschedules

twodaysaweek.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］TheVicePresidentandherassistantshaveafullschedulewith

aseriesofmeetingsnextMondayandTuesday.

第29题:

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A.Onlycollegegraduatesneedtolookforajob.

B.Nomatterhowdifficultitis,collegestudentsshouldatleasttry

twicetohuntforajob.

C.Collegegraduatesshouldconsiderwhattheywanttogaininthejob.

D.Onceyougetajob,youwillfeelsuperiortoothers.

参考答案：c

［听力原文］Collegegraduatesshouldbyallmeanshuntforajob.Butthey

shouldfirstthinkoverwhattheyreallywanttoget.

第30题:

A.OurcompanywillarrangeanexhibitfortheScienceandTechnology

Week.

B.Ourcompanyhasbeenupsetbythecityauthorities'finaldecision.

C.WearedispleasedwiththearrangementoftheScienceandTechnology

Week

D.Wehavedissuadedthecityauthoritiesfromsettinguptheweek'

sdisplay.

参考答案：A

［听力原文］Ourcompanyhaddecidedtosetupadisplayforthecity's

forthcomingScienceandTechnologyWeek.

TalksandConversationsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,

youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefully

becauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestions

ONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswer

choicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwrite

theletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorresponding

spaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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［听力原文］

M:Hey,Karen.Lookslikeyougotsomesunthisweekend.

W:Yeah,Iguessso.Ispenttheweekendatthebeach.

M:Ohyeah?That'sgreat!Wheredidyoustay?

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W:Somefriendsofmyparentsliveoutthereandtheyinvitedmeforas

longasIwantedtostay.

M:Sowhatareyoudoingbackherealready?

W:Oh,IhaveapaperIneedtoworkon,andIjustcouldn'tdoanyserious

studyingatthebeach.

M:Idon'tblameyou.Sowhatdidyoudooutthere...Imeanbesideslie

outinthesun,obviously?

W:IjoggedupanddownthebeachandIplayedsomevolleyball.Youknow,

Ineverrealizedhowharditistorunonsand.Icouldn，tevengetthrough

awholegamebeforeIhadtositdown.It'smucheasiertoruninthewet

sandnearthewater.

M:Nottomentioncooler.Didyougoswimming?

W:Iwantedto,buttheysaidthewaterisn'twarmenoughforthatuntil

acouplemonthsfromnow,soIjustwadedinuptomyknees.

M:Itallsoundssorelaxing.IwishIcouldgetawaytothebeachlike

that.

W:Itlookslikeyoucoulduseit.Don'ttellmeyouspenttheweekend

inthelibraryagain.

第31题：

A.Relaxingattheseashore.

B.Visitingherparents.

C.Sailingonaboat.

D.Preparingforarace.

参考答案：A

［听力原文］Howdidthewomanspendlastweekend?

第32题:

A.Shewasinvitedonlyfortheweekend.

B.Theweatherwastoohot.

C.Shehadanappointment.

D.Shehadschoolworktodo.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］Whydidthewomancomehomesosoon?

第33题:

A.Shehadto,gohome.

B.Shewastootiredtocontinue.

C.Shehadtofinishherschoolwork.

D.Shewasthirsty.

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参考答案：B

［听力原文］Whydidthewomanhavetostopplayinginthevolleyballgame?

第34题:

A.Shedoesn'tknowhowtoswim.

B.Thewaterwastoodeep.

C.Thewaterwastoocold.

D.Shedidn'thaveenoughtime.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］Whydidn'tthewomangoswimming?

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［听力原文］

TherearesomeseriousproblemsintheBiramichiRiver.Thelocalchamber

ofcommerce,whichrepresentstheindustryinthearea,hiredmeasa

consultanttodoaoneyearstudyonfishingintheBiramichiRiverand

writeareportforthem.Thisismyreport:

OneofthemajorproblemsintheBiramichiRiveristhatthelevel

ofoxygeninthewateristoolow.Severalchemicalshavedisplacedthe

oxygen.Thischemicalpollutionhastwosources:thefactorieswhichdump

pollutedwaterdirectlyintotheriverandthelocalcommunitywhichdumps

untreatedhumanwastesintotheriver.Thelocaltowngovernmenthas

alreadyspent2milliondollarsonwastewatertreatmentprojects,but

itwillcostanother27milliontocompletetheprojects.Itwilltake

atleast15yearsforthetowntocollectenoughrevenuefromtaxesto

completetheseprojects.Thefactorieshereemploy17,000peopleinan

areawherethereisverylittlealternativeemployment.Itisnot

economicallypracticaltocloseorrelocatethefactories.Alsothe

factoriescannotaffordtofinancechemicaltreatmentplantsby

themselves.AnotherproblemisthatthemembersoftheBiramichifishing

cooperativeareoverfishing.Fishesarecaughtwhentheyareontheway

upstreamtolayeggs.Consequently,notenoughfisharelefttoreproduce

inlargenumber.Themembersofcooperativesaythattheyhadalready

reducedtheirannualcatchby50percent.However,mystudiesindicate

thattheytookfewerfishbecausetherewerefewerfishtocatch,not

becausetheyweretryingtopreservefishes.

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第35题：

A.Tostudytheproblemsoflocalindustries.

B.Tofindwaystotreathumanwastes.

C.ToinvestigatetheannualcatchoffishintheBiramichiRiver.

D.ToconductastudyonfishingintheBiramichiRiver.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］Whatwasthespeakerassignedtodointhepastyear?

第36题:

A.Lackofoxygen.

B.Overgrowthofwaterplants.

C.Lowwaterlevel.

D.Seriouspollutionupstream.

参考答案：A

［听力原文］WhatisoneoftheproblemsintheBiramichiRiver?

第37题：

A・They’11becloseddown.

B・They'regoingtodismisssomeoftheiremployees.

C・They’11bemovedtootherplaces.

D.Theyhavenomoneytobuildchemicaltreatmentplants.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］Whatdoesthepassagetellusaboutthefactoriesalongthe

river?

第38题:

A.Becausetherewerefewerfishintheriver.

B.Becauseover-fishingwasprohibited.

C.BecausethelocalChamberofCommercetriedpreservefishes.

D.Becausethelocalfishingcooperativedecidedtoreduceitscatch.

参考答案：A

［听力原文］WhywastheannualcatchoffishintheBiramichiRiverreduced

accordingtothespeaker?

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［听力原文］

M:Ow!Thathurts!

W:Whathappened?Didyoucutyourself?

M:Yes-ontheedgeofthispaper.Howcansuchalittlecuthurtsomuch?

I'mnotevenbleeding,butmyfingerreallyhurts.

W:Youknow,Ireadsomethingaboutthat.Itturnsoutthatalittlecut

onafingercanhurtalotmorethanabigcutsomewhereelse.

M:why?Thatdoesn'tmakeanysense.

W:Actually,itdoes.Therearemorenerveendingsinyourhandsthan

almostanywhereelseinthebody,andit'sthenerveendingsthatallow

youtofeelpain.

M:Iguessthat'strue.

W:Also,alittlecutlikeyourswon'tdamagethenerveendings,just

irritatethem.Iftheyweredamaged,you'dfeellesspain,butthewound

couldbemoreserious.

M:SoIsupposeIshouldbehappymyfingerhurtssomuch?

W:Right.Nowgogetyourselfabandage.

M:Why?Youjusttoldmeit'snotserious.

W:It'snot,butitdoesseemtobebotheringyou.Puttingabandageover

thecutwillkeeptheskinfromdryingandwillhelpkeeptheskintogether.

Iftheskinstaystogether,thenerveendingswon'tbeexposed,andthe

cutwillhurtless.

第39题：

A.Withaknife.

B.Ontheedgeofsomemetal.

C.Onsomeglass.

D.Onapieceofpaper.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］Howdidthemancuthimself?

第40题：

A.Howmuchthecuthurt.

B.Howdeepthecutwas.

C.Howeasilyhewascut.

D.Howconcernedthewomanwas.

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参考答案：A

［听力原文］Whatsurprisedtheman?

第41题：

A.Theamountofskinaffectedbythecut.

B.Thecauseofthecut.

C.Theamountofbleeding.

D.Thenumberofnerveendingsirritated.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］Accordingtothewoman,whatdetermineshowpainfulacutis?

第42题：

A.Takeapainreliever.

B.Letthecutdryout.

C.Keepthecutclosed.

D.Gotoadoctor.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetheman?

［听力原文］

Notlongago,someofyoumayhavereadaboutateamofmountain-climbing

scientistswhohelpedtorecalculatetheelevationofthehighestmountain

intheworld:Mr.Everest.Ofcourse,theelevationofMt.Everestwas

determinedmanyyearsago,usingtraditionalsurveyingmethods.Butthese

scientistswantedtomakeamoreprecisemeasurementusinganewmethod

thattakesadvantageofrecentadvancesintechnology.It'scalledthe

GlobalPositioningSystem.TheGlobalPositioningSystemuses24

satellitesthatcircletheEarth.Eachofthesesatellitesisconstantly

sendingoutsignals.Andeachsignalcontainsimportantinformationthat

canbeusedtodeterminethelongitude,latitude,andelevationofany

pointontheEarth'ssurface.Well,inordertousethissystemto

calculateMt.Everest'selevation,scientistsneededtoputaspecial

receiveronitssummittoreceivesignalsfromthesatellites.Theproblem

withthiswasthat,inthepast,thereceiversweremuchtooheavyfor

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climberstocarry.Butnowthesereceivershavebeenreducedtoaboutthe

sizeandweightofahand-heldtelephone,soclimberswereabletotake

areceivertothetopofEverestand,fromthere,toaccessthesatellite

systemsignalsthatwouldallowthemtodeterminethepreciseelevation.

Anditturnsoutthatthefamouspeakisactuallyafewfeethigherthan

waspreviouslythought.

第43题:

A.Theadvantagesoftraditionalsurveyingmethods.

B.Usingsatellitestocommunicatewithmountainclimbers.

C.Obtainingnewinformationaboutamountain.

D.Controllingsatellitesfromthetopofamountain.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

第44题：

A.Toindicatehowclimberscommunicate.

B.Toshowthatclimbersenjoyedmanycomforts.

C.Toshowthatmoderntelephonescanworkathighlatitude.

D.Toemphasizehowsmallequipmenthadbecome.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］Whydoesthespeakmentionahand-heldtelephone?

第45题：

A.Detailedmapsfrompreviousstudies.

B.Recentadvancesintechnology.

C.Plentyoffundingforthestudy.

D.Experiencecarryingheavyloadsupmountains.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］Accordingtothetalk,whatprobablycontributedmosttothe

successofthenewstudyofMountEverest?

第46题：

A.Tocarryinformationthatwouldhelpdetermineelevation.

B.Toprovideaccurateweatherreports.

C.Torelayinformationfromscientistsaroundtheworld

D.Toindicatewhichroutethemountainclimbersshouldtake.

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参考答案：A

［听力原文］Inthestudydescribed,howweresatellites'signalsused?

［听力原文］

W:Hi,John!

M:Oh.Hi,Laura.What'reyoudoinghere?

W:Uh...I’musuallyhereonweekends.It'smydad'sshop.So...you'

relookingforabike?

M:Yeah.Nowthattheweather'swarmingup,IthoughtI'dgetsome

exercise一一insteadoftakingthebusallthetime.

W:Well,youcametotherightplace.Doyouknowwhatyou'dlike?

M:Well,Idon'twantaraceroratouringbikeoranything.MostlyI

'lljustbeusingittogetmebackandforthfromwork.

W:Howfaristhat?

M:Aboutfourmiles.

W:Aretherealotofhillsontheway?

M:Some,Iguess.But...uh...maybeIshouldjusttellyouupfrontthat

rveonlygotahundredandfiftydollars.CanIgetanythingdecentfor

that?

W:Well,you'renotgoingtogetanythingtop-of-the-line一一butwedohave

afewtrade-insinthebackthatareingoodcondition.

M:Thatsoundsgood.

W:Andyou'reright,forthekindofridingyou'regoingtobedoing,the

mostimportantthingiscomfort.Youwanttomakesureit'stheright

heightforyou.FollowmeandI'llshowyouwhatwe'vegot.

第47题：

A.She'swaitingforherfather.

B.She'shavingherbicyclerepaired.

C.ShewantedtosurpriseJohn.

D.Sheworksthere.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］WhyisLauraatthebicycleshop?

第48题：

A.Toreplacehisstolenbicycle.

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B.Tobeginbicyclingtowork.

C.Tojoinabicycleclub.

D.Totrainforabicyclerace.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］WhydoesJohnwanttobuyabicycle?

第49题：

A.Buyausedbicycle.

B.Buyaracingbicycle.

C.Replacethetiresonhisbicycle.

D.Sellhisoldbicycletotheshop.

参考答案：A

［听力原文］WhatdoesLaurasuggestthatJohndo?

第50题:

A.Itmustbetherightheight.

B.Itmusthaveseveralgears.

C.Itmusthavegoodtires.

D.Itmustbetherightweight.

参考答案：A

［听力原文］Q：WhatdoesLaurasayismostimportantaboutabike?C:

ListeningTranslation

C:ListeningTranslationSectenceTranslationDirections:In

thispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.

YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheard

eachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversion

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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第51题：

Themainlightsourceofthefuturewillalmostsurelynotbeabulb.It

mightbeatable,awall,orevenafork.

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参考答案：

几乎可以肯定地说，未来的主要光源不再会是灯泡，而可能是桌子、墙壁，

甚至是餐叉。

详细解答：

第52题:

ArecordnumberofJapanesepeopleworkedthemselvestodeathlastyear

despiteagovernmentcampaigntoeasethecountry'snotoriousoffice

hours._______________

参考答案：

日本人工作时间过长可谓众所周知，尽管政府发起减负运动，但去年日本的

过劳死人数还是创下纪录。

详细解答：

第53题:

Menwhoareaccusedofneverlisteningtowomennowhaveanexcuse-women

,svoicesaremoredifficultformentolistentothanothermen'

s.______________________

参考答案：

终于有一个理由为从来不愿意听女人说话的男人们开脱了：女人的声音和男

性相比，比较不容易被男性接受。

详细解答：

第54题:

Just10percentofthe30millionChinesecurrentlysufferingfrom

depressionaregettingpropermedicalcareduetoalackofpsychiatrists

andsocialprejudiceagainstmentalillness.

参考答案：

由于精神病医生的缺乏及对于心理疾病存在社会偏见，中国现有的3000万

抑郁症患者中，仅有10%的人在接受正规治疗。

详细解答：

第55题:

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Warningsignsbecameapparentfrom1996,asthesecountriesfaced

increasedcompetitionfromChinaandMexicoinmarketsformanufacturing

exports._________________

参考答案:

从1996年开始，随着这些国家在制造业出口市场上面临来自中国和墨西哥

越来越强的竞争，危险信号变得清晰可见。

详细解答：

PassageTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,you

willhear2passagesinEnglish.Youwillhearthepassages

ONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitinto

Chineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspacein

yourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouare

listening.

第56题:

Withbighandbagsbecomingakeyfashionaccessoryforworkingwomen,

healthexpertsarewarningtheycanalsobecomeakeyhealthconcern.Bags

forwomenhavebecomebiggerandheavierasdesignerscombinebriefcases

withhandbagsandstrapshavebecomelongerbuttheextraleveragehas

manypatientscomplainingofneck,shoulderandbackproblems.So,ifa

bigbagisafashionaccessory,thenoccasionalandsymbolicuseisfine.

Ifnot,thenkeepitlight.

参考答案:

［参考译文］大手提包逐渐成为职业女性主要时尚配件之一，但是健康专家

提醒它们同时也是主要健康隐患之一。设计师喜欢将公文包、手提包结合在一起,

并搭配长长的提带，结果是包包们越来越大、越来越重。超负荷使许多人开始抱

怨颈部、肩部和背部的不适。因此，如果大包的确是时尚搭配，那就分场合、象

征性地使用就好。如果不是，越轻越好。

详细解答:

第57题:

Itfoundthateatingvegetablesappearstohelpkeepthebrainyoungand

19

mayslowthementaldeclinesometimesassociatedwithgrowingold.Older

peoplewhoatemorethantwoservingsofvegetablesdailyappearedabout

fiveyearsyoungerattheendofthesix-yearstudythanthosewhoate

fewornovegetables.Thatmaybebecausetheycontainhealthyamounts

ofvitaminE,anantioxidantthatisbelievedtohelpfightchemicals

producedbythebodythatcandamagecells_

参考答案：

［参考译文］该研究发现吃蔬菜似乎能帮助大脑青春常驻，同时可能延缓由

于年龄增长造成的智力下降。六年研究期满时发现，每天吃两道以上蔬菜的老人

比那些很少吃或根本不吃的同龄人大约年轻五岁。这可能源于蔬菜中含有大量抗

氧化物维生素E,据信能够帮助抗击人体内产生的能破坏细胞的化学物质。

详细解答：

SECTION2:STUDASKILLSDirections:Inthissection,youwill

readseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsbasedonitscontent.