2013年9月中级口译听力真题 Spot Dictation 含解析

9月高级口译听力真题spot dictationSpot DictationWhat’s in a surname? You may ask. A new website project has been released, that helps you locate your past. Have you ever wondered why your ancestors gathered where they did, or where others with your surname live now. A research project investigating the distribution of surnames in Britain answers these questions. And another study has found the surnames are still extremely regional.Smith, for example, remains the most common surname in Britain, used by more than half a million people. It has exactly the same concentration it always did in Lerwick, in the Scottish Shetland Islands. Jones is the No. 2 surname, and is the most common among hill farmers in north Wales.The data used for this project comes partly from electoral register. A number of other files are held by Ex-pairing, which is probably Britain’s largest collector of data about individuals.There’re some of us who are fairly predictable. Campbell, for example, as you might expect, is somewhat concentrated in the northern parts of Scotland, and it appears really bizarre to be found somewhere else.Well, with 25, 000 names as difficult to generalize, what you can do is put them in general categories, if, for example, you look at names which are people’s work. Like the name, Webber, you might find it is much more common in the Midlands than in the south of England. If you go to Wales, most people get their names from their ancestors and in Yorkshire for example, a lot of people have names based on the places that they originally lived in or at least their ancestors did.Well, we only have 25, 000 names on this website, but there’re another 50, 000names now found in Britain and they’re particularly interesting, for they are non-British names. Most British names are fairly common and about what we can now do as such is look for the frequency of all names from different parts of the world and different faiths, religions and languages. And what there is in names is actually extremely useful for researchers in anthropology and sociology may find a lot about different immigrant groups and their descendants now living in this country.。

2013年9月中级口译英译汉真题及答案解析2013年09月16日18:17 沪江英语微博我有话说编辑点评：2013年秋季上海中高级口译考试于今日9月15日开考，沪江英语在考后第一时间提供真题、解析、答案信息，本文为2013年9月中级口译英译汉答案部分。

原文：American are much more likely than citizens of other nations to believe that they live in a meritocracy, i.e. Government by people selected according to merit. But this self-image is a fantasy: America actually stands out as a the advanced country in which it matters most who your parents were, the country in which those born on one of society’s lower rungs have the least chance of climing to the top or even to the middle。

And if you ask why America is more class-bound in practice than the rest of the Western world, a large part of the reason is that our government falls down on the job of creating equal opportunity。

The failure starts early: in America, the holes in the social safety net mean that both low-income mothers and their children are all too likely to suffer from poor nutrition and receive inadequate health care. It continues once children reach school age, where they encounter a system in which the afflent send their kids to good, well-financed public schools or, if they choose, to private schools, while less-advantaged children get a far worse education。

年9月中级口译考试真题,答案与解析Spot Dictation:We all have problems and barriers that block our progress or prevent us from moving into new areas. Our problems might include the fear of speaking in front of a group anxiety about math problemsor the reluctance to sound silly trying to speak a foreign language. It's natural to have problems and barriersbut sometimes they limit our experience so muchwe get bored with life. When that happensconsider the following three ways of dealing with the problem or barrier.One way is to pretend it doesn't exist. Avoid itdeny itand lie about it. It's like turning your head the other wayputting on a fake grinand saying"Seethere's really no problem at all. Everything is fine."In addition to looking foolishthis approach leaves the barrier intactand we keep bumping into it. Soa second approach is to fight the barrierto struggle against it. This usually makes the barrier grow. It increases the barrier's magnitude. A person who is obsessed with weight might constantly worry about being fat. He might struggle with it every daytrying diet after diet. And the more he strugglesthe bigger the problem gets.The third alternative is to love the barrier. Accept it. T otally experience it. Tell the truth about it. Describe it in detail.Applying this process is easier if you remember o ideas. First loving a problem is not necessarily the same as enjoying it. Love in this sense means total and unconditional acceptance. Secondunconditional acceptance is not the same as unconditional surrender. Accepting a problem is different than giving up or escaping from it. Ratherthis process involves escaping into the problemdiving into it headfirstand getting to know it in detail.Often the most effective solutions ewhen we face a problem squarelywith eyes wide openthen we can move through the probleminstead of around it. When you are willing to love your problemsyou drain them of much of their energy.【评析】本文选自Dave Ellis 的著作Being a Master Student其中的一个章节：Love your problems and experience your barriers，本文主要介绍了解决问题的三种办法，第一种是直接无视它，就当不存在；第二种是正视它，挑战它，第三种则是爱上困难，充分体验。

9月中级口译考试答案解析(完整版)Spot DictationIn America there are no nobles or men of letters, and the common folk mistrust the wealthy; Consequently lawyers form the highest political class and the most cultivated circle of society. They have therefore nothing to gain by innovation, which adds a conservative interest to their natural taste for public order. If I were asked where I place the American aristocracy, I should reply without hesitation that it is not composed of the rich, who are united together by no common tie, but that it occupies the judicial bench and the bar.When I started researching this topic, I found an interesting website “Legal Reform Now”. As the name suggests, this website is devoted to legal reform and it is definitely concerned about the dominance of lawyers in American government. There I read an article by a political science professor from the university of Wisconsin. One observation the UW article confirms is that the legal profession is the dominant profession of the people re-elect to public office. For example, about half our representatives and two-thirds of our senators are lawyers. No other profession comes close to having the same the number of people in political office. Effectively, lawyers form our nation’s most powerful organized political constituency in America. Lawyers make our laws and lawyers interpret our laws. When judges are appointed, the American bar association is the only professional organization that is consulted to rate the fitness of potential judicial appointees. Our nation has been in existence for over 200 years and lawyers have been this nation’s aristocracy since its formation. Our system works, but do we really want to have a single profession in charge of our nation? Specifically, do we want to have the legal profession in charge? Next time youvote, that’s something to think about.评析：这篇文章是关于律师在美国的地位。

9月中级口译真题+参考答案(1)Part A: Spot DictationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.British people are far more sophisticated about beverages than they were 50 years ago. Witness the Starbucks revolution and you’ll know where ___________ （1）goes. However, spurred on by recent studies suggesting that it can cut the risk of ___________ （2）and retard the aging process, tea is enjoying a ___________ （3）.Although tea is available in more places than ever, it remains to be _____________ （4）of a typical British family.If you are invited to an English home, _____________ （5）in the morning you get a cup of tea. It is either brought in by a heartily _____________ （6）or an almost malevolently silent maid. When you are _____________ （7）in your sweetest morning sleep you must not say: ‘Go away, you _____________ （8）.’ On the contrary, you have to declare with your best five o’clock smile: ‘Thank you very much. I _____________ （9）a cup of tea, especially in the morning.’ If they leave you alone with the liquid you may pour it _____________ （10）!Then you have ___________ （11）; then you have tea at 11 o’clock in the morning; _____________ （12）; then you have tea for tea; then after supper; and again at eleven o’clock _____________ （13）.You must not refuse any additional cups of tea under the _____________ （14）: if it is hot; if it is cold; if you are _____________ （15）; if you are nervous; if you arewatching TV; _____________ （16）; if you have just returned home; if you feel like it; if you do not feel like it; if you have had no tea ______________ （17）; if you have just had a cup.You definitely must not ______________ （18）. I sleep at five o’clock in the morning; I have coffee for breakfast; I drink innumerable _____________ （19）during the day; I have the _____________ （20）even at tea-time!Part B: Listening Comprehension1. StatementsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will not find them written on the paper; so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.1. （A）The program on Channel Eight reminds me of TV commercials.（B）The product advertised in the TV commercial cannot help cure my illness.（C）I don’t watch TV that much, because of the omnipresent advertis ements.（D）I have to sit on the sofa, because I am too sick to stand in front of the television.2. （A）The plane arrived at 7:30.（B）The plane arrived at 8:00.（C）The plane arrived at 9:00.（D）The plane arrived at 10:00.3. （A）I’ll ask someone else to read and check this agreement for errors.（B）I’ll think more about the agreement before making a decision.（C）It’s obvious that I’ll discuss the agreement with my assistant first.（D）It’s out of question that I shou ld get into any agreement with you.4. （A）The better members decided to cancel the meeting.（B）Less than half of the committee was away on business trips.（C）It’d be better if no one had attended this morning’s committee meeting……（D）The meeting was cancelled because of low attendance.5. （A）Supermarkets in the inner city and the suburbs are usually owned by the same company.（B）Products in grocery stores are more expensive than those in supermarkets.（C）There is a price difference for the same product even in shops run by the same company.（D）People prefer to shop in supermarkets, which are mostly located in the suburbs, with free parking space.6. （A）Many Americans cannot afford higher education because of the soaring college tuition fees and expenses.（B）Sending their children to college is no longer a bigger challenge for millions of Americans.（C）The American government has set the goal that it will eventually stop funding higher education institutions.（D）Nowadays, American parents have to pay more to send their children to college.7. （A）For many university graduates, the jobs they take will not be related to their academic achievements.（B）Because of economic recession, the number of university students majoring in liberal arts is declining.（C）University students who are interested in liberal arts will have more job opportunities upon graduation.（D）With high unemployment rate, many university students will have to opt for transferring to other majors.8. （A）Good business negotiators will never repeat what other people have already restated.（B）Restating by good business negotiators is not an effective way to check the information.（C）Good business negotiators are sometimes curious about other people’s restatements.（D）Restating what others have said is a good strategy for confirming understanding.9. （A）We cannot reach an agreement, let alone a spoken promise.（B）We’d better draft and then sign a written agreement.（C）We generally keep our promises in business transactions.（D）We hope you understand why we are unable to keep our promises.10. （A）I don’t think you have more to say on that topic.（B）I think we’d better talk about that in detail sometime later.（C）I am truly appreciative if you can elaborate on that topic after lunch.（D）I am busy right now, so we might as well discuss it over lunch today.2. Talks and ConversationsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks andconversations After each of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully because you will hear the talk or conversation and questions ONLY ONCE. When you hear a question, read the four choices and choose the best answer to that question. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 11-1411. （A）Two （B）Three （C）Four （D）Five12. （A）A profit-making private school.（B）A non-profit-making independent school.（C）A state school that is funded by non-governmental sources.（D）A secondary school that is open to the majority of British students.13. （A）Many children are no longer placed in schools according to their academic abilities.（B）Many children can afford to study in private schools, as they become part of the state system.（C）Children from wealthy families no longer choose to go and study in public schools.（D）Cleverer children will be sent to the best private schools in the country for a better development.14. （A）Clever and less bright children will mix well with each other.（B）School authorities will receive more funds from the government.（C）Most students will do well in their entrance examination for the higher education.（D）Every child will have an equal opportunity to go on to higher education.。

2013年9月高级口译听力真题Listening Comprehension 含解析作者：沪江英语来源：沪江英语Listening comprehension 1W: So, one of the things that I really have trouble understanding is how jazz music developed to be so different from many other kinds of music? My class notes are terrible.M: Well, what can't you understand from your notes?W: Uh, one thing is I copied down the musical training from the blackboard. What did it mean by that?M: Well, most people who became professional musicians have some kind of formal training in music. But the first people who play jazz music had almost none.W: OK, but so what? Doesn't it just mean that they weren't very good musicians?M: Well, it's not that the early jazz musicians weren't good; it's that they played their instruments differently. Let's say you are receiving formal instruction in the trumpet. First you would learn the right way to place your mouth, and the right way to use your fingers, and the right way to blow air. And then you will practice single notes and different combination of notes until you could do those correctly. And only after that, would your teacher give you a piece of music to play.W: And the early jazz musician didn't learn to play this way?M: No, the first people who play jazz music learned to play their instrument by actually trying to play a song the way they like. They were humanity, and tried to play themselves on their instruments. Because they were mostly teaching themselves, they began to express themselves in ways that formally traditionally trained musicians didn't. In traditional instruction, there is one correct way to play something, and everyone who plays tries to make the correct sound. But in jazz...W: In jazz music, there isn't one right way to play. In fact, individual musicians are supposed to interpret the music in their own style. So you are saying that this aspect of jazz developed because the first people who play jazz didn't have any formal musical training?M: Yes, I believe so.Q1: What is the woman most probably according to the conversation?Q2: What is the problem the woman has trouble understanding?Q3: How did early jazz musicians learn to play their instrument?Q4: Which of the following is true according to the conversation?Q5: Why did jazz music develop to be so different from many other kinds of music?【解析】本文难度并不大，围绕着女生的疑问以及男生的解答，讲述了爵士是如何发展成一种与其他种类相距甚大的音乐的。

9月中级口译真题+参考答案(2)Questions 15-1815. （A）One that is unabridged with detailed definitions.（B）One that contains fewer words and emphasizes on special words.（C）One that contains a broad range of words in common usage.（D）One that spans several volumes and has extensive word histories16. （A）The New Oxford Picture Dictionary（B）The American Heritage Dictionary（C）The Dictionary of Legal Terms（D）The Drinking Water Dictionary17. （A）It lists abbreviations, proper nouns, and tables of measures.（B）It is an unabridged edition providing as many as 500,000 entries.（C）It was randomly compiled and contains as many foreign words as possible.（D）It provides detailed information of famous people and places.18. （A）A school dictionary. （B）A college dictionary.（C）A general dictionary. （D）A specialized dictionary.Questions 19-2219. （A）He’s bought his wife a present. （B）He’s missed an important phone call.（C）He’s dismissed his new sec retary. （D）He’s popped out shopping.20. （A）Talking about the latest fashion.（B）Offering special reductions.（C）Giving bigger discounts to female customers.（D）Pressing on the customer to make a decision.21. （A）Upside down and inside out. （B）Inside out and back to front. （C）With its sleeves as trouser legs. （D）With its pattern upside down.22. （A）A V-necked pullover with short sleeves.（B）A high-necked pullover with long sleeves.（C）A white pullover with a pattern.（D）A blue pullover with a high neck.Questions 23-2623. （A）That of a creator. （B）That of a re-creator.（C）That of a receiver. （D）That of a performer.24. （A）Because we need to concentrate for our quiet thought.（B）Because we want to give full attention to the driving.（C）Because we try to avoid being caught by the patrolling police.（D）Because we intend to be as casual as possible in the driving.25. （A）In the elevator. （B）In the car.（C）In the bathroom. （D）In the church.26. （A）By perceptive and analytical listening.（B）By taking a sonic bath.（C）By attending classical concerts.（D）By listening to an emotional piece of music.Questions 27-3027. （A）His grandfather’s house. （B）His parents’ remarks.（C）A magazine. （D）A coursebook.28. （A）Enjoying visiting zoos. （B）Driving a car.（C）Making money. （D）Taking kids to a museum.29. （A）It died a few years ago. （B）It killed several tourists.（C）It is only a legend. （D）It is a living dinosaur.30. （A）No one has provided an accurate description of the animal.（B）No dead bodies of the animal have ever been found.（C）There are only 500 species living in Loch Ness.（D）The lake is not deep enough for such a huge animal.Part C: Listening and Translation1. Sentence TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in English. You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.（1）（2）（3）（4）（5）2. Passage TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening.（1）（2）。

英语翻译中级口译听力-4(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、Part A: Spot DictationDirection:In this part of the test, you will hear ten passages and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the words you have heard on the tape.(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 pressed for 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 others blame 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 more than a third say 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 eat breakfast.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 one in five confess to grabbing something as they (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 (16) , 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 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 weekday breakfast- and we're so pressed for 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 others blame 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 more than a third say 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 eat breakfast.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 one in five confess to grabbing something as they (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 (16) , 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 try and fit it in. /（分数：20.00）填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：the most important meal）解析：[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 us 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.Around 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 percent 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 said 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 possibly 1.2million of us find time to eat a hot breakfast every single morning 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.填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：15 seconds）解析：填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：standing up）解析：填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：research shows）解析：填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：get to work early）解析：填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：eat breakfast）解析：填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：22 percent）解析：填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：half their breakfast）解析：填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：eat their first meal）解析：填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：59 percent）解析：填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：52 percent of people）解析：填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：one morning a week）解析：填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：run out of the door）解析：填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：three-quarters still said）解析：填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：a hot breakfast）解析：填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：spokesman）解析：填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：every single morning）解析：填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：the importance of）解析：填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：eating）解析：填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：in the bathroom）解析：二、Part B: Listening Comprehension(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Ⅰ. StatementsDirections:In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will not find them written on the paper; so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space.(总题数：2，分数：15.00)（分数：7.50）(1).A. The Government's welfare-to-work policy is not running good.B. 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.（分数：1.50）A. √B.C.D.解析：[听力原文]Positive effects of the Government's welfare-to-work policies could be "swamped" by worsening poverty among people who remain dependent on benefits.(2).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.D. The security plan will be fully carried out by the Metropolitan Police.（分数：1.50）A.B.C. √D.解析：[听力原文]Six police forces are part of the ￡7.5m security plan. The Metropolitan Police is leading, but calling in colleagues from the City of London and British Transport Police.(3).A. His plan is well accepted.B. His has come across a lot of good plans.C. He had problem articulate his nice ideas.D. People don't understand the level of pollution in the city.（分数：1.50）A.B.C. √D.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.(4).A. We will take the 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.（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D. √解析：[听力原文]If our kids didn't have to go to school, they could visit the grandparents. What a pity it is such a good day.(5).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.（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D. √解析：[听力原文]Most parents see their only child as the apple in their eyes 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）(1).A. Alan reads one book a week now.B. Alan reads four books a week now.C. Alan reads eight books a week now.D. Alan never reads now.（分数：1.50）A.B. √C.D.解析：[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.(2).A. We managed to catch the last bus.B. The last bus left earlier than we had expected.C. The last bus was at 8:45.D. We arrived at the bus station at nine.（分数：1.50）A.B. √C.D.解析：[听力原文]We took a taxi at 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.(3).A. Mr. Johnson never smokes now.B. Mr. Johnson took the doctor's advice seriously.C. Mr. Johnson was suffering from health problems.D. Mr. Johnson was sick and has to quit smoking.（分数：1.50）A.B. √C.D.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.(4).A. The average rate of export for the last nine month is 17%.B. Export gave a better performance than import.C. Import reached more than 13 million tones.D. Export is expected to keep rising.（分数：1.50）A.B. √C.D.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.(5).A. David is fired.B. David changes his office.C. David gets promoted.D. David earns more than he used to.（分数：1.50）A.B.C. √D.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、Ⅱ. Talks and ConversationsDirections:In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefullybecause you will hear the talk or conversation and questions ONLY ONCE. When you hear a question read the four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question.(总题数：5，分数：40.00)（分数：8.00）(1).A. Clothes. B. Ideas.C. Languages.D. Food.（分数：2.00）A. √B.C.D.解析：[听力原文]In the last 500 years, nothing about people not their clothes, ideas, or languages—has changed as 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 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 grown. 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 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 is(2).A. South American Indians. B. The Spanish.C. English people.D. Londoner.（分数：2.00）A.B. √C.D.解析：[听力原文]Who introduced the original chocolate drink to the rest of the world during the 1500s?(3).A. Spain. B. The New World.C. England.D. None of the above.（分数：2.00）A.B. √C.D.解析：[听力原文]Where is potato from?(4).A. Coffee travelled from South America to the Old World.B. Coffee travelled from Europe to Ethiopia.C. Brazil produces the greatest amount of coffee.D. Ethiopia produces the greatest amount of coffee.（分数：2.00）A.B.C. √D.解析：[听力原文]Which statement is true according to the speaker?（分数：8.00）(1).A. A uniformed policeman whose job is to catch criminals.B. A policeman out of uniform whose job is to track down criminals.C. An ordinary man who finds out criminals.D. An ordinary policeman whose job is to avoid criminals.（分数：2.00）A.B. √C.D.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 him. "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. When 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 detective?(2).A. To catch thieves.B. To steal things.C. To put things in people's pockets.D. To watch the players.（分数：2.00）A. √B.C.D.解析：[听力原文]What is the job of a detective?(3).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.D. Thieves like to rob coffee shop.（分数：2.00）A.B.C. √D.解析：[听力原文]What is true according to the speaker?(4).A. Be clever.B. Be honest.C. Be brave.D. All the above.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D. √解析：[听力原文]What qualities does a detective need?（分数：8.00）(1).A. How to improve your reasoning ability.B. Why classical music is popular with math students.C. The difference between classical music and rock music.D. The effects of music on the results of math tests.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D. √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 university in California conducted an experiment. 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 activity 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. 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?(2).A. Because it keeps you calm.B. Because it strengthens your memory.C. Because it stimulates your nerve activity.D. Because it improves your problem solving strategies.（分数：2.00）A.B.C. √D.解析：[听力原文]Why classical piano music helps a tough math test?(3).A. The effects of music do not last long.B. 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 will be.（分数：2.00）A. √B.C.D.解析：[听力原文]Which of the statement is true according to the speaker?(4).A. Yes, rock and the less complex music won't help at all.B. Yes, but rock music is an exception.C. Yes, but less complex music is also helpful.D. No, music genre makes no difference.（分数：2.00）A. √B.C.D.解析：[听力原文]Does music genre have anything to do with the effect'?（分数：8.00）(1).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.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D. √解析：[听力原文]A computer is a machine designed to perform work mathematically and to store and select information 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 hundred 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 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 purposes—they 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?(2).A. Its vacuum tubes.B. Its electronic circuits.C. Computer programs.D. All of the above.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D. √解析：[听力原文]What help the computer work at high speed?(3).A. The advantages and disadvantages of computers.B. The future of the computer.C. The main features of the computer.D. The scientific principles of the computer.（分数：2.00）A.B.C. √D.解析：[听力原文]What is the title of the speech?(4).A. It can prepare payroll.B. It can teach languages.C. It can write essays.D. It can sweep floors.（分数：2.00）A. √B.C.D.解析：[听力原文]What can a computer do according to the speaker?（分数：8.00）(1).A. They get close to nature.B. They are usually healthier than city people.C. They get better and cheaper farm products.D. They are more polite than city people.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D. √解析：[听力原文]People living in the country enjoy several advantages that people living in the city cannot enjoy. They are in close contact with nature. They make friends with trees and stones, cows and dogs. They breathe fresh air. They fight with strong winds. They listen to the song of birds.This contact with nature is beneficial to health. There are many diseases that are common in the city, but are not to be found in the country. For example, near-sightedness is almost unknown to country people. People living in the country can easily get fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, and fresh milk. And they can get them at lower prices than in the city.Country people are mostly 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 common in what we call polite society.Which feature of the country people does not belong to contact with nature?(2).A. To breathe fresh air.B. To have no diseases common in cities.C. To be in close touch with nature.D. To eat a lot of fresh vegetables.（分数：2.00）A.B.C. √D.解析：[听力原文]What does "contact with nature" mean?(3).A. They make a lot of promises without carrying them out.B. They speak their minds.C. They breathe more fresh air.D. They assume polite manners.（分数：2.00）A.B. √C.D.解析：[听力原文]How do you understand "They say what they mean"?(4).A. To convince people that country is a better place to settle down.B. To convince people that city is a better place to settle down.C. To complain about the city dwellers.D. To complain about the country dwellers.（分数：2.00）A. √B.C.D.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. Sentence TranslationDirections:In this part of the test, you will hear 5 English sentences. You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese.(总题数：1，分数：15.00)（分数：15.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________正确答案：(经济仍处于衰退期，母亲节消费连续第二年下跌。

第⼀部分　听⼒ 第⼀节 听下⾯5段对话，每段对话后有⼀个⼩题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关⼩题和阅读下⼀⼩题。

每段对话仅读⼀遍。

1. What are the speakers talking about? [A] Who will attend the meeting. [B] When to announce the news. [C] What to discuss on Wednesday. 2. What will the man do? [A] Boil more water. [B] Have a cup of tea. [C] Make tea for Christine. 3. Why is Sheila late? [A] She forgot the time. [B] She had to finish work. [C] She argued with her boss. 4. What is the weather normally like? [A] Warm. [B] Rainy. [C] Cold. 5. What does the man mean? [A] He likes his professor. [B] He wants a new task. [C] He needs more time. 第⼆节 听下⾯5段对话或独⽩。

每段对话或独⽩后有2⾄4个⼩题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话或独⽩前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个⼩题；听完后，各⼩题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独⽩读两遍。

听下⾯⼀段对话，回答第6和第7题。

． 6. What happened to the man? [A] His car broke down. [B] He broke his phone. [C] He lost his way. 7. Why did the man fail to call the woman? [A] He had no time. [B] He forgot the number. [C] He had no coins. 听下⾯⼀段对话，回答第8⾄第10题。