20XX年翻译资格中级口译考试模拟试题(2)-口译笔译考试.doc

中级口译英译汉模拟题(1)(双语)Passage 1I think Chinese businesspeople tend to have business negotiations in a rather indirect manner, as opposed to the more direct style of American businesspeople, who are said to work with the “get-down-to-business-first”mentality. // The Chinese-type management encourages cooperation among employees, between the labor and the management, and gives employees a joy of participation and fulfillment, as well as a sense of pride in their work.// And most Chinese try to find the meaning of life through working in their jobs, and view work as essential for having membership in a community.// The American-type, or the top-down, management emphasizes efficiency, and competition among workers. The American work ethic seems to be more individual oriented. Traditionally, Americans work because it is the will of God, and often value the results and accomplishments of work more than its process.//我认为中国人在商务谈判时倾向于使用一种迂回婉转的方式，而那些被认为在工作时具有一种“公务为先”的心态的美国人则往往表现出较为直截了当的作风。

口译模拟考试题（1）Part 1A: 现在越来越多的人空闲时去练瑜伽。

你能告诉我瑜伽到底是什么吗？B：Yoga, developed by the ancient sages of India, is a system of personal development encompassing body, mind, and spirit that dates back more than 5,000 years.A：“瑜伽”从印度演化而来，那这个词是不是有特殊的含义呢？B：Yes. It is a Sanskrit word for “union”, meaning an experience of oneness or union with your inner being (self).A: 练瑜伽有什么好处呢？B：Yoga can be practiced by anyone, at any age. It develops flexibility and muscular endurance and, like many of the martial arts, incorporates techniques to relieve stress and bring the mind and body into harmony. It is aimed at the ultimate physical health and happiness, together with mental peace and tranquility.A: 听说瑜伽有不同的形式。

你能否说说它们有什么区别呢？B：Yes. There are various types of Yoga. In the Western world Yoga is recognized mainly as Hatha Yoga which is a combination of physical exercises, breathing techniques and meditation. Hatha Yoga is said to provide a balanced and wholesome approach to achieving perfect physical and mental health, happiness and tranquility.Eastern yogis believe that physical exercises are simply a stepping stone to higher paths and that working only on the body is a waste of time as the body is mortal whereas the soul is immortal.A: 可以去哪里练习瑜伽呢？B：Many people learn Yoga by attending classes; however, videos and books teaching Yoga are also popular. As with all exercises, technique is very important and for this reason it is advisable for beginners to seek out a reputable teacher.A: 非常感谢你的建议。

中级口译口试模拟试题含答案中级口译口试模拟试题含答案模拟题（1）>>>Directions: Talk on the following topic for at least 5 minutes. Be sure to make your points clear and supporting details adequate. You should also be ready to answer any questions raised by the examiners during your talk. You need to have your name and registration number recorded. Start your talk with “My name is…, “ “My registration number is…”.Topic: My view of a successful foreign language learnerQuestions for Reference:1.What is the relationship between learning grammatical knowledge and learning language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing, etc.)?2.Which one is more important for a foreign language learner, natural environment or classroom setting? Or, are there any other important factors? What are they?3.What methods have you been following in learning a foreign language? Why?Part ADirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each sentence or paragraph, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal…and stop it at the signal…You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now let us begin Part A with the first passage.Passage 1:We are meeting here to call for changes in the US patent laws. We believe such changes in the US patent laws are needed todeal with new business models related to the Internet.// US patent laws are designed to protect the commercial rights of people who have invested in new products or techniques. And I propose that the period of protection should be cut form 17 years to 3 years.//From my experience of working with Hi-Technology companies in California’s Silicon Valley, the biggest problems arise when existing patent protections for business methods are combined with the Internet.//If changes in the patent laws are going to have any real impact, they must be made soon. Some of my colleagues in the industry have already begun lobbying lawmakers to make the changes.//（参考答案）我们在此集会，要求/呼吁修改美国专利法。

中级翻译资格考试口译仿真试题答案（2）2017中级翻译资格考试口译仿真试题答案Part B: Listening ComprehensionI 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 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.Question No. 1. Since Jack didn't hear the weather forecast, he didn't bring an umbrella to work..Question No. 2. They should have listened to the consultant's advice.Question No. 3. The advertising campaign is launched by a well-known sporting goods manufacturer.Question No. 4. Did Cathy leave the annual report in this drawer or in the other one?Question No. 5. Let's not sign the memo until we have a lawyer look at it.Question No. 6. The company replied that they were unable to deliver the spare parts until the end of January.Question No. 7. It took us less than the time stipulated in the contract to complete the project.Question No. 8. I'm afraid we won t be able to make it to your party tonight.Question No. 9. At first, many people didn't like that kind ofdesign, but after a while it caught on.Question No. 10. The consultant left no stone unturned in his research and investigation, and handed in an excellent report.ⅡTal ks 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 carefully, because 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. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following conversation.Woman: John, what hobby would you take up if you had more time?Man: I think I'd take up two different hobbies an indoor hobby and an outdoor hobby.Woman: Really? Why?Man: An outdoor hobby, like motor-racing, for a bit of fresh air and excitement; and an indoor hobby, like radio-making for example, for quiet concentration. What about you?Woman: I like indoor hobbies best. As you know, I like making decorations, toys and so on, but I'm also quite fond of knitting and I've made quite a lot of sweaters and the like for the family.Man: Yes, I've seen some of the things you've made. They re very fashionable. How long have you been doing it?Woman: I started years ago when I was still at school.Man: D'you spend all your free time on your hobbies.Woman: Well no. As a working mother there are many other matters I've got to attend to, but I do spend quite a lot of timeon my hobbies.Man: What about money? Do your hobbies cost you a lot of money?Woman: No, once you ve bought the basic tools most hobbies are comparatively cheap.Man: By the way, how did you learn to do all these handy things? Did you ever attend a special course ?Woman: I did once, but most of it I've picked up by myself or from books. There are dozens of books on hobbies in the bookshops.Man: Ah well. Perhaps I should take up my coin collection again.Woman: Yes, why not? You might even become an authority on old coins , John!Question No. 11. When the conversation started, what hobbies did the man say that he wanted to take up ?Question No. 12. According to the conversation, when did the woman start her hobbies?Question No. 13. How did the woman learn to do most of the handy things in her hobbies?Question No. 14. Which of the following is not a hobby that the man would probably take up?Questions 15 to 18 are based on the following lecture by a university professor.In the last chapter, we've discussed certain animal behaviors. This chapter is devoted to the methods used in the study of animals. When scientists are studying animals in the wild, they often want to follow the animals movements.One way that scientists have often tracked wild animals in the past has been with radio transmitters. A radio collar could beattached to an animal, and the animal could be tracked on a radio receiver. The major problem has been that radio signals were not very reliable. They could come and go as those animals traveled too far.Now scientists are using a new way to track animals in the wild. This new way of tracking animals use satellites. Transmitters are attached to animals in the wild, and the transmitters send signals into the atmosphere every few hours. Weather satellites circling the Earth receive the signals from the animals, and scientists get the information from the satellites.Question No. 15. What is the topic of the talk?Question No. 16. How did scientists follow animals in the past?Question No. 17. What is the new way of following animals?Question No. 18. In which course would this talk probably be given?Questions 19 to 22 are based on the following interview.I=Interviewer, M=ManI: What are your viewpoints about continuing education?M: What does that mean?I: Oh. Oh. I mean, by continuing education, that you ... go back to school after you you've finished, for example, high school or college.M: I wouldn't want to go back to school if I had to!I: Oh, well, why is that?M: Well. I went to school for twelve years..., it didn t do me a bit of good. I didn't get anything out of it and I... felt like I was a prisoner in school.I: Oh. How come you felt like you were a prisoner?M: Oh. I had to be there at eight o clock in the morning...Theytold me when I could eat lunch and when I could leave and ... and if they didn't like the way I was dressed, then they d make me stay longer and it wasjust a terrible experience for me.I: I see. So—Well, what do you do now?M: Well, I work in construction and... I'm pretty free to hammer nails and things like that.I: I see. You are a construction worker and you don't have a favorable opinion about school and continuing education.M: Well, I think that school restricts my freedom.Question No. 19. According to the woman, what does continuing education mean?Question No. 20. What did the man think about what he had learnt in school ?Question No. 21. Why did the man feel like a prisoner when he was in high school?Question No. 22. What was the man when he was interviewed?Questions 23 to 26 are based on the following talk.All over the world, it is adolescence that eventually triumphs. Imaginative, energetic and untempered by tradition and convention, they more often than not outwit and surprise the adult world. I. et me tell you a story to illustrate my point. It took place about a hundred years ago in a small village. One day there was an earthquake. Nothing was destroyed and no one was injured, but a huge rock rolled down from the mountain and stopped in the middle of the main road in the village.When the earthquake stopped, many of the village people came out into the road and saw the large rock. They decided to try to move the rock since it was blocking the road. The rock was more or less shaped like a sphere, about one meter in diameter.Some of the strongest men in the village came to try to lift the rock out of the road. No matter how hard they tried though, they couldn t move it. They tried to push it, they tried to roll it, they tried to pull it with ropes, but nothing worked. They couldn t move it.“Well,” they agreed. “It's impossible. The rock can't be moved. There's nothing we can do about it. We'll have to change the course of the road.”All of this time a young boy about 12 years old was watching the men trying to move the “he rock. “Excuse me, sirs,” he said, “but I think I can help you move the rock”. “You?” they shouted. “What are y ou talking about. You can't move this rock. All of us have just tried, and even together we can t move it at all.” The men all laughed at the boy.The next morning some people came into the street. One of them shouted. “The rock is gone. It's gone.” More p eople ran out into the street to see for themselves, it was true. The rock wasn t in the road anymore.“This is impossible,” they said. “Where did it go?” The twelve-year-old boy stood in the street, smiling. “I told you I could move it,” he said, I did it last night.The boy walked over to where the rock had been and uncovered some dirt with a shovel. “I buried it,” he said.The people looked amazed.“You see,” he said. “I dug a deep hole next to the rock and then I dug a small incline up towards the rock and the rock rolled down into the hole by itself. Then I covered it with dirt.”Question No. 23. According to the story, what happened to the small village?Question No. 24. Where was the small village located?Question No. 25. Since they were unable to remove the rock,what did the villagers decide to do?Question No. 26. What did the twelve-year-old boy do to the rock in the middle of the road?Questions 27 to 30 are based on the following conversation.Man: Sit down, Miss Brown. It's something personal, you say?Woman: Yes. You see, I'm going to get married next month and ...Man: Get married? I didn't know that. Congratulations!Woman: Thank you, but I'm afraid it means I have to give in my notice. I'd like to leave at the end of the month.Man: Really? I'm very sorry to hear that. Do you intend to stop working altogether, then?Woman: Oh, no! My fiance and I want to save up enough for a house and we wouldn t be able to do that if I stopped working right away. And it isn't that I don't like my job here, either. I'd stay if Peter, that s my fiance, weren t a Canadian.Man: A Canadian? I'm sorry, I don't understand. What's that got to do with it?Woman: Well, we're both going to live in Canada as soon as we get married.Man: Oh, I see. What does your fiance do for a living, by the way?Woman: He's an engineer. He often says he'd earn far more if he were back in Canada. 'That 's why he wants to go back.Man: But engineers are quite well paid here in this country. How much does he earn here, then, if I may ask?Woman: Two hundred and twenty dollars a week.Man: Is that all? That's very poor for a qualified engineer. You ought to tell him he'd get far more if he came and worked for us.Woman: Well...er...you see...Man: I mean, I'm sure that if I were a young engineer and if my salary were that low, I'd want to go to Canada, too. Where does he work, by the way?Woman: Er... as a matter of fact, he works here in your factory, Mr. Carter. He' you're your motor-design department.Question No. 27. What is the woman going to do next month?Question No. 28. Why does Peter, the woman's fiance, want to go to Canada?Question No. 29. How much does Peter earn per week now?Question No. 30. According to the woman, where is Peter working now?Part C: Listening and TranslationI 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 and write your version/n the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Now, [et us begin Sentence Translation with Sentence No. 1.Sentence No. 1. Natural materials are often far more expensive than man-made products.Sentence No. 2. I'm sorry, you must book your flight at least 14 days in advance to get a 30 percent discount.Sentence No. 3. Since we can t match their skills, we decided to beat them on enthusiasm and hard work.Sentence No. 4. I won't be able to be present at the board meeting tomorrow because I have a dentist's appointment.Sentence No. 5. The staff of the International Affairs Office is here to assist you in every way possible. We can help you with passport or visa problems, financial problems, and even personalproblems.ⅡPassage TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages. You will ]tear 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. Now, let us begin Passage Translation with the first passage.Passage 1:The women's liberation movement has succeeded in eliminating barriers that once kept women out of the professions. But one barrier still keeps non-college educated women from equal status in the labor force--the "pink collar" barrier. Seven out of eight working women are employed at j obs that have little status and almost no chance for advancement. These are pink collar jobs like waitress, secretary, and salesclerk.Passage 2:The microcomputer is the most recent addition to home electronic equipment. It resembles a typewriter with an attached TV screen and can perform a wide range of tasks from providing children with electronic games to keeping up-to-date Christmas lists. With additional hardware, the microcomputer will become as fashionable as microwave ovens and, like pocket calculators, popular as well.。

上海外语口译证书考试：2022英语中级口译岗位资格证书考试真题模拟及答案(2)共336道题1、The third group of people steal things because they ______.（单选题）A. are mentally illB. are quite absent-mindedC. cannot resist the temptationD. cannot afford to pay for goods试题答案：C2、According to the text, incomplete combustion is more likely to occur with gasoline than with an alternative fuel because ______.（单选题）A. the combustion of gasoline releases photochemical active hydrocarbonsB. the combustion of gasoline embraces an intricate set of reactionsC. gasoline molecules have a simple molecular structureD. gasoline is composed of small molecules试题答案：B3、The word “xenophobia” (para. 2) means “______.”（单选题）A. partialityB. arbitarinessC. discriminationD. antipathy试题答案：D4、The author implies that an innovative scientific contribution is one that ______.（单选题）A. is accepted immediately by the scientific communityB. dies not relegate particulars to the role of dataC. presents a new scientific factD. introduces a new valid generalization试题答案：D5、The author of the text is primarily concerned with ______.（单选题）A. advancing a new methodology for changing a monkey’s social behaviorB. comparing the methods of several research studies on aggression among monkeysC. explaining the reasons for researcher’s interest in monkey’ s social behaviorD. discussing the development of investigators’ theories about aggression among monkeys试题答案：D6、From the last paragraph, we know that the causes of school phobia ______.（单选题）A. can be easily determinedB. are complex and manifoldC. lie exclusively in the Japanese educational systemD. originate from the Japanese way of bringing up children试题答案：B7、In presenting her analysis, the author does all of the following EXCEPT ______.（单选题）A. make general statements without reference to specific examplesB. describe some of the criteria employed by traditional historiansC. question the adequacy of the psychohistorians’ interpretation of eventsD. point out inconsistencies in the psychohistorians’ application of their methods试题答案：D8、We learn from the passage that people are classified according to ______.（单选题）A. their way of wearing masksB. their way of speaking and playingC. their knowledge and behaviorD. their physical appearance and personality试题答案：D9、Breeding the hybrid offspring to fix desirable traits is called ______.（单选题）A. naturally selectingB. inbreedingC. pedigree breedingD. pure-breeding试题答案：B10、In contrast to the U. S., Japan and Sweden are funding their medical care ______.（单选题）A. more flexiblyB. more extravagantlyC. more cautiouslyD. more reasonably试题答案：D11、According to Ericsson, good memory ______.（单选题）A. depends on meaningful processing of informationB. results from intuitive rather than cognitive exercisesC. is determined by genetic rather than psychological factorsD. requires immediate feedback and a high degree of concentration试题答案：D12、It can be inferred from the Text that public services ______.（单选题）A. have benefited many peopleB. are the focus of public attentionC. are an inappropriate subject for humorD. have often been the laughing stock试题答案：D13、In order to treat a sore throat one should ______.（单选题）A. prevent the patient from eating too muchB. give the patient up to 4 aspirin tablets every hourC. make sure the patient takes in plenty of liquidD. make the patient gargle with soft drink试题答案：C14、The text supplies information for answering which of the following questions?（单选题）A. Why are Japanese starry flounder mostly left-eyed?B. Why should the eye-sidedness in starry flounder be considered selectively neutral?C. Why have biologists recently become interested in whether a characteristic is adaptive or selectively neutral?D. How do the eyes in flatfish migrate?试题答案：B15、Why do Americans prefer to use nicknames when addressing one another?（单选题）A. Nicknamed are easy to remember.B. Americans are an informal peopleC. Nicknames help to create an informed casual relationshipD. Nicknames are easy to use in daily life试题答案：C16、In paragraph 2, the underlined word “envisaged” is closest in meaning to ______.（单选题）A. undertakenB. conceivedC. completedD. implicated试题答案：B17、It is obvious that the author of the passage ______.（单选题）A. shows indifference to the situation in the developed countriesB. is very concerned about global population problemsC. feels confident that the problem of population growth can be soon resolvedD. is pessimistic about the future of those high-fertility试题答案：B18、From the passage, we can conclude that owners of home computers ______.（单选题）A. can order news through wire services instead of subscribing to news in print formB. should be happy because they get news quickly than other peopleC. live an easier life because they get news convenientlyD. should be happy the computers will replace other print forms of news试题答案：A19、Which of the following best describes the organization of the text as a whole?（单选题）A. A phenomenon is described and an interpretation presented and rejected.B. A generalization is made and supporting evidence is supplied and weighed.C. A contradiction is noted and a resolution is suggested and then modified.D. A series of observations is presented and explained in terms of the dominant theory.试题答案：A20、What is the probable meaning of “exotic” (para.1)?（单选题）A. Attractive.B. Unusual.C. Interesting.D. Difficult.试题答案：B21、The older experienced workers in America tend to retire early because their prolonged service may ______.（单选题）A. do harm to younger generationsB. end up with few or no benefitsC. give play to their potentialD. shed light on social trends试题答案：B22、People trusted Freud because ______.（单选题）A. they found it hard to believe the astrologersB. Freudian theory sounded reasonableC. they couldn’t make a sensible judgmentD. they wanted to have insights into human beings试题答案：B23、To make your humor work, you should ______.（单选题）A. take advantage of different kinds of audienceB. make fun of the disorganized peopleC. address different problems to different peopleD. show sympathy for your listeners试题答案：C24、The world “unrelenting” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.（单选题）A. unreasoningB. continuousC. limitlessD. unpleasant试题答案：B25、The author implies that Beethoven’s music was strikingly original because Beethoven ______.（单选题）A. strove to outdo his predecessors by becoming the first composer to exploit limitsB. fundamentally changed the musical forms of his predecessors by his own strategyC. distorted the melodies of several of the great composers who preceded himD. manipulated the established musical conventions in a highly innovative fashion试题答案：D26、Which of the following best states the main point of the text?（单选题）A. The approach of psychohistorians to historical study is currently in vogue even though it lacks the rigor and verifiability of traditional historical method.B. Traditional historians can benefit from studying the techniques and findings of psychohistorians.C. Areas of sociological study such as childhood and work are of ~little interest to traditional historians.D. The psychological assessment of an individual’s behavior and attitudes is more informative than the details of his or her daily life.试题答案：A27、According to the text, starry flounder differ form most other species of flatfish in that starry flounder ______.（单选题）A. are not basically bilaterally symmetricB. do not become asymmetric until adulthoodC. do not all share the same asymmetryD. have both eyes on the same side of the head试题答案：C28、In secondary schools every pupil having problems should ______.（单选题）A. know how to ask for helpB. be free from any pressure of academic workC. be able to discuss his problems in classD. be able to discuss his problems with any teacher试题答案：D29、Who might benefits most from “atmospherics” in the “sensory” marketing?（单选题）A. Psychologists.B. Customers.C. Shop owners.D. The research groups.试题答案：C30、According to the passage, one of the reasons why readers in the 1920s and 130s were attracted by free insurance policies was that ______.（单选题）A. they were afraid of being unable to workB. jobs were more dangerous thenC. they had bigger families to look afterD. money was given away with the policies试题答案：A31、According to the passage, it would appear that most sore throats ______.（单选题）A. require an immediate visit to a doctorB. respond quickly to treatment with an antibioticC. rarely turn out to be serious illnessesD. result in tonsillitis even when treated试题答案：C32、The passage states that the operas of the Florentine Camerata are ______.（单选题）A. unjustifiably ignored by musicologistsB. not generally considered to be of high aesthetic valueC. among those great works in which popular historical themes were portrayedD. often inappropriately cited as examples of great musical works试题答案：B33、What made the most negative impression on foreign visitors?（单选题）A. The country’s vastness.B. The informal friendliness of Americans.C. The fact that the American accent is hard to understand.D. The fact that not many Americans can speak a foreign language.试题答案：D34、One of Freudian theories is that ______.（单选题）A. humans are half beast and half angelB. sexual and aggressive impulses are the basic human drivesC. humans always fight with the complicated natureD. sex is only part of human bewilderments试题答案：B35、The author of the text puts the word “deepest” (line 13, paragraph 3) in quotation marks most probably in order to ______.（单选题）A. signal her reservations about the accuracy of psychohistorians’ claims for their workB. draw attention to a contradiction in the psychohistorians’ methodC. emphasize the major difference between the traditional historians’ method and that of psychohistoriansD. disassociate her opinion of the psychohistorians’ claims from her opinion of their method试题答案：A36、From the passage, we can conclude that owners of home computers ______.（单选题）A. can order news through wire services instead of subscribing to news in print formB. should be happy because they get news quickly than other peopleC. live an easier life because they get news convenientlyD. should be happy the computers will replace other print forms of news试题答案：A37、The third group of people steal things because they ______.（单选题）A. are mentally illB. are quite absent-mindedC. cannot resist the temptationD. cannot afford to pay for goods试题答案：C38、You can get buffalo meat by the following ways EXCEPT ______?（单选题）A. supermarketB. mail orderC. InternetD. Health Food store试题答案：D39、To make your humor work, you should ______.（单选题）A. take advantage of different kinds of audienceB. make fun of the disorganized peopleC. address different problems to different peopleD. show sympathy for your listeners试题答案：C40、It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that ______.（单选题）A. data leakage is more severe in EuropeB. FTC’s decision is essential to data securityC. California takes the lead in security legislationD. legal penalty is a major Solomon to data leakage试题答案：D41、Why do Americans prefer to use nicknames when addressing one another?（单选题）A. Nicknamed are easy to remember.B. Americans are an informal peopleC. Nicknames help to create an informed casual relationshipD. Nicknames are easy to use in daily life试题答案：C42、A farmer imported several fine long wool Tomney sheep from Australia to breed with his Debouittet sheep in hopes of increasing the value of the flock’s wool. This is an example of ______.（单选题）A. pure-breedingB. crossbreedingC. reproducingD. cloning试题答案：B43、The author implies that Beethoven’s music was strikingly original because Beethoven ______.（单选题）A. strove to outdo his predecessors by becoming the first composer to exploit limitsB. fundamentally changed the musical forms of his predecessors by his own strategyC. distorted the melodies of several of the great composers who preceded himD. manipulated the established musical conventions in a highly innovative fashion试题答案：D44、The author’s attitude to ward Richard Laminas remark is one of ______.（单选题）A. strong disapprovalB. reserved consentC. slight contemptD. enthusiastic support试题答案：B45、How many states in the United States have banned smoking in restaurants?（单选题）A. 12.B. 13.C. 14.D. 15.试题答案：B46、The word “amusia” underlined in Paragraph 2 means a disease with which people ______.（单选题）A. are impotent in musicB. can’t hear musicC. are unable to sing Happy BirthdayD. are mentally deficient试题答案：A47、In the eyes of the author, the greatest trouble with the US society may lay in ______.（单选题）A. the non-existence of consensus on the forms of the society should takeB. the lack of divergence over the common organizations of social lifeC. the non-acceptance of a society based on individual diversityD. the pervasive distress caused by national morale decline试题答案：A48、Which of the following phrases from the text best expresses the author’s conclusion about the meaning of the difference between left-eyed and right-eyed flatfish?（单选题）A. “most striking” (line 3, paragraph 1)B. “variation is adaptive” (line 2, paragraph 2)C. “mechanically disadvantageous” (line 7, paragraph 3)D. “evolutionary red herring” (line 8-9, paragraph 4)试题答案：D49、In this passage about secondary schools, the author is mainly concerned about ______.（单选题）A. academic standardsB. the role of specialist teachersC. the training of the individual teachersD. the personal development of pupils试题答案：D50、A mother’s behavior to her kids ______.（单选题）A. stimulates her male kids to become passiveB. helps her kids become strongerC. is important in the formation, of her kids’ personalityD. plays a vital role in her kids’ future academic study试题答案：C51、Which of the following is the purpose of the second paragraph?（单选题）A. To show that school phobia can be cured.B. To suggest a way to deal with school phobia.C. To describe the cause of school phobia.D. To present a typical case of school phobia.试题答案：D52、The underlined word “screenings”in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.（单选题）A. projectionsB. revelationsC. demonstrationsD. diversions试题答案：A53、The text intends to express the idea that ______.（单选题）A. medicine will further prolong people’s livesB. life beyond a certain limit is not worth livingC. death should be accepted as a fact of lifeD. excessive demands increase the cost of health care试题答案：C54、The word “aggravate” (para 2) is closest in meaning to “ ______”.（单选题）A. make clearB. encounterC. settleD. make serious试题答案：D55、The author has written the passage mainly for ______.（单选题）A. general readersB. power brokersC. economistsD. decision makers试题答案：A56、Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the result of artificial selection by humanity?（单选题）A. Many new kinds of plants and animals are produced.B. Financial gain is increased considerably by producing better plants and animals.C. Humans are able to control plant and animal reproduction for humans’pleasure.D. It is necessary for humans to maintain the artificial environments.试题答案：D57、To achieve the desired result, humorous stories should be delivered ______.（单选题）A. in well-worded languageB. as awkwardly as possibleC. in exaggerated statementsD. as casually as possible试题答案：D58、NNK is usually considered to be one of the direct cause’s of ______.（单选题）A. asthmaB. lung cancerC. heart attacksD. high blood pressure试题答案：B59、From Heilman’s remark, we can see that ______.（单选题）A. full use has been made of the wisdom of older peopleB. the wisdom of older people is not valued by American societyC. older people are no less intelligent than young peopleD. the wisdom of older people is of great value to American society试题答案：C60、Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?（单选题）A. Women usually suffer from osteoporosis when advanced in years.B. Women tend to be anemic more than men due to menstruation.C. Gallbladder disease afflicts fewer women than men.D. Food high in soy protein can lower cholesterol.试题答案：C61、From the passage, it can be concluded that weekly newspapers and magazines are intended for ______.（单选题）A. a general audienceB. a specific audienceC. people at the universitiesD. an international audience试题答案：B62、The text supplies information to answer which of the following questions?（单选题）A. How does the reduction of space affect intragroup aggression among monkeys in an experimental setting?B. Do family units within a monkey social group compete with other family units for food?C. What are the mechanisms by which the social order of an established group of monkeys controls aggression within that group?D. How do monkeys engaged in aggression with other monkeys signal submission?试题答案：A63、Why does the honest public have to pay higher prices when they go to the shops?（单选题）A. There is a “shrinkage” in market values.B. Many goods are not available.C. Goods in many shops lack variety.D. There are many eases of shop-lifting.试题答案：D64、What is the main topic of this passage?（单选题）A. The increasing rate of crime in London.B. The center of England’s cultural diversity.C. The people’s criticism of London police.D. The poor inter-racial relations in London.试题答案：D65、From the passage, we can conclude that ______.（单选题）A. weekly newspapers and other weekly news magazines are for busy peopleB. daily newspapers are for people in general onlyC. news can be used for educational purposesD. news services compete for readers试题答案：C66、What did Mr. Posthorn think of Felix’s education?（单选题）A. He thought his father had not encouraged him enough.B. He was surprised that Felix had managed to learn anything at all.C. He thought Felix had wasted a great deal of valuable time.D. He believed that Felix could catch up with the other boys later.试题答案：C67、We learn from the passage that the author ______.（单选题）A. revises someone else’s opinionB. explains an opinion of his ownC. favors one of the three opinionsD. comments on three different opinions试题答案：D68、The overall purpose of this passage is to ______.（单选题）A. demonstrate the cultural differences between America and EuropeB. indicate ways to improve the American image abroadC. describe the general impression of foreign visitors on AmericaD. criticize some behaviors of American taxi drivers试题答案：C69、The word “this” in “I have taken this for granted” (para. 1) refers to which of the following?（单选题）A. Sixty percent of all ethnic minorities in UK live in London.B. Minorities only constitute a small part of UK’s population.C. There are more minority people in Britain than it appears.D. It is unwise for many more to come to London.试题答案：C70、Scorpions injected with prostaglandins move to hot areas to ______.（单选题）A. engage in greater activityB. seek out a more iron environmentC. demonstrate that they are illD. develop a fever and fight bacterial infections试题答案：D71、Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?（单选题）A. New England winters are cold.B. Some taxi drivers are impolite.C. The U. S. A is a popular place for tourists.D. Hotel staff are often sympathetic.试题答案：D72、The first paragraph tells us that African Americans ______.（单选题）A. have been trying hard to be socially acceptedB. have been changing their value about beautyC. have maintained their identity of traditional AfricansD. have modified their hairstyles to fit into the society试题答案：A73、What does the paragraph following the passage most probably discuss?（单选题）A. How to recover your luggageB. Where to go to continue your tripC. When to return to the aircraftD. How to proceed once you are away from the aircraft试题答案：D74、What did Mr. Posthorn think of Felix’s education?（单选题）A. He thought his father had not encouraged him enough.B. He was surprised that Felix had managed to learn anything at all.C. He thought Felix had wasted a great deal of valuable time.D. He believed that Felix could catch up with the other boys later.试题答案：C75、In paragraph 2, the underlined word “envisaged” is closest in meaning to ______.（单选题）A. undertakenB. conceivedC. completedD. implicated试题答案：B76、Breeding the hybrid offspring to fix desirable traits is called ______.（单选题）A. naturally selectingB. inbreedingC. pedigree breedingD. pure-breeding试题答案：B77、The word “imprimatur” in Paragraph 2 most probably means ______.（单选题）A. dislikeB. betrayalC. approvalD. suspicion试题答案：C78、According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the woman?（单选题）A. She is married to a school teacher.B. Her eyes move around a lot at times.C. She is ten years older than Jerome.D. She has found what she is looking for.试题答案：D79、What can you get from all-news channels?（单选题）A. Editorials.B. Articles on international events.C. Latest magazines.D. All the news.试题答案：A80、Which of the following statements is NOT true?（单选题）A. People may have different personalities.B. People differ from each other in appearance.C. People can learn to recognize human faces.D. People can describe all human features of others.试题答案：D81、The text supplies information to answer which of the following questions?（单选题）A. How does the reduction of space affect intragroup aggression among monkeys in an experimental setting?B. Do family units within a monkey social group compete with other family units for food?C. What are the mechanisms by which the social order of an established group of monkeys controls aggression within that group?D. How do monkeys engaged in aggression with other monkeys signal submission?试题答案：A82、Which of the following most closely parallels the situation described in the first sentence of the text?（单选题）A. Although a town reduces its public services in order to avoid a tax increase, the town’s tax rate exceeds that of other towns in the surrounding area.B. Although a state.passes strict laws to limit the type of toxic material that can be disposed of in public landfills, illegal dumping continues to increase.C. Although a town’s citizens reduce their individual use of water, the town’s water supplies continue to dwindle, because of a steady increase in the total populating of the town.D. Although a country attempts to increase the sale of domestic goods by adding a tax to the price of imported goods, the sate of imported goods within the country continues to increase.试题答案：C83、When do Americans prefer to use their family names?（单选题）A. When they are working.B. When writing a business letter.C. They use their family names on formal occasions.D. When they are in trouble试题答案：C84、The killing of the Sudanese student is to illustrate ______.（单选题）A. the brutality of attacks on black peopleB. the fallout affecting anyone in povertyC. the traffic problems in south LondonD. the unconcerned attitude of police试题答案：A85、According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?（单选题）A. School phobia, which is widespread in many countries, is no cause for alarm.B. The problem of school phobia in Japan can not be solved unless it gets rid of its social evils.C. Despite school phobia the Japanese educational system remains on of the best in the world.D. Unrelenting pressures in the Japanese society contribute greatly to success.试题答案：B86、Mount Rushmore needs to be ______.（单选题）A. protected from air pollutionB. polished for touristsC. closed during the winterD. repaired periodically试题答案：D87、The word “transcends” (para.1) in the sentence “highly creative activity transcends the limits of an existing form…” is closest in meaning to which of the following?（单选题）A. go beyondB. fit intoC. subject toD. set up试题答案：A88、When do Americans prefer to use their family names?（单选题）A. When they are working.B. When writing a business letter.C. They use their family names on formal occasions.D. When they are in trouble试题答案：C89、African Americans stopped using chemical straighteners or hot irons because ______.（单选题）A. they reversed the attitude the white people had towards themB. they started to see beauty in their thick curly hairC. they feel good and comfortable in being differentD. they accepted the white standards of beauty试题答案：B90、From the last paragraph, we know that the causes of school phobia ______.（单选题）A. can be easily determinedB. are complex and manifoldC. lie exclusively in the Japanese educational systemD. originate from the Japanese way of bringing up children试题答案：B91、The author mentions that Marinnation would be all the following EXCEPT ______.（单选题）A. a circular city attached to the seabedB. a home for international organizationsC. a monumental engineering taskD. a place where people would want to live试题答案：D92、It can be found from the passage that ______.（单选题）A. the heads are not as originally plannedB. the workers made mistakes when blastingC. the cracks caused serious injuriesD. the designs had large fissures in them试题答案：A93、After the age of 40 ______.（单选题）A. most workers are tired of their present jobsB. many workers tend to stick their present jobsC. people find their jobs more rewarding than beforeD. people still wish to hunt for more suitable jobs试题答案：B94、Who might benefits most from “atmospherics” in the “sensory” marketing?（单选题）A. Psychologists.B. Customers.C. Shop owners.D. The research groups.试题答案：C95、Which of the following is true?（单选题）A. All nicknames have a positive meaning.B. All negatives have a negative meaning.C. Nicknames are endearing.D. All nicknames can be either positive or negative.试题答案：D96、What, according to the passage, makes the research conducted by the scientists at the Oregon Department of Health so unique?（单选题）A. The fact that the scientists managed to measure the average hourly increase of NNK.B. The fact that the scientists succeeded in making more people realize the harm of smoking.C. The fact that the scientists did a lot of experiments on smokers in public areas.D. The fact that the scientists discovered NNK, a carcinogen in cigarette smoke.试题答案：A97、Which of the following statements is NOT true about the main types of shop-lifting?（单选题）A. A big percentage of the total losses are caused by the professionals.B. The deliberate amateurs will be punished severely if they get caught.C. People would expect that those who can’t help themselves are poor.D. The professionals don’t cause a lot of trouble to the store detectives.试题答案：A98、Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?（单选题）A. What we don’t know about fever.B. There are benefits to developing fevers.C. Fevers inhibit bacterial growth.D. Lizards can develop fevers.试题答案：A99、Why does the honest public have to pay higher prices when they go to the shops?（单选题）A. There is a “shrinkage” in market values.B. Many goods are not available.C. Goods in many shops lack variety.D. There are many eases of shop-lifting.试题答案：D100、By referring to the artificial grammar, the author intends to show ______.（单选题）A. its significance in the studyB. an inherent pattern being learnt。

第三部分模拟试题上海市英语中级口译岗位资格证书考试模拟试题及详解（一）第一阶段考试SECTION 1 LISTENING TEST (45 minutes)（略）SECTION 2 STUDY SKILLS (45 minutes)Directions: In this section, you will read several passages. Each passage is followed by several questions based on its content. You are to choose ONE bestanswer, (A), (B), (C) or (D), to each question. Answer all the questionsfollowing each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in thatpassage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in thecorresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 1～5The head of the Library of Congress is to name Donald Hall, a writer whose deceptively simple language builds on images of the New England landscape, as the nation’s 14th poet laureate today.Mr. Hall, a poet in the distinctive American tradition of Robert Frost, has also been a harsh critic of the religious right’s influence on government arts policy. And as a member of the advisory council of the National Endowment for the Arts during the administration of George H. W. Bush, he referred to those he thought were interfering with arts grants as “bullies and art bashers”.He will succeed Ted Kooser, the Nebraskan who has been the poet laureate since 2004.The announcement of Mr. Hall’s appointment is to be made by James H. Billington, the Librarian of Congress. Mr. Billington said that he chose Mr. Hall because of “the sustained quality of his poetry, the reach and the variety of things he talks about.” Like Mr. Kooser, Mr. Billington said, Mr. Hall “evokes a sense of place.”Mr. Hall, 77, lives in a white clapboard farmhouse in Wilmot, N. H. , that has been in his family for generations, He said in a telephone interview that he didn’t see the poet laureateship as a bully pulpit. “But it’s a pulpit anyway,” he said. “If I see First Amendment violations, I will speak up.”Mr. Hall is an extremely productive writer who has published about 18 books of poetry, 20 books of prose and 12 children’s books. He has won many awards, including a national Book Critics Circle Award in 1989 for “The One Day.”a collection.In recent years much of his poetry has been preoccupied with the death of his wife, the poet Jane Kenyon, in 1995.Robert Pinsky, who was poet laureate from 1997 to 2000 said he welcomed Mr. Hall’s appointment, especially in light of his previous outspokenness about politics and arts. “There is something nicely symbolic, and maybe surprising,” Mr. Pinsky said, “that they have selected someone who has taken a stand for freedom.”The position carries an award of $35,000 and $5,000 travel allowance. It usually lasts a year, though poets are sometimes reappointed.1. Donald Hall _____.A. uses simple English to express the images of the New England landscapeB. dislikes the idea of impacting government by the right side of the religionC. is the 14th poet laureate appointed by the CongressD. is a member of the advisory council of the National Endowment for the Arts2. James H. Billington _____.A. likes the poems with great depth and widthB. speaks highly of poems in simple English rather than complex onesC. prefers the poems with sustained style and expressionD. likes the poems with the knowledge of various things3. The phrase “evokes a sense of place” underlined in Paragraph 4 means to _____.A. make readers think of a place.B. call up memories of nice things to readers.C. remind readers of important places.D. give readers the feeling of large areas.4. Which of the following is NOT true of Donald Hall?A. His family emigrated to the U. S. decades ago.B. He is a direct and upright person.C. He is a powerful person in American Congress.D. His style of poems follows the traditions of America.5. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Mr. Hall has published many books and magazines on poems.B. Mr. Hall is a critic of literature in the U. S. .C. Mr. Hall has got many prizes for his talents in writing.D. Mr. Hall has got support from his predecessor【答案与解析】1.B 细节题。

XX中级翻译资格考试口译全真模拟题答案Part A: Spot Dictation1. the only way2. signal3. mean the same4. the whole truth5. head movements6. up and down7. almost everywhere8. a yes sign9. blind people10. meaning no11. from side to side12. negative reply13. I disagree14. same way15. gesture16. use to refuse17. tries to persuade18. to one side19. moving the head20. misunderstanding and embarrassmentPart B: Listening Comprehension1-5 D B C B A6-10 A C D D B11-15 C A B B C16-20 A C B B D21-25 A C C A C26-30 A B D A BPart C: Listening and TranslationⅠ.Sentence Translation1. 这也许花费很大，但从长计议，你会看到现在这样做的好处。

2. 我们让负责安排董事会议。

3. 经理说，在他看来，这个工程几乎没有成功的时机。

4. 警察准备在失踪商人汤姆·格林曾住过的地方查问当地居民。

将意味要查问多达7000人。

5. 请让我介绍比德库林先生。

他为本公司做管理咨询工。

Ⅱ.Passage Translation1. 昨天上午10 点在北方高速公路上，一辆卡车翻了车。

卡车上的电子产品散落在路上。

司机受了伤，被送进医院。

事故使交通大大拥挤，用了两小时才清理好路面。

后来报道说那位司机两条腿都断了。

2013年翻译资格考试：中级口译英译汉模拟题(10)-口译笔译考试英译汉1.The “standard of living”of a country means the average person’s②share of the goods and services which the country produces. A country’s standard of living，therefore，depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. “Wealth”in this sense is not money，for we do not live on ②money but on things that money can buy：“goods”such as food and clothing，and “services”such as transport and entertainment.A country’s capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors，most of which have an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country’s natural resources，such as coal，gold，and other minerals，water supply and so on. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals，and have a fertile soil and a favorable climate; other regions possess none of them.难点提示：①一般人，老百姓②靠……为生参考译文：任何一个国家的生活水平，指的是那个国家生产的产品和提供的服务为普通老百姓分享的情况。

翻译考试中级口译模拟试题（2）翻译考试中级口译模拟试题点击查看试题答案及解析SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 minutes)Directions: In this section, you will read several passages. Each passage is followed by several questions based on its content. You are to choose ONE best answer, A., B., C. or D., to each question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 1～5Today one in every ten of us has difficulty getting to sleep and, according to Dr. Ian Oswald of Edinburgh university, the reason is simple. Most people who can't sleep are their own worst enemies. They go to bed too early.For every person who works most efficiently on the usual eight hours of sleep a night, two work best on five or six, and two on nine or ten. Voltaire made do with three hours but Sir Winston Churchill would happily sleep for 12～14 hours at a stretch if he could.So how much sleep does a person really need? It seems that the national average for men is seven hours and ten minutes, and for women ten minutes less, but everyone's needs are different. Find out what you need and, according to Dr. Ernest Hartmann, one of America's leading sleep scientists, you're well on your way to allowing your body to work at its greatest efficiency.After studying the sleep habits of nearly 1000 people, Dr Hartmann believes it's the amount of deep sleep we get thatreally matters. We all need roughly the same amount—about 75 minutes a night. The rest, a shallower type of sllep, vaies greatly from person to person.How much of the second type of sleep, you need seems to depend on what sort of person you are. According to Dr. Hartmann short sleepers—those sleeping less than six hours a night— were busy, active people, employed in demanding jobs, and often worked a 60 or 70-hour week. Most of them had started sleeping shorter hours to deal with the pressure of schoolwork or business and fornd that a few hours sleep a night was quite enough. Their defence against worry and stress was usually to keep so busy that I don't have time to think about these things. ...”Most of the long sleepers —those needing at least nine hours — were self-employed. Almost all of them had slept for nine hours a night since late childhood, long before their work pattern became fixed. They tended to complain more than the short sleepers and several admitted that sleeping was an escape from life.In the past it was believed that too much sleep could be just as disturbing as too little, but now a study in America has shown that many people can enjoy ten hours or more and still be able to sleep through the following night.A sleep rese archer says: “No one should worry about not sleeping unless they are not feeling well or cannot do their work properly. Lack of sleep doesn't matter greatly if we are resting—the body can still get on with its repain work. But worrying about not sleeping can sometimes do you harm. There would be far less sleeplessness about if we planned our sleeping lives as carefully as we plan our waking ones.”1.According to the passage, people have difficulty getting to sleep because.A. they work more than sixty hours a weekB. they have too many enemiesC. they do not sleep happilyD. they are not tired enough2. In comparison with Voltaire, Sir Winston Churchill.A. was happier with three hours of sleepB. would sleep more when stretched outC. world enjoy a longer sleep if possibleD. was less happy when he was asleep3. Studies show that the average woman.A. sleeps less than the average manB. sleeps longer when she goes out to workC. has difficulty in getting to sleepD. sleeps over eight hours a night4. Dr. Harmann is mentioned in the passage.A. as the opponent of Dr. Ian OswaldB. because he has strange sleeping habitsC. as the pioneering sleep scientistD. because of his observation and analysis of sleep habits5. Not being able to sleep can be dangerous if we.A. are feeling wellB. worry about it too muchC. repair our bodies by restingD. plan our sleeping lives carefullyQuestions 6～10I think it was De Mandeville who suggested a river party for the staffs of the various embassies. Nor, on the face of it, was the idea a bad one. All winter long the logs come down the River Sava until the frost locks them in: now with the spring thaw theriver has a pontoon of treetrunks some forty feet wide lining the bank under the willows so that you can walk out over the river, avoiding the margins, and swim in the deep water.These logs had been made into a hundred feet by sixty—big enough even to dance on. While everyone was dancing the rumba and while the buffet was plying a heavy trade, it was noticed that the distance between the raft and the shore had noticeably increased. The gang-plank subsided in the ooze. It was not a great distance—perhaps ten feet. But owing to the solid resistance such a large raft set up in the main current the pull was definitely outward. But as yet nobody was alarmed; indeed most of the party thought it was part of a planned entertainment.As we approached the next bend of the river it looked as if the whole thing would run aground on the bank, and a few of us made preparations to grab hold of the overhanging willows and halt our progress. But by ill luck a change in the current carried usjust too far into the centre of the river and we were carried past the spit of land, vainly groping at the tips of bushes.It was about another five minutes before the full significance of our position began to dawn upon us. By this time we were moving in stately fashion down the centre of the river, all lit up like a Christmas tree. Exclamations, suggestions, counter suggestions poured from the lips of the diplomates and their spouses in a dozen tongues.Unknown to us, too, other factors were being introduced which were to make this a memorable night for us all. Spy-mania was at its height and the Yugoslav forces lived in a permanent state of alertness. There were frequent rumours of armed raids from Czechoslovakia.It was in this context that some Yugoslav infantryman at an observation post along the river saw what hetook to be a large armed man on war full of Czech paratroops in dinner jackets and ball dresses sailing upon Belgrade. He did not wait to verify this first impression. He galloped into Belgrade Castle a quarter of an hour later on a foam-flecked mule with the news that the city was about to be invaded.6. According to the passage, a river party was practicable because__________.A. the river was lined with willow treesB. the banks were not muddy at this timeC. there was a suitable surface for walking onD. there was not too much frost at this season7. The raft started moving from the shore because___________.A. the gang-plank had fallen in the mudB. the buffet was too heavyC. it was too large to stay in placeD. the organisers wanted to surprise the guests8. The raft did not stop at the next bend because_______________.A. there was too much mud on the river bankB. There were only bushes to catch hold ofC. the current made it swirl outwardsD. the water was not shallow enough9. According to the passage, people on the raft were____________.A. completely unaware of their situationB. quarrelling angrilyC. indignant with the organizers of the partyD. anxious to help solve the problem10. The Yugoslav look out made a mistake because______________.A. the party were dressed in soldiers' uniformsB. the raft was sailing towards BelgradeC. many of the party were armedD. he was affected by the general tensionQuestions 11～15The elephants left the shade, crossed an open piece of grass between bushes, and came towards the mud-pool where my truck was parked. One by one they arrived on the shore, but, just as they seemed to be about to bathe in the inviting muddy liquid, they became aware of the silent truck with its tell-tale smell of man. the leading elephant merely spread her ears and cautiously backed away taking the young elephants with her.A smaller mother elephant continued to stand next to the pool, however, swinging her long trunk and swaying her head from side to side, always keeping an eye on the truck. The baby elephant behind her held up his head, waving his trunk to sample the suspicious smell in the wind. The mother elephant seemed to be uncertain about whether to come on and investigate the truck or to back away with the other. Finally she made up her mind and slowly advanced on the truck. Her ears were helf out, and her trunk moved inquiringly towards the vehicle and then back under her stomach in a rhythmic swing.I was fascinated by this close approach. Never before had I been able to see the hairiness around the jaw, nor smell the warm scent of elephant, which now reached me in concentrated waves. The mother elephant's steps were slow but determine, and brought her to within a couple of metres of me.She gave the impression of being intensely curious about this metal object with had appeared in her world and behaved as if it were itself an animal. I wondered how far she would acceptthe situation and, if after all the centuries of men killing elephant, she would ever allow me to approach her on foot. T o be able to move freely among the elephants without their minding was an exciting thought, but I certainly did not expect it would ever be possible.11. It was the elephants' intention to___________.A. feed on the grassB. lie in the sunshineC. swim in the poolD. avoid the mud12. The presence of the writer and his vehicle______________.A. was not noticed by the elephantsB. made the leading elephant suspiciousC. made the adult elephants curiousD. frightened all the elephants away13. How did the smaller elephant react to the truck?A. She showed more curiosity than other elephants.B. She kept her baby away from it.C. After some hesitation she moved away with other elephants.D. She rushed up to it excitedly.14.While he watched the mother elephant approaching, the author______________.A. was worried that the elephants were too closeB. found the smell very unpleasantC. was impressed by the elephant's sizeD. saw the details he had not noticed before15. The author did not expect he would ever be able to_________________.A. see the elephants killedB. touch the elephantsC. walk about freely near the elephantsD. drive his truck close to the elephantsQuestions 16～20Whatever may be said against mass circulation magazines and newspapers, it can hardly be argued that they are out of touch with their reader's daydreams, and therefore the inducements such as gifts and prizes and prizes they hold out to them must be a near accurate reflection of their unfulfilled wants and aspirations. Study these and you will assuredly understand a good deal of what it is that makes society tick.Looking back, for example, to the twenties and thirties, we can see that circulation managers unerringly diagnosed the twin obsessions which dominated that era of mass unemployment-economic insecurity and a passionate concern for the next generation. Thus it was that readers were recruited with offers of free insurance policies for the one, and free instant, or an arm in a flood, could confidently expect to collect several hundred pounds from the Daily This of the Evening That. The family who could not afford to send their son to grammar school could find consolation in equipping him with the complete work of Shakespeare in one magnificent, easy to read volume.After the war the need to fall into step with the new consumer society was soon realised. If you were flanked by neighbours who, unlike you, could afford a holiday abroad, then winning an easy competition could set you up with a fortnight in an exotic sunspot. Dishwashers, washing machines, slow-cookers and deep-fat-friers were—and still are — available by the same means.16. The writer finds the study of gifts and prizes interesting because it_____________.A. shows the power of the popular pressB. reveals social trendsC. confirms his view of human natureD. exposesjournalistic dishonesty17. It can be inferred from the passage that newspapers in the 1920s and 1930s offered their readers gifts in order to______________.A. spread popular educationB. increase their circulationC. improve social conditionsD. enrich their readers' knowledge18. The choice of gifts tells us that the circulation managers______________.A. despised their readersB. wanted to educate their readersC. understood their readersD. enjoyed being powerful19. According to the passage, one of the reasons why readers in the 1920s and 130s were attracted by free insurance policies was that_____________.A. they were afraid of being unable to workB.jobs were more dangerous thenC. they had bigger families to look afterD. money was given away with the policies20. Why did holidays abroad become a common prize after the war?A. People became more interested in material possessions.B. Everyone wanted the opportuity to travel.C. Group travel became easier.D. People wanted to get away from familiar surroundings.Questions 21～25Extract 1A stylish dining room with cream walls and curtains and black carpet ad foil to an eclectic array of furniture. Many of the piecesare classics of their particular era, and demonstrate how old and new designs can be happily mixed together. The prototype chair in the foreground has yet to prove its staying power and was thought up by the flat's occupant. He is pictured in his living area which has the same decorative theme and is linked to the dining-room by a high Medieval-styled archway where there was once a redundant and uninspiring fireplace.Extract 2Old bathrooms often contain a great deal of ugly pipework in need of disguising. This can either be done by boxing in the exposed pipes, or by fitting wood panelling over them.As wood panelling can be secured over almost anything—including old ceramic tiles and chipped walls—it is an effective way of disguising pipework as well as being an attractive form of decoration. The panelling can be vertical, horizontal or diagonal.An alternative way to approach the problem of exposed pipes is to actually make them a feature of the room by picking the pipework out in bright strong colours.Extract 3Cooking takes second place in this charming room which, with its deep armchairs, is more of a sitting-room than a kitchen, and the new Rayburn stove was a good choice, as it blends in well with the old brick and beamed fireplace. There are no fitted units or built-in appliances, so all food preparation is done at the big farmhouse table in the foreground, and the china, pots and pans have been deliberately left on show to make an attractive display. What about the kitchen sink? It's hidden away behind an archway which leads into a small scullery. Here there's a second cooker and —in the best farmhouse tradition a huge, walk-in larder for all food storage.21. In what way does the colour of the carpet contribute to the stylishness of the dining room?A. It darkens the interior of the room.B. It provides a contrast to the furniture.C. It blends in with the tones of the funrniture.D. It gives the room a classical style.22. What is the purpose of the archway described in Extract 1?A. To hide an unattractive fireplace.B. To give the room an exotic eastern style.C. To Join the dining room with another room.D. to make room for the unusual seating arrangements.23. Extract 2 is most probably taken from___________.A. a fashion magazineB. a plumber's manualC. a do-it yourself magazineD. an advertisement for new bathrooms24. Extracts 2 and 3 focus on____________.A. old furnitureB. colour schemesC. cheap improvementsD. decorative approaches25. Which of the following rooms is NOT described in the three extracts?A. Dining-room.B. Siting-room.C. Bath-room.D. Kitchen.Question 26～30If You Really Want to Read This, You'll Be too BusyNEW YORK—Pythagoras had his theorems, Einstein his theories and Murphy his laws. I have developed the maxim of inverse reciprocals.After years of research, I've determined inverse reciprocalsaffecting all human endeavors. Consider these categorized examples.Travel There is an inverse reciprocal between:·the amount of luggage you are carrying and the distance from curbside to the airline ticket counter. The more luggage, the greater the distance.·the ammount of time you have left before the flight leaves and the distance you must go to reach the gate from which the plane leaves. If you have 30 minutes, the gate is 25 feet from the ticket counter. If you have three minutes, the gate is on the other side of airport.Vacations These is an inverse reciprocal between:·the size of the nonrefundable deposit you have already made and the health of the children(or spouse) the night before you are scheduled to leave.·the time at which you take a much needed long weekend, and the weather conditions during just those days.Entertainment There is an inverse reciprocal between:·our desire to see a film to the spur of the moment and the length of the line in front of you (and, perforce, the possiblility of tickets being available when you are next).·the time left to reach a theather for the opeining curtain (or, the start of movie) and the amount of traffic on the highway that you must take to get there (or, the number of red lights for which you must stop, if taking local roads).Home Care There is an inverse reciprocal between:·the number of plumbing parts removed, coupled with the importance of completing the new assembly, and the availability of one key nut (or, more generally, the need for a specific product and the time the store closes).·the volume of leaves gathered in a pile and the velocity of the wind immediately after the pile is made.Business There is an inverse reciprocal between:·the importance of the guests you are entertaining, coupled with the size of the bill, and either the credit cards accepted at the restaurant (relative to the credit cards in your wallet), the amount of cash in your pocket or the balance in your checkbook.·the new baby-sitter's curfew and the time it will take you to make the round trip to the dinner party your boss is giving.In each instance, which of the following statements (A), (B), (C) or (D) offers the best advice or comment in view of what the author has to say on the five subjects?26. TravelA. It takes a long time to buy tickets.B. It is best to travel light.C. It is best not to arrive too early.D. Latecomers usually catch their planes.27. VacationsA. Look for holidays with small deposits.B. Never pay too small a deposit.C. Book a day or two before you leave.D. Don't pay too much attention to weather forecasts.28. EntertainmentA. Give yourself plenty of time.B. Latecomers have most advantages.C. Traffic affects the size of a line (queue).D. Avoid main roads on evenings out.29. Home CareA. Don't try to do it yourself.B. Complete the new assembly in time.C. Supply yourself with sufficient parts.D. Remove the leaves gathered in a pile.30. BusinessA. Spend without limit on important guests.B. Carry your credit card when entertaining.C. Don't try to entertain guests cheaply.D. Be suitably prepared before entertaining.SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (1) (30 minutes)Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.On August 6, 1997, when 55,000 people gathered in Hiroshima to commemorate the 46th anniversary of the devastating bombing that killed an estimated 140,000 people and brought World War Ⅱto a sudden halt, the city's newly elected mayor broke with tradition by adding a few uncustomay lines to the annual Peace Declaration. It should also be recalled, he declared, that“Japan inflicted great suffering and despair on the peoples of Asia and the Pacific during its reign of colonial domination and war. For this we are truly sorry. ”Noting that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Japaness assalt on the U.S., he added, “Remembering all too well the horror of this war, starting with the attack on Pearl Harbor and ending with the atombombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we are determined anew to work for world peace.”Usually, in Japan, when people discuss the war at all, they speak of vicitimization: their own victimization by the militarists who led the country into battle and by the Americans who bombed their cities. The suffering inflicted by the imperial army on the peoples of Asia is ignored, as is Japna's aggression inChina and at Pearl Harbor. The appealing image of Japan the victim has no room for the underside of Japan the aggressor.。

XX年翻译考试中级口译预测题答案Part A: Spot Dictation1. increase your ine 11. the most direct way2. under your control 12. part-time job3. save money 13. time pressure4. make major purchases 14. do better in school5. keep in mind 15. more disciplined and focused6. spend hours thinking 16. strategy7. you are forced 17. relatively simple to get8. track 18. in an emergency9. personal failure 19. take out a loan10. brought into balance 20. pay it backPart B: Listening Comprehension1. Statements1. C2. C3. B4. D5. A6. D7. C8. B9. C10. A2. Talks and Conversations11. B12. D13. A14. B15. D16. A17. C18. B19. D20. A21. C22. B23. D24. B25. C26. A27. B28. D29. C30. APart C: Listening and Translation1. Sentence Translation(1) 大学教师们经常放弃他们每周的局部业余时间，给当地居民上课，课程内容从安康医疗到金融投资无所不包。

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