2012年下半年口译模拟试题及答案.pdf

口译教程 20122012 年下半年口译模拟试题及答案年下半年口译模拟试题及答案 第一部分综合笔试 SECTION 1 LISTENING TEST 40 minutes Part A Spot Dictation 20 points Directions 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 Around the 1 young people are spending 2 sums of money to listen to rock music Forbes Magazine claims that at least 3 rock stars have incomes of between 4 million and six million dollars 5 year It doesn t make sense says Johnny Mathis one of the 6 music millionaires who made a million dollars a year when he was most popular in the 1950s Performers aren t 7 this kind of money In fact nobody is But the rock stars 8 seem to disagree Those who love rock music spend about two billion dollars a year for 9 They pay 150 million to see rock stars 10 Some observers think the 11 are buying more than music According to one theory to play 12 doesn t require much 13 There is no gulf between the audience and the 14 Every boy and girl in the audience thinks I could sing like that Rock music has become a kind of religion 15 are glad to pay to worship a rock star because it is a 16 of worshipping themselves 17 is a key word for explaining the 18 of many In 1972 one of the 19 was Don McLean who wrote and sang American Pie McLean earned more than SECTION 1 LISTENING TEST 40 minutes Part A Spot Dictation 20 points Directions 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 Around the 1 young people are spending 2 sums of money to listen to rock music Forbes Magazine claims that at least 3 rock stars have incomes of between 4 million and six million dollars 5 year It doesn t make sense says Johnny Mathis one of the 6 music millionaires who made a million dollars a year when he was most popular in the 1950s Performers aren t 7 this kind of money In fact nobody is But the rock stars 8 seem to disagree Those who love rock music spend about two billion dollars a year for 9 They pay 150 million to see rock stars 10 口译教程 Some observers think the 11 are buying more than music According to one theory to play 12 doesn t require much 13 There is no gulf between the audience and the 14 Every boy and girl in the audience thinks I could sing like that Rock music has become a kind of religion 15 are glad to pay to worship a rock star because it is a 16 of worshipping themselves 17 is a key word for explaining the 18 of many In 1972 one of the 19 was Don McLean who wrote and sang American Pie McLean earned more than a million dollars from recordings of American Pie Then too by writing his own music McLean earns some 20 money Part B Listening Comprehension 30 points I Statements Directions 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 Now let s begin with question number one 1 A Mrs Lang and Mr Hudson are old B Mr Hudson doesn t know Mrs Lang very well C Mrs Lang has been Mr Hudson s friend for many years D Mrs Lang and Mr Hudson have just become friends 2 A Ralph stayed in Rome for the summer B Ralph left Rome for the summer C Ralph went to Rome for the summer D Ralph arrived in Rome during the summer 3 A We had dinner before we went to the movies B We had dinner during the movie C We walked to the movies before dinner D We took our dinner to the movies 4 A I ll send you a postcard of my hotel in Paris B Send me to get the postcard from your Paris hotel C Mail me a picture postcard of your Paris hotel D Mail the card to me from your hotel in Paris 5 A Janie and her mother like liver and bacon B Janie s mother always cooks bacon with liver C Janie hates both liver and bacon D If her mother doesn t fix bacon Janie will not eat liver 6 A Martha spent two hours looking at TV B Martha saw two watches on TV C Martha liked the two hour TV program D Martha turned off the TV for two hours 7 A The city benefited from the rain 口译教程 B The rain fell softly on much of the city C The rain left too much water in much of the city D Many neighborhoods didn t get any rain 8 A The baby cries when his diaper is changed B The baby is unhappy when his diaper is soiled C Don t change the diaper if the baby cries D Changing the baby s diaper makes him cry 9 A The meeting opened at precisely 8 p m B 8 p m was too late to begin the meeting C The meeting lasted until a little after 8 p m D The meeting was over at exactly 8 p m 10 A Begin working if you arrive before I do B Before you get here be sure to finish the work C Come as early as possible so we can do lots of work D If you arrive early we ll need more time to work II Talks and Conversations Directions 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 the 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 15 11 A She paid 40 00 for the coat B Her husband presented it to her as a gift C She bought the cost on her fortieth birthday D He friend sent it to her as a birthday gift 12 A To keep his old car and get a new one B To leave it in the garage to be repaired C To sell his car for a new one D To get his car repaired later 13 A Husband and wife B Father and daughter C Doctor and patient D Teacher and student 14 A The man went to the concert but the woman didn t B The woman went to the concert but the man didn t C The speakers did not go to the concert D Both speakers went to the concert 15 A An English textbook B A chemistry book C A Chinese textbook D A history book Questions 16 20 口译教程 16 A The woman goes to school during the day and works at night B The woman has to work to support herself C The woman s classes are not difficult D The woman studies at night 17 A She feels that he won t accept anything B She s sure he already has a pocket calculator C She thinks he has almost everything he wants D She s afraid her wants more than she can afford 18 A Tom survived the accident B Tom was killed in the accident C Someone saved Tom s life D It did little damage to Tom s car 19 A The train is crowded B The train is late C The train is empty D The train is on time 20 A No all the rooms are taken B Yes there are some spare rooms C Yes there is a double room D Yes there is a single room Questions 21 23 21 A Her husband had got a higher position B Her husband had lost his job C She wanted to have a cleaner house D She wanted to move to New York 22 A His telephone went out of order B The buyers had to leave soon C He began to work at 8 a m D He had made an appointment with her for 8 a m 23 A They considered her lazy B They saw something they had never seen C They considered her foolish D They saw something familiar to them Questions 24 26 24 A The silk T shirt in white color B The cotton T shirt with a slogan or picture C The nylon T shirt worn on playground D The wool T shirt worn for work 25 A T shirts feel soft and wash well B T shirts are smart ad comfortable C T shirts go well with trousers D T shirts are suitable for evening wear 26 A New technology is being employed B Advertisements are being widely used 口译教程 C New designs are being adopted D More synthetic materials are being introduced Questions 27 30 27 A For protection against other animals B For protection against other dogs C Just for fun D For the purpose of guarding the house 28 A Because they did not eat other animals B Because they were useful for protection C Because they were good hunters D Because they always obeyed their masters 29 A For companionship B For amusement C For protection against robbery D For hunting 30 A The city can be a lonely place B Life in the west can be very dangerous C People in the west are fond of animals D The dog is a useful and friendly animal Part C Translation 30 points I Sentence Translation Directions 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 in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET 1 2 3 4 5 II Passage Translation Directions In this part of the test you will hear 2 passages 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 SECTION 2 STUDY SKILLS 50 minutes 30 points 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 口译教程 Questions 1 5 Taking pictures is fun And taking good ones is easy if you follow a few simple rules Before you snap a picture think about it Be sure you are close enough to your subject A pretty face against a plain background for instance makes a good picture But a distant figure lost among trees and clouds lacks interest In a landscape scene try to keep at least two thirds of the picture below the line where the ground meets the sky For a sky scene keep at least two thirds of the picture above that line Study pictures in newspapers and books Try to see why some are better than others Use what you learn to improve your own pictures 1 This article gives some A reasons for taking pictures B differences between still and moving pictures C ideas for interesting hobbies D hints for taking good pictures 2 The writer talks mostly about pictures taken A outdoors B by moonlight C in colour D for newspapers 3 You can improve your pictures by A thinking about them before you take them B studying pictures in newspapers and books C snapping them as quickly as you can D Both A and B 4 In a landscape scene two thirds of the picture should be A sky B clouds C land D horizon 5 The writer doesn t say anything about A following rules B getting close to your subject C caring for your camera D taking pictures of sky scenes Questions 6 10 Harry Marsh was a driving examiner who had to test people who wanted to get a driving license One day he came out of his office as usual and saw a car at the side of the road with a young man in it He got into the car beside the driver and told him to check the lights then the brakes and then all the other usual things The driver performed everything faultlessly without saying a word Then Harry told the driver to start his engine and drive forward Then he told him to turn right into a side road stop go backwards into another side road and then drive to the office again 口译教程 On the way the driver said to Harry politely Could you please tell me why we are doing all these things I was passing through this town and only stopped to look at my map 6 Harry s duty was A to test people who wanted to get a license for driving B to examine if the cars were all right C to examine the roads D to repair cars 7 Why did Harry get into the young man s car A He wondered if the young man s car needed repairing B He though the young man wanted to have a driving test C He thought the young man needed his help D He wanted to know if it was the young man s car 8 In his position as Harry asked the young man to do everything a driving test requires A a driver B an engineer C a teacher D driving examiner 9 Harry asked the young man to drive him back to his office because A he was tired B he didn t want to walk C he finished the driving test D he wanted to have a rest 10 Which of the following is not true A Harry gave the young man a driving test by mistake B The young man didn t come to have a driving test C The young man stopped his car to look at his map D The young man knew exactly why he was asked to do all these things Questions 11 15 A million visitors go to Barcelona every year They want to see Antonio Gaudi s church This unusual church has a strange history Gaudi was born in Spain in 1852 He was very poor but he wanted to be an architect He had to work and study at the same time He often missed classes because he had to workbut one day he designed a very unusual show case for an exhibition in Paris People began to give him work He designed houses offices and gardens They were all very unusual He was soon rich and famous Then a rich bookseller said Will you build a church for the poor people of Barcelona I will pay I will build schools and workshops too They will help the people I will do it said Gaudi He worked for forty years but he could not finish the church It was too big He needed 10 000 000 He gave all his money to the church He was poor again when he died in 1926 and only the front of the church was finished But architects engineers and visitors from all over the world come to see it It is very strange very modern and revolutionary 11 Gaudi was soon rich and famous because 口译教程 A he was an architect and lived in Spain B he had no money when he was a young man C his designs were different from others D his work was to design houses offices and gardens 12 To build the church Gaudi needed A ten thousand pounds B a hundred thousand pounds C one million pounds D ten million pounds 13 Gaudi never finished the church because A it was too big and cost too much B the bookseller died later C he had no time to design the rest of it D he had to design many schools and workshops 14 How old was Gaudi when he died A 26 B 40 C 52 D 74 15 The best title for this article is A Gaudia Rich and Famous Architect B An Architect with Some Success C Antonio Gaudi and His Church D How to Design a Big Church Questions 16 20 At the beginning of 1613 about two hundred Polish soldiers arrived at a little Russian village They lost their way in the thick forest and asked for a man to show them the way to town But no one wanted to help them You will have to go through that forest said an old man The road is on the other side Show us the way cried the enemy officer or we ll kill every one in the village I m old said the old man I may be not able to walk so far But to himself he said I ll have to show them the way but if I lead them into the thickest part of the forest they will die there and I ll help to save my country The old man went in front and two hundred soldiers followed him For many hours they moved on through the forest Where is the road they cried We must be near the road by now I m old answered the old man Perhaps I have lost my way He wants money and give him some gold said the soldiers But if he doesn t show us the way we will kill him We ll soon be on the road now said the old man when he got the money And you will be able to go to the town But the trees closed round them and it became darker and darker though it was 口译教程 still the middle of the day It was even harder to walk on in the heavy snow This cannot be the road the men said to one another but they could do nothing but follow those in front So said the old man when they stopped you can neither go farther not turn back You will be here and you will die here I will never turn against my country for your gold 16 The story happened A in Russia B in a city C in Poland D in the soldiers hometown 17 The soldiers couldn t get to the town A because the old man was too old to walk B they lost their way in the thick forest C they killed every one in the village D they had to go through that forest 18 At last all the soldiers A died in the forest B moved on through the forest C followed those in front D turned back to the village 19 It became darker and darker because A it was going to rain B the trees were thicker and thicker C it was very late D it was not the middle of the day 20 The old man A turned against his country by getting gold B helped to save his country C killed all the soldiers D showed the soldiers back to town Questions 21 25 There are thousands of different languages in the world Everyone seems to think that his native language is the most important one as it is their first language For many people it is even their only language all their lives But English is the world s most widely used language As a native language English is spoken by nearly three hundred million people in the U S A England Australia and some other countries For people in India and many other countries English is often necessary for business education and other activities So English is the second language there As a foreign language no other language is more widely studied or used than English We used it to listen to the radio to read books or to travel It is also one of the working languages in the United Nations and is more used than the others 21 The native language is a person s language 口译教程 A first B only C one D foreign 22 People in use English as their second language A in the U S A B India C China D Australia 23 People in China use English as a language A first B second C foreign D native 24 English is widely used working language in the United Nations A much B more C the more D the most 25 As a second language English is used in ways by people all over the world A one