华东理工大学《口译技巧》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷题号一二三四五六总分得分批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Shewassuchaproudpersonthatshewoulddieshewouldadmitshewaswrong.A．sinceB．whenC．unlessD．before2、Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise3、TherewasneveranytimeforKatetofeellonely,________shewasanonlychild.A．eversince B．nowthatC．eventhough D．asthough4、I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Noproblem D．Mypleasure5、Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．mightn’t6、Wildanimalsinnaturereservesneedtodeveloptheirsurvivalskillsandtheirwildnature.A．display B．possessC．maintain D．monitor7、LastyearIappliedtoPrincetonUniversity．I____theywouldsayyes—buttheydid,andnowhereIam．A．neverthink B．amneverthinkingC．haveneverthought D．neverthought8、________WuhuwithShanghai,tobefrank,andyou'llfindit'smoreconvenienttoliveintheformer.A．Tocompare B．ComparingC．Compare D．Compared9、Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done10、Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．apartfromD．insteadof第二部分阅读理解（满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A“Withdepressinglyfewexceptions,performancesaredullandlackvitality…Afteryearsoftryingtoconvincemyselfotherwise,Inowfeelsurethatballetisdying.”JenniferHomans,Apollo’sAngelsIsballetdead?Hastheartformevolvedtodepression?JenniferHomans’sconclusiontoherfascinatinghistoryofballet,Apollo’sAngels,isworrying.Itappearsthatballet’spulsecontinuestobeatstrongly,however,especiallywithaTchaikovskydefibrillatorattached.Sowhyaresomedancecommentatorsarguingthatballetisdying?Anddotheyhaveapoint?“Balletisdead”“Balletisdying”allringtonesofFriedrichNietzsche’sphilosophicalclaim:“Godisdead.”Headlinegrabbling,certainly.Yetcanballetbedefinedinsuchblackandwhiteterms?Surelyitismoreabstract,filledwithshadesofpopulargrey.①Tostartwith,howdoyoudefineballet?Whatisballettoday?ConsiderpopularmodernclassicslikeTwylaTharp’sIntheUpperRoom,wheredancerswearpointyshoesandsneakers,combiningcontemporaryandclassicalvocabularytogether.Orclosertohome,thereisGraemeMurphy’sSwanLake,whichlayerselementsofPetipa’schoreography(编舞)withacontemporarythemeandaesthetic.Manycontemporarychoreographersallembraceclassicalformandprinciples,thenmanipulate(操纵)therules.②.Thelinebetweencontemporarydanceandballetisvague.InaninterviewwithTheTelegraph(2015),BritishchoreographerMattewBourneacknowledgesthatthis“cross-fertilisation”betweencontemporarydanceandballetcontinuestogrow,asevidencedbytheriseinnewcommissionsfromcontemporarychoreographersattheRoyalBalletandEnglishNationalBallet.ReferringtoHomans’sbook,Bournebelieveswhathaschangedisthat“thedanceformsarecomingclosertogether”.Notdying,butmerging.Reinventing.ThishasbeenthecaseamongstAustralasianballetcompaniesformanyyearsnow.③.Homanswritesthatballet’sdeclinebeganafterthepassingofAshtonandBalanchine.Somethingahschanged,certainly.Astylisictransitionfromneo-classicaltocontemporaryballethasoccurred.④Ourartform’sevolutionhasalwaysbeenwithextinction.ProminentdancecriticwithTheNewYorkTimes,AlastairMacaulay,says:“ballethasdiedagainandagainoverthecenturies,”andyet,“phoenix-like,roseagainfromitsashes”.Historyshowstherewereperiodswhereballethibernatedandlackedpopularity.Thiscoincidedwiththeartform’schangingforums.Sohereistheirony:whatsellsbest,still,arereproductionsofPetipa’sclassics.AseasonwithoutaTchaikovskyscoreisafinancialrisk.AndwithoutNutcracker(《胡桃夹子》),halftheballetcompaniesinNorthAmericawouldnotexist.Admittedly,asadancer,myfavouriterolesAlbrecht,PrinceSiegfriedandRomeowerefromtheclassicalcanon;Iamatraditionalistatheart(wholovestobechallengedbygoodcontemporaryballets).Apartofthecharmbehindclassicalrepertoire,forme,wasinreproducingthegloriesofpastgreats.Classicalballet’sframeworksupportsthemodernprocessofbench-marking.PerhapsJenniferHomans’sthoughtsarenotcompletelyunfounded.Perhapsballetisdyingforsome.Ballet’sevolutionhasbeendelayedbyitsaudiences.AndasHomanssuggestsinherepilogue,perhapsalsobyitscreatives.Nowhereisaboldprediction.InlinewiththeRoyalBallet’sprogramminginBrisbanethisyearofChristopherWheeldon’sTheWinter’sTale,andWayneMacGregor’sWoolfWorksoverthenext20years,ballet’srelianceonPetipawilldecrease.Contemporaryballetsandmerge-styledballetswillproducetheirbox-officeinfluenceevermore.Why?Itissimple:ouraudienceswillbereadyforballettochangeagain.1、WhydoesthewriterciteJenniferHomans’swordsatthebeginningofthepassage?A．Tosupportthewriter’sviewpoint. B．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.C．Tohighlightthethemeofthepassage D．Toprovidethebackgroundknowledge.2、Thesentence‘Isthisnotballet?”shouldbeputin______.A．① B．②C．③ D．④3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsisafactaboutballet?A．“Surelyitismoreabstract,filledwithshadesofpopulargrey.”(Para.3)B．“Thelinebetweencontemporarydanceandballetisvague.”(Para.5)C．“Ourartform’sevolutionhasalwaysbeenwithextinction.”(Para.7)D．“Whatsellsbest,still,arereproductionsofPetipa’sclassics.”(Para.8).4、AccordingtoMatthewBourne,_____.A．thedanceformsremainunchangedB．contemporarydancehasreinventedclassicballetC．balletisexperiencinggrowthandwillcontinuetodevelopD．anewformofballetiswidelyacceptedamongAustralians5、ThewritertakeshimselfasanexampleinParagraph8inordertoshow_____.A．classicsshouldbepromotedB．classicsarestillofgreatsignificanceC．classicalballet’sframeworkisoutofdateD．contemporaryballetsattractmoreaudiences6、Whatmaybetheaudiences’attitudetothechangeofballet?A．Supportive. B．Arbitrary.C．Critical. D．ConcernedBI’mastudentinmythirdyearatRobertGordonUniversity,butIalsowork35hoursaweekatSainsbury'stomakeendsmeet.Iconstantlyhavetoforcemyselftostayawake,andtobealert,whateverittakes.TheworkIdoatSainsbury'sisveryphysicallikestacking(fi3ik)shelves.IamluckybecausetheamountIliftatworkisnothingcomparedwiththeweightIliftinthegym.IknowIhavethestrengthtobearit.IamoriginallyfromNigeria.IcameherewhenIwasseven.Moneywasalwaystight.MyparentsgavemeeverythingIneeded,buttherewasnomoneyforluxuries.Iworkedhardatschoolthoughand,withthehelpofprofessors,IgotthebestA-levelgradesinmyclass.Unfortunately,thoughIhadappliedfor"settled"BritishresidentialstatustheHomeOfficewaiteduntilIwasinsixthformtoapprovemyapplication.ThatmeantIwasnoteligibleforastudentloan.TheonlywayIcouldaffordtogotouniversitywasthatIgotajobthatwouldpayforallmylivingcostsandmyparentspaidformytuitionfees.Idon’thavemuchtimetosocializebecauseofmyjob.Ideally,IdliketohavemoretimetostudysoIcanexcelatmycourse.Yes,Ihavealotonmyplate,butworkinghardisntnewforme.Growingup,myparentscultivatedinmetheimportanceofworkinghardforwhatIwantinlife.MydreamistogetajobintheNHS.Butnow,ImjustfocusedontryingtogetthebestgradesIcan.WheneverIfindlifehard,Itellmyselfthisisaboutmyfuture.1、Whydoestheauthorworklonghoursandsometimesovertimeeveryweek?A．TopayforhisownlivingexpensesB．TopayforhistuitionfeesC．ToprovehisabilitytoearnmoneyD．Tohelphisparentspayoffthedebts2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"eligible"inParagraph4referto?A．ResponsibleB．AnxiousC．QualifiedD．Accessible3、WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbeusedtodescribetheauthor?A．PersistentB．DiligentC．SociableD．Ambitious4、Whichproverbcanbestsummarizethepassage?A．ActionsspeaklouderthanwordsB．GodhelpthosewhohelpthethemselvesC．ApennysavedisapennyearnedD．Wherethereislife,thereishope第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。 TheotherdayIwastalkingtoastrangeronthebus;hetoldmethathehadagood36inChicagoandhewonderedif,byanychance,I37toknowhim.Foramoment,Ithoughthemightbe38,butIcouldtellfromtheexpressiononhisfacethathewasnot.Hewas39.Ifeltlikesayingthatitwasridiculousto40thatoutofallthemillionsofpeopleinChicagoIcouldpossiblyhaveeverbumpedintohisfriend.But,41,IjustsmiledandremindedhimthatChicagowasavery42city.Henodded,andIthoughthewasgoingtobecontenttodropthesubjectandtalkaboutsomethingelse.ButIwaswrong.Hewassilentforafewminutes,andthenhe43totellmeallabouthisfriend. Hisfriend’smain44inlifeseemedtobetennis.Hewasanexcellenttennisplayer,andhe45hadhisowntenniscourt.Therewerealotofpeoplewithswimming46,yettherewereonlytwopeoplewithprivatetenniscourt;hisfriendinChicagowasoneofthem.ItoldhimthatIknewseveral47likethat,includingmybrother,whowasdoctorinCalifornia.He48thatmaybethereweremoreprivatecourtsinthecountry,thanhe49buthedidnotknowofanyothers.Thenheaskedme50mybrotherlivedinCalifornia.WhenIsaidSacramento,hesaidthatwasacoincidence51hisChicagofriendspentthesummerinSacramentolastyearandhelivednextdoortoa52whohadatenniscourtinhisbackyard.IsaidIfeltthatreallywasacoincidencebecausemynext-doorneighbourhadgonetoSacramentolastsummerandhad53thehousenexttomybrother’shouse.Foramoment,westaredateachother,butwedidnotsayanything. “Wouldyourfriend’snamehappentobeRolandKirkwood?”Iaskedfinally.He54andsaid,“Yes.Wouldyourbrother’snamehappentobeDrReyHunter?”Itwasmy55tolaugh.“Yes,”Ireplied.1、．A．brother B．teacher C．neighbour D．friend2、A．managed B．happened C．tried D．wanted3、A．expecting B．lying C．joking D．talking4、A．funny B．serious C．careful D．disappointed5、A．think B．find C．realize D．see6、A．indeed B．actually C．instead D．exactly7、A．famous B．interesting C．noisy D．big8、A．began B．stopped C．refused D．failed9、A．problem B．interest C．choice D．work10、A．just B．ever C．even D．surely11、A．suit B．habit C．pools D．river12、A．people B．players C．strangers D．friends13、A．advised B．argued C．admitted D．announced14、A．recognized B．realized C．visited D．found15、A．how B．whether C．when D．where16、A．because B．if C．then D．though17、A．doctor B．friend C．neighbour D．player18、A．hired B．visited C．designed D．sold19、A．smiled B．laughed C．cried D．nodded20、A．chance B．pleasure C．time D．turn第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。LakeTiticacaisafamouslakeinSouthAmericaThecultureoftheancientpeoplearoundthelakeisthoughttobe1．(true)advancedbuthaslongremainedamysteryRecently,however,scientistsparticipating2．anexplorationprojecttherehavefoundwhatisbelievedtobe3．1000-year-oldtempleunderthewaterThetemple4．(build)byancientpeoplewasindeedquitewellpreservedTheprojectleadershopetobeginraisingimportantmaterialsfromthesiteinthe5．(expect)thattheycansolvethemysteryeventually“Scientistshavenotyethadtheopportunitytostudythematerialscarefullyduetoagreatmany6．(hardship)Yetwithourefforts,wearebound7．(achieve)greatersuccessifwecankeep8．up”saidprojectdirector,JohnAubiSince2016,div