月中级口译考试真题完整版(含标准答案)

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2014年3月中级口译考试真题完整版（含答案）
SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (45 minutes)
Part A: Spot Dictation
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.
Good afternoon, folks. Today’s topic is “Try Jogging for Fitness”. When we run for fitness, exercise, and pleasure, it is commonly called jogging. Jogging (1) in recent years. The popularity of jogging today stems from (2). First, jogging is one of the most efficient forms of exercise. As a rule, a person jogging (3) more calories per minute than in most other sports. Running, like biking, swimming and (4), is an aerobic exercise. Such an exercise uses a great deal of oxygen. In addition, it increases _______________ (5).
Aerobic exercise strengthens the heart muscle so that it (6). This kind of exercise is also one of the best ways to improve our general health and (7) of our lungs. Jogging is also popular because almost every one of us (8). Jogging is an acti vity that doesn’t require (9) or special coordination. Jogging is (10). Finally, it can be done alone, with another person, or in a group.
For anyone who runs more than (11) a week, it is important to have good running shoes. Tennis shoes or sneakers won’t do. Running produces stress that is (12) than the stress of walking. With this added stress to (13), we need good shoes. The shoes should be replaced when they (14) or worn unevenly. Cold weather poses few problems for us joggers. The main hazard in (15) is slipping on ice or snow. There is no danger of freezing our lungs, because our body (16) before it reaches our lungs. In winter we should be sure to (17) and keep our feet as dry and warm as possible. It’s best to wear (18). In summer, we must be care ful not to dry out. So it is important for us to (19) on hot, humid days. The best summer wear is loose fitting and (20).
Part B: Listening Comprehension
1. Statements
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spokenONLY ONCE, and you will not find them written on the paper; so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
1.(A) Let’s call it a day and continue our talk tomorrow.
(B) I’m hungry now. Can we discuss it after the dinner?
(C) I wish we could reach an agreement tomorrow morning.
(D) Let me remind you that we should sign it as soon as possible.
2. (A) Weather is difficult to forecast.
(B) The heat wave is about to end.
(C) I didn’t hear the weather forecast for today.
(D) It’s going to be quite hot these days.
3. (A) Peter barely understands what he hears.
(B) Peter seldom thinks about his own actions.
(C) Peter usually doesn’t finish what he starts.
(D) Peter generally doesn’t tolerate others’ ideas.
4. (A) Many city centers in Europe are accessible to pedestrians only.
(B) Many cities in Europe are too crowded with people to allow access for cars.
(C) Many tourists visiting Europe find it difficult to rent a second-hand car.
(D) Many local residents in European cities support a ban on cars in city centers
5. (A) Lawyers are the most affluent of all professionals.
(B) Lawyers are always awkward and come to no avail in a suicidal case.
(C) Lawyers are more likely to become depressed and commit suicide.
(D) Lawyers are like actors or actresses who have to put up a show on the stage.
6. (A) Most people take medicine when they have a pain in their brain.
(B) Most headaches are symptoms of ailments outside the brain.
(C) It is found that storytelling can make your headaches less painful.
(D) If you hurt other parts of your body, you will feel the pain in your brain.
7. (A) For language learners, the Internet environment lacks real-life social factors.
(B) Learning a language through the Internet may produce remarkable effects.
(C) Language learners can use the language appropriately in the Internet environment.
(D) Learning to protect our environment is becoming an international issue for mankind.
8. A) Recent statistics show that American women spend one third of their income on food.
(B) American women are more likely to go and dine in restaurants or fast-food shops.
(C) Nowadays one in every three Americans prefers to eat in restaurants or fast-food
(D) Today more Americans dine out because they have more jobs and more money.
9. (A) Primary school pupils are likely to become good friends for life.
(B) Roommate arrangements often don’t work out even for intimate friends.
(C) Living under one roof for a longer period of time brings about a close friendship.
(D) Most people don’t believe in “A friend in need is a friend indeed”.
10. (A) Work has now become a major socializing influence for women.
(B) Women can enjoy their new lifestyles by taking care of small children.
(C) Most mothers with children quit their jobs to become full-time housewives.
(D) There is little chance for women to be presented fairly in this community.
2. 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 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—14
11. (A) A gift.
(B) A picture.
(C) A file.
(D) Some money.
12. (A) The accounting office.
(B) The vice-president’s office.
(C) Jack.
(D) Mrs Carter.
13. (A) It is to be signed by the president himself.
(B) It is from the executive vice-president’s office.
(C) It is about changes in the accounting procedures.
(D) It is to be transferred to the accounting office at once.
14. (A) Go to the executive’s office.
(B) Hand in his resignation.
(C) Look through the woman’s files.
(D) Ask someone for help.
Questions 15—18
15. (A) Working in a travel agency.
(B) Organizing a BBQ party.
(C) Teaching English to Chinese students.
(D) Learning Chinese.
16. (A) Cats.
(B) Dogs
(C) Cows.
(D) Birds.
17. (A) Because they could get some food.
(B) Because they are friendly.
(C) Because they need company.
(D) Because they want to be protected.
18. (A) Sacred ibis.
(B) Black crows.
(C) White parrots.
(D) Colorful parakeets.
Questions 19—22
19. (A) Physics.
(B) Calculus.
(C) Composition.
(D) Biology.
20. (A) He is lazy.
(B) He is boring.
(C) He is wonderful.
(D) He is humorous.
21. (A) He is able to save a lot of money from it.
(B) It pays well and the hours are flexible.
(C) It is interesting and the pay is good.
(D) His co-workers are congenial and cooperative.
22. (A) To attempt to transfer to Professor Atkins’ class.
(B) To cut back on his classes.
(C) To get a job at the library shelving books.
(D) To drop his Accounting course.
Questions 23—26
23. (A) Bow and keep your eye on the business card.
(B) Take it one-handedly and stuff it in a pocket.
(C) Use two hands and study the card carefully.
(D) Read it aloud to show your attention and respect.
24. (A) Because he presented gifts in sets of fours to the Japanese businessmen.
(B) Because he failed to pay due attention to the Japanese businessmen’s cards.
(C) Because his business card was not treated respectfully by the Japanese businessmen.
(D) Because his business card had some errors which were discovered by the Japanese businessmen.
25. (A) China.
(B) America.
(C) Honduras.
(D) India.
26. (A) Native pottery.
(B) Maple syrup.
(C) Toy clocks.
(D) Amish handicrafts.
Questions 27—30
27. (A) Light Engineer.
(B) Personnel Manager.
(C) Chemistry Analyst.
(D) News Editor.
28. (A) In a London firm.
(B) In a chemical company.
(C) At Leeds Lighting Factory.
(D) At Yorkshire Engineering.
29. (A) He is the Personnel Manager.
(B) He is slow to respond to new ideas.
(C) He gets along well with his colleagues.
(D) He moves with the times.
30. (A) He’d like more scope for putting new idea s into practice.
(B) He’d love to work for someone who is understanding.
(C) He longs for work and entertainment in the capital.
(D) He is offered a much higher pay for the job.
Part C: Listening and Translation
1. Sentence Translation
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in English. You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
2. Passage Translation
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE.After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening.
(1)
(2)
SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS
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 yourANSWER BOOKLET.
Questions 1—5
The first permanent shelters were probably built twenty or forty thousand years ago by
fish-eating people who lived in the places as long as the fish supply lasted. Fish-eaters could stay in one place for several years. However, once man learned to farm, he could live longer in one place. Thus, he was able to build a permanent home. Once again, he built his home with the materials he found at hand. In Egypt, for example, wood was scarce, so most houses were built of bricks made of dried mud, with a roof supported by tree trunks.
When the Norsemen came from Scandinavia to northern Europe, they found many forests, so they built homes with a framework of heavy tree trunks and then filled the space between the
trunks with clay. The Eskimos, on the other hand, lived in a land where there was little or no wood. They learned to adapt their homes perfectly to their surroundings. In the wintertime, when everything was covered with snow and ice, the Eskimos built their homes with blocks of ice. When the warm weather came and melted the ice, the Eskimos lived in a tent made of animal skins.
The weather is man’s worst natural enemy. He has to protect himself from extremes of heat and cold and from storms, wind and rain. Where there are torrential rains, houses are either built on piles to keep them off the ground, or they have steep thatched roofs to drain off the rain. People living in the Congo River region have found that steep, heavily-thatched roofs drain off the jungle rains more quickly.
Protection from danger has also influenced the type of house man builds. When enemies threatened him, man made his house as inaccessible as possible. The tree-dwellers of the Philippines protect themselves by living high above the ground. When danger threatens, they remove the ladders leading to their homes. The cliff dwellers of the American Southwest built their homes high up on the sides of cliffs, where access was very difficult.
Nomad tribes must move from place to place, taking care of flocks of sheep that are always
in need of fresh grass. Their houses must be simple and easy to transport. The nomads of central Asia have developed a house made of a framework of poles covered with felt. The house is round because the framework is curved, and there is a hole at the top to let the smoke out.
1. According to the passage, the Norsemen who came to northern Europe built their houses with__________.
(A) rocks and wood
(B) wood and clay
(C) wooden roofs and stone walls
(D) wooden walls and thatched roofs
2. Man’s most urgent need in building a house is protection from __________.
(A) enemies
(B) floods
(C) earthquakes
(D) the weather
3. The passage suggests that a house with a steep sloping roof is more likely to be found__________.
(A) in a windy country
(B) in a rainy country
(C) near the coast
(D) in the desert
4.When danger threatens, the tree-dwellers of the Philippines __________.
(A) take away their ladders
(B) bombard the enemy from above
(C) pull up the bridge over their moat
(D) wind up the ropes leading to their homes
5. According to the passage, the nomad tribes of central Asia live in __________.
(A) tents
(B) tree houses
(C) small houses of clay
(D) round houses of felt
【参考答案】1.B 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.D
Questions 6—10
Emma Way did not become a figure of contempt for British cyclists because she nudged Toby Hockley off his bicycle and into a hedge as she drove past him on a country lane on May 19. No, she achieved that infamy by confessing to her crime online. “Definitely knocked a cyclist off his bike earlier,” Way, 22, tweeted after the collision that left Hockley, 29, with a bruised body and the status of a martyr for Britain’s cyclists. “I have right of way —he doesn’t even p ay road tax!” She ended with a hashtag popular with tweeting British motorists: #bloodycyclists.
It was the tweet heard around the roads of Britain and it resulted in Way’s being convicted in November of driving offenses, losing her job as a trainee accountant and acknowledging in court that the comment rated “11 out of 10” on the stupidity scale. In an interview on national television after her conviction, she noted that since the story broke, she had been cyberbullied and had received “malicious communications.” What she did not say was that she was sorry for knocking Hockley, a chef, off his bike. “I was quite angry at the mannerism of the cyclist on the road”, she said. “My point of view is that he was on my side of the road —that’s not the way you drive.”
Way to stoke the fire, Ms. Way. By continuing to pin the blame for the incident on the cyclist, the young driver fell further into an already considerable chasm that divides modern Britain. The BBC last year featured an hourlong documentary — with lots of footage of raging cyclists and cab drivers —whose title explained the situation succinctly: War on Britain’s Roads.
It wasn’t entirely an exaggeration: people are dying in this conflict between cyclists and drivers. London in November seemed like a particularly dangerous place for the two-wheeled combatants. Six cyclists were killed in less than two weeks, a mounting toll chronicled in increasingly mournful headlines. Six in a few days is a lot; the total killed this year in Britain’s capital is 14. The deaths sparked a bout of public recrimination. When London’s Mayor Boris Johnson, himself a cyclist, appeared less than sympathetic after the fifth death — he told a radio host that some of the dead cyclists “have taken decisions that really did put their lives in danger” — he was transformed from cycling champion to heartless pro-car politician and joined Way as a target of the particularly passionate fury that cyclists can muster.
The anger has become political in Britain, as it has in many countries whose governments encourage citizens to cycle rather than drive to work, to lessen the impact on the environment and on traffic. Johnson has arguably done more than any previous politician for London cyclists, establishing a $1.6 billion fund to m ake cycling safer in the city and appointing London’s first
cycling commissioner. Even though the number of cyclist deaths in London has been dropping steadily in the past two decades, the demand from cyclists for the city to adapt grows as the number of bikes on the road grows. As does the particularly passionate fury that cyclists can muster.
Whether or not Johnson is right that some of the cyclists who died recently were breaking the law, all of us make a very personal decision about risking our lives by getting on our bikes. And we should know that when we ignore red lights to get ahead of the traffic, or get too close to trucks or buses because we feel it’s our right to be there, then we are making a mistake even dumber than Emma Way’s tweet. In the w ar of the cyclist vs. the driver, the driver will nearly always come out alive. Less so the cyclist.
6. According to the passage, who had been cyberbullied and had received malicious communications?
(A) Toby Hockley.
(B) Boris Johnson.
(C) Emma Way.
(D) A cycling commissioner.
7. Which of the following statements is NOT true in the conflict between cyclists and drivers?
(A) London seemed like a particularly dangerous place for the cyclists.
(B) 14 cyclists were killed in less than two weeks in London.
(C) The deaths of cyclists sparked a bout of public recrimination.
(D) People are dying in this conflict between cyclists and drivers.
8. London’s Mayor has established a $1.6 billion fund __________.
(A) to encourage citizens to cycle to work
(B) to build more bike lanes in London
(C) to lessen the impact on the environment
(D) to make cycling safer in London
9. According to the passage, a rash of accidents involving cars has made London’s bicyclists __________.
(A) outraged
(B) alarmed
(C) cautious
(D) cyberbullied
10. What would be the best title for this passage?
(A) Cycle rather than Drive to Work
(B) Watch your Cycling Manners
(C) Pedal at Your Own Peril
(D) Lessen the Impact on Traffic
【参考答案】6.C 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.C
Questions 11—15
Educators have known for 30 years that students perform better when given one-on-one tutoring and mastery learning — working on a subject until it is mastered, not just until a test is scheduled. Success also requires motivation, whether from an inner drive or from parents, mentors or peers.
Will the rise of massive open online courses (MOOCs) quash these success factors? Not at all. In fact, digital tools offer our best path to cost-effective, personalized learning. I know because I
have taught both ways. For years Sebastian Thrun and I have given artificial-intelligence courses at Stanford University and other schools; we lectured, assigned homework and gave everyone the same exam at the same time. Each semester just 5 to 10 percent of students regularly engaged in deep discussions in class or office hours; the rest were more passive. We felt there had to be a better way.
So, in the fall of 2011, we tried something new. In addition to our traditional classroom, we c reated a free online course open to anyone. On our first try, we attracted a city’s worth of participants — about 100,000 engaged with the course, and 23,000 finished.
Inspired by Nobel laureate Herbert Simon’s comment that “learning results from what th e student does and thinks and only from what the student does and thinks,” we created a course centered on the students doing things and getting frequent feedback. Our “lectures” were short (two- to six-minute) videos designed to prime the attendees for doing the next exercise. Some problems required the application of mathematical techniques described in the videos. Others were open-ended questions that gave students a chance to think on their own and then to hash out ideas in online discussion forums.
Our scheme to help make learning happen actively, rather than passively, created many benefits akin to tutoring — and helped to increase motivation. First, as shown in a 2013 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, frequent interactions keep attention from wandering. Second, as William B. Wood and Kimberly D. Tanner describe in a 2012 Life Sciences Education paper, learning is enhanced when students work to construct their own explanations, rather than passively listening to the tea cher’s. That is why a properly designed automated intelligent tutoring system can foster learning outcomes as well as human instructors can, as Kurt van Lehn found in a 2011 meta-analysis in Educational Psychologist.
A final key advantage was the rapid improvement of the course itself. We analyzed the junctures where our thousands of students succeeded or failed and found where our course needed fine-tuning. Better still, we could capture this information on an hour-by-hour basis. For our class, human teachers analyzed the data, but an artificial-intelligence system could perform this function and then make recommendations for what a pupil could try next to improve — as online shopping sites today make automated recommendations for what book or movie you might enjoy. Online learning is a tool, just as the textbook is a tool. The way the teacher and the student use the tool is what really counts.
11. What does the passage mainly discuss?
(A) Different sources of motivation for students’ success.
(B) Effective one-on-one tutoring and mastery learning.
(C) Personalized massive open online courses for students.
(D) Considerable improvement of the college courses.
12. The word “quash” ( para. 2) is closest in meaning to ______.
(A) intensify
(B) inspire
(C) cancel
(D) discount
13. When the author and his colleague offered their first online course ______.
(A) it attracted about 100,000 city residents to study
(B) it created a climate of passivity for introverted students
(C) it was designed for both students and working adults
(D) it was attended by a great number of students
14. The “lectures” in the MOOCs are meant for the students to ______.
(A) do and think actively on their own
(B) make up for what they miss in classrooms
(C) get frequent feedback from mentors and peers
(D) focus on what they need most
15. One way online courses are similar to online shopping sites is that ______.
(A) they make recommendations for what users do next
(B) they function automatically for thousands of young students
(C) they are a boon to computer-savvy students and shoppers
(D) they update their contents on an hour-by-hour basis
【参考答案】11.C 12.C 13.D 14.A 15.A
Questions 16—20
Most people have seen bullies in action, making life miserable for others. Their targets often escape the intimidation relatively unharmed, but sometimes it is too much to bear. That can be true whether the victim is a 12-year-old girl or a 136-kilogram American football player.
A member of the Miami Dolphins left the National Football League team recently because he was repeatedly insulted and threatened by a teammate, Richie Incognito. Many fans were disgusted by details of Incognito's expletive-filled voice mail and text messages, while others defended his behavior as a natural part of a rough-and-tumble sport.
Some people are astonished that Jonathan Martin, who is 1.95 meters tall, “could actually be emotionally damaged by taunts from a teammate, ” the columnist Timothy Egan wrote recently in The Times. “Can you possibly hurt a hulk with words? ” Based on his own experience playing football in high school, Mr. Egan argues that you can. He was smaller than the other guys and had a big, unruly head of hair that made him stand out. His teammates taun ted him. “Did it hurt? Yes it did, ” he wrote. “I knew very well what it felt like to give so much to a game and have people who were part of it, his teammates, hurt him. ”
Bullies aren’t all men. The Times reported recently that scientists had made big strides in understanding aggression by young women. “The existence of female competition may seem obvious to anyone who has been in a high school cafeteria or singles bar, ” John Tierney wrote, “but analyzing it has been difficult because it tends to be mo re subtle and indirect (and a lot less violent) than the male variety. ”
Researchers found that women were more likely to make mean comments about other women if they saw them as competition for male attention. In an experiment, a group of female college students reacted negatively when a woman wearing a low-cut blouse and a short skirt entered the room, while they barely noticed the same woman dressed in a T-shirt and jeans.?But in perhaps one difference between the sexes, instead of confronting the woman directly, the others made fun of her once she left the room.?” Women are indeed very capable of aggressing against others, especially women they perceive as rivals,” said Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt, a psychologist at the University of Ottawa.
For those on the receiving end who are young or otherwise vulnerable, the damage can be tragic. In September, a 12-year-old girl in Florida named Rebecca Ann Sedwick killed herself after other girls bullied her online. She went to an abandoned cement plant, climbed to a platform and jumped.
“Rebecca became one of the youngest members of a growing list of children and teenagers apparently driven to suicide, at least in part, after being maligned, threatened and taunted online, ” The Times reported. And teenagers aren’t just using Facebook or Instagram to pick on one another. New applications appear constantly, making it difficult for parents to keep tabs on their children’s activity. Rebecca’s mother, Tricia Norman, didn’t know her daughter was receiving messages that s aid: “You’re ugly” and “Can u die please?”
“You hear about this all the time,” Ms. Norman said of cyberbullying. “I never, ever thought it would happen to me or my daughter.”
16. How did Jonathan Martin react when taunted and insulted by his teammate?
(A) He remained silent at first and then challenged the bully to a fight.
(B) He took no notice of the taunts and insults from his teammate.
(C) He could no longer put up with the bullying and left the team.
(D) He accepted the bullying as a natural part of a rough-and-tumble sport.
17. Which of the following is typical of female bullying?
(A) Confronting the victim indirectly.
(B) Causing the victim to die in the end.
(C) Making fun of the victim with nasty words.
(D) Making mean comments about the victim’s clothes.
18. According to the passage, Tricia Norman’s daughter ______.
(A) is a pretty, lovely girl
(B) uses Facebook or Instagram a lot
(C) committed suicide because of cyberbullying
(D) used to isolate herself from her classmates
19. Parents are often kept in the dark about their children being bullied because ______.
(A) their children have no courage to tell them about it
(B) parents are not involved in their children’s activities
(C) bullying is too common to catch parents’ attention
(D) bullying is indirect and is usually conducted online
20. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?
(A) Intimidation can damage the victim emotionally and physically.
(B) Bullying can come in all shapes and sizes.
(C) Taunting is limited to physically small and weak people.
(D) Female insulting is harder to bear than male bullying.
【参考答案】11.C 12.A 13.C 14.D 15.B
Questions 21—25
Questions 26—30
SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (30 minutes)
Directions:Translate the following passage into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
In the near future, professors will run their courses over digital platforms capable of collecting data on each student’s p rogress. These platforms were initially developed for massive open online courses. However, universities are now folding these platforms back into their traditional classes because they make it easier to share content, host discussions and keep track of student work.
Soon, these platforms will be able to monitor which students are spending 15 minutes on a calculus problem and which ones slog away for an hour. This can raise red flags for professors about who might need extra help.
As more classes move partially or entirely online, the requirements of having a uniform start and end date diminish. It means some students could sail through a semester’s worth of classes in a few weeks and then start again with new courses.
It used to be that getting accepted to a prestigious university was how you accessed the best professors and could hang out with the smartest students. That’s because universities were, for the most part, closed information systems that distributed out their content among a select few. Th at’s changing.
参考译文：
在不久的将来，教授们将会使用一种能够收集每位学生的学习进度数据的数字平台来授课。

最初开发这些平台是为了服务于海量的在线公开课程。

然而，由于这些平台能够更加便捷地分享教学内容、开展课程讨论并同步学生学业进度，现如今各大高校都转而将其应用到传统课堂中。

很快，这些平台将能够监测哪些学生在某个微积分问题上仅花费了15分钟，而哪些却苦干了一个小时。

红旗标识将会被标出，以便教授们了解哪些学生需要额外帮助。