翻译专业资格考试（三级口译综合能力）备考试题及答案（四）.doc

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1、翻译专业资格考试（三级口译综合能力）备考试题及答案（四）Part I题目要求：Listen to the following short statements and then choose one of the answers that best fits the meaning of each statement by blackening the corresponding letter on the Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. There are10 questions in this part of the test, 1 point for each

2、 question. You will hear each statement only once.1. Which of the following is true according to the speaker?A. There are some questions if we start over.B. We should do it again.C. Its impossible to do it again.D. We should start over.答案：C解析：根据录音“Starting over is out of the question.”，意思是：从头再来是不可能的

3、。本题的关键是理解短语“out of the question”的意思，out of the question意为“不可能”。由此可知，选项C“再做一次是不可能的”与原文意思相符，所以答案为C。【录音原文】Starting over is out of the question.2. What does the speaker mean?A. He will follow the advice.B. He doesnt get the advice.C. He wants to make sure of the figure.D. He will make up his own mind.答案

4、：D解析：根据原文“Thanks for the advice, but this is something I have to figure out myself.”，意思是：谢谢你的意见，但是有些事情我需要自己弄明白。本题的关键是理解词组figure out的意思，figure out意为“想出；弄明白”。选项D中动词词组make up ones mind的意思是“下定决心，拿定主意”，由此可知选项D的说法符和原文意思，因此答案为D。【录音原文】Thanks for the advice, but this is something I have to figure out myself.

5、3. What does the speaker imply?A. Your food is special.BYour food is niceC. You are picky about food.D. You like some particular food.答案：C解析：根据原文“Im afraid youre being too particular about your food.”，意思是：恐怕你对于食物未免太挑剔了。本题的关键是理解词组be particular about的意思，be particular about意为“过于讲究的；对挑剔”。选项C中的picky的意思是“

6、爱挑剔的；过分讲究的”，所以选项C“你对食物太挑剔了”为正确答案。【录音原文】Im afraid youre being too particular about your food.4. Which of the following is true about him?A. He always makes mistakes.B. He is forty.C. He likes numbers about everything.D. He is overcritical.答案：D解析：根据原文“He always finds fault with everything.”，意思是：无论什么事情

7、，他总能挑出毛病。本题的关键是理解词组find fault with的意思，该词组意为“对挑毛病；挑剔”。选项D中的overcritical“过分挑剔的；吹毛求疵的”与此意思一致，所以C项为正确答案。【录音原文】He always finds fault with everything.5. Which of the following is true?A. I took the medicine away.B. The medicine is tasty.C. I like the medicine anyway.D. I ate the medicine.答案：D解析：根据原文“I did

8、nt like the taste of the medicine, but I took it anyway.”，意思是：我不喜欢这药味，但还是把药吃了。其中it指代的是前面的medicine，所以这里的动词词组是take medicine，意为“吃药”。由此可知，D项“我把药吃了”符合原文意思，所以该项为正确答案。【录音原文】I didnt like the taste of the medicine, but I took it anyway.6. Which of the following is true about Gloria?A. Gloria was the manager

9、of a sporting goods store.B. The manager never got a call from Gloria.C. Gloria never got a satisfactory response from the manager.D. The manager was running around the store when Gloria called.答案：C解析：根据原文“Gloria kept getting the runaround every time she called the store manager.”，意思是：Gloria每次给商店经理打

10、电话，总是被搪塞一通。本题的关键是理解runaround的词义，runaround意为“搪塞；推诿”。由此可知“Gloria从来没有从经理那里得到满意的答复”，所以选项C是正确答案。【录音原文】Gloria kept getting the runaround every time she called the store manager.7. What does he want to do?A. He wants to make a business trip.B. He would like to borrow the book next week.C. He would like to

11、have the book by next week.D. He wants to take a business trip next week.答案：C解析：录音原文的意思是“如果在我下星期出差前你能把书还给我，我将非常感激。”所以选项C“他希望下星期前拿到书”符合原文意思，而且时间短语搭配的介词by意为“在之前”，与文中before意思一样。【录音原文】I would appreciate it if you could return the book to me before Ileave on a business trip next week.8. When did the Jame

12、s leave?A. The James left that afternoon.B. The James didnt get away until afternoon.C. The James left in the evening.D. The James were supposed to leave in the evening.答案：C解析：根据原文“The James were supposed to leave in the afternoon, but they couldnt get away until evening.”,本题的关键是理解not.until的含义，该短语意为

13、“直到才”。这句话的意思是：James -家应在下午离开，但他们直到晚上才离开。所以选项C “James一家在晚上离开”符合原文意思。【录音原文】The James were supposed to leave in the afternoon, but they couldnt get away until evening.9. Which of the following is true about Susan?A. Susan needed $2.B. She was short changed.C. She had $2.D. Susan lost $2.答案：B解析：根据原文“Sus

14、an counted her change and realized she was $2 short.”，意思是：Susan数了数找回的零钱，发现少了两美元。本题的关键是理解short的含义，short在此处意为“缺少”。所以选项C“她的找回的零钱给少了”符合原文意思。【录音原文】Susan counted her change and realized she was $2 short.10. What does the speaker suggest doing?A. People should get a reasonable amount of exercise regularly.

15、B. People should moderate the exercise they get.C. People should be in good health before exercising.D. It is important to have good health in this modern age.答案：A解析：根据原文“Regular, moderate exercise is important for good health.”，意思是：有规律的，适度的锻炼对身体健康非常重要。选项A中用a reasonable amount对原文中moderate(适度的)进行同义替换

16、，所以选项A人们应有规律地适量进行锻炼”符合原文意思。【录音原文】Regular, moderate exercise is important for good health.11. Which of the following most probably means what youve just heard?A. It was coffee that Catherine drank.B. Catherine disliked to drink this kind of coffee.C. Is this the coffee that Catherine drank?D. What di

17、d Catherine drink with her coffee?答案：A解析：根据原文“What Catherine has had this morning was a cup of coffee.”，意思是“今天上午Catherine喝了一杯咖啡。此句中what引导的名词性从句作主语，所以选项A内容与原文相符。【录音原文】What Catherine has had this morning was a cup of coffee.12. What does the speaker mean?A. He considered giving Jeff a good beat off du

18、ty.B. He would rather not bargain with Jeff during business hours.C. He would prefer to deal with the problem with Jeff off duty.D. He regarded Jeff as a tough person.答案：C解析：根据原文“I thought it better to tackle Jeff outside of business hours.”，意思是：我认为最好在工作时间之外处理Jeff的问题。本题的关键是理解tackle的词义，tackle意为“对付，处理

19、”，选项C中的deal with与该词同义；而且选项C中off duty(下班)也与原文中outside of business hours同义。【录音原文】I thought it better to tackle Jeff outside of business hours.13. What will happen if Francies car gets scratched?A. She would lose her temper.B. She might feel at a loss.C. She might cry bitterly.D. She would fight the on

20、e who scratched her car.答案：A解析：题干gets scratched与原文中gets a scratch都意为“被刮伤”。原文意思是：如果Francie的车被刮伤了，她准会气的发疯，她总是不愿意将东西借给别人。本题的关键是理解词组flip out的意思。flip out意为“发疯，失去自我控制”，A项中lose temper(发脾气；发火)与该词组意思一样。【录音原文】Francie will flip out if she gets a scratch on her new car. Shes always reluctant to lend things to o

21、ther people.14. How did they get there?A. They started to look for the subway station.B. They would rather drive than go by subway.C. They went by subway because the car wasnt working.D. They drove so they wouldnt have to go by subway.答案：C解析：根据原文“The car wouldnt start, so they went there by subway.”

22、，意思是：汽车不能启动，因此他们乘地铁去那里了。所以选项C的表述与原文相符。【录音原文】The car wouldnt start, so they went there by subway.15. What does the speaker mean?A. He was nearly killed by someone.B. He saw a ghost in the house.C. He was scared out of his wits.D. He saw a man rushing at him.答案：C解析：原文意思是：当我走进这栋经常闹鬼的老房子时，听到非常可怕的尖叫声，还看到

23、一个白衣之物径直冲着我过来时，我吓得魂都没有了。本题的关键是理解my blood ran cold的意思。my blood ran cold意为“吓得魂都没了，吓呆了”，选项C“他吓得魂飞魄散”与之意思相当。【录音原文】As l walked into this old haunted house,I heard this terrible scream and my blood ran cold when I saw this figure in white rushing straight at me.16. What has the speaker been doing recently

24、?A. I would like to go to the football stadium more frequently than I do now.B. My football team has recently won a couple of matches at that stadium.C. Lately, Ive been watching TV rather than going to the football stadium.D. I dont watch football matches on TV as frequently as I used to.答案：C解析：根据原

25、文“I used to go to the football stadium often, but now I generally stay at home watching TV instead.”，意思是：我过去经常去足球场，但现在我通常呆在家里看电视。句尾的instead意为“反而”， 选项C中rather than“而不是与该词意思相呼应。所以选项C的表述与原文相符。【录音原文】I used to go to the football stadium often, but now I generally stay at home watching TV instead.17. Whic

26、h of the following is true about the language a child learns?A. It is genetically inherited.B. It is acquired in a language environment.C. It is acquired from parental genes.D. It is learned by practice.答案：B解析：录音中提到“The language a child learns is not genetically inherited, but is acquired in a parti

27、cular language-using environment.”，本句中出现了not.but句型，意为“不是而是”，这句话的意思是：孩子学习的语言不是基因遗传的，而是在特定的使用语言的环境中获得的。因此答案为B。【录音原文】The language a child learns is not genetically inherited, but is acquired in a particular language-using environment.18. Could you describe the speakers recent activity?A. Hes never lone

28、ly, for he has worked in his own company.B. He started a business after he had gained some experience.C. Hes upset about his own business for three years.D. He needed to spend three more years working with the IT firm.答案：B解析：根据原文“Having worked with an IT firm for three years, he set up his own compa

29、ny.”，意思是：在一家IT公司工作三年后，他创立了自己的公司。现在分词完成式表示已完成的动作，其动作发生在谓语动词表示的动作之前，所以B项“他获得了一些工作经验之后创立了企业”符合原文意思。【录音原文】Having worked with an IT firm for three years, he set up his own company.19. What has happened to second language learning in recent years?A. A shift from concern with the teacher to an interest in

30、the method.B. A shift from concern with the textbook to an interest in the learner.C. A shift from concern with the acquisition process to an interest in the learner.D. A shift from concern with the learner to an interest in the teacher.答案：B解析：录音中出现了一个关键短语shift from.to.，意为“从转为”。根据录音可知，最近几年第二语言学习最根本的

31、改变是从对老师，课本和方法的关注转为对学习者的兴趣和获取过程的关注，故选项B正确。【录音原文】The most fundamental change in the area of second language learning in recent years has been a shift from concern with the teacher, the textbook and the method to an interest in the learner and the acquisition process.20. What is said about the public s

32、chools?A. They are run by the state.B. They are run by the local government.C. They are run by school boards.D. They are run by principals under the law.答案：A解析：录音原文是“Local school boards run the public schools under laws passed by the state legislature.”（地方学校董事会根据州议会通过的法律经营公立学校），由此可知公立学校是由州来经营的，故答案选A

33、。【录音原文】Local school boards run the public schools under laws passed by the state legislature.21. What does the speaker mean?A. Isnt he standing outside the concert hall?B. The concert hall in the city isnt new.C. Is the concert hall still standing?D. The new concert hall is excellent.答案：D解析：根据原文“Isn

34、t that new concert hall outstanding?”，问句Isnt？是一种强调，表达肯定的意思，意思是：那座新音乐厅很杰出。选项D是陈述句，其中excellent与文中outstanding意思接近，所以选项D是正确答案。【录音原文】Isnt that new concert hall outstanding?22. What can be said about languages in terms of grammar and vocabulary?A. All languages have basic grammatical and lexical features.

35、B. Many languages do not have quite basic grammatical or lexical features.C. Fewer languages have very complicated grammatical or lexical features.D. Many languages have very complicated grammatical or lexical features.答案：B解析：录音中提到“Many languages manage without quite basic grammatical or lexical fea

36、tures, while others burden themselves with remarkable complexities.”，意思是：许多语言没有基本的语法或词汇，而其他语言则是相当的复杂。由此可推断出B项表述正确。【录音原文】Many languages manage without quite basic grammatical or lexical features, while others burden themselves with remarkable complexities.23. What does the speaker mean?A. Some states

37、 allow young people to go to school between the ages of 7 and 16.B. Young people between the ages of 7 and 16 must go to school in some states.C. In all the states, young people between the ages of 7 and 16 must go to school.D. In all the states, young people under 16 must go to school.答案：C解析：录音中提到“

38、Each state compels the attendance of young people at school, usually between the ages of 7 and 16”，其中compel意为“强迫”，此句的意思是：每一州强迫年龄在七岁到十六岁之间的年轻人入学，由此可见在所有的州年龄在七岁到十六岁之间的年轻人必须上学，故选C。【录音原文】Each state compels the attendance of young people at school， usually between the ages of 7 and 16.24. What are these

39、multinational corporations are doing?A. They are offering their people only great salaries.B. They are offering their people more than great salaries.C. They are offering their people everything except great salaries.D. They are offering their people everything necessary.答案：B解析：根据录音可知，如今高薪只是跨国公司给他们的

40、员工所提供的其中一项，也即是跨国公司不仅仅给他们的员工提供高薪，B项中的more than表示“不仅仅是”，含有递进的意思。因此B项符合题意。【录音原文】Great salaries are only one piece of what these multinational corporations are offering their people these days.25. Why does the teacher intervene during the short passage readings?A. The teacher intervenes in order to faci

41、litate the short passage reading.B. The teacher intervenes in order to keep the discussion going.C. The teacher intervenes because the expertise is needed in reading.D. The teacher intervenes because the discussion is needed in reading.答案：B解析：录音中提到“The teacher is a facilitator during the short passa

42、ge readings, intervening only in the event that linguistic expertise is needed to keep the discussion going.”，意思是：在短文阅读过程中老师是一个促进者，当需要语言学知识时老师可以介入提供语言学知识使讨论继续。由此可知老师介入是为了使讨论继续，故答案选B。【录音原文】The teacher is a facilitator during the short passage readings, intervening only in the event that linguistic ex

43、pertise isneeded to keep the discussion going.26. What is the companys intention of doing all these?A. Retaining its employees.B. Allowing its employees to govern the company.C. Getting more training for its employees.D. Improving its efficiency.答案：A解析：录音的内容为“公司为它的员工支付重返学校的费用，允许他们在公司的管理方面拥有更大的话语权”，其

44、中have a greater say意为“拥有更大的话语权”。由此可知公司会重新培训员工，故选A。【录音原文】The company pays for its employees to go back to school and allows them to have a greater say in the governance of the company.27. What does the speaker think of schools?A. Schools should train young people physically, academically and morally.

45、B. Schools are places where young people grow up.C. Schools should develop their size and spirit.D. Schools should train young people in every possible way.答案：A解析：录音中提到“Schools should be places where young people can grow in body, mind, and spirit.”，意思是：学校应该是一个青年身心和思想成长的地方。由此可见学校应该从身体上，学术上和道德上培训青年，故

46、选A。【录音原文】Schools should be places where young people can grow in body, mind, and spirit.28. What attracts most of them?A. The higher salary,B. The different reward system.C. New staff.D. The job stability.答案：B解析：录音的内容是“也许他们是被工作稳定或薪水所吸引，但是大多数人对不同种类的报酬感兴趣”，其中payoff意为“报酬”与B项的reward system(奖励系统)对应，故选B。【

47、录音原文】Perhaps theyre attracted to the job stability, or the salary, but most are interested in a different kind of payoff.29. What did they think of the holiday?A. They had a good time.B. They had less work to do than usual.C. They had a lot of housework to do.D. It was spoiled.答案：C解析：录音中的内容是“如果我们的工作

48、少一些，我们本可以享受这个假期的”，此句用的是虚拟语气，表示与过去事实相反的假设，由此可见这个假期他们有很多的工作要做，C项符合题意。【录音原文】We could have enjoyed the holiday if we had had less work.30. What was she doing in the fall of 1990?A. She was working full-time at night.B. She was going to school full-time during the day.C. She was working full-time during