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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（五）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. Whats true about most Americans?A. They are likely to become rich if they want.B. They arent rich because they havent been chosen to be so.C. There is little chance for them to be rich even if they want to.D. They become rich by luck.答案：A解析：录音中的内容

3、是“事实表明，对于大多数的美国人来说，变得富有主要是选择的问题”，由此可见如果美国人想要变得富有，他们就有可能变得富有，所以答案是A。【录音原文】The fact suggests that becoming rich, for most Americans, is largely a matter of choice.2. What happens to many people during Christmas?A. They keep shopping till theyre extremely tired.B. They keep shopping till they cant carr

4、y all the bags.C. They keep shopping because prices have dropped greatly.D. They keep buying what theyll throw away.答案：A解析：录音的内容是：对许多人来说，圣诞节只是一年中“血拼”的时刻。本题的关键是理解“shop till you drop”的意思，意为“血拼拼到你挂掉”，也即是购物一直到你精疲力竭为止，所以选A。【录音原文】For many people Christmas is simply the time of year you shop till you drop.

5、3. What is true about John after watching An Inconvenient Truth?A. He discarded the idea of becoming a scientist.B. He was fired because of his ambition to become a scientist.C. He was inspired to be a scientist.D. He was angry with the environment scientists.答案：C解析：录音中提到“看完An Inconvenient Truth后，Jo

6、hn燃起了想成为一名环境科学家的雄心”，be fired with是本题的解题关键，意为“被激起；被唤起”，所以C项正确。【录音原文】After watching An Inconvenient Truth, John was fired with the ambition to become an environment scientist.4. Which country is now the second largest economy?AChinaBGermany.CJapan.DTheUS答案：C解析：录音的内容是“中国的经济实力超越了德国，位于美国之后，现在正在和日本争夺第二的位置

7、”，由此可见现在第二大经济体的还是日本，故选C。【录音原文】A larger economy than Germany, China now is m a race with Japan for the second place - just behind the United States5. What will help you feel better about yourself in the long run?A. Having a good diet and exercising a lot.B. A healthy diet and moderate exercising.C. H

8、ealthy eating and exercising,D. Having a getter diet and exercising more.答案：A解析：根据录音可知，从长远来看，可以帮助你感觉好一点的方法是健康饮食(Eating a healthy diet)和多做运动(lots of exercise),A项的“均衡饮食和多运动”符合题意。【录音原文】Eating a healthy diet and combining it with lots of exercise will help you feel better about yourselfin the long run.6

9、. Which of the following is true?A. China was more prosperous than the West 500 years ago.B. The West invaded China 500 years ago.C. The Chinese have been oppressed by the west for 500 years.D. The West was more prosperous than China 500 years ago.答案：A解析：录音中提到“Only in the past 500 years has the West

10、 been ahead of China.”，意思是：只是在过去的五百年里西方国家超过了中国，由此可推断出在五百年前，中国比西方国家更繁荣，故选A。【录音原文】Only in the past 500 years has the West been ahead of China.7. Why did the audiences like Frank so much?A. Because the material he used was easy to understand.B. Because he was senous while talking about environmentaliss

11、ues.C. Because the audience were much concerned about his topic.D. Because the package he addressed was made of simple material.答案：A解析：录音中提到“Audiences couldnt have liked Frank so much if he hadnt taken simple material to address senous environmental issues.”，意思是：如果Frank没有使用简单的材料解决严重的环境问题，观众也不会如此喜欢他，

12、此句用的是虚拟语气，表示对过去事实的假设，由此可知Frank受观众喜爱的原因是他使用的材料简单，故选A。【录音原文】Audiences couldnt have liked Frank so much if he hadnt taken simple material to address serious environmental issues.8. What can be said about the new version Vista?A. It is a certified product.B. It is a pirate copy.C. An existing computer m

13、ay not support it.D. You must consult the manufacturer before buying it.答案：C解析：录音的内容是“为现有的电脑买新版本的Vista，你必须保证机器能够支持这个版本”，由此可推测出现有的计算机可能不支持新版本的Vista，所以答案是C。【录音原文】To buy the new version Vista for an existing computer, you have to make sure that the machine can support it.9. What does the speaker mean?A

14、. Dozens of new medicines and therapies are produced every yearB. Dozens of new medicines and therapies are eaten every year.C. Dozens of new diseases and therapies are found every year.D. Dozens of new diseases are cured by new medicines and therapies every year.答案：A解析：录音中提到“Every year, dozens of n

15、ew medicines and therapies are added to the medical arsenal in the fight against disease.”，意思是：每年，医药的军火库都会增加几十种新药和新的治疗方法来对抗疾病。由此可见每年都会产生出几十种新药和新的治疗方法，所以选A。【录音原文】Every year, dozens of new medicines and therapies are added to the medical arsenalin the fight against disease.10. What does IAD mean accor

16、ding to the speaker?A. It is the newest Internet term.B. It stands for Internet addiction.C. It is the short form for a medical lecture,D. It is a website.答案：B解析：录音中讲的是“IAD是医学词典里的最新的术语，是Internet addiction(网络成瘾)的缩写”，只有B项“它代表Internet addiction”是正确的。2. IAD, the newest term to enter the medical lexicon,

17、 is a short term for Internet addiction.11. What does the speaker mean?A. Avian influenza still poses a threat to animals and humans across the world.B. Avian influenza still spreads rapidly across the world, threatening animals and humans.C. Avian influenza only affects animals and humans in the As

18、ian region.D. Avian influenza only influences animals all over the world.答案：A解析：录音的内容是“尽管全球努力预防和控制禽流感继续取得进展，但是这种疾病继续影响世界上的特别是亚洲地区的人和动物”，由此可见说话者的意思是禽流感依然对世界上的人和动物造成威胁，所以选A。A项中的pose threat to意为“对构成威胁”。【录音原文】Although progress continues in global efforts to prevent and control avian influenza, the disea

19、se continues to affect both animals and humans across the world especially in the Asian region.12. How can the company achieve its revenue?A. Through managing a bank.B. With income from sales and services in a bank.C. Through online business and services.D. Through bank advertisements.答案：C解析：录音中讲到“T

20、his company is banking on selling products online，getting new subscribers and advertising for its revenue.”，其中bank on的意思是“指望；获利”，此句的意思是“这家公司寄希望于通过网上卖产品，得到新的用户和广告来实现收益”。所以答案是C。【录音原文】This company is banking on selling products online, getting new subscribers and advertising for its revenue.13. Where c

21、an we find antioxidants?A. In beans and some other vegetables.B. In peas and some other white vegetables and fruits.C. In peas and some other vegetables and fruits.D. In beans and some other vegetables and fruits.答案：D解析：根据录音可知，不仅在黄豆中能找到抗氧化物(Antioxidants)，在土豆(white potatoes)、洋蓟(artichokes).蓝莓(blueber

22、ries)、红辣椒(red peppers)和樱桃(cherries)也能找到抗氧化物，选项中只有D项概括的最全面。【录音原文】Antioxidants are not only found in beans but also found in white potatoes, artichokes, bluebemes, red peppers and chemes.14. How much did U. S. consumers pay for the purchase over the Internet in 2005?A. About 14 billion dollars,B. Abou

23、t 28 billion dollars.C. About 56 billion dollars,D. About 26 billion dollars.答案：A解析：录音的内容是“2006年美国的消费者通过网络购买了280亿美元的商品，几乎是2005总额的两倍”，由此可知2005年的网络消费是140亿美元，所以选A。【录音原文】In 2006, U.S.consumers purchased 28 billion dollars of goods over the Internet, almost doubling the 2005 total.15. What kind of diseas

24、e is diabetes?A. It is a disease that has no longer effects on humans.B. It is a disease that is fatal to humans.C. It is a disease that, in fact, causes no death.D. It is a disease that has very short effects on humans.答案：B解析：录音中指出糖尿病(Diabetes)是一种致命的疾病，但是事实是大多数患有糖尿病的人将死于心脏病，糖尿病中最常见的并发症(complication

25、)，选项B中的fatal与录音中的deadly意思一致，意为“致命的”，所以选B。【录音原文】Diabetes is a deadly disease, but the truth is that most people who have it will actually die from heart disease, its most common complication.16. What conclusion can be drawn according to the speaker?A. Business is closely connected with information te

26、chnology.B. When we talk about information technology, we talk about business.C. To make talk meaningful, business and information technology are discussed together.D. Its hard to discuss the relation between business and information technology.答案：A解析：录音的内容是“不谈论信息技术是很难有意义地谈论商业的”，由此可见商业和信息技术是密切相关的，故选

27、A。【录音原文】It is hard for anybody to talk meaningfully about business without talking about information technology.17. What can some drags do?A. They can certainly reduce the risk of future heart problems greatly.B. They can greatly reduce some patients risk of future heart problems.C. They can greatly

28、 reduce the risk of certain heart problems.D. They can greatly reduce patients risk of future heart problems.答案：B解析：录音中提到“Some drugs can, in certain patients, markedly reduce the risk of future heart problems.”，意思是：一些药物在一些特定病人身上可以明显减少未来患心脏病的风险，C项的表达与此一致。【录音原文】Some drugs can, in certain patients, mar

29、kedly reduce the risk of future heart problems.18. How could software brighten its future?A. By providing program loading service for the Internet.B. By loading lots of programs onto individual computers.C. By providing services over the Internet.D. By connecting individual computers to the Internet

30、.答案：C解析：录音中提到“The softwares future lies in providing services over the Intemet, not in loading programs onto individual computers.”，其中lie in的意思是“在于”，此句的意思是“软件的未来存在于通过网络提供服务，而不是下载程序到个人电脑上”，只有C项的意思正确。【录音原文】The softwares future lies in providing services over the Internet, not in loading programs onto

31、individual computers.19. What does the speaker tell us about YouTube?A. It was created by Google.B. Google bought this service.C. It was shared with Google at a price of about 1.5 billion dollars.D. Its video sharing service generated about 1.5 billion dollars.答案：B解析：录音的内容是“作为个人视频分享网站，YouTube以超过15亿美

32、元的价格卖给Google了”，由此可知Google买了这个网站。【录音原文】YouTube, created as a personal video sharing service, was sold to Google for more than l.5 billion dollars.Part IIPassage 201. According to the man, why shouldnt people be worried about climbing onto an elephant?A. Because elephants are mild animals.B. Because e

33、lephants are trained to carry goods.C. Because people have designed safe ways for the climbing.D. Because people will be aided by professional assistants.2. How many different ways of climbing onto an elephant are described in the talk?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.3. Which parts of the elephants

34、body are NOT used by the passenger in climbing onto the elephant?A. The front part of either leg or the ear.B. Its front leg and the ear.C. The backside and the tail.D. Its back leg and the tusk.4. According to the passage, what is special about the experts way of climbing onto an elephant?A. It is

35、the easiest for the passenger.B. It is so elegant and yet quite simple.C. It is the most comfortable for the elephant.D. It can be carried out with a special command.5. Which of the following group of people is most likely to be interested in the talk?A. Tourists.B. Mountaineers.C. Poachers.D. Busin

36、essmen.【参考答案及解析】1.答案：D解析：录音中提到“Dont worry if you feel it difficult to climb onto such a gigantic animal: our assistants will be there to help you”，意思是：如果你感觉爬上这样的庞然大物会颇费周折，那么你也不必担心，我们的助手会在那里帮助你。选项D“因为人们会得到专业助手的帮助”符合原文意思。2.答案：C解析：本题考查数字信息，这里需要注意there are four ways to climb.这个表示分类的句式，以及后面the first,the

37、second, the third和the fourth等表示次序的单词，由此可知一共有四种爬上大象的方法。3.答案：D解析：录音中一共提到了四种爬上大象的方式，第一种“by stepping on the top of the front part of either leg,holding onto the ear”提到了大象任意一条前腿和耳朵；第二种“the elephant lifts either of its front legs and,holding onto the ear”也提到了前腿和耳朵；第三种“The elephant lowers one of its back l

38、egs and you simply catch hold of the tail”提到了后腿和尾部，这些都是在背部上(over the backside)；第四种“by the trunk”（通过象鼻）。所以只有D项中的tusk“象牙”未被提到，该项为正确答案。4.答案：B解析：录音中提到第四种方法是专业人士的方法“The fourth, the experts way, is by the trunk. It looks so elegant and simple”,B项内容与此相符。5.答案：A解析：录音中提到了this island trip及have a tour around等词语

39、，由此可以判断出旅游者会对本文的内容感兴趣。【录音原文】Ladies and Gentlemen,Now we have come to the most exciting and most impressive part of this island trip, The Elephant Walk. If you are interested, you may choose to ride an elephant to have a tour around. All the elephants here are professionally trained for the purpose.

40、Dont worry if you feel it difficult to climb onto such a gigantic animal: our assistants will be there to help you. Generally speaking, there are four ways to climb onto an elephant. The first is the easiest for the passenger and the most uncomfortable for the elephant. With a command of Baitho!, th

41、e elephant kneels. You climb up to the seat by stepping on the top of the front part of either leg, holding onto the ear, and pulling yourself up. The second way is more difficult. Upon the command of Utha! Utha! ,the elephant lifts either of its front legs and, holding onto the ear, you step onto t

42、he leg and are raised up as in a lift. The third is over the backside. The elephant lowers one of its back legs and you simply catch hold of the tail. The fourth, the experts way, is by the trunk. It looks so elegant and simple. As the trunk is lowered to the ground, you place your foot in the middl

43、e and then hold onto both ears. The result is that you are lifted up and over and onto the elephants back.Passage 211. What can be predicted in the 21st century?A. Travel is safe.B. Travel is unsafe.C. There are few places to travel to.D. Travel will flourish.2. What can be said about the sightseein

44、g trip to the ocean depths?A. It has done a great deal of harm to the environment.B. It is still a fantasy in science fiction.C. It is already on the schedule of a few travel agencies.D. It may come true in the near future.3. Why is Antarctica mentioned in this passage?A. Because it is the newest ho

45、liday destination.B. Because it is an example that tourism has left few places out.C. Because there is still a lot of uncertainty about going there on holidays.D. Because tourists have left too many footprints there.4. By what are the Louver and the Grand Canyon troubled?A. Too many tourists.B. Fina

46、ncial problems.C. Virtual tourism that lures away visitors.D. The competition, to be the most celebrated sight of the word.5. What has Simon Calder been doing?A. Working as a webmaster at an Internet cafe.B. Selling the Seychelles like a soft drink.C. Asking people for their opinions on tourism in t

47、he 21st century.D. Studying the relationship between culture and environment.【参考答案及解析】1.答案：D解析：录音中提到“对二十一世纪的预测很少有准确的，但是其中最可信的一个是更多的人将比以前游览更多的地方”(There are few safe predictions to be made about the 21st century, but one of the surest is that more of us will visit more places than ever before.)，由此可见在二

48、十一世纪旅游业会繁荣，故选D。2.答案：D解析：录音中提到“Sightseeing trips into outer space or to the ocean depths are, perhaps, only a few years away.”,意思是“观光游览外太空或者深海也许只是几年后的事情”，由此可推测观光游览深海在不久的将来会实现，故选D。3.答案：B解析：录音中提到“There are precious few places that do not bear the tourists footprints.”（极少地方没有留下旅游者的足迹），随后就提到“Even Antarctica is firmly on the vacation map.”，由此可知南极洲是作为例子来说明旅游者几乎没有