2012“通译杯”口译大赛初赛试题及参考答案

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Part A

Listen to the following passage and then decide whether the statements below are true (T) or false (F). This part of the test carries 30 points. You will hear the passage only once.

 

1. Loneliness cannot be contagious.

2. Many emotions like happiness and depression can be infectious.

3. According to one study, a person having a lonely friend feels lonely for about 118 days per year.

4. The study observed how loneliness can spread through a group by following more than five-thousand people for more than ten years.

5. According to the study, interacting with a lonely person will affect your feeling toward friendship generally.

6. Even if you have negative feeling towards friendship, your social bonds will not be changed.

7. Unchecked spreading of loneliness can destroy a social network.

8. People who are shy or don’t fit in are more likely to feel alone.

9. It’s late to pay more attention to people who are already on the edges of a lonely group.

10. The best way to ward off this sort of lonely contagion haven’t been found yet.

 

Part B

Listen to the following short statements, and choose one of the answers that best fits the meaning of each statement. There are 10 questions in this part of test, each with 1 question, which carries 2 points. You will hear the statement only once.

 

11. Which of the following was NOT in the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games?

A. The Oscar-winning film.

B. The entry of Queen Elizabeth and the IOC president Jacques Rogge.

C. An extraordinary visual and musical tribute to the British National Health Service.

D. An extraordinary visual and musical tribute to the magic of children’s literature.

                 

12. According to the news, which of the following is wrong?

A. Violent thunderstorms have swept across the eastern United States.

B. State-wide emergency has been declared.

C. Eight people were killed.

D. The restoring power cannot be finished this week.

 

13. What cannot be inferred from the passage?

A. America would focus on strengthening democratic institutions and encouraging economic growth and trade.

B. America would prioritize peace and security.

C. America would block African entrepreneurs.

D. The announcement indicates a renewed focus on Africa.

 

14. The passage is about______.

A. A resource-rich continent.

B. Africa’s development in projects.

C. Good relationship between two countries.

D. $20 billion pledged in new loans to Africa.

 

15. Who is the current chairman of the African Union?

A. Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete.

B. Benin’s President Yayi Boni.

C. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.

D. Ghana’s President John Mills.

 

16. What is the following is NOT true?

A. Authorities in Bulgaria have released video footage of a suspected man.

B. The suspected bomber wearing shorts and carrying a backpack looked at any other tourist on the bus.

C. The suspect has not been identified.

D. The attack in the Black Sea City of Burgas killed (five) six people.

 

17. What is the central meaning of the passage?

A. The second annual U.S.-South Africa Strategic Dialogue was held in Pretoria on Tuesday.

B. Clinton highlighted South Africa’s growing influence on the world stage and the need to deepen ties between the two countries.

C. Sometimes friends will disagree with each other.

D. The dialogue provides both countries with a mechanism to keep working through all of the issues together.

 

18. Which of the following statement is wrong?

A. Aung San Suu Kyi gave her Nobel lecture 21 years ago.

B. Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the peace prize 21 years ago.

C. Aung San Suu Kyi described recent reforms in Burma as positive.

D. Aung San Suu Kyi urged the release of all political prisoners and praised the courage of fellow campaigners for democracy in Burma.

 

19. What cannot be inferred from the passage?

A. Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria are feeling the effects of tightened budgets.

B. The fund would not make any new grants until 2014.

C. The fund is a 10-year-old private partnership.

D. The fund has provided nearly $23 billion in grants for more than 1,000 programs in 150 countries.

 

20. Which of the following is true of the passage?

A. Nearly one billion people were illiterate.

B. According to Danielle Nierenberg, a billion people went to bed hungry each night just because of a lack of available food.

C. We produce more than enough food in the world to not only feed the 7 billion people who are on earth today, but 9 to 11 billion people.

D. By 2015, we expect the population to be about 9 and a half billion people.

 

Part C: Summary

Listen to the following passage. Write a short English summary of around 150 words of what you have heard. This part of the test carries 50 points. You will hear the passage only once. At the end of the recording, you will have 25 minutes to finish this part. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to write your summary satisfactorily.

 

参考答案

                 

Part A

 

1. T  2. T  3. F  4. F  5. T  6. F  7. T  8. T  9. F  10. F

 

Part B

 

11. A  12. C  13. C  14. D  15. B  16. B  17. B  18. A  19. C  20. B

 

Part C: Summary

 

Teenagers are often a difficult bunch. With all those hormones flooding their bodies, they can be moody, unpredictable, and prone to making dubious choices. But however turbulent their teenage years, kids can still be generally happy, depending on their lifestyle choices.

According to new research by British scientists, teens who don’t smoke, drink only moderately or not at all, and who don’t eat much junk food tend to be happier than other teens.

The study looked at 40,000 British households and came up with some interesting findings. For example, kids who never drank alcohol were up to six times more likely to report higher levels of happiness than kids who drank.

And teens who smoked were five times less likely to rate high on happiness charts compared to kids who don’t smoke. Same goes for diet and physical activity. The more fruits and veggies kids ate, and the more hours they spent playing sports, the happier they were.

Now, of course this doesn’t mean that not smoking or drinking, and playing sports guarantees happiness. It could be that kids who have happy dispositions tend to be more active and less inclined to drink or smoke.

And it could equally be the case that kids who are unhappy are more prone to drink and smoke and eat junk food, instead of the other way around.

Other studies have shown that exercise is a proven way to fend off and treat anxiety and depression. Future studies may shore up the notion that other healthful behaviors, including refraining from smoking, drinking, and eating too much junk, can ward off sadness and boost happiness, too.