2004年5月CATTI二级口译(综合能力)真题
2004年5月CATTI二级口译(综合能力)真题
一、Part Ⅰ(B)(共10小题,共10.0分)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 circle. There are ten questions in this part of the test, one point for each question. You will hear both the statement and the question only once.
第1题
Why have the Americans developed space shuttle according to the passage?
A It is a first step to explore outer space.
B It is a follow-up action of the Apollo moon landings.
C It is a compromise to the exorbitant human expeditions to the Mars.
D It is a compensation for the wishful thinking of human landing on the Mars.
【正确答案】:C 【本题分数】:1.0分
【答案解析】
因果关系的判断。根据原文,人类梦想去火星探险,但是“confronted with the cost„presidents„have flinched and resorted to halfway measures like the shuttle”即“面临经费问题,美国总统们畏缩了,不得不做出妥协,先发展航天飞机”。由此可见,发展航天飞机只是人类去火星探险梦想的妥协。只有选项c符合这种判断,因此该项的说法是正确的。 注意:掌握因果关系的表达法,可快速理解原文。文中使用了过去分词短语 (confronted with)的形式来表示因果关系。
第2题
Which of the following statements best describes humor in China?
A It is more or less the same in all parts of the country.
B It is drastically different in every part of the country.
C It is distinguished from Hong Kong.
D It is more a verbal act than a physical act in the north.
【正确答案】:D 【本题分数】:1.0分
【答案解析】
比较结构的识别和理解。关于中国的幽默,原文将南方和北方作了比较,发现南方幽默“more slapstick and physical”即“更为打闹滑稽,强调形体动作”,而北方则“love clever wordplays”即“更喜欢口齿伶俐的文字游戏”。由此可见,只有选项d的说法与原文含义相符,因此,选项d的说法是正确的。 注意:1)掌握比较表达的结构,本文在平行结构中使用反义词,以提起读者注意;
2)掌握近义词替换,原文中wordplays与选项中verbal act (言辞)意思相近。 第3题
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A The term "averted vision" refers to the act of looking out of the corners of one's eyes.
B If you want to see very faint things, you should better look sideways rather than straight on.
C The receptors located in the eye's center are less sensitive to dim light.
D To "look" is to see something straight ahead.
【正确答案】:C
【本题分数】:1.0分
【答案解析】
比较结构的识别和理解。同原文“they avoid using receptors in the eye's center,which are more sensitive to dim light”比较中看,显然选项c的说法正好与此相背,因此,选项c是正确答案。 注意:掌握所比较的对象之间的关系是该题解题的关键。
第4题
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the euro?
A Sweden refuses to join the euro framework.
B Some big countries tailor the euro's rules to their own benefits.
C Euro is not a reliable currency in the world market.