201009新东方中级口译模考试题

SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST（45minutes）PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewardorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyouANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhearthepassageonlyonce.It’seasytothinkofcomputerasjustmachinery:buttons,screensandpartsthatworktogether.Butthemagicofcomputerscomesfromsomething_____________(1)toyou.ThisisComputerSoftwareInPlainEnglish.Theproblemwithcomputersisthat_____________(2)don’tspeaktheirlanguage.Weneeda_____________(3),somethingthatcanunderstandourneedsandputthecomputertoworkforus.Thetranslatoriscalledsoftwareanditmakescomputersuseful.Lookatitthisway.Likea_____________(4),acomputerwithoutsoftwareisjustalifelessmachine._____________(5),thecomputerbecomesmorealive,easytouseandbuiltforyou.Mostcomputershave_____________(6),theoperatingsystemandsoftwareprograms.Ifyou’veeverusedacomputer,you’veusedan_____________(7).Fromsavingfilestousingamouseorfixingproblems,theoperatingsystem_____________(8).Operatingsystemscomewithallnewcomputersanddoalotofthesamethings.You’veseenthemcalledWindows,MacandLinux.Buttheoperatingsystemisonlypartofwhatweneed.Tomakethempersonalizedand_____________(9),wecanaddsoftwareprograms.Forexample,ifyouneedto_____________(10),youcanaddasoftwareprogramthatisbuiltforthatpurpose.Ifyouneedtodesignahouse,youcanaddasoftwareprogramthatletsyouseethehousefromallsides.Byaddingandremovingsoftwareprograms,youcanmakethecomputer_____________(11)exactlywhatyouwanttodo.Andaddingmostsoftwareprogramsiseasy.YoucangetthemfromacomputerstoreordownloadthemfromtheInternet._____________(12).Onceaprogramisonyourcomputer,openingitisaseasyasclickinganicon.Butwhatisasoftwareprogram?What’sreallyhappeningwhenyouopenone?Thinkaboutitthisway:computersarereallygoodatfollowinginstructions.Andasoftwareprogramis_____________(13)asetofinstructionsthattellsthecomputerexactlywhattodo.Whenyouopenaprogram,thecomputergoestowork,_____________(14)untiltheprogramisreadyforyoutouse.Theabilityto_____________(15)softwareprogramsmeansthateveryone’scomputercanbedifferentanduniquetothem.So,toreview.We’vetalkedaboutoperatingsystemsthattakecareofthebasics,andsoftwareprogramsthatmakecomputerspersonalized.It’s_____________(16)thatmakescomputerssouseful.Butit’s_____________(17)computersonyourdesk.Consideryourcellphone.Justlikeacomputerwithoutsoftware,it’salifelessmachinethatdoesn’tspeakourlanguage.Thankfully,cellphoneshavesoftwarethat_____________(18).Thesamethingistrueformanycameras,musicplayersandevenourcars.Everydaywerelyonsoftwaretobringmachinestolifeandmakethem_____________(19).Thenexttimeyouuseacomputerorcellphone,thinkaboutsoftware’sroleintranslatingyourneeds____________(20)thatputthemachinetoworkforyou.PartB:ListeningComprehension1.StatementsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.ThesestatementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.1.(A)ThenewWindowsVistacannotbeusedonmostexistingcomputers.(B)ManypeopleintendtotrythenewversionVistaontheircomputers.(C)ComputersmustmeetcertainstandardstorunonVista.(D)Peoplewhowanttobuythenewversionmustmakesurewhetheritisavailableonthemarket.2.(A)Thegreatnessofapeopleisnotdeterminedbytheirnumberanymore.(B)Thegreatnessofamanisnotdeterminedbyhisheight,noristhegreatnessofapeopledeterminedbytheirnumber.(C)Thelargerthenumberis,thegreaterthepeoplewillbe.(D)Thoughthegreatnessofapeopleisdeterminedbytheirnumber,thegreatnessofamanisnotdeterminedbyhisheight.3.(A)Yourworkissounsatisfyingthatyourbosscriticizesyoupersonally.(B)Youneedtoworrywhenyourbosspointsatyouinsteadofyourwork.(C)Yourbossismeanbyalwayscriticizingyourwork.(D)Yourbossisconcernedaboutyou,aswellasyourwork.4.(A)Selectionprocessisanessentialpartofinterview.(B)Trytopresentyourselfasgoodasyouappearonpaperininterview.(C)Yoursuccessdependslargelyonhowyoupresentyourself.(D)Appearinggoodonpaperandinpersonareequallyimportantininterview.5.(A)Youshouldn’ttrustheroncemoretimebecauseshealwayslies.(B)Youhaveknownherbetternow,soyoushouldtrusther.(C)Youneedtotrustagain,nomatterhowmanytimesshe’sliedtoyou.(D)Evenifsheliedtoyoumanytimes,you’dbetterstilltrusther.6.(A)Theresearchwascarriedoutat31schoolsoverthepast15years.(B)Themajorityofstudentsintheresearchadmittocheatingmanytimes.(C)Morethan17%ofstudentsreportthattheycheatedmorethanonceduringcollege.(D)Theresearchfindsoutthatcheatingduringcollegeisacommonphenomenon.7.(A)Icouldn’tacceptyoursuggestion,butthiswasnotimportant.(B)Therewouldbelessparticipationinsuchproceedings.(C)Iwouldcertainlynotparticipateinsuchproceedings.(D)Icouldnotagreethatyoushouldparticipateintheproceedings.8.(A)Wehadaverygoodtimethateveningwithgoodfoodandcomfortableatmosphere.(B)Ishouldhaveworriedaboutthesuccessoftheevening.(C)Thefoodwasasgoodasever,buttheatmo