Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension Directions:This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 4 sections.
Section A Directions:This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
[听力原文] M: I've been working really hard in the past semester and I got a B in the English test. W: Well done. How about your maths? Q: What are the man and woman discussing? [解析] 此题属于推理判断题。题目询问男士和女士在讨论什么。因为他们讨论的是男士的英语和数学测试成绩,所以选项D(男士的学习)为正确答案。 避错指南:选项A(男士的老师)和选项C(男士的工作)文中都未提到,应排除;选项B(男士的英语成绩),文中虽提到男士的英语成绩,但女士之后又询问男士的数学情况,因此两人共同谈论的是男士的学习考试,所以选项B不如选项D合适。
2.
A.Why no news is good news.
B.Why everything is so slow.
C.Why her family has forgotten about her.
D.Why she didn't hear from her family.
A B C D
D
[听力原文] W: No mail for me today? They must have forgotten about me. I hope everything is all right at home. M: No news is good news. Remember many things are slow these days. Q: What are they talking about? [解析] 题目询问他们在谈论什么。对话中女士很失望地说“今天还没有我的邮件吗?……希望家里一切都好”,由此可知答案为选项D(女士为什么没有收到家里的信)。 避错指南:选项A(为什么没有消息就是好消息)和选项B(为什么现在各种事情都很慢)只是男士安慰女士所用的话,而不是所讨论的问题。选项C(为什么她的家人忘记了她)只是女士没有收到家信而说的一句沮丧的话而已。此外要注意的是对话中“must have done”结构用于表示对过去事件的猜测。
3.
A.She is depending on the man.
B.She might be able to help the man.
C.She will do anything the man asks.
D.She can't hear what the man has said.
A B C D
B
[听力原文] M: Could I ask you to do me a favor? W: That depends on what it is. Q: What does the woman mean? [解析] 题目询问女士的话是什么意思。男士问“可以请你帮个忙吗?”,女士回答说“那要看是什么事情”,因此可以推断女士必须先知道男士的要求才能决定是否帮忙,所以选项B(她可能会帮忙)为正确答案。 避错指南:选项C(她会做男士要求的任何事情)显然不符合对话中女士所说的“要看是什么事情”,她并不是任何事情都会为男士做,所以排除。选项A(她依赖男士)和选项D(她听不到男士在说什么)显然与对话内容不符,应排除。
4.
A.She is unable to swim.
B.She doesn't like swimming.
C.She doesn't like the boy.
D.She has no time to swim.
A B C D
D
[听力原文] M: Jane, let's go swimming. W: Swim? Are you joking? We have an exam tomorrow, and I must prepare for it. Q: What does the woman mean? [解析] 题目询问女士的话是什么意思。对话中女士表示很惊奇,因为第二天就要考试了,她要复习准备,可以推断出选项D(没时间游泳)为正确答案。 避错指南:选项A(她不会游泳)、选项B(她不喜欢游泳)和选项C(她不喜欢这位男士)这些对话中并未提及,也不能明显推知,因此均予以排除。
5.
A.He was on vacation.
B.He was sick.
C.He was moving a bed.
D.He was working for another company.
A B C D
B
[听力原文] W: Nice to see you again, John. I hope you're feeling better. M: I'm fine now. Having to work so hard, I'm afraid I'll be back in bed again soon. Q: What happened to the man? [解析] 题目询问该男士发生了什么事情。由女士的话“希望你感觉好一点”以及男士说“我可能会重新回到床上”可以推断出男士之前生过病。因此可确定选B项(病了)。 避错指南:这类需要做出推测的题目一定要根据对话内容加以综合考虑,做出合理而有逻辑的推测。选项A(在度假)是利用了对话中的原词bed进行的干扰;对话中的in bed指“卧床”,而并非选项C的“搬床”;选项D(在为另一家公司工作)显然无法从对话中推出。
Section B Directions:This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
[听力原文] M: I've heard that you play the violin very well. W: Thank you. I like it. That's my hobby. M: It's a nice hobby. How long have you played that instrument? W: Five years. What do you do in your spare time? M: I like taking pictures. In order to take good pictures, I have frequently been traveling for six years. W: That's really interesting. Have you been traveling lately? M: Well, I have been to Europe, Asia, and I've just come back from Africa. I took a lot of pictures there. W: Great. I'd love to see some of the pictures of yours. M: I would be glad to show you these pictures. W: And I would be glad to play my violin for you.
According to the conversation, who took up the hobby earlier? [解析] 此题属于对时间的推理判断。题目询问谁先开始自己的爱好。对话中男士问女士拉小提琴多长时间了,女士说5年了,而男士说“...been traveling for six years”,由此可知他6年前就开始旅游拍照了,所以男士的爱好开始的时间更早,选项C为正确答案。 避错指南:根据对话内容可以排除选项A(同时)和选项B(女士);对话中虽未直接指出谁开始的时间早,但可以根据谈话推理,故应排除选项D(对话中未提及)。
2.
A.North America.
B.Europe.
C.Asia.
D.Africa.
A B C D
A
[听力原文] Which of the following places has the man not been to? [解析] 题目询问以下哪些地方男士还没去过。只要抓住对话中的相关信息“Well, I have been to Europe, Asia and...Africa”,听清其中提到的一些地方,就能做出正确选择,因此选项A(北美洲)是正确答案。 避错指南:听录音时,要注意听清题干问的是男士还没去过的地方。对话中男士说到他去过欧洲和亚洲,并且刚从非洲回来,只要听清这些名词,就能排除选项B(欧洲),选项C(亚洲)和选项D(非洲)。
[听力原文] M: Don't you recognize me, Jean? I'm Tom, Tom Green. W: Tom Green. Oh, you were the boy who used to sit behind me in the class and... M: And liked to pull your hair, right? W: Yes. Sure I remember you. You were very naughty. M: Not any more, a lot of things changed in twelve years, you know. I remember you wanted to be a doctor. W: Right. But I turned out to be a computer engineer. And you? M: Me too. Strange isn't it that the best football player in school gave up sports? W: Which company are you working for? M: This one. I'm a new manager here. W: Oh, well done. It's beyond my expectation.
How is the man now? [解析] 题目询问男士现在怎样。对话中女士说记得男士很淘气,而男士回答说不再淘气了,12年里有许多事情都变化了,可知选项C(他不淘气)为正确答案。 避错指南:选项A(他很聪明)和选项B(他很严厉)对话中并未提及。选项D(他很淘气)是他小时候的性格,现在已经改变了,也应排除。
4.
A.A teacher.
B.A manager.
C.A doctor.
D.A computer engineer.
A B C D
D
[听力原文] What is the woman? [解析] 题目询问女士现在从事什么工作。由女士说的“但是现在我却是电脑工程师”可知选项D(电脑工程师)正确。 避错指南:对话中并未提及选项A(教师)这一职业。对话中男士介绍自己是这家公司的经理,选项B(经理)是男士现在的工作。选项C(医生)是女士在校时的理想,所以排除。
5.
A.In a school.
B.In a hospital.
C.In a company.
D.In a park.
A B C D
C
[听力原文] Where does the conversation most probably take place? [解析] 此题主要考查地点场景。题目询问对话很可能发生在什么地方。文章最后女士询问男士在哪家公司上班,男士说“这一家。我是这里的新经理”,可知他们就在男士的公司里谈话,选项C(在一家公司)为正确答案。 避错指南:虽然对话中两人一直在回忆以前同学时的事情,但是这不能说明他们在学校进行谈话,因此选项A(在学校)错误。选项B(在医院)和选项D(在公园)两个地点在对话中并未提及,也应排除。
Section C Directions:In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read two times. You are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! First of all, let me thank you for 1 us to such a great Christmas party. We 2 the delicious food and excellent wine. Also, the music was perfect, so if I were a better dancer, I would have enjoyed the party 3 . I enjoyed meeting and talking to you and 4 the time together. I hope we'll be able to keep this good relationship and make next year 5 together. Thank you again for the wonderful party. We have had a great time.
[听力原文] Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! First of all, let me thank you for inviting us to such a great Christmas party. We really enjoy the delicious food and excellent wine. Also, the music was perfect, so if I were a better dancer, I would have enjoyed the party twice as much. I enjoyed meeting and talking to you and sharing the time together. I hope we'll be able to keep this good relationship and make next year another great one together. Thank you again for the wonderful party. We have had a great time. [解析] 根据空格前的介词for和空格后的代词us,可判断空格处应填入动词的现在分词形式。结合录音,此处应填入inviting。
[解析] 空格所在句子为so连接的分句,其中包含if虚拟条件句,表示与现在事实相反的情况。分析可知,空格处所在的句子的主干成分齐全,为主谓宾结构,因此可判断空格处应填入状语或后置定语。结合录音,此处应填入twice as much。
4.
sharing
[解析] 根据空格前的并列连词and和空格后的名词the time,可判断空格处应填入动词,而空格前的句子的谓语部分为enjoy doing sth. 结构,空格前的and暗示空格处应填入动词的现在分词形式,与前面的meeting and talking...并列充当enjoyed的宾语。结合录音,此处应填入sharing。
5.
another great one
[解析] 空格处所在句子(we'll be able to) make next year together看似句子成分完整,但分析可知make next year“使明年成为……”句意不完整,因此可判断空格处填入的成分应为宾语next year的补足语。结合录音,此处应填入another great one。
Section D Directions:This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase (in not more than 3 words). The questions and incomplete answers are printed in your test paper. You should write your answers on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.
[听力原文] A man was traveling abroad in a small red car. One day he left the car and went shopping. When he came back, its roof was badly damaged. Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them, but they took him to a circus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said, "I am very sorry! My elephant had a big, round, red chair. He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!" Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and he would pay for all the damage. When the man got back to his own country, the customs officers would not believe his story. It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that they believed him. [解析] 题目询问这位男士如何到国外旅行。从录音原文中的A man was traveling abroad in a small red car(一位男士开着一辆红色的小汽车出国旅行)可以知道答案为a small red。
2. What happened to the car when the man came back? ______ was badly damaged.
Its roof
[解析] 题目询问当这位男士回来时车子怎么了。从关键句When he came back, its roof was badly damaged(当他回来时车顶被严重破坏了)可知答案为Its roof。注意首字母要大写。
3. Why did the elephant sit on the car? Because the elephant took it to be his ______.
chair
[解析] 题目询问为何大象要坐在车子上。从关键句He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it(它以为你的车是它的椅子,就坐上去了)可知答案为chair。
4. What would the owner of the elephant do? To pay for ______.
all the damage
[解析] 题目询问大象的主人会怎么做。从关键句he would pay for all the damage(他会赔偿所有的损失)可知答案为all the damage。
5. When did the customs officers believe the man's story? When the man showed them the ______ from the circus man.
letter
[解析] 题目询问海关人员何时才相信这位男士的故事。从关键句It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that they believed him(直到这位男士拿出马戏团的人写给他的信时,海关人员才相信他)可知答案为letter。
Part Ⅱ Structure Directions:This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.
Section A Directions:In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. The president who has won the election ______ on television next week.
A.be to speak
B.is to speak
C.is speaking
D.to speak
A B C D
B
[考点] 本题考查谓语动词的时态。 [解析] 译文:刚赢得大选的总统将于下周在电视上发表讲话。 句中的时间状语是表示将来的next week,所以谓语动词应该用表示将来的形式,选项A、B中的be to do sth. 可以表示将来,又因为要作第三人称单数的谓语,故选项B为正确答案。 避错指南:A项和D项都不能直接作谓语,可以首先判断为错误。C项使用现在进行时,但因为next week既不表示即将到来的未来,speak也不能用进行时表示未来,故应予以排除。
2. The project is designed to provide young people ______ work.
A.to
B.for
C.in
D.with
A B C D
D
[考点] 本题考查的是动词provide的用法。 [解析] 译文:设立这个项目是为了给年轻人提供工作机会。 动词provide可以有两种表达方式:provide sb. with sth. 和provide sth. for sb. ,意思都是“为某人提供某物”,故选项D为正确答案。 避错指南:A项“to”和C项“in”不与provide搭配;如果句中young people与work位置调换一下,则B项也是正确答案,但在本句中是不合适的。
3. He is one of the leaders ______ to attend the important international conference.
[考点] 本题考查的是句型“It is high time that+从句”的用法。 [解析] 译文:现在该是你戒烟的时候了。 意思是“早该是做某事的时候了”,从句的谓语动词有两种形式,或是用动词的过去式(be用were),或是用should+动词原形,且should不能省略,故选项B为正确答案。 避错指南:A项为动词原形,但在It is high time...这一句型中,从句的谓语动词要使用动词原形的形式,其前的should不能省略,故A不对。C项和D项的时态均不能与此句型搭配,故不选。如果掌握了这个固定结构的虚拟语气用法,不难选出正确答案。
5. He ______ for her for one hour by the time she arrived there.
A.has been waiting
B.has waited
C.had been waiting
D.waited
A B C D
C
[考点] 本题考查的是主、从句谓语动词时态一致的用法。 [解析] 译文:她到那儿时,他已经等了她一个小时。 by the time意思是“到什么时间为止”,从句的时态是一般过去时,说明主句的动作应该发生在从句的动作之前,且主句中有表示一段时间的状语for one hour,所以应该用过去完成进行时,故选项C为正确答案。 避错指南:A项和B项的时态不能与从句的时态保持一致;选项D的过去时态与从句时态不协调,其动作没有表示出在从句动作(arrive)之前,故排除。
6. He was fined by the traffic policeman for he rode his bicycle on the ______ side of the street.
A.other
B.poor
C.wrong
D.another
A B C D
C
[考点] 本题考查的是形容词的用法。 [解析] 译文:他被交警罚款是因为他骑自行车逆行。 从主句的谓语was fined一词可知,原因状语从句一定是解释他为什么会被罚款,而我们知道只有违反交通规则的情况下才会出现这种情况,因此只能用on the wrong side这一词组,故选项C为正确答案。 避错指南:使用A项可以构成on the other side of the street,符合语法,但是与主句意思不一致,因为在街道另一边骑车并不一定会导致被交警罚款。B项不与side搭配,故排除。D项“another”是表示多者中的另一个,而the street只有两边,故排除。
7. ______ wants to see the movie may get a free ticket.
Section B Directions:There are 5 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
1. Smoking (know) ______ to increase a person's risk of developing lung cancer.
3. (Compare) ______ with a national average of 2,400 units last month, the Shanghai branch produced 2,800.
Compared
[考点] 本题考查英语中的固定用法。 [解析] 译文:上个月全国平均生产了2400个单位,而上海分公司生产了2800个单位。 compare一词的常见用法是compare A with B,表示“拿A与B相比”的意思,本句中the Shanghai branch作了句子的主语,实际上它是compare的逻辑宾语,所以把compare变成过去分词compared,表示其与主语构成被动关系。 避错指南:compare A to B,意思是“把A比作B”。
4. Tears in eyes, she found his cat seriously (wound) ______.
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension Directions:This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading material carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
Task 1 Directions:After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. A new poll shows that people believe that computers and the Internet have made life better for Americans, but people also see some dangers in the trend toward computerization. The poll found that the public favors some government protection from cyber-problems (网络问题), but in general people are not especially concerned about issues such as information overload or the never-ending flow of phone calls, faxes and e-mails. A separate survey of children aged 10-17 shows that they have a more positive attitude about computers than adults do, and most have made use of up-to-date technology in their schools. The survey found that enthusiasm for computers and the Internet is found in all income groups, all regions of the country, all races, and most age groups. However, people over 60 and those towards the lower end of the income rank tend to show lower rates of computer ownership and Internet usage. The survey shows that "some kind of gap has been crossed: Computers are part of everyday life for most Americans, and the Internet is close behind."
1. The first paragraph shows that ______.
A.the new poll about computers and the Internet is helpful
B.people should explore the dangers of computerization
C.people can not do without computers and the Internet
D.computerization has its advantages and disadvantages
Task 2 Directions:This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45. The business cycle is composed of many phases and one of them is the expansion phase. This phase is a two-fold one, including recovery and prosperity. During the recovery period there is an ever-growing expansion of existing equipment. And new facilities for production are created. More businesses are created and older ones expanded. Improvements of serious kinds are made. There is an ever increasingly positive view about the future of economic growth. Much capital is invested in machinery or "heavy" industry. More labor is employed. More raw materials are required. As more parts of the economy develop, other parts are affected. For example, the expansion in automobiles results in an expansion of the steel and rubber industries. Roads are required; thus the cement and machinery industries are activated. Demand for labor and materials results in greater prosperity for workers and suppliers of raw materials. This increases the amount of goods bought and sold. Thus prosperity develops among the various parts of the population. This prosperity period may continue to rise without an obvious end. However, a time comes when this phase reaches a peak and stops going upwards. This is the end of the expansion phase.
1. Which of the following does NOT happen in economic recovery? ______
A.The expansion of existing facilities.
B.The creation of new business.
C.The disappearance of old business.
D.The increase of optimism about the future of economy.
2. Which of the following indicates the end of the expansion phase? ______
A.The increase of raw materials.
B.The growth stopping at a peak.
C.The further increase of labours.
D.The volume expansion of goods.
A B C D
B
[解析] 事实细节题。本题询问下面哪一项表明经济扩张的中止。根据文章最后一段的第2句可知经济扩张到顶峰并停止不前时,就意味着经济扩张的结束,故选项B为正确答案。 避错指南:根据题目关键词the end of the expansion phase可直接定位到本文最后一段的最后一句。句中的This is指代上一句所指的内容,故应在倒数第2句找寻答案。文章在第2段最后一句提到,在经济复苏阶段,会需要雇用更多的劳动力,原材料的需求也在增加,故选项A(原材料的增加)和选项C(劳动力的进一步增加)不符合题意。文章第3段倒数第2句提到,在经济的繁荣阶段,更多工人和原材料供应商的出现,使得买卖的商品的数量增加,故选项D(商品数量的扩张)也不合题意。
3. Which of the following is true according to the passage? ______
A.Sections of economy do not influence each other.
B.In the expansion phase the business maintains development in the long run.
C.The end of the business in the prosperity period can be obviously seen.
D.Parts of economy are closely related to each other.
A B C D
D
[解析] 事实推理题。本题询问根据文章内容下面哪一种说法正确。根据文章第3段第1句可知某些产业的发展会带动其他产业的发展,这说明经济部门之间有着密切的联系,故选项D为正确答案,其中选项中的closely related to对应该句中的affected。 避错指南:选项A(经济部门之间不相互影响)与文章内容相反。选项B(在扩张阶段,商业会在长期内保持发展)在文中没有提到。选项C(经济繁荣阶段时能明显看到经济发展的结束)中的obviously seen与原文最后一段首句中的without an obvious end相反,故不正确。
4. We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.
A.economic expansion is fast
B.the business can expand endlessly
C.the end of one business expansion will certainly happen
Task 3 Directions:The following is an introduction to abbreviation. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline below it. You should write your answers briefly (in not more than three words) on the answer sheet correspondingly. An abbreviation (缩写词) can be defined as a shortened form of a word or term. Abbreviations are an attempt to communicate information fast and accurately. But this goal is not always achieved. To many people, particularly to those new to a field, reports and papers sometimes seem to be written in a telegraphic style with abbreviations so interspersed (夹杂) as to make the message almost meaningless. Owing to the lack of a comprehensive dictionary of abbreviations and the diverse definitions of abbreviations among subject areas, it is common practice in most scholarly publications to include in an appendix (目录) at the end of the book a list of the abbreviations used. Another method is to explain the abbreviation to the reader the first time it appears. Librarians, like everyone else, tend to use abbreviations to save space and time and to eliminate the necessity of repeating words or phrases that are long and complicated. In the library and information science field, abbreviations are used primarily for magazine and book titles, names of organizations, etc.
Definition of an abbreviation: 1 of a word or term Purpose of using abbreviations: 2 fast and accurately Causes of difficulties in using abbreviations: 1. lack of a comprehensive dictionary 2. 3 of abbreviations among subject areas Ways to introduce abbreviations: 1. To include abbreviations in 4 at the end of the book 2. To give explanations One kind of users of abbreviations mentioned here: 5
Task 4 Directions:The following is a list of terms related to the internet. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to (与……相同的) those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in brackets on the Answer Sheet. A—An E-mail Account B—Web Site Design C—Identifying Your Audience D—Selecting a Domain Name E—Affiliate Programs F—Customer Research Online G—E-mail Etiquette H—Contribute to Newsgroups I—Contact the Online Media J—Seek Reciprocal Links K—Selling Online Advertising Space L—Web Rings M—Brand Power N—Developing E-mall Policies O—Internal E-mailing Lists P—Setting up Shop Online
Task 5 Directions:There is an article below. After reading it, you should give brief answers to the 5 questions that follow. The answers (in not more than 3 words) should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet. The market investigation is indispensable to sales promotion. They are as closely related as the lips and teeth. What you produce is for sale on the market. It would be impossible to succeed in selling a product without investigating the market first. In the international market, goods on sale coming from countries and suppliers are always facing fierce competition. Under such circumstances, they will try everything possible to familiarize themselves with the market conditions. In making investigations, we ought to get information about what similar items the competitors are offering on the market, what prices they are quoting, what features their products have, who are their regular customers, etc. Then, how can we obtain such information? There are many channels we can make use of in doing this sort of work. The commercial counselor's offices of our embassies stationed abroad can help us in making market investigations. Nowadays, our import and export corporations send their trade groups abroad quite often. One of their purposes is to make market survey on the spot. Certainly, face-to-face talks with foreign businessman are important channels to get market information. The Chinese Export Commodities Fairs and some other fair of similar nature as well as visits of foreign businessman provide us with such opportunity.
1. What is the role of market investigation in sales promotion? It is ______.
2. Why do we need market investigations? Because sellers are facing ______.
fierce competition
3. Who can help us in making marketing investigations? ______.
Commercial counselor's office
4. What is the purpose of sending trade groups abroad so often? To make ______ on the spot.
market survey
5. What are the important channels to get market information? ______ with foreign businessman.
Face-to-face talks
Part Ⅳ Translation—English into Chinese Directions:This part, numbered 61 through 65, is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. After each of the sentences numbered 61 to 64, you will read three choices of suggested translation. You should choose the best translation and mark the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. And for the paragraph numbered 65, write your translation in the corresponding space on the Translation/Composition Sheet.
1. The price is fairly cheap for such a big house, but you have to take into account the money you'll spend on repairs.
A.对这么一幢大房子来说,这价格虽然相当便宜,但你还得考虑维修费用。
B.对这么一幢大房子来说,这价格可算是公道便宜,但你还得考虑修理要花的钱。
C.虽然为这幢大房子支付的价格公道便宜,但是要把修理费存在账户内就不合算了。
A B C
A
[解析] 难点分析:①本句是一个表转折关系的并列句。理解前一个分句时要注意两个词。第一个词为fairly,在此句中,其作为修饰性副词,意为“相当地”。fairly作此意时,常放在形容词或另一个副词前,起修饰作用。若取其“公正地”之意时,修饰的则应该是动词。第二个词为介词for,该介词在此处的含义为“对……来说,相对……而言”。后一个分句中需注意动词短语take into account(将……考虑在内)的意思,不可片面因为account一词有“账户”之意,而将该短语理解为“把……存在账户内”。②结合以上分析可以看出,A项的翻译最为贴切。③选项B的问题在于将fairly误译为“公道地”,因而不妥。④选项C除了未能正确理解fairly和介词for的含义外,还将take into account误译为“存在账户内”、增译“就不合算了”,故不合适。
2. Lacking further hard evidence of the bombing itself, the police could hardly tell who might be responsible.
A.由于警方难以确定此爆炸事件的负责人,所以进一步的取证工作很难进行。
B.由于对爆炸事件本身缺少进一步的确凿证据,警方无法确定谁有可能是主谋。
C.因为对爆炸事件的进一步取证工作很难进行,警方无法确定谁有可能是主谋。
A B C
B
[解析] 难点分析:①本句中包括一个由现在分词短语充当的原因状语,其功能是解释说明后半句动作发生的原因,可译为“因为,由于”。在该状语中,对形容词hard的理解至关重要。此处该形容词修饰evidence,意为“确凿的”。在后半句中,谓语动词tell此处可理解为“分辨出,确定”,宾语从句who might be responsible实际上是指who might be responsible for the bombing。②结合上述分析可以看出,选项B的翻译最贴近原意。③选项C错误理解了形容词hard的含义,将其理解为修饰“取证工作”的“艰难,困难”,与原意有偏差,而其他部分的翻译基本准确。④选项A除了没能正确理解hard一词外,还错误理解了宾语从句的具体所指,将“爆炸的主谋”翻译为“爆炸事件的负责人”。此外,A项还错误混淆了句子的因果关系,原句所指的是因为缺少证据而无法确定主谋,A项的因果关系与原句的颠倒,综上所述,A项不合适。
3. The marketing manager has little confidence in talking the board of directors out of the plan about the launching of a new product.
A.销售经理太缺乏信心,根本不可能说服董事会停止谈论推出新产品之事。
B.营销部经理想劝董事会放弃投放这项新产品的计划,对此他有一点信心。
C.营销部经理对劝说董事会放弃投放这项新产品的计划几乎没什么信心。
A B C
C
[解析] 难点分析:①译好本句需把握好两个关键的动词短语,一为have confidence in doing sth. ,意为“在做……时有信心”;一为talk sb. out of doing sth.,意为“劝某人不做某事”。另外还需注意little的含义不同于a little,前者侧重否定,意为“几乎没有”,后者则是轻度肯定,意为“有一点,但不多”。②基于上述分析可知,选项C为最佳答案。③选项B的错误在于将little误当成a little,译成“有一点”,与原意有偏差。④选项A将marketing manager(营销经理)译为“销售经理”,意思上有出入,同时也未能正确理解talk sb.out of sth. 这一短语,将其错误翻译成“说服董事会停止谈论”。此外,该选项中“太缺乏信心”不符合原意的“对……没有信心”,还曾译了“根本不可能”,故A项不合适。
4. The employees are anxious, not only because they might find themselves out of a job, but also because they have no genuine satisfaction or interest in life.
[解析] 难点分析:①本句是一个含因果关系的主从复合句。需要注意的是该句表示原因的从句有两个,由短语not only... but also...(不仅……而且……)连接。前一个从句中find oneself...这一结构的含义为“发现自己处于某一境地”,此处结合might(可能),可以理解为“他们发现自己可能会失业”,即“他们面临着失业的可能”。②基于上述分析可以看出,选项C为最佳答案。③选项A漏译might,将“失业”从一种可能性变为现实,因而不妥。④选项B则完全脱离了原句的句法结构,将satisfaction or interest这一并列结构错误理解为因果关系,显然不妥。另外该选项还漏译了might和genuine二词,故选项B不合适。
5. Thanks to the means of modern transportation and communication, the world is getting smaller and smaller. The whole world community appears to be no more than a large global village, where the residents come together with different cultural backgrounds and values. While experiencing the inevitable cultural exchanges as well as cultural clashes, the "villagers" seek to live in harmony.
[解析] 难点分析:①翻译第1句话时,需注意Thanks to意为“因为,由于”,原文中虽然并无“发展”一词,但其意义已隐含在原文中,因此翻译时需要点明;另外这样翻译也更通顺一些。②第2句中需正确理解短语be no more than的意思,该短语意为“仅仅,不过”,强调“除此无它”;该句中的非限制性定语从句由where引导,此处可将where理解为“在这个地球村里”,承前省略时可译为“村里”,其原意是指“村里拥有不同文化背景和价值观的居民聚集到一起”,此处为表达通顺地道,转译为“村里居住着拥有不同文化背景和价值观的人们”。③最后一句中需注意动词短语seek to的含义,该短语意为“设法、试图”,故此处处理为“力求”。
Part Ⅴ Writing
1. Directions:This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a business letter according to the information given in Chinese below. Remember to write it on the Translation/Composition Sheet. 你是一家服装厂公司的总经理,Mr. Smith先生写信告知你所预订的衬衣样品还未送到,请你写信告诉他发生了什么事情。你的回信内容应包括: 1.对样品未按时到达表示道歉 2.样品迟到原因是生产部经理因病请假一周 3.已从市场部经理那得知样品已经上路,将在3天后到达 4.样品颜色只有3种可供选择,不能满足他要求的5种,对由此造成的不便表示抱歉
[范文] Dear Mr. Smith, I must apologize for the delay of the sample shirts. This is because the production manager has been sick for one week, which leads to the delay after checking. And I have checked with our marketing manager that the samples are on their way and will reach you in three days. However, there are only three colors available, not five as you asked. Please accept my sincere apologies for the delay and all the inconvenience that we have brought to you.