2004年11月英语三级《口译综合能力》试题Answer SheetPart IA．Listen to the follo wing passage and then decide whether the statements below are true or false. After hearing a short passage, tick the circle of "True" on the answer sheet if you think the statement is true, or tick the circ le for "False" if it is false. There are 10 statements in this part of the test, with 1 point each. You will hear the passage only once. At the end of the recording, you will have 2 minutes to finish this part.1．My mother was a typ ical housewife, who cared for her family.O True O False2．My mother spent a lot of "quality time" with us.O True O False3．We didn't have a car until the 1960s.O True O False4．We walked to the store with my mother to get groceries even in winter.O True O False5．My brothers and I went home for lunch every day.O True O False6. We always had dinner at exactly 6 o'clock.O True O False7. My older brother Tony wanted to dig a hole to China.O True O False8. My mother once helped me make up fairy tales for my dolls.O True O False9. Tony often found cookies that my mother hid for him.O True O False10. Mom and I had fun even in the middle of hanging the wash inthe backyard.O True O FalseB. Listen to the following short statements and then choose oneof the answers that best fits the meaning of each statement by ticking the corresponding circle. There are 10 questions in this part of the test, 1 point for each question. You will hearthe statement only once.11．Which of the following can best describe his situation?a. Hurt.b. Scared.c. Dumbfounded. d. Ruined.12. Why didn't I do the job?a. Because it would be too time-consuming.b. Because I wanted to do it myself.c. Because nobody had done it before.d. Because nobody joined me.13. What could he do for the rest of his life?a. Nothing.b. Be a councilman.c. Reconsider his life.d. Be a humble clerk.14. Which of the following is closest in meaning to what you've just heard?a. I have no doubt that she will type her paper tomorrow.b. No one believes that she is a good typist.c. I didn't know she had so many pages to type tomorrow.d. It seems that she won't be able to complete her typing bytomorrow morning.15. What do we know about Susan?a. She learned Spanish in America.b. She doesn't know Spanish.c. She improved her Spanish in Mexico.d. She knew Spanish before going to Mexico.16. Which of the following is true about the politician?a. He had proposed the same policy 2 years before the speech.b. He did mention his old advocacy in his speech.c. There was no time for the politician to talk about his advocacy.d. His speech was just the opposite of what he had advocated 2years before.17. What happened to train travel?a. Trains were stuck in the snow.b. People couldn't get train tickets.c. Many people had to stand on the train.d. Train travel was suspended because of severe snowstorm.18. What happened to him after the World Tennis Touruament?a. He became famous.b. He joined the airlines industry.c. He had habitual headaches.d. He became a hair stylist.19. What is bound to happen if a judge is not capable of his work?a. Injustice.b. He would be displaced.c. He would be dismissed. d. Miscarriage.20. How is the weather like?a. Good enough for outing.b. Bad.c. Not as good as it was a while ago.d. It's getting better.Part IIListen to the following passages and then choose the best answer to each question by ticking the corresponding circle. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to answer the questions satisfactorily. There are 3 passages in this part, each with 5 questions. And each question carries 2 points. You will hear the passages only once. At the end of each passage, you will have 2 minutes to finish the questions.Passage One21. What did I do in Washington?a. I worked in a drugstore.b. I worked in a copy room.c. I did research about my family.d. I worked in a library.22. What did I find out on the paper left by a customer?a. His family tree.b. My mother's family tree.c. My grandmother's family tree.d. My father's family tree.23. How did I find the man who left the paper?a. He came back for the paper.b. He came back for more copying.c. He came to me.d. He invited me to his home.24. How were Frank and I connected?a. My grandmother and his grandmother were sisters.b. We were first cousins once removed.c. We were second cousins once removed.d. My great-grandmother and his great-grandmother weresisters.25. How many children did Frank have?a. 8.b. 4.c. 10.d. Don't know.Passage Two26. When did a mass move to the suburbs begin in the U.S.?a. In the 1960s.b. In the 1940s.c. In the 1970s.d. In the 1950s.27. What kind of people moved to the suburbs?a. Middle-class people.b. The rich.c. The poor.d. The young.28. What happened to the city after the mass move?a. Housing costs decreased.b. Crime rate was much lower than before.c. All business moved out.d. Cities declined.29. What happened to businesses after the mass move?a. They established branches in suburbs.b. They scattered here and there in cities.c. Some bigger companies moved out.d. They lost many employees.30. What does the speaker think of the movement to the suburbs?a. People may miss the cultural life in cities.b. The movement is still developing.c. It satisfies man's need to live and work in an idealenvironment.d. People may like the companionship in suburbs.Passage Three31. Which city got the most room reservatio ns last summer?a. Orlando.b. Honolulu.c. Las Vegas.d. Boston.32. Why is Las Vegas so successful in attracting tourists?a. Because of gambling.b. Because it is an alternative family destination.c. Because the hotels are quite cheap.d. Because people like the desert.33. Which city ranked No. 2 in room reservations last summer?a. San Francisco.b. Las Vegas.c. Orlando.d. New York.34. Which of the following cities' room reservations wereinfluenced by the Iraq War?a. Boston.b. Paris.c. Miami.d. London.35. What is the expectation of overall summer travel this year?a. A 2.5 % rise.b. It would rise along with international touris m.c. A 28 % rise.d. Patriotism would not be a theme in travel market.Part IIIParts of the following text are missing. While listening to the tape, complete the passage by filling in each blank space with an appropriate word or words. There are 20 blanks, each carrying 1 point. You will hear the passage only once. At the end of the recording,you will have 3 minutes to finish this part.Beijing: The United States and North Korea had their firstin four months here this afternoon as part of the negotiations on how to end North Korea's nuclear program, but diplomats played down prospects for JamesA.Kelly,assistant and Kim Yong Ⅱ, North Korea's deputy foreign minister, met of formal discussions, on direct dialogue that began after a stormy meeting in which North Korea warned that it was moving quickly to nuclear arms.The Bush administration had insisted that it would only hold talks with North Koreabecause,it argued,only pressure would persuade North Korea to . It got its way when North Korean dropped its insistence on and agreed,after extensive efforts by China, to hold unusual simultaneous negotiations with , , and as well as the United States.Though Bush administration officials had notTalking privately with the North Koreans during , the fact that Mr.Kelly and Mr.Kim met on the first day was seen as。