翻译专业资格考试二级口译综合能力备考试题及答案四

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1、翻译专业资格考试（二级口译综合能力）备考试题及答案（四）PartI1.Markusedtobetreatedbadlybypeoplewhothinkofgaysassomethingnasty.答案：B解析：录音中指出作为gay的MarkStrasser有自己的孩子，并且可以像正常人一样生活，他不得不使劲想最后一次因他是gay而被别人说nasty是什么时候，他说道“Thatwouldhavebeeninthelate1980s,Ithink”,题干中usedtodo指“过去常常做某事”，录音中并未指出他在过去曾因是gay而常常受到恶劣的待遇。【录

2、音原文】Gayswhohavechildren-andaquarterofgaycouplesdo-gravitatetowardsthemforthesamereasonthatstraightparentsdo:betterschools,biggergardens,peaceandquiet.MarkStrasser,forexample,liveswithhismalepartnerandtheirtwochildreninColumbus,Ohio.Hesaystheyencounternohostilityeatingoutasagay

3、coupleorpickingupthechildrenfromtheirprivateschool.Hehastorackhismemoryforthelasttimeanyonecalledhimanythingnastyforbeinggay."Thatwouldhavebeeninthelate1980s,Ithink,"hesays.Hisemployer,aprivateuniversity,offersthesamehealthinsurancetoemployees'gaypartnersastospouses.2.MichaelW

4、eisskopfwonthePulitzerPrizeforhiscoverageoftheWaronIraq.答案：B解析：录音中提到作为时代杂志记者的MichaelWeisskopf对nationalpoliticsandinvestigations进行报道，是1996年普利策国内新闻报道奖的决赛选手，而非题干描述的“MichaelWeisskopf因其对伊拉克战争的报道获得了普利策奖”。【录音原文】MichaelWeisskopf,whoworksforTimemagazine,isanaward-winningcorrespondentba

5、sedinWashington.HecoversnationalpoliticsandinvestigationsandwasafinalistforthePulitzerPrizein1996fornationalreporting.3.EuropeanandJapaneseregulatorsdonotwishtotellthepublicabouttheirfastscreeningmethodsforsickanimals.答案：B解析：该段录音中指出“官员们并没有给出建议但表明欧洲和日本监管部门已通过三小时的检验对百万只动物进行检查，速度

6、足够快到避免使生病的动物被用来食用”，因此题干有误。【录音原文】TheofficialsdeclinedtosayexactlywhattheywouldrecommendbutacknowledgedthatEuropeanandJapaneseregulatorsscreenmillionsofanimalsusingteststhattakeonlythreehours-fastenoughtostopdiseasedcarcassesfrombeingcutupforfood.4.ManyAmericanpeoplearebetteroff

7、thesedaysastheydon'thavetopaytheirhospitalbills.答案：B解析：录音最后提到很少有美国人乐意找本国同胞的麻烦来让他们偿还信用卡债务或还不起的医药费，因此题干“如今很多美国人的生活都好多了因为他们不用交医疗费了”与录音内容不符。【录音原文】ThankstoAmericans'seeminglybottomlessappetiteformoredebt,Mr.Ginsbergstillpredictsemploymentgrowthinthedebt-collectionindustryathome-ift

8、heagenciescanattractnewworkers.Asithappens,fewAmericansseemto