2016年9月英語中級口譯（筆試）真題及答案解析

2016年9月英語中級口譯（筆試）真題及答案解析

（1~20/共20題）SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST

A:SpotDictation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanks

init.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.Writeyour

answerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhearthe

passageONLYONCE.

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Attitudesaboutexpressingangervaryfromculturetoculture.Insomecultures,almostanysign

ofangerisinappropriate.Inothers,peopleuseangerasawayofextending_1_.Finnishpeople

believethatexpressionsofangershowalackof_2_.Thisattitudecanmakethemseem_3_.

Forexample,roadrageisaprobleminmanycountries,butnotinFinland.There,experts

say,_4_doesn'tmakepeopleangry.Thedriverspolitelyexchangeinformationandthen_5_.

Andnoonecomplainswhenabus_6_.Thepassengerssimplygetoffandwaitforthenext

one.

Suchbehavior_7_intheUnitedStateswhereexpressingangerisaccepted—evenexpected.

Theproblemoccurswhenpeoplefromcultures_8_visitcountrieswhereitisnot.Forexample,

ifanAmericanvisitingEngland_9_inatoneofvoicethatwouldbeeffectiveathome,noone

would_10_.Theywouldseehimasjustanother_11_.ThisisbecausetheEnglishusually

avoidshowingangerunlessthesituationis_12_.

Avoidanceofpublicangerisalso_13_.Theexpressionofangerisunacceptableand

destructive.Thisattitudeisvery_14_theoneintheUnitedStates,wheremanypeoplebelieve

thatnotexpressingangercan_15—,alcoholism,drugaddiction,orevenviolence.Incountries

thatdonztexpressanger,mostpeoplewouldthinkthisideawas_16_.

However;insomeothercultures,angerismorelightlyreceivedand_17_thanintheUnited

States.Americanstraveling_18_orsomeMediterraneancountriesareoftensurprisedbythe

amountofangertheyseeandhear.They_19_thatpeopleinthesecountriesexpresstheir

angerandthenforgetit.Evenpeoplewhoare_20_oftheangerusuallydonotrememberitfor

long.

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（21~25/共10題）B:ListeningComprehension

Statements

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswill

bespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlisten

carefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestin

meaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Arthurcallshisbrothersfrequently.

B.Arthurshouldphonehisbrothersmoreoften.

C.Arthurdoesalotoftravelingonthreedifferentcontinents.

0.Arthurissavinguptovisithisbrothers.

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A.Wearedividedinouropinions.

B.Wemayaswellreachanagreementrightaway.

C.Welivetoofaraparttomeetfordiscussionjustnow.

D.Wehavenotimetosignanycontractforthemoment.

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A.Mikewasn'tofferedthejobhehadmentioned.

B.Mikedidn'treallywanttoworkinthebookstore.

C.Mikewasn'tsurewherethebookstorewas.

D.Mikedidn'trefusethebookstorejob.

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A.Ineverdoanythingbutaudit.

B.llovetodotheauditingbetterthananythingelse.

C.lwouldratherdotheaccounting.

D.ldon'tliketodotheauditing.

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A.Wemustincreaseourexportsalesby10-15%.

B.Wemustincreaseourexport,hopingtoreach15-20%.

C.Wemustincreaseourexportsalesbyatleast20%ifwewanttogrow.

D.Wehopetoincreaseourexportsalesby20-25%withyourhelp.

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（26~30/共10題）B:ListeningComprehension

Statements

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswill

bespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlisten

carefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestin

meaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Wecameontimeat2:30.

B.Wecameat2:30andleftat3:30.

C.Wehadaflattyreanhourago.

D.Wecameanhourlaterthanweshould.

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A.Theprofessorishappythatthestudentsareworkinghardattheassignment.

B.Theprofessorwantsthestudentstofinishtheirassignmentearly.

C.Thestudentshavefourweekstowritetheirfinalpaper.

D.Thestudentsdiscussedtheassignmentwiththeirprofessorbeforehandingitin.

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A.Whenhestopssmoking,hezllbegintofeelbetter.

B.Assoonashefeelsbetter;he'lltrytostopsmoking.

C.Hefeelssomuchbettersincehestoppedsmoking.

0.Thoughhefeelsbetter,hestillsmokes.

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A.PeopledonztlikeJackbecauseheloseshistemperifhedoesn'twin.

BJackispopularwithothertennisplayersbecauseofhissportsmanship.

CJackdoesn'tliketoplaytennisbecausehecan'tstandtolose.

D.NoonelikestoplaytenniswithJackbecausehealwaysloses.

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A.Shecheckedoutsomebooksfromalibrary.

B.Shetookhertripbyexpresstrain.

C.Shedidsomeshoppingatasupermarket.

D.Sheaskedforaloanof$5,000fromabank.

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（31~34/共20題）TalksandConversations

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONL/ONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Shehasonearticlepublishedinanewspaper.

B.Shehasbeenhiredasaphotographer.

C.Shezllsoongointojournalismasacareer.

D.Sheisgoingtowritefortheschoolnewspaper.

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A.Writing.

B.Photographing.

C.Performing.

□.Editing.

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A.Hehastogotomathclassrightaway.

B.Hehastokeephispreviousappointment.

C.Hehastoseethestudentszplaythewomanwroteabout.

D.Hehastosendthephotographshetooktotheoffice.

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A.Puttogetheraportfolioofphotographs.

B.Walkovertothenewspaperofficerightnow.

C.Callandmakeanappointment.

D.Seethephotographiceditorsoon.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Aboutthemiddleofthe18thcentury.

B.Abouttheendofthe18thcentury.

C.Aboutthemiddleofthe19thcentury.

D.Aboutthebeginningofthe20thcentury.

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A.lnthe1920s.

B.lnthe1930s.

C.lnthemiddleofthe19thcentury.

D.Attheendofthe20thcentury.

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A.Theworkweekmightdecreasetofourdays.

B.Workersmightdependheavilyonautomation.

C.lnefficientemployeesmightlosetheirjobs.

□.Employeesmightworkinarelaxedatmosphere.

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A.ChangingworkstyleintheUnitedStates.

B.Shorterworkweekresultinginincreasingautomation.

C.Regularpracticeof40hoursoffiveeight-hourdays.

D.TheideaofincludingMondayintheweekend.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Thepoorafter-saleservice.

B.Therepairman'sskill.

C.Thedelayindeliveringgoods.

D.Thehighpriceoflowqualitygoods.

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A.Inaday.

B.lnadayortwo.

C.lntwodays.

D.lnafewdays.

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A.Becausehedidnottakewithhimthenecessaryparts.

B.Becausehedidnotknowwhatheneededfortherepair.

C.Becauseittookhimaweekortwotogetwhatheneeded.

0.Becausetherepairworkwastoomuchforhisskill.

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A.Reporttoherboss.

B.Buythereplacementparts.

C.TalktoMr.Bains.

□.Criticizewhoeveristoblame.

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（43~46/共20題）TalksandConversations

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Theytalkaboutpicturestheirteachersshowtoclass.

B.Theytalkaboutobjectstheybringintoschool.

C.Theytellstoriestheyreadathome.

D.Theytalktoeachotherinregularclassroomactivities.

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A.Toimprovetheirlanguages.

B.Ibattendweeklymeetings.

C.Topracticepublicspeaking.

D.Tomeetpublicspeakingprofessors.

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A.Physicalmessage.

B.Visualmessage.

C.Storymessage.

D.Moralmessage.

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A.Itshouldbegivenfirstpriority.

B.ltistheeasiestskilltoimprove.

C.ltisnotasimportantastheotherskills.

D.ltisnotabsolutelynecessary.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONL/ONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Theyarestudentsintheirfirstyear.

B.Theyarestudentandteacher.

C.Theyaregoodschoolfriends.

D.Theyareteachingprogrammedesigners.

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A.Hefeltcomfortableaboutit.

B.Hethoughtitwaseasytopass.

C.Hesortofworriedaboutit.

D.Hethoughtofquittingit.

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A.Presenceandinvolvement.

B.Classpresentation.

C.Finalexaminations.

D.Essaysandpapers.

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A.Veryboring.

B.Verychallenging.

C.Theoreticalanddemanding.

□.Practicalandhelpful.

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（5廣55/共7題）C:ListeningTranslation

SectenceTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.Youwillhearthe

sentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwrite

yourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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SectenceTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.Youwillhearthe

sentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwrite

yourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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（58~62/共30題）PassageTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.Youwillhearthepassages

ONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversion

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouare

listening.

TheGreatBarrierReefismorethanworthyofitsname.Coralofallshapes,sizesandcolorscover

morethan130,000sq.mi.offthecoastofAustralia,makingittheworld'slargestreefsystemand

supportinganastoundingvarietyofmarinelife.

ButtodaytheGreatBarrierReefisdying.ThetemporarywarmingeffectofamajorElNino

event-combinedwithongoingclimatechange-hasheatedthewatersaroundthereeftonearly

unprecedentedlevels.Thatwarminghasinturndrivenamassbleachingthathassuckedthe

color-andthelife-outofthecoral.AndtheGreatBarrierReefisn'talone."Thisisthelongest

bleachingeventeverrecorded/'saysDavidKline,aScrippsInstitutionofOceanographyscientist.

"It'strulyglobal,anditzslookingverysevere."

Bleachingoccurswhenoceandisruptions—warmwater,pollution,algaeovergrowth-driveaway

thesymbioticorganismsthatliveonthecoralandgiveitcolor.Withinweeks,thereefcoulddie,

leavingbehindaforestoflifeless,bonewhitecoral.Scientistsbelievethebleachingnowunder

waymaykillmorethan15%oftheworld'scoral.

It'snotjustamatterofaquaticaesthetics.Reefsactasnaturalbarriersthatprotectcoastal

communitiesfromstormsandflooding.Marinelifedependsoncoralreefsashabitats,while

coastaltownsdependonthemastouristdraws.

Butabiggerworrymaybewhatthebleachingsuggestsaboutfutureclimatechange.Therapid

deathofcoralreefsdemonstratesthatclimatechangeisirreversiblyaffectingtheworldrightnow,

evenaspolicymakerstreatwarmingassomethingtobedealtwithinthefuture."Climatechange

maybeslow-creepingsometimes,butothertimesittakesgreatleapsforward,"saysSteve

Palumbi,anoceanscientistatStanfordUniversity."Thisisoneofthoseleaps."

Localsolutions—likereducingfishingandcleaninguppollution-canhelpslowreefloss,but

scientistssayaglobalproblemrequiresaglobalsolution.Nearly200countriesagreedlastyearto

worktokeepglobaltemperaturesfromrisingmorethan3.6°Fby2100,butthatgoalwillbe

toughtoreach.Andifgovernmentsfail,coralreefswillbeonlythefirstvictims.

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Thewriterindicatesthatwarmwatertemperatures.

A.havecleaneduppollution

B.havedrawnmanyholiday-makers

C.havemadecoralofftheAustraliancoastwhite

D.haveactedasnaturalbarrierstoprotectcoastalcommunities

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Thephrase"aquaticaesthetics"(para.4)refersto.

A.beautyofthesymbioticorganisms

B.adaptationofclimatechange

C.disruptionsofglobaltemperatures

□.protectionofmarinelife

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Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Marinelifedependsoncoralreefsashabitats.

B.Thebleachingmightkill15%oitheworld'scoral.

C.Reducingfishingcouldbringcoralreeflosstoastop.

□.Coastaltownsdependoncoralreefsastouristdraws.

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Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutaglobalsolution?

A.Toprotectcoastalcommunitiesfromstormsandflooding.

B.Tbkeeptherisingoftemperaturesunder3.6°Fby2100.

C.Todependoncoralreefstodevelopmarinelife.

D.Toreducefishingandcleanuppollution.

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Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.TheGreatBarrierReefisunderthreat.

B.ThecoastofAustraliaisbeyonddescription.

C.Thelargestreefsystemisunderrepair.

D.Thelocalsolutionisbeyondunderstanding.

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（63~67/共30題）PassageTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.Youwillhearthepassages

ONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversion

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouare

listening.

Canyouspotagoodmarriage?IwasprettysureIcould,startingwithmyown.MyhusbandandI

rarelyargued,wehadsimilarcareers,andwesharedcommoninterests.Sonobodywasmore

surprisedthanwewerewhenour17-yearmarriageendedindivorce.ItturnsoutIhadbeen

judgingmymarriagebythewrongstandards-asmostofusdo.Inonefamousstudy,researchers

askedtherapists,marriedcouples,andotherstowatchvideotapedconversationsoftencouples

andtrytoidentifytherelationshipsthathadbrokenup.Eventhetherapistsguessedwronghalf

thetime.

Luckily,scientistshaveidentifiedsomesimplebutpowerfulindicatorsthatcanhelpyou

recognizemaritalstrifelongbeforeyourrelationshiphitstheskids.Forinstance,acouplego

hikingontheirfirstdate.Theymarry,andyearslater;thewifetellsthisstory:*'Wegotterriblylost

thatday.Ittookushourstofindourwayback,butwelaughedabouthowneitherofushada

goodsenseofdirection.Afterthat,weknewnottoplananotherhikingtrip!"Anotherwifemight

tellitadifferentway:"Helostthemap,andittookhourstofindourwayback.Afterthat,Inever

wantedtogohikingagain."Thekeepermarriage?Theoneinwhichthepositiveisaccentuated

andtheproblemslaughedoff.

Researchshowsthatit'snotwhatyousaybuthowyousayit:Youremphasiswillcorrectly

predictthesuccessorfailureofyourmarriageabout90percentofthetime.Tosizeupyour

relationship,askyourselfthesequestions.Doyou:

Avoidarguments?

Studiesshowit'samistaketojudgearelationshipbytheamountoftimeyouargue,especially

earlyon.WhenIwasfirstmarried,IfeltluckythatmyhusbandandIrarelyfought.AUniversityof

Washingtonstudyofnewlywedcouplesappearedtoconfirmmybelief:Itshowedthatcouples

whoarguedrelativelylittlewerehappierthancombativeones.Whenthesamecoupleswere

checkedthreeyearslater,however,thosewithanearlyhistoryofbickeringweremorelikelyto

havefoundstabilityintheirmarriages,whereascoupleswhopridedthemselvesontheir

equanimitywereintroubledrelationshipsoralreadydivorced.Ofcourse,violenceorverbal

abuseisneveracceptable.

Rollyoureyes?

Thisseeminglyharmlessgestureisaclearsignofmaritaldiscord.Thesameresearchersatthe

UniversityofWashingtonfoundthateyerolling,evenwhenaccompaniedbyalaughorsmile,

indicatessomedegreeofcontempt—poisontoarelationship."Thiskindofsarcasticgesture

doesn'tclearlystateanobjection,whichmakesitdifficultfortheotherpersontorespond,"says

JaniceKiecolt-GlaserattheOhioStateUniversityCollegeofMedicine."Theobviousfirststepisto

stopthebehavior.Butthesecondistoexplorethereasonsbehindit."

Duckdecisions?

Ioftendeferredtomyhusbandwhenitcametomakingweekendorvacationplans.LaterI

realizedoursociallifedidnztreflectmyfavouriteactivities—arelationshipredflag.Psychologist

HowardMarkman,aprofessorattheUniversityofDenver,agrees.It'sriskyforyourrelationship

whenoneofyoucontrolsthesocialagenda,hesays.

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Inonefamousstudy,.

A.judgescoulddeterminatelyspotagoodandhappymarriage

B.coupleswithsimilarcareerscouldeasilyrecognizemaritalstrife

C.specialistsfailedpartiallytoidentifythebreak-upofpartnership

D.someresearchersjudgedtheirownmarriagebywrongstandards

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Asusedinthesecondparagraph,theexpression"hittheskids"means.

A.enjoygoodrelationswitheachother

B.discoveremotionaldeathsuddenly

C.interpretmarriageprecisely

D.makemarriageworserapidly

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AccordingtothestudyofUniversityofWashington,coupleswithanearlyhistoryofcontendingin

apettywayweremorelikely.

A.toavoidarguments

B.tokeepmarriagegoing

C.torolltheireyesandtoduckdecisions

D.toendureunhappyrelationship

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ResearchersattheUniversityofWashingtonfoundthateyerollingindicatessomedegree

of.

A.scorn

B.hatred

C.sadness

0.depression

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Whichofthefollowingservesasthetitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoStopFamilyViolence

B.HowtoSurveyTroubledRelationships

C.HowtoMakeQuickDecisions

D.HowtoKeepYourMarriageHappy

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（68~72/共30題）PassageTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.Youwillhearthepassages

ONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversion

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouare

listening.

Nomatterifyou'releafingthroughthoseglossyadmissionsbrochures,attendinganinformation

sessiononcampusorbrowsingacollegefairwithyourteen,therezsalwaysonebigthoughtat

thebackofthemindofeveryparent:Wait,howmuchisthiscollegedegreegoingtocostme?

Thankfully,therearesomenewtoolsouttheretomakefiguringoutcostsalittleeasier.This

SeptembertheDepartmentofEducationreleaseditsCollegeScorecard,aprojectdesignedto

helpparentsandstudentsmakemoreinformeddecisionsabouthighereducation.Thetool

providesinformationoncollegecosts,graduationrates,averagestartingsalaries,post-graduation

andinformationthatcanhelppeoplepickthebestschoolfortheirfinancialandacademicneeds.

WiththeCollegeScorecard,youseeabreakdownofwhatyou'dactuallypayforacollege

education,basedonyourfamilyzsincome.Thisisthemostimportantaspectofthistool,because

whilethe"stickerprice"ofaschoolmaybehigh,youmostlikelywon'tpayfullpricetogothere.

Forexample,althoughHarvard'slistpriceisaround$60,000accordingtoitsadmissionswebsite,

theaveragefamilywillpayjustover$14,000peryearonceyoufactoringrantsandfinancialaid.

Thetoolletsyoucompareschools7statssidebyside,includingtheirfinancialinformation.In

thesearchfunction,youcanfilteroutwhatkindofdegreeyouwant(two-yearorfour-year),

location,publicorprivate,size,majororprogramandmoretomakeareallyspecificcomparison.

Ifanyschoolscatchyoureye,youcanclickon"ViewMoreDetails"foracomprehensive

summary(SZVF/ACTscorestogetin,whattypicalstudentdebtislike,etc.).Youcanalsosearchfor

aspecificschooltogetallthestatsyouwantonit.

YoucanalsocheckoutNPRzscollegecostcalculator;whichusestheCollegeScorecardrawdata

of150majorcollegesanduniversitiestoshowyourightoffthebatthenetprice(priceofcollege

minusfinancialaid,grantsandscholarships)forvariousincomescomparedtothatscarysticker

price.It'saquickbutlessdetailedsummarylookingspecificallyatcosts.

Whilethesetoolscanztdeterminetheexactdollaramountyoullhavetopay,theydogiveyou

abetterballparkestimateofwhatcollegecostsyouareexpectedtobeabletopay.Knowingthat

nowwillhelpyoudecidewhatschoolmakesthebestfinancialsenseforyourfamily.

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TheCollegeScorecardaimsto.

A.easethefinancialburdenofcollege-boundstudents

B.makeiteasierforhighschoolstudentstogotocollege

C.provideinformationuponwhichtobasehighereducationdecisions

D.helppeoplelocatecollegestheyotherwisecouldnotafford

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Everyparentofcollege-boundstudentsseemstobeconcernedaboutofthecollege.

A.thereputation

B.thesize

C.thelocation

D.thecost

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Somecollegesanduniversitiesarenotsoformidablyunaffordableastheyappeartobebecause

ofthefollowingfactorsEXCEPT.

A.student'sloans

B.grants

C.financialaids

□.scholarships

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Thepassageismeantfor.

A.collegestudents

B.educatedreaders

C.financialaidcouncilors

0.parentsofcollege-goingstudents

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Theclause"whatschoolmakesthebestfinancialsenseforyourfamily"inthelastparagraph

means.

A.whatschoolsavesmostforyourfamily

B.whatschoolisthemostfinanciallyreasonableoption

C.whatschoolisthemostaffordabletoyourfamily

D.whatschoolprovidesthebesteducationforyourfamily

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(73~77/共30題)PassageTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.Youwillhearthepassages

ONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversion

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouare

listening.

Ineventhebleakestclimatechangescenariosfortheendofthiscentury,sciencehasoffered

hopethatglobalwarmingwouldeventuallyslowdown.ButanewstudypublishedMonday

snuffsoutsuchhope,projectingtemperaturesthatrisewithcarbonemissionsuntilthelastdrops

ofoilandlumpsofcoalareusedup.

Globaltemperatureswillincreaseonaverageby8℃(14.4°F)overpre-industriallevelsby2300if

allofEarth'sfossilfuelresourcesareburned,addingfivetrillionmetrictonsofcarbontothe

atmosphere,accordingtotheresearchbyCanadianscientistspublishedinNatureClimate

Change.IntheArctic,averagetemperatureswouldriseby17℃(30.6°F).

Thoseconclusionsareseveraldegreeswarmerthanpreviousstudieshaveprojected.Ifthese

temperaturesdobecomereality,greenhousegaseswouldtransformEarthintoaplacewhere

foodisscarce,partsoftheworldareuninhabitableforhumans,andmanyspeciesofanimalsand

plantsarewipedout,expertssay."Itwouldbeasunrecognizabletousasafullyglaciatedworld,"

saysMylesAllen,headofaclimatedynamicsgroupattheUniversityofOxfordintheUnited

Kingdom.Allenwasnotinvolvedinthenewstudy,buthisresearchhasfocusedoncarbon's

cumulativeimpactsonclimate.

Notingthatittooklesswarming,6℃(10.8°F),tolifttheworldoutoftheIceAge,Allensaid,

“That'stheprofundityofthechangewe'retalkingabout."The8-degreeriseinglobal

temperatureswouldblastpastthe2℃(3.8°F)limitthatnationsagreeduponlastyearinthe

Paristalks.ItalsowouldheattheworldtoalevelapproachingthatoftheearlyEocenePeriod,52

millionto56millionyearsago,whenpalmtreesgrewasfarnorthasAlaska?andcrocodiles

swamintheArctic.

MammalssurvivedEocenetemperatures:thisiswhenearlyprimatesappeared.Somehorses,

however,shranktothesizeofhousecats,adjustingthroughevolutiontoadietalteredeitherby

heatorcarbon.Today'sorganismsandecosystemsmaynotbeabletoadapttowarmingoverthe

next200to300years-aninstantonthegeologicaltimescale,saysScottWing,theSmithsonian

Institution'scuratoroffossilplants.Also,WingnotesthatwhentheEoceneheatbegan,the

Earth'spolesweren'tcoveredwithiceastheyaretoday."Inthefuture,warmingwillme