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翻译专业资格考试（二级口译综合能力）备考试题及答案（五） Part I 1.According to the road map peace plan, the formation of an independent Palestinian state should happen by the end of next year. 答案：A 解析：该段录音中指出“一位新领导强势敦促以色列从占领区撤出，以允许一个独立的巴勒斯坦国形成，按照road map的原有计划这应该在下年底进行”，因此题干与录音相符。 【录音原文】 A new leader with a mandate from his people, ideally a reformist one, committed to the internationally backed road map peace plan, would be in a strong position to press Israel to withdraw from the occupied territories and allow the formation of an independent Palestinian state-which, on the road maps original timetable, should happen by the end of next year. 2.Space programs in Russia and America failed in the past because of shortage of funding. 答案：B 解析：录音中指出“神州5号发射成功后，出现的疑问是中国人是否能成功开展载人航天计划at less-than-exorbitant cost, when Russia and America failed”，其中exorbitant意为“过高的；昂贵的”，此处“Russia and America failed”指的是俄国和美国开展航天计划的成本很大。题干中理解有误。 【录音原文】 In the aftermath of the success of Shenzhou 5 the question is, can the Chinese run a successful manned space program at less-than-exorbitant cost, when Russia and America failed? 3.Currently, there are about two thirds of the worlds population living in countries where water supply falls short of consumption. 答案：B 解析：录音中指出大约one third of the worlds population生活在有“水资源压力”的国家，在这些国家“consumption exceeds 10 per cent of total supply”，也就是说水资源供不应求，因此题干表述与录音内容相一致。fall short of达不到；缺乏。 【录音原文】 Global freshwater consumption rose sixfold between 1900 and 1995-more than twice the rate of population growth.About one third of the worlds population already lives in countries considered to be water stressed-that is, where consumption exceeds 10 per cent of total supply.If present trends continue, two out of every three people on Earth will live in that condition by 2025. 4.The number of children a woman has is limited compared with the most successful male in the society. 答案：A 解析：录音中指出不管是对于人类或其他物种，成功男性会有很多后代，而相比之下女性“show a smaller range of reproductive output”，因此题干表述正确。 【录音原文】 It is well establ