上海市中级口译第一阶段笔试分类模拟题2-(2)
(总分:100.00,做题时间:90分钟)
一、听写填空(总题数:2,分数:100.00)
Friendships may not last. Friendships can lose importance and 1 . Some friendships end abruptly 2 . The worst enemy of friendships is change by 3 friends. There is usually pain with the loss of friendship. In fact, friendships end with pain and change.
Many people expect that their friends 4 . They expect friendship to last forever. Yet, friendships end and friends 5 company every day. Unfortunately, even the best maintained friendships 6 .
Many end because of a change 7 when friends just drift apart and 8 with time. There is a retreat from self-disclosure and seeking out each other"s company. Avoidance begins. The friendship slowly 9 nearbyand finally disappears.
Bob Carver, Dallas psychotherapist, says, "A friendship or any other relationship fails because of three things: 10 , undelivered communication, and/or thwarted attention."
Yet 11 to a friendship is change. For example, moving from single life to coupled life has 12 . Coupled persons often feel their single friends act interested in them only when 13 is not in sight. The single friend may feel 14 and withdraw from a world of twosomes. Divorced and widowed people often have a feeling of being abandoned by old friends.
Lillian Rubin in her book " 15 " says, "Thus generally it"s true that friends accept each other 16 they both remain essentially the same as they were when they met, or change in similar directions. If they 17 in different or incompatible ways, the friendship most likely will be lost."
Regardless of why, when, or 18 , there is always some pain of loss to assimilate. When nothing can be done to 19 , it is important to grieve and 20 fully. Then move on to enhance another friendship or build entirely new friendships.
Friendships may not last. Friendships can lose importance and 1 . Some friendships end abruptly 2 . The worst enemy of friendships is change by 3 friends. There is usually pain with the loss of friendship. In fact, friendships end with pain and change.
Many people expect that their friends 4 . They expect friendship to last forever. Yet, friend
ships end and friends 5 company every day. Unfortunately, even the best maintained friendships 6 .
Many end because of a change 7 when friends just drift apart and 8 with time. There is a retreat from self-disclosure and seeking out each other"s company. Avoidance begins. The friendship slowly 9 and finally disappears.
Bob Carver, Dallas psychotherapist, says, "A friendship or any other relationship fails because of three things: 10 , undelivered communication, and/or thwarted attention."
Yet 11 to a friendship is change. For example, moving from single life to coupled life has 12 . Coupled persons often feel their single friends act interested in them only when 13 is not in sight. The single friend may feel 14 and withdraw from a world of twosomes. Divorced and widowed people often have a feeling of being abandoned by old friends.
Lillian Rubin in her book " 15 " says, "Thus generally it"s true that friends accept each other 16 they both remain essentially the same as they were when they met, or change in similar directions. If they 17 in different or incompatible ways, the friendship most likely will be lost."
Regardless of why, when, or 18 , there is always some pain of loss to assimilate. When nothing can be done to 19 , it is important to grieve and 20 fully. Then move on to enhance another friendship or build entirely new friendships.
(分数:50.00)
解析:die gradually [听力原文]
Friendships may not last. Friendships can lose importance and die gradually. Some friendships end abruptly with unresolved conflict. The worst enemy of friendships is change by one or both friends. There is usually pain with the loss of friendship. In fact, friendships end with pain and change.
Many people expect that their friends will always be there. They expect friendship to last forever. Yet, friendships end and friends part company every day. Unfortunately, even the best maintained friendships can end.
Many end because of a change in personality or lifestyle when friends just drift apart and fade away with time. There is a retreat from self-disclosure and seeking out each other"s
company. Avoidance begins. The friendship slowly loses importance and finally disappears.
Bob Carver, Dallas psychotherapist, says, "A friendship or any other relationship fails because of three painful things: unexpressed expectations, undelivered communication, and/or thwarted attention."
Yet the biggest threat to a friendship is change. For example, moving from single life to coupled life has a great effect on friendship. Coupled persons often feel their single friends act interested in them only when a romantic prospect is not in sight. The single friend may feel awkward and withdraw from a world of twosomes. Divorced and widowed people often have a feeling of being abandoned by old friends.
Lillian Rubin in her book "Just Friends" says, "Thus generally it"s true that friends accept each other so long as they both remain essentially the same as they were when they met, or change in similar directions. If they change or grow in different or incompatible ways, the friendship most likely will be lost."
Regardless of why, when, or how friendships end, there is always some pain of loss to as
similate. When nothing can be done to mend the friendship, it is important to grieve and fully. Then move on to enhance another friendship or build entirely new friendships.
解析:with unresolved conflict
解析:one or both
解析:will always be there
解析:part
解析:can end
解析:in personality or lifestyle
解析:fade away
解析:loses importance
解析:unexpressed expectations
解析:the biggest threat
解析:a great effect on friendship
解析:a romantic prospect
解析:awkward
解析:Just Friends
解析:so long as
解析:change or grow
解析:how friendships end
解析:mend the friendship
解析:feel the pain
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Schloss Neuschwanstein ("New Swan Stone Castle") is one of 25 and famous castles in Germany. Originally ordered to be built by King Ludwig II, this fairy tale 26 is the epitome of neo-romantic style. The famous German castle 27 the picturesque Hohenschwangau valley and is located only 28 from the popular tourist town, Fussen.
The Romantic Road—a road that 29 the countryside and features beautiful old walled towns, gorgeous meadows, and— 30 comes to its end in Fussen, and 31 . Looking out upon the hills and mountains of Germany is 32 , and you haven"t even seen the castles yet.
The second castle is perhaps 33 of the two: New Swan Stone Castle, or Neuschwanstein Fussen Germany. With its spiraling 34 and brilliant walls, this castle looks like it was brou
ght straight 35 . Beauty and elegance intertwine to create a breathtaking 36 . Ludwig II originally ordered construction on the great building in 1869, but it was never completely finished. The King was a 37 fan of Richard Wagner and the castle was named after the Swan Knight in Wagner"s opera. Ludwig"s love of the composer is quite evident 38 Neuschwanstein"s luxurious passageways—many paintings hang on the walls that depict scenes from Wagner"s operas. The best view of this enchanting castle, 39 , is from the nearby Mary"s Bridge. Be sure to bring your camera, because your friends will 40 the pictures of Neuschwanstein Fussen Germany.
Standing in sharp contrast to the bustling 21 of Germany, Fussen Germany is a remarkable town nestled 22 the Bavarian Alps. Despite the town"s comparatively small size— 23 Fussen tourism is quite strong because of its amazing vistas and 24 nearby. Two historic castles are also located nearby Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein Fussen Germany.
Schloss Neuschwanstein ("New Swan Stone Castle") is one of 25 and famous castles in Germany. Originally ordered to be built by King Ludwig II, this fairy tale 26 is the epitome
of neo-romantic style. The famous German castle 27 the picturesque Hohenschwangau valley and is located only 28 from the popular tourist town, Fussen.
The Romantic Road—a road that 29 the countryside and features beautiful old walled towns, gorgeous meadows, and— 30 comes to its end in Fussen, and 31 . Looking out upon the hills and mountains of Germany is 32 , and you haven"t even seen the castles yet.
The second castle is perhaps 33 of the two: New Swan Stone Castle, or Neuschwanstein Fussen Germany. With its spiraling 34 and brilliant walls, this castle looks like it was brought straight 35 . Beauty and elegance intertwine to create a breathtaking 36 . Ludwig II originally ordered construction on the great building in 1869, but it was never completely finished. The King was a 37 fan of Richard Wagner and the castle was named after the Swan Knight in Wagner"s opera. Ludwig"s love of the composer is quite evident 38 Neuschwanstein"s luxurious passageways—many paintings hang on the walls that depict scenes from Wagner"s operas. The best view of this enchanting castle, 39 , is from the nearby Mary"s Bridge. Be sure to bring your camera, because your friends will 40 the pictures of Neuschwanstein Fussen Germany.