翻译考试历年中级口译真题(18):答案及听力原文_第3页

 ⅡTalks and Conversations
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hearseveral short talks and conversations. After each of these,you will hear a few questions.Listen carefully,because you will hear  the talk or conversation and questions only once. When you hear a question, read the .four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your answer booklet.

Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following talk.
      One of the most  deadly plants in the world is poison hemlock. This plant  grows in many parts of the world. It is quite dangerous to humans; people can die if they eat it.

      One thing that makes poison hemlock really dangerous is that it looks like some plants that people normally eat. Hemlock belongs to the same family of plants as the carrot. The leaves of the plant look very much like parsley, and its roots look like carrots. People will die when they have made a mistake and have eaten poison hemlock when they thought that they were eating either parsley or carrots.
 
Question No. 11.      What is the topic of the talk?
Question No. 12.      Where is hemlock found?
Question No. 13.      What is true about hemlock?
Question No. 14.      What can happen to someone who eats hemlock?

Questions 15 to 18 are based on the following conversation
W:    Hi, Jack.
M:    Hi, Wanda. Where are you rushing to?
W:    I'm heading for a meeting of the ski club. It starts at three o'clock.
M:    The ski club?
W:    Yes, the ski club. Do you want to come along?
M:    What does the ski club do?
W:    Well, you get to know other people who enjoy skiing, listen to lectures and presentations on skiing, techniques and equipment, and--best of all--plan skiing trips. Doesn't that sound good ?
M:    It does sound great, but I don't exactly know how to ski very well.
W:    That doesn't matter. You don't have to know how to ski. You just have to want to learn how to ski.
M:    That sounds like my kind of club. I guess I'll come along with you and try it.
W:    We've got to hurry. It's almost three o'clock.

Question No. 15. What time does the meeting begin?
Question No. 16. What do people do at ski club meetings?
Question No. 17. What problem does the man have?
Question No. 18. What will the man probably do next?

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the following talk. 
      I'm sure you all enjoyed that trip along the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River. It's quite amazing, isn't it?

      The next stop on our tour is the Petrified Forest. This is a huge desert forest that is not exactly made of trees. You see, the trees are so old that they have fallen and have turned to stone. They look just like fallen logs, but they are no longer made of wood. Instead they are made of beautifully colored stone, such as jasper, agate, carnelian, and onyx. It's unbelievable to see all of these fallen trees from a distance and then up close see that  they are really stone and not wood.

      When we arrive at the Petrified Forest, please be sure to keep in mind that it is against the law to take any petrified wood out of the forest with you. You may think about picking up just a tiny little piece, but please don't do it.

Question No. 19.      Where have they just been?
Question No. 20.      Where are they heading now?
Question No. 21.      What has happened to the trees?
Question No. 22.      What does the man ask them not to do?