外研杯英語筆譯試題及答案姓名：____________________

一、單選題（每題2分，共20分）

1.Thephrase"apieceofcake"means:

A.adifficulttask

B.aneasytask

C.apieceofcandy

D.apieceofpaper

2.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrecttranslationof"breaktheice"?

A.makeajoke

B.startaconversation

C.endaconversation

D.ignoresomeone

3.Thesentence"Shehasalotonherplate"means:

A.sheisverybusy

B.sheisverytired

C.sheisveryhappy

D.sheisverysad

4."Thecat'soutofthebag"means:

A.thesecretisknown

B.thecatislost

C.thebagisbroken

D.thecatissleeping

5.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrecttranslationof"hitthenailonthehead"?

A.dosomethingperfectly

B.missthetarget

C.saysomethingthatisnottrue

D.dosomethingcarelessly

6."He'sarealpainintheneck"means:

A.heisaverygoodfriend

B.heisaverydifficultpersontodealwith

C.heisaveryfunnyperson

D.heisaverykindperson

7.Thephrase"apieceofwork"means:

A.apieceofart

B.apieceofwriting

C.apieceofclothing

D.apieceoffurniture

8.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrecttranslationof"theballisinyourcourt"?

A.it'syourturntomakeadecision

B.it'snotyourresponsibility

C.it'snotyourfault

D.it'snotyourproblem

9."She'sgotitmade"means:

A.sheisverysuccessful

B.sheisverylazy

C.sheisveryunlucky

D.sheisverytired

10.Thesentence"He'samanoffewwords"means:

A.heisverytalkative

B.heisveryquiet

C.heisveryaggressive

D.heisveryfriendly

二、完形填空（每題2分，共20分）

IrecentlyhadtheopportunitytotraveltoasmallvillageinItaly.Thevillagewasnestledinthemountains,andthescenerywasbreathtaking.Thepeoplewereveryfriendlyandwelcoming,andIfeltathomeimmediately.

Oneday,Iwenttothelocalmarkettobuysomegroceries.AsIwasbrowsingthestalls,Inoticedasignthatread"Pastaaldente."Ihadneverheardofthistermbefore,soIaskedthevendorwhatitmeant.Heexplainedthat"aldente"means"tothetooth,"anditreferstopastathatiscookedtobeslightlyfirmtothebite.

Iwasintriguedbythisconceptanddecidedtotrymakingpastaathome.Ifollowedtherecipe,andwhenItastedthepasta,itwasperfect.Itwascookedtotheperfect"aldente"texture.

Thenextday,Iwenttothevillagesquaretowatchthelocalsplayagameofsoccer.Thegamewasintense,andtheplayerswereveryskilled.Afterthegame,Iapproachedoneoftheplayersandaskedhimhowhehadlearnedtoplaysowell.Hesmiledandsaid,"Practicemakesperfect."

Theseexperiencesinthevillagetaughtmeavaluablelesson:simplepleasurescanbringgreatjoy,andhardworkpaysoff.

11.Theauthor'sinitialimpressionofthevillagewas:

A.negative

B.neutral

C.positive

D.indifferent

12.Theterm"aldente"means:

A."cookedtothetooth"

B."cookedtothebone"

C."cookedtotheskin"

D."cookedtotheshell"

13.Theauthordecidedtotrymakingpastaathomebecause:

A.hewasbored

B.hewascurious

C.hewashungry

D.hewaslonely

14.Thegameofsoccerwasdescribedas:

A.boring

B.exciting

C.slow

D.dull

15.Theplayer'sadvicetotheauthorwas:

A."Practicemakesperfect"

B."Practicemakesyoutired"

C."Practicemakesyouhungry"

D."Practicemakesyoulazy"

三、翻譯題（每題5分，共25分）

1.將以下句子翻譯成英語：“她總是能準確地抓住問題的核心。”

2.將以下句子翻譯成英語：“他工作非常努力，但總是得不到應有的回報。”

3.將以下句子翻譯成英語：“在這個充滿競爭的世界里，成功不是偶然的。”

4.將以下句子翻譯成英語：“我總是相信，付出努力終將會有回報?！?/p>

5.將以下句子翻譯成英語：“他的話讓我深思，讓我明白了許多道理。”

四、閱讀理解（每題3分，共15分）

ReadingPassage:

InthesmallcoastaltownofRockport,Maine,thereisauniquetraditionthatbringsthecommunitytogethereveryyear.TheRockportOysterFestivalisacelebrationofthelocaloysterindustryandtherichculturalheritageofthearea.Thefestivalincludesaparade,oystershuckingcontests,livemusic,andofcourse,plentyoffreshoysters.

Thefestivalbeganin1933whenthetowndecidedtopromoteitsoysterindustry.Atthattime,oysterswereasignificantpartofthelocaleconomy.Thefestivalhasgrownovertheyearsandnowattractsvisitorsfromalloverthecountry.

16.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheRockportOysterFestival?

A.Topromotethetown'shistory

B.Tosupportthelocaloysterindustry

C.Toattracttouriststothearea

D.Tocelebratelocalmusicandart

17.WhendidtheRockportOysterFestivalbegin?

A.Inthe1800s

B.Inthe1930s

C.Inthe1940s

D.Inthe1950s

18.Howhasthefestivalchangedovertheyears?

A.Ithasbecomelesspopular.

B.Ithasgrowninsizeandpopularity.

C.Ithasbecomemoreexpensive.

D.Ithaslostitstraditionalfocus.

19.Whatisoneofthemainactivitiesatthefestival?

A.Aseafoodfestival

B.Acraftfair

C.Anoystershuckingcontest

D.Abookfair

20.Whoisthefestivalaimedatattracting?

A.Localresidents

B.Internationaltourists

C.Seafoodlovers

D.Localbusinessowners

五、簡答題（每題5分，共25分）

21.Whatdoesthephrase"apieceofcake"meaninEnglish?

22.Howcanyouusethephrase"breaktheice"inaconversation?

23.Explainthemeaningofthephrase"hitthenailonthehead."

24.Whatdoesitmeanwhensomeonesays"she'sgotitmade"?

25.Describetheimportanceofpracticeinachievingperfection.

六、寫作題（20分）

Writeashortessayontheimportanceofculturalfestivalsinpreservinglocaltraditionsandpromotingcommunityspirit.Youshouldincludeexamplesfromyourownexperienceorobservations.

試卷答案如下：

一、單選題答案及解析思路：

1.B（解析：短語“apieceofcake”意為“輕而易舉的事情”，所以選B。）

2.B（解析：“breaktheice”意為打破僵局，開始對話，所以選B。）

3.A（解析：“alotonherplate”意為有很多事情要做，很忙，所以選A。）

4.A（解析：“Thecat'soutofthebag”意為秘密已經泄露，所以選A。）

5.A（解析：“hitthenailonthehead”意為一針見血，一語中的，所以選A。）

6.B（解析：“arealpainintheneck”意為讓人頭疼的人，很難相處的人，所以選B。）

7.B（解析：“apieceofwork”意為一份作品，所以選B。）

8.A（解析：“theballisinyourcourt”意為輪到你做決定，所以選A。）

9.A（解析：“she'sgotitmade”意為她非常成功，所以選A。）

10.B（解析：“amanoffewwords”意為話不多的人，很安靜的人，所以選B。）

二、完形填空答案及解析思路：

11.C（解析：根據第一段描述的作者對村莊的印象，選C。）

12.A（解析：根據第二段對“aldente”的解釋，選A。）

13.B（解析：根據第三段描述作者對“aldente”的探究，選B。）

14.B（解析：根據第四段對足球比賽的描述，選B。）

15.A（解析：根據第五段對球員建議的描述，選A。）

三、翻譯題答案及解析思路：

1.Shealwaysmanagestograsptheessenceoftheproblemaccurately.

2.Heworksveryhardbutnevergetstherecognitionhedeserves.

3.Inthiscompetitiveworld,successisnotanaccident.

4.Ialwaysbelievethathardworkwillpayoffintheend.

5.Hiswordsmademethinkdeeplyandhelpedmeunderstandmanytruths.

四、閱讀理解答案及解析思路：

16.B（解析：根據第一段描述的節日目的，選B。）

17.B（解析：根據第二段描述的節日開始時間，選B。）

18.B（解析：根據第三段描述的節日變化，選B。）

19.C（解析：根據第四段描述的節日活動，選C。）

20.C（解析：根據第五段描述的節日吸引的對象，選C。）

五、簡答題答案及解析思路：

21."Apieceofcake"meansaneasytaskorasituationthatisnotdifficulttohandle.

22.Youcanuse"breaktheice"inaconversationtostartadialoguewithsomeoneyoudon'tknowwell.

23."Hitthenailonthehead"meanstosayordosomethingthatperfectlycapturestheessenceorsolutiontoaproblem.

24.Whensomeonesays"she'sgotitmade,"itmeanssheisverysuccessfulorlucky.

25.Practiceisimportantinachievingperfectionbecau