2017下半年翻譯考試中級口譯模擬試題（5）

　　In its everyday life, Italy is very much the man's world. However, because of the Italian's understanding of foreigners, the woman tourist is able to invade many of the male places that are prohibited to Italian women. These places include the caffe and the wine shop.

　　In the large cities the caffe is a combination of club and office. Here, for the price of a coffee, an Italian can read all the newspapers brought to him. And he can transact business, with the waiter producing pen, ink, and stamps as needed. Or if he wants, he can sit outside under a canvas covering before the door and enjoy the sight of beautiful women passing by.

　　The wine shop, as a rule, is a more vigorous place than the caffe, and is filled almost exclusively with men. Wandering singers, generally in groups of two or three, add to the noise of these places with their songs and music. Many of the songs are of a political character and make fun of the leading statesmen of Italy, America, England, France, and Russia. But the songs are generally showing off a spirit of mischief. And when the criticism is about America, the American tourists find themselves laughing as much as anyone else. The Italian is a master at making fun of you and making you like it.

　　The Italian men are deep-rooted gamblers. They have been brought up to it as children, but they are cautious gamblers and never go too much in it. The national lottery used to be one of the most popular forms of gambling. But later a football stake had taken away much of the interest in the lottery. But here the important thing is that gambling, the same as drinking, seldom goes to an Italian's head and his bets are not really dangerous risks. Even at cards the Italian plays for low stakes, generally for a cup of coffee or wine.

　　In this world of the Italian male it would be careless if the romanticism of the Italian were neglected. The Italian might well be described as the world's greatest romanticist. From any boat in Venice to any member of the government in Rome, the Italian is always aware of romance, of love and of the importance of being a good lover.

　　On the beaches of Italy, the visitor is aware that the Italian really lives for romance. His manners, his compliments, his charm and his general way of behaving are those of a romanticist. Almost every Italian you meet is convinced that he is another Casanova.

　　Romance is as much a part of Italy as its art and its history. Perhaps the feeling of romance that wells up in you when you come to Italy is one of the greatest things that Italy has to offer a world that is tired of war and political intrigue. It is the ideal place for a honeymoon because hotel managers and waiters make you conscious of your own love and stress it in such a way that you feel more in love in this country than in any other.

　　6. In Italy, the caffe and the wine shop ______.

　　(A) welcome everybody, including both men and women

　　(B) welcome the Italian women only

　　(C) do not allow the Italian women to come in

　　(D) do not allow the foreign women to come in

　　7. According to the passage, the caffe is a place where the Italians can do all of the following EXCEPT ______.

　　(A) holding dinner parties

　　(B) reading newspapers

　　(C) conducting business transactions

　　(D) sitting outside

　　8. Many of the songs in the wine shop make fun of the leading statesmen in some countries because the singers

　　want to ______.

　　(A) attract more political figures to the wine shop

　　(B) criticize those leading statesmen

　　(C) have fun and amuse the customers

　　(D) arouse the leading statesmen's attention

　　9. Why did many Italians lose interest in lottery later?

　　(A) Because they found lottery too risky.

　　(B) Because they realized that buying lottery is a waste of money.

　　(C) Because they thought playing cards is more interesting.

　　(D) Because they found the football stake more attractive.

　　10. "Almost every Italian you meet is convinced that he is another Casanova. (para. 6)" According to the context,

　　"Casanova" is most probably _______.

　　(A) a very mischievous man (B) a very romantic man (C) a man who enjoys wine (D) a man who enjoys music

　　參考答案：

　　6. C 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. B