2017年翻译资格考试初级笔译模拟题:人类正在加速进化

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上半年翻译考试初级笔译练习题及答案

上半年翻译考试初级笔译练习题及答案

上半年翻译考试初级笔译练习题及答案【第一题】日前,中美两国发表《气候变化联合声明》,重申坚信气候变化是人类面临的最重大挑战之一,就推动全球经济向低碳转型做出切实行动。

中国将建“全国碳交易市场”2017年启动请看《中国日报》报道:China plans to launch a national carbon trading market in 2017, part of a joint presidential statement issued by China and the United States on Friday.在联合声明中,政府承诺将拿出200亿元人民币支持其他发展中国家应对气候变化。

政府还在此次联合声明中承诺,将严格限制公共投资流向国内外的高污染、高排放项目。

早在去年年底,中美就已经发布了一份《气候变化联合声明》,共同宣布了控制温室气体的相关协议,中方承诺2030年左右达到碳排放峰值并争取尽早达峰,2030年非化石能源在一次能源消费中的比重提升到20%左右,此举被誉为中国在应对气候变化中走出积极的一大步。

中美两国达成气候减排合约,意味着全球最大的两个碳排放体进入全球碳排放体系。

中美气候减排的合约也是中国市场开启的一个信号,现在全国碳排放权交易市场方案已经进入了加速研究的阶段,并且有可能在2016年推出,中国市场将迎来新机遇。

Trials in seven locations in China began in 2011, but the plan indicated that the creation of a carbon trading market and putting a price on greenhouse gas emissions has become a nationallevel strategy, experts said.The carbon emission trading system will cover power generation, steel, cement, and other key industrial sectors.请结合文意翻译以下词组及句子:1、发展中国家2、气候变化3、公共投资4、高污染5、高排放项目6、温室气体7、全球最大的.两个碳排放体8、气候减排9、新机遇10、China plans to launch a national carbon trading market in 2017, part of a joint presidential statement issued by China and the United States on Friday.11、Trials in seven locations in China began in 2011, but the plan indicated that the creation of a carbon trading market and putting a price on greenhouse gas emissions has become a nationallevel strategy, experts said.12、The carbon emission trading system will cover power generation, steel, cement, and other key industrial sectors.参考答案1、发展中国家 developing countries2、气候变化 climate change3、公共投资 public investment4、高污染 high pollution5、高排放项目 emissionheavy projects6、温室气体 greenhouse gas7、全球最大的两个碳排放体 the world's biggest producers of carbon dioxide8、气候减排 emission reduction9、新机遇 new opportunities10、China plans to launch a national carbon trading market in 2017, part of a joint presidential statement issued by China and the United States on Friday.中国计划于2017年启动全国碳交易市场,这成为25日中美两国元首发表的联合声明的一部分。

2017年catti英语笔译初级模拟题:环境危机.doc

2017年catti英语笔译初级模拟题:环境危机.doc

【英译汉】The Threatened EnvironmentIn recent years we have come to realize that several threats to the environment are fun dame ntal. One is acid rain, which is created by the millions of tones of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides spewed out of North American smokestacks and automobile exhaust pipes 1. The oxides mix with water vapor in the air to form weak sulphuric and n itric acid, which later falls as acid rain. The result is in creased acidity in lakes, which has curtailed the ability of many fish to reproduce, and in the soil, which has slowed the growth of trees and in creased their vulnerability to disease. 2 With every news report, the externality dimension of environmental problems 3 seems to become clearer. For instanee, it was recently reported that 4 Lapp villagers in no rther n Swede n and Norway were forbidde n to eat local rein deer meat after their herds became con tami nated by fallout from the nu clear accide nt at Cher no byl 5 in far-off Ukraine. Similarly, Canadian wildlife scientists have found high levels of PCBs 6 and other contaminants in polar-bear livers.But some pollution problems involve such dramatic externalities that the whole world is affected. One example is the greenhouse effect. The steadily rising and esse ntially irreversible concert trati on 7 of carb on dioxide in the earth's atmosphere causes it to trap increasing amounts of the heat radiated by the planet. The general warming trend is expected to 8 have disastrous effects, including mass starvation in some less developed countries, flooding of entire coastal areas, and severe droughts on the Canadian Prairies, perhaps within the next fifty years.Another worldwide threat is in the upper atmosphere - the thinning of the layer of ozone, a bluish gas that shields the earth from the sun's ultraviolet rays. 9 Synthetic chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are depleting the ozone layer. One estimated result is that the chanee of getting skin cancer is now 8 to 16 percent greater than it was in 1950. Hazardous wastes (such as those from nuelear plants, in dustrial manufacturi ng, laboratories, and medical in stitutions) represe nt 10 yet another critical environmentai problem improperly disposed, they can threaten all forms of organic I讦e. Unfortunately, little has been done so far to solve this problem. Indeed there are many instances in which industrialized countries have literally just shipped the problem off toll the poorest of the less developed countries - countries unequipped with the necessary storage and treatment facilities, and certainly too poor to deal with the serious environmental problems that will follow. 12 For example, in 1988 the government of Guinea Bissau 13 signed a contract with two British firms to receive 15 million tonnes of pharmaceutical wastes over a five-year period. While this arrangement was very inexpensive from the firms' point of view, the payments to Guinea-Bissau totaled more than four times that county's national product. It makes it difficult to solve the problem when parts of the world are sopoor that they are forced to regard such transactions as H good deals11.14 The users of the worlds resources simply must be made to take the external costs of their actions into consideration when making their decisions. The people who are hacking down the world's rain forests at the rate of 1200 hectares an hour are literally cutting away the lungs of the earth, since rain forests contribute a large percentage of the oxygen in the earth's atmosphere. 15 But these individuals are not necessarily evil: in many cases, they are forced to overuse the environment for their own or their country's immediate survival. For example, some developing countries' needs for foreign exchange to pay for imports compel them to cut timber faster than it can be regenerated. They simply cannot afford to worry about the future.Obviously, many of these problems cannot be solved without political decisions to redistribute income to the less developed countries, and to define property rights. 16 But the right kinds of political and institutional changes will be forthcoming only if they are rooted in an understanding of the externality dimension of environmentai issues.Countries in the developed world must therefore learn to cooperate in order to devise a sufficiently comprehensive program of income redistribution to the less developed countries.Without help from the developed world, these poorer countries cannot possibly make the sacrifices that the human race must make collectively 17 to reverse the deterioration of the environment. 18词汇1.acid rain 酸雨2.sulphur dioxide 二氧化硫3.Smokestacks 烟囱4.nitricacid 氮酸5.vulnerability 脆弱性6.contaminate j亏染7.polar-bear 北极熊8.irreversible不可逆转的9.starvation 饥饿10.ozone layer 臭氧层11.hazardous 危险的12.pharmaceutical 制药的13.hack down 砍伐14.redistribute 重新分配15.forthcoming即将到来的16.sufficiently 充足的17.deterioration 恶化注释1•本句包含一个定语从句,句子较长,宜拆开再译。

初级翻译资格考试口译练习及答案

初级翻译资格考试口译练习及答案

初级翻译资格考试口译练习及答案2017初级翻译资格考试口译练习及答案第一题:中国人认为,太极是天地万物之根源。

太极分为阴阳二气,阴阳二气产生木、火、土、金、水这五行。

五行代表或作用于人体器官,即火对心,木对肝,土对脾胃,金对肺,水对。

肾。

阴阳化合而生万物,太极则代表了阴阳调和。

长期以来,世界只知道中国有指南针、火药、造纸和活字印刷四大发明。

We Chinese believe that taiji is the origin of all lives on Earth. Taiji comprises yin and yang, two types of vital energy. The five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal and water derive from yin and yang. These five elements correspond to, or affect, particular human organs. That is, the element of the fire corresponds to the heart, the wood to the liver, the earth to the spleen and the stomach, the metal to the lung and the water to the kidney. The combination of yin and yang gives birth to all lives on Earth. Taiji represents the harmonious state of balance between yin and yang. For a long time, the rest of the world was only aware of China's four major inventions: the compass, gunpowder, paper-making and movable-type printing.几乎很少有人知道中国已发现了经络的存在。

2017年初级翻译考试笔译训练题及答案

2017年初级翻译考试笔译训练题及答案

2017年初级翻译考试笔译训练题及答案 试题⼀: 祖国和平统⼀,乃千秋功业。

台湾终必回归祖国,早⽇解决对各⽅有利。

台湾同胞可安居乐业,两岸各族⼈民可解⾻⾁分离之痛,在台诸前辈及⼤陆去台⼈员亦可各得其所,且有利于亚太地区局势稳定和世界和平。

当今国际风云变幻莫测,台湾上下众议纷纭。

岁⽉不居,来⽇苦短,夜长梦多,时不我与。

试为贵党计,如能依时顺势,负起历史责任,毅然和谈,达成国家统⼀,则两党长期共存,互相监督,共图振兴中华之⼤业。

【参考译⽂】 The peaceful reunification of our motherland is a great cause in the interest of future generations. As Taiwan is destined to return to the motherland, the early resolution of the issue is beneficial to both sides of the Taiwan Straits. The Taiwan compatriots will live and work in peace and contentment. People on both sides will no longer suffer from being separated from their own flesh and blood. The older generation in Taiwan and those from the mainland will have proper roles to play. All this will contribute to the stability of the Asia-Pacific region and world peace.As the international situation is changing unpredictably, opinions vary among both the authorities and the general public in Taiwan. The resolution of the issue cannot be allowed to be postponed as time presses and a long delay might lead to unfavorable results. To your own benefit, you should follow the trend of our times and assume historical responsibility to participate in the negotiations for the peaceful reunification of our motherland. Thus, the two parties will be able to make concerted efforts to achieve China’s rejuvenation through long-term co-existence and mutual supervision. 试题⼆: The biggest problem of the third industrial revolution is as easy to explain as it is difficult to solve. Technology is creating a global economy that is rapidly supplanting our old national economies. National governments cannot control this new economy, yet no one, least of all Americans, wants to create the form of global government that might be able to control it. As a result we were going to be living in a fundamentally unmanaged economic system. The difficulties of containing the 1997 Asian economic meltdown are just the first of many such difficulties we can expect. National governments, which used to worry about managing and maintaining their economic systems, are slowly being pushed out of business. Changes in global finance overwhelm all but the largest governments. Governments have lost much of their influence over the movement of information and capital. They cannot control who crosses their borders either physically or culturally. Conversely, the power of global businesses is growing with companies' ability to move to the most advantageous locations and play countries off against one another in bidding for attractive investment projects. 【参考译⽂】 要理解第三次⼯业⾰命中出现的最严峻的问题并⾮难事,可是要解决它却⼗分困难。

2017初级翻译资格模拟试题及答案

2017初级翻译资格模拟试题及答案

2017初级翻译资格模拟试题及答案1. The departure time of the plane has been postponed, so we have nothing to do now but .A.waitB. to be waitingC. to waitD. waiting2. Only when we came back home, that my watch was missing.A. did I findB. I foundC. I had foundD. Had I found3. more time, the scientists will be able to work out a good solution to the problem.A. GivenB. GivingC. To giveD. Be given4. in Beijing for more than twenty years, he knows the city very well.A. LivingB. LivedC. Having livedD. To live5.We plan to increase the output of the machine 7.4 percent this year.A.atB.inC.byD.with6.I don't mind out for a walk in such bad weather.A.goB.to goC.goingD.gone7.As a lawyer he spent a lot of time investigations.A.conductedB.to conductC.conductD.conducting8.The new invention is to make our daily life easier, it more difficult.A.not to makeB.not makeC.not makingD.do not make9. the old man had a sharp ear for even the slightestsound.A.As he was blindB.As bind as he wasC.Blind as he wasD.As he was just blind10.I a little earlier ,but I met a friend of mine on the way.A.should arriveB.would be arrivingC.could have arrivedD.arrived11.The news our football team had won the match excited all of us.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.as12. Henry looked very much when he was caught cheating in the exam.A. discouragedB. embarrassedC. disappointedD. pleased13. We are interested in the weather because it us so directly.A. benefitsB. affectsC. guidesD. effects14. Jenny, was read by the teacher, is a top student in our class.A. the composition of hersB. the composition of whomC. her compositionD. whose composition15. I would rather you to the party with herA. goB. wentC. will goD. has gone16. The sun heats the earth, makes it possible for plants to grow.A. thatB. whereC. whichD. what17. Little that the police are about to arrest him.A. does he knowB. he knowsC. he doesn't knowD. he didn't know18. Its high time we something to stop road accidents.A. are doingB. didC. will doD. do19. This is the best novel I have ever read.A. whichB. whereC. thatD. what20. Staying in a hotel costs renting a room in an apartment for a week.A. twice as more asB. as more twice asC. twice as much asD. as much twice as21. When you are free this afternoon, please help me to have these letters .A. to mailB. mailC. mailedD. mailing22. I wish you here last night. All of us were waiting for your arrivalA. cameB. had comeC. comeD. will come23. By the time you arrive in London, we in Europe for two weeksA. shall stayB. will have stayedC. have stayedD. have been staying24. I didn't see him at the meeting yesterday afternoon. He itA. mustn’t attendB. can't have attendedC. wouldn't have attendedD. needn't have attended25. I think there's no comparison between the two cars, one clearly far better than the other.A. beingB. wasC. having beenD. be26. Many of his novels are reported into several foreign languages last year.A. to be translatedB. to translateC. being translatedD. to have been translated27. Mary said it was box for me to carry.A. a too heavyB. too a heavyC. too heavy aD. too heavy28. We object carrying out the planA. forB. to beC. aboutD.to29. Shanghai has experienced such great changes that everyone can recognize that it is no longer .A. what it used toB. that it used to likeC. the same it used to beD. what it used to be30. He bought a new mobile phone last Sunday, because hisold one .A. had stolenB. had been stolenC. was stolenD. stolen31. Mr. Zhang, came to see me yesterday, is an old friend of my father's.A. whichB. thatC. whoD. whom32. Hardly had he entered the classroom the bell rang.A. thanB. thenC. whenD. so33.Staying in a hotel costs renting a room in an apartment for a weekA. twice as more asB. as more twice asC. twice as much asD. as much twice as34.John puts up his hand the teacher asks a question.A. every timeB. in timeC. some timeD. at times35. The children are required not to leave the building unless to do so.A. being toldB. they will be toldC. be toldD. told【参考答案见下页】。

初级翻译资格考试笔试模拟题

初级翻译资格考试笔试模拟题

初级翻译资格考试笔试模拟题2017初级翻译资格考试笔试模拟题第一部分综合笔试SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (40 minutes)Part A: Spot Dictation ( 20 points )Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage only once.Around the (1)______young people are spending (2)________ sums of money to listen to rock music. Forbes Magazine claims that at least (3) _______ rock stars have incomes of between (4)______ million and six million dollars (5)_______ year."It doesn't make sense," says Johnny Mathis, one of the (6)_____ music millionaires, who made a million dollars a year when he was most popular, in the 1950s. "Performers aren't (7)________ this kind of money. In fact, nobody is."But the rock stars' (8) _______ seem to disagree. Those who love rock music spend about two billion dollars a year for (9)_______. They pay 150 million to see rock stars(10)________.Some observers think the (11)________ are buying more than music. According to one theory, to play (12)________ doesn't require much (13)_______. There is no gulf between the audience and the (14)________. Every boy and girl in the audience thinks, "I could sing like that." Rock music has become a kind of religion.(15)____________ are glad to pay to worship a rock star because it is a (16)________ of worshipping themselves.(17)_______ is a key word for explaining the (18)_________ ofmany. In 1972 one of the (19)_________ was Don McLean, who wrote and sang "American Pie." McLean earned more than a million dollars from recordings of "American Pie." Then too, by writing his own music, McLean earns some (20) __________ money.Part B: Listening Comprehension ( 30 points )I. StatementsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken only once, and you will not find them written on the paper; so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement , read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Now let's begin with question number one.1. (A) Mrs. Lang and Mr.Hudson are old.(B) Mr. Hudson doesn't know ng very well.(C) ng has been Mr. Hudson's friend for many years.(D) Mrs. Lang and Mr.Hudson have just become friends.2. (A) Ralph stayed in Rome for the summer(B) Ralph left Rome for the summer.(C) Ralph went to Rome for the summer.(D) Ralph arrived in Rome during the summer.3. (A) We had dinner before we went to the movies.(B) We had dinner during the movie.(C) We walked to the movies before dinner.(D) We took our dinner to the movies.4. (A) I'll send you a postcard of my hotel in Paris.(B) Send me to get the postcard from your Paris hotel.(C) Mail me a picture postcard of your Paris hotel.(D) Mail the card to me from your hotel in Paris.5. (A) Janie and her mother like liver and bacon.(B) Janie's mother always cooks bacon with liver.(C) Janie hates both liver and bacon.(D) If her mother doesn't fix bacon, Janie will not eat liver.6. (A) Martha spent two hours looking at TV.(B) Martha saw two watches on TV.(C) Martha liked the two-hour TV program.(D) Martha turned off the TV for two hours.7. (A) The city benefited from the rain.(B) The rain fell softly on much of the city.(C)The rain left too much water in much of the city.(D) Many neighborhoods didn't get any rain.8. (A) The baby cries when his diaper is changed.(B) The baby is unhappy when his diaper is soiled.(C) Don't change the diaper if the baby cries.(D) Changing the baby's diaper makes him cry.9. (A) The meeting opened at precisely 8 p.m.(B) 8 p.m. was too late to begin the meeting.(C) The meeting lasted until a little after 8 p.m.(D) The meeting was over at exactly 8 p.m.10. (A) Begin working if you arrive before I do.(B) Before you get here, be sure to finish the work.(C) Come as early as possible so we can do lots of work.(D) If you arrive early, we'll need more time to work.II. Talks and ConversationsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several 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 the questions only once. When you hear a question, read the four answer choices and choose the bestanswer to that question. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 11-1511. (A) She paid 40.00 for the coat.(B) Her husband presented it to her as a gift.(C) She bought the cost on her fortieth birthday.(D) He friend sent it to her as a birthday gift.12. (A) T o keep his old car and get a new one.(B) To leave it in the garage to be repaired.(C) To sell his car for a new one.(D) To get his car repaired later.13. (A) Husband and wife.(B) Father and daughter.(C) Doctor and patient.(D) Teacher and student.14. (A) The man went to the concert, but the woman didn't.(B) The woman went to the concert, but the man didn't.(C) The speakers did not go to the concert.(D) Both speakers went to the concert.15. (A) An English textbook.(B) A chemistry book.(C) A Chinese textbook.(D) A history book.Questions 16-2016. (A) The woman goes to school during the day and works at night.(B) The woman has to work to support herself.(C) The woman's classes are not difficult.(D) The woman studies at night.17. (A) She feels that he won't accept anything.(B) She's sure he already has a pocket calculator.(C) She thinks he has almost everything he wants.(D) She's afraid her wants more than she can afford.18. (A) T om survived the accident.(B) Tom was killed in the accident.(C) Someone saved Tom's life.(D) It did little damage to Tom's car.19. (A) The train is crowded.(B) The train is late.(C) The train is empty.(D) The train is on time.20. (A) No, all the rooms are taken.(B) Yes, there are some spare rooms.(C) Yes, there is a double room.(D) Yes, there is a single room.Questions 21~2321. (A) Her husband had got a higher position.(B) Her husband had lost his job.(C) She wanted to have a cleaner house.(D) She wanted to move to New York.22. (A) His telephone went out of order.(B) The buyers had to leave soon.(C) He began to work at 8 a.m.(D) He had made an appointment with her for 8 a.m.23. (A) They considered her lazy.(B) They saw something they had never seen.(C) They considered her foolish.(D) They saw something familiar to them. Questions 24~2624. (A) The silk T-shirt in white color.(B) The cotton T-shirt with a slogan or picture.(C) The nylon T-shirt worn on playground.(D) The wool T-shirt worn for work.25. (A) T-shirts feel soft and wash well.(B) T-shirts are smart ad comfortable.(C) T-shirts go well with trousers.(D) T-shirts are suitable for evening wear.26. (A) New technology is being employed.(B) Advertisements are being widely used.(C) New designs are being adopted.(D) More synthetic materials are being introduced. Questions 27~3027. (A) For protection against other animals.(B) For protection against other dogs.(C) Just for fun.(D) For the purpose of guarding the house.28. (A) Because they did not eat other animals.(B) Because they were useful for protection.(C) Because they were good hunters.(D) Because they always obeyed their masters.29. (A) For companionship.(B) For amusement.(C) For protection against robbery.(D) For hunting.30. (A) The city can be a lonely place.(B) Life in the west can be very dangerous.(C) People in the west are fond of animals.(D) The dog is a useful and friendly animal.Part C: Listening and Translation( 30 points )I. Sentence TranslationDirections: In this part of the test , you will hear 5 English sentences. You will hear the sentences only once. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.(1)_____________________________________________________________ _____________(2)_____________________________________________________________ _____________(3 )____________________________________________________________ ______________(4 )____________________________________________________________ ______________(5)____________________________________________________________________ ______ II. Passage TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages. You will hear the passages only once. After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening.(1)(2)SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLS (50 minutes 30 points)Directions: In this section, you will read several passages. Each passage is followed by several questions based on its content. You are to choose ONE best answer, (A) , (B) ,(C) or (D) , to each question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in thecorresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.。

初级翻译资格考试模拟题及答案

初级翻译资格考试模拟题及答案

初级翻译资格考试模拟题及答案1.Swisher excels in relating the chronology of AOLs endless perils and occasional triumphs.A.斯威瑟提前叙述了美国联机公司那没完没了的险情和间或的成功的历史。

B.斯威瑟精彩地叙述了美国联机公司进展过程中那无尽无休的危难和间或的成功。

C.斯威瑟胜利地叙述了美国联机公司进展过程中那重重困难和间或的成功。

2.In 1991, when the 32-year-old Case became president, the company stuck out on its own as America Online.A.1991年,32岁的凯斯成为总裁后,公司以美国联机公司的名称单独开拓新天地。

B.1991年,32岁的凯斯成为总裁后,公司作为美国联机公司单独开了帐户。

C.1991年,32岁的凯斯成为总裁后,公司快速地翻开了美国联机公司的市场。

3.But, great as they are, to think of them greatly, to feeltheir passionless splendor, is greater still.A.尽管它们很宏大,但考虑到它们的宏大,感到它们冷酷的辉煌,这就更加宏大了。

B.但是,尽管它们了不起,想一想的确了不起,由于感到它们冷酷而又辉煌,所以,这就是宏大之中尤其宏大者。

C.尽管它们强大得很,但它们有充分的考虑,既感到它们冷酷又感到它们辉煌,这就比它们本身还宏大。

4.To abandon the struggle for private happiness, to expel all eagerness of temporary desire, to burn with passion for eternal things---this is emancipation.A.放弃为一己的幸福而斗争,对片刻的欲望不去孜孜以求,而是热闹地追求永恒的东西--这就是解放。

初级翻译资格考试笔试模拟题(2)

初级翻译资格考试笔试模拟题(2)

初级翻译资格考试笔试模拟题(2)2017初级翻译资格考试笔试模拟题Questions 1~5Taking pictures is fun. And taking good ones is easy if you follow a few simple rules. Before you snap a picture, think about it. Be sure you are close enough to your subject. A pretty face against a plain background, for instance, makes a good picture. But a distant figure lost among trees and clouds lacks interest. In a landscape scene, try to keep at least two-thirds of the picture below the line where the ground meets the sky. For a sky scene, keep at least two -thirds of the picture above that line. Study pictures in newspapers and books. Try to see why some are better than others. Use what you learn to improve your own pictures.1. This article gives some ________.(A) reasons for taking pictures(B) differences between still and moving pictures(C) ideas for interesting hobbies(D) hints for taking good pictures2. The writer talks mostly about pictures taken _______.(A) outdoors(B) by moonlight(C) in colour(D) for newspapers3. You can improve your pictures by _______.(A) thinking about them before you take them(B) studying pictures in newspapers and books(C) snapping them as quickly as you can(D) Both (A) and (B)4. In a landscape scene two-thirds of the picture should be_______.(A) sky(B) clouds(C) land(D) horizon5. The writer doesn't say anything about ____________.(A) following rules(B) getting close to your subject(C) caring for your camera(D) taking pictures of sky scenesQuestions 6~10Harry Marsh was a driving examiner who had to test people who wanted to get a driving-license. One day he came out of his office as usual and saw a car at the side of the road, with a young man in it. He got into the car beside the driver and told him to check the lights, then the brakes and then all the other usual things. The driver performed everything faultlessly, without saying a word.Then Harry told the driver to start his engine and drive forward. Then he told him to turn right into a side road, stop, go backwards into another side road and then drive to the office again.On the way, the driver said to Harry politely,"Could you please tell me why we are doing all these things? I was passing through this town and only stopped to look at my map."6. Harry's duty was _______.(A) to test people who wanted to get a license for driving.(B) to examine if the cars were all right.(C) to examine the roads.(D) to repair cars.7. Why did Harry get into the young man's car?(A) He wondered if the young man's car needed repairing.(B) He though the young man wanted to have a driving test.(C) He thought the young man needed his help.(D) He wanted to know if it was the young man's car.8. In his position as _____, Harry asked the young man to do everything a driving test requires.(A) a driver(B) an engineer(C) a teacher(D) driving examiner9. Harry asked the young man to drive him back to his office because _____.(A) he was tired(B) he didn't want to walk(C) he finished the driving test(D) he wanted to have a rest10.Which of the following is not true?(A) Harry gave the young man a driving test by mistake.(B) The young man didn't come to have a driving test.(C) The young man stopped his car to look at his map.(D) The young man knew exactly why he was asked to do all these things.Questions 11~15A million visitors go to Barcelona every year. They want to see Antonio Gaudi's church. This unusual church has a strange history. Gaudi was born in Spain in 1852. He was very poor but he wanted to be an architect. He had to work and study at the same time. He often missed classes because he had to work ——but one day he designed a very unusual show-case for anexhibition in Paris. People began to give him work. He designed houses,offices and gardens. They were all very unusual. He was soon rich and famous. Then a rich bookseller said,"Will you build a church for the poor people of Barcelona? I will pay. I will build schools and workshops,too.They will help the people.""I will do it,"said Gaudi. He worked for forty years,but he could not finish the church. It was too big. He needed £ 10,000,000. He gave all his money to the church. He was poor again when he died in 1926,and only the front of the church was finished. But architects, engineers and visitors from all over the world come to see it. It is very strange,very modern and revolutionary. 11. Gaudi was soon rich and famous because _______.(A) he was an architect and lived in Spain(B) he had no money when he was a young man(C) his designs were different from others'(D) his work was to design houses,offices and gardens12. To build the church,Gaudi needed __________.(A) ten thousand pounds(B) a hundred thousand pounds(C) one million pounds(D) ten million pounds13. Gaudi never finished the church because ______.(A) it was too big and cost too much(B) the bookseller died later(C) he had no time to design the rest of it(D) he had to design many schools and workshops14. How old was Gaudi when he died?(A) 26(B) 40(C) 52(D) 7415. The best title for this article is ________.(A) Gaudi —— a Rich and Famous Architect(B) An Architect with Some Success(C) Antonio Gaudi and His Church(D) How to Design a Big ChurchQuestions 16~20At the beginning of 1613,about two hundred Polish soldiers arrived at a little Russian village. They lost their way in the thick forest and asked for a man to show them the way to town. But no one wanted to help them."You will have to go through that forest," said an old man. "The road is on the other side." "Show us the way," cried the enemy officer," or we'll kill every one in the village!""I'm old," said the old man. "I may be not able to walk so far."But to himself he said, "I'll have to show them the way,but if I lead them into the thickest part of the forest, they will die there and I'll help to save my country."The old man went in front,and two hundred soldiers followed him. For many hours they moved on through the forest."Where is the road?" they cried. "We must be near the road by now.""I'm old," answered the old man. "Perhaps I have lost my way.""He wants money and give him some gold," said the soldiers. "But if he doesn't show us the way we will kill him.""We'll soon be on the road now," said the old man when he got the money. "And you will be able to go to the town."But the trees closed round them and it became darker anddarker though it was still the middle of the day. It was even harder to walk on in the heavy snow."This cannot be the road," the men said to one another,but they could do nothing but follow those in front."So," said the old man when they stopped,"you can neither go farther not turn back. You will be here and you will die here. I will never turn against my country for your gold."16. The story happened _________.(A) in Russia(B) in a city(C) in Poland(D) in the soldiers' hometown17. The soldiers couldn't get to the town ______________.(A) because the old man was too old to walk(B) they lost their way in the thick forest(C) they killed every one in the village(D) they had to go through that forest18. At last all the soldiers _____________.(A) died in the forest(B) moved on through the forest(C) followed those in front(D) turned back to the village19. It became darker and darker because ______________.(A) it was going to rain(B) the trees were thicker and thicker(C) it was very late(D) it was not the middle of the day20. The old man _______.(A) turned against his country by getting gold(B) helped to save his country(C) killed all the soldiers(D) showed the soldiers back to townQuestions 21~25There are thousands of different languages in the world. Everyone seems to think that his native language is the most important one, as it is their first language. For many people it is even their only language all their lives. But English is the world's most widely used language.As a native language,English is spoken by nearly three hundred million people, in the U.S.A.,England,Australia and some other countries.For people in India and many other countries,English is often necessary for business, education and other activities. So English is the second language there.As a foreign language,no other language is more widely studied or used than English. We used it to listen to the radio,to read books or to travel. It is also one of the working languages in the United Nations and is more used than the others.21.The native language is a person's ______ language.(A)first(B)only(C)one(D) foreign22. People in ______ use English as their second language.(A) in the U.S.A.(B) India(C) China(D) Australia23. People in China use English as a _______ language.(A) first(B) second(C) foreign(D) native24. English is _____ widely used working language in the United Nations.(A) much(B) more(C) the more(D) the most25. As a second language, English is used in ____ ways by people all over the world.(A)one(B) two(C) three(D) fourQuestions 26~30What is your favorite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? If you do, you must be a person full of hopeful happy feeling about life. Do you like grey and blue? Then maybe you are quiet, and you would rather go after than go before. And sometimes you feel unhappy. If you love green, you are strong-minded. You wish to do everything well and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists tell us. They tell us that we don't choose our favourite colour as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.A yellow room makes us feel happier and more comfortable than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and gladness to the saddest winter day. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active. It is a fact thatfactory workers work better, harder and have few accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black dark grey.Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colourful things. Remember also that you will know your friends better when you find out what colours they like and dislike. And don't forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose something in different colours.26. If you love green, ___________.(A) you feel unhappy(B) you are strong-minded(C) you are happy(D) you feel comfortable27. Factory workers will have fewer accidents when ______.(A) they work in yellow or orange rooms(B) they work harder in red coats(C) they work on the orange machines(D) they work on the black machines28. It's important for us to choose colours because ______.(A) colours do affect our feeling in many ways(B) sometimes colours will do our feeling good(C) sometimes light and bright colours make us happy(D) colours will help us to do everything well29. If you feel low, you can brighten your day __________.(A) with more things to do(B) by helping others to do everything(C) with a new shirt(D) by seeing psychologist30. According to this passage, you know four friends better _______.(A) when you find out what colours they like and dislike(B) when you stay longer with them(C) if you see them often(D) when you choose something different for themSECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (1) (30 minutes 20 points) Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and write your version in thecorresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.As late as 1800, women's only place was in the home. The idea of women in the business was unthinkable. No "nice" woman would dream of entering what was strictly a "man's world".Teaching was the first profession open to women soon after 1800. But even that was not an easy profession for women to enter because most high schools and colleges were open only to men.Hospital nursing became respectable work for women only after Florence Nightingale became famous. Miss Nightingale opened England's first training school for nurses in 1860.SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST (2) (30 minutes 20 points) Directions: Translate the following passage into English and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.这儿是位于福建省北部的松溪县。

2017年翻译资格考试中级笔译模拟试题(4)

2017年翻译资格考试中级笔译模拟试题(4)

2017年翻译资格考试中级笔译模拟试题(4)1. That boy is suffering from unrequited love and pines away.A. ferventB. obsessiveC. secretD. unreturned2. For a long time in that vast region, this law was in abeyance.A. active useB. doubtC. discussionD. disuse3. A court-martial has but recently decided to acquit him.A. declare he is not guiltyB. upwardly mobileC. excessively overweightD. privately educated4. There are more people who are obese today than 20 years ago.A. gainfully employedB. upwardly mobileC. excessively overweightD. privately educated5. As a conductor, Leonard Bernstein is famous for his intensely vigorous and exuberant style.A. enthusiasticB. nervousC. painfulD. extreme6. When insects feed on decaying plant material in a compost pile, they help turn it into useful garden soil.A. availableB. organicC. distastefulD. decomposing7. Researchers have discovered that dolphins are able to mimic human speech.A. importB. imitateC. impairD. humor8. The dichotomy postulated by many between idealism is one of the standard clichés of the ongoing debate over international affatrs.A. divisionB. combination of two partsC. disparityD. contradiction9. Attempts have been made for nearly three decades to increase the amount of precipitation from clouds by seeding them with salt or silver iodide.A. DevicesB. HypothesesC. EffortsD. Suggestions10. Justices of the peace have jurisdiction over the trials of some civil suits and of criminal cases involving minor offenses.A. supremacyB. authorityC. guidanceD. obedience11. The feeling of competition among the students in all the classrooms where the test was going on was noticeable to everyone.A. discordB. discoveryC. rivalryD. cooperation12. The artist spent years on his monumental painting, which covered the whole roof of the church, the biggest in the country.A. archaicB. sentimentalC. outstandingD. entire13. Many of the electric and electronic products we purchase and consume today are what some industrial experts call “homogeneous toys”.A. identicalB. homosexualC. unrelatedD. distinguishable14. Anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff furthered her reputation as an authority on Native American culture with her study of the symbols, myths, and rituals of the Huichol people.A. deservedB. retainedC. renewedD. advanced15. This reflects the priority being attached to economic over political activity, partly caused by a growing reluctance to enter a calling blighted by relentless publicity that all too often ends in destroying careers and reputations.A. powerfulnessB. unwillingnessC. renaissanceD. apologeticness参考答案:1-5 DDACB 6-10 DBACB 11-15 CCADB。

2017年初级翻译考试笔译练习题及答案

2017年初级翻译考试笔译练习题及答案

2017年初级翻译考试笔译练习题及答案试题一:人们通常喜欢听好听的话,一听到拂耳之言就容易产生不悦甚至愠怒。

一个人特别是身居要职的人要能够心悦诚服地倾听逆耳之良言并从中获得智慧,就需要一种容忍和大度的雅量,而这往往依赖于人们的心性修养和对人性缺陷的克制;否则,就会给那些善于运用花言巧语和投其所好的人提供可乘之机,并伤害那些直言不讳的忠诚之人。

在理智上,人们大概愿意接受“兼听则明,偏信则暗”、“忠言逆耳利于行”等一类古老的真理,或者乐于信服老子说的“美言不信,信言不美”的哲理。

但在行为上,人们又时常背离这些古训,不愿意听或听不进“逆耳”之言,”最终犯下严重的过失。

【参考译文】We tend to hear words pleasant to the ear but have displeasure and resentment at words harsh to the ear. A man, especially one occupying an important position, needs tolerance and magnanimity to lend an ear to truthful yet offensive words with heartfelt admiration so as to gain wisdom from them, and those qualities can be only cultivated through the nurturing of the soul and the restraint in human weaknesses. Otherwise, opportunities are exploited to the advantage of those with sweet words on the lips to tickle the ear of others, only to hurt those loyal people outspoken in their remarks.Intellectually, we are probably willing to believe in the ancient truths that we’ ll be enlightened if we listen to both sides and we will be benighted if we heed only one side, that honest advice, though unpleasant to the ear, benefits conduct. Also, we are delightfully convinced of Laotzi’s philosophy tha t true words are not embellished and the embellished words are not true. However, in our behaviours, we tend to depart from thoseestabilished maxims, reluctant to accept and follow those uncomfortable truths until eventually grave errors are committed.试题二:中国古代圣人孔子曾说过:“劳心者治人,劳力者治于人。

初级翻译资格考试仿真练习及答案

初级翻译资格考试仿真练习及答案

初级翻译资格考试仿真练习及答案2017年初级翻译资格考试仿真练习及答案1.The rate of dissociation was followed by placing the unit on a scale and noting the weight loss due to chlorine evolution.A.离解速度可由在标尺上的刻度得出,并注意由于氯的放出而引起的重量损失。

B.离解速度是通过下列方法求得的:将该设备放置在天平上,并记录由于氯的放出而引起的重量损失。

C.离解率通过把这种单位置于天平上,并注意由于氯的产生而导致失重。

2.Those shovels of Virginia ground symbolized more than the construction of a research laboratory.A.那几锹弗吉尼亚泥土比这个研究实验室的建造更富有象征意义。

B.那几锹弗吉尼亚泥土更加象征着建立一个研究实验室。

C.那几锹弗吉尼亚泥土象征的不仅仅是一座实验室的建造。

3.Intense light and heat in the open contrasted with the coolness of shaded avenues and the interiors of buildings.A.露天场所的强烈光线和酷热,同林荫道上和建筑物内部的凉爽形成了对比。

B.强烈的光线和露天场所的炎热,同林荫道上的凉爽和建筑物内部形成了对比。

C.外面的强光和热与林荫路的凉爽和室内的环境进行了对比。

4.There are no problems in the production of such a domestic robot to which we do not have already the glimmering of a solution.A.要生产这样的.家用机器人已经毫无问题,我们对于一系列技术问题的解决现在已经不是只有一线希望了。

catti真题

catti真题

catti真题2017年5月Section 1: English-ChineseTranslation (50 points) Translate the following passage into Chinese.Improved human well-being is the greatest triumph of modern era. The age of plenty has also led to an unexpected global health crisis: two billion people are either overweight or obese. Developed countries have been especially susceptible to unhealthy weight gain. However, developing countries are now facing a similar crisis. Obesity rates have peaked in high income countries but are acceleratingelsewhere. The combined findings of the World Health Organisation and the World Bank showed that in 2016 Asia was home to half the world’s overweight children. One quarter were in Africa.This crisis will test the political resolve of governments that have focused on ending hunger. Thesegovernments must understand that the factors making cities convenient and productive also make their residents prone to obesity. Urbanites enjoy a variety of culinaryoptions. International fast food chains are flourishing in developing countries. The health risks of such diets are compounded by the sedentary lifestyles of urban dwellers. People’s leisure time is also being occupied by television, movies and video games in the growing number of households.The alarming implication of these trends is that developing countries may become sick before they get rich. That sickness may, in turn, cripple health systems. The yearly health care costs in Southeast Asia ofobesity-related complications like diabetes and cardiovascular disease are already as high as US $10 billion. Such diseases are an added burden on countries already struggling to manage primary health care needs.Policies related to taxation, urban design, education and the promotion of food systems may help control obesity at a lower cost than eventual medical treatment for an increasingly overweightpopulation. Some governments have already experimented with direct interventions to control obesity, such as taxation on unhealthy foods and drinks. Thailand, Brunei,and Singapore have adopted soda tax . South Africa is likely to introduce a sugar tax beginning in April 2018. The city of Berkeley inCalifornia recognises that taxes alone are not enough to address obesity. Proceeds from the city’s sugar tax are used to support child nutrition and community health programmes. This underscores the importance of education.There is also promise in many initiatives. Urban design holds significant power to reshape lifestyle patterns and public health. Improving the attractiveness of public space can draw residents out of their cars and living rooms. A recent study of urban neighbourhoods in Shanghai and Hangzhou found that residents living in walkable neighbourhoods are healthier than residents living in less walkable neighourhoods in urban China. Finally, healthier lifestyles begin in grocery store aisles.Governments should encourage tighter connections between agricultural production systems, urban grocers and food vendors. Such initiatives can also help urban residents better understand themechanics of food sourcing. This raises awareness about the relationship between natural foods and healthy lifestyles. Combining controls on unhealthy foods with policies that incentivise healthy eating and active lifestyles is important for developing countries from both an economic and social point of view. To quote the recent Global Nutrition Report, “Reducing obesity will boost global development.”Section 2: Chinese-EnglishTranslation (50 points) Translate the following passage into English.煤炭是地球上储量最丰富的能源,但目前反对使用煤炭的声浪日益高涨。

2017下半年初级笔译考试练习题(含答案)

2017下半年初级笔译考试练习题(含答案)

2017下半年初级笔译考试练习题(含答案)1. Once you enter the society, you are mostly your own.A. inB. onC. ofD. to2. The chairman as well as many other people present.A. isB. areC. willD. should3. I think that it is no use with this.A. to continueB. continueC. continuingD. continued4. What did the teacher you to do at home?A. distributeB. assignC. divideD. point5. It didn't take long for him to adjust his new job.A. toB. withC. forD. on6. With his resolute determination, he is to win.A. possibleB. likelyC. likeD.probable7. When I saw her facial , I knew she was angry.A. appearanceB. expressionC. lookingD. feeling8. is going to do the job there remains a question.A. WhoB. ThatC. WhatD. When9. The travelers 300 miles a day by car when they were in Africa.A. passedB. tookC. coveredD. went10. Sam most probably her for another girl at the party.A. regardedB. viewedC. mistookD. looked11. Whatever happens, this rule can be applied any case.A. onB. forC. inD. to12. She earns a high as a doctor.A. salaryB. wagesC. moneyD. payment13. It is necessary that meeting at once.A. beganB. beginC. beginsD. will begin14. According to the doctor, the old lady was in a helpless .A. placeB. locationC. spaceD. situation15. At the age of eighteen, he decided to take politics as his .A. jobB. taskC. workD. career16. Whenever needed Bob would for his father to come.A. arrangeB. requireC. demandD. invite17. Give up smoking; you will have a good health.A. orB. andC. so thatD. otherwise18. If you are not careful enough, you may black with white.A. combineB. compareC. confuseD. contact19. You me about his illness yesterday.A. must tellB. had toldC. ought to tellD. should have told20. My brother is mine.A. five years more junior toB. five years junior than【参考答案】1.【翻译】一旦你进入社会,大部分就要依靠你自己了。

初级翻译资格考试练习附答案

初级翻译资格考试练习附答案

初级翻译资格考试练习附答案2017年初级翻译资格考试精选练习(附答案)第一题:20世纪90年代以来,上海以承办国内外重大体育赛事为契机,不断加快体育设施建设,相继建成了上海体育场、上海国际赛车场,上海虹口足球场、中国残疾人体育培训基地、旗忠网球中心等一批多功能的体育场馆。

参考译文:Since the 1990s, Shanghai has speeded up construction of sports facilities to meet the need of domestic and international sports events. The multifunctional sports venues completed in the city include Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai International Circuit, Hongkou Soccer Stadium, China Disabled People’s Sports and Art Training Center, and Qizhong Tennis Center.第二题:近代中国经历了一段积贫积弱、任人宰割的历史。

落后就要挨打,这是中国人民从屡遭外来侵略的悲惨经历中得出的刻骨铭心的'教训。

一个国家只有首先自强,才能在世界上自立一百多年来,中国人民为实现中华民族伟大复兴的目标进行了不懈努力。

China experienced a period of enduring impoverishment and long-standing debility in its modern history and was for a time at the mercy of other countries. Lagging behind leaves one vulnerable to attacks, which is the never-forgotten lesson the Chinese people have learnt from their tragic experience of repeated foreign invasions. A country has to strengthen itself before it can be sure of its place in the world. For over a hundred years, the Chinese people have made unremitting efforts toward the goal of rejuvenating the nation.中华人民共和国成立后,中国人民自力更生、改革开放、与时俱进,在社会主义建设中取得了举世瞩目的伟大成就。

翻译资格考试英语笔译初级模拟题:人类.doc

翻译资格考试英语笔译初级模拟题:人类.doc

2019年翻译资格考试英语笔译初级模拟题:人类英译汉Human beings in all times and places think about their world and wonder at their place in it. Humans are thoughtful and creative, possessed of insatiable curiosity.Furthermore, humans have the ability to modify the environment in which they live, thus subjecting all other life forms to their own peculiar ideas and fancies. Therefore, it is important to study humans in all their richness and diversity in a calm and systematic manner, with the hope that the knowledge resulting from such studies can lead humans to a more harmonious way of living with themselves and with all other life forms on this planet Earth.Anthropology derives from the Greek words anthropos: human and logos the study of. By its very name, anthropology encompasses the study of all humankind.Anthropology is one of the social sciences.Social science is that branch of intellectual enquiry which seeks to study humans and their endeavors in the same reasoned, orderly, systematic, and dispassioned manner that natural scientists use for the study of natural phenomena.Social science disciplines include geography, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology. Each of these socialsciences has a subfield or specialization which lies particularly close to anthropology.All the social sciences focus upon the study of humanity. Anthropology is a field-study oriented discipline which makes extensive use of the comparative method in analysis.The emphasis on data gathered first-hand, combined with a cross-cultural perspective brought to the analysis of cultures past and present, makes this study a unique and distinctly important social science.Anthropological analyses rest heavily upon the concept of culture. Sir Edward Tylors formulation of the concept of culture was one of the great intellectual achievements of 19th century science.Tylor defined culture as that complex whole which includes belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. This insight, so profound in its simplicity, opened up an entirely new way of perceiving and understanding human life. Implicit within Tylors definition is the concept that culture is learned. shared, and patterned behavior.Thus, the anthropological concept of culture, like the concept of set in mathematics, is an abstract concept which makes possible immense amounts of concrete research and understanding.参考译文人类无时无地不在探究他们所居住的这个世界,并且惊叹于他们所处的地方。

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2017年catti英语笔译初级模拟题:人类正在加速进化
【汉译英】
人类正在加速进化
如今世界很多地方的人们都有充足的食物,生存繁殖比以往任何时候都更为容易,所以很容易以为人类已经停止了进化。

但是一项颇具争议的新研究结果却不这么认为。

据其分析,人类的进化速度非但不曾放缓,相反,在过去4万年里加快了速度,过去5000年更是加快了100倍。

这意味着尽管有些人游走异乡,与异族人通婚,但各大洲大多数人正在变得越来越不同,他们的基因并没有越来越同质化。

1800个人类基因已加快了进化,占人类基因组的7%。

大多数基因突变都因人口猛增而产生。

人口增长时,基因突变也会增加,这就提升了产生有益的基因变体的机会,这种有益的基因变体将提升人类的生存能力,并在整个人群中传播(这和大群昆虫制造抗杀虫剂的基因的速度比小群快是同样道理)。

研究人员没有破译大部分进化的基因,但他们说其中很多似乎都是应对人类饮食变化,和人类农垦初期曾肆虐过的中毒疾病卷土重来的结果。

有些基因突变使成人能够消化淀粉、脂肪酸和牛奶中的乳糖。

还有些增强了人类抵御疟疾、爱滋病和黄热病等疾病的能力。

【参考译文】
Human Evolution Is Speeding Up
Plentiful food has made it easier than ever before to survive and reproduce in many parts of the world, so it's tempting to think that our species has stopped evolving. But a controversial new study says that isn't so .Far from slowing down, human evolution has sped up in the past 40,000 years and has become 100 times faster in the past 5,000 years alone, according to the analysis. This means that even though some people have been globe-trotters who interbreed, most humans on different continents are becoming more different, rather than blending together into one genetically homogenous race.
Evolution has accelerated in 1800 human genes, which encompass about 70/o of the human genome. Most of the mutations resulted from dramatic population booms. As populations expand, the number of mutations increases, boosting the chances for a beneficial genetic variant that can improve survival and sweep through
a population (in the same way that a large population of insects develops a gene for resistance to a pesticide faster than a small population).
Although the researchers don't know the identity of most of the genes, they say quite a few appear to be responses to changes in diet and a new wave of virulent diseases that swept through human populations as they began farming. Some mutations allow adults to digest starch, fatty acids, and lactose in milk. Others improve the resistance to diseases, such as malaria, AIDS, and yellow fever.。

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