上海外语口译证书考试：2021英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试真题模拟及答案(3)
上海外语口译证书考试：2021英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试真题模拟及答案(2)
上海外语口译证书考试：2021英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试真题模拟及答案(2)1、《建设工程安全生产管理条例》规定，施工单位应当在安全生产方面做好如下几项工作（）。
（多选题）A. 建立健全安全生产责任制度和安全生产教育培训制度B. 制定安全生产规章制度和操作规程C. 保证本*单位安全生产条件所需资金的投入D. 对所承担的建设工程进行定期和专项安全检查，并做好安全检查记录E. 提高管理者素质试题答案：A,B,C,D2、What can NOT be concluded from Brown’s visit to the US last month?（单选题）A. Brown was not warmly welcomed.B. Obama is coming to make up for the cold reception that Brown got.C. There was no formal news conference.D. Brown made a speech on the American Congress.试题答案：D3、施工现场用电工程中，PE线的重复接地点不应少于（）。
（单选题）A. 一处B. 二处C. 三处D. 四处试题答案：C4、We may infer from the second paragraph that ______.（单选题）A. gas price has no influence on drivers.B. Toyota Yaris is not welcome in Manhattan.C. Nissan Versa has already been well selling for its six-speed transmission.D. Honda Fit is more economical than Chevy Suburban SUV.试题答案：D5、Who might benefits most from “atmospherics” in the “sensory” marketing?（单选题）A. Psychologists.B. Customers.C. Shop owners.D. The research groups.试题答案：C6、When the author uses the automobile industry as an example, she argues that ______.（单选题）A. Japan’s auto industry is exceeding America’s auto industryB. the public schooling has stagnated because of competitionC. the current American education system is better than the Japanese oneD. competition must be introduced into the public education system试题答案：D7、The killing of the Sudanese student is to illustrate ______.（单选题）A. the brutality of attacks on black peopleB. the fallout affecting anyone in povertyC. the traffic problems in south LondonD. the unconcerned attitude of police试题答案：A8、The word “swamped” used in para. 1 can be replaced by which of the following?（单选题）A. greatly heightenedB. much weakenedC. largely consolidatedD. totally counteracted试题答案：B9、Which group of mothers-to-be is recommend to labour at home?（单选题）A. First-time mothers.B. Those from an ethnic minority.C. Those from far away.D. Those who had no known complications.试题答案：D10、According to the passage, the British Library ______.（单选题）A. is going to buy back Rushdie’s personal archive from Amory UniversityB. opposes the American universities’ acquisition of archives from British literary peopleC. has discussed with Salman Rushdie about the acquisition of his personal archiveD. has expressed much concern over foreign buyers’ acquisition of Britain’s literary heritage试题答案：D11、What can NOT be concluded from the passage?（单选题）A. More and more young people are volunteering to carry out suicide bombings since the conflict according to militant groups’ data.B. Israel’s intensified blockade has brought Gaza a darker sky.C. All the Palestinian militant groups are united against Israel.D. Young Palestinian men are feeling depressed but sense a hopeful future.试题答案：C12、Which of the following is NOT included in the mission?（单选题）A. Switch on gradiometer.B. Develop delicate technologies so the very fragile mechanisms could also survive the intense shaking.C. Fire up the T5 that will help maintain orbit.D. Forecast climate change.试题答案：D13、Not being able to sleep can be dangerous if we ______.（单选题）A. are feeling wellB. worry about it too muchC. repair our bodies by restingD. plan our sleeping lives carefully试题答案：B14、The author quotes U. N. Secretary General’s remark in the last paragraph mainly to demonstrate that ______.（单选题）A. telephone is more important to the poor than the WebB. digital revolution will be welcomed by the poorC. the gap between the rich and the poor can be wider in the information ageD. half the world’s population will benefit from knowledge explosion试题答案：C15、Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?（单选题）A. The extra increase in benefit rates for families with young children is more important than other issues.B. To reduce poverty, the most important thing is to lower unemployment.C. To narrow the gap between rich and poor, the benefit rates should be raised higher than inflation rate.D. The government’s welfare reform programme has met strong criticism and opposition.试题答案：C16、The third group of people steal things because they ______.（单选题）A. are mentally illB. are quite absent-mindedC. cannot resist the temptationD. cannot afford to pay for goods试题答案：C17、Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the result of artificial selection by humanity?（单选题）A. Many new kinds of plants and animals are produced.B. Financial gain is increased considerably by producing better plants and animals.C. Humans are able to control plant and animal reproduction for humans’pleasure.D. It is necessary for humans to maintain the artificial environments.试题答案：D18、对小车变幅的塔式起重机，起重力矩限制器应分别由（）进行控制。
2021年3月翻译资格中级英语口译实务模拟试题及答案(3)
2021年3月翻译资格中级英语口译实务模拟试题及答案英译中As a scourge of the modern society, obesity has become the world's biggest public-health issue today--the main cause of heart disease, which kills more people these days than AIDS, malaria, war. Since the World Health Organization labeled obesity an "epidemic" in 2021, reports on its fearful consequences have come thick and Fast.Will public-health warnings, combined with media pressure, persuade people to get thinner, just as they finally put them off tobacco? Possibly. In the rich world, sales of healthier foods are booming and new figures suggest that over the past year Americans got very slightly thinner for the first time in recorded history. But even if Americans are losing a few ounces, it will be many years before the country solves the health problems caused by half a century’s dining to excess. And, everywhere else in the world, people are still piling on the pounds. That’s why there is now a consensus among doctors that governments should do something to stop them.中译英上海是一座朝气蓬勃、充满活力、多姿多彩的国际大都市，改革开放以来，上海变化之大令世人瞩目。
上海外语口译证书考试：2021英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试真题模拟及答案(1)
上海外语口译证书考试：2021英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试真题模拟及答案(1)1、What is the most important step toward tackling climate change?（单选题）A. Urgently recalibrate our responses to enviromental crisis.B. More government spending.C. More research to demonstrate the link between economy and environment.D. Give nature a bailout.试题答案：A2、The author of the text puts the word “deepest” (line 13, paragraph 3) in quotation marks most probably in order to ______.（单选题）A. signal her reservations about the accuracy of psychohistorians’ claims for their workB. draw attention to a contradiction in the psychohistorians’ methodC. emphasize the major difference between the traditional historians’ method and that of psychohistoriansD. disassociate her opinion of the psychohistorians’ claims from her opinion of their method试题答案：A3、市政基础设施工程（）应当编制详尽的交通组织方案，报相关部门审查批准。
上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试第二阶段口译部分模拟题
上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试第二阶段口译部分模拟题（一）Part APassage One:Thank you very much. First, I’d like to thank you, Mr. President, for your wonderful introduction. I also want to thank members of the diplomatic corps who are here and several members of the Administration.I also want you to know that I do know a good deal about Georgetown.非常感谢。
首先，我想对校长精彩的介绍道声谢。
其次我还想感谢众位外交使节和几位政府官员莅临现场。
我也想告诉各位，对于乔治敦大学，我还是知之甚多的。
It is because this is a fine school of foreign service for which we all owe a debt of gratitude for the people that you have trained, for the people who have come to us in government, for the people from whom I have learned as an academic. This is also a fine university in general, a university that is well known for its dedication to learning, but also its dedication to universal values and to social justice.究其原因，其一是因为这是一所在外交方面著名学府，从这里走出了服务政府的济济人才，也走出了我本人在学术上十分景仰的专业人士。
2021年英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试题库【历年真题+章节题库+模拟试题】
2021年英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试题库【历年真题＋章节题库＋模拟试题】
目录
•第一部分历年真题
–上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试真题及详解（一）
–上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试真题及详解（二）
–上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试真题及详解（三）
•第二部分章节题库
–第1章阅读
–第2章短文回答问题
–第3章英译汉
–第4章汉译英
–第5章口语
–第6章口译
•第三部分模拟试题
–上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试模拟试题及详解（一）
–上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试模拟试题及详解（二）
内容简介
英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试题库包括历年真题、章节题库和模拟试题三部分。
具体如下：
第一部分为历年真题。
精选历年来三套上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试真题，考生既可以体验真实考试，也可以测试自己的水平。
每道真题均提供名师详细解答。
第二部分为章节题库。
遵循最新上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试大纲，按照最新真题题型的章目编排，共分为六章：阅读、短文回答问题、英译汉、汉译英、口语和口译。
第三部分为模拟试题。
由上海市英语口译岗位资格证书考试辅导名师根据上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试的命题规律及热门考点进行考前预测，其试题数量、试题难度完全仿真最新真题。
上海外语口译证书考试：2022英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试真题模拟及答案(2)
上海外语口译证书考试：2022英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试真题模拟及答案(2)1、We can conclude from the passage that “binge drinking” means ______.（单选题）A. a period of excessive indulgence in drinkingB. group drinking in the streetC. drinking for love affairD. mixed strong alcohol drinking试题答案：A2、Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?（单选题）A. New England winters are cold.B. Some taxi drivers are impolite.C. The U. S. A is a popular place for tourists.D. Hotel staff are often sympathetic.试题答案：D3、Why didn’t Felix go back to England when the war started?（单选题）A. His parents wanted him to be with them.B. His mother would not agree to his going.C. His father intended to teach Felix himself.D. He himself did not really want to go.试题答案：B4、The expression “fared best” in the sentence “During the 1960s and 1970s, and again after 1992, the poorest groups fared best.” in para. 8 can be paraphrased by which of the following?（单选题）A. obtained higher incomeB. lived a better lifeC. enjoyed more equalityD. paid lower income tax试题答案：B5、From the last paragraph the author tells us that ______.（单选题）A. economy is the only reason for small car’s popularity.B. the size of a car also does matter to people in their 20sC. Honda is better than Suburban in terms of quality.D. small car already has been popular for 10 years.试题答案：B6、In the United States, both genomicists and plant scientists want to find out ______.（单选题）A. the way converting sugars from crops such as corn or sugarcane to ethanol.B. how to process cellulose from the cell walls of stems and leaves.C. how to increase the oil content of oil-producing crops.D. how to make high-energy plants.试题答案：D7、Which of the following is most clearly similar to a cline as it is described in the second paragraph of the text?（单选题）A. A vegetable market in which the various items are grouped according to place of origin.B. A wheat field in which different varieties of wheat are planted to yield a crop that will bring the maximum profit.C. A flower stall in which the various species of flowers are arranged according to their price.D. A housing development in which the length of the front struts supporting the porch of each house increases as houses are built up the hill.试题答案：D8、African Americans stopped using chemical straighteners or hot irons because ______.（单选题）A. they reversed the attitude the white people had towards themB. they started to see beauty in their thick curly hairC. they feel good and comfortable in being differentD. they accepted the white standards of beauty试题答案：B9、In the United States, both genomicists and plant scientists want to find out ______.（单选题）A. the way converting sugars from crops such as corn or sugarcane to ethanol.B. how to process cellulose from the cell walls of stems and leaves.C. how to increase the oil content of oil-producing crops.D. how to make high-energy plants.试题答案：D10、It can be inferred from the Text that public services ______.（单选题）A. have benefited many peopleB. are the focus of public attentionC. are an inappropriate subject for humorD. have often been the laughing stock试题答案：D11、The author of the text puts the word “deepest” (line 13, paragraph 3) in quotation marks most probably in order to ______.（单选题）A. signal her reservations about the accuracy of psychohistorians’ claims for their workB. draw attention to a contradiction in the psychohistorians’ methodC. emphasize the major difference between the traditional historians’ method and that of psychohistoriansD. disassociate her opinion of the psychohistorians’ claims from her opinion of their method试题答案：A12、According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about Andry Rajoelina?（单选题）A. He represents Antananarivo’s poor urban residents.B. He is not accepted by most countries.C. He was mayor of Antananarivo.D. He has been a famous orator throughout Madagascar.试题答案：D13、The author cites the dog as an example of artificial selection because of all the following statements EXCEPT that ______.（单选题）A. Dogs are domestic animalsB. The dog is one of nature’s survivorsC. Breeders register dogs to obtain a pedigreeD. Humans have been the primary agents in dog evolution试题答案：B14、This report ______.（单选题）A. was commissioned by the governmentB. agrees new ways of workingC. aims to find out how much the universities in the UK have been affected by the economy crisisD. represents universities aiming to get more government funds on education试题答案：B15、What can NOT be concluded from Brown’s visit to the US last month?（单选题）A. Brown was not warmly welcomed.B. Obama is coming to make up for the cold reception that Brown got.C. There was no formal news conference.D. Brown made a speech on the American Congress.试题答案：D16、Mount Rushmore needs to be ______.（单选题）A. protected from air pollutionB. polished for touristsC. closed during the winterD. repaired periodically试题答案：D17、According to the passage, why is the happiness of the general public a difficult subject for the government?（单选题）A. It can not be adequately explained by statistical data.B. It is not related to a culture of short-termism.C. People need to cope with inflation and unemployment first.D. People place too much value on happiness and well-being.试题答案：A18、How do many traditional societies see the use of one’s family name?（单选题）A. It is a way to keep distant from another person.B. It is seen as a sign of respect.C. It is a sign of importance.D. It is a sign of gratitude试题答案：B19、It can be concluded from the passage that the Emory University has collected the archives of all the following British poets EXCEPT ______.（单选题）A. Ted HughesB. Andrew MotionC. W B YeatsD. Seamus Heaney试题答案：B20、Which of the following is true about the support for environment?（单选题）A. South Korea turns back to ecological crisis.B. Those who spent more on support for finance had stronger green spending.C. The UK’s shares of the stimulus package in green measures was around 15%.D. The G20 Summit had little space for talk on environment crisis.试题答案：D21、The word “aggravate” (para 2) is closest in meaning to “ ______”.（单选题）A. make clearB. encounterC. settleD. make serious试题答案：D22、Hiper is being planned ______.（单选题）A. to compete with NIFB. because NIF experiment, even successful, would not produce enough energy to run a nuclear fusion plantC. to use the same laser technology but on a larger scaleD. to demonstrate the feasibility of nuclear fusion试题答案：B23、People trusted Freud because ______.（单选题）A. they found it hard to believe the astrologersB. Freudian theory sounded reasonableC. they couldn’t make a sensible judgmentD. they wanted to have insights into human beings试题答案：B24、The word “imprimatur” in Paragraph 2 most probably means ______.（单选题）A. dislikeB. betrayalC. approvalD. suspicion试题答案：C25、According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the woman?（单选题）A. She is married to a school teacher.B. Her eyes move around a lot at times.C. She is ten years older than Jerome.D. She has found what she is looking for.试题答案：D26、According to the passage, Borglum’s son ______.（单选题）A. is deadB. was a presidentC. did maintenance workD. spent a million dollars试题答案：A27、Which of the following is true about the witness of the attack?（单选题）A. Very few witnesses were at the site.B. A lot of witnesses have been interrogated seriously.C. Some witnesses were inside the academy during the attack.D. No witness dares to describe the scene.试题答案：C28、Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?（单选题）A. The extra increase in benefit rates for families with young children is more important than other issues.B. To reduce poverty, the most important thing is to lower unemployment.C. To narrow the gap between rich and poor, the benefit rates should be raised higher than inflation rate.D. The government’s welfare reform programme has met strong criticism and opposition.试题答案：C29、According the passage, it can be concluded that ______.（单选题）A. the UK government does not want to change the not-so-good concept of home birthB. the UK medical bodies are not ready for more home birthsC. the UK medical bodies are ready to meet the demand for home birthsD. there will soon be a quick increase of home birth试题答案：B30、The sentence “Nature doesn’t do bailouts.” in para 2 means ______.（单选题）A. governments should spend much more on environmental crisisB. nature is fragile and, once shifts, hard to shift backC. environmentalists encourage a larger share of the stimulus packageD. nature can give us more than banks试题答案：B31、What is the role the T5 plays?（单选题）A. Throttles up and down to counteract the buffeting from air molecules.B. Feels the subtle variations in Earth’s tug.C. Helps accelerometers surive the launchD. Provides powerful force to counteract the drag on Goce.试题答案：A32、All of the following are mentioned as sources of energy of rural agricultural societies EXCEPT ______.（单选题）A. firewoodB. dung cakeC. solar powerD. agricultural waste试题答案：C33、The expression “flummoxed by” in the sentence “Politicians, obsessed with inputs and outputs, targets and controls, are flummoxed by immeasurable concepts such as the value people place on spending time with their families.”(para.2) can best be replaced by ______.（单选题）A. confronted withB. fascinated withC. perplexed byD. haunted by试题答案：C34、Which of the following statements is NOT true about the main types of shop-lifting?（单选题）A. A big percentage of the total losses are caused by the professionals.B. The deliberate amateurs will be punished severely if they get caught.C. People would expect that those who can’t help themselves are poor.D. The professionals don’t cause a lot of trouble to the store detectives.试题答案：A35、The following can be concluded from the demonstration EXCEPT ______.（单选题）A. anti-capitalist groups plan to protestB. G20 Meltdown’s demonstrations would be peacefulC. Lib Dem MPs would possibly bring big troubles to the policeD. the security plan would cost 27.5m试题答案：C36、We can NOT conclude that the accelerometers ______.（单选题）A. are bound into three pairsB. are able to sense fantastically small disturbancesC. keep the satellite stable and prevent it from falling out of the skyD. contain some very fragile mechanisms试题答案：C37、Which of the following CANNOT be concluded from the passage?（单选题）A. Most average teachers want to leave school because of high pressure.B. Excellent teachers often leave schools for better jobs.C. The average quality of the teachers in America is declining.D. Teachers’ quality is closely related to a number of factors.试题答案：A38、Wherever you are in the U. S., the most important factor in surviving cardiac arrest is ______.（单选题）A. to keep tracking outcomes of the cases.B. to have very well-organized EMS system.C. to make people well-informed before an emergency.D. to have rapid treatment with as little delay as possible.试题答案：D39、According to the passage, airline travelers should keep their feet flat on the floor ______.（单选题）A. throughout the flightB. during takeoffs and sC. especially during landingsD. in case of an accident试题答案：B40、The expression “fared best” in the sentence “During the 1960s and 1970s, and again after 1992, the poorest groups fared best.” in para. 8 can be paraphrased by which of the following?（单选题）A. obtained higher incomeB. lived a better lifeC. enjoyed more equalityD. paid lower income tax试题答案：B41、People are more likely to survive fires in the aircraft if they ______.（单选题）A. keep their heads lowB. wear a safety beltC. don’t smoke in or near a planeD. read airline safety statistics试题答案：A42、According to the passage, the use of an adjustable mirror increases the oven temperature by ______.（单选题）A. 80-120 degrees CelsiusB. at least 80 degrees CelsiusC. up to 30 degrees CelsiusD. up to 15 degrees Celsius试题答案：C43、As manifested in the experimental study, rapid eye movement is characterized by ______.（单选题）A. intensely active brainwave tracesB. subjects’ quicker response timesC. complicated memory patternsD. revival of events in the previous day试题答案：A44、The following aspects explain why Spaniards have a minor alcohol problem EXCEPT ______.（单选题）A. small beer glassB. family drinkingC. high social tolerance for alcohol consumptionD. early drinking years试题答案：D45、We can conclude from the passage that the author’s attitude towards Brazil is ______.（单选题）A. with great respectB. neutral and understandingC. favorable with a bit contemptD. critical试题答案：C46、Andry Rajoelina’s No.1 concern lies in ______.（单选题）A. international recognitionB. cohesion in the armyC. having the administrative staff backD. economy program试题答案：B47、The following contribute to the likeliness of Mr. Morales’s winning the latest poll EXCEPT ______.（单选题）A. his abolishing Catholicism as state religionB. his continuing popularityC. his concessions to the CongressD. divisions within the opposition试题答案：A48、Shadow chancellor George Osborne holds that ______.（单选题）A. London is not capable of hosting the summitB. Lord Myners should not have signed off Sir Fred Goodwin’s pensionC. there was no “common ground” on the G20D. the UK government’s entire economic strategy has fallen apart试题答案：B49、Mr. Morales’s concessions exclude ______.（单选题）A. restriction of his candidature as president to a single five-year termB. autonomy, land reformC. limits on land ownership will not be retroactiveD. loosening state control over the country’s natural resources试题答案：D50、Which of the following is true about the support for environment?（单选题）A. South Korea turns back to ecological crisis.B. Those who spent more on support for finance had stronger green spending.C. The UK’s shares of the stimulus package in green measures was around 15%.D. The G20 Summit had little space for talk on environment crisis.试题答案：D51、Dr Iyaid Sarraj ______.（单选题）A. believes only a small proportion of them are interested in militant activityB. thinks the generation that saw their fathers beaten by Israeli troops would grow more violentC. senses more Palestinians strengthen their view that only violence can fight back IsraelD. believes his rich experience will make treatment easier试题答案：B52、The author quotes U. N. Secretary General’s remark in the last paragraph mainly to demonstrate that ______.（单选题）A. telephone is more important to the poor than the WebB. digital revolution will be welcomed by the poorC. the gap between the rich and the poor can be wider in the information ageD. half the world’s population will benefit from knowledge explosion试题答案：C53、The expression “flummoxed by” in the sentence “Politicians, obsessed with inputs and outputs, targets and controls, are flummoxed by immeasurable concepts such as the value people place on spending time with their families.”(para.2) can best be replaced by ______.（单选题）A. confronted withB. fascinated withC. perplexed byD. haunted by试题答案：C54、In their study, researchers led by Pierre Maquet took advantage of the technique of ______.（单选题）A. exposing a long-held folk wisdomB. clarifying the predictions on dreamsC. making contrasts and comparisonsD. correlating effects with their causes试题答案：C55、What is the main topic of this passage?（单选题）A. The increasing rate of crime in London.B. The center of England’s cultural diversity.C. The people’s criticism of London police.D. The poor inter-racial relations in London.试题答案：D56、The demonstrations ______.（单选题）A. which once supported Andry Rajoelina have been replaced by the ones against himB. are spreading nationwideC. are being cracked down by the militaryD. show most people in Madagascar don’t accept the new president试题答案：A57、Which of the following is what the Pakistan officials have done?（单选题）A. They counted the number clearly.B. They gave official exact figures to the media.C. They gegan being serious about the militant threat.D. They claimed the attackers were sent by Baitullah Mehsud.试题答案：D58、What does the author mean by “The earlier slight may be more manufactured than real.” in para. 4?（单选题）A. Obama was not well prepared for Brown’s visit.B. Obama arranged the reception low profile on purpose to show his not-so-warm relationship with Europe.C. Both Obama and Brown arranged it on purpose to keep the achievement of the G20 summit not so highly expected.D. The difference on the aim of the G20 summit divides the US and the UK.试题答案：C59、The word “domestic”(paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to ______.（单选题）A. industrialB. agriculturalC. naturalD. household试题答案：D60、The passage implies that ______.（单选题）A. the fever process is widespread because moderate fevers have benefitsB. the reduction of fevers can inhibit bacterial growthC. man can use sun lamp to raise lizards’ temperatureD. Crayfish injected with bacteria have a purpose for moving to hot areas试题答案：D61、The choice of gifts tells us that the circulation managers ______.（单选题）A. despised their readersB. wanted to educate their readersC. understood their readersD. enjoyed being powerful试题答案：C62、It can be inferred from the passage that newspapers in the 1920s and 1930s offered their readers gifts in order to ______.（单选题）A. spread popular educationB. increase their circulationC. improve social conditionsD. enrich their readers' knowledge试题答案：B63、The following aspects explain why Spaniards have a minor alcohol problem EXCEPT ______.（单选题）A. small beer glassB. family drinkingC. high social tolerance for alcohol consumptionD. early drinking years试题答案：D64、Baitullah Mehsud is accused of ______.（单选题）A. the attack on the Manawan police academyB. brutal attack in South WaziristanC. assassination of former PM Benazir BhuttoD. the daring attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore试题答案：B65、The author concludes that only shared myths can help Americans ______.（单选题）A. to bring about the uniformity of their cultureB. to regain their consensus about a common experienceC. to stay away from negative feelings in their lifeD. to counteract the effects of consensus about society试题答案：C66、The expression “separate the wheat from the chaff in the teaching profession”is closest in meaning to ______.（单选题）A. distinguish better teachers from less capable onesB. differentiate young teachers from old onesC. tell the essential qualities of good teachingD. reevaluate the role of senior teachers试题答案：A67、How many states in the United States have banned smoking in restaurants?（单选题）A. 12.B. 13.C. 14.D. 15.试题答案：B68、The passage implies that ______.（单选题）A. the fever process is widespread because moderate fevers have benefitsB. the reduction of fevers can inhibit bacterial growthC. man can use sun lamp to raise lizards’ temperatureD. Crayfish injected with bacteria have a purpose for moving to hot areas试题答案：D69、According to Ericsson, good memory ______.（单选题）A. depends on meaningful processing of informationB. results from intuitive rather than cognitive exercisesC. is determined by genetic rather than psychological factorsD. requires immediate feedback and a high degree of concentration试题答案：D70、Which of the following is NOT true about the NIF?（单选题）A. NIF contains the world’s most powerful laser.B. NIF experiments will not get significant results until after 2010.C. NIF is by far the only experimental facility aimed at demonstrating the building blocks of nuclear fusion.D. NIF is at the beginning of its experimental life.试题答案：C71、We can conclude from the passage that the author’s attitude towards Brazil is ______.（单选题）A. with great respectB. neutral and understandingC. favorable with a bit contemptD. critical试题答案：C72、Fevers cause ______.（单选题）A. prostaglandins to be formedB. iron to be made available to bacteriaC. leukocytes to be more mobileD. lizards to be cold-blooded animals试题答案：C73、Mr. Morales’s concessions exclude ______.（单选题）A. restriction of his candidature as president to a single five-year termB. autonomy, land reformC. limits on land ownership will not be retroactiveD. loosening state control over the country’s natural resources试题答案：D74、Which of the following statements is true?（单选题）A. Developing fever is the privilege of warm-blooded animals, so sick lizards cannot run a fever.B. Invertebrates also have the ability to raise their temperature.C. The internal temperatures of warm-blooded creatures are independent of the weather, so are the cold-blooded animals.D. Sick lizards move into the sun to develop fever.试题答案：B75、What does “this” in “Even expecting this... ” (para.2) refer to?（单选题）A. The distance between San Francisco and New York.B. The vastness of the country.C. The size of the Mediterranean Sea.D. The country’s borders.试题答案：B76、The passage suggests that the forum ______.（单选题）A. has provided a solution to the global economy crisisB. cast the attendants in a deeper depressionC. managed to reach a deal to help the poorest outD. failed to get any solid useful agreement试题答案：D77、This passage is mainly about ______.（单选题）A. deforestation in the rural agricultural societiesB. use of rice husks as an insulation materialC. design and use of a solar ovenD. maintenance of temperature in a solar oven试题答案：C78、The author implies that Beethoven’s music was strikingly original because Beethoven ______.（单选题）A. strove to outdo his predecessors by becoming the first composer to exploit limitsB. fundamentally changed the musical forms of his predecessors by his own strategyC. distorted the melodies of several of the great composers who preceded himD. manipulated the established musical conventions in a highly innovative fashion试题答案：D79、Shadow chancellor George Osborne holds that ______.（单选题）A. London is not capable of hosting the summitB. Lord Myners should not have signed off Sir Fred Goodwin’s pensionC. there was no “common ground” on the G20D. the UK government’s entire economic strategy has fallen apart试题答案：B80、It can be concluded from the passage that the author’s major concern is ______.（单选题）A. the continuing social progress and prosperityB. the development of western philosophyC. corporate, civic and personal responsibilitiesD. general well-being of the society试题答案：D81、Before he came to stay with Miss Bohun, Felix’s lessons ______.（单选题）A. Were shared with some children from a royal familyB. Were not suitable in his father’s eyeC. Had not been adequate in some subjectsD. Had frequently been interrupted by his mother.试题答案：C82、It can be inferred from the passage that more people will ______.（单选题）A. use both non-renewable and renewable energyB. stick to the use of local utilityC. not be used to renewable energyD. use renewable energy only试题答案：A83、The world “jeopardize” (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to ______.（单选题）A. endeavorB. endangerC. endorseD. endow试题答案：B84、Which of the following is true about Mahmoud Abuqammar?（单选题）A. He wants to join militant faction after he saw three children killed by an airstrike.B. His ID paper was burned in the war, but he doesn’t want to join militant faction because no faction was helping him.C. He wants to join militant faction now, but really wants to build a family; to live, like any normal person.D. He really wants to build a family, to live, like any normal person, he is not willing to join militant faction.试题答案：C85、In the author’s opinion, what is the relationship between Andry Rajoelina and the military?（单选题）A. All of the military are supporting Andry Rajoelina.B. Andry Rajoelina is head of the military.C. Part of the military is said to oppose Andry Rajoelina.D. The military support Andry Rajoelina but require more power.试题答案：C86、In an emergency airline passengers are advised to do all of the following EXCEPT ______.（单选题）A. follow crew commandsB. jump on fully inflated escape slidesC. run away as soon as possibleD. carry personal belongings试题答案：D87、From which country could Obama expect a warm welcome?（单选题）A. France.B. Germany.C. Turkey.D. Czech.试题答案：C88、The underlined word “screenings”in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.（单选题）A. projectionsB. revelationsC. demonstrationsD. diversions试题答案：A89、From the last paragraph the author tells us that ______.（单选题）A. economy is the only reason for small car’s popularity.B. the size of a car also does matter to people in their 20sC. Honda is better than Suburban in terms of quality.D. small car already has been popular for 10 years.试题答案：B90、When do Americans prefer to use their family names?（单选题）A. When they are working.B. When writing a business letter.C. They use their family names on formal occasions.D. When they are in trouble试题答案：C91、Which of the following is true about Mahmoud Abuqammar?（单选题）A. He wants to join militant faction after he saw three children killed by an airstrike.B. His ID paper was burned in the war, but he doesn’t want to join militant faction because no faction was helping him.C. He wants to join militant faction now, but really wants to build a family; to live, like any normal person.D. He really wants to build a family, to live, like any normal person, he is not willing to join militant faction.试题答案：C92、China and Russia’s speeches ______.（单选题）A. gave the attendants a chance to see the rise of emerging economies out of the crisisB. proved that the economic crisis is truly globalC. brought hope to the plummeting world economyD. gave the world a template of walking out of the crisis试题答案：B93、According to the passage, the “fatwa” diaries (para.7) ______.（单选题）A. were not included in the archive sold to the Emory UniversityB. will not be open to the public in the near futureC. were all about the writing of The Satanic VersesD. will soon be published to expose the persecution of Islamic extremists试题答案：B94、Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?（单选题）A. Women usually suffer from osteoporosis when advanced in years.B. Women tend to be anemic more than men due to menstruation.C. Gallbladder disease afflicts fewer women than men.D. Food high in soy protein can lower cholesterol.试题答案：C95、After the age of 40 ______.（单选题）A. most workers are tired of their present jobsB. many workers tend to stick their present jobsC. people find their jobs more rewarding than beforeD. people still wish to hunt for more suitable jobs试题答案：B96、We may infer from the second paragraph that ______.（单选题）A. gas price has no influence on drivers.B. Toyota Yaris is not welcome in Manhattan.C. Nissan Versa has already been well selling for its six-speed transmission.D. Honda Fit is more economical than Chevy Suburban SUV.试题答案：D97、We may conclude from the passage that the four media luna departments ______.（单选题）A. are mainly from western highlands。
2021英语翻译资格考试高级口译模拟试题
2021英语翻译资格考试高级口译模拟试题(1) American mythology loves nothing more than the reluctant hero: the man -- it is usually a man -- whose natural talents have destined him for more than obliging obscurity. George Washington, we are told, was a leader who would have preferred to have been a farmer. Thomas Jefferson, a writer. Martin Luther King, Jr., a preacher. These men were roused from lives of perfunctory achievement, our legends have it, not because they chose their own exceptionalism, but because we, the people, chose it for them. We -- seeing greatness in them that they were too humble to observe themselves -- conferred on them uncommon paths. Historical circumstance became its own call of duty, and the logic of democracy proved itself through the answer.在美式神话中, 主角通常是那些不知不觉中成为的英雄: 一般而言,他就是一个人, 因禀赋异常, 注定此生不能默默无闻。
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上海高级口译试题及答案一、听力理解1. 请根据所听对话，选择正确的答案。
A. 会议将在下午三点开始。
B. 会议将在下午四点开始。
C. 会议将在下午五点开始。
D. 会议将在下午六点开始。
答案：B2. 根据对话内容，下列哪项是正确的？A. 他们计划去看电影。
B. 他们计划去购物。
C. 他们计划去公园。
D. 他们计划去餐厅。
答案：A二、口语表达1. 请用英语描述你最喜欢的季节，并解释原因。
答案：My favorite season is autumn. The weather is cool and crisp, and the leaves change into beautiful colors.2. 请用英语讲述一次你在国外旅行的经历。
答案：During my trip to Paris, I visited the Eiffel Tower and enjoyed the stunning view of the city from the top.三、阅读理解1. 阅读以下段落，并回答问题：What is the main idea of the passage?答案：The main idea of the passage is the importance of environmental conservation.2. 根据文章内容，下列哪项是作者的观点？A. 人们应该减少使用塑料。
B. 人们应该增加使用塑料。
C. 塑料对环境没有影响。
D. 塑料是不可替代的。
答案：A四、翻译1. 将下列句子从英语翻译成中文："In order to achieve success, one must be willing to work hard and persevere."答案：为了取得成功，一个人必须愿意努力工作并坚持不懈。
2. 将下列句子从中文翻译成英语：“随着科技的发展，我们的生活变得越来越便利。
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第一部分历年真题上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试真题及详解（一）第一阶段考试SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (30 minutes)Part A: Spot DictationDirections: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 wordsyou have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the correspondingspace in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passageONLY ONCE. Now let’s begin Part A with Spot Dictation.We already live in an over-communicated world that will only become more so in the next tech era. We’ve _____(1) that gets us so much information. We’ve got _____(2)every second, we’ve got computers and laptops, we’ve got personal organizers and we’re just being _____(3) and every advance in technology seems to create more and more communications at us. We are sort of _____(4).Research suggests that all the multi-tasking may actually make our brains _____(5), producing a world-wide increase in IQ _____(6) and more in recent decades. Is there any real benefit in _____(7) we now have to go through?We’re not becoming a race of _____(8), but many do think certain skills are enhanced and certain are not. You know the ability to _____(9), to answer a dozen mails in five minutes, or to fill out _____(10). That’s enhanced. But when someone is out there with his kids _____(11) or something like that, he’s got his cell phone inhis pocket. He’s always wondering, “Gee, did I get a voicemail?” This might have negative effects _____(12).Creativity is something that happens slowly. It happens when your brain is just _____(13), just playing, when it _____(14) which you hadn’t thou ght of, or maybe you have time to read a hook. You are a businessperson but you have time to _____(15), or about a philosopher and something that happened long ago or something or some idea _____(16). Actually, it might occur to you that you _____(17) in t hat way, and so it’s this mixture of unrelated ideas that feeds your productivity, _____(18). And if your mind is disciplined to answer every e-mail, then you don’t have time for that playful nodding. You don’t have time for _____(19). So I think maybe we’re getting smarter in some senses, hut over-communication is _____(20) and to our reflection.【答案】1. developed technology2. cell phones ringing3. bombarded with communication4. overwhelmed by the information flow5. work better and faster6. up to 20 points7. all these mental gymnastics8. global idiots9. make fast decisions10. maybe big aptitude tests11. playing in his little league12. on our own brain patterns13. nodding around14. puts together ideas15. read a book about history16. somebody thought of long ago17. can think of your own business18. feeds your creativity19. those unexpected conjunctions20. a threat to our creativity【录音原文】We already live in an over-communicated world that will only become more so in the next tech era. We’ve developed technology that gets us so much information that we’ve got cell phones ringing every second, we’ve got computers and laptops, we’ve got personal organizers and we’re just being bombarded with communication and every advance in technology seems to create more and more communications at us. We are sort of overwhelmed by the information flow.Research suggests that all the multi-tasking may actually make our brains work better and faster, producing a world-wide increase in IQ up to 20 points and more in recent decades. Is there any real benefit in all these mental gymnastics we nowhave to go through?We’re not becoming a race of glob al idiots, but many do think certain skills are enhanced and certain are not. You know the ability to make fast decisions, to answer a dozen e-mails in five minutes, or to fill out maybe big aptitude tests. That’s enhanced. But when someone is out there wi th his kids playing in his little league or something like that, he’s got his cell phone in his pocket. He’s always wondering, “Gee, did I get a voicemail?” This might have negative effects on our own brain patterns.Creativity is something that happens slowly. It happens when your brain is just noodling around, just playing, when it puts together ideas which you hadn’t thought of, or maybe you have time to read a book. You are a businessperson but you have time to read a book about history, or about a philosopher and something that happened long ago or something or some idea somebody thought of long ago. Actually, it might occur to you that you can think of your own business in that way, and so it’s this mixture of unrelated ideas that feeds your produc tivity, feeds your creativity. And if your mind is disciplined to answer every e-mail, then you don’t have time for that playful noodling. You don’t have time for those unexpected conjunctions. So I think maybe we’re getting smarter in some senses, but over-communication is a threat to our creativity and to our reflection.Part B: Listening ComprehensionDirections: In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations.After each one, you will be asked same questions. The talks,conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. Now, listencarefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heardand write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the correspondingspace in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Now let’s begin Part B wi th ListeningComprehension.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation.1. (A) The designing of a new town.(B) The most livable small town in America.(C) The financing of a housing project.(D) The updating of old building codes.2. (A) Houses with front porches.(B) Houses that are very close together.(C) Quarter-of-an-acre or half-an-acre private yard space.(D) Easy access to the town center and to the vital institutions.3. (A) It has nothing to do with a sense of nostalgia for the past.(B) It has failed in the new town mentioned in the conversation.(C) People prefer to stay in an air-conditioned front porch.(D) People spend very much time on front porches in hot climates.4. (A) You are not allowed to use red curtains facing the street.(B) You couldn’t attach a satellite dish to your house.(C) You should remove plastic products from front porches.(D) You mustn’t park your car in front of your house for long.5. (A) Some of these rules seem to go a little too far.(B) Some of these rules are contradictory.(C) These rules are all dictated by the local laws.(D) These rules have not been approved by the developer.【答案与解析】1.A 对话开头男士便提到“in designing this new town…”，接着回顾了美国以前的小城镇把最好的设计元素结合在一起，例如联排别墅，人行道，前廊和两边种着树的街道等。
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模考吧网提供最优质的模拟试题，最全的历年真题，最精准的预测押题！上海外语口译证书考试英语高级口译口试模拟试题(二)一、Oral Test （本大题1小题．每题20.0分，共20.0分。
Talk on the following topic for at least 5 minutes. Be ,sure to make your points clear and supporting details adequate. You should also be ready to answer any questions raised by the examiners during your talk. You need to have your name and registration number recorded. Start your talk with "My name is ...", "My registration number is ...". ）第1题In 2005, the recruitment examination for state civil servants attracted more than 540,000 applicants with more than 8,400 positions in 103 departments.According to the statistics of the Ministry of Personnel from 1996 to 2003, only about 1.2 percent of civil servants changed jobs every year, while in business the figure was about 10 percent.Topic: Why is civil servant a sought-after job?Questions for Reference:1. What motivates the college graduates to be civil servants?2. Do you prefer to be a civil servant or a company clerk? Why?3. What can we learn from the fact that undergraduates rush to be civil servants?【正确答案】：答案:(略)none 、二（共Interpretation Test 小题,2共分）40.0第1题【正确答案】：女士们、先生们，晚上好!很荣幸今晚能邀请诸位贵客相聚在此。
上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试第一阶段试题及答案
上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试第一阶段试题及答案上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试第一阶段试题(06.9) SECTION1:LISTENING TEST(30minutes)Part A:Spot Dictation 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 world 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.Play is very important for humans from birth to death.Play is not meant to be just for children.It is a form of___________(1)that can tap into your creativity,and can allow you the chance to find your inner child and the inner child of others.I have collected the___________(2)of play here.Play can stimulate you___________(3).It can go against all the rules,and change the same___________(4).Walt Disney was devoted to play,and his willingness to___________ (5)changed the world of entertainment.The next time you are stuck in a___________(6)way of life,pull out a box of color pencils,modeling clay,glue and scissors,and___________(7)and break free.You will be amazed at the way your thinking___________(8).Playing can bring greater joy into your life.What do you think the world would be like-if___________(9)each day in play?I bet just asking you this question has___________(10).Play creates laughter,joy,entertainment, ___________(11).Starting today,try to get30minutes each day to engage in some form of play,and ___________(12)rise!Play is known___________(13). Studies show that,as humans,play is part of our nature. We have the need to play because it is instinctive and ___________(14).With regular play,our problem-solving and___________(15)will be in much better shape to handle this complex world,and we are much more likely to choose ___________(16)as they arise.It creates laughter and freedom that can instantly reduce stress and__________ (17)to our daily living.Play can___________(18), curiosity,and creativity.Research shows that play is both a‘hands-on’and‘minds-on’learning process.It produces a deeper,___________(19)of the world and its possibilities.We begin giving meaning to life through story making,and playing out___________(20).Part B:Listening Comprehension Directions:In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations.After each one,you will be asked some questions.The talks,conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE.Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions1to5are based on the following conversation.1.(A)in Cherry Blossoms Village ninety of the residents are over85years old.(B)In the United States,there are twice as many centenarians as there were ten years ago.(C)All the people studied by these scientists from Georgia live in institutions for the elderly.(D)Almost all the residents in Cherry Blossoms Village have unusual hobbies.2.(A)Whether the centenarians can live independently in small apartments.(B)Whether it is feasible to establish a village for the”oldest old”people.(C)What percentage of the population are centenarians inthe state of Georgia.(D)What the real secrets are to becoming an active and healthy100-year-old.3.(A)Diet,optimism,activity or mobility,and genetics.(B)Optimism,commitment to interesting things,activity or mobility,and adaptability to loss.(C)The strength to adapt to loss,diet,exercise,and genetics.(D)Diet,exercise,commitment to something they were interested in,and genetics.4.(A)The centenarians had a high calorie and fat intake.(B)The centenarians basically eat something different.(C)The centenarians eat a low-fat and low-calorie, unprocessed food diet.(D)The centenarians eat spicy food,drink whiskey,and have sweet pork every day.5.(A)Work hard.(B)Stay busy.(C)Stick to a balanced diet.(D)Always find something to laugh about.Questions6to10are based on the following news.6.(A)Global temperatures rose by3degrees in the20thcentury.(B)Global warming may spread disease that could kill a lot of people in Africa.(C)Developed countries no longer depend on fossil fuels for transport and power.(D)The impact of the global warming will be radically reduced by2050.7.(A)Taking bribes.(B)Creating a leadership vacuum at the country’s top car maker.(C)Misusing company funds for personal spending.(D)Offering cash for political favors.8.(A)The nation has raised alert status to the highest level and thousands of people have moved to safety. (B)The eruption of Mount Merapi has been the worst in Indonesia over the past two decades.(C)All residents in the region ten kilometers from the base of the mountain have evacuated.(D)The eruption process was a sudden burst and has caused extensive damage and heavy casualty.9.(A)6to7.(B)8to10.(C)11to16.(D)17to25.10.(A)Curbing high-level corruption.(B)Fighting organized crime.(C)Investigating convictions of criminals.(D)Surveying the threats to national security. Questions11to15are based on the following interview.11.(A)A wine taster.(B)A master water taster.(C)The host of the show.(D)The engineer who works on the water treatment plant.12.(A)Berkeley Springs.(B)Santa Barbara.(C)Atlantic City.(D)Sacramento.13.(A)Being saucy and piquant.(B)Tasting sweet(C)A certain amount of minerals.(D)An absence of taste. 14.(A)Looking—smelling—tasting.(B)Tasting—smelling—looking.(C)Smelling—looking—tasting.(D)Tasting—looking—smelling.15.(A)Bathing.(B)Boiling pasta in.(C)Swimming.(D) Making tea.Questions16to20are based on the following talk. 16.(A)Enhance reading and math skills.(B)Increase the students’appreciation of nature.(C)Improve math,but not reading skills.(D)Develop reading,but not math skills.17.(A)To help the students appreciate the arts.(B)To make the students’educatio n more well-rounded.(C)To investigate the impact of arts training.(D)To enhance the students’math skills.18.(A)Once weekly.(B)Twice weekly.(C)Once a month.(D)Twice a month.19.(A)Six months.(B)Seven months.(C)Eight months.(D) Nine months.20.(A)The children’s attitude.(B)The children’s test scores.(C)Both the children’s attitude and test scores.(D)Both the teachers’and the children’s attitude. SECTION2:READING TEST(30minutes)Directions:In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it.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 orimplied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in thecorresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions1—5Anyone who doubts that children are born with a healthy amount of ambition need spend only a few minutes with ababy eagerly learning to walk or a headstrong toddler starting to talk.No matter how many times the little ones stumble in their initial efforts,most keep on trying, determined to master their amazing new skill.It is only several years later,around the start of middle or junior high school,many psychologists and teachers agree,that a good number of kids seem to lose their natural drive to succeed and end up joining the ranks of underachievers. For the parents of such kids,whose own ambition is often inextricably tied to their children’s su ccess,it can be a bewildering,painful experience.So it’s no wonder some parents find themselves hoping that,just maybe, ambition can be taught like any other subject at school. It’s not quite that simple.”Kids can be given the opportunities to become passionate about a subject or activity,but they can’t be forced,”says Jacquelynne Eccles,a psychology professor at the University of Michigan,who led a landmark,25-year study examining what motivated first-and seventh-grades in three school districts.Even so,a growing number of educators and psychologists do believe it is possible to unearth ambition in students who don’t seem to have much.Theysay that by instilling confidence,encouraging some risk taking,being accepting of failure and expanding the areas in which children may be successful,both parents and teachers can reignite that innate desire to achieve. Figuring out why the fire went out is the first step. Assuming that a kid doesn’t suffer froman emotional or learning disability,or isn’t involved in some family crisis at home,manyeducators attribute a sudden lack of motivation to a fear of failure or peer pressure thatconveys the message that doing well academically somehow isn’t cool.”Kids get so caught up in the moment-to-moment issue of will they look smart or dumb,and it blocks them from thinking about the long term,”says Carol Dweck,a psychology professor at Stanford.”You have to teach them that they are in charge of their intellectual growth.”Over the past couple of years,Dweck has helped run an experimental workshop with New York City public school seventh-graders to do just that.Dubbed Brainology,the unorthodox approach uses basic neuroscience to teach kids how the brain works and how it can continue to develop throughou t life.”The message is that everything iswithin the kids’control,that their intelligence is malleable,”says Lisa Blackwell,a research scientist at Columbia University who has worked with Dweck to develop and run the program,which has helped increase the students’interest in school and turned around their declining math grades.More than any teacher or workshop, Blackwell says,”parents can play a critical role in conveying this message to their children by praising their effort,strategy and progres s rather than emphasizing their‘smartness’or praising high performance alone. Most of all,parents should let their kids know that mistakes are a part of learning.”Some experts say our education system,with its strong emphasis on testing and rigid separation of students into different levels of ability,also bears blame for the disappearance of drive in some kids.”These programs shut down the motivation of all kids who aren’t considered gifted and talented. They destroy their confidence,”says Jeff How ard,a social psychologist and president of the Efficacy Institute,a Boston-area organization that works with teachers and parents in school districts around the country to help improve children’sacademic performance.Howard and other educators say it’s important to expose kids to aworld beyond homework and tests,through volunteer work,sports,hobbies and other extracurricular activities.”The crux of the issue is that many students experience education as irrelevant to their life goals and ambitions,”says Michael Nakkual,a Harvard education professor who runs a Boston-area mentoring program called Project IF(Inventing the Future),which works to get low-income underachievers in touch with their aspirations.The key to getting kids to aim higher at school is to disabuse them of the notion that classwork is irrelevant,to show them how doing well at school can actually help them fulfill their dreams beyond it.Like any ambitious toddler,they need to understand that you have to learn to walk before you can run.1.Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph?(A)Children are born with a kind of healthy ambition.(B)How a baby learns to walk and talk.(C)Ambition can be taught like other subjects at school.(D)Some teenage children lose their drive to succeed.2.According to some educators and psychologists,all ofthe following would be helpful to cultivate students’ambition to succeed EXCEPT________.(A)stimulating them to build up self-confidence(B)cultivating the attitude of risk taking(C)enlarging the areas for children to succeed(D)making them understand their family crisis3.What is the message that peer pressure conveys to children?(A)A sudden lack of motivation is attributed to the student’s failure.(B)Book knowledge is not as important as practical experience.(C)Looking smart is more important for young people at school.(D)To achieve academic excellence should not be treated as the top priority.4.The word”malleable”in the clause”that their intelligence is malleable,”(para.3)most probably means capable of being________.(A)altered and developed(B)blocked and impaired(C)sharpened and advanced(D)replaced and transplanted5.The expression”to disabuse them of the notion”(para.4) can be paraphrased as________.(A)to free them of the idea(B)to help them understand the idea(C)to imbue them with the notion(D)to inform them of the conceptQuestions6—10Civil-liberties advocates reeling from the recent revelations on surveillance had something else to worry about last week:the privacy of the billions of search queries made on sites like Google,AOL,Yahoo and Microsoft.As part of a long-running court case,the government has asked those companies to turn over i nformation on its users’search behavior.All but Google have handed over data,and now the Department of Justice has moved to compel the search giant to turn over the goods. What makes this case different is that the intended use of the information is not related tonational security,but the government’s continuing attempt to police Internet pornography.In1998,Congress passed the Child Online Protection Act (COPA),but courts have blocked its implementation due toFirst Amendment concerns.In its appeal,the DOJ wants to prove how easy it is to inadvertently stumble upon pore. In order to conduct a controlled experiment—to be performed by a UC Berkeley professor of statistics—the DOJ wants to use a large sample of actual search terms from the different search engines.It would then use those terms to do its own searches,employing the different kinds of filters each search engine offers,in an attempt to quantify how often”material that is harmful to minors”might appear.Google contends that since it is not a party to the case,the government has not right to demand its proprietary information to perform its test.”We intend to resist their motion vigorously,”said Google attorney Nicole Wong.DOJ spokesperson Charles Miller says that the government is requesting only the actual search terms,and not anything that would link the queries to those who made them.(The DOJ is also demanding a list of a million Web sites that Google indexes to determine the degree to which objectionable sites are searched.)Originally,the government asked for a treasure trove of all searches made in June and July;the request has been scaled back to one week’s worth of search queries.One oddity about the DOJ’s strategy is that the experiment could conceivably sink its own case.If the built-in filters that each search engine provides are effective in blocking porn sites,the government will have wound up proving what the opposition has said all along—you don’t need to suppress speech to protect minors on the Net.”We think that our filtering technology does a good job protecting minors from inadvertently seeing adult content,”says Ramez Naam,group program manager of MSN Search. Though the government intends to use these data specifically for its COPA-related test,it’s possible that the information could lead to further investigations and, perhaps,subpoenas to find out who was doing the searching. What if certain search terms indicated that people were contemplating terrorist actions or other criminal activities?Says the DOJ’s Miller,”I’m assuming that if something raised alarms,we would hand it over to the proper authorities.”Privacy advocates fear that if the government request is upheld,it will open the door to further government examination of search behavior.One solution would be for Google to stop storing the information,but the company hopes to eventually use thepersonal information of consenting customers to improve search performance.”Search is a window into people’s personalities,”says Kurt Opsahl,an El ectronic Frontier Foundation attorney.”They should be able to take advantage of the Internet without worrying about Big Brother looking over their shoulders.”6.When the American government asked Google,AOL,Yahoo and Microsoft to turn over information on its users’search behavior,the major intention is_________.(A)to protect national security(B)to help protect personal freedom(C)to monitor Internet pornography(D)to implement the Child Online Protection Act7.Google refused to turn over”its proprietary information”(para.2)required by DOJ as it believes that ________.(A)it is not involved in the court case(B)users’privacy is most important(C)the government has violated the First Amendment(D)search terms is the company’s busin ess secret8.The phrase”scaled back to”in the sentence”the request has been scaled back to one week’s worth of searchqueries”(para.3)can be replaced by_________.(A)maximized to(B)minimized to(C)returned to(D)reduced to9.In the sentenc e”One oddity about the DOJ’s strategy is that the experiment could conceivably sink its own case.”(para.4),the expression”sink its own case”most probably means that_________.(A)counterattack the opposition(B)lead to blocking of porn sites(C)provide evidence to disprove the case(D)give full ground to support the case10.When Kurt Opsahl says that”They should be able to take advantage of the Internet without worrying about Big Brother looking over their shoulders.”(para.5),the expression”Big Brother”is used to refer to_________.(A)a friend or relative showing much concern(B)a colleague who is much more experienced(C)a dominating and all-powerful ruling power(D)a benevolent and democratic organizationQuestions11—15On New Y ear’s Day,50,000inmates in Kenyan jails went without lunch.This was not somemass hunger strike to highlight poor living conditions. It was an extraordinary humanitarian gesture:the money that would have been spent on their lunches went to the charity Food Aid to help feed an estimated 3.5million Kenyans who,because of a severe drought,are threatened with starvation.The drought is big news in Africa, affecting huge areas of east Africa and the Horn.If you are reading this in the west,however,you may not be aware of it—the media is not interested in old stories.Even if you do know about the drought,you may not be aware that it is devastating one group of people disproportionately: the pastoralists.There are20million nomadic or semi-nomadic herders in this region,and they are fast becoming some of the poorest people in the continent.Their plight encapsulates Africa’s perennial problem with drought and famine.How so?It comes down to the reluctance of governments,aid agencies and foreign lenders to support the herders’traditional way of life.Instead they have tended to try to turn them into commercial ranchers or agriculturalists,even though it has been demonstratedtime and again that pastoralists are well adapted to their harsh environments,and that moving livestock according to the seasons or climatic changes makes their methods far more viable than agriculture in sub-Saharan drylands. Furthermore,African pastoralist systems are often more productive,in terms of protein and cash per hectare,than Australian,American and other African ranches in similar climatic conditions.They make a substantial contribution to their countries’national economies.In Kenya,for example,the turnover of the pastoralist sector is worth $800million per year.In countries such as Burkina Faso, Eritrea and Ethiopia,hides from pastoralists’herds make up over10per cent of export earnings.Despite this productivity,pastoralists still starve andtheir animals perish when drought hits.One reason is that only a trickle of the profits goesto the herders themselves;the lion’s share is pocketed by traders.This is partly because the herders only sell much of their stock during times of drought and famine, when they need the cash to buy food,and the terms of trade in this situation never work in their favour.Another reason is the lack of investment in herding areas.Fundingbodies such as the World Bank and-USAID tried to address some of the problems in the1960s,investing millions of dollars in commercial beef and dairy production.It didn’t work.Firstly,no one bothered to consult the pastoralists about what they wanted.Secondly,rearing livestock took precedence over human progress.The policies and strategies of international development agencies more or less mirrored the thinking of their colonial predecessors.They were based on two false assumptions:that pastoralism is primitive and inefficient,which led to numerous failed schemes aimed at converting herders to modern ranching models;and that Afri ca’s drylands can support commercial ranching.They cannot.Most of Africa’s herders live in areas with unpredictable weather systems that are totally unsuited to commercial ranching.What the pastoralists need is support for their traditional lifestyle.Over the past few years,funders and policy-makers have been starting to get the message.One example is intervention by governments to ensure that pastoralists get fair prices for their cattle when they sell them in times of drought,so that they can afford to buy fodder for their remaining livestockand cereals to keep themselves and their families alive (the problem in African famines is not so much a lack of food as a lack of money to buy it).Another example is a drought early-warning system run by the Kenyan government and the World Bank that hashelped avert livestock deaths.This is all promising,but more needs to be done.Some African governments still favour forcing pastoralists to settle.They should heed the latest scientific research demonstrating the productivity of traditional cattle-herding.Ultimately,sustainable rural development in pastoralist areas will depend on increasing trade,so one thing going for them is the growing demand for livestock products:there will likely be an additional 2billion consumers worldwide by2020,the vast majority in developing countries.To ensure that pastoralists benefit,it will be crucial to give them a greater say in local policies.Other key tasks include giving a greater say to women,who play critical roles in livestock production.The rich world should pay proper attention to the plight of the pastoralists.Leaving them dependent on foreign food aid is unsustainable and will lead to moreresentment,conflict,environmental degradation and malnutrition.It is in the rich world’s interests to help out.11.Which of the following CANNOT be concluded from the passage?(A)Forcing Africa’s nomadic herders to become ranchers will save them from drought.(B)The difference between pastoralist and agriculturalist is vital to the African people.(C)The rich world should give more support to the African people to overcome drought.(D)Environmental degradation should be the major concern in developing Africa’s pastoralism.12.The word”encapsulates”in the sentence”Their plight encapsulates Africa’s perennial problem with drought and famine.”(para.l)can be replaced by________.(A)concludes.(B)involves.(C)represents.(D)aggravates.13.What is the author’s attitude toward African drought and tr aditional lifestyle of pastoralism?(A)Neutral and indifferent.(B)Sympathetic and understanding.(C)Critical and vehement.(D)Subjective and fatalistic.14.When the author writes”the policies and strategies of international development agencies more or less mirrored the thinking of their colonial predecessors.”(para.4),he implies all the following EXCEPT that the aid agencies did not__________.(A)have an objective view of the situation in Africa(B)understand the unpredictable weather systems there(C)feel themselves superior in decision making(D)care about the development of the local people15.The author’s main purpose in writing this article in _________.(A)to evaluate the living conditions of Kenyan pastoralists(B)to give suggestions on the support of the traditional pastoralism in Africa(C)to illustrate the difference between commercial ranching and pastoralism(D)to criticize the colonial thinking of western aidagenciesQuestions16—20The prospects for finding life beyond Earth may be brightening.Today,scientists are reporting evidence for yet another potential habitat in our solar system:Saturn’s moon Enceladus.Scientists mining new data from the Cassini spacecraft say they may have found evidence that Enceladus—the planet’s fourth-largest moon —hosts liquid water.If the results hold up,this would bring to four the number of bodies in the solar system—including Earth—that display active volcanism.And since life as biologists know it requires liquid water and a source of energy, Enceladus would join Jupiter’s moon Europa and Saturn’s moon Titan,as well as Mars,as possible spots beyond Earth where simple forms of life may have gained or still maintain a foothold.The discovery,however,is bittersweet for many scientists.NASA’s proposed budget for fiscal calls for a50percent cut in its astrobiology program.Although the program is a tiny piece of the agency’s overall spending plan for science,it’s a significant source of money for probing fundamental questions of how and why life emerged on Earth and whetherlife arose elsewhere in the universe.A50-percent cut”is almost a going-out-of-business-level cut”in a vibrant line of research that stands as one pillar supporting President Bush’s vision for space exploration,says planetary scientist Sean Solomon,who heads the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution of Washington.Nevertheless,the research in today’s issue of the journal Science is the sort of thing that continues to light a fire under the field. Its report about liquid water under the icy surface of Enceladus is a”radical conclusion,”acknowledges Carolyn Porco,who leads the imaging team working with data from the Cassini orbiter.But if the team is right,”we have significantly broadened the diversity of solar-system environments”that might have rolled out the welcome mat”for living organisms,”she concludes.Images released last fall show the moon ejecting vast plumes of material near itsunexpectedly warm south pole.As the team pondered the evidence,they nixed severalexplanations,including the idea that the particles in the plumes were driven by vaporbillowing out as ice reached the surface and immediately turned into a gas.The last idea standing:Liquid water was venting from reservoirs near the surface,perhaps only tens of meters below the frigid crust.This explanation also helped solve the riddle of puzzlingly high levels of oxygen atoms found in Saturn’s neighborhood.Confirmation could come with additional flybys,if water—and perhaps life—is present,it wouldn’t be”luxuriant,”notes Jeffrey Kargel,a researcher at the University of Arizona at Tucson.It likely would face tough conditions—nasty chemicals,very low temperatures,and little energy to drive i t.Still,he adds,it’s premature to cross the moon off the list of possible”outposts”for life beyond Earth.Yet the prospect of building on these results could be dimmer with the threat of budget cuts.The proposed reductions post several challenges,researchers say.One is the loss of important financial leverage.While money for experiments and other research related to astrobiology can come from other funding agencies,such as the National Science Foundation or even the National Institutes of Health,NASA’s program often provides the crucial missing piece that turns demanding and sometimes dangerous。
上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试第一阶段试题及答案
上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试第一阶段试题及答案上海市英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试第一阶段试题( 06.9) SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST(30 minutes)Part A: Spot Dictation 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 world 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. Play is very important for humans from birth to death. Play is not meant to be just for children. It is a form of ___________ (1) that can tap into your creativity, and can allow you the chance to find your inner child and the inner child of others. I have collected the ___________ (2) of play here. Play can stimulate you ___________ (3). It can go against all the rules, and change the same ___________ (4). Walt Disney was devoted to play, and his willingness to ___________ (5) changed the world of entertainment. The next time you are stuck in a ___________ (6) way of life, pull out a box of color pencils,modeling clay, glue and scissors, and ___________ (7) and break free. You will be amazed at the way your thinking ___________ (8). Playing can bring greater joy into your life. What do you think the world would be like-if ___________ (9) each day in play? I bet just asking you this question has ___________(10). Play creates laughter, joy, entertainment, ___________ (11). Starting today, try to get30 minutes each day to engage in some form of play, and ___________ (12) rise! Play is known ___________ (13). Studies show that, as humans, play is part of our nature. We have the need to play because it is instinctive and ___________ (14). With regular play, our problem-solving and ___________ (15) will be in much better shape to handle this complex world, and we are much more likely to choose ___________ (16) as they arise. It creates laughter and freedom that can instantly reduce stress and __________ (17) to our daily living. Play can ___________ (18), curiosity, and creativity. Research shows that play is both a ‘hands-on’and ‘minds-on’learning process. It produces a deeper, ___________ (19) of the world and its possibilities. We begin giving meaning tolife through story making, and playing out ___________ (20).Part B: Listening Comprehension Directions: In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After each one, you will be asked some questions. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation.1. (A) in Cherry Blossoms Village ninety of the residents are over 85 years old.(B) In the United States, there are twice as many centenarians as there were ten years ago.(C) All the people studied by these scientists from Georgia live in institutions for the elderly.(D) Almost all the residents in Cherry Blossoms Village have unusual hobbies.2. (A) Whether the centenarians can live independently in small apartments.(B) Whether it is feasible to establish a village for the ”oldest old”people.(C) What percentage of the population are centenarians in the state of Georgia.(D) What the real secrets are to becoming an active and healthy 100-year-old.3. (A) Diet, optimism, activity or mobility, and genetics.(B) Optimism, commitment to interesting things, activity or mobility, and adaptability to loss.(C) The strength to adapt to loss, diet, exercise, and genetics.(D) Diet, exercise, commitment to something they were interested in, and genetics.4. (A) The centenarians had a high calorie and fat intake.(B) The centenarians basically eat something different.(C) The centenarians eat a low-fat and low-calorie, unprocessed food diet.(D) The centenarians eat spicy food, drink whiskey, and have sweet pork every day.5. (A) Work hard.(B) Stay busy.(C) Stick to a balanced diet.(D) Always find something to laugh about. Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news. 6. (A) Global temperatures rose by 3 degrees in the 20th century.(B) Global warming may spread disease that could kill a lot of people in Africa.(C) Developed countries no longer depend on fossil fuels for transport and power.(D) The impact of the global warming will be radically reduced by 2050.7. (A) Taking bribes.(B) Creating a leadership vacuum at the country’s top car maker.(C) Misusing company funds for personal spending.(D) Offering cash for political favors.8. (A) The nation has raised alert status to the highest level and thousands of people have moved to safety.(B) The eruption of Mount Merapi has been the worst in Indonesia over the past two decades.(C) All residents in the region ten kilometers from the base of the mountain have evacuated.(D) The eruption process was a sudden burst and has caused extensive damage and heavy casualty.9. (A) 6 to 7.(B) 8 to 10.(C) 11 to 16.(D) 17 to 25.10. (A) Curbing high-level corruption.(B) Fighting organized crime.(C) Investigating convictions of criminals.(D) Surveying the threats to national security. Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following interview.11. (A) A wine taster. (B) A master water taster. (C) The host of the show. (D) The engineer who works on the water treatment plant.12. (A) Berkeley Springs.(B) Santa Barbara.(C) Atlantic City. (D) Sacramento.13. (A) Being saucy and piquant.(B) Tasting sweet (C) A certain amount of minerals.(D) An absence of taste. 14. (A) Looking—smelling—tasting. (B) Tasting—smelling—looking.(C) Smelling—looking—tasting. (D) Tasting—looking—smelling.15. (A) Bathing. (B) Boiling pasta in. (C) Swimming. (D) Making tea.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk. 16. (A) Enhance reading and math skills. (B) Increase the students’appreciation of nature.(C) Improve math, but not reading skills. (D) Develop reading, but not math skills.17. (A) To help the students appreciate the arts. (B) To make the students’educatio n more well-rounded. (C) To investigate the impact of arts training. (D) To enhance the students’math skills.18. (A) Once weekly. (B) Twice weekly. (C) Once a month. (D) Twice a month.19. (A) Six months. (B) Seven months.(C) Eight months.(D) Nine months.20. (A) The children’s attitude.(B) The children’s test scores.(C) Both the children’s attitude and test scores.(D) Both the teachers’and the children’s attitude. SECTION 2: READING TEST (30 minutes)Directions: In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it. 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 orimplied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in thecorresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Questions 1—5 Anyone who doubts that children are born with a healthy amount of ambition need spend only a few minutes with a baby eagerly learning to walk or a headstrong toddler starting to talk. No matter how many times the little ones stumble in their initial efforts, most keep on trying, determined to master their amazing new skill. It is only several years later, around the start of middle or junior high school, many psychologists and teachers agree, that a good number of kids seem to lose their natural drive to succeed and end up joining the ranks of underachievers. For the parents of such kids, whose own ambition is often inextricably tied to their children’s su ccess, it can be a bewildering, painful experience. So it’s no wonder some parents find themselves hoping that, just maybe, ambition can be taught like any other subject at school. It’s not quite that simple. ”Kids can be given the opportunities to become passionate about a subject or activity, but they can’t be forced,”says JacquelynneEccles, a psychology professor at the University of Michigan, who led a landmark, 25-year study examining what motivated first-and seventh-grades in three school districts. Even so, a growing number of educators and psychologists do believe it is possible to unearth ambition in students who don’t seem to have much. They say that by instilling confidence, encouraging some risk taking, being accepting of failure and expanding the areas in which children may be successful, both parents and teachers can reignite that innate desire to achieve. Figuring out why the fire went out is the first step. Assuming that a kid doesn’t suffer froman emotional or learning disability, or isn’t involved in some family crisis at home, manyeducators attribute a sudden lack of motivation to a fear of failure or peer pressure thatconveys the message that doing well academically somehow isn’t cool. ”Kids get so caught up in the moment-to-moment issue of will they look smart or dumb, and it blocks them from thinking about the long term,”says Carol Dweck, a psychology professor atStanford. ”You have to teach them that they are in charge of their intellectual growth.”Over the past couple of years, Dweck has helped run an experimental workshop with New York City public school seventh-graders to do just that. Dubbed Brainology, the unorthodox approach uses basic neuroscience to teach kids how the brain works and how it can continue to develop throughou t life. ”The message is that everything is within the kids’control, that their intelligence is malleable,”says Lisa Blackwell, a research scientist at Columbia University who has worked with Dweck to develop and run the program, which has helped increase the students’interest in school and turned around their declining math grades. More than any teacher or workshop, Blackwell says, ”parents can play a critical role in conveying this message to their children by praising their effort, strategy and progres s rather than emphasizing their ‘smartness’or praising high performance alone. Most of all, parents should let their kids know that mistakes are a part of learning.”Some experts say our education system, with its strong emphasis on testingand rigid separation of students into different levels of ability, also bears blame for the disappearance of drive in some kids. ”These programs shut down the motivation of all kids who aren’t considered gifted and talented. They destroy their confidence,”says Jeff How ard, a social psychologist and president of the Efficacy Institute, a Boston-area organization that works with teachers and parents in school districts around the country to help improve children’sacademic performance. Howard and other educators say it’s important to expose kids to aworld beyond homework and tests, through volunteer work, sports, hobbies and other extracurricular activities. ”The crux of the issue is that many students experience education as irrelevant to their life goals and ambitions,”says Michael Nakkual, a Harvard education professor who runs a Boston-area mentoring program called Project IF (Inventing the Future), which works to get low-income underachievers in touch with their aspirations. The key to getting kids to aim higher at school is to disabuse them of the notion that classwork is irrelevant, to show them how doing well at schoolcan actually help them fulfill their dreams beyond it. Like any ambitious toddler, they need to understand that you have to learn to walk before you can run.1. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph?(A) Children are born with a kind of healthy ambition.(B) How a baby learns to walk and talk.(C) Ambition can be taught like other subjects at school.(D) Some teenage children lose their drive to succeed.2. According to some educators and psychologists, all of the following would be helpful to cultivate students’ambition to succeed EXCEPT ________.(A) stimulating them to build up self-confidence(B) cultivating the attitude of risk taking(C) enlarging the areas for children to succeed(D) making them understand their family crisis3. What is the message that peer pressure conveys to children?(A) A sudden lack of motivation is attributed to the student’s failure.(B) Book knowledge is not as important as practicalexperience.(C) Looking smart is more important for young people at school.(D) To achieve academic excellence should not be treated as the top priority.4. The word ”malleable”in the clause ”that their intelligence is malleable,”(para.3) most probably means capable of being ________.(A) altered and developed(B) blocked and impaired(C) sharpened and advanced(D) replaced and transplanted5. The expression ”to disabuse them of the notion”(para.4) can be paraphrased as ________.(A) to free them of the idea(B) to help them understand the idea(C) to imbue them with the notion(D) to inform them of the conceptQuestions 6—10 Civil-liberties advocates reeling from the recent revelations on surveillance had something else to worry about last week: the privacy of the billions of search queries made on sites like Google,AOL, Yahoo and Microsoft. As part of a long-running court case, the government has asked those companies to turn over i nformation on its users’search behavior. All but Google have handed over data, and now the Department of Justice has moved to compel the search giant to turn over the goods. What makes this case different is that the intended use of the information is not related tonational security, but the government’s continuing attempt to police Internet pornography.In 1998, Congress passed the Child Online Protection Act (COPA), but courts have blocked its implementation due to First Amendment concerns. In its appeal, the DOJ wants to prove how easy it is to inadvertently stumble upon pore. In order to conduct a controlled experiment—to be performed by a UC Berkeley professor of statistics—the DOJ wants to use a large sample of actual search terms from the different search engines. It would then use those terms to do its own searches, employing the different kinds of filters each search engine offers, in an attempt to quantify how often ”material that is harmful to minors”mightappear. Google contends that since it is not a party to the case, the government has not right to demand its proprietary information to perform its test. ”We intend to resist their motion vigorously,”said Google attorney Nicole Wong. DOJ spokesperson Charles Miller says that the government is requesting only the actual search terms, and not anything that would link the queries to those who made them. (The DOJ is also demanding a list of a million Web sites that Google indexes to determine the degree to which objectionable sites are searched.) Originally, the government asked for a treasure trove of all searches made in June and July ; the request has been scaled back to one week’s worth of search queries. One oddity about the DOJ’s strategy is that the experiment could conceivably sink its own case. If the built-in filters that each search engine provides are effective in blocking porn sites, the government will have wound up proving what the opposition has said all along—you don’t need to suppress speech to protect minors on the Net. ”We think that our filtering technology does a good job protecting minors from inadvertently seeingadult content,”says Ramez Naam, group program manager of MSN Search.Though the government intends to use these data specifically for its COPA-related test, it’s possible that the information could lead to further investigations and, perhaps, subpoenas to find out who was doing the searching. What if certain search terms indicated that people were contemplating terrorist actions or other criminal activities? Says the DOJ’s Miller, ”I’m assuming that if something raised alarms, we would hand it over to the proper authorities.”Privacy advocates fear that if the government request is upheld, it will open the door to further government examination of search behavior. One solution would be for Google to stop storing the information, but the company hopes to eventually use the personal information of consenting customers to improve search performance. ”Search is a window into people’s personalities,”says Kurt Opsahl, an El ectronic Frontier Foundation attorney. ”They should be able to take advantage of the Internet without worrying aboutBig Brother looking over their shoulders.”6. When the American government asked Google, AOL, Yahoo and Microsoft to turn over information on its users’search behavior, the major intention is _________.(A) to protect national security(B) to help protect personal freedom(C) to monitor Internet pornography(D) to implement the Child Online Protection Act7. Google refused to turn over ”its proprietary information”(para.2) required by DOJ as it believes that ________.(A) it is not involved in the court case(B) users’privacy is most important(C) the government has violated the First Amendment(D) search terms is the company’s busin ess secret8. The phrase ”scaled back to”in the sentence ”the request has been scaled back to one week’s worth of search queries”(para.3) can be replaced by _________.(A) maximized to(B) minimized to(C) returned to(D) reduced to9. In the sentenc e ”One oddity about the DOJ’s strategy is that the experiment could conceivably sink its own case.”(para.4), the expression ”sink its own case”most probably means that _________.(A) counterattack the opposition(B) lead to blocking of porn sites(C) provide evidence to disprove the case(D) give full ground to support the case10. When Kurt Opsahl says that ”They should be able to take advantage of the Internet without worrying about Big Brother looking over their shoulders.”(para.5), the expression ”Big Brother”is used to refer to _________.(A) a friend or relative showing much concern(B) a colleague who is much more experienced(C) a dominating and all-powerful ruling power(D) a benevolent and democratic organization Questions 11—15On New Y ear’s Day, 50,000 inmates in Kenyan jails went without lunch. This was not somemass hunger strike to highlight poor living conditions. It was an extraordinary humanitarian gesture: themoney that would have been spent on their lunches went to the charity Food Aid to help feed an estimated 3.5 million Kenyans who, because of a severe drought, are threatened with starvation. The drought is big news in Africa, affecting huge areas of east Africa and the Horn. If you are reading this in the west, however, you may not be aware of it—the media is not interested in old stories. Even if you do know about the drought, you may not be aware that it is devastating one group of people disproportionately: the pastoralists. There are 20 million nomadic or semi-nomadic herders in this region, and they are fast becoming some of the poorest people in the continent. Their plight encapsulates Africa’s perennial problem with drought and famine. How so? It comes down to the reluctance of governments, aid agencies and foreign lenders to support the herders’traditional way of life. Instead they have tended to try to turn them into commercial ranchers or agriculturalists, even though it has been demonstrated time and again that pastoralists are well adapted to their harsh environments, and that moving livestock according to the seasons or climatic changesmakes their methods far more viable than agriculture in sub-Saharan drylands. Furthermore, African pastoralist systems are often more productive, in terms of protein and cash per hectare, than Australian, American and other African ranches in similar climatic conditions. They make a substantial contribution to their countries’national economies. In Kenya, for example, the turnover of the pastoralist sector is worth $800 million per year. In countries such as Burkina Faso, Eritrea and Ethiopia, hides from pastoralists’herds makeup over 10 per cent of export earnings. Despite this productivity, pastoralists still starve andtheir animals perish when drought hits. One reason is that only a trickle of the profits goesto the herders themselves; the lion’s share is pocketed by traders. This is partly because the herders only sell much of their stock during times of drought and famine, when they need the cash to buy food, and the terms of trade in this situation never work in their favour. Another reason is the lack of investment in herding areas. Funding bodies such as the World Bankand-USAID tried to address some of the problems in the 1960s, investing millions of dollars in commercial beef and dairy production. It didn’t work. Firstly, no one bothered to consult the pastoralists about what they wanted. Secondly, rearing livestock took precedence over human progress. The policies and strategies of international development agencies more or less mirrored the thinking of their colonial predecessors. They were based on two false assumptions: that pastoralism is primitive and inefficient, which led to numerous failed schemes aimed at converting herders to modern ranching models; and that Afri ca’s drylands can support commercial ranching. They cannot. Most of Africa’s herders live in areas with unpredictable weather systems that are totally unsuited to commercial ranching. What the pastoralists need is support for their traditional lifestyle. Over the past few years, funders and policy-makers have been starting to get the message. One example is intervention by governments to ensure that pastoralists get fair prices for their cattle when they sell them in times of drought,so that they can afford to buy fodder for their remaining livestock and cereals to keep themselves and their families alive (the problem in African famines is not so much a lack of food as a lack of money to buy it). Another example is a drought early-warning system run by the Kenyan government and the World Bank that hashelped avert livestock deaths.This is all promising, but more needs to be done. Some African governments still favour forcing pastoralists to settle. They should heed the latest scientific research demonstrating the productivity of traditional cattle-herding. Ultimately, sustainable rural development in pastoralist areas will depend on increasing trade, so one thing going for them is the growing demand for livestock products: there will likely be an additional 2 billion consumers worldwide by 2020, the vast majority in developing countries. To ensure that pastoralists benefit, it will be crucial to give them a greater say in local policies. Other key tasks include giving a greater say to women, who play critical roles in livestock production. The rich world should payproper attention to the plight of the pastoralists. Leaving them dependent on foreign food aid is unsustainable and will lead to more resentment, conflict, environmental degradation and malnutrition. It is in the rich world’s interests to help out.11. Which of the following CANNOT be concluded from the passage?(A) Forcing Africa’s nomadic herders to become ranchers will save them from drought.(B) The difference between pastoralist and agriculturalist is vital to the African people.(C) The rich world should give more support to the African people to overcome drought.(D) Environmental degradation should be the major concern in developing Africa’s pastoralism.12. The word ”encapsulates”in the sentence ”Their plight encapsulates Africa’s perennial problem with drought and famine.”(para. l) can be replaced by ________.(A) concludes.(B) involves.(C) represents.(D) aggravates.13. What is the author’s attitude toward African drought and tr aditional lifestyle of pastoralism?(A) Neutral and indifferent.(B) Sympathetic and understanding.(C) Critical and vehement.(D) Subjective and fatalistic.14. When the author writes ”the policies and strategies of international development agencies more or less mirrored the thinking of their colonial predecessors.”(para.4), he implies all the following EXCEPT that the aid agencies did not __________.(A) have an objective view of the situation in Africa(B) understand the unpredictable weather systems there(C) feel themselves superior in decision making(D) care about the development of the local people15. The author’s main purpose in writing this article in _________.(A) to evaluate the living conditions of Kenyan pastoralists(B) to give suggestions on the support of thetraditional pastoralism in Africa(C) to illustrate the difference between commercial ranching and pastoralism(D) to criticize the colonial thinking of western aid agenciesQuestions 16—20 The prospects for finding life beyond Earth may be brightening. Today, scientists are reporting evidence for yet another potential habitat in our solar system: Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Scientists mining new data from the Cassini spacecraft say they may have foundevidence that Enceladus—the planet’s fourth-largest moon—hosts liquid water.If the results hold up, this would bring to four the number of bodies in the solar system—including Earth —that display active volcanism. And since life as biologists know it requires liquid water and a source of energy, Enceladus would join Jupiter’s moon Europa and Saturn’s moon Titan, as well as Mars, as possible spots beyond Earth where simple forms of life may have gained or still maintain a foothold. The discovery, however, is bittersweet for many scientists. NASA’sproposed budget for fiscal calls for a 50 percent cut in its astrobiology program. Although the program is a tiny piece of the agency’s overall spending plan for science, it’s a significant source of money for probing fundamental questions of how and why life emerged on Earth and whether life arose elsewhere in the universe.A 50-percent cut ”is almost a going-out-of-business-level cut”in a vibrant line of research that stands as one pillar supporting President Bush’s vision for space exploration, says planetary scientist Sean Solomon, who heads the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. Nevertheless, the research in today’s issue of the journal Science is the sort of thing that continues to light a fire under the field. Its report about liquid water under the icy surface of Enceladus is a ”radical conclusion,”acknowledges Carolyn Porco, who leads the imaging team working with data from the Cassini orbiter. But if the team is right, ”we have significantly broadened the diversity of solar-system environments”that might have rolled out the welcomemat ”for living organisms,”she concludes. Images released last fall show the moon ejecting vast plumes of material near itsunexpectedly warm south pole. As the team pondered the evidence, they nixed severalexplanations, including the idea that the particles in the plumes were driven by vaporbillowing out as ice reached the surface and immediately turned into a gas. The last idea standing: Liquid water was venting from reservoirs near the surface, perhaps only tens of meters below the frigid crust. This explanation also helped solve the riddle of puzzlingly high levels of oxygen atoms found in Saturn’s neighborhood. Confirmation could come with additional flybys, if water—and perhaps life—is present, it wouldn’t be ”luxuriant,”notes Jeffrey Kargel, a researcher at the University of Arizona at Tucson. It likely would face tough conditions—nasty chemicals, very low temperatures, and little energy to drive i t. Still, he adds, it’s premature to cross the moon off the list of possible ”outposts”for life beyond Earth. Yet the prospect of building on these results could be。
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上海外语口译证书考试：2021英语中级口译岗位资格证书考试真题模拟及答案(3)
上海外语口译证书考试：2021英语中级口译岗位资格证书考试真题模拟及答案(3)1、建筑工程安全生产管理必须坚持（）的方针，建立健全安全生产的责任制度和群防群治制度。
（单选题）A. 安全第一、预防为主B. 安全第一、防消结合C. 安全第一、综合治理D. 安全第一、质量第二试题答案：A2、安全管理目标应包括生产安全事故控制指标、安全生产隐患治理目标，以及（）目标等。
（多选题）A. 安全生产B. 文明施工管理C. 机械设备管理D. 特种作业人员管理E. 环境保护试题答案：A,C3、Felix did not feel the arrangements Miss Bohun had made were satisfactory because ______.（单选题）A. he knew Miss Bohun was disappointed in himB. he could not have regular lessonsC. he did not like Mr. PosthornD. he didn’t like studying at Miss Bohun’s试题答案：B4、What is the main idea expressed in the passage?（单选题）A. The uses of a city like Marinnation.B. The inhabitants of a city built in the ocean.C. The construction of an independent city-state.D. The engineering feats needed for building an oceanic city.试题答案：C5、The author chooses to write about school phobia because ______.（单选题）A. It is something new in Japan.B. Most children have developed the diseaseC. Its symptoms are not easily perceptibleD. An alarming proportion of Japanese children suffer from it试题答案：D6、In paragraph 2, the underlined word “envisaged” is closest in meaning to ______.（单选题）A. undertakenB. conceivedC. completedD. implicated试题答案：B7、The underlined word “screenings”in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.（单选题）A. projectionsB. revelationsC. demonstrationsD. diversions试题答案：A8、In an emergency airline passengers are advised to do all of the following EXCEPT ______.（单选题）A. follow crew commandsB. jump on fully inflated escape slidesC. run away as soon as possibleD. carry personal belongings试题答案：D9、列选项中，属于《建设工程安全生产管理条例》规定的建设单位安全责任的有（）。
上海外语口译证书考试：2021英语中级口译岗位资格证书考试真题模拟及答案(2)
上海外语口译证书考试：2021英语中级口译岗位资格证书考试真题模拟及答案(2)共372道题1、What can you get from all-news channels?（单选题）A. Editorials.B. Articles on international events.C. Latest magazines.D. All the news.试题答案：A2、New England is located ______.（单选题）A. in the south west of the U.S.B. to the south of CaliforniaC. in the northeast of the U.S.D. to the west of Florida试题答案：C3、The reason that it is easier to describe one’s personality in words than one’s face is that ______.（单选题）A. many words are available to describe personalityB. a person’s personality is easily distinguishedC. people’s personalities are very much alikeD. a person’s face is more complex than his personality试题答案：A4、The author considers a new scientific theory to be the ______.（单选题）A. basis for reaffirming a well-established scientific formulationB. byproduct of an aesthetic experienceC. tool used by a scientist to discover a new particularD. result of highly creative scientific activity试题答案：D5、Specific brain disorders can ______.（单选题）A. affect the understanding of music in almost every possible wayB. stimulate the memorizing of music he/she knew beforeC. hinder musical understanding of the brain in some special waysD. restrain the memorizing of music he/she knew before试题答案：C6、The author concludes that only shared myths can help Americans ______.（单选题）A. to bring about the uniformity of their cultureB. to regain their consensus about a common experienceC. to stay away from negative feelings in their lifeD. to counteract the effects of consensus about society试题答案：C7、What kind of problem do African Americans face in society?（单选题）A. They would look ugly if they don’t change their hairstyles.B. Their natural image may not be accepted by white Americans.C. They would never find a suitable hairstyle in the hair salons.D. Their cultural heritage may risk being abandoned by themselves.试题答案：B8、The passage states that the operas of the Florentine Camerata are ______.（单选题）A. unjustifiably ignored by musicologistsB. not generally considered to be of high aesthetic valueC. among those great works in which popular historical themes were portrayedD. often inappropriately cited as examples of great musical works试题答案：B9、How do many traditional societies see the use of one’s family name?（单选题）A. It is a way to keep distant from another person.B. It is seen as a sign of respect.C. It is a sign of importance.D. It is a sign of gratitude试题答案：B10、The killing of the Sudanese student is to illustrate ______.（单选题）A. the brutality of attacks on black peopleB. the fallout affecting anyone in povertyC. the traffic problems in south LondonD. the unconcerned attitude of police试题答案：A11、The joke about doctors implies that, in the eyes of nurses, they are ______.（单选题）A. impolite to new arrivalsB. very conscious of their godlike roleC. entitled to some privilegesD. very busy even during lunch hours试题答案：B12、According to the text, incomplete combustion is more likely to occur with gasoline than with an alternative fuel because ______.（单选题）A. the combustion of gasoline releases photochemical active hydrocarbonsB. the combustion of gasoline embraces an intricate set of reactionsC. gasoline molecules have a simple molecular structureD. gasoline is composed of small molecules试题答案：B13、According to the passage, gramophones were sometimes ineffective because they ______.（单选题）A. got out of synchronization with picturesB. were too large for most movie theatersC. were newly inventedD. changed speeds when the needle jumped试题答案：A14、The author mentions, which of the following as a characteristic of the practice of psychohistorians?（单选题）A. The lives of historical figures are presented in episodic rather than narrative form.B. Archives used by psychohistorians to gather material are not accessible to other scholars.C. Past and current events are all placed within the same deterministic diagram.D. Events in the adult life of a historical figure are seen to be more consequential than are those in the childhood of the figure.试题答案：C15、Why did holidays abroad become a common prize after the war?（单选题）A. People became more interested in material possessions.B. Everyone wanted the opportunity to travel.C. Group travel became easier.D. People wanted to get away from familiar surroundings.试题答案：B16、What is the main idea expressed in the passage?（单选题）A. The uses of a city like Marinnation.B. The inhabitants of a city built in the ocean.C. The construction of an independent city-state.D. The engineering feats needed for building an oceanic city.试题答案：C17、According to the author, the most effective way to decrease the rate of population growth is ______.（单选题）A. by making it a national policy that each couple must not give birth to more than three childrenB. by exerting more international pressure upon those high-fertility regionsC. by modifying the widely held values which guide the actions of many individuals and couplesD. by providing the rural poor with means for limiting the family size试题答案：C18、It can be inferred that the author of the text most likely regards the criticism of methanol as ______.（单选题）A. flawed because of the assumptions on which it is basedB. inapplicable because of an inconsistency in the critics’ argumentsC. misguided because of its exclusively technological focusD. inaccurate because it ignores consumers’ concerns试题答案：A19、To make your humor work, you should ______.（单选题）A. take advantage of different kinds of audienceB. make fun of the disorganized peopleC. address different problems to different peopleD. show sympathy for your listeners试题答案：C20、Fevers cause ______.（单选题）A. prostaglandins to be formedB. iron to be made available to bacteriaC. leukocytes to be more mobileD. lizards to be cold-blooded animals试题答案：C21、In the last paragraph the author points out that ______.（单选题）A. sleeping less is good for human healthB. people ought to be persuaded to sleep less than beforeC. it is incorrect to say that people sleep too littleD. those who can sleep less should be encouraged试题答案：D22、Which of the following statements is NOT true about the main types of shop-lifting?（单选题）A. A big percentage of the total losses are caused by the professionals.B. The deliberate amateurs will be punished severely if they get caught.C. People would expect that those who can’t help themselves are poor.D. The professionals don’t cause a lot of trouble to the store detectives.试题答案：A23、According to the passage, the men whom Borglum hired were ______.（单选题）A. trained sculptorsB. laid-off stone masonsC. Black Hills volunteersD. visitors to Mount Rushmore试题答案：A24、Miss Bohun had arranged for Felix ______ before he arrived.（单选题）A. to go to school in the Education Office.B. to have lessons with some Arab boysC. to study at home every morningD. to receive private tuition试题答案：D25、The word “amusia” underlined in Paragraph 2 means a disease with which people ______.（单选题）A. are impotent in musicB. can’t hear musicC. are unable to sing Happy BirthdayD. are mentally deficient试题答案：A26、What is the use of “aroma box” at Heathrow airport?（单选题）A. It can scent a lot of synthetic fragrance into the environment.B. It is a machine which blows warm and fresh air into the environment.C. It often pumps the smell of freshly-cut grass from a high-street shop.D. It is a box which sends out not only aroma but also music.试题答案：A27、African Americans stopped using chemical straighteners or hot irons because ______.（单选题）A. they reversed the attitude the white people had towards themB. they started to see beauty in their thick curly hairC. they feel good and comfortable in being differentD. they accepted the white standards of beauty试题答案：B28、According to the author, sleeping habits ______.（单选题）A. are related to the amount of sleepB. are inherited from the parentsC. vary from person to personD. would not change in one’s lifetime试题答案：C29、As is used in paragraph 4, the phrase “a control group” refers to ______.（单选题）A. people working at the Oregon Department of HealthB. people investigating at the Mulmonah County Health Department in OregonC. people serving as a standard of comparison for checking test resultsD. people involved in passing legislation banning smoking in eating establishments试题答案：C30、What advice might Maquet give to those who have a crucial test the next day?（单选题）A. Memorizing grammar with great efforts.B. Study textbooks with close attention.C. Have their brain images recorded.D. Enjoy their sleep at night soundly.试题答案：D31、Which of the following best describes the organization of the second paragraph?（单选题）A. A hypothesis is explained and counter evidence is described.B. A theory is advanced and specific evidence supporting, it is cited.C. Field observations are described and a conclusion about their significance is drawn.D. Two theories are explained and evidence supporting each of them is detailed.试题答案：A32、What is the main topic of this passage?（单选题）A. The increasing rate of crime in London.B. The center of England’s cultural diversity.C. The people’s criticism of London police.D. The poor inter-racial relations in London.试题答案：D33、According to the passage, what kind of city will Marinnation be?（单选题）A. UndergroundB. UnderwaterC. MarineD. Legendary试题答案：C34、Not being able to sleep can be dangerous if we ______.（单选题）A. are feeling wellB. worry about it too muchC. repair our bodies by restingD. plan our sleeping lives carefully试题答案：B35、Which of the following statements is true?（单选题）A. Developing fever is the privilege of warm-blooded animals, so sick lizards cannot run a fever.B. Invertebrates also have the ability to raise their temperature.C. The internal temperatures of warm-blooded creatures are independent of the weather, so are the cold-blooded animals.D. Sick lizards move into the sun to develop fever.试题答案：B36、In this passage about secondary schools, the author is mainly concerned about ______.（单选题）A. academic standardsB. the role of specialist teachersC. the training of the individual teachersD. the personal development of pupils试题答案：D37、In the eyes of the author, the greatest trouble with the US society may lay in ______.（单选题）A. the non-existence of consensus on the forms of the society should takeB. the lack of divergence over the common organizations of social lifeC. the non-acceptance of a society based on individual diversityD. the pervasive distress caused by national morale decline试题答案：A38、The first paragraph tells us that African Americans ______.（单选题）A. have been trying hard to be socially acceptedB. have been changing their value about beautyC. have maintained their identity of traditional AfricansD. have modified their hairstyles to fit into the society试题答案：A39、According to the third paragraph, it can be seen that older Americans ______.（单选题）A. have more job opportunities than young peopleB. live below the poverty lineC. have new opportunities to remain active in societyD. no longer believe in the promise of a happy life upon retirement试题答案：C40、How do many traditional societies see the use of one’s family name?（单选题）A. It is a way to keep distant from another person.B. It is seen as a sign of respect.C. It is a sign of importance.D. It is a sign of gratitude试题答案：B41、According to Ericsson, good memory ______.（单选题）A. depends on meaningful processing of informationB. results from intuitive rather than cognitive exercisesC. is determined by genetic rather than psychological factorsD. requires immediate feedback and a high degree of concentration试题答案：D42、What did Mr. Posthorn think of Felix’s education?（单选题）A. He thought his father had not encouraged him enough.B. He was surprised that Felix had managed to learn anything at all.C. He thought Felix had wasted a great deal of valuable time.D. He believed that Felix could catch up with the other boys later.试题答案：C43、According to Ericsson, good memory ______.（单选题）A. depends on meaningful processing of informationB. results from intuitive rather than cognitive exercisesC. is determined by genetic rather than psychological factorsD. requires immediate feedback and a high degree of concentration试题答案：D44、Why does the honest public have to pay higher prices when they go to the shops?（单选题）A. There is a “shrinkage” in market values.B. Many goods are not available.C. Goods in many shops lack variety.D. There are many eases of shop-lifting.试题答案：D45、Scorpions injected with prostaglandins move to hot areas to ______.（单选题）A. engage in greater activityB. seek out a more iron environmentC. demonstrate that they are illD. develop a fever and fight bacterial infections试题答案：D46、It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that ______.（单选题）A. data leakage is more severe in EuropeB. FTC’s decision is essential to data securityC. California takes the lead in security legislationD. legal penalty is a major Solomon to data leakage试题答案：D47、The author implies that an innovative scientific contribution is one that ______.（单选题）A. is accepted immediately by the scientific communityB. dies not relegate particulars to the role of dataC. presents a new scientific factD. introduces a new valid generalization试题答案：D48、The text supplies information to answer which of the following questions?（单选题）A. How does the reduction of space affect intragroup aggression among monkeys in an experimental setting?B. Do family units within a monkey social group compete with other family units for food?C. What are the mechanisms by which the social order of an established group of monkeys controls aggression within that group?D. How do monkeys engaged in aggression with other monkeys signal submission?试题答案：A49、According to paragraph 2, some organizations check their systems to find out ______.（单选题）A. whether there is any weak pointB. what sort of data has been stolenC. who is responsible for the leakageD. how the potential spies can be located试题答案：A50、The author chooses to write about school phobia because ______.（单选题）A. It is something new in Japan.B. Most children have developed the diseaseC. Its symptoms are not easily perceptibleD. An alarming proportion of Japanese children suffer from it试题答案：D51、In the eyes of the author, the greatest trouble with the US society may lay in ______.（单选题）A. the non-existence of consensus on the forms of the society should takeB. the lack of divergence over the common organizations of social lifeC. the non-acceptance of a society based on individual diversityD. the pervasive distress caused by national morale decline试题答案：A52、According to the passage one of the problems for pupils entering secondary schools is that ______.（单选题）A. they are taught by many different teachersB. they do not attend lessons in every subjectC. the teachers do not want to be friendlyD. the teachers give most attention to the more academic pupils试题答案：A53、The main idea of this passage is ______.（单选题）A. how to distinguish people’s facesB. how to describe people’s personalityC. how to distinguish people both inwardly and outwardlyD. how to tell good persons from bad persons without wearing masks试题答案：C54、Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?（单选题）A. What we don’t know about fever.B. There are benefits to developing fevers.C. Fevers inhibit bacterial growth.D. Lizards can develop fevers.试题答案：A55、According to the passage, the problems of Marinnation focused on here are mainly ______.（单选题）A. humanB. engineeringC. politicalD. social试题答案：B56、The text suggests which of the following about air pollution?（单选题）A. Further attempts to reduce emissions from gasoline-fueled vehicles will not help lower urban air-pollution levels.B. Attempts to reduce the pollutants that an individual gasoline-fueled vehicle emits have been largely unsuccessful.C. Few serious attempts have been made to reduce the amount of pollutants emitted by gasoline-fueled vehicles.D. Pollutants emitted by gasoline-fueled vehicles are not the most critical source of urban air pollution.试题答案：A57、According to the passage, which exits should an airline passenger locate before takeoff?（单选题）A. The front one and the back one.B. The two closest to the pilot seat.C. The ones that can be found in the dark.D. The ones with counted rows of seats between them.试题答案：C58、In contrast to the U. S., Japan and Sweden are funding their medical care ______.（单选题）A. more flexiblyB. more extravagantlyC. more cautiouslyD. more reasonably试题答案：D59、According to the passage, short feature films produced as early as 1992 ______.（单选题）A. were recorded by optical sensorsB. put musicians out of workC. were only effective for dialogue sequencesD. preceded talking pictures试题答案：D60、According to the text, starry flounder differ form most other species of flatfish in that starry flounder ______.（单选题）A. are not basically bilaterally symmetricB. do not become asymmetric until adulthoodC. do not all share the same asymmetryD. have both eyes on the same side of the head试题答案：C61、In an emergency airline passengers are advised to do all of the following EXCEPT ______.（单选题）A. follow crew commandsB. jump on fully inflated escape slidesC. run away as soon as possibleD. carry personal belongings试题答案：D62、To make your humor work, you should ______.（单选题）A. take advantage of different kinds of audienceB. make fun of the disorganized peopleC. address different problems to different peopleD. show sympathy for your listeners试题答案：C63、In presenting her analysis, the author does all of the following EXCEPT ______.（单选题）A. make general statements without reference to specific examplesB. describe some of the criteria employed by traditional historiansC. question the adequacy of the psychohistorians’ interpretation of eventsD. point out inconsistencies in the psychohistorians’ application of their methods试题答案：D64、We learn from the passage that people are classified according to ______.（单选题）A. their way of wearing masksB. their way of speaking and playingC. their knowledge and behaviorD. their physical appearance and personality试题答案：D65、You can get buffalo meat by the following ways EXCEPT ______?（单选题）A. supermarketB. mail orderC. InternetD. Health Food store试题答案：D66、The passage implies that ______.（单选题）A. the fever process is widespread because moderate fevers have benefitsB. the reduction of fevers can inhibit bacterial growthC. man can use sun lamp to raise lizards’ temperatureD. Crayfish injected with bacteria have a purpose for moving to hot areas试题答案：D67、Why didn’t Felix go back to England when the war started?（单选题）A. His parents wanted him to be with them.B. His mother would not agree to his going.C. His father intended to teach Felix himself.D. He himself did not really want to go.试题答案：B68、What does “this” in “Even expecting this... ” (para.2) refer to?（单选题）A. The distance between San Francisco and New York.B. The vastness of the country.C. The size of the Mediterranean Sea.D. The country’s borders.试题答案：B69、According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?（单选题）A. Smell is the most emotional of the senses.B. Smell stimulates our memory more than the other senses.C. Smell is considered to be mysterious, as it is untouchable.D. Smell is the most difficult sense to identify.试题答案：B70、The overall purpose of this passage is to ______.（单选题）A. demonstrate the cultural differences between America and EuropeB. indicate ways to improve the American image abroadC. describe the general impression of foreign visitors on AmericaD. criticize some behaviors of American taxi drivers试题答案：C71、The word “aggravate” (para 2) is closest in meaning to “ ______”.（单选题）A. make clearB. encounterC. settleD. make serious试题答案：D72、You can get buffalo meat by the following ways EXCEPT ______?（单选题）A. supermarketB. mail orderC. InternetD. Health Food store试题答案：D73、The word “this” in “I have taken this for granted” (para. 1) refers to which of the following?（单选题）A. Sixty percent of all ethnic minorities in UK live in London.B. Minorities only constitute a small part of UK’s population.C. There are more minority people in Britain than it appears.D. It is unwise for many more to come to London.试题答案：C74、Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the result of artificial selection by humanity?（单选题）A. Many new kinds of plants and animals are produced.B. Financial gain is increased considerably by producing better plants and animals.C. Humans are able to control plant and animal reproduction for humans’pleasure.D. It is necessary for humans to maintain the artificial environments.试题答案：D75、The best title for the Text may be ______.（单选题）A. Use Humor EffectivelyB. Various Kinds of HumorC. Add Humor to SpeechD. Different Humor Strategies试题答案：A76、Borglum’s mixture for filling cracks was ______.（单选题）A. very expensiveB. bought at the Black Hills minesC. invented by the sculptor himselfD. uncovered during carving试题答案：C77、To achieve the desired result, humorous stories should be delivered ______.（单选题）A. in well-worded languageB. as awkwardly as possibleC. in exaggerated statementsD. as casually as possible试题答案：D78、Which of the following is the purpose of the second paragraph?（单选题）A. To show that school phobia can be cured.B. To suggest a way to deal with school phobia.C. To describe the cause of school phobia.D. To present a typical case of school phobia.试题答案：D79、Dr. Hartmann is mentioned in the passage ______.（单选题）A. as the opponent of Dr. Ian OswaldB. because he has strange sleeping habitsC. as the pioneering sleep scientistD. because of his observation and analysis of sleep habits试题答案：D80、The asocial personality of Americans may stem from ______.（单选题）A. the absence of a common religion and ancestryB. the multiracial constituents of the US societyC. the want of a shared myth they possess in lifeD. the counterbalance to narcissistic personality试题答案：B81、What made the most negative impression on foreign visitors?（单选题）A. The country’s vastness.B. The informal friendliness of Americans.C. The fact that the American accent is hard to understand.D. The fact that not many Americans can speak a foreign language.试题答案：D82、In comparison with Voltaire, Sir Winston Churchill ______.（单选题）A. was happier with three hours of sleepB. would sleep more when stretched outC. would enjoy a longer sleep if possibleD. was less happy when he was asleep试题答案：C83、What can music do to an instrumentalist according to the passage?（单选题）A. Music can lead to the enlargement of all the layers of gray.B. Music can cause the brain to emit magnetic field.C. Music can stimulate to some degree the change of brain structure.D. Music can trigger physical change when he / she is playing the instrument.试题答案：C84、The word “mania” (para.2) most probably means ______.（单选题）A. funB. crazeC. hysteriaD. excitement试题答案：B85、You should call the doctor in if ______.（单选题）A. the infection spreads to another member of the familyB. swelling occurs in the region of the earsC. the patient’s voice is lost after two daysD. the patient’s condition continues to worsen试题答案：D86、According to the passage, Borglum’s son ______.（单选题）A. is deadB. was a presidentC. did maintenance workD. spent a million dollars试题答案：A87、NNK is usually considered to be one of the direct cause’s of ______.（单选题）A. asthmaB. lung cancerC. heart attacksD. high blood pressure试题答案：B88、What does “this” in “Even expecting this... ” (para.2) refer to?（单选题）A. The distance between San Francisco and New York.B. The vastness of the country.C. The size of the Mediterranean Sea.D. The country’s borders.试题答案：B89、The author of the text is primarily concerned with ______.（单选题）A. advancing a new methodology for changing a monkey’s social behaviorB. comparing the methods of several research studies on aggression among monkeysC. explaining the reasons for researcher’s interest in monkey’ s social behaviorD. discussing the development of investigators’ theories about aggression among monkeys试题答案：D90、It is obvious that the author of the passage ______.（单选题）A. shows indifference to the situation in the developed countriesB. is very concerned about global population problemsC. feels confident that the problem of population growth can be soon resolvedD. is pessimistic about the future of those high-fertility试题答案：B91、The passage implies that ______.（单选题）A. the fever process is widespread because moderate fevers have benefitsB. the reduction of fevers can inhibit bacterial growthC. man can use sun lamp to raise lizards’ temperatureD. Crayfish injected with bacteria have a purpose for moving to hot areas试题答案：D92、Researchers in behavioral psychology are divided with regard to ______.（单选题）A. how dreams are modified in their coursesB. the difference between sleep and wakefulnessC. why sleep is of great benefit to memoryD. the functions of a good night’s sleep试题答案：C93、You should call the doctor in if ______.（单选题）A. the infection spreads to another member of the familyB. swelling occurs in the region of the earsC. the patient’s voice is lost after two daysD. the patient’s condition continues to worsen试题答案：D94、In presenting her analysis, the author does all of the following EXCEPT ______.（单选题）A. make general statements without reference to specific examplesB. describe some of the criteria employed by traditional historiansC. question the adequacy of the psychohistorians’ interpretation of eventsD. point out inconsistencies in the psychohistorians’ application of their methods试题答案：D95、The author mentions that Marinnation would be all the following EXCEPT ______.（单选题）A. a circular city attached to the seabedB. a home for international organizationsC. a monumental engineering taskD. a place where people would want to live试题答案：D96、The writer finds the study of gifts and prizes interesting because it ______.（单选题）A. shows the power of the popular pressB. reveals social trendsC. confirms his view of human natureD. exposes journalistic dishonesty试题答案：B97、According to the passage, one of the reasons why readers in the 1920s and 130s were attracted by free insurance policies was that ______.（单选题）A. they were afraid of being unable to workB. jobs were more dangerous thenC. they had bigger families to look afterD. money was given away with the policies试题答案：A98、From Heilman’s remark, we can see that ______.（单选题）A. full use has been made of the wisdom of older peopleB. the wisdom of older people is not valued by American societyC. older people are no less intelligent than young peopleD. the wisdom of older people is of great value to American society试题答案：C99、The sound-on-film system guaranteed synchronization because the recording was ______.（单选题）A. made during the filming of the pictureB. edited by an optical sensorC. inserted on the film。
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上海外语口译证书考试：2021英语高级口译岗位资格证书考试真题模拟及答案(3)1、According to the passage, it would appear that most sore throats ______.（单选题）A. require an immediate visit to a doctorB. respond quickly to treatment with an antibioticC. rarely turn out to be serious illnessesD. result in tonsillitis even when treated试题答案：C2、Why does the author cite wallpaper and wall as examples?（单选题）A. To demonstrate the interdependence between economy and environment.B. To call for the government’s attention to ecological crisis.C. To emphasize economy’s reliance on environment.D. To explain the importance of controlling carbon emission.试题答案：C3、The sound-on-film system guaranteed synchronization because the recording was ______.（单选题）A. made during the filming of the pictureB. edited by an optical sensorC. inserted on the filmD. marked on the gramophone试题答案：C4、The forum’s official theme this year “shaping the post-crisis world” ______.（单选题）A. will be handed over to the coming G20 summitB. proves impracticalC. is supported by the achievementD. proves encouraging试题答案：B5、Borglum’s mixture for filling cracks was ______.（单选题）A. very expensiveB. bought at the Black Hills minesC. invented by the sculptor himselfD. uncovered during carving试题答案：C6、Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?（单选题）A. Politicians are obsessed with inputs and outputs, targets and controls.B. short-termism leads to the pursuit of immediate and quantifiable measurements.C. Center-right political parties have long focused on the increase of GDP.D. The cause of building GWB can be led by the center-left political parties.试题答案：D7、We may learn from the sentence “But the glamour of the “First World” pledge appealed to middle-class consumers with money to burn” in para. 4 that ______.（单选题）A. Brazilian went to Pao de Acucar because it was a brand from the “First World”B. Pao de Acucar was kind of local corner shops and thus cheaperC. Middle-class Brazilian went to Pao de Acucar instead of the cheaper local corner shops because of its sloganD. Pao de Acucar targeted middle-class consumers试题答案：C8、The author of the text is primarily concerned with ______.（单选题）A. countering a flawed argument that dismisses a possible solution to a problemB. reconciling contradictory points of view about the nature of a problemC. identifying the strengths of possible solutions to a problemD. discussing a problem and arguing in favor of one solution to it试题答案：C9、Towards the issue, what the writer is most concerned about is ______.（单选题）A. to advocate radically reforming government policiesB. to take into account the benefits upon retirementC. to put in practice what Hudson researchers believe inD. to prolong the practicability of older experienced employees试题答案：D10、When the author uses the automobile industry as an example, she argues that ______.（单选题）A. Japan’s auto industry is exceeding America’s auto industryB. the public schooling has stagnated because of competitionC. the current American education system is better than the Japanese oneD. competition must be introduced into the public education system试题答案：D11、This report ______.（单选题）A. was commissioned by the governmentB. agrees new ways of workingC. aims to find out how much the universities in the UK have been affected by the economy crisisD. represents universities aiming to get more government funds on education试题答案：B12、According to the passage, which of the following sayings about trains and movies is NOT true?（单选题）A. When you think about trains and the movies, it is easy to first think of romance and glamour.B. Film-makers love trains because an extremely compact space usually generate dramatic tension.C. Action, romance, comedy and documentary are the main theme of train movies.D. Some companies use trains as a tool of advert.试题答案：C13、The place that might have the lowest survival chance of cardiac arrest is ______.（单选题）A. Seattle.B. Alabama.C. Detroit.D. Alaska.试题答案：C14、What is expected to be the best title of this passage?（单选题）A. EU United to Fight Against AlcoholB. Alcohol Leading TroublesC. Comparison of Alcohol Consumption in the EUD. Alcohol and Policies in the EU试题答案：D15、It can be inferred from the passage that more people will ______.（单选题）A. use both non-renewable and renewable energyB. stick to the use of local utilityC. not be used to renewable energyD. use renewable energy only试题答案：A16、What does “this” in “Even expecting this... ” (para.2) refer to?（单选题）A. The distance between San Francisco and New York.B. The vastness of the country.C. The size of the Mediterranean Sea.D. The country’s borders.试题答案：B17、When the author uses the automobile industry as an example, she argues that ______.（单选题）A. Japan’s auto industry is exceeding America’s auto industryB. the public schooling has stagnated because of competitionC. the current American education system is better than the Japanese oneD. competition must be introduced into the public education system试题答案：D18、We may learn from the sentence “But the glamour of the “First World”pledge appealed to middle-class consumers with money to burn” in para. 4 that ______.（单选题）A. Brazilian went to Pao de Acucar because it was a brand from the “First World”B. Pao de Acucar was kind of local corner shops and thus cheaperC. Middle-class Brazilian went to Pao de Acucar instead of the cheaper local corner shops because of its sloganD. Pao de Acucar targeted middle-class consumers试题答案：C19、The main idea of this passage is ______.（单选题）A. how to distinguish people’s facesB. how to describe people’s personalityC. how to distinguish people both inwardly and outwardlyD. how to tell good persons from bad persons without wearing masks试题答案：C20、The function of the sentence “Don’t cut your ties to the local utility just yet.” in para. 2 is ______.（单选题）A. to state the thesis of the passageB. to serve as a summary of the passageC. to play the role of transitionD. to lead to a counter-argument in the following paragraphs试题答案：C21、The expression “fared best” in the sentence “During the 1960s and 1970s, and again after 1992, the poorest groups fared best.” in para. 8 can be paraphrased by which of the following?（单选题）A. obtained higher incomeB. lived a better lifeC. enjoyed more equalityD. paid lower income tax试题答案：B22、The word “muscle” (Line 5, Para. 1) probably means ______.（单选题）A. strengthen with pressure.B. replace with force.C. stop by law.D. take charge.试题答案：B23、Which of the following is NOT true about Gordon Brown’s recent agenda?（单选题）A. He has been negotiating on a tougher regulation of tax havens.B. He had a talk with Obama before the summit.C. He made a speech at St Paul’s Cathedral.D. He had an interview with the Financial Times.试题答案：D24、The deficit would probably affect the following EXCEPT ______.（单选题）A. HEIs projectionB. Source of foreign studentsC. International standing of UK higher educationD. Students’ job opportunities试题答案：D25、According to the passage, the British Library ______.（单选题）A. is going to buy back Rushdie’s personal archive from Amory UniversityB. opposes the American universities’ acquisition of archives from British literary peopleC. has discussed with Salman Rushdie about the acquisition of his personal archiveD. has expressed much concern over foreign buyers’ acquisition of Britain’s literary heritage试题答案：D26、According to the passage, the British Library ______.（单选题）A. is going to buy back Rushdie’s personal archive from Amory UniversityB. opposes the American universities’ acquisition of archives from British literary peopleC. has discussed with Salman Rushdie about the acquisition of his personal archiveD. has expressed much concern over foreign buyers’ acquisition of Britain’s literary heritage试题答案：D27、Which of the following is NOT included in the mission?（单选题）A. Switch on gradiometer.B. Develop delicate technologies so the very fragile mechanisms could also survive the intense shaking.C. Fire up the T5 that will help maintain orbit.D. Forecast climate change.试题答案：D28、The following contribute to the expected 4% “real terms” deficit EXPECT the fact that ______.（单选题）A. industry has provided less cost fundingB. staffing costs has risen too fastC. global economy crisis has occurredD. some countries have overtaken the UK in terms of investment in higher education试题答案：D29、Why was Salman Rushdie ambivalent about the idea of scholars studying his papers?（单选题）A. He was afraid that he would be pursued by Islamic extremists again.B. The scholars might use the papers to write a biography about himC. He felt that his privacy might be easily exposed to the public.D. He could not imagine what kind of consequences would be following.试题答案：C30、It can be learned from the passage that the British author Salman Rushdie ______.（单选题）A. lived in hiding under the protection of Scotland Yard for a decadeB. had spent the decade living in Scotland Yard until 1998C. lived in hiding in New York for one decadeD. had moved from place to place since the publication of The Satanic Verses试题答案：A31、Which of the following is the correct relationship between train and movie according to the passage?（单选题）A. From Russia With Love featured mainly within a train.B. Movie industry started before the train was invented.C. Mission: Impossible featured a brutal fight within a train.D. Untouchables featured a gunfight in a station.试题答案：A32、The function of the sentence “Don’t cut your ties to the local utility just yet.” in para. 2 is ______.（单选题）A. to state the thesis of the passageB. to serve as a summary of the passageC. to play the role of transitionD. to lead to a counter-argument in the following paragraphs试题答案：C33、The passage implies that protectionism ______.（单选题）A. shall not be put to useB. will help protect the rich countriesC. is frequently used by poor countriesD. is somehow helpful for the recovery of global trade试题答案：A34、According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about Andry Rajoelina?（单选题）A. He represents Antananarivo’s poor urban residents.B. He is not accepted by most countries.C. He was mayor of Antananarivo.D. He has been a famous orator throughout Madagascar.试题答案：D35、下列哪些设备是建筑施工中常见的垂直运输设备？（）（多选题）A. 塔式起重机B. 搅拌机C. 施工升降机D. 打桩机E. 龙门架及井架物料提升机试题答案：A,C,E36、The birthday phenomenon found among soccer players is mentioned to ______.（单选题）A. stress the importance of professional trainingB. spotlight the soccer superstars in the World CupC. introduce the topic of what makes expert performanceD. explain why some soccer teams play better than others试题答案：C37、From which country could Obama expect a warm welcome?（单选题）A. France.B. Germany.C. Turkey.D. Czech.试题答案：C38、The best definition of “claustrophobia” in “One of the classic train fights took advantage of rail claustrophobia, when James Bond fought Red Grant in From Russia With Love” is ______.（单选题）A. fear of close-in roomB. high speedC. difficulty to stopD. link with romance试题答案：A39、According to the passage, which of the following should be considered sources of renewable energy?（单选题）A. Petroleum, sunlight and wind power.B. Gas, water and fossil fuels.C. Coal, natural gas and hydropower.D. Sunlight, water and wind power.试题答案：D40、The author mentions that Marinnation would be all the following EXCEPT ______.（单选题）A. a circular city attached to the seabedB. a home for international organizationsC. a monumental engineering taskD. a place where people would want to live试题答案：D41、The Netherlands’ highest rates in Europe of babies dying during or just after birth ______.（单选题）A. are the reseason why the research was carried outB. have something to do with their high rates of home birthsC. suggest hospital birth is a better choiceD. have changed the government’s attitude towards home birth试题答案：A42、Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?（单选题）A. Politicians are obsessed with inputs and outputs, targets and controls.B. short-termism leads to the pursuit of immediate and quantifiable measurements.C. Center-right political parties have long focused on the increase of GDP.D. The cause of building GWB can be led by the center-left political parties.试题答案：D43、The passage states that the operas of the Florentine Camerata are ______.（单选题）A. unjustifiably ignored by musicologistsB. not generally considered to be of high aesthetic valueC. among those great works in which popular historical themes were portrayedD. often inappropriately cited as examples of great musical works试题答案：B44、The second paragraph is written chiefly to show that ______.（单选题）A. there will be an acute labor shortage in the near futureB. baby-boomers contribute much to the U. S. economic outputC. government policies concerning older people are out-datedD. older workers are enthusiastic about collecting social benefits试题答案：A45、In order to treat a sore throat one should ______.（单选题）A. prevent the patient from eating too muchB. give the patient up to 4 aspirin tablets every hourC. make sure the patient takes in plenty of liquidD. make the patient gargle with soft drink试题答案：C46、Which of the following statements is true?（单选题）A. Pupils will form relationships with old pupils rather than teachers.B. The setting of the primary school is comparatively simpler than that of the secondary school.C. All the teachers in the secondary school are rather frightening-looking.D. Pupils have opportunities to get help from any teacher in the secondary school.试题答案：B47、Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?（单选题）A. The extra increase in benefit rates for families with young children is more important than other issues.B. To reduce poverty, the most important thing is to lower unemployment.C. To narrow the gap between rich and poor, the benefit rates should be raised higher than inflation rate.D. The government’s welfare reform programme has met strong criticism and opposition.试题答案：C48、We can conclude from the passage about nuclear fusion EXCEPT ______.（单选题）A. it has great potential to produce abundant clean energyB. NIF has just finished constructing a practical fusion reactorC. extreme temperatures are needed to work itD. it has not been successfully used to produce net energy gain in labs试题答案：B49、According to the passage, the men whom Borglum hired were ______.（单选题）A. trained sculptorsB. laid-off stone masonsC. Black Hills volunteersD. visitors to Mount Rushmore试题答案：A50、This passage is mainly about ______.（单选题）A. deforestation in the rural agricultural societiesB. use of rice husks as an insulation materialC. design and use of a solar ovenD. maintenance of temperature in a solar oven试题答案：C51、What is the reaction of the international society towards Andry Rajoelina’s coming into power?（单选题）A. The US has cut all its aid.B. International donor funds stop completely.C. Norway reduces its donation to only $14m.D. The US still gives its humanitarian aid to Madagascar.试题答案：D52、The author quotes U. N. Secretary General’s remark in the last paragraph mainly to demonstrate that ______.（单选题）A. telephone is more important to the poor than the WebB. digital revolution will be welcomed by the poorC. the gap between the rich and the poor can be wider in the information ageD. half the world’s population will benefit from knowledge explosion试题答案：C53、According to the passage, law-abiding citizens ______.（单选题）A. can possibly steal things because of their povertyB. can possibly take away goods without payingC. have never stolen goods from the supermarketsD. are difficult to be caught when they steal things试题答案：B54、According to the passage, law-abiding citizens ______.（单选题）A. can possibly steal things because of their povertyB. can possibly take away goods without payingC. have never stolen goods from the supermarketsD. are difficult to be caught when they steal things试题答案：B55、The expression “phasing-out” in the sentence “But the phasing-out of benefit premiums for lone parents is hitting one of the biggest groups of people relying on social security.” in para. 12 can best be replaced by ______.（单选题）A. gradual withdrawalB. slow continuationC. large increaseD. sudden stoppage试题答案：A56、Which of the following sentence best responds to “But it will be much easier.., than to conceal the gulf that exists within Europe itself” in para. 13?（单选题）A. But some of Europe’s leaders are unwilling to take lessons from the country they blame for creating this crises.B. It is true that Mr. Obama’s focus has been on trying to rebuild ties with Europe.C. I am only using Germany to prove the point that Europe does not speak with one voice.D. No one else is talking about “a global new deal”.试题答案：C57、图中为保证外架安全的措施中错误的是（）。