2010年5月二级笔译实务模拟试题

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全国翻译专业资格(水平)英语二级笔译实务模拟试卷一

全国翻译专业资格（水平）英语二级笔译实务模拟试卷一[问答题]1.Passage 1What exactly does gl（江南博哥）obalization mean? Concepts related to globalization include “internationalization”, “multidomestic marketing”, and “multinational or divansnational marketing”, suggesting that the basic criterion is divansactions across national boundaries.In the marketing and sdivategic management literature, globalization is conceptualized as a means to gain competitive advantage by locating different stages of production in different geographic regions according to the particular region’s comparative advantage.This conceptualization focuses only on the economic aspects of globalization; social, cultural and political factors are only considered in the context of achieving economic advantage.Thus, being “culturally sensitive” in global markets is being able to sell one’s product with enough ingenuity to avoid possible pitfalls arising from the seller’s ignorance of local customs.International marketing textbooks discuss such cultural pitfalls in great detail; however, the cultural contest of globalization is always framed by the economy.Broader conceptualization of globalization can be found in other disciplines such as sociology and anthropology.Waters defined globalization as “a social process in which the consdivaints of geography on social and cultural arrangements recede and in which people become increasingly aware that they are receding.” This conceptualization with its much broader scope, allows for the examination of a number of consequences of globalization, not jut economic but social, cultural and political ones.While there are a few different conceptualizations of globalization, researchers seem to be in agreement that there are at least three dimensions of globalization: economic, political and cultural.The economic aspects of globalization stem from the spread of the capitalist world economy and the resulting expansion of goods and services.The need for cheap raw materials, cheap labor and new markets saw the expansion of the capitalist world economy from one that was primarily Eurocendivic to one that encompassed the entire world.This process was achieved by various means and often involved overcoming political resistances in the new markets.The political aspects of globalization involved establishing condivol over marketsand raw materials through either the use of direct military power or the establishment of international institutions that condivol such markets.The rise of the nation-state is an example of the political aspect of globalization, although it is argued that advances in telecommunications and information systems and the resulting consdivuctions of institutions that divansience territorial boundaries are making the nation-state obsolete.If the economic and political aspects of globalization involve material and power exchanges, the cultural of globalization involves the expression of symbols that represents facts, meanings, beliefs, preferences, tastes and values.In fact, these symbolic exchanges are increasingly displacing economic and political exchanges in the spread of global mass culture.Traditional barriers of language pose no problems to modem means of cultural production such as satellite television and film.However, the new “global culture”, despite its manifestations through consumption of global products and symbols in different part of the globe, is essentially the culture of dominant groups centered in the West.参考答案：参考译文全球化到底意味着什么?与全球化有关的概念包括“国际化”、“国内多国市场”以及“多国或跨国市场”意味着全球化的基本标准是跨国际的交易。

2010年5月二笔真题

完形填空（2010年5月）When We Talk About Privacyby Ruth Suli UrmanWhen we talk about privacy issues with teenagers, what are we really talking about? Most importantly, trust. It's only natural for adolescents growing into their teen years, to want some privacy, some alone time, where they can think about who they are becoming, who they want to be and perhaps, just to relax and be out of earshot of the rest of the world. Teens, like adults, work hard too. And when we consider how much socializing they are forced to do, when they attend school all day, sometimes they just want to come home, go into their room, close the door and just listen to the music of their choice. As adults, it helps to remember not to take these things personally.We also need to remember that teenagers can experience "bad" days, too. In giving them the space to be irritable or sad, without demanding that they put on a cheerful face and façade - as we certainly can't expect anything from them that we don't expect from ourselves! - we are honoring their feelings, as we honor our own feelings.Keeping journals, having private conversations with their friends on the phone, and wanting some alone time is a teen's way of becoming who they are. They are slipping into their bodies, their minds, and their distinct individualities. It helps to remember what it was like to be a teen: the writing we may not have wanted to show our parents, the conversations with friends about "crushes," the times that we wanted to listen to The Beatles when our parents only wanted to hear classical music.It is helpful to think about how we want to be treated, as an adult. Remember: respect is earned, not taken for granted. In order to expect our teenagers to be respectful of us, we must be their teachers and their guides, so that they can mirror our behavior. They will give us back what we are giving them, even without consciously thinking about it. What happens if they "hole" themselves up and we never see their lovely faces? As a beginning, in balancing their alone time, we can reach out and make the time to gather the family together, such as meal times, to create communication. This way our children don't end up living their lives behind closed bedroom doors (where we miss out on their childhood years).Coming together as a family is important, too. There is an immense feeling of satisfaction knowing that we are not strangers to our children, and they are not strangers to us. If there is any concern about what they are doing when you are not with them, find a good time and place where they are comfortable (and you are feeling relaxed about talking) and tell them about your concerns. Life is a series of balances, and in the instance of privacy, we can balance that too. Let them know in a loving way how much you care and perhaps share one of your own teenage stories.In teaching them to balance their privacy needs, there is nothing wrong with asking them questions about where they are going, and expecting them to honor our house rules about curfew, etc. We are still the parents and if we decide we need more information about their friends, by all means, take notes on where they are headed off to, or better yet, offer to be a part of their lives, as much as they are willing to let you in: personally meet their friends' parents; become active in their school. It's a great way to find out about their friendships-which are invaluable to teens, and to foster a close relationship with our teenagers - especially if we come from a place of love and caring and not from a sense of snooping or spying.翻译必译题C-E新中国成立时，继承的是一条与所有邻国都有问题的边界。

全国翻译专业资格考试(二级笔译实务)模拟试题及答案(五)

全国翻译专业资格考试（二级笔译实务）模拟试题及答案（五）试题下载翻译专业资格考试(二级笔译实务)模拟试题及答案(五)英译汉Practice 1Since the earliest times in England, the traveler's inn has always been a warm and hospitable place, a gathering place for voyagers to rest and recover. The tireless landlord, the local customers sharing drinks and food, the welcoming atmosphere, have all become part of the legend of the typical English country and city life. In later centuries, the English tavern took on the role of community gathering place, being the location where friendly chatter and fierce social debate mixed with business discussions, and food, wine, beer and coffee were consumed as the noise of convivial exchanges rose.In modern times, the English pub often continues to function as the communal meeting place, especially for people whose homes are too small to entertain any number of guests or friends. In many Asian countries, the local restaurant serves a similar social function.In Ireland, the pub has acted as a central attraction for poorer villagers in the rural areas, and as a literary and social focus in the cities. In keeping with the sociable nature of pub gatherings, music as well as talk has become a central part of this institution in Ireland.Now people around the world are able to experience the friendly nature of the Irish pub, which follows in the wake of its English equivalent as a welcome and growing expert. English pubs have been found in America, in parts of Europe and throughout the world where English pub is witnessing an outburst of international popularity as westerns turn away from their television and computer screens and seek to put a human face to their social contacts. They are finding it in the bars and corners of Irish pubs where Guinness stout, the Irish national drink, is available in the tall dark creamy pint glasses and Irish music is the regular fare.An international representative for the Irish manufacturers of Jameson's whiskey, Patrick Mc-Carville, points out that while the world has been laughing at Irish jokes ( a stereotype of the Irish way of life) , the Irish have been quietly carrying out an economic coup which is seen in the evidence of the explosion of Irish pubs.参考译文从最古老的年代起，英国的旅客客栈就一直是温馨好客的地方，旅行者可聚集在那里休养生息。

2010年5月笔译实务真题答案及出处

在论坛居然让我看到真题的原文和答案，一模一样，早点到论坛下载就好了。

2009年9月22日胡锦涛在联合国气候变化峰会开幕式上的讲话双语WORD下载大家网的版主太有先见之名了，推荐大家一定要看外交部、国内外名人致辞及热点话题中英文对照WORD版主最近还在更新2010年9月份国内外领导人及外交演讲中英对照文本汇总（9.25更新）准备考试的同学一定要支持试题下文节选携手应对气候变化挑战——在联合国气候变化峰会开幕式上的讲话2009年9月22日，美国纽约中华人民共和国主席胡锦涛Join Hands to Address Climate ChallengeStatement by H.E. Hu JintaoPresident of the People's Republic of ChinaAt the Opening Plenary Session ofThe United Nations Summit on Climate ChangeNew York, 22 September 2009潘基文秘书长，各位同事：Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Dear Colleagues,今天，各国领导人汇聚联合国，共商应对气候变化大计，这对推动国际社会有力应对气候变化这一全球性挑战具有十分重要的意义。

Today, world leaders are gathered at the United Nations to discuss ways to tackle climate change. This is of great significance for catalyzing strong action by the international community to meet this global challenge.全球气候变化深刻影响着人类生存和发展，是各国共同面临的重大挑战。

(记忆版)2010全国外语翻译资格证考试英语二级笔译试题

2010全国外语翻译资格证秋季考试英语二级笔译试题（2010.11.13）(记忆版)2010年11月13日在厦门大学参加2010年全国外语翻译资格证英语二级笔译考试，凭回忆将题目及考试启示整理如下：考题来源：英译汉英美散文，特别是美文。

《经济学人》等英美报刊杂志的原文。

汉译英：作家作品序言，特别是散文。

人民日报等报纸的社论、评论文章。

启示：要广泛阅读，最大限度地提高英文水平。

同时要不遗余力地看中文报刊杂志，提高中文水平。

努力，努力，再努力，这就是这次的全国外语翻译资格证考试带给我的启示。

我的水平还很不够。

英译汉Passage1 Saying it with silenceOften silence makes people uncomfortable, accustomed as they are to the noise and commotion of the world, but silence is all about coming home to ourselves.When we sit in silence we relax and slip into an exquisite nothingness. We look within and drop our opinionated mind and learn to feel everything around us more deeply.Often it happens that when we wait in silence, life rushes back to fill those crevices in our souls. There are times when silence becomes the most potent way of communication and is more effective than words.Lovers all over the world are said to communicate with silence. Understand each other‟s silence. The famous telepathy between two people who have strong feelings for each other happens in a compelling silence.Undeniably, silence needs a special kind of power and authority of mind and saying it with silence needs a certain …command of language‟. To say nothing is often more difficult than expressing the anger, love and betrayal with words.However, being silent with a natural and calm stillness within is like a spiritual reflex. Analyze it too much or think too much about it and it degenerates itself into something superficial and edgy. If we become self-conscious about silence then we begin to work against it. We rush to fill it with inane talks and nervous gestures, and the silence loses its value.But we can certainly develop this powerful way of communicating by practicing a calm mind. By realizing that between stimulus and response, there is a space and in that space is our power to choose ourresponse because in our response lies our growth and our freedom. That “space” is silence.Each time when I feel that I just cannot take another step forward in life, I seek refuge in silence. And sure enough I get recharged with fresh dose of faith, hope and confidence.Passage2 来自《经济学人》Women and workDec 30th 2009From The Economist print editionThe rich world‟s quiet revolution: women are gradually taking over the workplaceGetty ImagesAT A time when the world is short of causes for celebration, here is a candidate: within the next few months women will cross the 50% threshold and become the majority of the American workforce. Women already make up the majority of university graduates in the OECD countries and the majority of professional workers in several rich countries, including the United States. Women run many of the world’s great companies, from PepsiCo in America to Areva in France.Women’s economic empowerment is arguably the biggest socialchange of our times. Just a generation ago, women were largely confined to repetitive, menial jobs. They were routinely subjected to casual sexism and were expected to abandon their careers when they married and had children. Today they are running some of the organisations that once treated them as second-class citizens. Millions of women have been given more control over their own lives. And millions of brains have been put to more productive use. Societies that try to resist this trend—most notably the Arab countries, but also Japan and some southern European countries—will pay a heavy price in the form of wasted talent and frustrated citizens.Click here to find out more!This revolution has been achieved with only a modicum off riction (see article). Men have, by and large, welcomed women’s invasion of the workplace. Yet even the most positive changes can be incomplete or unsatisfactory. This particular advance comes with two stings. The first is that women are still under-represented at the top of companies. Only 2% of the bosses of America’s largest companies and 5% of their peers in Britain are women. They are also paid significantly less than men on average. The second is that juggling work and child-rearing is difficult. Middle-class couples routinely complain that they have too little time for their children.汉译英Passage1在这里，作者有时候会无所事事。

笔译二级实务(综合)模拟试卷6(题后含答案及解析)

笔译二级实务（综合）模拟试卷6(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1. English-Chinese Translation 2. Chinese-English TranslationPART 1 English-Chinese Translation (60 points)This part consists of two sections: SECTIONA 1 “Compulsory Translation”and SECTION 2 “Optional Translation”which comprises “Topic 1”and “Topic 2”. Translate the passage in SECTION 1 and your choice from passages in SECTION 2 into Chinese. Write “Compulsory Translation”above your translation of SECTION 1 and write “Topic 1”or “Topic 2”above your translation of the passage from SECTION 2. The time for this part is 100 minutes.SECTION 1 Compulsory Translation (30 points)1．The Pediatrics report answered many questions, but much about the subject remains a mystery.正确答案：儿科的报告回答了许多疑问，但是同时关于这个问题还有不少疑团没有解开。

涉及知识点：英译汉2．Exactly why obesity and early development should be linked is not well understood.正确答案：究竟为什么肥胖与提前发育之间有联系，人们了解得并不是很多。

2010年英语笔译二级考试全真模拟试题(4)-中大网校

2010年英语笔译二级考试全真模拟试题(4)总分：100分及格：60分考试时间：120分词汇和语法Part 1 V ocabulary Selection(1)With the development of industry, the problem of pollution was __________from the very beginning, but no one cared about it until the late 1800s.(2)The firm's CEO is not one for discourse；when he opened his mouth，it was to issue a command．(3)In accordance with the terms of payment in the contract, please open an ________ L/C in our favor.(4)The theory that people move around inside the television is interesting but implausible.(5)The early stowaways swore their allegiance to the nation and received their naturalization.(6)Such benefits are predicted to be greatest for Germany and Austria, _________ retain the closest ties with the candidate countries.(7)In the informal meeting the exporter learned that the importer was interested__________purchase rather than prepacked sets of 12.(8)Due to the fact that universities can not enroll all the candidates,__________ to university is competitive.(9)As an English major student at one of the most famous universities in China, I strongly believe that business English is more practical than other fields.(10)Just last week, for example, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the disturbing disclosure that chick flu may be pretty deadlier than previously believed.(11)A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of article．(12)The WTO meeting __________ with no agreement on launching a broad round of trade liberalization negotiations．(13)Once a proposal goes into its place, it's not likely to reverse it.(14)Many young people believe that War is stupid and unnecessary．To them，to lose one’s 1ife on the battlefield is_________.(15)Experiments have shown that l60 decibels of noise are lethal for small fur-bearing animals．(16)This book comes as a revelation to one who was nourished in his youth on the enlightened English socialist tradition represented by George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells.(17)There is no other man in history than Thomas Jefferson who formulated the ideas of democracy with such fullness，persuasiveness and logic．(18)The open account procedure is when the exporter dispatches the goods, prepares the invoice, sends them to the customer, and then waits for payment.(19)The English language has always changed，but the rate of change has been uneven．(20)When he realized he had been suggested to sign the contract by intrigue，he threatened to start legal proceedings to cancel the agreement．Part 2 V ocabulary Replacement(1)The house was situated on a hill over the village．(2)They are at the moment working ________ time to get everything ready for the conference.(3)Although the life was very harsh，the doctor remained on the island for the reason of the people．(4)Because this area has a high rate of crime and unemployment，there are only people moving out．(5)The young man dangled in midair, held by one frail rope.(6) What distinguished her in the other girls was her peculiar hairstyle.(7)The psychology therapist's job is to help people "re-author" stories that aren't doing them__________.(8)Your personal information is everywhere—processed and manipulated，stored and sold．But few people really know what is going on and how extensive this vacation has grown．(9)The project, which will be accomplished by the end of 2008, will expand the city's telephone network to cover one million users.(10)If you ordered through an agent, please check with the agent to__________ that your order was received and processed.(11)This phenomenon still has many of them wondering their heads.(12)The patient says he dreads__________ neighbors to carry him and his wheelchair up the stairs to his tenth__________ floor apartment when the elevator goes out．(13)In the word of sport, the four minute mile-the“ dream mile”-until recently was the most intriguing goal remaining to the individual athlete.(14) For seven days after the mud-slide, they had only grass and tree leaves to subsist upon.(15)She was told to give the award to whom she ever thought had contributed most to the welfare of the student body.Part 3 Error Correction(1) All the students of this university have free ________ to the Internet via a broadband connection.(2)A valiant guerrilla soldier was killed yesterday．(3)In addition to cultural differences, overseas students have to overcome linguistic __________as soon as possible.(4)Before writing a book, the first thing is considering what to say.(5)Many plants lie dormant throughout the whole winter．(6)The government has hardly taken measures to crack down on these crimes when new ones occurred.(7)He didn't buy the book because he was interested in poetry.(8)We are delighted to establish business relationship with you．(9)Some women can make a good salary in a job instead of staying at home, but they decided not to work for the sake of the family.(10)The traffic police stopped three trucks heavily loading with merchandise that looked as grain bags.(11)Aiming to retrieve the Mars rover Opportunity，engineers are imitating Mars surface conditions in a testing laboratory．(12)The sentry guard dived into his__________ and closely observed the stranger towards him.(13)An__________test is a rough measure of a child’s capacity for learning，particularly for learning the kinds of things required at school．(14)<A href="javascript:;"></A>Jack’s__________0f black music and performers into a mainstream art form contributed in crucial but not often noted ways to desegregation.(15)In international banking today，a bank must have a deep——into international financial markets．阅读理解(1)(2)The word “couriers” underlined in Paragraph l means__________.(3)The word “stride” underlined in P aragraph l probably means__________.(4)Which of the following names is NOT used for EMS?(5)Which of the following is true of DHL according to the passage?(6)The author provides a further explanation of__________.(7)Which of the following questions is answered according to the passage?(8)All the following factors are given as reasons for the annoyance of the private courier services EXCEPT__________.(9)The recent test in Britain shows that__________.(10)Which of the following can be inferred about Russia?(11)阅读短文，回答{TSE}题。

英语翻译二级笔译实务模拟试题及答案解析（2）

英语翻译二级笔译实务模拟试题及答案解析（2）英语翻译二级笔译实务模拟试题及答案解析（2）(1/2)Section ⅠEnglish-Chinese TranslationTranslate the following two passages into Chinese.Part A Compulsory Translation第1题LONDON—Webster's Dictionary defines plague as "anything that afflicts or troubles; calamity; scourge." Further definitions include "any contagious epidemic disease that is deadly; esp., bubonic plague" and, from the Bible, "any of various calamities sent down as divine punishment." The verb form means "to vex; harass; trouble; torment."In Albert Camus' novel, The Plague, written soon after the Nazi occupation of France, the first sign of the epidemic is rats dying in numbers: "They came up from basements and cubby-holes, cellars and drains, in long swaying lines; they staggered in the light, collapsed and died, right next to people. At night, in corridors and side-streets, one could clearly hear the tiny squeaks as they expired. In the morning, on the outskirts of town, you would find them stretched out in the gutter with a little floret of blood on their pointed muzzles, some blown up and rotting, other stiff, with their whiskers still standing up."The rats are messengers, but—human nature being what it is—their message is not immediately heeded. Life must go on. There are errands to run, money to be made. The novel is set in Oran, an Algerian coastal town of commerce and lassitude, where the heat rises steadily to the point that the sea changes color, deep blue turning to a "sheen of silver or iron, making it painful to look at." Even when people start to die—their lymph nodesswollen, blackish patches spreading on their skin, vomiting bile, gasping for breath—the authorities' response is hesitant. The word "plague" is almost unsayable. In exasperation, the doctor-protagonist tells a hastily convened health commission: "I don't mind the form of words. Let's just say that we should not act as though half the town were not threatened with death, because then it would be."The sequence of emotions feels familiar. Denial is followed by faint anxiety, which is followed by concern, which is followed by fear, which is followed by panic. The phobia is stoked by the sudden realization that there are uncontrollable dark forces, lurking in the drains and the sewers, just beneath life's placid surface. The disease is a leveler, suddenly everyone is vulnerable, and the moral strength of each individual is tested. The plague is on everyone's minds, when it's not in their bodies. Questions multiply: What is the chain of transmission? How to isolate the victims?Plague and epidemics are a thing of the past, of course they are. Physical contact has been cut to a minimum in developed societies. Devices and their digital messages direct our lives. It is not necessary to look into someone's eyes let alone touch their skin in order to become, somehow, intimate. Food is hermetically sealed. Blood, secretions, saliva, pus, bodily fluids—these are things with which hospitals deal, not matters of daily concern.A virus contracted in West Africa, perhaps by a man hunting fruit bats in a tropical forest to feed his family, and cutting the bat open, cannot affect a nurse in Dallas, Texas, who has been wearing protective clothing as she tended a patient who died. Except that it does. "Pestilence is in fact very common," Camus observes, "but we find it hard to believe in a pestilence when itdescends upon us."The scary thing is that the bat that carries the virus is not sick. It is simply capable of transmitting the virus in the right circumstances. In other words, the virus is always lurking even if invisible. Itis easily ignored until it is too late.Pestilence, of course, is a metaphor as well as a physical fact. It is not just blood oozing from gums and eyes, diarrhea and vomiting. A plague had descended on Europe as Camus wrote. The calamity and slaughter were spreading through the North Africa where he had passed his childhood. This virus hopping today from Africa to Europe to the United States has come in a time of beheadings and unease. People put the phenomena together as denial turns to anxiety and panic. They sense the stirring of uncontrollable forces. They want to be wrong but they are not sure they are.At the end of the novel, the doctor contemplates a relieved throng that has survived: "He knew that this happy crowd was unaware of something that one can read in books, which is that the plague bacillus never dies or vanishes entirely, that it can remain dormant for dozens of years in furniture or clothing, that it waits patiently in bedrooms, cellars, trunks, handkerchiefs and old papers, and that perhaps the day will come when, for the instruction or misfortune of mankind, the plague will rouse its rats and send them to die in some well-contented city."下一题(2/2)Section ⅠEnglish-Chinese TranslationTranslate the following two passages into Chinese.Part A Compulsory Translation第2题PARIS-When France won its second Nobel Prize in less than a week on Monday, this time for economics, Prime Minister Manuel Valls quickly took to Twitter, insisting with no shortage of pride that the accomplishment was a loud rebuke for those who say that France is a nation in decline."After Patrick Modiano, another Frenchman in the firmament: Congratulations to Jean Tirole!" Mr. Valls wrote. "What a way to thumb one's nose at French bashing! Proud of France."Some in the country were already giddy after Mr. Modiano, a beloved author, whose concise and moody novels are often set in France during the Nazi occupation, won the Nobel Prize for literature last week. The award helped to raise the global stature of Mr. Modiano, whose three books published in the United States—two novels and a children's book—before the Nobel had collectively sold fewer than 8,000 copies.Joining in the chorus, Le Monde suggested in an editorial that at a time of rampant French-bashing, Mr. Modiano's achievement was something of a vindication for a country where Nobel Prizes in literature flow more liberally than oil. Mr. Modiano was the 15th French writer, including Sartre and Camus, to win the award.Yet this being France, a country where dissatisfaction can be worn like an accessory, some intellectuals, economists and critics greeted the awards with little more than a shrug at a time when the economy has been faltering, Paris has lost influence to Berlin and Brussels, the far-right National Front has been surging, and Francois Hollande has become one of the most unpopular French presidents in recent history. Others sniffed haughtily that while France was great at culture, it remained economically and politically prostrate.Even Mr. Modiano may have unintentionally captured the national mood when, informed of his prize by his editor, he said he found it "strange" and wanted to know why the Nobel committee had selected him.Even Mr. Modiano may have unintentionally captured the national mood when, informed of hisprize by his editor, he said he found it "strange" and wanted to know why the Nobel committee had selected him.Alain Finkielkraut, a professor of philosophy at the elite 图片Polytechnique, who recently published a book criticizing what he characterized as France's descent into conformity and multiculturalism, said that rather than showing that France was on the ascent, the fetishizing of the Nobel Prizes by the French political elite revealed the country's desperation."I find the idea that the Nobels are being used as a riposte to French-bashing idiotic," he said. "Our education system is totally broken, and the Nobel Prize doesn't change anything. I have a lot of affection for Mr. Modiano, but I think Philip Roth deserved it much more. To talk that all in France is going well and that the pessimism is gone is absurd. France is doing extremely badly. There is an economic crisis. There is a crisis of integration.I am not going to be consoled by these medals made of chocolate."Robert Frank, a history professor emeritus at the University of Paris 1—Sorbonne, and the author of The Fear of Decline, France From 1914 to 2014, echoed that the self-aggrandizement that had greeted the prizes among the French establishment reflected a country lacking in self-confidence. In earlier centuries, he noted, the prize had been greeted as something obvious.When French writers or intellectuals won Nobels in the mid-20th century, "there was no jolt at that time, because France still saw itself as important, so there wasn't much to add to that," he said. "Today, it may help some people to show that France still counts in certain places in the world. This doesn't fix the crisis of unemployment, however, that is sapping this society."In academic economic circles, Mr. Tirole's winning the 2014 Nobel in economic science for his work on the best way to regulate large, powerful firms, was greeted as a fitting tribute to a man whose work had exerted profound influence. It added to an already prominent year for French economists, as seen from Thomas Piketty's book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, which became an immediate best-seller when translated into English six months ago.Mr. Tirole's work gained particular attention after the 2008 financial crisis, which revealed problems in the regulation of financial firms in the United States and Europe.But some noted the paradox of the award going to an economist from a nation where the economy was less than shimmering, and where many businesses and critics bemoan a culture of excessive red tape.Others like Sean Safford, an associate professor of economic sociology at Institut 图片Politiques de Paris, the elite institute for political studies known as Sciences Po, said Mr. Tirole, a professor of economics at the University of Toulouse in France, was notable for coming at a time of economic malaise and brain drain, when so many of the country's brightest are emigrating elsewhere in Europe or to the United States. "The average French person, who is struggling to pay the bills, is not going to rejoice," he said.At a time when France is trying to overhaul its social model amid withering resistance to change, others said the award hadlaid bare the country's abiding stratification between a small, hyper-educated elite and the rest of the country.Peter Gumbel, a British journalist living in France who most recently wrote a book on French elitism, said that while the prize would provide some sense of national validation, the two men did not reflect the country as a whole."Undoubtedly the French ecosystem produces incredibly smart people at the very top end, whoare capable of winning prizes, and who fall into a grand tradition, and that is what the French school system is geared to Produce," he said.上一题下一题(1/2)Section ⅡChinese-English TranslationThis section consists of two parts, Part A—"Compulsory Translation" and Part B— "Choice of Two Translations" consisting of two sections "T opic 1" and "Topic 2". 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Meanwhile, compared with others in the European Union, Danes remain above-average emitters of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. For all its wind turbines, a large proportion of the rest of Denmark's power is generated by plants that burn imported coal.The Danish experience shows how difficult it can be for countries grown rich on fossil fuels to switch to renewable energy sources like wind power. Among the hurdles are fluctuating political priorities, the high cost of putting new turbines offshore, concern about public acceptance of large wind turbines and the volatility of the wind itself."Europe has really led the way," said Alex Klein, a senior analyst with Emerging Energy Research, a consulting firm with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Some parts of western Denmark derive 100 percent of their peak needs from wind if the breeze is up. Germany and Spain generate more power in absolute terms, but in those countries wind still accounts for a far smaller proportion of the electricity generated. The average for all 27 European Union countries is 3 percent.But the Germans and the Spanish are catching up as Denmark slows down. Of the thousands of megawatts of wind power added last year around the world, only 8 megawatts were installed in Denmark.If higher subsidies had been maintained, he said, Denmark could now be generating close to one-third—rather than one-fifth—of its electricity from windmills.下一题(2/2)Section ⅠEnglish-Chinese TranslationTranslate the following two passages into Chinese.Part A Compulsory Translation第2题This week and next, governments, international agencies and nongovernmental organizations are gathering in Mexico City at the World Water Forum to discuss the legacy of global Mulhollandism in water—and to chart a new course.They could hardly have chosen a better location. Water is being pumped out of the aquifer on which Mexico City stands at twice the rate of replenishment. The result: the city is subsiding at the rate of about half a meter every decade. You can see the consequences in the cracked cathedrals, the tilting Palace of Arts and the broken water and sewerage pipes.Every region of the world has its own variant of the water crisis story. The mining ofgroundwaters for irrigation has lowered the water table in parts of India and Pakistan by 30 meters in the past three decades. As water goes down, the cost of pumping goes up, undermining the livelihoods of poor farmers.What is driving the global water crisis? Physical availability is part of the problem. Unlike oil or coal, water is an infinitely renewable resource, but it is available in a finite quantity. 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muscle”underlined in Paragraph 2 is an example of __________．(6)According to the passage，a “dry”county is most probably a__________．(7)The word “they”underlined in Paragraph 2 refers to __________．(8)We can assume from the last sentence Of Paragraph 2 that the“Bible Belt”refers to __________．(9)The word “They”underlined in Paragraph 3 refers to __________．(10)The phrase “giant retailer”in Paragraph 4 refers most possibly to __________．(11)<A href="javascript:;"></A><A href="javascript:;"></A>(12)According to the passage，the sales tax is on all the following EXCEPT__________．(13)All the following terms that appear in Paragraph 2 refer roughly to the same as “tax—free shopping”EXCEPT__________．(14)According to the passage，it seems that one can have more sales tax benefits in__________．(15)Mr．Verenda Smith is most probably a__________．(16)According to the passage，residents in the state of Mississippi saved last year from tax breaks about __________．(17)The phrase consumer 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我们然后会提供参考译文，并提供部分视频解析，加Joy老师微信：transwrite0724 获取听课链接！考前快来突袭一把，把一些小细节注意下，避免考试出错！英译汉PassageOne（430字）I just spent the last two days at a great conference convened by M.I.T. and Harvard on “Online Learning and the Future of Residential Education” —a k a “How can colleges charge $50,000 a year if my kid can learn it all free from massive open online courses?”You may think this MOOCs revolution is hyped, but my driver in Boston disagrees. You see, I was picked up at Logan Airport by my old friend Michael Sandel, who teaches the famous Socratic, 1,000-student “Justice” course at Harvard, which is launching March 12 as the first humanities offering on the M.I.T.-Harvard edX online learning platform. When he met me at the airport I saw he was wearing some very colorful sneakers.“Where did you get those?” I asked. Well, Sandel explained, he had recently been in South Korea, where his Justice course has been translated into Korean and shown on national television. It has made him such a popular figure there that the Koreans asked him to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a professional baseball game — and gave him the colored shoes to boot! Yes, a Harvard philosopher was asked to throw out the first pitch in Korea because so many fans enjoy the way he helps them think through big moral dilemmas.Sandel had just lectured in Seoul in an outdoor amphitheater to 14,000 people, with audience participation. His online Justice lectures, with Chinese subtitles, have already had more than 20 million views on Chinese Web sites, which prompted The China Daily to note that “Sandel has the kind of popularity in China usually reserved for Hollywood movie stars and N.B.A. players.”O.K., not every professor will develop a global following, but the MOOCs revolution, which will go through many growing pains, is here and is real. 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One by one, museums across the United States have been imposing bans on using selfie sticks for photographs inside galleries (adding them to existing rules on umbrellas, backpacks and tripods), yet another example of how controlling crowding has become part of the museum mission.The Hirshhom Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington prohibited the sticks this month, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston plans to impose a ban. In New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which has been studying the matter for some lime, has just decided that it will forbid selfie slicks, too. New signs will be posted soon.“From now on, you will be asked quietly to put it away,” said SreeSreenivasan, the chief digital officer at the Metropolitan Museu m of Art. “It‟s onething to take a picture at arm‟s length, but when it is three times arm‟s length, you arc invading someone else‟s personal space.The personal space of other visitors is just one problem. The artwork is another. “We do not want to have to put all the art under glass,” said Deborah Ziska, the chief of public information at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, which has been quietly enforcing a ban on selfie sticks, but is in the process of adding it formally to its printed guidelines for visitors.Last but not least is the threat to the camera operator, intent on capturing the perfect shot and oblivious to the surroundings. “If people are not paying attention in the Temple of Dendur, they can end up in the water with the crocodile sc ulpture” Mr. Sreenivasan said. “We have so many balconies you could fall from, and stairs you can trip on.”At the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Thursday, Jasmine Adaos, a selfie-stick user from Chile, expressed dismay. “It‟s just another product”，she said. “When you have a regular camera, it‟s the same thing. 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5月翻译资格考题二级英语笔译实务试卷及答案第一部分英译汉必译题There was, last week, a glimmer of hope in the world food crisis. Expecting a bumper harvest, Ukraine relaxed restrictions on exports. Overnight, global wheat prices fell by 10 percent.By contrast, traders in Bangkok quote rice prices around $1,000 a ton, up from $460 two months ago.Such is the volatility of today‟s markets. We do not know how high food prices might go, nor how far they could fall. But one thing is certain: We have gone from an era of plenty to one of scarcity. Experts agree that food prices are not likely to return to the levels the world had grown accustomed to any time soon.Imagine the situation of those living on less than $1 a day - the “bottom billion,”the poorest of the world‟s poor. Most live in Africa, and many might typically spe ndtwo-thirds of their income on food.In Liberia last week, I heard how people have stopped purchasing imported rice by the bag. Instead, they increasingly buy it by the cup, because that‟s all they can afford.Traveling though West Africa, I found good reason for optimism. In Burkina Faso, I saw a government working to import drought resistant seeds and better manage scarce water supplies, helped by nations like Brazil. In Ivory Coast, we saw a women‟s cooperative running a chicken farm set up with UN funds. The project generated income - and food - for villagers in ways that can easily be replicated.Elsewhere, I saw yet another women‟s group slowly expanding their local agricultural production, with UN help. Soon they will replace World Food Program rice with their own home-grown produce, sufficient to cover the needs of their school feeding program.These are home-grown, grass-roots solutions for grass-roots problems - precisely the kind of solutions that Africa needs.参照译文：上周，世界粮食危机出现了一线转机。

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笔译二级实务（综合）模拟试卷9(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1. English-Chinese Translation 2. Chinese-English TranslationPART 1 English-Chinese Translation (60 points)This part consists of two sections: SECTIONA 1 “Compulsory Translation”and SECTION 2 “Optional Translation”which comprises “Topic 1”and “Topic 2”. Translate the passage in SECTION 1 and your choice from passages in SECTION 2 into Chinese. Write “Compulsory Translation”above your translation of SECTION 1 and write “Topic 1”or “Topic 2”above your translation of the passage from SECTION 2. The time for this part is 100 minutes.SECTION 1 Compulsory Translation (30 points)1．Tofu and a host of other products made from the mighty soybean are pushing aside meat, milk and even ice cream on grocery store shelves these days as scientists rave about the health benefits of soy. Hundreds of scientists around the globe are turning their microscopes to soy in search of ways to prove or disprove its cancer-fighting ability or its benefit as a natural alternative to hormone replacement therapy. Good science requires patience.正确答案：因科学家们为大豆有益健康的事实大声叫好，而使得如今杂货店的货架上的豆腐和各种豆制品正在把肉类、牛奶甚至冰淇淋挤到了一旁。

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全国翻译专业资格（水平）考试英语二级《笔译综合》试卷Section 1: Vocabulary and Grammar (60 points)This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for each part before answering the questions.Part 1 Vocabulary SelectionIn this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.1.All the students of this university have free _____ to the Internet via a broadband connection.A.acessB.entranceC.permissionD.passageway2.It is rumored that Mr. Smith, the grandson of the founder of the university and a professor of philosophy, will be _____ as president in March.A.indulgedB.inauguratedC.inducedD.integrated3.When I visited the area after the hurricane, I became _____ by what I saw and heard there.A.stressedpressedC.impressedD.distressed4.When the actor appeared on the stage again, shouts and cheers broke _____ from the crowd and continued for about five minutes.A.inB.offC.forthD.up5.The _____ value of a coin, i.e. the value of the metal in it, is usually less than the value of what it will buy.A.externalB.interiorC.intrinsicD.extrinsic6.Hotels and restaurants are an _____ part of the city, without which the tourist industry could not exist.A.additionalB.inseparableC.accommodatedD.integral7.We can find a full _____ of his political belief in his newly-published books.positionB.expositionC.depositionD.disposition8.I don't think you can persuade him ; he always _____ to his own principles.A.adaptsB.devotesC.adheresD.dedicates9.In the advanced course of our training, students must take objective tests at monthly _____.A.distanceB.lengthC.gapsD.intervals10.Going around at the top of the mountain, we watched the fog _____ from the valley below; it seemed that we had entered a fairyland.A.descendB.decreaseC.ariseD.ascend11.Richard has an _____ manner, although he comes from a middle-class family background and has received his education at Cambridge.A.abruptB.absurdC.activeD.agreeabl12.The history teacher told us the ring was a piece of _____ treasure because it had been handed down from an ancient king.A.invaluableB.valuedC.previousD.precise13.In the last few years, the _____ of regular folks going under the cosmetic knife skyrocketed.A.amountB.figuresC.groupD.number14.He was too busy to do any exercise at all until he turned 58. And he is much better _____ now than ever before.A.formB.conditionC.lookD.shape15.All of us in research have focused on a drug that is so _____ that it can change brain chemistry.A.monstrousB.powerfulC.vigorousD.heavy16.He was only a _____ ruler of the country, the real one was his mother, who actually handled state affairs and possessed the power of making decisions.A.obliviousB.notableC.obscureD.nominal17._____ that she is interested in children, I am sure that teaching is the right profession for her.A.HoweverB.ProvidedC.GivenD.Unless18.She had _____ opportunity to exercise leadership, which she has dreamed of since she was young.A. utterB.utmostC.ambitiousD.ample 19.They intend to remove the _____ rules and regulations that are discouraging foreign investment in their country.A.henpeckedB.garnishedC.unmitigatedD.onerous20.The Central Bank is interested in how much money is in _____ in the economy.A.circulationB.circleC.reserveD.rotationPart 2 Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 20 sentences. In each of them one word or phrase is underlined, and below each, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part without causing any grammatical error or changing the basic meaning of the sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 21.Tom felt sure he would get the post, but he was never even considered for it. That was a smack in the eye for him.A.nothing seriousB.nothing importantC.a humiliating rebuffD.an expected disappointment22.Our neighbors are so reserved and unfriendly that they never speak to us.A.aloofB.relievedC.airyD.resistant23.Security men believe the tit-for-tat murders were the result of the bombing which had occurred in the city center.A.furiousB.retaliatoryC.malevolentD.chain24.The conclusion reached at the workshop was that the manufacturing process was obsolete.A.dilapidatedB.extantC.archaicD.outdated25.Some people wish to amend the law so that children must stay at school until they are 16.A.gratifyB.pacifyC.rectifyD.verify26.Prof. Clark disregarded the warning from his colleagues and continued his research work.A.ignoredB.deploredC.explored C.implored27.Some observers say the recent coup of a military government in that country will lead to anarchy.A.monarchB.maniacC.disorderD.discipline28.As a conductor, Leonard Bernstein was famous for his intensely vigorous and exuberant style.A.enticingB.enthusiasticC.extravertD.exultant29.His peers admonished him that he had to increase his study time as the final examination was around the corner.A.astonishedB.warnedC.threatenedD.alarmed30.Isolated cases of disaffection – or harbingers of a mass cross-border movement that threatens Europe’s economic stability? The question is pressing.A.singB.forerunnerC.messengerD.vanguard31.Justices of the Peace have jurisdiction over the trials of some civil suits and of criminal cases involving minor offenses.A.supremacyB.authorityC.guidanceD.administration32.What these young men and women need to do now is to develop a mentality to reconcile their ideals with reality.A.interactB.interfaceC.harmonizeD.pair33.The search for eternal youth is no less fervent now than it was 2,000 years ago. People are trying practically anything.A.prolongedB.externalC.protractedD.excessive34.SD Memory Cards are versatile high-capacity storage cards that are extremely small - about the size of a postage stamp.A.adaptableB.adoptableC.variableD.veritable35.This book comes as a revelation to one who was nourished in his youth on the englightened English socialitst tradition represented by George Bernard Shaw.A.replacementB.discoveryC.representationD.resolution36.Johnson was so absorbed in his novel that he forgot about his dinner cooking in the oven.A.obtainedB.enlivenedC.obligedD.engrossed37.The man we met this morning grows many kinds of plants in his garden, most of which are flowers including succulent and cacti.A.risesB.raisesC.plantsD.plows38.The scientist contested the assumption of previous scientists that the fate of human beings could not be predicated.A.suspendedB.rejectedC.suspectedD.repulsed39.In the last 10 years we have all witnessed an impressive growth in our knowledge about environment.A.impreativeB.observableC.importantD.obvious40.In their culture and in their eyes success all too often means imply outdoing other people by virtue of achievement judged by some single scale – income or honors.A.outfittingB.outbiddingC.outragingD.outshiningPart 3 Error CorrectionThis part consists of 20 sentences. In each of them there is an underlined part that indicates a grammatical error, and below each, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part so that the error is corrected. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.41.The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see be carrying out next year.A.carry outB.carrying outC.carried outD.to carry out42.The examiner failed some candidates, and 15 of them being students without work experience.A. 15 beingB.among 15 wereC.15 of them wereD.15 of whom were43.Despite of their opposition, he went his own way and started his preparations.A.Despiting ofB.Despited ofC.DespiteD.Despitedwork television, magazine, and direct mail – that will be the big gainers in advertising revenues next year.A.whichB.theseC.theyD.all45.I hear that he knows four languages, such as Chinese, French, German and Japanese.A.for example,ly,C.likeD.as46.The more people you know, the less you have time to see them but you can always reach them on the Internet.A.less you have the timeB.the less time you haveC.the less time do you haveD.less the time you have47.Having heard the weather forecast, the boat was stopped in the harbour.A.the boat did not sail out ofB.they did not sail out ofC.the boat remained inD.they were stopped in48.Once they had fame, fortune, secure futures; now all that left is utter poverty.A.that all is leftB.all that is leftC.all what is leftD.all which is left49.Mary must have received my mail; otherwise she could have replied before now.A.Mary shouldB.Mary ought toC.Mary shouldn’tD.Mary couldn’t50.We will ship the goods on Monday according to your order less we hear from you by Friday.A.neverthelessB.unlessC.lestD.until51.When this agreement if signed, a circular will be prepared for given to our customers.A.given outB.given offC.dispatchesD.distribution52.It is now clear that no such creatures as vampires have been seen and none been found in the world.A. was foundB.are foundC.have been foundD.have been found out53.My company is Excellent Kitchenware Company, there nearby is a big market for kitchenware in our city.A.there nearB.and there nearC.there nearlyD.and nearby there54.The government has hardly taken measures to crack down on there crimes when new ones occurred.A.Hardly had the government takenB.The government took hardlyC.Hardly the government had takenD.The government is hardly taking55.The general manager demanded that the job will be completed before the summer holidays.A.would beB.must beC.beD.had to be56.Our company will provide you with free transportation as you requested and charge the installation.A.installation with chargeB.in the installationC.freely installationD.installation in charge57.Doctors warned sun-starved tourists who received too much sunlight that they were at serious risk than others of contracting skin cancer.A.with more seriousB.at seriouslyC.at more seriousD.seriously with58.We have sent an order slip to all that we have reason to believe are interested in our books.A.who are believed by usB.with who we have reason to believeC.who we have reason to believeD.with whom we believe59.As an English major student at one of the most famous universities in China, I strongly believe that business English is more practical than other fields.A.a student in EnglishB.a major English studntC.an English majorD.an English student major60.The engineers are going through with their highway project, in spite that the expenses have risen.A.just becauseB.even thoughC.as thoughD.now thatSection 2: Reading Comprehension (30 points)In this section you will find after each of the passage a number of questions or unfinished statements about the passage, each with 4 (A, B, C and D) choices to answer the question or complete the statement. You must choose the one which you think fits best. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Question 61-70 are based on the following passage.Next door to a lunch counter advertising a grilled cheese special is a gallery where Van Gogh’s “Irises” shares the walls with Monet landscapes and works from the Italian Renaissance.They are all fakes. They are all for sale. “A forger? Yes. We’re expert forgers you could say. But we make no attempt to deceive. We don’t pretend to sell original works. We have all the thrill of being a forger, but no risk.”With prices for original art rising into the tens of millions, some art lovers are turning to high-quality copies done by expert artists. In addition, some museums confronting skyrocketing insurance premiums are considering stashing the authentic pieces and displaying a reproduction.No major U.S. art museum is known to be displaying reproductions in place of originals. Such a practice would raise questions about why people visit museums in the first place. But museum security has become a growing concern.Bids for paintings have climbed at auction houses. But prices for fakes run only from about $1,000 to $10,000 for paintings, depending on the size and complexity of the original.In Europe where copying masterpieces is centuries-old craft, painters often use pigments and brushes typical of the period of the original. The painting is placed in a frame closely resembling its era. Sometimes the gallery purchases 17th century furniture to use the wood for frames. The final step is the antiquing process using chemicals and heat and humidity. “We can make special types of cracks from little spider-web types to long splits.”61.This passage is most probably taken out of a/an _____.A.court confession by a person suspected of making fakesmercial advertisement for a new profession in artsC.feature story in a newspaper, magazine, or a web pageD.industrial profile for a museum promoting a new show62.The word “Monet” underlined in Paragraph 1 refers to a _____.A. master artistB. master forgerC. famous dealerD. rich collector63.Both quotes in the passage are probably from a person who is a/an _____.A. master artistB. art piece forgerC. museum directorD. artworks thief64.The third sentence in the last paragraph implies that the gallery _____.A.carries 17th-century furniture as sideline exhibitsB.is part of the process in making fake paintingsC.provides the space only for forgers to produce fakesD.manufactures wooden frames for paintings as a sideline65.Obviously, the phrase “expert artists” underlined in Paragraph3 refers to people who are _____.A.experts in evaluating art worksB.painters decorating the museumsC.makers of faked famous paintingsD.experts who can identify forgeries66.“Such a practice” underlined in Paragraph 4 refers to the display of _____.A.forged works in place of genuine artworkB.original productions in place of their copiesC.both fake productions and original paintingsD.real reproductions and original masterpieces67.According to the passage, the word “stashing” underlined in Paragraph 3 is synonymous with _____.A. slashingB. smashingC. stackingD. storing68.As repeatedly stated in the passage _____ was certainly the major reason why forgeries are sold.A. insuranceB. securityC. qualityD. price69.The word “copies” underlined in Paragraph 3 does NOT refer to _____.A. fakesB. forgesC. reproductionsD. non-authentic works70.According to this passage, which of the following statements is true?A.The works on display are meant to sell as originals.B.The works meant to sell as originals are on display.C.Here you may purchase a masterpiece for $1,000.D.Here one may buy fast food any time and eat it here. Questions 71-80 are based on the following passage.No revolutions in technology have as visibly marked the human condition as those in transport. Moving goods and people, they have opened continents, transformed living standards, spread diseases, fashions and folk around the world. Yet technologies to transport ideas and information across long distances have arguably achieved even more: they have spread knowledge, the basis of economic growth.The most basic of all these, the written word, was already ancient by 1000. By then China had, in basic form, the printing press, using carved woodblocks. But the key to its future, movable metal type, was four centuries away. The Chinese were hampered by their thousands of ideograms. Even so, they quite soon invented the primitive movable type, made of clay, and by the 13th century they had the movable wooden type. But the real secret was the use of an easily cast metal.When it came, Europe – aided by simple Western alphabets – leapt forward with it. One reason why Asia’s civilizations, in 1000 far ahead of Europe’s, then fell behind was that they lacked the technology to reproduce and diffuse ideas. On Johannes Gutenberg’s invention in the 1440s were built not just the Reformation and the Enlightenment, but Europe’s agricultural and industrial revolutions too.Yet information technology on its own would not have got far. Literally: better transport technology too was needed. That was not lacking, but there the big change came much later: it was railways and steamships that first allowed the speedy, widespread dissemination of news and ideas over long distances. And both technologies in turn required people and organizations to develop their use. They got them: for individual communication. The postal service: for wider publics, the publishing industry.Throughout the 19th century, the postal service formed the bedrock of national and international communications. Crucial to its growth had been the introduction of the stamp, combined with a low price, and payment by the sender. Britain put all three of these ideas into effect in 1840.By then, the world’s mail was taking off. It changed the world. Merchants in America’s eastern cities used it to gather information, enraging far-off cotton growers and farmers, who found that the New Yorkers knew more about crop prices than they did. In the American debate about slavery, it offered abolitionists a low-cost way to spread their views, just as later technologies have cut the cost and widened the scope of political lobbying. The post helped too to integrate the American nation, tying new newly opened west to the settled east.Everywhere, its development drove and was driven by those of transport. In Britain, travelers rode by mail coach to posting inns. In America, the post subsidized road-building. Indeed, argues Dan Schiller, a professor of communications at the University of California, it was the connection between the post, transport and national integration that ensured that the mail remained a public enterprise even in the United States, its first and only government-run communications medium, and until at least the 1870s, the biggest organization in the land.The change has not only been one of speed and distance, though, but of audience. About 200 years ago, a man’s words could reach no further than his voice, not just in range but in whom they reached. But, for some purposes, efficient communication is mass communication, regular, cheap, quick and reliable. When it became possible, it transformed the world.71.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A.Transporting goods and people is the most important technology in the history of mankind.B.Technology in transporting goods and people has changed human conditions more than anything else.C.Technology in spreading information has changed human conditions more than transportation technology.D.Technology in spreading information can’t change the economic development of society.72.According to the passage, Asian civilizations, which were ahead of Europe’s, fell behind because _____.n languages were more difficult to learn.B.European languages had simple alphabetsC.they didn’t have the technology to spread ideasD.people’s communication skills were not good enough73.Johannes Gutenberg’s invention probably refers to _____.A.printing technologyB.transportation technologyC.the Reformation and the EnlightenmentD.industrial revolution74.The word “dissemination” underlined in Paragraph 4 means _____.A. plantationB. distributionC. receptionD. Direction75.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the postal service ?A.American abortionists were not happy about it.B.The stamp was invented in Britain.C.It helped the independence of America.D.In the 1840s it was the major means of national communications in Britain.76.What can the postal service do?A.Collecting market prices of goods.B. Spreading ideas at a low cost.C. Promoting political lobbying.D. All of the above.77.In the United States, the postal service belongs to _____.A. a private companyB. the governmentC. road-building enterprisesD. national integration78.The word “its development” underlined in Paragraph 7 refers to the development of _____.A. the American nationB. the mail coachC. road buildingD. the postal service79.The words “the change” underlined in Paragraph 8 refer to _____.A. time changeB. technology changeC. change in spreading ideasD. change of human abilities80.Which of the following statements is NOT true about mass communication?A.It can reach no further than human voice.B.It can reach a large audience.C.It is rapid and efficient.D.It can be trusted.Questions 81-90 are based on the following passage.Is test anxiety destructive? Can we make test anxiety work for us? The answer to both of these questions is yes. Test anxiety often interferes with student performance but this same test anxiety, if channeled correctly, can help improve performance.In order to lessen the destructive elements of test anxiety, the approach should be to develop improved confidence and knowledge. As your knowledge of the course material increases, your confidence in your ability to succeed will increase. As your confidence increases, your anxiety will go down, allowing your knowledge to come through more efficiently. The way you prepare for a test can reduce anxiety during the test.You will be surprised how confident you will feel if you know the material. Studies of memory show if you want to be able to recall information from text or lecture you have to review that material several times. It is important to know your own abilities and operate accordingly. If you know that you learn best by listening, prepare a tape of significant material and listen to the tape.Study partners or study groups are often useful for self-testing. Experience in stressful situations tends to lessen anxiety in those situations. One way to help yourself retrieve material is through the use of mnemonic codes. Learn a code that lets you remember complex material. Developing an outline for an essay question that you know will be on the test or memorizing a formula are forms of code development.Students are often frustrated by the sheer volume of material that has to be studied in college. Many instructors conduct reviews, give hints, identify what is important to study, use handouts or overhead transparency outlines. These materials should be at the top of your study list. If the instructor took the time to identify them, you should assume that they will play an important part of the test. While knowledge acquired during test preparation can help reduce anxiety, it is another thing to take the test itself. Following are a few suggestions to help reduce anxiety during the test.When I arrive at a test, I often find students flipping test pages at the last minute trying to cram it all in at the end. You would be better off trying to relax, meditating a little, and clearing your mind to allow yourself the ability to concentrate on the question that are coming.As soon as the instructor gives you the signal to start, dump out formulas, codes, outlines from your memory onto the test answer sheets so that you will not have to worry about whether you will remember the codes long enough until you get to the appropriate test question.You can build your confidence if you go through the test and answer all of the questions that you know first. Go back and work on those questions that need greater analysis, or that need to be worked out or need to be guessed at and your anxiety will not kick in until later in the test.For those of you whose anxiety increases as study and preparation increase, your goal should be to start concentrating on things that take your mind off the test, i.e., television, books, hobbies, movies, etc. Meditation and aerobic exercise have proven to be very useful methods for reducing undesirable effects of stress.The solution to reducing the destructive influences of stress is to plan to study. Map out a schedule of when you will study each day. Identify the specific topics that you will study each day. Identify the areas of the material that you have had problems with and study those. Your plan should include reading the text material, reviewing notes and homework assignments, identifying material that needs further explanation, developing codes for memory material and testing yourself. Once you have studied adequately, your confidence will be fairly high, your knowledge will be satisfactory to do well on the test and the stomach butterflies will help you focus on the task at hand.I’d wish you good luck on finals, but you and I both know that the more effectively you study, the luckier you will get.81.The word “channeled” underlined in Paragraph 1 means _____.A. directedB. usedC. runD. passed82.Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned as a good side of the test anxiety?A.It can help improve performance if channeled correctly.B.It motivates us to study and prepare for exam.C.It can help us to concentrate.D.It can always ensure a good score in the test.83.What is the relationship between knowledge and confidence and test anxiety?A.As your knowledge of the course material increases, your confidence in your ability to succeed will increase.B.As your test anxiety increases, your knowledge and confidence will increase.C.As your confidence increases, your anxiety will go down, allowing your knowledge to come through more effectively.D.Both A and C.84.Which of the following test preparation ways cannot help one reduce anxiety during the test?A.You should know your own abilities and operate accordingly and learn as much as you can.B.Study partners or study groups are useful for self-testing.C.You can retrieve materials by using mnemonic codes.D.You should pay more attention to the materials identified by the teacher.85.What should be at the top of your study list when you prepare a test?A.The most complex materials.B.The questions asked by students.C.The materials reviewed and hints given by the teacher.D.The materials mastered by most students.86.The suggestions to help reduce anxiety during the test are _____.A.relaxing, mnemonic codes and easy questions firstB.relaxing, dumping and easy questions firstC.relaxing, easy questions first and extreme anxietyD.aerobic exercise, relax and dumping87.According to the passage, useful means for reducing undesirable effects of stress are _____.A.knowledge and confidenceB.learning ability and instructor’s hintsC.meditation and aerobic exerciseD.rest and meditation88.The author’s attitude toward reducing the test anxiety is _____.A. negativeB. positiveC. neutralD. pessimistic89.According to the passage, your study plan probably does NOT include _____.A.identifying the areas of the material that you have had problems withB.identifying the specific topics that you’ll study each dayC.mapping out a schedule of when you’ll study each dayD.mapping out a schedule of when you will meditate and do aerobic exercise90.What’s the main idea of the passage?A.It introduces some benefits of test anxiety and useful methods to reduce test anxiety.B.Text anxiety is our foe, not friend.C.The confidence and knowledge can reduce test anxiety.D.Focus on your task at hand and you’ll not have the problem of test anxiety.Section 3: Cloze Test (10 points)In the following passage, there are 20 blanks representing words that are missing from the context. Below the passage, each blank has 4 choices marked by letter A, B, C and D respectively. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Next fall, when you see geese heading south for the winter,。

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英语二级笔译实务模拟试卷参考答案Section 1：英译汉（50 分）Passage 1我以杜鹃为例说明普通人的无知，并不是因为我对这种鸟儿能发表什么权威见解。

这样做的原因，只是那年春天我曾在某个教区居住，当时全非洲的杜鹃似乎都蜂拥而至，我由此发现自己以及我碰见的所有人对这种鸟儿都知之甚少。

但是，你我的无知并不仅限于杜鹃这一方面，而是涉及宇宙万物，从太阳、月亮一直到各种花卉的名称。

有一天，我听见一位聪明伶俐的太太提出了这样一个问题：新月是不是总在一周中的同一天露面？她接着又说：不知道倒好，正因为人不知道在什么时候、在天空的哪一处能看见它，新月出现才能给人带来惊喜。

然而我想，哪怕有人对月亮的盈亏时间了然于心，他看见新月出现时还是会又惊又喜，春回大地，花开花落，莫不如是。

即使我们对一年四季草木节令了如指掌，知道报春花开花在三月或四月而不在十月，但我们看见一株早开花的报春花，还是照样地高兴。

另外，我们知道苹果树先开花，后结果，可是五月一旦到来，果园里一片欢闹的花海，我们不是仍然惊为奇观吗？此外，倘在每年春天，把许多花卉之名重温一遍，也别有一番乐趣，就像把一本差不多忘得干干净净的书再重新读一遍。

蒙田说过，他记性很差，所以他随时都能拿起一本旧书，像从未读过的新书一样地看。

我自己的记忆力也漏洞百出、不听使唤。

我甚至能拿起《哈姆雷特》和《匹克威克外传》，当作是初登文坛的新作家刚刚印出来的作品来读，因为自从上回读过以后，这两部书在我脑子里的印象已经模模糊糊了。

这样的记忆力在某些时候自然叫人伤脑筋，而且假如人一心追求准确，就更是如此。

不过，在这种时候，人生的目的就必然不止是娱乐，还会有其他更高的目标了。

如果只讲享受的话，记性坏比记性好究竟差到哪里去，还真是不太好说呢。

记性坏的人可以一辈子不断地读普卢塔克的《希腊罗马名人传》和《天方夜谭》，而永远感到新鲜。

人的记忆力再差，也很可能留下一星半点的印象，恰如一只只绵羊从篱笆洞里接连通过，总不免在那刺条上留下几缕羊毛。