英语翻译二级笔译综合能力模拟试题及答案解析(2)
2021年英语catti二级口译《综合能力》习题及答案(卷二)
2021年英语catti二级口译《综合能力》习题及答案（卷二）1[判断题]The disastrous earthquake in 2011 caused nationwide casualty and financial loss in Japan.对错参考答案：错2[判断题]Seraj, the 2015 Gusi Peace Prize winner, is from Bangladesh, and he is awarded for his dedication to TV programs on farming.对错参考答案：对3There was no sign that Mr. Jospin, who keeps a firm control on the party despite _______ from leadership of it, would intervene personally.A. being resignedB. having resignedC. going to resignD. resign参考答案：B. having resigned4[单选题]How does the EVN company deal with the 70,000 tons of householdrubbish from Italy?ALandfill.BBurning.CComposting.DRecycling.参考答案：B5[单选题]When was the first HIV-1 Group M transmitted to humans?AOne million years ago.BMore than 100 years ago.CAbout 100 years ago.DEight hundred years ago.参考答案：C6[单选题]Why is the vocational school planning to inaugurate an international college in 2021?ATo help its graduates to get further education.BTo promote cooperation between Chinese and foreign colleges.CTo attract more students to study at the school.DTo encourage its graduates to study abroad.参考答案：A7[单选题]How is nearsightedness affecting the world?ANearsightedness has become the most common visual problem in children.BAbout 600 million people have the problem of nearsightedness.CAbout half of the world population are suffering nearsightedness.DOver 70 percent of high school and college students are nearsighted.参考答案：A8[单选题]What can we learn about the researchers from the passage?ATheir research revolves around how climate change influences crime.BThe direct influence of climate change is on their future agenda.CThey’re not interested in temperature change in other seasons except winter.DThey’re not interested in the influence of climate change on violence.参考答案：B9[单选题]What does the franchiser gain in a typical franchise deal?AThe proprietary knowledge.BThe trademark.CThe licensing fee.DBoth A and参考答案：C1[判断题]The Paris Global Climate Summit copied the Copenhagen model where the world leaders had closed-door negotiations for deal details.对错参考答案：错2[判断题]Research of Vitamin A has been conducted on human bodies since 1912.对错参考答案：错3[单选题]What did the IMF imply by the warning?ABrexit will definitely lead to huge economic damage to the UK.BBrexit will cause economic stagnancy in the UK for four years.CThe country needs some special trade deal for the transition period.DThe UK should not leave but to stay in the European Union.参考答案：C4[单选题]What was the volume of British exports to China in 2017?A￡2 billion.B￡2.55 billion.C$25.5 billion.D$22.31 billion.参考答案：D5[单选题]who provides the egg in “gestational surrogacy”?AThe surrogate mother.BThe genetic-surrogate mother.CThe intended mother.DThe adoptive mother.参考答案：C6[单选题]Which of the following establishments in the UK is least likely to have to pay the digital services tax?AA US mobile phone distributor with global revenues higher than ￡600 million.BA Chinese social networking service provider with global revenues of around ￡500 million.CAn organization promoting online education service，which is non-profit and sponsored by two Frenchmen.DA UK-Japan joint venture for hospitality service，which books its profits in Japan.参考答案：C7[单选题]In what way did the scientists suppose alien life might be thriving?ABy drawing energy from water.BBy breathing in air.CBy absorbing solar energy.DThey didn’t mention it.参考答案：C8[单选题]What’s the main topic of the passage?AHow data deluge can affect people’s life.BHow to disconnect with the world in the era of data deluge.CWhat is digital detox and why people are doing it.DWhat digital detox can do to people’s life.参考答案：C9[单选题]What did Ybshikazu Kato suggest for Japan to deal with the problem?AReducing wage gaps.BEncouraging women to do multiple jobs.CCreating more jobs for domestic people.DEstablishing internationalized universities.参考答案：D1[判断题]A7.8-magnitude earthquake hit New Zealand's South Island following a tsunami.对错参考答案：错2[判断题]The first China International Import Expo has promoted trade and opening-up among participating countries，regions and international organizations.对错参考答案：对3[单选题]How is HIV treated with current HIV therapy?ATo reduce blood cells to a very low level.BTo reduce red blood cells to a low level.CTo reduce the active HIV virus in the body.DTo reduce the resting HIV virus in the body.参考答案：C4[单选题]What can be forecast if an eye is seen in the center of a storm by visible satellite imagery?AThe storm is strong.BThe storm is intensifying quickly.CThe storm will clear in no time.DThe storm will last for a long time.参考答案：A5[单选题]How was the US drafted resolution condemning Hamas considered by the United Nations?AThe UN General Assembly put the draft to a vote on Tuesday and declared it not passed.B87 members in the UN General Assembly voted for the draft with 58 against it so it was endorsed eventually.CThe draft had more than one-third of the votes not in favor and thus it was not adopted by the UN General Assembly.DThe draft was not approved by the UN General Assembly because all the Arabic countries were against it.参考答案：C6[单选题]What has Donald Trump been doing in the past two years?ATaking active measures for general elections.BMaking efforts in legislation.CTaking his political rivals to court.DStrengthening his administration by following Obama policies.参考答案：B7[单选题]What is the main topic of the passage?AAfrica has undergone rapid population growth and accelerating urbanization.BFirms can tap into Africa’s market to expand their business.CAfrica is emerging as a major economy despite existing challenges.DLife expectancy in Africa has increased in recent years.参考答案：C8[单选题]What did the IMF report say about Japan?AIt needs more foreign blue-collar workers in order to sustain its stable economic growth.BThe country has included more women in the cabinet as an effort to tackle demographic problems.CEconomic policies need to be enhanced in response to the evolving conditions despite the progress made recently.DAll of the above.参考答案：C9[单选题]What happened in February 2015?AA free trade agreement was signed between Australia and China.BImport tariffs were removed on Australian minerals.CChina imported far less coal from Australia.DAustralian coal export to China was only 17 percent of that of February in 2014.参考答案：C[判断题]China’s fourth national economic census will be carried out from January to June in 2019.对错参考答案：错2[判断题]The Deep Sea 1 and Jiaolong will start their first global scientific voyage in the first half of 2019.对错参考答案：错3[判断题]Nigerian economic growth has benefited people living under the poverty line.对错参考答案：错4[判断题]Mark Zuckerberg donated US$45 billion, 99 percent of his Facebook earnings, to a philanthropic project.对错参考答案：错5[单选题]How much has the Gini coefficient of India risen from 2011 to 2018?A0.024.B0.05.C0.026.D0.01.参考答案：B6[单选题]Which of the following establishments in the UK is least likely to have to pay the digital services tax?AA US mobile phone distributor with global revenues higher than ￡600 million.BA Chinese social networking service provider with global revenues of around ￡500 million.CAn organization promoting online education service，which is non-profit and sponsored by two Frenchmen.DA UK-Japan joint venture for hospitality service，which books its profits in Japan.参考答案：C7[单选题]How does virginia use the risk assessment tool?ATo reduce severe sentences.BTo increase severe sentences.CTo sentence misdemeanor offenders.DTo sentence non-violent felony offenders.参考答案：D8[单选题]What’s the yearly number of birds killed by cats in the United States according to the study published in Nature Communications?A1.4 to 3.7 million.B6.9 to 20.7 million.C1.4 to 3.7 billion.D6.9 to 20.7 billion.参考答案：C9[单选题]Which is NOT true about the US?AIt has the highest rate of homicide in the world.BIt has the highest population ratio with firearms in the world.CAlmost half of the civilian-owned guns in the world are found in the US.DAmerican citizens own more firearms on average than people from any other country.参考答案：A10[单选题]Where does Magic Leap technology send virtual object signals to?AOffice setting.BScreen.CRetina of the eye.DAll of the above.参考答案：C1[判断题]Several unidentified diseases have been reported in the DemocraticRepublic of Congo, causing the death of three people.对错参考答案：对2[判断题]A U.S. soldier and 32 local people died while an explosive device detonated in North Syria.对错参考答案：错3[单选题]What measure has the Uruguay government taken against smoking?ATo impose heavy taxes on cigarettes.BTo ban smoking in all public places.CTo forbid tobacco advertising.DTo require smokers to have health checkups.参考答案：C4[单选题]What’s the average monthly salary of a graduate from the vocational school employed at tea houses in their first year at work?A2，200 yuan.B2，500 yuan.C3，200 yuan.D3，500 yuan.参考答案：B5[单选题]How does the author think of drone delivery services?AIndifferent.BAdverse.COptimistic.DDoubtful.参考答案：C6[单选题]Which of the following is mentioned as hindering Uber's business expansion in India?ALimited use of cellphones.BUnstable network coverage.CReduction of cash in the market.DCredit card fraudulence.参考答案：B7[单选题]What was the result of the West Virginia University lab emission test?AThe three diesel models barely passed the test.BThe three diesel models passed the emission test with great performance.COnly the BMW model passed the emission test.DOnly the two Volkswagen models passed the emission test.参考答案：B8[单选题]Which of the following elements does NOT cause a stroke or heart attack?AOxygen.BBlood clot.CPlatelet.DWhite blood cell.参考答案：D9[单选题]Which is NOT a suggestion given on business travels abroad in the passage?AAppear to be interested in the country you are visiting.BGet well informed of the basics of business and social etiquettes.CImprove your English so that you may avoid misunderstandings.DFigure out the custom of gift giving in business in the country.参考答案：C10[单选题]How is Australia planning to enforce the “war on feral cats”?ATo kill the cats by shooting，trapping and poisoning.BTo apply nonlethal methods to keep the influence under control.CTo relocate the cats out of the continent to restore the ecology.DTo find ways of protecting other animal species rather than killing the cats.参考答案：A1[判断题]China’s cooperation with Europe is driven predominantly by its partnership with Spain and Portugal.对错参考答案：错2[判断题]According to the WHO，environmental pollution is affecting most children throughout the world.对错参考答案：对3[判断题]A suicide bombing in Kabul killed at least 90 people during Ramadan, when families come together to celebrate.对错参考答案：对4[单选题]Why is Japan’s government planning the expenditure of 3 million yen?ATo increase the salary of residents in Tokyo.BTo improve people’s life outside Tokyo.CTo encourage people to move out of Tokyo.DTo encourage residents in Tokyo to change their lifestyle.参考答案：C5[单选题]What consequence does Brexit cause on the financial market?ALoss of US$3 trillion in the Bank of England.BVolatility of the Euro.CUnprecedented depreciation of the British pound in history.DInstability and uncertainty of the global financial market.参考答案：D6[单选题]Which of the following is NOT a method people can now resort to with regard to myopia?AThe Al model for myopia prediction.BEyedrops for dry eye relief.CGlasses and contact lenses.DSurgery to cure myopia.参考答案：A7[单选题]How many Volkswagen diesel vehicles were problematic in the U.S. market?A482.000.BFive million.C189.DEleven million.参考答案：A8[单选题]Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of a franchise business?AHeavy start-up costs.Bloyalty to the brand.Clack of decision control.DLack of financing options from the franchiser.参考答案：B9[单选题]Why did Weinstein say the numbers are only a “conservativeestimate”?ABecause the study only covered several kinds of addiction.BBecause people may drink more alcohol than other kinds of substances.CBecause addiction may cause other ailments or diseases which may cost the addicts more money.DBecause it used a determined amount of consumption for each year which in deed will rise over the years.参考答案：D10[单选题]Why is it that the trade mechanisms may create even larger barriers for traders and investors?ABecause they are not established to promote mutual benefits.BBecause they cannot contribute to information-sharing and transparency.CBecause they are not established in a coordinated way.DBecause their rules are too complex to be workable.参考答案：C1[判断题]Putin made himself known that he would not give up hope to mend relations with the US despite Trump's recent attack on Russia's ally.对错参考答案：错2[判断题]The Deep Sea 1 and Jiaolong will start their first global scientific voyage in the first half of 2019.对错参考答案：错3[判断题]A fund established by the Chinese government for nutrition improvement has raised $19 billion，benefiting rural students across the Chinese mainland.对错参考答案：错4[判断题]According to the WHO，environmental pollution is affecting most children throughout the world.对错参考答案：对5[判断题]AIDS is one of the main deadly diseases affecting people around the world.对错参考答案：对6[单选题]Why are newsstands in many cities closing?ABecause they failed to meet the demand for newspapers and magazines.BBecause people are buying fewer newspapers and magazines.CBecause they are blocking roads and sidewalks.DBecause they disfigure the city and have caused discontent.参考答案：B7[单选题]Why did Kathy Griffin apologize?ABecause her hosting style was too rude.BBecause she displayed a likeness of the US president in her performance.CBecause her mockery of the US president was political.DBecause the way her video mocks the US president was unacceptable.参考答案：D8[单选题]Which of the following is NOT a method people can now resort to with regard to myopia?AThe Al model for myopia prediction.BEyedrops for dry eye relief.CGlasses and contact lenses.DSurgery to cure myopia.参考答案：A9[单选题]Which company claimed to occupy 85 percent of India's cab-hailing market?AOla.BSoftBank.CUber.DEasycabs.参考答案：A10[单选题]What is the FTAAP aimed at according to the passage?Alaunching a platform to facilitate trade among all economies in the region.BHelping economies in the region to develop more quickly.CCreating a superior trading system to compete with the US.DEstablishing as many FTAs as possible to tie economies in the region.参考答案：A1[判断题]The Momotombo volcano, 30 miles from Nicaragua's capital, was inactive during the past century.对错参考答案：对2[判断题]election as UN Secretary-General was not a surprise for many as he was the first Portuguese to run the United Nations in its 71-year history.对错参考答案：错3[单选题]What is herd behavior?AIndividuals in a group acting collectively without centralized direction.BPeople making independent decisions regardless of what others are doing.CPeople sharing information and collectively making decisions.DInvestors acting with collective irrationality.参考答案：A4[单选题]Which of the following can be designated the corresponding post according to the Bretton Woods common practice?AA Frenchwoman as the managing director of the IMF.BA Frenchman as the UN Secretary-General.CA Thai as the Director-General of the GATT/WTO.DAll of the above.参考答案：A5[单选题]What did the study published in PLOS Medicine two years ago suggest?ACurrent treatments for myopia have side effects to eyes.BChildren aged from 5 to 18 are more vulnerable to myopia.CMyopia usually occurs at a young age and can keep rising even in the 20s.DThe Al model succeeded in myopia prediction in a 5-year-old boy.参考答案：C6[单选题]Which of the following is true according to the passage?ANew methods for myopia treatment are explored because the current ones are not effective and have side effects.BThe Al model is designed to intervene eye development in order to prevent high myopia.CThe researchers have put the Al model into clinical use.DThere are not enough specialists in eye treatment across China，especially in less-developed areas.参考答案：D7[单选题]What may happen when a language is lost according to the passage?AThe linguistic community will regain its vitality soon.BThe structures and patterns of the language will survive in other ways.CSome information of human activity will disappear with the language.DSome plants in the area will be extinct due to the language loss.参考答案：C8[单选题]Where does Magic Leap technology send virtual object signals to?AOffice setting.BScreen.CRetina of the eye.DAll of the above.参考答案：C9[单选题]What is the projected economic growth of Japan in 2019?A1.1 percent.B0.9 percent.C10 percent.D8 percent.参考答案：B1[判断题]Cuba's former president Fidel Castro overthrew the right-wing dictator and took control of all U.S. property in Cuba.对错参考答案：对2[判断题]Putin made himself known that he would not give up hope to mend relations with the US despite Trump's recent attack on Russia's ally.对错参考答案：错3[判断题]The first China International Import Expo has promoted trade and opening-up among participating countries，regions and international organizations.对错参考答案：对4[判断题]Alibaba is moving its base to Beijing because the capital is crucial to business competition.对错参考答案：错5[判断题]Immediately after the“Brexit”vote, European officials were already trying to attract businesses to divert British capital elsewhere.对错参考答案：对6[单选题]What can be forecast if an eye is seen in the center of a storm by visible satellite imagery?AThe storm is strong.BThe storm is intensifying quickly.CThe storm will clear in no time.DThe storm will last for a long time.参考答案：A7[单选题]Which of the following is irrelevant to the U.S. bill on the Iran hostage crisis?AFifty-three hostages were held for more than 14 months.BEach of the hostage victims will get US$10,000 for each day they were held.CThe compensation money will come from a penalty paid by the French bank BNP Paribas.DSome of the hostages died.参考答案：D8[单选题]What is the serious problem in the use of asprin?AOveruse.BUnderuse.CUnbalanced use.DImproper use.参考答案：D9[单选题]Where does Magic Leap technology send virtual object signals to?AOffice setting.BScreen.CRetina of the eye.DAll of the above.参考答案：C10[单选题]Which of the following is true?AChina acquired solar energy technology in 2010.BChina had a solar energy capacity of 15 GW in 2010.CChina did not have a basic solar infrastructure in 2010.D China’s solar capacity was 10 times in 2017 than that of 2015.参考答案：C1[判断题]Orange has a wave length longer than that of green.对错参考答案：对2[判断题]Trump’s disregard of American commitments to peace，security and trade has caused uncertainty about the prospect of internationalcooperation.对错参考答案：对3[单选题]Which of the following is true according to the passage?AThe conference is held on a yearly basis.BThe conference was a platform for exchange and cooperation promoting new business opportunities.CThe conference attracted over 1，000 participants from Chinese mainland and Taiwan.DAll of the above.参考答案：D4[单选题]What’s the total face value of a whole set of commemorative banknotes and coins?A355 yuan.B385 yuan.C435 yuan.D445 yuan.参考答案：C5[单选题]How much has the Gini coefficient of India risen from 2011 to 2018?A0.024.B0.05.C0.026.D0.01.参考答案：B6[单选题]Which of the following can be designated the corresponding post according to the Bretton Woods common practice?AA Frenchwoman as the managing director of the IMF.BA Frenchman as the UN Secretary-General.CA Thai as the Director-General of the GATT/WTO.DAll of the above.参考答案：A7[单选题]What is herd behavior?AIndividuals in a group acting collectively without centralized direction.BPeople making independent decisions regardless of what others are doing.CPeople sharing information and collectively making decisions.DInvestors acting with collective irrationality.参考答案：A8[单选题]What does the word “caveat”in “two important caveats”mean?AA problem that can never be solved.BA piece of cautionary advice.CA formal objection.DA suggestion to discourage people from something.参考答案：B9[单选题]What is told about Brisha Borden?AShe stole a silver car.BShe was 18 years old.CHer mother called the police to stop her.DShe was fined US$80.参考答案：B10[单选题]What did the study mentioned in the passage focus on?AHow addiction can harm people’s health and domestic economy.BHow much people may spend on habitual abuse of addictive substances.CThe amount of substances an addict can consume in a lifetime.DDifferent influences of over-consumption of various kinds ofsubstances.参考答案：B1[判断题]The machinist has made a great deal of money by selling food-delivery robots on the digital platform.对错参考答案：错2[判断题]The Chinese yuan was conditionally included into the IMF SDR basket as a fifth currency.对错参考答案：错3[单选题]Which of the following may NOT be seen at the exhibition?APictures showing how TCM has been developed in China.BPictures introducing TCM methods to treat diseases.CPosters exhibiting the application of TCM in other countries.DPosters explaining why TCM is superior to modem medicine.参考答案：D4[单选题]Which of the following two cities said“No”to host the Olympics?AHamburg and Rome.BParis and Budapest.CRome and Los Angeles.DHamburg and Munich.参考答案：D5[单选题]Which of the following is irrelevant to the U.S. bill on the Iran hostage crisis?AFifty-three hostages were held for more than 14 months.BEach of the hostage victims will get US$10,000 for each day they were held.CThe compensation money will come from a penalty paid by the French bank BNP Paribas.DSome of the hostages died.参考答案：D6[单选题]What is the main topic of the passage?AAfrica has undergone rapid population growth and accelerating urbanization.BFirms can tap into Africa’s market to expand their business.CAfrica is emerging as a major economy despite existing challenges.DLife expectancy in Africa has increased in recent years.参考答案：C7[单选题]Which of the following is a major investment direction of Uber in India?ATo improve driver skills.BTo increase product functions.CTo reduce team redundancy.DTo improve profitability.参考答案：B8[单选题]Why does the passage suggest that the study’s analysis of costs is just scratching the surface?ABecause addiction will get heavier over the years.BBecause most of addicts cannot find a job at all to make a living.CBecause addiction is a long-term issue requiring more in-depth research.DBecause addiction can cause other economic problems.参考答案：D9[单选题]Which of the following is true?AThe power level of a laser depends on the duration of theexposure.BThe effects of laser on the eyesight are related to the properties of the laser.CThe human eye can see in the dark because it can absorb light sources around.DThe human eye can adapt to a strong light source for only a few minutes.参考答案：B10[单选题]What’s the current situation of the Asia-Pacific region at present according to the passage?AThe regional economic cooperation has led to the success.BThe regional cooperation is not developing in a proper manner.CLarge-scaled FTAs such as TPP and RCEP have boosted development.DThe development is slow because some economies refuse to open up.参考答案：B。
全国翻译专业资格(水平)考试(二级笔译综合能力)单选题题库及答案解析
全国翻译专业资格（水平）考试（二级笔译综合能力）单选题题库及答案解析1.He plays tennis to theof all other sports.( )A.eradicationB.exclusionC.extensionD.inclusion答案：B解析：句意：所有运动里，他只打网球。
to the exclusion of排斥，排除。
是固定搭配。
eradication 清除。
extension延长范围。
inclusion包括，包含。
2.The party’s reduced vote wasoflack of support for its policies.( )A.indicativeB.positiveC.revealingD.evident答案：A解析：句意：该党选票的减少表明他所推行的政策缺乏支持。
indicative指示的，表明的，常用搭配be indicativeofo positive积极的，肯定的。
revealing有启迪作用的。
evident显然的，明显的。
3.If seller fails to provide good title， the contract will become null and( ).A.vacantB.voidC.brokeD.bubble答案：B解析：句意：如果卖方无法提供有效的所有权凭证，则该合同无效。
null and void无效的，为固定搭配。
4.In order to repair barns， build fences， grow crops and care for animals，a farmer must indeed be( ).A.restlessB.skilledC.strongD.versatile答案：D解析：句意：为了修粮仓，建篱笆，种庄稼，养牲畜，农民必须是个多面手。
versatile多才多艺的，多面手的。
上半年CATTI二级笔译考试模拟题及答案
上半年CATTI二级笔译考试模拟题及答案2017上半年CATTI二级笔译考试模拟题及答案汉译英部分原文与译文1：总部位于美国印第安纳州的得而达(Delta)水龙头公司是美国一家上市公司Masco集团的核心企业。
MASCO集团是世界五百强，家居及装饰行业的领导者，在美国乃至世界有70多家子公司，在全球有超过61，000名雇员，年销售额超过121亿美元。
Delta Water Faucet Company， with its headquarters located in Indiana， U.S.， is the core enterprise of the U.S. listed Masco Corporation. As one of the world T op 500 Enterprises， the Corporation remains the lead in furnishing and decorating industry，boasting over 70 subsidiaries in the U.S. and around the word， with more than 61，000 employees worldwide and an annual sales volume of over 12.1 billion US dollars.自从得而达的创始人Alex Manoogian先生在1954年发明了具有划时代意义的单柄水龙头之后，得而达就一直是水龙头制造行业的领导者。
德尔达公司是全美水龙头行业中首家成功获得ISO9001质量标准认证的企业。
五十多年来一直行业领先，已经成为品质可靠、精巧耐用、物有所值产品的象征。
Delta has all along been the leader of water faucet producing industry since its founder， Mr. Alex Manoogian，invented the single-handle water faucet with epoch-making significance in 1954. It is the first American water faucet corporation to have successfully obtained the certification of ISO 9001 Quality Standard Certification. Over the past more than five decades，Delta has become the symbol of reliable quality，delicateness and durability，and products deserving the price.(The past more than five decades has marked the leadership of the corporation in its industry and the product has been symbolized by its reliable quality，delicate design，durability and better value for money.)现在，得而达在美国、加拿大及中国拥有5家大型工厂，年产量超过XXX…在美国乃至全球，美国得而达公司的产品正被越来越多的家庭使用。
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 nodes swollen, 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 it descends 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 had laid 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 "Topic 1" and "Topic 2". For the passage in Part A and your choice of passages in Part B, translate the underlined portions, including titles, into English. Above your translation of Part A, write "Compulsory Translation" and above your translation from Part B, write "Topic 1" or "Topic 2".第3题中国是一个有着悠久历史的国家，一个经历了深重苦难的国家，一个实行中国特色社会主义制度的国家，一个世界上最大的发展中国家和正在发生深刻变革的国家。
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此外，pay attention to也可表示“注意”的意思。
5.He is known as a ______, a man who hates woman.（分数：2.00）A.believerB.misogynist √C.philatelistD.deist解析：[解析] misogynist指“厌女”。
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2019年英语翻译资格考试二级笔译模拟试题及答案(2) Part 3 Error Correction1.An “epigram ” is usually descried as a bright orwitty thought that is tersely and ingeniously expressed.A.describedB.discardedC.deservedD.disconcerted2.Human beings are superior to animals that theycan use language as a tool of communication.A. in thatB. in whichC. for thatD. for which3.The Xinjiang Airlines serve passengers and customersin the southeast of China only.A.servesB.to serveC.servingD.service4.The senior senator has in the past three terms both experienced the sweet taste of success and the bitterness of defeat in his legislation fights with his opponents.A. both experiencesB. experiences bothC. experience bothD. experienced both5.Our company has been made one of thelargest manufacturers in the field of chemical industry.A. become, inB. made, in field ofC. became, in the fieldD. been made of, in6.Daylight saving time was instituted to increase productivity.A.reorganizedB.startedC.encouragedD.taught7. Many students agreed to come, but some students against because they said they don’t have time.A. did not because they say they did notB. were against because they say they don’tC. did not because they said they did notD. were against coming because they said they don’t8.Some of the Low-end Made-in-China mechanical-electronic products are not selling well in export market as compared with what are termed as high-end ones.A. on export marketB. in exporting marketC. in exported marketD. in the export market9.Construction is expanding all over China, no doubtmany materials will be needed at a very big amount in future.A. China, no doubt many materials will be needed fora very big amountB. China, no doubt many materials will be needed in avery big amountC. China, no doubt many materials will be needed inlarge amountsD. China, no doubt many materials will be needed forlarge amounts10.The recent conference on the effective use ofthe seas and oceans was another attempt resolving major differences among countries with conflicting interests.A.resolveB.resolvesC. to resolveD. being resolved11.Water makes up some 70 percentage points of the body,and drinking enough water — either tap water or expensivemineral water — will ensure that the body is properly lubricatedand flushed.A.per-centB.per capitaC.percentD.percentage12. “We’re not bringing in millions of dollars,”says a director of development.“But we want to make sure the demand is there before we act to the project.”A. ofB. offC. onD. for13.By using new foreign textbooks, we could not onlylearn the right expression of business ideas, but also wewill know the lastest developments in the business world.A. but also will know the lastestB. but also know the lastestC. but also know the latestD. but also come to know the latest14.The affluent middle class created by the Asian boom now take up over from exports as the main engine of growth.A. take over from exportsB. take from exportsC. take exportsD. takes exports15.Japan and the newly industrialized countries are passing labor-intensive sects as garmentmaking over to less developed nations and moving into advanced technology and services.A. sects likeB. sectors likeC. sections asD. sections such as$age$Section 2 ： Reading Comprehension (50 points) The time for this section is 70 minutes.Questions 51—60 are based on the following passage.The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was set up in 1988 to assess information on climate change andits impact. Its Third Assessment Report predicts global℃ ℃.Although the issue of the changing climate is very complexand some changes are uncertain, temperature rises are expected to affect countries throughout the world and have a knock-on effect with sea-level rises.Scientists have argued about whether temperature risesare due to human activities or due to natural changes in our environment. The IPCC announced in 2001 that“most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is likely to be attributable to human activities”. This was a more forceful statement than in1996 when the Second Assessment Report stated that there was a“discernible human influence on the climate ” which was the first time they had concluded such a link. Many experts believe the faster the climate changes, the greater the risk will be.Key points of the projections for climate changeglobally include that by the second half of the 21st century, wintertime rainfall in the northern mid to high latitudes and Antarctica will rise, that meanwhile Australia, CentralAmerica and southern Africa are likely to see decreases in autumn precipitation, that some land areas in the tropicswill see more rainfall, and that there will generally be morehot days over land areas.16.IPCC probably does not ______.A. analyse climate change informationB. record weather changes on its premisesC. predict what is to happen to the earthD.collect weather date from many countries17.According to the passage, a Chinese city thatrecorded 45 degrees Celsius at noon on August 4,2004, willmost probably witness a temperature measuring _____ at 12 ：00 sharp in the year of 2100.℃℃C. 5.8 ℃D. a number that I do not know18. According to the author, climate researchers _____.A. are quite sure about why it ’s getting hotter andhotterB. declared that we humans are the cause why it’s getting hotterC. have discussed the possible cause why it ’s hotterD. have claimed that changes in nature are the rootsof hot days19.Based on the text, we know that temperature riseswill probably _____.A. knock off sea levelsB. have a serious effect on sea-level risesC. keep the sea level risingD. keep knocking at the sea20. The IPCC announcement three years ago that“most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is” _____.A. possibly due to human activitiesB. possibly because human activitiesC. due to likely human activitiesD. human activities likely attributable21. Which statement was more forceful?A. “℃and 5.8 ℃B.“Temperature rises are expected to affect countries throughout the world ”.C.“Most of the warming is likely to be attributable tohuman activities ”.D.There was a “discernible human influence on theclimate ”.22. The Second Assessment Report was released ____ years ago.A.fiveB.sixC.sevenD.eight23.“Such a link ” in the passage refers most probablyto _____.A. IPCC and climate changesB. global temperatures and sea levelsC. natural changes and human activitiesD. human activities and temperature rises24. “The risk ” mentioned i n the text probably refers to_____.A. a possibility that there will be more climate changesB. a potential that sea level will possibly keep risingC. temperature rises that are expected to affect allcountriesD. a prediction warning human beings not to ruin the environment25.Obviously, the word “precipitation ” most probably refers to _____.titudeB.rainfallC.temperatureD.projectionKEYS：Part 3共15题，每题分，满分为分1.A2. A3. A4. D5. A6. B7. C8. D9.C 10. C 11. C 12. C 13. D14. D 15. BSection 2共50题，每题1分，满分为50分16. B 17. D 18. C 19. B20. A21. C22. D 23. D 24. C 25. B。
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英语翻译资格考试翻译二级笔译综合能力2022年模拟题2
英语翻译资格考试翻译二级笔译综合能力2022年模拟题2(总分66.77,及格分0, 做题时间:120分钟 )一、Reading ComprehensionSince the dawn of civilization, people have been curious about the age of Earth. In additio n, we have not been satisfied in being able to know merely the relative geologic age of a r ock or fossil. Human curiosity demands that we know actual age in years. Geologists work ing during the nineteenth century understood rock bodies, they would have to concentrate on natural processes that continue at a constant rate and that also leave some sort of tangible record in the rocks. Evolution is one such process, and geologist Charles Lyell (1797—1875) recognized this. By comparing the amount of evolution exhibited by marine moll usks then, Lyell estimated that 80 million years had elapsed since the beginning of the Ter tiary Period. He came astonishingly close to the mark, since it was actually about 65 millio n years. However, for older sequence of evolutionary development, estimates based on pa rts in the fossil record. Rates of evolution for many orders of plants and animals were not well understood. In another attempt, geologists reasoned that if rates of deposition could be determined for sedimentary rocks, they might be able to estimate the time required fo r deposition of a given thickness of strata, or rock layers. Similar reasoning suggested that one could estimate total elapsed geologic time by dividing the average thickness of sedi ment transported annually to the oceans into the total thickness of sedimentary rock that had ever been deposited in the past. Unfortunately, such estimates did not adequately acc ount for past difference in rates of sedimentation or losses to the total section of strata du ring episodes of erosion. Also, some very ancient sediments were no longer recognizable, having been converted to igneous and metamorphic rocks in the course of mountain buil ding. Estimates of Earth's total age based on sedimentation rates ranged from as little as million to over a billion year. Yet another scheme for approximating Earth's age had been proposed in 1715 by Sir Edmund Halley (1656—1742), whose name we associate with the famous comet. Halley surmised that the ocean formed soon after the origin of the planet and therefore would be only slightly younger than the age of the solid Earth. He reasoned that the original ocean was not salty and that subsequently salt derived from the weatheri ng of rocks was brought to the sea by streams. Thus, if one knew the total amount of salt dissolved in the ocean and the amount added each year, it might be possible to calculate the ocean's age. In 1899, Irish geologist John Joly (1857—1933) attempted the calculation.From information provided by gauges placed at the mouths of streams, Joly was able to e stimate the annual increment of salt to the oceans. Then, knowing the salinity of ocean wa ter and the approximate volume of water, he calculated the amount of salt already held in solution in the oceans. An estimate of the age of the ocean was obtained by dividing the t otal salt in the ocean by the rate of salt added each year. Beginning with essentially non-s aline oceans, it would have taken about 90 million years of the oceans to reach their prese nt salinity, according to Joly. The figure, however, was off the currently accepted mark of 4.54 billion by a factor of 50, largely because there was no way to account accurately by recycled salt and salt incorporated into clay mineral deposited on the sea floors. Even though in error, Joly's calculations clearly supported those geologists who insisted on an age for E arth far in excess of a few million years.1.The word tangible in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to________.A physicalB relatedC significantD helpful2.It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that Charles Lyell based his study of the marine mollusk fossils on which of the following assumptions?A The Tertiary Period was separated into division of time that was equal in length.B Mollusks lived under rocks in the sea during the Tertiary period.C Evolution of mollusks proceeded at a uniform rate over time.D Mollusks have evolved less rapidly with the passing of time.3.The word sequence in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to________.A observationsB sensesC seriesD categories4.According to Paragraph 2, Lyell’s strategy for estimation geologic dates was not very accurate for periods before the Tertiary Period party because________.A Marine mollusks did not evolve until the Tertiary PeriodB fossil records of the very distant past are incompleteC there was not much agreement about how to identify or categorize earlier erasD the duration of previous geologic periods was difficult to determine5.The phrase another attempt in Paragraph 3 refers to________.A trying to understand the fossil recordB trying to determine the evolutionary rate of marine mollusksC trying to understand natural processesD trying to determine Earth’s actual age6.The word converted in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to________.A addedB changedC restoredD reduced7.According to Paragraph 3, all of the following were problems with the calculation of Earth’s age using the study of sedimentary rocks EXCEPT________.A the inconsistency of sedimentation rates over timeB the effect of geologic process on sedimentary rockC the expansion of some sedimentary rocks due to Earth’s internal heatD the loss of an unknown number of sedimentary layers due to erosion8.The word approximating in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to________.A thinking aboutB researchingC estimatingD demonstrating9.The word subsequently in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to________.A laterB furthermoreC evidentlyD accidentally10.According to Paragraph 4, John Joly’s calculations were founded on all the following EXCEPT________.A knowing how salty the ocean water isB estimating how much salt enters the ocean each yearC accounting for the amount of salt that is recycledD figuring the volume of water contained in the oceanThere are both great similarities and considerable diversity in the ecosystems that evolved on the islands of Oceania in and around the Pacific Ocean. The islands, such as New Zeala nd, that were originally parts of continents still carry some small plant and animal remnan ts of their earlier biota (animal and plant life), and they also have been extensively modified by evolution, adaptation, and the arrival of new species. By contrast, the other islands, which emerged via geological processes such as volcanism, possessed no terrestrial life, but over long periods, winds, ocean currents, and the feet, feathers, and digestive tracts of bir ds brought the seeds of plants and a few species of animals. Only those species with ways of spreading to these islands were able to undertake the long journeys, and the various fa ctors at play resulted in diverse combinations of new colonists on the islands. One estimate is that the distribution of plants was 75 percent by birds, 23 percent by floating, and 2 percent by wind. The migration of Oceanic biota was generally from west to east, with four major factors influencing their distribution and establishment. The first was the size and fe rtility of the islands on which they landed, with larger islands able to provide hospitality fo r a wider range of species. Second, the further east the islands, generally the less the speci es diversity, largely because of the distance that had to be crossed and because the easter n islands tended to be smaller, more scattered, and remote. This easterly decline in specie s diversity is well demonstrated by birds and coral fish. It is estimated that there were over 550 species of birds in New Guinea, 127 in the Solomon Islands, 54 in Fiji, and 17 in the So ciety Islands. From the west across the Pacific, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands have more than 90 families of shore fish (with many species within the families), Fyi has 50 families, and the Society Islands have 30.Third, the latitude of the islands also influenced the biotic mix, as those islands in relatively cooler latitudes, notably New Zealand, were unsuited to supporting some of the tropical plants with which Pacific islands are generally associated. Finally, a fourth major factor in species distribution, and indeed in the shaping of Pacific ecosystems, was wind. It takes little experience on Pacific islands to be aware that there are prevailing winds. To the north of the equator these are called north-easterlies, while to the south they are called south-easterlies. Further south, from about 30° so uth, the winds are generally from the west. As a result on nearly every island of significantsize there is an ecological difference between its windward and leeward (away from the wind) sides. Apart from the wind action itself on plants and soils, wind has a major effect onrain distribution. The Big Island of Hawaii is often cited as a prime example; one can leaveKona on the leeward side in brilliant sunshine and drive across to the windward side where the city of Hilo is blanketed in mist and rain.11.The word remnants in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to________.A remaindersB remindersC reproductionsD resemblances12.The passage supports which of the following statements about species on volcanic islands?A Volcanic island species are unlike the species found in other Pacific Ocean locations.B Volcanic islands lack the diversity of species found elsewhere in the Pacific.CVolcanic island species are all transplants from distant locations and exist in combinations not fo und elsewhere.DVolcanic island species differ from those on other islands in that animal species show greater div ersity than plant species do.13.According to Paragraph 1, how did the majority of plant species arrive on islands createdby geological processes such as volcanism?A They were transported by ocean currents.B They were carried to the islands by birds.C They were brought to the islands by humans.D They were transported by winds.14.The word remote in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to________.A unknownB isolatedC hostileD infertile15.In Paragraph 2, what is the author’s purpose in mentioning the estimated numbers of bird species on various Oceanic islands?A To give examples of the wide range of species that can be found on Oceanic islands.B To demonstrate how much knowledge about Oceanic species has been accumulated.C To illustrate the decline in species diversity from west to east on Oceanic islands.D To identify the influence of latitude upon Oceanic plants and animals.16.Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlightedsentence in the passage?A Because of its latitude, New Zealand had a relatively cooler climate than other Pacific islands.BNew Zealand, like other Pacific islands, showed the effects of latitudes on its rich tropical plants.CBecause the latitudinal position of an island also affected its biotic mix, islands in cooler latitude s did not support some tropical species typical of the Pacific islands.DPacific islands were notable for their impressive biotic mix and association with tropical plants.17.According to Paragraph 2, all of the following types of islands are associated with higher species diversity EXCEPT________.A islands that are large in sizeB islands located in cool latitudesC islands located in the western part of OceaniaD islands located near other landmasses18.The Big Island of Hawaii is discussed in the passage as an example of________.A the relationship between latitude and windB how prevailing winds influence rainfall patternsC the relationship between rainfall and species distributionD the effects of wind action upon plants and soils19.What can be inferred from Paragraph 3 about Kona and Hilo?A The ecosystems of Kona and Hilo differ from each other.B Kona and Hilo have approximately the same rainfall in a given year.C Kona receives northeasterly winds while Hilo receives southeasterly winds.D Both Kona and Hilo have plants and soils that are often damaged by winds.20.The word "cited" underlined in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to________.A expectedB believedC comparedD mentionedIt was a one-line chat reply from an AncestryDNA customer-service rep that ripped Cather ine St. Clair's life. At 57, she was her family's resident genealogist and had sent her saliva t o Ancestry for testing. So when her brother Mike showed up as a "first cousin or close rela tive," she assumed it must be a glitch. Even stranger: The test showed that someone she h ad never heard of was a much closer genetic match than Mike. She contacted Ancestry cu stomer service through the website's chat feature. Calmly, a representative named Pam ex plained. "Siblings," Pam said, "normally share about 2,600 centimorgans of DNA, while half siblings share 1,800." She said, "Go click on the little icon by his name. It will tell you howmuch you share with him," recalled St. Clair. "And when I clicked on it, that's when the floo r fell out from under me." Mike wasn't her full brother. They didn't share the same father. In the business of consumer DNA testing, customer service is sometimes a lot more like e motional support. Though genetic tests are frequently marketed as family-friendly enterta inment, they sometimes wind up surfacing life-altering surprises. And when those surprise s show up in someone's test results, the first move is often a call to customer service." We don't really play the role of therapist, but rather listen and try to be sympathetic and emp athetic, getting them to process things," said Kent Hillyer, head of customer care for the g enetic-testing firm 23andMe. At 23andMe, those types of calls are so frequent that prepar ing for them is integrated into the company's months-long training program. "The most c ommon issue," said Hillyer, "is when a customer's presumed father doesn't show up on a t est as the genetic dad. But sometimes mothers or siblings are a surprise, too." "How most of those conversations start is people come to us to verify the accuracy," said Hillyer." So mebody has known something their whole life and then this company is telling them som ething different. It's tough." In training, new employees do mock phone calls and role play ing to prepare for such conversations "We practice empathy and sympathy," said Hillyer."A lot of it is just listening. We always try to steer the conversation toward the data, and tell them that this is science," he added. At Ancestry, Kathy Luke, vice president of member s ervices, said a special team of representatives handles sensitive queries. "There are certain ly cases where a discovery might be quite unexpected," she said. "We take our responsibili ty toward our customers—and the potential impact of complex discoveries—very seriousl y." At 23andMe, Hillyer often encourages representatives to go for a walk after an intense call to help them decompress. "We kind of do these internal therapy sessions," he said. "H ere, maybe more so than most places, you have to be really supportive of each other." Lin dsay Grove, a customer-care rep at 23andMe, still remembers one call in particular, a dad who took the test only to find out that his child was not, in fact, his child. At first, like mos t, he was just trying to figure out whether the results were accurate. So Grove explained the science behind the data. The customer then became somber and quiet. He questionedwhether he should talk to his wife, and, if he did, how. "You could hear the emotion in hi m, and … wondering what he would do next," she said. The next step for St. Clair, who got the big surprise from Ancestry, was reaching out to the relative who showed up more clos ely related to her than her brother. She sent a message through the company's website. "I shared 2,172 centimorgans with her," said St. Clair. That was just a little more than she had shared with her brother. Pam, the customer-service representative, told her that meant the mystery relative was either a half-sibling, an aunt, an uncle, a niece or a nephew. St. Clair a nd the mystery relative talked on the phone. It turned out they were, in fact, half-siblings.Her mother had worked for her newfound-sister's dad in 1960, around the same time that St. Clair was conceived. Both of her parents died years ago, so it was too late for St. Clair t o confront them about the discovery. St. Clair went on to start a Facebook group for peop le like her called DNA NPE Friends. NPE is short for "not parent expected." It now has more than 4,000 members and is one of several such groups. "It's so deep, the way this affectsour role in the family and our relationship to our parents," she said. "It is traumatic." (选自《欧洲金融时报》2019年1月7日)21.The word "glitch" underlined in Paragraph 1 most likely means________.A astonishmentB depressionC errorD illusion22.When St. Clair clicked on the little icon, she was greatly________.A disappointedB shockedC discouragedD ashamed23.According to Paragraph 3, customer service is sometimes a lot more like emotional support because________.A genetic tests are frequently marketed as family-friendly entertainmentB genetic tests sometimes wind up surfacing life-altering surprisesC the first move is often a call to customer serviceD they often listen to and share the feelings with the customers24.The last sentence in paragraph 4 implies that________.A but sometimes mothers or siblings are surprised, tooB but sometimes mothers or siblings give us a surprise, tooC but sometimes mothers or siblings turn out not to be genetic ones, eitherD but sometimes mothers or siblings do not show up, either25.Which of the following statements is NOT true of 23andMe?A The company provides customers with genetic testing.B The company receives phone calls from customers frequently.C The company tries to confirm the test results to customers with data.D The company tries its best to treat those customers who cannot accept the test results.26.The word "mock" underlined in Paragraph 5 is synonymous with________.A simulatedB ridiculousC sarcasticD tremendous27.According to the passage, a special team of representatives is established to________.A steer the conversation toward the dataB make unexpected discoveriesC answer delicate questions from customersD take responsibility for customers28.In Paragraph 6, Hillyer often encourages representatives to go for a walk________.A so that they may get supportedB so that they may get relaxedC so that they may get treatedD so that they may get relieved29.It was in 1960 when St. Clair’s mother worked for her half-sibling’s father that________.A St. Clair was bornB St. Clair’s mother got marriedC St. Clair was foundD St. Clair’s mother got pregnant30.The overall tone of the passage is________.A sympatheticB subjectiveC indifferentD enthusiastic二、Cloze TestScience and technology is among the factors that have taken the human civilization to the level it enjoys today. Every milestone in scientific and technological【C1】________has take n society a step forward. Numerous scientific innovations that enjoyed their heyday in hist ory were later【C2】________by new ones. Today, although we still admire those inventors, we are not awe-struck (惊叹的) by their innovations or inventions as we now boast of scien ce and technology much more【C3】________than in the past. Will the science and technol ogy of our times【C4】________forever?【C5】________. In the future, people will view toda y's science and technology just as we【C6】________those of centuries ago. Therefore, tech nicians and scientists ought to【C7】________full play to their innovations during the latte r's limited "shelf life."【C8】________, the application and spread of advanced science and t echnology has been hitting man-made snags (障碍) in today's world. Many of these【C9】________are imposed by the developed West. Science and technology is a【C10】________th at belongs to all mankind. To prevent its spread and exchange of scientific data for the sake of narrow interests is a selfish act. The International Space Station, a manned space laboratory that saw the first launch in 1998, will complete its【C11】________in 2020 and then go out of orbit, falling into the sea. By then, China will have established its own space stati on,【C12】________will be the only one of its kind in space at that time. China has expressed its【C13】________to share the space station with the rest of the world. But if U.S. politicians continue【C14】________their obstruction, it will be impossible for U.S. aerospace work ers to use the Chinese space station. The 5G communication technology, or 5G, is【C15】________the most advanced in the world. Communication technology has been【C16】____ ____by leaps and bounds. It took less than 10 years to develop 3G from 2G and then just t hree years to leap to 4G. Now communication technology has entered the 5G era, which will help further develop the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence. Both China and t he United States are frontrunners in 5G technology. U.S. telecom companies and consume rs have a【C17】________demand for Huawei's 5G equipment but have been blocked acces s because of U.S. politicians' focus on their own interests. However, 5G is not the end of co mmunication technology. In the near future, quite possibly, it will be replaced by quantum communication technology. The space station technology of today will also be replaced b y new ones. One day in future, human beings【C18】________be able to undertake interpla netary journeys as easily as they travel by plane from one country to another. Focusing on immediate interests and【C19】________a blind eye to the future will hamper science work ers' efforts to maximize the benefits of science and technology and will also affect entire s ociety. The world needs a【C20】________to maximize the benefits of science and technology, condemn efforts to impose borders on science, and seek to remove restraints on com munication. (节选自Beijing Review 2019年1月10日 )31.【C1】A progressB roadC inventionD pavement32.【C2】A releasedB revisedC replacedD represented33.【C3】A sophisticatedB comfortableC interestingD important34.【C4】A enableB endureC maintainD sustain35.【C5】A Of courseB Not alwaysC It dependsD Certainly not36.【C6】A lookB talkC treatD find37.【C7】A useB takeC doD give38.【C8】A AlthoughB HoweverC ThereforeD Then39.【C9】A questionsB applicationsC blocksD suggestions40.【C10】A wealthB jewelryC benefitD dream41.【C11】A requirementB commissionC missionD destiny42.【C12】A whatB whichC itD that43.【C13】A willB willingnessC willingD willingly44.【C14】A toB throughC onD with45.【C15】A currentlyB certainlyC continuouslyD officially46.【C16】A advancedB advancingC changedD changing47.【C17】A smallB littleC bigD huge48.【C18】A mayB willC mustD can49.【C19】A closingB closeC turningD turn50.【C20】A consensusB contractC concernD contention三、Vocabulary Selection51.Uncle Bill used to climb mountains but he isn’t as________as before.A agedB astringentC agileD antic52.The school is going the________mile to create the next generation of sporting stars thanksto its unique development program.A finalB furtherC supplementaryD extra53.On a rainy day I was driving north through Vermont________I noticed a young man holdingup a sign reading "Boston".A whenB whichC whatD that54.Most Chinese people went to work by bike within living________.A mindB knowledgeC memoryD vision55.You must fire________incompetent assistant of yours.A theB anC thatD whichever56.Due to the fact that universities cannot enroll all the candidates, ________to university is competitive.A admissionB affidavitC admirationD allegiance57.We express our deepest mourning for the dead in the attack, and we strongly________and firmly oppose terrorism of all forms.A condemnB reproachC reproveD blame58.The bank requires that the real estate company naturally serve as a loan________for its customers.A guaranteeB guaranteedC guaranteeingD guarantor59.We were all awed by the________of the Great Wall and felt that the scene is second to none.A gratitudeB grandeurC gravityD glare60.The best________of people’s ability to deal well with stress and anxiety is their social connection.A predictorB precisionC precautionD prevention61.Mary’s husband complained that Mary________at him all the time.A blamedB cozedC naggedD chattered62.He________as a rich man though he owed more than he owned.A servedB posedC pretendedD disguised63.Daniel Defoe is one of the most unique and________writers of the eighteenth century in English and world literature.A conflictedB contradictoryC controversialD conventional64.Cultural________indicates that human beings hand their languages down from one generation 1 another.A translationB transitionC transmissionD transaction65.The girl’s voice was so low that we could________hear her.A seldomB almostC onlyD barely66.Joan is in the dorm, putting the final________to her speech.A detailsB remarksC commentsD touches67.Our grateful thanks are________to the police department’s help in the making of this film.A dueB owingC owningD owe68.Pessimists________to a tragic sense of human nature and cannot really enjoy the pleasure of living as a human being.A clineB clusterC clayD cling69.________to school life was less difficult than the pupil had expected.A AdheringB AdjustingC AdoptingD Acquainting70.The U-boat blockade________England’s food shortage during World War II.A aggregatedB aggrievedC aggravatedD agonized四、Vocabulary Replacement71.Most trivial arguments are said to be based on matters of principle. Why should principlesmatter so much? Why cannot we be more pragmatic about our moment to moment beha vior?A pragmaticalB realisticD enigmatic72.In the opening scene of Step Up 2: The Streets, someone vibrates underneath a subway seat.A swingsB fluctuatesC quiversD undulates73.The asphalt at La Brea seeps to the surface, especially in the summer, and forms shallow puddles that would often have been concealed by leaves and dust.A highlightedB coveredC transformedD contaminated74.However, at intervals of 10 to 100 years, these glaciers move forward up to 100 times faster than usual.A recordsB speedsC distancesD periods75.Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death.A similar。
2021年5月翻译资格考试二级英语笔译实务模拟试题及答案(2)
2021年5月翻译资格考试二级英语笔译实务模拟试题及答案第一部分英译汉必译题For all the natural and man-made disasters of the past year, travelers seem more determined than ever to leave home.Never mind the tsunami devastation in Asia last December, the recent earthquake in Kashmir or the suicide bombings this year in London and Bali, among other places on or off the tourist trail. The number of leisure travelers visiting tourist destinations hit by trouble has in some cases bounced back to a level higher than before disaster struck."This new fast recovery of tourism we are observing is kind of strange," said John Koldowski, director for the Strategic Intelligence Center of the Bangkok-based Pacific Asia Travel Association. "It makes you think about the adage that any publicity is good publicity."It is still too soon to compile year-on-year statistics for the disasters of the past 12 months,but travel industry experts say that the broad trends are already clear. Leisure travel isexpected to increase by nearly 5 percent this year, according to the World Tourism and Travel Council.Tourism and travel now seem to bounce back faster and higher each time there is an event of this sort," said Ufi Ibrahim, vice president of the London-based World Tourism and Travel Council. For London, where suicide bombers killed 56 and wounded 700 on July 8, she said, "It was almost as if people who stayed away after the bomb attack then decided to come back twice."Early indicators show that the same holds true for other disaster-struck destinations. Statistics compiled by the Pacific Asia Travel Association, for example, show that monthly visitor arrivals in Sri Lanka, where the Dec. 26, 2021, tsunami left more than 30,000 people dead or missing, were higher than one year earlier for every month from March through August of this year.A case commonly cited by travel professionals as an early example of the trend is Bali, where 202 people were killed in bombings targeting Western tourists in October 2021. Visitor arrivals plunged to 993,000 for the year after the bombing, but bounced back to 1.46 million in 2021, a level higher than the two years before the bomb, according to the Pacific Asia Travel Association.Even among Australians, who suffered the worst casualties in the Bali bombings, the number of Bali-bound visitors bounced back within two years to the highest level since 2021, according the Pacific Asia Travel Association.Bali was hit again this year by suicide bombers who killed 19 people in explosions at three restaurants.Visits are also on the upswing to post-tsunami Thailand, where the giant waves killed 5,400 and left more than 5,000 missing.Although the tsunami killed more than 500 Swedes on the Thai resort island of Phuket, thelargest number of any foreign nationality to die, Swedes are returning to the island in largernumbers than last year, according to My Travel Sweden, a Stockholm-based group that sends600,000 tourists overseas annually and claims a 28 percent market share for Sweden."We were confident that Thailand would eventually bounce back as a destination, but we didn"t think that this year it would come back even stronger than last year," said Joakim Eriksson, director of communication for My Travel Sweden. "We were very surprised because we really expected a significant decline."Eriksson said My Travel now expects a 5 percent increase in visitors to both Thailand andSri Lanka this season compared with the same season last year. This behavior is a sharp changefrom the patterns of the 1990s, Eriksson said."During the first Gulf war we saw a sharp drop in travel as a whole, and the same after Sept. 11," Eriksson said. "Now the main impact of terrorism or disasters is a change in destination."参考译文：尽管过去的一年天灾人祸不断，但这丝毫没有影响人们出游的兴致，出游意愿空前高涨。
英语笔译二级试题及答案
英语笔译二级试题及答案一、词汇翻译（共10分，每题1分）1. 翻译下列单词或短语：- 创新：innovation- 可持续发展：sustainable development- 人工智能：artificial intelligence- 经济增长：economic growth- 环境保护：environmental protection2. 翻译下列句子中的划线部分：- 他是一个多才多艺的艺术家。
(多才多艺)- 我们正在寻求一个平衡点来解决这个问题。
(寻求)- 这个项目的成功依赖于团队的协作。
(依赖于)- 政府已经采取了一系列措施来提高教育质量。
(采取了一系列措施)- 她对这个问题的看法非常独特。
(看法)二、句子翻译（共20分，每题4分）1. 随着科技的发展，远程工作变得越来越普遍。
With the advancement of technology, remote work is becoming increasingly common.2. 教育对于一个国家的繁荣至关重要。
Education is crucial to the prosperity of a nation.3. 我们应当尊重每个人的文化差异。
We should respect the cultural differences of every individual.4. 这个政策旨在减少贫困并提高人们的生活水平。
This policy aims to reduce poverty and improve thestandard of living.5. 环境污染已经成为全球性的问题。
Environmental pollution has become a global issue.三、段落翻译（共30分，每题10分）1. 翻译下列段落：随着全球化的不断深入，各国之间的经济联系日益紧密。
国际贸易的增加促进了世界经济的增长，同时也带来了一些挑战，如贸易不平衡和市场保护主义。
全国翻译专业(水平)考试英语二级笔译综合能力模拟试题及详解(二)【圣才出品】
英语二级笔译综合能力模拟试题及详解（二）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. Professor Smith is someone we all ______.A. look up toB. look intoC. look throughD. look down upon【答案】A【解析】习语搭配。
句意：史密斯教授是我们大家都很尊敬的人。
look up to sb.（尤指对年长者）敬仰，仰慕。
look into深入地检查；调查；观察。
look through看穿；审核；浏览。
look down upon蔑视，瞧不起。
2. The house was very quiet, ______ as it was on the side of a mountain.A. isolatedB. isolatingC. being isolatedD. having been isolated【答案】A【解析】结构识别。
英语翻译二级口译实务模拟试题及答案解析(2)
英语翻译二级口译实务模拟试题及答案解析（2）(1/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.第1题My wife Nane and I are both extremely happy to be with you today. I feel truly proud to belong to this extraordinary class of 2004, and I am pleased to see that so many parents and family members were here today. The day belongs to them, too. Without their constant support, understanding and sacrifice, none of us could have achieved what we have. For me, to receive a degree from Harvard is a very great honor indeed. There are few countries in the world whose leaders in public life, business, science and the humanities have not had some association with Harvard—and no country that has not benefited from Harvard´s outstanding contributions to human knowledge. //You have invited me, I know, not as an individual, but as Secretary-General of the United Nations. You are saying that the United Nations matters, and that you want to hear what we have to say. Are you fight in believing that the UN matters? I think you are, because the UN offers the best hope of a stable world and a broadly equitable world order, based on generally accepted rules. That statement has been much questioned in the past year. But recent events have reaffirmed, and even strengthened, its validity. A rule-based system is in the interest of all countries—especially today. Globalization has shrunk the world. The very openness, which is such an important feature of today´s most successful societies, makes deadly weapons relatively easy to obtain, and terrorists relatively difficult to restrain. //Today, the strong feel almost as vulnerable to the weak as the weak feel vulnerable to the strong. So it is in the interest of every country to have international rules and to abide by them. And such a system can only work if, in devising and applying the rules, the legitimate interests of all countries are accommodated, and decisions are reached collectively. That is the essence of multilateralism, and the founding principle of the United Nations. All great American leaders have understood this. That is one of the things that make this country such a unique world power. America feels the need to frame its policies, and exercise its leadership, not just in the light of its own particular interests, but also with an eye to international interests, and universal principles. //Among the finest examples of this was the plan for reconstructing Europe after World War Ⅱ, which General Marshall announced here at Harvard in 1947. That was one part of a larger-scale and truly statesmanlike effort, in which Americans joined with others to build a new international system—a system which worked, by and large, and which survives, in its essentials, nearly 60 years later. During those 60 years, the United States and its partners developed the United Nations, built an open world economy, promoted human rights and decolonization, and supported the transformation of Europe into a democratic, cooperative community of states, such that war between them has become unthinkable. //下一题(2/2)Part ⅠInterpret the following passages from English into Chinese. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.第2题If you thought multimedia was something to be enjoyed in the privacy of your home, think again. Banks are on the frontier of the "information superhighway" because they spend more on the technology than any other type of civilian business.Take the case of J. P. Morgan, America´s fourth largest bank by assets. It has developed a system whereby deals and documents can be finalized quickly on the computer screen with the help of an electronic pen. Its securities analysts in London and traders in Tokyo can talk to each other via the same screen. And clients´trust can be built up, and deals completed, faster than via a telephone line which carries no pictures.The new electronic gizmos are currently being introduced into Morgan´s trading departments in New York, but eventually they will be used around the world-Aisa included. They make it economically possible to establish small dealing rooms in capitals such as Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok, while concentrating Morgan´s expensive back-office functions in Singapore.Morgan´s pioneering effort illustrates how United States banks are using high technology and large amounts of capital to lever their way into Asian markets.Rivals in Europe and Japan are doing so too, but they do not have the same access to the vast pool of saving available to American banks. US Pension Fund assets, for example, total US $4. 4 trillion, more than three times the size of Japan´s.US institutions are in the best position to act as a bridge between the growing capital demands of Asia and the supply of investment from the rest of the world. The bridge, of course, could wobble badly, as it did in the Latin American debt crisis of the 1980s, but this is hard to imagine in the 1990s when the economic fundamentals in Asia look so favorable.It took American banks almost a decade to emerge from the Latin American rubble, but they are now formidable competitor. They have written off nonperforming loans and cut payrolls far more boldly than their Japanese counterparts, which are still dogged by soured loans to spendthrift property speculators in Japan.The US commercial banks´ toughest rivals in Asian cross-border business are more likely to be their investment-bank compatriots rather than the Japanese, and the capital markets of Asia, as elsewhere, will be their battleground.The big five US banks —Citibank, Bank of America, Chemical, Morgan and Chase Manhattan, enjoy the advantage of being big. Compared with firms such as Salomon Brothers and Goldman Sachs, the big five are bigger in most senses of the word. They have more capital, more staff and more branches worldwide through which to distribute corporate issues.What remains to be seen is whether they have trading and deal-making ability to compete with investment hanks.上一题下一题(1/2)Part ⅡInterpret the following passages from Chinese into English. You will hear this signal to tell you when you start interpreting. Now let's begin.第3题下面你将听到一段回忆邓小平同志的发言。
2021年11月翻译资格考试二级英语笔译实务模拟试题及答案(2)
2021年11月翻译资格考试二级英语笔译实务模拟试题及答案第一部分英译汉必译题Milton Friedman, Free Markets Theorist, Dies at 94.Milton Friedman, the grandmaster of free-market economic theory in the postwar era and a prime force in the movement of nations toward less government and greater reliance on individual responsibility, died today in San Francisco, where he lived. He was 94.Conservative and liberal colleagues alike viewed Mr. Friedman, a Nobel prize laureate,as one of the 20th century‟s leading economic scholars, on a par with giants like John Maynard Keynes and Paul Samuelson.Flying the flag of economic conservatism, Mr. Friedman led the postwar challenge to the hallowed theories of Lord Keynes, the British economist who maintained that governments had a duty to help capitalistic economies through periods of recession and to prevent boom times from exploding into high inflation.In Professor Friedman‟s view, government had the opposite obligation: to keep its hands off the economy, to let the free market do its work.The only economic lever that Mr. Friedman would allow government to use was the one that controlled the supply of money —a monetarist view that had gone out of favor whenhe embraced it in the 1950s. He went on to record a signal achievement, predicting the unprecedented combination of rising unemployment and rising inflation that came to be called stagflation. His work earned him the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science in 1976.Rarely, his colleagues said, did anyone have such impact on both his own profession and on government. Though he never served officially in the halls of power, he was always around them, as an adviser and theorist.“Among economic scholars, Milton Friedman had no peer,” Ben S. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, said today. “Th e direct and indirect influences of his thinking on contemporary monetary economics would be difficult to overstate.”Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman, said of Mr. Friedman in aninterview on Tuesday. “From a longer-term point of view, it‟s his academic achievements which will have lasting import. But I would not dismiss the profound impact he has already had on the American public‟s view.”Mr. Friedman had a gift for communicating complicated ideas in simple and lucid ways, and it served him well as the author or co-author of more than a dozen books, as a columnist for Newsweek from 1966 to 1983 and even as the star of a public television series.参考译文：著名经济学家米尔顿•弗里德曼今天在旧金山去世，享年 94 岁。
英语二级笔译综合能力精选模拟试题及答案
英语二级笔译综合能力精选模拟试题及答案Title: English Level 2 Translator Comprehensive Ability Selected Simulation Test and AnswersIntroduction:The English Level 2 Translator Comprehensive Ability Test is designed to assess thecandidate's proficiency in various aspects of translation, including language comprehension, translation skills, and general knowledge. The following is a selected simulation test with detailed answers to help candidates prepare for the actual exam.Test:Section 1: Vocabulary and Grammar (30 points)Directions: Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.1. I'm sorry, but I can't attend the meeting because I have ___________ to do.a) too many thingsb) much too thingsc) too much thingd) much too many things2. Which of the following sentences is correct?a) He has been working here since five years.b) He has been working here for five years.c) He worked here since five years ago.d) He worked here for the last five years.3. Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:___________ to the meeting, he had to leave early.a) Owingb) Duec) Because ofd) Thanks4. Which of the following sentences is correct?a) The manager asked if I knew him.b) The manager asked me if I know him.c) The manager asked if I knew him well.d) The manager asked me if I knew him well.5. Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:She was ___________ by the news of her father's death.a) shockingb) shockedc) shockd) to shockAnswers:1. a) too many things2. b) He has been working here for five years.3. b) Due4. d) The manager asked me if I knew him well.5. b) shockedSection 2: Reading Comprehension (30 points)Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions below.Passage:The internet has revolutionized the way we communicate, access information, and conduct business. It has opened up a world of opportunities for people to connect, learn, and grow. However, it has also introduced a range of challenges, including issues related to privacy, security, and the spread of misinformation.One of the main concerns is the amount of personal data that is collected and used by companies. This data is often used to target advertisements, tailor services, and make decisions about employment or credit. While some people appreciate the convenience andpersonalization that come with this data-driven approach, others are worried about the potential for misuse and the loss of control over their personal information.To address these concerns, governments and organizations around the world have implemented various measures, such as data protection laws and regulations. These measures aim to strike a balance between the benefits of data-driven innovation and the need to protect individuals' privacy and rights.Questions:6. What is the main idea of the passage?a) The internet has made communication easier.b) The internet has introduced challenges related to privacy and security.c) The internet has revolutionized the way we conduct business.d) The internet has led to the spread of misinformation.7. According to the passage, what is one of the main concerns related to the internet?a) The loss of jobs due to automation.b) The amount of personal data collected by companies.c) The lack of access to information in rural areas.d) The decrease in face-to-face communication.8. What measures have been implemented to address the concerns mentioned in the passage?a) The development of new technologies.b) The implementation of data protection laws and regulations.c) The promotion of online education.d) The encouragement of face-to-face communication.Answers:6. b) The internet has introduced challenges related to privacy and security.7. b) The amount of personal data collected by companies.8. b) The implementation of data protection laws and regulations.Section 3: Translation (40 points)Directions: Translate the following paragraphs from English to Chinese.Passage:The rapid development of technology has led to significant changes in the way we live and work. Artificial intelligence, in particular, has the potential to transform various industries, from healthcare to transportation. While there are concerns about the impact of AI on employment and privacy, it also offers numerous opportunities to improve our lives and drive progress.However, it is important to approach the development and implementation of AI withcaution. Ethical considerations must be takeninto account to ensure that AI is used responsibly and for the benefit of society as a whole. This includes addressing issues such as bias in AI algorithms and the potential for misuse.Translation:技术的快速发展导致我们的生活和工作方式发生了重大变化。
catti二级笔译综合能力试题精选及答案解析
catti二级笔译综合能力试题精选及答案解析一、Vocabulary Selection（本大题1小题．每题1.0分，共1.0分。
In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are four words or phrases respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. There is only one right answer. ）第1题The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, ________ to the body.A the stress it is greaterB greater is the stressC greater stress isD the greater the stress【正确答案】：D【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】固定用法。
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二、Vocabulary Replacement（本大题11小题．每题1.0分，共11.0分。
This part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. You are to select the ONE choice that can replace the underlined word without causing any grammatical error or changing the principal meaning of the sentence. There is only one right answer. ）第1题The thief was apprehended, but his accomplice had disappeared.A people who saw himB the person who helped himC guns and knivesD stolen goods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！【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】名词辨析。
全国翻译专业资格水平考试英语二级笔译综合能力模拟试题
全国翻译专业资格(水平)考试英语二级笔译综合能力模拟试题全国翻译专业资格（水平）考试英语二级笔译综合能力模拟试题Section 1: Vocabulary and Grammar (25 Points)This section consists of three parts. Read the directions for each part before answering the questions. The time for this section is 25 minutes.Part 1 Vocabulary SelectionIn this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are four words or phrases respectively marked by letters A, B, C, D. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. There is only one right answer. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.1. The streets of the Dual Springs neighborhood, a migrant-worker hub in northern Beijing, are ______. That's no surprise; more than 13,000 people have been quarantined in China's capital to halt the insidious spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).A. desertedB. vacatedC. unlived inD. removed2. In many ______ a lack of direction prompted the Republican Guard to call it a day.A. occasionsB. casesC. eventsD. days3. They did considerable work to ______ the masses of the United States with the elementary problems of Latin America.A. allowB. acquaintC. notifyD. propagate4. My mother says a teaching machine has to be _____ to fit the mind of each boy and girl it teaches and that each kid has to be taught differently.A. modifiedB. consideredC. adjustedD. remanufactured5. The big retailers are starting to think small, too. Sainsbury's and Tesco have launched convenience-store chains, called Local and Express, respectively - that have fast become _____ in British towns.A. ubiquitousB. establishedC. frequentedD. known6. The solidarity among the young, especially the 386 Generation, is so strong that it's helping to _____ the country's deep-rooted regional divide.A. enhanceB. dissolveC. weakenD. move7. The Wright brothers continued their flying in France and _____ all who saw them.A. saddenedB. frightenedC. astonishedD. alarmed8. We are will aware of the responsibilities that necessarily _____ to our office.A. attachB. confrontsC. givenD. face9. People say that what we are all _____ is a meaning for life, but I don't think that's what we all look for.A. seeingB. seekingC. watchingD. looking10. When Joe was left to live with those people, he found that they were so ____ of life that he couldn't stay with themA. painfulB. disdainfulC. meaningfulD. fruitful11. When you make the sacrifice in marriage, the psychologists say, you're sacrificing not to each other but to ______ in a relationship.A. unityB. utilityC. fraternityD. reality12. The constant changes in fashion, _____ with a view to higher sales, made greater demands on women as a class.A. predictedB. dictatedC. statedD. related13. It is easy to see why many little girls prefer to _____ with the male role, but the girl who does find the male role more attractive is faced with a dilemma.A. beautifyB. modifyC. identifyD. justify14. If we can _____ any kind of killing in the name of religion, the door is opened for all kinds of other justifications.A. purifyB. satisfyC. justifyD. verify15. I could easily perceive that his heart burnt to relieve his starving kids, but he seemed ashamed to ______ his inability to me.A. discoverB. recoverC. demonstrateD. impress16. It is a dangerous thing nowadays if you do not _____ others at arm's length, for they may hit you below the belt any time.A. bakeB. keepC. takeD. make17. I will never _____ the experiences of the four years at Howard University, though there were unhappy encounters.A. dischargeB. rechargeC. discardD. dispose18. We should not _____ the West, nor should we praise it to the skies and think great of everything that belongs to the West.A. forgiveB. forsakeC. forlornD. forage19. Bill Gates is one of those who are said to be _______, able to rack huge profits at every turn.A. on the shipB. on the planeC. on the gravy trainD. on the rocks20. He aimed at finding some workable _____ with a man who was a celebrity not only in the inward-reflecting world of Oxford but in the larger world outside.A. neighborhoodB. workmanshipC. relationshipD. craftsmanshipPart 2 Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C, D. You are to select the ONE choice that can replace the underlined word without causing any grammatical error or changing the principal meaning of the sentence. There is only one right answer. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.21. It wasn't long before Franks was a marked man. After he served in Desert Storm, directing helicopter and ground units, the Army's high command gave him the job of remaking the service for the post-cold war world.A. a person whose conduct is watched with suspicion or hostilityB. a man destined to succeedC. a remarkable personD. a notable person22. The most notorious expression of that change was last year's bootleg publication of "The Japan That Can Say No" - the book written by right-wing politician Shintaro Ishihara and Sony chairman Akio Morita.A. free publicationB. pirate publicationC. lawful publicationD. commercial publication23. "No," Kojima said, "the point is, he spoke out, he stood up to America. Japan is just getting tired of being pushed around."A. he stood up and spoke to the American audienceB. he faced America boldlyC. he challenged AmericaD. he met the Americans' challenge proudly24. Traffic with criminals is dangerous.A. dealing with criminalsB. tracking the criminalsC. fighting the criminalsD. transporting criminals25. Some - such as liquid oxygen - are so cold that they embrittle many constructional materials and evaporate continuously if not refrigerated.A. weakenB. strengthenC. reduceD. cause … to become brittle26. A "Backgrounder" permits newspapermen to publish information given them though without attribution to the source.A. a person who remains behind the sceneB. a person providing the background knowledgeC. a press conferenceD. a news agency27. Is it possible that the entire tale is but a garbled account of that voyage and Biarni another name for LeifA. detailedB. plausibleC. distortedD. eye-witness28. Isolated cases of disaffection - or harbingers of a mass cross-border movement that threatens Europe's economic stability The question is pressing.A. signB. forerunnerC. messengerD. vanguard29. The man we met this morning grows many kinds of plants in his garden, most of which are flowers including succulents and cacti.A. risesB. raisesC. plantsD. plows30. The scientist contested the assumption of previous scientists that the fate of human beings could not be predicated.A. respectedB. supposedC. suspectedD. assumed31. One's knowledge of the world, according to humanists, is largely derived by observation, experience and their analysis of the things they observe and experience.A. come fromB. determinedC. resulted inD. resulted from32. In the last 10 years we have all witnessed an impressive growth in our knowledge about the environments.A. imperativeB. observableC. sustainableD. expressive33. In our culture and in our eyes success all too often means simply outdoing other people by virtue of achievement judged by some single scale - income or honors - and coming out at "the top".A. outfittingB. outbiddingC. outragingD. outshining34. Social taboos remained strong. Gambling was virtually prohibited except on the racecourses, and drinking of alcohol was discouraged by the closing of hotels at six o'clock and by the shortage of bottle beer.A. factuallyB. eventuallyC. consequentlyD. significantly35. Everyone must be responsible for their own behavior, and most of the young people today are interested, as far as I can perceive, in taking their knocks, just as adults must take theirs.A. taking their jobsB. sharing their ideas27. Is it possible that the entire tale is but a garbled account of that voyage and Biarni another name for LeifA. detailedB. plausibleC. distortedD. eye-witness28. Isolated cases of disaffection - or harbingers of a mass cross-border movement that threatens Europe's economic stability The question is pressing.A. signB. forerunnerC. messengerD. vanguard29. The man we met this morning grows many kinds of plants in his garden, most of which are flowers including succulents and cacti.A. risesB. raisesC. plantsD. plows30. The scientist contested the assumption of previous scientists that the fate of human beings could not be predicated.A. respectedB. supposedC. suspectedD. assumed31. One's knowledge of the world, according to humanists, is largely derived by observation, experience and their analysis of the things they observe and experience.A. come fromB. determinedC. resulted inD. resulted from32. In the last 10 years we have all witnessed an impressive growth in our knowledge about the environments.A. imperativeB. observableC. sustainableD. expressive33. In our culture and in our eyes success all too often means simply outdoing other people by virtue of achievement judged by some single scale - income or honors - and coming out at "the top".A. outfittingB. outbiddingC. outragingD. outshining34. Social taboos remained strong. Gambling was virtually prohibited except on the racecourses, and drinking of alcohol was discouraged by the closing of hotels at six o'clock and by the shortage of bottle beer.A. factuallyB. eventuallyC. consequentlyD. significantly35. Everyone must be responsible for their own behavior, and most of the young people today are interested, as far as I can perceive, in taking their knocks, just as adults must take theirs.A. taking their jobsB. sharing their ideasC. assuming their responsibilitiesD. shaking off their responsibilitiesPart 3 Correcting Grammatical ErrorsThis part consists of 15 sentences in which there is an underlined part that indicates a grammatical error. Below each sentence, there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C, D. You are to select the ONE choice and replace the underlined element(s) so that the error is erased and corrected. There is only one right answer. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.36. A survey asked British mums who work outside the home what they would most like for Mother's Day. And what did they reply "Flowers Chocolates Dinner in Paris " No, what 72% wanted was this: a little bit of time for mother.A. to myselfB. to momC. for momD. by myself37. Of course, nobody ever thought the prime minister's job shall be easy.A. wouldB. couldC. willD. should38. Downing Street is fighting fiercely for something it hopes it shall control: its reputation. "[The BBC] is now saying, 'Nobody ever said the prime minister told a lie,' but that's exactly what they're saying," Alastair Campbell, Blair's director of communications, told Newsweek. "That's pretty heavy."A. couldB. wouldC. canD. will39. The made-in-America idea of the global brand has built a name that people will buy on faith, and the pioneer was Coca-Cola.A. is buildingB. is to buildC. was to buildD. was building40. For the least, American roots are no longer an easy selling point. Through much of the postwar period, US brands could play off this cachet; Levi's ad campaigns used wholesome themes of boy-meets-girl in a heartland American setting until the early 1990s.A. At leastB. At the leastC. At mostD. At the most41. For me and my other classmates, trying to fathom what happened to our old school friend, we may never know if we really would grow up with a future terrorist.A. grow upB. are growing upC. grew upD. shall grow up42. When I was an editor, I always preferred to apologise promptly, what the merits of the case, rather than face the expense and, importantly, the time consuming complexities and debilitating worry of litigation, libel being one of the least satisfactory branches of the law.A. whichever, more importantlyB. whatever, more importantC. whichever, more important C. whatever, more importantly43. One morning my patience was growing thin during Mark talked once too often, and then I made a novice-teacher's mistake.A. whenB. asC. whileD. whenever44. One of the key features of CBI is the use of authentic "input" - in other words, "real" reading but listening material: magazine and newspaper articles, poems, short stories, brochures, excerpts from textbooks written for native speakers of English, radio interviews, lectures, and advertisements.A. andB. orC. and/orD. Nil45. In each person's life there are three stages. When one was young, people said, "He will do something." As he grew older and did nothing, they said, "He could do something if he found himself." When he was white-haired, people said of him, "He might do something if he could try anything."A. He should have done something if he has tried somethingB. He would have done something if he should have tried anythingC. He might do something if he would try something.D. He might have done something if he had tried anything46. China not only will endeavor to curb its population growth, but will also upgrade the education of its citizens.A. will not only … but also willB. will not only … but also willC. will not only … but alsoD. not only … but will also47. Of course, the notion suspects that while people work 50 weeks a year, their output is greater than they work 46or 47 weeks.A. p redicts … even ifB. assumes … ifC. assumes … whenD. predicts … when48. If they will not be able to reach agreement before the conference, they shall lose a good opportunity of involving themselves to do the project.A. will be unable … to involvingB. are unable … to involveC. are not be able … to involveD. will be able … to involving49. I was standing behind him and I did see Sandra handing the letter to Joe.A. handB. has handedC. handedD. was handing50. The President was talking to all the department heads while a group of unexpected important clients had arrived for a talk with him.A. when … were arrivingB. as … had arrivedC. when … arrivingD. when … arrivedSection 2: Reading Comprehension (50 Points, 70 minutes)In this section you will find after each of the passages a number of questions or unfinished statements about the passage, each with four (A. B.C and D) suggested answers or ways of finishing. You must choose the one which you think fits best. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Questions 51-55 are based on the following passage.To Err Is Humanby Lewis ThomasEveryone must have had at least one personal experience with a computer error by this time. Bank balances are suddenly reported to have jumped from $379 into the millions, appeals for charitable contributionsare mailed over and over to people with crazy sounding names at your address, department stores send the wrong bills, utility companies write that they're turning everything off, that sort of thing. If you manage to get in touch with someone and complain,you then get instantaneously typed, guilty letters from the same computer, saying, "Our computer was in error, and an adjustment is being made in your account."These are supposed to be the sheerest, blindest accidents. Mistakes are not believed to be the normal behavior of a good machine. If things go wrong, it must be a personal, human error, the result of fingering, tampering a button getting stuck, someone hitting the wrong key. The computer, at its normal best, is infallible.I wonder whether this can be true. After all, the whole point of computers is that they represent an extension of the human brain, vastly improved upon but nonetheless human, superhuman maybe. A good computer can think clearly and quickly enough to beat you at chess, and some of them have even been programmed to write obscure verse. They can do anything we can do, and more besides.It is not yet known whether a computer has its own consciousness, and it would be hard to find out about this. When you walk into one of those great halls now built for the huge machines, and standing listening, it is easy to imagine that the faint, distant noises are the sound of thinking, and the turning of the spools gives them the look of wild creatures rolling their eyes in the effort to concentrate, choking with information. But real thinking, and dreaming, are other matters. On the other hand, the evidence of something like an unconscious, equivalent to ours, are all around, in every mail. As extensions of the human brain, they have been constructed the same property of error, spontaneous, uncontrolled, and rich in possibilities.51. The title of the writing "To Err Is Human" implies thatA. making mistakes is confined only to human beings.B. every human being cannot avoid making mistakes.C. all human beings are always making mistakes.D. every human being is born to make bad mistakes.52. The first paragraph implies thatA. computer errors are so obvious that one can hardly prevent it from happening.B. the computer is so capable of making errors that none of them is avoidable.C. computers make such errors as miscalculation and inaccurate reporting.D. Computers can't think so their errors are natural and unavoidable.53. The author uses his hypothesis that "computers represents an extension of the human brain" in order to indicate thatA. human beings are not infallible, nor are computers.B. computers are bound to make as many errors as human beings.C. errors made by computers can be avoided the same as human mistakes can be avoided.D. computers are made by human beings and so are their errors.54. The rhetoric the author employed in writing the third paragraph, especially the sentence "A good computer can think clearly and quickly enough to beat you at chess…" is usually referred to in writing asA. climaxB. personificationC. hyperboleD. onomatopoeia55. The author compared the faint and distant sound of the computer to the sound of thinking and regarded it as the product ofA. dreaming and thinkingB. some property of errorsC. consciousnessD. possibilitiesQuestions 56-60 are based on the following passage.The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Americanby Jeff SmithOur real American foods have come from our soil and have been used by many groups -- those who already lived here and those who have come here to live. The Native Americans already had developed an interesting cuisine using the abundant foods that were so prevalent.The influence that the English had upon our national eating habits is easy to see. They were a tough lot, those English, and they ate in a tough manner. They wiped their mouths on the tablecloth, if there happened to be one, and they ate until you would expect them to burst. European travelers to this country in those days were most often shocked by American eating habits, which included too much fat and too much salt and too much liquor. Not much has changed! And, the Revolutionists refused to use the fork since it marked them as Europeans. The fork was not absolutely common on the American dinner table until about the time of the Civil War, the 1860s. Those English were a tough lot.Other immigrant groups added their own touches to the preparation of our New World food products. The groups that came still have a special sense of self-identity through their ancestral heritage, but they see themselves as Americans. This special self-identity through your ancestors who came from other lands was supposed to disappear in this country. The term melting pot was first used in reference to America in the late 1700s, so this belief that we would all become the same has been with us for a long time. Thank goodness it has never worked. The various immigrant groups continue to add flavor to the pot, all right, but you can pick out the individual flavors easily.The largest ancestry group in America is the English. There are more people in America who claim to have come from English blood than there are in England. But is their food English Thanks be to God, it is not! It is American. The second largest group is the Germans, then the Irish, theAfro-Americans, the French, the Italians, the Scottish, and the Polish. The Mexican and American Indian groups are all smaller than any of the above, though they were the original cooks in this country.56. Which of the following statements is nearly identical in meaning with the sentence "they ate until you would expect them to burst" in the second paragraphA. You bet they would never stop to eat till they are full.B. What you can expect is that they would not stop eating unless there was no more food.C. The only thing you would expect is that they wouldn't stop eating till they had had enough of the food.D. the only thing is that they wouldn't stop eating till they felt sick.57. Which of the following statements is Not trueA. English people had bad table manners.B. American food was exclusively unique in its flavors and varieties.C. American diet contained a lot of fat, salt and liquor.D. Europeans were not at all accustomed to the American way of eating.58. The author's attitude towards the American food is thatA. American food is better than foods from other countries.B. American food is superior to European foods.C. the European food had helped enrich the flavors and varieties of the American foods.D. people from other countries could still identify from the American foods the food that was unique to their countries.59. Immigrant groups, when they got settled down in the United States, still have had their own sense of self-identity becauseA. their foods are easily identified among all the foods Americans eat.B. their foods stand out in sharp contrast to foods of other countries.C. they know pretty well what elements of the American food are of their own countries' origin.D. they know pretty well how their foods contribute to American cuisine.60. Which of the following statements is trueA. People from other cultures or nations start to lose their self-identity once they get settled down in America.B. The "melting pot" is supposed to melt all the foods but in reality it doesn't.C. The special sense of self-identity of people from other countries can't maintain once they become Americans.D. The "melting pot" finds it capable of melting all the food traditions into the American tradition.Questions 61-64 are based on the following passage."It's like being bitten to death by ducks." That's how one mother described her constant squabbles with her eleven-year-old daughter. And she's hardly alone in the experience. The arguments almost always involve mundane matters - taking out the garbage, coming home on time, cleaning up the bedroom. But despite its banality, this relentless bickering takes its adolescents - particularly mothers - report lower levels of life satisfaction, less marital happiness, andmore general distress than parents of younger children. Is this continual arguing necessaryFor the past two years, my students and I have been examining the day-to-day relationships of parents and young teenagers to learn how and why family ties change during the transition from childhood into adolescence. Repeatedly, I am struck by the fact that, despite considerable love between most teens and their parents, they can't help sparring. Even in the closest of families, parents and teenagers squabble and bicker surprisingly often - so often, in fact, that we hear impassioned recountings of these arguments in virtually every discussion we have with parents or teenagers. One of the most frequently heard phrases on our interview tapes is, "We usually get along but …"As psychologist Anne Petersen notes, the subject of parent-adolescent conflict has generated considerable controversy among researchers and clinicians. Until about twenty years ago, our views of such conflict were shaped by psychoanalytic clinicians and theorists, who argued that spite and revenge, passive aggressiveness and rebelliousness toward parents are all normal, even healthy, aspects of adolescence. But studies conducted during the 1970s on samples of average teenagers and their parents (rather than those who spent Wednesday afternoons on analysts' couches) challenged the view that family storm and stress was inevitable or pervasive. These surveys consistently showed that three-fourths of all teenagers and parents, here and abroad, feel quite close to each other and report getting along very well. Family relations appeared far more pacific than professionals and the public had believed.61. According to the passage, parents and teenagers are always at loggerheads with each other overA. the careless attitude of teenagers toward their parents' work pressure.B. who should take the lion's share of the housework.C. the finger-pointing attitude of the parents toward their children.D. disagreements on each other's behavioral patterns.62. The parents-children relationship changes from the relative positive to the relative negative whenA. the children reach 7 or 8 years of age.B. the children reach 13 or 14 years of age.C. the parents begin to have too many household responsibilities.D. the parents begin to feel there is too much burden in the house.63. Studies conducted during the 1970s on parents-children relationship indicated thatA. adolescence did not cause as much trouble as clinicians and theorists had stated.B. Children's aggressiveness and rebelliousness were growing.C. Children-parents relationship was declining.D. teenagers became even more abhorrent of their parents.64. The author's own discoveries from the day-to-day relationships of parents and young teenagers indicate thatA. storm and stress between the parents and the teenagers are normal.B. storm and conflicts are unavoidable.C. parents can never avoid the conflicts unless they love their children.D. parents' strictness lead to their children's disapproval of them.Questions 65-71 are based on the following passage.Questions of education are frequently discussed as if they bore no relation to the social system in which and for which the education is carried on. This is one of the commonest reasons for the unsatisfactoriness of the answers. It is only within a particular social system that a system of education has any meaning. If education today seems to deteriorate, if it seems to become more and more chaotic and meaningless, it is primarily because we have no settled and satisfactory arrangement of society, and because we have both vague and diverse opinions about the kind of society we want. Education is a subject which cannot be discussed in a void: our questions raise other questions, social, economic, financial, political. And the bearings are on more ultimate problems even than these: to know what we want in education we must know what we want in general, we must derive our theory of education from our philosophy of life. The problem turns out to be a religious problem.One might almost speak of a "crisis" of education. There are particular problems for each country, for each civilization, just as there are particular problems for each parent; but there is also a general problem for the whole of the civilized world, and for the uncivilized so far as it is being taught by its civilized superiors; a problem which may be as acute in Japan, in China or in India as in Britain or Europe or America. The progress (I do not mean extension) of education for several centuries has been from one aspect a drift, from another aspect a push; for it has tended to be。
二级笔译考试模拟题及答案
二级笔译考试模拟题及答案【试题一】The first outline of The Ascent of Man was written in July1969and the last foot of film was shot in December 1972. An undertaking aslarge as this, though wonderfully exhilarating, is not entered lightly. It demands an unflagging intellectual and physical vigour, a total immersion, which I had to be sure that I could sustain with pleasure;for instance, Ihad to put off researches that I had already begun; and I ought to explai-n what moved me to do so.There has been a deep change in the temper of science in thelast20 years: the focus of attention has shifted from the physical tothe life sciences. As a result, science is drawn more and more to the study of in-dividuality. But the interested spectator is hardly awareyet how far-reaching the effect is in changing the image of man that science moulds. Asa mathematician trained in physics, I too would have been unaware, had not a series of lucky chances taken me into the life sciences in middle age. I owe a debt for the good fortune that carried me into two seminal fields of science in one lifetime; and though I do not know to whom the debt is due, I conceived The Ascent of Man in gratitude to repay it.The invitation to me from the British Broadcasting Corporation was to present the development of science in a series of television programmes to match those of Lord Clark on Civilisation. Television isan admirable medium- for exposition in several ways: powerful and immediate to the eye, able to take the spectator bodily into the places and processes that are described, and conversational enough to make him conscious that what he witnesses are not events but the actions of people. The last of these merits is to my mind the most cogent, and it weighed most with me in agreeing to cast a personal biography of ideasin the form of television essays. The point is that knowledge in general and science in particular does not consist of abstract but of man-made ideas, all the way from its beginnings to its modern and idiosyncratic models. Therefore the underlying concepts that unlock nature must be shown to arise early and in the simplest cultures of man from his basic and specific faculties. And the development of science which joins them in more and more complex conjunctions must be seen to be equally human: discoveries are made by men, not merely by minds, so that they are aliveand charged with individuality. If television is not used to make these thoughts concrete, it is wasted.参考答案：不是因为我们害怕看到他会因失误而给他辉煌的生涯画上遗憾的一笔。
catti二级综合能力口译考试试题及答案解析(二)
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！catti 二级综合能力口译考试试题及答案解析(二)一、Part Ⅱ（共20小题,共40.0分）Listen to the following passages and then choose the best answer to each question by blackening thecorresponding circle. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to answer the questions satisfactorily. There are three passages in this part, each with five questions. And each question carries two points. You will hear the passages only once.第1题What is the main topic of the talk?A Jefferson's views about commercialized agriculture.B International trade in the nineteenth century.C Improvements in farm machinery in the United States.D Farmers' loss of independence.【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：2.0分【答案解析】主旨题。
本题要求听者掌握全文的主要内容。
本文主要围绕l9世纪美国农民自己自足生活的改变进行，从历史发展的不同阶段分析了这种生活方式改变的原因和结果，因此，涉及自己自足生活的改变的选项d 是正确答案。
注意：文章首尾部分一般是全文的中心句，这就需要听者在听一篇文章时，要格外对首尾部分留神，如本文第三句“…but in general they could get along just fine by relying on themselves …”和最后一句“By the end of 19th century ，the era of Jefferson's independent farmer had come to a close ．”都涉及到independence 。
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Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.第18题Most of the participants believe it truly more democratic to hold a ______ rather than let the government alone makes decisions on all the important issues.A.referendumB.refectoryC.reiterationD.recalcitrance上一题下一题(19/20)Vocabulary SelectionIn this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. 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.第19题The Earth ______ three principal layers: the dense, iron-rich core, the mantle made of silicate rocks, and the thin, solid-surface crust.prisesposesC.consistsD.concedes上一题下一题(20/20)Vocabulary SelectionIn this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. 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.第20题Due to the fact that universities can not enroll all the candidates, ______ to university is competitive.A.admissionB.affidavitC.admirationD.allegiance上一题下一题(1/15)Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. 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.第21题Once the lapwing's nest is threatened, the bird hobbles and pretends to be injured in order to lure its enemies away from the nest.A.escapesB.collapsesC.screamsD.limps上一题下一题(2/15)Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. 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.第22题During the middle ages, science was considered to be based on the occult.A.fundamentalB.supernaturalC.anthropologicalD.theoretical上一题下一题(3/15)Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. 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.第23题There was no enmity between us, so we were able to reach an agreement on the sale of the property.A.animosityB.indemnityC.perfidyD.obloquy上一题下一题(4/15)Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. 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.第24题Most readers are drawn to the facetious stories of his recent novel.A.factualB.humourousC.sarcasticD.ridiculous上一题下一题(5/15)Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. 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.第25题By providing legal representation the American Civil Liberties Union works to defend citizens against breaches of their civil rights.A.exercisesB.perusalsC.violationsD.branches上一题下一题(6/15)Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. 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.第26题In Germany, the baroque style of art thrived in the 17th and 18th centuries.A.flourishedB.flouredC.flauntedD.fluctuated上一题下一题(7/15)Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. 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.第27题Most of that professor's writings are either for the bird or a hodgepodge of thoughts and ideas coppied from other authors.A.pasticheB.paternalismC.paucityD.pathology上一题下一题(8/15)Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. 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.第28题Because of the limited time, he swallowed the food and hurried to the work place.A.fastenedB.engulfedC.hurriedD.quickened上一题下一题(9/15)Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. 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.第29题His complaint about our management was not without reasons.A.could be rectifiedB.could be justifiedC.was modifiedD.could be enforced上一题下一题(10/15)Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. 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.第30题That university has produced a large number of social celebrities, including four Presidents and three Speakers.A.sproutedB.spawnedC.stashedD.spouted上一题下一题(11/15)Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part without causing any grammatical error or changingthe basic meaning of the sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.第31题In San Francisco, California, only 2,000 units were built. San Francisco has only a 1.6 percent vacancy rate but stringent rent control laws.A.stressfulB.stragglyC.strictD.straight上一题下一题(12/15)Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. 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.第32题The central government hopes to curtail military spending in the next year.A.forbidB.invertC.prolongD.shorten上一题下一题(13/15)Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. 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.第33题The emperor gave a grandiose banquet to celebrate his marriage of convenience.A.simutaneousB.sumptuousC.stimulatinyD.bump上一题下一题(14/15)Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. 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.第34题When you are looking for a job, it is important to make an excellent resume to sell yourself to。