全國(guó)翻譯專業(yè)資格（水平）英語(yǔ)二級(jí)筆譯綜合能力試題（網(wǎng)友回憶版）二

全國(guó)翻譯專業(yè)資格（水平）英語(yǔ)二級(jí)筆譯綜合能力試題（網(wǎng)友回憶版）二[單選題]1.Nooneappreciatedhiswo（江南博哥）rkduringhislifetime,but______itisclearthathewasagreatartist.A.intheaftermathB.bythetimeC.inredivospectD.inthiseventuality參考答案：C參考解析：句意：在他生前沒(méi)有人欣賞他的作品，但是回想起來(lái)，很明顯他是一名偉大的藝術(shù)家。inretrospect回顧，回顧往事。aftermath（不幸事件造成的）后果，余波。bythetime到…的時(shí)候。eventuality可能發(fā)生的事情（尤指壞事情），不測(cè)事件。[單選題]2.Beingbothspoiledandlazy,he______everyoneelseforhislackofsuccess.A.accusedB.chargedC.criticizedD.blamed參考答案：D參考解析：句意：即受溺愛又懶惰，他把自己的無(wú)所成就歸咎于其他所有的人。blame意為“責(zé)備，譴責(zé)，歸咎”，blamefor為慣用搭配，指“因…而責(zé)備，歸咎于”。accuse控告；譴責(zé)。charge控訴；指責(zé)；收費(fèi)。criticize批評(píng)，責(zé)備。[單選題]3.Yourusualteacherhaslosthisvoiceand______Iamtakinghisplacetoday.A.neverthelessB.howeverC.moreoverD.accordingly參考答案：D參考解析：句意：平時(shí)給你們上課的老師嗓子啞了，所以今天我來(lái)給他代課。accordingly表因果關(guān)系，意為“因此，從而”，符合語(yǔ)境。nevertheless和however都表轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，意為“然而，不過(guò)”，但however之后一般用逗號(hào)隔開。moreover表遞進(jìn)關(guān)系，意為“而且”。[單選題]4.Asalwayswhenshesanginthebathroom,she______thehighnotesinaspecialway.A.spunoutB.beltedoutC.spreadoutD.sdivetchout參考答案：A參考解析：句意：就像往常在浴室唱歌那樣，她以一種特別的方式拉長(zhǎng)高音。spinout意為“拉長(zhǎng)，拖延”，符合句意。beltout大聲地、強(qiáng)有力地唱出或奏出機(jī)。spreadout展開。stretchout延伸；綿延；滿足需要。[單選題]5.Theprisoner______thathehadassaultedapoliceman.A.deniedB.rejectedC.condivadictedD.refused參考答案：A參考解析：句意：那名罪犯否認(rèn)他曾襲警。deny拒絕；拒絕承認(rèn)。reject拒絕；拋棄；排斥。contradict反駁；否認(rèn)；與…相矛盾。refuse拒絕，謝絕。[單選題]6.Onlyhotelguestshavethe______ofusingtheprivatebeach.A.occasionB.possibilityC.privilegeD.allowance參考答案：C參考解析：句意：只有旅館的房客有使用私人沙灘的特權(quán)。privilege特權(quán)，特別待遇。occasion時(shí)機(jī)；場(chǎng)合；理由。possibility可能性。allowance津貼；限額；默許。[單選題]7.Thejurygavea______of“notguilty”.A.sentenceB.judgmentC.chargeD.verdict參考答案：D參考解析：句意：陪審團(tuán)做出“無(wú)罪”的判決。verdict（陪審團(tuán)或法官的）判決；（經(jīng)過(guò)思考或調(diào)查后的）意見。sentence有“（法庭的）宣判”的意思，尤指對(duì)已判決有罪的人加以處罰。judgment判斷；審判；裁判。charge費(fèi)用；指責(zé)；（對(duì)不法行為的）指控。[單選題]8.Wearingseat-beltswhendrivingisnow______bylaw.A.compulsiveB.forcibleC.compulsoryD.involuntary參考答案：C參考解析：句意：現(xiàn)在開車時(shí)系安全帶是法律強(qiáng)制規(guī)定的。compulsory必需做的，強(qiáng)制性的，義務(wù)的。compulsive難以抑制的；（書或電視節(jié)目）引人入勝的。forcible暴力的；有說(shuō)服力的。involuntary不由自主的；非自愿的。[單選題]9.I’lljust______aneyeoverthesefiguresbeforeyoutypethem.A.tossB.castC.flingD.throw參考答案：B參考解析：句意：在你打印之前，我會(huì)掃視一下這些數(shù)據(jù)的。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)都有“投，拋，擲”的意思。cast指“轉(zhuǎn)向或引向”，castaneyeoversth.為固定搭配，意為“瞟一眼，粗略地看一下”，符合語(yǔ)境。toss側(cè)重于指以迅猛的速度突然移動(dòng)或抬起（頭）。fling指“猛擲；急伸（尤指頭或手臂）”。throw發(fā)出；投射。[單選題]10.Hewasfacingchargesonforgeryinacourtoflawbuthehiredagoodattorneyto______.A.getoffB.getthroughC.getbyD.getaway參考答案：A參考解析：句意：雖然他在法庭上被指控犯?jìng)卧熳?，但他通過(guò)雇傭一位出色的律師而免受嚴(yán)厲的懲罰。getoff免受懲罰，逃脫（嚴(yán)厲的）懲罰。getthrough完成（任務(wù)）；熬過(guò)；消耗。getby勉強(qiáng)通過(guò)；勉強(qiáng)過(guò)活。getaway脫身，逃脫。[單選題]11.Thecampers______theirtentinashelteredvalley.A.establishedB.installedC.pitchedD.fixed參考答案：C參考解析：pitch有“搭起，扎營(yíng)”的意思，形容“搭帳篷”，可以用pitch\setupatent。establish建立；確定；安置。install安裝；安頓。fix使固定。[單選題]12.Alargerbrainmakesman______toanimals.A.betterB.superiorC.excelledD.outstanding參考答案：B參考解析：句意：擁有一個(gè)更大的大腦使人類優(yōu)于動(dòng)物。besuperiorto為固定搭配，意為“優(yōu)于，勝過(guò)”。[單選題]13.Hewasalwaysfinding______withhisdaughter’sfriends.A.blameB.errorC.mistakeD.fault參考答案：D參考解析：句意：他總是對(duì)他女兒的朋友百般挑剔。fault意為“過(guò)錯(cuò)；缺點(diǎn)”，findfaultwithsb.為固定搭配，意為“挑剔，抱怨”。blame過(guò)失；責(zé)備；責(zé)任。error錯(cuò)誤，過(guò)失。mistake錯(cuò)誤，錯(cuò)事。[單選題]14.Itwastoolateto______ofthecondivact.A.backoutB.backdownC.backupD.backaway參考答案：A參考解析：句意：現(xiàn)在不履行協(xié)議已經(jīng)太晚了。backout不遵守（承諾、合約等）。backdown放棄，退回去。backup支持；將…付諸于實(shí)踐。backaway（常因害怕或厭惡等）而后退。[單選題]15.Shehadjust______theshellofthehard-boiledeggandwasstartingtopeelitoff.A.snappedB.crackedC.fracturedD.burst參考答案：B參考解析：句意：她剛把蛋殼砸裂，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)開始剝了。crack破裂，使裂開。snap突然折斷，突然斷裂。fracture使破碎。burst使爆炸。[單選題]16.Childrenwhoarepraisedfortheirworkarealways______on.A.encouragedB.approvedC.inspiredD.spurred參考答案：D參考解析：句意：當(dāng)孩子的作業(yè)被表?yè)P(yáng)時(shí)，他們總是會(huì)深受激勵(lì)。spuron鞭策，激勵(lì)。encourage和inspire也有“鼓勵(lì)，激勵(lì)”的意思，但不與介詞on連用。approve贊成；滿意。[單選題]17.Itisimpossibleforparentsto______theirchildrenfromeverydanger.A.protectB.relieveC.preserveD.conserve參考答案：A參考解析：句意：父母不可能一直保護(hù)孩子使其不受任何危險(xiǎn)。protect…from為慣用搭配，意為“保護(hù)，使…免受”。relieve…of免除（某人）的（職務(wù)、麻煩等），解除（某人）的（負(fù)擔(dān)、困難等）。preserve保護(hù)，防護(hù)，維護(hù)。conserve保護(hù)；節(jié)約。[單選題]18.Eventhoughthemainsourceof______exposureforamajorityofthehumanpopulationisthesun,theartificialtanningfromsunbedscondivibutessignificantlytothetotalUVrisk.A.exdivaviolentB.exdivavioletC.uldivavioletD.uldivavirus參考答案：C參考解析：句中指“太陽(yáng)是人們接觸到紫外線的主要來(lái)源”，ultraviolet紫外線的。extraviolent特別猛烈的。extraviolet多余的紫羅蘭。ultravirus超顯微病毒。[單選題]19.Thisis______work.Itcallsforagoodeyeandasteadyhand.A.preciseB.precisionC.exactD.exactness參考答案：B參考解析：句意：這是一項(xiàng)精密工作，干的人不僅要視力好，而且手要穩(wěn)。precision，precise和exact都有“精確的，準(zhǔn)確的”的意思，但側(cè)重點(diǎn)有所不同。precision多指準(zhǔn)確地完成某事。precise則強(qiáng)調(diào)形式、細(xì)節(jié)、測(cè)量時(shí)間等的精確。exact可指完全依據(jù)事實(shí)而進(jìn)行。[單選題]20.Iwouldn’tdivustsucha______person.A.deceitfulB.deceptiveC.decisiveD.deceive參考答案：A參考解析：句意：我不會(huì)再相信這樣一個(gè)不誠(chéng)實(shí)的人了。deceitful騙人的，不誠(chéng)實(shí)的。deceptive欺騙性的，導(dǎo)致誤解的。decisive決定性的；果斷的。deceive為動(dòng)詞，意為“欺騙；誤導(dǎo)”。[單選題]21.Asaconductor,LeonardBernsteinisfamousforhisintenselyvigorousand[exuberant]style.A.exdivemeB.enthusiasticC.prosperousD.nervous參考答案：B參考解析：exuberant指“（人）熱情洋溢的；（物）生機(jī)勃勃的”，因此與enthusiastic（熱心的，熱情的，熱烈的）表達(dá)意思相符。extreme極端的；極度的。prosperous繁榮的，繁盛的。nervous擔(dān)擾的，焦慮的。[單選題]22.OnaWindowsscreen,therewill[rolldown]manymorebuttonswhenyouhitthe“tools”button.A.castB.casteC.cascadeD.cataract參考答案：C參考解析：句意：在Windows窗口，點(diǎn)擊一下“工具”鍵就會(huì)滾下很多按鈕。在此處roll指“（使某物）滾動(dòng)”。cascade有“垂落，懸掛”的意思，與rolldown表達(dá)意思相近。cast投，拋。caste為名詞，意為“社會(huì)等級(jí)，社會(huì)地位”。cataract像瀑布似地注流。[單選題]23.InNathanielHawthorne’sTheScarletLetter,ReverendDimmesdale[succumbedto]Hester’scharms.A.appealedtoB.conversedaboutC.carednothingforD.yieldedto參考答案：D參考解析：句意：在納撒尼爾·霍桑的《紅字》中，ReverendDimmesdale為Hester的美麗所傾倒。succumbto屈服于。yieldto讓步于，使自己受到…的支配。appealto向…呼吁；向…投訴；對(duì)…有吸引力。converseabout就…談?wù)?。carenothingfor不以為意；熟視無(wú)睹。[單選題]24.So[engrossedin]hiseffortswouldGauginbecomethathebarelynoticedthepassingoftime.A.delightedinB.frusdivatedbyC.expandedbyD.involvedin參考答案：D參考解析：beengrossedin意為“對(duì)…全神貫注的”。beinvolvedin被卷入；專心于。delightin以…為樂(lè)，喜歡…。frustrate使受挫折；挫敗。expand擴(kuò)大；發(fā)展。由此可知選項(xiàng)C與劃線部分表達(dá)內(nèi)容相一致。[單選題]25.OneoutoffivebridgesintheUnitedStatesis[outmoded].A.narrowB.obsoleteC.illegalD.concrete參考答案：B參考解析：句意：美國(guó)1\5的橋都過(guò)時(shí)了。outmoded意為“過(guò)時(shí)的，不流行的”，而obsolete指“陳舊的，已過(guò)時(shí)的”，因此可與前者相互替換。narrow狹窄的。illegal違法的，不合規(guī)定的。concrete具體的，有形的。[單選題]26.SeveraltheoriesofevolutionhadhistoricallyprecededthatofCharlesDarwin,althoughhe[expounded]uponthestagesofdevelopment.A.foundfaultwithB.explainedindetailC.outlinedbrieflyD.offeredinpublishedform參考答案：B參考解析：句意：雖然是達(dá)爾文詳細(xì)闡述了進(jìn)化的幾個(gè)階段，但歷史上在他之前已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)了一些進(jìn)化理論。expoundon指“詳細(xì)說(shuō)明，闡述”，因此與explainindetail（詳細(xì)解釋）表達(dá)意思相符。findfaultwith挑剔，抱怨。outlinebriefly略述。[單選題]27.WhenAkiyamaToyohiro,Japan’sfirstasdivonaut,completedhis[stint]inspace,hecamebackdowntoearthwithmorethanoneworry.A.spellB.slingC.stingD.stink參考答案：A參考解析：句意：當(dāng)日本第一個(gè)航天員在太空中的工作時(shí)間結(jié)束后，他回到了地球卻多了另一份擔(dān)心。stint在此處指“（在某地的）工作時(shí)間，活動(dòng)時(shí)間”。spell指“（與某種活動(dòng)、事件有關(guān)的）連續(xù)不斷的一段時(shí)間”，因此可與stint相替換。sling投石器；鉤懸?guī)?；吊索。sting刺痛；針刺；傷痕。stink臭味。[單選題]28.Sinceshedidnothavetimetoreadtheentireplaybeforeclass,sheread[anoutlineoftheplot]instead.A.asynonymB.asymmedivyC.asynopsisD.asymposium參考答案：C參考解析：句意：由于在上課之前沒(méi)有時(shí)間看整部戲了，她就讀了一下情節(jié)概述。anoutlineoftheplot意為“情節(jié)概述”，因此與synopsis（摘要，梗概）表達(dá)意思相符。synonym同義詞。symmetry對(duì)稱，勻稱。symposium討論會(huì)，座談會(huì)。[單選題]29.TinyTim,acharacterinAChristmasCarol,wasahappylittleboyinspiteofthedisabilitythatcausedhim[aweaknessinoneleg].A.tolimpB.tofallC.restD.suffer參考答案：A參考解析：題干中劃線部分指“他的一條腿有殘疾”，也就是說(shuō)他必須得limp（跛行）。fall倒下，落下。rest休息。suffer遭受，忍受。[單選題]30.Whenahurricaneis[abouttooccur],theNationalWeatherBureauissuesawarning.A.adjacentB.giganticC.perilousD.imminent參考答案：D參考解析：句意：颶風(fēng)來(lái)臨之前，國(guó)家氣象局會(huì)發(fā)出警告。劃線部分指“將要發(fā)生”，因此與imminent（即將發(fā)生的，逼近的）在該句可進(jìn)行互換。adjacent鄰近的。gigantic巨大的，龐大的。perilous危險(xiǎn)的。[單選題]31.Rain[abates]inthefallthroughoutmostoftheAppalachianMountainregion.A.poursB.accumulatesC.lessensD.evaporates參考答案：C參考解析：句意：到了秋天，阿巴拉契亞山脈大部分地區(qū)的雨都減弱了。abate指“（風(fēng)、暴風(fēng)雨、聲音等）減弱，降低”，因此選C。lessen（減少，減輕）表達(dá)意思相符。pour灌注，傾瀉。accumulate積聚，堆積。evaporate蒸發(fā)，消失。[單選題]32.Thethiefwasapprehended,but[hisaccomplice]haddisappeared.A.peoplewhosawhimB.thepersonwhohelpedhimC.gunsandknivesD.stolengoods參考答案：B參考解析：句意：竊賊被逮住了，但他的同謀逃跑了。accomplice意為“同謀，幫兇”，也就是thepersonwhohelpedhim（幫助他的人）。[單選題]33.Relaxationtherapyteachesonenotto[fretover]smallproblems.A.worryaboutB.getinvolvedinC.getangryaboutD.lookfor參考答案：A參考解析：句意：放松療法教人如何不為小事所煩惱。fret因（無(wú)謂的小事）焦慮，煩惱。worryabout擔(dān)心。getinvolvedin涉及，卷入。getangryabout因…而生氣。lookfor尋找；期待。因此選項(xiàng)A與劃線部分表達(dá)意思相符。[單選題]34.BenjaminFranklinwasrememberedforhis[goodjudgment].A.vigilanceB.guiltyC.sagacityD.resolution參考答案：C參考解析：此處judgment指“判斷力”，而sagacity有“精確的判斷”的意思，因此在該句兩者可相互替換。vigilance警戒，警惕。guilty為形容詞，意為“犯罪的，有罪的”。resolution堅(jiān)定，決心。[單選題]35.MarkAnthony’s[eulogy]ofCaesarathisfuneralismemorablyrecordedinaplaybyShakespeare.A.prayerB.praiseC.biographyD.denunciation參考答案：B參考解析：eulogy指“頌文，頌詞”，而praise意為“贊揚(yáng)，贊美的話”，因此可在該句替代eulogy。prayer祈禱；祈禱文；祈望。biography傳記。denunciation譴責(zé)；告發(fā)。[單選題]36.[Hehadstudiedhard],hewouldhavebeenabletopasstheexam.A.HehadstudiedharderB.IfonlyhestudiedmoreC.HadhestudiedharderD.Whenhestudiedmore參考答案：C參考解析：該句是對(duì)過(guò)去的虛擬，因此從句中應(yīng)用過(guò)去完成時(shí)態(tài)，排除選項(xiàng)B和D。虛擬語(yǔ)氣中如果含有were，should或had，從句中if可省略。因此選C。[單選題]37.Itwasnowclearthatnosuchweaponsweremanufacturedandnone[beenfound].A.wasfoundB.werefoundedC.hasbeenfoundD.havebeenfounded參考答案：A參考解析：該句中that之后是由and連接的兩個(gè)并列成分，因此時(shí)態(tài)應(yīng)保持一致，排除選項(xiàng)C和D。劃線部分指“這種武器再?zèng)]被發(fā)現(xiàn)過(guò)”，因此應(yīng)用find的過(guò)去式found，意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)”。而founded是found的過(guò)去式，指“建立，創(chuàng)立”，不合語(yǔ)境。[單選題]38.Wheneverwehearofanaturaldisaster,wefeelsympathetictothepeople[tobeaffected].A.tohaveaffectedB.tohaveeffectedC.whohavebeeneffectedD.whohavebeenaffected參考答案：D參考解析：句意：無(wú)論什么時(shí)候聽到自然災(zāi)害的發(fā)生，我們都會(huì)對(duì)受災(zāi)的人感到同情。動(dòng)詞不定式短語(yǔ)常表示將來(lái)要發(fā)生的動(dòng)作，不合語(yǔ)境，排除選項(xiàng)A和B。affect意為“影響，侵襲”，此處應(yīng)用其被動(dòng)式，形容“被影響的人”。effect做動(dòng)詞時(shí)，指“使發(fā)生，引起”，不合語(yǔ)境。[單選題]39.Ourprograms[comesecondto]theirs.A.comesecondafterB.aresecondonlytoC.arefirstexceptforD.arefirstplacefrom參考答案：B參考解析：句意：我們的節(jié)目?jī)H次于他們的。comesecond意為“其次”。secondto為常用搭配，意為“僅次于…”。[單選題]40.Ourholiday[isdoomed]tofailurewithoutyou.A.woulddoomB.wouldhavebeendoomedC.hadbeendoomedD.hashadtobedoomed參考答案：B參考解析：介詞without+代詞或名詞所在句謂語(yǔ)經(jīng)常用虛擬語(yǔ)氣。該句表示的是對(duì)過(guò)去的推測(cè)，因此其謂語(yǔ)應(yīng)用would+have+過(guò)去分詞的形式。[單選題]41.I’mratherconcernedhowhewill[takein]hisschool.A.takeonB.takeupC.takeoffD.taketo參考答案：D參考解析：句意：我很擔(dān)心，不知道他是否喜歡他的新學(xué)校。takein意為“吸收；領(lǐng)會(huì)；欺騙”，不合語(yǔ)境。taketo喜愛，親近。takeon承擔(dān)；呈現(xiàn)；雇傭。takeoff放開；離開。由此可知選項(xiàng)D符合句意。[單選題]42.You’vebeensohelpful!HowcanI[makeuptoyou]?A.makeituptoyouB.makeyouupC.makeupitforyouD.makeupyou參考答案：A參考解析：句意：你給我太多幫助了！我該怎么補(bǔ)償你呢？makeupto意為“接近；巴結(jié)”，不合語(yǔ)境。makeituptosb.為慣用搭配的，意為“補(bǔ)償某人的損失，遭受的不幸或花費(fèi)的錢財(cái)”。makesb.up意為“為某人化妝”。因此選A。[單選題]43.Idon’tdoubt[how]theplanwillbewellreceived.A.thatB.whichC.ifD.whether參考答案：A參考解析：句意：我肯定這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃會(huì)成功。doubt意為“懷疑，不能肯定”，其后接賓語(yǔ)從句時(shí)，若主句為肯定句則用whether或if；如主句為疑問(wèn)句和否定句，則用that連接。[單選題]44.Trialanderror[are]thesourceofourknowledge.A.isB.wereC.hasD.havebeen參考答案：A參考解析：句意：反復(fù)試驗(yàn)是知識(shí)的源泉。短語(yǔ)trialanderror意為“反復(fù)實(shí)驗(yàn)”，表示單數(shù)概念，因此其所在句謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞應(yīng)用第三人稱單數(shù)形式，即is。[單選題]45.Somepeoplethinkmoreofanimalsthan[will]ofchildren.A.theyhaveB.theyhadC.theyareD.theydo參考答案：D參考解析：表示比較的句子中，連詞than前后的時(shí)態(tài)應(yīng)保持一致，排除選項(xiàng)B。該句中than后的動(dòng)作與之前的think重復(fù)，因此需用do來(lái)代替。[單選題]46.[Thebeliefis]thelegendarylostcontinentofAtlantismaysomedaybefound.A.ItisbelievedthatB.ItisbelievingthatC.ThebeliefthatD.Thatbeliefis參考答案：A參考解析：句意：人們普遍相信那個(gè)富有傳奇色彩的迷失的亞特蘭蒂斯大陸或許有一天會(huì)被發(fā)現(xiàn)。Itisbelievedthat…為慣用搭配，意為“人們普遍相信/認(rèn)為…”。[單選題]47.Because[excessivelyhunting]hasdepletedmanywildlifespecies,gamepreservesarebeingestablished.A.excessivehuntingB.huntingexcessivelyC.huntingwasexcessiveD.theyhuntedexcessively參考答案：A參考解析：劃線部分為原因狀語(yǔ)從句的主語(yǔ)，而hunting是名詞，指“打獵”，因此其前應(yīng)用形容詞excessive來(lái)修飾，而不是副詞excessively。[單選題]48.Fewpleasurescanequal[such]ofacooldrinkonahotday.A.thisB.allthisC.thatD.allthat參考答案：C參考解析：that和those可用來(lái)代表前文提到的內(nèi)容，以避免重復(fù)。該句中劃線部分指的是前面提到的pleasure，應(yīng)該用代詞that來(lái)替代。[單選題]49.AmericanIndianlanguages,whichdifferwidely,[tended]togroupmanyunitsofmeaningintomultisyllabicwords.A.alltendB.andtendC.totendD.tending參考答案：A參考解析：題干描述的是一般現(xiàn)象，因此謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞應(yīng)該用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)。劃線部分為該句謂語(yǔ)，選項(xiàng)C和D都為非謂語(yǔ)形式，因此排除。此外，主謂之間不能加and，排除選項(xiàng)B。因此選A，其中all在這里作主語(yǔ)的同位語(yǔ)。[單選題]50.Wearenotconsciousoftheextent[ofwhich]workprovidesthepsychologicalsatisfactionthatcanmakethedifferencebetweenafullandemptylife.A.towhichB.inwhichC.atwhichD.bywhich參考答案：A參考解析：該題考查介詞和關(guān)系代詞which連用。題干中which指代的是theextent，而totheextent為固定搭配，意為“到…的地步（或程度）”，因此該處應(yīng)該用towhich。[問(wèn)答題]1.OfalltheemployedworkersintheUnitedStates,12.5millionarepartofatemporaryworkforce.TheUnitedStatesBureauofLaborStatisticscounts9.2percentofworkersasthosewhohave（1）______theyterm“alternativeemploymentarrangements.”Thegovernmentpredictsthattemporarystaffingagencies（2）______experiencegrowthof49percentby2010.Ifnumberincreaseattherate（3）______,thesecompanieswilladd1.9millionnewjobsby2010.That’smorethanany（4）______indusdivy.Temporaryworkerswerethefirstonestobeaffectedbytherecenteconomicrecession,buttheyare（5）______tobethefirsttoregainpositionsastheeconomypicksupandcompaniesworktorebuild.Employersusetemporaryworkersasaresourcebecause（6）______offerflexibilityandcomeatalowcost.Manytemporariesas“independentcondivactors”insteadofemployees,（7）______allowstheemployertoavoid（8）______certaintaxes.Becausetheyarenotrequiredtoofferbenefitstotemporaryworkers,companiescansaveagreatdealofmoneybyhiringtemps.Usually,temporaryworkerscanqualify（9）______benefitsiftheyworkforastaffingcompanyforacertainlengthoftime.Mosttemps,however,donotcontinuewithonecompanylong（10）______toqualifyforthembecausetheyregardthepositionasastepontheladdertoa（11）______positionlater.AccordingtoRichardWahlquist,presidentoftheAmericanStaffingAssociation,75（12）______oftemporaryworkershopefordivansitionoutofthetemporarystaffingcategory（13）______aperiodoftime.Wahlquistfindsthattemporaryworkersspendabout11weeksonvariousassignmentsbeforetheir（14）______outofthetemporaryworkforce.Manyusetemporarypositionstogainexperienceandskills（15）______theymoveontobetterjobs.Wahquistsaysthatthetempworkforceasawholeturns（16）______400percenteachyear.TomDilworth,researchdirectorattheEmploymentPoliciesInstitute,explains（17）______someworkerslikehavingtemporaryjobs（18）______itaffordsthemagreatdealofelasticitywithtimeandeverything.Sometempsonlyhavealimited（19）______oftimetoworkandtempagenciescanhelpcoordinatejobstofittheirschedules.Othersometimes-employeesusetemporaryjobstogetan（20）______toacompanyfromtheinside,togetafootinthedoorofacertainbusinessorcareer.（21）______otherstaketemporarypositionsinhopestheiremployerswillchangethemovertopermanentpositionseventually.NearlyalltheindusdiviesintheUnitedStatesusetemporaryworkers.（22）______toTimCostello,coordinatoroftheNorthAmericanAllianceforFairEmployment,thegrowthoftemporarylaborthreatens（23）______jobsecurityofpermanentworkerswhofearreplacement,aswellasthetempswhoaremoreaccustomedtoturnover.Hepredictsthattherewillcontinueto（24）______agradualshiftfrompermanentemployeestocontingentstaffing,andthatsucha（25）______inworkplacedemographicswill“l(fā)eadtolowerwages,poorerworkingconditions,andmoreinstability.”參考答案：1.what結(jié)構(gòu)搭配。該空所填內(nèi)容即作先行詞又作關(guān)系代詞，因此應(yīng)該由what來(lái)引導(dǎo)。2.will結(jié)構(gòu)搭配。叢該句提到的predicts（預(yù)測(cè)）和by2010，可推測(cè)此處應(yīng)用將來(lái)時(shí)態(tài)。3.predicted語(yǔ)境搭配。上句提到“政府預(yù)測(cè)到2010年，雇傭臨時(shí)工的機(jī)構(gòu)會(huì)增加49%”，可推測(cè)此處指“如果（雇傭臨時(shí)工的機(jī)構(gòu)的）數(shù)量以預(yù)測(cè)的速度增長(zhǎng)”，因此以predict的過(guò)去分詞形式作定語(yǔ)修飾rate。4.other語(yǔ)境搭配。morethan表示比較，上文提到了temporarystaffingagencies，這里指除此之外的行業(yè)。因此應(yīng)該用otherindustry。5.likely習(xí)慣搭配。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此處指“臨時(shí)員工是最先受最近經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退影響的人群之一，但隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇和公司重建，他們很可能是最先重新獲得職位的”。belikelyto為指“很可能”，符合語(yǔ)境。6.they結(jié)構(gòu)搭配。此處指出公司愿意雇傭臨時(shí)工的原因，即“他們具有靈活性，并且工資低”。因此應(yīng)用代詞they來(lái)代替temporaryworkers，以免重復(fù)。7.which結(jié)構(gòu)搭配。此處為非限定性定語(yǔ)從句，修飾上一句，因此應(yīng)用which來(lái)引導(dǎo)。8.paying詞語(yǔ)搭配。根據(jù)上下文可知，此處指“公司稱臨時(shí)工為獨(dú)立承包人而不是員工，就這樣就可以避免繳納某些稅”。paytax繳稅。9.for習(xí)慣搭配。qualifyfor為常用搭配，意為“使合格，有…的資格”。文中指“通常情況下，派遣公司的臨時(shí)工工作到一定時(shí)間就可以享受一些福利”。10.enough語(yǔ)境搭配。此處指“在一個(gè)公司工作足夠長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間”，enough修飾形容詞放在形容詞之后。11.permanent語(yǔ)境搭配。根據(jù)上下文可知，此處指的是與臨時(shí)工作相對(duì)的長(zhǎng)期工作。permanent（員工）終生的，長(zhǎng)期的。12.percent習(xí)慣搭配。表示百分比，應(yīng)該用percent+of+n.的形式。13.after語(yǔ)境搭配。after后加表示一段時(shí)間的詞，從而構(gòu)成介詞短語(yǔ)作時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)。14.transition/dropping習(xí)慣搭配。文中指“在離開臨時(shí)員工隊(duì)伍之前”，因此可用詞組drop/transitoutof，意為“退出，離開”，此處在人稱代詞所有格their之后，因此應(yīng)該用名詞形式。15.before結(jié)構(gòu)搭配。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此處指“在去找更好的工作之前，許多人會(huì)利用做臨時(shí)工的機(jī)會(huì)來(lái)所獲得經(jīng)驗(yàn)和技能”，before引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，指“在…前”。16.over習(xí)慣搭配。此處指“每年臨時(shí)員工的流動(dòng)率達(dá)到400%”，turnover有“（人員的）流動(dòng)率”的意思，此處為其動(dòng)詞形式。17.that結(jié)構(gòu)搭配。此處是由連詞that引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句，其中that在從句中不做任何句子成分。18.because結(jié)構(gòu)搭配。該處給出一些人喜歡做臨時(shí)工的原因，因此應(yīng)該由連詞because來(lái)引導(dǎo)原因狀語(yǔ)從句。19.amount習(xí)慣搭配。anamountof+（不可數(shù)名詞）指“許多；一些”。文中指“一些臨時(shí)工的工作時(shí)間有限”。20.introduction語(yǔ)境搭配。從后半句的togetafootinthedoorofacertainbusinessorcareer，可知此處指的是“入門”。并且introduction常與to連用。induction歸納（法）；就職。intrusion闖入；影響。innovation改革；新事物。21.Still該空所在句不缺句子成分，因此應(yīng)填入副詞。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，該句指“還有一些人從事臨時(shí)工作是希望最終可以成為正式員工”，此處用于強(qiáng)調(diào)“還有（一些人）”，因此用still。注意句首首字母大寫。22.According此處指“據(jù)TimCostello所說(shuō)”，結(jié)合該空后的介詞to可知此處為accordingto短語(yǔ)的應(yīng)用，意為“據(jù)…所說(shuō)；按照”。23.the此處特指“那些懼怕被代替的正式員工和…的工作安全感”，因此使用定冠詞the。24.be該空所在賓語(yǔ)從句中使用了therebe句型，并且continuetodo為固定用法，因此該處為be。25.change從該空前的such可知此處指前文中提到的“…agradualshiftfrom…to…”，shift意為“變化，改變”，因此該處應(yīng)填與shift相近的詞，即change。共享題干題CongressmakesthelawsintheUnitedStates.Ithastwoparts,whicharemoreorlessequalinpower.TheyareknownastheHouseofRepresentativesandtheSenate.TheHouseofRepresentativesislargerthantheSenatewhose100members（twofromeachstate）serveforsixyears.The435membersoftheHouseareelectedeverytwoyears,andthenumberfromeachstateisdeterminedbythepopulationofthestate.Forexample,California,whichhasalargepopulation,has43representatives,whiletheStateofNevadahasonlyone.TheHouseandSenatearedividedintosmallgroupswhichtakecareofspecialmatterssuchaseducationorforeignaffairs.ThemostimportantworkofCongressisoftendoneinthesegroups,whicharecalledsubcommittees.AccordingtotheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates,asenatormustbeatleast30yearsoldandhemusthavebeenacitizenoftheUnitedStatesfornineyearsatthetimeofhiselection.TobeelectedtotheHouseapersonmustbe25yearsoldandmusthavebeenaUnitedStatescitizenforsevenyears.Atthepresenttime,membersofCongressincludebusinessmen,farmers,teachers,andespeciallylawyers.Ingeneral,senatorsarebetterknownthanrepresentativesbecausetheyarefewerinnumberandserveforalongertime.ManyAmericanpresidentsservedinCongressbeforetheybecausepresident.[問(wèn)答題]1.IntheU.S.Congress,theHouseofRepresentativesandtheSenateare______.參考答案：B參考解析：第一段指出美國(guó)的立法機(jī)關(guān)congress（議會(huì)）由兩部分構(gòu)成，并且?guī)缀鯔?quán)力相當(dāng)（moreorlessequalinpower），它們分別是眾議院（theHouseofRepresentatives）和參議院（theSenate）。因此B項(xiàng)正確。TheHouseandSenatearedividedintosmallgroupswhichtakecareofspecialmatterssuchaseducationorforeignaffairs.ThemostimportantworkofCongressisoftendoneinthesegroups,whicharecalledsubcommittees.AccordingtotheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates,asenatormustbeatleast30yearsoldandhemusthavebeenacitizenoftheUnitedStatesfornineyearsatthetimeofhiselection.TobeelectedtotheHouseapersonmustbe25yearsoldandmusthavebeenaUnitedStatescitizenforsevenyears.Atthepresenttime,membersofCongressincludebusinessmen,farmers,teachers,andespeciallylawyers.Ingeneral,senatorsarebetterknownthanrepresentativesbecausetheyarefewerinnumberandserveforalongertime.ManyAmericanpresidentsservedinCongressbeforetheybecausepresident.[問(wèn)答題]2.ThemembersoftheSenateareelectedfor______years.參考答案：D參考解析：從第四句提到的“…theSenatewhose100members（twofromeachstate）serveforsixyears”，可知參議院議員的任期為六年。TheHouseandSenatearedividedintosmallgroupswhichtakecareofspecialmatterssuchaseducationorforeignaffairs.ThemostimportantworkofCongressisoftendoneinthesegroups,whicharecalledsubcommittees.AccordingtotheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates,asenatormustbeatleast30yearsoldandhemusthavebeenacitizenoftheUnitedStatesfornineyearsatthetimeofhiselection.TobeelectedtotheHouseapersonmustbe25yearsoldandmusthavebeenaUnitedStatescitizenforsevenyears.Atthepresenttime,membersofCongressincludebusinessmen,farmers,teachers,andespeciallylawyers.Ingeneral,senatorsarebetterknownthanrepresentativesbecausetheyarefewerinnumberandserveforalongertime.ManyAmericanpresidentsservedinCongressbeforetheybecausepresident.[問(wèn)答題]3.ThenumberofthemembersintheHousefromeachstate______.參考答案：B參考解析：第一段倒數(shù)第二句指出眾議院的436位議員每?jī)赡赀x一次，并且提到“thenumberfromeachstateisdeterminedbythepopulationofthestate”，也就是說(shuō)從每個(gè)州選出眾議員的數(shù)目取決于該州的人數(shù)。因此選B。TheHouseandSenatearedividedintosmallgroupswhichtakecareofspecialmatterssuchaseducationorforeignaffairs.ThemostimportantworkofCongressisoftendoneinthesegroups,whicharecalledsubcommittees.AccordingtotheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates,asenatormustbeatleast30yearsoldandhemusthavebeenacitizenoftheUnitedStatesfornineyearsatthetimeofhiselection.TobeelectedtotheHouseapersonmustbe25yearsoldandmusthavebeenaUnitedStatescitizenforsevenyears.Atthepresenttime,membersofCongressincludebusinessmen,farmers,teachers,andespeciallylawyers.Ingeneral,senatorsarebetterknownthanrepresentativesbecausetheyarefewerinnumberandserveforalongertime.ManyAmericanpresidentsservedinCongressbeforetheybecausepresident.[問(wèn)答題]4.TobeelectedtotheSenateapersonmust______.參考答案：B參考解析：從第三段首句提到的“…asenatormustbeatleast30yearsold…”，可知競(jìng)選參議員的人至少要滿30歲。TheHouseandSenatearedividedintosmallgroupswhichtakecareofspecialmatterssuchaseducationorforeignaffairs.ThemostimportantworkofCongressisoftendoneinthesegroups,whicharecalledsubcommittees.AccordingtotheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates,asenatormustbeatleast30yearsoldandhemusthavebeenacitizenoftheUnitedStatesfornineyearsatthetimeofhiselection.TobeelectedtotheHouseapersonmustbe25yearsoldandmusthavebeenaUnitedStatescitizenforsevenyears.Atthepresenttime,membersofCongressincludebusinessmen,farmers,teachers,andespeciallylawyers.Ingeneral,senatorsarebetterknownthanrepresentativesbecausetheyarefewerinnumberandserveforalongertime.ManyAmericanpresidentsservedinCongressbeforetheybecausepresident.[問(wèn)答題]5.Whichofthefollowingisdivue?參考答案：A參考解析：第一段倒數(shù)第二句提到“The435membersoftheHouseareelectedeverytwoyears…”（眾議院的436位議員每?jī)赡赀x一次），由此可知眾議員的任期為2年，因此選項(xiàng)A正確。AirFranceSAsaidMondaythatitssecond-quarternetprofitfell35percentto€57million（$57.4million）,butsalesweresteadyandoperatingprofitsurged.Earningbeforeinterestandtax,ameasureofoperatingincome,gained86percentto€141millionasfuelcostsfellandcargodivafficrose.AirFrancehasbeenhurtlessthanrivalssuchasBritishAirwaysPLCandLufthansaAGbytheslowdownonNorthAtlanticroutesfollowingthewaronIraqin2003becauseithasfewerflightsinthatmarket.Netincomefellastheairlinepaiddeferredtaxesthatcamedue.Salesrose0.9percentto€3.2billion.Thecarrierlostabout€80millioninrevenuebecauseofafour-daysdivikebypilotsinSeptember.Anaccordwasreachedtyingfuturepayincreasestoinflation.Thecarriersaidthatfirst-halffuelcostsfell15percentto€680million.Cargodivafficrose11percentinthesecondquarter,whilepassengerdivafficrose1.1percent.Theairline’ssharesgained87cents,or7.7percent,tocloseat€12.11.Separately,AirFranceandAlitaliaSpAagreedtobuy2percentstakesineachotherasEurope’ssecond-andsixth-largestairlinesdeepentheirpartnership.[問(wèn)答題]6.“€”in“€57million”and“€141million”probablystandsfor______.參考答案：B參考解析：第一段中指出AirFranceSA（法國(guó)航空公司）表示其第二季度的純利潤(rùn)降低到€57million，下降了35%，由此可指€表示的是貨幣符號(hào)；此外法國(guó)屬于歐元區(qū)，因此可推斷該符號(hào)指的是歐元（theeuro）。法國(guó)法郎的貨幣符號(hào)為fF。Earningbeforeinterestandtax,ameasureofoperatingincome,gained86percentto€141millionasfuelcostsfellandcargodivafficrose.AirFrancehasbeenhurtlessthanrivalssuchasBritishAirwaysPLCandLufthansaAGbytheslowdownonNorthAtlanticroutesfollowingthewaronIraqin2003becauseithasfewerflightsinthatmarket.Netincomefellastheairlinepaiddeferredtaxesthatcamedue.Salesrose0.9percentto€3.2billion.Thecarrierlostabout€80millioninrevenuebecauseofafour-daysdivikebypilotsinSeptember.Anaccordwasreachedtyingfuturepayincreasestoinflation.Thecarriersaidthatfirst-halffuelcostsfell15percentto€680million.Cargodivafficrose11percentinthesecondquarter,whilepassengerdivafficrose1.1percent.Theairline’ssharesgained87cents,or7.7percent,tocloseat€12.11.Separately,AirFranceandAlitaliaSpAagreedtobuy2percentstakesineachotherasEurope’ssecond-andsixth-largestairlinesdeepentheirpartnership.[問(wèn)答題]7.WhichofthefollowingisnotacauseforAirFrance’searningstorisebeforeinterestandtax?參考答案：D參考解析：第二段第一句中as從句引出了AirFrance稅前利潤(rùn)增長(zhǎng)的原因包括燃料費(fèi)用下降，和貨運(yùn)量增加（asfuelcostsfellandcargotrafficrose），此外第三段倒數(shù)第二句提到“…inthesecondquarter…passengertrafficrose1.1percent”，由此可知客流量的增加同樣促使了AirFrance稅前利潤(rùn)增長(zhǎng)。最后一段提到的與AlitaliaSpA的合作并不屬于其利潤(rùn)增長(zhǎng)的原因。Earningbeforeinterestandtax,ameasureofoperatingincome,gained86percentto€141millionasfuelcostsfellandcargodivafficrose.AirFrancehasbeenhurtlessthanrivalssuchasBritishAirwaysPLCandLufthansaAGbytheslowdownonNorthAtlanticroutesfollowingthewaronIraqin2003becauseithasfewerflightsinthatmarket.Netincomefellastheairlinepaiddeferredtaxesthatcamedue.Salesrose0.9percentto€3.2billion.Thecarrierlostabout€80millioninrevenuebecauseofafour-daysdivikebypilotsinSeptember.Anaccordwasreachedtyingfuturepayincreasestoinflation.Thecarriersaidthatfirst-halffuelcostsfell15percentto€680million.Cargodivafficrose11percentinthesecondquarter,whilepassengerdivafficrose1.1percent.Theairline’ssharesgained87cents,or7.7percent,tocloseat€12.11.Separately,AirFranceandAlitaliaSpAagreedtobuy2percentstakesineachotherasEurope’ssecond-andsixth-largestairlinesdeepentheirpartnership.[問(wèn)答題]8.WhichofthefollowingisnotadivoubleconfrontingAirFrance?參考答案：A參考解析：第三段第一句提到“Netincomefellasth