青島大學(xué)211翻譯碩士英語專業(yè)碩士歷年考研真題及詳解

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2013年青島大學(xué)211翻譯碩士英語考研

真題及詳解

2014年青島大學(xué)211翻譯碩士英語考研

真題及詳解

2015年青島大學(xué)211翻譯碩士英語考研

真題及詳解

2016年青島大學(xué)211翻譯碩士英語考研

真題及詳解

2013年青島大學(xué)211翻譯碩士英語考研真題及詳解

PARTIGRAMMARANDVOCABULARY(30Points)

(I)Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.Foreachsentencetherearefour

wordsorphrasesmarkeda,b,candd.Choosetheonewordorphrasethat

bestcompleteeachsentence.

1．TheCommissionersalsorecognizedthattherewerecertaintoachieving

greaterparticipation.

A.impediments

B.preventions

C.difficulties

D.problems

【答案】A

【解析】句意：委員們還認(rèn)識到，實(shí)現(xiàn)更大的參與存在某些障礙。

impediment意思為“妨礙；障礙物”，經(jīng)常與to連用。

2．Themajorityofnursesarewomen,butinthehigherranksofthemedical

professionwomenareintheminority.

A.overwhelming

B.wide

C.maximum

D.minimum

【答案】A

【解析】句意：大多數(shù)護(hù)士都是女性，但在醫(yī)學(xué)界擁有較高職務(wù)的人

中，女性卻占少數(shù)。overwhelming可以用來修飾majority或minority，表

示絕大多數(shù)或少數(shù)。

3．GeorgeBush’sretirementfromnextJanuary.

A.carriesintoeffect

B.takeseffect

C.haseffect

D.getseffect

【答案】B

【解析】carryintoeffect實(shí)行；使生效。其施動者應(yīng)該是人。takeeffect

生效；起作用。其施動者為物。

4．Thissurveydatawillsupportpolicy-makersandotherkeystakeholdersin

developingevidence-basedandtargetedpoliciesthatdiscriminatory,racist

practices,andimprovesupportstructuresforvictimsofdiscriminationand

racistcrime.

A.deal

B.solve

C.address

D.claim

【答案】C

【解析】solve普通用詞，含義廣，指為有一定難度的問題找到滿意的解

法或答復(fù)。address提出問題，闡述問題，重視問題。

5．Thedebateofthissummerisnolessthanthatoflastsummer.

A.centered

B.extended

C.intended

D.heated

【答案】D

【解析】句意：今年夏天辯論的熱烈程度不亞于去年。heated激烈的，

熱烈的。centered居中的。extended延伸的。intended預(yù)期的；故意的。

6．Smokingisstrictlyhere,asitmaydamagethepreciousfrescoes.

A.forbidden

B.rejected

C.excluded

D.denied

【答案】A

【解析】句意：這里嚴(yán)禁吸煙，因?yàn)榭赡芷茐恼滟F的壁畫。

7．Thesuperstarisseriouslyillanditisdoubtfulifhewill.

A.pullback

B.pullup

C.pullthrough

D.pullout

【答案】C

【解析】句意：這位巨星病得很厲害，不確定是否能恢復(fù)健康。pull

through渡過難關(guān)；恢復(fù)健康。pullback撤回；反悔。pullup拔起；停下

來。pullout撤離；拔出。

8．It’sasignthattherebelsarebeginningtousetheweaponsthey’veseized

frommilitarybasestogoodeffect,andaregraduallybeginningtochallenge

Basharal-Assadgovernment’s_____oftheskies.

A.use

B.availability

C.coverage

D.dominance

【答案】D

【解析】句意：這表明叛軍開始使用從軍事基地奪取的武器，并且逐漸

開始挑戰(zhàn)巴沙爾·阿薩德政府對于天空的控制。dominance支配，控制。

9．FatherMikemadetheofthecrosswhenheenteredthechurch.

A.signal

B.mark

C.sign

D.gesture

【答案】C

【解析】句意：進(jìn)入教堂時，邁克神父用手劃了十字。makethesignof

thecross用手劃十字。

10．Thisareaispopulatedwithjustafewcommunitiesinit.

A.densely

B.sparsely

C.thickly

D.rarely

【答案】B

【解析】句意：這個地區(qū)人口稀少，只有幾個社區(qū)。densely濃密地；密

集地。sparsely稀疏地。sparselypopulated人口稀少。thickly厚地；濃

地。

11．Ifyouhadexplainedthecasetoyourlawyer,heyoumuchbetterthanI

can.

A.wouldhaveadvised

B.couldadvise

C.wouldbeadvised

D.willadvise

【答案】A

【解析】這句話是與過去事實(shí)相反的虛擬條件句，從句用haddone，主

句用would(should,could,might)+havedone。

12．Hejustsaidsomethingtothethathewouldnotbeabletocome.

A.effect

B.affect

C.degree

D.meaning

【答案】A

【解析】句意：他剛才說了幾句話，大意是他不能來了。totheeffect

that大意是，意思是。

13．Hisbehaviorwasannoyeverybodyattheceremony.

A.soasto

B.suchasto

C.suchto

D.asmuchasto

【答案】B

【解析】句意：他的行為竟至如此，惹惱了出席典禮的每一個人。

suchasto到如此程度以致。

14．TherehavealsobeenoccasionalsightingsofmoreadvancedSA-16sin

rebelhands,_____hasamuchbettertargetingsystemthantheSA-7.

A.whichHigginssays

B.Higginssayswhich

C.aboutwhichHigginssays

D.asHigginssays

【答案】A

【解析】逗號后的句子是一個非限定性定語從句，先行詞是“SA-16”，

在句中作主語，因此引導(dǎo)詞為which。

15．Above,thetopfloorsofanapartmentblockhavebeenshearedoff,

lumpsofconcrete_____onthestreetbelow.

A.raining

B.torain

C.havingrained

D.rained

【答案】A

【解析】句意：樓上，公寓大樓的頂層被削掉了，混凝土塊落到了下面

的街道上?！皉aining”為現(xiàn)在分詞作結(jié)果狀語。

16．EnriquePenaNietowasswornMexico’snewpresidentSaturday,

returninghispartytopowerandpromisingtochangethecountry’sfight

againstorganizedcrime.

A.as

B.in

C.inas

D.asin

【答案】B

【解析】句意：周六，EnriquePenaNieto宣誓就任墨西哥總統(tǒng)，他的政

黨重新掌權(quán)，并承諾改變國家打擊有組織犯罪的斗爭。besworninas宣

誓就任。

17．IwenttoParisin1988,andthatwastheonlyoccasionwhenIthe

journeyinexactlythreedays.

A.musttake

B.musthavemade

C.wasabletomake

D.couldmake

【答案】C

【解析】beableto是經(jīng)過努力所能達(dá)到的能夠，通常句式前會有很多詞

做鋪墊。can強(qiáng)調(diào)力所能及，表示體力或腦子方面的能力，或是具備某

種客觀條件能做某種動作的“能力”。

18．TheEmployerherebycovenantstopaytheContractorinconsideration

oftheexecutionandcompletionoftheWorksandtheremedyingofdefects

thereintheContractPriceorsuchothersummaybecomepayableunderthe

provisionsoftheContractatthetimeandinthemannerprescribedbythe

Contract.

A.as

B.which

C.that

D.where

【答案】A

【解析】這句話中as為關(guān)系代詞，引導(dǎo)限制性定語從句，主要與such,

as,thesame連用，其意為“像……的”“凡是……的”。

19．DoyouknowClara’sbrother?Heisthanshe.

A.muchmoredancer

B.moreofadancer

C.moreofdancer

D.moreadancer

【答案】D

【解析】句意：你認(rèn)識克拉拉的哥哥嗎？他比她更會跳舞。

20．Thatwasthethirdtimeheus.Ithinkit’shightimewestrongactions

againsthim.

A.disappointed...take

B.haddisappointed...took

C.hasdisappointed...took

D.hasdisappointed...take

【答案】B

【解析】it/thatwas+序數(shù)詞+timesb.haddone.那是某人第幾次做某事。

It’s(high)timesb.did到了某人該做某事的時間了。

(II)Errorcorrection.Ineachsentence,thereisoneerror.Findeacherrorand

correctit.

1．Thepipelinebecameanissueinthecampaign,andObamaputitonhold

whileaplanwasworkedouttoavoidroutingitthroughNebraska’s

environmentalsensitiveSandhillsregion.

【答案】environmental→environmentally

【解析】由于修飾的是“sensitive”，因此應(yīng)該用副詞形式。

2．SomestatesallowlotterywinnerstoremainanonymousbutMissouri

requiresthatthewinnerispubliclyidentifiedtoclaimtheprize.

【答案】is→be

【解析】require后的從句中動詞應(yīng)該用shoulddo形式，should可以省

略。

3．Shesaidsheandherhusbandplantomakethemostofthewinningsby

givingtocharity,torelativesforcollegeeducationandotherneeds,andthe

community.

【答案】and∧the→to

【解析】這句話中“charity”、“relativesforcollegeeducationandother

needs”和“community”為并列成分，因此前面都應(yīng)有to。

4．Developedcountrieshavecommittedtodeliver$30billionbetween2010

and2012.ThemoneyiscalledFastStartFinance,anditexpiresnextmonth.

【答案】deliver→delivering

【解析】committodoing交付，把…投入；把…置于。committodosth.

保證做某事。

5．PeoplearrivingatdetentionfacilitiesinChinahavebeengivenHIVtests

since2006,accordingtoregulationsjointlyintroducedbytheministryof

health,publicsecurity,andjustice,withappropriateantiviraltreatmentsbeing

offeredtosufferers.

【答案】ministry→ministries

【解析】由于后面提到了好幾個政府部門，因此ministry要用復(fù)數(shù)。

6．PenaNietosaidearlierthisweekthathissecuritystrategywouldfocuson

reducingthedrug-relatedviolence,thoughheprovidedafewspecificsabout

howhewouldstemtheviolenceorwhataspectsofCalderon’sstrategyhe

willchange.

【答案】去掉a

【解析】這句話前半句說到“PenaNieto說他的安全戰(zhàn)略將集中于減少與

毒品有關(guān)的暴力活動”，連詞“though”表示轉(zhuǎn)折，因此他應(yīng)該幾乎沒提供

細(xì)節(jié)，用“few”來表示否定意思。

7．Minuteslater,inaseparateceremony.PenaNietoconductedtheoathof

officeofthenewSecurityCabinet,comprisedMiguelAngelOsorioChong

astheheadoftheMinistryoftheInterior,SalvadorCienfuegosZepedaas

headoftheMinistryofNationalDefenseandVidalSoberonSanzas

SecretaryoftheNavy.

【答案】comprised∧Miguel→of

【解析】becomprisedof由……組成。

8．InaccordancetoArticle83oftheconstitution,todayIbegintoexercise

thehonorablepositionofpresidentoftheUnitedStatesofMexico.

【答案】to→with

【解析】inaccordancewith依照；與……一致。

9．PenaNietowon38%ofthevoteinJuly,bestinghisclosestcompetitor,

AndresManuelLopezObrador,whogarneredsome32%ofthevoteand

refusedtoreceivetheresult.

【答案】receive→accept

【解析】“接受這個結(jié)果”所用的動詞應(yīng)該是“accept”。

10．Thehandoverofthenationalflagforthechangeofguardfromthe

presidenttothepresident-electedsymbolizesthetransferofcommand.

【答案】president-elected→president-elect

【解析】president-elect總統(tǒng)當(dāng)選人；已當(dāng)選而尚未就職的總統(tǒng)。

PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(40Points)

Inthissectiontherearefivepassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-

choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenwriteyouranswersonyour

answersheet.

Passage1

Likemostpeople,I’velongunderstoodthatIwillbejudgedbymy

occupation,thatmyprofessionisagaugepeopleusetoseehowsmartor

talentedIam.Recently,however,Iwasdisappointedtoseethatitalso

decideshowFmtreatedasaperson.

LastyearIleftaprofessionalpositionasasmall-townreporterandtookajob

waitingtables.Assomeonepaidtoservefoodtopeople.Ihadcustomerssay

anddothingstomeIsubjectthey’dneversayordototheirmostcasual

acquaintances.Onenightamantalkingonhiscellphonewavedmeaway,

thenbeckonedbackwithhisfingerminutelater,complaininghewasreadyto

orderandaskingwhereI’dbeen.

Ihadwaitedtablesduringsummersincollegeandwastreatedlikeapeon

plentyofpeople.Butat19yearsoldIbeliefIdeservedinferiortreatment

fromprofessionaladults.Besides,peoplerespondedtomedifferentlyafterI

toldthemIwasincollege.CustomerswouldjokethatonedayI’dbesitting

attheirtable,waitingtobeserved.

OnceIgraduatedItookajobatacommunitynewspaper.Frommyfirstday,

Iheardarespectfultonefromeveryonewhocalledme.Iassumedthiswas

diewaytheprofessionalworldworked—cordially.

Isoonfoundoutdifferently.Isatserialfeetawayfromanadvertisingsales

representativewithasimilarname.Ourcallswouldoftengetmixedupand

someoneaskingforKristenwouldbetransferredtoChristie.Themistake

wasimmediatelyevidentPerhapsitwasbecausemoneywasinvolved,but

peopleusedatonewithKristenthattheyneverusedwithme.

Myjobtitlemadepeopletreatmewithcourtesy.Soitwasashocktoreturn

totherestaurantindustry.

It’snosecretthatthere’salottoputupwithwhenwaitingtables,and

fortunately,muchofitcanbeeasilyforgottenwhenyoupocketthetips.The

serviceindustry,bydefinition,existstocatertoothers’needs.Still,itseemed

thatmanyofmycustomersdidn’tgetthedifferencebetweenserverand

servant.

I’mnowapplyingtograduatedschoolwhichmeanssomedayI’llreturntoa

professionwherepeopleneedtobenicetomeinordertogetwhattheywant.

IthinkI’lltakethemtodinnerfirstandseehowtheytreatsomeonewhose

onlyjobistoservethem.

1．Theauthorwasdisappointedtofindthat.

A.one’spositionisusedasagaugetomeasureone’sintelligence

B.talentedpeoplelikehershouldfoiltogetarespectablejob

C.one’soccupationaffectsthewayoneistreatedasaperson

D.professionalstendtolookdownuponmanualworkers

2．Whatdoestheauthorintendtosaybytheexampleinthesecond

paragraph?

A.Somecustomerssimplyshownorespecttothosewhoservethem

B.Peopleabsorbedinaphoneconversationtendtobeabsent-minded

C.Waitressesareoftentreatedbycustomersascasualacquaintances

D.Somecustomersliketomakeloudcomplaintsfornoreasonatall

3．Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwaitingtablesattheageof19?

A.Shefeltitunfairtobetreatedasamereservantbyprofessional

B.Shefeltbadlyhurtwhenhercustomersregardedherasapeon

C.Shewasembarrassedeachtimehercustomersjokedwithher

D.Shefounditnaturalforprofessionalstotreatherasinferior

4．Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying“…manyofmycustomersdidn’t

getthedifferencebetweenserverandservant”(Para.7)?

A.Thosewhocatertoothers’needsaredestinedtobelookeddownupon.

B.Thoseworkingintheserviceindustryshouldn’tbetreatedasservants.

C.Thoseservingothershavetoputupwithroughtreatmenttoearnaliving.

D.Themajorityofcustomerstendtolookonaservantasservernowadays.

5．Theauthorshe’llonedaytakeherclientstodinnerinorderto.

A.seewhatkindofpersontheyare

B.experiencethefeelingofbeingserved

C.showhergenerositytowardspeopleinferiortoho-

D.arousetheirsympathyforpeoplelivingahumblelife

【答案與解析】

1．C第一段第二句說到“Iwasdisappointedtoseethatitalsodecideshow

I’mtreatedasaperson.”it指代前一句中的myoccupation，由此可以看

出，讓作者感到失望的是“我的工作也能決定我身而為人是如何被對待

的”，因此D項(xiàng)正確。

2．A第二段所舉事例是說，作者在當(dāng)飯店招待員時碰到了一位蠻橫無

禮的顧客，對她隨意地呼來喚去。由此可見，作者想表達(dá)的意思是：很

多顧客不尊重為他們提供服務(wù)的人，所以A項(xiàng)正確。

3．D由第三段第二句可知作者19歲時在飯店當(dāng)招待員，不被顧客尊

重，她對此的看法是“deservedinferiortreatment”，即“比別人低人一等是

理所應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)摹?，換句話說，作者認(rèn)為這是十分自然的，即“natural”，因此

D項(xiàng)正確。

4．B“server”指的是從事服務(wù)行業(yè)的服務(wù)員，而“servant”是仆人，作者

說很多人沒有弄清兩者的區(qū)別是因?yàn)楹芏嗳讼駥Υ腿艘粯訉Υ?wù)

員，因此B項(xiàng)正確。

5．A由最后一句“seehowtheytreatsomeonewhoseonlyjobistoserve

them”可知，對于有求于她的人，作者會先帶他去吃飯，看看他是如何

對待那些為他們提供服務(wù)的人。結(jié)合前文作者的經(jīng)歷和感受，可以看

出，作者是想通過觀察他對服務(wù)生的態(tài)度和舉止來了解這個人的品性，

故選項(xiàng)A為答案。

Passage2

Theyear1809—thatyearwhichgaveWilliamE.GladstonetoEngland—was

inourcountrythebirth-yearofhimwhowearsthemostdistinguishedname

thathasyetbeenwrittenonthepagesofAmericanhistory—ABRAHAM

LINCOLN.Inarudecabininaclearing,inthewildsofthatsectionwhich

wasoncethehunting-groundandlaterthebattle-fieldoftheCherokeesand

otherwar-liketribes,andwhichtheIndiansthemselveshadnamedKentucky

becauseitwas“darkandbloodyground,”thegreatWarPresidentofthe

UnitedStates,afterwhosenameHistoryhaswrittentheword“Emancipator,”

firstsawthelight.Bornandnurturedinpenury,inuredtohardship,coarse

food,andscantyclothing,—thestoryofhisyouthisfullofpathos.Small

wonderthatwhenaskedinhislateryearstotellsomethingofhisearlylife,

herepliedbyquotingalinefromGray’sElegy:

“Theshortandsimpleannalsofthepoor.”

Lincoln’sancestryhasbeentracedwithtolerablecertaintythroughfive

generationstoSamuelLincolnofNorfolkCounty,England.Notmanyyears

afterthelandingofthe“Mayflower”atPlymouth—perhapsintheyear1638

—SamuelLincoln’ssonMordecaihademigratedtoHingham,

Massachusetts.PerhapsbecausehewasaQuaker,athenpersecutedsect,he

didnotremainlongatHingham,butcamewestwardasfarasBerksCountry,

Pennsylvania.Hisson,JohnLincoln,wentsouthwardfromPennsylvaniaand

settledinRockinghamCounty,Virginia.Later,in1782,whilethelastevents

oftheAmericanRevolutionwereinprogress,AbrahamLincoln,sonofJohn

andgrandfatherofPresidentLincoln,movedintoKentuckyandtookupa

tractofgovernmentlandinMercerCounty.IntheFieldBookofDaniel

Boone,theKentuckypioneer,(nowinpossessionoftheWisconsinHistorical

Society),appearsthefollowingnoteofpurchase:

“AbrahamLincolnentersfivehundredacresoflandonaTreasurywarranton

thesouthsideofLickingCreekorRiver,inKentucky.”

AtthistimeKentuckywasincludedwithinthelimitsandjurisdictionof

Virginia.In1775DanielBoonehadbuiltafortatBoonesborough,onthe

Kentuckyriver,anditwasnotfarfromthissitethatAbrahamLincoln,

PresidentLincoln’sgrandfather,locatedhisclaimandputuparudeloghut

fortheshelterofhisfamily.ThepioneersofKentuckyclearedsmallspaces

anderectedtheirhumbledwellings.Theyhadtocontendnotonlywiththe

wildforcesofnatureandtodefendthemselvesfromthebeastsoftheforest,

—moretobefearedthaneitherwerethehostileIndians.Thesettlerswere

filledwithterrorofthesestealthyfoes.Athomeandabroadtheykepttheir

gunsreadyforinstantusebothnightandday.Manyahardbattlewasfought

betweentheIndianandthepioneer.Manyanunguardedwoodsmanwasshot

downwithoutwarningwhilebusyabouthisnecessarywork.Amongthese

wasAbrahamLincoln.ThestoryofhisdeathisrelatedbyMr.I.N.Arnold.

“ThomasLincolnwaswithhisfatherinthefieldwhenthesavagessuddenly

felluponthem.MordecaiandJosiah,hiselderbrothers’werenearbyinthe

forest.Mordecai,startledbyashot,sawhisfatherfall,andrunningtothe

cabinseizedtheloadedrifle,rushedtooneoftheloop-holescutthroughthe

logsofthecabin,andsawtheIndianwhohadfired.Hehadjustcaughtthe

boy,Thomas,andwasrunningtowardtheforest.Pointingtheriflethrough

thelogsandaimingatamedalonthebreastoftheIndian,Mordecaifired.

TheIndianfell,andspringingtohisfeettheboyrantotheopenarmsofhis

motheratthecabindoor.MeanwhileJosiah,whohadruntothefortforaid,

returnedwithapartyofsettlers.ThebodiesofAbrahamLincolnandthe

Indianwhohadbeenkilledwerebroughtin.FromthistimeforthMordecai

LincolnwasthemortalenemyoftheIndian,anditissaidthathesacrificed

manyinrevengeforthemurderofhisfather.”

6．In1809,.

A.WilliamE.GladstoneandAbrahamLincolnwereborninEngland

B.TheCherokeesandotherwar-liketribesbegantofight

C.Kentuckygotitsname

D.TheWarPresidentandEmancipatorcametotheworld

7．From“Theshortandsimpleannalsofthepoor”,itcanbeinferredthat.

A.Lincolnwaspoorthroughouthislife

B.GaryknewveryclearlyofLincoln’searlyyearsoflife

C.ItwasusedtodescribeLincolnspoorlife

D.Thepoorusuallyhaveashortandsimplehistory

8．PresidentLincoln.

A.hadthesamenameashisgrandfather

B.boughtsomelandinKentucky

C.hadgreatjoysashegrew

D.keptarecordinFieldBookofDanielBoone

9．NotfarfromtheKentuckyrivers,.

A.PresidentLincolnbuiltahumbleloghutforhisfamily

B.Indiansconstitutedthechiefthreattopioneers

C.Ferociousanimalskilledmanyofthesettlers

D.DanielBoonebuiltaforttodefendhimself

10．WhichstatementiscorrectabouttheIndians?

A.TheyoftenlaunchedsurpriseattacksandkilledseveraloftheLincolns

B.Theyworemedalsasasymboloftheirbravery

C.TheylostlivesforthemurderofPresidentLincoln’sgrandfather

D.Theylaterbecamefriendsofthesettlersinspiteofearlyhostility

【答案與解析】

6．D由第一段可知，1809年，WilliamE.Gladstone出生在英國，

AbrahamLincoln出生在美國。后面又提到林肯是“thegreatWarPresident

oftheUnitedStates”和“Emancipator”，因此D項(xiàng)正確。

7．C由第一段可知，林肯早年的生活十分窮困，當(dāng)他晚年被問及早年

的生活時，他引用了Grey的挽歌“Theshortandsimpleannalsofthe

poor.”，因此C項(xiàng)正確。

8．A由第二段可知，林肯總統(tǒng)的祖父也叫“AbrahamLincoln”，因此A

項(xiàng)正確。

9．B由第三段可知，林肯總統(tǒng)的祖父在肯塔基河畔搭建了一個木屋，

他們不僅受到大自然和野獸的威脅，更令人擔(dān)心的是“thehostile

Indians”。

10．C由最后一段最后一句“hesacrificedmanyinrevengeforthemurder

ofhisfather”可知，Mordecai為了給父親復(fù)仇殺了很多印第安人，因此C

項(xiàng)正確。

Passage3

Imaginewakingupandfindingthevalueofyourassetshasbeenhalved.No,

you’renotaninvestorinoneofthosehedgefundsthatfailedcompletely.

Withthedollarslumpingtoa26-yearlowagainstthepound,already-

expensiveLondonhasbecomequiteunaffordable.AcoffeeatStarbucks,just

asunavoidableinEnglandasitisintheUnitedStates,runsabout$8.

Theonceall-powerfuldollarisn’tdoingaTitanicagainstjustthepound.Itis

sittingatarecordlowagainsttheeuroandata30-yearlowagainstthe

Canadiandollar.EventheArgentinepesoandBrazilianrealarethriving

againstthedollar.

Theweakdollarisasourceofhumiliation,foranation’sself-esteemrestsin

partonthestrengthofitscurrency.It’salsoapotentialeconomicproblem,

sinceadecliningdollarmakesimportedfoodmoreexpensiveandexerts

upwardpressureoninterestrates.Andyettherearesubstantialsectorsofthe

vastU.S.economy-fromgiantcompanieslikeCoca-Colatomom-and-pop

restaurantoperatorsinMiami-forwhichtheweakdollarismostexcellent

news.

ManyEuropeansmayviewtheU.S.asanarrogantsuperpowerthathas

becomehostiletoforeigners.Butnothingmakespeoplethinkmorewarmly

oftheU.S.thanaweakdollar.ThroughApril,thetotalnumberofvisitors

fromabroadwasup6.8percentfromlastyear.Shouldthetrendcontinue,the

numberoftouriststhisyearwillfinallytopthe2000peak?ManyEuropeans

nowapparentlyviewtheU.S.thewaymanyAmericansviewMexico-asa

cheapplacetovacation,shopandparty,allwhileignoringthefactthatthe

poorerlocalscan’taffordtojointhemerrymaking.

Themoneytouristsspendhelpsdecreaseourchronictradedeficit.Sodo

exports,whichthanksinparttotheweakdollar,soared11percentbetween

May2006andMay2007.Forfirstfivemonthsof2007,thetradedeficit

actuallyfell7percentfrom2006.

IfyouownsharesinlargeAmericancorporations,you’reawinnerinthe

weak-dollargamble.LastweekCoca-Cola’sstickbubbledtoafive-yearhigh

afteritreportedafantasticquarter.Foreignsalesaccountedfor65percentof

Coke’sbeveragebusiness.OtherAmericancompaniesprofitingfromthis

trendincludeMcDonald’sandIBM.

Americantourists,however,shouldn’texpectanyreliefsoon.Thedollarlost

strengththewaymanymarriagesbreakup—slowly,andthenallatonce.And

currenciesdon’tturnonadime.Soifyouwanttoavoidthepaininflictedby

theincreasinglypatheticdollar,cancelthatslimmervacationtoEnglandand

looktoNewEngland.There,thedollarisstilltreatedwithalittlerespect.

11．WhydoAmericansfeelhumiliated?

A.Theireconomyisplunging

B.Theycan’taffordtripstoEurope

C.Theircurrencyhasslumped

D.Theyhavelosthalfoftheirassets.

12．HowdoesthecurrentdollaraffectthelifeofordinaryAmericans?

A.TheyhavetocanceltheirvacationsinNewEngland

B.Theyfinditunaffordabletodineinmom-and-poprestaurants

C.Theyhavetospendmoremoneywhenbuyingimportedgoods

D.Theymightlosetheirjobsduetopotentialeconomicproblems

13．HowdomanyEuropeansfeelabouttheU.Swiththedevalueddollar?

A.Theyfeelcontemptuousofit

B.Theyaresympatheticwithit

C.Theyregarditasasuperpoweronthedecline

D.Theythinkofitasagoodtouristdestination

14．Whatistheauthor’sadvicetoAmericans?

A.Theytreatthedollarwithalittlerespect

B.Theytrytowinintheweak-dollargamble

C.Theyvacationathomeratherthanabroad

D.Theytreasuretheirmarriagesallthemore

15．Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying“currenciesdon’tturnonadime”

(Para7)?

A.Thedollar’svaluewillnotincreaseintheshortterm

B.Thevalueofadollarwillnotbereducedtoadime

C.Thedollar’svaluewilldrop,butwithinasmallmargin

D.FewAmericanswillchangedollarsintoothercurrencies

【答案與解析】

11．C第三段開頭講到“Theweakdollarisasourceofhumiliation”，即美

元的貶值是屈辱的來源，因此C項(xiàng)正確。

12．C由第三段可知，“adecliningdollarmakesimportedfoodmore

expensive”，即進(jìn)口商品價格上漲，因此C項(xiàng)正確。選項(xiàng)A、B剛好和文

章內(nèi)容相反，D在文中沒有提及。

13．D由第四段可知，歐洲人剛開始認(rèn)為美國是個比較傲慢的超級大

國，隨著美元貶值，他們認(rèn)為美國是度假、購物、開派對的好地方。因

此D項(xiàng)正確。

14．C作者在最后一段說到，如果美國游客想要避免因美元日益貶值而

帶來的痛苦，那就取消去England的旅行改為去NewEngland。New

England是美國的一個地區(qū)，包括美國的六個州，由此可見作者建議美

國人在國內(nèi)旅行。

15．A最后一段說到這種現(xiàn)象近期內(nèi)不會有什么緩解，隨后用婚姻作

比喻說明美元的貶值過程。從上下文可以看出，短時間內(nèi)美元是不會升

值的，所以選項(xiàng)A正確。本句話中onadime是個固定短語，意為“短時間

內(nèi)”。

Passage4

Thislooksliketheyearthathard-pressedtenantsinCaliforniawillrelief-not

justinthemarketplace,wheretentshaveeased,butfromthestatecapital

Sacramento.

Twosignificanttenantreformsstandagoodchanceofpassage.Onebill,

whichwillgivemoretimetotenantsbeingevicted,willsoonbeheadingto

thegovernor’sdesk.Theother,protectingsecuritydeposits,facesavotein

theSenateonMonday.

Formorethanacentury,landlordsinCaliforniahavebeenabletoforce

tenantsoutwithonly30days’notice.ThatwillnowdoubleunderSB1403,

whichgotthroughtheAssemblyrecently.Thenewprotectionwillapplyonly

torenterswhohavebeeninanapartmentforatleastayear.

Even60daysinatighthousingmarketwon’tbelongenoughforsome

familiestofindanapartmentnearwheretheirkidsgotoschool.Butiswill

beanimprovementincitieslikeSanJose,whererentersrightsgroupscharge

thatunscrupulouslandlordshavekickedouttenantsonshortnoticetoputup

tents.

TheCaliforniaLandlordsAssociationarguedthatlandlordsshouldn’thaveto

wait60daystogetridofproblemtenants.Butthebillgainedsupportwhena

Japaneserealestateinvestorsentout30-dayevictionnoticesto550families

rentinghomesinSacramentoandSantaRosa.Thelandlordslobbyeventually

droppeditsoppositionandinsteadturneditsforcesagainstAB2330,

regardingsecuritydeposits.

SponsoredbyAssemblywomanCaroleMigdenofSanFrancisco,thebill

wouldestablishaprocedureandatimetablefortenantstogetbacksecurity

deposits.

Somelandlordsviewsecuritydepositsasafreemonth’srent,theirsforthe

taking.Inmostcases,though,therearehonestdisputesoverdamages—what

constitutesordinarywearandtear.

AB2330wouldgiveatenanttherighttorequestawalk-throughwiththe

landlordandtomaketherepairsbeforemovingout;reputablelandlords

alreadydothis.Itwouldincreasethepenaltyforfailingtoreturnadeposit.

Theoriginalbillwouldhaverequiredthelandlordtopayinterestonthe

deposit.Thelandlordslobbyprotestedthatitwouldinvolvetoomuch

paperworkovertoolittlemoney-lessthan$10ayearona$1,000deposit,at

currentrates.OnWednesday,thesponsordroppedtheinterestsectionto

increasethechanceofpassage.

Eveninitsamendedform,AB2330is,likeSB1403,vitallyimportantfor

tenantsandshouldbemadestatelaw.

16．WelearnfromthepassagethatSB1403willbenefit.

A.long-termrealestateinvestors

B.short-termtenantsinSacramento

C.landlordsintheStateofCalifornia

D.tenantsrentingahouseoverayear

17．A60-daynoticebeforeevictionmaynotbeearlyenoughforrenters

because.

A.movinghouseissomethingdifficulttoarrange

B.appropriatehousingmaynotbereadilyavailable

C.moretimeisneededfortheirkids’schoolregistration

D.thefurnishingofthenewhouseoftentakesalongtime

18．Veryoftenlandlordsdon’treturntenants’depositsonthepretextthat.

A.theirrenthasnotbeenpaidintime

B.therehasbeenordinarywearandtear

C.tenantshavedonedamagetothehouse

D.the30-daynoticeformovingoutisover

19．WhydidthesponsoroftheAB2330billfinallygiveinontheinterest

section?

A.Toputanendtoalengthyargument.

B.Tourgelandlordstolobbyforitspassage.

C.Tocutdowntheheavypaperworkforitseasypassage.

D.TomakeiteasierfortheStateAssemblytopassthebill.

20．Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat.

A.bothbillsarelikelytobemadestatelaws

B.neitherbillwillpassthroughtheAssembly

C.AB2330standsabetterchanceofpassage

D.SacramentoandSanJosesupportSB1403

【答案與解析】

16．D由第三段可知，加利福尼亞的房東可以在提前30天通知后強(qiáng)制

房客離開，SB1403將這一期限增加到60天，但是只適用于“renterswho

havebeeninanapartmentforatleastayear”，因此D項(xiàng)正確。

17．B根據(jù)第四段第一句“Even60daysinatighthousingmarket…goto

school.”，60天的時間不足以讓一些家庭在孩子們上學(xué)的地方找到一間

公寓。由此可見60天不足以找到一個合適的住房。

18．C由倒數(shù)第四段可知，一些房東將保證金視為一個月的租金，理應(yīng)

就是他們的。在大多數(shù)情況下，關(guān)于損壞的賠償會有一些爭議。因此C

項(xiàng)正確。

19．D倒數(shù)第二段最后一句可知，贊助商這樣做的目的是“toincrease

thechanceofpassage”，即增加通過的機(jī)會，因此D項(xiàng)正確。

20．A由最后一段可知，這兩項(xiàng)法案“shouldbemadestatelaw”，因此A

項(xiàng)正確。

PARTIIIWRITING(30Points)

Writeanessayofabout500words,expressingyourviewsonthefollowing

title.Inthefirstpartofyourwritingyoushouldpresentyourthesisstatement

andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportthethesisstatementwith