翻譯二級筆譯綜合能力模擬27

翻譯二級筆譯綜合能力模擬27ⅠVocabularyandGrammarPart1VocabularySelection1.

ThestateofMichigannowrequire（江南博哥）ssportsfanstomakeanannual______of$125to$500aseattokeeptheirendzoneperchesatMichiganStadium.A.tributaryB.attributionC.contributionD.distribution正確答案：C[解析]形近識別。

contribution捐款，捐助，貢獻；tributary(河川或湖泊)支流；attribution歸因；distribution分配，分送。

2.

Housewiveswhodonotgoouttoworkoftenfeeltheyarenotworkingtotheirfull______.A.capacityB.strengthC.lengthD.possibility正確答案：A[解析]A項“能力，智能”；B項“力量，力氣，強度，人數(shù)”；C項“長度”；D項“可能性”。

3.

Onlyhotelguestshavethe______ofusingtheprivatebeach.A.occasionB.possibilityC.privilegeD.allowance正確答案：C[解析]近義辨析。

privilege特權，特別待遇：Ihadtheprivilegeofmeetingthequeen．我有會見王后的特權。occasion時機，機會：Abirthdayisnooccasionfortears．生日可不是哭鼻子的時候。possibility可能性：Thereisnopossibilityofhiscoming．他不可能來。allowance寬容，允許，被允許的東西(如限額、限期等)：askforanallowanceofthreedays要求給三天時間。

4.

Thetwocountrieshavedevelopeda______relationandincreasedagreatdealinforeigntrade.A.managerialB.lethalC.metricD.cordial正確答案：D[解析]managerial管理的，經理的；lethal致命的，殺傷性的；metric米制的，公制的；cordial友好的，真誠的。答案是D。

5.

Thelessthesurfaceofthegroundyieldstotheweightofthebodyofarunner,______tothebody.A.thestressitisgreaterB.greateristhestressC.greaterstressisD.thegreaterthestress正確答案：D[解析]固定用法。

the+比較級，the+比較級。

6.

Thepresidentexplainedthatthepurposeoftaxationwasto______governmentspending.A.financeB.expandC.enlargeD.budget正確答案：A[解析]從句意上分析，finance(為……提供資金，如：Thegovernmentwillfinancethebuildingofthenewroadswiththetaxesitcollects．政府將用它所征得的稅收為修建這條新公路提供資金。)符合題意。其他幾項的意思分別為：“使膨脹，詳述，擴張”；“擴大，放大”；“做預算，編入預算”。

7.

Youmustinsistthatstudentsgiveatruthfulanswer______withtherealityoftheirworld.A.relevantB.simultaneousC.consistentD.practical正確答案：C[解析]從句意上分析，consistentwith(與……一致的，如：Thisstatementisnotconsistentwithwhatyousaidatyesterday'smeeting．這個說法與你昨天會上的發(fā)言不相符。)正確。

8.

Twotruckswerereportedtohave______head-onyesterday.A.bumpedB.crashedC.collidedD.struck正確答案：C[解析]本題意為“據(jù)報道，昨天兩輛卡車迎頭相撞”。C項的“collide車、船相撞”符合題意，如：Inrunningroundthecorner，hecollidedwithanotherman．(在跑過拐角時，他撞上另一個人)。其他三項“bump碰撞，撞見；crash(飛機)墜毀，撞壞；strike撞，后接against”都不正確。

9.

______havebeenmadefornearlythreedecadestoincreasetheamountofprecipitationfromcloudsbyseedingthemwithsaltorsilveriodide.A.DevicesB.HypothesesC.AttemptsD.Commissions正確答案：C[解析]名詞辨析

A．Devices裝置，設計，策略，設備；B．Hypotheses臆測，假定；C．Attempts努力，嘗試，企圖；D．Commissions委任，代辦(權)，傭金；本題講的是：已做了近三十年的嘗試，試圖在云層中加入鹽或碘化銀來增加降雨量；因此C為答案。

10.

Thehousewasveryquiet,______asitwasonthesideofamountain.A.isolatedB.isolatingC.beingisolatedD.havingbeenisolated正確答案：A[解析]結構識別

逗號后面的部分是原因狀語從句asitwasisolatedonthesideofamountain，本句為了強調“被隔絕”之意，將isolated提前；因此A為答案。

11.

Animalsthatcouldnot______themselvestothechangedenvironmentperishedandthosethatcouldsurvived.A.changeB.adaptC.modifyD.conform正確答案：B[解析]adaptoneselfto是習慣用法，表示“使自己適應或習慣于某事”。其他三個詞不用于“v．+反身代詞+to...”結構。

12.

Whenyoumakethesacrificeinmarriage,thepsychologistssay,you'resacrificingnottoeachotherbutto______inarelationship.A.unityB.utilityC.fraternityD.reality正確答案：A

13.

A______ofsympathysweptthroughJapanyesterdayaspeopleheardtheshockingnewsofObuchi's(小淵惠三)descentintoacoma.A.waveB.tideC.rushD.shower正確答案：A[解析]習慣用法

wave表：(情緒等的)突發(fā)，高漲；例：awaveofanger(disgust，panic，sympathy)一陣憤怒(厭惡，恐慌，同情)；而本句意為：昨天當人們聽到小淵惠三陷入昏迷狀態(tài)的驚人消息時，一陣同情席卷了日本。因此A為答案。

14.

Ourjourneywasslowbecausethetrainstopped______atdifferentvillages.A.graduallyB.continuouslyC.constantlyD.continually正確答案：D[解析]本題的四個副詞中，盡管有三個以con-開頭，但意思都不相同。A為“逐漸地”，B為“連續(xù)不斷地，接連地”，C為“不斷地”，D為“一再，老是”。A項明顯不符合題意。B、C、D三項意思似乎很相近，但B有“持續(xù)不?！钡囊馑迹脕砻枋鱿掠昊蚩人暂^適合，用來描述句中的火車停站不適合。C項則有頻率很高、始終如一的意思，也不適合。只有D項最適合。

15.

Theysaidthattheyhadmadeuptheirmindsto______thetaskinspiteoftheextremelydifficultconditions.A.carry

offB.carry

onC.carry

outD.carry

forward正確答案：B[解析]習語辨析

A．carryoff奪去……的生命，獲得，成功對付；B．carryon繼續(xù)開展，堅持，舉止朱常；C．carryout完成，實現(xiàn)，貫徹，執(zhí)行；D．carryforward發(fā)揚，結轉；此句意為：他們說盡管處境異常艱難，但他們決定將這項任務繼續(xù)開展下去。因此答案為B。

16.

Manyyoungpeoplebelievethatwarisstupidandunnecessary.Tothem,toloseone'slifeonthebattlefieldis______.A.gloriousB.futileC.heroicD.courageous正確答案：B[解析]形容詞辨析

A．glorious光榮的，顯赫的；B．futile瑣細的，無用的，無效果的；C．heroic英雄的，英勇的；D．courageous勇敢的，有膽量的；而本句意為：許多年輕人認為戰(zhàn)爭是愚蠢和毫無必要的。對他們而言，在戰(zhàn)場上犧牲生命是______。根據(jù)上下文的語境，B為答案。

17.

Togetmytraveler'schequesIhadto______suchaspecialchequetothebankforthetotalamount.A.makeforB.makeoutC.makeupD.makeover正確答案：B[解析]makeout書寫，填寫，開列；makefor走向；makeup彌補，化妝，構成；makeover把(財產)移交。

18.

Insomecountries,______iscalled"equality"doesnotreallymeanequalrightsforallpeople.A.whichB.thatC.whatD.one正確答案：C[解析]結構識別

從結構上看，這是含有主語從句的復合句；但主語從句缺少主語，因此選連接代詞what，C為答案。

19.

Itwastheir______decisiontoleavetheircountry,andasaresult,theylosttheircitizenship.A.compulsoryB.deliberateC.carefreeD.modest正確答案：B[解析]本題空格處是說離開他們的國家是他們深思熟慮的決定。B項“deliberate深思熟慮的”符合題意，如：takingdeliberateaction(采取謹慎的行動)。其他三項“compulsory義務的；carefree欠考慮的；modest謙虛的”都不正確。

20.

I'lljust______aneyeoverthesefiguresbeforeyoutypethem.A.tossB.castC.flingD.throw正確答案：B[解析]近義辨析。

這四個詞都指“投，拋，擲”。cast指轉向或引向：Alleyeswerecastuponthespeaker．所有目光皆投注在說話者身上。toss：指以迅猛的速度突然移動或抬起(頭)：tossingtheirheadsinsprightlydance在輕盈活潑的舞步中抬起他們的頭。fling指擺動(身體一部分)：Sheflungbackherheadproudly．她傲氣地把頭一揚。throw指發(fā)出，投射：Shethrewmealookofencouragement．她向我投來鼓勵的目光。

Part2VocabularyReplacement1.

Crewchiefssupervisedengines,switchesandlightsthattoldthemhoweachitemofequipmentwasfunctioning.A.observedB.preservedC.monitoredD.nurtured正確答案：C[解析]本題中，supervise的意思是“監(jiān)督，管理，指導”。四個選項中，monitor的意思是“監(jiān)控”，如：atelevisionwaveformmonitor(電視波形監(jiān)視器)。observe的意思是“觀察，遵守”；preserve的意思是“保護，保持”；nurture的意思是“養(yǎng)育，教養(yǎng)”。只有C符合題意。

2.

Thereislittlelearninginvolvedwhenoneisreprimandedtwoorthreemonthsafterthedeed.A.recommendedB.reproachedC.recompensedD.reversed正確答案：B[解析]本題中，reprimand的意思是“斥責，譴責”。B項“reproach責備”符合題意，如：Hismotherreproachedhimforhisbadmanners．(他的母親責備他禮貌不周)。其他三項“recommend推薦；recompense報償；reverse翻轉”都不正確。

3.

Wheninsectsfeedondecayingplantmaterialinacompostpile,theyhelpturnitintousefulgardensoil.A.availableB.organicC.distastefulD.decomposing正確答案：D[解析]形容詞辨析。

decaying腐爛的，變質的；available可利用的，可獲得的；organic有機的，組織的，器官的：anorganicwhole有機的整體；distasteful令人厭惡的；無禮的：Smokingisdistastefultomyfamily．我一家都不喜歡抽煙。decomposing變壞的，腐爛的：adecomposingcorpse腐尸。

4.

Theboycouldnotreconcilehimselftothefailure.Hedidnotbelievethatwashislot.A.submitB.commitC.transmitD.permit正確答案：A[解析]本題意為“那男孩無法接受他的失敗，他不能相信這就是他的命運”。submit的意思是“服從，順從”，如：refusetosubmittoanunjustdecision(拒絕服從不公正的決定)。commit的意思是“犯(錯誤)，做(壞事)”；transmit的意思是“傳輸，傳送”；permit的意思是“許可，允許，準許”?？梢姳绢}的正確答案為A。

5.

Theartistspentyearsonhismonumentalpainting,whichcoveredthewholeroofofthechurch,thebiggestinthecountry.A.archaicB.sentimentalC.outstandingD.entire正確答案：C[解析]形容詞辨析。

monumental偉大而不朽的：amonumentalproduction偉大而不朽的作品。archaic古代的，古文的：anarchaicbronzestatuette一種相當古老的青銅小雕像。sentimental感情的，感傷的；outstanding杰出的，依然存在的：anoutstandingwriter杰出作家。entire全部的，完全的：Theentireclasswillbethere．全班都會在那兒。

6.

IsitpossiblethattheentiretaleisbutagarbledaccountofthatvoyageandBiarnianothernameforLeif?A.detailedB.plausibleC.distortedD.eye-witness正確答案：C

7.

"Holmes!"Iwhispered."Whatonearthareyoudoinginthisdisgustingplace?"A.humbleB.unpleasantC.underprivilegedD.noisy正確答案：B[解析]形容詞辨析。

disgusting令人厭惡的；unpleasant使人不愉快的，討厭的：Nobodyknowswhytherehasbeenanunpleasantatmosphereintheofficethesedays．沒有人知道為什么這些日子辦公室的氣氛一直令人不快。humble卑下的，微賤的，謙遜的，粗陋的；underprivileged被剝奪基本權力的，窮困的，下層社會的；noisy嘈雜的，聒噪的。

8.

Itdisgustedhimwhenatheistsattackedreligion:hethoughttheywerevulgar.A.insultingB.base-mindedC.roughD.vicious正確答案：C[解析]本題中，vulgar的意思是“粗俗的，粗野的”。C項“rough粗魯?shù)?，粗野的”符合題意。其他三項“insulting侮辱的；base-minded低級思想的；vicious不道德的，惡毒的”都不正確。

9.

However,beyondthatdolorouspicture,thereisarevolutionatworkinworldagriculture.A.illusiveB.blurryC.reflectiveD.grievous正確答案：D[解析]形容詞辨析

dolorous表：憂傷的，悲痛的；A．illusive幻影的，錯覺的，迷惑人的；B．blurry模糊的，不清楚的；C．reflective沉思的；D．grievous令人憂傷的；因此D為答案。

10.

Whatisatfaultinourpresentsystemisnottheoutcomebutthefallibleprocedure.A.sublimeB.erroneousC.plausibleD.impeccable正確答案：B[解析]本題空格處意為“易錯的”。fallible的意思是“易錯的，可能犯錯的”；erroneous的意思是“錯誤的，不正確的”，如：Noerroneousideasshouldbeallowedtospreadunchecked．(不準錯誤的思想自由泛濫)。sublime的意思是“提升”；plausible的意思是“似是而非的”；impeccable的意思是“沒有缺點的，不會做壞事的”。B項為正確答案。

11.

Onceaproposalgoesintoitsplace,it'snotlikelytoreverseit.A.enhanceB.implementC.overthrowD.provoke正確答案：C[解析]動詞辨析

reverse表：顛倒，使變得相反，徹底改變；A．enhance提高，增強；B．implement貫徹，實現(xiàn)，執(zhí)行；C．overthrow打倒，推翻，顛覆；D．provoke激怒，挑撥，驅使；因此C為答案。

12.

Sincetheenergycrisis,thesebigcarshavebecomearealliability.Theycosttoomuchtorun.A.lackofreliabilityB.substituteC.costlymeansoftransportD.disadvantage正確答案：D[解析]本題中，liability的意思是“責任，義務，傾向，債務，負債”。四個選項中，disadvantage的意思是“缺點，不利條件”，如：Thewashingmachinehastwoseriousdisadvantages．(這臺洗衣機有兩個嚴重缺陷)。lackofreliability的意思是“缺乏可靠性”；substitute的意思是“代替品”；costlymeansoftransport的意思是“昂貴的交通方式”。只有D項符合題意。

13.

Mr.Danewentthroughhisdaughter'sessaycarefully,toeliminateslangwordsfromit.A.reduceB.exchangedC.removeD.exhibit正確答案：C[解析]本題中，eliminate的意思是“排除，消除”。四個選項中，remove的意思是“移動，排除”，如：YesterdaymyhusbandremovedthegateandRexgotsoannoyedwehavenotseenhimsince．(昨天，我丈夫把大門拆掉了，雷克斯很生氣，以致此后我們再也見不到他了)。reduce的意思是“減少，還原”；exchanged的意思是“交換，交流”；exhibit的意思是“展示”。只有C項符合題意。

14.

Isthereanyoccasionformyappearancebeforethecourt?A.objectionB.causeC.doubtD.question正確答案：B[解析]名詞辨析

occasion場合，時機，機會；A．objection異議，缺陷，妨礙，拒絕之理由；B．cause原因，動機，理由，目標，根據(jù)，事業(yè)；C．doubt懷疑，疑惑，疑問；D．question問題，疑問，詢問；因此選項B為答案。

Part3CorrectingGrammaticalErrors1.

Icamelatetoclasstoday;thereasonbeingthatthebusbrokedown.A.today,andthereasonbeingthatB.today,forthereasonbeingthatC.todaybecauseD.today;dueto正確答案：C[解析]結構應用

本句意為：我今天上課遲到了，因為公共汽車壞了。應是主句十原因狀語從句；但選項A、B、D都不是原因狀語從句，因此只有C正確。

2.

Whenherealizedhehadbeensuggestedtosignthecontractbyintrigue,hethreatenedtostartlegalproceedingstocanceltheagreement.A.elicitedB.excitedC.deducedD.induced正確答案：D[解析]本題考查動詞辨析。本句意為“當他意識到自己是受到蒙蔽才簽這份合同時，就威脅說要訴諸法律來終止這份協(xié)議”。而elicited“引出”；excited“激動；喚起”；deduced“推斷”；induced“引誘”，所以，答案是D。

3.

CatchingsightofheroldfriendBrown,Marymovedforhimtocomeoverandsitinaseatnexttoher.A.signedB.swayedC.twistedD.signaled正確答案：D[解析]本句要表達得是：Mary見到自己的老朋友Brown就發(fā)信號(用手勢)讓他過來坐在她身邊的座位上。Asigned簽名(于)，署名(于)，簽署；B．swayed搖擺，搖動；C．twisted扭曲，使轉動，纏繞；D．signaled發(fā)信號，用信號表示(警告、通知等)；因此D為答案。

4.

Fewpleasurescallequalsuchofacookdrinkonahotday.A.thisB.allthisC.thatD.allthat正確答案：C[解析]句中劃線部分應該是代詞來替代前面提到的pleasure。that和those若跟有介詞短語，可用來代表前面提到的東西，以避免重復，等于“the+前面那個名詞”。

5.

Whileitisessentialthatthetextcoversthesubjectadequately,itisalsoimportantthatitisneithertoodetailedortoocomplexfortheintendedreader.A.forB.norC.noD.not正確答案：B[解析]固定搭配。

neither...nor既不……也不。

6.

Someofthelow-endMade-in-Chinamechanical-electronicproductsarenotsellingwellinexportmarketascomparedwithwhataretermedashigh-endones.A.onexportmarketB.inexportingmarketC.inexposedmarketD.intheexportmarket正確答案：D[解析]本題考查固定用法。inexportmarket意為“出口市場”，inthemarket“在市場上”在所給的四個選項中，intheexportmarket也表示出口市場，其他三項均沒有此意。所以，答案是D。

7.

Peoplewhosepropertyisstolenshouldreporttothepolice.A.hadstolenB.isbeingstolenC.hadbeenstolenD.hasbeenstolen正確答案：D[解析]本句意為：丟失了東西的人(東西被偷的人)應報告警察。因為東西已經被偷，應用完成時的被動語態(tài)，又因是泛指，所以應是現(xiàn)在完成時的被動語態(tài)；答案為D。

8.

Whenhewastoldthathescored58inthefinalexamination,hewasinacomfortofremorse.A.adistressB.asufferingC.anagonyD.amisery正確答案：C[解析]詞語運用

本句意為：當他得知期末考試考了58分時，他處于極度悔恨之中。A．adistress悲痛，窮困，不幸(常表由疼痛、煩惱等帶來的身體或精神上遭受到的不適或緊張)；B．asuffering苦楚，受難(常強調實際忍受痛苦或疼痛)；C．anagony苦惱，極大的痛苦(常指極度的、難以忍受的痛苦)，創(chuàng)痛；D．amisery痛苦，苦惱(強調悲慘或不幸，并暗示痛苦無法減輕和具有長期性)。因此C為答案。

9.

Thesedatawillbeofconsiderableuseforidentifyingandanalyzingenvironmentaldegradation,andthancraftingworkablesolutions.A./B.fromC.withD.to正確答案：A[解析]for引導了三個并列的分詞結構作狀語：identifying，analyzingenvironmentaldegradation以及craftingworkablesolutions(構思可行的解決辦法)；因此A為答案。

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AimingtoretrievetheMarsroverOpportunity,engineersareimitatingMarssurfaceconditionsinatestinglaboratory.A.copyingB.mockingC.simulatingD.pretending正確答案：C[解析]詞語運用

本句表達的是：為了找回/回收火星漫游者“機遇號”，工程技術人員正在一個測試實驗室模擬火星表面的狀況。而A．copying復制，復??；B．mocking嘲笑，騙，挫敗，嘲弄；C．simulating模擬，模仿，假裝，冒充；D．pretending假裝，裝扮，(作為借口或理由)偽稱；因此C為答案。

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Johnisverydiligent,buthispayisn'tsufficientenoughforhiswork.A.goodB.muchC.legalD.sound正確答案：A[解析]enough是程度副詞，它一般放在它所修飾的形容詞或副詞之后；例：goodenough，warmenough等等；因此A為答案。

12.

ThisbookisabouthowthesebasicbeliefsandvaluesaffectimportantsidesofAmericanlife.A.fashionsB.frontiersC.facetsD.formats正確答案：C[解析]詞語運用

A．fashions樣子，方式，流行，風尚；B．frontiers國境，邊疆，邊境；C．facets(多面體的)面，方面，刻面；D．formats開本，版式，形式，格式；因此C為答案。

13.

Ourprogramscomesecondtotheirs.A.comesecondafterB.aresecondonlytoC.arefirstexceptforD.arefirstplacefrom正確答案：B[解析]習慣搭配。

secondonlyto僅次于：Iraq'soilreservesaresecondonlytoSaudiArabia's．伊拉克的石油儲量僅次于沙特阿拉伯。

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Uponcompletinghisexaminationoverthepatient,thedoctorofferedhisjudgmentofherconditions.A.ofB.offC.aboutD.around正確答案：A[解析]本題要表達的意思是“對病人的檢查”，四個選項中只有of可以表示對象或所屬關系。

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Therecentconferenceontheeffectiveuseoftheseasandoceanswasanotherattemptresolvingmajordifferencesamongcountrieswithconflictinginterests.A.resolveB.resolvesC.toresolveD.beingresolved正確答案：C[解析]

習慣搭配。

attempttodosth．努力，嘗試：Shemadeanattempttocookthedinner．她試著做這頓飯。

ⅡReadingComprehension

Itisamazinghowmanypeoplestillsay,"Ineverdream",foritisnowdecadessinceitwasestablishedthateveryonehasoverathousanddreamsayear,howeverfewofthesenocturnalproductionsarerememberedonwaking.Eventhemostconfined"non-dreamers"willrememberdreamsifwokenupsystematicallyduringtheRapidEyeMovement(REM)periods.Theseareperiodsoflightsleepduringwhichtheeyeballsmoverapidlybackandforthundertheclosedlidsandthebrainbecomeshighlyactivated,whichhappensthreeorfourtimeseverynightofnormalsleep.

Itisaveryinterestingquestionwhysomepeoplerememberdreamsregularly—perhapsseveralanightonoccasion—whileothersrememberhardlyanyatallundernormalconditions.Inconsideringthis,itisimportanttobearinmindthatthedreamtendstobeanelusivephenomenonforallofus.Wenormallyneverrecalladreamunlessweawakendirectlyfromit,andeventhenithasatendencytofadequicklyintooblivion.

Giventhisgeneralelusivenessofdreams,thebasicfactorthatseemstodeterminewhetherapersonremembersthemornotisthesameasthatwhichdeterminesallothermemory,namelydegreeofinterest.Dreamresearchershavemadeabroadclassificationofpeopleinto"recallers"—thosewhorememberatleastonedreamamonth—and"non-recallers",whorememberfewerthanthis.Testshaveshownthatcool,analyticalpeoplewithaveryrationalapproachtotheirfeelingstendtorecallfewerdreamsthanthosewhoseattitudetolifeisopenandflexible.Engineersgenerallyrecallfewerdreamsthanartists.Itisnotsurprisingtodiscoverthatinwesternsociety,womennormallyrecallmoredreamsthanmen,sincewomenaretraditionallyallowedaninstinctive,feelingapproachtolife.

Inmodernurban-industrialculture,feelinganddreamstendtobetreatedasfrivolitieswhichmustbefirmlysubordinatedtotherealitiesoflife.Wepaylip-servicetotheinnerlifeofimaginationasitexpressesitselfinthearts,butinpracticerelegatemusic,poetry,dramaandpaintingtothelevelofspare-timeactivities,valuedmainlyfortheextenttowhichtheyrefreshusforareturntowork.Wediscourageourchildrenfrompayingmuchattentiontoanythingthatmightdetractfromtheseriousbusinessofstudyingforexamsormakingalivinginthe"real"worldofindustryandcommerce.1.

Manypeopleareunawarethattheydreambecause______.A.theirdreamsfadeveryquicklyB.theydonotrecalltheirdreamsC.theysleeptooheavilyD.theywakeupfrequently正確答案：B

2.

DuringREMperiods,people______.A.dreamlessB.wakeupmoreeasilyC.remembertheirdreamsmoreclearlyD.experiencediscomfort正確答案：B

3.

Peoplewhoremembertheirdreamsdosobecausethey______.A.findthecontentrelevantB.areawakenedsuddenlyC.haveretentivememoriesD.areregulardreamer正確答案：A

4.

Thosewhorecalltheirdreamstendtobe______.A.practicalB.unrealisticC.disorganizedD.imaginative正確答案：D

5.

Thewriterbelievesthat,inwesternsociety,dreamsareconsideredtobe______.A.shamefulB.beneficialC.unimportantD.artistic正確答案：C

Theideaoftest-tubebabiesmaymakeyoueitherdelightedatthewondersofmodemmedicineorirritatedwhileconsideringthemoral,orlegal,ortechnologicalimplicationsofstartinglifeinalaboratory.Butifyou'veeverbeenpregnantyourself,onethingiscertain:Youwonderwhatit'sliketocarryatest-tubebaby.Arethesepregnanciesnormal?Arethebabiesnormal?

TheearliestanswerscomefromAustralia,whereagroupofmedicalexpertsattheQueenVictoriaMedicalCenterinMelbournehavetakenalookatthecontinent'sfirstninesuccessfulinvitropregnancies.TheAustraliansreportthatthepregnanciesthemselvesseemedtohaveproceededaccordingtoplan,butatbirthsomeunusualtrendsdidshowup.Sevenoftheninebabiesturnedouttobegirls.SixofthenineweredeliveredbyCaesareansection.Andonebaby,atwin,wasbornwithaseriousheartdefectandafewdayslaterdevelopedlife-threateningproblems.

Whatdoesitallmean?Eventhedoctorsdon'tknowforsure,becausethenumbersaresosmall.Theproportionofgirlstoboysishigh,butuntiltherearemanymoretest-tubebabiesnoonewillknowwhetherthat'ssomethingthatjusthappenedtobelikethatorsomethingspecialthathappenswheneggmeetssperminatesttubeinsteadofafallopiantube.Thesamethingistrueofthesingleheartdefect.Itusuallyshowsupinonly15outof60,000birthsinthatpartofAustralia,butthefactthatitoccurredinoneoutofninetest-tubebabiesdoesnotnecessarilymeanthattheyareatspecialrisk.OnethingthedoctorscanexplainisthehighnumberofCaesareans.Mostofthemotherswereolder,hadlonghistoriesoffertilityproblemsandinsomecaseshadhadsurgeryonthefallopiantubes,allofwhichmadethemlikelycandidatesforCaesareansanyway.

TheAustralianresearchersreportthattheyarequiteencouraged.Allthebabiesarenowmakingnormalprogress,eventhetwinwiththebirthdefects.6.

Whatconcernwillthetest-tubebabyraiseaccordingtothepassage?A.Whetherthepregnanciesoftest-tubebabieswouldbenormal.B.Whetherthetest-tubebabieswouldbeencouraged.C.Whytheproportionofdefectedbabiesissohigh.D.WhythenumberofCaesareansissohigh.正確答案：A[解析]

細節(jié)題型。

參看第一段最后一行的Arethesepregnanciesnormal?Arethebabiesnormal?

7.

Whatdoestheword"invitro"underlinedinParagraph2mostprobablymean?A.Normal.B.Test-tube.C.Built-in.D.Formal.正確答案：B[解析]詞義題型。

invitro布活體外部的，在人造環(huán)境內。而且本文探討的是試管嬰兒，根據(jù)上下文可推斷出invitro的含義。

8.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheexperimentmentionedinthepassageistrue?A.Onlythetwinsaredefected.B.MostofthebabiesaredeliveredbymeansofCaesarean.C.Therearesometroublesduringallmothers'pregnancies.D.Onebabyappearstobeabnormal.正確答案：B[解析]是非題型。

根據(jù)第二段第四句SixofthenineweredeliveredbyCaesareansection．推斷B項正確。從第五句的意思Andonebaby,atwin,wasbornwithaseriousheartdefectandafewdayslaterdevelopedlife-threateningproblems．可以排除A和D項。根據(jù)第二句的...thepregnanciesthemselvesseemedtohaveproceededaccordingtoplan可以排除C項。

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WhichofthefollowingexplanationsregardingthehighnumberofCaesareanoperationsisNOTtrue?A.Somemothershavepassedthebestageforanaturaldelivery.B.Somemothershavefertilityproblems.C.Somemothersfavortheoperationsofthistype.D.Somemothershavehadsurgicaloperationsontheirfallopiantubes.正確答案：C[解析]是非題型。

根據(jù)第三段最后一句Mostofthemotherswereolder,hadlonghistoriesoffertilityproblemsandinsomecaseshadhadsurgeryonthefallopiantubes,allofwhichmadethemlikelycandidatesforCaesareansanyway．可知答案是C項。

10.

Whatistheauthor'stoneinthispassage?A.Depressed.B.Optimistic.C.Opposing.D.Negative.正確答案：B[解析]態(tài)度題型。

最后一段作者用了encouraged,normalprogress,even等詞，A，C和D項都含貶義，因而應選B項。

Imagineasocietyinwhichcashnolongerexists.Instead"cash"iselectronic,asinbankcardsystems.Currencyandcoinareabandoned.Theimmediatebenefitswouldbeprofoundandfundamental.Theftofcashwouldbecomeimpossible.Bankrobberiesandcash-registerrobberieswouldsimplyceasetooccur.Attacksonshopkeepers,taxidrivers,andcashierswouldallend.Pursesnatchingswouldbecomeathingofthepast.Urbanstreetswouldbecomesafer.Retailshopsinonce-dangerousareascouldoperateinsafety.Securitycostsandinsurancerateswouldfall.Propertyvalueswouldrise.Neighborhoodswouldimprove.

Drugtraffickersandtheirclients,burglarsandreceiversofstolenproperty,arsonistsforhire,andbribe-takerswouldnolongerhavetheadvantageofusinguntraceablecurrency.Electronic"money"wouldleaveincriminatingwailsofdata,resultinginmorearrestsandconvictions.Theseprosecutions,inturn,wouldinhibitfurthercrimes.

Theimpactofthemonetarychangeonundergroundeconomieswouldbenearlyasdramaticastheeffectoncrime.IntheUnitedStates,theundergroundeconomyisestimatedatbetween10%and28%ofthegrossnationalproduct.InternalRevenueService(IRS)researchessuggestthatalmostallhiddenlaborispaidincurrency.

Inasocietydevoidofphysicalmoney,achangefromcashtorecordedelectronicmoneywouldbeaccompaniedbyaflowofpreviouslyunpaidincome-taxrevenuesrunninginthetensofbillionsofdollars.Asaresult,income-taxratescouldbeloweredandthenationaldebtreduced.

Cashhasbeentherootofmuchsocialandeconomicevil.Theemergenceofelectronicfunds-transfertechnologymakesitpossibletochangethenatureofmoneyandtodivorceitfromevil.EightypercentofAmericansregularlyusecreditcards.Thedevelopmentofafederalsystemtohandlethecountry's300billionannualcashtransactionsintheUnitedStateselectronicallyiswithinreach.

Anationalelectronic-moneysystemwouldoperateasdebit-cardsystem.Eachindividual's"money"wouldbeheldinhismoney-systemaccount.Atransactionwouldeffectaninstanttransferof"money"fromhisaccounttothatofanotheraccountholder.

Theprincipaldifferencesbetweenanationalelectronic-moneysystemandcommercialbank-cardsystemswouldbe:themoneysystemwouldbefederallyoperated;paymentwouldconstitute"legaltender";system-accountholderswouldbeabletoreceiveaswellaspayoutfundsbyuseoftheiraccounts;andfundswouldbetransferablebetweenprivate-accountholdersaswellasbetweenmerchantsandprivate-accountholders.

Onlycashwouldbesupplantedbyelectronicmoney.Theuseofchecks,drafts,moneyorders,traveler'schecks,cashier'schecks,aswellaslettersofcredit,acceptances,andotherfinancialinstrumentswouldremaininregularuse.Creditcardandautomatic-teller-machinesystems(ATMs)wouldnotnecessarilychange,althoughyoucouldnolongerobtaincashatATMs.11.

Toabandontheuseofcash,accordingtotheauthor,caninmanywayshelppeople______.A.avoidmanyproblemsthatupsetthesocietyB.getridofpettytheftandpropertyrobberyC.removeallthetroublethatbewildersthemD.getabetterlivingenvironment正確答案：A

12.

Electronic"money"refersto______.A.moneythatdeniesdirecttransactionsB.thebankpaperandcoinsC.moneyissuedbytheelectronicindustryD.moneythatishardtoobtain正確答案：A

13.

"Hiddenlabor"inthispassagereferstolaborthatispaidin______.A.electronicmoneyB.moneythatishardtocountC.after-taxmoneyD.moneythatisuntaxed正確答案：D

14.

Whichofthefollowingpairsoftermsisidenticalinmeaning?A.Electronicmoneyandcoin.B.Coinandpapermoney.C.Electronicmoneyandfunds-transfer.D.Physicalmoneyandelectronicmoney.正確答案：C

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Accordingtotheauthor,wemustchange______.A.theformsofthemoneyinordertocatchthievesandrobbersB.thenatureofmoneyinordertorootoutthecauseofevilsC.theavailabilityofmoneysothatevilscanbestoppedD.theuseofmoneysothatincome-taxcanbereduced正確答案：B

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Thegreatestdisadvantageofusingcashisthatit______.A.encouragespeopletostealB.makesmoneyreadilyavailableforpeopleinneedofitC.enablespeopletoengageinmanykindsofillegalactivitiesD.discouragespeoplefrompayingtax正確答案：C

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WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Whentheelectronicmoneyisused,thestatewillbeabletocollectmoretax.B.Allmonetarysystemsshouldaimatmakingcashunobtainable.C.Whencashisunobtainable,therateofcrimescanbereduced.D.Anationalcommercialbank-cardsystemshouldalsobeabolished.正確答案：D

St.Patrick'sDayiscelebratedonMarch17,hisreligiousfeastdayandtheanniversaryofhisdeathinthefifthcentury.LegendhasitthatthispatronsainthadgivenasermonfromahilltopthatdroveallthesnakesfromIreland.Healsousedthethree-leafedshamrocktorepresenttheTrinity-howtheFather,theSon,andtheHolySpiritcouldallexistasseparateelementsofthesameentity-andconvertedthepaganstoChristianity.TheIrishhaveobservedthisdayasareligiousholidayforhundredsofyears.PeopleweargreeninmemoryoftheEmeraldIsleandwearshamrocks.

ThefirstSt.Patrick'sDayparade,however,tookplacenotinIreland,butintheUnitedStates.IrishsoldiersservingintheEnglishmilitarymarchedthroughNewYorkCityonMarch17,1762.Alongwiththeirmusic,theparadehelpedthesoldiers,aswellasfellowIrishmenservingintheEnglisharmy,toreconnectwiththeirIrishroots.

Overthenextthirty-fiveyears,IrishpatriotismamongAmericanimmigrantsflourished,promptingtheriseofso-called"IrishAid"societies,liketheFriendlySonsofSaintPatrickandtheHibernianSociety.Eachgroupwouldholdannualparadesfeaturingbag